The Straits Times, 20 July 1961

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    19 1 avi:k%4.i: i>aii.y miiiimiii balb B»CBE»s 00.0 OQ The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY. JULY 20. 1961 15 CENTS 4,^
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    'CRISIS' ASSEMBLY
    247 1 Government will seek vote of confidence 'If Britain is behind Malaysian plan../ SINGAPORE, Wednesday. IM.IIK Ahmad Boestamam, chairman of the Party Rakvai, said tonight that Socialists would oppose Tengku Abdul Rahman's Malaysian confederation proposal if ii were round ihal the British wore behind it. Mr said the Socialist
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    Speaker says it's in public interest
    484 1 THE Legislative Assembly will debate a motion tomorrow by the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, seeking a vote of confidence in the Government This special "crisis" meeting was sought by the leader of the house. Dr. Toh Chin (.live. Dr. Toh. as chairman
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    1,000 ON WAY HOME
    102 1 1,000 ON WAY HOME DAR ES SALAAM < Tanganyika i. Wed.-- Almost 1.000 olticfT.s and men of the 4th Bn.. Royal Malay Regiment, and C Squadron Second Federation Reconnaissance Regiment comprising the first Malayan Special Force to the Congo hit here last night aboard the troopship General Blatchford for Malaya.
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    Lock icon Savoy course for students
    262 1 LONDON. Wed. The director of London's Savoy Hotel announced they were setting up a trust to give financial help to promising students takii.^ up a career in the hotel ai.d restaurant trade. Foreign students in London v.ill be eligible for the scheim Reuter. PAPE CANAVERAL. Wed.
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    Lock icon Visit to war graves
    72 1 TOKYO. Wed. Japanese aircraft will fly into Soviet territory for the first time since the end of the Pacific War next month. They will be carrying 30 members of bereaved families of Japanese prisoners of war who died in Russia. The Transportation Ministry here today said
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    PAY, DIVIDEND FREEZE' FEAR
    278 1 Britain may seek loan to defend pound LONDON' Wed. Financial quarters here today forecast official action to freeze dividends and wages as speculation about the Government's awaited austerity plans reached a new peak. This widely held belief led to the adoption of an extremely cautious attitude
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    Kidnap case jail terms to stay
    1288 1 HIGH COURT RULES THAT ANY COMMENTS MIGHT PREJUDICE A POSSIBLE APPEAL Xl ALA LUMPIR, Wednesday. IX THE Higli Court here today Mr. Justice Hashim s;iid he could not interfere with the maximum sentence of three years 1 juil imposed on three members of ;i
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    RICE CAKES KILL SIX IN FAMILY
    60 1 RICE CAKES KILL SIX IN FAMILY TOKYO. Wed. Police in Hikisa. central Japan, today said they believea ;arm insecticide mixed with mochi (rice cakes) by mistake had caused the death of six members of a farming family la.->t night. The poison killed Mrs. Tatsue Suglyama. her three sons, daughter and
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    Julie has liver infection
    71 1 Julie has liver infection l ONG BEACH (California), Wed. .lulu- Koh, the 20--year-old Miss Singapore, is suffering fro in Hepatitis, a liver infection. She lias been confined in the isolation ward of the Long Beach Memorial Hospital. 9 others injected Nine other beauties, including Helen Tan 'Miss Malaya', who arrived
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    Lock icon Troops move
    35 1 SALISBURY. Southern Rhodesia. Wed. The Rhodesian Federal Defence Ministry announced today that it had made '•certain precautionary troop dispositions" during the past two days at the request of the Southern Rhodesian Government. Reuter
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    Lock icon Mayor fatally shot in car
    53 1 ALGIERS. Wed— An assailant >hot dead the Mayor of Fort de l'Eau a .-mail town near Algiers, early today and then escaped The Mayor. M. Seembri, was shot twice through thr head as he was getting outi iof his car at his farm outi side
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    Lock icon Airliner crash
    21 1 BUENOS AIRES. Wed.— An Argentine airliner carrying 63 people crashed today about 150 miles southwest of Buenos Aires. —Renter
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    LATEST
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    Lock icon Berlin: Now up to Nik
    490 2 LONDON, Wed WEST BIG 3 WARN: ANY BID TO END OUR RIGHTS WILL PRODUCE A DANGEROUS SITUATION* THHK Big Three Western powers yesterday warned Mr. Khrushchev in separate notes that any Soviet attempt to end their rights in Berlin would produce a dangerous situation. The
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    Lock icon Market Six take major unity step
    215 2 |>ONN. Wi-d.— Leaders of the six Common Market nations yesterday took a major step towards West European urilty by agreeing to give statutory form to the political co-operation of "Little Europe." In a statement issued after their first day of talks here they also
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    Khrushchev shows off his supersonic jet bombers
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    Millionaire's wife, three others die in air-taxi crash
    233 2 Millionaire 's wife, three others die in air-taxi crash NEW YORK. Wednesday. MRS. ANGIER BIDDLE DUKE, wife of the millionaire U.S. State Department chief of protocol, was among four people killed yesterday when an air-taxi crashed into a New York suburb, hit a house, and burned out. Mrs. Duke, married
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    CABLE BRIEFS
    174 2 not cut oil oil supplies but would co-operate witli the oil companies and the rest ot the world on a basis ot mutual benefits LONDON: Quee.i Elizabeth the Queen Mother, opening the first Commonwealth conference ol the Roya! Lite Savins; Society here, said It would be wonderful if
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    Lock icon HUGH TELLS MAC: YOU'LL WRECK BRITAIN
    806 3 Tories under bitterest attack but Govt. wins economic debate in House of Commons LONDON, Wednesday THE opposition Labour Party leader, Mr. Hugh Gaitskell. bitterly attacked the Prime Minister, Mr. Macmillan, last night for mishandling Britain's current economic crisis. Mr. Gaitskell won thundering cheer.s from
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    Lock icon 'Africa cleaner, more cultured than Asia'
    99 3 'Africa cleaner, more cultured than Asia' TOKYO. Wed. Tokyo university Emeritus Professor Shuji Ilasegawa. just returned from a twomonth tour of Africa, says the level of culture and hygiene is higher in Africa than in Asia. Prof. Hasegawa visited 11 African nations during his tour. Almost all disease. except malaria,
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    Lock icon Apartheid: A debate bid
    143 3 NEW YORK. Wednesday. £OME 44 members of the Afro-Asian group decided today to ask for a General Assembly debate ugain on apartheid. The group said the assembly's last resolution on the issue had failed to bring about any change in the policies and actions of South
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    Victory march
    28 3 SAIGON, Wed. South Vietnam's paratroopers marched in triumph into Saigon today after Sundays crushing victory against Communist Viet Cong guerillas In the Mekong delta area.— U.P.l.
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    Lock icon The Kuwait pull-out
    65 3 KUWAIT. Wed. British troops today began pulling out of Kuwait under plans for a reduction of forces announced last week. Elements of the Second Parachute Regiment and Number 45 Commando flew out this morning irom Kuwait's new airfield to an undisclosed destination. The Carrier Bulwark, which transports
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    Lock icon That clash in Congo: Katanga sends a strong protest to Dag
    225 3 That clash in Congo: Katanga sends a strong protest to Dag EUSABETHVILLE, Wednesday. IT'ATANGA yesterday "strongly protested" to Mr lv Dag Hammarskjoeld about a clash between Indian U.N. troops and Katanga gendarmerie. The cable to the U.N. Se-cretary-General accused the Indians of opening fire "without provocation" at Nlemba. North Katanga,
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    Lock icon 'REBELS ARE SURRENDERING IN THOUSANDS'
    116 3 JAKARTA. Wed. Rebels in central and north Sumatra are now surrendering in thousands, according to Army headquarters here. The mass surrenders have followed the capitulation last month of Lt.-Col. Achmad Husein, former commander of central Sumatra and leader of the 1958 military insurrection against the
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    Ayub returns
    22 3 KARACHI, Wed. President Ayub Khan returned by air here today from his week-long State visit to the United States.— U.P.l.
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      409 3 RADIO SINGAPORE RADIO MALAYA SHORT WAVE SERVICE NATIONAL SHORTWAVE MEDIUM VaViTsERVICE SERVICE 41.7 metres 476 metrrs A.M. 6.00 Time Signal. NegaraA.M. 6.00 Good Morning; 6.02 ku. News Headlines; 6.05 Morning Morning Prelude; 7.00 The News; Melodies; 6.50 Keep Kit With Teik TO5 Melodies At Sunrise: 8.00 The Lee: 7.00 Johnny
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    Fire fund tops $2i mil.
    453 4 16,000 BUKIT HO SWEE VICTIMS TO GET FOURTH CASH PAY-OUT NEXT MONTH J^EARLY 16,000 victims of the Bukit Ho Swee fire here are to get a fourth cash payment next month from the Fire Relief Fund, for which donations have now exceeded $2,250,000. A spokesman
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    RAKYAT FACED WITH RESIGNATIONS
    167 4 SINGAPORE, Wednesday rpHE PARTY Rakyat executive committee decided a last night to call a special meeting of members on July 30 to thrash out the party's stand on the question of Mighty Malaysia, merger and the party's attitude the Hong Lim and Anson byelections. Inche Yahya
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    Full exam results
    24 4 SINGAPORE, Wed— Full results of the Australian Society of Accountants May examination will be published in The Free Press I tomorrow.
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    Ballet and film show
    72 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. A ballet and a film show will be staged In August In aid of the Fund for St John's Home for the Aged. The Singapore Ballet will give the entire proceeds of a show on Aug. 9. Tickets are priced at $4. $3 and
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    10-HOUR POWER CUT-OFF
    77 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. Many small businesses and families living In the Balestler area were today hit by a daylong power stoppage. The electricity supply In the area bounded by Balestier Road. Rangoon Road, Race Course Road and Tessensohn Road was off from 8.30 a.m. until 6.30 p.m., when
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    Free films
    32 4 SINGAPORE. Wed.— A free screening of the films "Their Silent World," "Golden River" and "Marine Marvels" will be given at India House, 31 Grange Road tomorrow at 5 30 p.m.
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    RADIO STORE TO PRESENT MAMMOTH VARIETY SHOW TO SWELL FIRE FUND
    150 4 SINGAPORE. >Ved. Radio Singapore will present a mammoth variety show called "Nyala Harapan at the Badminton Hall on Monday at 8 p.m. in aid of the Bukit Ho Swee Fire National Relief Fund. One of the highlight in the
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    PCs tell court of rioting
    337 4 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. TPWO police constables today told a district court x here how they were forced to draw their revolvers while trying to break up a riot in New Bridge Road one night. One of them, Ng Ah Chye, fired a shot in the air
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    DESIGNS FOR 1962 N-DAY STAMPS RECEIVED
    107 4 DESIGNS FOR 1962 N-DAY STAMPS RECEIVED SINGAPORE, Wed. The Postal Department has received a number of designs for the postage stamp design competition which closes at the end of this month. The competition Is In connection with the National Day commemorative stamps to be Issued on June 3 next year.
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      425 4 AIR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES THE following Is today's 11.55 a.m.; from Kuantan, Darwin. Melbourne, Sydney x schedule of cl\U aircraft Kuala Lumpur (ML 115) 4.30 tQP 152) 12.15 pjn. movements at Paya Lebar Air- pjn.; from Sandakan, Jesselton, Cathay Pacific: To Kuala port. Singapore. Brunei, Slbu. Kuchlng (ML Lumpur. Bangkok,
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    RETIRING AGE: ACTION OF GOVT. IS ATTACKED
    370 5 RETIRING AGE: ACTION OF GOVT. IS ATTACKED Cuepacs calls an emergency meeting for Sunday KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday rPHE Government was today attacked for tak- ing unilateral action in raising the retiring age of its employees from 55 to 60 years. Mr. G. Leo, general secretary of the Congress of Union
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    JULIE'S ILLNESS: URGENT CABLE TO LONG BEACH
    155 5 CINCAPORE. Wed. An urgent cable has been sent to Long Beach, United States, to find out what is wrong with Julie Koh, 20, this year's Miss Singapore. A news agency message received here reported she had to withdraw from the Miss International beauty
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    Lib-Socs to carry on, says Wee
    90 5 Lib-Socs to carry on, says Wee SINGAPORE, Wed. The Liberal Socialist Party decided a; a meeting of its central council last nigh, that the result of the Anso.i byelection does not necessarily show that the party la rejected by the people" and that the party should carry on. The party's
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    Award Saturday
    28 5 SINGAPORE. Wed. The industrial arbitration court will give Its award on Saturday In the dispute between the Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation and the Singapore Bank Employees Urwon.
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    ALL READY FOR ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE FEAST
    222 5 ALL READY FOR ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE FEAST UUKIT MERTAJAM, Wed.— v The annual pilgrimage feast of St. Anne wiii be held in picturesque surroundings in the old church here on July 29 and 30. Hundreds of pilgrims are expected to gather herp for the festival to fulfil :heir vows and observe
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    BOILED DUCK SENDS FIVE TO HOSPITAL
    74 5 BOILED DUCK SENDS FIVE TO HOSPITAL SINGAPORE. Wed.— A family of flve in Kampong Chantek Bahru. were today admitted to the General Hospital with suspected food poisoning. They were Tan Teck Cheng. 35. his wife. Chua Yew Kirn. 31, son, Tan Yco Kong. 7 and two daughters. Tan Soong Wah
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    Postponed
    33 5 SINGAPORE. Wed The dispute between Messrs. Tan Tong Meng Transport Co.. of Singapore, and its employees, scheduled to have been heard before the industrial arbitration court here today, was postponed to tomorrow.
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    Parents' Day
    19 5 KANGAR. Wed. The Derma English School. Kangar. will hold Its Parents' Day at 2.30 p.m. on Friday.
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    KHIR: DIFFICULTIES IN MARKET TALKS
    132 5 |>ENANG. Wed.— The Minister of Commerce and Industry. Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, said today that "several difficulties" had arisen during the Singapore-Federation common market talks. "To specify what they are would be to let the cat out of the bag." he said. The two Governments
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    Brothers' visitor on tour
    50 5 IPOH, Wed— Rev. Brother Baptist Amedy, Visitor of the Brothers' schools in Australia, paid a flying visit to St. Michael's Institution here today. He is on a one-week tour of Catholic schools in Malaya after attending a conference of Brothers Visitors throughout the world in Rome.
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    Unions to protest pay freeze
    94 5 Unions to protest pay freeze ALOR STAR. Wed Sixteen trade unions in Kedah will hold a mass meeting here tomorrow to protest against the recent "no wage increase" statement by the Minister of Finance. Mr. Tan Slew Sin. The chairman of the Kedah branch of Cuepacs, Inche Ahmad Awang. said
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    Debate by teachers
    68 5 MUAR. Wed Is modern civilisation degenerating? That is the subject which will toe debated by teachers from Muar and Segamat districts on Friday. The Muar branch of the National Union of Teachers organised the Inter-district debate, in which five Segamat teachers will speak for the motion and
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    Insurance plan for teachers
    184 5 IPOH. Wednesday AN insurance scheme for teachers will be discussed by the Malayan Graduate Teachers' Union at its annual conference here on Saturday. The Minister of Education. Inche Abdul Rahman bin Talib, will open the conference. The president of the union. Mr. Teerath Ram, la expected
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    Penang Convent win quiz
    51 5 PENANG. Wed. The Penang Convent won the north-east district championship In the inter-school national language month quiz contest which ended here last night. The winning team May Chua. Elizabeth Wong, Khoo Hong Lean and Goh Galk Sim will meet the southwest district champion school on July
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    Leave in Kedah
    27 5 SUNGEI PATANI. Wed.— The Malayan Ambassadordesignate to Japan. Syed Sheh Shahabuddin. Is back In Kedah on leave before leaving for Tokyo for his newpost.
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    Six years' jail for death of a fellow worker
    171 6 Six years' jail for death of a fellow worker SINGAPORE, Wed. A City Council labourer, V. Kalimuthu. 28, tried at the Singapore Assizes on a charge of murdering a fellow worker, S. Veerasamy. 32. was jailed for six years by Mr. Justice Chua today after he pleaded guilty to a
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    S'pore to see exhibition of Italian prints
    150 6 SINGAPORE, Wed. —An exhibition of modern Italian prints will open at the National Library theatre at 4 p.m. on Saturday. The exhibition, which will be opened by the political secretary to the Ministry of Culture, Inche Rahim Ishak. includes 150 etchings, colour lithographs,
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    Army to seek Govt. aid on retrenchment
    350 6 Army to seek Govt. aid on retrenchment KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. /GENERAL Headquarters. Far East Land Forces, is to approach the Federation Government for co-operation in absorbing Malayan civilian workers retrenched by the War Department. This follows suggestions in a memorandum by the War Department Civilian Staff Association on the question
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    Free concert
    30 6 IPOH, Wed. A free concert of light music by the band of the Royal Dragoons will be held on the children's playground here on Saturday at 7.30 p.m.
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    Date changed
    24 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed The open day of the Sungei Buloh leper settlement fixed for July 23 has been postponed to Aug. 13.
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    SIX REASONS WHY PEOPLE GO INTO BOOKSHOPS
    72 6 SIX REASONS WHY PEOPLE GO INTO BOOKSHOPS SINGAPORE. Wed. Why do people go into bookshops? Mr. Donald Moore, author and publisher, suggested to Rotarians today that there were six reasons: IT is raining. THEY are too early for an appointment. THEY wish to be mistaken for intellectuals. THERE usually are
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    Girl, 8, killed
    31 6 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed Eight-year-old P. Tamachi, of the Sultan Ibrahim Girls' School, was killed instantly when she was knocked down by a car in Jalan Scudai this afternoon.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
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  • The Straits Times Thursday, July 20,1961.
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      Warning To Moscow
      665 8 The Western notes to Moscow, leplying to Mr. Khrushchev's aide memoire on Berlin. are tough. But toughness ll demanded. There are also. however, in all three notes, an emphasis on the desire for negotiations the proper counterpart to toughness. The doOJ is open for a four Power
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      Staying Put
      362 8 The Pan-Malayan I.slamn Party will have to discovei i some authority other than the State Constitution if it hopes Ito unseat Iticho Taib Salxi a? mpeaker uf Trenggar^i's State :nbly. Inthe Taib. whose doalir.^s with the rival Party Negara during the recent Town Council olecJions brnughi PJI l.P..<
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      Seen To Be Done
      224 8 It is with reluctance that we return t<> the ease of the schoolboy's kidnappers, although obviously somi-ihing more will have to be said aftei the period In which an nppeal can be lodged by the three prisoners iuis expired. Not only must justice be done, but
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    1654 8  -  Alistair Cooke IN East Berlin the "issue" is the alleged plot of "the Bonn generals" to invade East Germany with atomic artillery, then Poland, and then the Soviet Union. In West Berlin there is no issue, only the stoical acceptance of recurring crises. Bui as
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    146 8 'I'HE Straits Times has devoted two leading articles to the pros and cons of punishment of kidnapping under the existing law. The Minister of Justice has asked me to make one comment. In your leading article on Monday, you Invited "the Ministry" to argue
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      78 8 "THE sudden increase of rent In the Malayan Railway reserve area In Rawang comes as a shock. Residents are now faced with the choice of paying up or getting out The rent has been put up from one cent a cubic foot a year to one cent a
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    442 9 Judge suggests change in law to make car owners who lend their cars liable fyf R. JUSTICE NEAL suggested in the High Court here today that Parliament consider legislation which will place absolute liability on car owners who lend their vehicles for joy rides. He
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    Another man on kidnap bid charge
    137 9 Another man on kidnap bid charge CINGAPORE. Wed. A preliminary inuuiry arising from the attempted kidnap of Mr Chew Choo Han. 43. a company director, began In the Ninth Magistrates Court today. In the dock was Ooh Chiang Khong, who faces a tentative charge of trying to kidnap Mr. Chew,
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    Poly seeks English teachers
    96 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Polytechnic Ls seeking part-time English teachers as the study of the language Is compulsory for all students entering the institution. Teachers are wanted to take clast.es in both the morning and afternoon sessions. A Polytechnic spokesman said that no discrimination was made
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    130 9 Appeal for funds for new school pENANG. Wed— The Christian Brothers are building a new 18-class branch school In Burmah Road. The building will cost $185,000 and is expected to be completed by October. "It is hoped this school will cater for several hundred children in the Pulau Tikus and
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    REFUSES TO PAY $25 FINE, JAILED
    169 9 REFUSES TO PAY $25 FINE, JAILED SINGAPORE, Wed.— M. Abdul Majid, today refused to pay a $25 fine for a City Council offence. He will spend a week in Jail, in default. Even before the sentence WM passed, Majld told the court, "I am Innocent of the charge. If the
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    Stabbed in tanker
    50 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. A Singapore seaman. Foo Soon, 37. wa.s admitted to the general hospital today from an oil tanker, Gevase>leigh He had three .stab wour.d.v Foo Soon Is believed to have been stabbed on Monday after a brawl in the tanker when she was in Indonesian waters.
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    Stolen gun. is recovered
    55 9 IPOH, Wed.— A pistol and seven rounds of ammunition stolen by five gangsters from a house here last month were recovered in Penang yesterday. ASP Kassim Ati. with the help of the Penang police, found the weapon and ammunition in an open space 40 yards behind
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    A FIRST GRANDCHILD FOR NEWLY-CROWNED SULTAN
    68 9 KOTA BHARU. Wed. The eldest daughter of th» Sultan of Kelantan. Tengku Marjan. yesterday gay* birth to an 81b. boy in the Ist >.na Kota Lnma It is the first grandchild of the newly-crowned Sultan. Tengku Marjan is the wife ol Tcnaku Aziz bin
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    38 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Wfd A schoolboy was admitted to hospital this afternoon after he. had fallen 15ft. from a rambutan tree. Koh Kok Seng. 11. of Pekan Nanas, was knocked unconscious by thp fall.
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    227 9 SINGAPORE, Wed SINGAPORE will soon have six more community centres, two new holiday camps and a large creche Another eight community centres are under consideration This Is part of the Government's development plan to provide more recreation for the people and
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    FIVE-RELIGION BLESSING FOR BATTALION'S NEW COLOURS
    134 9 'I 'HE colours to be presented by the 1 Yang di-Pertuan Negara to the Ist Bn. Singapore Infantry Regiment, it Ulu Pandan camp on July 27 will be blessed by representatives of five religions during the ceremony. Prayers will be said by Haji Mo
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    'Why the great English thinkers aren't read here'
    257 9 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. MR. Donald Moore, author and publisher, speaking to Rotarians on "Reading habits in South-East Asia," said great thinkers and writers in English were not being read in this j part of the world. He suggested that there were two reasons
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    Nair ('too busy') quits the SHB
    84 9 Nair ('too busy') quits the SHB SINGAPORE, Wed.— Ml. C V. Devan Nair has resighed as a member of the Singapore Harbour Board because of "pressure of other commitments." In a letter to the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. he said that for some time he had been unable
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    Cleared of 'outrage' charge
    79 9 Cleared of 'outrage' charge pENANG. Wed.— A 21-year-old youth. V. Balakrlshnan, charged with molesting an Australian woman, at Tanjong Tokong beach, has been certified as mentally unsound. The prosecuting officer. Insp. Balwant Singh, said this In the Second Magistrate's Court today when he applied ior the charge against Balakrishhan to
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    Detective sentenced to jail wins appeal
    132 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. A detective, George Yeo, under a District Court sentence of six months' Jail on charges of cheating and attempted cheating, was freed on appeal in the High Court today. Yeo had been convicted on a charge of cheating Toh Hock Choon. a
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    SGOA to see ministry officials
    262 9 SGOA to see ministry officials I/UALA LUMPUR, Wed. 1V —A deputation from the Senior Government Offlci lation is to call on Ministry tof Education officials and remedy for alleged anomalies In the new unified sal iry si-heme for teachers. This vu disclosed today ia by th< secretary of the association.
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      328 10 Architectural students to enter exhibition the many who me planning lo make the Home Exhibition a success is a group of students who are studying architecture. They are members of the Architectural Society, Singapore Polytechnic, who will be participating in the exhibition sponsored by the Housing and Development Board, to
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      214 10 DRESSES SET THEME FOR FARCE A DRESS shop is the central theme around which revolves a three-act farce, "M a d a m Louise" which will be presented in Singapore next week. The recently formed RAF Tengah Theatre Club is producing the play which will be staged at the Cultural
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      BEAUTY IN THE TROPICS CALLS FOR SPECIAL ATTENTION
      239 10 yiSITORS from colder countries rave about sunny Malaya but we Malayan girls are not so fond of the sun because it is the hot weather that proves so disastrous for many skins. Greasy skins are a common complaint here and this Is
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      270 10 Straits Times Crossword S^BJ ACROSS 5 Scene of the gmmes I play 1. Where optimism ia prominent? m ?l lth Mo i 4 2 4 4> 6 Mount for explosive, altern*8. Like the decks in storm vei included (5). when the sea was high (5). Nominal disguise for a dump?
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    TINS IMPROVE ON QUIET MART: INDUSTRIALS EASE
    261 12 TINS IMPROVE ON QU IET MART: INDUSTRIALS EASE From Our Market Correspondent IT was i quiet day on the .Malayan Stock Kxchange yesterday and tin prices improved. This was not so much because of the business done, but on the withdrawal of sellers prices were marked up. More confidence appears
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    26 12 Malayan Stork Indirrt: July M July IX Indmtrialt: 111.31 ITSjN Tins: MLM 3::.< m S RubbfTk: M 1.8.'. B. 241.82 Jan. 1 19.18= 100.
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    874 12 DUSINBSS on (lie Malayan Slock Exchanße. Federation sec; ion yesterday wlui tne num- bei of deals in brackets wa.s: Industrials: Kit/patrMcn (1.000):' 51 vii OtUBOkM 15.9M1 $1.92. (2,000) M 95. (3.CHKI. 51 !ij U: Hume (1.000) Afi«. 4d. Robin.«on il.OOU) $1.46: Cold stores (1,000) 52.4n s. Timn
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    83 12 'T'HO: I Ml. r .tti.,n Minister of 1 Finance lias lived these prices for calculating; customs duties for the week beginning on July M, Rubber 84> rents a lb. npi.i Mil a ton. Coconut oil $860 a ton. Palm oil M7C7I a ton. Palm kernels 5052.50 a ton.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    130 12 E Malayan Eichane* Bankt' At- •ciattwi made \hr*r changta in lt a ratr» to mcr.hinli yr.«terday (all ratra to SlOOi: H,w Vark: hiiying airmail TT ■ta is. 0.0. rtj ii jk. 9u a «t 32 is/ia < credit hilln. .13 1 16 trad* hills. Canada: huyinß airmail TT.
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    Amalgamated Rubber
    13 12 The June output, of Amalitam*Ud Rubbrr Estates Ltd. was 1.056.517 lb
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    128 12 MELBOURNE, Wed. INVESTMENT snares were easier. Associated Pulp eastd is. 3d. to 31s 6d. and Colonial Sutar 30s to £71 10s. Herald gained Is. to 575. 9d. Base metals and oil* aJ&o eased. Great Boulder gamed 9d to 15«. lOd. Commonwealth bonds «ere firm. Con. Zinc 82 6
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    133 12 Chipt lying ilsngtirU tha Singapore wharifta today are: Britta 42/43, Donrverm 3«! 30, Tokal M:iru 6A. Chakdina 3 U, Idomrneua B f, Krrnaide IS, Pltuwntville i:i 14. Uondima 46, Hamburg 15 16. Sen tone n n. Outtr Roads: Paprira. Indus, Mtikall. Mannm. Tom; Han, Blissful. Bombay Mtii
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    Slight fall in tin price: Rubber continues quiet
    169 12 T^IN slipped off in Singapore yesterday j by a modest 37 J cents per lb. on an offering of 240 tons. The market continued Indecisive but seems to be holding in the absence of selling pressure. Tin prices had drifted lower in
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    CLOSING PRICES
    42 12 SINGAPORE. July 19. RUBBER: 85i cents per lb. (down threequarters of a cent). I p.m. ii imii ii i.i i close: 85 S cfiiis (hesitant). TIN: 5458 per picul (down I7| cents). Estimated unofficial offering 240 tons (down 10 tons).
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    RUBBER PRICES
    222 12 AUGUST fir.t trad* rubbar buytrt f.».b. cloned la Singapore ynterday at Vii crnt* per lb. do« n rhrre-quor- trr» of a cenl on Tuesday's cloainc price. The tone wan qunt. j S.C.C.R.A. rlovng price, in cent! per lb. jreitnday were: Int. 1 R.s.S. apot f.o.b. buyers 86;. sellers
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    108 12 TMI Ctiinaia Pronuca, Slngaptra, naon Capra: IK Continent July ■hlpmrnt *'J«i hiivirs. S'.'TJ trMtrs. Cacinut *H: I seiirrs. drum S«oi lelkrs. PtpiMr: Muntok uhitr SISO Kllrn. Sarawak white $1771 aellrra. ipeclal S.ira«»k black SISO (rllrrs, (arbled UmpooK black SI3O (rllcra. Lampooc blatk AST A. SI6S Kltrra. P«pp«r marktt
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      657 12 TENDERS J.K.R. TENDER NOTICE "Tenders will be received' from i registered Class °D' contractors and above up to 3.00 p.m. on i 24th July 1961 at the Office ot the Staie Enguieer, Per«lc, PWD, Ipon for The construction of R.C. pipe culverts along Ba'.u 20 Pantai Beaar Rural Road In
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      673 12 STUDENT TRANSLATOR I (INDIAN) SALARY SCALE for the above post published on 13.7.61 is: $195 x 15A 210 p.m. (Examination) Student Translator. S2BO x 20A 760 p.m. Certificated Translator. Variable Allowance at current rates is payable in addition to basic salary. Apply: Ministry of Finance (Establishment), Fullerton BuildIng. Singapore. THE
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      242 12 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA IN THE HIGH COI'RT AT JOHOKE BAHRt IN BANKRIa-TCY (W.E.A.0.) NO. 5 OF 1961 Re Mohamed Amln bin Sarnaa of Sekolah Kebangsaan Tambatau Tlnggl, Johore Bnhru, Teacher. Daie of W.tße-Earners Administration Order 15.7.61 Date Aj plate of First Meeting '.'9.7.61 at
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      602 13 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS ANDERSON SCHOOL, IPOH will have three vacancies for the third term for graduates <lf possible.) in Biology. Engli&h and Malay. Apply to Secretary Beard of Governors Anderson School, by the 28th July stating age, qualifications and experience. AIR MINISTRY DIRECTORATE-GENERAL OF WORKS VACANCY FOR LAND SURVEYOR A vacancy
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      427 13 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT j LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS TRAINEES VACANCIES exist In Eastern Mining Metals Co. Ltd.s Dunuun mines for trainees In Labour ana Industrial Relation*. Successful candidates would, after .1 probationary period of 6 months. be required to work at the DunKun mines or to be transferred to Rompm Mining
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      870 13 (Continued from Page 81 I SITUATIONS VACANT 20 Word, SS Min.)— Box St ctt. txtrm j DOMESTIC SERVANTS required for army famlUea »a.<h amahs cook amahs and cook boy. Apply Box A 6977 S.T. i S |Kjr.-. I WANTED:! Company Private Becre- SMsalt! Join now at Raja's College and qualify
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      911 13 SITUATIONS VACANT :u Ward, SS (Min.)— Box iO Hi. extra LEADING EUROPEAN COMPANY seeks two kern, intelligent.^ reliable young mm to he trained for positions as Medical Representatives. Duties will con*mt of detailing specialities of established and well-known ethical pharmaceutical concerns. Applicants must have a good general education, at least
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      706 13 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE 20 Wordt Si (Min.)— Box it ctt. extra ULTRA-MOO! RN Kl.it "B«l-Alr" 1-C Hollywood apartment. Oxley Rim Prlr« rcmonabl* Apply P.O. Box I 2SKW, SlnKapore. BENCOOLEN STREET— freehold vacant land area t>Mi aq.ft. Ideal (or > multi-storey hotel, bank, rials and offices. Apply Mr. Th.o Phone
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      730 13 TUITION 2t Wordt SS (Min.)— Box St ctt. txtra TUITION PORTUGUESE ENCLISMaII subjects (primary classes) by trained experienced lady teacher. 4. Fldello Street. Opera Eatate, Spore or decent bomes. SINGAPORE DRIVING SCHOOL Refresher course $25. complete $55, I guaranteed $80, competent Instructors/ Instructresses. Modern Duai-controlled cars. Ring *****, 93, Owen
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      801 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE 20 Wordt Si (Min.)— Box St ctt. txtra ISO SCOOTER 150 CC good condition h full accessories *9ftO/-. Phone LV.133 from 9 m. to 5 p.m or call 13 Hall Lane, (Spore). AUCUST 1959 RENAULT Dauphtne 21.000 Miles. Regularly serviced, owner leivinn Singapore. 53. 500. 217. Moul-
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      648 13 FOR SALE 20 Wordt SS (Min.)— Box SO ett. txtrm THIS WEEK'S special offrr:— r.i-vo automatic electric iron, UP. SID.M). now 514.30. Wt-ar-evtr cooking utcnsile less Dependable used refrigerators fully guaranteed! many 'rand*. »Ur». Krora S9A.OU. •i evt-ry new Leonard ri-(rl-t.t.itor ptirchaiwd, exclusive j-pc n.lichina refrigerator di«h«ar<particular*, leatieta trom Mard.n
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    181 14 CTUTTGART. (West Ger- many». Wed. The United States last night led West Germany by 56 points to 50 at the end of the first day's events in the two-day men's international athletics meeting here. The Americans, who meet Britain in London at
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    66 14 KUALA LUMPUR. WedAbout 300 athletes from all Contingents throughout the country will vie for honours at the Federation Police meet at the Depot, Gurney Road, this weekend. Heats will be run off on Friday at 9.30 ajn. The championship proper will be held on Sunday, commencing at
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    236 14  -  EPSOM JEEP, By TyiKKO, a well-bred five-year-old English horse owned by Mr. and Mrs. Leong Kee Nyean of Ipoh, did an impressive trial here this morning. With stable-mate Erik acting as pacemaker, Nikko strode jcut smartly to run half a mile in 53sec,
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    418 14 yy EIGHTS for all nine races at Penang on Sunday:. P and O Cup Class I—6 F. Sonsusie «».00 Lucky Lucky 8.11 Feyenoord 8.10 Lightning Flash 8.05 Sandgate 8.01 IM.C. 7.10 DaaVt Tell 7.07 Gallant Scholar 7.07 Kola Bay 7.07 Marigold 7.07 Prudent
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    301 14 EPSOM Jeep's ten horses to follow at Penang are: MORNING FLIGHT: For the Penang Gold Cup; a remarkably-improved stayer; ran a game fourth with 8.7 to Froggie in the limile Perak Derby in June; prefers a good track. PINKSON: For the Governor's Cup: in peak'
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    81 14 QINGAPORE. Wed— A Medaii team may be the first foreign women's soccer side to visit Singapore and Malaya later this *year. The Medan Chinese Club have asked the Singapore Government Services F.A. to arrange a tour for their men and women teams in October or November.
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    50 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. Singapore motor racing drivers, who wish to enter for this year's Macao Grand Prix to be held on Nov. 18 and 19 must send In .their entries Immediately. Those who are still without FI.L. competition licences should contact Mr. C. F. Pope, Singapore Motor Club president.
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    101 14 DHARMA KEEPS JOHORE TITLE \|UAR. Wed. K. Dharmaratnam, 36. of Seremban, retained his singles title in the Johore open lawn tennis championships, beating Daud Amin. 35. of Muar 6-1, 6*-2 in the final. Results in the other finals. Men's doubles Dharmaratnam ana David Pane (Seremban) beat Haron Ahmad and Bakar
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    58 14 PENANG. Wed— Ong Chew Bee. the Singapore Davis Cup player, will not defend his singles and doubles titles at the Penang lawn tennis open championships which begin here this weekend. Local star Tan Song Kean is seeded No. 1 in the singles. A special event,
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    99 14 TTJRIN. Wed.— Ryszard Parulski of Poland, last night won the men's foil title in the world fencing championships here. He beat Jeno Kamuti of Hungary 5-0 m a barrage to win the title after both had gained five victories and suffered two defeats in the final
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    112 14 gINGAPORE. Wed.—Singapore Badminton Association's training sub-committee will hold a special meeting shortly to map out an effective system of training for junior players. This decision was taken after lengthy discussion on a proposal by former president Mr. Wee Kirn Wee at a management committee meeting last
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