The Straits Times, 20 April 1959

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  • 22 1 I HM.I lIAII.Y IHI II II l> SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times New****) Estd. 1845. MONDAY. APRIL 20, 1959. 15 CENTS
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  • 411 1 MYSTERY OF THE STILL-MISSING PASSENGERS Many cannot be found at addresses given, says official Search extends all over country STAR, Sun. Health authorities battling the smallpox menace in Kedah are trying to trace 35 passengers who are believed to have entered the state after disembarking from
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  • 185 1 A FARMER, MANAGER KILLED IN ROAD CRASHES SINGAPORE. Sun. A Johore rubber estate manager. Lee Cheng Leong, 31, and an elderly farmer were killed in two separate road accidents here tonight. Lees car crashed into a coconut tree at Tampines Road, killing him instantly Two Dutch sailors were also injured
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  • 41 1 TOKYO. Sun. Mount Asama, an active volcano in Nagoya prefecture. Central Japan, rumoled and erupted early this morning. Smoke from the volcano rose to a height of 1.000 feet and volcanic ash covered the mountain side.— Reuter.
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  • 71 1 NEW YORK. Sun. King Hussein's escape from Syrian MiG fighters last September has left him with a sinus inlury. a State Department representative said last night. King Hussein, who arrived In London today, clasped his head in pain during a meetIng wth the Mayor of New York
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  • 147 1 RAIN SUN THEN RAIN AGAIN AT MARCH-PAST TWO THOUSAND men and women from the St. John Ambulance Brigade turned out in their smart uniforms at the annual parad* held at falan Besar stadium, Singapore, yes- tcrda.v SlirHt rain at intervals failed to dampen *heir spirit as they stood for two
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  • 122 1 12 couples choose a lucky day to marry KUALA LL.MPLK, Sun. More than a dozen Malay couples were married today in the largest number of weddings to take place in a day during the present Bulan Shawa). which is considered lucky for marriages. Most of the marriages took place in
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  • 91 1 A SINGAPORE MODEL AT LONDON FAIR LONDON, Sun. Singapore fashion model Carrie Knight-Rodgers. 20. will be one of 12 gorgeous girls who will pose for amateur photographers at the international photo fair here next month. The Rirls will pose in swimsuils and summer dresses against a background of sea, sand
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  • 182 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Four men were found trying to steal tin ore from an open cast mine at Setapak yesterday afternoon. A police sergeant armed with a revolver, a constable, two jagas and the mine clerk went Into the mine to get the four. The four
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  • 543 1 'Resign' call to Hamid waits on Tengku siiMOArunii, ounaay. AFTER three nights of discussions, the executive committee of Singapore UMNO has decided to postpone the matter of calling on its chairman, Dato Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat. to resign in the interest of party unity. No final decision will be
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  • 74 1 A job for David in East Africa MR. E.B. DAVID. Singapore's Chief Secretary, has been appointed Administrator of the East Africa High Commission, it was officially announced in Singapore last night. Mr. David is expected to take up his appointment next August in succession to Sir Bruce Hutt, who is
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  • 171 1 SILIGURI (West Bengal), Sunday. THE DALAI LAMA received a great ovation from a crowd of more than 5,000 people including about a thousand Tibetans when he arrived here this morning by special train from Tezpur He stopped off here for a over an hour
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  • 34 1 WASHINGTON. Sun. Russian whaling ships in the Antarctic have discovered an iceberg nearly twice as big as New York City. It was 66 miles long and nine miles wide. IPI
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  • 49 1 MOSCOW, Sun.— The Soviet Government yesterday welcomed news of the coming visit of the U.S. Vice-Presi-dent, Mr. R. M. Nixon. An official communique published in all Russian papers said Soviet leading circles "expressed confidence that the visit would develop personal contacts among leading statesmen."— U.P.l.
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  • 23 1 LONDON, Sun. Princess; Anne has chick«n pox. Buck- inghgm Palacf announced today. She gAt it Trom her brother, PrlnoV Charles.
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  • 414 1 Tibet: Abdul Rahman warns DENANG, Sun. The former Federation Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, warned here today that the world must watch "with concern and sympathy" what is happening in Tibet. "Each of us must be tully aware that what is happening there may well happen here and elsewhere." he
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  • 36 1 TRAWLER TRAGEDY IN HARBOUR LISBON. Sun. Portuguese trawler with 8| people on board cupM/rd in rough seas out Mdc I iguira da loi harbour today. Fourteen arc mi.shin^ and two areddeard —r P I
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  • 116 1 T ONDON, Sun.— A report splashed on the front page of the People, a popular Sunday newspaper, today claimed that Sir Winston Churchill had decided to make a personal plea to President Eisenhower for a new effort to end the cold war with
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  • 583 2 CLMiAPORE, Sun. The People's Action Party stated today that the biggesl obstacle in the way of a Malayan nation was communalism and political parties based on appeals to racial pride and religious exclusiveness. The Party promised thai it would try to ensure that the
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  • 121 2 MORE THAN 20 warships of the combined fleets of the Royal Navy, the Australian, New Zealand. United States and French navies anchored off Changi Point. Singapore yesterday. The warships have been taking part in the SEATO exercise "Sea Demon" off the east coast
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  • 246 2 SINGAPORE, Sunday. rpHE DIRECTOR of Tourism, Mr. Robert How- lett, has appealed to all tourists not to visit the "death houses" in Sago Lane. "I feel." Mr. Hewlett said "that Singapore has so much to offer that is pleasant and beautiful in the way of the
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  • 42 2 DUTCH WILL HONOUR WAR DEAD SINGAPORE, Sun.— The Netherlands community in Singapore will observe a remembrance ceremony on May 4 in honour of those who died during the war. The ceremony will be held at Kranji military cemetery from 6.15 p.m. till
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  • 39 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Singapore chapter of the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International held a special lunch meeting at Tai Tong Restaurant. New World, yesterday. The Rev. E. Paul Kopp, evangelist of Los Angeles, addressed the members.
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  • 45 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. Officials of the Muslimin Trust Fund for 1959 are: President Dato A.M. Alsagoff, hon. secretary, Mr. S.O.A. Alsagoff: committee, Messrs. H. A AlsagofT, M. J. Namazie, S. Abdullah Belfageeh. Hameed AJsagoff, s Salim Alsree, H. M. Said and Dato 5.1.0. Alsagoff
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  • 225 2 Malays: Scrap the new set-up SINGAPORE, Sun. The newly-formed Singapore Malay Movement wants the new Singapore constitution to be declared null and void. A meeting of the movement today passed several resolutions seeking to change drastically the position of Malays in the island. The meeting, attended by more than 250
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  • 75 2 PENANG. Sun. Corporal Thomas Charles Nichols of the RAAF, stationed at Butterworth, was married to Miss Elaine Sparks, of Cobur?, Melbourne, at St. George's Church here yesterday. The couple met at Heidelburg. Victoria, five years ago when cpl. Nichols was serving with air force
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  • 171 2 S'pore a swing to the left? U.S. GOVT. PAPER ON OUTLOOK WASHINGTON. Sun. A U-S. Government publication said today Singapore may swing to the left and abandon its free enterprise tradition shortly after it attains self-government next month. This possibility makes it Impossible to estimate the city's economic outlook and
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  • 44 2 SINGAPORE. Sun. Officials of the Jewish Welfare Board for 1959-1960 are: President. Mr. I. Solomon < re-elected > vice-presiden t, Mr. E. Joseph; honorary secretary. Mr. H. Elias; honorary treasurer, Mr. R. Meyer Committee members: Messrs. Moses Hai Sion, G. Nassim, S. Zakoo.
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  • 33 2 SINGAPORE, Sun. The New Sceneshifters. the musical dramatic society of the Singapore V.M.C.A.. are presenting the musical play "The Desert Song" at the Victoria Theatre on June 4. 5, and 6.
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  • 526 3 FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF HOW HE LEFT PALACE DISGUISED AS A POOR MONK TEZPUR (North-east India), Sunday. THE Dalai Lama escaped from his palace in Lhasa disguised as a poor monk, a member of his entourage told reporters here yesterday. The official, who refused to be named,
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  • 281 3 CHOU: WE DON'T WANT TO HARM ANYBODY rKYO, Sun. The Chinese Prime Minister. Mr. Chou En-lai, yesterday told Asia that Peking held their friendship "very dear" and had no intention of interfering with their internal affairs. 'China does not want to threaten or harm anybody," Mr Chou said at the
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  • 62 3 Smiles by Moscow LONDON, Sun.— A cheerful smije "not only makes life brighter all round, but warms the hearts of those for whom it is intended." Moscow Radio told its listeners. Moscow Radio commended a militiaman who held up Moscow traffic to escort two little girls across the road. "He
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  • 26 3 SAN FRANCISCO. Sun. A vaccine that gives protection against red measles has been produced experimentally. Dr John Adams told the American Academy of Pediatrics.—Reuter
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  • 43 3 CAIRO, Sun. —The United Arab Republic yesterday recalled its two largest denominations of banknotes to stop money smuggling. Within 15 days all £50 and £100 banknotes must be turned in and exchanged for smaller currency, the order said.— UPl.
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  • 77 3 WASHINGTON. Sun.—President Eisenhower yesterday sent a message of support to thousands of white and coloured students participating in a Washington march as a demonstration for more racial integration in schools. The President said he would never be satisfied until the last vestige of racial discrimination had
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  • 149 3 WASHINGTON, Sun. A total of 243 simulated nuclear bombs were dropped on the United Btates and its possessions in a two-day mock attack. Civil Defence Headquarters announced yesterday. The national headquarters reported these hypothetical results from the first phase of Operation Alert 195»: 9
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  • 329 3 And other not so quiet weddings FERRYBOAT MAN'S LOVE ON ROCKS These reports of marriage plans and troubles were received yesterday: ROME: ITALIAN Press reports claimed that the marriage of Amelia Eden, niece of the former British Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, and an Italian ferryboat mechanic may be on
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  • 156 3 MANILA Sunday. I^HE U.S. will ship Sidewinder air-to-air missiles to the Philippines next July. Military sources said the missiles, like those successfully used by the Nationalist Chinese Air Force against Soviet-built MIGs during the Formosa crisis last year, will be delivered under the U.S.Philippines mutual
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  • 31 3 ALGIERS. Sun. A bomb hidden in a car and a grenade thrown in a crowded street killed one man and injured about 17 in Algiers last night —Reuter
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  • 80 3 FROM FOSTER TO CHRIS: GOOD WISHES WASHINGTON, Sun.— Mr. Christian Herter. the new Secretary of State, received a telegram last night from Mr. John Foster Dulles, sent from the Walter Reed Army Hospital, where he is being treated for cancer. It said: "Dear Chris, I am delighted that the President
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  • 91 3 A 'spider's web saves a plane THE "spiders web," a nylon elastic barrier, is in use in the RoyaJ Navy as an emergency safety device when a plane is unable to lower its arrester hook to land on an aircraft carrier. A "spider's web," erected in two minutes, catches and
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  • 212 3 FRANKFURT, Sunday. A GROUP of West German businessmen are planning to found a new airline which will use Russian jetliners to fly over Siberia to China and Japan. Spokesman for the group said yesterday several of their number are presently in Moscow negotiating with
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  • 75 3 NICOSIA, Sun. Archbishop Makarios last night expressed his "deep regret and denunciation" at an incident on Friday when two British women were stoned by Cypriot school children near Famagusta "The culprits must be round and punished. I expect the public to co-operate in finding them." he said.
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  • 62 3 BOSTON, Z an.— Fear and suspicion are delaying peaceful co-existence in Africa between Europeans and Africans, Mr. Tom Mboya, a Kenya labour leader, said in a TV interview. "The white minorities have dominated the Africans for a long time, and think that we, too, will
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  • 30 3 REYKJAVIK. Sun— Britain yesterday rejected^ an Icelandic protest against a British warship's intervention when the British trawler Carella was about to be arrested tor alleged illegal fishing. Reuter.
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  • 100 3 MARGARET PAYS THIS TIME LONDON. Sun.— No longer a stowaway, but still in hiding. 18-year-old London model Margaret Cator sailed out of England this afternoon for Australia. Last November she stowed away on the liner Himalaya at Tilbury to try to get to her Australian boy friend, 21-year-old Allan Wood,
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  • 32 3 PARIS, Sun. The congress of the 700,000-strong force Ouvriere left-wing trade union movement yesterday decided by a big majority not to co-operate with the Communist General Confederation of Labour.— Reuter
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  • 274 3 IN BRIEF... EVA, 66, SHEDS A SURGICAL SOUVENIR LONDON, Sun.— Mrs. Eva Thomas, 66, is today reported to have lived for 11 years with a pair of surgical forceps inside her. Mrs. Thomas did not feel very well for years after a gall bladder operation in 1948. "Finally my doctor
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  • 11 4 'Electricity and pipe water for all' Lim
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  • 139 4 Tun Lim to open yacht fair SINGAPORE, Sun. The Chief Minister, Tun Llm Yew Hock, will open the Philippines' first floating trade fair on board President Garcia's yacht when it arrives here on April 30. The opening ceremony will be followed by a cocktail party on board the presidential yacht
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  • 79 4 SINGAPORE, Sun.— The All-Singapore amateur combo band competition will be held at tne Great World Cabaret on May 1. First prize will be a cash voucher for $250. Prizes In kind will also be offered. The second and third prizes, together with prizes in kind, will be
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  • 171 4 MEETINGS PLANNED BY ARMY UNION SINGAPORE. Sun.— The 17,000-strong Army Civil Service Union here will hold general meetings of its 25 branches, representative conferences of its daily and monthly paid groups and its annual delegates conference between now and the end of July. The meetings and conferences will discuss longstanding
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  • 77 4 MRS. HUTHEE SINGH PAYS A VISIT SINGAPORE. Sun. Mr and Mrs. Huthee Singh, two well-known Indian authors, visited the Indian Association at Balestler Road tonight and had an informal chat with members of the local Indian community. Mrs. Singh is the sister of the Indian Premier, Mr. Nehru. Mr. and
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  • 186 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. An Indonesian economist, Dr. F. K. Seda, warned here today that the adoption of "guided democracy" in Indonesia would have serious repercussions on Singapore in the future. Dr. Seda, who Is the secretary general of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce, made a
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  • 89 4 SINGAPORE. Sun.— Mr. Tan Swee Llm, towkay of the At Hou Kee bar, died In the Singapore General Hospital yesterday after a long Illness. He was In his fifties. Mr. Tan served In the Merchant Navy during the war, and was on
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  • 297 4 NUFS leader attacks that conference KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. npHE president of the National Union of Federa--1 tion Students, Mr. Kenny Khaw. has severely criticised the all-Malayan student conference held in Singapore. In a letter to the StraiU Times he said the conference was "very ill-conceived." The organisers "invited every conceivable
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  • 61 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. The following are new officials of the International Women's Club: Chairman. Mrs. P. Gill. vice-chairman and secretary, Mrs. A. Stark; treasurer. Mrs. B. Illing; programme secretary. Mrs. K. De Netto; publicity, Mrs. D. Stevens: welfare, Mrs. G. Tay Chce and Mrs. T. Parsoners; membership, Mrs.
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  • 158 4 Christians... and their role in politics SINGAPORE. Sun. 0 The Bishop ot Singapore, the Rt. Rev. H. VV. Baines, this evening advised voters in elections to look for the man or group who commanded their respect tor "integrity, disinterestedness, and humanity." The Bishop said this in a sermon on the
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  • 46 4 SINGAPORE, Sun.—Members of the City Council Labour Unions Federation gave a party this afternoon fcr their secretary-general. Mr. K. Slvasamy. who is going to India on four months' leave, Mr. S.P.P. Nathan will ac* las secretary-general while Mr. Sivasamy is away.
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  • 41 4 SINGAPORE. Sun. Mr. Tan Sin Jin has been elected chairman of the Thomson Road branch of the Labour Front, in place of Mr. Yap Chin Choon, who has joined the Singapore People's Aliiance. a Labour Front statement said today.
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    • 554 4 Singapore diary... SINGAPORE ART SOCIETY: table tennis practice 1 p.m.; bodylst South-E&st Asia Salon of building and welghtllftlng 4 p.m.; Photography at Victoria Memorial judo practice for juniors 4.45 p.m.; Hall, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Malay civil service exam. prep. SALVATtON ARMY: Y.P. annl. std. 1 5.15 p.m.; judo
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  • 265 5 ASSEMBLY TOLD: WE WANT TO MAKE YOU USEFUL CITIZENS THEY HAVE BEEN TOLD: YOU HAVE BEEN EXPELLED PENANG, Sunday. JTIGHT student strikers, alleged to be ringleaders, did not turn up when the Daeratul Maaris Wataniah Arabic School in Kepala Batas re-opened today after Puasa. They had
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  • 24 5 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Siglap Girls' Club will hold a get-together buffet party at the Siglap community centre in Palm Road tomorrow night.
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  • 107 5 Australian apple queen here to boost sales £IGHTEE N V E A ROL1) Maureen Rooke, Apple Queen of Western Australia for 1959. arrived in Singapore by Qantas for a fortnight's holiday on Saturday. A petite honey-blonde from Bridgetown, she won the title from more than 100 competitors at the contest
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  • 62 5 SINGAPORE. Sun. An open invitation has been extended to Nanyang University undergraduates to study tha work of the Ministry of Labour and Welfare. The first group of under- graduates from the university's faculty of commerce visited the Ministry on Friday. A group of law students from the
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  • 191 5 SINGAPORE, Sunday. L^OR 10 years, a Chinese girl has been searchr ing in vain for her mother, whom she has never known. Lily Chan Ah Moy, 20 (above), was given away for adoption at the age of only three days. And for the
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  • 201 5 SINGAPORE, Sun. A stall assistant with a tattoo mark which led to his conviction as member of a secret society by a Singapore court yesterday said that he had the mark when he was screened at the CID eight times and was
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  • 160 5 NOW PAP WARNS OF NEW PROBES SINGAPORE, Sun. Dr. Toh Chin Chye, chairman of the PAP. told a rally at Nee Soon village today that under the party's plan to do away with rural councils and the City Council, services to Nee Soon would be controlled directly by the government.
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  • 281 5 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Chief Minister. Tun Lim Yew Hock today warned the people that they would lose their freedom completely if the People's Action Party came into power. In a speech at the openIng of the Seirmawang branch of the SPA, he
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  • 139 6 2* Words Sit (Minimum). MR. MRS. ROBERT RAJAH thank all relatives and friends lor their assistance, good wishes and valuable presents on the occasion of their marriage on 11.4.59. THE FAMILY OF the late Mr. Wong Swi Vong thank all Irienos and relatives for their visits, wreaths, scrolls, messages,
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  • 724 6 The Straits Times Monday, Apr. 20, 1959. End of City Council? The resignation of all 14 P.A.P. members of the Singapore City Council, including the Mayor, has attracted very little political interest As the secretary of one of the major parties puts it, everything depends on the general election. Of
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  • 285 6 A week ago Mr. Lav Pak Khuan, leader of Perak's two hundred Chinese guilds and associations, pledged full support for the Alliance in the State and the Federal elections. Any assumption that this meant that every guild member with the vote must automatically cast it in favour of
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  • 157 6 Until yesterday the Peking Government persistently claimed that the Dalai Lama left Lhasa as a captive in the hands of rebel monks. Every reference to the Dalai Lama in the Chinese newspapers has spoken of him as being "under duress." Safe in India the Dalai Lama has
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  • 1717 6  - Newspapers in bondage around the world today— a grim picture MICHAEL FRAYN IN COUNTRIES WHERE THE PRESS IS CONTROLLED, IT IS AN IDEOLOGICAL WEAPON* ENTIRE. LV AT THE SERVICE OF THE REGIME. SOMETIMES THERE IS A CERTAIN GROTESQUE HUMOUR. FOR INSTANCE, ONE EDITION OF A CAIRO DAILY CARRIED 25 DIFFERENT
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    • 266 6 Attacks on the Press unjustified THE PAP's attack on the English language i Press, particularly the Strait Times, is clearly S unwarranted and unjust. c The PAP has received more than generous treatment from the Straits Times. As an Indian who has been closely following the Indian Press, I have
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    • 88 6 YOU CANTI HELP LAUGHING f|>HE P.A.P. must be E 1 chuckling up their E sleeves because you have done precisely what they wanted you to do to givp E their rally all the publicity E in your paper and to prac- tically ignore the SPA rally. It is an amus'.ng
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    • 74 6 AN APPEAL TO THE HEART MEMBERS of my family were vaccinated at a E cost of $2 for each anti- E smallpox vaccination. There E is a private practitioner who charges an extra $2 for every certificate issued. E I pray that private prac- S titioners will reduce the E
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    • 40 6 A N ampoule of lymph 5 J\ costs only 60 cents and can be used to vacci- nate at least 50 persons. Yet some doctors are charging S5 for a vacclna- E tion. E MOTHER OF SIX Singapore.
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  • 258 7 A school place for all children SINGAPORE, Sun. The Liberal Socialist Party plans to provide a varied and character forming education for every child with the emphasis on increasing trained and skilled workers in the technical and commercial fields if it comes to power. This was disclosed today at a
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  • 91 7 IPOH, Sun. About 120 delegates from all parts of the Federation will attend the St. John Ambulance Brigade's three-day annual conference of brigade officers here on April 24. The Sultan of Perak will declare open the conference, at the headquarters building iot the
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  • 601 7 Commission to protect the public from abuse of power by the Government TAN LISTS FIVE POINTS FOR HIS PARTY POLICY SINGAPORE, Sunday THE secretary-gene-ral of the Liberal Socialist Party, Mr. E. K. Tan, announced today that if elected to power his party would set up
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  • 53 7 SINGAPORE, Sun.— A Government clerk. Mr. Thomas Siow, is anxious to contact the owner of a rosary and some cash wrapped in a handkerchief which he found on a bench in a bus shelter in Tanjong Katong Road this afternoon. The owner can claim the property at
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  • 118 7 SINGAPORE Sun.— These lo University of Malaya students "We don't believe in superstition." they said —boarded the Darvel this morning for a month's study and goodwill tour of Indonesia. Inche Syed Hussein All leader of the group, which includes five girls, said: "The
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  • 336 7 Mrs Leon-soh resigns from City Council today LITTLE INTEREST IN PAP MOVE SINGAPORE, Sunday. INDEPENDENT city councillor, Mrs. Felice Leon-soh will resign from the Council tomorrow to contest the general election. After the resignation of all 13 People's Action Party councillors and the Mayor, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, yesterday, her
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  • 155 7 Anzac Day parades in five centres IPOH, Sun. Australian and New Zealand servicemen and civilians will observe Anzac Day on April 25 in Ipoh. Kuala Lumpur, Taiping, Penan? and Singapore. In Ipoh the day will be observed with a dawn service at the Cenotaph with a mixed guard of honour
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  • 41 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The Prime Minister. Dato Abdul Razak bin Hussein, today paid tribute to the memory of "a great man" Pakistan patriot Sir Muhammad Iqbal— at a ceremony here commemorating thp 20th anniversary of his death
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 137 7 Enloy BIG power In the lively Enjoy the thrilling power of the nevrsports-tuned Riley engine developing 68 b.h.p. A compact body, built to seat four people in real comfort. Combine them and you get the wonderful performance of the new Riley One-Point-Five. The extra high tcp gear equal to an
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  • 1295 8 RUBBERS IN DEMAND By Our Market Correspondent I AST week Malayan investors continued to concentrate their attention on sterling and dollar rubbers and to a lesser extent on overseas equities which showed transactions in 44 individual counters, five less than in the previous
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  • 320 8 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported on Saturday (April 18): "There was selective activity in industrials and tins. Rubbers continued to be firm. The turnover was small." Singapore brokers reported the following business: Industrials: Fraser and Neave ords $1-58 cd (O); Gammon $1.68 (T, O); W. Hammer
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  • 133 8 Current Date of payment payment Henry Waagh and Co. 10< j April 24 do. 10'bt April 24 Sime Darby Holdings 6' t April 28 Straits Trading Co. $1* May 5 do. 40cts.t May 5 Ayer Hitam Tin 7'i%t May 15 Sungei Besi Minrs 10% t May 12 Bassott
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  • 211 8 single ton of tin from Malaya In the first quarter of the year and had not done so up to the middle of this month. In 1957 she took 6,532 tons and last year 3,579 tons on buffer stock account Singapore Copra Association noon prices per
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  • 160 8 the tin price m Singapore last week, there only being $1.62% difference between the highest price of $398.50 on Wednesday and the lowest of $396.87% on Friday. The Friday price was the lowest since mid-February, but there was a recovery of 12% cents on Saturday morning. Last week's
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  • 693 8 THE following list of re- I vised quotations was issued by the Malayan Share Brokers' Association after its last meeting on Saturday (April 18). I I I 31RUIA Bayers Sailers Ales. BrlCKa Pref. i.6v ».8o Ords 3.20 3.M ttlu Ice 11.00 xo (buveni B. B. Petrol 48'-
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 546 8 NOTICES THE ASIA LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY LTD. i Incorporated in Singapore) Hawing been informed that Policy No. *****5 on the life of TAN JIAT THIANG has been lost, hereby give notice that If no claim in respect of this policy is received by th» Directors within 21 days from this
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    • 757 8 NOTICES NOTICE MR. JOHN KXJNZI, having terminated his sen-Ices with Roneo Limited. Singapore, on the 31st March, 1959. has no more authority to transact business or collect monies on behalf of the Company as from that date. RONEO LIMITED. NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that I. A. ABDUL RAHIM of
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    • 387 8 SHIPPING NOTICES "RAJULA" sailing for Madras on 21st April 1959 In view of Singapore being a Smallpox infected port, no visitors will be allowed to board the "Rajula" on the 21st April and Visitors Passes which have already been issued will automatically be cancelled. ISLAY KERR A CO.. LTD., AGENTS:
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    • 682 8 "K LINE" Express U.S.A. PaeiSio <fc Atlantic Coast a«»rU« ETA. E.T.A. ETA. s <">'* p Slum Penang H>on| I. Angelet New r«t "Kiyrtawa Mart" Ist Call 25. M Apr 27 Air 21 Air 2K Call 21/31 Apr 4 Ma¥ v Mll lmmm "KMikawa Man" lit Call 21/24 May 25 May
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    • 1581 9 W t.i, i4os MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. t«i: »4i» (it hats) (incorporated in Singapore) (12 liaas) l*£' H THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE SAILINGS TO LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW, LONOON t CONTINENTAL PORTS (Via Smi witk lifetrty ta prtcttd via Paaaau ar Cape at Caad Neat) Camtrs option to proceed via other ports
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    • 1350 9 wLw m 1 I m^f i 1 u v /iV^nr*/ v i //aug iTl™nc THE REN LINE STEAMERS LTD. T "^j SINGAPORE (lacarparated ia tka Uaited Kiagdtm) 9 LINES SAILINGS TO ADEN, U.K. I CONTINENTAL PORTS Spore P. Sham Penani BENALDER for Hamburg, London, M'bro.. Hull la Part/21 Apr 2S/2C
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    • 1252 9 McALISTER tic CO., LTD. TEL: Na.: ***** KLLERMAN LINE KLAVENESS LINE LONMN, HAVRE, ROTTEROAM, NAMBtJM. LOS ANGELES, SAH FRANCISCU and for Canada and USA North Atlaa'ic Ports SEATTLE, VANCOUVER 1 POPTIAHO CITT OF PBONA* Acceptiag carte fer Ctttral Statk S'porr P. Sham Penang America RMJA/24 Apr 21 Ate 2t 27
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  • 548 10 Wolves are within sight of title LONDON. Sunday. WOLYERHAMPTON WANDERERS, who defeated Luton Town 5-0 yesterday, can now put out the Hags in celebration of winning the English Football League championship for the second year in succession and the third time in the last six years. Only a wildly improbable
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  • 380 10 MALAYA CUP SOCCER TOURNEY FIXTURES KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. Football Association of Malaya today announced its Malaya Cup competition programme. The fixtures are: NORTH ZONE May 17 Federation Army v Combined Services; May 22 Perils v Perak; May 24 Penang v Kedah; May 29 Kedah v Perils; May 30 Combined Services
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  • 30 10 SINGAPORE. Sun. Five goals, including a hattrick. by Ismail Yu.sof enabled S.H.B. Police to beat Bukit Panjang 5-4 in a friendly soccer match at C.U. ground today.
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  • 89 10 LONDON. Sun. The English Amateur Cup went north yesterday when in the final at Wembley Stadium Crook Town of County Durham beat the North London club Barnet by 3-2. Half-time *core was 1-1. Crook, whose third Amateur Cup 'his was they last won it in 1954
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  • 1058 10 P W D L F APi. Wolves 40 26 5 9 106 49 57 Man. Utd 41 24 7 10 102 64 55 Bolton 40 19 10 11 76 63 48 Burnley 41 19 9 13 79 68 47 Arsenal 40 19 8 13 81 tio 46 West
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  • 349 10 WEIGHTS FOR 2nd DAY'S RACES AT PENANG MEETING WEIGHTS for all six races at Penang on Wednesday: CI.4DIV. I-s':» First Partnership 8.09 Cinema 111 8.09 Nur Jahan 8.09 ll(in«i Bee 8.08 Adjutant 8.08 Tritara 8.07 Forget-Me-Not II 8.05 Fairy Flotsam 8.04 Qui Vive 8.02 Happy Melody 8.13 Seaport S.ll Window
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  • 60 10 SINGAPORE. Sun.— Sukaramai beat United 2-1 In a SAFA league Div. 2B mat"h at Kallang today. Ariffln and Khairon scored for Sukaramai. and Moon for United. At Oeylang Stadium. Geylang United beat Seletar Indians 3-1 in Div. 3A. Oeylang United scored through Ibrahim Osman, Mohamed Kassim
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    • 432 10 3 CAIHAV ORGANISATION pl| mUJT, JST DAM SHOWS J I Brynner^hc Woodward -.^.tLeighton J M giflßi J TO!?T1 SET LAST DAY! *J iSß J UMU BOOTY "MALICIIDI" EASTMANCOLOOB ■^t KOOMU NOOK frIAIDUKI K ATHAY-KERIS). )i--4( Plus On Stacr At All Performances: Personal Appearance* of jL itv sljis. K\>M\ Boon SITI
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    • 513 10 PHONE M—m iim^ 7Y###. 1 1 >/,„„ s ***** bU' V 1.45, 4.00.6.30 9.30 Julie LONDON John Drew BARRYMORE Anna KASHI'I NAT KING COLE sings "Night of The Quarter Moon" "To j Whom It May Concern"— CATHY CROSBY Sings "Blur Moon". m7ss 145 400,6.45 9.30 ACADEMY AWARD WINNER for BEST
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    • 870 11 Cbtek Btfon PMtiig 1 Replies to Box Numbers Utmost cere should be token I when replying to box number od» to urn the CORRECT I I NUMBER mmi Address to Hie I Stroitt Times, Times House, j River Volley Rood, i Cosh most bo sent by regi*- 1 j rered
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    • 804 11 SITUATIONS WANTED 2* Word* SS (Mi*.)— Box SO ctt. txtrm YOUNO MAN seeks Job preferably with accountants reading for inter secretarial, registered accountant's exam. Holder L.C.C. accounting. Box A 4247 S.T. AVAILABLE MAY IST. Javanese Malay cook with amah highly recommended reliable clean quiet. Al.-.0 Kebun part time. Phone *****.
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    • 834 11 HOUSES ft LAND FOR SALE 70 Wordt Si (Mi*.)— Box SO ctt. txtrm. FOR SALE House No. 31. Angulia I Park Land 8496 square feet vacant possession contact P.O. Box 1245. VACANT LAND facing Changi Road near Joo Chiat Market 28.600 sq. ft. Price cheap, Singapore Valuer Estate Agents, 550.
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    • 758 11 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA IN KUALA LUMPUR I 1.1 1 1 KKSHIP OR ASSISTANTLECTUKESHIP IN ENGINEERING:— Applications are invited for appointment to one Lectureship or Assistant Lectureship in Engineering, depending on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate. The appointee will be expected to assume duty as early
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    • 539 11 TENDERS CITY COUNCIL OF GEORGE TOWN, PENANG TENDERS are Invited for the supply of fifty l H.P. window-type Room Air Conditioners. J. Tender Forms and all necessary information may be obtained from the City Electrical Engineer during office hours. 3. Tenders, duly endorsed on cover "Tender for Air Conditioners" will
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    • 650 11 TENDERS P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received up to noon on 2nd. May, 1959, for the Supply of Galvanised Mild Steel Water Tanks, at the Office of the State Engineer, Kedah, Perils, Alor Star, from whom all particulars may be obtained. FEDERATION ARMED FORCES TENDERS TENDERS are Invited for
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    • 102 11 CENTRAL ELECTRICITY BOARD Tenders are invited for the construction of fifteen 15) staff quarters at Jor, 19th Mile, Cameron Highlands. C.E.B. registered Class A contractors to apply to the Architect, Central Electricity Board. P.O. Box 1006, Gombak Lane, Kuala Lumpur for drawings and bills of quantities. A deposit of $200/-
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    • 36 11 AGNESIA t travel worrits CONNECTING POINT jj M/N/ATW?^—Z*Sim COOKING RANGE THB 2a J, I M •S^B^B^K^^&^^H FH C/\*'U^>V I 2ND WEEK Ldbmmicj UTH DAT Daily: 3.15, 6.30 Sc 9.15 p.m. South-East Asia Film Co.* KING-SIZE ATTRACTION
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  • 811 12  - Singapore outclassed by the Japanese boys NORMAN SIEBEL COLONY GET LESSON ON PRECISION PASSING By -Kuala Lumpur. Sun. IF ANYONE among the I crowd of 12,000 had thought the Japanese youths had more than II men on the field when they met Singapore in their first round match in the
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  • 56 12 SINGAPORE. Sun. Veo leekKirn entered the semi finals of the Singapore Billiards Associa^A tion's junior championship wi.h a 250-181 win over Wee Aik Sun tonight. Results of other quarter finals* Pong Wing Chew beat Chla Kwee Kuan 250-208: Lim Boon Kwang beat Robert Lim 250--130;
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  • 131 12 Brown to help Singapore coaches SINGAPORE, Sun.-Hughie Brown, a former Partick Thistle and Scottish inter, national soccer player, will help coach the Singapore Asian Cup team. Brown, who is qualified British coach, offered his services to the Singapore Amateur I .A. almost two months ago. Then S.A.F.A.. however, decided not
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  • 89 12 KUALA LUMVuR. Sun. The F.A. of Malaya today named 22 players from whom Malaya's Asian Cup team will be selected. They are Loardes (S'gor,. Yusofl Bakar (Pk), Lee Soo Phang (Mai), Chan Tack (hoy (Pk), Kauri (Pki, Koay Ban Chuan (Pug), Mok Wai Hong (Negri),
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  • 469 12 Ref calls teams to order in robust 2nd half KOREANS BEAT THE SIAMESE KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday T<HE Koreans, listed A as the team most likely to challenge Malaya to become the first holders of the Junior Asian Cup. looked over-rated in a purely football sense when they beat Siam by
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  • 1012 12  -  F. SALAHUDIN By SINGAPORE. Sun.— Twenty, year-old David Sullivan, the former Yorkshire second team player, gave another good performance when he helped Army to hand Indian Association their first defeat in five matches in the S.C.A. Senior tournament at Balestier Road today. He took
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  • 206 12 SINGAPORE, Sun.— Former Singapore and South left -arm spinner Heyzer Perera was the outstanding performer In the Singapore Cr'cket Association's Junior tournament today. After scoring useful 44 iPerera took six O.H.Q. wickets for 63 to help Prisons score a 22-run win at Changl Prison's Devaraj
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    • 1569 12 IIMJB^friMyJiUdBLiMULiwJJ^ REAL ESTATE WANTED It Wordt Si (Min.)— Box it ctt. txtrm. FOR PURCHASES. Sales. Mortgages and Valuations: Consult C. H. Williams, B.Sc. P.A.1.. P.R.V.A.. Valuer &.< Estate Agent. H-9 Hongkong Bank Chambers. Tel: *****. WE NEED MORE bungalows. 2 siovey houses, vacant building sites etc. Our reputation is your
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 61 12 SOCCER: SAFA training, Jalan Besar, 5.30 p.m. League; Div. 3B Police "A" v Cosmos, Thomson Road; Arsenal v Stable Boys, Geylang; P. Peranakan v Junior. Fairer Park; Kebenaran Club v 5.T.8., River Valley Road; Teluk Kurau United v Buklt Timah, (MFA) Balestier Road Friendly: Jollllads v 2nd. Gurkhas, Faner Park.
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