The Straits Times, 1 April 1958

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  • 19 1 AVERUK DAII.Y fFRTIFIER SAI,E EXfEEDS 80,009 The Straits Times New**** Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1958 15 CEN<TS
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  • 257 1 Neutral leaders ordered to disarm rebel band Big swoop on Masjumi leaders MANILA, Monday. J^ WAVE of arrests have been carried out in Medan, North Sumatra, on orders of the miliury authorities, P.I.A. news agency reported yesterday. The report follows closely upon an announcement by the Central
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  • 40 1 MR. SEYMOUR R. MAYER, sirns the agreement (ivini Shaw Brothers Ltd the right to exhibit MOM. pictures on Its circuit. Mr. Run Run Shaw look* on.— Straits Times picture
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  • 82 1 PLANE IS HELD UP BY STORM DAMAGE IPOH. Mon. A gale-force storm damaged the tail of a Malayan Airways northbound plane after it had landed here this evening. The airline made arrangements for 11 of its 16 passengers from Singapore and Kuala Lumpur to stay at hotels here. An engineer
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  • 54 1 BARI Mon. Torrential rain and hailstorms flooded wide areas in the heel of the Italian boot today. Two districts of the town of Gravlna were under 10 feet of water and many old houses undermined by the flood threatened to collapse Three children were rescued i
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  • 74 1 MOSCOW, Mon.— Mr Nikita I Khrushchev. Marshal Nikolai Bulganln and first deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan were in their places promptly when the Lower House of the Sonet Parliament met today to discuss the Khrushchev firms plan. The three leaders chatted together frequently a s the
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  • 215 1 S3 mil. film switch in wake of big new cinema \IETRO Goldwyn ITI Mayer films will in future be shown in Malaya in Shaw Bros, cinemas instead of those of the Cdthay Organisation. An agreement giving Shaw Bros, the right to show M-O-M. films on their circuit was signed yesterday
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  • 177 1 Booing continues-so the Mayor suspends the city council sitting VTESTERDAY'S meeting of 1 the Singapore City Council had to be suspended by the Mayor. Mr. Ong Kng Guan. because of renewed booing from the public galleries. While proceedings were halted for 20 minutes Mr. Gary Wang. director of the council's
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  • 123 1 One of the workmen said: "I heard Fook Chul call twice for his mother. Then there was only the roar of the flames." The fire was raging by the time fire engines arrived from Ipoh. two miles away. Firemen took 45 minutes to bring the blaze under control.
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  • 46 1 TOKYO. Mon. Centuries of legal prostitution ended in Japan at midnight when a new law came into force Registered prostitutes, variously estimated at from 55.000 to 100.000 in strength will face fines or JalJ If cor vlcted of plying their old trade— UP
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  • 723 1 BRITISH TROOPS DON'T INFRINGE SOVEREIGNTY— TENGKU TO M.Ps |£UALA LUMPUR, Mon. Important declarations on the Emergency are made by the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, in a letter to 35 British Labour M.Ps. The letter, released today, is in reply to a letter sent by the MPs to the Secretary
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  • 55 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon About I*o colour films of the Yang di Prrtuan Agon*, with a soundtrack playing the National Anthem, are bring processed In London The films will b r sold to Federation's cinemas at S4O each, the head of the Malayan Film Unit Mr.
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  • 121 1 Electrified door knob foils brother's rescue bid IPOH, Monday. FOUR-YEAR-OLD boy was burned to death in a fire at a carpenter's workshop in Pasir Pinji village here late last night. The boy, Chow Fook Chui, was trapped in a back room where he had been
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  • 56 1 Summit: It's no ioke, says BBC LONDON. Mon. The 8.8.C. has banned Jokes about summit talks and nuclear weapons. A 8.8.C. spokesman said: "There are thousands of other subjects about which comedians can be funny. "We think Jokes of the kind we have banned are In bad taste and would
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  • 48 1 ROQUEBRUNE. Mon. Sir Winston Churchill, "fit and chirpy" according to members of his household, spent a quiet Sunday Indoors yesterday. Sir Winston has not been out of doors since last week when a slight recurrence of his recent Illness forced him to bed.— Reuter.
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  • 247 1 2 a.m. news roundup PROPACANDA COUP »T h..MA MOSCOW. Mon. Russia had decided unilaterally to stop nuclear tests. Mr. Andrei Gromyko announced today. He criticised Britain and America for not showing readiness to agree to baa nuclear weapons. The West regarded Mr. Gromyko's announcement as a propaganda coup almost as
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  • 79 1 NEW YORK. Mon. Th* Israeli Prime Minister, Mr. David Ben-Gunon. today offered to go to Cairo to meet Prealdent Nasser "any time he Invites me." The 71-year-old Israeli leader said: "I would not 1 hesitate to negotiate with hl 5f **> man t0 man." He said that
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  • 109 2 4 OTHERS GET SET TO LEAVE m\ of the 35 X.P.M. ships seized by the Indonesian Government four months ago have been freed. They are on their way to Singapore. A spokesman for the company in Singapore said yesterday that
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  • 107 2 But the Indonesian news agency, the Antara, said four other ships have been towed to the quays in preparation to leave soon. These ships were to have left earlier, according to the Harbour Master of Tandjong Priok, but their departure was delayed on account of shortage of X.P.M.
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  • 40 2 Lam Kit Mun. 26, was remanded in Singapore yesterday for a week after a charge of murdering Mohamed Kunathi Assan outside an Alexandra Road house at 3 a.m. on Sunday was explained to him. No plea was taken.
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  • 387 2 AIR conditioning is so colonial, the Singapore Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, was .told yesterday The occasion for the jibe was a debate on a unanimous recommendation of the City Council finance and general purposes committee that two new air-conditioning units should be fitted
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  • 757 2 'VESTED INTERESTS HAVE LAUNCHED GENERAL OFFENSIVE' SINGAPORE City Council has reached *'ils hour of crisis." the Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng (juan, said yesterday. Appealing at the council meeting for public guidance and advice, he said: "Only with the people's
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  • 16 2 The bride signs the wedding register.
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  • 53 2 Ahmad bin Yahaya and Macknay bin Saw! were charged in Singapore yesterday with robbing E.C.E. Edlln of $410 cash at his Upper East Coast Road home at 4.30 a.m. last Friday. They were also alleged to have caused hurt to Edlin during the robbery. Both were
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  • 20 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Wan All bin Jusoh. Assistant District Officer. Kota Tinggl. has been transferred to Batu Pahat.
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  • 191 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. iXXX>A grown in Malaya will be on sale here next V year. The product, grown by the Malayan Cocoa Ltd.. will be sent for processing overseas and will come back ready for consumption. Mr. P.T. Gun ton, estate manager of
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  • 163 2 THE UNION DICTATORS BY FORMER UNIONIST rE president of the Kelantan Malay Teachers' Union, lnche Ghazally bin Yusof. said in London that the committee of hie union was "very highbanded". lnche Ghazally, a teacber at Pasir Puteh Malay School, was among a party of 16 teachers who left for America
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  • 41 2 Kong Yeow Wah claimed trial in Singapore yesterday to a charge of intimidating a woman. Tan Slew Yoke, of Lor ong 22, Geylang by threatening to kill her and destroy her home last weekend. Kong was remanded till Thursday.
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  • 290 2  - DINERS WATCHE THEIR LONDON WEDDIN IAN MOK-AI By f ONDON, Mon.— Af v travelling hnlf-v round the world gether two Malay Chinese decided marry. *nd married they were, a Chinese restaurant London, watched by sci of diners. The lucky husband Is year-old Loh Tham I supervisor of English the Chung
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  • 49 2 Leaders of four Singai teachers' organisations terdaj met the official and discussed the Oove ment's proposed new sal scheme for newly-recru teachers. Mr. Lee Slow Mong, 1 manent secretary to the E cation Ministry, who chairman of the meet said the talks would conti next Tuesday.
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  • 35 2 The Singapore Labour Fr central committee is meet tomorrow to dlxruss cert standing instructions to adopted by its city count lors. The meeting will also d cuss expansion of party U dership
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  • 344 2 Miners told: Don't fear China— he tin exports can't harm you IPOH, Mon.— A mining 1 member on the Federal Legislative Council, Mr. Woo Ka Llm, said here today that China could not be invited to Join the International Tin Agreement. He explained: "Membership on the ITA., whether as a
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  • 338 3 Margaret and the Queen -the big riddle LONDON, Mon.—Mystery shrouds the movements within the last 24 hours of the Queen and Princess Margaret. Conflicting reports are published today on whether they have met to discuss Princess Margaret's reunion with Group Captain Peter Townsend last week after being parted for 876
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  • 42 3 BOURNEMOUTH Mon Sir James Swinburne, a pioneer In development of plastics, died here yesterday aged too Sir James, known as "father of British plastics" and a distinguished scientist and engineer, founded the £4.000.000 company. BakHlte Ltd Reuter
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  • 29 3 DAMASCUS Mon Oeorge Nujeim, a Lebanese former employee of the British Embassy, was Jailed for 15 years yesterday on a charge of spying for Britain Reuter
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  • 121 3 rpOKYO, Mon. A pre-dawn fire at a zoo in Fukuoka, southern Japan, today killed five lions, two tigers, two black leopards and one puma. Reuter TUNIS: Tunisia's ruling Neo-Destour Party appealed to Mr. Dag llammarskjoeld. I'nited Nations secretary-gen-eral, to Intervene to end the Algerian
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  • 123 3 BANGKOK, Monday. T»HE right-wing pro-American Democrat Party swept the polls in supplementary elections held he/e yesterday to decide 12 seats in the Bangkok I Following the Democrat ■victory Slam In last De■cember's election the ■vote confirmed the const rva■tive this city which ■is headquarters the
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  • 65 3 Tiger Moth plane crashed on the mudflats of the River Mersey last night. A passe n ger was rescued and-search lights were being used In an attempt to find the pilot's Earlier IB the day another Tiger Moth aircraft crashed at the R.A.F. station at
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  • 80 3 UN team negotiates 'peace' after tanks* mortars used In battle I i >ii imi SMOKE mark the spot where a Braniff Airline plane crashed in the swamps west of Miami Florida, with 24 people on board last Wednesday. Nine people were killed. The crash happened
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  • 346 3 NEW ISRAEL-SYRIA FIGHTING FLARES ON BORDER JERUSALEM, Monday. FIGHTING broke out yesterday along the Syrian-Israeli border in the first major dare-up since (he creation of the United Arab Republic of Egypt and Syria. Tanks, machine guns and mortars were used in a 75-minute battle in the demilitarised zone near the
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  • 354 3 WASHINGTON, Monday. *pHE commander of the Cape Canaveral missile lesl centre. Maj. (Jen. Donald N Yates, predicted today that the I'nited Slates would get I man to the moon within the next 10 years At the same time Dr. I John P. Hagen.
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  • 101 3 ELEPHANT RUNS AMOK ON SHIP SYDNEY. Mon. A circus elephant ran amok on a freighter In Sydney Harbour today, scattering men and smashing a hatchcover One man was sent Hying by Its flaying trunk, and another was nearly trampled. Later, unloaded on to a wharf, the elephant rushed at tts
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  • 141 3 Liz. may now go bach to films HOLLYWOOD. Mon. Miss Elizabeth Taylor, her life shattered by the death of her husband a week ago yesterday, faces the prospect of resuming her movie career. When she married Michael Tudd sfie announced she would retire to be a housewife. Miss Taylor has
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  • 40 3 OR AN Mon. Algerian rebels swooped on a a sheep farm in Western Algeria yesterday and carried off the French manager -and his wife and two teenagp daughters. They killed 28 horses and burnec »he farm buildings
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  • 27 3 TOKYO. Mon. The marltime Board said yesterday a Japanese fishing boat was captured by an unidentified foreign vessel off Cheju Island south of Korea. Reuter
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  • 25 3 LIVERPOOL. Mon. -A gold medal belonging to football star Stanley Matthews has been stolen from a trophy exhibition in n store *"»rp Reuter
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  • 35 3 ST MORITZ Mon One of Switzerland's most famous alpine guides. Rno Grass, was badly injured today when he fell 100 feet into a crevasse. He was taken to hospital with multiple.injuries Reuter i»
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  • 22 3 ALGIERS. Mou Seven rebels were killed in a clash with French marines near the Dort of Nemours western Algeria Reuter
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  • 249 3 'Turning point in Mid-East history' LONDON, Mon. The growing influence of Mr. Nikita Khrushchev and the coming visit to Moscow of Egypt's President Nasser may be "a turning point in the history of tbe Middle East." a Jewish leader said here last night. Dr. S. Levenberg. London representative of the
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  • 101 3 by-eltciion when tht Conservative Union candidate. Mr. Alexis Thomas, was elected icith a majority over all other candidates Renter NICOSIA: Two explosions damaged a railway station— UP CAIRO Gen Mohamed Ibrahim Egyptian chief of general s tafl. left by air for Peking at the
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  • 175 4 Student unrest: All is quiet KOTA BHARU, Mon All was quiet at the padang here today following the breaking up by cane-wielding police of an unruly crowd of about 70 student strikers protesting ogainst the Government policy on Malay secondary schools. The two students who were arrested yesterday were charged
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  • 60 4 PENANG. Mon. -Alleged to have been involved in a gang fight at Ayer Itam market on March 27, Lee Lai Hong, 28. today pleaded not guilty to a charge of being a member of an unlawful assembly. The second magistrate. Tuan Nik Hussaln bin Nik
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  • 99 4 MJOY CASH WILL GO INTO SCHOLARSHIP FUND MALACCA, Mon.— The Malacca merdeka celebrations Committee has decided to use the bulk of funds in hand to finance annual scholarships. The committee plans to invest $30,000 Of the $33,000 in Its possession and sponsor deserving students with interest. Memorials The rest of
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  • 49 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. In the Sessions Court here today Nallatamby was bound over In the sum of $100 to be of good behaviour for 12 months for assaulting his stepfather with a stick. Nallatamby's story was that he was provoked because his stepfather hit his mother
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  • 46 4 IPOH, Mon. An unemployed meehoon maker. 00l Hock Joo. 28, who snatched a gold necklace from a four-year-old girl, was fined $200 or two months' Jail today. O<ii pleaded guilty and said he had to support a wife and two children.
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  • 255 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. A SEVEN-POINT petition giving the J reasons why the 2M undergraduates at the Kuala Lumpur division of the University of Malaya should be transferred back to Singapore for their second year academic studies will be sent to the University
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  • 26 4 STUDENTS have no personal contacts and exchange of views with the professors; MOST tutors, here are engaged on a part-time basis and therefore cannot
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  • 317 4 STRIKE INQUIRY TOLD: TENGKU TRIED TO HELP PENANG. Monday. PHK president of the Eastern Smelting Employees' 1 Union, Inche SharilT Baboo, today said that when he wrote to the Prime Minister, Tengkn Abdul Rahman, stating the company had taken back only eight strikers, the Tengko replied he was "unable to
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  • 14 4 SEOAMAT, Mon Dr. Dharmaretnam is the new Health Officer for Central Johore.
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  • 71 4 KUAUV LUMPUR Mon Wanbers of the American and the Indonesian embassies will take part in a variety show on April 19 at the Town Hall here to boost the Ceylon flood and Indonesian food relief funds. Organised by the Bharath Pine Arts Society of Malaya, the
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  • 16 4 KUALA LUMPDR. Mon— No casualties to" Communist terrorists or security forces were reported today.
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  • 51 4 The Corrupt Practices In vestlgatlon Bureau has com pleted a preliminary prob> Into allegations of graft made against a senior official of the Singapore Harbour Board It Is undersood that there will be no prosecution The official Is said to have accepted gifts to show a certain
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  • 57 4 PENANU. Mon. A man who borrowed his friend's bicycle and then sold It was today Jailed for four months for criminal breach of trust The second magistrate Tuan Nik Hussaln bin Nik All. told Cheong Kong Yong. 26, the safest place for him was in prison Cheong.
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  • 48 4 T. 8. Nathan pleaded not guilty in Singapore yesterday to criminal trespass at th» Tamil Murasu Press pre mlse.s In Selegie Road on Saturday He was alleged to hav> gone there to annoy V. K Krishnan He was allowed ball nt $200 till April 12.
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  • 164 4 Leading Ipoh store closing: Proprietor retiring IPOH, Mon.— One of Ipoh's leading department stores is closing down. Reason: Mr T. W. Sanders. 68. the major shareholder nf Messrs. H w Sanders and Co. Ltd.. in Brewster Road, (eels that it is "time for me to retire and raise some chickens
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  • 103 4 MALACCA Mon Th< Tamilians' Boosing S«cietj, at Its first annual meeting yesterday, decided to raise a loan of 536».000 to implemept its 'housing scheme fnr memkera fhe chairman. Mr K Itarai Raj, said the society had nerotiated with the Malacca Land Office to
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  • 186 4 Mentri's advice to youth— Have patience Lrgfijlfl ALOR STAR. Monday. I I/EDAHS Mentri Besar, lenuku W^ Ismail bin Tengku Yahaya, today |L 2 ii^M urged Chinese students here to "be patient" with the Alliance Government. Addressing IS6 pupils attending a civic* course, Tengku Ismail said they .should beware of people
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  • 38 4 The following have been {elected officials of the Singapore Federation of Girls Clubs. Chairman. Mrs. Scow Peck Leng; vice chairman. Mr Tan Yoke Lin; secretary, Mrs. Wee Thiam Bock; treasurer, Mr. H. J C Kulasinpha
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  • 137 4 RICE RECORD? CHANCE IS SLIM I7UALA LUMPUR, Mon. The recent severe drought and floods have made Malaya's chances of a record rice harvest slim. Only four months ago. the Agricultural Department had forecast an all-tim-j record harvest. But. according to a spokesman of the department today, the possibility of a
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  • 57 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Ministry of Labour Is exploring the possibility of conducting a comprehensive survey on unemployment. The Minister. Mr. Ong Yoke Lin. told the Straits Times today that he was working out details as to how much a survey would cost. A "pilot" survey on
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    • 131 4 ntnin uif AVA Uo»n. PM 1.15 Lucky Dip. 130 HAUIU MALAIA Tbe New<; j45 f^,.^ Dlp 200 k T (lnlT Close Down 500 Music from the WAvi SKRVIfI I Ballet. 5.30 FU»U. 600 Happy «l mtUn Anniversary. 845 Ughta On: 653 si vi- innti Regional Announcements: 6.54 4 -fi Singapore
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  • 353 5 Right of legal defence: Court wrangle LEGAL ADVISER: IT SHOULD NOT APPLY IN THESE CASES KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. MR. JUSTICE SUTHERLAND heard arguments by two lawyers in the High Court here today on whether a man detained* under the Restricted Residence Ordinance should be allowed legal representation at an inquiry
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  • 66 5 CHIN VIM CHOON with his sister. Ewe Foon. and their cousin. Chang Mcc Lent, who left Singapore by the Gorgon yesterday for further studies in Australia All three will attend the Geeloag High School VirtorU. far a matriculation course. Vim Choon and Ewe Foon
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  • 211 5 IPOH. Mon.—Psycho- logical campaign authorities in Perak are making an all-out effort to break the morale of a 10-man terrorist gang holding out near Batu Gajah. News of the recent antiComnninist rally which expressed the indignation of the Tanjong Tualang new villagers against
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  • 61 5 SEREMBAN. Mon Four' nn-n armed with daggers robbed a taxi driver of $20 and then drove away in his cab n«ar Nilal village on the Batang Benar Road on Saturday night. The driver. Lim Chin, walked to the village police station and made a report. The
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  • 74 5 SUNGEI PATANI, Mon. A 60-year-old woman. Lav Ah Kirn. was yesterday fined $100 for offering $3 to a constable not to arrest her for riding pillion on a bicycle on March 1. Lav. In her. defence told the Sessions Court President. Tuan Syed Hassan Aljafrte,
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  • 49 5 Heng Chye Seng and Cua Siak Joo were charged in a Singapore magistrate's court yesterday with possessine 933 lb of dutiable tobacco in a speedboat off Changi at 230 am. on Sunday. Both pleaded not guilty and had their bail extended to May 5.
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  • 41 5 Tan Tua Tau. who admitted five previous convictions for theft, was Jailed for four years by Mr. Justice Knight in the Singapore Assize Court yesterday for stealing a wri>t watch from a house in Carpenter Street.
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  • 151 5 UMNO BRANCH HITS AT SEENIVASAGAM OVER A 'RACIAL' SPEECH PENANG, Monday. T»HE Kampong Makam branch of UMNO last night criticised a speech made in Penang last week by Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam, secretary of the People's Progressive Party. Mr. Seenivasagam, addressing an inaugural P.P.P. rally at the Esplanade, accused the
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  • 63 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. All expresses and local trains will have additional coaches i to cope with the Easter holl-, day rush. Two trains will run each j night between Kuala Lumpur and Pral between Thursday and next Tuesday The first will carry only first and second
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  • 31 5 A woman Thong Ah Thim. 50. was fined $1,000 in Singapore yesterday for assisting in the management of a chap-ji-kee lottery at her house In Home Road on Saturday.
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  • 205 5 rpilE Singapore branch of the Peninsula Malays Union yesterday opposed Singapore UMNO's demand that M>. ilal seats should be res Tved in the Legislative Assembly lor Malays if compulsory voting Is to be Introduced. The PMU secretary, Inche Lsa Zain, declared: "Malays arc the natives of
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  • 135 5 MALACCA, Monday. AN engineer and a salesman were allowed bail of $500 each today when charged with a non-bail-able offence. The men, Tan Keng Long and Tan Keng Cheng, were accused of house trespass i having made preparation to cause hurt to Malacca state and
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  • 45 5 Ng Ah Lai. unemployed was fined $350 or 14 weeks' Jail when he was convicted In a Singapore court yesterday on charges of permitting a private car to be used for hire without the licence and insurance to do so.
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  • 18 5 The Siamese Consul-Gene-ral and Trade Commissioner moved to a new $lm. building in Orchard Road yesterday.
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  • 108 5 575.000 for two Muslim courts KUALA LUMPUR. Mm. i Two more Muslim reli- I Sious courts will be built in Sflantor this year to deal with the mounting number of divorces, marriages and other matters connected with Muslim Uw The state Government baa approved $75.0«0 for the buildings. Work will
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  • 168 5 ITUALA LUMPUR, Mon— A 25-member trade mission will arrive from Australia on April 26 to boost trade with Malaya. A spokesman for the Australian High Commission, here said today that last year Australia exported goods j worth $64 million to the Federation. The mission will be
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  • 32 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Federation Government representative^ will take part in the Commonwealth trade conference in Canada in September and in a preparatory meeting In London early In June.
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  • 895 5 CATHAY: Rumble on the Docks 1 15. 3.30. 645. 9 15; ODEUN: Shackout on 101 3 15. 8.46. 9 15; PARAMOINT: Capialn KUhore 3 30. 6.30. 9.30; CAPITOL: Escapade in Japan 1.15, 3.30. 6.30. 9 30; REX: Legend of the Lost 1 15. 3
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  • 67 5 TODAY: Singapore 1.13 a.m. (7ft. Sin.) 9J2 p.m. (7ft Bin.): Port Dlckson 4.07 a.m. (7ft. 4ln > 4.28 pm (7ft. tin.)- Penan* 10.58 a.m. (6Xt. Mn.) 10.58 p.m. (7ft. 31n.) TOMORKOW: Singapore 9.13 am (Bft Sin 10 06 p.m. (Bft. 4tn Port Dlckson 6.04 a.m.
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  • 58 6 U.,,4- till r»..ll»«». MADAM LIM MUI HIANG. Akc 83. passed away peacefully at 11 a.m. on Monday 31st Match iii.iH leaving behind two sons, Ng Cheng Yam ar"l Ng Cheng Koon, 2 dßughters-in-law and 12 grandchildren to mourn net loss Punerai on Wednesday. 2nd April at 10.30 a.m. to
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    • 562 6 Problems Of Nanyang By far the most signiiicant feature of the Nanyant; celebrations on Sunday was the queue oi cars and buses. It stretched for ten miles, three deep, from hallway down Bukit Timah road to the gates of the universits at Jurong. Regarded a> merely "the biggest traffic jam
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    • 381 6 The 35 British Labour MPs who have called upon the British Government to withdraw British troops from Malaya made a rather better case against the AngloMalayan defence agreement than did the Malayan Labour Party who inspired their letter. But it is still 8 flabby, feckless opposition, designed to
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    • 161 6 It is time -«he P.A.P. claque which musters foi meetings of the Singapoic City Council was brought k heel. Yesterday it was &> much in evidence as ever, cheering P.A.P. speakers and booing those who attacked P.A.P. policy. The Mayoi made several ineffectual attempts to keep order
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  • 1029 6  - But Comrade Suslov is watching his steps Questionable DON DALLAS Khrushchev may have stepped Into Stalin's shoes... I By VIKITA KHRUSHCHEV, now at the Soviet 11 "summit" and undisputed master of the Kremlin, holds his power conditionally, in the view of specialist Western observers of Soviet affairs. Though occupying both
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    • 271 6 rERE is a great need for specialist med.cal care in Singapore. With the present medical setup there are only a limited number of clinical specialist post* in the Government and University, and only these special.sU are entitled to receive consultation fees. There
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    • 89 6 $3 per head for exam result RECENTLY! a Bingapon school principal refused to give out the detailed results of the Cambridge School Certificate examination to the boys unless they paid an entrance r ee to a school association As most of the students required the details very urgently, they reluctantly
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    • 127 6 Passionless blood-letting I WAS struck by the juxtaposition of two new." items In a recent edition of the Straits Times ,In one column, dealing with the desperate position of the Singapore Blood Bank, you recorded Mr. David Marshall's surprise at lea. ling that British servicemen were still supplying at dof
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    • 68 6 APART from the number of Europeans other than servicemen who contribute to the blood bank It would appear that If the Mayor of Singapore met with an accident which heaven forbid! necessitating a blood transfusion, he stands a good chance of becoming the recipient of expatriate" blood. In
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    • 124 6 'pHE Minister of Com 1 municatlons and Works seems to be remarkably unperturbed about the prospective increased telephone charges In Singapore One would gather that th charges are being increased to fall into line with those in the Federation Thl appears ridiculous when one considers the expensive
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    • 146 6 Tollstax to pay for bridges ANYONE who has travelled along the East Coa* t from Kuantan to Kelantan must have experienced tr.e inconvenience caused by ferries. Thousands of precious hours are wasted every month. This is not all. Lorries. buses and cars have plunged into one or the other of
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    • 63 6 Safety over ferries rE Dungun tragedy should persuade the authorities to look closer into the matter of safety precautions for all ferries. Had the Dungun ferry been properly railed, had the vehicles been Mod firmly, had the passengers been told to leave the cars while crossing, I am sure that
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    • 69 6 r fHE Assistant Minister to the Chief Secretary wa& reported to have said In January that the Singapore Government would make an announcement "in a day or two" about the Pawnbrokers Ordinance. So far no notification has been made. The sooner the Ordinance is put Into
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    • 211 6 MR. BRAOA is reported to have said that the retention of first-class beds Is a necessity as the Singapore General Hospital is a teaching hospital. Mr Braga's meaning is a little uncertain. Are first-class beds a necessity because the standard of teaching is re lated to
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    • 263 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. IV Wurrf. fie (Minimum) SAMUEL. To David and Gladys .in 25th March at Raub District Hospital— a son Deutrom Jayanthkumar. BABY GIRL to Thankamma George and Rev. V. A. Geoive at Youngberg Memorial Hospital. Singapore. 6.20 a.m. on 31. 3. '58 »•>»*• i Himimmm i PHUA-LEW: Engagement wa»
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    • 108 6 WORLD HISTORY FOR THF LOWER CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION FEDERATION OF MALAYA by A. K. Mcnon. i.A.. BL hat been written to meet the demands of all students preparing for the Federation of Malaya Lower Certificate Examination* This book has been written strictly according to syllabus and contains all that the busy
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    • 55 6 Grannie says: Good light's so cheery, Do get Osram always, dearie!" 4<HrNH.«u m THE CENERAL ELECTRIC CO (MALAYA) LTD. wvr—nu*, THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO LTD Jf ENGLAND OPTICIANS. so* uo L C. SMITH, K8.0.A., D. O«TM A. J HUGGETT F.S.M.C 13. BATTERY ROAD SINGAPORE I TEL 17t>ii fi- 1460U And
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  • 563 7 ORGANISERS WERE SURPRISED BY A CROWD OF 100,000 EVERYBODY was welcome on an "open house" basis at the Nanyang University celebrations in Singapore on Sunday but the organisers did not expect the 100,000 visitors who swamped the campus and caused the Colony's
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  • 356 7 'Mother' to 5 million knows all the questions By JILL CROMMELIN ADY BADEN-POWELL lj is unforgettable. Her enthusiasm, vigour she Is 68 and devotion to her "family" of five million girl guides leaves those who meet her with the uneasy feeling that they are leading a useless life, (he has
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  • 285 7 Sacked youth phoned threats to boss YOUTH who claimed that he had been sacked "for no reason" phoned his former employer, told him that he would be either murdered or kidnapped, the Singapore Second District Court was told yesterday. Selamat bin Osman. 16. pleaded guilty to a charge of putting
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  • 68 7 Court told: Man hit detectives CHOO NGO HOCK, of Paya Lebar. pleaded not guilty >■ Singapore yesterday to a charge of assaulting three detectives in th c Bugls Street area on Saturday night. The detectives were: Lim Meng Sing. I ham Weng Tung and C.S. '.'hew. Mr. R. 8.1. Pates,
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  • 104 7 HOLIDAY FOR MCA LEADER IPOH. Mon.— The executive I committee of the Perak iM.C.A today approved four months' leave for the preIsident. Mr. Y. C. Kang. on medical grounds. Mr. Kang. who Is also a nominated Federal Councillor has been ill for several months and wa s recentlj discharged from
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  • 31 7 In debt suicide Shaumugam Nadaison. a peon, who was said to be heavily in debt, took his own life by taking caustic soda, a Singapore inquest was told yesterday. Verdict: Suicide
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  • 60 7 The president of the Malayan Trade Union Congress Inche Mohamed Yu.soff bin Mohamed Noor. yesterday paid a courtsey call on the Singapore Chief Minister Mr Lim Yew Hock. After a M-minute meeting with Mr. Lim at his office In the A °mbly House. Inche Mohamed said
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  • 104 7 GETTING TO KNOW ALL THE VIPs KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Dato Nik Ahmad Kami] bin Dato Hajl Mahmood, who took over as Permanent Secretary at the Federation's Ministry of External Affairs, has spent the past week In I getting to know the YIPs with whom he would be dealing. Since taking
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  • 14 7 LADY BADEN-POWELL— `IT SHOULD RHYME WITH MAIDEN AND NOEL"- SOLVES A PUZZLE LADY BADEN-POWELL
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  • 97 7 ITOII Mon Four gatecrashers at yesterday's Malayan Chinese Football Association cup match between Pefak and Kcdah appeared in court today. They pleaded guilty to trespassing by failing to pay the entrance fee. "Was it a good game?" asked the magistrate. Inche Ibrahim bin Abdul Ma-
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  • 51 7 QANTAS and BOAC will Introduce changes In their Kangaroo Route from today. BOAC will now have four Britannia flights to Singapore T)n their Sydney-London ran Instead of three. This service will include a call at Rangoon. Qantas Super O. Constellations will make four trips instead of
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  • 59 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Mr. Justice Hepworth today allowed the appeal of Ismail bin Haji Ismail, a clerk at Pontian district hospital, against a lower court sentence of 12 months' Jail for alleged criminal breach of trust of $765. Ismail's counsel. Mr. G R T. Chelvam, successfully
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  • 51 7 PENANG. Mon— The City Council today parsed its third supplemental budget to complete provision for expenditure incurred up to Dec. 31 last year. Total expenditure provided for was $1 156.931 A sum of $34,000 ".vas allocated under the reserve fund for the purchase of air-con-ditioners for hire to
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  • 35 7 Five students from Malaya, and one from Singapore, make up a large number of overseas students who are at present attending a vacation course at Hamilton Hall. St. Andrew's University. Flftshire. Scotland.
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  • 187 7 SEREMBAN. Mon. The chairman of the Negrl Sembilan Planters' Association. Mr. A. H. Harding, said today the courts had been too lenient In dealing with rubber thefts. Addressing the annual meeting of the association, he said: "We are pressing through the United Rubber Planters'
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  • 318 7 'BRIGHTER' HOPES FOR RUBBER upturn in the American economy and any significant reduction in Indonesian production would materially alter the situation of natural rubber in Malaya, the retiring chairman of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association, Mr. I. G. Salmond, said yesterday. Mr. Salmond told the annual meeting of
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  • 100 7 Won't seW so firm won't print constitution KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A local printing house which was given permission to print a Chinese version of the Malayan constitution for sale has abandoned the Idea because 'it won't sell well." But another printing firm Is printing the Tamil version. Four thousand copies
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  • 28 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. The Federation Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal of Jaswant Singh, sentenced to three years' jaifou a charge of causing grievous hurt.
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  • 161 7 PAY FOR PIPE WATER' PROTEST DENTONG, Mon— The "Pahang Government has ruled that the public must pay for water from standpipes. The Bentong Town Council was told in a letter from the Government that It could force the payment by increasing assessment rates. Councillors objected strongly at their meeting today
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  • 40 7 The Study Group Movement will start a series of 10 (lectures tomorrow entitled "An Introduction to Oriental Poetry." The lectures will deal with lives and works of the leadIng Eastern poets and their Influence on English poetry.
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  • 38 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Ronald Parry, a well-known athlete, was today treated as an outpatient for susp»»t«d fracture of the ankle and two fingers following a collision between his motor cycle and a lorry along Circular Road.
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  • 87 7 WORKED SICK BULL— $20 IPOH. Mon.—For working a I sick bull, a bullock carter. Mahandar Singh. 19. was i fined $20 by the Ipoh maglstrate today. Mahandar Singh pleaded guilty to causing unneces sary suffering to the bull. which had a yoke sore, at Jalapang Road, on the afternoon of
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    • 71 7 £J^ AND LISTEN 1 sW^t^'- L t l HHiut I S LL ui it 1 lih|t l i iiiL L |Pl l -i.L *Bsl 1 |il The Murphy TA 266 with its 'Sapele Mahagony' cabinet is fitted with two Magic-voice loudspeakers •n phased combination" tor greater Panacoustic' sound listening pleasure
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  • Feminine Forum
    • 1264 8 Both young women plan to return from Britain with a wider knowledge of the functions of the Women's Institutes. WELFARE WORKERS ABROAD Princess in one T» W O Malayan women welfare workers one a princess who between them have travelled' about 5,000 miles a month to
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    • 518 8 -k ■^MMsaMMMMMMg^s^s^s^s^s^s^MMMMMMMMMMMBBI 3 1 Rp^TS^S^W^T^BSISi R^R^S^. -^^T '^SR^MMMMMk 1 I F r vSSSi Ry^ t-t-'-^.T i r c^lmml' i 153 9Efta <■ Ti/^iTTiiT*j*Tßii fci-flv^H y^- M>lJ»l7l h 4 SIOWS J mSsfss^Ssm am i4s xi txs pm J K SpnSLmH "VALLEY OF LOST SOUL" I Plus! Speelal Cathar-Kerls Newsreel: J >
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 284 8 Straits Times Crossword i I nr~i I j i 4 I I* I ie I t~ 9 2j]l Z_ •9 20 2« M 22 2S 24 11"" ACROSS "Is to their boo is; according 1 in confidence It may be shared to Cheoterton <9). »ith the gatepost (7, 3. >,
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  • 1096 9 Atlantic tragedy of a nursery ship The atrocity that did much to unite the free world against the Nazis A SUNDERLAND flying boat, swooping low I*"* over the grey Atlantic one early October i n the Nazi sinking day in 1940, spotted a ship's boat wallowing in V. of the
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    • 315 9 Can a gentleman's gentleman still be «fl^^ fa gentleman SMbbH [when he's butler to a house full of gorgeous gals? LV^^aa^ilaHßl aK^^sH •4 r-^T r Vita saW B V^M MVffiNlVDi PAVILION, /hbppX PHONE M^<a ***** >&!S^ OPENS 5^ THURSDAY n J Coming to Britain? yjOHALL' OVER 300 NEW DRIVE YOURSELF
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    • 255 9 I ALWAYS TAKE Milk of Magnesia 3 erau se provides more iuUE^^M^X complete relief than slnßlepurpose laxatives' ConstlpaJH Bi»M. llOn atld aCid lnd 'K flstlon usually go hand In hand. That's why laxatives which ri act on constipation alone are ?BUITI IPS*' only half effectiva But Milk "MrM of Magnesia
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    • 211 9 i'itrtnvn 4% #o. Hy .l/##s |S(3 <XI ADMIT HAVIN6 f^. XK-' W^f UttS T VXj Ff NjA 1 I i l T.. t T 3 V^^£a«69B^^3j Tito Saint Hy hosiiv Vhartvris /it itv^snt either op^Jl KsT^y with /viiss N4Ncy)^\| Y*ts amohzYi d/d he^r a I <*T7~zrr. ~~Z zrr?\ [US! we've
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  • 356 10 RENONG TO SUSPEND INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT THIS YEAR By Our Market Correspondent [gENONG Tin is one of the first Malayan tin mining companies to announce that it has had to postpone a decision on dividend payments because of the effect of the tin restriction scheme. The directors of the company
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  • 16 10 SINGAPORE, MAR 31. RUBBER: 76. cents per lb (unchanged). TIN: $366 per plcul (unchanged).
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  • 137 10 INVESTMENT shares recorded an easier tone with Hume Ind. Preference down Is. 3d. providing the steepest movement* on the Stock Exchange here today. Mt. Isa rose 9d. in an otherwise quiet mining section. Commonwealth loans maintained a steady tone. Loans 3< s 1956-59 198 5s Sd Loans W%%
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  • 432 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported "Industrials were quiet and barely steady, tins and rubbers were dull The turnover was small." Singapore mad Federation brokers reported the following bosiness done yesterday Fed Dispensary 82.30 cd ccl; Fraser Neave ords 82.67S and 32 68'. (overnight) cd. 82.65 cd: Gammon
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  • 88 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exi hange: noon prices per plcul yeserday were: Copra. quiet; UK/Continent March/ April 831 buyers. 331 1/4 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk 346 sellers, drum 350 sellers Pepper: quiet; Muntok white 3128 Sarawak 3127 (both down $3) special Sarawak black 374 (dowx 3D. I Singapore
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  • 146 10 April Srst grade rather buyers fob. closed In Singapore yesterday at 76 7 cents per lb. unchanged on Fridays closing price Closing tone Very quiet tta "ng prices In cents per lb yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int 1 R S.B. Spot fo.b. buyers 76\. sellers 77H Int. l R.
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  • 140 10 The Malayan Exrbange Banks' Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday* (all rates to SI 00': New York: buying airmail T.T. 32 T OD 33. 90 d/St 334 credit bills. 33 3/16 trade bills. Canada: buying airmail T.T. 32',,. OX>. 324. 90 d/st 32
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  • 236 10 Ship* lyinc alongside the Sin(apare Harbour Hoard wharves W txprctri today are: Carthage 1-J. TjUadane, 4-5. Kapitan Koskov 6A. Wesersteln 6-7, BenvractUe 8-8. Glenorchy 10-11. Oyonax 13-14. Eastern Prince 15-16, Menalau 18. Polyphemeus 19-20, Serdang N Wall 3. Selangor N. WaU 4. Maetsuycker 23-24. Anklng 25-26, Klnabalu 26,
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 642 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS GOVERNMENT Of SARAWAK APPLICATIONS are invited for the post of Motor Licensing 1 Officer, First Division in the Land I Transport Department. 2 The person engaged will be responsible to the Controller of Land Transport (or the general administration of the Road Traffic Ordinance, 1953 and Supporting Regulations.
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    • 233 10 NOTICES GAMMON (M) LIMITED Invite offers for demolition of Manor House and ancillary build- Ings. Pull particulars from the < Secretary P.O. Box No. 4034. I Singapore S3. t I NOTICE MR. CHOW YOON LOONG Of Kuala Lumpur Is no longer connected with this Company and is therefore not authorised
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    • 659 10 NOTICES NOTICE Please take Notice that Mr. Ten Yin Lung Is now no longer with our Firm from Ist April 1958. and he Is therefore not authorised to transact any Business on our behalf as from this date. HENRY 8c COMPANY. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS ARE INVITED to run s Canteen
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    • 626 10 KNUTSEN LINE orient service FROM CANADA/US PACIFIC PORTS 10 PAYS Solima Sm Anlilaa Voßcoy»,i Fmclsca Saara p. Swan Panmtf F'moxtU GJIRTRUO IAKKi S.H.d S.il.« 1/ <■ Apr 7 Ap, I Ap, IS A*. ELLEN SAKKI 50.1.d SatM 11/20 Ap, II Apt II Ap. 10 Ap, KRISTIN tAKKI 1 Apr I*
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    • 1380 11 lei: 140s MANSFIELD <Jc CO., LTD. t*t< i*m |IS Knot) .UKOf.MroiM) ai Smgopotoi (12 •a**»J £p. p THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE T £pt SAILING* Is LIVLKPOOL. GLASGOW, LONDON S CONTINENTAL PORTS (Vio Saoa oar* laSarty to priced »te Panama or Cope ol Stood Hopo) Corrisr* option lo proceed »>o olhei
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    • 1083 11 EAST ASIATIC LINES OUTWAJMH SAILINGS FOR BANGKOK AND/O*. FAR EAST Penong P S'hom S pore JUTLANDIA' 4 Apt 7/ I Ap. t/ 9 Apr BOGOTA" 11/11 Apr FAISTRIA- 21/25 Apr 24/27 Apr M/ 10 Apr A ramnßUtu *a.MA f__ I^-qL.L Cdhias. AJJJI Ldjmm ***»4TprfJ COI4JO TW aJOaWiytttJPl, 4MP*fJOO», a9V^PmTaV HOMEWARDS
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    • 1144 11 JfiSSiNo THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. T 7 r UNGAPORI (Inoorporotaa in the United Kingdom) I LINES SAILINGS TO AOIN, U.K. I CONTINENTAL PORTS Spore P. S'hom Penang BENVRACKIE for London, Rotterdam, Hombuig 6.1-9/ I Apr London direct arrive* Jl Api BENATTOW for Liverpool. Rotteroom, Hornburg 4/11 Apr 11/14 Apt
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  • INSURANCE BUSINESS BOOM
    • 339 12 More Malayan branches for Indian companies BIGGER SCOPE FOR THIS LINE REPORTS COLONY ORGANISER executive of an Indian insurance company said in Singapore yesterday that more Indian insurance companies would soon open branches in the Colony and the Federation. "There is a bigger scope for insurance business in Malaya today,"
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    • 91 12 ANEW type of synthetic foam, claimed to be the most rubber-like yet evolved, has been developed by the Dunlop Rubber Company. It Is mainly derived from polyether and other; raw materials obtainable from the oil and coal tar industries and will be complementary to latex foam
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    • 172 12 Chinese promoted sales executive THERE is now every chance for young Malayan salesmen to rise to executive posts, in the view of Mr. Yeo Kirn Som, the newly appointed sales supervisor of Ths Goodyear Orient Sales Co Ltd.. Singapore. Of course, they must be hard-working and resourceful," said Mr. Yeo.
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  • LOCAL AGENTS NAMED
    • 218 12 A LEADING British paint manufacturer, Leyland Paint and Varnish Co. Ltd., of Leyland. Lancashire, wants to establish a market in Malaya for its paints and varnishes. rz. Export markets might be East Asian countries later, ne said The company's overseas trade had increased considerably
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    • 115 12 FROM today the new general manager of the Singapore Cold Storage Ltd. is Mr T. G. Cotterell. who succeeds Mr. I. R. M< Dougall on his retirement from the company. Mr. Cotterell, who is an associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants joined
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    • 36 12 Merton Rubber Syndicate proposes to purchase all the issued share capital of W. J. Pyke (Butchers) for £100,000. Last October an offer by Hart and Son. merchant bankers, for the Merton shares became unconditional.
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  • 239 12 \M ALAYAN people are fashion conscious, said Mr. Calvin L. van Pelt, export manager of Jantzen Inc., Oregon, U.S.A., the worlds largest manufacturers of sports wear. Mr. van Pelt, who paid a short visit to Singapore last week, said that local people
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 467 12 Ask to see an AIRES CAMERAS I BBTSJaV A BawTLai V AIRES VICEROY AIRES 35 111 L .ind look at it very closely, you'll know why the AIRES is acclaimed the world's best cameras value. NOW AVAILABLE List Price AIRES 35 I 11 C with Fl. 9 lens case $255/AIRES
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    • 219 12 LAND-ROVER'S 10-year lead The 4-wheel drive Land-Rover was introduced in 1948. Today, available in two chassis lengths with a rarlety of body styles, its lead is unquestioned. An immensely strong rehicle, corrosion-proof alloy bodywork, all-weather passenger comfort, optional power take-off these features, backed by the reputation of Rover engineering, have
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  • 890 13 *****. *****. VEHICLES FOR SALE i» Word* Htmht.) Bom Met. rtr. AUSTIN A5O 1959, TR2 1955. Morrts Commercial Van 1984, Flat 500 cc. 1949, Buying /Selling Tradeins. City Oaed Car Co. 444 Serangoon Road. Tel. 9N61. NO MATTER WHAT make of car, driving
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  • 227 13 Big S'pore team for Easter swim 'THE Singapore Chinese Swimming Club will send a large ccntingent to Kuala Lumpur for the Easter swimming quadrangular. The Singapore swimming contingent, comprising 24 swimmers and a waterpolo team of eight players will cave Singapore by road on Friday. The Singapore team includes several
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  • 57 13 Recognised 25 years after FOLKESTONE. Kent. Mod The Channel Swlmmine Association has decided t recognise a* official a chart nel swim made by a woman nearly 25 years ago. The association recognised a swim from France to England in IS hr. 41mlns by Mrs. Ethel Anderson—then Ethel Lowry—in August 1933.
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  • 17 13 BATTERED, BRUISED and katfbJmded Basilio a sorry sight after the fight. pictures b y U.P.
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  • 166 13 PARIS, Monday. PRATUANG PATTAPONGSE, of Siam yesterday won the women's singles title in the French international badminton championships here, beating Ingrid Dahlberg of Sweden 11-0, 11-0. The Siamese girl outmanoeuvred Ingrid In every phase of the game. Pratuang. however, was less fortunate In the seml&na!s
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  • 109 13 12-year-old girls for 1960 Games rpOKYO. Mon. Two young 1 1 Japanese girls who have j ''ist completed primary i school were selected to repreI sent their country In the 1960 Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley In the United StatesKumiko Okawa and Haruki. Isshida. both aged 12. will represent Japan
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  • 37 13 PENANG. Mon. Allrounder NoeJ Monerasinghe scored an unbeaten 111 for Indian Association in the nine-wic-ket win over RAF Butterworth here yesterday. R.A.F. 103 (Patel 7-34). Indians 183-1 (Wtlliams .65. Monerasinghe 111 not out).
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  • 51 13 Lower Perak Indian Association beat Dew Recreation Club by 12 runs In a league cricket match here yesterday. LPIA 66: DRC 54. In another League match. ACB beat Lower Perak Club by two wickets. LJ.C. 75 (Chet Singh 6-24). A. C. 8. 83--8 (Holley
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  • 335 13 Newcomer Rilex again does a smart gallop ON THE TRACK with EPSOM JEEP J^ILEX, a promising newcomer in the Jack Manning's stable, again impressed on the training track at Bukil Tiinah yesterday morning. Ridden by Mohamed Zain, assistant trainer to Manning, RiJex went as well as Bondi (Lee) a Class
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  • 115 13 TULLOCH SCORES ANOTHER VICTORY CANBERRA, Mon. Champion Sydney colt Tulloch, believed to be best racehorse In Australian Turf history, was nine to four on in the Chipping Norton Stakes on Saturday and led all way to win by five lengths easing up. Tulloch when unsaddled, hadn't even raised sweat. Tulloch
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  • 58 13 LOS ANGELES. Mini. Quiet, unassuming Hogan •Kid" Bassey says he "rather fancies" his chances when he defends his world featherweight title against Rtcbardo Moreno of Mexico here tomorrow night. Bassey. a two to one on favourite, "is trained to a point as good as he has
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  • 29 13 TOKYO. Mon Japan yesterday won the remaining two singles for a 5-0 swe<p over Siam In the first round of the eastern som? Davis Cup competition.— D.P.
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  • 287 13 More than 1,500 for Tokyo Games HONG KONG BACKS OUT OF THE SOCCER TOURNAMENT KUALA ITMPI'R. Mm More than 1.500 comp.titors representing tO contries will take part in the third Asia* Games at T«*jo from May U to Jane -1 mmmm Hoag Kane, who were champions In the eichtnation Mrrdrka
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  • 97 14 The Airmen, however, had to be content with their onegoal lead until 27 minutes after the Interval mainly due to a great performance by Lourdes In goal and a hardworking defence. But the persistent RAF attack gradually wore down the gallant but tiring Indian defenders and House completed his
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  • 83 14 IPOH. Mon. Ramblers beat Cheng Wah 5-1 in the First Division soccer match here today. Cheng Wah led 1-0 at half time. Cheg Wah opened scoring through centre forward Shamsuddln off a pass from David Rajah in the 20th minute. Inside right Yoon Meng equalised after the
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  • 32 14 IPOH. Mon— Mrs. Lincoln Leong retained the Dane Cup for the Perak Turf Club Sports Club women's golf championship on Saturday beating Khon e Saw Oaik In the final.
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  • 97 14 /CANBERRA, Mon. The V Marylebone Cricket Club committee may fly on c of its representatives to Australia to try and solve the disagreement over the fixture list for next summer's tour of the M.C.C. team. The Australian Board of Control continues to be adamant in its
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  • 134 14 'DARK HORSES' AIRMEN SCORE ANOTHER LEAGUE VICTORY Indian defence fight in vain Xl/ALA LUMPUR, 1V Mon.— Royal Air Force, the "dark horses" in the F.A. of Selangor First Divi sion league, have done it again. At Princes Road today, I the Airmen scored their second successive
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  • 96 14 HER FACE contorted in a supreme effort. Eedah schoolgirl Tan Fong Tin breaks the tape with Selangor's Annie Choong right on her heels during the Federation of Malaya Amateur Athletic Union's final Asian Games trials at Penang on Sunday. Font; Tin clocked 12.355ec. for
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  • 135 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. T^HE Easter •miniature" soccer carnival to be held 1 here this weekend (Apr. 4, 5 and 6) at the Merdeka Stadium will see a Malayan Eurasian side in action for the first time Mr. Noel Skelehy of the Selangor Eurasian Association, one of
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  • 88 14 6 STATES IN MHF CARNIVAL KI'ALA lIMPIK. Mon Only six states have entered for the Malayan Hockey Federation's carnival starting here on Apr 9 or 10 Because of the poor entries, the MII K has decided to cut the duration of the tournament to four or five days. States entered
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  • 54 14 The annual Joe Chappel Men rial Cup between Singapore and Army-Navy at Jalan Besar stadium on Sunday has been postponed This is the first representative match to be affected by the postponement of all matches at the stadium, following the dispute between the City Council and
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  • 33 14 The 1958 FARELF golf championship decided over 36 holes at the Royal Singapore Golf Club course was won by Cpl. B.D. Cousin of the Royal Signals. Runnerup was Maj. OS. Ballelne.
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  • 601 14 Eddy's injury a warning to selectors SPORTSFRONT SAYS... IN THE space of a week international badminton form has done a complete somersault to leave Thomas Cup problems and prospects more intriguing than ever. Over the weekend at Glasgow, Eddy Choong, dethroned in the All-England at Wembley the previous week by
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  • 438 14 rE FEDERATION OF Malaya Amateur Athletic Union rather neatly prepared the ground on Sattrday for what seemed a premeditated announcement it was to make on Sunday. Only Raja Azlan (10 8 sec. for the 100 metres) and Tan Pong Tin (12.35) and Annie Choong (12.5) for the women's
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  • 148 14  - Leela, 1 2, will be navigator for mum F. SALAHUDIN By ATWELVE-year-old girl will take part in the 1958 Mobilgas Economy Run starting on Apr. 4 at Kuala Lumpur. She is Leela Kulkarni, a Standard Four pupil, who will navigate for her mother, Mrs. Lorna Kulkarni in* a Ford Zephyr
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  • 110 14 Bring out a swim coach Thong IPOH. Mon. a national coaching scheme for Federation swimmers Is urgently needed if the sport Is to make any headway in Internationa] competition. Mr. Thong Poh Nyen. hon secretary of the Federation of Malaya Amateur Swimming Association, said today a scheme conducted by an
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  • 85 14 Besides assisting swimmers, tne coach could also start a course to train local coaches so that they could continue his work. The snag was finance as the F.M.A.S.A. could not afford the $6,000 needed for such a scheme. Mr. Thong thought the government should meet the costs of
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  • 41 14 IPOH. Mon. Perak Chinese R.C. trounced the Ramblers "A" 9-0 in the first round tie of the Perak Chinese knockout competition here today. Scorers were Seng Hoy (4), Kam Fook (2). Toong Nam and Kirn Seng.
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