The Straits Times, 17 December 1959

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    18 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times. Hoi*** Estd. 1845. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1959 15 CENTS
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    VARSITY ARRESTS
    472 1 SPECIAL BRANCH MEN IN NANYANG DRAMA Two K.L. students held outside examination hall One tries to run, is caught in drain SINGAPORE, Wednesday gPECIAL BRANCH detectives drove up to the Nanyang University this morning as students began filing into halls to take their end-of-term examinations. They carried warrants
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    MARIAM CHARMS THE LOVELY VISITOR
    111 1 CEVEN-year-old Mariam, daughter of the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, knows no Japanese. The most beautiful girl in the world, 22-year-old Akiko Kojima, knows no Malay. But that did not prevent the two from getting on famously, as the picture above shows, when Miss Universe
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    Rubber market-big changes forecast
    362 1  - Rubber marke t -big changes forecast GEOFFREY BOLAND By SINGAPORE, Wed. Big developments in the creation of marketing facilities for rubber and other commodities in the Federation of Malaya are foreseen by Mr. H. Kissin, deputy chairman and managing director of Lewis and Peat Ltd., the London merchants and brokers.
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    Mr. Koh I HAVE REASONS FOR ROT SPEAKING IN ASSEMBLY' quits the S.P.A.
    347 1 Mr. Koh I HAVE REASONS FOR ROT SPEAKING IN ASSEMBLY' quits the S.P.A. SINGAPORE, Wed. Mr. C. H. Koh, one of the five Singapore People's Alliance members in the Singap o r c Legislative Assembly, today resi gn c d from his party, of which he was a vice-chairman. Earlier,
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    Lock icon BOAC TOLD IT CAN CUT FARES
    185 1 LONDON, Wed The Minister of Aviation, Mr. Duncan Sandys, is authorising BOAC to cut fares on certain routes to the West Indies. Africa and the Far East by between 10 and 20 per cent. Mr. Sandys, speaking in the House of Commons last night
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    Lock icon India can now make her own —atomic bombs
    155 1 J^EW DELHI. Wed. India now has the capacity to make A-bombs and other atomic weapons, the Hindustan Times reported. The paper said this was announced by the Atomic Energy Chief. Dr. Bhabha, to an informal consultative committee of Parliament last night It
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    Lock icon CHINESE 'ARMS CAMP' FOUND: INDONESIA
    113 1 JAKARTA. Wednesday. INDONESIA'S Army chief said today that proCom/minist and ant i Communist Chinese in parts of Borneo had united and set up a camp to train Chinese in the use of firearms. Abdul Harts Nasution. who is also Defence Minister, said this while addressing
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    STOP PRESS
    16 1 EAUTH SLOWING DOWN rotation |ra h <\*y ••"r ifrumiitFi I rrntll .V > tt»c«>v B«
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    The big oil users confer on new duty
    156 2 The big oil users confer on new duty KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. TWO MAIN public services and an industry hit by the duty on fuel oil are conferring with the Government. The public services are the Malayan Railway and the Central Electricity Board. These with the cement industry, use at least
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    YOSHIDA DUE IN KL TODAY
    114 2 YOSHIDA DUE IN KL TODAY KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.-A former Prime Minister of Japan. Mr. Shlgeru Yoshida. 81. now on a private tour of South-East Asia, will get a quiet welcome when he arrives here tomorrow from Singapore. He is accompanied by his daughter. Mrs. Kazuko Aso. four members of the
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    Off on leave
    21 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Mr. Justice Neal. accompanied by Mrs. Neal. left here yesterday for New Zealand on holiday
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    FAY ANN, AGED THREE, PRESENTS BOUQUET TO 'FIRST LADY'
    147 2 SINGAPORE. Wed.— A physically retarded child of three today had thr honour of presenting flowers to the First Lady of Singapore, Che Nor Aisha. Helped by her mother. Hoi Fay Ann (tee above), stepped up to hand over the flowers after
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    Councillor accused
    76 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed A Malacca state councillor. Ibrahim bin Abdul Hamid. 31. was charged in the Magistrate's court here yesterday with possession of dutiable goods, after declaring that he had none, when he arrived at the customs by car from Singapore. When he was searched a gold bracelet
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    Medical team sent to probe East Coast smallpox
    167 2 Medical team sent to probe East Coast smallpox KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. An American team doing research at thr Institute for Medical Research and Malayan specialists have gone to the East Coast to take specimens of smallpox virus for research. This was disclosed today by the Minister of Health and Social
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    Students urged to mix more
    299 2 •KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. 'FHE NATIONAL president of the Australasian A Graduates' Association of Malaya here, Mr. Fong Yin Leong, agreed today with a report from Perth that many Malayan students there keep to themselves and do not mix with Australians. He was commenting on the
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    Registrar dies
    29 2 SEREMBAN. Wtd. Mr. George de Silva. 40. Registrar and Inspector ol Motor Vehicles. Negrl Sembllan. died suddenly at the General Hospital last night. He was a bachelor.
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    AUSTRALIA SET FOR BIG BOOM IN STUDENTS
    302 2  - AUSTRALIA SET FOR BIG BOOM IN STUDENTS KEITH HOOPER From Perth, Wednesday NEXT year looks like bringing to Australia the biggest influx of Asian students yet. i It already is Known that at least 1.000 will come from [Singapore and Malaya And of these 500 plan to do their studies
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    Lock icon Summit: The West plans strategy
    249 3 PARIS, Wed. Minis- ters of the 15 Nato nations agreed today that the projected East- West summit talks early next year would be a good opportunity to probe Soviet intentions, but that the West should keep up its military guard. A Nato spokesman said at
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    Lock icon Beer in peril
    20 3 LONDON. Wed. Christmas beer supplies for Birmingham were threatened today by a strike of brewery workers Reuter.
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    Lock icon The doctored drunk...
    66 3 LONDON, Wed. Pollc« were today seeking a motorist arrested on a drink charge and a bogus doctor who declared him capable cf driving. The MOTORIST exercised his right to call his own doc- tor who said the man was fit to drive. The motorist who was allowed
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    IKE TAKES IT EASY ON A CRUISE
    277 3 A helicopter flight to join U.S. Sixth Fleet ATHENS, Wednesday. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER sailed westward today with the famous United States Sixth Fleet to Tunisia and the next stage of his 22,000-mile tour. The President is taking it easy, getting as much sleep and
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    Lock icon QUEENS MESSAGE IS CUT ON DOCTORS ORDERS
    125 3 QUEENS MESSAGE IS CUT ON DOCTORS ORDERS LONDON, Wed. The Queen's Christmas Day message to the country and Commonwealth is likely to be shorter this year on her doctor's advice, a Buckingham Palace spokesman said today. The message, normally broadcast "live" from the Royal home at Sandrlngtaam, is to be
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    Lock icon Captured Paraguay rebels shot on gunboat
    224 3 DUENOS AIRES. Wed. —Twenty-five captured Paraguayan rebels were shot on Monday night aboard the gunboat Humaita anchored at the confluence of the Negro and Humaita rivers, according to unconfirmed reportsThe reports said that the men were taken after fierce flghing in southwestern Paraguay hi
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    Lock icon 6 H-BOMB HATERS JAILED
    215 3 LONDON, Wed. Six anti-H bomb campaigners, three of them women, chose to go to jail for two months today rather than agree to stop their public protests against nuclear weapons. The prosecution said two leaflets published about a month ago and bearing the names of the
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    Lock icon Air battle
    35 3 TEL AVIV. Wed. Four United Arab Republic MIO let fighters clashed with four Jordanian British-built Hunter jets in a 10-mlnute air battle over the Byro-Jor-danlan border yesterday, according to renorts reaching here. Reuter.
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      224 3 W and I¥* '>-f Malayan motorists agree _^Bt f^k earn run better on SUPERS HELL it's got M I r A in b©»n cLaxljJDitdi 4$ ■^mtv LAOVSIIIO THACKIM— illu»lMt«l. Heavy cotton, fltec* lined, navy, 1 •carlet Age* 6 14 year*. sis »s m.H s*t thiwi \jE HS Tecnast *ljrle. «00l
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      334 3 Your radio today... RADIO SINGAPORE RADIO MALAYA Medium Wave 476 metres RATIONAL SHOR I\\ k. a \t *>a n»-j \t*m. »i nn c i<i SERVICE 41.7 inctre* A.M. 630 Good Morning. 6.32 MEDILM WATU SERVICES Morning Prelude; 7.00 The News; Koala Lumpur 341 metres 7.05 A Date With Music; 8.00
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    BALLET SEASON OPENS
    400 4 PRODUCTION WORTHY OF HIGHEST COMMENDATIOH SINGAPORE. Wed T*HE Singapore Ballet's 4th Season opened at the Victoria Theatre tonight with Tchaikovsky's two-act ballet, "The NutcracKer." It was a production worthy of the highest commendation, and marks a clear milestone in the rise of western ballet in this country.
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    Board names Scollay as the new head of Poly
    304 4 Board names Scollay as the new head of Poly THREE NEW APPOINTMENTS ARE ANNOUNCED CINGAPORE, Wed. —Mr. C.I.C. Scollay, 44, was today appointed new principal of the Singapore Polytechnic by its Board of Governors. Mr. Scollay, formerly head of the Engineering Department, succeeds Mr. D. J. Williams who resigned in
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    Infected area
    32 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Minister for Health. Inche Ahmad Ibrahim, today declared the district of Besut, Trengganu. an infected place after reports had been received that smallpox has broken out there.
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    Work completed
    33 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Master Attendant haa notified mariners that the diving operations on submarine cables off Pulau Bukom were now completed and temporary notice No. 65 of 1959 wa« now cancelled.
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    Police band
    25 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Singapore Police Force Band will give a concert In the Botanic Oardens on Sunday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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    THEATRE FUND: $153,809
    147 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. The National Theatre Fund today reached $153,809.74. Today's donations are: United Commercial Bank Ltd. $500; Drs. Thompson A Thomson $160- Stanvac Employees' Union $200; Mr. J. B. Oostelow IS; Mr. Kho Eng Hwa $5; Mr. W. O. Lloyd $2: Mr. S. Rajoo $2; Mr. A.
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    L-WEEK SOUVENIRS AT THE G.P.O.
    124 4 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. T^HE Singapore public can now buy National Loyalty Week souvenirs at the General Post Office. I Announcing this, an official statement said: 'The Ministry of Culture has set up a specially-de-corated counter near the main entrance of OPO to sell souvenir cards and
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      88 4 ff ODEON ts PORE| SATURDAY MIDNIGHT PREVIEW OF OUR GRAND y^ttzv CHRISTMAS ATTRACTION iv**^* STAGGERINGLY PACKED WITH ALL THE ELEMENTS OF DANGER. ADVENTURE AND ENTERTAINMENT! DOLORES MICHAELS PATRICIA OWENS NEVILLE BRAND co-starring CINimaScOPB mobu McCarthy pTATiiAininDNi^ > (SINGAPORE) J»E± SADDLE TRAMP AND ,f^-t^ RED-HEADED HELL CAT A'Jr^ > THEY RIPPED
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      64 4 SINGAPORE BALLET: "The Weekly symphony concert at Nutcracker" (complete balJet) at Monks Hill School 8 p.m. Victoria Theatre 6.30 p.rr. RED CROSS SOCIETY: Treat EXHIBITIONS: tor Old People's Club at Wesley vtn«*iim i "China" by Y. H. Church Hall 4 p.m. MeVchant Service OuUd. Rafflea the RoMe Dor Re^urant, q^
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    While the boss was away...
    319 5 NOW 2 LEFT IN CHARGE OF SPORTS SHOP WILL HAVE TO BEHAVE FOR THE NEXT 3 YEARS iron, Wednesday. TWO young men who went on a spree while their boss was away pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here today to three charges of criminal
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    Thinks: Ho opposition now, thanks to higher dutles...
    166 5 Thinks: Ho opposition now, thanks to higher dutles I^UCHING, Wed The Sarawak Government was good humouredly accused of trying to "weaken and enfeeble" the Opposition by increasing the duty on Ovaltine. Milo and malted milk. "The Increased tariff will put some of these products beyond the reach of such people
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    LITERACY: A TASK FOR 20 YEARS
    283 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Malaya can be made 100 per cent literate within the next 20 years, the Federation Government's adviser on the country's adult literacy movement, Mr Paul B. Mean, said today. Speaking at the weekly luncheon meeting of the Rotary Club here, Mr.
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    'Arrest Minister' plea to court is turned down
    332 5 'Arrest Minister' plea to court is turned down SINGEI SlPin, Wednesday. A LAWYER today unsuccessfully applied for a warrant of arrest against the Federation's Minister for Works, Posts and Telecommunications. |Dato V T. Sambanthan. The Minister, who was not in court, is accused in a summons of abetting two men
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    Man to be tried on rape charge
    55 5 Man to be tried on rape charge Mn^ACCA. Wed- The Malacca magistrate. Mr. Ramanatha Iyer, has committed a fisherman. Othman bin Mahmood. 22. to stand trial at the Malacca High Court on a charge of rape. Othman. who lives at Telok Mas. 6J miles from here, was alleged to have
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    3 STRAIGHT FIGHTS FOR LOCAL COUNCIL
    119 5 TPOH. Wed.-The Alliance and the People's Progressive Party are matched In straight fights for three seats In the Sungci Slput local council on Friday. The 6.060 electors In the council area will cast their votes at three polling stations from B a.m. to 6
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    HEAVY RAINS DAMAGE A BRIDGE
    81 5 HEAVY RAINS DAMAGE A BRIDGE IPOH. Wed. Torrential rains which hit the town yesterday damaged a temporary wooden bridge across the Klnta River near the YMCA hostel and flooded roads In several parts of town. The bridge a wooden structure for the use of pedestrians and cyclists was put up
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    A hitch in pay-out of overdue cash
    226 5 A hitch in pay-out of overdue cash SINGAPORE, Wed.— A last minute hitch, is holding up the payment to four lorry drivers of more than $2,000 each in settlement of their claims for overtime, holiday and Sunday pay for the last three years. The men, Ooh Chong Oiap. Ooh Wah
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    $2,000 for Poppy Day fund
    47 5 KUALA KANOSAR. WedThe royal town of Kuala sn'igsar this year collected $1,555 from sale of poppies and $500 from a Poppy Day charity soccer match making c total of $2,055. Collections from auction sales and a dantfe have not yot beeti submitted.
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    SARAWAK WANTS WOMEN POLICE
    142 5 KUCHING. Wed. The Sarawak Government plans to organise and train a women's police section as soon as funds are available. This was disclosed In the Council Negrl by the acting Deputy Chief Secretary. Mr F B K. Drake. In reply to a question by Mr Ling
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    A NEW LOOK: IPOH MCA LEADS WAY
    202 5 IPOH, Wednesday. DEORGANISATION of the Malayan Chinese As1V sociation branches in Perak in keeping with the party's new constitution has got under way with the Ipoh area sub-branch taking the lead. Other branches in the I State are awaiting translat- ion of the
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    PENANG TO CHOOSE NEW MAYOR ON DEC. 31
    161 6 PENANG TO CHOOSE NEW MAYOR ON DEC. 31 PENANG. Wed. The City Council will hold a special meeting on Dec. 31 to choose a new mayor to succeed Mr. D. S. Ramanathan. who is not seeking a third term. The Penang division of the Labour Party will meet on Saturday
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    Doctors will help build new hospital
    259 6 Doctors will help build new hospital KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. f'WO leading associations an academic one and a medical organisation today pledged their support to the Government in building the new $25 million, 600-bed hospital here to train doctors. The associations the Alumni Association and the newly formed Malayan Medical Association
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    LIVING LEGEND IS ON ANOTHER ADVENTURE
    373 6 LIVING LEGEND IS ON ANOTHER ADVENTURE SINGAPORE. Wednesday. IHDUGH old adventurer Mr. Richard Hardwick, a living legend in South-East Asia, is back in Singapore to see old friends Mr. Hardwick. who has been a champlonr horseman, a planter, big game hunter, soldier and secret service agent, is 80. Now. as
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    Woman found stabbed
    35 6 KUALA KANO6AR. WedA housewife, Che Kamah blnte Dlman, 38, was found dead in her bed with a stab wound in her stomach, near Kuala Kangsar this morning A man has been detained.
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    DIDN'T PAY $4,481 DUTY ON RUBBER, COURT TOLD
    394 6 PENANG. Wed a RUBBER firm, Synn A Lee and Co., and its four directors were charged in the Penang Sessions Court today with attempting to evade a $4,481 duty on 133 tons and 820 lb of rubber at Permatang Pauh on Oct
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    Penang-Indonesia trade shows $22mil. fall
    102 6 PE.NANO. Wed. Despite a fall In the entrepot trade In the first nine months of this year. P;n» n I s total trade balance of SIVL--400 000 was today described M Tourtr r a a d b e cI> wlth Indonesia Slam and Burma in
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    Xmas airlift for bandit fighters
    82 6 Xmas airlift for bandit fighters gUTTERWORTH. Wed Security forces operating in the Slam-Malayan border area against the terrorists will b,> airlifted from the Jungle to spend Christmas at their bases. No. 110 RAF. Helicopter Squadron, based at the R.A.A.F. station in Butterworth will undertake the airlifts 'Men will be taken
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    RUNAWAY COUPLES: CALL FOR ACTION
    183 6 RUNAWAY COUPLES: CALL FOR ACTION A LOR STAR. Wed. The Kedah branch of the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party will ask the state government to take more drastic action to check "runaway" marriages. The party will suggest heavier penalties /or Muslims round guilty of eloping with girls, or enticing married women. It
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    Record padi yield
    42 6 BUTTERWORTH. Wed.— A record yield of 407 gantangs per acre of padl has been harvested In central district this year from the doublecrop Taiwan strrxln. A total of 9.850 acres were planted and the harvest amounted to 4.012,000 gantangs.
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    STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE SWASHBUCKLING GUARDSMAN BECAME BRITAIN'S PRIDE
    1446 7 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE SWASHBUCKLING GUARDSMAN BECAME BRITAIN'S PRIDE THE CROWDED 43 YEARS OF FREDERICK BURNABY ONE summer afternoon in 1870, a horse dealer arrived by Royal Command at Windsor Castle with two small ponies. Queen Victoria had been told of the beautiful little animals and had ordered they be
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    104 8 it Wor4t lit (Minimum) MR. AND MRS. ISMAIL Of MA Traver* Road K.L. thank all those who attended the ceremony of their daughter's marriage Che' Katimah to Knche A. Samah on 12.12.59 and thank for their various presents sent. MR. AND MRS. FRANCIS KWAM KUN POH thank all relatives
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    240 8 It H ord. Sit Minimum) APISERUM gives you dynamic vigour. Avals hie at all leading dispensaries. YOUR TOMATO PLANTS would like 'Cock's head' Brand Tomato Fertiliser for Christmas. SHOPPING GET* YOU down. BulM tip extra energy to enjoy yourse'f at Christmas with a few extra bottles of Apollo essence
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    The Straits Times. Thursday, Dec. 17, 1959. A Decade Of Peace
    649 8 The Straits Times. Thursday, Dec. 17, 1959. A Decade Of Peace The reorganisation and strengthening of the Atlantic alliance by the Nato Council in Paris does not sabotage the meeting at the summit or eclipse the West's desire for planned disarmament If negotiations with Russia are to be successful and
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    Down To Earth
    348 8 Singapore's Minister for National Development did not cut a happy figure in the Assembly debate on the housing estimates. The five-year-plan, announced in September, set targets to stir the imagination (and not a little scepticism); 4.500 housing units in 1959, followed by 16,--824 in 1960, the first
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    African Advance
    196 8 Another African nation takes a long stride towards independence with the announcement that Tanganyika is to be self-governing. The Governor has announced that the present constitution in which the principle of racial parity is observed and under which the Legislative Assembly has a majority of nominated members is
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    IN DEFENCE OF FREEDOM
    935 8  - IN DEFENCE OF FREEDOM Stanley Uys by SOUTH AFRICA'S TREASON TRIAL DRAGS ON INTO ITS FOURTH YEAR BUT THE CASH IS RUNNING OUT J JOHANNESBURG: OHANNESBURG is perhaps the only city in the world where a street collection is held for people accused of treason and no other street collection
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      438 8 Malay A SYSTEM OF INCENTIVES WILL SPEED UP ITS STUDY ALL Malayans welA come the efforts to make people learn the national language. But there should be more progressive and more systematic methods. Malay can be spread through compulsion or incentive. We believe in the second course. There' 1 1
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      118 8 ris no longer possible for one to take a quiet walk down a street in Singapore without being constantly reminded by persistent taxi-drivers who misuse their horns, of their availability for hire. I would like to suggest that a by-law be introduced forbidding
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      137 8 TUTR. NAYAOAMS charge I'M. against mission schools (S.T. Dec. 1) was most unfair. The use of words like "brainwashing" and "indoctrinated" reflects his ignorance of religious teaching in mission schools. In the past, heads cf mission schools have repeatedly given assurances that no pupil
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    562 8  -  RICHARD LOWENTHAL by London Khrushchev plays a waiting game MR. KHRUSHCHEV has lately become remarkably patient about a summit confere ice of East and West, for which for many months he had been pressing w'th every means in his power. To understand his diminished sense of urgency, we
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    147 9 She will go back to juvenile court CINGAPORE. Wed. Miss Wembly Alexandra Goh. 33, above today returned to the bench of the Juvenile Court here following the surprise resignation of Mr. C. J. Koh. She was the magistrate for several months last year until Mr. Koh accepted the post in
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    512 9 ...BUT COMMUNALISM IS MOST DANGEROUS, UNIVERSITY HISTORY HEAD TELLS ROTARIANS SINGAPORE, Wednesday. PROFESSOR K. G. Treggoning, head of the J- History Department of the University of Malaya, today said that of the "three enemies to the good life" Communism, Colonialism and Communalism the "most dangerous" was communalism.
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    97 9 THEY WANT COUNCIL TO BE SCRAPPED MALACCA. Wed. The party, with five members on the 12-man Municipal Council here wants the MunlCi-pality to be scrapped. The party's leader In the council. Mr. J. L. De Cruz, will Introduce a motion on this at the a monthly meeting of the council
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    Hold-up girl tells how pleas by fiance got ring back
    269 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. An attractive woman bank clerk described today how three men, after robbing her, gave in to her nance's appeals and returned her engagement ring. Miss Clara Lee. of Bukit Teresa, was giving evidence at a preliminary Inquiry In
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    Acting Adviser in hospital
    46 9 IPOH. Wed.-Mr. I. Talog Davles. who is temporarily filling the posts of Perak State Legal Adviser and deputy Public Prosecutor, has been admitted to the Batu Oajah hospital. Mr. H. 8. Ong. from Kuala Lumpur. Is now acting in the two posts.
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    Back from talks
    38 9 PENANG. Wed. Mr. Yeoh Cheang Seng general secretary of the Penang Municipal Services Union, has returned after a three-month visit to Europe where he reoresented the Federation at the International Labour Organisation's seminar in Denmark.
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    $200,000 EXTRA BONUS FOR STC MEN THIS WEEK
    206 9 $200,000 EXTRA BONUS FOR STC MEN THIS WEEK SINGAPORE, Wed. About 3.000 Sinsa-j pore Traction Company employees will be paid one-and-half weeks' pay as additional bonus tomorrow and Friday. The bonus was awarded by an arbitration board recently. The company's deputy general manager. Mr. H. M. J. Jensen, said he
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    DOCTOR APPEALS AGAINST MAINTENANCE ORDER
    113 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. Dr. Victor M.S. Thevathaaan. a city council employee, has appealed against ft decision of a Singapore magistrate ordering bin to pay S4st a month towards the maintenance of his estranged wife, Ruth Kamaiavathy Thevathasan. Thr order was made by Mr. K.T Alexander on
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    SURVEY OF SAVINGS IN FEDERATION
    204 9 SINGAPORE. Wednesday. A THREE-MONTH comprehensive survey of savings in the Federation will be carried out early next year by economics graduates from the University This survey will be part of a larger pioneer project in South-East Asia by the Ecate. It will be undertaken in
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    WATERFRONT HUTS: CITY PLANS PROBE
    57 9 WATERFRONT HUTS: CITY PLANS PROBE PENANG. Wed. The City Council's town planning and building committee plans to Investigate unauthorised huts in the waterfront area of Weld Quay and Beach Btreet. The council today warned that any unauthorised houses built in the area would be removed No new buildings would be
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    Ex-Malay Mail chief dies
    39 9 LONDON, Wed. Mr. Norman Orenier, 81. a former Malayan cricketer and manager of the Malay Mall, died in Kent on Dec. 9. His two daughters. Phyllis and Joyce, were Malayan tennis champions at one time.
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    33 9 KAJANG. Wed The Ulu Langat District Welfare Committee i will hold a fun fair and lottery on May 7 and May 8 next year to raise money for its welfare schemes.
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    342 9 3 drown as sampan with 10 capsizes off S'pore BARGIRLS ON SEA OUTING RUN INTO STORM FISHERMEN RESCUE SEVEN WHO CLUNG TO BOAT SINGAPORE. Wednesday OAR WAITRESSES turned up in full force at a Sago Lane death house this morning to see the last rites performed by a Taoist priest
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    That gambling book cited in court
    167 9 SEREMBAN. Wed— Dobrees book "Gambling Games of Malaya" was quoted for the first time in the magistrate's court at Port Dickson today before Lee Fee Llm. 24. was fined $800 for assisting in carrying on a public lottery. D iring Friday's debate on the
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    834 10  - FEMININE FORUM Whole world is going oriental LUCY HUANG By THEY OFFERED TO BUY MY CHEONGSAM OFF MY BACK' AMY WEE RETURNS WITH FASHION NE WS \IRS. Amy Wee, well-known Singapore beautician, returning after a sevenmonth study tour around the world, declared that although everything was wonderful and interesting, "home
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      166 10 Straits Times Crossword JBM IHI WE Hi I ACROSS bear— that's rough! (8). 4. C«p him on his achievement 6. Paid to produce soft grain 8 Prtnters instructions about a 7. Watertight Instruction* for ss sr«£i. ssi-ars,!" i SS/ ™j. .rom «oui w«d II JJ. world *.Jg. j (Coleridge) (8).
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      1455 11 ■".'"o"-. THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. SINGAPORE (laceraerttM la tM Uutid (.aejaaa) I HMS SAILINGS TO AOEN. U.K. ft CONTINENTAL POfTS lENVANNOCR f M Hmtmi. Ant. tr». I'don. S> "ctteruam j« j, B M 10/10 Oac N Me/ 1 AM DENALDER for Pert Satan Liverpool. Rotterdam. Grangemouth. Hull 11/27 Dm
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    RUSSIA, CHINA SHIPPED 20 PER CENT OF NOV. EXPORTS
    855 12 RUSSIA, CHINA SHIPPED 20 PER CENT OF NOV. EXPORTS By Our Market Correspondent TWENTY per cent of the all-time record Malayan shipments of 109,469 tons of rubber in November were destined for Soviet Russia and China. Official statistics published yesterday put shipments to Russia last month at 10,363 tons and
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    22 12 Malayan Share Market: Dec. 16 Deo. 15 Industrial*: IM.S« 11*93 Tins: M 3.87 U3.95 Rubbers: 186.88 186.48 Jan. 1 1958=100
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    140 12 MELBOURNE. Wed. INVESTMENT shares were Gran here today. Henry Jones continued to advance by 2s. «d. to 81s., Sut E.S.A Bank eased Is. 3d. to 40s. »d. Base metals and oils were steady. Mount Isa eased Is. »d. to 68s and Pekoe gained Is. to 11s. Loans were
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    272 12 SHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Mekong 12. Mikawa Maru 3. London Resolution 4, 5. Benarty 6A, Glenorchv 6 7. Glenearn 89, Manila Maru 10/11. Star Alcyone 13 14. City of Newcastle 15 16, Kilinski 18 Peik 19. Sedili N. Wall 3.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    151 12 JANUARY first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 113% cents per lb., down three-elgruhs of a cent on Tuesday's close. The closing tone was idle. Closing prices in certs per lb., yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 113 t sellers 114>« (Norn)
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    107 12 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Continent December January shipments. $38>2 buyers. $39.- sellers. Coconut oil: quiet: bulk $60 sellers, drum $624 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business was reported done, Muntok white $246. Sarawak $245. special Sarawak black $170, garbled Lampong black
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    86 12 rpHE Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Canada: buying airmail T.T. 31 5/16. O.D. 31 7/16. 90 d 'st 31 7/8 credit bills, 31 15/16 trade bills. Selling T.T. or O.D. ready: Canada 31; Swiss Francs
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    9 12 Manager's selling price (December 16) $106.
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    RUBBER CROPS
    10 12 IndragW produced 68.623 lb. of rubber in November
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    36 12 SINGAPORE, Dec. 16. RUBBER: $1.13»s per lb. (down three-eighths of a cent). Unofficial 5 p.m. close $1.13 (slightly easier). TIN: $385.75 per picul (up 25 cents). Estimated unofficial offering 180 tons (down 20 tons).
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    613 12 i THE Malayan Share Brokers' i Association reported yester- i day: "All sections were quiet. < The turnover was fair." I Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business up to 3.30 p.m. Industrials: Con. Tin Smelt 1 ords 4te. 6d.; Fed. Dlsp. $1.16; Pittpa tricks 11.04; Fraaer
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      40 12 I^bw KIE HOCK SHIPPING CO.. LTD. 1 l(^^| CECIL STRfFT S PORE TlllftMMW Nil ***** IBM M'V^L ail lONC S»N D.akaMa Bee II TONC TICK Semvang ft tone joo Pontia"ik tong HA* suf.D»»a aac *t TONC KIAN Tiirtbon Iw 11
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      126 12 TENDER PAHANG P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from Class "E and above Registered P.W.D. Contractors will be received at the office of the State Engineer, Pahang, Kuantan, up to 3 p.m. of the 24th December, 1959, for the Construction of Two Ferry Pontoons at Kuantan. Pahang. Plans and specifications may be
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      896 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT, PAHANG VACANCY FOR IRRIGATION INSPECTOR. APPLICATIONS are Invited from Federal Citizens and Pahang State Nationals for appointment as Probationer Irrigation Inspector, Drainage and Irrigation Department, Pahang Salary ScaleDivision 111 Probationer's $137.50 x 7.50 $152.50/- Examination Bar/ $209/- x 14 $307 Examination Bar '$324/- x
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      715 12 NOTICES IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA IN THE HIGH COURT AT MUAR IN BANKRUPTCY (W.E.A.0.) MUAR NO. 30 OF 1959 Re ABDUL RAHMAN BIN HAJI OMAR of Sekolah Umum Laki2. Parit Jawa, Muar. Teacher. Date of Wage-Earner's Administration Order 20th November, 1959. Date and place of
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      708 12 NOTICES NOTICE FEDERATION OF MALAYA S4*.MO,OM 4»i^ c Rrxistcre* Stock 1963 1973. NOTICE Is hereby given that the Transfer Register of the above) mentioned loan will be closed from 23rd December. 1959 to 6th January. 1960. both days inclusive (or preparation of Interest Warrants. H. C. ROBERTS. Registrar, Public Debt
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      820 13 (Continued from Pace 8) SITUATIONS VACANT 20 Word* SS (Min.)— Box St et*. txtrm START A SMALL agency business Import -export > from home'offlee. Instructions, assistance from London. Kree booklet. P.O Box IM. Singapore. WANTED IMMEDIATELY ENDLISH speaking Chinese ocok/houiieboy and bouse/wash amah. Oood references essential. Phone ***** (Spore). SALES
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      1000 13 SITUATIONS VACANT i :0 Word* SS (Min.)— Box St et*. txtrm t FURNITURE 1ALI« MANAGER, ablft to sketch drawings estimate t prices supervise works Independently, n State experience, salary expected. Box f A&VI3 S.T. S pore 3 WANTED EXPERIENCED General Amah, live In. references necessary. 1 Must cook, care for
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      904 13 ACCOMMODATION VACANT It Word* SS (Min.)— Box St et: txtrm SPACIOUS TWO ROOMS flat In District 10. Chew rent. New tenant must buy over existing furniture and fittings. Particulars Phooe (Spore) *****. FURNISHED TWO BEDROOM fist. 14* B. Holland Road Available Ist January with lounge/dlnlngroom, servant's quarters, garage- No refrigerator.
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      959 13 EDUCATION 29 Hera 1 Si (Min.)— Box St ets. txtrm LOH INSTITUTES, Batu Rosd Kuala Lumpur 1960 enrolment begins for morning arrt afternoon sessions from Btd 1 to Form 9. EASTAPP Primary /Secondary English Schools, 35, Orange Road, B'pore 9 Admit boys/glrla. No age limit Boarding arrangements mads tt required.
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      1053 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE I* Words SS (Min.)— Box St eU. extra THE AUTO-MART 9 11 Penhas Road oB Lavendei Street Phone ***** Oood Used Cars, Easy Terras Arranged. WE BUY And Bell reliable used ears. Call at the I'nlted Used Cars Co.. Tel: 239T0 *****. (B'pore). 1959 VAUXHALL VBLOX Mileage
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      732 13 AT YOUR SERVICE (Spore) tt Word* Sit (Minimum) it Words $S (Mm.) Box St ets. txtrm I LATIN AMERICAN Bar/Restaurant. Courteous service. Cavan Road, Lavender Street. TOP QUALITY COLOUR print from any transparency. Telephone 'Life *****. t'.o Box 1108. Spore. ■•LAN PRINTING from Tracings Bole agents: "Oce Amoce" Plan Print
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      274 13 The world of pipe smoking; is a man's world a world where philosophy settles every problem where smoke clouds smooth away each troubled brow. This is the world of Balkan Sobranie for ir. its aroma is found a thousand recipes' for peace in its long cool smoking a taste of
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    983 14 Eng Yoon Ist in hop- step XseapN GAMES j \sth dayy BLANK' FOR MALA YA—BUT SPORE BAG TWO MORE GOLDS THE Federation of Malaya and Singapore had won seven gold medals each when the bulk of the competitions in the S.E.A.P. Games here ended this evening. Now only the boxing
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    473 14 /W/TS OF VICTORY OVER VIETNAM TURN SOUR BANGKOK, W. cd. Malaya's footballers last night achieved what had seemed virtually impossible in the gloom of their defeat by Siam they beat Vietnam 2-1 in the SEAP Games, writes NORMAN SIEBEL. An ugly incident, however, marred the
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    The fifth day's results
    330 14 Athletics SHOT PIT (final): l Pradut Ng (Slam) 12.215 metres. 2 Nawhpaha (Burma) 11.88 m. 3 Pi adit Klanarong 1 Siam) UJtpß. HOi. STEP. JIMP, (final) 1 Tan Enj Yoon (Spore) 14.66 metres approx 48ft OS In. 2 Oalstln Frederick Burma > 13 77m, 3 Kyaw
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    Combined Tengah XV in Sanderson Cup final
    129 14 OINOAPORE. Wed.— ComM bined Tengah, beat RAF Seletar by eight points (a goal and a penalty) to nil today to enter the final of the Sanderson Cup Rugby competition at Seletar. Combined Tengah will now meet RAF Changi, who beat RAF Butterworth at
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    173 14 Kesavan to join military college By LIM KEE CHAN OINGAPORE. Wed.— Sprinter Kesavan Soon may be out of Singapore athletics for the next two years as he is Joining the Federation Military College at Port Dickson in January for a two-year officer cadet course. Kesavan. who could not make the
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    42 14 LONDON. Wed— The BriLtsh Lawn Tennis Association yesterday nominated lefthander Billy Knight for the Asian championships to be played in Calcutta from Dec. 21 to Jan. 3, and the Indian national championships In Delhi from Jan. 4 to 10.— Reuter.
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      123 14 BEEFEATER BEEFEATER ftmoui twice over... the world am Kj 'amoui in London ai tin jR! Yeoman of the Guard JF~\ to bodyguard of Britain"! VtSv^. Kinp and Queeoft iT/^ jtt MMOUI the worM Ml** over ai tb« ckareat, J&fuEl aoftert, dri«t gin th« I 1L jyi that is magnificently hi
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    JOINT SERVICES MUST WAIT
    310 15 PERAK AND PENANG TO REPLAY NORTH ZONE DECIDER ON JAN. 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. SINGAPORE Joint Services, the South zone champions, will have to wait for another three weeks before they know who they will meet in the final of this year's Malaya Cup rugger competition.
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    228 15 Australia win by innings and; 127 runs MEW DELHI. Wed— Austra- lia won. the First Test against India here today by an innings and 127 run.s. Final score: India 135 and 206; Australia 468. Resuming at 46 for no wicket. India appeared set for a big second innings total. Par.kaj
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    34 15 T ONDON. Wed. Freddie Gilroy of Belfast, the British. Empire and European bantamweight champion, has been voted the Best Young Boxer of the Year by the British Boxing Writers Club.— Reuter.
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    51 15 THE start of the 100 metres butterfly stroke event at the South-East Asia Peninsular Games at Bangkok. The winner was Lim Heng Chek of Malaya in Imin. 13.5 sec Second was Seah Pong Pin of Singapore with Burma's Tin Maung Ni third. U.P.I,
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    107 15 JPOH. Wed— Three changes have been announced in the Malayan Civilians team to meet Malayan Servires In their annual rugger match at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Scrum-half P. Edlngton. stand off Fawcett and prop forward J. Qrimberg are not available and their places will be taken
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    547 15 pENANG. Wed.— The Penang Turf Club today announced that 425 horses have been entered for the Christmas and New Year meeting here on Dec. 27, 31 and Jan. 3. The entries are from Class 3 (81) and Class 4 (44). There will be
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      62 15 Racing schedule FIBBT DAT: Class 3. Diva. 1, a and s*if; CTass 4. Diva. 1 and 2— s'if and 7f. SECOND DAY: Class 3 Dlvs. 1. 2. 3 and 4— 7 f; Class 4, Dlvs. 1. 3 and 3— er. THIRD DAT: Claw 3. Diva. 1. 3. 3 and 4—
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      16 15 SINGAPORE: Hockey SHA XI v SHA Invitation XI. padang. Golf LOU competition (18 holes) Keppel Club.
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    456 16 MONK TOOK PISTOL IN BOTH HANDS AND FIRED TWICE, SAYS EYE-WITNESS A WITNESS told the Chief Colombo Magistrate today that he saw a Buddhist monk, Somarama Thero, fire the first two shots which killed Mr. Solomon Bandaranaike, at his home here on Sept. 25. Somarama Thero
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    DEATH
    17 16 FILMER: Oxuald Aneelo. aged 72. away at J.B. Hoapital. .lurlal today at Bldadarl at 4.30 p.m.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    67 16 MR. AND MRS. V. KRISHNA- I MURTHY tn.i ik relatives and fr'rndn ro> 'neit good wiKhe«, prenent? and > ■it 10 10.1955* MR. ANO MRS. M.X.A. MENON nt .-.mcapoiv Turf Club sincerely ack- no"ledK>' Itti thanks the valuable ts, attendance, assistance and kind felicitation* of friend*, relatives and w>ll
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    52 16 MUNICH. Wed. Officials at Radio Free Europe, a big anti-Communist radio station in Munich, said today they had uncovered a plot to poison members of the staff. Atroplne (deadly nightshade i was put into a number of salt cellars at the radio's cafeteria last month. R.F.E. sources
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    Pay-as-you- park scheme for motorists at three centres
    345 16 Pay-as-y ou- park scheme for motorists at three centres AN INTERIM PLAN WiLL OPERATE PROM MONDAY SINGAPORE, Wednesday. MOTORISTS will from Monday have to pay to ITI park their cars during prescribed hours at Clifford Pier, Raffles Place and Fullerton Square car parks. A Government statement tonight said the Deputy
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    RADIO STORE IN SEARCH OF ACTING TALENT
    68 16 RADIO STORE IN SEARCH OF ACTING TALENT SINGAPORE. Wed. Many opportunities exist in itadio Singapore tor parttime acting in the English school broadcasts next year. Children above 10 years of age and adults may apply for an audition. Application* should be addressed to thr English Schools Programme Organiser Tbe closing
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    75 16 PARIS, Wed— Mr. Harold Watklnson. Britain's Defence Minister, today promised the 15-nation NATO Ministerial Council here that Britain will keep its present level of 55.000 troops In Germany "for the time being Under an agreement made last year. Britain had the right to cut these forces
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    38 16 SEOUL. Wed. A F-86 Sabre Jet of the South Korean Air Force crashed into a row of houses near Taegu this afternoon. The pilot was killed. Four civilians were Injured. Fifteen houses were destroyed.—Reuter.
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    329 16 WNBERRA. Wed. Mr. Robert Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, said today he had suggested to President Soekarno that he visit Australia to get a "whiff" of Australian views on the West New Guinea question. "I think he might come," Mr. Menxies told
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    FIRM GETS PAY BOOST CLAIM AFTER $3 MIL. CONTRACT
    321 16 SINGAPORE, Wed. "THE Malayan Tex- tile Mills has received claims for more Ray from its workers. The demand was made soon after an official announcement on Nov. 20 that the Ilrm had been appointed to supply $3,420,000 worth of cotton yarn
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    LONDON STOCKS
    280 16 LONDON. W«i.- Stock markeU In London today made a promising start but were later disturbed by the setback In the giltedged market and as a result of some profit-taking that followed many prices lost the bulk of their Initial gains and some were actually lower on balance. OUtedged
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    RUBBER
    28 16 LONDON. Wed. Spot 34»id., Jan. 33>id. Jan/Mar. 3: April/June 307id.. July/Sept. 30'« c.. Oct.-Dec. 2»sd.. Dec. c i.f. unquoted. Jan. c.l.f. 33Hd., Feb. c.1.1. 32<jd. Tone Quiet
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    TIN
    19 16 LONDON. Wed.—Buyers £7M. sellers £700. Forward buye.s £783. sellers £784. Settlement £789. Turnover a.m. 75 tons p.m nil.
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    Lock icon 1959 RUBBER SALES HIGHER THAN PRODUCTION
    130 16 1959 RUBBER SALES HIGHER THAN PRODUCTION ITLTASHINGTON, Wed. The natural ribber industry sold r.iore rubber than it produced in 1959, the Natural Rubber Bureau reported today. It said the same demand can be expected next year. Synthetic rubber consumption in 1960 was estimated at about 1,695,000 tons. New crop Sharp
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    A NEW ERIC AMBLER THRILLER
    33 16 begins in the Free Press on Saturday. From the author of "Epitaph for a Spy," "Journey Into Fear" and "Mask of Dimitrios" now comes a masterpiece in suspense
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    PASSAGE OF ARMS
    17 16 a thriller about Singapore and Indonesia. Don't miss it book your Free Press today.
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    Lock icon Infant dies in HK blaze
    50 16 HONG KONG. Wed.— Som« 1 70 wooden huts were destroyed by fire in a squatter arm here today. The charred remains of an Infant Chinese girl, aged about two. were recovered from debris after the hour- long blaze, which left about 1 500 homeless.— Reuter.
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