The Straits Times, 15 March 1956

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    19 1 VEI>HE b *"y ritßffft^t-uii t,xnririnry 7'S.Btt The Straits Times fatten* Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1956 15 CENTS
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    'SEND MISSION TO CHINA'
    246 1 An MCA leader's proposal for ending the Emergency stuns the Federal Legislative Council Mr. TAN CALLS FOR BOLD, FAR-SIGHTED POLICY Rahman's retort: He knows the Red line KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. s EDERATION GOVERNMENT was asked today to send a inisn to Red China for "exploratory talks"
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    ANTI-MERDEKA SLOGAN ANGERS Mr. M
    272 1 ANTI-MERDEKA SLOGAN ANGERS Mr. M 'Inconsiderate. contemptible coward' he storms A BOLD anti-merdeka slogan in the referendum book at the Singapore Assembly House has made the Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, angry. The entry. "Keep Singapore free no merdeka," covers almost hall a page and is unsigned. "Inconsiderate contemptible." Mr
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    Council urged to back Tengku
    346 1 Council urged to back Tengku WAGES ROW TAKES A NEW TURN KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.—The Federal Legislative Council will be asked tomorrow to approve the stand taken by the Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, in the Government's wage dispute with 65,000 daily-paid workers. The move was made by an Alliance nominated
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    YOUR PAPER TODAY
    81 1 YOUR PAPER TODAY TODAY for the first time the Straits Times is printed on newsprint manufactured in New ZealandIt is the first product of the Tasman Pulp and Paper Company which spent $125,000,000 to build and equip its timber, pulp and paper mills and only began oroduction last December. New
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    Lock icon Squeeze now on A£
    164 1 Squeeze now on A£ Indirect taxes up, too CANBERRA, Wed. r THE Australian Prime x Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, today announced widespread increases in indirect taxation and other Government measures to check inflation. In a statement to the House of Representatives, he said bank overdraft rates would be increased
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    4 1 ping— A.P.
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    EMERGENCY CAN'T END WITHOUT ACTIVE SUPPORT OF CHINESE'
    2813 1 MAY GOD BLESS THIS SHIP MERDEKA' bilisation might well lead to racial conflict. "This Emergency can never be ended without the active co-operation of the Chinese. particularly the rural Chinese, and that cooperation will not be forthcoming unless they are given a
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    2,800 bandits in the jungle
    43 1 2,800 bandits in the jungle KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. About 2,800 terrorists remain in the Federation, including the border region, the Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, said today. He was replying to a question by Tuan Haji Ahmad (Krian Perak) in the Federal Council.
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    Federation is launched on its way to freedom—Spencer
    295 1 Federation is launched on its way to freedom— Spencer I/-UALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Federation today took the last few steps towards independence. The Federal Legislative Council accepted with acclamation the terms of the London agreement giving the country selfgovernment immediately and independence by Aug. 31. 1957, "if possible." Perhaps the
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    'MAKARIOS WANTED TO RULE CYPRUS'
    119 1 LONDON, Wednesday. ARCHBISHOP MAKARIOS wanted terms which •A. would have given him virtual control of Cyprus, the Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, told the House of Commons today. Speaking in a debate on the terror island. Sir Anthony said this was his impression of the
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    Kings to meet
    30 1 BAGHDAD, Wed. King Faisal of Iraq left today by air for the Iraqi-Jordan border. Reliable sources here said the King was to meet King Hussein of Jordan.
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    Top Red, two women killed
    58 1 KLUANG. Wed.— Three terrorists, including a branch committee secretary, were killed outright by a patrol of the Ist Bn., the South Wales Borderers, in the Jungle five miles from here last night. Two of the bandits were women and have not yet been identified. The
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    Drowning man rescued
    32 1 An unidentified Chinese was rescued from drowning in the sea off Prince Edward Road. Singapore, yesterday afternoon, by a Malay. He was admitted to hospital in, a serious condition.
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    Lock icon Summons for Goossens
    40 1 SYDNEY. Wed. Sir Eugene Goossens has been ordered to appear in a special customs court on Friday to answer charges of bringing indecent books and pictures into Australia. He was served with a summons last night. A.P.
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    Guard for Dulles
    32 1 SAIGON, Wed. Security squads with machine guns patrolled the airport when Mr. Foster Dulles, the United States Secretary of State, arrived here today from Bangkok on his Asian tour.
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    Work starts on merdeka forces council
    251 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. I The High Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivray. announced In the Federal Council today that the Federation Armed Forces Council agreed on at the London merdeka talks was being set up at once by administrative action. He said there was a K'reat
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    43 1 CYrRT > (See thiv puyf) Later p«>int> l>\ Hni As long as Makanos wouli not condemn violence order could nol ne rc--tor«-d in Cyprus. Uvct <>f British people depended on Cyprus as protective guard and <iovt. would protect Britain i Merest*. Reutrr.
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    BOAC man lost in mountains
    44 1 TOKYO, Wed.— Mr. W. E. Clarke, a B.O.A.C. official here has been missing since Monday night In a mountain area 200 miles north of Tokyo Mr. Clarke served in military intelligence during and after the war in Singapore. AJ>.
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    New 'war games'
    30 1 Units of the Far East Fleet will head for the South China Sea this morning for the second phase of the air-sea exercises which started last week.
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    Lock icon SECRET NOTE TO HUSSEIN
    42 1 AMMAN, Jordan, Wed.— Sir Alec Kirkbride, former British Ambassador in Jordan and a close friend of the Jordan royal family, today delivered to King Hussein a special sealed message from the British Prime Minister. Sir Anthony Eden. Reuter.
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    Merdeka Charter for the museum
    196 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Federation's signed copy of the Merdeka Charter will be preserved in the National Museum here. This was announced in the Federal Council today by the High Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivray. He handed to the leader of the House, the Chief Minister,
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    RULERS RAISE SNAG OVER NATIONALITY
    289 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The commission to draw up a blueprint for an independent Federation of Malaya is expected to start work in May, the High Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivray, said in the Federal Council today. Sir Donald revealed that the agreement of the Conference of
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    Minister tells shocking secret
    105 3 Minister tells shocking secret PARIS. Wed. Minister T Mr. Fran--1 aid yes\tin and States were I not to •try agreeF rance be::iinisters secret inRussia. bj testlfyOt four d of re- I reta to the rhea the forMr. Men- London in I it-phoned houn or so. Wry worried Mr. Mit- j
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    16 3 s Wed— A reI .rvice beI and Syria will I this year. A.P
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    Lock icon Crisis as Ali arabs all
    117 3 Wed. Talks political leaders rrr. a governifrftirruw reached 1 moderate i .> considered roup most fayWest, rejected tnet proposed by the Cabinet formateur, Dr. Ali Sastroamidjojo. according to an influential party leader. Dr. Sastroamidjojo, who is a key figure in the Nationalist Party and a
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    Lock icon CYPRUS: CRISIS FLARES UP BETWEEN BRITAIN, U.S.
    457 3 the teU» a shocked London: 'Let's try to Mnd a reasonable solution' LONDON, Wed. 4S a curfew was im- posed on Nicosia today following the murder of a British policeman by Cypriot terrorists, a brief crisis flared ur» in Angtol.S. relations. Opinion here
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    Lock icon 'NATO IS NOT YET READY'
    119 3 'NATO IS NOT YET READY' Germans are needed OTTAWA, Wed fTHE North Atlantic Treaty A Organisation is not yet strong enough to defend i Western Europe, Gen. Alfred Gruenther. Allied Supreme Commander in Europe, told the Canadian Club here today. "The Soviet aggregation of power is the strongest in peace
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    Lock icon Now it's a case of too many cooks
    94 3 MELBOURNE, Wed. A USTRALIA'S drive for 100 foreign chefs to provide national dishes for contestants at this year's Olympic Games here has met with a deluge of applications. From Italy more than 1,000 have applied. England has provided 450 would -be Olympic
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    POISONED MILK CHARGE —PARENTS RUSH SCHOOLS
    137 3 POISONED MILK CHARGE —PARENTS RUSH SCHOOLS Classroom drama in strife-torn capital ALGIERS, Wednesday. MUSLIM parents swarmed into Government schools here yesterday and ordered their children to leave their desks. Some schools were almost emptied in a few minutes. The parents claimed the children were being given poisoned milk and that
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    Lock icon Troops are massing —Israel
    84 3 Troops are massing Israel JERUSALEM. Wed. tSRAELI government officials 1 today repeated their claims that sizeable troop movements are taking place along both the Egyptian and Syrian frontiers with Israel. They said that about threequarters of Egypt's fighting potential was now concentrated on the Sinai Peninsula not far from the
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    Lock icon Mountbatten in New Delhi
    62 3 NEW DELHI. Wed. Admiral Earl Mountbatten. the First Sea I ->rd. and his wife arrived here on a visit, to India today. They were welcomed at tne the airport by Mr. Nehru, the Prime Minister, who has been a friend of Earl and Countess Mountbatten since
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    Neutralism not for Siam'We choose the West': Pibul
    83 3 Neutralism not for Siam'We choose the West': Pibul BANGKOK, Wed. rE Siamese Premier, Marshall Pibul isonggram, Mid yesterday that no nation in the world today can be successfully neutral. "We believe you most choose sides," he said. "Siam has chosen the free world." Discussing the Chinese in Siam. Marshal Soi.ggram
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    Lock icon Urgent talks
    35 3 JERUSALEM. Wed. The Israel-Jordan mixed armistice commission met xn emergency session at Jordan's request yesterday following an incident at the village of Bartaa in which one person was killed and three wounded. U.P.
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      Lock icon Wolf chases film star—shot dead
      230 3 Wolf chases film star— shot dead SCANNO. Italy. Wed. Slivana Mangano, the Italian film star, was chased by a wolf in the Abruzzi Mountains here during the shooting of a new film. The wolf, reported to be ferocious, was due to appear in scenes being filmed yesterday. It escaped from
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    LONDON STOCKS
    230 3 LONDON, Wed. A DVE3ISE economic and political A factors restricted business In Btock markets at the start of the new account which displayed no <te oStidiS d iecu«lti e s closed with 1 mUW* price* of selected stocks m* including stamp duty were: War 34% £73 BANKS Mercanttte
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    RUBBER
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    TIN
    28 3 LONDON. Mar. 14. Caiih Buyers £822' v. Sellers C 82 71 Forward Buyers £790. Sellers £791 Set tlement £827 c Turnover a.m. 45 tons; p.m. 45 tons.
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    GIRL WAS DUPED BY RED TREE SCHOOLS'
    185 4 GIRL WAS DUPED BY RED TREE SCHOOLS' I{UALA LUMPUR, Wed. 1Y A 19-year-old girl told the Chief Justice, Sir Charles Mathew, today that because her family was poor she left her home more than three years ago to study in jungle schools organised by the Malayan Communist Party. The girl,
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    Strikers back
    37 4 KULIM, Wed. Seventy labourers of the Hock Chin Aun rubber factory here returned to work last night after a five-day strike. A settlement was reached at a four-hour meeting yesterday between the union and management.
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    Magazine man on trip round world
    42 4 Magazine man on trip round world A CALIFORNIA*, Mr. Byron H. Dawson (above) arrived in Singapore yesterday on the round-tre-world liner President Polk. Mr. Dawson, who works tor a mat axine, is sending back travel Information from every port. Straits Times picture.
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    Two Tengkus in hospital after night road crash
    78 4 KAJANG, Wed.— Two Negri Sembilan princes, Tengku Mohuddian and his brother, Tengku Kassim, escaped with minor injuries when their car went off the road and ran into a ditch on the Seremban-Semenylh road last night. They were returning to Seremban from Kuala
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    Boy who stabbed father freed
    276 4 *I HAD TO STOP HIM FROM ATTACKING MOT HER... I DIPNT INTEND TO KILL' JURY, JUDGE SAY HE'S NOT GUILTY OF CULPABLE HOMICIDE MALACCA, Wednesday. A 13-YEAR-OLD boy was acquitted by Mr. Justice Good in the High Court here today on a charge of culpable
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    $58,000 for safes
    38 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Finance committee has approved a supplementary vote of $106,300 to provide furniture and other equipment for Ministers' homes and offices. Of this, $58,725 will be spent on safes and security measures.
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    Wandering girl goes home
    162 4 Wandering girl goes home LOST BY FAMILY SINCE SUNDAY KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. —The Social Welfare Department has traced the family of the young girl found wandering naked in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Her brother, Pung Chong Kon, a tinsmith, went to see her today after a friend had shown him
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    Letter appeals bring $5,000
    42 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Selangor branch of the British Red Cross Society has collected $5,000 from appeal letters sent to firms, and individuals. The Lee Foundation gave $1,000. The All-Malaya Kochow Association and Harrisons and Crosfleld gave $500 each.
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    There's trouble in store for man with itch to hike
    248 4 There's trouble in store for man with itch to hike PREPARED TO FACE THE WORLD— BUT NOT FATHER II7ITH his few Delong- ings in a small bag and a dollar in his pocket, a 24-year-old man arrived in Singapore by train yesterday and shuffled uncertainly at the station exit. HIS
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    WANTED: SUCCESSOR TO CAINE
    125 4 TIHE Council of the University of Malaya has apx pointed a committee to invite applications for the post of Vice-Chancellor, being vacated by Sir Sydney Came. l The post carries a salary of about $3,500 a month plus free quarters, a free car, driver and petrol.
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    Festival week
    22 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Methodist Girls' School, Kuala Lumpur, plans a week of celebrations on its diamond jubilee in August
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    Driver not to blame
    57 4 BUTTERWORTH. Wed. The Province Wellesley Coroner, Inche Hassan binHussain held today that a taxi driver. Urn San Hee. was not to blame for a fatal accident at Kampong Pertama on Feb. 5. Lim was driving a taxi which knocked down seven-year-old Faridah bint* Razak as she
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    Message to the Tengku (rom the messengers
    71 4 Message to the Tengku (rom the messengers KLANG, Wed. Messengers in Government offices here have sent a joint petition to the Chief Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, asking for salary increases. The petition says that they are drawing $70 a month and asks that this be increased to a minimum of
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    In the kitty
    16 4 KUALA LUMPUR Wed.— The Federation Government collected $2,587,712 in income tax last month.
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    PAY RISE FOR 15,000
    87 4 PA Y RISE FOR 15,000 Government new scafe, X"ALA LUMi, —The Federal r cil today up; r increases to 1500SV* emment clerkTS? willbebackda,; 1 this year The Chief Beenh David WatheSS approval, .said the were to remove ing di.ssat: members of th, cL^ vices about the scheme eir Efficient service
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    Billy Banks for boys' picnic
    36 4 Billy Bank< tf] M 60 boys from R Singapore, fo r a St. John's Island I Shell Compan- I ranged for their I launch. Refreshments -M be supplied by v I
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    Fishermen mal carry arms
    35 4 KUALA LUMPU: I The Chief Mlnisfc Abdul Rahman, si tion time in the I Council today th I boat crews were I carry firearms, pr I had licences for tl 1
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    Social workers don't know problem
    118 4 Social workers don 't know problem KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Social workers in the Federation have had to work in almost complete ignorance of the real extent of the country's major social problems. The Minister for Health and Social Welfare. Mr. Leong Yew Koh, said this in reply to a question
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      222 4 MALAYAN RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION PORT SWETTENHAM TRADE UNION DEMANDS "CLOSED SHOP" One of the Railway Trade Unions has demanded that the employer shall compel members of other Railway Unions employed at Port Swettenham to become members of that Union or lose their employment in the Port. The demand is accompanied by
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    Mr. B takes over the war on graft in the hospitals
    181 5 ORDERED: WARN AU PATIENTS- ff\\ I' .Minister for 1 He llh, Mr. A. J. praga, is personally greeting the campaign againsl corrup[J,n in Singapore hospitals. Hf has ordered all am patients c money to ndanta "to imstanoM." renewed paign
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    Spirited and polished playing by Piano Duo
    168 5 Spirited and polished playing by Piano Duo THE Hammer Piano Duo -pirited. and on le. polished perfor- duet music by Schubert. Dvorak, md Handel at the Memorial Hall last igh the recital suiTer:rom an impertion of technique >t inevitable accompaniment of duo-playing iome instances of co-operation. trticular, Mozart's SoC Major
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    On way home
    24 5 The 30.447 ton French toopship Pasteur arrived in f:r:apore for a few hours yesterday with 3,000 ™p> on board hound for
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    Serum for the fowls
    32 5 Se rum for the fowls Wed The y Department traaispensary visited 84 tite s ka »npongs and es*»t kq^ m »nth and carried fc»;.r x 04 r anikhet and 1,449 W* vaccinations
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    Rubber exports
    28 5 PENANG. Wed. Malaya exported 84,735 tons of rubber last month. Of this 25 039 tens was shipped to Britain and 11,872 tons to the United States.
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    Celebrations
    22 5 The birthday celebration of Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda will be held at Sri Ramakrishna temple in Bartley Road, next Saturday.
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    CONTRACTOR WINS $30,000 CLAIM
    166 5 Court told of interest-free loan KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. [OW VAT. a wealthy building contractor, won a claim for $30,000 when he sued three people ding a woman, in the Selangor High Court to day. The defendants were Low Boh Tan, Low Chen Tian and the woman,
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    ONLY ONE BROKE THIS RULE
    71 5 ONLY ONE BROKE THIS RULE *^LA LUMPUR. Wed. Jn 'y one Federation Gov"t officer has been ■nod for breaking the which forbids Govern™n t servant! from taking jart m politics. *rt C «V Secretary. Sir Dath atne rston. revealed to the Federal Council today a man had been cen--1 for
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    COST OF A RIOT-$20,000
    52 5 COST OF A RIOT- $20,000 AL LUMPUR, Wed. W a^ ederal Councll wlll Uj morrow to approve f e 'l*rK. r° f nearl V $20,000 °n to the depenree detainees who wh detention camp. The Finance Committee, which recommends the comthe Government should make an exvictims were in any way
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    LEE TELLS WHY TRAIN TIDES COST MORE NOW
    219 5 on^sss^ssssgsr agalnst attacks He spoke after Mr K V Thaver (Trade Union') introduced a motion demanding that "the attention of the Government be called to the uosirability of maintaining such railway fares as are within the reach of the poorer sections of
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    250 ft. fall to death
    45 5 IPOH. Wed. -A quarry labourer, Lee Tham, 42, lost his balance and fell 250 feet to his death at a marble quarry near the third mile. Oopeng road, yesterday. Lee was working with two other men when the accident occurred.
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    Four for U.S.
    19 5 IPOH. Wed.— Four Malayan delegates will attend the conference of Methodist churches in Minneapolis, next month.
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    This light weight bus 'just flows'
    179 5 This light weight bus 'just flows' -IT'S MADE FROM ALUMINIUM SINGAPORE bus owners and motor firm officials tomorrow inspect the first allaluminium bus assembled in Malaya. Made entirely of an aluminium alloy one third the weight of steel— and lust as strong— it will weigh a ton less than buses
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    Tapper jailed for 18 months
    38 5 RAUB, Wed. A rubber tapper, Lai Soo Heng, 20, yesterday was sentenced to 18 months' jail for unlawful possession of 480 katis of sheet rubber, valued at $441. at midnight on Jan. 18.
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    Rear Admiral sails the world—in a liner
    76 5 Rear Admiral sails the world in a liner REAR ADMIRAL James Hibbard (above) is enjoying a round-the-world "busman's holiday" in the President Polk which docked in Singapore yesterday. Rear Admiral Hibbard, who was Flag Officer of the Royal Canadian Navy on the Pacific Coast before retiring after 31 years on
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    SAVINGS LOST, A DREAM SMASHED
    155 5 SAVINGS LOST, A DREAM SMASHED pENA N G Wed— A Malayan Railway mandore from Klang today lost his life savings of $3,000 and his passport a few hours before he was due to sail to India to join his wife and two sons. He reported his loss to the penang
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    Home guard 'shot boy in good faith9
    99 5 Home guard 'shot boy in good faith 9 ALOR STAR. Wed. Mr. Justice Hill held today that a Perils home guard. Noh bin Awang, had acted in good faith when he shot dead a boy, Took bin Mat. on May 19 last year. Noh. who said he opened fire when
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    Rail union to hold talks
    46 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Ant delegates' conference of the newly formed National Union of Ralwaymen will be held on March 23 and 24. Nearly 100 delegates from all parts of the Federation will attend. The union represents nearly 4,000 railway workers.
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    Ship's captain fined $200
    54 5 J.E. Meyer, master of the Admiral Hardy, was fined $200 in Singapore yesterday for not flying a pennant to show that his vessel had come from China on March 9. Inspector B. Sundaram said that immigration officers usally boarded ships flying that pennant to search for
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    Letters for five who retired
    44 5 Five long service Singapore postal officers who retired recently will receive letters at the General Post Office next Tuesday. They are Inche Mahmood bin Kiagos, Mr. L.J. Lesslar, Inche Bakar bin Admat, Mr. G. Kannusamy and Mr. M. Manickam.
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    Enticed boy allegation
    47 5 Thermo bin Kromorejo, 26, arrested in Johore two days ago was charged in Singapore yesterday with enticing Alwi bin Talib, who is under 16, from the guardianship of his father, Talib bin Ulit. of Pulau Tekong. on Nov. 6. Thermo was remanded till today.
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    Plan rejected
    29 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Federal Council today rejected a motion asking the Federation to set up a committee to study squatter settlement problems in all big towns.
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    Gardens band
    24 5 The band of the Queen's Royal Regiment will play at the Singapore Botanic Gardens from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday.
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    CUSTODY FIGHT OVER: DIANA (14) CAN SAIL HOME WITH FATHER
    758 6 Judge tells of new circumstances: Hit 4 duty» to reverse previous order IPOH.Wed. FOURTEENV E AR-OLD I)iun:i Beck c;m now go to England with her lather. But her legal custody remains with her mother, in Australia. Mr. Justice Thomson today
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    $82,000 bill from the Army
    62 6 $82,000 bill from the Army KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. fHE British Army has sent the Federation Government a bill for $82,597 for the assistance the troops gave during the floods in December 1954. The bill is almost entirely for stores and equipment which the Army lost in its relief work. The
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    DR. ONG CARRIES ON THE FIGHT IN LONDON
    141 6 DR. ONG CARRIES ON THE FIGHT IN LONDON LONDON, Wednesday. I)R ONG BAK HIN of Malacca yesterday appealed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council against his disqualification last November by the Medical Disciplinary Committee of the General Medical Council. i The Medical Committee had found him guilty of
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    WHY WE BROKE AWAY—PROGRESSIVES
    123 6 WHY WE BROKE AWAY— PROGRESSIVES IPOH, Wed. The Perak Progressive Party today denied that they broke away from th c U.M.N.O. MCA. Alliance in Perak last year because they were not given two constituencies in the Federal elections. The general secretary of the party, Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam, said in
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    His life has been dedicated to service
    280 6 His life has been dedicated to service f ANON R. K. S. v (Sorby) Adams, retiring principal of St. Andrew's School, Singapore, was described yesterday as the "Sorbus Domestica" the Service Tree because he grew up as tall and steadfast as a tree and his life had been dedicated to
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    $400,000 voted for airport
    41 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Finance Committee has voted $400,000 for Improvements to the Kuala Lumpur airport and building an Isolation ward. The Isolation ward, necessary as the airport is to be given International status, will cost $100,000.
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    $94,000 for crew the Japs detained at the outbreak of war
    124 6 $94,000 for crew the Japs detained at the outbreak of war KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Detention by the Japanese of the crew of the Rantau in the early days of the Pacific War is to cost the Federation Government nearly $94,000. The crew were captured and taken prisoner on Feb. 16,
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    Malaria still grave danger to Malaya
    227 6 HOW TO BEAT IT: RETIRING EXPERT KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. \M ALARIA is still a grave danger to Malaya and it A will require an organisation with specialists and trained inspectors and field workers to stamp it out I completely. Recommending the establishment of such
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    Social Welfare man goes to America
    70 6 Social Welfare man goes to America MR. YOONG YEE KWYE (above) an assistant in the Social Welfare Department in Seremban, has left on a six-month scholarship in the United States. The scholarship was awarded by the U.S. Information Services. Mr. Yoong, son of Mr. Yoong Yee Kirn. former principal of
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    Bandits cut phone wires
    38 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Terrorists cut telephone wires at the 51st milestone. Ayer Hitam -Johore Bahru Road last night. Bandits also slashed rubber trees and cut telephone wires on Eldred Estate. In the Labis district.
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    Crash death accidental
    52 6 The Singapore Coroner 1 yesterday returned a verdict of misadventure on Kenneth Matheson. acting second officer of the cable ship Retriever. Matheson died an hour after ills car plunged into a monsoon drain near the junction of Telok Blangah and Bukit Chermin Roads at 1 a.m. on
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    SHB member $4 A DAY: COUNCIL ANSWER
    99 6 Mr. E.R. Reeves, deputy secretary in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has been appointed a member of the Singapore Harbour Board in place of Mr. J.M. Jumabhoy, Minister for Commerce and Industry, who has resigned. PENANO, Wed.— The Municipal President, Mr. J.
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    Multi-storey car park proposed
    208 6 HTHE Singapore City Coun- cil may -soon consider a proposal to build a multistorey car park costing more than $1,000,000 on the present parking space at the junction of Cecil Street and Cross Btreet. The proposal was made by a working party appointed to study the
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    Off on leave
    35 6 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Mr. H. J. WooinouKh. Offlcer-In-Charge of the Special Branch. CID. Johore, goes to Britain next week on four months' leave. H<* will be succeeded by Mr. c. R. Coombe.
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    The rally will be at Kallang
    187 7 1 hill swms imoth merdelv. scheduled ,jare at Fairer inday, will id at the .l,' Kallang Airoriginal •nought to be for the ople expectend. Traction the Chinese have agreed lifts tn those a: tend the Hours for the i free rides ive arranged for
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    Sargent joins
    9 7 Im Sargent has Singapore X-ray <>norary member.
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    $133,000 FOR TEAR GAS
    40 7 MPUR. Wed. ration Police Force i 'ip a stock of tear for use by its The Federal Legislative Council will be asked at Its meeting tomorrow to vote a sum of $133,592 to buy the equipment.
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    100,000 WILL SUPPORT MISSION
    99 7 100,000 WILL SUPPORT MISSION SINGAPORE'S all -party \L ""deka mission to h^eTh. ♦"n Xt month w »> nave the full support of at least 100.000 Colon Jw OOkr k- This pledge was given to Mr. David Marshall yesterday by a seven -man trade union delegation representing the workers. They met
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    Explosives found after fire
    50 7 Explosives found after fire CINGAPORE police found 60 lb. of explosives in blukar after a bush fire near a P.W.D. granite quarry in Pulau Übin. The explosives, in five cartons, have been sent to the Government chemist. A police spokesman last night said: "Some of the explosives are very old."
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    No flour racket, Council told
    53 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The acting Minister for Economic Affairs, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, said here today that there had been no profiteering in wheat flour during the recent Australian dock strike. Inche Johari said this in reply in the Federal council to Mr. Teoh Chze
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    The man at the head of the
    176 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. —The Federation Government always gives preference to Federal citizens when making appointments to the Government service. The Federation's Chief Secretary, Sir David W.iih. rstoii. said this in the Federal Council today ir a written reply to questions by Inche Abu
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    Kidnappers held their towkay victim in hillside open-air shed—
    598 7  - Kidnappers held their towkay victim in hillside open-air shed PATRICK CHEE GANG SAID THEY BELONGED TO MPA By SINGAPORE towkay kidnap victim Mr. Chua Kirn San of Sixth Avenue, Bukit Timah, spent the one week in captivity in the open air half way up a hill believed to be son>ewhere
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    Colony will see blind writer's hit
    81 7 Colony will see blind writer's hit BLIND since he was six years old, Mr. Tan Eng Ann singer, musician, composer and playwright— has brought to Singapore his musical romance acclaimed on the Malacca and Penang stage last year. "Sapu Tangan Yang Puteh" ("The White Hankerchief") will be produced in Singapore
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    $20,000 WANTED FOR GUESTS
    159 7 But this will not be enough KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. TPHE Federal Council will be asked tomorrow to set A aside $20,000 this year for entertaining visitors from overseas. Originally the Government planned to spend only $5,000, but now the Council is to be asked for an
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    Lord Rennell says no to our air girls
    86 7 Lord Rennell says no to our air girls Will BO AC. engage Malayan air hostesses, now that eight Chinese girls from Hong Kong have proved a success? This question was put to the deputy chairman of BOAC, Lord Rennell of Rudd (above), when he passed through Singapore yesterday on his
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    New godown is wanted
    34 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Federal Council will be asked tomorrow to approve a vote of $550,000 for a new railway godown at Brickfields. There is an acute shortage of godowns.
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    Alumni official's father dies
    34 7 Mr. Gwee Puan Tee, 69, father of Dr. Owee Ah Leng, secretary of the Alumni Association, died in Singapore General Hospital yesterday after a long illness. The funeral is tomorrow.
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    Normal trained teachers want equal status
    119 7 NORMAL trained teachers in Singapore want equal status with their Certificate trained colleagues. They want to be admitted to the Singapore Education Service as soon as they pass their final examination. They may engage a lawyer to put their case before the Ministry of
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    DEATHS
    100 8 20 Wordt $10 (minimum). GWEE PUAN TFL. aged 69. beloved father ol V. Gwee Ah Leng of General Hospital. Singapore. 5 ji in ypsieiciay Funeral on March lt>. cortege leaving mortuary 4 p.m. for Bidadari. MM. Mr. Urn Chim Teck. aged •0. at his horn; Duku Road, Singapore, yesterday.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    207 8 20 Words $10 (minimum). FOLLOW PEDANT Every Day In the 'Malay Mail 1 if you want to Win that $5,000 word puzzle. WHOS been at my Romary's Honey Bake biscuits? Romary's make biscuits for the Connoisseur. 6ole Acents— Robinson's. MADELINES FASHION NEWS. Just received Tailored blouses by Joy Stevens
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    41 8 In Kurds $10 (minimum). MRS. VERONICA THERESA LEE and family gratefully thank 1 friends and relatives for their assistance, condolences, wreaths, donations, loan of cars and bus eU\ and attendance at the funeral of the late Mr. Christopher Valentine Lee.
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    The Straits T imes Singapore, Thurs. Mar. 15, 1956. Nanyang Begins
    526 8 The Straits T imes Singapore, Thurs. Mar. 15, 1956. Nanyang Begins The starting of classes at Nanyang University today will give great satisfaction to the Chinese community. The handsome buildings at Jurong havo attracted admiration. Even more admirable is the spiri'. of those who have brought into being South-Eaat Asia.i
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    Cyprus Crisis
    383 8 American concern over Cyprus is perfectly natural. The concern which the American Ambassador in Athens expressed to the Greek Government is another matter entirely, and Washington need feel no surprise at the British Government's exasperation or the British public's indignation. Of course the State Department will quickly smooth
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    More Power
    207 8 The World Bank Mission cautioned against any extensive expansion of electricity supply in the Federation while still so dependent on sale of power to the tin industry. The Central Electricity Board thinks this pessimism unwarranted and is to spend some $30,000,000 more on expansion in the next five
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      Lost much, gained very little
      179 8 PLEASE allow me to endorse the views of "Emjay" who has rightly urged the people to wake up from their deep slumber and make their will on merdeka known to the Parliamentary delegation. I am confident, that there are many people like myself and "Emjay"
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      PACT REPUDIATED
      153 8 BECAUSE the price of rubber has dropped and so must wages which are tied to the price, the National Union of Plantation Workers now repudiate the agreement they made for their 90,000 members, with the Malayan Planting Industries Employers Association. Just Imagine the outcry there would have been
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      MAJORITY OPINION
      184 8 TWE morning immediately following the announcement of the merdeka week programme by Radio Malaya I happened to meet two Chinese and Indian intellectuals of some status. They both said that they were not for Merdeka. During the day I had talks with a few learned friends, young and
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      Singapore hotels; Is there a lack of atmosphere!
      286 8 Singapore hotels; Is there a lack of atmosphere! Ihave read with great Interest articles which have appeared recently about Singapore's tourist trade and the hotels in the colony. Firstly, in my opinion there is only one hotel in Singapore which can give all three main requirements to modern discriminating guests
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      Not enough fruit
      153 8 MAY I add my thoughts, as a tourist, to what Singapore should do to attract tourists? First in the matter of food your hotels are elegant in appointment and serve excellent food but seem to avoid fresh fruit and vegetables. I find S(> rvpd wuh can .iiift,
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      TENGKU PLAYING WITH FIR
      171 8 I think Tengku Abdul Rahman is playing with flre by making remarks to the effect that he agrees that the standard of living of labourers in Malaya should be improved. It is now, I believe, far higher than in any other Asian country, and also far
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      IS THIS GRATITUDE
      104 8 T*HE Merdeka Committee X decided to plaster the island of Singapore with "End Colonialism, now" posters and also distribute more than 500,000 flags, handbills and car stickers to be seen by the visiting M.Ps. "End Colonialism now" indicates to me that there is something sinister and wickef
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      NOT AN EXAMPLE
      124 8 MR. S. Ramachandra condemns the British for destroying unwanted dogs, and advocates the former Turkish method of sending them all to a small island. He sliould make sure of his facts The Turkish example he chooses Is one of the worst cases of cruelty to animals ever
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    LAND HUNGER IN THE FEDERATION
    865 8 Development body with $10,000,000 capital LAND hunger in nearly all States and Settlements of the Federation is reported by a Government working party set up last August to inquire in the problem. The party's report was presented for approval to the Federal Legislative Council yesterday.
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    Silent MPs just sit and listen
    312 9 Silent MPs just sit and listen IILSHLZEiSSIi* LAZ Y BRITISH' CHARGE KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. Socialist Herbert Morrison and nenibers of the British Parliamentlegation listened today while other did the biking. spent a morning in the Federal hes,■U and heard speeches by the High Sir Donald MacGillivray, the ter, Tengku Abdul
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    IF an MCS MAN LEFT IN DEBT...
    144 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. IF a Malayan Civil Service officer is in debt when he is going on leave or transfer, steps might be taken to prevent his going. This was the reply given at question time in the Federal Council today by the
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    The bandit toll...
    58 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Tengku Abdul Rahman said in the Federal Council today that 62 police lieutenants had been killed or died of wounds in action against the terrorists since 1948. This figure he said in answer to questions, was 12.15 per cent of the total number of
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    Poly head due in June
    42 9 LONDON. Wed. Mr. David J. Williams who has been appointed principal of the new Singapore Polytechnic, will take up duties on June 1. Mr. Williams is at present principal of Lancaster and Morecambe College of Further Education.
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    Airways' future
    30 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The future of Malayan Airways is still under consideration by the Federation Government in conjunction with Singapore and Borneo, the Federal Council was told today.
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    7,390,909 up
    28 9 Malaya's population at the end of last year was 7,390,909 Federation 6,152,099 and Singapore 1.238,810, said the Registrar of Malayan Stat- i istlcs in Singapore yesterday.
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    Music exams
    30 9 The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London will hold its practical examinations for grades and diplomas, includinß L.R.S.M., in Singapore during August, September and October.
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    LAIRD TAKES OVER EXTERNAL DEFENCE
    103 9 LAIRD TAKES OVER EXTERNAL DEFENCE KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The District Officer. Lower Perak, Mr. E. O. Laird, has been appointed Secretary for External Defence for the Federation. The post was created when the London merdeka talks handed over control of internal defence to the Chief Minister and left the High
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    Photo show
    28 9 Photographs by the world's leading photographers, selected from the Lokp Wan Tho collection, are on show at Raffles Museum, Singapore, until the end of next month.
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      144 9 The weather MINIMUM TEMPERATUKE: (7.30 p.m. on March 13 to 7.30 a.m. on March 14) Singapore 74 degrees. Penang 73, Kota Bharu 72. Kuala Lumpur 72, lpoh 72. Kuantan 72. MAXIMUM TEMPER ATI RK (7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. on March 14) Singapore 89. Penang 89. Kota Bharu 85. Kuala
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    PARIS GOES CRAZY
    791 10 The main styles from the fashion centre of the world are relatively sober this year... until you peep at another side, writes BETTY WILSOX NINETEEN FIFTY-SIX is Crazy Year in Paris— at 11 least as far as accessories are concerned. The look in general is lady-like, refined
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    Feeding the hungry baby
    734 10 MOTHERS sometimes worry about their babies' food and if Baby is contented and gaining weight this worry is unnecessary. Should Baby be restless and cry freque n 1 1 y however, then it is possible that he is being either over or under fed. Early symptoms
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      263 10 28 "This of majesty, this Straits Times Crossword „-£^l™ (4-5). p-j-Mp-p- <— i fctSjjJ T— t— l DOWN iHI I^l bis s§l§ Hi Hi Si" 5 Prt ress up the academic scale? ii [I *™"l^l IRsSS mm 6 Conductors go slow movement m«iiiNsJ__ißMi >q B"ic II 13 Reed lac f*
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    Lock icon STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Sculptor carved mountain tops for democracy
    1467 11 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Sculptor carved mountain tops for democracy Vowed to be great at 30 or never I HIGH in the Black Hills of South Dakota one summer day in 1927, U.S. President Calvin Coolidge stood with a paunchy, dandified little man before a great slab of solid granite
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    A SLIGHTLY BETTER SENTIMENT IN LOCAL SHARE MART
    420 12 By Our Market Correspondent THERE was a slightly better sentiment on the Singapore Share Market yesterday as selective buyers entered a market which has been very quiet since the beginning of the week. This selective buying, however, was confined to the Industrial
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    204 12 The Malayan Share Brokers As■oelation reported: "There was more selective inquiry for industrials and tins and prices were Inclined to harden far these shares. Rubbers were idle." Ktngapore and Federation brokers resorted the following business done yesterday:—Fraser and Neave ords. $1.70. $1.71 'i; Gammon $2.12'y, W. Hammer $2.70;
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    RUBBER PRICES
    146 12 March first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 98 cents yer Ib. down 1% cents on Tuesdays closing price The closing tone was quiet. Closing prices in cents, per 1b were: No. 1 R S.S. Spot f.ob. ouyers 98 .sellers 98 4 (Norn.c No. 1
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    152 12 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: steady: March $27^ buyers. $28 >i sellers: April $28 buyers. $28 sellers. Coconut oil; bulk $42 sellers; drum $44 sellers. Pepper: steady; Muntok white $126. Sarawak (125 (both down $2). special Sarawak black $93 (unchanged). Singapore Copra
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    SHIPPING
    112 12 Ships lyin* alongside Ihe Sinrapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Perndale 12, Maron 4 5. Benveg C.P. Sunda 617, Bumaeus 819, Elisabeth Bakke 11, Benvorllch 13 14, Amerxkei k 15,16, Poelau Laut 18, Shoun Maru 19|30, Segamit N. Wall 6, Slrusa N. Wall 8. Soon Bee 21
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    38 12 On the free exchange market in Hone Kong yesterday, the I.S. dollar, war- quoted at 5.86 for cash and 5.87 for T.T. Sterling was quoted at 15 78 and one Uel nf gold at 255 1
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    62 12 AUSTRALIAN STOCKS ■IEUjGVp ■INVESTVRN I heaMer generally hkhn a at aLoans 3v, Loans 3v iq [Con. Zln. Bank of N Mount I yell Mount y Peko Western Ampol Ev Oil Bearch Austr Conso! A. P.M i new i Bradford B. Hill Pro >1 Oonrtauu Dunlop Elec. 7;.: Pelt k Text
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    TRONOH DIVIEN
    27 12 Tronoh Minr> I fifth inter-in I 1 per share in r^pecr ;i also a fir-M interim .yJj I 4'-d. on account of isij tax. "*J
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      446 12 SPRING PROBLEM? Enquiries invited for supplies of all designs and sizes of new springs for machines, motors, printing plants and industries. Manufacture of all kinds of Springs. Ample stock for steel spring wires of any design size on wholesale and retail sale at moderate prices. Wong Thiam Spring Factory Wong
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      222 12 NOTICES ERNEST FREDERICK WILLIAMS, deceased NOTICE PURBUANT TO THE TRUSTEE ACT. 1925. ANY person having any claim ngainst or an Interest in the estate of ERNEST FREDERICK WILLIAMS of "Woodslde" 8, Durham Road, Wigmore. Olllingham, Kent, (and temporarily of No. 6, Mess, RojaJ Naval Base, Singapore, 27.) Inspector of Shipwrights
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    654 14 NEW BALL FAD BEGAN IN THE THIRTIES SPORTSFRONT THEY HAD FIELDING PRACTICE WITH IT By Our Cricket Reporter If Y attempt to explain New Ball hazards in reply to a schoolboy's inquiry (S.T. Mar. 8) has brought forth the following letter from Brig. Michael A. Green manager of the Malayan
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    TWO FINALS ON SATURDAY
    63 14 The men's singles and doubles of the RAF Seletar tennis championships will be played at Seletar on Saturday, starting at 3 p.m. Results of the double semifinals played yesterday '.ere: SAC K. Stephens and Sgt. Farncombe beat P/Lt Isham and F/O Russell 8-10, 6-4. 6-3; Sgt.
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    JEC HOLD OFF ACS RALLY TO WIN 3-1
    274 14 ANGLO-CHINESE School, Singapore, failing to score in a robust secondhalf rally, went down 3-1 to Johore English College in their soccer match at Barker Road yesterday College led 2-1 at halt time and A.C.S. were rather unlucky not. to equalise during their
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    Hockey dance on March 23
    66 14 The Singapore Hockey Association will hold their end-of-season dance at Raffles Hotel on Mar 3. Tickets at $2 a person are available from Mr. Cecil Wong at 69U China Building (Tel. *****). Table reservations can be made with Mr. O. K. Gosaln (Tel *****). Trophies
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    66 14 JOHORE BAHHU, Wed. Johore will take part In the triangular hockey tourney which begun at Seremban on Friday. The other teams are Selangor and Negri Sembllan. Abdul Karlm will captain the Johore team of: J. Ponnlah, Hanifl Khan, Mohd. Kesrawl. K. Retnaslngham, S. Murugaau. Quee Loon,
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    136 14 'pHERE will be eight races each x day on the first, second and third days an seven races only on the first day. First race will start at 2.16 p.m. on the first, second and third days, and 2.30 p.m. on the fourth day. Shedule of racing
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    53 16 WHANGAREI, Wed. The West indies with eight wickets Intact, needed only seven runs for a first Innings lead over Northland after the first day of their two-day game here. Northland 132 (L. Wyatt 43, Valentine 4-46). West Indies 126 for two (C. DepM— i 45
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    297 16 SINGAPORE'S crack 3 centre forward, Awang Bakar, will be out of football for a fortnight, perhaps longer. Playing for Police against Dockyard in a SA FA. first division league match at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, he sustained a severe knee injury
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    85 16 THE ARMY will field seven new- comers for their first senior tournament cricket fixture against Ceylonese at Balestier Road on Sunday. The four remaining members of last year's team are Major Lewis, who captains the side, Major Whitmell, WO Barron and Sgt. Dauncey. Oxford
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    137 16 iTiIJIAN boxers, Isimell RadF rodro and Mike Ravula. will make their final appearances in Singapore on Apr. 27 at Happy World, in aid of the Singapore Olympic and Sports Council Olympic Fund. Radrodro will be matched over 12 rounds against Italian Rudy
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    40 16 KARACHI, Wed.— The M.C.C. "A" team beat Pakistan by two wickets in the fourth and A R al unofficial Test which ended here today. Pakistan won the series by two matches to one, with one
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    123 16 From JACK FINGLETON MELBOURNE, Wed. A USTRALIAN Test captain lan Johnson made a freak declaration yesterday in a special round of Melbourne Club cricket. Johnson could have made his opposition follow on, but he did not and walked to the wickets with another openin*
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    358 16  - ONG IS BEATEN AND OOI GIVES A WALKOVER HALL ROMNEY From LONDON, Wed. rTHE ALL-England x championships began at the Empress Hall today with a shock for the spectators when seeded Ong Poh Lim. the Singapore champion, was beaten In straight sets in his first match in the men's singles.
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    176 16 PTOIRY SONNEVILLE, of In- donesla, one of the favourites for the singles titte, opened his challenge with an easy 15-6. 15-0 first round victory over H. J. Wlngfield. a former England international. First of the Malayan challengers to be eliminated was L. T. Lee. who was beaten
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