The Straits Times, 24 March 1960

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    18 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 Ma**** The Straits Times Estd. 1845. THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1960 15 CENTS
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    PAWNSHOPS SHOCK
    786 1 NO MORE MONEY TO LEND, CUSTOMERS TOLD $50 mil. business comes to a virtual standstill Uncertain feeling till Bill passed SINGAPORE, Wednesday. ill! pawnshop business in Singapore in volving a capital of about $50 million to day came to a virtual standstill, when all 4 pawnshops in the
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    80,000 greet Nikita at Paris airport
    105 1 80,000 greet Nikita at Paris airport PARIS, Wed. About 80,000 Parisians turned out in brilliant spring sunshine today to give a warm-hearted welcome to Mr. Nikita Khrushchev at the start of his 12-day state visit. In an airport speech, Mr. Khrushchev said Russia and France had a role to play
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    Outing for the Queen as world sees new prince
    65 1 - THE same day that Britain's new prince Prince Andrew was introduced to the world, the Queen left Buckingham Palace yesterday on her first outing (pictured above) since he was born 33 days ago. First pictures of the prince taken by the
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    Honeymoon on Royal yacht
    195 1 LONDON, Wednesday. QUEEN Elizabeth has' placed the Royal yacht Britannia at the disposal of her sister, Princess Margaret, for her honeymoon with Mr. Antony Armstrong-Jones, It was announced today. No details were available about the port from which Britannia will sail or the region where the
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    Lock icon 2 m. miles away
    31 1 WASHINGTON. Wed.— The National Aeronautics, and Space Admlnstratlon reported today that the Sun-and-Venus satellite Pioneer V was well on Its way to 2.000.000 miles from Earth.— Reuter
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    JAKARTA'S PART IN HIGHWAY PLAN
    103 1 JAKARTA'S PART IN HIGHWAY PLAN SINGAPORE, Wed. Indonesia will prepare plans for a ferry service from Indonesia to Singapore or the Federation as a contribution towards the Asian Highway Plan. This was stated today by Mr. Ismail Thaib, bead of the Foreign Trade Department of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign
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    Bookies to boycott' Singapore races
    291 1 Bookies to boycott' Singapore races SINGAPORE, Wed. *3 Backed by strong police action, the turf clubs are steadily gaining the upper hand in their campaign to wipe out bookmaking on the Malayan turf. Big-time bookmakers in Singapore are planning a last-ditch stand. They have decided to "•oyoett" the forthcoming meeting
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    Thank you for that help
    76 1 THK StraiU Times Press (Malavu) Lid., thanks all renders who completed the blue form received recently in (heir copy of the Slrails Times. The information Riven is extremely valuable and will enable us to improve, where necessary, our distribution arrangements. There are still a few
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    Lock icon Riot death toll is now 71, 182 hurt
    521 1 Riot death toll is now 71, 182 hurt ANTI-PASS CAMPAIGN CONTINUES BUT NO MORE SERIOUS CLASHES CAPETOWN, Wednesday. QFFICIAL figures announced lasr night said 71 Africans had been shot dead by police and 182 wounded in Monday's rioting in the Johannesburg and Capetown areas. Although three Africans i were taken
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    Lock icon Freedom of Press
    64 1 TOKYO. Wed.— The executive board of the International Press Institute (Wl) today decided to take action aimed at halting infringe' merits on Press freedom in a number of countries. In aa interview with UP I, board chairman Or. Un Sehwarz of Switzerland said the "most critical countries'
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    STOP PRESS
    41 1 4 YOUTHS HELD >l.\tf AFORE Wed lour tbuii> flteins jti I uu.-tKic^fu! bold-ap at 1 tin be bus Road tow; in idD -iUdizhi into nrm> of e-roup of oft-duvy policemen, lour .'oath--, bjsjm 1 <it i rtM *mf a*
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    Little green boxes, 'ears' of the police
    232 2 SINGAPORE police today moved into the remoter kam pongs in the western part of the island to establish "listening posts" in their fight against crime. The "ears' of the police are little green boxes. From now on, an inten sive campaign will relaunched
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    GOH WILL OPEN WORKING PARTY TALKS
    210 2 GOH WILL OPEN WORKING PARTY TALKS SINGAPORE. Wednesday. delegates from 13 countries, includ■l' ing Singapore and the Federation, will attend the Ecafe working party meeting on small-scale industries and handicraft marketing which begins at the Victoria Memorial Hall here tomorrow. 1 It will be opened by the ler for Finance.
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    Two govt. men return from US with 'new ideas' for States
    201 2 Two govt. men return from US with 'new ideas' for States KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Two Government officials Tengku Adnan, a brother of the Raja Permaisuri Agong, and Dato Abdul Mallek. Comptroller of Household for the Sultan of Kelantan have returned from the United States with "new ideas." Tengku Adrian, senior
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    Bank man off
    31 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Dr. Antonln Basch. head of the World Bank's newly-es-tablished Capital Marketing Unit, left for Australia todaj after an eight-day survey oi savings and investments her*.
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    Tamil school open to all
    99 2 Tamil school open to all SINGAPORE. Wed. The I mar Pulavar Tamil High School the first Tamil high school in Singapore will be open to children of all races who want to study Tamil. "We welcome Chinese or Malay students to ear classes." the school supervisor. Mr. O. M. Osman,
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    Storekeeper jailed
    48 2 TELUK ANSON. Wed— A storekeeper of Guthrie and Co.. Ltd.. here, Abu Naslr bin Abdul Hamld. 42. was sentenced to nine months' Jail by the Sessions Court here yesterday for committing criminal breach of trust of liquor worth $13,784. Ball of $2,000 was allowed pending appeal.
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    Youth section
    18 2 KAJANG, Wed.— A Malayan Chinese Association youth section will be formed at Semenyih. near here. soon.
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    HUNT FOR 4ft. 6in. ESCAPEE
    162 2 HUNT FOR 4ft. 6in. ESCAPEE Handcuffed man's freedom dash KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. —Police in the Kuala Langat district of southwest Selangor are looki ing for a 4ft. 6in. aborigine who escaped from police custody at noon yesterday. The man— police gave hia name as Pajak bin Detak. 25 was being
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    Radio section
    40 2 PENANO. Wed. A radio section of the Penang Electr*. cal Engineers Association will be formed at a meeting of local radio dealem to be held at the association's premises In MacAllster Lane at 8 p.m. on March 31.
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    HUSBAND AND WIFE IN COURT OVER SALE OF A HOUSE
    285 2 GINGAPORE. Wed.— A between a wife and her husband over the purported sale of a house by the husband to the wife was the subject of a hearing in the Singapore Court of Appeal yesterday. Madam Lim Kirn Boon alleged
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      364 2 Your radio today... RADIO SINHAPORF I mm Ot Tht Air: 10.00 Oupa Kennmutyj smuArunc 10.30 Rays a uukii: n.oo Mrdium Wave 0M metres OK* N1 hl Short Wave: 12 saetres RADIO MALAYA freea 9.N a.m. U 1049 «MUIU IVIAUATA A.M. 6.30 Oood Morning; 6.33 NATIONAL SHORTHMfc Morning Prelude: 7.00 The
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    Lock icon World force to police a disarmed world plan
    360 3 GENEVA, Wednesday. fVBE WEST yesterday gave the 18-power disarmament conference here details of an international organisation which, with judicial powers and a police force, would preserve peace in a disarmed world. The tasks of such an organisation proposed in the Western three-stage
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    JORDAN PLANE STRAYED FROM COURSE, SAYS ISRAEL
    77 3 JORDAN PLANE STRAYED FROM COURSE, SAYS ISRAEL •PEL AVIV. Wed.— An Israeli military spokesman said here today that Israeli jet fighters yesterday intercepted a Jordanian airliner which violated Israel's air space In the region of the Gulf of Aqaba. The fighters used the "customary signals" to order the aircraft to
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    Lock icon A 'Witness' and his son's death
    242 3 IN the first prosecution of its kind in Australia, a young member of the Jehovah's Witnesses was charged here today with the manslaughter of his baby son. The prosecutor, Mr. J. Leckie. alleged that the father. Alvln Leonard Jehu. 28, later press machinist, in
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    Lock icon Senanayake forms all UNP Cabinet
    112 3 COLOMBO, Wednesday. AN EIGHT-MEMBER all United National Party A Cabinet headed by Mr. Dudley Senanayake was sworn in today at 10.30 a.m. MELBOURNE. Wed Following Is the list of Ministers and their functions. Prime Minister, External Affairs and Defence Minister: Mr. Dudley Senanayake. Finance, Information,
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    Lock icon Man lived in Tube 8 months
    111 3 Man lived in Tube 8 months I ONDON. Wed. William Thomas McCullough, 62, had spent the past eight months living on London's Underground railway trains, police told a court here yesterday. They had been watching him for some time and yesterday they found him sitting In a tube train in
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    JUDGE SAVES H.K. MOTHER FROM BEING DEPORTED
    212 3 JUDGE SAVES H.K. MOTHER FROM BEING DEPORTED TORONTO, Wed. A Chinese mother from Hong Kong who gave birth to a son in Ottawa while in Canada on a six-month visitor's permit had a deportation order against her quashed in the Ontario Supreme Court. "It seems to me that a natural-born
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    Lock icon 23 more held in silent segregation protest
    234 3 MEMPHIS, Wed. re only allowed in the re- there were no incidents. Nerro ri«»mon«stra- ference department. In Montgomery, and in ♦i*«; J aemonswa AJ students Jackson, Mississippi, new tions against segre- Mtnt when to relations and local laws Ration in this south- leave
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    Lock icon U.S. PROTESTS TO CHINA OVER JAILING OF BISHOP
    194 3 U.S. PROTESTS TO CHINA OVER JAILING OF BISHOP WARSAW, Wednesday THE United States yesterday protested to CommuA nist China against the 20-year jail sentence passed on an American Catholic Bishop by a Shanghai court The protest was delivered by Mr. Jacob Beam, the U.S ambassador here, to the Chinese ambassador,
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    Lock icon STRONTIUM 90 LEVEL GROWING
    87 3 LONDON. Wed— The level of Strontium 90. dangerous radio-active component of the fall-out from nuclear explosions, is continuing to Increase in the bones of young Britons, the Atomic Energy Authority reported yesterday The report is one of a series dealing with the analysis of radio-strontium in
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    Lock icon 'An AID child should not succeed to a peerage'
    140 3 'An AID child should not succeed to a peerage' T ONDON, Wed. A child born to a peer's wife as a result of artificial insemination by donor (A.1.D.) should not be allowed to succeed to the husband's peerage, the College of Arms said today. A memorandum, addressed to a Home
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    Lock icon Fatal explosion
    30 3 ADELAIDE, Wed. A 24--year-old woman died from injuries and six others went Injured In an explosion at the British weapons research establishment at Salisbury near here yesterday.— Reuter.
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    'SHIP-OWNERS MAY BYPASS STORE'
    776 4 Advisory body warned: Port will lose trade if duty is imposed on marine paints jtfß. S.C.G. FOX, a representative of an overseas marine paints manufacturer, today warned that the imposition of duty on marine paints would cause ship-owners to stop using the facilities of the port
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    FUND OVER $400,000
    76 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. A donation of $21,686.40 from the Nanyang Press Ltd. being contributions from 251 readers of Nanyang Slang Pau, has helped to carry the National Theatre Fund well over the $400,000 mark. Donations were also received from: Staff of Housing Development Board ($173.71): Tiong Lam Hang
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    Two water cuts
    37 4 SINGAPORE. Wed— Water will be cut off tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Norfolk Rd., between Carlisle Rd.and Thomson Rd., and in Byed Alwl Rd., between J. Besar and Rochore Canal Road.
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    MINISTER PRAISES CEYLON DANCERS
    211 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Minister of Culture, Mr. 8. Rajaratnam, said tonight that the visit by the Ceylon Dancers "Is of some significance because this Is the first time that we have had a team of dancers from Ceylon." The Minister was speaking at the performance by
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    Devan Nair to help out
    66 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. Mr. C.V. Devan Nalr, who recently resigned as Political Secretary to the Education Ministry, has agreed to remain in office until such time as work in connection with the establishment of the new Board of Adult Education Is completed. An Education Ministry statement
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    Contraband seized in Customs chase
    307 4 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. CUSTOMS officers today seized a large quantity of smuggled goods with chargeable duty amounting to well over $8,000 in two separate pre-dawn raids in the seas off Singapore. The goods consisted of 718 pounds of dutiable cigarettes, six gunny sacks of tobacco leaves
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    Concert is cancelled
    55 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Bernard Michelin concert for schools, to have been held tomorrow at the Victoria Theatre, has been cancelled. A Government statement said today that this was due to unforeseen circumstances. Ticket holders are advised to produce their tickets at the places from where they were
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    Great reception for Michelin
    229 4 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. IN the triumphant reception which a well-filled 1 Victoria Theatre accorded Bernard Mlchelin, musical Singapore proved that it has taken to its heart this outstanding member of the younger generation of cellists. \nd no wonder. It was a performance of sustained excellence and above
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    WOMAN DRIVER CLEARED
    234 4 WOMAN DRIVER CLEARED SINGAPORE, Wed. —An expectant mother driving home to Johore after an appointment with her doctor in Singapore, knocked down and fatally Injured a pedestrian along Woodlands Road when she swerved her car left to allow a lorry to overtake Mrs. Kathleen Elsie Petersen. S3. was charged with
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    Flower show
    42 4 SINGAPORE. Wed— School children are beinß invited to take part in a competition for the best arrangements of cut flowers in a glasstumbler or sweet-bottle and In a casket in the Flower Show at the Happy World Stadium on Friday.
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    Views sought on the new 5-Govt. marine rules
    234 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Government today called for the views of seamen's unions, shipowners' associations and insurance associations on Joint recommendations made by marine officials of five Governments on manning, limits and examinations. The Governments concerned are the Federation of Malaya, Sarawak,
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      293 4 Today's Singapore diary... BAOB: Pride of Urn Emit tennis. 4 pjn., community sing- weifhUUtlng. 4 pjn.; cricket Lodge: Weekly mooting at the lm C pjn. practice 5 pjn.; judo tpadal lnStralU Merchant Senrlce Oulld, yUKING YOUTH CLTTB: sew- tensive course, 5.44 pjn. Malay l-A, Raffles Quay, (30 pjn. Ing 7
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    I bought 400 forged notes —alleged statement
    254 5 I bought 400 forged notes —alleged statement '$260 PURCHASE' CONFESSION WAS FORCED, SAYS ACCUSED JOUORE BAHKI Wednesday. A BUILDING contractor, Neo Ban Huat, was alleged here today to have told a magistrate in a statement that he bought 460 forged one-dollar notes from a "Mr. Lee" in Singapore for 5269.
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    MORE POLICE ON BEACHES KEEP OUT JOKERS
    117 5 MORE POLICE ON BEACHES KEEP OUT JOKERS pENANG, Wed. In- creased police patrols are keeping Penang's "Beach Yankees" on the run. Hooligans who have been pestering schoolgirls and other picnickers have disappeared since a party ot Girl Guides reported to i police last week that <- Yan- kee" youths threw
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    Cycles stolen
    12 5 PENANG. Wed.— Five hlcycles were stolen in the city yesterday.
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    Handcuffed man jumped into sea
    95 5 PENANG. Wed. A handcuffed prisoner made an escape bid by jumping Into the sea from a ferry while bein<» escorted to Buklt Mertajam from Penang. a ma- gistrate's court here was told today. He was picked up by a passing sampan and later sent to
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    New service by Thai Airways
    97 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Thai Airways will operate four weekly flights to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore from May. This was stated by the airline's operations manager. Mr. Georg Van Krusenstierna, on his arrival here today to arrange landing facilities for his company's planes. Recruitment He said
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    NOW AN 'AFTER-SCHOOL EYE ON PUPILS' CALL
    174 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Government was asked today to give school teachers powers to control their pupils OUTSIDE school hours. In a memorandum to the Education Review Committee, the Vivekananda Asbrama. a Tamil organisation, said this was necessary in view of the "excessive
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    A HOUSEWIFE SAYS: THREE TORE MY CLOTHES, KICKED ME
    137 5 A HOUSEWIFE SAYS: THREE TORE MY CLOTHES, KICKED ME PENANG. Wednesday. A HOUSEWIFE, Lee Ah Ghee, told the second magistrate's court today that three neighbours tore her clothes, pushed her on to the floor and lucked her in the stomach. A husband and wife. Cheah Cheng Keat and Ah Gnoh.
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    Woman with shoe chases man round court house
    223 5 Woman with shoe chases man round court house SINGAPORE. Wed. A woman with a shoe in her hand chased a man round the precincts of the courthouse in South Bridge Road yesterday. Scores of people watched the chase until the woman was subdued by a policeman and the man ran
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    ILO MAN IN CAPITAL TO OFFER AH
    82 5 |(UALA LUMPUR. Wed The director of the Asian Field Office of the International Labour Organisation. Mr. John s. Fox, arrived here today to study possible ILO technical assistance to Malaya. He will hold discussions with officials of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
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    Visit by Tengku
    43 5 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Wed. Residents of Kroh In Upper Perak will slaughter two buffaloes for a feast on April 1 when Tengku Abdul Rahman pays an official visit to the district. He will declare open a new i $30,000 mosque. J
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    176 6 20 Wordt H$ (Minimum) HALF PRICE SALE on entire stock Town Country. DONT APOLOGIZE for unpleasant musty smells In your office. Use r-wick and banish them. EVERYBODY in Singapore Is talkg about It. And no wonder. It's llctoua, refreshing and so conomlcal o. It's Heinz-Ade, the New soft ink
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    The Straits Times Thursday. March 24, 1960. Smallholder Rubber
    585 6 The Straits Times Thursday. March 24, 1960. Smallholder Rubber There is a cautionary word on smallholders' rubber in the report for 1959 of the State Replanting Office for Kedah, Peru's and Penang. Some of the yields have been disappointing, due either to the lack of proper cultivation, the presence of
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    Budget Blunder
    303 6 Perhaps the Kelantan Government will now concede that it precipitated the debate on its budget too quickly in December. Whilst it can take some credit for early action to pare down the anticipated deficit of $2 million this year, the plain fact is that it could have acted
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    Keeping Peace
    301 6 The ten power disarmament conference continues to discuss its problems in an atmosphere of sweet reason. It is still dealing, of course, in generalities, exploring the principles of the two plans. Intervals such as the Czech delegate provided when he spoke of his government's concern over West Germany's
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    De Gaulle: The man who stands alone
    1356 6  - De Gaulle: The man who stands alone WILLIAM MILLINSHIP WITHIN a few weeks, General de Gaulle's prestige in France has fallen from its highest peak to its lowest level since he returned to power. His gloomy prediction that the Algerian war will last a long time yet has broken the
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      CAMBRIDGE RESULTS: WAS THIS SWITCH TO BLAME?
      124 6 r PHE Cambridge Certificate results showed a marked decline in the number of passes. This has been the worst year yet. And no wonder! The Malay language syllabus was changed without warning from syllabus B to syllabus K. Form V pupils only knew
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      UNFAIR
      84 6 r j\X> much criticism has of late been levied at teachers. I consider It grossly unfair to attack people without facts to support their case, and It is also mean and cowardly when the writers know full well that the teachers are not in a position to defend themselves.
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      TEACHING
      107 6 "THE news that the four 1 and a half hour extra session for teachers will cease as from next term is most welcome. Many think that clerking Is as onerous or as easy as teaching, and if clerks can work a certain number of hours, so can the teachers.
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      REASON WHY
      89 6 I AM convinced that all the criticism of the education authorities is justified particularly after the publication of the recent Bchool Certificate examination results. Approximately 60 per cent of the candidates were not successful. And I attribute this to: THE resignation of experienced and graduate teachers. THE strong
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      HIGH TIME
      46 6 AS a parent of a child who attends a Government school and is paying $3 a term in special fees. I find that my child Is not getting his moneys worth Isn't It high time inspectors of schools looked Into this matter? K.T.W. Singapore.
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    MACHINES for the MILLION
    274 6 China embarks on a monster development programme PEKING. Wed— China Is starting a 10-year programme to give its 500 million peasants the modern tools and machines which they need to mechanise the country's still backward, primitive agriculture. With only five per cent of her 350 million
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    Mercy flights
    146 7 Flying clubs offer service of 3 aircraft KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Federation Government has been offered the services of three aircraft for mercy flights to remote kampongs. The offer came from the Association of Federation's Aero Clubs, the Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dato Ong Yoke Lin,
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    Airline chief has talks
    46 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Director of Ground Operations of the Scandinavian Airlines System, Mr. V. Lauritsen, left today for Jakarta after a brief stopover here. Mr. Laurltsen had talks with officials of the Department of Civil Aviation and representatives of airlines here.
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    ' Man slashed, bottles flung into his house
    85 7 Man slashed, bottles flung into his house SINGAPORE, Wed— Bottlea were flun r Into the house of Lee Cheng Lin, 55, at Loronf 23, Gerlang, last night, after he had been slashed in the left hand. Ten thugs were said to have stormed into the house at 7.45 p.m., demanding
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    AUSSIE GIFT RAIL COACH TO BE NAMED SRI UDANI
    107 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— A dlesel rail coach, a gift from the Australian Government to Malaya, is to to be named Sri Udanl after a follower of Hang Tuah. It will be "christened" by the Australian High Commissioner In Malaya, Mr. T.
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    Turf truants face the sack
    509 7 NEW ORDERS GO OUT TO HEADS GOVERNING 'URGENT LEAVE FOR GOVT. OFFICERS MINISTRY WARNING OE DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST THOSE FOUND AT RACE MEETINGS DURING OFFICE HOURS SINGAPORE, Wednesday. /GOVERNMENT employees here have been warned that disciplinary action will be raken against those found at the
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    Time race to repair bund, save village
    245 7  -  HOW POW PECK Klang, Wednesday WORKMEN repairing the collapsed bund a< Pandamaran New Village, four miles from Klang, are fighting against time to save the homes of 8,000 people from being flooded by the sea. By More than 30 houses and 100 vegetable
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    State Govt. is asked to pay
    57 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Public Works Committee of the Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council wants the Selangor Government to pay for the cost of replacing all traffic signs in the Federal Capital with the new international road signs. The committee has instructed Its secretary to
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    $2,500 fence
    36 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed The Public Work! Committee of the Municipal Council here has recommended an expenditure of $2,500 for the erection of a fence on the northern boundary of the Ampang Road Muslim cemetery.
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    247 7 HER WHIRLWIND ROMANCE WAS WITH A BIGAMIST SAILOR A happy ending for second 'wife' Evelyn SINGAPORE, W e d.— Evelyn Tan's romance with Earle H. Harrison, an American sailor, had all the touch of a Hollywood melodrama. She first met him In July. 10M. when his ship called at Singapore.
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    3 Alliance men in
    54 7 KLUANG, Wed— The Pa.loh local council elections (Kluang district) were held yesterday. The successful candidates were Mr. Ec Cheong Tow (All). Mr. Tee Boon Huat (Ind). Mr. Lee 8a k Meng (All), Mr. Wang Teng Tong (Ind) and Mr. Chi Kun Yee (All) Twelve candidates contested
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    Affiliate suggestion for S'pore UMNO
    180 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Selang^r UMNO will raise the question of future status of the Singapore organisation at the UMNO general assembly on April 16 and 17. It will suggest that Singapore UMNO should be treated as an affiliate with autonomous powers and not as a
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    GOODNEIGHBOUR PROOF BY KHIR: MANUFACTURER
    354 7 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. TiHE Federation's proposal to set up a "good neigh- bour" Joint industrial research institute for Malaya, Singapore and Indonesia was today seen by industrialists here as a "gesture of goodwill" and "concrete proof" that the Federation Government was willing to co-operate with Singapore
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    Youth's body arriving in Corfu
    80 7 QINGAPORE. Wed. The body of Anthony See Leong Chuan. a third-year architectural student, who died In Britain from injuries received in a rugby game, will arrive here in the Corfu next Tuesday. On arrival the body will be taken to the home of Mr. See
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    Painting show
    31 7 SINGAPORE, Wed— The Minister for Culture. Mr. S. Rajaratnam. will open an exhibition of paintings by the Singapore Academy of Arts on Friday at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
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    Highway Code
    32 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Motorists are urged by the Minister of Transport, Inche Sardon bin Hajl Jublr, to purchase the pocket-sized Highway Code booklet being sold here for 50 cents each.
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    Bookseller is fined $50
    47 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. E. A. Abdul Oaffar. a bookseller, was fined $50 In the magistrate's court today for putting for sale a romanlsed Malay publication known as "Blslk." without a permit from the Ministry of Home Affairs. The paper Is published in Singapore.
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    OUT GOES RAF (M)—ALL BUT ONE UNIT
    177 7 OUT GOES RAF (M)— ALL BUT ONE UNIT KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Royal Air Force Regiment (Malaya) will be disbanded at the end of the month except for one squadron. The lone squadron will be stationed at the Royal Aus- tralian Air Force base at Butterworth. An RAF spokesman said
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    Annual dinner
    19 7 SINGAPORE. Wed.— The Prudential Malayan Star Club will hold an annual dinner at the Adelphl Hotel tomorrow.
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    Tax office to move
    57 7 IPOH. Wed.— The inrnml tax office In Brewster Hoai here will be closed except fol urgent business on Fridad and Saturday while it mo«iH to new premises on the flrs floor of the Perak Chines Rubber Dealers' Assoclatioi building. It will reopen for busines on March
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    Car hits bridge: Two dead
    90 7 Car hits bridge: Two dead rpELUK ANSON, Wed A Two men wen killed early today whei their car plunged int< a drain after hitting i bridge at the 19th milestone, Bagan Datoi Road. A third occupant. Yeop bli Abu Nayan. 20, who wa seated in the back, e.scapei unhurt. The
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      938 8 Candy you will love for Hart Raya A PLEASURE TO MAKE AND EAT JJARI RAY A is merrier when you share tnd do things together. On this page today, Feminine Forum presents sweets that you and your children can make together, give away as presents and that are, of course,
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      270 8 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 4. Elementary books for MOtle t. Free to return by rail. II car- old poets (7>. rylng a scholar 5. Find the animals some 9. Chose to wander round piano other day (4). Tor ages (6). 6. Air Is commonly so analysed 10. False Roman put
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      1678 9 THK STRAITS TIMES THURSDAY. MARCH 24, 1960 THE BLUE FUNNEL LDfE Tl ADEN, UYERtft, ttASfW, iONOON A CONTINENTAL PORTS Due Sport Sail! Sham Pining ■EMOMCIS Unrpool Giatgovi tl* IA Mir M Mar M/M Mar 11/ 1 PttYDORNS Irveraotl, Havre Mar M Apr 1 Apr 4/ S Apr I DOLIUS Liverpool,
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    IMPROVED CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON STOCK MARKET
    706 10 By Our Market Correspondent Ing more and more often recently that the International Tin Agreement Is making prices too stable. adds the Financial Tunes. But the drop at the end of February could have simply been due to action by the buffer stock manager.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    718 10 (\N the Malayan Stock Exchange yesterday, Industrials and sterling rubbers were firm while dollar rubbers and Una were selectively better. The turnover was good. Members of the Exchange reported the following business at the afternoon call: Industrial*: Fitzpatricks 8126; Fraser and Neave ords S3 cd; Gammon $2.50; Hume
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    113 10 SINGAPORE Chinese Product Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Continent March April shipments $394 'buyers, $40 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $59 sellers, drum $83 sellers. Pepper: quiet; very little business was reported done. Muntok white $305. Sarawak $300 (both up $5), special Sarawak black
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    73 10 rpHE M-ila.van Excbanfe Banks' Association made the following changes in Its rates to merchants yesterday tall rates to S100): Selling T.T. or O.D. rradv Bclrian Francs 1625; Deutsche Marks 136 1/8; Norwegian Kroner 233; Italian Lire *****. On the free exchange market in Hong Kong, the U.S. dollar
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    CLOSING PRICES
    31 10 SINGAPORE. MAR. 23. RUBBER: 81.19s per Ib. (unchanged). 5.30 p.m. close: $1.19 i (quiet). TIN: $389.50 per plcul (down 50 cents). Estimated unofficial offering 225 tons (np 5 tons).
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    88 10 TIB Federation Minister of Finance has fixed the following- prices for calrulaUnc Customs duties for the week brejinninf on March 24. Bobber $1.19 a Ib. Copra $«32.00 a ton. Coconut oil SI.M4.M a tan. Palm oil $681.25 a ton. Palm kernels 5517.00 a ton. The rates of duties
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    118 10 MELBOURNE. Wed. INVESTMENT shares held ar ■L easier tone on the Stock Exchange here today. Herald dropped a further la. 3d to 425. 6d while base metals and the oils eased slightly. Commonwealth bonds traded along firm lines. Con. Zinc 85/44 Mount Lyell (5 734 North Broken Hill
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    RUBBER PRICES
    207 10 APRIL first grade robber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 119«, cents per Ib.. unchanged on Tuesday's close. The closing tone was Dm II. S.C.C.B.A. elating price* in cents per Ib.. yesterday were: Int. 1 R S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 1195,, sellers 120 >»; Int. 1 R.S.S.
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    81 10 CHIPS tying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Thai 1/2. Singapore 4 '5, Demodoc us 6A. Bandung Baru 67. Rajula 8 Bawean 10 11, Luna Maersk 13 14, Java 15 16, Star Bella trix 18. Pronto 19. Glang Ann N. Wall 5. Rajah Brook*
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    STOCK INDICES
    23 10 Malayan Stock Exchange: March 23 March 2! Industrials: 134.5S 132.85 Tins: 180JS 159 43 Rubbers: 2«*.7« 2«7.M Jan. l 1»5S IM.
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      337 10 P^ BURMA FIVE STAR LINE WESTIOUND EUTtMNB frtu jaaia rtrtt t Hiapaiif I'M tana Nrto nUiti ftr riaatf art laraa farti. Lulitf ftr NaatfMf t lataa Parti S'oore Penani LILIAN "ARIAMA" M«,«1 HUM penln| 6ENIS It Mir sMPnraraira barrettoshipping SHIPPING AGENCY TBAniMS* fft I m mm; (tut *nr strati. s.ufHirt
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      233 10 TENDER TENDER Tenders are Invited for grass cutting in the Polio* Cantonment Mount Vernon, a total area of approximately 21 acres fcr the remainder of the year 1940. Tenders should cover tte supply i of all labour and mechanics! i mower to cut all grass In Mount j Venion Cantonment
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      810 10 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE is hereby given that the engagement between Miss Choong Kam Peng of Ipoh and Mr. Tal Mun Heng of Ipoh is hereby broken off by mutual consent and each party Is free from all obligations to the other. NOTICE NOTICE Is hereby given that I K. IBRAHIM
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      488 10 NOTICES an council of Singapore The Yan Kit Swimming Pool will be re-opened to the public on 25th March. 1960. THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT HABI RAYA PUASA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that no tuss or mooring boats will be available for the berthing and unberthing of vessels at
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      811 11 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS GOVERNMENT OF BRUNEI MEDICAL DEPARTMENT MEDICAL OFFICER Applications are Invited for the post of Medical Officer. Applicants must possess a medical qualification, registrable in the United Kingdom, and should be between the ages of 25 and 45 years. The duties of the post will be all the normal
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      769 11 i Continued from Page •> SITUATIONS VACANT 20 Word, Si (Mln.)— Box St et: txtru A9SBB S.T. K.L. position —lad. Applicants thaaked COOKBOY AND AMAH or two Amahs required urgently Changl home. Telephone ***** B'pore. BOOKKEEPER able to work to balance nheet required by a motor firm In Ipoh. Apply
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      902 11 SITUATIONS VACANT tt Word, Si (Mln.)— Mox it et*. txtro ALL THOSE who applied to Box ABBl2 for position advertised In this column on nth March are hereby notified that the position Is filled. TWO CANTONBBE AMAHS required by European family. Two small children First class cooking. Hslp with children.
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      1077 11 ACCOMMODATION VACANT it Word, Si (Mln.)— Box it et,. txtro CHINESE FAMILY, district S, has large airy furnished room with verandah for rental to 2 w /girls /eouplt psr person 880/- Apply Box A.BSSB B.T. B' pore. FURNISHED TWO BEDROOM Bat, 144 C. Holland Road, with louace/ dlnlnsroom. servant's quarters,
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      626 11 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES It Word, Si (Mln.)— Mom M eta. urtro COMPANY WITH SEVERAL agencies, good profits, looking financial assistance $3000 with security Interest per annum 80% or 20r. net profit. Box ABBBB S.T 8 pore PROGRESSIVE BRITISH COMPANY In Slngaperi. helding ge*d prefttaftly werkakle Agencies, censldertni liwerperatlng In Fedsratien, weuld
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      579 11 DOGS, PETS, ETC tt Word, Si (Mln.)— Mom M et: txtru STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIERS MKA class 1 mother 4 yean (Imported) son 3 months what offers. Pbooe Brooks KKB 71. EUROPEAN HOMES WANTED for oae mala dog two male, two female cats, three male kittens very petted. Apply 27. Alnwick
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    APPALLING RATE OF BOWLING —BENAUD
    174 12 APPALLING RATE OF BOWLING BENAUD VYDNEY. Wed—The slow bowling rate during the present M.C.C. West Indies tour was described as "appalling" today by Australian Test captain Richie Benaud. And the worst of it. says Benaud. writing In the Sydney Bun. was that Australians could find themselves on the receiving end
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    First match in Penang for Korean colleges
    163 12  - First match in Penang for Korean colleges VIC NAYAGAM By KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— A Korean Colleges All Star soccer team drawn from the four universities in South Korea will be playing a series of soccer matches in Malaya next month. More than half of the team's member' are believed to
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    3 SERVICES STARS JOIN IRC
    713 12 DARUL AFIAH WEAKENED BY LOSS OF KEY FORWARD AND FULLBACKS They look powerful with Denton, Stoddart, Neilsen. Rahim. Samijan signed -on this year By TEOH ENG TATT Singapore, Wednesday T^HREE Singapore Joint Services players Den--L ton, Stoddart and Neilsen, have signed for Indian Recreation Club
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    Lock icon ENGLAND BEAT N.Z. 4-3
    157 12 ENGLAND BEAT N.Z. 4-3 LONDON, Wed. England' beat New Zealand 4-3 in a women's international badminton match at Bodmln, Cornwall, last night. England lost ths three singles but won th« four doubles. SYDNEY: South African Dlok Williams has withdrawn from his fight with Brian Sheehan at Sydney Stadium on Monday
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    Lock icon TEA FIEND WILL CARRY 10.0 IN AINTREE CLASSIC
    46 12 Mr. J. D. Pickering's 11 -year-old Tea Fiend who will carry 10 st. when ridden by J. Lebane •In the Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree, Liverpool, on Saturday. Tea Fiend Is trained by G. R. Owen. Reuter picture.
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    Bestcrete and Ricky in tip-top form
    361 12 Bestcrete and Ricky in tip-top form ON THE TRACK with Epsom Jeep SINGAPORE, Wed. Bestcrete, winner of the Henggeler Memorial Trophy over 6f at Kuala Lumpur in January, is keeping his form. Ridden by Awl. the brilliant five-year-old did a smart 3f sprint In 36 3/5 on the track this
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    Lock icon Kerstin out of Grand National
    115 12 I ONDON. Wed. Kerstin and Polar Flight will not run in the Grand National steeplechase at Aintree on Saturday. Polished Steel is doubtful. MaJ. Calverley Bewirke. Kerstln's trainer, said the mare had contracted a small area of infection In her le». and on veterinary advice
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    124 12 last 'month; better on a last track. PUTLI: On the upgrade; won over the Bukit Timah 6f with 8.7 in 1 mm 14 in February. following up with a smart win over ths straight 5Jf at Ipoh earlier in the month; should easily make the grade lit Class
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    CATCHING 'EM YOUNG IS SSC's FORMULA FOR SUCCESS
    278 12 SINGAPORE, We*. The "secret"' behind Singapore Swimming Club's wcttssti in recent yean was revealed yesterday by David Crawly, the dab's popular superintendent coach. The S.C.C. ha 8 dominated the women and girls' even is since 1952 and has produced an outstanding woman
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    Rome targets: Spur or barrier ?
    743 13  - Rome targets: Spur or barrier Norman Siebel SPORTSFRONT by HAVING set Us qualifying standards for the Olympic Games at Rome from Aug. 25 to Sept. 11, what does the Federation of Malaya Amateur Athletic Union propose to do to help Its athletes achieve these marks which are the highest ever
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    SELETAR SPRINT TO START SEASON
    127 13 SELETAR SPRINT TO START SEASON SINGAPORE. Wed. Th« Sinfapore Motor Club's first sprint meeting of the season Seletar quartermile standing start on Sunday has attracted more than 120 entries from cars i and motor-cycles. This Is the first time the SMC. Is holding a race meet at Seletar. It replace*
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    29 13 HOCKEY Singapore Senior Knockout final: Unlver«lty of Malaya V SRC (Purer Park. 5 p.m.i BASKETBALL Singapore Combined Schools championships, <N.R.C). TABLK TENNIS Singapore Combined Schools championship* (N.R.C.).
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    RAHIM OMAR IN STADIUM ROW
    134 13 SINGAPORE, Wed. Rahim Omar, new captain of the Indian Recreation Club, challenged a spectator to a fight during the match between IRC and Singapore's Junior Asian Cup team at Jalan Besar Stadium today. Ten minutes before the end of the match, Rahim got permission of
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    28 men on 'short list'
    111 13 l/UALA LUMPUR. Wed, Twenty-eight players are on the "short list" for selection for the Combined Services (Malaya) team In this year's Malaya Cup and FAM Cup soccer competitions. Three trial matches have been played and three mor* matches have been arranged. Services teams will meet
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    Teachers lose
    17 13 SINGAPORE, Wed. Oan Eng 3eng schoolboys beat their Teachers 12-2 In a soccer match today.
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    S'PORE X-COUNTRY —FOR MEN ONLY
    168 13 CINOAPORE. Wed. As from this year the Singapore AAA's cross-country race will be for men only. Women competitors have been barred because of the poor response from them in I the past Only four women 1 —all from the Police Force took part last year.
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    40 13 CHAROEN W«tanasin (left) congratulates Erl a n d Kops of Denmark after the Dane had beaten him in the final of the men's singles in the AllEngland badminton championships at Wembley last weekend. UPI picture.
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    Junior meet proposed
    322 13 SAAA TO STUDY MOVE SINGAPORE. Wednesday. A PROPOSAL that the Singapore AAA should introduce a junior national championship meet this year was made at its first general committee meeting of the season yesterday SAAA secretary. Tang Tuck Wah. who made thi> proposal, said that a junior championship
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    Camp score 5 to win titie
    39 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Camp Federation Army beat Selangor Club 5-1 to win the Selangor Hockey Association's junior knockout championship here today. Ayoub (I), Azhara and Karam scored for Camp. Edmonds for the Club.
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    FMAAU meeting
    27 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Federation of Malaya Amateur Athletic Union will hold its half-yearly meeting on Apr. 24 at the Merdeka Stadium at 10 a.m.
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    Starting time
    22 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The first day's play in the All-Malayan Indo-Ceylonese tennis championships will begin at 2.30 p.m. on Saturday.
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    Hendon ask for game in S'pore
    112 13 SINGAPORE. Wed. Hendon F.C.. who will play In this years English Amateur Cup Final at Wembley on Apr. 23, wants to play one match In Singapore durtn* their proposed Far East tour in May. Hendon plan to play three matches in Hong Kong, three
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    31 13 TELUK ANSON. Wed The Perak Turf Club's branch office here handled $27,667 a record worth of totallsator bets and big sales during the March meeting which ended on Sunday.
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    779 14  -  K. BASKARAN KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. FREE ENTRY WORD PUZZLE CONTEST: DETAILS IN THE FREE PRESS EVERY DAY &I.VG FF/m KNIVES ON ROBBING SPREE TAKES CASH, BEER, CIGARETTES 10 raid 6 shops in one night A 10-MAN gang went ona shop-raiding spree here last night,
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    53 14 MADAM LSI VUIT HOE patMd MM| peacefully on £3.3.00 at 12.40 p.m. at rvsldenc*. lravlng behind thn-c •ons, Yip Pent Yew, Yip Pen< Yin. Yip Peng Kurn, flvc daughti n, two daughters-in-law, ,hr»« noni-ln-law, 9 KrandAOnn, and seven (rand daughters, funeral cortege leaving .0 Eng Hoon Street. Sunday 27th
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    56 14 MR. AND MRS A. MUTHUCUMARASAMV thank relatives and friend* for good WtoMa, telegrams, present*, on th> occasion of their marriage on l!>-3-«0. MR. K IMUNMUCAM and Mr. K. Thangavelu thank all natives and friends for their condolences wreaths, asuataoce and attendance* at the fu■eral of the late Mr. K.
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    382 14 LONDON. Wed —Buyer* on th» London stock exchange today displayed an even greater reluctance to open new commitments In front of the Budget and conditions generally were very quiet. Good company news helped the Industrial market to some extent but price movement generally were irregular, steel shares regained
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