The Singapore Free Press, 24 August 1960

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    21 1 THE PAPER THAT IS UNRIVALLED FOR ITS ISLAND-WIDE COVERAGE The SINGAPORE Free Pres No. *****. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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    BISHOP ON BIRTH CURB
    504 1  -  CHEW LOY KHOON Singapore City. Wed. Ei to Meriiodists: It greatly distresses when pastors, instead of having sized families, set a wrong example L|y solution' to population [plosion worry Methodist Mission m South- shop Unhurt 15. Amstutz, has r and church leader to tamily planning. lelegales
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    Marina ('I hope the planes fly on time') goes on 8,000-mile trip to marry
    223 1  - Marina ('I hope the planes fly on time') goes on 8,000-mile trip to marry CHAN SWAN BEE By Paya Lebar Wed. 25-YEAR-OLD Singapore teacher left here yesterday on an 8,000-mile air trip with her lingers crossed. Miss Marina Augustin-Read, a former teacher of Raffles (iirls' Secondary School, had everv reason
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    Police kill armed thug in gun duel at midnight
    379 1  - Police kill armed thug in gun duel at midnight HAROLD SOH By GEYLANG. Wednesday DOLICE SHOT DEAD v gangster and wounded another as the two thu^s engaged them m i\ 10-minute gun duel ;it the junction of Sims Avenue and Lorong 1/, Geylang, M midnight last night. Superintendent Ong Kian
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    Climbing tragedy
    39 1 WELLINGTON. Wed —The bodie* of two Christchurch schoolboys—Karm Mitchell. 16. and David Burn. 18. reported overdue on a climb m Arthur's Pa.ss National Park, were yesterday found at the foot of a 400-foot bluff on Mount Blimit.
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    Active volcano
    34 1 MANILA. Wed— The Hibok Hibok volcano, which killed hundreds of people on the tiny Camigttin Island m Southern Philippines when it erupted nine years ago was ye.terday emitting tire, smoke and lava-
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    Mission to Moscow
    42 1 JAKARTA, Wed.— The Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff, Rear Admiral R. E. Martadinata. has left by air for a three-week visit to Moscow and Poland, to study tne possibility of co-operation with the navies of the two Communist countries.
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    Cordial reception
    33 1 PEKING. Wed— Mr. Chou Enlai. Chinese Communist Prime Minister, was among top Chinese who yesterday attended a "cordial" reception m Peking to celebrate the 16th anniversary of the liberation of Rumania.
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    $17 million profit
    51 1 17 million profit LONDON. Wed.— British Euro- 1 pean Ainvays last year had its I most successful year since its lor- i ma tion 14 years ago. with a traffic j increase of 19 per cent and a re- i i cord overall profit of over £2 million (Mill million
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    8 new UN members
    40 1 NEW YORK, Wed.— Eight new African states, all former French possessions, will soon be admitted to the United Nations. They are Dahomey. Niger, the Upper Volts, the Ivory Coast, the Congo. Cha Gabon and Central Africa.
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    118 miles in space
    30 1 WASHINGTON. Wed.— The Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Adi ministration shot an Aerobee-Hl rocket 118 miles into space tr measure radiation intensity fror 1 *he earth.
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    Deadly tube found
    36 1 NICE. "Wed. A 48-hour search I throughout the French Rhiern for a stolen cylinder of dangerous radioactive material ended with its recovery from a shop here. Police I nave -arrested a North African.
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    Powers: What I want
    56 1 MOSCOW. Wed. Francis Gary Powers told his wife he was to he moved "shortly" but he did not know when or where. He asked for some heavy winter clothing, such as boots and a thick fur iined jacket, cigarettes, ancl an electric razor. Powers said he
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    Lock icon 27 die: Moscow admits crash
    51 1 MOSCOW. Wed—A Russian airliner crashed near Kiev recently, killing 27 passengers and the crew. Tns.s, the Soviet news auency officially announced yesterday. Ta.ss Identified the plane M an aerofloat "11-18." It said the crash occurred during the plane's regular flight from Cairo to Moscow. U.P.
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    Strike but it's still business as usual at C.K. Tang
    210 1 Strike but it's still business as usual at C.K. Tang SINGAPORE CITY, Wed. Business was reported normal this morning despite a strike by 59 of the 117 workers at the curio shop of C. K. Tang Ltd. Employees on strike are members of the Singapore j Manual and Mercantile Workers'
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    Reds shell Quemoy
    28 1 TAIFEH. Wed— Red Chinese gurus fired 96 shells at the Quemoy Islands yesterday on the second anniversary of their bombardment of the Nationalist ofl-shore posts.
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    WORKERS KILLED IN FACFACTORY EXPLOSION
    9 1 WORKERS KILLED IN FACFACTORY EXPLOSION I 1 <>k f
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    TWIN BOY DIES
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    STOCK EXCHANGE
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    RUBBER UP
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    MALAYAN FUNDS
    26 1 First Malayan Fund manager li pi ices today: Buying SI lb. arlllng $1.24. Second Malayan Fund manager's price... Buying 03 cent/ selling 99 tent.
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    Buoyant conditions on the London markets: Gains in virtually every group
    438 2 Buoyant conditions on the London markets: Gains in virtually every group LONDON. Wed. BUOYANT conditions prevailed on the London stock exchange yesterday. Demand broadened and with the supply of stock becoming increasingly short, prices forged strongly ahead to close with widespread gains. Almost all sections of the market moved to
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    METALS
    117 2 Tin quarters say rise m price is natural reaction of recent drop LONDON, Wed. Monday's late recovery m tin was extended yesterday morning. Tin quarters do not read anything particularly significant into the current upturn which they regard as a natural reaction after the recent fall m the price
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    238 2 Turkish lira, lowered two years ago, is official now WASHINGTON: Tfte International Monetary Fund has announced that it had agreed to a change m the par value of the Turkish lira The new value is 0.*****12 grams of fine gold per Turkish lira or 315 lira to the troy
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    Lock icon Telecoms training
    58 2 TOKYO: An agrrement between Thailand and Japan on the establishment of a Telecommunications Training Centre In Bangkok is to be signed m the Thai capital today. The decision. which came aiter a meeting of Japanese vice-ministers on Monday, is a part of Japan's programme to lend technical assistance
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    Business outlook
    52 2 NEW YORK: Eighty per cent of 1.500 business executives taking part m a national survey expect their fourth quarter selling prices to remain the same as those of the last three months of 1959. The survey of sales and profit expectations was made by "Duns Review and Modern
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    Hong Kong prices
    57 2 HONG KONG, Tuesday. Closing prices here today were: Previous Today H. S Banking Corporation $1,180 $1,175 sales sales Union Ins. Canton $90 50 $92.00 buyers sales Whetlock Marden 7.50 7-40 .sales sales HKong phone $38.00 $37.75 sales sales Dairy Farm A: Cold Storage $28 30 $27.90 sellers
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    UP 18 DOWN 10 UNCHANGED 146
    861 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices. SINGAPORE, Tuesday. Previous Today INDUSTRIALS Alex. Bricks Crds (N) .90 .90 Atlas Ice II.W Buyiri 8.8. Fetro! 42- 42'B.M. Trustees 5.23 525 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. |20 3 20 3 Ords. 50'- 50Feaerai Dispensary 1.35 1.35 Fitipatricks
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    Signs of better sentiment evident on Exchange
    389 2 Signs of better sentiment evident on Exchange PAGE TWO GIVES YOU THE DETAILS Oh UPS AND DOWNS OF YOUR INVEST*^ SINGAPORE, Wednesday. ALTHOUGH The Malayan Stock Exchange A was quiet yesterday there were signs at last of a better sentiment. Although rubbers remained neglected, the majority of the price changes
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    Lock icon 2,600 p.c. rise in foreign trade
    50 2 TOKYO: Communist North Vietnam's foreign trade has increased by 2.600 per cent m value during the past five years, according to Radio Hanoi. The Communist nation now has trade relations with 27 countries. 16 of them non Communist countries, the radio report said. U.P.I.
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    RUBBER
    168 2 New York advices help market to close steady LONDON. Wed. Buyers were unwilling at ftcst to follow the advance reflecting the rally at Singapore but when cheaper offers appeared during the morning interest expanded a little. After mid-session sellers became increasingly reserved with the result that higher prices were
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    London's tin and copper stocks
    48 2 LONDON: Tin stocks m London Metal Exchange warehouse at the end of last week totalled 9.681 tons comprising: -London 4.285; Liverpool 3.696: and Hull 1,700. Copper stocks totalled 6.208 tons and comprised: London 955; Liverpool 3.383: Birmingham 250: Manchester 1.025: and Hull 595
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      188 2 'mrimTWMr^MW MmVmJ v ___________^_PM_B_I m\ .-.l^^^^M SHIPS lying alongside the Sine a pore Harbour Board whanes or expected today are: Maori 1/2, Tricolor 4/5. Houtman 6A. Breconshire 6 'I. Braeside B '9, Musashisan Maru 10/11, Singapore 13 14, Minikoi 15/16. Aeneas 18. Terutama Maru 19, Sirusa N.Wall 1, Senggarang N.Wall
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    The big doggie world of Tammy who knows all the tricks
    63 3 AN T PROUD OWNER i TAKE HER ON -aE TROTTING TRIP -ARDS Se-angoon Garden. Wed imoil-i dog m the Serangoon w. who has been taught a ..in tricks will travel about id the world by car, m hi display
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    YWCA PLANS TO UNITE WOMEN'S CLUBS INTO ONE BODY
    116 3 YWCA PLANS TO UNITE WOMEN'S CLUBS INTO ONE BODY SINGAPORE CITY. Wed. Tho Y.W.C.A. of Malaya Is planning the unification i omen's organisations m and Singapore. This was stated by Mrs. E. V. Davies. president of Singapore Y.w.c.A. wbo just returned from ila Lumpur alter attend- the biennial conference ol
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    Teacher challenges Tun Leong to a public debate on education
    187 3 Teacher challenges Tun Leong to a public debate on education KUALA LUMPt'R. Wednesday. Till-! Minister of Justice, Tun Leong Yew Koh. luis been challenged lo a public debate on .ill problems affecting Chinese educalion. Tho man who Issued the challenge was Mr Lim Lian Geok. leader ot the United Chinese
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    ASSOCIATION TO CELEBRATE ONAM FESTIVAL IN OCTOBER
    104 3 ASSOCIATION TO CELEBRATE ONAM FESTIVAL IN OCTOBER i SINGAPORE CITY. Wed.— The Singapore Kerala Association will celebrate Onam Festival on October 1. The mam feature ot me festival will be a concert at tne Badminton Stadium on the same uay. The president. Mr. V. Surendranath, said the celebration should be
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    Miss Wong is the centre of attraction at Jaycee lunch-for-boys
    223 3 Miss Wong is the centre of attraction at Jaycee lunch-f or-boys SINGAPORE CITY, 1 Wed.— Petite Miss Wong Soh San, a student of Raffles Girls School, was the centre of attraction at a luncheon given by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. i Five hundred final-year secondary school students were "YIPs"
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    Appeal to students
    39 3 SINGAPORE CITY, Wed.— The Superintendent of the Ramakrishna Mission Boys' Home has appealed to the University of Malaya m Singapore Students' Union for volunteers to sell flags for their Flag Day on Saturday. August. 27. 1960.
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    18 scouts set off to sea for 3-day endurance test of wind and waves
    136 3 1 8 scouts set off to sea for 3-day endurance test of wind and waves A TRIP TO EARN BOATSWAIN MATE AND COXSWAIN BADGES PASIR PANJANG, Wednesday. EIGHTEEN sea-scouts of the .'S4lh Perak House put out to sea last Sunday for a three-day endurance test of winds and waves. In
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    Old Boys' concert
    34 3 I SINGAPORE CITY, Wed. The Chong Cheng Old Boys' Association will hold a threenight concert at the Happy World St-adium from Aug. 20 ito 28 to celebrate its 30th I anniversary.
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    A SHOCK FOR MOTORIST
    109 3 THE owner of the above ear. Mr. Cyril Rodrisues. Durham Estate, escaped irom serious injury after he was pinned down to the side of the road aft"r a collision with a lorry at the junction of Albert Street and Prinsep Street. Except for shock and bruises
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    HIS SUGGESTION: ONLY CANES WILL DISCIPLINE SCHOOL STUDENTS
    126 3 HIS SUGGESTION: ONLY CANES WILL DISCIPLINE SCHOOL STUDENTS I^UALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The rigid enforcement of discipline m schools by the use of the cane '•would be the greatest value" m building a disciplined and loyal cadre of youth m Malaya. This was stated by Mr. K. Paramaiingam, president of the
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    Girl breaks arm
    28 3 SERANGOON. Wed. A six-year-old Indian girl. Bavani Krishnan. broke her arm when .she slipped and fell In her home m St. Michael's Road. i i
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    The wives become models for a day
    966 4 LATEST STYLES IN INDONESIAN BATIK GO ON SHOW AT EXHIBITION SINGAPORE CITY, Wednesday. THE Victoria Memorial Hall was packed to capacity on Sunday night when the wives and daughters of Indonesian Consulate-Gen-eral officials and businessmen turned models to show lh« latest m batik
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      395 4 Mr. CLOGGHEAD THE WORST DRIVER IN SINGAPORE I A WSTWCfcL j fW vLi/_. *z"""" HE has neither the time nor the patience to reduce speed m the deceleration lanes at the approach to a slip road if it means following a slow- moving lorry. a*> m\ X JB__________t fl__ Bl
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    DIARY OF TODAY'S EVENTS
    215 5 DIARY OF TODAY'S EVENTS r, l M FRNAT1 NAL SOMEN'S ILIB: Pariy tor children of club members at Y.W.C.A. .For; Canning Roach. 10 am THE CREATION by Haycn. renearsal m St. Andrew's Cathedral Hall. 5.30 p.m. PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: Exnibioon or K. F. Wong's pnotoBraptu, 4. Caa-liu Sireet 9 am to
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    A controversy over L-drivers
    289 5  -  CHEW LOY KHOON B SINGAPORE. Wed. THEY SHOULD HANG UP POLICE NOTICES ON CARS WHEN THEY TAKE A TEST -MOTORISTS j^OTORING circles yesterday spoke out strongly against a call by the Singapore new system of having a notice "Police on driving test" hung on the vehicles
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    Police look for owner of watch
    58 5 SINGAPORE CITY. Wed. The Singapore police are anxious to interview a citizen whose wrist watch is believed to have been robbed by a thus whom they have -arrested at High Street. In the pockets of this thug, they lound a dagger and a wrist
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    COMMUNITY SEWING
    173 5 BUKIT TIMAH Wed. The Bukit Timah Community Centre, a spacious place with an indoor badminton hall is being u>ed daily by more than 200 residents m the district. The Centre's activities are under the charge of Mr. Loke Keng Han. and his two assistants, Ng Swee Lan (in-charge
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    Free film show
    31 5 SINGAPORE CITY. Wed. I The free film shows at the i Sims Avenue Community Cen- tre will now be shown every Friday at 7 p.m. instead of Thursday.
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    This sign outside bar is a puzzle to all the race fans around
    161 5 This sign outside bar is a puzzle to all the race fans around s_' .-.v.-. -X #»«■> b\- ■■:■:•<:.> :y.-. _y.-: ......x.;.;....<;^<^^<>>^_«|t.«Aj<. .b:^:*>»>K*> RACINE PARTIES c BAR SINGAPORE CITY. Wednesday. MfHE signboard "I^K-ing Parties and Bar" over ;i shop m Serangoon Road is intrigfaing horse racing fans mul even some
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    STRAY DOG FINDS A HOME: PUNGUT IS NOW A FAMILY PET
    129 5 STRAY DOG FINDS A HOME: PUNGUT IS NOW A FAMILY PET Y-O CHU KANG. Wed. A L hungry stray do? which has been roaming about m Philip's Avenue, has at last found a cosy home. She was recently adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Lim Siew Guan, both animal lovers, who
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    LITTLE MISS AI GETS TOP ACTING AWARD
    60 5 LITTLE MISS AI GETS TOP ACTING AWARD SINGAPORE CITY. Wed.Fifteen girls from Stamford Community Centre staged a concert on its badminton court. About 150 people were present at the show which was compered by Mr. Low Foo Yong. The girls were warmly applauded for their good performance. The most impressive
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    World goodwill by art shows
    58 5 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Minister for Culture, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, writing m the Indonesian commodity and art exhibition souvenir says that international goodwill has to be achieved through mutual trade and cultural interflow. "The exhibition has a I great significance m the promotion of trade and
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    Japanese nets for local test
    166 6  -  HARRY CHIA By SINGAPop: IMPORTER TO p ßq^ USE OF PLASTIC FISH-TRAPS: TH Ey REPLACE WIRE-Mes^ A SINGAPORE fishin, sponsoring a trial of the U ni M lene net to replace thc uire. n now m use m Malayan water* Mr. Chua Hock I ,t.
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    SNACK BAR' AT A HILLTOP RENDEZVOUS
    11 6 MR. TEDDY TAN'S HILLTOP KITCHEN
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    An ex-police officer sets up mobile kitchen
    306 6  - An ex-police officer sets up mobile kitchen ROY LAZAROO By SINGAPORE CITY, 3 Wed. The hilltop rendezvous for lovers Mount Faber has become even more popular as a spot for snack parties. And the man responsible for this is Mr. Teddy Tan, a former police officer and bar manager, who
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    Planters back ban on weed killer
    63 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Rubber planters were m general agreement with the Government's decision to ban the use of sodium arsenite as a i weed killer. The Government has given i a year's notice to estate owners to clear their stocks because the poison has
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    FARMER FROM N.Z. WANTS PEN FRIENDS
    72 6 FARMER FROM N.Z. WANTS PEN FRIENDS SINGAPORE CITY. Wed. Mr. R. K. Gray, a New Zeai land sheep farmer would welcome exchange of correspondence on farming «or any other subject of common interest i with former Colombo Plan students who have studied agriculture m New Zealand and have now re-
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    PICNICKERS ARE ANNOYED BY DELAY IN FERRY SERVICE
    133 6 PICNICKERS ARE ANNOYED BY DELAY IN FERRY SERVICE CHANGI, Wed—Picnickers and business visitor* to Pulau Tekong are annoyed at the unsatisfactory ferry service to and from the island. Some of them complained that often they have to wait for more than an hour for a boat. Mr. Lai Weng Hon.
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    INDONESIAN SCOUT MOVEMENT TO BE INAUGURATED
    108 6 INDONESIAN SCOUT MOVEMENT TO BE INAUGURATED BUKIT TIMAH Wed.— The "Pandu Indonesia." the Indonesia Scouts Association, which has now 100 members will be officially inaugurated shortly. They are now being trained at the Indonesian Club m Bukit Timah by Mr. Gouw Tiang Hwa. .Mr. S. Surjono. Pak Kasur and Ibu
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    UNION MAN LEAVES FOR STUDY COURSE
    98 6 UNION MAN LEAVES FOR STUDY COURSE SINGAPORE CITY, Wed— Mr. N. Singaram, Secretary of the City Council Transport Workers Branch of the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees, left for Calcutta during the weekend to attend the 16th. International Course at the Asian Trade Union College, Calcutta. The course lasts three
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    Top UMNO talks
    42 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Top-level behind the curtain discussions, are being held here and m Singapore to patch up the differences between various factions of the Singapore state UMNO. In a bid to re-organise the party on a sounder footing.
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    Their laterite road is red mess after rains, say villagers
    181 6 Their laterite road is red mess after rains, say villagers PASIR PANJANG, Wednesday. ABOUT 2,000 tanners, poultry rearers and rural shopkeepers living m Chua Keh Hai toad and Day Road m Pasir Panjang are; irging the Government to speed up with jutting asphalt on the linkroad between Jurong and Pasir
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    $750 FINE FOR CHARACTER LOTTERY MAN
    90 6 $750 FINE FOR CHARACTER LOTTERY MAN SINGAPORE CITY. Wed.— Wong Hua Keng. alias Ong Chin Keng of Tanjong Pagar Road was fined $750 or two months' jail m the Ninth Magistrate's Court for assisting m carrying on a public lottery character lottery. Wong was arrested on Saturday morning at a
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    Post in TB hospital
    33 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Dr. (Miss) B. Urn has been appointed acting Medical Superintendent of the Lady Templer. Hospital. She is the first Malayan doctor to be given this post.
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    Holiday in Negri
    28 6 SEREMBAN. Wed. The Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan has declared Nov. 12. a public holiday m Negri Sembilan, for the celebration of his birthday.
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    'Best ever' stamp exhibition in K.L.
    63 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. j The Selangor Stamp Club is to hold a 'best ever" stamp exhibition at the British Council on Oct. 8 and 9. Entries, which may be either from members or non- members, must be submitted before Sept. 16. All exhibits I
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    Lady freshies find Poly ragging fun
    167 6 CITY, Wednesday SINGAPORE RAGGING at the Singapore Poiytecnnic has come to an end although there are four more days before the closing of Orientation Week. Throughout the past week freshie lady-students who were expected to complain about the ragging seemed to enjoy the orientation
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    MILK MORE OUT OF THOSE FEW ACRES, DR. TOH TELLS FARMERS
    198 7 MILK MORE OUT OF THOSE FEW ACRES, DR. TOH TELLS FARMERS SINGAPORE. Tues. Farmer- m land-hungry Sin- ipore will have to con cent rate on learning i •hniques to improve their products quantitatively and qualitatively instead of expanding v tarm>. The Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister t. r National
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    Tapper bound over
    37 7 A LOR STAR, Wed.— A 27--var-old rubber tapper Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman. who attacked his nagging wife with a parang was bound over for 12 months to b I behaviour by Justice Barakbah. yesterday.
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    Fishmonger robbed
    31 7 IPOH. Wed. -A fishmonger from Patani Remis. Tarn Kum Guan. 41 who was on a visit to Ipoh wa> robbed o! a diamond ring, a watch and $760 t.
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    There's no more monkey business
    236 7  -  CHAN SWAN BEE By SINGAPORE. Wed SINCE DEATHS OF 300 ANIMALS AUSTRALIA AND EUROPE CANCEL SINGAPORE ORDERS THREE Asian countries have taken over the monkey business from Singapore following the death of 360 monkeys m a consignment of 1,000 shipped to Britain. The countries arc
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    JAFFNA COLLEGE HEAD FETED BY EX-STUDENTS IN STATE
    95 7 MORK than 40 former members of the .l.nYn.t College. Ceylon, and guests turned up at a tea party at GH. Cafe, last Saturda> m honour of Rev. Sydney K. Bunker, the head of the oldest American Mission college m Jaffna. Dr. K.
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    KING SURAMARIT WAS 'MY GOOD FRIEND AND MASTER' SAYS FRENCH ENVOY
    121 7 KING SURAMARIT WAS 'MY GOOD FRIEND AND MASTER' SAYS FRENCH ENVOY SINGAPORE. Wed. The French Consul General m Singapore, Mr. P. Mathivet. is now In Phnom Penh to attend the funeral of the late King Suramarit of Cambodia. He was private adviser to the king a few years ago. Suramarit
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    LIGHTS AT LAST FOR THESE 6.000 RESIDENTS
    88 7 LIGHTS AT LAST FOR THESE 6.000 RESIDENTS CiEYLANG, Wed. The f 6.000 residents of Jalan Alsauort are grateful to the Government for the erection of street and domestic lighting. Said a resident. Mr. Mustapha Nordin. 'Now I can walk without tripping over stones. But the road itself requires a bit
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    1,000 PEOPLE TO ATTEND MADAM NG'S FUNERAL
    113 7 1,000 PEOPLE TO ATTEND MADAM NG'S FUNERAL SINGAPORE CITY. Wed.— More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the luneial of Madam Ng Bak Sim. who died on Friday, at the age of 75. She was the wife of the late Seah Eng Tong. Madam Ng is the mother of
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    Union men to hold concert
    107 7 SINGAPORE CITY, Wed.— The Singapore Machine and Engineering Employees Union will hold its annual conceit on Sept. 9 at the Hokkien Huay Kuan. Telok Ayer Street. Members of the concert preparatory committer are: Presiding group: Messrs. Lav Teck Beng. Lim Ching Ching. Teh Khee Boon
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    Talentime at the Poly: Freshies gang up with seniors for show
    173 7 Talentime at the Poly: Freshies gang up with seniors for show SINGAPORE CITY. Wednesday. FRESHMEN dominated two-thirds of the items m a combined senior-freshman talentime, another major event m the Orientation Week programme organised by the Singapore Polytechnic Students' Union. Although participating m only three out of the 29 items
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    Family planning lecture series
    58 7 SINGAPORE CITY. Wed.— A series of lectures on Family Planning will be held from Friday at the St. John Ambulance Headquarters. 420. Beach Road at 8 p.m. for members of the Association and Brigade, The lectures will be conducted by Dr. Essel Tan, Deputy Director of
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    ONE JUST CAN'T BE IDLE, SAYS THE MAN WITH SO MANY HOBBIES
    136 7 ONE JUST CAN'T BE IDLE, SAYS THE MAN WITH SO MANY HOBBIES ORADDELL HEIGHTS, D Wed.— Mr. J. P. Tham, 61, a Government pensioner and former Commandant of the Special Constabulary, is now making a name for himself as a gentle-man-carpenter and gardener. A Colonial Police Medallist and a friend
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    PLANS TO OPEN SEWING CLASS AT CENTRE
    73 7 PLANS TO OPEN SEWING CLASS AT CENTRE SINGAPORE CITY, Wed.— Pek Kio (Owen Estate) Community Centre is planning to open sewing classes m the near future. The centre, at the moment, caters for body building, table tennis, chess, carrums and football. Films are shown every fortnight. The community centre is
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    REFUSED TO EAT BECAUSE OF CHANGE IN SURROUNDINGS
    122 7 REFUSED TO EAT BECAUSE OF CHANGE IN SURROUNDINGS porting animals which could be dropped over the cages when necessary. He said there was a possibility that the monkeys, which died on the sea voyage, were those which refused to eat because of the sudden change In their environment. Experience An
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    A LOVE FOR THE SEA MAKES HIM BEST 'CRAB CATCHER'
    325 8 A LOVE FOR THE SEA MAKES HIM BEST 'CRAB CATCHER' OASIR PANJANG, Wed. —As a boy. Lee Ah Meng often played *ruant from school to go fishing or crab-catching, and soon developed a love for the sea and the living things that come from it. His schooling suffered and When
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    Weather holds up pilgrim ship
    46 8 PENANG. Wed.— Bad weather has held up the pilgrim ship Anking which is bringing the last group of hajis returning to Malaya from Mecca. The ship was scheduled to anchor here yesterday but it is expected to arrive only on Saturday.
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    Rupert and the Whistlefish-15
    107 8 For some minutes Rupert tries to pull the rope m. It jerks about oddly as if it is alive until ali at once ix straightens out. tugging itself out of his hand, and dragging the boat rapidly down stream. Hi, what are you X laying at
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    Look here today for your lucky star
    388 8 BORN on this first day ol the incoming sign. Virgo you have Mercury, the god of knowledge and a messenger of the gods, as your ruler. You are helpful and practical but highly critical There is a strong spiritual side to your nature,
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    'Night spot' may save $2m. Club
    73 8  -  BOB PERIES By ■j t LUXURY SEAMED IS NOW RUNNING J A LOSS RONGGE NG DRAW IN THE qJ A CALL to "save" th,. m mm* Club by opening V premises, was made vesk>r__ a TH, mcd Said bin Klias. *<3 Capt Molkhihml Said.
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    $100 OFFER BY PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION FOR THE BEST CREST DESIGN
    94 8 100 OFFER BY PEOPLE'S ASSOCIATION FOR THE BEST CREST DESIGN SINGAPORE CITY. Wed.— The newly formed Ppie's Association is to hay. a crest uf its own. The Associations b of management has invited members of the public I submit drawings of the cre>t incorporating m it an expression of unity
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    REVUE TO STAGE CONCERT FOR ST. JOHNS BRIGADE FUND
    87 8 REVUE TO STAGE CONCERT FOR ST. JOHNS BRIGADE FUND SINGAPORE CITY. Wed The St. John Ambulance Brigade is sponsoring a variety concert by th* Eastern Garden Revue It the New World Park on Sept. 7. Mr. Lim Kirn Chuan. Area Sub-Officer who Is organising the show, the proceeds from the
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    Department to close
    34 8 SINGAPORE CITY. Wee The Singapore branch 01 Federation's Department of Information, which has b> operating here for the last six years, will close dow: morrow because ol the end ol Emergency.
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    'Politically grown'
    31 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Deputy Director of Information Services, Syed Zainal Abidin bin Hussein said that Malaya has grown m stature politically and economically during the last three years.
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    SANDWICHED: MOTOR-CYCLIST ESCAPES WITH MINOR CUTS
    51 8 0 A MOTOR-CYCLIST escaped with minor injuries though his machine was sandwiched by two cars at the junction of Upper Cross Street and South Bridge Road. The motorcyclist was treated at the General Hospital as an outpatient. Picture shows the motorcycle between the two
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    Former St. Joseph's boy trained hard to be officer on Aussie ship
    242 8 Former St. Joseph's boy trained hard to be officer on Aussie ship SINGAPORE CITY. Wednesday. THE only Chinese officer employed m an Australian shipping company is Mr. Robert Koh. a former student of SL Joseph's Institution. He is the second engineer on an oil tanker. Robert trained hard for tins
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    A TEACHER FROM MUAR OFF TO STUDY LAW IN LONDON
    115 8 A TEACHER FROM MUAR OFF TO STUDY LAW IN LONDON CITY. '3 Wed.— A 23-year-old teacher from Muar. Mr. K. Gurusamy, left Singapore by air to study law at Middle Temple m London. Mr. Gurusamy. son of Mr. Kannappa Pillay, an estate owner m Muar. will be away for lour
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    Study tour ends
    21 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Five Brunei language experts have returned home after a seven-day study tour of the Federation.
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    YOUR RADIO TODAY
    260 8 .Mt-dium Wave 47U metres Short Wave: 6 2 metres 4780 Kc,s. l from 9. (Ml p.m. IO.Ou p.m. daily P.M. IjOO Programme summary; I 1.02 Taues witii your tiffin; 1.30. The news; 1.40 The Beany Goodnan Sex:e.: 200 Close do.\_. 5.00 Programme ramaiy; 5.03 I IS4 jKiCie;
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    Varsity Science Society to stage biggest ever show on Sunday
    118 8 Varsity Science Society to stage biggest ever show on Sunday SINGAPORE CITY, Wednesday. University of Malaya Science Society will hold its seventh and largest evci science exhibition on Aug, 28 and *2 .K According to the lat issue of the Malayan Under- grad' the exhibition will m•- elude, besides its
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    National union plan
    42 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Preparations are being made by the Kuala Lumpur Munij cipal Services Union, to form j a national union for over 2,500 monthly-rated workers m all municipalities, town councils and other autoi nomous bodies m the Federation.
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    Police probe tapper's deal
    17 8 ALOR ST,? V J I I ■a I I I vellu. 4: I
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    A big speed-upin iron ore delivery
    296 9  -  CHEW LOY KHOON By SINGAPORE CITY Wed JAPANESE COMPANY TO EXPAND TRANSPORT SERVICE ON THE WEST COAST OF MALAYA A LEADING Japanese shipping line plans to put two more vessels on the Malayan route to transport the country's rich iron ore. Shunichi Nambu, chief
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    A YOUTH STRUCK DETECTIVE ON FACE WITH HANDCUFFS, COURT IS TOLD
    204 9 A YOUTH STRUCK DETECTIVE ON FACE WITH HANDCUFFS, COURT IS TOLD SINGAPORE CITY. Wed A youth, while under ar_JWMrt, used a pair of police nandcuftV to .strike a xletective Cnew Say Teck. on the face, a court was told. Chew said that the handcuffs were those which he had earlier
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    JAL chief due here
    27 9 SINGAPORE CITY. Wed.— The managing director of Japan Air Lines. Mr. Kikue Urashima, will arrive here on Friday on a four-day official visit.
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    A DAY OF SUNSHINE FOR 23
    122 9 (MIANGI, Wed. Tweiity- ■> three boys and girls from Bukit Merah North School went to C hangi beach on Sunday for a picnic. They were accompanied by their form teacher. Mr. C. Eu. Mr. Eu said it was the tirst time the children had
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    Sedate as a town carriage, the new docile looking Jaguar can take off like a rocket
    541 9  -  ROBERT WALLING MOTORING... by EQUATE performance with price and there is surely nothing m the world to match a Jaguar. The Jaguar XX 150 S. with which I recently covered has a superbly equipped
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    Centre's first picnic
    32 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Minto Road Community Centre the first one opened by the Singapore Government this year, held a picnic for 100 members at Pulau Übin over the weekend.
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    Caused hurt to harbour policeman—two fined
    209 9 Caused hurt to harbour policeman— two fined SINGAPORE, Wednesday. J^ SERVICEMAN with an exemplary conduct m the Army, was fined $200 by a magistrate's court for hurtine a Harbour Board policeman. Sergeant Edward Bartaby of the Headquarters, Embarkation Movement Control, had pieaded guilty to hurting Constable F. Pinto at the
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    THREE YEARS' JAIL FOR YOUTH WHO ROBBED
    161 9 THREE YEARS' JAIL FOR YOUTH WHO ROBBED SINGAPORE, Wed. A 16--year-old hoy changed his plea m mid-trial and was Jailed for three years by a district court lor armed robbery. Lav Eng Lye had earlier pleaded not guilty to a charge of robbing a taxidriver. Teo Kirn Seng, of $16
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    It is the greatest show on earth
    447 10  -  VERNON MORGAN Antiquity and the ultra-modern combine to make this the biggest ever Olympic Games tomorrow By ROME. Wednesday rHE 17th Olympic (James which open here tomorrow will be the biggest ever and the setting will be the most beautiful m the tf
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    The 5th and final Test at the Oval
    36 10 COWDBEY, the England captain, is bowled by Adcock (foreground) after only making 11 at the Oval when England batted first m the final Test match against South Africa.
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    NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT HIM
    259 10 NOTHING UNUSUAL ABOUT HIM LONDON. Wed. There's nothing unusual about British Olympic team hopeful Bruce Tulloh except that he runs three-mile races m his bare feet. And before Jumping to the conclusion that he winds up with nothing more than sore feet it should be pointed out that the 24-year-old
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    Lock icon Crapp is too old at 21
    62 10 ROME. Wed. Age is always a problem for women, even m the Olympic Village. Lograine Crapp. the Australian mermaid who was one of the greatest swimmers m Melbourne m 1956. was asked by an Italian correspondent why she was not entered m any individual
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    Lock icon The Pakistanis In Indonesia
    55 10 JAKARTA. Wed.— A Pakisi tani soccer team arrived here for a series of matches against Indonesian teams. Antara News Agency reported. The Pakistan team's leader, Mr. A. B. S. Safdar. told reporters at the airport that his group's visit here would strengthen the ties of brotherhood
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    Lock icon RADIO SPEAKS OUT AGAINST PEP PILLS
    128 10 U7ATICAN CITY. Wed. an Radio today I*l > p pills" I It aid the Roman Cathoc Church w. :.omed >ports but had reservations about generation, which con- siders development of the body as an end m itself, j which degrades the nobility Oi competition,
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    Lock icon Takayama to fight Moore
    65 10 TOKYO. Wed.— World featherweight boxing champion, Davey Moore, signed the contract to fight Japan's Kazuo Takayama for the title over fifteen rounds on August 29 m Tokyo. The fight will be held at the Koreakuen baseball ground. Moore arrived m Japan this month. It will be
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    Lock icon Herb's short cut
    68 10 ROME, Wed. Stop that man," yelled the Olympic village gardener as the Australian athelete vaulted over the keep off sign and ran across the lawn. But the Aussie was too fleet of foot and left the gardener far behind. "I was taking a short cut to keep
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    Soccer transfer
    62 10 LONDON. Wed. Hundreds of Scottish footballer., have been translerred to English clubs m the past, but it is rare for a player to go from an English League club to a Scottish League side for a big fee. One recent instance, however, was the move of Bobby Seith.
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    Lock icon He'll protest over S.A. entry
    163 10 He'll protest over S.A. entry lONDON. Wed. The Reverend Michael Scott, director of the Atrica Bureau j here, left London by air for Rome to protest against the recognition of the South African team In the Olympic Games. Mr. Scott, representing the multiracial South African Sports Association and the Campaign
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    Lock icon OLYMPIC DRESS FOR GERMAN WOMEN
    73 10 Photo. Hkßh are the three outfits to be worn by the All-German women's team takine part m the Olympic Games m Rome. Photo shows: (left): li U ht grey pepita os tume to be worn with or without a belt, (centre) A turquoise short coat
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    44 10 HE WILL NOW TRY FOR A HATTRICK SWEDEN'S champion lrn--stxi,. Ihoresson limbers up rv.uh t r i fl won a silver medal m Melbourne mi? I m Helsinki m IM.V>. and k vp<( l((| 1<( 1 by winning another modal m Rom. Paul Popper
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    It's a festival of peace and human brotherhood
    320 10 It's a festival of peace and human brotherhood KOME.W ITALIAN president Giovanni (j formally welcomed Uk Olvi over the weekend, predicted thai panics will "instill new hope aid i, higher destiny of num." Alt h< opening of the Games w.is still away, Olympic pageantry gol m glittering black tie-or-()l\ni|>i<; cepUon
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    Four by Zainol
    56 10 BALESTIER. Wed Outre forward Zainol scored four goals, including the hattrick, for Tan Tock Beng Hospital's 6-1 victory ov. the weak Singapore Harbour Board Police m a SAF A Di\ 3D Junior match here Monday. Ismail netted the oth« two goals for TTSH. Vet Jalil scored the
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    The LOC decide: Formosa will be China Olympic council
    378 11 The LOC decide: Formosa will be China Olympic council -but athletes compete under Taiwan |{OML Ucd.-The Olympic Committee of Formosa W .f n .K Ut S re b Ki kl,OWn as the "^ympic Committee of the Republic of China,- but the athletes must compete unaer the name of "Taiwan X
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    Life Boys Area meet
    50 11 BUKIT TIMAH. Wed. Scoring 35 points, the 2nd Singapore Team won the Margaret Sewell Challenge Cup at the Life Boys Area Sports. Eleventh Singapore team, with 25 points, was second and sth Singapore team. with 24 points, was third Mrs. Elizabeth Choy gave away the prizes.
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    Winners at school sports
    90 11 I lnt t-r- school relay at the Pulau Bukom Kechil Malay School sports. left: Mehan Taib. Seh ar Chalah. Mohd. Noor and Mr. Salamat. 1 th, Obstacle Race m progress .The boys putting on men uniforms as fast as they possibly can. li*** r_ a, m_i_«
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    Lock icon Williams makes baseball history
    99 11 BOSTON, Wed. Ted WilSox drew his 2,000 th base on balls on Saturday to become the second player m baseball history to reach the mark. The only other player to walk 2,000 or more times during his major league career was Babe Ruth, who had 2,056
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    Malaya attack South Africa's apartheid policy in FIFA meeting
    359 11 Malaya attack South Africa's apartheid policy in FIFA meeting ROME, Wednesday. 'THE non-white South African Football Federation failed to gain admission to the International Football Federation (F.1.F.A.) at a meeting of the Federation here. But they did gain a promise from the meeting that during the next 12 months those
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    The 100-yard dash in 9 flat? it'll never be done!
    911 11 Jesse Owensl •peaks up on 1 the Olympics J This is the fourth m a series by onetime America's great Olympics performer, Jesse Owens, on his views on the Olympic Games and his country's role m them. Track meets will
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    Robert Lim and Wee Aik Sun clash in billiard final
    276 11  -  DENNIS COLLINS By River Valley, Wed. with straight wooden cues and using three ivory balls as ammunition, Robert Lim (Sime Darby Sports Club) and Wee Aik Sun (Chinese Swimming Club) will do battle m thc forthcoming final of the Singapore
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    Rain ruins South African hopes
    198 11 Rain ruins South African hopes LONDON. Wed. Rain ruined wnat promised to be an interesting finish and any hopes of victory for South Africa m the fifth Test yesterday after they had been set to score 216 m 180 minutes by England on the last day at the Oval here.
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    22 11 LONDON, Wed— Resuits of last night's rugby League matches were: Batley 12 Ca.stleford 6; Liverpool City 9 Halifax 31. Reuter
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    19 11 BADMINTON: S.B.A. Senior inter club championship. S.B.A. Hall Guillemard Road. SOCCER (friendly): X.P.M. v ttobinson. Farrer Park.
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    36 11 STOCKHOLM. Wed. The Swedish Table Tennis Federation yesterday selected the three-man team which is to play matches m China between September 15 and October 9 They are Toni Borg. Tony Larsson, and Stellan Bengtsson.
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