Singapore Standard, 24 March 1956

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    15 1 Singapore Standard J&=4 J% i»\ V SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 2^"T^6 I 1 r\(.F> 17 (INh
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    Lock icon DEATH ENDS A KIDNAP RIDE
    671 1  -  EE BOON LEE Man Who Saw Snatch Dials 999, And... Police Mow Down Two Thugs, Rescue Copra Towkay By TWO armed kidnappers were shot dead after a dramatic running gunbattle with Police m a Singapore swamp yesterday. This double killing followed a daring daylight abduction
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    51 1 W*i irmfU thus. thf drurr J*""****'* ear was I I nxidtred P*l*ee Mid. On his trail are tho Gurkhas, men of Hrn I•■- I nit mil polite (!..;>. dragnet h i- hern >pn „1 m the blukar area and tftti Inch ot c round is being com: v
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    Lock icon Blood In A Swamp
    59 1 Standard photos by Willie Ma show. Top: Homicide Squad Chief V.N. Ratnasingham taking a (lose look at one of the dead thugs as Deputy Superintendent R. C Hoy scrutinizes a photograph of the dead man. Circles in the lower picture indicate the kidnappers as they lie
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    Lock icon 152 ALGERIAN REBELS KILLED IN 48 HOURS
    149 1 ALGIERS. "March 23 (Keuter)— About 152 Algerian rebels were killed m violent fighting m the last 48 hours as the rebels answered with renewed violence (ioverni nent measures to put down the revolt. They included eight rebels who held "lit lor several hours
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    Lock icon Derailment: Eight Die
    60 1 CAIRO, M irch 2 i 'UP) tra n earn ing Egj ptian reign holidaymaki ra m rt plungi d B i itti at Ifaghagli i killing eight person md injuring si* others, ah thi casualties were Egyptians. Ofl ils BteUM d s zzy KToun I ni ne
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    Lock icon Australian Soldier Dies
    42 1 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Frl.— Australian serviceman Private J. I. Decent. 24. who was accldently shot on board a terry train m Prai. last Thursday, succumbed to his wounds m the Bukit Mertajam Hospital yesterday. He will be buried at Taiping.
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    Lock icon LONDON TALKS: The Expense Sheet
    134 1 FBI All-Party Merd M mn to London n. xi n i nth will cost Singapore* lyi r appn xin il $100 0 ih,. d< legation c mi ri ing 13 pari v membi rs. thi G m, r i fori c si en I irU
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    Lock icon Merdeka! Mentegah! Motor Car!
    168 1 KUALA LUMPUR. 1- "ri. A trade unionist hi re today demanded buiter and automole..' to "spice to pi rlection" the "Merdeka" pact which the Malayan Trade Union Council has critieisi d as haif-baki d mdepi nd< nee. The unionist. Mr. Lee Moke Bang, declared: "We wlli
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    Lock icon YESTERDAY'S HEADLINE...
    18 1 THE ST AS HARD, under this heading. yesterday, told the sto' con':on bid 9* Chimns millaoaaires.
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    Lock icon Two-Govt. Drive On 'Slush' Books
    160 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Singapore and Federation ministers at a meeting today derided to set up a Tan- Malayan Committee to consider action against undesirable publications that are pouring into thc country. I Thc confen nee held at the I v cut I O iincil Cbamb
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    Lock icon Rhee Now Says Yes
    51 1 SI OUU M 0 (UP) r:- :<;■ S J.>. r- c; today aai the Republic ot Korea net he will run tor a rd term c aged leader, who celebrate his 81st t •ek. said h* nn :n< to 666* -i -mer .ft .< Korean >le
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    Lock icon SIX-MILE LIMIT
    15 1 terday announced lot I her territorial water- Irom three to .'-.1. Reut' i
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    Lock icon KEEP CLEAR OF POLITICS
    323 2 Your Loyalty Is To Elected Govt, AdmiralTellsßMN MEN of the Royal Malayan Navy were yesterday told to "remain clear of political strife/ by Flag Officer, Malayan Area, Rear Admiral E. H. Shattock. •■\\kiv lova'tv nui.-t always tx to tho Government that has been chosen by the
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    Lock icon Accused Brought On Tears
    156 2 Accused Brought On Tears CHAN Ah Konu. one of the prosecution witness m the SzV.mi Qi ylang armed robbery case, sobbed while ■ng evidence st the preliminary inquiry st the Singapore Fifth "Magistrate's Court yesterday She to.d the magistrate. Mr. B. Jayaratnam, that whenever she looked at the accused tears
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    Lock icon Cocktails For Canon Adams
    82 2 THE Governor cf Singapore. Sir Robert Black. Lady Black, ministers and officials of the Government, educationists and leading member! of the community will attend a farewell cocktail party to Canon 11. X S A I tins, Principal of St. Andrew*! School, on Monday, at 5.30 p.m.
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    Lock icon Land For Varsity
    57 2 THE Federation Government will acquire 400 acres of land m the vicinity of Petaling Kuala Lumpur, for the University of Malaya. This was announced last night by the Vice-Chancellor of the University, Sir Sydney Cainc, who said that this was first stage of the development programme for
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    Lock icon Police Nab Suspects
    84 2 PENANG, Frl.— A police parts headed by a s.p. Shor \h hamt'fi. raidt d a hut m the SQU ittei area ot Jelutong village here early this morning, and arrested three Chin* The SUSp Ct arc brh>ved to be iir.n'ved m the murtV l of a Malay
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    Lock icon MATC To Increase Strength
    111 2 MATC To Increase Strength THE Mala;, an A.r Training Corps m Singapore is considering setting up eight subriiw.oms m different schools an officer ot the MATG told (The Standard yesterday. He adcit ri that, it wa.> hoped to inert a•_ the corps' strength to sou. At present, i: stood at
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    Lock icon DANCE CLASS
    40 2 THE Social Section of the Talnini Chinese Recreation Club has started a new class m ballroom dancing. Lessons are siven free every Tuesday from B—9 p.m. and Friday from 9 to 11 p.m. by Mr. Khoo Kai Bee.
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    90 2 SEVEN nnti m ord oka posters v>vr r found m Singapore ycstcrda\ near Government House. lul lei ton Building. Orchard Road (m tis. the Singapore (Tn kit Club, and Empress Place m .tr the old apple tree The posters read To hell with merdeka Singapore should have
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    Lock icon 'POOR' RESPONSE TO FOUR STUDY AWARDS
    167 2 TIIF French Consul-Genera', m Singapore. M J. Royer 'o'.d Tne Standard yc-tcrdav th.it there had hern a poor re -po: ,o from Malayans to ths scholarship! offered by bii Government last month. lie said that only i [p_\ people have app.ied lor tiie scholarship!
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    Lock icon MPs At H-Bomb Site AND MORRISON 'GETS HIT'
    42 2 MPs At H-Bomb Site AND MORRISON 'GETS HIT' ■111 Ml' ■'Pur tt by the 1 Bomb at a 1 est c receives" a t as car. be Ht 688 holds a baaj had phi head-die, the sil guests. photo by 1 Seong.
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    Lock icon 900 To Go On Strike
    77 2 KUALA U h fri Nine hundred workers of the Chinese-owned South Ma..' Pineapple Growers Company m Pekan Nanas, Johore, will a.o on strike tomorrow. This is due to a deadlock m wages g nations between the Company and the Union of Factory and General Workers
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    Lock icon Officer Told: You Should Be Neutral
    213 2 LAWYER IS ACQUITTED A LAWYEK yesterday accused A polne ;n- m a Singapore court oi Riving evidence against doctor when he should have been neutral 1 The lawyer. Mr. C. H. da Silva. was appearing for Dr John Bertram Van Cuy. j burg. 60.
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    36 2 HONGKONG. Mar:. Special Standard 8 Closing price of the Hongkong Exchange were: $15.84 to £1 Sterling; $5,845 to I 3 .840 to Malayan $1; 66.172 to one Indonesian Rupian; Gold 75 to a tai
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    Lock icon HER 55th YEAR
    15 2 MADAME Chiang X Shek celebrated her 55th birthday on Formosa yesterday. UP
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    Lock icon Tamils Get Advice
    67 2 THE Tamils m Singapore were yesterday told to identify themselves with the aspirations of this country. This advice was given by Mr. P. Pr Dubramaniam Chettiar; chairman of thc Board of Directors of Veerakesari. a Tamil Daily of lon, when he addressed al people at a tea
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    Lock icon 4 Malayans Get Through
    42 2 our candidates from Mala ful m Institute < t and Accountants' December examinations. They were: Intemediate Part I— Kalipurayath Kuma- <lpoh). Lee Tat Hin (Slngap and Thomss j i Swan (Singapore). Inrt II Walter j Mil De St oh).
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      12 2 LOBUL TABDIABi {o m t\ *-4SBS*S /Uinf***^ I fa*******? U**» cf^S cha*
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    Lock icon Fx-Creditor Adjudicated A Bankrupt
    84 3 A SINGAPORE money S. P. Murugappan. was rday adjudicated >t before Mr. Ju m the High C d another moneya bum of $5,173. said his lnwas due to failure bu :er trader. S. Abdul .n. also becam« I Mr. J. E. Jeans. Nt Comptroller of Inold
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    Lock icon Lib-Socs. Sure Of Next Polls
    127 3 ill! 1 ll Soel.ili>t Parts i> confident oi can- i t\ ul the 2"i c\ti.i seats m next year's Singapore elections MM a MO rFgfatalwrt n the April Menleka t.ilks m London succeed. r of the Literal Mr Bg, told The rday W done a
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    Lock icon Mischief Charge
    47 3 SILVESTERE Ortega of it Timah was tentatively charged in a Singapore Court yesterday with causing mischief by throwing lighted sparklers into a firecracker Feb. 13, The prosecution alleged that damage to the property was od at $200. Ortega was allowed $300 bail until March L'P.
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    Lock icon 'Special' For Blood Donors
    79 3 THE Blood Transfusion Centre at thc General Hospital. Singapore, will hold a "special ;on" every month for donors who are unable to donate blood during working hours. The special session will be held on the last Sunday of month. This month's session will be on Sunday.
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    Lock icon TUC Calls For A Minimum Wage Scale In Colony
    350 3 Memo Suggests $200 SINGAPORE Trades Union Congress yesterday asked Government to set up machinery to assess the national income of the country and ---oducc a minimum wage scale for Colony workers. The demand- was contained M a 2. 000-word memorandum submitted
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    Lock icon SCBA PRESIDENT POSES TWO QUESTIONS
    229 3 SCBA PRESIDENT POSES TWO QUESTIONS THE President of the S :aits Chinese British Association, Singapore, Mr. T. W, One. posed two questions before he left Singapore for Brii yesterday. They are:- "By merdeka and subsequent merger with the Federation will our heritage and our children's birth: be prejudiced? "Will there
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    Lock icon ENG CHUAN KONG SOH ELECTS OFFICIALS
    300 3 THE following have been elected ofl ice-bearers of the Chuan Kong Soh, Singapore, for the years 1956 and P iimiM- Mi srs. Tan Boon Khak, Tan Chin Tuan. T.m 'Tuan Khcc. Tan Cheng Kiat Tan Siew Inn. Tan Gim Cheong. Tan Thcng Chiang (Assemblyman),
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    32 3 BINGAPORI B Chief nist' r Mr David Marshall, Will "meet the people" at the Public Relations Office Con- n nee Room, a mbly i af B M ■m. today.
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    Lock icon SPEAKS FOR SIX OTHERS
    57 3 photo PRhlll Miss lam Man lan. speaks on behalf IJi m ml of nndes Si the {3rd mass wedding held ai mr Khek nmniunity Club m Trek Seah Street •Singapore, yesterday. Miss I ;nii was one <>f seven voting maidens who yore married before the clubs
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    Lock icon 'Club Was Kept For Gambling'
    195 3 li NAM.. I ri.— lmposing a line of 525 each on four men and 25 women tor gambling at the Dondang Sayaag Club on Jan. 11, the magistrate, Air. \m Ah Wah. said today that the good reputation of the Club had lieen tarnished because
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    Lock icon SHE'LL SING FOR CHARITY
    94 3 SHE' LL SING FOR CHARITY MISS I .it i mah Om.ir of Ipoh who will sing Latin American songs with .lose Darnva's (HATHA (HA Mambo Orilicsir.i. This new If. picic mmbination ill render latin American d.uu c hits at the forthcoming charity aaase on Easter Sunday at KliTrj Hotel Ballroom.
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    Lock icon Accidents: Did You See Them?
    89 3 Accidents: Did You See Them? AN eight-year-old boy. Wong Sai Nj ied on the way to hospital, after a motor accident m Telok Blangah Road. Singapore, at 11.45 a.m. yesterday. In South Bridge Roau 12.35 p.m. on March 20. .V Seng Chong, IH, was admitted to hospital with serious acid
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    Lock icon Graduates Form Social Studies Assn.
    138 3 RADUATES and members of the staff of thc Department of Social Studies, University of Malaya have founded an association oi trained social workers called thc Schools of Social Studies Association to tor the advancement of proIf< i<;r..i. mj ial v. <•! k in Malaya. Membership
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    Lock icon MP's 'Secret' Itinerary Was No Secret
    402 4 MP's 'Secret' Itinerary Was No Secret ARMY WIVES FROM X.L AT RENDEZVOUS KUALA LUMPL'R, Fn. -Tin itinerary of the sixman British Parliamentary delegation now visiting the Federation, labelled "Ton Secret*' by the A: my. was no secret at least to a d>/cn n ::i.y w:\v.s The security screen round the
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    Lock icon Union May Cease 'Go-Slow' At Port
    171 4 'Closed Shop' Compromise I'OIM SWITTIMIAAI, Iri._Ti lc National I nion ol Kaihv.miHMi m.i\ compromise on it. s "dosed shop" demand under tlie new formula to end its week-old work tortile aaeveniont here, The Standard learnt toniiilit. The local branch of thc Union, which should
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    Lock icon Stand-By Orders Denied
    201 4 KLANG. Fri. Police today emed reports that riot l squads were alerted and detectives rushed to the strikebound Fung Kcong Rubber Factory last night to forestall any trouble at a meeting of c strikers. 1 Mr. T. K. Belton. O.S.PC, •old The Standard tonight that there was
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    Lock icon Lights For Juru New Village
    94 4 Lights For Juru New Village I BUKI I MERTAJAM. Fri Juru New Village In the Centra] District oi Province Wellesley aril] aoon have electric lights. This '...i revealed by Mr m a Kiciner District Officer! Bukit Mertajam presiding al the monthly meeting oi the Rural District Council Central, held al
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    49 4 SEW iBAN, F:. Ganaral Ngoc Lc. Direcl r-General of F South Vietnam ae- ied by tl ree ci I r >■■•■■■■■ Police iHI i n v Police Contingent Head" Q isrtei here re v rday. Up B?ai |iv< n detailed a^eounta of current operation! m the state.
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    110 4 A SIM)! Ml AMI n-tjssm saal af lhe Bayal v /e.ii.tnd Air lnice .ll 1 a.m. yesterday ssasV the first submarine "kill" m the SeMith Usui Ses awe lac the ararsßßßf up p. rind s| thr hunt .-ir m i exercise "."Monsoon." The c rev cj
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    Lock icon Judgment Reserved
    57 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Judgment was reserved when the appeal by a mill assistant against conviction 18 months' jails for kidnapping a 15-year-old scho* closed before Mr. Justice Buhagiar m the High Court here today. The President of the Sessions Court had iound G N Neelakandan. 26. uuilty of
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    Lock icon Pakistanis Salute Republic
    81 4 Pakistanis Salute Republic ening photo. PAKI STANIS In Singapore assembled Ot the Jclan Besar Stadium yesterday to celebrate the proclamation of their country as an Islam.c Republic. lo mcrk the occasion, about 100 officers and men of the Pakistan Navy ship, Taimur, were at hand to stage a flag hoisting
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    Lock icon Houses For Former Servicemen
    123 4 Houses For Former Servicemen PENANG 1 —The Penans ranch Of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya is planning a new housing scheme for its members this year, said tain Mohamed Noor bin Mohamed, when he presided thc branch's annual general meeting ft Lei bj evenii He announced that the Poppy Da
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    146 4 COMMODITY PRICES < I.OSINCj rubber prices f^nts per Ih j„ Sinua pore >t*!»tfr(i.M were- J'""' Rarch Jti-iriv" m ns pkk, 1 Pru ol tin v '•'id ix v., s N>; ail ul iii„un Ri, LONDON H No J S.S. Settlemenl Mouse I, rtns> Friday's prices tir>t ,v on Bayer* Metiers
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    106 4 Complainant Couldn' t Be Contacted THREE youths who taei I charge of voluntarily eh grievous hurt with a di weapon to Parameswarai: Oct. 22 were discharged not amounting to an acquittal m the Singapore Second District Court yesterday because complainant was absent. They were: Lim Choon Eng, Tang Ah Oih
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    Lock icon Warning By MCA Chief In Face Of Merdeka
    173 5 Warning By MCA Chief In Face Of Merdeka PENANG, F I Very 1 grave issues are now at stake affecting not only Penang and its people, but also Malaya and all the peoples of Malaya. This warning was sounded by M Sui Cam. P: of the Malayan Ch In Association.
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    28 5 THE Indian community of Penang and Province Wellc has arranged to provide a twohour performance of top-class instrumental music at the Khc iation on April 1.
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    Lock icon Top Flight Briton Chosen To Head The 'Poly'
    281 5 Top Flight Briton Chosen To Head The 'Poly' The Search Is Over THF. Hoard of Governors of the $8,000,000 Singapore Polytechnic at Shenton Way yesterday announced the appointment of a 530,000-a-year principal. i -Mi David J. Williams, present principal of the Lancashire <-»:. Morecambe T- hnj College for Further Education,
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    42 5 \ik Roj I cn <>.\ hie! Pl i-^ o__4 ci .iii.n heal IBM Pablk X- l.itinns oiin <•. will a< i BBspaa] Siagapoi s aB-partj Mci deka mission t<» i <»•>- -di'ii next month. as pi s> i ii is n < )tii! ;i
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    Lock icon INSPECTOR'S APPOINTMENT UNDER FIRE
    106 5 INSPECTOR'S APPOINTMENT UNDER FIRE THE recent appointment of a district inspector m the Singapore City Council Water Department came under fire ne President of the City Council Services Union. Mr. E. H, Holloway, yesterday. Air. Holloway, m a statement, accused the City Council of "sabotaging the solidarity of its Union
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    Lock icon FESTIVAL TRAFFIC
    51 5 SINGAPORE Police will control trafTic- along the more congested routes to Bukit Brown Cemetery during the annual Chinese Festival "Cheng "Mcng" (All Souls Day), on April 5. Traflic boards are being prepared and- will be posted at various points m the Cemetery to direct the crowds visiting the
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    Lock icon S'PORE DANCE TEAM PICKED
    65 5 S' PORE DANCE TEAM PICKED Mr. ATTILIO YAP. nondancing captain and Mr. AlJohary, manager, will lead a Singapore dance team to meet Selangor m an inter-State dance contest at thc Eastern Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, on March 29 and 30. The dancers who will represent Singapore are:Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
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    Lock icon PENANG BANKS TO MEET CRISIS
    241 5 ...As Clerks Prepare Strike PENANG, Fri.— Banks m Penan*; arc taking necessary steps to meet tlie threatened strike ol more than 700 bank clerks r The banks wfaldl will be affected if the strike i.s carried out are the Chartered Bank. Hongkong and Shanghai Bank.
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    Lock icon 'Watching Gallery' For GPO
    150 5 'Watching Gallery' For GPO SINGAPORE S G I ncr al Post Office will have a watching gallery" where supervisory stall can keen a check on the work being done m the counters and other sections below. The Director of Posts Mr. m. l. Durrant, told The Standard yesterday that the
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    Lock icon Guest Of Honour At YWCA Meet
    112 5 Guest Of Honour At YWCA Meet GUEST of honour at tho 7WCA biennial conference to be held m Ipoh from Aug. 13 to 18. will be Mrs. Claribel Ba Maung Chain, vice-president of the World YWCA. Shi 1 Is described m the latest issue of the Blue Triangle, the YWCA
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      674 5 Standard cAlmanac Information at a Glance s_l N <i A P-O.R t 8» i JSr» *_a ffiS 1 feJSSr^nV_j*y_ po L? «ojnd-up on «c p, ano ,iejB2mr. anm gj^^i IN< x (R r_ional): 715 a m "On With the Snow' .16 82m R7jt_«_9___#% !S3SaSK sr*-K s__jr v r g y
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      Lock icon The Other Cheek
      568 6 IF a Singapore columnist. Mr. Vernon Bartlett, prefers to offer his left cheek after his n_ t cheek has been slapped, it is his own pi: But we prefer the Churchillian method to the appeasement policy of Mr. Chamberlain. Sir Winston Churchill once said he would not
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      237 6 SINGAPORE citizens, who took :T a few days ago to listen to a roadside oration, heard son strange texts enunciated by the speaker. What these texts were intended to cm:.-., to them v is never made clear and the more they listened the more confused they became about
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    Lock icon THE NEWS AS IT STRIKES ME
    750 6  - THE NEWS AS IT STRIKES ME ASTER GUNASEKERA By TVOVV we know what the Marshall merdeka mission to London next month going to ask Her Majesty*! f Government. It is NOT I merdeka as understood m the Federation and Indonesia. It is the more fitting gift of self-government. other words
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      258 6 NOT ALWAYS THE CHINESE STUDENTS I Sir; The Government and i a large segment of pub fie i opinion, who succumb all too l readily to the pernicious and negative propaganda of thc > English Press, find it con- > venient to think m blinkers. 1 HT] et ever there
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      42 6 Sir; We would like to know if a bill has been sent to Mr. Marshall for replacing the broken windows at the old Kallang Airport Build After all he was responsible for damage done to public property. J. T. D. Singapore
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      237 6 Sir: Your editorials and Mr. Aster Gunasekera'^ articles during the j a t few days have been excellent. Many thanks for exposing the truth and for taking the risk of becoming an Asian "La Prensa". I also wist] to thank Mr. Francis
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      63 6 Sir: Vide front page of Thursday's Singapore Standard. Perhaps you would like to be reminded of a verse of Beachcom ber's (London Daily Express) one word only changed: n r sha 1 1 had a little skunk Whose feet were black as ink, And everywhere that Marshall slunk. That
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      81 6 Sing It To Daisy, Daisy Sir; The Labour Front a song so. how about try:r:g the following and .*.n~ 1:i A 1 !0 :he l -»e of Daisy, Daisy." DAVID, DAVID, why did you start thif tan c, You knew quite well that you couldn't so very far Your latest
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      199 6 Sir: The Singapore Police have investigated the riot at the Kallang Air Port last S ittday and reported to Mr. Ifarshall that the unhappy incident was caused by Communist activities. At this, Mr. Marshall was terribly annoyed and openly condesnned such activities and ba i firm determination
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    279 7 Officers Taught How To Use Arms From Russia SECRET BASE IN POLAND LONDON, March 23, (Reuter)— The British Foreign Office stated today that Soviet instructors are "training large numbers of Egyptian military personnel" to use their nc *ly-acquircd Communist arm- et a "hush-hush" military base m
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    158 7 Rapid Action Plan For Middle East Britain Can Count On Allies LONDON*. March 23, (Reuter)—A British Foreign Office <esman said today that Britain believed it would have the support of the United States and France m implementing its plan for swift military action to suppress any new Arab-Israeli war. The
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    205 7 She Wants Divorce Daughter NEW YOKK March 2?> (AD— Jaync Mansfield. bosomy Bm ulu. iv aetreaa, was indignani yesterday over h.r eatraaged laawaosni charge that she is not a fit and proper person to nave < astody of their 5-year-old daughter. Ka\ne Marie. "I'm a
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    239 7 LONDON. M.i'eh P \l»)_The I "nited State> ottered yesterday |t cut its ir.ilit.uy tones to E] million men m Russia d(i;s the vimc the first g|tp toward I world disarm iment agreement. The U.S. forces now total around three million.
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    79 7 Russia Will Lose -Gruenther WASHINGTON. March 23 (UP)— Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther, Supreme Allied Commander m Europe, said yesterday that Russia would lose any war she started now. the Soviets could lose a war— should they start one now— because of the West's current superiority m longrange air power. Gruenther
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      21 7 5, 'arch 23 (AP) Premier Guy Mollet thanked :dcnt Eisenhower warmly yesterday for American support North Africa policy.
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      29 7 LONDON. March 23 (AP>— Pravda said yesterday the Soviet Union has agreed to supply atomic energy reactors and research equipment to <even nations of the CommuI bloc.
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      30 7 LOS ANGELES. March 23 _3>— Actress Grace Kelly left •Mane yesterday for New York to depart soon for Monaco and her marriage to Prince Rainier 111 m April.
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      25 7 TOKYO March 23 (AP) p« n Radio said yesterday Communist China will operate an airline between the Chinese mainland and Burma from month.
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      15 7 LO". D Manh P) Brit lin's Queen Elizabeth sent Pakistan independence day today
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      31 7 AMMAN, Jordan. March 23 (UP) __King Hussein yesterday appealed to the people of .Jordan and other Arab nations for unity m the face of both nternal and external dangers.
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      34 7 AMARU LX), T« -^eh M rP^_p C on Ray Hay^ returned to the Joed hours after he broke out and "old officers he escaped to sec what you fellows would ri
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    141 7 KARACHI. March 23. <UP>.| —Pakistan today proclaimed herself a Republic and became the world's first Islamic Republic. Thousands of cheering Pakistanis thronged the streets outside Dunbar House me Governor General's official residence when the WV* constitution was proclaimed. Artillery boomed a 21-gun salute and from
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    187 7 SEVEN -BECAUSE THEIR EXAM MMS CANCELLED KWC.OON Mann M (L'Pl __>M-vrn hundred students noted at a newspaper plant vesterda* m the wake ol a middle school examination M The* government announced that twe students and t o policemen were in.mrrd *°the Hashes An official investigation was
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    165 7 3,000 Riot For Speedy Self-Rule TUNIS. Tunisia March 23 CAP) About 3,000 Tunisian Nationalists rioted here yesterday to cmphaM/.e rJCTHaiHiI for quick. complete independence. French Security Forces broke up the demonstration with hie hoses and tear gas after a iSHMilUltel Other thousands of Tuni-| sians cheered the moderate Nationalist leader,
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    31 7 yrGHANISTAN has acceded U> tbe U.N genocide convention It was the 52nd country to ratify or accede to the convention that make, cide a crime under international law.- U P
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    71 7 MONTGOMERY Alabama. 23 (AP).— Rev. Martin Luther King .Ir. was cm. cd vestcrday as a leader m the Negro boycott of segregated city buses and fined IStO Defence attor. immediately filed notice of appeal. the same time, circuit William F. Thetford announced that the state had
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    48 7 SANTA C .a, Mar. 23. (UP) I Lctha .luanita Lcbert. granted a divorce aftei I ing that her husband, Richard. I turned her over his knee and spanked her with a shoe when she asked him about lipstick stains on his shirt.
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    126 7 LONDON. March 23 (UP)-R -»yg« ogling claim for jet P^fcr a l Jm erj day with a P^o^y^s^t^auj aw huge engines do the vsork ul hni moaels. It is smaller and apparently slower than the big new pel- 1 liners being built m the e a
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    114 7 A.W.O.L 'Cause Wife Locked Him In Bedroom CHXLWELL England. March 23. (AP)— r B v D.llon told a British Army c< al he failed to return from leave last October because his wite would net let him. "She locked me m a beeV room," the 20-year-old soldier nd she said
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    57 7 I XI ON. England. March 23 (AP)— Gcorgi Malcnkov said last night he believed that East asd West can reach understanding m the "very near :e." The key to his understandsaid the former Premier, lies m "consent lating on tho poir- r that mite ur,
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    38 7 United Air Lines of the Ui S»rts that some JapaMlQ ts will be trained a* ver, Colorado, Flight Training They be the 11th croup ol pilots to be trained by in an 18-month period A. P.
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    18 7 PREMIER MM yesterday sent a message of congratulations to PakisUn^W^n; auguranon vii mc j Moslem Republic. UP
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    196 8 Inspector Told Off By Court In Rice Case 5 IPOH. F:i.— "Why can't J you U I HIT discretion?" S Magistrate Che Jamal bin J Abdul 'Latii today told Pi m cuting Inspect or Goh J Swee Cheang, who charged J i woman villager lo* reJ moving one and half
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    48 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A Police Special Squad patrol killed Teng Ah Liang, one of two terrorists they contacted ;In thc Dungun district i Trengganu on Wednesday night. A nistol. six rounds of ammunition and a paraiu recovered. Nearby the patrol found a small cultivated patch.
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    34 8 IN* the Sessions Court. .Pontian. yesterday. Teoh v.; Chao. 37-year-old labourer, was fined S2OO or 28 days' jail for being m possession of 13 packets of chandu and I chandu smoking uten
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    115 8 THK Air Officer Commanding. Singapore. Air Commodore AX. Clouston. DSO. I)FC. AFC, during his annual inspection on Thursday of Koval \ir Force Station. Changi. visited barrack blocks m Which British prisoners-of-war ucrr held during the Japanese occupation. "While held prisoner m one of these buildings, a young British
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    37 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— The body of a young girl was found on the railway line this morning. Both legs were severed from the body, suggesting that a train had run over it.
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    360 8 IPOH Fix— The Malay- Mining Employers' Association and the Malayan Mining Employees' Union have today agreed to refer their dispute over a wage claim, estimated at about S3', million, to an indus-i trial court for settlement. This claim is m n
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    194 8 Kallang Airport Damage WHAT is the cost of the damage caused by the riot at Singapore's Kalln: I :port last Sunday and who is going to foot the bill? This question, raided at the Government Executive Council meeting on Thursday, could not
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    80 8 All-Malay Political Party Meet THE Peninsular Malays Union is convening a meeting of all Malay political bodies m Singapore to be held at Istana Kampong Glam on April 1. at 7.30 p.m. The meeting is to discuss what stand the Malays are to take m their struggle for an independent
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    154 8 Clock Test Fails, So 2 Are Freed IPOH, Fri —Defence counsel, Mr. V. Jeyaratnam. submitted m a cats today that since the main prosecution witne could not read the correct time from the court clock his clients should not be found guilty of having broken tiie curfew. He was defending
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    60 8 PENANG, Fri -There wetl 2. caaei of rhfrlcen-pffii reported m George Town during February, a Municipal health statement announced loday. This is m InemaM al 12 raaai over the peevioua month. Birth.- In George Town totalled W3 lasl month which li .'.ii below theee of Januan There wem
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    89 8 3 Reasons Against Prison Life IPOH. Fri. A labourer. Choo Yit Hor d to 4 a v pump worth $200 gave the Magistrate. Che Jamal bin Abdul Latiff, three reason.when ho was why he should not be sent to prison. Roa>on No. 1 'y wife, children and father would c."
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    1497 9 of the Uncrowned King of Crime Dr. Talbot Bridgewater was the head of the largest gang of forgers and burglars. One of his staff, "Key King" Fisher disclosed prison the activities of the Doctor which led to a mass arrest 1 l-Hl the gang.=- r rm; result
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    242 10 Arrivals From R.I. On Low Side DURING thc past week Singapore, together with other world rubber markets has been s the report of Holiday, Cutler, Bath Co. Ltd. The prices remained static until Thursday, with fractional fluctuations each day. v turnover has been samller than usual. However, on Thui ra
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    121 10 Ql lETER conditions prevailed m all sections of the Malayan share market yesterday Prices were slightly lower "m a. I three sections. i m prirrs: announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' K-iation ve-terrlav w-m INDl STK1 \l s n Buyers Sellers uammon 2 b) 2 15 Malayan
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    71 10 Business In Shares MALAYAN rebroken v c tcrday rrpnrlcd lhe followin. bustnes? done. 8 m.m O.UI, $2]S llum^ 5|"»: ftnTSu as* s j. me «ft «J5. S2«i: SfadcTrnft isirai Amal. ls/ii ir/-,. Jfriuntai »/3.»/«: n,V nB Fali gS tf«58"! fl*.» K» M:^»J 1- c Lower Por.-.k cr: Pungah 841 8/Kcd
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    47 10 A X iroun have adr'ed a new "van-of-all-work" to their age of commercial vchie'cs it is the 7-cwt. Commer C( h' gned specifically for fieri service or local deliveries. bu» has a range of accessories tha* te it suitable for pleasure aa well as business.
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    126 10 NEWS al I reduction m Indonesia's rubber export diit\ caused Singapore rubber prices to drop lower vestrrdav, first grade April shipment closing at 93.' cents per Ih.. a drop of two cents on Thursday. Prices opened lower on low r overseas
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    113 10 BING IPORI Chinese Produce Exchange neon closing prices per picm yesterday: gjpra March $281 buyers, S2Bj{ sellers: April $23* bi v- Wj Uers; coconut oil »bulk> M2J sellers, coconut oil (drums) $45] sellers' Muntok white pepper $122 sellers. Sarawak white $121 sellers Special Sarawak black $93 sell- SINGAPORE
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    236 10 BRITANNIA AIRCRAFT MAY CUT AIR FARES BRITAIN'S Britannia airliner may cut air fares when it goes into service because it is so economic to opei tc This low co Un| is causing operaters of some other countries to be "worried" !he effect on otbei wo for which iess econo planes
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    148 10 A country -wide search for q giH Wlth a lot of Chorm and personality is being made by a Malayan firm "She does not have to be a Marilyn Mon- roe," lay the turn, Lever Bros. (Malaya) Ltd., organizers of the Knight's Cos t
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    223 10 U.E. BODY TO STUDY FUTURE POLICE Company Meet Ends *An,i Cab| l Full Confidence In Pre 0m THE annual general meet, no 0 f Singapore yesterday ended amicably w h Cd E "*l_ conf:dcnce m the future running of the < > r of directors." Cr have a -very successful
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    170 10 New Vessel For Straits Steamship Co. BUTTI WORTH. Fri •••'.cGilliviav, wife of the Federation ll Commissioner will launch the newly built m.v Tapah at the Sunnci Wyok Dockyard of the btraits Steamship Co Ltd. here on March 27. Th <£ Ta P? h > bein s bum for the shipping
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    167 10 XI \i i DIHFI i: iri —Mr Oscar A Spen< <-r. who ui!| be relinquishing his job as Minister for Economic Attain shortly to hnnmc the alliance (i<»\ ernmrnt's economic ad\i^«r. toda\ said. Thank ><»"■* to the r— |l j s businessmen. "M.v responsibilities for those matters
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    62 10 INCREASED technical knowledge has earned the sugai dustry of the Hawaiian Islands record-breaking production for 1955 and promises increasing yields m coming years. The past year the islands produced 1.400.000 tons of raw sugar. A new world record was established of 15.52 tons per acre, compared
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    116 10 GOODS from India can be marketed m quantities than before m Main (Jin t report ol the Andhra h.iml,, j which visited the far K M and Jjn.,,, M w P good IS-S? 16 wi th Malaya m items like khadi. fountain pens,
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    48 10 'E Netherlands Dairy Machinery Manufacturers' ciation has printed the tional Dairy Research Institute of Bangalore with a small complete equipment for making bottled milk. The institute provides the nng of the staff who will m future have the s sion of India's dairy factories.
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    61 10 CONCI SSI VS for oil exploration m Libya, i :.r;g an area of some "12 B2Q miles of land and sea. granted to the Angloroleum Con Limited, one of the Dutch/Shell Group of oil companies. Of this area about 6.230 squan renaica. while m Tripolitnnia there are
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    115 10 Talks On Marketing Policy •.RKETIXG po icy of products of Asian and methods to sm« entry of forei. labour issues will Ik? disc at the meeting of the tional Chamber of Com; at Bandung from April 5 t< The meeting will be ed by delegates of the A region of
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    43 10 IMH\ h.is oKhred 22 nc* i *hip> 'or its p:.svrnyi'i md i tl..u today is sailing an W4 routes to ump lai md Mol, l Hoc arc now 1 h ships uith .m arcrecalr tonn.i-c „i IFSDFSDFSFSFSFSFSFSFS UP
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    135 12 KXPORTS of Malayan pineap; ere valued at $29,] M 4 during the past vcar compared with $25,272,706 m the year before, according to the Sin\g pore Chamber cf Commerce annual report. Production expanded slightly m the second half of 1955 to -73 standard cases
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    91 12 'New Jobs Must Be Found' THESE U abundant e\ i dome of the unci m Singapore to Hud .t\ 'lllll n o| new employment for the many thousands alir.uh initios and fo r the uroat numbers ■ho yearly leai c m h,K»i "with hop,- m their hearts." r E lenient*
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    94 12 EXPORTS of tin from SingaI n ire and Penang increased from 70.333 tons m 1954 to 71.--150 tons last year, with the ed States maintaining Its Dosition as the biggest buyer (43.404 tons last year), according to the annual report of the Singapore Chamber of Commerce.
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    661 12 UNCERTAINTY IS ENEMY OF COMMERCE Chamber Chief Warns Colony The Chairman of the Sinqaocrr C, worneTThT^ "™™^X warned that uncertainty is the enemy enterprise and investment and o bu^ co-operation is better than an ocean of folk '< bpeakin: "he annua! meetm. Chamber, NT. Clements emphasized "We ..rming our friends
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    205 12 The Singapore Government building programme continued at a high level, with special emphasis on low cost housing schemes and the building of schools A certain amount of speculative building is still being planned and carried cut, but m the main this is also for lower-priced houses.
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    52 12 US. steel mills will operate at 99.4 pet cent and produce 2,446.000 tons this week, the American Iron and steel estimated on Monday This compared with Ium week's actual production of 2 477,000 tons, which established a new all-time high weekly record on an operating rate 100.6.
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    126 12 ■Ml CLEMENTS yetu thri rah r*U 4 tk* compeUhSQ need for Government to sit Up as <iuickl\j as possible toint Consultative Board lo whom employers i 4 employ* eg could, ij men bed, pal loncofd problems ior opea-i d< d tfeii- oaj with the ultimole
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    156 12 THE past wdi saw some new and interesting developn ents m the export of timber, according to the annual report of the Singapore Chamber of Comiru The exports of graded timber from Singapore to Australia ex k < \{>orts to the United Kingdom by about
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    146 12 EXCEPTIONALLY quiet conditions prevailed during the second half of the year m the sago flour market m Singapore reflecting the depression m the Lancashire cotton trade. Pepper prices declined steadily to a new low ot just over $130 per picul for Sarawak white pepper with the
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    238 12 Rise In Capital Goods In 1955 A TENDENCY for increased capital investment was ap parent m 1955, but this was tempered by a strong note o caution, due to the uneasy labour situation and politica changes which are now taking place. Strong competition from Germany. Sweden, Denmark and In the
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    48 12 THE report of 305 public companies m the United Kingdom published m the firs: months of 1956 included those of 262 industrial concerns showed trading profits 1 5 7 per cent, higher at £264J million against £228.!) million m the previous accounting period.
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    58 12 Officials For Year SIX(. \POKK h imhrr "i Ollllllel c ..In, f *»r l!C)*i arc: < bail man Mr M I I nth r c put r m. in Mr I Kinmiiii c: Mt -.m > h H Ukinxm Sir Iwm 1 ermisson. II I < r ateats; p Setherland,
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    231 12 ABOLITION of all import restrictions on Japanese textiles has resulted m a continued increase m the grip of Japanese textiles on the local market during the past year, according to the Singapore Chamber of Commerce annual repoi t yesterday. Indian manufacturers. Japanese textiles.
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    51 13 ULIGHT of today's soches will be the clash i two unbeaten teams. I jjers and the Police m r.\ first division at Jalan at 7 p.m. vo teams showing m. a keenly-contested xpected. I this main event, «}gc Hospital play CA the Division 2 A at
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    135 13 SINGAPORE Combined Schools, m their second soccer trial yesterda hr,- one-nil at the R.I. ground. In their firs: trial last week they beat University of Malaya by fn> *o nil. On yesterday's form it look* as though the Johore boys will have a tough time ahead of
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    45 13 THI li lanivenary nt the Singapore Sao Hua San Athletic Association will be celebrated with a dinner m the Irons (Great IV >rid Air. ment Park) Sunday at 7.30 pm Tbera will also be a d>sp -.1 the t a Uffc ©f selfdefence.
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    33 13 ARSENAL S peats C ub drew 1— 1 w1 t the Singap^rr Crl fed Cub I Ma toccei iif b pla: r d on the SI pa lan* yen lei lay
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    63 13 GLASGOW, March 23 (UP) Ferry Sonneville of Indonesia beat AlLstair Russell ol Scotland 9—15. 15—6, 15—7 m the second round of the meil*S Sing] Of the World bivital n Badminton Championships here yesterday. Russell began m great style but failed to maintain the pace. Sonneville rec cd
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    42 13 THE High Commissioner's Inter-Estates Soccer Cup final will be broadcast over Radio Malaya from the T.P.C.A. ground. Kuala Lumpur, at 5.10 p.m. today. Finalists are Sri Gading E c and Kubu Kepil E.~' ta The commentator is Arthur I lit.
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    54 13 THE team to represent Ceylon Sports Club against pore Chinese Recreation Club m friendly cricket to be played on the Lim Green ground at 11 a.m. >rrow will be A. Viiayaretnam. C. Thy •m. S Kulasingam. S Paranathwan. Rajendran. S. Yogarajah S X X llasingam. S*>raj. S.
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    766 13 Siv.s ANDY KOZAKIO KUALA LUMPUR, W. Malaya's badminton prestige is m peril The debacular display of two ot our stars m the AM ffffafld Championships has proved this m no uncertain manner. The contention that Malaya is still M head md shoulders" above other
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    303 13 NORMAN VON NIDA. Bruce Crampton and Frank Phillip-, three inter-nationally-known professional Rolfers, are due to arrive m tlie Colon from Australia today. rangements have been made for them by the Royal Singapore Golf Club to play an 18-ho!e exhibition match commencing at 2.30
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    272 13 COLONY BOXERS TAKE 6 BOUTS IN FARELF CARD SOITH-east Asia and Army Champion Kill Cal vert scored a TKO vielorv over Holland of HniisUne m the finals at the I AKIN Individual Box ins hanipionships last night at UN Sinsapore l«iilininl.»i 11,11 1 Calvert proven 100 g<>oo 101 Holland. Thc
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    91 13 ESPINOSA TOLD TO TAKE IT EASY MEXICO CITY. March (UP) Filipino tighter Leo E>p;no-a wa.. under orders from his manager today to take U easj la p*( paration for hlfl bout OB Sunday Willi Mexico's Haul (Raton) Macla National Boxing Association bantamweight chamOccasionally Espinosa iiasncd the form that mad.- 1-
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      287 13 CCKR \FA LEAGUE DIV 1' Tiger S A. vs. Police S.A. at Jalan Besar at 7 p.m.. DIV. 2 A: Woodbridge Hospital CA. "A" at Jala' Nt 5.15 p.m.; DIV. 2B: Police "A" rs. 8.0.D.C.A. at Police Depot at 5.15 p.m.; DIV. 3A: Re.din Mas vs. Boys Town at Geylang
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    260 14 WINDSOR LAD Says-This Cons/s.enTT^l^T^;-;; FSDFSFSFSF O.K. KONGSI'S South Pacific, a five-year-old Torbido gelding, is my choice for the Hunter Memorial Stakes over nine furlongs at Bukit Timah this afternoon. A pretty consistent performer last season' South Pacific scored twice over nine furlongs cod one mile
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    1168 14 Mazooka Can Score His Third-In-A-Row THERE bus been no rain m Singapore foi th,. p JS w 7* ymi th,. c „in S ior Jlr, n,,nns ru^ << IsukJt limah should i, excellent uron^s race (Race Five) this aftrrnoo b t cis n m ich terrific form that he looks
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