Eastern Sun, 7 March 1967

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  • 25 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 1 No. 226 Tuesday, March 7 1967. MC (P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cents
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  • 740 1 KAINIGAR, MONDAY. THE PRIME MINISTER, Tunhu Abdul Rahman, today pointed out that the National Language Bill, passed by Parliament recently, was in accordance with the spirit and letter of the Constitution. Not a word was dropped from the Constitution. added the Tunku. The Prime Minister was speaking
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  • 252 1 JAKARTA, Mon. (Reuter) Indonesia's supreme policy-making People's Consultative Congress meets here tomorrow for crucial debates which could sweep the flamboyant figure of President Sukarno from the political stage he has dominated for over 21 years. The Congress has before it a parliamentary motion on Dr.
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  • 26 1 JAKARTA. Mon. (AP) Indonesia's Army strongman General Suharto today moved to block a possible dismissal of President Sukarno when the CongreM session opens tomorrow.
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  • 430 1 SAIGON. Mon. (UPI) U.S. military spokesmen officially confirmed today that the two jets which bombed and strafed a friendly Montapnard village in the worst accidental air strike of the war last week were U.S. Air Force F4C Phantoms. The two Delta-winged planes hit the village
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  • 42 1 AUCKLAND. New Zealand, Mon. (UPI) —Scottish racing ace. Jackie Stewart, was convicted today of driving dangerously, but the court decided not to cancel his driver's licence "because of severe repercussions which might follow overseas." He was fined £25 instead.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 295 2 Special paid to Fire Brigade SINGAPORE, Mon. The Minister for Social Affairs and Culture, Enche Othman Wok, thanked all the parties concerned who helped in the Saturday night's fire, especially the Fire Brigade, when he visited the site at Maude Road this afternoon. He was accompanied
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    • 168 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khir Jo» ftari. will open the $17,500 clubhouse of the Methodist Afternoon School Old Boy* Association at Jalan Beremi on March 18 at 4.00 p.m. To maintain the clubhouse, the association at it* 7th annual general meeting
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    • 35 2 SINGAPORE. Mon—Fireworks will be tested In the vicinity of the First Singapore Infantry Regiment camp at Ulu Pandan tomorrow from 7.30 p.m. to 8 p.m The public are asked not to be alarmed.
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    • 344 2 SINGAPORE, Mon. —A Youth Christian Leader* Consultation Seminar will be held here from April 3 to 15 at Raffles Hall, University of Singapore. About 85 professional youth leaders from 16 countries will take part in the seminar. The theme of the seminar
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    • 93 2 Twenty-two-year-old "Miss Tourism Singapura", Mollie Ang Mooi Hua (left) shakes hands with Japans Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, when she paid a courtesy call at the latter's residence in Tokyo recently; and presented the Premier a pennant and other goodwill gifts from her Lion City. Miss Ang, a senior student of
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    • 86 2 SINGAPORE. Mon- A boy and a girl, both 17, were drowned while swimming in the sea off Singapore vesterdav afternoon. The boy, Ramanathaji Kulendran. a student, got into difficulties while swimming off Pulau Übin and disappeared. His body has not been recovered. Marine Police patrol boats have
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    • 66 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. —TV Singapura's Channel 3 will tomorrow night, telecast an interview with Mr. Stephen Thomas, a prominent West German trade unionist. He is also a Lecturer on Soviet Studies and director of the International Department of tha Freidrich Ebert Foundation. The interview will be telecast at 9.25
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    • 244 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. Mr. Tadao Yamaoka. President of the Yanmar Diesel Engine firm in Japan, arrived here this evening from Sydney to study the market in South-east Asian countries and the Far East Accompanying him on a month-long trip in this region are the firm's
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    • 95 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Police Inspectors will get their revised salary by the beginning of April, the Minister of Home Affairs, Tun (Dr.) Ismail said todav in the Dewan Ra'ayat. Replying to Members, he said that the Government could not ask the Police Cooperative Society
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    • 152 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. World famous piper Major Peggy Iris will arrive here on Wednesday to train Singapore's 'first all-girl bagpipe band for National Day celebrations in August, this year. Her two assistants will arrive here later to work with the People's Association to train
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    • 104 2 SINGAPORE, Mon. Thieves broke Into a house in Winstedt Road yesterday and got away $4OO in casii and property worth $541. Tan Kek Tian, owner of the house told Police that he left his house at 9.30 a.m. after locking all the doors
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    • 114 2 Washington. Mon. (AP) The U.S. Department of Defence said on Sunday night 23.000 U.B. made Mlfl rifles have been sold to the Government of Singapore. The Department spokesman said the rifles manufactured by Cold Industries. had been cleared for export because
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    • 93 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. —Mr. Chow Show Yoong wag reelected President of the Chinese Association here for this year. Other officials elected are: Vice-Presidents: Messrs. Lim Tee Seng, Tan Chue Seng, Ong Cheng Leong and Kiong Woon Kew; Secretary, Mr. Ho Kee Seng; Treasurer, Tay Chim Bong; Auditor, Mr.
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    • 157 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. Two pretty entertainers now in Singapore will begin life anew in a few months time. Wedding bells will chime for lovely Angela Eaton, 25, very goon. As for her companion, Etty Van Nispen, a 24-year-old Dutch blonde, her lifetime ambition —to open a ballet
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    • 184 3 SINGAPORE, Mon— Malaysia-Singapore Airlines *ill inaugurate its flight-route to Perth, Australia, tomorrow. On this inaugural flight will be representatives from leading travel agencies and newsmen from Singapore and Malaysia. There will be a total of 35 company officials and guests on the Comet 4
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    • 24 3 SINGAPORE. Mon. Singapore Traffic Police recorded 101 road accidents, Jof which three were serious, during the past 24 hours in the Republic.
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    • 257 3 SINGAPORE. Mon. Thousands will flock to the various polling stations tomorrow to elect their representative for Parliament in the Thomson by-election. There are 14.200 eligible voters in the constituency and a high percentage of them Is expected to vote. Polling will be from 8 a
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    • 194 3 SINGAPORE, Mon. A one-man painting exhibition by Mr. Choev Kwok Kay will be held at the National Library from March 16 to 22, and it will be officially opened by the Minister of State for Culture, Mr. Lee Koon Choy. The co-sponsor* of the exhibition are the
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    • 135 3 SINGAPORE, Mon. TOe new Australian white ensign w as hoisted by the Royal Australian Navy ships serving with the Far East Fleet •t ceremonies held at the Singapore Naval Base recently. The ceremonies marked the new flag being hoisted to take the place of old
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    • 156 3 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Singapore Children's Society will hold a Flag Day on March 18. Mrs. J.R. Bandy, of the Appeals Sub-Committee, said the society was founded in 1952 to promote the welfare of the multi-racial children of Singapore, particularly in the field where
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    • 88 3 SINGAPORE, Mo n. MSA confirms that one of its Twin Pioneer aircraft had an accident at Limbang Airfield in Sarawak on March 5. The aircraft was carrying 16 passengers and one child at the time of the accident. Except for one woman, who was slightly injured
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    • 123 3 SINGAPORE, Mon. The pearl look Is stepping in. in the form of a fine pearly cream that gives your make-up a pearly finish. Announcing this, Mrs. Amy Wee, beautician from Michelle, said that the Pearl Look by Harriett Hubbard Ayer. is expected to arrive in the
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    • 64 3 SINGAPORE. Mon. There were 17 fatal road accident cases in Singapore last month, bringing the total to 37, since Jan. 1. There was a total of 3,175 accidents for the month 755 more than February, last year. Three hundred and fortyeight persons were seriously injured last
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    • 183 3 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Royal Air Force's 48 Squadron has made its last scheduled passenger flight with a Hastings, the aircraft which during confrontation earned the nickname "workhorse of the air." Later this year the Hastings are to be replaced by Hercules Cl3os. The last scheduled flight
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    • 175 3 SINGAPORE, Mon. Three men two armed with revolvers this morning held up the area manager and cashier of the Singer Sewing Machine Co., at Owen Road and escaped with $14,609 in cash. Earlier on. the area manager, Mr. 00l Kim Bok. and the cashier.
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    • 90 3 SINGAPORE, Mon. A Seventh-Day Adventist mission pilot and his family, were today reported to have escaped death when their mission plane failed to gain altitude in a take-off and plunged into a river, in the Amazon jungle of South America. Clyde Peters and his family,
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    • 68 3 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Mathavi Literary Society has appealed to the Tamil and non-Tamil business houses to display their names on their sign-boards in correct Tair.il, "thereby respecting the feelings and sentiments of the Tamil public". Business houses which want to display their names in correct
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    • 138 3 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Eagle Piano Commny h'-e has been appointed by the Stuard Industries, Melbourne, Australia, as their sole distributors of C.G. Conn of America organs, Btuard Industries are th® sole distributors of Conn organs In Australia and other South-East Asian countries like Hong
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    • 75 3 SINGAPORE. Mon. Mr. Ho Cheng Choon was elected Chairman of the People's Action Party, Geylang East Branch, recently. Mr. Allan Teo Boon Guan was elected Secretary while Mr. Chong Kwong Ann was elected as his assistant. Others elected are: Messrs: Ho Leong Kee, (treasurer) and seven
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    • 49 3 SINGAPORE, Mon The Nan Chlau Girls' High School, will celebrate Its 20th annlvesary tomorrow (March 7.) at Its premises In Guillemard Road from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be followed by an exhibition of students? works on subjects like science, history, geography, handicraft and arts.
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    • 260 4 ZAIDI CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO TACKLE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Mr. S.J.H. Zaidi, the President of the War Department Civilian Staff Association today painted a gloomy picture of unemployment for thousands of Malaysians should the British Forces withdraw from West Malaysia. The Commonwealth
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    • 81 4 MUAR. Mon. The practical examination of the Associated Board of the Royal School of Music will be held here between June and September. Entries should bp sent to the Johore State Education Officer in Johore Bahru by March 11. Entry forms can be obtained from
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    • 353 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. To curvaceous Miss Wee Hong Neo, 20-year-old Singapore girl, who is Miss Tourism Singapura. presently on a tour of South-east Asian countries, travel and meeting people of the various countries will be her main job and hobby for 21 func-tion-packed days. Arriving at
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    • 155 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Mr. Edward M. Lindsey, the International President of the Lions Club arrived here today Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Lindsey will make a general survey of the work done by local Lions Club. The Lions Club have a membership of 820,000 all over
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    • 178 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The exhibition of Malaysian art which has been on tour In the United Kingdom and Europe since Sept. 1965 ended Its first showing in France today, having drawn an attendance of more than 6,000. The collection of 100 paintings
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    • 79 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Mr M. K. Kidwai, India's High Commissioner to Malaysia since July 1964, and Mrs. Kidwai will leave for Singapore by train tomorrow night. They will fly to India from Singapore on Saturday. Mr. Kidwai is retiring from service. India's New High Commissioner to
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    • 263 4 KUCHING, Mon.—Funds for development and education came from the pockets of taxpayers in West Malaysia, and the people here should be very thankful to them. This was stated by the Chief Minister, Penghulu Tawl Sll. when he opened a new school
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    • 33 4 MUAR, Mon. The Young Christians* Society yesterday held two concerts at the Convent School hall here in aid of the underprivileged. The shows were in conJunction with the "charity week" here.
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    • 80 4 JESSELTON, Mon. Another 4.000 acres of oil palm will be planted In the seven major land schemes in the State In the next few months. They are at Klias, Sungel Manila. Suan Lamba. Apas, Kuala Merotal, Sallbukan and Pagagau. Announcing this, the Director of
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    • 24 4 KAMPAR, Mon.—The first Kampar Town Council meeting this year will be held at the Town Council chambers on Sat. at lo a.m.
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    • 149 4 KUANTAX Mon. The Pahang flood situation brightened up in some places and in some other areas worsened. A school has been closed in the Pekan district. Score of families in the Pekan and Kuantan districts have been moved to higher ground away from swirling
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    • 125 4 TAIPING, Mon. An Assistant Veterinary Officer. J.W.G. Kovilpillal with 26 years' service in the department was today convicted by the President of the Sessions Court, Wan Yahaya bin Pazan Teh. on three charges of cheating the Malaysian Government. He was charged with making false representation to the
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    • 60 4 MUAR, Mon. The response from local youths for enlistment to the various services of the Malaysian Armed Forces was "very encouraging an officer of a recruiting team from Kuala Lumpur said this morning. Thirty youths from all districts in Johore who turned up for the interview at the
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    • 106 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon Madam Chan Tai Moi of Sungei Way. who is suffering from a heart ailment today received a $llO cheque from Eastern Sun readers. Her plight, which was first reported by the paper six months ago, touched the hearts of many
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    • 66 4 PENANG, Mon. Two youths, who gained entry into a house in Arratoon Road by scaling the wall, stole valuables and cash worth about $BBO/Raman s/o of Pallayapan Chertiar. an occupant, told police that after a thorough check, it was found that two watches and a gold bracelet,
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    • 42 4 LUMUT, Mon.—Toh Puan Salamatul Akuam of Grik has been elected President of the Perak Women's Institute, with Che Khadijah Aziz of Kuala Kangsar as Vice-President, Che Maznah Mahadi of Ipoh Sceretary and Che Zainab Hamid Don of Kuala Kangsar treasurer.
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    • 29 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon Two youths, on the pretext of buying petrol, robbed a petrol station attendant in Pudu Road here of $73 at dagger point yesterday afternoon.
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    • 175 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A Bel&Un Trade Mission led bv Prince Albert and the Minister of Foreign Trade Relations, Mr. De Winter, is expected to arrive in Malaysia next month. This was disclosed today by the Belgium Ambassador to Malaysia. Mr. Frans Taelemans,
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    • 157 4 PENANG. Mon. The Chairman of the State Student Exchange Programme, Enche Aziz Ibrahim, disclosed today that their fifth project, organised on an inter-racial basis, will be held on Apr. 8 and 9. The exchange programme will be organised within the five districts in Penang where nearly 200
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    • 161 4 KAMPAR, Mon. An English school teacher, who made a secret vow earlier, donated $25 to Miss Chan Kam Yuen after his dream had come true. Wong Sook Leong, 25. of Tapah Government Secondary School, promised himself to make the donation if he
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    • 96 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. The Town Council here will launch a weekly town cleaning campaign soon. This was revealed by the Mentri Besar, Dato Othman Haji Mohamed Sa'at. He said the campaign will be launched when the President of the Town Council. Enche Moham. Ed Haji Ngalim returns
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    • 61 4 SUE DAVIS models "Snake Charmer" at the London Tourist Board and Millinery Institute "Hatter's Tea Party" showing, held at London's Cafe Royal recently. A panel of experts and personalities were judging entries from millinery students of the colleges or fashion and art for the "Maddest" and the "Most Elegant" Easter
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    • 302 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— All the pomp and fanfare to welcome visit[J? w i" be accorded to President Heinrich Luebke and Frau Wilnelmine Luebke of the Federal Republic of Germany when they arrive here on Wednesday for their four-day state visit to Malaysia. Barring rain,
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    • 104 5 KUCHING, Mon. A 25-year-old Malaysian pilot Officer. Enche Kasim Hasoollah, of Limbang, Fifth Division, has been selected to undergo flying training at the Royal Canadian Air Force Station. Camp Border, about 100 miles south of Toronto. The second Sarawaklan to Join the Royal Malaysian Air Force.
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    • 73 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The United Malayan Estate Workers Union will launch a new picketing campaign at Bukit Asahan Estate. An order has been given to withdraw the picketing by 800 workers in front of the Ministry of Labour here so as to reinforce the campaign. The
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    • 70 5 KUCHINO, Mon. Mr. John Nichol Anak Kasslm. until recently A.D.C. to the Governor, has been appointed Chairman of the Public Service Commission as from Mar. 15. The appointment was made by the Governor, after consultation with the Chief Minister. Mr. Nichol takes over from Mr. Khoo Soon
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    • 45 5 MALACCA. Mon. A labourer, Foo Chai Heng, was yesterday admitted into the General Hospital with stab wounds on his head and body. Foo of Kampong Bukit China here has not said how he was hurt. His condition was today reported to be improving.
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    • 59 5 PENANG, Mon. The princess mother of the King of Thailand arrived here on the Royal Thai Ship, Chanthara, today. The Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee, and Puan Sri Wong, paid a visit on board the ship. Present were also the Thai Ambassador to Malaysia, and Mrs.
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    • 125 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Malaysian Government would take security measures to prevent bartertraders from being exploited by the Communist elements along the Malaysian and Indonesian border. This was disclosed today by Brigadier-General Dato lorahim bin Ismail, the Director of Operations in Eastern Malaysia, who returned
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    • 49 5 KAJANG, Mon. A beaneurd maker, Kaw Seng. 28, of Smenyih New Village, *as killed this afternoon when his motorcycle was involved in a collision with a lorry at 14th mile, Cheras Road. He was rushed to the KaJang district hospital but d:ed shortly after admission.
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    • 404 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A local magistrate nearly became the victim of an extortionist last night when the extortioner demanded $22 from him failing which he would damage his car Fortunately for the magistrate, a Major Frank, was at his house and toge her they
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    • 294 11  -  (By George Tan MUAR, Mon. Madam Tan Chan Hoe. 34, a mother of eight is facing a bleak future unless help comes to her immediately. She is finding the daily fight for survival an increasingly overwhelming bur- den. Her husband, Teo See Koon, 34, a
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    • 83 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Malaysia and India today began talks on a trade agreement aiming at increasing the volume of trade between the two countries. The four-man Indian delegation was led by Mr. D K. Srinivaschar, Joint Secretary to the Ministry of Commerce, India, while the Malaysian delegation
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    • 66 11 IPOH, Mon. A former motor division manager of the East Asiatic and Co. Ltd. here. Mr. Wong Teng Fook, pleaded guilty in the Sessions Court today to three charges of criminal breach of trust of a sum of $6,650 between May 13 and Aug. 13 last year.
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    • 329 11 PENANG, MON. Malaysia's Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, declared here today that if the Communists now hiding along the Malaysian-Thai border were to ask for an amnesty, he might consider their re- quest. "We do not want any trouble," stated the Tunku to pressmen
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    • 211 11 IPOH, Mon. The Mentri Besar, Perak, Dato Ahmad bin Said, received further donations for the Perak Flood Relief Fund:— Sekolah Kebangsaan, Changkat Jering, Taiping $56.55. Sekolah Kebangsaan. Padang Gaiah, Trong $13., Sekolah Kebangsaan, Sungai Tinggal, Trong $4.. Sekolah Kebangsaan, Jelutong, Taiping $18.60. Sekolah Kebangsaan. Changkat Ibol,
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    • 29 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— A $5. million new dual carriageway was opened today by the Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunica tions Tan Sri V. T. Sambanthan.
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    • Article, Illustration
      126 11 Crazy things happen in this blessed world wlthcut any plausible explanations like the scene in the picture above. It happened at Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur. Said an eye-witness: "Th« car was travelling along smoothy when suddenly It swerved and ploughed into the five-foot way, carrying along with it two motorcycles
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    • 44 11 MUAR. Mon. The Muar district branch of the UMNO Youth will hold a variety show at the Town Council padang here to mark the first official visit of the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, to Muar on March 16 at 8.00 p.m
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    • 132 11 Walking together down a leafy lane in Wellington, capital of New Zealand, are these five young university students from various parts of Malaysia who recently arrived in New Zealand to study under the Colombo Plan. The girls are (from left): Miss Seow Geok Eng, of Kuala Lumpur; Miss Chew Lan
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    • 153 11 IPOH, Mon. A tinminer, Yen Sim and his wife, Chooi Lai Ying. on returning to their house in Syed Mahadzas Garden in Bidor were confronted by three robbers, one armed with a parang, the other with a shotgun and the third with a pistol, Mr.
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    • 217 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. It is not Intended to present the report of the standing committee on the evaluation of foreign qualifications to the House, the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, said today. In a written answer to Senator (Dato) Sheikh Abu Bakar bin Yahya.
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    • 46 11 KUCHING, Mon.—A Balai Raya (Community Hall) which was originally estimated to cost $14,000 has been built at a cost of $6,750 by the people of Kampong Kastam, Kuala Lawas, Fifth Division. The community hall has been opened by the Governor, Tun Abang Haji Openg.
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    • 71 11 Thousands of servicemen, tbeir famil'es and local people watched an air display by the Royal Air Force at Seletar t recently. The display also included troop landings by helicopters, supply droppings and demonstrat ons by various tj" On the ground, spectators saw at least 12
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 289 5 UPIAP DJAKARTA, Mon. Foreign Minister Adam Malik warned last night "great danger" would arise if Congress in its forth-coming session deviated from the recent Parliament resolution asking President Sukarno's ouster, the Catholic Morning Paper "Kompas" reported today. The Parliament resolution Malik mentioned In a written
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    • 98 5 This ravishing female as she swings In white "naked" crepe dress, the frills of which are trimmed with silver paillettes shows what will happen when all girls will be looking a bit "pregnant" this coming spring and summer season, if they want to follow the new line
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    • 121 5 STOCKHOLM, Mon. (AP) About thirty thousand Chinese soldiers are l n North Vietnam. U.S. Secretary of Defence Robert S. McNamara said in an exclusion interview with the Stockholm paper Expressen yesterday. It was the first time a high U.S. official has reported
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    • 101 5 LONDON, Mon. A mystery film that was very popular among policemen in Singapore and Malaysia, ineluding Sarawak and sabah. twenty five years ago has been remade. The new version, brought up-to-date by the inclusion of the results of the latest studies in criminology is
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    • 53 5 KENTON, Ohio, Mon. (AP) An airliner flown by lake Central's senior pilot exploded out of a stormy sky last night, killing 38 persons in the airline's first fatal crash. Wreckage from the convair turboprop plane was scattered over snow-covered farm fields near Marseilles, a town of 170 residents
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    • 75 5 SAIGON. Mon. (AP) A South Vietnamese civilian bus ran over a Vietcong mine on a highway, 42 miles northwest of Saigon this morning, killing 35 and wounding 15 others, according to a South Vietnamese Military spokesman. He said the bus was heavily damaged by the explosion
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    • 99 5 TOKYO, Mon. (AP) China today publicly condemned the United States and the Soviet Union, charging they have been "hatching secret plots" to lure the Vietnamese people into peace talks. The charge was contained in a Chinese Foreign Ministry statement expressing support for recent statements made by
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    • 50 5 PHNOM PENH. CAMBODIA, Mon. (AP). Cambodian Premier General Lon Nol was seriously injured yesterday when the jeep in which he was riding overturned on a road in Kohkong Province. The Premier was brought to a Military hospital in Phnom Penh where his condition was described as Satisfactory.
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    • 260 5 NEW YORK, Mon. (UPI) U.N. Secretary General U Thant said yesterday the United States should stop bombing North Vietnam to avoid a "prolonged and bloody" conflict in Southeast Asia. U Thant returned to New York after a 10-day vacation in his native
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    • 35 5 NEW YORK, Mon. (AP) The New York Times today began distribution of its new large type weekly, a tabloid-size newspaper designed for visually limited persons. The paper is printed in 18-point type.
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    • 87 5 TOKYO, Mon. (AP) Japan Air Lines (JAL) inaugurated round-the-world service today. A DCB Jetliner, loaded with businessmen, politicians and cultural leaders, left Tokyo's Haneda Inter- national Airport this afternoon for Hong Kong. From Hong Kong, the plane will continue westward along what JAL has dubbed "The Silk
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    • 359 6 LONDON, Mon. (Reuter) Prime Minister Harold Wuson ends his European tour to probe the chances of Britain joining the Common Market with talks in Luxembourg on Wednesday. Mr. Wilson Is flying to Luxembourg the smallest and last of the six Common Market capitals
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    • 166 6 CASTELLON, Spain, Mon. (Reuter) Wildly-cheer-ing fans carried Matador Manuel Benitez "El Cordobes'* shoulderhigh around the ring here last night on his triumphant return to bullfighting after he tried to retire last month. The 30-year-old shockhaired bullfighter, Spain's highest paid and most popular, dedicated his
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    • 98 6 DARWIN. Mon. (Reuter) Motorists driving on highways through the outback of Australia's Northern Territory were warned yesterday to take their own food, because of expected shortages in townships hit by heavy rain. Torrential rains, the heaviest for 10 years, have saturated and undermined the main highways
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    • 136 6 PASADENA, California, Mon. (Reuter; The distance between the earth and the moon now is known to an accuracy of less than 50 feet two scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory here reported. Dr. J. Derral Mulholland and Mr. William Sjorgren of the laboratory at the
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    • 83 6 CANBERRA, Mon (Reuter) Fifteen overseas diplomatic trainees arrived in Canberra this weekend to begin a three-months foreign service training course. They are sponsored under the Colombo plan and the Special Commonwealth African Assistance Plan. They come from Botswana. Ceylon, Ghana, Indonesia. Korea, Malawi, Malaysia.
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    • 67 6 ROME, Mon. (Reuter) Russian-born American film actor Mischa Auer died here yesterday after a heart attack. He was 62. His first film was the Hollywood production 'Something Always Happens' in 1928. Since then he appeared in many films including "Confidential Report" and "The Bengal Lancers."
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    • 111 6 NEW YORK Mon. (Reuter) Direct-Dial telephone service between New York and London and Paris began yesterday for about 80 selected subscribers. The American Telephone and Telegraph Company plans to run the service on a four-month trial basis. At the end of the test period,
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    • 121 6 LONDON. Mon. (Reuter) The Jewish Socialist Labour Party conference unanimously passed a resolution of concern over the emergence of neo-Nazism in Germany, yesterday. Dr E.S. Madanes said he had found on a recent trip that people there were admitting Nazi sympathies for the first time in 20
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    • 72 6 SYLVANIA, Georgia, Mon. (UPI). —A 34-year-old oarachutist fell 5.500 feet to his death yesterday when his parachute failed to open at a meeting of the Parachute Club of America near here. Authorities identified the victim as Benjamin R. Hale, a veteran of more than 400 jumps. Witnesses
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    • 62 6 LONDON. Mon. (Reuter) Police in London are hunting for thieves who are in danger after touching radio-active material In a raid on an army store here. The men touched radioactive cotton wool when breaking open cases In the store and risk serious contamination unless they wash
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    • 90 6 SYDNEY, Mon. (Reuter) A nine-year-old girl leapt to safety seconds before a car in which she was a passenger was swept over a 100foot waterfall here yesterday. But a woman trapped In the car died when it crashed on to rocks and sank. Eyewitnesses said the
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    • 69 6 LONDON. Mon. (UPI) British actress and exdebutante Susan Hampshire announced yesterday that she will marry French film director Pierre GranierDeferre, 38. in April Her fiance, who wooed and won her in French since he speaks no English, directed her in "Paris in August" which will
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    • 48 6 BOLZANO, Italy, Mon. (UPI). Prince Norodom Sihanouk, chief of State of Cambodia, drove through the Brenner Pass from Austria yesterday for a private visit to Italy. Sihanouk, travelling with a large entourage in a sixcar motorcade, said he was heading for Rome, via Verona.
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    • 288 6 21st year of 'lron Curtain' FULTON, Missouri Mon. (AP) U. S. Vice President Hubert Humphrey made a plea yesterday for "cohesion" of the Atlantic alliance and a more "open-door" policy with Eastern Europe. "It is my belief." the Vice President said in
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    • 80 6 HONG KONG. Mon. (UPI). Thick smoke filled the Chartered Bank's main hall yesterday afternoon when electrical fittings of the lighting system on the ceiling caught fire as electricians were working on it. Gas-masked firemen put out the fire at 10:30 p.m. but as a precautionary
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    • 151 6 SEOUL, Mon. (Reuter) West German President Heinrich Luebke and President Chung Hee Park of South Korea agreed in a joint communique yesterday that political stability in South-East Asia is of "vital importance for world peace". The communique was issued on the last full day
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    • 89 6 LONDON, Mon. (Reuter) Britain's Economic Minister, Mr. Michael Stewart, flew back to London from Stockholm yesterday and said the countries of the European Free Trade Association (EF.T.A.- were behind Britain in her approach to the Common Market. Mr. Stewart returned from an E.F.T.A. ministerial council
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    • 101 6 LONDON, Mon. (Reuter) Britain will help in the expansion of Singapore's education programme by supplying staff. training facilities and equipment, the Ministry of Overseas Development announced today It will send out £35,000 worth of teaching equipment over the next three years, and a team of
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    • 269 6 WEST HOLLYWOOD California, Mon. (JPi) J Rita Lupino. a sister of actress Ida Lupino, was arrested early yesterday on assault with intend to commit murder charges after a man plunged to the ground from her second story apartment. Peter Hornsby, 36, an actor whose address
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    • 144 6 NEW YORK, Mon. (UPIJ A group of investors from Kansas and California announced the formation of a new television network to be called the United Network, yesterday. It will provide programming and news to approximately 125 television stations throughout the United States. United Network plans
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    • 130 6 STONEWALL. Texas. Men. (AP) President Johnson s 19-year-old daughter. Mrs. Pat Nugent, acknowledged yesterday that she is going to have a baby. Luci Johnson Nugent said she was "very happy over the prospect of m<v therhood. Her husband said he was "just cool, calm and collectThe
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    • 313 7 FRENCH POLLS: PARIS, Mon. (UPI). President de Gaulle, 76, <-arly today won overwhelming new endorsement from France's voters for his "strong man" rule. The Gaullist "Fifth Republic" Alliance emerged clearcut victors In the first of two rounds of general election voting for a new
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    • 227 7 ADEN. Mon. (UPI) A senior Arab civil servant was the victim of another apparent political assassination last n ght as fears grew that an internecine struggle was shaping ud between Arab nationalist movements in this violence-torn British colony. .Vohamed Saeed Najee, 45, Deputy
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    • 116 7 BAGUIO CITY, Philippines. Mon. (Reuter) The United States Ambassador to the United Nations, Mr. Arthur Goldberg left here today for home at the end of a five-nation Asian tour. Mr. Goldberg arrived in this mountain resort yesterday to brief U.S. Chiefs of Mission in
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    • 231 7 WASHINGTON, Mon. (UPI). Industrial use of atomic energy seems certain to boom in Europe, Japan and other parts of the world, and the proposed treaty banning the spread of nuclear weapons "will not make any difference," U.S. News and World Report magazine said yesterday. "Brussels
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    • 121 7 WASHINGTON. Pennsylvania. Mon. (UPI) Authorities said lightning was believed to be the cause of a fire which destroyed a giant discount department store in a nearby shopping Plaza causing estimated damage of between $5 and $lO million yesterday. Small arms ammunition exploded causing projectiles to
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    • 128 7 HOBART, Tasmania (Reuter) The Duke of Edinburgh, husband of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, arrived in Hobart today after flying over areas of Southern Tas mania razed in disastrous bushfire on February 7. The Duke diverted his aircraft to fly over the stricken districts and landed later
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    • 408 7 ALICE SPRINGS, Australia, Mon. (Reuter). A new search is being mounted for Lasseter's lost reef, Australia's most fabulous treasure. A huge reef of gold believed to be in the barren Petermann ranges of Central Australia, it has eluded rediscovery for 70 years and inspired
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    • 94 7 OTTAWA. Mon. (UPI) Governor General Mr. Georges P. Vanier died of a heart attack yesterday at his home in Ottawa. He was 79. Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson announced that the Governor-General died at his home at 11:20 a.m. EST (1820 GMT). Mr. Vanier was
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    • 67 7 Well, peeling off the fur madame! Of course not gentlemen, this expensive chinchilla coat of mine has a kneelength hemline but by means of a zip device I can detach the lower half. Sure you will whistle, because subtraction leaves me with a mini fur-coat to go with present mode
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    • 108 7 LONDON. Mon. (Reuter) The Royal Commonwealth Society today announced the formation of a publicity organisation to fight apathy and answer criticism of the Commonwealth. The organisation christened 'Nudge' will first deal with the lack of reference literature. It will be run by a committee of
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    • 138 7 MANILA. Mon (UPI) Miss Universe. 19-year-old Apasra Hongsakula of Thailand, has been an instant smash success in Manila's society since arriving last week. The perky Thai beauty has been feted at parties alnr.ost nightly and Manila's press has printed dozens of photographs
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    • 68 7 CHICAGO, Mon. (UPI).— Noted African anthropologist Dr Louis Leakey was reported in good condition and resting comfortably at Augustana Hospital yesterday 24 hours after he collapsed here. Dr Leakey was taken to the hospital on Saturday after he collapsed in a car en route from O'Hare International
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    • 51 7 WINDSOR, England, Mon. (UPI). The President of the Motor School Association yesterday suggested that convicts be given driving lessons while In prison. "T hen, when they come out and steal cars, at least they won't kill someone while driving." Frederick Spencer-Tucker told the association conference
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    • 79 7 DUBLIN, Mon. (Reuter) Irish farmers today began a week's strike in protest at the jailing of 60 of their colleagues, and the government feared for the Republic's valuable export trade in farm produce. About 60 farmers were arrested last January for refusing to pay fines
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    • 84 7 SYDNEY, Mon (Reuler) Australians with cleft palates may now obtain a small plastic device slipped into the mouth like a dental plate enabling them to speak with the accent of their choice. Standard models produce lour basic Australian accents. ranging from the broad nasal
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    • 1445 7  -  Dr. TRAN-VAN-DO IT IS after much hesitation that I am writing to you. This Is due to a sincere feeling of respect I have for you, for your moral qualities and intellectual proplty I have been told of with much praise and for the high position
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    • 648 5 TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL 5 Kuala Lnmpur and Pnlaa Pinang; 6 Ipob and Melaka; 3/10 Johore Bahru; 4 Taiping; 7 Batu Pahat; 9 Kluang. (Singapore viewers, please switeb to channel 2 for T.V. Malaysia programmes). OPENING ANNCT Prog. Summary NEWS OUTLINES in the National Language. NATIONAL SONGS. NEWS in Tamil. THE
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    • 152 6 w iiHHS H lUi HHH S9HWI MIGH OVER THE OUTSKIRTS OP PARIB, A COMMEMORATIVE AIR RACE TURNS INTO A REAL-LIFE PO&fIGHT AS THRUSH AGENTS MARK NAPOLBOU SOLO AND ILLYA KURYAKtN FOR SUPPEN DEATH/ ANO UNCLE'S "ACE" AGENTS A*WT SURVIVE THE ARE...OR THEIR ORGANIZATION WILL MCE DISASTER/ A MINI RADIO TRANSISTOR
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  • 746 8 WITH so much money being spent on education and rural development, it is time that the Government should initiate a new trend towards farming. These farmers, who are able to send their children to elementary and secondary school, should insist that their educated progeny stay at home to
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  • 2386 8 Memorandum of West Malaysia Loggers Association (in formation) to the Minister of Finance, Mr. Tan Siew Sin on the new taxation measures affecting the logging industry: than one hundred loggers representing 75 logging companies and states logging associations from all over West
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 486 9 MONTREAL. Mon. (Reuter)— Despite winter snow, work on Canada's World Fair, Expo 67, is forging ahead in readiness for its opening on April 28 and the arrival of the first of the millions of visitors expected from all countries. Officials are confident that
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    • 235 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Following the Board Meeting of Shell Refining Co. (Federation of Malaya) Berhad yesterday it was announced that the Company would pay a final dividend for 1966 of 10 cents (tax exempt) on April 10, 1967, subject to approval at the Annual
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    • 80 9 TOKYO. Mon. The purchase of two more Boeing 727 jetliners by Japan Air Lines for use on its domestic lines within the country will bring the total of the 727's in company service to 11, including two on lease from Japan Domestic Airways. The two
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    • 25 9 HONG KONG Mon. (UPI) —Money Quotations: HK55.***** 5.***** per US dollar for cash. HK$ 15.99 per pound sterling. HK5264.75 per tael gold.
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    • 241 9 SINGAPORE, Mon. The final figures of 1966 budget of Olivetti International Group showed an increment of turnover enforcements of the financial situation of the froup and higher profit. hese are the main points of the report given by Professor Brunor Visentini at the meeting board of
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    • 130 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon— Malaysia is among nearly 123 countries likely to take part in the 1970 World Exposition in Osaka. The Japan Association for the world Exposition, which is making the necessary preparations for the biggest ever display, has Invited about 123
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    • 16 9 SINGAPORE, Mon. The tin price for today was $603 per picul, down 25 cents.
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    • 197 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. There has been a rapid and widespread response to last week's announcement of the Australian industrial display, which will be staged here next month. Australian Trade Commissioner. Mr. J.A. Ellis, said today many inquiries concerning the display had been received already. It
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    • 765 9 SINGAPORE, Mon.—Business on the Stock Exchange continue to be quiet with prices holding steady in all sections. Being a Monday, activity in the market was rather limited. The last business done of Central Sugar showed a gain of two cents. The price for
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    • 24 9 LONDON, Mon. (UPI) The rubber market was quiet. No. 1. RSS spot 17-3/8 179/16. No. 1. RSS CIF basis ports March 17-1/B—l7-1/4.
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    • 301 9 Rubber up cent SINGAPORE. Mon. March first grade rubber f.o.b. buyers closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 57} cents per lb., up cent from previous close. The tone was very quiet but steady. First business was at unchanged levels despite a lower opening quotation. Thereafter
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    • 94 9 WASHINGTON, M on. (Reuter) The U.S. Agency for International Development made a $7O million loan to Pakistan today to finance the purchase of agricultural and industrial materials in this country. It -said materials would Include 350,000 tons of fertiliser. supplies of pesticides iron and steel
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    • 122 9 SINGAPORE, Mon.-Mr. Chua Tian Hock, Cargo Supervisor of Lufthansa, the German airline, leaves this week to attend a twoday Cargo Sales meeting in Hong Kong. The meeting will be opened by Mr. Hans Bank. Regional Director, Far East and Australasia, of Lufthansa. Mr. Chua,
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    • 99 9 LEIPZIG, East Germany, Mon. (AFP) East German Trade Minister. Mr. Horst Soelle today opened the annual Leipzig fair Among 330 exhibitors from 70 countries, the Soviet Union was the biggest. People's China was notable by its absence. But Albania, China's European ally, sent a government delegation
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    • 503 9 STOCK EXCHANGE— MALAYSIA, S'PORE xtNCAPOKK—Stork E*«mtnr« bid and nlTef iwlcr* iiKirinlly IMrii ai ilw oinv of batlnen. INOl fl IVtiuirad VIT.^ 1 JFL 1,17 C. "near j*.*,.... 5.15 «.17 Chr«nta»l 1,7T 17# Cold ,a?« !i.:«j IHIIIIOII (NIDI EFL K tuirHlnit 1 i 4 44 K«*« Orrt«. x.t« :u« t M/pairtt
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    • 40 9 > Manni«r» Prlc»«» MCI MaUlati Hi Mula.vnn 1 >.!! Tliird M.ila van 1.1 li Tlii" Oi»mincr.r Induiirv Fond .119 Ttiv Find Ml 1-33 Ttivr*tm»nt rnnrt •Aft rilrrlins ronminitlly 3 10 Flr«t Untie Kant,.. l.no Srcnnil linns Ki>H( (•Hon* Kong Currency)
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    • 109 9 MVnAPORE. Mon. frlneunooo prlcr* tmit) Cofinoi oil Hmen Mlirr* <H»H) Hulk 41 ">« Cornnul Oil K'On l»run»i 47.00 Loiiv <'<rprw Miwit M«r Apr. S7.75 Miifitr (Ja»u) eteritJiiirn M.2.1 Niitmft* IIIK 41S.N0 XlMmrffk H X W t||5.50 Onrhlni Laiupting Iliad Prpprr •'•Uli Pepper Mlark sp^ < i.il N.iraHBk unm Hi
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    • 181 9 SINGAPORE, Mon. The following ships are expected to be in port today. 1/2 City of Newcastle 3/4 Ragna Bakke 5 Nereus 6/7 Amsteljnolen 8/9 Tomar 10/11 Fernland 13/14 Lexa Maersk 15/16 Astyanax 18 Menelaus 19 Mikasa Maru 23/24 Unkai Maru No. 6 25/26 Eastern Maid 27/28 Kyoko Maru
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    • 867 9 ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Time 13.05 a.m. Airline MSA 029 from Kuala Lumpur. Time 8.35 a.m. Airline MSA 019 from Kuala Lumpur. Tline 9.15 a.m. Airline Garutla 992 from Jakarta. Time 9.30 a.m. Airline MSA 121 from Kuai.i Lumpur. Time 10.30 a.m. Airline MSA 451 from Kuchlng.
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  • Dewan Negara & Dewan Raayat reports by Lim Thow Boon, C.F. Lee & Musa Scully
    • 814 10 KUALA LUMPUR, MON. The Dewan Ra'ayat today passed the Supplementary Supply (1966) Bill, amounting to $68.9 million, after a two-day debate. This include a sum of $26,075,518 to meet the cost of financing charged expendi- ture services. Other Items of charged expenditure include $8.9
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    • 110 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Government would soon reorganise religious schools In the country to ensure that school-leavers could qualify for admission into the college. This was stated today by the Minister of Education. Enche Mohamed Khir Johari when he addressed the first meeting of the college's new
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    • 1645 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Government was today asked to set up a "National Rubber Plantations Corporation" to take over control and ownership of such for-eign-owned estates which were to be offered for sale. This corporation should, with Bank Negara
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    • 138 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon— No contract in connection with the Butterworth deep water wharves project has been awarded to Gammon Malaya Ltd., the Minister of Transport, Tan Sri Sardon bin Haji Jubir said today. In a written reply to Senator S.P.S. Nathan, he said: "The main
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    • 102 10 PENANG, Mon. The Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman, was given a new name, "Royal Rahman" when he attended a dinner organised by the Penang State Alliance here last night to celebrate his 64th birthday. Mr. M. Saravanamuttu, who spoke on behalf of the guests, said that
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    • 279 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Though there had been an increase in the number of extortion and robbery cases, in the Federal Capital, the situation was not as serious as many people believed it to be, the Minister of Home Affairs, Tun (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul
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    • 658 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. More than 200 chanting students of the Muslim College in Petaling Jaya this afternoon picketed the college gates and refused to allow more than 10 members of the new council of the college to leave the premises. For more than three-and-a-half hours
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    • 138 10 KAMPAR, Mon. The Perak Government will propose to the Central Government to amend the employers ordinance in view of the unemployment created by the fragmentation of estates here. This was disclosed by the Mentri Besar of Perak. Dato Ahmad bin Said, today. "The State
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    • 168 10 More for the flood fund KUALA LUMPUR, Mon More donations to the National Disaster Relief Fund: Through Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives Sharikat Bekerjasama2 Jimat Chermat dan Pinjam Wang Kakitangan Kerajaan Muar $50.00. Through Tamil Nesai. Malaysian Indian Congress, Gopeng branch $781.09; Malaysian Indian Congress, Pagoh branch $201.00; Toddy tappers,
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    • 124 10 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. On Wednesday, which is the birthday of the Sultan of Selangor, Selangor will have a new State Anthem which will replace the present oneEnche Tahir Ramli of the talks and features unit of Radio Malaysia is producing a special feature introducing this anthem and
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  • EASTERN SUN FEATURE
    • Article, Illustration
      1188 12  -  PROFITABLE IN RECRUITING HUSBANDS By: HENRY FULLER WOMEN have played many parts in the criminal history of Soho, London's notorious "square mile." It has for long had a history of gangsters, drug pedlars, organised prostitution, strip clubs, and protection rackets. It has always been the mecca for
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    • 1328 12  -  By PAUL BENDIGO ftUTSIDE the Los Angeles suburban home of the Parker family the long, December evening shadows were blending into the twilight, but neither Perry Parker nor his wife turned the lights on. Neither of them had noticed the gathering darkness, they were
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    • 1193 12  -  By HENRY FULLER 11/TURDER by poisoning in rural England, in the primitive setting of a farm labourer's cottage, seems so out of place as to be doubly macabre like a ghost story set in a newly-built house. Country murders are usually violent and unpremeditated the sudden
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  • THE NEW FILMS
    • 419 13 Handsome, young and talented Indian film idol of millions, S h a s h i Kapoor, has attributed his screen ''success" to his father and father-in-law. Shashi Kapoor is now in Singapore for the shooting of an English picture Pretty Polly", where
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    • 199 13 SINGAPORE, Mon. Cinema-goers, especially fans of Ursula Andress, are in for a big treat when 20th Century Fox production, "The Blue Max" conies to town. Film has plenty of action real act'onpacked stuff. For. the picture revolves around an ace fighter pilot who gets entangled
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    • 81 13 Then Now When David McCallum left the London Airport in 1962 for Hollywood, there wasn't a single fan to wish him "Bon Voyage." The "Man From U.N.C.L.E." star even carried his own luggage. But when he recently returned there for his MGM's "Three Bites of the Apple." 50,000 hysterical teen-age
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    • 914 13 SINGAPORE. Mon. Multi-mill on dollar motion pictures with a gigantic international cast are few and far between. Film-goers will be delighted to know that one such film, "The Poppy Is Also A Flower." will be shown at Capitol theatre here during the Easter Holidays.
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    • 183 13 SINGAPORE. Mon. With Robert Goulet heading the cast, "I Deal In Danger" is a tense espionage drama in colour from 20th CenturyFox which opens at the Odeon Theatre soon Filmed mostly in and around Munich, the story deals with an American who accepts the
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    • 262 13 Elvis Presley's MGM schedule for the current year has been completed with the announcement by Robert M. Weitman, vicepresident and studio head, that Presley will star in "Bumble Bee. O' Bumble Bee" following the previously announced "Pot Luck". The romantic-mystery will be the tenth film for Presley under his
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    • 205 13 MM NOW SHOWING: 11 a.m., I SO. 4.00. A 815 P m Clint Eastwood it Lee Van Cleet FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE" TechnUcope Technicolor tUA) b~CAPITOL PHone *****1 Now Showing! 11. 1.45. 4. 6.30. 9.30 "Thf Silencers Kill Again" Technlscope Sz Technicolor Thursday 9 30 p.m. Premiere i No
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    • 300 13 |_OgJjAN ISAT If) N imlli ODFON ***** LAST 2 DAYS! 11 a.m. 1.80. 4.1*1. «.30 8.3* p.m. THE PROFESSIONALS'"... Burt Lancaster P'vision Color m CATHAY ***** Today* t j .ai 4 H A». p.m. The Quiller Memorandum Aiec Gumne&a PAN A VISION COLOR A Rank Organisation Picture ..."Vji'iX. CHANGE' Columbia*
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  • SUNSPORT
    • 406 14 REFEREE ABANDONS GAME LISBON, Mon. (Reuter). A Portuguese first division soccer match between Setubal and Sporting ended in uproar yesterday and the referee® abandoned the game after 75 minutes. Sporting were ahead 2-0 when the match was stopped Their second goal led to the unruly
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    • 134 14 MUAR, Mon. All medical and health sport bodies in Johore State have been advised to step up their sporting activities in the state. The advice came from the Minister of Health, Enche Bahaman bin Samsuddin, In a circular sent by Dr. G.V. Dennis of
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    • 55 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. India today confirmed her participation in the tenth Merdeka soccer tournament, to be held here from: August 14 to 28. Mr. K. Ziauddin, secretary of the Indian Football Association in a letter to the Football Association of Malaysia said India would be
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    • 490 14 LONDON, Mon. (AFP). The visit of Japanese boxers to London was welcomed yesterday by the "Sunday Times" boxing correspondent Lewis Teomans who wrote under the headline "The Mini-Mar- Cianos." "Kiichi Tsuganezawa and Horoshi Shoji may not be the prize products of Japan's
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    • 78 14 Wellington. New Zealand, Mon. (AP) A swarm of wasps stopped play for a few minutes in the first cricket Test between Australia and New Zealand at New Plymouth today. The New Zealand batsmen had not long started their second innings tohen the wasps invaded
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    • 378 14 SARASOTA. Florida. Mon. (UPl)—Baseball may be moving towards its biggest rules change since the spitball was banished almost four decades ago. Joe Cronin, American League president, said yesterday he would allow the Chicago White Sox to experiment with a rules change in
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    • 104 14 MIAMI, Florida, Mon. (AFP) American Doug Sanders won the 20.000-dol-lar Doral Open Golf tournament with a fighting last round of 70 one below par here yesterday. Sanders' total for the 72 hole tournament was 275 strokes, nine strokes below par for the course. South Africa's
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    • 238 14 NEW DELHI, Mon. (AP).—The Queen of Hill stations in South India, Ootacamund, has been chosen for high altitude training of Indian athletes for the Mexican Olympics in 1968. This 7.000 foot high summer resort, 250 miles south-west of Madras, was chosen after
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    • 55 14 MADRID, Mon. (Reuter) Results of first division matches yesterday in the Spanish football league: Hercules 0 Real Madrid 2 Atletico Madrid 5 Elche 2 Barclona 2 Real Zaragoza 1 Valencia 2 Espanol 1 Atletico Bilbao 6 Sevilla 0 Cordoba 1 Pontevedra 0 Coruna 2 Granada 1
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    • 184 14 COLOMBO, Mon. (Reuter). Defending champion Lita Liem. of Indonesia, reached the final of the women's singles in the Ceylon international lawn tennis championships here yesterday. In the semi-finals she defeated Rukmanl Kodagodau, Ceylon's games bronze medallist, by 6-3, 6-2. Overseas players dominated the men's
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    • 113 14 FRANKFURT, West Germany, Mon. (Reuter) Erland Kops of Denmark, six times world badminton champion, yesterday won the men's singles title at the International German Championships here. Kops beat Wolfgang Hochow of West Germany 1714. 15-10 in the final. Sweden's Eva Twedberg won the women's singles
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    • SPORTS/RACING
    • 317 16 PORT DICKSON. Mon. Thirty-year-old Sharin Osman from Singapore took top honours at the Port Dickson Club/Yacht Club open tennis championships which was left unfinished yesterday. Due to bad light and poor weather three of the finals mixed doubles, veteran's singles and veteran's doubles were
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    • 170 16 SINGAPORE, Mon. —The All Indonesia Football Federation has run into some difficulties in its move to participate in the forthcoming Asian Cup competition to be held in Hong Kong from March 22 to April 3. A Football Association of Singapore statement said:" "Information reaching
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    • 109 16 SEREMBAN, Mon. The annual cricket match between the N.S. Civilians and N.S. Combined Services for the Goh Eng Thye cup played here over the weekend ended in a draw. Highlight of the match was the brilliant batting by Negri State opener Lenny De
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    • 68 16 South Africa made cricket history last Tuesday by beating Australia in a Test series for the first time since these matches began more than 60 years ago. This picture shows South Africa's Ti»er Lance being shouldered after he hit a six to give South Africa the victory
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    • 174 16 SINGAPORE. Mon. A top official of the Malayan Tobacco Company, Mr. Peter Clague. is due to arrive here tomorrow to finalise arrangements for the staging of the Pestabola tournament this year. The two-week soccer festival is expected to be held sometime in
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    • 108 16 SEREMBAN. Mon. The Malaysian A.A.U. who held their council meeting yesterday have turned down the invitations from Pakistan and Ceylon to take part in their national championships in March and April respectively. The M.A.A.U. will, however, consider sending a contingent to the Indonesian national championships
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    • 257 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Malaysian athletes bound for the Olympic Games at Mexico City next year, will spend the four preceding weeks at the Cameron Highlands (Gunong Brinchang) to condition themselves to high altitude running. Mr. Bill Miller, the International sport consultant and chief
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    • 332 16 NEW PLYMOUTH. New Zealand, Mon.(Reuter) —New Zealand have a magnificent change of victory over Australia on the final day of their first representative cricket match here tomorrow. Australia face a giant task In their second innings of scoring 334 runs to win or
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    • 42 16 JOHANNESBURG. Mon. (Reuter) Bobby Simpson, the captain, and the main part of the Australian cricket team left here today by air for home after tour of South Africa and Rhodesia, during which they lost the Test series 8-1.
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    • 209 16 PENANG, Mon.—The Republic of China has accepted Indoensia i n the Eastern Region of the Asian Cup competition. The secretary of the Asian Football Confederation, Mr. Koe Ewe Teik, in disclosing this here today, said the Republic of China, which was the host
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    • 326 16 PENANG, Mon. The president of the Asian Football Confederation, Tunku Abdul Rahman, made the draw for the Asian Champion Teams' Cup Competition at the Penang Golf Club here this morning. The draw was made in the presence of Justice Mr. H. S. Ong,
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    • 154 16  -  By M. T. Lingam SEREMBAN. Mon—Negri Sembilan Ceylonese Association has created the "biggest shock" in local sports circles here by pulling out from all the three major sports bodies in the State. The N.S.C.A has withdrawn their affiliation with immediate effect from the
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    • 305 16 MELBOURNE, Mon. The Australian Soccer Federation, with the backing of all State bodies, has decided to compete in the 1970 World Cup soccer series. As part of the plan to build a national team the Federation has decided that all top class
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    • 140 16 BANGKOK, Mon. (Reuter) A Pro-Am golf tournament will be held on March 14 at the Bangphra Golf Course, 65 miles South of Bangkok, in connection with the Third Thailand Open Championships of the Far East Circuit beginning March 16. The sponsors, the
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    • 240 16 KUALA LUMPUR. MonBen Arda of the Philippines. who yesterday won the Singapore Open Gn!f Championship and became the Asian to do so. said today he was confident Asian golfers would do well in he Malaysian Open Golf Championship here. He remarked that Australian.
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    • 716 14 fCLASSIFIED SITUATIONS VACANT 20 Words 85/- (Minimum) ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD APPLICATIONS are invited from Singapore Citizens for the posts of Clerk in the Board. Qualifications: Must possess a good Senior Cambridge or Government Chinese Middle 111 or equivalent vernacular certificates with knowledge of typing. Book-keeping training will be an advantage.
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    • 219 14 TENDER NOTICES Proposed Masjid Negeri Sarawak on Lot 10. Sec. 13. Datu's Road, Kuching, Sarawak. Tenders are invited from Class "A" and Class "B" General Building Contractors registered with the P.W.D. for the erection and completion of the above. Sealed tenders to be accompanied with a deposit of $l,OOO and
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    • 120 14 FUN FAIR FETE St. Hilda's Parish Katong will hold its Annual Fun Fair on Monday Ist May 1967, from 10,30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. at the Church Grounds to raise funds for its extension programme. An appeal is made to Firms and well wishers to donate and contribute generously towards
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 60 16 TIME AND TIDE Penan*: 12.14 p.m. (5.5 ft.); 11.25 p.m. (6.3 ft). Port Swettenham: 3.25 a.m. (11.8 ft.); 4.16 p.m. (12.3 ft.). Port Dickson: 4.42 a.m. (6.8 ft); 4.48 pm: (6.1 ft). Singapore: 7.33 a.m. (7.4 ft.); 10.28 p.m. (7.6 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 5 a.m. (5.5 ft); 8.58 p.m. (7.2
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