Sunday Standard, 24 February 1957

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    17 1 SUNDAY STANDARD n iiiiit^u Vol. VII. No. 236 SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1957 24 PAGES 20 CENTS
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    277 1 Rational Angle >F are days when Malayans must listen the vole« of responsible leaders, and not Irt their prejudices colour their f, ions The Federation Chief Minister, Abdul Rahman, has appealed to the riew the Kcid Report from the angle. The High Commissioner, Sir nlnalti MacGillimy, m endorsing the
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    Lock icon Minister Mr. Kishi As New Prime Minister
    91 1 W, 23 (Reuter)— enl Democratic a series of and Nobi Ki. hi as Prime Minister m succession to Mr. Tanran lshibashi who resigned late last night because of illness. An official cabinet spokesman announced later that there would be no Cabinet changes. The
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    Lock icon Differences groned Out
    25 1 ister, < faid last with Tunku iat all mistween UMNO Merdeka v/e been ironed lier threatenthe mission to resolutions on a Singapore were
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    19 1 NATIONALIST China will open limited direct shipping to several South-East Asian nations, including Singapore, m April U.P.
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    Lock icon END THESE DEATH TRAPS!
    521 1 By KEN JALLEH MORE than 40 people have lost their lives m death traps m Singapore villages and kampongs m S? st n ar ars The y wef e mostly children. And the most amazing thing about these deaths JL i5 a i every one of
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    Lock icon COME & SERVE US PLEA TO ABSENT RULER
    426 1  - COME SERVE US PLEA TO ABSENT RULER NEIL HUNTER By CHINESE SUBJECTS WANT JOHORE SULTAN TO BE PARAMOUNT HEAD OF THE NEW MALAYA THE CHINESE SUBJECTS OF THE SULTAN OF JOHORE WANT HIM TO BE THE FIRST YANG DI-PERTUAN BESAR, OR PARAMOUNT RULER, OF THE FEDERATION UNDER THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE
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    Lock icon Search Now Restricted To Coast
    78 1 Search Now Restricted To Coast THE search for the missing Shell Company tanker. Landak Is now concentrated along a 50-mile stretch of beach m Tanjong Lobang, m Sarawak, where the R.A.F. found two lifeboats. The Landak has been overdue m Singapore since Feb. 13. She left Jesselton on Feb. 8
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    Lock icon LURKING MENACE
    98 1 A VILLAGE woman draws water from a death well m the Holland Road area of Singapore. The well is a deep hole m the ground with murky, brownish water. A frequently used foot path runs close beside it. One false step and it's the end of a child's
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    Lock icon BOYS ROAM IN PACKS HUGGING & KISSING GIRLS
    171 1 BOYS ROAM IN PACKS HUGGING KISSING GIRLS Rock 'ri Roll Riot In Theatre NEW YORK. Feb. 23. (AP).— Wild dungaree-clad teen-agers by the thousands stormed the Paramount Theatre yesterday for a Rock'n'Roll show. They smashed class, danced barefoot m the aisles and their ecstatic screams drowned out the savage beat
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    Lock icon EVEN MARLON BRANDO NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD
    483 1 Tokyo Plays Host To SAS Guests FROM PETER HILL (Standard's Assistant Managing Editor) TOKYO, Sat.— By the time you read this paper this morning I shall be winging my way across the roof of the world m what is undoubtedly the biggest
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    Lock icon CHEW NAMED NEW LABOUR FRONT CHIEF
    180 1 THE former Chief Minister of Singapore, Mr. David .Marshall, was ousted from the leadership of the Singapore Labour Front at the party's annual delegates conference yesterday. He was defeated by the Minister for Education. Mr. Chew Swee Kee. who had polled nearly double the
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    Lock icon Hot Words Stop The Montesi Trial
    289 2 Hot Words Stop The Montesi Trial VENICE, Feb. 23 (AP) A heated exchange between defence attorneys snd the public prosecutor forced the presiding judge to suspend yesterday's session of the Wilma Montesi trial. The action came after a cirablneer colonel, Cosimo Zlnza, testified that a mysterious girl, known as "GlannaLa
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    Lock icon 'THE BODY' SLIPS A DISC
    58 2 B'JRBANK, California, Feb. 23 (AP) Actress Marie (The Body) McDonald left a hospital here last night after diagnosis indicated she may have a slipped disc m her neck. The actress entered the hospital On Tuesday. Physicians said her ailment probably stems from an automobile accident
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    51 2 TWO cops found I model Maya Kouman :an arresting: sight J when she appeared m 2 a London store win- I dow recently wearing: a nylon nightie. Which J 1 shop? Sorry, she went J away again after pos- J ing for a fashion pic- 5 2 ture.
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    Lock icon Military Aid To Pakistan Can Lead To War: Nehru
    261 2 Military Aid To Pakistan Can Lead To War: Nehru HYDERABAD, Feb. 23 (Reuter)— Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, declared here yesterday that United States military aid to Pakistan and Britain's continuing support of Pakistan could lead to a dangerous situation and conflict. Addressing an election campaign meeting here
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    Lock icon Pigeons— Universal Panacea
    108 2 TOKYO. Feb 23 (AP>— For quarrelling couples, a 60-year-old Japanese bird fancier recommends pigeons because "they are so intimate" and "represent a symbol of love and peace." For frustrated housewives having trouble with playboy husbands he also recommends pigeons because "they always come home to roost." Mr-
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    210 2 New York Call Girls Jolt Town With Spicy Testimony NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (AP) A parade of shapely bad girls is shocking jaded New York these days with spicy testimony m a sensational new vice trial. They have disclosed that telephone answering services are the newest
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    Lock icon Russia, U.S. Brandish Their Atomic Clubs
    174 2 WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 The United States plans to maintain and possibly improve its facilities for testing hydrogen and atomic war weapons m the Pacific, official sources said today. These sources said that, until there was a general world agreement on arms limitation, the United
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    Lock icon Ship Uses Dynamite On Ice Trap
    114 2 Ship Uses Dynamite On Ice Trap TOKYO. Feb. 23 (UP) The Japanese ship Soya reported today it was using explosives to try to blast its way free of an ice pack that has trapped it off the Antarctic coast. Capt. Mitsuji Matsumoto said the Soya, converted into an icebreaker from
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    Lock icon P.L Warns Against Civil War
    81 2 MANILA, Feb. 23, (UP).— Philippine quarters voiced fears today that civil war might break out m nearby Indonesia m the wake of President Soekarno's proposed government revision. Of particular concern In Filipino Government quarters was the possibility of the Communists coming to power m Indonesia
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    Lock icon A FREEDOM FIGHTER FLAYS KADAR GOVT.
    223 2 BUDAPEST, Feb. 23 (AP) A 26-year-old freedom fighter, on trial for his life, yesterday denounced the Russian imposed regime of Premier Janos Kadar before a Communist court. Ferenc Goenczi, a locksmith, told the court proudly that he had helped print leaflets callin? for a
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    Lock icon Four Ships Block Suez
    76 2 UNITED NATIONS. Feb. 23 (UP) The United Nations reported today that only four obstructions remain to be cleared before the entire Suez Canal if open to passage of the largest ships but that the U.N. is still waiting for permission from Egypt to remove two key
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    Lock icon FIREMEN GET T.N.T. OUT
    50 2 PERTH, Feb. 23 (Reuter) Firemen last night defied names to carry a box containing 500 sticks of gelignite from the path or a fire blazing m a disused quarry m the Darling Ranges near Perth. The fire caused £A56,000 damage to a crushing plant and machinery.
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    Lock icon SANCTIONS: NO
    33 2 WASHINGTON, Feb 23 'AP) President George* Meany of the AFL-CIO said today the big American labour organization is ".strongly opposed to the imposition of sanctions against Israel by the United Nations."
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    29 2 UNITED NATIONS, New York, Feb. 23 <AP) The 27 Asian and African members or the u.N. yesterday agreed to support a resolution callIng for sanctions against Israel.
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    Lock icon Goodnight kiss? Not in this hall
    82 2 Goodnight kiss? Not in this hall ANN ARBOR. Michigan, Feb. 23 <AP)— Goodnight kisses at Stockwell Hall at the University of Michigan now are forbidden. So is hugging The 18 women students of the Dormitory Council voted 14-4 to establish a ban after several of 450 girl residents complained of
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    Lock icon Telephone Services The Latest Subterfuge
    241 2 for immoral purposes. The big surprise came m the disclosure about telephone answering services. Many Americans pay a monthly fee to such services to answer their telephones when they are away from home and take down messages for them. Miss Bogart disclosed that prostitutes, eager
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    Lock icon New Guinea Question Before U.N.
    86 2 New Guinea Question Before U.N. UNITED NATIONS. New York. Feb. 23 (UP) A proposal for a three-member good offices commission to seek negotiation of the Dutch-Indone-sian dispute over West New Guinea was submitted to the General Assembly today. It was contained m a draft resolution sponsored by eight members of
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      28 2 TRIPOLI, Libya.— King Saud of Saudi Arabia was brought to a halt by swarming, cheering crowds yesterday as he drovr through the Libyan capital with Kinz Idris. A.P.
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      40 2 UNITED NATIONS, New York.— U.S. chief delegate, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., became a grandfather again yesterday. A son. their first child, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sears Lodge, son and daughter-in-law of the ambassador and Mrs. Lodge. A.P.
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      36 2 UNITED NATIONS.— India presented a compromise formula m the Cyprus dispute yesterday expressing hopo that a peaceful solution will be found and that negotiations toward this end will be resumed by Britain, Greece and Turkey. U.P.
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      34 2 NEW YORK.— Dr. Immanucl Jakobovlts, the Chief Rabbi of Ireland, says it would be a far better world if all nations treated minorities as well as the Irishman treats the Jew m Ireland. A.P.
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      32 2 NEW YORK— The General Assembly's budgetary committee yesterday authorized Mr. Hammarskjold to spend another $6,500,000 (£2,300.000 Sterling) for the operation of the United Nations Emer* gency Force m Egypt for 1957. Reuter
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      37 2 UXITED NATIONS. New York.— Britain yesterday rejected Russia's bid to hold the impending meeting of the five-nation Disarmament Subcommittee at the foreign ministers level. But she held the door open to such a parley later on. A.P.
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      95 2 STRIKE: On NEW YORK. Feb 23 (AP) Striking tugboat workers yesterday voted down a proposed contract for ending their 22-day shutdown of water traffic m the New York City area, union members reported. STRIKE:Off NEW YORK. Feb. 23 (AP)— The East Coast's 45,000 striking dock workers will return to work
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    Lock icon LIM: ALL HOPES ARE NOT LOST
    641 3 MhundmlandmgWith VM.W Can Be Solved Mr. M. Speaks Of Miracle On The Merdeka Front r, n nual vck Wr nfprence of the X.,1 there >va.s every 1 iv "f t!ic nllS IS ndinc Wwe« fy,l\.(l. and ns l n the GovernKin" Wtisractorily Lim, M
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    198 3 Self-Govern ment Main Eitcnties fI THE fiffhl fw self-government, single citizenry and multi -lineualism, the Labour Front must J'fi<;ht againsi three dangerous enemies.* The 'three enemies', according to a report of the Labour Front on the party's activities jmjior achievements, are colonialism, comm \m and communism. *\t\ no valid rejoicing,
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    Lock icon Brunei Party To Call 'Stay At Home'
    230 3 I ILL BECAUSE OF A FLAG s thousand members of the Party Ra'ayat uei British Borneo, will be asked to "stay at as a protest against Government's refusal to ree the party's flat;, Mr. A. M. Azahari, president Party, told the Standard yesterday.
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    Lock icon S.T.U. To Old Forum
    21 3 Teaci a pubic lid Be S M< Institup.m. drawn :or pollThey are: Teck, Lro X ijaretHan Loon
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    16 3 OLD I -ipore vln« an bus m t rday. to cye- ector
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    Lock icon The Tunku Flies In; He's Optimistic, Too
    300 3 TUNKU Abdul Rahman, president of UMNO, was confident yesterday that the difference between the local UMNO and the all-party conference on Merdeka. resulting from the conference's rejection of four of the major demands of the organization, would be solved. In a brief statement,
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    Lock icon Riddle Of The Traffic Branch's New Chief Tester
    213 3 WHO will be Singapore's new chief driving tester at the Traffic Police branch when Mr. W. Martin retires this month? NOBODY KNOWS. Mr. Arthur E. Minns, Superintendent of Traffic Police, when asked about this yesterday, said: "I don't know." Mr. Peter Claque,
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    37 3 HONGKONG, Feb. 23 Special Standard Service: Closing prices of the Hongkong Exchange were: $16.15 to £1 Sterling; $6.***** to US$l; $1,845 to Malayan $1; $0 179 to one Indonesian Ruppiah; Gold $267,875 to a tael.
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    19 3 STORE, Sat: The price of tin on the local market today was 5374-1/8 per picul (Down $2-1/8).
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    84 3 Congrats. Says MacG. KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The High Commissioner. Sir Donald MacGillivray. today sent a congratulatory telegram to the Commanding Officer. .3rd Battalion, Malay Regiment on yesterday's successes m which four terrorists were killed by an officer of the Sherwood Foresters. "Request you convey my warmest congratulations to Lieut. Wood
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    Lock icon TAXI ROBBERY
    31 3 A TAXI-DRIVER, Low Choo, was last night robbed of $18 m cash, a gold ring and a wrist watch valued at $74 by his passengers near Kirn Chuan Road.
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    Lock icon SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES
    63 3 CHUA NAM SENG. 25, yesterday succumbed to his injuries m the Singapore General Hospital, after a sports car m which he was travelling crashed headlong into a lamp-post m Beach Road m the early hours of Friday morning. His friend. Wong Chin Mei. 17. who was with
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    Lock icon Lady Black Leaves For London
    99 3 Lady Black Leaves For London LADY Black, wife of the Governor of Singapore, Sir Robert Black, sailed for Britain aboard the passenger-liner Chusan yesterday. In Britain, she will spend Easter with her two teen-age daughters. Kathryn and Barbara, who are studying fct Queen Anne's School. Reading. Seeing her off at
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    32 3 A FIRE which broke out m the Funlanri of the Great World Amusement Park. Singapore, last night was put out by the firemen on duty before it could spread
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    382 4 'Accept U.S. Degrees For The Good Of Malaya— A SINGAPORE economics expert wants Government to institute a special committee to assist the Public Services Commission m assessing American university graduates applying for posts here. He is Dr. Lim Tay Boh, senior lecturer m economics at the University of Malaya, who
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    Lock icon 'Dual Citizenship Will Result In Divided Loyalty'
    361 4 'Dual Citizenship Will Result In Divided Loyalty' THE dual citizenship proposal for the Federation, as recommended by the Reid Commission, will encourage "divided loyalty" m the country, Inche Ahmad Boestaman, President of the Party Ra'ayat, said m Singapore yesterday. Inche Boestaman arrived m the Colony from the Federation to address
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    Lock icon SMOKED IN COURT: $5
    35 4 A MAN who smoked while court was m session was fined $5 yesterday. He was Kuan Tien Aik. who pleaded guilty to Interrupting judicial proceedings before Magistrate Mr. J. B. Jeyaretnam.
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    64 4 MALAYAN air hostess are invited to the screening cf M.G.M.'s latest drama. "JULIE," at the Cathay next month. They must be In uniform, and should call at the manager's office for bookings. "JULIE" stars Doris Day and Louis Jourdan. The climax of this suspenseful film is m
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    Lock icon She Leaves With Pleasant Memories
    314 4 BURSARY OFFICER OFF TO EUROPE TAKING with her several hundred feet of colour film, and a thousand pleasant memories, Miss Helen Green, Bursary Officer m the United States Consulate General m Singapore will be leaving: the Colony on Friday for Istanbul, Europe, and *'leave." Miss
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    140 4 CANADIAN WARSHIPS TO CALL AT SINGAPORE THE largest group of Canadian warships to enter Malayan waters since the war will steam into Singapore harbour on Feb. 27 for a week's visit. The three warships are the 8.700-ton light cruiser, Ontario. and the frigates Stettler and Jonquiere.
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    59 4 MR. G. O. PERRY, 2 freight manager of the 2 American President Lines, held a dinner 2 party at the Sea View J Hotel on Friday night m jj celebration of George Washington's Birthday. </VWW\WWVW\ WW\ \V\ V\ W\\' Standardp.r sh Aw Chen, :hl^ C hairman of pothers
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    162 4 S'PORE REGT, TO STATE RECRUITING SOON RECRUITING for Singapore's own Army unit, which Is expected to be known as the Singapore Infantry Regiment, will start soon. Mr. R. N. Broome. Secretary for Defence and Internal Security told the Standard that the Regiment will be open to all who meet the
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    853 5  - SEGGARS: Most Are Imposters, But There's A Way To Deal With 'Em BILL PATERSON Says problem m I W J 1 hlt if readily brim th e Kiplto|S irobleia h lm- of I o'' rally rj vlev .and v "Just this perneans .ition the brought ment adirntry. ln- m con.ou.d
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    Lock icon How Much Food Do You Need For The Tropics?
    113 5 I to w': ;h other of funds- planning importation a a report the I nr.ato the :"or intare relief i wages into account. that if Singapore** population is to maintain its health, sufficient food* must be supplied to meet the energy
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    Lock icon GHANA SETS MALAYA A STIFF PACE IN MERDEKA CELEBRATIONS
    1124 5  -  ANDREW ROTH Says QHANA which most of us have known as the Gold Coast is setting Malaya a stiff pace m its celebrations of Merdeka! When I first heard the Tunku's ideas of celebrating Merdeka next August. I thought they were
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    2228 6 Washington-PROSEROU London— BROKE Paris— SOBER Standard's News Edit Or m^ TAMBYAH, who has just return^ tour-month tour of the Unif^ England Europe, gives his i mb on Washington, London an d Folies Bergere Da no WASHINGTON was never more prosperous London never more broke and Paris never more sober. This
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    328 6  - Hangover Pills For Animals DEZ MARWOOD FOR THE MORNING AFTER THE BITE BEFORE THIS HOSPITAL HAS- By |7VERY year the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals gives free treatment to nearly 1,000,000 patients, many of them household pets victims of domestic accidents belonging to people who couldn't afford to pay a
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    Lock icon Now Why Haven't You Read Dennis' New Book?
    1195 7 Hvports front i\e§v York SINGAPORE newsmen have' certainly gravitated towards New York m recent weeks. David Tambyart btandard's News Editor, no sooner departed than Ronald Stead of The Christian beience Monitor arrived. Ronnie's coverage of SINGAPORE MALAYA is by far the best
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    156 7 Their tears save your eyes TNTVERSITY students are always m tears at one American college, but It is all m the cause of science. Their weeping is all part of a plan to rid cities of dangerous smog. Every few days, a group of dry-eyed volunteers file into a glass-panelled
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    634 7  - Motherless Princess Astrid Took A Queen's Place LADY PRATT Fit \st Lady A t The Age Of 21 A/VVVVVVViVi\VVVV\AAVVVVVVV\AAA*^ By- PRINCESS Astrid of Norway carries a heavy load of responsibility for a girl of 24. Since the death of her mother, the Crown Princess Martha; m 1954, Princess Astrid has
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    501 8  - WORLD GUESTS FOR GHANA ACCRA AT least 40 countries are sending representatives to Ghana when Britain's former West African colony, the Gold Coast, celebrates independence under its new name on March 6. There is public satisfaction over Britain's decision to send Mr. R. A. Butler, the Home Secretary, to attend
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    592 8  -  ANACRUSIS J^LEANOR STEBER, brilliant star of the New York Metropolitan Opera, will give two celebrity recitals for Donald Moore Productions m the Victoria Memorial Hall tomorrow (Monday) night and on Friday next, March 1. This already internationally famous soprano hails from West Virginia and studied at the New
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    301 8  -  Victor Doggett Reviewed By STRAVINSKY. Symphonic Poem: "Chant dv Rossignol" (Son; of the Nightingale). Suite from "The Firebird" Concertgebouw Orchestra cond. van Beinum. Philips SR ***** This seems just the right kind of recording for the music clean and biting, resonant and capable of really lifelike enlargement
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    79 8 Singapore War Memorial, built on top of a hill m the Krnnh war cemetery some 14 miles north of the island and overlooking the Straits of Johore. makes a fine stud? by Standards chief cameraman. Chen Ta Khoon The Memorial, which is dedicated to the 24.000 men
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      151 9 AMERICAN history pregnant with dramas and light romances has never [oiled to provide Hollywood with P r i z c winning movies, and even those of other clime untutored m such learnings have found these productions good entertainment invariably. Now Walt Disney has another colossal historical picture m
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      356 9 Happy Mum period of the American Revolutionary War. Supernatural COLUMBIA Pictures have something eerie coming: up and you will see Dana Andrews as an American psychologist m Adapted from the novel by Montague R. James, "Casting the Runes," this film sends Dana to London for a conference on psychical research
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      176 9 This is it! T?OUR and a half hours A of painstaking work have turned Malaya's beautiful actress Maria Menado into this grotesque being the KERIS I'ersion of a pontianak. Credit goes to Art Director Anthony, specialist m film make-up, who has been recruited from India for this Kcris production
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      296 9 QUIZ COLUMN Do you remember? r THREE fan? who have been chosen this week's sruests of United Artists are C. Aeria. of 7 Akyab Road. M. Mokof ld^K^^| I EL Tan Tock Seng Hospital Nurses Hostel "A", and Gary Koh I W This week your hosts are Metro Goldwyn-Mayer who
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    182 10 Badminton Hall Is Debt Free MALACCA, Sat— The Malacca Badminton Hall Is now debt free. Yesterday retiring Malacca Badminton Association President Mr. P. G. M. G. Mahindasa told members at their annual meeting that he had been able to get donations to satisfy the outstanding balance due to the building
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    69 10 It's 9-6 For Pancho LOS ANGELES, Feb 23 (UP) Australia's Ken Rosewall. playing some of the greatest tennis of his professional career, defeated Pancho Gonzales, 6-4, 6-3 last night before a packed house at Pan Pacific Auditorium. Rosewall lost only one service to the seasoned veteran from Los Angeles The
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    45 10 ALEXANDRA Football Team whipped Pondoka Pranakan 7 l m a friendly soccer match at Farrer Park yesterday. The winners led s—o at half time. Scorers were: Osman Mohamed (3). Osman Ham?a, D. Appu, Ahyari Hassan, and Ali Ariff. Mahmud netted Pranakan's only goal.
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    41 10 ROYAL Air Force (Malaya) Changi trounced Indian Soccerites by seven goals to one m friendly soccer match at Farrer Park yesterday. Scorers for the Airmen were: Kamaruddin (3), Bakar (2), Malek and Rahim Ahmad. Rama scored the Indian's only goal.
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    21 10 BALESTIER Junior Trade School beat Pasir Panjang Boys* Club I—o1 0 m the Youth Soccer Competition at Geylang yesterday.
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    213 10 MANY FAVOUR DISSOLUTION OF THE AAAM KUALA LUMPUR, Sit. Will the Amateur Athletic Association of Malaya which celebrated its golden jubilee at Penang last year cease to exist after its half yearly meeting at the Hotel Majestic here on Sunday? This question will be answered one way or other tomorrow
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    417 10 First Ever Pan Malayan Ceylonese Games Festival KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Selangor Ceylonese will be the hosts for the first ever pan Malayan Ceylonese cultural and games festival to be held m the Federal Capital during the Easter holidays. j This was decided by the Selangor branch of the Ceylonese Federation
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    186 10 Souza Gets Vote Of Confidence KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. A vote of confidence m tavour of its president Mr. Herman De Souza was passed by the Selangor Hockey Association Council at an emergency meeting at the High Street School here last night. The vote which was unanimous followed Mr. K. Aryaduray's
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    190 10 Beauty Queen Robs Britain Of Swim Star HILDESHEIM, Germany, Sat. Ken Williams, star performer m the swimming match with Germany this week-end, may have swum his last race for Britain because he hopes to marry Virginia Grant, honey-blonde beauty queen of Canada's Olympic team. The prospect of losing Williams will
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    348 10 INDIANS GO DOWN FIGHTING TO CHINESE 'Sundram Iyer Shield' GREAT finish by the Singapore Chinese Football Association XI enabled them to take the 'Sundram Iyer Shield' from the Singapore Indian Football Association by four goals to two at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. The teams were levelled two all five minutes
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    64 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat The No. 22 Special Air Services Regiment will meet the First Battalion the Lincolnshire Regiment m the final of the Malaya Command inter-unit team boxing championships on March 7 at the Chinwoo at 7 p.m. Winners of the final which Is classified as the first
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    316 10 A crowd of about 1,500 turn* ed out to watch this novel form of soccer which combined basketball and a dash of rugger without the numerous scrum stoppages of rugger The Air Force were deserving winners because they played open football and kept their positions well,
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    39 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. £ne Management O f the Merdeka Stadium will be vested m a board of control °f which Dato A. Razak. Minister of Education will be the chairman, the Standard learnt from reliable sources today.
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    175 10 Saturday F.A. Soccer Results EAGCEI Birmingham Ci! postponed Burnloy r postpoi Cardiff C 2 Chelsea 2, i Manchi tei Newcastle Portsmouth poned Preston X E Sheffield W West B w.r LEAGUE II Bristol R O Bpfxlone N Doncastcr R Grimsby Huddersfli Leicester Liverpool o, H ndoncri \liddlcsbrouK.M 0 Notts Count
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    18 10 MCC All Out 335 CAPETO'.v ter) W( scored 1 first v missing MC second I match here I
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    1821 11  -  SCRUTINEER Apprentice Brings In lingrfold To Pay $76 By nIVFK 810, a Ion? striding: 6- year-old, owned by W. D. Kontrsi rave cleverly lOS t of the made n .:lt. ired handapprent ited $76. ,ld m Dlv 2 race over a handy made top
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    51 11 TOTAL P00L— 5166,700 Ist Priie *****3 (SSMM) 2nd Prize: *****2 (520.004) 3rd Prize *****1 (810,002) Starters ($1,562 each): Nos. *****4, *****7, *****8, Itts2t, *****0, *****0, *****1. 23*154. Consolation ($750 each): Nos IS4CIB, *****9, *****6, *****3! *****7, *****3, *****6, *****2^ 1135 45, *****7. Tretr.Me Tote: 1 winning ticket 51.
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    223 11 RESULTS at a glance Penang- Ist Day, Sat, Feb. 23, 1957— Going Good Race Horre Dividend Tlme Distances Profr^or Bancot (3) 8.12 Racel: 5J Furs. >mith $29/8 1-o? 5 sec Class 4 Drajjon Seed (2) 813 l-4-~l Paterson $6/Brown Kye« (6) 7.11 s. Khamls $18/Race 2: 7 Furs. Malay Film
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    697 11 By Our Soccer Reporter SINGAPORE soccer springs to life again on March 1 at J.il.m Bcsar Stadium where two first division matches will usher m the season. Alter a not-too-successful year which ended with SAFA's humiliating tour of Hongkong and
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    899 12 BRIGHT FUTURE FOR MALAYA'S SPORT Climatic Conditions Are Ideal For Great Improvement Alex Soars Interviews E.M. McDonald, chief of MOC AAU SERVICE before self and sport above all may well be the words used to describe Malayan sports personalities like Mr. E. M. McDonald, president of the Federation of Malaya
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    241 12 CLEVELAND, Feb. 23 (AP) Carmen Basilio retained his world welterweight championship today with a quick knockout of Johnny Saxton m the second round. The end came at 2.42. Basilio punching like a derron. came close to ending it m a wild first
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    72 12 NEW YORK. Feb. 23 (AP)— Fourth-seeded Kurt Nielsen, of Denmark, gained the semifinals of the National Indoor Tennis Championship? yesterday by trouncing Paul Crants, of the U.S.. 6-2. 6-4. The 26-year-old, twice run-ner-up at Wimbledon, breezed through the first set m 12 minutes and
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    144 12 Talbert Renamed Captain NEW YORK. Feb. 22 (Reuter) Bill Talbert was today renamed captain of the U.S. Davis Cup tennis team and paced m charge of a temporary group including two veterans and four youngsters. Mr. Chauncey Steele. chairrran of the Davis Cup selection committee, said Talbert was given the
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    28 12 HOCKEY S.H.A. Senior K.O. Competition (Serni-firwl): Singapore Teachers Union Vi SRC. "Reds" at SRC. Junior K.O. (Semi final): Combined Schools Vi YMSA at GSC 4 pm.
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    100 12 Games Lost $s, Won In Goodwill MELBOURNE. Feb 23 (Reuter) The 1956 Olympic Games. which were held here last December, may show a loss of *****.000 (Australian) (£320.000 sterling). according to Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes, chairman of the Organizing Committee. But m International goodwill they will show a big erecit
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    62 12 MELBOURNE. Feb. 23 (Reuter>— John Landy. the Australian work! mile record holder, today announced his retirement from major athletics. Landy. 2fi. a school teacher m agricultural science has long hinted that he would give up serious running. Towards the end of last year he was troubled with a
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    1064 12 Miller Impressed With Schools' Ath le tic Schemes THE word was that schools were making: headway m arousing more enthusiasm among students to participate m active sports. It came some time ago when word got around that the schools were introducing friendly triangular athletic meets. The word came not only
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      543 12 Only a fool will be uncomfortable A FAMOUS British Ceneral of World War II came acioss »n officer's I MM billet m the north African desert and was surprised to find it well equipped with air-conditioning, I 'hot and cold', and all the luxuries ot \j civilization. ilr P""""^ The
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      1005 13  -  TREVOR HOLLOWAY by The Amazing Story c Waifs ■■■o/Mindapore^^^^H X m T .<?' pn crealed Mo li > ch.iH, b, Jungle Book the uorld ed him m, a master of fanta.y. But Kipling knew h,» lnd,a and he ,ca» veil axcare that Motcglihad hi. counterpart m
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      841 13  -  RONALD H. SHERWOOD by Some amazing modern claims to pre-existence RADIO discussions and other evidences of public interest show that many people continue to be dominated or baffled by the age-old question, "Have I been here before?" One of the most amazing experiences bearing on this
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      354 13  -  Jane Dexter By "YOU'RE impatient," said A Albert Evansky, eyeing my newly combed fringe. "You're impetuous," he said, looking at my cropped hair "And you are stubborn." I didn't deny it, "How do you know?" 1 asked. "I can tell by your HAIRSTYLE," said
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      104 13 nc p which I -n a quiet I sovirt Foreign L r Dmitri Shepilov. I p r:n -.e M I -Mr. Harold on. M. P. pnever of a seat as a arty B V Butler on the isham Bv-rlection. the has bee has p and g it '_Mr John Stracliev.
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    487 14  - THESE MARRIAGES ARE DOOMED Peter Grosvenor By 'THE big boom m teenage marriages since the war Is worrying Britain's welfare authorities. For teenage marriages too often lead to danger, disaster and divorce. The evidence (based on present divorce rates) is alarming. It shows that for every four marriages today where
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    980 14 WITCHCRAFT STALKED RUNAWAY BRIDEGROOM In this true story about the bad old days of West Africa, T. RUMSEY H A M B E R, author, engineer and pioneer prospector, tells how the "ju-ju" of an African tribe beat a treacherous white man's cunning. TT T HEN Jack Snow, powerhouse shiftsman,
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    57 15 HmD short can a shortie get? So far, that poc ;L 5T /h'>fe*0 fh jncket n the left Seems to he the 0 m ladies nightwear. And th e frilly panwith it make up the Baby Don pyjama set -'ong V* th r ;rce ther nighties > u
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    794 15 Terry Pillay's Shopping Guide pRENCH earrings! Beautiful and unusual earrings In designs that range from the traditional to the modernistic with a slight stress on the latter. The earrings are all more In the "dress Jewellery" style, than are our homegrown Singapore articles which concentrate a deal too much on
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    37 15 photo. This afternoon dress of black silk, printed with Chinese motifs, is among Emilo Schuberth's collection for the coming Spring and Summer. It is worn by Mafaida. The hat is of pink gros grain. AP
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      139 16 because ;,ou said your fathrr was at death's door." "So tetor^Bß B y Jj are good. AMAT nrn t&-fio he is, he's the referee." ,^fl 1^ y^V^^/^c ANOTHER I i^\ -hzr^ z^^iLj!^:: r^^Pßffl lIS Jj^^ lIJ^S T o^ r""^ B^l II "4 H- PRODUCT food chemijte «,no ft! fk Z^fl
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    70 21 jOVF: Th* MG A fitted ,hf detachable hard presents very neat •aranrr R p r window around to give cxnt rear vision. |GHT: The h.ird top be taken off m less I t*o minutr* to give i-air motnrins: at its Tbf «oft top
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    417 21 Bf.i TOPS are becoming Bmnr» popular than ever. liH «o much m prominm"t is the detachable of hard top. I < ..table when mere I xeather protection I ?^rificing I ;re when I I to be so It W a 3-in-l with
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    598 21 A ZESTFUL SPORTS TOURER WITH DOCILE MANNERS 5P OR T CAR enthusiasts are already well- acquainted with the sleek lines of the sparkling: Austin-Healey 100. This 100 miles-per-hour car is now more lusty than ever with the new six-cylinder engine. Yet, m spite of all the kick behind the 102
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    92 21 FEELING the strain of costly petrol bills? Here's a dandy little vehicle that will cut your travelling costs to a minimum. B.S.A. of Birmingham, the famous motor cycle people will soon introduce their lightweight scooter, the Dandy 70 Th f Handy is one of Britain's
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    425 21 THE JAPANESE are noted for their enterprise. This quality, particularly m the automobile field, bids fair to place Japaji among the leading: motor car exporters m the next five to ten years. The Japan Machinery Floating Fair which visited Singapore recently was an eye-opener
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    136 21 Jaguar Car Production FOLLOWING Ihe recent tire m ♦he Jaguar works m Coventry. Jaguar Cars Ltd. have written to their ove-«eas distributors to assure them that the damage was not as extensive as feared. The fire was confined to an area of approximately ?00.000 sq. ft It destroyed the despatch
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      303 21 Here's tke basis of a beefy meal that's for lunch today irvT Stew, shepherds pic, a Ju \y^^C^^ casserole, savour>- mince? Any made-up meat dish is wonder- W I y f^^^^^-^sJ fully improved by adding jLJIJ OXO Cubes; improved L^ J* I m flavour, m richness, I r~- m poodne<-s.
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    727 22 niD people have more contentment m *he days before films, radio, ana -vision? They made their own fun and, according to the old were m most ways happier than we are. But I never hear these tales of the Grand Old lJays without scepticism. Were they so contented
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      419 22 Birthdays SUNDAY.— Fine conditions cover the whole twelvemonth. You will find that some advancement of position is possible. So is moderate improvement of finances. The chief point about the year is the new tone of settlement it introduces. This should be kept m mind and made the focus of efTort.
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      977 23  - THE ROGUE ELEPHANT TAYLOR e H THE LIFE OF HILAIRE BELLOC. By Robert Speaight. (Hollis and Carter. 305.) TESTIMONY TO HILAIRE BELLOC. By Eleanor and Reginald Jebb. (Methuen. 165.) LITERATURE has its fashwn lons like dr ess; «nd Hilaire Belloc is neglected at present along with his contemporaries. Will he
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      290 23  -  Esther Howard By TIMES FOOL. By Patience McEKvee (Hodder and Stoughton. 12s. 6d.). As "women'j novels" go, «n unusually realistic and sensible one. It is told by a middleaged widow m a country village, and deals with a complication of emotional relationships that include her difficult and hostile
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      150 23 /^HARLES BAXTER, the lawKj yer. was a friend of Stevenson's from undergraduate days. The friendship lasted until the latter's death, and the two men kept up a regular correspondence. Of the 250 letters and telegrams which survive. comparatively jew have previously been published m full. In R. L.
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      237 23  -  W. JOHN MORGAN iCATACROK! By Robert Graves. (CasselL 155.) By Mr. GRAVES, who is seldom uninformative. explain! 11l curious title which, with its inverted exclamation mark, sffid do something for the I^de 6 fn ff t h ens b -if you fall off a ladder or
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      633 23  -  JOHN WAIN By THE PURITAN TRADITION IN ENGLISH LIFE. By John Marlowe. (Cresset Press. 165.) PURITANISM Is one of those words, like LiberalIsm, that take on a richer, though necessarily vaguer, meaning when the capital letter has been shed. But with or without the capital, It Is something
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