The Straits Times, 6 September 1958

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    13 1 The Straits Times Hew*"*** Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1958 15 CENTS
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    AUSTER RESCUE DRAMA
    534 1  -  NELSON RUTHERFURD PICKED RAF MEN PARACHUTE FROM HELICOPTERS Four-hour trek— then over radio: fc Victims contacted, all is well' A storm, so fliers stay in jungle By INJURED MEN SENT UP A FLARE WHERE THE PLANE CRASHED ROTA TINGGI, Fri. A rescue operation mounted by the army
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    SHANGRI-LA THE JUNGLES OF MALAYA
    259 1 SHANGRI-LA IN THE JUNGLES OF MALAYA |A| HAT was the fate of Pat Noone. ygym c brilliant young English an- E i thropologist whose name is a le- I gend in Malaya? For 15 years nobody I knew the answer to that riddle. r Then Pot's brother Richard and author
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    RATES OF PAY FOR MALAYA'S AIRMEN
    108 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE pay scheme of the Royal Malayan Air Force was gazetted today. Pay and allowance will oe at the rates received by corresponding ranks in the Federation Army. An unqualified recruit will get $54 basic pay a month, rising to warrant
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    Oil lighters on fire
    40 1 Three oil lighters, believed to be owned by a Singapore lighterage company, caught fire In Indonesian waters off Pulau Samboe yesterday. The fire which started at 6.30 p.m. could be seen from Singapore, nine miles away.
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    MAJOR HIT BY BANDIT DIES IN HOSPITAL
    108 1 IPOH. Frl. Major P. O. F Button. 36, a company commander of the 7th. Bn the Royal Malay Regiment, died on Saturday from a wound suffered on operations in the South Perak Jungle, it was announced today. Ho was leading a patrol In
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    Banker dies
    28 1 SAN DIEGO. Pri. Emil Klicka. 79. former vice president of the Bank of America and ex-commissioner of the San Diego Harbour Commis kion, died yesterday.— U.P.L
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    U.S. ARMY SECRETARY DUE HERE SHORTLY FOR TALKS
    191 1 U.S. ARMY SECRETARY DUE HERE SHORTLY FOR TALKS T*HE role of American 1 and British forces in the Far East is expected to form the chief topic of discussion between the U.S. Army Secretary, Mr. Wilber M. Brucker. and Gen. Sir Richard Hull, C. in C. FARELF, when they meet
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    MERDEKA SPELLS DEEDS OF ALLIANCE
    120 1 MERDEKA SPELLS DEEDS OF ALLIANCE T<ANJONG MALIM, L Fri.— The only woman town councillor here, Mrs Jothi, said at an Alliance dinner here last night that the word merdeka in terms of Alliance achievements stood for: M Malayanisation of 615 posts in a year. E— Education in which the Alliance
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    Lock icon Ike: Hands off those islands
    267 1 NEW YORK, Friday. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER yesterday warned China that he would not hesitate to commit American armed forces to the defence of the Na-tionalist-held offshore islands if he found it was necessary to the security of Formosa. This was announced by I Mr. John Foster
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    Lock icon Foot flies to London
    34 1 NICOSIA. Frl. —The Governor of Cyprus Sir Hugh Foot, left here by air today for London for talks with the British Government on the present situation in the Island. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Composer dies
    28 1 NEW YORK. Prl.— B. D. Ackley. 85, composer of more than 3.500 gospel songs died on Wednesday. Mr. Acklev had travelled with evangelist Billy Sunday— UPI
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    Lock icon Red experts
    28 1 JAKARTA. Frl.— Ten Russian experts have arrived here to advise on development projects to be carried out with Russia's $100 million loan to the Republic— Reuter.
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      JAKARTA: WE DIDN'T BREAK TIN PACT )
      127 1 JAKARTA: WE DIDN'T BREAK TIN PACT TOKYO, Frl. The Indonesian government emphatically denied today that it had sold tin to the Soviet Union and China in violation of ths international tin agreement Antara news agency reported. Indonesia loyally comes up to her obligations as a member of the International tin
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      NANYANC UNIVERSITY STUDENT HELD
      71 1 NANYANC UNIVERSITY STUDENT HELD A Nanyang University student. Gob. Chong Teck. was detained under the preservation of Publio s -riiritv Ordinance yesterday. Goh is a thi-d-year student of politic*, economy. He was arrested in tiie street. He is a member of the Students' Union and a member of the editorial
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      Lock icon TRAWLER REPELS CUNBOATS
      48 1 TRAWLER REPELS CUNBOATS LONDON. Frl.— The Admiralty announced today that Icelandic gunboats tr >d to board two British trawlers off the Iceland coast today. Trawlermen faced thrnt across about 15 feet of water waiting to repel them. They eventually broke away and no actual contact was made. Reuter.
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      6 1 AVERAGE DAILY CEBTIFIEB SALE EXCEEDS? 80,000
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      20 1 COnt«ntm«nt About punctuality About YOU» m— l> y tJHL aov«t »«rcM JzSu TO KLM TOU'U MOtl THAN A f ASStNCIft-*
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    Lock icon 150,000 cattle wait for death
    129 2 150,000 cattle wait for death DARWIN, Fri—Thousands of head of cattle are waiting in agony for death in the dust bowl of the Northern Territory's Barkley tablelands. Once the richest cattle country in north-central Australia, the tablelands are now In the grip of the worst drought in living memory. District
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    Lock icon Trade pact
    37 2 TOKYO. Fri. Japan and Pakistan today agreed to expand trade between the two nations following the signing here of a new trade agreement which will be valid for one year as from Sept. 1. Reuter.
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    Lock icon SETTLE ROW OVER A TEMPLE
    171 2 SETTLE ROW OVER A TEMPLE BANGKOK, Fri.— Slam and Cambodia would take their dispute over a temple to the International Court, the Vice-Pre-mier and Foreign Minister of Cambodia, Mr. Son Sann, announced today. The Vihar temple, built by ancient Khmer kings, lies In a disputed border area. Talks on Its
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    Lock icon Typhoon strikes China
    54 2 HONG KONG. Fri. Typhoon Grace today struck the Fuklen and Chekiang coasts with gale force winds, causing extensive damage. Peking Radio reported. It did not mention casualties. The sadio said heavy rains brought by the typhoon helped relieve the drought in these areas but also brought the
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    Lock icon HK talks on Peking sea claim
    376 2 'TERRITORIAL WATERS NOW EXTEND 12 MILES NAVY STILL ON PATROL WASHINGTON REJECTS IT: 4 A CLOAK FOR AGGRESSIVE PURPOSES' HONG KONG, Friday. GOVERNOR, Sir Robert Black, is understood to have discussed Peking's claim to a 12-mile territorial waters limit at the regular weekly meeting
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    Lock icon LITTLE ROCK 'GUARDS'
    115 2 LITTLE ROCK 'GUARDS' NEW YORK, Fri— Reports were growing yesterday that federal officials are recruiting US marshals' deputies from the Little Rock area for possible guard duty at embattled Central High School. Although the U.S. Marshal's office at Little Rock declined comment, it was learned that at least 10 people
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    Lock icon General dies
    27 2 LONDON. Fri. Lt -Gen. Sir Giffard le Quesne Martel, a foremost expert on tanks, died yesterday at his home in Camberley, Surrey. He was Reuter.
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    Lock icon Just one more rebel statement 0* Taipeh
    70 2 Just one more rebel statement Taipeh TAIPKH. Fri. The Nationalist Chinese Foreign Ministry today rejected Peking's claim of a 12-mile territorial waters limit. A spokesman said: "In our opinion, the whole Communist regime is a rebel croup We regard any statement made by them as coming from rebels." Japan also
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    Lock icon Dash from trench to plane—and out of Quemoy
    329 2  - Dash from trench to plane— and out of Quemoy BRUCE RUSSELL By TAIPEH. Friday. T»HE FIRST PLANE to get in and out of be- leaguered Quemoy since the Communists began shelling the island daily nearly two weeks ago arrived here last night with six correspondents on board. The Nationalists had
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    Lock icon Casey flies to U.S.
    62 2 Casey flies to U.S. LONDON. Frl. Mr. Richard O. Casey, Australian Minister of External Affairs, left London by air today for talks in Ottawa and Washington. Referring to the Formosan situation, he said at London Airport: "There is potential trouble there. This was one of the things he would discuss
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    'No Hussein marriage'
    62 2 LONDON. Fri. A London firm of solicitors last night denied that marriage was "imminent or contemplated" between an 18-year-old Iraqi girl. Miss Huzaima. and King Hu.ssein of Jordan. The solicitors issued a statement which said: "Recent press reports in this country and elsewhere are entirely without foundation
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    Lock icon MAKE COLONY U.N. PORT: SLESSOR
    162 2 LONDON, Friday. OIR JOHN SLESSOR, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, suggested here yesterday that Hong Kong, a colony "absolutely indefensible against a major attack," should be made an international port under the United Nations. The situation in Hong Kong, on the very doorstep of
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    Lock icon Uranium find
    24 2 COPENHAGEN, Frl. —Denmark is to start work this year on extracting uranium and thorium from high-grade deposits discovered in southwest Greenland.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon SIR JOHN IS RETURNING TO FIGHT
    87 2 SIR JOHN IS RETURNING TO FIGHT LONDON, Fri.— Sir John Kotelawala. former Prime Minister of Ceylon who retired from politics early this year, flew home to Colombo yesterday to resume his leadership of the United National Party. "The situation is so grave that I must go back," he told reporters
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    'Make Lebanon neutral' call
    54 2 KARACHI. Fri. A lormer Pakistan Prime Minister, Mr. H. S. Suhrawardy, yesterday appealed to the world powers to declare the Lebanon a neutral country and guarantee its Integrity. He supported American intervention in the Lebanon and said the U.S. forces have for the time being stopped
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    Lock icon 100,000 HAIL DE GAULLE'S PLAN
    342 3 Police break up leftwing bid to start counter-demonstration General: 4 No breach of rights' PARIS, Fri.— An enthusiastic crowd estimated at 100,000 acclaimed Gen. Char cs de Gaulle at the Place de la Republique last night after he presented his new draft constitution for France.
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    Lock icon BEAUTIFUL TONI WANTS TO SING TO THE MAN IN THE MOON
    82 3 THE MAN in the moon should be smiling in anticipation, for beautiful singer Tonl Carroll, who has Just arrived in London from the United States, has volunteered to be rocketed to the moon. Tonl wrote to the U.S Navy
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    Lock icon RACE RIOTS
    144 3 Union leaders in Britain urge workers to prevent violence I ONDON, Fri. Lead'J ers of Britain's eight million trade unionists last night urged British workers to prevent race riots in Britain. A statement condemning the riots was Issued by the General Council of the T.U.C. the governing body—during
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      Lock icon DAG IN CAIRO FOR TALKS WITH NASSER ON MID-EAST
      29 3 DAG IN CAIRO FOR TALKS WITH NASSER ON MID-EAST CAIRO. Fri. Mr. Dag Hammarskjoeld. United Nations secre-tary-general, conferred with President Nasser of the United Arab Republic here yesterday. Reuter
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      20 3 LONDON: The Trades Union Congress called unanimously for lifting of strategic embargoes on trade with Russia and Communist China.— U.P.l.
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      24 3 TOKYO: The British Prime Minister, Mr. Harold Macmillan. has issued an informal invitation to the Japanese Premier. Mr. Nobusuke Kishi. to visit Britain Reuter
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      23 3 KATMANDU: An Indian expedition has asked for permission to climb Mount Everest in the Spring of 1960. the Nepalese Foreign Office said U.P.I.
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      20 3 JERUSALEM: The Israeli Premier, Mr. David Ben Gurion, and President Eisenhower, have exchanged letters on the Middle East situation U.P.I
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      22 3 RIO l>> JANEIRO: The Italian President, Mr. Giovanni Gronchi. arrived l». c on a 10-day visit as guest of President Kubitschek— U.P.l.
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    276 3 LONDON STOCKS LONDON. Thurs. Closmg middle prices of selected stocks not Including stamp duty were: RUBBER LONDON. Thurs -Spit 23* d.. Oct. 23 T«d., Nov 24d. Dec 24d.. Oct.-Dec. 24d Jan-Mar. 24Hd April-June 24Hd.. July-Sept. 24Vid. Sept c.l.f n\i.. Oct elf 23* d Nov rlf 23»;<i Tone Quiet TIN i
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    Lock icon Jeers outside gates of the British ambassador
    232 3 Jeers outside gates of the British ambassador REYKJAVIK. Friday. nOLJCE Joined hands in a chain here last night to prevent demonstrators from reaching the main gates of the residence of the British ambassador to Iceland. A few hundred people made their way to the two-storey villa after a protest meeting
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    Lock icon Police breah up 'we want food9 mob
    100 3 Police breah up 'we want food' mob NEW DELHI. Fri. OOLICE attacked with riot I sticks and injured :»0 Communist-It d demonstrators in eastern Uttar Pradesh State yesterday when about 1,000 marched to a district magistrate's office, condemning the Government's food policy and demanding food. Sixteen people were arrested. The
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    Lock icon 'No' by Japan
    31 3 TOKYO. Fri. Japanese fishing Industry sources today said they would urge the Government to reject Communist China's extension of her territorial wa f ers to 12 miles —Reuter.
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    Lock icon REBELS CLOSE FOUR RADIO STATIONS
    181 3 BEIRUT, Fri rE Lebanese opposition announced last night that it will close down its four clandestine radio stations as from midnight on Thursday. This Is the opposition's second measure in 24 hours to facilitate the desired return to normal under the new regime of the
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    WIFE: 'NO REASON FOR 4 a.m. ATTACK'
    158 4 WIFE: 'NO REASON FOR 4 a.m. ATTACK' pENANG, Frl.— A 27- year-old housewife told a preliminary inquiry today that her husband stabbed her suddenly one morning for no reason at all. Mat Zain bin Lebai Man, a 34-year-old fisherman, was accused of attempting to murder his wife, Jah binte Ismail,
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    'Merdeka Queen' from Convent
    47 4 TAIPING. Fri.— A Convent pupil, Rogayah binte Mohamed Noor. 15. was crowned "Merdeka Queen" last night at the fun fair organised by the Larut and Matang division of UMNO. Wan Zakiah and Yang Mariah tied for the second position. There were 11 contestants.
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    Off to Canada
    26 4 Dato Haji Mohamed Noah bin Omar, Johore Executive and State Councillor, leaves by air on Monday for Canada for the Commonwealth trade talks.
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    Malaya may hit back if Ihe Japanese buy tin from Russia
    228 4 Malaya may hit back if the Japanese buy tin from Russia CLAMP ON IMPORTS AND NO TRADE PACT KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Tin producers today warned that the Malayan Government might rake swift trade reprisals if lapan replaced her Malayan tin purchases with Russian. They hinted that Malaya may kit back
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    ROUND THE WORLD BEFORE HE GOES BLIND
    72 4 ROUND THE WORLD BEFORE HE GOES BLIND THIS IS Mr. Kurt Peters, the 59 -year-old German who wants to see the world before he goes Mind. He arrived in Singapore yesterday in the Sangola Mr. Peters, a retired storekeeper, has been told by an eye specialist that be might lose
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    Tengku tells youth: Beware of unscrupulous politicians
    303 4 Tengku tells youth: Beware of unscrupulous politicians IPOH, Fri.— The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, has warned Malayan youth to be on guard against "unscrupulous politicians" who are trying to get students to "work, campaign and catch votes for them." "Avoid these men." 'he Prime Minister states a special message
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    TAN: DISASTROUS IF THIS PACT IS WRECKED
    186 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. fVHE Federation Minister of Commerce and In- dustry, Mr. Tan Slew Sin, will visit London to discuss with Malayan High Commission officials about Russian dumping and the difficulties facing the International Tin Agreement. Mr. Tan told reporters at the airport
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    Ex-employee on cheating charge
    68 4 PENANG. Fri.— A lormer employee removed a motor from a juke box and drove it away in the company s van, the Sessions Court here was told today. Chew Biew Leong claimed trial to cheating Chin Tow Choon, a Juke box dealer, ot a motor valued
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    Officer to make his defence
    103 4 Officer to make his defence PENANG. Fri— Mr. Justice Rig by today ordered that a police officer acquitted by a lower court on a chars*- of using criminal force on .1 bus driver be recalled to make hi* defence. He upheld an appeal by the DPP. Mr. H. S. One
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    Youth stole cigarettes
    43 4 Llm Ah Tee. 19. yesterday pleaded guilty in Singapore to stealing a packet of cigarettes from S. Sinnapen at a stall in Race Course Road on May 2. last year. Sentence was postponed till Sept 19. pending a probation report.
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    'QUIT THE KITCHEN,' WOMEN TOLD
    125 4 PENANG Friday. MRS. TAN LUAN HONG, chairman of the MCA national women's section, today urged Chinese women to "come out of the kitchen" and work for the greater good of the country Mrs Tan. wfo is visiting Pe- 1 nang, said: "They should consider themselves
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    Thumb injury at sawmill
    47 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— On July 11, the Straits Times reported that Wong Ah Sane. 59. had his right hand cut off while sawing timber at the Keong Kee sawmill in Ipoh Road. What in fact happened was that Wong's right thumb was Injured.
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    Resignation accepted
    45 4 PENANG, Frl. The Buklt Mertajam branch of the Malayan Indian Congress announced today that It had accepted the resignation of Its secretary. Mr. Abu Bakar Shalk Dawood Mr Dawood was elected a Town Councillor last year. He contested as an independ dent candidate.
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    ROBBERS TIE AND GAG VICTIMS
    201 5 ROBBERS TIE AND GAG VICTIMS IPOH, Fri.— A sundry shop owner, Mr. Goh Choo Kong, 46, and his wife were tied up with wire and gagged with tape plaster last night by four armed thugs who ransacked their shop in Jalan Bendahara and got away with Jewellery worth $1,100 and
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    Johore TB test
    28 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. Last year 7,238 children were tested in Johore for tuberculosis and 4,356 showed positive reactions. BCO Inoculations were given to 1.966 children.
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    47 on strike for three weeks say: We are sorry'
    253 5 47 on strike for three weeks say: We are sorry' IPOH, Friday. >KKY drivers and attendants of the Malaya Mining Company have ended their three-weeks-old strike with an apology to the management. Forty-seven workers downed tools for the reinstatement of four dismissed colleagues. The company has taken back four of
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    26 ANIMALS DIE OF CATTLE PLAGUE
    140 5 MALACCA, Friday. AN outbreak of haemorrhaglc septicaemia (cattle A plague) among buffaloes has occurred in the Jasin district. Twenty-six animals have so far died since the first report was received on Aug. 26 of three deaths in three different mukims. The State Veterinary Officer.
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    water goes off the ration in rain town
    78 5 water goes off the ration in rain town rIPING. Frl. Taiplnc. the wettest town in -Malaya, is now experiencing its driest year since the war. Water wa s rationed for the town's 62.000 inhabitants for four days in late July. Now prolonged drovght has forced tbe Public Works Department to
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    Apex dance
    21 5 The Apex Club. Singapore will hold its second annual dance at the Alumni Association hall in College Road tonight.
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    Borneo becomes safety conscious
    64 5 JESSELTON, Fri—Representatives of the Education Department, the Police and the Rotary Club have formed a Road Safety Council. An Inaugural meeting will be held In the Education Department office here at 5 p.m. on Sept. 15 to discuss, among other things, a scheme of controlled road
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    Music recital
    30 5 Two well-known American artists. Alan Orlshman, violinist, and Joel Ryce. pianist, will given a recital at the Singapore Cultural Centre. Canning Rise, on Sept. 21 at 8.45 p.m.
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    YOUTHS FACE MURDER TRIAL
    398 6 Prosecution case has no weight counsel Fonseka inquiry ends: Police hunt starts for fifth accused KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. POUR youths were today committed to stand trial in the High Court for the murder of a schoolteacher, Stephen Peter Fonseka. Meanwhile, a country-wide hunt is on for
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    TENGKU LEADS M-PARADE IN TANJONG MALIM
    70 6 THE PRIME MINISTER, Tengku Abdul Rahman, sharing a |oke with the secretary-general of the Malayan Chinese Association, Mr. Too joon Hing, while leading a procession of more than I 000 people in Tanjong Malim on Thursday. The Minister of Health, Mr. V. T. Sambanthan,
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    Board replies: An 'unfair' charge LION'S SHARE FOR TB WORK
    332 6 Board replies: An 'unfair' charge LION'S SHARE FOR TB WORK KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. TTHE Federation's Social and Welfare Lotteries Board today strongly criticised the attack levelled at it two weeks ago during the council meeting of the Malayan Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. The chairman of the Board, Dato
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    Public holiday
    28 6 The bank and public holiday to commemorate the birthday of Prophet Mohamed will be on Sept. 26 and not Sept. 20. it was officially announced yesterday.
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    Dawn fire destroys a timber store
    100 6 Dawn fire destroys a timber store IPOII. Fri. Fifty-foot high flames at dawn today destroyed a store of Jeletong Umber marked for export to Australia. Damage was estimated at $2,000. Three fire engines, led by Mr. P. A. (.In/. Superintendent of Fire Services in Perak. fought the blaze for two
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    TO CHINA: MALAYA'S $16 MIL.
    98 6 TO CHINA: MALAYA'S $16 MIL. SINGAPORE has sent re money to China than t s Federation for the f X eight months of this year, it was revealed yesterday. Statistics for the eight months show that Singapore sent $11,422,036 more than double the total remitted from the Federation Other statistics
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    $4,000 NEEDED TO FOIL GAMBLERS
    160 6 PENANG Friday. PARISHIONERS of St. Georges Church are bein? asked to help raise $4,000 for gates and a wall or fence to keep gamblers and other-trespassers out of the church compound. I In a circular sent out today. Mr. AS. Johnston, secretary of the church
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    Cleared of breaking in
    72 6 Lai Wing Sun 19. wa s yes terday acquitted in Singa pore of housebreaking and alternatively of dishonestly retaining stolen property. The prosecution alleged that Lai broke into the house of Soh Choon Poey on July 12 between 2 a.m. and 4.15 a.m. and stole an
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    Malaya's rich inheritance
    70 6 PENANG. Fri. The Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee. today urged that Malayan cultural traditions should be preserved as a rich inheritance. Speaking at a merdeka anniversary dinner held by the Penang Indian Association Dato Wong said Indian influence was evident In many Malaya i customs. "And
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    Cyclist killed
    33 6 MUAR. Fri. A cyclist. Kamaruddin bin Mohamed Samy. 40, died instantly after being involved In a crash with a lorry in front of the Rex Cinema, Jalan Rahmat. here this afternoon.
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    PPP rally
    25 6 PENANG. Fri.— The Penane branch ot the People's Progressive Party will hold a public rally on the esplanade here at 8 pm. tomorrow.
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    302 new shops since merdeka
    43 6 JOHORE BAHRU Fri Since merdeka 302 new licences for sundry provision shops in Johore have been issued Of this 16 were for Malays. The majority oi the shops were opened In Batu Pahat where 178 licences were issued
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    New president
    31 6 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri.-The Alumni Association of the College of Agriculture has elected Mr Yap Kirn Hock its president for the ensuing year. Mr. Partab Singh has been re-elected secretary
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    37 PENANG TERRORIST HELPERS ALLOWED TO RETURN HOME
    164 6 DENANG, Fri.—Thirty- seven terrorist helpers and sympathisers are to be allowed to return to their former homes In Balik Pulau, in the south-west district of Penang island. The decision, announced by the police today follows the surrender of the last terrorist in
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    Bank man hurt in crash
    40 7 IPOH, Fri. J. Gall. 29, an accountant of the Mercantile Bank here, was seriously Injured when his motor scooter collided with a cyclist in Belneld Street this afternoon. The cyclist, a schoolboy, was not hurt.
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    Big foreign firms keen on tax-holiday plan
    197 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Industries with an estimated total capital of about $120 million have shown keen interest in starting businesses in the Federation under the "tax-holiday" plan. Most of the capital is being raised locally. Foreign participation appears to be more on the
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    BIRTH CONTROL: (A TASK FOR THE GOVT.'
    269 7 BIRTH CONTROL: 'A TASK FOR THE GOVT.' RS. H. B. AMSTUTZ vice-president of the Sin- gapore Family Planning Association said yesterday that the work of the association should be taken over by Government. It is Government's bsuic I function to serve for the good of the people,'' she said. Mrs.
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    Time Bar's merits recognised, says Mr. Justice Ong
    263 7 Time Bar's merits recognised, says Mr. Justice Ong KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. —Mr. Justice Ong Huck Thye, the Federation's first Chinese Judge, said today that recognition of the merits of the Bar in this country was long overdue despite the fact that the Federation's Bar was so distinguished. Mr. Justice Ong.
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    New headmaster
    25 7 KLUANO. Fri. Mr. A. Retnaslngam of the Government English School, Kluang. has taken over duties as headmaster of the Diamond Jubilee School. Rengam.
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    32 DOGS ENTERED FOR NOVEL K.L. SHOW
    162 7 32 DOGS ENTERED FOR NOVEL K.L. SHOW KUALA LUMPUR, FrL Thirty-two entries have been received for the dog show with a difference to be held at the Turf Club here on Sunday. There will be no classes. Instead a toy dog like a Pekinese may be matched against a giant
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    'off to study agriculture at London University
    64 7 'off to study agriculture at London University SYED ZAINAL HUSSEIN WAI A. 22, son of a former Kuala Lumpur District Officer, Tuan Syed Nordin. left by air on Thursday for Britain to study agriculture at the University of London. He will be away for five years on a Perak state
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    Rees to retire
    28 7 MALACCA, Fri. The Municipal Secretary, Mr. S. A. Rees. will retire at the end of this month because of illness. He became secretary in 1956.
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    Flashing light at every death
    197 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A BOARD showing Kuala Lumpur road accident statistics with the nunroer killed and injured will be put up next month as a warning to the people. On the day a person Ls killed on the roads, a red light on the Board
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    CASSELS VISITS WAR BLACK SPOT AREA IN PERAK
    129 7 CASSELS VISITS WAR BLACK SPOT AREA IN PERAK IPOH, Fri— The Direc- tor of Operations, Lt.-Gen. Sir James Cassels, today congratulated the Central Perak war executive committee on the success of Operation Ginger In the notorious Sungei Siput district. Fifty-nine terrorists have been eliminated in the area In the eight
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    Police detain jobless man
    46 7 IPOH, Fri. Police secret society branch officers held Choy Keng. 40, an unemployed man. in Menglembu this morning on a warrant of arrest. Last night a police party raided six secret society hideouts in and outside Ipoh and questioned about 20 youths.
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    DEATH
    59 8 tt Wtrdt He (Minimum). JOSE BLAS SUARES, aged 70, parsed away peacefully at 7A Ylo Chu Kang Road, Telecoms Flats, at 3.03 p.m. 5.9.58. He leaves a widow, four daughters, three sons and seven grandcnildren. Funeral takes place on 6.9.58. cortege leaving at 4.30 p.m. for the Church of
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    122 8 it) Wordn $10 (Minimum). THE FAMILY OF the late trnmm Chong Kirn Mong fourth son of Mrs. Joseph Chong Sin Tong thank friends. reUi lives for attendance wreaths and transport. MR. MRS. ROBERT ROSS thank all friends and relatives for their attendance, valuable presents, assistance and on the occasion
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    IN MEMORIAM
    50 8 tO Word, Sit (Minimum). IN LOVING MEMORY of Bill— W s Stewart who died at Ipoh. 6th September 1954— Mother-Rhu-Scotland. IN EVER LOVING MEMORY Of our Beloved Mother, Hahbai Chandlram Melwani, who passed away on this day last year, but her remembrance shall never pass away. Nirmla Motl.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    227 8 tt Wordt tit (Minimum). DON'T FORGET TODAY! Buy bottle of Tabasco the world famous Chilli Sauce, men love it! THE COCKPITS Java Rijsttafel Is served every S. turday and Sunday lunch time. IS YOUR COMPANY big or •mall? A Facit calculator will be paying for itself as soon as
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    RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT
    34 8 S 20 Word, $2.i0 Mm.) CHRISTIAN SCICNCE SOCIETY. Singapore. 8. Orange Giove Road, Singapore- 10 (off Orchard Road, Sunday Services and Sunday School 10.30 a.m. Testimony Meetings Ist and 3rd Wednesdays. 7 p.m
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  • The Straits Times Spore, Sat. Sept. 6, 1958. Tin Battle Hots Up
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      Tin Battle Hots Up
      630 8 The strong stand which the Federation Government is taking on the tin industry's problems is a lead for other producers to follow. If the international tin scheme is to survive it must have all the backing that members can give it, and the friendly support too
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      The 12-mile Limit
      257 8 The Chinese Government has made claims betore now to an extension of territorial waters. This time Peking intends to make the claim stick. It has nothing to do with fishing rights in the Pearl River estuary, a separate problem which is troubling the Hong Kong Government. The
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      \\ ork Chils
      234 8 Work Chits In warning that me Cambridge Stnooi ceitineate may soon become a "worthless scrap ot paper Singapore a Minister lor Education MM unconsciously reflecting a popular attitude. Hopeful parents and their children have tended to look on these certificates as work chits a promise to find the possessors well
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    FIFTY YEARS AGO
    227 8 FIFTY YEARS AGO THE OPEN DOOR E (From thi Straits linn > >f Sept. l!»08). r .onr Prnang contemporary brings thr notice < ils readers and that of the Q« vernment to the claims i f those who are born ui-1 domiciled in the CoUaj t E appointments in the
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    As I was saying...
    1161 8  -  CYNICUS bj WOT quite a year ago the Assembly approved for Singapore the creation of a Cultural Advisory Council. The seed was sown in 1956, and twelve months later the money was voted, the Council named and Singapore assured that any worth-while project relating to fine
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    Lock icon WEEK-END STUDY
    12 8 Mr. Stripes, o/ Kuala Lumpur Photo by him Yrw Chong.
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      387 8 CLASSIFIED ADS. tt Word. $1' (Minimum). DOWLING: To Shirley wife of Peter at Singapore Nursing Home on Fifth September, a daughter Jane Ann. TO OOVIND and Gauri on 4th September at Kandang Kerbau. a son. Brother to Shiamala and Nil mala. Both well. LEMMON— On Ist Sept. 1958 at Mowbray
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    Moment of drama over jungle
    53 9 ANXIOUSLY THE'DESPATCHER WATCHES-THEN A WELL DONE' SIGN JUMPERS away! The despotcher sees his two colleagues drift down towards the carpet of 200-ft.-high tree-top TWO MEMBERS of the rescue team help their medical colleague, S/Ldr. W. GlenThomson, as he boards the helicopter for the big jump.
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    JAPANESE IRON AND STEEL MAN MAY NEGOTIATE BIG DEAL
    196 9 JAPANESE IRON AND STEEL MAN MAY NEGOTIATE BIG DEAL KUALA LUMFUR. Friday. rpHE chairman of a leading Japanese iron and steel company is to make personal inquiries here which may lead to a "big financial deal" with Malaya. I Mr. Shigeru Kinoshita, chairman of the giant Kinoshita Co., Ltd., is
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    WAY Forum's special
    35 9 WAY Forum, official organ of the World Assembly of Ycuth, has published a special 10th anniversary issue. The 64-page "magazine assesses what WAY has done and what remains yet to be accomplished.
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    7 injured in lorry-bus collision
    88 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Seven people were injured, two seriously, and others badly shaken when a lorry and a bus collided headon in Klang Road about 5 p.m. today. The seven were taken to hospital in cars. The two admitted were Lim Meng Seong 34, and
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    Sweets from sky
    29 9 BUKIT BESU, Trengganu. Fri.— A Beaver plane flew low and dropped packages of sweets to children on the playground here during the Merdeka anniversary sports yesterday.
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    $10,000 clinic
    22 9 RAWANG Fri. A $10,000 health centre and children's clinic is to be built here from the Ulu Selangor Merdeka fund.
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    Nine make it a $6 family affair
    102 9 Nine make it a $6 family affair TllK court usiier in Singapore i.i.l. <l out the name, •Tan I>ng Joo' and in. ii the dock stepped NINE people. This surprised almost everyone in the court yesterday except the prosecutor, Inspector ('hong loon Choy, who immediately explained that they were all
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    Four held captive
    70 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Mrs. Lim Hock Kee. her two teenage children and a neighbour were held captive for more than 20 minutes by a dagger-weilding man and two accomplices at her Sungie Besi Road home here last night. Mrs. Lim tried to seize the dagger and cut
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    $33 mil. dividend
    23 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Currency Board of Malaya. British Borneo and Singapore received $33,587,708 in dividends on investments last year.
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    Film show for jet club members
    163 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Nearly 100 children from many parts of Malaya were guests of British Overseas Airways Corporation at a film show at the Odeon cinema here today. All are members of the Junior Jet Club children under 18 who ha*e travelled by BOAC.
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    THOMSON SHEDS LIGHT ON THE POLITICAL ILLITERATES
    151 9 THOMSON SHEDS LIGHT ON THE POLITICAL ILLITERATES r)IRECTOR of In- formation Services, Mr. G. G. Thomson, said yesterday that "too many Singaporeans are still politically too illiterate and indifferent to care which road Singapore takes." He said: "It Is not only among the farmers, the machine hands or labourers that
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    12 hotels told: Close down
    348 9 TWELVE Singapore hotels on the blacklist of the Anti-Vice Branch of the CID are to have their licences and certificates of registration cancelled. The Hotels' Licensing Board I ordered the cancellation at the close yesterday of a public session held in the Third Criminal District
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    50 to contest Ipoh talentime
    50 9 50 to contest Ipoh talentime IPOH. Fri. Fifty boys and girls will take part in the finals ef the public talentlme contest in the St. Michael's Institution hall at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Mr. P.S.C. Power will be the compere. The preliminary rounds, which attracted 85 entries, were held last month.
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    Navy review broadcast
    81 9 KUALA LUMPUR Fri. Eye-witness accounts of the review of the Royal Malayan Navy at Port Dickson by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong on Sunday, will be broadcast the same day. The accounts will be in three languages Malay. English and Chinese. Radio Malaya listeners will be able to
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    Theatre closed for repairs
    30 9 KLUANO, Fri— The Brilliant Theatre, one of the oldest theatres in the district has closed down for repairs The repairs is expected to last a fortnight.
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    The West blamed for low prices
    288 9 The West blamed for low prices KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The West wai accused today of manipulating in world markets the prices of primary products exported from Asian countries. The charge was made at the Asian regional conference of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions which resumed its debate today
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    Lallang fire
    20 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A fire engine extinguished a lallang fire along the residential area of Damansara Road today.
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  • The STRAITS TIMES Saturday fonim
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      THE FEDERATION SHOULD HAVE A STATE LIBRARY
      299 10 THE University of Malaya Society, Selangor, considers it regrettable that the Federation of Malaya should not possess a national library. At t*i present mon. *r t, in Kuala Lumpur there are a few libraries There are the Selangor Book Club, the British Council
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      Proposed specialist scheme: Poor would be hard hit
      300 10 THE public was given to understand that the new system on medical specialists' fees (i.e. the denial of individual fees to the specialists) would lead to all patients, irrespective of financial means, having easy access to specialists. However, according to Acting Director
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      Let's try shock tactics for road safety
      271 10 i was not surprising that 1 the safety first drive in Singapore has been a flop The so-called psychological apprna. n. lar from shocking the people as intended, went by almost un-noticed What we need are shock tactics. Three suggestions come to mind.
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      REDUCE BUILDING LOAN RATE
      259 10 REDUCE BUILDING LOAN RATE THE MaL ji Borneo Building Society at the beginning charged all its borrowers 6J per cent interest in respect of loans for the purchase of houses in various housing schemes throughout Malaya. Soon afterwards, due perhaps to slight rise in bank rate, it raised the rate
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      TAKE BANK OF ENGLAND LEAD
      71 10 SINCE it has been the practice of the MalayaBorneo Building Society to increase the rate of interest whenever the Bank of England increases its rate of interest, I and many others would be grateful if the Society reduces its rate of interest as the Bank
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      THIS IS NO HELP TO WORKERS
      68 10 MAY 1 ask the directors of the Malaya-Borneo Building Society when they intend to reduce the rate of interest they are charging. The local bank rate is sVfe per cent from Sept. 1 and the bank rate in Britain is 4V 2 per cent.
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      THEATRE RATES TOO HIGH
      89 10 THEATRE RATES TOO HIGH AM r ie of the many who are disagreeably amazed by the exorbitant price demanded by city authorities for the use of the Victoria Theatre. At a time when the populace is becoming more and more aware of, and keenly participating In, drama and music, this
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      Show ott as local Fangios or Mike Hawthorns
      149 10 Show off as local Fangios or Mike Hawthorns rh greatest tuulto of poor drivers are shov.iness. lntoler.ee and Impatience. Cars ar driven, whether along the highways or crowded side streets, in the manner of maniacs It is possible they get thrills out of f-Ighten-lng pedestrians or derive pleasure In showing
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      Popular beaches lack amenities, transport
      115 10 I endorse the opinion of Picnicker that there U insufficient shelter at the Pasir RU resort The planting of more trees capable of providing really good shade, such as found in Katong Park, would also help Partner, there Is no public transport and I am
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      EARNEST DESIRE TO —SERVE—
      421 11 EARNEST DESIRE TO SERVE MR. LEE KUAN YEWS letter (S.T. Aug. 28) has served at least one purpose, to awaken the English-edu-cated to their true capabilities. Hitherto, far too many have adopted a "tortolse-in-the-shell" attitude. Now with Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's assertion that all must ride with him or perish,
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      THELASTAND LEAST OF MEN
      267 11 THE LAST AND LEAST OF MEN THE P.A.P.'.s SetretaryGeneral nas voiced his chagrin that Singapore should have shown no interest in his so-cailed revolution. There is no need here for any sort of revolution. The people of Singapore, blessed with benefits and amenities the rival of any in the whole
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      Plug the loopholes in Federation game ordinance
      340 11 Plug the loopholes in Federation game ordinance THERE are loopholes in the Federation ordinances on game. The open season for deer at present is from September 1 to October 31. Every doe shot during this period is pregnant, in some cases in an advanced stage. Does not the Game Department
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      SIGNING ON DOTTED LINE
      129 11 IN Johore Bahru recently a policeman threa.ened to charge a Singapore driver because the licence holder did not have his signature on the line where the licensing officer signs. The constable simply ignored explanations and at the Johore Bahru Central Police Station the driver was told
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      Why aren't mails sent by faster steamers?
      172 11 ON Aug. 21 I received three letters from Britain by sea mail. One was. posted in Belfast on July 17, the second in Aberdeen on July 15, and the third in Northern Ireland on July 22. These letters obviously caught the P. O.
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      Circular bus service needed for city area
      304 11 MR. WILSON, the manager of the Singapore Traction Company, is not quite correct when he says (ST. Aug. 20): "A few years ago we ran a city circular service through Raffles Place on an undertaking by the CHv Council that tristais and taxis
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      MALAY KAMPONG' TO BOOST TOURISM IS OUTDATED
      165 11 MALAY KAMPONG' TO BOOST TOURISM IS OUTDATED I DISAGREE with the Director of Tourism's plan to develop a Malay kampong for tourists to visit. Why should the tourist be shown the same old, old idea that Malays belong to the kampong all their lives? This is the year 1958 not
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      GATEWAY TO MALAYA NEEDS IMPRESSIVE SURROUNDINGS
      82 11 GATEWAY TO MALAYA NEEDS IMPRESSIVE SURROUNDINGS THE gateway to Malaya is the crossing of the Causeway. The Johore Bahru custom house gives a very impressive view when one enters from Singapore by car. bus or other means. But why has the railway station not made any alter- rations? The surroundings
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      313 11 C m 24 As.semuly, pan male in comStraits Times Crossword n'SSzisu*.—* merit (4). m^— mL 26 Material used for suites (6). f"j I 1 3 1 I 4 I l^Sta I I; I Id I 27 follow an arltist In short HH| 1^ H| 1| HH i. Is ticking alarmed
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    TIN PRICE DROP HALTED WITH GAIN OF OVER $2
    412 12 By Our Market Correspondent THE tin price reacted upwards in Singapore yesterday and made a come back of $2.62 per picul to $370 after the easiness of the past few days following second thoughts about extent of the boost provided by
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    27 12 SINGAPORE Sept 5. RUBBER; 81 S cents per lb. (up threequarters of a cent). TIN: $370 per picul (up $2.62h). Estimated unofficial offering 110 tons.
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    Rubber lacks incentive
    264 12 Rubber lacks incentive THE state of lethargy Into which the rubber market had subsided at the end of last week continued throughout the present period, report H.C.B. Co. Ltd.. in their current survey With all markets lackin incentive, fluctuations over the week have been snoell. The disparity (or September w'dened
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    SPORE SHIPPING
    158 12 Ships lyin» alongside the Sinrapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Kyotoku Maru 1/2, Padar.a 4/5, Leda Maersk 6/7. Benlomond 8/9, Glenartney 10/11, Somali 13/14. Sangola 15/16, Van Neck 18 Shun Hing 19/20, Sanana 21/22, Bidor 24/25. Everglory 26, Malay 27/28. State of Andhra 29/30, Pyrrhus 31/32.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    367 12 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported: "Industrials and rubbers were steady, while tins were firm. The turnover was small. Singapore and federation brokers reported the following business done yesterday: Fed Dispensary $1.09: Praser Neave ords $2.75 to $2 77: Gammon $1.45 (odd lot). $1.50 and $1.49: G'town Disp.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    145 12 September first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 81 cents per lb. up three-quarters of a cent on Thursday's closing price. Closing tone: Uncertain. Closing price* In cents per lb. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot fob. buyers 81',. sellers 81%; Int. 1 R.S.S.
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    RUBBER CROPS
    15 12 Riverriew produced 155.000 lb. of rubber in August. Trmrrloh crop was 82.500 lb.
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    Kuala Nal sale
    26 12 Kaala Nal Kelantan Rubber Company announce that an agreement has been signed for the sale of the company's property in Kelantan for $750,000
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    STOCK INDICES
    19 12 Malayan Share Market: Sept. 5 Srp 4 Industrials: 91.5 C 91.48 Tins: 82.62 82.41 Jan. 1 1958=100
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    91 12 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the fallowing changes in lta rates to merchants yesterday (ail rates to $100)Canada: buying airmail T.T. 33 1/16. OD 32 3/16. 90 d/st 32 H credit bills. 33 5/8 trade bills. Selling T.T. or O.D. rrady: Canada 31 11/16; French Fraacs *****;
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    130 12 MELBOURNE. Frt /^ENERAL investments and In- dustrlal shares on the Stock Exchange here today held a firm undertone with a bigger turnover than usual. Price movements were narrow, and mining shares firmed slightly, movements wre again narrow. Timor gained 4d Loans MM 1956-59 £100 6s. 9d. Loans 3\
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    84 12 Sincapore Chinese Produce Fxehangce noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: steady; UK Continent Sfptember/October $32)4 buyers. $33 >i sellers. Coconut oil: steady; bulk $504 sellei-s, drum $53' 2 sellers. Pepper: quiet: no business was reported done, Muntok white $127. Sarawak $126, special Sarawak black $75 (all unchanged).
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      648 12 NOTICES I S.S. GOVERNMENT 3% 194« WAR LOAN (1952—1959, Notice is hereby given that the Transfer Register of the above Loan will be closed from 16th to 30th September 1958 both dates inclusive, for the preparation of Interest Warrant*. By Order THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Singapore. NOTICE The
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      416 12 KUALA LUMPUR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Appointment of Depaty Municipal Treasurer Salary: $1,370 per month plus a variable C.O.L.A. Applications axe invited from I persons in the age group 30 40 j years (or the above post. Applicants should be fully qualified accountants with at least five years practical ex- j perience
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      724 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are Invited from Federal Citizens for appointment to the following positions in the Central Bank of Malaya which Is to be established early In 1959:— Economic Adviser. Duties: Principal Economic Adviser to the Governor aid Board of the Bank. Head of the Bank's Economic Department. Qualifications- Outstanding
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      779 12 TENDERS TENDER NOTICE HOUSING TRCST FEDERATION OF MALAYA Construction of laterlte roads, footpaths and earth drains at Kampong Majeedi, Johore Bahru. CONTRACTQRS desirous of tendering for the construction of laterite roads, footpaths and earth drains are Invited to submit their names together with deposit of $200 (refundable on return of
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      1158 14 T/ie fact was that Bencoolen was the worst station ever established by the East India Company' THERE WERE but five "white things in petticoats upon the coast," reported Deputy-Governor Collet, a little primly, in a despatch to London, from Bencoolen. "One I am
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    MALAYANS HIT BACK TO BEAT THE REST
    395 15 MALAYANS HIT BACK TO BEAT THE REST VIC NAYACAM TWO-GOAL DEFICIT COULDN'T STOP THEM By were awarded a freekick outside the penalty box. Oovlndarajoo kick. Ed above the heads of four Rest defenders and Robert Choc, running in. beat a defender before scoring from five yards. Referee: T. Nadarajah. THE
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    A 'CHAIR* FOR THE MALAYA CAPTAIN
    50 15 A 'CHAIR' FOR THE MALAYA CAPTAIN CHAN Tuck Cboy, < apt.nn of the Malaya eleven which won the merdefca soccer tournament title, is "chaired" by teammates Mok Wai Hons; (left) and goalkeeper Sexton Lourdes after Malaya's 2-9 victory over Vietnam at Kuala Lumpur's Mrrdeka Stadium on Thursday night. Straits Times
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    Dews—'Cricketer of the Year'
    152 15  - Dews 'Cricketer of the Year' KUALA LUMPUR, Frl. Australian Arthur Dews, the Malaya ..nd Belangor allrounder, has been nam«*d the "Cricketer of the Year." State cricket associations throughout the country were asked to nominate the outstanding cricketer of the season. Dews, it is learned, won by an over whelming majority
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    A fitting climax 0* Tengku
    156 15 A fitting climax Tengku f/I'ALA LUMPI'R, Fri. MaA lava's success in, the lirst Merdrka anniversary socrer tournament was today drsciibed by Tengku Abdul Rahman, president of the Football Association of Malaya, as a "very fitting climax to a most successful week of celebrations." The Tengfcn said that the Malayan team
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    Medicals 6-2
    15 15  -  KLUANG. Frl Medicals beat Sri Oarding 6-2 in a soccer match here yesterday.
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    64 16 LONDON. M Tester day's U.K. soccer results: LEAGUE TWO CharlUn 5 Rothrrham I U-yton t Ipswich Scunthorpr S S«mva 1 LEAGI'E THBEE Newport S Aecrlngton I Plymouth t Rtx-hdalr 1 NotUCrant; Wrexham LEAGUE MM R Torquay 4 Worklngton 1 Aldrrshot I Darlington 4 IRISH GOLD CUP flrat
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    1146 16 EPSOM J£SP HE SHOULD AVENGE HIS DEFEAT BY POWHATAN Straits Code will go close RACING WITH Charge Sheet can repeat QOVERNOR'S Cup winner CoHaleral is hack in form and I shall nut look beyond him in the 1 1 mile Singapore Clip at I > 1 1
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    37 16 Today's best bets GOING EPSOM JEEP's best bets at Bukit Timah today are: The Nailer (Race One), Sweet Dream (Race Four) and Collateral (Race 7). CALL BOY's double is: Banquo (Race Four) and Ardross (Race Nine). GOOD
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    167 16 S.T. SELECTIONS EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER Roc* I 2.00 THE NAILER Lord Arrogance THI NAILER Lord ArrotoiK* LD. ARROGANCE Th* Nailer Raco 2 2.30 VANITAS Sochiko Scnong Hotl VANITAS Tim* To Reo.or. Sachiko SENAN6 HATI Vonitot Sochiko Roc* 3 3.00 SIR FRANCIS •M Not* Stole M. nitre' ■IRD NOTC
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    Lock icon LANCASHIRE TAKE FIRST INNINGS LEAD
    212 16 LONDON. Ptl A sti~.a xd 144 In two and a half hours by Alan wharton (80) and Geoff Pullar (71) helped Lancashire take first Innings lead over Essex In yesterdays ■Ticket programme. Peter Marner loinea m the Hogging of the Essex attack by hitting thPee
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    'See Tests' trip is called off by MCA
    111 16 'See Tests' trip is called off by MCA KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Malayan Cricket Association's plan to take a party of cricketers and fans to Australia to watch th. Test matches between England and Australia has fallen through. Mr. Ken Murphy the M.C.A. secretary, told the Straits Times that the
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    WRESTLING IN XL TONIGHT
    54 16 WRESTLING IN KL TONIGHT KUALA LUMPUR. Prl Wrestling returns to Kuala Lumpur's Chlnwoo Stadium tomorrow night when one of Pakistan's best -known wrestlers, Aslam Pehalawan. meets Charles Henry, the British heavyweight. In a second main event, Sheik All bin Yusof grapples with Bosca Boa. Bert Egerton meets P. K. Kumar
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    Spore may be Cup 'centre'
    378 16  - S'pore may be Cup 'centre' VIC MAYACAM ay if U ALA LUMPUR, Frl. The sub-commir-tee appointed by the Asian Football Confederation to draft amendments to the rules of the Asian Cup tournament announced today the decisions made at its first meeting here on Tuesday. The amendments proposed by the sub-committee.
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    19 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl.— Xlang District beat S.C.R.C. 7-3 in their FAS. Junior knockout soccer match here today.
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      41 16 TODAY KUALA LI MPIR Bugger— Selangor v Negrl Sembllan, padang MALACCA: Badminton Foong Seong Cup competition. Malacca v Singapore. TOMORROW KUALA LUMPI K S*ceer— Malaya v Hong Kong. Menleka Stadium (7 pjn.). MALACCA: Badminton— Foong Seong Cup competition. Malacca v Singapore.
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