The Straits Times, 20 February 1959

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    15 1 The Straits Times AW* I**1 Estb. 1845. i ft FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1959 15 CENTS
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    'SHAME' CRY IN COUNCIL
    2449 1 SEEN! VASAGAM: MORE FREEDOM UNDER BRITISH* Bill restricts citizens'* electoral rights, he says Only five oppose voting law changes UPROAR DURING ELECTIONS AMENDMENTS DEBATE AS SEENIVASAGAM DECLARES: UNDER BRITISH RULE WE HAD MUCH MORE FREEDOM THAN NOW KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. SHOUTS of "shame, "boo and "pack
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    Govt. lifts fishing curb on Johore Straits
    74 1 Govt. lifts fishing curb on Johore Straits SINGAPORE, Than. All fishing restrictions on the Straits of Johore bave now been lifted, the Deputy Chief Secretary, Mr. S. T. Stewart, an. nounced today. This has been made possible as a result of the Feder. ation Government's successful action against Communist terrorists
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    MAYOR SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE PICTURE
    578 1 MAYOR SAYS HE WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE PICTURE SINGAPORE, Thurs.— The Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, told Federation city and town councillors and their wives touring City Hall today that he wished a picture of the Yang diPertuan Agong could be hung tomorrow in the place now occupied by a
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    Lock icon Ike in Mexico
    22 1 ACAPULCO. (Mexico). Thurs.— President Eisenhower arrived today for a two-day visit with President Adolfo Lopez Mateos of Mexico U.P.I.
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    THE PICTURE THAT MADE HIM ANGRY
    13 1 "It made me look like a gangster"
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    GIRL IN $200 HOLD-UP
    80 1 GIRL IN $200 HOLD-UP SINGAPORE, Thurs. A Muar girl, here for her Chinese New Year holidays, was today robbed at dagger point of two gold bangles valued at $200 by three teenagers one a girl of about her own age. Miss Gan Geok Chwee. aged 19. was having lunch with
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    Debbie Reynolds gets divorce
    39 1 HOLLYWOOD. Thura. Actress Debbie Reynolds got a divorce from singer Eddie Fisher today after testifying that her "husband has become interested In another woman." Fisher has been keeping frequent company with actress Elizabeth Taylor.— UPl.
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    Pianist Fou loses his calm at the airport
    342 1  - Pianist Fou loses his calm at the airport R. CHANDRAN THIS TIME HE MAKES SURE CIGARETTE DOES NOT GET INTO PICTURE By SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Handsome Chinese refugee pianist, Fou Ts'ong, today carefully combed his black hair, sat erect in his chair at the airport restaurant, smiled and told cameramen "I
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    Second stroke
    30 1 WASHINGTON. Thurs. Oen. George Marshall, who designed the Marshall Plan, has had a second "more severe stroke" and Is in a serious condition said a bulletin today.— U.P.l.
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    Lock icon RAF privileges query in House
    92 1 LONDON. Thurs.— A complaint about privileges said to be given to married Royal Air Force officers stationed at Tengah, Singapore, is to be raised in the House x>i Commons, it was announced today. A Labour Member of Parliament. Commander H. Pursey, tabled a question to
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    ROYAL RENDEZVOUS FOR ESCORT SHIPS
    252 1 From VINCENT NQ, on board the destroyer H.M.S. Cavalier SIX WARSHIPS set sail from the Singapore Naval Base early this morning for a mid-ocean rendezvous with the Royal yacht, Britannia, on its way to Singapore with Prince Philip on board. The ships, led by the
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    Lock icon AGREED AT LAST: REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS
    266 1 AGREED AT LAST: REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS LONDON, Thursday. gRITAIN, (ireece and Turkey and leprescnlutives of Cyprus signed an agreement today providing For the establishment of an independent republic of Cyprus. Mr. Fatin Zorlu, the Turkish Foreign Minister, told reporters that there was complete agreement and the conference was over. Mr.
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    100 kampong vigilantes hunt for fire alarm hoaxer
    81 1 100 kampong vigilantes hunt for fire alarm hoaxer SINGAPORE Thurs.— One hundred men of the Kampong Silat vigilante corps were hunting tonight for a hoaxer who summoned the fire bridage to their kampong. Fear gripped the inhabitants as three fire engines raced up in answer to a call made from
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    New entry laws passed
    168 1 New entry laws passed KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Malaya's new immigration laws were passed today by the Federal Council without debate. The Deputy Prime Minister. Dato Abdul Razalc. pointed out that among other things the Immigration Bill was designed to safeguard the employment prospects of local people. Dato Razak also paid
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    29 1 CONGO CLASHES 15K\Z/\VII.LE. (Congo Republic' Thurs. —Deaths in four day* of street ■ffcllßg rose to '{< today as trih.il tl.iNlna continued in Hi i// i\ill( African Miburhs. —Reuter.
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    Lock icon Singapore security—the main role if Britain in East
    324 3 Singapore security the main role if Britain in East ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE OF 143* MILLION FOR ARMY NEXT YEAR LONDON. Thursday. 'pHE security of Singapore will continue to be the main role of the British forces in SouthEast Asia, a memorandum on the Army estimates for the year beginning April this
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    Lock icon ROYALTY ON HONEYMOON? UNTHINKABLE SAYS THE PALACE
    67 3 ROYALTY ON HONEYMOON? UNTHINKABLE SAYS THE PALACE TOKYO. Thurs. Royal brides in Japan cannot expect a honeymoon. The Japanese Imperial Household Board today denied reports that Japan's Crown Prince and Princess would visit Miami Beach. Florida, for the honeymoon. A spokesman described the reported honeymoon as "utterly unthinkable." The wedding
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      Lock icon GENERAL IS SHOT DEAD ON PARADE GROUND
      64 3 GENERAL IS SHOT DEAD ON PARADE GROUND SEOUL, Thurs.—The Defence Ministry announced today that Brig.-Gen. Suh Chung Chul was killed yesterday by a subordinate, a lieutenant colonel, who shot him seven times at point-blank range after the general had struck him with his swagger stick for his "haughty manner" during
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      23 3 WASHINGTON: Mr. Eugene Black, president of the World Bank, will fly to Cairo to speed up the signing of the Anglo-Egyptian financial agreement.
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      30 3 HONG KONG: A court investigating the disappearance of the Australian schooner lan Crouch has found that she was probably lost with all hands between Sept. 27 and 29 last year
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      19 3 BRUSSELS: About 130.000 of Belgium's 137.000 coal miners have stopped work in protest against pit closures, paralysing the coalfields.
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      22 3 NEW YORK: The flag or the new Republic of Oinea will be raised for the first time at U.N. headquarters on Friday.
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      15 3 DARWIN: Work has begun on a new £375.000 airstrip at Alice Springs in central Australia.
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      12 3 KIIARTOI.M: President Tito of Yugoslavia ended his one-week visit to the Sudan.
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    Lock icon 50 dead and 200 hurt in new Congo 'tribal war'
    197 3 50 dead and 200 hurt in new Congo 'tribal war' BRAZZAVILLE. Thursday. DOLICE AND troops guarded kv points here last night after three days of clashes between rival political parties whose supporters, wearing tribal war dress, fought with shotguns, spears and knives. Fifty people were killed and 200 wounded in
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    To amaze Jakarta
    40 3 JAKARTA, Thurs Miss IShakuntala Dcvi, the Indian I "living calculating machine", has arrived in Indonesia for a month's tour. She will demonstrate her skill at computing as fast as a machine in the main cities of Indonesia.
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    Seven die of poisoning
    47 3 PORT SAID. Thurs. Seven seaman from the Norwegian tanker Britamsea have died here after drinking by mistake liquid used for cleaning refrigerators. Eighteen other members of the crew, who are now in hospital at Ismallia suffering from poisoning, are reported to progressing satisfactorily.
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    Nash in Japan
    23 3 TOKYO. Thurs.— The New Zealand Prime Minister. Mr Walter Nash, arrived in Japan today for an eight-day State visit.— U.P.l.
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    Lock icon Aground in Suez
    28 3 PORT SAID. Thurs. Traffic through the Suez Canal w;> held up for 12 hours yesterday through the grounding of the 5.601-ton Egyptian tanker Mansoura. Reuter.
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    Mr. K: A BIG WELCOME FOR MACMILLAN
    182 3 MOSCOW, Thursday. 'THE Soviet Prime Minister, Mr. Khrushchev, said L yesterday Russia would "willingly receive the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Britain. Our people are hospiExpanding his reference to the forthcoming visit of Mr. Macmillan and Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, he added "And
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    Lock icon German shares for sale to small investors
    145 3 BONN. Thur.s.— The West German Government will next month offer lor the tirst time shares In a nationalised industry to small Investors, it was announced here today. A Federal Assets Ministry spokesman said there would be a trial sale of 30 million marks
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    LONDON STOCKS
    374 3 T ONDON. Thurs. —London stock markets maintained a firm tone today and most sections .showed useful gains. Sentiment was helped to some extent by yesterday's advance on Wall Street, but In places, disappointing company news had an I adverse affect on Individual issues., ciilti ed securities remained firm
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    Lock icon PORTABLE BY AIR WEAPONS FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS
    202 3 PORTABLE BY AIR WEAPONS FOR BRITISH SOLDIERS LONDON, Thurs.— The British Army is reequipping with new weapons which can be transported by air so thai forces can reach any theatre of war with the utmost speed and maximum striking power. This was disclosed today in a memorandum to the Army
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    POLICE APPEAL TO RALLY GUESTS
    112 4 POLICE APPEAL TO RALLY GUESTS OINGAPORE, Thurs.— Police today appealed for the co-operation of guests attending the youth rally on the padang on Monday in honour of Prince Philip. To facilitate traffic control, guests are asked to fix their car labels at the bottom lefthand corner of the windscreen. The
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    Fire relief
    41 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Joo Chiat Youth Club will hold two film shows at its premises at the Joo Chiat Community Centre on Sunday at 7.15 pm. and 9.15 p.m. In aid of the Kampong Tlong Bahru fire relief fund.
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    Final dress rehearsal by the services
    322 4 LAND, SEA, AIR FORCES PREPARE FOR PRINCE SINGAPORE, Thursday. THE three services will hold their final dress rehearsals tomorrow for the visit of Prince Philip next week. Prince Philip will visit Army and RAF establishments on Monday morning and the Naval Base on Tuesday
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    Holiday for schools
    33 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. 3 The Ministry of Education today declared Monday a holiday for all schools to enable schoolchildren to take part in the youth rally in honour of Prince Philip.
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    Defence Club
    30 4 PENANO. Thurs. The Civil Defence Club of Penang Division will hold Its annual dinner at its new headquarters In Peel Avenue at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March. 7.
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    Elaborate tapestry gift Phllip
    104 4 Elaborate tapestry gift Phllip SINGAPORE, Thurs. Prince Philip wiU receive a beautifully embroidered tapestry when he visits the Singapore Constitution Exposition on Sunday night. The gift is being presented by the exposition committee as a souvenir of the Prince's visit to the exposition. The presentation will be made by Mr.
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    HE TRIED TO BRIBE A WOMAN P.C.
    72 4 HE TRIED TO BRIBE A WOMAN P.C. JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— A taxi driver. Ooh Ah Chin, was fined $200 today In the magistrate's court here for offering $2 to a policewoman en Nov. 19 last year at a police road block. The policewoman had -topped Goh's taxi and on xamlnlng
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    Hecklers beware
    28 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Federal Council today passed without debsfte a bill empowering a police officer to remove a heckler from -persistently interrupting a public meeting.
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    PHILIP TO SEE LION, DRAGON DANCES
    231 4 PHILIP TO SEE LION, DRAGON DANCES SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Ninety minutes of dragon and lion dances, community (lancing, a cocktail party and a tour of the fair grounds await Prince Philip when he visits the Singapore Constitution Exposition on Sunday at 10.30 p.m. In order to give the Prince an opportunity
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    Anti-Dump Bill
    25 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Anti-Dumping Bill, designed to protect local industries from unfair overseas competition, was approved unanimously by the Federal Council today.
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    PRINCIPAL: YOU WON'T KEEP STUDENTS from BLUE FILMS
    163 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— If facilities for viewing blue films are easily available it will not be possible to prevent curious students from patronising such shows. Who thinks so? Prof. A.A. Sandasham, Principal of the University of Malaya In Singapore. He was commenting today
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    GOVT. DECIDES TO BUILD SEVEN MALAY SCHOOLS
    97 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The Government has decided to build seven more Malay schools here. They are expected to be ready by next year. They will consist of two secondary and nve primary schools This decision followed representations last year by U.M.N.0., for more Malay
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      475 4 Today* Singapore diary... SINGAPORE CONSTITUTION a.m., Japanese flower arrange- 9 am., tx^rhullding. weighUiftiii* EXPOSITION at the former K»l- ment claw 10 a.m.. 11.30 ajn. and 2 p.m basketu:M 3O ..i >jn Mt h) .an* airport .He. pan. to 11.30 p^^U^^cg^^nj SHELL THEATRETTE: f^™ I film show, "Motor Mania at bneu
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    A limit on posters, banners
    330 5 AMOUNT FOR EACH WARD TO VARY, PARTY MEN AGREE SINGAPORE, Thursday. CANDIDATES for the general elections in May will be limited in the use of posters and banners for their campaigning. The limit will vary in each constituency according to the number of voters and
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    State council
    29 5 PENANG. Thurs.— The next meeting of the Penang State Council will be held at the council chambers in Peel Avenue at 2.30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4.
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    SAS men leaving
    50 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Paratroopers of the 22nd Special Air Service Regiment are due to leave for Britain next month. The Minister of Defence, Dato Abdul Razak bin Hussein, will present them with a kris at a ceremony in the Wardieburn Camp here on Saturday at 9 a.m.
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    $500,000 CHARGE: CALL FOR INQUIRY
    171 5 $500,000 CHARGE: CALL FOR INQUIRY SINGAPORE. Thurs. 0 Mr. Lim Cher Kheng, an independent Legislative Assemblyman, today sent a letter to the Chief Minister, Tun Lim Yew Hock, demanding that a Commission of Inquiry be set up to investigate a PAP allegation about a $500,000 account in the First National
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    16 people fined total of $2,500
    53 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Ton Ah Tan. of Johore Bahru. was today fined $1,000 or 12 months" jail in the magistrate's court here for allowing his premises to be used as a common gaming house. Fifteen people, who were found gaming on the premises, were
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    Banishment Bill is passed
    66 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Federal Council today passed the Banishment Bill 1959 to consolidate and amend the law relating to the banishment and expulsion froi the Federation of persons other than citizens. Under the Bill, the authority to make orders of banishment or revoke them will,
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    Annual meeting
    28 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Selangor Muslim League will hold its annual meeting on Sunday at 9.30 a.m. at the South Indian Mosque building, Malay Street, here.
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    Labourer breaks hand in a fall
    85 5 A LABOURER. Leon? Hong Wah 52. was seriously injured yesterday when he fell 40ft. from a scaffolding at the Arcade building in Collyer Quay, Singapore. Leong was among a group of workers white-washing the building in preparation for the forthcoming visit of Prince Philip
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    Police inspector is aiven 18 months
    170 5 SINGAPORE, Thursday. INSPECTOR M. kanapathy was sentenced to 18 months' jail today after a retrial on a charge of accepting a 850 bribe from a glazier, I M. S. Haniffa. The District Judge and First Magistrate. Mr. J. F. McWilliam, passing sentence, told Kanapathy
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    3 women lose $1,400 in ambush
    70 5 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Three women on the way home after worshipping in a temple were robbed of $1,400 worth of jewellery in an ambush at Kampong Marsilllng here yesterday. They were in a car when it came upon a tree trunk across a lonely village
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    Rubber theft
    33 5 RAWANO. Thurs— Thieves broke into a rubber store on Edgree Estate. Bukit Munchong. nine miles from here, yesterday, and got away with 2001 b. of smoked rubber sheets valued at $200.
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    Bursaries for 300 'bright' Malay boys
    94 5 Bursaries for 300 'bright' Malay boys SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Education Ministry here plans to give about 300 bursaries a year to "bright" Malay students whose parents cannot afford to give them a secondary education. This was disclosed today by the Assistant Minister for Education, Inche Mo. named Sidik bin Haji
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    Bail for man on gang charge
    54 5 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Harpal Singh, 25. pleaded not guilty in a magistrate's court today to a charge of being a member of Group 24 secret society at Serangoon Road on Feb. 18. He was allowed bail of $500 in one surety until tomorrow when the
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    Man, 66, hurt in crash
    38 5 IPOH. Thurs.— A labourer. Yap Then. 66, was admitted to hospital with a head injury after a traffic accident near here today. He was involved in a collision with a car from Penang.
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    'LAFAZ TA 'ALEK' PLEDGE IN MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
    160 5 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A promise, written into the marriage certificate of a young couple last September was the basis of a divorce petition in a Muslim religious court today. Noraini binte Abdullah. 19. told the court that, according to the promise "lafaz ca'alek", the
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    ALLIANCE WHIP HITS BACK: 'ONG HAS GOT IT ALL WRONG'
    233 5 ALLIANCE WHIP HITS BACK: 'ONG HAS GOT IT ALL WRONG' KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE ALLIANCE whip in the Municipal Council here, Mr. A. Tharmalingam, today criticised the Mayor of Singapore, Mr. Ong Eng (iuan. for his outburst al a Press conference in Singapore yesterday. Commenting on the council's rejection of
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    MAN FORCED INTO CAR AND ASSAULTED
    92 5 MAN FORCED INTO CAR AND ASSAULTED SINGAPORE. Thurs. Seven men abducted a man here today, assaulted him, then le.'t him in Adam Road. He has been admitted to the General Hospital. The victim. Eng Ah Kow, 29. told police he and his wife were visiting a woman friend. Madam Lav
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    New Jasin DO
    32 5 MALACCA, Thurs. Inche Yaacob bin Hltam. of the Malacca Secretariat, will take over as District Officer, Ja&in, when Mr. R. I. Addis leaves this week under the Malayanisatlon scheme.
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    DEATH
    32 6 Wmrdt Sit (Minimum,. VAN PRAAGH: On 18th February in London, Henry Bernard, Chairman of John Buttery and Co.. Ltd., Director of Sandllands Buttery and Co. Ltd., and various Rubber Producing Companies.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    24 6 20 Word, Sit Minimum). MR. AND MRS. SUMARAJAN tuiiiilefKrlends and Relatives for their valuable Presents. Attendance and Assistance at their Marllage on 15-2-59
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      Rattling The Sabre
      630 6 The metaphors are mixed, but it is clear what Mr. Khrushchev means when he accuses the Americans of rattling the sabre and fanning the cold war. There has been a fair bit of rattling and fanning, however, in Moscow, and as for the bomb that is ticking
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      Mental Cures
      250 6 Speaking at the inaugural meeting of the Mental Patients' Welfare Association the Mentri Besar of Perak referred to "prison like mental institutions" where mental patients lived like "wild animals behind bars." IHe echoed the report of the 1 commission which investigated conditions in the Central Mental Hospital in
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      Ungracious
      270 6 Like the large majority of citizens of Singapore the Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Guan. believes that the future of the city and the island lies in merger with the Federation. That is the sensible road to independence. When the day comes that merger is welcomed by the Federation no
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    THIS IS COMPANY MALAYA CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP
    788 6 THIS IS COMPANY MALAYA CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP KUALA LUMPUR: MANY million gallons of water. I suspect, will flow under Kuala Lumpur's bridges before the Tengku's praiseworthy desire to unite the nations of South East Asia becomes a political reality. On Sunday, his last day in office until after the
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      P.A.P. ALLEGATIONS AGAINST S.P.A. BASED ON 'FEAR
      180 6 I^HE P.A.P. line regarding alleged American subscriptions to SPA funds is heartenlne to many people In that they show the inner fear that the PAP. entertains of the new People's Alliance Originally the P.A.P. was filled with outspoken contempt for what is called
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      Save these boys from idleness
      121 6 rERE are many boys In the secondary schools, who have failed theT Form 111 Examinations and have been sacked. The supervisor of the Government evening classes refuses to accept them, although vacancies exist, with the excuse that these boys are failures. Surely these boys are
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    Maoism under fire from Khrushchev
    656 6 pHINA is now feeling the impact of a passage in Khrushchev's speech to the 21st Russian Communist Party Congress in which he dealt with "the new phase in the building of Communism and some questions of Marxist-Len-inist theory." He did not name Mao Tsc-tung and
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    Now it's 'WAR' on the thugs
    662 7 UNANIMOUS VOTE FOR BILL TO CLAMP DOWN ON CRIMINALS: BUT SAFEGUARDS, TOO Government is alive to need for protection against abuse KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE Government today declared "war" on Malaya's gangland operators by passing legislation designed to prevent crime in the Federation and
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    Lib-Socs boycott a VIP reception: Only one SPA man there
    515 7 Lib-Socs boycott a VIP reception: Only one SPA man there FEDERATION VISITORS DIDN'T NOTICE SINGAPORE, Thurs. Liberal Socialist councillors today boycotted a reception for 33 Federation councillors, here as guests of the City Council. The Singapore People's Alliance did not boycott the reception officially. But only one SPA councillor turned
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    SYED NASIR TO RESIGN TO SEEK ELECTION
    173 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday qnHE DIRECTOR of the Language and Literature Agency, Tuan Syed Nasir bin Ismail, 37, is to give up his post to contest the coming Federal election as an Alliance candidate in Johore. Tuan Syed Nasir Is an UMNO stalwart and
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    COUNCIL ACCEPTS BRUNEI LOAN
    195 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. T*HE Federal Council today unanimously passed a 1 Bill authorising the Government to accept a loan of $100 million offered by the Brunei Government last year. The transaction will take the form of three sterling loans to be raised In London to which
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    Final parade
    44 7 BUTTER WORTH. Thurs. The Penang Chief Minister. Dato Wong Pow Nee. will address the "demob ceremony" of Penang's 400 Home Guards at Pantal Road here on Saturday at 7.30 p.m. The Federation Home Guard Inspector General, Brigadier I.C.A. Lauder. will be present.
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    Head of film association In Singapore on a tour
    117 7 Head of film association In Singapore on a tour MR. ERIC JOHNSTON president of the Motion Picture Export Association of America, flew into Singapore from Hong Kong by BOAC Britannia last night in the course of a business tour of South -East Asia. Mr. Johnston, who will leave for Jakarta
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    Johore's Legal Adviser back
    42 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— Mr. R. D. Jackson Legal Adviser, Johore. has returned from leave In Britain. Wan Suleiman bin Pawanteh. who has been acting for him. will be going on transfer to the Attorney-General"? Department in Kuala Lumpur.
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    TOURIST SHIP DUE IN STORE NEXT WEEK
    103 7 TOURIST SHIP DUE IN STORE NEXT WEEK SINGAPORE, Thurs. The 18 750-ton luxury liner Bergensf jord the first tourist ship to visit Singapore this year will arrive here on Tuesday morning. There are 370 passengers, mostly Americans from all walk* of life. About 200 of them are women. Th~ Bergensf
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    Exhibition of paintings
    56 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— Mr. Ko Teck Kin. president of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce, today opened an exhibition of Chinese paintings, poems and calligraphy by Miss Cheung Yen See at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Hill Street. The exhibition will be opened every day till Sunday
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    Fishmonger is attacked
    63 7 IPOH, Thurs. In what \s believed by the police to be a secret society gang affair, a fishmonger. Lam Yoke Ching. 23. was severely wounded by two men outside the Ruby Cinema here this afternoon. He had just walked out ol the cinema when two men. one
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    A ROW, THEN HE DIED IN BID TO SAVE HER
    158 7 A ROW, THEN HE DIED IN BID TO SAVE HER T»ELUK ANSON, Thurs. 1 An estate worker N. Murugan, 43, was drowned when he jumped into the Bernam River at Ulu Bernam, 25 miles from here, on Tuesday night, in a bid to rescue his young wife with whom he
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    Second newsreel of exposition
    44 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Cathay-Kerls Films an-nounci-d today that It had made a second newsreel of the Singapore Constitution Exposition for release at Cathay Organisation cinema The company also said It would be filming Prince Philip's visit to Singapore for local release.
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    Medals for 40
    38 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— Forty Red Cross blood bank donors, mostly servicemen, were presented with bronze and silver medals by the Deputy Mentrl Besar, Johore, Ungku Haji Ismail bin Abdul Rahman, at a ceremony here today.
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      DON'S GIRLS ARE TOO MUCH ALIKE
      252 8 DON'S GIRLS ARE TOO MUCH ALIKE IT seems to be our week for seeing tree hangings In Montana, with more than the usual quota of shooting and rough stuff, as well as corny Western songs. In "These Thousand Hills" It Is Staurt Whitman who hangs from the tree, and unlike
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      Colette would find it hard to recognise this Gigi
      401 8 THERE are many things to recommend M.G.M.'s new highly coloured musical version of "Gigi," but Colette, the author of the original story, would be in for some shocks. She might even have «tf>mp trouble in recocnisinc her tale of the little
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      MOUTHFUL OF LIQUOR HALTS ROMMEL
      268 8 Adventure in a 'Sea of Sand 9 SEA OF SAND is a rattling good action story about the activities of the Long Range Desert Group in North Africa during the war. Even people who are tired of war films should enjoy this one because, apart
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      COOPER (BITTER) DESERVES BETTER
      235 8 COOPER (BITTER) DESERVES BETTER IjWEN though I have alii ways had a lot oi time for Gary Cooper, after seeing "The Hanging Tree" I wish he would be a bit more choosey about hi» roles. Even with such admirable co-stars as Maria Schell and Karl Maiden, this U a pretty
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      BLACKMAILER DENNIS IS PAID IN LAUGHS
      211 8 BLACKMAILER DENNIS IS PAID IN LAUGHS WITH such excellent British comedy talent as TerryThomas, Peter Sellers and Dennis Price, you may expect plenty of laughs and you will get them in Rank's farcical show, "The Naked Truth." Dennis Price is a smooth, plausible publisher who decides to make some quick
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      226 8 Straits Times Crossword __^BBBK_ _.^BBl«^ 888B aß^-_^ BB^ M^-^ B^ VB> i— ACROSS van (10). 8 l£ff£UL%-** beauty -«Id Ml kek and virtue? (6. 4). Bal -Md for ten ociock 9 Continue divwe It with 5. BaU nxed for^n ocloct for radio entertainment (2, 2). nonsenie' (4) 11 u Sf.
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    Fire victims to get $30 cash each to set up new homes
    547 9 Fire victims to get $30 cash each to set up new homes DONATIONS CONTINUE TO POUR IN SINGAPORE, Thursday. VICTIMS of the Kampong Tiong Bahru fire will each get $30 to buy furniture and other necessities when they start moving into Singapore Improvement Trust flats at Kallang tomorrow morning. The
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    Journalist missing since last Saturday
    60 9 Journalist missing since last Saturday A 41- YEAR-OLD Singapore journalist has been reported missing; since last Saturday. The Journalist. Mr. Subramaniam Hariharan, was last seen in Albert Street at 5 a-m. on Feb. 14 when he was on his way home from work. Mr. Hariharan has a wife and four
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    THE 'GETTING TO KNOW YOU' TECHNIQUE for WEDDED BLISS
    189 9 THE 'GETTING TO KNOW YOU' TECHNIQUE for WEDDED BLISS SINGAPORE, Thursday. MUSLIM GIRLS should be allowed to get acquainted with their prospective husbands before marriage, the president of the Muslim Religious Court, Inche Taha Suhaimi, said today. The judge, declaring that there was nothins in Islamic law forbidding properly supervised
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    The trial of boxer is put off
    147 9 CINQAPORE, Thurs. A case in which professional boxer, William Smith, was to be tried on three counts in the Second Criminal District Court today, was postponed till Wednesday. When the caae came up this morning Smith was absent His wife handed in a
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    P.A.P. EXPERT ON CONTROL OF INDUSTRIES BY THE GOVT.
    303 9 SINGAPORE Thursday. DR. OOH Keng Swee, an economic expert of the People's Action Party, today disagreed with the views of Dr. Lim Tay Boh, another leading Malayan economist, who warned on Tuesday against Government management of industries. Dr. Ooh. tipped to
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    850 'TOUR' THE COMET AT AIRPORT
    79 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs Many air-minded people today visited Pava Lebar Airport for a quick look at a BO AC Comet 4 jet airliner. By noon, when lt took off for Colombo, about 850 people had seen lt. The Comet arrived here yesterday on a crew-training
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    Gift for Philip on show
    55 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— The silver casket gift of the four Singapore chambers of commerce to Prince Philip is on show at the Constitution Exposition branch of the Chung Khiaw Bank. The casket, to be presented by the chambers at a luncheon on Tuesday next, will be
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    TIN PRICE ADVANCE CONTINUES FOR FIFTH TRADING DAY
    495 10 TIN PRICE ADVANCE CONTINUES FOR FIFTH TRADING DAY By Our Market Correspondent THE tin price advance continued for the fifth consecutive trading day in Singapore yeslerday when a further rise of $1.75 took it to $402.25. Since February 12 a gain of $6.50 has been made and a feature has
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    29 10 SINGAPORE. Feb. 19. RUBBER: 86i crnts per lb. (down threeeighths of a cent). TIN: $402.25 per picul (up $1.75) Estimated unofficial offering 125 tons (up 5 tons).
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    BROKERS' REPOR
    460 10 The Malayan Share Broken' Association reported yesterday: "Industrials continued to ease while tins and rubbers were quietly steady. The turnover was small." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business up to 3.30 p.m.: Fed. Dispensary $1.11; Fraser and Neave ords $1.54 to $1.53; Gammon $1.71; W. Hammer
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    23 10 Malayan Share Market: Feb. 19 Feb. 18 Industrials: 87.32 87.58 Tina: 96.38 9C.45 Rubbers 112.11 112.11 Jan. 1 1958— 1 M
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    125 10 MELBOURNE. Thurs. INVESTMENT and mining shares continued to hold a firm tone with Peter* (VIC) up Is. 6d. being the sharpest movement on the Stock Exchange here today. Dunlop lost 9d and Commonwealth bonds held a steady trend. Loans 3V; 1956-59 £101 Os. 6d. Bank of N.S.W. £36
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    118 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Excbanre noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; OK /Continent February /March $42"^ buyers. $434 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $63 i sellers, drum $67 sellers. Pepper: steady; about 400 tons of black pepper were reported done yesterday, Muntok white $148. Sarawak $147 (both
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    RUBBER PRICES
    150 10 March first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 864 cents per lb.. down three-eiimths of a cent on Wednesday's closing price. The closing tone mas quiet afVr slightly easier. Closing prices In cents per lb.. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 85
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    96 10 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following change.* In Its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100) Canada: buying airmail T r 32 3 16. O.D. 32 5/16. 90 dst 32 5/8 credit bilk. 32 3/4 trad* bills Selling T.T. or O.D. ready Canada 31 7/8:
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    80 10 THE Federation Minister of Finance has fixed the following prices for calculating Customs duties for the week beginning on Feb. 19. Rubber 86 cents a lb. Copra $<7« a too. Coconut oil SI.MS a Un. Palm oil $654.25 a ton. Palm kernels $419.75 a ton. The rates of
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      482 10 NOTICES RANTAU TIN DREDGING i COMPANY, LIMITED (Incorporated In the Federation of Malaya) NOTICE is hereby given that the Directors have declared an Interim Dividend (No. 29) of. 10 cents per share less Malayan Income Tax at 40 r 'r, in respect of the year ending- 30th June. 1959 Such
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      470 10 NOTICES AUCTION SALE OF VALUABLE SINGAPORE PROPERTIES TO BE HELD AT OUR SALEROOM Nok. 14 16 Robinson Road. Singapore, on Thursday 26th Frbruary. 1939 at 3.30 p.m. No. 2 HOLLAND OROVE DRIVE. Freehold. Area 9.541 sq.ft. VACANT POSSESSION. LAND off HOLLAND RD. Freehold. Area 8 ACRES approx. i Messrs. Donaldson
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    Sarawak shock for pepper dealers
    277 12 PROPOSAL TO BY-PASS COLONY MARKET SINGAPORE pepper traders will meet soon to discuss Sarawak's proposal to hy-pass the local market and trade direct with overseas countries. Colony merchants said yesterday that the plan, if carried out would be a serioiis blow to their pepper trade.
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    Another post for Goodrich executive
    129 12 T^HE president of the B.F. Goodrich Malaya Inc., Mr. William W. Scull, has been appointed vice-president-manufacturing in the head office at Akron, Ohio. Mr. Scull is also a director of Goodrich Co. Ltd., which carries out rubber purchasing operations In Singapore, and president of B
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    W. German factory in Penang?
    238 12 W. German factory in Penang? A WEST German com-- pany is negotiating with its agents in Malaya for the establishment of a $350,000 factory in Penang, for the production of hair creams and hair curling solutions. The company. Wella A. G. of Darmstadt, Is one of West Germany's foremost cosmetic
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    NEW MAERSK SHIP DUE HERE TODAY
    148 12 rpHE 7,900-ton Estelle Maersk arrives in Singapore toda> on her maiden voyage to the Far East. Sh" is the third new ship to be put on the Japan, Hong Kong. Singapore. South and West Africa and United States run by the line. Built to
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    Car output
    29 12 West Germany's motor-car industry produced a total of 1.5 million vehicles last year. 283,000 more than In 1957. Fifty per cent, of the production was exported overseas.
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    'Trade with Japan upswing this year'
    302 12 TIRADE between Malaya and Japan, which fell by A $30 million in value last year compared with 1957 owing to business recession, will recover this year, an executive of a Japanese bank said in Singapore this week. The executive, Mr. Shlgero Horle. added that
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    DUNLOPILLO PLANT TO STEP UP PRODUCTION
    163 12 DIM. Ol' Rubber Co. (M) Ltd.. manufacturers of Dunlopillo products, will continue to expand production to cope with increasing demand. Mr. J. T. Ogden, manager of the allied products division said his company now supplied over 50 per cent of the total Malayan requirements.
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    Japanese company to increase local buying 20 per cent
    237 12 Japanese company to increase local buying 20 per cent A JAPANESE trading company, which has been A buying scrap iron, rubber and iron ore from Malaya, is to increase its purchases by 20 per cent this year. The company. Toyo Menka Kaisha Ltd., also plans to ship 25 per cent
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    A FULL- TIME COACH IS SAFA 's NEED
    671 13 A FULL- TIME COACH IS SAFA 's NEED By NORMAN SIEHEL IN the Federation, the British Council has made an offer to the Football Association of Malaya to send a Malayan coach to Britain for eight months and to bring out a British coach to Malaya. Both these wonderful opportunities
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    FAVOURITES ACS SCORE FIRST HUNDRED IN SCHOOLS' BASKETBALL
    129 13 FAVOURITES ACS SCORE FIRST HUNDRED IN SCHOOLS' BASKETBALL SINGAPORE, Thursday. FAVOURITES Anglo-Chinese School scored th« first century when they beat Oldham Methodist School 100-47 in a quarter-final of the English Secondary Schools basketball knockout tournament at the S.L.S.C. today. Boys' Town, who scored an impressive win over Bartley by 81-54
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    Champions play for SAFA fund
    74 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— Darul Afiah, SA.F.A. League Div. One champions, will meet Fathul Kanb. the Senior Cup champions, in a charity soccer match in aid of the SA.F.A. benevolent fund at Jalan Besar Stadium on Sunday (kickoff 5.15 p.m.) Darul Afiah team will be selected from:
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    Carey nets winners
    65 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs—Two goals by E. A Carey helped I Sub Depot to beat defending champions Headquarteri 3-0 in the final of the 8.0.D. hotkey competition for the Tobin Cup at Friendly Hill today. Carey scored in the 20th minute and again beat HQ goalkeeper Fiddimore in the
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      851 13 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE it Word, ti (Min.)— Box it el*, txtrm. NEW HOUSE For Sale. 102 Serangoon Garden Way, Spore 19. TWO FULLY FURNISHED 3 bedroom semi-detached bungalows. All conveniences including refrigerator. Price $27,000/- each 0.n.0. Katong area. Apply Box A 6385 S.T. VACANT BUILDING LAND Bukit Tlmah Close
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      712 13 FOR SALE M Word* tt (Min.)— Box tt el, rxlrm FOCH TRADERS. 6 Foch Road. *****, offer Switzerland's "Turlssa" "Helvetia" at least $100.00 below comparable makes! Trade-Ins, including household goods accepted. HEARING AID? Trade in Pocket Models for Cordless Bone or Air Conduction Hearing Spectacles Liberal offers given 6 years
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    Replay today
    27 14 SINGAPORE. Thurs—University and R.E.M.E. who drew 1-1 in the S.H.A. junior knockout competition at Ayer Rajah Road yesterday, will replay at Bukit Timah Road tomorrow.
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    Victoria beat Raffles 4-1
    81 14 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Victoria School beat Raffles 4-1 In their badminton match at V.S. courts today. Results (Victoria first): Chan Kher.g Guan bt Llndy Lim 12-15, 15-8. 15-7; Tan Beng Hock lost to Kwok Woon Hup 12-15. 15-6 8-15; Yeo Kwong Huat bt Yahaya 6-15. 15-12, 17-14.
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    Watch the improving youngsters at Penang
    209 14 Watch the improving youngsters at Penang MY ADVICE to punters is to follow the improving youngsters at the Penang two-day meeting starting tomorrow, writes EPSOM JEEP. Two of these well worth backing are Light of Burma and Grand Coup. Light of Burma won his last two races so easily that
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    Cora in winning form
    494 14 ALLAN'S NEWCOMERS SHOW IMPROVEMENT IN A GOOD WORKOUT FASTEST 3f BY WEE WONDER PENANG, Thursday. FIRST PARTNERSHIP and Wee Wonder, twr good-looking newcomers under trainer Allan, showed they have made good progress since, their Malayan debut, at Bukit Timah in December, when they did a strong
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    CHAMPION JOCKEY TO LEAVE MALAYA TO BEGiN NEW PHASE OF A BRILLIANT CAREER
    51 14 THE BOUGOURE FAMlLY— Garnet. Margaret, their three daughters and Mrs. Moore (Garnet's mother-in-law). Mrs. Moore and the three girls left yesterday for England on the Corfu. Garnet and his wife leave by air next Thursday. Straits Times
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    Modest Garnet: I had a lot of luck
    358 14  - Modest Garnet: I had a lot of luck CONMAD NC By SINGAPORE, Thurs. Australian Garnet Bougoure goes to Ireland next Thursday taking with him memories of -315 winning rides in five and a half years and leaving behind a reputation unrivalled as a jockey in this country. For Garnet a
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    Arsenal and Spurs crash in replays
    351 14 Arsenal and Spurs crash in replays LONDON, Thursday. ARSENAL and Tottenham Hotspur, London's last hopes, were both knocked out of the English F. A. Cup in fifth round replays last night. Arsenal, who are challenging for the League championship, crashed 3-0 against Second Division club Sheffield United at Sheffield, and
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    Federation runner joins Big Walk
    172 14 Federation runner joins Big Walk S k FEDERATION athlete, 2 A who recently came to E Singapore to work, has decided to come out of a two- year "retirement" and en- ter the Free Press Walk. E This event, on Sunday, E Mar. 8, will be the first s time
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    St. Patrick's beaten 4-1
    37 14 SINGAPORE, Thurs.—Alexandra Grammer School beat St. Patrick's 4-1 In a soccer match at Katong today. In a hockey match at Gillman Barracks Alexandra Grammer beat Alexandra Secondary 3-0. Cheesewright and Tatteraall (2) secored.
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    WRIGHTS LATE GOAL ELIMINATES ACS FROM MARSHALL SHIELD
    213 14 CINOAPORE. Thurs. Spear- headed by the Quah brothers Kirn Beng. Kirn Choon and Kirn Swee Christian Brothers 0.8.A. beat Anglo Chinese School 0.8.A. 4-3 in the Marsnall Shield knockout soccer competition at Fairer Park today. A.CS. gave Christian Brothers a good fight
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    KEW SAN ON TRIAL NEXT WEEK
    101 14 KEW SAN ON TRIAL NEXT WEEK WIMBLEDON. Thurs. The Malayan. Indonesian and Thailand badminton players, who arrived recently to compete in the All-England championship!. will have a strong work-out in the Surrey open championship* here next week. The tournament will be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Among the 42
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    Hag to keep goal for S'pore
    196 14 Hag to keep goal for S'pore SINGAPORE, Thurs.— V Anwarul Hag, 19* V year-old Gan Eng Seng schoolboy, was today 1 selected as Singapore's I goalkeeper in the inter- 1 national hockey match I against the Federation I on the S.C.C. padang I on Saturday. Hag's selection was no surprise
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    Lock icon WI Test team for today
    48 14 KARACHI. Thurs— The West Indies today named 13 players from whom their team will be chosen for the first Test against Pakistan, starting here tomorrow. They are: Alexander (cap'aini. Holt. Hunte. Kanhai. Sobers, Smith. Butcher, Solomon. Atkinson, Ramadhin Glbbs, Hall and Taylor.— Reuter.
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