The Straits Times, 12 August 1959

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    22 1 AVIKA(,E DAILY CERTIFIED SALE E\C EEI»S 80,000 The Straits Times I 4 3 tstd. 1845. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 12, 1959 if 15 CENTS.
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    Lock icon JAKARTA JOBS FEAR
    585 1 Warning: Trade ban will affect 300,000 And the worst hit will be the Chinese JAIPEH, Tues. A Nationalist educationist said today on his return here from Indonesia that between 300,000 and 400.000 overseas Chinese in Indonesia would soon be jobless! if the Indonesian Government pushed j through
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    Giant Boeing 707 jetliner shows its paces
    40 1 Tilt QANTAS Bonus; 10" "City of Brisbane" jet airliner being prepared for the flight from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur and back yesterday. On board the plane were 54 prominent citizens and airline officials.
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    TO K. LUMPUR AND BACK IN 80 MINUTES
    325 1 TO K. LUMPUR AND BACK IN 80 MINUTES By RODERICK PESTANA Singapore, Tues, A BOEING 707 jet airliner today showed its paces to more than 150 people who flew as guests of Qantas Empire Airways from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur and back in less time than it normally takes to
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    PMIP promises a super RIDA for Malays
    196 1 PMIP promises a super RIDA for Malays KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The PanMalayan Islamic Party has promised to set up a "Malay economic improvement centre." In an election broadcast tonight. Wan Mustapha. a lawyer and PMIP candidate for Kelantan Hilir. said the centre would have more power than the Rural and
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    $7,500 found in swim trunk
    36 1 PARIS. Tues. When police recovered the body of Paul Lambert. 61. who was drowned In the River Lisle near Perigueux they found 1.120.000 Francs (about $7,500) hidden in his bathing suit.
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    Snags hit last Britannia flight
    119 1 ITUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The last BOAC Britannia for London left here last night after a 15- < minute delay caused by rain and engine trouble The Whispering Oiunt," to be replaced by Comet IV, eventually flew to Singapore. Trouble Degan late yesterday evening when a
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    Tengku is ready for polls last round
    176 1 •M. v rpllE Alliance national leader, Tengku Abdul Rahman, returned from the East Coast today for the final phase on his party's election campaign. From now on, he said, instead of talking of past achievements, Alliance leaders would speak on KUALA LOMPUR, Tom.
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    GOVT. PLANNING A MAJOR DRIVE ON MALNUTRITION
    150 1 GOVT. PLANNING A MAJOR DRIVE ON MALNUTRITION KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. 'THE Government is to launch a big drive to cornA bat malnutrition, the Ministry o! Health said It will start as soon a the results of a survey 01 the extent of malnutrition in the country are available. The survey
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    R.I. call-up
    30 1 JAKARTA. Tues. ComDulsory emergency military ronacrlDtion of doctors and chemists has started in Jakarta where 112 doctors 21 of them women and sever, chemists have been called UD.
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    Follies' belle dies
    40 1 NEW YORK, Tues. Muriel Miles 59. former Ziegfleld Follies beauty who wan the centre of attention in Paris in 1922, died from an overdose of pills. Police said she "committed suicide" to avoid becoming "old and forlorn."
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    Rope walk record
    28 1 BTOCKHOLM. Tues German wire- walker Richard Schneider, claimed a world record of 21 hrsv 53 rnlns. for staying up on a tight rope at Varberg.
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    World Bank job for Malayan
    73 1 ITU ALA LUMPUR Tues.— The Federation's Minister in Washington. Inche Ismail bin Mohumea All, is to take up fuli-tlme duty as the Executive Director of the World Bank, the Federation Government announcer tonight. Inche Ismail will retain hut position as Minuter and wnl continue to
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    Prince's tutor
    32 1 LONDON. Tues. Prince Charles is to have French lessons during his sumrrer holiday at Balmoral Castle. His tutor will be Lieut. Jean Lajeunes.se 27. of Montreal, a French-Canadian army officer.
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    Ike's guards
    23 1 WASHINGTON. Tues. White House officials and security men will fly to Europe tomorrow to discuss plans for President Elsenhower's European trip.
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    Lock icon Formosa flood deaths now 619
    154 1 Formosa flood deaths now 619 fTAIPEH, Tues. Light rains fell today in central Formosa where at least 2,000 people are dead, missing or injured in the island's worst flood In recorded history. Torrential weekend rain* caused destruction which may take months or even years to repair. Formosa's provincial police administration
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    STOP PRESS
    44 1 U. S. ACCUSES UAMIIM.I L" S. State Ufpirtmcnt today ji i naranM bloc of deliberated >tv up tension in Soul h I Asia and r < 1. U i ibsurd' itUmpt* to plan- i on V.S fov in Laos. I I 1 i
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    Two attacked by thugs
    45 1 SINGAPORE. Tues. Lim Yap Bah. 19. and Tan Choon Kee. 20, were attacked by 30 mugs at a wayang wear the j 12th mile. Sembawang Road late tonight. They were picked up by a police patrol car and sent to hospital.
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    BIG RUSH FOR MALAY STUDY
    293 2 1,659 register on the first night of drive forms run out at many centres SINGAPORE, Tuesday. A TOTAL of 1,659 men and women applied to join special Malay evening classes at 30 centres when registration opened last night. The Minister for Education, Mr. Yong Nyuk
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    Training college head returns
    30 2 TANJONG MALIM. Tueslnche Zainal Abldin bin All. principal of the Sultan Idrts Training College here, has returned from New Delhi after attending an International Scout conference.
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    Late polls man won't appeal
    105 2 Late polls man won't appeal SEREMBAN, Tues.— The Socialist Front candidate expelled for being three minutes late in handing In his nomination papers on July 15 said today he would not appeal. Mr. Kat Fye Hin. an elected Town Councillor, said he was late because the $500 deposit for the
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    ROTARY CLUBS SPONSOR TOURS BY STUDENTS
    104 2 TTVALA LUMPUR, Tues. Twelve Malayan students will visit Medan. the capital of North Sumatra, in December under an exchange of visits programme between f lndonesian and Malayan students sponsored by Rotarians. The visit is sponsored jointly by the Medan and Malayan Rotary clubs. A
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    Dart it is...
    48 2 In the explanations to the answers given by the Judges published in the Straits Times of Aue. 10. the answer to clue 23 down should have read "dart" instead of "darn,' 1 the judges preferences were correctly published In the Sunday Times of Aug. 9.
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    Found hanged
    25 2 SINGAPORE Tues. Tan Kuan Wah. 55. a carpenter, was found hanged In the kitchen of a shophouse in Queen Street early this morning.
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    ARTIST WITHDRAWS OFFER TO MALAYA
    125 2 ARTIST WITHDRAWS OFFER TO MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR. Tues Indonesian artist Hassan Jaafar has withdrawn his offer of one of his paintings to the Federation's National Art Gallery after being told that the work would have to be approved by the gallery's working committee. Inche Hassan, who said he wanted to
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    Talk to Press
    38 2 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. will give a talk on "The English-educated and the future" at a luncheon meetIng of the Singapore Union of Journalists nn Sunday at the Cathay Hotel.
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    Council interpreting system to expand
    151 2 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE simultaneous interpreting system of the Le- gislative Council is to be extended to cope with the needs of the future Senate and House of Repre- sentatives. The existing 118' line! f for* ear sets will be increased to j at least
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    President again
    23 2 KUALA KANGSAR. Tues Inche Mohamed Hashlm bin Amin. District Officer. Batang Padang. has been reelected president of the Old Cliffordians' Association.
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    Dr. Toh will open seminar on making Malay the national language
    260 2 Dr. Toh will open seminar on making Malay the national language SINGAPORE, Tuesday. SINGAPORE'S Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Cnin Chye. will open a seminar here next week to discuss measures for rapidly making Malay the national language. The two-day seminar, i organised by the University Socialist Club, will begin
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    YONG DROPS A HINT OF PAY CUTS FOR POLY STAFF
    263 2 YONG DROPS A HINT OF PAY CUTS FOR POLY STAFF SINGAPORE. Tuesday. T^HE Minister for Education, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, told the first meeting of the new board of governors of the Singapore Polytechnic today that its first task would be to consider the "rather unhappy question' of salaries. He
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    Leader of cultural mission flies in
    78 2 J I SINGAPORE. Tues. Mr. Djoko Samjoto, leader of the Indonesian cultural delegation which is paying a two-week visit to Singapore, arrived here this morning in advance of his party to prepare a programme. The 45-member delegation, which is on its way by sea,
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    Women complete two-day tour
    38 2 SINGAPORE. Tues —Thirty Malay women from the Women's Institute of the Rengit district. Batu Pahat. led by their secretary Che'gu Maznah binte Mohamed Lasslm, left tonight for home after a crowded twoday Singapore tour
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    Lock icon Mr. K gives pledge on A-tests
    202 3 RUSSIA IS READY TO BE THE FIRST TO CALL A HALT LONDON, Tuesday. *piE Russian Prime Minister. Mr. Khrushchev, said in a letter published here today that the Soviet Union was ready to accept the most solemn obligation not to be the first to
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    Lock icon £350M1L. AID PLAN FOR INDUS RIVER PROJECT
    203 3 £350M1L. AID PLAN FOR INDUS RIVER PROJECT LONDON, Tuesday. Ttf R. WILLIAM ILIFFE. vice president of the World iTI Bank, said here tociay that the treaty between India and Pakistan on the division of the waters of the Indus River system would be concluded in 1 the first half of
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    Lock icon 'Back to normal'
    36 3 CAIRO. Tues. Relations between the United Arab Republic and the United States 'have returned to normal now," President Nasser told a group of Arab emigrants from the United States at Alexandria last night.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon LONG-LOST 'ORPHAN' VERNON FINDS MUM AFTER 19 YEARS
    243 3 LONG-LOST 'ORPHAN' VERNON FINDS MUM AFTER 19 YEARS SYDNEY, Tues.—After living for 19 years as an 'orphan." a 24--year-old Englishman, now living in Dungog, on the central northern New South Wales coast, has learned his mother is alive in England. He is Vernon Long.' who up till recently, thought his
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    Lock icon Britain gives a loan go—ahead
    56 3 BONN. Tues— Dr. Cheddl Jagan. British Guiana Minister of Trade and Industry, said here yesterday that the British Government had "more or less Indicated" that British Guiana could accept loans from any country. Dr. Jagan arrived here for a two-day visit to discuss West German
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    Happy landings
    28 3 NEW YORK. Tues—All eight men aboard parachuted to safety yesterday minutes before a B-52 Stratofortress crashed 15 miles west of Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire.—U.P.L
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    Lock icon THE MOST SPECTACULAR STORM HITS SOUTH ENGLAND
    199 3 THE MOST SPECTACULAR STORM HITS SOUTH ENGLAND |f OND O N, Tues. Thunderstorm for a second day swept across Southern England today causing flooding and delaying road and rail traffic. Yesterday one of the most violent rainstorms in memory struck. Mor/e than two and one half inches of rain fell
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    Death of a beauty queen
    64 3 MELBOURNE, Tues.—Gillian Gaylard, 21, who two years ago gave up her $1,500 prize for winning a beauty contest, so that a hospital could have the money, died of cancer yesterday. Only a year after Gillian's gesture to the hospital, the man she intended to marry,
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    Lock icon Queen to receive Ghana Premier
    177 3 HE ENJOYED KEEPING THAT SECRET BALMORAL, Tuesday. THE QUEEN, who has scheduled no further public engagements because she is expecting a baby, meets the Ghana Premier, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, today to talk about her postponed tour of Africa. Dr. Nkrumah was one of the first
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    Foxhole marksman and the Red-eye
    90 3 OVER the head of a comrade in arms, a marine marksman in a fox hole takes aim with a Red-eye, a new anti-aircraft guided missile designed to knock down low-flying combat planes. Resembling the bazooka of World War II and Korean war vintage in appearance
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    Lock icon A death date set: Chessman appeals again
    90 3 LOS ANGELES. Tues. A new execution date has been set for Caryl Chessman, the 38-year-old convict author who has fougbt for 11 years to avoid the gas chamber. The new date, Oct. 23, was set yesterday by a Superior Court Judge, Mr. Herbert
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    Lock icon 736 rebels out of the fight
    39 3 ALGIERS. Tues. French troops have killed or captured 736 Algerian rebels in the Kabylle mountain "Operation Twins" since It started on July 22. Thirty-one French troops were killed during the same period. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Florence visit
    26 3 FLORENCE. Tues The Duchess of Kent arrived her* last night for a private visit as guest of her sister. Princess Olga of Yugoslavia. Reuter.
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    Lock icon MARRIAGE BAN ON ABORIGINE, WHITE MAN
    223 3 MARRIAGE BAN ON ABORIGINE, WHITE MAN JJARWIN, Tues. A white man and an aborigine girl have been refused permission to marry, a court at Katherine, in the Northern Territory, was told today. The white man. Michael Daly, 33. a driver, was convicted last June of cohabiting with the girl. Gladys
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    Show goes on late
    71 3 NEW YORK. Tues.— Actors In the Broadway musical "The Music Man" sounded a note of disharmony last night which delayed the opening curtain by 13 minutes. The fault, rats and leaky plumbing, the actors said. While an audience of 1.900. waited for the show to go
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    Lock icon HE'LL MEET LOCH NESS MONSTER—HE HOPES
    192 3 HE'LL MEET LOCH NESS MONSTER— HE HOPES ABERDEEN, Tues. Plans are being made for a clown from Bertram Mills Circus to meet "Nessie," the Loch Ness monster. Mr. Bernard Mills, circus director, who is shortly to make a survey of Loch Net*. said yesterday he thought a skin diver simulating
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    Lock icon FRANCE SHOULD DO AS BRITAIN, HE SAYS
    277 3 FRANCE SHOULD DO AS BRITAIN, HE SAYS KARACHI, Tues.—President Ayub Khan suggested yesterday that France should look to past British Colonial I practices in dealing with the Algerian nationalists. The President told a Press 1 conference that Pakistan was I deeply concerned with the 1 Algerian problem. Judging by the
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    Lock icon S. AFRICA BOYCOTT TALKS OFF
    69 3 S. AFRICA BOYCOTT TALKS OFF KAMPALA. Tues. The Uganda Government last, night banned delegates of other East and Central Afrl- can countries from attending a trade union and political conference due to be held here next week. The reason given was the "present disturbed state of Buganda." The Government advised
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      374 3 Your radio today... RADIO SINGAPORE RADIO MALAYA Median ware 47S metres I* NATIONAL SHORTWAVE SFKVKi A.M. 6.30 Good Morning; 6.32 41 7 metre. Morning Prelude; 7.00 The Newt; MEDIUM WA^E SERVICES 7.05 A Date W.th Music; 7.30 f^ Lumpur Speak Malay; 7.35 A Date With Ipoh SM metre* Music; 8.00
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    -ADVICEBY ONG: NO MORE GREASING OF PALMS
    307 4 SINGAPORE, Tues. Contractors have been told that from now onwards they are not supposed "to charge as a cost, the greasing of the palms of corrupt officials." Mr Ong Eng Guan, the Minister for National Development, in a statement tonight said: "I wish
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    A liquor bath brawl costs man $100
    102 4 A liquor bath brawl costs man $100 SINGAPORE, Tues.— When a New World Cabaret dance hostess. Molly Yonc, threw a glass of liquor over a man who had slaped her. 10 men started a fight. Giving evidence in the Third Criminal District Court today, she said that she went to
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    End of series
    30 4 BINOAFORE. Tues. The last programme of "Dupa Kenchana", a popular Radio Singapore series of Malay and Indonesian melodies, will be broadcast at 10.30 p m on Thursday.
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    'Swan Lake'
    21 4 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Singapore Ballet Group will present /'Swan Lake" at the Victoria Theatre from Aug. 20 to 30.
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    Moneylender's wife No. 2 asks court to let her stay
    398 4 COURT POSER: WAS MARRIAGE LEGAL? SINGAPORE, Tues. A Sikh woman. Inderjit Kaur, the seconu wife of a moneylender, Bachan Singh, who was allowed to enter Singapore on a special permit, on Feb. 24, this year, asked the High Court today
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    Bus stops to be shifted
    261 4 No more long walks in rain tor all pupils SINGAPORE, Tuesday. 'THOUSANDS of children who depend on buses to go to school will find bus stops erected nearer their schools during the next term. The Minister for Education Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, Is concerned about
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    Tax evasion at cinemas: Dr. Goh explains
    148 4 ♦SINGAPORE. Tues. The Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, tonight named nine independent theatres where tickets sold will bear no entertainment duty stamps. In a statement, Dr. Goh explained that in addition to the Shaw and Cathay groups, these nine theatres had
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      153 4 Singapore diaryT^ ROTARY CLUB OF SINGAPORE: Talk by R. R. Day on "Alcoholics Anonymous' 1 at Cathay Hotel 1 p.m. KAMALA CLUB (Moulmeln Road i Malayalam Class from 9to 11 a.m.. 4 to 6 p.m. CHINESE V.M.C.A.: Table tennis 0 a.m.; body building, weight lifting 3 p.m.; Pri "V" Club
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      146 4 6.3(1 to 8.30 pm. THE INDEPENDENT MISSIONARY MOVEMENT: Pr«e film show at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. Moulmeln Road 7.30 pjn. CLOTHING SHOP; At St. Andrew's Cathedral, CWA Room, South Side 3 to 5 p.m. KATONG BOY'S CLI B: Badminton Indoor games 3 pjn.: sepak rag* 6 p.m body building 6
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    The struggle in Kelantan is mainly Alliance vs. PMIP
    1927 5 The Straits Times guide to the national elections PMIP's top men in fight STRAIGHT FIGHTS IN 9 OF THE 10 WARDS CHINESE and Indian voters will not play a significant part in the Parliamentary election in Kelantan. Out of the 238,180
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    WHO'S WHERE—AT A GLANCE
    89 5 WHO'S WHERE— AT A GLANCE OLD KELANTAN: Ten«ku Indra Putra (Alliance) Tuan Haji Mohamed Yatim bin Haji Shamsuddin (Party Ne^ara) and Inche Amaltiddin bin Darus (PMIP). TANAH MERAH: Mi Othman bin Abdullah (PMIP) and Ustaz Aihari bin Abdul Kahman (Alliance). PASIR MAS HILL': Inrhr Yaacob bin Awang (Alliance) and Da
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    My part in murder—by witness
    347 6 My part in murder by witness EX-TERRORIST TELLS OF QUARRY MEETINGTHEN FOUR SHOTS THAT KILLED A MAN IPOH, Tuesday. A WITNESS told a preliminary inquiry in the Ipoh magistrate's court today of the part he played in a "successful arrangement" to murder a resident, of a new tillage. The witness,
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    Exhibition campaign – to promote Malay
    115 6 Exhibition campaign to promote Malay 1 I ITUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A campaign has been launched to show people in the rural areas that Malay is a cultural language and that books on various subjects in Malay exist. Tuan Syed Nasir bin Ismail. Director of the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, told
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    Socialist candidate to stay in prison
    200 6 Socialist candidate to stay in prison IPOH. Tues.— The Review Commission has turned down an application from the Socialist Front for the temporary release of a political prisoner, Mr. Yoon Foo Thong, who is the Fronts candidate in Ipoh constituency in the parliamentary elections. The chairman of the commission has
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    Tin-for-farm-products pact soon
    158 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Agreement is expected to be reached soon between the Malayan Chinese Mining As. sociation and an American barter agent to exchange 400 tons of Malayan tin for American agricultural products. The agent's representative, Mr. H. Feldberg, recently left Malaya taking with him a list
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    American people anxious about Malayan polls
    206 6 ENVOY RETURNS TO STUDY ALLIANCE CHANCES INVESTORS in America are awaiting the outcome of Malaya's first parliamentary election to tee what will happen to "one of the best examples of democracies in South-east Asia" the Straits Times was told today. The Minister at the
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    DISGRACEFUL, says MINISTER Immigration to get new depot
    415 6 SINGAPORE, Tuesday THE MINISTER for Home Affairs, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, today described the Immigration Depot a€ Godown 44 in the East Wharf as "a place with disgraceful facilities for the poor." So he is determined on finding better premises for the
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    PMIP HITS 'FALSE GOSSIP'
    69 6 ALOR STAR, Tues— The PMIP's only successful candidate in the 1955 Federal elections, Haji Ahmad bin Tuan Hussain, last night accused certain political leaders of spreading false gossip about his party. "It is not true that we are using religion to create hatred." he told PMIP
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    A BETTER DEAL PLAN FOR SHOPMEN
    176 6 A BETTER DEAL PLAN FOR SHOPMEN UUALA LUMPUR. Tues.—The Federation's 80,000 shop assistants are to be organised to fight for better wages and working conditions. This move is being made by the new National Union of Commercial Workers, which has started a countrywide campaign to enlist shop assistant members. At
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    Freed of using force charge
    47 6 SINGAPORE. Tues. ißusli bin Omar, also known as "Lebal" <a. Muslim 'religious teacher), was today i acquitted in a magistrate's court on a charge of using criminal force on a married woman. Siti Mariyam binte Hail Zalnal. His defence was not called
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    CAN A HURT TRESPASSER SUE?
    317 7 That is big question in appeal by a property owner against award to boy who lost leg IPOH, Tuesday. II a person is injured while trespassing on priA vate property can he claim damages from the property owner? That was one of the questions argued
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    Justified
    55 7 Replying for Keo. Mr. N. Sharma. maintained that Mr. Justice Syed Sheh Barakbah was justified in his finding. Teong had given Implicit permission to having children play on his land in that he took no steps to stop them. There was negligence In i that Teong knew that the
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    2 Red food _ dumps, 3 camps destroyed
    148 7 2 Red food dumps, 3 camps destroyed IPOH. Tues. Two terrorist food dumps were located by a patrol of the 7th Battalion. Royal Malay RfKiment. in the "Operation Jaya" area of Kuala Kangsar on Sunday. The dumps contained 260 Ib of rice. 80 Ib sugar. 40 1b salt, a four-gallon
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    Heah urges stockpile representations
    153 7 OENANG. Tues. The pre- sldent of the Rubber Trade Association of Penang, Mr. Heah Joo Seang. today urged the Malayan Government to make representations to the United States and remind them of the conditions under which the American stockpile was set up. Washington. Mr. Heah told
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    2 of 4 men on murder charge are acquitted
    221 7 2 of 4 men on murder charge are acquitted A LOR STAR. Tues. Two of four men jointly charged with the murder of two brothers were acquitted in the Kedah Assize Court here today. Ahmad Awang bin Manis and his brother-in-law. Hanafle bin Mat. were acquitted without their defence being
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    Five 'troublesome' thugs arrested
    175 7 IPOH. Tues. Five secret society leaders operating in the Ipoh area were arrested last night under the Prevention of Crime Ordinance. A police spokesman described the sancsters as "some of the most troublesome in Ipoh during the last six months." They were picked up from their
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    $10,000 BAIL FOR SIX SLASHED TO $500
    172 7 $10,000 BAIL FOR SIX SLASHED TO $500 lOHORE BAHRU, Tues. The taikong and six crew members of an Indonesian sailing vessel, appeared in the Sessions Court today charged with possessing 2.500 katis of tin ore on which duty had not been paid. I Custom* seized the ore. valued at $5,000,
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    Youth held after chase
    47 7 IPOH, Tues. a youth armed with a chopper chased a man from a billiard shop in I Anderson Road across the children's plavs-ornH fodnv A police van chased and shouted to hu«i to stop, tut immediately dropped the chopper. An arrest was made.
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    Dead-of-night artist from Form Five is set for first show
    414 7  - Dead-of-night artist from Form Five is set for first show ANTHONY OEI By THURSDAY will be the 1 schoolboy artist hen Committed on rape charge BUTTERWORTH, Tues. K. Singera Velio, 21, was toI day committed to stand trial at thn Penang High Court on i two charges of rape and
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    Gangsters in car knife youth
    66 7 Gangsters in car knife youth gINGAPORE, Tues. A youth, Lim Bock Khim, waa knifed In a street corner ambush at dusk yesterday. He was cycling when a car load of than blocked his path at the junction of Upper Perak Road and Veerasamy Road. Two than leaped out of the
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    She Straits Times Wednesday, August 12. 1959 Outlook for Democracy
    731 8 She Straits Times Wednesday, August 12. 1959 Outlook for Democracy Is there one country in Asia or Africa where it is possible to say with confidence that rule by consent will survive the next decade or two? What, in other words, is the outlook for democracy in the two continents?
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    30 8 I* Words $1* Minimum j M.K. JACOB thanks friends and relatives lor condolence messages scrolls wreatlu donations assistance and attendance at the funeral of iii« lata mother on 9.8.59.
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    A New Party?
    258 8 When four members of the M.C.A. executive working committee resigned their offices, and their membership, last month in protest against the terms of the UMNOM.C.A. reconciliation, an immediate question was whether they would form a new party. Ttie idea received short shrift from one of the dissident
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    Rising Costs
    283 8 The annual report on Singapore education, published yesterday, attracts interest chiefly for its vivid reminder of the high and soaring cost of the schools. Counting recurrent and capital costs, the estimates have risen by nearly eighty per cent in four years, from $46 million in 1955 to $81.4
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    DISILLUSION and DEADLOCK in NYASALAND
    783 8 DISILLUSION and DEADLOCK in NYASALAND BLANTYRE. Tues. THE Colonial Office's bid to break the Nyasaland deadlock by minor constitutional concessions to the Africans has had little impact on either white or African opinion here. The impasse continues with the Government adamantly refusing, for its part, to allow the resuscitation of
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    Dr. LIM AND M.C.A. STATEMENTS ARE CLARIFIED
    375 8 IN the Straits Times of Aug. 8, there appeared a report of a Press conference given by me. I feel it is necessary to clarify my statements made during the conference. The Press conference was given because I wanted to clarify the situation
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    Socialist Front protest
    163 8 r PHE Socialist Front has tried all avenues In an attempt to get permission to get into Carey Island to canvass for votes and to hold rallies for the coming election. Permission has been refused and we are In a dilemma as to how a legitimate way
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    The high cost of living on the never-never
    754 8 The high cost of living on the never-never ONE of the features of the United States which strikes the visitor from Europe is the insistence Americans show in trying to lend money to one another. Not that they do it gratuitously, of course; the whole paraphernalia of the advertising industry
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    Magic and gold to beat crocs
    312 9 OLD HUNTER EXPLAINS HIS CHICKEN BAIT AND BLOWPIPE METHODS SINGAPORE, Tuesday. "DRI'XEI professional crocodile hunter, Mat Yassin bin Hussin, who has been engaged by Brunei Shell to rid Sungei Seria of its crocodiles, is counting on $23 worth of pure gold to make his
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    Viscount for Malaya arrives
    43 9 SINGAPORE. Tues.-A tur-bo-prop Viscount 760 D aircraft has arrived for Malayan Airways and is now being used for preliminary pilot and engineer training courses. The starting date of Viscount services on regional and domestic routes will be announced shortly.
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    Bill will empower Ong to nullify acts of City Council
    360 9 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. pit: Minister for National Development, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, will introduce a Bill at the Legislative Assembly meeting on Thursday, which will empower him to invalidate certain proceedings in the City Council after P.A.P. members had resigned from
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    Aziz: In 5 years time, the new Malayan farmer will emerge
    163 9 MALACCA, Tues.— The Minister of Agriculture, Inche Abdul Aziz bin Ishak, said here today that he was sure in five years time a new type of responsible and enlightened farmer would emerge in Malaya, capable of looking after his
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    New president
    20 9 SINGAPORE. Tues.— lnche Osman bin Mohd. Raffik has been elected president of the Singapore Government School Employees Union.
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    Violinist leaves
    25 9 SINGAPORE. Tues—Mr. Ooh Boon Tioe. well-known violinist, left Singapore this morning for Rome by Qantas on a six-month tour of Europe and America.
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    Nanyang looking for 'suitable' chancellor: Tan
    241 9 Nanyang looking for 'suitable' chancellor: Tan SINGAPORE, Tuesday. ]I|R. Tan Lark Sye, chairman of the Nanyang University Council today said that the council was constantly looking for a "suitable person" to be chancellor of the university. The multi-millionaire rubber magnate, who recently took over the day-to-day administration of the university,
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    NINE-JOBS MACHINE FOR PADI FARMERS IN MALAYA
    216 9 NINE-JOBS MACHINE FOR PADI FARMERS IN MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. An all-pur-pose cultivator specially designed to help padi planters has Just been introduced in Malaya. The machine can plough, harrow, irrigate, transport. mow, puddle, ridge, seed and weed. Of the first consignment, which arrived here recently. 30 have been sold
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    Woman, children saved by bed as house falls
    147 9 I/UALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A woman and her four children were saved by sheltering under a bed when their house waa blown down here yesterday. The woman, Madam Mah Lin Oi. 23, eventually tore a hole in the attap roof which had collapsed
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    LOTTERY CHARGE FAILS
    93 9 LOTTERY CHARGE FAILS J INGAPORE, Tues.— Wee !Cf Boon Lee, a caterer at the Government secretariat canteen in Empress Place, was acquitted in a magistrate's court today of a charge of buying a ticket "in a public lottery." The count was told that police found Wee possessing; a Selangor Turf
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    Warrant out for driver
    69 9 SINGAPORE. Tues.— Two youths were killed when a car In which they were travelling with five others crashed against a culvert. At the inquest today, tht coroner. Inche Ahmad boi Hussein, issued a warrant for the arrest of the driver. Tan Kay Hua. 24. a fishmonger,
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    WOMAN WHO SNATCHED GIRL, 4, IS JAILED
    266 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. A woman arrested on July 17 while trying to sell a four-year-old girl she had kidnapped the day before, was Jailed todiy for two years. Loh Seng Moey. 45. described as a well-to-do mother of seven, kidnapped Lee Ylm from the
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    MUSIC TEACHERS: A QUERY
    37 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Ministry of Education wants to know how many music teachers there are in Government schools. Principals have been asked to submit lists of teachers now teaching music in their schools
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      CORNER FOR JOKES
      170 10 CORNER FOR JOKES ITAJAMOORTHY: "My musical talent once saved my life." Balasingam: "How did that happen?" Kajamoorthy: "Well, when the floods came we were in great danger but my father jumped on a table and floated to safety." Balasingam: "How did your musical talent help you?" Kajamoorthy: 'I accompanied him
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      The scouts plan exciting motor boat chase
      839 10 The scouts plan exciting motor boat chase rBBY and hi* friends are on a cycling holiday where they meet up with their rivals Krishna and Co., Krishna hides the scouts' cycles then Tubby retaliates by pretending he is a ghost. They then ride on to Mersing where they camp for
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    RUBBER MARKET TURNS QUIETER WITH SMALLER TRADE
    498 12 RUBBER MARKET TURNS QUIETER WITH SMALLER TRADE By Our Market Correspondent THE Singapore Rubber Market after the burst of activity during the past week was quieter yesterday and the turnover wa h reported as only moderate. The variation in price in August first grade was just over a cent between
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    STOCK INDICES
    22 12 Malayan Share Market: Aag. 11 Aag. 10 Industrials: 93.48 93.19 Tins: 10.V91 1*5.76 S Rubbers: 138.b7 138.51 Jan. 1 I»58slN
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    28 12 SINGAPORE. AUG. 11. RUBBER: $1,061 per lb. (down a quarter of a cent). TIN: $398.37} per pirul (down 124 cents). Estimated unofficial offering 165 tons tunchanged).
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    154 12 MELBOURNE, Tues. INVESTMENT shares maintained a firm tone on the stock exchange today although ICIANZ dropped Is. to 675. 6d. ACI rose 2s. to 80s. and Associated Pulp gained Is. to 515. 6d. Base Metals and the Oils held a steady tone with Mt. l»a 18. 9d. to
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    108 12 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday v.-ere: Copra: quiet: L'K/Continent August/September shipments $36 buyers. $37 sellers. Coconut oil: easier; bulk $57 sellers, drum 150 sellers. Pepper: quiet: no business was reported done. Muntok white $150, Sarawak $149. special Sarawak black $89. garbled Lampong black $89
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    232 12 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today: Soudan 1/2. Pabinta 4/5. Jesse Lykes 6 A, Idomeneus 6/7. Maori 8 9, Ceylon 10/11, Chupra 13/14. Straat Torres 18, Maetiuycker 19. Serampang N.Wall 2. Segamat N.WaU 3, Serdang N.Wall 4, Emp. Klttlwake 21/22, Shlnsei Mam 23/24.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    95 12 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes in Its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Canada: buying airmail T.T. 31 5/8. OD 31 3/4. 90 d/st 32 3/16 credit bills. 32 1/4 trade bills. Selling T.T. or OD. ready: Canada 31 5 16, Swiss
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    RUBBER PRICES
    147 12 August first grade robber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 106 cents per lb.. down a quarter of a cent, on Monday's closing price. The closing tone was quiet. Closing prices In cents per lb.. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 106 'i, sellers
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    623 12 The Malayan Share Brokers' AsMetation reported yesterday: "There was a steady tone in all sections with few chai.ges and the turnover was fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business up to 3.30 p.m.: Industrials: 8.8. Petiol 545.: Fraser and Neave ords $1.42 (O), $1.41: Oammon $1.79
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    Rubber crops
    27 12 The following further July crops are notified: Ayer Panaa 113.000 lb., Glenealr 100.000 lb.. Kluat* 97.0001 b., Pajam 155.4001 b., and Cta Benut 41.5001 b.
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      687 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS COLONY OF NORTH BORNEO PUBLIC WOBKS DEPARTMENT Applications are invited for the post of Laboratory Technician. 2. The post will be on contract for a period of two years' resident service. The salary scale of the post is between M.KiOO and MMIO per mensem and the salary to
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      764 12 NOTICES re Estate of LEE SOON KIAN, deceased Will any person who knows the whereabouts of Mr. Tan Choon Kai please communicate with the Public Trustee St Official Assignee. Supreme Court Building. Slnga- pore, administrator of the estate I of Lee Soon Kian. deceased, late of No. 697-19. Jalan Alsagoff,
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      767 12 NOTICES NOTICE A young European Lady with I'urslng experience wishes to seek: employment with a European Family In Singapore to look after children. Please contact Public Trustee, Singapore. Telephone *****. ESTATE OF LEE LENG KOW, DECD. B.E: LENG HENG A CO. The Official Assignee. Slnßapore has been appointed Receiver of
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    337 14 HE IS FIGHTING FIT AFTER A SPELL ON THE TRACK with Epsom Jeep KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. RICKY 11, with Moses Lee up, galloped attractively on a yielding track here this morning. Breaking from the half-mile he reeled off the last 3f in 38 3/5, keeping
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    283 14 MALAYA HAS TOUGH JOB AHEAD-RUIA PENANG, Tuesday. IMALAYA will have a tough job regaining the Tho- mas Cup from Indonesia, said Mr. S. Ruia, a vice-president of the Badminton Association of India, here today. At the moment. Malaya's hopes are not bright, accordIng to Mr. Ruia, because Indonesia has a
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    Malayan jockeys to learn in U.K.
    185 14 Malayan jockeys to learn in U.K. SINGAPORE, Tues.— The Straits Racing Association is considering a scheme to send local apprentice Jockeys to England for specialised training under experts. "Good Jockeys are at a premium in this country and there is a great future for successful apprentice Jockeys when they return
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    26 14 PALMERSTON (North New Zealand), Tues. The British Lions rugby team scored a 26-6 victory over a strong Manawatu and Horowhenua side here yesterday. Reuter.
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    BOON BEE TO JOIN PERAK CUP XI BY AIR
    290 14  -  LEE FOO SAN By IPOH, Tues. Schoolboy Ng Boon Bee has repeatedly set a problem for the Perak Amateur Football Association with his badminton engagements. Perak. the North zone winners, will meet Kelantan, the East zone winners, at Kota Bharu on
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    Philippines withdraw
    97 14 t v 'UALA LUMPUR. Tues.1Y The Philippines F.A. will not send a team for the Merdeka anniversary soccer tournament here, starting in the last week of August. It has written to the F.A. of Malaya asking for permission to withdraw as it would not be able to Held
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    DAVID MAKES HIS WINNING JUMP TO WIN TITLE
    44 14 DAVID HERMON of the Federation Military Collet;.-. Negri Sembjlan, clears lift. 3 Jin. to win the Dole vault title in the Federation of Malaya Schools Sports Council athletics championships In Penang on Monday. Strait* Times picture.
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    Three lucky escapes for H.K. tourists
    201 14 MALACCA, Tues.— The Hong Kong Chinese soccer team defeated Malacca five goals to two In a match on the Kubu stadium this evening. The rain-soaked ground prevented good soccer. Malacca with a little more luck could have held .the tourists to a draw. Their
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    4-1 sweep for Aussies
    64 14 PHILADELPHIA. Tues Australia completed a 4-1 victory over Italy in the Inter-zone tU of trie Davis Cup here yesterd«i when the final two singles were biiared. Australian left-hander Rod Layer beat Orlando Sirola 4-6. 6-4. 6-0. 6-3. Then Nicola Pletrangell scored Italy's only success by defeating
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    Julie may compete as 'guest' -SASA decision
    269 15 Julie may compete as 'guest' -SASA decision CINGAPORE, Tues. 0 Former British Olympic swimmer Julie Hoyle may compete at the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association's open championships on Saturday as a guest swimmer of the S.A.S.A. S.A.S.A. decided this at an emergency meeting held at the Chinese Swimming Club last night.
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    MORE NATIVE RECORDS BROKEN AT FMSSC MEET
    384 15  -  OH KEE TIANG By Penang, Tueday R. SUBRAMANIAM of Selangor and Kanniah (Malacca) broke a 25-year-old native record for the one mile in the Federation of Malaya Schools Sports Council's first athletic championships which concluded at the City Stadium here today. Subramaniam clocked
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    Results of events for boys and girls
    362 15 BOYS lOt yds: 1 Shahruddin bin All I (NS;. 2 Mohamed bin Sulong (Tr). 3. S. J. Wataon (Pk), lCsec: U« yds hurdles: 1 Kamarul Arifflr (NS). 2 Daud bin Yahya (NS>. 8 Tahlr Onn (Joh). 16sec: 221 yds: 1 Shahruddin bin Ail
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    Ghani: Will FAM pick him now?
    231 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday. THE selection of Abdul Ghani for the Selangor team in the key Malaya Cup soccer match against Singapore a fortnight ago at Jalan Besar, has embarrassed the F.A. of Malaya. Now that the F.A.S. has recalled Ghanl, the big question is
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    Fight halts match
    78 15 SINGAPORE, Tues.— A fight between two players caused today's S.A.F.A. Junior Cup first round tie between Telok Kurau United and Setla Jaya at Farrer Park to be abandoned three minutes before time. Telok Kurau were leading 2-1 when the players fought after a clash. A free-for-all followed
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    Lock icon Thai defeat
    45 15 WELLINGTON. Tues.—Wellington beat Thailand by three matches to two In a women's badminton contest here this week-end. The Thai team, who play New Zealand in the first round of the Über Cup competition at Dunedin on Friday, arrived here late on Friday.— Reuter.
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    One change in S'pore team to meet Selangor
    79 15 One change in S'pore team to meet Selangor iI.NUAPORE. Tues.—Sinfc-> gapore has made one change in the team that beat Malacca by an innings last month, for the Malayan inter-state cricket final against Selangor starting here on Friday. Indian Association allrounder Hushim Ashraff comes in place of Bob Barker. The
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    Lock icon Cricket awards
    59 15 WELLINGTON, Tues. Overseas players have won the top batting and bowling awards in the same season for the first time in the history of New Zealand cricket. Bruce Palraudeaa. the West Indian who plays for Northern Districts, has won the 1958-59 Redpatch Cup for batting and Australian-born Ken
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    GUARD REGIMENT RETAIN CUP
    159 15 SINGAPORE. Tues.— A second half goal by centreforward Syed Ahmad enabled Singapore Guard Regiment to retain the M.O.R. Cup for soccer when they beat Royal Signals 2-1 In the final at Tanglin today. Setting the pace from the start, the Guards took an early lead in
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    Ray gets surprise—and cheque
    236 15 Ray gets surprise— and cheque SINGAPORE. Tues. Ray Ming Chan, the 24-year-old Filipino boxer, who offered to sell his silver trophy to pay for his Income tax, today got a pleasant surprise. He now has not only $256 he needs but also does not have to part with his treasured
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    'Wonder' girl Sally sets new 400 m State mark
    280 15 'Wonder' girl Sally sets new 400 m State mark 14-YEAR-OLD SWIMMER AGAIN IN SPOTLIGHT Tues—"Wonio der girl swimmer, 14--yean-old Sally Hudson, con- tinued her record-breaking feat at the Singapore national swimming meet when another five finals were decided at Amber Road today. Swimming with her usual fluent grace, she establish-
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    Naidu lands a double
    104 15 SINOAPORE. Tues. S.R.S. Naldu scored a double In the Singapore ClvU Services Association table-tennis championships which ended at Alumni Association hall last night. Results: Men's singles champion Quek Song Kang iMAAP). run-ner-up Yeo Peng Chwee (Printing): Doubles champion S.R.S Naldu (OH) and Yeo Peng Chwee (QPO);
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    SJI triumph
    35 15 SINGAPORE. Tues. St. Joseph's Institution beat St. Patrick's by nine runs In a cricket match at Bras Basah road today. S.J.I. 66 fßobln Tessensohn 34. Jimmy Tan 5-14) St. Pattick's 57 (Slngam 6-26).
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    Coaching
    17 15 SINGAPORE, Tues—Singapore Amateur Athletic Association's coaching sub-com-mittee will meet at Farrer Park tomorrow at 6 p.m.
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    Marines survive shock to win 6-5
    267 15 Marines survive shock to win 6-5 SINGAPORE, Tues. Lowly Kota Rajah shocked SAFA league Dlv. 1 leaders. Marines Department, before being beaten 6-5 In a second round match at Jalan Besar Stadium today. A late goal by former Singapore player Ibrahim Mansoor decided the issue after the teams had been
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      76 15 SINGAPORE: Soccer SBHFA Senior Cup. Mercantile Bank v Pulau Bukom. Farrer Park; Hong Ron* Bank v National Carbon. Farrer Park: Wearnes v Chartered Bank. Farrer Park. Junior C\jp. Metal Box v F and N. SRC. padang: Shell v Borneo. SCC padang: NTSV v Singapore glass. Farrer Park: Malayan Airways v
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    Off to Visit' Hang Tuah
    378 16 YOUNGSTERS PLAN TO CLIMB MOUNTAIN OF LEGEND, SUPERSTITION— AND DEATH 15 ROVERS POOH-POOH VILLAGERS' TALES: 'WE'LL ACHIEVE YOUTH'S SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE' SINGAPORE. Tuesday FIFTEEN rovers leave here next week to climb Mount Ophir. believed to be the home of the great Malay warrior. Hang Tuah.
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    Han Suyin: Democracy has failed in Asia
    148 16 Han Suyin: Democracy has failed in Asia OTTAWA, Tues. Novelist Han Suyin said here yesterday that Western democracy had failed in Asian countries and called for Universal recognition of China. •In Asia, the political salvation of nations through democracy is a total failure," she said. "Any type of government in
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    'Lung' projects-a call to students
    153 16 'Lung' projects-a call to students SINGAPORE, Tues. University of Malaya students here are to be asked today to give up a Sunday to work on "Operation Lung" projects The appeal will be made- by Students' Union officials "to show that we are with the people." Notices will be sent to
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    46 16 MADAM CHEE SOY VINO. and family of Chinese Rattan Furniture. 128, Victoria Street. Singapore tender their heartfelt, thanks to associations, relatives and friend.* for condolences. I scrolls, wreaths, assistai.ee and I attendance at the funera. of the I late Madam Won,' Ton;.. Eng on 9-8-39.
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    CHINESE brought Islam to Malaya -visiting survey professor's theory
    274 16 jLTUALA TRENGGANU, Tues. Islam may have come to Malaya not via India and Sumatra but from China. This startling theory was put forward today by Professor S. O. Fatimi. leader of a three-man team from the Singapore division of the University
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    Gang uses girl to trick vigilant wife
    215 16 Gang uses girl to trick vigilant wife BUT HER COURAGE SCARES THE YOUTHS AWAY SINGAPORE, Tuesday. A HOUSEWIFE, ever vigilant against robbers, was A tricked by a gang who used a young girl as a decoy here yesterday. As a security measure. Madam Lim Guay Kee, 27, would never open
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    47 16 AW Vice-Marshal Charles Douglas Candy. C.E.B. R.A.A.F.. arrived in Singapore early yesterday from Sydney to take up his appointment as the Senior Air Staff Officer. Far East Air Force. Air Vice-Marshal Candy is accompanied by his wife and daughter.
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    Flu kills 75
    26 16 JAKARTA. Tues. Seven-ty-five people were reported to have died of influenza in the last two months In the Subang district of West Java.
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    MALAYA SCORE 4-1 OVER INDONESIA
    289 16 Junior badminton KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Thunderous cheering for every stroke and fienzied hand clapping anu footstamping at the end of every rally that was the spontaneous reaction of the fans at tonight's junior "international" badminton match between Malaya and Indonesia at Kampong Attap For sheer
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    372 16 LONDON, Tues Markets stood up quite well to the overnight setback on Wall Street, the sharpest for four years. Prices were marked down at the opening but very little selling developed aud markets soon steadied and in places rallied modestly later. Although fairly widespread, losses were very small
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    Casey: UN may send man to investigate Laos fighting
    277 16 Casey: UN may send man to investigate Laos fighting CANBERRA, Tuesday. THh External Affairs Minister, Mr. Richard O. Casey, said today United Nations intervention might be sought to stop the fighting in Loas. Mr. Casey told the House of Representatives that the U.N. Secretary-General, Mr. Dag Hammarskjoeld, might send a
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    CRICKET-CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES
    216 16 NOTTINGHAM, Tues. The Indian cricketers suffered their second defeat by a County side here today when they lost by eight wickets to Nottingnamshlre. The Indians were beaten by Glamorgan in May. SCORES: Nottinghamshire 284 anci 144 for two wickets. Indians 172 and 255. Results In other
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