The Singapore Free Press, 4 February 1960

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    13 1 The SINGAPORE Free Press No. *****. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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    Kerala Reds aven't lost upport
    8 1 Kerala Reds aven't lost upport per cent positions
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    Lock icon Eden memoirs
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    Lock icon Mac on the problem in Malaya
    148 1 Mac on the problem in Malaya (CAPETOWN, Ihurs Mr. Macmillan said m the course of his address to Parliament that the strength of Malaya a>. .1 nation would depend on the different contributions which the Malays and Chinese could make. He referred to Britain's aim of fostering fellowship between the
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    Lock icon MAC BLASTS RACE HATRED
    839 1 MERIT IS SOLE CRITERION, HE DECLARES ...then retort from Premier Verwoerd BRITISH REJECT IDEA OF 'ANY INHERENT SUPERIORITY': HE TELLS SOUTH AFRICA CAPETOWN. Thursday. gRITAIN rejects "Hie idea of any inherent superiority of one race over another/ her Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Macmillan, told the people
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    Inquiry postponed
    23 1 COLOMBO. Thurs. The Bandaranaike assassination inquiry was postponed yesterday to Feb. 8, owing to the illness of one of the accused.
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    Lock icon Documents ban
    22 1 NEW DELHI. Thurs.— The Indian Government has banned entry into India of any documents from the i Kuomintang regime.- Reuter
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    Lock icon Rumania visit
    13 1 JAKARTA. Thurs. President Sukarno will visit Ru- mania m April.- Reuter
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    Lock icon U.S. stockpile rubber sales
    53 1 WASHINGTON. Wed. The General Services Administration announced today that January sales of crude natural rubber from the United States stockpile totalled 9.580 long tons. It said that with the January sales the quantity of rubber sold since the disposal programme began on Oct. 16 was 29.160
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    Cinemas renamed
    17 1 JAKARTA. Thurs.— Cinemas m Bandoeng have had their names "re-tooled" from foreign languages to Indonesian.
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    Five years? 'Monstrous'
    146 1 LONDON. Thurs. The Lord Chief Justice. Lord Parker, yesterday described as "monstrous" concurrent sentences of five years' jail nassed by the Recorder of SSSSghim, Mr. C^ristonher Shawcross Q T ueei Counsel, on Patrick y Joseph rvToole a zj-year urn irbhma" convicted on Oct. 12 on three charges
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    Pope-Hennessy hunts in vain for that royal ancestor
    448 1  - Pope-Hennessy hunts in vain for that royal ancestor LEE HUA MOK By SINGAPORE, THURS T SPENT my day yesterday helping Mr. .lames Pope-Hennessy hunt his ancestry I m the thick dusty volumes that line the austere walls of the archives m Raffles Library. Tall, elegant Mr. Pope-Hen-nessy. Queen Elizabeth's choice
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    Lock icon A SNORING WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE: JUDGE SAYS 'NO'
    144 1 A SNORING WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE: JUDGE SAYS 'NO' LONDON, Thursday. A WIFE who claimed that her husband woke her m Ihe night to complain about her snoring tailed to win a divorce here yesterday. Mr. Justice Karminski ruled that Mrs. Pamela Louise Douglas had failed to prove -cruelty concerning the
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    Lock icon Peking ships on way to Jakarta to pick up Chinese
    70 1 Peking ships on way to Jakarta to pick up Chinese JAKARTA, Thurs. Communist Chinese ships are on their way to Jakarta to pick up Chinese settlers who want to go home. The secretary-general of the Indonesian Foreign Ministry, Mr. Suwito. told reporters this after a twohour meeting with the Chinese
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    Lock icon Ex-police chief jailed for corruption
    74 1 Ex-police chief jailed for corruption LAHORE, Pakistan), Thurs. A special military court yesterday sentenced the former Deputy Inspector-General of the Karachi Police Force, Malik Hag Nawaz Tawana. to five years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 rupees < about M 5120,750) on corruption charges. Taw„na was convicted of accepting
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    Lock icon 100 billion to one
    33 1 LONDON. Thurs. A Kent County report said yesterday that it would be necessary to drink 100 billion pints of milk to take m one ounce of strontium 90. Reuter
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    More gains in minings as tin moves up
    386 2 More gains in minings as tin moves up I PAGE TWO GIVES YOU THE DETAILS OF THE UPS AND DOWNS OF YOUR INVESTMENTS H^ ii By a Special Correspondent SINGAPORE, Thursday. PHERE was a lair turnover on tin* Malayan Share Market yesterday which was steady m all sections. The market
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      U.K. Closing Prices
      121 2 LONDON. Feb. 3. Yesterday Today RUBBER NO. RSS «.i.f. European ports Feb 1« Mar 334 33 5 16 RUBBER No. 1 Rtt Spot 36 9 16 35i ÜBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement House Tirms Mir 34 3/16 33 11 16 Apr. June 33 516 33 1 16
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      New York Prices
      57 2 NEW YORK. Feb. 3. Yesterday Today TIN Strait* spot 100.37 10U.50 TIN futurts Straits Contract TONE: SALES: RUBBER Futurti Mar 40.024 3iO7* May 39.32 19.10 TONE: Easy. SALES: 53 lets. No. 1 RtS Feb. landed price tut 402 COFFEE: Futures B Contract Mar. 37.2.") 37 16 4ikj.«
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      Dow Jones Averages
      33 2 NEW YORK. Feb. 3. Yesterday Today 30 Industrials 63H.92 630. f>7 20 Railroad* IBSJ* 151.34 •0 Domestic Bonds -1.43 v ni 15 Utilities 86.22 65 Stocks Composite Averages 20^.1^ Wt.lt
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      U.S. Pepper
      49 2 Malabar spot and awaitinp *(».me SS, afloats 65, Feb. .shipment 65. Lampong spot and awaiting release 65, afloats 65, Feb. shipment 65. Sarawak unquoted. Muntok white spot 112. awaiting r«'lt-ase 112, afloats 11U, Feb. shipment 110, sellers, t x-dock. Above prices quoted m U.S. t^nts per lb.
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      Copra, Coconut Prices
      81 2 LONDON. Fab. 3. Yesterday Today COP3A Philippines c.i.f. U.K. North European port* ffthvered weight per long ton Feb. v COPRA, Straits c.i.f. U.K. /North European ports delivered weight per long ton Feb. Mar. t 92! t II COCONUT OIL crude Straits c.i.f. European port* m bulk per
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    Kulim offer to Central Perak
    108 2 TAKE-OVER BIDS LONDON. Thurs. Kulim Rubber Plantations have offered to acquire all the issued stock of Central Perak on the basis of 12 two- shilling shares plus 2/6 cash for every ten stock units of 2s. m Central Perak, and •all the shares of Sungkap
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    Offer to Gordon shareholders
    85 2 LONDON. Thurs— Offers are being maae by Ever-Re.st Shoe Company to acquire the balance of the issued capital of Gordon i Malaya i Rubber Estates and John Broaribent and Sons not already held by subsidiaries of Ever-Rest. In exchange for every 11 ordinary or convertible preference
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    63 2 HONG KONG. Wednesday. Closing prices here today were: j Yesterday Today H. <_ S. Banking Corporation $1,200 S1.20O sales sales j Union Ins. Canton 595.00 $97.00 j sales sellers Wheelock Maiden 6.15 6.10 j sales sales H Kong phone $33.50 $33.50 j sales &533.25 sales I Dairy
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    68 2 SHIPS IN PORT SHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Tigelberg 12, Neder Waal 4 5 Torrens 6A, Carthage 6/7, Ginyo Maru 8/9. Songkhla 10/11. Lok Sang 13/14, Batu 15/16. Rajula 18, Braeside 19, Sedili N. Wall 4, Bentong 21/22, Bruas 23/24, Urlana 25/26. Leneverett
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    926 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. KEY TO MARKINGS cci Cum capital issae > Ull eululiag everythiag -i exclß^iag liviiead i cii m cim Naus issue V *cr sr excluding capital retun f ccr cub capital returi I Wt* wm era dividead c call
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    Middle East situation overshadows market
    154 2 LONDON. Thurs. Generally quiet conditions persisted m the London stock markets yesterday but with sentiment helped by Tuesday's further sharp advance on Wall Street, prices steadily improved during the morning, r>articularly m the industrial market. Later, however, vie Middle East situation became more ol a
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    WALL STREET
    45 2 NEW YORK: Thc market closed irregularly lower with changes extending mostly to one point or more. The price pattern displayed no basic change m late dealings. Persistent profit-taking forced the market lower during the afternoon and only mild recoveries ensued wiien prt abated.
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    POP -A Poor Yoke
    8 2  -  Gog By 184 3-^^-CTP
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      book-seller tells me just hat makes book a best-seller
      725 3 book-seller tells me just hat makes book a best-seller ...WHO BEGINS HER PERSONALITY aaa____aa______^_______ PARADE TODAY and Professional Women's pore i- Parting 1960 with })> idea. we had our get-togethers m id there wasn't much chance i generally getting to know (plained Dorothy Hardman the hll> chairman of the club.
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    STOLE A SCHOOL'S SEWING MACHINE
    82 3 STOLE A SCHOOL'S SEWING MACHINE SINGAPORE, Thurs. A man was jailed for six months yesterday for stealing a sewing machine from St. Margaret's School. P. Sataiyan, who admitted two previous convictions, pleaded guilty. D.S.P. Mr. S. K. Sundram, prosecuting, said a watchman saw a man entering the school's premises on
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    Misappropriated
    42 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Low Seng Chong, 31, of Balestier Road, was fined $250 yesterday for misappropriating a radio which he bought on hire purchase from Wah Hin Co. Ltd.. Robinson Road. Low. said that he sold the radio to pay medical bills.
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    TOO LATE TO RETIRE'—SO Mrs. KING STARTS A SCHOOL FOR MASSEURS
    285 3  - TOO LATE TO RETIRE'— SO Mrs. KING STARTS A SCHOOL FOR MASSEURS KHOO YEOW TEE SENNETT ESTATE. Thursday md wrnian i plans to start massage training classes. A London-trained physiotherapist today .Mrs. King spoke to me sharply about the degenerating standards m the art of mas,e m Singapore and snapped
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    AUSTRALIAN TO TAKE OVER AS ROYAL MALAYAN NAVY CHIEF
    95 3 AUSTRALIAN TO TAKE OVER AS ROYAL MALAYAN NAVY CHIEF Id. tS^r uf or U V 'VV >4f Ur 4 «-»r Bri- M dut "n,p )etln >Uu Ulaya m "<** 'and and served m the Pacific. He ua_ awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. His father. Mr. George Do vers, was a
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    Blind violinist makes his debut at a private recital
    106 3 Blind violinist makes his debut at a private recital SINGAPORE, Thursday. r EAN Keh Djie a 17-year-old blind boy, today made his first "public appearance" when he played the violin to stall conveners of the 1960 International Bazaar for the Blind during their first meeting yesterday. Lean, a pupil of
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    All is ready (with little outward fuss) for that baby due any day now
    1406 4 All is ready (with little outward fuss) for that baby due any day now THEY SAY SHE HAS NEVER LOOKED BETTER-HAPPY AND HEAJJHY' From lAN GLENDA V London, Thurs. \yHILE the world awaits the birth of the queen's third child, plans for the event are being carried through here with
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    your Lucky STAR
    540 4 BORN today, you are one of those quiet, honest, straightforward-t h i n k i n g people who goes through life seeing what is to be done and doing it! You always take plenty of time to make up your mind about a matter, so that
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    JUST PEOPLE
    166 4 JUST PEOPLE From PETER CHAMBERS NEW YOfi TO BEGIN WITH NAMELESS ONES THE HEART-WARMING r»ORNER of Ninth-street md Third just before that avenue flows inutwj town desolation of the B< we t J**l longest wait at a traffic light h \b New York. The down and outs know this. They
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    OLD (77) Mr. GRANT
    84 4 nOCK- RIBBED old "'Right-wing Republican is Mr. Mark Granite. according to the circulars he mailed. He appealed for funds for his "non-profit foundation to fight New Deal Socialism." Big deal for Mr. Granite $750,000 (Malayan) flowed into the coffers of the Granite Foundation. But a lot
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    LASTLY...THE SHARPE
    50 4 LASTLY... THE SHARPE QEATS at America's most electrifying murder trial are selling for up to $30 (Malayan) each. Doctor Bernard Finch and his model -girl mistress, red-haired Carole Tregoff. are on tnal Mr shooting of Finch sharpr. qufuein outsit t Angeles curt davn hen scf plat es to lain srnsat.on-sefkm
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      60 4 WHAT HAPPENED IH THE ATLANTIC ON THE NIGHT OF AUG. 19. 1941? One of the War's f\ V_| A-m9*mAM tragic secrets f^n^fc J^bjSh_Hf is revealed in— ft faj^J 22 mm /mim Also another exciting episode m the story of China's master-detective-JUDGE DEE MEETS A GHOST' from Bgazine for all the
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    2,000 bilding workers site
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    UMNO SAYS NO TO CEYLONESE CONGRESS
    109 5 UMNO SAYS NO TO CEYLONESE CONGRESS I^UALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— UMNO has rejected a request by the All-Malayan Ceylonese Congress for affiliation. The decision was reached at a meeting of the UMNO central executive committee headed by Tengku Abdul Rahman, who is the ;dent of the organisaThis was confirmed yesterday by
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    Six boys accused
    31 5 N'GAPORE. Thurs. Six d between 10 and 14. vere today charged with >reaking into a house m Kurau area last night. rhev were allowed $100 bail -ill Friday.
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    JUST HOW WOULD YOU PHOTOGRAPH JUDY?
    106 5 JUST HOW WOULD YOU PHOTOGRAPH JUDY? SHAPELY (35-22-36) Judy Lee. 23, a photographers model, who has been told to be prepared to be photographed by hundreds of cameramen every evening for a week, says: *'l am. of course, very excited. I have never had the experience of having more than
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    Economically—Malays are far behind, says report
    405 5 Economically— Malays are far behind, says report KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. i RIDA and currently rai manager. Malayan ilso made recomr.dations which are now considered by the The committee based its rl mainly on figures be--1953 and 1957 report covers of trades and mmm wholesalers retailers and the tin and rubber
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    A 'no' to $300,000 profit—for Jakarta's goodwill...
    237 5 A 'no' to $300,000 profit for Jakarta's goodwill SINGAPORE, Thursday. gTOCKS OF CLOTH, imported from Hong Kong and Japan before the unexpected rise m the price of yarn three months ago, helped Singapore dealers to outbid their rivals from these territories m the recent textile deal with Their quotations, well
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    MILLIONAIRE HELD IN $25 mil. PROBE
    115 5 SINGAPORE, Thursday. j AN Indonesian millionaire, who flew to Singapore j^* while Jakarta police searched for him m connection with an alleged $25,000,000 foreign exchange swindle, has been arrested. A spokesman of the Indonesian Consulate-General m Singapore today disclosed that the millionaire was arrested
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    Inter-state dance competition
    63 5 SINGAPORE, Thurs.- The inter-state dance contest be- tween Singapore and Selangor twill be held at the Great World Cabaret here tomorrow and Saturday. Singapore's ream consists of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chow, Mr. and Mrs. Tan Soon Bee, Mr. Victor Low and Miss Wai 1 Cheng, Mr.
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    Mr. COH QUITS TEACHING TO TAKE UP HK SALES JOB
    121 5 Mr. COH QUITS TEACHING TO TAKE UP HK SALES JOB SINGAPORE, Thurs. A lj Singapore teacher has given up his classroom tor a job m an air-conditioned room m Hong Kong. He is 32-year-old Goh Kee Seah <a.bove>. who had been teaching at Gan Eng Seng School for 11 years.
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    275 for Triumph Gymkhana
    170 5 OINGAPORE. Thurs. Two hundred and seventy-five driving enthusiasts m Singapore will take part m a gymkhana featuring the new Triumph Herald, starting at 5 a.m. on Sunday. Mr. C. H. Moore, manager of Century Motors Ltd., who is organising ihe meet with the help of the
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      204 5 New Shipment Just Unpacked! YASHICABS $138/--with F1.9 Yashikor Lent rsl44/--'ith F1.4 Yashinon Lens (Top Discount For Cash) Sai* Agents Q $«n-fc» itmtimn +^%&&MM#*fc*m\ "TITUS" lEITM. PHOTO SUPPLY. LH. 162, Middle Road, Singopore Tel: *****/***** 70, Pudu Road, Kuola Lumpur. Tel: ***** 193, Carnarvon Street, Penan*. Tel: ***** Show Room: Great
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      205 5 KIRBY By John Prentice 6c Fred Dickenson NO, THANJCS, I YOU MEAN. TOJ'RE AFRAIP I ANO IN I THIS CAPTAIN COCW mY?^^mmm\W CAfTrAiN 1 1 TO SAJL Wm. ME, CX*T/___^^ \£rV YORtC SOUNPS INTERESTING, f l44m *A*mm\\mmwmm%\\ ___L_____M____Lf3 ta^^^ IDRake by Lee Falk and Phil Davis MAYftC -uCY AREN'T \«mr
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      The car park without single car
      197 6 DAY AS YOU- WAIT parking m the commercial centre of the city has achieved its object—moving the eight-hour-a-day parker. The shopper can now find a place, the man on urgent business does not have to waste an hour looking for somewhere to leave his
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      The jet age just won't wait
      126 6 DIGGER and faster aeroplanes and more of them every month are putting a strain on Paya Lebar airport. But with money tight m the Treasury coffers the Singapore Government is chary about embarking on expensive schemes of expansion and development. Rightly so, especially when
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    LONELY PETER
    1218 6  -  ROBERT MELCHER ..______^______n____________________» ______________Mft____^9 By PART FOUR But slowly, very slowly, they became more than just 'buddies' then one day they both wrote to Marie-Luce's mother DISCOVERED m New Mexico that Marie-Luce Jamagne was keeping a diary of her round the world film-making trip with Peter Townsend. She
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      756 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. BIRTH 20 Wmr4* (Mimimum CLARKE: To Alan and Bngld dau«h*T ar Gleneagles Hospital on v 2nd February 1960. Both H DEATH 20 Words $g r Minimum i 40NLV LIM YONG CHUA taed away peacefully at l Uest Coast Rond on Wednesday it 3 p.m. Leaving behind his Neloved
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      437 6 Mrr w Hfs~| Ix I \a ~____Tr I "l CLUES ACROSS poem is bound m green voile I I 0 ]*r HJ O I 2 This ma y cause one tc (s>. I L— 1.-l |l I grasp (5). 4. Gild the mixture for theer 5. On which many a
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    Woman tells of the day husband tore their wedding pic to shreds
    166 7 Woman tells of the day husband tore their wedding pic to shreds SINGAPORE, Thursday. c tesfiryin* _.„*s* Her esfrangsf,jt5 f,jte lr 0U of _T? tor" b.ts Ot phofo. lf |une. sa.d Tm, husband. Ang Zw tore up the c mc-fhs rtie.r wedding li a quarrel *as cli.rn.ng her. Ang. a
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    2 MIL LUXURY WAMEN'S CLUB LOSING $10,000 A YEAR
    22 7 2 MIL LUXURY WAMEN'S CLUB LOSING $10 ,000 A YEAR I SINGAPORE, Thursday. lollar Asian Seamen's Club estimated loss of $10,000) a
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    2 are told they can't ride for six months
    87 7 2 are told they can't ride for six months SINGAPORL. Thurs. Two motor-cyclists were yesterday fined $30 each and had their licences disqualified for six months for allowing unqualified people to ride their motorics. They were Anthony G. Jupp. of No. 203 Squadron. R.A.F. Changi, and Chan Jee Kun. of
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    A query on car parks: How much cash made?
    151 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Government is to be asked how much money has been collected from car parks since the scheme to charge fees began on Jan. 31. The Assemblyman for Kampong Kembangan. Inche Mohd. Ali bin Alwi <UMNO>, also wants to
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    SO THE NEIGHBOURS AGREE: THE CHERRY TREE MUST GO
    147 7 SO THE NEIGHBOURS AGREE: THE CHERRY TREE MUST GO From CONRAD CHIEW I/ATONG, Thurs. There was a shady cherry tree m front of a provision shop m Jalan Eunos where kampong folk used to gather for their gossip, but they cut it down yesterday. The reason: Thieves had •d it
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    LIFE GUARD SAVED 13 SWIMMERS IN 1959
    105 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Thirteen people were saved from drowning last year m Singapore thanks to the Life Guard Corps. The annual report of the corps, revealing this yesterday, pointed out that this was a record figure m recent years. It pointed out that m
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    CAR LOST and FOUND IN 3 HOURS, COURT TOLD
    143 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs. An Army executive officer told a magistrate's court yesterday that three hours after he had reported the theft of his car, he found it again —minus its five wheels, battery, interior light, four rubber mats and two dusters. Mr.
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    RAZAK'S TOUR TO PUT RURAL UPLIFT IN GEAR
    190 7 RAZAK'S TOUR TO PUT RURAL UPLIFT IN GEAR KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. pHE Federation's gigantic rural development plan will go into gear when the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein, flies to his home stale Pahang today for his first "on the ground" talks with men connected with rural
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    378 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— New Zealand is prepared to assist the Federation and Singapore to establish new industries and technical institutions, and train mining engineers and metallurgists. This assurance was given yesterday by Dr. Gordon Williams. Dean of the Faculty of Technology and School ol Mines
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    138 7 SINGAPORE, Thursday. A COFFEESHOP assistant, described as an "inconsiderate" husband, was ordered yesterday to pay $50 a month as maintenance for his wife and their son. i Yap Leong Kee was stated to have allowed his wife, Chee Seok Kiew, to do the
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    156 11 .it: m >r card sense as well as •numb. The West hand Ls so Improved a orth Three Hearts after a loser on account of key features the super support and the shortage m .emy suit. East then counts n hLs own hand and m his partner's, with
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    272 11 SINGAPORE may yet produce another Neo Chwee Kok if elaborate coaching schemes by the Chinese Swimming Club bear fruit. In a bid to recapture its former glory the club has picked 70 youngsters for specialised training. The four men who thought up the
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    365 12 THE possibility that the United States might consider giving custody of American nuclear weapons to certain allies was raised by President Eisenhower at his Press conference yesterday. He did not name an> countries, but thc President must have had Britain. Canada
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    179 12 SECURITY CHARGE: TWO RIGHT-WING MPs ARRESTED PARIS, Thursday. TWO French members of Parliament, JeanBaptiste Biaggi and Mourad Kaouah, were charged here yesterday with an attempt on the internal security ol* Ihe state. Both men were taken to Sante jail here after returning from Algeria. Pierre Lagaillarde, one of the leaders
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    173 12 SINGAPORE, Thursday. A DELEGATION of top unionists, which included the secretary-general of the Trade Union Congress. Mr. G. Kandasamy, Political Secretaries Mr. Lim Chin siong and Mr. S. Woodhull. and union leaders Mr. D. Puthucheary and Mr. John Mammen, met the Minister of Labour
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