The Straits Times, 7 December 1957

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    17 1 uiri|o^Atfi> rEßTiiicn sale exiekds tt#,ooo The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1957 15 CENTS
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    THE TENGKU'S ULTIMATUM
    498 1 CHIN PENG TOLD: SEND YOUR MAN TO MEET US BY PEC 31 Chief Minister: 'Why delay sending me a message*-! doubt your honesty' Tm fed up with waiting' L \LA LI'.MIU'R. 1 n. -The Prime Minister. Ten s k v Abdul Rahman, toIfive the beaten terrorist leader,
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    Oppenheimer II
    37 1 VNESBURG. Fri. Harry Oppenheimer. son .ond king Sir Ernest r who died here 25. today became an of tho multi-million \nclo-American Corand De Brrr.s Conted Diamond Mines. INSURANCE SCHEME PLAN TENGKI'.. am fed up. 1
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    Colony blueprint for Social Welfare
    998 1 ESTABLISHMENT of a contributory social insur- ance scheme that would eventually embrace the entire working population and their dependants, is recommended in an expert report to the Singapore Government published yesterday. The report suggests that in view of the various systems of social protection which
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    Lock icon Peking now woos the Christians
    75 1 PEKING, Fri. A Communist inspired Protestant church movement today called on all Chinese Christians to accept the Communist Party leadership. "Christians throughout the country must (irmly take thr socialist road alongside other sections of the people," its committee urged. "A movement of Socialist education among;
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    30 p.c. SLASH IN OUR TIN PRODUCTION
    905 1 Prompt steps by Government KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. T^HE Federation Government took immediate steps A today to carry out the decision of the International Tin Council in London to control tin exports and cut production. As from Dec. 15 for a period of three
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    Lock icon 1601 b. Christmas pudding
    52 1 LONDON. Fri. A Christmas pudding weighing 160 lb. and sufficient for 1.000 people was presented yesterday to aged poor in the city of London by Australian fruit growers. It contains an Australian gold sovereign, the Australian High Commissioner, Sir Eric Harrison, said in formally handing it
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    Anthem call
    27 1 ACCRA. Fri.— The people of Ghana are to be asked to supply words for their new national anthem which at present is only a tune.
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    Woman ($617 pay) owes $120,000
    202 1 Woman ($617 pay) owes $120,000 $2,000 LOANS TO MEET INTEREST A WOMAN earning $617 a month told the Singapore High Court yesterday how she had accumulated a $120,000 debt. "It started with gambling losses." said Carrie Shen Pei Fen. a broadcasting assistant in Radio Malaya's Chinese school section. "I had
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    Two hurt in gang clash
    56 1 Lee Gee Soon 30 and Lam Cha Choon. 16, were admitted to Singapore General Hospital with stab wounds at 1.30 a.m. today after a gang clash at Lorohg Ah Soo. off Paya Lebar Road. The clash, which occurred in a coffee shop, involved about 30
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    Lock icon Black in H.K. on Jan. 23
    41 1 HONG KONG. Fri Sir Robert Black, the new Governor of Hong Kong will arrive here on Jan. 23. the Government announced today. Sir Robert, former governor of Singapore, is now on leave in Britain. Reuter
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    The Sultan and the 'unknown' lady
    126 1 The Sultan and the 'unknown lady rpHE Sultan of Pahiing's i -I arrival in Singapore yes 'erday sparked off another j speculative story. When he left Kuala I,urnpur by air earlier In the day. he was reported to be accomparXd by a lady companion I I whose Identity hr would
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    DUTCH ASK COLONY 'PLEASE HELP'
    207 1 THE Dutch Government yesterday asked Singapore to help its nationals if they are forced out of Indonesia The Colony Government agreed to allow Dutch citizens, should they be evacuated, to land in Singapore as passengers in transit. "If the need arises, the Singapore Government will,
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    Lock icon Jakarta starts expelling Dutch: KLM first
    1157 1 ALL SHIPPING COMPANIES SEIZED JAKARTA, Friday. JNDONESIA began expelling Dutch subject* today as reports poured in that Indonesian employees throughout the island republic were seizing Dutch business enterprises. The Information Minister, Dr. Sudibjo said the Dutch Embassy had been told to begin evacuation of
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    Lock icon Planes are packed: More flights to Colony?
    110 1 Planes are packed: More flights to Colony? JAKARTA, tri. t, Je witnesses today described pathetic scenes at Jakarta airport as men and women struggled to get seats on packed international airliners leaving th* city Crowds queued at airline offices pleading for tickets to leave the country. Dutch women with ramillM
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    Lock icon Proving flight
    26 1 SYDNEY, Fri. A Super Constellation airliner landed here today to complete a pro vine flight for Qantas airways' new transatlantic London-New York-Sydney service. Reuter.
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    Lock icon U.S, sputnik blows up on ground
    100 1 U.S, sputnik blows up on ground pAPE CANAVERAL, Fri. —The Vanguard rocket, with America's first earth satellite aboard, blew up today without leaving the ground. Crowds of watchers at the testing site saw a huge flash of flame followed by bellowing clouds of smoke. Then came terse Defence Department statement.
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    STOP PRESS
    37 1 SPUTNIK ROCKET DOWN IN U.S. MOSCOW. Fri— Mr Nikita KhrushcheT said tonight carrier rocket of Russia's first Sputnik plunged to earth over America last Sunday. Accused America of refusing to give it up —i 1"
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    NOTE FROM EX-PoW WOMAN TO KISHI: ^PAY ME $I,ooo'
    129 2 NOTE FROM EX-PoW WOMAN TO KISHI: ^PAY ME $I,ooo' ADELAIDE, Fri. —An Australian woman has asked the Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Nobusuke Kishi, to return $1,000 taken from her by the Japanese while she was a prisoner in Manila in 1942. Mrs. M. B. Merritt. of Woodville, says she spent,
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    Lock icon That cuppa early in day can cause insomnia
    133 2 LONDON, Fri. Tea drinking early in Uhe day may be a cause of insomnia at night, a doctor reports in the Lancet, the leading British medical journal Dr. N B. Eastwood, of Lowest oft, in Suffolk, says that nine of his patients
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    American scene
    547 2  -  DONALD LUDLOW From WASHINGTON, Friday. \TO MATTER what decision President Eisenhower may make about N his future-Tc I resign or cling stubbornly to office against steadily failing heakh-it would seem impossible for the American people to continue to ignore the one great lesson that a sick man in
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    IKE'S ILLNESS CALLS FOR SPRING CLEANING IN WHITE HOUSE
    256 2 IKE'S ILLNESS CALLS FOR SPRING CLEANING IN WHITE HOUSE able, i[ only that a strata than that hower ha, leave thr p-. Pletely paralj able to decide i When t... Woodrow country year by his secretary and of Statr. Nixon and( has had mo ment and trannr.c: other vice-president <R
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    Cable flashes
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    British firm plans big atomic tanker
    157 3 British firm plans big atomic tanker >.\". Fri.— A Brili sh sliippine: firm ring building i -ton atom- d submarine 18 announcnight Ltd.. said it cement with taval architecture ■vliminary investne feasibility .ssol. kerg is the second m to take steps aiding an atomibmarine tanker, ell Engineering ady carrying out
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    Lock icon Richer nations should help poor ones'
    144 3 Richer nations should help poor ones DELHI. Fri.— An Ausdclegate, Mr. D. ild the Common. alth Parliamentary Con- here yesterday that the richer Common■alth nations should put ■art of its national to strengthen the services of poorer icrs. .iid the Commonwealth apply the same printhat Australia applies within the country;
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    Lock icon UNFAIR, SAYS A DIRECTOR
    534 3 UNFAIR, SA YS A DIRECTOR A-G asks about letter from the No. 2 of the Bank of England Another company chief is warned: You are treating inquiry too lightly LONDON, Friday. DIRECTOR of the Bank of England today protested that Britain's Attorney-General was "unfairly" trying to make him say he
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    Lock icon Above board
    31 3 NEW YORK. Friday The Moore McCormack shipping line today offered nude but not mixed sunbathing on a specially reserved deck as an attraction for its South American cruises. Reuter.
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    Lock icon THE DUKE OF WINDSOR HAS TEA WITH QUEEN
    140 3 THE DUKE OF WINDSOR HAS TEA WITH QUEEN LONDON, Fri.— The Duke of Windsor, on a short visit to London from Paris, had tea with the Queen and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace yester. day. It was a last engagement before his return to Paris. No advance announce. ment was
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    Lock icon 'Japan holds key to Asia'—U.S.
    125 3 'Japan holds key to Asia'— U.S. WASHINGTON, Fri.— Japan holds the "key to the future of Asia." a U.S. State Department publication said yesterday. The 55-page illustrated booklet, titled "Japan, Free World Ally." gave a vivid picture of Japan of today, emphasising, its importance a. s a partner of the
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    Lock icon Anti-fly drive
    20 3 PEKING, Fri. A winter campaign against "the four evils" flies, mosquitoes, rats and sparrows began here today. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Girard sails
    27 3 YOKOHAMA. Fri. —Private William Girard and Candy, his Japanese bride of six months, sailed today for home and an uncertain civilian life in America. UP.
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    Lock icon Lords say 'yes' to Ladies
    48 3 LONDON. Fri.— 'The House of Lords last night gave an unopposed second reading agreement in principle to a Bill which will enable the Government to create men and women peers and peeresses for life. Their titles will not descend to their heirs. Reuter.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    266 3 LONDON. Frf. Closing middle prices of selected stocks not including stamp duty were: LOANS Consols £45 M Funding 4. £85 7/16 -p4 War 3Vi% £61 H BAXKS Mtlle (£5 2H P.U.) £6< 4 +>i Chartered (£1) 36/- /9 Hongkong (sl2s> M £46 -rJi INSURANCE Com. Un. (uta.) 10/-
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    RUBBER
    29 3 LONDON. Pri. Spot 24 a «d., Dec. 24*, d.. Jan-Mar. 25',d. April-June 25',d., July-Sept. 25*»d.. Dec. c.i.f. 24\d., Jan. c.i.f. 24',d.. Feb. c.l.r. 24:l»d.. Tone: Easy after firm.
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    TIN
    22 3 LONDON, Pri Buyers £733: sellers £733' 2: Forward buyers £734: sellers £734' 7; Settlement £733'j; Turnover a.m. 360 tons *p,m. 140.
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    Lock icon Big fog lifts after a 48-hour blow
    203 3 Big fog lifts after a 48-hour blow LONDON, Friday. EXDG lifted from most parts of England and Wales 1 today after a 48-hour blackout. More than 100 ships held up in the River Thames for nearly three days began to move again. Milder weather freed Iced up main roads but
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    Lock icon BRIGHTON GRAFT CASE MEN FOR TRIAL
    124 3 BRIGHTON GRAFT CASE MEN FOR TRIAL ORIGHTON, Fr 1 r> Charles Ridge, 58, Brighton's suspended Chief Constable, two detectives and two civilians were committed here today for trial on bribery and corruption charges The five accused pleaded not guilty and reserved their defence. The accused are: Ridge. Detective Inspector John
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    Lock icon TORY VOTE SLUMPS IN POLL VICTORY
    159 3 From 11,900 down to 4,300 LONDON, Friday. fPHE Conservative Party has retained its parliax mentary seat at Garston, Liverpool with a vastly reduced majority. The Conservative candidate had a majority of 4,304 in a fight against Labour and Liberal opponents. At the 1955 general
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    Malayan girl wins prize
    59 3 PERTH, Fri. A pretty young Chinese girl today became the first Malayan student to win a prize at Perth technical colleges Department of Architecture She is second-year student June Thong of Singapore who won the Western-Australian Historical Society's measured drawing prize for 1957. Miss Thong inlends
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    Appendix out in aid plan operation
    189 4 DOCTOR, PATIENT FROM STORE From K. D. GOTT MELBOURNE, Fri. i"l "Operation Colombo Plan" was successfully carried out at Melbourne's Alfred Hospital when Dr. R. Sundarason of Singapore removed the appendix of Mr. William Goh Soo Him, also of Singapore. Both the doctor and
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    THAT TAX-FREE INVESTMENTS PLAN IS HAILED
    381 4 THAT TAX-FREE INVESTMENTS PLAN IS HAILED Malaya, too, urged to look into t t KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. INDEPENDENT Malaya should, like Singapore, explore the possibilities of granting tax exemption to foreign investments during the development stage of new industries here, leading commercial circles told the Straits Times today. They were
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    MEET ME AT BADMINTON HALL STAGE TONIGHT
    69 4 THE NONYA is no nonya. It's William Tan. who plays the heroine Alice Wee in the play "Tidak Berdosa." which is being presented by the Kumpolan Peranakan Singapura. The show opens tonight at ihr Singapore Badminton Hall. .Most of tin- programme is in
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    $500m. investment in the future
    183 4 BRUNEI LOOKS TO SECURITY BRUNEI. Friday. DESERVES and surplus revenues invested by the Brunei Government as '"security for the future" will soon total $500 million. DESERVES and surplus revenues invested by the Brunei Government as ""security for the future" will soon total $500 million. Latest
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      172 4 RADIO MALAYA NATIONAL SHORT WAVE SERVICE 41 mrtrcs 7200 kc/s SINGAPORE Medium wave 476 metres Xi ALA lIMPIR Medium wave 341 metre* PENANG Medium wave 366 metre* IPOH Medium wave 330 metrea MALACCA Medium wave 297 metrea A.M. 7.15 Opening Announcement. 7.16 Morning Serenade. 7.30 Time signal and news. 7
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    Burmese visitor
    23 5 Dr Sein Ban. the Buri mese Minister for Health. < arrivpd in Singapore by Thai Airways last night for a three-day visit.
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    170 SCHOOLS TO STUDAY PROBLEMS OF YOUTH
    122 5 170 SCHOOLS TO STUDAY PROBLEMS OF YOUTH OEPRESENTATIVES of 1V 170 Singapore Chinese schools will meet today to discuss how to curb juvenile delinquency. Mr. Kao Hung Kian, secreUry of the Chinese Schools' Conference which has called the gathering told i the Straits Times yesterday: "Educationists in Singapore are generally
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    Theosophists pick leaders
    44 5 Miss Margaret Flinter has been elected president of the Singapore Lodge Theosophical Society. The other officials are: Vice president Mr T. Pakiry; secretary Mr. X.A Panicker; treasurer Mr. CP Vaswani; librarian Mr. S Rengasamy Pillay and auditor Mr. Heng Seng Chiang.
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    Youth meeting
    22 5 The Yio Chu Kang Youth Club. Singapore, will hold their annual general meeting tomorrow at the Kalaimagal Tamil School hall.
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    For the blind
    17 5 PENANG, Fri The St. Nicholas Home for the blind appeal fund has reached $22.266
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    Blow to getting the tax money
    162 5 HAD the Singapore Income Tax Department not lost the services of eight expatriate officers earlier this year, its collections would have been much closer to the original estimate of $68,500,000, a spokesman said yesterday. He said of the eight senior expatriates who left, four
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    ADULTS ARE CHOOSY ABOUT TEACHERS
    203 5 ADULTS in Singapore are very choosy about the standard of study courses they take, says the annual report of the Council for Adult Education to be presented at its annual conference today. In fact, they have such "discriminatory tastes'' they will not enrol unless they
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    Singapore excels in technical skill, says Lim
    236 5 Singapore excels in technical skill, says Lim fHERE is a high standard of technical skill and craftsmanship in Singapore, the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, said last night. Speaking at the Fraser and Neave's dinner to celebrate the award of four medals by the 1957 London Breweries Exhibition to
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    Naval inspection
    27 5 Rear Admiral G.A. Thnng made an annual inspection of thp Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve at HM.S. Labarnum. the headquarters ship of the Naval Reserveyesterday.
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    FORTNIGHT TO SETTLE BANK MONEY ROW
    155 5 FORTNIGHT TO SETTLE BANK MONEY ROW The 1.400-strong Singapore Bank Employees 1 Union will give the managements of U big Colony banks a 14--day ultimatum today to settle its claim for a month's gross salary as gratuity for every completed year of service. At a joint meeting yesterday, the managements
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    GOODWILL MEN ON TOUR
    43 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Members of the Goodwill Committee, Jerantut Pahang, !ed by Inche Abdullah bin Haji Mohamcd Akil. are touring the district. They have visited Jerantut Ferry, Sungei Jan Village, Jerantut Estate, Jeransong Estate, Kuala Tembeling, and Eatu Balal.
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      397 5 PASTOR KIDS CHRISTMAS I YIO CHI' KANG VOl TH PARTY at Wesley Church hall, I CUB: 4th annual general mert--4 Fort Canning Road. 3 pm. mc at Kalaimagal Tamil School Hosts Wesley Sunday School 7th m-s Ylo Chu Kane Road, o Senior' Cla.ss Pm. YMCA (Orchard Roadi: Movie k.ATONG BOYS'
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    I had my blouse pulled by 2 strange women
    531 6 NIGHT OUT SHOPPING-GIRL TELLS COURT... A SALESGIRL out shopping at Geylang Serai with a man was set upon by two strange women and had her blouse pulled and bust exposed, a Singapore court was told yesterday. Choo York Sim, 26, of
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    The no-work dockers: 'A pawn in politics'
    212 6 The no-work dockers: 'A pawn in politics' yHE chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board, Mr. P. A. T. Chrimes, said yesterday that the majority of the employees who terminated their services during the recent go-slow "are being ruthlessly exploited for propaganda advantage in a game of party- political manoeuvre." He
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    Red Cross drill
    35 6 BRUNEI TOWN. Frl.— The Brunei Town diviston of the British Red Cross Societ> held a drill and first aid de" monstratlon in front of the Government offices building on Friday. Nov 29
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    UMNO man accuses Dato Onn
    208 6 A WEEK TO GO BEFORE POLLING BATU PAHAT, Friday. WITH a week to go before polling, the supporters of Dato Onn bin Ja'afar, the president of Party Negara, are still optimistic about his success in the federal by-election here. But a main line of attack
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    Left home five days ago — is missing
    78 6 Left home five days ago is missing MX LIM LAI SANU 25 an insurance agent who has been reported missing from his home in Kuala Lumpur since Dec 2. His car was found on rhursday in a back lan*> off Ampang Road, behind a hotel not far from his office.
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    Workers to be insured
    34 6 TAIPING, Frl.— The Taiplng I own council will be responsible for workmen's compensation insurance for their employees next year. A vote of $9,301.23 has been set aside for this purpose
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    BOAC talks
    25 6 A meeting of BOAC sales executives from London and all Far Eastern areas will be held in Singapore on Dec 9 and 10.
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    Women bound, robbed
    172 7 Gang stop car on lonely road pIVE women were held L up and robbed early yesterday morning while driving in lonely Ah Hood Road, Singapore. They were bound and gagged and lost a total of $400 in cash and jewellery. One of the women Mrs. Tan Ling
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    Siamese King's birthday
    73 7 PENANG, Fri. The Governor of Penang, Raja Sir Uda. and Lady Uda were among the guests at an official reception given by the Siamese Consul and Mrs. Suphot Phiansunthon last night at the Siamese Consulate, in Ayer Rajah Road, on the occasion of the Siamese King's birthday.
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    Teachers' course
    33 7 The Singapore Director of Education. Mr. D. McLellan, will deliver the opening address at the Malayan Mathematical Society's teachers' refresher course which begins on Tuesday morning at the University of Malaya.
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    Three stole coconuts
    87 7 PARIT BUNTAR, Fri.— Two Malay youths, Ismail bin Chile, 11, and Harun bin Haji Ahmad, 14, were yesterday bound over for six months by the Circuit Magistrate, Tuan Haji Baharuddin bin Haji Abdul Rais. A third youth, Abi Samad, 18, was ordered to be sent to the
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    Skiffle group records
    37 7 PENANG Fri Th e Butterworth R.A.F. Venom's Skiffle Group last night made a 15-minute recording of skiffle songs in the studios of Radio Malaya. The recording will be broadcast in the New Year programme.
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    Home robbed
    21 7 A Singapore housewife found $100 cash and jewellery valued at $195 missing from her home in Woskel Road yesterday.
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    EXCHANGE PLAN IN TEACHER TRAINING
    158 7 LECTURERS for the trai interchanged between i ing British territories. This was recommended at a conference of specialists on teacher training held at early this week. It was attended by representatives from Singapore, Hong Kong. Sarawak. North Borneo. Brunei and Malaya. Singapore's delegate to the
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    11 HELD AS MALACCA POLICE BREAK UP CYCLE PROCESSION
    215 7 11 HELD AS MALACCA POLICE BREAK UP CYCLE PROCESSION IIfIALACCA, Fri.— Police iTI blocked two ends of a street here this morning to break up a cycle procession by 50 pupils from two local Chinese schools. Eleven boys, alleged to be the ring leaders, were detained. They were released in
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    Rubber shoes crisis: An investigation
    146 7 INDUSTRIAL PROMOTION BOARD ACTS T»HE Singapore Industrial Promotion Board is mxx vestigating the crisis now confronting the Colony's rubber shoe industry. This follows a petition made to the Government by the Singapore Rubber Goods Manufacturers' and Traders' Association last week The petition said 11 rubber
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    Cook found hanging
    74 7 PENANG, Fri— One and a I half hours after he checked into a hotel, a Chinese was lound hanging in a room. Police, who were summoned to the Poh Hin Hotel in McNair Street this morning, found Goh Scow Chuan, 43, already dead. The door had been
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    Charged with robbery
    49 7 IPOH, Fri. A 32-year-old Chinese. Law See, was charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with robbing Mukthabai Rama Krishnan of her gold necklace, last night. The necklace is valued at $300. No plea was recorded and the case was postponed to Dec. 13 for mention.
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    SCHOOL HONOURS 'OLD BOY'
    91 7 TAIPINO, Pri. There was a special word of congratulations during the speech day programme of the King Edward VII school here today for a former student, Inche Mohamed Ohazali bin Haji Jawi. now Mentri Besar of Perak. In a review of the school's I activities, the
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    DEATH
    59 8 10 Word* $10 (Minimum) MADAM LIM POH CHOO (Mrs. Tay Kum Lim), age 75, passed away peacefully at 11 a.m on 6-12-57 at No 96, Lorong L, Telok Kurau, leaving behind 3 sons, Tay Leong Cheh. Leon? Kee, Leong Yam, 4, daughters, 4 sons-in-law and 37 grand-children. Funeral on
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    28 8 IV Word, tlO (Minimum). MR. MRS. ONO KAH BEE thank all Relatives and Friends for their Valuable Gilts, Telegrams, Assistance and Attendance at their Wedding on 1.12.57.
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    The Straits Times Singapore, Sat. Dec. 7, 1957. Town And Nation
    549 8 The Straits Times Singapore, Sat. Dec. 7, 1957. Town And Nation Voters will go to the polls today in every large town in the Federation, from Penang in the north to Johore Bahru in the south. The spoils of battle are not large. These are contests for town council seats,
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    Right but Rueful
    385 8 Tin producers who sagely remarked before the meeting of the International Tin Council that a cut in production and restricted exports are a lesser evil than a declining price are still right, but they are also rueful. The Council has now fixed total permissible exports for the
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    T.B. Campaign
    224 8 For all the sustained efforts of government and voluntary organisations, tuberculosis still remains a major "killer". There are some experts who claim that the disease is possibly on the increase. The secretary of the Perak AntiTuberculosis Association asserts that T.B. cases have increased twenty-fold in Perak during the
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    As I was saying...
    1230 8  -  CYNICCS by IT takes a stranger to 1 find the silver lining In Singapore's populalation cloud. In his report on social security measures for the Colony, Mr. G J. Brocklehurst, an expert from the International Labour Office, points out that Singapore will not have to face
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    SATURDAY STUMPY
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    LIVING DANGEROUSLY
    800 8  -  Dr. ROGER BANNISTER By RECENTLY I was asked to name a "Sports, man of the Year." I chose Stirling Moss. Then I was challenged by a mother who feared that her four sons might be encouraged to look on living dangerously as an ideal. The qualities of decision
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    110 8 {From the Straits Times of Dec. 5, 1907). MR. Chlng Keng Lee, the retiring Municipal Commissioner forßochore (No. 4) Ward was re-elected to the Commission, polling 23 votes or three more than were necessary for an election. Bank notes in circulation in Singapore and Penang during the
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    Walk-out: 'Face up to the problems'
    157 9 Walk-out: 'Face up to the problems' LUMPUR, Fri. N Members of the ng Jaya Town •tee were advised to "face difficult -itroversial proinstead of stag- walk-out every 'here was a disHt. advice came from se- j lorg of the Kuala < Municipal Council commented on walk-out by l members of
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    Contests
    20 9 The Singapore Great World v vili hold a song, band and dance championships for 1958 irom Saturday. Jan. 11.
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    STUDENT FLIES IN FOR HOLIDAYS
    67 9 STUDENT FLIES IN FOR HOLIDAYS viK. SAMUEL ABRAHAM. 27. (above) the first Asian to be elected president of as Australian university's student's union, flew into Singapore by Qantas yesterday for his holidays. A medical student under the Colombo Plan, he has just completed his oneyear term as the president of
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    POLICE NEWSMAN DIES
    79 9 LUMPUR, Fri. Mr A 6 Rajah, Public Relar of the Federadied in the Hospital here this h&art trouble. jah, who was also secretary of the Pi ;b of Malaya, was formerly Editor of the Kuala Lumpur edition of the nowdefunct Malaya Tribune When the newspaper closed in
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    Alliance hopes for three easy wins
    156 9 CHANCES Pf KUALA LUMPUR STRAIGHT FIGHT ARE SAID TO BE TIFTY-FIFTY* ...IN MALACCA, SEREMBAN AND TAIPING But 'rough going' elsewhere KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. sources are confident of victory in only three of the municipal and town council elections tomorrow. The main polling areas are
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      APATHETIC 5,000 VOTE EXPECTED
      206 9 JOHORE BAHRU JOHORE Bahru goes to the polls tomorrow to elect four members to the Johore Bahru Town Council. This will De the first election In the town for three years. By-elections have previously resulted in Alliance candidates be Ing returned unopposed. The elections have not
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      3 ALLIANCE, 3 LABOUR 3 SEATS
      124 9 3 ALLIANCE, 3 LABOUR 3 SEATS SEREMBAN 'THREE Alliance can- didates and three Labour men will contest three seats in the Seremban town council elections. Two Labour and two Alliance candidates will fight for two seats in the Rahantward. Labour councillor, Mr. Ro bert Slngam. is standing for re-election In
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      LABOUR MAY CAUSE AN UPSET
      79 9 LABOUR MAY CAUSE AN UPSET •pHE Labour Party, A challenging the Alliance for four seats on the Taiping Town Council tomorrow, stands a good chance of creating an upset in at least one of the wards. This is the first time that Labour has entered the political arena in Taiping.
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      THREE MORE SEATS ON COUNCIL
      85 9 MALACCA •THE Alliance attaches more than usual importance to the Malacca contest. Under the present set-up they have five serving councillors and the Malayan °arty one. The revised constitution provides a new three-seat constituency the Mata Kuching ward —so with three vacant seats one from
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      LABOUR HAS HAD MORALE BOOSTED
      116 9 LABOUR HAS HAD MORALE BOOSTED IN Penang, the fight between Alliance and Labour candidates is expected to prove the most bitter since December 1951. Last year's elections resulted in a clean sweep for Labour which won five seats. Of the four remaining seats, three went to Independents and the other,
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    BORDERERS GIVE CHILDREN'S HOME A NEW PIANO
    273 9 THE Ist. Bn., The South Wales Borderers played Santa Claus yesterday, 1 when they presented a brand new piano to the Red Cross Crippled Children's Home at Tanah Merah Besar, Singapore As soon as the shining piano was unveiled by Mrs. Mlers. wife
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    Exhibition of paintings
    44 9 Mr Lee Kong Chian. a Singapore multimillionaire yesterday declared open an exhibition of 180 oil paintings by Mr. Liv Kang at the Victoria Memorial Hall. The exhibition, sponsored by nve Colony's cultural organisations, is open to the public till Dec. 15.
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    MAN TELLS OF GUN ISSUED IN JUNGLE
    193 9 MAN TELLS OF GUN ISSUED IN JUNGLE KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— A 21-year-old man told the High Court here today that he had been Issued a revolver In the jungle only the day before he and another person were ambushed by security forces. Yap Ron Chee. alias Siew Kooi. was making
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    Gen. Festing's trip abroad
    34 9 General Sir Francis Festing. C.-in-C. Far East Land Forces, will leave Singapore today for a two-week visit to Hong Kong Japan and Korea. He will be accompanied by Lady Festing.
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    Fashion parade
    33 9 The Singapore Cricket Club on behalf of SATA will present a fashion parade by Joan Booty's Mannequin Training and Charm School at the club's premises on Dec. 12 at 8 p.m.
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    MILLIONAIRE'S DAUGHTER TO WED TEACHER
    188 9 RELIGION play s an important part in the life of Mr. George Lee Ser Suah, 16, a school teacher and future son-in-law of Singapore multi-million-aire, Mr. Tan Lark Sye. He wished most of all that the girl he married should be a Christian too. And
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    Serious health menace
    70 10 Serious health menace BATU PAHAT is marred by certain insanitary areas where the laws of health are completely Ignored. In Kampong Pantai. drains are never cleared and dirty water and animal filth are left to accumulate. Household refuse is seldom removed. Pigs are permitted to be reared In the town
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    $21 a month for night class
    73 10 LIKE many other overaged pupils, I am extremely worried to learn of the fees for night classes. The charge for an hour is 35 cents to a Form IV pupil. Suppose we have three hours of stu d y a night, and five days
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    Malay jobs quota
    43 10 I OBJECT to any revision of the Malay jobs quota of four to one. once this Is relaxed, it will be for good. The Govern ment should have thought of the consequences of sudden Malayanisation. KAMPONG TERGADAL MENANG SORAK Taipinc
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    Half fare for students
    23 10 IN th 3 past It has been the custom of the Malayan Railways to grant double journey tickets, at
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    Dignity in the peak cap
    58 10 SOMETIME ago Tengku Abdul Rahman changed the headgear of the Federation Police Force for a more dignified peak cap. Why is it that the Federation Military Police now have to wear the 'bakul after the police have discarded theirs? Surely they will look more dignified
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    Apprentice allowance
    83 10 Apprentice allowance AS an ex-apprentice of the Technical College. I can understand the students' clamour for a rise in the subsistence allowance The present $85 is quite insufficient for a student who depends only on this amount to meet all his bills. After deducting mess and dhoby charges he is
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    Copies of the Constitution
    128 10 Copies of the Constitution OUR Independence was proclaimed on August 31. 1957 but up to now one cannot obtain a copy of our Constitution. As far as I can discover none exists The Reid Report and the White Paper do not form an authentic constitution of ou r country. no
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    The STRAITS TIMES Saturday forum
    11 10 let's do it the hart wav
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    Too busy with mahjong to care for teenagers
    352 10 f IVING in the heart of the city and daily going through its environs one easily notices how children and teenagers are being allowed to take to hooliganism, terrorism and gangsterism. In many districts tiny tots, school children and bigger teenagers have
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    HALF-BAKED CITIZENS
    156 10 I WONDER if the holding of Government examinations for the sixth standard pupils in the Federation serves any purpose. To refuse admission to secondary school even to those who have passed this examination is wicked. Parents of the successful but unlucky children will ask. "What b the purpose
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      BENIAMINO GIGLI THE PEOPLE'S SINGER
      1096 11  - BENIAMINO GIGLI THE PEOPLE'S SINGER NDAV night in A March, two years Six thousand excited people pack t h,. concert hall in tie, ManchesThey have come to hear the greatest tenor O l the age give his farewell performance. The occasion, too, is h hirthday. the :mpeccablyveteran makes how there
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      472 11 m^m\^k^s\mW^mWeWMmsV^mß^mWm\^k^mmmmm^m^m ■|p§V wifh PAPER DUST BAG M/i§^W the--I^^. cleaning tools that reach everywlierc I v V^^^^>. Here's the way to keep your house spotlessly ygj^P~k jL c ean rom top t0 b° ttom f ar cleaner than I a^-i- >^>v ever tfiought possible. And it's so easy texj! Rin 2
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      262 11 Carmen A Co. By Mas is tmis awsw carvsn TbHP*~- v| I o m«?n c* ivg l ugp. tfcaMßpk; r'o^-^is Bo* I -yT^yvA I />«o cc ±s? manbe >ou akr :m CA--ocAirvr.' mv buodn J^BMbJL^thev went P3E3EHjCHBBsIi fe /)'\>v i abj carmen ■j J^g§fw»l uE co Ul^ ':s TiN^ v
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    METAL OUTPUT CUTBACK WEAKENS TIN SHARES
    680 12 METAL OUTPUT CUTBACK WEAKENS TIN SHARES By Our Market Correspondent THE announcement by the Internationa! Tin 1 Council in London that it was bringing in control of tin exports and allowing Malaya to export only 10,125 tons for the control period December 15 to March 14 next year weakened tin
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    R.I. news firms rubber
    347 12 R.I. news firms rubber EARLY In the week the usual technical adjustment of the current position caused some liquidation which under normal circumstances would have shown lower prices report Holiday, Cutler, Bath ft Co., Ltd., in their current rubber review. However, the extreme uncertainty of the Indonesian political scene prevented
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    106 12 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange: noon prices per picul yesterday were: Coprs: steady; OK Continent December January S29li buyers, 530"4 sellers. Coconut oil: steady; bulk $48 sellers, drum SS2 sellers. Pepper: .steady: no business reported done; Muntok white $97, Sarawak $96, special Sarawak black $64 (all up *l i.
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    47 12 The Federation s \linl«t-r of Finance has fixed the following prices for calculating Custom* duties for the week from Dee. 3. Robber 7HU cents a lb. Copra M3O a ton. Coconut Oil $776 a ton. Palm Oil 1721.75 a ton. Palm kernels $362 a ton.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    149 12 December first grade rubber buyera f.o.b. cloned In Singapore yesterday at SOS rents per Ib. up two cents on Thursday's closing price. The closing tone was steady. (liming prices In cent* per lb. yesterday wereOFFICIAL: lot. 1 R S.S. f.o.b. buyers 80 V sellers 80 tNom.); Int. 1
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    98 12 Ths Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changed in its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Canada. buying airmail TT. 31-,, O.D. 32, 90 d 32\ credit bills. 32 7, 16 trade bills. Selling T.T. or O.D. ready: Canada 31 '-i: Deutsrhe Mark. 136 V
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    78 12 x steady i«-. e r variation on the s.<r k 'k* A here today. k Loans 3'n«s 19M-S9 Loans Si% l»5«-s« ,7 Con Zinc JMI Bank of NB.W. Mount I^ell N- Broken Hill Hill 50 Mount Morgan 4 i Peko Western Mining Ampol. Ex Oil Search Timor Oil
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      850 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMEmS APPLICATIONS are Invited from Federal cltleens for appointment as cadet Agricultural Assistants in the Department of Agriculture. Pwak Candidates for appointment must have attained their 18th but not their 24th birthday and must have completed the three year Course at the College of Agriculture. Malaya and have obtained
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      559 12 NOTICES MALAYAN TIN DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated in England) OUTPUT RETURN October 2,971 piculs. November 3,688 piculs. 4 dredges working. W. E. OABBITAS, Acting Oeneral Manager. SOUTHERN MALAYAN TIN DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated in England) OUTPUT RETURN October 6.019 piculs. November 5.396 plculs. 6 dredges working. W E. OAEBITAB, Acting Oeneral Manager.
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    AMERICANS IN THE CUP PICTURE
    114 14 AMERICANS IN THE CUP PICTURE A DELAIDE, Fri.— The United States, discarded by many critics in recent weeks, has again become a threat to Australia in this year's Davis Cup challenge Round Today, the Americans completed their victory over the Philippines in the first inter-zone final, and earned the right
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    Lock icon MCC honour for Denis Compton
    57 14 LONDON. Fri.— Denis Compton has been appointed an honorary cricket member of the Marylebone Cricket Club, joining the list of distinguished players who have received the honour. Sir Leonard Hutton was the last cricketer of note to have his name added to the membership when
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    S'pore to ask AGF for a ruling
    389 14 ASIAN GAMES ELIGIBILITY POSER DISCUSSED Can Harichandra and Perera change teams? THE SINGAPORE Olympic and Sports Council yesterday decided to write to the Asian Games Federation for clarification on a point of eligibility with special interest to Singapore and the Federation. The S.O.S.C.
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    THE WRONG PINTO NEARLY GOT INTO TEAM
    200 14 THE WRONG PINTO NEARLY GOT INTO TEAM SEREMBAN. Fri.— The error Negri Sembilan Rugby officials have dreaded for years was very nearly made this week-end. With five members ot the Pinto family— four brothers and the son of one of them —playing good Rugby, officials have always feared a mix-up
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    JAPANESE JUDO EXPERT TO GIVE LECTURES IN SINGAPORE
    123 14 JAPANESE JUDO EXPERT TO GIVE LECTURES IN SINGAPORE A JAPANESE judo ex- pert who has been coaching in Kuala Lumpur for the past two months is expected to arrive in Singapore today to give lectures and demonstrations to judo enthusiasts. Haruyoshi Ichijima. who holds a sixth dan black belt, will
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    Howe Liang can win a 'gold' at Tokyo
    274 14 WEIGHTLIFTERS are Singapore's best individual medal prospects at the thira Asian Games at Tokyo next year. According to the latest international performances they stand every chance of bringing back a gold and three bronze medals. Mr. Chia Tian Teck, pre sident of
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    Ray starts with a sth round ko
    194 14 Ray starts with a sth round ko ■pTUPINO Chinese featherweight Ray Ming Chan last night ln- troduced himself to Singapore fight fans with a fifth round I knockout victory over Scotsman Hugh Riley at the Happy World stadium. After three even rounds fn which Rlley was the aggressor but with
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    Lock icon lOC lists those who can't compete
    318 14 lOC lists those who can't compete I AUSANNE, Fri. Mr. "Ay c r y Brundage, American president of the International Olympic Committee, has sent a letter to all national Olympic bodies urging more rigorous enforcement of the Olympic amateur rules. Mr. Brundage said that in view of the misinformation circulated
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    Eight for Tokyo hockey
    78 14 KUALA LUMPUR, F-i. Eight countries have entered for the hockey tournament in next Mays Asian Games at Tokyo, it was learned here today. They are Afghanistan. Ceylon. Hong Kong, India, Japan. Malaya. Pakistan and Singapore. Indonesia and Korea are also expected to take part but they
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    Spore Schools 'quad' team
    71 14 Singapore Combined Schools 1 have named 17 players to take I part in the Inter-state schools I hockey quadrangular at Victoria j School on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The Singapore team will be selected from Sim Meng Kong. G. 1 Perera. Babfl Singh. R Gomez leapt.).
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    Province 106-4
    28 14 PORT ELIZABETH. Fri. Eastern Province had scored 106 for four by tea on the first day of their match against the tourIng Australian cricketers here today—Reuter.
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    Angela moves into third round
    271 14 Tl/lELBOURNE, Fri. England's Angela Mortimer, favoured to win the title, was today untroubled to win her second round match in the Victorian women's singles tennis championships being played at Koo- yong. South Africans, Trevor Fancutt and his wife. Daphne, also both won their matches, although
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      122 14 gmmw— Illiiiiiiun. TODAY BOXING: FederaUon Police RIGGER: H.M.S. Malaya com- Singapore Police, Thomson Road petition: Johore v Singapore WRESTLING: Akram v King S.C.C. padanj; RE. v KJIXC Kong. Happy World. 9 p,m. Ayer Rajah Road; R.A.M.C "A' TOMORROW I R.A.F. SeleUr "A"; RAM* SOCCER: All-Singapore v Perak ground. R.A.F. Seletar
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      315 15 FOR SALE tO Wordt U (Mm.) Box SO ct: extra. OLD PEKING BLACKWOOD Furniture, Jade Screens, Lacquer i Cabinets, Old Porcelains and English Silvers. 23. Tlverton 1 Lane, Off Kllllney Road. Singapore. AN ERRES CLOCK Radio makes an Ideal present. It not only accurately tells the time, but j also
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    322 16 1 STRAITS CODE 2 On Stage 3 Pappa's Love -pHK finish of the Singapore S t Leger over If miles (Race Six) at Bukit Timah today may see a straight fight between Straits Code and On Stage, and I expect eight-year-old Straits Code to get the judge's verdict. On Stage
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    Bt. TIMAH CARD
    1369 16 TODAY'S BEST BETS EPSOM JEEP'S best bets are Mirophli. Irish Pearl and Sun of Burma. Best outsider. Pride "f Phoenix. CALL BOY'S double for the day is: Programme and Irish Pearl. i I THE GOING will be heavy. Key to betting forecast: (SF) Strongly fancied, (F) fancied,
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    Three Rings in the Highlands
    159 16 MR. E. J. TAN'S champion stayer. Three Rings, b having a well-earned spell at the veterinary sanatorium Cameron Highlands, after another great season. His next appearance will probably be In the Selangor Gold Cup at Kuala Lumpur in February. Horses srnt up the hills during
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    BACK SUN OF BURMA AND IRISH PEARL FOR DOUBLE
    1038 16 THE two horses promoted after their first runs. Sun of Burma in Race Eight and Irish Pearl in Race Seven should make a good St. Leger Day double at Bukit Timah today. Sun of Burma, a three-year-old, showed his worth last
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    Lock icon But Humber Hawk is also fancied
    107 16 national Stakes nopes are less than double figure odds. Today Piggott and Barends spent an hour inspecting the course. Acceptors are: Baroda Beam. L. Piqgott (England) 92; Beaupa. H Bollow (Germany) 9.1; Te Totara, M. Garcia (France) 90; Helmast. L Milani (Italy) 8.5; Harry
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    175 16 Piwrott. England's "golden boy- O f racine by makinc his mount, Baroda Beam' favourite fnV thi A£3 000 International Stakes. To b °r in over M furlongs at Flemington racecourse tomo"roT But Baroda Beam, winner of Ballaret and Bendigo Cups, two provincial races, in his
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    132 16 Distance right for the 'King' COURSE FAC TS..^ANn FANCIES ARE >ou hoping outsiders > t \Then have 3». P(l For apart from last years i is the onh, the field o/ von over distance. King Pap. by won a IV, Navan, Irelai came to Ma he has sint times, he
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