The Straits Times, 25 August 1959

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    22 1 I•: II Alii-: DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 80 9 000 The Straits Times. Hot*"* Estd. 1845. TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1959 15 CENTS
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    Lock icon RUPIAH SHOCK
    330 1 RUPIAH SHOCK Savings frozen: Export licence system scrapped (1,000 NOW EQUALS 100 New bid to halt financial chaos THE Cabinet today ordered a partial currency devaluation. From 6 a.m. tomorrow, the 1.000 rupiah note will be worth 100 rupiah and the 500 rupiah note. 50. There was no mention in
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    STRIPPING TO BE BANNED in SELANGOR
    110 1 STRIPPING TO BE BANNED in SELANGOR KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. The Selangor Legislative Assembly decided tonight to ban strip-tease shows and pin-tables in public. Dato Kampo Radjo (Alliance i said in moving a motion that outside influences had been responsible for strip-tease aid obscene show* Incompatible Shows incompatiblt with the religion
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    Lock icon China tells India: No more Tibet pilgrims
    212 1 NEW DELHI, Monday. rpHE Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru, confirmed 1 reports today that China has asked Indians not to go on pilgrimage to Tibet this year as the Chinese are "launching a punitive expedition" against rebel remnants. Mr. Nehru was asked in
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    THUGS BEAT UP AND ROB BUSINESSMAN
    73 1 SINGAPORE, Mon— Three thugs held up a businessmen, Tan Guah Seng, at Tampines Road at 1 a.m. today and robbed him of $300. Tan, who was driving home then, was beaten up and left on the roadside while the thugs fled in his car,
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    NOW A POMATO PLANT
    91 1 NOW A POMATO PLANT HONG KONG, Mon. A Chinese peasant has produced a p<>m a to plant by crossing a potato with a tomato. The New China News Agency said Tseng JuiKuang, 39, had successfully crossed plants of the two species to produce a plant which bears tomatoes above ground
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    Lock icon Soviet seizure
    47 1 TOKYO, Mon.— The Japanese Marl tune Safety Board here said tonight that two Japanese fishing boats were captured by a Soviet patrol boat about 24 miles eastsoutheast of Nemuro, Hokkaido Northern Uapan, for an alleged violation of the 12-mile limit over Soviet territorial waters. Reuter.
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    Tengku returns after 4 months away
    254 1 Tengku returns after 4 months away BIS 'HELLO' TO ALL IN HIS OFFICE I7UALA LUMPUR, Mon. —The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, returned to his office today after four months' absence and said "Hello" to all his staff. After this, he met his Deputy and Minister of Defence, Dato Abdul
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    Annual dinner
    33 1 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Alumni Association of the College of Agriculture, Malaya, (Southern branch) will hold their annual reunion dinner at the Tai Tong Restaurant, Happy World, on Thursday at 7.45 p.m.
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    Lock icon Train smash
    35 1 MADRID, Mon.— Four people were reported killed and about 30 injured today when an express train from Barcelona to Corunna and a freight train collided at Mores, near Calajayud. in Central Spain.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Baton charge
    25 1 DURBAN. Mon.— Police baton charged a crowd of 200 African women who stoned them today near Camperdown. about 35 miles from Durban. Reuter.
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    Grandmother
    32 1 SANTA MONICA. California. Mon.— Actress Irene Dunne became a grandmother for the second time yesterday when her daugh- Mary Frances Shinnick, gave birth to a daughter at ol jonn's hospital. UJM.
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    BID TO SLASH MENTRI BESAR'S SALARY
    268 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Monday A SOCIALIST Front Assemblyman, Mr. V. David, failed at the Selangor Legislative Assembly today to get the salary of the Mentri Besar cut by $900 from $2,150 to $1,250. Mr. David moved an amendment during discussion on a BUI enumerating salaries
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    FOUR MORE STA TES PICK THE SENATORS
    359 1 FOUR MORE STA TES PICK THE SENATORS KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. EMGHT more Senators were chosen today by four State Legislative Assemblies to sit in Malaya's Upper House of Parliament. They include a lawyer, a retired Malay school teacher, a former Labour Officer and two State Assemblymen. Elections went* off smoothly
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    Wasps kill a girl of 5
    240 1 Wasps kill a girl of 5 By MOHAMED KHALI 9 I^OTA BAHRU, Mon. A young mother fought in vain yesterday to save her five-year-old daughter who was being attacked by wasps. The girl. Mlnah blntc Jusoh. who was playing In the compound of her house with her 11-year-old brother. Mat
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    STOP PRESS
    5 1 IAKARJ N.ihi today
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    PILGRIM AID: GOVT. GIVES 3 REASONS
    115 2 PILGRIM AID: GOVT. GIVES 3 REASONS IPOH, Mon.— Why does a state government give assistance to Muslim pilgrims -o Mecca? Tuan Hajl Ahmad Razall bin Hajl Mohamed (All-iance-Bandar) got three answers to his question in the Legislative Assembly today. 1 IT IS a religious, charitable act on the part of
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    Shots fired in chase
    51 2 BUKJT MERTAJAM. Mon.— A detective fired thnee shots in Brapit village, three miles from here, yesterday while chasing a wanted man. The man, sought in connection with a recent stabbing in a cinema hall, escaped through the village gate. He then disappeared into the nearby Bnapit
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    Triad insignia on arm: Fined
    61 2 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Tan Eng Slong. 35. a factory hand was fined $500 In the magistrate's court today for having triad society insignia, two tatoo marks of a dragon and a tiger on his arms. Tan told the court that he had the tattoo marks
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    Weekend theft in Ipoh
    37 2 IPOH Mou. Thieves broke into the Bombay Silk Store m busy Brewster Road during the week-end and stole about $1,200 worth of 35 watches, 37 £-1 notes and a music powder compact set.
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    Malay seminar group seeks action
    314 2 SINGAPORE, Monday THE-BOOST-NATIONAL-LANGUAGE RECOMMENDATIONS WILL NOW GO TO THE TWO GOVERNMENTS /"ORGANISERS of a two-day national language seminar here at the weekend will submit copies of their report to the Singapore and Federation Governments by the middle 0/ next month. The report will contain recommendations
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    NON-MALAYS WANT LINGUA FRANCA TO BE MALAY
    184 2 SINGAPORE, Mon. The University Socialist Club's Malay language seminar, which ended yesterday, brought out those two important factors: Young Malayans, especially the non-Malays are sincerely enthusiastic about making Malay the national language as soon as possible. Most of them, however, have not fully
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    Dato told: You can't speak
    48 2 ALOR STAR. Mon. The acting MCA president. Dato (Dr.) Cheah Toon Lok was stopped ljy the Speaker when he rose to address today's State Assembly during the adjournment The Speaker told him he must give prior notice of tht subject of his speech.
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    Sultan's funeral: $71,000
    46 2 JOHORE BAHRU. Mon.— Expenses in connection with the funeral of Sultan Ibrahim have so far amounted to $71,000. Of this sum. $21,000 was spent on gold and silver souvenirs presented to the YIPs who attended the funeral, and a "kenduri' for school children.
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    Malay or English? The answer: 'Working Malay'
    209 2 Malay or English? The answer: 'Working Malay' HESITANT BUT THEY DREW APPLAUSE KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Malay or English: That was the question facing the Selangor State Assembly today. Making matters more difficult was the lack of Interpreters. The answer: "Working Malay." Two non-Malay members. Mr. Karam Singh and Mr. V.
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    Cups for aged Three years' probation for 'ambush' schoolboy Two cleared
    190 2 Cups for aged Three years' probation for 'ambush' schoolboy Two cleared SINGAPORE. Mon— The sales representative of BOAC. Mr. K. K. Balakrlshnan, this morning presented, on behalf, of the Corporation, 150 tea cups to the Little Sisters of the Poor for the use of aged people in their home in
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    S.F. 4823: OWNER CLAIMS IT
    69 2 S.F. 4823: OWNER CLAIMS IT BIRIT MERTAJAM. Mon.— A Singapore man has claimed ownership of a Singapore registered car (SF 4823). left near a police station in Straight Street here since last Tuesday. A message to the police here from the Singapore Police said the owner had been traced and
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    Rubber for Reds
    35 2 PENANG. Mon. A Russian ship, the Ivan Pavlov, is expected in Penang this week to load a big shipment of rubber. The vessel Is bound for the Black Sea port of Odessa.
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    BUKIT LINTANG IS NOW QUITE A GUNONG!
    206 2 BUKIT LINTANG IS NOW QUITE A GUNONG! From HALL ROMNEY LONDON, Monday r'S amazing what you can do with a small rubber company even when it has ceased to own its estate in Malaya. Take the case of little Bukit Llntang, which ceased to be a rubber-growing concern a few
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    Kedah votes to establish own PSC
    180 2 ALOR STAR. Monday rnHE Statl Legislative AssemX bly today passed a new Bill providing for the establishment of a State Public Services Commission. The Legal Adviser. Inche Abdul Kadlr bin Yusoff. said it would be an entirely independent commission. No politicians or members of
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    TACKLE THIS PROBLEM OF JOBLESS, SA YS Mr. R
    293 2 TACKLE THIS PROBLEM OF JOBLESS, SA YS Mr. R PENANG, Monday. THE Socialist Opposition leader in the Penang State Legislative Assembly, Mr. D. S. Ramanathan, warned today that the growing masses of unemployed in the state could become "a menace to society." "In Penang there is a veny large number
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    Accused of murder
    42 2 SINGAPORE, Mon— Leong San, 47, charged today with the murder of Cheong Chee Kong, 25. was remanded In police custody till Aug. 31. He Is alleged to have killed Cheong. a dockslde worker, at Kampong Tiong Bahru last Wednesday.
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    Monteiro off to US doctors' talks
    157 2 SINGAPORE, Monday. PROFESSOR E. S. Monteiro will fly to America tomorrow to represent Singapore at a world- wide meeting of doctors. Prof. Montelro, who is head of the Department of Clinical Medicine at the University of Malaya and Dean of hte Medical Faculty. Is
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    Father of 10 is killed
    28 2 BATU GAJAH. Mon. A woodcutter, father of 10 children, was fatally injured when a branch of a rubber tree fall on his head.
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    IKE GETS READY TO MELT THE COLD WAR ICE
    443 3 President embarks on a new and bold experiment in personal diplomacy WASHINGTON, Monday. PRESIDENT EISENHOWER today begins J- final preparations for what observers here regard as a new and bold experiment in personal diplomacy. An hour before dawn on Wednesday the
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    FLAMES ENGULF FIREMEN
    66 3 FIREMEN FLEE for their lives from a tidal wave of flame after the explosion of ft petrol storage tank at Kansas City, United States. Five people died. Sixty firemen and 40 others were injured, several seriously, when the blazing petrol engulfed them. Other firemen and spectators seized
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    Hawaii man —Don't recognise China
    149 3 Hawaii man —Don't recognise China WASHINGTON, Mon Hawaii's Republican Senator-elect, Mr. Hiram Fong, said yesterday that "to recognise China would be to foresake our friends in Asia." Such a move, he said, "would drop their morale" and lose the friendship of millions who look toward the U.S. for democratic leadership
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    Lock icon FIVE YEARS TO DANGER, ATOM REPORT WARNS
    303 3 WASHINGTON, Monday. IF nuclear testing is resumed on the scale of the past five years, the amount of radioactivity in people's bodies could become a hazard to the world population, the joint U.S. Congressional Atomic Energy Committee warned today. The warning was contained
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    Lock icon Not relaxing restrictions
    63 3 WASHINGTON. Mon.— Mr. Frederick Mueller, the Secretary of Commerce, said yesterday the United States had no Intention of relaxing restrictions on the shipment of strategic goods to the Soviet Union. In a recorded radio interview he added, however, that the U.S. favoured Increasing peaceful trade with Russia.
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    Lock icon ONE-ARMED BANDITS TOT UP A S6oom. 'TAKE'
    152 3 ONE-ARMED BANDITS TOT UP A S6oom. 'TAKE' SYDNEY, Mon. A member of the Legislative Coun-. cU, Mr. C. J. Cahill. told the State Parliament today it was estimated that S6OO million a year was being invested in fruit machines In New South Wales. Mr. Cahill said he knew of a
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    Lock icon Kangaroo chase
    26 3 BRISBANE, Mon— Princess Alexandra chased a herd of kangaroos for one mile In a Land Rover today on the Darling Downs, west of Brisbane.—Reuter.
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    Lock icon FAMILY ON THE MOO-OVE
    63 3 BERLIN, Mon. A 55-year-old farmer from Polkerode, East Germany, drove a herd of 14 cows across the zonal border into West Germany yesterday. He was accom- panted by his wife and two daughters, aged five and 10. The farmer left his property because it was about
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    Lock icon Fighting years
    76 3 Darul Islam troops have been fighting the Indonesian Government for years. The other insurgent movement. Permesta (total construction), rose up in arms. In February 1958. In West Sumatra rebels have lost a total of 2.383 troops killed since Indonesian government forces invaded the turbulent province on April 17
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    Lock icon NOW IT'S 'FLOATING' SQUATTERS IN HK
    172 3 HONG KONG, Mon. As the typhoon season approaches, the Marine authorities are plagued with the problem of "floating" squatters in the harbour's typhoon shelters. These people live on boats in the shelters all the year round, overcrowding the anchorages and, at times, becoming minor
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    Family death sentence
    71 3 NEW DELHI. Mon.— A village officer, his wife and six children have been sentenced to death for sacrificing three children before the Goddess of Wealth, reports from Vizagapattam said yes- terday. The reports said the wife wanted to please the Goddess to ensure her own bright future,
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    Lock icon Chou En-lai emerges after two months
    257 3 Chou En-lai emerges after two months IN THE MOUNTAINS, HE EXPLAINS T>EKING, Mon. The Prime Minister, Mr. Chou En-lai, made his first public appearance for nearly two months when he attended a Rumanian embassy national day reception here last night. Wearing a white shirt open at the neck outside his
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    JAKARTA STEPS UP WAR ON REBELS
    89 3 JAKARTA, Monday. INDONESIA has stepped up land, sea and air at--1 tacks against rebels in the Central Celebes, according to reports reaching Jakarta. A despatch by Antara news agency said hundreds of rebel casualties were being treated at government posts after Indonesian Air Force
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    Lock icon Missile training
    33 3 TOKYO, Mon— The Japanese Defence Board said today it might send about 250 men to the United States next April for two years of training In handling guided missi les. Reuter.
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    BIG PROBE INTO CONTRACT LABOUR
    210 4 BIG PROBE INTO CONTRACT LABOUR Complaints: Now Govt wants a commission SINGAPORE, Monday. THE Government is expected to set up a commission of inquiry in the next few days to look into the whole system of the working conditions of contract labourersThe Minister for Labour and Law, Mr. K. M.
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    Jailed for threat to trader
    123 4 Jailed for threat to trader SINGAPORE, Mon. Teja Singh, 25, who threatened to burn down a merchant's shop If he failed to pay a $10,000 extortion demand, was today sentenced to six months' Jail by the First Criminal District Judge, Mr. J. F. MacWiUlam. Mohan Singh, a carpet dealer, told
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    NANYANG: PROBE PAPERS LOST
    219 4 SINGAPORE, Monday. rvR. Gwee Ah Leng, chairman of the ad hoc com- mittee appointed by Government to review the Prescott Report, disclosed today that his committee had to begin investigations on Nanyang University all over again, as the Prescott Commission had destroyed all documentary evidence. Dr.
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    Bursaries for 184 students
    81 4 Bursaries for 184 students SINGAPORE, Mon. The Minister for Education, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, today announced the award of 184 bursaries to Malay students in secondary English schools. The bursary scheme is designed to assist promising and deserving Malay students through secondary school and thus prepare more Malay student* for
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    Lord Krishna
    39 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. The birthday of Lord Krishna will be celebrated at the RamaKrishna Temple, Bartley Road, on Wednesday at 6 p.m. There will be discourses on Lord Krishna in English and Tamil, followed by a musical programme.
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    TATTOOED YOUTH IN COURT
    85 4 SINGAPORE. Mon.— A 20--year-old youth, lim Boon Tiong, was sentenced to four years' corrective training by a district court today for being a member of Group 24 secret society. Inspector E. Mahadevan, prosecuting, told the Judge, Mr. K T. Alexander, that acting on information, Lim was
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    Warrant issued for arrest of driver
    263 4 'J DID NOT KNOW HOW THE MAN WAS INJURED 9 SINGAPORE, Monday. rttHE Coroner, Inche Ahmad bin Hussein, today issued a warrant for the arrest of Chua Ah Kok, 30, for allegedly causing a pedestrian's death by negligent driving. i Inche Ahmad made the
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    A mis-step in mid-river leads to girl's death
    239 4 A mis-step in mid-river leads to girl's death SINGAPORE, Mon.— A mis-step in mid-river resulted in the death of an eight- year -old girl, Toh Ah ('noon, a coroner's court was told today. Toh, who was being carried pick-a-back by her aunt as she waded across the river, disappeared under
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    Gala ball
    28 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Singapore Government Services Football Association will hold a gala ball at the Sea View Hotel on Saturday from 9 ajn. to 2 a.m.
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    Youth is accused of murder after 2 a.m. fight
    368 4 Youth is accused of murder after 2 a.m. fight CINGAPORE, Mon. Goh Eng Bee, 19, was accused in the Assize Court today of murdering Tan Hong Geek, alias Th y e Kam, while being a member of an unlawful assembly, at Silat Road in the early hours of Oct. 5
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    NEW CHURCH FOR QUEENSTOWN
    84 4 NEW CHURCH FOR QUEENSTOWN SINGAPORE, Mon. The Rt. Rev. Roland Koh, the Assistant Bishop of Singapore, today laid the foundation stone of the $55,000 new church in Dundee Road— the first Anglican church in Queens town. The church was built with the financial support of the Board of Chinese Affairs,
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    AUSSIE SCOUTS DUE TODAY ON GOODWILL TOUR
    112 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. —An Australian goodwill party of nine Scout masters and five women Cub masters will arrive here tomorrow night by CPA from Hong Kong. The party represented their country at the 10th World Jamboree in Manila last month. Since then, they have
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    Lock icon The rise and fall of Elizabeth, 'Queen of Hearts'
    1353 5 The rise and fall of Elizabeth, 'Queen of Hearts' A WITHERED old woman sat in the sombre gloom of a bed-chamber in Leicester House, London, one snowy twilight in 1662. HER CHEEKS were rouged to conceal the ravages of time. Ragged mittens hid her claw-like hands. Opposite her spare form
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    51 6 tt Wor4t ll* (Minimum) TAN EWE CHEX and Family tender their heart felt gratitude to all their Relative* and Friend* who have kindly sent wreaths, *crolls, cables, letters of condolences, and loans of transport on their recent bereavement of tne death of Mrs. Tan Ewe Cliee oee Ho Wan
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
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    The Straits Times. Tuesday, August 25, 1959. Community Self-Help
    680 6 The Straits Times. Tuesday, August 25, 1959. Community Self-Help The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, has taken upon himself the responsibility for community development. It is to be hoped he will give it a lot more attention than it received in the Alliance election manifesto where it appeared insignificantly as
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    A Larger Team?
    272 6 Today's meeting of the Federation Cabinet may be expected to take the work of government building nearer completion. Postponement of the Kedah Tengah election involving Inche Khir Johari has been an awkward obstruction, and it will be more than a month before decision can be taken on
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    A Digit Off
    270 6 In decimating the face value of the 1.000 and 500 rupiah bank notes, the Indonesian Government has acted to reduce the volume of currency circulating. Unquestionably it is intended as a partial remedy for the classical inflationary situation of too much money pursuing too few goods, with
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    IS THIS TRADING
    682 6 From RAWLE KNOX: Nicosia, Monday BEHIND the tussle over British bases in Cyprus lies a big politico military debate. At the moment the generals appear to have won in Whitehall, but th e argument may not be ended. Briefly, the Air Force and some Foreign Office officials
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      THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWING ONE'S LANGUAGE
      284 6 \IR. Ten Chin LJew (B.T. Aug. 20) argues that ignorance of one's own language need not necessarily be a bar to appreciating one's culture. I don't see how a Chinese could understand and appreciate the richness of Chinese culture, civilisation and history through an
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      Nothing ails this industry
      166 6 TN his broadcast speech. Mr. Byrne was reported In the Straits Times of Aug. 18 as saying that part of the $100 million proposed loan would be devoted to assisting ailing Industries In Singapore. Heading the list were the sawmilling and the footwear Industries. In Malaya,
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      What to cultivate
      57 6 TN our Malayan climate and soil, only the tree of Malayan nationalism should be cultivated. Other forms are out of place and must be vigorously uprooted as early as possible. The English-educated for that matter are by fax, better material to work upon as they are, metaphorically
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      PARENTAL DUTIES
      65 6 rt la regrettable to see the many report* of young children running away from home. I think the main reason for this riae la that moat parents (especially mothers; art neglecting their parental duties. Some old-fashioned panents think it consists of scolding their children every minute of the
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    -Crisis comes to this forgotten land called Laos
    887 6 MISTED mountains and rain forests where m v d h v t dwelling tribes f row opium sounds an unlikely setting for a world crisis. These are the northern borders of Laos, the remote Indo-Chi-nese kingdom which claims that neighbouring Communist North
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    Culture mission's vital role
    338 7 SONGS AND DANCES DESIGNED TO SET RIGHT TEMPO FOR SPORE-JAKARTA TALKS SINGAPORE, Monday. POLITICAL circles here as well as in Jakarta are watching the performances of the Indonesian cultural mission in Singapore with keen interest. Both sides are contemplating whether the songs and dances will usher
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    Husband tried to strangle me, says RAF wife
    207 7 ITUALA LUMPUR, Mon. 1V The attractive wife of a Royal Air Force officer told Mr. Justice Ong In the Hiffh Court here today that her husband had Iried to strangle her one night in the bathroom of their house in Kuala Lumpur.
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    Home with tombstones
    47 7 MERSING, Mon. Inche Yaacob bin Mohameu, th»; Parliamentary Secretary to the Singapore Ministry of National Development, is paying a visit to Merslng, his home-town. He brought some tombstones for his father's grave. His father died in 1939 In a fishing village in Telok Sari.
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    Anti the civil service? That's silly, says Petir
    470 7 Anti the civil service? That's silly, says Petir SINGAPORE, Monday. A LLEGATIONS that the People's Action Party is against the civil service because they are English-educated and are unsympathetic to the party are "groundless and stupid," says the party magazine Petir. Petir says that these accusations are generated by the
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    Dead in well
    28 7 BUTTERWORTH. Mon. A 71-year-old estate labourer. V. Arumugam. was found dead in a well 100 yards away from the Bertam Estate hospital, Kapala Batas. yesterday.
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    Not challenging the Governor, but,..
    180 7 PENANG, Monday. 'fHE Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee, today asked the Socialist Front opposition if it was challenging the right of the Governor in calling a meeting of the State Assembly. "Is the member for Jelutong challenging the right of the Oovernon?" he asked
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    STATUES WILL STAY PUT: 'WHY SLIGHT MALAYA'S FRIENDS?'
    203 7 STATUES WILL STAY PUT: 'WHY SLIGHT MALAYA'S FRIENDS?' KUALA LUMPUR, Mm. THE Selangor Assem--1 bly today rejected a resolution that all statues and busts of colonial rulers and officials standing in Government buildings and public places should be replaced by those of Malayan and Selangor leaders. It was moved by
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    A Chinese says it: Change names of all our schools
    182 7 A Chinese says it: Change names of all our schools KUCHING, Monday. 4 SARAWAK councillor, Mr. Jong Chi Jui, has sugrv gested that names of all Chinese schools should should be changed. Mr. Jong told the Upper Fadong (First Division) District Council's education committee that the designation "Chung Hua School"
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    Birthday gift from Radio Malaya
    155 7 Birthday gift from Radio Malaya V V A L A LUMPUR. xv Mon. Radio Malaya will celebrate the second anniversary of Merdeka by creating Its own Independent news service. As a start, the main evening news bulletin from Aug. 31 will be edited In Kuala Lumpur and broadcast direct from
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    CONSTABLE DENIES NEGLIGENCE
    82 7 CONSTABLE DENIES NEGLIGENCE SINGAPORE, Mon. Constable Mohamed Janls Sunlp. of the Guard and Escort unit, pleaded not guilty today to a charge of being negligent in his duties by allowing a man, under his custody, to escape. The man, It was alleged, was Llm Chwee Hock who was then being
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    Police transfer
    23 7 IPOH. Mon.— Mr. M. Balasundram, senior investigation officer of the Ipoh police, has been transferred to Teluk Anson as assistant O.C.P.D.
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    Annual meeting
    22 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— The Federation Central Welfare Council will hold its annual meeting at its headquarters here on Sept 27.
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    SEA-CRASH L-PILOT UP FOR HIS FIRST SOLO
    187 7 SEA-CRASH L-PILOT UP FOR HIS FIRST SOLO SINGAPORE. Mon. Learner lan Duncan. 52. whose first flying lesson landed him in the sea. has successfully made his first solo flight. And he made it after only eight hours of flying. Usually, an L-pilot has to complete an average of 10 hours
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    For Rotary talks
    35 7 SINGAPORE. Mon.— Dr. A. W. 8. Thevathasan, 46, former District Governor of Rotary District 330. Is now in the United States for a meeting of the programme planning committee of Rotary International.
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    New villages probe call is rejected
    190 7 IPOH, Mon.— A motion by PPP Assemblyman. Mr. D. R. Beenlvasagam (Pekan Bahru), for the creation of a committee to Investigate the conditions In new villages and make recommendations for their Improvement was today rejected by the All-iance-dominated Perak State Assembly. It was thrown
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    DOG RUMPUS LED TO STABBING—WITNESS
    218 7 DOG RUMPUS LED TO STABBING— WITNESS alor STAR, Monday. A FARMER stabbed his cousin with a bayonet after a family quarrel over a dog eating eggs, the magistrate was told today Ramli bin Kassim, 25, was accused at a preliminary Inquiry of murdering his cousin. Mat bin Man, 21, at
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    Boy asks to be kept in school
    73 7 Boy asks to be kept in school SINGAPORE. Mon.— A boy, remanded at the Glmson School for the past two weeks, told the Juvenile Court today he liked the place so much he wished to stay there. The boy, 14, said this when he appeared for sentence for stealing $350
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    POLICE AND THE MASSESby PETIR
    254 7 POLICE AND THE MASSESby PETIR CINOAPORE, Mon. Relationship between the police and the people in self-governing Singapore must be one of friendship and active co-operation. 8o say, the Chinese language issue of the PAP weekly r cur< It said that because the police force wa s an important agency of
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    Water scheme
    33 7 IPOH, Mon. The Perak Government hopes to start a new water supply scheme to provide drinking water to the people of Krlan district, It was stated in the State Assembly today.
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    'More land' vote
    30 7 IPOH, Mon.— The Perak State Assembly today voted that more state land should be alienated for agricultural purposes and food crops as a matter of Government policy.
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      178 7 14-DOUBLE-ONE-992 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— The Social and Welfare Services Lotteries Board announced today that the number *****92 one of the 75 eighth prices of $2,000 each in the 66th lottery should read *****92. PINEAPPLE CUBES SLICBC JUICES S ib^bT if' i Y^r^ Lt*'^ sfl L^H'JrnLll^ iß^L^a^h^a^^S PRODUCT OF MALAYA FLAB
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      A GROWING INTEREST IN ASIAN CULTURE
      204 8 HANDS SPEAK THE LANGUAGE OF LOVE IN EASTERN DANCING Why won't Singapore women take to the new? There has been a great howl in Singapore and the Federation recently from women who declared certainly and definitely that they will never take to the above
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      'Head shakes are an art'
      184 8 YTOUNG Singapore women, becom- ing more and more aware of Oriental culture, have asked Rose Eberwein to give demonstrations of hand and head movements used in Eastern dancing. The lecture will take place tomorrow at 10 a.m. at the YWCA, Raffles Quay. Seven of Mrs.
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      There is new hopr for the young man with pimples
      433 8 gEVENTY-FIVE percent of the men in Singapore and the Federation between the ages of 16 and 25 are plagued with a horrible scourge acne. Because of this affliction, they become inhibited, shy and retiring. This in turn harms, not only
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      Don't thump him
      144 8 IF a baby swallows a foreign object such as a button or a coin, don't thump him on the back or up-end him to dislodge it, doctors warn. This old fashioned practice may tend to plant the forbidden tidbit more firmly. The frightened youngster may gasp, and
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      226 8 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 7 Wait assiduously on numbers 100 on the spree with tanned aat *J (j* 11 <*. W>toper (5 3 4 3* 'I bestow a reduced number Original' to 'return Frtnch **&*> .'f nawar <•>• millln one (7). 1S R1 BDle<l trom B American 10 Posh pin
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    LAOTIAN CRISIS TAKES RUBBER PRICE TO NEW PEAK
    651 10 LAOTIAN CRISIS TAKES RUBBER PRICE TO NEW PEAK By Our Market Correspondent 'pHE deterioration of the situation in Laos caused strong local and overseas buying on the Singapore Rubber Market yesterday and the price was taken to new high levels for the year. During the morning session September first grade
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    126 10 MELBOURNE, Mon. INVESTMENT shares maintained a firm tone here today. Drug Houses dropped Is. Bd. and Burns Philp rose 5s to 965. Base metals and oils held a steady trend and Commonwealth bonds continued trading on a steady tone. Loans nk% 1956-59 £101 Bs. 6d buyer Bank of
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    32 10 SINGAPORE, AUG. 24. RUBBER: $I.loi per lb. (up 1| cents). Unofficial close 5 p.m. $1.10, (steady). TIN: $401.62} per picul (down $3.25). Estimated unofficial offering 155 tons (down 5 tons).
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    RUBBER PRICES
    143 10 September first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed In Singapore yesterday at 110 -2 cents per lb., up 1% cents on Friday's price. The closing tone was steady. «aiet. Closing prices in cents per lb., yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot. f.o.b. buyers 111 1 sellers U2>;; Int.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    120 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Continent August/ B*pUmter shipment* $36 -ii buyers $37% sellers, Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $57 sellers, drum $60 sellers. Pepper: white was quiet, black steady; about 100 tons of black pepper were reported done yesterday, Muntok white
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    148 10 The Malayan Exchange Banks' Association made the following changes In its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): New York: buying airmail T.T. 32 15/16. OX). 33 1/16, 90 d/st 33 3/8 credit bills, 33 trade bills, Canada: buying airmail T.T. 31 7/16. OX). 31 9/16, 90
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    STOCK INDICES
    21 10 Malayan Share Market: Aug. 24 Aug. 22 Industrials: 97.90 97.69 Ttos: 112.10 111.80 Rubbers: 149.21 148.5* Jan. 1 1958=100.
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    501 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: All sections were generally steady with selective improvement and the turnover was fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business up to 3.30 p.m.: Industrials; Con. Tin Smelt ords 335. 9d. x all; Fltxpa tricks $1.08 (O, T). $1.07; Fraser
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    S'ORE SHIPPING
    239 10 Ships lying alongwde the Singapore Uvbwr Board wharres or expected today: Benarty 1/2, Benvannoch 4 5, Jutlandla 6/7, Travancore 6A, Adrastus 8/9. Batu 10/11, Talabot 13/14, AlenJl Hill 15/16, Telleyrmnd 18. NlchlreJ Maru 19 Selangor N.Wall 2, Senggararg N.Wall 3, Musi N.Wall 4. EasUea N.Wall 5, TeruUma Mam
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      Malayan trade with Belgium grows
      304 12 Malayan trade with Belgium grows BOTH IMPORT AND EXPORT VALUES JUMP fRADE between Malaya and Belgium is expanding substantially and indications are that the volume will increase further this year. In the past six years, overall business between the two countries has grown by 60 per cent in value, although
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      Brandy sales increase
      77 12 Brandy sales increase MR. J. A. QIRKINS, managing director of Adet Seward and Co., France, who completed a tour of Malaya last week said that Singapore and the Federation were very Important brandy markets. He addded that sales of Beehive brandy continued to expand despite trade difficulties affecting Incomes. He
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      Japanese company enters local mart
      225 12 MORE and more big Japanese industrial concerns are seeking export outlets in Singapore and the Federation of Malaya. One of the latest Japanese companies to enter the local market is Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co. which has Just introduced a wide range of transistor radios. Mr.
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      BANK OPENS SUB-BRANCH IN SINGAPORE
      121 12 rs Mercantile Bank Ltd's first sub-branch at Beach Road, Singapore, opened for business yesterday. The management gave a party on Saturday to mark the occasion which was attended by local business leaders. In the above picture left to right are: Messrs. Tan Sng Ghee. Tan
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      New managing director for Masters appointed
      125 12 New managing director for Masters appointed A FORMER director of A advertising for 8.0.A.C., Mr. Alec Jones, will take over the managing directorship of Masters (1959) Ltd. on Sept. 1. Mr. Jones succeeds Mr. Geoffrey Bell who has completed his term of office in this position. Mr. Jones has spent
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      Rubber company is formed
      37 12 The Amsterdam Rubber Growing Co. will shortly begin rubber growing operations In Liberia with an unnamed foreign enterprise, reports Reuter from Amsterdam. The report said that plantIng was expected to begin next month.
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      'France ready to help Federation improve railways'
      203 12 'France ready to help Federation improve railways' pRANCE is ready to assist Malaya in improving her r railway system, a French railway expert, Mr. Pierre Deshayes, said in Singapore this week after a three-day's visit to Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Deshayes, who is an advisor of the French Ministry of Economic
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      Ford holds sale course
      91 12 A SALES training course will be organised by Ford Motor Co. of Malaya Ltd's parts and accessories operations in conjunction with sales teams from Ford England and Ford Canada from October 1 to 9 at the Ocean Park Hotel. The course will be attended by Ford
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      AIR-INDIA AND CZECHS SIGN JOINT AGREEMENT
      118 12 AIR INDIA International and Ceskoslovenske Aeroline (Czechoslovakian Air Lines) have recently signed an agreement for the operation of scheduled air services between Crechoslovakla and India. Mr. B. B. Gulati. Singapore manager of Air-India, said yesterday mat the new arrangement meant the elimination of competition
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      Ceylon to boost exports
      147 12 Ceylon Commis- sion in Singapore is to set up a permanent local exhibition centre as part of a campaign to increase Ceylon's exports to Singapore. Mr. S. R. Jayaweera, assistant Ceylon Commissioner in Singapore, said yesterday that he was now looking for suitable accommodation for the
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      FACTORY PLANS BIGGER BUSINESS
      216 12 FACTORY PLANS BIGGER BUSINESS A SINGAPORE cigarette manufacturing company, Seng Lee Tobacco Co., is undertaking a $200,000 expansion project to meet growing local demand. Mr. Lam See Chiew, manager, said yesterday that the scheme involved tt.e installation of new machinery and the extension of the existing factory at Kampong Bahru
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      Local tender for uniforms
      79 12 The Burmese Government is calling tenders in Singapore for police uniforms. U. Kyaw, the Burmese Consul in Singapore, said yesterday that the tender would include the purchase of 500.000 yards of khaki drill. 500,000 yards of khaki twill. 62,400 woollen blankets, 60,000 readymade shirts, 60,000 pairs
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    Luckiest athlete at the Games
    143 13 By SAUL JOSHUA KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. —Luckiest athlete in the recently concluded Federation of Malaya Amateur Athletic Union championships was Singapore's Asian Games pole vaulter Pal Singh. He was credited with a Malayan record of 12ft Bin which should not have been a record at
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    ... and the unluckiest
    138 13 and the unluckiest Unluckiest athlete was North Borneo's Gabuh bin Piging. Gabuh, who represented Borneo at the 1956 Olympic Games at Melbourne, cleared 23ft 4 l/41n in Uie long jump to beat Lee Pur's 20--yean-old record by 2 l/4in. But Gabuh was faulted four times and in one of these
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    174 13 SINOAPORK. Mon. A hattrick by Lee Yong Kong, who has been chosen to play for SCFA against the visiting University football team from Indonesia on Thursday, enabled Chinese Athletics to score their first victory In the safa Dlv. 1 league, when they beat Kota Rajah
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    IT'S EDDY v KEW SAN FINAL Kops beaten in rubber
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    Prince of Lalita 9.12 in Derby
    589 13 Prince of Lalita 9.1 2 in Derby lITEIGHTS for the TT first day (Aug. 29) of the Singapore Turf Club Derby Meeting are: SINGAPORE DERBY CL. 1— 1'» MILES Prince of LaliU 9.12 Brave General 8.98 Pictare Goer II 8.07 On Stage 5.06 Technicolor II 8.94 Marksman Yes Dear Ml
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    77 13 CHESTNUT HILLS (Mass.), Mon. Australians Neale Fraser and Roy Kuieisou lodged a fighting pre-match warning to U.S. Davis Cup hopes yesterday when they rallied for a 3-6. tt-3. 5-7. fi-4. 7-5 victory over Alex Olmedo and Earl Buchholz to win the U.S. national
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    236 13 KUALA IUMTOR. Mon. Malayan Ceylonese will meet Malayan Eurasians In a cricket match at the Armed I"orces ground In Ourney Road on Saturday and Sunday. The organising secretary of the Pan-Malayan OeyloMae cricket competition. Mr. P. T. Samanther, ildthe match was
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    29 13 In the Selangor Turf Club's big sweep results published on Aug. 21, one of the starters numbers was wrongly published as *****5. The correct number la *****5.
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    68 13 gYDNEY, Mon.— Test cricketer Norman O'Neill, who refused an invitation to try oat for the New York Giants at baseball this year, was the hero of Sydney play over weekend, reports Jack Fingleton. O'Neill changed from short stop to pitcher on Saturday and struck out 11, allowing
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    MHF to INVITE SOUTH KOREA FOR SERIES NEXT YEAR
    292 13 MHF to INVITE SOUTH KOREA FOR SERIES NEXT YEAR KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. MALAYAN Hockey Federation will invite the South Korean Field Hockey Association for a series of hockey matches in the Federation, and probably Singapore (should the Singapore H.A. agree) in January next year. This was decided at a meeting
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    New rules for S'pore hockey
    282 13  - New rules for S'pore hockey F. SALAHUDIN By SINGAPORE, Mon. When M the Singapore Hockey season starts early next month, all matches will be played according to the new rules recommended by tht International Hockey Board. Among the new rule s approved by the International body Is one which discourages
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    Youth Council may end
    454 14 CLOSED-DOOR MEETING AFTER GRANTS-MA Y-CEASE WARNING BY BYRNE PRESIDENT: WE DON'T WANT TO HURT OUR 36 AFFILIATES SINGAPORE. Monday. A RECOMMENDATION calling for the winding up of the Singapore Youth Council is to be placed before the council's executive body at a meeting on Sept. 18
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    Mission men miss planesee Singapore instead
    153 14 Mission men miss planesee Singapore instead SINGAPORE, Mon. Four British M.P.'s had an unexpected chance to see Singapore today after missing their plane to Kuching. The M.P.'s members of a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association mission—were due in a BOAC Comet at 4.55 a.m. and were booked to fly on to Kuching
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    Robber fires at shop assistant in chase
    250 14 OINGAPORE, Mon. An office assistant dodged a gunman's bullet and then chased him and an accomplice for half a mile in Neil Road here early today. During the pursuit through narrow alleys and backlanes in the Chinatown area, the fugitives entered a shop
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    A LEFT BANK HEW OF KUALA LUMPUR'S CENTRAL MOSQUE
    194 14 A LEFT BANK HEW OF KUALA LUMPUR'S CENTRAL MOSQUE KUALA Lfi MPUR, Mon.— A Paris-born and Paris-edu-cated Chinese artist, Mrs. Georgette Chen, ("I feel a cay 20 when painting") sat on tbe embankment (the left bank) here today and "captured" the central mosque in oils while an awed crowd followed
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    DEATHS
    84 14 CABLE RECEIVED that Edith. wife of Mr. C B. Joseph pa.ised -way peacefully on 23-8- '59 at Tuet. Qullon. THE FUNERVL of tbe late Madam Khoo Hung Weo will take place on 25th August, Tuesday, Instead of 26th August. MRS. KHAW CHUNK LIM (Nee Lee Pbalk Immj died on
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    45 14 MR. AND MRS. E. LOONE thank relatives, frienas for their uttendance, valuable present* at their marriage on 2-8-59 In Ipoh. THE FAMILY OF the Late Mr. Cliia Toon Chua Thank all Friends and Relatives for their Condolences, Scrolls, Wreaths. Cash Gifts and Kind Attendance.
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    Toby is barred from his 'Paradise' EBB"
    313 14 'WHY HAVE THEY DONE THIS TO ME? 9 SINGAPORE, Monday. npHE proprietor of "Toby's Paradise" in Anson 1 Road, Mr. Emmanuel Toby Ebiember, 59, whose visiting permit expires next week, has been prohibited from entering Singapore. An order, signed on Wednesday, and announced
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    Wasps kill a girl
    55 14 From Page One I became weak and collapsed." Neighbours informed the police and by the time they arrived with an ambulance half an hour later, the wasps had flown away. Che Mek. Mlnah. and Mat were rushed to hospital. But Mlnah died on the way. Mlnah
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    Sir George Maxwell, ex-Chief Secretary, FMS, dies
    343 14 Sir George Maxwell, ex-Chief Secretary, FMS, dies T ONDON, Mon. Sir William George Maxwell, Chief Secretary of the old Federated Malay States Government from 1921 to 1926, died at WorthIng t»n Saturday. He was 88. He was the oldest surviving member of the Malayan Government Senrlce. He had lived in
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    LONDON STOCKS
    242 14 LONDON, Mon. Closing middle prices of selected stocks not including stamp duty were: G1LTEDGED Consols 24% £52 V Funding 4"c £917/16 —1/16 War 34% £664 —3/16 BANKS Chartered 48 6 Hongkong £54/'-, INSURANCE Commercial Union 50/74 Prudential "A" £13 4 —5/33 Royal W/lfc KAILS Can. Pac $51 'i
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    RUBBER
    31 14 LONDON, Mon—Spot 32 K*d. September 32Hd., Oct.-Dec. 31* d.. Jan-March 30Sd. April-June »Hd., July-Sept. 28T4d., Oct.-Dec. 28l4d-. Aug. c.l.f. unquoted, Sept. cLf. 31Tid., Oct. cAS. 314 d.. Tone: Barejjr steady.
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    20 14 LONDON, Mon.—Bayers £793%, sellers £793. Forward buyers £792 H, sellers £793. Settlement £793. Turnover a.m. 36 tons. pjn. 80.
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