The Straits Times, 30 May 1961

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    17 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 90,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. TUESDAY. MAY 30. 1961. 15 CENTS.
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    13 DIE IN RAF CRASH
    515 1  -  R. CHANDRAN A^BBBBI^wBBBIIIIiW^^W^^^BWi^^^^^^^^WlilHillBBBHBIBWB^WWBBIIBBBBHBWBBBWK^HBWIWBWBBBBBBBi^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Flying wreckage just misses boy, two By SINGAPORE, Mon. Pilot sent radio SoS signal THIRTEEN British servicemen were killed when an RAF Hastings transport plane crashed on a Singapore farm today. The plane, carrying live crew and eight soldiers, was on a
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    Lock icon Student in court
    34 1 LONDON. Mon.— A Malayan student, N. E. Singham. 29. accused of obstructing a policeman during an antiapartheid rally in Trafalgar Square yesterday, was conditionally discharged for 12 months here today. Reuter
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    Toivkay fabdticted outside his home
    531 1 Toivkay fabdticted outside his home PEPPER THROWN AT DRIVER SINGAPORE, Monday. DOLICE were today trying to piece together several events connected with the kidnapping of wealthy shipping towkay Mr. Tay Kie Thay in front of his Lyndhurst Road, mansion, near Katong, last night. The towkay was being driven home in
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    Fourth body found at Singapore fire site
    107 1 SINGAPORE. .Mon.— Police recovcreu another charred body from the Bukit Mo Swc'c fire site today. This brings the death toll to four. The body was identified as that of Ong Ghee Chai. 70. by his son. Ong Kang Swee. The body was found
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    Lock icon Lord Home for talks in U.S.
    57 1 LONDON. Mon. Lord Home. British Foreign Secretary, will visit the United States from June 13 to 16 for talks with Mr. Dean Rusk. United States Secretary of State, and Mr. Dag Hammarskjoeld. United Nations Secretary General. On June 16 Lord Home will address the
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    Lock icon Town ablaze
    22 1 TOKYO. Mon. A forest fire destroyed 600 homes In Taro town. Iwate Prefecture About 2.000 people were made homeless. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Sarawak grant
    32 1 LONDON. Mon.— Sarawak is to receive a grant of £312.000 <$2.652.000 i to improve road facilities and open up new land for rubber planting, the Colonial Office announced today. Reuter.
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    Killer disease in W. Java
    181 1 KUALA LUMPUR Monday HEALTH authorities m Malaya are concerned over the report of a mystoriou.s disease which baa killed 57 people in West Java in the past month The Regional Director of the World Health Organisation. Dr W. W. Yung, disclosed today that he had
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    TWO BODIES TRAPPED
    70 1 TWO BODIES, believed to be those of the pilot and the co-pilot, are still entombed in this wrecked Hastings, which nose-dived into a farm off the 10th mile. Yio Chu Kang Road, yesterday. This part of the fuselage was the only recognisable part of the aircraft. It
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    Six ways to boost Malay contractors
    889 2 Six ways to boost Malay contractors TENDERS COMMISSION TOLD OF RISKS BEHIND ACCEPTING LOWEST OFFER I KUALA LUMPUR. Monday A SIX-POINT plan for increased Malay participation in Govern ment contract jobs was submitted today to the three-man commis sion inquiring into the tenders system. It was put forward by Inche
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    Japanese interest in 2 schemes
    83 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Japanese Ambassador here, Mr. W. Okuma. said today his country was watching developments in two schemes with which Malaya was closely concerned: THE Association of South-East Asia States: and 0 THE "mighty Malaysia" plan proposed by the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul
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    Buddhists end 3 days of Wesak gaiety
    102 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Malayan Buddhists today ended their Wesak celebrations with prayer, processIons, and feeding the poor. Flags flew from all temples in the country which have been open to worshippers and visitors since Saturday. Highlight of the celebrations was a procession last
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    Ex-chief of staff is back as C-in-C, Farelf
    145 2 Ex-chief of staff is back as C-in-C, Farelf pENANG. Mon. l.irut.Gen. Sir Nigel Poett. a former chief of staff of the Far East Land Fortes, returned here today as nini-niancler-in-rhicf. "I am very happy to he hat k. and I look forward to meeting many old friends here." lie said.
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    Lock icon Golden chance for Reds
    321 3 EXPERT SAYS AMERICAN EMPHASIS ON MILITARY AID WINS FRIENDS FOR THE COMMUNISTS WASHINGTON, Monday. AMERICA'S emphasis on military aid is giving the Communists a golden opportunity to win friends among under-developed nations by offering economic assistance, a National Planning Association (NPA) report said. It said the
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    Lock icon Saboteurs wreck 3 cable relay stations
    130 3 Saboteurs wreck 3 cable relay stations VEW YORK, Mon. Nax> tional Guards and Gmen were called out after saboteurs blew up three rplay stations near Salt Lake City In Utah yesterday, disrupting transcontinental communications. Newi agency teleprinters and radio circuits were out of action for several hours. T. N. T.
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    Lock icon Scientists oppose A-sub base in Britain
    164 3 Scientists oppose A-sub base in Britain ONDON, Mon. British Ld scientists m conference here yesterday declared their opposition to the establishment of anchorages for United States Polaris submarines in Holy Loch on the Clyde and called on Britain to renounce the use of nuclear weapons. The scientists, members of the
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    Lock icon TOHIAKI, 23, GOES UP IN FLAMES
    87 3 TOHIAKI, 23, GOES UP IN FLAMES TOKYO, Mon. A member of Japan's ground forces yesttrday poured petrol on his body and turned it Into a naming torch. Tohlaki Konat.su, 23, a member of a flame throwing unit, was believed to have been suffering from remorse for an accident In which
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    Lock icon Nehru speaks of the 'bloodiest colonialism'
    223 3 Nehru speaks of the 'bloodiest colonialism' nURGAPLR (West Bengal), Mon.— Mr. Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, said here today it was regrettable that "some of the great powers" were supporting Portugal in perpetrating the "bloodiest and darkest" form of colonialism in Angola. Addressing the AH Indian Congress committee the policy
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    Lock icon You ths mob Sandys' car in Salisbury
    160 3 You ths mob Sandys car in Salisbury SALISBURY, Monday PLACARD-WAVING African youths mobbed the r car of the British Commonwealth Relations Secretary. Mr. Duncan Sandys, yesterday shortly after he arrived by plane from London. The youths. who had gathered outside the airport gates, surged into the road as Mr. Sandys'
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    Lock icon MOB ATTACKS MINISTER
    99 3 DURGAPUR, Mon. An angry crotvd today smashed the windows of an Indian Minister's car and tore his clothes. Mr. S. N. Misra. Deputy Planning Minister, was driving to the market here when he was surrounded by ft crowd protesting at the killing of 11 people when police.
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    BIG PROBLEM OF AFRICAN EDUCATION
    109 3 BIG PROBLEM OF AFRICAN EDUCATION T ON DON, Mon. African education needs USS1.000 million ($3,000 million) for the next 10 years, Mr. Kenneth Thompson, parliamentary secretary to Britain's Ministry of Education, said here yesterday. Mr. Thompson was speaking on his return from Addis Ababa, where he has been attending the
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    Lock icon Direct rail link
    19 3 MOSCOW. Mon. A direct rail link has been opened between Moscow and Rome, Tass announced.— Reuter.
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  • NEWS IN BRIEF
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      Muslims held in swoops in Paris
      96 3 Muslims held in swoops in Paris PARIS, Mon. Police detained about 500 Muslims here for questioning after overnight swoops on hotels used by Algerians. Documents relating to an underground insurgent organisation were seized, police sources said. ATHENS: Three children of a U.S. Air Force sergeant Joel Baker, 55, were found
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      39 3 TOKYO: Japanese police issued a new W.ho's Who a volume containing thr names of 260 men known to be saiecrackers. Head mx the list was Shuichi Mitsuyama. 35. with a record of 555 safes over the past five years.
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      162 3 LONDON: The mystery blackout in London on May 15 when more than two million homes in south and south-east England were without electricity, was caused by overloading of power and the automatic operation of a protective cut out switch at a substation, a committee of inquiry said. THE HAGUE: A
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      28 3 BOSTON: Three Williams College students were fined US$25O each and ghen a 30-day suspended jail sentences for killing a cat by putting it in an automatic clothes dryer.
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      112 3 TOKYO Emperor Hlrohlto welcomed more than 22,000 Rotarians from all over the world when they opened the first plenary session of the 52nd International Rotary Convention SEOUL: The Revolutionary Council ordered all coffee shops to stop serving coffee as part of Its austerity and anti-smuggling campaign. South Korea does not
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      36 3 HAMBURG: P r i m a Ballerina Maria Fris of the Hamburg State Opera, who had been ordered by doctors not to dance, jumped to her death from the overhead rigging to the Opera House stage.
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      87 3 DALLAS: Mr. John Tower. 35. a former college professor, won the Texas election to the United States Senate seat, vacated by Vice President Lyndon Johnson. Mr. Tower Is a Republican. SECUM (Nova 8cotla): A fisherman's wife, Mrs. James Richardson, 36, gave birth to her fourth consecutive set of twins. Eight
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    Lock icon Plastic bomb incidents start in Lisbon
    106 3 Plastic bomb incidents start in Lisbon f ISBON. Mon. A plastic bomb exploded In a telephone booth in a railway station here last night, injuring four people. Two more unexploded bombs were found in other parts of the city, one of them in the garden of the presidential palace. it
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    Lock icon A 'KU KLUX KLAN' RAID IN DURBAN
    95 3 DURBAN. Mon. Five hooded gunmen yesterday attacked the home of Mr. Rowley Arenstein. a Durban lawyer known for his sympathies for Africans, but were driven off by bodyguards. One man was slightly wounded by a bullet. White, coloured and African friends have been
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    U.S. aid to Africans
    54 3 CAMBRIDGE (Massachusetts), Mon. Major programme for the education of African students In the U.S. was announced by three groups of American colleges and universities and the African-American Institute. The American Institutions are prepared to provide for as many as 300 four-year scholarships for Africans to study
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      435 3 Wlien LirIHs Are Low: 1200 Close RADIO SINGAPORE Omm. SHOKT WAVE SERVICE RADIO MALAYA 41 etre NATIONAL SHORT WAVE Med.um Wave Service SERVICE: 41.7 metres i.i. meires AM g M Tjm(i S1( nali Negara A.M. 6.00 Good Morning! 6.02 Ku. News Headlines: 6.05 MornMormng Prtlude; 7.00 The News: Melodies; 6.50
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    Welfare workers praised
    579 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. Jobs at sea "for the thousands of our young citizens." Mr. Byrne revealed. The Social Welfare Department, which the Minister said looked after "all those who are in need of help." last year paid out about $91 million to about 25.000 families. Legal aid The
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    Plane tragedy witness tells of a narrow escape
    130 4 THE HUGE PLANE came over the coconut tree tops like this", says Madam Leon* Mui Sob, 29. a farmer's wife, who had the terrifying experience of seeing the last minutes of the K \.F. Hastings which plnrml into a farm off the
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    Govt. to begin rehousing fire victims at once
    816 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. T<HE Government to- day announced that 1,150 Housing Board flats would be immediately available for the Bukit Ho Swee fire victims. The flats are in Queenstown (600 units*. Tiong Bahru fire site i300). Kallang '150i and Clarence Lane (100 Those
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    The Singapore Diary
    125 4 POLICE BAND: At Esplanade from 7.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. SINGAPORE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION A programme on speech disturbances presented by the Society for Neurology and Psychological Meaicine, Pathology Lecture Theatre. Sepoy Lines, 8.15 p.m. TAGORE CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS: Inuian musical items and Tagorr's play "Post Office" iu Maiay
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    EDUCATION POLICY IS ELECTION ISSUE
    309 4 TELUK ANSON. Monday A PARLIAMENTARY byelection In the Teluk Anson Constituency will be held here tomorrow with three candidates contesting for the vacant seat, caused by the death of the Alliance's Mr. Wo Saik Hong. The main point at Issue in the election Is the
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    $300 or jail
    44 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. Ang Ho Choon of Duxton Road, was fined $300 or two months' jail, by the ninth magistrate's court today for assisting in carrying on a characters lottery at Church Btreet on the evening of May 27. He pleaded guilty.
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    NATIONAL DAY STAMP SALES
    75 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. The sale of National Day stamps on Saturday will be restricted to certain hours. Government announced today that the following Post Offices will be open: General Post Office from 9 a.m. to I p.m.. Dempsey Road (Forces) from 9 a.m. to 12 noon; all
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    Postponed
    20 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. The annual meeting of the St. John Ambulance Association. Singapore Centre, scheduled for Wednesday has been postponed.
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    AIR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
    280 4 AIR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES rE following Is today's schedule of civil aircraft TOovements at Paya Lebar airport. Singapore. ARRIVALS BOAC: Prom London. Dusseltorf. Beirut. Baniein. Bombay. Colombo (BA712) 4.40 pirn. Pan- American: From Jakarta 1PA8I81 9.40 a.m. Garuda: From" Jakarta <OA 800) 8 a.m. KLM: Prom Amsterdam, Geneva Rome Cairo.
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    Moneylender 'heartless'
    688 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday JUDGE DISMISSES 'ATTEMPT TO RECOUP LOSSES AT EXPENSE OF LITTLE MAN' A HIGH COURT judge today described as "heartless and uncon- scionable*' the attempt of an "opulent moneylender" to "recoup his losses in an investment at the expense of the little man." Mr. Justice Ong
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    Speeding up road building
    200 5 Speeding up road building KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Heavy earthmoving equipment worth $9.7 million has been ordered by the Public Works Department to rpeed up roadbuilding projects under the Second Five-Year Plan. It includes: 240 Albion tipping lorries. 26 self-propelled scrapers and 40 crawler tractors and 10 tractor shovels. Bodies for
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    Van kills boy, 9, near his home
    44 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Chong Kjah Seng, nine, was killed In Cheras Road while he was walking home from school this afternoon. Chong was a few yards from his hou.se when he was knocked down by a van.
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    One dies, three hurt in head-on smash
    151 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. One man was killed and three injured in a head-on collision between two lorries today at the 25th m..s. North Trunk Road, near Kulai. Hundreds of bottles of soft drinks were scattered over the area, many broken. One of the
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    Gifts exchanged to celebrate army alliance
    93 5 Brigadier Tengku Osman bin Tengku Mohamed Jewa commanding the No. 2 Federal Infantry Brigade, accepting a Maori carving trom Brig. F. G. Hassett. commanding the 28th Commonwealth Infantry Brigade in Taiping. A special parade was held to mark the alliance of the 7th Bn.,
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    Two found with revolver: Year's jail each
    205 5 Two found with revolver: Year's jail each I^UALA LUMPCR. Mon. A soldier and a labourer were jailed for one year each today after they had pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing a revolver without a licence. Shukor bin Hassan, 33, a private of the Armed Forces Maintenance Corps, Batu
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    Sailor put on bond
    86 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A sailor. Teoh Kok. Seng, 34. of Singapore, was today put on a six-month bond of $200 when he pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court here to a charge of cheating a friend of $1,500. Teoh was charged with cheating Hong Kee Huat
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    Girl, 18, dies after crash
    61 5 PENANG, Mon. An 18-year-old school girl. Ph'ng Yam Choo. died in the General Hospital yesterday from Injuries received In a motor accident. Ph'ng was riding pillion on her cousin's motor-cycle when it collided with an R.A.A.F. lorry at Permatang Kuchlng Butterworth, on Saturday evening. The
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    5,000 bottles of liquor found
    258 5 —COURT IS TOLD IPOH, Mon.— Five thousand bottles of liquor, two stoves and two stills were found in a house in Gopeng Road raided by customs officers and police on Nov. 18. It was alleged today. A woman and four men were arrested. In the
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    3 mobile registration teams start campaign in Pahang
    140 5 J^UANTAN. Mon. Three mobile teams will move into isolated areas in Pahang on Thursday to register thousands of people for new identity cards. The units are expected to travel thousands of miles by road, boat and on foot through some of the
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    Driver dies in murder No 2
    142 6 SINGAPORE. Mon. The death of a taxidriver in the General Hospital at noon today brought the number of persons murdered in Singapore last night to two. Tan Ah Wah, 26. pirate taxidriver, who was badly beaten up by thugs at Kampong Soo Poo. off
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    Annual meeting
    18 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— The Malayan Planting Industries Employers' Association will hold its annual conference here tomorrow.
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    Ringlet fund: Final donations
    408 6 Kwongsai Association KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. This is the last list of donations to the Straits Times Ringlet relief fund which closed last trlday. KLALA I.I MI 1 1 K All-Malayan Estates Staff Union $25; Mr. Robert Cheah Ouan Chuan (10: staff ot Cold Storage Creameries, K.L.
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    Fire relief fund tops $500,000
    753 6 SINGAPORE, Monday. THE Singapore Council of Social Services today reported that another $14,975 has been received for the victims of the Bukit Ho Swce fire. This mon&y and previous collections of $68,448 will be turned over to the Bukit Ho Swee Fire National Relief Fund.
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    The story of Nathan Forrest
    34 7 UIIKN GENERAL Grant bottled up the 13.003-strong Southern army at Fort Donelson Forrest, leading his men, battled his way out of the fort and lived to lie lit again.
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    Lock icon A BLACKSMITH'S SON BECAME U.S. LEGEND
    1345 7 AT noon on April 12, 18G4, a white flag of surrender fluttered over the battered ramparts of Fort Pillow, on the Tennessee bank of the Mississippi River. But, as General Forrest's Southern troops stormed over the earthworks with an exultant "rebel yell." they paid
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
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  • The Straits Times Tuesday. May 30, 1961.
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      What Went Wrong?
      676 8 What Went Wrong? It has been a bad week-end tor the Alliance. Recent pleasure over the handsome victory in Kelsntsn, with iigm elsewhere that the Pan-Mal-ayan Islamic Party was losing its pip, has been considerably diminished by the Socialist Front triumph in Georgetown, the Front s capture of live seats
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      Link with Lumut
      430 8 Railways make fine matter for contention, and when, the Railway Economics Commission's report, scheduled for presentation to the Federation Government in July, finally reaches the public there will doubtless be lively debate. What the Government principally wishes to know is whether Malaya's railways are going to make
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      Bank Request
      120 8 Bank Negura has asked for and should without question receive public co-operation in collecting dat;i that will be used by the Department of Statistics to compute the Federation's annual balance of payments. Bank;- have agreed to record every transaction involving purchases or sales of foreign currency on standard
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    667 8 From a Correspondent: Vienna, Mon. GAY VIENNA GETS SET FOR THE MEETING OF THE TWO BIG Ks SCORES of Austrian. American and Russian officials and security men are working overtime in preparation for the historic two-day Summit meeting between President Kennedy and Mr. Khrushchev which begins here on
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    The strange goings-on in Seoul
    684 8 GEiN, CHANG GOES ONE BETTER THAN THE AYUB KHANS, NE WINS AND SARIT THANARATS gf J*l t 1 1 1 PJ The military coup d etat. it seems, is habit-form-ing in Asia. Nothing has become more commonplace than the morning newspaper banner headline which announces
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      161 8 "THE Election Commission has done a good job in banning canvassing on polling day in local elections. But why should the ban be confined to local and municipal elections? One would imagine this precaution to be even more necessary in State and national elections.
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      180 8 NEW LIGHT ON RINGLET DISASTER I APPRECIATE the efforts of "Mrs. Pedoe and Mr. Anker in trying to throw some light on the Ringlet disaster. Unfortunately they were not on the spot when it happened and therefore their theories cannot be fitted Into the real picture of the landslide. A
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      96 8 CEYLON POLICY T HAT is the difference between Dr. Verwoerd's policy In South Africa and Mrs. Bandaranalke's policy in Ceylon? At the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' conference nearly all attacked Dr. Verwoerd's policy. As a result. South Africa lost Its membership of the Commonwealth. But what has the world done over
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      86 8 WAIT FOR FORMS I CALLED at the Ipoh office of the Registrar of Federal Citizens for citizenship papers for my children, but unfortunately these form; were out of stock and I was asked to come again in about three weeks. My younger brother wanted to apply for a certificate of
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      90 8 EFFICIENT, BUT... I WOULD like to congratu--1 late the stall of Singapore's National Library for their efficient and friendly service to the public. But so many students in Singapore do not have facilities at home for study. I cannot see why the reference section should be barreJ to them. Though
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    Man who died—in CID cell
    681 9 Man who died— in CID cell SINGAPORE, Monday WITNESS: I SAW HIM BEING PUNCHED AND KICKED BY POLICE OFFICERS A MAN arrested for questioning in a firearms case was found dead in a C.l.D. cell on Chinese New Year's eve allegedly after being beaten up by some policemen, an inquest
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    Minister Ong Pang Boon marries his colleague
    24 9 MR AND MRS ONG PANG BOON after the ceremony at the Singapore Registry yesterday. Straits Times picture.
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    A YOUTH'S 'INFAMOUS AND DESPICABLE CRIME...'
    90 9 A YOUTH'S 'INFAMOUS AND DESPICABLE CRIME. SINGAPORE. Mon. Mr. Justice Buttrose told a youth today that he had committed a 'most Infamous and despicable crime In violating an Infant Tang Yong Soon. 15. an apprentice film operator, pleaded guilty to raping a five-year-old girl at an open air theatre at
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    Professor read all about us first
    89 9 Professor read all about us first V N American professor arrived in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to lecture on American history at the University of Malaya. He is Prof. George Ma>er from Purdue University Lafayette. Indiana, one of four American professors .coming here as part of an exchange programme. He said
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    WIDOW IS AWARDED $25,000 DAMAGES
    118 9 QINGAPORE. Mon. A widow with two children was today awarded $25,000 damages In the High Court for the loss of her husband In a motor accident in Johore 42 months ago. Madam Yong Moi. the widow of a lorry driver. Woo Eng Chuan. had brought
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    TWICE WEDDING WAS PUT OFF BECAUSE OF PARTY WORK
    322 9 TWICE WEDDING WAS PUT OFF BECAUSE OF PARTY WORK C1INGAPQRE, Mon.— Charm ing Miss Chan I hoy Siong, assemblywoman for Delta, took time off from fire relief work today to marry party colleague and Home Minister. Mr. Onf Pang Boon. Theirs was a simple wedding at the Singapore Registry of
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    BIG TREK TO BEACH FOR FESTIVAL
    89 9 BIG TREK TO BEACH FOR FESTIVAL KUALA TRENGGANU Mon. Kampongs and villages in the Kuala Trengganu district will be deserted tomorrow when people throng to Batu Burok beach for the annual padl harvest festival. Ten thousand villagers will stay in small sheds they have built on the beach, about a
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    Postal agency
    27 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Minister of Works, Po^ts and Telecommunications. Dato V.T. Sambanthan. will open a postal agency at Parit Bakar in Johore on Thursday.
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    $7.3 million for Pahang's development projects
    198 9 KUANTAN, Mon THE Pahang State Government will receive $7.3 million from the Federation Government for major rural development projects this year. The Mentrl Besar. Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Hajt Abdullah, disclosed this In lilt loyal address at an investiture ceremony to mark the
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    A WELFARE COUNCIL FOR MUSLIM WOMEN
    168 9 A WELFARE COUNCIL FOR MUSLIM WOMEN KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. T^INETEEN women formed an organisation today to fight for the betterment of Muslim women. Known as the Muslim Viomen Welfare Council, it is headed by the first Raja Raja Permaisuri Agong, Tengku Puan Besar Khurshiah. Among those who attended the meeting
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    PLANS FOR A BEAUTY SCHOOL
    79 9 PLANS FOR A BEAUTY SCHOOL SINGAPORE. Mon. A Japanese beauty expert, Mr. Nobuhisa Yabe. said here today that his company planned to set up a school In Singapore to train women In the art of skin care and beauty culture. Mr. Yabe. advertising manager of Shiseido Co. Ltd. said there
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    Talk on India
    41 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Indian High Commissioner in Malaya. Mr. Y.K. Purl, will give a talk on the "role of ethics In the development of modern India" at th<> British Council Hall here at 6 p.m. on Thursday.
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    Transferred
    22 9 RAUB. Mon. Mr. Yee Soon Kwong, translator In Raub district police headquarters, has been transferred to police headquarters In Kuala Lumpur.
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    Linda Fong retrial is fixed for June
    127 9 Linda Fong retrial is fixed for June SINGAPORE. Mon. The retrial of Linda Fong, alias Wong Kirn Wan, a former cabaret supervisor, on a charge of committing culpable homicide not amounting to murder by causing the death of Tan Kirn Toh. a businessman, at her flat in Kirn Pong Road
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    Caught coming and going: It costs driver $90
    189 9 ((UALA LUMPUR. Mon. T. S. A. Caffor, 32. of Batu Road, who was caught speeding twice the same day, was fined $90 in the First Magistrate's Court here to* day. Caffor was charged with exceeding the speed limit of 35 mph permitted
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    A joint venture for food seasoning
    215 9 A joint venture for food seasoning KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A $14.5 million Japanese-Malayan venture is being planned to produce in the Federation what Malayan housewives treasure most in cooking food seasoning spices. A $3.5 •million factory building with plant and machinery costing million Is tc be set up in Petaling
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    Stabbed in kite row
    50 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Tang Kok Seng. 16, of Jalan Kenanga, was stabbed on the b.ick with a penknife after a quarrel over a kite in San Peng Road here this afternoon. He was admitted to the General Hospital. His condition is reported to be not serious.
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      619 10 fHERE are many women today %v h o are making plans to get into their new homes and this moving house business is becoming a frequent topic of conversation. Some women can move house and have people in to dinner the same night. Me?
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    LUXURIOUS OUTFIT FOR EVENING
    150 10 LUXURIOUS OUTFIT FOR EVENING ENTERTAINING at Lome Hi in an Informal atmosphere is catching on fast Guests are now asked to come in the most casual clothes to give a touch of homeliness. But women still do love to look their best, and glamorous if it happens to be an
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    MEMORIES STILL LINGER ON
    327 10 T^RAGEDY struck and last week homes were A erased by a blazing fire. Hundreds were left homeless. There is not one who has not at least expressed a word of sympathy or perhaps felt an urge to be of help in some way to those poor
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      330 10 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS ly he trcts. maybe about 1. Axe to grind about rent nothing (7. 4. 2, 3, 6>. change a pound at the out- 6. Characters Riven slant by side (8). Sapper become realistic (7). 5. Primitive abode: transforma- 7. Without support, a pupil, we tion by
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    Tin price again advances
    405 12 Tin price again advances i rpHE tin price in A Singapore yesterday increased by 50 cents to $441 per picul and is now only 12£ cents below the highest level for the year recorded on May 17. The offering was 235 tons. The inconclusive result of last week's International Tin
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    CLOSING PRICES
    40 12 SINGAPORE. May 29. RUBBER: 87ft cents per lb., (down threeeighths of a cent). 5 p.m. unofficial close: 87; cents (quiet and slightly easier). TIN: $441 per picul (up 50 cents). Estimated unofficial offering 235 tons (down 5 tons).
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    TIN SHARES DRIFT LOWER ON THIN DAY'S TRADING
    249 12 From Our Market Correspondent TIN shares drifted to lower prices on the Malayan Stock Exchange yesterday. With trading on the thin side any withdrawal of buyers caused prices to weaken. The tin index fell 2 points. With the negative result of last
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    21 12 Malayan Stock Indices: May 29 May 27 Industrials: 163.96 163.79 Tins: 334.34 336.16 Rubber: 247.58 247.58 Jan 1 1958=100
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    730 12 DUSINESS on the Malayai. Stock Exchange. FeaeraUon section yesterday with the number of deals In brackets wa*: Industrial!: Fed. Dlspensury (1.000) *1.80 cd ON: Fitzpa tricks (1.000) $1.80 ON; r. and N. ords (1.000) (2.40: M Cement (8.000) $2.35 OL. ON. $2.32. $2.30: Metal Box (4.000) $2.95
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    RUBBER PRICES
    210 12 uns flrit trim rubber buyers f.e.b. J! closed In Singapore yesterday at S7J cents per lb. down thrce-eiKhths of a cent on Friday's closing price. The tone wax Quitt. S.C.C.R.A. closing- price* Id cents per lb. yesterday were: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyer* 87 J. sellera &7|:
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    121 12 JHI Chines. Product E rerun*.. Sin- (apart, neon pricoi ptr pieul yoilerdiy wart: Copra: r.K. Continent Mav nhipment S26i buyers. $26} sellcrn. Coconut •ill bulk J39J dflliT.i. drum $42| sellers. P.ppor Muntok vhiie J1924 Mllera. Sarawak while $190 Mllers, aprcial Sarawak black Jir>."> arllen, (arblcd LamponK black $153
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    146 12 THI Malayan Exchani* Bank* Aim- elation made th.ne change* in lta rate* to merchants yesterday: Hang Konx: wiling T.T. or O.D. 333: buying T.T. 53 3/16. O.D. 53). The following rates are to $100: Niw Varh: buying airmail T.T. 32|, OH 32!. 90 d/st 33 credit bills. 331
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    130 12 MELBOURNE. Mon. INVESTMENT shares opened Hrn week trading along fixm lines Aust. Paper Manufacturers gained lid. to 225. 9d. ana Kauri Timber 9d. to 13s. 6a Base metal* weie steaay. Oils were firm. Associated trt ney rose llu. to 3s. 10a.. Assoc. Anst. OH Is. Id. to Bs.
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    156 12 CHIPS lying sltncildt trt* liniapsrt whtrvsi tsdsy arc Aizu Ma.ru I 2. Baron 3. Hannover 8/B, Bcnreoch 13/14. Glenartney 13/16. State of Madras 19. Rajah Brook* 24. Akko 25, Hlkonc Mara 29/30. Glvrnvllls 3S/39. Atapcnor 46, Maroua 44. Outsr Reads: Davlla, Star Alcyone, Wonoglti, Bayon, Übertad, Merito.
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      86 12 APRIL TRADE THERE was a deficit of $58.8 million between exports and imports in the Federation and Singapore in April. O ffi ci a 1 preliminary figures put exports for the month at $336.5 million, a drop of $40.8 million while imports rose by $20.1 million to $395.3 million. Total
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      115 12 SHIPPING NOTICES S.S. "STEEL DESIGNER" FROM U.S.A. The above vessel is scheduled to arrive in Singapore on 31st May. 1961 and will dischage cargo alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves. The General Survey will be held on 9th June. 1961. No other survey will be held. McAMSTER CO.. LTD.. Agents:
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      1388 13 NOTICE. NOTICES CHAPTER 195 (Pawnbrokers.) A mohamedallt co." I nrrdrrmrd Pledged Goods and of No. 99 Market Street, Jewellery from the follow In* Singapore. Pawnbrokers' Shop* NOTICB to hereby given that the No. 135 New Bridge Road. partnership heretofore subsisting Lam Joon Slong iChop Sem between u« the undersigned carryKoln
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      852 13 EDUCATION it Words Si (Mln.)— Box St eta. txirm CHINESE YMCA SCHOOL'S June Bi^mnem' Book-keeping, Shorthand. TypewrlUng, Malay; few vacancies Accounting Revision, Shorthand Bpeeds, English. 107 Selegie Road. Spore *****. MINBRVA COLLECS offers guaranteed postal tuition for Federation Certificate. Senior, Qualifying Test, L.C.E etc. Malay and English all levels. Over
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    Research body for firms, public
    222 14 Research body for firms, public ANEW research organisation has been formed to provide a wide range of statistical research services for commercial firms and public bodies in Singapore and the Federation of Malaya. Known as Far East Research Organisation, it will operate as an independent unit under the auspices of
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    Berkeley's sole local agents
    48 14 The Berkeley Perfumery Co. Ltd. of London, manufacturers of Man hair cream and other toiletries, announced the appointment of Mercantile Trading Co. Ltd. of Meyer Chambers, Singapore, as their sole agents and representatives for South-East Asia. Regional distributors are being appointed throughout the territory.
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    Perkins director
    28 14 THE PERKINS Group of Peterborough have announced the appointment of Mr. F. E. Collis as production director designate. He will assume his new duties from Thursday.
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    MALA YANRAIL WAY ONE OF BEST: EXPERTS
    275 14 MALAYAN Railway has one of the best transport facilities in Asia and its service is very efficient, said two French railway engineering: experts who have just concluded a week's survey of local railway conditions. The experts, botli from French Railways, are Mr. Robert
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    Freeman gets new post in Sydney
    55 14 Freeman gets new post in Sydney MR. D. H. FREEMAN (above), formerly managing director of National Carbon (Eastern) Ltd., Singapore, has been appointed managing director of Union Carbide (Australia) Ltd., Sydney. He will assume duties on July 1. Union Carbide is an associate company of National Carbon which manufactures Fvcready
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    Air-cooler not a luxury: Engineer
    147 14 Air-cooler not a luxury: Engineer A SINGAPORE mechanical engineer said in Hong Kong that there "is an acute need throughout the world for a better understanding of the full benefits of airconditioning and refrigeration." Mr. S. C. Tao. who is attached to Jardine Waugh (Singapore) Ltd.. was speaking at the
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    Harbour berth has new type of godown
    176 14 T»HE first berth of the 1 Singapore Harbour Board's East Wharf project which will be opened this afternoon is equipped with one of the most modern godowns in any Asian port. The goc*.own. 450 ft. long and 100 ft. wide employs a type
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    S.T.I, chairman appointed
    27 14 SIR Henry Spurrier has become chairman of StandardTriumph International Ltd., the company announces This follows, the acquisition of the company by Leyland Motors Ltd.
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    AUSTRALIA SEEKS HARDWOOD MART
    192 14 AUSTRALIA is looking for markets in Southr East Asian countries which have banned the imports of goods from South Africa, said an Australian businessman in Svdnev He is Mr. T. O. Playfair. the export manager of Masonite Corporation (Australia) Pty. Ltd., leading manufacturers of hardboard. Mr.
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    74 14 SALES and earnings as well as cigarette volume of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. reached higher levels in the first three months of this year than for any previous first quarter period in the company^ history. Mr. Alexander H. Galloway, president, announced. For the quarter ended March
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    THAIS TO INCREASE RICE EXPORTS
    122 14 THAIS TO INCREASE RICE EXPORTS will export 1 1.4 million tons of rice overseas this year against 1.2 million last year, said Mr. Aran Sachaveta, Thai Trade Commissioner in Singapore. The bulk will go to Indonesia which had signed a long-term rice contract with Thailand in the Asian intraregional trade
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    30 15 MOSCOW. Mon. Orlgori Taran. a Ukrainian, set a world record In the 3.000 metres steeplechase at an athletics meeting In Kiev today. He clocked Bmln. 31.2 sec. Reuter.
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    368 15  - MIKE MAKES THE WINNING HIT AT 3.45 KEN FERNANDEZ By Kuala Lumpur, Mon. AT 3.45 this afternoon Mike ■^•Shepherdson moved down the pitch to hit a four which gave Malaya victory by seven wickets over Hong Kong in the three-day "Test" which ended on the Kuala Lumpur padang. This was
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    Billett deserves a bouquet
    292 15  -  EPSOM JEEP By Singapore, Monday LAURIE BILLETT deserves a bouquet for his riding of Morning Flight in the Bukit Timah Cup (Class 2) over 1] miles at Bukit Timah yesterday. He settled Morning Flight nicely behind the pacemakers and waited patiently until reaching the home turn
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    FAP told: Lodge an official complaint
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    SPORTS SUMMARY
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    Singapore parties: 'Yes'
    422 16 Tengku's idea of a mighty Malaysian alliance continues to gather support SINGAPORE, Monday. political parties in Singapore today ■greed with the proposal of the Federation Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, for a South-East Asian Alliance to embrace Malaya, Singapore, Brunei. Sarawak and North Borneo. So far the
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    PAP GETS SET FOR ANSON BY-ELECTION
    109 16 PAP GETS SET FOR ANSON BY-ELECTION SINGAPORE. Mun. The The People's Action Party today appointed a five-man committee to organic and co-ordinate the party's efforts in the An.son by-election The chairman of the commit ;cc ,s Mr. Wee Toon Boon CChairman of the PAP City Central District Committee). The secretary
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    On bookmaking charge
    49 16 SINGAPORE. Mon. A 75--year-old man. Tan Kiam Guan claimed trial in a magistrate's court today to a charge of acting as a bookmaker at the Singapore Turf Club at Bukit Timah Road, yesterday evening. The case will be heard by the fifth court on July 17.
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    LONDON STOCKS, RUBBER and TIN
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    RUBBER
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    TIN
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    Ceylon's Tamils look for a Govt. compromise
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    Spot broadcast of opening
    55 16 SINGAPORE. Mon.— Radio Singapore will broadcast an on-the-spot account of the opening by the Finance Minister. Dr. Goh Keng Swee. of the first berth of the East Lagoon Development tomorrow. The Chinese broadcast will be at 7 p.m.. Tamil at 7.15 p.m.. English at 7.15 p.m.
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    Covers on sale
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    A smiling Tshombe comes to town
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    Bank union claims
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    98 16 SINGAPORE. Mon.— Ten*- j ku Abdul Rahman played j golf here this morning at the Royal Singapore Golf (lull in Sinn- Road with lord Selkirk, the British High Commissioner in Sincanore. Later, the Trngku went shooping in town. At noon, he had
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    Lock icon 'Our duty to C'wealth' —by Philip
    132 16 'Our duty to C'wealth' —by Philip LONDON. Mon— Tin- Duke of Edinburgh. Mcafau a Commonwealth Technical Training Week here today, said it was Britain's duty to provide technical instructors for developing Commonwealth countries "It is not much Ml for the wealtheir countries to offer money or factories or power stations
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