The Straits Times, 31 August 1960

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    18 1 V I WEBAftl- DAILY CERTIFIED SAIJfroIfIECEEPS 90,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 196( 15 CENTS.
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    KING- CRITICAL
    767 1 MERDEKA CELEBRATIONS ARE CALLED OFF Tomorrow's Honours List also cancelled Illness takes turn for worse: Doctors keep vigil KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong, who has been ill for the past 25 days, is in a critical condition. "The worst", according to a medical bulletin issued at
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    DETAINEE IS SHOT IN ESCAPE BID
    299 1 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. A PRISON Officer today shot a fleeing secret society detainee in Tiong Bahru. The fugitive, T. Oovindasamy; hit in the body, was recaptured, and sent to General Hospital under a strong escort. His condition is serious. Govindasamy was one of six young
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    MANHURTAS GARDEN FIRE BLOWS UP
    56 1 MANHURTAS GARDEN FIRE BLOWS UP SINGAPORE, Tues. An elderly gardener, Abdul Rahim, was rushed to hospital with serious injuries tonight after an explosion at Jalan Kayu. Rahim was burning rubbish when the whole heap exploded in his face. An handgrenade a war relic— is believed to have been in the
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    Malaya is respected as never before, nation told
    400 1 Malaya is respected as never before, nation told KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. MALAYA had gained an. international prestige out of all proportion to its size or population, the Tjmbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong said in a broadcast to the nation tonight, eve of Independence Day. t The reason for tkis, k .he
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    Armed men in $15,000 r robbery '
    375 1 Armed men in $15,000 r robbery 4 A.M. RIDDLE OF MINER'S FIERCE DOGS: WERE THEY DRUGGED? KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A GANG of men, bare-chested and carrying weapons, broke into the home of wealthy tin-miner Mr. Lim Chooi Seng at 4 o'clock this morning and robbed him of cash, jewellery and
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    INDONESIAN COLONEL ARRESTED
    86 1 INDONESIAN COLONEL ARRESTED KOTA RAJA (North Sumatra), Tiics. The chief of staff of the Atjeh Military Command, 1.t.-< <>1. Tengku Hamzah, has been arrested and placed under detention. Brig. -Gen. Suprapto, special deputy of the Indonesian Army Chief of Staff, Gen. NasuMon, said Lt-Col. Hamzah was arrested "for actions undermining
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    Lock icon HUNT FOR PREMIER'S KIILERS
    85 1 HUNT FOR PREMIER'S KIILERS AMMAN. Tues. A hunt was going on here today for the conspirators responsible for the two bomb explosions yesterday In which the Prime Minister, Hazza Majlai, and 10 others were killed and 34 injured. Troops patrolled the streets after the explosions yesterday. A curfew imposed on
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    RI Commander detained
    62 1 KOTARADJA, Atjeh, Sumatra, Tats. The Chief of Staff of the Atjeh Military Command, Lieut. Col. Tengku Hamzah, has been arrested and placed under detention. Brig. Gen. Suprapto, special deputy of Chief of Staff General Nasution, rushed to Kotaradja for an investigation and said Lieut. Col. Hamzah was
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    STOP PRESS
    53 1 BOMB PLOT ARRESTS ifcttUßf, lut- Number Of suspecl> been arrested in tonucctiun with bomb uvplomod tcrtUv nhuli kilk-ij .lord^nuin Prime Minbltr Uiiu. MaJaU 4ml io otber>. Kcutir ATTAP HOMES ON Fim fcLNGAPUBL Wei UU» bouM> iv .iJJtu lunoj tjiusht life jt t i vi tod^v. ibrc. (ire eaCtBM
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      21 1 Satay, time for a #T> BEER Tiger has won the championship Gold Medal and other awards at the London Brewers' Exhibitions.
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    Sis final search for a cure ends in death on a liner
    759 2  - Sis final search for a cure ends in death on a liner M.S. RANDHAVA By I)K A TH has ended the voyag e of hope of an ailing English parson who was coming to Singapore to seek a "miracle" cure. The Rev. Charles E. Last. ■v died at sea yesterday
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    CAMPOLI FEARS WEATHER BAD FOR 'STRAD'
    158 2 CAMPOLI FEARS WEATHER BAD FOR 'STRAD' SINGAPORE. Tues. Alfredo Campoli. famous Italian violinist today confessed he was nervous about the weather in Singapore. Reason the heat and humidity is bad for his most prized possession, a "Strad" violin, insured for £15.000 (about $127,000; Campoli. who will play at the Victoria
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    Accused of murder
    54 2 SEREMBAN. Tues.- A police corporal. Felix D'Cruz, 26, was today charged in the magistrates court here with the murder of a toddy contractor's clerk. M. Pancharam, 45. at 11.30 p.m. here last night. No plea was recorded. D'Cruz was remanded in custody. The case was postponed to
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    DPP's new job
    43 2 SINGAPORE, Tues. Mr. Ooh Heng Leong. deputy public prosecutor, will take over the post of Deputy Registrar. High Court, on Thursday from Mr. T.S. Sinnathuray. who is going on transfer to the State Advocate-General's office as a deputy public prosecutor.
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    2 fined for keeping a killer...
    133 2 2 fined for keeping a killer... MALACCA, Tuesday. /CUSTOMS Officer Kwok Yoke Yen told the magistrate's court today that insecticide recovered from a local shop was so poisonous that one drop on the skin was sufficient to cause death. The proprietor of the shop. Lee Swee Toh. 57, pleaded guilty
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    TELEX LINK WITH NEW ZEALAND
    59 2 TELEX LINK WITH NEW ZEALAND KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Malaya and New Zealand will be connected by a new telex service from Thursday. Service will be continuous from 8.30 a.m. on Monday to 8.30 p.m. on Saturday each week. There will be no servic* on Sunday. Minimum charge for thre« minutes
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      6 2 THE GAMBOLS By Barry Appleby T
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    Lock icon A NEW RUSSIAN ATTACK ON CHINA'S DOGMATISM STAND
    273 3 MOSCOW, Tuesday I/OMMI MST, the most authoritative journal of the Soviet Communist Party on policy matters, said yesterday that the circulation and strengthening of dogmatic views and the realisation of sectarian policies were "pregnant with serious results for Marxism and for the
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    Lock icon No hope now for crash victims I
    327 3 WRECK LIES ON SEA BED 65ft. DOWN: 42 BODIES FOUND ALL hope was abandoned last night of finding any survivors of the 63 aboard an Air France Super-Constellation which crashed into the sea near here during a tropical storm yesterday. I j The
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    M.M. in hospital
    26 3 HOLLYWOOD. Tues.— Film star Marilyn Monroe entered hospital yesterday suffering from exhaustion after working strenuously in desert heat In Nevada, her doctor said.
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    Lock icon SPY WIFE COLLAPSES AT U.S. AIRPORT
    96 3 SPY WIFE COLLAPSES AT U.S. AIRPORT JJEW YORK, Tues. Mr«. Barbara Powers, the 24--year-old wife of convicted U-2 spy pilot Francis Gary Powers, collapsed after she arrived at Idlewild Airport from Europe yesterday evening. As she emerged from the plane which brought her and her mother, Mrs. Monteen Brown. from
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    Lock icon Cyprus MPs in first session
    31 3 NICOSIA. Tues. The Cyprus Republic's House of Representatives held its first session here last night. The House is composed of 35 Greek-Cypriots and 15 Turklsh-Cypriots.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon INDIA SEEKS BIGGER CUT IN WESTERN OIL PRICES
    264 3 INDIA SEEKS BIGGER CUT IN WESTERN OIL PRICES NEW DELHI, Tuesday. INDIA'S Minister for Mines and Fuels, Mr. K. D. Malaviya, said yesterday that the Government was not satisfied with price cuts made by Western oil companies. Winding up a debate in the Lok Sabha (Lower House > he urged
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    Lock icon PHOUMA meets PHOUMI
    119 3 PHOUMA meets PHOUMI J^UANG PRABANG. Tues. Prince Souvanna Phouma. Laotian Premierelect and Gen. Phouml Nosavan. who -has been opposing the recent coup d'etat In Laos, met here yesterday for talks before a meeting of the National Assrtnbly which was expected to ratify Prince Souvanna's appointment.. An official statement later said
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    £2m lent to Chile
    27 3 LONDON. Tues.— Chile has accepted a British Government loan of £2 million for reconstruction following last May's disastrous earthquake, the Foreign Office announced.
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    Lock icon TREASON TRIAL ROW: JUDGE STAYS PUT
    166 3 PRETORIA. Tuesday. T»HE presiding judge at the South African treason trial, Mr. Justic Francs Rumpff, today refused to recuse himself (withdraw from the trial as demanded by one of the defence counsel. In a lengthy judgment he said the defence application for his recusal
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    Lock icon NO PASSPORT IF THEY CAH'T SPEAK EHGLISH
    70 3 NO PASSPORT IF THEY CAH'T SPEAK EHGLISH NEW DELHI. Toes. The Indian Government has stopped issuing: passports to illiterate or semiilliterate Indians who do not know English, the Deputy External Affairs Minister, Mrs. Lakshmi Mrnon. told Parliament yesterday. Replying to questions in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) Mrs. Menon said
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    Cook from outer space...
    78 3 ROME. Tues.— A bearded man wearing a vegetable colander on his head and claiming to be a cook for an Olympic team from outer space called "LunaLuna," was beaten up by Italian police at the Olympic Village. The man— a 30-year-old Frenchman had produced an official
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    Lock icon 'Panchen Lama will flee Tibet if he gets a chance'
    177 3 YEW DELHI, Tues. The Panchen' Lama, the religious chief who nominally heads the government set up by the Chinese in Tibet, has made several unsuccessful attempts to escape to India, a former Tibetan official said here today. "He would certainly
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    'LET US CO-EXIST' ACCORD REACHED
    209 4 CINGAPORE, Tues. -The Singapore Transport Vessel Workers' Association and the Singapore Lighters Owners' Association will co-operate in a Joint effort to maintain peace and order in the lighterage industry. This Is the result of a Joint meeting between representatives of the two associations to discuss
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    Pat on back for Service wives—by visiting M.P.
    211 4 Pat on back for Service wives by visiting M.P. SINGAPORE. Tues.—Visiting British M.P. Miss Joan Vickers today paid tribute to those wives of servicemen in Singapore who were not content to "sit back and take it easy," but worked hard in voluntary service for the benefit of the local people.
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    Hindu festival procession
    39 4 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Hindu festival of "Avanl Moolam" will be celebrated by Mr. Suriakumaran Appiah at Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple, 19, Ceylon Road, tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. with special ceremonies and a procession.
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    Council of Scientists mooted
    318 4 YONG (BACK FROM BIG CONFERENCE) HAS PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS OF SPORE SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE Minister for Education, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, returned from Israel this morning:, and said he would recommend to the Prime Minister the early formation of a National Council of Scientists
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    AIR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
    316 4 AIR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES TOHE following is today's A schedule of civil aircraft movements at Paya Lebar airport, Singapore. ARRIVALS BOAC: Prom Hong Kong (BA 96-1) 1.20 pin.; from London, Dusseldorf. Beirut. -Bahrein. Bombay, Colombo. Kuala Lumpur (BA 712) 6.20 p.m.: from Meibouvne. Sydney. Darwin (BA 711) 8.45 p.m. Qantas:
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    A trip to Liverpool for mate's ticket
    82 4 A trip to Liverpool for mate's ticket \/fR. E. V. B. EZEKIEL, 24, tVI who sailed for Britain in the Lloyd Triestino liner, Australia, on Monday to take his first mate's ticket at the Technical College, Liverpool He Is the son of Mr. P. J. E. Ezekiel, Singapore's Deputy Shipping
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    HILLARY IN ON WAY TO HIMALAYAS
    181 4 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. EDMUND HILLARY, conqueror of Mount Everest, passed through Singapore by Qantas tonight on his way to the Himalayas on a 10 month long scientific expedition. During his \Vz hour stop at Singapore Airport he confirmed a report that he had written to
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    TUC IS TOLD OF POLITICS IN INDUSTRY
    250 4 TUC IS TOLD OF POLITICS IN INDUSTRY SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE National Union of Oil Workers has accused the Shell Company here of playing politics with trade unions in the oil industry. In a letter to the secretarygeneral of the Singapore Trades Union Congress tolay, the union said, in part: "The
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    4 HARBOUR TRIPS ON SATURDAY
    104 4 SINGAPORE, Tues.— There will be four educational launch trips In Singapore's harbour on Saturday, Prophet Mohamed's birthday, ia, public holiday). This will be In addition to the usual four trips on Sunday. Tickets for both days will be on sale at the Victoria Theatre at
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    M-tea is off
    26 4 SINGAPORE, Tues. The] "Merdeka Tea" organised by Eusoff College at its premises at 4.30 p.m. tomorrow has been cancelled, it was announced today.
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    Singapore Diary
    129 4 ST ANDREWS CATHEDRAL HALL: rehearMl "The Creation 1 by Hydn 5.30 pm. TOC H: Classical music programme at ralbot House 830 pjn. UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA LAW FACULTY: Mr. Vivian Be*,;. InieiTiauonal Commission of Jurists President on Rule 'of Law and the Work of International Commission of Jurists at
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      310 4 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS knee" (Byron) (10). 1. "To believe only is not 5 A mtle Oreek character f«lth but mere Philosophy" •*>• (Browne) (IS) 6 One them walking the A rotun btdfor Swedish (3 !>• wt4 king! (10) 7. Making offer, earl nit* at 9. They were wise In
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    Byrne flays no-strike workers for Istana demonstration
    23 5 SOME of the non-striking employees of the Singapore Glass Factory who demonstrated outside Istana Negara yesterday.
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    intimidatory tactics don't cut any iee—we are tough guys'
    470 5 intimidatory tactics don't cut any iee we are tough guys' Singapore, Tues. rnHE Minister for Labour and Law, Mr. K. M. Byrne, today condemned the action of a group of nonatriking employees of the Singapore Glass Factory, who demonstrated outside the Istana Negara this morning. He said: "This action is
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    Air parcels to 14 lands
    59 5 SINGAPORE, Tues. Malayans may send air parcels to 14 countries from Thursday, the PostmasterGeneral announced today. For 13 countries, Burma. Denmark. East Africa. Egypt, Formosa, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan. Netherlands, Pakistan and the United States, the maximum weight for a parcel is 22 pounds.
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    'RETURN HOME' PLEA TO WIFE
    96 5 'RETURN HOME' PLEA TO WIFE CINGAPORE, Tues. A ship's watchman, Inche Mohamed Arfan bin Abdul Gaffar, today appealed to his missing wife to return home for the sake of their second child, who refuses to eat without her. The wife, Che Zahara bint* Yusoff, 28, left their home in Lorong
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    'UNBECOMING TO GIVE YOURSELF HERO'S ROLE' MINISTER TOLD
    380 5 'UNBECOMING TO GIVE YOURSELF HERO'S ROLE' MINISTER TOLD THE People's Progressive Party secretarygeneral, Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam, said here today that it was "unbecoming" of the Minister for Justice, Tun Leong Yew Koh, "to assign to himself the role of a hero." Mr. seenlvasagam stated this In a signed Press
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    Gurkha engineer gets a medal
    134 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A GURKHA officer, Capt. Kalusing limbu, 40, who built a 52-mile road in Kedah, was today awarded the Durand Medal for distinguished service. The presentation was made at the Gurkha Engineers Camp at Sungei Besi by Oen. Sir Richard Hull. C-in-C. Far
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      A wider choice
      385 6  -  CHIA PO-TEIK NEW SINGAPORE CINEMA GIVES MORE SCOPE FOR ENTERTAINMENT BY ANEW, $1,500,000 cinema which opens in suburban Katong, Singapore, tomorrow will bring residents in the area as well as people in other parts of the State a wider choice of film fare. For the modern, luxurious
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      MOST MODERN EQUIPMENT
      188 6 fITHE Palace Cinema Is X equipped with a versatile projection unit which can screen the latest 70 mm films as well as such 35 mm film processes as Cinemascope, vistavlsion and Superscope. The planning and equipping of the cinema was carried out by the directors and architect
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      30 6 OTIS ELEVATOR CO. Singapore. Extend Their Warmest Congratulations And Best Wishes To The Management of the PALACE THEATRE on The Occasion of the GRAND OPENING of Singapore Latest Luxury Theatre,
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    'Bloodbath' talk in car...
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    Slew Belgian envoy was one of Battle of Britain Tew'
    127 7 JR. ROGER MALENGREAU. Belgium's new Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary in Malaya, driving to the Istana Necara to present his credentials to the Timbalan Yang di-Pertuan Agong yesterday. He was accompanied by the Federation Government's Chief Protocol Officer, Inche Jamal
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    Crisis laws clash at trial of youth accused of having subvereive papers
    622 7 Crisis laws clash at trial of youth accused of having subvereive papers MUAR. Tuesday CHARP exchanges oc*3 curred between the prosecution and the defence here yesterday in a case in which a Penang youth is charged with possessing subversive documents in a detention camp. An argument arose as to whether
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    Chief Minister sees pioneers
    54 7 MALACCA, Tues. The Chief Minister. Inche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba, inaugurated rural development poultry extension schemes at Pengkalan Balak and Gadek in the Alor Gajah district yesterday. Thirty-seven Malays and seven Chinese have been chosen as pioneers of the scheme, which Is the first of Its
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    Police officer transferred
    40 7 MALACCA, Tues. The head of th e Special Branch here, Mr. Stewart Morelra, leaves here tomorrow on transfer to headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Chong Kong Leong, A.S.P., will act as head of the Special Branch here.
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    KISS ON THE NOSE COSTS HIM $300
    150 7 SINGAPORE, Tues A baker who forced a kiss on a bar waitress was today fined $300 by a magistrate for using criminal force on her with intent to outrage her modesty. The fine was imposed after Shaik Ruhol bin Shaik Abdul, the baker,
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    Another $15 for Wahid
    69 7 SINGAPORE. Tues. Another $15 has been received for Inche Abdul Wahid bin Baba, the crippled Singapore policemnan who wants to compete in the 1962 Melbourne Paralympics but has no money to make the trip. This brings the total received for him to $55. The donors of
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    SIX MONTHS' JAIL ON CONVICTION No. 22
    89 7 SIX MONTHS' JAIL ON CONVICTION No. 22 MALACCA, Tues.— A barber was today convicted for the 22nd time and was jailed for six months. He is Atan bin Hussein 29, who was found guilty' by the Malacca magistrate, Mr. Ramanatba Iyer, of possession ot four wrist watches and a pen
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    Varsity show
    26 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The prize-winning Indian film. Pather Panchall, will be screened at the University of Malaya. Pautal Valley, at 8 p.m. next Sunday
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    ...THEN IT PLUNGED INTO RIVER AND MOTHER DROWNED, GIRL TELLS COURT
    260 7 ...THEN IT PLUNGED INTO RIVER AND MOTHER DROWNED, GIRL TELLS COURT BRUNEI TOWN, Tuesday A MAN taking his step-daughter and wife out for a drive spoke of having a "bloodbath" just before their car plunged into a river, it was alleged in a court here. Tuah bin Mahmud, 34, the
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    ENCACEMENT
    53 8 10 Words tit (Minimum) WALLACB-MCELFRISM. The engagement Is announced between Simon Alexander only son of Cdr. P.K. WaJlaee R.N. (RTD) and Mrs. Wallace of Dove house Piece, Stutton, Ipswich, and Elizabeth Anne (Booty) McElfrlsh, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. MrEifTiah of Bukit Rebukor. Malacca. and 15 Claremont
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    25 8 It Word* lit (Minimum) TAN HONO TEK! In sacred memory of a sincere friend who died in Singapore on 3lst August, 1852. R.l.p/^
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    The Straits Times Wednesday, August 31,1960. The Fourth Year
    603 8 The Straits Times Wednesday, August 31, 1960. The Fourth Year The Federation of Malaya today celebrates the third anniversary of independence under the shadow of grave news from the Istana Totamu. The condition of his Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, said a bulletin yesterday morning, was "very serious," adding the
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    339 8 Too many western commentators have allowed themselves to remain in the enomalous position of pointing out differences between Russia and China and simultaneously arguing that there is no "essential" split in the eastwest Communist axis. It comes of thinking exclusively in a cold war context and
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    267 8 The decentralisation of the health services which the Singapore Government is to pursue with vigour is by no means a new policy, and it was given fresh impetus some two years ago in anticipation of the creation of the three rural district councils. The councils failed to make
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    2231 8  - Malaya's role in foreign affairs MUHAMMAD GHAZALI •BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG THERE IS NO NEUTRALITY AND THE FEDERATION GOVERNMENT HAS NO DESIRE TO SHARE THE FATE OF HUMPTY DUMPTY WHO SAT ON THE WALL* by THE guiding principles on which the Federation of Malaya has planed and carried out her
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  • 3rd MERDEKA ANNIVERS STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE
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      2423 9  - Busy y ear and one that we can remember with pride FELIX ABISHEGANADEN By HIS third year of Merdeka has been a period of action for the Federation both at home and abroad, and we can look back on it with considerable satisfaction. At home, the 12 year-old Emergency was
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    Agriculture's role in new Malaya
    764 11  -  Inche Abdul Aziz bin ishak double cropping. Although previously irrigation facilities were designed for single cropping, a modification is being made to enable double cropping to be extensively undertaken. To date more than 20,000 acres are under double cropping. Production of padi during the 1959/1960
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    NEW SPIRIT IN LAND AS RURAL DRIVE GETS UNDER WAY
    1438 11  -  NELSON RUTHERFURD By J?OR the next five years, the Government's maximum qffort will be concentrated on the development of 'the country, with emphasis, first and foremost, on rural economic development. These incisive words by Tun Abdul Razak, the Deputy Prime
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    1815 12  - THREE EXCITING YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL NG YOOK YOON By Govt. 'take-over' of Kuala Lumpur may be based on the Australian system ]JQ Malayan town has progressed so rapidly since Merdeka. None has such a bright and prosperous future. Kuala Lumpur, the village which early Chinese pioneers
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    1474 13  - Aim of the new education policy is to create a united people owing loyalty to Malaya INCNE ABDUL RAHMAN bin HAJI TALIB which all pupils who have completed the free six-year primary courses and who have not gained entry to other secondary schools may proceed, if they so wish. The
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    1151 14  - Penang, once luke warm on union, chalks up a proud record of progress KHOR CHEANG KEE By ISLAND'S NEW INDUSTRIES AND BANKS PROMISE FURTHER PROSPERITY... "DENANG can look back (to Merdeka) with pride, and look forward with confidence..." Penangs ouoyant post-Merdeka mood is aptly summed up in these 11 words
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    1143 15  -  INCHE SARDON By Building of aluminium lighters is the latest 'pioneer industry' WORK FORGES AHEAD CONSTANTLY TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE FACILITIES FOR CARGO HANDLING AT PORT SWETTENHAM, PENANG bin HAJI JUBIR Minister of Transport J HAVE been asked to give a brief review of the developments that have taken
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    Favourable trade balance of $337 million in six months makes this a boom year for Malaya
    1216 16  - Favourable trade balance of $337 million in six months makes this a boom year for Malaya INCHE MOHAMED KHIR JOHARI By jyjALAYA lives by its trade and has prospered on the free exchange of goods with most other countries. We produce about one third of the world's requirements of natural
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    822 17 THE CHALLENGE- by Deputy King KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday 'We are building a bright and happy future for our children' THE TIMBALAN Yang di-Pertuan Agong, In a broadcast to the nation tonight on the eve of Independence Day, urged all the people of Malaya to meet "the continuing challenge to our
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    Razak: The third essential in your hands...
    312 17 Razak: The third essential in your hands... ITUALA LUMPUR, 1V Tues— Potential to develop, sound Government planning and an effort by the people— these are the three main essentials needed for the development of Malaya. Stating this in a special Merdeka anniversary message, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
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    M-greetings from Australia
    56 17 M-greetings from Australia CINOAPORE, Tues.—Malayans can hear merdeka anniversary greetings from Australia over Radio Australia tomorrow at 1 p.m. and 9 p.m. Taking part in the special programme will be a spokesman for the Malayan High Commission In Canberra, and three Malayan students, Woo Tek Chal, Abdul Ohanl bin Kadlm
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    Jurists' chief visits law faculty
    140 17 SINGAPORE, Tues. The president of the International Commission of Jurists. Mr. Justice Vivian Bose, visited the University of Malaya Law faculty here today. He met members of the staff and senior students. Mr. Justice Bose, whp is here on a four-day visit on behalf of
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    Tengku tells nation: Our policy is happiness for all true Malayans
    1018 17 Tengku tells nation: Our policy is happiness for all true Malayans KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday rUE Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, in an Independence Day message, asks the people to think and act as Malayans. "In the new Malaya," he said, "our people should live the Malayan way of life. "Let
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    A CALL TO CEYLON MALAYS: UPHOLD YOUR REPUTATION
    206 17 A CALL TO CEYLON MALAYS: UPHOLD YOUR REPUTATION KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman, toA day urged Malays in Ceylon to continue to uphold their reputation for being good and peaceful citizens of their adopted country. The Tengku's advice was contained In a special message to the
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    1063 18  - "Tie up the fat one first' Ghong snarled I KATHLEEN HICKLEY I—" 1 TIE scouts who are taking a jungle holiday are on the track of a man who has been kidnapped. They follow a suspect through the jungle track until they reach a waterfall. The man has disappeared but
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    264 18 Mr. BROWN: "Come to dinner with me tonight." Mr. TAN; "I'm afraid 1 can't. I'm going to see Macbeth." Mr. BROWN: "Well bring him too." A motorist was speeding at 80 miles an hour when he was stopped by a policeman. "What's the matter?" he asked. "Was
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    583 18 M. P. Vijayan, aged 14; English College, Johore Bahru, Joiiore; science, badminton, footoa.ll, view-cards. Shirley Pane, "Red 15; 3, Lorong 28, Oeylang, Singapore 14; swimming, movies, dancing, view-cards, correspondence. Roland Goh, aged 16; 3, Lorong 28, Oeylang, Singapore 14; view-cards, songs, photos, correspondence. Richard Ho,
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    296 18 Tnlsidas. aged 13; 1. Djalaa Angkor, Medun, Sumatra, Indonesia: stamps, first-day covers, first-flight covers, badminton. Mac Tins. 2-B, Causeway, Slbu, Sarawak: member Wise Owls Club; stamps, music, movies, view-cards. Elizabt-th Marlntyre, aged 14; 372. Pittwater Road, Harbord. Sydney, Australia; swimming, surfing, stamps, view-cards. Michelle Vicar (girl) aged
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    STOCK INDICES
    23 20 Malayan Stock Exchange: Auj. 30 Aug. 29 Industrials: 130.59 129.06 Tins: 208.83 205.84 S Bobbcn: 229.79 227.60 Jan. 1 1958 100
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    121 20 MELBOURNE, Tues. TNVESTMENT shares held a A firm tone here today. Associated Pulp eased Is. 9d. to 535. and Carlton eased 1&, but Containers gained Is. and B.H.P. gained Is. Base metals and the oils held a steady trend, while Commonwealth Bonds traded along firm lines. Con Zinc
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    134 20 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices perpicul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Continent Aug./ Sept. shipments $30 buyers, and $31 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $44 sellers, drum $47 seLers. Pepper: quiet; no business was reported done, Muntok white $296 and Sarawak $290 (both unchanged), special Sarawak black $185
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    MALAYAN RUBBER STOCKS HIGHEST FOR 19 MONTHS
    719 20 MALAYAN RUBBER STOCKS HIGHEST FOR 19 MONTHS By Our Market Correspondent QTOCKS of rubber in the Federation and Singapore at the end of July were the highest since December 1958 19 months ago. Stocks as was generally expected, exceeded 130,000 tons, the actual figure being 130,338 tons, a rise of
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    CLOSING PRICES
    38 20 SINGAPORE, AUG. 30. RUBBER: 96% cents per Ib. (down fiveeighths of a cent). 5 p.m. close: 96% cents (quiet). TIN: 5399 87'_> per picul (up $1.62 Vs cents). Estimated unofficial offering 240 tons (down 10 tons).
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    RUDBER PRICES
    209 20 SEPTEMBER first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed ln Singapore yesterday at 96% cents per lb., down five-eighths of a cent on Monday's close. The tone was quiet. S.C.C.R.A. CLOSING PRICEB ln cents per ib., yesterday were: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 96' i, sellers 96% (N); Int.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    44 20 nr»HE Malayan Ezehange Banks* A Association made the following changes ln its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100) SeUlng T.T. or O.D. ready: Danish Krone 2251/2; Norwegian Krone 233 1/2. The free ezehange market ln Hong Kong was closed yesterday.
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    79 20 THE Federation Minister of Finance ha* fixed these prices for calculating Customs duties for the week beginning on Sept. 1. Rubber 95% cents a Ib. Copra: $496 a ton. Coconut oil $776 a ton. Palm oil $618 a ton. Palm kernels $390.5* a ton. The rates of duUes
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    801 20 SINGAPORE members of the Malayan Stock Exch»nce reported the following business at their 3.30 p.m. call yesterday. (Bargains are given before prices unless only one was written). Industrials: Gammon (2) $2.17 and Si. 2o; McAllster $1.37; Cold Storage $1.65 to $1.67 ON. T; Straits Times $2.35 OL;
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    STORE SHIPPING
    97 20 CHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Lycaon 1/2. Canton 4/5, TJitJalengka 6A. Sunnyville 6/7. Mltalca Maru 8/9, Tijuca 10/11. Diomed 13/14, Trafalgar 15/16. Hanoi 18. Thongaard 19. Semenylh N. Wall 3. Salong N. Wall 3 Sedlll N. Wall 4, SUlnfoeng 21/22, Kenlngau
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      764 21 NOTICES THE BORELLI RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED (Incorporated In The Federation ot Malaya) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a i) Interim dividend of 10 cents per stock: unit less 40' i Income tax will be paid on 16th September, 1960 to all stockholders whose names appear on the company's register as
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      764 21 (Contlntwd from Pat* 8) SITUATIONS VACANT tt Wardt SS (Mim Box It ett. mxtrm Eurasian EUROPEAN Assistant Wanted for Leading Dress Salon. Appiy Box AW 2O B.T. Spore. WAkTIO CEN6RAL AMAH for Australian family Must be good with children. Ring R'pore *****. PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE CITY ELECTKICITY
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    706 22 DAWN WINS 100 METRES 'GOLD' IN OLYMPIC RECORD TIME ROME, Tues. also became the first man to win two gold medals 'n the Games to date when lie added the sprint championship to the 1.000 metres time trial he won last Friday. In four of the
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    118 22 DOME, Tues. An Ameri- can member of the International Swimming Federation yesterday lodged a new protest against the split-second victory of Australia's John Devitt in the 100 metres freestyle swim final on Saturday night The official, Mr. Max Ritter. claimed that he had fresh photographic evidence
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    SINGAPORE PLACED 23RD IN DRAGON CLASS
    361 22 YACHTING Dragon class, first race: l Canada 3 hours 24 mins 58 sees. 2532 points; 2 Denmark 3:27.06, 1231; 3 France 3:27.46. 1055: 4 Britain 3:30.34 930; 5 Italy 3:31.05, 833; 6 USSR 3:31.44, 754. Other placlngs were: 19 Philippines 3:45.31,254; 20 Japan 3:46.08.
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    TEST MAN SHUJA DOMINATES FIRST DAY'S PLAY
    481 22 TEST MAN SHUJA DOMINATES FIRST DAY'S PLAY EAGLETS ON TOP AGAINST SELANGOR By NORMAN SIEBEL Kuala Lumpur, Tusday S^HUJA Uddin, the Pakistan Test cricketer who has played against England, Australia, India and the West Indies, practically carried the Pakistan Eaglets into a strong position when they began their two-day match
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    267 22 EAGLETS Ist INNS. IJas c Guru b Perera 15 Iqbal c Winchester b Perera 2 Shuja Udln o lUjalingam b Perera Sbakoor lbw Gnrn 11 Sbafqat b Guru 0 Abid lbw Perera IS Ghafoor c Winchester b Perera Rahman run out Arshad c Perera b Guru Jareed b Guru
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    115 22 SOCCER STORE PREMIER LEAGUE: Europeans-Eurasians 3 iKlass. Roberts, L. Nonis penalty) Indians 2 (All Aziz, Dass, penalty). Estates PENANG Div. 1: TPCA 4 (LinRam 2. Sultan Raju) Ramblers 'A' 3 (Rahlm Jusoh. Keah Cheng, Z.i in Rahman). SOCCER ENGLISH LEAGUE: Div. 1 Aston Villa 2 West Ham 1: Div.
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    200 22 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Practically all of Malaya* Thomas Cup probables will be on show here tomorrow night i 7 p.m.) when Perak meet Johore In the Foong Seong Cup Inter-zone final, the winners to meet the defend ing champions, Penang on Saturday and Sunday at
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    483 24 Katanga Minister says: It is to you, perhaps, we owe most Senate bid for date to occupy province THE BELGIAN ARMY in the Congo today completed its evacuation, flags flying, marching proudly, and with full-scale military honours. About 180 ineii of the Liberation Batlalion which was
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    311 24 Air dash father flies home with children he 'saved' TWO fears gripped Jan ■1 Lylyk throughout yefcterday as he prepared to return to Australia with his two children, whom he had dramatically snatched from their Russia-bound mother in the Singapore docks on Monday. He was afraid that his wife Lucy
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    357 24 LONDON, Tues. Quiet and uncertain conditions prevailed in London stock markets today and most sections recorded josses but the tendency improved towards the close. Basil ess generally was restrained by the rise in overseas sterling balances .In the June quarter, events in Jordan and the overnight uncertainty of
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    CURRY 'KICK' FRUIT IS POISONOUS: NOW BANNED
    161 24 CURRY 'KICK' FRUIT IS POISONOUS: NOW BANNED KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A TINY star-shaped fruit which puts the "kick" in delicious Malayan curries was to* day declared poisonous. It may not be imported after Thursday. Popularly known as "Bunga Lawang", this fruit has been chiefly used by Malayans for spicing and
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    RAF display opens today
    60 24 SINGAPORE; Tues. The exhibition in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund at the RAF School. Changi, beginning tomorrow at 2.30 p.m. will be open to the public from 2.30 to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Admission
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    176 24 LONDON, Tiies. County cricke' results today were Oval: Surrey bt Glamorgan b i Inns and 77. Cirrey 315-7 d>< Glamorgan 101 and 137. Suit* 14 pts. Buxlon: Match abandoned. Su< sex 116-8 v Derby. Clacton. Gloster beat Essex by wkts. Essex 211 and 70 <D. A
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    33 24 SINGAPORE, Tues.— Singa pore Catholic Young ChrLv tian Workers will hold i social and dance on Sept. l> at the Singapore Militaiv Forces hall from 8 p.m. U 1 a.m.
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