The Straits Times, 6 September 1956

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    15 1 The Straits Times. Hat** 1 He**** Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1956 15 CENTS
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    LIM WINS HIS BIG TEST
    2842 1 vote of confidence,' he says- and gets direct support Victory is certain today 0 Chief Minister 1 nf Singapore, Mr. lin fe« Hock, won J first big test in the IgjsUtive Assembly Ekifej j the Assembly i n today to apformal motion of tnk to
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    Lock icon GIRL THE WORLD TALKED ABOUT
    69 1 Now Nina's free to go home -J NINA PONONAREVA, 27. the Russian Olympic discus thrower who was charged with stealing five hats from a London store. The charge 'has been dropped and Nina, a teacher and wife of a doctor, is now free to return
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    LET US GO, SAY 200 EXPATS
    246 1 Police officers seek transfers ITUALA LUMPUR, 1V Wed.— About 200 of the 261 European asistant and deputy superintendents of police in the Federation have applied for transfer from the force to other territories as a result of the Malayanisation policy. And more are expected
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    Body under bridge
    36 1 A body was found under a bridge in Lorong 3. Geylang, Singapore last night. The body is believed to be that of a Chinese woman. The Homicide Squad of the C.I.D. is investigating.
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    Lock icon 'Baron' dies
    26 1 LONDON, Wed. Stirling H. Nahum. who under the name of "Baron" became an official protographer for the Queen, died today. He was 49. A.P.
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    VIEWS OF ALLIANCE ARE NOW UNANIMOUS
    100 1 VIEWS OF ALLIANCE ARE NOW UNANIMOUS KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The six-man Alliance working party tonight decided to send a joint memorandum containing unanimous views to the Reid Constitutional Commission. The working party was appointed last Sunday to iron out differences In the final draft of the Alliance memorandum. At tonight's
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    Lock icon Nixon's father dies at 77
    40 1 NEW YORK. Wed.— Mr. Frank Nixon, father of Mr. Richard Nixon. United States Vice-President, died at his home in Whlttier. California during the night after being critically ill for some weeks. He was 77.— Reuter.
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    $5 mil. rubber
    23 1 PENANG, Wed.— The 4,000--ton Russian vessel, Belo Russia, left Penang today with 2.220 tons of Malayan rubber worth nearly $5,000.000-
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    ...AND NOW FOR THE OLYMPICS
    15 1 Happy again on the training track Yesterday's picture of Javaram.
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    Lock icon 'FRONTLINE' ORDER TO NASSER'S TROOPS
    337 1 'Assassination threat to Menzies 9 —but he chuckles CAIRO, Wed. The commander of Egypt's volunteer National Liberation Army ordered his units "into the front line today to meet a surprise attack at any mom Major Kamai Eldin Hussein Issued the order during a surprise tour
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    Onn tells Sultan: Stay here or quit
    289 1 Onn tells Sultan: Stay here or quit NEGARA LASHES OUT AT LONDON TRIPS 1 1/-UALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Sultan of Johore was today asked to stay in his state and rule or abdicate. The "Kritik", edited by Dato Sir Onn bin Ja'afar, president of Party Negara and the Federation's former
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    Lock icon 'TIBET HAS SELF-RULE' REPORT
    61 1 'TIBET HAS SELF-RULE' REPORT KATMANDU. Nepal, Wed.— The Chinese Communists have banded over the entire internal administration of Tibet to Tibetan nationals following the "monks' revolt" In the northest earlier this year, Nepalese traders from Lhasa said here today. The traders arrived recently to urge the Nepal Government to protect
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    OH, TO BE FREE!
    586 1 Appeal succeeds and athletic star who faced five years in jail is free to run his pet race again CINGAPORE'S crack 440 yards runner, R. Jayaram, walked out of the Supreme Court yesterday— to freedom. Within two hours the grim prospect of five years in Changi
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    Bigger personal relief for taxpayers?
    92 1 npHE Singapore Government is considering whether it L should Increase personal relief from income tax. The Financial Secretary. Mr. T. M. Hart, indicated this In the Legislative Assembly yesterday in reply to a question by Mr. Lee Choon Eng. Mr Lee asked if the Government
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    Lock icon Rubber trade: Peking agrees
    179 1 OEKING, Wed.—Agree- ment has been reached between the Singapore and Malayan trade delegations and the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade on a basis for rubber transactions. Leader of the Singapore delegation, Mr. Ko Teclc Kin. said that agreement had been reached on such matters as the
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    33 1 TRASH KILLS 20 SPRINGER. New Mexico, Wed Twenty railway workers were killed today when the track Santa I e Chief express smashed head-on into a mail train in a siding. Reuter.
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    New million-dollar army base'
    282 2 BRITAIN WILL BEAR COST UNDER DEFENCE PACT WITH FEDERATION KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. PRITAIN will build a major tactical army base costing "many millions of dollars" at Sungei Patani in Kedah as part of her commitments under the Defence and Mutual Assistance Treaty with the Federation, the
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    Laos: Don't give guns
    77 2 VIENTLAND. Laos, Wed. Premier Souvanna Phouma said yesterday that American assistance to Laos should provide "more butter and fewer guns." Mr. p..ouma, who last month made peace with Communist dissidents, told a Press conference that his country's political path lay In total neutrality. "Because I recently
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    Drinking but they still see straight
    90 2 LONDON, Wed. People who have been drinslng CAN see straight, psychologist Dr. Cyril Franks told the British Association at Sheffield. Be had proved this, he said, by experiments in which people sat on tilted chairs in darkened rooms while he flashed on a screen
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    EVA ORDERED A MONUMENT
    72 2 BUENOS AIRES, Wed.— On her deathbed, Eva Peron, wife of exiled dictator Juan Peron, ordered a 14 storey monument erected in her memory, it was stated in a government Investigation report published yesterday. The report said her followers contemplated tearing down the city hall and the
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    Lock icon War aid 'in matter of hours SEATO
    319 2 MANILA, Wed. ITNTTED STATES U naval might In the Far East and Britain's battle-seasoned troops in Malaya were yesterday pledged to the defence of any SEATO nation under attack by enemy forces. The pledge was made by Admiral Felix B. Stump, the United
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    Lock icon MY MARILYN
    108 2 PREGNANT? BOSH, SAYS Mr. MILLER LONDON, Wed. American playwright Arthur Miller arrived at London Airport from New York today and said reports that his wife. Marilyn Monroe, was expecting a baby were ''rubbish." "There is no truth hi it." he told reporters at the airport. Reports that Marilyn
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    SUEZ CLAMP: NASSER SHOWS HIS FANGS
    150 2 Greek ship is denied passage JERUSALEM, Wednesday. THE Egyptian Government has forbidden a ship x with a cargo of cement for the Israeli port of Elath to pass through the Suez Canal. The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced this here today and said: "Col. Nasser
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    The odd box
    80 2 BRISBANE, Wed. Federal Treasurer. Sir Arthur Fadden, Is the man for whom the bells toll at St. Anne's Church of England school in Townsville. The bells— M years oM were given to the school by the Nottingham Mechanics' Institute, England. The Bine Star Line carried them free
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    Lock icon Publisher shot
    29 2 MEXICALI (Mexico). Wed. —Fernando Sanchez, founder and publisher of the newspaper La Vox Del Pueblo, was shot dead last night as he sat in a restaurant. UP.
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    Lock icon Ike offers top secrets to Adlai
    82 2 Ike offers top secrets to Adlai WASHINGTON, Wed. President Eisenhower yesterday formally made his promised offer to supply Adlai E. Stevenson with secret Foreign Policy reports during the coming presidential election campaign. The White House announced earlier that Mr. Eisenhower would make the offer. Mr. Stevenson commenting on the offer,
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    QUEEN AWAY SO Mr. H VISITS THE CONTINENT
    180 2 QUEEN AWAY SO Mr. H VISITS THE CONTINENT LONDON, Wed— Although the president of the Penang Straits Chinese British Association, Mr. Heah Joo Seanj, has been In England for more than a month, he has been able to accomplish relatively little in the mission which brought him here. Mr. Heah's
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    Lock icon TUC backs robot revolution
    73 2 TUC backs robot revolution gssSCs troducti -of nS au^ Recruitment 3 Present must b e maintS 4- Special V should be made tn >« xsr* ai sr-; The successful autosan. resolution, moved I" 4 u Communist -led rJ Trades Union said S interests should be^ guarded against any^fl application of
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    No more film
    18 2 PARIS. Wed Prim, Grace of Monaco vested confirmed that shf'hasi finitely ended her flhr. c«
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    Lock icon Winston, the star, makes film debu
    134 2 TTOLLYWOOD, Wed. Sir 11 Winston Churchill will make a brief appearance in the film "Something Of Value dealing with the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya, Metro Goldwyn Mayer announced here today. The studio, doing research for the film, came across some prophetic words Sir
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    Lock icon AFRICAN MOB MURDERS BISHOP : HOME BURNED
    203 3 AFRICAN MOB MURDERS BISHOP HOME BURNED JOHANNESBURG. Wednesday. rrn Ifrican. Bishop John Robert Douglas <. uas murdered by rioting Africans yesterPaT township of Evaton, near Johannesburg. f1" "Chop's body was found under a peach tree home, burned and mutilated, after riotP* ans had attacked the house and set fire Bishop
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    Colour bar' awl shouts down plea for equality
    104 3 r r-n (Texas 1, Wed. ggg who attempt- f e 20 whit* people Uansfteld High ,v on the «sj booed. J escorted him away. Zw Donald Clark, of Church peas, walked cuhered to Ne gro students at Mansfield klcbooL L cff.es as
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    prospect gone
    14 3 U6COW Wed. Stalin ec: Leningrad's longest modern street, has Evacd Moscow Boule-•-VP
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    LITTLE MIKE IS AT SCHOOL
    53 3 'Ha. Wed. Four-year tie Sibole. whose eyes removed to save his life, 'a school yesterday with ireds of other children, and he was the most excited of the lot. "Isn't this wonderful," said the youngster who was blinded for life seven weeks ago by cancer
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    A-power forecast
    39 3 SHEFFIELD, Wed. The director of Britain's atomic energy research station at Harwell, Sir John Cockcroft, predicted last night that nuclear power will be making a major con. lbution to the nations economy within 10 years. A. P.
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    Lock icon ESKIMO MARY COOKS A POLAR BEAR-BURGER'
    89 3 ESKIMO MARY COOKS A POLAR BEAR-BURGER' A POLAR bear-burger— Eskimo version of the famous hamburger is seen being prepared by cook Mary Hatuk, who serves up Arctic delicacies for visitors to the Eskimo display at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto. The "kitchen" is installed in a real igloo, authentic
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    Shots fired in bank strike
    49 3 SANTIAGO, Wed. The first violence in Chile's nationwide strike of bank employees erupted yesterday in a volley of shots at the homes of two bank officials. Nobody was injured. The Government has declared the strike illegal and ordered prosecution of six strike leaders.— AJ».
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    Lock icon Govt. holds church leader in Cyprus
    177 3 VICOSIA, Wed. thSf BritiBh authorities have arrested Nlco. Kranioiotis. secretary general of the Ethnar«J»y which directs the Greek Orthodox Church in Cyprus. An official statement said evidence now available regarding the initial organisation and planning of the Eoka terrorist movement established "beyond doubt that
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    'ARREST GHANI' COLONEL IS NOW IN TROUBLE
    165 3 JAKARTA, Wednesday. npHE Indonesian Army Colonel who ordered the x arrest of the Foreign Minister, Mr. Abdul Ghani, on a corruption charge is in trouble. The Army Chief of Staff, I Maj.-Gen. Abdul Haris Nasu- tlon, has ordered Col. A. N. Kawilarang to
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      Lock icon TERRORISTS BLOW UP BRIDGE
      155 3 fOA, Wed. Terror- tots have dynamited a bridge on the main road linking central Goa with the southern frontier, it was announced yesterday. A Government communique said police had taken steps to prevent the terrorists escaping into India, from where they were believed to have come.—
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      Lock icon French colonel hurt in ambush
      40 3 ALGIERS Wed. Col. Blf eard, commanding officer of the Third' French Colonial Parachute Regiment, was ambushed by terrorist today. The terrorist fired several revolver shots, hitting the colonel In the arm and the side. Renter.
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    He borrowed to bet— won £75,000
    136 3 He borrowed to bet won £75,000 LONDON, Wed. HERBERT HOOLEY COlA lected £75,000 from a football pools win yesterday and told how he had been so broke he had to borrow money to make the winning entry. I'd spent my last few shillings on my wife's birthday present— a pair
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    General strike
    25 3 CALCUTTA, Wed.— A statewide general strike will take Place in Bengal on Sept. 25 to protest the Government's failure to check rising prices.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    208 3 LONDON, Wed. Closing middle prices of selected stock not Including stamp duty LOANS Conaols £61% Funding 4% £87* War «0% +X/ 16 BANKS Mercantile (£5).... £4xd 1/lfl Raatero £7%xd Chartered (£1) 36/ Hongkong ($125) £BlVi INSURANCE Com. Un. Cuts.) 86/7% +1/Royal 84/7% +1/1 prudential £44% INDUSTRIALS Can. Pae.
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    TIN
    22 3 LONDOW, Wad.— CMh Bum £773; MOM £774; Forward Burn £789; Mites £78»V4; SetttemenU £772; TurnoTer. ml 7k tons, p.m. 145 ton*.
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    RUBBER
    24 3 LONDON, Wed. Spot 97<Kd. Sept. 27* d., Oct.-Dec. 26* d., Aj>rli-June Wd., July-Sept. 25Hd.. Oet cii. M«d., Nov. e±L 3«% d. Tom: Mwdjr.
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      Public jobs—'We try to pick the best men
      166 4 Public jobs 'We try to pick the best men rC Singapore Government's policy In the nomination of people to public boards is that such peopU should, "by their work, profession, or record Of public service," be best Qualified to serve the public Interest The Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock,
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      Army labour leader not held for union work — Goode
      93 4 Army labour leader not held for union work Goode rl Chief Secretary, Mr. W. A. C. Ooode, told the Assembly that the arrest of an official of the Army Civil Service Union, Tan Lay Boon, had nothing to do with his activities as a unionist. He could add nothing to
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      Pensions will be revised soon
      51 4 *£lJ** JP 9 Yew Mked Cate* Secretary, Mr. Ooode, about pensions. .Mr. Ooode replied that revisions of the pensions and cost of living allowance for pensioners were being drawn up on the lines of those In the Federation. He hoped the scheme would be ready
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    'Compensation for expats should be debated
    124 5 SOME expatriate officers in Singapore are preparing to make enormous claims for compensation when their posts are Malayanised, said the P. A. P. leader, Mi*. Lee Kuan Yew, in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Attacking a Government statement promising that "fair and reasonable" compensation would
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    14 Bills for Assembly
    85 5 IXHJRTEEN BILLS were, J? formally introduced in the Singapore Legislative Assembly yesterday. TVo of them, introduced by the Minister for Labour and Welfare are designed to regulate the employment of cffi^d shop assistant^ The Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing brought down two related measures
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    School fun fair
    33 6 The Anglo-Chinese School Old Boys' Association will hold a gala food and fun fair at the school In Barker Road from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, September 29.
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    STRIP STAR IN COURT AGAIN
    170 6 STRIP STAR IN COURT AGAIN IPOH. Wed. "DOSE THONO, 23, the first *V strip-teaser to be sentenced to a jail term without option of a fine for Indecent behaviour during her performance, was in court again today. This time she was fined a total of $75 for contravening two conditions
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    She has oh so many boy Mends
    83 6 She has oh so many boy Mends APPEARING in Malacca •ft is pretty, Macao-born singer, Miss Poon Sow Kent (Beautiful Flower), known to her many admirers as the "Dinah Shore of the East" Miss Poon, who lived for many years in Koala Lumpur and was educated in a Chinese school
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    THE HONEYMOON IS OVER
    58 6 EARL HARRISON, 44. the American seaman who "missed" his ship to marry Evelyn Tan in Singapore nine days ago, left the Colony yesterday in his new ship, the tanker Federal. The newly weds were given a few minutes alone to say goodbye before Harrison was taken
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    VICE CASE WOMAN IS FREED
    75 6 VICE CASE WOMAN IS FREED A COFFEE stall proprietress. A Ho Tuck Yee, was acquitted by a Singapore court yesterday on a charge of living on the immoral earnings of a prostitute. Ho, 54, was alleged to have forced her adopted daughter, Chow Khan Hoi, 21, into prostitution by giving
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    Beware the Australians
    343 6 Mr, LEE (WAS MS TOWOUB IN MS CHEEK?) TELLS ASSEMBLY.. FIRST TROOPS, THEN A 'MILK SHAKE' AND p NOW IT'S SURGEONS THE PAP leader, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, yesterday warned the Legislative Assembly to "watch out" for infiltration into Singapore by Aus- muM. And in doing so,
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    Social worker dies on eve of her marriage
    91 6 Social worker dies on eve of her marriage KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A social welfare assistant Jeanah binte Mohamed All, 24, who was to marry next month, died suddenly at her home in Petallng Jaya early this morning. Jeanah was engaged to Inche Osman bin Merican, a Radio Malaya technical assistant
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    Man blames bus strike
    47 6 PARIT BUNTAR, Wed. A cyclist, Soo Thoo Chew, charged with having carried a pillion rider at Kuala Kurau, near here, told the court: "It was all because of the bus strike. There was no other transport available." Soo was discharged with a caution.
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    Storm in a teacup— over beer
    68 6 Storm in a teacup over beer A STORM in a teacup is brewing at Singapore's favourite seaside food stalls at Marine Parade. And all because of beer. THE LAW says— no beer. But THE CUSTOMERS say more beer. So the obliging caterers serve the liquor in tea pots, complete with
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    Young lawyer
    18 6 IPOH, Wed— Mr. Justice Pretheroe today admitted Mr. K.C. Chan Jr. 24, to the Federation Bar.
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    Royal opening
    21 6 The Sultan of Kedah will open the new 1,100 -seat Cathay cinema in Alor Star on Sunday, Sept. 16.
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    Two boys who love the sea are off to Britain
    124 6 TfHE FIRST officer cadets •L from the Royal Malayan Navy to be sent for training in electronics, Darshan Singh, It, (left) and Khor Thlam Slew, Is. left Singapore for Britain by Qantas yesterday. Lt-Cdr. D- C. Landman of the Royal
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    Gun vanished — with the safe it was locked in
    198 6 Gun vanished with the safe it was locked in A SINGAPORE magistrate yesterday committed Soon Eng Cbwee, of Geylang, for trial at the next Assizes on a charge of unlawful possession of a .88 revolver and 10 rounds of ammunition at his house on July 2 this year. Deputy Superintendent
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    FARM BOY CHWEE KHOON TELLS HIS FRIENDS OF LIFE ON THE LAND
    180 6 FARM BOY CHWEE KHOON TELLS HIS FRIENDS OF LIFE ON THE LAND YESTERDAY was a big day in the life of a Singapore farmer's son, Tan Chwee Khoon, U he took his teacher. Mr. B. C. Koh, and 23 classmates to the agricultural show and gave them a lecture on
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    I'm not quitting says Devaser
    45 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Mr. K. L. Devaser, a nominated Federal Councillor and former president of the Malayan Indian Congress, today denied a report in a Singapore newspaper that he would resign from the Alliance policy-making committee or the Federal Council-
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    I STABBED GIRL, 12, COURT TOLD
    141 6 Statement by ex-special constable A STATEMENT made by a former special constable was admitted in evidence yesterday during a Singapore murder case. In it, Suhaimi bin Haji Serat said he followed a 12--year-old girl. Nenak binte Hashlm, into a backlane off Dunlop Road. 'Pushed
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    NOT A MUST, SAYS CHEW
    54 6 Chinese schools will not be compelled to accept full aid from the Government, the Minister for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee. said in the Singapore Assembly yesterday. Replying to Mr. Lim Cho Kheng, Mr. Chew gave assurance that Chinese aided schools would be treated differently
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    MAN WHO STARED AT HIM
    125 6 M AN WHO STARED A T HIM p£a3§ who were char, aiR Veerlah w while AmeeijV *W* Then a fi g j, t Sharlfr .sain h. the pin tables i* ls^ the junction 'o >> >• Road an C Syed J&> w 4 hpn he noticed spring at h i
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    AS YOU WERE MOVE BY PLANTERS
    64 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Incorporated Society o! Planters has decided to revet to its former status as i company and no longer bt i trade union. This is stated in the latest issue of the I.S.P journal, the Planter. "We found we could Mil
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    New supervising officer
    40 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed Mr. T. R. O. Eakin, of Liyaq Rubber Plantations, Kluwj has been appointed a rubber supervising officer under the Rubber Dealers' Enactment. He will succeed Mr. PC. de G. Down, of Coronation Estate, Kluang.
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    Bar boy fined
    35 6 Foo Hee Chiok. a hotel bar boy. pleaded guilty in a Singapore Court yesterday to b«ing drunk and incapable a the compound of the hotel en Tuesday evening. Foo us fined $5.
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    Police asked to stop vandals on bridge
    157 7 MM'S NAME SCRATCHED OFF PLAQUE I fHE Singapore Publfc Works Department will ask for police help to stop vandalism on Merdeka Bridge, the superintendent of major works, Mr. R. J. HollisBee, said yesterday. A report would be made about the scratching out of
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    All in favour: We must have peace and quiet, the House rales
    199 7 All in favour: We must have peace and quiet, the House rales NO MORE demonstrations will be allowed outside or around the Singapore Legislative Assembly while it is in session. Yesterday, on a motion by the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Tew Hock, the House unanimously decided to ask the Commissioner
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    First answers
    24 7 PENANG, Wed.— Penang's first "ministers" under the new "cabinet" system gave their first written answers to questions in the Settlement Council today.
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    ALL SET FOR THE 'DUMMY RUN' CENSUS
    159 7 ALL SET FOR THE 'DUMMY RUN' CENSUS A TEAM of 20 is going around selected areas of Singapore tacking pink and white cards to doorposts. They are identifying the homes to be covered In a trial census to be conducted under the direction of Mr. Lee Liang Hye of the
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    Jumat gives an assurance
    42 7 Jumat gives an assurance The Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing, Inche Abdul Hamld bin Haji Jumat has assured residents in the Geylang Serai area that the trade fair there would not be allowed to be turned Into an amusement park.
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    Man accused of extortion
    54 7 Tan Ah Meng, 29, pleaded not guilty in a Singapore court yesterday to a charge of attempted extortion of $2,000 from Hong Tens Tee by threatening to assault him in Albert Street on Tuesday night. Tan was allowed ball of $2,000. The case was postponed to
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    LOVE—LADY B. SAYS IT WITH ORCHIDS
    141 7 LOVE— LADY B. SAYS IT WITH ORCHIDS Colony sprays for Melbourne show rpHREE cardboard boxes will 1 this morning take Singapore's contribution to the Olympic Orchid Festival hi Melbourne. One of the boxes contains a bouquet of orchids from the wife of the Governor of Singapore, Lady Black, to the
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    Fleet-footed girl was too fast for gunmen
    109 7 mwo men, armed with re- volvers, held up four teen-aged girls in a lane off Woodlands Road, Singapore, Jut found one of the girls too fleet-footed for them. The girl, Tan Ah Kirn, ran oast the gunmen despite their shouts to her to
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    Rubber packers go on sit-down strike
    208 7 PROTEST AT DISMISSAL NOTICES DUBBER packers yesterday staged a sit down strike in a godown of McAlister and Co. on Robertson Quay, Singapore. Th*» nnrkprs member* of I The packers, members of the Singapore Factory and Shop Workers' Union, were protesting against the dismissal
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    Youth leader
    23 7 KAJANG, Wed. Mr. P. D. Rajadurai has been elected chairman of the first Kajang branch of the Selangor Ceylonese Youth Section.
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    MAN IN SINKING SAMPAN RESCUED
    117 7 AN Indonesian was lv found clinging to a sinking sampan early yesterday morning off Pulau Buiu. 40 miles from Singapore. He was rescued by the crew of the freighter Hong Kong Trader and brought to Singapore. By the time he reached port he was unconscious
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    Jews will celebrate
    62 7 The Jewish community in Singapore will celebrate their New Year (fcosh Hashana) today and tomorrow with prayer at the Maghaln Aboth Synagogue hi Waterloo Street and the Chased El Synagogue, in Oxley Rise. The year's holiest event, the Day of Atonement Yom Kippur) will begin on Friday.
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    Two die in crash
    34 7 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Wed. Tw o Malays died yesterday after their car had collided with a lorry at Sungei Bakap. The car hit a post and ended up in a dvaln.
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    Penang exhibits for Maha show
    42 7 PENANQ, Wed. Pen&ng will be competing in the arts and crafts section of this year's Maha Exhibition at Kuala Lumpur from Sept 29 to Oct. 2. Her exhibits, will Include walking sticks, embroidered articles and bird cages.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    59 8 M W»rd* U0 (minimum). MR. AND MRS. JOJINDAR PINGH thank friends and Relatives for their Valuable Present* and Kind Attendance at their Wedding 19.8.56. MR. A. R. GOPAL AKRISHNAN Wishes to express his *»»»»M to Friends and Relatives who Attended and sent Greetings, and Presents for the Marriage of
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    IN MEMORIAM
    20 8 M W.rd* $10 (mOUmmm). IN LOVING MEMORY of BUI— W. s. Stewart who died at Ipoh ISiH-Mother-Sbu •—Scotland.
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    237 8 U Word* $1» (minimum). FOLLOW PEDANT Every Day tn the "Malay Mali" tf you n^ to win that *5.000 word puJeT^ THE OFFICE OP P. J. Isaacs. Optician, XO/12. The Arcade, win v*u r (1 <»>y>--35^ 11 FOR COCKTAIL TXMK Jack Straws are lust right for M»*" Bole Agents
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    The Straits Times. Spore, Thurs. Sept 6, 1956. In Search Of Unity
    607 8 The Straits Times. Spore, Thurs. Sept 6, 1956. In Search Of Unity By the standards set in the days when Mr. Marshall was in full and continuous cry, yesterday's Assembly debate on the Governor's Speech must be accounted dull. There was no tension, no fury. Better so. Singapore has lived
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    Fifty Percenters
    395 8 The Klang division of tLMJV.O., in a letter to a stevedoring firm in Port Swettenham, hag suggested that, in future, fifty per cent of all labour force recruited should be Malays and the remainder should be drawn from Federal citizens only. It further suggests that other commercial firms
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    Up The Hill
    195 8 Two yean ago the Manager of tiie Peoang Hill railway rejected the idea of putting up the fares as a means of increasing the revenue. Fewer people, he thought, would us* the railway. Apparently, faith in the law sf dhnhifahfag returns has now weakened. Fare* are Ming
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    America wants leader not politicians
    1384 8  - America wants leader not politicians HENRY BRANDON By IT will take a little Ume before the United States recovers from Its Convention hangover and television Indigestion. The woman who, asked for whom she would vote, answered, "For a politician who won't cut into my favourite TV programme," must reflect the
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      Slap in the face for P.A.P.
      190 8 Slap in the face for P. A.P. THE reply given by Tengku x Abdul Rahman, to the unwarranted and un-call-ed-for statement made by the leaders of the P.A.P. is a slap in the face for them. I once thought that they bad tee interests of the country at heart. Thus,
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      P.A.P. cares for P.A.P.
      129 8 11/ ILL Mr. Lee Kuan Tew ff kindly tell me the difference between 'doing a Nasser and 'doing a Middle Road'? To a mere layman it means the same. Both will keep out foreign capital and Investment The state, at least benefits from the former. In
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      Runyon is banned
      62 8 I NOTE that South Africa has banned some 2,000 books, an act of despotic Intolerance. The banning is to be the more deplored since it includes works of Damon Runyon, the royalties of whose books g 0 to cancer research. This latest is in line with Bouth
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      INFORMATION WANTED
      68 8 T HAVE recently compiled a •I history of the street names of Ipoh and Menglembu but have been unable to discover the reason., for the name given to the following: Clare Street. Conway Street. It is, however, possible that Conway Street was named after Conway BelIf any of
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    'How did servants NOT see your
    1122 9 GIRL CCOUMCILLOB m^ WAmff| AMgp T caanma c r\. Wed.— ftSib 19 ve T -Eurasian girl, fi ;^s Pavanaris, !#se to explain > nC man could >* a a n Mvfnidpfi and a former rf the Federal fffive Assembly. j-ou dispute that &JT; kitchen
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    TUC offers to mediate gas strike
    66 9 rt Singapore Trades I'nion Conirress has iffi-fd to mediate in the City Council gas strike. The strike began last Twsdaj following; a fcidlocK in negotiations •n upgrading certain nrkm. Thr City Council Latar Unions' Federation, '4 nhirh the gasmen's union belongs, has threatened to
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    Restriction on traffic
    44 9 Traffic near the Junction of East Coast Road and Frankel Avenue, Singapore, will be restricted for eiffht months from today because the City Council is laying a main sewer across Ifce Bast Coast Road and from Frankel Alenue to Siglap Road.
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    Trial judge erred in summing up
    229 9 APPEAL COURT JUDGMENT a THLETE R. Jayaram was freed on the ground of A misdirection of the Jury by the trial Judge. In its judgment, the Court of Appeal, presided over by the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Whyatt, held that the trial Judge, in
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    Crash rider dies in hospital
    76 9 Crash rider dies in hospital IPOH, Wed. A motorcyclist, Yee Chok Lan, 27, who killed a dog in a road accident yesterday mornIng, died at the Ipoh hospital last night. Yee told the police that while he was riding his motor-cycle from Menglembu to Ipoh, he hit a rtog that
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    Five accused of running lottery
    70 9 Five men were charged in a Singapore court yesterday with assisting In conducting a "characters lottery" at a house in 14m Tua Tow Road on Monday night. Chew Thia Hlang. 36. of johore Bahru, Won* Tong Poh, 17. of Upper Serangoon, Leow Teng Quee. 32,
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    HE TEACHES THAT ART IS A PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE
    94 9 HE TEACHES THAT ART IS A PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE ltfß. W. T. SWINBANKS, I*l lecturer in art at the Singapore Teachers' Training CCoUege, believes that art is "part and parcel of everyday life." Mr. Swlnbanks, who has previously lectured in British universities and art schools, will conduct a sixweek
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    Raffles in stage scene
    62 9 The part played by Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore, in developing Malay language will be portrayed in a sketch to be presented at the University of Malaya. This will be the highlight of a "Malay Cultural Night." programme of entertainment to be presented during
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    Talk by consul
    36 9 Mr. H. Pallasch, a German Vice-consul in Singapore, will give a talk on Germany to the Anglo-Chinese School Geographical Society at 730 p.m. on Friday at the school's Music Room in Barker Road.
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    Help others call
    51 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Ceylonese women in Malaya were urged today to come out of their homes to render public service to "our less fortunate brothers and slaters." The appeal was made by E.S.R Alfred, at a meeting to form a women's division of the Ceylon Federation of
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    NEW SHORT CUT TO THE EAST COAST
    122 9 SEREMBAN, Wednesday. ANEW road linking north and south Malaya Is to be opened next week. It will cut down the distance for people going from Singapore to the east coast. The new road, 15 miles long, has been built by Army engineers and
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    DON'T FORGET THE BRITISH —SIR KAMIL
    292 9 PENANG, Wednesday. SIR KAMIL MOHAMED ARIFF today paid tribute to British officials for having educated and encouraged the people of Malaya to accept the responsibilities of self-government. "These officials have bent themselves to that task for 82 years, and it would be both ungrateful
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    Over-age boys learn tailoring
    50 9 KOTA BHARU, Wed. —The Kelantan Parents' Association has started a tailoring class for 30 Malay youths forced to leave school becausv. they are over age and have not passed their examinations. The course is to last 18 months. Bach student pays a monthly fee of $5.
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    Schoolgirl dies after crash
    30 9 A Singapore schoolgirl, Siti bintl Kassim, 16, was fatally Injured yesterday afternoon when she was knocked down by a bus in Admiralty Road, West, Naval Base.
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    DATE SET TO HEAR MINES DISPUTE
    209 9 DATE SET TO HEAR MINES DISPUTE KUALA LUMPUR. We<L 'THE dispute between L the Malayan Mining Employees' Union and the Malayan Mining Employers' Association will go before an industrial court at the Ipoh Town Council Chambers at 9.30 a.m. on Sept. 22. The chairman of the court will be Mr.
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    Seminar put off
    28 9 A pan-Malayan postsecondary seminar for all youth organisations scheduled for this month has been postponed to December because preparations for it have not been completed.
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      136 9 va Grannie says: Good light's so cheery, Do gei Osram always, dearie!" s^ THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO," (MALAYA) LTD, IHt <.t\n.n. ELECTHIC CO.. LTIK Of gHCIANP. per yd. eav v Brocade in 2 lovely designs on J|nd colours white, black, red and sea J' USA 40" in 10 lovely combinations
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      179 9 "Kit A* fUftiP 1 DOES WONDERS P FOR YOUR SKIN The very first time you smooth in this golden liquid, premature wrinkles due to dryness and tiny lines seem to fade. For Lanolin Plus, with its precious esters and cholesterols, is most similar to Nature's own skin lubricants. I prwlwct*
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    No iron needed for
    181 10  -  SUSAN BARRIE TOPICS FOR WOMEN BY I THE NEW COTTONS VTEW, non-crush cot--11 tons specially processed for wear in a hot climate have just appeared on the local market. These fabrics need little or no ironing and keep their crisp, morning freshness right through the most
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    Plan a barbecue party in Ocean Park style
    357 10 Chefs special FITTING under the stars on the smooth green lawns of Singapore's Ocean Park Hotel, you can eat a >° chicken barbecue while you listen to the music of a dance band and relax in a cool sea breeze. If you
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      329 10 kyow-clnifl MM. '^l a MOW... He should weigh about 4 tim** he weighed at birth s j He should run hoppfly'around the house He should have a vocabulary of nk j Hundred words or more about|1 ~.^y NOW Your baby needs QUA «R Oats doily Quaker oats is the best
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      105 10 Straits Times Crossword io K 15 v lslni 5 22 2S~ 2+ •25*™^ T" ACBOBS 8. "He ha« out-soared the «ha1. Aim-no, .n. back oil tar- Jff (BheUey) i«X;«i.tk.H. 9 -%$F%? thecockte fSSFm* taBUIMIt 1 con Writer of Wimseycal stories "«^»'=»»y Jove treason, but IB It «S-t '«.ii tr«.h Om<
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    Fanciful picture sent lad on Ulysses' trail
    1524 11 Fancif ul picture sent lad on Ulysses' trail ftV^Qai Ba^^a^^BM FAMOUS I I REGENCY M ARTIST M |He xwas first to prove Homer xwas right true life stories which read more like a romance than that of the German, Heinrich Schliemann. As a penniless uneducated boy he was obsessed with
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      126 11 Ltedby Lused [millions [linen] h f or internal £Vdom. complete v in a s«n«. I -prescription". 1 \;jo ot'<oft >urgi--1 ci en"" 11 in 0 ..rnpait i Bociot for all ■ends to make .rwnth" easier lU d, nrnrcat of problems, COS, no fears So: pin-pad m you. -hjt'sbcen m Tampax
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      638 11 \EX SUFFERER Kj RELIEVED FOR HtM OVER TWELVEMONTHS Here in her own words, it. I havi proved Its worth. Mrs. K. Prosser, of Perth, trmdAr ft people take W.A., tells bow Lantiien "IZJ!*?*'"^ wonderful relief. w<w telt a triced dii- I had treatment for Bron- ference. After 4 bottles I
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      81 11 Bex Morgan. M.D. Feeling helpless nt^r m *m^Emm&mWßV<»K*?«,<*M»Y lOO*tuiom\A \VtOofT\tmW I OOKr Yd I NttSOUNDEOSoaw T Alkiwmt W*J>^r 1/ KvßG<*Ksver\ vnrosice*. a I iA6Tme*ai L «o«*n— 1 f jw« i flEir ukc a mck,lLaT»» HM^uj.^/ m tSSneenwa hooSmit* k wwmtf /wrswwcr 1 I fnw<o6g--ging^H I 1/ j!^?. e^"** «ul ~SJj\
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    116 12 MELBOURNE, "Wed. 1-HVmnatfTß were moderately active with variations mostly ■man on the Stock Exchange hew today. In minings atttwr leads were strong and other* moved narrowly m quiet trading. Loam were again firmer. Loans SH% 19M-M £MH. Loans 5%% 19W-M £97 29/32. Con. Zinc 75/8 buyer Bank of
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    147 12 Ship. Mar ilmgrtli the Sb«»--mliiMirßMri wkimi or »i»lii tod** an: Thai 1-2, Tarafcan 4-5. Wtnona 0.P., Pyrrhus 8-T, Agamwnjmn GlenBJrte 11, Laertes 13-14. Potyphameus 15-18. Neleua It. OorneUua Maenk l»-aO. Serdmiw N.Wall 4. ScramP«ng N.WaU 6, Lam Ann N.Wall •Tador 31-23. Rajah Brooke 38. Charon 28-28. Lenerwett 27-28
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    Guthrie results
    57 12 Outputs from tbe estates and mines in the Gathrie Gren far the month of August and for 19M to date Un parentheses) are as follows:— rubber 9,579,450 Ib. (61.848.316 Ib.): tea (black) 189.000 Ib. (1.431.000 Ib.) palm on 1435 tons. (»,5Ji tons): palm kernels 401 tons (3,754 tons)-
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    MORE CHINA RUBBER INQUIRY REPORTS AGAIN FIRM PRICE
    397 12 By Our Market Correspondent SINGAPORE Riibber Market yerterdav again fell under the influence of reports circiS by loe.l dealers that Chin. w M for the purchase of Malayan rubber These reports from whatever source th PV (and without doubt they have origin
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    BROKERS'REPORT
    230 12 BROKERS' REPORT The Malayan share Broken As—elattea reported: "There was again steady support for industrials with small price changes, but few counters in tins were generally better. Rubbers were quiet." SlOffapere and Federation brok- I en reprted the fol lowing bosi new d»ne yesterday:— Con. Tin Smelt.. ords 275. Bd.;
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    170 12 Bttaiore Chinese Produce Exehaage: noon prices per plcul yesterday were:— Cepra: qutefc Sept. $26 18 buyers. $M I|2 sellers. Cocaannt ell: quiet; bulk $39 3 4 seUers. drum $42 I|3 sellers Fsppu: quiet; no badness reported done; Muntok white $122, Sarawak $121. special Sarawak Mack $83. (all down
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    RUBBER PRICES
    155 12 September ant grade rubber Myers f.o.b. closed in Singapore -esterday at 93% cents per lb., up Mw-elghth of a cent on Tuesday's :lcoing price. The eleting tone was "steadier tt the close". Ctaatac price* in cents per lb. resterday were:- No. 1 R.s.s. Spot f.o.b. buyers 92 H.
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      466 12 OTHER TENDER ROTICES i ROTICES IR PAGE 15 TODAY: 3.15—6.30—9.15 pjn. South-East Asia Flam Cos "NALIKA" In Hindastanl w/Eag. Sab. Shaklla A Mahipal DIAMOND GRAND OPENING TODAY 2 Shows: 3 7.30 pjn. "NALLA VEEDU" (TAMIL) gtarrini;: Sivaji Ganeaan. T. S. Balaiah. K. A. Thaagavcta, Pandari Bhai, M. N. Rajam, Mynavathl
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      552 12 1 NOTICES HOTELS LICENSING REGULATIONS, 1956 Baflattsn U (1) (a) Application (ar a Certificate of Kagiscratiaa. NOTICE is hereby given that we, the UNDHI-NAMKD of One* pore an applying to the Hotels Urmnsing Board, Singapore, fa certificates of Registration In respect of premises, addresses givei 1 below, and that any
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      314 12 NOTICES NOTICE TO ALL SHOOTING ASSOCIATIONS The Federation of Malays Shooting Association will bold the t following shoots on 16.9.1956 at i 10 s-m. at Wardieburn Estate i Range, Kuala Lumpur. I (a) Clay Pigeon Shooting 100 single birds down-the-line. (b) Free Pistol or revolver shooting— 6o rounds— at 50
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      482 12 TENDERS P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TBNDKRB from Cits Tt and I •bove registered P.WJX contractors will be received at the office of thr State Engineer, Pahang, Kuantan. up to 12.00 noon of the 14th Sep. tember. 1956. for the erection and completion of two (2) modified three-bedroom Class 'C quartan at
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      451 12 MAERSK LINE j M/S CORNEUES M A£R< K i SINCAPORE P. SHAM p EN4klf 29AMg/BS.pt 9/10 Sept ,„,,< N pt 200, |ll«lllll..l...ll.ll.l.,|,,,, mMII llll|| JiJ Sn^^ IN.Y.K. LIN! I Announce the inauguration of their i fc P |?fsf Smicefrom 25 DAYS to LIVERPOOL via GENOA, MARSEILLES, TAXGIHL also calling ANTWERP,
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    PAK BEAT INDO-MALAYS
    528 14 P AK BEAT INDO-MALAYS I Tourittt took tune to get used to the lights Talib and Moosa were best T»HE Pakistan national A soccer team took all of the first half to ret used to the floodlights and the conditions at Jalan Besar Stadium last nlfht, then turned on the
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    12-1 VICTORY
    39 14 Serangoon Gardens beat RNZAF 12-1 In a friendly soccer match at Serangoon yesterday. Scorers for Serangoon were Me Tan (4), Sharif Sulaiman (S), Donald Hyton (S) and Nicholas Sect (2) while RNZAF got an own goal I
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    44 14 A SCALE model of the $2 million "Merdeka" Sports Stadium in Kuala Lumpur's Coronation Park showing the main «»«red PaTiHoB (on right). The Chief Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, says that he plans to hold a miniature Olympics to inaugurate the stadium.— Straits Times picture.
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    31 athletes for special Fund match
    143 14 rf«HE SINGAPORE A.A.A. have x selected 31 athletes for a special athletic match at the JaUn Besar stadium on Wednesday in aid of the Olympic Fund. This athletic match will be held at 7 pjn. after which win follow the Pakistan-Singapore soccer game at
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    134 14 FOREST HILLS, New York, Wednesday. I7TC SEIXAS, the 33-year-old former American and T Wimbledon champion battled through 69 games against Luis Ayala, Chile's Davis Cup player, before winning his third round match in the United States lawn tennis singles championships here yesterday, j Seixas
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    Cheng Swee in singles final
    200 14 Cheng Swee in singles final PHBONG Cheng Bwee entered the men's singles final of the Singapore Badminton Association's junior championships when he eliminated Leong Yun Chan 15-12, 15-11 at the &B.A. hall last night. Cheng swee made a spectacular recovery in the first set. Trailing 11-5. he drew level at
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    Merdeka stadium will be ready by next August
    356 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. SPECIAL measures are being taken by Public Works Department engineers to see that there is no congestion and gate crashing at the Federation's $2,000,000 Merdeka Stadium here, preliminary work on which has already begun. Revealing details of the stadium
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    BAM NAME FOUR-MAN TEAM TO INDIA
    157 14  - BAM NAME FOUR-MAN TEAM TO INDIA LIM KEE CHAN By 'THE BADMINTON A Association of Malaya have selected four players to represent Malaya in the Bombay and AllIndia championships this month. They are Lee Hoo Chye (Pr>, Tan Jin Eon* (Pk), Lai Fook Tins; (Sel) and Omar Ibrahim (Spore). The
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    74 14 SCARBOROUGH, Wed.— T. N. Pearce's Eleven scored 34 for one against the Australians in an hour's play before tea here today after rain prevented a prompt start to the three-day match. Peter Richardson, the England opening batsman, was caught off Archer for 14. T. N. PEABCrS
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    75 14 LONDON, Wed. Ram today continued to take iv toll of English county cricket. At the water-logged Oral, where Surrey, the champions, were to have begun the last championship match against Warwickshire the groundsman described conditions as the worst in his experience. Two Commonwealth side*, of players
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    311 14 ROYAL AIR FORCE Seletar became the Inter-station champions at the first Combined Royal Air Force swimming gala at Seletar yester"RAP Seletar. who won both the relays and the inter-station waterpolo championship, scored 94 point, with Tengah second with Six new records were set up at
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    27 14 YOUTH SPORTS The annual Eurasian Youth Movement sports for boys and girls will be held on the Singapore Recreation Club padang on Saturday starting at 3 pja.
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    170 15 PIRIE BEATS TOP HUNGARIANS IN RECORD RUN STOCKHOLM, Wednesday. nORDON PIRIE. of Britain, 25-year-old paint salesman, shattered the 3,000 metres world record at Malmoe, Southern Sweden, last night Jrtth a time of 7 mm. 52.8 sec. eluded the powerful Hungarian trio of Sandor Iharoa, with whom Plrte shared the record
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    65 15 LONDON, Wed. RESULTS of yesterday's Bngttsh F JL league matbL««: ..DIV. 1: Arsenal 1, Preston North End 2. DIV. 2: Grlmsby Town S, Middlesborough Z; Bristol City 0, Folium S. DIV. S: (North) Sonthport L Baxtlepools 6; Tranmere Rovers 1, Accrington Stanley I.
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    110 15 JACKS qualified for the semifinal* of the Business Houses senior knockout competition when they were awarded a walkover by Fnaer A Neave who failed to turn up at Fairer Park yesterday. Pulau Bukom cleared their second hurdle when they beat Breweries 3-0 in another Senloi knockout game
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    40 15 RAF Seletar beat RABC by 12 points (two trie*. penalty and drop goal) to nil In a rugger fixture at Seletar yesterday. Scorers were Bowen and Stewart (try each), Nicholson (penalty) and O'Hara (drop goal).
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    42 15 LONDON. Wed. Result, of yesterday 1 Rugby Union and Rugby League matches were: Ragby Union: Pensance and Newlyn 3, Old Forest 0; Combined Merseyside Team 33, Oerman Team 8 (at Birkeohead Park). Ragby League: Deabury 14, Wataneld Trinity IS.— Reuter.
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    145 15 Result* of YM.CM. tennli tournament ties played at Braa Basah Road on Tuesday. Single*: Ang Om Bah w.o. H.M. Maphuds; Pang Keab Swee bt Tan Kirn Kiat 6-1, 6-2; Tay Yew Wee bt S. A. Rao 6-4, 6-0; On e Swee Keng bt. Peng Kla Seng 7-9,
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      76 16 pENANG Turf dub have again set aside two races for ap- prentice Jockeys only in their next meeting on Oct. 6 10 and 13 The meeting is for classes and 5 horses. Cl. 4 horses will have their first runs over s'tfur or 7fur. and their second
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      60 16 The Singapore team to play Pakistan on Sunday at Jalan Besar stadium, (kick-off spm will be: Foolc Teng: Axnan Kastawi Ali Samijan: Quah Kirn Beng. Lee Kok Seng, Ho Hin Weng: Ibrahim Hassan. Aw Boon Seong John Harvey Radin Ali. Abdullah Zainol. Reserves: Yew Chang. Kok
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      732 16 That 'ban' threat is unworthy of 1 such responsible men s By The Sports Editor i fOR a body of respon- sible men the prin- cipals of Singapore's government and aided schools are acting in an amazingly petulant manner over the Singa- pore Amateur Swim- ming Association's de- cision to
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      228 16 By SAUL JOSHUA A RUGBY International who has been capped flye times for Ireland, turned out for the Singapore Cricket Club in a practice session against a squadron of S?^.? 1^ 1111 Services at Wj PV u t Ttaaah yesterday. a* is 30-year old
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      75 16 'Don't at rashly advice schools ACCORDING t0 thrash mSf Agnation. I David Li Je ca, Tom the SinoaJ* 61 the Second^ Council shouV -asticstep.... Bes relations schiiol?. '^i ••>' nurstrifs jr e vu 1 sohooii. Such being !h, tion between thtSta-,^ and the schools v 4a5 Is to improve Official
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      33 16 >^B^V^as>4S^^MA^ax^4AaUßl SOCCER S.A.F.A. Community IracurChinese v Eurasians, Jalan Brsar 5.15 p.m.; S.A.F.A, junior Cup' Katonc T Darul Aflah, Geylant. BASKETBALL Inter -school: Boys' Town v Victoria, Victoria. TENNIS V.M.C.A. tournament, Bras Baaah Road.
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