The Straits Times, 25 August 1962

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    20 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 100,000 flea/*** The Straits Times Estd. 1845. SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1962. 15 CENTS. KDN 036
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    Lock icon A black flag for Taiwan
    40 1 A GIRL comes a placard bearing the name of Taiwan. Behind her a man carries a huge black flag denoting Formosa's "absence". .a picture taken at the Asian Games march-past rehearsal in Jakarta. U.P.I, photo.
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    Phone failure
    40 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. A breakdown in the microwave telecommunications system tonight resulted in South Malaya, from Kluang, Johore Bahru and Singapore being cut off frnm the Federal capital for an hour. The line was restored at 8.45 p.m.
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    Lock icon THE GAMES ARE ON
    894 1 Formal opening by Soekarno in 14 words but lAAF may disqualify teams competing Japan to compete: Others hold talks i JAKARTA, Friday' APAN tonight virtually assured that the Fourth ian Games would contie as planned when she ive the lead to other countries by announcing definite
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    A lullaby to help the Tengku sleep well
    123 1 A lullaby to help the Tengku sleep well 17UALA LUMPUR. Fri. The two-day Umno General Assembly ended today with a woman M.P. singing a song "to help the Prime Minister sleep better." The minute Hajjah Zain binte Sulalman <Pontian) started her number called "Bunga Raya" there was thunderous applause from
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    A silent death
    30 1 CHICAGO. Fri. A 37--year-old convict James Duke, went to a silent death In the electric chair here early today for the murder of a detective In 1956.
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    Aussie envoy for R.I.
    59 1 CANBERRA. Frl. The new Australian Ambassador to Indonesia will be Mr. Keith Shann, at present Ambassador to the Philippines, External affairs Minister, Sir Garfield Barwlck, announced In Canberra today. Mr. Shann. who is 6ne of Australia's senior career diplomats, will succeed Mr. Frederick Shaw who Is
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    Earth tremor
    32 1 EUREKA. (California), Frt —A sharp earth tremor shook northern California and parts of southern Oregon yesterday breaking windows near the centre of the disturbance. There were no reports of casualties.
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    Tun Razak on Games: 'A pity...
    172 1 KUALA LUMPUR. FrL The Deputy Prime Minister and President of the Federation of Malaya Olympic Council. Tun ADdul Razak bin Hussein, tonight rerretted Indonesia's decision to exclude Formosa and Israel from the Fourth Asian Games. He said "A lot of mi ney has been
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    Picture that spells horror
    146 1 CHILDREN SHOW THE SHOCKING REALITY OF THE DEAD AND MAIMED ON ROADS- The purpose of this picture is to SHOCK! The children here represent some of the 378 children under 16 who were killed or seriously injured on the road in Singapore last year. Another 900
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    Doctor sues two for libel
    236 1 SINGAPORE, Friday. fFWO writs have been filed in the High Court on behalf of Dr. Campbell Hanny Alfred Hoy, a private medical practitioner, one against Mac Kutt Ram, a clerk and bookkeeper and another against Andrew Koh, a flerk, claiming damages for libel contained in
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    STOP PRESS
    41 1 NAME DECISION JAKARTA. Si« Tin Sinr jporr A-i IB tram chpf-dr-misMO" Rauh "".aid i iff] luornin. Sin ip-n-I take p*rt in all ami: But our ny nnu b to 'It < ld(- un<l« i what name th" < should be. hrld
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      Lock icon East Germans slay a fleeing policeman
      328 2 East Germans slay a fleeing policeman BERLIN, Friday EAST German border guards last night shot dead the second teenager within a week trying to flee to the West. Three volleys of sub-ma-chinegun fire shot down a 19 year old uniformed transport policeman as he tried to dodge across a rail
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      Lock icon CHEN YI'S SHOCK ATTACK AT A PEKING PARTY
      275 2 PEKING, Friday. pHINA'S Foreign Minister, Marshal Chen Vi, speakIng at a Rumanian national day reception here last night, caused surprise in both Western and Eastern diplomatic circles by stating that "any attitude of not treating others as equals or attempting to impose
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      Lock icon NOW BANDA SAYS: 'I WON'T QUIT'
      80 2 NOW BANDA SAYS: 'I WON'T QUIT' COLOMBO. Frl. The Finance Minister, Mr. Felix Bandaranaike, said at a Freedom Party trade union meeting here last night that he would not resign his post. Earlier yesterday he had announced his Intention to resign in protest against the Government's decision to drop his
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      Lock icon 'Lost' million seek jabs as cholera alarm rises
      152 2 'Lost' million seek jabs as cholera alarm rises IIONG KONG, Frl. v Hundreds of Hong Kong's "missing million," who had hitherto ignored repeated warnings to get themselves immunised, flocked to inoculation centres today as the colony was once again declared a cholera-in-fected area. This followed the first confirmed cholera case
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      Lock icon Europe's biggest
      24 2 ROTTERDAM. FrL The biggest ship ever built at a European yard, the 90,000-ton tanker Esso Libya, was launched yesterday near here. —Reuter.
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      Lock icon Tshombe: Thant rebuff
      214 2 NEW YORK, Sat. UTHANT, acting U.N. Secretary General, received a message yesterday from the Katanga Government and promptly sent it back to the Congo. An official source observed: "Be does not deal with Tshombe. (President of the secessionist province of Katanga.)" The source said the message, from
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      MADE TO ORDER COFFINS FOR EXPORT
      187 2 MADE TO ORDER COFFINS FOR EXPORT YfANY things are proA duced In Hong Kong for export from pins to heavy machinery, from textiles to buttons but recently foreign countries have started to order made-to-mea-sure coffins from here They range in price from HKS2OO to HKM.OOO each Total export to some
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      25 2 TENTATIVf plans have been announced for a 200,000 sq. ft. amusement park for Kowloon complete with a cinema, Chinese opera theatres, shooting galleries... the lot.
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      161 2 PRIVATE SCHOOLS have raised their fees by 10 to 18 Der cent and have laid the blame on the scarcity of qualified teadhers and their rising salaries. The average student who goes to a private school because erant-ln-aid and Government schools are full —pays from HK*4O to HKS7O m month
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      35 2 TOBACCO fumes havt vanished from the lower decks of the Kowloon Bus Company's red and craam double-deckers. Cigarette and pipe smokers from this week on *rt being gently bur firmly directed to the top deck.
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      167 2 K SEAMAN off a British ship staggered up to a reporter's table at the China Fleet Clubs bar. and pulled out and pointed an automatic pistol at him 'Wanna buy it?" asked the thirsty sailor of the white-faced Journalist, who managed to stutter. "N-no thanks!" As soon as the teaman
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  • FOREIGN NEWS DESK 2
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      Lock icon 20,000 rush Govt. building and wreck cars as guerillas seize radio
      595 3 CROWDS CRY FOR WORK, HOUSES, BREAD EN ALGIERS STREETS 'JOBS FOR ALL SOON' PLEDGE BY BEN BELLA TO CROWD A LGIERS, Fri— Police bar- ricaded themselves in the Government-General building in Algiers Forum last night and turned fire hoses
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      QUICK LOOK ROUND
      192 3 KARACHI: Fri. Pakistan has rejected an Indian protest note against planned Pakistani-Chinese border negotiations. DIJON: Six tannery workers died in a deadly chain reaction when seven men, one by one, went to the rescue of a comrade felled by fumes in a tanning vat. LONDON: Officers and
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      Lock icon A narrow escape for Margaret
      201 3 ROSECREA (County Tipperary), Friday. DRINCESS Margaret narrowly escaped injury here yesterday when a car in which she was travelling had to swerve off the road to avoid a 20-ton lorry. The Princess and her husband. Lord Snowdon, I were travelling from Abbey, lelx House, County
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      Lock icon ASSASSIN GANG STILL AT LARGE
      247 3 ASSASSIN GANG STILL AT LARGE PARIS, Friday. QENERAL De Gaulle's would-be killers were still at large this morning, 36 hours after his car was sprayed with machinegun bullets. A nationwide hunt is in full swing. But the police are prepared for a long, systematic detective Investigation Into the crime, believed
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      Lock icon IRIAN: Pakistan agrees
      83 3 IRIAN: Pakistan agrees ITNITED NATIONS. Fri.— Pakistan has informed the United Nations that she would provide the entire security force required for duty in West Irian, a IN. spokesman said last night. This means that Pakistan will send about 1.000 men to West Irian to help the local police maintain
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      Royal visit
      25 3 MANILA, Fri. Japanese Crown Prince Akihito and Princess Michlko will arrive here on Nov. 5 for a six-day state visit to the Philippines.
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      Lock icon Bang kills six
      31 3 •MEXICO CITY. Frt. A gas explosion killed six people and Injured many in two buildings here yesterday. Unofficial reports estimated that up to 50 people were Injured. Reuter.
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      Lock icon U.N. CALL FOR APARTHEID DISCUSSION
      84 3 UNITED NATIONS. Fri.— Pakistan has Joined India in requesting that South Africa's treatment of its Indian and Pakistani citizens be put on the agenda for the next UJJ. Assembly session which begins here on Sept. 18. These citizens are alleged to have been suffering hardship
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    Use alarm systems: Beauty shops urged
    138 4 Use alarm systems: Beauty shops urged GINGAPORE, Prl. The police secretary, Mr. Lim Seng Huat, today advised beauty parlour owners to instal alarm systems in their shops as a precaution against armed robbers. He said there were usually only women in these shops when robbers called, and it was not
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    Referendum rallies
    103 4 'PHt Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew. and three other Cabinet ministers will speak tonight at a big PAP mass rally in Oeylang Serai from 7 pjn. to- 1 night. The PAP will hold seven other smaller rallies at Woodlands. Rochore Road, Bras Basah Road. Redhlll. Queenstown and
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    A Singapore pianist makes her debut
    365 4 SINGAPORE, FTL A O young Singapore-Chi-nese planlct, Catherine Tan Slew Ens, made her debut in a solo recital at the Cultural Centre last night under Che aegis of the Singapore Musical Society. An early memory lapse In the opening B minor Prelude by Bach
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    Union hits out at 'Barisan' politics
    396 4 •BUT NO SPLIT IN THE COUNCIL' SINGAPORE, Friday. 'J'WO more top leaders of the Singapore Harbour Board Staff Association Inche Johar bin Awang, the vice-president and Mr. Sim Ah Kim, the assistant secretary in a statement tonight hit out at "Barisan Sosialis" party politics
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    PAP plans house to house —drive—
    84 4 PAP plans house to house drive SINGAPORE, Fri. The People's Action Party's referendum campaign will swing into a 12-hour house-to-house tour on Sunday. The full Cabinet, aU PAP Assemblymen and hundreds of cadres will visit voters in aU the 51 constituencies. They will explain to the people the new arrangement*
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    Merger and rights of students
    197 4 Merger and rights of students SINGAPORE, Fri— A Singapore student leader last night sought an assurance that merger and Malaysia would not reduce or deprive the rights now being enjoyed by students in the State. Mr. S. Paramsothy, president of the 2,300-strong University of Singapore Students' Union was speaking at
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      153 4 1 IN AND OUT BY AIR T*HX following Is today's schex dule of civil alrcraf i movemenu at Paya Later airport Singapore: ARRIVALS BO AC: From London, Rome, Beirut. Karachi, Calcutta. Kuala Lumpur (BA 714) 635 p.m.; from Sydney, Darwin, Jakarta (BA 716) 9.50 pa. Thai International; Prom Jakarta (TO
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      157 4 4.1S p.m.; from Kuala Lumpur (ML 173) 8.46 pjn.; from Penang (ML 151) 9 p.m. DBTAKTUUS BOAC: To Rangoon. Delhi, Karacni, Beirut, Rome, London (BA 71S) 10.36 p.m.; to Darwin, 8ydney, Melbourne (BA 714) 6.S0 p.m Thai International: To Kuala Lumpur. Bangkok. Hong Kong (TO 403) 11.20 am. Qantaa: To
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    A hygienic clamp on barbers' shops in new rules
    247 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Regulations which will clamp down on sanitary habits in barber shops and hairdressing saloons here have been announced. They will also brine new responsibilities to the customer, who, If suffering from any infectious rash, eruption or disease of
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    FOURTH BID FOR BAIL SUCCEEDS
    181 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A WOMAN, Yap Slew Lan, 25, who is charged with abetting gang robbery at a goldsmith's shop, was allowed bail of $4,000 today after her counsel applied for bail for the fourth time. Mr. D.R. Seenivasagam, I appearing with Mr. T. Selvarasan
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    90 crashes daily last month
    64 5 90 crashes daily last month SINGAPORE, Fri.— Twelve people were killed In road accidents last month the same number as In June. A Traffic Police statement today said there were a total of 2317 accidents In July, compared with 2,859 accidents for the previous month. This represent an average accident
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    Peace Corps chief off
    75 5 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Director of the U.S. Peace Corps, Mr. R. Sargent Shriver. passed through Singapore this morning on his way to Sarawak and Borneo for a short visit. He was accompanied by three Peace Corps officials. Mr. William Kelly. Director for Contracts and Logistics, Mr.
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    Wage talks open
    36 5 Wage talks open SINGAPORE, Fri. Wage talks between the Singapore Anti-Tuberculosis Association and the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union, opened today. The union claims to represent 210 members including nurses, clerks, drivers, peons and servants.
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    Bound over
    50 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. J. Sukumaran. 38, of Federation Ordinance Depot, Batu Garrison here, was today bound over In $200 for one year for making a false statement to get his citizenship certificate. He pleaded sullty to commlttlnK the offence on April 3 1958. at tb«» Registration Office here
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    30,000 visit the TV show
    45 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Fti. More *han 30,000 people have visited the radio and television exposition at the Stadium Negara since it opened two days ago. A spokesman of the organising committee said "The response from the public has been most heartening."
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    Mine-sweeping warning
    72 5 JINGAPORE. Fri. The Master Attendant's office ♦oday warned all sea vessels to keep clear of certain areas in the Nanas Channel i from tomorrow to Aug. 31. The statement said that I Inshore minesweepers and clearance divers will be exercising in the Nanas Channel during the period. Exercise
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    Our women in the limelight: Today is —their day
    282 5 Our women in the limelight: Today is —their day 'THEIR INFLUENCE EVIDENT IN ALL ASPECTS OF MALAYAN LMFE 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. fONE are the days when Malayan women remained in the background and directed all their attention to problems of the family and home. So says Puan Sharifah Rodziah,
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    LEAVE TO DISPUTE REFEREE DECISION
    188 5 CINGAPORE, Fri. —The a Chief Justice, Sir Alan Rose, today granted leave in the High Court to Tan Tong Meng Transport Company to apply for an order of certlorari tn respect of a referee decision of the Industrial Arbitration Court The decision concerned the wages
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    Bank opening
    26 5 SEREMBAN, Fri. The Mentri Besar, Dato Dr. Mohamed Said bin Mohamed. will open a branch of the Lee Wan Bank here on Sept. 1.
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    Head of $5m housing firm is Sultan's brother
    167 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A new $5 million housing development company with the Sultan of Selanffor 1 brother, Tengku Radii Shah ibni Hisamuddin Alam Shah (above), as chairman of the board of directors has been formed here. Called the Federal Land and Housing
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    Joint campfire
    34 5 PENANG. FrK The Ambulance Division 12 and Nursing Division 5 of the St. John Ambulance Brigade will hold a joint campflre at their headquarters In MacAllster Road at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday
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    Job in Malacca
    23 5 BEREMBAN. Frt Mr J. D. SundraJ. postmaster here. will take over duties as acting head postmaster in Malacca on Monday.
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    TENGKU TELLS OF RADIO PLAN FOR BORNEO TERRITORIES
    543 6 Beams praise on Asian broadcasters for 'spirit of co-operation 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. JJIRECTIONAL aerials are to be installed shortly on new transmitters in Penang to boost the short-wave reception of Radio Malaya programmes in the Borneo territories. "This is only one
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    Selkirk back
    43 6 SINGAPORE. Fri.— Lord Selkirk, the British Commissioner General for South -East Asia, and Countess Selkirk returned here this evening by a RAF Transport Command flifht after almost four months' leave. While in London, Lord Selkirk attended several meetings of the Malayriagalks.
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    American David's threat to Malayan —Goliath
    184 6 American David's threat to Malayan —Goliath MUAR, Frl.— The president of the Muar Rotary Club, Mr. Cyril Chew, has likened Malaya's rubber industry to Goliath and America's synthetic to David. Mr. Chew, manager of the Lee Rubber Plantation here, said at a Rotary lunch yesterday that David has grown strong
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    Two calls to pick Alternative 'A'
    216 6 SINGAPORE, Fri rpHE Singapore Public Daily-Rated Employees' Unions Federation, which claims to have more than 15,000 members, and the Singapore branch of the Malayan Indian Congress have both called on their members to vote for the Government's merger proposals— Alternative "A" in the referendum
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    ROYAL DONATION FOR A VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
    105 6 JPOH, Fri. The Raja PermaLsun Agong was so Impressed by the vocational training school for women when she visited It here two weeks ago that she has sent it acheque for $100. The cheque was received by the organiser of the school. Che Laily
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    Mr. Curran dies in the country he loved —
    108 6 Mr. Curran dies in the country he loved TIfIALACCA, Frl. A iTI retired rubber planter, Mr. C.C. Curran, 72, died of a heart attack at his home in Lereh, five miles from here today. A genial old Irishman. Mr. Curran was a Federal citizen at the time of his death.
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    Annual display
    31 6 SINGAPORE, Frt. Maj.Gen. I. C. Harris reviewed the Singapore Battalion of the Boys' Brigade at the S.C.C. Padang today. A display by the Boys' Brigade followed the annual review.
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    ACCUSED OF STEALING A BUFFALO
    75 6 ACCUSED OF STEALING A BUFFALO BUTTERWORTH, Frl.— Two brothers. Ishak bin Hussaln. 24, and Ismail, 19, were today granted $500 ball each until Sept. 17 when they pleaded not guilty to a charge of stealing a $200 buffalo. They are alleged to have taken the animal, belonging to Hassan bin
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    RUBBER: 'PERIL IN REPLANTING TOO MUCH'
    211 6 RUBBER: 'PERIL IN REPLANTING TOO MUCH' KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. A SUGGESTION that too much rubber replanting will result in a permanent surplus was made in London yesterday by the chairman of the Malakoff Rubber Estates, Mr. G. R. Roper-Caldbeck, at the company's annual meeting He said it was hoped that
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    A week-old baby found on road
    78 6 A week-old baby found on road SINGAPORE, Frl Police are anxious to contact anyone who knows the parents of a week-old baby girl, found abandoned In a basket near the Bth milestone Clementi Road on Aug. 22. The baby, now being taken care of at the Kandang Kerbau hospital, was
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    For training in Britain
    50 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.—Mr. Chew Teng Jin, a pupil engineer from the Central Electricity Board left today for one year of post graduate practical training In Britain. A Colombo Plan graduate engineer from Melbourne University Mr. Chew was attached to the transmission and control section in Jungsar.
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    Dinner party
    40 6 SINGAPORE. Frt. The chairman of the council of Nanyang University, Mr. Tan Lark Sye, will give a dinner to delegates to the Regional Conference on Legal Education at 8.15 p.m. on Aug. 31 at the Cathay Chinese Restaurant.
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    Union's action threat
    189 6 PENANG, Friday rpHE National Union 1 of Bank Employees today accused the Committee of Banks of rejecting their "hand of compromise" to resolve the present deadlock in the workers' claims. "In view of the employers' adamant attitude, we have no alternative but to resort to action which
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    Malayans praised for family services
    147 6 Malayans praised for family services KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. People in Malaya and Singapore take a keener interest in family welfare and health than those in other parts of South-East Asia. This is stated by the Director of the International Planned Parenthood Federation. South East Asian Region. Mr. Nicholas Read-Collins. In
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    Loke joins board of Malayan Banking Ltd
    121 6 Loke joins board of Malayan Banking Ltd SINGAPORE, Fri. Dato Loke Wan Tho, chairman of Cathay Organisation, has joined the board of directors of Malayan Banking Ltd. He will s-iortly be going tv London to attend, unions other activities. Hie opening of the bank's brancn there. Dato Loke has been
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    Stabbed twice
    23 6 SINGAPORE. Fri. Siow Keng Choon, 17 was stabbed In the back twice last night while he was eating In Malabar Street.
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    The man of sorrows... and the immortal heritage that he left
    1665 7 ONE summer's day in 1530, Spanish troops ol" the Emperor Charles V burst into the ancient abbey of S. Salvi, just outside Florence. The long siege of the city was ending. The soldiers, crazed with a thirst for blood
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    The Super-Americans
    905 7 The Super- Americans FROM THE HUNTER WHO BORROWED A QUEENS YAK TO GOLD-PLATED CULTURE. TEXANS ARE INDEFATIGABLE JOHN BAINBRIDGE CONCLUDES HIS REPORT ON LIFE IN TEXAS THE African hunting trip suits Texans to perfection, because it combines travel with hunting, and hunting has always been the favourite outdoor sport of
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    $54,000 ore charge not valid, lawyer tells judge
    375 8 $54,000 ore charge not valid, lawyer tells judge IPOH, Fri. A defence counsel, Mr. N. Sharma, submitted in the High Court here today that the charge against Tay Chong -Beng. 36 former assistant agent of the Eastern Smelting Co., Ipoh. "is invalid. Tay is accused of dishonestly receiving 315 bags
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    Man acquitted
    33 8 PENANG. Frl. A Municipal labourer, V. Kalangiam. 21. was acquitted today on a ftharge of dishonestly retaining a stolen bicycle belonging to Yeoh Lye Hock, in River Road on July 16.
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    DAY STUDENTS LOCKED OUT THE TEACHERS
    1672 8  - DAY STUDENTS LOCKED OUT THE TEACHERS LIM KIT SIANG: Yock Eng principal dialled 999 for help when he found he had lost control ay SINGAPORE, Friday A TEACHER, Mr. Tan Chong Chye, today admitted that the students took over the Yock Eng High School in Tanjong Katong Road and "locked
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      182 8 #/7 \bn*>r Bff A I Capp /thATKJOSVOLDDOLxT) NAMELY, TD CONTROL IT-r/AKIN'Mt^FLEEGLE, r I CANT VOASTEOME ANT QOnnA STAND f "YOU KNOW WHO" /k I TH 1 POWER BEHIKJD U 4 MORE PRECIOUS VOLT OF M BETWEEN ME AM' MY J IBV TH' PMUIOftMTIAL. j^ N' CHAIR.':'' J=s EMLOM HRR— SO
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    24-HOUR X-RAY SERVICE URGED
    164 9 24-HOUR X-RAY SERVICE URGED KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. T h c Federation X-Ray Staff Union is to consider asking the Government to start a a 24-hour X-ray service. The question will be raised at the annual delegates conference of the union at the Selangor Medical Services Club premises In Circular Road,
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    MURDER INQUIRY TOLD OF MASK, KNIVES FOUND
    338 9 PENANG, Friday. A SENIOR police officer today described how four /x men were arrested within three days of the murder of Mr. Benjamin Simmons, senior lecturer in English at the Malayan Teachers' College in "We took possession, among other things, of two knives
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    Jail break: Top men too get the blame
    258 9 Jail break: Top men too get the blame TPOH, Fri.— The Presi- 1 1 dent of the Sessions Court here, Inche Nikj Hussein bin Nik Ali, said today that superior police officers were also to be blamed for the escape of four prisoners from a police lock-up in Menglembu. He
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    Premier to speak
    34 9 SINGAPORE, Frl. The Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, will address the au dlence at a Ministry of Culture Aneka Ragam Ra layat at Hong Lim Green at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow.
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    Judge inspects the courts
    34 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl.— Mr. Justice Ong made a routine inspection of the Sessions and Magistrates Courts here today. He was accompanied by the Registrar of Sessions Court, Mr. S. Nadarajah.
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    Fraud alleged
    35 9 PENANG. Frl.— Mat Isa. 34. was today granted $1,000 ball until Sept. 6 on a charge of criminal breach of trust of a motorcycle entrusted to him !p Kedah Road on Jan. 29.
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    CAN WE live to 150?
    118 9 CAN WE live to 150? "11EDICAL authorities predict that man's normal life span will soon be prolonged by another 50 years and some say by another 80. New technique* for retarding the ageing process in the human body are being tried in Switierland. the United State* and other countries. Ruitian
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    Union branch
    39 9 KOTA BHARU. Fri. Kelantan has formed a branch of the National Union of Government Daily-Rated Employees Inche Mat Said bin Abdul Hamid was elected chairman: Inche Mohamed Noor bin Hassan, secretary: and Inche Awang bin Omar, treasurer.
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    Accord—so firm won't close
    156 9 Accord so firm won't close SINGAPORE, Friday JEE Ah Chian anc 1 Co.. a firm of public accountants in the Sze Hai Tonp Bank building, has taken back Ite 30 employees followins a "mutual" agreement with the Sineapon Manual and Mercantile Workers' Union which represents them. Mr Jee Ah Chian.
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    Shocks for candidates in Umno council poll
    540 9  -  DAHARI ALI: Kuala OUT— A Minister, MPs, Assemblymen, ex-Chief Minister and 3 Mentris Besar: IN top language man By Lumpur, Friday pORTY-SIX M.P.s and State Assemblymen were among those rejected in the election to the 39 strong policymaking Umno central executive committee last
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    $520,000 aid to needy by Catholic —body—
    163 9 $520,000 aid to needy by Catholic body SINGAPORE. Fri. The Singapore Catholic Welfare Services last year supplied food, clothing and medicines worth 5520.205 to 89 voluntary organisations here for distribution to the needy. Its annual report today said relief included milk and biscuits to needy students. The report said: "More
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    73 10 ■n Word* (Minimum) MR. AND MRS. P. Subramanlam thank friend* and relatives for their attendance, greeting* and presents on Taiptac THE FAMILY OF the late Mr. K. Vytiiilink-a Thaver thank all relatives and minds for their assistance, at- tendance, messages of condolence and wreath* MR. AND MRS. s Uovindasamy
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    IN MEMORIAM
    44 10 20 Wards 5/0 (Minimum) IN LOVING MEMORY of my dear tiu-ban.l. Dr. J. R. Jacob, who died on AuKU.it W, 1937. CHIA HOCK CHVE Gone to his r.M s.bo "Mill cherished, still re- m. inhered." Inserted by his loving 1 nd children.
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      Disgust At The Games
      738 10 The opening ceremony safely j held, the Fourth Asian Games j may get off the mark. But the sordid political game which Indonesia has been playing »s not over, and when over will i not be forgotten. The Asian Games Federation must take j action strong
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      Umno and Local Elections
      491 10 Umno general assembly cannot congratulate itself on its handling of a' resolution submitted by its Seremban branch on the future of local government elections. In its original form, this consisted of the I wholly irresponsible proposal I that all municipal and town council elections in the
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    WOMEN'S DAY
    1024 10  -  AZAH AZIZ Hari Wanita will be launched today-and in Merdeka Week by TODAY is HARI WAN ITA— women's day. .From today, for the first time, th© women of Malaya have a women's day. And from today, August 25 will be observed annually as Hari Wanita. What' is the
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    21 10 "Ah, Thorneycroft— what a relief to be I third-rate Power no restless competition, no frustrating ambition, no dangerous intoxication of success
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    Soviet spivs rake in a sizeable fortune.,.
    613 10  -  MARK FRANK LAND From MOSCOW, Frl. PRIVATE enterprise Is by no means dead in the Soviet Union, despite the considerable .risks that its practice involyes. As might be expected, it flourishes in the areas of shortage, which can neither be the result of
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    Yong seeks support in Brunei
    102 11 KUCHING. Fri. The M-l cretary-general of the Sarawak United People's j Party, Mr. Stephen Yong 1 went to Brunei Town thU week to rally support for his party's stand "against any lorm of colonialism and merger proposal." He had talks with the Party Rakyat leader
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    Cowherd fined
    30 11 PENANO, Fri.— A cowherd. V Samynathan, 52, was fined $20 today after he had pleaded guilty to allowing 12 rows to stray into Mlnden Barracks compound. In Glugor.
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    Death fall
    21 11 KUCHINO, Fri. Abang Ahmad Wet, 17, fell 14-feet to his death from the kitchen window of the Slmanggaiig Hospital.
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    Teachers' Union Explorer
    536 11 A PRO-TEM COMMITTEE SET UP TO ORGANISE 46,000 MEMBERS IN THE PROFESSION INTO ONE BODY IN 5 YEARS KUALA LUMPUR. Fri A PRO-TEM committee was formed here today to organise 46,000 members of the teaching profession, now belonging to 42 organisations in the country, into one giant
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    South bound flight off
    49 11 IPOH, Fri. The Malayan Airways south bound flight to Kuala Lumpur. Malacca and Singapore this afternoon was cancelled because of engine trouble ln Penang. Nineteen people from Ipoh had booked passages on the plane. Most of them left for their destinations by train or taxi
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    Robbery of three doves alleged
    63 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Two men, Chan Kum Wing. 21. and Chlew Poh Thlm. 25. both of Mesul Road here, were charged ln a magistrate's court today with robbing a woman. Hasnah blnte Tankln. of three doves val at $150 at her house ln Kan pong
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    Malaya's Elizabeth a —winner in the U.S.—
    146 11 VIVACIOUS Elizabeth John. 23 (above), has done Malaya proud. She won a feather in the cap for our girls and the title of "Miss Chicaco International Trade Fair 1962 in the la't-d States early this month. She was named best of the queens
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    Another bid to get a settlement
    257 11 SINGAPORE, Friday. T<HE Industrial Arbitration Court today again ad--1 journed hearing of the dispute between William Jacks and Co. (Malaya) Ltd., and the Singapore Business Houses Employees' Union, to enable the parties to make another attempt to arrive at a negotiated settlement on the
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    On duty again
    27 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— The Minister of Transport Dato Hajl Sardon bin Haji Jubir. will assume duty on Sunday after having been on medical leave.
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    'We'll pray for Tengku to live up to 100'
    166 11 'We'll pray for Tengku to live up to 100' KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A Kaum Ibu (Umno women's section > delegate said at the 15th Umnn general assembly today: "We will pray for Tengku Abdul Rahman to live tn 100." Che Daslmah Daslr added that the Tengku who wae re-elected national
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    $10,000 changes
    18 11 MUAR, Fri. The Social Welfare Office here has been renovated at a cost of j tIO.OOO.
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    Apartheid hero: The Black Pimpernel
    103 11 Apartheid hero: The Black Pimpernel THE long, often x violent, struggle against apartheid in South Africa has produced many brave men but none so brave as the man whose spec tacular exploits have earned him the label "The Black Pimpernel." His was a name to be mentioned In whispers only,
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    $10 donation
    23 11 SINGAPORE, Fri. A donation of $10 from "Anonymous", Singapore, received by Straits Times today brings the Johnny Ang fund to $4.--784.20.
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      389 11 RADIO MALAYA RADIO SINGAPORE NATIONAL SHORTWAVE SERVICE 41.7 BMtres SHORTWAVE SERVICE A.M.: 8.00 Time Signal. Mj>lr— Negara-Ku News Headlines. Metrw 6.05 Morning Melodies; 7.00 > MEDIUM WAVE SERVICE Rendezvous With Music: 7 JO 47c Time 81gnal. News; 7J5 Breakfast Club. 8.00 Time Signal, A.M. 6.00 Ocod Morning; 6.01 News In
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      CLERKS IN SHELTER OF A NEW UMBRELLA
      234 12 f WOULD draw your attention to the editorial in the Straits Times 6f Aug. 23 under the heading "Too Many Unions." In this editorial you state: "The Federation recently withdrew from the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services
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      STRAIGHT ROAD —TO HOSPITAL
      265 12 A VERY casual inquiry into the medical facilities and equipment in the hospitals through the country lead one to suppose that indeed the race is for the fit and that health takes second place The hospitals in Perak are out of date, undersized, understaffed and insufficiently
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      Teachers' pay: Why is the Minister silent?
      234 12 DURING February and March this year about 500 teachers who qualified in December 1960 were appoin*cJ, with effect from February, 1961, by the Public Service Com•mission on the old certificate salary scale (5365--$780). They signed for and accepted their appointments as required. Since
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      What about the union?
      191 12 —TEACHERS' PAY (2):- I AM the father of one of the many teachers who qualified In December 1960. I am In the legal profession. My son has informed me that his arrears of salary of 14 months have not been paid to him. The Ministry ofEducatlon
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      Good show
      59 12 I CONGRATULATE the Government for putting up such a magnificent show at the City Hall steps last Wednesday evening. The items were excellent, and the quality of the sound system was superb, unlike the ruckus and harsh noises emitted on previous occasions. Keep it up please, and give
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      A sour note at. Jakarta
      194 12 A sour note at Jakarta I AM fairly certain that every sports fan Is now focussing his eyes with full Interest towards Jakarta for the fourth Asian Games. Full credit must go to Indonesia for the excellent preparations made supposed to be the best ever. However. I cannot understand the
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      Withdrawals from EPF
      207 12 tt Js obvious that your 1 correspondent D. M. has arrogated to himself the role of champion of the Employees Provident Fund contributors whom he alleges. In his letter published in the Straits Times of Aug. 18, "are not well up in law or civil rights." In
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      Market park
      85 12 IN the quest for a solution to the parking problem In Kuala Lumpur, which is getting worse every day, has it occurred to the authorities concerned that the Central Market could be turned Into an Ideal car park, right in the centre of town? Built with a view
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      A time to remember
      123 12 IN the six months I spent In the Congo I had the honour to meet members of the Malayan Special Force serving in the Congo and to witness first class soldiering and a high standard of personal behaviour. I took away with me memories of a
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      Borneo varsity
      72 12 J STRONGLY support the suggestion of Professor Tregonning (S.T. Aug. 23) that active steps be taken to plan a university in the Borneo states. There could be no better birthday present to the new nation than an announcement on Aug. 31, 1963 of a substantial Anglo-Malayan gift to
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      McNAMARA'S BAND AND STOCKPILE'S SAD SAGA
      170 12 MAY I be permitted to congratulate you on your leading article of Monday. August 20? It seems to me that in a remarkably small compass you have dealt, both fairly and squarely, with all the salient features to date of the sad saga of
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      Merger hope
      45 12 IHOPE something will be done to Implement Mr. Devan Nair"s suggestion S.T. Aug. 21) of a "teachers' merger." The Singapore Teachers' Union and all tht other teacher organisations must wurk for the fulfilment of this desire which will benefit us all. TEACHER Singapore
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      274 12 Once they've bought a ADn shirt they buy JOmMMM again. Style Quality Price That's what tells and sells! fOnce you have bought AJ#%l[^ you start a friendship mat becomes a habit. That is why so many men (and their wives) choose Long Sleeved, Short Sleeved and Hawaiian shirts over 100
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      282 12 Straits Times Crossword rlli I 111 i ACROSS 6. Staple diet not good (or sap--1 un££n m"* W>lm 1 7 Stoto^re. and dodge about 6. Home, are poetry to aUr agitator. 9 given a poor clean nave to do a stretch n m 1 laboard1 aboard an < i 11.
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      The old warrior is home again
      69 13 THE FACE may be a little thinner and the hair a little whiter, but the jutting jauntiness of the inevitable cigar proclaims for all to see that 54 days in hospital have done nothing to the old warrior fire. This picture of Sir Winston
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      Lock icon NOW AN ACTION AGAINST AN EX-SPEAKER IN PHILIPPINES
      243 13 NOW AN ACTION AGAINST AN EX-SPEAKER IN PHILIPPINES MANILA, Friday. PRESIDENT Macapagal yesterday ordered two government agencies to take action against former Speaker Jose Yulo. The presidential Press office last night announced that President Macapagal had ordered Solicitor (Attorney) General Arturo Alafrte and the Land Tenure Office to recover 4.788
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      A mystery sub flees attack
      79 13 QTOCKHOLM, Frt.— Swedish destroyers dropped depth charges against an unidentified submarine In Swedish waters In the Baltic Sea after it refused to obey orders to surface, it was announced here last night. The submarine was detected off the Island of Gotland and ordered to surface
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      Lock icon Nine drowned
      21 13 NEW DELHI, Fri. At least nine people were drowned in floods which submerged vast areas in eastern India.— Reuter.
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      Lock icon Soblen: Surprise argument
      470 13 LONDON, Friday T<HE Attorney-General put forward a surprise argument yesterday, prolonging the legal battle over fugitive spy Dr. Robert Soblen. Soblen's lawyers said they had not expected the argument and were granted time to consider It. The three-day-old case In the High Court will resume today with
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      EXIT POINTS FOR LAOS 'HELPERS'
      241 13 VIENTIANE. Friday. THE Laotian coalition cabinet has agreed on three 1 exit points and routes for withdrawal of foreign j troop* from Laoe. a government communique aald resterday The commanlqae MM the Mints "win be unMiiiiiiiintrt won to the International Control Commission <J0O." The Cabinet
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      More Reds for Cuba
      53 13 HAVANA. FtL--A*out "LMO mor« Soviet technleianr arrive here soon to help im. prov* saegtn* agricultural pr<xH»etton, the nnninamil toy Often* yesterday Kt««M« wtfaftatM place the number ot Russian technicians already her* at between •#>• and 6.000. The new arrivals would raise the total to about 7AM,
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      Lock icon Colour bar in Red China
      35 13 PARIS, Prl. R«4 China has expelled 30 Camerounlan students, according to reports reaching here from Yaounde. The student* complained they had been victims of ra. elal discrimination in China. Reuter
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      Lock icon Warsaw talks
      45 13 WARSAW, Frt. The American and Chines* ambassadors to Poland met here yesterday for the 113 th time in a meeting that lasted nearly two hours, the official Polish news agency PAP, reported last night. The next meeting will be on Oct. 11.— Reuter.
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      1844 14 ALMOST FINISHED AS A THREE-YEAR-OLD, CARIOCA WENT ON TO BECOME THE STAR ATTRACTION AT EVERY RACE MEETING UP AND DOWN AUSTRALIA ONE September day in 19.V2, 13 horses went to the post in the Kensington Handicap, a sevenfurlong welter event at Randwick. The field
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    120 16 August 24. Three months. (OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS) P. A N. 12 eta. Robinson 0 eta. M. Box 13 eta. Steamship 8 cv. Breweries 23 eta. 8. Times 30 eta. Darby 4|d. S. Traders 25 eta. Cold Store 4 id. Lnileers 11 eta. W. Jacks 11 cts. MINING! A. Amal
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    125 16 CHIN Ell Pr.duc* Eiehann ltngap«ri n»»»i or i e»« ptr pieul yttUrdiy: CMtnut all: bulk 5371 sallen.drum S4o| seller*. C.pra: A v just $27| buyers, S2S! sellt.i. PtaWsri MUstok whit* $147 i seller*. Atrawak -white *143 sfllera. special Sinvik black ***** sellers, (tarhled Lamponc black (110 sellers. ASTA
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    TURNOVER SHADE BETTER ON STOCK EXCHANGE
    428 16 From Our Market Correspondent A SLIGHT Improvement in turnover and a little harder sentiment was observable on the Malayan Stock Exchange yesterday. However, activity is still largely confined to a small investment buying and operators are holding off the market. Brokers say they are
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    STOCK INDICES
    21 16 Malayan Stock Indices Ans. 23 Auf 24 Industrials: 176.49 175.90 Tins: 275.03 276.03 rubbers: 171.88 171.88 Jan. 1, 1958=100.
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    731 16 pOMBINKD toßtneu In the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur trading rooms of the Malayan Stock exchange yesterday, with the number of deals in brackets: Industrial*: Dunlopa (4.000) 11.75. (12.000) $1.74: F and N. ords (9.000) 52.98, (11,000) $2.97. (1,000) $2.98, (1,000) 12.96: Gammon (1,000) 51.52 D: Hume pref.
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    CLOSING PRICES
    35 16 August 24. RUBBER PRICES SINGAPORE: 722 cents (down a quarter of a cent) K.L.: 72? cents (down half a cent). TIN: 5423.62J (up 25 cents) Estimated unofficial offering 240 tons (down 15 tons).
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    -Tin price is still steady: -Rubber below 73 cents
    320 16 r[E Straits tin price yesterday again continued to show the steadiness that has been a feature of the market during the past fortnight. During that time the price has only varied between $424 and $423 per plcul. Yesterday the price was
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    KUALA LUMPUR RUBBER PRICES
    269 16 /OPENING a shade lower than v Thursday's closing levels on lower overseas advices, prices on the Federation Rubber Market eased slightly on trade selling. The turnover was again small. Interest In lower ibeeta was of a routine nature. During the afternoon session, prices Improved fractionally, but
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    SINGAPORE'S RUBBER PRICES
    216 16 SEPTEMBER first grade rubber buyers f.e.b. closed at 5 p.m. In Singapore yesterday at 721 cents per lb., down a quarter of a cent on Thursday's dosing price. Tbe tone was quiet. IC.C.H.A, closing prices In cents per lb. yesterday: Int. 1 R.S.S. prompt f.o.b. buyers 73
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    MALAYAN TRADE
    202 16 DAN-MALAYAN foreign trade In A tbe first six months of this year was running about six per cent more in value than In the first half of 1961 and totalled $4,585.1 million. Both exports and imports during the six months appreciated by six per cent being $2,197 million
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    112 16 TNI Malayan Ixshante Banks' Ass*slatlen made these changes la Its rates to merchants yesterday (all rats* to S100) New Yerk: buying TT 321. airmail OD 33. 90 d/st 33* credit hills. 33! trade bills. Canada: buying TT Bft 7/16. airmail OD 33 9/16. 90 d/st 36 1/16 errdlt
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    Rubber market: Small turnover
    469 16 DRICES over the pe- riod have continued to decline, and overseas markets have shown no inclination to arrest this trend state H.C.B. Co. Ltd. in their weekly review of the rubber market. The main support for the market has come from increased demand for October and
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    143 16 MELBOURNE. Frl. GENERAL Investment! and Industrial shares firmed further today and the market closed on the brightest note of the week. E.W. Milter featured with a good recovery to 18s. B.H JP. and other leaders also had stronger support. Company reports continue to reveal better results. Mount Isa
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    220 16 SHIPS l»in» iltnitMt tht Singap.r. wharvtt taday arc Kinatumg 25. lutlandla, A/9. Birlus 43. Kyomel Mam 44. Klorian Oynows. 1.1/16, Homo Maemlc 19. Naroya Mara 42/43. Lahiinn Hadji NW. 5. Orient Trader 46. Sina«v loa 8/7. Ball (Duch) 1/2. rtvria 44/4S J*" Rancf 27/2«. Muswellhin 23'?4. Outtr
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      879 17 NOTICES KUCHAI TIN (1957) LIMITED. (Incorporated In the State of Singapore) DIVIDEND No. 5. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the 6th Ordinary General Meeting of the Company which will be held In the Board Room of Slme Darby (Singapore) Ltd., at Crosby House, No. 71. Robinson Road, Slngapore-1, on
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      978 17 EDUCATION It WoU, SS (MlM.h-Box St ef. mstrm I MALAY POSTAL TUITION) CamMidge Byllabus "X"/H.B.C, Standard l/H, L.C.B. Beginner*' Course. Suecca* 3uaranteed. Fees Low. PO. Box M*. (Spore) PMtal TultlMi far CAMBRIDGE CERTIFICATES and *th*r sxsmlnatlsm WoUey Han (founded la IBM) can suooaufully prepare you by post far Cambridge examination*.
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      1195 17 VEHICLES FOR SALI tt Word* U (Htm.}— Bom St ct*. omtrm IJSC.C. SUPER-SPORT Booda Nov. ■61 immaculate OOBdJtioo 5970/- o.n-o. Apply 599 Buklt Timah Road 4| m.s. B'pore after 2.30 p.m. and Sunday. QUICK SALE 19*3 Morris Minor 4/ Doors 40mpg Tip Top Condition Taxad Insured 1963. View 10 Chaaoary
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      1023 17 FOR SALE M Word* tl (Him.}— Bom St eU. eartre BATIK BAROMQi Announcing the arrival of Oeanlne Batik Sarong from Indonesia, available at Orient Crafts. 10* Orchard Road. Singapore. Tel H490. HURRVI QUICK SALE! Electric Cooker one year old, perfect, new condition. Particulars Pnone *****/75 Blgiap Road. Spore 18 1.30
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      461 17 LADIES DRESS SHOP tt Word* SS (Mtn.)-ttox St eU. txtrm COTTON AND AFTERNOON Drcssrs of Latest Styles. Rose Oown Shop SALE STARTS on Monday at liulcnanda Rafflea Placs Branch. Drastic Reductions Dresses from SI3OJO. TAILORING it Word* SS (Mi*>— Box SO eU. oxtrm MALAYA TAILOR. 131 StranKron Road B'pore Specialists
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      PEPE. HONG FATT & UNBELIEVABLE
      329 18  - PEPE. HONG FATT UNBELIEVABLE EPSOM JEEP: By Kuala Lumpur, Frl ...are three newcomers who can win first time out at Kuala Lumpur RACING <■■ ■<■■ I£UALA LUMPUR appears to be the favourite hunting ground for newcomers. More horses have won first time out on this course than anywhere else. Some
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      221 18 SWIMMING LEIPZIG, Fri.— East German competitors brought the host country the main honours when the European swimming championships continued here yesterday. The West German women's four by 100 metres medley relay team set a world record by winning the event In 4:40.1 and Ingrlii
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      171 18 ROD LAYER AND MARGARET ARE TOP SEEDS YEW YORK. Fri.— Australian Al Rod Layer, bidding for the first lawn tennis "grand slam" for 24 years, is top seed in the American championships beginning at Forest Hills on Aug. 29. The left-handed Layer has already won the Australian, French and Wimbledon
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      Gimcrack to Crocket
      75 18 YORK, Frl— American owned Crocket, the 5-2 on favourite, won the £6 750 Oimcrack StaJces, one of the most Important events for two-year-olds in the English racing calendar, here yesterday. Crocket left his challenge until the last U f of the 6f race, then came through to
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      Lock icon Rain hits counties
      121 18 LONDON. Fn .-Close of play! scores In yesterdays cricket 1 matches: At Marian: No play. rain. Oloucs 8« and 38-0. Glamorgan 82. At Old Trafford: Lanes 129 and 41-1. Sussex 93 (Highs 4-31) rain curtailed play. At Derby Somerset 214 Derby 129-3 (Hall 65t. rain curtailed play.
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      Spore FPA to boycott M-tourney unless...
      370 18 Spore FPA to boycott M-tourney unless... BOCCEM SINGAPORE, Fri. The newly•3 formed Singapore Football Players Association decided to boycott the Merdeka tournament at Kuala Lumpur from Sept. 8 to 19 unless the 13 players selected by SAFA are all civilians. The F.P.A, will demand that the seven Services players among
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      9 18 ULBTEK CtF: Perry 0 Coleralne 3-Reuter.
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      1336 18 KL runners riders tomorrow Race 1: 2.0-Cl 4 Div j~7f Pepe (Katong St.) Sullivan. 5 9.0 Power 5 2 Crown Leaie (Sultan of Pahanm Lee. 11 9.0 'Urn 6 3 ***** Noble Albert (Steady Kongsi) E. Breuk.. 7 813 Taylor 3 4 ***** Joaleen (Star One St.) Mawl, 6 8.12
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      324 18 TO LET 5 STOREY OFFICES 24. MALACCA ST., S'POBE. Adjaininf Raffles S«urr. la »b*«t 9 months. Suitable Airline*— Shippint Bank onuflar Showroom. Plain-Term*: Apply Personally. TENDER NOTICE J.K.R. NEGERI SEMBILAN Tenders from registered J.K.R. Contractors of Class 'E' and above will be received at the Office of Jurutera Negeri, Negeri
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      768 18 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS GOVERNMENT OF NORTH BORNEO PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT SITUATION VACANT LABORATORY TECHNICIAN lor Water Laboratory on 4-year S?^ 1 B iMry c le 170 *10 200:215 x 15 275/290 x 20 410: Starting salary according to quall- flcatloni i and experience. Age limits 18 to 35. Qualifications: Passed Cambridge
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      91 18 SOCCER SAFA LEAGUE: Div.l Darul Afiah v Tan Tock Seng (Jalan Besar Stadium 5.15 pjn.). CRICKET ARMY MATCH: Spore v Federation Armed Forces. tTanglin 11 a.m.). ANNUAL MATCH: Malayan Ceyionese v Malayan Malaya (Seremban). SWIMMING Spore S.C. junior gala (Tanjong Rhu>. ATHLETICS ALL MALAYAN Sikh c Alps (Anderson School ground
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      Kamari and Manap in semi-finals
      176 19 DENANB, Fri. Socring two I impressive victories last night M. Kamari and A. Manap Ahmad reached the semi-finals of the Junior doubles in the Penang Malays badminton championships. In their first match Kamari and Manap beat Ridzuan Wahi and Abdullah 15-12 15--8. Later they scored
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      Badminton battle begins today
      356 19 THREE countries who hav2 yet to win an event in the Asian Games, Indonesia. Thailand and Malaya, all have high hopes of at least one gold medal in the badminton which starts here tomorrow and which is being included as an official event in th« Games
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      Oh calls a meeting of leaders
      299 19  -  NORMAN SIEBEL By Jakarta, Friday GAMES-EVE BID TO CLEAR CLOUD OF UNCERTAINTY INDECISION and uncertainty hung heavily over the athletics teams on the eve of the first day's competition in the Asian Games at JaThe International Amateur Athletics Federations declaration that if Formosa and
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      Malayans look smart in the opening ceremony
      588 19 JAKARTA, Friday MALAYANS in grey were among: the smartest looking teams at the opening ceremony of the Fourth Asian Games here today. The black songkoks of the men stood out in the colourful parade. The 11 women members of the Malayan team looked
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      PAKISTAN-INDIA HOCKEY FINAL IS THE CONFIDENT FORECAST
      346 19 They wore pale turquoise blazers and white trousers. The sole woman member ot the delegation, javelin thrower Elizabeth Davenport, wore a long white sari. As teams past the reviewIng stand, they circled the red cinder track once, then marched up into ranks before
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      285 19 CARPETS FOR SALE AT THE LOWEST BARGAINS BELGIUM COTTON. BELGIUM JUTE, JAPANESE COTTON AND OTHERS ALSO AVAILABLE. REMEMBER TO VISIT:SATNAM CARPET CO. Head Office:- FEDERAL HOTEL, 155. Kampong Java Road, Room 22 Floor 60 B. C, E r, (Newton Circle) wolferetan Road. Spore 9. Tel: ***** Malacca Tel: 61 1
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    34 20 MR. AND MRS. P. Raman of 11. Shelly Road. Kuila Lumpur thank all relatives and friends for tholr attendance, assistance, good nifties and valuable presents on the occasion of their marriage 19 S.S2.
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    15 20 JOURNEY TO TNI 7th linnet" la Gate Way lo Fmci it Midnight Tonight Odeon
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    509 20  -  JEFFREY FRANCIS i From MIRI. Friday I Malaysia: He gives assurances to Sarawak people over changes "I ET us work to- gether as members of one nation," said Tun Abdul Razak to the people of Sarawak last night. Malaya's Deputy Prime Minister, said this in
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    DANGER OF THOSE BLANK VOTES
    461 20 Lee: 400,000 citizens would be affected SINGAPORE, Friday. fHK danger of casting blank votes in the coming referendum was explained today by the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. "At a lunchtime rally In Fullerton Square. Mr. Lee said the line being fed to Malays
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    CITIZENSHIP: CHAMBER TO MEET
    82 20 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce will convene a special committee meeting on Tuesday to discuss merger and the referendum in the light of the new arrangements for automatic conversion of Singapore citizenship to Malaysian citizenship. This was requested yesterday by 12 traders' associations
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    Youth rally off
    28 20 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Youth for Christ Rally scheduled for Sept. 1 at the Victoria Memorial Hall has been cancelled because of ne National Referendum polls.
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    Daughter was driven to suicide by fear, says father
    255 20 Daughter was driven to suicide by fear, says father OINGAPORE, Fri. Fear drove a woman pharmacist to take an overdose of sleeping pills, an inquest was told here today. Cnia Kirn Alk. 3ft. was found dead In her room at Queen Astrld Park around 9-.30 a.m. on July 15. A
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    Poly to hold course
    77 20 Poly to hold course SINGAPORE, Pri. The Singapore Polytechnic will conduct a radar observer's course from Sept. 3 to Sept. 14 for officers, apprentices and seamen with at least three years sea service for a Certificate of Competency. Enrolment will begin at 8.30 a.m. on Sept. 3 at the Polytechnic.
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    159 20 LONDON. Fri.-«-The British Government will invite .Ministerial representatives from Singapore. British (iuiana. Kenya. Malta and Uganda to be present durinr the Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference, opening here on Sept. 10. the Colonial Office said today. This was because of the importance of certain aspects
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    UMNO REJECTS CO-OP MINING, PLANTING
    288 20 UMNO REJECTS CO-OP MINING, PLANTING 1/-UALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Umno General Assembly here today rejected a motion calling on the organisation to set up a corporation on a co-operative basis to help Malays take part in the mining and planting industries. The motion, moved by Umno Youth, was rejected by
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    Ceremony off
    29 20 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Ministry of Health announced today that the opening ceremony of the Somapah Road Outdoor Dispensary has been postponed to 7.15 p.m. on Sept. 15.
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    85 20 MELBOURNE, Fri The visiting Maharaja of Baroda has given Australians a tip on how to address the Duke of Norfolk, manager of the M. C. C. team to tour Australia. "Call him Dookie" said the Maharaja who captained the Indian side which toured England in
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    318 20 LONDON, Pri. There has been a certain amount of Irregularity In stock market's, today but the undertone remained firm. Business generally was on a reduced scale. The usual weekend Influences restricted interest while events in Berlin, the rise In unemployment in the United Kingdom and the threat of
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    38 20 LONDON, Fri.— Bpot 21 11/164-.. Sept. 2111/16 d. Oct. 2P,d., Nov. 21 7 ,d\, Oct/Dec. JlT.d.. Jan./ Mar. 21 15/164., April/June 234., July /Sept. 22d., c.l.f. August unquoted. Sept. 21 Hd.. Oct. 21 \d Tone: Slightly easier.
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    26 20 LONDON. Fri Buyers ttSl'i. sellers £852, Forward buyers CBSIH, sellers £«52' s Settlement £852. Turnover a.m. 105 tons, p.m. 70 tons. Tone: Steady out quiet.
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    Spore girl is 'Golden Voice'
    46 20 KUALA LUMPUR, Pri. Mrs. Diana Rangel of Singapore tonight won the 10th Pan-Malayan "Golden Voice" contest held at the Tenglcu Abdul Rahman Hall here. Second was Mrs. Elllna I Dolores Abraham of Perak and third was Miss Olivia! Ellas of Singapore.
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    140 20 JOINT W.D. TEAM TO SETTLE PAY ROW l/UALA LUMPUR, Fri. A working party consisting of three re- J presentatives each from the Britfsh Army and the War Department Civilian Staff Association was formed today to iron out differences over the workers' wage claims. This was done after an all-day meeting
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    100 20 I LONDON. Fri— The Pakistani I cricketers and Kent drew their I three-day match here today: Final scoies. Pakistan 380 for seven declared and 23D for three declared. Kent 265 for seven declared and 143 for four. Results of other matches At DERBY: Somerset bt.
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