The Straits Times, 18 June 1958

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    25 1 AVIIIU.F II Ml V I HTltll It SALE XX« REDS «0,000 The Straits Times fie**!"** Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1958 ft H CENTS
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    Lock icon NEW RUSSIAN TERROR?
    484 1 EX-PREMIER NAGY EXECUTED AFTER SECRET TRIAL Hopes for summit talks are dimmer NEW YORK, Tuesday. r pMI execution of Mr. lmre Nagy, deposed Hungarian Premier, "might be the prelude to a new reign of terror in the Soviet Union," the New York Times reported today. Quoting Washington
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    Security taw: Seven detained
    75 1 Security taw: Seven detained SINGAPORE police have detained seven people under the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance The Chief Secretary's office yesterday said that a printing press and documents had been seixed. Papers have been sent to the Public Prosecutor. One of the arrested men is Ng Tiong Gin, 24,
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    5-year plan: Cash aid call to U.S.
    225 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. 'THE American Government has been officially told 1 that the Federation's $1,358 million five-year development plan would have to be slowed down next year unless the price of rubber rose substantially or long-term money was available. A Federation Government statement
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    Eddy replies to Heah's charge
    1372 1 Eddy replies to Heah's charge 'SO EMBARRASSING' SAYS INDONESIA'S CAPTAIN rDDY CHOONG, Ma- laya's Thomas Cup captain, yesterday strongly denied an allegation by the president of the Badminton Association of Malaya, Mr. Heah Joo Seang, that certain vital information" regarding the team's training had been deliberately withheld from him. Choong.
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    Lock icon POLICE OUT ON KANGAROO HUNT
    94 1 LONDON. rues— Lincoln City and the count; police bad their strangest hunt ever yesterday— for three bounding kangaroos. An amased motorist travelline along a lonely high road In th* early boars of the morning saw the three kangaroos, a back and two does, lea pine
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    Lock icon TAUMATAWHA.... ETCETERA
    38 1 TAUMATAWH A ETCETERA WELLINGTON, Tues. New Zealand boasts the longest place name In the world. It Is Taumatawhakatandthaneak/ auauatamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu— which has 57 letters and was the name given a bill In Hawkes Bay by the early Maoris. Reuter.
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    DUNGUN DISASTER DRIVER MAY BE CHARGED
    187 1 DUNGUN DISASTER DRIVER MAY BE CHARGED KUALA TRENGGANU, Tues.— Teng Hock, 56. the driver of the bus which was involved In the Dungun ferry disaster on March 20, may be charged with causing death by a negligent act. Tuan HaJI Mohamed Noor. the magistrate before whom an Inquiry Into the
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    Lock icon Veto threat
    36 1 WASHINGTON, Tues. Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.. U.B. ambassador to the United Nations, said yesterday he would use the veto if necessary to block the admission of Communist China to the United Nations. U.P.I
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    2 a.m. news roundup
    256 1 2 a.m. news roundup SINCAPORE POLICE SEIZE RED BOOKS A PRINTING press and bundles of Communist literature, of Russian and Chinese origin, have been seised by Singapore from a house at ChangL First details of the sr iiu.es, the result u( security raids, were revealed late last night by a
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    Lock icon Red nationalist pays the price
    376 2 AT A FATEFUL TIME, NAGY DARED TO PUT HIS COUNTRY FIRST MOSCOW, Tuesday. TMRE NAGY, 63, whose execution was announced in Moscow today, was an ardent Communist who at the decisive moment in his country's post-war history put national feelings before ideological considerations. Swept back
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    Lock icon N. Celebes invasion: 'Strong beachhead* claim by Jakarta
    181 2 JAKARTA, Tues.—ln- donesian Army HeadI quarters said today that Government troops established a "strong beachhead." after a dawn invasion of rebelheld North Celebes yesterday. The communique said that troops did not meet with much resistance from the insurgents In the major landing
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    Lock icon Trawler catches a submarine
    141 2 LONDON. Tues. r TfHE fishing trawler 1 St. Clair caught a British submarine in its nets today. It was the biggest catch In fishing history, but it got away. The St. Clalr's crew reported to Capt. George Lacey that they really had a big one. The
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    Lock icon 'Dunkirk9—then suicide
    89 2 'Dunkirk 9 then suicide SHOREHAM, (Sussex), Tues. Sergeant-Major Albert Horace Arnold World War II veteran of the Dunkirk beaches in 1940. shot himself after seeing the film "Dunkirk." it was stated at an inquest here yesterday. Arnold. 51-yoar-old solicitor's clerk, cried all through the film, his wife said. Next day
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    American scene
    666 2  -  DONALD LUDLOW I B V NOT even the most curious traveller would look twice at the little town of Dawson, in the state of (leorgia. It has a drab main street of one floor stores, badly in need of paint, a scattering of petrol stations, an hotel and
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      276 2 EVER LASTING FISHING NET: THE KURALON FISHING NET W« MrOduc* H>« akw aynrhetk fibre Kurolon N«i wMch it rapidly gaining popularity in Japan. THE KURALON RSHING NET hoi olreody be«n octually put to us* In Japon to bring about th« rationalization ond new success to fishermen. This It known to
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      33 2 THE GAMBOLS By Barry Appleby i \MfXNT a oc«c poe mv)|[no. tue coloub ootsNrSlf fdMv <;ize vvill oo^ltgues Bou*d id cam rri WIFE'S eigTUCXWy MATT&Zj^ y ■^P>^Z== T -^^L OACM AJ4O CIUUKSC fTf*^
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    Lock icon Blueprint for Cyprus out today
    172 3 Blueprint for Cyprus out today PARATROOPS OFF TO CRISIS ISLAND LONDON, Tues. rpHE Prime Minister. Mr 1 Macmillan. will put before Parliament today a plan to give limited self-rule to the strife-torn Island of Cyprus The plan is reported to call for an eight-member •cabinet" In which Greek and Turkish
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    Lock icon Do you really want summit talks? Mr. Kr asks West
    305 3 Do you really want summit talks? Mr. K r asks West RUSSIA: TIME HAS COME TO CLEAR UP FRANKLY THE POSITION MOSCOW, Tues. Russia has asked the Western powers in a letter published yesterday whether they really want to hold a summit conference, the Soviet news agency Tass reported. The
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    Lock icon Rebel casualties
    24 3 ALGIERS. Tues. French military headquarters announced here last night that 449 insurgents were killed and 138 were taken prisoner last week— Reuter.
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    Lock icon U.S. plans l17 000mph manned spaceship
    114 3 U.S. plans l 17 000mph manned spaceship WASHINGTON. Tues. 'I'll i U.S. Air Force an. iiixim rii yesterday that it had given out contracts for the development of a manned space craft that will be launched like a rocket, will orbit like a satrllitr and return for a conventional aircraft
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    Lock icon MAC WILL FLY TO SEE GEN. de GAULLE
    246 3 MAC WILL FLY TO SEE GEN. de GAULLE PARIS, Tuesday. DRITISH Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Macmillan 0 will fly to Paris on June 29 to meet General Charles de Gaulle, it was officially stated here yes- I terday. A spokesman at Gen. de Gaulle's office said 'The British Prime Minister
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    Lock icon Passport ruling
    31 3 WASHINGTON Tues. -The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the Secretary ot State has no authority to re fuse a passport because of an applicant's alleged Communist Party membership. U.P.I
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      Lock icon PLANE HITS TREE—19 KILLED
      45 3 PLANE HITS TREE— 19 KILLED RIO DE JANEIRO, Tues.— A Brazillian airliner carrying 27 people crashed into a tree near the Curltiba airport here last night, killing 19. Two leading Government officials were listed among the dead. Several of the survivors were seriously Injured. U.P.I.
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      12 3 TUNIS: The Algerian insurgent "high command' arrived here by air for talks
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      12 3 aimed at co-ordinating North African policy towards Gen. de Gaulle's regime Reuter.
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      25 3 WASHINGTON: President Eisenhower reviewed with State Department officials the subjects expected to be discussed during the threeday visit of President Garcia of the Philippines. Reuter
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      3 3 SYDNEY: Japan has
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      8 3 bought 100.000 ton., ot Australian raw sugar. Reuter
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      26 3 PARIS: The Arab League has lifted the ban on Air France flights to Damascus and other Arab League ter ritories. and flights will resume soon. Reuter
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      31 3 JAKARTA:* The Prime Minister. Mr Djuanda. said that over a period of 10 years the Indonesian armed forces would be brought up to a strength of half a million men Reuter
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      19 3 SAN FRANCISCO: Four more U.S. Navy Neptune patrol planes were handed over to the Japanese marltime self-defence force Reuter
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      18 3 BAHREIN: Sir Bernard Burrows. British ambas-sador-designate to Turkey, has left his post as Political Resident here. UP I
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    LONDON STOCKS
    324 3 ONDON. Mon— The stock mar- ket made further progress to- day and closed on a firm note. The chip' stimulant was the belief that the i-ank Rate will be reduced very soon. Business showed some expansion and selective buying was again seen In most sections. Giltedged securities were
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    RUBBER
    33 3 LONDON. Mon Spot 22' id.. July 22I,d, Aug 22", d. Sept 22</<d.. Oct-Dec 22^d. JanMarch 22'« d. April-June 22',d. June c.i.f. 21T4d.. Julj c.t.f 21 ".d. Aug. elf 21".d Tone: Steady. quiet
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    TIN
    22 3 LONDON, Mon -Buyers 1730; sellers C 7304: Forward buyers H25; seller? C72S'^; Bettlemen! C 730',, am. 200 tona, pm. 230 tona.
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    1,700 MARINES TO JOIN FLEET IN MID-EAST
    366 3 1,700 MARINES TO JOIN FLEET IN MID-EAST 11/ASHINGTON, Tues. —The U.S Navy announced yesierday that a battalion ot 1,700 marines would sail next week to Join the Sixth Fleet In the Mediter- ranean. The announcement said the marines would sail about June 25 as normai replacements for one of the
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    The King back from East Coast visit
    136 4 A TIRED-LOOKING Yang di Prrtuan A;ong is erected by members of the Alliance Cabinet at the Kuala Lumpur railway .station on Monday after the ten-day n\\:il tour of the East Coast states. From left are t lit- Dep-ity Prime Minister and Minister of
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    TRIUMPHANT ROYAL TOUR ENDS WITH A ROUSING 'WELCOME HOME'
    237 4 TRIUMPHANT ROYAL TOUR ENDS WITH A ROUSING 'WELCOME HOME' KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THK Yang di-Pertnan Agong and his (.onsoit today completed a triumphant 1,.'i()0-inilt-tour of the Kast (.'oast states. A red carpet was spread out at the railway station here to greet the royal party when then- train arrived at
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    Jail for two found stealing Govt. van
    87 4 Jail for two found stealing Govt. van ALOR BTAR, Tues. A motor mechanic and a padi planter were jailed for six months for stealing a $5,000 van from the Social Welfare Department here. Ramli bin Bahari, 21, and Lah bin Ali, 19, pleaded guilty. I Insp. S. Dorairajali, prosecuting, said
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    LATE ENTRIES FOR PENANG CONTEST
    59 4 LATE ENTRIES FOR PENANG CONTEST PENANO, Tues. Late entries will be received tor the Penang festival building decorations competition. The chairman of the decorations sub-committee, Mr P U David, said today entries could be submitted up to Thursday morning. Judging will take place on Friday night and prizes wi.» be
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    'End terror' march
    58 4 SUNGEI PATANI, Tues. One thousand villagers pledged themselves to destroy Communist terrorists at an anti-bandit rally held in Kuala Ketil on Sunday. The villagers later marched through the main streets, headed by Federal Councllloi Tuan Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin and the district officers of Kuala Muda and Baling
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    'Old Frees' plan expansion
    62 4 PENANQ. Tues. A Malayan Old Frees Council, to assist in promoting and organising Old Frees associations in Malaya and overseas Is to be formed shortly. Draft rules for the council which also alms to keep all Old Frees in touch with the school, will be considered
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    Girl injured
    27 4 SUNQEI PATANI, Tues.— A flve-year-old girl. Khoo Sool. waji Injured by a cow yesterday a mile from Sunge Patani while she was crossing the road.
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      344 4 Ah Ting was W/ff§3 Wk Cl f% /f, BBM ill mm Tired, worn out, listless. /ill ''mM\ She lacked strength, energy. Sleep ||i I I |i|l| never came and life was drab \H II i ttl I l^S* -v I She's full of pep, energy, vigour. lj?^ J Sh es
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      1018 4 *Vn.il B|( Nuiiori >iuui Chow Hlong (CantoiMM) 2.30. CATHAY: Sad Sack 1. I.M. I PKfNCESS Th. r!!!j, GAi 9 '&££> iT^o WW K.j. M g PABAMOUNT. Maoamaalal 3 30* Hailb SIN: Wong Pel Hoong Koon 30; CAMTOL: Sayonara 12.15., CATHAY: Bagdad Ka Jadoo Yuol Ban Suet Hun Y »P H1
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    Strike threat over 2-year-old sacking
    268 5 STAN VAC EMPLOYEES GIVE COMPANY WEEK'S ULTIMATUM pOUR HUNDRED employees of the StandardVacuum Oil Company in Singapore are threatening to go on strike over the dismissal of a shipping clerk two years ago. The Stanvac Employees' Union has given the management a week's ultimatum to
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    Soon—flats for squatters
    48 5 Soon flats for squatters KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Three blocks of nine-storey flats for squatters in Kuala Lumpur are expected to be completed by August two blocks in Batu Road and the other In Loke Yew Road. The Loke Yew Road flats will be ready for occupation in August.
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    FIRE but engines searched in vain
    66 5 FIRE but engines searched in vain rREE fire-engines sped through busy streets in the centre of Singapore yesterday to a Change Alley fire that never was. Before surprised lnnchtime crowds, the engines screamed to a stop in Raffles Place only to find it was a false alarm. Confirming the false
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    Armed robbery charge
    58 5 A youth. Seah Chee Yin. was ordered to be remanded for a week after being charged in Singapore yesterday with armed robbery. Seah is alleged to have robbed a housewife, Lee Slew Gin. of cash and jewellery worth $400 in a house in Silat Crescent on June
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    PPP rally
    24 5 KLANG. Tues.— The People's Progressive Party of Malaya has applied to the Klang police to hold a rally here on June 21.
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    HID OPIUM UNDER MANGOES
    47 5 PENANG, Toes.— A Singapore tailor hid nine pounds of opium under mangoes in a basket with a false bottom, the Sessions Court was told today. M Kunju KrUhnan was fined $2,000. in default 18 months' Jail, for importing the opium into the Federation.
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    Selangor UMNO set to probe councillors
    205 5 Selangor UMNO set to probe councillors KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A probe to determine how many Selangor UMNO Federal councillors have really been serving the public will soon be conducted. This move follows a warning by the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, that 'lazy" councillors would not be nominated for the
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    ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO CLUB
    67 5 Lee Kum Cheong, of Sago Street, was charged in Singapore yesterday with breaking into the International Club in Peck Hay Road at 4.45 a.m. on Monday. The charge was read and explained to Lee in the General Hospital In the presence of a Colony magistrate.
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    116 5 CPL. TENGKU AHMAD NA. RANG (left) listens attentively as Lt.-General J. N. fhmudhuri (second from right) stresses a point during an informal chat at the National Defence Academy, Kharak Vas La, near Poona, where he had Just completed his training as a "Superior Cadet."
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    Mr. ONG TALKS OF THREAT OF POVERTY
    412 5 GENEVA, Tuesday. MR. ONG YOKE UN, Minister for Laboui and Welfare of the Federation of Malaya, told the 79-nation annual conference of the International Labour Organisation yesterday that poverty in certain areas was a greater threat to world progress than ever before. Mr.
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    Enticement case: An appeal
    95 5 Enticement case: An appeal BUTTERWORTH, Tues. The province circuit magistrate, Tuan Syed Hussein Jamalullil. today granted a stay of execution of sentence against Yaccob bin Arshad a driver sentenced last Frl day to six months' Jail on a charge of enticement. Yaccob was granted bail oi $500 pending appeal. Mr.
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    MOVE TO SAVE $2.5 m. LOTTERY TAX
    196 5 MOVE TO SAVE $2.5 m. LOTTERY TAX IPOH, Tues.— A resolu--1 tion urging the Federation Government to drop the 10 per cent tax on Social Welfare lotteries will be tabled at the annual general meeting here of the Perak Welfare Association on June 21. The resolution will be moved by
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    Shop burgled
    29 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Thieves broke into a shop in Wellman Street, Rawang, last night and took $965 in cash after forcing open a drawer, police said today.
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      61 5 HIGH TIDE TIMES TODAY: Sing -pore 12.10 p.m. (7ft. tin) 11.15 p.m. (9ft. tin. I. Port Oickion 7.07 a.m. (iH. 1i«.) 7.34 p.m (9ft.), Penan* 1.01 MB. (7ft. 3in 1.08 p.m (Sir. 9in.l TOMORROW: Singapore 12.49 p.m. (>ft.) 11.55 p.m. (9ft. 3ia.). Port Dick ton 7.44 Mt (Bft. 4m.) 8.11
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    More register
    19 6 TELUK ANSON. Tues. More than 300 youths, mostly Malays, were registered for national service here yester day.
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    Home guard's accident
    42 6 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— A home guard. Omar bin Abu Bakar. 31. accidentally shot himself through the Jaw with his carbine while on duty at Sedenak New Village, near Kulal, yesterday. He Is now In hospital tn a serious condition.
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    FOUNDATION LAID FOR STRATEGIC ARMY BASE
    245 6 FOUNDATION LAID FOR STRATEGIC ARMY BASE General Sir Francis Festing: 'This Is happy moment 9 MALACCA, Tuesday. pIK Commander-in-Chief, Far East Land Forces, General Sir Francis Festing, this morning laid the foundation stone for the Commonwealth forces cantonment at Bukit Terendak, 13 miles from here, where the Commonwealth Brigade Group
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    CADDIES PETITION THE COUNCIL
    176 6 CADDIES PETITION THE COUNCIL ON the eve of the Singapore City Council debate on whether it should terminate the lease of the Royal Island Club coif course, nearly M 0 caddies, (roundsmen and other employees of the club have sent councillors a petition. The petition, be.rinfc signatures mostly in Chinese,
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    EX-POLICEMAN JAILED FOR EXTORTION BID
    239 6 EX-POLICEMAN JAILED FOR EXTORTION BID PENANG, Tuesday. AN ex-policeman whom the Sessions Court president, Mr. Au Ah Wah, described as "well versed in the ways of a Communist" was today jailed for 15 months for trying to extort $14,000 from a contractor by telephone. "From the letters whicb you had
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    Lock icon A V.l.P's welcome for Sultan's doctor from London
    318 6 A V.l.P's welcome for Sultan's doctor from London f ONDON. Tues A London doctor will leave his surgery and 5.000 working class patients on Thursday to fly to North Borneo to treat the Sultan of Brunei. The doctor, Dr Joseph Brand, said today he had agreed to leave his patients
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    Catapult shot badly hurts man
    124 6 KUALA LUMPUR, lues. A motor mechanic was seriously injured on the head last night when a group of boys playing In tree tops, used catapults agalast him In Sentul. Wong Sun. 22. was admitted to the General Hospital and It Is feared that he might
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    Jungle war
    21 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. No casualties to Communist terrorists or to security forces have been reported in the Federation today.
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    Murder bid charge
    64 6 IPOH, Tues. A special constable. Hassan bin Abdullah. 28. was charged today with attempted murder of another special constable. Corporal Daud bin Mat, 30 Hassan was alleged to have fired a shot at Daud yesterday morning at the main gate of the Bukit Me rah new village.
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    'Rebel' policy only a precaution ]
    163 6 'Rebel' policy only a precaution KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. —The Alliance's "get tough" policy against member organisations which fail to deal adequately with "rebels" will be enforced only in "vpry serious" situations. The Malayan Chinese Association publicity officer and a member of the Alliance executive committee which revised the Alliance constitution,
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    Boy beaten up
    38 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.A 16-year-old .schoolboy. Zalnal Rbidin. reported to the police today that three Chinese drove up in a car and beat him up at the Jalan Selangor children's playground in Petallng Jaya last night.
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    HANDCUFFED PRISONER ESCAPES
    216 6 I/I A I A LUMPUR, Tues. A handcuffed prisoner, Lee Sang, 21, outran Pudu Prison officials and a policeman for tnor e than 500 yards before disappearing into Kampong Semarang, a slum area beside the Jan. Lee made his daring get. away as he was being brought
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    Colony cabaret girls are so cold, says tourist
    299 7 'NOT A WORD AND NOT A SMILE- 1 FELT I WASN'T WELCOME' Australian hotelier, Mr. William Carmody, 50, went to a Singapore cabaret one night last week— and left in a huff a few minutes later. Just one dance convinced him that
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    117 7 4 HURT IN TRIPLE CRASH KLANG, Toes.— A man lost an arm and three other people, including a schoolgirl, were Injured here this afternoon when a car, a lorry and a bicycle were involved in a triple crash The driver of the car, Mohamed Sanif bin Daud, lost his right
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    246 7 'GIRLS MUST BE SUITABLY DRESSED FOR SPORTS' ~™r^ KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. CJCHOOL principals and women leaders today '-'declared they would oppose any move to forbid girl students to wear shorts for sports and physical training. rpr-. Johore UMNO recently claimed that too much exposure of the body would
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    Murder bid charge
    78 7 KUALA LUMPUR. TuesLin Sun Yen. 32. was tentatively charged in the magistrate's court here today with attempted murder. He was alleged to have stabbed a women. Leh Chin, with a vegetable knjf c in Jalan Bugis on the night of June 4 He also faced a charge
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    Estate hospital protest
    57 7 SEREMBAN. rues. The Negrl Sembilan branch of the Malayan Trade Union Congress is asking the Government to Inquire into the proposed closure of a 30--year-old estate hospital in Ulu Kanchong. In a statement Issued today, the general secretary. Mr. T. Mukerjle, said that the closure would affect
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    'The increasing death toll'
    67 7 BEREMBAN, Tues The increase In the number of vehicles and the road accident death toll has caused "grave concern" among the people, Mr. Robert Singam chairman of the traffic working committee of the Town Council, said last night. He was speaking at the opening of Road
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    39 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues A cyclist, Ko Soo Chai, 30. was knocked down by a lorry carrying sand outside UMNO House in Batu Road here this evening. He has been admitted to hospital with a fractured arm
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    City Council to fix a date for talks
    70 7 The Singapore City Council will fix a date to resume negotiations with its labour unions on the workers' outstanding claims. The Chief Administrative Officer. Mr. R. Middle ton Smith, said yesterday he had received a letter from the union s confirming their
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    Warning to girl cyclists by coroner
    88 7 Warning to girl cyclists by coroner KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Kuala Lumpur coroner, Inche Abdul Humid bin Mohamed V unus. today advised girl cyclists to tuck their scarfs behind their ears while riding. 1-e coroner was inquiring into the death of a 14--year-old girl labourer. Then Ohooi Kirn, who was
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    Malaya's new naval set-up explained in Bill
    222 7 Malaya's new naval set-up explained in Bill I^UALA LUMPUR. Tues.— A Bill enabling the Federation Government to raise and maintain a navy to be known as the "Tentera Lnut di-Raja Persekutuan" (Royal Malayan Navy) was published today. The Federation's Armed Forces Council will exercise the powers and duties normally performed
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    Two M.I.C. councillors told: Resign
    309 7 TELUK ANSON. Tues. petition demanding the resignations of Mr. R.M. N Natesa Pillay from the Perak State Council and Mr. A. V Perumal from the Teluk Anson Town Council, has been forwarded by the leluk Anson branch of the Malayan Indian Congress to MIC. headquarters
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    EVE SAYS GOODBYE TO PREPARE TROUSSEAU
    102 7 EVE SAYS GOODBYE TO PREPARE TROUSSEAU Mss EVE DIXON, 23, whose engagement to Capt. Peter Waring. ADC. to the Governor of Singapore, was announced early this year, bade farewell to her fiance at Singapore Airport yesterday morning. But they will meet again in September— at the altar. "I am going
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    Club dinner
    23 7 The Hume Sports Club In Singapore will hold Its fifth anniversary dinner at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Singapore Hotel
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    WHAT ABOUT WIDOWS? PENANG SCHOOLS CHIEF IS ASKED
    269 7 WHAT ABOUT WIDOWS? PENANG SCHOOLS CHIEF IS ASKED DENANG, Tues. Tho 1 Penang branch of the National Union of Teachers today sought a ruling from the Chief Education Officer, Mr G. Pitkeathly, on the status of widowed teachers. A special three-man subcommittee comprising the president. Mr. p. v David a
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    Expat says: S.H.B. failed to spot good local men
    158 7 Expat says: S.H.B. failed to spot good local men A SENIOR Singapore Harbour Board official s; id yesterday that the Board had failed to appreciate ihe good work of its local staff. Mr. John Stacey. senior assistant traffic supervisor. •old the Straits Times yesterday that the Board biggest mistake was
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    A BID TO BOOST BLOOD GIFTS
    126 7 CEREMBAN, Tues.— "The nard pressed Negri Sembilan Blood Bank is to issue more attractive certificates to donors. The new certificates will be signed by the Mentri Besar Dato Shamsudio bin Nain who is president of the state branch of the Federation Red Cross Society.
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    31 8 M Wordt fit (Mimtmmmt IN LOVING MEMORY of Charles Matthew Lopez, who died on 18/6/57. "The thought of him will never pass away." Inserted by his Wife and Children.
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    56 8 H Wt4, ll* (Nimimmm) MRS. KB SUBBAIAH aid Family Thank all Relatives and Friends for their help, Condolences, Telegrams, Messages and Wreaths in their Sad Bereavement. MRS. S. DONOHUE And Son thank all relatives and friends for their messages of condolences, wreaths and attendance at the funeral of her
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      765 8 In a Hungarian prison yard lie the bodies of lime Nagy, Miklos Himes, Pal Maletei and Jozset Szilagy, arrested treacherously, tried in secret and murdered in stealth. Nagy was twice Prime Minister of Hungary, the second time for only a few days of imperishable glory as
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      387 8 Free Run For Hawkers Singapore City Council has been warned that "chaouc t'onditions would arise ana streets might become impassable" if it were to meet the demand by a Labour Front Councillor that pending the formation of a definite policy in dealing with hawkers, "the arrest and persecution of hawkers
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    Why the village of Kuala Kemaman lives on the verge of starvation
    1958 8  - Why the village of Kuala Kemaman lives on the verge of starvation DAHARI ALI By DUBLIC attention has been focusserj on more than 1,000 people (about 280 families) living in the fishing village of Kuala Kemaman. Trengganu, who have been on the verge of starvation for the past three months.
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    336 8  -  FRANCIS BY BY 1962 Malacca, commonly known as Malaya's -sleepy hollow," should become a boom town. This will be the ultimate result of an $80 million military base for 6,000 Commonwealth troops and their families. The foundation stone was laid by the Commander-in-Chief of Far
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    Ferry death crash bus was 'racing'
    471 9 SURVIVOR TELLS OF ROAD DUEL BEFORE DISASTER IN WHICH 23 DIED KUALA TRENGGANU, Tuesday. A SURVIVOR of the March 20 Dungun ferry disaster in which 23 people lost their lives, said today that the bus and car involved in the collision on the ferry
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    SHE AIDS SLASHED MAN WHILE LARGE CROWD LOOKS ON
    200 9 SHE AIDS SLASHED MAN WHILE LARGE CROWD LOOKS ON KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A 32-YEAR-OLD mother went to the aid of a badly injured man victim of gangsters and took him to hospital while a large crowd looked on last night. The woman, Mrs. M. Boopathi, of Kampong Semarang, told the
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    Study trip
    29 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The executive secretary of the Malayan Association of Youth Clubs, Mr. Lim Hock Seng, left for America today on a three months' study grant.
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    New Dutch Consul-General arrives
    57 9 i.irf. G. KIST. the new Dutch Consul-General in Singapore, arrived in the Colony from Holland yesterday. Mr. Kist, formerly an Assistant Under-Secretary in Administration at the Dutch Foreign Office succeeds Mr. D. E. Middelburg. who left the Colony last month. Mr. Kist has spent 18 years
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    BROTHERS PICK SAME DAY
    66 9 TWO BROTHERS. Mr. Goh Khek Liara and Mr. Goh Khek Beng. second and third sons of Mr. and Mrs. Goh Slew Choon. were married in Penanß last Sunday. The bridal couples are pictured at the wedding reception at the Penang Buddhist Association. Right— Khek Liam and
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    MALAYA'S TIN QUOTA FIXED AT 8,625 TONS
    98 9 MALAYA'S TIN QUOTA FIXED AT 8,625 TONS KUALA LUMPUR Tues. The International Tin Council has fixed Malaya's export of tin metal at 8.625 tons for the third quota period from July 1 to Sept. 30. it was announced today This is equivalent to 192.684 piculs of tin concentrates but to
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    Three face a theft charge
    65 9 IPOH. Tues. Three Public Works department labourers. P. Subramanlam. R. Marimuthu. and M. Arunasalam. were produced In the magistrate's court here today on a charge of robbing S Selvarajah of an Identity card yesterday at Connolly Road. No plea was recorded and the case was
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    Arts decision
    33 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.The Malayan Arts Theatre group took another step towards functioning as a national organisation when they decided last night to stage plays in all languages used In the Federation.
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    Court calls on a councillor
    287 9 MALACCA, Tuesday. T»HE President of the Malacca Sessions Court, Mr. K. Somasundram, inspected the house of Malacca State and Municipal Councillor, Mr. J. L. De Cruz, at eight o'clock tonight In connection with a case In which two men are accused of house-trespass and assault.
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    Hit on head by axe
    38 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— A Chinese shop assistant. Chin Yuen Hung. 31. was assaulted by a man with an axe this evening at Loke Yew Road. Chin received a three-inch cut on his head.
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    One hilled, another wounded In gang fights
    123 9 One hilled, another wounded In gang fights IPOH, Tues. A labourer wag murdered and a mechanic wounded In separate gang fights here last night and early this morning. The dead man U hia Sam Moi, 21, of Kuala Lumpur, and th c wounded man Is Chan Chee Yeo, 22, of
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    Murder probe: Youth held
    61 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Police Investigating the murder of Saw Kirn Leng. 10, Vho was beaten to death at Telok Pulai in Klang on Thursday night, have detained a youth. Selangor CID chief, Mr T. Hamilton, said today that the polic e were "closely watching" another youth
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    ALLIANCE COUNCILLORS ACCUSE POLICE OF CORRUPTION
    181 9 ALLIANCE COUNCILLORS ACCUSE POLICE OF CORRUPTION rpANJONG MAUM, *Tues. Allegations of widespread corruption among police officers in Tan Jong Malim have been made to the Perak Chief Police Officer, Mr. J. R. H. Burns, by three Alliance councillors and a Labour Party man. The complainants are Mr. Surjan Singh, Mr
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    AIRPORT PRAYERS FOR TENGKU
    234 9 AIRPORT PRAYERS FOR TENGKU ITU ALA LUMPUR, Tues. 1Y —Special prayers will be said at the International Airport here when the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, leaves by air on his pilgrimage to Mecca tomorrow. The Tengku will drive along the three-mile route from the Residency escorted by a motor-cycle
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    Fashion queen
    29 9 SEREMBAN, Tues. St Paul's Institution will hold a fashion queen. 1958, contest at the school hall on Aug. 1 and 2 in aid of its building fund.
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      The second fishpond gives up its secret
      847 10 The scouts find a clue to buried treasure at Joe D'Alphonso's house. Joe's grandJather is against the uxea of a search and talks mysteriously of a curse. However, they gain permission to go ahead and Tubby thinks the clue contains a reference to
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      Up to his level
      29 10 Thin young Pekingese manages to maintain his dignity when he meets the boxer, even though he has to stand on a chair to do so.
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      LATE AGAIN FOR SCHOOL
      289 10 AH CHONG My teacher has never seen an elephant mum." Mother. "How do you know?" Ah. Chong. "Because I drew an elephant at school today, and she asked me what it was." ft Judge, to the first of two vagrants in court. "A«d what do you
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      100 10 HERE are some more pen pals for you. Juriah Abu Samah, aged 15. 555-B Hose Road. Seremban, Songs, cycling. Ng Gim Seng, aged 15, 171 Havelock Road, Singapore 3. Stamps, swimming, songs, badminton. Jeffery Tan, aged 15. 215 Havelock Road. Singapore 3. Stamps, swimming, songs. M. All
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    1673 11 World's highest paid singer died poor STRAITS TIMES Special Feature THE TEMPERAMENTAL EVA TANGUAY (INE August morning: in 1896, a voluptuous 18 yearold singer and dancer, arrived at the stage door of New York's biggest music hall. She demanded the door-keeper should forthwith lead her to the producer of the
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    PETALING, SUNGEI WAY CLOSE DOWN THREE DREDGES
    585 12 PETALING, SUNGEI WAY CLOSE DOWN THREE DREDGES By Our Market Correspondent TIN provided the main news on local markets again yesterday when it was announced that owing to tin production restriction Petaling has dosed two dredges and Sungei Way one dredge. Petaling stated that it was improbable that redredging would
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    164 12 MELBOURNE. Tues. INVESTMENT shares te-orded an overall steadier tone on the Stock Exchange bete today and price movements were narrow. The sharpest moves were Goldsbrough down Bd. and Herald sd. while E. S. and A. Bank rose 6d. at 295. 6d. buyers. Mining shares held steady tone. Mount
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    STOCK INDICES
    19 12 I Malayan Share Market: June 17 Jane 1* Industrials: 87J4 81.01 Tins: 71.18 72.61 Jan. 1. 1958=100
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    70 12 The Malayan Exchange Banks 1 Association made the following changes in Its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Sellinc T.T. or O.D. ready French Francs *****; Belgian Francs 1613 1/4 On the free exchange market In Hong Kong yes'erday. the U.S. dollar was quoted at 5.7S
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    Federated Rubber
    35 12 Federated (SeUngor) Rubber Company (1*32). which has sold Its estates In Malaya, proposes to change its name to Federated and General Investments and to convert the £57.801 stock into units of 2s each.
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    STORE SHIPPING
    95 12 Ships lying alongside Ihe Sin tapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Nleuw Holland 12, Azumasan Maru 45. Prominent 6A, Orestes 67. Malay 89. Merwe Lloyd 10 11. Laertes 13 14. Straat Ball 15 16, Hoegh Cape 18. Burnslde 19 20. Serdang N. Wall 3. Serudom N.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    331 12 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported: "Industrials were quietly steady, tins were weak and rubbers featureless. The turnover was fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business done yesterday: Fed. Dispensary 81, Fraser Sc Neave ords 82.48; Gammon 81.97 xr; G town Disp. $1,714; W. Hammer 81
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    19 12 SINGAPORE, JUNE 17. RUBBER: 74 cents per lb. (up half a cent). TIN: $369 per picul (Unchanged).
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    RUBBER PRICES
    142 12 July first grade rubber buyer* fob. closed in Singapore yesterday at "4*» cents per lb. up half a cent on Monday's closing price. Closing tone: Steady, Quiet Closing prices in cents per lb. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 744, sellers 75; Int. 1 R.S.S. July
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    103 12 Singapore Chinese Produrr Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Continent June/July 832' i buyers. 832% sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk 848 sellers, drum 851 i sellers. Pepper; quiet no business reported done; Muntok white 8120. Sarawak 8119. (both down BD. special Sarawak black 869 (unchanged).
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      504 12 notices THE ASIA LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY LTD. (Incorporated in Singapore) having oeen Informed that Policy No. *****1 on tsV life of Madam l*e Kirn Thee hays been lost, hereby glre notice that If no claim In respect of this policy Is received by the Directors" within 21 days from this
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      243 12 FOR SALE "SAN FLAVIANO" ***** G.R.T. Built 1956. British Flag. 557' 7" Length. 69' 5" Breadth. Offers are invited for this vessel "as lying" off Balikpapan. Indonesia, after having been dam iced by bombs. Further information is available from Messrs. Boustead St Co. Ltd., Lloyd's Agents, Singapore. Prospective purchasers should
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      141 12 P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from Class "E" registered Contractors and above will be received by the BTATE ENGINEER. PW.Q-. PERAK. IPOH. up to 3 p.m. of the 23rd June. 1958 for LAYING AN ASBESTOS CEMENT WATER MAIN FOR THE NEW PARITBOTA WATER SUPPLY IN KINTA DISTRICT. Pull particulars are obtainable
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    71 14 LONDON, Tues. Gulseppe Merlo. one of Italy's top tennis players, has been banned from playing in next week's Wimbledon championships by the Italian Lawn Tennis Federation. Merlo has also been withdrawn from the London championships, which began at Queen's Club yesterday He has been ordered to return
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    Title defence
    22 14 HOUSTON. Tues. World heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson will defend his title against Roy Harris In Los Angeles on Aug 4.
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    PEKAN MEET BIG SWEEP DRAW
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    Cup men in Penang
    196 16 PENANG, Tues. Thomas Cup players of Denmark. Slam the United States and Malaya arrived here today in a chartered plane for the Malayan open international j championships starting at the Han Chiang High School on Thursday. They were met by Mr. Loh Hoot Yeang. Penang Badminton
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    WHY PICK ON EDDY?
    489 16  -  LEE SEW YEE CUP DEFEAT HAS BROUGHT ON THE CRIES FOR BLOOD, BUT... BY Officials must share the blame \V'H<) speaks a kindly, understanding word for the much-maligned, much-abused Eddy Choong and his defeated team-matee? To his credit, Ferry Sonneville, a fine player and a fine
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    WHAT OUR READERS HAVE TO SAY...
    842 16 rE astounding deteat of Maiaya In the Thomas Cup challenge round has come as a great shock to thousands of badminton fans In this country. What is most trustrating is that Malaya could have retained the Cup had (1) Johnny Heah and Llm Say
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    This is much worse than defeat!
    445 16 This is much worse than defeat! mmym NORMAN SIEBEL |^j ALA Y A has been re- duced to the ranks as a world badminton power by its defeat by six matches to three by Indonesia in the Thomas Cup final on Sunday. But worse still has happened All Malayans are
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    Lock icon Elsewhere too
    36 16 BUENOS AIRES. Tues. Angry football fans stoned the Argentine Football Association's headquarters here last night as a protest against the national team's 6-1 defeat by Czechoslovakia in the World Cup series In Sweden Reuter.
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    Lock icon CHRISTINE, 17—BRITAIN'S WIGHTMAN CUP HEROINE
    43 16 CHRISTINE, 17— BRITAIN'S WIGHTMAN CUP HEROINE CHRISTINE Truman. 17. Britain's brilliant young tennis star, whose sensational victories over Americans Althea Gibson, the Wimbledon title holder, and Dorothy Knode. helped Britain to wrest the Wightman Cup from the United States last week. Reuter picture.
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    Three teams to visit S'pore
    142 16 "THE Singapore Amateur Football Association is 1 negotiating for three overseas teams to play here next month. They are the Indonesian Asian Games team on their way back from Tokyo, the Young Men's Sports Club of Hyderabad and the Haifa Club of Israel. Mr. Soh
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    Kilat score 17 goals
    97 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Kuala Lumpur Police struck top form when they beat Kuala Lumpur Municipality 8-1 in the Government Departments and Business Houses Div. 1 League matche at Taylor Road today: A last-minute penalty goal enabled Kuala Lumpur Railway Recreation Club to hold Survey Sports Club
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    Aussies are top four seeds
    328 16 Aussies are top four seeds I ONDON, Tues.-Aus-tJ trail an s Ashley Cooper and Mai Ande son have been seede< first and second for th< men's singles in th< Wimbledon championships which begin nex Monday. In the women's singles de fending champion Althe Gibson, 30-year-old New Yor negress. is No
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      45 16 KUALA I I Ml't K SOCCER: Div. I— B.C.R.C. v Police Depot, Princes Road; Div. 2— S.I.A. v Indonesian Muda, Taylor Road; Div. 3 TP.C.A. v Armed Car Regiment. Kampong Bahru. KUALA TRENGGANU SOCCER: Div. I— Tenaga Muda v Sultan Suleiman School "B". 5.15 p.m.
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