The Straits Times, 19 August 1959

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    21 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 flat** 1 1 yes*** The Straits Times Estd. 1845. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1», 1959 15 CENTS
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    THE BIG DAY
    914 1 After 5 weeks of campaigning the f ingl-ijuotes Straits Times reporters Bring your identity card with you First vote will be cast at 8 a.m. THE five-week election campaign ended last night and today more than 2,000,000 voters are expected to go to the polls and decide
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    Radio to give the winning party
    158 1 Radio to give the winning party KUALA Lt'MPUR. Tues. —Radio Malaya will broadcast the election results tomorrow night as they come in. The medium and shortwave services will be onen until a party majority has been reached and all the major results involving party leaders and Ministers have been declared.
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    Lock icon Four climbers found dead
    57 1 SALZBURG (Austria l Tues. Four yong climbers have been found dead on the 10.700-foot Wiesbachhorn mountain following a snowstorm, and two others are missing. Three other climbers who went out in search of the others have been found exhausted and suffering from severe frostbite, and It
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    Lock icon New drug
    24 1 EDINBURGH. Tues. A new drug trophenium for the reduction of bleeding during surgery has been developed by a pharmaceutical firm here.— Reuter.
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    Rubber rises on election eve
    153 1 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. QX the eve of the Federation general election today, rubber went to its second highest level this year. i The Malayan share market was firm in all sections. Rubber closed at Sl. oBs with unofficial dealings one-eighth of a cent higher. There was
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    16 KILLED IN BIG U.S. QUAKES
    134 1 16 KILLED IN BIG U.S. QUAKES NEW YORK. Tues. A series of mighty earthauakes occurred In SouthMontana, near Yellowstone Park last night and early today and 16 persons were reported killed The Quakes brought an ft.OOO-foot mountain tumbling down, threatened to shatter a dam on the Madison River, and endangered
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    29 1 NEW DELHI. Tues. The first Indian girl to qualify as a paratrooper. Flight Lieutenant Gita Chanda. 26. of Bengal, was presented with her "wings' 1 today.— Reuter.
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    Yew Seng detention: Ministry explains
    104 1 Yew Seng detention: Ministry explains SINGAPORE. Tues. The weekend detention of four men had nothing to do with their political activities or views, a spokesman of the Ministry of Culture said today. He said that the action wa.s taken by the CID. and not the Special Branch. "after weeks of
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    STOP PRESS
    34 1 LAOS REBELS ACTIVE AGAIN VIENTIANE Tufy Gen KattiJtonc, Chief of Staff of Laotian Army. >aid today that Communist rebel forces were on tho in north-east \im-r«, again aftrr two weeks' inactivity H-
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      25 1 The weather GENERALLY FAIR, except north west coastal areas, with occasional light rain in the morning. Southern tip also occasional light rain in the morning.
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    The first war picture from Laos
    62 2 THIS is the first picture of rebel prisoners in the Laotian fighting. It was taken by Straits Times special correspondent, John Williams. The picture shows rebel prisoners, roped together, at an airport in Central Laos after being evacuated by air from the troubled north.
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    No polls trouble expected but just in case...
    291 2 No polls trouble expected but just in case... MAN IS DETAINED AFTER A CHASE BY THE POLICE KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE Federation's 35,880-strong police force will be on duty throughout the country tomorrow to ensure that all is orderly during the election. Uniformed policemen will be at polling stations to
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    One unit now
    30 2 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Far East Air Forces Parachute School and Survival School have been merged into one unit known as the Far East Survival and Parachute School.
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    No. 2 RED SEEN IN VILLAGE? OH, NO
    137 2 ALOR STAR, Tuesday. 17 ED AH police today dismissed as nonsense a re- port that Rashid Mydin. right hand man of Malayan Communist boss. Chin Peng, was seen at Kodiang, a Kedah-Perlis border village, last night. A senior police officer said I
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    A surgeon explains
    70 2 With reference to a report in last week's Sunday Times under the heading "State can't sterilise to stop birthSurgeon." Mr. O.M O'Malley, senior surgeon of the Penang General Hospital, points out he was not referring to any particular state In his talk at St. Xavier's Institution. Mr.
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    Boy's death: 3 accused
    51 2 TELUK ANSON. Tuesday. 'THREE brothers. Ramiah, 18. Muniandy, 14 and Krishnan, 19, were charged in the magistrate's court here yesterday with the murder of a four-year-old boy. M. Selvaraju. on Jendarata Estate, nine miles from here, on Aug. 9. They were remanded in custody until Aug.
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    BID TO SWALLOW RUBBER FIRMS
    182 2 BID TO SWALLOW RUBBER FIRMS SINGAPORE. Tues. Another rubber company take-over bid was made public in London today. Kuala Lumpur Rubber Co. Ltd. has made a bid lor the whole of the issued capital of Tamiang Rubber Estates Ltd. and Jeram Rubber Estates Ltd. If the deal goes through 'Kuala
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    New MIC branch
    17 2 PENANG. Tues.— The Malayan Indian Congress has opened a new branch at Waterfall Road.
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    Lock icon ADMIRAL: SOVIET SUBS CAN LAUNCH MISSILES
    142 3 ADMIRAL: SOVIET SUBS CAN LAUNCH MISSILES WASHINGTON, Tues. —Admiral Arleigh Burke, chief of United States Naval Operations, said the Soviet Union probably possessed submarines capable of launching ballistic missiles Admiral Burke was sworn In for a third time. Previously officials had said that Soviet submarines were probably only capable of
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    Lock icon H-claim by US scientist
    53 3 WASHINGTON, Tues. A scientist at the Nay? research laboratory here btileved he has succeeded In harnessing the power of the hydrogen bomb, a Navy spokes nan said today. But the scientist. Dr. Alan Kolb. needed to ex,>enment further with new equipment to prove his theory, the
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    A DEMONSTRATOR BREAKS THE LAW
    101 3 A DEMONSTRATOR BREAKS THE LAW NEGRO STUDENT JEERED IN LITTLE ROCK LITTLE ROCK (Arkansas), Tues. The first open harassment of Negro students attending integrated classes broke out at Central High School yesterday. A group of white students jeered at Jefferson Thomas as he walked out of the school and stood
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    Lock icon 'Bangs bangs' make money grow...
    210 3 PORT MORESBY. Tues.— Villagers in the Seplk district of New Guinea have been trying to make money "grow" by storing it in boxes In special houses known as "bangs bangs the Director of Native Affairs. Mr. A Roberts, said today. Also in various parts j.
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    Lock icon Grivas: What Greece needs is me—and I'm ready
    438 3 Grivas: What Greece needs is me— and I'm ready FORMER EOKA BOSS SEEKS PUBLIC AID IN BID FOR POWER ATHENS, Tuesday. GEN. George Grivas former Eoka leader in Cyprus, told a crowd in Northern Greece during the weekend that ''the country cannot live with its present leadership" and he was
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    Lock icon ALGERIA: AN OFFER BY REBELS
    96 3 ALGERIA: AN OFFER BY REBELS UAMBURG, Tues. Mr. Fehrat Abbas. Prime Minister of the "Free" Algerian Government," said yesterday that his government was prepared to come' to terms with the French. The "Free Algerian Government" had "always declared itself ready to meet French Government representatives to negotiate on the Algerian
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    Lock icon Dies at 109 years
    35 3 LONDON. Tues. -Mrs. Hannah Taylor, England's oldest woman, who was 109 on July 15. died on Sunday in Luton, Bedfordshire. She could neither read nor write. She brought up 13 children.—Reuter.
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    NOW JAKARTA BANS CHINESE SIGNS
    199 3 THE Jakarta Municipa Chinese language sip JAKARTA. Tuesday. i Council has banned all ;ns from the city's business establishments. The council took the decision during one of Iti latest session and indicated it was In Hue with instruc- 1 tions of the Jakarta War Administration
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    Lock icon MOTHER TRIED TO BLAME HUSBAND FOR 3 DEATHS
    85 3 MOTHER TRIED TO BLAME HUSBAND FOR 3 DEATHS BERNE Tues.— A 28-year-old housewife who went to the police station at Le Pont, yesterday and accus. Ed ber husband of shootIng dead three of their children was arrested and charged with the crime, police said. They said they investigated the shootings
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    Lock icon Put a-ban on agenda, call
    54 3 NEW YORK. Tues. India yesterday requested Inclusion of an item on suspension of nuclear and thermonuclear tests in the agenda of the forthcoming General Assembly due to open on Sept. 15. The request was sent to Mr. Dag Hammarskjoeld. the Secretary-General. by Mr. C.S Jha.
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    Lock icon WOES OF BEING SINGLE
    71 3 THE HAGUE. Tues.About 1.000 bachelors and spinsters from 10 European countries today appealed to the Dutch parliament to lower taxes on them because "these taxes are much too high compared with taxes on other groups." The delegates, meeting at Grevenbicht. called themselves hermits, unpaid babysitters, easy
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      353 3 Your radio today...' RADIO SINGAPORE RADIO MALAYA Medium Wave 476 mMW NATIONAL SHORTWAVt AM. 6.30 Good Morning; 6.33 me^iim w!\Vt' SERVICES Morning Prelude; 7.00 The News; Kuala Lumpur 341 metres 7.05 A Dai* With Music; 8.00 The «J~»« 366 metre. News; 8.05 Anthony Schooling Malacca 297 metres Continues HLs Date
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    Anti-gambling squad chalks up a first
    283 4 SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, fHE Gambling Suppression Branch. CID. today secured its first conviction in a case relating to the purchase of a Federation Turf Club lottery ticket. Wee Hong Sek, 17, found in unlawful possession of a Selan- gor Turf Club un- limited sweep ticket
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    No water
    66 4 SINGAPORE. Tues— Water will be shut off at the following places and at the following times tomorrow: In Padang Terbakar (between Koh Sek Lnn Road and the Convent holiday bungalow i from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. to link up a new main. Along Jalan Bahagia (from Kirn
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    Lawyers will be asked to prosecute in the courts
    344 4 SCHEME TO OVERCOME INEXPERIENCE SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE Government plans to enlist the voluntary support of Singapore lawyers for a scheme under which they will undertake prosecutions in Criminal District and Magistrates' Courts. The lawyers will be paid for this volunteer service
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    FILMS TO EDUCATE TAXI MEN
    78 4 FILMS TO EDUCATE TAXI MEN SINGAPORE. Tues. Talks and film shows will be used in a police campaign to educate Singapore's taxi drivers. A statement issued by the Traffic Folice says that there is need to point out to these drivers their faults. It says that many drivers flout the
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    V-DAY TODAY-MOST VOTERS HAVE MADE UP THEIR MINDS
    1208 5 Eve-of-poll round-up shows why and wherefore of who gets that precious 'X* Straits Times reporters T<ODAY is V-for-A votes day and most voters have made up their minds on who gets their precious "X". They also know why they are casting their
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    Special squad 1 foils gangs—
    182 5 Special squad 1 foils gangs SINGAPORE, Tuesday. GANG wars in Singapore have been on the decline since two young thugs were shot dead a fortnight ago by men of the special squad a new set of gangbusters in the police force. Said the police secre- tary, Mr. William Cheng, of
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    TEACHERS OFF FOR COURSES IN U.S.
    124 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday SEVEN Malayan teachers left today for the United States on six-month courses in audio-visual aids, home economics and physical education. Their trips are sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Education. MISS OH EU LAN. the only woman in the
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    MALAYAN TO ATTEND U.S. FARM TALKS
    56 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A I Trengganu agricultural officer left here today for Chicago to attend an annual conference of 4-H, the American farm youth organisation, as a Malayan observer. He is Inche Baslr bin Ismail who has been awarded a 60--day leader grant by
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      196 5 ML Hunt! DC O T DC v "JP ENTERED FINISHED %j/W AWARDS TaittbrcUa J\* PROVED SUPERIORITY IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCOTTISH SIX DAYS TRIAL In the gruelling Scottish Six Days Trial. ~^Bfc **>, from which twenty eight specially ?^Mj prepared motorcycles were forced t*JK to retire, three standard Lambretta U jT
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      261 5 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 7 Prophet so to say Indifferent 1 Spilt soups round about couch. (10). making an incantation (5-5). 9 Surrender catapult l.c. when 8 Sound in speech only? (4>. broken (10K 10 A thugs left to be educated 12 Room fit for clothes (6-4). without help possibly
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      639 6 Your election scorecard Fill it ABBREVIATIONS: ALLIANCE (ALL), PAN-MALAYAN ISLAMIC PARTY (PMIP), SOCIALIST FRONT (SF) PEOPLES PROGRESSIVE PARTY (PPP). PARTY NEGARA (NEGARA). MALAYAN PARTY (MAL), INDEPENDENT (IND) JOHORE fifi SeatS) PONTIAN SELATAN (18,753) KUBANG PASU BARAT (19,303) ULU KELANTAN (22.839) UUnURIb IU OCdlOy Le e Ah Leng (SF) Haji Abdullah
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      1065 7 in as the results are announced PAHANG (6 seats) PERAK (20 seats) SUNGEI SIPUT (17>175) KUALA LANGAT ***** > Ch °y K ok Kuan (Ind) Syed Ibrahim bin Syed Salim (PMIP) (Total electorate 109,333). (Total electorate: 450,094) V. T. Sambanthaxi (All) Aziz Ishak (All) BEN E?E£ i!^?' BAGAN DATOH (18
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    26 8 Warit il* iVintmum) MR. AND MRS. PHILIP JOHN SIOW thank all relatives and friends for their valuable presents ;.nd attendance at their wedding I tecently.
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    IN MEMORIAM
    28 8 10 W'arrff il# (H mimum) IN LOVING MEMORY of M.iry Chua died 16th day seventh Moon 1958 always remembrret' by Tay Nam Kiang and Madi-lene Tay.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    458 8 Vt M'ortf* fi» tfiiumufn JUST ARRIVED at Madelines! Two-piece Check Gingham Suits by Graff of California. Wonderful \alue at $50. Sizes 10 to 16. PICNICS ARE FUN E\erthing you need for a pJcnic la j on display at Cold Storage Orchard Rd. —Give the chlldien a treat! PRIVATE, inexpensive
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    The Straits Times Wednesday, August 19, 1959 The Nation's Verdict
    699 8 The Straits Times Wednesday, August 19, 1959 The Nation's Verdict Any assessment of prospects in today's Federal parliamen- tary elections must necessarily begin with recollection of the State election results. Placing a candidate in every consti- 1 tuency, the Alliance won control of nine legislatures and 207 of the 282
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    Exile Will Talk
    466 8 Mr. Ferhat Abbas, the premier of the "Provisional Gov- ernment of the Algerian Republic in exile", is reported to be willing to hold talks with the French Government. The move will not take President de Gaulle by surprise, for he has for some time been ready, on
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    Too Fast
    190 8 The introduction of the new Highway Code in the Federation has not been handled j very intelligently. There 1 should have been no question of setting the Police to work enforcing it until the Code had been published and the public had had a week or so in
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    ALLIANCE
    1106 8 }oflflf(§j^m!flrllMi^ PMIP 5-pomt platform calls for Islamic principles and a boost in standard of living THE PMIP is ccntest- Ing the election on a five-point platform. If returned it will:— ADOPT Islamic principles; RESTORE Malay sovereignty IMPROVE the standard of living; PRACriSE true democracy and PROMOTE social justice. In
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    CONTROL OF THE ECONOMY
    460 8 THE Malayan Peoples Socialist Front proposes -weeping changes in the country's economy, it has a three-point plan to realise a Socialist Malaya. firsti v it wßiits natin aU cases ot Muslim dlvorca nal SKaUste TJ 2 or«£ except wlth the consent <* nlid and recrul^o wSc
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    MARCUS ACCEPTS COUNCIL'S
    162 9 MARCUS ACCEPTS COUNCIL'S $1,595 OINOAPORE. Tues. Judgment in favour of Mr. P. C. Marcus, former Chief Administrative Officer of the City Council who sued the City Council for his June pay, was entered' by consent of both par- 1 ties in the sum of $1.595 ana costs in the High
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    First class pass
    44 9 TAIPING. Tues. Mr. Wong Yoke Lum. a former student here, who was awarded a scholarship by the Malayan Tin Dredging Co. Ltd. of Batu Ga.iah in 1956. has passed with a first class diploma from the Camborne School of Mines. Cornwall.
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    School expels 8 for poll work
    59 9 School expels 8 for poll work I I I LUMPUR, Tues. Eight students of a Chinese school here have been expelled because they took part in electioneering activities. Their parents have been notified of the expulsion. The students, who were in the Senior Middle classes, have already left the school,
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    Aid for the ailing industries
    314 9 BYRNE: FRIENDLY GOVTS HAVE ALSO OFFERED TO HELP IN OUR PLAN TO PROVIDE MORE JOBS SINGAPORE, Tuesday. T<HE Government plans to use the $160,066,--000 loan it is floating "to help the many foreign and local businessmen who are planning to build more factories in Singapore,"
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    BYRNE TELLS OF STRANGE GOINGS ON IN SOME YOUTH CLUBS
    439 9 BYRNE TELLS OF STRANGE GOINGS ON IN SOME YOUTH CLUBS But now more and mora workers sought to Join unions. "But we want no more splinter unions. For Instance, there are 13 unions for shop assistants. How much stronger they will be when all shop assistants belong to one big
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    Sandalwood dot for bride — trained at Kirkby—
    77 9 Sandalwood dot for bride trained at Kirkby MR. E. SIVAPATHASUNDRAM. a Public Works Department engineer, puts a sandalwood dot on his bride's forehead during their wedding ceremony at the Chettiar's Hall in Kuala Lumpur on Monday night. The bride, the former Miss C. Alakarabikai. a Kirkby-trained teacher attached to the
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    Girl, 10, in box at inquest on her mother
    181 9 Girl, 10, in box at inquest on her mother SINGAPORE. Tues. Veronica. 10. a schoolgirl, gave evidence today at the inquest on her mother, Mafjdelene Tan Wee Neo. Tan, 39. was found dead In her room at her house In Urn Tua Tow Road on July 3 A pathologists report
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    Proprietor fined
    37 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— Lee Tong Woo. an eatinghouse proprietor was fined $100 today for storing ice cream in bulk without a licence He said that he thought that his eatingshop licence covered storage of foodstuffs.
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    Paintings show
    27 9 PENANO. Tues. A woman arlst. Professor Ling Su-hua will hold a three-day exhibition of her paintings at the Penang Trade Association. Anson Road, from today.
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    Discord in wonder boy violinist's home life
    272 9 PRODIGY'S MOTHER SUES FATHER OINGAPORE, Tues.— Ten-year-old Lee Pan Hong, Singapore's wonder boy violinist, was brought to court today by his mother at the hearing of her maintenance suit against his father. Lee Mung Hung. 49. a knife-sharpener. faced a charge of falling
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    COURSE FOR YOUTHS
    82 9 MALACCA. Tuesday. pORTY Chinese youths including- nine girls from Pahang, Selangor. Negrl Sembllan and Malacca are now attending a training course for youth leaders at the AngloChinese School here. The ten-day course conducted In Mandarin and sponsored by the Social Welfare Department will end on Friday with
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    Mistress dead—man gets 8 years
    266 9 Mistress dead man gets 8 years SINGAPORE. Tues.— A 49--year-old lorry driver. Tan Eng Seng, oil trial for murdering his mistress. Tan Ah Won*, alias Ah Wong. 31. was today found guilty of the lesser offence of culpable homicide not amounting to murder and Jailed for eight years. Following a
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    Singapore road deaths down
    83 9 Singapore road deaths down SINGAPORE, Tues. Twelve people were killed in road accidents here last month three fewer than the June fatalities. But the accident figures rose by 103 from 2.117 In June to 2,220 last month. Most of the crashes occurred in the city area. Fines paid in traffic
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    Ceylon visitors
    17 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. team from the Ceylon law school debating society Is expected here next month.
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    ARMY STARTS OPERATION PIPELINE TO ISLANDS
    347 9 ARMY STARTS OPERATION PIPELINE TO ISLANDS SINGAPORE, Tuesday. rpHE first phase of the British Army's move to bring fresh water from Singapore to Pulau Brani and Blakang Mati began this morning with the laying of an undersea pipe-line linking the two small islands. The project, which was to have been
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    Ceylon marriage
    26 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— A lawyer. Mr. R. Murugason. has left for Ceylon to be married to Sarasvathy. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Kumarasingham.
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      1038 10 Krishna and Co. lose a trick to Tubby TUBBY and his i friends are on a i I cycling holiday where I I they meet up with i i their rivals Krishna and Co. Krishna I i hides the scouts' I cycles, then Tubby I retaliates by pre- tending fie
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    RUBBER PRICE RESUMES ITS ADVANCE IN SINGAPORE
    462 12 By Our Market Correspondent THE rubber price resumed its advance in Singapore yesterday, over $1.08 being done for September first grade, and a substantial premium continued on rubber for prompt shipment. On a good turnover the price was taken up from an opening
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    RUBBER PRICES
    145 12 September first grade robber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 108 cento per lb., up l'j cents on Monday's price. The closing tone was steady. Closing prices in cento per lb.. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 111. sellers Kltt; Int. 1 R.S.S. Sept.
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    114 12 Ships lyinf alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today: Drente 1/2. Eastern Maid 4/5.. Noreverett 6A, Kouang SI 6/7, Benwyvls 8/9, Cardiganshire 13/14, Rakl 15/16, Zeeland 18. Karsik 19. Senai N. Wall 1. Sedenak N.Wall 3. Empire Oannet 21/22. Kazukawa Maru 23/24. Tjlpanas 25/26. Rajula 27/28,
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    24 12 SINGAPORE. AUG. 18. RUBBER: $1,081 per lb. (up cents). TIN: $400,121 per picul (down 25 cents). Estimated unofficial offering- 155 tons (unchanged).
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    693 12 The Malayan Share Brokers'! Association reported yesterday: "All sections were again firm and the turnover was fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business up to 3.30 p.m.: Industrials: Con. Tin Smelt ords 355. 6d. cd cb; Fed Disp. 81.02; Fraser and Neave ords $1.40 (O. T).
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    22 12 Malayan Share Market: Aug. 18 Aug. 17 Industrials: 94.33 94.1* Tins: 1M.95 106.80 S Rubbers: 143.13 HlO6 Jan. 1 1958=10*.
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    141 12 MELBOURNE. Tues. I INVESTMENT shares maintained a firm tone on a quieter marSet here today. Dun lop gained Is. 3d. to 51s. 3d •nd ACI fell is. to 775. Base metals and the oils re- mained steady wi.h Mt. Isa rising U. to 595. Commonwealth bonds held a
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    PROOUCE PRICES
    99 12 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Continent August shipments. $3b> 2 buyers. $374 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet: bulk $57 'j sellers, drum $59 sellers. Pepper: steady, about 30 tons of white pepper and 100 tons of black pepper were reported done yesterday,
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    92 12 The Malayan Exchange RankAssociation made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Canada: buying airmail T.T. 31 7/16. O.D. 31 9/16. 90 d/st 32 credit bills, 32 1/16 trade bills. Selling T.T. or O.D. ready: Canada 31 1 '8; French Francs *****;
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      315 12 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT THE RUBBER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAYA KUALA LL'MPUR, FEDERATION OF MALAYA APPOINTMENT The board of the Rubber Research Institute of Malaya Invites applications for the post of Bacteriologist, Research Officer Division B. in the Chemical Division. DUTIES The officer will be required to work in the Laboratories at
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      1457 13 public appointments; university of malaya in kuala lumpur APPLICATIONS are invited for the chair of economics. Further particulars ma> be obtained trom the Registrar, University of Ma- lava in Kuala Lumpur, Pantal Valley. Kuala Lumpur with whom applications eleven copies) should; be lodged not later than 30th September. 1959. NOTICE
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    263 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday BLACK GOLD MOST IMPRESSIVE over 3f in 39 2/5. Forest Beau II (Mitchell) and High Sovereign (Berg) were kept well in hand over 3f in 41. Sun of Burma (Dragon) ran 3f in 42 with a Class 5 horse, Pour
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    123 14 JOHANSSON GETS $1,500,000 OFFER rjOTEBORG. Tues. Ingemar Johansson disclosed yesterday that he had received a $1,500,000 i US$5OO.--00 0) otter to defend his heavyweight title against Roy Harris in Dallas. Texas. 'This is the first concrete offer I've received so far for a world title fight and I must say
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    25 14 MUNICH. Tues. Armln Hary. West Germany's European 100 metres sprint champion, left Leverkusen yesterday for a nine-month visit to the United States. Reuter.
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    55 14 —the beginning of the end for challenger Archie Moore, light heavyweight champion of Uie world, lands a right on the face to Yvon Durelle in the first round of their title >>out at Montreal on Aug. 13. Moore knocked out the Canadian champion in
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    192 14 IT'S AN EXPERIMENT -MCC LONDON, Tuesday. TEST matches between Australia and England in x Australia are to be reduced from six days to five, as an experiment. The change will operate for the next series, in 1962-63. The M.C.C. .Issued the following statement yesterday: "M.C.C.
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    146 14 HROOKLINE, Tues. Wimbledon champions Neale Fraser and Roy Emerson of Australia had a comfortable first round win in the United States national doubles lawn tennis tournament here yesterday. They beat Alan Roberts and Ned Neeley, of The United States 6-2, 6-2. 6-1. Alex Olmedo and
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    59 14 LONDON, Tues— Forty men and seven women from 23 countries will compete in this year's cross-channel swimming race from France to England on Aug. 27. The race is organised by Mr. Billy Butlin, Britain's holiday camp king, and the swimmers are competing for a 1,000
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    34 14 LONDON. Tues.— Results of last nights Rugby League matches Featherstone Rovers 1 1 Wakefleld Trinity 25. Hull 22 Halifax 17. St. Helen's 59 Blackpool Borough 17. Worklngton 5 Leigh 12— Reuter.
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    121 14 T ONDON, Tues. Twen-ty-five Dast and present members of the Oxford and Cambridge Universities Rugby Union teams left London by air last night for a 16-match tour of the Far East. Eight of the games will be Dlayed In Japan. The team will
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    ALL SET FOR FMAAU MEET
    282 15 N. Borneo athletes first to arrive By SAUL JOSHUA J KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. All arrangements to ensure the smooth running of the Federa- tion of Malaya Amateur Athletic Union championships to be held here on Friday and Saturday have been completed. The Selangor A.A.A.. which
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    Joililads win
    17 15 SINGAPORE. Tues.—Joililads beat H.M.S. Damper 4-1 In a friendly soccer match at Farrer Park today.
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    107 15 pENANG. Tues. Mm have entered for the Sultans' Gold Cup soccer competition for Malays starting next month. Fixtures areNORTH ZONE: Sept. 6. Perlis r Penang at Kangar: Sept. 11. Kedah v Prrlla at Bur.eel Patani: Sept. 15. Penang v Kedah at Penang. WEST ZONE: Oct.
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    Spore BA picks 24 for training
    150 15 Spore BA picks 24 for training SINGAPORE. Tues. Singapore Badminton Association has selected 24 players for training for the loon, Seong Cup and fir. id .100 Seang Cup competitions. The first practice is scheduled for Aug. 25 The FoonK Cup trainees are Omar Ibrahim, Lim Say Hup. Seah Lye Huat.
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    72 15 KIT2BUEHEL (Austria). Tues,— South Africa's Renee Schuurman beat compatriot Sandra Reynolds, a Wimbledon seml-flnalist. to win the women's snlgles title in the Austrian lawn tennis championships here yesterday. The match was awarded to Renee Schuurman when heavy rain halted play with the score at 6—3.
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    24 15 SINGAPORE, Tues.— Siong 800 Athletic Association will hold Its annual anniversary dinner at 66-D Robinson Road at 8 p.m. on Aug. 20.
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    Rajaji held
    25 15 SINGAPORE. Tues. —Stable Boys Sports Club and Rajaji Sports Club drew 2-2 in the SAFA junior cup tie at Jalan Besar Stadium today.
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    SARAWAK'S TOP ATHLETES ARE HERE
    389 15 Rex Carter gets his big chance HE WILL RUN AT FMAAU MEET By VUAY MARKAR Singapore, Tuesday THE HAPPIEST man in the 47-strong Singapore contingent for the F.M.A.A.U. championships on Friday and Saturday at the Merdeka Stadium in Kuala Lumpur is bespectacled Rex Carter, a
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    BID FOR SUCCESS AT RANGOON
    315 15 By TBOH ENG TATT. Singapore, Tuesday. CINGAPORE, who finished seventh in the ninenation Junior Asian Cup soccer competition at Kuala Lumpur in April, are determined to do better at next year's tournament in Rangoon. Like in the match against Ceylon when they willed themselves to
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    Hin Hean returns
    75 15 DENANG. Tues. Former State centre-half Yap Hin Hean. back for a holiday, will turn out for Penang in a friendly soccer match against Kelantan at the City Stadium here on Sunday night. Hin Hean. now studying civil engineering at the University of Taiwan, will be returning to
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    SCRC meeting
    23 15 SINGAPORE. Tues.—Singapore Chinese Recreation Club will hold its annual general meeting at its Shenton Way clubhouse on Thursday at 5.15 p.m.
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    SB A championships —ties for first day
    586 15 SB A championships ties for first day CINOAPORE. Tues. The Singapore Badminton Association's open championships, which were postponed In June, will now be played at the S.B.A. Stadium on Aug. 26, 27 and 28. A total of 48 ties will be decided on the opening day, starting at 2.30 p.m.
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    Hong Kong Chinese end tour with 4-1 win over Malays
    320 15 Hong Kong Chinese end tour with 4-1 win over Malays CINOAPORE, Tues. HongKong Chinese who leave for home tomorrow ended their Malayan tour with a 4-1 win over Singapore Malays before a 4.000 crowd at Jalan Besar tonight. Though the tourists' first goal was a doubtful one. there was no
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      41 15 SINGAPORE Soccer: S.B.H. P.A Junior' Cup semi-finals Shell v Metal Box. Parrer Park; Singapore Glass v 8.T.C., River Valley Road. Swimming Singapore Base District championships. Brilannia Club. 10.15 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. Cycling: R.A.P. 10--mile time trial, Tampenis Road. 5.15 p.m.
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    153 16  - ACKNOW LEDGMENTS MRS. C. S ARUMAINAYAOAM Hi.d family thank all those who sent messages of condolence. Helped and attended the funeral cl the late Mr. C. S. Arumainavagam. Post Master. Teluk Aason MR. TAN KOK KIM oJ J _B Railway. Ipoh. and children thank ail friends nnd relatives w.io sent
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    1064 16 ALL OVER THE COUNTRY GIANT ELECTION RALLIES AND LAST-MINUTE PLANS FOR TRANSPORT AND CANVASSING MARK THE EVE OF POLLING DAY /lisTx YOUR \VOTE/ STRAITS TIMES REPORTERS KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. POLITICAL parties throughout the country today stepped up their house-to-house campaigns and held giant rallies in
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    Indonesian show goes over big
    159 16 THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE SINGAPORE, Tuesday A PACKED audience gave the visiting Indonesian dancers and singers a big ovation when they gave their first charity concert tonight at the Victoria Theatre. They applauded thunder ously at the end of each act Included In the two-houi programme were
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    Bud, 93, to wed
    27 16 MEMPHIS. Tues.— Ninety-Ihree-year-old Bud Douglas says he plans to marry Adele Johnson, 49. because "I need someone around to wash and cook.'— U.P.l.
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    112 16 INDONESIAN PAINTER: MALAYA INSULTED ME YAKARTA. Tues— The InJ donesian painter, Hassan Djaffar. said today he would not present one of his works to the Malayan Art Gallery in Kuala Lumpur because he felt "insult''l Antara News Agency reported. Mr. Djaffar offered one of his works to the Malayan Art
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    210 16 Candidate barred: It's so confusing, says Khir OUNGEI Patani, Tues. The Minister for Education, Inche Mohammed Khir bin Johari, said today he was "very disappointed" that his PMIP opponent in Kedah Tengah, Haji Mansor bin Haji Ishak had been disqualified. The Elections Commislon announced the disqualification yesterday. No reason was
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    $2,000 bail for man on toilet
    65 16 paper charge HONG KONG, Tues—Magistrate Brian Rhodes today remanded Au Yeung-kowk for seven days on a charge of stealing 15 sheets of toilet paper from a man's pocket. Mr. Rhodes ordered a HKS2.OOO bail for AuWhen deience counsel, Mr. J. N. Smart asked why
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    A TERRITORIAL ARMY UNIT TO BE FORMED LN JOHORE
    140 16 A TERRITORIAL ARMY UNIT TO BE FORMED LN JOHORE lOHORE BAHRU, Tues. d —A unit of the Fede r a t i o n Territorial Army is to be formed in Johore with headquarters in Johore Bahru. It will be known as the 4th Johore Branch Territorial Army, and will
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    WOMAN'S THREAT TO JUMP TO DEATH
    216 16 SINGAPORE, Tues. A 50-year-old woman this afternoon threatened to throw herself from the ninestorey Ministry of Nation a 1 Development building in Upper Pickering Street "if the Minister did not see her." The woman stood on the pavement haranguing and gesticulating to a curious
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    247 16 LONDON, Tues. Closing middle price* of selected stocks not fticludin? stump duty were: Consols 2'S £33 1 Id Funding 4'r £91/ 3 War 3 l t c c £6G', 4-1/16 BANKS Chartered 48 6 Hongkong £54/ INSURANCE Commercial Union 50 7'; Prudential "A" £12 31 32 Royal 97/10
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    35 16 LONDON. TJaes. spot 31*4 d., September 31Vid.. Oct.-Dec. 31 Viet., Jan-March 30 \i., April-June 295 d.. July-Bept. 29' id.. Oct.Dec. 28\d.. Aug. c.l.f. unquoted. Sept. c.l.f. 31«; d.. Oct. c.l.f. 30 d.. Tone: Steady.
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    22 16 LONDON. Tues.— Buye.s £792* filers £793. Forward buyers £792 a. sellers £793. Settlement £793. Turnover a.m. 140 tons, p.m. 1 5
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    203 16 CALCUTTA, Tuesday. IT pHE Communist-sponsored Panchen Lama has turned against Peking and has been placed under house arrest in a new Tibetan uprising against the Communists, border reports said today. Reports reaching the Indo Tibetan border towns ot Kalimpong and Darjeeling said
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    233 16 LONDON. Tues. Results in today's cricket matches were: CHELTENHAM: Gloucestershire beat India by 192 runs. Gloucestershire 318 for nine declared and 186 for four declared. India 179 and 133 (N. Contractor 48. D. Smith five for 32). WORCESTER: Derbyshire beat Worcestershire by 137 runs. Derbyshire 144
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