The Straits Times, 14 October 1958

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  • 20 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED KALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times No*** 1 Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1958 15 CENTS
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  • 516 1 Valuable data sent back on 79,000-mile journey into space U.S. MOON ROCKET DIES No one saw its last minutes WASHINGTON, Mon.-America's Pioneer rocket, after zooming nearly one-third of the way to the moon, fell back towards the earth early today and was assumed
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  • 146 1 POLlO: Ministry bans games THE Singapore Ministry of Education, in an anti-poliomyeli-tis move, yesterday told schools o cancel all strenuous sports. This wos after consultations with ie Ministry of Health in a day in vhich five new polio cases were reported. But P.T. in the morning if no strenuous exercises
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  • 319 1 jyjORE underworld secrets have come to light since 131 gangster leaders and fighters were arrested recently in Singapore. Last night, a CID spokesman told the Straits Times: "Never before could we get such an intimate knowledge of the secret society set-up on the island." He
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  • 90 1 Red boat fired on in Macao waters MACAO, Mon. A Communist Chinese motor junk exchanged machine, gun fire with a Portuguese patrol boat in Macao's outer harbour this afternoon. Eyewitnesses said the junk entered the harbour and tried to seize a group of fishing junks which earlier had been chased
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  • 127 1 Thomas: Fll stay with the Labour Front... MR FRANCIS THOMAS. secretary-general of the Labour Front, announced in Singapore yesterday he would not join the Chief Minister, Mr. l.im Yew Hock, in the proposed United Socialist Front. He said he intends to remain with the Labour Front which would contest as
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  • 85 1 LONDON, Monday. LORD MANCROFT 44. minister without portfolio, had an interview with Mr. Macmillan, the Prime Minister, over the weekend in which he is believed to have offered his resignation. He reportedly finds his £3,000 ($25,500) salary insufficient. He has a wife and five children of
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  • 139 1 SIXTEEN teenagers, including two girls, were detained by the Singapore Police early yesterday during a raid on a dilapidated building, described by police as a secret society hide-out. Irly 100 bottles of wines ipirits worth $1,500. a if coins and four iron were
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  • 28 1 NICE. Mon.— Sir Winston Churchill, looking fit and healthy, arrived here yesterday by air from London for a holiday at Roquebrune Cap Martin near here.— Reuter
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  • 270 1 The Pope is buried beside Peter the Apostle ROME, Mon. Accompanied by all the panoply and splendour of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Pius XII was buried in St. Peter's tonight beside the modest grave of the Apostle Peter. He was buried in the traditional three coffins— the inner one
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  • 200 1 IT'S HERE AGAIN: S-E ASIA'S FINEST MAGAZINE 'THE Straits Times An--1 nual for 1959 will be published at the end of this month. The Annual is South-East. Asia's finest publication and this new edition will enhance its reputation in the region and overseas. There are: 128 PAGES superbly produced on
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  • 150 1 Quemoy 'tougher for Reds' TAIPEH. Mon. Lt.Gen. Ko Yuan-feng, senior deputy garrison commander in Quemoy, said today that the Communists now stood less chance of taking Quemoy than before their bombardment began. He said since the beginning of this month, the garrison had completed all sorts of preparations to stave
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  • 26 1 CYPRUS SOLDIER KILLED ICOSM, Mon.— A Kri v iceman killed Dial iv a terrorist ol a. Mcurits vehicle near TrooMountains of south--i yprus>.— Reutrr.
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  • 34 1 TOKYO, Mon Indonesian authorities in Jakarta have arrested "a batch of Nationalist Chinese agents" who were alleged to have sought to overthrow the Indonesian republic, it was reported from Jakarta today. U.PI.
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  • 44 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Moil.— Haji Ariflin bin Elias. 75 a retired PWD engineer, died in I the General Hospital this morning. He leaves a wife and several children one of whom is Inche Raschid. an engineer of the Malacca PWD.
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  • 299 2 Illegal parking: 'Ticket a minute 9 submission MOTORIST PAID $10 FINE WAS CHARGED AGAIN V SINGAPORE motorist who compounded a parkin}* fine was yesterday asked to answer for the same offence again. C.J.C. Sandhurst, of RAF Changi. appeared at the Traffic Court on a charge of failing to furnish particulars
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  • 61 2 ALOR STAR. Mon. -r The Minister for Works. Posti Telecommunications. Inche Sardon bin Haji Jubir, today warned UMNO mem- bers to be on the watch against subversive elements attempting to infiltrate into UMNO. "Although Kedah is white. subversives are still active." I he told the
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  • 35 2 THK ADJUTANT-GENERAL of the Ni-pale.sc Army, Major General Kshatra Bikram Rana. arrived in Singapore by air early yesterday. He was accompanied by his aide. I t.-Cul. Mm Shamshcr Jane Bahadur Rana.
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  • 186 2 PROBLEMS OF YOUTH -BY A Y.M.C.A. LEADER AN international youth leader said in Singapore yesterday that the problems of juvenile delinquency in Asia today could be traced to the present unrest among its youth. He is Dr. M. G. Dharmaraj, regional secretary of the World Alliance of Y.M.CAs, for South
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  • 114 2 1 TWO Education Ministers (above), Inche Moha'med Khir bin E Johori of the Federation and Mr. Chew Swee Kee of Singapore, shake E hands in delight os the Federation schoolboys notch the winning point E in their international badminton
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  • 47 3 EEPINC VIGIL over Pope Pius XI I at the Pontiffs summer palace in Castel Candolfo where he died early on Thursday are Monsignor Callori di Vignale (left) and Monsignor Rocca di Corneliano. The Pope was buried in St. Peter's in Rome last night.
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  • 159 3 CYPRUS: MAKARIOS ON A SELF-RULE PLAN ATHENS, Mon.— ArchA bishop Makarios said today he was prepared to accept a seven-year period of self government in Cyprus before the application of his plan for independence The Archbishop was answering reporters' questions. He said he was not very optimistic that the Cyprus
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  • 96 3 FOUR ARE SLAIN IN BEIRUT BEIRUT, Mon.— Street assassinations and bomb explosions today ushered in the fourth week of the antigovernment strike here. At least four pf rsons among them a nepfcMP of exPremier Sami el Soli? were shot in Beirut streets today. With followers of ex-Presi-dent Camille Chamoun threatening
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  • 161 3 L.UNDON, Monday. T»HE English Football League has issued a writ 1 against Littlewoods Pools Britain's biggest tootball pool promoters claiming copyright in their fixture lists for the 1958-59 season. Mr. Cecil Moores. Little- 1" wood's managing: director, announced this last night, adding that the
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  • 526 3 From Page One to the church to pay their last respects. The tragic notes of the Misere' gradually swelled up into the great vault of the basilica as a long proression of prelates in black and white, courtiers in their rich
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  • 389 3 f ONDON, Mon.—lt was a gpod day on London stock markets i today, and the close found a I substantial list of gains recorded. Hints of possible taxation cuts I gave rise to optimism regarding next Aprils Budget and British funds moved sympathetically up- wards. a Rood selective
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  • 167 4 TRADERS TO SEND TEAM TO INDONESIA THE Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a trade mission to Indonesia in December. The Chamber has invited ill other chambers of commerce In the Colony to parti-.-ipate in the mission. A committee is to be set up to pick the members of
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  • 184 4 THE Singapore City Council's staff committee yesterday agreed to ask the Public Service Commission whether Mr. P. C. Marcus could be appointed Chief Administrative Officer a post In which he is at present acting. Before the retirement of the former CAO. Mr. R.
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  • 93 4 Nightsoil union calls off strike THE executive council of the City Council Nightsoil Workers' Union has decided to withdraw its 14--day strike notice. The council has also resigned and, in doing so. empowered the Federation of City Council Labour Unions to pursue negotiations on the union's demands. Refusal by the
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  • 31 4 Mr. Chua Bak Chai and Mr. Liew Nyik Kee have passed the L.L.B. examination of the University of London. Mr. Loke Siew Hoong passed Part I of the examination.
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  • 326 4 HE DEMANDED: 'LIFT EXAM BAR ON FIVE GIRLS 0R...' IPOH, Monday. A 22-YEAR-OLD student of the Chung Ling High School in Penang who admitted writing a threat letter to the headmistress of a girls' school here, was today bound over for six months in
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  • 19 4 MOHAMED SAID "Lovely time"
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  • 148 4 RATTAN MAN FIGHTS 18-FT. CROCODILE IN SWAMP, KILLS IT rLUK ANSON, Mon. A man here outfought and killed an 18-foot crocodUe weighing 100 katis which attacked him in a swamp at Kampong Pasir Puteh, Pulau Tlga, 20 miles from here, on Sunday. In the fight Mohamed Sukir bin Sukor. 32,
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  • 151 4 THE Minister for Commerce and industry, Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy, will fly to the United States on Sunday for conferences with American leaders. He expects to be away for about a month. During his trip Mr. Jumabhoy will: REPRESENT Singapore at the consultative
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  • 249 4 Wandering boy Said plans to put it all in a book SEVENTEEN- YEAR-OLD schoolboy. Mohamed Said bin Abu Bakar who has trudged 20 miles a day through nine Malayan states, now wants to put it all in a book Six months ago with haversack on back $10 in pocket and
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  • 35 4 Mr. Lee Siow Mong, Permanent Secretary in the Singapore Ministry of Education, will lecture on "How to build a Malayan culture" on Thursday at 10.30 a.m. at the Nanyang University's College of Arts.
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  • 172 4 may spark council row DENANG, Mon. —The r George Town City Council may be asked to apologise to the Singapore Mayor Mr Ong Eng Guan, and his 15 fellow councillors for last week-end's 'boycott" by five Alliance and two Inde Dendent councillors A Labour city councillor it is
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  • 169 4 PAWNED HIS FATHER'S TRINKETS A. SCHOOL] soy terday told a ftfi" pore court f nat m^ pawned some gold cles entrusted tn I by his father Jj the money on fees and food. Nadarajan Vellu samy said this after fiJi guilty to misapproprSM gold ring, four uoi d < and
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  • 53 4 The first internal bj service in the Singapc~ Harbour Board area I proved to be popuL crew members ol shl alongside the whar with board emple Two buses yesterday operated at 20 minute int> podown 44 to godov.::i 1 ar,i 2. A flat rate of ten
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  • 750 5 ]yjR. K. M. BYRNE, till recently Permanent Secretary to the Minister of Commerce and Industry, is expected to be asked by the Singapore Government to explain the strike advice he gave teachers at the weekend. A Government spokesman said
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  • 168 5 rpHE Singapore Teachers' Union has asked Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, for an interview to tell him of its grievances. Mr. S. Sivanandam, union president, said yesterday: "We have written to Mr. Lim saying that no change has been made to settle our
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  • 303 5 SHARES? 'GO ASK AT YOUR FATHER'S GRAVE' MOTHER SAID Evidence in civil suit 4 WOMAN told Mr. Justice Ambrose in the Singa- pore High Court yesterday that when she asked her mother to give her a portion of her father's shares in a bus company her mother told her: "You
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  • 20 5 Singapore's Deputy Registrar of Vehicles. Mr. Sne Thian Lye, has resigned hi.s post in the City Council. I
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  • 85 5 Jakarta's TB eases 'on the increase' DR. S. C. Nainggolan director of Jakarta's Tuberculosis Control Centre, who flew into Singapore by Qantas. BOAC yesterday, said that TB cases were on the in. crease in the Indonesian capital. "About five per cent of the city's 2.1 million people suffer from the
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  • 73 5 A GIRL IN SEARCH OF NEW CAREER MISS ESTHER ISAACS, 28 (right), an Australian journalist, who leaves Singapore today to embark on a public relations career in Israel. A correspondent of the weekly Jewish Times in Sydney, she is a real career girl for marriage comes second to her job.
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  • 93 5 MAJ.-GEN R. G. Hobb.s. Director ol Royal Artillery. War Office, flew In to Singapore by QantasBOAC yesterday. He will tour the Colony, the Federation, and Hong Kong. He told reporters at the airport that the main purpose of his tour was to inspect artillery units. Gen. Hobb.s
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    • 536 5 siIKLL IHKATRKTTK (.Collyer FEDERATION' OK BOYS' Quay>: Free film show "Shell CUBS iQueen Streeti: GymnusClnemagazine No. 14" and "Golden tics 6 p.m. fencing 7.30 p m I Jubilee of the Isle of Man"— l.ls Bl KIT TIMAH YOUTH CLl'B: P-m- Table-tennis, bodybuildinK. fooo AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION ball, library 4 p.m. I
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  • 35 6 ;n Kurds $10 (Minimum). REQUIEM MASS for the repose ol the soul of the late Mr. J. J. Ir: eira Will be sung at the dihedral of the Good Shepherd on 15-10-58 7 a.m.
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  • 68 6 1» H ordt 570 (yftTtlmum). IHE FAMILY of the late Mr.! ran Eng Teow thank their relative* and friends for their assistance, attendance, wreaths, scrolls, i loan of cars and condolences in their recent bereavement. MR. TEOH AH NOOI. brothers, nlilnri thank friends, relatives for cash, scrolls, wreaths, telegrams,
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  • 697 6 The Straits Times Spore, Tues. Oct. 14, 1958. The Mighty Failure America's Pioneer will have its place in rocket history as a near miss and a glorious failure. Because Pioneer did not reach the moon the tendency to underestimate the achievement, and the potential importance of the information which its
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  • 263 6 A lot more money will have to be spent on rubber research, says the Minister ot Commerce and Industry. Back from the Montreal conference and a visit to the United States, Mr. Tan Siew Sin has confessed to alarm after seeing the rapid progress made in the manufacture
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  • 227 6 The State executive committee of Kedah UMNO is to be dissolved, and its responsibilities left temporarily in the hands of a caretaker commit tot- appointed by Tengku Abdul Rahman. UMNO's national leader. The arrangement will continue until all four divisions in Kedah elect a new committee next year.
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  • 701 6 THREE basic aspects political, scientific and legal are the driving forces behind the year-old Mce for space between the United States and the Soviet Union. This roce began on October 4, lost year, with the launching of the first Russian Sputnik and has entered a
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    • 338 6 HONOURS GRADUATES AND SINGAPORE EDUCATION SCHEME tyiTH reference to recent articles in your paper on the shortage of graduate teachers. I should like to point out certain discrepancies in the Education Service Scheme which make the teaching profession unattractive to Honours graduates. One example will suffice. "A" and "B" are
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    • 216 6 MAY I comment on the report headed "Now civil service is told: No approach to politicians." <S.T. Sept. 17. As we are now under a new constitution, would it not be reasonable to scrap the General Orders which are out-dated. I see no reason why
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    • 74 6 rE recent picketing ol Federal House in Kuala Lumpur by jobless reveals the worsening unemployrnent in Malaya. It not only Increases burglaries. robberies and gangsterism but it also causes misery husbands earn $350 per month or more and have two or fewer children: reduce the present
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  • 577 6  - Supporters of De Gaulle getting hazy about men around the leader Stephen Coulter by 1 PARIS. SOME of the people who have placed their confidence in General de Gaulle are now clearly having misgivings about the men around him. It is feared that they might organise another 80 per cent,
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  • 192 7 SERVICES WORKERS IN NEW PROTEST MORE than 200 dele- gates from the four i Services employees' .iiuons In Singapore i will meet next month j protest against i :arge-scale redundan- j '■:<\s announced by the j j Ices. .as announced by the j Federation of Unions, which repre- i c
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  • 40 7 A film. depicting the ..icer of the late Pope from coronation to death, will shown today at Cathay :id New Alhambra. Close-up scenes of the Popo lying in state are included in lie film.
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  • 44 7 The Singapore Women's Auxiliary Nav-al Service will lebrate its first anniversary xJay. No special function lias been arranged to mark 'he occasion, but ii is expected the SWANS will celebrate with a private party to commemorate their first year of service. i
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  • 820 7 HAVE TRIED HARD TO AVOW PUBLIC DISAGREEMENT WITH THE CHIEF MINISTER' 2,000-WORD STATEMENT TO TELL THE BRANCHES HE WONT BE GOING OVER TO THE USF ]\JR. Francis Thomas yesterday announced his decision not to join th«? United Socialist Front and said he had tried
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  • 228 7 rE Chief Minister. Mr. Lim Yew Hock. made this comment last night on Mr. Thomas' statement: "It was because 1 had found it impossible suci cessfully to arrange a j merger of political parti- es into one strong, i cohesive unit, that I found
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  • 385 7 WORRIED MERCHANTS TOLD: INDONESIA CAN IMPORT FROM ANY COUNTRY THE GOVERNMENT yesterday told rice importers in Singapore il com! do nothing boul :i Russian agreement to supply 200.000 lons of Chinese rice to Indonesia next year. The Straits Times learned, however, that Mr. H.
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  • 38 7 The Singapore Labour Mm:- istry has arranged a meeting for Thursday between the Shell Employees' Union and the management to resolve a deadlock over the union's claim to represent supervisory and confidential staff.
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  • 181 7 Gentle approach of Asian women -by UN expert ASIAN women have a be 1 1 c r approach than men when fighting for their rights, thinks Mrs. Helen Fowler, U.N. consultant on women's affairs. "Their methods are gentle and they have definite Ideas on what they wish to achieve," she
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  • 72 7 MR. AND MRS. TAN CHIN HUAT. both honours graduates of the University of Malaya, who were married in Ipoh on Sunday. The bride, formerly Miss Teoh Guat Kirn, is the younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Teoh Eng Sun of Ipoh. Mr, Tan is the elder
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  • 222 7 A NUMBER oi firms have lodged objections with the Singapore City Council against increases proposed in their assessment next year. The Singapore Cold Storage (annual value for the Orchard Road premises increased from $75,000 this year to $210,000 next year). Sea View Hotel (from $52,000
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  • 65 7 UMNO leader sews 'no' to Dato Onn JOHORE HAHKI Mon.— The Johore UMNO chairman. Tuan Haji Hassan bin Yunos, will not meet the Party Negara leader, Dato Sir Onn bin Ja'afar, in a public forum at Muar tomorrow evening. His refusal, contained in a letter, was received by Dato Onn
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  • 22 7 The Singapore Government School Servants and Watchmen's Union has changed its name to the Singapore Government School Employees' Union.
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  • 94 7 MALACCA, Mon. The bodies of four people three Chinese women and a Chinese schoolboy drowned yesterday morning in Umbai river, eight miles from here, were claimed this afternoon by their relatives from Muar. The body of one Chinese woman which was unidenti- fled yesterday was today stated
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  • 32 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. "Death by drowning" was the verdict of the Coroner after an inquest on Nah Hwe Siow, 18, whose body was found in the sea on July 27.
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  • 278 7 SINGAPORE City Councillors will discuss at their meeting on Thursday a motion for the dismissal of the director of the council's information bureau, Mr. Gary Warm. Under the business by-laws, the motion, which is by Mr. Lee Hwee Yiow. Labour Fror.t. may br
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  • 1051 8 Feminine Forum VAPOUR for THE FACE STEAMBOAT" FOR BEAUTY rnHIS week I spent an interesting hour in Sin--1 gapore's newest beauty salon with local beauty expert Mrs. Amy Wee, investigating the mysteries of the latest continental gadget for improving the complexion. "This is my version of a steamboat party." said
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 272 8 Straits Times Crossword ■■J Bli iBB Bli BflT" ACROSS 7. A hindrance on an excursion 4. Distribute all returning com- one of three <7». pany consumed (8). 14. In which br«»ve deeds are 8. *"nie light is qnench'd recorded? (6. 3). in smolce" (Scott) (6). 15. Loosen it perhaps, and
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    1441 9 TRAILED THROUGH ITALIAN CITIES TURNING THEM INTO LIVING TOMBS When the plague faded out 220,000 had perished Mi IV conditions in the cities existing side by side with the luxury and greed of the tocracy, bred the grim pestilence which down in Black Death countless thousands Milan, Venice,
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  • 541 10 By Our Market Correspondent RUBBER was taken up to its highest level lf or 11 13 months on the Singapore Rubber Market yesterday, November first grade touching 87i cents with good demand reported. Ine tUrn ye V s e 4d W
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  • 25 10 SINGAPORE. OCT. 13. RUBBER: 874 cents per lb. (up li cents). TIN: $367.50 per Picul (down 50 cents). Estimated unofficial offering 110 tons.
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  • 384 10 The Malayan Share Brokers Association reported: "Industrials and tins were quietly steady, and rubbers were a shade better. The turnover was small." Singapore and Fed ff**J on broke?* reported the followine business done yesterday: Fed. Dispensary $1.06 to $1.08: Praser Neave ords $2.80 c all (and overnight). Gammon
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  • 110 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exnange noon prices per picul yes I erday were: Copra; steady; UK/Continent Jctober/November $35 buyer* 135 Va sellers. Coconut oil: steady mlk $54 sellers, drum $57 i sellers *epper steady, quiet; no business ias reported done, Muntok white H24. Sarawak $123, special Sarawak black $72
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  • 141 10 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Issoriation made the following hanges in its rates to merchants esterday (all rates to $100): New York: buying airmail T.T. 2 13/16. O.D. 32 15/16. 90 d/st 3 1/8 credit bills. 33 1/4 trade Canada: buying airmail T.T. 31 5/16, O.D. 32 1/16, 90
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  • 140 10 Ships lyin* aloni side the Sin**ore Harbour Board wharves or xpected today are; Miyotama laru 1/2. Nieuw Holland 4 5 monia 6A, Benmhor 6/7 Idoleneus 8/9, Gibbe Lykes 10/11 ongkhla 13/14, Achilles 15/ 1 6 izu Maru 18. Lao 19/20. Serudom Wall 2, Btia N. Wall 3. Sedili
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  • 20 10 I Mala van Share Market: Oct. 13 Oct. 11 Industrials: 89.32 90.21 Tins: 83.03 82.80 Jan. 1 1958=100.
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  • 170 10 MELBOURNE. Mon INVESTMENT shares showed a slightly easier tone, with heavier trading on the Stock Exchange here today. Stocks to ease were British Tobacco down 9d., B.H.P. down "d. and E.Z. Industries down 7d Mining shares held a steady tone with silver leads slightly firmer. N. Broken Hill
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  • 125 10 November first grade robber buyers f.o.b. closed taSin££E yesterday at 87»» cents per lb up irW*""* Prlday>s closln K Closing tone: steady fSSS were" lb OFFICIAL: Int 1 Rs s Qr^f r n o t b. b uyer s 86^. J^f 8g buyers 87V JuersB7^ SS UNOFFICIAL: OPEN
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    • 209 10 DOUBLE ATTRACTIONS capitol RESTAURANT Presents SENSATIONAL- THE BERKELEYS JOHN LAUREL te ■far ewell performanxks" ■ggip puppet show I ii tv ring I MARGE I SHIRLEY Sing I B PEGGY at the piano a ■for Reservations: Tel: *****' TROPICALISED... S I am specially N developed for use in Tropical Climates J
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    • 377 10 I PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA ASSISTANT REGISTRAR i APPLICATIONS are Invited for the post of Assistant Registrar for general administrative duties in the Registrar's office. Applicants must be university graduates preI ferably with administrative exj perlence. Salary on the scale > $715 x 35-785/820 x 35-1030 'HOOx 40-1300 p.m.
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    • 799 10 NOTICES EURASIAN ASSOCIATION SINGAPORE SWEEPSTAKE IN AID OF BUILDING FUND THE date for the draw of the above sweepstake has now been postponed to 7th December, 1958 at 11.30 a.m. at the Parish Hall. Church of St. Joseph, 143. Victoria Street, Singapore. Results will be published In the Press on
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    • 788 10 NOTICES WILLIAM JACKS ft COMPANY (MALAYA) LIMITED (Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Second Interim Dividend of 5% (less 30';, Income Tax) has been declared In respect of the Financial Year ended 30th September 1958, payable on the 3rd November 1958, to stockholders on the Register at
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    • 823 10 "K LINE" Japan, 0.8.A. PaeUle AUantte Coast Penang P. Sham Spot« ETA Kitw i M«t»i Him" HUrt IJ/Uott 14/11 Oct 15 Ott X..HI Nan 11/12 MOT 1J N« 14/11 Nn 74 Ni, loading for Hongkong, all Japan Ports, Los Angeles ;nd Rm cargo for Vancouver. Seattle, Portland, San Franciscc. Oakland
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    • 1335 11 1405 MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. M. Mia riOiatM *«im>l II (11 decs) THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE "C CHUNGS TO LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW. LONDON t CONTINENTAL PORTS suti witl hearty te proceed via Paaama er Cape at Caad Hape) irs option to proceed via ot'er perts to load and discharge d-jo Smgapare
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    • 1205 11 EAST ASIATIC LINES HOMEWARDS SAILINGS FOR AOEN, PORT SAID, GENOA, ANTWERP, ROTTERMM. OREMEN, HAMIURC. COPENHAGEN, GOTHENBURG, OSLO Spore P. Sham Pening BUSUANCA"- la Pert "SONCKHIA" la Pert Easten Reads "FALSTRIA't «/a Oct 24 25 Ocl 21/21 Oct Calling G9>eia. t Passeiger acctmmteatiea avulakle OUTWARDS SA.It.INCS FOR BANGKOK AND/OR FAR EAST
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    • 1313 11 ?uTb.nb THE BEN LIMB STEAMERS LTD. mr, SINGAPORE (Intorperattd in the United Kingdom) I LINES SAILINGS TO MEN, U.K., I CONTINENTAL NUTS Spore P. Sham Penang BENMHOR for Liverpool, M'bM, Hull, Hamburg C.t-7/14 Ocl 11/10 Oct IT/IB Ocl BENVANNOCH for Hamburg, lo"3on. Rotterdam, M'bro 21 29 Oct 2720 Oci 29
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    • 1311 11 McALISTER <Sc CO.. LTD. TEL: Nl.: ***** ELLERMAN LINES KLAVENESS LINE LONDON, HAVRE, ROTTERDAM. LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO HAMBURG I HUU SEATTLE, VANCOUVER t PORTIANO and for U.S.A., North Atlantic Ports Accepting carge fer Ceetral I Seat) and Canada via Co'ombo America CITY OF POONA IONNEVULE I ia Part/21 Oct
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  • 363 12 Company's plan for better Malayan vegetables AMOY CANNING CORPORATION AID FARMERS THE Amoy Caning Corp. (Singapore) Ltd., manufacturers of Green 1 Spot orangeade and a variety of canned foodstuffs have started an agricultural aid programme to teach Malayan farmers to grow larger quantities of better vegetables. The manager of Amoy
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  • 46 12 A new electrical device designed to protect packaged stores by detecting moisture before damage can be caused. Is being developed by Export Packing Service Ltd., and E.M.I. Electronics Ltd.. of England. The Gramophone Co. Ltd.. Singapore. are the local agents for E.M.I. Electronic. Company.
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  • 152 12 Canned local food plans A LEADING British chicken essence manufacturing company, Brand and Co. Ltd., of London, is carrying out intensive research to discover the possibility of canning Malayan Chinese food for the United Kingdom market. Tlie managine director ->f the company. Mr. C. S. Drnce, said in Singapore this
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  • 189 12 CONTRACT FOR POWER STATION ST. JAMES Power Station, Singapore, will be the biggest free piston power house in the world when construction of a new thermo plant is completed at the end of nrxt year. T\ was stated by Mr. Mich .'l H. Morris, installation .nanager of Free Piston Engine
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  • 75 12 MR. G. J. BELL (above) recently arrived from England to Join Progress Advertising Ltd., Singapore. Prior to joining Progress Advertising, Mr. Bell had eight years as an acrount Executive in South Africa, handling among other accounts those of Pepsi Cola and Canada Day. From 1947-49 he was
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  • 27 12 The total value of Sarawak's external trade for August amounted to $77.16 million, $8.69 million less than the figure for the corresponding month of 1957.
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  • 158 12 MALAYA should feel very proud bees the greatest number of people Asia seeking a higher education, the the International Correspondence Sch seas) Ltd., Mr. Herbert Brooks, said ii last week. 1 Mr. Brooks visiting the Colony for the first time investigated the company's local
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    • 411 12 'Armourplate Glass Doors Another Pilkington Product for the Glass Age Pilkington Brothers Limited have been making glass tor 130 years, and today their products include all the types of structural glass which are the feature of modern architecture and design. I i i f 1 fl til ■He] j i:l
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  • 243 13 SYSC champs make good Cup start SELF STRENGTH, MM current S.Y.S.C. "B" division champions, m ide an impressive start in the Singapore basketDall championship for the Chung Hwa Cup at the Great World last night. In their first appearance i in the annual league tournament. Self Strength did well to
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    • 537 13 PiWlWfiH'HiHHtiHlifl ,ird from l*a«r til SITUATIONS VACANT i Vin.)— Box SO els. rxtra. j yD A YOUNG Lady Rerelephone Oper.uor. able to t.vpe and speak ixte.-ibly Chinese or ::nly in own hand writing (-General of Japan, 30 Road. HIP, A.NGLO-CHINESE Malacca. Please tK-lore October 28th, to p Board of Managers,
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    • 502 13 ACCOMMODATION VACANT Words $i (Vin.)— Box SO cts. txtra. AVAILABLE FEW 3 bedroom fl'ts, one 2 bearoom flat few ?ara«es. River Valley Road modern sanitation eic. Apply East Mount Agency, Spore Tel: *****. SENNETT ESTATE Semi-De-tached two-storeyed modern house available. 3 bedrooms, sluing, dining room etc., m/s, gas, hot water
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    • 488 13 HOUSES LAND WANTED 20 Words %i (Vin.)— Box SO els. txtra. WELL-BUILT COMPOUND or Semidetached House Fifth Mile Thomson Road or Round Hillside Drive. Please give full particulars I and Price P.O. Box 1601, Spore. HOUSES LAND FOR SALE 20 Words Si (-Win.)— Box SO cU. txtrm, 46 BUILDING LOTS.
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    • 856 13 TUITION Words Si < MmJ Box SO ets. txtra. TYPEWRITING, SHORTHAND. BOOK-KEEPING. You can be j sure of success at National Commercial School, 11-C Mackenzie. 433-A Gejrlang Roads. Tel: *****. ADMISSION BEGINNEKS SHORTHAND. Book Keeping, (morning, evening), French close I4th. Vacancies: Theory. *peed 60/140, morning, evening; Refreshers Course. Adv. French,
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    • 486 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE 20 Words SS (Yin.) Box 50 ets. txlra. 1956 2.4 JAGUAR, Special Equipped Saloon, Black, Very Good Condition, 17.000 miles, $5,500/--•H. A. 1.-.eiido< n, Kuala Kampar I Tin Fields Ltd., Maiim Nawar. Perak. RELIABLE USED CARS. Economical to maintain. Down payment S3OO only. Monthly payment $80 to
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    • 380 13 FOR SALE 20 Words SS (Vin.)— Box St eU. txtra. HOLT'S HOLTSPRAY GLASS Cleaner Instantly cleans windscreens, windows etc. Sprayed on from Plastic Bottle, wipe off with clean rag. Removes all dirt, grease, insects, stains and finper marks. leaving surface Crystal Clear. Distributors Borneo Motors Limited. STEAMBATHS. MASSAGE. ETC. 2n
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  • 146 14 Early goals give Indians 3rd league win INDIANS scored their third win in the S.A.F.A. premier league competition when they beat Junior Clubs 5-3 at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Juniors are the only team in the competition without a point while Indians move to third place. Indians, without three regulars
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  • 17 14 OSTRAVA. (Czechoslovakia). Mon. Bulgaria beat Czechoslovakia 1-0 in an international soccer match here yesterday. Reuter.
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  • 367 14 MALAYAN RUGBY UNION NAMES 20 PLAYERS FOR TOUR Edington will skipper team FOUR Asians are nino n i* the 20 players selected for the Malayan Rugby I Union's tour of Siarn at the end of this month. They are Ungku Ibra-j him (Johore), Lee Pak Yong
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  • 97 14 He will lead New South Wales against Queensland in Shield SYDNEY, Mon.— New South Wales cricket selectors have appointed Test allrounder Richie Benaud to captain the state Sheffield Shield team to play against t Queensland this month. Benaud has now become, in effect, the New South Wales nomination
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  • 291 14 Aussies win golf play off ST. ANDREW'S Mon. Australia won the world amateur golf championship for the Eisenhower Trophy here today, beating the United States by two strokes in a play-off over 18 holes. Australia's three best scores today totalled 222 while the United States got 224. The two teams
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  • 142 14 WE DON'T WANT ANY INCIDENTS MAY FREMANTLE, Mon. The M.C.C. team to tour Australia arrived here today in the Iberia. Just before the Iberia reached Fremantle. Peter May, the M.C.C. captain, spoke about his views >n bouncers Although I believe the bouncer is a legitimate weapon. I don't believe n
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  • 146 14 THE Singapore Asian Rugby Union will hold its first trial of the season tomorrow at the Police Training School ground, starting at 5.15 p.m. The teams will be: President's XV: Hardial Singh (Police); Chan Onn Leng (Uni). Yam Koon (Blacks). Ramli (Police), Slew Kay (Police): Cheng
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  • 238 14 TWO TRIES by centre-three Burt helped 75 Squadron RNZAF "B" to beat Singapore Cricket Club "B" by nine points (three tries) to three (penalty goal) in their rugger match on the padang The airmen were by far the fitter and more forcefu! side. Their tenacious
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  • 172 14 ELLIOTT; ANOTHER LEA VITT THREAT MELBOURNE, Mon.—American sports promoter Mr. Leo Leavitt warned world record mile holder Herb Elliott to be in Sydney on Oct. 23 or "111 act to stop him from running at all." Herb Elliott, has decided to turn down Leavitt's $750,000 offer to become a professional.
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  • 38 14 Centre-half S. T. Lingam scored five goals in Beatty's 9-0 victory over Queenstown Technical In their interschool hockey match at Queenstown yesterday. The other scorers were Lim Chuan. Mohammed Said. Bik Ann and Peng Boon.
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  • 57 14 ROME. Mon Two British athletes who won won gold medals at the European championships at Stockholm confirmed their form here yesterday when they won their events at an international athletics match They were John Wrighton who won the 400 metres in 46.75ec. and Mike Rawson who took
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  • 35 14 Singapore Cricket Club "B" trounced Prisons "B" 9-0 in the SHA Div. 2 league match on the padary; yesterday Lilburn (4). Smith (2) Hagenbuch. Vennlng and Harrison scored for SCC
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  • 29 14 T hf Singapore Amateur rootball Association announced yesterday that Seoul Football Club will play one match against Singapore on Oct 18 at Jalan Besar stadium.
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  • 127 14 Piruz dropped from singles KUALA LI 1V Mon. Badminton selectors a surprise by dronni? Abdullah Piniz P JS the tingles North zone O f Foong Seonpetition on Oct. 25 Ipoh. Piruz, Mala gk-s player In .pi/* Cup. has only to play second Mok Vat W The first d be Lai
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  • 82 14 FREMANTLE. Mon. Hundreds of cricket fans cheered the M.C.C. tourists as they came ashore. A docker shouted out to Freddie Trueman: "Leave your bumpers in bond with the customs." May said he intended to give all his players a game In Perth,
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    • 706 14 CLASSIFIED ADS. "AT YOUR SERVICE" 20 Worda $10 (Minimum). Daily I month. 10 Words S2.SO (Mm.) SELF-DRIVE CAKS for Touring Malaya. Tel. Spore *****. Everflne Co. ITS HIGH TIME You Tradein Your Radio. Consult Reliance. King (Spore) *****. HAWAIIAN ORCHID Seedlings. From $2. P.O. Box 189. Telephone j i.b'pore) *****.
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    • 73 14 It's not only in car racing 3 that Rotary Action is vital for speed and efficiency. The same applies to sbavinj Features of the new "Philishave" Jet: htrt-trhrr rnablr* the rotating I philips PHILISHAVE>&/ PHILIPS jEE=^^r Sccut t/uxttc da cloac da oa*U&iw>ty Sola DlttribMtor* lor tha Fadaralion of Malaya and
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