The Straits Times, 26 August 1959

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    17 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times. Estd. 1845. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1959 15 CENTS.
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    Lock icon JAKARTA STANDSTILL
    1027 1 Business at a halt but no big panic Govt. to take over cash frozen in banks: Nine years' jail for those who flout new laws BUSINESS throughout Indonesia was at a standstill today as the nation began a drastic overhaul of its economic system. Under a Presidential decree
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    Devaluation of Indonesian currency upsets the Singapore produce mart
    402 1  - Devaluation of Indonesian currency upsets the Singapore produce mart GEOFFREY BOLAND BY Singapore, Tuesday npHE devaluation of the Indonesian rupiah caused a big upset on the Singapore rubber and produce markets today. The price of tubber fell 2| cents as heavy selling developed and September first grade closed at $1.08.
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    Banned bar owner Toby can't be found
    123 1 Banned bar owner Toby can't be found SINGAPORE, Tues. Immigration officers today visited "Toby's Paradise" in Anson Road with instruction to detain the owner. But the officers could nut find 59-year-old Emmanuel Toby Ebiember. now banned from Singapore. An order prohibiting his entry, signed by Mr. Ong Pang Boon, the
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    1,000 ask Tengku to make them Senators
    143 1 1,000 ask Tengku to make them Senators A LOR STAR, Tues. The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Kahman, who tlew in here today said one of his biggest problems at the moment w-.s the appointment of 16 more Senators to represent scheduled interests. lie said: "People have started coming u> see
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    Lock icon Passports a must in Siam
    60 1 BANGKOK, Tues. The Siamese Government today imposed restrictions on the entry of Chinese into Siam in an effort to curb Communist infllltratlon. The new regulation requires Chinese visitors to carry regular passports Issued by Nationalist China. Previously Chinese holding identity certificates issued by Hong Kong
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    Lock icon GaitskeU mistaken for a barman
    190 1 LONDON. Tues. The Labour Party leader Mr. Hugh GaitskeU. who has been trying for some time for the job of Prime Minister, had a different job offered him yester- day that of barman. Mr. GaitskeU had walked into St. Stephen's Tavern, a favourite haunt of
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    RUBBER PRODUCERS UNEASY OVER U.S. STOCKPILE MOVE
    243 1 RUBBER PRODUCERS UNEASY OVER U.S. STOCKPILE MOVE KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE report today that America intends to sell some of the natural rubber from its stockpile (See Page 3) caused some uneasiness among producers I here. I Some producers interpret this move, made at a time when rubber Is enjoying
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    4 fishing boats held by gunboat
    126 1 4 fishing boats held by gunboat MALACCA, Tues. 1?1 Four of nine Malacca Ashing boats which went into Indonesian waters about a week ago were today reported to be under detention. Ooh Kin Sal. 21, one of the fishermen returned to Malacca today with two carbines which he said were
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    STOP PRESS
    33 1 I WAYANC ATTACK SING APORE. W. I am)— Ng fhwi I? and nephew N JS, were attacked by 10 thugs with ka i vans in rarrrr Road midnight. Both in hospital.
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    NEW LOOK MOBILE SQUAD GET DRIVERS OFF GUARD
    133 2 NEW LOOK MOBILE SQUAD GET DRIVERS OFF GUARD 1 SINGAPORE, Tues. Many erring motorists have been trapped by the 'new look' mobile squad of the Traffic Police. The police said the change of uniform for night patrol had proved a MCMH, U>ed to seeing motor cycle police In white, they
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    Lock icon Menzies: Warm opinion of Lee
    309 2 *1 ACCEPT HIS STATEMENT THAT HE IS NEITHER A RED NOR A SYMPATHISER' MELBOURNE, Tuesday. T*HE Prime Minister, Mr. R. G. Menzies, has formed a "very warm opinion" of Singapore's Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. He said tonight that he entirely accepted Mr. Lee's
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    Jailed for robbing a woman in lift
    117 2 Jailed for robbing a woman in lift DENANG, Tues. A man who pleaded that he was unemployed and his wife was pregnant was today jailed for two years for robbing a woman in a hospital lift. Ismail bin Darus, 24, pleaded guilty to robbing Chew Yeang Kheng of $700 Jewellery
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    TUN LEONG MAY BE LEADER OF SENATE
    191 2 TUN LEONG MAY BE LEADER OF SENATE MALACCA. Tuesday. TUN LEONG YEW KOH, whose two-year term as Governor of Malacca expires at the end of this month, may be appointed the leader of the Senate, and Minister of Commerce and Industry, according to informed sources here. Tun Leong. It is
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    269,000 wrong 'hellos'
    52 2 PFNANG. Tues.— There have been Zh t.OOO wrong calls *lnce the revised telephone circuit came into operation on Aug. 16. This works out to about 30 wrong calls from every telephone in Pen. m.. says an official statement. All numbers in Penang have now five digits instead
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    Parliament offices now
    62 2 KUALA LUMPURE. Tues. —The office of the Clerk or the Legislative Council, formerly at Maxwell Road. Is now known as Offices of Parliament. The new address is 105 Ampang Road. The designation of Clerk of Legislative Council will no longer be used. Instead, there will be a
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    Inspector in court
    60 2 IPOH, Tues.—^ police volunteer reserve inspector. Cheong Wan Fook. today pleaded not guilty In the Ma. glstrate's Court to a summons charge of causing hurt to Ong Chin Huat. a bean curd manufacturer. He was alleged to have assaulted Ong In the Pasir Plnjl new village here
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    AIRPORT GIRL PICKED FOR WEEK'S COURSE IN KARACHI
    71 2 AIRPORT GIRL PICKED FOR WEEK'S COURSE IN KARACHI r PHIS smiling beauty on the telephone is Mrs. Rose Choo. a reservation official of the X.L.M. in Kuala Lumpur. Bhe Is one of two employees of the airport chosen to make an "Indoctrination trip" to Karachi for a week. Mrs. Choo
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    Poison case bride well
    46 2 ALOR STAR. Tues— A bride of four months, Tan Kirn Ngai, 20, is recovering in hospital today after being admitted for suspected poisoning. Tan's husband. Teoh Kar Peng, a coffeeshop assistant, had earlier found her groaning in their home at Sungei Korok.
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    Way to the top: They want second look
    131 2 pKNAM.. Tues. The Penan k Hill Road Committee will meet soon to study a report by the state engineer, Mr. J.w Plm, who has been asked to survey another route up the hill. In bis original survey, the state engineer had recommended
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    INQUIRY INTO CONTRACT LABOUR
    191 2 INQUIRY INTO CONTRACT LABOUR SINGAPORE. Tues. The Yang di-Per-tuan Negara, Sir William Goode, has appointed a nine-man commission, under the chairmanship of Dr. Charles Gamba. "to look into the whole question of contract labour." Announcing this today, the Minister for Labour and Law, Mr. K. M. Byrne, said the commission's
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    GANG TAKES $12,000 OF LIQUOR
    52 2 GANG TAKES $12,000 OF LIQUOR PENANG, Tues— Burglars stole 59 cases of brandy and whisky, valued at $12,000 from the store of Messrs Maclaine, Watson and Co. Ltd.. in Victoria Street last week-end. The loss was discovered yesterday. The thieves climbed over a back wall and removed the cases through
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    Lock icon INDONESIANS THINK ALLIANCE WIN MEANS BETTER TIES
    296 2 »PHE Indonesian news- paper Merdeka said today the victory of the Alliance in the Malayan election meant the good relations between Indonesia and Malaya would continue. The pro-Government paper said the Alliance now had an opportunity to improve relations with Indonesia. "In accordance
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      56 2 THE GAMBOLS By Barry Appleby THAT NICE MAN \MAS AND UE SEEMS TELLING PANSY TUAT TO LIKE MOU A UE§A BKS MAN IN TUE I 1« 7 MED DO CUBMIGAL BUILDINC J VA ANYTHING I'M TUE ONLY ONE k W TUE MOTEL IWMO I At WORKsN KNOWS W/WAT MrSy f
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    Lock icon Mao's absence sets off riddle in Peking
    197 3 Mao's absence sets off riddle in Peking PEKING, Tues. The absence of the Chinese Communist Party leader, Mr. Mao Tsetung from the Supreme State Conference here yesterday aroused speculation about his whereabouts. But it was pointed out that Mr. Mao's absence was not necessarily of great significance as there was
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    Lock icon Little Liz (4ft. 7in.) coshes PC (6ft. 1in.)
    156 3 LONDON, Tues.— A 4ft 7in. spinster weighing six stone, was convicted at a magistrate's court in Prescott, Lanca. shire, today of assaulting a 6ft lin 12-stone policeman by beating him over the head with his own helmet. Conditionally discharging Miss Elizabeth Wilcock,
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    Lock icon CHURCHES TOLD: MAKE 15 MINIMUM FOR MARRYING
    148 3 ATHENS. Tues.— The World Council of Churches was yesterday urged to support the idea of an "International Convention of Marriage." Miss Madeleine Barot of the French Relormed Church, Executive Secretary of the WCC's department on co-operation between men and women, told the council
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    LAOS-A SINO-SOVIET PLOT
    318 3 AMERICAN OFFICIALS THINK IT IS PART OF A GRAND DESIGN FOR WORLD CONQUEST WASHINGTON, Tuesday. UNITED STATES officials today described the Laos fighting as part of a Sino-Soviet grand design for world conquest They discounted speculation that China had instigated the fighting to embarrass Mr. Nikita Khrushchev
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    Lock icon Rumours
    117 3 Military sources in Vientiane said that most of the panic In Luang Prabang had probably been caused by rumours instigated by the rebels themselves concerning large-scale attacks. They said it was unlikely that rebel numbers In the region were big. Luang Prabang was very sensitive to reports of attacks
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    Lock icon Captain of liner sacked
    137 3 Captain of liner sacked ONDON, Tues.— A Cunard Line spokesman has confirmed that Capt. James Davidson Armstrong who has had 30 years service, has been dismissed after alleged Incidents during a New York to Liverpool trip- A The Dally Express quoW* a friend of the Armstrongs as saying: "The sacking
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    Lock icon 92 missing
    20 3 WEST YELLOWSTONE. Tues.— Ninety-two campere and tourists are reported missins after the earthquakes in Yellowstone National Park. -UPI.
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    Lock icon VICE GIRL No. 1 JAILED
    57 3 BIRMINGHAM, Tues. The first woman to be jailed under Britain's new antivice laws was sentenced here yesterday to one month. Maria Anderson 23, plead- ed guilty to loitering for prostitution in Birmingham on Sunday night. Anderson said she was pregnant and the man she had
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    Your radio today.
    272 3 RADIO SINGAPORE Medium Wave 476 metres AM. 6.30 Good Morning; 6.32 Morning Prelude; 7.00 The News; 7.05 A Date With Music; 8.00 The News; 8.05 A Date With Music: 8.30 BBC Bandstand; 9.00 Close Down; P.M. 1.00 Programme Summary; 1.02 Easy On The Bar; 1.30 The News;
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    Lock icon War deaths
    90 3 Norbu estimated that there were now 600,000 Chinese soldiers in Tibet, and six million Chinese colonists. About 600,000 Tibetans had died in the war. and many had been deported to concentration camps. He hoped that means could be found to train and find Jobs for the 20,000 Tibetan
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    Lock icon Rebels get persuasive treatment
    133 3 RANGOON. Tues. The Burmese Government of Gen. Ne Win is using more persuasion and less physical force to quell a new rebellion in the Bhan State, which borders on Siam, It was announced today. Col. Maung Maung, chairman of the Burmese Security Council, told reporters the
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    The tides...
    73 3 TODAY: Singapore 3.24 a.m. (6ft 7ln) 8.24 p.m. (7ft 51nt; Port Dickson 10.46 ajn. (7ft liv) 10.53 p.m. (6ft Mdj; Port Bwet*nham 9.43 a.m. (lift) 10.02 p.m. (10ft); Penang 4.37 a.m. (6ft 5i:U. 4.47 p.m. (6ft llr). tomorrow: Singapore 4.21 ajn. (6ft) 4.11 pjn. (7ft Port Dickson 11.44
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    Lock icon Spring clearing of U.S. rubber stockpile likely
    369 3 WASHINGTON, Tues. —The Office of Civil and Defence Mobilisation would submit to Congress soon plans to sell some of the natural rubber from the stockpile. A spokesman said he considered reports in the American Press that the first sale of rubber would total
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    CHINA ACCUSED OF HURTING WORLD PEACE
    271 3 CHINA ACCUSED OF HURTING WORLD PEACE MADRAS, Tuesday. \|R. CHAKRAVARTHI Rajagopalachari. leader of ■L'l the Swantantra Party, today accused China of doing a definite disservice to the cause of world peace, and said China's recent activities were calculated to aggravate the cold war and cause it to overwhelm and engulf
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    'US aid has too many strings'
    6 3 'US aid has too many strings'
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    Principals of the 2-session schools are named
    438 4 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Ministry of Education today named nine principals of Government schools to become principals of double-session schools. Nine other principals have been transferred, six to replace those named to take charge of the doublesession schools. Here are the names of new
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    EQUALS HERE-the DONS and the STUDENTS
    213 4  -  CATHERINA N8 MALAY CLASS AT THE UNIVERSITY By Singapore, Toes. NONE of the students paid any attention to the lecturers or professors when they fathered today in Lecture Room "G' at the University of Malaya and sat down with them as classmates. They were
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    Jail for dealer who sold a car which he did not own
    352 4 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. TAN BOON SENG, a car dealer, was jailed today for six months after he was convicted of cheating a motor finance firm of $2,500. Tan, a father of eight, was stated to have sold a car
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    883 PASS L.C.C SPRING EXAMS
    57 4 883 PASS L.C.C SPRING EXAMS SINGAPORE, Tues. The Education Ministry today published the names of 883 successful candidates in the London Chamber of Commerce (Spring) 1959 examinations. The pass list gives 567 names for the intermediate stage, 171 elementary stare and 145 higher stage. The full pass list will be
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    Scouts camp
    34 4 SINGAPORE, Tues. Mr. K. M. Byrne, Minister for Labour and Law, will open the Boy Scouts Association's Fifth Singapore Patrol Camp at Jurong Park. Boon Lay Road, at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
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    Long service medals awarded to eleven R.A.F. men
    134 4 SINGAPORE, Tucs.—Eleven memberß of tht R.A.F. here and In the Federation have been awarJed long service and good conduct medals. They are: Sgt. John Henry Ashley, 37, an airframe fitter; Sgt. Ronald Wyndham Davies. 42, an airframe fitter, Sgt. Ernest Mcllroy. 39,
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    UNANIMOUS VERDICT: MAN ON MURDER CHARGE CLEARED
    280 4 SIN6APORE, Toes. A LABOURER, Goh Eng Bee, alias Yam Bee, 19, on trial at the Singapore Assizes on a charge of murdering Tan Hong Geek, alias Thye Kam, 19, a welder, was acquitted and discharged by Mr. Justice Chua today without his defence
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      84 4 SINGAPORE JUDO CLUB: 6th Kyu to 4th Kyu, 7.30 pjn., Advanced class. 8.30 p.m. SALVATION ARMY (Clemenceau Avenue): Band P.-actice. 6 p.m.. Songster Brigade practice, 7.30 p.m. TOC H: Recorded music recital. at Church Hut. British Military Hospital. 8 pm. INDEPENDENT MISSIONARY MOVEMENT: Free film show at Reformative Training Centre
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      94 4 Sri Krishna birthday celebration*. 10 a.m. till noon. VICTORIA THEATRE r Singapore BaUet. third season, 9 pjn. SINGAPORE ACADEMY FENCERS: Fencing at Chinese Y.M.C.A.. 6.30 p-m. to 8.30 p.m. ROTARY CLCB: Speaker will be Mr. Arthur Jackson. Chief Scout Commissioner. Queensland, and leader of the Australian Contingent to the 10th
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      84 4 tennis practice. 6 p.m. STRAITS CHINESE METHODIST CHURCH: Public gospel meeting. 7.30 pjn. CLOTHING SHOP: at St. Andrews Cathedral. CWA room, South Side, 3 to 5 p.m. KATONG BOYS' CLUB: Badminton, indoor games, 3 pjn.; sepak raga 5 p.m.; body building 8 BUKIT TIMAH YOUTH CLUB: Table tennis, body building,
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    PORTRAIT OF A GENIUS
    1335 5 MOMENTOUS INVENTION OF THE LINOTYPE REVOLUTIONISED PRINTING INDUSTRY Mergenthaler BEHIND a glass screen in the New York Tribune's editorial office one day in 1886. a pale faced young German inventor sat tapping the keyboard of a weird contraption like a miniature organ. While staff members from
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    65 6 2H W»r4s Sit (Minimum) THE FAMILY of the late Mrs. Ong Soon Hee thank all friends and relatives for their condolences, wreaths, donations, loan of cars and kind attendance. CHE ALIAS NORDIN and Brothers thank Commissioner of Police, OSPCS'. OCPDS' Rank and Files and others for Assistance. Condolence Messages,
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    IN MEMORIAM
    37 6 7* Wen!* Sl* (Mimmmm) THAM MRS. THAM YDiO KHEW (nee Chin Kui Ngiongj departed this life on 26.8.51. Deeply re^mied lor tlitre never mas a better wife and mother. Inserted by grieving husband and children.
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    The Straits Times. Wednesday, August 26, 1959. The Count Begins
    694 6 The Straits Times. Wednesday, August 26, 1959. The Count Begins Eisenhower may wish to inquire how close are the bonds between the Soviet Union and China. And in return he may expect to be asked how close are British and American policies over Formosa .md South Vietnam. He must have
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    Perak Protest
    267 6 The Perak Assembly's debate on supplementary expenditure yesterday gave Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam the opportunity to suggest that Ipoh Town Council had been discriminated against simply because it was controlled by his People's Progressive Party. This is not the first time that protest of this nature has been
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    Debate Problem
    255 6 i Mr. V. David and Mr. Karam Singh of the Socialist Front deserved the bipartisan applause of the Selangor Legislative Assembly when, in response to the prompting of Mr. Speaker, they made a valiant (and successful) attempt to complete in •"working Malay" the speeches they had begun in
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    EXIT THE HUMAN DYNAMO WHO WAS THE NOBLEST ROMAN OF THEM ALL...
    1009 6 THE Maxwell family originated in Dumiriesshire. migrated to Ulster, and iii 1681 a Thomas Maxwell was High Sheriff of County Tyrone. The connection with Malaya began with Sir Peter Benson Maxwell, a barrister, who, after an investigation of
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      115 6 TN answer to "C.K.T. (B.T. 1 Aug 15 > on the "volunteer" labour. I can say with confidence that the comments made by most of the "volunteers" I have spoken to are not printable In any newspaper. Any man in his right senses will not
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    Central Africa; The moment of truth...
    1060 6 to condemn Nyasaland no less than the two Rhodesia* to a further one or two years of doubt. "It is to give those who DR. B\M).\ THE review of the Constitution of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is not due to take place
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    Boy, 13, looked out of window and saw a woman slash herself to death
    392 7 COURT TOLD OF THE BRIDE WHO CRIED AND CRIED ALL THROUGH HER WEDDING NIGHT SINGAPORE, Tuesday A schoolboy told the coroner, Inche Ahmad bin Hussein, today how he watched a woman a bride of five weeks
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    BUS AND VAN COLLIDE HEADON
    55 7 BENTONG. Tues A bus and a van collided head-on at the 13th mile BentongKuala Lumpur Road ypsterday. Both plunged into n lOtt. ravine. No-or.e was liijured. The van was on its way to Kuala Lumpur and the bu< was returning to Bentong froii Kuala Lumpur.
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    UNDER REVIEW: THOSE 22,000 PUBLIC AID GRANTS
    513 7 UNDER REVIEW: THOSE 22,000 PUBLIC AID GRANTS SINGAPORE, Tuesday. TPHE GOVERNMENT has decided to review the sysx tern of public assistance to more than 22,000 people who have another 90,000 dependents. This is to ensure that public money spent every month is fairly distributed, the Minister for Labour and Law,
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    Gen. Brooke 'All good things must end' leaves soon
    329 7 Gen. Brooke 'All good things must end' leaves soon KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Lieut.-Gen. Dato F. H. Brooke. Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and General Officer Commanding the Federation Army is leaving in October for a new appointment in Britain. He has completed his tour of duty in Malaya.
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    Meeting date
    21 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The next meeting of the Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council will be at 8 p.m. on Friday.
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    CHE HENDON'S BIGGEST MOMENT-REGENT PINS A MEDAL ON HER
    61 7 CHE HENDON'S BIGGEST MOMENT-REGENT PINS A MEDAL ON HER THE REGENT of Negri Sembilan pinning the State Meritorious Service medal on Che Hendon binte Haji Din, assistant woman supervisor of Malay schools, at the birthday celebration of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan (the Yang di-Pertuan Agong) at Sri
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    Tapper dies in smash
    51 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A tapper was killed and an American professor and his 12-year-old son injured ln an accident at the weekend near Kuantan. Dr. Ralph Hall, an audio specialist, and his son Gerry were driving from Kelantan to Kuantan. The accident occurred at the 9th
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    These could be your numbers
    39 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Two winning eighth prize numbers in the Social Welfare Lotteries draw at Fraser's Hill should have been *****98 and *****64 and not. *****95 and *****60 as published ln the Sunday Times.
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    MISSION IN MANILA: STAFF HUNT
    73 7 MISSION IN MANILA: STAFF HUNT KUALA LUMPUR Tues The Government Is looking for staff to establish its mission in Manila. The deputy Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of External Affairs, Inche Zaiton Ibrahim bin Ahmad said today: "As soon as the staff— and funds— are available we will go ahead
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    54 7 PIETERMARITZ BURG. Tues— The Right Rev. C. J. Ferguson-Davle. 87. of Pl«--termarltzburg, formerly the Anglican Bishop of Singapore, celebrated the Fiftieth Anniversary of his consecration as Bishop of Saint Peters Anglican Church here at special Holy Eucharist service today. Four other bishops now Uvlnsr l n Natal
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    to belittle us'
    209 7 F>H, Tues.— The lone PMIP member in the Perak Legislative Assembly, Inche Baharuddin bin Haji Abdul Latif, today took objection to what he called Alliance attempts "to belittle members of the opposition." In an adjournment speech. Inche Baharuddln said ever since the inception of the Assembly there
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    NEW CABINET MEETS FOR TWO HOURS
    74 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. T»HE new Alliance Cabinet met for two hours tox day. Matters dealt with were mainly planning and procedure. i After the meeting. a spokesman for th e Prime Minister's Department said that a number of committees were appointed. They were: Establishment:
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    Police may join 'lung' volunteers
    133 7 SINGAPORE, Tues.— Mem- i bers of thr Singapore Police Force will -axm Join the volunteers lor ihe Government I "lung" projects to provide more parks and open spaces. The Police Secretary, Mr. William Cheng, said today: Participation In voluntary work has b»en under consi- deration
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    Long service awards for 2
    46 7 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Canadian Government Trade Commissioner. Mr. M.P. Car. son. today gave long service awards to two local employees who have been workln? at the trade office for 25 years They are Mr. Yeow Chee Seng and Inche Ahmad bin
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    Mosque fund appeal
    41 7 PENANG. Tues. The Chairman of the Penang National Mosque Fund Committee, Mr. Heah Joo Seang will open the fund's appeal week with a broadcast at 7.05 p.m. tomorrow. The talk win be translated Into Malay, Chinese and Tamil
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    Women's leader for capital
    38 7 SINGAPORE. Tues. Mrs Scow Peck Leng. A Singapore women's leader and social worker, will leave fur Kuala Lumpur tomorrow for tiio inauguratlon of a new chapter of the Pan Pacific SouthEast Asia Women's Association.
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    S'PORE GOVT MAN IN LONDON RECALLED
    195 7 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Government* Information Officer in London, Mr. Yen Suiyen, is being asked to return to Singapore by the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. A Ministry of Culture spokesman said today: "As far as we can see, there appears to be no
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    Grooms baked their own cake
    84 8 TWO ARMY chefs of the 1 British Military Hospital in Cameron Highlands were married at a double wedding ceremony in Tana Rata. They are pictured with their brides. From left: Cpl. David Charles Moyie and his bride. Miss Joan Edith Little, and Pte. Derek Cyril
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    PRINCIPALS LEAVE ON US TOUR
    77 8 PRINCIPALS LEAVE ON US TOUR KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— Two headmasters of Chinese schools ln the Federation left here by air today for the United States for a twomonth tour as guests of the US. Department of State. They are Mr. Liv Huai Kook of the Nan Kai School, Kuala Lumpur,
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    Seventh-Day teachers may quit
    245 8 SATURDAY WORK ORDER MEANS SABBATH WORK SINGAPORE, Tuesday. TWENTY-SIX Seventh-Day Adventist teachers in Government service may resign en bloc if they are forced to teach on Saturdays. This is their dilemma: Their church forbids them to teach on Saturdays their Sabbath Day. But the Ministry of
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    Nine suspects are freed
    39 8 PENANG. Tues. Nine i gangster suspects rounded up >by police recently under the 'Prevention of Crime Ordinance have been released. Orders for the detention of i three others for another 28 days were issued today.
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    Condolence cable
    66 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Students and staff of the Maxwell School here have sent a cable of condolences to the family o f Sir William George Maxwell, after whom the school Is named He died in Worthing. England, last Saturday. 81r George Maxwell, 88 was a former Chief Secretary
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    BAN HITS PIN-TABLE KEEPERS: $180,000 LOSS IN A YEAR
    165 8 BAN HITS PIN-TABLE KEEPERS: $180,000 LOSS IN A YEAR KUALA LUMPUR Tues. About 50 licensed pintable operators in Selangor stand to lose about $180,000 a year by the State Legislative Assembly's decision yesterday to ban pin- tables in the state. Informed sources told the Straits Times today that this was
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    Wanted man found in border town
    273 8 ALOR STAR, Tuesday. A MAN wanted for murder by the Kedah police wag traced in Siam 32 months after the alleged killing, the Kedah Assize Court was told today Awang bin Isa. 30. a farmer, pleaded not guilty before Mr. Justice Syed Sheh Barakbah
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      182 8 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 5 Winding p*Ui to source of 10 A£e producing kind «rf Ita UtU< arm If? lit--11 Knightly table song (5). JJ^'??! flm to toto 12 StUl back on the roll of dta- ™'J2*? i^m honour (5-4). 18 Plower _J° toUml<Ut 13 Marme tower gate nm.t turn
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    RUBBER PRICE DROPS ON INDONESIAN DEVALUATION
    664 10 RUBBER PRICE DROPS ON INDONESIAN DEVALUATION By Our Market Correspondent JJUBBER was easier in Singapore yesterday following the announcement that Indonesia has devalued her 1,000 and 500 rupiah currency notes by 90 per cent, and thus withdrawn a quarter of her paper money from circulation. Local dealers sold out heavily
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    STOCK INDICES
    20 10 Mala van Share Market: Anf.2s Auf.24 Industrials: 98.31 97.90 Tina: 112.52 112.1* Rubbers: 149.54 149.21 Jan. 1 1958—100
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    719 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: "Industrials and rubbers were steady at quotations while tins were firm. The turnover was moderate." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business up to 3.30. Industrials: 8.8. Petrol 54s 3d. (OL); Fitzpairicks $1.07 (O), $1,071,2; Fraser and Neave orda $1.45
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    66 10 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. ready: Belgian Francs 1632: Italian Lire *****. On the free exchange market in Hong Kong yesterday, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 5.71** for cash
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    88 10 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today: Benarty 1/2, Laura Maersk 4/5, Burma Maru 6/7. Tweedbank 6A. Schelde Lloyd 8 9. Toma 10/11. Talabot 13/14, Perak 15/16, Agamemnon 18. Svend Maersk 19, Rlmba N. Wall 1. Scudal N. Wall 2, Selangor N. Wall 3,
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    153 10 MELBOURNE, Tues. ■INVESTMENT shares on the x Stock Exchange here today held a firm tone, with little reaction bein K felt from the high opening of the wool sales. Colonial Sugar recovered 355. to £63 15s Hrrald gained Is. 6d. to 38s. while Henry Jones eased Is. to
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    RUBBER PRICES
    148 10 September first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 108 cents per lb., down 24 cents on Mondays price. Tl»e closing tone was uncertain after Easier. Closing prices in cents per lb.. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 108"«, sellers 108 7 s:
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    108 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Copra: steady quiet; UK /Continent August/September shipments $3713 buyers. $38 sellers. Coconnt oil: quiet; bulk $58^ sellers, drum $61 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business 'vas reported done. Muntok white $158, Sarawak $157. special Sarawak black $98. garbled Lampong
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    ESTATE OF TENGH SEO NEO DECEASED
    183 10 PURSUANT to Section 29 ot the Trustee Ordinance 1949 all persons interested in and having claims against the Estate of the abovenamed deceased late of Tranquerah Road. Malacca who died testate about the year 1878 whether as creditors beneficiaries next of kin or otherwise
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    CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE
    73 10 TENDERS CITY ARCHITECT A BUILDING SURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT Contract for Maintenance of Two Collective Elevators, City Council Flats, Monk's Hill, Blocks 1 and 2. Close at 2.15 p.m. on 8.9.59. Tender Deposit $100/-. Tender documents may be inspected without charge at the City Architect Building Surveyors Department.
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      127 10 HEAP EMG MOH STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. 33/35, TELOK AVER STREET. Telephone No. ***** Weekly Service to KUCHING. SARIKEI. BINATANG and SIBU. M/V "GIANG ANN" IN PORT SAILS 29/8 M/V "GIANG LEE" DUE 31/8 SAILS 5/9 Accepting Passenger* and Cargo Sarawak A K cot* THE BORNEO CO., LTD. tw. KIE HOCK
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      205 10 OFFICIAL PRICES SINGAPORE, AUG. 25. RUBBER: $1.08 per lb. (down 2'j cents). Unofficial close 5 p.m >l.<i7 (quiet). TIN: $401.87 >j per picul (up 25 cents). Estimated unofficial offering; ISO tons (down 5 tons). NOTICE THE RUBBER INDUSTRY (ANTI-INFLATIONARY CESS) FUND BOARD Notice of closing- datr for receipt of applications
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      492 10 NOTICES NOTICE We herewith declare that MR. RAYMOND KHOO CHIN TIONG as from today is no longer in our service and has no power to do any transactions, receiving monies, booking orders etc., on behalf of our Company. HARPER. GILFILLAN St CO LTD., SINGAPORE Singapore. 24.8.59. NOTICE Mr. Orel Shears
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      569 10 NOTICES i In the Matter of THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE 1940 1946 OVERSEA. CHINESE FOOD SUPPLY LIMITED At au Extraordinary General Meeting of the members of the abovenamed Company, duly convened and held at the Registered Office of the Company, No. 72 Main Road, Pelcan Nanas, Johore, on the 19th day
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      837 11 'Continued from Page 6) SITUATIONS VACANT Word* It (Mtn.)— Box M et* txtrm CHIEF CLERK WANTED for 3roup Office Harrisons Crosfleld istate. Apply own hand-writing iclose references Bo: A 9469 S.T, XL. WANTED SHIP'S RADIO THenone Operator with General Jlass Certificate Apply Personally Guan Ouan Limited. 23 Teiok .Ayer Street.
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      701 11 SITUATIONS WANTED 20 Wmrdt tt (Mi*.)— Box tt en. txtrm MALAYAN CHINESE. (30), Married, B. Comm., successful chartered finalist, seeks position In Malaya/Singapore Write: Wong. 25 Beauchamp Road, London SW 11. WELL EXPERIENCED HIGHLY recommended, hard working Indian cook, or cookboy, with/without Amah seeks employment. Please ring Alphonse Tel: *****
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      836 11 ACCOMMODATION VACANT M Word, SS t Min.)— Box tt Ha. txiro AVAILABLE FURNISHED Modern Three Bedroom Bungalow, i Buklt Timah Area. For full particulars please Telephone Mr. Tan *****. (Spore). FURNISHED TWO, Three Bedroom Flats. 144 A, 1468, Holland Road with lounge /dlnlngroom, servant's quarters, garage. No refrigerator. Phone: Spore
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      769 11 TUITION Words tt (Min.>— Box St eU. txtrm SPECIAL CONCESSIONS Given to Students and Teachers 20% I discount of all rates, complete course $65/- Success guaranteed. Ring *****, Singapore School of Delving 93 Owen Road, Spore. NEW SESSIONS SEPTEMBER. Typewriting. Shorthand. Bookkeeping. Special Classes English/ Maths. Register Now. Commercial Institute
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      829 11 VEHICLES WANTED 20 Wmrdt SS (MMmj—Box tt rta. txtrm WANTED FORD 10 about 1950 or similar .must be cheap and reliable. Phone Spore ***** VOLKSWAGEN 1955/56. apply to Mr. Peh. 83-84 Buklt Panjang Road, Singapore. State full details I and price wanted. No dealers. VEHICLES FOR SALE tt Word-, SS
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      903 11 VEHICLES FOR SALE 20 Word* S% (Min.)— Box St ett. txtrm FOR GOOD USED reconditioned cars consult Singapore Motors Ltd., 315-319 Orchard Road. Available 1953/56 Pontiacs, 1957 Ford Consul. 1956 Fiat 1100, 1956 Vauxhall Cresta. 1956 De 'Soto, 1957 Austin A 95, 1954 Ford Zephyr Convertible, 1958 Austin Metropolitan. Our
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      444 11 STEAMBATH, MASSAGE ETC. M Word, SS (Mm.) Box St ett. txtrm NEW TURKO Air Conditioning Massage it Turkish Bath, Prom IS noon to 12 p.m. 114-Whitley Road. Singapore 11. Tel. *****. SHIRLEY-RUBINA Indonesian massage, and special swedish body massage 'suedishbath. Room 14, New Oriental Hotel. 51. Selegls Road, Tel: *****
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      355 11 AT YOUR SERVICE 10 Word* SlO (Minimum) Dmilm 1 month. 10 Wordt S2.it (Mtn.) APPOINTMENTS for facials tho Parisian way treatment (li hours) $12.50. Jeunesse et Beaute, Flat 26 Ngee Ann BuildIng. Phone Spore, *****. PROCESSING ft PRINTING Facilities for 16mm negative and positive films. Borneo Sumatra Trading Co.. Ltd.
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      Will Krishna take revenge on Tubby?
      981 12 Will Krishna take revenge on Tubby? Tubby and his friends are on a cycling holiday where they meet up with their rivals Krishna and Co. They play a number of tricks on each other and the scouts determined to get their own back follow them to an island where they
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      Thank you for your letters
      385 12 Dear Boys and Girls, When I got back from my holiday 1 found my basket overflowing with three weeks competition entries and have only just managed to sort I them all out. The six winners of Flippers I lanyard contest are: Indrara- jah, 195 Javanese
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      WATCH OUT THERE
      16 12 "Open wide." says the dentist as he checks up on Johnny the chimpanzee.
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      WRITE TO A PAL
      236 12 WRITE TO A PAL HERE are some more pen pals for you. Zainal Arlffln bin Hamzah. aged 15. Methodist School. Parit Buntar. Perak. Sports. Ricky Sim aged 15. Gordon Sim. aged 14. 42-B Norfolk Road, Singapore 8. Sports, reading. Nordin Manam, aged 18, c/o Railway Station, Padang Jawa P.0.. Klang.
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      193 12 YOU DIAL TO DEFROST IT AND IT SHUTS ITS OWN DOOR mM kss? T^^^U^-^^^7 CwBSl(-£& This latest General Electrjc 3 -^1 1 refrigerator (Model L.8.815) -l^^Jj|~>-_ Q Jp ac»s like something from the j^^ggga^--! fTy' 1 world of the future. The S^TXifefpfc I special General Electric mag if^i^L the slightest
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      20 12 etc Collect six of these coupons to loin the Children't Corner Club. Name j Address Age i sex j a
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      169 12 GIVE YOUR SKIN /j7[) y THE SOFTNESS OF A (y£^Z(j jljlP**^^^^^^^ Everybody admires a slun that is smooth and clrar. Let gentle" 'Hazclinc' Snow "give ymm j^^k s n c lX uutv care needs. SM Hflk. Delicately fragrant, 'Hazeline' Snow" is as Hk cool as the dawn breeze. It lightens
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    'Prince' is in peak form
    785 13 HE CAN BEAT 9.12 AND RIVALS IN SINGAPORE DERBY ON SATURDAY MIAMPION stayer Prince of Lalita, who has already won the Governor's Cup, the Perak Derby and the Penang Gold Cup this season, looks all set to add the Singapore Derby to his list here
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    DONNELLY & WARD TOP JOCKEYS
    136 13 DONNELLY WARD TOP JOCKEYS J7UALA LUMPUR. Tues. Veteran jockey Mickey Donnelly and Arthur Ward shared riding honours at the Kuala Lumpur meeting which ended on Sunday. Doc Rodgers of Penang was the top trainer at the meeting with $12,400 In stakes. Keith Daniels also had a good meeting, saddling five
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    Wyllie will drive a Lotus Elite at Macao race
    254 13 Wyllie will drive a Lotus Elite at Macao race By LIM KEE CHAN SINGAPORE. Tues.— The Lotus Elite, a successful racing model in England, will be driven for the first time in the Far East by Singapore's Bill Wyllie at the Macao Grand Prix on Not. 14 and IS. Wyllie
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    Easton: My ambition to see Malayan win an Olympic 'gold'
    235 13  - Easton: My ambition to see Malayan win an Olympic 'gold' VIC NAYAGAM By 17-UALA LUMPUR, Tues. Bill Easton, one of America's top five athletics coaches, who left here yesterday together with Professor Henry Shenk. physical education expert, said at the airport: "My ambition is to see a Malayan becoming an
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    Six titles for Ng brothers
    107 13 JOHORE BAHRU. Tver The Ng brothers of Johore Bahru Roland. Robert and Billy between them won six titles In the Johore Bahru District badminton championships. Results of the finals: Men's singles— Roland Ng w.o. Billy Ng: Doable* Roland and Robert Ng bt Tan Teik Meng
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    91 13 T ONDON, Tuec Results Of La yesterday.'s English League soccer mutches: DIV. a— Sheffield United 6 Hull 0: Plymouth 4 Scunthorpe 0. DIV. S— Chesterfield 3 Southampton 2; Mansfield 0 Bradford City 0; York 1 Bury 0; Accrtngton 2 Shrewsbury 2; Colchester 2 Qrtmsby 2; Coventry 0
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    Dock shock Police
    70 13 SINGAPORE. Tues. H. M. Dockyard caused an upset In the first round of the SATA Junior Cup competition when they beat Police s.A. 3-1 at Qeylang Stadium today. Police leading 1-0 at half-time with a goal by Urn Kirn Eng. looked the winners until Dockyard staged a
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    US coach
    34 13 SINGAPORE. Tues. American basketball coach, Stuart Inman. Is expected to arrive In Singapore on Friday. He will stay In Singapore for four days before leaving on Sept 1 to coach In Borneo.
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    Lock icon Lions 37-11
    19 13 MASTERTON. Tues. Thi British Isles Rugby Union team beat Combined Walrarapa and Bush 37-U here today.— Reuter.
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    S'PORE MALAYS BEAT THE INDONESIANS
    173 13 S'PORE MALA YS BEAT THE INDONESIANS SINGAPORE, Tuesday. f PHE Indonesian Universities football team, playx ing their first match here today, put up a good fight before being beaten 2-1 by Singapore Malays at Jalan Besar Stadium". 1 Singapore Malays scored first in the 10th minute through Sahar Hussein who
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    SPORTS DIARY
    62 13 SINGAPORE: Soccer— SßHFA senior knockout c semi-finals i f Wearnes v Chartered Bank. Jalao Besar (5.15 p.m.): Nailonal Carbon v Hong Kong and Shanghai Ban*. Jalan Besar (7 p.m.); Junior knockout. Singapore Glass v STC. STC River Valley Road. SGSPA Junior knockout (semi-final) Jurong v Tan Tock Seng
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    Tengah lose
    18 13 SINGAPORE, Tues. IRC beat RAp Tengah 3-2 in a friendly soccer match at Parrer Park today.
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    21 13 SINGAPORE, Tues.— Stabte Boys beat Rajajl 4-3 In their SAFA Junior Cup first round replay at Balestier Road today.
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      207 13 don't take chamces^^ t -by asking just for 'oil' i Your dealer or garage man can't guess which oil you want. That is why you should always ask for Castrol by name both on the forecourt and in the service bay. ask for CACTDHI k wrtw i nuL i another
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    A blow for illegal trade
    676 14 DEVALUATION MAY BE FIRST OF STEPS TO SAVE INDONESIAN ECONOMY, SAY TRADERS SINGAPORE. Tuesday. BUSINESS and banking circles in Singapore today described as "inevitable but unev pected" the Indonesian Government's partial currency devaluation, which may put the trade between the two territories on a new
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    44 14 THE FAMILY of the late Mrs. Seah Lian Hi. p (nee Madam Khoo Hong Neoi thank the Rev. Archdeacon D.D. Chellb a, doctors, nurses of General Hospital, those kind people ai Marine Parade, relatives and friends for (heir condolence, wreaths and kind attendance.
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    With a song at the pier, Cultural Mission leaves
    248 14 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. AFTER a farewell song at the Clifford Pier, the 45--member Indonesian Cultural Mission left for home today. The mission, which had a successful 12-day stay here, was given a rousing "end off by a large crowd. The song, composed
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