The Straits Times, 17 August 1962

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    20 1 AVERAGE lIAMLY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 100,000 The Straits Times He***** Estd. 1845. FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1962. 15 CENTS. KDN 036
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    $50,000 GRAB
    386 1 SCORES OF WITNESSES as robbers intercept car on way to bank All over in five minutes gINGAPORE, Thurs. In a daring hold-up in busy South Bridge Road this morning, a gang forced a car to a halt at gunpoint and grabbed $18,830 in cash and 832,000 in cheques
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    Hurt in struggle with gunman
    293 1 SINGAPORE, Thursday. 4 RICE salesman was wounded in the face and arm tonight, when he tried to fight off an armed gang during a robbery at a lonely lane off the 12th milestone. Sembawang Road. The robbers got away with $100, but only after Tan
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    Lock icon Turkish protest
    32 1 ANKARA. Thurs.— Turkey today protested strongly to Iraq for violations of her air space today and yesterday, which It said included jet attacks on the border village of Blskan— Reuter.
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    So happy, the Red space twins
    106 1 A DOWN TO EARTH hug from cosmonaut Paval Poppovich for fellow spaceman Andrian Nlkolayev. the Russian "space twins" after their return to earth from their historic marathon flight. Their joyous reunion, captured in this UPI radio picture, came after they landed within six minutes
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    Tun Razak in Brunei
    109 1 BRUNEI TOWN, Thurs. Malaya's Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today explained to the Sultan of Brunei the terms of the agreement on Malaysia reached between Tengku Abdul Rahman and Mr. Macmillan in London. The Malayan Deputy Premier Is on an extensive tour of the Borneo
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    Huts on fire
    23 1 BERLIN, Thurs— Unknown persons set fire to two huts on the Communist-operated elevated railway system in West Berlin early today.
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    PIRATES SEIZED
    60 1 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A coastal minesweeper. H.M S. Chaw-ton, has captured a pirate boat in North Borneo territorial waters and arrested 12 men. it was announced today The same day. local police forces following up in formation from another R.N. minesweeper, H.M.S. Maryton. made contact with pirates on Bangui
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    IRIAN
    140 1 Tengku is so happy it's now settled KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Tengku Abdul Rahman said today that the agreement reached between the Dutch and Indonesians on West Irian was "good" not only for South-east Asia but for the world. He was commenting on the DutchIndonesian accord on West Irian signed
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    5-DAY WEEK for SCHOOLS IN SEPT.
    826 1 SINGAPORE. Thursday. rriHE FIVE-DAY week for Singapore schools with extra curricular activities on Saturday morning, as recommended by the Lim Tay Boh Commission, will be implemented from Sept. 3 this year for students in the English, Tamil and Malay streams only. The Chinese stream
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    Manila to deport three more towkays
    127 1 MANILA, Thurs. dfl President Macapagal today served deportation notices on three naturalised Filipino millionaire businessmen of Chinese descent. He ordered the BolicitorOeneral, Mr. Arturo Alafrlz. to speed up the de-naturalis-ation cases against businessmen Francisco Keng, Ernest Ting, and Tio Bio Buy. "with a view
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    Aden to join S. Arabia
    52 1 LONDON, Thurs. Agreement on proposals for the union of tiny strategic Aden Colony with the Federation of South Arabia was reached at a constitutional conference here. The decision was taken at the end of talks between the British Government and Ministers of the Colony and
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    Lock icon Secret US satellites total 20 in nine months
    123 1 Secret US satellites total 20 in nine months LONDON, Thurs. The British magazine Flight said today that the United States had launched 20 secret satellites since Nov. 22 six of them Samos "spy" satellites. The magazine Identified the others as one Midas mis-sile-warning satellite, 12 Discoverer satellites, carrying Midas and
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    Lock icon Chinesestill there, says Nehru
    93 1 Chinesestill there, says Nehru NEW DELHI. Thurs.— The Chinese had illegally occupied between 10,000 and 12.000 square miles of the Ladakh area of Kashmir, the Indian Prime Minister. Mr. Nehru, told Parliament today in reply to a question. He said it was difficult to give a precise estimate of the
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    Lock icon I.T.C. on U.S. stock disposal
    185 1 I.T.C. on U.S. stock disposal I ONDON, Thurs. International Tin Council announced in a communique here today that it had received and approved the report of the delei gation which held disj cussions in Washington between July 23 and 26 with U.S. representatives regarding disposals of surplus stockpile tin for
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    STOP PRESS
    21 1 TEST CLOSE LONDON. Thur<land w«rn 40t> f«r tbeir nr>t tamtam •>f pl?v ..f fj led 3guin-t pal day. Rrut»T
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    Lock icon Infected meat
    25 1 NAIROBI. Thurs. Police rushed 90 Africans to hospital In Nyerl. 50 miles from here last night after they had eaten anthrax-infected meat. Reuter.
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  • FOREIGN DESK 1
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      QUICK LOOK ROUND
      171 2 QUICK LOOK ROUND UNITED NATIONS, Thurs. U Thant. acting Secretary General, has named a four-man commission to lnaulre Into suggtdttons that two UN. Secretariat members acted Improperly during a U.N mission's visit to South West Africa last May WASHINGTON: Mr. Dean Rusk, the Secretary of State, said he did not
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      Lock icon GIANT WATER MELON TREAT FOR SPACE TWINS
      240 2 'So hot here so much more cosy in space ...there are fewer people and less noise' MOSCOW, Thurs. JJUSSIA'S spacemen ate "an enormous water melon" soon after landing in Kazakhstan yesterday, the Soviet news agency Tass reported The melon was a "treat" from
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      Lock icon '&£ CAN BEAT RUSSIANS TO THE MOON'
      264 2 CAN BEAT RUSSIANS TO THE MOON' WASHINGTON, Thursday. ltfß. JAMES WEBB, head of the National AeroiTl nautics and Space Administration, said yesterday he believed the United States would land an astronaut on the moon and return him to earth before the Soviet Union. Mr. Webb was asked at a Press
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      Lock icon Four-jet crash mystery probe
      95 2 Four-jet crash mystery probe \|ELBOURNE. Thurs. Australian Air Force experts are trying to solve the mystery of why four of their top pilots apparently flew their Vampires straight Into the ground near their base yesterday. The four pilots and two passengers were killed in the crash. All were members of
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      Lock icon Mountain feat
      34 2 KLE I N E SCHEIDEGO (Switzerland), Thurs. Four Austrian climbers have reached the summit of the 13,026-foot Elger Peak by the treacherous north wall, it was reported here late last night. Reuter.
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      Lock icon 27 are to die for massacre
      131 2 PORT MORESBY. Thurs. rpWENTY-SEVEN naA tives were sentenced to death yesterday after being convicted of murder following a massacre in which more than a score of native villagers died. Five others were ao« quitted. Administration sources In the Australian administered territory said it was
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      Lock icon I shall wait for you in Moscow says Nik
      236 2 I shall wait for you in Moscow says Nik MOSCOW, Thurs.— Mr. Khrushchev told the two Cosmonauts by telephone yesterday that he would wait for them in Moscow and "we shall meet you in a manner fitting the occasion" The Soviet leader, on holiday at Yalta, was talking: to Mr.
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      Lock icon NEXT STEP WILL BE STATIONS IN SPACE
      146 2 NEXT STEP WILL BE STATIONS IN SPACE MOSCOW. Thurs A leading Soviet astronomer said yesterday that the latest "twin" orbital flights were a big step towards building a space station from which spaceships could be sent to the planets. Professor A. Yakovkin of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, told Tass
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  • FOREIGN NEWS DESK 2
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      Lock icon West Irian agreement is signed
      498 3 West Irian agreement is signed PHASED TRANSFER OF CONTROL OVER TERRITORY FROM THE HAGUE TO JAKARTA TO BEGIN AFTER MAY 1 ITNITED Nations. Thurs. The Netherlands and Indonesia signed a formal agreement last night for the phased transfer of control over West Irian from the Hague to Jakarta some time
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      Lock icon THANT ASKS DUTCH AND INDONESIANS TO CO-OPERATE
      397 3 THANT ASKS DUTCH AND INDONESIANS TO CO-OPERATE IT THANT, acting U.N Secretary-General who presided over the West Irian agreement signing ceremonies, yesterday, announced that the Netherlands and Indonesia would resume diplomatic rplations irrmediately. He described the ceremony as "this eventful occasion" and congratulated the two Governments on their "willineness to
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      Lock icon Holland couldn't count on allies, says De Quay
      348 3 T<HE HAGUE, Thurs.— 1 The Dutch Premier, Prof. Jan E. De Quay, told his nation last night the, Government decided to accept the Indonesian agreement because Holland could not count on the suoport of its allies. He warned in a radio and
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      NO MORE LANDINGS
      65 3 UNITED NATIONS. Than. Indonesia plans no new landings and parachute droppings in West New Guinea although the cease-fire will not go Into effect until Saturday, informed sources said last night. They said the Indonesians now considered they had enough troops in the territory and that they had
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      128 3 ASIAN GAMES Going to DJAKARTA-AUG. 24 Asian Games? ...as a gesture to sportsmen, we are giving all persons flying to Djakarta who produce their air ticket, a 10% DISCOUNT off all items. DON'T FORGET— Our expert tailors make suits to measura in 24 hours —^^^r^^^^ 81, HIGH STREET and at
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    Court told of mob attack at hotel
    978 4 THREE SHOTS IN THE NIGHT SINGAPORE. Thur». A SUPERVISOR of A Shell Co. Ltd. told a court here today about an armed attack on him, which took place not long after he had declined a Constable's offer to escort him home from the
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    TWO STATE STUDY GRANTS FOR OVERSEAS
    173 4 TWO STATE STUDY GRANTS FOR OVERSEAS SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Ministry of Education today announced the offer of two State Research Fellowships to outstanding scholars wishing to undertake post graduates studies or research in overseas universities. The fellowships are the highest award in the State and are awarded entirely on the
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    Union talks
    25 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— The Singapore National Seamen's Union has started negotiations with the Singapore Maritime Employee's Federation on Improved working conditions for Its members.
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    'SPLENDID'EVENING OF MUSIC
    282 4 'SPLENDID' EVENING OF MUSIC SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Czech violinist Ladlsi"-. Jasek who gave a highly successful concert In Singapore two years ago made a second appearance In the Victoria Theatre last night. Tartlni's "Devils Trill" sonata, which opened the programme, admirably demonstrated the international security, Impeccable ornamentation, and the poised
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    How to make the desert bloom again
    1185 5 How to make the desert bloom again THE CHANGING FACE OF THE NEGEV...AND THE MILLIONS BEING POURED 1N... by A CORRESPONDENT THE BUS BOUN CED along the dirt road out ot Beersheba, raising endless clouds of dust which soon mingled with the wandering pillars of sand rising from the undulating,
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    come to think of it...
    405 6 come to think of it... I'M not speaking to Bill. He just got a windfall and decided not only not to tell me how much, but also to put it away in some secret account which I will not be able to unearth. I wonder if that means anything I
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    That very first dinner party
    730 6 LAST week we talked a little about the problems that might arise should you be living with in-laws. If you are not living with them, you should count yourself vert fortunate. Not, as I said before, because all in-lawt are ogres, but because it makes
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    The long search for eternal youth!
    575 6 The long search for eternal youth! perpetual youth and life Is still strong within us. And why not? Who doesnt want to stay young. Though we only sit around and desire it, there are some people in the world who have done something about it. Revlon. In their research laboratories
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    BANNED BOOKS: MPs GET A WARNING
    446 6 'Hand over copies to police' KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. fHE Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dato Haji Mohamed Noah bin Omar, today advised members to hand over any banned books they may have with them to tlie police "immediately you leave the House." The
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    Tengku to attend final rounds
    36 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, will attend the final rounds of the National Language contests at the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka hall tomorrow starting at 8 p.m.
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    steak is to eat? maybe...
    376 6 YOU know. I find that a (treat many of us women have very set ideas about things. For instance, we feel that pencils are to write with, steak is to eat. and cars are just a means of transport. We nse a razor Made to
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    WHO WANTS THE GOOD OLD DAYS?
    302 6 MODERN living demands modern foods. At one time our diet was a lot different from what it is now. Look in any magazine which talks about the "good old iays" and you will see. For instance in the America of the 19th century, a
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    Govt is looking into pay matter
    108 6 Govt is looking into pay matter KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Federation Government is considering representations made by the Junior Police Officers' Association for revision of pay for police constables. This was stated in the House of Representatives today by the Minister for Internal Security, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul
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    Australian trade commissioner
    34 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Mr. MOB. Coultas has been appointed the Australian Trade Commissioner here, in succession to Mr. W. Cairns, who has been transferred to Singapore as Australian Trade Commissioner there.
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    Ambassador on leave
    19 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Ambassador for Belgium, Mr. Roger Malengxeau, goes on long leave on Sunday.
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    Tengku's speech: No to debate bid
    190 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday TPHE Speaker of the House of Representatives Dax to Haji Noah bin Omar, today rejected an Opposition motion to debate yesterday's speech by Tengku Abdul Rahman, outlining details of the London conference on Malaysia. He said he was satisfied that the
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    Farm show
    11 6 MUAR, Thurs.— A two-day agricultural show opened here today.
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    'Ample funds' for both Yoke Heong and sister
    352 6 'Ample funds' for both Yoke Heong and sister From DOUG LACKERSTEEN TONDON, Thurs. Tengku Ja'afar, Counsellor at the Malayan High Commission here denied today that armless schoolgirl Lai Yoke Heong would be parted from her sister, Lai Yoke Khin. because of insufficient funds to maintain both of them in London.
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    Cultural night
    22 6 MUAR. Thurs.— The Muar Women's Institute will hold a cultural night in the New Paradise Park on Saturday and Sunday.
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    Man who called vice girl for Asian students
    118 6  -  808 LENTON From PERTH, Thurs,— An Italian 1 Uxi-drlver, who lived off the proceeds of an 11-year-«td prostit ite's relations with Asian students here, was sentenced to 12 months' jail. Sentencing the taxi-driver, the magistrate, Mr. F. E. A. Batsmaa, said: "If
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      285 6 Bugs Bunny By Rulph Beimdmhi DIDMT PrarNIAVHOURS,CICfRO! L 9A^' ME A »T<?WL. m^ Otf^S Straits Times Crossword ACKOBS 7- The weaxinees of any sodden 1. Many In Scottish garb be- nuisance (S). coming calm <S). In them gout should be corI. Stuffs throughout broken seat rected in Devon (10). ,8).
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    A Labour attack on own leaders
    326 7 A Labour attack on own leaders KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. 'J'HE Labour Party of Malaya today hit out at its own leaders for making statements contrary to the party's policies. "Sometimes it is because they have had no time tc understand our policies. Once or twice some of our own local
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    A diphtheria warning in Johore
    91 7 A diphtheria warning in Johore ILfUAR. Thurs. Dr. ITI (Miss) B. Saraswathy. Medical and Health Officer, Johore North, .said today that diphtheria cases had increased in the past two months. She warned that all children between the ages of six months and six years should be Inoculated against the disease.
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    Reporter's wife gets divorce
    42 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Margaret Wong Yuet Sin, a stenographer was granted a decree nisi by Mr. Justice Chua in the High Court today dissolving her marriage to Peter Wong Teng Soon, a reporter. The couple were married In 1957.
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    15-STOREY FLATS FOR J.B.
    134 7 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs IX)UR blocks of 15-storey r low-cost flats are to be built In Jalan Lumba Kuda Lama, in front of the Johorc Bahru railway station, at a cost of about $6 million. A start soon Construction work will start soon on the first two
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    EDITOR-IN-CHIEF GETS HIS AWARD FROM THE KING
    88 7 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF GETS HIS AWARD FROM THE KING F|ATO Leslie Hoffman, editor-in-chief of the Straits Times, being invested with the P.M.N. (Darjah Panglima Mangku Negara) by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the Istana Negara, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday. The award, which confers the title of Dato on the recipient, was given in
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    'Miss' contest
    33 7 IPOH, Thurs. Seventeen women, the majority from Ipoh. will take part In the first "Miss Government Services Perak" beauty queen contest at the St. John Ambulance Association Hall here on Sunday.
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    BID TO SELL STOLEN HAIR CREAM SMASHED
    134 7 IPOH. Thurs. Police here have disrupted the operations of a gang of thieves who stole $13,300 worth of hair cream last weekend and then tried to sell It on the retail market through wholesale dealers. About a third of the loot has already
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    Congratulations and protests
    35 7 SINGAPOKE, Thurs.— The Workers' Party has sent a telegram to the President oi the Soviet Union congratulating him for Russia's latest space achievements, but protesting against its recent resumption of nuclear tests.
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    U.S. Army engineers study our strategic roads
    212 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. An American military mission is now touring the Federation to assess the strategic potentialities of this country's roads. All the memoers of the eight-man U.S. Army team two officers and six N.C.O.s— are engineers. The team arrived here on July
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    Dragged into car, court told
    234 7 IPOH, Thursday A tin -ore lorry attendant told the High Court today that two persons sprang into the lorry, blindfolded him and dragged him aw,ay into a car. Lai Chan. 55, the attendant, was testifying at the trial, before Mr. Justice Azmi, of Tay Chong
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    'HELP TO NEEDY IS PROBLEM FOR SOCIETY TO TACKLE, TOO'
    226 7 'HELP TO NEEDY IS PROBLEM FOR SOCIETY TO TACKLE, TOO' I PENANG, Thursday. TPHE Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee, stressed today that the State Government's intention in giving financial assistance to needy cases was not to make them dependent on society forever, but rather to tide them over until
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    $100,000 for conference expenses
    89 7 $100,000 for conference expenses KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. —The Federation Government has set aside $100,000 to meet the expenses of the sixth Food and Agricultural Organisation conference for Asia and the Far East to be held here next month. A statement on the twoweek conference, which begins on Sept. 15. today
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    $8,100 cheque for school
    46 7 TANJONG MALIM. Thurs. —The Assistant Minister of Labour, Mr. V. Manickavasagam. yesterday presented a cheque of $8,139 to Mr. K. Muthiah. chairman of the National Type Primary School <Tamili Slim River. The money was from the Social Welfare Services Lot. t^rie.s Board.
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    $6 donation
    31 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs— A donation of $6 for crippled I writer Joseph Kang was received by the Btraits Times j Ipoh Office on Aug. 6 from Mr. William Goon. looh.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    31 8 Wort* $1$ minimum) MR. A MRS. Tan Kheng Linn thank friend" and relatives for their warm Ishes, kind assistance and valuable gtftl on the occasion of their marriage on 11.5.62.
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    IN MEMORIAM
    40 8 M Bar* $19 (Minimum} MARTIN:— In ever-affectionate, memory of our darling mother, Itary Anna, who was called to rest on 1T.«.194S In Slme Road Internment ramp. (Japanese Occupation). Gone to t<r with God. And e»erenshrln*d in our h.arts.
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    The Straits Times West Irian Peace
    644 8 The Straits Times West Irian Peace Friday, August 17, 1962. The settlement under United Nations auspices of the West Irian dispute will be welcomed everywhere almost without re- j servation. Events had been j I moving inexorably towards j crisis. During the last days ol the secret talks between the
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    Space Twins
    450 8 The Russians did not, after all, try to pull off a hat-trick in space, although such is their reputation in the field of rocketry that few would challenge their capacity to do so. But even without an attempt to put a troika of astronauts into close orbit there
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    Old Faults
    196 8 j Getting the public account into good order is a slow task, and hard no doubt on an auditor's nerves. If the report of the Auditor-General on Perak's accounts for 1961 (the first of a new crop) is a fair example the need for improvement at least is
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    Lock icon West Irian DUTCH QUIT
    1033 8 West Irian DUTCH QUIT TERMS OF THE TRANSFER OF POWER U.N. to administer territory until Indonesian take-over NEW YORK, Thursday THE Netherlands will transfer the administration of West Irian to a United Nations Temporary Executive Author ity (UNTEA) immediately after General Assembly approval of the accord, according to the text
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    Rags and riches: the two faces of Jakarta
    776 8 JOHN WILLIAMS reports from Jakarta JAKARTA has risen from torpor and tmstles with purpose. Streets are being widened and are crowded with new cars. Ornamental ponds are being built, modern government office blocks have risen, and many of the most, exhausted old
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    CEASEFIRE IS SET FOR SATURDAY MIDNIGHT
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    Pioneer firms" sales double in year
    174 9 Pioneer firms" sales double in year KUALA LUMPUR, 1V Thurs. The gross value of sales of pioneer-statue firms in Malaya more than doubled in 1960, according to the report on a survey of 51 manufacturing industries. This rose from $12 million in 1959 to $26 million in 1960, while the
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    Engineer, 80, dies
    43 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Mr. L. Stanley. 80. who died at his home here this morning, was a consultant engineer for several tin mines in Selangor for more than 40 years. He came to Malaya irom India about 60 years ago.
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    Language month
    37 9 IPOH, Thurs. National language month here will end on Saturday with a programme of dances and a fashion parade. The closing ceremony will be held In the Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman Hall »t 7.30 p.m.
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    Eliezer to act as Vice-chancellor
    60 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Professor C. J. Eliezer will act as Vice-chancellor of the University of Malaya here in the absence of Dato Sir Alexander Oppenheim who has left on two months' leave. Mr. Beda Lim, assistant Librarian, has been appointed acting Librarian in place of
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    Poly' faces bright future
    515 9 YONG SAYS STATURE IN KEEPING WITH STORE'S POSITION AS HEART OF MALAYSIA SINGAPORE. Thurs. Minister for Education, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. today envisaged a bright future for Singapore Polytechnic after Malaysia. Speaking at the Polytechnic's second graduation day. he said: "Our Polytechnic, being the first technological
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    An appeal to teachers
    61 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Two hundred and fourty-one adult education teachers, who teach a total of 25,550 students, were today yrged by the State Secretary, Dato Abdul Rahman bin Ja'afar, to co-operate in the State's rural development plan. He was speaking at the official opening of an
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    Lee to speak on Malaysia
    49 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Singapore Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. will speak at a symposium on Malaysia at the Arts Lecture Theatre "A" University of Malaya, tomorrow night. The symposium, sponsored by the Debating Union of the university. Is open to the public
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    Governor ill
    32 9 KUCHINO. Thurs. The Governor of Sarawak, Sir Alexander Waddell, who was due back this week, has postponed his return as he was taken 111 and admitted In a London hospital
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    His first taste of satay
    115 9 His first taste of satay T7K)RMER music lecturer at r Brlnsford Lodge. Mr. J. P. B Dobbs. tries his first stick of satay at a reunion of former students of Brlnsford teachers' college in Penang. Mr. Dobbs is one of three former lecturers of the college now spending a holiday
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    New president
    24 9 KUALA LUMPUR Thurs Mr Lai Ec Chong was electee president of the Dro-tem committee of the Shaw Organisation Employees' Welfare Association yesterday.
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    THE A WARD-A SURPRISE FOR NARA YANAN
    149 9 THE A WARD- A SURPRISE FOR NARA YANAN ITUALA LUMPUR, Tfaurs,. The secretary general of the National Union of Plantation Workers. Mr. P.P. Narayanan, said today that the Ramon Magsaysay award for community leadership came to him as a surprise. In a statement Mr. Narayanan said today that the award
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    Lingam is taken back by PAP
    345 9 SINGAPORE, Thursday. MR. S.V. Lingam, Assemblyman for Aljunied. returned to the ruling People's Action Party today to help in the fight against "anti-national elements." The Government has now regained an absolute majority of one in the 51-man Legislative Assembly. Re-admlttlng him, PAP'S organising secretary,
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    Cobbold report 'unbiased'
    60 9 KUCHING. Thurs. The chairman of the Sarawak National Party, Mr. J. S. Tinker, today said that the Cobbold Report was "an unbiased masterpiece of views." He agreed with recommendations almost in toto but added that heads of state should be eligible to become head of the Malaysian
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    Tengku visits fire victims
    129 9 Tengku visits fire victims UUALA LUMPUR, xv Thurs.— The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, today presented a $10,000 cheque, on behalf of the Social Welfare Lotteries Board, to the fire victims of Jinjang new village. The fire, which broke out last Saturday morning, destroyed eight shophouses and made homeless more
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    'Spur of the moment' robberies in lovers' lane
    215 9 'Spur of the moment' robberies in lovers' lane IfUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— At least 17 robberies last month were carried out "on the spur of the moment and without preparation." the Sela igor C.I.D. Chief. Assistant Commissioner T.B.M. Krishnan, said today. Among the victims were courting couples, usually held up in
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    Pillion-riding granny dies
    41 9 ALOR STAR. Thurs.— A 63--year-old grandmother. Cha Sek Lang, riding pillion on a motor cycle, died in Kullm hospital last night, six hours after the machine crashed rit Jalan Lama. The motor cycle was ridden by her son.
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    US, Europe investors plan for Asian trade
    134 10 US, Europe investors plan for Asian trade MANY overseas manufacturers are to establish branches in Western Australia to attract the Asian market, writes Bob Lenton from Perth. This was stated by Mr. John P. Young, an Australian management consultant when he returned tc Perth after a world business survey. Mr.
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    Japan now resumes sago flour buying from Singapore
    327 10 Japan now resumes sago flour buying from Singapore 3,000 tons lifted in past two months, more expected JAPAN has now resumed bulk purchases of sago flour from the Singapore market, according to local exporters. Exporters said that the Japanese had lifted 3*ooo tons of the commodity from the local market
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    71 10 Advertising congress The third Asian Advertising Congress will be held in Manila from Oct. 15 to 19. It is being sponsored by the Advertising Chamber of the Philippines Inc. and backed by the .Philippines Government. The theme of the congress will be "Advertising for the Asian Market". It is open
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    Goodyear plant
    20 10 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., anndunces plans fot a US$l.5 million expansion for its synthetic plant in Akron.
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    COMMERCIAL NEWS AND VIEWS RATTAN MERCHANTS MEET TOMORROW
    134 10 COMMERCIAL NEWS AND VIEWS RATTAN MERCHANTS MEET TOMORROW SINGAPORE rattan and cane traders will meet tomorrow- to discuss ways and means of meeting increased competition from Hong Kong. The Singapore Rattan and Cane Merchants and Exporters Association will also discuss how the local rattan trade can be further improved. A
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    73 10 GUTHRiE'S ASST. MANAGER IS PROMOTED MR. CHEN JIN 1.1. 46 (above). assistant manager of the Malacca branch of Guthrie and Company, has been transferred to Kuching. Sarawak, as manager of the branch there. Mr. Chen will leave Malacca for Kuching on Monday. Mr. Chen joined Guthries in 1954 and became
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    Formosa trade
    21 10 Two-way trade between Malaya and Formosa In the first four months this year totalled $14.2 million, against $14.9 million.
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    $4,000 contract for firm
    80 10 A Singapore company of screen printers and -signs manufacturers. Modern Signcrafts, has been awarded a $4,000 contract to print 40 flags of countries participating in the Asian Games which open In Jakarta on August 24 According to the managing director. Mr. Peter Yap. this is the
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    120 10 rpHE Nissan Motor Co. of Tokyo announces that It has signed a contract with Bllcentralen A.B a motor dealer in Helsinki, to export 3,000 Datmn Bluebirds, a flve-seater, 200 cc light passenger car to Finland over a three-year period. Nissan said the deal
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    BETTER YEARS FOR LOCAL CAR SALES SEEN
    194 10 BETTER YEARS FOR LOCAL CAR SALES SEEN HOPES for better years in the Malayan car trade are running high as the country now begins to step up her road-construction programmes to cope with the growing volume of traffic. The manager of Malayan 1 Motors. Mr. J. A. Sullivan, said that
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    Top post changes in Rootes Group
    150 10 MR. GEOFFREY Rootes, 45-year-old elder son of Lord Rootes, formerly deputy chairman and managing director of Humber Ltd.. and its subsidiary companies, has been appointed chairman and joint managing director, and takes uc the newly-created post oi managing director of Rootes Motors Ltd. His
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    67 10 Purchasing course Mr. I. A. S. Ezekiel, supply manager of Rothmans of Pall Mall (Malaya) Ltd., has graduated in specialised purchasing techniques from the University of Toronto Extension. The two-year course was sponsored by the Canadian Association of Purchasing Agents and conducted by the university. The final examination was held
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    JAL to fly athletes
    64 10 Japan Air Lines is to fly 258 Japanese athletes and sports jfflcials to Jakarta for the Asian Games which begin on August 24. According to Its Singapore spokesman. Mr. Henry Llm. this would be the biggest airlift ever organised by the airline. The athletes will be
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    INDIANS SEEK STORE MARKET
    236 10 INDIANS SEEK STORE MARKET ILfORE Indian companics are seeking a market for their products in Singapore. The last issue of Singapore Trade lists 41 Indian companies wishing to export to this country. The trade inquiries were received by the Commercial Counsellor. Commission for India. The products include motor vehicle parts,
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    1075 11 Judge: I ask you a question and you give a reply miles apart SINGAPORE. Thursday ]JjR. Justice Wee Chong Jin, the Commissioner inquiring into the Chinese Secondary Four examination boycott last November, today repeatedly reminded Dr. Chuang Chu-Lin that he was testifying as
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    52 11 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Writers of Malay shorthand In the state are organising a "Kebaya Queen" conteßt at the Diamond Jubilee Hall here on Sept. 29-30. The contest is under the patronage of the Consort ol the Tengku Mahkota of Johore, Tengku Shariah. It will be open to
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    737 14 COMBINED business In the Singapore and Kuaia Lumpur trading rooms of the Malayan Stock Exchange yesterday, with the number of deals In brackets: Industrials: C.T.B. ords (100) 53r. Dunlope (600) $1.74 BL. (4.000) 11.76: East Smelting (1.000) (2.75: Pltzpatrteks (1.000) $2.05: P. and N. ords (16.000) 53.91.
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    566 14 From Our Market Correspondent tTtAIR inquiry for indusF trials was reported on the Malayan Stock Exchange yesterday and where there were price movements they were to slightly higher levels. The general turnover was smallish. Straits Times for instance were done from $3.79 to $3.77
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    Straits tin again edges upwards: Rubber quiet
    236 14 EXDR the third consecutive trading day the price of Straits tin yesterday gradually edged upwards, gaining 50 cents to $424.25 per picul. The offering was increased by 20 tons to an estimated 250 tons. The market Is still awaiting the outcome of the
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    114 14 MELBOURNE, Thurs. SHARE fluctuations continued narrow with a steady undertone and movements were about In balance. REPCO Improved following a record profit and a Id. bonus added to the final dividend. Bate metate and oils were quiet, but Mount Lyell continued to firm. Loans were firm. C.R.A 17/10*
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    125 14 August 16. Three months (OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS) F. N. IS eta Cold Btore 4ad M. Bo* IS eta. Ssteamanlp 9 eta B-rw<Tln 24 eta 8. Times 21 Cts 8 Darby 4»d B. Traders 25 eta. W. Jacks 10 eta Unltecrs 11 cv Robinson 9 ets. MIHIMOS A. Amal 2/-
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    88 14 TNI Malayan ■lahanga Banks' Aaaectatlen made toeae cnangea Id Ita rates to mercbanta yeaterday (all rates to $1001 Canada: buying TT 35 airmail OD 'SSI. SO d/at 36i credit bills 36J trade bills. •elllna TT er OO ready: Canada 3S|; Iwlta Pranet 141: Prsnati Pranat IMI; Deutsehe Marks
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    19 14 Malayan Stock Indices Aut- IS Aug. 16 Industrials: 174.53 176.73 Tint: 275.46 275.21 rubbers: 173.18 173.18 Jan. 1, 1958=1100.
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      897 14 KUALA LUMPUR RUBBER PRICES TWIN trading prevailed througti- out the morning session on the FedermUon Rubber Mark.t. Fractional gains were recorded over Wednesday's closing levels as some buying of September No. land better Interest In October which is now quoted at level money to September No. 1. found sellers reserved.
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      1743 15 TENDERS JABATAN KERJA RAYA PERAK TENDERS for Metalling- and Bitumen Surfacing ot Roads at Low Cost Housing Scheme for all communities, Sungel Slput, Perak will be received at the office of the Jurutera Negerl, J.K.R.. Perak. Ipoh, up to 3 p.m. on 24th August, 1962 from Contractors m Classes A
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      1009 15 SITUATIONS VACANT It Wmrds SI (Mt*.y—Box rla. exfre SECRETARIAT *>OST for Pedvrai Citizen. Five day week. Shorthand 100 w.p.m.. Typing 5U w.p.m. Senior Cambridge Engllsb Credit preferred Apply stating Ase, QuallflcaUona. fciperienoe. Boa ABO 5 8.T., K.U WANTID A TEACHER of Englliß at tbe Kampong Ball N.T.P. School (Cblnese) Kampong
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      435 15 LADIES DRESS SHOPS M Words U (Min.)— Box It cts. txtrt COTTON ANO AFTERNOON Dresse* Of Latest Style*. Rose Oowo Shop. TAILORING 20 Word* Si (Min.t— Box It cts. txtrm POR CLASS TAILORING auit*. uniforms, breecne* Visit Natb Tailora. 4/lo Tanglio Koad. (B'por*>. AH KAI TAILOR!! Inexpensive and Exclusive (Ladle*
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      831 16 TENDERS JABATAN KERJA RAYA PERAK TENDERS lor Metalling ano Bitumen Surfacing of Roads at Maiay Low Cost Housing Scheme. Sungei Siput, Perak will be received at the office of the Jurutera Negen. J.K.R., Perak, Ipoh. up to 3 p.m. on 24th August, 1962 from Contractors in Classes A to E
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      1404 16 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT VACANCIES Only candidates with the stipulated qualifications need apply. Applicants must satisfy the usual biriii and residential qualifications. 1 1 DEPUTY LKADtK, Kadio Orchestra. Broadcasting Division. Mtnlslr) ol Culture. QOAUFICATIONS EXPERIENCE— (1) Wide knowledge of Malaysian, Chinese or Indian and Western music, especially In the light
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    Lock icon Malaya, Spore seeded
    358 17 INDONESIA AND THAILAND TOP SEEDS IN BADMINTON DRAW They will play in Ist round on Aug 25 RUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Malaya will open their Asian Games badminton campaign at Jakarta with a first round match against South Korea on Aug. 25. Singapore also play on the same
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    DIANA UPSETS DAPHNE IN THE S-FINALS
    469 17 Kuala Lumpur, Thurs. T\IANA GRUT (Perak) created an upset on the MJ opening day of the Malayan Junior tennis championships when she eliminated Daphne Chua, the holder, in the semi-finals of the girls' singles here today. Diana, daughter of R.L. r Orut, who is
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    Blank cards? Not from us—Maladi
    269 17 JAKARTA, Thurs.—ln- donesia's Minister for Sport, Mr. Maladl, said yesterday that the Asian Oames organising committee had sent identity cards for 200 athletes to Formosa and if as reported 113 pieces of blank paper had been I received then it was something beyond the power
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    84 17 l/UALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Tickets for the Malaya Cup Final at the Merdeka Stadium on Saturday can be bought at the F.A.M House. Birch Road. here, tomorrow from. 9 a.m. to noon and from 2 p.m to 1.30. Tickets cost $5 and $2.50. They will also be on
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    RADZUAN WINS TRIPLE JUMP
    336 17 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Results on the first day of the Malayan schools athletic* championships at Merdeka Merdek* Stadium here today IWM: Heat I—l Anwar Bakar (Pg.) 2 Maclan Bahrin (Pk) 3 Malek Rashld (Pah) 4 Yeo Sir Bin (Tr> 11.9. Heat 2—l Q. Rajalingam (Pg) 2
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    59 17 Chooi makes a daring leap BUT TOO LATE TO PREVENT A GOAL MERCANTILE Bank goalkeeper Ah Caooi makes a spectacular leap at the ball but too late to stop this header by Rozanni, the Umno Youths cen-tre-forward, in the F.A. of Selangor Cap Final at Merdeka Stadium on Wednesday night.
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    S'pore XI v Ceylon
    82 17 CINGAPORE, Wed. Singapore will meet Ceylon in the first of two hockey "tests" at Serangoon Road tomorrow pjn.i. Singapore and Ceylon are drawn In the same group in the Asian Oames competition and these two international clashes here should provide Interesting pointers to medal chances at
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    THE MEAH FAMILY WILL BE OUT IN FORCE
    131 17 THE MEAH FAMILY WILL BE OUT IN FORCE ANNUAL MATCH PENANO, Thurs. The Meah family father Hayaii, mother Betty, son Zainuddin and daughtei Zurlna— will be out in full force in the Malays' annuai North versus South cricket match for the Mentrl Besars' Shield here this weekend. Hayati, veteran State
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    66 17 SOCCER SAFA LEAGUE: Div. 2A Alexandra v Kota Rajah (St George's Rd); Kebenaran v Police (Fairer Park) TAIPING LEAGUE: Div. 2 No 3 Workshop v Town Council Esplanade < HOCKEY TOUR MATCH: Spore v Ceylon (Scrangoon Rd). FRIENDLY Federation Prisons v Spore Prisons (Sultan Yusof Stadium: Taiping). ATHLETICS
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    29 17 BINGAPORE. Tburs IL Aloysius scored a bole in one at the 9th over the Keppel Club golf course while playing with L.O Valberq and Stephen Wee.
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    Talk on aid for blind
    76 18 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A senior member of the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind, Mr. R. A. Babonau, tonight gave a public lecture at the National Library in Stamford Road. During the lecture, three of the latest films in sound and colour and dealing with the
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    64 18 T.D. BOVCE. of Sorlin Co. Ltd.. p»-.«ed Huay in Kntrland on Aug. 12, IMi .ift.r a lonK illness. TAN LEV: Lawrence Stanley, aced •<t ;iway peacefully yesterday at s.rtu a.m. ai his iwMmm, UK) Klang V.ti.iri, Kuala Lumpur. He leaves behind his wife. 4 daughter.'. sons-ln-law and 4 KrandchiMr.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    93 18 THE FAMILY it,,. ato M r Qol Kirn Soon of Ipoh thank ;ill friends and nl.inviv, for thrir messages of sympathy, wreaths, master and attendance at hi.s funeral on Hi. s.i.j. MR. K RATNASINGAM Senior KxeCUtlVe KiiKin.er PWD, Ku;ilh Lumpur nnd children thank all relatives and friends for their
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    141 18 MRS. V.t. PONNAMPALAM of Kojnnc rordir.lly invites all n-lntlvux and friends who havr unfortunately not rvccivod Invitation cards to witn.ss HM marri»Ki' of hfr dmiKhti j siv;iKnmhlkai to Mr. V. SHvaratnam on Sunday 19th Aunui>t, 19H2 brtwrrn 9.30 p.m. and 11. 00 p.m. at the Chettlar Hull. Hrntul and
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    Yong hands out degrees to two Poly girls at Vic
    109 18 TWO of the three girls who were among the 294 Singapore Polytechnic craduands who received their diplomas from the Minister for Education. Mr. Yong Nvuk Lin. at the Victoria Theatre yesterday. Miss Lee Khooi Ying (leit) receives her craft diploma
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    Progress in talks
    62 18 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Progress has been achieved in wage talks between the management of the cinema advertising agency Pearl and Dean (Asia) Ltd. in Shaw House and the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union. This was stated today by the union's general secretary. Mr. TV. Gomez, who said
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    Poly display
    26 18 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— The The Singapore Polytechnic Architectural Society will hold an international exhibition of students work at the Polytechnic from Aug. 20 to 25.
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    Referendum: PAP opens campaign
    326 18 SINGAPORE, Thurs. rpHE People's Action Party launched its referendum campaign last night with a direct call to a gigantic crowd to support the White Paper merger proposals. The call was made by the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. at the Malam Malaysia cultural show on
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    A bluff, say Left unions
    279 18 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Forty left-wing trade unions today condemned the new citizenship agreement between Singapore and Malaya as "PAP bluff." The new agreement is the Government's trump card in the battle for merger, and provides for automatic conversion of Singapore citizenship into Malaysian citizenship on merger
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    Man caught 'red-handed'
    88 18 SINGAPORE. Thurs— Lau Kee Mm. 34. of Kampong Lima, was today jailed for 30 months by the Fifth Magistrate's Court for stealing a wallet from an elderly bus passenger. Low Pow, in a bus along Lavender Street on June 20. Lav, who had four previous convictions, was
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    LONDON STOCKS
    387 18 LONDON, Tnurs. Stock markets ended the day with numerous further gains but the pace of the recent advance slackened and prices were finally well below their best levels In places or even lower on balance. Business remained at a high level but was more of a two-way character.
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    80 18 Soekarno gets a 'magic' guard JAKARTA, Thurs. A new J guards regiment has been formed for the protection of President Soekarno. Up until now the President's safety has been the responsibility of the military police. Soldiers of the guards have been drawn from all rxisting arms of the righting services,
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    116 18 BOAC PLANES TO MISS MANILA STOP HONG KONG, Thu-s.— As from today BOAC flights to Australia and Tokyo, via Manila, will be re-routed by way of Singapore and Hong Kong, according to an announcement by the airline. This follows the termination of BOAC landing rights in Manila as the result
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    288 18 INDIANS LUCKY TO DRAW WITH S'PORE ALL-SPORE 2 INDIA 2: SINGAPORE. Thurs. INDIA'S Asian Games soccer team were lucky to 1 draw 2-2 with All-Singapore in a friendly match before a crowd of 5,000 at Jalan Besar Stadium toThe Indians were mostly on the defensive in a dull match. Had
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    Lock icon England hit 233 for one in sth test
    252 18 LONDON, Thurs. A quick scoring unbroken secondwicket stand of 116 after a solid opening partnership of 117 enabled England to reach 233 for one in their first innings by tea on the first day of the Fifth Test against Pakistan at The
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    Birthday party
    29 18 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— The Muslim community in Singapore will hold a tea party at the Raffles Hotel at 4.45 p.m. tomorrow to commemorate the birthday of Prophet Mohamed.
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