The Straits Times, 18 July 1961

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  • 23 1 SINGAPORE, 6. AVERAGE HAITI < THTII II l» SALE EXCEEDS 90,000 Hi... .1 >. The Straits Times Estd. 1845. TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1961. 15 CENTS.
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  • 996 1 'Union 6' accused of 'political treachery' 'Malayan unity' call to workers SINGAPORE, Monday THE powerful Trades Union Congress leadership in Singapore is now split into two opposin camps. This open breach was announced in a statement issued jointly tonight by Inehe Mahmud bin Awang, the
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  • 53 1 THE supreme moment in yesterdays coronation of the Sultan of Kelantan: The Tengku Panglimo Raja, Tengku Ahmad, places the Crown on Sultan Tuonlcu Yahya Petro, 44. The ceremony was held in the 117-year-old Istana Balai Besar in Koto Bharu. Straits Times picture. (Report
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  • 97 1 200 killed in Indian floods XTEW DELHI. Mon. At least 200 people have died and more than 100.000 people were reported homeless today in the worst floods to hit India in a decade. Latest reports Horn the flood-ravaged town of Poona in Maharashta say damageis estimated at £11 million. The
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  • 65 1 LONDON. Mon. The P. and 0. -Orient liner Cathay sailed from here today on the first leg of a voyage to Japan after a 100.000 "facelift" and i installation 01 air-condition- ing plant. The 14.000-ton liner was sailing to Southampton to pick up more than 200
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  • 41 1 CAPE CANAVERAL. Mon.— The National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced formally today that air force Capt. Virgil I. Grissom will be America's second man in space. He is married. The rocket hop is sche- duled for tomorrow morning. —U.P.I.
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  • 148 1 A NDERMATT I SwitzerA land), Mon.— A search te three London University students missing on the 11.745-foot Oalenstock mountain since Wednesday broke off today because of weather conditions. Hans Bonetti. leader of the Swiss rescue operations, said the search would only be resumed when
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  • 25 1 DURHAM. Mon— Mr. Julian Amery. British Air Secretary, said here today he thought prospects of an early agreement on disarmament were "bleak."— Reuter.
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  • 364 1 FOREST HUNT AFTER $9,000 PAYROLL GRAB POLICE searched the r Bukit Nanas Forest r Reserve this afternoon soon after a man ran oIT with $9,900 in a daring payroll grab in front of the Chartered Bank in Amp a n g Road. The money was snatched from Mr. Zee Ah
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  • 305 1 Crisis fears depress share prices LONDON. Momlav gHAHh prices It'll on the London Stock Exchange today following reports that the Government is to take strong measures to fight Britain's economic crisis. Millions of pounds were 1 slashed off market values. During the first two hours of business leading Industrials fell
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  • 86 1 DAR ES SALAAM «Tanganyika), Mon. The final batch oi the 4th Bn., Royal Malay Regiment, are expected to arrive here by air from the Congo today. Col. UngKu Nasaruddln. Commander of 4th Bn.. arrived last night with the main party and toured the
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  • 27 1 MADRID. Mon. Eleven 1 people died and 30 were in-, jured when fire broke out today in a block of houses in Barcelona.— Reuter.
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  • 211 1 One dead, 21 hurt in ravine plunge IZUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Ourk driver was killed and 21 Common we altta soldiers were hurt, lour seriously, when one of the 300 vehicles which took part in a bi<.> military exercise today plunged into a ravine at Kanchlng Pass. 10 miles north
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  • 21 1 FOUND STABBED SINGAFORI Won )<n\ i<<ii labourri On* \h lai. 34, stabbed in n Ftoiil > i ..iiy. -!><■. iuiilni-.ht loaisb.l "i
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  • 244 2 Troops begin large-scale offensive in area held by insurgents since March LISBON, Monday. PORTUGUESE troops have begun a large-scale offensive in the area of Nambuangongo North crn Angola, which has been held by insurgents since the start of guerilla activity in March, the
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  • 186 2 AFRICANS IN BEER HALLS PROTEST GET BATONS, GAS ■MDOLA, Mon— Police used batons and tear gas on Africans in the copper belt towns of Ndola and Kitwe in Northern Rhodesia at the weekend. The Africans were demonstrating against drinking beer made hi the Rhodesia Federation. More than 20 Africans were
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  • 27 2 BRUNSWICK. Mon. Two Euk German "'people's policemen" used 18 and 21. crossed Into West Germany near Helmstedt checkpoint yesterday and asked for political asylum. Router.
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  • 190 2 Disarm talks resume in Moscow MOSCOW, Mon.— The United States and Russia resume talks here today on what kind of body shall carry on disarmament negotiations, tentatively set for the end of this month. The two sides have already held a fortnight of discussions on the question in Washington, and
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  • 133 2 Liz back from Moscow: I'd like to make picture in Russia PARIS. Mon.— Elizabeth Taylor said yesterday that she wanted to make a picture in Russia to further Soviet-American cultural relations. Arriving from a visit to the Moscow international film festival, she said she was delighted with the welcome the
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  • 70 2 IVfOSCOW. Mon. Major x Yuri Gagarin, the Russian cosmonaut, has been invited by the Australian Consolidated Press newspaper group to visit Australia. Moscow Radio reported yesterday. The radio said the Invitation was announced in a newspaper of the group, the Sydney Sunday Telegraph, "but did not say
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  • World news in brief...
    • 248 2 WASHINGTON, Monday. SENATOR WAYNE MORSE (Democrat) charged E that the United States was giving "a hidden subsidy" to the Union of South Africa by setting up a tracking station in the country. He claimed during a closed-door hearing of the Senate Foreign Relations
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    • 25 2 ACCRA: Ghana announced it would recruit civil servants from Eastern Europe and send Ghanaian youngsters to summer camps behind the Iron Curtain.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous

  • 592 3 1 87 Reds die in trap AMBUSHED IN MARSHES 80 MILES FROM SAIGON SAIGON, Mon. South Vietnam troops yesterday trapped 500 Communist guerrillas in marshes 80 miles from Saigon and killed 187 of them. Nine guerrillas were captured and many wounded. A South Vietnam army battalion of 700 men, which
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  • 539 3 Common Market 'summit' to discuss political co-operation in Europe BONN. Monday I EADERS of the six Common Market countries meet here tomorrow with the Berlin crisis and political co-operation in Europe as top items on their agenda. The agenda al.-o provides for discussion of relations with Africa and Latin America.
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  • 30 3 LONDON. Mon.— Mr. S. U. V. Chelvanayagam. leader of Ceylon's Federal Party who left house arrest in Colombo to undergo surgery in Edinburgh, Scotland, arrived by plane ye.sterday.
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  • 226 3 Struggle for justice goes on 'PHILADELPHIA, Mon. The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People has voted to continue sit-ins. freedom rides, boycotts and other means of democratic progress to achieve by 1963 an America of freedom, equality, justice and security for all its citizens. The final session of
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  • 72 3 LONDON. Mon. —Dame Margot Fonteyn. prima ballerina of Britain's Royal Ballet, said yesterday that dancing In Russia was like "going into the jaws of the lion." The company returned from Its first tour of the Soviet Union. "It was very frightening to
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  • 90 3 SRINAGAR (Kashmir), Mon. The Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru, arrived in the Kashmiri capital yesterday and began talks with the state Premier, Bakshi Qhulam Mohammad. Mr. Nehru flew here three days after Pakistan's President Ayub Khan raised the issue of Kashmir with
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  • 206 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. A man told his wife his murderer's name before dying, the Assize Court here was told today. In the dock stood V. Kalimuthu, 28, a City Council labourer, charged with the murder of a fellow labourer, S. Veerasamy, 32, at Block P
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  • 254 4 DROP NOTED BOTH IN IMPORT AND EXPORT VALUES FOR THE JAN-MAR PERIOD KUCHING, Monday. §ARAWAK faced a trade deficit of $12.53 million for the first three months of this year compared with a favourable trade balance of $19.55 million for the same period last year. Statistics
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  • 84 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon.— A furniture painter. Chong Kin Yon. 24, of Jalan Mohamed Tahlr, was today jailed for 10 days from July 8 and fined $500 or three months' jail for cheating Syed Abdul Aziz bin Syed Othman All, of Petallng Jaya, of $10 In Johore Bahru on
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  • 87 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Bukit Ho Swee Fire National Relief Fund Committee has received donations totalling $1,618.30. The following are the donors: Civil Organisations Working Committee $196.80; Singapore Amateur Singers $1,117; Elim Church $20; Mr. A. Campbell of U.K. (through Singapore Traction Co., Ltd) $50; donations
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  • 68 4 SINGAPORE, Mon.— A district judge today sentenced a dockyard worker. Low Lam Beng, 33, to 18 months* jail for theft and 12 months' jail for house- trespass the sentences to run concurrently. Low. who pleaded guilty, admitted that he had entered a flat at Dunearn Road
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  • 52 4 SINGAPORE. Mon.— Water will be cut off tomorrow In the following areas: Tong Lee Road from 80-1 to 80-9. 26-1 to 26-9 and 182-11 to 182-22 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and along Bournemouth Road between Tanjong Katong Road and Crescent Road from 10 a.m. to
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  • 36 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. One hundred and forty-six students have been awarded bursaries to study at the University of Malaya In the current academic year. The Free Press will publish the students' names tomorrow.
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  • 145 4 GIVE BLOOD CALL BY St. ANDREW'S SINGAPORE. Mon.— St. Andrew's Cathedral here has urged the Christian community to donate more blood to the Singapore blood bank. Writing in the latest Issue of Courier, the Precentor of the Church, Rev. Leslie H. Drage disclosed that the church had been considering, for
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  • 69 4 MR. AND MRS. Hayden Lacey, who were married at St. Andrews Cathedral on Saturday. The bride. Patricia Irene, i- the daughter of Mr. and Mis. V. W. Major of Hayes. Kent, England. The groom, an advertising executive in Hong Kong, is the son of Mr. and
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  • 152 4 PUNCH COST THE PATIENT $100 OINGAPORE, Mon. Two hospital patients punched a hospital watchman who had allegedly caught them committing a breach of the hospital's regulations, the first criminal district Judge. Mr. Choor Singh was told today. A. Ramiah. 26, a watchman, said that the assault occurred after he had
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 283 4 rpHE following is today's sche- dule of civil aircraft movements at Paya Lebar airport, Singapore. ARRIVALS Thai International: From Bangkok. Kuala Lumpur era 401) 5.45 p.m. Pan -American: From Jakarta (PA 818) 9.10 a.m. Garuda: From Jakarta (GA 800) 7.55 ajn. KLM: From Amstera&m (XL 831) Geneva, Rome, Cairo, Dnahran,
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    • 193 4 from Penang, Ipoh. K\it:ln Lumpur. Malacca (ML 1(>3) 11.55 a.m.; from Penang (ML 149) Ipon, Kuala Lumpur, Malacca 7.15 pjn.; from Jakarta (ML 204) 4.40 pm.; from Snndakan. Jesselton. Brunei. Sibu. Kuching (ML 409) 5.15 p.m.; from Kota Bharu (ML 141). Kuala Lumpur 5 p.m.; from Kuaia Lumpur (ML 173)
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  • 167 5 CHAMBER COMPLAINS TO GOVT. OF PHONEY LABELS FLOODING THE MALAYAN MARKET KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. r JHE F.M.S. Chamber of Commerce has complained to the Government about the sale of counterfeit goods in Malaya. The president of the chamber, Mr. R. Shoppee, today said that the chamber had
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  • 123 5 CINGAPORE, Mon. The Nanyang University Students Union will hold a forum on the prospects of Chinese secondary IV students who will graduate at the end of this year. The forum, which aims at expressing the views of Chinese educational circles, will be held on July 31
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  • 74 5 MACHINERY INSPECTOR FINED $50 BUTTERWORTH. Mon. A.E. Miles, Inspector of Machinery, Penang was fined $50 today when he pleaded guilty to a summons charge of inconsiderate driving. The Magistrate. Inche Ahmad Hanafi, ordered his driving licence to be endorsed. Inspector Ismail bin Hassan, prosecuting, said Miles' car crashed into a
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  • 27 5 IPOH. Mon.— The Minister of Education, Inche Abdul Rahman bin Talib, will address delegates to the Malayan Graduate Teachers' Union annual meeting here on Saturday
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  • 69 5 BANGKOK. Mon. Tengku Abdul Rahman and Mr. Serrano. Philippine Foreign Minister, will be guests of the Thai Government when they arrive on July 28 for the proposed economic and cultural agreement (Ecca) between South-Eait Asian States. According to a Thai official the two leaders will spend
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  • 53 5 SINGAPORE, Mon.— Andrew Chan pleaded not guilty In a magistrate's court today to a charge of exhibiting obscene photographs to a little \>:rl in Serangoon Garden Estate on July 7. He also pleaded not guilty lo possessing 10 obscene photographs. He was allowed $2,000 bail
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  • 112 5 Scholarships Pay men t to committee JOHORE BAIIRU. Mon. Six Alliance members of the Johore Legislative Assembly were paid $2,477.20 in allowances for attending meetings of the Sultan Ibrahim Studentship Fund Committee during 1960 This is revealed in th«» statement of accounts of the fund laid before the Assembly last
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  • 89 5 New parking sites for fishing fleet PENANG, Mon.— Alternative mooring sites for the motorised fishing fleet from Pulau Ketam, an island off the Selangor coast, have been allocated by the Fisheries Department. Thirty vessels have agreed to moor their craft at Bagan Jermal, near the Green Parrot Club, and 40
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  • 29 5 SINGAPORE. Mon. Six robbers broke Into a paint shop in Queen Street this morning, tied up a shop assistant, and took away an iron safe containing $515.
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  • 98 5 Preview of art (microscopic size) by Mr. Wong MR. WONG LO-FENG. microscopic sculptor, gives the finishing touches to one of his works, while his student. Miss Sim Gin Khoou. looks on during a Press preview of his art at the Green Grove, Kuala Lumpur, yesfrday. A rare artis. in miniature
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  • 245 5 ABORIGINE EXPLAINS IN COURT IPOH, Monday. A N aborigine, Alan^ oin Pandok, 25, said today that according to the customs of his people it was not wrong for a man to take money belonging to his brother, as brothers "even exchanged wives." He was making
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  • 104 5 Ashes of rail crash girl deposited in temple PENANG. Mon. The ashes of Miss Tan Cheng Ec, one of two Malayan Railway employees killed in a train derailment north of Bangkok on July 11. were deposited at the Penang Thai Temple last night. The ashes arrived by the Bangkok International
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  • 25 5 TELUK ANSON, Mon— The Sultan and Raja Perempuan of Perak returned to Kuala Kangsar this morning after their weekend visit to Teluk Anson.
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  • 100 5 HOUSEWIFE CAUGHT IN BETS RAID DENANG, Mon. A housewife walked into a police raid when she went to a house to place a bet with a 1,000-characters lottery operator, the First Magistrate's Court was told today. Margaret Louie de Cruz. 40. was fined $46 when she pleaded guilty to punting
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  • 41 5 ALOR BTAR. Mon. A Kedah shopkeeper, Mohamed Amin bin Abdullah, was today Jailed for one day and fined $250 or three months' jail for unlawfully possessing 10 shotgun cartridges in his shop at Kampong Bendang on April 14.
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  • 129 5 Detective fires, disperses gangs SINGAPORE, Mon. A detective opened fire when 12 secret society gangsters staged a running battle in a Changi village last night. There were no casualties reported. The gangsters fled and the detective recovered a spear and two iron rods. Police were today trying to establish which
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  • 89 5 YOUNG GIRL STABBED AT CINEMA KANGAR. Mon. A 17--year-old girl, Ng G«k Moi. was stabbed last night in a Kaki Buklt cinema, 17 miles from Kangar. Ng told the Straits Times that she went to a 7.15 p.m. show with her younger brother. During the show, she went to the
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  • 38 5 PULAU LANGKAWI, Mon.— A labourer, Chan Cheng Guat, 25, was killed when a tree fell on him as he was loading timber on to a lorry at Utan Kisat, five miles from here, last night.
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  • 442 6 'Dramatic change' halts industrial hearing Dr. GAMBA BLESSES ATTEMPT TO AGREE OUT OF COURT SINGAPORE, Monday. THE INDUSTRIAL Arbitration Court here today stayed proceedings for a week to allow the two parties in a case before it to settle their dispute out of court. The case was over a dispute
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  • 62 6 NEW ENVOY FROM BONN SPEAKS MALAY KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Dr. Horst Boehling (above), has been appointed West German Ambassador to Malaya. He has served many years in the Far East. He speaks Malay and Mandarin. He was Consul-General in Jakarta in 1938-39. Vice Consul in Nanking 1939-45. Counsellor of the
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  • 98 6 Six months for 11th conviction MALACCA, Mon. Samah bin Ariffln. 23. who had 10 previous convictions, was today sentenced to six months' Jail for stealing a bicycle. The magistrate. Mr. Ramanatha Iyer, told Samah: "Ever since you came out of the Henry Ourney Approved School, where you were sent to
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  • 135 6 JJUTTERWORTH, Mon. Judges will make surprise visits during the second phase of National Language Month to business houses competing In the Butterworth National Language Contest from July 22 to Aug. 5. The judges will assess the extent of the use of the language by the employees
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  • 245 6 That scheme for diverting cargo proves successful KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. f JTHE scheme for diverting ships to Singapore to ease congestion at Port Swettcnham has proved successful so far. This was stated at a committee meeting of the Selangor branch of the F.M.S. Chamber of ComI merce. A member of
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  • 91 6 U-STUDENTS ELECT TWO GIRLS KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Miss Nesal Arumugam and Miss Clara Yap were among the 15 member, elected to the Students' Union Council of the University of Malaya here over the weekend. A second-year Arts :<udent, Mr. John Wang Gen-sel, polled the most votes. Others elected were Mr.
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  • 90 6 A victim of derrick is 'critical' FRT SWETTENHAM, Mon. Lim Chin Chye. 43. who .vas hurt when a derrick which he and another man were operating hit them yesterday, is reported to be In a critical condition. The other man, Tan Boon Thiam, 35, died on the way to hospital.
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  • 49 6 MALACCA. Mon. Two men were admitted to hospital here during the we^Scerui with serious stab wouncis. They were waylaid by a gang and 8o Cha Kho, 26. both unemployed. They are waylaid by gang of 10 at Kampong Java In the heart of Malacca town.
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  • 35 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Yogi Suddhananda Barathl will speak on "Poets of the 20th Century" at the Art* Faculty lecture theatre of the University of Malaya. Pantal Valley, at 8.30 p.m on Thursday.
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  • 18 6 MALACCA. Mon. A lawyer. Mr. H.B. Ball, has been Installed president of the Malacca Rotary Club.
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    • 1564 7 SUCCESSOR'S ARRIVAL GREATLY UPSET COL. FARQUHAR Singapore's first Resident had a strong dislike for those 'blasted civilians' That wily old soldier kept Travers waiting months RAFFLES' SECOND APPOINTEE ALSO HAD NO SUCCESS COLONEL William Farquhar, first Resident of Singapore, was extremely annoyed. After more than a year's work building up
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  • 585 8 The Straits Times Tuesday. July 18. 1961. In Chinese Classes The short effective reply to the accusation that the Government's education policy is built upon a deliberate attempt to strangle the Chinese language and Chinese culture is that from next year every Chinese child in the Federation can enjoy free
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  • 438 8 In his letter regarding some observations we made concerning the prosecution in the Sessions Court of a recent case of kidnapping, the subject of comment by a judge oi the High Court, the Secretary to the Ministry of Justice stated that a directive has been, issued which will
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  • 196 8 Yaws has been virtually eradicated in Kelantan and Trengganu. In the latter State. 43.420 cases have been diagnosed and cured, so th.it ";i negligible number of cases" remain to be dealt with. The Health Minister, who gave this news at Kuala Trengganu is entitled to the liveliest satisfaction
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    • 150 8 IAM directed to refer to yesterday i. issue of the Straits Times concerning the reply of the Minister oi Education to the request made by the chairman of the United Chinese School Committees Association of the Federation. The report states that "from now on, promotion examinations for entry
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    • 181 8 A REPORT in the Straits A Times of July 15 said that Mr. Lai Pong Yuen, a Seremban town councillor, referred to "the fact that the 1947 census showed an average of 35 people to a house in Sen-moan." If Mr. Lai had cared to turn to
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    • 841 8 I WAS one of the signatories of the United Front statement issued in Jesselton on July 8 after a meeting of the Sarawak United Peoples Party chairman, the president of Party Rakyat, and myself. The statement made it clear that as far as the
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  • 930 8 AS A NEW RESTLESSNESS SWEEPS ETHIOPIA- from the FINANCIAL TIMES SEVEN months after the abortive coup against the Emperor, the Imperial authority seems to have been fully restored and the regime to be carrying on much as before. It is true a new
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    • 334 8 CLASSIFIED ADS. M Vartfi M* (Minimum) PETTITT: To Pat and Graham a RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT v. (.»|ii«.> YOUTH FOR CHRIST Anniversary r«u Ahead' Vlcton.i Hall Siiurd.iv 22nd July. ffliMmi <n Action. Qatt. i and CIMIMWf Specially I, 1 1 ul ;md Mum. PHOTOGRAPHY 7« H.o.y, H (\tim.)—Hox j» tit. txtrm COLOUR
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  • 663 9 KOTA BHARU, Monday Festival time after pomp and splendour The Tengku Sri Pekerma Raja Tengku Abdul MajiJ, submitting the Pledge Instrument to the Sultan of Ketantan just before he was crowned. Straits Times picture. FHE coronation of the Sultan of Kelantan and his consort here toA
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  • 67 9 THOUSANDS SEE WAYANG KULIT AT PADANG Tonight, as 500 invited guests attended a State banquet, Kota Bharu was aglitter with coloured lights as thousands flocked to Padang Garong to watch the Wayang Kulit (shadow play) Ma' Yong. Menora and other traditional Kelantan entertainment. Crowds took over the roads in the
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  • 84 9 'Thief!'-and a snatcher is held PENANG. Mon. Four youths stopped a woman waUing along Aboo Slttee lane this afternoon and snatched her handbag containing $500. Madam Khow Choo In. 31. raised an alarm and several passers-by gave chase. One of the snatch thieves ran Into a lavatory of the Pykett
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  • 88 9 POLICE NAIL RUMOURS OF A GHOST KUANTAN. Mon. Police today nailed rumours that a ghost with "a white head and white arms 1 was prowling in Kampong Tengah, about two miles from here. The rumours had it that an 18-year-old Malay girl, Kamarlah. had been followed by the ghost several
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  • 66 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Mr. Yong Koi Look. 43, Johore State Information Officer since January, leaves for Ipoh tomorrow to take up a similar post there. He replaces Syed Othman bin All. who has gone on leave before taking up an appointment at headquarters In Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 315 9 Christina seeks her old Geylang pen-pal SINGAPORE, Mon. Mrs. Christina Clauson. of Sweden, went to a Oeylang house today to invite a former pen pal, Miss Then Hian Mcc, to attend a concert by her celebrity husband this weekend. But apparently Miss Then had moved and a disappointed Mrs. Clauson.
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  • 36 9 PENANO. Mon.— A labourer. Llm Hock Huat. 23. was fined $185 or three months tall today for trespassing in 'he house of Madam Chew "hye Kee with Intent to Jomml* mischief on March 23.
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  • 219 9 •UALA LUMPUR, Mont**" A LETTER calling for support, to the demand for a better pay scheme for general degree graduates has been sent to the University of Malaya here. The letter is signed by a group calling itself the "committee of
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  • 19 9 TRIO FLY IN, ENJOY REUNION Miss Chin Chen Oi and Mrs. A. B. Mains meet again at Singapore Airport.
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  • 136 9 CINGAPORE. Mon.— A Singapore girl student in Formosa who knew that an American couple were bound for Singapore decided to meet them here. They had been corresponding regularly and knew of each other's movements. The student. Miss Chin Chen Oi. 20, flew in
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  • 44 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— The diesel railcar service leaving Tampin daily at 1.45 p.m. for Ipoh will in future stop at Batu Tujoh. Passengers getting on the train at this halt will pay fares without surcharge, a Malayan Railway statement said tonight.
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  • 195 9 A call to recognise local law degrees SINGAPORE. Mon. The Indian Minister for Law, Mr. Ashoke Sen, today suggested there should be reciprocal recognition of Singapore law degrees and those conferred by Commonwealth universities. Mr. Sen Is on his way bark to India from the 12th Commonwealth law convention in
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  • 83 9  -  KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Thirty-two Malayan students studying In Britain arrived here by air last night to pend a 10-week vacation with their parents. They were part of a group of 58 students from Singax>re and Hong Kong who arrived in a DC-6B aircraft "hartered by
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    • 223 9 FINAL CLEARANCE SALE TODAY AND TOMORROW ONLY MORNING AND AFTERNOON DRESSES {ft fli f) EACH 0 1 O/--9 A.M. 6 P.M. 248 C, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. (NEAR PRINCES RESTAURANT) FW67 I^l/DeWITT'S mi^^^iiiiiiii; V w V^l 111 V^Jr I y-J I BEFORE- j c ears out ROUNDWORMS and I irrlSbir** THREADWORMS
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    • 626 10 SIXTY NEW FACES OF A HOME THAT IS MODERN A VEIL of secrecy hangs over a certain quarter of Singapore and behind that veil there is a large group of men who are working silently and feverishly to meet a dead line. They are so cagey about their doings that
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    • 79 10 Mango motif for this sari in sky blue DERRICK ROW bas designed this sari costume The Indian styled borders are used to make this eye-catching ensemble The borders are sewn on the choli. at the sleeves and the bateau neckline Three large paisley or mango motifs are appliqued on the
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    • 379 10 MAGIC OF GOLD FOR THAT EYESHADOW J^OT so long ago. eyeshadow was chosen to accentuate your eyes. But currently eyeshadow is not only used to enhance the eyes but act. on par with lipstick, as a top colour co-ordinator between the face and the costume you are wearing. According to
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    • 297 10 AN efficient way of raising funds for charity in Singapore is through an "International Baz a a r." Another charity is going to try it and It deserves the same support if not more. The St. Andrew's Mission Hospital Appeals Committee 1961 is organising
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 252 10 Straits Times Crossword _H _H Ml ___l BH __i ___l ___l ACROSS Horsewhip, founds v U It 8. Deer's Inside split larcn log might have tea-leaves! (7). (8). 6. Signalman's girl (ought with 9. Involved a lot with the open- the Russians (4). Ing of the engine shed (4. 3).
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  • 477 12 From Our Market Correspondent INDUSTRIAL shares improved on the Malayan Stock Exchange yesterday, but tin share prices still continued to slip. The turnover was small. Industrials towards the end of last week had declined sharply following the general easiness sparked off by the
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  • 22 12 Malayan Stock Indices: July 17 Jaly M Industrials: 174.76 173.93 Tins: 333.52 337.19 S Rubbers: 241.82 241.82 Jan. 1 1938=100
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  • 795 12 pusrNESS on the Malayan Stock Exchange. Federation section yesterday with the number of deals in brackets was: Industrials: f. and N. orda (1.000) J2.S7J: Gammon (2,000) 52.100N $2.10: M. Cement (2,000) (US; M. Box HKhtu (1,000) 51. 50 ON: Raffles Motel (1.000) M.*s: Steamem (2.0O0) <3 Cents
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  • 203 12 'THE price of tin in Singapore yesterday fell sharply by $4.75 to 5455.12J per picul on an offering reduced by 10 tons to 260 tons. It was an unusual movement for a Monday market which of late have exhibited little trend. Movements
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  • 37 12 SINGAPORE, Jaly 17. RIBBER: 85j cento per lb. (down a quarter of a cent). 5 p.m. unofficial close: 85V cento (quiet). TIN: $455.12} per picul (down $4.75). Estimated unofficial offering 260 tons (down 10 tons).
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  • 220 12 AUCUST first Kr.rt. rubb.r buy.n ,'•••■>■ closed In Singapore yeittrday at MJ cent* per lb. down a quarter of a ctnt on Friday's closing price. Th« tone was inictiv. t.C.C B.A. closing prices In cents P«T lb. yesterday were: Int. 1 R. 8.8. Spot f.o.b buyer* 83. sellers
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  • 105 12 M"ELBOURNE. Mon. INVESTMENT shares were easier. Colonial Smear eased 30s. to £47 and Henry Jones 3s. to 725. Carlton Brewery gained Is. to 335. and Television Corporation Is. to 55s Base metals and oils were easier. Commonwealth Bonds were steady. Con. Zinc 80'- B Mt. Ist 66/7*4 N.B.H.
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  • 176 12 SHIPS LYINO alongside the Singapore wharves today ars: Nego Star *****, Nachlsan Mam 40/41, Bovenkerk 46, Athamms 38/39, Nankal Hani 44. Gundullc 35/36, Asama afaru 13/14. Nacaru Mam 27/2H, Indus 8/9. President Polk is. Pulau Kldjang NW. S. OUTER ROAOS: Hapeira. Athaman. Mukall, Aklta afaru. Djadajat. Jamesi
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  • 121 12 THE Chinese Produce Exchange. 1 Singapore, noon prises per ploul yesterday wore: Coprs: t'K/Contlnent July shipment $26] buyers, $27} sellers. Coconut oil: bulk $351 sellers, drum $40 J sellers. Popper: Muntok white $180 sellers, Sarawak white *177| nellers. special Sarawak black $150 seller*, garbled Lampong blurk SIM fellers,
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  • 126 12 "THI Malayan Eichinn* Banks' At--1 ••cution madr these change* In lta rated to merchants yesterday (all rate* to rini.i HEW YORK: buying airmail T. T. 32J. O.D. 321. 80 d/»t 321 credit bills. 33 trade bills. CANAOA: buying- airmail T. T. 33 11/16. O. D. 33 13/16. 90
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    • 1169 12 jjIT^^TTiTJ Express U.S.A. Pacific «fc Atlantic Coast Service E.T.A. E.TA. E.T.A. E.TA E.T.A. j Spore Hongkonj) Honolulu S. Francisco t. Angeles N. Yarn "Kiauktwi Mmi 1 JI/J3 Jul« 71 July 12 Aif 11 Alt 31 Ait t Sei t ■■lal'»u M*ra" 17 21 Aif 24 Ai| I Stpt IS Stft
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    • 328 12 '*^j^ff fu ST CANADA SC»VIC£. For Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton, V^,^3^ Nc Yorl1 Philadelphia. Baltimore, Boston, Central a South America. S'pcre P. Sham Penang Genoa Halifax New York Olga Maersk 21/21 July 22 Jlly 21 Aif 21 AH LePa Matrsk 21/11 July ll Pt/21 July 11/31 Jlly 21 Alg 1
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    • 293 12 SHIPPING NOTICE b.t. "MERWE LLOYD" Arrived: 16.7.61. Coiisißne«s are hereby notified tha*. the general survey of damaged packages ex the above vessel will be held on 26.7.61. at rodowns 6 7 as from 8.30 a.m. No further survey will be held. ROYAL ROTTERDAM LLOYD. Singapore Office. 2nd Floor, N.T.S. Bide.
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    • 1664 12 LONDON TIN CORPORATION NEED FOR FRESH THINKING ON THE TIN .POSITION SIR DOUGLAS WARING'S STATEMENT The Thirty-filth Annual General Meeting of London Tin Corporaiion Limited was held on July 14 at The Chartered Insurance Institute. 20. Aldermanbury. London. E.C. The following Is an extract from the statement by Sir Douglas
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    • 834 13 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are invited from Federal Citizens or State Nationals fur appointment as Personal Assistant to Mentri Besar, Selangor, on a salary scale of: (310x14-380 plus COLA at current rates. The post Is non-pensionable. Qualifications: Overseas School Certlncate or Federation of Malaya School Certificate with Credit in Malay or
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    • 651 13 NOTICES NOTICE THIS Is to notify that as from today Mrs. Helen Shaft Is no longer employed by Gctz Bros, and Co. and Is therefore not authorlsed to transact any matters on behalf of this company DISSOLUTION OF ENGAGEMENT THE ENGAGEMENT between Eng Keng Peng also known as Ng Khee
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    • 761 13 NOTICES NOTICE IN THE HIGH COCTtT OF THE STATE OF SINGAPORE ISLAND OF SINGAPORE. Companies Winding Up) No. 5 of 19«1 In the Matter of KEPONG MINES LIMITED And In the Matter of COMPANIES ORDINANCE (Chapter 174). TAKE NOTICE that the adjourned hearing of the Petition will come on before
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    • 1137 13 H,"_"ar > i > 1I M **j |siijlK m\ j j I 1 1 \Bm-mkwmm\mm»i%%i%%wmk\sim+kki%s mm 4 m^^ (Continued from Paje S) SITUATIONS VACANT tt Words SS (Min.)— Box M etc txtrm WAITRESSES for Buklt Panjang Bar 10 mile*. Food, lodging and good pay. Apply personally during business hours. Tel.
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    • 738 13 ACCOMMODATION WANTED tt Words $S (Mm.) Box St ets. extrm FURNISHED ACCOMMODATION/ ■bar* flit required by European bUKtness woman from August districts 10/11. Rent reasonable. Bos AW49 S.T. Spore. OFFICE SPACE VACANT It Words SS (Mm.)— Box St ets. txtrm CLIFFORD HOUSE. 4th Kloor Offlc* avmlahle. 503 rq.ft facing Clifford
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    • 889 13 TUITION tt Words SS (Min.)— Box St ets. txtrm ASIA DRIVING SCHOOL Modem dual-controlled oars complete course J7.V- refresher course 525/- hourly •67 Orchard Road, Spore. Phone ***** LONDON DRIVING SCHOOL quailfled experienced Instructors/Instructress complete coarse J7S/- Advanced course $50/- hourly $5/-. 64, Selegle Road. Spore. Ring 27U27. CONVERSATIONAL HOKKIEN
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    • 827 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE 10 Words SS (Min.)— Box St ets. txtrm CONSUL DELUXE 1960 Immaculate condition. Two Tone one European owner. Taxed Insured November 1961. Well shod 14,500 Singapore 3.5569 1959 FIAT 1100 1955 Hlllman, 1955 Kurd Consul, 19*3 Mayflower. Ring *****, ***** or call at Kiaw Alk Hang Co.,
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    • 666 13 STEAMBATHS, MASSAGE, ETC. tt Words SS (Min.)— Box jo cts. rxtrm OAItV MAtMOI SALOON Slam. massace and steambatli 294 River Valley Retail B'pore. 9. Tel: *****. TIREO7 LET LAURA Mhss.ic- A Strambath Refresh You Expert Licensed liaaMur/ Masseuse 319-P, River Vall.-y Road. Slnsapore-B. Telcpbooe *****. MISCELI ANEOUS to Words $S
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  • COMMERCIAL NEWS AND VIEWS
    • 23 14 Singapore and the Federation imported 75,600 tons of rice in March against 40,300 tons in February and 83,300 tons in January.
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    • 187 14 N. Borneo urged: Open gates to Sarawak people I^ORTH BORNEO should open her gates wider for the people of Sarawak if the long-term consequences of Indonesian immigration are feared, said Mr. D. E. M. Fiennes, chairman of Borneo Abaca Ltd. at the annual meeting last week. Mr. Fiennes said that
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    • 335 14  -  ONG CHOON HAY They are within the means of everyone, dealers say By BUSINESS NOT AFFECTED DESPITE INFLUX OF MOTOR SCOOTERS INTO PAN-MALAYAN MART THE great influx in recent years of motor scooters into the Singapore and Federation markets has not affected trade in bicycles. Bicycles arc
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    • 187 14 'I was the first planter in Sarawak,' he claims A FORMER planter for the Borneo Co. Ltd. in Kuching has claimed to be the first to begin rubber planting in Sarawak. He is Mr. Ernest Hose who now lives in retirement in Norfolk. Mr. Hose worked with the company early
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    • 251 14 Ship-breaking is an important industry: Official CHIP-BREAKING is an important industry for Singapore, says Mr. Lim Shee Ping of the Industrial Promotion Board. Writing in this month's issue of Singapore Trade, Mr. Llm says: "In the first place it offers considerable employment to our rapidly increasing population. "Recovering scrap by
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    • 172 14 DAN MALAYAN cop- ra imports in April rose slightly over the previous m on t h's figure, totalling 10,339 tons against 10,048 tons. Out of the amount, Singapore took 5.664 tons, down 1,942 tons compared with March. The Federation imports, however, rose by 2.233 tons.
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    • 243 14 OIXTEEN companies were registered in Singa- pore in May with a total nominal capital of 525.504.000, compared with 13 with a capital of $8.9 million in the previous month. The largest among the companies registered in May was Prima Ltd. of Hongkong Street described as
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    • 88 14 pOODYEAR Tire and Rubvl ber Co. has been granted permission by the Turkish Government to form a $13 million company in association with local interests to build a tyre factory. The company said under terms of the authorisation the factory must be in production within
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    • 63 14 The Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. announced plans to produce two-ply tyres for next year's models of several standard sizes of automobiles, as well as most compact cars. The company is producing two-ply tyres as original equipment for some of this year's compact models, and since 1955
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    • 38 14 Natural rubber imports Into the United States in March amounted to 24.971 tons while latex imports totalled 3356 tons. Imported consumption of synthetic rubber for February was 653 tons and for March 983 tons.
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    • 126 14 INVESTMENT by the British manufacturing industry as a whole is expected to rise by no less than 30 per cent this year and a good part of this is attributable to the steel industry, according to reports. Last year its capital expenditure of £146 million
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    • 29 14 The president of B.F. Goodrich. Mr. J. Ward Keener, predicts that U.S. rubber consumption this year will be about 1.485,000 tons, compared with 1,554.000 tons last year.
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    • 153 14 f\ETAILS of the new Sunbeam Rapier have been announced by the Rootes Group. The engine has been increased to 1,592 c.c, giving the car even livelier acceleration and pulling power. This Is the unit which already powers the Sunbeam Alpine. The engine, which
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    • 178 14 STORE COMPANY BUYS H.K. FACTORY A SINGAPORE firm has bought a Hong Kong factory manufacturing office steel equipment at a cost of $100,000. Mr. Tan Kay Teck, proprietor of the factory and managing director o: the Singapore linn, Wellcome Steel Equipment, said his company had been dealing in office equipment
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    • 81 14 Leading tyre industry sources in the United States >aj that passenger replacement tyre sales this year will hit a record 71 million to 71.5 million units Mr. C. Firestone, president of Firestone, said that this would help to make 1961 the second best year in history
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    • 271 14 Stop that ,«T cough COUCH W/^ ■COUGH rMJiSßfflffl The b es ■s™ l De Witt's COUGH SYRUP w-*, .^.......5.j Get a Lottie' o f t hi s won d er «*l*«i-»<:«*v ful medicine and stop your jumii *~£v cough immediately. Ask for EESTo^. E De WITTS COUGH SYRUP Whoo^7 Cau|
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  • 403 15  - Putra Cup golf already a 'great success' KEN FERNANDEZ FRIENDSHIP, SPORTSMANSHIP' By K. Lumpur, Mon. THE "Putra Trophy" A South-East Asian Amateur Golf team champion ship is achieving its objective even before it begins. This was the unanimous opinion of visiting captains and golfers last night. Mr. John Wai. the
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  • 152 15 Boy swimmer sets new S'pore record CtINQAPORE. Mon. Chinese Swimming Club's new swimming sensation Bernard Chan who established a Singapore native record at the National Day Swimming meet last month. Improved on that time when he won the 100 metres butterfly stroke at the Chinese Swimming Club's prechamplonshlps Finals today.
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  • 399 15 SYDNEY, Mon. Results of Australian League soccer matches: NSW ASSN (North): Blacksmith 0 Awaba 3: L. Macquanc 4 W..llst:icl 2; Ccssnock 2 Maylield 0; Adamstown 5 W. Wallsend 1; Newcastle 1 Cardifi 4. .NSW I tl>. Div. 1: Bankst own 0 Apia 3; Budapest 2 Auburn
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  • 365 15  - Balkan Bambino has Gold Cup plans EPSOM JEEP By OESULT Stable's Bal- kan Bambino displayed all the qualities of a topflight stayer when he scored a smashing fourlength win in the Ismile Singapore Cup at Bukit Timah on Sunday. Plnkson was withdrawn when the going changed from good to soft
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  • 124 15 SINGAPORE, Mon.— Chinese Swimming Club, this year's Singapore waterpolo champions, outplayed the Rest easily by 12-3 in their annual Jimmy Van Daatselaar Memorial Shield match at Amber Road. Chinese Swimming Club, who lost this match in 1958, were in top form this time. The
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  • 518 15 ATHLETICS STANVAC TROFHY MM 1 (Spore): WOMEN lMm Div. 'A 1 :1 E. .Cheesewright (U) 2 E. Eden (S) 3 S. OlanvlUe (CB> 12.65; Div. <B: 1 Evelyn Lee (S) 3 Yeoh Saw Cheng (CS) 3S. Jones (RAP) 13.7; 200 m Div. 'A': 1 E. Cheesewright (U) 3.
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  • 45 15 SAC John Cope (No. 49) of the RAF. Butterworth. running for the Pelandok Youth Spurts Club, clears the last hurdle as he goes on to win the 3000 metres steeplechase at the Penang AAA champions at the weekend.
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  • 457 15  -  LEE FOO SAN BY IPOH. Mon, 'PHE standard of badminton in Perak has declined considerably judging from the three-day state open championships which concluded here last night. With the exception of two Thomas Cup players, Ng Boon Bee and Tan Yee Khan, there was
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  • 73 15 SINGAPORE, Mon Elizabeth Cheesewrlght. the Malayan women sprint champion, scored a double at the Singapore Inter-club championship for the Stanvac Trophy at Farrer Park yesterday. It was her farewell to Singapore athletics. She leaves for UK. shortly. Hampered by a heavy track she won the 100 m In
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  • 347 15 WHILE U.S. WIN ATHLETICS MATCH ]UOSCOW. Mon.— Valerl iT Brumel. 19-year-old Moscow student, soared to a world record of 2.24 metres (7 feet 4 inches) in the high jump here yesterday to steal the limelight on the second day of the international athletics meeting between the Soviet Union and the
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    • 136 15 i JLW Wv \m Wm Wm "of course you have heard of FLEX-I-FORCE but do you know these facts ff Tool of 1001 uses for ff pulling, maintenance, push/pull rams, industry, pipe-bending Rams with range (J from 2-100 tons, all steel construction, wide variety of closed heights and heights High
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    • 455 15 IT PAYS TO BE A PIONEER This man, making aspirin tablets in a new Singapore I factory, represents the success of one of our primary I inducements to capital investment here: The Pioneer I Industries (Relief from Income Tax) Ordinance (1959). Were it not for this ordinance that machine would
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 80 15 SWIMMING Spore Chinese SC meet (Amber Rd. 5.15). BADMINTON PENANG SENIOR INTERTEAM: ACS Union v Penan? Malays; Merrylads PFS iHan Chiang hall). SOCCER KIAANG IXJE DIV. 1: Gurkha ASC c PWD6C (Bri Gelam>. PENANG LGE DIV. 2: MTC v D. Aishan: DIV. S: Man dps v IRC (both matches at
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  • 249 16 Khrushchev warned: West will not give way on Berlin, East German issues MOSCOW, Monday. gRITAIN, France and the United States today handed over their replies to Russia's latest Berlin demands. The Notes, approved by the Nato Council on Saturday reaffirm allied rights in Berlin. They rebut
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  • 111 16 Strike at BOAC deplored by boss CINGAPORE. Mon. Sir Matthew Slattery, chairman of the BOAC. has described the unofficial strike by 650 maintenance employees at London Airport over a new supervisory scheme as "completely unwarranted." according to a BOAC statement issued here today. He said that the introduc- tlon of
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  • 78 16 SINGAPORE. Mon. Dr.j S. G. Triantis, a Canadian economic expert, today visit- ed the Ministry of Finance lor j talks with local experts. He had discussions with Mr. Hon Sui Sen, the Perma- ncnt Secretary, Economic Development Division, and Mr. J.J. Puthucheary, the Manager of the Industrial
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  • 65 16 LONDON. Mon. Senior first cla.ss pilots of Brlti>h Overseas Airways Boeing jet airliners are to receive the same annual salary M the Minister of Aviation— £s,ooo ($42,500). The National Industrial Court has awarded 1,010 BOAC pilots salary increases of up to £963 a year for senior
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  • 43 16 SINGAPORE, Mon. A! labourer. Lee Sai Meng, 33. WM sentenced to four months jail today for stealing a bot- 1 tie of essence of chicken, j valued at $2.30, from a godown In the Singapore Harbour Board on May 13.
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  • 186 16 NOTTINGHAM. Mon. A sparkling innings of 140 by Neil Harvey helped to enable the Australians to declare their first innings at 364 for eight at tea on the second day of their match against Nottinghamshire here. Between lunch and tea Nottinghamshire claimed six wickets for 117 ruris.
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  • 83 16 MR. M\( MiI. I. AN points to waving office girls as he shows Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin to the door of Admiralty House, off Whitehall. after a 32--minute meeting. Mr. Macmillan said: "What a wonderful day. Thank you so much for
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  • 158 16 Tunisia warns France of base blockade TUNIS, Monday. PRESIDENT Hafaib Bourguiki announced today that Tunisia would isolate the French naval base at Bizerta with road blocks from Wednesday. The President announced the move to back Tunisia's demand for the withdrawal of French forces from the base in the National AsI
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  • 346 16 LONDON. Mon— The London Stock Excnange. hit by the Government weekend forecast of tighter economies, nad a cismai aay today, ending willi \v;debpread losses. Millions of poumis vere slashed off the market values oi Miaies aiui, although conditions ratted later, buyers faced with the Dossibility
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  • 26 16 LONDON, Mon. Buyers £908. sellers £910. Forward buyers £919. sellers £920.:. Settlement £908. Turnover a.m. 330 tons pjn. 15 tons. Tone: Very steady but quiet.
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  • 42 16 LONDON. Mon. Spot 25d.. Aug. 25d.. Sept. 25»»d.. Oct. 25>»d., Oct Dec. 25 d., Jan./ Mar. 25 14d.,l 4 d., April-June 25' t d.. July Sept. 25' 4 d.. c.l.f. July unquoted Aug. 24\d., Sept. 24 7 ,d. Tone: Barely steady.
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  • 157 16 —ORDER GOES OUT FROM ADMIRALTY |_ONDON, Mon. The Admiralty has issued orders for tightening up security arrangements in Singapore, according to the Daily Express. This follows the successful break for freedom by former Soviet spy, Captain Victor Stizhko, 37, who has been given political refuge
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  • 157 16 PMIP bid to unseat Trengganu Speaker ITUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Pan-Mala-ya d Islamic Party Assemblymen In Trengganu arc expected to move a motion of "no confid enc c" in the Speaker, Inche Mohamed Taib Sabree bin Abu Bakar. at the next meeting of the State Assembly. This follows the decision <>f
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  • 25 16 SINGAPORE. Mon. Natnamuthu Muthusamy, 32, pleaded guilty today to dUI orderly behaviour and was i fined ten doiiars or one clay s jail.
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