Eastern Sun, 27 July 1968

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  • 23 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 716 Saturday, 27 July 1968. 'fo MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cent.
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  • 324 1 TEMERLOH, Fri. The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today urged the Philippines not to harbour any feeling of enmity towards Malaysia because of the failure of the Bangkok talks. He said the Philippines delegation was given every opportunity to clarify its claim to
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  • 58 1 MACAO. Fri. (UPI) Chinese authorities tightened security along the Hong Kong and Macao borders today after border guards shot and wounded three refugees seeking freedom in this Portuguese enclave. Two of the wounded refugees underwent surgery today at the Macao Government Hospital. They were reported In
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  • 48 1 MANILA. Fri. (Reuter) The Philippines is sending a six-man delegation to the first ministerial conference of ASEAN to be held in Jakarta from Aug. 7 to 10. A presidential palace announcement said the delegation would be headed by j Foreign Secretary Narciso Ramos.
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  • 511 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Chief Minister of Sabah, Tun Mustapha bin Datu Harun. today reminded the Philippines there would be “no more talks” between them and Malaysia over the Sabah claim. He told newsmen at the Subang airport the Philippines leaders should
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  • 495 1  -  30 minutes of agony for girl, 4 and aunt in early morning fire By MAUREEN LEE ITU ALA LUMPUR, Fri. It wos 30 xv minutes of agony for a four-year-old girl and her aunt when they woke up at 3.10 a.m. today to find themselves trapped in their
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  • 205 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— The Privy Council in London has dismissed the appeal of the former Chief Minister of Sarawak. Dato Stephen Kalong Ningkan. in the case in which he challenged the validity of the constitutional amend- ments prior to his dismissal as Chief
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  • 107 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Malaysian Ambassador to the Philippines, Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Jumat. is expected to return here on Sunday morning, a Foreign Ministry source said today. Tan Sri Hamid Jumat has been recalled for consultations with the Government. From Manila, it is reportefl
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 94 2 Hmmmmmeh......! Dad, it tickles! That is father and daughter (above) greeting each other at the Subang. Airport, Thursday evening. The joy of seeing each other after more than a month is registered all over the face of Faridah. (30 months) adopted daughter of the Tunku. Faridah joined the Tun* j
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    • 247 2  -  By LIM THOW BOON KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Federa--tion of Malaya Timber Exporters Association has sent a telegram to the Far Eastern Freight Conference in Singapore protesting against 1 the shortage of shipping space for Malaysian timber exporters. It was sent
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    • 76 2 MALACCA. Fri. Malacca police are investigating into a shortage of over $13.COO discovered in the accounts of the Magistrate's Courts here. The Registrar of the Lower Courts, Mr. K. P. Singam. reported this to the police yesterday. The deficit was over a five-year period. between
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    • 94 2 The Sarawak Chief Minister. Dato Penghulu Tawi Sli, and the Federal Minister for Sarawak Affairs. Tan Sri Temengjong, Jugah. accompanied by the Federal Secretary. Enche Harun Ariffin. recently visited three injured members of the Malaysian Armed Forces at the Kuching General Hospital. The soldiers were wounded during a recent brief
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    • 158 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Traffic using the roundabout at Jalan Pekeliling-Jalan Pahang will be diverted from Sunday for a month. This was announced today by the Kuala Lumpur Traffic Chief. Supt. Mansor bin Mohammad Noor. The diversion is to facilitate construction work at the roundabout and to ensure
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    • 88 2 National Art Gal’ery (Jalan Ampangh Exhibition of batek design and art 10 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Peninsular Art Gallery (41. Jalan Raja Muda): Exhibition of the works of prominent Malaysian artists 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Samat Art Gallery (AIA Building): Exhibition of “Oriento-Byzantine” art by Lee
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    • 234 2 PENANG. Fri. The National Union of Government Office Workers today called upon the Director of the An-ti-Corruption Agency. Enche Harun bin Dato Hashim, to be fair and just to Government clerks and not to distort the minds of the public by his
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    • 221 2 j KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. I The Minister of Educa--1 I‘? n Enche Mohammad s Khir Joharl. today weli corned the suggestion that 1 consumer education should be Introduced In secondary R schools. 1 He was commenting on :< a suggestion by
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    • 85 2 tJKOTA KINABALU. Fri.— Tee Chief Minister. Tun Datu Haji Mustapha bin Datuillarun will officiate at the overling of the two-day annual Tamu Besar in Tambufian tomorrow. Tthe beauty contest and ladies football will highlight the; two-day Tamu Besar. Other events include weapon® competition, baby
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    • 104 2 The bride, in a striking dress with matching tiara, necklace and brooch, is
      Eastern Sun; picture by Tap Chew Tan.  -  104 words
    • 148 2 SINGAPORE. Fri Toto Draw No. 8 will take place on Sunday, at 3.45 p.m. at Studio No- 3 of Television Slngapura. and will be telecast “live” in English. Mr. Chan Keng Howe. Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs will serve as Chairman of the Panel.
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    • 60 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. An aborigine. Long Rais Anak Anjang. 28. was today charged with outraging the modesty of a girl Sharif ah binte Mustapha. in her house at Jalan Klang Gats. Setapak. at 5 p.m. on July 25. He pleaded not guilty. Bail of $5OO in
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    • 37 2 BATU GAJAH. Fri. The Assistant OCPD here, Chief Inspector Zakaria bin Ismail. 45 died at the District Hospital early this morning after a short illness. He left behind his wife and six children.
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    • 346 2 SINGAPORE. Frl. The political awakening that has taken place in Singapore should be accompanied by an equally significant cultural awakening in terms of mass participation rather than as a mere past-time for a favoured few. The Minister for Culture. Mr. Jek
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    • 561 3 THEY STAND EQUAL TO MEN IN THE EYES OF THE LAW -YONG SINGAPORE, Fri. The Minister for Communicotions, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin spoke today of the significant contribution of "woman-power" to Singapore in recent years. Speaking at the Founder's Day and Graduation ceremony of the Methodist
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    • 67 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. A government clerk. Mohd. Noor bin Hamid, was jailed for six months by the Third District Court today for cheating the Director of Broadcasting of $345. He was found guilty of having altered 13 cash sale receipts between Dec. 24, 1966 and Oct. 25
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    • 142 3 SINGAPORE Fri. The decomposed body of a 40-year-old man was found in his flat at Commonwealth Avenue, three days after his wife and three children had left him. Police today said the dead man was Edward Soon Chip Seng. His body was found by
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    • 100 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. An unemployed youth. Tan Poh Sian alias Tan Poh Seng, 19. was jailed for two years by the Third District Court today for theft of six scooters valued at $4,200. Tan pleaded guilty to two of the six charges and agreed to have
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    • 109 3 It was a proud moment for Miss Elsie Heng (left) as she stepped up to receive the Hand? Medal for being the top student in the 1967 batfh. She received the medal from Mrs. Yong Nvuk Lin, wife of the Minister for Communications during the MGS 81st
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    • 333 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. A 21-year-old woman, Chew Siow Yong who once complained to the Legal Aid Bureau of non-consumma-tion of her marriage was found dead at the foot of a block of flats at Jalan Batu on July 5 this year, a Coroner's inquiry into her death
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    • 138 3 SINGAPORE. Fri The Public Works Department has commenced work on a new road from Sixth Avenue. Bukit Timah Road to 5J m.s. Holland Road here Estimated to cost $330,000 the work is expected to be completed in October, this year. At the Bukit Timah Road end.
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    • 26 3 SINGAPORE Fri. The Singapore Police Civilian Staff Association will hold its 29th annual general meeting at the Radio Division canteen tomorrow at 2 pm.
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    • 232 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. Perhaps no other family is more closely associated with the Methodist Girls* School than the family of Mr. Yong Nvuk Lin. the Minister for Communications. Mr. Yong, at one time very cl-se to education, being the former Minister for Education, was the special
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    • 60 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. A teacher, Peter John Dowd, was fined $l,OOO or one year’s jail by the Second District Court today for causing the death of Joginder Singh by negligent driving. Dowd, who was also disqualified from driving for five years, was found guilty of committing the offence at
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    • 388 3 SINGAPORE, Fri. One of the leading girls’ schools in Singapore, the Methodist Girls’ School, celebrated a memorable and cheerful 81st anniversary and graduation ceremony at its school’s auditorium today. The Minister for Communications. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. sent the girls with laughter and applause as
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    • 97 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Singapore Red Cross Society needs another 600 donors before July 31. the last day of the Blood Donation campaign to reach its target figure of 12.000. It is only six days more for blood donors to participate in the Society’s draw for
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    • 97 3 SINGAPORE. Fri. A 22-year-old pedestrian. Miss Chit Pong Kiaw w r as rushed to the Thomson Road Hospital after she was knocked down by a hit-and-run car at 9i m.s.. Upper Thomson Road at 10.15 p.m. yesterday. Her condition was today described by a police
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    • 83 4 MORE than 300 women from various States yesterday attended a function held at the Masjid Negara in Kuala Lumpur to commemorate Prophet Mohamed’s birthday. Tunku Puan Besar Khursiah. the Chairman of the Lembaga Kebajikan Perempuan. Malaysia addressed the gathering. Eastern Sun pix by Mok Voon (from right) seated In front
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    • 488 4 IPOH. Fri. The Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khir Johari today gave his reasons for the use of the standard 5 assessment test as a criteria for double promotion to form removed and form 1 as from next year. Speaking at
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    • 33 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— There are lt).000 people on the waiting list for Federal Land Development Authority schemes, the F.L.D.A’s Deputy Chairman (Development), Raja Alias bin Raja Mohamed All. said today.
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    • 345 4  -  By ROBERT KUAN IPOH. Fri. A Perak police posse, reinforced by 100 men from the Federal Reserve Unit combed a marsh land in Sungei Geddong in Krian District yes- terday. They were on a manhunt for two armed robbers, who escaped into Sungei Geddong, after
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    • 67 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— Fifteen Soviet tourists arrived here today for a fiveday visit. The tourists include journalists. scientists, economists and poets. Soon after arrival, they left for a one-day visit to Malacca and Port Dickson. Tomorrow, they will visit the University of Malaya and have discussions with
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    • 82 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— A man who was charged with murder pleaded guilty in the High Court here today to manslaughter, not amounting to murder. K. Augustin was originally accused of murdering P. Batumalai with an axe at the Railway Quarters in Sentul at 10 p.m. on
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    • 33 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Choi Teow Lee. 28. Gombak. died on the way to the Klang Hospital yesterday after being knocked down by a car along the Bth mile Federal Highway-Klang Road.
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    • 150 4 PETALING JAYA. Fri. The Malaysian Chinese Association's Maju Ward here today urged the Government to consider allowing a 50 per cent withdrawal of Employees’ Provident Fund contributions at the age of 50. In a statement in which it praised the Government for amending the EPF.
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    • 96 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Seventeen Japanese youths, including four girls, from the Hyogo District arrived here today on a ten-day goodwill visit. The leader of the delegation. Mr. Kenichiro Tanaka, told newsmen at the Subang Airport they hoped to meet the Minister of Culture. Youth and
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    • 104 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. A Form Four student Sam Ah Boi. returned home from school yesterday, and found her house in Brickfields ransacked. She reported a loss of 51.150 in jewellery and a transistor. KUALA LUMPUR, Fri A medicine dealer Amamullah bin Abdul Kudus and his friend
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    • 160 4 IPOH. Fri. The Municipal Council unanimously adopted a motion at its monthly meeting here last night that it was gravely concerned with complaints from residents in the Star Park Housing Estate and surrounding areas, regarding accumulation of what appears to be cement dust in
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    • 62 4 PENANG. Fri. Six models from Milady Academy of Kuala Lumpur will take part in Max Factor’s “Lightnings N’ Brightnings” fashion show at Hotel Ambassador here at 4 p.m. tomorrow. The dresses are by Sri Zayn Boutique. Compere for the show will be Mrs. Margaret King. Among the 37
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    • 224 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The future of Sports Pools (Malaysia) Ltd. will depend on the coming English football season. This was stated here today by the Chairman of the agency, Tun (Dr) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, after its monthly board meeting. He said: “The
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    • 74 4 IPOH. Fri. —A State Assembly man, Mr. Khong Kok Yat, said here last night that the Municipal Council w-as investigating into the conduct of ten players of the Municipal Recreation Club, who were suspended from participating in the Ipoh and District League soccer games
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    • 104 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri.— A five man group of agricultural experts from Formosa led by Prof. Ku YuanLiang arrived here tonight for a month's study visit. They are planning to investigate rice-growing, agricultural economy, water conservancy and irrigation, soil, dryland cultivation etc, in order to implement technical
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    • 416 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Tan Sri Dr. Lim Swee Aun, said here today Malaysia had yet to reach the state of self-sufficiency in economic growth but said given the will and the determination, this goal was
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    • 480 10 SINGAPORE, Fri. The re-building of the new Singapore for the 21st century will not be based on the "dead past" but on the present and future. This was stated today by the Minister for State for Foreign Affairs, Enche A. Rahim Ishak when he
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    • 267 10  -  By Khoo Boon Choo PENANG, Fri The Deputy Chief of Staff, Thai National Security Council, Tan Sri General Kriangsak Chomanan said here this evening that co-operation between Malaysian and Thai Security Forces at the border was excellent and the operation against the Communist terrorists was
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    • 140 10 SINGAPORE. Fri. Three men were jailed and sentenced to six strokes of the rotan by the Third District Court today for armed robbery. They pleaded guilty to robbing a housewife and her husband of $6,020 in cash and jewellery after tying them up with
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    • 290 10 SINGAPORE. Fri. A totally blind man. Mohamed Repin bin Abdul Bakar —a former cinema usher and ticket collector today received a $84,000 award from the High Court as general damages for injuries, loss of earnings and loss of amenities as a result of a New
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    • 57 10 SINGAPORE Fri. The Department of Extramural Studies, University of Singapore, will hold a 12-lecture course on “An Introduction to the Law of Civil Injuries (Torts)” starting Aug. 12, from 7.30 to 9 p.m. at the New Lecture Theatre 3, University grounds. The fee is $25. For inquiries. please
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    • 461 10 SINGAPORE. Fri. For the government to succeed in producing results both for the short and longterm future it must have the active co-operation of the people. This was staled by tha Minister for Health, Mr. Chua Sian Chin, at a dinner party tonight given in his
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    • 306 10 SIN GA PO R E Fri. School girls were told to prepare themselves for the change-over to technical and vocational education if they wanted equality of treatment with boys. This call was made today by the Minister for Law and National Development. Mr. E. W
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    • 27 10 SINGAPORE. Fri The Singapore Polytechnic Students’ Union will hold a graduation dinner and dance at the Golden Lotus Restaurant, Hotel Malaysia, at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
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    • 184 10 SINGAPORE. Fri The Farm School will be turning out its third batch of graduates tomorrow. Mr. Ho Cheng Choon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of National Development will officiate at the ceremony and give away certificates to the 23 farm youths who have completed one-year intensive
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    • 50 10 SINGAPORE. Fri. The pupils of the St. Francis Girls School are organising a film show in aid of the National Defence Fund tomorrow. The show will be “Splendour In The Grass", starring Natalie Wood and Warren Beatty at the Katong Palace cinema at 10 a.m.
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    • 372 10 SINGAPORE. Fri—The Speaker, Mr P Coomaraswamy tonight spoke of the role girls could play in the Republic’s industrialisation programme. Girls, said the Speaker, could also become engineers, pilots or skilled workers. Mr. Coomaraswamy was speaking at the Methodist Girls’ School Founder’s Day
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    • 187 10 SINGAPORE. Fri. All manufactured and semimanufactured goods from any source imported by sea into the Republic of Singapore should go through Telok Ayer Basin or the Port of Singapore Authority or Jurong wharves, as from Aug. 1. The new measure under the provision of the
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    • 237 13 T>ENANG, Fri. The Minister of Informo- tion and Broadcasting, Enche Senu bin Abdul Rahman, today urged U.M.N.O. youths to be the pioneers of racial co-operation and understanding in this country. Enche Senu, who is also the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, declared open
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    • 213 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. The Democratic Action Party today said reports from Manila that leading members of the ruling Nacionalista Party, Senator Salvador Laurel, and Congressman Constancio Maglana, had called for a thorough re-examination of his country's Sabah claim and for the “rule of reason
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    • 167 13 PENANG. Fri. A 24-vear-old reporter, Miss Loke Jee Ling, told the First Magistrate's Court today she saw her neighbour being chased and assaulted with a hammer near her house on Sept. 13, last year In the dock was a 49-year-old odd-job labourer. Ng Kam Hoe. who was
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    • 124 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Malaysian Agri-Horti-cultural Association exhibition will be held from Oct. 3 to 6 at the MAHA exhibition grounds. Klang Road. This was announced today by the Secretary of the Organising Committee. Enche Megat Jamal Al-Ariff. The MAHA exhibition, originally scheduled to be
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    • 74 13 THREE firemen rescuing o perm parlour girl (centre) from the first floor of a block of burning shop-houses at 31 mile Klang Road, Kuala Lumpur, at 3.45 a.m. yesterday. Woon Foong Lan, 20, sister of the proprietress of the England Perm Parlour which was one of the
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    • 319 13 (Bernama). Kuala lumpur, Fri. The Malay Language Society, University of Malaya, today denied charges by the Malaysian Chinese Association’s Maju Ward that the society’s statement on the M.C.A. feeder college reflected “a perverse racial outlook.” In a statement signed by its President. Enche Haron
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    • 211 13 MUAR, Fri. The biggest single rural electrification project in Muar District is now under construction to supply Parit Pechah covering a total distance of 31 miles on the main Muar-Batu Pohat road. The National Electricity Board is waiting for approval of the sub-station
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    • 198 13 KOTA KINABALU. Fri. A special call has gone out to youths In the various districts of Babah to volunteer their services for the Vigilante Corps which Is now in the process of being established in the State on a district by district basis.
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    • 87 13 MALACCA. Fn. Doctors at the General Hospital here had to perform an emergency operation last night to remove a 10-inch vegetable knife found stuck in the chest of a Chinese youth. The youth. Soh Kim Dan. 21, unemployed, was rushed by police to the
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    • 110 13 PENANG. Fri.—The Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee. was confident that the experience women gained during a course at the Women s Institute here would equip them with the necessary knowledge to demonstrate what the fairer sex could do for the nation. He was
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 194 6 TAIPEI. Fri. (UPI) Chen Yu-Hsi. a former Nationalist Chinese student at the University of Hawaii, has been indicted under a special law that calls for capital punishment if convicted, authoritative sources said yesterday. The sources however quickly added that commutation of the death sentence
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    • 212 6 MINEOLA, New York, Fri. “(UPI) A 34-year-old construction worker believed to be a user of narcotics was charged yesterday with kidnapping and murdering the 8-year-old daughter of his mistress in what appeared to J be a confused attempt to force the mother to meet
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    • 105 6 TOYKO. Frl (UPI) Mitsui and Company of Japan will establish a Joint venture in Lumpung province. Sumarta. this year for growing com for export to Japan. The project, designed to offset Japan’s dependence on the United States for feed com. is expected to produce
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    • 449 6 SAIGON, Fri. (UPI). U.S. Cavalrymen battled North Vietnamese troops outside the old Imperial capital of Hue and uncovered munitions caches large enough to arm 750 men, Military spokesmen said todoy. In a brief but bitter fight 24 miles west of the battered city,
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    • 303 6 -WASHINGTON. Fri. (UPI) Top House Republicans charged yesterday that U.S. planes were unable to go to the aid of the USS Pueblo t£l prevent its capture because ~they were “loaded with nuclear weapons” and could not be refitted in time with conventional arms. At
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    • 84 6 ¥nfnrma l LH r<.Jrrl ia h ArA l, fw!. P l f?J n J» n subl u e rioting demonstrators and take some of them Into custody (left) In front of Mavnt nf \f h nf^ParnL^n* 10 5 prot est,nß aga,nst Soviet P lans to sell
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    • 45 6 HANOI: Refreshments and beer for U.S. airmen during their press conference prior to being released by the North Vietnam recently. Left to right: Capt. Joe Victor Carpenter. 37, Maj. James Frederick Low, 42, and Maj. Fred Neale Thompson. 32- UPI photo.
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    • 203 6 TITUSVILLE. Florida. Fri. (UPI) Four members of the Outlaws Motorcycle Gang switched pleas yesterday to guilty in the crucifixion of a teen-aged girl and the leader was sentenced to four years In prison. Court of Record Judge Cecil Rosier handed the stillest sentence to
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    • 207 6 RECIFE. Brazil. Fri (UPI) Father Hoasana Siqueira. a Roman Catholic priest who allegedly shot his Bishop in a dispute about money won an eleven years fight for freedom yesterday. Judge Augusto Duque ruled the priest should be granted conditional liberty under terms which
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    • 364 6 ALGIERS, Fri. (UPI) Algeria is prepared to release the women and children among the 24 Israelis being held since Tuesday after being brought to this Arab nation in a hijacked El A1 jetliner. Well informed Algerian sources yesterday afternoon said the women and children being
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    • 179 6 WASHINGTON. Fri. (UPI) The latest US. import statistics showed yesterday the value of crude rubber imports in 1968 is trailing 1967, although the volume of Imports is greater. The U.B. Commerce Department said yesterday crude rubber Imports through May this year totalled 484.000.000 pounds
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    • 90 6 SAIGON. Frl. (Reuter) Peace campaigner Troung Dinh Dm runner up in last year's Presidential election was today jailed for five years hard labour by a Saigon Military Court for advocating peace talks with the Vietcong. Dra. who was arrested from his hospital bed
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    • 210 6 HONG KONG. Fri. (UPI) Three newspapers reported today that five Hong Kong fishermen detained In Communist China would be tried as “spies'. The five were among 71 fishermen captured In a Communist gunboat raid in Deep Bay last June 30. The other 66
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    • 637 7 F J?. NG K °NG, Fri. (UPI). Liu Shaotb' still IS president of Communist Chino despite doily denunciations of him in China's official propaganda organs. The 70-year-old leader is not permitted to remind anybody publicly that he still holds the powerless post and he
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    • 255 7 GENEVA, Fri. (Reuter)—EFTA trading with the C-Mart showed a deficit of US$352 m in May, but exports between EFTA members grew more rapidly than the group's exports to other parts of the world, according to figures released here by the EFTA secretariat. Intra-EFTA
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    • 74 7 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Prime Minister Harold Wilson told Parliament yesterday that he would not rule out discussions at fie appropriate time” with President de Gaulle over Britain's Common Market application A questioner had urged him to invite the French head of state to visit
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    • 25 7 CZECH W. German Border: Czech tanks patrol the border while W. Germans hold their military exercises. UPI radio- photo.
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    • 96 7 SAN FRANCISCO. Fri. (Reuter) A 67-year-old grandmother has been arrested for a bank holdup here in which a smart grey-haired woman netted $750 by telling a cashier she had an armed accomplice with her. Federal agents, working from pictures of the bandit taken
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    • 111 7 STOCKHOLM. Fri. (Reuter) Swedish postmen believe they may have found the ultimate weapons to end their war with angry dogs pepper and mineral oil. Too many postmen have been bitten by dogs lately and a recent crisis meeting between Post Office and Kennel Club officials ended in a
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    • 113 7 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Toddler Scott Harris laughed when his mother put him in her spin dryer to play. He was still laughing four hours later yesterday when 16 firemen, one doctor and two ambulancemen took the machine apart to rescue him. Mrs. Harris said her 21-month-old
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    • 178 7 PONTOOSUC. Illinois. Fri. (UPI) Edward Burrell kicked the tyres of the sports car. like you do when you're thinking of buying. Burrell wasn't buying he had bought it. Now he was thinking about how to save the thing Burrell was driving to Dallas City. Illinois, on Saturoay
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    • 292 7 CHICAGO, Illinois. Fri. (Reuter) Negro gangs last night stormed a supermarket and stoned buses and cars as racial violence flared on Chicago's near Northside area Police moved in quickly as a crowd of about 300 Negroes tried to raid the supermarket. A few
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    • 342 7 MAN CHARGED LONDON, Fri. (Reuter) An interior decorator appears in court today following the macabre discovery of a man nailed to a cross in a fashionable London park. A park-keeper yesterday found 30-year-old Joseph de Havilland, crucified on a seven-foot wooden cross propped against a tree
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    • 104 7 VANCOUVER. British Columbia. Fri. (Reuter) Vancouver's self-appointed town fool will give a lecture course on philosophy this summer at the University of British Columbia. German-born Joachim Foikis, graduate in political economy and in religious studies, has made a reputation as a sharp observer and engaging
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    • 235 7 WASHINGTON, Fri. (UPl).—The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved a US$l.9 billion aid bill, the lowest authorisation in the history of the programme. The committee sliced $47,950,000 from the House Bill and voted 14-4 to send the measure to the floor for possible
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    • 40 7 PATRAS. Greece. Fri. (Reuter) Mr Aristides Papathanakos. 75. leaned too far out of his second storey flat, and fell from his balcony. He bounced off awnings on the first floor and was then neatly caught by a passer-by.
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    • 162 7 DUBLIN. Irish Republic, Fri. (Reuter) —An Irish aircraft factory built at a cost of more than £4m. is to close at midnight tonight (Friday) without producing a single aircraft. The factory, opened in 1964 by the French family firm of Henri Potez and Sons, was built at Baldonnel,
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    • 64 7 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) Nigerian and Biafran negotiators have reached agreement on a “mercy corridor” to channel relief supplies into Biafra. the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) reported. The Soviet news agency TASS also reported that agreement on a corridor had been reached. The BBC said the corridor, a few
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    • 44 7 CUERNEVA. Mexico: Jose Lemercier. 55. former Abbot of Benedictine Monastery near here and his bride Graciela Rumayor, 32. at their wedding ceremony.-. Lemercier led his monastery out of the church in dispute with Vaiican over use of psychoanalysis. UPI radiophoto.
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  • 478 8 EACH succeeding generation in this country has been trying hard to cultivate Western ways in the pursuit of progress and modernism. The young people have not been discriminating in their choice of foreign ways to imitate, resulting in their incongruous behaviour and appearance. Many of them have disdained
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  • 217 8 all the talk of workers needing their contributions to the Employees Provident Fund for putting down as deposits on houses, the Manager of EPF, Mr. Lee Slow Mong, has revealed a good percentage of employees have not much saved when they reach 50. This obviously is due to
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  • 1323 8  -  Suharto's Indonesia By Joseph Galloway JAKARTA Indonesia hod to ad* vertise for o new president in the help wanted columns there probably wouldn't be many applicants for the job. The Ad. might read something like this: Wanted: President for tion. Debt US$2.4 billion. Reserves nil. Rich resources,
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  • 216 8 GENEVA. Fri. (Reuter) A leading American heart surgeon said here today he believed “heart transplants do not have a long-term value as far as helping mankind is concerned.” Dr. Richard A Dewall told the annual meeting of the International College of Angiology the study of
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  • 713 8  -  20 years of free medicine By Robert Musel LONDON, Fri. (UPI). —Britain's notional health scheme socialised medicine is 20 years old this month. It marks the anniversary not without criticism or troubles, but also with the accurate boast that Britons have never liv* ed longer than they do today.
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  • LETTERS...
    • 106 8 I FULLY endorse the views expressed by B.K. Tong of Malacca in your Columns on Thursday, 18th July, 1968 regarding the dubbling of TV Shows Before the Samurai programme was dubbed, subtitles in Romanised Malay were provided for viewers proficient in the Na tionai Language.
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    • 91 8 AMERICANISMS are creeping into the English language. The tendency is stoutly defended by Mr. Leslie Sellers, production manager of the Daily Mail in his book “Doing It In Style”. The creeping in of Americanisms is unavoidable, but what is disconcerting and undesirable is Americanised spelling and pronunciation of certain
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  • 777 8 From Sin Chew Jit Poh Context: Sin Chew received a letter from the Singapore director of Immigration Mr. Tan Boon Seng commenting on its newt report on the suicide of a Miss Ho Yen Fei and the papers editorial on the incident on June 26- Sin Cheui's
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 45 8 Eastern Sun Independent Nat tonal Newspaper SATURDAY. 23-B Cantonment Raii Singapore 2. Telephone: *****/7 Penang Office I poll Office JULY 27. 1968 39 |alan Sultan. Kuala Lumpur. Malayaia. Telephone: *****/6 8. Leith Street. Tel: 26! 12 77. Beeweter Road. Tel: 7232 S Cable Add-ess: AWNEWS
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL.
    • 204 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. Inche Hamidi bin Dato Osman, a Director of Jardlne Waugh (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad. has just returned after attending the Duke of Edinburgh's Third Commonwealth Study Conference held in Australia. Some 300 delegates from 24 Commonwealth Countries were present at the meeting which is
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    • 74 9 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) Rubber closed quiet with •pot 19-7/18 19-11/16 Settlement House Aug 19-9/16 19-11/16 Sept 19-5/8 19-3/4 Oct 19-5/8 19-3/4 Oct/Dee 19-58 19-3/4 Jan/March 19-3/4 19-7/8 April/June 19-13/16 19-15/16 July/Sept 19-7/8 20 Oct/Dec 20-1/8 Jan/March 20-1/8 20-1/4 April/June 20-3/16 20-3/8 July/Sept 20-1/4 20-7/16 Oct/Dec 20-3/8 20-9/16
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    • 35 9 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) Thursday’s volume was 16.140.000 shares. Of a total 1.576 issues traded. 427 were higher and 976 lower. American Exchange volume was 76,260.000 shares. Bonds volume amounted to $18,250,000.
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    • 445 9 OYDNEY, Fri. (UPI) Mineral development projects to cost more than Aslso-million, and stretching from Cape York to Tasmania, were announced yesterday. The biggest is a AS 100 million coal export complex, announced by Queensland's State Treasurer, Mr. G- W. Chalk, on his return from the United
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    • 176 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. The Chief Minister of Barawak. Penghulu Tawi Sli, said today his government was anxious to divert the attention of the people from rubber to oil palm He said 45.000 acres of oil palm land was being
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    • 180 9 LONDON. Frl. (Reuter). The London Stock Market was easier today, reflecting the Czechoslovak situation, the recent easier Wall Street trend and some profit-taking after recent high levels. The F T. index at 1445 was down six points at 476.3. British Funds, however, were again a firm
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    • 217 9 LONDON. Fri. (UPI) Grain chartering was very mixed yesterday but confined chiefly to the Western Hemisphere. Gulf shippers covered an August 12/26 cargo for Japan by fixing the world nobility to Kobe with 36.500/38.000 tons at $7.75 basis 15 days discharge free. Poland was the destination
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    • 174 9 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPI) —The Bears dominated the Stock Market again yesterday. A burst of selling in the last 30 minutes gave declines a better than 2-to-I margin over advances. Turnover was moderately heavy. Bhortly before closing, the United Press International stock market indicator had lost
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    • 249 9 Rubber UP cent SINGAPORE. Fn.-August first grade rubber f.o.b. closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 55-1/8 cents per lb.. uo half a cent from previous close. The tone was steady quiet. The market ruled quiet but steady during the morning on quite good trade demand
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    • 91 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The post Congress review organised by the Association of Accredited Advertising Agents at the Cultural Centre attracted a big crowd. The review was in connection with the 6th Asian Advertising Congress held in Singapore early thi* month. The two speakers who participated in the
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    • 1346 9 SINGAPORE Fri. Selected equities on the Stock Exchange were active again today and business was suspended three times for a total of about half an hour during the day’s trading. Generally, industrials made a good showing despite an easier tendency during the afternoon and at
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    • 84 9 NEW YORK. Fri. (UPl> Gold prices dropped yesterday after two days gains on market here and in Europe. Engelhard Minerals and Chemicals Corp lowered its selling price for gold to licenced users by 20 cents to $39.49 a troy ounce. The company said it was
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    • 80 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Association of Banks in Malaysia-Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants. New York: Buying T.T. 32-13/16; Airmail O.D 3215/16; 90 d st. 33-1/2 credit bills; 33-11/16 trade bills. Canada: Buying T.T. 35-3 16; Airmail O.D. 355/16; 90 d/st. 36-1/16 credit bills;
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    • 18 9 LONDON, Fri. (UPI) Rubber opened steady with spot 19-9/16 19-13/16. No. 1 RSS Aug. 19-5/16 19-1/2.
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    • 16 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The tin price for today was $551.75 per picul down 75 cents.
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    • 329 9 SINGAPORE. Stock Exchange sold xnd offer prices officially listed at the elote of business. INDUSTRIALS Ben Co. XBI Borneo Bhd. 3.10 2.20 1.82 C. sugar ('hemreal Co. 1.88 4..52 1.89 3.58 E Smelting E \.I. 249 7.60 2..54 2.tft> 2.30 2.87 Fitzpatricks F N Orcis 2.40 5.10 2.68
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    • 54 9 HONG KONG. Frl. (UPI) —Money Quotations HK $6.0925 per UJS. Doliar. per US. Dollar HK514.53 per pound sterling. HK5297.75 per tael of gold 94.5 per cent fineness. HK163.5 per 10,000 Japanese yens. HK* 147.7 per 100 Philippines pesos buyers. HK5147.9 per 100 Philippines pesos sellers. Philippine pesos
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    • 45 9 iManaxer*" Price*) First Malayan XD 2.83 Second Malayan XD 2.07 Third Malayan The Commerce 1.35 Industry The sailnx 106 1.15 I nnd 1.21 1.30 First Il’Kong .95 1.01* Second H'Konx .67 .71* Malaysian Investment Fund 1.30 1.40 Sterling C'niodlte 5/9 Bong Kons Currency)
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    • 102 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The noon prices at the Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are> Buyer Sellef Coconut Oil (FOB.) Bulk Coconut OH 53.50 I.o.B) ltrum« 56 00 Loose Copra Mixed July 30.00(N) Muntok White Pepper (F.O.B.) 96% N.L.W 112.50 Sarawak White Pepper (F.O.B.) 9<i% M W ***** Sarawak Special Black
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    • 207 9 SINGAPORE, Frl. The General Martager of Grant Advertising International Inc., Mr. J. E. McMullen, has returned from London impressed by British industrialists and businessmen in investment prospects in Singapore. “Singapore's image in Britain has never been better.” he said, “and
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    • 56 9 NEW YORK. Fri (UPI)— Rubber futures closed unchanged across the board. There were no sales. Sept. 20.65 bid. 21.15 asked. Nov- 20.55 bid, 21.05 asked. Jan. 20.45 bid. 20 95 asked. March 2045. bid, 20.85 asked. May 20.45 bid, 20.95 asked. July 20.45 bid, 20.95 asked. The
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    • 193 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. The following ships are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 1/2 Appleleaf 3/4 Pegaso 5 Hongkong Amber 6/7 Ocean Builder 8/9 Broholm 10/11 Kinrinki Maru No. 8 13/14 Theben 15/18 Glenfalloch 18 Australasia 19 Varild 21/22 Kinabalu 23/24 Eastern Muse 25/26 loanna 27/28
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 572 10 w Yom TODAY TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL S KUALA LUMFUR and Palma Pina nr. 6 Ipoh and Melaka; 3 A 19 Jobore Bahru; 4 Taipinr. 1 Bata Pabat; 9 iloani F.M. 300 Opening Annet. and Prog. Summarj'; 3.01 "I'll Be Seeing You 426 True Adventure ‘"Bottom of the World”; 4.25 Cartoon
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  • 1968 Autumn Trade Fair & Carnival
    • 117 11 T° a young developing nation like Singapore, with a limited protected market at home, the greatest obstacle to the achievement of its industrialisation programme is the nonavailability of an adequate export market. This Autumn Trade Fair Carnival, it is
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    • 112 11 na urear world Amusement Fork has been the venue of many Trade Industrial Fairs in the past few years. This year, we will be holding an Autumn Trade Fair v Carnival commencing from 27th July, 1968, and the main aim of this Fair
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    • 326 11 fANCE again the Great World is holding an Autumn Trade Fair fir Carnival for 32 days from 27th July to 27th August, 1968. This is not the usual kind of trade fair held here and every effort is being made to make your visit enjoyable, pleasant
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    • 641 11  -  By Lim Tiong Wah JTOR the first J; time in the f history of trade fairs in Singapore, an international entertainment troupe will perform at the 1968 Autumn Trade Fair and Carnival at Great World Amusement Park. On top of this, the 32-day
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 119 11 GREAT WORLD 1968 AUTUMN TRADE FAIR and CARNIVAL From 27th July 68 to 27th August 68 GRAND OPENING TONIGHT at 7.00 p.m. ■Opening Ceremony ByMr. Chan Chee Seng Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Social Affairs Proceeds of Tonight’s gate collections to be donated to the National Defence Fund. Big, Big Savings
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  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • 222 12 HOLLYWOOD, Fri. “True Grit,” the Charles Portis novel which will be brought to the screen by producer Hal Wallis for Paramount Pictures, has received a rave review in the Sunday N.Y. Times Book Review section, seconding the acclaim from Eliot Fremont-Smith of
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    • 232 12 HONG KONG. Fri. (UPI) Chairman Mao Tse-Tung of Communist China might be portrayed in a Hollywood film called “The Chairman” starring Gregory Peck. Director J Lee Thompson has said. “Our plan is for Chairman Mao to appear for one minute in the
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    • 73 12 HOLLYWOOD. F r I. “Rosemary’s Baby,”' Ira Levin's chilling story of the practice of medieval witchcraft in modern Manhattan, is the best-selling paperback book in the nation according to the latest survey published by the Sunday N. Y. Times in its Book Review section. Paramount Pictures’ film version
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    • 118 12 HOLLYWOOD, Fri. An unusual “Rock Band and Pop Singers” contest took place at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park. New Jersey in conjunction with the local engagement of Paramount Pictures’ “Rosemary's Baby.” Musical groups and individual singers completed on the stage of the theatre
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    • 622 12 PRESIDENT TO ATTEND SHOW SINGAPORE. Fri.—Singapore's National Theatre Company will make its debut at its inaugural concert to bs held on Aug. 18 and 19 at the Victoria Theatre at 8.30 p.m. The concert, to be under the distinguished patronage of the
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    • 167 12 LONDON. Fri. Guests at the exclusive Hotel Cap sa Sal on the Costa Brava spotted th e bodies of two girls lying at the bottom of a swimmingpool. They were wearing black swimsuits and white bathing caps. The manager and his security staff were called
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    • 216 12 SINGAPORE, Fri. They call them “Plastic Babies”. That’s Asha and Lata, two tiny-tots who perform astonishing acts of various versions. These two girls from Bombay are now here lor a eight-week assignment with the Great Royal Circus of India which is presently attracting large crowds
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    • 35 12 CASTLE HACKETT. Galway. Ireland: David Hemmings In action against a Danish Viking during filming here of MGM’s “Alfred the Great” now being shot here with Hemmings in the title role. UPI photo.
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 74 12 I nite cludl (The ‘SWINGINGIEST’ KCAO SINGaFOK TUimONt: *****-9. NITE SPOT IN TOWN) presents nitely Miss. PEGGY TANN THE H.H. TANN ORCHESTRA £> £tarligku Miss GIRLIE SANCHEZ Miss KATHLEEN LI Open nitely till 1 am. Saturdays ext. to 2 a.m. DON'T MISS our 29th Anniversary SALE Latest New Arrivals of
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    • 199 12 Julie&Johnny Don't miss this fastmoving and powerful Variety Act Dance Comedy Song! Dance to 2 exciting new bands Reservations Tel-***** Don’t forget our Sunday Barbecue from 7-30 p.m. FEDERAL NIGHT CLUB KI'ALA LUMPUR for RESERVATION PHONE ***** OPENING TO-NIGHT EXT. 2.00a.m. PRESENTING YOU THE FABULOUS 4 3 CUPPIES SHOW WATCH
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 237 13 »§HAW tGANISATIOM LIDO Phone ***** NOW SHOWING! 4 Shows Today A Tomorrow lft 30 am. ifX*. 5.45 A 9.00 p.m 10 30 a m Back Stalls Soldout Few Circle Seats Left School Children 85 cents To Any Seat At All 6how*. Michael Todd s “AROUND THF WORLD IN ho DAYS"
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    • 386 13 11. 1.30, 4.00. €.30. 9.30 ‘No Free List* SUITABLE for ADULTS ONLY! “The Right To Be Born** la Black ana White Ana Co.our A COLUMBIA PICTURE 3rd 810 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT "The INVISIBLE SABRE** <Mtnd.) Chen Man-Lin?. Cathay Scope. Color ‘English dc Chinese Subtitles) •No Free List* ORCHARD! PALACE 321*1 I
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  • Sun Sport
    • 694 14  -  By R. D. SELVA KI'ALA LUMPUR. Frl. A magnificent ninth wicket stand of 62 runs by S. Marimuthu (29) and Dr. Jagdev Singh (52 n. 0.) gave some colour to the dull batting by Selangor batsmen on the opening day of the threeday
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    • 29 14 SINGAPORE. Fri. C. Thuraisngam. former Singapore and South Malaya cricketer collapsed and died today while playing a game of tennis at Ceylon Sports Club. He was 52.
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    • 114 14 Selangor Ist inns. Ranjit Singh c Jeremiah b Martens 16 Alwi Zahaman C De Witt b Reggie Da Silva 13 Dulip Singh b Reggie Da Silva 15 lan Priddle st Stevens b Martens 45 Hector Durairatnam c Soocelaraj b Martens 19 Alex Delilkan c Stevens b Lewis 3 Gurucharan
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    • 328 15  -  By John Kam SINGAPORE, Fri. Singapore has been chosen as the venue for the Far East finals of an international ten-pin bowling tournament Group "B” of the International Masters to be held on Nov. 2 and 3. Meanwhile, preparations are underway
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    • 184 15 SINGAPORE, Frl. I Youth champion. Lee Wah J Chin will meet Chan Keng L Guan in the Singapore Badminton Association’s' men’s Junior singles finals b* to be played at the Singa- >,* pore Badminton Hall, tomorrow at 8.00 p.m. Lee defeated Combined k Schools
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    • 64 15 Sir Matt Busby, 58-year-old manager, of the European Cup winning team, Manchester United Football Club. leaves Buckingham Palace, London, after being knighted by the Queen. With him to share the great moment are his wife Jean, his daughter Sheena and his son Sandy. Sir Matt now joins
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    • 97 15 BATU PAHAT. Fri The Selection Board of the Johore State Basketball Association have selected a strong contingent of 29 men and women players for the 10th Malaysian Basketball tournament for the King’s Challenge Cup to be held in Kuching from Aug 12. Johore’s contingent include
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    • 26 15 MLTAR, Fri. Razak Indians of Seremban edged Tangkak MIC Youths 3-2 In a friendly football match played on the Tangkak padang here recently.
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    • 597 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Schoolgirl sprinters -Jackie Kleinman and Lee *Moh Kwan who were not 'included in the Malaysian ccontingent to the Singa* •pore Open ChampionJships from Aug. 2-4. will compete in the schools annual meet at Alor Star on Aug. 6 and 7.
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    • 481 15 SINGAPORE, Fri. Twenty-six top athletes from Thailand will participate in the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association National Open Athletic championships, to be held at the Farrer Park Centre, from Aug. 2 to 4. This was disclosed to Sunsport by the Secretary of the SAAA. Mr.
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    • 307 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A record number of 100 athletes will take part in the Junior Athletic Championships organised by the Selangor Amateur Athletic Association to be held here at the Merdeka Stadium on Sunday. The Competition Committee of the junior meet are expected to
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    • 77 15 ALOR STAR. Fri. The Kedah junior inter team badminton championships will be held at the Guru Hall from Aug. 22 to 24. Applications are invited from clubs and associations. Entrance fee is $lO.OO per team. Closing date for entries is Aug. 14. The
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    • 29 15 SEGAMAT. Fri. —The Segamat Big Walk, organised by the Segamat Youth Club, scheduled to be held on Aug. 31 to commemorate the lltb merdeka celebrations has been postponed.
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    • 607 15 LONDON. Fri. (Reuter) Pakistani Mushtaq Mohammed destroyed Middlesex with five wickets for 25 runs and helped Northamptonshire to gain a slender first innings lead at Lords yesterday. Middlesex were 143 for two at lunch In reply to Northamptonshire’s 186 and a
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    • 378 15 ASCOT, (England), Fri. (Reuter) —Noel Murless, Britain’s leading racehorse trainer for the past decade, saddles 1967 English Derby winner Royal Palace in the Semi-classic King George Sixth and Queen Elizabeth Stakes here on Saturday and the 30,000 sterling prize seems to be his.
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    • 35 15 MUAR. Fri. The Segamat National-Type Tamil School captured the Jobore North inter-Tamil Schools* soccer title when they beat Tangkak National-Type Tamil School 1-0 in the final at the Tangkak Padang Besar. here, recently.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 517 14 Classified Ad REDIFFUSION TELEVISION RENTALS H P A CASH Complete range to xult everyone Showrooms: Clemeneeau Are.. Joo Chlat Road. Taman Jurong BEDIFFCSION REPAIRS ANT MAKE OF TV SET. Radiophone Controlled Maintenance Phone *****/2 A ***** Singapore Commnnal Aerial Systems Closed Circnit TV Background Mnslc Installation. Phone *****. P. O.
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    • 437 14 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BRETHREN BETHESDA (KATONG) CHURCH 17. Pennefather Road. Singapore 15 BETHESDA (FRANREI. ESTATE) CHURCH 4. La Salle Street, Singapore 15. SUNDAY 8.30 a.m. Lord’s Sue r 9.15 a.m. Ministry of the Word 10.15 a.m. Sunday School (Senior) 11.00 a.m. Sunday School (Junior and Kindergarten) 6.00 p.m. Gospel Service t
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    • 173 14 EmpText PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Singapore. Corner Orchard Road. Penang Road. Sunday Services 900 a.m. and 8.00 p.m.. Sunday School 9.00 a.m. All welcome. ZION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (Katong) 47. Koon Seng Road. Singapore. Sunday School 9.00 a.m_ Chinese Service 10.00 a.m Prayer Meeting <Thu> 730 p.m. CHINESE PRESBYTERIAN TRUE WAY CHURCH. 156-B
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    • 190 14 RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS BIBLE-PRESBYTERI AN LIFE BIBLE PRESBYTER- LAN CHURCH 9. Gilstesd Road. S'pore 11. 8.30 a.m. Sunday School. 10.00 a.m. English Service. 430 pm Mandarin/ Hotokien Service. ~ZION BIBLE-PRESBYTER-IAN CHURCH 5. Tavistock Ave.. S'pore, 19. 8 00 a.m. Sunday School. 9.15 a.m. English Service GALILEE BIBLE-PRESBY-TERIAN CHURCH 175. Pasir Panjang
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    • 108 14 SELANGOR TURF CLUB Three Digits Forecast Pool The Public are advised that commencing with the Perak July/August 1968 race meeting onwards on 27th July 1968. “ABC” Three Digits Forecast Pool Tickets based on the usual $l/- Unlimited Sweep will be on sal# to th§ Public at:— Serdang Bharu Branch No.
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  • Page 15 Miscellaneous
    • 62 15 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 1.47 a.m. (7.2 ft.), 1.44 p m (8.9 ft.). Port Swettenham: 7.15 a.m. (15.4 ft.), 7.21 p.m. (15.2 ft.). Port Dickson: 7.41 a m (8.4 ft-). 8.10 pm. (8.7 ft.). Singapore: 12.56 a.m. (7.6 ft.), 11.54 pm. (9.0 ft,). Sedili Keehil: 1154 a.m. (8.0 ft.), 10.00
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