The Singapore Free Press, 7 January 1960

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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    BRUNEI GOES IT ALONE
    195 1 PROTECTORATE COOL TO BORNEO, SARAWAK 'Doesn't want to share prosperity,' says U.K. mission Not keen on closer political link-up LONDON, Thursday. BRITISH Parliamentary mission reported today that the oil-rich British protectorate of Brunei was not anxious to have closer political association with it- poorer neighbours, Sarawak
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    CITIZENSHIP PUNISHMENT CLAUSE PROPOSED
    171 1 CITIZENSHIP PUNISHMENT CLAUSE PROPOSED YEW rules have been proposed by the Govern ment for the guidance of those who seek Singa pore citizenship by naturalisation. One of the rules proposed I to be added is to make it j clear to an applicant that he would be liable to punish-
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    STOP PRESS
    48 1 BID TO BURN DOWN CHICKEN-RUN da? t lii^k'-n 'un ufi < 4 Mi 1 hoi put out In fiaifiu oil- lunnnu 1 1! «p r<««»f 2 DIE IN FIRE VO&OSI KA l.ip.in t l I mIN MAI M -|)ll tl i M POLICE SEARCH CUNBOAT .1 I
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    'DISPROPORTION OF RICHES'
    392 1 to maintain," the report said. Dealing with Brunei's economy it said it appeared that the known oil reserves were sufficient for the next 20 or 30 years. The policy of inventing each year the revenue surplus from the oil royalties had ensured that the expected investment income
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    Crowd menaces bus driver
    101 1 WOMAN DIES AFTER FALL O\ ROAD AN angry crowd threatened to beat up a bus A driver after a pregnant 26-year-old woman fell off a bus m East Coast Road, Singapore, yesI terday, and was fatally hurt. The woman. Tan Boon, mother of two children, died
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    Lock icon Van Doren quits
    49 1 NEW YORK. Thurs. Mr. Charles van Doren. who admitted he lied to a grand jury about how he won U*****,000 ($387,000) on a fixed television quiz show was sworn m a,s a grand juror himself yesterday but withdrew six hours later because of the publicity.- U.P.I.
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    Lock icon S.E Asia's problem
    338 1 S.E Asia's problem RAPID RISE IN POPULATION Family planning is encouraged T ONDON, Thurs.— An official report published here today said there was now a growing recognition that the large increase m population was one of the most pressing problems m most of the South and South -East Asian countries.
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    The Asian Highway
    100 1 The Asian Highway READ ABOUT IT IN PAGE 4 THE various Asian governments involved are now studying plans for the Asian Hißhway which, when completed, will link Istanbul, m Turkey, with Singapore. The project is being sponsored by the U.N. Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE). A
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    Lock icon New Laos govt.
    24 1 VIENTIANE, Thurs. The Laotian army high command said the formation of a new government is "only a matter of days."- U.P.I.
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    In cell six months-not charged
    253 1 NAKURA, Kenya, Thurs A EUROPEAN police inspector, Raymond Johan Pascoe, admitted here yesterday that he kept an African imprisoned m the cells at Eldama Ravine police station, near here, for six months without bringing him to court on a charge. Pascoe pleaded guilty to wrongfully
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    RUBBER DOWN ¾ CENT
    32 1 RUBBER DOWN CENT January first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. opened m Singapore this morning at 114 3/8 cents Per lb., down threequarters of a cent on yesterday's close. The tone was uncertain.
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    Lock icon Healthy boy is dying
    80 1 PERTH. Thnrs. Doctors here are lighting a loMng battle against tribal witchcraft to save an aboriginal boy. 15. who is "wasting to death" m the Royal Perth Hospital. Doctors .say the boy angered his witch-doctor, who jabbed the boy In the mouth with sticks and told
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      39 1 PAGE Journey Into Space 4 Women's section 7 Forces feature 8 Other overseas cables 3, 10 The amazing Dr. Barbara Moore 6 Other local news 5, 6 Cartoons 7 The Asian Highway 4 England v West Indies Test 10
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    U.S. DECEMBER STOCKPILE SALE 6,930 TONS
    305 2 U.S. DECEMBER STOCKPILE SALE 6, 930 TONS WASHINGTON, Thursday. THE (ieneral Services Administration announced yesterday that De(ember sale- of crude natural rubber from the U.S. national stockpile totalled b\9.'sO tons With the latest month, total sales from the stockpile since the disal programme began on Oct. 16 last year reached
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    GSA RELEASES COCONUT OIL
    9 2 IINGTO Gen< ral s Adjunced
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    Demand for tinplate
    79 2 LONDON, Thurs British tinplate makers were enjoying a buoyant market at the start of the new year for i both domestic and overseas sales. There Is still a worldwide j demand lor tinpkite. trade >ources said, and makers are fully booked up for the first quarter while
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    CITY LIGHTS
    25 2 *iv electing my son to this board, as a director I'm sure we will find his experience a great asset to the company."
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    RAJULA DUE TOMORROW
    29 2 The 8.1. liner Rajula. scheduled to arrive m Singapore from Penano today, has been delayed by bad weather. She will now arrive here at noon tomorrow.
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    Soviet institute in Hanoi planned
    45 2 MOSCOW. Thurs. Soviet experts are completing the blueprints for a technical 1 institute m Hanoi, North Vietnam. Tass, the official i Soviet News Agency, said yesterday. Shipbuilding, ship repairing and commercial fishing will be included m the institute's curriculum. Renter.
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    Trade groups
    31 2 WASHINGTON. Thurs. Top Canadian and United States officials met yesterday to discuss the effects on North American trade of the emerging "Six' and "Seven" economic groupings m Europe. —Reuter.
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    More shipping
    29 2 BELFAST. Thurs.— The British shipbuilding firm of Harland and Wolf said here yesterday it would launch ships totalling almost 150.000 tons between now and the summer.— Reuter.
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    First trust fund
    9 2 Managers selling price today $1.16 xd.
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    61 2 hong KONo. Wednesday Closing prices here today were Yesterday Today H ft S. Banking Corporation $1,180 5i. 205 sales sellers Union In*. Canton 594.00 $94.00 .sales tales Wheelock Maiden €.13 6.10 6.20 sales sales H'Kon? "phone $33. n0 $33.00 &533.50 sales sales Dar.v Farm A: Cold Storage
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    Lock icon RUSSIA FINDS OIL FOR INDIA AFTER 3 YEARS' PROSPECTING
    118 2 MOSCOW, Thurs. A new commercial oil deposit has been found, with the help of Soviet experts, m the Cambay area of Bombay State, the Soviet News Agency Tass reported yesterday. Almost at the same time a commercial gas deposit was discovered
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    883 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices. SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. INDUSTRIALS A f* tricks c "0 1.75 Qrds. 199 I 00 Buyers B b. Petrol 50,- 57 6 B.M. Trustees 5 25 5.25 time t Pref. 19 19 Ordl hS 6 50 Fecerat Dispensary 1 15 l .65
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    LOSSES IN LONDON STOCK MARKETS CONTINUE
    213 2 LOSSES IN LONDON STOCK MARKETS CONTINUE f ONDON, Thurs.—Fur- ther widespread losses were recorded m the London Stock Markets yesterday and there was very little sign of any recovery at the close. Industrial equities were the chief sufferers. Sellers continued to cash m on profits and buyers showed a general
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      U.K. Closing Prices
      122 2 LONDON. Jan. 6 Yesterday Today RUBBER No 1 RSS c.l f. European ports Jan 331 33 5 16 Feb 331 33 5 16 RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot 34i 341 ÜBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement House 33 15 16 33 7 16 Terms Feb Mar 33 9
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      New York Prices
      61 2 NEW YORK. Jan. 6. Yesterday Today TIN Straits spot 99 50 99. 50 I TIN futures Straits Contract TONI: SALES: RUBBER Futures Jan 43 50 42.75 Mar 40.80 40.281 TONE: Easy. SALES 88 lotl. No. 1 RSS Jan. landed onct 43 4?i COFFEE: Futures B Contract March
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      Dow Jones Averages
      37 2 NEW YORK. Jan. 6. Yesterday Today 30 Industrial* 685 47 687.62 20 Railroads 160.43 158 50 40 Domestic Bonds 80.93 10.94 15 Utilities 88 02 87 86 65 Stocks Composite Averages 222 62 221.55
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      U.S. Pepper
      56 2 Malabar spot ;:nd await ns re.eas* V< nfloats K2 to M, J«n ahipmen* M to RI. nami>on^ svot and awaftim lea 1 afloata V L' 'o »l, Jan. shipmen' to 11. Sarav ak unquoted Muctok white >i>o' 130, ISO, ftHMta I2t, 'an. shipment I2B,wllcn, «'x Above prices quoted
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      Copra, Coconut Prices
      85 2 LONDON. Jan. 6 Yesterday Today COPRA Philippines t.l.f. UK. North European ports Cehvered weight per long ton Jan. $253, S2S6 COPRA, Straits c i I. U.K. 'North European port* delivered weight D«r long ton Jan. Feb. 191 193 COCONUT OIL eruda Straits c.t.f. European parts m bulk
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      573 2 THE LA.I. LINES MB ti »OEN RED SEA MEDITERRANEAN U^ ntimENTAL SCANDINAVIAN PORTS. S pore P. S ham Pe«a«t ijn 2 I" 7 l 7 Is oi m s Seatnh i a :9 H« 5 6 Fel Fel sfl SSaTfJI 18 28 Fel 21 22 Fel 23 24 Fel Accept>ag
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      322 2 HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE I <$c NORTH GERMAN LLOYD I To (Colombo), Genoa, Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremen Hamburg. Calls Southampton for passengers S pori! HESSENSTEIN (LLOYO) DRESDEN (HAPAG) 2(21 i»n 29 31 itfl it In 1 Fel HANNOVER (MAFfiG 30 Jan/ I M 2 3 Fet Express Ser».ce. Passenger kcfmmUittw A»a>la*le To
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      169 2 SWPS/N a^^^^r^^m t t OHII'S lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Shetland 1/2. Charon 6A. Cardiganshire 6/7, Benmhor 8/9, Corfu 10/11. Lexa Maersk 13/14, Salsette 15/16, Ferndale 18. Van Waenvijck 19. Giang Lee N. Wall 3. Auby 21/22. Bentong 23 I.p'Ut 24. Piirnea 25/26, Kasimbar
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    'Difficult' Dulles—by Eden
    33 3 'Difficult' Dulles— by Eden MEMOIRS WILL EXPOSE WOUNDS' OF THE SUEZ CRISIS iMMMINM VNOTHER ,\ih: of KRICnON Thurs. Eden's Li bout the he vn~ oiiuh- m Iryih >ir. Duller S State, the l >
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    Mr. K's daughter in Paris
    48 3 pictured m Paris for a journalists' conference. Said Rada on Paris: "I prefer it to Amer/ca: it is far more colourful it has so much character." Rada Khrushchev, {laughter of the t Prime Minister and her husband* Ale \ri Adjoubei. editor of Izvestia.
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    Lock icon Corgi talks on TV; barking man almost cured
    225 3 I ONDON, Thurs. A talking: dog and a barking: man shared the publicity limelight m Britain <>riLi\. The dosz. Corky, was holding court tor the Press and television and giving a succession of lon^-c c telephone interviews. ;posite immman, was o resume
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    TINY CLAIMS 373-MILE WALKING RECORD ,
    81 3 TINY CLAIMS 373-MILE WALKING RECORD LONDON. Ihurs. Peter liny Hoy. a 29-year-old Manchester factory hand, arrived at Marble Arch polite station here yesterday and claimed that he had walked the 373 miles from Edinburgh m a record «»6 hours 24 minutes. He produced a timetable of his walk bearing signatures
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    SHE ESCAPES FROM YWCA MURDERER
    53 3 I McDonald Brawn. 21 who was attaikUani ho>»el murderer, pictured as she 'n^ton Mution. London, to London with two other key witne>sc> m(i s of photographs m Scotland Yards i the police hunt for the man -old >tephani» Buird. whose body wa> rash tm Y.\V.(
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    Lock icon POLICE HUNT FOUR KILLERS
    410 3 Reconstructiom of hostel crime may yield new clues I Hiurs. PoI yesterday I tin* the I rl beheadI 'iniac and a I manacled round m a I I two of two I the hope Baird. :nu- the I d to co- Some were being brought from
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    Lock icon PALMER DEAD
    16 3 PARIS. Thurs. Anders O>terlind. French-born landscape painter, died here vps. terday. aged 72.— Reuter
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    Lock icon Found unfit to plead
    71 3 Found unfit to plead LONDON, Thurs.— Wilburt Hamilton Miller, a 30-year-old Jamaican accused of causing grievous bodily harm ro his 17-month-old son and his wife. Phyllis, with intent to murder them, was found to be insane and unfit to plead at the Old Bailey yesterday. Miller was alleged to have
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    Lock icon 'Somarama Thero showed me gun,' witness alleges
    193 3 'Somarama Thero showed me gun,' witness alleges /COLOMBO, Thurs. A Buddhist monk testified yesterday that alleged assassin Somarama Thero visited him on Sept. 24, the day before the murder of Mr. Bandaranaike. Somarama discussed with him the "weakness" of the Government and said Mr. Bandaranaike had no fixed policy, the
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    Lock icon PROSPERITY AND PEACE WILL BE IKE THEME
    279 3 PROSPERITY AND PEACE WILL BE IKE THEME niMO WASHINGTON, Thursday. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER will outline his hopes tor peace and prosperity m his final year of office when he delivers the traditional State of the Union message to Congress today. The President, who leaves the White House m January, 1961, is
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    Lock icon ATTACK ON A CARDINAL
    66 3 WARSAW. Thurs.— Trybuna Ludu, newspaper of the Polish United Workers (Communist) Party, yesterday accused Cardinal Wyszysnki, Polish Primate, of "undermining liberty of the conscience" by his opposition to birth control and abortion. The Cardinal was quoted as saying m sermons that "maternity wards have become mortuaries.
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    77 WEDS 21 AFTER WIFE, 95, DIES
    135 3 77 WEDS 21 AFTER WIFE, 95, DIES BUDAPEST. Thurs. Zoltan X o d a 1 y. 77-year-old 'grand old man" of Hungarian music, has secretly married Sari Peceli. a 21--year-old music student, the bride's mother revealed yesterday. She said Sari and Kodaly were married m the town hall of Pecs
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    JOURNEY INTO SPACE
    522 4  -  ABRAHAM MARCUS By DR. 3Moron better suited far this great adventure > SELECTION and training of the astronaut become matters of vital importance. From what we are told, the panel of American trainees is made up of paragons of all the physical and mental virtues. Stolid type
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    GREAT ASIAN HIGHWAY
    743 4 The linking of existing road systems is first priority A BILATERAL agree- ment has recently been concluded for the building of a bridge to link Thailand with Burma. From the frontier with Burma, the road leads to Bangkok. From Bangkok roads radiate North to the Kingdom of
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    BY THE WAY
    309 4  -  Beachcomber £wfetiLji 4 WHENEVER I read a report of a polo match m future I shall recall a scene m a film. A girl asked a saxophonist who was masquerading as a millionaire: "Do you play water-polo?" "Of course," said he. "Only the other day I had
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      608 4 f SILVER I Christening j I Presents j U.S.deSILVA Jewellers j 106, ORCHARD RD., 1 1 SINGAPORE. Telephone: ***** ..■MtMMIMMMtIIMIIII. CLASSIFIED ADS. AT YOUR SERVICE Hf«ai 52 (Mi*.)— Box S» ets. txtrm TOP QUALITY COLOUR *i *ro™ -Life' .or.-. DOCUMENTS COPISD and comp!*"*d I RoOVE LINE SERVICE. Ml BSyt»= •r.
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      315 4 I AUDIO W|otVt/L6l/t6t PERFECTS, ALL GARRARD RECORD CHANGERS Apr I ADAPTABLE FOR STEREOPHONIC SOUNI I I Model RC. 88/4 Model RC 121 MX.II Singapore $154.50 Smgoporr I Federation $181.50 Federation B> Rceord r %X Br spindle p hi Singapore S •50 Federation $196. 50 All Garnrd Record Changers are supplied
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      321 4 i 1 if« wß(u< 6. Have a great fear of nothing tLIES ACROSS Uke this old ship (11,. 1. Gin to make the affair go 7. -Taxed m riot' (Anagram) with a swing? (5. 6). qj, 8. Artists get entered with a v Its a matt er of words to
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      127 4 SINGAPORE RADIO P.M. 1.00 Programme summary: 1.02 Pot-luck; 1.30 The news: 1.40 Newstalk; 1.45 The Norman Luboff Choir sings 2.00 Close down. 5.00 Programme summary: 5.03 Music hath charms; 530 Young people's forum on books; 6.00 Calling all hospitals, specially compiled and presented for those m hospitals by Mildred Appaduray.
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    Cash ban Warning by ships' agents
    33 5 Cash ban Warning by ships' agents .lIP urrs India m no t has I Indian k .flint i with said m\v tiiil nuMat«-> -uuht without .11, them a i not I hid passrnlacc
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    The metric system made easy
    6 5 The metric system made easy IV
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    RUBBER SHARES SUSPENDED
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    $1 forgery in KL may have S'pore link—police
    181 5 $1 forgery in KL may have S'pore link police I£UALA LUMPUR, lv Thurs. Top detectives of the Federal Police are trying to solve the mysterious appearance of forged $1 notes m Kuala Lumpur. A police spokesman told the Free Press yesterday: "We suspect that the forged $1 notes has some
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    Lock icon U.S. loan lor R.I. factory approved
    37 5 U.S loan lor R.I. factory approved WASHINGTON. Thurs. The United States DevelopL Fund announced "basic approval' 61 a M 57.800.000 loan to an Indolan firm to help build a to make jeep and HHBonents and body Reuter
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    HELPING THE BLIND TO FIND WORK IN FACTORIES
    192 5 HELPING THE BLIND TO FIND WORK IN FACTORIES k PUR. the emby ling the Fred reI the the sighted m factories. They were all very efficient. Mr. Wong said that preaional training was aimed at helping the blind to choose the type of factory work for which they would be
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    'No queueing' plan for jobless
    180 5  -  R.G.PILLAI By REGISTRATION CARDS TO BE RENEWED BY POST: TIME AND MONEY SAVING 9 |<ORT\ thousand jobless people m Singapore will no longer have to queue up at the Labour Ministry to renew their unemployment registration cards. Their cards will instead be renewed by post.
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    New pay scheme proposed for 2,500 clerks
    66 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Federation Government is considering a new salary scheme for its 2.500 temporary clerks based on their educational qualifications and length of service. The Government Temporary Officers' Union said yesterday that it had studied the proposed scheme m detail. But
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    AFFRAY CASE 2 DISCHARGED
    98 5 Two men were acquitted m a Singapore court yesterday jof a charge of committing affray by righting In public i because of discrepancies m the evidence of two police J witnesses. Ng Siah Yong and Ong Chee Hock were arrested on Aug. 29 by two police
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    Water shut-out
    43 5 Water will be cutoff m the following areas tomorrow: In the backlane of Karikal Road and Karikal Lane from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and along Kampong Bahru Road between Bushey Park and Nelson Road from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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    'INVASION' BY VICE OPERATORS: CLOSE WATCH BY K.L. GOVT
    132 5 'INVASION' BY VICE OPERATORS: CLOSE WATCH BY K.L. GOVT KUALA LUMPI'R, Thurs. —The Federation Government is keeping a close watch on the reported "invasion" of vice operators from Singapore. lhr exodus to the Federation, according to reports, followed the Singapore Government s drive to clean up vice m the city.
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    Rural folk are saving more money
    141 5 Rural folk are saving more money KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— People m the Federation, particularly those m the rural areas are making more use of the savings banks. Last year, the number of depositors at the Post Office Savings Bank, rose to 690.989 as compared with 629.236 depositors for the previous
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    OVERWEIGHT TWO FINED
    53 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— The Industrial Syndicate. Ltd., Singapore, was fined $200 m the Magistrate's Court here yesterday for allowing a lorry to carry an excess weight of one ton, 7 cwt. The Eng Kee Brickworks, of Singapore, was fined $90 for carrying an excess of 7 cwt
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    Go slow on new budwood—RRI
    235 5 Go slow on new budwood— RRI KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Rubber Research Institute, m removing restrictions on re-sale of some of its experimental planting material, has advised planters and smallholders m the Federation not to rush headlong into using it. Said a spokesman for the Institute yesterday: "We do not
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    Getting to know Singapore
    77 5 An educational holiday programme, arranged by the Young Women's Christian Association for overseas teenagers spending their vacation m Singapore, is now m progress. Its aim i s to acquaint these young visitors with the life and State 1 thC different races m this Picture shows Mr.
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    The Earl conveys a message of goodwill
    30 5 The Earl and Countess of Selkirk being introduced, on their arrival at Singapore to the Indonesian Consul-General m Singapore. Col. Sugiharto. on right.
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    MY WIFE AND I WILL ENJOY LIVING HERE9
    327 5  - MY WIFE AND I WILL ENJOY LIVING HERE 9 P. M. Raman By BRITAIN'S new top representative m South-East Asia, the Earl of Selkirk, brought an important message within 15 minutes of his arrival m Singapore yesterday. The Earl is the Commissioner for United Kingdom m Singapore and the Commissioner-General
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    MALAYA IN TRADE TALKS
    50 5 BANGKOK, Thurs. The second session of the intraregional trade promotion talks opened here at the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East headquarters (ECAFE). Delegates of participating countries, including Malaya, will hold secretarial discussions to thrash out trade problems and promote trade m the region.
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    FURTHER RISE IN PEPPER PRICES FORECAST
    274 5 FURTHER RISE IN PEPPER PRICES FORECAST THE world consump- tion of pepper would fall m 1960. predicted pepper traders m Singapore yesterday. This forecast was made, they said, because of anticipated high prices ot pepper and an acme shortage of supply. Yesterday s price for white pepper was $450 per
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    Lock icon BIG CROOKS LIKE SOME ASIA CITIES
    81 5 BIG CROOKS LIKE SOME ASIA CITIES i VtW YORK, Thurs. In. ternational- criminals usually steer clear of Britain, although Europe "mightily attracts them." Life MagaI zinc said m an article on world crime. Criminals al.so like the Mediterranean area, the east coast of South America, the major ports of both
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    31 5 PORT MORESBY. Thurs The rescue ship Kilinailau left Rabaul yesterday to pick up 24 Japanese fishermen shipwrecked on a tiny atoll 110 miles east of New Ireland Reuter
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      41 5 rODAY: .).;>:> pm. TOMORROW: 5.58 a.m. and 7.36 p.m. II RDAT: 7.01 a.m. jitui 0.04 p.m. M M)\Y: Ml a.m. and p.m. MONDAI 849 a.m. and 10.36 p m. TUESDAY: 9.30 am. and 11.10 p.m. DNESDAY: 10.07 a.m. and 11.40 p m.
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    SAW LITTLE GIRLS SOLD IN STREETS
    423 6  -  CHAN SWAN BEE School with 118-year history goes modern It,, NEW St Marret's Secondary School will open its doors tor the lir^t time on Moitdaj to begin a pleasant Black Monda> for nearly 300 student*. For the first time m its 118-year-old history, the
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    Lock icon The amazing Dr. Moore
    447 6 KARATHON WALKER LIVES ON JUICES ONLY TPHE amazing Dr. Barbara Moore, 56--year old Russianborn dietician who walked from Edinburgh to London m seven days, completing the 373 mile marathon on Christmas Eve. has challenged Terry Haywood, 22, a Birmingham factory worker, who completed the same journey
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    'Commonwealth Weeks' can be shared overseas by radio
    323 6 'Commonwealth Weeks can be shared overseas by radio FkURING the next eighteen months or so, people m Britain will be learning a great deal more about the Commonwealth and its peoples though the "C o m m onwealt h Weeks" which were launched by Princess Margaret m Liverpool m November,
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    TOUGHS ON BIKES ROAM AN ESTATE
    179 6  -  Bob Peries 'hi Thugs who await protrrti f)n money a nuisance to w<,nie n RESIDENTS m Serangoon Garden Singapore, have complained to tru p o |jJ of a gang of thugs on bicycles who m m estate annoying women. Dressed m drain-pipe trousers shirts,
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    62 6 KUALA 1 Radi soon star: for its c listeners. They will b» soon as quail fi available for Radio Ma started a sen. g Malay" lor I will s' vanced cours< over t: the m A serf* I to dance classical \i. be introduced t English prtonight.
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    Scholarships for Malays
    73 6 rE Singapore Institute of Commerce is offering fifteen .scholarships to Malay students for commercial studies and secondary education The principal of the Institute. Mr. T. G. Joshua, told the Free Press that the selection of candidates would be based on academic records and the financial position of
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    Plea fur church broadcasts to be. resumed
    66 6 Plea fur church broadcasts to be. resumed KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.Heads of various churches m the Federation have appealed to the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, for the resumption of church service broadcasts over Radio Malaya. Radio Malaya discontinued its weekly church service broadea>ts last Sunday. The heads of church notified
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    67 6 V illagers building own mad MUAR. Thui> people an o 11-miie road kampong lo th The new r< their kampoi 2 n. at Bukit Sagil. at the o:h the main Ta: Ro-ad. .en cor. road will sh< between Mv««: by about 10 The kampoi. readily fallOfficer Inche Alu self-help they
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    244 7  -  Jonathan Russell rmjftr I Mill -mil his ami n. Sometime ril> Nut--1 I I Knife. i I I i I lijtitnl >U ru^h > t tit if til. •i Blur I (lotlt m>u m I mi mii.- chorus of Hebrew slaves norlands Opera Chorus* Traumerei The Hague Philharmonic
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    833 7  - UNIT WITH A DIFFERENCE Vustralian and UK Sgt. P. M. Howard Story by Pictures by L/Cpl. troops working side by side "WIRELESS WAR" might be an apt description of the present phase of the Emergency m Malaya. Information on the remaining terrorists is sketchy and the vast areas being searched
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    187 7 A THREE-DAY trial of physical skill and military knowledge has ended for eieht yoiinij Malay and Oarkha soldiers. Those ulu> pass the course will be trained as ofllccn writes Cpl. K. H. Sharp. They were tested by a War Oflitc Selection Board of officers headed
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    394 7 FORCES NEWS FROM BRITAIN WHEN Father Malcolm Cowin, a Roman Catholic Army chaplain, was a prisoner-of-war m Japanese hands, he made a vow to build a church as a memorial to all those who had died m the Far East. Eight years ago the church was opened at Wymondham. Norfolk,
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    257 8 N EVER-EMPTY ELECTROSHOPS' ARE HERE BRITAIN trtCOm with the manutacture o: j i The term "'slot machine" has lo>t its popularity nung the trade over the past few years and "automatic vending," with its wider coverage and more accurate description, is taking its place. This is perfectly under>tandable now that
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    48 9 Malaya for big Manila Journey Hi I H be ft B and H l II he tta no H both I «tu-r the Hi tvo the pi t\ for X rcen- only X ..nne H X ih.- Quo- he ipIhf r pi.l\ ul'f I I is l»nM ••-<! on >
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    163 9 A late try downs Tengah XV picture. >( i ;>; Tengah A* o 4 CONVERTED try In the minutes brought C rickel Club this rugby win over RAF. d string yespadan ggins got the winfoU a thrilling r run. Ken Moore ne of the stars tch. As fullback and touch
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    140 9 lONDON. Thurs.— England's > Rugby Union selectors, after three disappointing 5. have included six new cups In the team to meet Wales at Twickenham on 16. They are full-back Don Rutherford. threequarters Mike Wcston and Jim Roberts, and forwards Sam Hodgson, Peter Wright and Bill W
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    186 9 BOMBAY, Thursday. HEPvO of the drawn third Test here yesterday. Abbas Ali Baig is left out of the team to meet ilia m the next one. Selectors have named 14 men for the Fourth Test, starting at Madras on Jan. 13. Abbas All Baig.
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    77 9 DCDI Ist Inns 289. UMRALIX Ist Inns. 387-8 dec. I\Dl\ 2nd Inns. b Meckifl 5 7 Contractor b Lindwall 43 Kunderam hit wkt. b Meckifl 2 Bon. <iff b Lindwall 58 out Nadkarni not out 9 —h Uklv Mi at: 11. 112. Bowling: Davidson 14-4-25-0: MeckiiT 28-8-67-3: Benaud Lindwall
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    'YOU'RE TOO TIMID,' GIRLS TELL MALAYA
    638 9  -  FRANCIS BOEY Only one hall m the country but they took up the challenge and won By MALAYA'S badminton girls are too timid to be a success m international tournaments. They lack power, said two members of the New Zealand Über Cup team m
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    CLAUD DORAL, SOCCER CHIEF
    91 9 Radio Singapore's English Programmes Supervisor, Mr. Claud Doral, has been elected president of the Singapore Government Services Football Association. Other officials for 1960 are: Vice Presidents: —Messrs. N. Sutcliffe, M. Ponnusamy and Soh Teow Seng. Secretary— Mr. S. R. P. Naidu, assistant Secretary: Mr. Charles D.
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    192 9 Motoring Club replies to the boycott THE Forces Motoring Club Singapore Branch yesterday replied to accusations that the dub barred Singapore motor cyclists m the Sembawanf sprint last year. Fifteen motor cyclists had given this reason for a boycott of Sunday's Dover Kilo meeting. 1 Said the Forces Motoring Club
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    29 9 ST. MORITZ, Thurs.— The Aga Khan, competing m his first downhill ski race, finished third m the Roberts of Kandahar cup over 2.400 yards.
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    INDIAN B.S.C. IN FINAL
    45 9 INDIAN Brotherhood S. C. are m the Tamil Festival soccer final. They beat Tamil Brotherhood Association 2-1 at Farrer Park yesterday. Scorers: Sankeran and Ramasamy for 1.8.5.C. and Doriappan for the losers. The filial is at Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday.
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      36 9 SOCCER Tamil festival semi-final. Rajaji v Gymkhana, Farrer Park; Friendly: Bukit Panjang district XI v C C*f« -gapore Guard Rest., Bukit Panjang. TABLE TENMS bTIA championships, STSG (<-30 HOCKEY InU-r-corps. RAP( v GHQ. FARELF, Nee Soon.
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    413 10 'Holiday' trip at wrong time starts rumours BELGRADE. Thurs. —A top-ranking Yugoslav Communist leaders flew to Moscow on a surprise visit yesterday while Belgrade diplomats disru^ed a reported trim m YugoslavPolish relations. Mr. Svetozar Vukma-novic-Tempo. one of the 14 member executive, or politburo, of the
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    156 10 Mac, Nkrumah cover wide range of topics ACCRA. Thursday. MR. HAROLD MACMILLAN. the British Prime Minister, began talks with Ghana's Prime Mini>ter. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, last night after being ur homed to Ghana by cheers and flags on the first stage <>t his month-Ion? tour of African territories. Later a
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    67 10 MOSCOW Thurs. Mr. Nikita Khru>hchev said he hoped to be able to take advantage of a Delhi invitation, delivered yesterday, to visit India on his way to Indonesia next month, the Soviet news agency Tass reported. He expressed warm thanks for the invitation which
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    34 10 NEW YORK, Thurs Showman Billy Rose is giving Israel his million-dollar statuary collection for a fiveacre garden on a hilltop m the middle of Jerusalem, it was announced last night. U.P.I.
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    267 10 T ONDON, Thurs. The Daily Express said here yesterday that "at least 100 more nuclear bombs are to flown into Britain by the U.S. Air Force during the next few days." The newspaper said the bombs were those which President de Gaulle of France
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    78 10 rriAIPEH, Thurs. The Nationalist navy will provide naval A escort for fishing boats operating m coastal waters off the China mainland, it is reported here. Trawlers based at Keelung and Kaohsiung. Formosa's northern and southern ports respectively, would be organised into two groups. The Keelung
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    QUEEN'S AWARD to BRAVE AIRMAN
    374 10 T ONDON, Thurs. One of an R.A.F. team who risked possible death to destroy secret equipment aboard an aircraft which crashed on Mount Suphan m Eastern Turkey last year has been awarded Queen Elizabeth's commendation for brave conduct. Last April Gordon Peter Hercod, a Londoner
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    41 10 DIVING GIRL picture ATTRACTIVE Rowena Ker (above) is giving diving demonstrations at the sixth National Boat Show at Earl's Court, London. Rowena, 25, is a member of the British Sub-Aqua Club and has dived to a denth of 220 feet- Popper
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    266 10 NAZISM GERMAN CABINET MEETS BONN, Thurs. The West German Cabinet decided at a special meeting yesterday to urge the quickest possible enactment of a ten-month-old Bill directed against the incitement of national, racial or religious hatred. A statement issued after the meeting said the Cabinet studied the background and effects
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    Cute cookie, Eskimo style
    38 10 Adornment for any igloo would be beautiful Japanese actress Yoko Tani, seen here m her role as an Eskimo housewife m the film "The Savage Innocents.' Her Arctic hair-do is fastened with bear bone.
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    99 10 SEOUL, Thurs.— A thorough investigation of the incident m which two prostitutes found m the U.S military reservation on Jan. 2 had their hair shaved off on the orders of an Army officer, Captain McEnry. will be made police officers said. The military authorities said th<» two
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    Jakarta now bans the rock-'n-roll
    97 10 Jakarta now bans the rock-'n-roll JAKARTA, Thurs. The Jakarta garrison commander, Lieut-Col. Umar yesterday banned "crazy dances like rock-'n-roll, cha-cha-cha, boogie-woogie, mambo samba and the like m public places and at home." Violators of the decree are liable to one year's jail or a ftne of 5.000 rupiahs (about $350).
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    ENGLAND FIGHT FOR RUNS. 188 FOR a
    241 10  - ENGLAND FIGHT FOR RUNS. 188 FOR a LESLIE SMITH H* H HI "N By BARBADOS. Thursfa* CTNGLAND had to struggle. But b here m the first Test yesterday th« v or thrGeofl l Jarringtoi. Indies at b i^htin^ 03 m two ho England, wh. i, ion a senov i» th*
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    348 10  - Only one gallop in a week ALLAN LEWIS ON TRACK tommU IPOH, Thurs. Hard; tracks are making trainers cautious. There was no galloping here this morning. There has been only one gallop against the watch during this week. Elstree Star »Bougourei and Adjutant were two of the fastest today. They
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    56 10 Table tennis favourites beaten FAVOURIT ;> and Yip .zm knocked 1 junior doubles StiJ pore Table ships at t! la*t night. R' Junior Mm MUM Choon and H Llm and Choo Kr Kirn bt. l Yuen Kum V, ih Senior Men I>< Soon and Li B 3-0; Tan Hoik? WjO
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      132 10 ¥>OLTON, Thurs. Nat Lofthoi. 0 announced his retirement from football. i I The England centreforward has been unable to overcome an ankle injury. Capped 33 times, he Is Joint holder of a record 29 goals for England. ft SAlGON— Boxing has been banned here. The Government does
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