The Straits Times, 2 July 1959

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    17 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1959 15 CENTS.
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    SPORE: WAY AHEAD
    534 1  -  Sir William -by The PAP policy SINGAPORE, Wednesday. THE Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Sir William Goode, this morning opened the new fully-elected Singapore Legislative Assembly with an assurance that there would be no tax increases until the Government had explored all other possible measures of economy. Sir William
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    NEW SOUTH-EAST ASIA FRIENDSHIP PLAN
    346 1  -  BANGKOK. W e d.— Ministers of Malaya and Siam today discussed prospects of holding a conference of all South-East Asian countries to foster closer co-operation. Malaya's Minister of External Affairs. Dr. Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, talked the matter over with his Siamese counterpart. Nai
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    Penbas widow: Why I am owing SI 60,000
    339 1 Penbas widow: Why I am owing SI 60,000 THIS VERY HIGH COST OF WINNING 4-YEAR LEGAL BATTLE SINGAPORE. Wed.— A woman who figured in a four-year legal battle for a reported fortune of £1,000,000, told the High Court here today that her indebtedness was mainly due to the long litigation
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    Lock icon Flees Ghana to avoid arrest
    64 1 ACCRA. Thurs. A civil action for alleged libel is being brought against Dr. K.A. Busia, Ghana Opposition Leader, who said on arrival in London last night he had tied from Ghana to avoid arrest. An Accra divisional court today granted a writ of summons to
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    Lock icon National papers cut their size
    116 1 National papers cut their size LONDON, Wed.—National newspapers in Britain underwent drastic cuts in size today because of strikes cutting off the flow of printing ink. The walkouts threatened the country with its first news bltckout since 1926. All but a few provincial papers have already ceased publication because of
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    Jakarta ban
    18 1 SINGAPORE. Wed. Tht Minister of Health. Inche Ahmad Ibrahim, tonight declared Jakarta a small-pox Infected plaor
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    STOP PRESS
    17 1 FINAL: OLM. LAYER WIMBI \h\ (Ma B. Emerson 6-4. i> betui^ Layer at i ter.
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      10 1 IKON CAMERAS SYMBOLS of EXCELLENCE *^L Mto OO n 1^
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    Policy pledge: No tax increases till other economies are tried
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    Lock icon Subandrio: Chinese can't be allowed to form separate minority race
    362 3 Subandrio: Chinese can 't be allowed to form separate minority race TWO MILLION MUST DECIDE WHETHER TO BE ASSIMILATED OR NOT JAKARTA, Wednesday. INDONESIAN Foreign Minister, Dr. Subandrio, said Chinese resi- dents could not be permitted to form a separate minority in Indonesia. Dr. Subandrio, commenting on the position of
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    Lock icon DALAI LAMA MAY SET UP EXILE GOVT. in VIETNAM
    383 3 DALAI LAMA MAY SET UP EXILE GO VT. in VIETNAM NEW DELHI. Wednesday. rE DALAI LAMA is likely to leave India and seek political asylum in South Vietnam, it was believed in diplomatic circles here. Observers said that the 24-year-old Tibetan "God King" must find another country willing to harbour
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    Lock icon Why, I was a worker myself once he says
    190 3 Why, I was a worker myself once he says MEW YORK, Wed.— Mr 11 Koslov, the Soviet First Deputy Premier, visited a toy factory here yesterday and told the workers: "I used to be a worker myself." He posed wearing a toy air force helmet and put his arm round
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    Lock icon German bar to visit by Japanese
    104 3 German bar to visit by Japanese UAMBURG. Wed West n Germany's largest shipyard yesterday refused Japanese ship building experts permission to visit Its works. The Hamburger Deutsche Werft Company announced It took the step because Japanese shipbuilders were undercutting European prices and copying European shipbuilding methods and equipment. Mr. William
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    Lock icon Cut terms for dock work
    57 3 COLOMBO, Wed. The Ceylon Government today announced incentives in the form of remission of sentences for prisoners who volunteer for work In the strikebound port of Colombo. More than 300 prisoners unloading coal have been told they will be given two days' remission from their
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    Lock icon Stowaway dragnet: Three held
    85 3 Stowaway dragnet: Three held BYDNEY, Wed— Federal Investigation officers seeking three stowaways from the Far Eastern trading ship Taiyuan early today arrested two Chinese in Sydney. Both men- together with another Chinese found hiding In the loft of a suburban market garden yesterday, later appeared in court. They were ordered
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    Lock icon Siam bans opium smoking
    90 3 Siam bans opium smoking BANGKOK, Wed. Opium smoking is now a crime In Siam. Shortly after midnight last night opium pipes and smoking equipment from opium dens all over the country were rounded ud and burned by excise men and police. The smoking equipment in 92 dens in Bangkok and
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    Lock icon JET CRASH yiCTIMS GET CASH GRANTS
    123 3 JET CRASH yiCTIMS GET CASH GRANTS MAHA (Okinawa), Wed. A field hospital and a claims office today were dealing with the injured and paying on the spot compensation after yesterday's crash of a super-Sabre jet fighter. All through the night the United States armed forces concentrated all hospital services on
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    Lock icon The silent scientists
    73 3 VIENNA, Wed— A private-ly-organised conference of leading world atomic scientists has opened in Baden, near Vienna, to discuss the dangers of the atomic age and other related topics, usually reliable sources said here today. The conference Is being held In strict secrecy. Even the hotel staff have
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    Elephant hunt
    26 3 JAKARTA, Wed. Police formed an elephant-hunting brigade to hunt out elephant herds which have been destroying crops in the Sidomuljo area of Sumatra.— u:p.l
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    Lock icon The two big roles of Dr. Soekarno
    160 3 JAKARTA, Wed— The Indonesian Army Chief of Staff. Lieut. -General Abdul Harts Nasutlon, said todcy that President Soekarno would play the dual role of head of State and head of Government in the n*»xt Cabinet. Lt.-Gen. Nasutlon told a Press conference that the
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    Lock icon HIGHLIGHT OF ROYAL TOUR OF CANADA
    82 3 THE QUEEN and President Eisenhower arrive at the eastern approaches to St. Lambert Dock, across the St. Lawrence River from Montreal. There the Queen and President Elsenhower opened the new St. Lawrence Seaway. After the opening ceremonies, the Queen and Prince Philip and President
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    Lock icon THE PRINCE USES STRONG WORDS
    176 3 TORONTO, Wednesday. pRINCE PHILIP yesterday told Canadian doctors x that Canadians were not as fit as they might be. In an outspoken speech he asked doctors to go out and do something about it. Addressing the Canadian Medical Association, of which he Is president, the
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    Lock icon HE DIES IN BID TO STIR COBRA TO A FIGHT
    99 3 HE DIES IN BID TO STIR COBRA TO A FIGHT BANGKOK, Wed.— A medicine vendor who arranged a battle between a cobra and a mongoose to attract crowd was bitten and killed by the cobra. Nai Pirom Pamornwong, was annoyed when his cobra refused to fight tried to stir the
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    Lock icon No call for mercy
    71 3 NEW YORK. Wed. —A Negro, Israel Sharpe, 19. was convicted In South Carolina yesterday of attempting to rape a young European mother at her home, which Is a capital offence under South Carolina law. The same court on Monday convicted a European. Private Fred G. Davis,
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    Lock icon NOT AN AID TO LEARNING...
    79 3 HONG KONG. Wed.—Chinese girls going to study in France should leave their I cheongsams at home, accord. Ing to a French consular official here. The official. Mr. Andre Cast el. gave this bit of smli- Ing advice in a lecture on "how to get to
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      319 3 IToiir radio today... RADIO SINGAPORE RADIO MALAYA Medium Wave 476 metre* NATIONAL SHORTWAVE AM. 6.30 Good Morning; 6.32 j^Si^^ SERIES Morning Prelude; 7.00 The News; Koala Lumpur 341 metres 7.05 A Date With Music; 8.00 The Pen»m 366 metres News; 8.05 A Date With Music; -Jutaeca 2*7 mitres 8.30— 5.00
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    MURDER IN FEBRUARY: A 53.000 REWARD
    137 4 MURDER IN FEBRUARY: A 53.000 REWARD SINGAPORE, Wed— Police have offered a $3,0*0 reward for information leading to the arrest of the people responsible for the murder of opium pedlar, Lee Bok Low. in I.oront 32, Geylanf, on Feb. 16. The reward notice, issued today by the Commissioner. Mr. A.
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    Teachers' union concedes need for pay cuts
    342 4 Teachers' union concedes need for pay cuts 'SACRIFICES THERE MUST BE FOR ALL' SINGAPORE, Wednesday. THE official publication of the Singapore Teachers' Union today came out in favour of the Government's pay cuts with these words: 'if these cuts will contribute towards ameliorating the economic ills attendant upon our country,
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    Deputy Premier Toh sips soft drinks at Canada Day party
    207 4 Deputy Premier Toh sips soft drinks at Canada Day party SINGAPORE, Wed. The Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, was among 400 guests present at Canada's National Day Celebrations here tonight. Dr. Toh represented the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, and other members of the Government Cabinet. Mixing
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    No pilot, so Patch's reunion with Peter is held up
    253 4 No pilot, so Patch's reunion with Peter is held up SINGAPORE, Wednesday. Patch, the mongrel which is to fly to Britain to Join her schoolboy master, was nearly left stranded and homeless in Singapore today, when the freighter in which she was to leave was delayed again. Flight-Sergeant Ken Dally,
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    New office for the Speaker
    44 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. The office of the Private Secretary to the Sultan of Johore has been removed from the Government Office to the Istana Besar. The office vacated will be used for the Speaker of the elected State Council.
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    TWO WOMEN MISSING AFTER QUARRELS
    154 4 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. TWO Chinese women have been reported missing after quarrels one with her fiance and the other with her husband. 1 Liang Ah Thye alias Sy.ee Ling, 20, disappeared from her home In Sago Lane thref weeks ago. She was missed after lunch on
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    Jailed for cheating
    62 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. Lee Chow Teck. a clerk In the Singapore Traction Company, was jailed for three months today after he pleaded guilty to three charges of cheating the Social Welfare Department of a sum of $129 in public assistance. He admitted drawing cash aid after he had
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    Union officials
    37 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. Mr. Kelly Chan was elected president of the CommissionerOeneral's Local Employees' Union at Its annual general meeting. Other officials are: vice-president, Mrs. P. Lee: secretary, Mrs P. S. Raman; treasurer, Mr F. Koh.
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      245 4 Today's Singapore diary... SINGAPORE ART SOCIETY: Chi" (Chinese Physical Culture) YWCA hall. Raffles Quay 8 p.m. Exhibition of paintings by Jolly 10 JO ajn.; Malay for beginners RED CROSS SOCIETY: Treat Koh Cheng Whatt, at Hollywood 5.30 pjn.: Indian Cooking-dry for Old People's Club at Wesley Room. Odeon Theatre, 10
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    Woman terrorist shot dead by patrol
    161 5 KUANTAN. Wed. A woman terrorist was shot dead by a security force patrol in the jungle of Sungei Ruan at Raub last Thursday evening. It was disclosed today. She was carrying the revolver of hard-core woman, terrorist leader, Slew Choy, who has a 512.000
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    DEATHS
    62 6 Wm4* $U (Minimum). TAN TENO HIN Passed Awaj Peacefully at 3.30 p.m. 30.6.59. 19 Tong Watt Road. He Leaves Behind Two Sons. Beng Tee. and Beng Oon Funeral at 10.00 a.m. Thursday 2.7.59. IT 18 WITH deep regret that Rotterdam Trading Co. (M) Ltd. announce the death of their
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    The Straits Times Thursday, July 2, 1959 The Road Ahead
    786 6 The Straits Times Thursday, July 2, 1959 The Road Ahead The Singapore Government's statement of policy, read out by the Yang di-Per-tuan Negara yesterday, is a businesslike one, couched in language quite free of the emotion that has charged P.A.P.'s four years in opposition and its thunder and lightning election
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    More Clubs For Youth
    378 6 Both sides had some good and some not-so-good things to say in the youth club debate in the Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council on Tuesday. Unhappily the not-so-good things prevailed with the result that Mr. David's motion calling on the council to organise youth clubs in the
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    CHINA RAISES PRODIGIOUS 250 MILLION MILITIA POISED FOR BATTLE
    461 6 CHINA RAISES PRODIGIOUS 250 MILLION MILITIA POISED FOR BATTLE CHINA has drafted a militia of 250 million men and women, of whom 130 million will be trained for mobilisation as a front-line reserve for the regular army in the event of war. Marshal Lin Piao, who is in charge of
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    Review commission: Its functions are clarified
    311 6 I AM Instructed by the review commission to write to you concerning a report appearing in your edition of June 25 headed: "Ex-union head free to travel again: Ban lifted." In this report It is stated that "that Government today lifted Its year-old restriction
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    ADULT EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE HAS MADE FINE PROGRESS
    453 6 1 SHOULD like to comment on the remarkable ignorance shown by the writer of your editorial "Adult Classes" (S.T. June 23 1. I should like to suggest that he call at the Cultural Centre. Canning Rise, Singapore, where he will learn of
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    Kozlov: A new name to note in Russia
    355 6 KHRUSHCHEV'S URBANE. SMILING N0.2 MAN IF NOT THE man to watch, Mr. Frol Kozlov, the urbane Soviet official who opened the Russian trade exhibit in New York on Tuesday is at least considered one of the men to watch in the Soviet
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      Malenkov man
      128 6 KozTov bet his career on Khrushchev two years ago in the showdown between Khrushchev and the now-disgraced "anti-party group" led by Malenkov. When Khrushchev found himself facing a hostile majority In the party presidium. Kozlov drummed up support for him In the central committee, thus helping to turn
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      SHOCK TACTICS THE REMEDY
      44 6 I CONGRATULATE the Minister for Home Affairs. Mr. Ong Pang Boon, on the very bold steps he is taking to Improve the cultural .standards In Singapore. Shock tactics are the remedy for the social evils in Malaya. SUA-BASA I poh.
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      THE PROBLEMS THAT AWAIT SOLUTION IN SINGAPORE
      298 6 THE PROBLEMS THAT AWAIT SOLUTION IN SINGAPORE ment of Singapore attempts to make it so I hope that "Mother of Three- will be there with me in the front rank of the freedom fighters. But when she is. let her remember that the FPA's fight has always been to give
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      WHAT DOES HE EXPECT?
      89 6 CAN only presume that I!r David Morris (ST. June 26) Is a newcomer to this country. in my opinion, the hoteliers here do a very good job In trying to cater for all races, and it is not the practice to use top bed sheets. If
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    Pictures with thrill built in
    485 7  -  VINCENT NG ENTER TODD-AO TO THE ACCOMPANIMENT OF GRUNTS AND GROANS AND GIGGLES AND SCREAMS By Singapore, Wednesday npODD-AO has come to Singapore, hot on the heels of Cinerama. It showed its paces at its Asian debut in the Cathay Cinema today. Billed as the
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    TOP CHURCH JOB FOR MALAYAN IN NEW YORK
    139 7 TOP CHURCH JOB FOR MALAYAN IN NEW YORK He is the first Asian to be appointed Associate Director of the Education and Cultivation section at the Methodist headquarters In New York. He will represent Southeast Asia and work In the U.S. for nine months, during which he will attend conference
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    Cession Day regatta
    50 7 KUCHING, Wed. Kuchlng's population of about 50.000 rose to nearly 70.000 when people from coastal areas and upcountry poured In to see the two-day Sarawak Regatta which began on Sunday. The annual regatta is held to mark Cession Day when Sarawak became a Crown Colony in 1946.
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    Canada party
    32 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Canadian Trada Commissioner in Singapore, Mr. M. P. Carson and Mrs. Carson will hold a party at the Royal Island Club tomorrow to celebrate Canada's national day.
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    TALKS BY AMERICAN CAMERAMAN
    61 7 TALKS BY AMERICAN CAMERAMAN BINGAPORE. Wed. Mr. Donald Sultner-Welles, eminent American photographer. Is due here on Saturday to give a series of lectures illustrated by colour slides. Mr. Sultner-Welles is now touring the Far East on an American specialist grant awarded by the International Education Exchange Service of the State
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    New priest will be ordained
    47 7 PENANG. Wed.— The first ordination of a Catholic priest in the Church of Our Lftdy of Seven Sorrows will be held on Aug. 9. The new priest Is the Rev. James Chan. 33. who was baptised and confirmed In the same church
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    5,000 watch colourful pageantry before Sir William opens the new Assembly
    328 7 liam Goode, arrived and inspected a guard-of.ho. nour mounted by the Singapore Regiment. The band played "Pack Up Your Troubles," "Pageantry," "John Brown's Body and "The Colours," during the mspection. Sir William, accompanied by Brigadier T. Haddon, the commandant
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    Dinner at the Tengku's: It cost some up to $50,000
    187 7 Dinner at the Tengku's: It cost some up to $50,000 46 RICH MEN BOOST ALLIANCE ELECTION FUND KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. TjX)RTY-SIX people described either as "mil•T lionaires" or "very rich" tonight attended an Alliance dinner to raise funds for the parlia--1 mentary elections. It was held in the home of
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    FAMILY AWAKE TO FIND CAR ON THEIR HOUSE
    145 7 A MALAY family of four had a narrow escape early this morning when a Singa-pore-registered car somersaulted and crashing on to their attap house in Tanjong Tokong Road. The dri.er, Mr. Francis Walsh, an insurance agent, was injured. His two passengers escaped.
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    WHAT THE DPP SAID
    64 7 WITH reference to our Alor Star court report yesterday under the beading "9-Year Graft DPP," the Kedah D.P.P., Inche Abdul Kadir bin Yusoff. points out he did not say that the Alor Star Traffic Branch bad been corrupted since 1950. What he alleged was that nearly
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    Missing man found dead in jungle
    90 7 Missing man found dead in jungle IPOH, Wed— The body of a tapper, Saaidin bin Mohamed, 20, missing for the last five days from his kampong nl Selama. a few miles north of Taiplng, was found late yesterday by a village search party in the jungle four and half miles
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    Kajang cracks down on thugs
    34 7 KAJANG. Wed. Kajang police have launched an operation against gangsterIsm and organised thefts in the district. A mobile police squad is patrolling the town round-the-clock checking on suspicious characters.
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    Lions and wild dogs at cargo yards
    155 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Railway workers coming on duty and early passengers were taken aback this morning when growls of lions and barking of wild dogs arose from the cargo yards of the railway station here. The lions and the wild dogs were part
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    CHALLENGE TO TUC: DECLARE STAND ON THOSE CUTS
    323 7 OINGAPORE. Wed. The Singapore Trades Union Congress has been challenged to declare its stand on the cuts in the variable allowances of Government employees, which became effective today. Mr. F. V. Rajendra, new president of the Singapore Federation of Unions of Government
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    Boy. 16, charged with forgery
    51 7 SINGAPORE, Wed. A 16-year-old schoolboy forged his own birth certificate in an attempt to obtain a provisional driving licence, a preliminary Inquiry was told today. Goh Kee Chai, charged with forging the birth certificate, was committed for trial before the High Court. He reserved his
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    Church fair
    29 7 PENANG. Wed. The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows will hold a fun fair In MacAllster Road on July 4 and sln aid of the building fund
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    DISTRICT JUDGE RESIGNS
    67 7 DISTRICT JUDGE RESIGNS SINGAPORE. Wed. The Fourth Criminal District J. d?e, Mr. S.K. Lee. resigned today. «fr. Lee Is also me Fourth Magistrate and chairman or the Hotels Licensing Board. The board Is due to hold a four-day quarterly session In public later this month. Mr. Lee joined the service
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    Parang case is struck off
    42 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed.— The case of causing hurt with a parang against Shukor bin Supari, 18. has been struck off. The court was told that Shukor would never be able to plead as he was In mental
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    A 'no' to Malayan medical body
    243 7 A 'no' to Malayan medical body FEDERATION REFUSES REGISTRATION KUALA LUMPUR, Wed —The Federation Government has turned down the request of 1.500 doctors in the Federation and Singapore to register their newly formed Malayan Medical Association. The Registrar of Trade Unions and Societies. Mr. J. O. Adams, said today that
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    NEW IDENTITY CARDS IN FOUR COLOURS
    121 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. HTHE new identity cards to be issued in the Federa--1 tion next year will be waterproof and in four i colours. BLUE for Federal citizens at 50 cents; RED for non-Federal citizens with penmanent residence in this country at $5: GREEN
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    Jilted, so he drew knife
    71 7 TEMERLOH, Wed. A rubber tapper drew a knife on a woman when she refused to marry him, the magistrate's court here was told. The tapper, Latch bin Bahak, 20. of kampong Batu Kapor in Mentakab. was fined $100 or five months' jail for criminally intimidating
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      Wandering artist to give a one-man show
      936 8 Wandering artist to give a one-man show J A> A DJAAFAK, one of Indonesia's foremost landscape painters will be holding exhibitions 'ioth in Singapore and the Federation this month. His Singapore exhibition of over 100 entries will be opened at Ihe Polytechnic tomorrow afternoon by Brig.-General G.P.H. Djatikusunio, Consul-General for
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      SATA CLOTHES FOR KIDS
      214 8 The SATA shop on Shenton Way is an ideal shopping place for parents of small children. There are clothes there for boys and girls of every age. Made by the ex-victims of tuberculosis, the clothing have three very important qualities vital for all junior leaguers they
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      279 8 24 "Love that for a breath" Straits Times Crossword .1T5:.,,. slbly (7) ■Mf~~~^ llßi~~ 3 Oet the bett r of the bowling, H| Mm H ml to a certain extent (9). jj— f^^~—^^T~-~ "^^n~-~^^t~ I^I~~"^^l~ Sportsman may get caught II L,J lil I I Imil i^^ 5 One P°**n nun
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    SHARE MARKET IMPROVES ON SINGAPORE POLICY SPEECH
    831 10 SHARE MARKET IMPROVES ON SINGAPORE POLICY SPEECH By Our Market Correspondent ]yjINUTES after the Yang di-Pertuan Negara had delivered the policy speech of the new Singapore Government yesterday morning fresh buying interest came into the Malayan Share Market. By afternoon it became obvious that the speech marked the consolidation of
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    29 10 SINGAPORE. JULY 1. RUBB£R: 93 cents per lb. (up three-eighths of a cent). TIN: $401,374 per picul (down 51.37 A). Estimated offerings 165 tons (up 65 tons).
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    119 10 MELBOURNE. Wed. Investment shares maintained their steady trend on the Stock Exchange here today. Base metals and oils held a firm tone. Commonwealth bonds continued to be firm on an active market. Loans 3'iT 1956-59 £100 17s. 6d. buyer Bank of N.S.W £40U Con. Zinc 80/Con. Tin 3
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    RUBBER PRICES
    158 10 July first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 93 cents per lb., up threeeighths of a cent on Tuesday's closing price. The closing tone was quietly steady. Closing prices In cents per lb., yesterday were: OFTICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 92 "i. sellers
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    108 10 •Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Continent July/August shipments $37 buyers, $384 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $59 sellers, drum $62 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business was reported done, Muntok white $130, Sarawak $129, special Sarawak black $77, garbled Lampong black $74
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    297 10 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today: Bolssevaln 1/2, Radja 4/5. Michael Jebsen 6 A, Hal Lee 6 7, Breconshire 8/9, Talabot 10/11. Benreoch 13/14, Awata Mam 15 16, Isarco 18. Nissan Maru 19. Senggarang N.Wai) 1. Serdang N.Wall 2, Semantan N.Wall 3, Perak
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    SHARE OFFER
    61 10 The recent offer by the London Asiatic Rubber and Produce Company of 1.315,702 2s. shares at 3s. 6d. per share resulted In acceptances for 1.220,015 shares leaving 95,687 shares to be allocated among applicants for 2.561.932 shares. The excess shares have been allocated on the following basis: up
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    STOCK INDICES
    21 10 Malayan Share Market: July 1 June M Industrials: 8816 87.38 Tins- 106.33 106.16 Rubbers: 131.09 129.55 Jan 1 1958=100
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    706 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: "Industrials and rubbers were firm at the close but tins were Irregular. The turnover was fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business up to 3.30 p.m.: Industrials: Fed. Disp. $1.01; FUzpatncks 97 cents; Fraser and Neave ords $127 to
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    Amherst Rubber
    27 10 Anglo-Oriental Plantations announces that sufficient acceptances having been received from holders of Amherst Estates (Selanror) Rubber Company, the offer is declared unconditional. It still remains.
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    13 10 The Hone Kong free exchange I was closed yesterday. I
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      774 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT KUALA LUMPUR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL APPLICATIONS are Invited from qualified midwlves for the appointment of a midwife on the salary scale of $137.50x7.50—2.30 p.m. plus allowances. Applications stating age. qualifications and experience to reach the Municipal Secretary. K. Lumpur not later than 15th. July, 1959. NOTICE FEDERATION OF MALAYA
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      692 10 NOTICES CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND BOARD Prom sth July. 1959. the telephone number of the Board's office at 79. Anson Road. Singapore. 2. will be ***** (7 lines V MALAYAN RAILWAY TENDER NOTICE Tenders are Invited for the construction and delivery afloat at Port Swettenham of five 100-ton steel lighters. Drawings,
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      211 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMjENT OFFICER CADETSHIPS FEDERATION MILITARY COLLEGE 1. Applications are now Invited for entry to the Federation Military College as Officer cadets in January 1960, for training as orTice.j for the Federation Army and ihe Royal Malayan Air Force. 2. Applicants must have reached their 18th Birthday but not their
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      468 11 NOTICES SINGAPORE TELEPHONE BOARD IMPORTANT NOTICE TO SINGAPORE TELEPHONE USERS Between the hours of ll p.m. i.id inf<ii%h* on Saturday, 4th ,ily. 1959. approximately 4000 eiephone numbers on the Singapore Automatic Telephone Sysm will be changed. It is important, therefore, that subscribers should collect thetr oples of the July. 1959.
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      732 11 SITUATIONS VACANT tt Word* SS (Mlm.) Box St ct: extra REQUIRED experienced Diesel Kngine Fitter. Afiply Box A 5277 S.T., Spore. WANTED by Dutch Company Typist (Female). Good Knowledge of Dutch Essential. Box A 5387 T. Spore. "PERSONNEL LABOUR RELATIONS MANAGER to head new department In foreign firm. First class
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      810 11 ACCOMMODATION VACANT it Word* tt (M m.) Box St ct: extra MODERN UNFURNISHED Two Bedroom Flats Saint Thomas Walk. Longbath all conveniences quiet surroundings. Monthly rents $450 $425. BOX A 5291 S.T. Spore. NEW GUEST HOUSE, 33 Lloyd Road, Singapore. 9. Double, Single Rooms with excellent Food or Room only.
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      626 11 FOR SALE tt Word* SS (Mlm.)— Box St et*. extra KELVIN ATOR 11 CU FT., large teak Wardrobe by Dlethelm. teak Desk. Raleigh Bicycle almost new. Glassware, Radiogram. Phone (Spore) *****. OPPORTUNITY! Boys' Tshlrts 60c, Sportshirts $1/-. $1.50, $1.90. Boys' Longsleeves Checked Sportshirts suitable for Cold Weather only $250. Cathay's
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    No rush for Malayan titles
    697 12  -  NORMAN SIEBEL A reminder that we're no v longer world champs By DEFEAT by Indonesia in the Thomas Cup was a bitter pill for the Badminton Association of Malaya to swallow. Now there are side issues just as unpalatable. Ten of the best badminton players
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    SLTA meet
    27 12 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Lawn Tennis Association will hold its national championships from July 16 to July 19 at the Tanglin Club and YMCA courts.
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    EXCLUSIVE series by Hassall
    109 12 I A R OLD HASSALL. the former Bolron Wanderers and England footballer, will write a ttnet of three articles c»clu*ivcl» for the Straits Times on the impressions he has formed about Malayan footballer* and advising our players oh how to improve. The first of these article*
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    Lock icon Johansson named Fighter of the Month
    74 12 Johansson named Fighter of the Month VI W YUKK, Wed.— lngemar x^ Johansson of Sweden, who took the world heavyweight title from Floyd Patterson la.it week, has been named "Fighter of the Month" by the American boxing magazine The Ring. Johansson has also been awarded the cold belt emblematic of
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    First holders
    29 12 SINGAPORE, Wed. Outpatient Services became the first holders of the Smith Cup when they beat General Hospital 3-2 In the final of the Medical Department's badminton tournament.
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    Schoolboys clash in August
    193 12 Schoolboys clash in August KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. r VHE second schoolboys' international badminton match between Singapore and Malaya will be played in Singapore during the August school holidays. No dates have yet been fixed. Federation Combined Schools are the holders of the Education Minister's Trophy, for which this annua 1
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    MRNVR in final
    84 12 CINGAPORE. Wed. Malayan R.N.V.R. shocked fancied Marines 4 l to enter the final of the SGSFA senior cup final tonight. MRNVR took the lead in the 12th minute through Ithnin, but Marines made it I—l1 1 at half-time when Ibrahim Mansoor beat goalkeeper Kadir with a hard
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    Umpires meeting
    26 12 SINGAPORE. Wed. The first annual general meeting of the Singapore Hockey Association Umpires Board will be held at the Singapore Recreation Club on Friday.
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    Kew San seeded No. 1 in Perak tourney
    247 12 Kew San seeded No. 1 in Perak tourney TPOH, Wed.— Teh Kew A San of Penang, last year's Malayan runnerup and Joint holder of the All-England and U.S. doubles titles with Lim Say Hup, is topseeded in the Perak open badminton championships beginning here on Saturday. The championships will be
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    TTS Hospital pull through
    140 12 SINGAPORE. Wed.-After looking easy winners in the first half, during which they took a ?rT° t 6 def «"ling champions ran Tock Seng Hospital were lucky in the end to snatch a 8 4 win from Singapore Telephone Board and qualify to meet Police In the
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    Lombard best of qualifiers
    84 12 niNGAPORE. Wed. WingCommander Lombard of the RAAF, Butterworth, led the list of qualifiers in the Far East Air Force golf championships played at the Royal Singapore Golf Club today. He returned a card of 169 over the course. Other qualifiers were: F'O. Balmfocd (RAF Changl) 170,
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    National Carbon beat Borneo
    74 12 SINGAPORE, Wed. National Carbon scored their second win In the Group C of th» Singapore Business Houses F.A. league and Cup competition when they beat Borneo Company 4-1 at Farrer Park today. In another Oroup C match played on the padang. Shell beat Malayan Breweries 2-0.
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    Ronnie to lead Singapore badminton selection
    140 12 SINGAPORE. Wed. Junior singles champion Ronnie Oon will lead the Singapore "selection" badminton team against University of Malaya at Buklt Tlmah on Friday. Also In the team are the new Junior doubles champions Bob Lee and Johnny Kok. Several other former national players. Including
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    PLAN FOR SCHOOL COACHES
    293 12  - PLAN FOR SCHOOL COACHES VICTOR NAYAGAM By Kuala Lumpur, Wednesday r pHE Department of Physical Education of the Ministry of Education has embarked on a gigantic scheme for training athletics coaches. In just over three years the scheme is expected to produce more than 300 coaches for Malayan schools. The
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    Lock icon Thomson leads qualifiers in Open
    152 12 Thomson leads qualifiers in Open •riDINBUROH. Wed. Peter JEj Thomson, 29-year-old Austra- holder, headed the 90 golfers who qualified yesterday for the 72--holes British Open Golf championship, starting tomorrow at Mulrfleld. Thomson seeking his fifth title win, shot a record -equalling 66 on the 6,806-yard Mulrfleld course for a two-round
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    Evelyn is unrivalled
    224 12 SINGAPORE, Wed. Evelyn Lee (Buckle;, who dominated the "A" division events and broke one of the two new records, was the Individual champion at ihe Raffles Girls' School's annual athletic meet today. Evelyn won the 100 and 220 yards, 80 metres hurdles, high jump and throwing the
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    Shield winners
    29 12 MERSING. Wed. The Poh Swee Llm Shield for Inter-youth club badminton was won by the Merslng Kechil Youth Club, who beat Jemaluang Youth Club In the final.
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    Teachers' trip
    23 12 MERSINO, Wed. Twenty teachers of Merslng will visit Pontlan and Rompln, Pahang, on Friday for friendly badminton and volley ball matches.
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    SIA hold Rangers
    123 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Selangor Rangers must win all their remaining four matches to keep in the title hunt for the first division championship in the FA. of Selangor league. Rangers dropped a vital point when they drew 1-1 with Selangor Indlan Association in a key match at
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    PWD win 8-1
    20 12 TAIPINO. Wed. A ten-man PWD trounced Pemuda Melayu 8-1 In a Dlv. 2 soccer match here yesterday.
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    EPSOM] JEEP'S TEN TO FOLLOW
    347 12 EPSOM] JEEP'S TEN TO FOLLOW piPSOM JEEP'S ten to fol-*-i low at the July race* ■UrUng at Bukit Timah on Saturday are: WHO KNOWS: Allotted U. 12 in the Autumn tup Hi-mile) but weight will not stop this brilliant stayer on a rood track. He won the SrUngor Gold Cup
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    Beatty win
    33 12 SINGAPORE. Wed. Beatty beat St. Andrews by 12 runs in a friendly cricket match at Woodsvllle today. St. Andrews 25 (Param 4-7. Ungam 6-7) Beatty 37 (Anwar 20 no.. Shanker 6-22).
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    PWD beaten
    20 12 SINGAPORE. Wed. National Carbon beat PWD Johore Bahru. 6-2 In a friendly soccer match at Farrer Park today.
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      108 12 fmm mm m r\ ao v m I \lr>. L/laXK T dINGAFOBE: Cricket Emu V Joint Services. Bouna Vista Road, 11 a.m. Soccer: SAFA Premier League, Malays v RAF. Jalan Besar Stadium, 5.15 p.m.; league. Dlv. 2A, Balestler United v Pachltan. Balestler Road: Dlv. 3A. Queenstown v Perhimponan Stla. Farrer
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    Premier signs his name—after taking oath
    89 13 Premier signs his name— after taking oath SING A PORE Wed Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Tew, signing his name after taking the oath at yesterday's first sitting of the new Singapore Legislative Assembly. Behind him are other Government Ministers and P.A.P. Assemblymen, all dressed in white, without coat or
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    PINES COMMISSION OPENS INQUIRY
    299 13 JOHORE BAHRU Wednesday THE chairman 01 the commission inquiring into the pineapple industry, Inche Mahmud bin Hasim. today stressed the need to assist the smallgrowers. He said the commission would Inquire how best the co-operative movement could help in this direction. The commission will begin Its
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    New year gift
    30 13 IPOH. Wed.— Ten Ipoh Rotary Club officials and members marked the beginning of the new Rotary year today by donating blood at the General Hospital's blood bank-
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    RETIREMENT AGE—A BIG SCHOOL QUIZ
    126 13 RETIREMENT AGE— A BIG SCHOOL QUIZ SINGAPORE, Wednesday. THE Government wants to know the number of J teachers in all aided schools who have reached retirement age or will reach it this year. I The Ministry of Education has told school supervisors and principals to submit lists before July 16.
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    Fruit seller jailed for acid attack
    100 13 Fruit seller jailed for acid attack IPOH Wed.— A fruit seller- Mohamed Yusof Salleh. 24, was jailed for five years and ordered to be given 10 strokes of the rotan by Mr. Justice Syed Seh Barak bah here today for causing grievous hurt to a retired police officer. The judge
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    New Kedah stamps out
    46 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Many women were among the large crowds who spent nearly $3,000 to buy the new pictorial stamps of Kedah on sale here this morning. The new stamps bear the portrait of the youthful Sultan of Kedah, Tengku Abdul Halim.
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    Aided lottery
    28 13 KLUANG. Wed. A woman Lee Geok Eng, 32, of Jalan Batu Pahat. was fined $2,000 ln the magisflnate's court here for assisting in a character lottery.
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    ENTER TUN LIM-IN A NEW ROLE
    42 13 ENTER TUN LIM-IN A NEW ROLE OPPOSITION leader Tun Lim Yew Hock, former Chief Minister, smiles to one of the guests as he enters the Assembly chamber befor the official opening by the Tang di-Pertuan Negara. Sir William Goode. Straits Times picture.
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    JEWELLER IS SLASHED IN $1,000 VILLAGE HOLD-UP
    116 13 SINGAPORE. Wed. A jeweller. Chua Hoo Teck. 39. was admitted to hospital ln a serious condition after being robbed at Kampong Loyang, Tampines. this afternoon. He sustained body Injuries, Including parang slashes, when he refused to hand over a bag containing $1,100 worth
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    GOVERNMENT TAKES OVER THE COMMUNITY CENTRES
    240 13 OINGAPORE, Wed.- The Government has terminated the services of Mr. S. S. Winans, as Director of Community Recreation and taken over the re-organisation of community centres which were formerly under his control. The services of Mr. Winans are available free of charge by an
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    Man held after knife death
    32 13 SEREMBAN. Wed— Moses Isthravel. 33. a labourer, was stabbed to death during a fight with another man ln Loop Road here tonight. A man has been detained.
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    Bonn picks a new President
    140 14 Bonn picks a new President BERLIN, Wed. Dr. Heinrich Luebke, Christian Democrat, was today elected West Germany's new President, as successor to Dr. Theodor Heuss. He received 526 votes in the second ballot, an absolute majority and agreed to accept office. The rival candidates were Professor Carlo Schriid, Social Democrat,
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    COURT TOLD OF WIFE BATHTUB MURDER
    96 14 COURT TOLD OF WIFE BATHTUB MURDER /CANBERRA. Wed.— A lower v^ court hearing at Queanbeyan, 20 miles from Canberra, was told today that a man left his unconscious wife in a bathtub filled with water while he ate his evenIng meal with his two children. Later, he took the body
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    DEATHS
    42 14 MRS. C.E. CASHIN peacefully after short Illness at 8.30 ajn. July 1. Funeral at Bldadarl July 2 at 430 pm AT KARAINAOAR June 30, iCumaravelu SangarapWai. retired Postmaster Kuala S»langor. father-in-law of Ponnampalam, Lovelace and Hastings, and bro-ther-in-law of Kandiah I.M.R.
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    Assembly session-the first-ever picture
    101 14 FOR THE first time, photographers were allowed to take pictures of the Singapore Legislative Assembly in session. Straits Times picture shows (above) the Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Sir William Goode, sitting on the dais, reading in Moloy his speech on the Government's policy. He is flanked by
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    CRICKET
    141 14 Close of play LONDON. Wed. Close of play scores In today's cricket matches were: NORTHAMPTON: Essex 309 for nine declared. <T. Bailey 104 not out. T. Oreensmlth 53). Northamptonshire 17 for no wicket. THE OVAL: Surrey 172 (J. Edrich 57). Oxford University 46 for two. DUBLIN: Ireland 146. Lancashire
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    Lock icon European zone Über Cup
    45 14 LONDON, Wed. —The draw for the European zone of the Über Cup for the women's world team badminton championship was made here today. It was: First round Denmark v England, second round Denmark or England v Scotland, Sweden v Ireland. Reuter.
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