The Straits Times, 12 January 1959

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  • 18 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SATE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times fie**"** Estd. 1845. MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1959 15 CENTS
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  • 387 1 START DELAYED TO AWAIT ABSENT DELEGATES Three defiant state branches stay away from meeting A new set-up needed before polls KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Three out of 11 state organisations of the Malayan Chinese Association today defied an order from headquarters and boycotted a "summit" meeting here
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  • 81 1 The champion who just wouldn't stick his tongue out ELEVEN-MONTH-OLD K. Gunasekaran has Impeccable manners. I>esp;te the coaxing from his proud father, Mr. Kathamuthu. who has his arms around hint, he just would not stick his tongue out at Dr. S. Puvan. And so. Dr. Puvan had to "persuade" little
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  • 368 1 Tengku ingered by report about a rabel Istemte state XL ALA LUMPUR, Sunday. ♦pHK Federation Prime Minister, Tengku Alxiul Kahman, was today angry over a report by an Indonesian news agency that he had approved plans to establish a 'Malayan Islamic state" to include Sumatra. "The report is utter nonsense,
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  • 122 1 Top priority for good relations, says envoy KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The top priority of Malaya's I foreign policy is to maintain good relations with its SouthEast Asian neighbours, the Malayan Ambassador in Jakarta, Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, told a tea party here today. He said the economic and cultural
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  • 232 1  -  R. CHANDRAN 'MANY ALIENS WITHOUT PASSPORTS* By SINGAPORE. Sun. »pHE chief of the Indonesian Immigration Service, Mr. Alwi Osman, who arrived here by Air India today, said that his Government would soon reorganise the immigration arrangements in the Rhio archipelago to prevent
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  • 34 1 BONN, Sun. West Germany has become the first country to send a diplomatic envoy to the West African state of Guinea. Dr. Georg Korth has gone to discuss rade relations. Reuter
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  • 89 1 GANGSTERS STAB TWO MEN IN CHINATOWN SINGAPORE. Sun.—Detectives were tonight trying to establish if there was any connection between two stabbing incidents in Chinatown today. The victims were a taxi driver. Ng Kay Hiang. 24. and a labourer. Son Song Kal. 22 Ng was attacked first by 10 thugs in
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  • 39 1 LONDON. Sun. The grounds of No. 10 Downing Street, official London home of the Prime Minister, and the Treasury building next door were searched during the night after police heard suspicious noises. Nothing was found.— Reuter.
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  • 51 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The production manager of Lever Brothers Ltd. here. Mr. Tan Kirn Thye. 42, was admitted to the General Hospital here tonight with gunshot wounds. He and a party of friends had gone hunting In Bahau. Negri Sembilan, today. It was a regular weekend hunting
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  • 236 1 EGYPTIAN PRESS REPORTS LONDON AND CAIRO WILL RE-ESTABLISH TIES SOON CAIRO, Sun. Britain and the United Arab Republic will establish consular relations immediately after the signing of an agreement ending financial differences, the authoritative newspaper Al Ahram said here today. A draft agreement is reported to be
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  • 136 1 Siamese girl in train drama goes home SINGAPORE, Sun. Songchit, the beautiful sister of a topranking Siamese army officer here, whose attempt to leave for Siam by train was dramatically foiled by the police left for Bangkok by train this morning. She was taken to the railway station by a
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  • 20 1 NEW DELHI. Sun. The International Commission of Jurists has elected Mr. Vivian Bose of India as chairman. U.P.I.
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  • 211 1 Pines crisis: End in sight KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The crucial meeting of the Malayan Pineapple Industry Board to be held here tomorrow is likely to solve the present pineapple crisis. The Commissioner oi Co- operative Development, Inch* Mohamed Sanusl bin Baki, who presided at the meeting, said tonight agreement might
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  • 44 1 PLANE CRASH MO M JANFIKo WtM (German LufU I nnslHlution airliner r\in^ .">:; pa>M-n;;rrs llrw C>l MVM plllM J Km H.i\ today on f i tun iuk.tr t«. Ma ro. I :i>t nport-, »ur\i\rrl. but it w.i^ l< druih rate would be Kcutcr.
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  • 84 2 A STRIKING new church of contemporary design was opened at Serangoon Garden Estate, Singapore, yesterday to serve the 2,000 Roman Catholic parishioners there. The church, dedicated to St. Francis Xavier, was built In 18 months at a cost of $210,000. The Archbishop of
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  • 84 2 dl igapore. Sun.— The City Council's 450 drivers will be working under .strong protest against the "unliteral Introduction" of a new system which requires them to drive any vehicle assigned to them from tomorrow. The executive committee of the council's Transport Centre Work* rs- Union decided tonight
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  • 178 2 Singapore a focal point for month THREE CONFERENCES AND THE EXPOSITION SINGAPORE, Sunday. SINGAPORE will become a focal point of international attention during the next three weeks when four major functions will take place here. There will be three conferences of international interest and the constitution exposition. On Wednesday. British
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  • 121 2 DO NOT FEAR CRITICISM, UNION URGES GOVERNMENT SINGAPORE. Sun. The Hi 1. 1 Employees' Union today urged the Government not to fear criticism in carrying out its policy of protecting local industries. The union secretary, Mr. M. 5. Dawood. said in a statement that early last year the union had
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  • 104 2 SHIELD ON LOCAL LEADERS INCHURCH SINGAPORE, Sun. The Dean of St. Andrews Cathedral, the Very Rev. E. O. Shield, in the editorial of the latest *ssue of the cathedral's magazine, the Courier, said there would be no sudden or revolutionary change when Singapore assumes self-government this year. Dean Shield, editor
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  • 22 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. Mr. Aw Cheng Chye today opened the Nanyang Hwu Clan General Association's new building here in Geylang Road.
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  • 42 2 SINGAPORE, Sun. The annual meeting of the Jalan Kebangan branch of UMNO here, to have been held today. wa« postponed because there was no quorum. The committee will meet next week to fix another date for the meeting.
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  • 78 2 Special buses to the fair the month-long $5 million Singapore Constitutional Exposition at the former Kallang airfield on Jan. 24. In the words of the Colony's Chief Minister, Tun Lim Yew Hock: "The Exposition will unfold the story of the conversion of a swampy island into an alert, thriving and
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  • 525 3 Unification and neutralisation for divided land MOSCOW, Sun. Russia told the West yesterday she wants a 28-nation conference including Communist China —to meet within two months at Prague or Warsaw to work out and sign a peace treaty with Germany. She also declared her
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  • 114 3 LONDON, Sun. "John" and "Jane" retain their position as the most popular Christian names for British boys and girls, according to a 1958 survey of the births column on the front page of the Times. The survey, an annual analysis by a reader of
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  • 272 3 NEW DELHI, Sun. Long-term planning with the emphasis on state enterprise and with the goal of establishing in India a "social i s t co-operative commonwealth" has dominated the current annual session of India's Congress party at Nagpur. The Prime Minister. Mr. Nehru, and most
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  • 143 3 MARIE TORRE. 34. television columnist of the New York Herald Tribune, stares out of the Press room at the New York Federal Court before leaving for a women's prison to serve a 10-day sentence for contempt of court. Her lawyer
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  • 231 3 HAVANA, Sunday. A GOVERNMENT crackdown on gambling will stop short of the luxury hotels catering to wealthy foreign tourists. While gambling house owners, many of them American, fled or went into hiding to avoid the Government attempt to stamp out the "corruptlve" influence during the
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  • 202 3 SA N FRANCISCO. Sun. The Soviet Deputy Premier, Mr. Anastas Mikoyan, delayed for almost an hour by a threat to bomb his plane in Chicago, arrived at the international airport here yesterday. A crowd of almost 1.000 surged forward and became unruly at the last
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  • 32 3 JERUSALEM. Sun One Egyptian Infiltrator was killed and two others escaped over the border into the Gaza Btrip after an Incident in southern Israel, an army spokesman here said yesterday.— Reuter
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  • 24 3 CONAKRY (Guinea), Sun. —West Germany will give enquipment for a hospital operating theatre to Guinea, a German diplomatic mission here announced yesterday.
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  • 21 3 TOKYO. Sun.— China said a U.S. warship intruded into its territorial waters in, the Formosa Straits last night —U.P.I.
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  • 110 3 KLM MUST HALVE FLIGHTS TO SPORE THE HAGUE, Sun.— Britain has told Holland that as from Feb. 1. KLM flights to Singapore will be reduced from two to one a week. The British Ambassador, Sir Paul Mason, handed a personal message to the Dutch Foreign Minister, Mr. Joseph Luns. yesterday
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  • 51 3 I NEW DELHI. Sun.— Ghana Prime Minister. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah said here that two Indian Air Force officers would shortly leave for Ghana to help set up an air force. He said Ghana must also establish a military academy modelled on India's for training officers.—
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  • 19 3 Sarasin 's visit LONDON, Sun.— Nat Pote Sarasin, secretary-general of SEATO. arrived here yesterday for a four-day visit.— Reuter.
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  • 148 3 Two ban-the-bomb hunger strikers are forcibly fed in a British prison T ONDON, Sun.— Seven "ban-the-bomb" demonstrators were arrested throughout Britain yesterday. This brings to 11 the number imprisoned for refusing to keep the peace following re- I cent demonstrations at a rocket base In eastern England The
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  • 85 3 NUREMBURG. Sun. The Federal Employment Office is taking steps to end striptease shows in West German nightclubs It has told 45 theatrical agencies that they should no longer find employment for girls who had nothing more I artistic to offer than striptease and underwear acts. The
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  • 362 4 MOTHER OF EIGHT GIVES HER TESTIMONY AT MURDER TRIAL OF RUBBER TAPPER: 'CONTENTS OF THE PACKET WERE BLACK 1 KUALA TRENGGANU, Sunday. MOTHER of eight told the High Court here today that she was given some medicine called übat benchi (hatred potion) by
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  • 65 4 THE LAST TWO BANDITS IN JOHORE STATE SURRENDER JOHORE BMIKI Sun. The whole of Johore state is now free of Communist terrorists. When the Kota Tincgi district was declared white last week only two known terrorists were still at large. This morning both of them surrendered at Sungei Papan. They
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  • 174 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. Question of the week: Why are banners being erected in the city? What should have been a five-minute job for a junior reporter led up many false trails and took over an hour. The Government Information Services said: "We believe they are for
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  • 178 4 Back to school for lucky 331,500 SINGAPORE, Sun. A total Of 331,500 children— one-fifth the population of Singapore will file into classes tomorrow when the 1959 scholastic year begins. But they will not face Black Monday by themselves. A larae number of adults and over-«ged students will also resume their
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  • 302 4 TRADE CHIEF ON SINGAPORE'S NEED SINGAPORE, Sunday fHE president of 1 the Singapore Rubber Packers' Association, Mr. Ng Quee Lam, today called on the Western powers to help develop local industries by investing here. Mr. Ng, former vicepresident of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce,
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    • 511 4 Singapore diary... GEYLANG STBAITS CHINESE inn Si weight-lifting 4 p.m., MaMr THOOIST CHUBCH: Monthly lay Class Civil Service Exam. 5.15 Official Board Meeting, 201 Tern- p.m.. judo 5.30 p.m.. leadership bellng Road, 8.00 p.m. course 7 p.m. CHINESE V.M.C.A.: Table ten- FEDERATION OF BOYS' nls 9.00 a.m. 9.30 p.m. Body
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  • 316 5 More fruit arrive but go-slow still on at cannery: Now lorry lock-out is threatened SINGAPORE, Sun. The Singapore and Federation Governments are keeping in close touch on the pineapple crisis. Singapore's Minister for Commerce and Industry. Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy, said today: "We have been in
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  • 341 5 $35,000 'exacted 9 in loans by workers but never repaid THE 'WHY' BEHIND $10 REFUSAL SINGAPORE, Sun. i Mr. Koh Boon Chiang, managing director of Whay Hin Pineapple Cannery now suffering from a goslow by its 100 workers because the company had refused them aj loan of $10 each, today
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  • 153 5 Chief: I'm sure UMNO rode crisis CINGAPORE, Sun. The .chairman of the Singapore State UMNO. Dato Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat, returned tc Singapore today alter a fortnight's holiday overseas, confident that his party is still intact despite the crisis it underwent recently. The crisis was touched off following allegation*
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  • 36 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. —For overloading their lorries. Hock Seng Teck Sawmill ($120). Lav Kong Swee < $90 1. Fraser and Neave ($180) and Leong Lai ($150) were fined in the magistrate's court here today.
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  • 57 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The Minister for Natural Resources. Inche Bahaman bin Samsuddtn. warned yesterday that land development schemes should be drawn up now to prepare for the natural increase in population. Speaking at a conference of Government officers on land administration, he said that the population
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  • 122 5 An air liner with 14 circles over Singapore OINGAPORE, Sun An Air India Super Constellation circled over Singapore for an hour today because storm reduced the visibility at Paya Lebar airport to near zero. The air liner with 14 passengers from Jakarta was to have touched down at the airport
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  • 45 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. Rogayah binte Mohamed. 27. who while travelling by train from Singapore to Kelantan. failed to declare that she had dutiable goods at Johore Bahru. was fined $500 in the magistrate's court today. The goods included sarongs and nylon selandangs.
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  • 72 6 2« Word, Sit (Minimum). MR. A. K. HAZRA Hospital Assistant expired 11.1.59. Cortege leaves General Hospital at 2 p.m. I'oday to Bidadarl. CHONO YEE CHEE Passed away peacefully at (his residence) 52 Mulberry Avenue. Singapore 13, on 11.1.59. age 72. leaving behind liis beloved wife, six sons, Tong Sing.
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  • 135 6 20 Word, Sit (Minimum). MR. Si MRS. TEO AH T.nre Thank nil relatives and friends for their kind wishes, presents and attendance on the occasion of their marriage on 10.1.59. "HE FAMILY OF the late Mrs. Florrle Alvlns of 389R Woodlelgh Hats thank all Relatives and Friends for their
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  • 318 6 2U Word* Sit (Minimum). DEAN'S SCHOOL will re-open for the Easter term on Jan. 14th 1959 Tel: *****. ELSIE MARY LTD., 2nd Floor, 13, Battery Rd. Annual Sale commencing Today. Wonderful Reductions. INVEST In clothes of enduring style and quality from Dorla Ueddes, The L'ttle Shop. Raffle* Hotel. Priced
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  • The Straits Times Monday, January 12, 1959
    • 477 6 School For Malayans Among the older generation of Malayans national consciousness is for the most part a deliberately cultivated attitude. It involves the control of prejudices and passions implanted by a different kind of social, political and educational conditioning. The older generation are the product of an era which placed
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    • 436 6 Appraisal of Mr. Eisenhower's "state of the union" message to Congress had to compete even in Washington with Mr. Mikoyan's admission that Moscow's proposals for Berlin are capable of being scaled down after all that Mr. Gromyko said about Sarajevo. Mr. Mikoyan has made what
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    • 223 6 The 41-day-old work-to-rule campaign of the 500 workers at Port Swettenham has been called off alter the Railway Administration has said it will negotiate on the men's claims. Business men, who have been seriously inconvenienced by the campaign which came at the height of the Christmas rush, will
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  • 817 6  -  HENRY BRANDON by LA T IN AMERICAN youth is traditionally absorbed in politics. The idea of a Government being overthrown by bands of boys hardly out of their teens is inconceivable to us, but in countries such as Cuba it is commonplace. Batista himself,
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  • 1022 6 Sudan's new rulers in search of a policy by A Special Correspondent T<HE last notes of the 1 "Last Post" quavered on the air. The sun sank below the belly of Gordon's camel, its light catching in a sudden flash the bayonets of the Sudanese troops as
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  • man-in-the-Street
    • 124 6 rpu simple souls like me we 1 think that If a person has been elected to represent a ward, he or she must have had the Influence, the cash. etc. etc. of the party to which he or she belonged, to help towards that attainment. He or
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    • 89 6 Mr. THOMAS: HOW DOES he Firm? WR FRANCIS THOMAS must realise that he was nominated to the Legislative Assembly by the Labour Front Govern ment, and although the policy of the present Govern ment Is the same. It Is no longer a Labour Front Government Tun Llm Yew Hock Is
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    • 142 6 IN the report on "take polio powder" which appeared In the Straits Times (Jan 7) it was stated that a Ministry of Health spokesman said that the Medicines (Advertisement and Balei Ordinance provides a penalty for marketing quack medicines. This Is inaccurate. There
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  • 367 7 Coming Malay race rebirth RAHMAN'S PREDICTION: 'FROM MALACCA STRAITS TO PACIFIC OCEAN' MERDEKA HAS LED TO A SUDDEN UPSURGE AMONG FILIPINOS TO REJOIN OUR WORLD KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday, fHE PRIME MINISTER, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today predicted the "rebirth of the Malay race from the Straits of Malacca to the Pacific
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  • 145 7 500 call off go-slow at port I/XANG. Sun. Five' hundred workers at Port Swettenham today called off their 41--day-old work to-rule campaign following a decision of an emergency general meeting of the Port and Marine section of the National Union of Railwaymen last night. The section secretary, Mr. N. Sangalingam.
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  • 56 7 SINGAPORE. Sun. Two masked men carrying knives held up a family in Boon Teck Road her e at 3.35 a.m. today and got away with two wrlstwatches and a gold chain worth $120. They tied up Low Hung Kirn and his family who were awakened while
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  • 77 7 A farewell party for secretary The St. John Ambulance Association of Singapore held a farewell tea party yesterday for its former secretary, Mr. M. A. Lewi, (above). The chairman of the St. John Council. Dr. C. H. Withers-Payne, paid tribute to Mr. Lewi for his p.ui work with the association.
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  • 152 7 THIS hen and cock seen in the experimental A section of the Veterinary Department's animal infirmary, Johore Bahru— may revolutionise Malayan egg production. The ordinary kampong fowl can lay only about 85 eggs a year but the one shown here
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  • 21 7 KUANTAN. Sun. Heavy rains swept Kuantan during the last 24 hours after a 40--day spell of dry weather.
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  • 29 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun The High Commissioner for India, Mr. S. K. Banerji, had lunch with the Sultan of Kedah yesterday. He left Kedah for Penang today.
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  • 76 7 TWO ARRESTS FOLLOW FIGHTS SINGAPORE. Bun— Police detained two susnects after foiling two secret society gang fights here last night. The crew of a patrol oar dashed Into Smith Street, off New Bridge Road, at 10.40 p.m. Just as eight thugs were flinging stools at another group. A man was
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  • 173 7 SINGAPORE. Bun. The new Chief Justice. Sir Alan Rose, will open the Assizes tomorrow morning at the Supreme Court. Services will be held in the St. Andrew's Cathedral and the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd before the opening of the Assizes. At 10.15 a.m. In
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  • 286 7 SINGAPORE. Sun.— Where are the sixteens? That was the question tbat intrigued and delayed —a mass wedding ceremony conducted by the Hokkien Association today. Seventeen couples were due to be married at noon. There were only 15 couples present. Number 13 arrived 25 minutes late.
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  • 199 7 Role of a woman: To be domestic engineer SINGAPORE, Sun.— An American sociologist, Mrs. Zelma George, flew in today from Japan and said the role of woman in an increasingly materialistic world was to be a household engineer. "Women should make beings more human" she said. "This Job has become
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  • 431 7 Committee quit Lib-Socs —form KURA WITH ONE EXCEPTION Disgust at treatment from party SINGAPORE, Sunday. fFHE Mountbatten division committee of the Liberal Socialist Party has resigned en bloc from the party with the exception of one member. Among those who resigned was Mrs. F. LeonSoh, a City Councillor ana former
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  • 75 7 LONDON. Bun— The Chief of Air Stan*. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Boyle, left Binbrook air base today on a 20.000-mile tour of RAF units overseas. Marshal Boyle plans to visit Aden. Bahrein. Cyprus. Oibralta, Kenya, Malta Malaya and Singapore and pay
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET REVIEW
    • 1226 8 DOLLAR RUBBERS IMPROVE By Our Market Correspondent ALTHOUGH the volume of business on the Malayan Share Market last week was small, the first full week's trading in the new year began with a very steady undertone. Prices in the industrial and mining sections were well maintained,
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    • 585 8 mHERE was a good turnover on h S^JgP o^ 1 Rubber Market last week with interest in practically all grades. Buying for the current months shipments to Odessa estimated tn the region of 12 000 tons, continued and a reserve of sellers developed on the market. The
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    • 77 8 Aver IliUm Current Date of payment payment 10-; Jan. 24 Total for year ToUl for previous year 20': Southrrn Tronoh Tronoh Minn Malayan Tin Southern Malayan Ayer Hltam Pa nt Consolidated SunfH Besl Idrls HvdrauU. 5<7 f t Feb. 4 4d.t Feb. 6 5 r c t Feb.
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    • 424 8 rpHE following list of revised quotations was issued by the Malayan Share Brokers' Association after its last meeting on Saturday (Jan. 10). Alex. Brtck. B»yer» Sellen pKf 1.60 1.80 Ord» *M M «U» ie n.ooid tbumii B B Petrol «A- B II Trurtw* 600 5.60 Con TID
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    • 158 8 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported on Saturday: "All sections on the local share market were quietly steady and the turno\er was small." Singapore brokers reported the following business: Fed. Dispensary $1.12 and $1.12-,: Praaer Neave ords $1.59; Gammon $1 79: Hume ords A4s. 10 id.; Malayan Cement
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    • 714 8 NOTICES PROBATE ft r.ilatr of Georce Robert Hatton, deceased. ALL PERSONS having claims against the estate of the abovenamed deceased who died at South Perth. Western Australia on 3rd January, 1958. are required to s Dmit their claims in writing to the undersigned not later than 12th March, 1959. after
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    • 412 8 NOTICES H. W. EVANS ft CO., LTD, SEBEMBAN This Company has for sale:— Workshop machinery. Lathes. Steel cutting machines. Portable arc-welding equipment, Concrete Mixers, General contractors' equipment. Applications to view and offers to purchase to be sent to the Manager P.O. Box 13, Seremban. Tele. Seremban 379. JOHAN TIN DREDGING.
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    • 765 8 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS axe Invited from male serving Government officers and Male Federal Citlaens for the appointment on probation as Hospital Administrator*, salary stale $350 x 20 390/420 x 28 700. Serving Government Officers must have not less than 9 years' experience in Division 111 or above: others should have
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    • 854 8 "K LINE" Japan USA Pacific Atlantic Coast Service •B-jw.jfe.js'S-sS X" m v »a ios*ri| for Honikoni. all j W n Ports S »n Fnnc.sco "os Anjeles ParlS H?» Yo,N, Boiton, Ph,,*,**,,, 8 ,1t,»0r,, Norfolk. Si.MH.ah i» Tdi^ t Z io to" Vancouver, Seattle. Portland i Oakland O.S.A. Pacific Atlantic Coast
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    • 1539 9 T*>it »405 MANSFIELD «3c CO., LTD. «•!> »4i» (II lines) (Incorporated in Singapore) (12. Hats) THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE SAILIHCS TO LIVERPOOL, CLASBOW, 10N00N 1 CONTINENTAL POUTS (Vit Setz witl HBartr ta prected via ham er Cap* *f Bart Heat) Carriers option to procted via other ports to lotd and
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    • 1212 9 H il i Mci iv J icirm A til iM!M EAST ASIATIC LINES HOMEWARB SAILINGS FOR ADEN. PMT SAII, SEMA, AHTWEIP, MTTEMAM, AMSTEMAM, BIEMEH, HAMIUM, COPENHAGEN, GOTHEHIUK AM OSLO Sport P. S ham Penang "SIEHA"* 1J Jaa "LALAHIIA"" a/21 JM 22 21 Jan 24/21 JM "SARGODHA" 4/ S Frt 8/
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    • 1302 9 bu!"hc THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD." n?Ti SIHUPORE (laceraaratrt ia the Un.teo Kiafdw) S LINES SAILINGS TO ADEN, U.K. CONTINENTAL PORTS S'por* P. Sham Penang lENMACOHUI for L'pool, Antwerp, Rott., M'bro G II II JM 17/18 Jan 18/11 Ja* BENLAWEIS for Hamburg, London. Rotterdam IS/11 Jm 22 24 Jm a/a
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    • 1340 9 McAUSTER 6c CO., LTD. Tel: no. aai EIXERMAN LINES I BXAVBNESS LUCE LBMM, HAVRE, ROTTERDAM. LOS AHGELES. SAN FRANCISCO HAMMM SEATTLE, VANCOUVER 4 PORTLANO and for USA North Atlantic Ports Atcaptiag carga ftr cea' ai a Seada Kd Canada America CITT OF LIVERPOOL BRONXVILLE Sport P Sham Penang Spore P.
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  • 722 10 DIV. 1 CLUBS STRUGGLE IN F.A. CUP U.K. SOCCER ROUNDUP LONDON, Sun.— J IX A DAY of F.A. Cup shocks, the greatest of them all was* at Norwich, where the lowly Third Division club trounced mighty Manchester United 3-0. United, second favourites for the Cup
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  • 462 10 FRENCH PACK IN GREAT FORM PARIS, Sunday. A BRILLIANT French pack swept their side to a 9-0 victory in the first match of the fivenation Rugby Union international championship at Colombes Stadium here yesterday. France, wtio led 6-0 at halftime, scored two dropped goals and
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  • 36 10 LONDON, Sun. Dr. Colin Gregory, chairman of the All-England Lawn Tennis Club— which organises the Wimbledon championshipscollapsed after playing tennis at Wimbledon yesterday and died In his- dressing room He was 55— Reuter.
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  • 77 10 LONDON, Sun. Replay dates for the F.A. Cup third round matches which ended in draws yesterday are. Tuesday: Preston v Derby. Wednesday. Manchester City v Grimsby; Lincoln v Leicester; Torquay v Newport; Notts Forest v Tooting and Mitcham. Thursday: Peterborough v Fulhani. New dates for
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  • 72 10 BUENOS AIRES, Sun. Donald Carr (Derbyshire) hit 144 to help an M.C.C. team gain a first innings lead of 175 against Argentina on the second day of the match here yesterday. Scores: Argentina 188 (C. Ayling 86, A. Jones 45, O. S. Wheatley 5-39, D. Sayer
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  • 37 10 ARCADIA, Bun. Sailor's Guide, winner of last year's Washington International, may recover from his leg InJury in time to race again later this year, his trainer. Mr. W. J. Hirsch, said here yesterday. Reuter.
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  • 283 10 PROFESSORS FIND AN ANSWER FOR FASTER PITCHES SYDNEY, Sun. Two university professors in Sydney, where the Third Test between England and Australia is being played, claim to have discovered a way to produce faster wickets. Prof. J.R.A. McMillan. Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, and Dr. N. ColisGeorge. Associate Professor
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 419 10 CiIHAY Organisation d; m t 1 «V."I Thone *****. NOW SHOWING: 11 a.m.. 1.43. yC plhVlA 4.15, 6.45 A. 9.J« p.m. J Jr Stewart Granger w. UA C TBIITU" Columbia J( T Uoni.a i:. <1 THE WHOLE TRUTH Ptfture. "T Coming: "NOR THE MOON BY NIGHT'- In Colour (JARO). w
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 361 10 24. A tough Joint Is a devil to Straits Times Crossword -2~ s* 28 APPropr' B1 time t0 break the BJBJC~~BJBff2 PJBT~~BBfT~ I IS I [5 I p I I hi «h Jump record? (4-4). PH PBBL__mH___^ i. Ecclesiastic taking a church 18 I t B^B. ■VJ B^B collection around
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    • 2462 11 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE it Wordt Si (Him.)— Box tt ttt. txtrm. EUROPEAN HOUSE tor sale with two acres of land. Large lounges and dining room. Three bedrooms. Situated In secluded area off Ampang Road, Kuala Lumpur. Apply Box A 9200 8.T.. U APARTMENTS RIVER VALLEY Road (Between Kay Poh
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    • 922 11 TUITION It Word, ti (Him.)— Box tt ttt. txtrm. VACANCIES! Stenography, Secretarial, Typewriting, Shorthand. Bookkeeping, English, English (all Stds.). Classes Morning/Afternoon, Evening. Raja's college i Glan Singh's 2nd floor) CREDIT GUARANTEED. Start I i work now on the 1959 courses for 1 Cambridge Certificate examination. < lower certificate or qualifying
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    • 460 11 TENDERS P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received from Registered P.W.D. Contractors Not below Class 'E' at the office of the State Engineer, P.W.D. Kedah/ Perils, Alor Star, up to 12.00 noon of the 17th January 1959 for the transport of drinking water to drought stricken areas In North Kedah
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    • 375 11 TENDERS TENDER NOTICE SALE OF BRASS INGOTS. TENDERS will be received at the office of the Director of Pub- I lie work*. Federation of Malaya. Maxwell Road. Kuala Lumpur up to noon of the 23rd January, Its* for the purchase of: 2.224 Ingots x 48 lbs. each 1 (approx:) 2.
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    • 113 11 I I'll I Tins of 25 at lSnoon dunhill tomy/ J^fr 100% FINE COMBED fyfi COTTON SHIRT > m With Drip Dry Fused Collar WLmmmmmW /^^^""""^sssssWbssssb^bsssssWsssssssssssssW 3^L* sV SB» 1 f M "p**" wpjjpjpssitijj^is^pjl! f I i^Wm^SSmmSSsammmuWm^m a va»-~l U>iolFif-£hrmksg#»Con«rol Sui'ablr to sny food nat) 1 f-«rmjnjmV^inkl» Resistance or drtcrgr
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  • 571 12 FIRST HALF GOALS BEAT JAPANESE IN LAST MATCH OF TOUR Services stars shine for Spore AU-S'pore 3 Japan 2 SINGAPORE, Sun. All-Singapore, strengthened by the inclusion of four Services p I ay c rs, avenged Singapore's 4-3 defeat by the visiting Japanese national soccer team yesterday when
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  • 445 12 WEIGHTS for IPOH SECOND DAY yy 1 1< .HTs far all I seven races at Ipoh on Wednesday: Cl.s.Div.»-6f. Movie Fan 9.00 Gnn Runner 8.13 Cheers 8.12 Producer 8.12 Speculation 8.11 Game One 8.10 llaadyai 8.10 KM.w 8.09 Pleasant Dream 8.09 Dollar Factory 8.08 Movie House 8.08 The Aussie B.*?
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  • 48 12 England's hero scores 41 in Test debut ROY SWETMAN, England's hero in their first innings against Australia in the Third Test in Sydney, is brilliantly caught by Ken Mackay off Richie Benaud. Swetman scored 41 in his Test debut. Straits Times special radio picture.
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  • 102 12 KIWI WOODS TO LEAD PERAK XV IN MALAYA CUP FINAL IPOH. Sun. The Perak Rugby Union today named its team to meet Singapore in the Malaya Cup Final to be played at Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka Stadium on Saturday. New Zealander Huia Woods will captain the side which includes 12 members
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  • 251 12  - New season starts on bright note EPSOM JEEP By IPOH, Sun.— The 1959 racing season started on a bright note here yesterday. The Perak Turf Club reported a tremendous increase in totalisator receipts due to off-the-course betting channelled in from its branch offices in Kuala Lumpur. Penang and Teluk Anson.
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  • 155 12 |>ERTH. Sun. Andre; Gimeno. of Spain, won the West Australian men'? singles tennis championship today with a 6-1. 6-4. 6-3 1 win over young Earl Buch- holz. of the U.S. A South African team Rene Schuurman and Sandra Reynolds, won the women's doubles title with
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  • 46 12 BUENOS AIRES. Sun. Donald Carr, the Derbyshire captain, hit 144 for M.C.C. against Argentina on the second day of the match here yesterday. The match ends today. SCORES: Argentina 188 (Ayling 86. Wheatley 5-39) and 23 for two; M.C.C. 363. Reuter.
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  • 42 12 SINGAPORE, Sun. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sullivan (1 down) won the Royal Singapore Golf Club mixed foursomes at Sime Road today. Runners-up were Mrs. McNeil and H. Lade (4 down) and Miss Paul and I C. Guayatt (4 down).
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  • 40 12 BELFAST, Sun. Freddie Gilroy of Belfast won the British and Empire bantamweight boxing titles here last night when the referee stopped his contest with Peter Keenan. the holder of Glasgow, at the end of the 11th round— Reuter.
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  • 74 12 AUCKLAND, Sunday. STIRLING Moss, of Britain, driving a Cooper, won the 150-mile New Zealand Grand Prix at a record average speed for the Ardmore Circuit near »who also won the 1956. averaged 82.8 which was 3.2 m.p.h. faster than the previous best by Australian Jack
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  • 35 12 SINGAPOK2, Sun.—Gymkhana entered the final of the Ponggol Festival soccer competition when they beat Rajaji 4-0 at Farrer Park today. They will meet Indian Youngsters in the final at Farrer Park on Saturday.
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  • 239 12  -  KEN FERNANDEZ MALA VAN STARS IN GREA T FORM—MWLF SECRETARY By Kuala Lumpur, Sunday rpHE Malayan Weightlifting Federation plans to send three or four weightlifters to the Olympic Games in Rome next year. All leading Malayan weightlifters, including those who competed in the Melbourne Olympics, the Asian
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  • 52 12 SYDNEY, Sun. The weather forecast for (he third day's play in the third Test match between England and Australia here tomorrow was fine and humid with the possibility of showers late hi the day. Today's weather was fine and the England players spent the time
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  • 63 12 ADELAIDE, Sun. South A Australia are set to take first innings points from their Sheffield Shield match against Victoria after two days play here. Replying to Victoria's score of 248 South Australia hit 238-7 by close of play. Wicket keeper Barry Jarman sent in as
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 766 12 CLASSIFIED ADS. AT YOUR SERVICE 20 Word, $10 (Minimum). /W» 2 month. 10 Word, $2J» (Mm., PHOTOSTATS BY FOTOMAriC *****. PLAN Printing from Tracings Potomalic *****. MICHELLE BEAUTY PARLOUR Battery Road. Perms $10 $30 Tel: U6233. "AMOCE" Plan Printing Paper Sole Agents: Fotomatic 58, Robintcn Road, *****. RING Spore *****/*****
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    • 426 12 WANTED 21) Word, $i {Min.)— Box SO cU. txtro. 12 BORE DOUBLE Barrelled shot gun. Must be In good condition. Stale once required to Box A5Bll S.T. CHINESE WORKING GIRL requires furnished room preferably near University Reply full particulars Box A 5805 S.T. TWO DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES. two feet gauge, 1
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    • 137 12 ■us Bp The attractive lass who wins the beauty contest is the girl who already knows the good things milk does for her the girl who eats well and looks fit the girl whose hair shines, whose skin glows even without make-up, and whose strong nails are easily manicured the
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 75 12 RUGGER: 61 Signals Unit V RAJ. Seletar "A", Ayer Rajah HOCKET: S.H.A. Under 23 league Combined Schools v i Crusaders, padang; Rawhides I Playfair. padang. SOCCER: S.G.S.P.A. League— Oiv. 1. Printing "A" v Police A Jalan Besar. 515 p.m. Marines "A" v Tan Tock Seng "A". Jalan Besar. 6 15
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