The Straits Times, 4 June 1956

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  • 495 1 It's backbencher^ Marshall now- but he becomes president of Labour Front He will form a new Govt. QINGAPORE'S Chief 2 Mini-tor, Mr. David Marshall, will icrip hi- leadership of the Government alter the n( .\t \wmbly nleetjgg on Wednesday. On ■< signing, he Is l
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  • 34 1 LOS ANGELES. Sun.— The united States would soon nave a guided missile "capable of hitting any target in the world." the secretary of >' Navy. Mr. Charles Tho■M, »aid here last night. Reuter
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  • 101 1 New dock strike averted PENANG. Sun. A new harbour strike in Penang was averted yesterday when the 600-strong Weld Quay Workers' Union and employers reached a settlement on the men's demands for increased wages. A union delegation headed by the secretary, Mr. P. A. Marimuthu, held a fivehour meeting with
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  • 59 1 Hamburg, sun. police Jifre ar P experimenting with •n to direct traffic at »*o important crossings. 'ameras at each of them to a temporary Headquarters in a nearby I hotel where a policeman operates the traffic lights by remote control. He can also spot drivers who "cross
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  • 36 1 PARIS Sun. The French prime Minister Mr. Guy Mollet and the West German Chancellor, Dr. Adenauer, will meet in Luxembourg tomorrow in a new attempt to settle Franco-German differences about the Saar territory.—Reuter.,
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  • 68 1 THE QUESTION of his resignation and the naming of a new Chief Minister settled. Mr. David Marshall hurriedly left the Labour Front general council meeting last night. On left Mr. Marshall is seen leaving the shophouse
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  • 288 1 RASH OF COLONY KNIFINGS jtflORE THAN 10 blood-splattered people fled last iT night after i 0 hoodlums clashed in one of the fiercest gang battles in Singapore recently. When police arrived at the scene, only one man. Boh Yew Huat. 20. lay In a
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  • 91 1 IT'S A BIG DAY FOR EXPECTANT FATHERS NEW YORK, Sun. Americans who are interested can celebrate these things in June: "National Dairy Month" sponsored by the National Dairy Association. "National Dents-Out of Automobile Fenders Month." "National Portable Radio Month" sponsored by a company which makes batteries for portable radios. "Temperance
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  • 46 1 LONDON, Fri.— A bride and groom and seven members of the bridal party were killed today when their car collided with a holiday bus. When the bride's body was recovered she was still holding her bouquet tightly in her hand.— A.P.
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  • 15 1 PARIS Sun Prince Norodom of Cambodia left here by air today for Warsaw.—Reuter.
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  • 304 1 Mother of 9 pleads: Give me the baby FIVE FAMILIES WAIT IT NOW piVE families now want to adopt the baby of the week when it is born. The mother, a young Eurasian, who says she cannot support her five children, on her $300 a month salary, wants to give
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  • 25 1 MOSCOW, Sun.— Russia has abolished her Central Ministry of justice and transferred its functions to the Soviet republics, Moscow Radio said last night.
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  • 19 1 TOKYO, Sun The Upper House of the Japanese Diet tonight ratified the Japanese* Philippine Reparations Agreement. Reuter.
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  • 81 1 Workers worried TOKYO, Sun.— Members of the Japanese Parliamentary Workers' Union today appealed to the Speaker of the Upper House, Mr. Tsuruhei Matsimo, for protection against "fierce politicians." In a protest delivered to the Speaker, the union called the Upper House of the Japanese Diet "a dangerous
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  • 57 1 COLUMBUS, Sun.— Several strong radio signals from the planet Venus were detected at the radio observatory of Ohio State University during May. The director of the observatory, Dr. John Kraus, said yesterday it was the first time the planet had been heard from. It is more
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  • 37 1 NIJMEOEN. Sun. The Duke of Oloucester yesterday unveiled a memorial to Commonwealth troops here, on ground overlooking the scene of some of the bitterest fighting by British and Canadian troops along the German frontier. Reuter.
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  • 59 1 LONDON, Sun. Tony Murphy, 11, had both arms amputated after being mauled by a lion at Whipsnade Zoo yesterday. Tony climbed over the pro- tectdve fence of the lion pit and tried to attract the beasts' attention. One grabbed him. He was freed only when
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  • 209 1 U.S. AGREES TO LIFT RUBBER BAN Govt. statement to come soon I£UALA LUMPUR, Sun. Federation Government sources today confirmed that the United States Government had agreed to lifting the embargo on Malayan rubber shipments to Communist China. The Minister for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, is
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  • 239 1 KLANG, Sunday. T*HE wife of a self-confessed "opium king" left here x this morning by car for Singapore to fly to Hong Kong in a final bid to save her husband from banishment to Communist China. Madam Ho Choon Moy, 36, will
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  • 61 1 RANGOON, Sun.— Rangoon newspapers today carried reports that U Nu. the Burmese Prime Ilnister, had decided to give up his post to U Ba Swe, the present Defence Minister, in the new (government to Le announced th; week. U Nu was reported as eager to
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  • 318 1 No rice for Reds scheme I^LUANG, Sun. Rice will be strictly rationed from today for villagers and estate workers living in a thousand square mile area of central Johore. An "operational rice ration" is being introduced in an attempt to starve terror- ist remnants out of the Jungle in the
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  • 33 1 CRACKDOWN IN CYPRIS NICOSIA. Sun. British troops captured 17 members of KOK.V extremist organisation in three-week crackdown in Northern Cyprus, the largest anti-extremist drive ever mounted in isle of terror. UP.
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  • 301 2 YUGOSLAVIA AND RUSSIA PALS AGAIN: 'FATES INSEPARABLE 9 HE'S IN AND MOLOTOV'S OUT —BUT THEY SHAKE HANDS AT MOSCOW STATION MOSCOW, Sunday. YUGOSLAV President Tito shook hands with Mr. Molotov yesterday and declared that Yugoslav and Soviet "fates are inseparable" now that the "unheard
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  • 77 2 A KISS on the end of his nose for Sheik Abdullah AlMnbarak Al-Sabah. It's on* of 20 he received as a Bedouin form of greeting by Kuwait students who met him on hii arrival in London. The Sheik, uncle of the ruler of Kuwait
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  • 52 2 I LOVE ZSA ZSA' HE SAYS JOHANNESBURG, Sun. Him star Zsa Zza Oabor Is reported to have added another man to her list of beaux and ex-husbands. He Is De- rek Goodman, a polo playing South African stockbroker. Goodman confessed today: I love her, but it is too complicated for
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  • 102 2 Churchmen called gangsters NEW YORK, Sun. A crowd of demonstrators shouted gangsters and "murderers'' at eight Russian Christian church leaders on their arrivals at New York Airport on a 10-day visit to the United States. The demonstrators, some of them refugees from Communist East European, states, carried posters and placards,
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  • 38 2 Saved by gulls LONDON, Sun. Norman Brown was saved from drowning yesterday by a flock of seagulls. They circled over his capsized yatch, directing a lifeboat to him. He was found floating in the water unconscious.— U. P.
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  • 163 2 THE SWAN FAMILY GETS TOGETHER— AND ITS A BIG DAY FOR JUDGES 14 GRANDCHILDREN There was a family reunion at a hone in Acton— on the arrival from Ceylon of Mr. Vernon St. Clalr Swan, former judge of the Ceylon Supreme Court, his wife, their youngest daughter, Rosemary (22) and
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  • 220 2 What's Chin Peng up to— a poser KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. T»HE present longest-ever lull in terrorist activity A in the Federation is puzzling intelligence experts at Federal Police Headquarters here. No Communist directives to I it for it have been Director of Intelligence,
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  • 32 2 LONDON, Sun. Twentysix keepers at Manchester Zoo went on strike for higher wages today. They said they would feed the animals regularly but would not clean their cages.— AP.
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  • 24 2 TOKYO. Sun.— Sixteen Japanese pearl culture experts left here for Australia today to aid an Australian firm in developing pearl culture.— UP.
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  • 183 2 Mr. Nehru escapes mob fury in Bombay POLICE ARREST 1,275 PEOPLE BOMBAY. Sun.-A parade of 50,000 "peaceful resistance" marchers erupted into day-long violence here yesterday and Prime Minister Mr. Nehru's car had to be diverted to escape the fury ot the crowd. Police said 1,275 people were arrested. Police used
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  • 71 2 PHILADELPHIA. Sun. A Philadelphia priest parachuted from a Jet plane Just before it crashed and exploded, then tramped through a wood all night to be at a wedding he was to perform yesterday. He made it. although 45 minutes late. The Rev. Cornelius F. McLaughlin, bailed
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  • 42 2 LONDON, Sun.— Third class travel disappeared from British Railways yesterday but passengers hardly noticed the difference. They now ride second class —In the same carriages and at the same price. Only the ticket marking will be different. AP.
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  • 37 2 COLOMBO, Sun.— Premier Solomon Bandaranaike yesterday lifted the ban on Imports of Communist books and set himself up as censor of "doubtful literature." The ban was Imposed by Sir John Kotelawala in 1993.— UP.
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  • 36 2 TOKYO. Bun. Soviet troops fired on Japanese Coast Guardsmen who went to the rescue of a grounded Japanese fishing boat early this morning off the Eastern Hokkaido coast. There were no casualties.— UP.
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  • 158 2 riORT WORTH, Sun.— A 30JP year old government worker who divided his time between two wives without either knowing the other existed was exposed yesterday when, police said, wife No. 1 tried to commit suicide. Edward Voss told police he married wife No. l
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  • 76 2 LONDON. Bun. Katherlne Wilson has an Idea that cats get lonely and so she said last night: "I have formed Cat Sitters, Inc." By letters and pamptol*" she hopes to organise nun- dreds of people willing; to sit with the cat while the family is out
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  • 57 2 Little Bandoeng gets underway BANDOENG. Sun -T h Afro-Asian students eoofi ence finally got under »i--here late last night ttr days after it had been offic ly openc-d. Having ironed out procec ral disputes which had ittlfa the conference. dele»atlV from 25 countries are ready to discuss student qaa tions
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  • 281 3 Terrorists kill potman as Cyprui Governor SUes to Britain \rincd guard stands by to protect him during London talks NICOSIA, Sun. rpHK C.mrnor of Cyprus, Sir John Harding I few to London last night for urgent consultations «ith the British Government on the future of the
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  • 114 3 Frogmen hunt old Jap mines NFA'. Sun. Aus- Navy frogI risking thoir n a now attempt vi ii unexplodi inese depth j which have at the hotSydney Harbour 1942. pth charges are a souvenir of the May 31. 1942. when •nidget subraided Sydney Delicate job x failed and all <
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  • 62 3 GUARDSMEN in traditional scarlet tunics and bear skit) hats rigidly to attention for the Queen at Thursday's Trooping the Colour ceremony on Hone Guards Parade. THE QUEEN, wearing the uniform of Colonel of the Grenadier Guards, waves to a cheering crowd from a Buckingham Palace
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  • 20 3 HOLLYWOOD. Sun—Veteran actor Jean Hcr-holt died yesterday at his Beverly Hills home. He was 69. U. P.
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  • 90 3 KHV YORK. Sun— Marilyn Munroe sidestepped questions today as to whether she and playwright Arthur Miller planned to marry. Vfeit iust good friends." said as she arrived by plane from Hollywood. A -in vi noted that TKitfrday was her 30th birthday. and asked, "How
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  • 140 3 Duke denies dousing passers-by f ONDON, Sun.— A Kensington Palace statement last night denied that the 20--year-old Duke of Kent fousin of the Queen had sprinkled champagne over passers-by at a Mayfair debutante party. The statement, issued by the private secretary to the Duchess of Kent (the Duke's mother i,
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  • 23 3 All- Asia meeting BOMBAY, Sun.— The second gtneral conference of the Asian Socialist conference will be held here fr .m November 1-10.— A.P.
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  • 121 3 'DEMON LOVER' GETS LIFE PAPIS. Sun. Tiie "demon lovers of Blois. a blonde typist and an army officer, were jailed here yesterday for killing the girl's baby daughter as a love sacrifice." Denise, Labbe was sentenced to hard labour for life ar.d Lieutenant Jacques Algarron to 20 years hard labour.
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    • 65 3 LONDON, Sunday. fPHE construction of two new naval bases on Africa's eastern seaboard one probably at Mombasa, Kenya and of a third base on Australia's west coast were reported under consideration today to bolster the British Commonwealth Far East defence lines. Authorised informants reported
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    • 23 3 advanced. TOKYO: Pour days of fighting and chaos in Japan's parliament ended with final passage of bills strengthening government control of schools.— A.P.
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    • 20 3 GENEVA: Three hundred scientists from 20 countries will attend an atomic energy conference here between June 11 to 23. Reuter.
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    • 22 3 i KARACHI: Trade talks I began here between a seven- man Soviet trade delega- i tion and Pakistan Govern- ment officials.— Reuter.
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    • 26 3 BOMBAY: Pandit Govind Ballabh Panth, Minister for Home Affairs, said the Seato and Bagdad pacts were designed "to deceive the world and mislead international opinion." Reuter.
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    • 30 3 ROME: Italy and Russia have signed an agreement for an exchange this year of goods totalling 32.000 million lire <M 5159-.-000.0001. an increase of 25 per cent over 1955. A.P.
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    • 27 3 SAN FRANCISCO: Peter Oluckman, 38-year-old San Francisco watchmaker, took off in his single engine plane for a trans-Atlantic flight. He will fly via Greenland and Iceland.— A.P.
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    • 55 3 LONDON, Sun. Scottish Sands, a bris«y three-year-old, bolted at Sandown Park races yesterday and completely circled the track. He won a seven -furlong race by three lengths and went right round the track again before his Jockey cou Id rein him in. And be
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  • 211 3 Car fare riots: Crisis in Brazil DIO DE JANEIRO, Sun. Tension and an uneasy peace prevails here as the government faces a growing economic and political crisis. Troops patrolled the streets yesterday and all streetcars carried soldiers. Radio and television stations— including government stations were under strict censorship. The National
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  • 25 3 TOKYO, Sun. Japan's House of Representatives yesterday adopted a resolution asking for the return of the UJS.-held Okinawa and the Bonin Islands. A.P.
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  • 201 3 BIGGEST BATTLE OF UPRISING ALGIERS, Sun. TWO French divisions, backed by Jet dive bombers, x today drove in to annihilate a big Algerian rebel force trapped in the "Gates of Iron" triangle of the desolate Biban Mountains. The French army said the I rebels
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  • 42 3 LONDON, Sun— The British Foreign Office is considering a China request to establish a consulate at Hong Kong. There has not been a Chinese Government representative in Hong Kong since the island was ceded to Britain in 1841.— AP. consi-
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  • 133 4 Six months' jail for trickster KUALA LUMPUR, Sun A RADIO mechanic, who was described in the Sessions Court yesterday as a "confidence trickster', was sent to Jail for six months for cheating a radio firm of $4330. Ong Kirn Sang, who pleaded guilty, told Ismail, sales agent of the firm,
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  • 25 4 PENANO. Sun. The St. Nicholas Home Appeal now stands at $21,005. Latest donations include $1,430 collected by the Penang Cabaret Girls' Union.
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  • 272 4 Malay&nlsatton leaves 101 'gaps' In Jungle defences KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. JJALAYANISATION has halted recruitment of European police lieutenants in the Federation and the present force of 497 men is 102 below its official strength. A senior police spokesman today admitted that as a result of
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  • 53 4 MR. AND MRS. Gay Lik Woo. who were married in Tampenls Road, Singapore. Mr Gay is the eldest son of Mr. Mrs. Gay Ah Tee. The bride. Miss Florence Eu Ah Lai Is the sixth daughter of Mr. Mrs. "m Chok Lum.
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  • 130 4 Home makers told: You must invest in light furniture A leading Singapore interior decorator, Mrs. G. C. Harris, before leaving for Spain in the Victoria yesterday, gave this advice to Colony home-makers: Replace your heavy teak side-boards and overstaffed settees with light timber and cane furniture. This, she said, would
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  • 103 4 Assembly asked for election funds piTY COUNCIL elections in December are indicated in an application which will come before the Singapore Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The application is for $128,000 to prepare a local government electoral roll. Also before the Assembly 1& a Bill to
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  • 99 4 'Show your papers'— he grabbeds33 KUALA SELANGOR, Sun.— Abdul Latiff bin Ja'al, 22, was Jailed for three years here yesterday, for robbing a duck-seller. He had seven previous convictions. The D.P.P.. Mr. J. O. Adams, said the duck-seller, Lee Yap, was waiting at a bus stand a mile from Batang
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  • 21 4 PKNANO, Sun —The Muslim Recreation Club will hold its annual meeting at the club premises here on June 17.
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  • 53 4 KUALA LIPIS, Sun. Mat Amln bin Ahmad, 26, and Ya'acob bin Mat Bald. 22, pleaded guilty here to stealin; 20 planks worth $70 from a contractor on May 21. Mat Amln was bound over for a year. Ya'acob was sentenced to a day's jail and
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  • 18 4 KUALA SELANGOR, Sun.— Mr. B. Albinson has arrived here to become assistant drainage and Irrigation engineer.
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  • 56 4 penano, Bun. A youth who stole $10 from his mother when she refused to give money for Han Raya was yesterday sent to the Gurney School for three years. Mat Isa bin Hussein, 18. was originally charged with stealing $50. The prosecution amended the charge when
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  • 155 4 DEMAND FOLLOWS GOVT. POLICY KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday. 'THOUSANDS of non-Malays in Selangor are enA rolling in adult education classes and schools to learn Malay. The Selangor Adult Edu- cation Association, which Is organising 26 Malay classes. has received re than 1.000 applications in Kuala
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  • 37 4 Two new steam, turbine generators, costing £300,000, will be installed at the new power station in Malacca. The English Electric Company, which is supplying the generators, is also supplying diesel electric locomotives for Malaya.
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  • 21 4 KUALA SELANGOR, Sun.— The Town Board will meet at the Social and Recreation Club here on June 11.
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  • 43 4 30 POLICE AS 'RIOTERS 9 IPOH, Sun.— Thirty members of the Police Field Force here played the part of rioters yesterday for a demonstration exercise at Teluk Anson. They pretended to throw stones until 70 of their colleagues arrived as an antiriot unit.
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  • 181 4 Trooped blamed for 2 deaths coroner, inch* aZ Kadirbin'Y^^ recommends cr improceedings agfift Australian Arm, <h v J' Trooper Bill QcodK the Commonwealth p. giment. Inche Abdul k Air thatGoodalTwN to the 3rd. c£ was responsible for the tieatK of Raman Nair 47 a rt v h th r^H rn
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  • 52 4 The Singapore Case-Bin Society has elected the following officials for 1956: President, Mr. J. P. English; vice-president, Mr A. FraserBrunner, secretary Mr. Khoo Kay Ann; treasurer, Mr. Lim Koon Wah, committee, Ida Lim Kheng Hoon and Messrs. Frank Lim. Tan Kob Hong, E. C. Girvin and 8
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  • 42 4 PENANG, Sun.— There were 800 births and 173 deaths In Penang in April, according to statistics issued today. Chief causes of death wen bronchitis, pneumonia and other lung diseases which claimed 25 lives. Fifteen people died of T.B.
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  • 23 4 Singapore dance hostess will hold a tea party to cor memorate the 18th. annivt sary of their issnetettnn i June 13
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  • 244 5 Giant project to build multi-storey flats to clear up the slums MAIN TOWNS FIRST -AND LOW BENTS KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. 'THE Federation Govx ernment is to build multi-storey flats for people living in slums and other congested areas in the heart of the country's main towns. This was announced today
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  • 123 5 I still won't stamp I'll phone SINGAPORE'S penny wise councillor, Mr. Sim Beng Seng, still refuses to post letters to the City Hall. He will telephone his decisions on between-meeting applications for water and electricity. He said yesterday that this would avoid any delay in laying on supplies merely because
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  • 44 5 KUALA SELANGOR, SUttv— Tengku Ismail bin Tengku Mahmood, attached to the Town Board here, has left on transfer to Sungei Besl. Kuala Lumpur, as assistant district officer. He will be replaced by Tengku Abdullah, son of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar, Negrl Sembilan.
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  • 182 5 IPOH, Sunday. rPHE 1,200 members of the Perak River Hydro-Em- ployees' Union will go on strike if their wage demands are not met by next week. "The door is still open for negotiations," Mr. T. G. Menon, general secretary of the union, told the Straits Times today.
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  • 54 5 The pretty wife of a detective suffered back injuries when she fell from the first floor of her home in Neil Road, Singapore, yesterday. She was Chay Lei Ken, 24, the mother of two children. She wa« taken to the General Hospital. Her husband was
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  • 23 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. inche Osman bin Alois, assistant district forest officer, Johore South, has been transferred to Bentong as district forest officer.
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  • 154 5 TWO drunken youths ran- sacked the flat of a dance hostess in Tiong Bahru Road, Singapore, early yesterday after locking the hostess and her amah in the bathroom. After an hour, the Intruders left, first warning the hostess. Miss Wong Ah Lin, not to report
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  • 227 5 GAMBLERS pENANG, Sun. The chairman of the Penang division of the Labour Party of Maalaya, Mr. D. S. Ramanathan, today asked the Government to keep an eye on local speculators who buy large Eu-ropean-owned estates and break them up for quick resale at huge profits. "This
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  • 74 5 An Indian mission arrived In Singapore by air last evening with a slogan closer political ties through culture. The mission, led by Mr Prithvi Ra] Kapoor, an Indian M.P. and an actor-pro-ducer, was met by the Minister for Local Government. Inche Abdul Hamld bin Haji Jumat. Today
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 345 5 High tides TODAY: Slngapor* 6.15 a.m. (6ft 4in) 6.53 p.m. (7ft 6in); Port Dlckßon 1.38 ajn. (6ft 41n) 2.24 p.m. (7ft 4in): Penang 9.09 a.m. (6ft 4in) 9.04 p.m. (sft 9in) TOMORROW: Singapore 7.39 a.m. (6ft 91n) 7.44 p.m. (7ft 91n). Port Dickson 2.47 a.m. (6ft 7in) 3.30 p.m. (Bft),
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  • 81 6 :u Word, fit (Minimum) MRS. W. J. GRAY Wishes to Thank all friends for their messages of sympathy and condolences on her great low. MR. AND MRS. LYE KWOK TEOW cordially thank all those Relatives, Friends and Colleagues (or their Valuable Presents and Attendance at the Wedding on J.
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  • 17 6 CARSON: John Patrick, aged 1 month at Duchess of Kent Hospital, Sandakan, on 30.5.56. Deeply regretted.
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  • 495 6 The Straits Times. Singapore, Mon. June 4, 1956. Chinese in Indonesia While the Indonesian Government has not yet formally approached Peking, it has made clear its intention to revise the citizenship agreement with Communist China. Indonesia "wants to study and reconsider the treaty". Mr. Ali Sastroamidjojo gave no reasons in
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  • 319 6 Neither Mr. Molotov's resignation nor Mr. Shepilov'? appointment as Russia's Foreign Minister come as an entire surprise. Reports of Mr. Molotov's impending resignation have been current for two years or more, and it was generally believed that his famous confession of doctrinal error, published last autumn, would be
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  • 376 6 Colonel H. S. Lee and his I team of Treasury experts will now leave for London in October instead of this month as was originally planned. In deciding to postpone the financial mission, the Federation Government has been well advised. It has appeared to be in too great
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  • 1284 6 They "talk" with their hands and eye' by A Special Correspondent The Indian Cult whi X a been touring s East Asia, wi., Jj "2 Performance Saw •"ember of the U B per House of ,h c dan Parli ament v' the National a °< Dan Drama and Music. rpHE
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  • MAN-IN-THE-STREET
    • 439 6 I NEVER said anything about a "Malayan language" coming in 200 years, nor about English not contributing to such a language if ever it comes into being. AU I said or tried to say was that it would be possible to develop
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    • 49 6 TiHREE years since Its M. last general overhaul, the Jalan Datoh bridge Is again under extensive repair. How much each repair cost the taxpayers only the authorities concerned know Would it not be cheaper to replace this old wooden bridge with a concrete one? ANAK PALOH. Ipoh.
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    • 78 6 I AGREE with Mr. Justice Paul Storr who has said that the best hope for racial unity was on the playing field. It is disheartening to note that the Town and Btate Councillors in Johore Bahru have let this Important matter go unattended. This is evident from
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    • 78 6 Record tin output WITH my friend "A.R.M. *T and I am sure, a host of other people, we are indebted to Mr. RamplenJones for his Information on mining records. Although Tronoh Mines seem to have the record output of all time for a month's mining, I think that Malayan Tin
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    • 61 6 PAIR PLAY was right In saying that Sunday's Listeners' Choice was merely "the announcer's choice of names and probably tunes." If requesters' names can be mentioned why can't dedications and greetings be conveyed as well? I think the mention of requesters' names is reaHy unnecessary. What really
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    • 797 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. it Word, lit (Minimum) KOCH: To Yvonne, wife of Derek, a daughter, Brendalyn Anne, at Bungsar on 2.6.56. THOMSON: At Malacca on 30th May to Do'.ithy, wife of Bob Thomson of Segamat, a daughter. Both well. it Word, lit (Minimum) OOI LEE. The Engagement Is announced between Mr.
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  • 212 7 APPEAL TO AU. PARTIES TO RPPBAf REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS ORDINANCE THEY ALL WANT THE 7 'SECURITY RISK' TEACHERS RE-INSTATED rpHK government's dismissal of seven Chinese school teachers on the grounds that their fontinutd employment would be "prejudicial to hi interest* of Singapore" will be brought
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  • 54 7 Mother of two in 20-foot fall from house YAM K II X x VAN (above), 25-year-old mother of two children fell 20 feet from the first floor of her home in Hylam Street. Singapore, yester-. day. Two passers-by made' a vain attempt to catch her. She is in hospital with
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  • 65 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. ile winner of last week's Times $5,000 word t, Robert Chew po Yoong, 24. of Batu Road. Kuala Lumpur, plans to spend a short holiday in Hong Kong. He may also visit Japan. For Robert is a busy man. ta! 'ng charge of
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  • 235 7 Strip act banned Indecent' they say GIRLS SHOWED TOO MUCH CUNGEI PATANI, Sun. —Police here last night stopped a strip tease show because they said it was "indecent." Patrons, who turned up were disappointed. The show The Hong Kong Revue was du e to end its three-day schedule at th
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  • 66 7 New officials of the Singapore Union of Journalists were elected yesterday as follows: President, Mr. S. Rajaretnam; vice-presidents, Inche Hashim Hassan and Mr. K. C. Lee; secretary, Mr. Francis Wong; assistant secretary, Mr. Mok Lee Kwang; treasurer, Mr. A. Kajapathy; executive council, Messrs. V. P. Abdullah, Samad
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  • 46 7 MCA class for women JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. The women's section of the MCA, Johore Bajhru, are starting a class for Chinese women. The class will start next Sunday when demonstrations in cooking will be given at the residence of Miss Amy Wong in Jalan Nong dhlk.
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  • 45 7 An extensive course in trade unionism, organised by the Singapore Trade Union Congress, begins today. The course will be conducted by Mr. V. S. Mathur, director of the ICTTU training college in Calcutta. Classes will be held dally until June 9.
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  • 22 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. Abu bin Talib, 20, was today sentenced to two months' jail for dishonestly retaining a stolen bicycle.
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  • 52 7 TELUK ANSON, Sun One of the Town's oldest landmarks the 60-year-old Teluk Anson Chinese Club in the heart of the business centre will soon be replaced by a modern $100,000 two-storey building. Work on it will begin in July. It Is expected to be completed early
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  • 52 7 Singapore Business Houses Employees Union (Boustead Branch) has elected the following officials: Mr. Kee Yew Chye, chairman; Mr. Richard Ang, secretary; Mr. Teo Cheng Kang, treasurer and Messrs. Chin Tsin Bin and Chiew Keng Lam, auditors. Committee: Messrs Chua Tiong Wah, Ho Kay Whatt, Roy de Cruz and
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  • 35 7 RAUB, Sun. Mr. Jaswant Singh, a financial clerk with the Central Electricity Board, Raub, has been transferred to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. G. R. Chelllah has come from Kuala Lumpur to replace him.
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  • 23 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sun. The Johore Bar yesterday paid tribute to Mr. Justice Storr who will be retiring In the near future.
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  • 116 7 INCHE A. Bakar bin Ahmad, 24, a Singapore clerk, and his sister, Zahara, discuss a free trip to Japan to search for their Japanese mother. The offer was made by a Japanese businessman. Mr. Kenji Ushijima, to repay the kindness shown
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  • 160 7 CHIEF TELLS OF MYSTERY NOTES KUALA LUMPUR, Stinday. A RIVAL BODY to the National Union of Planta- Won Workers was formed today. It is known as the Malayan Estate Workers' Union. The new union is demandIng a minimum daily pay of $4.50 for contract tappers,
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  • 86 7 ALOR STAR. Sun. SIX terrorists captured three Malays and held them hostage for three hours at Bukit Paumou, North Kedah. on Friday, it was disclosed today. The villagers were out cutting rattan when they stumbled on a terrorist food dump. Six terrorists then
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  • 17 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. No terrorist or security force casualties were reported In the Federation today.
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  • 138 7 Prosecution told to be careful KUALA LIPIS, Sunday. "rrHIS is persecution and a waste of everybody's 1 time," said the Magistrate, Mr. J. R. Whimster, yesterday, acquitting a stall-keeper and a breadhawker accused of leaving their bicycles unattended on a public road on April 27.
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  • 81 7 WIDOW GETS 4 MONTHS JAIL TERM KUALA SELANOOR, Sun. A 33-year-old widow, Tee Jok, of Batang Berjuntai, could not pay the $500 fine imposed on her by the president of the Sessions Court here, Mr. B. V. Rhodes, for possession of 1% tahils of prepared opium. And she went to
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  • 298 7 HOW TO PICK UNION LEADERS •INOAPORE'S retiring Seamen's Adviser, lix. T. A. White, told epresentatives of seaaen's unions yesterlay: "Choose your eaders with the same care as you would a wife. But keep your unions out of politics." Mr. White was speaking at a farewell tea party given in his
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  • 59 7 A joint statement issued last night by the Governments of Singapore and the Federation stated that the report of Mr. Q. M. Watson and Sir Sydney Came on the establishment of a Central Bank has been received and is being considered. The statement said It .'s
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  • 39 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. Thoo Sing Fook, 21, an employee of a motor firm in Batu Road, was yesterday bound over for a year by the Sessions Court after he pleaded guilty to stealing three grease guns yesterday.
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  • 21 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The Malayan Malay Journalists Association will be Inaugurated at the Sultan Sulalman Club here next Sunday.
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  • 242 7 LAST-MINUTE BID TO AVERT STRIKE Fresh proposals to 3,000 clerks rPHE Singapore Government made a last-minute bid A yesterday to avert a strike by 3,000 of its clerks. The Government has assured the two unions representing the clerks that it will put forward fresh proposals on the clerical salary revision
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  • 115 7 Bosses deny ban on union officials KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. TH E Malayan Planting Industries Employers' Association today refuted allegations that union officials had been barred from entering Carey Island, a large plantation off Port Swettenham, where 3,200 workers are on strike. The allegations were made by branch members of the
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  • 40 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. The education sub-commit-tee of the United Chinese School Teachers' Association met today to study the Governments new education report in detail. The asFTciatlon. representing 26, f j Chinese school teachers made no decisions.
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  • 49 7 KUALA TRENGGANU, Sun. The Minister for Works, Inche Sardon bin Hajl Jubir, left here for Kuantan yesterday after a two-day tour. He climbed to the top of 500-foot Bukit Besar to inspect the Telecommunications station. He also saw development work along the Kuala Trengganu-Kota Bharu road.
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  • 49 7 KUANTAN. Sun.—Twenty-two-year-old Telecoms "hello girl," Miss Cecelia Murray, last night won the Pahang "Miss Golden Voice" competition for the second year in succession. Miss Chin Swee Yin was runner-up. Miss Murray will represent the state at the Pan-Malayan golden voice contest in Penang in August.
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  • 58 7 MRS. SEBT KOCK LOCK (Nee Tan Soon Neo) ased 87 years, passed away peacefully at her residence. No. 39 Blair Road, Singapore, on 3rd June, 1956. Leaving behind one daughter Mrs. Chua Lip Sinn, two grandsons M/s. Lee Slew Chuan and Lee Hock Chuan. Cortege will leave at 10
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 153 7 THE "BLUE SPOT" SUPER Lpjs^l HI-FI 3D RADIOGRAM WITH 3 SPECIAL SPEAKERS A Special Compartment is provided for your delicious Cocktails. MODEL "MAURITIUS" 7 Valves. Spore Price: $965.00 Blue Spot" Model far In aovance and with all the ■ements of the World's Finest combinations that other is able to offer
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    • 140 7 |-jif:;:;:jijr- v 3-TON ALL STEEL I HYDRAULIC TIPPING TRAILER The illustration shows the "NELKORS" Trailer equipped with IS in. solid Steel Droptides find 10 ft. x 7 ft. Steel Platform which can be constructed for use with any make ♦of tractor, and the Trailer tan be supplied as a non-Tipping
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  • „ BOOKS OF THE WEEK
    • 326 8 NAUCHT FOR YOUR COMFORT. By Fat h e r Trevor Huddleston (Collins 12s. 6d.) By Allington Kennard TWERE is no imparx tiality in Father Huddleston's burning book. No compromise, no fence sitting, no approving word even for any South African legislation which may be beneficial to
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    • 598 8  -  WALTER WARWICK By BUTTERFLIES OF THE MALAY PENINSULA. By A. Steven Corbet and H. M. Pendlebury. (Oliver and Boyd, £5 55.) TH E general reader who may dip into this book for the collector will be astonished above all by the respectable antiquity of the first collections
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    • 398 8 THREE WHO MADE A REVOLUTION. By Bertram D. Wolfe. (Thames Hudson, 305.) By R. N. CAREW HUNT HPHIS is an admirable A book. It has deservedly become a classic in America. As its title indicates, it describes the activities, to the eve of
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    • 192 8 THE LIFE OF LORD NUFFIELD. By P. W. S. Andrews and Elizabeth Brunner. (Basil Blackwell 255.) Fis an invidious task to write the biography of a well known man in his life time before an objective study is possible or even advisable. The authors of the "Life
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 123 8 Be there QUICKER =£*> ALL IN THE SUPERB COMFORT Of DOUGLAS OC-6 AIRCRAFT COMBINED WITH A STANDARD OF SCHEDULB KEEPING AND GOOD SERVICE THAT IS RENOWNED THROUGHOUT THE FAR EAST. Contult: MjUvin Airwsyt Ltd. Ocein Building. Singipoie. Tel: 37*61 Thf Borneo Co Ltd., B. N. Borneo 4c Sartwik j, Another
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    • 331 8 NEfr||f The Fisherman's long dream now has come true at last It's cftmUail FISHING NET that has realized it. Because i 1. It brings you larger catches than conventional t ype of net, particularly in the cose of an Amllan gil 2. It is strong, durable, and less liable to
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  • 1562 9 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURES I 'Singapore Tiger' no match If or bearded ghosts of Timor Pacific war turned to Allies 9 favour I 1 II khartoumJt EARLY in June, 1942, the "Singapore Tiger," a Japanese officer famed for his ruthless tactics in the Malayan campaign, strutted into the Portuguese Timor
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    • 166 9 TRY THE J.'SW I iJhreddies! TODAY N 1 rf>" c 1 I">*1 ">* four m fid in C«rtol ol yawr 1-odt tnquirUi i II Co Ltd v v boss-' How to keeps'"/] y our d°g "> -jM top condition! Ak ■POOMlul of DOG-O-C 'f. vorious oilm*nt» dog in tip-top He
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 154 9 Hex Morgan* 3M.D. The responsibility (Pl^iWßßHHpp^ V6S. MI&S BARKER,' I JWf MBMER WU. OWE TO T m 1Ol« BOCTWBS^M NEIL'S NEVEB X PERHAPS IT'S BECAUSE r7 un Z^?M±. "E ASKEP TO SEE S K TOLO/ IT BUU-Bt B*.t> RCSPONSBIUTT J ASSUMEP AtTV I ME'6. NEVGC WAD THE J M if
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  • MALAYAS SHARE MARKET REVIEW.
    • 385 10 By Our Market Correspondent THE "very spotty economy" in the United States and other countries, including Britain was the main factor depressing the Singapore Share Market last week. The uncertain world economic climate which pushed rubber and tin prices down made local investors adopt a
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    • 234 10 /COMPANIES operating Kj in Malaya announced the following dividends last week: LOWER PEiRAK TIN DREDGING LTD.: an Interim dividend of 2s. per share, less 30 per cent income tax, for the year ended April 30, 1956. payable to shareholders on the register in Kuala Lumpur and London on
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    • 705 10 rE following full revised list of quotations was issued by the Malayan Share Brokers* Association after their last meeting on Friday. Barer* Seller* Alex Brick* Pitt I.M unu I.M J» 'ti». ice lioo ibuytm B. B. Petrol 49/- cd ebl BIL TTUste«« i.io •*> Con Tin smelt
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    • 179 10 THE following business done in the Singapore Share Market last week was reported by one firm of brokers for the period May 26 to June 1:— INDUSTRIALS: British Borneo Petroleum 495. cd cbl, Fraser Neave Ords., $1.69 to $1.72'^ to $1.67>i to 5i. 65, Federal Dispensary $1.87 Gammon
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    • 475 10 JlMlllMtiliPilltl' l"ll|\ OUBBER continued to ease on the Singapore mar- ket till Friday and then on Saturday morning improved in the short trading hours by seveneighths of a cent to 74J cents. This halting of the easier trend, which began on May 16. was entirely due to a
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    • 87 10 LOS ANGELES. Sat. The free world's need for private rapital Is virtually Insatiable and free courtrles other than the U.S. will need U.S. $90,000 million In new capital over the next five years to sustr/n their recent growth In output, it is estimated by Mr Keith Puns ton.
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    • 38 10 On the free exchange market In Hang Konf on Stuuvdav. the I.S. doll»i was quoted at 5.86'r for cash and S.BB for T.T. Sterlinr CM quoted at 15.78 and one Uel of (old at 255 V».
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 699 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA j APPLICATIONS are Invited from Federal Cltlsens who have obtained entry to the University of Malaya for the award of bursaries for the following courses, Arts. Science. Teaching (Arts or Science) Medicine. Dentistry, Pharmacy. Engineering. Social Studies and Social Studies (Almoner's course).
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    • 470 10 NOTICES CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE CITY VETERINARY DEPARTMENT. (Animal Infirmary Section). Due to temporary shortage of professional staff, no veterinary officer will be available for the treatment of pet animate except at the following times: Mondays Fridays 8.30 a.m. 12.30 p.m. and 2.15 pjn. 4.15 pjn. Saturdays 8.30 a.m. 12.30
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    • 1070 10 TENDERS P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS will be received from Registered Contractors of Class 'E' and above at the office of the State Engineer, Negrl SembUan, Seremban up to NOON of the 14th June, 1956 for the Construction of One (1) National School etc. at Astana Raja. Rembau. Plans and Specifications
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    • 298 10 TENDERS from Class "E" registered Contractors will to received by the State Engineer, Belangor. up to S.OO p.m. on June 8. 1956 for the Construction of three Timber Bridge* at 29H. 31)4 and 33% Mile, Sg: Lalang Road In Ulu Langat District. Full particulars are obtainable at the Office of
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    • 501 10 KNUTSEN LINE orient service FROM CANADA/U.S. PACIFIC PORTS-30 DAYS Sailing San Arriving Vancouver Francisco Spore P. Swet. Penan? Fm J Kristin Bakke Cdn 18 6 |un 7 jun 1 tails 5 |un Anne Bakke Sailed failed 14|un 17 |un 1 8 |un ElisabeHi Bakke 16 |un 30 |un 30 |ul
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    • 1270 11 r#l: »405 MANSraLDdeCO., LTD. VJZ THE BLUE FUNNEL UNE Singapore Avonmouth >•*"- Nr-n. 2S£fl-w-»A»tw ass sst: jet nburg June 4 June 9 June 13 June 18 Jum 19/21 Jun. 22/23 o ,rr>o -i&Glokjw June 18 June 28 June 24/28 June29/M SSw A.onmouth Jan. 23/24 June 27/20 JaM 19 July 4
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    • 1052 11 UNION Mfja n aw w fgjfaa ojajsajt AmWmtttMW I*ll TIL.: Ma.i BUILDING TnmWbWMiMßiUm\mJUmMm%9Mm-TU ***** SINGAPORE (Incorporated in th. United Kingdom) S UNSS SAIUNRS TO U.K. AND CONTINENT PORTS S'poro P. Sham Penang BENCRUACHAN for Avenmouth, London, Newcastle In Pert 4/ 7 Jan. ■"oU.*'m for LOOd r": Cl 3/14 Dlfaat •»<*•.
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  • 180 12 LONDON. Sun. England, i Sweden and France yesterday entered the semi-finals In the European tone Davis Cup tennis tournament. Italy, the defending European zone champions, shared the first two singles matches with Denmark in the other quarter-final. In the semi-finals, England will j play Sweden
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  • 54 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. \fOTOR cyclists from R A S C l units in the Federation today competed in a cross-country scramble off Cheras Road. The winning three-man team were from 55 Air Dispatch Company, R A S C Individual winner was Captain J. C. M. Staddon.
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  • 708 12 JACK FINGLETON says: I've never seen worse HOVE. Sussex, Sun. EAVING May behind with undoubtedly the worst record of any Australian team in England this century, the tourists fared little better here yesterday, where a record crowd— the gates were closed before lunch
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  • 176 12 Beharrell is champ —at 18 TROON, Scotland, Sun. EIGHTEEN-year-old John Beharrell became the youngest player yesterday to win the British amateur golf championship. It was his first bid for the title and experts are acclaiming him a new "find" In British golf. Beharrell. of Little Aston, near Birmingham, beat Leslie
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  • 306 12 LONDON, Sun. REG SIMPSON, the Nottinghamshire captain, gave a timely reminder to the England selectors, who are meeting to choose a team to play the Australians in the first Test at Simpson's home ground at Nottingham on Thursday, when he hit a
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  • 69 12 Australians Ist Inns. Bnrke b Smith 19 Rutherford b James 20 Harvey b Thomson 60 Maekay not eat 69 Barge Ibw Marlar 1 Mater b James 26 Benand e/b Smith 1 Langiey b James S Johnson not oat 12 Extras 7 Total (for 7 wkts.) 220 Wickets fell at:
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  • 152 12 Close of play scores in the County Cricket Championship are: At Lord's: Warwickshire 169 (Gardner 59, Wolton 53. Warr 4 for 33); Middlesex 38 for 1. At Oral: Surrey 364 for 7 (Clark 80. Constable 58. Surrldge not out 53) versus Somerset. At Brentwood: Northamptonshire 379
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 247 12 SHAW BROTHERS ORGANISATION ATTRACTIONS now PAPITfiI *fiffe%* n AM i4s SHOWING! vAll lUL fjgf «3° 'so p.m. *3JT ~iinTT"""* -"iitrn itnrrrrt rrniwiiw sum HEXT CHANGE! P" FONG a r rur Mandarin "TUC 1 I m/CC" ru Ult Picture THt J LUVhb Htia MOON s.b. COMING' "MAT AC A Frank SINATRA
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    • 36 12 ATLANTIC Great World. Tonight: 7.10 A 9.15 p.m. "PRIZE OF GOLD". SUN New World. Tonight: 7 ft 9.15 p.m. "CONTRABAND SPAIN". Tomorrow: "CONCHI HAVELI" (Hindustan). EMPIRE Up. Serangoon Rd. Tonirht: 1 A 9.15 p.m. "YELLOW TOMAHAWK".
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    • 247 12 CATHAY ORGANISATION- \TTRUi.,.» TODAYIC^HAy; SUSAN HAY WARD kstival best actin! <w «iuto wtbts went c~~. g«ma SMITH mici BENNETT intOO^ j PREMIERE AT 9-30 p.m. WtDNCSDAUtinJiSr I 1 TODAY I flfe "LIANG SHAN-PO I FV*F AND CHU YING TAI" I *<V >■*•» (MANDARIN) I iJS3£3SVIn Colour— Mandarin— with English Sub-Titles^
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 289 12 Straits Times Crossword 8 S IH '0 ACROSS was (Antony and Cleo7. Looking for a fellow's pay patra) (5, 2, 8). In the county (15). 9. Rush for the line (4). 8. Bad-tempered country? (7). 10. Mate In 11. perhaps (4). 10. Satan's pet term (7). 13. Canine friend given
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  • 339 13 MHF will select 18 for Olympic Games on Sept 1. KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. 'THE Malayan Hockey Federation's Council of DeleA gates officially decided today to send a team of 18 players to the Melbourne Olympic Games. The players will be selected on Sept 1, after the six-day all-Malaya hockey carnival
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  • 123 13  -  WALKOVER BY BAUB, San. DAHANG Football AsX sociation are being placed in an "embarrassing position" by Trencganu'a concession of a walk-over in their opening Mak. ya Cap fixture of the Eastern Zone next week. The game was scheduled to be played on June 9 at Koala Lipls.
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  • 84 13 surbiton, Surrey, Sun. rjORDON FORBES, 33-year-old South African, who on Friday defeated 1954 Wimbledon champion Jaroelav Drobny (Egypt), was beaten In the men's singles final of the Surrey Grass Courts lawn tennis tourament here yesterday. He lost to lan Vermaak. the South African champion, B—4,8 4,
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  • 242 13 MALAYAN Hockey Federation's Council of Delegates today agreed to play another International match against Singapore on July 7 In Singapore. The match is part of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Singapore Hockey Association. Inter-state fixtures for the 1956-57 season were also drawn up
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  • 78 13 MOTSPUR PARK. Surrey Sun. —Brian Hewson, four-minute miler and one of Britain's main hopes for the Olympic 1,500 metres, wa* unexpectedly beaten in the mile by Peter Driver at the Surrey athletic championship •neeting here yesterday. Driver. Empire six miles champion, who is more noted for
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 399 13 m r« SOtUomtra. y. AT Overlooking ne Alrcondi)uh July for j *****. .'SON ROAD, off One Furnished hed, private Couple, no i or working girl. X HEIGHTS. Bedroom Bun. o:.\enlences. available 15.6.56.. USM S.T. ROAD' —Well Furseparate entrance with breakfast, required, all DtraL RISE ESTATE, 3 Bedrooms, 3 Heater. Longbath.
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    • 494 13 TUITION U Wordt 14 (Min.)-Box iO ett. txtrm C.I 83 C.C faCHOOL, 6—9 30 n m June session, individual coaching ii2fH rlt l!lw shorthand be Blnn«v'8 lnn «v' s P ee d keeping/accountancy at 350. Outram Road LEARN SEWING 'at Lolla's sfoAo Institute. 949 A. Serangoon Road. Lessons given in
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    • 582 13 I BOOKS i PUBLICATIONS 20 Word, ii (Min.)-BoM SO ett. txtrm. THE JANUARY 1956 Edition of The Federation of Malaya Telephone Directory can be purchased from the straits Times Press Ltd.. Cecil street, Singapore. Price 11.50 pe Vr?2 py PoBta «c *> cents extra. -^JKTHER SUPPLIES OF The 1955/56 Edition
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    • 863 13 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE UWmrU U (Mln.)—B,x UtU.atrm. SEMI-DETACHED BUNOALOW at Serangoon Garden Estate, I, Bed-rooms, modern Sanitation. Apply 34, Moh Oumn Terrace, Tiong Bahru. PRE-WAR HOUSE Braddell Road 8537aqit. Three Bad-rooms, Grille, Porch, Sitting, Dining Room*, servant*' Quarters, Kitchen. Bathroom, Chemical Toilet, famished $38,000, Unfurnished $38,000. Apply BOX A3376
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    • 251 13 CLASSIFIED ADS. MISCELLANEOUS I* rVorrf, U (Ml*.)— Bom M ett. extra. SERVICING CLEANING Repairing Fringe Binding of carpet and Rugs at reasonable price. Please call at 118 Tembellng Road. FOR REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE of Refrigerator*, Alr-Condltloners, and Alr-Condltionlng Plant: Phone 3UTO or call at 12 Cuff Road. SPECIAL OFFER tor a
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    • 264 13 TENDERS P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from registered P.W.D. Contractors of Class "C" and above will be received at the office of the State Engineer, Perak, Ipoh, up to 3 p.m. of the 2nd July, 1956 for the design, construction and erection of elevated sectional steel water tank at Kuala Kurau,
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    • 697 13 I £9,000 J Wsfor $50/- per month at age 30 mJ If you are married and in good health, you can give your family REALLY SUBSTANTIAL INSURANCE PROTECTION For example: II anything should This la the Initial lnauranee happen to you. your wife will provided by a monthly premium get
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  • 540 14 BARRON, WILLIAMSON PERFORM HAT-TRICKS TO SKITTLE VARSITY FOR 43 4 LL four matches in the Singapore Cricket Association's senior tournament ended decisively yesterday with Police, the leaders, beating S.R.C. by two wickets and Indians (second) winning by seven wickets against Chinese. In the other
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  • 334 14 Derby win will earn Never A Blank a record GALLANT LITTLE HORSE TOPS THE $100,000 MARK IN HIS 50th RACE IN MALAYA By EPSOM JEEP VKVEK A BLANK celebrated his 50th race in Malaya with a stylish win in the Perak Derby Trial over 9f. at Ipoh on Saturday. This
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  • 85 14 England's 13 for first Test match LONDON. Sun.— England's team for the first cricket Test of the season, against the Australians starting at Nottingham on Thursday, will be picked from the following 13: Peter May (Surrey) captain, R. Appleyard (Yorkshire), T. E. Bailey (Essex), M. C. Cowdrey (Kent), T. G.
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  • 405 14 WEIGHTS f o r all race on Wednesday, second dav of the Perak Turf Club Derby Meeting, are. C1.2,Div.l-9F. Conventional 9.00 Byzantium 8.12 Pearl Cit> 8.10 Satisfaction 8.09 Dapple Grey 8.09 The Camel 8.08 Rao Rajah 8.08 Golden Dollar 8.07 Moneysmate 8.06 Million Dollar 8.06
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  • 163 14 11. M. Dockyard centre-forward Quah Kirn Choon. younger brother of Singapore centre-for-ward Kirn Beng, followed up his four goals for Chinese in their 11- nil victory over Indone- Mans on Saturday by scoring four more for Dockyard yesterday. Kirn Choon's goals helped Dockyard to beat
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  • 362 14 NEW PAIR TO TAKE WOMEN'S TITLE IMRS. COLLETT AUSiTI TIN and Mrs. K. Le Mercier entered their second final in the Singapore lawn tennis championships yesterday when they defeated the women's top-seeded doubles combination, Mrs. D. Roper and Mrs. P. Sewell, 7-5, 6-3 at Tanglin Club. Mrs. Austin and lefthanded
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  • 28 14 Chinese S.C. beat Tiger S.C. 14-7 in a water-polo "A" league game yesterday. Tigers lost the •B 1 fixture 8-8, but won the "C game 9-4.
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  • 406 14 rE Swift A.A. sprinter. Tan Soo Hian, clocked 9.9sec. for the 100 yards— O.lsec. faster than the existing Singapore record— in the triangular meet between Swifts. Nee Soon and R.A.F. Changi at Nee Soon yesterday. But Swift officials will not applv to
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  • 190 14 gINGAPORE will not be represented at cycling at this year* Olympic Games. Over the Chanzl circuit ytstt-rday SO cyclists competed for the one place to Melbourne but only 10 of them could complete the 118 miles course. Junior Technician Brian Hall of the Seletar Cycling
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  • 716 14 CSC v SCC CINGAPORE Cricket Club beat Ceylon Sports Club by 19 runs at Balestler Road. SINGAPORE CRICKET CLUB Hobbs c Yoga b Shegaran 14 Sheppard c R'dram b Manawadu 3d Allen lbw Nagaiah 5 Plowright run out 1 Woodhouse b Nagaiah 43 Price c Thurai b
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  • 182 14 PENANG'S PANGS SPARK 4-3 VICTORY KNANG, s ull T Roals hv <„,,"' Ahmad eration Combined vires 4- fteterla Green today. Penansi owi I mai:.ly to hers S Sianz T Ings paved to koti Combined attacking off an d Thompson across th wiae. Penang th forced a c minute. Chi flag
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 33 14 MM 1 1: S.A.F.A. Div. II Mm ROIM' A Farm Park. KiL Initrd v <;\mkhana Ml M yard A" v 111 CYJM. CM inanity I.eagur: Kui.im.i-is t i dian*. Jalan Brvar. j I
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