The Straits Times, 15 November 1957

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    14 1 The Straits Times. Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1957 15 CENTS fie***** t
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    TEAR GAS FOR STUDENTS
    2000 1 MARCH THROUGH THE STREETS THEN CLASH WITH POLICE Defiant girls bar gates, attack teacher as boys swarm fences for mass meeting 'PLANNED BY SUBVERSIVES' CLAIM Police throughout country alerted By Straits Times reporters OH KEE TIANG, GUNN CHIT THYE, TAI SING ONN, MOHAMED KHALIS and OLIVE
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    SYMPATHY STRIKES IN CAPITAL BUT NO INCIDENTS
    686 1  - SYMPATHY STRIKES IN CAPITAL BUT NO INCIDENTS TAN TOCK SAIK and YAP CHIN KWEE AI I'EALS THEN BACK TO DESKS By TROUBLE flared up in four Chinese middle schools in Kuala Lumpur soon after the student demonstrations began in Penang More than 2,000 students of the Confucian Middle School, Chung
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    Five in a car had cash, bread
    79 1 Five in a car had cash, bread FIVE students found r in a car with 38 loaves of bread were detained in Penang yesterday for questioning. The students three boys and two girls were stopped by a police radio car at Burmah Road in front of the Pulau Tikus Convent.
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    Plan to defy authority
    96 1 "This would seem to indicate that the demonstrators intended to camp in as in Singapore, and defy authority," the Deputy Chief Police Officer, Mr J.R. Lawrence, told a Press conference. Mr. Lawrence said yesterday's demonstration came as no surprise to the police. He appealed to the
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    Gap of about 45 minutes
    99 1 Gap of about 45 minutes Mr. Lawrence directed the police operations yesterday in the absence of the Chief Police Officer, Mr P. H. O'Flynn now away in Kuala Lumpur. He said about 45 minutes elapsed between the police use of tear gas and the announcement by the Chinese Girls' High
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    Johore curefew now four hours later
    107 1 Johore curefew now four hours later JOHORE RAHUL', Thurs. Because of the improved emergency position in Johore the 7 p.m. curlew which has been in force on the main road for nine years has now been relaxed. From to-morrow evening ir, will not be enforced until 11 p.m. It will
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    48 1 NO BRITISH SATELLITE LONDON, Thur>.-Mjf millan made it clear today Britain will not enter into competition with Soviet Union and United States in launching earth satellites. He I oici Commons: "Ad>antages to be gained do not justify duplication of scientific effort and large expenditure involved." Renter.
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    THE 69-DAY WAR in MALAYA
    1978 2 THE 69-DAY WAR in MALAYA FIRST OFFICIAL HISTORY OF THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN REVIEWED BY ALLINGTON KENNARD IN the Japanese time--1 table of war in the Pacific it was calculated that Singapore would fall in 100 days. They beat their own estimate by a month. In 69 days it was
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    Lock icon Guns and gold fever in Paris
    336 3 FEARS OF A NEW GOVT. CRISIS START A RUSH ON THE MARKET BRITAIN, U.S. TELL FRANCE: WE'LL ARM TUNISIA UNLESS YOU DO PARIS, Thursday. tfRANCE said today that Britain and the I'nited States were acting against the interests of the Atlantic alliance by planning
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    Lock icon WAR IS POSSIBLE -SAYS MINISTER
    143 3 WAR IS POSSIBLE -SAYS MINISTER y YORK, Thurs.— lh; Indonesian ForMinistrr, Mr. Sui. esterday warnit "things might xplosive" if the ::ittd Nations fails 5 about a settle- In the West Irian h New Guinea) Mr. Subandrio arrived yesmornlng from Paris his country's delegate U.N. General Asciobate on West Irian ii
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    Lock icon Cash offer for space travel study
    200 3 I ONDON. Thurs. A 56- :-old businessman in Aldridge. Staffordshire, has financial backing and engineering facilities to any university students interested in space travel research. Mr. Charles Ferric. a racehorsi' owner and head of a motor sales organisation, said: "This is a serious offer
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    IPOH MODEL AND A MARQUESS
    47 3 MISS Sharmini Tiruchelvam. 24-year-old writer and model from Ipoh, with the Marquess of Milford Haven, at a party at Piccadilly, London, men's shop to mark' the opening of the winter sports season. The Marquess is a director of a British sports firm.
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    Lock icon Sandays backs militery conduct of suez action
    117 3 Sandays backs militery conduct of suez action LONDON, Thurs.— Mr. Duncan Sandys, Minister of Defence, defended in the House of Commons yesterday the military conduct of the Suez operation. Mr. Fred Bellenger, a former Labour War Minister, had asked him whether he had noted the "deficiencies in the conduct of
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    Lock icon POLICY IS ONE OF DESPAIR' TUC warns the Govt, 'do not meddle'
    195 3 POLICY IS ONE OF DESPAIR' TUC warns the Govt, 'do not meddle' LONDON, Thursday. LEADERS of Britain's Trade Union Congress, representing 8,000,000 workers, warned the Government last night of "grave consequences" if it meddled with the established machinery for wage negotiations. The warning was Issued after an all-day conference of
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    Lock icon 'Submarines as rocket sites'
    123 3 PARIS, Thurs. Senator Henry Jackson, American delegate at the NATO parlia mentary conference here, said yesterday the Western powers should set up a fleet of roc-ket-launching submarines to operate off the British and European coa&ts. He said such a fleet would be a powerful deterrent, and
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    Lock icon Marilyn carves her thumb
    45 3 NEW YORK. Thurs. Housewife Marilyn Monroe admitted today that her bandaged thumb was due to a common household accident She cut her thumb to the bone while slicing a roast for her husband, playwright Arthur Miller, and his two children. U.P.
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    Lock icon Trade agreement
    32 3 CAIRO, Thurs. Egypt and Syria yesterday signed a trade and payments agreement as '•the first step towards the economic unification of the two countries," the Egyptian Finance Ministry announced.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon STAR WON'T NAME FATHER...
    82 3 MUNICH, Thurs.— Film actress Eva Bartok, four times divorced, said yesterday she gave birth to a daughter in London last month but would not name the father. I know who the father of my baby is but I will not say who it is," the Hungarianborn
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    LONDON STOCKS
    244 3 LAjnUKJPt, AllUia. Closing middle prices of selected stocks not including stamp duty were: LOANS Consols £451; Funding £84 15 16 War 3' 2 £61 Vi I/IB BANKS M'tlle (£5 £2'i P.U.) £6H Chartered (£1) 37 3 Hongkong ($125. £42 INSURANCE Com. Un. (uts.) 69 6 +1/3 Royal 76/-
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    RUBBER
    32 3 LONDON, Thurs.— Spot 22 l id.. Dec. 22-s.d.. Jan-Mar. 23 Nd.. April-June 23>Ad.. July-Sept. 23', d.. Oct. -Dec. 23'«d., Nov. c.i.f. 22>d., Dec. c.l.f. 22'id.. Jan. c.i.f. 22%d. Tone: Very steady.
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    TIN
    22 3 LONDON. Thurs— Buyers £730; sellers £730H; Forward buyers I £718: sellers £719: Settlement £730'^; Turnover a.m. 290 tons, j p.m. IS.
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    Lock icon Laurel is likely to get polls victory
    143 3 Laurel is likely to get polls victory MANILA, Thurs.— Thej l Philippines election count took an unexpected turn early today when unofficial returns showed that the Nacionalista vice-Pre-sidential candidate, Mr. Jose Laurel, was gaining. Earlier the Liberal Party candidate. Mr. Diosdado Ma capagal, was seen a certain winner. But today's
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    Lock icon Goats for the Gurkhas
    45 3 PERTH, Thurs. The Japanese freighter Tamishima Maru left Fremantle today with 400 goats bound for Singapore to be eaten by Gurkha troops in Malaya. This is the first year since the war that Western Australia has exported goats to Singapore. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Synthetic plan
    22 3 LONDONDERRY, Thurs. The American Dupont industrial organisation plans to build a new synthetic rubber plant at Maydown. near here A.P.
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    Lock icon THE ODD BOX
    48 3 NASHVILLE, Tburs. The "Sputnik' trademark was registered with Tennessee state officials as a brand of vodka ("Made in the U.S.A. from 100 per cent choice of American grains") by Double Springs Distillers. Inc. The label carries the slogan: "Fellow traveller out of this world." A.P.
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    New plan to avoid rush at R.O.V.
    85 4 New plan to avoid rush at R.O.V. TNSTEAD of all car registration fees falling due at the same time, renewal dates are to be staggered In Singapore. The object is to overcome the present rush at the Registrar of Vehicles Office when renewals fall due on Jan. 1 and July
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    Students work in quiet of the library
    211 4 r avoid overcrowded, noisy homes more and more Singapore school pupils are doing; their homework in Raffles Library, the acting Librarian, Mrs. E. Robinson, reported yesterday. "I feel sorry for them," she said. "They come in here for space and quiet, but there
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    Gamblers fined
    41 4 Tan Koon Thiam, and Tee Thiam Hock were each fined $5 in a Singapore court yes- j terday after they pleaded guilty to gambling in a public place in front of a coffee shop —in Havelock Road on Wednesday
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    Town meeting
    19 4 SEGAMAT, Thurs. The next monthly meeting of the Segamat Town Council will be held on Sunday. I
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    Fishermen want to take passengers
    188 4 AMEND PORT RULES PLEA CHAIRMAN of the Singapore Rural Board, Mr. P. H. Meadows, has asked the Ministry of Commerce and Industry to amend the port rules to allow fishermen of the Southern Islands to carry passengers in their boats because the people on the
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    TOO MUCH ON ONE MAN'S PLATE
    248 4 TOO MUCH ON ONE MAN'S PLATE fHKRE is at least one department head in Singapore who feels that he has inherited, under Malayanisation, too many jobs with his new post. He is Mr. Hon Sul Sen, Commissioner for Lands. His predecessor. Mr. J. E. Pepper, felt it too, for in
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    Mr. R.L. Harry
    44 4 The former Australian Commissioner in Singapore, Mr. R. L. Harry, arrived In the Colony yesterday by Qantas-BOAC on his way to London to hold discussions in Australia House in connection with his new appoltment in the Australian Ministry for External Affairs.
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    Three didn't pay duty on brandy
    76 4 Three Indonesians were yesterday fined $1,000 each after they had been convicted of a charge of having 12 bottles of uncustomed brandy on which duty had not beer, paid. Kola bin Pizi. 20, Iskandar bin Haji Samin, 23. and Idro.-, bin Ismail 9. were
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    'EVERY MALAYAN CAN AIM AT UNIVERSITY NOW'
    441 4 'EVERY MALAYAN CAN AIM AT UNIVERSITY NOW' Bigger grant beyond expectations AS A RESULT of Merdeka aspirations, "there is now no one in Malaya too poor to hope for a university education for his children," a member of the University of Malaya's finance committee told the Straits Times yesterday. Commenting
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    Shipyard strike goes on
    40 4 Shipyard strike goes on There wu still no sign o: an early settlement jresterday In the Singapore shipyard strike at Kaliang despite two meetings. This means urgen; to Singapore and F» Government motor at the yard will be indefinitely delayed.
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    TODAY's SINGAPORE DAIRY
    415 4 BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY (Singapore branch)- Red Cross ball at Sea View Hotel ballroom, Meyer Road. 8 30 a.m. to 1 am. Patron: The Governor, Sir Robert Black. SHU I. THEATRETTE: Free film show Peeling of Rejection, Music Camp at Shell House Collver Quay, 1.15 p.m. INFORMATION
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      53 4 HIGH TIDES-TQOAY aaj j TOMORROW TODAY: Sin^ipore 4 29 am (7ft. 3in., Ml Port Dickson 11.36 a.m. (6ft. 6in.); Penang 4.59 7.49 p.m. (6ft. 3in). TOMORROW: Singapore 5.45 a.m. (7ft. 3in.) 5.13 P"> 4in); Port Dickson 12.23 a.m. (7ft. 51n> 1.14 p.m. (6u. 3in.i. Penang 7.21 ».m. (6ft. lla.) 8.56
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    MALAYAN, AMERICAN AMBASSADORS MEET
    47 5 Im.r Bvington (second from rißht). newly designated United States Ambassador Malaya, and his wife (right) pictured during a recent meeting with the Malayan ,-s.idor 10 the United States. Dr. Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman and his wife a" U.W. headquarters in New York.
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    MACDONALD: MALAYA PLEASED WITH THAT VARSITY GIFT
    221 5 ii DAVID FINDLAY TON, Thurs. The New Zealand !or External Mr. Thomas Macdonald, spoke [j 01 the appropriateness of the Do-! minions £250.000 gift to Malaya for a Colombo Plan project when he led here from two visit overseas. Of ins world trip
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    $91,240 for whispers
    50 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.The Federation Government last month paid out a total of $91,240 for information leading to the capture and killing of terrorists The largest sum was paid out in Johore $46,490; Negri Sembilan $38,500: Perak $3,250 and Penang $3,000. There were no payments in other states.
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    23 LETTERS ON 25 POINTS
    72 5 wre City Council month received 25 demands from its labour ition. lj, replying to then: 23 separate letA council spokesman yes-tp.-day explained that this j j system was to clarify every I point in detail. The federation's main i claim is for the council to
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    Registration rush 'good business'
    193 5 Registration rush 'good business' PETITION writers are doing good business filling in application forms for the ignorant and illiterate during the drive to register new citizens of Singapore. Despite offers of help from volunteer organisations and Government bodies, some sections of the community prefer to pay for the services. One
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    Party branch
    26 5 Mr. David Marshall, chairman of the newly-formed Singapore Workers' Party will open the party's Tanjong Pagar branch in Deli Street at 5.30 p.m. today.
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    Front split over pact with PAP
    260 5 OFFICIAL SAYS: ROCHQ RE WARD RESERVED FOR PEOPLE S ACTION PARTY QUEEN STREET LEADERS QUIT PARTY AFTER NOMINATION DISPUTE "pHK management committee of the Queen Street branch of the Singapore Labour Front has decided to resign en bloc from the party after disagreement over
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    Bishop's widow: Visit off
    46 5 All arrangements for the visit to Singapore of Mrs. Basil C. Roberts, widow of the late Bishop of Singapore who died earlier this year, have been cancelled. Mrs. Roberts is unable to come because of illness. She was to have arrived today.
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    Japanese doctors cannot register
    168 5 ALTHOUGH Japanese doctors are willing to come and work in Singapore, their qualifications, might not make them acceptable. At present the regulations do not allow automatic registration of doctors trained in Japan, America and many other places. The report that Japanese doctors were willing: to work
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    Export ban on seeds
    69 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Government today banned the export of all types of rubber seeds to safeguard supplies of hlghvielding rubber planting material for smallholders. In January, the government banned the export of the TJ.I "selfed" clonal seed. But this partial ban, according to a Government
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    SOON A KUCHING TAX ON CHINESE HOMES
    178 5 KUCHING, Thursday. rrHE Kuching Rural District Council will impose a tax next year on all houses inhabited by Chinese but not situated in a bazaar area. Houses affected will be those in remote areas but which are within the boundary of the council.
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      168 5 RADIO MALAYA SINGAPORE 476 metres. KUALA LI MIM K 341 metresPENANG 366 metres. IPOH 330 metres. MALACCA 297 metres. NATIONAL SHORT WAVE SERVICE 41 metres. 7.15 a.m. Opening Announcement- 7.16 Morning Serernade: 7 30 Time Signal and News; 7.35 A Date with Music; 8.00 News Headlines- 8.02 A Date with
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    THIEVES LOOT EMPTY COUNCIL HOUSES
    427 6 Fittings and furniture worth $7,000 «tolen after occupants quit 'Council's outdated policy is to blame' because quarters left vacant CTAFF houses which the Singapore City Coun- cil had left vacant, after ejecting local senior officers, have been entered by Sieves and looted of fittings and
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    Citizens: A reminder
    57 6 All Chinese who wish to become Singapore citizens are reminded that they should register according to their surnames as written in Chinese characters. How a surname is spelt in English makes no difference in the date of registration. Those not using Chinese surnames will be registered according
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    Youth sent to jail
    46 6 An unemployed youth, Chiang Kay Joo, was yesterday sentenced to two years' jail for voluntarily causing hurt to a labourer, Yee Bock Tay, with a knife on May 20 at Tian Lye Street. He gave notice of appeal and was refused bail.
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    $5,000 custom fine
    61 6 Chua Ah Tee. 25, yestfttpleaded guilty In th P 8h pore Seventh Maglstrat. Court to a chary 801 b of uncuston. at the Junction of ColemStreet and North Bfir Road on Aug. 2. The cigarettes were fc covered in the boot of a i and were of
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    Attempted rape
    24 6 Junan bin Mohamed A 44. a syce, was jailed fo year in Singapore yeste for trying to rape a gin der 14.
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    DIVERS CHECK GROUNDED TANKER
    251 6 DIVERS CHECK GROUNDED TANKER 14 out of 18 tanks are holed, flooded ROYAL NAVY divers were down soon after dawn yesterday to assess damage to the Admiralty tanker Wave Chief which ran aground 200 yards off Fairey Point, Changi, on Wednesday night. The 12,000-ton Royal Fleet Auxiliary had jagged holes
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    Band leader for choral concert
    79 6 Band leader for choral concert The Paya Lebar Methodist Church choir will present a variety choral concert at the Shaw auditorium of the Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School, Boundary Road, Singapore tomorrow night. The programme includes Russian, American, English and Danish folk songs, Negro spirituals and operatic choruses from Edward
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    Poppy dance
    29 6 SEGAMAT. Thurs. A dance in aid of the Poppy Day fund will be held at the Diamond Jubilee Hall here on Saturday. The police band will play.
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    SINGAPORE HOODLUMS BASIS FOR U.N. SEMINAR TALKS
    206 6 21 Asian countries swap information on delinquents A SINGAPORE Gov- eminent paper on juvenile delinquency will be submitted to a United Nations' seminar in Tokyo on the prevention of crimes and treatment of offenders. It was announced yesterday the Government is considering whether
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    'PIRATE' FINED
    102 6 Magistrate refuses time to pay A SINGAPORE magistrate yesterday refused the application of a fishmonger, Ang Lee Tong, who asked to be allowed to pay by instalments his fine of $295 for operating a "pirate" taxi on April 23. The offence was too prevalent for him to consider
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    JOHORE BAHRU LIDO PUS
    46 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. The first instalment of $34,000 for development of "Straits Gardens" to provide bathing faculties by the sea- side at Jalan Scudai, Johors Bahru, has been provided by the Government. Changing rooms t id a restaurant are to be tuilt.
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    1,600 sit for Chinese exam.
    141 6 1,600 sit for Chinese exam. MORE than i, 600 -"dents from pore's Chinese J2 schools yesterday their final year J school "xam^ sponsored by th e h cation Ministry The examination last thr^e d;i. 10 centns. Sb Many candid,, their ftnger> befor? eSS the examination hall *5 day because th
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    SACK FOR 6 'RAG' STUDENTS ON WAY?
    166 7 SACK FOR 6 'RAG' STUDENTS ON WAY SIX toninoof 23 senior students charged ragging offences may be expelled from University of Malamrces close to the rumpus disclosed yesn relay. When asked for confirmation the University Registrar. Mr. w Burton, told the Straits Times. "No comment. The matter is under investigation
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    Hawkers' talks
    32 7 Representatives of the Singapore Itinerant Hawkers' and Stallholders' Association will meet representatives from the Hawkers' Association to the hawkers' welfare at 8-B Bugis Street, on Nov. 20 at 8 p.m.
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    LIB-SCOS STATE POLICY
    61 7 The Singapore LiberalSocialist Party is contesting the City Council elections next month to expand esservices efficiently and economically. If necessary, for the sake of the poorer classes, it will seek a Government, subsidy i so that the cost of water and electricity will not be prohibitive to
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    Neglect, theft and fraud in Govt.
    243 7 Neglect, theft and fraud in Govt. INSTANCES of serious x irregularity or gross negligence, and of theft or fraud by public officials are cited in the latest audit report on the Singapore Government's accounts. The report records losses not only of cash but of property, ranging from orchids to a
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    $20,000 fine on smuggler
    67 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— In the Sessions Court today, I Khoon San. of Singapore, was fined $***** or one year's jail for being in possession of 1.501 grammes of gold, worth $5,000, which he was attempting to smuggle into the Federation from Singapore. In addition to the
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    Doctor to return $13,000
    349 7 QUESTION OF SPECIALIST CHARGES STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION* AUDITOR UNCOVERS MAN WHO KEPT TOO LARGE A SHARE FOR HIMSELF .MEDICAL specialist who collected $13,314 in excess fees is paying the money back to the Singapore Government. This is revealed in the annual audit report on unent accounts
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    STOWAWAYS COME AS CREW MEN
    451 7  -  JOHN DARBYSHIRE Four hoodwink cargo liner's crew for 3i days By CVDUR stowaways, sail- ed from Hong Kong to Singapore as members of the crew of the Straat Soenda, it was said yesterday. Everyone on board took them as crew members and did not realLe
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    SINGAPORE DATE FOR FOLIES BERGERE
    227 7 Impressario: Nude but not lewd "THE Polies Bergere the best known of the lavish 1 Paris revues is coming to Singapore in 1959. And the man wno will bring it here, Mr. Alonzo B. Shattuck. said yesterday "There will be no trftubl.from the police. "The
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    Deserted ship jailed
    53 7 A fireman-greaser of the m.v. British Defender who pleaded guilty in a Singapore court yesterday to a charge of desertion was jailed for four weeks. George Vickers was said Dy prosecution to have failed to rejoin his vessel when she sailed out of the Colony at 10.10
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    Moved plastic cloth—fined
    43 7 Moved plastic cloth fined JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Charged today with moving a piece of plastic cloth at Ulu Choh without a permit, Ng Chong Hock claimed that it was the covering for his car. He was fined $30 and the cloth was confiscated
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    Intestate Bill is referred back
    73 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Bill setting out the rules for the distribution of property left by people dying intestate has been referred to a select committee of the Federal Council. When the Bill came up for its second reading today Mr F. G. Pooley <
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    MAN, 50, FALLS 70 FEET, LIVES
    97 7 Xl ALA LLMPI'K, Thurs. A 50-year-old business executive this morning fell about 70 feet from a window on the fifth floor of the Loke Yew Building here and lived. The man, Mr. Chan Teng Hong, thudded down onto the top of a parked hard
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    DEATHS
    56 8 20 Words illl (Minimum) JOSEPH RALPH: Died suddenly at Seremban on 13th November 1957. Funeral took place the same evening at Seremban. Deeply rmntUd McINTYRE, Stella Osborne, aged 64, passed away peacefully at 9, Sea Avenue, Katong, on Nov. 14. Cortege leaves 5 p.m. for Church of the Holy
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    52 8 20 Viari, $111 (Minimum) MR. MYLVAGANAM Wish to thank all friends and relatives who sent wreaths, condolences and attended his beloved wife's funeral. MR. AND MRS. K. V. VELAYUTHAM Thank all friends and relatives tor their wishes, valuable presents, attendance at their wedding on 4. 11.57. and tea party
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    The Straits Times Spore, Fri. Nov. 15, 1957. Defiance In Penang
    651 8 The Straits Times Spore, Fri. Nov. 15, 1957. Defiance In Penang A fortnight ago, the Federation's Minister for Education said he was "hoping for the best while preparing foi the worst." Inche Khir Johari was speaking of possible trouble in the Chinese middle schools, in particular of a conspiracy to
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    Asking Too Much
    289 8 a spokesman 01 tne federation's Ministry of Education has spoken of the "great disappointment" caused to Government by the indifference of Colombo Plan and I.L.O. experts to the Malay language. Four out of five instructors in the Federation's trade schools have shown no interest in our national
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    Unwanted Jobs
    195 8 The Federation Government proposes to appoint a liaison officer in the Malayan Students' Unit In London for a trial period of six months for the express purpose of "persuading" students to join Government service. It is extraordinary that in view of the aims of Malayanisation a policy designed
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    IT'S NOT THE POOR WHO LAUNCH REVOLUTIONS
    1148 8 IT'S NOT THE POOR WHO LAUNCH REVOLUTIONS A French view on the war in Algeria pRANCE is unenviab1 ly involved in a major colonial war in Algeria, the cost of which was described by my colleague, Stephen Coulter, on this page a few days ago. An unworkable constitution leaves in
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    Ghana Chiefs form opposition bloc
    404 8  -  RUSSELL HOWE BY- AFTER a summer of provocative sniping at the Government, Ghana's flssiparous opposition movements appear to be preparing for a more constructive and responsible role in the Legislative Assembly. This is the inference from the decision to merge all opposition parties Into one—
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      HAWKING AND BAKING ON THE LONG BEACH
      154 8 rE Telok Kemang sea beach has long been a holiday resort. To some, it is known as the long beach. Thousands of people both young and old are attracted by this popular resort during Sundays and othtr holidays. Unfortunately, some parts of the
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      105 8 Roving taxi menace convenient to be picked up by a roving taxi than to go to a taxi stand? Taxis ply along bus routes, competing with buses in picking up passengers, sometimes causing other motorists to pull up suddenly in order to avoid accidents. Fines for offending taxi drivers should
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      Replacements for Sputnik
      101 8 NOW that the dog In Sputnik II is reported to be dead, no doubt the Russians will be looking round for a replacement. May I suggest that some of the pack of hounds that have the freedom or Grange Road nightly, particularly those that roam between Leonle
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      Electricity denied
      65 8 Electricity denied A LTHOUGH Bartley Road -t\. is within the City limits, the residents in thai part of the road, between the Ramakrlshna Mission Boys Home and the New Country Hotel, have been denied electricity. Low cost housing estates have sprung up all along the road. Yet our City Fathers
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      29 8 u nusable road THE road from Pasir Mas to Rantau Panjang Kelantan needs repair very badly. This road is very important but un serviceable. OSMAN CHE SOH Rantau Panjang.
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      FUSS ABOUT REGISTERATION
      63 8 WHAT'S all the fuss about registration for citizenship according to the alphabet at the centre? My annual leave Is due at the end of this month and I can't take a day off neither can I postpone my leave. Do you think that I hay. to wait
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      69 8 Elizabeth II: the Commonwealth's Queen An exclusive study of Elizabeth the queen and the woman —Is In the October Reader's Digest (now on sale). within all the pomp and panoply and In spite of the split-second timing of state ceremonial, the queen yet manages to preserve her private life as
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    LEARN ALL ABOUT HI-FI
    90 9 LEARN ALL ABOUT HI-FI F today in the I rcc Press and MaIa Mail the flrs l of a great new "ries of supplenets on high fide- jM Hi-Fi to the enthusiasts. packed in its 24-pages lU ihoritative articles f or the expert, features the layman and lures and news
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    Studies first say pupils Colony
    95 9 i IGAPORI; where 1 students of the middle schools the midst of their examination, s quiet last night. s told the Straits 'hey were "too o think of any ac- sympathy with students. students! t itly not too busy < in groups around !>toning in-;
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    Hawker fined
    27 9 JOHOU BAHRU, Thurs.— iong Onn, of Singapore, was found hawking ducks in Johore Bahru it a permit from the Bahru Town Council od $15 today.
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    Drunk charge
    19 9 Soon Boon was fined s;r.gapore yesterday for nk and behaving in manner In Benstreet at 1220 a.m.
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    'VARSITY REPORT OUT'
    50 9 VARSITY REPORT OUT' Irt of the Commisl inquiry on the Unlnf Malaya has been .id is on sale in Sin ?2 a copy, recommendations published in detail in the the Straits Times on Nov. 7— is a proposal that there should not be complete Malayanisation even as a distant objective.
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    THE FEDERATION TO BORROW $200 MILLION
    437 10 THE FEDERATION TO BORROW $200 MILLION Cosh to finance Malaya's 5-year plan KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE Federal Legislative Council today gave the Government the "green light" to float a $200--million loan in Malaya when, the money market is favourable. Asking the council's approval to raise the loan, the Minister of
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    COUNCIL APPROVES KING'S CIVIL LIST
    290 10 It won't be cut while he holds office KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. rpHE Federal Legislative Council today approved without comment the civil list for the Yang diPertuan Agong and his consort, the Raja Permaisuri Agong. It provides the King with a privy purse of $180,000 and
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    Christmas mail
    24 10 The latest date of posting Christmas sea mail to Australia has been extended to Nov. 20. it was announced in Singapore yesterday.
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    Pay boost to cabinet Ministers
    140 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Legislative Counci 1 today passed a bill giving the Prime Minister a bigget salary and allowances, and Ministers free cars and houses. The bill also doubles the entertainment allowance of the deputy Prime Minister from $250 to $500. The bill raises
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    Remanded on bicycle theft
    55 10 Ibrahim bin Masood plead ed not guilty in Singapore yesterday to a charge of stealing a bicycle valued at $150 and to an alternative charge of dishonestly retaining the allegedly stolen bicycle belonging to Hussain on Oct. 14 and Oct. 30 respectively. Bail was opposed and
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    Nine too many
    38 10 Lee Chwee Kirn of Thomson Road was yesterday fined $40 in a Singapore traffic court when he pleaded guilty to carrying nine excess persons in a lorry in Chua Chu Kang Road on May 9.
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    SWEEPSTAKE DUTY CUT IS APPROVED
    204 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. ttIR DOUGLAS WARING, a past president of Selan- gor Turf Club, today urged the Government to see what could be done to combat illegal betting. He raised the question during debate in the Federal Council on a Bill to allow the 20
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    New powers to tighten finances
    103 10 New powers to tighten finances KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.The Auditor-General will in future have power to examine any person upon oath. He can. without payment of a fee, cause a search to be made in any book, document or record in any public office A bill approved by the I Federal
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    GOVT. BANS CHINA TRIP
    44 10 The Singapore Trade Union Congress has been refused permission to send a delegate to the Bth National Congress of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions in Peking on Dec. 2. The Colony Government's decision was communicated to tbe TUC yesterday.
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      154 10 V, TO THE RANKS WF^ HYING DUTCHMEN j SMOOTH ll A grcot new ofrliitcr aihmh JB for fh« world's FIXST a&rlltt* A»ia Insurance Bldg.. Singapore. W M /far «w fft* M»r iw £nchawtect MORNY TALC AND BATH ESSENCE •o truly match h«v Mopn>p«rtum«dlotp Hert *l 0 wofW ef ■I_ .*.i
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    'JUBILEE' HILLMAN RECORD SALES
    148 11 'JUBILEE' HILLMAN RECORD SALES versions of the k Hillman Minx, which in its silver jubilee year is breaking all Hillman sales and production records, are announced today by the Rootes distributor Lyons Motors Ltd., Singapore. The "Jubilee" Hillmans have an improved engine performance, increased elegance and all of them offer
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    Japanese must continue buy Malayan rubber
    329 11 NEW CONSUL-GENERAL'S PLEDGE Valuable uses for which synthetic product cannot be substituted By CHEAH BOON KHENC JAPAN, which is now producing synthetic rubber on a large scale, must still import natural rubber from Malaya for use in her industries. The new Japanese Consul-General in
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    Executive for Garuda Airways
    83 11 Executive for Garuda Airways Mr. I. A. J MALAIHOLLO ANEW Singapore representative of Garuda Indonesian Airways, Mr. J. A. J. Malaihollo succeeded Mr. R Suhirman from Monday. Mr. Malaihollo who has been in the aviation business since April 1948 has served In many stations of Garuda's extensive domestic network. His
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    COLONY SHIPYARD PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
    95 11 A LTHOUGH (Sir John x\ Thornycroft tells shareholders of John I. Thornycroft and Co. Ltd.) further capital itn- E provements have been E suspended by the Singa- pore branch owing to i E the uncertain political E outlook, the prospects E for the Singapore yard
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    'Do not take our mart for granted'
    257 11 FORMER MALAYAN'S WARNING MR. H.F. CLEMENTS, former chairman of William Jacks and Co. (Malaya) Ltd., who is now on the board of the parent company in London, has given "an urgent warning to all British manufacturers and traders who have for over a
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    National Cash Register may open local works
    133 11 rpilK National Cash Register A Company may establish a factory in the Federation if there is a demand for it. Mr. J. S. Scott, the overseas vice-president of the company announced this in Singapore while on a recent visit. Mr. Scott, who is
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      280 11 Save safely f||«*^tll|lßl Sleep soundly j Open a Savings account with Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation Ltd. today with as little as $1. It provides complete security and is also the best safeguard against loss through robbery, theft or fire. Interest 2J4% The bank with Total Resources exceeding $313 million Paid-up Capital
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    Hemingway's sun eclipsed but stars still shine
    361 12  - Hemingway's sun eclipsed but stars still shine SUSAN BARRIE FRIDAY SPOTLIGHT ON THE WEEK'S NEW FILMS by THOSE who ha^e read Hemingway's powerful novel "Fiesta" will find changes made in the screen version, which appears in De Luxe-Cinemascope under the title "THE SUN ALSO RISES." The changes, however, are not
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    CRISP DIALOGUE MAKES THIS STAG PARTY A GOOD BET FOR ALL
    354 12 THE BACHELOR PARTY" is a clever and unusual film with a good cast, competent script and a good deal of human interest. There are no big name stars, no elaborate settings or lavish effects, but it has a ring
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    The Pelvis is penned, but can still writhe and wriggle
    159 12 WOULD you like to see Elvis Presley being beaten up by a hamfisted ex-convict? Would you like to watch him shovelling coal in the midday heat? Would you love to gloat as people dash about the screen in panic lest
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    DUSKY DE CARLO KEEPS HER VIRTUE IN UNCLE CLARK'S MANSION
    194 12 DUSKY DE CARLO KEEPS HER VIRTUE IN UNCLE CLARK'S MANSION IT seems a long time since lover man Gable apx peared in a meaty role. He is back on the job in "BAND OF ANGELS," co-starring Yvonne de Carlo. This drama of the Deep South in America's slaving days is
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      702 12 ©1 3f do a Shxuo thaw U tht SitM thaw Spare a thought THIS CHRISTMAS for the sick I undrr-privileued Children of Sin«»porr. A You can play Santa Clau» to these children by A 7S '-'king wrapped gifts to hang on the X'mu tree m VS. d s P la
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      501 12 J I swl 9J 'V J^K^ZJ thM >■' i liill'l'^l BUnltj4*«R H«rb«7tLoM h4 -fC iiHSS2SH^ Piuy cummins vW£ I PHONE ***** fkfll|\lTnP Jf 1 J OPEHSTPDAY! jjjJj][\JWlW j£, MIDNIGHT TOMORROW: Allied \rtMs n^=*. 1 DAVID WAYNE "TIIF NIKFII Ml IK" In F-,,v. A -|C MARCIA HENDERSON 11 <^* 1 Tomorrow
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      327 12 Straits Times Crossword 1 B 2 M 3 lBl* p s IT H T H B l 9 «O II i? ~P 1 ii "I ~fl I ""'I 5 16 17 18 19 !1 Z^ Z 11 Z !LJ_^Z ~11l Z ZjZ ilia IT" a .1 24 25 ACROSS 8
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    Lock icon SAFEST EVER AIRSHIP SANK IN SEA
    1043 13 SAFEST EVER AIRSHIP SANK IN SEA f*« crosh of fwo U.S. dirigible* the furious public described them as coffins of the oir and demanded that Ihey should be abandoned as means of future air transport. fg look-out on the German tanker, Phoebus, wts fighting to keep a foothold against the
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      197 13 Xv >; > Malariar- m AM M A^^ aW^. A% AbV afcjl Wash four clothe* to FAB'i rlcb suda and they come out cleaner than you've ever crva^ seen than before. That's became FAB— >\ v j > the miracle washing powder from America 1 .p^/ -gets out all thedtri.
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      200 13 Vurmvn A V.» Iti/ yffns wwy rue OCkEnS 't \tf akOTuinO AS I I DADDy MAS ALWAVC HAD A HOCCOB Of M£ I JOODi lA^Hd f M ™l" WBPTMi £<££? JO-B ca'mEb \V CAB AS IM CSE^-MS. AS ME CALLS IT, VIXED UP WITH A I HE'S &^ZoVti. WWATT^OH OWCT-!-»US--EI!
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    INTERNATIONAL TIN COUNCIL MAY SOON DECIDE ON QUOTAS
    555 14 By Our Market Correspondent THE question of whether the Malayan tin industry will be called upon in the near future to bring into force the rules drawn up as far back as November 1954 to restrict production, under the International Tin Agreement,
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    137 14 MELBOURNE, Thurs. INVESTMENT shares showed a firm tone, with little variation In market price on the Stock Exchange here today. North Broken Hill rose Is. 6d. in an otherwise easier base metals section. Other mining shares were steady and loans were firm. Loans 3Vi 1956-59 £98 3< 32
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    126 14 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Copra: November/ December $25.50 (up by 25 cents) buyers, $26.50 (up by 25 cents) sellers. Tone steady. Coconut oil: bulk $43 (up by 50 cents) sellers, drum •46.50 (up 50 cents) sellers. Tone steady. Pepper: no business reported
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    RUBBER PRICES
    149 14 December first grade rubber buyers fob, closed in Singapore yesterday at 76 cents per lb. up Ii cents on Wednesday's closing price. The closing tone was steady quiet Closing prices in cents per lb. yesterday wereOFFICIAL: Int 1 R.S.S. f.o.b. buyers 75%, sellers 764; Int. 1 R. S.S.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    257 14 The Malayan Sharebrokers' Association reported: "There was good support for Industrials. Tins were quietly steady, but rubbers neglected. The turnover was small." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business done yesterday. Fraser and Neave ords $2.50; Hume Industries ords A ss. 3d.; Malayan Breweries $3.35- Malayan Cement
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    KUALA MUDA RUBBER OFFER
    64 14 In their promised circular to stockholders of Kuala Muda Rubber Estates, the directors say that the offer of 245. per £1 unit puts a value on the estates of less than half the directors 1 valuation of £60 per acre, at which price comparable estates have
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    K.M.S. RUBBER
    56 14 X.M.S. (Malay States) Rubber 1 Plantations, which proposes to repay Bs. per £1 unit. Is to ask members on Wednesday to sanction conversion of the consequent j 12s. shares Into 2s. units following the U.K Capital Issues' Committee's refusal to sanction capitalisation of reserves to restore the 12s.
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    STORE SHIPPING
    89 14 Ships lvlric alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Romuald Tragutt 12, Steel Chemist 4 5 Sllindoeng 6A. Straat Soenda 6 7 Menalaus 8 9, Sanuki Maru 10/lli Roepat 13, 14, President Jackson 15 16. Wonorato 18, Rokan N Wall 3, Belaga 21 22. Remsen
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    73 14 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes In its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Selling T.T or O.D, ready: French francs *****; Belgian francs 1622 4; Swedish kr. 168 Italian lire *****. On the free exchange market In Hong Kong yesterday, the U.S.
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      473 14 NOTICES SUNGEI WAY DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated in the Federation of Malaya) NOTICE is hereby given that at the twenty-ninth Annual General Meeting of the Company which will be held on Monday 9th December, 1957, at 11 a.m., the Directors will recommend the payment of a final dividend of 10 per
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      563 14 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited from Federal citiwns. age 17—23, for appointment as Storekeepers, P W.D.. Pahang. on the salary scale of $100 x 7 50 115 137.50 x 7.50 182 50 197.50 x 750 295 plus CO LA. Applicants must have passed the Lower Certificate of Education or Form
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      741 14 NOTICES TOWN BOARDS ENACTMENT (CAP. 137) Notice Under Section 39 j NOTICE is hereby given that the Assessment list lor the Perils Town Board in respect of the Town Board Areas of Kangar, Arau and Kuala Perils, has been completed and may he Inspected at the Town Board Office, Kangar.
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      728 14 TENDERS an council of Singapore TENDER ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT: Supply of 91,000 yards Various Sizes of Cable. Tender Deposit $200/-. Close 12 NOON— I 2-12-57. Tender documents are available from the Electricity Department (Room 109), on production of the City Treasurer's Deposit Receipt which will be made in the name of
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      71 14 OFFICIAL PRICES SINGAPORE, NOV. 14. RUBBER: 761 cents per lb. (up U cents). TIN: $351.75 per picul (down 12} cents). GAZETTED PRICES The Federation s MimiM. i of Flnane has fixed the following price- for i ali ul.itniK Customs duties for thr week from Nov. 14. K iihber 77;, cents
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      590 14 AMERICAN MAIL LINE for to» Ano«l«», i«n FronciKO. Portlond, S«ottl«. laeoma v Alto ocetprino, eorgo tot rronih.pm.nl to Central t South I""""* S'sor* P Short. *'">1 M r E/c'.nV^o.. 7 BD if EVERETT ORIENT LINE l-oi Mongkooo looon I to Pennng. Ch,rt QQOrv i "L.n«v.r.tt" 29 Nov/ 1 O.C "Nor.».,.tf
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      1452 15 »405 MANSFIELD tfc CO., LTD. Tod. 4 ii lines) KO'porote.l in Singapore) niM .t h.pp-9 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE T £uLiNCS to '•'""f* o^ GLASGOW LONDON CONTINENTAL pSrTS Suei with liberty to proceed vl. P. B m or Cap. at Good Hope) CaWtVi lon t0 tKOC d v o %)cS.
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      1142 15 Wi IMS 1 1 1 J j vuWTSTTWWL\ EAST ASIATIC UNES OUTWARDS SAILINGS FOR BANGKOK AND/OR FAR EAST Penong P. S'hom S'por* ..iSJILANDIA" 22/23 Nov 24/23 Nov 2*/27 Nev ™«IA" 28/29 Nev Bangkok only "FALSTRIA" 5/ Doc 7/ 0 Dm 9/10 Dm Calling Saigon, Bangkok "KAMBODIA" r!T 13/14 Dm HOMEWARDS
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      1032 15 Kng the ben line steamers ltd %yj~ SINGAPORE (Incorporated in the United Kingdom) 5 LINES SAILINGS TO ADIN, U.K. ft CONTINENTAL PORTS Spore P. Shorn Penang BENMACDHUI for Liverpool. Rotterdam, homburg In Pert/ 10 Nev BENNEVIS for Aden, Jeddoh, Port Sudan, Hull 18/20 Na* In Port/17 Nov BENLAWERS for London,
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      1269 15 MeALISTER 6c CO., LTD. TEL.: No.: ***** ELLERMAN LINES KLAVENESS LINE LONDON, HAVRt, ROTTTERDAM HAMBURG LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, ono tor U.S.A., North Atlantic Ports "ATTLE, VANCOUVER 4 PORTLAND and Conodo vio Colombo Accepting corgo tor Centr.l South •CITY OF SWANSEA yporo P.S'ham Penang BOUGAINVILLE 2* Dm/2 Jon 3/ S
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    24 16 LONDON. Thurs. Results in yesterday's Rugby Union matches were: County championship: Dorset and Wilts 3 Oxfordshire 5; Hertfordshire 10 Sussex 0. Reuter.
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    5 for Hungary
    18 16 BUDAPEST. Thurs.—Hun gary beat Sweden 5-1 in an International table tennis match here last night—Reuter
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    SCOTLAND LUCKY TO DRAW WITH WALES
    117 16 nm GLASGOW, Thursday. SCOTLAND drew 1—1 with Wales in a home in- ternational soccer match here yesterday after leading 1—0 at halftime. The Scottish side gave a disappointing display and were lucky to share the points. Threatening rain kept the crowd down to 42,912
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    Campdale, Wee Laddie & Pantjarobah are keeping their Bukit Timah form
    615 16  - Campdale, Wee Laddie Pantjarobah are keeping their Bukit Timah form EPSOM JEEP TRACK NOTES by TPOH, Thurs.— Campdale, Wee Laddie and Pant jaro bah three first time out winners at Bukit Timah last month are all in splendid form. Campdale, ridden by Rowley Ransome. was sent out with Grand Rapids
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    SURE PROFIT AND FIRE POWER SHOW SPEED
    310 16 SURE PROFIT and Fire Power, both engaged in the Class 4, Div. 1— fif handicap on Saturday, showed smart Dace in their windingup gallops this morning. Sure Profit (Smith) had Strong and Free (Mawi) fo: company In a good 3t workout In 38.
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    Lock icon Cambridge too fast for the Wallabies
    222 16 Cambridge too fast for the Wallabies TOURISTS BOOED FOR ROUGH PLAY CAMBRIDGE, Thursday. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY decisively beat the Australian Rugby Union touring team by 13 points to three here yesterday. They led 8-3 at halftime. Cambridge, who were too fast and too clever for their opponents, emulated Oxford University in
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    50 16 JOHANNESBURG. Thurs.— Dennis Adams, of South Africa, will defend his Empire flyweight boxing title against Lloyd Gordon, the Canadian champion, in Durban on December 11. On the same bill, Willie Toweel. South Africa's Empire lightweight title-holder meets Al Nevarez. of Mexico, over 10 rounds. Reuter.
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    RUGGER STAR RONALD CHATS WITH TEAM-MATES
    32 16 RONALD TAN (right) of Singapore. wh« recently won two awards for his Rushy achievements at Adelaide University chats with team-mates Jeremy Barratt (left) and Robert Nairn.
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    Lock icon 2 records by Russian
    67 16 TEHERAN. Thurs.-Raphael Chimiskian of Russia made two lifts which were better than his own world record™ for snatch and Jerk in the featherweight division here yestS- n^}K}^ c l n&tch he lifted 243J-lbs. compared to his re- 315?-lbs 242i lbs and Wlth the erk 3 16}
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    Lock icon An old rule may force North Ireland to pull out of finals
    427 17 An old rule may force North Ireland to pull out of finals LONDON, Thurs. A 30-year-old ban on Northern Ireland playIng soccer on Sunday at home or abroad has raised the possibility of the Irishmen having to withdraw from the World Cup in Sweden next year. The Northern Ireland Football
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    25 17 SHEFFIELD. Thurs. —England beat Belgium 2-0 in a youths soccer international here last night. Both goals were scored in the second half. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Handicap for young team
    69 17 LONDON. Thurs.— One of the youngest teams ever to represent England in a table tennis international will face Ireland under a probable handicap on December 5 in Belfast. The average age Ls under 22 and as the English Association has banned sponge bats the youngsters will
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    Lock icon BUT THERE'S BIG DEMAND STILL FOR TRENTHAM BOY AT 100-8
    138 18 Floor Show 10-1 LONDON, Thurs. Mr. Thomas Coleman's seven-year-old Floor Show was made ten to one favourite replacing last year's winner, rrentham Boy, at last night's :allover on the Manchester November Handicap (1J ■niles) on Saturday. Trentham Boy, although le
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    Medan soccer champions score first victory of tour
    401 18  - Medan soccer champions score first victory of tour V.P. NAYAGAM MALAYS SCORE FIRST GOAL BUT LOSE By KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. A GRAND second half rally enabled P.S.M.S. of Medan, the North Sumatra soccer champions, to register their first win in Malaya when they beat a strong Malayan Malays side 3-1
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    PHILIPPINE CHINESE FINISH CHAMPIONS
    94 18 TAIPEH, Thurs.— The Presidential Birthday Cup tournament ended tonight with The Philippine Chinese team beating Formosa's Kuo Kuang 45.-40. Among the four entries in the Gnal round The Philippine team won all the three games. Hong Kong Chinese won two and lost one. Formosa's Kuo Kuang
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    Navy edge SRC with a late goal
    106 18 NAVY Nomads gained full points in their Singapore Hockey Association Div 2 league match yesterday when they edged Singapore Recreation Club 2-1 on the padang. Nomads led 1-0 at half time with a goal by Legg in the fifth minute, but they could
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    NAGLE LEADS
    31 18 MELBOURNE Thurs— Ken Nagle and Frank Phillips, the New South Wales professionals, took the lead with 67 and 68 in the Australian open golf championship which began here today.
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    MHF's TOP PRIORITY QUESTION
    251 18  -  KEN FERNANDEZ THE STRAITS TIMES FRIDA1 Ministry of Education mav he ashed tor rulina on 'ban by headmasters Delegate: This attitude is mean By KUALA LUMPUR, 1V Thurs. The Malayan Hockey Federation may ask for a ruling from the Minis try of Education on the question
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    S.W. Borderers seek matches
    39 18 South Wales Borderers would like to arrange friendly soccer matches with local clubs and schools before the close 6f the season. Teams interested should contact their sports officer. Major Worral, Tel. 2805 ext. Selarang 41.
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    Sports DIARY
    39 18 HOCKEY S.H.A. Div. 1: CSC. v R.A.F. Changi. Balestier Road: S.C.C. v S.T.U.. padDiv. 2: Y.M.S.A. v T.T.C., Y.M.S.A.: R.M.N. v R.E.M.E., Naval Base; Div. 3: Police v Serangoon Gardens, Thomson Road; Y.M.C.A. v S.T.U., Balestier Road
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    A stony likely at PAA meeting
    214 18 A stony likely at PAA meeting By CHAN KW AN JPOH, Thurs P e r a k A Athletic Ass hold an general n. Sunday "to election of i tee" as ordered J 5 Registrar of Soct, It is believed k i that the meeting lop into R ;,^i i
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    MORE SPORTS FOR OLD BOYS OF STORE SCHOOLS
    202 18 MORE SPORTS FOR OLD BOYS OF STORE SCHOOLS EPSOM JEEP'S TRACK NOTES -SEE PAGE 16 By MM KEE CHAM PLANS are underway to provide "old boys" of all Singapore secondary schools with more sports activities as a result of a meeting last week. Delegates from six old boys associations Raffles.
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    RAJA MUDA CUP FOR BASKETBALL TOURNEY
    64 18 RAJA MUDA CUP FOR BASKETBALL TOURNEY ■CMGHTKKN teams from the various new villages in Selant;or have entered for the first ever Selangor in-ter-new villages basketball competition which starts at the Bukit Bintang Park on Saturday night. The tournament is being organised by the Selangor Amateur Basketball Association. A challenge trophy
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    FINAL TRIAL FOR COLONY ALL BLUES
    94 18 FINAL TRIAL FOR COLONY ALL BLUES SINGAPORE Asians, who are preparing for their key All Blues Cup south zone match against Selangor on Nov. 23. will meet R.A.F. Seletar at Bukit Timah on Monday. The team against Seletar is: Richard Ghow (Varsity)Ang Choo Leong (Police) Seevaratnam (Varsity Ramli (Police! Malik
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    Schools teams to make tour of Fed
    213 18  - Schools teams to make tour of Fed SAUL JOSHUA By THE SINGAPORE L Secondary Schools Sports Council yesterday completed plans for a Combined Schools rugger and a basketball team to tour the Federation during the December hoiidays. A party of 36 boys and teachers from both English and vernacular schools
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    International standards
    74 18 The Sports Council has approved a proposal that from next year all the weights of the implements in the throwing events be reduced to conform with the international standards for juniors. Mr. David said that with this move the schools will be taking a big step forward in
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    Clinics for athletes
    91 18 Clinics for athletes "we have already classified the weights of the throwing implements according to the ages of the schoolchildren. The system we have followed is based on that used throughout thp world for juniors." On the schools coaching clinics for athletics, Mr. David said that he was very pleased
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    CHIA KENG SCORE 81-43 WIN
    43 18 RESULTS of the Federation of Boys' Club's second annual basketball tournament played at the Singapore ifouth Sports Centre courts last night were: Chla Keng 81 Changi 43 Mt. Erskine 33 Upper Serangoon 52: S.H.B. 58 Princo Edward 49.
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    Lock icon HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER STAYS UNBEATEN EDDIE MACHEN STOPS THE 'HURRICANE' IN 10th TO PRESS HIS TITLE CLAIMS
    143 18 HEAVYWEIGHT CONTENDER STAYS UNBEATEN EDDIE MACHEN STOPS THE 'HURRICANE' IN 10th TO PRESS HIS TITLE CLAIMS SAN FRANCISCO, Thurs. Eddie Machen. leading contender for Floyd Patterson's world heavyweight title, beat Tommy "Hurricane" Jackson here las* night. The referee .'topped the scheduled 12-round fight in the tenth round to save Jackson
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    Lock icon AUSSIES NAME FIVE TO DEFEND CUP
    125 18 AUSSIES NAME FIVE TO DEFEND CUP MELBOURNE, Thurs Aus tralian tennis selector: today named live player! for the defence of th< Oavis Cup next month. One more player will be added to the squad after the South Australian staU championships later thimonth. The players picked toda> were Mai Anderson, holder
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    Sailors beat BMH 14-6
    77 18 MERCHANT Navy beat British Military Hospital by 14 points (goal, 2 tries, penalty) to six (dropped goal, try) in a rugby match on the padang yesterday. The Merchant Navy team comprised of men from the Blue Funnel ships Atrevs, Orestes and Ulysses, with hooker Kenshole and
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    SHB POLICE ARE NO} FOURTH IN TABLE
    173 18 S.H.B. POLICE moved up to fourth place in the table when they beat Wanderers 2-0 In a Singapore Hockey Association Div. 1 league match at Bukit Chermln yesterday. S.H.B. Police. who last week foiled University's title bid with a surprise 2-1 win, won
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