The Straits Times, 3 September 1958

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    Lock icon FORMOSA SEA BATTLE
    280 1 U.S. MARINES GO FROM JAPAN TO TAIPEH Artillery duel at Quemoy after dawn naval clash Reds lose 11 torpedo boats TAIPEH, Tues. A fierce artillery duel raged between Quemoy and the Communist mainland today a few hours after a sea battle between Nationalist warehips and Red torpedo
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    Lock icon ICELAND BOARDS BRITISH TRAWLER
    94 1 ICELAND BOARDS BRITISH TRAWLER LONDON. Tues. The Admiralty said today that it had received a signal that two Icelandic gunboats had attacked and board--la British fishing trawler. i..c signal came from Commodore Barry Anderson, who is in charge of the British Fishery Squadron in Icelandic waters. It said: "Trawler Northern
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    Lock icon Veteran dies
    31 1 ATLANTA (Georgia). Tues. —Ma]. -Gen. Edward P. King. 74. who made the decision to surrender Bataan to Japanese forces In 1942. died last night of a heart attack. U.P.I.
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    Lock icon U.S. plane In sea: 19 Seared lost
    81 1 U.S. plane In sea: 19 Seared lost AOANA. (Guam), Tues. A military C-124 Olobemaster with 19 persons aboard crashed in the Pacific today about 50 mlle s west of Guam A U.S. Air Force spokesman said there was no indication of survivors but a search was being made. U.S. Navy
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    Lock icon Girl tells of flood of poison-pen notes from spurned man
    590 1  - Girl tells of flood of poison -pen notes from spurned man SIT YIN FONG FATHER OF FIVE FOLLOWED ME WHEREVER I WENT AND TRIED BLACK MAGIC... HE SCARED AWAY MY BOY-FRIEND* My SINGAPORE police are investigating a poison-pen campaign against a pretty 19-year-old girl in Kirn Keat Avenue. The girl,
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    Lock icon Blazing plane hits row of houses
    208 1 PEOPLE KILLED AT BREAKFAST-TIME LONDON, Tuesday. piFTEEN people, including two children and a baby, were feared killed when a blazing twin-engined Viking plane plunged into a row of council houses in Southall on London's western outskirts today. The death roll also included the crew
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    Lock icon Search for oil
    37 1 VALETTA, Tues Malta's search for oil began yesterday as the 170 ft. drilling rig of the British Petroleum Malta) Company started to bore down to 15,000 feet on the first deep test drilling. Reuter.
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    Lock icon 'Death' demand
    40 1 BAGDAD. Tues.— The mill- tary prosecutor at the treason trials here yesterday demanded the death penalty for Brigadier Ahmed Maarle. former intelligence chief of the Iraqi Army, for his part In an alleged Iraqi conspiracy against Syria— Reuter
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    Lock icon General's trip
    22 1 LONDON, Tues— The Korean Army Chief of Staff. Gen. Palk Sun Yup. today visited Britain's Staff College at Camberley— U.P.I
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    25 1 TOKYO. Tues— Dr. Raj endra Prasad, President of India, will visit Japan as a State guest from Sept. 26 until Oct. 4— U.P.I
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    Resignation
    12 1 ANKARA. Tues.— Mr. Sltkl Ylrcall. Turkish Minister of Industry, has resigned.
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    Lock icon CHINA HOLDS FOUR FROM HONG KONG
    181 1 HONG KONG, Tuesday. THREE Europeans and one Chinese, missing in a small boat since Aug. 22, are detained somewhere in Kwangtung Province. A Government spokesman said Hong Kong authorities had received word to this effect from the British Charge d'Affalres in Peking. Mr. Duncan
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    Lock icon RACE CRISIS: DRIBERG ON WHITE PREJUDICE
    123 1 BOURNEMOUTH. Tues. Mr. Tom Driberg. Labour Party chairman, declared today that party chiefs were "actively considering" the whole question of Britain's colour problem. Mr. Driberg, addressing the Trades Union Congress as a fraternal delegate, said: "What a challenge to the conscience of Britain Is
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    GOVT. TO LAUNCH INDUSTRY SURVEY IN STORE
    158 1 GOVT. TO LAUNCH INDUSTRY SURVEY IN STORE A SIX-WEEK' pilot survey of industrial firms in Singapore will begin on Sept. 16. Its object: To test the response and find the best method of conducting a comprehensive survey of all industrial and manufacturing firms employing 10 or more persons. Announcing this
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    Lock icon Holiday weekend death toll
    62 1 NEW YORK. Tues. With 12 hours of America's Labour Day weekend remaining, traffic deaths had mounted to 300, compared with 342 at the same time last year. Thj National Safety Council has estimated a total death toll of 420 for the 78--hour period which began on
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    2 a.m. news round up
    110 1 2 a.m. news round up EXPAT ASSOCIATION MAY IE DISSOLVE The Expatriate Senior Officers Association of the Singapore City Council may be dlssolTfd. A resolution for its dissolution was proposed at a special meeting of th* Association last night, but was deferred till an extraordinary s p ec 1 a
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    SEIZED TRAWLER RECAPTURED
    127 1 LONDON, Tues. The Royal Navy this morning recaptured the British trawler Northern Foam after it had been seized by two Icelandic gunboats in the Iceland fishing dispute. HMS Eastbourne took control of the trawler as the Icelandic gunboats Thor and Maria Julia were escorting her into port,
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    Lock icon AIRMAN SHOT DEAD
    25 1 NICOSIA, Tues.— A British airman was shot dead while walking in a Nicosia suburban street this evening, it was officially announced. Reuter.
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    Lock icon PACIFIC A BLAST
    27 1 LONDON. Tues.— A hlghyield nuclear device was successfully exploded at high altitude over the central Pacific today, the Supply Ministry announced here tonight. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Big rush for those no-security loans
    223 2 POPUI.AR SCHEME BY BANKS TO CASH IN ON HIRE-PURCHASE BOOM IN BRITAIN LONDON, Tuesday. JJRITONS, with their eyes on new cars and home decoration, rushed yesterday to boriow money under new "personal loan" schemes .sponsored by the Midland and Westminster banks. I A Midland
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    Lock icon Townsend will not return to Britain: To keep Royal secrets
    434 2 Townsend will not return to Britain: To keep Royal secrets REPORTERS STORM INTO HOTEL BOOING PARIS, Tuesday. p SOUP-CAPTAIN Peter Townsend said here last 11 night: I have no intention of returning to my country, England." Asked if that meant he was not returning to England at all, he replied:
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    Pakistan: Policy of peace
    44 2 KARACHI. Tuea. Pakistani Prime Minister. Mr. Malik Firoz Khan, told Parliament last night his Government would pursue "a policy of peace" toward India end all other neighbours. He added: "Let us try this policy before considering the next step."— U.P.l.
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    Lock icon Hunters open air display
    97 2 Hunters open air display I ON DON, Tues.-- Twenty-two Hawker Hunter aircraft provided the world's biggest mass acrobatic display at Farnborough yesterday in opening the annual display of the Society of British Aircraft Manufacturers. The 22 planes looped and turned In perfect formation before a crowd of thousands of experts
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    Lock icon Explosive in aircraft
    71 2 NICOSIA Tues,. An explosive charge was found yesterday in a Meteor let fighter at a bomber base in south-west Cyprus, an RAF spokesman said today. The charge wu removed and detonated salely without any damage to the aircraft. RAF. intelligence officers are now trying to find how
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    So sorry—a $3 million reason
    66 2 So sorry— a $3 million reason A PICTURE OF DEJECTION. The men are Kwan Sui Kuk, 21. of Foochow, Chim Ling Chan, 47, of Shantung, and Yung Tse Yung, 52, of Shanghai, and they had good cause to look so dejected when photographed in a New York apartment recently. For
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    Lock icon Maharios: 'Only over our dead bodies...'
    90 2 Maharios: 'Only over our dead bodies...' ATHENS, Tues. Archbishop Makarios. the exiled Greek Cypriot leader, declared yesterday that the "British Government will have to step on the corpses of half a million Greek CyprioU" before being able to implement its plan for Cyprus. The Archbishop was speaking from the pulpit
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      Lock icon SUEZ CANAL OPEN TO SHIPS OF ALL TYPES
      54 2 SUEZ CANAL OPEN TO SHIPS OF ALL TYPES DORT SAID, Tues.— The Suez Canal was operat- ing on its maximum 35ft. draught capacity basis yesterday for the first time since the AngloFrench invasion in. 1956. From yesterday the canal was open to ships displacing up to 45,000 to as. It
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      21 2 BAGDAD: BasbM All \1 Gailani. leader of the anti-British revolt in Ira* duriag the second worM war, arrived from Calm.— Renter.
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      25 2 CAPETOWN; South Africa's ruling Nationalist Party met today to elect a new Prime Minister in place of Mr. Johannes Strydom, who diei on Aug. 2A.—U.P.I.
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      31 2 BUENOS AIRES: A warrant for arrest has been Issued here against the world flyweight boxing champion. Pascual Peres, in connection with a motoring accident in which a man was killed.— Reuter.
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      15 2 WASHINGTON: Mr John Foster Dulles, the US Secretary of State, returned from a nine-day holiday.—Reuter.
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      18 2 VIENNA; Delegates from 31 countries, among them Britain and Russia, met here to discuss shipping and insurance problems—Reuter.
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      14 2 SAAR: Seven people were killed and 21 mjared when an inn collapsed here. Reuter.
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      21 2 BRUSSELS: Ex King Leopold, father of King Baudouln of the Belgians. flew to London to attend the Tarn borough air display—Reuter.
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    BIG HAUL OF OPIUM BY FEDERAL MEN IN NEW YORK APARTMENT
    90 2 BIG HAUL OF OPIUM BY FEDERAL MEN IN NEW YORK APARTMENT THE black packages »n tMs bed contain opiam worth S3 000.000. Federal agent* and members of the New York Narcotic* Squad seised these package* of opium in a fifth floor tenement apartment after trailing the three Chinese seamen (in
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    RUSSIA REVEALS ALL HER H-POWER SECRETS
    232 2 RUSSIA REVEALS ALL HER H-POWER SECRETS /GENEVA, Tues.— RusVM sia, following the lead given last week by Britain and the U.S., declared last night that she was removing all secrecy from her attempts so far to harness the H-bomb for power. The chief Russian delegate to the second International atoms-
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    Lock icon Nato exercise
    39 2 LONDON. Tue*. Ships and aircraft from France. Germany. Britain. Belgium. The Netherlands and Portugal will participate in a biff Nato exercise between Sept. 18 and Sept. 26. the British Ministry of Defence announced last night.— UP 1.
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    Lock icon MORE RACIAL CLASHES IN STREETS
    271 3 Bricks and bottles hurled through windows by teenage mob High-level talks on anti-riot plans at police headquarters LONDON, Tuesday. nAY-LONG TENSION in West London's Notting Hill district exploded last night into another racial clash as gangs of white teenagers stormed along a street hurling stones,
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    Lock icon Uproar in court as 20 rioters are sentenced
    242 3 Uproar in court as 20 rioters are sentenced NOTTINGHAM, Tues. Men and women in the gallery created an uproar in a court here yesterday when three month jail terms or fines ranging up to £30 ($255) were irr posed on 20 of 24 white people arrested after Saturday night's riots.
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    NEW CRISIS LOOMS ON INTEGRATION
    66 3 NEW CRISIS LOOMS ON INTEGRATION WASHINGTON. Tues AN impending school integration crisis nears a showdown today in Arlington, Virginia across the Potomac River from the White House Federal Judge Albert Bryan will hear arguments V)n the plea of 30 Negro children for an order admitting them to several previously all-white
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    SPANISH WOMAN SWIMS CHANNEL
    75 3 MARIE MONTSERRAT TRESSERRAS, 28. scrambles exhausted up the beach at St. Margaret's Bay, near Dover, recently after swimming the Enrllsh Channel from Cap Gris Nei. France, in 14 hours 14 minutes. She b the first Spanish woman tn swim the Channel. A second Spanish swimmer. Jose
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    REBELS CLASH IN LEBANON
    211 3 Extremist radio is seized BEIRUT. Tuesday. FIFTY followers of the rebel leader, Saeb Salam, forced their way into the headquarters of rebel extremist Aduan Hakim yesterday, overpowered his men and seized their clandestine radio station. The station has been the propaganda voice of the opposition ever
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    OFFENSIVE AGAINST SUMATRA REBELS
    72 3 OFFENSIVE AGAINST SUMATRA REBELS JAKARTA. Tues. An all-out offensive has been launched against rebel bands in West Sumatra. The offensive has be«a mounted from the former rebel capital Bukit Tinggi. An undisclosed number of infantrymen, supported by artillery, fighter aircraft, and an armoured car squadron, have dispersed rebel concentrations, and
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    Lock icon Rebel gunmen strike again in Paris
    140 3 PARIS, Tuesday. 'pWO Algerian gunmen opened flre last night on a group of French African paratroopers in the heart of Pans and wounded one of them seriously. The new street attack came shortly after Paris police formally "advised" all Algerians to stay off the
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    Lock icon BRITISH OUTER SPACE BID
    69 3 ADELAIDE, lues i>nluin's first attemrjt to launch a missile into outer space will be made at the Woomera rocket range on Thursday, weather permit i'ly. it was reported here toaay. The closest secrecy is beinn maintained but the Australian Supply Minister. Mr. Athol Townley. and tOD
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    LONDON STOCKS
    297 3 LONDON, Mon Closing middle prices of selected stocks not including stamp duty were: RUBBER LONDON. Mon. Bpot 23% d.. Oct. 24d., Nov. 24Hd.. Dee. 24>*d Oct. -Dec. 24'»«:.. Jan-Mar. 34Hd.. April-June 24ttd.. JulySept. 24\d Sept. c.l.f. 23Tfcd.. Oct. c.l.f. 2S'4d.. Nov r If 23'« d Tone: Dull TIN
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    192 3 Fish war incident: Iceland protests REYKJAVIK, Tues.- T h c IcelandicForeign Minister, Mr. Gudmundur G v d mundsson, announced last night that a "stern note" of protest had been delivered to the British Embassy here over the Royal Navy's "violation of Iceland* law." Referring to yesterday's Incident when Royal Navy
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    29 3 HARSTAD. (Northern Norway). Ty.'s. Five people were ki~ed here last night after a violent explosion and fire in an ammunition dump dt Trondenes fortress Reuter
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    22 3 ROTTERDAM. Tues. The U S. atom -powered submarine Skate arrived here from Oslo yesterday on an unofficial visit.— Reuter.
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    A hoaxer sends police to istana
    128 4 A hoaxer sends police to istana KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Two false telepnone calls late last nignt, brought two ambulances and a police patrol car to King's House new Istana Tetamu in the Lake Gardens here Ihe calls said that a YIP s car had crashed into the ,au\ s of
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    A photo date
    37 4 Mr Ko Teck Kin, president of the Chinese Chamber f Commerce, will open the Photographic Society of Singapoie's sixth pan-Malayan photographic exhibition at the Hollywood Room, Odeon rheatre. on Sept 13. at 230 ).m
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    BACK WITH A 100 YEAR-OLD VIOLIN
    131 4 BACK WITH A 100 YEAR-OLD VIOLIN LEROY PETERSON, 21. year-old Canadian-born violinist, who received his first lessons in Singapore, has returned to give a re* cital at the Victoria Theatre on Sept. 11. His will be the first public concert in the newly re. novated air-conditioned theatre. Leroy will play
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    EARLY PLANS FOR THE POLLS
    297 4 Party leaders say it's going to be a 'tight squeeze' M.C.A. MAN: 'NEXT 10 MONTHS WILL BE HECTIC 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. POLITICAL parties in the Federation are to meet within the next few weeks to study the boundaries of the new constituencies for the
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    LAILA WINS KEBA YA CONTEST
    61 4 LAILA WINS KEBA YA CONTEST KUALA KANGSAR TuesChe Laila binte Hashim. 17. won the kebaya contest held here as cart of the merdeka anniversary celebrations The runner-up was Che Mardziah binte Osman. also 17. In the fashion contest. Miss Goh Siew Choon, 19. was adjudged the winner Runners-up: Raja Norzimali
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    Govt. grant Is raised
    70 4 PENANG. Tues. The chairman of the Penang state education board. Dr. N K Meion, today announced ihat the Federation Government had decided to increase the grant for each primary pupil from $2 to $3.25. "1 am sure the boards o\ management of primary schools will be
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    ROYAL SIGNATURE FOR GUEST BOOK
    111 4 THE SULTAN of Selangor signs the wedding guest book watched by Mr. Tap Beng Kong (right) and his bride Miss Annie Lee Sick Llan during the reception at the Federal Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Tap, a contractor, is the eldest son of Dato Tap Han
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    Police arrest 20 gang suspects
    152 4 PENANG, Tuesday. rE PENANG C.I.D. have arrested 20 more suspects in their attempts to smash gangsterism. While the population celebrated the first anniversary of merdeka the secret societies branch raided several hide-outs. A triangular "sword." a spear head and a motor-cycle chain were seized. Most
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    GAMBLED WITH FIRM'S MONEY
    68 4 GAMBLED WITH FIRM'S MONEY PENANG. Tues. A clerk gambled with his firm's money and then confessed to his manager, the Sessions Court here was told today. Raymond Tan, 25. pleaded guilty to committing breach of trust of $2,281 belonging to Remington Rand of Malaya Ltd.. between April 1 and Auk.
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    Art show
    22 4 MUAR. Tues. —Mr Wone Lo-feng held an exhibition of microscopic carvings at the Muar Chi Chih Assembly Hall here today.
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    Anniversary
    28 4 MUAR. Tues. The youth section of the Muar Hainanese Assoociation will celebrate its first anniversary with a concert at the new Paradise Park on Friday and Saturday.
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    Rail detective acquitted
    218 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. LH. MADRIGAL, 20, a Malayan Railway detec- tive who was alleged to have toyed with a revolver at a wedding reception in January, was acquired by the President of the Sessions Court here today. The President. Inche M. M. Hashlm. said that if the
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    Johore teacher going to Britain
    74 4 Johore teacher going to Britain MR. J. WOODHULL, 29. a teacher at the High School. Batu Pahat. who leaves Singapore on Tuesday next under a Federal Govern. ment scholarship for a year's coarse in physical education at St. Paul's Training College. Cheltenham. Britain. He is a brother of Mr. s.
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    Leaflet barrage for lone woman terrorist
    274 4 Leaflet barrage for lone woman terrorist IP O H Tues. On© hundred thousand leaflets carrying a special appeal to a woman terrorist. Ah Hoong, 27, were airdropped over th« Jungle-clad hills of Sungei Siput in the "Operation Ginger" area this morning Ah Hoong is a lonely, unarmed, hungry and frightened
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    To read law
    24 4 SEGAMAT, Tues. The North Johore circuit magistrate. Inche Hashim bin Yeop Abdullah Sani, is leaving for Britain soon to read law.
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      164 4 RADIO: General Programme s> p M Orchestral Music from RADIO MALAY A Opera; 1.30 The News; 145 More Orchestral Mu6ic from Open; J 00 NATIONAL SHORT WAVE Close Dowo; 5.M Ptor Amuse SERVICE nient Only; 5.15 T»« Dance; 5.45 41 metres Hawaiian Blossoms. 600 Invtta--BINGAPORE tlon To Waitc; 615 BBC
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    KING AND QUEEN TO ATTEND WEDDING
    118 5 KING AND QUEEN TO ATTEND WEDDING SEREMBAN, Tues. The Yang di-Per-tuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong are expected to attend a wedding at Sri Menanti this weekend. The wedding is that of "'engkii Nazamiah blnte Tengku Abdul Rahlm 22, to Tengku Ahmad bin Tengku Ma'amor 28. Tengku Naaamlah's grandmother
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    'Too modern' course is now changed
    142 5 'Too modern course is now changed KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE RURAL and Industrial Development Authority has taken action to end complaints that its training rheme was "ultra modern" and unsuitable for kampong women. For a start, it has built a model kampong kitchen inside its $280,000 training Institute Tamon Asohan.
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    New clubhouse
    16 5 KLUANG. Tues.— The new $16,000 Ceylonese Association premises was opened here during the weekend.
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    A WARDS FOR SKILL AND BRAVERY
    187 5 A WARDS FOR SKILL AND BRAVERY Captain killed three Reds and the sergeant two KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. —An Army captain and an acting sergeant have been honoured for their "outstanding bravery and alertness" while engaged In anti-ter-rorist patrols in Malaya. Capt. D. L. Bruce -Msrrle. tracker team commander of the
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    COUNCIL SEEKS A $l7 MIL. LOAN
    77 5 COUNCIL SEEKS A $l7 MIL. LOAN PKNANG, Tues— The City Council has asked the Penang state government for permLsison to float its own public loan to meet the cost estimated at SI 7.000.000 of several projects up to l!iti(). The projects planned include a $500,000 badminton hail and a Sfc'OO.OOO
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    Councillor: Probe kampong row
    116 5 ALOR STAR, Tuesday. AKEDAH State Councillor, Mr. Lim Joo Kong, today asked the State Secretary, Inche Azmi Mohamed, to investigate a row at Kepayang, a kampong 21 miles from here. According to Mr. Urn, the villagers are protesting against the Government's decision to iet 22 families
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    Civics for 45
    29 5 IPOH. Tues. The Mentri Besar of Perak, Inche Mohamed Ghazalll bin Haji Jawl. today declared open a threeday civics course for 45 teachers from Chinese schools.
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    Bound over
    33 5 SEGAMAT. Tues. A bomoh, Mohamed Tahir alias Pawang Pit, 40. of Paya Pulai, was bound over for a year in court here, for threatening a woman, Yamah binte Kassim, with injury.
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    Bomoh to hang
    69 5 PENANG. Tues.— A bomoh who went into a trance and led police to a spot where the semi-nude body of a missing woman was found under a heap of hay. today lost his appeal against sentence of death passed on him last month. CassJm bin Osman was
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    Such a hap... hap... happy day
    271 5 IT ITA L A LUMPUR, Tues. Malaya's 3.6 M Government temporary clerks today hailed the recommendation of a Government appointed committee that they be given permanent jobs as a "victory." The dents had been fighting fi»r two years to get into the permanent service.
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    Scheme to grow the Brazil nut in Sarawak
    77 5 Scheme to grow the Brazil nut in Sarawak STEPS are being taken to introduce the Brazil nut In Sarawak a s an Important supplementary crop. It is believed the tree would do well in the Rejang delta where the climate and conditions are similar to the Amazon delta in Brazil-
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    NO POLITICS CALL TO DELEGATES
    163 5 I^UALA LUMPUR. Tues. Delegates to the Asian regional conference of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions were today urged not to turn their discussions into a political forum. Leader of the Ceylones" delegation. Mr. V. K. Vellaiyan. urged that anti-Com-munist propaganda should not be
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    33 6 11, »»•>*• III) f Minimum j CR\KE. O'i Aug 27th, Edith Alice lEdtei orarly belovrd «ite ol Gilbert P Crake ol Dairy Road Darlington via Perth. W A «nd foinieriy ol Malaya RIP
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    65 6 *artf> Si* (Minimum) MR. 6i MRS YAP BENG KONG wish to thank all tneir relatives and friends for tlieii valuable presents and kind wUhe» on the occasion of their marriage 30 8 58. MESSRS LO t?Zh CHONG. Anthony Slow and PrancU Slow m.-ii to thank all relatives and friends
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    IN MEMORIAM
    21 6 t« Hard, till Minimum) IN LOVING MEMORY ot Lawerence Antony Netto. who departed on l-H-57 -Horn wile and children
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      Twelve Years Late
      618 6 Twelve yaan ago the American plan toi the abolition of the atomic bomb and international development ol the peaceful uses of atomic energy began to wilhei on the United Nations vine. Today Mi Khrushchev calls for the banning of atomicweapons so that the whole power of the
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      Race Riots
      279 6 It is consolation, ol a kind, to the Englishman humiliated by race riots in Nottingham and Notting Hill to be told that teen-age gangsters are at the bottom of most of the trouble. But the victims of this violence find no comfort in the knowledge that the problem
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      Big Heart
      265 6 All Singapoie iu*ds lead to Collyer Quay. It is a pretty congested heart. A survey by the Mastei Plan team shows that 44,000 cars pass through it between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m in the peak period 4,000 cars an hour go by. The volume of traffic has
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    A LOOK AT OURSELVES BEFORE WE DRIFT BACK INTO ROUTINE
    846 6 A LOOK AT OURSELVES BEFORE WE DRIFT BACK INTO ROUTINE IT'B all over, includ--1 Ing the shouting. The flags and streamers have been stored away until next year. The ministerial gold-braided aongkoks have been seen, and accepted, in place of the plumed helmets The congratulatory messages from all over the
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      Future of Singapore hangs upon an 'if'
      448 6 AS a result ol the political and economic awareness by the peoples of Asia," the Western countries handed over India, Pakistan. Burma and Malaya, the Philippines, Indonesia and Indo-China to the peoples of these countries These peoples are all making superb efforts to
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      CHALLENGE OF NEWBORN CHANCES
      138 6 CHALLENGE OF NEWBORN CHANCES MR I. P Bruce's letter on Outward Bound School merits attention especially at this time of nationhood when our youth stands face to face with the challenge of new-born opportunities in all walks of life and in all venues of public service Scholastic attainments are desirable,
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      ILLEGAL HOUSING
      26 6 ILLEGAL HOUSING SINCE the Singapore Land Offlce took over the Buklt Bembawane estate in Woodlands hund »*ds of Illegal -vi. been erected A. 1» IONO Singapore
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      Teaching democracy to a tiger isn't easy
      239 6 rptiE thing that make* 1 Communism the greatest crime in the world's history Is terrorism which the Communist bosses In Russia first started to enforce their rule and has since spread to many other countries su^h as Eastern Europe and the Chinese mainland
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      Agitation makes new front look old
      168 6 AFTER tbe diimapn. City Council lection* the Labour Front realised that the only way to stem the overwhelming Leftist tide from engulfing thenwas for them to sink then pride and merge with the Liberal Socialists It wa.« after all, for the noort of the
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      GAMBLING BOOTHS MENACE —YOUTH—
      97 6 GAMBLING BOOTHS MENACE —YOUTH— 11 should be obvious to the Police and the Government that Singapore's gambling booths with their pintables provide gangsters with a good income in the form of protection money and large-scale gambline takes place every day One ugly sight is that these booths are crowded with
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      740 6 CLASSIFIED ADS. IV HorW. |1« (Vimlmum). s COATES: To Margaret and Jerry a daughter Elizabeth Anne on evening 8' iday 31.8.58. THANABALASINOAM: To Bala and Jeyam a daughter on 3-9-58 at Kandang Kerbau Hospital. BANNINOER WYREWEDEN: To Max and Esme, daughter Barbura Ann ort 28-8-1958. In Zurich. 6«i zerland. ATKINSON
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    Hope for brave widow who kept faith
    302 7 Hope for brave widow who kept faith MADAM Ang Xi m Hong, the Singapore widow who has been trying to support her six children on $45 a month from the Social Welfare Department, will take heart when she hears the good news today. /HE GOOD NEWS: The Straits Times has
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    Four youths rob motor-cyclist
    49 7 IPOH, Tues. Four youths, two of them with daggers held up a motor-cyclist In Kampong Simee here about midnight last night and robbed him of cash and belongings valued at about $200. The motor-cyclist. 'r. Hon Kung. was returning from a visit to a friend.
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    Speedboat show by Raja Muda
    38 7 TELUK ANSON. Tues. The Raja Muda of Perak gave an exhibition of motor boat racing on the Perak River yesterday in his speedboat "RM-6". It was part of the merdeka anniversary water sports
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    WOMAN DENIES CHARGE
    47 7 A woman Lucy Chan, of Paya Lebar Road, yesterday pleaded not guilty in a Singapore court to a charge of breaking into a house In Or- chard Road on Monday morning to commit theft. She was remanded at the Central Police Station till Tuesday.
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    At school again
    37 7 KUALA LUMPUR, rues. About a million schoolchildren throughout the Federation returned to school today. Singapore pupils returned to school yesterday, but Federation pupils had an extra day's holiday for the merdeka a iv-rsary celebrations
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    Regent to open housing estate
    42 7 KLUANG. Tues.-The Re gent of Johore will open the Kluang Co-operative Housing Estate's 40 houses here at 5 p.m. on Thursday. The ceremony will be followed \v a tea- party and a dinner at the International Club
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    Merdeka contest
    20 7 MUAR, Tues- A talentime contest was held on the padang here in conjunction with the merdeka anniversary celebration
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    Acid: Deliberate or an accident?
    265 7 SOLUTION WHICH FELL ON CROWD WAS A •BURNING SUBSTANCE,' SAY SELANGOR POLICE KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. r pHE Selangor police are uncertain as to whether the acid which burned 13 people during the merdeka anniversary floats procession on Sunday night was a deliberate attack or an
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    LAWYER, CLERKS AND SEVEN OTHERS ACCUSED OF BAR BRAWL
    207 7 LAWYER, CLERKS AND SEVEN OTHERS ACCUSED OF BAR BRAWL A LAWYER, his two clerks and seven other men were accused In a Singapore court yesterday of committing affray at Tior.g Hoa Bar in Prinsep Street. They were alleged to have caused a breach of th; peace by fighting In a
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    Youths rob mediums of $2,000
    85 7 Youths rob mediums of $2,000 PENANO, Tues. Three youths armed with knives entered a hou.se in Kedah Road this morning and robbed two women of $2,000 in cash and jewellery. The women, both mediums, were upstairs when the robbers entered. The youths tied one of them and pushed the other
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    The boy no country wants
    106 7 The boy no country wants THE day 15-year-old Moans Song stowed away in the freighter Loksang at Bangkok he became The Boy Nobody Wants. For nearly one and a half months now, Hoang, who claims he is a Vietnamese living in Bangkok, has been shuttled back and forth between the
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    Salesman faces $2,500 charge
    76 7 Salesman faces $2,500 charge MALACCA. Tues. Boe> Tian Loke alias James Boey. 36. a salesman employed by Dunlop Rubber Co. < Malaya) Ltd was charged in the Malacca Sessions Court today with criminal breach of trust of $2,536. The offence was alleged to have taken place on July 28 at
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    Regent sees kampongs
    57 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Regent of Kelantan was given a rousing welcome by the people of Tanah Merah district during his two-day official visit. The Regent spent a night in Batu Melintang. 13 miles from Kota Bharu. He also visited Kampong Gunong Reg. Jell. Gemang. Ayer Lanas.
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    Girl who spurned lover tells troubles to police
    34 7 MISS LEE NCAN CHUN leaving the Kandang Kerbau police station with he« father and brother yesterday after telling her troubles to the police Straits Times picture
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    Ceylonese Congress supports Alliance
    77 7 KUALA LUMPL'R, Tues The newly-formed Malayan Ceylonese Congress will meet on Sunday. The meeting will consider the revised draft constitution of the congress. One of the resolutions to be moved at the meeting reads "That this congress is tirmly convinced and appreciates the progress made by
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    Civil defence HQ visit
    38 7 The C. t Secretary. Mr. E. B. David, will visit the Civil Def?nce Headquarters at Kolam Ayer Lane tomorrow He will take the salute at march past and see a civil de fence demonstration
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    $350,000 prize: Man is freed
    344 7 MALACCA, Tues. A shopkeeper, accused of trying to cheat a Hongkong and Shanghai Bank supervisor of $350,000 with a forged ticket of a Social Welfare Lottery, was acquitted today. Abdul Hamld Din Slmat 35, of Chin Chin, In Jasln District, was charged with attempting to
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    Free Algeria leader
    29 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues An Algerian national freedom movement leader. Mr Lakhdan Brahlmi. Is here to meet members of the recentlyformed UMNO-sponsored Malayan Committee of Algerian Independence
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    Three fined for fighting
    43 7 ALOR STAR. Tues Two policemen and a trader wi re convicted today of fighting in a colfee shop Constables Mohamed N<>or bin Abu Samah and Ismail bin Kassim were fined $50 each and the trader Ooi An Kow. $25
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    CURB ON SOVIET TIN HAILED
    321 8 Leader thinks free world's bid to stabilise price of metal is now likely to succeed WARING SAYS: WEST HAS HALTED RUSSIAN MENACE -TO MALAYAN ECONOMY KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. I>l r SSIAN plan to cause hardship in primary L tin producing countries, particularly in the under-developed
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    MCA branch officials
    38 8 BENTONG, Tues. The Bentong MCA branch has elected Mr. Leow Liew Mm as its chairman. The former chairman. Mr. Hoh Chee Cheong. has been elected a vice-chairman. The new secretary is Mr. Leong Kit Fei.
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    Sherwood Foresters in jungles of Perak
    97 8 iron Tues.— The Ist. Bn., the Sherwood Foresters, which has served in the Middle East. North Africa. Italy, and Germany, arrived in Perak today. Commanded by l.init fnl. M J. «l Blackman. the Foresters replace tbe Ist. Bn. the Royal Lincolnshire Regiment in the
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    T.U.C. SEEKS A VOICE ON ADVISORY BOARD
    201 8 rpHE Singapore Trades Union Congress wants a voice in the appointments of workers' representatives to the Labour Advisory Board. It has suggested to the Labour Ministry that such appointments should be made from a panel of persons nominated by the T.U.C. The T.U.C.
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    MALACCA COAT OF ARMS IS READY AT LAST
    146 8 MALACCA COAT OF ARMS IS READY AT LAST MALACCA, Tues. A design for Malacca's new coat of arms will be submitted for approval at the next meeting of the Malacca State Council. The design has already been approved by the Otate Executive CounclL The State Secretary. Da to Nik Daud
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    Funeral of Mr. Phua of Kuantan
    80 8 Funeral of Mr. Phua of Kuantan KUANTAN. Tues. A funeral procession more than a mile long of Chinese guilds and associations followed Kuantan's "grand old man". Mr. Phua Ah Heng. J.P.. 80, to his restIng place at the Buklt Tub! Road cemetery this morning Mr. Phua, a landed proprietor, rubber
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    Lock icon TEENAGE GANGS ARE BLAMED FOR MORE CRIME IN SARAWAK
    296 8 TEENAGE GANGS ARE BLAMED FOR MORE CRIME IN SARAWAK KITHIXG. Tuesday. o.\R\WAK is bavins a "teenage gang" era and the trembles that go with it. These g».ng activities accounted for a "significant increase in crime." says the 1957 annual report of the Colony, published today. I There was a 24
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    Dangers of a 'branch' in Malaya —by varsity head
    285 8 Dangers of a 'branch' in Malaya —by varsity head I*HE University of Ma- Jay? faces many difiieulties and dangers in operating an autonomous division in Kuala Lumpur, Prof R. D. Purchon, the actin g Vice Chancellor, said yesterday. The professor told the Straits Times that two of the difficulties were
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    The too-late reports
    101 8 RECENT mishaps to ships •along coastal areas of Sarawak, one of which resulted in loss of life, has revealed a startling failure to report overdue vessels to the authorities, the Government of Sarawak's Information Service said yesterday. In one case the first repoit of a vessel's non-arrival
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      256 8 Straits Times Crossword m^i 2 U i nn 8 is to 1 13 IT" is "^1 "|6" 17 18 Hj 19 2» 21 22 I||'J4~ m n^i iii i^ 24 2S ACROSS 7 Hill's underclothing gets re--1 Some dresct T.IV.T. being ex- prfmand (8-4). hlblted, possibly (I2>. 10 Record an
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      Lock icon NADIR SHAH, Shepherd boy turned usurper of throne
      1620 9 NADIR SHAH, Shepherd boy turned usurper of throne RUINED PERSIA AS MAJOR POWER IN MIDDLE EAST LjWRLY in 1739 Nadir Shah, former shepherd 1 boy and usurper of the Persian throne. sacked Ihe city of Delhi with a vast army and butchered 120,000 in a single day and returned to
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      145 9 04i mi <> ii A 0o- By 3 Mas SO HfcKWAAfc? TVtENkS h^'l M SORE Of IT I PffßMWltnFiaWl!!aß7lT7Tffff?ilTnHiW7lPlllß I HCW HOW CAN WE Ml' fl^fc^ M >DUR HfiEMP CO IS yf THAT? wuy WE S CATCH TWEES f<3CTUNE- < bbb^^H BBBaVaBBU AKiCMGiRL 7 W6K TME PUSH r^B&\ 6LTT vVE
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    TIN PRICE CONTINUES ITS RISE AFTER BAR ON RED TIN
    448 10 TIN PRICE CONTINUES ITS RISE AFTER BAR ON RED TIN By Our Market Correspondent WHEN the Singapore Tin Market opened after the Merdeka holiday yesterday the price took another leap upward by $3 to $374 per picul, representing a gain of $5.50 in two days' trading, following the restriction by
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    143 10 MELBOURNE, Tun INVESTMENT shares maintain ed an overall firm tone on the Stock Exchange here today. National Bank rose Is. In a strongly supported bank section. General Industries dropped Is. 4d. to provide the main exception. Mining shares showed a steady market tone and Commonwealth bonds maintained a
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    RUBBER PRICES
    148 10 September Him grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 81 Vi cents per lb down three-eighths of a cent on Monday's closing price Closing tone: Dull. Closing prices In cents per lb yesterday wereOFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 8114, sellers 81 (Norn.); Int. 1
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    BATANG RUBBER
    58 10 The directors of Batang Consolidated Rubber Estates strongly advise shareholders not to accept an offer of 4s. 3d. per 2s. ordinary share made by Mr. B. W. Meaden, on behalf of clients, but to await the outcome of an extra -ordinary meeting to be called to seek offers
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    26 10 SINGAPORE: Sept. 2. RUBBER: 81} cents per lb. (down threeeighths of a cent) TIN: $374 per pkul (up S3). Estimated unofficial offering 180 tons.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    475 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported: "Industrial* were firm, tin* were easier after strong and rubbers quietly steady. The turnover was fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business done yesterday: Fraser 8c Neave ords 82.75 <delayed). $2.65 (odd lot), 82.72V4 and 82.74; O. E. Life $18.50
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    STOCK INDICES
    21 10 Malayan Share Market: Sept. 2 Sept. 1 Industrials: 91.27 W. 78 T M 84.52 82.90 Jan. 1 1958 -IM.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    106 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra- quiet; UK Continent September October 832 >.* buyers, $33 seUers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $49\ sellers, drum $53 sellers. Pepper: quiet: no business was reported. Muntok white $127, Sarawak 8126. special Sarawak black $75 (all unchanged). Singapore
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    92 10 The Mili)»n Exebmncc Banks' Amoriation made the following changes In Its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Canada: buying airmail T.T. 31 15/16. O.D. 32 1/18. 90 d/st 32 K credit bill*, 32 trade bills bills. Selling T.T. or O.D. ready: Swtas Francs 141 5/8; Deutsche
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    232 10 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharvrs or expected today are: Korea 1(2, Corfu 4S, Mlneshlma Maru 6A, Awajisan Mam 67, City of Brooklyn 89, Glenartney 10 11, Rhesus 13,14. Orestes 15 16, BUllton 18, Shun Hing 19,20, Tons Hoa N. Wall 2, Serdang N. Wall 3
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      561 10 NOTICE TO PASSENGERS m/v "Rizwam" replacing tss "State of Madras" We nave lo announce the withdrawal ot our tss "State of Madras' temporarily In October and November and replacement by m/v "RizwanJ" as under:— tss "SUlt Replaced by of Madras" m/\ "Riswanl" Vov: 59 Sailing Singapore 25-10-58 25-10-58 p. Sham
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      244 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT KUALA LUMPUR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL APPLICATIONS are Invited for the post of ASSISTANT ENGINEER (MECHANICAL) In the Municipal Engineer's Dept. Salary: Basic salary within the Scale of $628x34-934/982x34--1,254 p.m. plus a variable Cost of Living Allowance. The Starting salary will be fixed according to age, qualifications and experience. Qualifications:
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      731 10 NOTICES ROYAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION, SINGAPORE Major 8.8. Stoney RA. has taken over Secretary of the above branch. All Gunners or exGunners interested in Joining should contact him at HQ SMF. Beach Road, Singapore. 7 (Tel. *****). PETALING JAVA TOWN CENTRE A Sale by Auction of 99 yea: lease Shop lots
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      167 10 NOTICE AS from Ist September. 1958. the Singapore Polytechnic Office will be located In Prince Edua.d Road. Singapore 2. Postal address: P.O Box 2023. Singapore. Telephone ***** (4 lines). THE BILUT VALLEY LAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION It Is hereby notified for general information that the last day for receiving applications for
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      TERRIBLE DAY FOR THE POOR GANDER
      978 12 TERRIBLE DAY FOR THE POOR GANDER Mother Goose tells the gander he is getting .'at. and makes him do some slimming exercises. Phe old bird obeys her after a great deal of grumblviQ, then finds he is so stiff the next morning that it is difficult to move. Sulkily, he
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      ON HER POINTS
      25 12 inu i^ PiUffy, a Maltese poodle owned by Rot* Eberweiu, the dancer. As you see Fluffy it something of an expert too.
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    Spore, Malaya fight out scoreless draw
    1022 13  -  NORMAN SIEBEL By BTUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Singapore stole some of Malaya's limelight when they held the sturdy young Malayans, 3-0 conquerors of favourites Hong Kon» yesterday, to a scoreless draw in the Mer d c k a anniversary soccer tournament hI the Merdeka Stadium
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    INDONESIA STAY IN TITLE FIGHT WITH 4-1 VICTORY
    358 13 VVAhh LUMPUR Tues.—lndo- nesla Joined Malaya and Honf Kong In the bid to win the Merdeka anniversary tournament when they confidently beat Vietnam by 4-1 at the Merdeka Stadium tonight The Asian Oames bronse medalists struck their top form and proved too
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    Singaporean wins title
    57 13 SAN FRANCISCO, Tues.-Willle Chan 21, of Singapore, a graduate of the University of California, yesierday von the men's singles title in the 23rd Chinese tennis championship by defeating Roger Htng (Hawaii) 6-2. 5-7, 6-2. 6-2. Carol Lum, 17, of Hawaii won the women's singles title by defeating
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    Visitors win
    31 13 IPOH, Tues— The visiting Siamese Navy rugger team beat a Perak selection by 18 points (three goals and a penalty) to eight (a goal and a try) here today.
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    Right trip for Powhatan
    1347 14 BACK THIS TEAR AWAY MILER AT BUKIT TIMAH TODAY HAVE A 'SAVER' ON NOTED MUDLARK LORD ARROGANCE DIVIDEND CAN FOLLOW UP RECENT DOUBLE RACING with EPSOM JEEP j^A HAW AY I'ow hatan is brilliant over his pet distance a mile and with 7.7 he will certainly
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    38 14 EPSOM JEEP's best bets at Bukit Timah today are Buloh Perindu (Race One). Charge Sheet (Race Five) and Dividend (Race Six). CALL BOYS double is: Winne tou (Race Three) and Rote off Malaya (Race Eight).
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    158 14 EPSOM JEEP CAILBOY POINTER Rac* I 2 IS BULOH PERINDU Collaga Tatar Cask Ch.que CASH CHEQUE Tfca Torch COLLE6E TUTOR Bononio Buloh Perlndu Rac* 2 2.4S SI ARAL A fo»pr Pr.d. Shobo.h STARALA M-lroWor II Egrpt Pr.d. SHAIASH toypf Knd. Staralo Roc* J 3 IS KOLA BAY Polly
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    Lock icon Surrey win low-scoring match
    149 14 I ONDON: rues. Results oi yesterday's cricket matches were: .At Hove: surrey beat Susses by 17 runs. Burrey 83 and M (Marlar 5-38): Sussex 85 and 70 (A. Bedser 4-16. Laker 4-M> Surrey 12 points Sussex 2 At DuLlln: Worcestershire beat Ireland by an innings. Ireland
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    Drawn match
    23 14 MDAR, Tues The Muar Selection XI and the Johc-e Bahni Jorlnthlans drew S-S In a merdeka anniversary soccer march played here
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    185 14 Preston take over Div. 1 lead I ONDON. rues Leader- ship in three divisions of the English Football League changed hands yesterday Preston North End beat Ever. ton, who suffered their fourth successive defeat 3-1 In the only Div. One match played to become the new leaders They are one
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    20 14 LONDON. Tues -^Result* of yesterday, R U gby Union matches SE^JS'T? Northampton 13. 17 Welsh Academicals 18— Reuter.
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    BAM to 'drop' coach Wong
    309 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Badminton Association of Malaya has decided to dispense with the services of its professional coach, Wong Peni? Soon, the former Malayan and All-England champion. The B.A.M took the decision at the last meeting of the standing committee, but no announcement was
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    Johnny Heah declines Indian invitation
    207 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Johnny Heah the Malayan Thomas Cup player and former co-holder of the All-England doubles title with Joe Alston of America, has declined an Invitation by the Cricket Club of India to play in the C.C.I, championships from Sept 18 to 30 Teh
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    Joint champions
    24 14 BENTONO Tues— Rangers and Police were declared joint champions of the Merdeka soccer tournament here after thy had played a scoreless draw.
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      41 14 Abdul J«lil ground TAP AH: B«ecer— Di? 1 PoUce v 4th Bn Royal Malay Regiment pa dang KUALA M'MPUK: B«eeer— Hong Kon K v Singapore Merdeka Stadium, 7 pm. MUAB: S«e*er— Dl» 1- Chahya Muda Pt Kathi v Police "A" padang
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