The Singapore Free Press, 3 September 1959

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1959 15 CENTS.
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    Opinion
    31 1 Minister i State's finances the by l tion rere are *.d--more ..ions .ion. pro*t re- has be to .:den d to pore :e- -..-> heavy overDr. .:uty when abbe "poor rela:st-
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    LAOS FORT FALLS
    286 1 Army commander says artillery support came from across N. Vietnam border Defenders continue to fight m the jungle pRO COMMUNIST forces have taken Muong Het. the principal Laotian fortress m Northern Sam Neva Province, a senior Defence Department official said last night. He alleged that anti-aircraft suns
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    Hindus also one-wife law
    97 1 Hindus also one-wife law HINDUS m Singapore want the Government to introduce legislation similar to the one being drafted to outlaw polygamous marriages among the Chinese. The Hindu Advisory Board has written to the Minister for Labour and Law, Mr X M Byrne, seeking an interview with him on this
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    SIT disciplinary committee
    56 1 Minister for National Development. Mr. Ong Eng Guan, has applied Mr N C ]f e s£ as chairman of the disciplinary committee of the Sin gap ore Improvement Trust. Other members of the committee are Messrs. Teh rheong Wan. Tan Jake Hooi, STISh fhung Re The secretary
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    Lock icon CONCERN IS FELT IN
    94 1 the latest attacks, which he described as a "diversion movement." "What forces have Pathet Lao got that could dv this?" he asked. H e said the Laotian army was retaking the main rebel enclave at Muongson ln Western Sam Neva. In LONDON a Foreign Office spokesman
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    Lock icon OUTRAGED CROWDS GATHER
    110 1 PRINCE DIED IN PLACE OF KING pNOM PENH, Cambodia, Thurs. In tront of the Royal Palace here people by the thousand demonstrated their feelings of loyalty towards the King and Queen, who escaped an attempt on their lives during the evening of Aug. 31. The attempt was
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    Unions seek doctors
    58 1 THE Singapore City Council labour unions Federation is looking for 20 doctors who are willing to have their names submitted to the Council to be chosen as medical advisers. The Federation has been told by the Council to submit the names of these doctors for the purpose
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    Liquor theft
    20 1 Liquor worth $1,000 was stolen m Singapore yesterday when thieves broke into a Upper Serangoon Road provision store.
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    Telephone Board, S.H.B. may slash allowances
    233 1 THE Singapore Telephone Board is soon to follow the Government lead m cutting or abolishing variable allowances of its employees. The Singapore Harbour Board may follow suit. The Free Press understands that both statutory bodies have discussed the question. An announcement is expected shortly.
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    Radio talk
    41 1 Dr. Michael Sullivan, curator of the University of Malaya Art Museum and chairman of the Singapore Arts Council, will speak over Radio Singapore at 8.15 p.m. tomorrow on the exhibition of Indian works of art which opens on Sunday.
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    Y.W.C.A. fair
    56 1 The Singapore Y.W.C.A.'s "moon festival" fair to be held at its Outram Road centre on Sept. 12 will be opened by Lady Goode. Money vouchers for the fair, which will feature a large array of gifts from Y.W.C.A. members m several parts of the world, can be bought
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    RUBBER PRICE
    31 1 September first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. opened m Singapore this morning at 108. cents per lb., up a quarter of a cent on yesterday's close. The tone was quiet.
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    Lock icon Ten killed and 1,000 injured in continuing Calcutta riots
    226 1 Ten killed and 1,000 injured in continuing Calcutta riots CALCUTTA, Thursday. IJIOTS raged through the city for the third day J™ yesterday. Ten people have been killed and one thousand injured. Seven times yesterday police opened fire on rioting crowds which attacked vehicles, including police vans, and smashed street lights.
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    Toby talks to Press
    106 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Emmanuel Toby Ebiember, the Nigerian night club owner who arrived m Kuala Lumpur last week after the Singapore Government had withdrawn his temporary visitors permit, yesterday explained why he had been ordered to leave the Federation. Speaking to reporters m his hotel at
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    STOP PRESS
    39 1 *ACE WEIGH" Div 1 Princ, Of 1 mWm Street 810; R< 1.-fi: toi in Marksman 8.03; Campd X z-lkat 8.01: B Peaceful Kin--encral 7.12; pi f I -nut Kiel v [1 IM Ci a X I g
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      7 1 B. TIMAH RACE-FINISH PHOTOS -IN PAGE 9
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      178 1 »g& tad iM># CAMERAS lf v 7 SYMBOLS i 1 0/ EXCELLENCE Overseas news... page 10 Cartoons... page 8 Women's Corner^. page 8 Your lucky star... page 8 Services features... page 7 Big catch by Singapore angler... page 6 fcq^^^»^^_-__ _^B ll fl bk_-_B FM Medium Short Wave with Stereo
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    Firing and bombing practice
    98 2 Bombing and firing practice will take place m the China Sea (North ar.d South ranges* and Raffles bombing range at the following lim China Sea (North range >• on Sept. 7, 8. 10, 11, H. 15 i: 18. 21. 22. 24. 25 between 8.30 a.m. and
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    Lock icon Fired captain will sue
    82 2 Fired captain will sue LIVERPOOL. Thurs. The Captain sacked by the Cunard Steamship Company said yesterday he would sue the company for damages and a declaration that it acted wrongly m relieving him of his command. Captain James Davidson Armstrong was relieved of his command of the 27.000--ton liner Britannic
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    FEELERS COME FROM INDIAN INDUSTRIES
    219 2 They wan 4 lo start I factories m Malaya KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. Indian industrialists have enquired about setting up business m the Federation. Some have large manufacturing establishments elsewhere. Secondary industries they hope to start m the Federation were textiles, cement, electrical and light engineering
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    CITY LIGHTS
    15 2 Wfty stay /lere and be plucked Let's Hy to Switzerland like that actress
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    Lock icon Special tyres for the U.S. economy ears
    132 2 Special tyres for the U.S. economy ears NEW YORK, Thurs. Compact cars, to be introduced m the coming weeks by General Motors. Ford and Chrysler Corporation, will be equipped with specially designed 13-inch tyres made with the new Tyrex Viscose cord. Chevrolet's Corvair. ForriY Falcon ana Chrysler's Valient will use
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    CONTROLS TO BE DROPPED
    33 2 CANBERRA, Thurs. The Australian Governments system of import licensing may be dropped "m the measurable future," the Federal Minister of Shipping and Transport. Mr. Shane Palt ridge, said yesterday.
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    Indonesia reach to help
    51 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Dr. Mohamed Hatta. former Vice-President of Indonesia, who flew into Kuala Lumpur yesterday, said Indonesia was willing to help Malaya "m any way we can." Indonesia could help Malaya to develop its co-operative movement "We will offer assistance if asked fo^ it he
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    "War" on rice field pests
    48 2 "W ar" on rice field pests KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The use of parasites to eliminate rice pests causing damage to padi fields was still under consideration. the Ministry of Agriculture said yesterday. Investigation was also being made into the possibility of using chemical methods to control rice- borers.
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    Lock icon Dock contract
    28 2 NEW YORK, Thurs. Negotiations for a new dock labour contract have been proceeding m daily meetings. The present contract expires at midnight on Sept. 30. Reuter
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    BOAC sackings
    23 2 BO AC sackings LONDON, Thurs. The number of 8.0.A.C. staff sacked for alleged smuggling activities has risen to 52, it was announced yesterday.
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    Lock icon Gas discovery in Pakistan
    26 2 Gas discovery in Pakistan KARACHI, Wed. Standard Vacuum Oil Company has announce'! the discovery of "what appears to be a large gas reserve" at Mari.- Reuter
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    Lock icon Danger to Formosa
    42 2 TAIPEH, Thurs.— Another typhoon swept through the Western Pacific yesterday towards Formosa which suffered heavy damage In August floods, earthquakes and typhoons. Its course and speed would land the typhoon on Formosa early on Saturday, weather experts said.— U.P.I.
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    Lock icon Order in for two new motorships
    50 2 Order in for two new motorships NEWCASTLE UPONTYNE. Thurs. A 8.550-ton motorship. Uorin-Plam, was launched m a shipyard here yesterday only 23 weeks after its keel plate was laid Mr. A. E. Hoffman, chairman of the Plam Line said he had ordered two more ships from the same yard.— Reuter
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    A trial run for three Comets
    122 2 TRAINING flights for three BOAC Comet 4 aircraft will be carried out between Singapore and Sydney next week before the introduction of the all-jet service to Australia. The first Comet airliner is due to leave London on Sunday for Singapore and will make a
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    66 2 SHIPS IN PORT Ships lying: alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today: Salmara 1/2. Kambodia 4 5. La Mancha 6A Benvorlich 6 7. Benlomond 8/9 Glengarry 10/11. Singapore 13/14 Modjokerto 15 16. Neder-Elbe 18 Santa Lucia 19. Scudai N.Wall 3' 29 In -R RA dgei ge 27/28 Mandoul
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    London stocks drop under U.S. influence
    147 2 London stocks drop under U.S. influence LONDON, Thursday. JI|OST sections of the London stock exchange closed lower yesterday under the influence of the fresh rise m American interest rates and the consequent overnight decline on Wall Street. However, losses outside the gilt-edged market were small. The industrial production figures and
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    Lock icon Tin moderate
    28 2 LONDON, Thurs. Tin was moderately dealt m at steady prices yesterday. Some demand for cash was forthcoming while a rather better Continental interest was reported.- Reuter
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      U.K. CLOSING PRICES
      83 2 BIBBER No 1 RSS c.i.f. European U n ports Sept. RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot 31 BIBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement House Terms Oct Nov V TONE: Steady Above prices <juot, t Tt PEPPER: White Sarawak f.a.q. c.i.f. European ports Sept. <>«i PEPPER: Black Sarawak Special c.i.f.
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      NEW YORK PRICK
      45 2 TIN Straits Spot TIN futures Mrails Contract Sept i Ott TONE: Quirt. v XI| N RUBBER: Futures Sept 37 TONt: Barely n\|j v Xo. 1 RSS Sept. landed price COFFEE: Futures 'B* Contract Sept _n>w M j< Above prices Quoted m V.s
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      19 2 Prrv,ou V| 30 Industrials It Railroads 40 Domestic Bondv 15 I tilities *3 Stocks Composite Averages
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      U.S. PEPPER
      45 2 Malabar spot and awaiting re- i ber i lease 29 V, afloat* 29 2, Septembeshipment 29 1 28. to 29 c: Lamponp spot and awaiting re- 1 -.'7 se lease 29 Y. afloat* 29 1 2 Septen.A bote prices quoted m U.S. cc
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      COPRA, COCONUT PRICES
      69 2 COPRA Philippines c.Lf. I k North European ports delivered weight per long ton Sept COPRA. Straits c.i.f. IK. North European ports delivered weight per long ton Sept. COCONCT OIL crude Straits cif. European ports m bulk per long ton Sept. Oct. COCONTT OIL crude Ceylon c.i.f. European
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    656 2 NOTE: All prices are averaged between buyers and sell JAFORE. Weines^ay. INDUSTRIALS Previous Tiijy Alex Bricks Pret "5 I "0 Ords. 2.35 Atlas Ice *500 *5.00 8.8. Pet-o! s 55 B.V. Trustees 5.5 5.25 1 Cpn Tm Sme»t Pref. ;9 13 Ords. x 33 5 *23 9
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    12 2 Corj/- I 1 -I I I ra Taikoo I
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      807 2 HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE 6c NORTH GERMAN LLOYD To Colombo, Genoa, Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam. Bremen Hamburg ri Calls Southampton for passengers. fSfS P. Sham Penang RAVENSTEIN (LLOYO) 2 3 Sept DRESDEN (HAPAfi) 11/13 Sift 14 .15 Sept 15 16 Sept HANNOVER (HAPAfi) 17Sfft«ep.) To Manila, Hongkong, Yokohama Nagoya and Kobe. Pc- P.
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      44 2 HEAP ENG MOH STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. 33/35, TELOK AVER STREET. Telephone No. ***** Weekly Service to KUCHING, SARIKEI, BINATANG and SIBU. M/V "GIANG LEE" N PORT SAILS 5/9 M/V "GIANG ANN" DUE 7/9 -SAILS 12/9 Accepting Passengers and Cargo s,fmK THE BORNEO CO., LTD.
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      38 2 POP-True Lover's Not ByGog OO VOO *«2 VEt-TDBCMIwO CC^EvtBER/jB V. *J MX» TO POST J•/ fTn VUMV VOC _w" mv jdmfm\ oothat ft-* Iv <_rd UET^ cR /3jrVi iVAELL-OtO you X; I 7/5 MOrr J» V* xoo forgot
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    Inspector's appeal fails
    285 3 MIL SENTFNCE FOR ACCEPTING $50 UPHELD 'AMPLE EVIDENCE TO BACK COURT'S DECISION MR. Justice Buttrose m the Sin'P<>re Hi-h Court yesterday dismissed the appeal of Police Inspector M. Kanapathy against a District Court conviction and sentence of IS months' jail on a charge of accepting, ■a a
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    HOLT CALLS ON DR. GOH AND SIR WILLIAM
    79 3 HOLT CALLS ON DR. GOH AND SIR WILLIAM rpHE Australian Federal A Treasurer. Mr. Harold Holt— pictured on the lefl with his wife y ester das called on the Singapore Finance Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, for informal talks. Mr. Holt, who arrived yesterday by BO AC Britannia, is on
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    Lee defends appointment of political secretaries and defines their duties
    810 3 THE merit of the trial 1 by jury system, the functions and responsibilities of political secretaries and the economic policy of the Government were some of the important subjects debated at the meeting of the Singaoore Legislative Assembly yesterday. The
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    Schoolgirl tells lion boy was killed
    198 3 a 17 YEAR OLD A schoolgirl, Chong Soo Fong, yesterday told the Singapore Coroner, Inche Ahmad Bin Hussein, how an 11-year-cld boy walking only a few paces ahead of her was killed. Chong Soo Fong was givlnor evidence at the inquest on° Chai Yee
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    Lock icon Diana was the
    267 3 POWERFUL IBSEN PLAY ii was Diana JNar- borough-Hall's night at the Stage Club's presentation of Ibsen's "A Doll's House" at the Singapore Cultural Centre yesterday evening. She dominated the production from beginning to end as the unhappy heroine, Nora Helmer. Ibsen's powerful role gave this talented actress
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      142 3 and automatically SMOCK FROTICTIO yft^* CALINOAI w_,ti.i dealer. nS WmV^AW^^ /V»/^W SINCE ANT,MAO^^^^^S 1815 THE SWISS WATCH FOR ALL CLIMATES RE L E^ T GENEVE DAYMATIC YOUR GUARANTEE: gf I J MORE THAN f j Jl 100 YEARS TRADING IN ASIA FAVRE-LEUBA WATCH CO.. LfpT] 18-F lATTERY RD. SINGAPORE \i*
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    BIG GAMBLE THAT FAILED
    1455 4 Hitler believed that the German- Soviet pact wouU cause a political crisis m Britain \a_fJ* crash into Poland soon lo be joined by lhe Russians Strongest alliance evel THE German Soviet non-agression pact which save Hitler the "green light" to embark on the first stage of
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    DIRECT HIT ON BISMARCK
    133 4 DIRECT HIT ON BISMARCK The German battle- ship Bismarck receives a E direct hit from shells from a British warship during the epic battle m E the Atlantic m May 1041 E m which she was sunk E by the Royal Navy after she had sunk the battle- cruiser Hood.
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    SURRENDER
    44 4 The scene of the Ger- man unconditional sur- render which was signed I at Rheims on May 7, E 1945. The German re- presentatives are seated »n the left side of the table and the Allies' re- i presentatives on the right. E
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      162 4 Mary; 1.02 Potluck; 1.30 The compiled and ptesen&d'iJj me a rs k^Diano 1 l 0) Le n Pom fe' ed from Radio Malaya)- 930 Neus; 1.40 Newstalk' 145 He- 08 a c "^.hospitals by Mai.sie Con- M PS, N WS; 9 4 0 N ewstalk: 9A5 n„ a -fTnT ,-n
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    S'pore aviation chief off on vital mission
    246 5 TO STUDY AIRPORT NEEDS the iSSiWa^B 0 Barclay, left sin™.. n Mr X Mtain and Europe to stuT V CstCrd V for Hri airports for the oneS "«>H"*ments of His observation? S?i h" f Jet a r,| ne^more jets use the Pay t
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    Fitter invents test set
    10 5 IR AF ded :*.aer-in-o check m
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    More trade for S'pore, R.I. likely
    103 5 More trade for S'pore, R.I. likely T^HE chairman of the Sin-! f gapore Manufacturers* I Association, Mr. David Lee I who has just returned from a three-week visit to Jakarta, sees bright prospects for trade between the two territories. He told the Free Press today that Indonesia had been buying
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    Woman's Diary
    91 5 Woman's Diary m-\< Quay) W sa ■WC outram Road): (hinese Em. t m.; Ciwl m >td. One 7 ■Of H Joint (.roup b: i it. i CresBl Ni-.il Bas«- 8.30 p.m. I >RDED ueek■m*.-* "--t-'il music nnk* I ondary I ■LM.F (11 B: Doll's Mf a: luliural Centre Kl\L\ 1
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    Air chief's tour
    42 5 Air Chief Marshal Sii Thomas G. Pike. Chief of the Air Staff (designate) of the RAJ., will visit Singapore Malaya and Hong Kong froir Sept. 10 to Oct. 4 to inspeel Commonwealth units of the Far East Air Force.
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    Hitch-hiker gets fight offer but refuses
    154 5 Hitch-hiker gets fight offer but refuses HITCH HIKER Michael Sims, 22, who wants to get some money quickly to get to Australia, has refused a fight offer from promoter Nene. Mr. .Sene, after reading of Sims' plignt thought he could help by offering him a six-round bout m a coming
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    Call at varsity
    27 5 Members of the seven-man ad hoc committee to review the Prescott's Report on Nanyang University will visit the university campus m Jurong on Monday.
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    Lock icon WATER SUPPLY TO FLATS RESUMES
    282 5 Queenstown pumps repaired T<HE taps of nearly 100 A families living m the Singapore Improvement Trust's 14-storey Forfar House m Queenstown flowed again yesterday evening when the centrifugal pumps were repaired. At dawn yesterday a group of SIT workers led by a contractor worked for
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    BUSMEN ASK BYRNE TO SETTLE ROW
    212 5 BUSMEN ASK BYRNE TO SETTLE ROW Negotiations on bonus claims deadlocked THE Singapore Traction Company Employees' x Union membership 3,000 has sought the help of the Minister for Labour and Law, Mr. K. M. Byrne, to settle its bonus dispute with the firm. Top leaders of the Union had talks
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    Lock icon Red Cross official on short visit
    86 5 Red Cross official on short visit picture. Miss M. M. Johnson, Field Officer, British Red Cross Headquarters, London, who arrived m Singapore by Qantas-BOAC. Attached to the North Borneo office, she is on her way back there after attending the society's overseas annual conference m London. Miss Johnson, who was
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    Tourist dept. absorbed
    87 5 Tourist dept. absorbed SINGAPORE'S Department of Tourism has become a section of the Information Services under the Ministry of Culture. Of the six members of the staff of the former department, two have been retrenched and the others absorbed m the Division of Commerce and Industry. The files, papers and
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    100 learn to do the ronggeng
    109 5 100 learn to do the ronggeng KUALA LUMfUK, murs.— xv More than 100 school boys and gins, mostly Chinese, turned up at St. John's Institution yesterday to learn the ronggeng. Sponsored by the Malayan Arts Council with the cooperation of the Ministry of Education, the lessons aimed at boosting Malay
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    Amigos' party
    28 5 The Jolly Amigos, a young men's club, will celebrate its second anniversary with a party at the V.M.C.A. m Orchard Road on Saturday at 8 p.m.
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    Had knife
    24 5 A labourer, Devarajah was jailed for six months yesterday for possession of knife m Kampong Sambau. off Palmer Road, on Aug. 15.
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    Jobs found for unemployed by Govt, labour exchanges
    203 5 S ING APORE people have more faith m the new Government labour exchanges and many unemployed are now coming forward to register, according to the Minister for Labour and Law, Mr. K. M. Byrne. The number of employers depending on the Government
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      164 5 I your COLD I STORAGE j I Scotch t Lemon Sole Fillet n> 1.75 t Danish Blue Cheese is 2.00 i mm* r Rice Siam No 1 kati .35 A Loquats 20 oz. tin .69 I mP* 9 mmWk Strawberry Jam lib ior 1.10 1 p| Neapolitan Ice Cream p*
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      40 5 SPORE TIDES TODAY: 11 17 a.m. and 11 p.m. TOMORROW: 11.46 a.m. and 11.40 p.m. SATURDAY: 12.17 p.m. SUNDAY: 0.21 aan. and 12.48 p.m. MONDAY: 1.05 a.m. and 1.22 pan. TUESDAY: 1.52 a.m. and 1.59 p.m. WEDNESDAY: 2.46 a.m. and
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  • PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
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      'CROWDS ARE LIKE A RAINBOW
      147 6 06, a. man who no tiii* ib better than 10 see uuicr pcup-L enjoying ihcin.wr. onaw. manager oi the urcat wunu tuuusement pair., m a auui woo MIfHJ caiUMH .-iaj .v--rov.u.s. mere nothing more ..ang t.. »jie, ne _>a; *lhe whole oi (iodY> creation ia
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      Glamour grannie
      41 6 ACTRESS Irene Dunne (belowi became a grandmother for the second time at Santa Monica. California. Her daughter. Mrs. Mary Shinn i c k. gave birth to a daughter. Miss Dunne already has a grands on _uark. aged 22 months.
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      Special tie
      30 6 LADY TEDDER has designed a special tie for the RAF Malcolm Clubs. It has golden RAF eagles with the words Malcolm Club m red on a navy-blue background.
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      HAPPY MARRIAGE RECIPE
      61 6 QUOTE on her successful marriage from Yoko Tani exotic Japanese star filming m Britain: "I think it i s a t>u success because my husband OYench actor Roland Lesaffre) and I have separate living quarters m our Paris home. I wish seeing my husband to remain an
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      HOUSE FULL OF POOLS
      43 6 HOUSE FULL OF POOLS Railroad heiress Gloria Vanderbilt is building a series of swimming pools at her Florida home. Rumours are that one is for cold fresh-water, one for hot fresh-water, one for cold sea-water, and one for hot sea-water. MR. A. BRAGA
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    Man with 2,508 children and grand-children
    485 6 THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME OLD ENGLISH NAME ORD COBHAM. Governor-General of New Zealand, has just visited the 1J remote mid-Pacific island of Palmerston, where 62 of the 87 inhabitants are named Marsters direct descendants of an Englishman who settled there m 18b2, writes
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    HOMESICK JUMBO BEGAN TIN BOOM
    96 6 HOMESICK JUMBO BEGAN TIN BOOM KUALA LUMPUR A homesick elephant played an important role m the history of Malayan tin. It is suitably commemorated m an exhibition at the national museum m Kuala Lumpur this week. An exhibition featuring the story of the tin industry devotes one of its largest
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    NEW THEORY ON ORIGIN OF MAN
    217 6 LEOPOLDVILLE, Belgian Congo. Anthropologists are now concentrating on Africa m their search for the origin of man. This was stated by Professor Georges Mortelmans organising secretary of the Pan-African Congress of pre-history meeting here Past theories have ranged from the Indus Valley to the
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    Black market in bridegrooms
    256 6 Black market in bridegrooms INDIA may find that exporting brides may become an economic necessity m India, according to a monthly newsletter by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The Chambers economic rtseareh department devoted a column and a half to the market price of brides ™£Twi7h* *°v the hlgh P
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    Talk about a battle!
    357 6  -  ROY LAZAROO K&diiMi&Sfcw'J^^ mm\ mkn ii"--- ji^™™j|^ BM j B jjjj|jjßij^^ M^ BMMII^ B^^^^ M '^^a*^|^^ f^j This shark took three hours to land BY ■m pVERY angler has his tale and the big shark m this picture is the one that gave Mr A. J.
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    NOW FANCY THAT...
    334 6 PRESENTING THE ODD BITS OF NEWS SEEDS PLANTED II BRAIN KEEP HER ALIVE Trouble with a turban rrAKE another look at the ordinary-look-ing woman on the left: she is being kept alive by five tiny seeds planted m her brain. Mrs. Jessie Devine is 58 and a
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    HAVE YOU A STORY
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    DUKE IS ON THE 'UNBEs LIST
    40 6 DUKE IS ON THE 'UNBEs LIST I ondo:. anc Ma -J thi on That, mag Taylor. I J "I am afi while 1 young said J pas* j to dr sty.. the 9 whir* j vo^. "He ba d •*le.'
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    Battle of Britain dance
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    DIZZY 3s—IDEAL FOR CORAL ISLAND TRIPS
    449 7  - DIZZY 3s— IDEAL FOR CORAL ISLAND TRIPS 'CHIEFY' JMe n a f *ChriBtm<BS Airways* By fHRISTMAS AIRWAYS, the nickname of No. 1325 Dakota Flight which operates from t liangi, has no direct connection with the festive season. The Flight owes its name to the Pacific base of Christmas Island, where
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    MARRIED AT CHANGI
    29 7 mmm* thp cake after their wedding GRASPING a sicord-to cut the caxe a Saturday are at St. Georges Garrison cnang, ia Elizabeth Flight-Ueutenant m^f^^ so a
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    Five navies take part in NATO exercises
    264 7 DIJDKJDKJ CHIPS and submarines of five navies have assembled at Londonderry to take part m a series of NATO antisubmarine exercises which will continue until the middle of the month. They are two destroyers of the Portuguese Navy, the Vouga and the Lima;
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    GERMAN DANCE BANDS AT THEIR BEST
    323 7  -  JONATHAN RUSSELL thf lATEST RECORDS by DANCE BANDS ON STAGE. Max Oreger. Bert Kaempfert and their orchestras Singing hills Th. shepherd's cha-cha. Hoot* mon, Explorer, Dream f.te cha-cha. Cannon ball. Ri*-* me Cerveza, Manakoora. Gipsy's cha-cha The squelch Cha bull. 1 kiss > our
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    THE MUSIC QUIZ
    158 7 WE really fooled you m the Music Quiz last week most of you, that is. .thile most people believed our mystery star to be either Benny Goodman or Cecil B. de Mllle, the correct answer was RAY COLIGNON. Amongst the few people who guessed correctly was Mr.
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    The Fort Canning WRACs have big variety of duties'
    534 7 The Fort Canning WRACs have big variety of duties JN recent years the Women's Royal Army Corps have been taking over more and more of the duties than m other eras were performed by men. Before World War I the very thought that women might serve with the armed forces
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    ARMY CHECKS BEAUTY SPOT
    128 7 A square mile 01 moorland near Hay Tor, Dartmoor beauty spot, is to be checked by bomb experts. Recently two children on a Sunday school outing from Torque y took home m their motor coach parts of exploded mortar bombs. Since then the area at Biacksiaue
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    WOMEN'S CORNER
    304 8 Wives DO help to m buy clothes for hubby mf mm/ I'TWE average Mrs. SinA gapore does have an influence and say m the clothes her husband wears. A survey of leading department stores shows that this Influence increases the longer they are married. Some husbands leave their
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    Your Lucky Star
    494 8 IK>RN today, you have a J_L> rather complex personality. At times, you are all things to all people. Poetic, artistic and bookish, you enjoy interests of the intellect, and when with people of similar leanings. you i>*itm to be m your proper sphere. Yon are a born
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    BASEBALL RECORD EQUALLED
    94 8 BASEBALL RECORD EQUALLED SAN FRANCISCO, Thurs. Sandy Koufax. Los Angeles Dodgers, 23-year-old pitcher, equalled a world record when he struck out 18 batters m the baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night. Only two other pitchers have equalled the record set 21 years ago by Bob Feller
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    TEAM STAGE SITDOWN STRIKE
    58 8 TEAM STAGE SITDOWN STRIKE CHICAGO. Thurs. Haitis soccer team staged a sitdoiv?i strike iri protest against a penalty kick ivhile playing Argentina m the PanAmerican Games here yesterday. They sat down m the penalty area m the second haff. The referee pulled out his watch and after three minutes awarded
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    Cup soccer
    22 8 The Govindasamy Memorial soccer match between Jollilads S.C. and Singapore Harbour Board will be held at Bukit Chermin on Saturday.
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    PENG SOON GETS OFFER
    265 8  -  FRANCIS BOEY Japan want SYSC coach By MALAYA may lose the services of Wong Peng Soon, former Malayan and All-England champion, who is now engaged by the Singapore Youth Sports Council as a professional badminton coach. The Japan Badminton Association has sent out feelers on the
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    Olmedo top-seeded in U.S. tennis championships
    191 8 TW'EW YORK, Thurs. Alex Olmedo and Maria Bueno Brazil, the Wimbledon tennis champions, yesterday were top-seeded for the U.S. national singles championships beginning tomorrow at Forest Hills. New York. Neale Fraser of Australia was seeded second m the 128-player men's division although he whipped
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    ROW LOOMS OVER SAAA COACH
    223 8  -  VERITY GILL By 4 HEATED debate on the sue Singapore's national stack lai looms at the meeting of the MnuDor^ JI Association on Tuesday. I Two other controversial ma J are: Singapore's participation m South East Asia Peninsula Garni the 220 yards at the recent
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    DAILY BRIDGE
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      313 8 JEFF HAWKE by Sydney Jor€lan mmmmmm mmmmmm —^p^, fIC-VrrVr; rt£VT/;»jric STOP —OR I PIOE I_. I l—H3rr„L.l lm.m n iimiiwiiii i ujj.i_„ pry,/K r t &**XJUr<iOS, tuic ie v*-_i id f-^ T%___-" ihJTo4ir\f:o ________i___s_^VY^ VV THE ROCKET WITH AH iHim js >\XJR J*~^ fMC irv/Mcuocm? mlr > l/.(WUO 0 LAS'
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    RACE FINISHES AT BUKIT TIMAH
    380 9 Going: Heavy. Second Day: Sept. 2. Britannia II 8.11 carr 8 4 <*J\ 7~^ f L Superj et 813 (Taylor). 2. Race On 8.11 (Johnson). 3 by- l i. l Cora B*9«8 9 carr 8 -2 (Hamid). Winner trained by Sullivan. Won I* Time: 1
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    BIG DADDY AND ST VITUS GO BEST ON TRACK
    452 9  - BIG DADDY AND ST VITUS GO BEST ON TRACK ALLAN LEWIS By ■pHOUGH the training tracks at Bukit Timah are still heavy, several horses broke 39 for three furlongs this morning on the number two track. I thought one of the best efforts was that of St. Vitus and Big
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    TODAY'S SPORT
    163 9 SOCCER: S.A.F.A, junior cup R.A.F. Seletar v Jollilads. Geylang. BILLIARDS: FARELr champions, V.M.C.A. WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY Weight* for two races on Saturday are: CL. 3, Div. I— 9F: Fxcehior 9.06; Gustani 8.13; Rina 8.13; Nakorn Nai 8.11; Loyalty II 8.68; Bukit Bintang 8.06; Three Cheers 8.64; Redouble II
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    Scots beat League of Ireland 4-1
    219 9 Scots beat League of Ireland 4-1 T ONDON, Thurs.— tftesults of last night's football matches were: League of Ireland l Scottish League 4 (played m Dublin;. LEAGUE ONE: Everton 1 Burnley 2; Sheffield Wednesday 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2; Chelsea 3 Manchester United 6; Leeds United 1 Leicester City 1; Manchester
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    Hobbs saddles two winners
    351 9 rE Hobbs- Franklin combination provided the winners of the last two races at Bukit Timah yesterday. Yardarina found the end of a long lane of outs when he won the seventh race. Seven furlongs is evidently his ideal distance. Franklin rode him well and though forced
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    Call-girl Hals shut down
    127 10 Call-girl Hals shut down CUSPECTED ca.i-gnl flais m Keong Saik Road, Singapore, closed sliop yesterday as officials from the women ana girls' section of the Social Weie Department began surprise checks. Tnese checks v. ere carried out on instruc tions from the Minister foi* Labour and Law. Mr. K. M
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    Prison tor salesman
    66 10 Johnny Wee Eng Wah, of River Valley Road, was jailed by the Second Criminal District Court yesterday for 12 months for misappropriating $7,716. Mr. Choor Singh, the Judge, was told that Wee had, m early June, misappropriated two cash payments, totalling $7,100, as a salesman at Champion
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    Lock icon NEW FREEDOM REQUEST
    41 10 NEW FREEDOM REQUEST LAGOS -Nigena', Tues. Mali, largest of the member states of tne AfroFrench community, plans to ask Fiance for independence very soon. according to a reliable report which ihe Nigerian Federal Government has received trom Dakar. Mali's capital- U.P.I.
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    Lock icon DAG DROPS HINT ON INDIA
    301 10 United Nations could be 'useful' m border config The dispute must I first be raised though, he says RIO DE JANEIRO. Thursday. \IR. Dag Hammarskjoeld. the United Nations Secretary-General, said here yesterday that the UN. might be "useful" m the India-China dispute. Mr. Hammarskjoeld, who
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    Woman's 1,350 mph record
    42 10 Mme. Jacqueline Auriol, who reached twice the speed of sound (about 1,350 in.p.h.) at 37,000 ft. m a "Mirage III" jet-fighter at the test centre of Istres, near Marseilles. This created a new women's air spe< d record.
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    CO-EXISTENCE IS ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO WAR, SAYS KHRUSHCHEV
    370 10 CO-EXISTENCE IS ONLY ALTERNATIVE TO WAR, SAYS KHRUSHCHEV NEW YORK, Thurs— Mr. Nik i t a Khrushchev said m an article published here yesterday that peaceful co-existence between East and West was neither a fraud nor a trap but the only alternative to History's most destructive war. The 7,000-word article
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    Lock icon A Marge-scale war' warning given by top Formosa General
    181 10 TAIPEH. Thurs. The Chinese Communists facing Quemoy and Matsu are making "active preparations" for another assault on the Nationalist-held offshore islands, a top Nationalist Chinese military commander warned here yesterday. "The Taiwan (Formosa) Strait Is now on the eve of a
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    CONTRACT LABOUR PROBE
    140 10 CONTRACT LABOUR PROBE SINCAPORE. Wed. The commission of inquiry into contract labour m Singapore has decided to call for written and oral evidence irom persons or organisations operating under, or using, the contract system of employment m any form. This was announced by the chairman. Dr. Charles Gamba. at the
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    Lock icon CABLES FROM HOME CHEER THE ATTIC BOY
    173 10 CABLES FROM HOME CHEER THE ATTIC BOY ANN ARBOR. Michigan, Thurs. IM CHENG GUAN will return to his studies on Sept, 21— but it won't be engineering. The Singapore boy who spent four years alone m a church attic here after failing his exams decided yesterday to go back to
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    Thump...thump...in house of fear
    287 10 Thump... thump in house of fear HSJSHJHDJD IIfHITESVILLE (New Jersey), Thurs.— A thumping "thing" that rattles through the walls of a house from morning till night has a family of four at the end of their wits. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Salomon and their daughters, Miriam, 17, and Tina, 10.
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    WORRY OVER DR. JANSEN
    25 10 PRETORIA, The condition of Dr. Ernest Jansen, Governor-General of South Africa, "gives rise to some concern." it was officially stated here.
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      607 10 NOTICES THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE < Chapter 1 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF THE STATE OF SINGAPORE ISLAND OF SINGAPORE. In Bankruptcy No. 326 of 1957 Re. K. M. Abdul Kassim Co. I hrm' of No- 83, Arab Street, Singapore (Textile Mf i chants). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a
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