The Straits Times, 17 March 1959

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    19 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times tie**"**] a* Estd. 1845. TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1959 15 CENTS
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    First with ALL the news
    146 1 First with ALL the news RECORD PRINT ORDER OF 126,300 COPIES THE SUNDAY TIMES has established a publishing record for Malaya. A total of 126,300 copies of the Sunday Times was printed on March 15, a total print order which has never been equalled before by any newspaper, vernacular or
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    INQUIRY JUDGE SOUGHT
    509 1 THAT $500,000; ONE-MAN COMMISSION URGED Terms may include how PAP knew tax file contents Sir Alar may conduct probe S I N C A P OR E, Mon. An overseas judge will be invited to form the one-man Commission of Inquiry into the alleged $500,000 bank account
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    PRESIDENT HO...AND THE KISS THAT STARTED A STORM
    86 1 PRESIDENT HO...AND THE KISS THAT STARTED A STORM rpHIS WAS. the kind of 1 affectionate gesture that erupted itf a storm of protest over the greying Bead of Uncle Ho daring a state visit to Indonesia recently. "Uncle Ho" is of course Ho Chi Minn, the 68-year-old President of Communist
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    Giant planes will airlift jets
    206 1 CANBERRA, Monday. 'THE Royal Australian Air Force will use three of its new giant Hercules prop-Jet transports to carry three Avon sabre-Jet fighters from Sydney to the RAAF Base at Butterworth. The Minister for Air. Mr. Frederick Osborne, today said that special cradles and other
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    Lock icon Two Japanese fight on
    63 1 MANILA. Mon.— Two Japanese stragglers last night fired on a party of Japanese officials and some Filipino troops and civilians who were trying to contact Jiem on Lubang. a small tsland off the south-west Luzon coast, according to police reports here. The two. former members of
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    BRITAIN IS 'TAKING TIMBER'
    77 1 SAMARINDA, Mon. A member of the Regional Executive Council in Borneo accused British authorities in British North Borneo with Infringing on Indonesian territory. The official, Betli, accused the British of cutting timber in Indonesian territory along the Sembakong River. He said that they had cut timber
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    Lock icon Ruin in flags
    46 1 NEW YORK, Mon The extra star In the U.S. flag for the new state of Hawaii following the vote by Congress last Thursday threatens the United States flag industry with ruin, according to the president of the nations largest firm of flagmakers. Reuter.
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    Lock icon 'Deport all Kuomintang Chinese9 call
    168 1 'Deport all Kuomintang Chinese 9 call JAKARTA, Mon An influential Indonesian M.P. urged today that all Kuomintang Chinese be deported and asked the Government to seek Red Cross or United Nations assistance to do so. Mr. Gusti Gede Subamia, chairman of the Indonesian Parliament's Justice committee, said: "As long as
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    Racing... Epsom Jeep and Allan Lewis as a team
    103 1 Racing Epsom Jeep and Allan Lewis as a team THE STRAITS TIMES will continue to publish full reports of track work at Bukit Timah, despite the Singapore Turf Club's decision to abolish training lists and numbered saddle cloths. Working as a team, Epsom Jeep and Allan Lewis will name every
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    THE BIG ROUND-UP: RAZAK SPEAKS
    687 1 Acting Premier puts Opposition fears at rest KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. THE ACTING Prime Minister, Dato Abdul Razak bin Hussein, today called on Opposition party leaders to offer constructive proposals which would assist the Government in fighting the present Emergency and creating better conditions in the
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    Lock icon CITIZEN: HAMID CHANGES MIND
    170 1 CITIZEN: HAMID CHANGES MIND OONTIANAK, (B or- neo) Mon. Sultan Hamid who was Jailed for eight years for anti-Government activities in 1949, today said he had given up his plan to adopt Malayan citizenship. Hamid was the leader ot an abortive attempt to overthrow the Government at Jakarta and assassinate
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    Charge by Persia
    52 1 TEHERAN, Mon. Persia has charged that Soviet aircraft have violated Persian air space 81 times in the last three months. Bovlet-Persian relations, already dangerously strained by the recent signing of the U.S.-Persian defence agreement, received a further setback when the Soviet ambassador on Saturday announced he was
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    Lock icon Mystery man's big win
    52 1 ROME, Mon.— An unknown gambler has won a record Italian football pools dividend of about £140,000 with a form filled at a bar in the mountain village of Valle dl Cadore. All that was written on the back of the winning form was the single word
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    Lock icon Now Mr. K warns Nasser on Iraq
    257 1 Now Mr. K warns Nasser on Iraq f ONDON, Mon.— The v Soviet Prime Minister, Mr. Khrushchev, today accused President Nasser of the United Arab Republic of trying to annex Iraq into the U.A.R. Mr. Khrushchev's charge, made at a celebration of a new Soviet-Iraqi technical aid agreement, was broadcast
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    STOP PRESS
    43 1 MAN STABBED BY THUGS SINGAPORE. Tncs.— Chon? Sze Kiong. 38. stabbed twice In stomach by two thugs in Mackenzie Road here early today, lie has been admitted to the General Hospital in critical condition. Police said motive for attack was rohhery-
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    SEARCH FOR BODIES FAILS
    191 2 SEARCH FOR BODIES FAILS QLNGAPORE, Mon. The Singapore Harbour Board today made another attempt to find the bodies of the remaining three missing crew members of the Pitho but without success. The Pitho. a SHB tug which sank after a collision with the Japanese freighter Takeshima Maru on Feb. 7.
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    FEDERATION MAY FORM ITS OWN NATIONAL SHIPPING LINE
    239 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Federation Government is toying with the idea of setting ap a national shipping line of its own. The Minister of Transport, Inche Abdul Rahman bin Talib. who will leave for a 10-day tour of Japan on Thursday, today
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    BEAMISH TO SEE DAVID
    98 2 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Director of Broadcastings, Mr. H. H. Beamish, will discuss the possibility of his retirement with the Chief Secretary, Mr. E. B. David, this week. Mr. Beamish today said that although he had made confidential inquiries about retirement by correspondence, he had not even
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    Council memo: $8,000 spent, but no tenders
    381 2 COMMITTEE TO BE ASKED: DID GARY WANG DO RIGHT? SINGAPORE, Mon. The City Council's finance committee, at its meeting on Wednesday, will consider whether the director of the Information Bureau, Mr. Gary 'Wang, did right in ordering more than $8,000 worth of pamphlets
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    RATTIGAN SEARCHES FOR CHARACTERS
    210 2 lr"T*l.« <¥m Jtil \,w rt 3ZZI ~"TZ f A PfflyiQiyVgPftfy tHOJfffmrJrtffnt wwOwwtm TO QO O MOUQnOtft SINGAPORE, Monday. ]yjR. TERRENCE RATTIGAN. Britain's suave and successful playwright, hinted today that he might "do a Coward or Maugham** with Singapore. Mr. Rattigan h&s been seeping in "atmosphere" and
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    Housewife of 28 elected after chairman of branch held in swoop
    106 2 Housewife of 28 elected after chairman of branch held in swoop KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. political science graduate of Sydney University and Kuala Lumpur housewife, Madam Nary Low Ten Choo, 28, last night was elected temporary chairman of the Bukit Bintang branch of the Labour Party of Malaya. She replaces a
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    Store raiders steal $4,500 goods
    174 2 CAMERA THIEVES IN CITY CENTRE SINGAPORE, Monday. rpHE BURGLARS who broke into John Little's A store in Raffles Place last night stole cameras and cosmetics worth $4,500. A sales manager of the firm, Mr. M. H. Major, said that the cameras were mostly 35 m.m.
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    Two held after chase on Kallang estate
    204 2 Two held after chase on Kallang estate SINGAPORE, Mon. Detectives chased and arrested two men tonight after reports that a secret society gang had been terrorising residents at the Old Kallang Airport housing estate. They also seized two acid bombs, two parangs and 30 bottles, abandoned by the men The
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    British official on tour
    48 2 PENANG, Mon. The Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Sir Gilbert Braithwait?, who will be making a six-day tour of the Federation from March 19, will spend two days March 21 and 22 in Penang. From Penang, Sir Gilbert will proceed to Malacca
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    President again
    27 2 KOTA BHARU. Mon.— The President of the Kota Bharu Town Council, Dato Haji Abdullah bin Mahmood. has been re-elected president of the Suara Muda Club.
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    $1,117 theft
    22 2 PENANG, Mon. Burglars escaped with About $1,117 in Jewellery and other valuables from a house in Kelawei Road last night.
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    An artist of first rank—but oh! those empty seats
    519 2 An artist of first rank but oh! those empty seats SINGAPORE, Mon. 13 Bernard Michelin gave the first of his two recitals at the Victoria Memorial Hall this evening. To a short but extremely well-balanced programme he brought not only consummate artistry, but also a lucidity and clarity of interpretation
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    Siam police rout bandits at border
    90 2 Siam police rout bandits at border ALOR STAR, Mon. A patrol of the Siamese Police field force engaged a band of 12 border terrorists In a grim gun battle 15 miles from the Kedah frontier last Saturday. The bandits broke off after 20 minutes and fled. The patrol later found
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    New freight service
    55 2 SINGAPORE, Mon. The freighter Norblstor, which is Inaugurating a service between Burma and Japan is due in Penang on March 19 and in Singapore on March 21. The Norblstor one of two ships chartered by the newlyformed Burma Five Star Line, will also call at Bangkok, Saigon,
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    Three lottery men jailed
    67 2 JOHORE, BAHRU. Mon Lim Buck Kia, Heng Hock Hee and Mohamed Nor bin Nayam were each Jailed for six months in the Magistrate's Court here today for carrying on a character lottery. They were arrested on Oct. 11 in the rear premises of a sundry goods
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    One dies in bus accident
    40 2 KUANTAN. Mon.— A man was killed and three other passengers injured when a bus ran off the road between Kuantan and Jerantut yesterday. The man. Lai Ming. 59, died on the way to Mentakab hospital.
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    Pahang Assizes
    20 2 KUANTAN. Mon.— The next Assizes will open on May 26. Mr. Justice Neal of Kota Bharu. will preside
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    Lock icon Crowds hang Kassem effigies
    520 3 CAIRO DEMONSTRATORS PUT IRAQ LEADER'S IMAGES ON GALLOWS BESIDE DEAD DOGS CAIRO, Monday. gCREAMING crowds hanged the Iraqi Premier, Gen. Kassem, in effigy here today alongside dead dogs, cats and mice as reports reached from Damascus that Iraq has ordered all United Arab Republic citizens to
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      A Christie play helps two convicts to escape
      67 3 A Christie play helps two convicts to escape LONDON, Mon.— While 300 prisoners watched a performance of Agatha Christie's murder mystery play "The Mousetrap" at Wormwood Scrubs Jail here last night, two others escaped. John Meyers, 28. and David Gooding. 26. were reported missing Just before the final curtain fell.
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      21 3 TOKYO: A strong earthquake lasting about 30 seconds shook Tokyo at approximately 0720 local time. There was no report for damage.
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      34 3 WASHINGTON: A re-cently-organised "citizens' committee" called today for a 50 per cent slash in President Elsenhower's new U853 ,929,995,000 foreign aid programme. It also proposed an end to all foreign aid within three years.
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      15 3 PHNOM PENH: Indian President Rajendra Prasad arrived here for a four-day official visit to Cambodia.
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      31 3 CHICAGO: An American Airlines freight plane crashed and burned in a railroad yard south of Midway Airport after hitting power lines during a landing in a blinding rainstorm. The crew escaped.
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      31 3 SYDNEY: The British freighter Gloucester. 8,500 tons, whose engines broke down last night in heavy seas off the New South Wales coast, is slowly steaming towards Sydney under her own power.
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      41 3 WASHINGTON: Mr. John Foster Dulles went for a car ride through Washington's Rock Creek Park on Sunday his ti ird trip out of hospital since ne was operated on for hernia on Feb. 13 when a recurrence of cancer was discovered.
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      33 3 WASHINGTON: The first Thor missiles based in Britain are considered "operational and ready to be fired," General Thomas E. White. U.S. Air Force Cnief of Staff .said in a testimony made public yesterday
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    Lock icon Top Reds sacked
    65 3 MOSCOW. Mon.— Mr. Sablr Kamalovich Kamalov has been dismissed from his post as party chief in Uzbekistan for "serious shortcomings and errors," II was announced yesterday. The Premier. Mr. M. MirzaAdhmidov, was dismissed from the Uzbeki Party Bureau for similar reasons. Pravda said yesterday that the new
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    Lock icon Astaire, 60: No plans to wed
    44 3 MELBOURNE. Mon.— Fred Astaire. 60 in May. said today he had no marriage plans. He was commenting on a New York report that he intended marrying his television dancing partner, Barrle Chase, when he returned from Australia.— Reuter
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    Lock icon Star in hiding
    35 3 SYDNEY. Mon.— American rock and roll star Tommy Sanda has been a virtual prisoner In his hotel room since he arrived here yesterday, when teenagers ripped his coat from his back. Reuter
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    Lock icon REX AND KAY JOIN THE MARCHERS
    133 3 REX AND KAY JOIN THE MARCHERS University race bar protest LONDON, Monday. ACTOR Rex Harrison and his wife and son are reported to have Joined a procession protesting against the proposed racial segregation in South African universities. About 5,000 students from British universities took part in the procession through London's
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    Lock icon Flights by KLM to Singapore being cut
    101 3 Flights by KLM to Singapore being cut LONDON, Mon.— The British Government today reduced the present number of weekly terminal flights by X.L.M. on its Amsterdam Singapore route from two to one. The decision was to have come into effect on Jan. 31, but was postponed following Dutch representations. It
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    Africans freed
    28 3 LEOPOLDVILLE, Mon Three Belgian Congo African leaders held since riots on Jan. 4 were released yesterday and embarked almost immediately by military plane for Brussels.— U.P.l
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    Lock icon AIR WARNING OF DEATH SAUSAGES
    67 3 ADELAIDE, Mon. Warnings in English. German and Italian to people not to eat sausages bought at an Adelaide butcher's shop were broadcast repeatedly from South Australian radio stations today. The warnings follow the death last night of two-year-old Rudolph Malek from food poisoning. Rudolph's rather,
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    Lock icon Silvana to wed TV comedian
    37 3 HAVANA. iJon.— ltalian actress Silvana Pampanini, who recently said she did not like American men, is engaged to television comedian George de Witt. "Yes, it's true," said Miss Pampanini's manager today. U.P.I.
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    LONDON STOCKS, RUBBER and TIN
    287 3 RUBBER LONDON. Mon.— Spot 26Hd.. April 26 I<d..1 < d.. May 26 June 26\d.. July-Sept. 26\d.. Oct -Dec. 26Hd.. Jan.-MM-ch 26% d.. March Ci.f. 26d. Arlil c.l.f 26d.. May c.i.f. 26 l 4d. Tone: Firmer. TIN LONDON. Mon. Buyers £782 sellers £7824, Forward buyers £78.14.
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    Lock icon REDS BEHIND RIOTS, SAYS Sir ROY
    281 3 REDS BEHIND RIOTS, SAYS Sir ROY NEW YORK, Monday. CIR ROY WELENSKY, Premier of the Rhodesian Federation, charged last night that Communist influence was behind the recent disturbances in central Africa. In an Interview with Columbia Broadcasting System correspondent A 1 c x a n der Kendrick. Sir Roy said:
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    Lock icon Visit by Kishi
    32 3 LONDON, Mon.— Mr. Nobusuke Kishi. Japan's Prime Minister, will visit Britain from July 12 to 16 at the invitation of the British Government it was announced here today. Reuter.
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    'Margaret's friend Billy Wallace to wed' report
    197 3 NASSAU, Mon.—Playboy Billy Wallace, one of the most faithful escorts of Princess Margaret, is engaged to Miss Louise Taylor, daughter of Canadian multimillionaire, Mr. E. P. Taylor, friends said today. Miss Taylor, beautiful blonde heiress to a fortune estimated at M 5210,000,000 formerly
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    Lock icon TENSION AS REBELS HOLD 'POW-WOW
    224 3 OTTAWA, Monday. pEBELLIOUS hereditary Indian chiefs of the six nations reserve at Ohsweken, Ontario, held a •pow-wow" yesterday to plan their next move after being forcibly ousted by "Mounties" from the council house they seized in a bloodless revolt a 1 week ago. The elected
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    Lock icon Reds criticised
    29 3 BERLIN, Mon. The East German Communist leaders Mr. Orotewohl and Mr. Ulbricht, yesterday severely criticised state and party officials for lack ol Initiative in economic development. Reuter
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    Lock icon Graham 'no VIP'
    26 3 MELBOURNE, Mon. Evangelist Billy Graham today refused an offer to use the V.I.P. lounge at Essendon airport "I'm no YIP." he said— Reuter.
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    20 banned from teaching after a leak probe
    261 4 SELANGOR EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TAKES ACTION KLANG, Mon. Thirteen headmasters and seven teachers from 14 Chinese schools here will be barred from teaching in the Klang district from May, following an inquiry into an alleged leakage of examination papers. "The Selangor Education Department
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    FORMER INTERPRETER IS NEW O.C., COURTS
    67 4 FORMER INTERPRETER IS NEW O.C., COURTS MR. K. RAMAKRISKNAN, D.S.P., who started as a police clerk-interpreter in 1930, has been appointed Officer-in-Charge. Courts, Singapore. He was a clerk-interpreter for nine years before he became an Inspector and became a court prosecutor in 1946. From 1951 to 1956, he was the
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    OCPP TELLS OF JEWELS HE FOUND
    326 4 MALACCA, Monday. MR. GERRY HOBBS, OCPD Malacca (Central), said in the magistrate's court here today that he was looking at a man waiting to be searched at Kandang police station on the night of an alleged robbery when he saw something drop under the
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    Warrant issued for bankrupt
    53 4 PENANG. Mon.— The High Court, judge, Mr. Justice Rigby, today issued a warrant for the arrest of a bankrupt who failed to turn up for his public examination. He was Huang Kla Koon. former proprietor of Chop Guan Bee in Butterworth. who was to have appeared
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    Cruelty charge
    29 4 JOHORE BAHRU Mon. Chew Yen Seng was fined $80 in the magistrate's court today for cruelty to 40 fowls and ducks carrying them in three small baskets.
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    BRIDE-TO-BE MUST GO TO JAIL FOR TWO WEEKS
    99 4 BRIDE-TO-BE MUST GO TO JAIL FOR TWO WEEKS lOHORE BAH R U J Mon. Tan Juan, a 19-year-old girl who is soon to be married, will have to go to prison for assisting in a character lottery at Kluang. Yesterday, Mr. Justice Neal dismissed her appeal in the High Court
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    Pahang head of religion
    37 4 KUANTAN. Mon. Tengku Abdullah, son of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, has been appointed acting head of the Pahang Religious Affairs Department. He succeeds Dato Samah. who has retired to contest the state elections.
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    New rest house
    20 4 SLIM RIVER. Mon. The new rest house, which was completed recently was opened to the public yesterday.
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    SATA chief hits PAP proposal for compulsory BCG shots
    444 4 SINGAPORE, Mon.— Dr. Sen Gupta, Director of the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association, today strongly opposed a People's Action Party proposal to introduce compulsory BCG vaccination for children. in Singapore. The proposal was made at a PAp pre-election rally at Red Hill Close
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    BOEING: THERE WAS'AN ERROR'
    86 4 BOEING: THERE WAS 'AN ERROR' SINGAPORE, Mon. The mystery about a United States Air Force Boeing 707 aerial tanker led to an explanation being made today. Colonel Milford Itz, Air Liaison Officer for the United States Air Force, said that an error in the date of a radio message had
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      602 4 Today's Singapore diary... BINGAPORE ART SOCIETY: INDEPENDENT MISSIONARY Bodybuilding, welghtliftlng 4 pjn.; Exhibition of contemporary MOVEMENT: Free film show at Malay civil exam Prep: Std. I— French paintings (reproductions) Mount Emily Girls' Home. Upper 5.30 pjn.; judo practice (beginat the Chinese Chamber of Wllkle Road, 7.15 p.m. ners) 5.30 pjn.;
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    Court told of payroll grab
    326 5 HELD OS INFORMATION, HE WILL NOW STAND TRIAL AT ASSIZES MAN SAYS: 4 MADE MY CAR STOP AND JUMPED IN SINGAPORE, Monday. WONG TIK YUN, managing director of Tien Wah Press, told a preliminary inquiry today that he was robbed of $7,450 at dagger point
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    'TOO MANY NEEDS TO AWAKEN TO IN SINGAPORE'
    175 5 'TOO MANY NEEDS TO AWAKEN TO IN SINGAPORE' SINGAPORE, Mon.— The shortage of hospital beds for the "ordinary sick" in Singapore has to be remedied first before improvements could be made in the facilities for chest surgery, the Director of Medical Services, Dr. M. Doraisingham, said today. Dr. Doralslngham was
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    Plan for well-dad rubbish collectors
    110 5 Plan for well-dad rubbish collectors SINGAPORE, Mon. Every City Council rubbish collector and nightsoil remover would be given four pairs of khaki shorts, four short-sleeved white jackets, tbree pairs of brown canvas shoes, and raincoats if Mrs. F. LeonSoh a councillor, has her way. Each man would change into his
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    EXTRA COST FOR COMING GENERAL ELECTIONS
    78 5 SINGAPORE, Mon. The forthcoming general elections are expected to cost $160,500 more. Approval of a supplementary vote for this amount will be sought in the legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The Government, in an accompanying statement to be presented to the House, says that as
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    SINGAPORE LIONS CLUB TO GET A CHARTER
    68 5 MR. DUDLEY L. SIMMS, president of Lions International arrived here today, bringing with him a charter for the newlyformed Singapore branch. The branch here, one of the youngest, was started last October and has a membership of 21 business and professional men. Mr.
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    Boy. with chopper disarmed by teacher
    165 5 Boy with chopper disarmed by teacher SINGAPORE, Mon.— A school teacher set a fine example when he disarmed a choppercarrying boy in Chinatown on the night of Feb. 27, Inspector Mandy Goh told the Juvenile Court today. The court found a 15-year-old boy guilty of carrying the chopper without lawful
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    'WE'VE BEEN MISLED', SAY TEACHERS
    59 5 'WE'VE BEEN MISLED', SAY TEACHERS SINGAPORE, Mon. Th» Singapore Tamil Teachers" Union will hold a general meeting on Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Rangoon Road English School to discuss the Ministry of Education's failure to meet their demand for "equal pay for equal qualifications." The union said: "The Government
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    Bench and Bar to pay tribute
    50 5 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Bench and the Bar will pay a tribute to the late Mr. Tan Thoon Lip. a former Registrar, at the High Court next Wednesday at 10.15 a.m. Mr. Tan passed away at the General Hospital, after a long illness, last Saturday.
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    Outpatients clinic opens
    26 5 IPOH, Mon. The Central Mental Hospital in Tanjong Rambutan today opened a general outpatients clinic. The clinic will treat general diseases and sickness.
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    Revolver found in undergrowth
    40 5 SING\PORE, Mon. Police this afternoon recovered a serviceable Browning automatic revolver from a clump of undergrowth 100 yards away from the main road at the 54 mile, Thomson Road. Six rounds of ammunition were also seized.
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    Bank closes
    19 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Bank of China today closed its doors and ceased operating in the Federation.
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    Counsel: Too many absent witnesses
    232 5 SINGAPORE, Monday. T^OO many material witnesses in criminal prox secutions had been staying away from the courts when the cases were due to be heard, a defence counsel told the Fourth Criminal District Court today. Mr. P. F. de Souza. for Constable Mohamed Tana bin
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    Triplets doing well
    43 5 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Singapore triplets, now four days old, and their mother, Chan Yin Sim. 20, are reported to be doing well at the Kadang Kerbau Hospital. It is not yet known when they will be able to go home.
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    City Council wards change
    46 5 SINGAPORE. Mon. Six local Government electoral divisions In the city area will have their boundaries altered to coincide with those for the Legislative Assembly, it was announced today. The divisions are Tanglin, River Valley Road, Cairnhill, Toa Payoh, Kallang and Jalan Besar.
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    Perak polls
    25 5 IPOH, Mon.— The Alliance and National Association of Perak have decided to join hands to contest the state and federal elections In Ipoh.
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    Warrant out for missing witness
    58 5 SINGAPORE, Mon.— A warrant of arrest was issued against Leong Kai. of Smith Street, for falling to attend court as a witness today. Johnnie Ng Lai Hock was accused of stealing a pencil valued at $14 belongine to Teo Ah Tat. In Seng Poh Road.
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    $5½ mil, to rehouse victims of two Singapore fires
    296 5 SINGAPORE, Monday. REHOUSING and relief measures for victims of the tires ;it Kumpong Koo Chye last year and Kampong Tiong Bahru last month are costing the Singapore Government more than $5,500,000. Approval of supplementary votes to meet the expenditure will be
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    PAY BOOSTS IN CIVIL SERVICE
    243 5 SINGAPORE, Monday. rpHE Singapore Government has completed the salary revision of officers in two more departments, resulting in wage increases for many of them. This is part of a complete re-organlsation of the civil service under the Govern- merit's Malayanisation policy Those affected under the
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    MAN TRIES TO GET 72 GOLD COINS OUT OF SHB WHARF
    84 5 MAN TRIES TO GET 72 GOLD COINS OUT OF SHB WHARF SINGAPORE. Mon.— A Market Street money changer was arrested by a Singapore Harbour Board detective for trying to get out of the Board's premises with 72 American gold coins. A spokesman for the Board said the man boarded the
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    The schoolboy hitch-hikers
    42 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Two schoolboys, Ahmad Azml bin Hassan, 17, and Mokhtar bin Tumat, 20, have arrived here in the course of a hitch-hiking tour of Malaya They left their homes at Kampong Tanjong Kerayong, Mentakab, on Dec. 19.
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    Giant fun fair: Aid these children
    124 5 SINGAPORE, Mon. An Appeal to the public to give 50 cents or more to enable underprivileged children to attend the giant fair at Great World Park on April 4 is being made by the International Charity Committee. Donations will be used to buy 50-cent
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    Muslim schools told: Wrong to take 1 lottery cash
    376 6 Muslim schools told: Wrong to take 1 lottery cash TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT OVER INTEREST ON MONEY SINGAPORE, Monday. f HE welfare secretary of the All-Malaya Muslim Missionary Society in Singapore. Inche Ahmad Khan Surattee, said here today that it was definitely wrong for Muslim schools and religious bodies to
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    WOMEN SEEK 'A SQUARE DEAL'
    325 6 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Professional Women's Association has told the Council of Ministers that it was time women teachers, doctors and nurses in Singapore were given "a square deal." The association agreed that while it was 'a biological fact" that women could not compete on a
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    TRAIN KILLS SOLDIER
    38 6 KLUANG, Mon.— A Gurkha soldier. Pte Narbahadur Sunwar 22. was run over and killed by the south-bound night mall train near here early today. He had been suffering from a mental illness, it is understood.
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    16 held for attack on cook
    170 6 IPOH Mon.-Three thugs attacked a cook, Wong Kok Hong, 20, last night at about 8 p.m. In the Quntong new village here and inflicted severe wounds on him A member of the police volunteer reserve, Mr. Tan Kooi Gimn, who saw the attack while
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    TWO KEY MEMBERS QUIT RED CROSS
    195 6 TWO KEY MEMBERS QUIT RED CROSS CINGAPORE, Mon. Two key members of the executive committee of the Singapore branch of the British Red Cross Society have resigned. The executive committee accepted the resignations of the deputy president, Mr. Justice Tan Ah Tah. and the director, Mr. Lionel Cresson. at a
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    Death on road
    31 6 TANAH MERAH, (Kelantan). Mon. A clerk, Mokhtar bin Mohamed 21. was fatally injured when the motorcycle he was riding was in collision with a Land Rover near here.
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    DANGER IN LIFTS
    160 6 Trust manager says: We have given sufficient warning SINGAPORE. Mon. The acting manager of the Singapore Improvement Trust. Mr. S. C. Woolmer. said today that the SIT had been trying for years to make its tenants realise the dangers of their children playing with the lifts at
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    'ZIGZAG' WOMAN IN FATAL ACCIDENT
    149 6 SINGAPORE, Monday. A WOMAN who "zigzagged" in a road was later fatally injured by a motor-cycle, an inquest was told today. Lee Peng Gee, an electriclan, said that he was going along Serangoon Road on his motor-cycle on the morning of Jan. 23, when he
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    Hawkers pledge aid to police after course in civics
    141 6 Hawkers pledge aid to police after course in civics THIRTY-TWO hawkers here today made a resolution "to help the police in every way they can". They did so after seeing the police at work. The party visited Police Headquarters and the Police Training School as part of their civics course.
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    JEALOUS HUSBAND IS FREED BY COURT
    168 6 ALOR STAR,Monday. A JEALOUS husband attacked with a changkol JX another man whom he saw talking to his wife in a cattle-shed, the Sessions Court here was told today. A 19-year-old padl planter, Abdul Ghani bin Ismail, was acquitted of voluntarily causing grievous hurt
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    STABBED OFFICER STILL CRITICAL
    59 6 STABBED OFFICER STILL CRITICAL SINGAPORE, Mon. Neo Guan Choo, kelong owner and a Volunteer Special Constabulary inspector, is still critically ill in hospital with a stab wound in his back. Neo was knifed by a youth at 8 a.m. yesterday while washing his car in Wayang Street. A police spokesman
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    Teacher resigns
    24 6 KUANTAN, Mon. Miss Jane K. C Wu. 27, headmistress of the Methodist Girls School here, has resigned. Mrs. Mary Varughese will act.
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    Death railway men to meet
    38 6 KOTa BHARU, Mon.— The Association of Former SlamBurma Death Railway Workers will meet on March 30 and 31. The association, which claims to have about 2,000 members throughout Malaya, was formed last June.
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    Singapore students are going to China
    153 6 SINGAPORE, Mon.-Mr. Lee Yew Seng, a Singapore trade unionist, has accepted an Invitation from the All-China Students' Federation to send a 40-student delegation from Singapore to tour China for three weeks. Mr. Lee, a vice-president of the Singapore Trades Union Congress, in a statement
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    THIS WAY IS BEST, SAY SHB MEN
    92 6 THIS WAY IS BEST, SAY SHB MEN SINGAPORE, Mon.—Greater efficiency in dealing with ships can be brought about if there is full co-operation between the Singapore Harbour Board and the SHB Staff Association, declared the association tonight in a statement. The association was commenting on the SHB chairman, Mr. S.
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    BRAGA BACK AT DESK ACCUSES PAP OF STEALING HIS HEALTH POLICY
    823 7 BRA GA BACK AT DESK A CCUSES PAP OF STEALING HIS HEALTH POLICY 'It is amusing that Mr. Ong should talk about setting up hospital for chronic eases... 9 SINGAPORE, Monday. A 50 p.c. increase in free hospital beds MINISTER SAYS: PLAN SET OUT AT RALLY IS SAME AS THE
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    RESIGN, THE LABOUR FRONT TELLS GOVT.
    241 7 SINGAPORE, Monday. HPHE Singapore Labour Front today called on the Singapore People's Alliance Government to resign after the dissolution of the Legislative AsAt Wednesday's Assembly meeting expected to be the last sitting before it is prorogued the Front's secre-tary-general, Mr. Francis Thomas, who is
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    Residents plan to beat robbers
    111 7 Residents plan to beat robbers SINGAPORE, M o n Queensiown residents will meet tomorrow to devise plans aimed at ridding the estate of housebreaking and robbery. The meeting is part of the Queenstown community centre campaign to combat crime in the estate. Invitations have been sent to about 10.000 people.
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    Suicide verdict
    36 7 SINGAPORE, Mon.— A verdict of suicide by drowning was returned today at the inquest on a trisha-rider, Chong Sam, 60. whose body was found floating in Kallang River on the morning of Jan. 13.
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    School concert
    27 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Chinese High School celebrated the 40th anniversary of the founding of the school with a musical concert at the Victoria Theatre tonight.
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    Marcus is attacked again by PAP man
    240 7 THE vice-chairman of the City Council's vehicles and fire brigade committee, Mr. Lav Por Tuck, today criticised the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. P. C. Marcus, for submitting a memorandum to the committee without prior discussion with him. The memorandum was on the routine
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    PLEA TO GOVT. ON TRADE SHOWS
    157 7 PLEA TO GOVT. ON TRADE SHOWS SINGAPORE, Mon. The Government should shoulder the main burden for holding future international trade fairs, said Mr. Lim Kee Meng, secre-tary-general of the recent Constitution Exposition, today. He said: "We should make trade fairs a regular feature in Singapore to boost our position as
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    Secretary takes up post
    50 7 SINGAPORE. Mon.— Mr. R. Joseph, newly-elected secretary of the Singapore Civil Service Staff Side Council, today assumed duties at his office in Empress Place. He was seconded from the Survey Department to replace Mr. M. Muthucumaru, who resigned from the post last week for personal reasons.
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    Back on air
    28 7 SINGAPORE, Mon.— April 5 is the date on which Radio Singapore will resume news broadcasts in Teochew, Hakka, Foochow and Halnanese, which were recently suspended.
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    Japan's cement king flies in
    82 7 Japan's cement king flies in JAPAN'S cement king, Mr. Takashi Mitsuya. managing director of the Onoda Cement Co. Ltd., flew into Singapore by CPA last night. He is on a goodwill tour of his company's branches in South-East Asia. He has been to Hong Kong, Manila. Saigon and Pnom Penh,
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    New mosque: An appeal
    48 7 SINGAPORE, Mon.—Residents of Kampong Paya Goyang in Singapore appealed today for donations to help them complete their new mosque. They need $15,000. Donations should be sent to the Secretary, Hamdan bin Haji Sidek, Lembaga Wakaf Mesjid, Kampong Paya Goyang, 1-2, Somerset Road, Singapore. 9.
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    AT LAST THEY CAN CLAIM ALLOWANCES
    352 7 OINGAPORE, Mon. More than 400 principals and teachers of Singapore Chinese schools can now claim allowances for nonpensionable posts for the first time. The Government has decided to pay them monthly allowances ranging from $30 to $360 depending on the number of classes and
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    17 schools send in entries for that big debate
    159 7 17 schools send in entries for that big debate SINGAPORE, Mon.— A total of 17 schools have submitted their entries for the interschool debate organised by the Chinese YMCA, to be held on April 4. Subject for the debate: "Should co-education be encouraged In the secondary schools?" A draw of
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    Holiday in India
    22 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Mr. A. Noor Mohamed, of Abdul Majid and Company, has left for a holiday in India.
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    Marathon German rider Franz still continues to ride on and on
    226 7 Marathon German rider Franz still continues to ride on and on SINGAPORE, Mon. Franz Wendlandt, the 36-year-old German, who is at. tempting to cycle 72 hours non-stop, was still at his marathon ride in the blazing sun this morning. He completed his 50th hour at noon. He was then accompanied
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    ROAD ACCIDENT WOMAN IS GIVEN $12,000 DAMAGES
    106 7 SINGAPORE, Mon Mrs. S. Devadas, wife of Insp. V. Devadas, was awarded damages of $12,080 by Mr. Justice Tan Ah Tan in the High Court today for personal injuries suffered in a motor accident at Newton Circus on Aug 13, 1956. The award
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    191 8 Wordi Sl* (minimum). MR AND MRS. LOW HUN MING lhank their relatives and the many friend* for their generous gifu both in kind and cash and thetr presence at their wedding reception on 15th March 1859. MR. tt MRS CHAN PENG MUN. Thank All Their Relations. Friends. The Director
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    The Straits Times Tuesday, March 17, 1959. Nasser And Kassem
    609 8 The Straits Times Tuesday, March 17, 1959. Nasser And Kassem Four anti Communist speeches by Colonel Nasser in four days is dramatic testimony of the change which events in Iraq have wrought in Middle East relations. But Nasser still separates Communist foes from Russian friends. The first team of Russian
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    Lottery Grants
    272 8 Can mosques, Malay schools and other Muslim institutions accept grants from the Social Welfare Lotteries Board without offending the tenets of Islam? By appointing a special committee to go into this question, the Perak Religious Affairs Department has drawn fresh attention to a long-standing controversy. The fact that
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    Bilingual Teachers
    215 8 Should Malay be taught only by Malays? The Selangor Union of Malay Teachers appears to think so. The union's contention is that non-Malay teachers in the Chinese schools are themselves still learning the national language. They attend Malay classes once a week. There is some substance in this
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    Indonesia prepares for 'guided democracy'
    1186 8 Indonesia prepares for 'guided democracy PRESIDENT SOEKARNO REVIVES ABANDONED CONSTITUTION by A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT JAKARTA. INTEREST has been revived in an American form of constitution which was given a three months' trial during the early days of Indonesian independence. This constitution has saved President Soekarno and his Cabinet a lot
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      Cambridge Examination does not fulfil certain requirements
      228 8 Cambridge Examination does not fulfil certain requirements rpHE large number of stuX dents passing the Cambridge School Certificate examinations yearly must engage the attention of our educationists, leaders of commerce and industry and our Assemblymen. The Cambridge School Certificate awarded on the basis of a "group qualification" in a number
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      Mr. Francis Thomas and his $300,000 secret
      131 8 I AM grateful to you for giving space to my statement regarding Mr. Chew Swee Kee. There *ts however one correction that ought to be made. The penultimate sentence of my statement was: "I had then no secret agreement with the PAP and
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      HANDLING OF PARTY FUNDS
      75 8 HANDLING OF PARTY FUNDS AS a top executive of the Labour Front it was perfectly in order for Mr. Chew Swee Kee to reveal to Mr. F. Thomas, another top executive of the same party, that he had received a contribution of $300,000 to party funds. I cannot see why
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      PRIVATE TUITION
      125 8 IN connection with all talk about private tuition, etc.. there has been discrimination in giving permission to teachers to teach outside school hours. Some teachers have been allowed to teach more than the prescribed four hours per week, and I know of some who are doing six or
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    Marcus: Post was created by Mayor
    620 9 CAO SUBMITS REPORT SAYING IT WAS DONE WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ME' SINGAPORE, Monday. pHE City Council's Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. P. C. Marcus, has submitted to the council's finance committee a paper in which he says the Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, created a
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    KIWI WEDS ENGLISH GIRL
    72 9 IPOH, Mon. Two young people from opposite parts of the world found romance while serving in Malaya and were married in Taiping yesterday. They were Pte. Peter Dawson. 22. of Palmerston North, Island, New Zealand, attached to the Ist Bn., the New Zealand Regiment and Miss
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    Council is considering scheme for electricity
    64 9 Council is considering scheme for electricity PENANG. Mon. The City Council is considering a scheme to develop hydroelectric power when the multi-million dollar Ayer Itam dam is completed. The Mayor. Mr. D. S. Ramanathan, said today the dam, now under construction, was being built primarily as a storage reservoir. A
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    Judgment is reserved
    78 9 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Chief Justice. Sir Alan Rose, in the High Court today reserved judgment in the action brought by Nederlandsche Handel Maatschappli N.V.. against Koh Kirn Guan. a businessman. claiming $27,000 The bank alleged it had overpaid Koh this sum on a cheque for $3,000 which
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    A pretty philatelist from Malaya studies stamps at Westminster
    36 9 A pretty philatelist from Malaya studies stamps at Westminster CHE ZAHRAH M. HASHIM, 21, of Kuala Lumpur who works at Malaya House in London, studies Malayan stamps at the National Stamp Exhibition at Westminster. 1.P.1 picture.
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    Dato Hamid: PAP not 'sincere and honest'
    232 9 Dato Hamid: PAP not 'sincere and honest' SINGAPORE, Mon.— The chairman of Singapore State UMNO, Dato Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat, today attacked the People's Action Party for not being "sincere and honest enough to come out openly and declare on which side of the fence they stood." He said:
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    Justice on leave
    26 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Mr. Justice Neal will hear cases in the High Court here during the absence of Mr. Justice Hepworth on leave.
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    MORE OVERSEAS MATERIAL ON RADIO NOW
    137 9 MORE OVERSEAS MATERIAL ON RADIO NOW SINGAPORE, Monday. RADIO SINGAPORE has Introduced more transcription programmes from the United States and Britain on its English language service since the*split with Radio Malaya on Jan. 4 this year. Radio Singapore's Controller of Programmes. Mr. Derek Cooper, said today that the Increase in
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    Hold-up trio loch victims in bathroom
    93 9 Hold-up trio loch victims in bathroom SINGAPORE, Mon. Three men entered a petrol kiosk at MacPherson Road early this morning and robbed the attendant, Chua Siak Koon, of $138. Chua. who had just got out of bed, was tied up and thrown into the bathroom at the back of the
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    Children's party
    24 9 SINGAPORE, Mon. A children's party will be held at the Buona Vista Community Centre on April 19 in celebration of Harl Raya
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    Revolver-firing goldsmith guilty of rash act
    201 9 SINGAPORE Mon.— 0 Lim Scow Lim, 43, a goldsmith described by his counsel as one of the most important members of the Chinese community, was today convicted of committing a rash act by firing his revolver so as to endanger human life. Lim had.
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    Man to court: Why I gave lottery ticket to a shophand
    542 9 Man to court: Why I gave lottery ticket to a shophand DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO CHECK THE NUMBERS' X $125,000 [PRIZE CASE:] V6TH DAY J ITXJALA LUMPUR, Mon. A former peon who is claiming ownership of a $125,000 lottery ticket said he gave the ticket to a shop assistant for
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    Civics course for teaciiers
    44 9 Mai>ACCA, Mun. Thirtytwo Chinese teacners today started a one-week civics course organised by the Information and Education Departments here. They will pay a two-day visit to Kuala Lumpur. Those taking part come from the Central, Jasln and Alor Gajah districts.
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    All the Johore results
    7561 11 [£LALA LUMPUR, Mon. The results of the Senior Cambridge and Federation of Ma lava certificate examinations held last year were announced here today. The pass list of states which get this edition of the Straits Times is given below. Two figures indicate grades in the School
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      397 11 fl 3fi )453 Knights of old used II to don suits of steel armour to protect j I I themselves from the sword thrusts I of their enemies. I I IN 1959 More and more people I I are seeking another type of security. I I Financial security. If you
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    MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION PLAN BY STRAITS TIMES
    617 12 MAJOR RECONSTRUCTION PLAN BY STRAITS TIMES By Our Market Correspondent THE Straits Times announced a major reconstruction plan yesterday whereby shareholders would receive three shares in a Federation registered company known as The Straits Times Press (Malaya) Ltd. in exchange for every two dollars worth of stock in the present
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    98 12 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per plcul yesterday wen; Copra; quiet; UK/Continent March/April shipment $43 buyers. $44 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk 163 V, sellers, drum $67 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business was reported done, Muntok white $163, Sarawak $162. special Sarawak black $86, garbled Lampong black
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    RUBBER PRICES
    143 12 April first grade rubber buyers f .o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 89% cents per lb. up 1% cents on Friday's closing price. The closing tone was steady. Closing prices in cents per lb., yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 88, sellers 88%; Int. 1
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    STORE SHIPPING
    94 12 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Kirstin Bakke 12, Cyclops 45. Shoyo Maru 6 A, Agamemnon 67, Olenorchy 89, Tlnegara lOll, Karlmun *****, President Tyler 15-16, State of West Bengal 18, FaLstrta 19|20, Jarak N. Wall 2, Semantan N. Wall 3, Segamat
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    Rubber crops
    33 12 The following further March rubber crops are notified: Amalgamated Rubber Estates 677.299 lb. Ayer Pans* 89,000 lb. Glenealy 76,000 lb. Kraang 82,000 lb- Pajam 121,500 lb. and Uln Benut 32,500 n>.
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    26 12 SINGAPORE, Mar. 16. RUBBER: 89% cents per lb. (up l's cents). TIN: $404.75 per picnl (up 50 cents). Estimated unofficial offering 120 tons (unchanged).
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    505 12 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: "Rubbers and lndiistrlals were selectively firm while tins were steady. The turnover was fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business up to 3.30 p.m.: Industrials: Con. Tin Smelt ords 305.; Fed. Dlsp. $1.06; Pltzpatrlcks 95 cents; Fraser and Neave
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    STOCK INDICES
    23 12 Malayan Share Market: Mar. 16 Mar. 14 Industrials: 86.38 86.27 Tins: 100.90 100.42 Rubbers (S) 125.59 124.95 Jan. 1 1958 100
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    126 12 MELBOURNE, Mon. TNVESTMENT and mining shares were firm, on the Stock Exchance here today. However, the turnover was light. Rises slightly outnumbered falls, with Factors up 3d. and A.P M. up 4d. being the main moves. Commonwealth bonds firmed with a moderate turnover. Loans 3%% 1956-59 £99 16s.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    155 12 The Malayan Exchanfr Banks' Association made the following changes in Its rates to merchant* yesterday (all rates to tioot New York: buying airmail TT 32 15/16, O.D. 33 1 16, So n'st 33 5/16 credit bills. 33 7/16 irado bills. Canada: buying airmail T.t 32, O.D 32 1/8.
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      813 12 NOTICE^ NOTICE TENDERS will be received by the undersigned or Mr. Liew Why Hone from contractors up to 13 noon of 25th March 1959 to demolish remaining structures of Nos. 3, 5. 7, 9 and 11, Post Oince Road. Ipoh (Ipoh Town Lots 139 A to 163 A inclusive) and
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      Burma to increase her rice sales
      304 14 Burma to increase her rice sales RANGOON GOVERNMENT APPOINTS AGENTS THE Burmese Government is to appoint four rice agents in Malaya soon, with a view to increasing sales of its rice in Singapore and the Federation, according to local trade circles. A spokesman for the Burmese consulate in the Colony
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      'Electrical mart good'
      119 14 MALAYA has an expanding market lor industrial lighting equipment, an executive of a British electric company, Mr. H. C. Campbell, said when he visited Singapore last week. Mr. Campbell is the managing director of The Benjamin Electric Ltd., of Tottenham, London, whose company has been supplying Malaya
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      French imports boost
      198 14 French imports boost MALAYAN imports from France, which fell in 1958 by seven million dollars in value compared with 1957. would recover this year, following the devaluation of the French franc. Mr. Olivier Plot, the republic's commercial attache in Singapore said in the Colony yesterday. Mr. Plot said that the
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      MAJOR BRITISH DISCOVERY
      253 14 A BRITISH company, Beecham Group Ltd., has made a major discovery in antibiotics research which will open the way for the evolution of many effective new penicillins, it is announced. Described as a "breakthrough in the antibiotic front," the new development will also make it possible to
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      Recession cut U.S. local pen sales
      173 14 THE trade recession caused a decline in Ameri- can pen imports into Malaya last year, a pen company executive from New Jersey said in Singa--pore. The smaller re-export trade in Singapore was another factor which contributed to the reduced business, said the executive. Mr.
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      New U.K. process to revolutionise glass manufacture
      238 14 New U.K. process to revolutionise glass manufacture A REVOLUTIONARY process discovered by a British company will probably result in sheet glass being replaced eventually in Malaya and many other parts of the world. The discovery has resulted in Pilkington Bros. Ltd. of St. Helens, England producing "float" glass. Mr. E.
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      Bankers in Singapore
      65 14 SEVERAL hundred guests attended a luncheon in Singapore on Saturday in honour of Mr. E.J.P.C. Knight, managing director of Lombard Bank Ltd. London and Mr. P.H.A Bowman a fellow director. They had made a tour of Lombard interests in Australia and New Zealand. The luncheon was given
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      Another Malayan bank opens
      206 14 Another Malayan bank opens SINGAPORE and Malaya need more banking establishments to help the development of trade in the territories, Mr. Goh Cheng San. managing director of the newly-formed Far Eastern Bank Ltd., Singapore, said yesterday. Mr. Goh, who has been a banker for over 36 years, said that banking
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      840 15 STEAMBATHS. MASSAGE, ETC. U Words ii (Mim.) M ets. txtra RELAX AT "BOBBY O Irene". Have Special Siamese Massage. Steambath. 298, River Valley Road. Phone *****. l» a.m. 10 pjn. LAURA-MARY. Special Siamese Massage. Steambath for Ladies' Gentlemen Muscular-pain, Fatlque 319-P. River Valky Road. 9 ajn. to 9 pjn. TOYO-BATH
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      354 15 t 25 Better wander after the Straits Times Crossword ae S^%^ v 27 It's even In concentrated form BBBBM7r~^^i~"~^^r~~ < ast ft n confusion, I 111 I sbbbl I I I I causing uneasiness (15). —^Bssr~~^BBBBT~~~BBBW^~"BBBBBT~~~SBBBBT~~~^BBBBr~~~SBBBsr~~ This makes straight sword-play B^H B^H B^H B^H L^H Impossible in the East (8).
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    THE BIG BADMINTON ROW HAS NOW ENDED
    434 16 'We want to forget episode/ says Wee SINGAPORE, Mon. 0 The big badminton row, sparked by the Singapore B.A.s references in its annual report to Malaya's Thomas Cup defeat which brought a scathing rejoinder from the B.A.M. president, Mr. Heah Joe Seang, has
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    RMP beaten
    44 16 SINGAPORE. Mon. Regimental Pay Office beat R.M.P. 5-1 in a Singapore Base District soccer league match at Nee Soon today Hughes, Slevin and Stoddart scored for Pay Office, and Alan Butcher scored for R.M.P. The other two R.P.O. goals were own goals.
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    SCOREBOARD
    80 16 NEW ZEALAND Ist Inns 181 ENGLAND Ist Inns Richardson c Bolton b Moir 67 Watson b Hough Cravenoy b Moir 46 May not out 124 Cowdrey b Hough Dexter c Petrie b Moir Mortimore b Hough Sw«m.in run out 17 Trueman not out Extras 10 Total (for 7) 311
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    Water-polo visitors
    49 16 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Tirta Kent j ana swimming club of Indonesia will play three water-polo matches against club teams during a flve-day visit to Singapore. The 20-member Indonesian contingent, comprising f.uee officials. thirteen water-polo players and eight swimmers, including four women, is expected to arrive on Wednesday.
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    Lock icon Malayan team
    40 16 MANILA, Mon.— The Malayan Davis Cup team of Ong Chew Bee and Moses Tay, accompanied by officials Messrs Tan Cheng Phor and Chua Choon Leong, arrived here today for their cup tie against Philippines starting on Saturday. U.P.I.
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    WEIGHTS FOR ALL EIGHT RACES AT BUKIT TIMAH ON SATURDAY
    690 16 WEIGHTS FOR ALL EIGHT RACES AT BUKIT TIMAH ON SATURDAY W/EIGHTS for \M all eight races at Bukit Timah on Saturday are: SPRING CUP Cl 1 Div I—l M Picture Goer U 9 0* Shamrock SUpper 9.03 Downing Street 8.13 On Stage 8.09 CanMtra 8.06 Artina 8.04 Couag 144 Campdale
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    Timberlane is in great shape
    139 16 Timberlane is in great shape ON THE TRACK WITH ALLAN LEWIS SINGAPORE, Monday. JIMBERLANE, who bowled along freely, "ran three furlongs in just a tick under 39 seconds and did his work really well at Bukit Timah this morning. He is a fit horse. There was not much fast work
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    A HUSH-HUSH REPLAY BUT V.S. DID EVEN BETTER
    231 16 A HUSH-HUSH REPLAY BUT V.S. DID EVEN BETTER SINGAPORE, Mon— Victoria entered the final of the inter-schools badminton tournament when they beat Raffles Institution 4-1 in the semi-final replay at Anson Road today. But officials of Raffles, Victoria and the Singapore Secondary Schools Sports Council, which is sponsoring this tournament,
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    TWO NEW 'CAPS'
    101 16 MALAYA SELECTORS RECALL MIKE SHEPHERDSON FOR INTERNATIONAL KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Two Selangor players are the new "caps" In the Malaya eleven to meet Singapore in the return hockey international here on Saturday. The new "caps" are Shariff (outside right) and Arulrajah (outside left). The selectors have recalled
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    Lock icon Retains title
    25 16 TOKYO, Mon. Japans Sadao Yaolta retained his Far Eastern flyweight title tonight, scoring a unanimous 12-round decision over Filipino challenger Larry Pinera U.P.I.
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    RAO RAJAH RE-INSTATED TO RACE IN CLASS 3
    154 16 RAO RAJAH RE-INSTATED TO RACE IN CLASS 3 SINGAPORE, Mon.— Rao Rajah, an eight-year-old Irish gelding by Sayajirao, a former Class 1 middle distance runner, has been re-instated to race in Class 3. Three new horses have been registered. They are: Class 2— Happy Melody (late Stoneyhurst), 5-year-old eh ir
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    Nomads in final
    54 16 SINGAPORE, Mon. Navy Nomads entered the Singapore Hockey Association's junior knockout competition final today when they beat Police "A" 1-0 at Thomson Road. Nomads scored the only goal of the match after three minutes when outside right Sta Maria outwitted the Police defence and squared the ball
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    Low asked for views
    102 16 SINGAPORE, Mon. The seven-man committee set up by Singapore Amateur Football Association to find ways to Improve the standard of soccer In Singapore, met today for the first time but did not make any recommendations. Mr. K. c Glllet. the chairman of the committee, said after
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    Saints outplay Gan Eng Seng
    47 16 SINGAPORE, Mon. St. Andrew's school beat Gan Eng Seng 8-2 in their interschool soccer match at Woodsville today. Slew Watt Son (3) San Yen Yee (3) and Tan Kirn Siah (2) scored for St. Andrew's and Sum Fong and Naldu for G.E.S.
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    Coates wins
    27 16 SINGAPORE. Mon. Ted Coates, of Seletar won the Royal Air Force Cycling Association's 25-mile time trial from six others at the Bukif Timah course yesterday.
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    Asian Junior Cup training starts
    231 16 SINGAPORE, Mon. Jalan Besar Stadium was bustling with activity as 30 of Singapore 1 most promising schoolboy footballers began training under Singapore Amateur Football Association coaches for the coming Junior Asian Cup soccer competition In Kuala Lumpur next month. The squad, which has been In
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    May hits 124 not out to gain his 77th century
    284 16 May hits 124 not out to gain his 77th century THE AUCKLAND TEST AUCKLAND, Monday. DETER MAY, scoring his 12th Test century and r the 77th of his career, helped England to a commanding first innings lead of 130 runs with three wickets standing on the second day of the
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      52 16 HOCKEY: S.H.A. Senior knockout competition (Anal) Police v S.R.C., Serangoon Road; junior (seml-flnal) Combined Schools v R.E.M.E., Ayer Rajah Road. SOCCER: S.AJ.A. Dlv.l— Amicable A. A. v 1.R.C., Jalan Besar, 5.15 p.m. Inter-school A.C.S. v Ooldham, Barker Road. NETBALL: Inter-school TanJons Katong v Kuo Chuan, St. Hilda School. BASKETBALL: S.T.S.C.
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