The Straits Times, 27 May 1959

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    23 1 AVERAGE DAILY 4 111X11 II l» SALE EXfEEPS 80,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1959 15 CENTS tie* 0 He****
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    JUDGE FLAYS BYRNE
    551 1 'DEPLORABLE AND SCANDALOUS... Dead man protects living culprit No excuse for tax leak silence SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE Commission of Inquiry into the $500,000 bank account of Mr. Chew Swee Kee reported yesterday that full responsibility for a dead man, Mr. R. N. Stone, being blamed for an
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    World Press acts: Observer will be sent to S'pore
    700 1 World Press acts: Observer will be sent to S'pore BERLIN, Tues T*HE executive of the International Press Institute has decided to send an impartial observer to Singapore to report to the Institute on any threat to the freedom of the Press there. This decision was announced today by tut chairman,
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    Perak elections
    394 1 ALLIANCE EXPECTS A STERN BATTLE FOR FORTY SEATS IPOH, Tuesday. TIIK Alliance face its stillest election battle yet as it contests 40 scats in the Perak State Assembly tomorrow. The strongest opposition will come from its implacable foe the People's Progressive Party, which is fielding candidates in 24
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    Lock icon Olympics to be held in Tokyo
    91 1 Olympics to be held in Tokyo MUNICH. Tues. Tokyo, done out of the 1940 Olympics by the war. was picked today by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to §the 1964 summer T,l beat Brussels. DeV si<d Vk-nna in its j *0W to become the I nest Asian city staging the
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    27,000 will benefit by cheaper power
    148 1 27,000 will benefit by cheaper power SINGAPORE. Tues. In ;i t move to help the poorer class of consumers the 1 City CouncTs public utilities j committee today decided to i include. people using up to 23 i units of electricity a month In the concession rate of 12 cents
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    Covers go on sale
    57 1 SINGAPORE. Tues.— First day covers, commemorating the new constitution which will come Into force after Saturday's general elections, will be on sale at all post offices and agencies here tomorrow. Cost of the covers, designed by the Department of Information Services. is 10 cents each. They
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    Detective opens fire on thugs
    159 1 Detective opens fire on thugs SINGAPORE, Tues. Police conducted a house to house search in a red light district here tonight after a detective opened fire during a clash involvine more than 50 gangsters. They wore looking for a man with a suspected gunshot wound in the leg, who was
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    STOP PRESS
    31 1 CYPRUS TALKS ATHENS. Tues British military bases in Cyprus arc expected to be disiusM-d when British Defence Minister, Mr Duni.iii Sandys, besins talks with Greek leaders to morrow. Kcutcr
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    Strike factory is back in business
    193 2 CLOSED 3'A YEARS, AUGUST RE-OPENING STARTS A BIG RUSH FOR JOBS KLAXG, Tuesday. 111 multi-million dollar Fung Keong Rubber Factory in Kapai Road here is to re-open for business in August. It closed more than 3.1 years ago after a strike. Hundreds of people
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    Round-clock poll duty for police
    131 2 IPOH. Tuej>.— All available police officers and men here will be on a long stretch of duty from 6 a.m. tomorrow until after the results of the last constituency in the Ipoh area are known early on Thursday. A senior police spokesman told the Straits
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    Hotel man 'improving'
    67 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Mr. Tan Kiam Soon, mana- -< r a hotel in Tiong Nam settlement who was assault- ed and knocked unconscious by four men last night, was reported today in the Gene- ral Hospital here to be "improving." Mr. Tan was alone in the hotel
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    $5,000 fire gift
    50 2 SINGAPORE, Tues. The, Federation Social and Wei- fare Services Lotteries Board baa sent $5,000 for the vie- tims of the Joo Chiat fire. A cheque was sent to the Chief Minister. Tun Lim Yew Hock, who has handed it to the Director of Social Wei- fare Services.
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    Razak for Negri poll tour
    57 2 SEKEMBAN. T'Je.^ Tl:«. Prim-: Minister Dato Abdui Raza< and the formei Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman will spend four days z,n6 nights here electioneering They will speak at A«-| liancc rallies from May 29 to June 1 Th*» rallies wi'l be at Se rembin. Rembau.
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    Airmen rehearse for review by the King
    116 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. About 120 officers and men of the Royal Malayan Air Force this morning participated in a full dress rehearsal at the airport for the Yang diPertuan Agong's review of the unit on June 1. The men, dressed in ceremonial white
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    10 girls sit for test on religion
    87 2 10 girls sit for test on religion I KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Ten girls have sat for the entrance examination to Malaya's only Muslim College in Klang. Originally 30 girls applied but only ten were picked for the examination. The principal of the college. Dr. Mohamed Abdul Rant. told the Straits
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    Bank opening
    22 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tu.>s.- 1 The Bank of America will of ncially open for business In Kuala Lumpur on June 1.
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    U.S. AGREES TO GIVE $30 MIL. LOAN TO MALAYAN MINE
    260 2 U.S. AGREES TO GIVE $30 MIL. LOAN TO MALAYAN MINE KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. 'PHREE American Government agencies have agreed 1 to grant a $30 million loan to help finance a new iron mining project af Ulu Rompin in SouthEast Pahang. This was stated today by Mr. J. S. Winterflood, general
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    Catholics to celebrate
    54 2 SINGAPORE, Tue.- flkinjred* of Catholics are <^^k4] to attend one of thf jßßfstl processions to be h&'J »;.^lngapore on Thursday. The new church of St. Ber- nadette in Zlon Road is celebrating the feast of the Holy Eucharist (Corpus Chrtsti). The procession will follow Immediately after the
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    PAHANG PLAN TO ATTRACT TOURIST
    71 2 PAHANG PLAN TO ATTRACT TOURIST KUANTAN, Tues.— The Pahang Government plans to set up a tourist bureau here the Mentri Besar. Dato Abdullah bin Ibrahim, said today. Dato Abdulah told Kuantan town councillors and hoteliers at the State Council chambers that the Government would shortly organise courses for hotel keepers.
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    CITY BARRED TO BRITISH TROOPS ON SATURDAY
    201 2 CITY BARRED TO BRITISH TROOPS ON SATURDAY SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE CITY area and Nee Soon, Bukit Panjang. Bukit J Timah and Thomson villages will be out of bounds to British servicemen and their dependents on polling: day, Saturday. An official statement to all British-based staff in the dockyard said: "All
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    St. Nicholas' seek more aid
    144 2 St. Nicholas' seek more aid I J>ENANG. Tues. St. NichoHome and School in Penang faces an increasingly serious problem in meeting rising cost.s and maintaining its education of blind children. "We believe it is urgently i necessary that our work be recognised by the Government." the committee stated in Its
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    Beer—and it's FREE, too!
    53 2 Beer— and it's FREE, too! TAIPING. Tues.— A beerdrinking contest will be held at the Lido Cinema here on Thursday and Friday in conjunction with the screening of the film. "The Vikings". Judging will be on the basis of which team of three can consume its quota of beer in
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    Nursing success
    29 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Miss Lim Kirn Eng and Miss Chong Fei Ying from Johore passed the Federation of Malaya nurses final evamination held in April and May.
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    Ship blast: None hurt says Shell
    79 2 I SINGAPORE. Tues.— A Nork wegian tanker, the 2.654--ton Athene, under charter to the Shell Company, was scheduled to arrive here last night for repairs. There was a "minor explosion" on board while it was in Palembang yesterday. A Shell spokesman here denied an
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    $1,500 paid out
    36 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The Government paid $1,500 1 a.s rewards for information leading to the capture or killing of Communist terrorists last month, it was announcdd today. The $1,500 was paid In Pahang.
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    You are selfish, boycott union told
    180 2 DENANG, Tues.— The chairman of the City Council's town planning committee, Mr. lim Kean Slew, today criticised the Penang Municipal and Government Labour Union's boycott of last Saturdays opening of the Patani community hall. "It is possible the union ;doe.s not have a proper
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    VARSITY STARTS TWO NEW COURSES
    113 2 VARSITY STARTS TWO NEW COURSES SINGAPORE. Tues.— The University of Malaya in Singapore will start new certificate courses in two European languages next week. Dr. Lim Tay Boh, dean of the Faculty of Arts, told the Straits Times today that the course will be in French and German. They will
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    Rubber cess re-imposed
    55 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tue.s An anti-inflationary cess on Malayan rubber exports has been re-imposed since May 7 when the price of rubber rose to more than $1 per pound, the Straits Times learned today. The cess, a Government spokesman said, was Imposed when the rubber price was SI
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    Overloaded: $200
    35 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues Cho Ne». of Cameron Highlands, was fined $200 In the magistrate's court here today for allowing hi.s lorry to carry an overweight of one 'and a half tons of lime.
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      175 2 SINGAPORE S DAY OF DECISION POLLING DAY -30th MAY, 1959 We choose OUR Government members OUR Policy I OUR Future I The low lays it down thot every citictn of Singapore whose ntme A /J w on the election register MUST VOTE. I I J -^Whatever rumour-mongers say, your vote
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    Lock icon Gromyko's surprise: He will fly to funeral of Dulles
    401 3 THE BIG GENEVA QUESTION IS WHETHER CHINA WAS CONSULTED FIRST GENEVA, Tuesday. JHE SOVIET Foreign Minister, Mr. Andrei Gromyko, in a surprise announcement tonight, said he would fl; to Washington tomorrow for the funeral of Mr. John Foster Dulles. American officials,
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    Lock icon We like strong men, says Mikoyan
    175 3 We like strong men, says Mikoyan MOSCOW. Tues. Mr. ITI Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet First Deputy Prime Minister, told correspondents at a reception last night that the Soviet Government regretted very much the death of Mr. John Foster Dulles. He described him as a "dedicated very great statesman, very strong advo
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    Lock icon Russia praises trade pact
    62 3 MOSCOW, Tuts.— The Russian journal Soviet Russia today praised the new AngloSovier, trade agreement as an important step on the road towards the consolidation of peaceful co-oxistenca between peoples. "Soviet peoplo r»membt-r that Britain wa- tne first i among the Western countries with which the fOang
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    Lock icon Officer shot
    34 3 TAIPEH. Tues.— Lieut. Col. Bernard Greenburg. commanding officer of the American missile battalion in Formosa, is in criticiai condition from gunshot wounds in a hospital here: Foul play is not suspected.— Reuter
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    LIFE'S JUST UPSIDE DOWN
    78 3 TOKYO. Tues.— The upsidedown goldfish has the experts stumped. When a clerk at the Naoetsu foodstuff office bought the Koldfish last summer, it swam rUhtside-up just like any normal fish, the newspaper Sankei reported. One month later, however. It suddenly turned over on its back and
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    Colman left $3,250,000
    79 3 SANTA BARBARA. Tues. Actor Ronald Colman's estate was appraised in court yesterday at U551,083,234 (about M 53.250.000). with the bulk of it going to his widow. Benlta. now the wife of actor George Sanders. He died on May 19 last year. Bequests included US$lO,OO3 each to two
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    Lock icon Philip tours London trouble spot
    187 3 LONDON. Tues. Prince Philip toured Notting Hill. London's racial trouble spot tonight— and found nothing but gaiety and »vise-cracking teenager*. White and coloured n dents alike gave the I Queen's husband a boisterous but friendly reception to the West London district. He went to two
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    Lock icon Hatta: Inflation still rampant
    47 3 JAKARTA. Tues— Dr. Mohamed Hatta. former Indonesian Prime Minister, said today that the country s economy was .still gloomy and inflation still rampant. Dr. Hatia. opening the head office oi the Indonesian Batik Federation, said: "There -situations are the consequences of political development."—Reuter.
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    Lock icon Dart-in-head boy comforted
    55 3 SHOWN holding his sister's hand for comfort while awaiting removal of the dart stuck in his head is Roger Streets, who was struck while playing with children in the neighbourhood of his home in Youngstown, Ohio. Roger, aged nine, was rushed to St. Elizabeth's Hospital where surgeons
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    Lock icon Britain is happy to talk with Kishi
    285 3 Cultural agreement plan revived LONDON, Tuesday. T^HE British Government will be happy to discuss a possible Anglo-Japanese cultural agreement with Mr. Nobusuke Kishi, the Japanese Prime Minister, when he comes to Britain in July, officials said here today. Mr. Kishl is expected to
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    Lock icon POLICE AND RAILWAYS FIGHT NEW 'DARE' GAME
    97 3 POLICE AND RAILWAYS FIGHT NEW 'DARE' GAME LONDON. Tues.— Railway officials and police are fighting a new teenage "chicken" game in. which boys and girls dare each other to sit In front of approaching trains. Police said two girls let an express roar over them as they lay between the
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      BOSS SAYS GOODBYE —WITH $4 MILLION
      105 3 CAMBRIDGE, (Massachusetts), Tuesday. AN elderly businessman has decided to divide A $4,350,000 among his employees so as "to have fun giving while I'm living." Mr. Harmon Elliott. 72, retired to Florida v>day after makine the grant to employees of the Elliott Addressing Machine Co.,
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      24 3 PERTH: Six Australian clergymen will leave soon to make an impartial investigation into the condition of the Christian church in Russia and Communist China.
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      23 3 BUENOS AIRES: Presi. dent Soekarno of Indonesia won the hearts of hundreds of schoolchildren here when he san» for them three Indonesian songs.
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      27 3 HONG KONG: Chinese archaeologists have found in Kashing county northeastern Chekins Province, East China, a settlement of the early new stone age which lived by hunting •l
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      20 3 MANILA: There are 24.--200 more women in the Philippines than men according to the bureau of census and statistics here.
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      23 3 LONDON: Donald Pur-He and Margaret Bay tie were married yesterday. Th»ij were engaged in 1933. He is 46; she is 49. m c
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      30 3 BIRMINGHAM: Production of cars and Land Rovers at the Rover Car Company's factory at Solihull, has been brought to a standstill because of a pay dispute in the production stores
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    Lock icon NIKITA FLIES IN WITH PRAISE
    203 3 NIKITA FLIES IN WITH PRAISE BELGRADE, Tues. Mr. Nikita Khrushchev, who arrived in Tirana yesterday for what has been called a "shot in the arm" visit to Communist Abania, complimented the people in an airport speech on their progress under Mr. Enver Hoxha's leadership. Mr. Hoxha, Albanian Communist Party leader
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    Lock icon KMT leader
    25 3 TAIPEH. Tues. The Kuomlntang central standing committee has unanimously approved the appointment of Mr. Tang Thung as acting •iecretary-general of thp oarty.— Reuter.
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      310 3 RADIO SINGAPORE S&FI* WAVE services Medium *.v« T 47? m£" u n a 341 metres A.M. 6.30 Good Morning: 6.32 f!Pu^ 3dti MornlnK Prelude; 7.00 The News: 3!0 7.05 A Date WKh Mualc: 8.00 The 2R7 metres News: 8.05 A Date With Music: A.M. 6.30 Good Morning- 632 8.30 9.00
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    The battleground of all the parties
    393 4 The battleground of all the parties Six newveomers after 12,991 votes gIXGAPORE, Tues. Six Malay candidates arc fighting it out in Kampong Kembangan during the May A 0 polls. This, like Geylang Serai, is a predominantly Malay constituency. Unlike Geylang Serai, however, there is no "big name" among the contestants.
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    PAP MAN IN STRAIGHT FIGHT
    142 4 A STRAIGHT fight between a People's Action Party candidate and an independent will take place in Paya Lebar during the coming general elections. The PAP man is Mr. Tan Kia Oan. the president of Malayan Airways/Qantas Airways Local Employees' Union. His opponent is Mr. Ong
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    Dato Hamid in a 'free for all' in Geylang Serai
    306 4 rpHE Minister for Local Government, Lands and Housing, Dato Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat, will join a free-for-all with three other Malay politicians in Geylang Serai. Dato Abdul Hamid. who until the recent crisis was the chairman of Singapore UMNO,
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    WHERE. TO FIND YOUR POLLING STATIONS
    595 4 KAMPONG KEM BANG AN SrS-ft area bounded by Airport Road from MacPherson Road, extending along the airport boundary and then by a track to Sungei Bedok, and a further track to Geylang and Changi Roads on the South and Paya Lebar Road on the
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    Lock icon Menzies has great faith in the future of Malaya
    368 5 Menzies has great faith in the future of Malaya WASHINGTON, Tuesday. THE Australian Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, said here today that he had great faith in Malaya. Mr. Menzies, who is here on his way to Britain, was speaking at a National Press Club lunch. i In a
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    JAIL FOR TENTH OFFENCE
    102 5 JAIL FOR TENTH OFFENCE SINGAPORE, Tues. A 29 -year-old man with hid*: previous convictions was jailed by L district court today for 18 months for stealing 220 empty mineral water bottles. Chia Hock Seng, a lorry attendant, committed the offence at Jiak Kirn Street on the night of April 15.
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    ASRAM HEAD TO PREACH IN STORE
    98 5 ASRAM HEAD TO PREACH IN STORE SINGAPORE. Tues.— The Rev. Selvaratnam, founder and head of the Chrlsta Seva Asram, Chunnakam. Ceylon, will conduct three special services In Singapore at the fnd of this month. The first and second will be at the Tamil Methodist Church In Short Street at 6.30
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    Didn't declare, admonished
    50 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues.— S. Kupamah. a woman, was admonished anc discharged in the sessions court today for failing to declare to the customs on arrival from Singaore two pieces of iewellery. Mr S. Muruga^on. who appeared lor her. submitted that only a technical offence had been committed.
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    $5 more aid
    32 5 SINGAPORE. Tues. An additional $5 has been given to Mr. Yong Sin Chong, 54--year-old cripple ol Pulau Tekon? Besar. by a welhvisher, •towards his transport expenses on election day."
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    PMIP election rally date
    44 5 SINGAPORE, Tues.— The Pan-Malayan Islamic Party of Singapore will hold an election rally at the Great Eastern trade fair in Geylang trom 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday. The party's deputy president. Professor Zulkisli Mohamed, will address the meeting.
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    The day crash hurt lay helpless for 2 hours
    211 5 SINGAPORE. 1 uc? —Inspector Khalid told the Coroner. Incbe Ahmad bin Hussein, at an Inque^r Uvtay thai soon after a car had crashed against a coconut tree i score of people looked on bul mm called lor the amDuhncf. The police
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    FILM OF A FAMOUS MURDER IN AID OF CHARITY
    234 5 FILM OF A FAMOUS MURDER IN AID OF CHARITY SINGAPORE, Tues. A charity premiere of the film "Compulsion" will be held at the Cathay cinema at 9.30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, in aid of the Singapore Children's Society. The film, which stars Orson Welles. Diane Varsl (of "Peyton Place"
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    Birthday plans for Sultan
    50 5 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Brunei Government Information Service has announced that the 43rd birthday of the Sultan of Brunei will bcelebrated In September on a grand scale.' 1 A "malam anika warna" committee, formed to plan the celebrations, held its first meeting in Brunei Town on Sunday.
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    LIB-SOC CHIEF: VERY GRAVE PROBLEMS FACING SINGAPORE
    230 5 LIB-SOC CHIEF: VERY GRAVE PROBLEMS FACING SINGAPORE SINGAPORE. Tuesday. 'PHE vice-chairman of the Liberal Socialist Party, Mr. Wee Soo Bee, tonight warned that the problems facing Singapore were extremely grave. Mr Wee told a mass rally at Monk's Hill: "Unless we can get an honest and dedicated government, the chances
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    Keeping the way clear for ruler
    104 5 CJNGAPORE, Tues. All other ships will be banned from entering Northern Petroleum Anchorage between Blakang Mat! and Pula'j BdKom— vi\A\c the coffir. of the late Sultan of Johore :s being transferred from tho WiUwn Ruys to a Royal Malayan Navy vessel on th» morning
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    $1,500 fine in lottery case
    63 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. Yip Weng Pan. 30. was fined $1,500 In the magistrate's fourt here today for being In possession of character lottery tickets at Plentong. Yip. who denied that they were lottery tickets, said he had written down the figures in learning to write.
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    Lock icon Australia told: Don't be complacent on Singapore
    191 5 Australia told: Don't be complacent on Singapore MELBOIRXF, Tues— The Melbourne newspaper The A«c in an editorial today wirned Australians that the> could rot afford to be casual about the elections to be held in Singipore en Saturday. "What happens there in five days will makt history for this corner
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    THIS IS A DISGRACE, SAYS DATO WONG
    245 5 pENANG. Tues The Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee, said today that there had been no organised hooliganism in the present campaign ror the June 6 State election. "Secret society members, of course, may support any po- lltlcal party." ho said at aj
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    New officials for union
    55 5 SINGAPORE TSM —Officials of the Social Welfare Department Staff Union elected at their first annual general meeting are: President: Mr Lee Thiam Swee; vice-president: Inche Mansoor bin H. Fadsal; secretary tfi Tan Khai !3er asst. secretary: Miss Tan Ben? Neo: treasurer: Mr. R E. Phillips: assistant
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    Lock icon PAPER'S DOUBTS ON FUTURE OF SINGAPORE IN BRITISH SPHERE
    556 5 PAPER 'S DOUBTS ON FUTURE OF SINGAPORE IN BRITISH SPHERE 'What sort of democracy have we here?' LONDON, Tuesday. THE DAILY MAIL, a Conservative newspaper, asked today if Britain really expected Singapore, which goes to the polls on Saturday, to remain for long in its sphere of influence. The editorial
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    Pan-Am service to Jakarta
    42 5 SINGAPORE. Tues.— PanAmerican Airways is inaugurating a new weekly service between the United States and Jakarta on June 5, taking in Singapore, Saigon, Manila and Guam. The airline will operate the double-deckes Boeing Strato Clippers on this service.
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    You are lucky to have good Govt., says Tengku
    260 6 You are lucky to have good Govt., says Tengku BAGAN SERAI, Tuesday. fHE ALLIANCE leader, Tengku Abdul Rahman, said here today Malayans were very fortunate mpared to people living in "some of our neighbouring countries". "The happenings in these countries are proof of how lucky you all are to be
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    Lock icon MEDIUM IN TRANCE WALKS OVER BURNING CHARCOAL
    48 6 A MEDIUM in a trance and holding a ball of thorns walks over burning charcoal at the Pang Dato Kong Temple at Bukit Kuda Road, Klang. Three days of celebrations at the temple ended on Sunday. Picture by Ch'ng Song Poh.
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    UNCLE HIT P.C. WHO KNOCKED DOWN HIS NEPHEW
    209 6 PENANO. Tues. An uncle who assaulted a policeman whose motor-cycle had knocked down his nephew, today explained In court that he was very upset because the constable did not render any help to the boy. "I am now sorry for what I
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    Union protest
    26 6 ALOR STAR. Tues.— Kedah branch of the 200-strong Government Temporary Officers' Union is to protest against the State Government's plan to recruit new clerks.
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    New post office
    16 6 A post office will be opened at Penggerang In Johore on June 3.
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    BANK SENDS THREE MEN TO ENGLAND FOR TRAINING
    121 6 BANK SENDS THREE MEN TO ENGLAND FOR TRAINING SINGAPORE. Tues. Mr. Tan Cheng Thlan, Mr. Yeoh Kong Seng and Mr. Oan Kun Bee will leave for England this week on a threemonth course at the Chartered Bank Training College In Sussex. Mr. Tan, 29, a staff assistant from Singapore, Mr.
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    NAME ON LIST WAS A CLERK'S ERROR
    172 6 PENANG. Tues— Mr. Foo Yew Fong, an Alliance candidate contesting next month's State Election, today denied he had agreed to a proposal by the Mayor, Mr. D S. Ramanathan. to ask the Governor to declare PollIng Day, June 6. a public holiday. "I
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    Head 'acted stupidly but not criminally'
    396 6 MALACCA, Tues.—Mohamed Said bin Abu Bakar, headmaster of Bukit China Malay school one of the biggest in Malacca was today acquitted on a charge of attempting to cheat the Federation Government of $30 on Sept. 30 last year. His defence was not called. Mohamed
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    Planters want EPF converted to a pension plan
    392 6 Planters want EPF converted to a pension plan KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. ANE of Malaya's leading employers' organisations the Malayan Planting Industries Employers' Association wants the Employees Provident Fund to be converted into a pension scheme. It maintains that a pension scheme will assist older workers who have not had the
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    FATHER DIVES INTO POOL IN VAIN BID TO SAVE SOU
    135 6 FATHER DIVES INTO POOL IN VAIN BID TO SAVE SOU IPOII. Tues. A schoolboy, Foo Fab Yoon, aged seven died yesterday evening after being rescued from a pool. He did not respond to artificial respiration. The father. Mr. Foo Chooi Fong; rushed to the pool about 100 yards from his
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    I will not interfere, says Tengku
    148 6 AW>R STAR. Tues. The former Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, said here today he would not Interfere with Singapore poll- tics He was referring to a sug-i gestion by Liberal Socialist leaders In the Colony that political parties opposed to the P.A.P. should discuss
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      291 6 ofT to a good shirr i4> -f- s"* 27. They pn-vpm ihe others Straits Times Crossword IWI 2. "Some unsuspected In larr- 1-5 1 nr I r^ I K I Tb HiHHUHr^ a seas (Browning* <4i 1' I I I I i^^lHl 3 ls a mod'OHD of beauty ne- I
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      Lock icon The riddle of the beetle and hunting wasp
      1316 7 The riddle of the beetle and hunting wasp HE SAT motionless on a stone peering at a wasp's nest. Peasants returning home across the fields after a day's toil shook their heads, tapped their foreheads and said: Poor crazy fellow". Little did they know that the old man clad in
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      211 7 OVERSEAS Readers are Up-to-Oate! Malaya b the focal point The -Budget" Ma of cour*e of South Last Asia and many be seat to you when io.c or people think that this is an area again an "Air Subscription 1 where the future destiniea of can be made on txh.lf of
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      180 7 Carmen A Co. By 3iaa The Saint By Leslie Charteris \B'JT YOUR NOTeV JN2ERSTATE/VIENT. i YOUR DIAMONDS, IF YOU'VE GOT \//£/S- SO C4/V/VOr£t/£/s"3£ jSsSm SA'O YOU kVE(?6 COMPARISON ANy AND iF YOU WANT ANYONE Mre/?£Sr£o /Af WMT/4M //^S^ rAtRiY y VVITM THE OLD DAYS. [MURDERED YOU'LL HA/E TO DO IT
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    DEATH
    32 8 29 Wtrtt fit (Minimum). PONNAMFALAM NARA N APILLAI KARAINAGAR, Middle Street. Accountant Food Commissioner's Department, Colombo, passed away on 33.5.59. Received cable by Thamotharamplllal Veluppillai. contractor. Petallng Jaya brother-in-law of deceased.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    29 8 2* Words tit (Minimum). MRS. ISABEL ERNEST Thanks •11 friends and relatives who sent wreaths and attended the funeral of the late Mr. C.B. Ernest on L' 43.59.
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  • The Straits Times WEDNESDAY May 27, 1959
    • Article
      The Battle In Perak
      637 8 The Alliance has good reason to be confident of victory in today's battle for the 40 seats in Perch's new State Legislative Assembly. Its resounding triumph in Kedali, Perlis and Malacca can hardly have failed to make an impact on the electorate, and on the spirits
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      Holiday Puzzle
      404 8 Altnough the Foreign Ministers talks at Geneva have recessed for a couple of da>s so that some of them may attend the funeral of Mr. John Foster Dulles, Russia is not letting the time go to waste. Mr. Khrushchev has set everybody a puzzle by starting a twelve-day
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      Buffer Stock
      226 8 The meeting of the International Tin Council at Copenhagen will learn how much of the buffer stock, bought out of the world's tin producers, has been sold in keeping the tin price steady at round about £785 a ton. Judging by the way in which tin has reached
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    This is why I think those talks will not collapse
    1060 8 This is why I think those talks will not collapse NUCLEAR WEAPONS... AND THE DILEMMA THAT FACES THE WORLD ONE of the essays Professor Northcote Parkinson's now famous "Parkinson's L a w" deals with high finance. He points out how a committee (and he might also have said a Legislative
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    Peking switch
    422 8  -  RICHARD HUGHES By IN A SURPRISING ABOUT-FACE CHINA PROCLAIMS A RETURN TO HUNDRED FLOWERS' CAMPAIGN HONG KONG, Tues. IN ANOTHER surprising "about face" the Peking regime proclaimed last week a revival of the 1956 policy of "free and frank" criticism of Communist Party methods, known as "allowing a
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      POLLS CAMPAIGN HAS DEGENERATED INTO AN ORGY OF ALLEGATIONS...
      240 8 THE public are appall- ed and ashamed at the bitterness with which our "leaders" are conducting their election campaigns. It has now ri«r>enerated Into a» orev of allegation- and smears against people mentioned by nam« —so unbecoming that or. sever?] occasions
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      ISN'T IT TIME THEY GOT TOGETHER?
      115 8 WIHI D-dfiy approaching nearer and nearer. I find th*t many of the political leaders ure getting littery and art- now talking or dropping some of their candidates in order to strengthen ttieir quest for *otr»s. I rerr ember after Nomination Dny the 61k Four
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    Commissioner: That $500,000 account was political gift
    4141 9 Commissioner: That $500,000 account was political gift DISPOSITION OF MONEY BY CHEW- 'HOWEVER CURIOUS '-DOESN'T INVOLVE TAX MEN HOLLOWAY EXERCISED PROPER JUDGMENT, DISCRETION' SINGAPORE, Tues. Mr. Justice Buttrose, in his report today on the Chew Swee Kee $5W,e«O bank account, said that he agreed with Mr. G. T. Holloway, Comptroller
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      NE W ARRIVAL IS AN EXPERT AT MAGIC
      1000 10 NE W ARRIVAL IS AN EXPER T AT MAGIC Two brothers, Lo Heng Wah and Lo Chi Hoe are on the track of their friend Gopal who is missing from his home. With the help of Mr. Lee, a detective, they watch a certain patch of wood where mysterious liyhts
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      10 10 "Don't come too close," warns this handsome cat.
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      GOOD FOR YOU
      15 10 CMrChi, favourite panda at London Zoo v enjoying a banana—his favourite fruit.
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      Write to these Malayan pals
      424 10 Write to these Malayan pals UERE are some more pen pals for you. Chuah Pak Kiew, aged 12. 31 Market Square, Taiping. Sports, stamps, A.Q. Ng, aged 16. 81 Kota Road. Taiping. Judo, boxing. D.J. Ong, aged 15. 10 Tate Hill. Taiping. Fish, butterflies. PL. Khan, aged 16, 227 Kota
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      233 10 GIAN SINGH'S 1 SEASON PRICE SMASHING K COMMENCING TO-DAY! Ladies Cotton Panties 90 25 each WA Lodies Rayon Ponties 150 80 IC -odies Plastic Belts 1 SO 80 M Gents Potrician Singlets 3.90 1.90 WJ Gents Patrician Briefs 3.90 1.90 Kfl Gents Interlock T-Shirts 3.50 2.00 M Gents Wilson White
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      87 10 Help Flipper to deliver a parcel Dear boy* and Gins, ""Tli Mere are the six winners of Please enrol me a member of the Wise Owls Club the colour the P' ct e and send me a badge. I am enclosing six C.C.C. or and wrS coupons and a stamped
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      16 10 G.G.C Collect six of these coupons to join the Children's Corner Club. Nome Address Age Sex
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    30 12 SINGAPORE. MAY 26. RUBBER: 51.041 per lb. (down five -eighths of a cent). TIN: 5398.37J per picul (up 374 cents). Estimated unofficial offering 125 tons (down 5 tons).
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    504 12 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: •There was selective support for Industrials and rubbers at slightly improved prices. Tins were quietly steady. The turnover was fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business up to 3.3u p.m.: Industrials: Con. Tin Smelt ords 325.; Ped. Disp. $1.02
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    RUBBER STOCKS FALL TO LOWEST LEVEL FOR TEN YEARS
    569 12 By Our Market Correspondent JJUBBER stocks including those held at ports and in the hands of dealers in Malaya at the end of last month fell eight per cent to 97,828 tons, the lowest level at which they have stood for
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    STOCK INDICES
    22 12 Malayan Share Market: May 2S May 25 Industrials: 88.38 87.97 Tim: 109.57 110.11 Rubber* 130.86 130.35 Jan. 1 1958 100
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    111 12 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra quiet; UK/Continent May/June shipments, «44 2 buyers. $45 1s sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $691 j sellers, drum $72. sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business was reported done. Muntolc white $139. Sarawak $138, special Sarawak black $80, garbled
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    74 12 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Selling T.T. or O.D. read*: French Franca *****; Belgian Francs 1629.; Deutsche Marks 136 Italian Lire *****. On the free exchange market in Hong Kong yesterday, the U.S. dollar
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    152 12 MELBOURNE. Tuts. INVESTMENT shares on the A Stock Exchange here today continued on a steady trend. ACI rose Is. 3d. to 675. 3d., providing the largest move of the day. Wool worths dropped 6d. to 19s. base metals and the oils remained firm with Mt. Isa gaining M,
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    160 12 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Tangara 1/2, Karakorum 4 5. Lao 6A, Benattow 6/7. Karimata 89. Agamemnon 10/11, Kertosono 13/14, Singapore 15/16, Benreoch 18, Kaloekoe 19/20, Scudai N. Wall 3. Bentong 21/22, Glancus 23/24, Horyu Maru 25/26, Eskbank 27/28, TJiluwah 29/30.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    151 12 June first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 104'g cents per lb.. down five-eighths of a cent on Monday's closing price. The closing tone was very quiet. Closing prices in cents per lb.. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 103 seUers 104»4;
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      64 12 BURMA FIVE STAR LINE 9 MONTHLY SERVICE FROM JAPAN AND HONGKONG PORTS I s "MICHAEL JEBSEM" ARRIVING BTH JUNI 1959 ji SAILING 9TH JUNE 1959 ACCEPTING CARGO FOR RANGOON Agents: INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING AGENCY 87, NEIL ROAD, SINGAPORE-2. TEL: ***** *****. PEANICH LINE FOR KUCHING, SIBU. LABUAN I JESSELTON s.s. "VOLUBILIS"
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      180 12 SHIPPING NOTICES S.S. "STEEL FLYER" FROM CANADA AND U.S.A. The above vessel is scheduled to arrive in Singapore on the 29th May 1959 and will discharge cargo alongside the Singapore Harbour Board Wharves. The Oeneral Survey will be held on sth June 1959. No other Survey will be held. McALISTER
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      850 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR BOARD Applications are Invited for the appointment of Junior Assistant Accountant. Candidates, preferably members of a recognised professional body, should be under 30 years of age and should have had some years experience in a supervisory capacity. Application forms, together with particulars of the appointment,
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      755 12 NOTICjES NOTICE MR. WU CHYE SIN Alias Mr. Ooh Chye Sin Is no longer employed on behalf of McAllster and J Company Limited, and Is not authorised to transact any business or collect any moneys on their behalf. T. 8. WILSON. Manager, McAlister and Co. Ltd.. Ipoh. THE SINGAPORE HARBOUR
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      452 12 TENDjERS TENDER NOTICE Tenders are invited for tri« supply of fertilisers to the Federal Experiment Station, Serdang, belong or. Further particulars can be obtained from the Director of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture. Kuala Lumpur. Sealed Tender marked 'Tender for Fertilisers' should reach tha Director of Agriculture. Department of Agriculture. Kuala
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      407 13 MISCELLANEOUS 7» W»r4* U (Mb*.)— Box it eU. uxtrm. PICKING WINNERS At, Races Swarm System was again In the money In 15 races at stngaoor? May, Meeting Including dividends $119. $100. $89. <s? $87. Apply PO Box 22, Batu Pahat. Johore. FOR OIL PALM Rubber Estates:- Unlmog Tractor with 'Drilling
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      329 13 SHOPPING GUIDE (Slmmt) It Word* Sit (Minimum). Dmiln 1 month. It Ward* St.il (Him.) G.E.C. CEILING FAN $11 Monthly-Hire Purchase 177 Orchard Road *****. DIPLOMAT Offers you the latest in men's wear at Melwanis 52 North Bridge Rd. DRY CLEANING, collection and delivery service. ***** Singapore Steam Laundry Ltd. TRY
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      68 13 THE GAP HILL CLIMB SINGAPORE 24th MAY FIAT 600 with the famous "750" Aborth derivation gives positive proof of superb performance and reliability! 750 c.c. SALOONS and TOURERS Ist. TAN CUK HOON 58.90 sec. (record) 2nd. C. VICANO 59.88 sec. 3rd. T. P. DICKENS 61.43 sec. 1000 c.c. SALOONS and
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    BAM calls for open state meets this year
    174 14 MORE COMPETITION FOR PLAYERS By Vie Nayagam. Kunla Lumpur, Tu«s, THE Badminton Association of Malaya has written to all its affiliates urging them to throw open state championships to allcomers as from this year. This is aimed at providing Malayan players with
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    TON 6 BOO: WATCH OUT FOR AUSSIES
    195 14 TON 6 BOO: WATCH OUT FOR AUSSIES ITUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— Australia will in a few years time become serious challengers for the Thomas Cup, says a former Selangor Junior Champion. Koh Tong 800. now studying in Melbourne University. report received here quoted Tong 800 as saying: "Australian students, who are
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    Fathul make best use of CA 'gifts'
    175 14 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. CHINESE Athletics lost their unbeaten record in the v first division of the Singapore Amateur Football Association league at Jalan Besar Stadium today when they went down 2 o to Fathul Karib The result was a shock as Ohlnese looked the
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    Plans for Hassell's coaching
    131 14 Plans for Hassell's coaching SINGAPORE, Tues. The two-man sub-coin mitt cc appointed by Singapore Amateur F.A. to draw a programme for the visit ot English soccer coach Harold Has. sell will meet tomorrow Hassell. a former Button Wanderers player, b expected to arrive on June 3 in Kuala Lumpur from
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    Tokyo gets 1964 Olympic Games
    186 14 Tokyo gets 1964 Olympic Games MUNICH, Tues—Tokyo was awarded the 1964 Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee meeting here. Three other cities—Brussels. Detroit and Vienna— bid for the Games but Tokyo was chosen and thus became the first Asian city to be awafded the Olympics. The breakdown of the
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    Services make one change
    64 14 SINGAPURE. Tues. Roy Davey. who played for Singapore Joint Services In their Malaya Cup soccer match against Selangor last week, has been dropped from the side to meet Johore on Friday at Kluang. He has been replaced by Sgt. Roberts of Singapore Errglneer Regiment. The team
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    Sukri scores equaliser
    51 14 SINGAPORE* Tues. A late goal by Salleh Sukri enabled Setia J-aya to hold Indian Youngsters 1-1 in their Singapore Amateur F.A. Dlv. 3A League match at Geylang Stadium tlday. Llngam scored for Indians. In a Dlv. 2B match on the fadant Singapore Cricket dub beat Katong S.C.
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    MCFA SELECTORS NAME 20 FOR HO HO CUP GAME
    215 14 MCFA SELECTORS NAME 20 FOR HO HO CUP GAME KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Malayan Chinese F.A. selectors have named 20 players. Including four from Singapore, from which the team for the Ho Ho Cup match against Hong Kong Chinese at the Merdeka Stadium on June 7 will be picked. Lee Kok
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      PENANG INCIDENTS UNDERMINED REFEREE'S CONTROL
      477 14 PENANG INCIDENTS UNDERMINED REFEREE'S CONTROL WHEN is a footballer allowed to become more important than the game he plays, and when is a referee forced to surrender his authority to suit the convenience of a team and officials? When it happens in Penang, evidently. The disgraceful incidents enacted at the
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      Chinese RC rout Indians 9-2
      198 14 PENANG, Tuesday. T»HINESE Recreation Club scored their fourth win in five matches when they trounced Butterworth in a div. 1 league soccer match at the City Stadium here today. Chinese dominated the exchange throughout. Indians played one man short after losing right hall Arumugam, who
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      Ghani's winner
      29 14 SINGAPORE, Tues. A goal by Ghanl enabled Jollllads to beat Seletar F. C. 120 in their Singapore A. F. A. dlv. 3A batch at Farrer Park tcday.
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      Matches off
      27 14 IPOH. Tues. All division 1, 2 and 3 soccer matches scheduled for tomorrow have been postponed, owing to polling day of the Perak state elections.
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      PCRC fail to impress in 9th win
      154 14 JPOH. Tues. Perak Chinese Recreation Club, though remaining unbeaten in their ninth outing, were unimpressive in their 6-3 win over lowly-placed Eastern Sports Club In a second round senior division league match on the town padang today. The match started ten minutes late.
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    Referee to give walkout report
    255 15 Referee to give walkout report 4- pENANG, Tues Re- feree Hussein Osman, who officiated at last night's soccer match between Penang. the Malaya Cup champions, and the Banka Billiton Sports Association of Indonesia, has been asked to submit a report on the 13-mlnute walkout by the tourists. The report will
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    Lock icon Ayala, Fraser in semi-finals
    53 15 PARIS. Tues Top-seed-ed Lius Ayala. of Chile and the Australian No. 2 .veed. Neale Fraser, won the only two singles quarterfinals played yesterday In •ythe French International lawn tennis championships here. Ayala beat Australian Roy Emerson. 1-6. 6-4, 6-4. 6-3. and Fraser beat Martin Mulligan 6-4.
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    HEARTS MATCH CANCELLED
    122 15 Federation bans Aussie players from game SYDNEY. Tuesday. T<HE soccmt match between the visiting Scottish team Hearts of Midlothian and the New South Wales Federation, scheduled for tomorrow night has been cancelled. Cancellation of the match followed a decision by the Federation to ban Its players from
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    President for third year
    70 15 fc SINGAPORE. Tues. Mr. r% R. Nonweiler was elected president of the Singapore Business Houses Athletic Federation for the third successive year. Other office-bearers elected at the annual general meeting were Vice-presi-dent: Mr. E. F. H. Boswell; hon. secretary: Mr. Vernon Perreau: hon. treasurer: Mr. A.
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    Dew R.C. win by 60 runs
    56 15 TELUK ANSON. Tues. Dew Recreation Clud beat Lower Perak Club by 60 runs In a league cricket match here. Dew 98 (Watson 4-26). L.P.C. 38 (Joseph 3-1). In another league match. Anglo.-Chlnese School beat Tapah Cricket Club by 17 runs. A.C.B. £>1 "Paik Veang
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    Lock icon Elorde wins
    98 15 CARACAS. Tues.— FiliDino featherweight Flash Elorde last night beat Venezuelan fcrhamplon Victor "Sonny" Leon, on points over ten rounds here. UJM. i Mr. Tait said: "We never thought would come to Australia to find a thing like this happening. "The Australia soccer federation Is weak. It should take
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    DERBY HOPE WHO KNOWS DOES SMART TRIAL
    232 15 IPOH. Tuesday WHO KNOWS, the Selangor Gold Cup winner, underlined his Perak Derby chances with a smashing trial on the training track here this morning. Ridden by John Forte, this Migoli five-/ear-old trotted once round. He Joined Bukit Bintang (Leong) at the 6f
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    Fine workout by Tot Ziens, Boomerang, Traveller's Cheque II
    403 15 Fine workout by Tot Ziens, Boomerang, Traveller's Cheque II TOT ZIENS (Geyer), BOOMERANG and TRAVELLER S CHEQUE II (Shaari) provided an interesting workout here this morning. Breaking from the 4f., they ran the last 3f. in 38. Tot Ziens and Boomerang were level at the post. Traveller's Cheque 11, who
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    Lock icon FRENCH LEAD
    161 15 SAINT CRESPIN STILL TOPS BETTING FOR THE DERBY T ONDON, Tues.— ln last night's callover here on the Epsom Derby on June 3. the first three places In the betting were held by French challengers. Prince Aly Khan's Saint Crespln still remained favourite, but the colt's price drifted
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    BERT BREAKS WORLD WALKING RECORD
    70 15 CHAMPION walker Bert Conzens broke a world record when he stalked into a mayor's parlour in red shorts and brown shoes at Kettering, Northamptonshire, last week, lor 60-year-old Bert had broken the endurance walking record of 4.000 miles in 80 days set up in America
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    Lock icon SOUTH KOREA WILL NOT AGREE TO A JOINT TEAM
    111 15 SOUTH KOREA WILL NOT AGREE TO A JOINT TEAM TOKYO. Tues. Mr. Kirn Myong Hak, a senior member of the South Korean Olympic Committee, told Reuter today that South Korea could nut agree to the formation of a joint North and South Korean Olympic team. Mr. Kirn was referring to
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    Lock icon Radio rights
    36 15 NEW YORK. Tues. The American radio rights for the June 25 world heavyweight championship fight here between Floyd Patterson, holder, and limemar Johansson (Sweden), have been bought for $300,000 by two film companies.— Reuter.
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    Sent off
    38 15 TELUK ANSON, Tues. Abu Bakar bin Sap, the Drainage and irrigation Department centre-forward was ordered off the field for dangerous play during a senior division league soccer match against Telecoms team here yseterday. Telecoms won 13-0.
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    Big water-ski carnival
    68 15 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Malayan Water-Ski Association plans to stage its biggest carnival in the sea off West Point Gardens. Pasir Panjang, on July 5. In addition to Its championship events, the association plans a special lunch-time fashion parade of swim suits and beach wear, and also an
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    Blair achieves hole-in-one feat
    103 15 LONDON. Tues. Major David Blair (Nairn) Scotland's Walker Cup golfer, was the first man for 22 years to have a hole-ln-one in the British Amateur golf chamdonshlp at Royal St. George. Sandwich. Kent, yesterday. Blair achieved his ace with a No. 8 Iron at the 145-yards
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    Mr. Marshall and the Press
    599 16 USE OF PPSO AGAINST A NEWSPAPER WOULD LEAD TO END OF RULE OF THE LAW Censorship becomes dictatorship SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE use of the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance against i newspaper would lead to the end of democratic government, said Mr. David Marshall, former
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    Secret talks to find single base to block PAP
    347 16 Secret talks to find single base to block PAP SINGAPORE, Tuesday. QKCRET talks wore going on tonight between 0 leaders of the SPA, Liberal Socialist Party and the UMNO-MCA Alliance to discuss ways and means of avoiding a split in democratic votes in Saturday's general election This follows a renewed
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    DEATH
    123 16 MADAM SIM CHIEW HONO, wife of the late Koh Peng Chiang, passed away peacefully on 26.5.59 at 2 p.m. leaving behind 11 sons, Koh Koon Yam. Koh 'Juan Yam. Koh Cheng Yam. Dr. Koh Kirn Yam. Koh Eng Yam Koh Chew Yam, Koh Long Yam. Koh Han Yam. Koh
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    61 16 MR. AND MRS. MAN TET SENG Thank all relatives and friends for their assistance, kind wishes and valuable gifts on their marriage 24-5-50 MR. AND MRS PHILIP Thank The Rev. Pr. Swaminathan. Rev. Brothers and Sisters, members of the Legion of Mary, relatives and friends, for their ftsfflstance. condolence
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    Favourites now in finals
    79 16 Favourites now in finals SINGAPORE. Tues. The! two favourites for the Singapore Badminton Association's Junior men's singles championship. Tan Cheng Eng and Ronnie Oon. qualified for the final tonight with easy wins in the semi-finals. Tan Cheng Eng took only 20 minutes to beat Tay Choon Huat 15-3, 15-4, and
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    Adventurer David plans another adventure
    176 16 SINGAPORE. Tues.— David Kwa/i. 25 of Singapore who completed a one-and-half year hike, covering 19.000 miles, from the Colony to London in November last year, is now planning another venture. It was reported from London today that he planned to row a small boat all
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    Meaning of the PAP symbol —by Mr. Lee
    325 16 Meaning of the PAP symbol —by Mr. Lee SINGAPORE, Tues. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the PAP secretarygeneral, today claimed that his party's symbol of the circle and the flash had become synonymous with consistency, honesty firmness and action. Mr. Lee made this claim during an election broadcast over Radio Singapore
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    LOST LITTLE SALLY IS FOUND: FATHER MAKES REPORT
    186 16 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. A BRITISH soldier told police here today that A a man had detained his nine-year-old daughter who had been missing since 6.30 p.m. yesterday. Corporal Johnny Hushes jf the RAOC. a professional boxer, said that It appeared his daughter. Sally
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    S'pore report could be first task of a new Asian centre
    693 16 From Page One 'foreign-owned or controlled.' "I should point out thai althotiKh Mr. Lee was directing his threats and his venom at the Straits Times, they could be used equally well against overseas correspondents and news agencies operating in
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    Lock icon MCC beat India
    36 16 LONDON. Tues. M.C.C. beat the Indian cricketers by 147 runs in their three-day match here today. Final scores: M.C.C. 374 for four declared and 120 for one declared. Indians 211 and 136.— Reuter.
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    Match put off
    33 16 SYDNEY, Tues. The soccer team match between the visiting Scottish team. Heart of Midlothian, and the New South Wales Federation scheduled for the night of May 27 has been cancelled.
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    HOW CAN PAP BE ANTI-RED —HAMID
    223 16 HOW CAN PAP BE ANTI-RED —HAMID SINGAPORE, Tues. The Peoples Action Party came under criticism from UMNO tonight for its statement yesterday that the PAP would fight the Malayan Communist Party after the election. The criticism came from Dato Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumßt. Minister for Local Oovernment. Lands and
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    RUBBER
    44 16 LONDON. Tues. Spot 29 .d-. July 29 ,d.. August 29 T sd., Se*!P tember 29" s d.. Oct.-Dec. 29"* d.. Jan. -March 29 -a April-June 29', d. July-Sept. 29 d., Jun« c.i.f. 29 ',d. July c.i.f. 29 ,d. Tone: Barely steady after easier.
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    TIN
    22 16 LONDON. Tues. Buyers £785; sellers £785 'j; Forward buyers CTMH; sellers £784'^: Settlement £785. Turnover a.m. 30 tons, p.m. 25 tons.
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