The Straits Times, 18 September 1958

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    20 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times /Mat*** tie***** Estd. 1845. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18. 1958 15 CENTS
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    250 BANISHEES SAILING
    516 1 SHIP DUE TO LEAVE FOR CHINA BEFORE DAWN Port Swettenham area is cordoned off in the darkness Believed going to Canton UNDESIRABLES ROUNDED UP KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. MORE 1HAN 250 banish ees from the Federation and Singapore are scheduled to leave for China before dawn tomorrow in
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    Lock icon H.K. arrests 549 triad suspects
    236 1 HONG KONG, Wednesday. A TOTAL of 549 suspected members of secret so- cietles has been arrested so far this month in a renewed crack down on illegal organisations. A police statement said the drive had been intensified. Government sources indicated the action was being taken
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    Lock icon Seven dead, 9 hurt In U.S. bomber crash
    92 1 Seven dead, 9 hurt In U.S. bomber crash NEW YORK. Wed.— Seven members of the crew of a B-52 Jet bomber were killed when their plane crashed last night on a farm near St. Paul. Minnesota The eighth crew member. Capt. Jack Craft, parachuted to safety when the plane "started
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    Lock icon Indian earns $180 a year
    54 1 MONTREAL. Wed.— The income per head of the population of India is at present about $180 a year. Mr. Morarji Desai. India's Finance Minister, told the Commonwealth trade and economic conference here yesterday. He said hat by 1960. It was expected to rise to about
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    Lock icon Jailed for lying
    32 1 NICOSIA. Wed. Andreas Eleftheriou. 19. a Greek Cypriot blacksmith, was Jailed for eight months here today for giving contradictory evid ence during the Hammond murder trtal last week. Reuter.
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    20 1 CAPE CANAVERAL. Wed An attempt to launch a Vanguard rocket failed here yesterday No explanation was given —U.P.I
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    OUT—THE LAST 'OP BINTANG' BANDIT
    367 1 OUT— THE LAST 'OP BINTANG' BANDIT IPOH, Wednesday. 'THE last remaining terrorist in the Opera--1 tion Bintang" area of the Batu Gajah district surrendered to a civilian on the lonely Botal Road yesterday evening. With his surrender. "Operation Bintang" can now be written off as a dramatic IN per eedt
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    Lock icon Terrorist bid to blow up gas works fails
    202 1 PARIS, Wed. Terrorists early today failed In an at- 1 tempt to blow up one of the largest gas works In Paris, in suburban Courneuve, with plastic explosl v es. police reported. They cut through a wire fence around the guarded depot,
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    Lock icon Editor hurt in Quemoy crash
    57 1 TAIPEH, Wed— Mr. Choi Byun Woo. editor of the Times of Korea, was taken to hospital seriously 111 early this morning. He was Injured In a Jeep accident on Quemoy five days ago. He is the first correspondent to have been Injured in the current
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    47 1 WASHINGTON. Wed.— Mr William Rogers, AttorneyGeneral of the United States, conferred with President Elsenhower at Newport. Rhode Island today. He said afterwards the Justice Department had not yet made a decision on its next legal move In the Little Rock school integration crisis— Reuter.
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    Lock icon BRITAIN TO OPPOSE 'FREER TRADE' MOVE
    348 1 MONTREAL. Wed. Britain and other sterling area countries are expected to say "No" to a Canadian call for the removal of dollar import restrictions and the Immediate convertibility of sterling. The U-nation Commonwealth trade and economic conference was due to get down to detailed
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    Lock icon Another two supply ships through
    285 1 Another two supply ships through ADMIRALTY: KEEP CLEAR TAIPEH, Wednesday. 'pWO lank landing ships sailed through heavy Communist artillery fire to land further supplies on besieged Quemoy island before dawn today. A Defence Ministry spokesman said they withdrew with neither damage nor casualties American and Nationalist warships stood by. A
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    Up goes the tax on Africans
    82 1 Up goes the tax on Africans CAPETOWN. Wed. The South African House of Assembly (Lower House) yesterday adopted by 77 yot«s to 42. the second reading of a BUI to Increase tar ion to. be paid by Africans In South Africa. The. BUI the Natives Taxation and Development Amendment Bill
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    Lock icon Fog covers England
    38 1 LONDON. Wed— Fog covered most of England yesterday, closed airports, stopped shipping and delayed trains Lopdon and its diversionary airports were all blacked out for a time. Shipping was halted in the River Thames —Reuter.
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    2 a.m. news roundup
    304 1 2 a.m. news roundup CANISHEES LEAVE XL AT MIDNIGHT Just before midnight the Norwegian vessel. Hoi *in* was said to be the snip that would take the banishees away. The vessel destined f Or Whampoa (near Canton), w as scheduled to sail at 3 a.m. tomorrow. Loading operation to put
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    Development bank for Empire plan
    182 2 4ALAYA INTERESTED IN MOVE MADE AT COMMONWEALTH ECONOMIC TALKS sir henry MONTREAL, Wednesday. THE 11-nation Commonwealth trade and eco; nomic conference in Montreal will discuss the establishment of a Commonwealth development bank. A spokesman of the conference which began yesterday said Ghana had taken the
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    Sing's son in court
    72 2 SANTA MONICA. California. Wed. Lindsay Crosby, 20, son of crooner Him- Crosby, today was given one more week to enter a plea to a charge of drunk driving. Tbe youth, the second son of the singer, was arrested last week and freed on US$253 bail. His
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    Lock icon Eight-point agenda drawn up
    148 2 Eight-point agenda drawn up that the Commonwealth must in this "look to the outside world." All, in varying decrees, emphasised the importance of ensuring stable prices for primary bulk commodities. The conference yesterday approved m eight-point agenda for Its fortnight long private deliberations, as follows: The significance for Commonwealth countries
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    Lock icon H-MISSILE FIRED FROM U.S. SUBMARINE
    171 2 H-MISSILE FIRED FROM U.S. SUBMARINE WASHINGTON, Wed. The submarine U.S.S. Grayback, designed as an undersea H-bomber, launched its n:;t Rogulus II controlled attack missile yesterday in the Pacific, the Department of Defence announced here today. The supersonic "bird" was the first ever fired from the deck of a submarine. The
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      Indonesian MPs approve foreign investment law
      36 2 JAKARTA, W e d. Indonesia's Parliament yesterday sent the Foreign Investment Bill to President Soekarno for signature after passing the measure In the face of opposition led by the Communists.
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      17 2 The Bill, approved by 109 to 42. guarantees foreign enterprises against nation- alisation for 30 years. U.P.I.
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      16 2 MOSCOW: Mr. Khrushchev, the Soviet Premier, received the Chinese ambassador at Yalta. In the Crimea. —Reuter.
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      17 2 TEHERAN: The Shah of Persia will leave for Italy on Oct. 9 for a five-day State visit.—U.P.l.
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      22 2 AMMAN: The United States gave Jordan another. $5,000,000 in aid in midSeptember, bringing U.S. •upport for the 1959 fiscal year to $24,000.0(Kk—U.P.1.
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      14 2 ft A MOSCOW: Russia presented a twin-engine Ilyushln-14 aircraft to the King of Yemen.—U.P.l.
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      26 2 WASHINGTON: Oen. Thlmayya. chief of staff of the Indian Army, arrived here at the start of a 12 day tour of United States Army Installations.— U.P.I
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      27 2 BAGDAD Col Abdul Salem Aref. Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister, was relieved of his post of Deputy Com nrander of the Armed Forces at his own request. Reuter
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      19 2 WASHINGTON: The State Department said the United States was furnishing small arms for us* by the Tunisian police.— Reuter.
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      28 2 MANILA: Health authorities confirmed that four people died of encephalitis In the city last week. Indicating the spread of tne sleeping sickness epidemic from Japan and Korea U.P.I.
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      19 2 LANCIEUX. (Brittany): Robert Service. British poet and traveller who died nerc fast week aged 84. was buried yesterday. Reuter.
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    The first Victor squadron
    82 2 No 10 Squadron, stationed at Cottesmore, in Pritain, is the first Royal Air Force squadron to be eqjipped with Handley Page Victor jet bombers. Croup Captain James (Johnnie) Johnson, the war-time ace, is m command. He takes over eight of the giant planes. The Victor is
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    BABY BOY FOR A DIONNE QUIN
    67 2 BABY BOY FOR A DIONNE QUIN MONTREAL. Wed. Cccile Dionne Langlois, one of the four surviving Dionne quintuplrts. gave birth to a 71b. 4oz. boy last night at St. Justice Hospital. CecUe, wife of Philippe Langlois, a television technician, is the first of the three married sisters to have a
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    Lock icon MALIK THE NEW U.N. PRESIDENT
    272 2 MALIK THE NEW U.N. PRESIDENT General Assembly elects Lebanon's 51-year'old Foreign Minister NEW YORK, Wednesday. |\R. CHARLES MALIK, Lebanon's Foreign Min- ister, today was elected President of the General Assembly. A burst of applause greeted him as he went up to the rostrum to take over from Sir Leslie Munro
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    30 2 NEW YORK. Wed. The no n^n tat i s Russla an d Japan will address the UN 2! nera l Assembly tomorrow f^A*?* ll^"* world affairs debate.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon A 'STRONGHOLD' LOST
    82 2 NEW DELHI. Wed.— An Independent candidate backed by both Communists and the extremist Hindu parties yesterday defeated a Congress candidate In a by-election for Delhi's seat in the Council of States, the upper house of Parliament. This is the first time n non-Congress member will represent the
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    Lock icon 'POLICE TOOKBRIBES' SYDNEY PROBE IS ORDERED
    173 2 'POLICE TOOKBRIBES' SYDNEY PROBE IS ORDERED SYDNEY, Wed. The New South Wales Premier, Mr. Jamej Cahill, announced here today that a barrister would be commissioned to receive and probe serious allegations which have recently been made against the state's police force. In recent weeks groat publicity has been given to
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    Lock icon Bomb explosion in Cyprus
    48 2 NICOSIA. Wed.— A timebomb exploded inside a Customs store in the dock area of Famagusta last night The extent of the damage caused is not yet known. In Limassol. a Greek Cypriot photographer was shot dead by unidentified gunmen today in his studio.— Reuter.
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      147 2 C YOUNG PEOPLE: SHOW YOUR ADULTS J HOW TERRIFIC YOUR MUSIC IS! TAKE > I?P\IS,?x EE^ IS ICTURETHAT PLA 'NS t ™LWLI? E N !y EXCITING RHYTHM. -k THEY'LL LOVE IT AS MUCH AS YOU DO! B^hv \^^^m f^imLi 9^ \m< ALANFRBD '< JI^ALHAMBRA^J: -i 5 SHOWS DAILY at 11
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    Lock icon FRANCE TERROR WAVE MOUNTS
    257 3 After 48 hours of violence, another man killed, five hurt by bomb Indignation sweeps the nation PARIS, Wed. Algerian terrorists yesterday exploded a bomb that killed a French civilian in an army camp in Marseilles. Three soldiers and two civilians were wounded. The new violence capped
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    Back to studies
    28 3 NEW YORK. Wed.— Prince Karlm, the 22-year-old A?a Khan, arrived here by plane yesterday on his way to resume his studies at Harvard University.— U.P.l.
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    28 3 LONDON, Wed. A conference of the Japanese officials In charge of economic affairs from diplomatic missions in Europe opened here yesterday at the Japanese embassy. Reuter.
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    ARMED GUARD FOR NEW $1 NOTES
    54 3 AMERICAN military policemen, carrying rifles and light machine guns, guard a truck from which new U.S. dollar notes are being unloaded in preparation for the forthcoming conversion with yen in Okinawa. The conversion will be made at the official rate of 12* yen to
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    Lock icon RACE RIOTS: THE REASON WHY
    209 3 White women, poor housing LONDON, Wednesday. OOLICE Sergeant Douglas Sheurn told the Old Bailey, Central Criminal Court, here today that he thought racial friction in London's Notting Hill area was largely due to poor housing and the association of white women with coloured men. He
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    SEATO is told: Stay vigilant
    116 3 SEATO is told: Stay vigilant BANGKOK, Wed. Pakistan yesterday called on SEATO member countries not to relax their vigilance and to be prepared to meet the Communist threat in whatever form It appeared. Pakistan's Vice Admiral H.M.S. Choudrl. speaking at the opening of the ninth SEATO military advisers' conference here,
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    Lock icon Duke is not worried over going bald
    86 3 Duke is not worried over going bald LONDON, Wed. The Duke of Edinburgh is not worried about the prospect of going bald, his private secretary said yesterday. He said that the Duke received many letters from the public offering advice on how to check his receding hairline. All those who
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    Lock icon Japs seek U.K. treaty talks
    44 3 TOKYO. Wed. The Foreign Ministry said today Japan hopes to open negotiations with Britain shortly for the conclusion of a treaty of commerce and navigation. The talks will probably start In London by the end of this year— Reuter
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    Lock icon 'CHECK CHIANG': GAITSKELL
    206 3 LONDON, Wed.— Mr. Hugh Gaitskell, Leader of the Opposition, said yesterday that Britain should try to persuade the United States to make the Chinese Nation- allsts withdraw from the Chinese offshore islands. Speaking at a Foreign Press Association lunch here, he urged America to recognise the Peking
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    LONDON STOCKS
    281 3 ONDON, Tues. London stock markets ended the current trading account period on a buoyant note today. Renewed buying was stimulated by the fresh peak rei. on Wall Street last night and the further Government move to stimulate the economy at home by the relaxation of hire purchase controls.
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    RUBBER
    32 3 LONDON. Tues—Spot 23", d Oct. 24d.. Nov. 2*\A.. Dec. 24>«d Oct -Dec. 2414<1.. Jan-Mar. 34Hd., April-June 24Hd. July-Sept 24Hd.. Sept. c.l.f. 23% d.. Oct. c.l.f. 24d., Nov. c.l.f. 24d Tone: Steady.
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    TIN
    20 3 LONDON. Tues—Buyers £7SO; '•Its f.730'4; Forward buyers 1730".: sellers £731; Settlement C 731; tun. M ton*. p.m. 60 too*.
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    Lock icon Quemoy: Airdrop only hope for defenders
    247 3 Quemoy: Airdrop only hope for defenders TAIPEH, Wednesday. TTOE only hope remaining of supplying the Nationx alist commando garrisons on the offshore islands appears to lie in airdrops, observers here said yesterday. They expressed this view after Communist artillery had forced a Nationalist ship to scurry from Quemoy after landing
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    Lock icon QUEEN AT SAWMILL 'FACED DANGER'
    183 3 QUEEN AT SAWMILL 'FACED DANGER' \|ANCHESTER, Wed. 1— A protest that the Queen was allowed to stand in a dangerous position during a visit to the Royal estate sawmill at Balmoral was made here yesterday. A photograph of the occasion Is reproduced in the monthly magazine of the Amalgamated Society
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    Lock icon Japan hit by typhoon
    65 3 TOKYO, Wed. The out riwe winds of typhoon Hel< ast night swept throw touthern Japan with torrei lal rain and high winds. Reports from Kyushu ar ihlkoku Islands said mo: nan ten Inches of rain hs alien since midday. Numerous landslides hs ccurred. Road and rail
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    5,000 greet King on state tour of Perlis
    249 4 5,000 greet King on state tour of Perlis ARAU, Wednesday. FIVE THOUSAND people greeted the Yang diI Vrtuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong with shouts of "daulat Tuanku" when Ihey arrived here today on their first official visit to Perlis. Their Majesties who came by special train from Alor
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    ...But she met Queen after alt
    64 4 ...But she met Queen after alt ALOR STAR. Wed. A relative of the Yang di-Fer-tuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong said today she was disappointed she had not been presentei to the Qveen at the Alor Star istana reception last Monday. Tengku Aishah. wife of IVngk.ii Yu.off, OCPD. Alor
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    EXPERT TO ADVISE ON HOW TO TRAIN YOUTHS
    175 4 EXPERT TO ADVISE ON HOW TO TRAIN YOUTHS AN Australian expert in apprenticeship training, Mr. A. Eldridge, will arrive In Kuala Lumpur on Friday to advise the Federation Government on organising a training scheme for young Malayan trade apprentices. He has been appointed by the International Labour Organ i'tion and
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    'How have ministers served' probe
    205 4 'How have ministers served probe KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— The Alliance will conduct a fullscale inquiry soon to find out, how the ministers have served the public since assuming office three years ago. The party wants to know WHAT ELECTION pledges all ministers had been able to fulfil; REASONS for being
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    Court president
    20 4 SEGAMAT. Wed.— Tengkn Ahmad Rlthaudfeen bin Tengkn Ismail is the new president of the North Johore Sessions Court.
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    New homes for people from slums
    64 4 THE NINE STOREY Municipal flats in Loke Yew Road, Kuala Lumpur, where 220 squatter families have moved in. The shift is part of a plan by the municipality to clear the town of sJums. The flats have a bedroom, sitting room, kitchen and bathroom
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    TENGKU'S VISITOR A REBEL COLONEL'
    225 5 TENGKU'S VISITOR A REBEL COLONEL' KUALA LUMPUR, Wed —One of the four mysterious weekend visitors of the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, was today identified as a selfstvled colonel of th*e D mil Islam a rebel faction in Indonesia. A former security officer In Perak. he once worked for an
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    'A WORLD WITHOUT FOOLS'—BY A LAWYER
    143 5 'A WORLD WITHOUT FOOLS'— BY A LAWYER PENANG, Wed.— A lawyer. Mr. Jag-jlt Singh. &aid In court today that life would be "most uninteresting If there were n<> fools in the world." He was pleading for leniency for a gardener, Yeoh Hor 58, charged with possessing intoxicating liquor without paying
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    3 hurt, ear damaged as bull escapes
    62 5 3 hurt, ear damaged as bull escapes BENTONG. Wed— A bull escaped while being taken to (be slaughter house yesterday and charged everyone within sight Three people fell and injured themselves. The animal charged a car and damaged its front mudeuard. It was Anally subdued, blindfolded and led away by
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    408 5 Mr. Hawkins looks ahead and comes up with not quite so Orwettian a picture of Malaya in 26 years 9 time A WELFARE STATE -BUT WITH NO REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF SNOBS DENANG, Wed.— Selangor's retired Supervisor of Elections, Mr. Gerald Hawkins, today took a solemn look at
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    GOODWILL PLAN
    181 5 Chinese living among Malays to be told: Don 't rear pigs IPOH, Wed. Chinese 1 colonisers at the proposed Lasah Land Development Scheme in the Sungei Siput district will be asked by the Malayan Chinese Association here to extend "a gesture of goodwill" to their Malay neighbours. "We
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    Seat switch cost a P.C. his life
    165 5 PENANG, Wednesday A REQUEST to a colleague to exchange «seats in a radio patrol car cost a policeman his life the coroner's court was told today "He told me he was feeling feverish and asked, me to let him sit in front." Constable
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    On transfer
    25 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. Mr. L. H. Wong. Superintending Pharmacist. Johore, leaves here at the end of the month for Kuala Lumpur on transfer.
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    A tribute to Tengku's leadership
    122 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed— A tribute to the "wise and just leadership" of Tengku Abdul Rahman and his Government Is made in the latest Issue of the Selangor oarish magazine. The vicar of St Mary'i Church. Canon Chlu Ban It. in his monthly magazine letter says:
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    13 prosecuted for corruption
    61 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— Thirteen public servants were prosecuted during August on charges of corruption, according to a government statement today. The statement discloses that in ten cases, those prosecuted were fined from $10 to $600. In one case, the accused was jailed for a day and
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    'Jam Merdeka' ready soon
    40 6 KUALA TRENGOANU, Wed The first clock tower to be built in Trengganu will be ready by the end of the year. The tower, which costs $25,000. is 32 feet high and will be named "Jam Meredeka".
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    $6m. medical expansion plan is underway
    286 6 TENDERS ARE LIKELY TO BE CALLED NEXT MONTH KUALA LUMPUR, 1V Wed. The Federation Government's $6 million medical improvement plan is well under way, the Straits Times was told today. The project calls for three maternity hospitals, one nurses hostel, two tuberculosis clinics and
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    A tin washer family earns $78 a month
    188 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. A DULANG washer's family earns an average of a month, according to a survey conducted by the Mines Department recently The probe was started last month following representa■.inn s to the Minister of Natural Resources, Inche Bahaman bin Samsuddin.
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    WONG THE MUTELATOR OF THE
    95 6 WONG THE MUTELATOR OF THE KNOWN as "The Mutilator" for bis vicious killings Won* t hiu Moi (above), late secretary of the 14th branch committee of the Malayan Communist Party. was shot dead recently in the Bukit Giuneroh hills at Gertak Sanggul, Penan* Island. The Penang Government disclosed that he
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    UMNO leader resigns
    42 6 KOTA BAHRU, Wed— The chairman of the Gong Dermin branch of the Kota Bahru UMNO division. Inche Mohamed Saufl bin Idris. has resigned and joined the rival Pan-Malaya Islamic Party. He did not give any realm for his resignation.
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    JOHORE ELEPHANT TALKS PLANNED
    220 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. J»HE Federation Chief Game Warden is to confer 1 with Johore Government officials over the Sultan of Johore's refusal to let planters shoot marauding elephants in the state. This move follows complaints by companies owning estates in Central Johore that these elephants have
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    UNION SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH FIRM
    89 6 UNION SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH FIRM KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. An agreement on conditions of service was signed here today between Fraser and Neave and representatives of the Malayan Federation of Clerical and Administrative Unions. Hours of work, sick leave, annual leave, redundancy benefits, starting salaries and allowances are included in the
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    Segamattomark birthday
    32 6 SEGAMAT, Wed.— Segamat Muslims will hold a procession here to mark the Prophet's birthday on Sept. 27. The procession will terminate at the .nosque where a feast will be held.
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    PENANG MUSLIM LEADER DEFENDS ROSE CHAN
    136 6 PENANO. Wed A Penang religious leader today defended striptease queen Rose Chan against Selangor critics who had urged that she should be warned she was breaking Ihe Islamic law Leave her alone," said Tuan Hajl Mohamed Tamln vice-president of the PanMalayan Islamic Moral Defence
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    TEACHERS to DISCUSS POLLS
    309 7 Major conference on Chinese education this weekend Also on the agenda: Problem of official language and Nanyang University KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. ('IIINESE educationists in the Federation will be asked this weekend to start thinking about which political party to support in Malaya's general elections next year.
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    COPTER IN MERCY FLIGHT TO BORDER
    83 7 COPTER IN MERCY FLIGHT TO BORDER ALOR STAR, Wed. A hellcopter from Ipoh made a mercy flight yesterday to the Malayan-Siamese border and evacuated a sick policeman. Constable Alfred William, who had been operated on In deep jungle two miles from the Perak frontier, was suddenly stricken with hi^h fever.
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    CUTTING THE CAKE AFTER WEDDING
    34 7 MR. LIM THEAN HOCK and Miss Cbln Slew Eng after their marriage at the Kuala Lumpur registry. The bridegroom is employed in the secretarial department of AngloOriental (Malaya) Ltd.
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    The Hussars are here again to fight Reds
    127 7 The Hussars are here again to fight Reds THE armoured car 1 regiment of the 13/18 th Royal Hussars arrived in Singapore yesterday in the troopship Oxfordshire for their second tour of duty in Malaya. Lt. Col. A. A. K. RuggePrice, the commanding officer, told the Straits Times that 40
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    Chief Justice visits court
    38 7 KUALA KANGSAR. Wed —The Chief Justice of the Federation. Mr. Justice Thomson, visited the Magistrate's Court here yesterday A group photograph with the Magistrate, Raja AriiT Shah, court staff and police Inspectors was taken.
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    'Restore Sultanate' call: UMNO is likely to give it big 'yes'
    437 7 'Restore Sultanate' call: UMNO is likely to give it big 'yes A MOVE to restore the Sultanate in Singapore is likely to be fully backed at this year's state UMNO delegates' conference after having been rejected twice previously. The conference next month is also expected to press to have Singapore
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    NO MAID—SO SHE DROVE HIM OUT
    199 7 NO MAID— SO SHE DROVE HIM OUT T*AN TECK SENG, an employee of a shoe factory, told the Singapore High Court yesterday that because he could not afford to employ a maidservant after his wife had a child, she ordered him to leave the house Tan was suing his wife.
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    24 picked from 500 youths
    40 7 KUALA KANGSAR Wed Twenty-four Malay youths were selected out of about 500 applicants for the Royal Malay Regiment by a recruiting team from Port Dickson here. Most of the applicants failed In their written test
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    LAW COURSE FOR LAYMEN
    77 7 IPOH, Wed. The twomonth "law for the layman" course in Ipoh will end tomorrow with a buffet dinner at the Perak Library Hall. The course was organised jointly by the Perak Adult Education Association and the Ipoh Rotary Club. Lectures were given twice a week by
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    165 8 ill Word, (ill (Minimum) FERGUSON WILLIAM formerly of Shanghai. Rangoon and Singapore, died In Penang. MADAME ONG FOO TEE. wife of late Mr. Ong Kirn Poh, passed away peacefully on 17-9-58 at 10.20 a.m. Leaving behind three sons, Fut J. (in. Pot Yeong and Fot How. 6 daughters and
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    222 8 Word, tl* (Minimum) JOAN and Ron Checketts wish to thank friends for kind wishes etc., on the birth of our son Adrian Michel. THE FAMILY OF the late Mrs. Mary David thank all friends and relatives for their attendance, donations, wreaths and condolences. MR AND MRS. V. I. PILLAI
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      Problems Of Price
      634 8 The Commonwealth trade and economic conference has not yet got down to practical issues. There is plenty of time, and at least the ground has been partly prepared. There is agreement that while the Commonwealth cannot order its affairs outside the problems of world trade and world
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      Hong Kong Fears
      237 8 Hong Kong annually is confronted by fears of October turmoil which Malaya happily escapes. The Communists and the Nationalists both celebrate a national day, fortunately on different dates yet celebrations which evoke mutual hostility. The Communists rejoice on October 1 and the Nationalists on the Double Tenth,
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      Trust Explains
      241 8 There is some straight ii'om the shoulder speaking in the statement issued by me chairman of the Singapore Improvement Trust. The Trust nas been smeared by some Assemblymen, says Mr. Anson Sewell, and harassed by others. Speeches in the Assembly are privileged (they may be even more privileged
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    THE CLOUR CLASH
    1264 8 By A Special Correspondent OF THE SUNDAY TIMES, LONDON LONDON. THE ugliness of the situation which developed in Nottingham three weeks ago, and which has been so fiercely gathering strength in Notting Hill, has troubled the British public in many ways. Does it mean that, when It
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      301 8 SPECIALIST FEES: MORE TALKS NECESSARY TO SERVE PUBLIC INTEREST IN reply to the editorial under the title of "Specialist Fees" we wish to make it clear that the Alumni Association has not now acquired a new slant in opinion as implied. The Association has never suggestd that they oppose the
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      132 8 TOWARDS A TECHNICAL CAREER I WOULD like to invite the attention of Mr. Chew Swee Kee to his statement made on technical schools during his speech about the Cambridge School Certificate as worthless. The wider field of study offered by technical schools he described does not exist. My son who
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      186 8 I AM perturbed at the way In which members are being expelled by some unions. The right of association Is not only being denied to a worker to be a member of his union, but he is being denied his right to criticise his
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      81 8 BECAUSE o( a stupid accident, I recently h~d to spend a week in hospital at Muar During that week, I was overwhelmed with courtesy, kindness, and excellent treatment. I can only hope sincerely that If a Malayan has a similar experience in my country, he or she will
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    Dr. Foo: Why I took a second wife
    1771 9 COURT TOLD: I WANTED A WOMAN WHO WOULD BE MORE ATTENTIVE TO ME AFTER A STRENUOUS DAY'S WORK KUALA LUMPUR, 1Y wed. Dr. Foo Lum Choon, former Selangor badminton champion, said in the High Court here today that he took a second
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    10 BANDITS ESCAPE DEATH BY MINUTES
    379 9  - 10 BANDITS ESCAPE DEATH BY MINUTES HENRY PAUL By IPOH, Wednesday. £HOY F.ONG, the top terrorist in South Perak, and nine members of his gang escaped within minutes of a security force patrol charging into his camp, it was disclosed today. One of Choys bodyguards, Kam Cheng, 28, died in
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    Court's attention is drawn to apology
    268 9 BEFORE hearing resumed, Dato Sir Roland Braddell drew the attention nl Mr. Justice Smith to the apology published by the Straits Times following Tuesday's complaint. Sir Roland went on: "So far as Dr. Foo Is concerned, he Is very grateful for the prompt and
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    Court told about house repairs
    461 9 Court told about house repairs Das a^ked Dr. Foo whetiier it was peculiar that tiif second wife was the first person to get into the house. Dr. Foo replied: "I asked the contractor to repair the house, but he did not do it until several months later." Mr. Justice Smith:
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    Depend less on bomohs—Ruler
    71 9 Depend less on bomohs Ruler KUALA BRANG (Trengganu), Wed.— The Sultan of Trengganu today urged the people of Ulu Trengganu to make full use of the health centre and not to depend too much on Malay bomohs. Declaring open the $165,000 health centre here the Sultan .said: "I am not
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    $5,000 fine
    36 9 KUANTAN, Wed Yip Seng of Sungei Lemblng was fined $5,000 or three years' jail in the Sessions Court here today for knowingly harbouring uncustomed goods on which duty of $1,300 had not been paid.
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    People live in fear after tiger kills two
    82 9 People live in fear after tiger kills two KUALA KRAI, Wed.—People of Kampong Manilt I'rai, six miles from here in KHantan, are living in fear of a tiger which killed a 70-year-old rubber tapper, Await* Teh. last week. twang bad fought the tiger with a parang when it attacked him
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    RADIO'S 'UNCLE TOM' DIES, 50
    197 9 RADIO'S 'UNCLE TOM' DIES, 50 KUALA LUMPUR Wed.— "Uncle Tom 3 of Radio Malaya, Mr. S. Thomas, 50, who was the Indian programme organiser, died in the Bungsar Hospital here this morning after an illness. He made the first broadcast from the Kuala Lumpur station in September 1939 when he
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    WAGE DISPUTE
    141 9 Country's 200,000 estate workers will get an answer tomorrow |{UALA LUMPUR. 1V Wed. Malaya's 200,000 estate workers will know by tomorrow evening what terms their employers will offer to settle the eight--month-old wage dispute. The technical committee of the Malayan Plantine Industries Employers' Association met today for an
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    Farmer stabbed in the back
    49 10 IPOH. Wed. A farmer. Choong Mook Seng, 22. was stabbed in the back by a youth armed with a dagger In front of the Odeon Theatre in Brewster Road here last night. Choong. who suffered four wounds, was rushed to hospital. He was admitted.
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    With the gaiety, prayers and the brilliance of a royal levee
    391 10 With the gaiety, prayers and the brilliance of a royal levee WHOLE STATE GOES GAY TO MARK THE 85th BIRTHDAY OF SULTAN OF JOHORE JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday. THE PEOPLE of Johore honoured their Sultan' 35th birthday today with the solemnity of ancient ceremonial and festivities far less formal. Flags flew
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    Honours are bestowed on 123
    179 10 JOHORE BAHRU. Wed. The Sultan of Johore today bestowed awards on 123 of his subjects' in his birthday honours list. The Ruler's private secretary, Capt. Abdul Kadir bin Hajl Mohamed Said, now with him in Britain, becomes a Da'.o with the second class (Dato Paduka
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    K.L. traffic contest
    67 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Three hundred and sixty young boys and girls from primary schools here are trying to prove this week that they have the best traffic sense. They are competing in an inter-school traffic game. A total of 24 schools are taking part. The game is
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    FISH MERCHANTS TO WAIT AND SEE
    234 10 KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday. SELANGOR flsh merchants want to see how Honu; Kong's "open" public auction of fish is carried out before deciding on whether to introduce the system here Three months ago the Government wanted to Introduce the system as a pilot scheme and
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    'Burns' unit ready soon
    41 10 A special unit In Singapore's General Hospital for the treatment of burns is expected to be ready by Cristmas Day. The $275,000 unit will have 40 beds 12 for men. 10 for women and 18 for children
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    Kampong Koh election
    56 10 SITIAWAN, Wed. Kampong Koh Local Council, election was held yesterday and the following! were voted into office for a three-year term. CENTRAL WARD: Mr. Ling Lik lv. SOUTH WARD: Mr. Ding Kong Ling, Mr. Ling Sin Liong. Mr. Ong Al Hwa Mr Wu Chin Hui. Kampong Koh
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    District Councils were 'irregular'
    192 10 KUCHING, Wed—lrregularity In the running of two Sarawak rural district councils was revealed in the Council Negrl meeting here by the Attorney-General, Mr. P. E. H. Pike. Mr. Pike, who was moving two Bills validating the acts and proceedings of the Slbu and Bintulu district councils,
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      365 10 25 Type of sanctimonious «cSi raits Times Crossword 27 S*s>!'"* Ung for the 28 In it sheep go back for a drink (7). T~" I} f 3 I [4 I 6 2» He may cause a change of M ll Class-conscio^T* people? (14). u3^§i t-^ V vr v .iJ*i_ 2
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    1569 11 JIM BRIDGER Army scout and discoverer STRAITS TIMES Special Feature FUR TRAPPER BECAME PART OF U.S. HISTORY QNE SUMMER morning in 1824, a tough young fur Irappei in the wild frontier kind ot the American West built a frail bout of buffalo skins stretched over a frame of willow. In
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    364 12 The Malayan Share Brokei. Association reported: "Industrials and tins were irregular, rubbers quietly steady and the turnover fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following businoas done yesterday: Fed. Dispensary $1 124 and $1.10; Fraser Neave ords $2.88 (delayed), $2,824 to $2.86; Gammon $1.50 and $1.51; W. Hammer
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    LOWER GRADE RUBBER IN BIGGER DEMAND ON LOCAL MART
    635 12 By Our Market Correspondent INCREASED demand for lower sheet made for a more active Rubber Market in Singapore yesterday and the price of October first grade was taken up to 82| cents per lb. The price had opened a little easier
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    26 12 SINGAPORE. Sept. 17. RUBBER: 82*, cents per lb. (up half a cent). TIN: $368.54 per picul (down 50 cents). Estimated unofficial offering 9* tons.
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    18 12 Malayan Share Market: Sept. 17 Sept 16 Industrial*: 92«» 92.»5 Tin*: 8».7« 83.« Jan. 1 1958=1*0
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    131 12 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes ln its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Canada: buying airmail TT. 32 O.D. 32 4, HO d/st 32 911 credit bills, 32 11/16 trade bills. Selling T.T. or O.D. ready: Canada 31V On the free exchange
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    RUBBER PRICES
    148 12 October flrst grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed In Singapore yesterday at 82% cents per lb up half a cent on Tuesday', closing price. Closing tone; steady Closing prices in cents per lb yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 RSS Spot f.o.b. buyers 81%. seliers 82 4 Norn: Int. 1
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    83 12 Singapore < ninete Pr«du< c Exchange noon prices per plcul resterday were: Copra: steady; UK Continent September/October Mil buyers. $34 sellers, Coconut oil: steadybulk $51*6 sellers, drum $54 sellers. Pepper: julet- no business was reported done. Muntok white $125. Sarawak ¥124 (both unchanged), special Sarawak black $75 (unchanged)
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    STORE SNIPPING
    75 12 Ship, lying atonciMc the Sing* par* Harbour Boats' wharves or expected today mrt: n—smHn 1/2. Bayeritein 4/ siberoet 6A Orestes 6/7. Qlenorchy Dorintbla 10/11. Kapitan Lasko 11/14 Straat Soenda 15/1«, City of Singapore 18. Chuyo Maru 19/20. Resang N. Wall 3. 81x11 21/ M Bruas 23, Noreverclt 24/25,
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    162 12 MELBOURNE. Wed. INVESTMENT stures maintained a steady to firmer tone on the Stock Exchange here today. Leader stocks held steady with Drug Houses Bd. higher. Trading was of larger volume and price movements wre azain small. Mining shares fl.med sligh'ly ln all sections. Eclipse Oold were 2d. higher
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      1274 12 NOTICE NOTICES NOTICE UNDER SECTION 137 Public notice la hereby THE TOWN BOARDS given that as from the 15th day ENACTMENT NO. US. JOHOKE of September 1958, Mr. G. Lombard Is no longer authorised to Notice Is hereby given under act as a Commlsf jn Agent for Section 137 of
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      786 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT APPLICATIONS are Invited for the post of Female Telephone Operator (Large Exchange) In the Public Works Department. Selangor, on the salary scale of $104/9119 x 7.50-$149/|167.M x 7.50-$220. plus cost of living allowance at current rates. 2. Applicants must be Federal Citizens who have attained their 16th but
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      826 12 NOTICES MALAYAN BREWERIES LTD. I Incorporated in Singapore) NOTICE 18 HEREBY GIVEN that at the Ordinary Oeneral Meeting of the Company to be held on Saturday. 25th October 19S8. the Director* will recommend payment of a final dividend of 12 cento and a bonus of 8 cents on each Management
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      318 12 NOTICE To: (1) Talip bin Abdul late of Paya Rumput Sungei Udang Malacca (2) Syed Hamld bin Hussan late of 4'h Mile Sungel Udang Malacca TAKE NOTICE that an action has been commenced against you ln the High Court at Kuala Lumpur Civil Suit 207 of 1957 by Ong Yoke
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    Lock icon Charnley gets his chance
    99 15 I ONDON, Wed. Dave Charnley, British lightweight boxing champion, now fit again after Mines? will get his long-awaited chance of meeting Italy's Duilio Loi for the European title in Milan on Nov. 29. The fight was originally arranged for Oct. 11, but had to be postponed
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    TEST HOPE SPRINGS A SURPRISE
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    Wardle joins Lancashire League club
    102 15 Wardle joins Lancashire League club MANCHESTER, Wed Johnny Wardle, the former Yorkshire and England left-arm slow bowler, signed a two-year contract last night with Nelson, the Lancashire League club Wardle's departure from County cricket will be a blow to Nottinghamshire. who were hoping that Wardle would join them and play
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    61 16 MONTEVIDEO (Uruguay) Wed.— World flyweight champion Pascual Perez of Argentina said yesterday he would be willing to meet Pone Klngpetch of Siam probably after his fight with Dommy Ursua of the Philippinesat San Francisco next month. Perez to whom promoters have offered $90,000 to nght Kingpetch
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    TPCA hold Rangers to 2-all
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    Malays win Cup
    37 16 KLUANG. Wed. Johore Malays beat Johore Chinese 3-0 here today in the Toni Seong Cup soccer match to celebrate the 85th birthday of the Sultan of Johore. Harun Yusof (2) and Yusof fiamid scored.
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    103 16 Cooper Fraser beaten LOS ANGELES. Wed. Chris Crawford, 19-year-old member of the American Davis Cup squad, brought of) a major upset yesterday when he beat Australia's Ashley Cooper, the Wimbledon and United States champion, in the Pacific Southwest lawn tennis championships here Crawford, who came Into the limelight when he
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    S'gor Club beat SAS
    78 16 KUALA LtJMPUR. Wed. Selangor Club beat 22nd Special Air Service Regiment by nine points (penalty goal and two tries) to six 'two penalties) at rugby on the padang today. Club took the lead in the fifth minute witli a penalty goal by Clover. But S.A.S. equalised
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    Lock icon Stogov retains world title
    60 16 STOCKHOLM, Wed.-Vladl mlr Stogov of Russia retained the bantamweight title In the world welghtllftIng championships here last night. Stogov lifted a total <>t 754] pounds- 236| -lb In the press. 2311-lb. in the snatch and 2864-lb In the Jerk. Charles Vinci (United States), the Olympic champion,
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    62 16 1 ONDON, Wed— Results In Li last night's football matches: DIV: 2.— Bristol City 2 Huddersfleld 1. Grimsby 1. Brighton and Hove Albion 1 SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP Quarter final second leg 1 Dunfermline Athletic 3 Kilmarnock 3. SCOTTISH DIV. 2— Brechin 2 Dumbarton 1. IRISH GOLD
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    Bayley Cup
    42 16 TAIPING. Wed Prison Athletic Club "A" entered the Bayley Cup knockout soccer final yesterday, beating their B team 6-2. Scorers: Kama ruddin Ahmad (3). Kuppar, Zainal and Kamaruddlr. Mohamed for "A" team and Raja Ohazaly (2) for the "B" team.
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    111 16 Santee: I am ready to run against Ellion LAWRENCE, Kansas. Wed Former amateur track star Wes Sante said yesterday he «ras> ready, willing and able to i-ompete against Herb Elliott should the Australian turn professional I've been working out all the time at the University of Kansas.' said the in
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    31 16 KLUANO. Wed. Chinese beat BMH 6-0 and Malays and Indians drew 3-3 in the opening matches of the Kluang District Football League, in which 14 teams will compete.
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    176 16 Defeat a disgrace to S'pore Tan DENANG, Wed. Pe--1 nang soccer fans said today as far as they were concerned, it was immaterial whether the fateful 11th minute goal that shocked Singapore into losing the Malaya Cup replay last Saturday had been a "gift" or was scored by Penang centre
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    Schools team vs Ajax
    80 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed A match has been tentatively arranged between the AJax football team from Indonesia and the Federation Combined Schools on Saturday at the Merdeka Stadium. The team to represent the school* will be: Teh Chrnu Lee: Yee Seiig Choy, Teoh Yoke Beng or Abdu'lah
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    25 16 SAIGON Wed The Saigon Soccer Federation has invited a Malayan Chln.'-e team to play here on Oct. V 6. South Vietnam's national day.— Reuter
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      41 16 KUALA LUMPUR: B*ceer— F.A.B. Junior cup. T.P.C.A. v Po«Ula, Ipoh Road; South Indian Rovers v R EM E.. Imbl Road PENANG: Sorter Tourist* match, AJax v Penaog. City atadium, 8 p.m. MCAK: Soccer— Dlv 1. PWD v Chahya Muda Partt Kathl.
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