The Straits Times, 24 December 1960

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    11 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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    Tengku ready to try again
    347 1 'I'M GLAD NASUTION HAS HELPED CLEAR THE AIR ON MY ROLE AS MEDIATOR' THE Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, announced today he would be "happy" to reconsider acting as mediator in the West Irian dispute— if both the Dutch and Indonesian Governments wish him to
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    ONG: BIG DEBATE IS ON
    2197 1 'This House has no jurisdiction' claim rejected REPORT OF THE DEBATE IN PAGE 7 Challenge to Premier: Resign your seat and fight an election THE Legislative Assembly today rejected a motion by Mr. Ong Eng Guan, former Minister for National Developin en t, seeking to
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    LATEST
    28 1 COLOUR BAR COiS SILISSUBY Prl >>>ut btrn Khodouu Civil >' n mt will br. wpcu la jv.opk H jII rattb tnna Best >ur it vSi juuouu' nl tud.iy
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    New life for 50,000
    50 1 PADANO. West Sumatra, Fri. Some 50.000 impoverished and landless peasants from Java will move to West Sumatra to begin a new life next year. The settlers will be scattered throughout West Sumatra and will help the local population to open 100,000 acres of new rice-fields.— U.P.l.
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    Lock icon Russia to U.S.: Be friends
    120 1 lilß. Andrei Gromyko, iTI the Soviet Foreign Minister, told the Supreme Soviet today that Russia was ready to improve relations with the United States after President Kennedy had been inaugurated. Mr. Gromyko was ap- MOSCOW. Fri. plauded when he said he had been authorised to
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    Lock icon 112,675 visitors
    30 1 LONDON, Fri. Overseas visitors to Britain In October totalled 112,675 twelve per cent more than In October 1959. the British Travel and Holidays Association announced here today. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Cup shock: Thailand lead 3-1
    104 1 Cup shock: Thailand lead 3-1 BANGKOK, Fri— Thailand sprang a surprise in the semifinal of the Asian Thomas Cup badminton competition when they led Malaya 3-1 on the first night's play here. Malaya's only victory was scored by Teh Kew San In the opening singles. Results i Malaya first >
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    Lock icon Soviet note to Britain
    88 1 MOSCOW, Fri. Russia has asked Britain to help in calling a meeting of Governments which took part in the 1954 Geneva conference to discuss the problem of Laos, the Soviet news agency Tass reported today. The note also asked Britain to help revive the International Commission
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    ANOTHER 120 MALAYANS FOR CONGO
    167 1 ANOTHER 120 MALA YANS FOR CONGO KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. jyjALAYA is sending 120 more men to the Congo because its 613-strong special force there is serving under "heavy pressure.'* The Government's decision i is dictated by its "deep faith" ill the United Nations. A Government statement today said that the
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    Lock icon GOODWILL AVALANCHE
    396 2 THE WORLD SENDS ITS GREETINGS TO LITTLE GIRL DYING IN HER MOUNTAIN HOME AN avalanche of Christmas cards, money and gifts from countries around the world has been pouring into the little mountain home here of nine-year-old Dorothy Ridgeway ever since it was learned yesterday this might be
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    Lock icon Now Dr.M to attempt an African marathon
    152 2 Now Dr.M to attempt an African marathon T ONDON, Fri. Dr. J_i Barbara Moore, the vegetarian long-dis-tance walker whose marches have taken her to the United States. Canada and Australia, will head for South Africa next month for what she terms her "most dangerous walk." Dr. Moore, whose walkIng exploits
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    Lock icon A rich woman weds her gardener
    86 2 CHOCOLATE FAMILY BRIDE IS 36— HES 31 MISS ELIZABETH FRY, wealthy member of the Fry chocolate family, leaves with her gardener-handy-man, Mr. Joseph Lee, after their weding at the Roman Catholic Pro-Cathedral at Clifton, Bristol. Mr. Lee, an Irishman, went to work five years
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    Lock icon 50 drowned
    23 2 TEHERAN. Frl— Fifty Persians were reported to have drowned when a motor launch bound for Kuwait caught fire last night.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon U.S. HAS PHOTOS of ISRAEL'S REACTOR
    157 2 U.S. HAS PHOTOS of ISRAEL'S REACTOR rpEL AVIV. Fri. Press reports here yesterday said that American U-2 reconnaissance aircraft had photographed Israel's secret r.uclear reactor being built in the Negev desert. Mr. David Ben Gurion. th« Israeli Prime Minister, yesterday officially disclosed that a new reactor was under construction wnen
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    Lock icon Plea on costs
    33 2 JERUSALEM. Frl. Adolf Elchmann, the former Nazi S.S. leader awaiting trial for war-time crimes against Jews, has asked Israel to pay for his defence. The request is being considered— Reuter.
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    Polaris fired from depths of ocean
    134 2 fAPE CANAVERAL. Fri. A U.S. nuclear submarine yesterday successfully fired a Polaris ballistic missile from the depths of the Atlantic Ocean off the east coast of Florida. The U.S. Robert E. Lee. the third U.S. Polaris submarine, triggered the bottle-shaped rocket from a launching
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    Lock icon Split ship: Rescued men may return to one half
    418 3 SOME of the 28 crew members rescued from the shattered American tanker Pine ridge may be returned on board the stern section today to help in salvage operations. A helicopter from the aircraft carrier Valley Forge lifted 28 of the 37-man
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    Lock icon TWO REVOLT LEADERS HELD AFTER FIGHTING
    87 3 TWO REVOLT LEADERS HELD AFTER FIGHTING ADDIS ABABA, Fri.— Two of the top leaders of the rebellion against Emperor Haile Selassie were arrested after heavy fighting in Addis Ababa on Wednesday night. They were named as Getachew Bekele. acting Minister of Marine, and Captain Asrat Deferess. the rebels' Information Officer.
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    Lock icon Trade talk date
    26 3 BERLIN. Fri.— East and West German trade negotiators met for two hours In Berlin yesterday and agreed to resume talks on .Wednesday —Reuter.
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    Lock icon Pope asks world leaders to love Lord's truth .
    432 3 Pope asks world leaders to love Lord's truth VATICAN CITY, Fri. The Pope, broadcasting the third Christmas message of his reign, appealed last night to the world's leaders to "act honourably in these days of general danger." He appealed to heads of state and other civic leaders, and to those
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    Lock icon NOW PUBLISHERS ASK FOR GUIDANCE FROM Dr. S
    122 3 JAKARTA, Fri.— The Indonesian Newspaper Publishers' Association has appealed to President Soekarno to rive a direct guidance to the Press. The Minister of Information, Mr. Maladi, stated recently that the Government intended to bring order to the Press. eliminating those papers that
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    Lock icon Macarthur: I'll say again, I did NOT urge Korea A-bomb MR. TRUMAN
    439 3 Macarthur: I'll say again, I did NOT urge Korea A-bomb MR. TRUMAN SHARP REPLY TO EX-PRESIDENT _AFTER TV INTERVIEW CHARGES. NEW YORK, Friday. r^ENERAL Douglas Macarthur last night characterised as "completely false" a report that he had urged the United States to use the atomic bomb during the Korean war.
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    Irian killings
    36 3 THE HAGUE, Frt.— Six Papuans rive men and a woman— were hacked to pieces with spears and knives when trlbai warfare flared in West Irian on Dec. 9. said reports lrom Hollandia today.— U.P.l.
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    Crowds watch the central figures leave Assembly at Ong 'trial'
    86 4 This was the scene oatside .Assembly House last night for the outcome of the One Enf Guan "trial." Crowds had fathered from time to time throughout the day's session. At 8.30 p.m. when this picture was taken about 100 people
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    $10.7m. PASSED FOR JOHORE PROJECTS
    358 4 $10. 7m. PASSED FOR JOHORE PROJECTS JOHORE BAHRU, Friday. THE Johore Legislative Assembly today approved the spending of 1 $10.7 million for development schemes in the State next year. This is £2.4 million more than the amount set aside in 1960 and represents 30 per cent of the total state
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    Three more areas open to hawkers
    113 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Singapore Government has agreed to allow hawkers to sell their wares on a small portion of Colombo Court and two other back lanes behind High Street. This followed representations from the hawkers through P.AP. Assembly woman. Madam Fung Yin Chlng. Those
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    BODY IS FOUND ON RAIL TRACKS
    110 4 BODY IS FOUND ON RAIL TRACKS SINGAPORE, Fri. The mutilated body of a tactical operator employed at the Royal Navy Wireless Station at Kranji was found on the railway tracks near the Hi miles Woodlands Road.* The dead man. identified as V. Ferreira, 21, was last seen at 10.30 p.m.
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    Robbery aboard rubber junk: Youth acquitted
    146 4 SINGAPORE, Friday. rpHE First Criminal District Court today heard how a 16-year-old boy, carrying a parang, took part in a predawn robbery aboard a junk, loaded with bales of rubber. Tan Teow Ann. who was in charge of the Junk, said that the boy
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    Christmas draw winners
    48 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. The winning numbers of the GHQ Farelf Civilian Staff Christmas draw held on Dec. 21 in aid of the stall's children's party are: 2461. 1800. 0172. 2379. 0703. 2815. 1893, 0710, 1402. 1519. 1285, 2749. 0062. 1368. 1946, 1428, 0437 0793. 0069. 1972.
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    IN AND OUT BY AIR
    263 4 rpHE following Is today's X schedule of civil aircraft movements at Paya Lebar Airport. Singapore: ARRIVALS BO AC: Prom London. Zurich. Beirut. Karachi, Calcutta (BA 704) 7.35 p.m.; from Sydney. Darwin, Jakarta (BA 715) 10 50 p.m. Cathay Pacific: Prom Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur
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      72 4 [^Singapore diary,..] V.M.C.A. (Orchard Road): season at Victoria Theatre, Billiards room. 9 ajn.; Junior 9 pjn. Dept.. 2 pjn.; Üble tennis GEYLANG STRAITS CHlpractice. 2 pjn.; Cambridge NESE METHODIST CHURCH: Examination Malay class. 2 Church carol parties home yip.m.; Singapore Chess Club. 3 sitation. 6 p.m. pjn.; Lawn tennis. 4
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    JOHORE HOUSE
    112 5 Questions by an assemblyman JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. An annual charge of $1,200 for the maintenance of Johore House in Kuala Lumpur was queried by Mr. Lee Ah Leng (SJ\ Gunong Lambak) in the Johore Legislative Assembly yesterday. Mr. Lee wanted to know why It was necessary to have
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    EPF members
    44 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Frt The Minister of Finance has appointed the following to be members of the Employees' Provident Fund board: Mr. Yap Chong Kuen, Inche Mohamed bin Othman, Inche Mohamed Yusoff bin Mohamed Noor, Mr. V. Thambiah and Mr. Chin Koy Wah.
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    Deserts in Malaya? It's possible they say
    501 5 WARNING AGAINST TOO MUCH LOWLAND WREST FELLING KUALA LUMPUR, Friday A WARNING that deserts could result from hasty inroads on lowland forest reserves to meet the demand for more agricultural land in the country's, rural development drive was given today. It was made
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    EX-PMIP LEADER SLASHED TO DEATH
    137 5 EX-PMIP LEADER SLASHED TO DEATH KANGAR. Fri. A former chairman of the Pan -Malayan Islamic Party branch in Kampong Sungei Bukit, Inche All bin Darus. was slashed to death last night. Inche All. 70. who visited Kangar earlier in the evenIng, was walking back to Kampong Sungei Buklt when he
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    5,000 apply for 66 lots
    37 5 TANJONG MALIM. Fri. -Five thousand families have applied for 66 lots In the Kampong Rasau rural development scheme near Slim River. The 528-acre site Is being cleared and divided Into eight-acre lots.
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    Minesweepers in for Xmas
    39 5 PENANO, Fri. Four British coastal minesweepers of the 104 th. (Blackfoot) Minesweeper Squadron arrived here today to spend Christmas in Penang. The HMB Houghton, Puncheston. Flskerton and Maryton will remain In port until next Wednesday.
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    Girl killed
    31 5 KANGAR. Fri— A five-year-old girl, Kirn Hwa, daughter of a farmer, was killed when she was knocked down by a car at the Bth mile, Jalan Kaki Bukit, yesterday.
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    Presidents on transfer
    47 5 IPOH. Fri. The President of Ipoh Sessions Court. Inche Ibrahim bin Abdul Manan, is going on transfer to Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court at- the end of this month. He will be succeeded by Syed Hassan bin Syed Jan Aljaffret?. President of Talplng Sessions Court.
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    Buddha on show
    28 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri— The image of the "Compassionate Buddha" will be displayed at the Buddha Jayant; Temple in Circular Road for two weeks from Sunday.
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    SCOOTER GIRL, 22, JOINS A 1,087-MILE ENDURANCE RUN
    141 5 SCOOTER GIRL, 22, JOINS A 1,087-MILE ENDURANCE RUN CINGAPORE, Fri. A 22--year-old girl will be one of the 12 members of the Vespa Club in Singapore to make an endurance run to Alor Star and back, a distance of 1.087 miles tomorrow. She is Miss F...*.M. Crabb. an honours graduate
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    MCA 'building up confidence'
    233 5 TPOH, FrL The J. Malayan Chinese -ssociation is bui'dlng up confidence in the party in areas where it lost seats in elections last year, said an official here today. The chairman of the party's political committee In Perak, Mr. Uew Why Hone, toll the Straits Times:
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    Johore role in group settlement scheme
    226 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Friday. FOHORES participation in the Federation Gov- ernmenfs group settlement scheme was outUned by the Me/itri Besar, Dato Haji Hassan bin Haji Yunos, in the State Legislative yesterday He said the Group Settlement Act was passed in May this year and operations
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    Old folks not forgotten
    66 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. The Apex Club of Johore Bahru yesterday threw a Christmas party for inmates of the old folks home In Jalan Scudal. This Is the third Christmas party organised by the club. The first »as a party for pupils of the Princess Elizabeth School
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    WANT TO BE AN RMAF PILOT?
    70 5 WANT TO BE AN RMAF PILOT? KUALA LUMPUR, Fri— The Royal Malayan Air Force is looking for more pilots. Applicants for pilot training must be aged between 18 and 23 on Jan. 7. Minimum educational requirements are a Grade Two Cambridge overseas certificate or its equivalent with credits in English,
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    Mr. Lee names acting aide
    63 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, announced on Wednesday that he had appointed Mr. Ong Chang Sam, Assemblyman for Chua Chu Kang, to act as his parliamentary secretary during the absence In Israel of Mr. Chan Sun Wing. Mr. Chan left on
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    Four nurses get certificates
    52 5 SINGAPORE. Fri. Four nurses who have completed a three-year course in "sick children nursing" on Wednesday received certificates at a ceremony held at the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital. They were Misses Nellie Goh (who also received the Keys-Smith prize), Mary Chong, Ong Poh Slew and Phua
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    Four women for talks in Australia
    139 5 [TOUR women will represent Malaya at the conference of the PanPaclflc and South-East Asia Women's Association to be held In Canberra next month. They are Che Sadia Sardon. wife of the Minister of Transport. Che Blsmlllah Begum blnte Munawar. Mrs. Anna George and Madam
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    HOTAL SAVOY
    28 6 OPENING for business today in [poh, is the Hotel Savoy, one of Mm MOOT RMdWR in North Malaya. It incor porates many new and unique features.
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    Ipoh's new landmark
    362 6 THE MODERN, SIX-STOREY HOTEL SAVOY IS THE TALLEST BUILDING IN TOWN THE Hotel Savoy is the tallest building in Ipoh. It stands nearly 80 ft, spread over three and a half lots, and has a 10---passenger lift which goes up to the 6th storey roof garden restaurant.
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      173 6 HOTEL SAVOY. 92 96. JALAN YANG KALSOM. IPOH. THE NEWEST AND MOST MODERN HOTEL IN NORTH MALAYA... OPEN FOR BUSINESS AS FROM TODAY, DEC. 24th. 6 Storey Building, centrally located. Special V.I.P. rooms- Savoy Room-air-conditioned Night Courteous and attentive service Club with Bar, Grill, Chinese Supper, Dancing, Singing. Moderate charges
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    Ong: Let us seek help from experts in Britain
    906 7 l^* MM l llll<ll^ il^ ——ll—wll>^ l— AM K. Ong Eng Guan today suggested that the Assembly should seek advice from leading constitutional experts in Britain. Meantime, he submitted, no decision could be made by the Assembly. "None of us here.
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    He submits that House has no inherent power as enjoyed by Commons
    1239 7 bly does not possess the same Inherent powers as the House of Commons. This is my first submission." On the subject of privileges of colonial legislature, Mr. Ong quoted Martin Wright in his book "The Development of the
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    IS THERE ANY POWER FOR DR. TOH'S MOTION? HE ASKS
    1241 7 IS THERE ANY POWER FOR DR. TOH'S MOTION? HE ASKS motion, that is to suspend the Member for Hong Lim. on the charges laid down In the first part of his motion," he said. The Speaker interrupted to say it appeared that Mr. Ong was debating whether the Assembly had
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      77 7 BEST EVER HERE AGAIN! Bth. 9th 10th JAN. 1961. S P.M. SHARP NIGHTLY HAPPY WORLD JflXvf' STADIUM ROBINSONS ,>jm t winston Jm With Best Wishes M/S. FOOK LEE CHAN CO., LTD. and THE SAVOY HOTEL On Their Successful Venture MMMMMM WIRING FOR THE BUILDING and COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS FOR THE HOTEL
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      222 7 ARE YOU How often do you feel lacking in energy, lacking in power, and not ai strong as you used to be? This often happens to people over 30 As thevget older, they find the responsibilities of life drain away the energy and power they knew in their youth. For
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    'Colonial House' charge denied by the Deputy Prime Minister
    1565 8 1968 enabled the Assembly "to make, amend and revoke" Standing Orders for the regulation and orderly conduct of the proceedings and the debate of the business. In the exercise of this power, the Assembly had made Standing Orders, and Orders 52
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    A STRAITS TIMES HISTORIC FEATURE
    50 9 IT was the year 1873 and civil war had -wbrought Selanfcor to the ed&e of ruin... IN the tin mines, rival secret societies had set the Chinese at each other's throats... AND, between Klan& and Lan&at, the forces of Sultan Abdul Samad fought a war.
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    Lock icon YAPAHLOY – Founder of Kuala Lumpur
    1041 9 YAPAHLOY Founder of Kuala Lumpur YAP AH LOY, Capitan China of Kuala Lumpur, looked at the blood-stained head held up for his inspection and signalled to his business partner. Yap Ah Shak. Fifty silver dollars changed hands and the bearer of the gruesome head went off well content, to taste
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    DEATH
    62 10 U WmrU Sl* (minimum) Ltl Kent Jm Joseph, aged 67. l*ued away suddenly on Friday tUMM at 12.05 a-ra.. leaving behind Mm. beloved wife, 3 aoiu. 3 daughters, 2 adopted sons, daugbter-ln-law, *oo-in-law and 2 grandson*. Funeral on Monday M.12.M, cortege leaving M lining M. Trlok Kurau for Our
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    GREETINGS
    103 10 U Hord, Sin (Minimum} SEASONAL CREETINCI to alt friends and golfers from Tom Verity. MRS. OOROTHV NIXON Wlihel all membera of the Book Club A Happy Holiday and Peace and Prosperity m IMI. A MERRY CHRISTMAS ft Happy New Taar To Our Customer! And Krlenda. Remember Cathay Bilk Btora.
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    The Straits Times Saturday, December 24, 1960. But Once A Year
    561 10 The Straits Times Saturday, December 24, 1960. But Once A Year Christmas, like the yuletide festivals that pre-dated it in Europe, falls close to the northern winter solstice which means nothing in the southern hemisphere and is barely perceptible in equatorial countries such as Malaya. As a religious feast it
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    PERSONAL
    23 10 M Wot 4» tit (Minimum) HILDA PORTER. Methodist Interna- onal House, London, aenda Chrlatmaa Urretlnga to ay friendi In Singapore and Malaya.
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    5 10 AND THE SAME TO YOU
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    Saturday Study
    7 10 Picture by K. S. Kong
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    THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER IN A FISH BASKET
    1157 10 THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER IN A FISH BASKET VERNON BARTLETT Comments After a night spent on a fishing stake miles and miles off Singapore's west coast beaten faces of our sleeping hosts. At six in the morning, the net came up for the last time. The flsh baskets
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    Gatecrash thugs get $1,000
    235 11 THREE 'GUESTS' HOLD UP PARTY FOR BABY: THEY ACTED SO WELL, SAYS THE HOSTESS SINGAPORE, Friday rpHREE armed robbers, posing as guests, A gatecrashed a party yesterday and robbed their hostess, a housewife, of nearly $1,060 in cash and jewellery. The housewife, Liew Yit Sin, 28,
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    A Christie thriller you just can't miss
    166 11 fHERE will be no Straits Times on Monday. But the Free Press will carry all the local and overseas news. In addition, the Free Press will feature the first, not-to-be-missed instalment of Agatha Christie's new thriller, "The Underdog a tale of suspense that
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    Import duty waived
    50 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— The Government has exempted Carrier International (Malaya) Limited from paying import duty on materials and component parts for manufacturing air-condition machines. A Government statement said that the concession would be valid for two years and would be reviewed at the end of that period.
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    Two fatal cases of diphtheria
    46 11 PENANG. Fri. Thirtyone case.s of diphtheria— two fatal were reported in Penang last month. Twelve cases of chickenpox are also recorded in the latest city health figures, which disclose 854 births against 143 deaths during the month. YIT SIN AND BABY
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    28 paintings net $1,439
    81 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Twenty-eigbt paintings worth $1,439 were sold during the fourth young Malayan artists' exhibition held at the British Council here from Dec. 12 to 19. First prize winners were:— Hassan bin Yusoff. Commercial Institute, Kuala Lumpur (oil and sculpture); Yeo Boon Ee. Day Training
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    SHE STABBED HUSBAND IN CHEST
    97 11 SINGAPORE, Fri.— Three months ago, a woman left her Geylang home to solicit for immoral purposes In Johore Road. Yesterday when her husband visited her to take her back, she stabbed him in his chest, a magistrate here was told today. My din Isshah Bee
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    Colonel to get new command
    65 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Col. A. J. Deane-Drummond. who commanded the crack 22nd Special Air Service Regt. In Malaya during the Emergency, Is to take up command of the 44th Independent Parachute Brigade In Britain early next year with the rank of brigadier. The unit left
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    Judge dismisses bid to restrain ex-employee
    225 11 AN APPLICATION by Thomas Cowan and Co., Ltd. for an injunction to restrain Robert J. Orme, their former employee, from continuing to carry on business as a white ant exterminator and fumigator, was dismissed by Mr. Justice Chua in the High Court today. Thomas
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    8 UMNO LIAISON OFFICERS APPOINTED
    253 11 rpVO cabinet minist- ers and two heads of state governments are among eight State Umno liaison officers appointed under the new set-up to streamline the party. They are: THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR, Dato Suleiman bin Dato Haji Abdul Rahman, who will be the chairman of
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    In lead—a box of chocs
    70 11 In lead a box of chocs FANCY DRESS PARADE AT XMAS PARTY ALMOST hidden from view in her role as a giant chocolate box, this little girl (left) leads off the fancy dress parade at the big children s Christmas party held at the Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
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    6 get the Christmas spirit
    141 11 6 get the Christmas spirit CJINGAPORE, Fri. Six k? people, charged with drunken and disorderly behaviour here yesterday, were today fined $5 each. All pleaded guilty. Veran Sophia, 43, was found wielding a knife and shouting challenges to people along Buklt Timah. Yee Nai Soo, 47, walked into the Orchard
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    Veterinary vans in villages
    40 11 PENANG, Fri. The Veterinary Department travelling dispensary vans toured 108 villages. 61 kampongs and two estates In Penang and Province Wellesley last month. The teams carried out 39.310 ranlkhet vaccinations and sold $603 worth of medicine.
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    Out-patient dept to be improved
    44 11 IPOH, Fri.— The out-pa-tients' department of the district hospital here will be enlarged and improved at a cost of about $50,000 next year. The extension will provide out-patient facilities for women and children and a waiting room for patients.
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    M-cyclist dies after crash
    34 11 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Frl A motor-cyclist. Salleh bin Harun, 24, died on admission to hospital here last night after an accident at Keubang Semang village. Salleh's motorcycle crashed Into a guide-stone.
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    Driver's appeal is allowed
    48 11 MUAR, Frl. Mr. Justice Amams yesterday allowed an appeal of a van driver. Thang Poh Khan, who was fined $150 In the Kluang magistrate's court for driving without due care and attention He also ordered the cancellation of the endorsement on Thang"s driving licence
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    Church choir to sing 'Messiah'
    43 11 PENANG, Frl. The Penang Wesley Methodist Church sanctuary choir will sin* Handel's "The Messiah" at a Christmas Eve service at £.30 p.m tomorrow. The 30-volce choir, directed by Mrs. Craig S. Wilder, Includes a number of prominent soloists.
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    Development vote protest walk-out in Trengganu
    229 11 Development vote protest walk-out in Trengganu KUALA TRENGGANU, Friday. fFHE entire Opposition seven Alliance and three Party Negara men walked out of the P.M.1.P.-controlled Trengganu State Assembly last night saying they did not want to be responsible for passing $5.6 million for developments in the state next year. This happened
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    Transistor lost
    35 11 BUTTERWORTH, Frl. Cpl. RJ. Humphrey, of the 11 Independent Field Squadron, Royal Engineers, has reported to the police the loss of a transistor radio, valued at $130, from his quarters here last night.
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    $600 gems theft
    34 11 IPOH, Fri.— A businessman. Mr. Liew Woon Kean, reported to the police that his house in Gunong Rapat new village was broken into last night and $600 worth of jewellery stolen.
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    -4 daysfixed for Garcia
    87 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Frt. —Four days Feb. 8 to 11 have been fixed for the State visit to Malaya by President Carlos Garcia of the Philippines. The President was originally due here last September bat his trip was postponed owing to his illness and the death of
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    GERMANY'S FOREIGN MINISTER TO COME, TOO
    100 11 GERMANY'S FOREIGN MINISTER TO COME, TOO LTUALA LUMPUR. FrL The German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Helnrich von Brentano. will pay an official visit to the Federation on Jan. 30. This will be In return of the visit by Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, to Germany earlier this year.
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    NOT A SOVEREIGN ASSEMBLY: KOH
    883 12 seemed to him that the Issues before the House had. In fact, become somewhat confused. The House was now debating a motion as to whether or not the Speaker was correct In admitting Dr Toh's motion as a motion The other issues were whether or
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    'Assembly has the power to deal with any motion...' the Deputy Premier tells House
    1192 12 'Assembly has the power to deal with any motion the Deputy Premier tells House brought before the House, it should first look into three documents. These, he said, were: The Singapore Constitution, The Standing Orders of the Assembly and the Assembly Powers and Privileges Ordinance 1955. He maintained that these
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    Lock icon Innocent victims of war...
    66 13 THEY FLEE FROM FIGHTING WITH ONLY THE CLOTHES ON THEIR BACKS REFUGEES head out of Vientiane for the Thai border at Nong Khai, at the shelling of the Laotian capital comes to an end. Most of these innocent victims of the fighting fled with only the
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    Lock icon Red aid is sinister Laos factor
    463 13 U.S. HITS AT AIRDROP SUPPLIES TO REBELS: HHHE State Depart- ment said yesterday that Russia's apparent continuance of military supplies to pro-Communist rebels in Laos had introduced "a new and sinister factor" into the situation there. The Department said that Soviet aid was designed
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    Lock icon KISS AND SELL GIRLS ARE BACK
    94 13 KISS AND SELL GIRLS ARE BACK LONDON, Fri. Five girls suspended for chasing male workers in a cotton factory to charge them one shilling (about 45 cts) for a kiss were back at work today. After the girls' suspension on Wednesday night, 150 sewing room operatives walked out yesterday in
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    Lock icon FRENCH FORCE DOWN ARMS AIRCRAFT
    136 13 FRENCH FORCE DOWN ARMS AIRCRAFT PARIS, Friday. a LEBANESE private aircraft was intercepted by French Air Force planes and forced to land at Oran, Algeria, informed sources here said last night I The sources said the aircraft carried five tons of arms. Including anti-tank projectiles The plane, a DC-4, was
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    Castro support small—ex-aide
    50 13 Castro support small ex-aide NEW YORK, Prt A former aide of the Cuban Premier, Dr. Castro, said that Dr. Castro has "the support of no more than 30 per cent of. the Cuban pepole. Dr. Luis Conte Aguero discussed at a news conference the formation of Radio Free Cuba.— UPJ.
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    Robbery at the State Dept.
    36 13 WASHINGTON, Fri.—Armed with a letter opener, two men walked into the State Department yesterday, hit a clerk over the head, stabbed him and escaped with an estimated USSI3.OOO.— UJ»J WASHINGTON. Fri.
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    Lock icon Wood you believe it?
    107 13 LONDON, FrL— The Case of The Missing Christmas Firewood gave council workmen an unenviable pre-Christmas job In the market town of Devizes, southern England, yesterday. When Mr. Charles Eldrldge was told that his load of Christmas logs had arrived he went down to nil cellar to
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    A RELIEF FORCE NOW FOR CONGO
    229 14 A RELIEF FORCE NOW FOR CONGO T HILE it is gratifying to read of the smartne.-s and efficient work done by the Malaya's Special Force to the Congo. Its very smallness only arouses misgivings now strengthened by the withdrawal of the UAR. Moroccan and Indonesian units of the U.N. Force.
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    High price of text books
    102 14 I AM a parent with six children in school. The school sells books at prices higher than those in the bookshops. The school authorities have not Issued the book list for the year 1961. I cannot afford these prices. If the lists are supplied I
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      OUR EXOTIC NIGHT LIFE — A BALL AT THE SPOTTED DOG.. . ?
      144 14 OUR EXOTIC NIGHT LIFE A BALL AT THE SPOTTED DOG JF Mr. Mario Russo, the film director who complains that Malaya is no longer exotic or Somerset Maughamish. cannot find any colourful night life to photograph, let him return to sultry and plebian Rome. The "worlds" and the wayangs are
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      Changing an identity card
      199 14 1 WENT to Banting yesterday morning with the intention of having my Identity card changed. The small office was crowded so I was obliged to wait patiently in a corner with many others. We were forced to stand as there 'was not a single chair. An
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      Women... and jobs problem
      188 14 DO NOT agree that a woman's place is in the home. As a first step to a realistic solution of the unemployment problem. I would suggest that employers serve on each of their women staff a questionnaire to ascertain whether they are married. If so, they
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      Parking passes
      69 14 \y r iTH regard to the present payment of parking fees I would like to suggest that It would be welcomed If the public could buy a monthly parking pass for $20 which will enable them to park anywhere in the city limits where parking spaces air available.
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      Drawbacks of being overage
      72 14 Drawbacks of being overage IT is unfortunate that students above the ngp of eighteen are not given the same treatment as their comrades. As student*, we havp the right to share what other privileges the younger boys and girls have After all. It is not our fault that we are
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      FOOTING THE BILL FOR A VARSITY EDUCATION
      542 14 SOME comparisons based on the accepted economic principle of "opportunity costs" may be of interest to parents and others who have to foot the bill for university education. I wonder how many parents know that a pass graduate working on the time-scale in
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      Exam date
      102 14 •THE national language examination to be conducted by the Ministry of Education is to be held in March, 1961. I was wondering If it is possible to postpone it to after April 8 to ease the inconvenience for those teachers who are candidates for they will have to
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      Durians and the flying fox...
      129 14 'rHE reference by Incht Othman Din Wan Omar during the Budget debate In the Perak Legislative Assembly to the havoc played with the rural economy by flying foxes damaging ripening durlans on the trees is extremely interesting and something ciulte new In th« way of
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      239 14 Straits Times Crossword ACBOSS 6- To reduce upeu a mite »o 1. "I am the very model of a <7>. modern— 1 (Gilbert) (5-7t. 7. Does he wear lawn a» t*m8. Sees rum going bad and ab- porary mourning? .5. 7> ■tract* <7>. 10- "Afoot and I take to the
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    SINGAPORE RUBBER PRICES
    216 16 JANUARY first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 86J cents per Ib. down a quarter of a cent on Thursday's close. The tone was very quiet. S.C.C.R.A. closing prices in cents per Ib., yesterday were: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot i.o. b. buyers 86 1/8,
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    STOCK INDICES
    22 16 Malayan Stock Exchange: Dee. 23 Dee. 22 Industrial*: 129.32 129.47 Has: 185.27 185.18 Rubber*: 214.36 212.61 Jan. 1 1958 l»0.
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    GOODYEAR SEES RECORD WORLD RUBBER CONSUMPTION
    893 16 GOODYEAR SEES RECORD WORLD RUBBER CONSUMPTION By Our Market Correspondent WORLD-WIDE use of all types of rubber this year is expected to exceed the record 3,688,000 tons of 1959 and rise to another record next year, Mr. E. J. Thomas, chairman of Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., said in Akron,
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    A steadier tendency gains some ground
    408 16 rpHE last week before x Christmas is often quiet and this has been no exception, say H.C.B. and Co., Ltd., in their current rubber market review. The steadier tendency which was developing continued to gain ground and by Wednesday 88 cents was reached. Here
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    130 16 1 MELBOURNE. Fri. INVESTMENT shares closed the week along steady lines here today. On quiet trading 8.H.8. gained Is 9d. to 635. 3d and Dan 100 Is. to 355. 6d. L. I. Hooker eased Is. to 10s. 6d. Base metals and the oils were steady. Timor eased 6d.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    125 16 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Comment Dec/ Jan. shipment* $37 buyers, $274 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $40 sellers, drum $43 sellers. Pepper; quiet: no business was reported done. Muntok white $237 H. Sarawak $2324. special Sarawak black $150 and garbled
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    SPORE SHIPPING
    93 16 SHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Beard wharves or expected today are: Ayuthla 1/2. Olenorchy 4/5. Kapltan Kosko CA. Robert Maersk 6/7. City of Wellington 8/9. Taiping 10/11. Atreus 13/14. Adolf Wartki 18. Ollnda 19. Bast Sea N. Wall 4. Tronoh N. Wall 5. Banana 21/33. Livenza 33/34.
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    CLOSING PRICES
    40 16 SINGAPORE, Dec. 23. RUBBER: 86* cents per Ib. (down a quarter of a cent). 5 p.m. unofficial close: 861 cents (barely audible). TIN: $391.37 4 per picul (down 37* cents). Estimated unofficial offering 230 tons (down 10 tons).
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    620 16 SINGAPORE members ot the Malayan Stock Exchange reported the following business at their 3.30 p.m. call yesterday. (Bargains are given before prices unless only one was written). Industrials: Con. Tin Smelt pref. 195.; Fraser and Neave ords $1.97; Henry Waugh $1.33; Metal Box $2.10 ON; Robinson ords
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    EXCHANGE BANKS' RATES
    129 16 'rut Malayan Exchange Bank*' 1 As—flatten made the following changes In It* rates to merchant* yesterday (ail rates to 1100): New York: buying airmail T.T. S3 15/16. OX). 33 1/16. 90 d/st 33 5/16 credit bills. S3 7/16 trade bills. Canada: buying airmail T.T. 32 5/8. O.D.
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      803 16 NOTICES SINGAPORE TURF CLUB NOTICE BE CLOSING OF ROADS Notice is hereby given that all Roads, Pains and unenclosed Land, tlie property of the Singapore Turf Club, at the Race Course. 64 miles Dunearn Road, will be closed to the public on Sunday, 25th December 1060. from 6 ajn. to
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      725 16 TENDERS SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC TENDERS are invited from approved Contractors for toe proposed redecoratlon ana minor alterations and additions to the Polytechnic Plats at Orange Road Forms of tender, specifications and other particulars can be obtained on application to the Principal, Singapore Polytechnic. PO. Box 3023, Singapore. An inspection of the
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      143 16 NOTICES THE MALAYAN EXCHANGE BANKS' ASSOCIATION All members ol the above Association in the State of Singapore will be dosed lor business on Monday 26th December 1960 for Christmas Day. LAND FOR SALE Freehold lots near Rifle Range, Buklt Bahru. Malacca. Area per lot 5,000 sq. ft. upwards. Apply Box
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      744 17 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS MAJLIS PERBANDARAN KUALA LUMPUR Applications are Invited for the Posts of Technical AssisianU and Technical Cadets In the Municipal Engineers DepartmentTechnical Cadets: $373x21-415 pjn. Technical Assistants: $4*2x20--602/650x24-784 pjn. A variable cast of living allowance will be paid. Candidates for the Post* of Technical Assistants should have passed the
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      939 17 NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE This Is to announce that all bridle paths through and access to Torkington Estate will be ciosed to the Public on the 30th December. 196*0. CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE Whereas by Resolutions passed by the Council on 12th, 18th and 22nd October. 1960, under the provisions of
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    801 18 with EPSOM JEEP Tomorrow's card Race 1 3.00: Class 4, Div. 2 SF. 1 866!) Realm of Gold iVeni Vicl St.) Allan. 3 9.0 Shaari 4 2 ***** Ma Folle (Venl Vlci St.i Allan. 6 8.13 3 3 8046 Tione Banru (Dollar Kongsii E. Breuk.. 4 8.11 Lhadwick 5
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    DASHING TRIAL BY MAORI BOY
    224 18 This consistent seven-year-old is one to watch tomorrow Evening Sky bolts and throws rider Mat Shaari pBNANG. Fri. Maori Boy, who has been running consistently since his re-instate-ment, did a dashing gallop on a good track here this morning. Ridden by Noel McGrowdie, the seven-year-old
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    28 18 TVAVID BROOME (left), Britain's Horseman of the Year, re- ceives the Martini Trophy and medal from Viscount Knutsford in London last week. Reuter picture.
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    Azman, Tan to stay longer
    187 18 RETURNING IN FEBRUARY KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. fHE two Malayan tennis players now undergoing training in Australia have been granted permission to stay, in Australia for another month. The players. S.A. Azman of Selangor and Tan Song Kean of Penang will return to Malaya in eafly
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    Lock icon Challenger for Moore's crown
    87 18 Challenger for Moore's crown YEW YORK. Fri. Archie Moore, holder of the New York Athletic Commission's version of the world lighi-heavyweight title, has been challenged to defend his crown by European champion Erich Schoeppner of Germany. Doug Jones of New York had previously challenged Moore. The New York Commission today
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    22 18 WELLINGTON. Fri. Murray Halberg. Olympic 5.000 metres champion, will not compete in the "round-the-houses" race In Sao Paulo, Brazil.— Reuter.
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    82 18 BIG FIGHT FOR MIAMI BEACH ON MAR. 20 MEW YORK. Fri. The third world heavyweight title fight between Floyd Patterson and Sweden's Ingemar Johansson will take place at Miami Beach, Florida, on Mar. 20 next year. This was announced here today by Feature Sports, the promoting organisation. Johansson won the
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    Younger Elliott sets record
    80 18 DERTH. Fri.— World mile champion Herb Elliott's younger brother, Laurie, heralded his return to the track on Saturday with a record-breaking two-mile run at West Australian athletics headquarters Leed c r v Hie Oval. In this first run this season he clipped 3.2 sec. off the
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    CABLE IN BRIEF
    126 18 SOCCER ENGLISH LEAGUE: Div. 3 Newport Colchester 2. TENNIS ORANGE BOWL JUNIOR (Miami Beach): Singles John Newcome (Aust) bt Otwaldo Olmedn (Peru) 6-2, 6-2; Rodney Brent (Aust) bt Jim Spence (US) 6-1. 6-0; Rodney Mandelsum (SA) bt Donald Frisa (US) 6-0. 6-1; William Lenolr (US) bt Richard
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    319 18 CAN FRANCISCO. Fri.— Big Bill Nieder. Olympic Games shot putt champion turned professional yesterday and announced that he had been signed for the part of Jack Dempsey in a film to be called "Boy from Colorado." Nieder. who holds the world mark of 65ft
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    109 18 'TEST TIE —JUST WHAT GAME NEEDS' pERTHJTi.— The AustraliaWest Indies Test cricket tie at Brisbane "came at a time when the game needed It." said England's 1924 Test captain Arthur Gllligan here today. "I congratulate Australia and the West Indies— l only hope England can follow suit. "The type of
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    150 18  - —Veteran Cup stars plan to form body KEN FERNANDEZ By ifUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Former Malayan football stars are planning to form an association of their own to be known as the "Malaya Cup Veterans." The move to form this association Is being made by Mr. A.K. Ratnam, patron of the
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    91 18 JJI7ALA LUMPUR. Fri.— Four all-Malaya Rugby stars are among those invited to turn out for Malayan Planters against Malayan All-Blues at Merdeka Stadium on Jan. 14. They are J. Winchester. A. Jope W. Adamson, all of Selango,.* and Ungku Ismail of Johore. Twelve other players
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      76 18 HOCKEY SPORE LEAGUE: Div. 2 University "B"' v Serangoon Oardens (Bt. Timahi. MALAYAN SIKHS: Spore v Penang. Penang v Johore. Perak v Negrl (Dato Kramat, Penang). SOCCER SULTANS GOLD CUP: Spore Malays v Perak Malays (Jn. Besar Stadium). FRIENDLY: Star Soccerltes v BMH (Fairer Pic). TENNIS STORE MALAYS Open championships
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    730 19 By SAUL JOSHUA SINGAPORE, Friday A SPLENDID victory by 16 points (two goals, a try and a penalty goal) to nine (two tries and a penalty) over Johore Asians on the padang today put Singapore Asians in the final of the All-Blues Cup
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    135 19 OFFER TO 'TROTTERS' TO PLAY IN MALAYA K^ALA LUMPUE, Fit— The Federation of Malaya Basketball Association is negotiating with the Harlem Globetrotters for three games in the Federation next month. The Globetrotters are making their third visit to Singapore on Jan. 8. Mr. Moe Fu Kiat. secretary of the FMBBA,
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    105 19 \IELBOURNE. Fri.—Australian Test fast bowler lan Mecklff looked innocuous on a good pitch In the Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and Western Australia which began here today. Meckiff. who is among the players chosen for the Second Test took one wicket for 78 In 21 overs. His victim
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    284 19 KEDAH ASIANS LOSE 15-0 IPOH, Friday DOMINATING play throughout, Perak Asians beat Kedah Asians by 15 points (three goals) to nil in their All-Blues Cup rugger match on the padang here today. Perak thus kept alive their chances of entering the final They will play
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    Amicables enter youth final
    115 19 Amicables enter youth final CINGAPORE. Fri— Amicables w entered the final of the Singapore Under-20 soccer competition when they beat Setla Jaya 2—o in their rejplay at Jalan Besar today. The teams drew I—l on 'Tuesday and today's game looked like another draw until the last ten minutes when Amicables
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    20 19 IPOH. Fri.— Town Council beat La Sallians 4—2 In a hockey league division two match here today.
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    Move to invite 2 ex-stars as advisers
    174 19 Move to invite 2 ex-stars as advisers SINGAPORE, Fri. Harith Omar and John Then, two of Singapore's former Malaya Cup football players, may be invited to serve on the Singapore Amateur P.A.« advisory committee to guide the coach. The sponsor of the proposal for the formation of the committee, Mr.
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    Spore cyclists Ist and 2nd
    262 19 SINGAPORE cyclists took nrst and second places in the Malayan open 150-mile road race from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh today. The 16 cyclists who completed the course out of 42 starters, all broke the record of 6 hrs 49 mln 6 sec. The winner. Mansor
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    66 19 miles of the 150 gone, the weather still cool and sunless after 1$ hours of riding, Singapore Servicemen Rod Banks and Len Benton lead a bunch of Singapore and Malacca riders through a railway underpass. Eventual winner of the race. Mansor Sawi (arrowed) is now at the rear of the
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    272 19 NSW THRASH THE WI BOWLING TO SCORE 410-5 SYDNEY, Fri. Sent in to bat first, New South Wales Test players hammered the West Indian bowling to reach 410 for five wickets on the first day of their four-day match here. Norman O'Neill hit 114. Lan Craig made 83 and Nell
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    46 19 SYDNEY. Fri.— Neale Fraser. top Australian lawn tennis player, scoffed at fresh rumours that he would turn professional, when the Australian Davis Ccp team returned here today for tht challenge round against Italy starting on Monday. "It's a lot of rubbish." said Fraser.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon 200 die daily in Kasai horror
    484 20 U.N. STEPS UP RELIEF MEASURES FOR 300,000 WALKING SKELETONS IN AREA WHERE WATER IS AS SCARCE AS FOOD THE United Nations is stepping up relief measures in South Kasai Province where refugees from tribal fighting between the Luluas and Balubas are dying from hunger
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    PRO-REDS CAPTURE TOWN IN LAOS
    256 20 PRO-REDS CAPTURE TOWN IN LAOS BANGKOK, Fri.— The pro- Communist Pathet Lao guerillas have captured the town of Nape in southeastern Uaos, according to reports reaching here today. Gen Phoumi Nosavan, commander of right-wing forces In the Laotian capital of Vientiane, was reported to have rushed reinforcement* to recapture the
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    STATEMENT BY WORKERS PARTY
    87 20 SINGAPORE. Fit The chairman of the Workers Party, Mr. David Marshall, today Issued this statement: 'The first meeting Qf the new executive committee of the Workers Party repeats that the Workers Party Is not associated with Mr. Ong Eng Guan and had never been associated with
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    77 20 Pilot Pope seeks review of -case- JAKARTA, Fri. American pilot Allan Lawrence Pope, now under death sentence, has appealed for the reexamination of bis case by a military supreme court, the last judicial body to which he can appeal under Indonesian law, Antara news agency reported today. It was Pope's
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    RED AID FOR N. VIETNAM
    202 20 AN AGREEMENT on Russian economic and technical aid for North Vietnam was concluded in Moscow today. The agreement provides for aid for the fulfilment of the j— Vientnamese first five-year plan for the development of national economy covering the period 1961-1965. Russia will help Vietnam
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    LONDOM STOCKS, RUBBER and TIN
    294 20 LONDON, Fri.— -A fair business was transacted during the first two hours of trading on the London stock exchange today. After that, however, seasonal Influences reduced business to negligible proportions and there was very little further movement In prices. Closing middle prices of selected stocks
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    30 20 LONDON, Pri.— Buyers £790, sellers £791. Porward buyers £790, sellers £790 Settlement £791. Turnover a.m. 140 tons. Tone: Barely sieaay Rubber and tin markets closed until Wed. Dec. 28.
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    75 20 DUTCH CABINET LIKELY TO QUIT rE HAGUE. Fri.— The Dutch Premier, Prof. Jan de Quay, was expected to hand in his Cabinet's resigntion today. The expected resignation of the Government follows yesterday's defeat of a Gov-ernment-sponsored Bill on housing. The Premier was expected to announce the Cabine's resign? tlon to
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