The Straits Times, 5 February 1958

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    19 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times fie**"** Estd. 1845/ SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1958 15 CENTS
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    Lock icon THREAT TO SOEKARNO
    405 1 OUST REDS OR WE WILL SET UP NEW GOVERNMENT* Ultimatum from rebel forces follows plotting in Sumatra The 'Young Colonels 9 trailed him TOKYO, Tuesday. JJKVOLITIONARY forces in Indonesia have given an ultimatum to President Soekarno warning they will set up a new government unless he ousts
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    FATHER: I DID NOT KNOW OF PLANTER
    483 1 FATHER: I DID NOT KNOW OF PLANTER 'She said life was unbearable' SUNGEI PATANI, Tuesday. AN elderly Chinese trader told a magistrate here today he was not aware his attractive 17-year-old daughter was in love with an English planter whom she is accused of murdering "I do not know her
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    Ceylonese cheer a decade of freedom
    96 1 Ceylonese cheer a decade of freedom (COLOMBO Tues. The pealing of temple bells and special church services today heralded tbe 10th anniversary celebrations of Ceylon's independence from British rule The highlight was a march past and drill display by 1.500 schoolchildren drawn from over 60 schools in Colombo's Independence Square
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    Lock icon CAIRO CHEERS JUBILANT NASSER
    48 1 CROWDS cheer and try to clamber on board the car bearing Egypt's President Nasser (right) and Syria's President Kuwatl y through the streets of Cairo The two leaders had just signed a proclamation merging the two countries Into the "United Arab Republic "—U.P. picture.
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    Lock icon 'Cheeky' boy murdered
    69 1 LONDON, Tues. Former Sunday school teacher Roy Riddinglon, 23, found guilty but insane yesterday of murdering an eight-year-old boy, was alleged to have told the police: "He had been cheeky to me in Church. I thought it would teach him a lesson.'' He pushed the boy Keith
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    Kidnap bid was by Singapore gang
    399 1  -  V.P. NAYAGAM FIVE HOKKIENS, SAY THE POLICE By KUALA LUMPUR, Tues —It was a well-organised, tough Singapore gang which attempted to kidnap a wealthy Kuala Lumpur doctor— Saw Hock Chuan. aged 40— here last week. St-langor police who have established this. oelieve that the
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    TIN CRISIS: PLAN TO AID JOBLESS
    259 1 About 7,000 ma if be sacked soon KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. i PLAN to solve the unemployment crisis which may result from the restriction of Malayan tin production under the International Tin Agreement has been put forward by the Federation's four-man investigating team. The team
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    Lock icon The big ache
    33 1 BRUSSELS. Tues. -British industry loses 500.000 working hours every year through toothache. Dr. W. O. Senior, chief dental officer at the Ministry of Health, told a dental conference here yesterdav.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Asian flu back
    29 1 TOKYO. Tues. Asian flu Is back in Japan, the Welfare Ministry announced today More than 500 school, children are ill. Schools may b e closed Reuter.
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    Lock icon Customs strike
    25 1 PARIS. Tues. Customs officials at Orly Airport here began a 48-hour strike today for higher pay. Passengers were cleared through customs without examination.—Reuter.
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    Teachers' threat—an envoy's regrets
    170 1 Teachers' threat— an envoy's regrets KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Malayan Ambassador to Indonesia. Inche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, has cabled UMNO headquarters here regretting the resignation threat by Malay school teachers. He asked the teachers to re-consider their decision and to think of the possible renemi ions thrir iTsis-nation* could
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    Lock icon 2 a.m. news roundup
    246 1 2 a.m. news roundup TENCKU URGES S.E. ASIA UNITY COLOMBO. Tuf s. Tha Malayan Prime Minister, TengKu Abdul Rahman, tonight called for a meeting of South-East Asian leaders in the "not far distant future" to forge unity in the region. He was speaking at meeting which climaxed the celebrations of
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    Lock icon 'MOUNTIE' RESCUES FOUR
    81 1 WINNIPEG, Tues.-Three men and an 11-year-old Eskimo girl were in hospital here today after being saved from death In the desolate sub-arctic wastelands by a Mounted Policeman making a once-«i-year patrol of the area. The "Mountie" arrived on the scene minutes after a plane carrying the four
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    I RUNAWAY HEIRESS ON HONEYMOON IN SUNNY HAVANA
    8 2 I RUNAWAY HEIRESS ON HONEYMOON IN SUNNY HAVANA
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    Dominic's father relents but he wants a wedding in church
    114 2 RINAWAY LOVW Ttmt Kennedy and Dominic Elwes kiss on a Havana beach after their wedding last week. Ttiey had flown in two days earlier from Britain, where MCMf heiress Trssa, If, had been made an "infant ward of Mart" and
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    Lock icon A GENTLEMAN OF LEISURE
    43 2 LOS ANGELES. Tues Mis. Athuli Penniman who ed us^.io millioi m from her grand- got a divorct The court was told her tnakatMl, RmmU Penniman. '•always in bed. He uas a retired gentleman at the age oi 27."- Renter
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    Lock icon Taxman: Charlie owes $1.4 m.
    56 2 LOS ANGELE.S, Tues— An income tax claim for USSI.4 million against Charlie Chaplin was filed here today The claim is against Chaplin's incomes for 1953 and 1954. Chaplin claims he ha~ b r n a Swiss r i dent >mc 1952 and is not liable
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    Victorious sails
    26 2 PORTSMOUTH. Tues. The aircraft carrier Victori- ous left for trials today after a seven-year refit which has converted her Into Britain's most modern warship.
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    Lock icon Sex killing: Manhunt for maniac who kept girl's body 'on ice'
    431 2  -  DETECTIVES ARE BAFFLED MACABRE DEATH BY LONDON, Tuesday. SCOTLAND YARD detectives are hunting for a sex maniac who apparently kept a girl he killed in a deep freeze for a month. It is one of the most macabre manhunts
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    Lock icon Practical joke on Air Ministry
    59 2 Practical joke on Air Ministry LONDON, Tues —An instrument packed container complete with parachute and instructions asking that it be returned to Russia puzzled police and Air Ministry experts for most of yesterday. It was a hoax. Last night the Air Ministry said the "scientific instruments" in the container, found
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    Lock icon A rowdy club that was not raided
    271 2 'CONSPIRACY' COURT TOLD 0F... LONDON, Tuesday. 4 SUSPENDED chief constable, two detectives and two other men were charged here today with conspiring to "obstruct the course Of justice The five accused whc pleaded not guilty to the charge, had been committed a] by
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    Lock icon Brnk rate: Big row continues
    155 2 LONDON. Tues. —The Government and Labour Opposition clashed sharply yes- i terday over recent allegations that there was a leakage of information about the bank rate rise by two per cent to »even per cent. Opening a House of Commons debate on the findings Of
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    114 STRIKE-NO WORK FOR 8,000 OTHERS
    184 2 ff<fjjf Bj^^Wn?^Ha-M Hiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiii EIGHT THOUSAND motor plant at Birmi home yesterday because < men. There was no work for 4.500 day workers because of the stoppage. Another 3.500 wire sent home when the night storemen also Joined the strike— Reuter DAMASCUS: President Shukri El
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    This rail crash in fog killed 10
    69 2 TEX PEOPLE were killed in this rail crash =at Daeanham. bssex. E last week. A train smashed into E the rear coach of anE other train in thick E foe. More than 80 pc«E pie were injured. AT RIGHT, rescuers E break through
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    RESCUERS CUT AWAY THE ROOF
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    Lock icon Is Lama with a 'third-eye' a British plumber's son?
    160 2 LONDON, Tues. Mr. Freder i c J. Warburg, a publisher, said on television last night that experts had been unable to agree on the authenticity of a book, The Third Eye" written by a bald, beat tied six-footer claiming to be
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    Lock icon Russia's terms 'unacceptable'
    255 3 RED BOSS: LEX'S HAVE SUMMIT CONFERENCE- BUT NO PRELIMINARY TALKS Tell Asia about U.S. cash aid, says Mr. Saund LOS ANGELES, Tuesday. lytß D. S. SAUND. Indian-born member ot tho United States House of Representatives, declared here yesterday that the country must supplement foreign aid with a
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    Lock icon Another $1,260 m. for US defence
    118 3 WASHINGTON, Tues.-The Senate yesterday overwhelmingly approved President Eisenhower's request for an extra U551,260 million in new defence funds for this year. The money will be spent on missiles. Including ballistic nubile sites and missilelaunching submarines, on dispersal of the Strategic Air Command's bombing bases,
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    Lock icon Tensing hurt
    26 3 MILAN, Tues. Tensing Norkay. Co-conqueror of Mount Everest, saw a specialist here today for leg bruise sustained while he was learning to ski.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Crafty
    29 3 1 MANILA. Tues.— An Amerl' 'can Navy landing craft stolen last month, was found today in a private dockyard here— being converted into a I fishing boat —Reuter.
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    THE DAY LLOYD GOT NOTE ABOUT TRIP IN A SPUTNIK
    183 3 THE DAY LLOYD GOT NOTE ABOUT TRIP IN A SPUTNIK LONDON. Tues. THIRTEEN year old Lloyd Lee took one look at a letter that popped through the door of his house and fainted. His mother rushed with the letter to the police in Mickleever about 106 miles from here and
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    Lock icon Clothes, gems stolen from Princess
    153 3 LONDON. Tues Po'.ice I are today hunting a thief with the hottest haul in London clothes and Jewellery belonaine to 21-yeai-old Prinress Alexandra Every London policeman has a de.-xription of the royal belongings with the. order from Scotland Yard: "Find them." I The clothes and
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    Lock icon AMERICANS DISMISS BULGANIN NOTE AS NEGATIVE APPROACH TO IKE'S PROPOSALS
    347 3 AMERICANS DISMISS BULGANIN NOTE AS NEGATIVE APPROACH TO IKE'S PROPOSALS WASHINGTON, Tuesday. officials today branded as "unacceptable" the Russian Premier Nikolai j Buiganin's latest conditions for an East- West summit ronference. The White House described the new Bulganin I letter to President Eisenhower as a repetition of previous Soviet proposals
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    Lock icon HAILSHAM: 'SUMMIT'MAY LEAVE US AT REDS'MERCY
    250 3 HAILSHAM: 'SUMMIT MAY LEAVE US AT REDS' MERCY EDINBURGH, Tues. —Lord Hailsham, chairman of the Brit i s h Conservative Party, said tonight that many of the proposals put forward for discussion at an EastWest summit meeting "would put us at the mercy of the Russ- ians." He said the
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    Lock icon JET RECORD
    145 3 British fighter flies faster than sound for 23 minutes f ONDON, Tues. An v English Electric P. 1.8. fighter has flown faster than sound for 23 consecutive minutes —probably the longest continuous supersonic flight by any plane it was announced last, night A company spokesman said: "The importance
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    LONDON STOCKS
    247 3 LONDON, Mon. Closing middle prices of selected tnck-, not Including stamp duty were: LOANS Consols £48>4 +^i Funding 4.. 188 11/16 +5,16 War 3' 2 C6S BANKS Mercantile Ml) 32/Chartered (£1) 41 Hongkong ($125) £45' i INSURANCE Con. Un (Uts.) 75/9 Royal 77/6 Prudential £4 MM Can. Pac.
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    RUBBER
    27 3 LONTXDN. Mon —Spot 23d Mar. 23 \d. April-June 23 \d July-Sept. S3>4d., Oct.-Dec. 23\,d.. Frt>. elf. 23d.. Mar. c.l.f. 23d April elf. 23d. Tone: Very quiet
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    TIN
    23 3 rOVitON Mon- Baiwn £730. €7;i')'.. Fb yard buy- f ,28 sellers £728 1 Z Si-ttlemeht CT3O'.. a.m. 104 tons. p.m. 135, loo*.
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    Lock icon Test tube babies: Methodist backing
    300 3 Test tube babies: Methodist backing F ONDON, Tues. A leading Methodist cleigyman said yesterday he did not think it would be "sinful" to allow lonely spinsters to have children by artificial insemination. Dr. Donald Soper, former president of the British Methodist Conference, said he did not think It was wise
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    Leading miner: Tin pact guards industry against catastrophe
    386 4 PRODUCERS' CARTEL? 14 OF^ 20 COUNCIL MEMBERS CONSUMERS IPOH, Tuesday. NOMINATED mining member on the Federal Legislative Council, Mr. Woo Ka Lim, today denied that the International Tin Agreement, to which Malaya is a signatory, wag a producers' cartel. Mr. Woo, who
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    Mothers get those cash talks jobs
    244 4 Mothers get those cash talks jobs VSNS\ J FOB JOjS. I/UALA LUMPUR, Tues. l —Two pretty mothers beat more than 100 other applicants yesterday for the Klamour jobs of receptionists at a coming international conference here. THE CONFERFACt: to be attends by the UN Secretary-General. M r Dag Hammarskioeld. will
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    They want tickets to India
    59 4 They want tickets to India PENANG, Tues Hundreds of Indians queued up for several hours today to book passages to India on the State of Madras for the AprilJune sailing season. They stormed the local office of the agents, but order was eventually restored Today was the opening day for
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    HUNTER SHOT DEAD IN JUNGLE
    39 4 BALING. Tues —Abu Bakar tin Said. 20. was shot der.d while hunting in the TawarB."Im» jun-^i? last Sunday. Abu Dakar went shootinp with Hasnim bin Unan. They separated in the jimcle. Policf are invfsti'ating.
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    BID TO STREAMLINE PENANG TRANSPORT
    168 4 1 PENAN'G, Tuesday. 'THE City Councils transport department and all private bus companies here may be combined into a public corporation. A scheme to place the entire 'ty transport system un- der a board is being ore--1 pared by Mr. Lim Kean Siew. i chairman
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    Guardian fined
    35 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues See Bak Wah. guardian of a boy over 12 years of age who failed to take out an identity card for him. was fined $40 in the magistrate's court today.
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    GIRL ROBBED OF NECKLACE
    69 4 SUNGEI PATANI. Tues. Three youths held up a ioupl» behind the Sungei Patani court house last nl;;ht. I Chong Chirw Thai. h 'pretty 17-year-old tapper i i told police the rubber* too 1 1 her gold npcktnre after assaulting her boy friend. Chong said one of
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    Next meeting
    23 4 PENANG. Tues— The Penang State Council will hold its next meeting at the council chamber in Peel Avenue on Feb 26
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    Dog bit dog shooter: Owner is fined $15
    125 4 Dog bit dog shooter: Owner is fined $15 PENANG. Tues— A dog bit a dog shooter vvtien he was on his rounds on Oct. 19. last year. In the First Magistrate's Court today, the owner, Josephine Mary, was fined $15 and ordered to pay $10 compensation to ttie dog shooter.
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    Driver in hnrry is fined
    52 4 Low Chin Fay ot Outram Road, was nntd $25 in Singapore yesterday tor driving his car along H:li street on May 7 last year, without reasonable consideration for others usine the road He was stated to have overtaken several vehicles. and cut in and out
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    $60 FOR CURRY POWDER ROBBER
    153 4 $60 FOR CURRY POWDER ROBBER DENANG, TO««. A 1 pin-table operator, Kang Ah Kow. was robbed by a powderthrowine; robber shortly after midnight last night In Balik Pulau village. Kang had collected his day's takings of $60 and was leaving his shop when thy j robber struck. I He threw
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    He will advise councillors
    40 4 KUCHINU. Tues. Ml Ha rold Bedale an expert in local government, nas arrived here trom Britain. He will be in Sarawak for five weeks to advise councillors and government admlnk>tr« tivt officers Hi local government allairs
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    Industrial expert here next week
    118 4 K.UALA LU.VII-UK 1 .'t-6 I*he Canadian Industr.ai tx )ert Col. F J Lyle wh. is C' advise the Federation Gov crnment «U1 iirive hernext week He will stay in Maiava tor six months making a sur vev ot industrial potential I'nt enipna.sis wn, Dt on
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    The sack—for army 'top brass'
    299 5 The sack— for army 'top brass' MANY OFFICERS TO BECOME REDUNDANT AFTER PRESENT TOURS OF DUTY END BRITISH DEFENCE CUTS WILL HIT COLONY'S BRIGADIERS, COLONELS {SINGAPORE'S large population of military "top brass" is falling as a result of Britain';. plans to "streamline" her forces. There will be no change in
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    Heart-case boy may go next week
    107 5 Heart-case boy may go next week PENANG, Tues. Twelve-year-old Lye Boon Leong, the j Penang schoolboy with an enlarged heart, may leave for specialist treatment in the United States next week. A sum of US$7OO $2,149 m has been deposited with the White Memorial Hospital and Clinic in Los Angeles,
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    Scrap jails man
    29 5 SEGAMAT. Mon— Pleading guilty here to a charge of unlawful possession of three katis of scrap rubber. Sanusi bin Niat. 23. was jailed for three months
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    191 evacuees leave
    32 5 The 24.000-ton P and O liner Chu: san which left Singapore for Britain yesterday embarked 191 Dutch evacuees for Rotterdam. The liner is making a special stop at Rotterdam
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    STANVAC FACES STRIKE THREAT
    227 5 STANVAC FACES STRIKE THREAT IyHE 380-strong Stan- vac Employees Union yesterday said it would call out its members on strike if the Standard-Vacuum Oil Company of Singapore recognised the newly-formed Stanvac Senior Resident Staff Union. Mr. Andrew Ngul, the union secretary, told the Straits Times: "It is a matter of
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    Fined man: I was careless
    40 5 SEGAMAT, Tues. When charged here with failing to take out an identity card for his child over 13 years of age, Omar bin Mohamed. 48. told the court: "I was careless" He was fined $25.
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    Chase ends in death
    51 5 A cat ran onto Singapore Airport road yesterday while trying to escape from a dog but It pM knocked A >« n by a car. As the car sped off. he dog approached the dead cat for a post mortem" but a second vehicle knocked the
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    SCHOOLGIRL FARIDAH WINS MISS SARONG' CONTEST
    42 5 SIXTEEN-year-old Faridah binte Abu Bakar. a student of a Pcnang English school, who has been chosen "Miss Sarong and Kehaya of Prnang UMNO" at the Penang I'MNO youth's funfair at New World park.— Straits Times picture.
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    LOVERS TOLD: DON'T TEMPT ROBBERS
    165 5 PENANG, Tuesday. POLICE spokesman today warned courting couples they would be "sitting ducks" for robbers and prowlers if they frequented lonely spots at the Botanic Gardens at night. He said there tiad recently been several hold-ups in the gardens. Police were now posted in the
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    Old Boys pick officials
    51 5 IPOH. Tues. Mr. Chon Chang Ping of Ipoh has been re-elected president of the Perak branch of the Chung Ling High School Old Boys' Association. Other officials are: Mr Loke Hoon Keong (vice-presi-dent i. Mr. Khoo Hock Pan i secretary' and Mr. Phan Yee Lin? i
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    WHAT'S ON at the cinemas
    913 5 Pcming CATBAT: Delicate Delinquent 1.15. 330. 645, 9.15; ODEON: Las Vega- ShnkcJown 3 15. 6.45. 9 15; PARAMOINT: Malm Dcvi 3.30. 8.30; CATROLi Aiass-an-e 1.15. 3.30. 6.30. 9.30; REX: Behind the Hull Wall 1.15. 3.30. 6 3:). 930;. LIDO: Hi>n'" .Tfringkons iMalavi 1 3.15.7.9 30;
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    Delay, and I what a bother
    197 5 Homes given up, cars sold I£UALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Federation Government's threeweek delay in sending six Malayans to Britain for training as commercial attaches has upset their plans and caused them great trouble. On learning they would be leaving Malaya on Jan. 15. some
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    Govt. to aid poultry industry
    78 5 Govt. to aid poultry industry rE Singapore Government Is planning to help the poultry-rearing Industry The Minister for Commerce and Industry. Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy, told the Straits Times yesterday that he had a number of alternative plans in mind "I cannot reveal these plans at the moment until I
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    Drank petrol in suicide bid
    47 5 NIBONG. TEBAL. Tues A young wife drank petrel .n an attempt to commit suicide after quarrelling with her husband. It was said in court here yesterday. The wife. Mumamah. 22. pleaded guilty to attempted suicide and was bound over for a year.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    101 6 W Hurrf. tit (Minimum). MR. AND MRS. DAVID ADCOCK thank all relatives and (i lends for their valuable presents and good wishes on the occasion of their wedding. THE PARENTS of Mr. Chung Chong Weng sincerely thank all the Doctors, nurses and staff of the General Hospital, Singapore lor
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
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      Flowers That Bloomed
      658 6 "rightists" began and It was evident that flowers would no longer bloom or different thoughts contend, there was a feeling outside China that Chairman Mao's February declaration had been intended as a trap, and that it was fulfilling its purpose. There is nothing to support this view,
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      Penang's Buses
      282 6 As in Singapore, Penang'sCity Council has undergone transformation. Labour is in control, and the Alliance sits in unaccustomed opposition. But Mr. Ramanathan's assumption of the mayoralty has not been signified by the explosion of firecracker* oi the thud of falling maces. His speech of acceptance read like a
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      Co-op Shops
      224 6 The Public larvtaM Cooperative Stores Society is the Hist real attempt since 1953 to develop a consumei co-operative in Singapore. The Co-opeiative Stores Ltd which went into liquidation four years ago thrived lor a time very largely because it was born in a period ot short supplies and
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    A special committee should study problem of Singapore
    1001 6 A special committee should study problem of Singapore TO realise the political significance of Singapore, one needs to study a globe rather than a flat map of the world in an atlas. Only then does one realise the advantages to Communism of a land mass, stretching from the Baltic in
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      Why split UMNO over three-month delay?
      486 6 Why split UMNO over three -month delay? THE Malay leachers have been governed by emotion rather than by fact. They should realise that setting up Malaymedium secondary schools is not easy. Furthermore, as teachers they must be patient and accept the decision of Inche Khir Julian and not try to
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      Graduates and anomalies
      179 6 Graduates and anomalies rE president of the Graduate Teachers' Association, says that "anomalies, must be removed if the plan proposed by the Ministry to overcome the shortage "I graajati- a CIKTs 11) sClli:>.l> IS tU Dc helptui He ;;\c> us a liftt ot such aii' .maii-i- Out a> a tax-pay
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      Flying the flags
      157 6 Flying the flags I wonder whether anyone can enlighten me on the following po.nts Whether it is in order for both the Federation and State flap.s to be flown on a Federal holiday: whether it is in order for only the State flag to be flown on a State holiday
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      Minority opinion
      53 6 Minority opinion MR. K. 8 Tan't letter on compulsory voting (B.T. Feb. 4), has my full support. All this talk about Singapore going "left" Is utter nonsense. Unless everybody is made to go to the polls, how can we justifiably draw any conclusion from the opinions of the minority? V.
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      HEARINGS IN SECRET
      198 6 MAY I be permitted a few comments in response to the letter on preliminary enquiries from my friend 8.X.D., the bestknown legal Initials In Malaya. I do not disagree with anything he wrote, but there are intervening stages between inquiries which are fully public and those which
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      THE SMALL MINERS
      183 6 (CONTINUED and increased tin restriction may support the price of the metal by which large producers benefit but causes serious lass and in some cases permanent iniury to small and especially marginal producers some ot whom may have to abandon their holdings Buch smaller producers are generally
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    Teachers put up new pay plan
    190 7 Teachers put up new pay plan If UALA LUMPUR, Tues. —Two thousand teachers of English in Federation Chinese Schools today sent the Government a proposed unified salary scheme for themselves. Undrr the plan teachers will come under 11 categories. The staitlng wace will be $135 for primary school teachers reaching
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    Crash verdict
    40 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.—A verdict of accidental death vu returned here today on a seven-year-old boy. Kathan Veraniani. who died after he was hit by an army lorry near' his home at the 63« mile. Pitching Road in. July.
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    Two mental patients are accused of murder
    115 7 IPOH. Tues.— Two patients of the Central Mental Hospital in Tanjong Rambutan were separately charged in absentia in the magistrate's court here today with murdering two other patients. Arjimeer Singh. 74 was a«- cused of murdering A. t belliah on Jan 29 in
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    Big MCA clean-up is on the way
    352 7 'TRADITIONAL CALL FOR CHINESE UNITY' HINDERED EARLIER ACTION RULES TO BE AMENDED TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR COMMITTEE TO EXPEL 'UNDESIRABLES' KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A BKI clean-up of the Malayan Chinese Association is expected after its 138-member general committee meets here next month.
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    Woman Red will not hang
    123 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Pardons Board has rei commended that woman terrorist Wonß Lan should not be sent to the gallows. The board's recommendation that the death sentence, upheld by the Federation Court of Appeal, should be I commuted has been conveyed to the Sultan
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    Gifts for children from consort
    46 7 THE CONSORT of the Paramount Ruler, the Raja Permaisuri Agong. is seen distributing gifts at a children's party at the Batu Road School in Kuala Lumpur. The ocasion was the celebration of the Malayan Association of Youth Clubs. Straits Times picture.
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    Our modern evils
    176 7 GOVT: WE ARE AWARE OF DANGERS OF COMMUNISTS, SECRET SOCIETIES CEREMBAN, Tues. The Federation Govprnment l| fuliy "alive 1 to the dangers Communist subversive ele ments, secret societies and criminal gangs pose to the youth of Malaya The Minister of Labour and Social Welfare. Mr. Ong Yoke
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    ACCEPT JAPAN'S COMPETITION, CALL TO MANUFACTURERS
    313 7 THE chairman of the 1 Singapore Industrial Promotion Beard, Mr. David Lee. said yesterday that local manufacturers must accept the accelerated Japanese trade drive and become competitive as far as possible. Mr. Lee. who Is also president of the Singapore Manufacturers' Association said: "This
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    Weeder to die for murder of girl
    327 7 DENIAL OF STATEMENT FANTASTIC MALACCA. Tuesday. AN ESTATE weeder, N. Kuppusamy, 36 was sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Hepworth in the High Court here today for the murder of a girl. Lav Pot Kiow. 17. at Bukit Kajang Estate. Jasin. on the
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    Inquiry into language and jobs
    84 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.The Federation Govern nvnt will soon find out in which grades of its servlc qualifications in English ma> be dropped and Malay subs tltuted. The Government today sei up a committee under the chairmanship uf the Minlste* of Transport. Inche Abdul Rahman bin
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    COUNCIL TO HELP TEACH ENGLISH
    73 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Top-level discussions on stepping up English education in Malaya are expected to take place here this week The director-general of the British Council. Sir Paul Sinker, who flew into Kuala Lumpur today from Penang, told the Straits Times: "I will be meeting
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    Tiger shot
    22 7 TEMERLOH. Tues. A 3001 b User was shot dead last night by a hunter on the Maran road near here.
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    Wife No.1 insists on cup of tea front No. 2
    160 7 Wife No.1 insists on cup of tea front No. 2 IPOH, Tues— A wife told the .Magistrate's Court here today that she would return to her husband's i home, if his second wife would offer her the traditional cup of Chinese tea. Wong Ah \ii.ii. 24. was claiming $20f a
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    Doctor is back with a top degree
    146 7 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A Queen's Scholar. Dr. Abdul Majid Ismail has returned to Malaya with a top degree In orthopaedic surgery Two years ago the alumni issoclatlon protested •<> the Moderation Governmetr when iit recalled Dr. Majid before I lie finished bis
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    INDUSTRY ASKED FOR RUBBER SPENDING-GOVT.
    211 7 INDUSTRY ASKED FOR RUBBER SPENDING-GOVT. CONTROLLER ANSWERS HAY KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. "THE Federation Controller or Rubber, Mr. H. A. L. 1 Luckham, said today publicity and development work financed from money from the rubber research fund was carried out at the request of the rubber industry Mr. Luckham was coin-
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    THE PRICE OF AGE
    78 7 PENANO. Tues. The Pc aang Chief Minister- <J2 year-old housrbfiy Ravappa i Soosay was today bouni over in the sum jf $100 for three months foi altering hildentity card Soosay wa< alleged r o hay« altered the year ot nis rj.rtn from 1894 to 1895. "I
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    Gen. Brooke tracks satellite
    143 7 Gen. Brooke tracks satellite KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The GOC Federation Army. Major-General F. H. Brooke, an amateur radio transmitter, and his fellow "ham" operators at the army's headquarters here are keeping their ears cocked for the signals of the American satellite now circling the earth. A special army receiver has
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    Revival plans by Perak Labour
    239 8 PARTY MEETING TO BE CALLED SOON IPOH, Tues— The Perak 1 branch of the Labbour Party of Malaya defunct for the last two years Is now making plans for a come-back bid with a big membership drive and re-organisation i programme. Plans for the resurgence
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    D.S.P. leaves on promotion
    37 8 SEGAMAT. Tues. The DSP. J. J. Raj. is leaving Segamat this week on promotion. He is taking over as O.CP.D Kuala Lumpur. Mr. T. A Cronnell will take over from him at Segamat.
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    Stole—fined
    34 8 Stole fined NIBONG TEBAL. Tues An expectant mother, Achee was sentenced to one day s jail and fined $100 here yes terday for steal.ng a gold necklace from a neighbour' house on Jan. 13.
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    FORMER OLYMPIC STAR WEDS BRITISH MAJOR IN SINGAPORE
    65 8 FORMER OLYMPIC STAR WEDS BRITISH MAJOR IN SINGAPORE CAPT. AI'DREV WILLIAMSON. WRAC. and Major Brian Mitchell. RASC. who were married at St. (.forms Garrison Church at Tanelin. Singapore The bride ran second the 2M metres in the 1!U8 Olympics and won the event when she represented Britain in the triangular
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    Axe attack: Man accused
    46 8 PENANG. Tues.— Loo Kirr. Hoay. 26. was today charged with voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Yeoh Oh Bah with an axe in Gladstone Road at 9.30 last night. The magistrate, Mr. Au Ah Wah. fixed the case for mention on March 3.
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    Sultan to decorate four
    114 8 Sultan to decorate four IPOH. Tues— The Suitan ot Perak will present state Meritorious Service Meda.. to lour people, named in hi> Birthday Honours List Jl Jan. 15 at the State Secreta riat on Monday. Two. Mr N. L. Alexander Perak Secretary for Chinev Affairs, and Mr. G. E. Coster,
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    Woman to show her paintings
    47 8 PENANG. Tues. Miss Ma Shoo Shean will hold an exhibition of her Chinese painting and calligraphy at the Penang Rubber Trade Association premises this weekend. Mr. Heah Joo Seang. president of the association, will open the exhibition at 5 p.m. on Friday.
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    MALAYANS 'USE RELIGION TO SHAME WOMEN'
    261 8 MALAYANS 'USE RELIGION TO SHAME WOMEN' Mrs. Fozdmr hits fit men icko misread Koran IPOH, Tuesday. CHAME and misery are forced on Muslim women in Malaya "in the name of God and religion," said Singapore suffragette leader, Mrs. Shirin Fozdar, here last night. Mrs. Fozdar, who spoke at the Perak
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    Wife claims arrears
    81 8 Wife claims arrears IPOH. Tues —A rubber replanting officer in Ipoh. Mr. Fong Vat Peng, was ordered by the magistrate here today to continue paying his wife $250 a month maintenance pending a case against him tor arrears of maintenance. The case was brought by his wife who alleged that
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    Seminar on government
    66 8 IPOH. Tues— The Perak State Government is organls ing seminars on local government for unofficial mem bers of the town councils and the town boards in the state. There will be a separate se mlnar for chairmen an-1 unofficial members of the town councils with a special
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    Motorist fined
    39 8 Yong Yoon Nan was fined $25 in Singapore yesterday for failing to conform to traffic light signals while driving his car at the junc--1 tion of Victoria Street and Bras Basah Road on June 23, last year.
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    Careless driver
    38 8 SEGAMAT. Tues. Llew Hee Bak alias Liew Hee Moo 49. knocked into the tear of a vehicle he was following while driving in Segamat. the court was told today. Liew was fined $75 for negligent driving.
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      98 8 TRIMMED-UP GOES THE PRICE OF A HAIRCUT A HAIR-CUT in Sinpore during the Chinese New Year will rost $2 50 cents more than the usual price. And there will be no "shampoo" or "ear-dig" for customers. This will be enforced in all Chinese saloons in the city from Feb. 8
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      542 8 aw a PM ll FtootlighU P»rade; 130 RADIO MALAYA The News: 145 Footlights Parade -iTinvAi «m<i-t u/Av- Io c D Ol 1 50 Tea Da" o NATIONAL J.HORT »A\E 53Q A Canadlan Yarn; 54b Hawaiian Blossoms: 600 Hello civriMnr Children: 830 Radio Ranch; 6.4 a ii-ii..^ Jltnfl F-,i,-. iU«ht» On;
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      Lock icon Runaway bridegroom gambled for empire
      1261 9 Runaway bridegroom gambled for empire A FANTASTIC CONSPIRACY ONE misty December evening in 1806, pursued by a crackle of musket fire from the shore, a cumbersome flat-boat slipped down the upper Ohio River to launch the most fantastic conspiracy in United States history. On board, clad in finery never seen
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      184 9 THE FEDERATION YEAR BOOK 1957-58 REFERENCE mßjm^TiL BOOK 'f*fll!^\ ft2f\ I /i**» COPy J Contains: THE MANY CHANGES r^D^trD Kmwt IN GOVERNMENT SINCE UKUILK i\U^. MERDEKA. VALUABLE FROM YOUR BOOK- INFORMATION ON THE SELLER OR NEWS FEDERATION AGENT. A MALAY MAIL PUBLICATION lllllllllfllllllllMllMll nillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMlllllllli ***** l Hill lIIIIIIIHIIMIIIIIIIHIIIIIIHtIIIIM I 1111
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      182 9 i *irttu>n A ro. iiy Mil a r^^^y\ 4Hifc T ><3U ?TAV Y7 but -ow can I «vt v. en t^at dux A*viiy~"^B t /-aut BVf "T| 11r><.. H^H rcuf g*m£S J I *s »»?v tv* boss Bva phoney message cT-1, 122Z m%9 I M£S EVTEBTAWWG J ONCt Wfc It
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    METAL PRICE STILL WEAK ON SINGAPORE MART: SHARES EASE
    367 10 By Our Market Correspondent |MI K tin price in Singapore yesterday continued to drop for the third trading day in succession and a further $1.50 was knocked off the price to bring it down to $358.25 per picul. This persistent weakness
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    418 10 The Malayan Share Broken' Aaaociatlon reported: "All sections on the local share market were easier. The turnover was small." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business done yesterday: Fraser Neave ords *2 58 and $2 60 i overnight >, W. Hammer S2 and $1 99. Henry Waugh
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    RUBBER PRICES
    150 10 February flrnt trade rubber buyers fob clowd In Singapore yesterday at 75\ cents per lb. (down 1» 4 cents) on Friday's closing price. (losing tone: Slightly easier CLOSING PRICES in cent* per lb yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 8.8.8. Spot fob. buyars 75 V sellers 76; Int. 1
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    21 10 SINGAFORE. Feb 4. RUBBER: 75 5/8 cents per lb. (down II cents). TIN: $358." per picul (down $1.50 1
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    156 10 MELBOURNE Tues INVESTMENT shares recorded a firm and active tone on the Stock Exchange here today. B.H.P. rose 7d Carlton reacted I Is. to close at SOs. Id. base metals showed Improvement. Broken Hfll South being the sharpest rise up Is. 3d. Other mining stocks maintained steady market
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    182 10 The Malayan Exchange Bank< Association made the following changes In Its rates to merchants yesterday: LONDON: selling T.T. or O.D 2/3 7/8; buying airmail T.T. a/4. O.D. 2/4 1/16. 30 d/st 2 4 1/4. 45 d/st 2 4 5/16. 60 d/st 2/4 13/32. 90 d/st 2/4 9/16, 120
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    111 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday were: (opra: quiet: UK/Continent January/February $30 1/4 buyers. $31 14 sellers Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $45 sellers. drum $49 sellers Pepper: steady; about 150 tons of business reported done: Muntok white $102. Sarawak $101. special Sarawak black $63 i
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    STORE SHIPPING
    99 10 Ship* lying alongside the Siagapare Harbour Board wharrei or expected today are: Peleus 1 2. Lao 4 5 Mtna 6A. Straat Madura 67. Asumaaan Maru $9. Nlchlrel Maru 10 11. Wlen 13 14. Rajula IS I*. Turandot 1$ Thorstrand i 1920. Slrusa N Wsll 2. Sedlll N Wall
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    KUALA LUMPUR DIVIDE3ND LOWER
    84 10 A 10 per cent tax-free dividend announced by Kuala Lumpur Rubber Company for the year ended June 30. 1957, compares with 12', per cent., tax free, previously. During the year the capital waf Increased by (29.000 at the result of the purchase of an additional estate.
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    ANGLO-JOHORE
    33 10 Stockholders of Anglo-Johore Hubber Plantations are Informed that It Is possible that an approach will shortly be made with a view to acquiring control. They ar c advised to Cwait later news.
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    RUBBER CROP
    13 10 Klverview produced a crop of 162.000 lb. of rubber in January.
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    TIN OUTPUT
    9 10 sunjrl Bidor produced %\l plcuU In January.
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      1040 12 fURCHAN SINGH and f Tubby dressed quickly, and calling to the others that they would see them back at the house, they set off for the village. "Here's the shop." said Tubby. "Now we'll see what the assistant has to say."
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      The last planet
      146 12 PLUTO Is the last planet in the solar system. Not much Is known about it but it is thought to be midway in size between Mercury and Mars. Its year l s 250 times as long as our own. The path that it takes round the sun
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      67 12 Riddle corner Q vVhat does no man wish to have, yet certainly would not lose A. A bald head. Q A'hat nas a mouth yet never eats A. A river ft Q Who do we gaze at open mouthed A dentist. Q Why do people sail on the sea A.
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      178 12 iR^RFL^GrE! |THE WORDS| •f I Dejr Boys and Cirls. Lilian Tay. 48 Bali Lane.! Here are the six win- Singapore 7, Oolcy Carvalho.! ners of our picture puzzle 102-C Haig Road, Smga-! contest ror*. I Eswara Chandrana. 1131 Therg is a jumbled jok* lavanese Road. Telok An- painting contest for
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    584 13 NEW RULES TO SPEED UP RUGGER ARE ENFORCED LONLXSN, Tues. The most important of the changes in the laws of Rugby Union football, agreed by the International Board last month and announced today, concern the scrummage. The amended scrummage law states that the book* of the team with the loo.se
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    207 13 Jackie's Kuda gets 7.13 in the 'Lincoln' PRMER Maia.van champion sprinter, Jarkie's hn.ij owned by Dr. J D. Dennehy of Singapore, was allotted 7.1S in the weißhts announced fur tlie Lincolnshire Handicap to be run at Lincoln on Mar. 26 over a mile. Weights for the big race —the first
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    46 13 LONDON. Tues— The permission granted to England* Richard Beremann to play exhibition table tennis matches outside the United Kingdom durin? February with Japan's Narikazu Fujii will not be renewed at the end of the month, the Enclish Table Trnnis Association announced this yesterday. Reuter.
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    82 13 BOMBAY. TOCS. -Mr M V I Canny Scu won th? Indian Derby here resterdaj by 2' from the Maharaja of Kadunir'g Sunny It was the first Dcrb, success for owner DavU ckey Jasdt.sh and trainer B^b Khan. The Maharaja of Kashmir, who had earlier
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    338 14  -  V. P. MAYACAM Greetings cards will tell world of FAM and Merdeka Stadium By They 're been skipping us We must rectify wrong idea Kwok £I'ALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Foot ball Association of Malaya will soon launch a publicity campaign to tell the world about
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    CHARNLEY GOES DOWN — AFTER THE BELL
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    O'Neill to remain in Sydney
    102 14 O'Neill to remain in Sydney CANBERRA, Tues Sydney cricketer Norman O'Neill, who topped 1.000 runs this summer and is the best batting prospect in years, decided today to refuse an Adelaide offer and remain In Sydney. O'Neill accepted an undisclosed offer as to money from a British tobacco company Rothmans,
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    THREE MAY MISS FMAAU TRIALS
    103 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. FEDERATION of Malaya Amateur Athletic Union's r first Asian Games trials will take place at the Merdeka Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 9. The union has Invited *l athletes for the first trials but indications at rresenare that at least three may not
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    S'gor Club gain easy victory
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    600 horses are now racing in Malaya; good season ahead
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