Singapore Standard, 9 July 1959

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  • 21 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD Jt m g <iEEfi> SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JULY 9, 1959. Vo'- X No. 7 15 cts. 12 Poges (FINAL EDITION)
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  • 253 1 GOVT. STATES CASE FOR THE WORKMEN Treat them according to the ordinance Comply with the law, or else... THE SINGAPORE Government lost night issued o warning to employers who did not comply with the law governing workmen, shop assistants and clerks. In a statement issued from the Ministry
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  • 479 1  - Old-world charm at meeting of King, Sultan SHARIFF AHMAD POMP, CEREMONY AT ISTANA IN BRUNEI By BRUNEI TOWN, Brunei State, Wed.— Amidst old-world splendour and following cen-turies-old custom, the Sultan of Brunei, Sir Omar Ali Saifuddin, and the Raja Isteri ceremonially welcomed the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri
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  • 82 1 POLICE detained eight men following a bar brawl m Victoria Street, Singapore, late last night. One man was injured In the fight which was started by about 20 men. He was Tan Sin Chuan. 38. who was treated as an outpatient. The fight broke out
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  • 51 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Dato Nik Daud of the Prime Minister's office, returned by BOAC today after being away three months m Britain on an administration course. Dato Nik succeeds Mr G. CMadoc, at present Deputy Secretary Constitution and Cabinet, at the end of this
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  • 36 1 LAMBERTVILLE, New Jersey, Wed. (Reuter) Louis (Satchmo) Armstrong cancelled an appearance here last night on his doctor's orders. He was to have played at a testimonial concert given for him by Band leader Duke Ellington.
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  • 262 1 Eric is feted by all his relatives KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. A young man who chose the Royal Air Forre because he wanted to see the world today found that his "hunch" had paid off. The man. Eric Dezal Pereira. today saw his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. B. F
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  • 28 1 A THAI Police Patrol wounded a lone communist terrorist with whom they exchanged fire m the Malaya/ Thai border area on Monday. The terrorist escaped.
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  • 362 1 Hundreds of VI Ps attend the funeral of Mrs. Aw Boon Haw MRS. Aw Boon Haw, nee Madam Cheng Peng Foong, 76, who passed away at her residence m Nassim Road, Tanglin the Haw Par mansion on Monday night, was buried at the Hong Yun Thye cemetery m Holland Road,
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  • 66 1 CALCUTTA. Wed. (Router) A BOAC air-hostess was fined 1.500 rupees (about $900) here yesterday for illegally bringing into India a gold bar worth 800 rupees (about $483) which she hid m a handbag. The hostess, Mil* Jenny Wang was fined for attempting to defraud the government
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  • 296 1 PARIS. Wed. (Reuter)— The United States today notified the permanent NATO council of its decision to withdraw 200 atom bomb carrying fighter bombers from their bases m France without further delay, NATO sources said. The fighter bombers will be sent to bases
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  • 174 2 YOUTH ROBBED A FILM GOER YAW Leong Siew, 17, was yesterday found guilty by a majority verdict of the jury m the Singapore Assize Court df robbing Ng Tua Bah of a wrist watch, a gold ring and set of pens valued at $120. Mr. Justice Buttrose reserved sentence pending
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  • 98 2 SAW FIGURE HANGING IN THE DARK A FURNITURE maker, Wong Ah Fong, told a Singapore Coroner yesterday that he used to see his neighbour '"talking to himself." While removing a box on the night of May 26, Wong flashed his torch on a figure suspended from the ceiling. "I got
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  • 207 2 Tearful wife in search of missing tailor THE day after he allegedly told his wife to give away his 17-month-old ton, a Singapore tailor left his home and wife m Buklt Timan and disappeared. This was the sad sory of a heart-broken mother, Madame Ng Ah Yoong, yesterday. Madame Ng,
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  • 232 2 Free X-ray: very keen response THE keen response of the people m the Tanjong Pagar area of Singapore to free xrays offered In SATA's first mobile campaign against tuberculosis, will probably lead to the completion of the projec. m two months rather than the four originally estimated. This announcement was
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  • 109 2 LIEUT-GENERAL Nir ShurK? c a g Bahadu r Rana, Chief of General Staff of the Royal Nepalese Army, who is visiting Far East Land Forces at the invitation of General Sir Richard Hull Comman feJ^H? Far East and Lebar Airport today on a three week
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  • 497 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— A "feud" between two elderly men broke a "love-match" between their children and led to the killing of the bridegroom-to-be, the Supreme Court was told today at the second day hearing of a murder trial. Facing a capital charge before a seven-man Jury was 50-year-old estate
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  • 40 2 A SING if, Madam I robbed of i: jcwrllrry K brrs who tfltCl tfl Vio Chvi Ka^c gri day c Tho robl dagftri be who was 9* with her h After tYll rt| ransacked ti fa. away wilh 'bo
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  • 532 2 THERE is an enormous gap between the civil servants and the masses m Singapore which must be bridged before the Civil Service can become an effective instrument of policy of the State. This was declared by the Finance Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swee. m a talk over Radio Singapore
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  • 158 2 A MAN yesterday pleaded with the Singapore First District Judge. Mr. J. F. McWilliam. not to «end him to prison because he wanted to be with his father who, he said, was at the point of death. "My father is seriously ill and might die any moment. If I
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 638 2 HAMIMD flgflflgMi nun m TH*t ooii a ten w*v i. ACKNOWLEDGMENT THE FAMILY OF the late Mr. Lim Chim Fo.k of 4. Hartley Grovt, Franke! Estate sincerely thank the Management and Staff of the Public Insurance Company and of the Public Life Assurance Company, relatives, and friends for their kind
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    • 1100 2 TENDER NOTICES P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from registered contractors In Claw 'E* and above will be received by the State Engineer, Ttengganu up to 12.00 noon of the 15th July. 1959 for the "Construction of Fire Station and Firemen's Quarters at Besut, Trengganu." Full particulars are obtainable from the office
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  • EDITORIAL • SINGAPORE TIGER STANDARD
    • 437 3 I INVESTMENTS by Hongkong industrialists in k secondary industries in the Federation of Malaya L exceeded HK$40 million and negotiations are ng finalixed for further investments of a similar ount according to a statement made by the Intrial Commissioner for Malaya, Mr. N. A. Ken|y. m the British Colony
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    • 412 3 (THE increase in secret society gangsterism in opore during the past few weeks is appalling. disclosure made by Police Secretary, Mr. iam Cheng, that the present spate of brutal cks on innocent people is being carried out by ige thugs, in a spirit of bravado, to prove that It
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  • Article, Illustration
    356 3 /xsit mfces,™^ PRESIDENT Soekarno s decree returning Indo esia to the revolutionary Constitution of 1945. thereby increasing hi, power at the expense o f political parties, spells doom for the country. Communist ParU as it prevents the Red* from attaining the parliamentary majority they hoped to get after
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  • 1042 3  - Moscow's Uneasy Allies SEBASTIAN HAFFNER by SINGAPORE. PEKING would like the people to begin talking a bit more freely again to speak up about what is wrong m China. But after recent and bitter experience the new line is going to be uphill work. It is now more than two
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  • 1420 3  -  DENNIS BLOODWORTH by DIARY BERLIN. J^ CURIOUS silence has fallen on the question of Polish and Czechoslovak participation m the Geneva conference. It will be remembered that Moscow had originally strongly demanded that the Poles and Czechs should be present at Geneva, both for the sake
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  • 437 3  -  P.M. GREEN ,fsdfsffs LONDON. PREMIER Nobusuke Kishi of Japan will shortly start on another of his "friendship with a smile" diplomatic tours which will take him to five European and six Latin American countries. Together, with his tour of Asia and Australia last year, this will make him
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  • 55 3 KOFMCI- I n L m ,eck K,m Road. Spore I P O B-x No 1563 Cables TICERNEWS" LUMPUR. rZ 1 7^8' (5 Imcs I All departments China Insurance Bids 174 Batu Ha Telephone 8:J66 NO v Cowan St lei: 3829 'CCA- Le.th St Tel: 4055 9
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  • 197 4 The Ago Khan may visit Malaya PRINCE Karim. the new Aga Khan, spiritual leader of 20 million Ismaili Muslims, may visit Singapore and Malaya at the end of the year during his round the world trip. This was disclosed by Mr. Hassan All Jivabhai. the president of the AllMalaya Ismaili
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  • 137 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The founder of Occupational Iherapy m India, Mrs. Kamala V. Nimkar, today described the Sungei Buloh Leper Settlement as one of the best m the world. Mrs. Nimkar arrived here today on a visit to the Federation after having heard much about
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  • 42 4 THE Singapore City Water Engineers Department yesterday announced that the six and nine-inch water mains m Bukit Timah Road between Winstedt Road and Newton Circus will be closed from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today to renew a hydrant valve
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  • 72 4 BAIGON. Wed. rßeuten Two hundred Boy Scouts from Ceylon, Kuwait, Singapore and Malaya are making a three-day visit to Saigon, the Vietnam Press agency reported today The Scouts are on their way to a World Jamboree m the Philippines m the liner Cambodge. The agency said
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  • 58 4 DETECTIVES of the Singapore C.I.D. yesterday swooped dnwn on a secret society arsenal and recovered a number of weapons m Philip Street. Among the weapons were banners on which were written society slogans. Trapped m the hideout atop a ?hop house were 18 persona They were
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  • 211 4 Minister tells four companies how to fight foreign competition SINGAPORE'S Minister for Labour and Law, Mr. K. M. Byrne, yesterday advised four shoe manufacturing companies m the State to co-ordinate their productive activities as a measure to compete with foreign competition. Mr. Byrne
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  • 30 4 The Johore Bahru branch of the Malayan Indian Congress will hold its annual general meeting on July 12 at the Congress premise? m Jalan Ibrahim at 5.30 p.m.
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  • 59 4 MISS May Foo Lee. returned to Singapore aboard the Italian liner, Sydney, after a 19-month nursing course m Melbourne. Miss Foo, a former staff nurse attached to General Hospital, went to Australia on an Australian Imperial Forces Scholarship. Miss Foo (above) was met on her arrival last
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  • 271 4 Immigration: No special favour for Indonesians IPOH, Wed. The Federation Government is not showing any favouritism towards Indonesians who want to come to the Federation The existing immigration laws apply to Indonesians as they do to all others. A Federation Government spokesman was commenting on criticisms by the Peoples Progressive
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  • 307 4 THE Stage Club mounted an unusually strong cast ior its production of Agatha Chnstie'L murder play, "Spider*i WtU M m the Cultural Centre Theatre. Singapore last night. Ease, charm and natural good taste informed the acting of Barbara Ayre m the big ro!e ot Clarissa
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  • 87 4 '$50 TOO LITTLE FOR DOG BITE' KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Mr. S. Ganajiathy. secretary of the Union of Postal Uniformed Staff of Seiangor. today described the resolutions adopted by Malayan Postal and Telecoms Uniformed Staff Union calling for the payment of $50 for a dog bite as "very silly." "The amount
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  • 226 4 Veteran Leader Quits The Upper Perak MCA IPOH, Wed.— The president of one of the most powerful Malayan Chinese Association branches, the Upper Perak district M.C.A. today gave notice of resignation because there was a lack of Tunku Abdul Rahman's "give and take policy" m the Perak Alliance. The M.C.A.
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  • 335 4  -  CHAN BONG SOO By A 54-YEAR-OLD blind man, whose "underworld fame" had brought on him the attention of the Federation and Singapore Police for many years, will he buried m Singapore today. He is Tan Hong Piew, the supreme headman of the most notorious triad
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  • 98 4 THE 1,400 students of Singapore's Nanyang University parted a six-week summer vacation yesterday. But many of the senior students may not enjoy their holidays fully because they have to "catch ur>" several lectures which were left behind as a result of shortage of lecturers. After
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  • 140 4 KUALA I Postmen have thr pay upperi demand, formrri Postal rnegotiate i mrnt t< condition >aid the rotary, Mr day Will by Ah. riff mi section for The poftttin seui, basic pay mZ* present a try schtS Union will P of .valarv ;n s pteig] It will a Govim
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  • 29 4 THIEVES I «afe m a provider m Ne.l Road. S:nca; I day and go 4 away I.ater. a shop m r r rhe I the proprietor who xiM
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 138 4 mwO AZUAt 6IM ABO KADiR BAGAN DATOH You can depend on AC TO GEN— rit has been proved Your baby rs a very TmtJortant person why some 9 out of 10 infants m indeed. Why exoer.mem when you Malaya. B.U. Borneo »*d Sarawak wha T u l« d «o«"d«ble. PROVED
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    • 91 4 -^r jF I Vppfl^jl A sprinkle of Vim on a damp Even the dirtiest kuah \> P\ cloth, a quick nib round and like new wain. Vim c <§' F I away KO€S Kreaj<> dlrt eaiily and so quickiv |V^ UB A quick rub round and this powerful < K^ta^
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  • 145 5 1/ priests chant prayers RIGHT: The eort.,. MjJ Aw Boon Haw leaves the- compound of Haw Par mansion m Nassim Road for the Hong Yun Thye Cemetery m Holland Road. BELOW: Mr. Aw Kow it seen following three saffron-robed priests as they beat cymbals
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  • 33 5 ABOVE: The women mourners kneel before the coffin of the Ute Mrs. Aw Boon Haw while prayers are being offered. On the background is the hearse.
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  • 350 6 Paid $5,000 for house already sold, Court told A 69-YEAR-OLD grandmother, Chan Ah Kong, disclosed m the Singapore Third District Court yesterday that after she had paid a total of $5,000 for a building i.i Armenian Street, she discovered that it had been sold to someone else. i In court
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  • 20 6 14.6 MIL I. TAX THE net collections from Income Tax for the period June 1 to 30 amounted to $14,643,--707.60.
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  • 708 6 Speaker and Front men m sharp exchange at Assembly KUALA LUMPUR, W«d. Four Socialist Front men this morning turned up at the ceremonial opening of the Selangor Legislative Assembly m white shirts with open collars and white trousers, although the State Secretary had, m a
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  • 50 6 MR. M B. BILLIMORIA. (above*. Managing Director of Indian Film Combine 'Private) Ltd. m Singapore, died In his home In Bombay India on Monday. Mr. BUlimoria was the president of Indian Motion Picture Association m India and a leading figure m the Indian film industry.
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  • 246 6 Thousands waiting tor SIT flats -Ong SINGAPORE'S Minister for National Development, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, yesterday released to the Press specimen letters to applicants for S.I T. housing, for State land and for employment. To applicants for housins, Mr. Ong asked them to register for accommodation if they had not
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  • 151 6 RUBBER TIN PRICES CLOSING rubber prices (c«nts per Ib) m Singapore yesterday were: Buyers Sellers Spot 974 971 R S.S. No. 1 July 974 971 R S.S. No. 1 August $74 97| July No. 2 964 97 July No. 3 96 964 Tone: Quiet Tin prirr m Singapore uas $4011
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  • 108 6 Five beauty queens for flag day FIVE beauty and peisonality •'queens*' will help to sell tiny decorative paper orchids on Saturday. July 11, the annual flag day of the Singapore AntiTuberculosis Association. The fiirls, all pupils of the Joan Booty Mannequin Training Schooi will be stationed at the Singapore Turf
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    • 662 6 TV 111! Ifl I J laj I ITlTTrTfli Signature Tune. 433 Stor.v- Kuala Lumpur 341 metres 1m 1I A ikll/ilkli a mk ilk/ fill lit ■^■■B 'ou P ni Programme S immary l|>oli u» metre* •^■^^^^^A^L^^L^^^^^^^^— 300 Masters of Melody 530 Mnlartj 597 nietr*-* B Journey Into Spree 600 Calling
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  • 202 7 ■ft Rank (>r£mi/Jtion made "A Town Mire" a few years r« was a near c by our girls, to the many m Malaya. This with star dust I yes and high 'heir breast may i i soon. *Ned from Mr m I W XT HENRY CAMP ■iI
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  • 591 7 Tribute to a grand old lady Loved and respected by all [HIS is my tribute to a grand old lady. An r.sigmflcant tribute to tmrn the passing of a ;i-known member of fast disappearing lonya generation. oiuaadf have paid e.r last respects m a more [••ng manner. Thousands r. re
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  • 272 7 TAKE A GOOD Look at the A bigger picture aoove. Can you spot yourself or perhaps your friend m it? They are ail photographer? both pro fessional and amateur. More amateur than professional, of count Everybody wants to take pictures of a pretty girl. Models
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  • 384 7 First Atomic-Powered Merchant Ship IRINE history will be made on July 21 when ie worlds first atomicewer merchant vessel, N.S. (for nuclear *'P> Savannah, it lunched from the slipof the New York Upbuilding Corporation Camden, New Jersey. ea for the ?hio was ived two years ago, has been under con-
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • 214 9 Paint Factory To Begin Output Soon ALY established •ks m Singapore, p '"hcmical Paint'inufarturers, will Auction at the )f this month. ft .nd supervisor of j Mr- Wan? Za< n associated with ire to Shanl past 21 years. tin r."w factory duce a variety of I r all types of
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  • 78 9 PRODUCTION of the Nether:ands iron and steel industry m the first quarter of this year was a considerable increase over that of the corresponding period \a<t year. Figures released by the Netherlands Centra: Bureau of Statistics show output of pig iron for the first Quarter of
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  • 143 9 ALL, i-ections of the Malayan Share market were generally steady at quotations yesterday. Turnover was fair. Price chances announced by the Malayan Sharebrokers' Association were INDI STRIALS Buyers SeUers 88. Petrol 54/- 55/-xall HK Shai Bank IHK Rrgd 49^ no 505 00 Jackson and Co. OJfS
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  • 303 9 MALAYAN sharebrokei> reported the following business done yesterday 88. Petrol 54.'-; Fed. Disn $1.01, $1.02; Fraser ar^ Neavt ords. $1 30; Gammon $1 74 overnight. $1.73 $1.75. M. Breweries $2 30. \f Cement $1.61; M. O'ls. 92c. odd lot, 97r. McAliSt«r $1 14 overnight. Metal Bnx $1 Kft
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  • 272 9 New Aussie Paint Product For Market A new abrasion resistant plastic surface coating, which the manufacturers claim supersedes orthodox paints, has been developed m Australia and is now available for export The coating called "Forminex" is applied m the same way as ordinary paint and is recommended for exterior and
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  • 216 9 Tin Export Increase Leads To More Jobs IPOH, Wed. The unemployment situation m Ferak, badly hit by the closure of most of the tin mines and foundries late last year, has "eased off slightly" for the first time since May. This is mainly due to the rerent increase m the
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  • Finance And Commerce
    • 307 9 RUBBER: VETERAN PLANTER SOUNDS WARNING A VETERAN Malayan rubber planter, Mr. S. J. Nias, yesterday spoke of fhe danger of price of natural rubber remaining too long at a level which invited competition from synthetic. He said at 85 cents, synthetic rubber could be produced at an abundant rate. He
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    • 106 9 Price Up On Active Market SINGAPORE rubber price gained l$ cents yesterday on a fairly active market, July nrst grade closing at 97i cents per lb. Rubber for Russia was reported to he still m demand, although offers were small The report by a Singapore firm of rubber brokers said
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    • 45 9 SINGAPORE Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association noon prices m cents per lb. f yesterday were: Buyers Sellerg Spot 974 97| International RSS. 974 97| Aug. No. 1 974 071 July No. 2 »6* 97 July No. 3 Nominal 96 fl«4 Tone: Steady quiet.
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    • 39 9 JAKARTA. Wed. (Reuter) Indonesian rubber production declined slightly In March thU year over the previous month, according to statistics issued by the Central Statistical Bureau. Rubber production waa 18.508 ton* In March, against 19.949 m February.
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    • 92 9 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon closing prices per picul yesterday were Copra July-August $36 buyers; $37 sellers, coconut oil m bulk $58J sellers, m drums $61 sellers: Muntok white pepper $130 sellers; Sarawak white $129 sellers; ?perial Sarawak black $77. Singapore Copra Association closing prices fair merchantable mixed copra
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    • 87 9 CANBERRA, Wed. (Reuter). Australia had received "specific a?surances" relating to the treatment of Australian exports to Germany, the acting Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Mr. John McEwan. announced here today. He said the assurances would provide a basis for formal trade negotiations between Australia and West
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    • 107 9 Record Trade For Japan TOKYO. Wed. (Reuter) The Japanese Ministry of Trade announced m its official bulletin today Japans exports during the first half of 1959 totalled U551,542,000.--000 which was the highest record for a six-month period since the end of World War 11. This compares with US$l.--391,000.000 m the
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    • 35 9 THE Malayan Exchange. Banks Association made the following changes m its rates to merchants yesterday: Selling T.T /OP. ready: Swiss Francs 14U; French Francs 160T0. Belgian Francs *****. Other exchange rates remain unaltered.
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    • 183 9 OUTER ROADS Xarift; Tong Jit: Guntur Armonia. Dew Kembar. Sty. Buatan, Selat Siberut. Hall.ingcr, Frenulina. Kunikawa Maru, H al 1 d o r. Varild. Libertad, Tncansa, Kristen Maersk An.shun, Kapnsang, TaiPoo Ann, Statius Jensen, loannis Ingelessis, Le Natal. Ardi. Orestes, Sovetskaya Govan, Andreas Boye. Jackie Hau s
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    • 210 9 GENEVA, Wed. (Reuter) Britain intends next year to substantially raise her contribution to the United Nations special fund to increase the flow of capital to under-developed countries, Mr. David Ormsby-Gore, British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, said here today. i Mr. Ormsby-Gore
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    • 256 9 THE leather industry m India has begun to play an increasingly important role m the country's economy, says an Indian government trade report. India is fortunately placed In having an adequate supply of raw hides and skins which are the essential raw materials for
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    • 58 9 Looming large on the tarmac at Idewlld airport m New York U the largest commercial airliner m the world, the Soviet TU-114. The .tant Turbo-prop plane landed m New York alter making the first non-stop flight from Moscow. The plane covered the distance, 5,092 miles, at
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
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  • 290 10 WIMBLEDON'S champion, pretty Maria Bueno of Brazil m action lor the title last week. She beat Darlene Hard for the iroinen's singles title. Descnbina her marathon semi-final match against Sally Moore of the VS.. columnist Peter Wilson icrote "It wan the meeting of the perfectly
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  • 274 10 YORKSHIRE IS BACK AT THE TOP LONDON. Wed.. (Reuter> Yorkshire regained the English County cricket championship lead yesterday with a spectacular six-uicket win over Derbyshire at Chesterfield. Set to score 301 m 189 minutes —95 runs an hour Yorkshire stormed home with 15 minutes to spare. Opening bat Ken Taylor
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  • 240 10  -  SCRUTINEER Leads Throughout In Near Record Sprint By HAPPY MELODY, a handsome looking five-year-old chestnut owned by Chen's Stable and trained by Rodgers, put up a smashing performance m the main 6f sprint for Class One horses at Bukit Timah yesterday when he won m
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  • 1905 10 RESULTS DIVIDENDS OF ALL THE RACES Shaw Stable's Trainer: Spencer. 200-140 No. 14 CINEMASCOPE 111 S-06 (8) Williamson 1 310-220 No. 5 TAN AH AVER XV *13 (5> Moon 2 266-IP4 No. 6 SUPERJET 8.11 1 14 > Taylor 3 430-284 No. 4 Free Mist 8.13 l2> Donnellv 4 BS-
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  • 46 10 TOTAL POOL $172,058 Ist Prize *****0 $77,426 2nd Prize *****3 $38,713 3rd Prize *****7 $21,507 Starters ($1,654 each): *****7 *****9, *****3. *****5. *****5! *****7 *****3. *****9. *****5. *****1] *****0. *****8. *****1. Consolation ($1,290 each): *****1, *****5 *****7, NHOSS. *****9. *****1 *****0. *****1. *****0 *****1'
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  • 146 10 «uf; coi n Ist Prize: 2509 ($1,007) 2nd Prize: 1280 t$ .=»03) 3rd Prize: ?667 »S 251) Starters ($l6 each): Nos. 2070. 2726, 2559. 2214. 1144. 2857. 29H5. 2461. 1600, 2732. 1612. 2897. 1407. 1698. 2274. HAVE FIVE Ist Priie 1026 (5i. 062) 2nd Prize: 1886 531) 3rd
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  • 219 10 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) John Ednch. young Surrey lefthand opening batsman who has scored more than 1.000 runs m county cricket this summer, has been chosen for the Players team to meet the Gentlemen at Lords next week. This annual match which negins on July 15
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  • 71 10 IPOH, Wed. A solitary goal scored by outside right S. Subramaniam m the dying minutes of the game enabled Kinta Indians, the strongest contenders for the Division I soccer title, to beat the lowly placed Ipoh Malays on the Chinese Assembly Hall ground today. The Malays
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  • 129 10 Perak Swifts Will Live Again IPOH. Wed Perak Sw-.fts. one of the oldest athletic clubs m the state. has been revived. The club, which was a very active body, ceased to function some yean ago due to the inac.ivity of the principal office-bearers, and its revival ha.> been hailed a
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  • 216 10 U.S. Coach Easton In Penang PENAN G. Wed. United States athletic coach, Bill Easton. will be conducting courses at the Technical Institute, Batu Lanchang Lane from July 13 to 17, starting at 4 p.m. each day. All those interested and all amateur coaches are invited to attend. The Penang A.A.
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  • 28 10 IPOH, Wed. The Perak A.A. meet will be declared open on the coming Friday for two days. Prizes will be awarded after each item is completed.
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 310 10 TODAY'S i)\ oi \TIO\: ~~\M 1 "Nothing m %o dan- '■■■■^■^HH f ro.iv ,s heini 100 mod E crn One is apt to Kr ,,u b|HH old fashioned quite sud- CKcar Wild.- ■^SfItVTV lH rH Irs n 1 »0 h |wi W* IHM EVERYONE: Mining ISJ EftUii complete odds and
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  • 191 11 BAM Johnson, holder of the Malayan and Sin^ahammer titles set two new records at the annual il Navy athletics championships held at HMS or yesterday. inson improved on his records for the hamand the discus. He t(] the hammer 147 ins to beat his old d by 4 ft.
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  • 59 11 Two More For S'gor Schools KUALA LUMPUR. Wed— Two more new records were established at- the Selangor Schools Councils athletic championships which continued here today. Loke Kwan San of the Technical Institute set a new Mark for the Javelin for class 2 boys with a throw of 16ft. 2in to
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  • Article, Illustration
    70 11 19-YEAR-OLD SACW Sylvia Ruyidall who broke the Far East Air Force Women s high jump recor tf the annual Changi Athletics meet yesterday, clearing 4 ft. 7 ins. Sy l r ;i? irhn hns been m the WRAF 18 months, hos only recent^ taken an interest m sport. Besides winning
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  • 159 11 2 FEAF records go at Changi TWO Far East Air Force records were broken at the RAF Changi annual athletics meet yesterday, when Cpl Victor McCarthy putt the shot 40ft. 7ins. and SACW Sylvia Rundall of the WRAF cleared 4ft. 7ins. m the high jump. Vie McCarthy is an allround
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  • RECORDS & RESULTS
    • 291 11 >.ird<.: I. Vijiaratnam MN 01 sees uecord*. 2 WX) r Draper \irds: 1. Vi.naratnam MN 3 tecs i record equaliUTovev (3 FS>, 3. B m iRMN) M$ I \-rnK: l. Balasingham UN MCS. 2 Broadv LMS 3 Lt. Chia lA ''<N: 1 Almond (HMS BPOC <*cs 2. Grant D
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    • 200 11 > Jrf iv 1 SAC Tahrin; 2 P»uddin; 3. Sig Othman ar d< 1 SAC Tahrin: 2 Mtoflah; 3. Sig Xoordin ar dv 1 SAC Penton; 2 f 3. SAC Redfern fir.iv i cpl Carter 2 r 3 LAC Penton 2m I Cpl Carter: 2. r r c 3
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    • 225 11 Boys. 75 yards sprint tla&s 4. 1. La-. Thau: 2. Hashim Maud Loone M-ur; Wai 7S yards hurdle Clas<« 3. 1 Tony Fu 2 Daniel Char-. 3. Kamal Basha 12 1$ yard* hurdles Class 4. 1 Ahmad; 2 Lai Thau. 3. Le P Hon Chin 1 1 7«
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    • 298 11 S'pore Girls' Schools "A" DIVISION 100 yards:- 1. Joyce Sim iRI» 12 4 gees; B. Fernando <SJC>; 3. Chia Kia Chay (PLMGS). 220 yards:- 1. Joyce Sim <RI» 28.4 sees: 2 Glory Varam (PLMGS>; 3 Bertha Fernando iSJC> 80 Metres Hurdles:- 1. Siak So Wan 'RGS» 14.5 sees; 2 Foo
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    • 131 11 Six Schools In Ashness Shield Tennis ANGLO-Chine.se School, one of the favourites m the in-ter-school tennis competition for the Father Ashness Shield, will meet St. Patricks on the latter's court today. The other match m the competition today is between St. Josephs Institution and St. Andrews School to be held
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    • 335 11 St. Patricks In Cricket Final ST. PATRICKS School beat Raffles Institution by 11 runs m the semi-final of the Singapore Inter-School cricket competition played at Siglap yesterday. T. Martens of Raffles and M. Nathan of St. Patricks took six wickets each for 22 runs and 48 runs respectively. St. Patricks,
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    • 126 11 Unknown Ng Ousts Negri 'See d' Khoo SEREMBAX. Thurs. An unknown player. Kg Hua Ming from Kuala Pilah. created an upset m the Xeqri Sembilan Badminton Association Sen. or championships which began at the St. Paul's Institution hall here during the weekend. Ng heat seeded piayer. Khoo Eng Chin 15-13;
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    • 75 11 Mackay Falls To Unknown In Sweden BAASTAD, Sweden. Wed., (Reuter) Barry Mackay, United States Davis Cup playei who reached the semi-finals of the men's singles at Wimbledon, was beaten here yesterday by a 19-year-old Norwegian "unknown." The Norwegian, Thorvald Moe, won the second round match m the Swedish hard courts
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    • 29 11 LONDON, Wed., (Reuter)— Terry Dowries, British middleweight boxing champion, knocked out Andre Davier. of France, m the seventh round of their ten-round non-title contest here yesterday.
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    • 164 11 The Colour Bar Question Before I.C.C. CAPETOWN, Thurs. (Reuter> The South African Sports Association, a nonracial co-ordinating sports body has sent a leter to the Imperial Cricket Conference at Lord.s on the question of non-whi.e cricketers being excluded from consideration for national teams. The let.er asks the ICC. to look
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  • 149 11 A total of 191 athletes, representing 18 Girls' Secondary Schools, held their sth annual athletic meet at the Farrer Park Athletic Ontre yesterday. Despite strong opposition from the Raffles Girls' School, the defending champions for past two successive years. Crescent Girls' School collected a total
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  • 106 11 AFTER bein^ CiOtely followed. Sgt. Nowden of 13 18 Royal Hussars detached himself from the others m the last lap to win the three miles m the only event of the Singapore Base District athletics held at Xee Soon yesterday. Nowden won the event
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  • 196 11 IPOH. Wed. Defending champions. Perak Scnools entered tne final of the Federation Inter-State Combined Schools Badminton Competition for the Heah Joo Seang Cup when they beat Penang by the convincing margin of seven matches to two m tfre Northern Zone final played here
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  • Article, Illustration
    178 11 Today's SPORT SINGAPORE SOCCER: SAFA Premier League Malays rs Europeans and Eurasians at Jalan Bcsar stadium, D r 38. T.T.S. S.C. vs Bukrt Timah S.C at Geylang; Kebenaran Club vs Junior A. A. at Farrer Park; Stable Boys vs Cosmos S.C. at BaJestier Road. Friendly. IRC. rs RAF Tengah at
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    23 11 Corporal Carter of the Royal New Zealand Air Force breaks the tape to win the mile at the Annual Chanqi Athletics Meet yesterday.
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  • 56 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Selangor Chinese Recreation Club- scored a narrow 3-2 win over Indonesia Muda m their FAS division one league fixture at the Princess Ruad stadium here today In a division two league match played on the Pudu Road, ground. Young Malays proved too strong
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  • 377 11  -  ALEX SOARS Newshounds On The Scent, This Report For The Fans... By Selangor In Form, Whip The Forces Xl ALA LUMPI'R, Wed.— Selangor beat the Federation Armed Forces by 11 goals to three m a 'hush hush* football trial at the Armed Forces Stadium here today.
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  • 225 11 Two Ordered Out —but they didn't fight! TWO players clashed—and exchangee 1 blows—but the referee sent the wronr footballers out m yesterdays first unruly soccer incident this season at Jalan Besar stadium. The teams: the Police and the Tan Tock Seng Hospital, playing In the seminnal of
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  • 74 11 AN ACCURATE spell of hcvling by Kumar Shanker, who took six wirkets for II runs, enabled St. Andrew's School to beat Tanjong Katong Technical Secondary School by six wickets m an l^.tcr-schooi cricket match «t Woods vi lie yesterday. Scores TKTSC .?8 (G Shing Kong
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 285 12 RI govt. policy is slowly crippling Chinese business JAKARTA. Wed. (UPI) The Indonesian government's discriminatory actions against Chinese businessmen is "slowly strangling: private enterprise to death m Indonesia." a leading Chinese businessman charged today. The businessman, who &>ked no: to be identified because of fear of reprisals. said government restrictions
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    • 92 12 SAN FRANCISCO Wed (UPI) The California Supreme Court today unanimously affirmed the death sentence of author-rapist Caryl Chessman who has successfully avoided San Quentin's gas chamber for 11 years. Today's decision may mark the end of the road for the 37-year-old prisoner who
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    • 88 12 ACCRA. Wed. <Reuter) The Prime Minister of Ghana Dr. Kwame Nkrumah. has moved out of Christiansborg Castle his official residence 50 that work can begin on preparing the castle for the State visit b y Queen Elizabeth II of England and her husband the Duke of
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    • 77 12 A happy re-union in Rio EXILED Panamanian diplomat Roberto Arias kisses his wife, ballerina Margot Fonteyn. on her arrival here at Rio de Janeiro. Arias, who denies being one of the leaders of the recent abortive revolt m Panama arrived m Rio de Janeiro from Lima. Peru, where he stayed
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    • 288 12 KERALA CHIEF OFF TO SEE PRASAD 16,000 word 'charge sheet 9 against Red State More arrests made as campaign enters 26th day NEW DELHI, Wed. (Reuter)— A 16,000-word "charge sheet" against Kerala State's elected Communist Government will be presented to India's President, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, today after 26 days of
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    • BRIEFS
      • 141 12 12 Medan students for Malaya MEDAN. Wed. lUPI) The Medan Rotary Club said today it will send a dozen students to Malaya to continue their studies at Penang and Ipoh. The students will be sent under an exchange agreement between student associations here and m Malaya sponsored by the Rotary
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    • 751 12 Story behind the illegal entry racket Court told how bodies were dumped Into harbour SYDNEY. Wed. ißeuter) Chinese members of the ship "Taiyuan" had agreed to smuggle into Australia five stowaways, claimed to be worth $2,000 (Malayan), according to an alleged statement read m the Coroner's Court today. The alleged
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    • 188 12 Menzies back home says: PERTH. Wed. (Reuter) The Prime Minister. Mr. R G. Mciudet, returned to Australia today from his two months' overseas tour and again expressed his belief m top-level meetings. "I think we can look forward to a lessening of tension m Europe where
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    • 79 12 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) May was a record month for the British tourist industry. Figures released today by the British Travel and Holidays' Association show that 123.170 visitors arrived m Britain during the month, an increase of eight per cent over the May total m 1958.
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    • 59 12 pirturr LOOKING lovely in white lace. Prime** Di Calibria of Italy. i s seen arriving at th* FSalon of the Rryal Palace in Brunei* Belrmrr groom Prince Albert of Belgium fo r the cml mony of their wedding Later thi* ui< Maaai second ceremonv in the
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    • 224 12 All debts to be wiped HONGKONG, Wed. (Router) Land heloi "manorial lords" who took part m the Tiho earlier this year would be confiscated under f 1 reform proposals published here yesterday. The proposals were submitted to the Preparatory Committee for the Tibet autonomous region by its vicechairman and
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
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