The Straits Times, 17 February 1959

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    21 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times Nat*"* 1 Hew**?* 1 Estb. 1845. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1959 15 CENTS
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    That $500,000: A DENIAL 'Gift from the U.S.' a stupid lie: SPA
    426 1 That $500,000: A DENIAL 'Gif t from the U.S.' a stupid lie: SPA PAP ALLEGATION OF FOREIGN AID' UNDER FIRE American consulate says: 'It has no factual basis... 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. THE Singapore People's Alliance today denied a PAP allegation that the Americans had given the party $500,--000. The U.S.
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    Cracker 'bomb' hurts 3 boys
    250 1  - Cracker 'bomb' hurts 3 boys HAROLD SOH By SINGAPORE, Mon. Three boys were injured two seriously when a home-made cracker "bomb" exploded at the Improvement Trust flats in Old Air- port Road, Kallang, tonight. They were taken in an ambulance to the General Hospital where emergency operatlone were performed on
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    STOP PRESS
    47 1 BONN. Mon— Dr. Konrad Adenauer, the West German Chancellor, told the committee of his Christian Democratic Parliamentary Party litre tnday to be prepared fur lensthy negotiations in the MM of four power Foreign Ministers Conference discussing the Gerlli.ili nt did" in I.' nii r .-r
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    Films are seized: 13 held in police raid
    81 1 Films are seized: 13 held in police raid SINGAPORE. Mon. Thirteen people, inducting a woman, were detained tonight when police raided a house In Lorong X, Telok Kurau here. Police said two men would be charged in court tomorrow in connection with the screening of "blue films." According to 'ASP
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    MURDER IN HOUSE OF GREEN DOORS
    469 1  -  EE BOON LEE Father of 9 in trouble with underworld figure By Singapore, Monday J^ KILLER gang today picked a newly completed house in Geylang to murder a man marked for death. In a room on the first floor of No. 54, Lorong 32,
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    Lock icon Dr. Evatt is 'humiliated'
    58 1 CANBERRA. Mon. Dr. Herbert Evatt was today reelected leader of the Australian Parliamentary Labour Party, defeating Mr E. J. Ward by 46 votes to 32. Labour members said the result of the ballot was "humiliating" to Dr. Evatt, who had expected to win decisively. The House
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    TWO MEN ON A MISSION TO BORROW $30 M.
    297 1 TWO MEN ON A MISSION TO BORROW $30 M. U.S. loan sought for aine scheme tTVALA LUMPUR, **Mon. Two directors of Malaya's biggest iron mining concern, the Eastern Mining and Metals Co. Ltd., will go to America soon to approach the American Development Fund for a $30 million loan to
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    Tengku puts off leave
    45 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman, today postponed his departure on leave to Kedah. his home state, because of the illness of Puan Sharttah Rodziah. The Tengku was to have left at 9 p.m. In the Pralbound train.
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    MCA ready to help Singapore branch
    115 1 KUALA LUMPUR Mon The Malayan Chinese Association headquarters here >s to assist Its Singapore brancn in the coming elections. The publicity chief of the M.C.A., Mr. Yong Pung How said today: "The Singapore MCA. is part arv' parcel oi the whole organisation un der
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    Blackouts: The Mayor blames Marcus
    728 1 SINGAPORE, Monday. THE MAYOR, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, said at a meeting of the City Council's public utilities committee that the blackouts of the first week of December last would not have occurr-i ed had the Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. P. C. Marcus, kept him
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    Allied answer to Russia
    48 1 navwv^u vy oaon. me United Btates, British and French embassies today delivered their answers to the Soviet Note of Nov. 10 on the subject of a German peace treaty. The answers were delivered separately to the Soviet Foreign Ministry. Their contents were not disclosed.
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    Lock icon Camp Bird: Call for a probe
    60 1 u^j it u\j 11. iviuii. nuuce iitus been sent to shareholders of Camp Bird Ltd., the mining and industrial finance group, that an extraordinary general meeting will be held in London on March 9 to consider a resolution that the company's affairs should be
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    Lock icon Air fares up
    25 1 PARIS. Mon. French Internal air fares will go up 20 per cent from Wednesday, the Association of French Air Transporters announced —Reuter.
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    SHE'LL HELP TO MODEL 100 BATIK DRESSES
    88 2 SHE'LL HELP TO MODEL 100 BATIK DRESSES LOVELY MISS JEANETTE IK \ll. 21. one of th« seven beautiful Indonesian models of the Marion Glamour School in Jakarta, who will take part in a fashion show of the latest styles in batik dresses in the Capitol Restaurant on three nights starting
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    He went to the dogs, lost cash and his Connie
    507 2 He went to the dogs, lost cash and his Connie SYSTEM WAS GOOD, BUT 'CERTAINTIES' FAILED SO SINGAPORE GIRL CANCELS WEDDING LONDON. Monday A SINGAPORE girl arrived in Britain on Saturday and tailed olf her plans of a March wedding because her boy friend had placed all the wedding money
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    FLYER LEAVES AFTER BUYING TWO AUSTERS
    187 2 FLYER LEAVES AFTER BUYING TWO AUSTERS SINGAPORE, Monday. AN AMERICAN airman, Mr. Robert Baudin, who became penniless after he crash-landed in the Johore Straits six months ago, has now raised enough money to buy two planes. I He will leave Singapore alone early to-morrow for Sydney, Australia, on a sin-gle-engined
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    Cannery row is over: Men reinstated
    102 2 Cannery row is over: Men reinstated SINGAPORE, Mon.— The dispute between the management of the Lam Huat Hup Kee pineapple cannery near Kranji and all their 180 employees who were dismissed last week, was settled today at the Labour Ministry. At a meeting between both parties, the management agreed to
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    Inspectors discharged
    53 2 PENANG. Mon. Three police officers were today given a discharge not amounting to an acquittal. Inspectors Koh ,Hea Chong. K. S. Nathan and Albabjl bin Naemat had pleaded not guilty to a joint charge of voluntarily causing hurt to G William at the central police station on Sept.
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    'Good citizens aren't swayed'
    69 2 I PENANG, Mon— To be abU to think and distinguish be tween right and wrong— "and not to be easily swayed by i mob rule and subversion"— is one of the civic respoiiM- bllttles of a good citizen, the Chief Minister Dato Woi./ Pow Nee, said
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    No politics in French study offers to S'pore
    135 2 No politics in French study offers to S'pore SINGAPORE, Mon.— The successful candidates for two scholarships offered to Singapore studonts by the French Government must pledge not to carry on any political activity during their stay in France. The French Consul-General. Mr. Jean Aurillac. today said the object of the
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    Why the interest rate stays up...
    194 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. Retention of the eight per cent interest rate on housing loans i was defended today by an official of the Malaya-Borneo Building Society. Mr. W. Woods, the society's housing loan manager, said high administrative costs prevented lowering of the interest rateHe was
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    Lock icon A triumph for exiled Makarios
    445 3 HE ARRIVES WITH OPEN MIND' FOR TODAY'S TALKS ON FUTURE OF CYPRUS LONDON, Monday. ARCHBISHOP Makiirios was greeted by S,(KK) Greeks and Greek Cypriote when lie arrived at London Airp o r t from Athens yesterday for the conference on the future of Cyprus which
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    Fine for man who called Makarios 'a murderer'
    158 3 LONDON, Mon. —Michael O'Connor, 25- year-old -Journalist, was fined £5 here today for using insulting words last night outside the Dorchester Hotel where Archbishop Makarios is staying. O'Connor. a member of the League of Empire Loyalists, was said to have shouted over
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  • IN BRIEF...
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      BIG OVATION IN MEXICO CITY FOR THE DUCHESS
      39 3 BIG OVATION IN MEXICO CITY FOR THE DUCHESS MEXICO CITY, Mon. The Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexandra received a standing ovation and repeated cries of "Viva England" yesterday when they arrived at the start of a rodeo here.
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      22 3 LONDON: Mr. Jakob Malik, the Soviet ambassador in London, called on Mr Selwyn Lloyd, the British Foreign Secretary, at his own request.
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      31 3 COPENHAGEN: Kurt Hansen, one of Denmarks leading shipbuilders, charged that the ill-fated Hans Hedtoft. which sank .uier striking an iceberg last month, suffered from the same constructional defects as the Titanic.
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      34 3 JAKARTA: Indonesia's Prime Minister. Dr. Djuanda. told British embassy officials that the government would make a careful examination of the case of five British rubber estates taken over by local authorities in Nortn Sumatra.
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    Lock icon INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE IN COLOMBO!
    29 3 THE Governor-General, Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, in ceremonial white uniform, inspects troops on Ceylon's Independence Day in Colombo. Ceylon gained independence in 1948. U.P.I, picture.
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    Lock icon Cotton men reject U.S. warning
    128 3 Cotton men reject U.S. warning HONG KONG, Mon. Manufacturers here today rejected a warning by an American trade official that unless they agree to limit exports of certain cotton goods to the United States laws might be passed to restrict such shipments. In a memorandum, the Chinese Manufacturers Association said
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    Lock icon MAC MAY ALSO VISIT IKE
    194 3 10-day stay in Russia LONDON, Monday. \MR. JOHN FOSTER DULLES' illness has stlmuA lated fresh speculation here that Mr. Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, may follow up his forthcoming talks with Mr. Niki-a Khrushchev in. Moscow by a Washington meeting with President Eisenhower. Authoritative sources
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    Lock icon Dulles: No decision to be made yet
    98 3 Dulles: No decision to be made yet WASHINGTON, Mon. Mr. John Foster Dulles' future as Secretary of State will probably not be decided for two or three weeks. This is the period In which the doctors treating him for cancer believe they can reach a conclusion as to whether there
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    TRAPEZE TEAM GET HURT
    52 3 BRUSSELS. Mon. Two Australian trapeze artists were seriously injured when they fell and missed a safety net during a performance In a Brussels variety theatre. Henry Chapman, 45. was admitted to hospital with a suspected fractured spine His daughter, Sandra Ann. 20. suffered a double arm
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    LONDON STOCKS
    280 3 LONDON. Moo.— Generally firm conditions developed In London stock markets today but buslnesa was quiet. Selective buying of Industrial* provided the feature and those shares with a United States following made good progre.vs after Friday's advance on Wall Street. Tube Investments were a good market on the move
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    RUBBER
    31 3 LONDON, Mon. Spot '<4 7 id.. March 24 >d., April-June Js',d.. July-Sept 25\,0 Oct.-De- )K*4d.. Jan-March a;.\d.. Pat. alt 24"5 d.. March .11 T .i April C-Lf. 24\d. Ton*- l>
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    TIN
    24 3 LONDON. Mon— 5 £770 i. ■ellera C 771. Forwud buyers £772. sellers ITOH, Settlement £771. Turnover a jo. 23S tons pjn. 220 ton*.
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    Federation gift of $50,000 to fire victims' fund
    691 4 Federation gift of $50,000 to fire victims' fund SINGAPORE, Monday. THE FEDERATION Government today gave $50,000 for the Kampong Tiong Bahru fire victims' relief fund. The Deputy Prime Minister, Dato Abdul Razak bin Hussein, sent the cheque to the Chief Minister, Tun Lim Yew Hock. He asked that it ho
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    1,000 Kallang flats are set aside
    147 4 SINGAPORE, Monday. TtfEARLY 1,000 attractive, two-roomed SIT flats 11 at the old Kallang airport have been reserved for the victims of the Kampong Tiong Bahru fire. The Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing. Dato Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat, said today that action
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    Contest for homemade playwrights utter flop
    91 4 Contest for homemade playwrights utter flop SINGAPORE, Mon.— a contest sponsored by the University of Malaya Society to encourage local English playwrights has been a complete flop. Not a single entry was received up to closing time yesterday. The contest, organised in response to a call by the Singapore Government
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    Workers' Party meeting
    47 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Workers' Party will hold a meeting of Its executive council and all branch officials on Friday at the party's Serangoon Road headquarters at 8.30 p.m. The meeting is being called to fix a date and place for the party's general meeting.
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    Doctor to move
    32 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Dr. Abbas bin Haji Alias, medical superintendent. Mental Hospital. Tampol, leaves for Malacca next week to take up the post of chief medical and health officer.
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    3-DAY PROGRAMME TO RAISE FUNDS FOR 14 CHARITIES
    270 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. The International Charity Committee, under the patronage of the Governor, Sir William Goode, has organised a big programme for their second annual promotion, in aid of 14 charities. The charity promotion will be held on March 14 and 15. and
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    DRINKS NET $900,000 MORE
    54 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Customs Department here collected 510,576.000 in revenue last month, an increase of $902,0*0 over the same period in 1958. Liquors yielded $2,498,000, which was $906,000 more than in January last year. Revenue from petroleum also rose by $233,000 to $2,869,000, bat tobacco fell
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    PLAN FOR COLLEGE in KUALA LUMPUR
    151 4 PLAN FOR COLLEGE in KUALA LUMPUR SINGAPORE, Mon. —A Malayan Christian college will be established in Kuala Lumpur with places for 200 boys and girls who have attained at least a Higher School Certificate. The college is expected *o be ready by 1961. There will be courses In science, arts
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    Fined for adding loudspeaker
    43 4 SINGAPORE. Mon.— ln a traffic court here today. Chong Sow Nam, of North Bridge Road, was fined $25 for equipping a motor, vehicle with a loudspeaker and using it as a public address system for the purpose of advertising.
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    Visit to Seletar RAF base
    43 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Permanent Secretary for Labour and Social Welfare. Mr. L. C. Goh, will visit the RAT'S maintenance base at Seletar tomorrow at the invitation of the RAF authorities. About 3,000 locally employed civilians work at Seletar.
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      532 4 I Today's Singapore diary... of Oovernment In Economy of class 10.16 am.; BaUroonPdane- tered •elf-governing Singapore" by Dr. ing— beginners 5 pju. and VIKIVr V o»r™ w I-n Tay Boh, Dean of Art«. at advanced 6 pjn- Blue Triangle V KIN G YOUTH CLIB: Tabta Oei Tlong Ham Hall. Buklt
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    Tengku's 'no meddling' statement welcomed
    433 5  -  JOSEPH YEO ONLY SUBVERSIVES WILL RESENT HIS PRESENCE -LIM By Singapore, Monday THE CHIEF MINISTER, Tun Lim Yew Hock, said today that the presence of the Federation Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, would benefit the people of Singapore, but would naturally be resented by subversives.
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    Man got on wrong bus and fell to death
    148 5 Man got on wrong bus and fell to death SINGAPORE, Mon. In his anxiety to leave a "wrong" bus, a passenger fell and was killed, a Singapore coroner was told today. The bus conductor. Ng Gek Meng, said at the Inquest on Lee See Juan. 48, that Lee boarded his
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    John Mills due in Singapore for brief visit
    79 5 John Mills due in Singapore for brief visit LEADING British film actor. John Mills, (above) will arrive in Singapore today from Australia for a fourday stay. He has been on location in Sydney for the filming of the successful stage play "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll" in which he stars
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    Mr. LOKE GETS ROYAL AWARD FROM CAMBODIA
    143 5 Mr. LOKE GETS ROYAL AWARD FROM CAMBODIA SINGAPORE, Mon. Prince Norodom Sihanouk, Prime Minister of Cambodia, made a special stop here on his way home from his official visit to Indonesia, to confer on Mr. Loke Wan Tho the title of Officer of the Royal Order of Cambod'.a. The award
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    Essay contest on tourism for Singapore students
    73 5 Essay contest on tourism for Singapore students SINGAPORE. Mon. The Singapore Junior Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring an essay competition to get local student* interested in tourism. Title of the essay is: "What does tourism mean to Singapore?" It should not exceed 800 words. The contest is open to students
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    Film on Borneo
    39 5 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Singapore Film Society's amateur cine group will meet at the United Engineers theatrette. River Valley Road, on Thursday for a screening of a film by Dr. Ivan Polunin. "The Murut People of Borneo."
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    Police vigil at house of murder
    81 5 HOMICIDE SQUAD detectives outside the vacont house in Lorong 32, Singapore, where Lee Bok Low, 31, was found murdered yesterday. The woman on the right o.vns a coffeestall. Her son and daughter, who help her run the business, were asked to go to the
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    BROKE INTO FATHER'S HOUSE
    176 5 BROKE INTO FATHER'S HOUSE SINGAPORE. Mon. A watchman accused his son in a Juvenile court today of breaking into his house and stealing clothing valued at $10. The boy. 12. pleaded guilty to house-breaking and theft. Inspector Mandy Goh, prosecuting, said that on Jan. 16 this year the boy ran
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    Police tour
    20 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. C. H. Fenner. is now touring police units in Johore.
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    P.M.I.P. LEADER: WE DID NOT SAY IT
    153 5 P.M.I.P. LEADER: WE DID NOT SAY IT SINGAPORE. Mon. The Singapore branch president of the Pan-Mala-yan Islamic Party, In. In- Abdullah Zawawi, today denied a statement by the chairman of Singapore UMNO. Dato Abdul Hamid bin Haji Ju mat, that the PMIP favoured legalisation of the Malayan Communist Party. Oato
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    It's lights ALL the way for the Prince's visit
    269 5 SINGAPORE, Monday IMPRESS Place and Collyer Quay will be a blaze of coloured lights, bunting and flags in honour of Prince Philip's visit to Singapore. The Prince is due here on Sunday for a three-day visit. The Government buildings to be
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    DEATHS
    156 6 M Word, $10 (Minimum). STONE, NORMAN RICHARD. Ago 41, of Melbourne and Singapore. Deeply beloved husband of ■Stevle", and father of Peter, Stephanie and Georgina. Funeral tomorrow. Wednesday. EDWIN G. OWSIAK dearly beloved son of Mrs. Martha Owslak. passed away at his residence 302 Orchard Road Singapore on Saturday
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    80 6 20 H ords $l» (Minimum). TENG AH KYE and family i hank all friends and relatives for 'heir wreaths, assistance, attendances and loan of cars, etc., at Uielr recent bereavement. MR. <Sc MRS. WILLIAM BERNARD JAMES WILLIAMS thank relatives/friends for valuable presents, tnkigramn and assistance on he occasion of
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    The Straits Times Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1959. PAP And The Tengku
    603 6 The Straits Times Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1959. PAP And The Tengku It is not easy to understand why the chairman of the People's Action Party, speaking at the first of a series of rallies to prepare for the opening of the election campaign, should have gone out of his way
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    New Guinea Future
    312 6 Dr. Subandrio did not expect for one moment that in Australia he would secure any backing for Indonesia's claim to Western New Guinea. But he has left with an understanding which in Indonesian eyes is nearly as good. The joint statement issued at the end of the
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    Cyprus Talks
    231 6 The Greco-Turkish agreement on the principles of a Cyprus settlement is the basis for the tripartite conference which opens in London today. There seems little doubt that the British Government is ready to accept the plan an independent republic with minority guarantees, and the future of the island
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    This act of discourtesy in courteous Singapore
    1005 6 KUALA LUMPUR. MY colleague, Cynicus, dealt on Saturday with the Singapore City Council vote on illuminations in honour of Prince Philip, and in particular with the stupid accusation that a Councillor who voted in favour of this act of courtesy was a pro-colonial-ist."
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      P.P.P. IS BUILT ON THIN ICE
      271 6 THE more one watches -1- the antics of the General Secretary of the People's Progressive Party, the. greater becomes ones alarm. To him the resignation of Tengku Abdul Rahman from the post of Prime Minister is a political stunt, yet he asserts that his
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      REPLANTING: VIEWS OF A SMALLHOLDER
      246 6 REFERRING to Mr. A Kareem's letter headed "Snag in Planting Scheme" fB.T. Feb. 9) I would like to point out that it is up to the smallholder himself to make full use of the money and fertiliser he receives from the Replanting Board He paid
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      FACTORY IS STILL WAITING
      91 6 JAM one ol the unfortunate unemployed who had applied for a Job as a labourer in the cigarette factory of the Singapore Tobacco Co. Ltd. Your report 'S.T. Feb. 6> about the holding up of a licence for the tobacco company to start manufacturing does not
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      No laughter here
      84 6 rE first impression I had when I visited the Exposition was that it was a fairyland (from outside). The lights indeed are enough to set ones heart throbbing. But once inside I felt there was something missing. There seemed to be an absence of laughter and merriment.
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      Decorations for City
      43 6 Decorations for City I THINK there should be special decorative lighting of streets and buildings during the visit of Prince Philip. Why should our Mayor oppose this? After all it Is not every day that a Prince Philip visits Singapore. RICHARD KIJM Singapore.
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    Lock icon Congo leads world in anti-polio fight
    558 6 by a Special Correspondent BRUSSELS OCIENTISTS here believe that the Belgian Congo may lead the world in the fight against poliomyelitis in under-developed countries. A series of large-scale tests of a new "live" type of an ti- poliomyelitis vaccine are now being completed there,
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    WARNING AS A STATE IS MADE WHITE
    186 7 If UALA KUBU BHARU, Monday. Three thousand people gathered at the padang here today and cheered loudly when the Sultan of Selangor declared the whole of his state "white." With this declaration more than 48.000 people in the state's only remaining "black" area
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    $10½ million rubber for Russia
    80 7 $10½ million rubber for Russia SINGAPORE, Mon. The Irkutsk, the second Russian freighter to commence loading a multi-million dollar rubber cargo from Singapore and the Federation this month came alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves today. The Irkutsk is taking on a total of 5,500 tons of rubber from Singapore,
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    The PAP's 'Lallang Curtain'
    375 7 SECRETARY-GENERAL OF SPA: THEY WILL BRING DOWN THE LIVING STANDARD schoolchildren wearing armbands were aga.n used at the Hong Lim Green meeting. "They linked their arms to form a ring to protect the PAP elite. Let the people of Singapore be warned that the PAP is
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    Dr. Ismail ends Johore tour
    44 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. The Minister of External Affairs, Dr. Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, lunched with the Regent at the Istana Buklt Stulang here today after completing a tour of Johore in connection with the current state-wide civics month.
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    A murder court spectator accused then acquitted
    396 7 A murder court spectator accused then acquitted SINGAPORE, Monday. A SPECTATOR in a magistrate's court here today was arrested in the public galler\- and tentatively charged with murder. But he was discharged at the end of the inquiry. The dramatic arrest took place just a few minutes before a preliminary
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    Casket to be chambers' gift to the Prince
    67 7 THIS RICHLY designed silver casket with the Assembly, City Council, and Supreme Court buildings beautifully engraved on it will be presented to Prince Philip by the four Singapore chambers of commerce. The casket, made hy High Street Jeweller Mr. H. Sena, will
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    Trooping Colour at Setarang today
    143 7 Trooping Colour at Setarang today SINGAPORE, Mon. The new Regimental Colour presented by the Queen 20 months ago to the Cheshire Regiment will be trooped for the first time tomorrow. The delay has arisen because the battalion has been engaged in anti-terrorist operations. The Trooping the Colour will be held
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    They will be presented to the royal visitor
    105 7 THREE of the 2.100 civilians employed at the REME Base Workshop, Ayer Rajah Road, will be presented to Prince Philip when he visits the workshop during his three days in Singapore early next week. They are (from left): Mr. C S. Mathen.
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    GIMSON BOYS ON SHOW AT FAIR
    132 7 GIMSON BOYS ON SHOW AT FAIR SINGAPORE, Mon— Boys of the Gimson Scnool are giving their first public demonstration of craft work outside the school at the Constitution Exposition. They are on view four nights a week at the Social Welfare Department's stand. Mr. C. F. de Souza, Assistant Director
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    Opening date
    31 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Minister for Commerce and Industry. Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy. will open the Sembawang Animal Husbandry Station. 11U milestone Sembawang Road, on Feb. 28. at 5 p.m
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    FRESH HEARING FOR UNION'S APPEAL
    168 7 SINGAPORE, Monday. rpHE appeal of the Malayan National Seamen's Union against the order of the Registrar ol Trade Unions cancelling the union's certificate of registration will go before the Minister of Labour and Welfare again for a fresh hearing. This is the result of an
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    'Pay up' notes from bank
    62 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Bank of China today sent out hundreds of registered letters to Its clients in the country asking for repayment of overdrafts totalling more than $15 million by March 16. Half the staff of about 100 of the Penang branch of the
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    Public administration studies plan
    145 7 SINGAPORE Mon. The University of Malaya In Singapore has decided to establish a Department of Public Administration and has Invited applicants for the chair on the subject The post is being advertised in local and foreign papers and journals. Dr. Lim Tay Boh. Dean of the
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    Guest speaker
    28 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. Mr. David Marshall will be the guest speaker at an Apex Club dinner on Wednesday at the Alumni Association Medical Centre at 7.30 -.m.
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    YOUNG WIFE TELLS COURT THAT LOVE POTION WAS USED ON HER BY HUSBAND
    139 7 YOUNG WIFE TELLS COURT THAT LOVE POTION WAS USED ON HER BY HUSBAND SINGAPORE, Mon. —A I young Malay wife told the Religious Court today that she was afraid to return to her husband because he had used "love potions" on her. Khatijah blnte Ismail. 19 was summoned by her
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    85 WANT TO COMPETE IN ECONOMY RUN
    63 7 85 WANT TO COMPETE IN ECONOMY RUN SINGAPORE. Mon.—Eightyfive entries have been received for this year's Mobilgas Economy Run, beginning on March 28. Entries closed on Saturday This compares with last year's figure of 77 entries. The sponsors said today that according to the rules only 60 entries would be
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    Medicinal duty lifting urged
    40 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Federation Government is to be urged to lift the import duty on medicinal preparations. This decision was taken at the annual conference of the Federation Chinese Druggists and Physicians' Association here yesterday.
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    Pepper prices are higher in S'pore
    223 7 SINGAPORE, Monday. A SINGAPORE pepper magnate, Mr. Tan Siak Kew, said today that Sarawak would gain more by selling their pepper through here instead of directly to consuming countries. Mr Tan, who Is a nominat- i ed Assemblyman and former President of the Chinese
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    Tour of fair
    34 7 SINGAPORE, Mon. Mr. Garfleld Todd, former Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia, was taken on a tour of the Singapore Constitution Exposition today by Mr. George Thomson, the Director of Information Services.
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      MANY NATIONS SHOW COSTUMES
      929 8 ANCIENT AND MODERN ALTHOUGH Singapore people are used to seeing colourful and beauti- ful costumes, it looks as if they will see a parade to remember at "An Evening with Eve" at the exposition on February 28. Mrs Christina Loke. who f is arranging the show,
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      279 8 Straits Times Crossword n rz I R I i* j 1% I T I M r I Mb Hb WM Hi ACROSS 6 RCBtlng In sedate fashion (6) 1 They give one a different 7No common coin from th* impression dally (4. 6). mint (10). 8 Spenser's way for eve
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      Lock icon Chieftain signed away Fiji to pay U.S. debts
      1380 9 Chieftain signed away Fiji to pay U.S. debts recognised Thakombau as king, the British did not The British representative, John Bates Thurston, was more concerned with the political powers ttjfl company proposed to assume and it was largely due to his pro- tests that the political terms of the charter
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      147 9 Carwnen A Co. By Has MWMIIPIWB^KBnj WHY HA t 'V I She *UST mavC lill f Ok LETS I I Jl «IK\% I H I i I1 1 h iWrtf^tt&AfflJlV'ffiijvtmf^BUlW T >*A T FAfcE 1 OOOLEO Off A BIT BY J II v, GO \s( L t^ \\Jf II» I'
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    DEATH
    115 10 MR. BERNARD LUKE NICHOLAS of Rubber Replanting Supply Agency. K.L., passed away peacefully on 9.2.59 at his residence Ipoh Road. He leaves behind his wife, nine children, four sons and three daughters-in-law and 13 grand children to mourn his loss. Mrs. Nicholas and sons thanks all relatives and friends
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    136 10 MELBOURNE. Mon. INVESTMENT and mining shares i maintained a firm tone on the Stock Exchange here today. Retailers were active, and the 1 sharpest movement of the day was Felt and Textiles up Is. 3d. t ommoawealth bonds held a steady trend. Loans 3 1 1956-59 £100 10s.
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    RUBBER CROPS
    35 10 The following further January rubber crops are notified Ayor Pan** 104.500 Ib: Gtenealy 93.000 lb.. Klaang 93.500 lb.. Pajaat 160.000 lb., and flu Bennt 48.500 lb. Kemps* 390.679 lb. and RadelU 26.800 lb.
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    TIN PRICE STILL GAINS ON LOCAL MARKET: SHARES QUIET
    748 10 By Our Market Correspondent £)ESPITE the reaction in London, the Singapore tin price continues to advance and yesterday there was a further gain of s 1.62 1 to $399 per picul. This represented a gain of over three dollars in two
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    28 10 SINGAPORE. Feb. 16. RUBBER: »:>' rents per lb. (down half a cent). TIN: 5399 per picul (up 51. 62' Estimated unofficial offering 120 tons (down 10 tons).
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    482 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: "All sections of the local •hare market were quietly steady and the turnover was small." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business up to 3.30 p.m.: Fed. Dispensary (1.12; Fit zpa tricks $1.03; Fraser and Neave ords 8155 (R. D),
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    stock indices!
    23 10 Malayan Share Market: Feb. 16 Feb. 14 Industrials: 88.50 88.2* Tins; M.Bt 94.25 Rubbers (t): 111.81 llt.t* Jan. 1 1958 mo
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    151 10 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Gorgon 1/2. Anshun 4/5, Nagasaki Maru 6A. Straat Magelhaem 6/7. Thorstrand 8 8, Brecor.shlre 10/11. Surabaya Maru 13/14. Corfu 15 16, Wonosobo 18. long Leng 19/20. Senal N. Wall 2, Sumpitan N. Wall 3. SeUun Maru
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    RUBBER PRICES
    145 10 March first trad* rubber buyers fob. closed lr Singapore yesterday at 85 'j cents per Ib. down half a cent on Friday's closing price. The dosing tone was very quiet. Closing prices In cento per Ib., yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.B. Spot fob. buyers 84 sellers 85:
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    154 10 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes In itt rates to merchant* yesterday (all rates to $100": New York: buying airmail TT 33 15/16. O.D. 33 1/16, 90 d/st 33 1/4 credit bills. 33 3 8 trad* bill*. Canada: buying airmail TT. 32 3/8. O.D. 32
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    90 10 Singapore (hinrv Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/ Continent February, March shipment, $42 t buyers. $43 'j sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $63*1 filers, drum $67 sellers. Pepper: qultt; no business was reported done. Muntolc white $143. Sarawak $142, special Sarawak black $76,
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      150 10 NOTICES NOTICE OF VACANCY FOB A STENOGRAPHER IN THE STATI. SECRETARIAT. KL'ANTAN Reference Notice in respect of above vacancy published in the Straits Times dated 25th and 26th January. 1959 the closing date of applications for that post has been extended to 28th February, 1959. ■it IP 'r I |v_JL.
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      286 10 NOTICES NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Public Licence No. 91 Issued to Inche Osman Bin Mohd. All to supply electricity to Jerantut. Pahang, Is hereby cancelled. CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR. Federation of Malaya. Kuala Lumpur. LARL'T TIN FIELDS LIMITED (Incorporated in the Federation of Malaya) NOTICE is hereby given that
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      184 10 NOTICES NOTICE Notice is hereby given that my marriage by Chinese custom to Madam Poo Fock Mvi is dissolved according to Chinese custom with effect from Ist January. 1959 and j the latter has now left my pro- j tection and care. Tan Chow Teclc. 47 Jalan Tengku Ahmad, Segamat.
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      167 10 NOTICE SINGAPORE TURF CLUB The fol'jwing nominations have been received as Candidates for election to the Committee of Management of the" Singapore Tur: Club for the year 1959: 1) Dr E. Laidlaw Thomson, V.R.D. 2) Mr V. C. Bath, JJ>. 3) "W. McGregor Watt. J.P. 4) "T. W. Ong 5)
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      Swiss invite Malayans to industries' fair
      235 12 THE forthcoming Swiss Industries Fair at Basic has drawn a number of inquiries from Singapore and Malayan businessmen, Mr. Rene Serex, Chancellor of the Consulate of Switzerland here, said yesterday. Mr. Serex said that the consulate was now launching a Malaya-wide publicity campaign about
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      New biscuit factory for Federation
      299 12 SINGAPORE COMPANY PLANS EXPANSION ANOTHER Singapore manufacturing company, hard hit by the Federation of Malaya Government's import duty on biscuits, is to set up a $1 million factory in Batu Berendam, Malacca, in order to avoid the tariff. The company, Siong Hoe Biscuit Factory, is
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      NEW BURMA SHIPPING SERVICE
      101 12 rpHE Burma Five Star Line, a rew Burmese shipping company, recently launched, will operate its first ship to Singapore next month. The Defence Services Institute has invested $754,000 to charter two cargo liners of about 6,000 tons each for the company's services. The Zim Israel Navigation
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      Australia uses more Malayan rubber
      156 12 Australia uses more Malayan rubber MALAYAN rubber is being increasingly used for road construction in Australia, reports the Office of the High Commissioner for the Federation of Malaya in Canberra. The report said that the bulk of rubber Imported into Australia, in many forms including powder and latex for road
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      Japanese to train local technicians
      277 12 A SINGAPORE company, Hagemeyer Trading Co. (Malaya) Ltd., plans to send its technical staff periodically to Japan for training in the electrical field. Mr. T. H Bodeker. managing director of the company who announced this, said that the staff would be trained at Matsushita Electric
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      COLONY DEALERS CELEBRATE
      123 12 rpHE Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange celebrated its 48th anniversary with a cocktail party at its premises last week. The party also marked the traditional opening day of business after the Chinese New Tear holidays. The guests Included members of the association and friends. Copra, coconut oil, pepper,
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      Handloom imports from India up by 500,000 yards
      219 12 Handloom imports from India up by 500,000 yards INDIA'S shipments of handloom fabrics to Malaya 1 last year increased by about half a million yards to 6.5 million yards compared wiith the previous This was stated yesterday by Mr. K. 8. Gopala Rao. handloom cloth marketing officer for Malaya. Siam.
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    Lock icon Scottish FA Cup draw
    69 13 GLASGOW. Mon The draw for the third round of the Scottish Football Association Cup competition, to be played on Keb 28. was made here today. The draw Is: St. Johnstone v Aberdeen: Hamilton Academicals v KUmarnock; Third Lanark v Brechln City or Alloa; Dunfermline v Ayr
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    Recs v Khalsa in quarter-finals
    50 13 SINGAPORE. Mon.— Defending champions Singapore Recreation Club have been drawn to meet Khalsa in the quarter-finals of the S.H.A. senior knockout tournament. The draw, made today, resulted (home teams first): Khalsa v 8«IC. Police v Malays H.A.: 8.H.B. Police v S.C.C.; S.T.U. v R.A.F. Changl.
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    Only 4 enter but SAFA gets ready for Asian Cup
    277 13 Only 4 enter but S AFA gets ready for Asian Cup SINGAPORE, Monday. r\NLY three countries have so far replied to say that they will take part in the Asian Cup central zone soccer matches which will be staged in Singapore in May this year. They are Malaya, Burma and
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    Race weights for Penang on Saturday
    365 13 WEIGHTS for aU eight races at Penang on Saturday: C! 5. Dlv 1-5 F EU>» 9.99 The Friar 8.13 Morie House II 8.11 Haadyai 8.19 Dollar Fartory 847 Artna Gold 8.05 Goldrn On 8.53 Beeelurat 8.92 AU Trumps 8.09 Reliable 7.13 Bonnie Express 7.12
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    5 TOUR TEAMS WANT GAMES
    167 13 5 TOUR TEAMS WANT GAMES SINGAPORE, Mon. Rapid S.C., one of the top soccer teams in Austria, are keen to play In Singapore during their tour of South East Asia In June this year. Disclosing this today. Mr. Son Ohee Soon, president of the Singapore Amateur Football Association, said that
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    205 13 Arsenal v Spurs if they win replays T ONDON. Mon. Arsenal and Tottenham, the only two London clubs still left in the Football Association Cup competition, were today drawn to meet each other in the sixth round ties, to be played on Feb. 28. But first both must win fifth
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    Marines draw
    31 13 SINGAPORE. Mon. Indian Recreation Club and Marines drew 1-1 In a friendly soccer match at Farrer Park today. S. Krishnan scored for the Indians and Ibrahim Mansoor for Marines.
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    EASY VICTORIES FOR RI, ACS
    299 13 SINGAPORE. Mon. Chlam Thoon Thong scored all the goals for his school when Raffles Institution beat St. Andrew'!) school 5-0 in their soccer match at WoodavUle today. Thoon Thong was aslssted by a hardworking half-line in which the Raffles skipper Abdul Ohanl was outstanding. St.
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      785 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE 2* W urdt Si (Ml*.)— Box it ct: oxtrm. LATE 1955 SWALLOW Dorettt Excellent Condition. (3.500.00. Tel: ***** Cheong. 1957 M.G.A. Red, Good Condition Radio, Wire, Wheel seat Covers, Insured May. (4,600 0.n.0. Phone McGulgan *****. LATE 1957 PONTIAC Sport* Sedan registered 27-1-1958 excellent condition one owner.
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      779 13 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA IN KUALA LUMPUR APPLICATIONS are Invited for the post of Laboratory Assistant in the Department of Chemistry. Applications must be made on prescribed forms. Forms and further particulars are obtainable from the Registrar. University of Malaya In Kuala Lumpur. Gurney Road, Kuala Lumpur, by sending
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      886 13 NOTICES THE TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE Chapttr 185. This advertisement appears by I direction of the Begtetrar of Trade Marks under the provisions of Section 42 (7) of the Ordinance. NOTICE is hereby given that the following Trade Mark registered in the name of National Comics Publications, Inc., a corporation organised
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      96 13 NOTICE NOTICE Be: Lee Kwang Tin La4e el Zl«4 mile rageb, Mur Information is required regarding Lee Kwang Tin formerly living at 21% mile Pagob. Muar. who was taken away by the Japanese Military sometime In November 1943 at the above mentioned place and has since not returned or been
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    Boys' Club lose
    25 14 SINGAPORE. Mon— Pasir Panjang Secondary School beat Pasir Panjang Boys 1 Club 3-1 in a friendly soccer match at Pasir Panjang today.
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    Aussies heading for another victory
    939 14  -  JACK rnvcuvm From Melbourne, Mon. Benaud and Grout give the English attack a thrashing SCORES: ENGLAND 205 AND 22 FOR TWO WICKETS; AUSTRALIA 351 DEFEAT looms over England at cricket once again. Beginning their second innings at Melbourne today in the ifnal Test 146 runs
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    SCOREBOARD
    137 14 ENGLAND Ist INNS. 205 AUSTRALIA Ist INNS. (150-3 on Saturday) McDonald c Cowdrey b Laker 133 Burke c Truem.m b Tyson 16 Harvey c Swcim.in b Truemtn 13 O'Neill c Cowdrey b Trueman 0 Mackay c Craveney b Laker 25 Davidson b Mortimore 17 Benaud c Swetman b Laker
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    No to Rome, to All Stars, to SOSC
    235 14 ~txt^.t> SINGAPORE, Monday. S P 2 RE wUI not enter a soccer team for the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. Mr Son Ghee Soon, president of the Singapore Amateur Football Association, said at a council meeting today that the finance and administration
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    I cannot make request for the 1.F.F., says Tengku
    199 14 I cannot make request for the 1.F.F., says Tengku dy KEN FERNANDEZ ITUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Tengku Abdul Rahman said today he would not ask the Indian Government to relax foreign exchange regulations to make it easier for the Indian Football Federation to send a team to take part in the
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    NIELSEN BEATS FERRY IN FINAL
    110 14 NIELSEN BEATS FERRY IN FINAL HAARLEM, Mon. Kurt Nielsen of Denmark won the men's singles title in the Dutch international badminton championships here yesterday, beating Ferry Sonnevile of Indonesia 18-13. 15-9. Danish players made a clean sweep of the titles. The men's doubles went to B. Alberts™ and O Mertz
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    Cowdrey hears Billy
    38 14 MELBOURNE. Mon -English Test cricketer Colin cowdrey was present when American evangelist Dr Billy oranam addressed nearly 1.000 representatives of the •Salvation Army and Protestant churches at the Town Hall of suburban St. Kilda today~-Reuter.
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    JOE HOCK IS THE CLEAR FAVOURITE
    625 14  - JOE HOCK IS THE CLEAR FA VOURITE NORMAN SIEBEL SPORTSFRONT By IIOPES of a men's singles final in the All-England 11 badminton championships next month (Mar. 18-21) between Indonesia's Tan Joe Hock and Denmark's Finn Kobbero to decide conclusively the best player in the world today have vanished. Kobbero. who
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    232 14 I offer him these thoughts: Forget about centralised training sessions for the next 18 months because they are not worth the heavy expense nor the effort. Also they are premature at this stage, because these sessions are primarily Intended to bring already accomplished players to
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    I Have YOU entered | for BIG I WALK?
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    For Fire Fund
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