The Straits Times, 29 July 1961

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    11 1 The Straits Times l-.Ntcl 1845 SATURDAY. JULY 29. 1961 13 CENTS
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    COUNT US IN—TENGKU
    934 1 COUNT US IN— TENGKU Malaysia talks: Federation will take part It's proper course, he says THE Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, announced today that the Federation of Malaya would take part in the proposed Malaysian solidarity consultative committee's deliberations on the Greater Malaysia plan. He also disclosed thai his Singapore
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    Chaplin sees the sights
    547 1 HE SPENDS THE DAY ON A TOURIST JAUNT Little man unrecognised but he's in the East to get away from it all PHARLIE CHAPLIN, the world's greatest comedian and idol of a past era, went sightseeing here today. Chubby. white-haired Chaplin.' 71. came to the En>t
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    Lock icon U.S. pledge on aid to Nigeria
    86 1 U.S. pledge on aid to Nigeria WASHINGTON. Fri. The United States is prepared in principle to give ■substantial" development aid to Nigeria. President Kennedy and Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. Prime Minister of Nigeria, said in a Joint commtmlque issued from the White House yesterday-. The two leaders declared that their
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    Reduced hours
    46 1 CAIRO. Fri. United Arab Republic President Gamal i Abdel Nasser issued a decree j today reducing working hour!- from 48 to 42 per week without reduction in pay, and factories and companies were j given one year to implement I the new< law.— U.P.l.
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    Lending rate: Singapore follows the Federation
    326 1 THE Malayan Exchange Banks Association in Singapore today put up its minimum lending rates from six to .seven per cent in line with the action taken by the Federation yesterday. The seven per cent rate applies to unsecured overdrafts and advances against commodities and
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    Lock icon 'Moon man soon'
    37 1 VIENNA. Fri. A Soviet space expert. Professor Nikolai Kutsherov. told Bulgarian scientists in a lecture on space flights that the Soviet Union would land a man on the moon in the near future— Renter.
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    Malayan soldier killed in Congo
    130 1 Malayan soldier killed in Congo KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. A soldier serving with the Malayan specia; force in the Congo was killed yesterday when an ammunition dump exploded at Kindu. Several other soldiers wert slightly irjured by the explosion, the Federation Army revealed today. The deadman, L/Cpi. Mohamecl Tosol bin Yaacob
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    LATEST
    27 1 DEFENCE TALI l'.\ US Irl Am ..in h .md Jei man niii» lals began M talki i" kuR. I otrkn .Mi i vnferen.ee <>n Aef< h
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    Impostor poses pretty problem
    151 2 THIS is what might literally be called a pretty problem. Two of these three lovely girls are entrants in the International Brauty Pageant now going on at Long Beach. California. The third is a charming impostor. Can you spot her? The genuine entrants are from Ecuador
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    Lock icon BERLIN: WEST MAY TAKE THE INITIATIVE
    828 2 BERLIN: WEST MAY TAKE THE INITIA TIVE RUSK ON CHANCES OF NEGOTIATION MR. Dean Rusk, U.S. Secretary of State, told a Press conference yesterday that at this stage the range of possibilities of negotiation over Berlin was "rather considerable." In answer to a question he said that President Kennedy In
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    Lock icon Arab League force to Kuwait, he says
    198 2 KUWAIT. Fri. -Sheik Jabir al-Ahmad al-Sabah, president of Kuwait's Finance and Economy Department, said today he was certain that an Arab League force would be coming to Kuwait soon. It would replace British troops in Kuwait "All necessary measures are beln^ taken now
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    Lock icon RHODESIA POLL GIVES 2-1 WIN TO SIR EDGAR
    237 2 RHODESIA POLL GIVES 2-1 WIN TO SIR EDGAR SALISBURY, Fri. Final returns in Wednesday's predominantly white referendum on new constitutional proposals showed an almost two-to-one victory for Sir Ednr Whitehead. the Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia. The final count was 41.949 in favour and 21.846 against. Sir Edgar has predicted
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    Lock icon New standards for Press
    58 2 SEOUL. Fri.— The military junta today announced new standards which all newspapers, news magazines and wire agencies in South Korea must meet if they are to stay in business. These standards were laid down in a draft of a new law which the government said will
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    Lock icon Kenyatta date?
    29 2 NAIROBI. Fri. The East African Standard's London correspondent reported yesterday he understood authoritatively that the Brlt^h Cabinet has decided to release Jomo Kenyatta on Aug. 15. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Red aid offer
    23 2 RIO DE JANEIRO. Fri Russia has offered Brazil credit totalling US$BB ($264 million for the purchase of Soviet products. U.P.I.
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      25 2 THE GAMBOLS By Barry Appleby Ifwuy oont >ou) it dount) (viuax do YOU \w«rr?^ Xf«l^-^ V^KNo^AeouT l TA '»^^fV J" If y[ \*BHt CLOTHES?/ VBXPEKTJg^
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    Commons endorses austerity measures in stormy session
    982 3 WE NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD' WAS MISLEADING, SAYS THE OPPOSITION rpHE House of Commons last night endorsed the Government's "credit squeeze" plans to deal with Britain's economic difficulties. A Labour Opposition cenMir<- motion was rejected by 34G votes to 238 a Government
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    STUDENT HAD 15 MINUTES TO LIVE...
    176 3 STUDENT HAD 15 MINUTES TO LIVE... MELBOURNE. Fri.— Standing alone in a small laboratory just after midnight last night a research student felt his tongue go numb and believed he might have only 15 minutes to live. The student. Peter Wigley. 23. had been working at Melbourne University with a
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    Lock icon Tangier will be free again
    45 3 TANGIER. Fri— King Hassan ot Morocco announced yesterday that Tangier would become a free port from next Jan. 1. Tangier has suffered badly economically since its status as an Internatonal free zone was ended on April 19 last year. Reuter.
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    Lock icon COMMON MART: WATCH OUT, SAY 32 TORIES
    261 3 COMMON MART: WATCH OUT, SAY 32 TORIES LONDON, Friday. AN INFLUENTIAL group of 32 Conservative MPs, including four former ministers, have put forward a motion striking a strongly-cautionary note on the question of Britain entering the European I Common Market. The motion says the House of Commons is "opposed to
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    Lock icon U.S. BASES: SECOND THOUGHTS
    70 3 U.S. BASES: SECOND THOUGHTS WASHINGTON, Frl.— The United States is taking a second look at its decision to reduce or close down four bases in Britain. A defence department spokesman said last night that the Pentagon had ordered a review of the decision to close or run-down 21 overseas bases.
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    Lock icon 707 crashes into site
    61 3 HAMBURG, Fri. An Air France Boeing 707 airliner ran into a building site and caught fire as it was taking off on a flight from here to Tokyo yesterday. Police cordoned off the airport as nremen fought the flames in the aircraft's wing. Airport firefighters put
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    Lock icon Endorsed: Ultimatum to Red union
    138 3 Endorsed: Ultimatum to Red union LONDON, Fri.— The Trades Union Congress General Council has fully endorsed a tough, threepoint ultimatum to the Communist leaders of the Electrical Trades Union. The decision was taken after a three-hour meeting when the council accepted the recommendation of their general purpose committee to issue
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    Lock icon Yuri too tired to attend
    63 3 HAVANA. Fri.— Major Yuri Gagarin. Russia's spaceman, was unable to attend ceremonies ye;terday at Playa Giron, scene of the abortive April invasion of Cuba, because he was overtired after a strenuous earlier programme. The Soviet Embassy In CANBERRA said yesterday the Lord Mayor of Sydney
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    Lock icon SARAH CHURCHILL FINED
    58 3 LONDON. Fri. Sarah Churchill, 46-year-old actress daughter of Sir Winston Churchill, was fined BI yesterday for having been drunk and disorderly. The magistrate said that according to a medical report a doctor was prepared to accept Miss Churchill as an informal patient provided she will take his
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    Baritone at the Vic
    72 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Singapore Musical Society will present famous bass baritone Kirn Borg at the Victoria Theatre at 8.45 p.m. on Aug. 13. The Finnish singer, who spends more than nine months of the year travelling round the world, is in great demand at festivals and
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    Fashion show
    34 4 SINGAPORE, Fri A fashion show of dresses made of Indonesian materials will be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Aug. 15 in conjunction with the 16th anniversary celebration of Indonesian independence.
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    NEW BID TO END ROW
    196 4 Hire Cars dispute to go back to Labour man SINGAPORE, Fri. Dr. Charles (iamba, president of the Industrial Arbitration Court here today directed that a dispute between the firm, Airport Hire Cars, and the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union be sent back to the
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    POSTER CONTEST RESULT
    97 4 POSTER CONTEST RESULT SINGAPORE, Fri. The Singapore Government today announced the results of its poster competition in connection with the Commonwealth technical training week from July 31 to Aug. 5. They are: Section "A" lor primary schools— lst. Tun Chen Kew, Yook Kwan School: 2nd S<m Teck Lai. Ai Tong
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    The day that the earth 'blew up'
    142 4 HAVE you ever read the story of the day the earth "blew up"? Probably yon haven't, but yon can do so in a new series on Great Disasters beginning in The Free Press today. This fascinating series, exclusive to The Free Press, continues
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    EX-MONEYLENDER WINS APPEAL
    339 4 SINGAPORE, Friday. MR. Justice Buttrose today held in a district court appeal that an ex-moneylender now collecting his outstanding debts could not be construed as a person carrying on the business of moneylending within the meaning of the new Moneylenders Ordinance Mr. Justice Buttrose was delivering judgment
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    Fire fund up by $1,435
    57 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Bukit Ho Swee Fire National Relief Fund swelled by $1,435.96 today. Kwong Wah Yit Poh Press Ltd. (Penang donated $656.00, the Malayan Students' Association in Eire, $***** and donations from readers of Straits Times through the Straits Times Press Ltd., $251.00. The
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    No water area
    29 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. Water will be cut off along West Coast Road from 8^ m.s. to 11 m.s. and by-roads from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow.
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    AIR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
    349 4 rpHE following Is today's I schedule of civil aircraft movements at Paya Lebar Airport. Singapore: ARRIVALS Air India: Prom Bombay. Madras (AI 410) 6.06 ajn.; from Jakarta (AI 411) 1.30 pjn. BOAC: Prom London. Prankfur t. Cairo. Kf"'' ht Calcutta. Bangkok (BA 793) 4 JO ajn
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    Burmese hope for increased textiles trade with S'pore
    305 4 MEMBERS of a Bur mese trade mission said on their arrival here by air tonight that they hoped for an in-«»-«ased trade in tex**'»'s between Burma and Singapore in the near future. The seven-member trade mission, which includes four women representing the
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    Councillor IS a public servant
    489 5 Councillor IS a public servant RULES JUDGE— AND ALLOWS APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL PENANG, Friday. THE Penang High Court judge, Mr. Justice Rigby, held today that an elected town councillor was a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code. He allowed an appeal by Syed Othman bin Ah, Deputy
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    Arnolla plans a hair-do: Ah Moi plans wedding No.2
    393 5 WELCOME HOME DAY FOR CONGO FORCE IS THEIR BIG JOY DAY KUALA LUMPUR. Fri In the Ampang Street shop where she works 19-year-old salesgirl Arnolla de Alwis smiled happily as she served a customer and made plans to have a hair-do
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    BANK'S WAREHOUSE ROBBED: POLICE ROADBLOCKS GO UP
    204 5 BANK'S WAREHOUSE ROBBED: POLICE ROADBLOCKS GO UP SINGAPORE, Friday. pOLICE manned roadblocks here before dawn today minutes after an alarm was raised that a gang had robbed a Bank of China ware house. The roadblocks were set up at variou? points within the city limits in search of a lorry
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    THE MAN WHO STOLE $100 PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN
    120 5 THE MAN WHO STOLE $100 PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN SINGAPORE. Fri. A marine engineer, B. M. Cattle, was fined $200 in a magistrate's court here today for stealing a portrait of the Queen from a Singapore club. The prosecutor. In. pector Teoh Beng San, told the court that at 7.30
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    Grik goes gay
    63 5 IPOH, Fri.— All Grik went gay with bunting and flags yesterday when the Raja diHlllr of Peiuk <RaJa Hajl Kamarulzaman ibnl Raja Mansur) opened a new $10.--000 road to Kampong Grik. The Raja di-Hllir said he was happy to hear the people of the kampong had contributed
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    BAPTIST LEADER HERE TO PREACH
    63 5 BAPTIST LEADER HERE TO PREACH SINGAPORE, Fri. The Rev. Antonio Ormeo, 48, arrived here late last nigiit by air from the Philippines to hold evangelistic meetings at churches in Singapore and Malaya. A Baptist leader, he has been the president of the Far Eastern Council of Christian Churches sincr 1951.
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    Accused of murder
    68 5 IPOH, Fri. Loke Weng Kong, alias Jimmy LxUe. 16. of Kuala Lumpur, was tentatively charged Jn the magistrate's court here today with the murder of Yap Chee Chong in Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur, on May 20 at 4 p.m. The case was transferred to the magistrate's
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    That manpower survey will be conducted in two stages
    283 5 |'HE Fedcatlon's compre hensive survey of employment and unemploy■.en', will be conducted in two stages, the Chief Statistician. Mr. C.H. Harvie. told the Straits Times to day. The first will be a pilot investigation early next month t'.ie second, a nation-wide
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    Crash driver gets 3-year ban
    105 5 DENANG, Fri. -Koay Teng Hay, 18, was today hanncd from diiving for three years for dangerous driving in Green Lane on May 9. Ue was also fined $300. Koay was at the wheel of a station wagon that collided with an on-coniing motor cycle while
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    Career guide handbook now available
    239 5 Career guide handbook now available KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A HANDBOOK on training facilities in the Federation, prepared by the Ministry of Labour, has been distributed to all labour offices and employment exchanges in the country to assist members of the public seeking career guidance and employment prospects. This was revealed
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    A STAFF TRAINING CENTRE FOR FEDERATION SOON
    277 6 New Zealand expert sends 20,000-word report to Govt. RE C OMMENDATIONS for the sotting up of a training centre for Malayan civil servants are now being studied by the Government. They were contained in a 20.000-word report submitted today by Mr. N. C.
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    Betting case acquittal
    52 6 KLANG, Fri. Yap Keng Sing. 30, was acquitted of assisting in running a public lottery after his counsel, Mr. David Anthony, successfully submitted that there were discrepancies In the evidence against him. Yap was alleged to have committed the offence on Feb. 5 In Thompson Road, Pandamaran
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    Doing their bit
    36 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. Students of the Teachers' Training Centre here will stage "Kuala Kubu Karam," a play, to raise funds for the National Mosque at the Diamond Jubilee Hall next Tuesday and Wednesday.
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    Airgirls for glamour parade in capital
    140 6 Airgirls for glamour parade in capital SINGAPORE. Fri. Six air hostesses representing six overseas airlines arrived here today on their way to Kuala Lumpur to take part in tomorrow night's "Malam Gumbira" ball there. They will feature in a glamour show wearing their respective airline uniforms and national costumes. Patron
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    The feast of St. Anne in Penang
    86 6 The feast of St. Anne in Penang DENANO. Fri.— Three silver ornaments shaped like a human head, eyeball and leg have been offered to St. Anne, "patroness" of Province Wellesley. whoso annual feasl falls on Sunday. The ornaments wore round In the church-boxes when the ▼lcar, the Rev. Father Peter
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    200 HELD IN POLICE NIGHT RAIDS
    67 6 200 HELD IN POLICE NIGHT RAIDS SINGAPORE. Fri—Divisional police and C.I.D. detectives raided several parts of the island last night and detained over 200 gangster suspects for questioning. A police spokesman said this morning that all except three had been released. The three were being detained under the Criminal Law
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    The expensive company that BOAC keeps
    227 6 The expensive company that BOAC keeps BRITISH Overseas Airways Corporation will be forced to "get out" of its association with its subsidiary companies, including Malayan Airways, if they continue to lose money. I LONDON. Fri. The 8.0.A.C. chairman, Sir Matthew Slattery, said this at a Press conference today when he
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    A NEW DEAL FOR VISITORS TO AMERICA
    117 6 A NEW DEAL FOR VISITORS TO AMERICA SINGAPORE. Fri—Americans, the world's greatest tourists have suddenly realised that their country is backward in the development of tourism. That's why. said Mr. Stephen N. Sestanovich, the director of the United States Information Service today, America was now going all out to give
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    NOSE BITING MAN GETS A YEAR
    192 6 KLANO. Fri. A barber said In the Sessions Court here today that while he was scolding his wife one night for not preparing his dinner in time her brother caught him and bit off half his nose. Kathiavellu Muthu. 30. was testifying against his
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    Plans for 130-ton lift
    70 6 SINGAPORE, Fri. A Singapore firm, Salvage Engineers Ltd.. today began preliminary work before lifting a 130- ton water boat belonging to the Singapore Harbour B ard which sank in Telok Ayer Basin about six weeks ago after It had been In collision with another ship. Mr.
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    Annual meeting
    27 6 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Public Daily-rated Electrical Workers' Union will hold their 15th annual meeting at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Jalan Besar electrical stores.
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    A hypnotist who startled the world with his healing powers
    241 7 HIKING the win v ter of 1838, the little town of Belfast in Maine, U.S.A., had its first glimpse of a new form of entertainment when Charles Poyen, billed as the "eminent French mesmerist," cave exhibitions in the assembly rooms.
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    STRAITS TIMES Special FEATURE
    337 7 STRAITS TIMES Special FEATURE his parents' lack of funds. Moving to Belfast, he opened in business for himself. Trying to educate himself, he read everything that came his way and acquired a smattering of learned jargon which Impressed the locals. Describing himself as a •sceptical philosopher," he refused to believe
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    HE WAS AMERICA'S FIRST MENTAL HEALER
    422 7 Quimby could send him into a trance in a few moments Breakdown Together the pair went on tour, giving exhibitions in the villages of New England and the neighbouring Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Burkart was his principal stooge, but if
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    Lock icon ECCENTRIC SAID TO HAVE INSPIRED A MOVEMENT
    249 7 ECCENTRIC SAID TO HAVE INSPIRED A MOVEMENT Finally, the dentist took his wife to Quimby. Mrs. Patterson found him a man of dynamic personality and was soon persuaded that she was perfectly well. Recovery Although she had been practically carried into his rooms for her first consultation, she was soon
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    259 8 W'ora 1 Sit Minimum HEAR THE New Band at the Weal t'omt (iardrn. Pasir Panjang. s pore. THE COCKPIT'S Java P.ljsttntrl l> a.rved every Saturday and suoday SINGAPORE BALLET. >"h MM !'*h 12th AUKUSt. Victoria Theatre I'.iwk At Kobinsona SI, »2. S3. $A CHICKEN INN, SEAVIEW Hotel roi tnc
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    RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT
    229 8 Worris H4O (Vim., PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH In Sins*pot., Orchard Road, Sunday Servlca v am and p.m. All welcome. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY. ■MfVtSM and Sunday School* Kverv Wedn-*d;.y. Meet- .mi b includes testimonies of i U MI p m All \\eUom«\ ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL (Anglican. Sund.iv ■MVtMi Holy -■■mmunioo 7.00
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    The Straits Times Saturday. July 29. 1961. The Men At Work
    703 8 The Straits Times Saturday. July 29. 1961. The Men At Work The apparent passion for statistics which is expressed ;:gain in the announcement of a pilot survey of employment and unemployment in the Federation embraces a serious purpose. It is an attempt to secure vit.nl information i >r the development
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    Back From The Congo
    295 8 Back From The Congo Their tour of United Nationsduty over, the Malayan ttoops who set sail nine months ago for the Congo come home today. Their wives and children, parents, relatives and friends will be at Port Swettenham to receive them as they step ashore. So will the Deputy Prime
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    Set For Action
    196 8 A Malayan delegation led by the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, leaves today for Bangkok where, with Thailand and the Philippines. Malaya will launch at long last the organisation for economic and cultural co-operation in SouthEast Asia. The ground, which has been explored for more than a
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    KATANGA Life on the knife-edge of uncertainty
    1315 8 KATANGA Life on the knife-edge of uncertainty IN the night clubs of Elis a b ethville the Belgians sit drinking, or dance to a band which pours forth a tumult of sound. The atmosphere is frenetic, with a forced gaiety that is not far from hysteria. It epitomi ses the
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    Drive to cut rubber costs
    766 9  -  TAN TOCK SAIK By KUALA LUMPUR, Friday PLANTERS AND SCIENTISTS MEET IN FIRST CONFERENCE SINCE 1938 Research is directed at cheaper methods to challenge synthetic's r JHE DIRECTOR of the Rubber Research Institute, Dr. C. C. Webster, today announced research plans to cut production costs
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    NO CHANGE IN E.P.F PAY-OUT AGE
    95 9 NO CHANGE IN E.P.F PAY-OUT AGE I.UALA LUMPUR, Fri.— The Government's decision to raise the compulsory retiring ace in the civil service will not affect provident fund withdrawals. Withdrawals wili remain at the age of 55 years. This was stated today by the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin.
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    Railway is ready for 'hols' rush
    73 9 KUALA LUMPUR. rTi.Extra passenger accommodation will be provided by Malayan Railway from Monday to Thursday and from Aug. 14 to Aug. 17 in connection with the August school holidays which begin tomorrow There will be more coaches on all day and night trains between
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    Three years for robbery
    56 9 SEREMBAN, Fri. Lee Kirn Peng. 21. of Singapore was jailed for three years today when he pleaded guilty to robbing a man of $382 and a watch and gold chain worth $1,150. Lee was charged with robbing M.M. Narayana Plllay at his house In Rasah Road
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    THREE N.Z. EXPERTS DUE IN SINGAPORE
    136 9 SINGAPORE, Friday. THREE New Zealand technical advisers are ex- pec ted here towards the end of the year to help set up the proposed Industrial Research Unit at the Singapore Polytechnic. The New Zealand Government recently announced a gift Of $255,000 (£3O 000) tc
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    To visit latex installations
    40 9 SINGAPORE. Fri— Mr. A.P. Menon. manager of the Port Swettenham and Singapore installations of E. and M.W (Latex) Ltd will fly to England tomorrow accompanied by his wife to visit latex installations in England and Europe.
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    Bike found—9 years later
    60 9 Bike found 9 years later JPOH. Fri. A bicycle reported stolen nine years ago was recovered by the police here last night at a ru.ul K >< k Several cyclists were stopped at a check point in Race Course Road. The serial number on one bicycle was found to tally
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    ALL UNIONISTS MUST BE PREPARED... SAYS NAIR
    592 9 ALL UNIONISTS MUST BE PREPARED... SAYS NAIR MR. C. V. Devan Nair today called on all trade unionists in Singapore to be prepared to "trade blow for blow" if employers tried to take advantage of the present "poli tical confusion," in the ranks of the working class here. Mr. Nair,
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    Lock icon A NO-VOTE PROTEST PARADE IN BRUNEI
    118 9 A NO-VOTE PROTEST PARADE IN BRUNEI BRUNEI TOWN, Fri. Brunei's leading political party, Party Rakyat, will stage a torchlight parade on Sunday night in protest against the Government's failure to set dates for district elections in September. The party has announced it will stage the parade together with members of
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    Aborigine visit
    29 9 KUANTAN, Fri. The Assistant Minister of Interior. Inche Mohamed Ismail bin Mohamed Yusof, today visited aborigine settlements at Sungel Bangkong and Sungel Jemput In the Jerantut district.
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    UTUSAN STRIKE: MINISTRY OFFICIALS STEP IN
    57 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Minister of Labour. Inehp Bahaman bin Samsuddln. said today that officials of his Ministry had Intervened In the Utusan Melayu strike. They had had talks with both parties and put forward "certain proposals" to end the strike. Inche Bahaman declined
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    Kula resigns to go to new job
    218 9 SINGAPORE, Fri.— Mr. N. A. Kularajah a leading trade unionist and prominent figure in the co-operative movement, has resigned from Government ■crvice after 21 years' service. HLs resignation from his post as an income tax oflicor will take effect from Auk. 1 Mr.
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    Back from fish study
    63 9 Back from fish study KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— Th« Minister of Agriculture 1 and Co-operatives. Inche Abdul Aziz bin Ishak. has returned from a three-day visit to Kuala Tahan. in the Lipls District of Pahang to study conditions there for freshwater fishing. He was accompanied by the FAO Inland Fisheries expert.
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      FILMS; CENSOR AT WORK
      378 10 FILMS; CENSOR AT WORK THE RESPONSIBLE PART THE CENSOR BOARD CAN PLAY IN MOULDING THE CHARACTER OF OUR YOUTH AS a film fan, I .find it difficult to determine the reason for the banning of Walt Disney's "Kidnap ped" by Singapore's Board of Film Censors. There ii nothing suggestive nor
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      Lock icon SLACKNESS AT THE EXCHANGE IN KOTA BHARU
      133 10 SLACKNESS AT THE EXCHANGE IN KOTA BHARU IT is time someone checked the slackness of some of the telephone operators at the Knt.i Bharu exchange. It is quite common to be kept waiting before an operator can answrr one's call. On July 13 at about 9 a.m. I waited for
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      RADIO RECEPTION IN SARAWAK
      165 10 RADIO RECEPTION IN SARAWAK J7OR general Information Radio Singapore on 41 metres Is heard here with the greatest difficulty specially at 7.30 a.m.. 8.30 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. which are the news periods. (Borneo time is half an hour ahead of Singapore time). Radio Malaya on the
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      THE CASE OF THE MISSING REGISTERED LETTER
      113 10 IN late February I learnt that a registered letter I had sent containing some money had not reached the person it was addressed to The local postmaster asked me to fill in a form of inquiry which I willingly did In early April
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      A TASK FOR THE RURAL PLAN
      86 10 'THE people of Ketam. a village on a small muddy Island a few mile:: off Port Swettenham, are badly In need of water. I found during a recent visit that their water supply comes mainly from rain collected in iron and cement tanks of
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      A LOST VIRTUE
      47 10 JT is time disciplinary action was taken against officers who come to work late. On numerous occasions I have been told to wait and even to come back later. I would suggest that the Government teaches its officers the virtues of punctuality. I'NFAIR Singapore
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      THE NEW HEADS
      53 10 I WONDER why most head--1 masters in national schools now consider that teaching: Is no more their responsibility. The most Important work for them seems to be how to decorate the school and Its compound and how to spend the school's funds and keep the account books.
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      SERVICE AT THE POST OFFICE
      206 10 1 THINK it is about time the local general post office did something to improve Its service to the public. I refer l n particular to the Savings Bank. Quite often the bank runs out of cash and depositors are Invariably given the excuse that
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      7 MONTHS IDLE
      68 10 pOR seven months, after passing the London Associated Examining Board's general certificate of education 1960, I have been idling at home. I have answered advertisements for vacancies in government departments .several times but all I have got art letters saying "you will bt Informed if you arc
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      STILL WAITING
      47 10 U'ILL the Ministry of Education explain why it takes so lons to get one's Cambridge school certificate? I am a former student of Montfort School and though I passed my School certificate examination last year I have not yet received my certificate. k. a Singapore
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      DANGER JUNCTION
      80 10 JN recent weeks there hay« been several accidents at the junction of Rangoon, Norfolk and Moulmeln Roads. The traffic police would do well to put up either a "halt" or "slow" .sicjn at the junction to warn motorist Motorists going In the direction of Moulineiu Road have to
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      IN BUSINESS NOW
      32 10 RADIO SINGAPORE has now been turned into a business centre with less and less entertainment and music for its listeners wh« pay $12 a year. AWANG Xl LOF Kluang
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      187 10 Straits Times Crossword SBB ■paaaaßßfaaaßu. I— ACEOSB wine in the middle (8). 1 Haviiw lost social standing. 7 Ch««e for meUl-men (8). 9 '™J£?£^uT<K me> 1«. Ftoale «Ut carte, weight v. r-srsi.-aES- tt^ as, jssas, V 18. "Anon out of the earth a 20 There aw variations on this 22.
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    Rubber stocks growing
    500 12 Rubber stocks growing RESPITE the decline in "alues this week the large disparity between Singapore and terminal markets continued and precludes any sustained off-take say H.C.B. Co. Ltd. in their weekly rubber market survey. Godown consignment In the Federation is reported to be extremely high but consignors show a marked
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    133 12 MELBOURNE, Fri. INVESTMENT shares ciwed the week on steady lines. Claude Neon gained 6s. 9d. to 545.. A. FUvell Is. 9d to 26s and Associated Pulp lOd. to 28s 7d. Bothmans rased ss. to ln.v Base metals were firm with Mt. Isa up Is. 3d. to 70s. 6d.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    112 12 THI Chinese Produce Exchange. Smgaport, need prices per picul yesterday were: Cepri: IK/ Continent July uhlpmrnt $27 biiyrrs, 5-7* srllvrs. Coeonuf ell: hulk S39| nrllrr*. druro M2J aellrra. Ptaoer: Muntok white $IS2| seller*. Sarawak white JIM) f.:>r.«, rprrl.il Sarawak Mack Jl.'2» fellers, garbled Lam pong Muck lUSI Kellers.
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    BETTER SENTIMENT IH TIN SHARES WITH MORE TRADE
    400 12 From Our Market Correspondent THE tin section of the Malayan Stock Exchange showed a little more activity and a slightly better trend yesterday morning, but despite the rise of over $3 in the noon metal price quietened during afternoon trading. One big
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    825 12 BUSINESS on the Malayan Stock Exchange. Federation section yesterday with the number of deals in brackets: Induitrlalu Gammon (2,000) $1 79. (1,0001 SI. S3. (1.000) J1.5.1: Steameri (2.000) 83 cent*. (3.000) M cents; Metal Box (2.000) 52.45. Minings: Ampat (.MM) lSn 9d. ccr: Aokam (1.000) $3.90 ON;
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    CLOSING PRICES
    32 12 SINGAPORE, July 28. RUBBER: 83!- cents per lb. (unchanged). 5 p.m. unofficial close: 33? cents (steadier). TIN: $464.87 >- per picul (up $3.12? j). Estimated unofficial offering 250 tons (unchanged l.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    209 12 AUGUST firit xrade rubber buyers I.e.*. closed In Singapore yetterday at R3i cent* per Ih. unchanged on Thursday* clojins price. The ton* wat quiet. I.C.CR.A closing prices id cents Ih. ye»terd.iy were: Int. 1 R S.S. Sno* f.o.b. buyers S3. nellera 83): Int. 1 R. 8.8. August buyers
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    151 12 CHIPS lying alengsMe the Singapere wharves teday are: Automedon 3.1/34. Benvrackie 8/9. Leda Maemk «,7. Frankfurt 4/5. Bayernsteln 35/36. Kaiimun 6A, Benlomond 13/14, City of Wellington 42/43, Leoviile 40/41, Sumbm- Ma* 21/22, Rlntang Timur NW. 3, Tjltadane 38/39. Outer reads: Pyldawaye. straat Rio. Gunung Tamboru. Bg. Atahan.
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    SINGAPORE TIN PRICE CONTINUES TO RISE
    274 12 T»HE price of tin in j A Singapore yesterday rose for the third consecutive day, a gain of $3.12 J taking it to $464.87 h on an unchanged offering of 250 tons. A firm tone was seen in London tin market overnight. I The
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    75 12 ■PNI Malayan Ejchanit Banks' 1 Association made thtw chanKM In Ita rates to merchant* yeatardajr (all rate* to lioov Illlmi T.T or O.D. rtady: twin Francs 139.': French Franc* 1M«: Belgian France 160HJ: M.lljnd Guilders 11«3; Italian Lire JOO<1«. On the free sxfths.net market In Heng Kent. the
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      139 12 w ELLERMAN ft BUCKNALL S. S. CO.. LTD. ifjS SAILINGS FtOM UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINEHTAI PORTS TO MtliYl IMJI4 tO'OINC «0S HONCIONC IIPIN MiMlestrr Nnrt Isut Si» i ••em of wiuiwton" niv m« v mvitut tin or CMiisir kit/ i vI *n n*w i m*i CITY Of NEWCASTLE 1 ?5
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      166 12 SHIPPING NOTICE "RAJULA" sailing for Madras on 31st Jnly, 1961. The above vessel will sail for Port Swettenham. Penang. Nagapattiiiam and Madras from Singapore Harbour Board on Monday, 31st July, 1961 at 1 p.m. Embarkation for declc passengers will commence at 8 a.m. and at 10 a.m. for saloon passengers.
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      763 12 THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 11) NOTICE OF FIRST MXETINC.S. TAKE NOTICE that the First Meeting of Creditors vi the under-mentioned cases will be i held on the 10th August. 1961 at the Official Assignee's Office. Supreme Court Building, Singapore:— Bankruptcy No. 4/61. Tan Biew Inn. 52. BlahRoad. Singapore. At 10.30
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      620 12 DISTRICT COURT SALE. In the cause of W.D No. 920 of 1961 Housing Development Board Landlord Versus O. S. Champion Tenant AUCTION SALE OF Almeirah, beds, chairs tables, Nordmende radio with Philips r«cord changer etc. To Be llrld At No. HI A, Owen Road. On MONDAY. 31ST JILY. 1!>61 AT
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      823 13 (Continued from Pftgt 8} i SITUATIONS VACANT n l»orrf» M (Mm.) Bnx Sit els. exlra EXPERIENCED ROOM BOYS, t.iiil* boys and room amans r lor J.B. Reply Box A4OBl S.T S pore. TEACHER vith I. rK. National .me to t-.i.^liah at Eng rnmary School Kapar 8. langor. M'l'ly before 7th
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      836 13 SITUATIONS VACANT Words Si (Mln.)— Box SO cts. txtrm APPLICATIONS ARC INVITED for the pout of Temporary teachers In the Temrnggoog Ibrahim Secondary Uirls' School, Batu Pabat. Minimum qualification: Cajnbrldgv School Certlflcotr Application should reach the Secretary, Board of Governor*, not latrr than 6th AUKUst IMI. RECCPTIONItTTILEPNONIIT POR Advert i.«lnK
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      918 13 ACCOMMODATION WANTED 20 Words Si (Mln.)— Box it cts. txtra Lf AVB HOUSI or flat fully rumlsbed wltb sen-ants required by European executive and n-lfe (no children) October 1961 to May 1862 In Singapore. 10 or 11. Would consider shorter period 1 within these datea. Pleas* reply P.O. Box 617,
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      772 13 EDUCATION It ,rds SS (Min.)— Box St cts. txtrm STAMFORD COLLEGE: Ask for free copy of 64-page prospectus which explains the College's unique methods of Postal Tuition for all Important examinations— from Secondary Entrance to B.S.C. P.O. Box 2078. Kuala Lumpur or 2SI, Singapore. OAMBRIOOE CORRESPONDENCE I SCHOOL It I*
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      1093 13 LOST 20 Wordr SS (Min.)— Box St cts. txtnt THIS It TO inform th* public to an h for tbe car Hlllman Minx model 1883 Registration No. *****2. Plea** Inform Mr. Lew Tel. (B'pore) ***** and we will give $30/- a* a gift to the Informer. A REWARD OP $300
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      1026 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE it Words SS (Mln.)— Box it eta. oxtrm S3OO/- DOWN for on* owner 19S1 studebaker Immaculate condition or $900/- cash Phone Spore 2*411. VESPA SCOOTER late 1957 excellent condition with (pares Owner i-banging car SB5O/- 0.n.0. Ring Spore ***** for appointment and ML MALAYAN MOTORS LIMITED USED
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      1025 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE 20 Words Si (Min.)— Box iO cts. txtrm FREE OF CHARCB Emergency roadside Vehicle repair* throughout day and night and numerous other benefits available to motorist* For details apply to Tbe Automobile Association ot Singapore. «OC. Orchard Road, B'pore-V, Tel: *****. SINCAPORE USED CAR CO., Offers -1960
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      545 13 STEAMBATHS, MASSAGE, ETC. it Words Si (Min.)— Box it cts. txtrm DAISY'S MASSAGE SALOON Siamese Massaite and Steambatb 298 River Valley Road; Singapore V. Tel: *****. MISCELLANEOUS 20 Words Si (Min.)— Box H cts. rxlrm OPENING TO-DAY BsBSMf Mak.-lp Dept. by experts at Rainbow Beauty Parlour. MB, Town.r Rd.. Spore.
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    MORNING FLIGHT vs PINKSON IN THE GOLD CUP
    318 14  - MORNING FLIGHT vs PINKSON IN THE GOLD CUP EPSOM JEEP THE GOING WILL BE A VITAL FACTOR f f B I fCM with I Shamrock Slipper a likely outsider OENANG, Fri. The going will be a vital factor in the result of the Penang Gold Cup on Sunday. Despite overnight
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    PENANG RUNNERS AND RIDERS TOMORROW
    1114 14 RACE 1: 2.15-CL 5 DIV 3-82 F 1 ***** Billeen (Bright Star St. > Mawi. 7 9.0 9 2 ***** Tiny Jade (Chin St.) Mawi. 6 8.13 (SF) Wilson 3 3 ***** Canopus Star iLawtan St.) Bagby. 5 8.10 Poaner ie 4 ***** Now Showing
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    Lock icon Predominate wins by a short head
    308 14 Predominate wins by a short head LONDON, Friday. THERE was a farcical start, then a thrilling finish to the big race of the day, the Goodwood Cup, on the third day of the four-day Goodwood meeting yesterday. Predominate, nine year old course specialist, and former winner of the Goodwood Stakes
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    Lock icon CHET SETS A NEW MARK
    272 14 CHET SETS A NEW MARK rpOKYO, Fri. The United X States breastroke champions Chet Jasiremski today set a new world record at the Japan national swim ming: championships for the 200 metres. His time was 2min 33.65ec. Jastremski established a world record earlier this month with a time of 2min
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    Lock icon Wall leads in U.S. pro tournament
    124 14 CHICAGO. Friday. 4RT WALL, former American Masters champion, held a one stroke leac with a three-under-par 67 after the first round ot the United States Professional Golfers Association championship here octni-fH'iu i— >esieraay. Defending champion Jay Herbert was on 68 with Ernie Vossler, who
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    Lock icon Russian wins sabre title
    40 14 TURIN. Fri.— l. Rylskll of the Soviet Union won the Individual men's sabre title at the world fencing championships here last night. Rylskii won the title by beating Poland's Emil Ochyra 5-4 in a barrage.— Reuter
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    16 teams for junior ko
    65 14 CINGAPORE. Pri. Sixteen teams have entered for the SGSFA iunior knockout competition starting on Aug. 2. The teams are Water Department. Prisons. Marines 'B. Income Tax. Meter Readers. Printing. Police 'B\ STU. STU "A". Supreme Court. Customs. Jurong. A' Squadron SAC. Postal, City Health and
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    Sea sports
    28 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Ships of the Royal Malayan Navy and the Royal Australian Navy will participate in the annual sea sports at Lv xnut on Sunday.
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    85 14 T ONDON. Fri Italy won the Prix des Nations show jumping trophy at the White City Stadium here yesterday after a thrilling duel with the British team. The Italians had only eight faults in the two rounds to take the Prince of Wales Cup for the second
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    Lock icon Becker's suspension reduced
    142 14 Becker's suspension reduced T ONDON. Fri. The suspension of Roger Becker, the British Davis Cup player, by the Lawn Tennis Association has been shortened, It was announced here yesterday. The suspension began on June 19. and was to have lasted at least until the next meeting of the L.T.A. Council
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    Lock icon County cricket close of play scores
    200 14 T ONDON. Pri. Close of la play scores In yesterday's cricket matches: AT LORDS: Middlesex 367 and 103 for two (Oale 52 not out). '.Derbyshire 218 <O«tes 52). Bad llcht stopped play. AT WOKKSOP: Notts' 43l for four declared and 94 for no wicket
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    Inter-Ministry athletics
    56 14 SINGAPORE, Fri The lnter-Mlnistry athletics championships at Farrrr Park on Aug. 26 have so far attracted more than 100 entries, including some Btllf athletes. Entries close on Aug. 10 Alter the meet, the Singapore contingent to meet the Federation in the inter-Gov-ernment Services athletics match at Kuala Lumpur
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    Competition tougher in Merdeka soccer meet
    756 15  -  NORMAN SIEBEL BY liniFX the fifth Merdeka football tourna- ment starts on Tuesday, Malaya's sporting masses and the officials who put on this annual international showpiece will watch the Malayan team with all the nervous anxiety of a parent watching a toddler take his
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    CRESCENT GIRLS WIN SCHOOLS QUAD EASILY
    547 15 SINGAPORE. Friday. PRESCENT Girls' Secondary School athletes proved their superiority in the first doubles quadrangular meet against Raffles Girls School, Siglap Girls Secondary School and Monk's Hill Secondary School winning in most convincing manner on Monk's Hill school ground today. Scores were: Crescent 231,1
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    Gordon Foo is star at SAS swim gala
    398 15 Gordon Foo is star at SAS swim gala QINGAPORE, Frl. Gordon Foo. the "B" division champion, was the best performer at the St. Andrew's School swimming championships held at the Chinese Swimming Club pool today. Gordon, won three of the four individual events for his division. The "A" division title
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    Club and 3 players suspended
    78 15 Club and 3 players suspended KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The F. A. of Selangor has suspended one club and three players. Tharmallngam, a Div. 2 club, have been suspended for three months from June 26 for staging a walkout during a league match. B. J. Kinnersley (Slmlt) has been suspended for
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    Somsook to play Tin Soo in Ist round
    243 15 Somsook to play Tin Soo in Ist round PENANG, Fri. Somsook fibonyasukanoii, Thailand's No. 2 badminton player and conqueror of Malaya's Teh Kew San and Eddy Choong in the Thomas Cup tie at Bangkok last December, will be seen in action here for the first time when the Penang open
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    FOR SASA RATIFICATION
    128 15 CINOAPORE, Frl. Three new marks set by "wonder" swimmers Tan Thuan Heng. 13. and Bernard Chan. 14, will come up before SASA next Friday for ratification as Singapore all-comers and native records. Thuan Heng claims the 50m butterfly stroke record for boys under 14 with the time
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    134 15 SECOND TITLE TO SENG YEANG pENANG Fri. Tan Seng Yeang. a promising olayer. won his second title at the Penang tennis championships when he and his partner Tan Poh Seng easily beat Roger One and Tan Seng Tin 6-0. 6-0 in the Junior doubles final today. Yesterday Seng Yeang won
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    S'gor vs Johore semi-final
    84 15 IJUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Selangor combined school* will meet Johore combined schools in the semi-final of the Leong Hoe Yeng trophy badminton competition at the PWD Sports Club here on Monday. The winners will meet Penans: in the final the following day. P«iy, consisting of four singles
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    Premier Lee's warning to those opposing a merger
    412 16 Premier Lee's warning to those opposing a merger 'They have to bear results of splitting unity of country 9 Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, tonight warned that whoever opposed a merger hot ween Singapore and the Federation would have to bear the consequences for "splitting the national unity of
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    573 16 SINGAPORE. Fri. The dispute between the Standard Vacuum Company and its employees here over wages and improved working conditions is to be submitted to arbitration. This decision was taken at an emergency general meeting of more than 250 workers at the Victoria Memorial
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    'Reluctant Peer! loses seat
    72 16 LONDON. Fri.— The English High Court ruled today that Mr. Anthony Wedgwood Benn, Britain's "reluctant Peer", succeeded to the title of Lord Stansgate on the death ol his father last year and was therefore disqualified from > membership of the House oi Commons, Mr. Benn's opponent.
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    37 16 MELBOURNE. Fri. Robert Lim. of Maluya. trmighl won the men's singles title in the Victorian State table tennis championships here. In the final, he beat Au.stn.lian champion Victor Hirscli 27--25. 21-17. 19-21. 22-20. Reuter.
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    405 16 LONDON. Pri. Stock markets finished an unsettled week with farther widespread falls today a'thoußh losses were considerably I Mi-.illcr than those recorded yesterday and some of the leadintj issues rallied rrom a lower open- 1 mr: Bumiics.s contracted further .mi. u.,.s ;ii a very low level durum the
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    83 16 SINGAPORE. Fri. Two clerks. Cheah Suan Tay and Khor Pee Chin, charged with loitering on the flve-foot-way in front of the premises of a shop In Jalan Besar for the purposes of book-making, were convicted and lined $400 or one month's jail by the Fourth Magistrate.
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    51 16 SINGAPORE. Fri. A labourer. S. Suppiah. 26. was stabbed by a gang of eight thugs a rew yards from his home near the 3J miles Upper Serangoon Road tonight. Suppiah was just leaving for a cinema show when he was attacked. He was admitted to the
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    207 16 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Singapore Business Houses Employees' Union in an open letter yesterday to Mr. G. Kandasamy. secretary-general of the Trades Union Congress, said it refused to accept the dissolution of the TUC. The union said that it would oppose any 'bogus" TUC. As an
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    212 16 ONDON. Fri.— Result* of to- day's cricket matches weie: A i Bristol: Hampshne beat Gloucester by 8 wkts. Gloucester 141 and 159 (D. While 5-47): Hampshire 251 and 50-2. Hampsi'.uc 14 pit. \l Northampton: Somerse' beat Noitnampion by BB innings .uid 121.
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    962 16  - AFTER GRIM FIGHT ENGLAND ARE SET FOR A BIG LEAD JACK FINGLETON OLD TRAFFORD, Friday by ENGLAND, with seven wickets in hand, are within sight of the lead at the close of play on the second day of the vital fourth Test match against Australia here today. Australia, who were
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