The Straits Times, 21 December 1960

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    20 1 AVERAGE DAILY TEWTIFIEn SALE EXCEEDS 90,000 The Straits Times Estd. IMS. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 31. 1960. IS CENTS. Hat*** 1 fie****
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    Lock icon HELL ON A WARSHIP
    1016 1 Fight goes on, but the faint tappings cease... 46 known dead, 154 hurt in inferno NEW YORK, Tuesday UNDER batteries of powerful flood-lights, workmen today continued to burn their way through the armoured plating of the smouldering aircraft carrier Constellation to reach victims still entombed in
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    King and Borotra—a winning team
    91 1 King and Borotra— a winning team A CHAT WITH TENGKU BEFORE VICTORY IN ONE SET MATCHES AT THE RESIDENCY rTHE Yang di-Per-A tuan Agong, centre, smilingly listens to a point stressed by the president of the International Lawn Tennis Federation, Mr. Jean Bo•rotra. before he partnered him in an hour's
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    Lock icon 300 m. lost days
    33 1 LONDON. Tues. More than 300 million working days are lost each year in Britain through sickness or injury. I Mr. John Hare, the Minister jof Labour, said today. Reuter.
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    Beware of Red subversion: Dato Ismail
    506 1 Beware of Red subversion: Dato Ismail THE need to be constantly alert against Communist subversion in its various forms was stressed in the House of Representatives today by the Minister for Internal Security, Dato Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman. He also told members how expenditure on the police force had
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    Towkay puts robbers to flight with parang
    137 1 Towkay puts robbers to flight with parang SINGAPORE. Tues. Shop towkay Chla Hiok Khek. 36. shocked armed robbers by snatching one of their parangs, but missed with a swipe at a thug, in Lorong Tai Seng tonight. A brief scuffle lollowed and the towkay sustained a bruise on the forehead.
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    Lock icon Ethiopian rebels killed 18 in palace massacre
    349 1 AT LEAST 18 ministers and senior army and government officials were mown down in a massacre with which the shortlived revolt against Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia ended on Friday. Of 50 hostages held by the rebels in the Emperor s throne room.
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    Lock icon Ibrahim better
    32 1 LONDON. Tues.— St. James Hospital disclosed today that Singapore Minister of Health Inche Ahmed bin Ibrahim had "a major operation" last week and now is making satisfactory progress."— U.P I
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    Crash jetflew out of holding area...
    277 2 Crash jetflew out of holding area... WASHINGTON, Tuesday. nPWO top civil aviation officials today told President Eisenhower that the United Airlines DC -8 jet which collided with a TransWorld Airlines Super-Constellation over New York last Friday had failed to circle on a "holding area" and await landing instructions. The President
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    Lock icon AFRICAN TO BE D.O. IN NORTHERN RHODESIA
    88 2 AFRICAN TO BE D.O. IN NORTHERN RHODESIA LUSAKA, Tues. The Northern Rhodesia Government has selec- ted. for the first time, an African as a District Officer in the provincial administration. He is Mr. M. Musakanya, 27. now an assistant executive officer. He will receive the I promotion on completing a
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    Peace mission
    32 2 PARIS. Tues— The foreign ministers of Turkey. Greece and Cyprus decided yesterday to establish a committee in Cyprus to guard peace between the two communities on the newly-independent Island.— U.P.l.
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    Baudouin and Fabiola at the altar
    75 2 l/'ING Baudouin and Queen Fabiola in the Church of St. Michael and St. Gudule, in Brussels, for the religious half of their wedding ceremony. After the reading of a message from the Pope by Cardinal Siri, the Papal delegate, the ceremony was conducted by
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    Lock icon U.S. SECRETS MAN IN RUSSIA: I'M MARRIED
    148 2 MOSCOW. Tuesday. WILLIAM MARTIN, one of the two American cipher experts who went over to Russia earlier this year, has married a "wonderful Soviet girl and housekeeper" according *o the Soviet news agency Tass. Martin. 29, and Bernon Mitchell. 31— both former employees
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    Lock icon Roads all clear
    30 2 LONDON. Tues.— All natal roads In England and Wales were clear of floods last night for the first time in two months, the Automobile AsIsociatlon announced.— Router.
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      33 2 THE GAMBOLS By Barry Appleby fvOU SAW HIM LAST )II (h&S SBOSWiJ^ /^H.LOOtA /Q) Ca^SLmi V WHEN ME WA6 A J tr^^ m^ V I AT TUE iJ+JV >«*6*8«116 IsW/te*4 mTuAI Jl II
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    An international commission for Laos is urged
    413 3 BRITAIN TELLS RUSSIA: MILITARY AID FROM OUTSIDE MUST STOP LONDON. Tuesday T ORD HOME, the Foreign Secretary, made it clear yesterday that Britain was ready to approach Russia about the possible return of the International Control Commission to Laos, if the new Laos
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    Lock icon Wo point in revival of Geneva conference'
    155 3 J ONDON, Tues— Mr. JoLl seph Godber, Foreign Tnder-Secretary, said last night he did not see any point in recalling the Geneva conference on Indo-China to deal with the current situation in Laos. The British Government thought the most useful thing, if outside
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    Lock icon Man-in-space rocket test goes off without a hitch this time
    296 3 Man-in-space rocket test goes off without a hitch this time CAPE CANAVERAL, Tuesday rpHE United States today fired a powerful Redstone rocket designed to hurl aloft one of the Mercury space capsules in which it hopes to place a human Astronaut in orbit next year. No animals or biological specimens
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    Lock icon ALGERIA—A THREAT TO WORLD PEACE, SAYS U.N. ASSEMBLY
    242 3 ALGERIA— A THREAT TO WORLD PEACE, SAYS U.N. ASSEMBLY NEW YORK, Tuesday. TJHE United Nations General Assembly yesterday decided that the present situation in Algeria constituted a threat to international peace and security. A resolution, which was adopted by 63 votes to eight with 27 abstentions, further recognised that the
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    Lock icon Three ties a year
    62 3 LONDQN, Tues.— The average British man buys three ties a year and is "bottom by a long chalk" of the list of his contemporaries, the Tie Manufacturers Ass o c lation complained here. The average American buys 12 ties a year. His counterparts in Canada. South
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    Lock icon Biggest news
    27 3 TAIPEH, Tues— The China News, an influential Englishlanguage newspaper here, today picked President Eisenhower's visit to Formosa as the biggest domestic news in 1960— Reuter.
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    Lock icon China and Cambodia sign pact
    111 3 China and Cambodia sign pact PEKING. Tues— Cambodia and China yesterday signed a treaty of friendship and non-aggression. This was announced by Prince Sihanouk and Mr. Pen Chen. Mayor of Peking, at a rally of 10,000 people here. Prince Sihanouk, Cambodian head of state, said that the treaty "proclaims to
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    Lock icon Margaret's gift to blind babies
    36 3 LONDON, Tues. Princess Margaret, who Is president of the Sunshine Homes for Blind Babies, has sent a big Christmas box of chocolates to each of its eight homes throughout Britain— Reuter.
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    42 HELD IN NEPAL
    87 3 KATMANDU. Tues Forty-two politicians of different parties have been arrested since Thursday when King Mahendra took personal control of this country's government. However, the list published In the first official announcement made since the take-over did not In- clude the names of Prime Minister B. P.
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      379 3 RADIO SINGAPORE RADIO MALAYA Medium Wave 476 metre* Ml-" metres) Short Wave 62 metres A.M. 6.00 Time Signal. Negmrafrom 8.00 p.m.— p.m. dalU Ku. News Headlines; 6.05 MornAM- 6.30 Good Morning; 6.33 Ing Melodies; 6.50 Keep Pit With Morning Prelude; 700 The New»: Telk Lee; 7.00 Sing It Again; 7.30
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    Water cut
    31 4 SINGAPORE. Tues.— Water will be cut off along Chua Dhu Kang Road between 15 J i m.s. and 16 1 2 m.s. from 9 am. :o 3 p.m. tomorrow.
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    'Charge S'pore for water'
    375 4 JOHORE IS URGED TO RE-CONSIDER POLICY lOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— A call to the Johore Government to reconsider its policy of supplying free water to Singapore was made today by an Alliance member of the State Legislative Assembly during a full day's debate on the 1961 Budget.
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    Spore firm builds fire engines for Johore
    157 4 Spore firm builds fire engines for Johore JOHORE BAHKI Tues. The Johore Government today acquired five new fire engines costing $90,000 as part of its fiveyear plan to expand and modernise Its fire-fighting service in the State. The "Reinforters." a» they are called, are of revolutionary design. and were built
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    AWARDS FOR 2 WINNING PLAYS
    138 4 AWARDS FOR 2 WINNING PLAYS SINGAPORE, Tues. The Ministry of Culture today announced the results of the drama competition for the four language streams in the State which It sponsored In June. The winner in the Chinese section is an entrant whose pen-name is "Inche Tanjong." His winning play is
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    AIR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
    267 4 rpHE following is today's 1- schedule of civil aircraft movements at Paya Lebar airport Singapore. ARRIVALS BO AC: Prom Hong Kong (BA 961) 1.25 pjn.; from London. Frankfurt. Beirut. Teheran. Delhi. Rangoon (BA 716) 7 pjn.: Jrom Melbourne Sydney. Darwin. Jakarta (BA 711) 10.60 pjn. Garnda:
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    993 TO GET NEW TEACHING JOBS
    208 4 rpHE Ministry of EduA cation is to appoint nearly 1,000 temporary teachers to staff the extra primary classes for next year. An official spokesman confirming this today said a total of 993 teachers had been selected out of 1,843 applicants. Those selected will be
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    New law to protect the rights of farmers
    387 4 SINGAPORE, Tues.— The Government today published a new Bill designed to protect the farmer's right to continue working the land now being held by him. Called the Agricultural Leases Ordinance. 1960, the Bill provides that the owner of any agricultural land must
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    XMAS TREATS FOR 400 CHILDREN
    144 4 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. rwiHE Rotary Club, Singapore West, will give Christmas treats to 100 underprivileged children at the Salvation Army Boys Home, and more than 300 Juvenile patients in hospitals during the festive season. On Saturday at 4 p.m. a member dressed as Santa Claus will
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      94 4 Singapore diary Y.M.CJI.: Billiards 9 %au Rajah Social Club 3JO pjn, junior department. Üble tennia English conversation 4 pjn. 3 p.m.. body building, weight NARAYANAGLRI'KULA AB--11f ting. lawn tennis 430 pjn.. SOCIATION: Indian rlfiirttit-i Malay Std. 1 8.16 pjn. judo and dance 4 p.m. to 9 pjn. Singapore Chess Club
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    Raja Uda in Malacca
    57 5 MALACCA. Toes.— The Governor of Penane. Tan Raja Uda, arrived here by car this morning on a two-day unofficial visit. He was' accompanied by his wife and other members of the family. Earlier this year the Governor of Malacca. Da to ilaii Abdul .Malek bin Vusof,
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    Newhousing scheme
    59 5 IPOH, Tues.— The $500,000 housing scheme of the Ipoh Malay Co-operative Housing Society, sprawling over a 105--acre site in Ounong Rapat new village here, was opened on Sunday by the Mentri Besar of Perak, Inche Sha'ari bin Piai. He urged the Malays to emulate the example of the
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    Old Frees will celebrate
    42 5 PENANG, Tues.— The Penang Old Frees' Association will hold a buffet dinner at their Mandalay Road premises to celebrate the installation of the Yang dl-Pertuan Agong on Jan. 4. The King received his English education at the school.
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    Private schools prepare for rush by 29,000
    156 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday ORIVATE schools are getting ready to take A on the 29,000 pupils for whom no places will be available in Government-aided schools next year. Several private schools have begun expansion programmes. Additional schools and commercial institutions are expected to be
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    INDONESIAN CULTURAL TEAM HIT BY ILLNESS: THREE 'OUT'
    220 5 INDONESIAN CULTURAL TEAM HIT BY ILLNESS: THREE 'OUT' DENANG, Tues.— The 1 Indonesian cultural troupe now performing in Kedah has been hit by illness. Three members of the team are down with exhaustion, and did not accompany the troupe when It left here this morning for Kedah. Of the sick
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    At bersanding ceremony
    57 5 INCHE HAMDAN ABDUL AZIZ and his bride. Che Noor Zaitun Rahim. photographed at the bersanding ceremony after their wedding at Kampone Sengat, near Ipoh. Inche Hamdan is with the Commissioner of Lands Office. Kota Bharu. Kelantan. The bride is the younger sister of Inche Abdul Manap, of
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    WIFE HELPS SET TRAP FOR CAR TYRE GANG
    167 5 WIFE HELPS SET TRAP FOR CAR TYRE GANG IPOH. Tuesday. a POLICE officer's wife last night helped to spring a trap which may have smashed a gang specialising in stealing car tyros and accessories. A party of police Including officers of the police volunteer reserve and led by Asst. Supt.
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    Senator for Pata talks
    56 5 PENANG. Tu«*s. Senator Cheah Seng Khlm. president of the Penang Tourist Association, will attend the Pacific Area Travel Association conference a t Honolulu from Jan 8 to 13. Benator Cheah will be a member of the Federation delegation at the conference. After the conference he will
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    Coroner orders exhumation
    96 5 Coroner orders exhumation BUTTERWORTH. Tues The Province Coroner. Syed Hussain Jamalullil, tnday ordered the exhumation of the body of a six-year-old boy, Ang Yok Chuan, "to ascertain his height in order to determine the cause of death." Ang was knocked down by a car at Jalan Raja Uda here on
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    Two plead guilty to theft
    39 5 PENAJ4G. Tues.— Lee Ah Cheng and Chan Wah Heng, both 18 and unemployed, today pleaded guilty to breakIng into a house in Tanjong Tokong and stealing $12. Sentence was postponed pending a probation report.
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    Cyclist killed
    26 5 BUTTERWORTH, Tues.— A cyclist. Chik bin Mat Saman. 51. was killed when he was knocked down by lorry at Jalan Raja Uda here yesterday.
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    THIEVES WERE BUSY DURING FUNERAL
    159 5 MALACCA. Tues.— While thousands of people came out of their houses to watch the State funeral of Tun Tan Cheng Lock yesterday morning, burglars and bicycle thieves were busy Four houses were broken into, and cash and jewellery amounting to about $5,000 stolen Two schoolboys
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      New S'pore luxury hotel
      41 6  -  $500,000 TO RENOVATE FORMER 'EMBASSY' -By KEN HAMMONDS BIGHT: The roof-garden —a view towards the sea, showing: the bandstand. BELOW: A view of the lounge bar. situated on the ground-floor opposite the receptionist booth, Straits Times pictures
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      to meet growing demand
      347 6 to meet growing demand THE Hotel Ambassador, in Katong, is Singapore's new luxury hotel. It cost about $500,000 to renovate; and celebrated its opening last week with a cocktail party. Renovation work took three months, according to Mr. David W. C. Foo, managing director of the hotel, who is one
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      268 6 II V» congratulate HOTEL AMBASSADOR LIMITED and wish them, Every Success I YONG HONG THYE CORPORATION LTD. I Manufacturers' Representatives, General Importers Exporters, Wholesale Retail Merchants, Daalara ii Wines, Spirits, Provisions, Patent Medicines, etc. 47, Circular Road, Singapore- 1. Telephone: *****/3 Best Wishes to the Hotel Ambassador on their opening.
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    ABORIGINES: 'BRITISH SPY' ALLEGATION BY P.M.I.P. IS PROMPTLY DENIED
    1792 7 PARLIAMENT: Debate on Ministry of Interior's Budget vote AN allegation that the Adviser on Aborigines in Malaya was a British spy was promptly denied in the House of Representatives today. The reference to this officer came when the House was discussing
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    BOROTRA PARTNERS THE KING
    262 8 We'll take on whole of Malaya at tennis, quips French star after they win two short games KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. JEAN BOROTRA, veteran French tennis star and president of the International Lawn Tennis Federation, today said that it should be a great encouragement for tennis in
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    Lure of the Highlands...
    380 9 TOURIST BOOM FORECAST: TWO-MILE LONG C.E.B. LAKE WILL BE IDEAL FOR WATER SPORT FANS TANAH RATA, Tuesday A TOURIST trade boom is coming to the Cameron Highlands, predicts a Pahang Government statement. And acting as a major lure for visitors will be the huge man-made lake
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    Sarawak to control sale of shotguns
    93 9 ITUCHING. Tues. The Sarawak Government has decided to exercise closer control over the purchase of shotguns by the public. In a recent statement, the Government said: "There are now tjT.OOO shotguns in Sarawak a very large number considering the size and population of the
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    Mentri's tour
    30 9 TANJONG MALIM. Tues.— The Perak Mentri Besar, Inche Sha'ari bin Piai. today began a two-day tour of rural development projects in the T«njong Malim and Slim River areas.
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    AN ENDURANCE RUN FOR VESPA CLUB
    105 9 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. A TEAM of 12 members from the Vespa Club in Singapore will have an unusual Christmas holiday this year. They will make an "all-ex-pends paid." endurance run "North to Alor Star" organised by 20th CenturyPox and the Cathay Organisation Jointly with the
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    Xmas calls to Britain fully booked in S'pore
    132 9 Xmas calls to Britain fully booked in S'pore SINGAPORE. Tues.— Christmas radio telephone calls from Singapore to Britain and other parts, of Europe have been already fully booked. A spokesman from the Telecommunications Department said that the practice of sending radio telephone messages on Christmas Day was becoming Increasingly popular
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    Boy falls to death
    47 9 SINGAPORE. Tv c s.— A nine-year-old school boy, Khong Kong Huat, fell more than 70 feet to his death from a fourth storey flat in Moh Guan Terrace In Tiong Bahru this afternoon. He was playing with three other children when he slipped.
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    COURT ENDS ROW OVER PIGEONS
    159 9 COURT ENDS ROW OVER PIGEONS ITUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A magistrate. Mr. Gunn Chit Tuan, today held that the hundreds of pigeons which fly in and out of the Sir Maha Mariamman temple in High Street DO belong to the temple. He accordingly found K. Valayuthan. 25. guilty of stealing 10
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    $264,514 collected in wages arrears
    232 9 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE Government has recovered a total of $264,514 1 over the past 15 months from employees in payment of their workers' arrears overtime and other pay. This Is disclosed in the Labour Departments November report. The report said that Its enforcement section, acting
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    3 Malayans for Jamboree
    64 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Three Malayans have left I for Sydney to attend the sixth Australian Boy Scout Jamboree, which starts on Dec. 29. They are William Ho. Ang i Swee Cheng and Chin Ylk Poh. all from Malacca. More than 15.000 scouts from South-East Asian countries,
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    Is YOUR conscience clear?
    132 9 Is YOUR conscience clear? (XF course it is. you'll v say— and leave it at that. |But hundreds of Singaporeans are being put to the test. They are the people who are flocking to a Tiong Bahru temple and praying before two 1.500-year-old images of the Lord Buddha for their
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    Jobs switch
    33 9 SUNGEI PATANI. Tuesw— Dr. D.B.S. Edward. Medical and Health Officer. Central Kedah. has been transferred to Kuantan. and Dr. N. Natarajan, from Kuantan, haj arrived in Sungei Patanl to succeed him.
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      312 9 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS gang? (5. 6). 1 Goggled feeling peevish In- 9. One has only to change pence side, because ill-fated <4. 7>. for it. yet ita condition is 5 Possibly precious run given flawless (10). to friend <4> Crowded time of year when 10 Inexperienced with building the
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    Rice mill's $900,000 loss: Probe is ordered
    284 10 Rice mill's $900,000 loss: Probe is ordered KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A Government committee is to probe the reported loss of $900,000 in the operation of the Govern-ment-financed Tanjong Karang Rice Mill. The offlctr-in-charge of the mill will be asked to give details of the operation and how the loss occurred.
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    Driver fined $50
    47 10 KLANO, Tues.— A lorry driver. Lai Chong Liong. of Subaug New VlllUge, was fined $50 yesterday in the magistrate's court for not securing his load of planks properly at Kapar Road. Two planks fell off Lai's lorry and injured a pedestrian on Oct. 14
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    Budget meeting
    23 10 KOTA BHARU, Tues.— The Budget meeting of the Kelantan State Legislative Assembly will be held here on Dec. 24 and 28.
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    Riddle of the CHEAPER Thai sarongs
    124 10 Riddle of the CHEAPER Thai sarongs KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A spokesman of the Rural and Industrial Development Authority said today it was a mystery how Thai saronirs could be sold in the Federation at lower prices than Malayan ones. He said that there was an import duty of 25 per
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    2 wounded by security forces
    62 10 2 wounded by security forces KUCHING, Tues.— Two Indonesians were shot and wounded by Indonesian security forces recently, while carrying rubber to Lubok Antu (second division) bazaar, according to a report received here. The shooting took place on Indonesian territory not far from the border. One man Is reported to
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    HE THREW ACID AT DAUGHTER'S FIANCE...
    205 10 HE THREW ACID AT DAUGHTER'S FIANCE. SINGAPORE, Tuesday. 4 TUBERCULOSIS patient told a magistrate here today that ill-treatment he had suffered from members of his family finally drove him to splash caustic soda on his daughter's fiance. Scan Twa Lah, 61. told this story to the ninth magistrate. Mr. R.
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    Educating the Dayaks: 'Whose job?' starts a clash...
    423 10 A DAYAK councillor clashed with a Goveminent member in the Sarawak Council Negri on the question of developing interest in education among the Dayaks. The clash was between Inche Buda anak Ulan of the Lubok Antu District Council and the Director of
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    The Straits 'invasion' again
    80 10 The Straits 'invasion' again JOHORE BAHRU. Tues Low-lying areas in Johore BaJb.ru were under several Inches of water for about an hour today when the Johore Straits made Us annual "invasion" of the town. Hirh tide, about three feet higher than the normal level, filled the Suneel Secet to its
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    Goodwill youths visit Ipoh
    50 10 IPOH, Tues.— The 18 members of the Sarawak youth goodwill mission were entertained to a tea-party today by the Mentri Besar of Perak. Inche Shaarl bin Plal. Later, they attended a dinner given by the chairman o f the Ipoh Town Council. Mr. E G. Waller.
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    ASA OCTOBER EXAMS: FULL LIST OF SINGAPORE PASSES
    734 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Australian Society of Accountants today announced the names of the successful candidates in the ASA. examinations In Singapore In October. ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING: Abdul Aziz bin Salehuddln, Chan Hal Liong. Chan Tsun Doke, Cheah Chang Seang, Cheng You Thy*,
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    Hey presto!...and he lost $5,000
    284 11 Hey presto! ...and he lost $5,000 Nine-day 'wonder' made his money (left in a 'magic' box to triple itself) vanish with man who prayed over it SINGAPORE, Tuesday A bill collector who put 85,860 into a box in the belief that it would turn into 515.000 is now poorer by
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    Men in a hurry fined $40
    51 11 KLANO. Tues Two motorists were fined $40 each today in the magistrate's court here for exceeding the speed limit at Batu Tiga Road on Nov 2. They were Lee Ah Huat a foreman of Petallng Jaya, and Chong Keng of Rembau Street. Both pleaded
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    RADIO CHIEF GOING TO INDIA FOR TRAINING
    99 11 RADIO CHIEF GOING TO INDIA FOR TRAINING SINGAPORE. Tues. Mr. P. S. Raman, the! head of the Indian sec-j fcion of Radio Singapore, will leave for India on Thursday for training in broadcasting. Mr. Raman, who is a Tamil scholar, was nominated by the Singapore Government. He will also attend
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    MALAYAN ENVOY RETURNS TO BANGKOK POST
    101 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Malayan Ambassador to Thailand. Syed Sheh Shahabudin, returned to Bangkok today. He arrived here two weeks ago with his wife. Tengku Habsah. who was ill and was seeking medical attention. She is now in the Bungsar Hospital here. She is
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    Jailed: Man who rose from peon to become order clerk
    198 11 SINGAPORE. Tues. Ramaiah Subramaniam, who worked his way up from an office peon to the position of an order clerk in a Singapore firm was today jailed for 18 months for misappropriating $9,549 of the company's money. He pleaded guilty
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    Bank files writ
    41 11 BINGAPORE. Tues. The Bank of Tokyo Ltd. has filed a writ In the High Court Registry against Tart Chee Klat. trading as Kirn Hua and Co.. Roberts Lane, claiming $79,217 as drawer of a cheque dated Nov. 13.
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    TUN TAN: ALL MALAYA IS IN HIS DEBT SAY MPs IN A LAST TRIBUTE
    826 11 TUN TAN: ALL MALAYA IS IN HIS DEBT SAY MPs IN A LAST TRIBUTE APPOSI TION members today joined the Alliance in paying glowing tributes to the late Tun Tan Cheng Lock— "despite political differences." They were speaking on a resolution moved by the Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, that
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    Police couldn't trace Chief Inspector
    156 11 IPOH, Tuesday. OOLICE in Seremban could not trace one of their 1 Chief Inspectors, the Magistrate's Court here was told today. Chief Inspector Lee Keat Seong was required to give expert evidence in two gambling cases. The accused In the cases were Man Yin Heng,
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    New hospital wing ready
    55 11 SINGAPORE. Tues— A new wing of the Kwong Wai Slu free hospital in Serangoon Road has been completed and will be opened on Christmas Day by Dr. Sheng Nam Chin, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Health. The wing, which cost $300,000. Is a two-storey building.
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    He lost by a nose...
    47 11 BATU OAJAH, Tues.— A barber was taken to the hospital here this morning with part of his nose bitten off. The barber, K. Karrupaiah. 55, was said to have been Involved in a fight. He was allowed to go home after treatment.
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    Mistletoe and holly to make a real Xmas
    106 11 Mistletoe and holly to make a real Xmas i OINGAPORE, Tues.— Many families in Singapore will be able to decorate their homes with fresh holly and mistletoe for the first time during this Christinas season. This is made possible by the Singapore Cold .Storage Ltd.. which has imported a 52.090
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    79 12 M W»r4» lit (Mimlmmm) THE WIDOW and children of the late Dr. If. A. Gabriel- Jayamaha I hank relatives) and friends who sent wreaths, letters of condolences, loan or can. donations for masses, assistance and attendance at bin funeral. MR. AND MRS. S. VALOO of 77 I '.unbuilt Avenue
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    IN MEMORIAM
    53 12 Wtdt lit (Minimum, ARMSTRONG la loving memory or our dear mother, Louise Isabella, departed 21.12.5t. Not lost nut lone be fore. Inserted by her loving children. GREETINGS If H.re-i Sl* (Mtium*m, RON MORRIS, Bukit Kanionrag Estate, Batu Tlga, wishes his friends the Season's Greetings. No Individual carda sent.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    421 12 M ITevw* tit (Mimimmm) THE COCKPIT. Glamorous Kerry Bryant sings. Telephone (B'pore) S3***. A MERRY CHRISTMAS Witt) A Happy New Minx. See Lyons Motors about It. Mitt IRENE will now attend to year rr-.r in May Poenc Beauty Wines) a* H Devonshire Road. Singapore. 9. Tel: *****. ACCOUNTING SYSTEMS
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  • The Straits Times Wednesday. December 21,1960.
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      The Medical Services
      609 12 The Minister for Health and Social Service had some encouraging news to give during the parliamentary debate on his Ministry's estimates for 1961. Never before has Malaya had more doctors in the Government service. In 1950, although the establishment provided for 330 posts, only 180 were filled.
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      Living Museum
      381 12 A museum should be a highly utilitarian institution and there could be no worse mistake than to treat the new National Museum, work on which will start next year according to the Tengku, as just another symbol of the prestige a young nation ought to have. The torpidity
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      Congo Limits
      228 12 Malaya's warning to the Assembly on the conduct of the U.N. operation in the Congo is full of sturdy sense. Intervention is circumscribed by the U.N.s own charter, and its limits have been spelled out in the resolutions of the Security Council and the Assembly. The Congo force
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    THE KENNEDY CABINET
    1165 12  -  DONALD LUDLOW AS THE new U.S. government begins to take on Its full shape, one thing Is clear John Fitzgerald Kennedy, youngest President-elect in American history. Intends to be the sole boss. Unlike Eisenhower, who delegated so many responsibilities notably to the late John Foster Dulles in
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    Lock icon LABOUR
    386 12 NEW REVOLT SETS 6AITSKELL FIGHTING ON THREE FRONTS LONDON. Tues.— The British Parliament rises for holiday this week with Socialists facing their grimmest polit ic a 1 Christmas since the second world war. The Labour Party's chaotic feuding over defence and leadership issues has now gone beyond mere split
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      Fare-paying passengers must come first...
      270 12 Fare-paying passengers must come first... H'HERE is a notice by thsj general manager of the Singapore Traction Co. displayed in all its buses calling upon all passholders and company personnel to give up their seats to farepaying passengers. Unfortunately, this notlca does not serve its purpose. Far e-paying passengers strap-hang
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    ALL WOMEN ARE WEAK, she wrote...
    576 13 then a pretty teacher hanged herself SINGAPORE, Tues. DEFORE she hanged herself in a forest-clad 13 vale, off 19£ m.s. Bedok Road, a pretty woman teacher wrote on a favourite photograph of herself these words: "All women are weak." The teacher, an inquest here
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    Parents told: Keep your children away from gangsters
    210 13 Parents told: Keep your children away from gangsters JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— The Johore Government Is circulating thousands of copies of a leaflet throughout the State, warning people to beware of secret society gangsters. The leaflet, In four languages, calls on parents and guardians to protect their children, relatives and friends,
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    'No' to barbers
    37 13 KLANG. Tues. The Town Council here has rejected the offer by 10 barbers, who are occupying part of the present Council building at Watson Road, Port Swettenham, to pay a monthly rent of $5.
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    Alliance get 23 of the 25 seats
    128 13 Alliance get 23 of the 25 seats JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. Alliance candidates won all but two of the 25 seats contested at the local council by-elections in Johore at the weekend. The other two seats went to Socialist Front candidates. The victorious candidates were:— ENDAU: Othman bin Jusoh. Chia Cheong,
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    660 for Mecca
    25 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— About 660 Muslims from Selangor will go on pilgrimage to Mecca next year. They will embark from Port Swettenham.
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    Allowance move
    45 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The State Financial Officer Inche Abdul Aziz bin Haji Mohamed All. will move In the Selangor State Assembly tomorrow, that an allowance of $2,000 a month be paid to the Tengku Ampuan of Selangor with effect from September this year
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    Blasting danger
    31 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Selangor State Assembly tomorrow will consider a motion regarding blasting operations of Malayan Cement Ltd. in Rawang and the possible danger to people living nearby.
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    MINISTRY WON'T GIVE REASONS FOR ARRESTS
    312 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. rPHE Ministry of Internal Security has told the 1 Malayan Trades Union Congress that it could not disclose the grounds for the detention of two trade unionists under the Internal Security Act on Nov. 30. It added that the two were
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    Car charge lawyer is cleared
    119 13 Car charge lawyer is cleared SINGAPORE. Tues.— A lawyer accused today of parking his car within 20ft. of a junction was acquitted without his defence being called. Tan Yee Seng was alleged to have parked his car within 20ft. of Armenian Street and Loke Yew Street at 8.30 p.m. on
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    TRENGGANU OPPOSITION FIGHTS ALLOWANCE
    113 13 KUALA TRENGGANU, Toes. Opposition members in the Trengganu State Legislative Assembly today abstained from voting on a Bill authorising a $50 increase in monthly allowance for members of the Assembly and the State Executive Council. According to the Bill, which was passed, the increase is to
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    STREAMLINING OF SHELL ORGANISATION
    192 13 THE Shell Company A today announced that from Jan. 1 a new company named Shell (Eastern) Ltd. will take over certain activities at present carried on by the Shell Co. of Singapore Ltd. A Bhell spokesman explained that the decision to form the new company was
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    Murder trial questions about 'half naked' man
    433 13 Murder trial questions about 'half naked' man KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A POLICE SERGEANT admitted today that a murder suspect was kept for an hour in a room at a police station one night clad only in a singlet and a pair of underpants. "But the room was not cold at
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    Last group for Kirkby
    43 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The last group of 92 Malayans for Brlnsford Lodge and Klrkby Teachers' training colleges left here for Britain today in a chartered BOAC aircraft. Altogether 292 were chosen for next year's courses at the two colleges.
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    SMALL-FIST DETAINEE SLIPPED OFF HANDCUFFS TO ESCAPE
    158 13 SMALL-FIST DETAINEE SLIPPED OFF HANDCUFFS TO ESCAPE SINGAPORE, Tues. Standard -sized handcuffs used by Singapore police have proved to be too big to hold some prisoners. A Singapore Prisons Department spokesman said this today in explaining how a Pulau Senang detainee, Goh Chong Hor, 21, had dashed to freedom yesterday.
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    Transfeired
    23 13 RAJUB, Tues. The Raub area Information Officer, Inche Idrus bin Haji Hussein, has gone on transfer as Deputy State Information. Officer, Trengganu.
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    Lock icon Kamil: INTERVENTION CAN'T BE AVOIDED
    523 14 U.N. debate on Congo hears Malaya's stand NEW YORK. Tuesday DATO Nik Ahmed Kamil, of Malaya, told the General Assembly last night that intervention in the Congo "in one form, or another" was unavoidable. Speaking in the Assembly's resumed Congo debate, he said the fact
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    Lock icon Patrick, the boy with his dad's kidney, dies suddenly
    70 14 Patrick, the boy with his dad's kidney, dies suddenly LONDON. Tuts. Patrick Kinsella (above). 17-year-old Londoner who .had a kidney grafted from his father, died suddenly in hospital here yesterday. After the operation at the end of October the second of its kind in Britain —both the boy and his
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    £6,450 gold vanishes in mid-air
    79 14 £6,450 gold vanishes in mid-air 'pORONTO, Tues. The police yesterday said that they were investigating the disappearance of £6,450 in gold coins on a Trans Canada Airlines Jet flight from London. The coins, consigned to the Bank of Nova Scotia head office In Toronto, were shipped on Dec. 9 In
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    Lock icon Mr. K IS ACTIVE AGAIN AFTER BOUT OF FLU
    289 14 MOSCOW, Tuesday. MR KHRUSHCHEV, who has been" ill with influ--IT* enza for a fortnight, yesterday attended the signing of a communtqus on Soviet-Cuban talKs here. The communique was signed by First Deputy Premier, Mr. Mikoyan. and Mr Ernesto Guevara, leader of
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    jennie Lee: Ask Peking Ministers to London
    159 14 jennie Lee: Ask Peking Ministers to London T ONDON, Tues. Miss Jennie Lee (Labour) yesterday urged the British Government to Invite leading members of the Peking Government to London to discuss means of expanding cultural and economic relations. She said that the Government should treat, this as a matter of
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    Lock icon Death toll rises
    71 14 TAIPEH, Tues. The death toll of a cave-in In a railway tunnel near Formosa's northern port tf Keelung rose to eight today. Of the 10 workers caught by tons of fallen rocks and earth five were rescued alive and four bodies were dug out. But up to
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    Lock icon Jiving round the clock
    77 14 ("ARDIKF (Wales.), Tues. Three Welsh couples yesterday claimed a new world non-stop Jiving record of 24 hours 49 minutes. Another 20 couples who started with them in a ballroom at Barry (Glamorgan) dropped out earlier. The organiser. Mr. Samuel Watters, claimed that the previous record was
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    Lock icon 193 children homeless
    54 14 HONG KONG. Tues.— Mort than 400 people. Including 193 children, were made homeless today In an early morning fire which destroyed 22 squatter huts and damaged four tenement houses on Hong Kong Island. Only last week about 1.000 lost their homes and thre» were Injured In another
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    Lock icon Anne misses theatre date
    32 14 Anne misses theatre date LONDON. Tue.s. Princess Anne 10, has a chill, and was unable to go with her grandmother, the Queen Mother, to a West End theatre matinee this afternoon. Reuter
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    Lock icon Oil talks over
    36 14 BAGDAD. Tues. MajorGeneral Abdul Karim Kassem. Prime Minister of Iraq, last night wound up current oil negotiations in a 6i-hour meeting with representatives of the Iraq Petroleum Company, it was announced here —Reuter.
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    Lock icon Ayub stop-over
    32 14 BANGKOK. Tue.s. Th« President of Pakistan, Fle!1 Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan, arrived here today In a Pakistani Air Force plane for a two-hour stopover on his way to Karachi.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Reign of terror in Irian: Nasution
    249 14 INDONESIAN Defence Minister and Army Ch i c f-of-Staff Gen. Abdul Haris Nasution, has accused the Dutch of launching a "reign of terror" in West New Guinea (West Irian). Gen. Nasution. who has been touring east Indonesia, was addressing a Press conference here. He
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    RUSSIA TOPS NOVEMBER SHIPMENTS OF RUBBER
    1205 18 By Our Market Correspondent RUSSIA took one third of her entire 1960 rubber purchases from Malaya during the single month of November, official ocean shipment figures showed yesterday. In November she took 20,725 tons, the highest shipment for any destination, against 7,250 tons in
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    22 18 Malayan Stork Exchaatre: Dtf. 20 Dec. 19 Industrials: 128.79 128.54 Tins: 182.17 180.30 Robber*: 211.45 210.47 Jan. 1 19M— IM.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    213 18 JANUARY first p-ade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 87% cente per lb. up a cent on Monday's close. The tone was quietly ateady. B.C.C.R.A. closing prices in cents per lb.. yesterday were: Int. l R.B.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 87%, sellers 87%; Int. 1 R.s.S. Jan.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    71 18 THK Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes In Its rates to merchant* yesterday (all rates to $100) Selling T.T. .or OD. ready: Swiss Francs 140\ French Francs l60»-»: Swedish Kronor 169: Italian Lire *****. On the free exchange market In Hong Kong, the C.S. dollar was
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    685 18 CINGAPOKE members of the Malayan Stock Exchange reported the following business at their 3.30 pan. call yesterday. (Bargains are given before prices unless only one was written). Industrials: Praser and Neave ords $1.96; Oammon $2.05; McAllster $1.19; Metal Box $2.10; Sime Darby 6s. xd ON; Straits Times
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    115 18 MELBOURNE. Tues. INVESTMENT shares held a 1 steady tone. AG Healing eased Qd. to 9s. 6d and Carlton Brewery Is- 3d. to 30s. 9d. Base metals and the oils were steady, while Interstate Oil eased Is- 3d. to 12s. 9d. Commonwealth Bonds traded along steady line* Ampol Pet
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    132 18 SINGAPORE Chiaeac Prodnec Exeluuife noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Coprm: quiet; UK Continent Dec. Jan. shipments 12" buyers, $274 sellers. Coconut ail: quiet; bulk $40 sellers, drum $43 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business was reported done. Muntok white $240 Sarawak $235, special Sarawak black $150 and garbled
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    38 18 SINGAPORE. Dec. 20. RUBBER: 87% cents per lb (op a cent). 5 p.m. unofficial close: 87| cento per lb. (quietly steady). TIN: $392 62' ■< per plcul (down 62 'j cents). Estimated unofficial offering 230 tons (unchanged).
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      446 18 TENDER PW.D TENDER NOTICE Tenders will be received from Class 'C and above P.WD. Registered Contractors under head VII mainslaying at the office of the State Engineer. Selangor, P.W.D. Victory Avenue. Kuala Lumpur, up to 3.00 p.m. on 10th January. 1961 for the supplying and laying of 12" 10" and
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      347 18 NOTICES NOTICE This Is to Inform the public that Mr. Law Mong Kol of No. 47 Jalan Trus. Johore Bahru no longer acknowledges to be his wife Onn Siew Eng, who left the family home more than three years ago and refused to return. D. O. IRONSIDE. Advocate 4c Solicitor.
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      946 19 SITUATIONS VACANT IB Words U (Ml*.)— Box M cts. «afr* BRITISH COMPANY requlra* lady telephone operator/shorthand typist. Apply Post Box 892. B'por* giving particulars and salary required. SALESMAN WANTID for Malacca area Chinese, Male Age 28 33, fluent several Chinee* dialed* and Malay Must have experience In retail sale* and
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      897 19 ACCOMMODATION VACANT M Words M (Mi».)—*»x $0 Hs. oxtro TO LIT 3 bedrooms terrace nous* folly famished recently white-wash 43-L Carlisle Road near Farrer Park Swimming Pool. Phone 8 pox* ***** Mr. Lai FLATS I* Entry December/ January, 338 River Valley Road. 130 Calrnhlll Road, 2 bedrooms, dining /sitting, all
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      660 19 vehicles rot sale M Words U Mi*.}— Box M eta. aatre TWO IBSS HILLMAN Bnskiee for Sal*. Offers In seeled cover are to be made to the Federation Engineer, assail Co. Ltd Kuala Lumpnr not later than 27/12/1960. JUST ARRIVED PRINCESS 3 LITRE The First Two Of Thee* WsnderfiH Haw
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      810 19 VEHICLES FOR SALE M Words U (Mi*.)— Box M Ms. **trm 1880 FORD FALCON, 1909 Triumph Herald Coupe, 1956 Blmca Vedette, 1963 Ford Consul, 1953 Nash. 1882 Ford Consul. 1981 Flat 1400. 1960 Humber Hawk. 1950 Vanguard. 1930 WoUelcy. 1950 Citroen. 1950 Austin Sports, 1948 BtudebaJker. 1948 Ford V*. 1948
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    1210 20  - Bakar and Ezani start a fight over sums VL7HEN Ali and Rukiah go to see Mat during the holidays, they find him putting up a board announcing that he is going to open a jungle school, so they help him get it ready and promise to bring him back some
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    HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!
    490 20 Name Address M Age Sex Please enrol me a member of the Wise Owls Club and send me a badge. I am enclosing six C-C.C. coupons and a stamped self-addressed envelope. Name Address Age. 1 Hello Boys ond Girls; The Odds ond Ends man is
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    305 20 Philip Chonc. 35-B. Kirn Pong Road, Singapore 3; swimming. view-cards, reading, correspondence Peter Lim, aged 15: 620-8G Kampong Pachitan. off Changi Road, Singapore 14; member Wise Owls Club; stamps, songs, view-cards. Linda Lee. aged 15; 134. Prince Philip Avenue, Singapore 3. movies, songs. Doreen Foo,
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    146 20 A woman dialed 999 and asked: "Is that 999?" "No. this is 998." was the reply. "Well, just pop next door and tell them my house ii on fire." UNCLE: "Did you water the flowers John?" JOHN- "No. it's raining." UNCLE: "Then take an umbrella." JOHN: Why docs
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    403 21 NEW YORK, Tues. 'THi; United Nations General Assembly last night asked the nuclear powers to withhold control of atomic weapons from nations unable to manufacture their own. A resolution to this effect was adopted in the main political committee by a majority
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    324 21 GHANA ECONOMY BLUEPRINT LAYS STRESS ON ROLE OF CO-OPS ACCRA. Tuesday A BLUEPRINT for a planned Socialist-type economy for Ghana, embracing widespread co-operative farming and a bigger role for cooperatives in retail trade, was published yesterday It emerged from a delegate conference yesterday of the governing Convention People's Party and
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    22 21 But It attracted widespread attention this time because of the closeness of the popular vote In the Nov. 8 election.
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    296 21 Official now Kennedy is elected President OENATOR John Ken- nedy was formally elected President of the United States yesterday by the 537 members of the electoral college. The members, who were chosen by the electorate in Nov. 8 presidential election, met separately in the 50 State capitals to cast their
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    314 21 Welensky: we will use force to defeat violence SIR Roy Welensky, Prime Minister of the Central African Federation, last night warned militant African nationalists that his government was prepared to use force if necessary to deal with any violent attempt to break up the Federation. He told a Press conference
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    94 21 VESSEL FROM JESSELTON AGROUND HONG KONG. Tues.— The Panamanian freighter Amonea, 1.599 tons, ran aground on an Island In the Balabac Strait off British Nortn Borneo, the ship's agents here said yesterday. The ship was on a run from Jesselton to Kudat and was stranded on Dec. 14 on a
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    53 21 WASHINGTON. Tues.— The State Department rejected East German threats that the Western Allies transport arrangements to Berlin might be disrupted. The spokesman, Mr. Lincoln White, said that the agreements giving the Western Allies access to Berlin were concluded with the Soviet Union and not with the East
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    35 21 TOKYO. Tues.— The National Police Agency Issued a warning to mountain climbers noting there were 207 accidents this year In which 98 lost their lives, 10 were missing and 161 seriously injured. UP.I.
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    $1,300,000 HOLD-UP: BUS MAN HELD
    167 21 MANILA, Tues.— Detectives last night arrested a bus driver in connection with a daring U*****,500 daylight hold-up en Monday. Pour men armed with pistols and knives held up a car belonging to a cigarette company at about 10 a.m. and made off with the money
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    GRAVENEY TO LEAVE GLOUCESTER NEXT YEAR
    126 22 lONDON, Tues. Tom J Oraveney. the England Test cricketer whp led Gloucestershire to second place in the county championship two seasons ago. has decided to sever his connection with the club. His decision follows the appointment by Gloucester of an amateur, old Etonian Tom
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    58 22 MELBOURNE. Tues.— The Australian Lawn Tennis Association decided last night to send a women's team on an overseas tour next year. Mr. Norman Strange, the president, said the team will be chosen after the Australian championships in January and wiil visit Italy, France. Britain. Germany, the
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    VENI VICI HORSES ARE IN TOP FORM
    344 22 Leading owner looks set to wind up a splendid season ON THE TRACK with Epsom Jeep PENANG, Tuesday. rpHE racing season ends at Penang with the Christmas-New Year meeting starting on Sunday, and leading owner Mr. C. B. Guinet (Veni Vici Stable) looks
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    YOUTHS TO TEST CUP STRENGTH
    307 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. ~\M ALAYA will test its Junior Asian Cup strength in a match on Dec. 30 against the visiting Furukawa team of Japan at Merdeka; Stadium. The Malayan boys have been under Intensive trainIng since Dec. 10. From the original 37 players, the
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    Sports pavilion for Klang
    155 22 Sports pavilion for Klang ITLANG, Tues. The Merdeka Memorial Committee has decided to build a 530.000 sports pavilion on the padang here next year. Plans drawn up by Mr. Lee Yin 'Siong, the senior executive engineer, were approved by the committee today. Mr. M It. Read, the chairman of the
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    Perak Malays XI for Cup tie
    70 22 IPOH, Tues. The Perak Malays team to meet Singapore Malays in a Sultan's Gold Cup soccer semi-final in Singapore on Saturday will be selected from: Yusof Bakar, Kamaruddin Ahmad, Samsuddin Ahmad, Kabri Yusof, Jamaluddin Ramthan, Samad Ali, Wari Basri. Shahawam Basri, Yasin Mat Ban,
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    Wah Fatt will turn out for Perak Asians
    144 22 •tPOH, Tues. Former A Negri-Malacca and Singapore Asians scrum-half Fong Wah Fatt will turn out for Perak Asians against Kedah Asians in the All-Blues Cup rugger match here on Friday. Wah Fatt, a dental surgeon, is now working in the Talping Dental
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      26 22 FOOTBALL LEAGUE CLP: 4th rd replay Plymouth 0 Aston Villa 0 (abandoned, after 90 mins. ground unfit). ENGLISH LEAGUE: Dir. S Tranmere 2 Brentford 3.
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      36 22 TOUR MATCH (Newcastle,! NSW;; Northern NSW 84 W. In- 1 dlan tourists 19S-5. SHEFFIELD SHIELD (Brosbane): Queensland 353 and 170-4 dec. (Reynolds 81. Slater 3-50) W. Australia 300 and 139-5. Ist Inns pta to Queensland.
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      11 22 HEAVYWEIGHT (Portland): Eddie Machen .USi output Wayne Bcttaea (US) lords.
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    134 22 Fraser must prove fitness by Friday CYDNEY. Tues.— Neale Fraser, the Australian lawn tennis star, has been given until Friday to prove his fitness for the Davis Cup Challenge Round against Italy, which will be played here from Dec. 26 to 28. Fraser, Australia's main hope to beat the Italians,
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    Indian gift to Thai team
    40 22 BANGKOK, Tues.— The Indian Ambassador to Thailand. Mr. Maranjan Singh Gill, last night presented a miniature of the Asoka Pillar made of Ivory on behalf of the Indian Thomas Cup team to the Thai team.
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    180 22 INTERNATIONAL £10,000 RACE IN MEMORY OF ALY KHAN T ONDON. Tues. A new £10.000 international race, in memory of the late Aly ILhatk is to be run at the "Saints and Sinner*" meeting at Kempton Park on July 4 next year. It will be known as the Aly Khan International
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    33 22 SYDNEY. Tues. After as absence of three years. Rugby Union football will return to Sydney cricket ground In 1961 for matches against FIJI on June 17 and Prance on Aug. 26.
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    54 23 JEAN BOROTRA. the veteran French tennis player who is also president of the International Lawn Tennis Federation, in action in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. He played with the King and other Malayan players and showed that he is still a fine player in spite of his 62-years. Picture
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    Harvard step test for youths
    390 23  -  rpHE Harvard step test, a system to gauge the physical fitness of sportsmen successfully used by the Harvard University of America, will be used by the Singapore Amateur F.A's new assistant coach, Mr. Colin Green, when he takes over the training of the Singapore Youth
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    CRITICISM OF COLOURS MAKES SOH SEE RED
    222 23 CRITICISM OF COLOURS MAKES SOH SEE RED CINGAPORE, Tues. The Singapore Amateur F.A. is to discuss at its annual general meeting a recent newspaper article which the president, Mr. Soh Ghee Soon, describes as "damaging to the Association in the eyes of the Government." Mr. Soh told the Straits Times
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    194 23 SOCCER SPORE AFA YOCTH S-FIXAL: Amicables 1 (Seng Thairu Setla Jaya. 1 (Ismail Norwen >. FRIENDLY (SegamaU Segamat Selection 3 (Ah Chye. Ungku Hassan, gift' goal) Youth Club 0. HOCKEY IPOH LEAGUE DIV. 3: Bamuel'.s Club 3 (Sangarakutty 3, Letchumanan) Police 0. ST.OR LEAGI'E DIV. 1: TPCA 8
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      566 23  - 90-min play: FAM will decide soon NORMAN SIEBEL NINETY minutes play for Malaya Cup, F.AM. Cup and International matches is very likely to come Into force when the next Malayan season begins in March. The question of extending the present period of 80 minutes to the full International requirement is
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    66 23 I^ANPUR. Tues. India scored 335 for seven on the fourth day of the Second Te:t here today to equal Pakistan's first innings total. This morning they resumed from 159 for two Top scorer for India was Jalslmha who was run out at 99, going for
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    77 23 SINGAPORE, Tues.—Amicable Athletic Association, favourites to win the S.A.F.A. youth title. wer» held to a 1-1 draw by Setia Jaya In their semi-final match at Jalan Besar today. The replay will be held at the same ground on 'Friday at 5.15 D.m. Amicables opened
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    495 24 WASHINGTON, Turn. MILITARY EQUIPMENT WILL CONSIST MAINLY OF LIGHT ARMAMENT THE United States has decided to give military and economic aid to the anti Communist Government of Prince Boun Oum ot* Laos. Officials said military equipment to be i provided would con- 1
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    501 24 MALAYA WILL PLAY THAIS IN THOMAS CUP BANGKOK, Tues MALAYA will meet Thailand in the Asian zone semi-finals of the Thomas Cup badminton tournament here on Friday and Saturday. Pakistan will meet the winners to decide the zone on dates not yet disclosed. In the zone quarter-finals, completed tonight, Thailand
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    129 24 LONDON. Tues. An 83--year-old retired Baptist minister is reported to have separated from his wife partly because she prayed aloud in Welsh. The Daily Mail quoted the Rev. James Parton as saying: "When I asked her to pray in English if she had
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    33 24 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Shipping and Port Clearance office and the Imports and Exports office will be open on Monday (Boxing Day) for one hour only from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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    321 24 TABLE TENNIS Singapore win three titles SINGAPORE, Tues. Singapore triumphed in three of the four finals at the conclusion of the Singapore open invitation table tennis championships at the Happy World Stadium tonight. Singapore won the men's singles, doubles and team championships. The women's slrgles title went to Tan Sing
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    148 24 War hero sues: 'I turned to crime after wound' LOS ANGELES, Tues. A Korea War hero who turned criminal but reformed after a brain operation today sued the U.S. Government for US$5OO,OOO damages. Much-decorated Victor M. Hungerford claimed that a head injury, suffered in an attack on a Korean machine
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    70 24 SINGAPORE. Tues. A man slept on this morning as six armed robbers held up his amah at dagger-point, and got away with cash and jewellery worth more than $2,000. The amah, Lim Pek Tor, 22, was preparing breakfast at j 5.30 a.m., in the flat of Mr.
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