The Straits Times, 1 August 1958

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    21 1 AVERAGE HAIIY CERTIFIED SA%V KXIBBPS 80,000 The Straits Times Hat!*** 1 He***** Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1 1958 IS CENTS
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    IT'S TAX HOLIDAY TIME
    2455 1 Pioneer Industries Bill unanimously passed Tan: Local capital will get preference We need foreign capital far more than it needs vs Tan Siew Sin KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. fllE tax holiday" Bill designed to encourage investment in Malaya and so create jobs was unanimously passed by the
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    U.S. LENDS MALAYA $30 MILLION
    473 1 U.S. LENDS MALAYA $30 MILLION KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. A $30-million loan from the United States will enable the Federation Govenunent to resume the North Klanf Straits project suspended a few months ago. Work will begin early next year. The announcement that the U.S. Government had approved a US$ll million loan
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    David named adviser to new union
    125 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. FACTORY workers in Malaya formed a new union r the National Union of Factory Workers here today. It replaces the Da. Ned National Union of Factory and General Workers. The former general secretary of the N.U.F.0.W., Mr V. David, has been
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    Lana's divorce is final
    37 1 HOLLYWOOD, Thurs. Actress Lana Turner yesterday received her final divorce from Lex Barker, former film 'Tarzan". Miss Turner's former husbands were bandleader Artie Shaw, Stephen Crane, a restaurateur, and Bob Topping, millionaire sportsman.
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    PROTEST MARCH CALLED OFF
    234 1 PENANG. Thurs. Three hundred members of the 1,400-strong Penang Municipal Services Uni# called off a protest march to the City Hall this afternoon. The members mostly daily-rated workers had I originally planned to protest against a City Council motion < which Mr. Llm Kean Slew i
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    Hussein in fight to hold throne
    224 1 BEIRUT, Thurs. THERE IS rising tension in Amman, capital of Jordan, os King Hussein struggles re wohitolii his grip on rh« country, according to rtptrts reaching Biwrw TOOOy. Tko Jordan Government has enforced o strict censorship sine* Jury 14, wltAßk pa ■*■•>! nuiHunnuM mttlrmwm
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    Lock icon Two killed after British troops fire on Cyprus mob
    258 1 NICOSIA, Thursday. gRITISH TROOPS opened fire last night after being attacked by a crowd of 300 Cvpriots in a village near Famagusta, it was ofticially announced today. One Greek Cypriot was shot dead and another seriously wounded. The wounded man died
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    Lock icon Colour bar verdict
    74 1 LONDON, Thurs. The Court of Appeal yesterday dismissed with costs an appeal by the Scala ballroom Woiverhampton. against the decision of a lower court refusing them an Injunction against the Musicians' Union which Is fighting the ballroom's colour bar. The judges refused an injunction to restrain Musicians'
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    Lock icon SUMMIT
    124 1 Leaders likely to meet now in Geneva WASHINGTON. Thurr. Diplomatic sources here said the odds had now veered In favour of a summit meeting In Geneva rather than In the United Nations headquarters In New York. But although Britain and the United BUtes are said to be willing to
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    Iraq recognised
    22 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Government of the Federation of Malaya has recognised the new Government 3f the Republic of Iran
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    Burmese rebels offered amnesty
    54 1 Burmese rebels offered amnesty RANGOON. Than. President U Win Maunr, promised immunity to all Insurgents today If they surrender themselves and their ana* to the arsny. The offer weitt tot* effect at midnight. The President also said all political organisations outlawed for connections with the insurgent* would he legalised If
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    Lock icon New President
    18 1 BEIRUT, Thurs. Gen. Fuad Chehab, the army com-mander-ln-chlef, was today elected President of the Lebanon. Reuter.
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      SUMMIT: MAC SETS AUG. 12
      97 1 LONDON, Thurs. The British Government today proposed Aug. 12 as the date for a summit conference. Mr. Harold Macmillan. the Premier, said in the House of Commons that he has written to Mr. Niklt* Khrushchev, the Soviet leader, that New York, Geneva or any other
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      Lock icon U.S. SUCCESTS CENEVA TALKS
      99 1 WASHINGTON, Thurs. —The United States proposed to Russia today that they hold talks in Geneva in October to consider means of preventing surprise attacks. The U.S. recommended that the talks start in the first week of October. Western and Communist scientists are in Geneva now discussing
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      Lock icon SUMATRA REBELS ATTACK TOWNS
      43 1 JAKARTA. Thar Jakarta newspapers today reported more heavy rebel attacks on towns in West Sumatra. The attacks were launched on Tuesday at the former rebel capital •f Bukit Tinuel. and at Batu Sangkar. 25 miles to the south-east. Reuter.
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      14 REBELS KILLED
      33 1 ALGIERS, Thurs.— Four- teen rebels and one French soldier were killed In two clashes between nationalist guerillas and French patrols during the past 24 hours. Army headquarters announced today. UT.I.
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    V.I.P. tours Malacca
    69 2 MALACCA. Than The Governor of Portuguese Timor. Captain Cesar Mariade Serpa Rosa. and his wife, went on a slght-seeinjr tour of Malacca's historical sites after arriving here yesterday. Later they visited the Portuguese settJement. The Governor and his wife, who arc on their way to Portugal on
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    Survey by an expert
    44 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Initial plans for a correspondence .school will be put into operation soon. An Australian expert, Mr. G. E. Marshall, principal of the Perth Technical Correspondence School, arrived here oa Monday to "survey" possibilities of starting a school.
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    Lock icon REDS: WE'LL GO TO AID OF ARABS
    435 3 'Troops are being moped to Persia disguised as American tourists 9 'West is plotting new aggression' charge MOSCOW, Thursday. RUSSIA last night promised that "peace loving peoples" would come to the aid of any Arab country which fell victim to "new acts of
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      Lock icon Enraged elephants cause city panic
      57 3 Enraged elephants cause city panic V M. jtfEXICO CITY, Thurs. ifl Five enraged elephants went on a four hour rampage through the streets of Mexico City yesterday, killing one man and spreading panic and destruction The elephants, destined for a zoo, escaped from their trainers at the railway station and
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      16 3 BERNE: Switzerland has expelled a Czech diplomat. Jmroslav Antos, at 24 hours notice for spying. Renter.
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      17 3 RABAT: Moroccan authorities banned the Paris newspaper "Figaro" after expelling its correspondent for an "offending" article.— UP.l.
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      28 3 FRANKFURT: The West German Finance Ministry and the Union of Public Employees agreed on a five per cent rise for about 90.000 Germans employed by Allied forces.— Reuter.
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      24 3 WASHINGTON: The World Bank announced that discussions In London between Indian and Pakistani delegations on fhe Indus waters question have been adjourned temporarily— UP.l
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      21 3 NEWARK (New Jersey) Two bases jammed with passengers collided here during the evening rush hour. About 1."1 people were hurt. Renter
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      28 3 WASHINGTON: President Elsenhower asked Congress for $125,000,000 in additional funds for the new agency which will carry out a pro gramme for the conquest of outer space.— U.P.l.
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      18 3 AMMAN: A terrorist bomb which exploded In the British Council library here caused damage estimated at £1,500— Reuter.
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    'Elephant Bill' dies
    66 3 LONDON. Thurs— Lt. -Col. J.H. Williams, the man the British 14th Army knew as "Elephant Bill," died yesterday aged 67. During the Second World War in Burma, he commanded the only elephant company in the world. He was reputed to know 600 elephants by name and could
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    Lock icon W.A.Y. CONGRESS BOYCOTT
    80 3 NEW DELHI. Thurs.— The All -India Students Congress, announced yesterday that It would boycott the meeting of the World Assembly of Youth here in Drotest against "the closing of the doors to representatives from East Europe, the Middle East and People's China. The meeting of the World
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    Lock icon ENGLAND'S SOCCER CAPTAIN WEDS
    72 3 had f its TWINS Teddy (left) and Babs (right) wish good lack to the third of the singing Severity Sisters. Joy. after her marriage to the England and Wolves football captain. Bilry Wright, last Sunday. The couple, who bad tried to keep the date secret, were
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    Turks and Syrians in border skirmish
    82 3 Turks and Syrians in border skirmish DAMASCUS, Than. Turkish soldiers entered Syrian territory yesterday and exchanged fire with Syrian border swards, a Syrian military smfws.ii charged last night The spokesman said the Turks drove about M yards Into Syria in a Jeea and refused to respond to an order from
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    Lock icon Chehab seems sure to be elected
    228 3 CHAMOUN GETS HEN TO BACK HIM BEIRUT, Thursday. pENEKAL FUAD CHEHAB, the Lebanese Army Chief of Staff, seemed assured last night of election as the next President by at least a twothirds majority at a session of the Lebanese Parliament today. His election regarded
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    Jakarta bam Mid-East protests
    38 3 JAKARTA. Than. Gen tterto Nasutlon. the army chief of staff, banned all demonstrations over the Middle Bast crisis. Mass meetings thro.gh»at Indonesia had been called far by the National West Irian Liberation Front. Beater.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    195 3 I ONDON. Wed Market* 1 generslW presented a very quiet and Irregular appear* Of today with business Insufficient to create any definite trend Activity ni lestralned by the approaching holiday and sad of the three-week account, the International situation and the somewhat obscure Industrial outlook. Wall Street's overnight
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    BRITAIN, U.S. 'WILL RECOGNISE IRAQ SOON'
    122 3 BRITAIN, U.S. 'WILL RECOGNISE IRAQ SOON' LONDON, Than. Britain Is expected to recognise the new Iraqi Republican Government within the next 4S hoars, it is learned here. The United State*, too will fallow salt. Washington officials said last night, bat probably after a few days. Recognition Is also imminent by
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    Lock icon Bagdad mob bars way to oil blaze
    96 3 Bagdad mob bars way to oil blaze RAODAD. Tbura. Thou«ands of people, some shouting "imperialist sabotage," barred the way to Are engines yesterday when an oil storage tank exploded on the outskirts of the city Sight Britons were at the plant when the explosion occurred. Company officials teared for a
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    A plan to ease congestion
    130 4 A plan to ease congestion PEN ANO Thurs. rE Penang Port Commission end the Automobile Association of Malaya will introduce a new plan itipn this Saturday to eliminate inconvenience (or motorists waiting to cross over to Butr«rworth by ferry. Instead of Inching forward in a queue at the Church Street
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    Science show
    16 4 PONTIAN. Thurs rhe Government English Bchool here will hold a science exhibition on Saturday
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    Club dance
    24 4 MUAR. rhurs. -A dance In aid of the Muar Medical Sports Club will be held at the Muar Club here on Saturday
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    Relaxed curfew helps villagers celebrate
    319 4 ▼ANA RATA, Thaw*. The 1 300 residents of Tringkap new village neat here held a teaparty this evening to celebrate the surrender on Monnay of the four remaining terrorists in the Cameron Highlands. At an immediate reward for the initative taken by their geed citizens'
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    MAN WITH PARANG SLASHES TWO
    148 4 ALOR STAR, Thursday. A MAN armed with a parang slashed a woman and a policeman in 10 minutes of terror at Tanjong Musang. 14 miles from here, early today. Alshab Blnte YusoU 40 I w: s badly cut on the face and shoulder and was
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    A thief s 'double'
    51 4 PENANO. Thurs. -A youth stole four sacks of dried fish and also a trtsha to transport them, a magistrate's court here was told yesterday "Yon are worse than an ordinary thief," the magistrate, Tuan Nik Hussaln Alt. told Teob Ewe Hoe. whom he tailed tor four
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    Welfare group
    43 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs New officials of the Johore Btate Welfare Committee are:— Chairman, Dr. L. H Tan; vice-chairman. Da to Haji Mohamed Noah bin Omar; treasurer, Mr. Wong Thian Teck; secretary, Mrs Enid B Watts; assistant secretary, Mr M B Dass
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    Penang bid to tint diabolical' pintable
    112 4 Penang bid to tint diabolical' pintable PENANG, Thursday THt City Council teea* 1 took the ■ret lewards banning pin tables In Penanr. "these diabelieal machines," hi the words of the Mayor, Mr O. 8. Ramanathan. "We '•annot remain deaf to the public outcry for the llaalai of these so-called aieetmtpt
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    I hoped for a reconciliation till he asked me for a divorce—Mrs. Dowse
    1482 5 I hoped for a reconciliation till he asked me for a divorce Mrs. Dowse COURT TOLD: I COULD NOT STAND HIS VIOLENT TEMPER 'HE USED FOUL LANGUAGE, CALLED ME NAMES' DENANG, Thurs. —Mrs. Mary Ann Dowse, wife of a former Penang Assistant Settlement Secretary, said today that, although she left
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    10 doctors fooled by hoaxer
    212 5 HE MAY GET THEIR BILLS A PERSON perpetrating a series of malicious hoaxes in Singapore may find himself deluged with doctors' bills when he is caught. This hoaxer has switched tactics in dealing with a victim. Mr. A. Kivandiah a government pensioner. The hoaxer, who
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    Inter-state dance
    57 5 KUALA LUMFUH. I'hlllS.— Seiangur will take the floor agaiitil Singapore In an amateur inter-state ballroom dvi mi! competition at the BukU Bintang Dance Hall here m Saturday and Sunday Sriangtu will cc represented by Mr and Mrs Llm Hong Chtn Mr L Johan and Mrs. L Ciriter and
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    BOY OF FOUR SCALDED TO DEATH
    61 5 BOY OF FOUR SCALDED TO DEATH RAUB. Thurs.— A four-year-old boy ran into the kitchen chased by his six-year-old sister. The Doy, Ong Llan Hlan. knocked against a container full ot hot water and was scalded. He died later in the Raub Hospital. Yesterday, the Raub Coroner, Inche Hamzah bin
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    Six schools in debate
    61 5 PENANG. Thurs.— The best speakers from six Penang English schools will take part in the annual combined schools debate to be held In the Convent hall nere at 4 p.m. tomorrow. Lance Beath of the Penang Free School will propose the motion that capital punishment should
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    BUANG A SIMPLE MAN OF PEOPLE'
    82 5 BUANG A SIMPLE MAN OF PEOPLE' Singapore's Mayor. Mr. Ong Eng Gnan. yesterday introduced the new P.A.P. councillor. Incbe Buang bin Omar Junid (above), to the Singapore City Council meeting as "a simple man of the people". Inche Buang was taking his seat In the council for the first time
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    RAMANATHAN: PENANG BEAUTY HIDES SLUMS -IT'S TIME THEY WERE CLEARED
    126 5 RAMANATHAN: PENANG BEAUTY HIDES SLUMS -IT'S TIME THEY WERE CLEARED PENANO. Thurs. The Mayor. Mr. D. 8. Ramanathan, today urged Immediate slum clearance schemes to stimulate the building of new houses In Penang and Improvements to existing houses. He told the City Council: "The Island has such extraordinary natural beauty
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    Athletic coach
    28 5 MUAR, Thurs. An American coach, Mr. Tom Rosandirh. is now giving athletic training at the Muar High School. Large numbers of sports enthusiasts are attend. Ing.
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    Clubhouse for civil servants
    36 5 A new clubhouse for civil servants from office boys to permanent secretaries— was opened at Paya Lebar yesterday by Mr L C. Ooh. chairman of the Singapore Government Officers' Co-opera-tive Housing Society
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    UP: HOTEL AND OTHER LICENCE FEES
    270 5 FNANG. Thurs Licence tees (or hotels and places of entertainment are going up. A Labour city councillor. Mr 00l Thlam Slew, at a council meeting today, proposed raising Penang's hotel licence fees from a flat rate of $50 a year to $6 per room
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    S'PORE A NATURAL TOURIST CENTRE —VISITOR
    205 5 S'PORE A NATURAL TOURIST CENTRE —VISITOR A WIDELY-TRAVEL-LED Japanese newspaper executive said yesterday that Singapore had tremendous natural facilities to attract tourists. Mr. Klyoshl Togasakl. chairman of the Japan Times, who was In Singapore with a group of visiting Rotarlans. said: "To attract tourists It Is essential to make a
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    $110 gift to Napasah
    59 5 Two Straits Times readers yesterday gave total of $110 to Napasah btnte Merto Seteriko, who has lived In a hencoop for three years The Social Welfare Department read of Napasah's plight in the Straits Tunes and rallied to her aid last Tuesday. She Is now being
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    PPP invites Dr. Lim to rally
    184 5 T urn PENANG. Thursday. HE People's Progressive Party has officially invited Dr. Lim Chong Eu. President of the Malayan Chinese Association, to attend a public rally at the esplanade here at 8 p.m. on Saturday The secretary of the P.P.P.S Penang branch, Mr. Khoo
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    Youth club
    19 5 MERSING, Thurs Youngsters here will meet to form a youth club on Saturday at the Merslng Club
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    DEATH
    62 6 I* Hartfa tit I Him mum) KOH CHEW KEE aged 76. passed away peacefully on 31.7.58 leaving behind his beloved wife only son Chwee Keat, 2 daughters Mrs. Ong Joo Chin, Madam Koh Chwee Kirn. 11 grandchildren to mourn his loss. Cortege leaves 129. Kllllnev Road on 1.8.58 at
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    66 6 Hi Hindu Sl* (Minimum). THE FAMILY OF the late Tan Hock Ghee thanks all those who sent Wreaths. Scrolls. Messages of Condolence. Loaned Vehicles, and Attended Nl«ht VtslU and Funeral THE FAMILY OF the late Mrs Lim Choon Chua nee Elizabeth Ang Heng Kip sincerely thank all relatives and
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    IN MEMORIAM
    29 6 1, H.rW. ll* (Umimmmt IN EVER LOVING Memory Ol Foo Hong Toon Who Parsed Away On Ist August 1957 Forever Mlv.vd B\ Kb Wif«- Sons And Daughters.
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      Wage Freeze Shock
      627 6 Wage Freeze Shock with those paid by private employers. It was not going to adjudicate on the demand for a dollar a day increase. The Government would be wise to accept that view. Not to proceed with the promised inquiry would create an unnecessary grievance, for it cannot be the
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      Loan For Klang
      328 6 A timely American loa.i enables work on the North Klang Straits harbour scheme to be resumed with a fair prospect that the project can be completed in 1961, no more than a few months later perhaps than was planned. Put must this help be identified in American
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      Do Not Spil
      202 6 There are those who may see an ideological taint in the Mayor's $60,000 antispitting campaign, but the ordinary citizen is content M look upon it as a worthwhile attempt to rid Singapore of a- disgusting and unhealthy habit Socialists, progressives, liberals, capital is..-, and 'even communists will
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    FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURS CAN CHANGE INTO DEADLY ENEMIES
    980 6 FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURS CAN CHANGE INTO DEADLY ENEMIES This is the terrible lesson Cyprus has for Malaya SINCE I cannot always resist the temptation to boast when events prove me right, I must, I suppose, draw attention to some of the times when they prove me wrong. And I could scarcely
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      Airport expansion would mean more entrepot trade
      495 6 Airport expansion would mean more entrepot trade IT was reported in your columns at the end of June that the planned extension of the International Airport at Paya Lebar might have to be postponed: this despite any evidence of there being a King Canute on hand to stay the forthcoming
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      WHAT RUDE RECEPTION AT VOLUNTEER CENTRE
      143 6 WHAT RUDE RECEPTION AT VOLUNTEER CENTRE WHILE we were oemg conducted round the Police Training School during Singapore Police Week. our conductor suggested that one way whereby the public could help the police was to Join the Voluntary Police. As we were curious we paid a visit to the Volunteer
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      Why lottery prizes are left unclaimed
      128 6 RECENTLY the Social Welfare Lottery Board published a list of unclaimed prizes In my opinion those unclaimed winnings are chiefly caused by the failure of the Lottery Board to show clearly on posters in Malay. Chinese and Tamil how prizes can be claimed. The
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      Self-denial to boost Malayan fruits
      124 6 Self-denial to boost Malayan fruits rfc. ft'Ufl... .vllu.Mi ."I griculture Is in the news again with one ot his obsessions spurn the apples und grapes as a symbol of self-denial In the national campaign for t»osting local fruits One Malay paper. >m mentlng on this old theme of the Minister,
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      Soaring telephone cost and tedious dialling
      101 6 S-INCE the beginning ol this month we have all been paying vastly Increased charges for our telephones. Although nothing appears to have been done as yet to alleviate the situation, would it be too much to hope that at least part of the money
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    PINES TANNERY MEN GET $700 TAN
    246 7 PINES TANNERY MEN GET $700 TAN ■TUALA LUMPUR, r* Thurs. The Federation Government today Decided to take steps to ket Malayan pineapples back on to the Eprld market. Before It passed a Bill to reonstltute the present Pine>ple Industry Board union presentatives in the Fedeil Legislative Council prosted that there
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    Malaya seeks Algeria debate
    75 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— tie Prime Minister. Tengku bdul Rahman, today told le Federal Council that the ederat ion's permanent re•e.sentative In the United itions. Dr. I.smail bin Dato }dul Rahman, alone with presentatives of Afrasian countries, had asked r the Algerian Question to included in the
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    Two acquitted
    38 7 IPOH. Thurs. R. Narayanan. 26. and Hanaplah. alia.Tan bin Mat, 28, were today acquitted In the High Court here of the murder of a Public Works Department labourer, K. Ramasamy. 26. without their defence being called.
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    Lift jam death: 'Mcc boy' blamed
    394 7 INQUEST TOLD THAT HE USED CHOPSTICK TO HALT LIFT RESULTING IN BOY BEING KILLED SINGAPORE coroner, Inche Ahmad bin Hussein, yesterday ordered the arrest of a mee-M.'l!er's assistant, Koh Khye Teck, aged 19, for allegedly causing the death of a schoolboy in a lift
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    Sultan's grandson returns at last
    101 7 Sultan's grandson returns at last JOHORE BAHRI Thurs A 17-year-old grandson of the Sultan of Johore, who has not seen Malaya since he waa three, I* doe in Singapore by air tomorrow from London. He is Tengku Mohamed Khalid. who will spend two months with his parenta before returning to
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    JAKARTA GUNBOAT IN MALACCA
    85 7 MALACCA. Thursday. AN Indonesian police gunboat bound for Jakarta A from Medan developed engine trouble last night and was forced to put Into Malacca for re- pairs. The unexpected visit took the police. Immigration and customs authorities by surprise. They Immediately boarded the vessel the Tirabala
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    Graft sentence stands
    82 7 Graft sentence stands KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The High Court today dismissed the appeal of a businessman. Cheng Kng Chow, against conviction and a SMO fine for corruptly giving $100 to the Bentone O.C.P.D. Mr. P.W. Jones, through his 12-year-old niece. Mr. Justice Sutherland said he was by no means satisfied
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    1204 7 MAYOR: I WAS BOOED BY VOICES THAT SOUNDED EXPAT J^OX-PAP members ol the Singaporie (ily Council yeslerd;i\ rejected ;i recominemhilion to punish the City Analyst, Mr. T. A. Spillane, by fining him $2(H) a month for a year for allegedly being rude to
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    Acquitted—and re-arrested
    70 7 Acquitted and re-arrested IPOH, Thurs. Yong Wan Cheong, 50. a fish breeder, was re-arrested by a police Inspector of the secret society branch here today Immediately after he was acquitted by the Ipoh magistrate. Yong and his son. Ah Keow, 21. were freed by the magisAbdul Manan, on a charge
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    Fun fair
    18 7 MERSINO, Thurs. The Mersing Social Welfare Department will hold a weeklong fun fair from Aug. 24.
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    School bus fee: Leper settlement protest
    100 7 KUALA LUMPUB. Tours Members of the Selancw Government Medical fcmployees Union at Sungel Buloh lever settlement have refused to draw their pay, from which deductions have been made for the transport of their children attending schools in Kuala Lumpur. Free transport has been withdrawn
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    MORE FALLS THAN I CAN COUNT
    228 7 GIRLS PRACTISE FOR THEIR SCOOTER TRIP TO INDIA TWO GIRLS witn wanderlust plan to ride overland from Singapore to India by motor scooter First they must learn to ride it. For a week Susanne Moos of New York, and Rosalyn Rappaport, of London have
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    PROTEST BY STORE SENIOR OFFICERS
    239 8 PROTEST BY STORE SENIOR OFFICERS rvtiE Local Senior Of--1 fleers' Association fears that the Singapore Government's new rules on specialist allowances will "undermine" the confidence of employees in the Government's intention to honour their terms of service. Last week the MinUtrv of Health announced that Government medical specialists would be
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      153 8 ONDON'S vice racket J does not make a pretty story. ••THE FLESH IS WEAK" tells how one young, attractive girl iMUIy Vitale) is lured Into prostitution by a London vice gang without realising what Is happening to her. The tilm is calculated to
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      FAST SHOOTING TAYLOR TINKERS WITH JUSTICE
      228 8 "T<HE LAW AND JAKE 1 WADE" is another of those vastly proportioned Westerns with magnificent colour photography, good acting and a convincing though conventional story. Robert Taylor, granltefttced. tough and quick on the draw, is a reformed bad man who becomes the respected marshal
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      Vesta sets the music hall afire
      114 8 Vesta sets the music hall afire In the Edwardian era. when the music hall was at the height of its popularity, a girt called Vesta 11 1 Icy first shocked and then captivated English audiences by becoming the first male impersonator. But there was nothing masculine about Miss Tilley offstage
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    DAGGER MEN HOLD UP CONTRACTOR, GRAB $1 ,700
    91 8 DAGGER MEN HOLD UP CONTRACTOR, GRAB $1 ,700 KIALA LUMPUR. Thun. Two men armed with daggers held up a contractor at the Rembau Street bus station. Klang, yesterday and robbed him of $1,7 M. Mr. Tan Ah Nam, a subcontractor of Ibor Estate, had just drawn the money from a
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    Two Reds killed in ambush
    217 8 A DAY-LONG WAIT PAYS OFF ALOR STAR. Thurs. T WO TERRORISTS were shot dead and a third wounded in an ambush laid by a four-man patrol of the Ist. Royal Malay Regiment in the Kedah Peak area last night. The bodies of the first two
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    Shipping lines 'at war' over pepper
    154 8 A' PEP P E R WAR" among shipping lines operating between Malaya and the United States and Canada has begun. Three conferences the Btraits-New York. Straits- Pacific and British MalayaEast Canada have declar- 1 ed "war" against non-con-ference members. Rates termed "emergency rates" for
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    CPA meeting
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    Lock icon STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Nuvolari, 'Flying Madman' cheated Hitler and death
    1347 9 STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL FEATURE Nuvolari, 'Flying Madman' cheated Hitler and death Cwwds who turned out at his races to witness his violent end stayed to cheer Notwithstanding his unorthodox driving and the fantastic risks he took, Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari cheated d<?ath through a lifetime of racing car Grand Prix.
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    RUSSIAN ENTRY INTO RUBBER MART AGAIN FIRMS LOCAL PRICE
    410 10 RUSSIAN ENTRY INTO RUBBER MART AGAIN FIRMS LOCAL PRICE By Oar Market Correspondent JJUSSIAN baying in London overnight and on a smaller scale in Singapore yesterday pushed up the local rubber price by over one cent On the London market on Wednesday an order from Finland, combined with inquiry from
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    410 10 The Malayan Share Broken Association reported: -All sections on the local share market were quietly steady The turnover was small. Sin f apore and Federation broker, reported the following buaineM acne yesterday: rraser Neave ords $2.52 (overnight). $2.50 and $2.61; Gammon $1,174 (Odd lot) 1.40, $1.41 and $1,424:
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    19 10 Malayan Shar* Market: J«l» SI Jaly M indotirUh 17 87.81 Tim: 7S.M 71 »l Jan. 1 ItsB=lM
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    48 10 •THE Federation's Hiniater of Finance has fixed the following prices for calcaUt Ing Cnstoms doties far the week from Jary 31. Rubber 82 cento alb. C«*ra tin a tea. oeonot oil fgM a ton P«i» ail fill m a tea. Palm kernels f J7»75 a tea.
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    136 10 MELBOURNE, Thurs INVESTMENT shares maintained an overall steady tone on the Stock Exchange here today with the exception of the hire purchase group which were easier. Consolidated Zinc dropped Is 3d. In an easier base metals section. Other mining shares were quiet and Commonwealth bonds showed a firm
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    24 10 SINGAPORE JL'LV 31 RUBBER: 82* cento Per lb. (up 14 cento). TIN: $373 per pical (down $1). Unofficial estimated offering 144 tons.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    146 10 Angnst first grade rubber buyer, fob closed In Singapore yesterday it 8^ cents per lb up 1% cents on Wednesday's closing price. Closing lone: Quiet. Closing prices In cents per 10 yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R. 8.8. Spot fob. buyers 82., sellers 82',: Int. 1 R.S.S. Aug.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    101 10 Sinfapore Chinese Prod.cc Exchange noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; OK/Contlnent July/August $31% buyers. $32% sellers. Coconut oil- quiet: bulk $49 sellers, drum $62 sellers Pepper: quiet; no business reported done: Muntok white $132. Sarawak $131. special Sarawak black $75 (all down Si). Sine apore Copra
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    87 10 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes in Its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Canada: buying airmail T.T. 31 916. OD SI 11/16. M d/st S3 credit bills. 33 1/S trade Mils. Selling T.T ar OD ready: French France *****: Belgian Francs 1608
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    17 10 Jaly average price, were: July IMS Jaly 1*57 Bobber: lt.7S 9Z.lt Tin: $371 17 5376.M
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    82 10 Ships lylni alonfiidr Ike Sin gaaere Harbour Beard wharves or experts* today »re: Daphnella 1/3. Ivybank 4/5, Indora 6A, Llvenaa 6/7, Olenearn 8/9 Benattow 10/11. Wesersteln 13/14 Bolssevaln 16/16. Phemius 18. Fuji Maru 19/30. Selsngor N Wall 3, Segamst N. Wall I, Resang N Wall 4, Auby N.
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      700 10 NOTICES SITUATIONS VACANT MALAYA Borneo Building 80--:>ety Limited require the following ippolmments to be filled for >U 1. Shorthand Tjrplst Candidates must be able to take down shorthand at 90 w.pjn. minimum and transcribe at 10 w.p.m. Commencing salary depending upon quail flratlonj and experience I. Two Junior Account* Clerk*—
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      769 10 E NOTICES NOTICE TO HOTIPT hat O. LOMBARD ceased to be employed a* "Itinagw at International Transport Shipping Ltd., Btn««4»re a* from Jist May, ISM. MIRANDA CO.. Uollcitor* for International Transport Shipping Ltd., Singapore. NASSIM 4 CO., UNITED will tell by Public Auction In thrtr Sale ImW No.. 4 4-1.
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      More imports
      28 12 During the first quarter of his year, imports from Ausralia Into Malaya Increased >y 2.2 per cent over the corespondlng period. Petroleum products showed substantial increase.
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      Colony shoe works has transferred to Johore Bahru
      293 12 A SINGAPORE shoe manufacturing company, hard hit by competition from cheap imported Japanese and Hong Kong products, has transferred operations to the Federation of Malaya. The company, Nanyang Manufacturing Co. Ltd.. has opened a new $1 million factory at Johore Bahru. which
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      Insurance companies build $2 mil. office block
      386 12 Insurance companies build $2 mil. office block KUALA LUMTOITg ASIA BOTLDPfO i J4IK Asia Insurance Co. Lid. which built the $8-million Asia Insur- ire Building in Singapore a few years ago, is now erecting a ninestoie> office block in Klyne Street, Kuala Lumpur, at a cost of $2 million The
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      Shipping company offers new service
      245 12 Shipping company offers new service i/EENER competition among the various world's shipping lines is causing them to offer Malayan shippers faster services from Singapore and Federation ports to Europe and Britain. Streamlined Latest shipping line to make a strong bid for Malayan cargo, especially rubber and copra for European ports,
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      Cheaper sugar due on Malayan mart
      195 12 MALAYA can expect arrivals of fairly sizeable quantities of Indian refined sugar In the middl. of this month which will be about 15 per cent below the normal world prices. This was stated In Singapore yesterday by Mr. D.V. McKenzle, trading director of Outhrle
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      BIGGER DEMAND FOR FRESH BUTTER GROWS YEARLY
      247 12 VRESII butter Is in bigger F demand in Malaya today than canned batter, according to Singapore dealers. Figures show that the yearly Imports of fresh butter Into Malaya outstrip those of canned butter hv about M per cent. Slight drop In the first
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      New chief for East
      83 12 CANADIAN Pacific Air Lines Ltd.. Vancouver, have appointed their Hong Kong manager. Mr. L. F. Smalley, as manager for South-East Asia. Mr. Smalley f s Jurisdiction now covers Hong Kong. Formosa, Malaya, Singapore, the Philippines. Slam. Burma and India. HU headquarters will be In Hong Kong.
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      201 12 ONODA CEMENT CO., LTD. No. I Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku. Tokyo Cable ONOSEME TOKYO Sole Agents; Hong Leong 8c Co., Lid. Singapore Hong Bee Hardware 8C Co., Ltd. Penong WAI CHEONG TAILORS 1933 1958 v YEARS OF SUCCESS After 25 years, w. „,k to tK.nl .11 our raflvlar customer,, H.ose companies mmi
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      900 13 ACCOMMODATION* v^AVTEI M W*'d, U (Mm.)— *V> m tit. «tn EUROPEAN COUPLE REQUIR flat adjacent Tanglln Axe* s r from Pint August. Three monthl lesse preferable Anticipate tenure. 81x months. Box A 642 ST. n QUIET LADY TEACHER Re r quires furnished Accom. 19J 0 with without board District I
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      658 13 Vehicles for salb M U (Mim.)—»u tt €U.*mli 1954 P/PREFBC-I. 1564 Vau ban Wyvern, 1953 Austin A' .'set .4 /Minor Trade-In, Ba payment arranged. View 191, Be coolen Street. Phone ***** AUSTIN SOMERSET ISM. c cellent condition. Accident Fn Oompretaenslvely insured, wsi T^res. $2,600. View please Pboi Mil Est 208.
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      499 13 FOR SALE M. M W.rds U H, ».>-«« tt Ht. tMlra HALFPR ICE CLEARING rD BALE:— Slxways Padded Bras- stores $520. Children's Tshirta all n- sises «oc, 3 Pieces Toweiset 13.75 CaU Cathay's 38/39. Bras Basah x- Road. S* LIMITED QUANTITIES ol Germinated Chemara "B" Gardes seeds (TJlr. 1 x
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      367 13 WHBHB IO STA I Word, tit (tUmimmm). Dmilrn I momlk U Word, UM (Him.) GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL, Scotts Road Charming Garden inclusive Terms. OLSNEAGLES HOTEL Renowned for Comfort/Good service Tel: *****/3 YORK HOTEL First Class dotd— TangllD ResldentlsJ Area— Pel *****/3. RAFFLES HOTEL. World Renowned Historic Hotel with all Modern
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      390 13 NOTICES SELANGOR TURF CL"B NOTICE Is hereby given that a General Meeting of the Ordinary Members of the Selaogor Turf Club will be held at the Racecourse, Ampang Road. Kuala Lumpur, on Monday the 18th of August I*sB, st 6 p.m. to consider and If approved pass the following Resolutions:—
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    436 14 HOP JUSTIFIES THIRD SEEDING BY ELIMINATING KIT SOON Siam's Seri springs surprise in junior tie KUALA LI Ml>UR, Thursday. J£00 Hong Bo, the 21 year-old Indonesian na tional champion, justified his seeding in the Lawn Tennis Association of Malaya's open championships which began here todav by
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    740 14 RESULTS of the lint day's matches In the Lawn Tennis Association ef Malaya championships at Kuala Lumpur: MORNING SESSION MEN'S SINGLES (Fint Round! li. Deyro (Philippines, seeded) bt Lee King Pun i Malaya 6-0, 6-2; Kwee Som TJok Undo) bt F. O Isaacs (Malaya) 8-0,
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    124 14 \.JSSr^y?f ,jL^*^^Rl%BL*sf^M#f^a^|^T. wmmmfww tn*w y WHAT are the chief weaknesses of Malayan soccer? WHAT are the common faults of our footballers? WHAT should be done to improve the standard of the game in this country? Walley Barnes, the former Arsenal and Wales fullback, will answer these questions in a series
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    246 14 Surrey skittle the Kiwis again LONDON, Thurs.— Another dreadful collapse by the New Zealanders followed by a brilliant Innings from Peter May, placed Surrey In a dominating position on the opening day of the three-day match at the Oval here The New Zealanders were shot out lor M In two
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    MEL PATTON TO WATCH 'MALAYAN'
    304 14  - MEL PATTON TO WATCH 'MALAY AN' SAUL JOSHOA ■7 \f EL PATTON, the American holder of the world iTI 100 yards and 220 yards records, will be in Penang to watch the Federation of Malaya Amateur Athletic Union's open championships on Amateur Athletic unions Aug. 15 and 16. Patton who
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    Selection to meet Busmen
    92 14 PENANG Thurs. The F. A. of Malaya selection to meet Kowloon Motor Bu.s of Hong Kong at the City I Stadium here on Sunday will be from: Vusoft Ahmad (Pk>. Koaj Ban Chuan .Pgi. Tang Cheok Foo iSgoii. Chan Tuck Choy (Pk) Jam Che Din (Pk).
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    Gurus lose
    20 14 PARIT BUNTAR Thurs. Krtan District Office beat Parlt Buntar Gurus 7-5 in Div 1 league soccer match here
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    School win
    17 14 RAUB, Thurs. Mahmud School beat Day Training Teachers 7-0 In a soccer match here today.
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    Barlinnie winds-up with smart gallop
    287 14 Barlinnie winds-up with smart gallop RJH mSxL eBiIII^BBBBK PENANG, Thurs.— Barlln- 1 nle. a five-year-old by Court Martial went like a winner In his wlndlngup gallop on the training track here this morning. With Tom Mortimer astride. Barlinnie beat speedy San Juan over a 3f. tryout in 36 2/5. Barlinnie
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    Lock icon HAMPSHIRE SHOW TOP-of-TABLE FORM
    113 14 HAMPSHIRE SHOW TOP-of-TABLE FORM LONDON, Thurs. Hampshire soon showed the Worcester crowd yesterday Just why they are topping the English county cricket cuampionshlp table Worcestershire were put out for 130 by mid-afternoon and by the close Hampshire had made certain of first Innings points for the loss of five wickets.
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    Triangular
    34 14 MALACCA, Thurs— Teams representing Malacca. Negrl Bembllan and the Swift Athletic Association of Singa-< pore will compete In a triangular athletics meet here on Sunday A Muar team will also compete as "guests"
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    Lock icon AUSTRALIAN TO COACH SPRINGBOKS
    30 14 ADELAIDE. Than. The Soath Australian Cricket Association yesterday announced the appointment former Australian Test star C. E. Fellew a« full timr South Australian rrieket coach Reater
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    Lock icon Wardle gets the sack
    153 14 Wardle gets the sack SHEFFIELD, Thurs. A Yorkshire Counl Cricket Club are to pare with Johnny Wardlej the England left-arm spin bowler at the end of this season. This shock decision came during Yorkshire's match against Somerset here yesterday. The county secretary. Mr. J. H. Nash, announced: The Yorkshire committee
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    Kowloon 5-0
    34 14 ALO& BTAR. Thurs. Tin vi.sitlne Kowloon Bus soccei team of Hong Kong beat Kedah 5-0 here today. Inside left Lav Chee Lam scored four goals. Inside right Yeune Wai Too netted one.
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      29 14 TBLUK ANSON: Socoer— Div 2. Indian Aaaodatloa v Mellntang Estate. Speedy Road. KUALA LUMTUB: Tennis Malayan championship*. Selangor Club and Lake Club court* AtkleUes— PWD Pan-Malayan meet Cheras Road.
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