Eastern Sun, 12 April 1967

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  • 25 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 1 No. 261 Wednesday. 12 AprH 1967. MC (P) 2251 KDN 2660 Price 15 cents
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  • 342 1  -  Tunku advises NUT to call off mini-strike By JAMAL ALI Kuala Lumpur, Tues. THE PRIME Tunhu Abdul Rahman, today discussed the dispute with a 10-member delegation from the Malaysian Trad Congress. The meeting was held at the Residency. It lasted 30 minutes. The told
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  • 142 1 SATTAHIP, Gulf of Thailand. Tues. cßeuter American and Thai engineers are rushing to complete a huge complex of port, pipeline and oil storage facilities here, 105 miles south-east of Bangkok. which will serve as an additional staging point for United States massive air strikes against
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  • 76 1 UPI ZURICH. Switzerland. Tues Miss Singapore. the lovely Mollie Ang, today urged the Swiss to visit her home country in increasing numbers. The 22-year-old arts student. on a tour of western Europe to promote tourism, told newsmen about the a'tractions of Singapore during a reception organised by
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  • 257 1 NASHVILLE. Tennessee, Tues. (Reuter) —The threat of race rioting simmered here today after three nights of violence by students at two predominantly Negro State universities. Police used teargas and fired shotguns to disperse about 300 stucents at the Tennessee State University, last night. Rain also helped
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  • 401 1 HOLLYWOOD. Tues. (ReuteT) Britain took the lion's share of the academy awards here tonight. "A MAN FOjtv ALL SEASONS'* scooped up an Oscar as the Best Film for 1966 and three others for its star. writer and director. And British-bom Elizabeth Taylor took the
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  • 61 1 DULUTH. Minnesota, Tues. Businessman Jeno Paulucci. has handed out gifts of more than a million dollars to employees who have stayed with him for more than 10 years. "I felt we had a moral partnership and wanted them to have a nest egg. too." said Mr Paulucci. whose
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  • 189 1 JESSELTON, Sab ah, Tues. (UPI) Seven Indonesian officials, sent here by Acting President Suharto's Government to observe Sabah's first direct elections, today visited the 133 Indonesian detainees in the central prison here. The Indonesian officiate spent more than 45 minutes with the prisoners, and told them
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  • 91 1 TARB E S, South-west France, Tues. (Reuter) Robert Gailledreaux was angry when French Customs men tried to confiscate the 11 bottles of whisky and aperitif he brought back from Spain. "Nothing doing." he declared and launched into a marathon drinking session. The Customs men let him have
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  • 251 1 WELLINGTON, Tues (Reuter) The Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak, said today Malaysia could look to the future with cautious optimism cautious because as long as militant Communism was NOT completely wiped out it could spread again like cancer. Tun Razak said his
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 273 2  -  by CHOO TECK MAU MUAR, Tues. A 22-year-old schoolboy, Eng Kim Seng, was today committed to stand trial in the Johore Bahru High Court on a charge o# murdering a 64-year-old shopkeeper, Juay Chin Song, on Sept. 22, last year. Kim
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    • 234 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Raiak, this evening bestowed the Ahli Mangku Negara (AMN) on Squadron Leader Mervyn William Hodge of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The award a rare honour for non-Malaysian was in recognition of the
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    • 500 2 PENANG, Tues. The Malayan Teachers' Union today advised its members of over 700 strong, to be cautious as long as there was a "ray of hope" that the Government was sincere in settling the teachers claims. Speaking at the union's extraordinary meeting here today,
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    • 198 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A middle-aged woman. Llm Foong Lian, was today fined $lOO in the Fifth Magistrate's Court, when she pleaded guilty to a charge of ill-treating her five-year old adopted son. As a result of a beating by Lim. the boy, Tan Kim Huat
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    • 63 2 The Minister of Finance,Mr Tan Si ew Sin(in bush-jacket), during his l½-hour tour of a Malaysian Government Services Co-operative Housing Society Limited Housing Scheme in Sungai Way, Kuala Lumpur on Monday.With him are the Inspector General of Police, Tan Sri Mohamed Salleh bin Ismael (third from right) who is obairman
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    • 295 2  -  By C. p. liEE KUALA LUMPUR, TUESDAY THE Industrial Arbitration Tribunal here was today told how employees of an Ipoh bus company were called in one by one into the manager's office and told to sign their names on a list if they were not
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    • 78 2 J ESS ELTON, Tuei. Latest Sabah State tions:KUDAT (5,453): OT. Tsen Kin sung (UPKO) 1.697; Won* Lok Khian (SCA) 3.132: Majority 1,435. Percentage 89 per cent; and Spoilt votes 57. SOROB (8,215): Ismail bin Gimbad (UPKO) 3,920; Banian bin Noyoh (USNO) 3,519; Majority 401; Percentage —93
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    • 122 2 KUANTAN. Tues—The Deputy Chief Education Officer, Pahang, Mr. D. S. David, today confirmed that Mr. K. Rajaguru, secretary of the National Union of Teachers, Pahang branch, was transferred from Mentakab to Jerantut in January. Mr. Rajaguru recently alleged that he had been transferred because of hii
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    • 212 2 J ESS EL TON, Tues. Four official observers visiting Kudat constituencies yesterday heard for themselves a group of fishermen of Suluk origin expressing their desire to remain in Malaysia. The unscheduled interview between the observers and the natives took place at Tampakan, a remote polling district
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    • 316 2 IPOH, Tues. The president of the People's Progressive Party Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam, today admitted that there was no* a single opposition party that could alone# hope to take over the Central Gov. ernment in the next general elections in 1969, "But an united
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    • 322 3 PENANG, Tues. The emergence of a nonCommunist, democratic socialist and multi-racial United Opposition Front would be the only way to halt the increasing polarisation of political conflict in this country between the Alliance setup and the Communists. This stated by the chairman of the Democratic
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    • 221 3 IPOH, Tues. A 15-year-old Form 111 student of the Convent Girls' School in Kuala Kangsar Road here, Miss Soong Kam Peng, has been missing from home since the school closed for the Easter vacation. Her father, Mr. Soong Kok, ?ocay told the
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    • 662 3 New Zealand anxious to play active role in the AsianPacific region KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. New Zealand Prime Minister, Mr. Keith Holyoake, told Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak in Wellington today that New Zealand was anxious to play as active and constructive a role as possible in the Asian-Pacific
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    • 56 3 Hamburg the unknown aspect. This picture was taken from the new telecommunication tower at a height of more than 885 feet. The view extends over the "Planten »nd Blomen", the recreational and pleasure park of the international city as far as the Alster. Hamburg Harbour has had a turnover of
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    • 178 4 TOUCHING, Tues. The ltalian Government will soon finalise plans to guarantee credits to Malaysia. This was stated here by the Italian ambassador to Malaysia, Dr. Enrico Carrara who is on a threeday visit to Sarawak. He arrived here last Sunday. Dr. Carrara who came to Malaysia
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    • 97 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Two robbers drove away with a Securicor guard after breaking into the Weld Supermarket here yesterday morning. Yusof bin Ramlee, who was guarding the Weld Supermarket, saw suspicious movements inside the building at 4.35 a.m. He approached the scene and was Immediately held
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    • 92 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Five robbers hijacked a car after assaulting its driver Tung Ah Chai in Peel Road here yesterday morning. The car, a white Mercedes Benz. BK 4725. was still missing this morning. It was valued at $7,000. Tung, a bicycle repairer from Sekinchan, Kuala Selangor,
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    • 58 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Mentri Besar of Selangor, Dato Harun bin Haji Idris, will make a day's visit to Kuala Selangor district tomorrow. He will address the Government staff there on Bulan Jujur" and open rural projects. He will also have discussions with estate workers
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    • 356 4 17"UCHING, Tues. Rural development projects are being implemented for the benefit of the rural people, who form the back- bone of thi country. The country's wealth comes from the rural areas, therefore the rural people now deserve to enjoy all the amenities which were
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    • 51 4 MALACCA. Tties —A prominent member of the Straits Chinese Community here Mr. San Hon* died here after a short illness, last Sunday. He was 65. He was the founder and trustee of the Malacca Lord Buddha Temple. The cremation will be on Thursday at Jelutong at 2
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    • 77 4 KUCHING, Tues. Four weeks' P 00 1 money amounting to $38.26 has been donated by the pupils of Ra ayat Primary School. Jalan Haji Bolhassan. Kuching. to the National Disaster Flood Relief Fund. The money was collected bv one of the senior pupils, and handed
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    • 134 4 PENANG. Tues. The foundry in Bridge Road here where 24-year-old ironsmith Khoo Soo Koo was beaten to death by five unknown men last Saturdaywas today crowded with curious on-lookers when they found a coffin placed in front of it. According to people staying near the area,
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    • 63 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A three-day Conference of Teachers of Economics in Malaysian Schools will be held from Thursday at the University of Malaya hereThe conference is organised by the Economics Association of Malaysia, and the Faculty of Economics and Administrations, University of Malaya. It will be opened by
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    • 62 4 PHOTO shows the president of the Eng Choon Huay Kuan, Muar, Mr. Yee Kim Kam, J.P. presenting a cheque of $300.00 to the Muar District Officer, Enche Ibrahim bin Abdul Maid, for the National Disaster Relief Fund recently. Looking: on is Mr. Lau Kheng Lay, vice-president of Muar branch Malayan
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    • 114 4 MALACCA. Tues. The Chief Minister of Malacca Enche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba. said the teachers' strike was prejudicial to national progress. He appealed to teachers to call off the strike in the Interest of children when he opened a $3,000 mosque at Sungei Siput here
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    • 106 4 PENANG. Tues The Thai Consul. Mr. Suban Sawetamal, and the Venerable Phra Kru Bisit Atthakarn, will lay the foundation stone of the largest pagoda in Malaysia at Cnaiya Mangalaram Buddhist Temple in Bnrmah Lane on April 23. This pagoda will deposit the only relics
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    • 104 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. King Hassan II of the Kingdom of Morocco has expressed. through the Malaysian Charge d'Affaires in Rabat. Enche Ahmad Zainal Abidin bin Muhammad Yusof. his sincere thanks to Malaysia for the warm wishes from the Yang dl-Pertuan Agong, the Government and people of
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    • 29 4 IPOH, Tues. A cyclist, Low Ah Nong. 19, was waylaid by six armed men at the 10i milestone in Segari Road, Lumut, yesterday, and robbed of SIS.
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    • 168 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A Malaysian goodwill mission headed by the Mentrl Besar of Pahang. Dato Yahaya bin Hajl Mohd. Seh. and composed of members of the Pahang State Legislative Council, made a four-day visit to the Kingdom of Morocco from March 31 after concluding their pilgrimage
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    • 491 4 KUCHING, Tues. A revised blue-print for expansion of secondary education in Sarawak for the next five years is now being prepared by the Education Department. This is the result of the advice givien and recommendations made by a UNESCO Mission who visited the State
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    • 159 5 Wylde Bros (150,000 miles) g KIALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Wyldc brothers— Alexander and Richard today received a certificate each from the BOAC Sales Manager for Western Malaysia. Mr. Mai Evans, for travelling "high mileage" by the BOAC airline. Alexander, 13, who started "flying" with the airline since
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    • 53 5 IPOH, Tues. Three Indonesians, who came in a boat laden with '"ganja" (Indian hemp> near Padang Gajah yesterday, were detained by the police. Four gunny sacks of "ganja" were also found by the police at Padang Gajah. The weeds weighed about 140 kattiesThe boat had come from
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    • 67 5 IPOH, Tues. Ng Ah Moy, 23. was today fined $3OO or three months' jail in the magistrate's court here for assisting in the operation of an illegal three-digit character lottery. A punter. Lim Wan Chen, 40. was fined $4O or two weeks' jail for buying the
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    • 349 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Four youths who pleaded guilty to a charge of robbing a woman of her gold chain, were today sentenced to a year's jail each by the President of the Second Sessions Court here, Che Siti Normah binte Ya'acob. They are C.
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    • 65 5 KAMPAR, Tues. The Kampar Town Council will soon have its $140,000 twostorey, air-conditioned building. Its chairman Mr Michaelean A. Robert, said today the present building at Jalan Bahru would be demolished. Tenders had been called and work was expected to start soon. The new
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    • 353 5 KUANTAN, Tues. The Yang di-Per-tuan Agong said the spirit of unity and mutual understanding among Malaysians must be maintained at all levels. The King was speaking at the State banquet held at Istana Abu Bakar here tonight. He said Pahang was one of the
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    • 215 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. Johore Bahru will observe World Health Day on April 30 this year. The programme includes a baby show, essay and poster competitions, eating stalls, markets and shops cleanliness competitions, kampong cleanliness competitions, health exhibitions, and film shows on health.
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    • 31 5 MUAR. Tues. The Bandar Maharani branch of the Malaysian Chinese Association will hold its annual meeting at its premises at Jalan Bakri here on April 27 at 8 p.m.
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    • 63 5 PENANG, Tues. The Controller of Pilgrimage, Malaysia, Dato Haji Alt Rouse, said here today that according to latest telegrams received from the masters of the pilgrim ships, the "Kuala Lumpur" will be arriving here on Friday an the "Anshun" on Saturday. Both these pilgrim ships
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    • 73 5 IPOH, Tues. Hearing was adjourned to next Monday in a case in which Poniah 8/0 Veerakutty. 52, headmaster of Trong Rubber Plantation Estate School, was charged with raping a student, aged 12, at Gameson Hotel in Yau Tet Shin Street between Aug. 4 and 5 last year.
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    • 113 5 JESSELTON, Tues. The Chairman of the Elections Commission, Dato Dr. Mustapha Albakri, said today he was very happy that everything was going on so smoothly and peacefully regarding the Sabah general elections. He was speaking to the Press at the Jesselton airport before his departure
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    • 51 5 MUAR, Tues. The Jeram branch of the Malaysian Chinese Association near here will entertain the Mentri Besar of Johore Dato Haji Othman bin Mohd. Sa'at to a dinner on April 20 at 7.30 p.m. on the occasion of his being appointed the new Mentri Besar of
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    • 561 10 Delegates, observers from 19 countries will participate SINGAPORE, Tues. The Minister of Interior and Defence, Dr. Goh Keng Swee will open the World Assembly of Youth (W.A.Y.) Asian Regional Seminar on Urbanisation on Sunday, April 16 at the Singapore Conference Hall. Some 70 delegates
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    • 252 10 HUNGARY-S'PORE PACT AIMS: SINGAPORE, Tiies. Details of the trade agreement reached between the Hungarian and Singapore Governments were released today. The agreement will facilitate the development of economic relations and trade between both countries on the basis of "equality and mutual benefit". v Under
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    • 301 10 SINGAPORE. Tues.—A SlOO.OOO scholarship fund has been established by the Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association to provide scholarships for students to attend the diploma course in rubber and plastics technology at the Singapore Polytechnic. This was announced today by Mr.
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    • 174 10 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. Crime busters heTe are working on the theory that the daring goldsmith's robbery yesterday was a masterplan of an organised 7an g. In yesterday's robbery, two smartly dressed teenagers raided the Wing Yick Goldsmith shop along Jalan Trus. After smashing the
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    • 57 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. Dr. Lau Kieng Hiong was elected president of the Singapore Dental Association recently. The President-elect is Dr- Lim Kheng Ann. Other officials are Secretary, Dr. Yip Wing Kong; Treasurer, Dr. Benny Chan; Editor. Dr. F.A.C. Oehlers; Council members: Drs. Wong Mook Qui, Lam Khuan Seng,
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    • 37 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. —The Japanese Ambassador here, Mr. T Ueda will give a reception on the occasion of the Birthday of His Majesty the Emperor of Japan on April 29, at No. 5, Tyresall Road. here.
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    • 247 10 "Miss Australia 1967" 20-year-old Miss Margaret Rohan of Adelaide, South Australia, will leave Sydney on Sunday, April 16, on her first lee of a round-the-world tour with Qantas, Australia's Overseas Airline. The tour includes the Far East. The trip Is one of the major orizes
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    • 79 10 SINGAPORE, Mo n Friendship Ltd. will open another Chinese products department store (emporium) called Friendship Garden at the Great World Amusement Park in Kim Seng Road. It will be officially opened on April 14. The 50,000-square-feet Garden consits of two exhibition halls, ten selling compartments and
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    • 39 10 SINGAPORE, Tucs. Miss Tasmania 1967 Miss Gillian Fenton will arrive in Singapore on April 23 aboard "Fairstar* of Sitmar Line on her way to England. She will be accompanied by her Chaperon, Mrs. E. Clark.
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    • 33 10 PEN ANG, Tues. —An armed robbery took place at Hotel International in Penang Road late last night when a receptionist, Mr. Johnny Wong, was robbed of a wallet, containing over $l,OOO.
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    • 181 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. Fire robbers four of them armed with knives held up a clerk and a mechanic of a petrol kiosk yesterday and escaped with cash and property amounting to $2,248. The clerk, Mr. Tan Say Yam, 27, of Hoe Hian
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    • 28 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Singapore, Traffic Police recorded a total of 111 road accidents of which five were serious during the past 24 hours in the Republic.
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    • 116 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Singapore Institute of Management has organised a Chinese language course on 'general marketing and sales management' commencing in May. The ten-lecture course will be conducted by Mr. Chong Yin Eng. Lesturer, Faculty of Commerce, Nanyang University. The course is Intended for
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    • 81 10 -BINGAPORE, Tues. Mr. S. Krlshnamurthy, lecturer of the World Union, Pondicherry, will speak on "Spirituality in daily living" at the Singapore Lodge Theosophical Society on April 13 at 6.30 p.m. Mr Krlshnamurthy Is a profound scholar and has been a keen student of Theosophy since the age of
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    • 214 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Agricultural Fond Committee jointlv up by the Primary Production Department, poultry farmers and feedmillers -1 is continuing its task to slaughter low-grad e egg. laying chickens in the country. More than 2,000 of these chickens are slaughtered daily at
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    • 175 10 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Light Industries Services of the Economic Development Board will be conducting courses in management training and workshop management and technology. The course in management training will begin on April 24 and will be conducted in Chinese. The course compnsing eight sessions will be held
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    • 634 11 RIOTING CASE: SINGAPORE, Tues. —A banishee, Abdul Razak today told the Second District Court that on November 4 last year while he and Ngee Ann College students were proceeding to City Hall steps, he carried a placard in Malay.
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    • 71 11 PEKAN NANAS. Tues. Pekan Nanas District Council today appealed to the National Electricity Board for improvement of electricity supply to the district. They added that insufficient supply of electricity affected the development of commerce and industry in the district. They suggested tender should be opened to
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    • 33 11 SFNBAPORE, Tues. The Netherlands Charge d' Affaires in Singapore, will give a reception on May 1 occasion of the birthday of Queen Juliana It will be held at 23. Ridout Road.
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    • 263 11 SINGAPORE, Tues. Work on the improvement to Tempenis Circus, costing $109,000 is expected to be completed in June this year by the Public Works Department. The Tempenis Circus is becoming inadequate to cope with the increasing volume of traffic from the
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    • 241 11 Mrs. Madge Corcoran, an expert in beauty care from Gala of London, has arrived in Singapore to give advance training to Gala's group of local beauty consultants fo* three weeks. At a press conference held at Sime Darby Singapore Ltd. this morning, Mrs. Corcoran said, "We
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    • 289 11 By H. M. S. SUTAN SINGAPORE, Tues. The Indonesian Foreign Minister, Dr. Adam Malik tonight elaborated on a proposal for regional co-operation which he discussed with the Thai Foreign Minister, Tun Thanat Khoman recently. He was speaking to newsmen tonight when he
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    • 861 11 Union Officials' trial: Third day SINGAPORE, Tues. —The Industrial Relations Officer of the Research Unit of the National Trades Union Congress, Mr. N. Govindasamy told the Third District Court today of a "hot argument" between him and K. Suppiah,
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    • 81 11 Local dancers have had an opportunity to improve when reputed American dancer. Pauline Koner conducted workshops at Rediffusion studios here ester day and today. Miss Koner is currently on a four-day visit to Singapore
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    • 178 11 JOHORE BAHRU, Tues. The Malaysian Chinese Association here today called on the Government to alleviate the problem facing timber traders in the State. Addressing newsmen this afternoon, Mr. Hee Ching, chairman of the MCA (East and West Division) said he had already made representations to
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    • 93 11 i i w. «t Three employees of the British India General Insurance Company Limited in Singapore, who have completed 15 years of service with the firm we*e presented with wrist watches
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 630 6 'Long distance blasting rollingstock is safer WASHINGTON, Tues. (UPI). Choirman Richard B. Russell of the Senate Armed Services committee yesterday again urged the Pentagon to reactivate one of its mothballed battleships for shelling military targets in North Vietnam. The Georgia Democrat told the senate
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    • 79 6 MOSCOW. Tues. (Reuter) Two Russian "Space dogs." Blacky and Breezy, who spent three weeks in space early last year, have both since fathered normal puppies, it was reported last night. The announcement was made here to mark Soviet Cosmonauts* Day, which falls tomorrow. The two
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    • 67 6 MANILA. Tues. (Reuter) A fire broke out at the prestlgeous flve-s to re y Hotel Filipinas here yesterday causing a mild panic among the tourist residents. The Are raged for 30 minutes and destroyed Ave rooms on the top floor. Property damage was estimated at half
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    • 173 6 WASHINGTON. Tues. (Reuter) —Australia. Canada and the United States have agreed to develop a common communications satellite system to link their armies on the battlefield. Defence Secretary Mr. Robert McNamara announced today. Britain, who co-operated in the initial stages, has so far taken no decision
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    • 142 6 a WASHINGTON. T u e s. (UPI) A Special Presidential Committee recommended yesterday the United States greatly increase efforts to promote desalination of salt water in areas of water shortage throughout the world. The committee also called for expansion of programmes of the Agency
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    • 153 6 WASHINGTON, Tues. (Reuter) Senator Mark Hatfield, avowed critic of the American involvement in Vietnam, said that he believed the United States should seek to "de-Ameri-canise" the war there. The Oregon Republican said the White House "war administration" had erred in trying to convince
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    • 427 6 ARRAS, France, Tues. (Reuter) The Duke of Edinburgh said at a First World War remembrance ceremony here that all mankind should remember what happens when the nationalism and aggressive instincts of a people drag half the world into war. The Duke, representing Queen Elizabeth
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    • 586 6 TOKYO, Toes. (Reuter)— The Asian Development Bank expected on present progress to be able to send out its first mission to consld e r projects suitable for loans in the autumn of this year, the Bank President, Mr. Takeshi Watanabe, said yesterday.
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    • 64 6 SYDNEY, Tues (Reuter) BOAC would like to operate a route across Russia and China, chairman Sir Giles Gutrie said on a recorded radio broadcast here yesterday. Sir Giles, here for i* opening of his airlines firSouth Pacific Service. <a:c "We have already sounde" out the Russians
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    • 50 7 The special UN Commission sent to Aden is seen here outside their hotel awaiting a lull in street fighting to visit Mansoura prison. They are (from L) Mousa Leo Keita (Mali), Abdul Shiliza (Afghanistan), and Perez Guerrero. They left without doing any work, and complained of non-cooperation from the British.
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    • 188 7 Way of life MANILA, Tues. (Reuter) The Manila Chronicle today rejected Malaysian Prime Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman's appeal to Manila newspapers "not to say anything that might spoil the existing very good relations" between Malaysia and the Philippines. The Tunku made the appeal following sharp exchanges between the
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    • 239 7 NEW YORK. Tues. (Reuter) Vietnamese in the pay of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (C.1.A.) posed as Vietcong guerrillas and committed atrocities in a South Vietnamese village, according to a report made public by Senator Stephen M. Young today. The Ohio Democrat, writing in the
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    • 86 7 PARIS, Tues. (Renter) Customs officers at Orly airport went to work thoroughly on the Rolling Stones' luggage when the British pop group arrived in the French caDital yesterday for a three-day programme. "They went through all our baggage, the lot, and messed around with everything," said the
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    • 461 7 'A baby Varsity gloom SANTIAGO, Chile, Tues. (Reuter) The present rapid increase in population was causing serious weaknesses in the quality of education, Professor Lim Tay Boh, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Singapore, said here yesterday. Professor Lim, addressing the World Family Planning Conference, said
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    • 334 7 TOKYO TOKYO, Tues. (Reuter) The aid to the underdeveloped world was a form of life insurance for rich countries, the Malaysian delegate warned the general meeting of the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) here today. "One-third of the world's
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    • 142 7 NEW YORK. Tues. (Reuter) New York's Francis Cardinal Spellman. who will be 78 next month, said today he wanted to "Keep going as long as I can" as head of the New York Roman Catholic archdiocese. Addressing a communion breakfast for Roman Catholic charities, he
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    • 343 7 BRUSSELS. Tues. (Reuter) The United States will probably have recourse to the International Monetary Fund in 1967 if it has to finance a deficit comparable with that of last year, according to the annual report of the Common Market's monetary committee published
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    • 76 7 LONDON, Tues. (AFP) Britain's Housing and Local Government Minister' Mr. Anthony Greenwood told the House of Commons Monday that one million tons of detergent were used in Britain's fight to keep her beaches free of oil from the stranded giant tanker "Torrey Canyon."
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    • 75 7 BANGKOK, Tues. (AFP) Greek and Indian captains of the two foreign freighters anchored here were found dead yesterday morning, the former on the deck of his ship and the latter floating in the port basin, police reported here today. Captain Dracoulis Nicolas, 52. of the Greek
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    • 48 7 BANGKOK, Tues (AFP) Former U.S. Vice-Presi-dent Richard M. Nixon is scheduled to arrive here tomorrow evening for a oneday visit as guest of the Foreign Ministry, a ministry spokesman said today. He will leave for Saigon on Thursday afternoon to continue his global tour.
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    • 251 7 WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Tues. (AP) Malaysian ambassador Dato Ong Yoke Lin said yesterday that there are at least 1,000 wellarmed, hard-core Pekingoriented Communists holding out in the jungles of East Malaysia who have refused amnesty terms and must be "eliminated in some way." In an interview,
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    • 111 7 JAKARTA. Tues. (Reuter) The Jakarta garrison command has banned a rightwing Moslem newspaper. Karya Bhakti. for reporting about the banned Moslem Organisation Djihad (Holy War), the garrison announced yesterday. The announcement said the permit of the newspaper had been revoked. The reporting of the
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    • 39 7 NEW DELHI. Tu e s. (Reuter) The Congress Party yesterday chose Vice President Zakir Husain as its candidate for President of Indi&. If elected on May 6, he would become the nation's first Moslem President.
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    • 75 7 Pipe in hand, Mr. Harold Wilson (right) has a friendly chat with U.S. Vice-President Mr. Hubert H. Humphrey before dinner together at 10 Downing Street in Whitehall, London during Mr. Humphrey's European tour. Whilst the Prime Minister and his guest were dining, shouts of "Go Home Murderer" were heard outside
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    • 272 7 ON THE MEND AGAIN? LONDON, Tues. (Reuter) Primer Minister Harold Wilson's cabinet today heard the secrets of the Labour government's annual budget, which may show a mild easing of Britain's economic austerity programme. Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr. James Callaghan gave details of his economic review at a traditional cabinet
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    • 63 7 TOKYO. Tues. (AFP) The 23,071-ton Swedish freighter Vanessa went aground in a dense fog off the Pacific coast of Japan early this morning. Its 34 officers and men are all safe. This was the Swedish ship's second mishap in the Japanese waters in a week. It had
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    • 190 7 LONDON, Tues. (Reuter) Some 4,000 drivers of London's bulbous black taxis converged on the Houses of Parliament yesterday in a traffic-jaming protest against growing competition from the rival new breed known as mini-cabs. The drivers formed up in a five-deep queue round the Palace of
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    • 283 7 Thais unhappy BANGKOK, Tues. (Reuter) The Thai Prime Minister, Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn. said here yesterday that he was unhappy to find American servicemen and Thai girls walking hand -in hand and hugging and kissing each other in public places during his recent visits to Utapao
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    • 61 7 WASHINGTON. Tues. (AFP) President Johnson left here late last night for Punta Del Este where he is to attend the InterAmerican Summit Conference. The Presidential aircraft left Washington at (2332 local time) on a non-stop flight to the Uruguayan capital of Montevideo. The U.S. chief executive
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    • 136 6 THE MAM FROM EXPLOSIVE AFFAIR All work and no pia/ makes even a MAN FROM U.H.C.L.e, A DULL 80/ AND KNOWING THAT H6 LIFE DEPENDS ON SHAH* NESS, NAPOLEON SOLO ACCEPTED THE BLONDE'S INVITATION "TO GO WATER SWING! NOW, SLALOMING BEHINO HER BOAT A 5 IT STREAKS DOWN LONG ISLAND
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  • 775 8 DURING the colonial era only the West Coast of the peninsula was developed. The railway ran from Singapore to Padang Besar, and harbours were built on the western coastline. Branch railways served these major and minor ports, and so were the roads. The East Coast Railway
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  • 1569 8 9 h y the ill en t r i Henesr of Setunyor. Dato Hewrun bin Haji idrim♦ on the occasion of him taring open I irtoria institu t ion Speech Hay in Kuala lu wnpur recently. T NOTE with great satisfaction
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    • 374 8  -  CHUA PENG HEE. Kuantan, \UHAT is happening to the noble profession of the teachers in this country? The rope on which the destiny of the children lies i s getting tauter and tauter at every tug: the Government on one end has not relaxed
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    • 517 8  -  YAP HONG THIN Penan*. SINCE 1961 Government policy on the importation and use of the famous weed-killer, SODIUM ARSENITE, has been the lament of plantation circles. By February each year planters have been asking the same question, that is: "Will Government extend the use of this
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    • 50 8 FVEN the Malayan University results are already announced, but the final year results of the Malayan Teachers' Colleges and Regional Training Centres are yet to be announced. We hope that this is not another delaying tactic by the Ministry for reasons best known to them. ANXIOUS RTC Jerantut,
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    • 196 8 By Henxy B. Rothblatt (Author, "Handbook of Evidence For Criminal Trials") lyiATILDA sued Gary to recover damages for personal injuries she suffered as a result of her third horseback riding lesson. "When Gary led my group from the pasture Into a bridle path, I thought he knew what be was
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 235 9 LONDON, Tues. Britain has not yet taken decision on whether to seek Common Market membership. This was made clear recently by Prime Minister Mr. Harold Wilson, who told the House of Commons: •We are pushing on with this with the urgency required
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    • 148 9 NEW YORK, Tues. (AP) The Stock Market closed yesterday with one of its worst losses of the year. Trading was fairly active. Stocks declined from the start. They cut their losses by mid-day but then sank again, reaching their lowest level on average in
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    • 15 9 SINGAPORE, Tues.— The tin price for today was $606 per picul. up $1.25.
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    • 174 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues —Enche Abdul Majid bin Haji Mohd. Zain, Engineering Assistant of Dunlop Malayan Industries Ltd., will leave Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, April 19th, 1967, on a sDecial training course in India. He becomes the 28th member of the Dunlop Malayan Industries Ltd.,
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    • 37 9 NEW YORK, Tues. (AP) The Dow Jones spot commodity price index advanced 0.10 to 138.55. The Dow Jones commodity futures index closed 136.90 up 0-21. Open High Index 136.71 136.93 Low Close Index ***** 136.90
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    • 58 9 NEW YORK, Tues. (AP> Dow Jones stock averages Open High 30 Industrials 848.61 852.84 20 Rails 226.46 228 98 15 Utilities 139.12 139.95 65 Stocks 304.59 306.74 Low Close Change 30 Industrials 839.76 842.43 off 10.91 15 Utilities 223 83 225.77 off 1.71 65 Stocks 138.07 139.19
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    • 23 9 LONDON, Tues. (UPI) Rubber market opened quiet steady with spot 17-1/8 175/16. No. 1 RSS CIF basis ports April 17$ 17i.
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    • 824 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. Prices were generally easier in the industrial section oi the Stock Exchange. Trading remained quiet on a slightly larger turnover. National Iron was somewhat a feature with the price putting on small gain. In tne morning session, business in this equity was
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    • 259 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The wide range and high quality of Australian industrial products are gaining increasing recognition in South-east Asia, and these products are making substantial progress in markets in the area. This was stated here by Australian Trade Commissioner, Mr. Keith Le Rossignol, who
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    • 328 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. April first grade rubber f.o.b. buyers closed at 5.00 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 574 cents per lb., up 1 cent from previous close. The tone was steady. After unchanged opening, the market held steady mainly on covering demand for April.
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    • 35 9 LONDON, Tues. (UPI) Tin remained very steady this morning with a turnover of 65 tons. Spot buyer 1220 sellers 1221 business 1221. 3-Month buyers 1209 sellers 1210 business 1210. Settlement 1221,
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    • 50 9 Mr. T. A. Hudson of the Operations Department, Pharmaceuticals Division, Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, U.K., will visit Malaysia and Singapore on April 20 to 23, to study the local pharmaceutical market and to advise 1.C.1. (Malaysia) Limited on technical problems. Mr. T. A. Hudson
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    • 94 9 SINGAPORE. Tues.— The Association of Banks in Malaysia today made the following changes in its rates to merchants: New York: Buying T.T. 32-3/4; Airmail O.D. 32-7/8; 90 d/st. 33-5/16 credit bills; 33-s'B trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T. 357/lft; Airmail O.D. 35-9 'l6; 90 d/*t. 36-3/16 credit bills; 36-1/4
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    • 36 9 NEW YORK. Tues. (AP)— New York stock exchange closing index: market down 60 cents. Index 48.50 down 0.60 Industrial 48.50 down 0.64 Transportation 53.30 down 0.63 Utility 47.62 down 0.39 Finance 47.88 down 0.48
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    • 353 9 NEW YORK, Tues. A panoramic view of America's largest city from the roof of the 59-storey Pan Am Building thrilled 35 youths taking part in a "Pan Am Day" celebration here last month. The teen-aged boys and girls, representatives of 35 countries to
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    • 54 9 NEW YORK. Tues. (UPI) Rubber futures today unchanged to 10 Points higher. Sales none. May *67 20.90 21.10 July 20.90 21.20 Sep 21 00 21.30 Nov 21.00 21.30 Jan '6B 21.15 21.50 Mar 21.15 21.50 May 21.15 2150 The spot No. 1 RSS regained unchanged at 20J
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    • 485 9 SlNGAPOKb —Stock Exchange bid and offer prices officially U«ted at the close of business. INDUSTRIAL Boustead 1.51 C. Sugar 1.86 Chemical Co l.<6 Cold Storage 3.36 Dun lop (old) 2.28 E. Smelting 4.84 E*so Onls 3.26 Fltzpatrlcks 1.55 F. N. Ords. XD 3 *4 Gammon 1.27 <;.E. Life
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    • 53 9 (Managers Prteea) First Malayan 2.25 2.35 Second Malayan 1.01 1.71 Third Malayan XD l.li 1.22 The Commerce Industry Fund 49 1.00 The Savings Fond XD 148 1.48 Malaysian Investment Fond JXS 1.05 Sterling Commodity XD 8/7 First Hon* Kong XD .95 Second Hong Kong .70 4/2 1.00* •74*
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    • 115 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. sinzapore Chinese Prod no* Exchange noon prices today were: Buyers Seller* Coconut oil (FOB) Hulk 45.00 Coconut oil (FOB) Drums 47.50 Loose Copra Mixed Apr/May 27.V) Sugar (Java) exgodown >• mmm 25.00 Nutmegs 110s 400.00 Nutmeg*. B W Garbled Lam pong 185.00 Black Pepper (FOB) 102.50 Pepper
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    • 164 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. The following ships are expected to be in port today:Godowns Vessels 1/2 Calchas 3/4 Australasia 5 Hongkong Venture 6/7 Shimane Maru 8/9 Centaur 10/11 Star Antares 13/14 Hoegh Cairn 15/16 Yewbank 18 Nauslraa 23/24 Asateru Maru 25/26 Bradeverett 27/28 Shikiharu Maru 29/30 Kanryu Maru 31/32 State
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    • 812 9 ARRIVALS IN SINGAPORE Time 12.0." a.m. Airline MSA 029 front Kuala Lumpur. Time 6 a.m. Airline MSA 309 from Perth. Time 8.35 a.m. Airline MSA 019 from kuala Lumpur. Time 8.50 a.m. Airline JAL 712 from Jakarta. Time 9.30 a.m. Airline MSA 121 from Kuala Lumpur.
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 77 10 By Henry B. *°«l (Author. "Handbook of Tor Crlalnal Trial" YES. "The duty t® keep the premises (rid* in g trails) safe not just reasonably safe exists for all persons who use the premises (riding trails) at the express or implied invitation of he owner," the Court held "Matilda was
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  • 1242 12 1 Australian News and Views CANBERRA, Australia, Tues. A 10-year plan to assess all the water resources of Australia has stimulated Australian development of new and specialised scientific equipment. The plan, formulated by the Australian Water Resources Council in 1964 and
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  • 70 12 Seven Malaysian were among: 350 graduates who received degrees at the University of Melbourne recently. Civil Engineering graduate Mr. Chua Cher Ching of 26 Jalan Tengku Ahmad. Segamat, Johore (left) pictured with his former landlady. Mrs. Ruth Carter, his sister. Miss Chua Su Lan. a student at the
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  • 175 12 CANBERRA, Australia. Tues. A Malaysian delegation will attend the first South-East Asian and South West Pacific Veterans' conference in Canberra this month. The conference was arranged by the Returned Services League of Australia (RSL) and will be attended by 30 delegates from Thailand, Hong Kong, Laos.
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  • 210 12 SYDNEY, Australia, Tues. Australia could give more help on food production to developing Asian countries, the Governor-General, Lord Casey, said in Sydney. Lord Casey was opening Sydney's annual Royal Easter Show, in which the country's best agricultural production is displayed. "In the world of today,
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  • 386 12 SYDNEY, Australia, Tues. The Australian steel industry is expected to Increase its consumption of raw materials by almost 40 per cent to 25,000,000 tons annually in the next 10 years. The Iron and Steel Institute, which was holding a special meeting in Australia was told of
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  • 541 12 Perth, Australia. Tues A special Welcome Week of addresses, discussions, panel programmes and films was arranged at the beginning of the 1967 school year by the Leederville Technical School, in Perth, Western Australia, for newly arrived students from overseas. The functions gave about 100 students,
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  • EASTERN SUN FEATURE
    • 679 13  -  ALL ABOUT PETS By J. J. McCoy THE all-weather doghouse should have a double floor with tar paper placed between the layers for insulation. The roof and sides should also be similarly insulated. A steep or sharp-pitched roof is best, since it sheds water
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    • 824 13  -  iONFIDENT ■LIVING* By Dr. Norman Vincent Peale 'TWERE is a story about a Chinese man who tied a pot of soup to the end of a pole. He was walking along, pole over shoulder, when the pot fell off and smashed into many pieces. Without so much
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    • 612 13  -  I'll®! By Joseph G. Molner Q: Please describe the technique used by doctors to examine for lumps or cancer of the breast. If my sister had not known how, she might have lost her life. I think you would do well to remind women how
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    • 185 13 gSHAW ORGANISATION I D O Phone ***** Last 5 Days! U. 1.45. 4. 0.30. 8.15 Peter Sellers "AFTER THE FOX" Panavision. Color <UA) Opens Friday: Julie Christie Oskar Werner "FAHRENHEIT 451" in Technicolor (UI-SB) I CAPITOL Phone 2975^ NOW SHOWING! No Free List! 11 a m 1.45. 4.00. 0.30 A
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    • 268 13 TEST YOUR WITS A RE you meeting your potential? If you have a high I.Q. you should be near to the top in your chosen work. This test is designed to tell you whether you should be further up the ladder of success than you are. You have 12 minutes
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    • 197 13 V/ ANSWERS 1. 33 65 (Working clockwise each number is doubled and one subtracted to form the next one). Five points If both answers were right. 2. (a) CRAZE BLANK (In the other words a vowel always follows first letter). (b) SMART STARTING (In all the other words T is
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    • 345 13 CATHAY ORGANISATION PI ORCHARD 3 21 til t3rd GRAND DAT! DalJy S Skews! Show Start*: 1.00. S.M k 30 p.m "Grand Prix" Starts: 1.15. 5.1ft. 8.45 IN Sl'PER CINERAMA "GRAND PRIX" James Garner Eva Marie Saint ODE ON ***** Last Day! 11 a.m.. 2.3t. C. 9 p.m. Paramount'* "IS PARIS
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 60 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 1.37 a.m. (7.7 ft.); 1.55 p.m. (8.5 ft.). Port Swettenham: 7.12 a.m. (14.3 ft.); 7.22 p.m. (15 ft). Port Dicks««t! 7.50 a.m. (8.1 ft.); 8.10 p.m. (9.1 ft.). Singapore: 12.27 p.m. (8.5 ft.); 6.13 p.m. (2.8 ft.). Sedili KechiV: 11.36 a.m. (6.9 ft.); 10.49 p.m. (6.3
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