The Singapore Free Press, 2 August 1961

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    23 1 2° KEEP UP W| TH THE LOCAL NEWS YOU MUST READ The SINGAPORE Free Press No. ***** WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1961 15 TENTS
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    AFE FUTURE for RUBBER
    76 1 I Red s may E^ r oK National zoo tor Singapore's student Scrutineers eight to crisis in as. the State?: P. 6 ambassadors': P. 7 Sollow at KJL.: P. 12 t price, uaiity ust be right trader lONKAU Lnitw lAPORI Wed, I buy Mum prii es
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    Pearl poachers
    29 1 JAKARTA, Wed. Japanese id Formosas ships have been m bine pearis in Indonesian waters, according to Mr. suri&no NamidjojQi prosecutor -general of Moluccas and West Inan pro•.v.ce.
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    Exhibitors at U.S. trade show seek Singapore agencies
    180 1 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. AMERICAN manufacturers who exhibited household appliances and hardwares at Ihe recently-concluded Isbrandtsen Mobile Trade Fair have shown keen interest in obtaining agency representation in Singapore. Fifteen manufacturers are seeking agencies. The U.S. manufacturers want a firmer foothold on local markets
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    Kelly's car bombed
    30 1 PARIS. Wed.— A plastic bomb yesterday ripped apart a brand new Citroen sedan owned by Hollywood singer-dancer and movie director Gene Kelly in the suburb of Boulogne.
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    C-G in Jakarta
    26 1 JAKARTA. Wed.-Ihe Earl of Selkuk British Commissioner General in South-East Asia, arrived here from Singapore yesterday to .start an eight-clay tour of Indonesia.
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    Sultan of Johore imports a winner
    298 1  - Sultan of Johore imports a winner RAPIER By OINGAPORE, Wed.— Four valuable and very at tractive -looking horses arrived by air from Australia yesterday. Two were from Sydney, one from Melbourne and the other from Adelaide. The horse from Melbourne is named Msndlesorf&nd was imported by the Sultan of Johore.
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    Crocodile kills child in canoe
    74 1 PORT MORESBY. Wed. A 4 Vi -year-old native giri was attacked and killeu by a crocodile while sailing in a canoe with her grandfather at Samarai, or. the south east coast, yesterday. The girl was draped from the canoe by the crocodile. Her father on
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    16 guerillas killed
    24 1 SAIGON. Wed.— Sixteen South Vietnam Communist guerillas v;ere killed by government troops last Saturday about 60 miles south west of Saigon.
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    3 cholera deaths
    22 1 JAKARTA. Wed. Cnoiera has killed tiiree people in country tiife'.nct.s of the Souto Ceiebes. aocording io tepoils from Macassar.
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    Hong Kong professor praises our universities
    204 1 Hong Kong professor praises our universities OINGAPORE, Wed. The standard of the universities in Singapore and Malaya com- pare very favourably with those in England, says Professor Kenj neth Priestley who until recently was the Professor of Education at Hong Kong University. The professor who has been with Hong Kong
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    Student walk: All the names
    47 1 SINGAPORE. Wed. —More than 800 boys and girls have entered for the Students Bii> Walk organised by the Chinese YMCA on Sunday. Aug. 13. The list of entrants" numbers will start in The Free Press on Friday and be continued on Saturday.
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    New disarm plan
    27 1 WASHINGTON. Wed. The Soviet Union has made a new disarmament move and the United States is consulting the other major Western allies about it.
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    $15m. airport loan
    23 1 MANILA. Wed. The United States Export-Import Bank has granted the Philippines a $15,000,000 loan to modernise the Manila International Airport.
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    No stockpile tin sale yet
    103 1 WASHINGTON. Wed. A General Service Administration spokesman said today: "G.S.A- has no directive as of now to prepare any plan for submission to Congress for the disposal of tin from U.S. stockpiles." The spokesman said the administration had been advised of numerous rumours reporting possible
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    THEY SAW A 'CURSE' IN CANAL
    231 1 THEY SAW A 'CURSE' IN CANAL ALEXANDRA, Wed.— Boys beat empty kerosene tins, women shrieked and old men shouted curses all because a 25 lb. tortoise was seen nosing its way along the banks of the Alexandra canal, near Tanglin Road, yesterday. The tortoise had been fished out of the
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    ECCA will hold end of year talks in K.L
    192 1 ECCA will hold end of year talks in K.L FULL COMMUNIQUE HELD UP OANGKOK. Wed.— The Association of South-East Asia established here on Monday by Malaya, the Philippines and Thailand will hold a special meeting of Foreign Ministers in Kuala Lumpur on Dec. 1 this year, it was officially announced
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    S. Africa poll date
    23 1 PRETORIA. Wed.— South Africa v iil hold a general election on October 18. it was announced ben lasJ night.
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    TINS EASIER: GENERAL ABSENCE OF CONSUMER DEMAND
    245 2 Free Press city section: Finance and industry I ONDON, Wed. Tin was easier despite the stability at Singapore. Dialers reported a general absence of consumer demand owing to seasonal influence and the scattered offe^ found buyers reticent. Tin was lairlv actively dealt In
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    N.Y. stock market reaches new high
    73 2 NEW YORK. Wed.— The New York slock market renchea a record peak ye*teraay wuh the Dm Jones n'. erasze tan :ndex of representative crocks) climbing StT points to 713 94 compared with a previous bigb of 703.96 on .'.v 19 last year. Stockbrokers said
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    Ships in port
    164 2 CHIPS lyin£ alongside the Singapore wharves today are: Pckin 67. PfUTiachiM 33 ;u. Ay'.;*hia 46. Atnutl Or:on 1 S, (Vtvasa 42 '43, Af.irr.i l 2, Bouci-nv.iie 4 .">. Caltez -1 37 39 Kfr-.ryu Mam 23 -4. L'l 22, K:r.;npno Z*i, Stanvac M i 4't 4 1 Outtr
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    No stockpile sales
    32 2 LONDON. Wed.— Theie were no sales from the British Board ol Traue's stock of natural rubber curing July, it was announced yesterday. Rubber remaining available for sale totals :!6.590
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    Kent (FMS) Jin Dredging's net profit rises to £25,039
    429 2 Kent (FMS) Jin Dredging's net profit rises to £25,039 By The Free Press Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Wednesday. |TENT (FiMS) Tin Dredging reports that it had produced 95 tons of tin concentrate during the second quarter of the year, bringing the total to date up to 193-J tons. In the firs!
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    UPs and DOWNs of your shares
    156 2 UPs and DOWNs of your shares Last sales m the Singapore Trading Room yesterday were: INDUSTRIALS: lit/patricks 51. 75 (unchanged), F. X. Ords $2.51 mnchangeu;, Gammon $1.84 (-J-2 cent*), Metal Box $2.40 (—4 cents). Sime Darby Bs. 4^ 2 d.). S.C.S. $2.45 1 cent). Steamers 83 cents (—1 cent), S.
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    MARKETS QUIET: INDUSTRIALS IMPROVE AFTER SLOW START
    143 2 MARKETS QUIET: INDUSTRIALS IMPROVE AFTER SLOW START LONDON. Wed.— The .stock markets here yesterday were generally quiet but after a slow start industrials improved on a small selective demand and the general tone vi the markets was satisiactory. Gilcedged securities lacked buy- ins: interest and small losses were recorded by
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    U.S. gold stocks
    27 2 WASHINGTON. Wed. The United States stock ot gold increased by U5528,809 on Juiy 27 making the stock 51T. 527,023.747. the U.S. Treasury announced yesterday.
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    Hong Kong prices
    54 2 hong KONG. Tues.— Closing pnees here today were: Previous Today H. S. Bank Corporation $384 $380 sales :-ales Wheelock Marcien $12.90 $12.90 sales sales Hkong phone (54.00 545.50 c^alee Biiies Dair> r Farm Cold Storage $40.50 $40.75 sales sales Taikoo Dock $71.00 $71.00 sales sales Jardine Matheson
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    Hong Kong call for a common mart in Pacific
    160 2 Hong Kong call for a common mart in Pacific OYDNEY, Wed The leader of a Hong Kong delegation, Mr. M.L. Van, said yesterday that Australia, New Zealand and SouthEast Asian countries should unite economically to form a Pacific Common Market. Mr. Van, leader of an eightman delegation from the Chinese
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    Firestone to run new plant
    73 2 AKRON. Wed.— A polybutadiene rubber plant to be built soon at Recite. Brazil, will be operated by Firestone Tyre and Rubber Com- p«-ny. The plant will be built by an apency of the Brazilian government as part cf an industrial envelopment programme. Firestone said construction
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    U.S. national debt
    26 2 WASHINGTON. Wed.— The US national debt rose to a new high 01 over U*****,000 million as at July 26, according to Treasury ligures.
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    Summit meeting of Allies possible before end of year
    207 2 Summit meeting of Allies possible before end of year WASHINGTON, Wednesday. J'HL White House said yesterday that no i summit meeting of the Western powers was planned at present, but that it was "certainly possible" such a meeting would be held before the end of the year. Mr. Pierre Salinger,
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    REBEL CONVICTS HEAR IT OVER THE RADIO
    78 2 REBEL CONVICTS HEAR IT OVER THE RADIO KINGSTON, (Ontario). WecL— Two knife-wield-ing convicts who have held five prison officers hostage in Kingston penitentiary for almost 24 hours yesterday listened to a radio report of their escapade. The convicts had a radio in the kitchen office in which they were holding
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    THE 'I LIKE TEA' COFFEE QUEEN
    78 2 NEW YORK. Wed. Britain's Coffee Queen. 21--year-old Miss June Platt, gave interviewing reporters some grounds for surprise on her arrival here by stating her liking for tea. Asked at a press conference yesterday if she liked coffee, the brunette secretary replied. ~i like coffee
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    ROUND THE WORLD MARKET PRICES
    364 2 NOTE. AU prices below are middle vrices. U.K. Closing. Prices U.S. Pepper Malabar spot 46f. afloats 46g, Aujf. shipment 46. Lam pong spot 46J, aflonts 462, Aug. shipment 46. Muntok white spot 54, afloats 53J, Aug. shipment 521, sellers, ex-dock. Above prices quoted la U.S.
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    UNKNOWN
    245 2 WASHINGTON, Wed.— VicePresident Chen Cheng of Nationalist China warned here yesterday that the Communist bloc might "create a new crisis in the East" after being blocked in the West on the Berlin issue. Speaking at a National Press Club luncheon here, he praised President Kennedy's firm stand on the
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    BERLIN: U.S. PRESIDENT ACTS TO CALL UP 71 AIR UNITS
    145 2 BERLIN: U.S. PRESIDENT ACTS TO CALL UP 71 AIR UNITS WASHINGTON. Wed.-Th. Air Force yesterday sent out an "advisory not. alerting 71 Air National Guard and Air Reserve units for possible callup At the same time President John Kennedy signed Into law a bill allowing him to call 250.000 military
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    NAIROBI ACID ATTACK ON AIRLINE PILOT
    153 2 NAIROBI ACID ATTACK ON AIRLINE PILOT J^AIROBI, Wed Police are seeking a group of Africans who last night threw acid at an Australian-born airline pilot, badly blistering his face and temporarily affecting his left eye. Captain TW. Hill, of East African Airways, said he was being driven home in an
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    Malayan Navy visit
    16 2 BANGKOK. Wed.— The Royal Malayan Navy minesweepers arrived here for an informal visit.
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    UNKNOWN
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    UNKNOWN
    63 2 DAR-ES-SALAAM. CTJUlsanyika). Wed.— Briar. Bleasdale. 41. retired polici officer from Singapore, ha left hero In hi.s 2s~foof blooq Mea. tu continue his ii < 25.000-mile homeward voya^. to England. He started out from Etong Kong over two ve;ir> ag< and expects to sail up Che r:-. dart I ]I
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    Confetti shower for the Wilairats as they say goodbye
    43 3 I rtti M ';W to > .iM Mr an «W |he 1. 1 r< i.r.n, il and X r rrturnini; t«» X uil! mbers i <>rps X 'I utn X &*y s X Puturr b>
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    day's jail, 100 finE
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    57 STUDENTS GET CASH PRIZES IN CONTESTS
    421 3 H .lion a Pani, ill B SINGAPORE. Wed. S2C R Veerasingaxn Call L'mar PoJanuc Tamil High Schooi*. Knglish: Ist.— ss0 Fok Weng K:m (.Queenstown Secondary School), 2nd.— s3o— A. P. Devidas -Bartley Secondary SchooU. 3 r d._S2O— Wong Fook Kee (St. Joseph's Trade
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    'HELP MONUMENT FUND' PLEA BY THE JOHORE MENTRI BESAR
    91 3 'HELP MONUMENT FUND' PLEA BY THE JOHORE MENTRI BESAR JOHORE BAHRU, Wed Dato Haji Hassan bin Hajl Yunos. Mentri Besar. Johore, has urged the public to give their full support to the nation-wide appeals for a rational monument fund started by the Federation Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman recently. The
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    Stole from friend
    37 3 SINGAPORE. Wed— Ladaewa bin Makah alias Dewi bin Mansoar was jailed for six months yesterday for stealing $70 from a friend. Mohamed Yahya bin Buang. at his home in Whitley Road on July 23.
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    HONESTY PAYS WIFE
    87 3 She's fined $5 less for telling gINGAPORE, Wed. A housewife, Madam Cheng Kum Ho, 26, was lined $."> less than four other women because the magistrate said she spoke the truth. The fifth magistrate. Mr. S. R. Chapkhana, yesterday told Cheng: "I find your honesty refreshing and
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    'Lenient view'
    134 3 The other accused were: I Lim Ah Kiat. Goh Boon I Kwee, Toh Seng Nam. Wong Chong Huat. Teo Ah Poh, Wong Weng Kee, Cheok 1 Hock Seng, Teo Song Heng. > Leow Seng Koon, (all men); and Siaw Cheng Sioe. Soon Siew Eng. Mary I Kan? and
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    Court calls for probation reports on 3 youths
    241 3 Court calls for probation reports on 3 youths SINGAPORE, Wed. The Ninth Magistrate, Mr. R. B. I. Pates, yesterday called for probation reports on j three youths, who j pleaded guilty to three! separate charges. In Case One, Yue All Tin, 20, a fitter, admitted possession of nousebreaking implements a
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    50 AT PARTY TO CELEBRATE AIRLINE'S EXTRA FLIGHT
    94 3 50 AT PARTY TO CELEBRATE AIRLINE'S EXTRA FLIGHT PAYA LEBAR, Wed. The three ground hostesses of Thai Airways International turned "'stewardesses" when a cocktail party was held at the airline's airport office. At the party, attended by more than 50 people, Mr. Bo Lindberg, district manager of Scandinavian Airlines System
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    Welcome to Singapore
    111 3 Miss F. H. Gwilliam, the Secretary of State's Women's Educational Adviser, arrived from Britain for a four-day visit. Mr. R. F. Power, secretary of the Western Australian Branch of the Amalgamated Postal Workers' Union flew in from Sydney. Mr. T. Kaneda, director of the Kaneda Company of
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    SINGAPORE DIARY
    766 3 SINGAPORE DIARY dfdasfsdaf SINGAPORE, Wednesday. J^ GROUP of 28 American women wandered into Chinatown into a modest twostorey building in China Street where a mid-dle-aged Chinese spends his working day in front of two huge steaming tanks. They saw Mr. Goh Yons a Lek, 40, the "industrialist" who supplies mcc
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      294 3 CINEMAS bmons at Tanjong Katong CAPITOL: Sparta cas 3. 8. Secondary Technical School; CATHAY: Gidget Goes Boys' Town, Bukit Timah Road, Hawaiian 1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.30. 8 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and 1 GLOBE: Time Lock plus p.m. to 4 p.m.; Maiay Craft Desperate Man 1.45, 4. 7, 9.15. Scnool;
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    113 FAMILIES GET 8 ACRES EACH IN NEW LAND SCHEME
    203 4 113 FAMILIES GET 8 ACRES EACH IN NEW LAND SCHEME TOHORE BAHRU, •I Wed.— The Mentri Besar of Johore, Dato Haji Hassan bin Haji Yunos, has declared open the first Group Settlement Area Act land scheme in Johore known as Batu 27 Jalan Lenga Muar. The scheme costing $85,000, covers
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    EIGHT SCHOOLS IN GEOGRAPHY QUIZ TOMORROW
    75 4 EIGHT SCHOOLS IN GEOGRAPHY QUIZ TOMORROW KATONG, Wed. Eight secondary schools will take part in a geographical quiz tomorrow at Tanjong Katong Girls School hall at 2.30 p.m. The schools are St. Hildas Girls' School, Kuo Chuan School. St. Patrick's School, Presbyterian Boys' School, Tanjong Katong Secondary School, Katong Convent,
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    Special Rotary Club guests
    66 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed Mr. Malcolm Leadbetter, a visiting Rotarian from New Zealand, and his wife were special guests at Johore Banru Rotary Club members fellowship dinner. Among other Rotarians present were: Mr. Ec Soon Howe, Dr. Arthur Thevathasan, past District Governor of the Rotary Club, Dr.
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    Insurance scheme
    26 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services has approved a group insurance scheme for its members.
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    Film on Malayan Joan of Arc
    246 4 Shooting to start this month in Malacca KATONG, Wed The simultaneous production of three Malay films was launched at a ceremony here. The ceremony was attended by all the stars and those connected with the production of the films. Prayers were chanted by a
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    Malaysia plan praised: We can benefit it—Johore
    108 4 Malaysia plan praised: We can benefit it— Johore KOTA TIN(,(,r TUAN SYED JAAFAR S of Parliament (Johor, t that the people of Malaia and > es concerned would dcfiniioi. c*< the Greater Malaysia p an S similar descent. *'i Tuan Syed was snedfo. club here He vr ff c<l (l
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    Vacation seminar
    36 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The National Association of Heads of Schools will hold a vacation seminar for head teachers and their senior assistants from Aug. 14 to 18 at the Senior Methodist Girls' School here.
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    KALLANG ESTATE RESIDENTS HAIL NEW BUS SERVICE: 'IT'S EXCELLENT'
    172 4 KALLANG ESTATE RESIDENTS HAIL NEW BUS SERVICE: 'IT'S EXCELLENT' KATONG, Wed.— BesldenU of Kallang Estate hailed last weeks variation oi the S.T.C. bus service No. 208, as an excellent move. They say this service if tremendous help to mum 20,000 children and adults living in the estate. With its introduction.
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    Leadership training for 30 youths
    50 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed Thirty youth leaders from all over Malaya will attend a 10-day youth leadership training course from An? 4 at the Youth Instructional Centre, Jalan Scudai. Tuan Haji Rahmat bin Ha;i Daud, the State Speaker, has been invited to declare open the course.
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    He leaves hospital bed to perform opening ceremony
    142 4 He leaves hospital bed to perform opening ceremony KATONG, Wednesday. ]y|K. YAP PHENG GECK, a well-known Singapore businessman, took special leave from hospital to conduct the opening ceremony of the new premises of the Association of Chinese Wheat Flour .Merchants. After the ceremony he returned to the hospital, where he
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    ADULT EDUCATION SUPERVISORS FROM 3 STATES ATTEND COURSE
    147 4 ADULT EDUCATION SUPERVISORS FROM 3 STATES ATTEND COURSE J OHO RE BAHRU. Wed. Thirty-five Adult Education supervisors from Malacca. Nesri Sembilan and I Johore attended a one-week course for supervisors at Muar. The course was officially declared open by Tuan Haji Khalid bin Awang Othman. the Assistant Minister for Rural
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    New radio station for East Coast
    54 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Radio Malaya is to build a studio in the East Coast this year under its expansion programme. The studio estimated to cost about $700,000 will be built about three miles from Kota Bahru. It is expected to be completed and fully
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    18 recruits made 'tendarfoots'
    116 4 1 8 recruits made 'tendarf oots' KALLANG, Wed. Eighteen recruits were presented with "tenderfoot" badges at an investiture ceremony of the 65th Whampoa Reef Troop held at Whampoa School. Three second-class badges were awarded to the patrol leaders and patrol second and 20 scout service stars were presented to first
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    UNKNOWN
    61 4 KATONG V.v, groups i:. Ktfj wlI attend a ty lon Saturday a: I St Stephens Seta Y-'-,- Road I tie campfc sj the Singapore I Associati KM trtct) b( 1 Mr Mathew CM Seoul Coir.ir.i^K Mr. Urn Bog] tnct Comirj^::n« >ahi the campSffi mote el ise: 8 friendship imoojl
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    Negri road
    20 4 SEREMBAN ""-m people were -_^t aci idevA m July th year i Mian j lor f :.r Wh
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    calamity that brokethe heart UKNOWN
    1070 5 calamity that brokethe heart UKNOWN $/tfrßK— 4: Xoss Miles retells one of the most macabre tragedies in British history in jfcjrl 600 the 700 passengers o f a Thames steamer lost their lives in a collision id nM*i*, IK 1 Tham£ I know" tor 1- that |t,^toLon. I ::Tit uTt
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    TELLING THE PEOPLE Need for technical training
    375 6 TELLING THE PEOPLE Need for technical training fFHE Singapore Gov- ernment is taking a step in the right direction by fostering scientific and technical training. This view we have repeatedly expressed. Now it is endorsed by a visiting American. He is Professor Nelson Beeler. Professor of Science at the State
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    A NATIONAL ZOO FOR S'TORE ?
    1205 6  - A NATIONAL ZOO FOR S'TORE ARTHUR RICHARDS BY AN EXOTIC DISPLAY OF MALAYAN WILD-LIFE WOULD GIVE A BIG BOOST TO TOURIST TRADE IN THE STATE I BELIEVE that the establishment ot a national, State-run zoo here could help expand our tourist industry and teach us the rich heritage of nature.
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    100 YEARS AGEO
    91 6 the Free Press reported: "Some boats have lately arrived from Kwantan in Pahang with cargoes of tin and guttah percha. These articles had been buried during Inche Wan Ahmat'.s occupation of the river, and have been dug up and forwarded to their destination since he left that
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    JUST FANCY THAT
    115 6 /CHINESE villagers in Kam Tin, Hongkong, have opposed the siting of a boy scout camp there because they believe "it would chop off the fox's tail." They base their opposition in the traditional Chinese belief in "fung shui" (literally meaning "wind and water") which is said to
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    21 6 LAUGH.. BEACHCOM i I v:: 1 /ling might anothe: ngrs teal tolei sh tld tiety lea r h id failed 1
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    AISE FOR OUR STUDENT AMBASSADORS'
    262 7 Mos polite, sociabjeami 'well-behaved' say touring couple from Australia Ipf kind words for Spore ,fter four-day stay: rominent place in book II write about travels (SINGAPORE, Wednesday. ni Malayan students in Aus- llnM polite and well-behaved," \l, and Mrs J. E. Johnson of Sydney. They
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    Fellowship to hold end-of-term rally
    41 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. The I ler-Schooi Christian Fellowship will hold an end-i-'erm rally for Christian students at" the Cantone>e Methodist Church. Queen Street, on August 9 at 4.30 n m. Mr Frank Wuest will adire— the rally.
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    THREE BREWERY MEN GET TOP AWARDS FOR LONG SERVICE
    193 7 THREE BREWERY MEN GET TOP AWARDS FOR LONG SERVICE £IXGAPORE, Wed. Seventeen employees of Malayan Breweries Ltd., wh o have served for 15 years or more, each received monetary awards and silver medals from the Managing Director, Mr. M. Lewis. The presentation took place at the company's annual picnic, which
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    TERRORIST FIGHTERS RETURN TO MALAYA
    92 7 TERRORIST FIGHTERS RETURN TO MALAYA SINGAPORE. Wed. The Ist Bn. The 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Own Gurkha Rifles, which killed and captured Z'.\9 terrorists during the Malayan Emergency, is returning after a two-year stay in Hong' Kong. The battalion is due to arrive in Singapore today in the troopship Nevasa
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    400 at combined Scout campfire
    56 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. More than 400 people, including Scouts and Girl Guides from six Scout groups and four Girl Guide companies, attended the combined campfire >f the 2nd and 32nd Rallies Scout Group at RalTles Institution. Among the guests of i honour was Mr. Wee Seong
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    Minister opens $30,000 post office
    96 7 Minister opens $30,000 post office SEGA MAT, Wed. Da to V. T. Sambanthan. Minister of Works. Posts and Telecommunications, declared open a new post office and quarters. costing $30,000 in Jementah. Segamat. The Minister said that the Government was aware of the needs for postal facilities in the rural areas.
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    Rotary assistance
    36 7 IPOH. Wed. The Perak Youth Club, established in 1054 but inactive during the past two years, has now been revived with the help of the j Ipon Rotarians and a new committee of management.
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    Denmark may boost trade with Malaya
    137 7 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. Danish Trade Commissioner in Singapore, Mr. Jorgen Holm, yesterday envisaged a rapid trade increase between Denmark and He .said the two territories were one of the best markets for Dani>h goods and Denmark was in a position to compete with other countries
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    4 Japanese students on goodwill tour of S-East Asia
    203 7 4 Japanese students on goodwill tour of S-East Asia SINGAPORE, Wed.— Four Japanese students from Waseda University. Tokyo, arrived in Singapore on the first stage of goodwill tour of South-East Asia. They are: Kozi Tani, 25, Koki Oishi. 23. Keiji Nagao, 26. and Shigeru Kagetani, 21. "The main purpo.se of
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    U.S. INVITATION TO JOIN COURSE ON MANAGEMENT
    90 7 U.S. INVITATION TO JOIN COURSE ON MANAGEMENT SINGAPORE. Wed—Singapore has been invited to take part in the International Centre for the Advancement of Management organised by Stanford University, California. The man who came here to Invite Singapore is Professor Leonard Marks, Associate Professor of Finance at the university and Associate
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    Rupert and the Old Hat-28
    110 7 The excitement, of the wooden cuckoo is soon explained. "Leak up there. it cries. "Up in the sky. D'you see My cousin, the real cuckoo is coming and dozens of birds are going to chase htm away. So far they haven't succeeded. Oh. what can
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    INDOOR
    233 8 UNIQUE SHOW WILL FEATURE 'TOP SECRET' SETS MADE BY THE BEST DESIGNERS IN SINGAPORE THE average wage-earner in Singapore who is building a home on a limited budget would do well to visit the forthcoming Home Exhibition at the MacPherson Estate from Aug. 12 to Aug. 20. The exhibition,
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    Give your children's room that Disneyland look with educational toys
    671 8  - Give your children's room that Disneyland look with educational toys EMMA SOH BY few local parents realise the importance of nursery rooms in the house for the little pre-schoolers, in the family. Contrary to the common idea, nursery rooms need not be exclusively a part of luxurious mansions and palatial
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    268 8  -  MARGARET WEE BY They include a stereophonic radiogram, a gas cooker, a refrigerator and a tape recorder as well as consolation prizes. Anybody visiting the exhibition can take part. All you have to do is to list the first five flats, which, in your opinion, is furnished most ideally.
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    600 perished in Thames tragedy
    101 8 of dead people, standing crushed together in the exits as they had tried to escape. The Bywell Castle returned to London completely undamaged. Nobody knew who to put the blame on. One jury at Woolwich brought in a verdict blaming the Princess Alice for going
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    A new shape from Sweden
    482 9 MAY NOT BE EVERYBODY'S IDEA OF STYLE,BUT THE SAAB IS ONE THt BEST SMALL IRS WITH LOTS AND ts OF STAMINA r sec the Swedish Saab In fact, from the time id 1 jointly road-test-rks ago, I've seen it only ision horning aside. 1 da^h
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    THE NEW CARS
    532 9 In handling, the Saabs >teering mechanism rack and pinion* is delightfully direct, and although it persistently understeers at corners taken with random. at all times it had a very good grip of the road. Over a cross-section of Singapore's good and bad roads, the Saab 96 with
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    Services take school children in hand Rotary Club's swim campaign
    186 10 Services take school children in hand Rotary Club's swim campaign SINGAPORE, Wednesday. THE Services in Singapore are co-operating with the Rotary Club of Singapore in its campaign to teach children how to swim. This month 50 pupils from Bu'kit Panjang School will attend classes at HMS Terror from Aug. 8
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    SERVICES SPORTS ROUND
    102 10 This is the winning team from Ordnance and E.M.A. (combined) in the GHQ FARELF inter-branch regatta, which served as a trial for the FARELF sailing championship. From this regatta, the GHQ team will be picked to sail in the Singapore Base District championship. the winner of which
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    Prospect for S'pore
    5 10 Prospect for S 'pore BROWN
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    A PORTSMOUTH RUNNER WAITING FOR SAAA 'DISCOVERY'
    305 10 A PORTSMOUTH RUNNER WAITING FOR SAAA 'DISCOVERY' >TAVAL BASE, Wed. Just i waiting to be "discovered" by the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association is a very! efficent three-miler from Portsmouth, who is at the moment attached to the H. M. S. Terror here. He is Russel James Brown. 27. a distance
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    Inter Services meet at Naval Base
    56 10 NAVAL BASE. Wea.— A number of recoras are expecied to go athieiic championships on the H.M.S. Terror ground hexe, today at 2 p.m. Those expected to break records are L/S Bujang in the 100 yards. Brown in the three miles, Mckee in the mile,
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    AIRMEN DOMINATE INTER-SERVICES TENNIS
    438 10 ROYAL Air Force tennis team are dominating the inter-services tournament which started last week, and are scheduled to finish next Wednesday. RAF players, in ail their fixtures played so far in the first round, won every match convincingly. They beat the Army 8-0 and administered a
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    94 10 NEE SOON. V. pIVE records were mashed at ti W tic meet of the Royal Urn Sen I held here on Saturday, and the oph^R to L/CpL Smith of GHQ, FARELF B a new mile time of 4 mlns. 18.4 s I three mile record of 16 tnins 10.2
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    OFFICERS TEAM FOR THREE-DAY CRICKET MATCH
    179 10 OFFICERS TEAM FOR THREE-DAY CRICKET MATCH SINGAPORE. Wed.— Lt. Col T. 5. Aram's Officer* XI be meetii.u a Combined SRC sec XI In a friendly tiuee-d cricket matcta on tint &JBUC natfmftg on S.iUlld.r. staKiH;. MM Mouday. i^e bouri of play '-vili be: Sa'urd.iV UtiilMj Wt 2.00 p:: to 6.30
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    COL. LIGHT WINS RNGS BALL SWEEP
    128 10 THOMSON, Wed. Colonel K.E. Light won the Royal Navy Golf Society's ball sweep bogey competition when he returned all square with a bogey played over the Royal Island Club's course h#re over the week-end. In their other match played against the Civil Services. R.N.G.S.
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    Army wins 50 miles time trial
    106 10 LONDON. Wed— By having three men placed in the first four, the Army won the Inter-Services' 50 Miles "Road Time Trial Cycling Championship in a combined time oi 6hrs. llmins. 28 sec*., with the RAF second. 5 mins. 58 sees, behind, and the Royal
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    Army cyclist Pountney aims for 100km. title
    226 10 Army cyclist Pountney aims for 100km. title PASIR PANJANG, Wed.— A British Service cyclist, j Harold Pountney, 24, will go all out to win the special 100--kilometres race (62 miles) Class II massed start event, organised by the Singapore Amateur Cycling Association this Sunday. Pountney. who is attached to the
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    RAMC BEAT RMP BY FIVE RUNS
    136 10 RAMC BEAT RMP BY FIVE RUNS PASIR PAN JANG. Wed. R.A.M.C. beat Royal Military Police by five runs in a friendly inter-unit cricket match piayed at Friendly Hill here over the week-end. On Sunday. however. the R.M.P's aid well to beat the Singapore Cricket Club by five wickets. Scores: R.A.M.C.
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    ELEVEN SPHINX IN ARMY JUNIOR CUP LEAGUE FINAL
    175 10 ELEVEN SPHINX IN ARMY JUNIOR CUP LEAGUE FINAL ALEXANDRA. Wed. 11 I\ Sphinx Battery. Royal Artillery, reached the final oi the Singapore Base District Junior Cup league when they beat Singapore District Workshop REME by lour goals to one at Slim Barracks here on Sunday. The game was played at
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    MORE ASIANS FOR RUGBY WANTED
    241 11 MORE ASIANS FOR RUGBY WANTED JOHORE BAHRU, Wed Preparations are well ahead ior the forthcoming rugger season in the State Although lack oi players aftected the South Johore Rugoy Football Club last year, it did not prevent the Clubs XV from winning seven and losing two of cn e outings.
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    'MUSCLE BOY' ABBAS IS MR. RAFFLES
    124 11 'MUSCLE BOY' ABBAS IS MR. RAFFLES BRAS BASAH. Wed.—Muscular Abbas Singh, the •dark horse' of the Mr. Raffles competition, walked away with the award, at the Raffles Institution hall, yesterday. In addition, he won two ether awards, for the best arm and the be>t chest. Points were awarded for the
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    Sepak raga for the Services
    45 11 \LEXANDRA. Wed.— Signals Regiment will be starting a sepak raga team competition on eitner a knock out basis or a league system depending on the number Of -nfc£e eS "interested are to contact Cpl. Zainal iRHQ) Tel. Pasir Panjang 660.
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    students from Johore for two-day alayan meet
    500 11 students from Johore for two-day alayan meet matter by S. O. Rasoo \;1IU Wednesday. s taking part in the oi Malaya Secondary athletic champion- a team of 2!) athletes in Johore. not be on par with erfonnances, the hon- State is ample w- lent: its and •r events i j
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    TOR GIVES CAR FOR PAK RAGA
    12 11 TOR GIVES CA R FOR PA K RAGA I I H J
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    PADMANATHAN BREAKS 3 RECORDS AT METAL BOX SPORTS
    469 11 PADMANATHAN BREAKS 3 RECORDS AT METAL BOX SPORTS BUKIT TIMAH, Wed. Seven records were registered at the Metal Box Employees' Recreation Club's sixth annual athletic meet. Of the seven records set, three were by R. Padmanathan. He was also the individual champion in the men's section. The champion woman athlete
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    China's Lo in third round
    47 11 EASTBOURNE. (Sussex), Wed. K. H. Lo, of China, yesterday reached the third round of the men's singles in the Slazenger Professional lawn tennis tournament here. He defeated A. Spreitzer, of Switzerland, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 in the second round after a first-round bye.
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    Durai wins 3 events at Umar Pulavar meet
    69 11 STAMFORD, Wednesday. Siv/r nuRAI won the 100 yards, 220 yards and events at the Umar Pulavar Tamil Hill^ IcnH^thletic meet at Raffle^ Institution the other day ReSUI Division Boys Ramasamy 3. K m Durai. 2. Kasinthan 3. 9ins. Hif h Jump: G.
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    J.B. CYCLING CLUB TO HOLD MEET ON AUG. 13
    57 11 J.B. CYCLING CLUB TO HOLD MEET ON AUG. 13 YOHORE BAHRU, Wed. J The Johore Bahru Cycling Club will hold a meeting on August 13. The race Is open to Johore Bahru riders n Those who wish to enter, should write to Mr Z. Lally. %o E Jalan Ngee Heng,
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    Eight 'good things' to follow at the
    459 12 HAMPSHIRE FAIL TO WIN BUT TAKE OVER COUNTY LEAD LONDON, Wed. Although Hampshire failed to beat Middlesex yesterday, they replaced them as leaders of the English County cricket championships. The four points they obtained from the drawn match for first innings lead and
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    Beaty will start favourite for S'ore golf title
    434 12 Beaty will start favourite for S'ore golf title THOMSON, Wednesday. SINGAPORE, amateur golf champion N. A. Harvey and Fred Turner, last year's runner up, will not be competing in the Singapore open amateur championship to be played over the Royal Island Club's links here from Saturday. Both players are unable
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    THE 100 h KARTER
    41 12 litres nrogress tor you the Karting Club of Singapore is now a hundred strong and here r s the 100 th member. Chiang Hai Chong. a 19-year-old motor mechanic, meeting the club's chairman, Mr. Loris Goring, right.
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    All's set for the roar of racing karts at Kallang
    348 12 All's set for the roar of racing karts at Kallang THE roar of a record entry of 35 karts, driven full blast by nearly 70 racing: motorists, will bring all the thrills and excitement of a miniature Grand Prix to Kallang this Sunday. Mr. Loris Goring, chairman oi the Karting
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    CHAMP HITS OUT AT 'PETTY REGULATIONS'
    100 12 CHAMP HITS OUT AT 'PETTY REGULATIONS' CJYDNEY, Wed. Ausiralian >3 Olympic runner and British .six mile champion Dave Power said Australia would remain "a second-rate athletic nation" unless the Australian Amateur Athletic Union discarded many of its "petty regulations."Power had just returned by air from a live week's tour overseas.
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    ACS JUNIOR SCHOOL HOLD SPORTS
    47 12 ACS JUNIOR SCHOOL HOLD SPORTS T>UKIT TIMAH. Wed. Anglo- Chinese Junior school held their third annual sports meet on their school ground yesterday. The individual champion for "A" Division was Mumtaz with 11 points. Richard Chia was "B" division champion, and Low Kee Wah "C" division winner.
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    Mrs. Marshall wins
    37 12 THOMSON, Wed. Mrs. M. Marshall, with 36 points, won the 18 holes (stableford) silver division medal competition at the Royal Singapore Golf Club women's open meeting held here yesterday. Mrs. M. Sheedy was runner-up.
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    S'PORE TO MEET INDONESIA TODAY
    174 12 S'PORE TO MEET INDONESIA TODAY KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Malaya, joint holders of the Rahman Cup with Korea, will meet Japan in the opening match 01 the fourth Merdeka anniversary tournament at the Merdeka Stadium here today. la the second match Singapore will meet Indonesia After a brief opening ceremony, the
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    365 12 K. Lumpur meeting By SCRUTINEER K. LUMPUR, Wednesday. TVfIY eight horses to follow at the Selangor Turf Club's August meeting beginning on Sunday are: Hoi Houw: For the King's Cup on Ihe last (lay. Proved too good lor his field a! Bukit Timah last month, leading all the way over
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    THE 'MAGNIFICENT TEST': BEST GAME AGAINST ENGLAND, SAYS SKIPPER BENAUD
    461 12 THE 'MAGNIFICENT TEST': BEST GAME AGAINST ENGLAND, SAYS SKIPPER BENAUD iIfANCHESTER. Wed. Both captains, Richie Benaud (Australia) and Peter May (England) agreed that the fourth Test, won by Australia yesterday by 54 runs, was a "magnificent match." "It was the be>t liame against England I have played in since I
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    Raffles swimming carnival today
    51 12 KATONG. Wtci.— Rallies InBtitutioa rill he noiojiip its I8;n Annual Swimming Carnival at the Chine&e Swimming Ciub& new pool at 2.15 p.m. today. There will be a .special event— 50 metres freestyle— for the old pupils of the school, and entries will be accepted at the
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