The Straits Times, 13 November 1956

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    19 1 AVERAGE DAILY CBHTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 73. 0 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1956 15 CENTS
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    Lock icon IN TODAY—U.N. FORCE
    888 1 IN TODAY— U.N. FORCE NASSER ACCEPTS 'SAVE THE PEACE' MEN Troops near Naples ready to leave at three hours' notice Dag also flying to Cairo 'to tie up any loose ends' NEW YORK, Monday. fHE Secretary-General of the United Nations. Mr. Dag Hammarskjoeld, announced today that Egypt had agreed to
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    PAP BOSS LIM TO STAY UNDER DETENTION
    135 1 PAP BOSS LIM TO STAY UNDER DETENTION PAP Assemblyman Lim hln Siong and other leaders of the Middle Road trade union bloc are to| remain under detention, the Council of Ministers, decided in Singapore yes- terday. The cases of 176 people, mainly .those arrested in* swoops on branches of tbes
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    Boy of 12 thrust into sack and drowned in a drum
    257 1 Boy of 12 thrust into sack and drowned in a drum ROBBERS TOOK $1,200 FROM CAFE TOLL J'HE body of a 12-year-old boy was found in a 44-gallon drum of water in the bathroom of a coffee-«hop in Paya Lebar Road, Singapore, yesterday afternoon. He had been strangled. His hands
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    Lock icon Otto John on trial
    68 1 KARLSRUHE, Mon. The •former West German intelligence chief, Dr. Otto John, goes on .trial before the Federal Supreme Court here -today on charges of being a traitor. John, now 47, is accused of disclosing state secrets and denouncing agents of his office to the Soviets after
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    Lock icon RADIANT QUEEN RIDES TO PARLIAMENT
    28 1 RADIANT QUEEN RIDES TO PARLIAMENT THE QUEEN smiles happily as she leaves Buckingham Palace in the Irish State Coach, to open the new session of Parliament. A.P. picture.
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    MERDEKA BUDGET GETS A DRUBBING
    2381 1 MERDEKA BUDGET GETS A DRUBBING KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Allia n c c Government's 1957 Budget came under heavy fire in the Fede r al Legislative Council here today. Most of the 26 councillors who spoke today, first day of the debate, criticised the draft estimates. The Malacca Settlement Council's
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    FLAG RIPPERS SAY 'SORRY*
    349 1 Strict check as tension mounts in Olympic Village MELBOURNE. Mon. Officials tightened regulations to prevent ill-feeling in the Olympic Village today after Hungarian athletes hauled down the Communist flag of their country and ripped it to shreds. Cheers and cries of "Ions: live free Hungary" came
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    THERE'S STILL $350,000 FOR THE WINNER
    114 1 THERE'S STILL $350,000 FOR THE WINNER KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. From now on the Social and Welfare Lotteries Board will have to pay a tax of $200,000 on each of its lotteries— but the bill won't be passed on to the man-in-the-street. Cost of tickets and the prize money will remain
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    Lock icon Ambush: Algeria
    32 1 ALGIERS, Mon. Tw6 French officers were killed when their car was ambushed last night by an insurgent band near Batna in Eastern Algeria according to reports reaching here today— Reuter.
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    28 1 NICOSIA, Mon— One British soldier was killed and four others wounded today when three military trucks were ambushed on a mountain road in Southwest Cyprus Reuter.
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    DAM DROWNING FEARED
    57 1 KUALA KANGSAR Mon.— Mr. G. M. Walker, 55, deputy general manager of the Perak River Hydro-Electric Power Co.. Ltd.. fell into flood waters while inspecting the dam at Chenderoh. near here, this morning an is feared drowned. An immediate search wa made, but until late this evening
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    Pilot killed in 'copter crash
    135 1 Pilot killed in 'copter crash A ROYAL NAVY 5.55 helicopter ot 848 Squadron, based at Sembawang, Singapore, crashed in the jungle during a troop-lifting operation in the Segamat area of Johore yesterday afternoon. The pilot, Lt. John Baw den, 31, was killed. His wife lives In the Naval Base, Singapore.
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    60 1 COMMOHI UKBATB Mr. K Maudlins (Minister of Supply) r*timalrd tli.it expenditure in tVii« tiii.iniiai .rear falling on Oic Kxchequrr as a rrMilt of intervention in the luldlc Fast was n«t IfkrlT to exceed something hr twii'ii KM million and E IS million. lie said: "It is our aim
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    Lock icon Kadar calls in Nagy for secret talks
    572 2 K£ FORECASTS 'BIG DEVELOPMENTS' IN HUNGARY, WARNS OF NEW WAR RISK BUDAPEST, Mon.— The Hungarian Prime Minister. Mr. Janog Kadar, held talks today with Mr. ffnre Nagy, the man he replaced lasl week with the help of the Red Army. Nothing is yet
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    TWO NEWSMEN KILLED
    51 2 PARIS. Mon Two Allied newsman— a Krcnchni i» an American— were officially reported killed today 11 Suez Canal area. The French Ministry of Defence announced today I>avid Seymour of Matnum Photos and El r.lr( t( j»j Paris weekly Paris-Match were »hot by Egyptian! jresw near El KanUra.
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    Lock icon An un-angry Mr. Nehru angers Indonesians
    116 2 JAKARTA, Mon.— The Independent Times of Indonesia suggested today it was time for Indonesia to review ita relationship with India, in the field of foreign affairs following Mr. Nehru's "apologia" for Britain's aggression in Egypt. Mr. Nehru had condemned the aggression in very strong
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    Lock icon SALVAGE SHIPS ON WAY TO SUEZ
    158 2 SALVAGE SHIPS ON WAY TO SUEZ fJAMBURG. Mon. I 1A Two German salvat ships believed to be tht largest of their kind ir. the world left here today for Port Said to help clear the Suez Canal. The ships are the Enert and the Ausdauer, both c: the Hamburg Bugsier
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    Colombo Power? meet
    33 2 NEW DELHI, Mon. Colombo Powers meeting 1 tended by the Pr;me Ministt: of India, Burma, Ceylon V Indonesia opened here «V afternoon to discuss the Mic die East situaMon. Re-
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    Lock icon 'Too early for Big-2 talks on Suez'
    290 2 BUT WATCH THE RUSSIANS— TIMES LONDON. Monday. 'THE TIMES today declared that it was premature x to talk of top-level meetings of British. American and Commonwealth leaders over Anglo-French action in the Middle East crisis. "Let the situation develop. Let all nations of
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    Lock icon DID BRITAIN THREATEN TO WITHDRAW FROM U.N.?
    171 3 DID BRITAIN THREATEN TO WITHDRAW FROM U.N.? LONDON, Mon.—Britain's I'nited NaIjoiM delegate was *Uhin l»is discretion i n irltiiiß it be known nrlvately that if Britain rinded an aßgresKM (or her actions in Egypt "very severe consequences" mifiht f011,, w a Government spokesman said today. Mr Doaglas DoddsParker, Foreign InderSrcretary,
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    Bigger harvest of rice
    31 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. :cc production will "hrr all-time record the Agriculture lent predicted today. being expanded ,md South America ar.ri the weather has been generally favourable so far.
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    Lock icon 'WRONG TO KEEP BRITAIN OUT'
    409 3 Indignity imposed on two Great Powers— and it won't help to keep world peace Menzies deplores U.N. police force set-up: Its -nonsense, he declares CANBERRA, Monday. rrllK AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister, Mr. Robert Menzies, today deplored the fact that Britain and France were not allowed to
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  • THE SUEZ CRISIS AS LEADERS OF WORLD OPINION SEE IT.
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      Lock icon Nehru's way to peace-abolish pacts
      236 3 Nehru's way to peace -abolish pacts /CALCUTTA, Mon— The Indian Prime MinisKj ter, Mr. Nehru, said yesterday he blamed the Bagdad Pact— "after all. it was aimed against the Soviet Union" he said— for increased Soviet interest In Middle Eastern affairs. He declared that all military pacts, including the North
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      Lock icon BEVAN SAYS LABOUR SAVED COMMONWEALTH
      257 3 EBBW VALE. (Wales) Mon. Mr. Aneurin Sevan said last night it was only the sustained opposition of the British Labour Party that had prevented India and Ceylon from withdrawing from the Commonwealth because of the Anglo-French action in Egypt. "We were able to show that
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      Lock icon Bishop: 'Eden's courage of the highest order'
      279 3 LONDON, Mon. The Anglican Bishop of Durham, the Right Reverend M. H. Harland, last night backed the Anglo-French intervention in Egypt because, he said, the United Nations was "not impressively quick." The Bishop said there was no doubt that the action taken in
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      Lock icon BRITAIN MUST FIND DOLLARS FOR OIL
      124 3 LONDON, Mon.— Mr. Harold Wilson, the Labour Opposition's chief economic spokesman, estimated today that the British action in Egypt would cost Britain an additional $200 million to $300 million for oil. Opening a debate in the House of Commons on the economic consequences of
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      33 3 NEW YORK: A U.S. Navy seaplane returning t o Norfolk, Virginia, from the Mediterranean crashed in the Azores yesterday. Four of the crew of nine were killed and two injured, one seriously. A.P.
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      21 3 NEW YORK: Fire at an atomic energy research plant at Padugah, Kentucky, caused damage estimated at more than $6 million.— AJ.
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      27 3 NEW YORK: Diana Dors, who recently separated from her husband-manager. Dennis Hamilton, left for Britain silent on her reported association with "tough guy" actor Rod Steiger.— Reuter.
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      14 3 TEHERAN: The World Bank has agreed to lend Persia £26 million for development projects.—Reuter.
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      20 3 WASHINGTON: The Census Bureau reported that women outnumber men In the U.S. by the greatest margin ever 1,240.000.— UP. I
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      22 3 LONDON: The Lancet, a leading medical Journal, gave this tip to women readers who want to slim: Eat plenty of liquorice.— —Reuter.
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      29 3 VERONA: The Italian National Alpine Club is preparing a new expedition to scale previously unc limbed peaks In Fakistan The personnel and date of departure are not vet fixed.-A.P.
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      18 3 PEKING: Communist Chinese jets shot down a Nationalist Chinese plane off the Chinese coast. Peking Radio reported. —U.P.
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      29 3 SAIGON: Burma's former premier, U Nu. has arrived In Saigon from Rangoon for a five-day official visit. Ht was accompanied by Madame Nu and high Burmese Government officials.— AP.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    446 3 LONDON, Mon.— Although there was little selling in stock markets today prices drifted downwards in the absence of support to close with widespread losses. The international situation, wall Street's fall on Friday and the approaching end of the account, all contributed to the general depression while the chancellor
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    Govt. thinks again on film tax
    227 4 THREE NEW PROPOSALS AFTER TALKS WITH SINGAPORE DISTRIBUTORS CONCESSIONS MEAN SMALL TOWN CINEMAS WILL NOT HAVE TO CLOSE gIXGAPORE film distributors have reached an arrangement with the Federation Government on the new import duty. As a result a threat to the existence of many
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    P.R.O. goes on leave
    59 4 Slngapore's Public Rela- 1 tions Officer, Mr. George G. Thomson, leaves tode in the Chusan for Britain on leave. I He will return to duty on Jan. 31. Mr. J.D. Duncanson will be acting P.R.O. during his absence. Mr. H.F.G. Leembruggen has succeeded Mr. Lee Siow
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    STRIKERS WHO MENACED WOMAN P.C. ARE FINED $10
    130 4 STRIKERS WHO MENACED WOMAN P.C. ARE FINED $10 A CROWD of 25 strikers, including 21 women, surrounded a woman constable, Annie Tan, when she arrested one of their number. Hoi Yuat Ho. 20, at a strikebound Paya Lebar factory, a Singapore court was told yesterday. Tan told the court that
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    Loke to open photo display
    52 4 Malaya's East Coast Photographic Exhibition, showing scenes and panoramas of the 400-mile stretch of the country from Kuantan to Kota Kota Bharu, will be opened by Mr. Loke Wan Tho at the British Council gallery. Singapore, at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday. About 200 prints will
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    50 citizens say: We'll organise new centre
    224 4 50 citizens say: We'll organise new centre CTIFTY "elderly and 1 responsible" residents of Tiong Bahru, Singapore, have decided to ask the Government for permission to organise a new community centre there. Mr. Lee Bah Chee told the Straits Times yesterday that a petition containing the signatures of the 50
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    $2m. for China
    24 4 Family remittances to China last month totalled $1,964,646, of which $1,234,848 was sent from Singapore and the rest from the Federation.
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    DOCTOR'S DAUGHTER WEDS IN COLONY
    63 4 MR. AND MRS. KWAN TIT CHOON after their marriage at the Majestic Hotel, Singapore, yesterday. The bride is Miss Mabel Yeoh Swee Har eldest daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Yeoh Cheang Hoe of Penan* Mr. Kwan is manager of Hup Seng Heng and Co., Singapore,
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    TOURISM HOPES
    187 4 Govt. may set up board to help promote industry FFHE Singapore Government A is considering proposals to set up an organisation to boost the Colony's tourist industry. A scheme has been provided by Mr. R. W. Fenton, a New Zealand tourist expert sent here under the Colombo Plan
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    WORKERS QUELL BALZE AT DOCKS
    88 4 WORKERS QUELL BALZE AT DOCKS SINGAPORE Harbour Board labourers and firemen yesterday helped to put out a copra fire which started In gortown 28 Just before it was closed after the morning's work. Quick work by labourers meant that only 60 bags were slightly burnt Brought In by the Straits
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    MIDDLE SCHOOL PROBLEM: 'A LONG JOB'
    279 4 MIDDLE SCHOOL PROBLEM: 'A LONG JOB' npHE Government knows that correcuns th» x tion in Singapore's two biggest Chinese J!! I schools is going to be a long Job. An official spokesman admitted last nieht know the trouble is not going to be solved m "But." he added, "in the
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    Beauty hints by Mrs. Mac, the Bond Street expert
    71 4 Beauty hints by Mrs. Mac, the Bond Street expert MAKE-UP expert Mrs Hn ter McCulloch, who hi just arrived in Sinnapore I help local «irls look bfautful and stay brautilul Australian born, fc McCulloch recently C no pleted a 15-month course]Bond Street, London M> will work as a beauty con
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    New Pesta dates
    27 4 The UMNO -spar,?"Pesta" festival In Sir.?: pore, postponed because the riots, will now b« h on Dec. 7, 8 and 9 at badminton hall
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    Mr. Lee: A 3-word reply
    66 4 Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, people's Action Party leader in the Singapore Legislative Assembly, has a three-word reply to a Liberal-Socialist suggestion that he quit the PAP. He said yesterday: "Not worth comment." The Torch, the off.;; organ of the Llberal-Soc:i--ists, had said that the vrisr
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    Rotary talk
    39 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Mr. Tom Bavin, of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, will give a talk on labour relations in Malaya to members of the Johore Bahru Rotary Club at their weekly tea meeting tomorrow.
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    Plenty of Christmas fare in Singapore-and the prices won't be too steep
    283 5 Plenty of Christmas fare in Singapore-and the prices won't be too steep jyVNT A (LAIS will have to dig a little deeper into his pocket to pay for this year's Christmas shopping but his bag will be as full as ever. Leading suppliers of Christmas goods said yesterday that there
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    'ARE YOU SATISFIED?' TELEPHONE QUIZ TO SUBSCRIBERS
    165 5 'ARE YOU SATISFIED?' TELEPHONE QUIZ TO SUBSCRIBERS MALACCA, Mon. rLEPHONE subscribers here have been asked for their views on certain aspect* of the telephone service. The Assistant Controller of Telecoms. Mr. G. Power, says in the circular that if subscribers give the information asked for by the department steps will
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    Two accused of rioting
    46 5 Two youths, Teo Kai Peck, and Ng long, pleaded not guilty in a Singapore court yesterday «,o rioting on Oct. 26. They were alleged to have been members of an unlawful assembly which threw stones and damaged the Boon Lay English School.
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    Man for trial on vice charge
    51 5 JOHORE. BAHRU, Mop. The magistrate's court today made an order for K. Krishnam to be taken to Aior Gajah for trial on a charge of taking away a married woman from her husband for immoral purposes. He was allowed bail of $500 in two
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    I saw man stoned to death — boy
    271 5 I saw man stoned to death boy HE WAS 'DETECTIVE— COURT TOLD Krishnan's father, went towards the United Engineers' building, but ran back to Tank Road after seeing blood on the pavement. A curry-seller, Kandusamy Ramasamy. testified that earlier in the evening he saw Adilum and Rangbasamy having an argument
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    To aid seamen
    31 5 The Singapore Government is planning to set up a Seafarers' Welfare Board for the co-ordination of welfare faci. lities for seamen and to administer the Mercantile Marine Fund.
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    COLONY 'ARMY' HITS PAY SNAGS
    147 5 COLONY 'ARMY' HITS PAY SNAGS RECRUITMENT for Singapore's first lo-cally-raised battalion is being held up on the question of pay. The acting Secretary for Defence and Internal Security, Mr. O. H. R. Beadles, said yesterday that until pay scales were fixed the Government could not call for recruits. In drawing
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    New lawyer
    27 5 Miss Noeline Yoong. barrister, was admitted to the Singapore Bar yesterday by the Chief Justice. Mr. Justice Whyatt, to practise as an advocate and solicitor.
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    'VERY GOOD BOY' IS ACQUITTED
    184 5 'Watching riots from doorway/ he says A COFFEE shop assistA ant, Sye Boh Beng, 18, was acquitted by a Singapore district court yesterday of charges of rioting and breaking the curfew on the afternoon of Oct. 26 this year. Sye, who was described by his
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    Back from U.K.
    19 5 SEGAMAT, Mon. Mr. R G. Bragg, manager of Segarr.at Estate, has returned from leave in Britain.
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      283 5 SHELL THEATRETTE: Free Club meeting followed by We* film show Marian Anderson of Prayer programme 5j15 pm: Shell House. Collyer Quay. 1.15 new ballroom danctog cla*. 5.30, p.m. at 5. Raffles Quay YMCA-YWCA WEEK OF PR A- SINGAPORE ART SOCIETT: YER A WORLD FELLOWSHIP: Graphic art and crafts cla«. Brl-
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    A UNION? LAW CLERKS MEET TO DECIDE
    129 6 A UNION? LAW CLERKS MEET TO DECIDE A COMMITTEE, representing 500 employees of legal firms in Singapore, will meet tomorrow to decide whether to form a union and dissolve their present organisation the Lawyers Clerks' Association. Mr. N 8. Hogan. a city councillor and chairman of the committee, told the
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    Rush to build a road
    76 6 ALOR BTAR. Mon. More i than 400 villagers of Kuala Kedah. six miles from here. today turned up in force to i offer their services to the Kedah Government to buildlne a road in their village. The villagers, all fisher- men, have been unemployed for
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    Photo show is extended
    51 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The sixth Malayan International Salon of Pictorial Photography, which was opened at the British Council Hall by the Sultan of Trengganu last Friday, has been extended two days and will be open till Wednesday. The exhibition, containing 250 photographs, was to have ended
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    TAX UP-15,000 GOVT. MEN TO CALL FOR HIGHER PAY
    267 6 KUALA LlMri'R, Mon. The Government's 15,000 Asian officials and clerks are to meet here soon to protest against the tax increases announced by the Minister of Finance, Col. H. S. Lee. The secretary of the Federation of Government Clerical and Administrative
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    Wife was 'tired of country life'
    302 6 CORPORAL OPPOSES COURT ORDER PENANG, Monday. A YOUNG Australian soldier told the Sessions Court here today that his wife in Victoria was "not living in the way I would like her to." Opposing an Australian court's provisional maintenance order to pay his wife £3
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    PAINTING OF HIS MOTHER EARNED HIM A PRIZE IN JAPANESE ART SHOW
    91 6 PAINTING OF HIS MOTHER EARNED HIM A PRIZE IN JAPANESE ART SHOW SIM KOK HING, aged 11, of Trafalgar School, Singapore, who was yesterday presented with a medal by the Japanese Consul-General, Mr. Ken Ninomiya, for a painting of his mother. Kok Hing, a Primary 111 student, was the only
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    Hearing put back
    60 6 The court of inquiry scheduled to start hearing a dispute between the Singapore City Council and the City Council Labour Unions Federation next Monday has postponed its sitting. This is because the chairman Mr. F. A. Chua, is engaged in judicial matters. Mr. Chua, who is the
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    Transferred
    14 6 SEGAMAT, Mon. Inspector Gopal, of Labis police district, has been transferred to Plentong.
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    New arrival
    19 6 SEGAMAT, Mon. Inche Razali bin Abdul Rahman has arrived in Segamat as Assistant Inspector of Malay Schools.
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    Quick flit by stall men as flood strikes town
    163 6 Quick flit by stall men as flood strikes town KUALA KANGSAR, Mon.— A flood warning was given here last night and about 40 stallholders in Jalan Tebing on* the Perak River were evacuated to safety. The river rose beyond the danger level to nearly 12ft. last night. This morning the
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    Tax reform Bill
    33 6 A Bill aimed at cutting the personal income tax allowance for resident Hindus and Hindu families by $500 was published by the Singapore Government yesterday. The present allowance is $3,000.
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    $485 theft
    23 6 PENANO, Mon.— A burglar forced open a window last night and stole $485 and jewellery from a house in Kelawei Road.
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    SERVICE UNIONS MEET TODAY ON WAGE OFFER
    290 6 SERVICE UNIONS MEET TODAY ON WAGE OFFER Decision on increases for 7,000 LEADERS of the three Singapore Service empio ye unions meet today to make a final decision on pay increases offered to more than 7,000 clerks a™ other non-industrial workers. The unions are the Army Civil Bervlce Union, the
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    Information official for London
    105 6 Information official for London ALOR BTAR, Mon ArORMER Federal Z islattve Councillor. che Mohamed Sop|p e a i present Kedah Statr Woi fare Officer, will leave London at the end of thii month to be Malaya's flm Information officer in Britain. He will be seconded for three years to the
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    Labour attacks 'road to dictatorship'
    176 6 PENANO. Mon.— The Labour Party of Malaya today declared it was opposed to one-party rule which "must Inevitably lead to a dictatorship." The Alliance is such a dictatorship. We are therefore opposed to it," states a 13--point platform Issued by the party for next month's
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      479 7 •.•.•.•.•.•.V.V.VSVAV.VWUVWVWSVAVWVWWWVWWWS sHAW BROTHERS ORGANISATION ATTRACTIONS S TODAY ANDOApITni figta n a.m.. 1.45, 4. TAunDDnui IUM1 UMF 1 1 UL m£ff 6M 9 30 p < J IUIVIUHrWwf rl wm -OnRKI "i I^ovc, Hatred and Suspense! LOVE TURNS TO DUST" *m j: X MANDARIN PKTIRK f i^^BA I* with EnrlUh Sub-titles
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      135 7 4fM UAf a V 4 Regional RADIO MALAYA g^ApoRE •Protrammes thus marked can be received by lirteners in Malacca Short wave 41m. Short wave 49 41m Medium Medium w»ve 476 m. A .M. .8.57 Broadcasu To En £35 A W^Mualc. q 8.00 11th Schools. P.M. '1.00 Mtkmn £c M pM
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    DEATH
    60 8 If Wordt $10 (minimum). MADAM LBONG TOW CHTJNO, 64, wl/« of the late Wong Pak Kan passed away peacefully on 10.11. 56. Cortege will leave 25 Sago Lane on I4.ll.5fi, at 2 pjn. for Pek San Teng burial ground. Deeply mourned by her sons, Wong Yuen Chee, Soon Chee,
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    69 8 20 R'orrf* tit (minimum). THE FAMILY OF the late Mr. 8. T. Samy. I.S.M., thank all those who sent wreaths and rendered Assistance in their bereavement. MR. AND MRS C P LAZAROO thanlc all friends and relatives for their valuable presents, good wishes on their golden wedding anniversary. MR.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    243 8 10 Worii $1$ (minimum). OVERHEARD AT THE Club. Even Bob approves of my Madeline Gown*— and what's more he like* tiieir prices too. THE ANIMALS went In two by two to the Arts Ball Circus, Victoria Memorial Hall. 8th December. Tickets at Robinsons. YOU CAN TAKE Reader's D.KC.-t for
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    ENTERTAINMENT
    33 8 2* Horrf* Jl» (minimum). D:uly 1 month. 10 Word* $Ii» (Min.) NEXT WEEK ONLY. Noel Coward's "Present Laughter". Stage Club production. Wendt's furniture. Victoria Memorial Hall. Book at Robinsons (Phone 37.138) I
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    The Straits Times S'pore, Tues. Nov. 13, 1956. The Creed Of Force
    626 8 The Straits Times S'pore, Tues. Nov. 13, 1956. The Creed Of Force A man who is drowning needs no messages. But that is all that Hungary is getting. Cardinal Mindszenty's despairing appeal for a martyred nation may move 1 the United Nations to pass fresh resolutions; it will not move
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    S.I.T. Rents
    260 8 Mr. William Tan's violent criticism of SJ.T. methods of rent collection has attracted, perhaps inevitably, a demand from his Tiong Bahru constituents that he should press for lower rents. The Government itself has possibly encouraged these complaints. It announced two months ago, that schemes for housing subsidies were
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    Idle Fears
    226 8 Singapore Chinese school teachers intend asking the Minister for Education to make as little change as possible in the text-books now used in Chinese schools. A spokesman for the teachers claims that only by keeping changes to a minimum can the "finest quality" of Chinese culture be preserved.
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    Return Trorn a 'lost week' in Budapest
    1264 8  - Return Trorn a 'lost week' in Budapest WILLIAM KRASSER At fto o'clock on Sandiy BoriliK tot wttk Ronald Farqihar md William Krister, Better's special csrrsspeßdeits ii Budapest sent s brief message ever I teleprieter lice from the office if t Budapest newspaper. 'Tnis will probably be eir list report for
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      Cut Ministers' salaries
      193 8 WHAT is the cause of all this rot the rot of the dollar? My answer is Government extravag ance. All salaries and wages paid by Government should be cut by gradual stages; taxes should be reduced by gradual stages not Increased. Salary decreases and tax reductions should
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      Prepared for sacrifices
      42 8 MALAYA must be, and is, prepared to make sacrifices to achieve Its Ideals. But this does not Justify the proposals to Increase taxes on such needs of life as tinned foodstuffs, textiles, petrol, stationery etc. K.R. MANICKAM Kota Bahru
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      Do stallholders pay tax ?
      63 8 Do stallholders pay tax T HAVE always wanted to know how many of the food stallholders, whose turnover must total hundreds of dollars daily, pay income tax. Can the Income Tax Department supply these figures if they do collect taxes at all from these people, how is the assessment arrived
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      Justification is vague
      50 8 rpHE comparison made by x the Financial Secretary between Singapore and Britain to justify the necessity of higher taxes is vague and has no real bearing because th e educational, hospital and other facilities accorded to Britons fare denied to us here In Singapore. J. SINGH Singapore.
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      'Respect and admiration'
      245 8 AS an Australian I would like to thank E. O. in the Straits Times of Nov. 10, for "the enormous respect and admiration" which he says people in England hold for Australians and New Zealanders for "their unfailing support in the past." But I would like to
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      Association of Bachelors
      37 8 TT Is most astonishing that the Ministers should impose hardship upon the unfortunate bachelors. Arise! bachelors of Singapore and form a Bachelors Association to present your case constitutionally to the Government. BACHELOR WEE Singapore.
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      TELLING THE PEOPLE
      91 8 WHILE wholeheartedly, and with gratitude, endorsing the letters which have been published In your paper thanking the troops, the police and all others for their splendid services during the recent riots. I should like to express appreciation of the Straits Times staff in publishing the paper unfalling-
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      REDUCE S.I.T. RENTS
      136 8 I refer to Mr. William Tan's views on the subject of payment of rents at the 8.1.17s offices. As a voter who helped place Mr. Tan la the Assembly, I should have thought that he would have used his time to direct his party Assemblymen to get
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      Keeping two sets of accounts
      33 8 Keeping two sets of accounts ALL business firms thi keep two sets of boo.-: for income tax purpc flourish richly. These a: the people who Govemrr should go after. LAW ABIDING CITIZEN Singapore.
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      108 8 FINE QUALITY STRINGS for Musical Instrument* 1001 Violin F., Sllr. pld. $-.10 1002 Violin A, I-.10 1003 Violin D, wound, pld. I-.JO 1004 Violin C. $-.25 1052 Violin A, aluminium wd. S-.15 1053 Violin D, f-.SO 1054 Violin (1, I-.J5 1501 GniUrE (lit), BUr. pld. $-.10 1502 GaiUr B (2nd)
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    QUIZ: HOW DO YOU RATE AS A MATE?
    199 9 QUIZ: HOW DO YOU RATE AS A MATE? irVALA LUMPUR, I* Mon. How many children have you i birth to? What's relationship to the head of your household? What's job and how liteare you? These are some of the Questions which enumerators will ask housewives in the Federation in May
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    Pensioner dies
    53 9 The death has occurred ST. Samy, a Govern■TiSioner, in Singapore. Bamy was an employee Singapore Government g Office from 1915 and was the chief proof reader at the time of his retirement in 1950 i. He was awarded the Imperial Service Medal in 1953 by the then Governor,
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    POSTAL GROOM TAKES TELECOMS BRIDE
    67 9 POSTAL GROOM TAKES TELECOMS BRIDE MR. JOHN CHOONG AH YAW and his bride, the former Miss Marie Therese Phun, who were married at St. Michael's Church, Ipoh. on Sunday. Mr. Choonf is the postmaster at Kuala Kurau in the Krian district of Perak. His bride, a telephone operator in the
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    Malays told: Give up the lazy life
    436 9 MALAY SNUB IFOR CRITICAL CHINESE 'GUESTS SHOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR HOSPITALITY' AND CHINESE COUNCILOR WHO THUS 'ADVISES' IS TOLD: 'YOU'RE RUDE' A rHiTMFQV KUA^ LUMPUR Monday. LHINLSE councillor was snubbed at the Federal Council meeting today when he "advised Malays to work hard
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    Flag day total
    22 9 A total of $7,172 waa raised by 300 collectors on the Chinese V.M.C.A. Hag Day In Singapore last month.
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    Contraband on the beach
    39 9 Seventy-five bottles of brandy and about 30,000 sticks of cigarettes, on which duty amounting to more than $1,000 had not been paid, were found abandoned on a beach off Tanah Merah, Singapore on Saturday night.
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    'Do you honestly claim you are asset?' query goes to Lazarous
    110 9 'Do you honestly claim you are asset?' query goes to Lazarous SINGAPORE Legislative Assemblyman, Mr. A. H. Laxarous, was asked yesterday: "Can you honestly claim that you are an asset to your constituents in Farter Park?" One of the constituents, Mr. M. A. Majid. in. a letter to Mr. Laiarous
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    A man of dignity says 'I won't sell myself
    335 9 A man of dignity says 'I won't sell myself Dr. SUN YAT-SEM'S OLD FRIEND SNOBS PEKING AN OLD friend of Dr. Sun Vat-sen, 73-year-old Mr. Chew Hean Swee of Singapore, has rejected an invitation from the Chinese Premier, Mr. Chou En-lal, to attend Dr. Sun's birthday anniversary celebrations in Peking.
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    Colony debut of an Australian car
    55 9 THE FIRST Australian car, the Hclden, (above) was Introduced to Singapore last night at a cocktail party. The 21.6 horse power sedan is the product of an American-Australian enterprise General MotorsHolden'i Ltd. The car costs $7,070. including the new duty Progress Motors Ltd. are
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    COUNCIL QUERY ON BUDGET 'LEAKAGE'
    190 9 COUNCIL QUERY ON BUDGET 'LEAKAGE' KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. rpHE Federal Legislative Council was today asked if "special instructions" had been given to the Straits Times to publish the draft estimates two dt-ys before the official release. Tuan Sheikh Ahmad bin Haji Hussaln (Alliance- Perils), drawing the attention of the Minister
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    Soldier dies after car crash
    98 9 Soldier dies after car crash IPOH, Mon. One of the two Servicemen who were Involved in a road accident 13 miles north of Ipoh on Friday morning died in Ipoh Hospital last night. He was L/Cpl. W. M. Goodwin, 20. of the Ist. Bn., the Royal Scots Fusiliers, stationed in
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    Nurse gets a divorce
    48 9 Mrs. Harriet de Silva, a nurse, was granted a decree nisi in the Singapore High Court yesterday dissolving her marriage with J.G.R. de Silva, a businessman. The decree, granted on the ground of the husbands adultery, is to be made absolute ln three months.
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    Branch chief
    28 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Mr. L.P.S. Rajaaooria was elected president of the Johore branch of the Government temporary Officers' Union at the inaugural meeting of the branch.
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    HOW TO BEAT THE BUDGET
    1123 10 ECONOMIES piRST rumours about r the horrors of the new budget threw many a Singapore housewife into a panic, and there was a big rush at the eleventh hour to lay in a supply of the goods most likely to rise in price. But there
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      166 10 trade .^sHsg^ mark lliliilj y° ur Kl||! guarantee of quality! KIWI is more than a surface shine. i^~_ _"A KIWIS rich waxes WW B llf II go drnp into tin- II B^ H IfW J] pores, soften, nourish v. m I W W I II and keep leather alive and
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      278 10 RELIEF FROM STRAIN WORRY, NERVES, OVERWORK! BELAXA-TABS rel.evt Ml distre» dv* 0 •nxitty. iritf. ovtrwori, J^ txcit«m«n». mental Wpi| n«fvou» e.naur w lessness. A» th« mind rei,,,, under fh« soothing tll^, Relaxa-Tata. com n naturally. «asily. Absolut,,, Mf. to use. Relax*. Tab, non-habit-fofming, ilavt •Utt effect* and ,-n^ taken by
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      314 10 Straits Times Crossword 8 9 m 19 20 21 '22~ 23 26 ACROSS here (7). 1 Famous woodcarver who signed 13 Here one would certainly be in his worlc with a peapod (8 7). a whirl (9) 8 B-aint In hat (anag.) (10). 14 Par back In the theatre? (7).
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    Lock icon STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURES Salazar brought peace to strife-ridden Portugal
    1414 11 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURES Salazar brought peace to strife-ridden Portugal Revolts hept country in turmoil tor 20 years i\ (ho courtyard of the Marine Arsenal mitflhiM beat down on three bullet-riddled bodies sprawled in piddles of dust and blood. C'iKarette-smok-j n g marines peered down into their faces an d
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      720 11 /BJjmsnirN (QUICK -FROZEN PEAS > SWEETEST, TENDEREST OF ALL M The young green peas reach you at their tender best, with all V their delicious flavour as fresh as the morning they were picked. That's because immediately they reach the height of perfection m they are shelled, cleaned, packed into
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      196 11 Hex 3Morgan 9 3#.H. Doctor surprised t- m*S she SHE'S OUT I/ I HOPE I'M NOT f INTRUDING* i. V 1 MAPLE POftRE5T.' AND I VMS S*~ ~^v I HERE.' I'M AFRAID I INTRUDING I THIS IS THE MOT PLEASANT I AFgAIP \Ptl'P I f WHOM AXE TOW jJ^ M
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    154 12 Singapore Chinese Prtlis E»change: noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; Nor. $26% buyers, $27 sellers. Cee— t easy: bulk 140% sellers, drum »43\ sellers. Pepper: Steady about 40 to 50 tons of business reported done on both varieties; Muntok white ail», Sarawak $118, special Sarawak black
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    181 12 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Beard whitm or expected today are: Chusan 1/2, Asumasan Mara 4/6, Procyon CJ>^ Idomeneus 6/7. MaeaUoyd 8/9, Phemius 11. Hamburg 13/14, Sydney 15/16 Hoegh Silverstream 18, Embun Maru 19/20, Buloh ESEDE, PetaUng N. Wall 4, Serampang N. Wall 8 Soon Bee N.
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    TINS, INDUSTRIALS STEADY ON SHORT LOCAL TRADING DAY
    823 12 TINS, INDUSTRIALS STEADY ON SHORT LOCAL TRADING DAY By THE feature of the Singapore Share Market yesterday was the steadiness of tin and industrial shares and a fairly good volume of business was written, despite the half day's trading. The market was closed during the afternoon as a mark of
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    RUBBER PRICES
    151 12 December first fravde rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 101 7 i cents per !b up IK cents on Friday's closing price. The clocinc tone was steady, quiet. Closing prices In cents per R>. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: No. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 101*;, sellers 101
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    112 12 The Malayan Exchange Bank* Association made the following change* In its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates up to $100): New York: buying airmail: T.T. 3JV4, O.D. 32%. 90 d/st 32' 4 credit bills, 32 15/16 trade bins. Canada: buying airmail: T.T. 3m, O.D. 31N,, M d/st 31
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    98 12 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS MELBOURNE INVESTMENT tra^ on the Stork Btth.' 1 today. Prices mnv^, with fall. ex,.,. Minings Consol Ztac*^ but others were eaV^ were slightly firme- T n oils held .teadyTU^ on an average tun Loans 3,- o lasg. rj Loans 3' t 1956-58 £9; 3 Con. Zinc Bank of
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    RUBBER CROPS
    25 12 Further October rubbeannounced are jj* 13U.000 lb; bdnigbi NyaU, 49,492 lb.; Tapah if Rivet-view 152.1R3 \n 26,676 lb.; and Bulu7 32.638 lb. 4
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    OFFICIAL PRICE
    18 12 Cc SI.4GAPORF v RIBBF.P. \Jfc-k ,TIN: $399.i 21/ Plcul (down X,3 COPRA: S2fi ,< pfcui P iz.;^,
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      433 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited from Federal Cltlsen*. age 17-23 for appointment as Field Assistant*, Geological Survey, Federation of Malaya. Candidates must have passed the School Certificate with credits in one or more of the following subjects: Physics, Chemistry. Oeneral Science n. Biglth Language Salary scale: $137.50x 7 50-152 50/209x14-321/338
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      72 12 APPLICATIONS are invited from Federal Citizens, A^e 17 23 for the appointment, n.s ClerkInterpreters in the Machinery Department. Federation of Malaya Salary Scale: $137.50-A7.50-152 50/ 199-Al4 227/254 Al4 394/408 A l4-478. Plus CO.L.A. at current rates. Qualifications: passed School Certificate Examination with credit in English. Applications, on Form Oen. 147.
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      562 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are invited from unmarried female Federal Citizen;, age 17 23 for appointment as Teleprinter Typist In Ipoh. Candidates must have passed form in In an English School. Salary scale $100/130x7.50-145/180 x 7.50 190/205x7.50-250 plu* C.O.L.A. at current rates. Applications on form Gen. 147, obtainable from any Government
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      815 12 NOTICES THE PARIT PERAK RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED I (Incorporated in the Federation of Malaya) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Directors have declared ,an Interim Dividend for the year lending 31st December 1956 of ■20 cents per share, less Income 1 Tax 30% payable to shareholders i on the Register
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      469 12 TENDERS P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE "Tenders will be received at the office of the Senior Executive Engineer, Coast, Kuantan from Class EX and above Contractors registered with the Public Works I Department up to 12 Noon on Friday, 23rd November, 1959 for the Proposed Drainage Scheme at Kampong Lapang Besar. Kuantan
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      457 12 KNUTSEN LINE orikmt sirvici FROM CANAPA/U.S. PACIFIC PORTS— 3O DAYS Sailing Ssn Arm-; Vancouver Francitco Spore P. Swet. Penan? Tm Elisabeth Bakke 23/25 Nov 26 Nov No CilM: Ciertrud Bakke 10 Nov 10/12 Dec 13 Dec 15 Dec 24: Ellen Bskke 24 Nov 8 Dec 8/10 |an 11 |an 13
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      1225 13 Tei:*4os MANSFIELD <Sc CO., LTD. Mmh 11 lines) (ImojpMMM in Singopore) (12 lines) THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE l~* SAILINGS 90 LIVERPOOL^ GLASCOw' LONDON V CONT IN INTAI!' PORTS roSITION OF VESSELS WHICH HAVE LEFT MALAYA HOMEWARDS i CAP* BILLIROPMON Durban 14.11 Las 'almas 21.11 L'pool 1.12) CAPI AUTOMIDON Dakar 7.l2—
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      983 13 .u.'l^ng THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD T V m r SINGAPORE (Incorporated in the United Kingdom) 5 LINES SAILINGS TO UJt. 4 CONTINENTAL PORTS S pof# P. hflni P#non£ BENVORLICH for London, Rofterdom, Huh to Port 14/17 Nov BENAVON for London, Hull, Hamburg 17/23 N.v 24/24 Nev 27/21 Nev BINALDCR
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      1254 13 McALISTER <5c CO., LTD. TEL.: No.: 2*3*1 KLLERMAM BUCKMALL KLAVENESS UNI LONDON, HAVRE. ROTTERDAM, LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO. HAMa^S SEATTLE, VANCOUVER rORTLA and for U.S.A., North Atlantic Portt Accepting cergo for Central ft Sou. ond Canado via Colorr.bo Amir lea CITY OF RIPON BOUGAINVIUI Spore P. Shorn Pcnong S'pere P.
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      No Vietnamese ban on Malayan trade: Consul
      377 14 FOREIGN businessmen, including Malayans, are still permitted to trade in and with Vietnam despite a trade ordinance issued recently by the Government, Mr. Pham Khac Rau, the Vietnamese Consul in Singapore, said yesterday. Mr. Rau said that the ordinance, which came into effect
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      HIGHER COSTS PUT UP RATES
      151 14 HIGHER COSTS PUT UP RATES fFHE rise in shipping pasX senger rates to and from Europe by 20 per cent due to the Suez Canal situation was inevitable. Mr. Daniel A. Delprat, managing director of Nederland Line, said in Singapore last week. Mr. Delprat, who is also president of the
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      Japan ousts British company
      138 14 ONE British rayon company has given up trying to maintain a footing in the world market for artificial cloths now mainly supplied by low priced Japanese goods, it Is reported by Reuter from London. British exports continued to be disapppointing. Sir William Palmer, chairman, told the
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      MALAYANS BUY CANNED FOOD
      254 14 Highest Far East sales Tyt ALAYANS are eating more and more canned and processed foods and now they are among the biggest consumers of this type of products in the Far East. This was the view of a representative of H. J. Heinz Co., of Pittsburgh—
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      These British textiles find increasing sales
      228 14 DESPITE keen competition in the local textile market, th e products of The Calico Printers' Association Ltd. are finding increasing sales in Malaya. This was stated by Mr. DB. Easter, manager of Cepea Fabrics Ltd., which is a subsidiary company of the Calico Printers
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      PERAK FOUNDRY MEN ALARMED
      209 14 PERAK FOUNDRY MEN ALARMED pHINESE-OWNED foundries in Perak, which transact a £1,000,--000 a month business, have become alarmed at the "incessant" export of cast iron scrap from the Federation of Malaya to overseas 1 markets. They have submitted a petition to the Federal Government, through the Chief Inspector of Mines,
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      New service
      29 14 Starting with the winter services, X.L.M. has Inaugurated a twice weekly allfreight service between Amsterdam and Milan. The services will be operated by DC-4 and DC-3 aircraft.
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      337 14 Whichever way you shave PALMOLIVE gives you Perfect Shaving PALMOLIVE LATHER (REAM j PALMOLIVE BRUSHLISS for wrtra himmHiimm and c*mfortl Quickest, aailart ihiv* ,< You're tun of a (have that's really smooth and long lasting when you shave with Palmolive. Even w'th cold water you get a closer, more comfortable
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    Colony soccer still in the dumps
    718 15  -  J. A. BAIN POOR VALUE FOR THEIR MONEY Says SINGAPORE football is still down in the dumps if what I saw at Jalan Besar on Saturday and Sunday, after an "exile" of some eight I months, is anything to ro by. During that period
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    Lock icon NO BAN ON SPONGE BATS
    149 15 English T.T.A. decide LONDON, Monday. TTOE English Table Tennis Association has decided once again to take no action regarding the use in competition of sponge bats. Ever since the Japanese swept the board in the 1948 world championships in Bombay with sponge, the question has
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    Aussies accept rugger tour
    27 15 LONDON, lion Australian Rugtoy Union has accepted an Invitation to send a team to tour Britain In 1957-58. It was announced here today.
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    Lock icon LAST SEASON FORLANGLEY
    74 15 ADELAIDE. Mon.— Gil Langley. Australia's Test wicketkeeper. said here last night that the current Australian season would be his last ln nrstciass cricket. Langley, 37, was one of the Australian selectors -<n the tour of England, Pakistan, and India this year. He made hts Test debut against
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    Lock icon Two titles to Kobbero
    57 15 OSLO, Mon— The Danish chamsion. Finn Kobbero. today won ;he men's singles title ln the Norwegian lnternatioal badminton :hampionshlps here. In the final he beat Bert 11 31ans, of Bweden, 15-5, 16-18, 15-11. Finn Kobbero and another 3ane. Hammergaard Hansen, won .he doubles title. There were
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    Cup tennis
    32 15 PARIS. Sun. France gained a 2-1 lead over the United States by winning the doubles in a quarter final of the Kin? Oustav V Cup lawn tennis competition here yesterday.
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    Lock icon No 'pro' ideas-Hopman
    143 15 No 'pro' ideas -Hopman SYDNEY, Mon.— Lew Hoad. Ken Rosewall and Ashley Coepei have no thought of professional lawn tennis before 1958, declared Harry Hopman, the Australian Davis Cup team manager. •Their one objective at present Is to find top form successfully to defend the Davis Cup" he said. "I
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    UK official backs Kay Poh's hopes
    145 16 HOWE LIANG CAN WIN MEDAL TOO WONG KAY POH, Singapore's Olympic middle- weight lifter, is one of the most talked-of lifters in Britain. Mr. Oscar state, secretary of the British Empire Weightlifting Federation, told the Straits Times this when he landed at the Singapore
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    First defeat for Tengah
    59 16 R.A.F- Tengah suffered their first defeat in the Singapore Hockey Association Div. 3 league on Sunday when they were beaten 5-3 by Singapore Medical Services Union at Tent?ah. Hamld scored four goals for the winners, all in a row- The fifth goal was scored by Llm
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    VARSITY BEATEN
    30 16 LatlfT Wanderers beat University I of Malaya 4—o in a S.H.A. Div. I 2 league fixture at Bukit Timah iyestercay. Hamld (2), Mustapha I and Mohamed Kasnawi scored
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    Malayans beware the Aussies
    641 16 THEY PRACTISE A LOT, LOOK TOUGH HOCKEY OPPONENTS AND BE ON GUARD AGAINST THE MELBOURNE COLD I NORMAN SIEBEL, the first Malayan I journalist to reach Melbourne, sends his first cable on the Olympic Games. 5 SINGAPORE'S team to the Olympic Games had better do some
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    Back after 17 years
    51 16 SINGAPORE-BORN Cbarles Twissell (centre), a nephew of Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, seen at the airport on his arrival with the British Olympic soccer team. With him are J. W. Bowers (left), chairman of the British selection committee and F. N. S. Creek, the team's manager and
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    GOLD CUP SWEEPSTAKE SALES ARE CLOSED
    181 16 A PPLICATIONS from members for the Singapore Tcr J\ Club's Gold Cup Sweepstake are still being reten despite a Turf Club notice in the press saying thai I sale was closed, an official of the Singapore Turf CM told the Straits Times yesterday. The
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    Lock icon Zatopek WILL run in the marathon
    280 16 Zatopek WILL run in the marathon MELBOURNE. Mon. EMIL ZATOPEK, the grpat Czech long distance runner, said here yesterday that he will run in the Olympic marathon. AND ADDED THAT HE THOUGHT HE HAD A GOOD CHANCE OF WINNING IT AGAIN. He was earlier reported to have said in Darwin
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    TITLE GOES TO MAIDIN
    100 16 S. I. Maidln, of Queen Street B.C won the first "Mr. Boys' Club" title from 31 competitors at the combined body-building and weightlifting contest at Queen Street on Sunday night. Maidln scored 281 points. Second and third were from Pek Kio Youth Club— Ka marl bin
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    Tengah score 40 off Sappers
    61 16 Royal Air Force Tengah trounced Royal Engineers by 40 points (five goals and five tries) to five (goal) In a ***** match at Olllman Barracks yesterday. Tengah's tries were scored by James (2), Moore (2) Head (2). Williams (2), Headland and Evans while Williams made
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    BOYS TOWN ARE CHAMPIONS
    43 16 Boys' Town won the final of the Buku Timah District Inter-primary schools soccer competition «vhen they trounced Dunearn Road School 9-0 at Bukit Timah yesterday. Scorers were Teng Tang (3), Hock Kee (3). Joe, Ah Hock and Guan Ho.
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    SCRC CHAMPIONS
    35 16 Wong Chong Teck and Chua Peng Eng (-15) won the handicap doubles event of the Singapore Chinese R.C. tennis tournament yesterday by beating Leong Hew Meng and An& Earn Hock (-153) 6-1. «-4.
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    DRAWN HOCKEY
    27 16 Singapore Recreation Club and Wanderers drew 1-1 In a friendly hockey match on the padang yesterday. Khalid scored for Wanderers and E Wicks for S.R.C.
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    Singapore boy in British soccer team
    445 16 Singapore boy in British soccer team By MOK SIN PIN CHARLES TWISSELL, 22 year old former Singapore schoolboy, arrived in Singapore j yesterday with the British Olympic soccer team. Charles, who was born in the Colony and had part of his education at the Outram School, spent two hours at
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    GAMES SPRINTERS IN POOR TRIALS
    211 16 SINGAPORE'S Olympic sprinters— Kesavan Soon, Mary Klass and Janet Jesudason— had disappointing workouts en the Fairer Park cinder track yesterday. Kesavan was clocked at 11.2 sec for the 100 metres and just over 22sec for the 200 metres. The times were so disappointing that Kesavan's
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    PESTANA TO LEAD BLUES v THAI RU
    105 16 PESTANA TO LEAD BLUES v THAI RU PENANG'S H. M. S. Malaya Rugby star, Maurice Pestana, will captain Malayan AllBlues against Thai Rugby Union at Penang on Nov. 21 The Siamese will meet a Federation XV on Saturday, Nov. 24, and an All-Malaya team at Singapore on Nov. 26. Malayan
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    TEOH AND LAU IN THIRD TITLE BID
    173 16 rpEOH Peng Hooi and Lav Hui Huang will defend their mixed doubles title at the Singapore Badminton Association's national championships when they meet Ong Poh Lim find Mary Quintal In the final at the S3.A. ball tomorrow night Teoh and Lav holders of
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    US athletes not worried by cold
    97 16 MELBOURNE. Mon. JIM KELLY, chief coach of the United States Olympic athletic team, said today that the change in climate would not worry the American ath- j letes. He disagreed with the views expressed by other coaches and competitors including Franz Stampfl and Chris
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    US team's speed toe much for S'pore XI
    328 16 By CONRAD U.S Spore Americans win". 1 x win any R old m; 5 at Melbourne B soccer is concert! Last night. 8.500 fi? fans saw, for tithe Americans in action 4 der the Jalan Besar w floodlights in aid J th,
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      32 16 HOCKEY S.H.A. league. Div. 1 University v R.N. Police, Bukit Timah; Div. 2: 3 BOD v R.A.F. Seletar. BOD; T T.C. v RMN, TTC (round; Div. 3: YMSA v Punjab, YMSA ground.
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