The Straits Times, 30 May 1959

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    23 1 \Xll\\Ui: QAILY MHTIIIHr S MY EXCEEDS 80,000 It*** The Straits Times Estd. 1845 SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1»59 S f 5 CENTS X Jf
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    THE DAY OF DECISION
    688 1 UNCOMMITTED VOTES WILL DECIDE POLL Tense atmosphere as wind up First results are efpected at about 10 p.m. FULL SERVICE OF BUSES PROMISED Full list off candidates in Page Two SINGAPORE, Saturday. TODAY is Singapore's day of decision. Nearly 590,000 voters go to the polls today,
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    323 1 It is oar duty to fight *(p (or the preservation of the democratic wajr of liie and to see that Singapore remains free. We cannot afford to sit on the fence, nor can we wistfully hope that if the PAP conies into power they may adopt more
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    Police Order of the Day quotes Nehru
    449 1 SINGAPORE, Friday. gLECTION Day tomorrow will be a stern test of the Singapore Police Force's training in the principles of service to the people, said the Commissioner of Police, Mr. A. E. G. Blades, today. With this warning, the Commissioner began his Order
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    LISTEN IN TO POLL RESULTS TODAY
    109 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. OADIO Malaya will broadcast the full results of I l the Singapore election tomorrow, relayed from Radio Singapore. Another special transmission has also been arranged for Radio Malaya to cam the results of the Selangor election on the same day. Regular
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    RUBBER BELOW DOLLAR
    82 1 RUBBER BELOW DOLLAR SINGAPORE, Fri. After keeping above the dollar level for a month, the Singapore rubber price today fell three cents to close at 983 cents. This was the day's lowest level. The fall was largely due to dealers squaring their positions before tomorrow's general elections. They were anxious
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    Malaya not at Tibet talks
    33 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Federation Prime Minister, Dato Abdul Razak bin Hussein, has declined an unofficial invitation to attend an "all-India Tibet Convention" in Calcutta tomorrow and Sunday.
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    A PRINCE AND A TAPPER GO TO THE GALLOWS
    115 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A prince who shot his friend to death during a hunting trip, and a rubber tapper who slashed a colleague with a parang, were hanged at Pudu Prison here this morning. The prince was Tengku Mahmood bin Tengku
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    ALLIANCE EXPECTS ANOTHER VICTORY
    191 1 ALLIANCE EXPECTS ANOTHER VICTORY \T UALA LUMPUR, Fri. Three major factors will spearhead the Alliance into probably another resounding victory in the Selangor election tomorrow. They are: The powerful election machine at the disposal of the Alliance; the well-knit MCA set up here; and UMNO organisation in Selangor the second
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    Election weather may be showery
    249 1 CINGAPORE, Fri. 13 Election day weather tomorrow is expected to be cloudy, with late morning or early afternoon local showers. This is the forecast of the Singapore Meteorological Department late today. The seven centres for the counting of ballot papers after the close of poll
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    STOP PRESS
    25 1 ACCIDENT AFTER ELECTION RALLY KUALA LUMPUK. m §m Whl Front port?r«, driving homr flection rally earh ■Mratag were injun collision near SI Mcrdek4
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    The Singapore line-up
    1138 2 AIiIUNI~D (13.244): Mr. S. V. Llngam (PAP); Mr. Edward Henry Holloway (.Lib-Soc Mr. Tang Yoong Chiaw (PR). ANSON (9.991) Inche Baharuddin bin Mohd. Arlff (PAP); Mr. Goh Kong Beng (SPA>; Mr. Tan Cheng Chuan (.Llb-Soo; Mr. Paklrlsamy Krishnan (Ind); Mr. Wong Swee Kee (Tndt. BRAS BASAH (11,233):
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    Breakdown and key to the abbreviations
    83 2 This it a breakdown of the candidates and their political parties and a key to the abbreviations: PAP —People's Action Party 51 SPA —Singapore People's Alliance 39 Lib-Soc.—Liberal Socialists 32 IND —Independents 35 CP—Citizen's Party 5 WP—Workers' Party 2 UMNO—United Malays' National Organisation 8
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    Tun Lim sounds final warning: Don't split anti-PAP votes
    342 2 SINGAPORE. Friday THE Chief Minister, Tuu Lim Yew Hock, sounded a final warning over Radio Singapore tonight against vote-splitting. He said: "It is necessary to decide whether to vote for S.P.A. or the Liberal Socialist Party in divisions where both have
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    THE WORLD'S PRESS FOCUS ON SINGAPORE POLLS TODAY: WILL IT TURN COMMUNIST?
    568 2 THE WORLD'S PRESS FOCUS ON SINGAPORE POLLS TODAY: WILL IT TURN COMMUNIST? I Ah MM V Fri. The independent English-lan-guage Times of Indonesia, commenting editorially on tomorrow's Singapore election said: "Unless a kindly providence intervenes, the People's Action Party is going to win a smashing victory at the polls with
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    Tobacco office
    32 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri The Minister of Commcrcp and Industry. Mr. Tan Slew 81n. win open the head office of the Malayan Tobacro Comoany Limited in Sungei Besl Road here tomorrow.
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    Lock icon Space monkeys off to a Press conference
    290 3 Space monkeys off to a Press conference ABLE AND BAKER GET YIP TREATMENT WASHINGTON, Friday. A BLE and Baker, America's two miracle monkeys, were on their way to Washington today after their 10,006 m.p.h. journey 300 miles out into space to attend a Press conference. Jubilant scientists at the Cape
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    Lock icon FARM BODY CHIEFS SENT TO CHINA
    167 3 HONG KONG. Friday. TiHE Government announced toda\ it had dissolved a farmers' association and deported three of its officials to China. I The action against the group of New Territories and Kowloon agriculturalworkers known as the Society of Plantations was oublished in a Government
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    Lock icon US PRIORITY FOR 'FLYING SAUCER' PROJECT
    91 3 US PRIORITY FOR 'FLYING SAUCER' PROJECT WASHINGTON, Fri. The Army has a high priority project to build an aircraft in the shape of a saucer, it was revealed today. The "flying saucer" is designed for low levrl tactical flights, however, and not for space travel. Heavily-censored testimony before the House
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    Lock icon Rubber for rice deal
    82 3 COLOMBO, Fri. Ceylon will sell 30.000 tons of rubber to China in exchance for 230,000 tons of rice in 1959. Agreement on the q->\ntiti-f.s and prices of rice a..d rubber to be exchanged was reached after negotiations lasting more than 10 weeks. The price of rubber
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    Lock icon The 'Mermaid' in London debut
    50 3 LONDON, Fri.— The Mermaid Theatre, the first play house to be built In the square-mile city of London for 300 years, was oflclaliy opened la^t nlKht by the Lord Mayor before being launched on Ite career with a new musical "Lock Up Your Daughters '—Reuter.
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    Lock icon DULLES' WIDOW GETS MOST OF ESTATE
    183 3 DULLES' WIDOW GETS MOST OF ESTATE MEW YORK, Fri.— The 11 will of Mr. John Foster Dulles, which was filed for probate in Manhattan yesterday, included bequests totalling $238,000. The rest or the estat* was left In trust to hte widow. Mrs. Janet Avery Dulles The bequests Included $100.--000 to
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    Lock icon Soviet Embassy to reopen
    65 3 CANBERRA. Fri.— A Soviet Charge D'Affaires and two Junior officials will arrive here within the next two or three weeks to reopen the Soviet Embassy, it was announced tonight. Australia and Russia closed down their diplomatic missions in 1954 after the third secretary at the Soviet
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    Lock icon Mussolini liberator banned from entry
    175 3 QTTO SKORZENY. former N^^'offlce^who freed Mussolini from captivity in 1943 was refused permission to enter Britain when he arrived at London Airport last night from Madrid For the past 10 years Skorzeny. an Austrian citizen, has been living in Spain as a businessman Immigration officers
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    27 3 BUENOS AIRES, Fri. Three people were Injured when police fired on demonstrators at Cordoba City Central Argentina, in a clash with striking bank clerks Reuter.
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    Lock icon 'Too timid' laws
    27 3 LONDON. Fri. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Geoffrey Fisher yesterday attacked the proposed legislation to check prostitution in Britain a s being "too timid."—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Chinese seeking citizenship warned
    119 3 Chinese seeking citizenship warned JAKARTA, Fri.— The regional War Admlnis. trator in Magelang warned Chinese seeking Indonesian citizenship not to become citizens in the "legal sense only." Maj. Sugando said they must become Indonesians in every way and adopt the Indonesian way of doing things when they acquired citizenship. One
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    Lock icon Indonesian stars 'too ambitious'
    113 3 JAKARTA. Fri. The trouble with Indonesian film stars, said a Jakarta newspaper. Is that after they are in front of the cameras two or three times they want to become directors. Merdeka. commenting on the decline of the national film Industry, said there were too many
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    Lock icon FATAL COURTESY ACT
    37 3 LONDON. Fri.— Politenrss killed Christopher Clancy. 59. a London inquest was told yesterday. He stepped off the pavement to let threr women pass and was knocked down by a bus. Verdict: Accidental death.— Reuter.
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    Big 4 meeting: Washington is confident of a summit
    327 3 Big 4 meeting: Washington is confident of a summit WASHINGTON, Friday. WASHINGTON officials said today they would not be surprised if the Geneva Foreign Ministers Conference reached a conclusion in the next 10 days. They said that such a prospect seemeu reasonable enough. The same officials also expressed some optimism
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      381 3 Lyptf r radio today 77T\ RADIO SINGAPORE RADIO MALAYA Medium Have 478 metre. NATIONAL SHORTWAVE A.M. 630 Good Mormng: tt.32 SERVICE 41.7 metres Mornin, Pre.v*: 7.00 The New.; .■ffi'gLS™ S 7.05 A Date With Music; 8.00 The Prnini 366 metre* N"ws; 8.05 A Date With Music; ipoh 330 metres 8.30—0.00
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    No permit so UMNO eve-of-poll rally fizzles out
    398 4 No permit so UMNO eve-of-poll rally fizzles out SINGAPORE Fri. rE UMNO today tried to hold its first lunchtime election rally but failed, when they could not get permission to use the Lido Theatre car park. Inche Ahmad bin Haji Taff. the UMNO candidate for Tanglln division, protested that he
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    Perak house hold concert
    50 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Perak House in Paslr Panjang today held a variety concert at the Badminton Hall. The concert was held to raise funds for sending four senior sea-scouts and a scouter to attend the 10th World Jamboree to be held in the Philippines in July.
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    Art exhibition
    37 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Singapore public will have chance to see 20th century paintings by American artists from June 2 to 20 when the United States Information Service Library will hold an exhibition at their premises.
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    GANG MAN'S APPEAL DISMISSED
    68 4 GANG MAN'S APPEAL DISMISSED SINGAPORE, Frl. The Court of Criminal Appeal, consisting of the Chief Justice. Sir Alan Rose, Mr. Justice Chua and Mr. Justice Ambrose, today dismissed the appeal of Lian Bock Huat, 24. now under an Assize Court sentence of eight years' jail for gang robbery. Lian had
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    Charity film
    29 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Twentieth Century-Fox (East) Ltd. will donate their share of the proceeds of the charity premiere of the film "Compulsion" to the Singapore Children's Society.
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    Visit to station
    35 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Chief Secretary, Mr. E. B. David and the Commissioner of Police, Mr. A. E. G. Blades, will visit the polling station at Hong Llm Green at 8 a.m. tomorrow.
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    MAN WITH GUN MUST SERVE 7 YEARS
    148 4 SINGAPORE, Friday, VAN Joo Seng. 28, formerly a hawker, now under A a sentence of seven years' Jail for possession of a loaded revolver at a Raffles Hotel barber shop in Bras Basah Road on Nov. 28 last, failed in his appeal in
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    Road 'menace' fined $60
    50 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. Low Thong Tuan, was fined a total of $60 in a traffic court today, after being described by the magistrate Mr. C. T. Foo, as "a menace on the road." Low had pleaded guilty to two separate charges of careless driving, both involving collision.
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    Number on ballot paper does not betray voter
    235 4 Number on ballot paper does not betray voter POLICE TO ACT OS 'SAMPLE' COPY SINGAPORE, Friday. ]^jR. M. PONNUDURAY, Commissioner of Elections, today disclosed that Police were taking action against those responsible for circulating "sample" copies of the ballot paper for tomorrow's general election. He assures a reader who received
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    Singapore medical chief retiring
    111 4 Singapore medical chief retiring SINGAPORE. Fri. Dr. R. Calderwood, 50, Singapore's acting Director of Medical Services, has retired after serving in Malaya and Singapore for 23 years. He first came to Malaya in 1936 as a health officer in Selangor and came to Singapore four years later. Daring the Japanese
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    New Master of Raffles Hall is named
    192 4 New Master of Raffles Hall is named BINGAPORE. Frl. Dr. Klang Al Kirn. Senior Lecturer in ,Chemistry at the University of Malaya in Singapore, has been appointed Master of Raffles Hall, the Malayan Undergrad says. With his appointment Prof. Lloyd Davles, acting Master since Prof. Half's, departure and whom the
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    Girls better speakers
    66 4 SINGAPORE, Frl. Three girls today proved that they were better speakers than boys %t the finals of the annual Rotary public speaking contest for secondary schools The three girls. Pamela Oallstan ol 8t Joseph's School. (Ist.), Rj- Abisheganaden of Re ffles Girls* School (2nd.), and Hena MaJ
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    City Council gives $10,000 to the Joo Chiat victims
    296 4 City Council gives $10,000 to the Joo Chiat victims SINGAPORE, Fri. THE City Council agreed today to donate $10,000 to the Department of Social Welfare for the relief of the victims of the recent fire at Joo Chiat. This is subject to the approval of the Minister for Local Government.
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      Lock icon A Dayak's night out
      856 5 Noon— they're all drunk Thrice they circled house in a tipsy con^a QNK day, way buck in 1863, two European travellers Mr. Frederick Boyle, and his brother, Arthur found themselves in the house of a Dyak chief, Orang Kaya Gasinjj, where I rare least was in
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      156 5 Carmen A Co. By Muz *^^B**^ L mt* fiaJ^-^ H?U A4EAN ?J 1 m (k4 tU'fc i^p** The Saint By Leslie Charteris (IIV NOT ReALLY. "N K«A\/E "VvER/ &UT I THINK I HAv€\ TwOHl YOU UET US NOT SPOIL THIS c.J^W EXCEPT THAT IVg YOU HAD EARNED A VERy PRy
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    DEATH
    33 6 1« Word, Sit (Minimum). MRS. W.S. FERNANDO. At Kua.'i Lumpur on May 29. aged It, mother of D.G. Dharamurl of Outlines K.L. Cremation it Lolce Yew Road at 5 p.m. on MAM.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    82 6 20 Word, Sit (Minimum). THE FAMILY of the lite .■slm Chiew Hong thaiik all relatives and friends for their wreaths, scrolls, joss papers, mes-.-agei of condolences, donations it charities, loans of vehicles, etc night visits and attendances ai the funeral. MRS. YEO TIONG WATT anc family thank the See
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    IN MEMORIAL
    32 6 it Word, Sit (Minimum). IN LOVING MEMORY of Men v Chellamah Slranjeevi Slept ii: mmm on 30.5.1956. Grant Her Soul O'Lord Heavenly Rest. By Her Sorrowing Husband and Beloved Children
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    354 6 lit Words lit (Minimum). COLD STORAGE SHOPS Will close Today at 1 p.m Polling Day. iHE COCKPITS Java Rljsttatel is served every Saturday and Suna?y lunch time. TRY SCRIPTO BALL Pens for a smooth even line. Models available from $2.00. Beware of Inferior imitations FOR WOMEN of all ages,
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    The Straits Times Saturday, May 30, 1959 The Day of Decision
    763 6 The Straits Times Saturday, May 30, 1959 The Day of Decision Singapore goes to the polls today to elect 51 members to the now legislature, against 25 in the old 32-member Rendel Assembly The electorate has also doubled, the lesult of operation of the new citizenship laws which have swollen
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    Puzzle solved
    293 6 Mr. Khrushchev's trip to Albania is turning into a piece of gunboat diplomacy. He is touring the country delivering broadsides of threats to Greece and Italy about rocket retaliation if they allow Nato rocket sites on their territory and frightening the Albanians by saying that the Nato sites
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    Building up
    192 6 The Federation of Malaya still imports a good proportion of its foodstuffs. There is plenty of scope for any enterprising food producer to reduce this dependence on outside sources and, thanks to the steady and vigorous work of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and of the Veterinary
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    143 6 FIFTY YEARS AGO From the Straits Times of May 27. 1909 rHE oae bit topic of conversation among the Malays the last few days was the big match between the Darul Bahar and Fatol Karib which was played oif at Beach Road on Thursday. The Darul Bahar won by three
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    Well, today's the day ...and I know because I've been through it a11...
    869 6  - Well, today's the day ...and I know because I've been through it a11... VERNON BARTLETT By WELL, today's the day! No more speeches appealing for your vote or demanding it with veiled threats. No more broadcasts by Radio Singapore of that well-intentioned but dreadful song, reminding you or those of
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    Kidnappers release towkay
    523 7 FINISH THIS CIGARETTE BEFORE YOU REMOVE BLINDFOLD, THEY ORDERED HELD 15 DAYS CROUCHED IN A PIT WITHOUT A SINGLE WASH, HE SAYS: 'IT WAS TORTURE' IPOH, Friday. KIDNAPPERS last night released a wealthy pawnshop proprietor, Mr. Chin Kirn Yew, 47, after holding him for 15 days in
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    Truck and glider in airport collision
    123 7 IPOH. Fri— A two-seater glider named after .he Sultan of Perak was badly damaged this evenlry at (the aerodrome here after an accident with a towing truck Sgt. T. Beavan. of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineer. Ipoh, who was standing nearby, was injured
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    'Children in pool' charge denied
    53 7 PENANG. Fri.— The chairman of the Penang division of the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party. Tuan Haji Yusoff Alrawl. today denied an Alliance charge that his party was using children to canvass support in next week's Penang state election. 'It's a deliberate attempt to smear our good
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    Che Zainah wants to be a typist in 3 years
    178 7 Che Zainah wants to be a typist in 3 years BLIND GIRLS DREAM COMING TRUE OEREMBAN, Fri. For a long time now Che Zainah binte Abdullah has dreamed of being able to do something useful. Che Zainah. 24. is blind, but now. despite her handicap, her dream is about to
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    HIRE CARS FOR THE POLLS? POLICE ACT
    153 7 CINGAPORE. Fri. Police today were investigating a report that hire car firms had let their vehicles out for election purposes. The Commissioner of Police. Mr. AEG. Blades, said a special plainclothes squad had been formed to check on all cars visiting polling stations
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    HUSBAND FOUND IN BED WITH A WOMAN
    325 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE wife of a British civil engineer told the High Court here today that she returned home from a party one night and found her husband in bed I with another woman. Joan Rita Nadln was petitioning for a dissolution
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    SINGAPORE TO ISSUE OWN PASSPORTS FROM MONDAY
    73 7 SINGAPORE TO ISSUE OWN PASSPORTS FROM MONDAY SINGAPORE, Fri. The Immigration Department here will issue Singapore citizens with internationally valid travel documents from June 1. An Immigration spokesman said that citizens who wanted Singapore passports should send their applications to the Immigration headquarters in Palmer Road. Those who want British
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    Acquitted of lottery charge
    49 7 SINGAPORE. Frl.--Ng Swee Kee. 19. was acquitted today of a charge of assisting in the carrying on of a character lottery at Chop Thian 81ong Hock. Strathmore Avenue. Queenstown. on He appeared for trial today, but the prosecution applied for the charge to be withdrawn.
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    COURT NAMES CAUSE OF PITHO DISASTER
    317 7 CINAPORE, Frl— A court of kJ inquiry inlo the linking of the Singapore Harbour Board tug. Pitho. in February, with the loss of five lives, reported today that the disaster happened because the tug's helmsman swung the vessel hard to port Instead of to
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    Two cousins say 'hello' again after 60 years
    166 7 ITL'ALA LUMPUR, Fri. Two cousins in their early seventies met yesterday here and celebrated their re-union with champagne and birds' nest soup. They last met more than 60 years ago. The cousins (above) are Mr. G. M. Peacock, vicepresident of the Selangor
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    MAN ACCUSED OF REMOVING POSTER
    70 7 MAN ACCUSED OF REMOVING POSTER SINGAPORE, Frl. A youth pleaded not guilty today to a summons charge of removing a Singapore Alliance election poster from a lamp-post near the Telok Kurau Malay School. Hisamuddin bin Ismail, of Jalan Sayang. was alleged to have committed the offence at 9.15 p.m. on
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    Dance in Ipoh
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    218 7 MALAYA TO LET IN MORE U.S. GOODS? I^UALA LUMPUR, Frl. The F^deration will consider the ques tion of whether to fre* 1 more hard dollar imports from controls next month. In Singapore, it will be a policy decision for the Government tormed after tomorrow's elections. Britain has already decided to
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    56 7 SINGAPORE. Frl. Mor» than a million dollars worth of heavy equipment left Singapore on board the 800--ton freighter Yoju today on its way to Fiji to enable Gammon (Malaya* Ltd., to make extensions to two harbours there. The freighter will call at Hong Kong to collect
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      342 8 TO muzzle the newspapers is not only a matter of concern for the leader-writers, subeditors and reporters who work on them. It is the concern, too, of every citizen who lives and works under a democratic form of government. When that
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      373 8 I'd like a definition of limit to press freedom •4. LOT of discussion has followed Mr. Lee Kuan wA Yew's so-called threat to curtail the freedom of the Press. Much capital is being made out of it and several statements, comments and letters to the Press are so emotionally charged
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      DO NOT BE MISLED BY MISGUIDED RHETORIC
      103 8 Today we. the citizens of Singapore, go U the polls to exercise one of the most important rights democracy confers. As the ditty we have been hearing so often every day in recent weeks from Eadio Singapore tells us "do remember, on your
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      Postman vs. dogs: Whistle might do it
      142 8 Postman vs. dogs: Whistle might do it XV'ITH regard to the pr»sent difficulty about postmen and the dog danger. I suggest that every postman be provided with a distinctive whistle which he blows and calls the homeowner to the gate or tells him that his letters have been dropped in
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      First remove the bayonets and bullets
      77 8 First remove the bayonets and bullets MR LEE KUAN VE 1 has stated that the real fight after the election wil! be between vie Pap and the MCP for a Soviet re public of Ma'aya. "It is a battle that cannot be wen by just bayonets, and bullets. It Is
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      CUT THOSE LOSSES BY CUTTING THAT WAIT
      251 8 CUT THOSE LOSSES BY CUTTING THAT WAIT LAST year the Malayan Railway lost $7 million. This year, its losses are expected tot run to $5 million. This can easily De attributed to the increasing competition from road and air transport. The buses and taxis are taking away the lower class
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      We're fed up!
      55 8 IT is a pity to note that newspapers these days deal mostly with political matters. I am sure that readers of the younger generation will agree with me when I say that we are fed-up with all the reports of the rallies held here and there by
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      'THE HEIGHT OF FOLLY'
      72 8 \\Y attention was drawn to the report In your paper that two archers (a man and a woman) were out to hunt the wounded tiger of Lenggeng, near Seremban, despite the State Game Warden's warning. Isn't it the height of folly for them to go after
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      1568 10 INDUSTRIALS BETTER ON EVE OF POLLS IN SINGAPORE By Our Market Correspondent *pHE Malayan Share Market again failed to be moved by any uncertainty about today's general election in Singapore and industrial shares yesterday actually showed improvements in price, although towards the close some prices eased fractionally. This unexpected trend
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      735 10 OFFICIAL PRICES SINGAPORE. May 29. RUBBER: 983 per Ib. (down 3 cents). TIN: $398,624 per picul (unchanged) Estimated unofficial offering 130 tons (unchanged). Rubber price easier THE week has shown an easier trend and there was a fair amount of upcountry liquidation to assist the decline In prices, report H
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    Who Knows is Derby choice
    1412 12  -  EPSOM JEEP RACING with HE LOOKS CUT ABOVE THE REST EPSOM JEEP's best bets are Who Knows (Derby), Toreador (Race 6) and Signal Patrol (Race 8). CALL BOYs double is Raffles Square (Race 2) and Tiny Jade (Race 5). THE COINC is good. ty'HO KNOWS
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    646 13  - PENANG ON 'GOAL RUSH' MISSION vs FORCES ggggggggggl NORMAN SIEBEL By Kuala Lumpur, Fit. f HE "Big Four" in this year's Malaya Cup soccer competition Selangor and Singapore Joint Services in the south and Penang and Perak in the north are engaged in this weekend's matches, and of special interest
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    Kedah beat Perlis in Cup tie
    108 13 Kedah beat Perlis in Cup tie SUNOEI PATANI. Pli. Kedah beat Perlis 2-0 in their north ■one Malaya Cup soccer match here this evening. Kedah. the better all round team throughout, deserved their victory. Perils, while excelling in defence, failed to get their attack going. Kedah had slightly the better
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    Lock icon FORMOSA CONDEMNS IOC ACTION
    101 13 FORMOSA CONDEMNS IOC ACTION TAIPEI, Fri. The Formosan Governmeut today condemned the decision of the International Olympic Committee U bar Formosa from participatinr in the Olympic Games as a violation of "the bas.'c concept of justice and fair-play inherent in the peaceful and non -political contests of international sport." The
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    Lock icon England 8-1
    24 13 LOS ANGELES, Prl. England beat the United States 8-1 in a soccer international match here last night. Half-time score wa» 1-1. Reuter.
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    Ceylonese are out for revenge today
    388 13 SINGAPORE. Fri The match between defending champions, Singapore Cricket. Club and Ceylon sports Club should be the Highlight of tomorrow's 4>econdround programme of the Singapore Cricket Association senior tournament. Since their first meeting, when the Ceylonese were beaien by 68 runs, Hie Balesuer Roan
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    S'pore beaten by late goal
    240 13 S'pore beaten by late goal SINGAPORE. Fri. A goal In the dying seconds of the match by outside right Soerjadi enabled Banka Billlton of 'Indonesia to snatch a 2-1 win over Singapore in their match at Jalan Besar tonight. Singapore, however, looked the better side in an exciting second half,
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    21 13 LONDON, n± Prlns Eugen, Carrlgeen Duff, Pineapple Prince, Firecracker and Peterman were officially scratched from the Epsom Derby today.— Reuter.
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      30 13 SINGAPORE: Athletic* Radln Mas School 1 and 11 sports, school ground. Monk's Hill School 1 and 11; Buklt Mrrah School 1. Banket hall S.Y B.C. championships. S.Y.S.C. couru, 6.80 p.m.
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    Lim: PAP still rides Red tiger
    402 14 LUNCHTIME ELECTION RALLY IS TOLD OF DANGER OF VOTING IN PARTY ATTACKS ON SPA ARE TO PLEASE COMMUNISTS SINGAPORE, Friday. THE Chief -Minister, Tun Lim Yew Hock, told the last lunchtime rally of the Singapore People's Alliance at Fullerton Square today that the People's
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    PRESS HAVE FORFEITED RIGHT TO FREEDOM -PAP
    208 14 PRESS HAVE FORFEITED RIGHT TO FREEDOM -PAP SINGAPORE. Fri. -The English newspapers in Singapore have, by criticising only the PAP and never the SPA or Lib-Socs. forfeited their right to freedom of the Press, said Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. PAP candidate for Geylang West, at a mass rally tonight. Mr.
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    Detainees: 'Trouble' if Federation is not asked first
    262 14 SINGAPORE. Fri.— To release political detainees in Singapore without prior consultation with the Federation Government would be "looking for trouble," the Chief Minister. Tun Lim Yew Hock, said today. Tun Lim was speaking at his last press conference as Chief Minister of
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    39 14 CABLE received that Nagen- ..m aged 25 yry.. a student at the Melbourne University, son of M. Mrs. C. A. Sinnainamby of 6. Siglap Plain, Singapore expired alter a short illness at Melbourne. Australia on 29th May, 1959.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    26 14 N. VAMATHEVAN and family thank all friends and relatives for their wreaths and attendance at the funeral of 1il« youngest son. V. Sabason on 24.5.59.
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    114 14 Hundreds die in rail crash JAKARTA. Fri: Hundreds of people have been killed end injured in the east Priangan regency of West Java in the worst train disaster in Indonesia it was reported today. A Communications Ministry communique said the accident took place between the stations of Tiipeundeuj and TJiawal.
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    Lib-Soc pledge on graft
    200 14 SINGAPORE, Fri.— Mr. Wee Soo Bee, vicechairman of the Liberal Socialist Party lonight pledged that if his party wtre returned to power, its ministers would be prepared to have their bank accounts examin- ed by an anti-corruption commission. v He said in an election broadcast over
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    Comet service begins June 1
    56 14 BINGAPORE. Fri.— The Introduction of 8.0.A.C.'s Comet 4 jet services to Singapore next month will shorten journey times between Singapore and other important cities of East and West. The first Comet 4 .service serving Singapore leaves London at 11 p.m. on Monday June 1 arriving
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    '40 PAP SEATS BY MIDNIGHT'
    227 14 '40 PAP SEATS BY MIDNIGHT' SINGAPORE, Fri. The secretary-gen-eral of the People's Action Party, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, today confidently predicted that his party would win "40 seats by tomorrow midnight" in the elections. He told the PAP s final lunchtime rally at Clifford Pier "We are winning, because nobody
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    TWO DIED IN THIS CAR BUS CRASH
    147 14 Hundreds of people in Singapore last night watched City Council firemen extricate seven men who were trapped in a car after a head-on crash with a bus in Paya Lebar Road here. By the time the rescue ope- ration was over, two of
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    295 14 LONDON, Prl.— The stock markets in London today were somewhat quiet In front of the weekend and the end of the account on Tuesday. In spite of this, an excellent week finished on a very satisfactory note. Apart from the gilted^ed market, which closed with further widespread losses,
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    33 14 LdfcjDON, Frl.—Spot 2BT,>d.. July 29d., August 29d., September 29d.. Oct-Dec. 2»'>.d., Jan-March 29d.. April-Jtire 28 ..d., July-Sept. 2«i,d., Jione c.l.f. 28\d.. July c If. 28\d.. Aug. c.i.f. 28»4d. Tone: Steady at decline.
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      147 14 SEOUL. Wed— The people of Denmark have .sent 51.000 pairs of spectacles to the Scandinavian Medical Centre here for distribution to Koreans who cannot afford to buy them. TOKYO: A corporation formed here will produce a Japanese-designed turboprop transport aircraft with Rolls-Royce Dart engines. LONDON: Eighty per cent
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      156 14 Middlesex is beaten by an innings LONDON, rrl. Results In today's cricket matches were: At Lords: Essex beat Middlesex by an innings and 22 runs. Essex 323. Middlesex 143 and secondly 158. Essex 14 points. At Northampton: Northamptonshire beat Leicestershire by nine wickets. Leicestershire 188 and 177. Northamptonshire
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