The Straits Times, 8 April 1959

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  • 18 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times ■tie** Estd. 1845. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1959 15 CENTS
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  • 2900 1 Mayor Ong, PAP Councillors may ask Supreme Court permission to apply for a writ of prohibition He's unfit to I conduct inquiry Lee SINGAPORE, Tuesday. ON THE GROUND that he was biased, the fitness of Mr. S. H. D. Elias to conduct the Commission of Inquiry into
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  • 522 1 Byrne names source: Man who called himself Stone told me about it- SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE FORMER Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Mr. K. M. Byrne, dramatically revealed to a Commission of Inquiry today that the man who gave him secret information about Mr. Chew Swee Kee's
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  • 27 1 NEW GOVERNOR LONDON. Turs. Mr Evelyn Dennison Hone ha* been appointed Governor of Northern Rhodesia in succession to Sir Arthur Benson, announced here today. Reutcr.
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    • 220 1 CHOOSE JUST THE RING SHE ADMIRES From P. H. HENDRY Manufacturing Jewellers Gem Merchants 78 North Bridge Road, Singopore-6. Kualo Lumpur. BUDGET: Cuts in taxes and price of beer LONDON. Tuesday. Til! Chancellor >>i the Exchequer. Mr. Derick Heath-c-oat Amory, announced his new Budget to the House of Commons today.
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    • 9 1 rULL REPORT OF SECOND DAY'S HEARING IN PAGES 2.5.6,14
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    • 35 1 the most advanced lighter in the world tyy Ronson X/oraTlome FRASEP. NEAVE HAVE BEEN QUENCHING THIRSTS Z > if tlO TO > > o aerated waters... Z aizea }or 1 or Z drinks be&t value }or your money/
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  • 8572 2 COMMISSION TOLD OF A $161,000 WITHDRAWAL EXCHANGE CONTROL KNEW ABOUT U.S. $60,000 PAYMENT IN 1958 DID YOU NOT KNOW THIS INFORMATION WAS SECRET, CONFIDENTIAL? HEARD OF THAT ACCOUNT AT LUNCH TIME TALK, SAYS INCOME TAX MAN ALL FILES ARE
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  • 87 2 Counsel at the inquiry Mil. KENNETH SETH and MR. C. KOH are appearing for Mr. Chew Swee Kee. MR. J. B. JEYAKETNAM. for the Income Tax Department. MR. J. E. LLOYD for Mr. R. P. Newell, general manager of the First National City Bank of New York, Singapore. MR. LEE
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 64 2 THE GAMBOLS by Barry Appleby AC YOU MAVE We DAY FICST we'LL MOVC TUfc Off-, ©eocoe. WOULD I FUSNITUB6 OUT OP TUE YOU HELP ME WITM THE- I LOUMde AND TUB atDCOOMS •PgINO CIgANIMO 1 ~~?S~~ TUEN TU£CE« TUE NEW |IWEU-,UET« O£T CTABTEoT CUP6OACDS MOU'VE 06EN) -WE DONT WANT TWC
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  • 301 3 Amory cuts beer duty and tax in the new Budget CHANCELLOR: BRITAIN'S UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURE IS STILL TOO HIGH LONDON, Tuesday. MR. DKRICK Heathcoat-Amory, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, today announced tax reliefs amounting to £295 million a year. Outlining reductions including income tax, purchase tax and the tax on beer,
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  • 39 3 KARACHI. Tues. The Pakistan Government's wedding present to Prince Akihito of Japan, who met Miss Michiko Shoda on tennis court, is a box of tennis rackets the product of the sports industry of Sialkot District, West Pakistan
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  • 10 3 HAYWAKD...in want to live."
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  • 151 3 SPRINGTIME OF OPPORTUNITY and of manpower now exist for an appreciable increase in production over its present level. That is one of the basic presumptions in my budget.' Turning to the prospects for the year ahead, Mr Amory said that on the basis of existing taxation total revenue would be
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  • 106 3 WASHINGTON, Tues.— The United States Air Force has chosen seven "supermen" to be the first Americans to make a journey into space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration disclosed yesterday. The seven were chosen from 110 hand-picked volunteers. The Mercury satellite they will man will
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  • 253 3 SUSAN HAYWARD AND DAVID NIVEN ARE THE TOP STARS HOLLYWOOD, Tuesday. RED-HAIRED Susan Hayward, last night won the Academy Award for best actress of 1958. David Niven. an ex-British Army officer, reached the peak of his career with the award for best actor. "Gigi," which won nine awards in all.
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  • 33 3 BERLIN, Tues. Claus Frombeck. nicknamed "King of the car thieves." who admitted stealing 44 cars in four years, was jailed for six years by a West Berlin court yesterday. Reuter.
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  • 316 3 YEW DELHI, Tues.— Tibetan rebels cheered by the escape of their Dalai Lama, have consolidated their grip on strategic territory and carried the revolt into the border provinces of Red China, according to reports reaching here yesterday. The Peking regime admitted that there was
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  • 28 3 BONN. Tues. Dr. Konrad Adenauer, the West German Chancellor, has accepted his party's nomination for the presidency, which will take him out of active politics.— Reuter.
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  • 82 3 LONDON, Tues. A 43-year-old builder who bought a golf club near Loughborough, after it had refused to admit him as a member now wants to sell it. Mr. Pat Pateman said the process of reorganising the Longcliffe Golf Club on more democratic .ines was taxing his
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  • 349 3 T ONDON. Tues. It was a gen- erally satisfactory day fn London stock markets, although some selling was again evident. These were also buying orders by those people willing to take an optimistic view on the Budget. Gilt-edged securities met a small demand, and cU'sed quietly firm. Closing
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  • 136 3 NEW REVOLT IN IRAQOIL TOWN IN REBEL HANDS f AIRO, Tues. —About 25 people were killed in a clash between "nationalist rebels" and Government forces 20 miles north-east of Bagdad. Fierce fighting in northern Iraq is reported and the rebels are in control of part of the oil town of
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  • IN BRIEF...
    • 36 3 LONDON, Tuesday. fHE DISCOVERY early today of a 2,0001 b. World x War II German bomb in Central London halted rail traffic across the Thames for more than five hours.
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    • 30 3 An Army bomb disposal unit finally defused the bomb. It was found on a Shell Company building site south of the river between the Festival Hall and Waterloo Station.— UPl.
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    • 28 3 VATICAN CITY: The Pope will broadcast a message of good wishes on Thursday to Japan's Crown Prince Akihito on the occasion of his marriage to MLss Michlko Shoda.
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    • 27 3 LONDON: The Ministry of Labour announced that the number of unemployed people dropped by 58,000 in Britain from Feb. 9 to March 9, when 551,000 were jobless,
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    • 22 3 TOKYO: Marshal Peng Teh-huai, China's Vice-Pre-mier and Defence Minister, received an Algerian military delegation in Nanking, the New China News Agency reported.
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    • 18 3 CAIRO: United Arab Republic and British officials have opened talks aimed at resuming trade between the two nations.
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    • 16 3 MELBOURNE: American crooner Frank Sinatra has reported to Melbourne police the loss of a pair of
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    • 16 3 sapphire cuff-links worth $7,000. a gold pencil and a pair of sunglasses from his hotel suite.
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    • 15 3 ALGIERS: The French Army last week killed 767 rebels, and French troops lost 72 dead.
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    • 25 3 MOSCOW: Top Soviet ballerina Galina Ulanova left by air for New York to star in a Bolshoi ballet tour of the United States and Canada.
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    • 22 3 LONDON: The Sultan of Brunei left for home "fully satisfied" with the constitutional talks with the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Alan Lennox Boyd.
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    • 26 3 COTONOU (Dahomey): France flew troops in to restore order following an outbreak of political rioting in which at least 100 people were injured over the week-end.
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    • 15 3 PARIS: Two police stations were machine gunned during the night by gangs of North Africans.
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    • 210 3 [flash;"} t i \M I K I WW PROUDLY ANNOUNCES 16 "OSCAR" WINNERS j* in the > 7959 ACADEMY AWARDS for M BEST ACTOR DAVID NIVEN for his performance in "SEPARATE TABLES" BEST ACTRESS— SUSAN HAYWARD— for her 1 performance in "I WANT TO LIVE" BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR BURL IVES
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  • 285 4 Doctor: Admit it ladies, you're not equals of men 'HAPPY? THANK SOCIAL JUSTICE 9 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. QR. E. C. WINSLOW, acting Medical Superintendent of the Woodbridge Hospital, today called on Singapore women to admit one fact women were not equal to men. Speaking at the Cultural Centre in Fort Canning,
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  • 51 4 SINGAPORE. Tues. An unemployed man, with eight previous theft convictions, was jailed today for 18 months for theft of clothing, belonging to a housewife Abdul Wahab bin Haji Abdul Hamid 28. was also ordered to serve a year's police supervision at the end of his prison
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  • 55 4 BINGAPORE. Tues. Mr. Koh Han Kok will give a talk with coloured slides on "Impressions of my visit to China" at the Upper Serangoon Community Centre, Lim Ah Pin Road, on Friday at 7 p.m. Mr Koh was a member of the trade mission to
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  • 115 4 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. A FULL programme of music and dances at the padang tomorrow night will bring a grand finale to the Festival of Arts. Starting at 6 p.m., the band of St. Patrick's School Cadet Corps will do formation marching, followed by lion and dragon
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  • 73 4 Smash and grab gang thinks up new ruse PENANG. Tues. A man walked into a general store in busy Campbell Street yesterday after, noon. Three men followed him in shortly afterwards and started an argument with him. In the heat of the "argument." two of them snatched up two stools
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  • 144 4 PENANG. Tues. -The Federation Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, said here last night he was confident that the present differences among UMNO members in Singapore would be settled before the general election. "I met most of the UMNO leaders there and had a
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  • 25 4 SINGAPORE. Tues. Mr. M. George, of the newlyestablished Land Titles Registry in Singapore, left for a three month training course in Australia tonight.
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  • 132 4 St. John Ambulance parade SINGAPORE. Tues.— The St. John Ambulance Briga.de will hold its annual parade at the Jalan Besar Stadium on April 19 at 5 p.m. There will be 13 members receiving awards at the parade. They are: Commander (Brother) of the Order to Dr. P. C. Kwan, Deputy
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  • 23 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues The Customs and Excise office here will be closed oa Friday and Saturday for the Hari Raya holidays.
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  • 179 4 GOING HOME AFTER 26 YEARS SINGAPORE, Tues. A former jaga was carried on to a plane today to fly home to see his family for the first time in 26 years. Twenty-six years ago, Gauri Rai. left his native village in Azamgarh, United Provinces, with several other Indian emigrants to
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  • 27 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. A shop assistant. Yun Kirn Ong. was fined $400 in the magistrate's court here today for carrying on a characters I lottery.
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  • 200 4 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE Chief Minister, Tun Lim Yew Hock, said today that he was glad there was now national democratic unity in Singapore. He was commenting on the Liberal Socialist Party decision last night to unite with the Singapore People's Alliance, UMNO and MCA in
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 664 4 Today's Singapore diary"* FESTIVAL OF ARTS: Last day I Y.W.C.A.: International Women's CLOTHING SHOP at St. —band music, dragon and lion Club meeting at Y.W.C.A., Out- Andrews Cathedral, CWA Room, dances, and other eastern dances ram Road. 10.30 a.m., beauty cul- South Side, 3 p.m. and music at padang 7
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    • 161 7 t AUSTIN looks years ahead with the Plain for all to see is the hand of Pinin Farina in the styling. In the swift, uncluttered line of the silhouette. In the clean moulding of nose and tail Look at the A 55 Cambridge from any angle, it's a thoroughly shapely
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  • 23 8 Mr. A: Mrs Jack Hodekinstr. of the Royal Island Club Say Goodbye to their many Friends .ngapore and Malaya. P.P.C. 7/4/58.,
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  • 61 8 W.-rrf, S/0 < Minimum). MRS. YONO MUI LAN nee Sim Gaik Hong of Lav Medical Hall Kullra passed away after short illness on Sunda>. Funeral on 7-4-59 REV. FR. JOSEPH PEREIRA pushed away peacefully on 28 3.59 ai Trivandrum. A Requiem High Mass will be sung for the departed
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  • 100 8 It Hord, ill, (.Minimum). IHE Friends of the late Mr. Cyril Kelly Edwards wish to thank all those v. ho visited him in Hospital, attended the funeral, and sent floral tributes. MR Si MRS. RENE RODRIGUES thank all relatives friends for their attendances at tneir wedding iz for valuable
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  • 339 8 Word* %U (Minimum). SEONA MACINNES sings with Coi. boliano s band at "The Cockpi: Nightly except. Sundays. COLD STORAGE SHOPS Singapore Open until 1 pjn. Tomorrow. Regret no deliveries. THE FRESHNESr and coolness of 4711 -Ice' Eau ue Cologne awakens new liie in your veins and whose cooling effect
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  • 736 8 The Straits Times Wednesday, April 8, 1959. Advance In Brunei After several false starts Brunei is within sight of its first constitutional advance. Discussions which a delegation headed by the Sultan, Sir Omar Ali Saiffudin, has had in Whitehall with the Secretary of State for the Colonies have now ended
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  • 360 8 There will be surprise at the Federation Government's decision to drop the "special list" arrangements to retain a select number of expatriate civil servants beyond the term of the Malayanisation programme. The last official worj on these proposals came from London in January last year, when
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  • 1147 8 LIVING DANGEROUSLY IN A CHANGING ERA THE AFRICAN SCENE... KUALA LUMPUR. ONLY four years ago, Mr. David Marshall stepped into the limelight from the shade of his old apple tree. The Rendel constitution had multiplied by four and had increased the number of elected members from 12 in a Legislative
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  • 598 8 Law of contempt: Right of appeal 'urgent need 9 LONDQN. "THE English law of A criminal contempt is "chaotic and a serious handicap to free discussion." says a report issued by the British section of the International Commission of Jurists. It has been drawn up by a committee of legal
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    • 342 8 CINEMAS: LONG-TERM ACTION TO BENEFIT PICTUREGOERS REGULAR PATRON" (S.T. April 7) enquires why the cinema owners are delaying taking legal proceedings against the City Council regarding the new electricity charges. He further suggests that pending the court's decision, the owners should pay the increased charges "without prejudice" and recover thin
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    • 283 8 T)HE report card is as old E A as the hills and many 5 an old pupil of the Chris- Man Brothers in all walks of life looks back on it with E nostalgic fondness however S Irksome it might have oeen E then.
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 393 8 CLASSIFIED ADS. H»rrf« Sl* (Minimum). SENGALRAYAN JACOBS: Today announced between Rober third son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Sengalrayan of Singapore, to Esther, eldest daughter of the late Mr j. S. P. Jacobs and of MrsV R Jacobs of Medun. JACOBS— SENOALR AY AN: Today announced between Alex, eldest son
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    • 85 8 see us for EXPERT PHOTOFINISHING to get true-life brilliance in your COLOUR PICTURES When you've snapped every picture on your roll of Kodacolor Film, bring it back to us for fast, expert photofinishing. You will be proud to show your colour pictures to family and friends. Processed by us in
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  • 407 9  -  TAN TOCK SAIK PENALTY FOR CONTINUOUS ABSENCE OF FIVE YEARS By HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS IN BRITAIN IGNORANT OF THE LAW STILL KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. I IKK A BOLT from the blue, a senior official of the Registration Department
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  • 182 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. An American foundation has given $8,000 to a leading economist in Singapore to help him write a book on Industrial labour in Malaya. The economist is Mr. Charles Gamba, an expert on trade unions and labour problems In Malaya, who expects to
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  • 70 9 TENGKU WILL BE GUEST OF HONOUR SINGAPORE, Tues. The Federation Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, will be the guest of honour at a lunch to be given by the Chinese Ladles Association in Singapore. The Tengku will give a talk on "Chinese women's future In the political development of Malaya."
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  • 170 9 Mr. Liv: 'i am not interested in polities' A NAME IN THE NEWS: INQUIRY TOLD OF $30,000 LOAN TO HIM MR. LIU YIH-CHI (at right), the man said to have received a $30,000 loan from Mr. Chew Swee Kee out of the $700,000 "overseas political gifts" for the Singapore Labour
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  • 56 9 SINGAPORE, Tues.— Rain and more rain can be expected here for the next few days. This is the forecast of the Meteorological Department. Today, 0.41 in. of rain fell in the Island between 7.49 a.m. and 1.40 p.m. A spokesman of the department said
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  • 40 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. Mr. N. K Vanniasingham. principal of the Teachers' Training College, will give a lecture on "How I prepare to be a teacher" at the Chinese YMCA on Thursday instead of Friday, as previously announced.
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  • 38 9 SINGAPORE. Tues.—Mahsurl, a new Cathay-Keris film based on the play by the Federation Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, will have its charity premiere tomorrow night in Singapore at the Cathay and in Penang at the Odeon.
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  • 158 9 IPOH, Tues.— The Perak branch of the Malayan Indian Congress tonight refused to contest the Perak Legislative Assembly* elections unless they were given at least three of the 40 scats. The working committee of the branch decided to refuse the two seats offered them
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  • 54 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. Lt.Gen. Sir Edric M. Bastyan, commander of British land forces in Hong Kong, left here tonight by BOAC for London after a two-day visit as guest of the Chief-of-Stafl, FARELF. Major-Gen. W G. H. Pike. While in London, Sir Edric will have discussions
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  • 40 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. Mr Tan Chin Tuan has been reelected president of the Singapore Ratepayers' Association. Other officials are Mr. G.H. Kiat (chairman), Messrs. N S. Hogan and R. c. Hubbali (vice-chairmen) and a committee of 20.
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  • 181 9 PUBLIC AID SOUGHT TO SMASH SMUGGLING RINGS SINGAPORE, Tues. The Customs Department today called for greater public help to smash smuggling rings. A statement issued by the department said that generous rewards would be paid to those supplying reliable and accurate Information. It said that from Jan. 1 to March
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  • 22 9 SINGAPORE, Tues.— Police will hold an internal security exercise In Holland Village here from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow.
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  • 362 9 COLONY TO FORE IN LATEST TALKS From DENIS WARNER Wellington, Tuesday SINGAPORE figures largely in Seato's military planners' conference which ended here at the weekend and is expected to be the subject of general discussion in the full council meeting which opens
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  • 168 9 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. A THREE- YEAR-OLD girl, Goh Puay Huang, died after falling into a deep well in a kampong off Dunearn Road here today. The girl had for 10 minutes clung to creepers beside the well while her mother. Madam Ng Kwei Eng.
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  • 249 9 DROPPED: The 'SPECIAL LIST' PLAN TO KEEP EXPA TS KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday, fHE Federation Government has abandoned its "Special List" scheme to retain European civil servants because its Malayanisation plan is working satisfactorily. Expatriate officers are relieved because this scheme has not worked successfully in the newlyindependent countries where it
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  • 87 9 Council and unions: Arbitration announced SINGAPORE, Tues. A Singapore district judge and magistrate, Mr. S. K. Lee, tonight announced his arbitration award in the dispute between the City Council and the City Council Labour Unions Federation. The 'award is contained in a report submitted to the Commissioner for Labour. Mr.
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  • 24 9 KLUANG, Tues— The International Club here will hold a Hari Raya dinner for members and friends on Thursday at 8 p.m.
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  • 20 9 KLUANG, Tiies.— A baby show will be held at the International Club here tomorrow at 2.30 p.m.
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 207 9 MUSIC FOR HARI RA YA We are proud to present our special Hari Raya Long Play record issue for the holiday beautiful Malayan music, wonderful orchestras our fomous singing stars KAMARIAH (Komorioh) Kamar.ah MPA. 5 DARI HATI NUBARI ASIAH (Vol. 2) (Atioh Sings To Warm Your Heort Vol. 2) Asjoh
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  • Childrens Page
    • 345 10 HERE are some more pen pals fur you. Robert Lam and Anthony Tan. aged 13. both from 41-C Jalan Tarom. Johore Bahru. sump*, badminton. .soi.gs. Teh Liang Heng, 25-B Pahang Road. Penan*. Stamps. Tan Chin Cheong, 8 Lipis Road. Raub. Pahang. Stamps, swimming, games Stephen Too. aged
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    • 1027 10 Two brothers, Lo Heng Wah, and Lo Chi Hoe, read in the paper that their school friend Gopal is missing from his home. Later in the day, they see Gopal, and catch him in an alley. First, he denies that he is Gopal, then
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  • 135 12 MELBOURNE, Tue«. INVESTMENTS shares on the Stock Exchange here today, maintained a steady tone and leaders were firm wii h A.C.I. up Is. Mining shares steadied while >ii >ear*li rose a lurther lid. t'MnmonweaKh Bond* remained firm with heavier trading. Loans 3V, 1956-59 £100 Os 6d. buyer Bank
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  • 609 12 RUBBER PRICE IMPROVES ON MIDDLE EAST REPORTS By Our Market Correspondent DUBBER went above the 92 cents level again in Singapore yesterday when the market was influenced by reports from the Middle East which suggested that the Iraqi Government might seize foreign-owned oilfields. Earlier the market had opened slightly lower
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  • 144 12 April first grade rubber buyer* (.ob. closed In Singapore yesterday at 92 cents per Id., up half a cent on Monday's closing price. The closing tone was steady. Closing prices in cents per lb.. ye&terday were: 01-TICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot fob. buyers 91 sellers 92%; Int. 1
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  • 100 12 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: steady; UK/Continent I April/May shipments $44 buyers, j $45 sellers. Coconut oil: steady: bulk $64 i sellers, drum $68 sellers. Pepper: steady; no business was reported done. Muntok white $153, Sarawak $152. j special Sarawak black $82.
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  • 75 12 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Selling T.T. or O.I), ready: Canada 31 9/16: French Francs *****: Belgian Francs 1634: Danish Kroner 225 V On the free exchange market in Hong Kong yesterday, the U.S.
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  • 119 12 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Sudan 1-2. Kaimkawa Maru 4-5. Edward Dembowskl 6A, Benloyal 6-7, Francois L.D. 8-9. Lenlnogorsk 10-11, Hulda Maer.-k 13-14, Bencleuch 15-16, Benvorlich 18. Braeside 19-20. Giang Seng N. Wall 3. East Sea N. Wall 4. Auby 21-22.
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  • 28 12 SINGAPORE. APRIL 7. RUBBER: 92 cents per lb- <»p half a cent). TIN: $399.87* per picul (down §1.62)). Estimated unofficial offering 140 tons (up 20 tons).
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  • 787 12 The Malayan Share Brokers' \ssoeiation reported yesterday: •All sections were quietly steady with a few price variations while there were more activities in sterling rubbers and oversea* counters. The turnover was fair Singapore and Federation brokers repor'ed the following business up to 3.30 p.m.: Industrials: Con. Tin Smelt,
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  • 22 12 Malayan Snare Market: Apr. 7 Apr. Industrials: 85.96 85.85 Tins: 101.94 182.03 Kubbrrs (S): 127.74 127 44 Jan. 1 1958=1100
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 959 12 "K LINE" Express U.S.A. Pacific «fc Atlantic Coast Service E.T.A. E.T.*. E.T.A. Spore P. S'tiam Penang H'hong L. Angeles New York ms. '•KMikioi Mara" G*a.4/S ETD IIIO 11 Apr II Apr 4 May M May "Ri»rta«»a Mam" Ist Call JS/27 Apr 71 Apr It Apr 2«« Call N Apr 1
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    • 854 12 NOTICES THE STRAITS TIMES PRESS LIMITED (la Voluntary Liquidation) At an extraordinary general > meeting of the members of the abovenamed company held at the company's registered office, N.T.S. Building. Singapore on 7th April 1959, the following special resolutions were passed unanimously: <1 > That article 165 of the articles
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    • 440 12 NOTICES I NOTICE OF REMOVAL JOCK Sz COMPANY have moved to No. 852 Koh Siak Lin Road B.. Milestone off Changi Road. > Singapore as from today. Foo Jock Suan, Jock Sz Company, Singapore. TO LET One or two bedrooms In a 3-bedroom flat occupied by a single Chinese bachelor.
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    • 240 12 NOTICES NOTICE I. S. K Chan of 96 First Cross! Street. Malacca. Planter, wish to inform the public that I will not be responsible for contracts signed by persons other than myself. Sd: S. K. Chan. Dated this Bth April 1959. STAR THEATRE, PENANG Offers are invited for the business
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    • 155 12 WANTED SUB-ACCOUNTANT Well established merchant house requires a thoroughly experienced Sub-Accountant conversant with import/export business. Knowledge of automotive trade an asset but not compulsory. Good pay and facilities if applicant can satisfy requirements for this senior appointment. Applications treated with strict ?st confidence. Offers to Box A 4043 ST. P.W.D.
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    • 168 13 Jap? One little roll of Sellotape can be used (or a thousand and one uses. It sticks at a touch and stays stuck longer to anything! Make •arc you Insist on Sellotape! OMa>n«kl« _^tt I In larga Jr^ J& ACif lIADBIM (EASTERN. LTD. SPORE WIGGINS TKATK < MALAYA LTD. KUALA
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    • 366 13 Take (fi) WEISEN T.B-s FOR IMMEDIATE RELIEF! WEISEN is o marvellous new C^^jj- i therapy for gastric and duodenal f "~"^:^iiiiU ulcers, hyper-oadity, stomachache, B|| ulcerous pains, hypendrosis and other peptic diseases due to auto- ■Je^^^^^^^BJ^HbS^^^^^^^ nomic nervous system disturbances. 0 1 WEISEN is effective because it I n^Y^Z^-^ fl
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 119 13 Dick Tracy By Cheater Gouid ■^^■■^■^^■HHHHI r this cwap *V REallvf 1f oo RiowT mi the ▼twanJTl 1 MEANWHILE— CAVE HIS NAME WHITEHAUIS MAIN ENTRANCE V *OU._^ W Awn IT«; TB'r C nnn WF WAV While bob. tme oaoo ham. as qioc tracv been missing and ask foo K^fl I
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  • 85 14 SINGAPORE. Tues. A spokesman of the Paglar Memorial Hospitai told the Straits Times today that the Philippines Foreign Secretary. Mr. Felixberto Serrano, was making "satisfactory progress." Mr. Serrano, 52, who entered the hopital with an attack of acute bronchitis on Monday, is expected
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 480 14 •phone msm* l <"''>> I -84U I±> U J 11. 1.45. 4.15. 6.45. 9.30 I)u.- to I ilm'! eth NOTE Rl I^F.D TIMES A Come Early. *2£.<*£ SINATRA MARTIN MacLAINE B iT^W^ y p™>«"t» a sol c. sieeEL production A* v i CinamaScop* and METROC3LO» p O§*K\S Today ***** V
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    • 520 14 af f. 1.1 J.MI Phone II *.m.. 1.45. 115 J^J HnSj 21 6 TODAY ONLY! MAft M w FLOWERS AND CHEERS $fig£g& k P Tomorrow 9 a.m.: "THE PROUD ONES" C'scope (Fox). *L Opens Norman "Tup CDIIaDP DCC" Rank T±- Tomorrow Wisdom IHt *W**£ PEG organisation. T gaajaia—— 5 33Um
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 113 14 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS hope, perliaps (9). 1 Sound of chaffinch irrupting 14 Biblical general using a Bren into song (7). (5). 5 For writing a stiff note of 15 It's fvankly deceptive (5). complaint in the kennels? (4. 16 Stories of a bouse, as it were 3K (9). 9
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    • 170 14 24 Townsman in genuine performance (7) DOWN 1 Cat and mule get together for a peaceful smoke (">• 2lt doesn't follow you need quinine, so Lancet reveals (15). 3 The third little pig had hashed boar's feet (5. 4). 4 The quiet half of the instrument (5). slt means yesterday's
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    • 932 15 <( ontinurd from Pace t) MUTATIONS VACANT M Wordt ti (Vim.)— Box it extra, i WANTED CORRESPONDING CLERK Good command English. lair knowledge Chinese. Apply Room 5-G Asia Insurance Build* ing, •tatlng experience and salary required. nfcQLIRED immediately qualified male nurse or doctor preferably Italian speaking, but not •Mential. accompany
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    • 883 15 U COMMODATION VACANT 2» Wordt Si I Vim.)— Box it ett. extrm. ATTR ACTIVE TWO- STOREY Furnished house servants quarters I garage telephone fridge high ele- vatiun Holland Road available 1.5 59 long lease preferred. Tele- phone (Spore) *****. TO LET 142 Holland Road rent $400. Flats River Valley Road
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    • 918 15 EDUCATION 20 Wordt Si mm.)— Box it ctt. extrm. COURSE IN BACKGROUND tot Chinese secret Societies in Malaya by Mr. Leon Comber commencing Friday, April 24th, at Cultural Centre. Fee for the full course consisting of ten lectures: $5/-. For other details and enrolment forms apply General Secretary, I I
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    • 927 15 VEHICLES FOR SALE Words Si (Mim.)-Box St ctt. extrm. VAUXHALL CRESTA 1955 (Sept.) 44.000 miles very well maintained one owner comprehensive Insurance, tax for year $3,100, Tel. ***** Walker. 1954 OPEL REKARD In excellent condition. View 41 Newton Road. Spore. Phone Azeez *****. Trade-ins considered. Higher Purchase available. 1956 BORGWARD
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    • 608 15 STEAMBATHS. MASSAGE. ETC it Wordt Si (.Vim.)— Box it cts. extra. OARIAD S TURKISHBATH MASSAGE 248C-5. Orchard Rd, Tel: *****. Special treatment for Muscular pains. Pimples Blackheads removed by Compound Pack. 10 am-Bpm. RELAX AT "BOBBYS". Enjoy Special Siamese Massage Steambath. Ladles, Gentlemen Welcome. Experienced Masseur 'Masseuse. 298. River Valley
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    • 413 15 NOTICES CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL CERTIFICATE, FEDERATION OF MALAYA CERTIFICATE AND HIGHER SCHOOL C ERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 1959 Entries for the above examinations will close at the Local Education Offices on 18th May, 1959. Particulars of fees and entry forms can be obtained from the Chief Education Officers, Superintendent of Education of the
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    • 515 15 NOTICES AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Singapore Properties To be held at our Saleroom No. 1«4 Market Street on Tuesday, 14th April 1959 at 2.30 p.m MORTGAGEE'S SALE 1. Nos. 9 11 Lorong 29 Geylang Road, area 8,156 sq. ft. freehold U. Nos. 15, 17, 19 and 21 Lewis! Road, post-war
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    • 192 15 NOTICES VICTORIA INSTITUTION KUALA LUMPUR Applications are invited Immediately from Federal Citizens who are> (A) HONOURS GRADUATES IN PHYSICS able to teach physics up to Cambridge Higher School Certificate Principal Level. (B) COLLEGE TRAINED OR NORMAL TRAINED TEACHERS able to teach (1) English and History or Geography; (2) English and
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  • 1054 16 EPSOM JEEP'S BEST THREE AT KUALA LUMPUR TODAY ARE CARACAS (RACE 2), PEARL SNAP (RACE 4) AND ELLEW (RACE 6). CALL BOYS DOUBLE IS REMEMBRANCE (RACE 3) AND DALVEYAN (RACE 6). THE GOING WILL BE HEAVY. RACING with EPSOM JEEP DETERMINED has mi obvious dunce on
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  • 140 16 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER lace 1 3.00 SAN JUAN Triwalla Her Highness WIDE SCREEN II Her Hlahncu San Juan HER HIGHNESS San Juan Wida Screen II Race 2 3.30 CARACAS* Kinabalu Sea Luck KINABALU Caracas Son of April MELIANTHUS Coracas Sea Luck Race I ULOH PERINDU Indian Heather
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  • 229 16 33 TRAINEES TO BE HOUSED IN ONE CAMP KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Thirty-three badminton players 21 men and 12 women have accepted the B.A.M.'s invitation to take part In centralised training under coach Eddy Choong from Apr. 11 to 21 at Penang. B.A.M. secretary Teh Gin Sooi said here today that
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  • 59 16 SINGAPORE, Tues.— Results of the first-round matches In the in-ter-school knockout table-tennis tournament which began today at the Singapore Youth Sports Centre are: Pasir Panjang beat Queenstown 5-3; Catholic H.S. beat Victoria 5-1; Dunman Government Chinese beat Barfsy 5-3; Raffles beat Serangoon English 5-2; Bukit Panjang
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  • 242 16  -  SAUL JOSHUA By SINGAPORE. Tues. Selangor Rangers, one of the top soccer teams in Selangor. are interested in signing on Quah Kirn Beng. the Singapore wing-half. Mr. Quek Ah Chua. honorary secretary of Chinese Athletic, for whom Kirn Beng plays in the
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  • 213 16  - Ceylon Services cricket tour of Malaya is on KEN FERNANDEZ By KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A Ceylon Combined Services cricket team, which will include several All-Ceylon players, will play a series of matches in Malaya in August this year. Sergeant Major Roy Anthony, of the Ceylon Electrical and Mechanical Corps, who
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  • 131 16 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE SINGAPORE, youth soccer team, in preparation for the forthcoming Junior Asian Cup tournament at Kuala Lumpur, beat Chinese Athletic "A" 4-3 in their last practice match at Jalan Besar Stadium today. The youngsters played well In the second half when they
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  • 32 16 LONDON, Tues. Results of Rugby Union matches played last night: Devonport Services 3 Newport 17: Llanelly 3 Pontypool 3: Camborne 0 Cardiff 17, Falmouth 9 Ebbw Vale 11. Reuter.
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  • 20 16 SOFIA. Tues. Bulgaria beat Italy 1-0 in the final of the international youth soccer tournament here yesterday. Reuter.
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  • 69 16 PRESTON NORTH END HELD TO DRAW AT HOME LONDON. Tues. Results of last night's British football matches: First Division Preston North End 0 Luton Town 0. Second Division Stoke City 0 Sunderland 0. Third Division Mansfield Town 1 Norwich City 1. Fourth Division Northampton Town 0 Carlisle United 0: Exeter
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  • 22 16 TOKYO, Tues. Filipino flyweight champion Larry Pineda scored a ten-round points decision over Japanese flyweight Shigeru Ito here last night.
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  • 139 16 CINGAPORE, Tues.— The mos-quito-welght division will be Introduced in the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association's national championships at Great World on May 1 and 2. It will not, however, be Included In the open championships on May 15 and 16 as originally proposed. This was decided by
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  • 1041 16 RACE I—J.O:1 J.O: (Class S. Dtv. —6 Furs. 1 ***** Wldr Scrcpn II (Shaw Pt .l Spencer, ,s 9.0 (F) Posnrr 2 0900 Summn Klw iL4TS.iR. Breuk.. 3 8.12 <O) Kin* 3 ***** San Juan (C.T. Awi Sullivan. 5 8 12 (SF) Um«n 4 Sup*rjet (Double H St.i
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  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • 781 16 CLASSIFIED ADS. AT YOl R SERVICE 2t Word, SIB (Minimum). DmUm 1 month. 1$ Word* %2i» (Mm.) PHOTOSTATS BY FOTOMATIC— 2O7IO. PLAN Printing from Tracings. PWomatic— 2o7lo. GOING BALD? Hair falling nut? Use Comanat. See the diflerence? RENT-A-CAR from Everflne Co.. 519. Serangoon Rd.. Tel: "J100&. TOR AIR. Sea. bookings.
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    • 181 16 No modern Kitchen itlfl'll1 11^^^^^ n 1 A complete without o Broun f <BIIILLU Kitchen Machine. It ilimV/^ g 9** your work tor you the y^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^M tiresome job* particularly: 1 J 1 chopping, reducing, V whisking, mixing, weigh- 1 ing, grinding and knead- ing, which are called for in the
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 35 16 SOCCER: Friendly— Jollilads v Royai Military Police, Farrer Park: Balestier United v RAF Changi, Farrer Park: Rajaji v Singapore Glass Factory, Farrer Park. TABLE-TENNIS: Inter-school tournament. S.YS.C. 3 pjn. BASKETBALL: S.Y.S.C. League I S.Y.S.C. courts.
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