The Straits Times, 20 June 1959

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    17 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 1959 15 CENTS
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    THE AXE FALLS AGAIN
    564 1 Now it's the turn of the local civil* servants Govt. plans drastic allowance cuts HARDEST HIT: THOSE DRAWING $505 A MONTH AND OVER SINGAPORE, Friday. THE Government economy axe will fall soon on locally-em-ployed civil servants. Those affected are staff drawing $220 a month and above.
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    Work till 60 for Ministry men
    217 1 RETIRING AGE IS RAISED ...CIRCULAR GOES OUT SINGAPORE, Friday. T»HE MINISTRY of Education has issued a circuA lar to all schools in Singapore in connection with the retiring age of men and women officers of the Ministry. I It said that though the normal
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    GOVT. BID TO EXTRADITE GEM BROKER
    86 1 GOVT. BID TO EXTRADITE GEM BROKER HONG KONG, Fri. Government spokesman said today the Hong Kong Government planned to negotiate- with the Spanish Government for the extradition of a Hong Kong diamond broker, Yuen Chang Kwong. who was arrested in Madrid early this year with undeclared gems worth some -M
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    Lock icon Koreans clash
    36 1 SEOUL. Fri.— The United Nations Command said today two men were killed and seven wounded In a clash m the' demilitarised zone on Thursday between South Korean soldiers and suspected North Korean spies. U.P.I
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    LEFT HOME BECAUSE OF FATHER'S SCOLDING
    70 1 LEFT HOME BECAUSE OF FATHER'S SCOLDING ylNGAPOfctf. £f< Because she was scolded by her father. Soh Chew Yin, 18, ran away from her home in Guillemard Road early this week. She was reproached on Sunday for not helping her mother with the housework. The next evening she suddenly slipped out
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    Lock icon Pact ratified
    28 1 TOKYO. Fri. The Communist Chinese State Council led by Premier Chou En-lai, today ratified agreements with Iraq and Hungary the New China agency reported tonight. -U.P.I.
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    No alcoholic drinks at school-heads are given warning
    165 1 No alcoholic drinks at school-heads are given warning SINGAPORE, Fri. The Ministry of Education has issued a circular to principals of schools informing them that no alcoholic drinks should be consumed on school premises at any time.* The ban applies to all schools, English and vernacular alike. Commenting on the
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    Princess gives up Royal status
    245 1 Princess gives up Royal status QUNGEI PATANI, Fri. —More than 2,000 guests attended the wedding last night of a member of the Kedah, royal family who gave up her royal status to marry a commoner. The bride was a 21 -year-old former teacher. Che Sahrlfah Nooreizah Idid, niece of the
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    Lock icon Soviet move plunges Europe into crisis
    159 1 Soviet move plunges Europe into crisis GENEVA, Fri. Soviet Premier Nlklta Khrushchev today plunged Europe into its biggest crisis since the first Berlin ultimatum by rejecting the West's last peace offer. Speaking in Moscow, Premier Khrushchev ignored the West's offer and countered with a loaded counter-offer which still demanded recognition
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    TRIPLETS BORN ON KING'S BIRTHDAY
    194 1 MALACCA. Friday rIPLETS born here today —birthday of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong have brought both joy and a certain amount of worry to a young Malay couple. The parents of the triplets are Inche Mohamed bin Taha, 23. and Che Ah binte Siroh. 17. The
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    Lock icon A RUSH FOR GOLD AND GOODS IN INDONESIA
    203 1 A RUSH FOR GOLD AND GOODS IN INDONESIA JAKARTA, Friday. SHARP burst of inflation has sent Indonesians rushing to buy goods, gold and foreign currency. Textile traders in Jakarta say their godowns have been nearly emptied by the rush of buyers. The price of gold, quoted at 170 rupiahs a
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    Lock icon INDONESIAN COPRA TO BY-PASS SINGAPORE
    81 1 INDONESIAN COPRA TO BY-PASS SINGAPORE JAKARTA. Fri.— lndonesia will no longer export her copra through Singapore, a Government spokesman said today. Singapore has Deen the traditional entrepot port for many Indonesian agricultural exports. The spokesman. Captain Djukardi Odang. Secretary to the Economic Stabilisation Ministry, said that when the present ban
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    Lock icon Cassandra opens with cricket
    45 1 LONDON, Fri— Daily Mirror columnist William Connor, convicted last week of libeling American piano player Liberace, opened his first "Cassandra" column following the court action this way: "Let us now proceed. And the subject is the innocuous one of cricket." UP.I.
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    24 out of 24—that is aim of Alliance
    165 1 24 out of 24— that is aim of Alliance ITUALA TRENGGANU, Fri. A total electorate of 114,906 is expected to go to the polls in tomorrow's Trengganu elections, the ninth in the Federation. The Alliance, its morals high after victory against the Party Negara in Johore, is confident of winning
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    34 1 BIG FOUR TALKS ADJOURNED GENEVA. Fri. Big Four Foreign Minister, agreed today to adjourn deadlocked talks until July 13. Their deputies irffl meet tomorrow morning to prepare communique Reuter. (See this Page)
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    Razak: Striking advances...
    547 2 Kuala Lumpur, Friday REPORT TO KING ON ECONOMIC PLAN AT ISTANA CEREMONY- PROUD AND HAPPY- THE Prime Minister said today that under the rule of the Yang di-Per-tuan Agong, Malaya had made striking advances in its economic development plan. Dato Abdul Razak bii Hussein was making a
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    GUNS PRECISION AND COLOUR THRILL BIG CROWD AT KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE
    389 2 GUNS PRECISION AND COLOUR THRILL BIG CROWD AT KING'S BIRTHDAY PARADE PARAMOUNT RULER INSPECTS PARADE KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Guns boomed and the strident sound of bugles pierced the silence of the morning when 1,000 Malayan soldiers paraded at Merdeka Stadium today before the Yang di-Pertuan Agong in honour of his
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    THIRD YOUTH WANTS TO GO ON MARATHON HITCH-HIKE
    105 2 THIRD YOUTH WANTS TO GO ON MARATHON HITCH-HIKE SINGAPORE. Fri. Two would-be hitch hikers from Katong who plan to go to Britain and America have a likely companion for their intended trip. The third youth is Yro Kirn Choon. 20. of Cross Street, who wishes to join th< Royal Navy
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    Protest meeting
    39 2 JOHORE BAHRU. flri. The Johore Bahru branch of the War Department Civilian Staff Association will hold a protest meeting on Tuesday at the Diamond Jubilee Hail at 5.30 p.m. to protest against the discharge of civilian workers.
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    QUESTIONS ON STORE GOVT. FOR RAZAK
    182 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE Prime Minister, Dato Abdul Razak bin Hussein, is expected to outline the Alliance Government's policy towards the PAP Government in uo ajaii Btn?3aiH ipunoo TBjapaj am ib a.iodß2tijs Wednesday. I Mr. P.P. Narayanan (Trade Unions) Is to ask the Prime
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    Agatha Christie play in Ipoh
    44 2 IPOH. Fr! The Perak Players will present the Agatha Christie thriller, "The Hollow" at the Perak Turf Club Sports Club on July 4. 10 and 11. The play is produced by Mr. Michael Gray, with a cast of 12.
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    Lock icon An uneasy quiet as police patrol Durban's trouble areas
    273 3 THREE DEAD IN DAY OF RIOTS: DESTRUCTION DURBAN, Friday. pOLK'K armed with rifles and sten guns today patrolled streets •L lined with burned-out cars and broken bottles after yesterday's beer hall riots in which at least three people were killed and
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    Lock icon CURSING GOVERNOR TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
    100 3 NEW ORLEANS. Fri. Mr. Earl Long, Governor of Louisiana, was dragged struggling and cursing out of a car and taken to a mental hospital at Mandeville. Deputies had intercepted Mr. Long ((above, on his way way to Baton Rouge, the state capital, after be had
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    Lock icon 'DEV' AT PINNACLE -HE'S PRESIDENT
    232 3 DUBLIN, Friday. MR. Eamou de Valera last night set the seal on JO years of service to the Irish Republic by being elected president. The tall. bespectacled leader of the Fianna Fai Party received 538.058 votes against 417,482 polled for his Fine Gael opponent. Gen.
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    Lock icon IKE'S CHOICE REJECTED BY SENATE
    93 3 IKE'S CHOICE REJECTED BY SENATE WASHINGTON. Frl. The Senate early today rejected 49-46 the nomination of Mr. Lewis Strauss to be Secretary of Commerce. This followed a long dispute. The rejection is a blow to the prestige of President Eisenhower. Not since 1925 had the Senate rejected a cabinet nomination.
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    Lock icon The West's delegates walk out
    84 3 The West's delegates walk out GENEVA. Frl.— Western employer delegates attending the 80-nation international Labour Assembly yesterday walked out of all the assembly's committees. This move followed a decision by the special threeman appeals board to appoint 11 Communist employer delegates to serve on committees where they had previously been
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    Lock icon Workers ignore strike call
    62 3 MADRID. Frl A 24-hour general strike called throughout Spain by the clandestine Communist Party appeared to have failed yesterday. Public services functioned normally and only two incidents were reported. One group of men at a motor scooter factory in Madrid failed to report for work and
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    Menzies flies to see de Gaulle
    42 3 DUESSELDORF, Fri.— The Australian Prime Minister. Mr. Menzies flew to Paris today for talks with President Charles de Gaulle. Mr. Menzies came to West Germany yesterday for talks with Dr. Adenauer on the world situation.— U.P.l
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    Lock icon Plan for giant atom smasher
    25 3 WASHINGTON. Fri. —President Elsenhower asked Congress today for money for planning the world's largest atom smasher at Stanford University. U.P.I.
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    Lock icon QUEENinCANADA: EUROPE SEES IT ALL ON TV IN THREE HOURS
    189 3 QUEENinCANADA: EUROPE SEES IT ALL ON TV IN THREE HOURS LONDON, Friday. MILLIONS of 8.8.C. and Eurovision television viewers last night saw a film of the Queen in Canada within three hours of her arrival at St. John's Newfoundland. The film was sent across the Atlantic on the telephone cable
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    Lock icon Loan to India
    39 3 WASHINGTON. Fri.— The United States Development Loan Fund today announced that it was making a US$2O million <Ms6o million) loan to India for the purchase of heavy and light structural steel and other steel products. —Reuter.
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    INCREASED LABOUR MAJORITY
    117 3 INCREASED LABOUR MAJORITY T ONDON. Frl. The Labour Party retained its parliamentary seat in a by-election at Whiten aven with an increased majority. The result of yesterday's polling, announced today, was: Alderman Joseph Symonds. Labour. 21.475: Mr. Godfrey Iredell. Conservative. 15,151; Labour Majority 6.324. Labour's majority In the 1955 general
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    Lock icon Ethel—last of the great Barrymores—dies, 79
    341 3 Ethel— last of the great Barrymores— dies, 79 OOLLYWOOD, Fri. n Veteran star Ethel Barrymore died yesterday, aged 79. Miss Barrymore. who had been suffering from a heart allmenj. .died in her sleep. She and her two famous actor brothers. John and Lionel, had been known as "the royal family
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    Beauty queen is found
    58 3 TAIPEH, Frl. Police today located a missing Hong Kong beauty queen feared to have been abducted. Miss Leong Chun-li, 17, queen of Hong Kong's in- 1 dustrlal exhibition, was found at 2 a.m. after she had been missing from a relative's house since Wednesday. Two young
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    Lock icon These remarkable people of Malaya —by a Peer
    296 4 These remarkable people of Malaya by a Peer WARM PRAISE FOR FEDERATION IN LONDON SURVEY LONDON, Friday. THE EARL OF HOME, Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, today warmly praised the Government and peoples of the Federation of Malaya for the "remarkable way" in which they had shouldered the responsibilities
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    MR. YONG TOURS INSTITUTE
    181 4 MR. YONG TOURS INSTITUTE 'Spore may build similar school* IZUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Singapore Minister for Education. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. toured the $6-million Language Institute in Pantai Valley for two hours this morning. "It is my firm hope that the Singapore Government will have sufficient funds to build a
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    THE SPECIAL JOB ANN AND LYNN GAVE AN ENVOY
    181 4 THE SPECIAL JOB ANN AND LYNN GAVE AN ENVOY SINGAPORE, Fri. When American Ambassador to Jakarta, Mr. Howard P. Jones, arrived at the Singapore Airport today, word went around that he had come on a special mission. Reporters at the airport, expecting something "hot" rushed to meet Mr. Jones in
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    Youth convicted of robbery
    53 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. Tan Ah Teng alias Naideson Rama. 18, was remanded by a district court today until July 5, pending a reformation training report. He was convicted of robbing Nsr enwee Poh, of Red Hill Close, of a watch while Ng was cycling along Nicoll Highway
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    ROLE OF CIVIL SERVICE STUDIED BY GROUP
    181 4 ROLE OF CIVIL SERVICE STUDIED BY GROUP SINGAPORE, Fri. The desirability for a civil service, appointed and regulated independently of political influence, cannot be questioned, the Singapore Senior Officers Association decided today. The Association held an extraordinary generAl meetIng tonight to discuss the role of the civil service in a
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    Wine theft
    37 4 BINOAPORE, Fri. A Malacca barber, A. Doraisamy, was jailed for a day and fined $50 here today for stealing a bottle of Chinese wine, worth $3, from a Townshend Road liquor shon on June 13.
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    Canal hunt switch: Missing boy may now be on land
    186 4 Canal hunt switch: Missing boy may now be on land 'THE fcOCHORE canal hunt for a boy reported to have "fallen" in yesterday took a new turn this afternoon. Police are now looking for him— on land. The search was stopped at 2 p.m. today when two youths walked into
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    Parents see army boys AT WORK AND AT PLAY
    149 4 Parents see army boys AT WORK AND AT PLAY SINGAPORE, Fri. A big group of parents today visited the Army Boys' Trade School in Nee Soon, when it held its fourth annual parents' day to enable them to see their sons at work and play. The boys staged a parade
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    Winner of Father's Day contest
    83 4 Winner of Father's Day contest SINGAPORE. Fri.—Singapore merchants and men's wear stores held a window display competition in commemoration of Fathers Day. which this year will fall on Sunday. The contest was sponsored by Arrow International makers of Arrow shirts A panel of three Judges Mrs. Edna Richardson, Mrs Joan
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    Possessed dagger
    33 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. See Yong Khoon. 19. a broom seller, was today remanded until June 28 after being convicted of having a dagger at the Happy World car park on May 28.
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      162 4 I Today's Singapore diary... THE INDEPENDENT MIS- Instructing Buddhism. at St. SIONARY MOVEMENT: Free Michaels Road. fllm show at Woodbrldge Hospital CATHOLIC YOUNG MEN'S Yio Chu Kanf Road at 7.30 p.m. ASSOCIATION: Free film show I sis.: Painting exhibition, "Dangers of Canadian Mounted" "20th Century Highlights of Ame- at Victoria
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      71 4 tennis 4 p.m. fllm show 7.15 p.m. TUKINO YOUTH CLUB: Sewing 7 pjn. English clan 7.30 pjn. CHINESE TJLCJL: Christian fellowship at 8 pjn. V.M.C.A.: G.L.B. first aid competition 2 pjn. Y.W.C.A.: Creative drama for children 9.30 a.m KATONG CLUB: Midsummer Night's dinner at 29 Amber Road at 7.30 p.m
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    STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE First step was marriage to widow
    1379 5 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE First step was marriage to widow WEDLOCK IMPROVED HIS FORTUNES JOHAN HOY NCK van Pa pendrecht should have been dead. There was absolutely no <l<>ul)f about that It W B almost an impertinence that iic had insisted upon remaining so stubbornly alive. "We safely dropped anchor
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    DEATHS
    48 6 it W»r4t Sit (Minimum). BOYD: Suddenly on 15th June, 1959. William Ryder Boyd. formerly of the Malayan Civil tierVice. MR. H. V. A. PERERA paw away peacefully 19 659 OH. Cortege leaving 97. Pine ClO.-.1. (Kallang) 20 6 59 4.00 p.m. for Buddhist Cemetery Bidadari. Deeply regretted.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    51 6 2* Wor4t lit (Minimum). MR. MRS WENDEL D'COTTA thank relatives and Mends for their kind assistance useful gifts, on the occasion of iheir Marriage on 13-6-59. MA. NARAYANAN. M Perumal SS. Dass, J. Jebamani and N. Paul wish to thank all for Condolences, wreaths, assistance and attendance In their
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    249 6 It Wt4» ll* (minimum). THE COCKPITS Jara Rijsttafel is served every Saturday and Sunday lunch time. DID YOU KNOW that the Srilpto Standard renll writes 2.1 miles and yet oasts only 75 cents. DRESSING GOWNS In attractive Batik, all lovely colours. Ant .inette. 324, Orchard Road, Spore (near C.K.
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    The Straits Times Saturday. June 20. 1959. Too Much To Do
    552 6 The Straits Times Saturday. June 20. 1959. Too Much To Do Excepting Trengganu, Kelantan and Pahang. whose electors have yet to go to the polls, the Federation's States now have fully-elected legislative assemblies. In just over a week, the present partlynominated Federal legislature will be dissolved, giving way in August
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    Labour Pains
    416 6 Sooner rather than later the false alarms will end and Britain will be in the midst of an election campaign. Everything has gone badly for the Labour Party, which will be making its third successive attempt I to get back. Britain's larder is bursting its door, her overseas
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    Finding Out
    252 6 Malaya's Controller of Rubber Research, Sir Geoffrey Clay, who only arrived at the end of April, is already off on a trip to Britain and America. The job he has gone to do cannot be done too soon. This is to find out all the latest facts about
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    125 6 FIFTY YEARS AGO From the Straits Times of June 18, 1909 rr is now possible for motor cars to travel from Kuala Lumpur to Kajang or Sungei rtisi via Purhont; alon< what is known as the Ayer Hitam Road. rpHK renang-Sinßapore A telegraphic line open, ed for service on the
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    It's goodbye to all that...
    1124 6  -  VERNON BARTLETT: By Kuala Lumpur, Friday The last jungle walk... the last bathe... and then, of course, that cat... SO MANY things to be done for the last time. The last jungle walk at Fraser's Hill. The last bathe at Port Dickson. The last game
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    SATURDAY STUDY
    7 6 Picture by K. S. Kong
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    MINISTER my UNCLE' MAN GETS 3 YEARS
    235 7 MINISTER my UNCLE' MAN GETS 3 YEARS SINGAPORE, Fri.— S. Arasaratnam, 32, a former clerk- who falsely represented himself as a nephew of the Federation Minister of Health, Mr. V. T. Sambanthan, and tried to get a loan of $200 from Mr. C. R. Dasaratha Raj, a former Legislative Councillor,
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    FIRE ENGINES STAND BY AS AIRLINER RETURNS
    77 7 SINGAPORE. Fri. A Pan-American Airways airliner with 33 passengers aboard, returned to Singapore this afternoon two hours after taking off f ron I the airport here. Fire-engines from the airport fire service stood by as the plane, with one of its starboard engines
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    Lock icon Vaccine may be the answer to polio i
    443 7 MEDICAL JOURNAL: SINGAPORE TRIALS WORK OF OUTSTANDING IMPORTANCE EXPERTS WILL DISCUSS RESULTS AT TALKS IN WASHINGTON LONDON, Friday. RESULTS of the first large-scale use of live poliomyelitis vaccine to control an epidemic in Singapore are published today In the British Medical Journal.
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    'I-WILL-RETURN' BRIDE DIANE FLIES INTO SINGAPORE
    162 7 SINGAPORE. Fri. Pretty 0 Diane Barton. 19, who got engaged to Mr. Skip Writers. 35. by post has arrived in Singapore from London to marry him. And Mr. Writers flew from Borneo, where he works, to meet her here. They will be married at
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    DOGS ATTACK AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION MEN TOO
    84 7 DOGS ATTACK AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION MEN TOO SINGAPORE. Fri.— Fitters of the Automobile Association of Singapore are having the same trouble with dogs as postmen throughout Malaya. An editorial in this month's issue of The Highway official publication of the association, says that there have been a number of complaints from
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    IN LAWYER'S OFFICE WE FIND MISSING SCHOOLBOY
    394 7 IN LAWYER'S OFFICE WE FIND MISSING SCHOOLBOY Bl KIT IVIERTAJAM, Friday. A 14-YEAR-OLD Seremban schoolboy reported missing from home since March 20 was today traced by the Straits Times to a lawyer's office here. But. the boy, K. Sivananthavel, a former form 111 student of t^ie Seremban Anglo-Chinese School, said:
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    227 7 MIGRANT'S BIRTHPLACE POSER From K.D. GOTT Melbourne, Friday AN illegal immigrant, Wong Yew, 38, who evaded immigration officials for 11 years will be deported to Malaya if the Immigration Department is satisfied that he was born there. Wong's illegal entry was discovered nine days ago
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    Dr. Said to head Govt.
    57 7 SEREMBAN, Fri.— The Regent of Negrl Sembilan has approved the appointment of Dr. Mohamed Said bin Mohamed as the first elected Mentri Besar of the state, it was officially stated here today. Dr. Mohamed Said will be installed at a ceremony at the Legislative Assembly
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    HONOUR FOR Mrs. SEOW AT MANILA CONFERENCE
    70 7 HONOUR FOR Mrs. SEOW AT MANILA CONFERENCE SINGAPORE, Fri. Mrs. Scow Perk Lens. Assembly member for Mountbatten, has been elected first vice-president of the Federation of Asian Women's Association at its international conference now being held in Manila. Women leaders from 11 Asian countries discussed the promotion of better international
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    Four new MIC sub-branches
    51 7 TELUK ANSON, Fri. The Teluk Anson branch of the Malayan Indian Congress Is to open four new subbranches In the Lower Perak area, according to a decision at an emergency committee meeting here yesterday. The sub-branches will be at Batak Rablt, Bagan Paslr. Langkap and Sungei
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    Victory party
    34 7 SINGAPORE, Prl.— Mr S. Ramaswamy, PAP Assemblyman for Bukit Merah, will give a tea party tomorrow at the party's branch in Tlong Bahru Road for '.hose who helped him in the election.
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    Taxi kills boy
    28 7 SINGAPORE. Fri— A four-year-old boy. Bohari bin Asmorl. was knocked down and killed by a taxi at the 6th mile, Bukit Timah Road, early today.
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    lOn lecture tour
    40 7 SINGAPORE, Fri. Mr. Frederick Preller, a Christian science lecturer from West Germany, arrived here today from Kuala Lumpur to give a series of talks in Singapore Mr. Preller, is on a world tour accompanied by his wife.
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    Detainees to advise
    68 7 SINGAPORE. Fri. Three ex-detainees, Mr. Lim Chin Slong, Mr. C.V. Devan Nalr and Mr. Fong Swee Swan, have agreed to become advisers to the Singapore General Employees' Union. The union came Into existence soon after the Factory and Shop Workers' Union, of which Mr. Lim was secret-ary-general
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    SHB MEN PAY COURTESY CALL ON BYRNE
    268 7 SINGAPORE, Fri. A fiveman delegation from the Singapore Harbour Board Staff Association today paid a court<\sy call on the Minister for Labour and Law. Mr. KM. Byrne, and assured him of their full co-operation in the Government's new labour policy. The delegation also
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    Six handed to Special Branch HQ
    90 7 Six handed to Special Branch HQ A LOR STAR, Fri.— Six men rounded up by Special Branch men in a pre-dawn raid on two towns in central Kedah last weekend have been handed over to the Special Branch headquarters here. The detainees included Choo Guan Tek, 34-year-old former chairman of
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    'Parents' week'
    19 7 TELUK ANSON. Fri. A "Parents' Week" will highlight the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the AngloChinese School here.
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    Chinese films by Cathay in Singapore
    162 7 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Cathay Organisation will in future produce Chinese pictures .n Singapore. The job wU be undertaken by the cathay-Keris studios which, hUherto, have concentrated on the production of Malay language films only. Mr. Loke Wan Tho. head of the Cathay Organisation, said
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    37 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— The Minister of Labour, Mr. Ong Yoke Lin. will open the delegates' conference of the Malayan Technical Services Union at the MCA. head. quarters building here tomorrow The meeting continues on Sunday.
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      358 8 ONE great anomaly is the policy of transferring failed and backward pupils year by year from Primary 1 to Primary 6 to be weeded out by the entrance examination. The rot is left to grow apace for six years while the sufferers are the
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      564 8 Malay states were never considered colonies of Britain at any time BEING no disciple of Don Quixote that famous tilter at lesser windmills I am seldom tempted to write to the papers. A remark nowever made in your special feature (S.T. June 11) seems to me sufficiently important to call
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      FLASHBACK
      69 8 1 WOULD recall that when Dr. Ooh Kenß Swee was Director of Labour and Social Welfare, he announced through the Press that public relief to destitute people would be payable through post offices instead of compelling them to queue up daily at the Ministry of Labour and Law whether
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      111 8 RAISING people's cultural standards and tastes is quite a lofty thing-, and we are all for it. But something tells me that banning jazz music and crowding neoDle with Chopin and his set is not the best step in that direction. There is a lot
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      143 8 THIS ATTACK WILL ONLY WIDEN THE RIFT... YOUR correspondent "Chinese School Teacher" (S.T. June 16) delights in mud-sllnging without due resDect for reason and has the temerity to accuse the English school teachers of being "a body of pampered and spoiled persons." His remarks are calculated to aggravate rather than
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      An amazing proposal
      134 8 I AGREE that English school teachers work five hours a day and am in favour of them working longer hours. However I am amazed that "Chinese School Teacher" (S.T. June 16) supports a suggestion that "a lady teacher should be asked to give ud her job to
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      WE NEED MORE MEN LIKE THIS
      62 8 r rHE PAP Government believes in teaching both by precept and example as evidenced by the announcement that the pay of Its Ministers and Permanent Secretaries will be cut. (S.T. June 16). The new State of Singapore needs more men of this type men
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    RUSSIA STILL BUYS MOST RUBBER FROM LOCAL MARKET
    572 10 RUSSIA STILL BUYS MOST RUBBER FROM LOCAL MARKET By Our Market Correspondent RUSSIA was again the best customer for! Malayan rubber in May, although her off-! take at 13,345 tons was 11,561 tons less than her record shipments in April. Last month was the third consecutive month in which the
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    18 10 I SINGAPORE. JUNE 19. RUBBER: 952 cents I per lb. (down l[ cents). TIN: Market closed.
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    Wait and see on rubber mart
    369 10 Wait and see on rubber mart OPERATORS generally have adopted a wait-and-see attitude this week which has resulted in slightly quieter trading conditions, with no particular trend, report H.C.B. Co. Ltd. .n their current rubber market survey. The accent was on August for the earlier part of the week with
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    133 10 MELBOURNE. Frl. INVESTMENT shares closed the week on a steady trei.U on the Stock Exchange here today. ACI dropped Is. 3d. to 695. 9d., the highlight of the day. Base metals eased slightly while oils gained slightly. Commonwealth bonds held a firm tone. Loans 3',^ 1956-59 £100 14s.
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    277 10 Ships lying alongside the Siujapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today: Castleville 12, Glenorchi 4/5, Benmacdhui 6A, Olianda 6 7, Straat Torren 89, Gorgon 10 11, President Bucha- j nan 13 14, Benvrackle 15/16, Chanda 18. Asphalion 19, Perlis N.Wall 4, Empire Kittiwake 21/22, Livenza 23/24, Irisbank 25/26,
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    111 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Continent June/July shipments $40 buyers, $41 sellers. Coconut oil. juiet; bulk $64 sellers, drum $66 sellers. I'rpper: quiet; no business was reported done, Muntok white $133, Sarawak $132, special Sarawak black $78, garbled Lampong black $74
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    RUBBER PRICES
    140 10 July first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 95 cents per lb., down 1' cents on Thursday's closing price. 1 lie closing tone was quiet. Closing prices in cents per lb.. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. I R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 94 sellers 95'„: Int. 1
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    105 10 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): New York: buying airmail T.T. 33. O.D. 33 18. 90 d st 33 3/8! credit bills, 33 1/2 trade bills. Selling T.T. or O.D. ready: New York 32 3
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    23 10 Malayan Share Markrv: June 19 Jane 18 Industrials: 88.59 88.75 Tins: 109. 7 109.11 Rubbers: 134.61 136.00 Jan. 1 1938=100. I
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    486 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: •All sections on the local share market continued quiet and pricer were Inclined to ease further. The turnover was small." Singapore brokers reported the following business up to 3.30 p.m.: Industrials: Fed. Disp. $1.01: Fraser and Neave ords $1.27 xd; Gammon
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    1185 12 RACING with Epsom Jeep CLASSY HAPPY MELODY CAN FOLLOW UP PENANG SUCCESS SOUTH OF FRANCE meets the best sprinters in Class 2 (Race 5, 6f) at Kuala Lumpur today and I fancy he will repeat his first up success when beating a Class 3 field
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    1335 12 EPSOM JEEP S best bets are Bestcrcte (Race 2). South of France (Race 5) and Dark Duet (Race 8). CALL BOY'S double is: Briden (Race 4) jnd Gettysburg (Race 6 THE COINC is good RACE 1—2.15: (Class 2, Di* 4)— Abr. 7 Furs. 1 ***** Automation (Chens' St.)
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    171 12 KPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER RACE 1 2.15 MORI Now Showing Mintrrdrina LUCKY GAME Mori Now Showing METEORITE U Wlnterdrina Mori RACE 2 BKSTCRETE Jolly Master Gold Hunt SATORO Bestcrete Sober Thought J. MASTER Bestcrete Gold Hunt 2.45 RACE S 3.15 DOCMAYTOR Carthusian II So Sorry DOCMAYTOR Carthusian II
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    88 12 Ascot Gold Cup to Wallaby HEATH, Fri. Baron de Waldner's Wallaby won the Ascot Gold after one of the most thrilling races ever seen In this famed event. It was only after the judge had consulted a photo that he awarded first place to the French hovse with Sir Humphrey
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    Lock icon Scott does a brilliant 2nd round
    123 12 T EEDS, Fri— Syd Scott. 45- year-old Roehampton professional, who has yet to win a major British event, spreadeagled the field in the "Yorkshire Evening News" golf tournament at Sand Moor here yesterday with a brilliant second round at 67 for a 36 -hole
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    Lock icon Commons will not enquire into boxing
    110 12 T ON DON, Frl. Mr. Harold Macmillan. the British Prime Minister, yesterday refused a plea in the House of Commons that he should set up an allparliamentary committee to look Into the "dangers" of boxing. Dr. Edith Summersklll (Labour i. who is well known
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    86 12 JOHANNESBURG. Frl. General H. B. Klopper. chairman of the South African Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association Council, has said worthy South African non-white sportsmen would be given the opportunity to compete in the Olympic Games. He announced last night the council had confirmed a promise given to the
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    BARKER OUT, MARKS IN SINGAPORE ELEVEN
    89 12 BARKER OUT, MARKS IN SINGAPORE ELEVEN SINGAPORE, Fri.— Bob Barker has withdrawn from the Singapore team to meet Negri Sembilan in their two -day south aone Malay, yan Cricket Association league match which starts at Seremban tomorrow. He has been replaced by the Singapore Recreation Club captain Brian Marks. Bar.
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    27 12 NEW YORK, Frl. Virgil Aklns (United States), former world welterweight boxing champion, was outpointed by Luis Rodriguez (Cuba) over ten rounds here last night.— Reuter.
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    233 12 Olmedo Mark stage a 'strike' I ONDON. Fri. Wimbledon favourite Alex Olmedo of the United States and Australian Bob Mark staged a "sit down strike" as a protest against doubtful line decisions when they met in the quarter-finals of the London lawn tennis championships at Queens Club yesterday. The score
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    31 12 WASHINGTON. Fri— Tht American Legion said yesterday It would withdraw all its financial and o*ier support from the 1960 Olympic Games unless Formosa was allowed to participate. UP.I.
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      156 12 K-Jlt, dewy day! If first thing in the morning you will gargle and rinse your mouth with fragrant Dettolin, your day will ba different. Instead of the after-tasta «f sleep or of that last cigarette > instead of that uncomfortable touch of morning catarrh; your mouth and throat will feel
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    Seaman's Cup to Combined side
    194 13 Seaman's Cup to Combined side SINGAPORE, Fn —Combined 4 S.R.D. and G.H.Q. won the Seaman's Cup when they 1 beat 6th Coy, R.AS.C. in the R.A.S.C. inter- 1 unit soccer final at Ayer Rajah Road today. Although they won 3-0 the Combined side failed tn impress in attack. But they
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    56 13 SINGAPORE. Fri.—Mokhtar Tabri, who gave an outstanding display in goal against Hong Kong Chinese on Thursday, will Keep goal for Singapore against Johore in their Malaya Cup match at Muar on Sunday. Mokhtar will replace Sect Yew Chang, who is still on the injured list Idros Albar
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    27 13 PENANG. Fri— Penang and Province Wellesley Schools Sports Council will hold its annual athletics championships on July 9. 10 and 11 at the City Stadium.
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    Suspicion, ill-feeling are abroad in Selangor football SPORTFRONT
    785 13 Suspicion, ill-feeling are abroad in Selangor football SPORTFRONT THE strength of a state soccer team is relative to the health of its league competitions Selangor. the glamour state team this year with their eight full internationals, the Malaya Cup favourites who were so confidently expected to run all opposition Into
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    RAFFLES ARE TRIANGULAR MEET CHAMPIONS
    456 13 SINGAPORE. Fri.— Raffles Institution (157 points) won the Inter-school triangular athletics meet against Anglo Chinese School and Victoria at Bras Basah Road here today. A.C.S. were runners-up with 143 points. Victoria scored 111 poinco. Results: DIV. A— l«*yds: 1,. Kok Ah Keoog <ACSi. 2. Heng
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    TEN CEYLONESE FOR FMAAU MEET
    234 13 Japan among 12 nations invited By VIC NAYAGAM KUALA LUMPUR,! Fri.— The Ceylon! Amateur Athletic Association will send ten athletes accompanied by a manager for the Federation of Malaya Amateur Athletic Union Open Championships at the Merdeka Stadium on Aug. 21 and 22. Ceylon is
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    KEDAH SPRING CUP SHOCK WITH 2-2 DRAW
    294 13 KEDAH SPRING CUP SHOCK WITH 2-2 DRAW SUNGEI PATANI, Friday. Kedah displaying their best form, caused an upset in the Malaya J Cup soccer competition when they held the strong t Combined Services Malaya side to a 2—2 draw inij their north zone match here this evening. j c Services,
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    Kota Raja admired
    155 13 SINGAPORE. Fri. Kota Raja, the butt of rude jokes In their recent games, suffered another defeat in Div. l of the SAFA League today, but they earned the admiration of the handful of spectators by their fighting soccer before being finally beaten 4-3 by Indian Recreation Club.
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    Army game abandoned after only 180 mins
    156 13 SINGAPORE. Fri. Army Malaya had .'cored 117 for five wickets against Army Singapore in UMmI two-day cricket match which wa* abandoned today because of rain. Only 180 minutes play was passible during the two days When stumps were drawn at 5 p.m. yesterday
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    Rovers beaten
    48 13 SINGAPORE. Fri— Mount Emily beat Blue Rovers 2-1 in a SAFA Div. 2A league match at Balestkr road today. In another Div. 2A match at Geylang, Alexandra beat Mlnto 1-0. Seletar Young Indians got a walkover foom Western in a Div. 9A flflxture at Farrer Park.
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    22 13 IPOH, Fri— The two-day North Malaya motor rally scheduled for tomorrow and Sunday, has been postponed to Aug. 15 and 16.
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    28 13 PENANG. Fri— lieague 'soccer results: Div. 2 Chinese R.C. "B" 4 Port Commission 2; Muslim R.C. "C" 3 M.T.C. 2 (both niatchI es at Dato KramaU
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      276 13 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 7 "ne for a sunburned girl? 1 Thoughtless diner sat on ice (6) in confusion (13). 8 wiseman will make more 10 £35 Is a about a tidy inherit- TT," 1 111* 11 he flnds iB&con > ancp (9) 11 Day for a wonder <s>. 9
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    307 14 SOEKARNO 'DREAMED 9 OF A REPUBLIC OF NEW GUINEA, PHILIPPINES, BORNEO JAKARTA, Friday. INDONESIAN leaders once voted that the Republic should include the whole of New (>uinea, Malaya and Portuguese Timor, according to official documents just published here. These suggestion on territorial limits were made
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    32 14 THE Queen Mother adjusts a curl for Princess Anne on the balcony or Buckingham Palace, London, while reviewing ceremonies in honour of the Queen's birthday. U.P.I, picture.
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    30 14 TOKYO. Prt A mass army, probably involving millions, is lighting to save the main granary area of southern Kwantung Province from disastrous floods. Radio Peiping reported today U.P.I.
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    33 14 20 Word, til (Minimum) THIMOTY SIMON PEREIRA passed away peacefully at O.H. on 19-6-59. Cortege leaves 113-10. m/s Woodlands Road at 5 p.m. today to Lady of Lourdes and thence to Bidadari
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    66 14 20 Word* fit (Wnimum). THE FAMILY of the late Mr. Yap Gim Sent; thank all relatives, friends, (he Venerable Dhammasukha and members of the Buddhist Union, for their help, wreaths, loan of vehicles, night viMts. .sei:.d funeral attendance. EU. FRED K. F. Wishes to thank all relatives and friends
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    SHE SCALDED GIRL TO DEATH IN DISCIPLINE BID
    60 14 SHE SCALDED GIRL TO DEATH IN DISCIPLINE BID WASHINGTON, Fri. Mrs. TT Rita RoubidO'^x w%s today found guilty in Toledo, Ohio, of first degree manslaughter in the latal scalding of her seven-year-old stepdaughter to break the child of bedwetting. The child, Vonita, died on April 13, one day after her
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    'GOOD BOY' MISSING FIVE DAYS FROM HOME
    110 14 'GOOD BOY' MISSING FIVE DAYS FROM HOME SINGAPORE, Fn— A boy, Ho Peng Oiok, 18, of Craig Road, has been missing from home since Monday. Described by his grandmother. Madam Choo Nai Neo, as "a good boy," he was last seen by friends on Monday morning. Ho, slightly more than
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    31 14 SINGAPORE, Fri. The first meeting of the new Legislative Assembly will be held on July 1. The Yang diPertuan Negara will deliver the Government's policy speech.
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    190 14 Indonesian crisis: Army guards all key centres SOERABAYA, FrUay. *pHE Indonesian army has taken special security measures in this key east Java port to deal with any disturbances during the present constitutional crisis. The crisis was brought about by the failure of the constituent assembly to approve President Soekarno's "guided
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    33 14 KAGOSHIMA. Fri. The worst rainstorm in 43 years dumped 15 inches of rain on the Amami Shima Islands south of Japan on Thursday night, causing damages esti mated at $1.600.000.— U.P.1.
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    33 14 TOKYO. Fri.— The Japanese Emperor and Empress will watch a professional baseball game for the first time at the Tokyo Baseball Park on June 25. it was announced here today.— Reuter.
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    'Poison in sea around us' peril
    156 14 'Poison in sea around us' peril SAN DIEGO, Fri.— A scientist has warned that poisoning oi coastal waters could be a significant military weapon. Dr. Bruce Halstead of the World Life Research Institute, of Colton. California, here to present a paper before the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography, said
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    29 14 NEW YORK. Fri. Ireland proposed today that the United Nations take action to limit possession of nuclear arms to the three powers which now have them. U.P.I.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    265 14 LONDON. Fri. With the exception of South African gold shares which were depressed by the Durban riots. London stock a satisfactory note today, markets ended an erratic week on Closing middle prices of selected stocks not Including stamp duty were: Consols 2>* c £52 +/1/H Funding 4<;, £90
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    31 14 LONDON. Fri. Spot 28d.. July 28d., August 28d. September 28 Ud.. Oct.-Dec 28' id. JanMarch 28.d April-June 28d.. July-Sept 27vd. July ci.f. 28d.. Aug. c.l.f. 27 7 ,d. Tone Steady.
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    24 14 LONDON. Fri. Buyers £788 1»; sellers £789, Forward buyyer s £789 2 sellers £790; Settlement £7894- Turnover ajn. 35 tons; pjn. 50 tons.
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    300 14 BAN ON PAPERS NEGATES THE RULE OF LAW LONDON, Friday. MR. DERMOT MORRAH, Chairman of the Press Freedom Committee of the Commonwealth Press Union, today claimed that the recent ban on eight publications by the Singapore Government was a negation of the rule of law. The order banning the publications
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      238 14 STORE SETS OLYMPIC MARKS SINGAPORE, Fri. •^The Singapore Amateur Athletic Association tonight approved the qualifying .standards recommended by Its special sub-commit-tee for Singapore athletes to the Olympic Games in Rome next year. Chairman of the subcommittee. Mr. A. R- P. O'Hara. said the standards were based on the results of
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      57 14 LONDON. Fri. Alex Olmedo. top-seeded for the Wimbledon news singles title, was beaten by Ramanathan Krishnan of India on London Grass Courts Lawn Tennis Championships today. Krishnan beat his American Cup opponent by 8-6, 6-1 to reach the final of the event which is being played at
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      351 14 COLLAPSE, THEN INDIANS FINISH 108 FOR 4 f ONDON, Fri.— lndia, who were 58 runs behind England on their first innings, were 108 for four wickets by the close on the second day of the Second Test at Lord's here today. India made 168 in their first innings and England
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    60 14 N.AHA. (Okinawa). Fri.— A runaway Nike missile killed one man and injured four today at a site near Naha alrbase, the U.S. Army announced. The anti-aircraft missile was "partially ignited** while it was lying on a launcher in the horizontal position. It skated for several hundred feet
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    32 14 CALCUTTA. Fri. Floods following several days 04 heavy rain in Assam an 4 Manipur have marooned 60.--noo persons and driven 30.--000 others from their homes, it was reported today. U.P.I.
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