The Straits Times, 24 December 1959

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    24 1 AVI H\<.l DAILY III! ***** It SALE IY< I I I>N 80,000 AW*"" 1 Estd. 1X4., TIM RSI) W, DECEMBER 24, 1959 15 CENTS
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    CHECK YOUR $50s
    249 1 FORGED NOTES ARE IN CIRCULATION Government warns the public in Singapore Watch for these faults gINGAPOBE, Wed. A (iovornment >tatcment today yarns the public that a lew forjjed currency notes of $M denomination are in illation in Singapore. I hese notes are <>l the issue bearing the
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    ROUSING WELCOME FOR Mr. LEE AT CRECHE CHRISTMAS PARTY
    202 1 SINGAPORE. Wed. SINGAPORE'S Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. was given a rousing welcome by 61 children at the Banda Street children s creche when he called in during their Christmas party today. After wishing him "sel.nn.it Paei they gave three
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    Lock icon P.I. to deport 29 Chinese
    33 1 MANILA. Wed. Twentynine Chinese will be deported to Formosa on Friday in accordance with a Plulippine.s Nationalist China agreement on the deportees dispute, authoritative sources said today. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Mid-air plane crash: 60 die
    213 1 Mid-air plane crash: 60 die RIO DE JANEIRO, Wednesday. MORE than 60 people are feared dead after two planes crashed in mid-air here and plunged flaming on houses below. A Viscount airliner of Vialao Aeiea Sao Paulo. flying from Rio to Sao Paulo with 20 passengers and six crew, was
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    THAT XMAS TRAVEL RUSH IS ON AGAIN
    112 1 KUALA LUMPUR, WedHundreds of holidaymaker* are now entering and leaving Kuala Lumpur as the bin two-way Christmas travel rush gets under way. Trains, planes and bus »ervlres are crowded. Extra services are being laid on to cope with the additional pa.ssenger.s. Kuala Lumpur
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    Lock icon WRITERS KNOCK COLOUR BAR
    137 1 WRITERS KNOCK COLOUR BAR LONDON, Wed Twenty- iwlk BnUMi writers have issued a >ptcial Christmas Declaration against racial discrimination. The writers included Somerset Mauxnam. W. H. Auucn, Uapnne on Manner Sir Julian Huxley, Louis MacNelce. J B. PltMtley and his «u> Jacqueita Hawkes. Storm Juineson, Doris Leasing. Mr Herbert Read,
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    Lock icon Divers held for ransom
    34 1 Divers held for ransom MANILA. Wed Noro pirate.,, are holding a group of skin -divers for ransom somewhere In the Southern Philippine Sulu Island group, according to a Philippine News Service report here Reuter.
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    DR. S. TO SURVEY THE EFFECTS OF BAN
    166 1 DR. S. TO SURVEY THE EFFECTS OF BAN JAKARTA. Wed. The Indonesian Foreign Minister. Dr. Subandrio. will make a personal survey next month of the effects of the ban on alien retail traders in rural West Java, the Foreign Office announced today. Most of the countrydwHUng aliens affected by 'N-
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    Fights tiger to save family
    215 1 Fights tiger to save family TANAH RATA. Wed.— A tea contractor was badly mauled when he fought a tiger with a parang here today to save his wife and daughter. The contractor, Mr. Chan I Kai Yeu. 45, was later found ,on the ground with injuries on his left thigh
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    Lock icon Meatless Xmas for Formosa
    60 1 TAIPEH. Wed Both CMatJBSJ and New Year's Day will be meatless days on Formosa The Nationalist Government imposed a ban on slaughtering of hogs on 1 Tuesdays and Fnd < f every week until the recovery of the China mainland and as a result of the
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    'BAR TEACHERS FROM POLITICS'
    286 2 'BAR TEACHERS FROM POLITICS' Kedah Mentri Besar on need for new law for religious schools which would— ALOR STAR, Wednesday. AKEDAH Government progress report tabled by the Mentri Besar, Dato Syed Omar Shahabuddln, at the State Assembly Budget meeting today suggested the need for legislation to be introduced to ban
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    ART OF PLUCKING FEATHERS FROM THE GOLDEN TAX GOOSE
    310 2 ART OF PLUCKING FEATHERS FROM THE GOLDEN TAX GOOSE IPOH. Wed— The State Legislative Assembly, which had been in session since 10 a.m. yesterday, was told shortly after midnight last night that "taxation is an art." •And the art of taxation consist* In so plucking the gooj-e as to procure
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    'Oil tank' and 'Miss Sputnik' sail for Hong Kong
    151 2 'Oil tank' and 'Miss Sputnik' sail for Hong Kong SINGAPORE. Wed At--1 tractive Miss Philamae Wong. 18. and her 16--year-old brother. Vincent, left here in the liner Victoria today for Hong Kong on a 10-day free trip. Philamae. a first -year student at the Singapore Polytechnic, and Vincent, won the
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    More vaccine being sent to Kelantan
    108 2 More vaccine being sent to Kelantan KUALA LUMPUR. Wed More vaccine is being rushed to Kelantar after the Institute foi Medical Research toda\ confirmed the presence of smallpox there. Tests by the institute oi. specimens from 15 suspected cases In Paslr Puteh in South Kelantan were completed this morning This
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    A record padi crop for Kedah
    110 2 A record padi crop for Kedah A LOR ST\ Kedah record ba than 10Q HSR? i iyoy-60 ■< The Mr- tri r. Dato Byed din. said tabled at today But.'.-. The recoi I use of urc;, Users. i Tn f report pleasing to r- idah padi farmers Ing very fertili
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    Xmas greeting
    32 2 KUALA LUMPL'P Britai;. Se?refor War. Mr i Sosmps. h (greetings on beha Arn>y Council to i j personnel In the Fed i and Btngap I C-Jn-C FARELF. Ge 1 chare
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    Lock icon WAR OFFICE HEEDS ADVICE OF SERVICEMAN'S YOUNG WIFE
    224 2 I ONDON. Wed. The disappointment of a young soldier's wife, who could not have a freej passage to join him in Malaya because he was not yet 21. has led to a new War OftVp order In future recruiting officers win read
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    Lock icon Summit backing for Big Three
    355 3 NATO PACT NATIONS EXPRESS FEARS OF A 'BIG BROTHER 9 GANG-UP MAC SEES PARIS TALKS AS FIRST STEPS ON ROAD TO WORLD PEACE PARIS, Wednesday. T4IK 15-nation ministerial council of the Atlantic Alliance today gave its full support (he Big Four Western powers' position on
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    Lock icon TORTURE CHARGE IS AGAIN RAISED
    95 3 TORTURE CHARGE IS AGAIN RAISED DARIS, Wed.-—Allega- tions of torture, on a number of lons in connection the Algerian antii.ulist war, have 'fared here in the nl edition of a left-wing weekly Canewspaper. repe rt presented In the form of a discussion four anonymous nffiror.-. allegations lade that "humane ids"
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    Lock icon Sputniks for Red fair
    53 3 I ONDON. Wed.—Life-size :k models and restauervlng Russian food be features of a Russian ide and industrial exhlbl- in to be held here In July I An agreement for the exhange of trade fairs between Britain and Russia was slgn*<i here today after negotiations lasting nearly
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    Lock icon Big walk Barbara has 100 miles yet
    173 3 LONDON, Wed. Dr. Bar--1 ira Moore. 55-year-old Rusrn dietician, was wlthi.; 100 miles of London this I on a marathon 373--alk from Edinburgh. Dr. Moore, fortified with :id milk, left Gran•h;im. 110 miles from Lon- before dawn this mor- j Ing after walking
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    WESTERN HEADS MEET AT PARIS SUMMIT
    56 3 THE WESTERN Summit conference opened last Saturday week at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Around the conference table were from left to rijfht. Mr. Harold Macmillan of Britain. President Charles de Gaulle of France. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of Germany and President Dwigkt Eisenhower of
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    QUEEN AND FAMILY OFF FOR HOLIDAYS
    159 3 QUEEN AND FAMILY OFF FOR HOLIDAYS LONDON. Wed— A crowd waved and shouted "Merry Christmas" today as the Queen left by train for Sandringham to spend a quiet family Christmas with the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales. Princess Anne, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. SAN FRANCISCO: Two
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    Lock icon TIBETANS FLEE INTO NEPAL AFTER TREK OVER MOUNTAINS
    176 3 TIBETANS FLEE INTO NEPAL AFTER TREK OVER MOUNTAINS KATMANDU. Wednesday. YEARLY 2.000 Tibetan refugees were reported yesterday to have arrived in north-west Nepal They were .said to have trekked across the slopes ol Mt. Dhaulagiri, the worlds highest unconquered peak. I Prince Jhikmi Paruwal Bt.sta of the Nepal principality of
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    Lock icon Indonesia says 'no' to Dutch proposal
    129 3 JAKARTA. Wed— The Indonesian Foreign Office spokesman. Mr. Ganis Harsono. said today there was nothing In the Indonesian nationalisation of Dutch enterprises that needed to be referred to the International Court of Justice. Mr Harsoi.o was replyInn to a Dutch note proposing that the
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    Lock icon 33 poisoned by gas leak
    34 3 TOKYO. Wed -Thirty three proplc were pol&oned Dy leaking gas thi, morning In Tokyo Soft ground and heavy traffic were blamed for a crack In a gas main Reuter.
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    Lock icon Loan for Suez
    25 3 CAIRO. Wed. The world bank has agreed to lend the United Arab Republic $170.--*****0 for the development of the Suez Canal Reuter
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    HARD LABOUR SENTENCE...
    63 3 HAVANA. Wed. A military court in Pinar del Rio. last night M-nirnrrii Miami Herald reporter James C. But-hanan to 14 yeats' hard labour but suspended sentence on condition that h leave the country within 24 hours. The court found Buchanan guilty of concealing facts from the government
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    Lock icon BRITONS DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL
    100 3 BRITONS DEATH SENTENCE APPEAL VAIROBI. Wed -An appeal was lodged here yesterday against the conviction and death sentence parsed earlier this month on Peter Harold Richard Poole, 28-year-old Briton, for the murder of an African servant. Poole U believed to tv» the first European to be sentenced to death for
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    Lock icon Actor injured
    18 3 LOS ANGELES. Wed Actor Jackie Cooican. 45. was Injured last night In a car crash. U.P.I
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      409 3 Your radio today..* RADIO SINGAPORE RADIO MALAYA Medium Wave ITS m.tn» NATIONAL KHOKTW.tAE AM 630 Good Morning; 6 3S j^ft^&'st&TcE. Morning Preluue. 7.00 The New*; I Kaala Luayir .til mrtrn 70S A Date With Music; 800 Th« J*'»»«ni -6« mrtrrs Ne*s; 8.06 A Date With Music. p^i» n :i*« BM-lrra
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    GIVE MORE JOBS TO LOCAL MEN, SAYS TOE
    324 4 GIVE MORE JOBS TO LOCAL MEN, SAYS TOE SINGAPORE, Wednesday. THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER. Dr. Toh Chin Chye, today said that he would like to see airline companies giving: more employment to local people. Dr. Toh made this remark after concluding a four-hour tour of the Singapore Airport, which Included
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    Taximan's 'passenger' to stand trial for robbery
    266 4 Taximan's 'passenger' to stand trial for robbery SINGAPORE. Wed.— A Singapore taxi driver told a preliminary inquiry today how he used his taxi to chase and capture a man who had Just robbed him. Mohamrd Pitchai Rowther Daud Abdul Riuhid was tentatively charged with robbing Scow Kok Leong of $8
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    Gunong Sayang officials
    45 4 BINOAPORfc. Wed The following have been elected officials of the Ounong Sayang Association President Mr. Chan Kok Ch y e vice presidents, Messrs Urn Kean Hock. Scow Kirn Hock. Tan Hood Kirn; secretary. Mr Koh Kirn Tuan; treasurer. Mr Chua Chye Lye.
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    Water shut-off
    28 4 SINGAPORE. Wed— Wat^r will be cut off in Chang Chan and Hoy Fatt Roadj from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m tomorrow to lay a nfw connection.
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    Tea for 53 sportsmen
    70 4 SINGAPORE. Wed The Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Inche Yusof bin Ishak. today entertained 53 members of the Singapore contingent to the South-East Asia Peninsular Games at Bangkok to a tea party at the Lstana Negara. The contingent, led by Mr. C. C. Tan. president of the Singapore
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    THEATRE FUND: $185,264
    82 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. The National Theatre Fund today reached $185,264 94. Dona- I tions received by the Ministry of Culture during the day were: Hoclc Soon at Co.. Ltd. $200; American President Lines Ltd. $250; Patenon, Simon* Co Ltd. $1,000; Jan's Cafe Si Bar $100; Mr. Yeow Chee
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      287 4 Singapore diary,,, lINGA P O R E CHRISTIAN RAFFLES MISEI M PhotoYOI'TH COCNCIL: Mas* tjr.ipluc exhtbjtk>i>— China by carol rally PrenbyterUn Church y H Chang a.m. to 530 around. Orchard Ro»d. Irom p.m. U. 15 pm PAY A LERAR METHODIST Y.W.C.A. lOutram Roadt: CHUaVCH: MY.P. CarolUiiK Malay Civil Service Std.
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    Uncertain future for 31,000
    268 5 THEIR EDUCATION HOPES HANG IN BALANCE AFTER ENTRANCE EXAM KIALA LUMPUR, Wednesday PHE KDK ATIONAL future of an estimated .11.000 school children in the Federation h.iiigs in the balance. According lo informed sources, results of oars secondary school entrance examinalions, now being made known to the
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    112 5 Johari and mission call on Nasser C*»RO. Wed nrhc Mohammed Khir Johari. the \isiting Malayan Minister of Kdutation. and a Malayan cultural drle K ation were received today by 01. Nasser. "•said after the meeting that they were great!] Impressed by President Nasser whom he described as a sincere man
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    'Now 1,000 Reds' along Siam-Malaya border
    118 5 [}ANGKOK. Wed —The Siamese supreme planning committee met here today to discuss joint operations conducted by the Siamese and Malayan governments atalnst Communist terrorists along their border rhe Under-Secret ary for Interior. Luang Chart TrakankoaoL told a press conference that the border police patrol
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    173 hotels get licences, eight don't
    151 5 173 hotels get licences, eight don't CINGAPORE. Wed. I The Hotels Licensing Board, which met at the High Court today, announced the approval of 173 hotel licences for 1960. The board rejected eight applications. Of the 173 applications approved, there was only one application for a new hotel at Upper
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    Orphans' party
    40 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. More than 50 underprivileged children in Kuala Lumpur today enjoyed a two-hour Christmas party given by i members of 55 Company Royal Army Service Corps < I Air Despatch) at the R.A F. 1 station here.
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    'Boost tourism' idea to cut budget deficit
    140 5 KOTA RHARU, Wed The Kelantan Government is to consider making bigger efforts to promote tourism in the State to raise revenue and cut down the deficit or nearly $2 million next year The member for Bandar Ililir. Mr. Wee Khoon Hock (All) told
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    Party Rakyat asks rivals to send observers to annual talks
    313 5 Party Rakyat asks rivals to send observers to annual talks KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday pARTY RAKYAT has invited rival political organisations to send special observers to its two-da^ annual conference starting on Christmas Day. UMNO will send Its publicity chief. Inche Wan Kadlr. The conference will be held at the Community
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    'Malay Night'
    28 5 KAJANO. Wed. A "Malay Night" will be held at the K.nang Hall on Saturday and Sunday at Bp.m. with folk dancing, .singing, plays and comedy acts
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    AN RAF SERGEANT PRAISED AFTER EXERCISE
    134 5 AN RAF SERGEANT PRAISED AFTER EXERCISE SOT P. R COWLEY (above), of RAF I hino. Sincapore. has been commended by his Commanding Officer in station routine orders for "his exceptional enthusiasm and long hours of hard work during a recent trooping and equipment airlift exercise in the Federation." The Commanding
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    MEDDLING CHARGE BY de CRUZ
    163 5 MEDDLING CHARGE BY de CRUZ YJ^LACCA. Wed.--The **l Malayan i-arty leader In tne Malacca j Municipal Council. Mr. j JL. de Cruz, declared uc.ay uiat interference by tne State Governrnt'iu in muni c i p a 1 council ailairs had reduced councillors to a position oi undignified puppets." w of
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    Tanjong Malim gets new A.D.O.
    40 5 TAN JONG MALIM Wed Inche Ibrahim bin Ismail h«.i 1 assumed duties as A t District Oflicer here He -lcceed- Inche MohaI mcd bin Yeop Abdul Raof, i who has been transferred to Kuala Kangsar
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    COMMENDED CONSTABLE SHOT AT LORRY
    306 5 RAUB. Wed— A constable. commended for hb> services at the height of the Emergency. was yesterday bound over by I a magistrate here to be of good behaviour for one year In $300 He pleaded guilty to rashly i firing three shots with hl.s 1
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    Nine hurt as two cars collide
    132 6 Nine hurt as two cars collide KLANG. Wed. Nine people, including twe women and an eighteen- 1 month-old boy. were in- j Jured when two carsi crashed head-on at the) 2nd milestone Klang-i Meru road last night. The driver of one of the 1 ears, Veeranmthu, 42. who' was travelling
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    New president
    31 6 PENANG. WCd. Mr. Khaw Chong Tee ha> been elected! president of the Per.ang Khaw KonsJ with Mr Khaw, Kok Tin as vice-president and Mr. K. II Khaw as secretary^
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    MENTRI BESAR'S CADILLAC: 'JEALOUSY' CHARGE
    134 6 MENTRI BESAR'S CADILLAC: 'JEALOUSY' CHARGE IPOH. Wed An Alliance assemblyman, Inche Khalld Abas bin Adam, today alleged that a motion by Mr DR. Seenlvasagam <PPP> deploring the purchase of a $22,000 Cadillac for the use of the Mentrl I Besar. was the result of jealousy. The motion was deteated by
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    Break-out man charged
    30 6 SEREMBAN. Wed Thannsy Slnnu. 22. at ore- sent serving a jail term, pleaded guilty to a charge of escaping from custody at noon yesterday Sentence Vml postponed.
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    Gangsters' beach picnic
    298 6 PENANG. Wed. PARENTS TOLD OF THUGS' FAVOURITE WAY OF RECRUITING THE YOUTH pENANG secret so- cieties have a favourite method of getting more members. They iavite schoolchildren to weekend beach picnics and then stage gang incidents to trap them. This method was explained by Mr. J. C.
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    $10,000 bail for two
    61 6 IPOH. Wed Chiam Gek Ang. 30. and Our Chin Kin. 37. of Buklt Mertajam. today pleaded not guilty In the Sungei Siput Sessions Court 1 to a charge of illegal po**e.s- slnn of 52 12 lb of raw opium The rase was postponed to Jan 5
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    After 32 years here municipal man is going home
    172 6 After 32 years here municipal man is going home PENANO. Wed— After more than 32 years in this country. Mr. j 8 V. Adams, George Town City Assessor and former City Secretary, will be leaving Penang early next month. Mr. Adams, hi* wife and their five children, will fly to
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    KEDAH'S POLICY TO TRY TO AVOID MORE TAXATION
    267 6 KEDAH'S POLICY TO TRY TO AVOID MORE TAXATION ALOR BTAI Wrd.HMi,. -THE Kedah State Government uould n 1 on any new taxation programme afford other alternatives" because it roali the people had to shoulder an addii; the form of the new income tax. This was stated by the ehabm finance
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    Probe estate troubles
    45 6 IPOH. WM Übr Dcpartm. i commithe trouble bour and m the 2.800 Mr. Noe] Era of th< S Plants lodaj ddeni curred thn As a result of 1 the worker- I port with the thf man* five wotHeri The manager mem on
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    Minister moves to Kluang
    30 6 JOHORE BAH The I Presb Bah.-.i. ha.- bee to Huang and ceeded by the B who. with his returned from Bi Mr Oder Ipoh before toll
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    His gifts to his girl cost her $900 fine
    139 6 His gifts to his girl cost her $900 fine JOHORE BAHRU Wed— Tj V T«ck Seo. a factory hand, took his girl frimd. Koofc Ccc Kwa. 27. a factory labourer, to Singapore where he bought her a watch and eight gold bangles. They returned by different buses to Johore Bahru.
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    ALSAGOFF QUITS ON LANGUAGE ISSUE
    190 6 SINGAPORE. Wednesday 'THE former vice-chairman of the Liberal Socialist 1 Party. Inche S.A.O. Alsagon*. has resinned over the party's stand on the Government move to introduce Malay as the national language. This was confirmed by th« secretary-gene ral of the party, Mr. Tan Keng Slung.
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    KEEP OUT YANKEE GARB. SAYS COUNCIL
    76 6 KEEP OUT YANKEE GARB. SAYS COUNCIL BIKIT MERTAJA.M. Wed. A Central Province rural councillor, lnche Abu Bakar bin Din. said U»t ni«ht councillors should be properly drcsM-d because "»t don't want lo see any of them rominc here in yankee garb. Ini-he Bakar successfully moved that councillors attending meetings must
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    Alliance man quits council
    41 6 Alliance man quits council BIKIT MERI —An Alliance cou Au-Vong Tetk submitted from the Pi rural dlsti Mr Au-V headmaster ol School. Kulln son for hi- r< He told today knov.ii to n to the > term He n the comm B
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    131 6 pENANG. Wed The Chief 1 Minister. Dato Wong Pow Nee. said u»i night the State Ooverr.ment already had considerable lnfurmaUon on massage hot' tj recently established here. and was preparing legislation to control and supervise them Dato Wong was proposing an amendment to a motion
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    1173 7 BATTLE OF WATERLOO: IT WAS WELLINGTON'S VICTORY, BUT HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR MARSHAL BLUCHER, IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT STORY LATE in the afternoon of June 18. 1815. Hike of Wellington layed extreme agl- He knew that suit of the
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
    45 8 Hortfs J.i. Vinim.im) THI FAMILY of the late [<uli Llm m r. >*. thflr i;nc«r» i Mr. uD MM. KB. Ohli-i. of Singapore and tro-hrn, aunt, t.l Mr thi-ir vmttbi. rl l rars^aiff i. m^ht vrdar.ee and auiitaafa «t iml on Saturday IS) 12 S9.
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    The Straits Times Thursday, December 24. 1959 Trends In Rubber
    648 8 The Straits Times Thursday, December 24. 1959 Trends In Rubber American rubber users have been listening, with pleasure no doubt, to forecasts of the future progress of the synthetic industry. Mr. Gcoirc Vila, a vice-President of the United States Rubber Company, predicts that as much synthetic rubber will be used
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    301 8 There are signs that since September, when the Federation Government cancelled this year's round of local government elections, there has been fruitful inquiry. A working party drawn from the Election Commission and State and Federal Government has made certain recommendations that may be published early in the new
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    Health Hazard
    230 8 There is danger of confusion about the motives of the doctor who has counselled legalising abortion in Singapore. He is not recommending it as a method of birth control, nor even approving the practice. He is much more worried about the prevalence of illegal and therefore furtive abortion.
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    CALL TO CUT PRICES
    768 8  - CALL TO CUT PRICES Kenneth James by THERE can bo no doubt about the importance which the British Government attaches to the Chancellor of the Exchequer's appeals to British business men to cut their prices. And If these appeals have been widely met by cynical talk of the Chancellor's naivete,
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    898 8  - Kingmaker Brown... and PATRICK O'DONOVAX by the bizarre world of the top people in search of success. THERE is a new per sonality apparent in American national politics. He has arrived like a newcomer to some splendid bar-room brawl. His slow, persistent voice, his steady progress through the mob, his
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      133 8 I CAN assure Singapore teachers they will not be able to fulfill the Government's educational policy by working only five days a week unless the nun.ber of subjects taught In schools is kept to the maximum number of subjects a candidate can offer
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      158 8 I{ADIO SINOAPORES Malay section refers to Ministers. Assemblymen and other Important public figures as "Saudara" and reserves the words inehe and Tuan for the public. "Saudara" Is not however. a very suitable prefix for Assemblymen, still less a Minister of State From the several dictionaries of
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    524 9 SINGAPORE, Wednesday -IN THE CASE OF MAN AND DAUGHTER WHO WERE REFUSED STAY IN SPORE FIX LIM YEW HOCK, the former Chief Minister and Minister tor Labour and Welfare, told a magistrate today that he put Sown an immigration case as "N.F.A.," leaning
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    'DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS' AT MINISTRY SCRUBBED AWAY Brush-up Byrne wins Prime Minister's vote of approval
    413 9 'DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS' AT MINISTRY SCRUBBED AWAY Brush-up Byrne wins Prime Minister's vote of approval SINGAPORE. Wednesday THE Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. paid a return visit to the Ministry of Labour and Law in Havelock Road today and came away very satisfled with improved conditions there Only eleven weeks
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    WITNESS REFUSES TO IDENTIFY MAN IN 'ACID' TRIAL
    285 9 WITNESS REFUSES TO IDENTIFY MAN IN 'ACID' TRIAL KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. 'PHE PRINCIPAL prosecution witness in an acid throwing case in which two apprentice Jockeys are the complainants today refused to identify the accused. The witness was Chan Chun Boon, unemployed, cl i Kuala Lumpur. The prosecuting officer. Mr. Sudharshan
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    CAR CRASH WIDOW GETS $12,350
    113 9 CAR CRASH WIDOW GETS $12,350 SINGAPORE. Wed. Judg- ment by consent was I entered by Mr Justice Wee Chong in the High Court today in tavour of a < widow. Soh Mui. in the sum of $12,350 and costs In a suit Tor damages which she brought against a car
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    Union branch
    20 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed The Transport Workers Union. Malaya, will inaugurate its Negrl Sembllan branch at Beremban next month
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    21 played game, but didn 't know it
    139 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The court prosecutor, the interpreter and the 21 people who admitted gambling yesterday were all unable to tell the magistrate today the name of the game. The magistrate, Tuan I.'aji Abdul Rani, was shown a small four sided top,
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    HIDEOUT HUNT FOR ESCAPED MAN
    84 9 HIDEOUT HUNT FOR ESCAPED MAN SINGAPORE. Wed. Detectives today visited a number of gang hidrnut* in search, of a runaway secret society suspect. But till late this evening, the man who escaped from the charge room of the CID building in Robinson Road yesterday was still at large. He had
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    New Information Officer
    38 9 MUAR. Wed Mr. Chee Soon Lee. of Johore Bahru has been appointed Information Officer for the district here with effect from Dec. 24. He succeeds Inche Mohamed bin Abdul Rahman, the acting Area Information Officer
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    Gardens concert
    23 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Sinaran Suara Mnda Orchestra will play at the Lake Oardens here on Sunday at 5 30 p.m.
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    CHILD OVERCAME HIS FEAR OF DOGS: NOW PINES FOR LOST PUP
    302 9 CHILD OVERCAME HIS FEAR OF DOGS: NOW PINES FOR LOST PUP SINGAPORE. Wednesday. yyiTH only two days to go before Christmas, people have been showering gtfti on little Raymond Howard, aged two. of Handy Road here. But unlike other rnlldren of his age. he didn't leap up and whoop with
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    Orchestras for gardens
    45 9 KUALA LL'MPL'R. Wed. The Sukma Murnl Orchestra will uive a pe.;orm;i the I.ir Gardens on F .-lday at 5 Id p m The Sinatan Suara Muda Orchr-tra will give a performance at the same place on Sunday at 5 30 p m.
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    Car collision
    32 9 KAJANG Wed Yap Pen* Sen*. 25 of Kuala Lumpur, was inju-ed when he was involved in a car collision ma-' Semenyih today He ha.s a severe fracture of the forear/n
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      81 9 note Jr to (s*%. last- (|j>P minute Santas...^ I v4ii^L^ Npilji S srW^D^sV 1 ■t i i^i kw '♦^28k BKbV >^^^^ ARROW^ gifts are always first choice SHIRTS: favourite collar styles m tine tabnes white, tones, fancies SPORT SHIRTS: handsome solids and patterns in popular fabrics Arafold collar SWEATERS: crew
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    747 10 Picture-book charm shop SPANISH GUITARS THROB AMONG CRYSTAL AND VELVET Peopled with dancers TOMOKKOW is Christmas and I'll bet many of you haven't nearly finished all the shopping you have to do. not to speak of wrapping gilts up and labelling them. Well, there is no need to panic. I
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    GOOD TRADE IN SHARES ON FIRM LOCAL MARKET
    888 12 GOOD TRADE IN SHARES ON FIRM LOCAL MARKET By Our Market Correspondent PRICES were still hardening on the Malayan Share Market yesterday, the last full day s trading before the Christmas holidays. Most brokers' offices will close at 1 p.m. today land reopen on Monday. The R«bber, Tin and ProI
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    35 12 SINGAPORE. DXC. Zi. 1.1 Bill II: 81.17 'j per lb. (up a quarter of a cent). I'nofflrial: Sl.H (very quiet). TIN: »38? per picul (unchanged). Estimated unofficial offering 200 tons (up 20 tans).
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    164 12 MELBOURNE. Wed. CHARES on the exrhuiiße here I continued traduig aloiig firm lines on a quiet market. BIIP gained 2s. 9d. to 74k. 9d and Henry lonrs WM up by Is. 9d and 111 lmproxeU a further Is. 6d. Baar mrUln held a firn: tone. Ml. Lyell K-tlned
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    267 12 CHIPS lying jlongMdr the I=s Slngaporr llarbuui Board wharve* or r\prrlr4 todsv are: Tliprmupylae 1 2. Cyclops 4/5. Avala 6A. Lau>t Mac.sk 6/7. Bwulder 8 9. A*ahi Mam 10/11. Sibluo 13. Bruas 14. laitgkoea.s 18. E'.len Mrtt-rvk 19 Semantan N Wall 3. S^rdanc N. Wall 4. OLuifc Lee
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    RUBBER PRICES
    148 12 IAM ARY nrst grade rubber buyers fob. closed in Singapore yesterday at 117'j cent* per lb.. up a quarter of a cent on Tuesday's close. The closing tone MM very quirt. < losing prices In cents per lb.. vevterdav were: OrM< lAL: Int 1 HSS Spot fob. buyers
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    69 12 THE Mslavan Kxrhange Bank* AswiriaUon made tlie following changes in 1U raiei> u> merchants yesterday (all -atej> to $100 i: Srlling TT. or O.l>. ready: Swiss Kranrs 146%; Italian Lire *****; keyals 144 On the free exchange market in Hong Kong the IS. dollar was quoted at 5.71
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    786 12 THE Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: "All sections continued firm, while prices inclined to harden The turnover was good." Singapore and Federation brokers reported Uie following business up to 3 30 pm.: indtiMri.iN Alex. Bricks Pref. II.TD 'O>. B.BP Us 4< ,d Fed Dispensary $1 13. FlfzpiV.ricks
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    13 12 Managri s selling price (Deieni I ber 33) $1 08
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    20 12 Malayan Share Market: Dec. 23 Dee. tl Industrial*: Tins lit. 14M7 I Kubbers: 196.44 >"•" Jan. 1 1958= m«.
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    114 12 I SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Capra: quiet. UK/Continent December January shipments »39' i buyers, 140 >i sellers. Coconut oil: Quiet: bulk »«lui sellers. drum W4H seller* Pepper: steady: about 40 tons of white pepper were reported done Muntok white $291. Sarawak $290.
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      87 12 1-.^^ KIE HOCK SHIPPING CO.. LTD IK^L^LtA ecru stint spoii tiiistMiHM mv i?ni L^^^'M 'ONC 100 Surahiva hell l^^aTt^^t ionc hock Oiakarta 9m 1) 1 tON 6 NIN Pootun.li »tt M i lOMC SUNC Bannirrmatm 9*c Jt ION 6 Ml Rfojat HIM UNION OF BURMA SMPPIHC BOARD Sinqaporr Penonq PYIDAWAYE
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      597 12 TENDERS cmr council of Singapore TINDER* 1 CHy Architect Buildmt •■rreyor's Dept. V Ist Floor. P W.D Building i. I Contract for the construction o.' Two Number* Tar and I iquor Tanks at the Kallsng Gas W.>rk< Tender deposit tioo/I City riectririt* Departaarnt (2nd floor Cl'y Hall) Supply of (1)
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      558 12 NOTICES THE TOWN BOARDS ENACTMENT (F.M.S. Cap. 137) IPOH TOWN COUNCIL NOTICK. Notke Is hereby given that tt Is proposed under Section 144 of th« Town Boards Enactment to amend the Ipoh approved Town Plan No B 3 published M Notification No. 2846 in tlie Federated Malay States Government V.mtrtte
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      583 13 NOTICES NOTICE i, to inform the public toaapb Hmoi Foo un n; < ur employ and he thority to transact any ...i i Bag monies on belialf.' 1 tonal Cash Register Co.. C. Singapore) Ltd. NOTICE (he Administrators and I of heah Yew Iluak, deceased. order of the High Court,
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      634 13 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS Applications are lnvJtwl from FVderal Citizens who liave no' »t tained the age of 23 years and who hava paaaad Form iv In an Envllsh K<hool for appointment as Probationer Tachnlctana In the Public Works Department. Neuri Sembllnn. on the scale Probationers $122 50 x7 M IS2 50/Tlmescale
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      1151 13 ((ontinurd from Page PHOTOGRAPHY :n Hard, >i (Mlm.)-Mma it tU. tMlrm I COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY not man) um-a in commerce and induatry Ad irm-.i development of tbe procea* il thr Htrnit* Timea Colour Laboratonet which produr* up io 11" I 18'- ba* mad* ita ua« poaaible. for many pur poKe* including
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      947 13 FOR S\LK it W»r4i ti (Mlm.)-Box M rr*. txlrm BOY "TURIIIA" rahulwia awlaa >•-« im marhtnr, UK-orporatlng radio- i' dial rmttroKlTy tuning automatic i huttonrioldlßK. prl«4 fIOO.OO balow comparal>la tiraoda: Uaati l«in«er« I halfpricv. Brautlfnl tffrwrllrra i 11.vi.00 rack Koati. 2*771. Upon. I CROtI.IV tMCLVAOOR NIFRICI MATOR I \flll 10
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      292 13 i LIDO (SPORE| Saturday Midnight NOW THAT J THEY HAD i -1 xtrangw" 1 the/ b^ m \z~^ fa AS* vl CinimaScoP£ -f a Ul SB kUb^-^— B aHC^aK a «aa B a ß a" r V"^ |^H^P AnoffW •morionof thoclctt horn tht peu.on-d.pf^d p*v> or HOUIIT W/IOCt. i STARRING
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    Next SEAP Games may have hockey
    247 14  -  VIC NAYAGAM Kuala Lumpur, Wed. SOSC CHIEF'S PROPOSAL AT BANGKOK MEETING By HOCKEY may be introduced at the second South-East Asia Peninsular Games to be held at Rangoon in 1961. At a BttttOg of the S.E.A.P. Games organising committee meeting at Bangkok last week,
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    Ten to follow at Penang
    303 14 gPSOM JEEP S trn horses to follow at the Penang ChristmasNew Year meeting are: TRAVELLER'S CHEQUE II: On the upgrade: scored a stylish win in Class 4 over tit at Bukit Tlmah earlier this month; can act on any going. FREEDOM C'RtSADE: Found his right
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    Schoolboys will get preference
    261 14 By FIRDIE SALAHUDIN Singapore. Wednesday SCHOOLBOYS will be given preference when seler- ting the Singapore team for the Asian Cup junior soccer competition to be held in Manila ne;.t Mr N Mohan, chairman of the Singapore Amateur Football AvnocUUo:. youth and schools sub-commltter told the Straits
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    111 14 SUGAR RAY PLANS UNION FOR PRO SPORTSMEN NFW YORK. Wed Sugar Ra* Robinson the former world middleweight boxing champion, announced herr that h< was attempting to found a union for professional athletes on an international ba»is. Robinson, wlio has had talk> about his sroject with top officials, said: M AthJete«
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    2 matches for Jollilads at Penang
    104 14 pENANO. Wed -A Singapore Jollilads Athletic Union Invitation XI will meet Muslim Recreation Club, the Penang knock-out competition runners-up. and a Penang Chinese-Indians Combined XI at soccer o n Friday and Saturday respectively at the Victoria Oreen here Jollilads will Include six Singapore players
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    79 14 ON THE pENANC. Wed All Clfv did the rquiet morning her reports EPSOM jhp Ridden by Pet< Clear > Maori Bo> •■>on). They 3f with wide out all the track was good. Newcomer Pmmlh up to hi easily on the bit 42 1 5 with
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    68 14 I CINGAPORL. I though team Sii.g.ux r B beat RE.MX I itwo K'ia!> and six 'two penaJti acr match on today Bna:: fn splendid trie- I led 10-6 at ha:: Former EeUnb micals fullback converted both tries RKMK -ored U ninth miuutp tl r nalty
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    76 14 SINGAPORE. Wed A huttrlek by V. fUmanathan enabled Hu: iji to beat Juronc Indian* 3-3 In the first round of the Tamil Festival kocrer knockout competition at Farrer Park today. Jurong l«d 2-t At half-time, (•coring throufh P Veerappan and V Manlam In another first round
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    46 14 SINGAPORE. Wed Three i Singapore cyclists. KwaChln Swee. Mansor bin Bawi and I Raffl bin Baharawl. will not compete In the 150-mllc Kuala Lumpur-to-Ipoh road race on Friday. Ram told the Straits Times today "We are tired after, the BEAP Games
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