Eastern Sun, 10 October 1968

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  • 22 1 Eastern Sun Independent National Daily SINGAPORE EDITION Estd. 1966. Vol. 3 No. 789 Thursday, 10 October 1968. MC(P) 0050 Price 15 cents
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  • 371 1  -  Motion rejecting PI Sabah Bill' for emergency Parliament sitting By Ben D’Cunha ITUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Malaysian Cabinet today drafted the motion rejecting the Philippine "Sabah Annexation" Bill, which will be introduced by the Prime Minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman at an emergency sitting of Parliament, beginning on
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  • 169 1 MANILA. Wed. (UPI) Philippine Foreign Secretary Narciso Ramos has established direct contact with Malaysia, presumably in the United Nations, in an effort to arrange cooling off talks between the two feuding neighbours, the Foreign Office said today. “Let us hope this will lead
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  • 72 1 GIBRALTAR. Wed. (Reuter) British Prime Minister Harold Wilson, waiting to meet Rhodesian leader lan Smith, here, warned today that there were no advance signs that a settlement of the Rhodesia independence dispute might be imminent. Mr. Wilson was addressing a press conference aboard the British Navy assault
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  • 48 1 MISS Janet Yeo, in an Italian costume, adding: colour to the Italian Fortnight held at the Federal Hotel (poolside), Kuala Lumpur, on Tuesday night. About 500 guests attended the function during which a variety of Italian wines and cheese were served. Eastern Sun picture by Yap Chew Yan.
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  • 193 1 JAKARTA. Wed. (Reuter) President Suharto recently sent a special military envoy to Malaysia and the Philippines to offer Indonesia's services in bringing the two countries together to discum their dispute over Sabah, diplomatic sources said here today. The sources said the euvoy was
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  • 325 1 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, will pay a two-day official visit to Ottawa, Canada, at the invitation of the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. Trudeau. The Canadian visit will follow Mr. Lee's official visit to Japan The Prime Minister
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  • 197 1 ‘No effect on Manila’s position MANILA. Wed (AFP CPI) Acting Foreign Secretary Jose Ingles said today that Malaysia's approval of a motion rejecting the Philippine territorial claim on Sabah would not have anv effect on the Philippine position vis-a-vis Sabah. The Malaysian action. Mr. Ingles told AFP. "Is a local
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  • 101 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Lavang Layang railcar disaster in which three people were killed and several Injured in April this year was due to the “carelessness” of certain railway officials. This was disclosed by the Deputy Prime Mints'er, Tun Abdul Razak, after the weekly Cabinet
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  • 126 1 CAPE KENNEDY, Florida, Wed (UPI) As proof of America's moon drive speedup. engineers today primed Apollo 7 for Friday’s launch and prepared to move Apollo 8 to another launch pad for a possible flight to the moon In December. The Apollo 8 mooncraft and its
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  • 43 1 TOKYO. Wed. (UPI) Miss Brazil. Maria De Gloria Carvalho. 18, won the Miss International Beauty Contest, the first ever held in Asia. Miss Sweden. Annika Hemminge was second. Third was Miss Karen Ann McQuarrie of the United States.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 165 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Consul of the Republic of China in Kuala Lumpur, Mr. C. J. Chang, said today Malaysia, even after 12 years of communist terrorism, had emerged atronger. more united and more prosperous. Mr. Chang said this in a message to mark
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    • 144 2 PENANO, Wed The Chairman of Penang UMNO. Syed Hassan Aidid. was elected Senator by the State Legislative Assembly today to replace Haji Ahmad bln Hj. Abdullah, whose term of office expired on Sept. 25. The Speaker of the State Legislative Assembly. Haji Suleiman bin HJ.
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    • 969 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. There is no doubt that West Malaysian women have large families. More than 50 per cent of the women between 35 and 44 years old had six or more live births, 30 per cent had eight or more. Even after the
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    • 325 2 Overside delivery at jetties PENANO. Wed. The member for Bagan Ajam. Mr. Phee Joo Teik, today called on the Penang Port Commission to give a public explanation as to whether the expert consultant's recommendations to ban overside delivery at the jetties at Prai
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    • 54 2 Prime Minister Tunkn Abdul Rahman inserting the Guard of Honour mounted bjr members of the Local Defence Corps. Clril DeI fence Corps and the Vigilante Corps from Sandakan. I under the command of Lt L'marhan when he arrived at the Sandakan airport recently during his
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    • 651 2 SINGAPORE. Wed —The Public Services Commission, in accordance with Government policy, has had to spread the allotted resources available oser a larger number of Malay students deserving help. A Government statement today said this was due to growing defence expenditure and the need to keep
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    • 20 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed— Donations to the Lady Templer Tuberculosis Hospital Fund for the month of September totalled $8,989.66.
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    • 75 2 THE Chairman of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers. Tan Srt Nik Kamil adjusting (above) the tie of Kee Choon Sing, Upper Six science student of the St. John's Institution. K.L. who designed the winning emblem of the FMM. before posing for photographers. Choon Sing
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    • 95 2 KAMPAR. Wed. The Perak Red Cress Society has drawn up plans to extend voluntary services in the rural areas. This was disclosed here today by Mrs. Maureen White, a field officer from Australia currently attached as adviser to the Perak Red Cross Society. The
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    • 38 2 SEGA MAT. Wed. The Paloh National-type Primary School, here, has received a grant of $20,000 from the Ministry of Education for the construction of a hall and three classrooms. Work on the extension will start soon.
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    • 134 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. One of the two youths who were attacked by four men in a coffee shop at the 2i mile Cheras Road here last night died shortly after admission to the Assunta Hospital in Petaling Jaya. He was identified bv police today a*
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    • 285 2 SINGAPORE. Wed Bome 3.400 Vigilante Corps members are now patrolling the streets to advise the public to observe the various health laws connected with the proper disposal of refuse. The corps members, in groups of 40 per constituency, are visiting the constituencies for three hours each
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    • 61 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed A meter attendant. Mr. S. Rajendran reported the theft of a $5OO parking meter from Leboh Ampang here yesterday morning. A housewife. Mrs. Opal Dunn, also reported the theft of $l6, a $75 pen set. a cheque book, a lighter and her driving licenme
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    • 48 2 MUAR. Wed.— The Parit Bakar Malaysian Chinese Association and its youth section will hold a get-to-gether dinner at their premises here on Oct. 19 from 7.30 p.m. in honour of five members w>ho were awarded the PPM (Malaysia Commemorative Medals) by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong recently
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    • 364 3 (SINGAPORE, Wad. The Boord of Directors of the Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company Limited has put up four proposals to improve their bus services in the Queenstown end Alexandra areas. The four proposals were submitted after an emergency meeting of the directors of
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    • 289 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. To be truly educated and cultured, both men and women should have selfcontrol over certain things they do, especially over SEX. This is the opinion of the Bishop of North Malaysia, the Right Reverend Gregory Yong. who has stressed the importance of
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    • 243 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. Hundreds of ardent fans today thronged the balcony of the Singapore airport terminal to catch a glimpse of the arrival of two well-known Hong Kotik Shaw actresses and a recording and television artiste. They were Carrie Ku Mei, Margaret Hsing Hui
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    • 55 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Chairman of the British National Export Council, Mr. Michael Montague flew into Singapore today to study the local market for British machinery. He told newsmen at the airport that he was here to look into the suggestions on existing investment opportunities made by
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    • 530 3 SINGAPORE. Wed. There is treat prospect for Singapore to become a focal point for containerisation. a delegate to the first ECAFF. Regional Port Seminar here, said today. He is Mr. J. E. M. Beale, the U K. Shipping
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    • 339 10 OINGAPORE, Wed. Singapore and other South-east Asian businessmen have benefited, export-wise, by participating in the "Partners for Progress" Import Exhibition held in Berlin, Germany. The 20-day exhibition ended on Sunday. Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia were some of the participants from South-east Asia
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    • 183 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. Singapore will award 25 ASEAN scholarships to students who are nationals of member-countries of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (other than Singapore) for pre-univer- sity studies here. These scholarships will be of $1,200 per annum tenable at the Junior Colleges or
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    • 163 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. Lady Betty de la Mare, wife of the British High Commissioner in Singapore, will donate the entire proceeds from her current Japanese flower arrangement course to the “Christmas Fair 1968.” This Christmas Fair Is in aid of four children’s charities the
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    • 90 10 10 a m. 6 p.m. Teo Chin Chye’s painting exhibition at British Council gallery. 1A Amber Mansions. Orchard Road. 1 p.m. 2 p.m.: Rotary Club of Singapore-West weekly luncheon at Hollandsche (Dutch) Club, Camden Park, off Adam Road. 1.30 p.m. —11.59 pm. Military exercises at Chua Chu Kang
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    • 72 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. A trisha-rider. Koh Ah Huat. 66. died in the General Hospital after he was involved in a road accident at the junction of Tanjong Katong Road and Green Lane Testerday. Police said that the deceased lived at Pesiaran KeUling Meanwhile, it was reported
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    • 152 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. Community centres in Singapore wtU hold “Keep Singapore Clean” exhibitions during the campaign month. They will be opened by the Members of Parliament In their respective areas. On Friday, the MP for Nee Soon, Mr. Ong Soo Chuan. will open
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    • 261 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. The official estimate of the damage caused by the explosion which set two fishing vessels ablase last night amounts to about $400,000. The Police said today the Arab-owned "Kuwait”. one of the vessels, w as gutted while the vessel, SNF 401,
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    • 819 10 DIVORCE CASE APPEAL SUtrrAPORE, Wed. The Federal Court was told today that the trial judge in a divorce suit was wrong in accepting certain medical evidence which stated the “signs of depression” found in the wife were caused by her
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    • 80 10 SINGAPORE. Wed. Fire which destroyed three shops along North Bridge Road yesterday caused total damage of about $20,000. The fire, which was believed to have started after a short circuit, burn- ed partially a book-shop and two coffee-shops. All the three shops were closed at the
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    • 118 13 HONG KONG, Wed. (Reuter) The China Mail today described Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Y’ew as idolised by millions of Asians. In a front-page article on the two-day stopover Mr. Lee will make in the colony at the weekend, the Eng-lish-Language paper said many
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    • 291 13 SINGAPORE, Wed. O Singapore has been elected to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency at the 12th Regular Session of the General Conference of the Agency which is being held in Vienna. Singapore has thus filled the seat allocated
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    • 126 13 SINGAPORE Wed The Chinese YMCA here will organise a two-month leadership training programme from Oct 20 with sessions to be held on Tuesdays and Sundays. The course is designed for young men and women who are concerned about Improving leadership skills. The training teams will
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    • 126 13 SINGAPORE. Wed. An engineering trade mission from New South Wales. Australia, will visit Singapore for four days from Nov. 5. The mission sponsored by the Chambers of Manufacturers will be led by Mr. E.E. Jarvis, of Clyde Industries. Sydney. It has official support of the NS
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    • 52 13 SEREMBAN. Wed —Seremban police last night rounded up 57 beggars In the Birch Road and LemOn Road area in a five-hour “operation beggar” drive The beggars will be placed in the Seremban welfare Home. In January in another such drive. 30 beggars were rounded up from
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    • 85 13 SINGAPORE. Wed— The Coroner’s Court today recorded a verdict of misadventure on the death of a 24-year-old woman. Tan Chu Hwee. who was run over by an excavator in Yeo Chu Kang Road on Sept. 11 this year. Tan. a labourer, was working at a worksite levelling,
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    • 494 4 We have no intention to nationalise business LIM TT'UALA LUMPUR, Wed. As long os the Alliance Government is in power investors should not fear the imposition of any form of restriction on the repatriation of their profits or capital. Government has no intention of nationalising business. This was stated today
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    • 355 4 PENANG, Wed. The Operation Master Plan announced by the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak. during his last visit here would be a concrete plan for the long-term development of Penang. The Chief Minister, Tan Sri Wong Pow Nee said this In
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    • 197 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed A London-trained Malaysian will design a new unifom for 13 Department of Civil Aviation receptionists at the Subang International Airport and end a two-year search for a suitable one. He is Enche Yusof bln Majid, textile designer in the Commerce and Industry
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    • 118 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. About 20.000 copies of the final conclusions of the United Nations Secretary-Gene-ral. U Thant, on Sabah are to be distributed overseas by Malaysia’s foreign missions, a spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affair* said today. The seven-page pamphlet contains the findings
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    • 62 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The father of the Minister of Education. Enche Moh lined Khir Johari. died in his Jalan Telok Wanjah hone in Alor Star early this morning Enche Johari bin Abdul Rahman, who was 75, leaves nine children and 40 grandchildren. Enche Mohamed Khir left
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    • 84 4 DR. G. Celensa. the Italian Trade Commissioner in Malaysia (right) welcoming Sir Michael Walker, British Hixh Commissioner. to the Italian Fortnight held in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday night. Looking on is Mrs. Celensa. About 500 people attended the function at the Federal Hotel (poolside). Easily
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    • 80 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed— A seven-man jury today found an estate mandcre. Thimmalaysamy s o Chlnniah Servai not guilty of murder of K Mayilalagan, 24. at Njgel Gardner Estate. 49 miles from here on June 7 last year. Justice Dato Abdul Hamid bin Haji Omar before whom
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    • 160 4 THE Emblem of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (above). It was designed by an' Upper Form Si* student of the St. John's Institution, Kee Choon Sing. What does the Emblem mean? The Wheel, carrying the name of the Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers, rotating endlessly is symbolic of the incessant efforts
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    • 330 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A 15-month-old babv was brought into the Magistrate's Court here todav to take a good look at a man alleged to be his father. He gave a loud cry, buried himself in his mother's bosom and cried again. The baby.
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    • 71 4 KUALA LUMPUR Wed More than 1.000 people, including representatives from the Roval families, today attended the funeral of Raja Ropeah. elder sister of the Sultan of Perak Raja Ropeah died at the Batu Gajah district hospital on Monday morning after a heart attack She
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    • 40 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Malaysia is still hopeful the monthly Asean Planning Committee meeting will be held here when the “atmosphere between some Asean countries is better”, the head of the Malaysian Asean Secretariat. Enche Ismail bin -Anahia
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    • 276 4 Family planning KUALA LUMPUR. WedPut it down as egotism, indifference. ignorance or selfishness but the problem is there. Research In Malaysia has revealed that the lack of co-operation from men posed a serious problem to the promotion of family planning. From what could be gleaned
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    • 28 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The next conference of Rulers will be held for two days here from Oct. 16. The conference will be at the -litana Negara,
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    • 408 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed— FAMA will launch a scheme in mid-1969 to improve the marketing of fish in the country. Enche Ghafar Baba. Minister without Portfolio who is also Chairman of FAMA, said here today “the proposed scheme will be managed and controlled by a
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    • 102 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Malaysia is among eight countries which have been invited to take part in a seminar on “common cultural values in South-east Asia,” to be held in Bangkok on Jan. 27 and 28 next year. The seminar is being organised by the Council
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    • 85 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed There will be a goodwill visit of two groups of Chulalongkom University students to the University of Malava. The first group of 176 Thai students from the Faculty of Political Science will be here on Oct. 28 and will leave the next
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    • 485 12 T3ENANG, Wed. If the retention of the free port stotus of Penang Island is going to des- troy the State and its people, the Alliance Government will do away with it. The Chief Minister, Ton Sri Wong Pow Nee said in
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    • 146 12 MAJOR Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Hamid. 29 a Staff Officer at the Headquarters Land Forces East Malaysia has been selected to attend a one-year Staff Course at the Australian Staff College at Queenscliff in Victoria. He is expected to leave for Australia in the second week
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    • 118 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A gala charity premiere of the 20th Century Fox film “The Star” featuring Julie Andrews and Michael Craig, will be held at the Pavilion Cinema here on Nov. 20 at 9 p.m. Proceeds are in aid of the proposed audiological centre
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    • 68 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed— Two officers from the Ministry of Defence left for India today for a two-week visit. They are LieutenantColonel Idrus bin Abdul Rahman. Director of the Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and Major DarJit Singh, also of the E.M.E. Lt-Col. Idrus said that
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    • 60 12 IPOH, Wed. Three masked men. one armed with a pistol, held up a sundry goods shop proprietor, Moo Yee Hung. 66. at his shop In Pelawan, Chulchak, last night, robbing him of $425. a cheque for $lOO and cigarettes worth $26 60. The victim was on the
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    • 156 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. —The Postmaster-General, Enche Ibrahim Varshay. today wondered why the public could not wait for long at post offices without showing signs of frustration while they could do so patiently at other places. He gave delegates attending the fourth Asian Regional Conference
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    • 36 12 TOKYO Miss Malaysia, Maznah binte Mohamed Ali, on parade at Ginza Street before the final of the 1968 Miss International Beauty Pageant to be held on Oct 9 at the Nippon Budokan Hall here. UPI photo
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    • 189 12 TWO Malaysian meteorological assistants are now undergoing a oneyear meteorology observers’ course at the Bureau of Meteorology Central Training School in Melbourne. Victoria. They are Mr Chim Ah Hong, of 112. Jalan Peel, Kuala Lumpur, and Mr. Tam Kok Lam, of 780 Regrouping Area. Menglembu.
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    • 89 12 MALACCA. Wed A passing-out parade for 180 cadets of the Malacca High School will be held at the High School ground on Friday at 4.30 p.m. The Director of the Malaysian Territorial Army, Colonel Yusoff bin Abu Bakar. will take the salute and review the
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    • 73 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Minister of Education, Enche Mohamed Khir Johari. w’ill present 12 hearing aids to 12 youngsters of the National Society for the Deaf at the Selangor Club on Saturday. The aids are gifts from various individuals presented to the society during the year.
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    • 881 12 PENANG, Wed. An inshore Ashing boat, with a party of nine, including police officers, was rammed by a trawl Ashing boat in the sea off Pantai Acheh. resulting in a Asherman being missing on April 4. This was stated by the officer. ASP Thong Kuo
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    • 151 12 By Ken Stanley KAMPAR, Wed. A 24-year-old commercial student here. Miss Yip Fong Kheng, who has in her possession a freak lS-cent Perak postage stamp, is anxious to offer it for sale to the highest bidder. Miss Yip came across the stamp last week when she
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    • 50 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Swiss Ambassador in Malaysia. Mr. T. Schmidlin. and his wife were granted an audience today by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong at the Istana Negara. Later, Ceylon's High Commissioner. Mr. A.C.L. Ratwatte. and his wife were also granted an audience.
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    • 170 12 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Dr. Dwayne Orton, former 7Wmf atlona Consultant with IBM described bv the IBM's Chairman as their "Ambassador at Large" and former editor of "Think” magazine, P a >’>ng a short visit to Malaysia at the invitation of the Malaysian Institute
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 412 5 Eban outlines Mid-East peace plan UNITED NATIONS, Wed. (UPI) Israel awaited reaction today to a nine-point Middle East peace plan which Egypt and other Arab countries appeared certain to reject. The plan was outlined by Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban in an address to the
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    • 346 5 MEXICO CITY, Wed. (Reuter) Students attempting to hold a rally in the grounds of Mexico City’s National University last night were turned back by guards at the gates of the institution. The students had been planning to stage a peaceful demonstration in the university
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    • 258 5 NEW YORK, Wed. (Reuter) Treasurer William McMahon of Australia said yesterday that although Asia faces many problems, it has the potential for "o degree of peace and prosperity which will be the envy of the world." Mr. McMahon, in an address to
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    • 113 5 PERTH, Australia, Wed. (Reuter) A Perth man who put drugs in his daughter-in-law’s beer $o he could seduce her was sentenced to two years’ jail here yesterday. “I can’t imagine a worse case than this one,” said Mr. Justice Virtue in Perth’s Criminal Court. Maxwell
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    • 63 5 MANILA. Wed. (Reuter)’ A Philippine Navy patrol has discovered a cache of firearms ammunition and explosives in Mangsee Island, about 12 miles off the northeastern tip of Banguey Island in Sabah. Commodore Ismael C. Limibao. Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command, said today the cache was discovered
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    • 450 6 SPACE CENTRE. HOUSTON, Wed. (UPI) Softspoken Donn F. Eisele entered his last weeks of training for Apollo 7 eager to “get on with it” and start his first spaceflight. To him the flight is the next logical step in his career which five
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    • 471 6 SPACE CENTRE. Houston. Wed. (UPI) You might expect a man making his first spaceflight to be nervous, or excited, or both. Walt Cunningham Is neither. He Just wants with a physicists calm determination to make the flight a complete success. Cunningham, who rides
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    • 193 6 LAE, New Guinea, Wed. (UPI) Betel nut chewing has been banned in an Eastern Highlands area of New Guinea because of the risk of cancer of the mouth. The ban, which is threatening to create a major disturbance among the natives, was announced by the
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    • 111 6 INDEPENDENCE, Missouri Wed. (UPI) Margaret Truman Daniel, visiting her parents In the Victorian mansion that has been the amlly home through four generations, yesterday disclaimed any participation in politics. “I’m only interested In getting Mr. Humphrey elected,” Mrs. Daniel said on arriving at Kansas City
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    • 385 6 r<APE KENNEDY, Wed (UPI) Weathermen added an all-dear forecast yesterday to the trouble-free preparations for Friday's launch of Apollo 7 into an 11-day, four 11-day, four million-mile space trip. “No major disturbances are expected in any of the areas critical to the
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    • 571 6 SPACE CENTRE, Houston. Wed. (UPI) Whatever problems may crop up during Apollo 7. past experience says spaceman Walter M. Schirra Jr. can be counted on to handle them smoothly and remain calm. The son of a barnstorming pilot father and
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    • 212 6 WASHINGTON. Wed. (UPI) House and Senate Conferees approved gun control legislation yester* day banning inter-state sales of rifles, shotguns and all kinds of ammunition The measure now goes back to both House for final action before It Is sent to President Johnson to be signed into
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    • 423 6 LONDON. Wed. (Reuter) An American businessman was about to make love to a nightclub hostess when drugs took over and whirled him off on a “trip of hell”, a court was told here today. When he awoke, the hostess lay
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    • 483 6 NEW YORK. Wed. (UPI) The United States may slowly cut back military involvement in Asia but should do more to stabilise the areas economy, according to Indonesian Foreign Minister Mr. Adam Malik. Interviewed while in New York for the 23rd
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    • 324 6 MEXICO CITY. Wed. (UPI) The “Big Shoe” controversy hit the 1968 Olympic Games yesterday and if it isn't solved In a hurry there are going to be an awful lot of unhappy track and field athletes in Mexico City. Lee Evans, the American
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    • 147 6 PITTSBURGH, Wed (UPl)—a Federal Court jury ruled yesterday the IJggett and Myers Tobacco Co. was not liable tor damages in a suit brought by the estate of a man who claimed he contacted lung cancer from smoking Chesterfield cigarettes. The decision was the third
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    • 103 6 TOKYO. Wed. (Reuter)— The Japan Development and Construction Company claimed today it had successfully manufactured for trial the world s first bulldozer for underwater uses. The remote controlled submarine bulldozer. is equipped with a 130 horsepower diesel engine linked with an operation ship by compression
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    • 329 7 Move to toughen pro Soviet controls in Prague pRAGUE, Wed. (UPI) The ruling presidium of A the Czechoslovak Communist Party said yesterday it would purge “anti-Socialist forces" and toughen pro-Soviet controls over both the Party and the Press. The major communique appears to concede some points of the harsh new
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    • 84 7 SHIZUOK. Japan, Wed. (UPI) Three alligator eggs hatched In an incubator yesterday. Japan’s first successful artificial incubation of alligators. Twenty eggs received from Halau Island in the Western Pacific were kept in an Incubator for 40 days, temperature 30 degrees centigrade (86 degrees fahrenheit)),
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    • 106 7 AUCKLAND, New Zealand. Wed (UPI) Language problems delayed for one day the start of a search for a Formosan fishing boat reported afire in the Pacific on Monday. The distress call in Chinese was received on Monday from the Cha n Cheng 102 It
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    • 51 7 TAIPEI: Fish eve’s view shows a musician in ancient costume performing a old tune while boys on the premises dance a plume dance at the Confucian temple in Talungtun* where held the 2,518th birthday anniversary of Confucius, (550 or 551-478 BC), the famous Sage of China. UPI
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    • 192 7 TAIPEI. Wed. (Reuter) President Chiang Kai-Shek will appear on the ***** 1511^111^, 10 receive cheers from a mass rally of about 210,000 people celebrating the double tenth” National Day tomorrow. The National Day rally will be presided over by Parliament Speaker
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    • 177 7 NEW DELHI. Wed. (UPI) At least nine janitors died yesterday and several other suffered internal injuries from drinking homemade liquor at a private shop in Agra City, 140 miles from New Delhi, the press Trust of India said. The tragedy was the latest of several
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    • 91 7 HONG KONG. Wed. (Reuter) Hong Kong still has a long way to go before it can put dangerous drugs under control, the Legislative Council was told today. Moving a Dangerous Drugs Bill at the Counci's meeting, the Attorney-General. Mr. D. T. E.
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    • 371 7 LONDON. Wed. (UPI) In the alx months of the “new look” gold operations since the gold crisis of the spring and the institution of the two tier market, the London market has again shown its adaptability and flexibility, its Chairman. E. Hanes, said yesterday. It
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    • 68 7 BANGKOK Wed. (Reuter) Thai police yesterday seized 72 kilogrammes of morphine worth two million baht (about 40.000 pounds sterling) from a car after a high-speed chase from Don Muang airport to Bangkok 17 miles away. The police said the car. with four men inside, sped off
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    • 122 7 COUER DALENE, Idaho Wed. (UPI) A case where a dog apparently shot and killed his master as they rode in the cab of a pickup truck was reported on Monday bv the Kootenai County sheriff's Office. Deputies said Orlie Henett. s#, two other persons and
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    • 156 7 TOKYO. Wed. (UPI) China knows of America’s superior military power and will not risk waging a war against the United States, an American expert on China said yesterday. Mrs. Alice T. Hsieu, the widow of a former Chinese diplomat and now with Rand
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    • 224 7 NEW DELHT, Wed. (Reuter) Six London grandmothers arrived here today aboard two second-hand landrovers on an overland journey from Britain which began on August 6. They are on their way to spend Christmas with their children and grandchildren in Australia. The youngest grandmother. Mrs. Melanie
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    • 72 7 MANILA. Wed. (UPI) Pneumonia struck down 152 persons in Manila last week and caused 4 deaths. City Health Officer Apolonlo Del Rosario reported. It marked the third straight week that pneumonia had caused more than 50 deaths, he said. Del Rosario also reported a slight upsurge
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    • 205 7 Wewant everyone to have a taste of the jet-set life »v V. f 4 1 mtu* X m Aj 4 I Once it was exclusive, the pampered go-anywhere, anytime life of the sophisticated jet-set. No more. The jet-set life aloft with Cathay Pacific is for everyone. We start it with
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  • 402 8 MANY Malaysians must by now b# sated with the war of words between Malaysia and the Philippines. Malaysia cannot think up anything new to say about the Sabah issue, so Malaysians expect the press and politicians of Manila to provide new angles on the subject. They are
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  • 325 8 BRITISH manufacturers of late have been sending trade missions to Malaysia and Singapore to study the Investment climate. These missions are most cautious in what they say. They give the impression that without the continued protection of British bases, they are reluctant to invest here. The political situation
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  • 474 8 T’HE South-east Asian countries of Indonesia. Malaysia. Singapore and Thailand which took part in the 6th “Partners for Progress” Import Exhibition in Berlin till October 6 made energetic endeavours to create profitable markets in the Federal Republic of Germany for their handicrafts.
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    • 531 8 A REPORT headed "Help to Bumis to narrow gap" has given rise to a feeling of uneasiness, and a number of readers started to blink and question the definition and authent i e i t y of Bumiputra. It looks like claims of rights are going to
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    • 354 8 SOMEBODY must criticise the Ministers, Administrators and the Press for the ludicrous correspondence re the Anti-Corruption Department. The public were made to welcome the Anti-Corruption Department, and the writeup by the press of it and its chief, were exaggerated to such an extent,
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    • 166 8 YOUR contention was that the artists are resentful of criticism from the public. Could you quote the “opinion advanced by members of the public” you wrote about, that the artists were supposed to have objected to? What has your example of “one foreign artist” got to
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    • 114 8 IN your editorial of 1st October, 1968 on the subject of Parking Meters, you mentioned that a fine of $10/- is imposed on any motorist who exceeds his parking period. This is not quite correct. What really happens is that if a motorist exceeds his parking
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  • 250 8 EVERYONE should help to keep Singapore clean. But when will something be done about the earthcarry lorries that continually make a mess of the City streets by dropping earth wherever they go? As a result we get dust on sunny days
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  • 123 8 IT is sad to say that considerable bus drivers and conductors are hard to meet nowadays in Singapore. Perhaps this is due to the keen competition or perhaps it is simply a case of pure high-handedness. Many a time one hears or reads in the newspapers of
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    • 39 8 Eastern Sun Independent National Newspaper THURSDAY. OCTOBER 10, 19«» 21-i. Cantpamant Rut. Smupon 2 Talopbanai *****/7 Rmn OHk* lank o**if Cable 19. lalan Saltan, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia Tflaphona: *****6 Laith Straat, Tel: ***** 77, Irtwitn Raad. T«1:***** Addr«aa: AWNEWS
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  • COMMERCIAL & INDUSTRIAL
    • 161 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. Mr. Remy Chappatte, Director of the newly established Swiss Watch Technical Centre enjoys a Joke with Mr. Lim Peng Boon, President of the Singapore Clock and Watch Trade Association and Mr. A. Roosll, Director of the Swiss Watch Information Centre in
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    • 62 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Managing Director of the 3M Company in the Far East. Mr. B. E. Chapman, has announced the appointment of Mr. Ron Smith (pictured) as General Manager of Minnesota (3M) Singapore Ltd. Mr. Smith had been with the company in Australia for over eight years
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    • 291 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. Scandinavian Airlines has purchased a new DC-9 flight simulator featuring the latest breakthrough in training for all-weather flying. The installation is worth nearly US$2 million. The simulator, with a Link VAMP visual attachment. will enable SAS pilots (to practise approaches landings and
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    • 178 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The following shins are expected to be in port today: Godowns Vessels 1/2 Svanetiya 3/4 Tagus 5 Star Altair 6/7 Golden Wonder 10/11 Servaaskerk 13 14 Bennevis 15/16 Cyclops 23/24 Masa Maru 25/26 Orion 29 30 Mitaka Maru 33/34 Radnorshire 35/36 Eastern Rover 38 '39
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    • 124 9 TOKYO. Wed. (Reuter) A Japanese-Malaysian joint venture will shortly be established in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for local production of electric and communication wire and cable, the Furukawa Electric Company said today. The firm to be called the Far Eastern Cable Malaysia Ltd, will have
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    • 128 9 KUANTAN. Wed. The Sultan of Pahang will officially open a $2 25 million oil palm mill at the Guthrie Corporation's 5.000-a ere Chenor Estate, near Jerantut, on Saturday. The new mill is being built in two stages. The first stage. Just completed.
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    • 1490 9 SINGAPORE. Wed.—The industrial market today ran into some selective proflt--taking and most counters in the section finished lower on the Stock Exchange. It appeared that operator* took advantage of the improved price# which have been ruling since Friday, Monday and Tuesday. The market closed
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    • 103 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Association of Banks in Malaysia Singapore today made the following changes in its rates to merchants (rates are quoted to the equivalent of 100 units of foreign currency). Selling T.T. or O.D. ready Deutsche Marks $77.6025; Holland Guilders $84.7775; Swiss Francs $71.9025, Belfian Francs $6.1400;
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    • 211 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. BOAC is offering a new deal for exporters in the Far East. The airline's cargo experts have devised a concept of partial distribution by ai r which promises to help exporters solve the problem of late delivery to customers at little extra
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    • 298 9 Rubber up cent SINGAPORE Wed. October first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed at 5 p m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur today at 56$ cents per lb., up three-eighths of a cent from previous close. The tone was quiet. Opening quotations were marked up following last night’s steadier market after
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    • 15 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The tin price for today was $575 per picul, up $6.87i.
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    • 431 9 SINGAPORE Stock Exchange sold and other prices officially listed at the close of business INDUSTRIALS Acini 2.10 2 27 Ben Si t o. 2.70 Borneo Hhd 1-87 188 Bolt! Si Nuts 1.6.7 1 66 C Sugar 4 on Chemical Co 1.70 X 71 < old storaxe 4 76
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    • 48 9 (Managers Prices) First Malayan 2.69 Second Malayan 1.34 Third Malayan XD 1.18 The Commerce Industry .99 1 08 The Saying Fund \I» 1 08 1.17 First H'kong XD 107 1.12* Second H'kong .77 .81* Malaysian Investment Fund 1.20 1.30 Sterling C’modlty XD 5/7 Honk Kong currency)
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    • 106 9 SINGAPORE. Wed. The noon prices at tne Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange today are:— Buyer Selle* Coconut Oil 44 50 (FOB) Bulk Coconut Oil (F.O.B.) Drum Loose Copra Mixed 47.00 Sept./Oct 27.00 Muntok White Pepper (F OB.) 96% N.L.W 117 50 Sarawak White Pepper (K.O.F.) Sarawak Special Black Pepper (FOB.)
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 1509 10 m Yi 1 w TV MALAYSIA CHANNEL S KUALA LUMP UK and Paisa Plnur I Ipoh and Melaka: 3 A it Johore Bahru. Taiptnr 1 Bata Pahat; Kina iig. P.M.: 545 Opening Annct Prog. Summary: 5.50 News Outlines in the National Language; 5.55 National Songs: 6 00 News in Tamil;
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  • STUDENTS' PAGE ALL $5 EASSY WINNERS
    • 346 11 NOWADAYS thousands of tourists visit countries like Japan and Hong Kong and other parts of the world. They are welcomed because by spending money lavishly they give business to the traders, hotel owners, taxi drivers and many others who benefit directly or
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    • Article, Illustration
      146 11 VERY early one morning a fishing boat prepared to leave the Keppel Harbour. It left the place and set cut across the bay slowly. After a few hours it entered the open sea Nets were cast out by the fishermen. Suddenly, the seas became rough. The fishing
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    • 207 11 EVERYONE has an unfortunate day in one's life. One of my unlucky days was the 13th of May this year. I woke up in the morning in a bad mood. I had an instinct that the day would be an unlucky one for me. After
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    • 439 11 THERE ore many haunted houses in various parts of the world. These houses are deserted and believed to be haunted by ghosts. It was 10 o’clock at night when my friend. Ah Ching and I were on our way home from the cinema.
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    • 204 11 THERE are many way* in which we can travel about. We can either travel by air. sea or land. If I have a chance to travel to a foreign country. I would like to travel in a ship. There are many reasons
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      175 11 ON the Bth August. 1968 we celebrated our National Day. We celebrated National Day a day earlier and we had a chance to see the parade at the padang It was our Third National Day. On that day. we went to school early. We observed the Flag-raising ceremony.
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    • 387 11 ONE Friday morning last month, when I was asleep (as it is holiday in Johore on Fridays) my father woke me up and told me that we were going to the Zoo at Johore Bahru and also to Singapore. Although it was a very cold
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    • 246 11 ONE morning, my father decided to take me to visit my grandparents. I wanted him to take me by bus. I changed into my favourite dress. At 8 o'clock, we started our Journey. We went to the corner to wait for the bus, and when it
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    • 219 11 EARLY each morning housewives visit the market. One day, I went to the market with my mother. On my way, I saw people flocking to the market. Soon we arrived at the place. The first thing that attracted me was the crowd in
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    • 270 11 ACCIDENTS occur frequently and each day, many people are injured or even killed. As a result, accidents increase and become a threat to the lives of the people. Most of the accidents are caused by mo-tor-cyclists. Motor-cycles are recent inventions and they have become very popular,
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    • 203 11 THERE are several ways In which I can make myself useful at home and to decrease the burden on my mother’s shoulder. Making the beds and preparing the food for breakfast are examples of helping my mother so that she can have more
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 185 11 NEW ESSAY CONTEST: RULES TO OBSERVE THE EASTERN SUN’S new essay writing contest for boys and girls of 14 and under appears in this page every Thursday. One of the objects of this contest is to encourage young boys and girls to express themselves properly. And what better way to
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 128 13 I* FLAM ING 0 NITE CLUB RESTAURANT GREAT WORLD CABARET LTD (83. KIM SENG RD. S'PORE. Tel: 23H6-***** proudly presents LATIN PALOMITAS FROM TOKYO JAPAN performing SINGING FIREDANCE AND ADAGIO FROM TAIWAN MISS RUBY HONG THE SENSATIONAL SINGER PLUS THE FABULOUS THE LOS CABALLEROS FROM PHILLIPINES Music by CFS the
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    • 4 13 KEEP SINGAPORE CLEAN <4
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    • 76 13 Featuring for a Limited Season only TOKYO'S PINK PEARLS Japan-, only ALL GIRL SHOW BAND Appearing for the first time in Malaysia at Kuala Lumpur’s most distinctive Night Spot SEE THE INTAN COMBO THE PSYCHEDELICS IN ACTION Delicious Malaysian and Western cuisine and introducing authentic curries, sambals and sweets. INTAN
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 220 13 SHAW? OPENS TODAY! 11 am. 1.45. 4 M. «.30 A t.IS pm Christopher Oeorge. Oary Raymond and Claudlne Longtt In MASSACRF HIRROR" Color (OAI 4 Theatre Simultaneous Midnight Saturday A Sunday Cheng Pei Pel "JADE RAKSIIA” cA SHAW PRODUCTION I Mandarin in Bha»scope A Color CAPITOL Phone ***** NOW SHOWING!
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    • 310 13 TODAY and YOU... Thursday, October 10, 1968 m ARIES MAR. 22 APR. 20 O\2o-26-30-36| S/54-69-75 TAURUS -1\ APR. 21 MAY 21 9-10-18-27 44-71-82-39 r GEMINI MAY 22 JUNE 22 ON 1- 6-45-48| 51-70-76 CANCER JUNE 23 JULY 23 0\ 2- 8-12-16 LEO JULY 24 AUG. 23 V 33-38-43-49 65-77-81-90 o
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    • 426 13 CATHAY I PALACE ***** 1 *****8 OPEN’S TODAY! it im. 4.00. iso. 6.30 9.15 p m. II 6.45 930 om. TerrT-Thomu "Don’t Look Now We're Being Shot At!** Color Bourn 1, Louis De Fune*. Pension —CATHAY: Tenirbt At 9.15 pm-t I BOB'S FASHION SHOW 1 CATHAY: SATURDAY MIDNIGHT! Paramount'* "ANYONE
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  • 1024 14  -  By R. C. Pande United Press International Bikaner, India (UPI) One of the world's most unusual armies marches and manoeuvres under scorching sun on the sand-swept Great Indian Desert. This army rides on the ship of the desert, the camel. The Ganga
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  • 932 14  -  By LEMMY PINNA 17'ARACHI (UPI) A cloud hangs over the future of the U.S. intelligence base from which Francis Gary Powers made his U*2 flight into Soviet territory in 1960. Once encircled in red on the map by an irate Nikita Khrushchev.
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  • 492 14  -  by Colin Bickler KOTA KINABALU, Sabah, Wed. (Reuter) Sabahans today are a relaxed people enjoying the benefits of a minor boom in the timber trade despite the wordy battle between Malaysia and the Philip- pines over their future. The Manila-Kuala Lumpur controversy over ownership
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 565 14 Eastern Sun Classified advertisement can be accepted the following addresses: MONT DOR MILK BAR. Ngee Ann Building. Singapore S.S MUBARUK O Broth#**. 63. Bras Basah Road, and 2, Maiu Avenue. Sarangoon Garden Estate. Singepore TAT BUAN GUAN LTDSUPERMARKET. 83, East Coast Road. Singapore 15 Tel *****9. HAMIEM STORE. 1419. Upper
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  • Sun Sport
    • 427 15 SINGAPORE, Wed. Bowlers from three countries—Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand will compete here next month in what will be the biggest tournament ever to be held here. The bowlers will be representing their countries in the regional finals of the International Finals held in Singapore
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    • 47 15 DURBAN. Wed. (Reuter) Former Wimbledon champion John Newcombe beat fellow-Australian Tony Roche 6-2. 6-4 to win the final of the 10,000-rand (5.865 sterling) Durban professional tennis tournament here last night. South Africa’s Ray Moore took third place by defeating American Marty Riessen 6-4. 2-6, 6-4.
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    • 46 15 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Teachers’ Training College will host the 1968 sth Quinquangular Inter Varsity/ College badminton tpurnament to be held at Whitley Secondary School commencing on Bunday. Oct. 13. The teams taking part are:— TTC. Polytechnic. Singapore University, and Nanyang University.
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    • 489 15 MEjAcO CITY, Wed. (UPI) Ethiopia's Abebe Biki’.a predicted he would be the winner of the marathon for the third straight Olympic Games. Before leaving Tokyo, Japanese marathon coach Nobuyohsi Sadanaga and his three competitors were pars ticularly anxious to know whether Bikila. the
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    • 211 15 SINGAPORE, Wed. Mrs. Val Moody, winner of many tournaments here proved that tournament experience counts a lot In golf by eliminating Miss Alice Field on the 18th green after several exchanges for honours on the tee. Val won the first hole and stepped
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    • 173 15 PENANG. Wed.— V.’inrun; Streak, who scored a splendid double at Kuala Lumpur recently, is retaining his splendid form. This morning he did a smashing 3f spin clocking 38 for 3f, the fastest time of the day. The track was good. Gin Rummy and Pan Andy
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      77 15 HORST Beyer (here on the left, next to Kurt Bendlin in the 100-metres dash) is also well placed in the world rankings. He finished sixth in the decathlon at the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo. The 28-year-old, six-foot five inches tall athlete from Wolfsburg in the north of the
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    • 453 15 MEXICO CITY. Wed. (AFP) The 67th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) meeting here yesterday adopted a resolution saying that the lOC president or any other executive commission member not fe-elected during the session, should remain in office until the Olympics
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    • 201 15 LONDON. Wed <AFP) London Club Queens Park Rangers broke their *'duck" and won their first match in the first division when they beat Ipswich Town, the side promoted with them last season. 2-1 at home. Thev displayed some of their old fighting spirit and
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    • 162 15 SEREMBAN. Wed. The manager of the touring New South Wales Emu’s Collegians XV yesterday paid credit to the rugby talent of Malaysia. Mr. N. Tasker, speaking to Sunspor? after his side beat a Negri SembiianMalaysia XV 30-11. yesterday said: “The local boys had provided us with
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    • 85 15 MEXICO CITY. Wed (UPI) Olympic Games ticket scalpers face jail terms. the Government warned today. Two men were arrested Tuesday by agents of the city entertainment office, which police ticket prices and sales, while trying to sell tickets outside the city auditorium, scene of the Olympic
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    • 1085 15 Horses Class 2, Dlv. 1—Abt. 6 Furs. 234 Mahseer 6v 900 Dato k Datin XL. 114 Balcrest 5y 812 Chong West Lesandyan Stable West 222 Skvborne 5y 8.10 Goodman Stable Daniels 13 AA’erribee 4y 8.08 Mai Pen Rai St R. Bkelen 851 Dictionary
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    • 144 15 MEXICO CITY. Wed. (Reuter) Judges and officials will have to swear an oath of impartiality at the Mexico City Games and future Olympics. This was decided by the International O’.ympic Committee (IOC) at its Congress here, according to officials. An oath of sportsmanship by
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    • 466 16  -  By Albert Johnson SINGAPORE, Wed. Ten Asian rugby stars the biggest number ever have been selected to represent the Republic in the annual rugby competition between Singapore and Malaysia to be played at Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 12. The selection of
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    • 174 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed International badminton stars from Denmark. Japan. Thailand and Malaysia will feature in exhibition matches at the Stadium Negara here on Oct. 15. Also in action for the first time will be all-England women's singles champion, Mrs. Eva Twedberg of Sweden. who will
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    • 121 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The FA. Cup clash between Selangor Indian Association and Starhte have turned into a titanic combat between two determined sides who drew with each other on four occasions. Their third replay at the Police Depot grounds today ended in a 4
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    • 68 16 SYDNEY. Wed. (Reuter) World bantamweight boxing champion Lionel Rose of Australia will fight either Mimoun Ben Ali of Spain or Franco Zurlo of Italy in Sydney on October 21 in a nontitle bout. The manager of Sydney Stadium, Mr. Harry Miller, phoned
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    • 44 16 THE Belgian athlete Gaston Roelants, seen on left, holder of the world 3.000-metre steeplechase record, chats with R. Subramaniam. the Malaysian 800 metres runner. at the Olympic Village's training field. The 1968 Olympic Games open here on October 12. UPI pix.
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    • 149 16 .MEXICO CITY. Wed (AFP) Hundreds of girl competitors, married and unmarried are using the contraceptive pill to ensure that they are on “peak form” for the Mexico Olympic Games starting here on October 12. One swimming coach said in the Olympic Village today: “My
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    • 84 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Royal Malaysian Air Force XV trounced Serdang (A) by 30 points (three goals, five tries) to 11 (goal, two tries; in a Selangor Rugby Union senior league match played at the Old Airport ground today Although Serdang (A) scored first. RMAF proved
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    • 49 16 SEREMBAN, Wed. NS. Club, the leaders in the Negri Sembilan-Malacca Rugby Union John Aitken Cup league, suffered their first defeat in five outings when they went down to N.S. Chinese Recreation Club by three points (penalty) to five (goal) at the King George V schoolgrounds here ♦oday.
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    • 316 16 SINGAPORE, Wed. Enche Othman Wok, Minister for Social Affairs the key man behind the Government's sports promotion programme has scored another "first" with the formation of a sports committee to spearhead sports promotion and development in the uniformed services in the Republic. Enrhe Othman Wok
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    • 139 16 OLYMPIC VILLAGE. (Mexico) Wed. (Reuter) Several leading United States athletes were last night waiting anxiously for Mexican Customs to release thrir running shoes. Equipment manufactured by the German Puma Company has been he d up for more than a week by Mexican Customs.
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    • 96 16 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. The first big walk competition organised by the local Malaysian Indian Congress. (Youth Section) will be held on Oct. 28 on the birthday of the Sultan of Johore. It will start from Bukit Padak Estate and finish at the MIC office at Layang
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    • 29 16 MEXICO CITY. Wed. (Reuter) Mr. Moustapha Ibrahim, wrestling coach of the United Arab Republic Olympic team, died suddenly from a heart attack here tonight, it was announced.
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    • 516 16  -  BY BEN VARIYAN KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Malaysian Rugby Union XV playing their final trial game before they take on Singapore for the international encounter here on Saturday today gave a drab, lack-lustre display against a Selangor Rugby Union President’s XV at
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  • Page 16 Miscellaneous
    • 56 16 TIME AND TIDE Penang: 1.54 a.m. (8.7 ft.). 2.14 p.m. (7.5 ft.). Port Swettenham: 7.18 a.m. (15.2 ft.), 7.42 p.m. (14:2 ft.). Port Dickson: 8.18 a.m. (9.3 ft.), 8.26 p.m. (8.1 ft.). Singapore: 12.48 a.m. (8.7 ft.). 12.22 p.m. (9.3 ft.). Sedili Kechil: 10.54 a.m (6.8 ft.). Kuantan: 10.08 a.m.
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