The Straits Times, 11 August 1959

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    19 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 UP* fit* The Straits Times. tstd. 1845. TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1959 15 CENTS.
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    TENGKU CONFIDENT
    566 1 Alliance leader completes campaign to 'win back' East Coast villages People respond well, he says From FELIX ABISHEGANADEN Kota Bharu. Mon. THE ALLIANCE national leader, Tengku Abdul Rahman, returns to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow after hi s campaign to win back East Coast villages that had "gone PMIP." During
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    Peril of discarding English-by Mr. R
    181 1 MALACCA, Mon. The Acting President of the National Union of Teachers, Mr. D.S. Ramanathan. today warned that any attempt to discard English in the Immediate future might result in disaster. Mr. Ramanathan-, who Is also the Socialist Mayor of Penang, was addressing the fifth
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    Beat the gangs Bill in Singapore
    216 1 Beat the gangs Bill in Singapore ONG WANTS HARSHER PENALTIES SINGAPORE. Monday. J^ BILL to give more powers to the Government to deal with the secret society gangsters menace will come before the Legislative Assembly at its meeting on Thursday. It is the Government's first beat-gangsterism measure. And, as the
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    'No tuition without permission' teachers told
    105 1 'No tuition without permission' teachers told KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Teachers in the Federation were warned to day they must not giv* private tuition without permission from the Ministry of Education. A Ministry spokesman said teachers in Government and aided schools could give a maximum of four hours private tuition a
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    Record time by first Boeing to land in Singapore
    123 1 Record time by first Boeing to land in Singapore SINGAPORE. Mon. A Qantas Boeing 707 the first of its type to land here touched down at Singapore Airport tonight 2 hrs. 8 mins after leaving Bangkok. This is the fastest time so far recorded by any civil airliner flying on
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    Lock icon Death on roads
    33 1 LONDON, Mon. Road accidents in Britain since the beginning of the century have caused 8,250,000 casualties, including 250,000 deaths, th* Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents announced today. Reuter.
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    Nuclear training
    30 1 WASHINGTON. Mou. A United Btates agreement with Greece, under which Greek forces will joe trained in the use of nuclear weapons, came Into effect officially today.— U P.I.
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    Crash death
    34 1 SFOUL. Mon.— One Korean was killed and 23 others injured on Sunday when a U.B. Korean taxi in the outskirts army truck collided with a of Seoul, the army said today— UJU.
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    GAME RANGER IS KILLED, WIFE HURT IN CRASH
    83 1 SEREMBAN, Mon— A game ranger, Mustapha bin Sabin, 38, stationed at Gemas, was killed in a motor-cycle accident yesterday. Mustapha was returning to Gemas from here with his wife, Aminah binte Mohammed 37, and their six-year- old daughter, Norhayati, on the motor-cycle.
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    ILLEGAL VOTE-CATCHING—SULTAN WARNS
    172 1 ILLEGAL VOTE-CATCHING— SULTAN WARNS ALOR STAR, Monday. T*HE Sultan of Kedah x today warned his subjects against being influenced by "unlawful attempts" to win their votes. Information van.s toured i the State relaying the Sul- I tan's message He said: "Irresponsible and selfish people have I tried to persuade some
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    WOMAN OF 70 BEATEN BY SEVEN THUGS
    154 1 WOMAN OF 70 BEATEN BY SEVEN THUGS OINGAPORE, Mon. Seven thugs today attacked a 70-year-old woman, Madam Cheng Young, in her house at Braddell Rise when she tried to raise an alarm during an armed robbery. She has been admitted to the General Hospital with severe injuries, including a stab
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    Lock icon Stunt flyer's fatal 'roll'
    48 1 LONDON. Mon. Tony Richmond, a former Royal Air Force pilot with 29 years flying experience, was killed here yesterday when his plane failed to come out of a roll during an air show About 500 peopie, including Richmond's wife, saw the plane crash. U.P.I.
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    Police shoot thug at wayang
    198 1 Police shoot thug at wayang SINGAPORE, Mon. A thug was seriously wounded when police opened fire in a clash with 20 gangsters under a wayang stage in Lorong 25, Geylang, here tonight. Hundreds of men. women and children who were watching the wayang scrambled for safety as several shots rang
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    25 1 TWO FIREMEN DIE FIGHTING BLAZE SAN FRANCISCO, Mon Two firemen were hurued to death fighting huge biuj-h fire near Lake Llsinore. —UP I,
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    FRONT WILL END EASY DIVORCES
    187 2 FRONT WILL END EASY DIVORCES KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. The Malayan People's Socialist Front wants all Muslim divorce cases to be referred to Shariah courts unless both parties consent to divorce. This is part of the Front's! programme fon "social revolution." It wants to prevent "capricious divorces" and destitution 'Unemployment and
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    Raped girl, 10, charge
    52 2 BUTTERWORTH. Mon.- A 10-year-old girl gave t evidence in camera today at a preliminary inquiry into a charge of rape and robbery against K Slngeravelloo. 21. Singeravelloo was alleged to have taken the girl's earrings after raping her at Bagan Lebai Tahir on July 9 I
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    Elected again
    26 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon Dr. L. H. Tan was re-elected chairman of the Johore state welfare committee at the annual genera! meeting held here yesterday
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    'Lung' men build little 'side show'
    124 2 SINGAPORE. Mon. About 100 members and supporters of the PAP today worked on another of the Government's Operation Lung projects to turn an open space in South Bridge Road. near the Elgin Bridge, into a children's playground. This project, described by a spokesman as
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    Poison suspect
    24 2 BATU OAJATI. Mon. Chong Kon Sang. 39. unemployed, of Puslng. died In hospital here last night from suspected rubber add poii soiling.
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    Curb on massage parlours
    255 2 MUST GET LICENCES AND QUALIFIED STAFF UNDER BILL PROPOSED BY GOVT. SINGAPORE, Monday. THK GOVERNMENT wiU soon control all massage parlours in Singapore. They will have to be licensed and employ qualified staff. Legislation known as the Message Establishment Bill will be Introduced at Thursday's meeting
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    The King keeps cool at the badminton championships
    42 2 THE YANC Dl PER TUAN ACONC keeps himself cool with a bartery operated fan at the Selangor international badminton championships at the Selangor Badminton Association Hall, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday nifht. Straits Times picture.
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    POLL VAN STONED
    134 2 Alliance reports to police about a trailing vehicle DENANG. Mon.— An Al- liance van was stoned in Tye Sin Street last night. The missile smashed a sidescreen. No one was hurt. The stone Is believed to have been hurled from another van. The Alliance van Immediately broke
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    Now concert stay-away politicians are rebuked
    113 2 Now concert stay-away politicians are rebuked pENANG. Mon. The i* president of the Kampong Bahru social welfare organisation. Inche Mansoor Ariff, today criticised local political leaders for their absence at a concert staged by his organisation last Saturday, "W* had invited every leader of note but few turned up." he
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    Youth expert going to U.S.
    49 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. A Malayan youth leader. Mr. Lim Meng Ah. will leave tomorrow to attend a community welfare conference in the United States. His trip is sponsored by the United States Department of State and he will be in America for four months.
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    Old boys start scholarships
    28 2 TELUK ANSON, Mon. A scholarship fund has been established by the Teluk An. son Anglo-Chinese School Ex-Pupils' Association to commemorate the school's diamond jubilee.
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    TAX-HIT RAY WANTS TO SELL HIS SILVER TROPHY
    205 2 TAX-HIT RAY WANTS TO SELL HIS SILVER TROPHY SINGAPORE. Mon. Ray Ming Chan, the Filipino boxer stranded in Singapore with Income Tax troubles, today offered to sell a silver trophy he won in Siam. "All I want is to raise $256 so that I can pay the money I owe
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    Off to new job
    34 2 KUALA LUMPUR Mon The Federation's first Chief Inspector of Schools. Mr. L. I. Lewis, has left Kuala Lumpur to become Professon of Linguistics in the National University of Burma. Mandalay.
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    An acid threat to traffic chief
    220 2 An acid threat to traffic chief pENANG, Mon. Th« Penan*? traffic chief, Inche Mansor bin Mohamed Noor. has been threatened with an acid attack if he does not rescind the new traffic regulations. The threat, which extends to Inche Mansor's family, was made in an anonymous typewritten letter which reached
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    Jailed for iron rod attack
    40 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon Urn Bin Boey, 22. was today jailed for nine months for causing hurt with an iron rod to Sin Soh Bee. Sin was hit after being asked to what gang he belonged.
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    'GUINEA-PIGS' SHORTAGE SLOWS DOWN PENAL EXPERIMENT
    307 2 TAIPING. Mon A MAJOR experiment in penal reform being conducted by the Federation Government has been slowed down because of the lack of "guinea pigs." The experiment, begun in January 1957. takes the form of two "spare-time prisons" for minor offenders The official name
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    S-E ASIA WILL LEAD RUBBER OUTPUT FOR LONG TIME MORE'
    255 3 S-E ASIA WILL LEAD RUBBER OUTPUT FOR LONG TIME MORE' WASHINGTON, Mon.— South-East Asia will be the world's principal source of natural rubber for an indefinite period, according to U.S. Government experts. Natural rubber production in Af'ica may expand gradually, but is not likely to offer a serious threat to
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    Lock icon Bandon now in South Vietnam
    53 3 SAIGON. Mon. Air Marshal, the Earl of Bandon. Commander-in-Chief of the British Far East Air Force. 1* on a three-day visit to Saigon. The Earl was greeted on his arrival yesterday by Lieut. -Col. Nguyen Xuan Vlnh. Commander of the South Vietnam Air Force, and
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    Lock icon Warren leaves for Moscow
    47 3 NEW YORK. Moi:. The Chief Justice of the United States, Mr. Earl Warren, left by air yesterday for Moscow and Leningrad. He said he Is interested In seeing the people and how they live, and will also attend the United States exhibition. Reuter.
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    Chinese barred from rural Celebes
    110 3 MAKASSAR. Mon— Chinese will be prohibited from living in the rural areas of south and south-east Celebes, the military commander. Col. Andi Mattalatta. decreed today The bulk of the aliens affected by the decree are i Chinese of both Indonesian and overseas birth. Col. Mattalatta
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    Lock icon This man Khrushchev by Richard Nixon
    405 3 SOVIET LEADER LIKES TO CONCEDE NOTHING WASHINGTON, Monday. THE Vice-President, Mr. Richard Nixon, said last night that one of the impressions he brought back from his recent meeting with the Soviet Prime Minister, Mr. Nikita Khrushchev, was that "he doesn't like to concede anything."
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    Lock icon YORKSHIRE WAY COSTS HIM £2
    71 3 YORKSHIRE WAY COSTS HIM £2 LONDON. Mon. News dealer Cyril Thompson. 42, trumpeted the news that the Queen expects her third child by crying, "the Queen is in the family way." He was fined £2 yesterday for "using insulting words likely to have caused a breach of the peace." Thompson
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    Lock icon VISITS PUT BERLIN ON ICE—DILLON
    223 3 WASHINGTON. Monday. ILfR. C. DOUGLAS DILLON. U.S. Under-Secretary of State, said the Berlin issue had been put to rest as a result of the forthcoming exchange of visits between President Eisenhower and Mr. Nikita Khrushchev. "The air of crisis is taken out of the Berlin
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    Lock icon MATADOR SEVERELY GORED ...BY ANOTHER'S BULL
    178 3 jyjADRID, Mon. Josele. a young Spanish matador retarded as show ing great promise, was severely ini>ire^ v«* <i t»» > f''»»-. X v other matador's b 11. which Josele had not oecn Jit-t--ine. He has received the last sacraments. He is the 11th matador
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    Lock icon TOKYO REDS MARCH TO CELEBRATE COURT CASE
    86 3 TOKYO REDS MARCH TO CELEBRATE COURT CASE rKVO Mon.— More than 3,000 leftist. led demonstrators shouted slogans, sang Communist songs, waved red flags and kept Tokyo traffic tangled for six hours today to defend the defendants in a Japanese court case which has been going on 10 years. It remains
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    The new-type— community centres
    228 4  - The new-type community centres Mr. BYRNE -by SINGAPORE, Monday. THE Minister for Labour and Law. Mr. K. M. Byrne, today grave a description of the type of community centres the Government proposes to build in the rural areas. He said: "They must be of simple structure with the walls partly
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    Suicide verdict on youth
    53 4 SINGAPORE. Mon.— A veri diet of suicide was recorded today on Koh Soon Keah, 18 who died at the Genera) Hospital on July 7, a day after taking caustic .soda. The boys father, Koh Han Seng, a labourer, told the Coroner thai he did not sus-
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    Big crowds rush to learn Malay
    111 4 SINGAPORE, Mon.— Registration of adults for the Government's special evening Malay classes began in 30 centres throughout Singapore tonight. Btg crowds were reported in many centres. They started streaming in from 7 p.m. In the Geylang English School, more than 150 people applied within
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    Warning on tax evasion in cinemas
    160 4 Warning on tax evasion in cinemas CINGAPORE, Mon. The Ministry of Finance announced today that the Government was considering amendments to existing legislation to provide for heavier penalties against theatre and cinema operators evading entertainment duty. The penalties may include cancellation of theatre or cinema licences and imprisonment of persons
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    School concert
    25 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. St. Stephen's School will hold its second variety concert at St. Patrick's School hall on Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m.
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      507 4 Todays Singapore diary... SINGAPORE STAMP I IB: Malay (beginners) 7.30 p.m. badminton, bead malting 3pm Social meeting at V.M.C.A. Board SALVATION ARMY: (Clemen- i YLKLNG YOUTH CLLB: Table Room. Orchard Rd 5.15 p.m. reau Aye.): Home League Auxiliary j tennis 7 p.m.: English and Chinea* CHINESE V.M.C.A.: Table ten- 7.80
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    PMIP 'big guns' in Trengganu to battle -Alliance
    1387 5 PMIP 'big guns' in Trengganu to battle -Alliance The Straits Times guide to the national elections WILL the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party, which now rules in Trengganu, be able to win ull the four seats it is contesting in the State? In the State elections, the PMIP, fielding candidates in all
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    WHO'S WHERE—AT A GLANCE
    178 5 WHO'S WHERE— AT A GLANCE DCNGUN: Inche Mohamed Adib bin Omar (Alliance) 29, a petition writer; Puan Khadijah binte Mohamed Sidik (PMIP) national leader, PMIP (women section); Inche Wan Salleh bin Abdul Kadir (Socialist Front) iron mine stockpile supervisor. TRENGGANU TENGAH Inche Ismail bin Haji Kassim (Alliance) 41. secretary, Kuala
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    96 6 M Wor4t til) (Minimum) THK FAMILY OF the late Mr. Scow Olm San than* friends and relatives for their help, etc. at the Funeral. THE FAMILY of the late Madam Wee Bee Neo sincerely thank all relatives and friends for their condolences, wreaUis, night \isit« and funeral attendance. MESSRS.
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    IN ME MORI AM
    30 6 it WmrdM tit (Minimum). MEMORIAL SERVICE fo- the l»t« Mr. G W. Firth (Brown. Phillip* it Stewart). 8t John's Church. Ipoh. Wednesday, August, 12th, 6-30 p.m.
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    The Straits Times Collecting The Brief
    652 6 The Straits Times Collecting The Brief Tuesday, August 11, 1959 Calling a man sincere is sometimes thought of as a political death-blow these days, which is a pity because, whatever else one may think of his qualities. President EisI enhower shows much sincerity in his plan to visit European leaders
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    Tenants And Incomes
    351 6 The Singapore Government's survey of S.I.T. tenancies will discover that a large proportion of public housing is not occupied by people who properly come within the lowincome bracket. This should not be surprising, as the Trust i has not always built with the i slum dweller and
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    Moral Problem
    253 6 Public controversy about family planning is good. In recent discussions, however, some of its opponents have weakened their position by misrepresenting what its pro- ponents have said in a way that is either calculated or careless. When Professor Shea res a few weeks ago advocated the limited use
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    THE LESSON OF KERALA
    900 6  - THE LESSON OF KERALA Cyril Dunn by "It was democracy that took the hardest beating NEW DELHI, Mon. IN SPITE of many brave and optimistic attempts to assert the contrary, there can be little doubt that as a result of the Indian Government's decision to dismiss the Communist Ministry in
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    This is the city where they all come to die
    780 6 This is the city where they all come to die From TAYA ZINKIN BENARES, Mon. There are three Benares the ancient Kashi, the new Vatanasi, and the eternal Banaras. Slowly time, men, and the Ganges are nibbling at Kashi, substituting Vatanasi in its place. But in spite of it all
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      The picture that must change...
      114 6 The picture that must change... U/HILE appreciating the setting up of a working group by the Nanyang University Students' Union to study the Prescott commission's report. I cannot help calling to mind the picture of the past In which much has been suggested (such as the urgent necessity of having
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    LAOS: A WAR OF NERVES
    439 6 Robert Franklin Red machinations erupt in fighting THE present crisis in Laos is the culmination of a war of nerves which the Communists have been waging against this small backward kingdom for more than a year, with the objective of reviving the three-nation international commission
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    SEAFET: TALKS ON DRAFT SOON
    186 7 SEAFET: TALKS ON DRAFT SOON ITUALA LUMPUR, Mon. A meeting of representatives from South-East Asian countries to consider a draft of the Friendship and Economic Treaty will be held after the general election. The draft will be tht joint effort of the Federation and Philippines. The Federation Ministry of External
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    31 clerks to be sacked
    57 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— Thirty -one temporary clerks employed by the Malayan Railway here have been told that they would be retrenched by the end of this year. The clerks, who are members of the Government Temporary Officers' Union, will meet at the Federal House canteen
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    ASSEMBLY DRESS REFORM
    58 7 ASSEMBLY DRESS REFORM ALOR STAR, Mon. All members of the Kedah State Assembly will in future wear either national costumes or lounge suits. The members agreed to this today on a proposal by Tuan Syed Ahmad Shahabuddin. The Speake- was empowered to eject any one whom he considered "improperly dressed
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    News man back
    38 7 MUAR, Mon— lnche Roaf bin Abdul Rahman, the Area Information Officer. Muar, has resumed duty here after being away in India for four months under a Colombo Plan study course in connection with Information services.
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    Big tyre factory for Malaya
    331 7 AMERICAN EXPERT IS HERE TO STUDY THE SITUATION AND PREPARE BLUEPRINT KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. AN international expert on setting up rub-ber-goods manufacturing plants arrived here from Ohio, U.S., today to set up a $18 million Malayan tyre factory. The expert is Mr. Richard D. Rosenberg,
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    BOY, 4, FOUND DEAD: SEVEN MEN HELD
    47 7 BOY, 4, FOUND DEAD: SEVEN MEN HELD TELUK ANSON, Mon.— Police this morning found the body of a four-year-old boy, M. Selvaraju, at Jendarata Estate, nine miles from here. He had a wound on his head. A bloodstained parang was found nearby. Seven men have been detained.
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    ONLY 22 WORDS...BUT MR. YONG IS NOT AMUSED...
    226 7 ONLY 22 WORDS...BUT MR. YONG IS NOT AMUSED... SINGAPORE, Mon.— A 22-word advertisement in today's Straits Times is proof to an elderly sundry shop owner In Bukit Timah Road that somebody is trying to play a very unfunny practical joke on him. Mr. Yong Alk Sock, 67. was at first
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    Bishop ordains new priest
    51 7 PENANG. Mon— The Rev. James Chan, an old boy of St. Xavier's was yesterday ordained a priest in the first ceremony of its kind at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in MacAUster Road. The ordination was performed by the Bishop of Penang. Monslgnor Francis
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    227 7 Premier's wife takes the long campaign trail HER JOB: WOOING THE WOMEN VOTERS KUALA LUMPUR. Mon.— The wife of the Prime Minister. Datin Rahah, will concentrate on wooing women voters in Pekan, Rompin and Nenasi. in the election campaign. Bhe leaves here on Friday for Kuan tan to assist her
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    THIRD DPP RESIGNS IN SINGAPORE
    71 7 SINGAPORE. Mon.— Mr. O. Tara Singh Sldhu. a deputy public prosecutor, has tendered his resignation. He Joined the Government service as a magistrate In November 1956. He has served at the magistrates' courts In South Bridge Road, Sepoy Lines and Bencoolen Street. Mr. Tara Singh
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    Booth opened
    29 7 MALACCA. Mon. Inche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba. the Chief Minister of Malacca, today officially opened a Merdeka telephone booth at Brlau. a village 23 miles from here.
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    New engineer
    25 7 TANJONG MALIM. Mon.— Mr. P. C. Weeks has assumed duties as acting senior executive engineer. South Perak. He will be stationed at Tapah.
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    Annual meeting
    26 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— The Associated Chinese Chamber of Commerce will hold Its annual general meetIng here on September 8 to elect new office bearers.
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    Weapons charge withdrawn
    61 7 SINGAPORE, Mon. Urn Eng Siong, 28. a coffee stall owner, was acquitted today on a charge of having, without lawful excuse, nine offensive weapons four motor-cycle chains with improvised handles and five chisels —In Plantation Avenue on August 1. Inspector E. J. Sundaram. prosecuting, told the court
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    Cuts in water
    33 7 TELUK ANSON, Mon. Water supply in the Teluk Anson and Bagan Dacoh areas will be restricted from Aug. 12 to 14 because of renairs to the Changkat Jong filtration plant.
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    Socialist Front rally protest
    257 7 CANT GET POLICE PERMITS TPOH, Mon.— The So--1 cialist Front protested today against the refusal of the police to permit night rallies in three constituencies. Inche Shahruddln bin Dahalan. publicity chief of the Perak branch of the Socialist Front, said: "Our rallies have been stopped by
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    ENGLISH TEACHERS FOR NEW NURSES
    159 7 ENGLISH TEACHERS FOR NEW NURSES SINGAPORE, Monday. THE Government wants teachers of English to teach non-English educated recruits recently admitted to the nursing profession. The Ministry of Education has 'nvited applications from normal trained and certifiec teachers with knowledge ol Chinese and Malay, for secondment to the Health Ministry on
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    Dead cyclist identified in Singapore's hit-and-run
    86 7 CLNGAPORE, Mon. The cyclist found dead in a drain at Bukit Timah on Saturday night after a hit-and-run accident has been identified as Wong Liang Kens, 34, a waiter. Wong, father of six, was a dining-room boy at the Cockpit In Oxley Rise. The
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    Stole from his benefactor
    42 7 SINGAPORE. Mon. After being given free board and lodging. Elliya Perumal, 18, stole $80 from his benefactor, Inspector E. J. Bundaram told a district court today. Perumal admitted the charge and was remanded for sentence to Aug. 24.
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    Talk to farmers by Minister
    31 7 MALACCA. Mon— The Minister of Agriculture. Inche Abdul Aziz bin Lshak, will address the newly-formed Malacca Fanners' Association at the Meng Seng Association premises tomorrow morning.
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    SEPARATENESS IS SUCH A PITY—LEONG
    277 7 SEPARATENESS IS SUCH A PITY— LEONG MALACCA, Monday rpHE Governor of Malacca. Tun Leong Yew Koh, said here today he regretted that professional people nowadays tended to confine themselves in "water tight compartments." seldom sharing their views and discussing common problems. Tun Leong. addressing the fifth annual delegates' conference of
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    Police flag down 180 drivers in taxi blitz
    136 7 C3NGAPORE, Mon. The police here have taken out 180 summonses against taxi drivers caught during a three-week blitz against them last month. During this period, the police refused to compound cases involving taxi drivers. "We had to take drastic measures as the
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    Three thugs detained
    46 7 PENANG, Mon.— An "active leader" of the Pat Sien (Eight Immortals) secret society was among three gangsters produced before a magistrate in chambers today. The police successfully applied for the three to be detained for 14 days under the Prevention of Crime Ordinance.
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    BANDIT IS KILLED, ANOTHER GIVES UP
    98 7 BANDIT IS KILLED, ANOTHER GIVES UP ITUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Security forces have killed a terrorist and another has surrendered, the Government announced today. The first terrorist was shot by a Senol Praak patrol yesterday. He was Ma Lai. who went underground in 1948. and was among five terrorists contacted by
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    State gets new judge
    41 7 SEREMBAN. Mon.— After three years Negri Sembllan has a resident judge. He is Mr. Justice Ismail Khan. Since the death of Mr. Justice Abbott l n 1956. there has not been a resident judge in this state.
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    Fall from tree kills boy
    52 7 IPOH. Mon— A hawker's son, Chan Chee Seong, 16. died in the hospital here yesterday, half an hour after he had rallen off a tree. Chan fell 15 feet while chopping firewood up on a branch of a rubber tree In new l»aslr Puteh. near
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      NEW—thirteen lipstick shades that dare you to be different
      429 8 NEW— thirteen lipstick shades that dare you to be different A RIOT oi" colour, not starkly brazen, but muted with mist and sparkling with pearl dust, has descended on Singapore and the Federation in a shower of rainbows. These colours unlimited are contained in 13 new lipstick shades which shatter
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      The shoe takes on new excitement
      170 8 rE shoe takes on new shape this season, with new excitement. There are many varieties of heelheights, and there is new adaptability, new ability to make use of all leathers. Leather, born to be worn with the new clothing fabrics echoes the tones of
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      International bazaar tor the blind
      164 8 nets $78,000 II'ITH the Inter- national Bazaar for the Blind over and finished until next year, all that remains is for the Executive Committee of the fair to express their thanks to their helpers. This they intend to do by holding a soiree tomorrow night
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    RUBBER PRICE NOW HAS I REACTION ON OCAL MARKET
    623 10 RUBBER PRICE NOW HAS I REACTION ON OCAL MARKET By Our Market Correspondent AFTER reaching nearly the highest levels for the year on Friday the price of rubber in Singapore yesterday underwent something of a reaction. There was no crack, but the price clipped over a cent on the' day
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    25 10 SINGAPORE. ALG. 10. RUBBER: $l.Wi per lb. (down li cents). TIN: 5398.5* per pit-ul (unchanged). Estimated unofficial offering 165 tons (down 10 tons).
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    129 10 MELBOURNE, Mon. TNVESTMENT shares held an easier tone with heavy trading on the Stock Exchange here today. Largest move of the day was Australian Newsprint which slipped 3s. 6d. Base metals and the oils remained firm, and Commonwealth bonds held a steady trend. Loans 349; 1956-59 £101 6s.
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    SPORE SHIPPING
    158 10 Ships lying alongside the Sin(apore Harbour Board wharves or expected today. Ellen Bakke 1/2. Karimata 4/5, Jesse Lykes 6A. Aardyk 6/7. Ceylon 10/11. Chupra 13/14, Masuka 17, Straat Torres 18. Olinda 19, Emp. KIUI--wake 21/22, Shinsei Maru 23/24. Hot Houw 26. Asahl Maru 27/28. Bandung Maru 29/30, Yama
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    165 10 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes In its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to S100): New York: buying airmail T.T. 33, O.D. 33 1/8. 90 d/st 33 3/8 credit bills. 33 9/16 trade bills. Canada: buying airmail T.T. SI 11/16, O.D. 31 13/16. 90
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    RUBBER CROPS
    37 10 The following further J«ly rubber crops are announced:— Bukit KaUl 34.848 lb. and Ayer Mole* 37.020 lb. Kempas 406.198 lb and RadelU 23,700 lb. Chennang Development 175,000 lb.. Indragiri 77.422 lb. and Nyalas 42.975 lb.
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    STOCK INDICES
    22 10 Malayan Share Market: Aag. 10 Aug. 8 Industrials: 93.19 9281 Tins.; 105.76 105.76 Rubbers: 138.51 137.77 Jan. 1 1958 100.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    493 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: "Industrials and rubbers were firm, tins were steady quiet and the turnover was fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business up to 3.30 p.m.: Industrials: Fed DLsp. $1.03: Pltzpatrlcks $1 02 (O> Fraser and Neave ords $133 and $1.37
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    RUBBER PRICES
    143 10 August first grade robber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 106 'i cents per lb.. down 14 cents on Friday's closing price. The closing tone was irregular and easier. Closing prices in cents per lb.. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 106H, sellers 106%;
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    107 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Continent August/September shipments $36 buyers. 037 sellers. Coconut oil: easier; bulk $58 sellers, drum $60 tellers. Pepper: steady; no business was reported done. Muntok white $160. Sarawak $14«, special Sarawak black $88. garbled Lampong black $89
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      791 11 SITUATIONS VACANT It Wordt Si < Mi*.) Box St ctt. txtr., REQUIRED EXPERIENCED Teacher to Officiate as Head Mas- ter. For further particulars. Apply to: Manager, Guru Nanak Ins- 1 Ututlon, MaxweU Road. Ipoh. EUROPEAN LADY SALES Assistant required by European Chemists firm in city. Knowledge of General linos and
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    COMPANY EXPANDS MALAYAN BUSINESS
    191 12 yAN Hin Furniture Co. Ltd., which has been doing business in Singapore for more than half a century, is expanding its activity to the Federation of Malaya. The company will open a branch office on Thursday at Ipoh Road. Kuala Lumpur, as part of its development
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    British cars
    55 12 Production of British passenger cars maintained its high level in June with 123.--059 units, an increase of about 20 per cent over the same period last year. Exports were also up at 47.--586 units. In the first half of this year. 1 exports were 18 per cent above
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    Glaxo will produce in Federation
    364 12 Glaxo will produce in Federation $2 MILLION MODERN FACTORY OPENS IN DECEMBER J^ LEADING British pharmaceutical company, Glaxo Laboratories (Malaya) Ltd., is setting up a factory at Petaling Jaya with an authorised capital of $2 million. Work is now in progress and the factory, which will have two storeys and
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    Canadian show ends today
    65 12 The exhibition of Canadian engineering products at tho Canadian Trade Commissioner's office, Singapore, ends today. The goods will be sent back to Canada. They have been shown in Japan and Hong Kong. Mr. M. P. Carson, the Canadian Trade Commissioner in Singapore, said that the display
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    Battery factory in Petaling Jaya
    241 12 rpHE FIRST large scale motor car battery fac- ory will soon be built at a cost of $1.5 million at Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur. The project Is being i undertaken by Associated Battery Manufacturers (Malaya) Ltd. i The company has recently been formed Jointly by
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    New U.S. film executive appointed
    98 12 New U.S. film executive appointed UNITED Artists Corporation has announced the appointment of Mr. Louis Lober as a vice-president in charge of foreign operations. Mr. Lober was formerly general manager of the foreign department which appointment he has held since 1953. He entered the film industry in 1929 when he
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    PERMANENT INDIAN TRADE CENTRE TO OPEN IN SINGAPORE!
    165 12 THE Indian Govern--1 ment is to set up a permanent trade exhibition centre in Singapore in an attempt to increase its exports to Malaya, the new Indian Commercial Counsellor in Singapore, Rajkumar Raghunath Sinha, said yesterday. Rajkumar Slnha said that he was
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    More cheap sugar soon
    103 12 More cheap sugar soon ItfORE cfteap sugar iTI from Java and Mauritius is expected in the Singapore market" shortly. Singapore traders said yesterday that 300 tons to 400 tons of this sugar would be imported from Java this year, and the price was being quoted in Jakarta at about $240
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    GOOD DEALS IN PEPPER
    87 12 GOOD demand for pepper from America and Eu rope advanced the Slnga pore price last week .by 111 to $148 per picul for Muntok and $147 per picul for Sarawak white. The price was the highest for three months. Pepper dealers said yester- day they had
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    Lombard to extend their activities to Kuala Lumpur
    206 12 Lombard to extend their activities to Kuala Lumpur ANE of the biggest finance houses in the United Kingdom is further extending its activities in the Federation of Malaya. The Lombard Banking Ltd London, which already has a branch in Johore Bahru. has 1 opened a subsidiary company in Kuala Lumpur,
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    Special milk
    31 12 Fresh British dairy-milk, treated with sound waves and then frozen solid, is to be marketed throughout the world. The project has been sponsored by the National Research Development Corporation.
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    151 12 SINGAPORE manufactured products will be the main feature in this year's Trade Fair at Great World Amusement Park, Singapore, which will be opened on Friday and continue till September 6. Mr. V. T. Shaw, manager of Great World, said yesterday that the exhibits would include foodstuffs,
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    Malayan fans will see O'Neill
    314 13  -  FIRDIE SALAHUDIN By STOPOVER OF AUSTRALIAN TEST ELEVEN ASSURED SINGAPORE, Mon. Malayan cricket fans will see Australia's Watting sensation, Norman O'Neill, in action when the Australian lest side play here in November on their way to India and Pakistan. Mr. P. J. Dowling, chairman of
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    Walker is recalled
    69 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— Selangor's cricket selectors nave recalled veteran G. 8. Walker into the team to meet Singapore In the Malayan Cricket Association league final at Singapore starting on Friday. Walker replaces K. Y. Param as wicketkeeper. Lakhblr Singh will again captain the side. The team Is:
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    35-mile winner
    31 13 SINGAPORE. Mon.— Nr Poh Kok of Cheong Wah won the 35-mile massed-start RAF Seleta Grand Prix from 29 other cyclists at Seletar yesterday. His time was lhr. 25mln. 30sec.
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    Lock icon Renee's title
    33 13 SOUTH ORANGE. Mon. Renee Schuurman of South Africa beat her compatriot Sandra Reynolds 6-4. 1-6. 6-1 yesterday to win the women's singles in the Eastern grass court lawn tennis championships. Reuter.
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    33 13 STOCKHOLM. Mon. Dan Waern. of Sweden, clocked 2mln 18.2 sec for the 1.000 metres at Vaexjoe yesterday only one tenth of a second outside his world record for the distance. Reuter.
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    Champ again
    20 13 AMSTERDAM. Mon Valentino Gasparella of Italy retained his amateur sprint title In the world cycling championships here yesterday.
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    FMSSC MEET: ALL THE RESULTS
    606 13 T)ENANG, Mon. Results of the 1 Federation of Malaya Schools Sports Council athletic championships held at the City Stadium today were:BOYS 100 yds: Heat I—l1 1 Shahruddln bin All (NS). 2 Justin de SUva (Mai). 3 Ramlee Hamzah (Kel) 9 9sec (equals native record); Heat
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    73 13 LEAPING into action Is Tan King Cwjn (right) as he is ibout to deliver a smash. Partner Njee Kirn Bie i% poised »i%4 ready just in cast. Strait* Times cameraman Lim Yaw Chong "stops" a thrilling moment in fhe men's doublet final in which the
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    Teh and Lim turn down invitation
    238 13 Teh and Lim turn down invitation By OH KEE TIANG. Penang, Monday rfEH KEW SAN and Lim Say Hup, the world No. 1 doubles pair, have declined an invitation to compete in the All-India and Western Indian badminton championships. "I need a rest very badly." Kew San said today. Say
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    102 13 District F.A. suspends League rLL'K ANSON, Mon.— The Lwwer Perak District Football Association, at an emergency meeting here, has decided to suspend the remaining nine league fixtures until Aug. 24 This decision was taken as the result of a free-for-all during a Senior Division match on Thursday between the Drainage
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    Sally breaks 200 m record
    47 13 SINGAPORE, Mon.— Sally Hudson. 14, today won the Singapore women's 200 metres freestyle swimming championship In the record time of 2mln 35.95ec. Fong Hoe Beng won the 400 metres medley event In 6min. «.ssec. The championships continue tomorrow with another five nnals.
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    Medals for two golfers
    64 13 SINGAPORE, Mon. T. D. Whltson. with a score of 411. w °n the monthly "A" division medal (stableford) golf competition of the Keppel Club at Keppel Road. Runner-up was E. Edwards with 40). The "B" division winner was H. W. Maithouse. Major M. Summon won the
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    RSGC medals
    32 13 SINGAPORE. Mon. Mrs. R. Cralk won the RSGC Div. "A" golf medal with a score of 74 at Slme Road today. The Div. "B medal went to p. Adams (72).
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    SAFA 'No' to SEAP Games
    128 13 SAFA 'No' to SEAP Games CINGAPORE, Mon.— Slngapore will not send a soccer team to the South East Asia Peninsula Games at Bangkok in December. This was decided at the SAFA council meeting tonight. Chairman Soh Ghee Soon told the meeting that most of the Singapore players have exhausted their
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    Hospital beaten
    97 13 SINGAPORE. Mon. Telok Kurau beat Tan Tock Seng Hospital 7-1 in a SAFA league Div. 3B match at Jalan Besar yesterday Hock Leng (3). Dollah Angullia. Chye Hee. Khln Chong and Hock Choon scored for Telok Kurau. In another Div. 3B match Farrer Park. Junior A.A. beat Haikowyu
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    SCFA team vs Hong Kong
    69 13 SINGAPORE, Mon The Singapore Chinese FA. invitation team to meet the visiting Hong Kong Chinese on Thursday at the Jalan Besar stadium at 7.15 p.m. will be from: Yew Chang. Fook Ten*. Wah Chin. Chool Kirn, Kirr Beng. Kok Seng, Willie Tan. Teng Hoo, Kum
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    Army Cup final
    30 13 SINGAPORE. Mon. The Army Senior Cup soccer final between Ist Cheshire ReKlment and O.H.Q. Fareli will be played on Saturday at Ayer Rajah Road (kickoff 5 p.m.).
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    45 13 TOKYO. Mon. The old man of boxing's flyweight division. Pascual Perei. 33. was faster, smarter and harder tonight, holding off a world title challenge from the ninth-ranked 25-year-old Kenj< Yonekura of Japan. Over 15 rounds Peres was the undisputed winner on points. Reuter.
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    9-STATE TOURNEY
    248 13 GOOD ENTRIES FOR SELANGOR BOYS AND JUNIOR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS THIS WEEKEND KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. Ninety seven players from nine states. Including Singapore, have entered for the Selangor Lawn Tennis Association's boys and junior championships to be held at the Lake Club and Selangor Club courts here from Friday
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    129 13 AUSTRALIA GAIN WINNING LEAD PHILADELPHIA. Mon—Australia gained a winning 3-0 lead In their Inter-zone Davis Cup tie against Italy here yesterday. The Australian doubles' pair Neale Fraser and Roy Emerson beat Orlando Slrola and' Nicola Pietreangell 3-6. 11-9. 6-3. 9-7 to follow their country's victories in the opening two singles
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    Three native marks equalled
    266 13 Three native marks equalled DENANG, Mon.— Thret Mala\an native records were equalled two by Shahruddin bin Ali (100 yards and 220 yards) and the other by Tan Fong Tin (women's 100 yards) on the first day of the Federation of Malaya Schools Sports Council athletics championships at th* City Stadium
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    Pully's hattrick
    30 13 SINGAPORE. Mon. A hattrick by Pully enabled Arsenal to beat Kebenaran Club 3-1 in a S.A.F.A. Div. 3B league match at Balestier Road today. Hussein scored for Kebenaran.
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      35 13 SINGAPORE: Soccer SAFA league, Div. l. Marines v Kota Raja. Jalan Besar (5.15); Junior Cup Telok Kurau v Setla Jaya, Farrer Park; TBA v Stable Boys, Farrer Park: Friendly Jollllads v RAF Tengah, Farrer Park.
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    The barefoot Premier
    89 14 WITH HIS shoes off, the Prime Minister. Oato Abdul Ra/ak bin Hussein, climbs the steps of a voter's bouse in a remote kampong during his recent election campaign in Johore. The Dato covered 60 miles by sea to Pulau Tioman, 70 miles over a jeep track from
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    Cut the Gordian Knot
    258 14 UNION LEADER CALLS FOR ENLIGHTENED EDUCATION MINISTER WHO WKL... PLEA ON RIGHTS OF WOMEN TEACHERS MALACCA, Mon The acting President of the National I'nion of Teachers. Mr. D. S. Ramanathan. today urged the Government to "restore to women teachers their full rights." The Socialist Mayor of
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    Lock icon B-52 crash: Nine safe
    62 14 NEW YORK, Mon— A B-52 Stratofortress crashed 15 miles west of Please Air Force Base. New Hampshire, today but all nine men on board parachuted to safety. First word of the crash came from a construction worker in the area who told authorities here that he
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    No water areas
    80 14 No water areas SINGAPORE, Mon. The Water Engineer's Department today announced that the following places will be without water tomorrow: The backlane in Towner Road between Balestier Road and Rayman Avenue Market from 9 am. to 3 p.m. to connect a main. Harvey Road from MacTaggart Road to Howard Road
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    Lock icon 'Safer A-test'
    37 14 PARIS. Mon. The French Government said today that protective measures taken in connection with France's forthcoming atomic bomb tests in the Sahara would make them safer than those carried out by other nuclear powers. Reuter.
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    Govt. wants list of retiring teachers
    242 14 SINGAPORE, Monday. PRINCIPALS of all Government schools have been asked to submit the names of their staff who will reach or have reached the age of 54 for men and 44 for women, next year. Official forms have been sent to the schools and
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    LONDON STOCKS
    309 14 LONDON. Mon. Stock markets continued last week's advance when business was resumed today, but the pace slowed down ana gains were not so wid&>piead ami oeiuom as large as on pieceulng days. uiliedged securities were neglecied and eased biigmly following i-riday's announcement ot a new government cai>b and
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    RUBBER
    42 14 LONDON, Mon. Bpot 30 T id., September 30"; d.. Oct.-Dec. 30 1 id.. Jan. -March 29 R s d.. AprilJune 39>.d.. July-Sept. 2B\d. Oct.-Dec 28 x ad.. Aug. c.l f. 30*»d.. Bept. ci.f. 30»4d., Oct. c.l.f 30 4 d Tone: Quiet
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    TIN
    22 14 LONDON. Mon. Buyers £793. seller* £793 'j. Forward buyers £790-.,. sellers £791. Settlement £793. Turnover a.m. 80 tons, p.m. 45 tons.
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    Bus driver could not say 'no' to 29 angry wives
    333 14 Bus driver could not say 'no' to 29 angry wives CIVICS TOUR WOMEN 6ET THEIR W*Y OINGAPORE. Mon. Clad in their best and in a gay holiday mood. 29 women from Renggit, a remote kampong off Batu Pahat, left their homes this morning, to begin a two-day civics tour of
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    500 KLLLED IN WORST FLOODS FOR 60 YEARS
    398 14 500 KLLLED IN WORST FLOODS FOR 60 YEARS TAIPEH. Monday. YEARLY 500 people have died in Central and 1 Southern Formosa in the worst floods for (JO years which have left 134.600 people homeless. As the flood waters subsided, the casualty figure increased hourly as more reports reached Taipeh police
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    Lock icon CRICKET CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
    195 14 LONDON. Mon. Close of play scores In today's cricket matches were: MANCHESTER: Sussex 124 and 338 for four declared (T. Dexter 112. O. Dogg&rt 67. J. Parks 108 not outi. Lancashire 104 and 18 for oik-. NOTTINGHAM: India 172 and 161 for six. Nottinghamshire 284
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