The Straits Times, 4 November 1958

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  • 19 1 Avrii\i.i mm n iitii hit sale exceeds 80.000 The Straits Times. Estd. 1845 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1958 15 CENTS
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  • 1082 1 SOCIAL WELFARE FEEDS 1,000 ATTAP DWELLERS Torrential rain inundates city— forecast is 'same again' Boy swept away in raging waters STRAITS TIMES REPORTERS SINGAPORE, Monday. MORE THAN 1,000 people were fed here by the Social Welfare Department tonight after widespread floods earlier in the day. [ardest-hil was
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  • 116 1 SEREMBAN, Monday. THREE cases of polio were reported in Negri Sembilan during the week ended on Thursday. They were Asian children aged two, six and eight years. One case was from Seremban town, another from Seremban district and the third from Tampin district In
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  • 54 1 PARIS. Mon. Mr Jean Couzy. French Alpinist was killed yesterday in a climbing accident in the Alps near Grenoble Mr Couzy and a friend were climbing the 1,700ft. Pic de Bure and were within 50 yards of the ton when a stone fell on Mr. Couzv's
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  • 23 1 GENEVA Mon—The W*-st crn delegations to the Geneva nuclear talks held a -trntrTv mpot'n" today to prepare their reply to Russia.
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  • 68 1 Three more bodies brought out from mine SPRINGHILL. (Nova Scotia). Mon. Three more bodies were carried from the depths of the shattered Cumberland coal mine here last night, bringing the number of known dead in the Oct. 23 disaster to 49 Company officials said they had now abandoned hope that
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  • 62 1 KARACHI Mon Pakistan's martial law government has taken steps to make sure tipplers get a two full onces of whisky in each drink. In a sternly-worded an- nouncement, proprietors of hotels, restaurants and bars were told "not to use unverified and unstamped peg measures Each peg must
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  • 417 1 1 7 die in crash after pilot is held up at gunpoint HAVANA, Monday. A VISCOUNT airliner, which had been seized by armed Cuban rebels while on a flight from Miami to Florida, crashed into the sea off Cuba last night and killed 17 of the 20 people on board.
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  • 32 1 SHANNON AIRPORT (Ireland). Mon.—A Pan-Ameri-can Airways Boeing 707 let airliner with 111 passengers aboard flew non-stop from New York today in the record time of six hours and three minutes.—Reuter
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  • 14 1 CASABLANCA. Mon.—More than 2,000 Moroccan dock workers went on strike here today.—UP.l.
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  • 105 1 Firms get ready to foil oil strike SINGAPORE, Mon.— Talks •3 have been goi"K on between the three oil companies here and the Government on how to meet the requirements of the essential services in the event of a strike by employees of Shell. StandardVacuum and Caltex (Asia) next week.
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  • 158 1 Red guns resume heavy shelling TUIPEH, Mon.—Com- munist shore batteries suddenly resumed heavy shelling of the Quemoy Islands today after a 38-hour weekend lull in which not a single shot was fired. The Communists tired 36.431 rounds between midday and 6 p.m. This is the fifth heaviest shelling since the
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  • 70 2 Going home through floods r PHK SCENE: Bcotte Road. Singapore. THE TIME: 1.15 p.m. yesterday shortly after a storm had lashod the island for several hours. Though this spec tack' enraged motorists alicady fuming over the delay In getting home to lunch, schoolboy.regarded the prospect with unabashed glee. So hitching
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    • 344 2 S*?!^ products make the meal.. !V&^\\Jwl± yfc lhi$bandi (Hi no, dear, I tlunk :rm much superior to any ulliei brunil in the market. X (1 I lirrt- it no mill lo have un> douhlt. SiV \l canned or bnlllrd hind nrnilutlt llutbnniii II hat <•/».•, ilt-nr? gB^^^* 0^ are undoubtedly
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    • 36 2 THE GAMBOLS by Barry Appleby II «at Htxr to Rxty iiif id n I r we uao an^_. Aat the \uom6*j<c cuub P I bducational) tJiflpa pi i^ mm s .^^■•^^^■^^^^v. fANVTUIM«?L^^vS t\BOST\. ii«nTuiwfwr^ ><u»y wew)
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  • 207 3 HONG KONG, Monday. pKOFKSSOR E. Stuart Kirby of the University of Hong Kong said today that this „lony might become one of the world's greatetd slums if the Government did not produce a better city-planning system. Prof. Kirby forecast that the
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  • 51 3 KILDONAN, (Scotland), Mon. Mr. John DiefenI baker. Prime Minister of j Canada, yesterday paid a j sentimental visit to this I village of his Scottish forI bears in Sutherland County. He has just started a tour of Western Europe, after which he will visit the Far East.
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  • 34 3 MELBOURNE. Mon.—The condition of the Labour Party leader, Dr. Herbert Evatt, who has bronchial pneumonia, was unchanged today. The 64-year-old politician has been ordered complete rest and forbidden visitors.— Reuter
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  • 162 3 Redheaded beauty in £20,000 bank case I ON DON, Sun. A 4 beautiiul red-haired t .iiiMuife, aged 22, was i n.irued last night with (ruling cash and jewellery worth V: 20,000 from i North London Bank i.ist Friday night. The raid, one of the most daring of London ink robberies,
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  • 27 3 BREST. (France). Mon. A Swedish tanker and a Norwegian freighter collided In the English Channel early today. The Norwegian vessel radioed crew were abandonship. U.P.I.
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  • 65 3 \K\B.\. Mon. Champagne nirks popped as King Hussein of Jordan said farewell yesterday to the Ml of MM British troops h<> answered his call for aid after the coup in Iraq. The troops left this Red Sea port aboard eight ships carrying them to Mombasa and Cyprus,
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    • 290 3 LANDSLIDE FOR DEMOCRATS FORECAST WASHINGTON, Mon. —Nearly 50.000.000 voters will go to the polL< In the United States tomorrow to elect 33 senators, 432 congressmen. 32 state governors and many local officials. Political commentators anc opinion polls have predicted a landslide lor Democrats.— Reuter. UPI. SEOUL: One out of every
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  • 89 3 MISS MARY YEH of Malaya (fourth from left) was one of the students from 45 countries who attended a United Nations anniversary lunch as guests of the Mayor of Chicago last week. Here six of the students show off their national costumes to each other. They are
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  • 138 3 Nehru: A dictator Is master In Pakistan BARODA, Mon.— The In. dian Prime Minister. Mr Nehru, said here yesterday recent events in Pakistan, where "a mill, tary dictator has become master" were portents which one could not ap. preciate or like. Pakistan was welcome to these developments but India had
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  • 308 3 Jakarta: Let us stay good neighbours AN APPEAL TO AUSTRALIA JAKARTA, Monday. •pHE Indonesian Government yesterday called on Australia to preserve good relations. An Information Ministry broadcast said that unless the two states settled their differences over Dutch-con-trolled New Guinea good feeling between them might be affected. The Ministry said
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  • 26 3 ADEN, Mon. An official communique issued here today said that about 240 Yemenis were deporitu iroui Aden to the Yemen late last night.— Reuter.
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  • 354 3 LONDON. Mon.— The feature 01 London stock market today wae the marked firmness of industrial equities which responded fairly vigorously to investment buying. Sentiment was still influenced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer's optimism on the economic outlook and by news of the booming car sales. Closing middle
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  • 25 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon. Mr. Fonff Ah SianK has bee' appointed Inspector of Mines Johore. replacing Mr. R.E.S. Curtis who has left the State
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  • 353 4 IS IT AN OFFENCE TO HAVE THEM AT HOME? SINGAPORE, Mon. Is it an offence to possess Chinese books recently banned by the Government? Neither Government nor police spokesmen were able today to give a direct answer to this question THE question
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  • 197 4 ciliNiLrA^oßr,, ..londay. /CAPTAIN K. ti. Metcalfe. of the Special Investigation Branch, was praised by the Coroner, Mr. Giam Chong Hing, at the conclusion of an inquest on a British soldier this morning. The inquest was on Pte. John Henry Kirby, 24, of the Ist Cheshire
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  • 218 4 WOMEN WINNIGH BATTLE FOR EQUALITY' SINGAPORE, Monday. WOMEN all over the world are winning their battle for equality with men, said Mrs. Mary Tenison-Woods, a former United Nations official, in Singapore today Mrs. Tenison-Woods. who has been chief of United Nations Status for Women section for eight years, was on
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  • 111 4 Two in love heat language bar SINGAPORE, Mon. The daughter of a Penang Chinese coffee-stall bolder tonight left for Sydney with her Australian soldier husband whom she married a year ago. Petite 23-year-old former Miss Hoo Kirn and her husband Corporal J. D. Flanagan of the Royal Australian Engineers' Commonwealth
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  • 210 4 ALOP STAR, Monday. T*HE Penang Assistant Trade Unions Regis ;rar 1 Mr. Chin Hon Hian. today testified that he asked the president of the Kedah Government Clerical Union to return $6,000 to the union after finding that about $3,000 had been recorded in the union's
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  • 218 4 PENANG, Mon.—Towkay Lim Lean Teng. millionaire philanthropist and chairman of the Penang Han Chiang High School, took over the headmastership of the school this morning. He will act as headmaster until the appointment of a successor to Dr. Fone Hok Li who was dismissed by
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    • 609 4 POLICE BAND concert at King Weekly meeting at II Seotts Road, JOO CHI AT YOUTH CLUB George V Park. 5.30 p.m.-«.3O 8.30 p.m. Joo Chlat Road) Badminton 4 p.m. BUKIT TIM \n YOUTH CLUB: p.m.- dressmaking (girls ,4 Dm i RAFFLES MUSEUM (Stamford Table-tennis, bodybuilding, loot- boxing 5 pm P
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  • 290 5 ♦Secret' opposition plan for a new man when term expires SINGAPORE, Mon.— There are indications that a new Mayor be elected to replace Mr. g Knj; Guan when his term of lie expires next month. The first indication came when a of censure
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  • 120 5 LEE WILL BRING UP FUTURE OF RADIO SINGAPORE. Mon. The future of Radio Malaya will be discussed at tile Legislative Assembly meetins on Wednesday." Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. the PAP leader in the Assembly, has gained the right to speak on the adjournment about "Radio Malaya and its future." It
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  • 419 5 SINGAPORE. Monday. JOSTLING QUEUES, hunger, police cordons, delay, all topped by one of the worst storms in Singapore in many months, failed today to dampen the determination of 6.000 Singapore mothers to have their children vaccinated against polio. This is how it went
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  • 218 5 Vasagar asks Mayor for disciplinary action on Marcus SINGAPORE, Monday. A CITY Councillor, Mr. S. M. Vasagar (Lib-Soc today asked the Mayor. Mr. Ong Eng Guan, io take disciplinary action against the acting Chief Administrative Officer. Mr. P. C. Marcus, and three interpreters who left a council meeting last Friday
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  • 54 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Tan Kirn Heng, a lorry driver, and Tan Yew Thin, a lorry attends it. were acquitted in the Sessions Court today on a charge of conveying 2.600 lbs. of uncustomed tobacco at Aycr Baloi. The owner of the tobacco. Goh Poh Chwee. had
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  • 470 5 GOHO CLEARED: WITNESS WAS 'BOUGHT' PROSECUTION SINGAPORE, Mon. I A police prosecutor told a magistrate today that his case against N. C. Goho, a lawyer, and nine office workers, accused of taking part in an affray at a. bar, was made difficult because a Crown witness, had been 'bought." Mr.
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  • 136 5 Dearer power for hotels: Petition is rejected SINGAPORE. Mon. The City Council's public utilities committee today rejected by a five-two majority the petition of the hotchj owners against the decision to increase the charge for electrical power from the present six cents a unit to 20 cent* flat. The increase
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  • 24 6 10 Words Sit (Minimum). WYLIE: Kenneth Charles. (Kenny) Wylie, suddenly on 3.11. ]»58 at 99 Whitley Road. Cremation took place yesterday. Deeply leyretted.
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  • 73 6 20 Words SlO (Minimum). MR. AND MRS. JOHN ISAAC tiiank all relatives and lnends for their congratulation messages valuable presents and attendance st their marriage on 25th October 1958. DR. AND MRS 001 KEE WAN thank all relatives and friends foi i heir kind assistance, condolences. reaths, attendance, loan
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  • 24 6 M Words $10 (Minimum). IN EVERLOVING and unfadinß memory of G. V. Dawson died 4 11.55. "Lo; I am with you always".
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  • 181 6 VI Words SlO (Minimum). CASUAL CORNER Closing down sale ends today. Everything I must go. $10,000 IN PRIZES. "Choice Words" simple puzzle competition. Entry Forms Free at Wxnstons. 4 Tlie Arcade Singapore. ITS THE WICK that does the i trick! Which wick? Why AirWlck the 100% Air-freshener. All Rood
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  • 596 6 The Strahs Times S'pore, Tues. Nov. 4, 1958. The Paralysed Giant All the cheering and the friendly banging of tables at the M.C.A. general committee meeting could not disguise the fact that its leadership remains divided on the proposed changes to the party's constitution. The terms of the "compromise" with
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  • 331 6 Prophets have been confounded before now in American elections, but vicePresident Nixon's prediction that this will be the cas» again today has little to j sustain it. The Republicans face their hardest test in 20 years, confronting President Eisenhower with the probability that for his last two
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  • 242 6 M.i.'u; inconvenience bul minor damage sums up yesterday's floods in Singapore. Unfortunately one lad was swept away in a monsoon drain. Two inches of rain and a high tide are a direful combination, and the wonder was that the flooding was not much moro severe. The measures
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  • 1022 6 SHIPPING LINES GIVING COLOMBO HARBOUR A VERY WIDE BERTH Strikes, lock-outs and clash of rival unions have made Colombo harbour a port cursed by shippers by AUSTIN De SUVA pOLOMBO HARBOUR. once one of the most popular ports in th^ world, has begun to be cursed by shippers and shipping
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  • 590 6  -  T.K. TIWARI By NEW DELHI. PRIME Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's Congress Party is in trouble again The governing party faces disruption and impartial observers have predicted that if Nehru does not step out of the government soon to clear the web. democracy in India will
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    • 281 6 WHY UNIVERSITY MEN OPPOSE SUGGESTED UNION SPLIT |N Uw Strait* TtBMS iNov. 1 1. 1958 i a writer calling him.M'lt -A 1 b a t r o s s" supported the .split of the University of Malaya Students' Union into two factions. It is clear from his argument that he
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    • 46 6 AT DISPENSARY T^E Federation Medical department should protect hospital assistants in charge of rural dispensaries from being pestered by the public during; nonworking hours for minor complaints and injuries which can well wait until the dispensary opens for the day's work RETIRED H.A. Gopeng.
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    • 175 6 NANYANG TUITION FEES INCREASE \LJE feel depressed when »T we learn from the newspapers that Nanyang University tuition fees will be increased next year. This means that hundreds of Federation students from poor families will pack up their belonsings and bid farewell to their Singapore-born fellow students with tears. Singapore
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  • 171 7 INTEREST IN STORE SOARING, SAYS TAN SINGAPORE, Mon. Leader of the Sinre trade delegation Australia and New :,d, Mr. Tan Siak said today the .--.ion had been 100 cint. successful in cinq friendly re- ions with these ies. •From the questions that tod oi us, the mis-(-rtainly succeeded In I
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  • 125 7 Mon. Mr. D. R. vusagam. secretary :il of the People's resstve Party, last replied to opponents ay that I want to grow bigger and bigger in the political field." ;i solemn promise that I will never become Prime Minister or a r if
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  • 34 7 IPOH, Mon The Ipoh Rotary Club has donated $300 to aid the 60 people whose homes were destroyed by fire at Kampong Bercham, five miles from here, about two weeks ago.
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  • 429 7 ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE BLAMES THE GOVT. FOR NOT TAKING EARLY ACTION TO GET CASH SINGAPORE. Monday. r fHE Singapore Public Accounts Committee has blamed the Civil Aviation Department and the Land Office for "a deplorable state of affairs" through which the Airport Hotel Ltd. was
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  • 30 7 CIVIL DEFENCE man steps gingerly into the Kampong Bahru home after the back wall collapsed during a rainstorm. Straits Times picture.
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  • 88 7 Aid for farmers hit by flood KLANG, Mon. The 650 farmers in Telok Gong settlement who have been living on half rations for more than three weeks today received $1,000 from the Klang MCA and 19 piculs of rice from the Social Welfare Department. All crops in the settlement, seven
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  • 187 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Monday. LIM BIN WAH. 17, was today accused of the murder of Badrul Hisham, 22, Radio Malaya broadcasting assistant. Lim of Temple Road, i Kuala Lumpur, is the fourth to be charged in connection with Badrul's death. The others are Tan Heng Loong.
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  • 92 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. When the Federation's Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications. Inche Sardon bin Haji Jubir. arrived at the International Airport here tonight he was met by 20 members of Singapore UMNO's youth section. Inche Sardon who is staying overnight in Singapore on his way to the
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  • 103 7 Landslide closes road at night IPOH, Mon. The road from Tapah to the Cameron Highlands has been closed temporarily to traffic at night as a result uf a landslide caused by heavy rain late on Saturday. The Public Works Department announced today that a stretch of road near the 19th
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  • 193 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Singapore Public Accounts Committee considers urgent steps should be taken to improve the method of collect-' ing revenue due to the Rural Board. In a report published today the committee also takes the Establishment Branch to task for "complacency" about collection of
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  • 286 7 SINGAPORE, Monday. A DOCKYARD worker threw himself against a falling wall in his house today to stop the wall crashing on his pregnant wife. The wife, Thanaletchmi, 24. was serving lunch to K C. Seevaratnam. 41. when there was a heavy downpour,
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  • 56 7 SEREMBAN, Mon. D. C. Bhowmick. with 106 votes, won the Abbott's Memorial Medal for the best student of the year in St. Paul's Institution for loyalty, courtesy and leadership. The award was inaugurated in 1952 by Mr. Justice Abbott for annual election among the
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  • 1640 8 RETURN OF THE WAISTLINE After drama and confusion over the briel life of the sack and chemise line, the new Paris collections show that although there is a drastic revolution in the silhouette, many a dress from the oid wardrobe can be salvaged and still be
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 81 8 Straits Times Crossword o o™^., ACROSS African tree (4). 8 BKT2W r^ur'm! 13 X? perhap6 but PM< side (8) 15 Boss about to expire— lt's de- They re drawn by dentists liberately contrived (7) and cricketers (6). 16 "Not till the fire is dying In 10 Supreme worship, the result
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  • 286 9 SINGAPORE, Monday. i^OTHEB oil company here is prepared to egotiate on their workers' claim for two s' wages as bonus under conditions. offer was made by the management of ud- Vacuum in a letter to the 400-strong Kmployees' Union. :.ditions are: The demand
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  • 64 9 300 POLY PIONEERS START CLASSES SINGAPORE, Mon. The £> Polytechnic began its various classes today when 300 young men and women entered its classrooms for lectures. Classes were conducted by all the five major departments of general education, science, building and architecture, engineering and commerce. In the evening, nearly 1.000
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  • 289 9 .ORE, Mon. A Singapore Governnan said today virnment has already made a study for an nemployment insurance and for increased lance for the jobiindings are now udy by the Govern- >a:d that a committee ted by the Govern- a .scheme, had be report to the
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  • 354 9 Week-old society for unemployed has seven objects and an anonymous benefactor pORTY jobless men sat j r oi a shophouse in Boat New airport JESSELTON. Mon. The new J^sselton airport terminal building is expected to be completed before February next year, the Director of Public Works. Mr. L. Jackson said
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  • 107 9 SINGAPORE, Mon. The City Council's public utilities committee agreed today to bring ait expert irom Britain to supervise the overnaul of tbe Pasir Panjang power station generators for tne next 13 months at a cost of $44,100. The engagement of the expert, who is a
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    • 412 9 X THE I LiA STRAITS TIMES tf> x ANNUAL, 1959 wSte :t:\Mv?^:T£j A Chines* philoeophei onci H| j/»i "One picture is worth a f fWf 'housand words" Only Thf f Jfif Straits Times Annual can give I "1 you < n ct access to the colour •ifc^'^-t^'T fa' wor ld
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
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  • 958 10 TIN PRICE DOWN $2.75 JN LOCAL MART: RUBBER QUIET BROKERS' REPORT The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: "All sections on the local share market were steady and the turnover fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the f»««>wi"* bnsiness: Fed. Dispensary $1.06 to $1.08; Praser Si Neave onto $1.58 and
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  • 147 10 November first grade robber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 904 cen*s per lb. unchanged on Fridays closing price. Closing tone: Idle. Closing prices in cents per lb. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 89 7 sellers 90 3 i (Norn); Int. 1 R.S.S.
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  • 155 10 The Malayan Exchange Banks'' Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants! yesterday (all rates to $100* New York: buying airmail T.T. 32 7 8. O.D. 33. 90 d st 33 3,16 credit bills. 33 6- 16 trade bills. Canada: buying airmail TT 31 15/16, O.D.
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  • 121 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exc n e noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: steady; UK/Continent J I v embe 1 l Dec «mDer buyers. $38 U sellers. Coconut oil: steady bulk $57 Vi sellers, drum $60^ sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business! was reported done. Muntok white i $124.
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  • 79 10 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Tegelberg 1/2, Straat Banka 4/5. Nlcolay Plgorov 6A. Benrinnes 6/7. Oleaorchy 8/9. Urlana 10/11 Aeneas 13/14. Benreoch 15/16, Bonnevine 18, Mandama 19/20. Rengam NWall 2. Serudom N.Wall 3 Senggarang N.Wall 4. Labuan Hadji N.Wall 5. Van
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  • 14 10 SlN<;apoki v RL'RBI-K TIN: WiS***? (down U.U). **n Estimate offering Hi) 1
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  • 103 10 |NVESTME.V steady on here today. l> Minings were strong and N and Oil s. closing at 7s. 3d. er i^ Commonuev Loans 3.,-, i Bank ol N.£ Con. Zinc. Mount Ljrell N Broken Hill' Hill 50 „^i Mount Mor^;;.- jjj Western Ampol. Ex ""nH't Oil Search U "S
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 733 10 NOTICES NOTICE This Is to notify the public that MR. ONG TIONG KANG ceased to be In our employ as from Ist November, 1958, and he has therefore no authority to collect any money or act on our behalf. < KWONG HIN ENGINEERING SUPPLIERS. 404, Victoria Street, Singapore. 7. NOTICE
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    • 836 10 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS RURAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Scholarship Awards In Chartered Accountancy applications are invited from Malays who are Federal Citizens for training in Australia under Colombo Plan arrangements for the qualification of Associate I !of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia. Applicants most possess a Grade lor Grade
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    • 248 10 STOCK INDICES Malayan Share Market; Not. 3 Nov. 1 Industrials: 89.63 89.59 Tins: 87.22 87.19 Jan. 1 1958=100 SHIPPING NOTICES NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES M.V. "POELAU LAUT" Berthed: 1.11.58. S.H.B. Go downs: 42 43 General survey will be held on the 11.11.58. No further survey will be held. XEDERLAND LINE ROYAL
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    • 723 10 "K LINE" I Japan U.S.A. Paelflo «k Atlantic Coast ServJ I Spore P. Shim Prnang ETA HK El I "Wlioti Man" lit Mil 1/ I Ntv U Ntv 12 Ntv call 13/15 Ntf 1S Nn 23 Nn 11 b, J "KMritem Mm" 11/11 Dec 14 Dtc 1S Dtc 19 Oec
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    • 1283 11 1^,7^5 MANSFIELD t& CO., LTD. Tel: 2411 |..e(, (Incorporated m S'^gaoo'e. 2 m;"« THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE I'"" SAILINGS TO LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW. LONDON 1 CONTINENTAL PORTS smi w.tk Hkenv ti prided vu Panama ar Cape ef Ceed Hieei prim Wt.on to proceed v,a other ports to load and discharge caT*o
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    • 1196 11 EAST ASIATIC LINES HOMEWARDS SAILINGS FOR ADEN. PORT SAIO. GENOA, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, •REMEN. NAMOURG. COPENHAGEN. GOTHENBURG. OSLO S BO'e P. S>am P»nan| "PATACONIA 11/11 NOT "JUTUNOIAt 22.23 NOT 24,25 Nit 25/21 NRI Calls limfi. (Passtagars aaly) Calling ciynia t Passenger accamnidatna availatle. OUTWARDS SAILINGS FOR BANGKOK ANO OR FAR EAST
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    • 1296 11 THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. n Y, lIMAPORE i o'DO'-"ed in the United Kingdom) 5 LINE SAILINCS TO IDEM. U.K.. I CMTMKNTU PORTS Soore p. S>am Penai lENREOCH for London. Rotterdam Bremen, Hamburg CHI No leetoe i.rcct irn.es 17 Nt lENRINNIS for G'mouth, Antwerp cl 7 INn lENAVSN for Liverpool.
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    • 1414 11 McALISTER 6c CO., LTD. TEL: Ne ***** ELLERMAN LINES KLAVCNESS LINE LONDON, NAVRE, ROTTERDAM. LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO ,t HAMBURG t HULL SEATTLE, VANCOUVER I PORTLAND 1 and for U.S.A., North Atlantic Ports Acceptiag cargi fir Ceitral 1 Saul* S and Canada via Colombo America CITY OF COVENTRY BONNEVILLE Spore
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  • 401 12 PATERSON, SIMONS SELL SURPLUS PROPERTY THE reduction in purchasing power in the Far East continued unabated last year states the chairman of Paterson, Simons and Co. Ltd., Mr. R. E. Brook, in his annual report. "When outstanding contracts are fulfilled there is little
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  • 262 12 T^IANY Dutch firms, iTI having lost their business interests in Ir# donesia, are now making strong efforts to j establish an alternative export market in Malaya. The director of a loading Dutch household electrical appliance manufacturing; company. Indola Ltd.. of the Hague. Mr. Roy de
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  • 52 12 North Borneo's visible external trade last year reached the record figure of $242.5 million, the annual report for the Colony said last week. The report, published by the Colonial Office in London, said that imports during the period totalled $121.6 million, an Increase of $4.2 million
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  • 146 12 r[E present trade recession has not affected sales of cine cameras in Malaya, according to Mr. O. Richard, managing director of Gammeters Ltd.. Singapore. Mr. Richard, whose company is introducing a new Swiss eight millimetre cine camera this month, said that business in this field
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  • 246 12 T ARGER quantities of improved quality rice can be expected from Burma in the very near future, said U Kyaw, the Burmese Consul in Singapore yesterday. rounder the Ministry of U Kyaw said the rice pro- Agriculture and Forests, duction in Burma was
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  • 168 12 A COMPANY, which claims to be the only one in India at present manufacturing cranes, is making a survey of Malayan conditions with a view to marketing its products here later on. The survey is being conducted by Mr. C. E. Cargin, a member
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  • 260 12 long cable to apparatus In the i intendent's offlc SU>S Operations v. by remote conti the camera tow; and outgoii; downs at thi Mr. A very said wide potential l!» dustrial televisii ya and sevei mining and panics had ex terest. H A
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  • 35 12 Record I.K. car output Production of cars in Britaii units in September uf? cord figure for th- months of this announced by thi iart Trade last week Britain's total ,QUcti in the period d units.
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    • 234 12 Too much :Voy good s>* n. /^^^^v food n W r-^ I andf QdS A yl ta^ c z^u<X f "f f^Yi^ 9 V :ir -'J Smooth -flowing Qutnk is the only ink containing Solv-X the magic ingredient which cleans your pen as you write. For safety, use Royal Blue
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    • 125 12 When you consider air conditioning AIR COfJF^^\ <^ Consider this%fi^^^sb knows Air Conditioning Best M |5B- INTERNATIONAL I zze=be=e==^=^. AIR CONDITIONING CO. LTD. I Q_ ?4 leng Kee Rood. S.noopo>e 3 Telephore I I 1. 24 HOUR 7 DAYS A WEEK SERVICE No extra charge for service a* office hours
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  • 453 13 T ON DON, Mon. A feature of the Michaelmas Bar examina-! tions in London in September was the number of successful women, among the Malayan candidates. In addition to Mlttnn C. K. L. Chan. K. Y. Chan and C. S. Toh. who passed the final
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  • 146 13 JESSELTOX, Mon. The Girl Guide's Gilt Cross for Gallantry has been presented to Mrs. Margaret Jeans, who went to the rescue of a man and a boy in difficulties in the sea on May 14. Mrs. Jeans was able to save the man. but
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  • 251 13 I WAS ROBBED BY A FRIEND, COURT TOLD SINGAPORE, Monday. A MAN who lost his watch, cigarette case and a purse containing $50 told a magistrate, Mr. R. B. I. Pates, that he hadr~ been robbed by a friend whom he had known for abou* six years. He also said
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  • 185 13 THREE young Australian girls arrived in Singapore yesterday on the first leg of a 17,000--mile overland journey to England. The girls, Louise Whitfold, 21, a secretary, Lynette Baber, 23, a commercial artist, and Angela McMahon, 24, a ceramist, are making the
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  • 29 13 SINGAPORE. Mon.— A High Mass will be celebrated at the cathedral of the Good Shepherd tomorrow at 5.30 p.m. to mark the coronation of Pope John XXIII.
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  • 189 13 OTHER WOMAN WAS JUST 'A FRIEND' SINGAPORE. Mon. —A man being sued by his wife for maintenance admitted in court today that he had two other children by another woman, but she was "just a friend." Ng Kwang Hionp. a fishmonger, said this during cross-examination by his wife, Teo Ah
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 662 13 ■fHTffIIffSIWfSITTSHTnTt^B iniicd from I'afte 6| VI lONS VACANT Min.)— Box 50 els. extra. 0 Young Energetic' for Air Conditioners.! ivcvious sales ex- .submit full delincatiow and references. S.T. All applications rutial. INSURANCE OFcompetent clerk dealing Marine and! Claims Independently idely experienced Underwriting. Be- ;..in. Reply Box A 4857 1 HAVE
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    • 831 13 ACCOMMODATION WANTED I •0 Words $3 (Min.)— Box 30 ets. extra. URGENTLY WANTED a small house with garden in or near K.L., I about $5,000 or near. Geering KJL. 94 Office K.L. ***** House. WORKING COUPLE without children require unlurnished room with quiet. Chinese family reply Statins- Rent Etc. Box
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    • 799 13 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 10 Words $5 (Min.)— Box SO ets. extra. ADVERTISER LEAVING MALAYA wishes to dispose of shares in Limited Company. Please write Box A 4851. S.T. WELL-CONNECTED Wholesale/ Commission Agents consider offers of Sole-Distribution of saleable articles for Selangor Region. Particulars Box A 9138 S.T., K.L. ENGINEERING WORKS. Advertiser
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    • 870 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE 19 H vrds $3 (Min.)— Box SO ets. extrm. I BARGAIN FORD CONSUL 1957 j 4-Door Saloon, white with 2- Toned upholstery, W, W Tyres, underseal many extras. Owner leaving, $4,800 0.n.0. Ring 2805 Blakang Matl. Ext. 28. 1957 AUSTIN A 35. 1956 F/Prefect, Borgward Std., M.O.
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    • 45 13 1111 NOVEMBER ISSUE lyiM NOW ON SALE I WIIWI I" THIS ISSUE WHEN THE MALAYAN RAILWAY WAS A TARGET FOR TERROR FORTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THAT' WAR TO END ALL WARS' GETTING FROM A TO B MALAYAN POLO FLOURISHES GET YOUR COPY TODAY
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  • 544 14  -  JACK FINGLETON EXTRA HALF HOUR SAVES TOURISTS A FARCICAL FOURTH DAY Laker Lock pave way I for first tour win FROM 1 ADELAIDE, MON. ALTHOUGH the tour regulations make no provision for it, an extra half hour was permitted here this evening and during it M.C.C. beat
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  • 401 14 AUSTRALIA— Ist Inns 165 M.C.C.— lst Inns 245 8. Al STRALIA— 2nd Inns Favell c Gravenej b Laker 27 Stevens Ibw Tyson 5 Harris st Swetman b Lakei 7 Lill c Trneman b Lock 40 Pinch Ibw Lock 31 Dansif c Trueman b Lakei 7 Martin 0 Milton b
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  • 124 14 NZ STAYERS TIPPED FOR MELBOURNE CUP RACE MELBOURNE, Mon. Yeman. a grandson of the English Derby winner Blue Peter, is favoured to become the ninth New Zealand-bred stayer since Phar Lap to win Australia's richest race, the A£ 15,500 Melbourne Cup. tomorrow. New Zealand-bred horses have won four of the
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  • 543 14 WEIGHTS FOR SATURDAY'S KL RAGES WEIGHTS for all eight races at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday are: Cl.SDlv. 1-SIF. Demarara 9.00 Lucky Game 8.13 Caracas 8.12 Grand Coup 8.11 Clear Reception 8.09 Grey Elegance 8.08 Britannia II 8.07 Redouble II 8.07 Safe Invest 8.06 Wide Screeen II 8.06 Petite Princesse 8.05
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  • 228 14 SAFA says 'No five percent 9 SINGAPORE, Monday. 'THE Singapore Amateur Football Association is prepared to break away from the Singapore Olympic Sports Council over the question of subscribing five per cent of its gates towards a central Last week the S.O.S.C. adopted a proposal to impo.se a five per
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  • 75 14 JAPANESE XI MAY PLAY IN SINGAPORE NEXT MONTH SINGAPORE. Mon. Japan's national soccet team may play two matches in Singapore next month. The Japanese team, which is scheduled to tour the Federation from Dec. 23 to Jan. 3. has asked S.A.F.A. for a guarantee of $4,500 plus board and lodging.
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  • 95 14 RUGGER: Friendly—S.R.C. v All Whiles, pudang. SOCCER: S.A.F.A. Div. 2 (final) —Chinese Athletic "A" v Maxwell, 7 p.m.; Div. 3 (final) Darul Afiah "A v Rajaji, 5.15 p.m. (both matches at Jalan Besao; Friendly— Jollilads A.U. v S.H.B. Police, Bukit Chermin. HOCKEY: Poppy Day matchCivilians v Joints Services,
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  • 19 14 SINGAPORE, Mon.—All three Singapore Hockey Association junior division league matches scheduled for today were postponed because of rain.
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  • 210 14 FA Cup: Ist round draw I ONDON. Mon.— The draw foi the English PA. Cup first r^und proi>er, to be played on Nov. 15 made today is: Doncaster Rovers v Consett; Bury v York City; Heanor or Scarboro v Carlisle United; Buxton v Crook Town; Notts County Barrow; Wrexham v
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  • 73 14 BRISBANE. Mon.— Ken Mackay, the Australian Test player, carried his score to 133 not out for Queensland against Western Australia on the third day of their Sheffield Shield match here today. Queensland scored 358 in reply to Western Australia's 167. fast bowler Ron Gaunt taking six
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  • 299 14 SINGAPORE, Mon.— Eight Singapore Badminton Association's trainees are included in a S.B.A. Selection to meet University of Malaya in a friendly badminton match at Oei Tiong Ham Hall tomorrow, starting at 7.30 p.m. Admission will be free. This will be the first test for
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  • 280 14 SOH WANTS PUBLICITY FOR SAFA AT $100 A MONTH SINGAPORE, Mon. A proposal to appoint a Press Officer to publicise the activities of the Singapore Amateur Football Association sparked off a debate at the monthly council meeting which was discussing the decline in revenue this season. The president Mr. Soh
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  • 188 14 Kobbero and Granluni barred fOPENHAUr" x F inn Denmark's badminton PalL, Qn members of Thomas which pla pore in Jim have I). by the Dai ton Federati playing 1958-9 se The reason pension la alii viour durln Cup trip to th( ing which thi six matches to 1 nesia in
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    • 752 14 CLASSIFIED ADS. 'AT YOUR SERVICE" 10 Words $10 (Minimum) l>. •ly 1 month. 10 Word, $2JO (Mm.) SELP-DRIVE CARS Tel: ***** Everfine Co 519 Serangoon Rd TRAVEL. Don't leave it to luck —try Asia Travel Service (Spore) *****. GENTS SUITINGS for all occasions— Ah Chum Tailor. 63 Orchard Road, Spore.
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