The Straits Times, 4 October 1958

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  • 19 1 AVERAGE RAIII CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 No*** The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1958 15 CENTS
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  • 677 1 EMERGENCY LAW RESTRICTS ENTRY INTO FEDERATION Now Govt. has power to bar all 'undesirables' from Singapore The Colony is taken by surprise KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. f*HE FEDERATION Government in the interests of national security, today gave itself emergency powers to exclude anyone, except Federal and Singapore citizens, from
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  • 178 1 WONDER COMET IS ALL SET TO START I ONDON, Fri. Briu tain's Comet 4 jet airliner landed at New York last night at the end of her proving flight. Mr. Basil Smallpeice, managing director of British Overseas Airways Corporation —operators of the Comet told reporters: "We are ready to go
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  • 270 1 SUBVERSION: WE WON'T RELAX SAYS TENGKU KUALa LUMPUR Friday. THE Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, after flying; back to Kuala Lumpur today from Alor Star, told the Straits Times: "We will not relax our Replying to criticisms )i the Government action In which about 100 people were rounded up. he
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  • 15 1 MULLEY .twice Malaya's champion jockey
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  • 51 1 LONDON. Fri.— The United States has claimed complete control over the Thor missile supplied to British mis sile bases under a mutual assistance agreement, official sources disclosed today. It had earlier been assumed that American control would be limited to the atomic warhead of the rocket only—
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  • 24 1 LONDON. Fri.— Sir Alastair George Lionel Miller, 65-year-old baronet, was jailed for three years today for indecently assaulting two young girls.— Reuter.
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  • 87 1 De Gaulle announces plan for Algeria CONSTANTINE, (Algeria*, r'n.— General de Gaulle today announced here a five-year social and economic plan for Algeria. He outlined measures for the schooling of all Algerian children and measures to ensure more employment. There would be elections in Algeria within two months under the
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  • 47 1 WELLINGTON, Fri. Drunken drivers in New Zealand will be automatically disqualified from driving for three years if convicted under a new law which has come into effect this week. For a second conviction the minimum penalty Is a 10--year disqualification.— Reuter
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  • 227 1  - Former Malayan champion jockey is cleared JACK FINGLETON By MELBOURNE, Fri.— One of Australia's strangest racing cases had another chapter written yesterday when a Melbourne magistrate discharged former Malayan champion jockey Athol Mulley and a Queensland bookmaker Thomas Marney of charges of conspiracy. The mystery began some time ago when
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  • 64 1 DACCA (Eas: Pakistan), Fri.— A district judge yesterday refused bail to Yusuf All Choudhury. one of 12 Opposition members of the East Pakistan Assembly who are held on culpable homicide charges in connection with the death of the Deputy Speaker in a riot in the
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  • 34 1 ST. LOUIS, tri.— Some of the 1959 model American cars have been barred from six cor parks in St Louis because they are "too long, too low and carry too many gadgets."
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  • 223 1 Malayans told by War Office 'Surrenders an achievement' TWO YIPs from the War Office who flew into Singapore yesterday paid tribute to the people of the Federation for their "tremendous determina tion" to crush Communist terrorism in Malaya. They were Mr. Julian A m c r y. Parliamentary Under Secretary
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  • 195 1 GOVT. STOCKPILING AND THE POSITION OF TIN From HALL ROMNEY I ONDON, Fri.— Some indication that the British Government might be willing to stockpile tin to counter effect of disastrous fall in price was given by the Home Secretary, Mr R. A. Butler, at Salisbury. Rhodesia. Mr. Butler said if
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  • 104 1 Russia is accused of waging tin 'war' YORK, Fri.— Bolivia charged Russia with "economic aggression" in the U.N. General Assembly yesterday and called on Latin American countries to unite to protect their interests. The Bolivian delegate, Mr. Marcial Tamayo, said the Soviet decision to unload "enormous quantities" of tin on
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  • 275 2 Death pills for H-bomb victims tale denied SCARBOROUGH, Friday. SPEAKER at the Labour Party's annual conference here yesterday shocked delegates by ;jlk i j«in£ that civil defence workers were to be issued with lethal pills. The purpose, he said, was to allow people not Cfuite dead in a hydrogen bomb
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  • 73 2 Paris buys one new Austin every 4 minutes PARIS. I ri. Britains latest -mall car. the new Austin A-40. was selling at Mm rate of one every four niinutrs when it was launched at the Paris Motor Show yesterday. This car. styled by the Italian designer Farina, is a small
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  • 113 2 VARSITY STUDENTS ELECT A TORTOISE SYDNEY. Fri.—Nicholas A. Chelonu, the new member of the Sydney University Students' Representatative Council, has been disqualified. An election will be held to replace him. Council officials ordered the re-election immediately they found that Nick was a TORTOISE. Men science students on Wednesday elected the
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  • 45 2 HONG KONG. Kri.— Mr. Philip Gunawardene. Cey- lon's Food and Agriculture > Minister, said on his arrival here today from Peking that prospects for trade between Ceylon and China were improving. Chinese agricultural production had been gnatly Increased this year, he said. Reuter.
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  • 164 2 I ONDON. Fri.— Russia J gave the first direct conlirmation last night that she had resumed nuclear tests Tass, the Soviet news agency, said in a statement issued in Berlin that tests had been resumed "since the Western Powers have not complied with the
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  • 137 2 DONALD FORBES, a i.i-vear-old trawlerman under sentence of death in Saughton Jail, and Margaret McLean. who were married by special licence in Edinburgh yesterday. The couple were allowed no time together by themselves. Forbes returned to his death cell from the ceremony. His bride
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  • 126 2 Rank boss: 80 cinemas to close T ONDpN, Fri. Britains major film producers, the Rank Organisation, is to close 80 of its cinemas. Mr. John Dacis. managing director, announced today. The pian also includes the merging of 300 Odeon and Gaumont cinemas into a new circuit. Mr. Davis told a
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  • 26 2 NAPLES. Fri. Gen. Paik Sun Yup, south Korean Army chief of staff, arrived hero late last night to visit Nato (Southern Europe) headquarters.— Reuter.
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  • 99 2 GUNMEN KILL ARMY WIFE IN FIRST ATTACK ON WOMEN NICOSIA, Fri. j a1 English woma shot dead and eu wounded by gun: Famagusta this noon. Both women were servicemen. This was the first li of British women i tacked by gunmen In I since the emergency 1 1955. A house
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  • 17 2 WASHINGTON. Fri. President Eisenhower the Walter Reed hospital today for his annual physical check-up. U.P.I
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  • 132 2 Battle of Waterloo over a hat I ONDON, Fri.—Countess Poulett. charged j in court here yester- day with being drunk and disorderly at Waterloo, London rail terminus, was alleged to have tried to knock off the station master's trilby hat. She told him: "Why don't you wear a top hat?"
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  • 355 3 DULLES SENDS A MESSAGE TO FORMOSA TO CLEAR UP 'MISUNDERSTANDINGS' UPEH: RED CHINA WANTS QUEMOY AS A STEPPING TOWARDS S-E ASIA NEW YORK, Friday. T. S. Tsiang, Formosa's delegate to the United Nations, said last night that giving the Nationalist offshore islands was "out
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  • 199 3 Cable flashes France pulls troops out Tunisia bases TUNIS. Fri.— France v completed lation ol all her In Tunisia outthe big Bizeria base under ol an agreement d last June ly after Gen. de iaulle came to power. French soldiers Aouina air base 15 before the time limit ir the
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  • 26 3 LONDON. Fri.— Sir Winston and Lady Churchill arrived at London Airport from Gibraltar last night on their return from a two-month Mediterranean holiday.— Reuter.
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  • 58 3 SYDNEY. Russia was still 50 to 75 years behind the U.S. as an industrial nation, a former president of the United States Steel Corporation. Mr. Edward L. Ryer- son. said here today. Mr. Ryerson recently made a tour of Russia. "The Russians are doing their best
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  • 96 3 NIGERIANS IN LONDON FOR TALKS ON SELF-GOVERNMENT CHIEF JAMES OKOSI adviser to the Eastern Region members of the Nigerian delegation, ar- rives at Lancaster House in London for constitu- tional talks with the British Government on self-government for the ES huge African country. Yesterday the five Premiers of the terri-
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  • 53 3 HONG KONG. Fri. The British Ministry of Transport has approved the sale of the 10.850-ton ship Springbank to Communist China, it was disclosed today The Bank Line, owners of the vessel, declined to disclose details but said final arr:ur.;ements for the sale have not yet
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  • 185 3 and warns he is ready for civil war BEIRUT, Friday. THE former Lebanese President, Mr. Camille Chamoun, yesterday rejected United States proposals to solve the political crisis and said his followers were ready to tight a civil war "if it is im- posed on us.
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  • 163 3 Iraq pledges loyalty to its remaining hero of the revolt BAGDAD, Fri.— Thousands of telegrams pledging loyalty to tne Iraqi Prime Minister, Brigadier Karlm Kassem, continued to pour into Bagdad yesterday as the last remaining portraits of his former deputy, Col. Abdul Salam Aref, were stripped from walls, windows and
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  • 25 3 LONDON, Fri. -The Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Macmillan, said last night he had no intention of calling a general election this winter. —Reuter.
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  • 21 3 LOS ANGELES. Fri. -rPhilip Kirn. Honoluiu-born formrr top-ranking welterweight boxer, was found .shot dead in a car park here
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  • 96 3 Hunter plane breaks record LONDON. Fri. A Hawker Hunter fighter plane flew non-stop from England to Toltruk (North Africa) yesterday. beating the official world long-dis-tance record for fighter planes by 387 miles. The latest version of the Hunter covered the 1,830 miles in three hours and 25 minutes. It was
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  • 385 3 T ONDON Fri.— London stock: markets finished the week on a very firm note with a certain amount of pre- weekend profit taking usually well absorbed. Senti-i ment was assisted by the very| satisfactory September gold and dollar reserve figures and the overnight recovery on Wall Street.' There
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  • 335 3 T ONDON. Fri.— Abdul v Ali. a 17-year-old boy without a country, prepared yesterday to return to sea to continue his five-year search for a home. Abdul an orphan without any proof of his identity or nationality, was returned to
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  • 181 4 SCHEMES DROPPED, $780,000 SAVED 4 SINGAPORE City Council committee agreed yesterday to the cancellation of more than $780,000 (£89.000) of contracts with British flrms ordering equipment and materials for the Tebrau and I Scudai river schemes to supp-y water to the island. The council recently decidi ed not to proceed
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  • 58 4 PENANG. Fri.— Miss Clare Chee Siew Sim. domestic science teacher of St. George's Girl's School, died in the Penang General Hospital last night. A large gathering, which included many of her pupils. attended the funeral at the Western Road cemetery this evening after a short service
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  • 318 4 FOUND: A NEW ADDITION TO WEAPONS OF GANGLAND A GENTLE SQUEEZE..AND OUT SHOT JET OF ACID WHAT DETECTIVES found among a pile of gangland weapons during a raid in Singapore was harmless enough a yellow, plastic shell-shaped object. It was identified almost
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  • 109 4 Polio: Warning by health officer AS a precaution against polio infection, people were advised yesterday not to have injections or tieih extractions, or operaticn of the nos« and throat without a doctor's advice. The warning was given by the City Health Officer. Dr. J. Cameron, in connec- tion -.vim the
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  • 26 4 PENANG. Fri. The Chiei Minister. Dato Wong Pow Nee. will preside at a public meeting to celebrate the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi next Monday.
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  • 85 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fr!. The rubber smallholders mo- bile exhibition, which is now on in all parts of the FederaUon, continues to draw large i crowds. In Selangor. the exhibition was attended by about su() people at Kampong Batu Belah. in the Klang district yesterday A.A. meetings
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  • 29 4 IPOH. Fri.— Deputy Polic Superintendent. Inrhe Wai" Ibrahim bin Wan Mohamed Isa. OSPC. Batu Gajah. ha. gone on transfer to Kuala Lumpur as Chief Administration Officer. Selangor.
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  • 101 4 J^ DARK. Mandarin-speaking man, with :i sjlibi tongue, has tricked a number of Singapore housewives of money during the put few days A City Council spokes-' man yesterday warned: "Up- I ware ot this man. He is a confidence trickster." The man. wearing a City
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  • 35 4 MALACCA. Fri. The wife of the Governor. Toh Puan Leong Yew Koh. today appealed for support for the g d ay here on Oct n m aid of the Lady Templer tuberculosis hospital
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  • 24 4 BUTTERWORTH Fri A cyclist. Ho Hee Sai 44 was killed in a collision with a taxi at Bagan Luar Road here yesterday.
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  • 129 4 IWKMV-FIVL of Sin«a-port-'s most glamorous inanneqiiins will be available as dance hostesses at a $1 a dance at a fancy dress ball in the Victoria Memorial Hall on Oct. 11. The ball is in aid of the Singapore Children"* Society's Convalescent I f
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  • 233 4 'NO VICES' UNION MAN MUST GO, SAYS SARAWAK GOVERNOR rk.u^nii\u. r naa> r FHE GOVERNOR. Sir Anthony Abell, has rejei'u: a plea by the Kuching Employees and Labourers' Union for revision of the deportation ord« made by the acting Chief Secretary on Lav Pi:.: Sm. a paid official of the
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  • 49 4 FKNANG. Fri. About 1.200 residents of Kamponj Selut in Sungei Pinang may protest against a city council plan to demolish 102 houses in the area to make way for a development scheme The kampong has formed a committee to approach the council on the Question
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  • 37 4 SUNGEI PATANI Fri.— Mr Kok Swee Hong, from Kuantan, has assumed duty us I headmaster of the Ibrahim School here Mrs. Kok is attached to the j primary .section of the same school.
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  • 226 5 THE POLY TARGET DATE IS NOV. 1 TARGET date for the A opening of Singapore's almost-complet-ed Polytechnic College is Nov. 1. Enrolments by then are expected to be about 2,000 part-time and about 400 full-time students. The principal of the college, Mr. D. J. Williams, said yesterday that in the
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  • 33 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. Mr. A. Barthelot. Sanitary Inspector. Kota Tinggi. has been transferred to Johore Bahru. and Mr. J. Pertira of the Johore Bahru Town Council Office to the Health Department.
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  • 34 5 The Mm ster for Education, Mr. Chew Swee Kee, will talk on "Education in Sineapore" at the Wesley Methodist Fellowship meeting in Wesley Church hall. Fort Canning Road, at 7 p.m. tomorrow.
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  • 66 5 THE PRESIDENT of the Malayan Advertisers Association. Mr J K. 11. Cocks (above right), presents a wat< to .Mr. Patrick Chee. who obtained the best results in a diploma examination conducted !>■ the Advertising Association of Great Britain. The presentation was made at a dinner held at
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  • 225 5 Officer accused of taking $28,000 'whisper' cash J^LANG, Fri. A Special Branch officer was today accused in the Sessions Court here of corruptly accepting $28,000 of the $68,000 paid out in rewards to a Government agent for information leading to the surrender of Communist terrorists. Inspector Tan Hong Chan, a
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  • 372 5 MAGISTRATE FINES A TAXIMAN $500 SINGAPORE magistrate yesterday j convicted Leong Peng Keen, taximan, of using criminal force on Inspector Leo Fernando on July 23. Leong. who was defended by Mr. T. T. Rajah, was fined $500 or three months" Jail. Mr. K.
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  • 518 6 'I'D HOLD ANY AEJLMNCE M4N SUSPECTED OF SUBVERSION KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Dato Abdul Razak, today denied an allegation by the chairman of the Labour Party, Mr. D. S. Ramanathan, that the arrests of 100
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  • 72 6 MR. BENJAMIN KIIOO (above) will be conductor of the Singapore Musical Society's orchestral concert at the Victoria Theatre on Oct. 23. The concert is to be presented with the Singapore Chamber Ensemble. Mr. Khoo went to England on a government scholarship in 1953. He
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  • 31 6 New officials of the Business and Professional Wo men's Club, Singapore, are: President. Mrs. Marie Lim. vice-president, Mrs. Alma England secretary, Mrs. Jessie Low. treasurer. Mrs. Rose Minie.
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  • 139 6 rE visiting Under Secretary of State lor Air. Mr. Orr-Ewing. has assured the Singapore Air Ministry Local Staff Union that every effort would be made "to reduce the needs for discharges of RAF civilians to the minimum." This was disclosed In a join: statement yesterday
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  • 207 6 A SINGAPORE district judge, Mr. S.K. Lee, yesterday praised a clerk and a nousewife for their public spiritedness resulting in the arrest of a housebreaker. "Thank you for the good work you have done." Mr. Lee told Mr. Lim Bah Chee and Mrs.
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  • 53 6 MUAR. Fri.— Three rubber tappers. Ahmad bin Ibrahim Haji Mat bin Idris and Daim bin Sanan were acquitted In the High Court here on a charge of murdering a rubber dealer Lim Kan chwee. 21. at Kampong Padang Lallang on March 17. Lim was found with
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  • 46 6 TANJONG, MALIM. Frl. Mr I. T. Stevenson, manager of Sungei Chinoh Estate, Trolak, near here, will study rubber manufacturing methods when he goes on six months' leave tomorrow. Leaders of the various communities in Trolak held a farewell dinner for him last night.
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  • 21 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri.— Dr. S. K. Devaraj, of the General Hospital here, has left for Britain for advanced training.
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  • 139 6 CINGAPORE Government officials are puzzled by a report that Radio Malaya will be" split into two divisions with effect from Jan. 4. Talki between the Singapore ant' Federation Governments were still continuing and "nothing concrete" had been arrived at, a Government spokesman said
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  • 216 6 ALLEGED BOOKIE TO BE SACKED qiHE Singapore City I Council's staft committee yesterday recommended the dis. missal of the local senior officer who was alleged to have carried on the business of a "bookie" during offi Cc hours. This move amount to a re. 1 jection of the officer's letter
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  • 179 6 BUTTERWORTH Frl. A man with nine previous convictions stole a sarong and a pair of trousers from Irs brother-in-law after the latter had given him a nlght'i lodging, the Sessions Court here was told yesterday. Ahmad bin Shariff. 27. who pleaded guilty to a charge o! theft,
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  • 392 7 RUBBER UP-DOWN —URGENT STEPS SOON SA YS LEE LONDON, Friday. Sir Henry Lee, Malaya's Finance Minister, today said that urgent steps would soon be taken to moderate the "violent fluctuations" in the price of rubber. One of these might be a meeting of the International Rubber Group before 1960. An
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  • 92 7 Doctor in mental hospital transferred JOIIOKE BAIIKI. Fri. Dr. S. Parampalam, the Medical Superintendent of the mental hospital at Tampoi, Johore. has been transferred to Kedah as deputy state surgeon. He has been succeeded by Dr. Haji Abbas bin Haji Alias, the Trengganu State Mediral and Health Officer. Dr. Parampalam.
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  • 28 7 SHIPPING and installations in the Singapore harbour area will be "attacked" by a naval force tonight during a defence exercise code-named Dark
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  • 134 7 AFTER a lay up in Singapore of 370 days, the 2.059-ton freighter Great Oaks sailed yesterday for Jakarta under her new name of Peggy. As the Great Oaks, the 40--year-old ship first made news when it played the part of a Nazi freighter
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  • 376 7 Women start a court uproar AFTER MAN IS JAILED... tXDR nearly 20 minutes yesterday a Singapore 1 court room was thrown into an uproar while v convicted man's wife and mother fought with constables and screamed. The drama began just after the judge. Mr. D.C. D'Cotta. had retired into chambers
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  • 29 7 The Singapore Traction Company yesterday held further negotiations with its employees' union over the men's claims for wage increases. The meeting wab adjourned until next Thursday.
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  • 132 7 THE Singapore Muslim community in a statement read yesterday in the presence of the Sultan of Selangor, Singapore Assemblymen and Government Ministers said they looked forward to their share in the internal self-government in Singapore next year. The statement was read by Inchc Ahmad
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  • 2 7 SINGAPORE WEDDING
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  • 41 7 The Singapore Co-opera-tive Union has been admitted as a member of the International Co-operative Alliance, the union chairman. Mr. N. A. Kularajah, said yesterday. The union, formed in 1933. would celebrate its silver jubilee next month.
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  • 20 7 Singapore's Minister for Education. Mr. Chew Swee Kee. will open the Jalan Kayu School tomorrow at 4 p.m.
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  • 52 8 20 Word, SIO (Minimum 1 OUR GRATEFUL THANKS to Ihe Sacred Hean. Our Lady and The Holy Souls for a favour Kianted Holloway. Malacca. MR. A; MRS. GAN SOEN TING tnank inenas and relatives lor their attendance, well wishes, valuable pre.-er.u. and assistance on the occasion of their marriage
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  • 549 8 The Straits Times Spore, Sat. Oct. 4, 1958. A Security Move The assumption by the Federation Government of 1 new powers to restrict entry had an alarming ring when I broadcast at midday yesterday. for it was not explained that in practice there will I 1 be little immediate change.
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  • 336 8 Peking's pained protest against the arming of Nationalist fighter planes with the American "Sidewinder" missile is a curious facet of the Formosan propaganda campaign. The "Sidewinder" has proved itself extraordinarily effective. It explains earlier reports of air battles over the Straits which claimed that Nationalist pilots, flying Sabre
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  • 267 8 The downward graph of Labour popularity in recent polls, and Mi. Macmiilan* denial of an early election. robbed the British Labour Party conlerence of much of > its interest lor the outsider. i But the decisions on foreign i affairs which were taken during the closing sessions were
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  • 213 8 FIFTY YEARS AGO S(From the Straits Time* „< October 1. 11)08) =The history of rubber p| an ing in the Federated M.u^, States 's probably u niq in the rapidity with which E a new cultivation. fi>u n <] t be specially .suited i,, E rlimate, ha^ been csU,^, E
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  • 1101 8  -  CYNICUS: by YEW brooms prover- bially are supposed to sweep clean, but we do not often have quite so literal an illustration us Singapore is getting; tomorrow. Mr. Ong Eng Guan himself will wield a broom, heading the two thousand "volunteers" who are to clean up
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    9 8 GRACEFUL AGE Photo by K. S. Kong
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 765 8 CLASSIFIED ADS. It Words $19 (Minimum). KOH: To Malzie and Teck Ghee Bl Yiiungberg Memorial Hospital on 3rd October a mh both well. JACKSON: To Annie and Martin at Kandang Kerbau on 3rd Uctober a daughter. Both well. 20 W»ri, $19 (Minimum). CI11EW LING: Chin Khoon. youngest son of Mr.
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    • 52 8 GERMAN PEN j%/' Incomparable tor visible ink filling capacity, reliability b price-worthiness. Vinrite 338 14 R told cap $18 Vinrite 33 $8.50 66 Junior <S $7.50 Matching Pencil $5 Vinrite 32 $6.50 Agents Service Stations:— EVERBRICHT OPTICAL CO.. 19. Cbulia St., S'porc-l. ENC SENC MEDICAL CO.. 8, Ab Quee St.,
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    • 67 8 Pastry that's crisp and golden to look X— pa Mr I simply melts at a bite— that's the result when you make n with Stork Margarine! Stork makes all pastry and cakes and sponges too— into something extra-special. i yourself a treat next baking-day use Stork Margar: -.-e. STORK MARGARINE
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous

  • 30 9 IP\RIT BUNTAR. Fri. Iboy. Goh Chuan Aik, the Methodist Pr.mary ebool was killed instanv when his bicycle Dd and a bus were in col- ii here on Wednesday.
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  • 70 9 ALA LUMPUR Fri.— The idents' union of the Kuala division of the ;ty of Malaya today ed three cheques of 95.13 each to three charitaile organisations here. The organisations were the Gurncy blind training centre, the Serendah boys' home and tr.e Pure Life Society orphanage. Puchong. The
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  • 80 9 Union men at talks on education 'PHE Singapore Education Ministry yesterday met loaders of three more teachers' unions to discuss the Governments proposed revision of the education .service kcheme. The unions -ire: The Sinaapore Association oi Head Teachers, the Singapore Teachers' Training College Leci urcrs' Association, and the Singapore Certificated
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  • 317 9 TOBACCO CHIEF PREDICTS TWO EFFECTS: DROP IN REVENUE AND A RISE IN SMUGGLING f fHE SINGAPORE Government was warned yesterday that the imposition on Thursday night of additional duty on higher-priced brands of cigarettes and tobacco could only have this effect A DROP in revenue,
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  • 88 9 70 BLOOD DONORS GET MEDALS Seventy Singapore blood donors were presented with medals by Mr. A.J. Diaga. j the Minister for Health, at the Blood Transfusion Centre I yesterday. Mr. Braga presented gold bars to five donors for having contributed more than 30 times each. They were: F. Hutchin.son. Rowland
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  • 48 9 New officials of the Kumpolan Pranakan Singapore are: President. Mr. Henry Chong: vice president. Mr. Jimmy Sect; secretary. Mr. Loh Beng Chye: treasurer Mr. Ang Chwee Kirn: committee. Mrs. Wllma Tang, Messrs. oh Kirn Chiang. Charlie I.im. Ong Guan Bork. David Soh and Loo Yew Hock.
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  • 201 9 Missing schoolgirl feared to have lost memory A SCHOOLGIRL, mis- sing since Thursday, is feared to have lost her memory and is wandering aimlessly in the streets of Singapore. She is Yee Bee Yan, 12. a primary three pupil of the Methodist Girls' Afternoon School. Mount Sophia. Yesterday her anxious
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  • 88 9 Tan Peng Hoe. 27, was ac- quitted in a Singapore disMet court yesterday of causing the death of a woman, Poh Cheng Neo. by a negligent act while driving a car In Rangoon Road at 1 a.m. on April 13. Tan. represented by Mr. Leslie
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  • 71 9 $24,000 DEBT MAN GETS A DISCHARGE Malcolm Modder, a journalist, who has been a bankrupt since November 1955 with liabilities amounting io $24,278, was granted a conditional discharge by Mr. Justice Ambrose in the Singapore High Court yesterday. It was stated that the debtor had paid enough to enable the
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  • 23 9 KUALA KANGSAR. Fri. A coffee stall beside the Bazaar here was burgled last night of $140 cash locked m a drawer.
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  • 57 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. The University of Malaya Students Union delighted a large audience at the Diamond Jubilee Hall here last night with a variety concert in aid of funds to help local disabled children. The concert was one of tho many projects associated with the Welfare
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  • 191 9 THE Queerihtown Community Association wants Singapore Government to help It launch a scheme to provide death benefits and Chinese funeral facilities for residents in the estate. The .scheme was outlined in a memorandum which the association sent to the Chief Minister. Mr. Lim Yew Hock.
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  • 216 9 ABOUT 500 members of the Singapore City Council Nightsoil Workers' Union are due to go on strike at midnight tomorrow over five women employees. Union leaders yesterday refused to withdraw the strike notice when advised to do so i! acting Chief Adminis- Officer, Mr.
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  • 64 9 IMMIGRATION authorities are still hunting for a 15--year-old stowaway who escaped a few hours before a ship was due to leave Singapore for Madras on Thursday. When the freighter Rizwanl arrived here last week the stowaway was refused permission to land because his identity was
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  • 229 9 City Council plan to get power engineers from Japan COMMITTEE IGNORES A WARNING npHE public utilities committee of the Singapore City Council decided yesterday to recruit five electrical engineers from Japan to replace the expatriate engineers who resigned from the service recently. The committee reached its unanimous decision after the
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  • 75 9 59 ,000 antt-litter leaflets for public SINGAPORE City Council employees and voluntary workers yesterday received anti.litter campaign leaf, lets from the council for distribution. As they left for home the employees were offered bundles of leaflets to dis. tribute to friends and families. Councillors have also been given leaflets to
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  • 84 9 PAP blamed for jobless 'menace' THE Committee to Combat Unemployment yesterday blamed the Peoples' Action Party for the "growin? menace of unemployment" in Singapore. A statement signed by its chairman. Mr. G- Sundararaju. said the committee would urge the Government to: Negotiate with the Borneo Government on sending local workers
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  • 63 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. Che Kalsom binte Abid. 19--year-old granddaughter of Party Negara leader, Dato Onn bin Ja'afar, married a Federation Army officer. Captain Ismail bin Dato Moj hamed Salleh, here tonight, j More than 400 guests attended the bersanding ceremony at Dato Onn's house in Jalan
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 146 9 I S Untold saea I B^fipJw ii BillytheKid V I J^. preacher whoso *JOH I J^x fighting fanh "^WB I i^^4. brought his s&/ 9yM I j^k guns to the wM Wg Jfl 1 Wk side of fwlKfl I TECHNICOLOR* I Now I ■^P^V I command you W^ 1 I
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    • 67 9 Sausages are a good meal... SAUSAGES are a feast sjf FRESH-FROZEN OR IN TINS Sole Agents: Singapore Cold Storage Co. Ltd. ■C-WLIH EN l-uw i HERE COME THE SKY WARRIORS J J THUNDERING ACROSS THE SCREEN J J WITH JET-FLAMING FURY!!! J i u^ L, &'mW*mm) fit STSSSS P --;O!CK
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  • The STRAITS TIMES Saturday forum
    • 240 10 COLONY ART CENTRE SHOULD REFLECT PEOPLE'S CULTURE 4 DRAWING of a per- raanent art gallery for Singapore. (S.T. Sept. 30) has been an excellent reminder to the public that although this city has numerous large airconditioned cinemas, it has so far no permanent place to accommodate the works of artists.
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    • 62 10 THEY WANT TO PURSUE DEGREE COURSES WITH reference to the recent advertisement for scholarships, it would be interesting to know if those who have attained qualifications for entry into British and Australian universities, though not necessarily consistent with the qualifications advertised, might also apply. There are many with other academic
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    • 49 10 I HOPE that the Singapon Government will appoint a commission to investigate the employment ot non Singapore citizens employed in the Government. City Council and Armed Services, and see that immediate steps are taken to replace these employees by Singapore citizens where possible. CITIZEN. Singapore.
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    • 212 10 I REFER to the cigarette factory for Singapore proposed by the Minister of Commerce and Industry which is a much belated plan. There are several factors that created the proposal and the most important is the unemployment problem. I believe it
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    • 151 10 RACING COMMENT VERY HELPFUL LAST month the Straits Racing Association proposed to write to Radio Malaya to resume regular race broadcasts. It is surprising to know now that Radio Malaya has instead written to S.R.A. for permission has been flatly turned down on the excuse that attendances at race meetings
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    • 287 10 rE Mayor ot Singaporehas blamed the colonial dominated council of the past for not attempting to build a class of local administrators and says that with the departure of the expatriate administrators a vacuum had been felt which the present Council had to fill.
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    • 168 10 THE statement of the Federation Minister of Agriculture (S.T. Sept. 16) "Tax from Timber is a record" is misleading and Timber Keruing Wai^cn Plunks Keruing General sizes Standard <fc bftte:Meranti General sizes Siandard better It would take up too much of your space
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    • 235 10 I READ about the shooting of the Raub tiger with profound interest. According to the leading authorities on tigers, namely Jim Corbett. and Kenneth Anderson, a tiger's normal reaction, when confronted with a species of the human race, is to turn away and avoid
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    • 50 10 GEMAS Central Market is always dirty and untidy. There are lots of flies, too many dogs running around and too many unnecessary things like boxes, tins and tyres lying eround Unless- these can bo swept away it would bo better to abolish the market. REGULAR BUYER Genias.
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    • 33 10 MOTORISTS in Tiong Bahru are very inconsiderate. Every morning they make much noise by sounding their car-horns unnecessarily. I hope the police will take action against these nuisance drivers NERVE-WRECKED. Singapore.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 267 10 '•^jßKßKK^^^^^^^^ with |JPB| A-bbhius /^rniS^ Wj a table top gradi Genuine Arbonte is V>L/'^^^^fcr^^7 ~-*~"~^7\ "*8 modern rr'jk. j^?ei^-^^ 1 versatile plastic X^\ f^^ j laminate with the m T*%^^' demand familiar to manufacturers, ItyP^jP^yi'mL] applicators and rel^r^^^^^/^^^NN ta erS a e S \^fc^..i :igarette resistant, wont V- i <tain
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    • 159 10 Shop at the '''''''''vlvXvX'tV^ ifs!j^^i<4 Ul tin- bed brands of wines Mid spirits /^^^i FITZPATRICKS \^^y--^^/ 300 Orch., Tel. 39<! V Equipped with the usual automatic functions the A^ Model 7341E-F also incorporates automatic carriage return entire or limited, automatic carriage opening, automc'i; plus and minus repeat, automatic clearance of
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  • 1175 11 An early picture of Suffolk House, official residence of the Governor of Penang. j^SBMI Prince of Wales Settlement paved way for Singapore's entrepot trade ARCHITECTS OF THE NEW COLONY ANTICIPATED SIR STAMFORD RAFFLES MORE THAN 30 YEARS LTHOUGH August 11, 178G, is generalK mown as the
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 196 11 National V _^^rf^^^# HIGHLY EFFICIENT REFRIGERASp"*^ tion yet low power CONSUMPTION. ICE CUBES EJECTED IN- i STANTLY. EXTRA DEEP AND BIG CAPACITY. EXCEPTIONALLY ECONOMICAL DUE X^*^ TO THE FUNCTION Or AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE ADJUSTER. QU>ET RUNNING BECAUSE THE J% MOTOR IS TOTALLY ENCLOSED, OIL CIRCULATING TYPE COMPRESSOR EQUIPPED WITH OUR SPECIAL
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    • 103 11 IJIIoCTOBER ISSUE IYI |V| now n sale BASOEKI ABDULLAH -FAMOUS INDONESIAN ARTIST IN SINGAPORE RICHIE BENAUO WRITES ON AUSTRALIA'S TEST PROSPECTS THE JADE LOTUS- BANGKOK THRILLER COMPLETE IN THIS ISSUE. < m. v tiJl^l '*J5 W'^ RACING: THE PHOTO-FINISH CAMERA CANNOT LIE GET YOUR COPY NOW From 12th October, 1958
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 182 11 Carmen A Co. By Mas KNOW kVHAT <VKE SAVINS j^r^d^^H CO WA A RICH MEie£SS UP/l^^S^-j^^Z^^^^^SS^J f^^^? C^ MEANS /-j r'-^^v. I imfmUl^' < The Saint By Leslie Charter is TO MY POLICE THAT MYSEUFL. I RUDY! YOU WANT BrV OUTSIDE /W//V"THFy C4V WHAT TmA7 CONTACTS. IT I MEANWHILE, CALL
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  • 381 12 By Our Market Correspondent FOR the third successive trading day the price of tin continued to rise in Singapore yesterday when there was a sharp advance of $4] per picul to $368.87 j. A gain of nearly $9 has now been accomplished
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  • 26 12 SINGAPORE. Oc*. 3. RUBBER: 84 i tents per lb. (up half a cent). TIN: $*****!- per picul (up S4.s'i). Estimated unofficial offering: 120 tons.
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  • 614 12 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported: "Industrials were quietly steady, tins were firmer but quieter at the close and rubbers firm with selective buying. The turnover was fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business done yesterday: Fed. Dispensary $1.09 and $1.08: Fraser Neave ords $2 79
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  • 153 12 October first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 84 V cents per Ib. up half a cent on Thursday's closing price. Closing tone; Quiet and slightly easier. Closing prices in cents per lb. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 84 sellers 84-\
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  • 168 12 MELBOURNE, Fri. TNVESTMENT sr-ares continued A along firmer lines on the Stock Exchange here ioday. AWA rose 3d. to 16s. Jo. Mining shares maintained a steady tone with North Broken Hill providing the best move up 3s. to 91s. Oils still remain speculative and Timor gained 7d. to
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  • 18 12 Malayan Share Market: Oct. 3 Oct. 2 Industrials; 90.09 90.09 Tins: 82.69 81.32 Jan. 1 1958=11)0
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  • 112 12 Singapore Chinese Produce 1 diange noon price-, per picul yest Icrday were: Copra; steady: UK/Continent October November $33-;, buyers, 534 1 sellers. Coconut oil: steady; bulk $53' i rellers. rruxn 556 sellers i Pepper: quiet; no business was re- ported done. Muutol: white $122, i I Sarawak $121.
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  • 92 12 The Malayan Kxrhan^e Banks' Association made tlie following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday (all ra"(-s to M 00- buying airmail T.T. 32 1/16, O.D. 32 3 16. 90 d/st 32 1/2 credit bUls. 32 5/8 trade bills. Selllni T.T. or O.D. ready French Francs *****; Belgian
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  • 218 12 Rubber discount widens THE feature mark, and one which hSM rather puzzling mo*\« this week discount foi report tin of 8.C.8 1 stantial qua ereo* at tn week, but ty wero imi I up and i tion has ta the report The uncle from mid-wi 1 small teclm;--1 steady and
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 616 12 NOTICES ANNOUNCEMENT PFFFCTIVE FROM 4TII. OCTOBER. 1958 OCR TELEPHONE M MBFRS ARE CHANGED TO:— ***** and ***** AFTER OFFICE HOURS 42. r .SO JAMSON WHITE ANT DESTROYING CO., ZT_ NOTICE j Notice is hereby <ii\cn that with effect from the 6th day of October, 1958 (Monday), our telephone Number shall
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    • 231 12 NOTICES TAT LEE CO., LTD. 63, MARKET STREET, SINGAPORE. announce the change of their telephone numbers from: ***** to ***** (3 «*«*> Change of telephone numbers HEAP ENG MOH STEAMSHIP CO. LTD. and SOON BEE STEAMSHIP CO. (SINGAPORE) LTD. 33 35 Teluk Ayer Street, Singapore 1 > As from 9
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    • 700 12 "K LINE" Japan, U.S.A. Pacific tft Atlantic Coast J»ervi» Spore P Sham Penang ETA Koee "Mntni Mam" Ist call 11/12 Oct 13 Oct 14 Oct Ind c«ll 15/16 Oct 25 Oct 11 Nu i~ ■mtitit Mwi" Ist call 10/11 Nn 12 N«« 13 Ntt 2nd call 14/16 No. 25 Nd
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 1404 13 r l4 os MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. Tel: 1411 UjaootfeMlal S.ngapoie) 112 Imesj THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE VtV.' UIUMI 10 LIVERPOOL, GLASCOV., LONDON i CONIINENIAL PORTS (1 1 Suei witn likerty ti prtceel via Panama or Cape et Cool Htpu Ca nen option to proceed via otier corts to loan
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    • 1253 13 m* 1 1 tma 1 1 v j isirmH in a M EAST ASIATIC LINES HOMEWARDS SAILINGS FOR AOEN. PORT SAIO, GENOA, ANTWERP, ROTTEROAM BREMEN. HAMBURG. COPENHAGEN GOTHENBURG, OSLO Spore P S>»m krr a "BUSUANCA" 18/11 Oct 12/11 Oct 14/15 Oct "SONGKHIA" 11/11 Oct "FALSTRIA'I 28 21 Oct 22 23
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    • 1340 13 buToing THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. Wi*. SINGAPORE (Incorporated in the MM Kingdom) I LINES SAILINGS TO ADEN UK., I CONTINENTAL PORTS Spore P S'hatn Henang II BENOORAN to> London. Rotterdam Bremen, Hambjrg GUM, I Ocl LiMn lirttt arrive! IT OCt BENMHOR for Liverpool. V b-o, 11 Hull. Hamburg T/1S
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    • 1337 13 McALISTER < lEL.. Nt. ELLERMAN LINES LONDON. HAVRE, ROTTERDAM HAMBURG 1 HULL mo tor U.S.A North *t ij Port* mo Canada tla CotomDo CITY OF POONA Spore P. Shim cenarn 14/28 Oct 21/22 OCt 23/25 Od CITY OF COVENTRY S'pori P S'nam Penarg 11/17 No 18/20 No 7.1 23 Nit
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  • 237 14  -  EPSOM JEEP BY SPECIAL FEATURE, a popular favourite in amateur race meetings, looks a safe eachway bet in the feature race the mile handicap for M.A.H.A. Class 1, Div. 1 horses at today's amateur meeting at Bukit Timah. In his last appearance, at Kuala
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  • 34 14 Race 1 EGYPTIAN QUEEN Race 2 BREAK OF DAWN Race 3 FLAME Race 4 ACADEMY AWARD Race 5 EULINDRA Race 6 FIRST VENTURE Race 7 SPECIAL FEATURE Race 8 AMBASSADOR Race 9 WILLORA
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  • 369 14 Z.O Race One Class 3— 6f (catchweights i2.:>. 1 Wee Geordie. 2 Egyptian Queen, 3 Lady Jane, 4 The Wasp, 5 Fighting Finiih. 6 Gondolino, 7 Knighted, 8 Sunshoes. Scratching: Capetown. Boyeie, Selina. 2. 50 Race Two Classes 2 and 3 s'^f (women riders only: i-atohwrißhts i 1U.12
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  • 39 14 TOTTENHAM Hot -pur goalkeeper. Hollowbread. lips the ball over the bar to save a header from Mason of Wolverhampton Wanderers, during the First Division match at Tottenham last Saturday. Tottenham won 2-1. Reuter picture.
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  • 59 14 Singapore MatajPi beat Police 4-1 in S.H.A. Div." 2 league match at Thomson Road yesterday. Sa;i(j (2), Ahmad Daud and Manap scored for Malays and H. Karim for Police. In 'he other Div. 2 matches. Teachers 1 Training College and Navy Nomads drew 1-1 and
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  • 51 14 The Singapore Teachers Union team to meet Singapore Recreation Club in their S.H.A. Div. 1 league match on the padang today will be from: V Gomez. Ajii. A. Gomez. Ng Kok Onn, Mahinder. Boon Wai, Hardev. A. D'Cruz. Slew Chew, V. Perera. Onn San, Kulasingam, Jayarajah. Sarjlt. J.
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  • 26 14 Maxwell S.C oeat Gymkhana 5-o in the SAFA Div 2B league match at Balestier Road yesterday. Ahmad Sitn (3), Ali and Joliuri scored.
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  • 39 14 English jockey. Davy Jones! is expected to arrive in Sin- 1 gapore on Oct. io for another visit during the current offseason in England. Jones, during his threemonth stay in Malaya, will freelance.
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  • 91 14 Mr. and Mr>>. Loh Chin's Who Cares, a five-year-old Australian gelding by Del vilie Wood Rosemarie, died in his stall at Bukit Timah yesterday morning. < 1 1 1 1 1 1 i■ > i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
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  • 368 14 US picks Olmedo for Davis Cup SPORT AROUND THE WORLD SAN FRANCISCO. Fri. United States Lawn Tennis Association yesterday named Hamilton Richardson. Alex Olmedo. Chris Crawford. Earl Buchholz Jr. and Barry Mackay as its team in the Davis Cup finals in Australia later this year. United States will meet The
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  • 29 14 Jollilads beat 570 Royal Engineers 4-0 in a friendly soccer match at Geylang yesterday. 11l 1 11 1 1 11 iiiiii in n 1 1 iimiMimiiu ■■■■■■■>
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 629 14 l\ CMH« orcahisatiohT" I grtiij»_j a SS? OPENS TODAY J I* > -T J _l V 11 a.m.. 1.30. 4. 6.45 !U<* pm. M Till: mil GREAT SPKCT.ULi: OF THE JET AGE; )^> 2a ROBERT ROBERT RICHARD MAY LEE J J MITCHUM- WAGNER EGANBRITT^PHIUPS J •^t 3f 4C S^SS? "»HB
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    • 503 14 II, 1.45, 4) 6.3C I g f l o f rd "IMITATION GENERAL" I T M t& "Gods Little Acre" if,?- Tomorrow Midnight: "THE Ct'l.PRI I 1 Tod»y 9 »m.: "TEARS OF THE YANGTZE m Tomorrow 9 a.m. Pebblr Ri ynolds "Tammy II..- i> •phone jrjm* '1SS VOI|/ 30S0 X-_
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  • Page 14 Miscellaneous
    • 273 14 lIIIIM I'Wlilllllllllllllllll lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIII' I —i 24 Scattering for which Rosa paid Straits Times Crossword 25 -hi* b^tand battering Hopkins 1 (6). 1 1 26 A few words for a stretch, as fxi 2 3 Ii 4 P» 8 7 I tt were (8> H—li—li down B__8 -__^___i_li___li_il sStdT*?! 16 las;
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  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • 1585 15 I rfiSippPJJ^^^P^B^TT^^Wr^^^^^WW M (mi]fd from P»ne 8) ,11 1 atom VACANT «(rn.)— BoxiOclM. txlra. ACHKR. proH ,|le- Tea<!<er in exhex A-U74 S.T. AMAH. No washing, •n;. Sleep in $100,-->j Rubin Road, i I-KH. Bon A43M .ul applicants .Khise thai the oeen niled. otaie on Easi U on a Grade :iMoui>
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    • 964 15 TUITION :i)\\urds V, i M, n Box iO cli. rxtrn AT YOUR HOME: Private tuition for all standards in all school subjects from $20 monthly. F Particulars, P.O. Box 2456 Spore I U EXPERT SWIM-INSTRUCTOR, Army trained. Would like under- < take tutelage/teaching to learner/ t non swimmers, young, old.
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    • 926 15 VEHICLES FOR SALE vWari, Si (Mtn.)-Boxierl: txtrm.l MORRIS 8 m 7 Saloon very ;f>od condition, burannce tax paid February, $850. Phone Soo Jn.ang Tai. U3163, 38 Prlnsep street. Spore. AUSTIN A 55 Deluxe, Registered I Dctober 1957, with Radio. Low viUeage. Tyres As New. Showroom Condition 68. Jalan Sultan, Phone
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    • 594 15 NOTICES NOTICE I HEREBY GIVE notice thatj my wife Alice Neo Kirn Neo has left my protection of, her owti accord since the 18th September 1958. As from now onwards I am not responsible for her acts, deeds or debts Incurred by her. I, Sri. LAWRENCE LEE PECK HOCK REMINDER
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    • 414 15 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS THE EASTERN UNITED ASSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED. APPLICATION has been made to the Directors of this Corpora- tlon to issue to Mrs. Lily Yap a duplicate certificate of 432 shares in the Corporation, or other certificate or certificates in lieu thereof, upon the statement that the original certificate No.
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    • 453 15 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited lor the posts of OFFICE BOYS In the Singapore Government Service. Candidates with the following qualifications need apply:AGE: 15—18 Salary: Under 16 $61 Under 17 $70 Under 18 $79 18 $87 plus $24 variable allowance Increasing by $2 per month each year to a maximum
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  • 293 16  -  TAX ON AFFILIATES TO PAY FOR TRIPS BY F. SALAHUDIN SINGAPORE Olympic Sports Council is considering a suggestion for the establishment of a central fund for sending teams to future Olympic and Asian Games. The suggestion was made by Sir George Oehlers, president
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  • 102 16 SCHOOL TO MEET THE S'PORE TEAM rpilE Singapore Combined 1 Schools Dadmlnton team will meet a Singapore Selection on Tuesday at the S.B.A. Hall at 7.30 p.m This match is in preparation for the schools "international between Singapore and the Federation on Oct. 11 and 12. Thr draw for Tuesday
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  • 91 16 Govinda can't come for match -GOVINDARAJOO, the SeVJ langor and Federation soccer player, will not play for the S.A.F.A. President s XI against Business Houses in the annual Feith Cup charity match under floodlights at Jalan Besar stadium tomorrow. Govindarajoo. who was one of the three Federation players selected for
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  • 80 16 THE official report of the 16th Olympic Games at Melbourne in 1956, now on sale in Australia, is available on application for about $36 (A£s. 145.), including postage. Applications should be addressed to the Organising Committee, XVI Olympiad, 46 Qu. en's Road, Melbourne. The Report runs to
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  • 28 16 TPOH, Fri. Malaya lost I $327 on the two-day Davis Cup tennis match against Ceylon, played at Kuala Lumpur in April, it was disclosed here today.
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  • 253 16 JOHN HUMPHRIES, the Singapore Cricket Club s J dashing new centre-iorward, was again their match-winner when he paved the way for their second successive victory in the S.H.A. Div. 1 league against Singapore Chinese R.C. who were beaten 2-0 on the padang yesterday. Humphries has now scored
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  • 77 16 Three more Aston Athletic Club players entered the quarter-finals of the Singapore billiards championships at the Great World last night. They were P. L. Chin, Chin Chi Nen and Teo Siew San. Another Aston player. Yeo Koon Yam qualified earlier. Last night's results: Tan Kong
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  • 75 16 St Andrew's and Anglo-Chinese drew 2-2 in their inter-school Ashness Shield tennis matcl> at the St. Patricks School courts yesterday. Singles: Gerald Scow bt i Johnny Lim 8-ti, 6-3: Benjamin Lee lost to Daniel Lim 3-6 3-6-Doubles: Wont? Kui Hin and Ng En K Liat
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  • 310 16 FAM will visit three countries in January KUALA LUMPUR, i ri( 17OOT3ALL Association of Malaya will to tour India, Burma and Siam in lan Disclosing this to the Straits Tim. Lim Kee Siong, vice-president of the f.a.m "We owe a visit to Burma and Siam who own expenses and came
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  • 279 16 \f ARIG O L D Badminton ITX Party won the Singa- i ore sen 'or inter-club chamj pionship. when they beat I Fiower Badminton Party 3-2 I at the Singapore Badminton Hall last night The highhgnt of the match was the victory of Lee
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  • 260 16  - Eight-man Spore 'invasion' for Macao MOK SIN PIN By EIGHT top Singapore racing drivers will compete in the gruelling 224-mile Macao Grand Prix on Nov. 15 and 16 They are C. F. Pope, L. C Chan, Capt. P. J. Caroline, J N. K. Moncrief, B. S. Arnold. F J. Bussell.
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  • 223 16 pANG TEE ANN with U points won the "A" division championship at the Combined Pasir Panjang and Crescent Girls' School swimming championships at Amber Road yesterday. The champion house for Pasir Panjang was Bukom with 96 points. Gan Mai Nai was the outstanding performer
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  • 142 16 TODAY RIGGER: R.A.S.C.. Sflel.u Changi. paciai Royal SiK!ii,l>. Ij v St. Andrew HOCKEY: S.H.A Y.M.S.A. v IN Road: RAF Changi; CSC. v k: Road; R.A.F. Se!c Seletar; S.R.C. 8.1 Div. 2: RAF. 1 BODCA Seljtai l>. Changi "B" v Kbal Prisons v H.K. B Y.M.S.A. "B"
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  • 42 16 Bartley edged Raffle.-, their inter-school hockey n at Bras Basah Road Menon, Kewal Btngb I Kiew scored for Bart it Harbans Sini>h and Ttoumvl tens for RafTle A» Anson Road. Gan E»eng beat Tanjong K Technical 4-1
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    • 752 16 CLASSIFIED ADS. •AT YOUR SERVICE' 2u H.irrf., S/f, (Minimum) I'mli 1 month. 10 Words $2. 51 l I Mm.) SELF-DRIVE CARS Tel: 2100S Everhne Co. 519 Serangoon Rd. Spore-8. SEE FAMOUS SYDNI.Y Zoo on A -la Travel Service Tow. Spore *****. DO HAVE ALL your Important record! microiilm at Tang's
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    • 826 16 FOR SALE •I) Words Si (Min.)— Box ill etM 'Xtra McCRY GV LINE Triple Duty Cases six it long sell-contained Refrigeration. Also one National I Electric Cash Register. Ring 1 Spore *****. 1 CLEANING WITH SOOGER- ATO-MOP is comfortable, pleasant and economical. No mechanical problems. A must lor all cleani
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    • 548 16 VEHICLES FOR SALE 10 Words H f.M in.;— Box i« el: extra. 1950 630 WOLSEIEY good I condition $1,400. Apply M Q 4/35 Minden Barracks. Penai'g. STANDARD 12 MODEL 1947 in very pood condition $500/- 0.n.0. terms can be arranged. Ring Spore *****. MORRIS MINOR IOOf. for quick <;.> model
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    • 5 16 AMATEUR RACES See Page 14
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    • 244 16 Jjflflß the world's first //Vi"> selfwinding watch V* /.aaT with a ballbearing V_^s2ar i^_ *ga 88r 'HMJk f° r ladies and men Sbbßß ETERNH VIATIC K^^>a^laaW sjflß^ 7 ~***v. ''v^aaam selfwinding §S»f I .W Stainless steel ■IJ '*M«r'*\ lOS? Rolled gold ■HIJ MB 18 carat gold S li yjß? For
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  • 21 1 The imposing facade of Robinsons in Raffles Place Singapore. It is one of the island's best-known buildings.
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  • 45 1 ROBINSONS occupied this building on the south side of Raffles Place from 1891 to 1941, when it moved to its present building opposite. This picture was token in 1901. The building now accommodates the new BOAC-Qantas office.
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  • 1028 1 BORN IN YEAR OF TREMENDOUS SOCIAL UPHEAVAL: NOW IT CELEBRATES 100 th ANNIVERSARY fHE year 1857 began inauspiciously in Singapore. On January 2 all shops remained closed, markets were deserted and boatmen and. hack gharry syces refused to work in protest against the new Municipal
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  • 480 2 A SPLIT— THEN NEW PARTNER TEAMS UP WITH FOUNDER lery, guns, saddlery and perfumery. To the proprietors of Little's it must have seemed a remote possibility indeed that their store would ever be bought over by Robinson's. But finally it happened in 1955. The precise way in which
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    • 148 2 I PI SB Congratulations H 9 I t0 I CHESTERFIELD 111 Hj H CIGARETTES nj H ROBINSON CO., LTD. H 18 |B for attainin 3 toeii H TOYS HI S 100 th YEAR I 400 HI «j iwtn TEMii RAINBOW TISSUES B m success foi 1H trading in H L
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    • 84 2 MANUFACTURERS OF fashionable fabrics CONGRATULATE ROBINSONS ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR CENTENARY j&l /A PERFECT MORNING (i W\m f #a^ ter e l even o'clock vl Wwvl coffee a visit to Jjijjfirjfi SINGERS WiMw I on the £irst fl oor at j/|| I ROBINSON'S I K I 100 Years of
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  • 1482 3 ROBINSONS BUILDING IN KUALA LUMPUR 1859 a series of advertisements appeared that indicated Robinson and Company were branching out. One stated "Dressmaking and millinery in all its branches, executed to order on the shortest notice under the superintendance of a?i accomplished London artiste. Charges strictly moderate."
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    • 218 3 Praser Neavo have been quenching KS§^>/ ffi thirsts in Malaya for 75 years their C" 3 popular Aerated Waters. Red Lion v^^ Orange and Cordials are welcomed wherever they go. Fraser Neave *r* also distributors tor Malayan >Nj^ Breweries' prize- winning products > world-famous TIGER Gold Medal Beer. *> ANCHOR
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    • 275 3 f When in i S5B, Mr. Philip Rouin- son was laying the foundations of A a his great enterprise, Bally's Shoe Bk flk f Factory had been in operation for H I hut a few years. f From bumble beginnings in a #9 'k small Swiss village, it grew rapid-
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    • 205 4 THE CHARTERED BANK is very pleased to have been associated with ROBINSON CO. LTD. during their 100 years of progress in Singapore and Malaya. THE CHARTERED BANK has Branches throughout Singapore and Malaya at: SINGAPORE BATTERY ROAD CROSBY HOUSE. ROBINSON ROAD CHANGI SELETAR NAVAL BASE PAYA LEBAR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HILL
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    • 138 4 Cyclax of London salute Robinson's of Singapore on the occasion of //'j v > v their hundredth anniversary f'" JL' J 5-Ssd^* Jl "The greater the business house." it has been said, "the older their tradition, the xouiwcr the spirit of their enterprise." ,^*,/i X^N I > j T lie
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  • 921 5 RALLYING POINT AS JAPANESE SWEPT TOWARD SINGAPORE In the last days of 1935 Stamford Raffles Robinson died in Edinburgh, aged 83. Mr. Robinson was often called the last of Singapore's merchant princes. His will showed he had left a personal estate of £157. 833. Although
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    • 275 5 [I J lo\ cl\ MjLK^)^^\^^hM carpets to benutify your rooms ml -i ft! '-Tgm^l £Mj m j H jmS* ''*^^B*lr As H rffltafl to carpet three lovely rooms for the cost of one' ;>: gives you a wonderful choice of 11 eye-pleasing colour.u> ems In seamless u-ldths from 22 to
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    • 240 5 100 YEARS of happy association with ROBINSONS I j >■>>'■;■ -A (1 W r~ ~^T\ \l t 1 /I \IV ■V» <* 'i J m I I I x. V- 111 'Viyella' is the fabric for growing families .always soft and light. Viyella' positively thrives on washing (note the famous
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  • 570 6 THE MAN WHO GUIDES COMPANY'S DESTINY TAKE UP CYCUNG^A DOCTOR ADVISED: AND SO WAS BORN AN INDUSTRIAL GIANT IT was 71 years, ago 1 in 1887, that Frank Bowden came home from Hong Kong with 'only a few months to live' and, on the advice of
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  • 183 6 WORLD RACING CHAMPION REG HARRIS YEARS ON TOP —AND HE RODE A RALEIGH DEC HARRIS is the world's best-known racing cyclist, even though he is now in semi-retirement from the track. He was world professional sprint champion in 1949. 1950. 1951 and 1954 and still holds the world 1 000-
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    • 167 6 Since 1887. Raleigh Industries have qr- been manufacturing the RALEIGH >Y §S5^ the all-steel bicycle and the best you wS&£*S2>sr3&& can buy. From employing twelve men /Vy fW^ 1 "~^&iUk 2= making three bicycles a week in -;£>^^*ff\\ 0$' x those days, Raleigh Industries now vWIW// ♦^^f'itrx V /7/ffl own
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    • 25 6 THREE STEPS ij THE PRECISION 1 MANUFACTURE Of RALEIGH CYCLES j Cutting mudguards to I uactng ipo/cei to the wheei> Men working on assembly line
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