The Straits Times, 13 February 1959

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    Masthead
    19 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times Hat*** 1 Estd. 1845. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1959 15 CENTS
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    WE SHALL WIN—Tengku
    644 1 WE SHALL WIN— Tengku MY RESIGNATION IS NO POLITICAL QIIQY[" STUNT... DONT UNDERESTIMATE M GREAT PROBLEMS WHICH FACE US THE TIME HAS COME FOR ME TO GO QUOTE AGAIN AROUND THE COUNTRY SO THAT AGAIN WE SHALL GET IN TEXT OF THE TENGKLTS BROADCAST: PAGE 9 'I want the right
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    Five say 'No' to special lights
    475 1  - Five say 'No to special lights CHIA POTEIK By yJINGAPORE, Thurs.— Special decorative lighting used for the Coronation of the Queen may not be used for the visit of her husband. Prince Philip. When the City Council's finance committee decided this today it also rejected an application to make use
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    Hula-hoop ban
    14 1 BANDOENG. Thurs.— Police here have banned hulahooping because It "awakes sensuality".— U.P.l.
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    Lock icon Quemoy quiet
    11 1 TAIPEH. Thurs. The Quemoy front was quiet today.— Reuter.
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    A former general's daughter falls to death
    131 1 A former general's daughter falls to death IRENE HOI 29, attractive daughter of a former Chinese Army general, fell to death from the neventh floor of the Asia Insurance Building in Flniayson Green, Singapore at noon yesterday. Clad in white blouse and blue Jeans, she crashed among a pile of
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    Braga is better
    44 1 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The Minister for Health. Mr. A. J Braga. is today recovering at the Singapore General Hospital. He spent a comfortable night last night and Is now Improving. Mr Braga was admitted on Tuesday after suffering from a heart attack.
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    Blacked-out
    23 1 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Raffles Park residents were blacked-out for about two hours tonight when a fuse blew in the feeder-pillar outside the estate.
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    Lock icon MINISTERS TRYING TO FIX CYPRUS TALKS
    113 1 LONDON, Thurs. Foreign Ministers of Britain, Greece and Turkey are trying to arrange a formal tripartite conference on Cyprus to start in London next Monday, a usually well-informed source said here today. The Greek and Turkish Foreign Ministers, Mr. Evangelos Averofl and Mr. Fatln
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    REBELS OF ALL COUNTRIES TO BE BARRED FROM MALAYA
    529 1 REBELS OF ALL COUNTRIES TO BE BARRED FROM MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. THE Federation of Malaya and Singapore will no longer provide a sanctuary for rebels from other countries. This is the biggest surprise in bills to f amend the Immigration Ordinance of the Federation and Singapore published simultaneously in
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    $20,000 to be won...
    29 1 $20,000 to be won ¥\ON'T forget there's $20,000 to be won in the MM January Jackpot Contest. This contest closes on Monday at 5 p.m. Post your entry today.
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    29 1 MOSCOW-PERSIA TALKS OFF MOSCOW, Than. Moscow Radio said today Persia Initiated request for "secret" talks with Soviet Government on non -aggression pact, but talks broken down. U.P.I.
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    Lock icon British trade gap
    47 1 LONDON, Thurs.— Britain's trade gap excess of Imports over exports— totalled £49 million in January, the Board of Trade announced yesterday. This was £28 million less than in December, but £4 million more than the monthly average for the fourth quarter of 1958. Reuter.
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    'The best time to replant is right now'
    195 2 'The best time to replant is right now' KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. NATURAL Rubber Bureau has made a close study of the economic position in Europe and has advised rubber producers that the time to replant "on the greatest scale in history" is now. It says in the latest issue of
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    Labourer loses appeal
    42 2 PENANG. Thurs. Mr Justice Rigby. today dismissed an appeal by a 40-year-old labourer who had been sentenced by a lower court to 12 months' imprisonment and three strokes of the rotan for outraging the modesty of a 14-year-old girl.
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    Police get court order to check vote papers
    130 2 I/XANG, Thurs.— Kuala Lumpur Police today ob- tamed a special High Court order to examine ballot papers of the Klang Town Council election held in December. During the two-hour inspection of the 1.100. ballot papers this afternoon the public was kept away
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    1,000 girls apply for role as gang moll
    93 2 1,000 girls apply for role as gang moll SINGAPORE. Thurs.— Nearly 1,000 teenaged rls have applied for the role of a gangster's moll in the Cantonese film "Love on Merdeka Bridge," now being shot here, director Chow Sze Loke said today. The majority of applicants were Chinese, Mr. Chow said.
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    Menorah Club
    33 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Menorah Club will hold an inaugural barbecue and dance at their new club at the Sir Reuben Mannasseh Meyer Communal Hall, Oxley Rise, at 8.30 p.m. on Saturday
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    IN- 5 GIRLS WITH LOTS OF BATIK DRESSES TO SHOW
    86 2 IN- 5 GIRLS WITH LOTS OF BATIK DRESSES TO SHOW rpHESE five shapely ln--1 donesian fashion models flew in to Singapore from Jakarta yesterday to show Singapore women the glamour in batik dresses. They are (from left) Farida, Madaria, Cynthia. Jean, nette, and Rita, all from the Marlon Glamour School
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    'Tax holiday' for more industries
    148 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— A new Government order to give "tax holidays" to 10 more Industries and 57 more products was gazetted today. The new list of products to be given this privilege includes beer, stout, vitamins, cattle fodder, lipstick, tooth paste and bicycles. This is
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    New branch
    32 2 MERSING. Thurs. The leader of the Johore Women's Institute, Che Fatlmah binte Haji Amln, will preside at the formation of a new branch of the organisation at Endau on Saturday.
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    MCA chief appeals for 'open minds'
    170 2 MCA chief appeals for 'open minds' OENANG. Thurs.— The President of the Malayan Chinese Association, Dr. Lim Chong Eu, today appealed to all those attending Saturdays meeting of the association's special sub-com-mittee to discuss the controversial new charter to have an "open mind." The sub-committee. of which Dr. Lim is
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    Poll restriction is aimed at undesirables, says Govt.
    460 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday fII K PROPOSED amendments to the Election Offences Ordinance are designed to ensure that undesirable persons, like criminals and members of secret societies, are debarred from taking an active part in parliamentary and state elections. This was the Government's
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    COUNCILLOR: I GAVE A CHEQUE TO PAY DEBT THROUGH MY FRIEND Sir HENRY
    300 2 SEREMBAN. Thursday. CHIN SEE YIN, a Negri Sembilan Alliance State Councillor I told the High Court here today that he sent a postdated cheque for $3,500 through Sir Henry Lee to pay a debt. Chin appeared before
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      182 2 MILO- THE MODERN TONIC FOOD IN CLASS. Dealing with a bunch of healthy, mischievous young- CTDt CK A CXI A INI sters is no easy task for the conscientious teacher. THL STRLSS and STKAIN Parents have entrusted their children to her during these o f MODERN LIFE all-important, formative years
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    Lock icon NEW CYPRUS PLAN DETAILS
    405 3 BRITAIN SEEKS SOME SAFEGUARDS ON FUTURE OF ISLAND ATHENS, Thursday. QYPRUS will have a Council of State headed by a "neutral" President under the proposed Greco-Turkish agreement on the island's future, informed sources said today. Details of the agreement were disclosed here as Mr. Constantin Karamanlis,
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    Promising talks, says Lloyd
    248 3 LONDON, Thurs Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, the Foreign Secretary, said today that his talr-s on Cyprus with the Greek and Turkish Foreign Ministers had begun "in a promising manner." He told the House of Commons that the British Government warmly welcomed the fact that Turkey and Greece
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    Skyscraper flats go up in Hong Kong
    50 3 THESE huge new blocks of flats are now nearing completion in Hone Kong, and will house about 4.00U people. This new Housing Authority development is at Kennedy Town, overlooking Green Island and the hills of Kowloon and the New Territories. I .P.I. picture.
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      All saved after airliner crashes
      41 3 All saved after airliner crashes MO N T EVIDEO, Thurs.—A Sandringham flying boat of Argentine Airways crashed in the harbour here but all the 49 passengers and crew were rescued. They were taken off by tugboats as the plane slowly sunk.
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      17 3 BALTIMORE: At least 28 people were injured when a Washington-New York train was derailed at Middle River.
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      29 3 LONDON: Lady Nancy Bowes-Lyon, a cousin of the Queen, was dead on arrival at Middlesex Hospital after being found lying on a couch at her home. She was 40.
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      19 3 AMMAN: Jordan released from prisons and concentration camps all detainees who were no longer a danger to the state.
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      23 3 TEHERAN: Fifteen people were reported killed and 14 injured when an avalanche buried buses and trucks travelling between Tehran and the Caspl&n Sea.
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    Jakarta praise for the Tengku
    190 3 'HE SERVED MALAYA WITH ZEAL' JAKARTA, Thursday. IN the brief eight years Tengku Abdul Rahman has been in politics he has done much to earn the gratitude of Malayans," an Indonesian newspaper said in an editorial on his decision to relinquish his office. The paper,
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    Lock icon Prams in protest parade
    99 3 NEW YORK. Thurs Mr. George Salomon, 33, First Secretary of the Haitian delegation to the United Nations, probably will never try again to drive through a procession of American mothers with prams demonstrating for the installation of a traffic light at a busy crossing. He tried
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    Lock icon PRINCE ON THE PLAINS
    100 3 LAHORE. (West Pakistan), Thurs. Prince Philip drove at 70 m.p.h. at the head of a mud-spattered police escort across the plains of West Pakistan yesterday to visit a government land reclamation scheme. As he passed through villages along the road, he slowed down and waved, much
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    LONDON STOCKS
    330 3 LONDON, Thurs.— London stock markets had a good day and a fairly substantial list of gains was established despite the failure of Wall street continue its recovery yesterday and today's "no change" Brl.lsh bank rate announcement. Ollt-cdged opened higher then reacted after the bank rate decision but tended
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    Lock icon THEY'LL PAY HIS FARE -IF ONLY HE'LL VOTE
    114 3 THEY'LL PAY HIS FARE -IF ONLY HE'LL VOTE MELBOURNE, Thurs. A Blackpool councillor, Mr. Allen Evans, has been asked to make the 12.000-mile flight home to England Just to vote. His fellow Liberal members of Blackpool's corporation challenged by an equal number of opposition members have offered to pay his
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    Lock icon Flu epidemic
    16 3 LONDON. Thurs. An Influenza epidemic has hit schoolchildren Ir "iany parts of Britain. Reuter.
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    Confusion at the polls feared
    414 5  -  ESME BAPTIST* By SHE HAS BEEN GIVEN A ROUND TRIP TICKET IN CASE SHE CHOOSES TO CHANGE MIND Pretty Meda will fly to Hawaii to marry fiance she's never met SINGAPORE, Thursday. A PRETTY Singapore girl, Meda Elias, 25, is to fly to Hawaii to
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    COLLIERIES CHIEF DIES
    64 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The general manager of Malayan Collieries Ltd., Batu Arar.g. Mr. Noel Makepeace Warmington, died in Guy's Hospital, London, yesterday. He was 50. He fell ill just before Christmas and was sent to the Singapore General Hospital for treatment. Later he was advised to return
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    Cigarettes tied to her waist
    56 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Siak Ah Guan, who was searched yesterday when she i tried to walk past the cus--1 toms shed, was found to have cigarettes on which duty payable was $21.40 tied round her waist. In the magistrate's court today she was fined $500
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    DPP: IT'S EMBARRASSING FOR MURDER TRIAL MAN TO HAVE TO FACE OTHER COUNTS
    482 5 DPP: IT'S EMBARRASSING FOR MURDER TRIAL MAN TO HAVE TO FACE OTHER COUNTS SINGAPORE, Thurs. A man charged with murder should not have other charges brought against him at the same time because they would embarrass him, it was argued today. The argument was that of the DPP. Mr. A.
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    Junior men asked: Give your views
    217 5 Junior men asked: Give your views SINGAPORE, Thurs. The junior salary scheme officers of the City Council were invited today to take part in an essay competition which carries the assurance that the identity of the writers be kept a secret. The theme of the essay Is "How to re-organise
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    Indian festival
    21 5 TAJONG MALIM. Thurs.— More than 3.000 Indians here will celebrate an annual Indian cultural festival on Saturday and Sunday
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    BUT MOST AGREESPLINTER GROUPS WILL DISAPPEAR
    442 5  -  LEE KHOON CHOY Singapore, Thursday the participation of at least eleven political parties in the coming; general election confuse Singapore's 650,000 voters? Party leaders commenting on this today differed in (heir views. The nine parties contesting the elections are the Singapore People's Alliance, the
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    A network of Customs posts
    37 5 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The Customs and Excise Department here has set up a series of Customs stations at various parts of the island to facilitate collection of duty. These offices were gazetted today.
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    Talk on news
    31 5 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Director of Information Services, Mr. George Thomson, will talk on "News Stories Ahead" at the Foreign Correspondents' Association iuncheon on Feb. 18 at The Cockpit.
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    Farmers' bank
    16 5 KOTA BHARU. Thurs. A farmers' co-operative bank is to be set up In Kelantan.
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    A trade union college plea
    46 5 I BINGAPORE Thurs. The National Union of IndusI trial and General Workers j decided last night to ask the i Government to set up a trade j union college. The union felt that such a college was "a great necessity" today.
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      595 5 I Today's Singapore diary I SINGAPORE CONSTITUTION Table tennis, bodybuilding, foot- Kunlow. shadow boxing, sewing. EXPOSITION at the former ball. Indoor games 4 p.m.. basketry embroidery, language classes 6.30 Kallang airport site, 6 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. p.m. to 9.30 p.m. 11.30 p.m. JOO CHIAT YOUTH CLUB: CATHOLIC TEACHERS' ART
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    STOUT NOT GENUINE: FINED
    159 6 STOUT NOT GENUINE: FINED SINGAPORE, Thurs. —The District Judge and First Magistrate, Mr. J. F. McWilliam, today lashed out at those who sold adulterated liquor to the public. He fined a provision store owner, Ong Ang Koon. $505 for using 24 bottles of two recognised brands of stout in a
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    Visitor from Rhodesia
    66 6 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The former Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia, Mr. Garfleld Todd, will be the personal guest of the Governor, Sir William Goode, at Government House when he arrives here on Saturday morning. Mr. Todd has been visiting New Zealand and Australia. He is coming to Singapore
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    WORK STARTS ON A CHESHIRE HOME
    101 6 JOHORE Bahru, Thurs. Work has begun on the construction of a Cheshire Home in Johore Bahru the first of its kind in the state. The state government has supplied most of the building requirements with material salvaged from the demolished transport shed at Bukit
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    Threat' to director, so 180 are fired
    262 6  -  JOSEPH YEO By Singapore, Thursday. the 180 employees of the Lam Huat Hup Kee pineapple cannery near Kranji, Singapore, have lost their jobs. They were dismissed yesterday after a recent incident in the factory, in which the firm's managing director, Mr. Ang Teck
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    3 touring Ministers promote loyalty
    67 6 3 touring Ministers promote loyalty JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Three Ministers are touring Johore in connection with the state-wide civics course to encourage loyalty of youngsters to their country. They are also known to be planning local strategy for the coining general election. The Ministers are Mr. Ong Yoke Lin (Labour
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    WELCOME FOR PRINCE PHILIP: MASS DRILL SHOW BY 1,000 GIRLS
    146 6 WELCOME FOR PRINCE PHILIP: MASS DRILL SHOW BY 1,000 GIRLS SINGAPORE. Thurs. One thousand girls from the Nan Chian Girls' High School will take part in a mass physical drill rehearsal one of the items of the mammoth youth rally staged to welcome the arrival of Prince Philip on Feb.
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    NEW ENVOY TO AMERICA LEFT BY AIR
    63 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Malaya's new ambassador to the United States Dato Nik Ahmad Kamil left Kuala Lumpur today by air to take up his post and "project Malaya into America." At a Press conference before he left he said that he considered it
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    Coroner issues arrest warrant
    65 6 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A Singapore coroner today issued a warrant of arrest for Ng Kee Lin. a driver, at the close or an inquest on two men, Koh Ah Eng, 21, and Chan Chye Hock. 27, who died after the car In which they were travelling crashed
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    Carried knife
    26 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Abdul Hamld bin Mohamed Don. 18, was fined $50 In the magistrates court today for carrying a knife without lawful authority.
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    A rebuke for Marcus by PAP ncillors
    372 6 A rebuke for Marcus by PAP ncillors THE CAO SHOULD KNOW THE POLICY OF NEW COUNCIL- SINGAPORE, Thursday. THE City Council's Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. P. C. Marcus, was accused by PAP councillors at the council's finance committee meeting today of not knowing the policy of the new council. They
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    Thief is jailed
    34 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs Zakaria bin Hamld. 20, a joget hall caretaker, was sentenced to six months' Jail here today for the theft of cigarettes worth $5 at midnight on Dec 21.
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    Scratched a car-so moneylender is fined $30
    167 6 Scratched a car-so moneylender is fined $30 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— A moneylender was fined $30 here today for scratching a car belonging to Tann Yean on the morning of Jan. 16. The magistrate, Mr. T.S Sinnathuray, found Moktar Singh, the moneylender, guilty on a private summons charge of causing mischiefs 29
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    COFFEESHOP ASSISTANT IS CLEARED
    88 6 COFFEESHOP ASSISTANT IS CLEARED SINGAPORE. Thurs.— Ting Yin Tay. a cofteeshop assistant, was acquitted by Mr. Justice Buttrose in the Assize Court today on a charge of gang robbery. The Crown offered no evidence against him. Tins was alleged to have robbed, with four other persons unknown, three opium pipes
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    NANYANG DEGREES PROBE TO BEGIN
    303 6 Commission to examine standards SINGAPORE, Thurs. fTHE long drawn-out question of the recognition of Nanyang University degrees will be settled before the first students graduate at the end of this year. A special commission appointed late last year to Inquire into the matter will start
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    SOLDIER DISARMS AMOK IN SHOP
    160 7 SOLDIER DISARMS AMOK IN SHOP CINGAPORE, Thurs. A British soldier was injured today when he grappled with a chop-per-armed amok who was about to strike a man in a grocery shop in Alexandra Road here. Although bleeding from an ugly gash in his right palm. Warrant Officer James Fisher, 34.
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    Commission man here
    67 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— Dr. Chien Shin Liang, President of Taiwan University, flew into Singapore from Hong Kong by BOAC last night. Dr. Chien, who holds a Ph. D. degree from Illinois University, is one of the five members of the Nanyang University Commission to investigate academic standards. The
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    SPA, PAP FEUD OVER DEBATE CHAIRMAN
    244 7 SINGAPORE, Thursday. THE Singapore People's Alliance and the People's Action Party are now feuding about the choice of a chairman to preside over their debate on hawker problem in the Victoria Memorial Hall at 8 p.m. tomorrow. The Mayor. Mr. Ong Eng Guan. on
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    Yul and Gina pass censor
    350 7  -  SIT YIN FONG Singapore, Thursday By THE FIRST RUSHES OF 'SOLOMON' LOVE SCENES ARE SIZZLING BUT SAFE yyilKN these first pictures of sizzling love scenes from the coming film "Solomon and Sheba" reached the Straits Times ofiice today, I asked film censor, Mrs. Cynthia Koek:
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    3 directors to study market
    66 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Three directors of the Matsushita Electrical Co.. of Japan, flew in from Hong Kong by BOAC tonight to study the market here. They were Messrs. A. Takahashi, K. Azuma and B. Takahashi. Their firm is the largest dealing in Japanese electrical and electronic
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    DEFECTED PIANIST POU DUE FOR CONCERTS
    102 7 DEFECTED PIANIST POU DUE FOR CONCERTS SINGAPORE. Thurs. The controversial Chinese pianist. F'ou Ts'ong. who "defected" from Red China last December because of his preference for Western music, will arrive here tomorrow from Britain. The 24-year-old pianist will give two public performances for the Singapore Musical Society at tho Victoria
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    St. Valentine's Eve dance
    49 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— A St. Valentine's Eve dance will be held at Raffles Hotel tomorrow at 8.30 p.m. in aid of the Ko Chuan Girls' School building fund. The band of the 22nd Cheshire Regiment will be in attendance. Tickets will be available at the door.
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    $24,000 sacrifice by Marcus to leave his job
    261 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The City Council's Superintendent of Markets and Hawkers, Mr. L. A. Marcus, whose immediate release from council service had the finance committee's approval today, is believed to have lost $24,000 in salary and provident fund benefits by quitting his post
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    'OBEY OR GET OUT' WARNING TO 19
    162 7 IPOH, Thurs.— lnmates of the Perak AntiTuberculosis Association's $1 million rehabilitation settlement in Batu Gajan were today told to ooserve the discipline or get out. The warning was given at a special assembly this afternoon of the 19 inmates, inccluding five women, by
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    Publicity Club president
    104 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Mr. A. C. Baird, of Masters Ltd., was last night elected chairman of the Singapore Publicity Club. Other officials are: Vicechairman, Mr. R. Lee. of Cycle and Carriage: secretary. Mr. P. V. Howe, of the Straits Times: treasurer, Mr. J. Warley, of Argus Advertising; committee:
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    UNITY OF MALAY PARTIES SOUGHT
    138 7 UNITY OF MALAY PARTIES SOUGHT SINGAPORE, Thurs. Th» chairman of the Singapore branch of the pan-Mala-yan Islamic Party, Inche Abdullah Zawaiwi. today suggested that all Malay political parties and Tslamic organisations here should form a United Malay Front, to fight the coming general elections. Inche Abdullah said his party planned
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    Top storekeeper
    18 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Inche Ahmad bin Hassan, a senior storekeeper, has been promoted State Storekeeper. Johore.
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    92 8 20 Hordi SlO (Minimum). IN LOVING MEMORY of my beloved Husband. John Morrison Harper. Died 13.2.58' Rest In Peace. IN LOVING MEMORY of the late Mr. L. s. Ingram our beloved father who passed away on 13.2.58— Family. V. BHARATHI (Mrs. M. S. Menon) who passed away on
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      The Danger Within
      540 8 The Danger Within Tengku Abdul Rahman's broadcast last night, and his statements to the press the day before, should put an end to speculation about the reasons for his resignation and about his future intentions. He will lead the Government again if the Alliance is returned as he is confident
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      Pledge On New Guinea
      352 8 Pledge On New Guinea Dr. Subanch io's assurance in Australia that at no time will Indonesia contemplate the use of force over Western New Guinea should quieten fears that seem to have been reawakened mainly by speculation in one section of the British Press. Yet Indonesians themselves are largely to
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      Election Law
      249 8 Amendments proposed by Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, and which the Government is ready to accept, held up passage of the Legislative Assembly Elections Bill until the next meeting of the Singapore Assembly, when the bill will be considered in committee. The amendments are not substantial. They are chiefly
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    UMNO's warning to the wayward and the inept
    1453 8  -  A. Samad Ismail to the extraordinary general meeting of UMNO spoke forcefully and frankly on a variety of subjects ranging from education and multi-lingualism to reorganisation of the party machine. The Tengku's blunt criticism of State leaders aspiring to be Mentris Besar
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    TENGKU'S LIST OF PRIORITIES
    1060 8 TENGKU'S LIST OF PRIORITIES KUALA LUMPUR AM not one of those 1 who claim, in increasing numbers, that the Tengku's decision to resign the premiership did not take them by surprise. You could have knocked me down with the proverbial feather when I heard that first devastating radio bulletin, and
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    The time has come for me to go among the people again'
    2391 9 THE TENGKU TELLS WHY HE DECIDED TO RESIGN THIS IS THE TEXT OF THE PRIME MINISTER'S BROADCAST TO THE NATION LAST NIGHT jyjY FRIENDS, wherever you may be. Four days ago I announced at I special session of
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    Bill will give Govt. powers to impose anti-dumping duties
    316 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— A Bill allowing the Federation Government to impose an anti-dumping duty was published today. It enables the Yang dl-Per-tuan Agong to make regulations to ascertain the cost of production of goods imported. The new law will run concurrently
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    'Indonesians do not see need for pact yet'
    411 10 'Indonesians do not see need for pact yet' D I A TIKUSUMO ON TENGKWS PROPOSAL: SINGAPORE, Thursday. THE Indonesian Consul General in Singapore, Brig.Gen. Djatikusumo, said today that the people of Indonesia did not recognise as yet the need for the cultural and economic pact proposed by the Prime Minister
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    Liz (the cat) loves a man—but he loves the bottle
    333 10 Liz (the cat) loves a man but he loves the bottle CSUSAN BARRIE SEES THE WEEK'S NEW FILMS) NO-ONE expects Tennessee Williams to produce cheerful little stories about nice "normal" people, so "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" should surprise no-one. As in "Baby Doll." his setting is America's Deep
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    ABELL: NO ROOM IN SARAWAK FOR DIVIDED LOYALTIES
    310 10 ITUCHING, Thurs.— The Governor of Sarawak, Sir Anthony Abell, in his Chinese New Year message, told Sarawak Chinese that there was no room any longer for divided loyalties. "This country is in fact your motherland and those who share its destiny with
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    CRUISER IN PORT: LEAVE FOR 650
    120 10 CRUISER IN PORT: LEAVE FOR 650 SINGAPORE, Thurs. About 650 officers and crew of the Bremerton have been given shore leave during the three days the U.S. cruiser is in port here. A reception will be given on board tomorrow evening by Admiral H. G. Hopwood. visiting Commander-in-Chief of the
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    TWO-WIFE WEBB KEEPS THEM GUESSING
    207 10 TWO-WIFE WEBB KEEPS THEM GUESSING rpHAT ageing dead-pan comedian Clifton Webb usually provides more than the usual quota of laughs, and he does so in 20th Century-Fox's latest colour production, "The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker." Mr. Pennypacker is indeed a remarkable man. He is proprietor of Pennypacker Prime Products. and some
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      238 10 f I 19 They kept watch hidden in Straits Times Crossword «^s r 3ftffi &*t (8). 22 Make possible return of th* M; W^Ks HH* ~IHF* ]B^ I H~ IB Spanish destroyer (6). 23 Lily-maid's home in song (6). r^ '^l —^I^~"^^T~~^^l 2 SavaBe cruelt y ruffles Tory I^Bf HH
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      MURDER THAT SHOOK THE GERMANS
      1397 11 MURDER THAT SHOOK THE GERMANS TWO powerful open-hooded cars roared down a Berlin suburban thoroughfare on the morning of June 24, 1922. In one sat bald-domed Dr. Walther Rathenau, controversial German Foreign Minister. The other held three grey-clad youths, their faces partly obscured by peaked caps. No sooner had his
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      341 11 Advertisement READERS' POSTRAG Yeaithfal BJcaahaM* v ill be seventeen next birthday, and for two years I have suffered from a spotty skin. I cream my face night and morning, but it doesn't seem to help. Stop using cream on your face. *nd try cleansing milk. Instead. A good one is
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      145 11 Carmen A fo. By Maa no doctor x^- 7\ V\vl co*t HfcgE.xxi ]j^ £^*+^mWKKK3£I wt\i stfc a^ill *AMDH The Saint By Leslie* Charter** \t£% *r~^'^|^^^EVEß/THING.SIR I ENOUGH. POTTS. VOUU HAVEJ LOOK ANVTHIKS LIKE A J Uiek Tracy By Chester GauM I 7~PEDPO WILL V HERE-PUT I H I |^TWEV JUj
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      324 12 NOTICES j ANNOUNCEMENT Federation .ottery Permit N». 17/1958. The draw of the above Thai Buddhist Cheta Wan Temple, Petallng Jaya, Lottery Is postponed from 132.1959 to 9.5.1959 vide approved TRY (F 8) 942/pt. 224/10 dated 27.1.1959. CONSOLIDATED TIN DREDGING CO. LTD. (Incorporated In Australia) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
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      383 12 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVKN that I. CHENG YONO KHOON of No. 269. West Coast Road Singapore, have applied for a Retail Shop licence In respect of premises No 290-1, Clementi Road Singapore, and that this application will be heard in the Court of the District Judge and First
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      607 12 NOTICES NOTICE Nctice Is hereby given that a petition was on the 20th day of November. 1958 presented to the High Court at Kuala Lumpur by the Ban Chuan Investment Service Limited (hereinafter called "the Company") to confirm the two Special Resolutions duly pass- ed in accordance with Section 118
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      2202 12 TIN PRICE FALLS OFF: Australia,, RUBBER QUIET, Melbourne- bHARxLo STEAD V TNVESTMKNT and miffing shares x maintained a tlnn tone on an active market en the Stock By Olir Market orrt'spiMUK'n l Exchange here today. nn J j A Bradford cotton rose is. to pOR the first time in seven
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      Korean company opens branch
      126 14 Korean company opens branch A SOUTH Korean trad- ing concern, Shin Fung Co., which has been operating for the past 24 years, has established a branch in Singapore. The manager, Mr. Kirn Yung Duk, said yesterday that his company would buy scrap iron, rubber, coconut oil. copra, pepper and other
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      BIG RUBBER ESTATE PLAN
      105 14 Anew rubber plantation estimated to cost £900.--000 Is to be established in Nigeria with the help of the Colonial Development Cor poration. The Western Region Production Development Board which is to establish the plantation, already has some 7,500 acres under rubber and operates two big rubber
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      DUTCH SHIP DUE TODAY ON MAIDEN VOYAGE
      145 14 rnHE twelfth Royal In- terocean Line ship to be put on the company's Japan-Malaya-Africa-South America route, the 12,500-ton Straat Magclhaen, is due in Singapore on her maiden voyage today. The vessel which has been built by P. Smit Jr. shipbuilding and engineering works
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      Australia steps up steel imports
      383 14 Australia steps up steel imports MALAYA GETS NEW SUPPLY SOURCE A USTRALIA, Malaya's seventh largest supplier of iron and steel products in 1957, jumped last year to third place after the United Kingdom and Japan as a result of her recent intensified export drive. Australian shipments of the products into
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      Factory to increase production
      187 14 Factory to increase production »pHE Singapore Paper 1 Products Ltd. will increase production of polythene, paper bags and cups and tissue papers by at least fifty per cent, when they open their $350,000 factory in Alexandra Road. Singapore, in June Mr. Lee Tlan Yew. the managing director, said yesterday that
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      KLM Electra
      32 14 The first of the twelve Lockheed Electra aircraft ordered by KLM is now on the production line in the Lockheed, factories at Burbank, California. It will be delivered in September.
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      Hong Kong business keen to invest here: Bank chief
      206 14 Hong Kong business keen to invest here: Bank chief HONG KONG industrialists are keen in investing more capital in Malaya, a bank executive said in Singapore yesterday. He was Mr. P. T. Huo, chief manager of the Bank of Canton Ltd., who is tourIng South-East Asia inspecting his company's brunches
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    This is the last chance for May's team to win a Test match
    841 15 This is the last chance for May's team to win a Test match From JACK FINGLETON MELBOURNE, Thursday BEGINNING in Mel- bourne tomorrow, Peter May's team have their last chance to win a Test match in Australia. Only twice since the series of five games began in Australia in 1884-85
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    STORMY MEETING DECIDES ON SUNDRAM
    150 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. tYDOTBALL Association of Selangor, after a stormy council meeting last night, decided to appoint its president, Dr. K. Sundram, as permanent delegate to the F.A. of Malaya Council, should Selangor be re-elected to the FAM Council It also decided that should the
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    Sonneville is made the favourite
    108 15 THE HAOUE. Thurs. Ferry Sonnevllle of Indonesia Is favourite to retain his men's singles title In the Dutch International badminton championships to be held at Haarlem on Saturday and Sunday. Strong opposition to the Indonesian Is expected from Danish players, notably Bengt Albersen and Ole
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    FAM sends reminders
    84 15 IT.UALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Football Association of Malaya today sent out letters, in the form of reminders, to all affiliates of the Asian Football Confederation Inviting them to take part in the Asian Junior Cup soccer competition starting here on Apr. 18. FAM secretary Mr. Kwok Kin Keng
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    Fed tennis teams
    104 15 ITUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Federation o falaya team to meet Singapore in the annual OulUetnard Cup tennis match here on Mar. 7 and 8 win be: Single*— Moses Tay. S. A. Aanan and Tan Song Kean. Double* Moaea Tay and Choong Ah Kow. Urn Say Chuan and
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    Lock icon Dundee 4-0
    27 15 EAST BTIRLINO. Thurs Dundee United beat East Stirling 4-0 In the second replay of their first round Scottish F.A. Cup match here last night Reuter.
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    MALAYA? TEAM LEAVES WITHOUT GLADYS
    231 15  - MALAYA? TEAM LEAVES WITHOUT GLADYS LIM KEE CHAM By SINGAPORE, Thurs- For- mer Malayan women's singles champion Mrs. Gladys Loke-Chua, one of six Malayan tennis players invited to take part in an international tournament at Jakarta from Monday to Feb. 20, will not leave with the team tomorrow morning. Mrs.
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    95 15 MANILA, Thurs. Australian Warren Woodcock entered the men's singles semi-finals in the Philippines national open tennis championships here by defeating In the quarterfinals yesterday Philippine Davis Cup player Miguel Dungo Jnr. 6-0. 6-2, 6-1. Another Australian. Warren Jacques, failed to stop the Philippines' No.
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    105 15 DERTH. Thurs. Test I cricketer Keith Slater's voyage to England to play in tbe Lancashire League will be a honeymoon trip. He will marry Miss Val Farrell of Mundar'jig. near Perth, on Mar. 7 *.breo days before they are booked to sail for England.
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    269 16  -  EPSOM JEEP Selangor Gold Cup entry causes a track sensation By Kuala Lumpur. Thursday He clocks fastest time for 3f gallop gELANGOR Gold Cup entry Couag did a sensational gallop here this morning. Quickening at the half mile post, Couag. ridden by Arthur Ward, came up
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    132 16 KEW SAN SAY HUP LEAVE FOR ENGLAND KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —Teh Kew San and I-im Say Hup, Malaya's Thomas Cup players, left here today by BOAC Brittania to take part In the All-England badminton championships at Wembley from Mar. 18 to 21. Before playing in the AllEngland. the two Malayans
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    163 16 RIDERS FOR BIG RACES KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Two doubtful starters will leave a probable field of 11 in the Selangor Gold Cup (U miles) here on Saturday. Likely non-acceptors are Prince of Lalita and On Stage. The probable line-up and riders: THE GOLD GUP WHO KNOWS 9.7 J. Forte PICTURE
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    263 16 Ing when he clocked 35 3/5 in a brilliant gallop. This Tudor Minstrel six-year-old won cleverly at Bukit Timati last month and in his present form he should win again on Saturday. Woodcote Lady also showed a smart turn of speed
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    99 16 Koh turns in hero's display SINGAPORE, Thurs. Arthur Koh. the Singapore |and R.E.M.E soccer star, yesterday turned in another match-winning performance for his unit at hockey. His brilliance In defence and attack enabled R.E.M.E. to retain the Parelf hockey championship by beating 19 Air Formation Signals 3-2 In the final
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    20 16 HOUBTON (Texas), Thurs.— Joe Brown, 32. retained his world lightweight boxing title by beating J. Busso last night.
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    378 16 JOHORE ASIANS REACH SEVENS SEMI-FINALS r-r™ SINGAPORE, Thursday. rpHE FOUR teams which will battle for the Singa- pore Cricket Club's seven-a-side rugger title this Saturday are H. M. N. Z. S. Rotoiti, S. C C "C" Naval Base "A" and Johore Asians "A" Naval Base, last year's beaten finalists, played
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    238 16  - 3-PHASE PLAN TO PICK JUNIOR CUP XI SAUL JOSHUA By SINGAPORE, Thurs. Mr. S.R.P. Naidu, the chairman of the Singapore Amateur Football Assoc i a ti o n's Schools Youth committee, has drawn up a plan for selecting and training the Singapore team to compete in the Junior Asian Cup
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    47 16 MELBOURNE. Thurs- MCC. are assured of a bandsome profit from their Australian tour, Mr- FR. Brown, the team manager, said today M.C.C's share of the takings so far is £A 77.000 (£61.600 sterling), leaving a profit of £A 22,000 (£17.600 sterling > Reuter
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    150 16 THE BIG WALK SPLENDID PRIZES—SEND IN YOUR ENTRY TODAY! THE Free Preai Walk is scheduled K> be held en Sunday. Mar. S. Intr.et deae en Wedncdiy. Feb. 25. This year's Big Walk promises to be Hie meet ipectacalar of ill. Waiting at the finish to welcome Hi* competitors at they
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    377 16 ENGLAND HIT BY MORE INJURIES, LOCK AND WATSON OUT MELBOURNE. Thurs. Injuries iT have hit England's hopes of regaining some of their lost prestige in the Fifth and last Test match against Australia, starting here tomorrow. With the Ashes already in Australia's keeping they lead 3-0 in the series victory
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    Aussie Test XI will come
    169 16 Aussie Test XI will come By F. SALAHUDDIN SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The Australian Test cricket team scheduled to tour India and Pakistan later this year will definitely play one match in Singa- /> pore and one in Kuala Lumpur. The dates of the matches will be decided after the tour itinerary
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