The Straits Times, 28 August 1959

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    18 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXrEFDS 80,000 The Straits Times. Ik**** fcstd. 1845. FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1959 15 CENTS.
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    BIG ARMS THEFT
    457 1  -  Harold Soh Pistols, bullet casings believed to be in hands of thugs for *war' on police Probe on 20 men at Changi Barracks by SINGAPORE, Thurs. FIVE automatic pistols and thousands of empty bullet casings apparently mistaken for live ammunition were stolen from a British army camp
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    Orders from top: H.K. man leaves in a hurry
    290 1 Orders from top: H.K. man leaves in a hurry ACTIVE PART IN THE ELECTIONS ITUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A Hong Kong businessman who had a visa to stay in Malaya until Oct. 19 was given 24 hours' notice yesterday to quit the country. He Is Mr. Low Hoong Kooi. ased about
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    Lock icon Chou's guest
    34 1 TOKYO. Thurs.— Japanese newspapers today reported Mr. Tanzan Ishibashl. former Prime Minister, would visit Communist China early in September at the invitation of the Communist Chinese Prime Minister. Mr. Chou En-lal.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon INDONESIAN TRADE STILL AT HALT
    319 1 JAKARTA, Thursday. INDONESIA'S business life remained dead today although banks and shops opened after a tense 48-hour shutdown in the wake of sweeping economic reforms. Excited crowds gathered outside scores of foreign and Indonesian banks which lost nine-tenths of their bis accounts under the freeze
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    Lock icon US to rush money and arms aid to Laos
    353 1 WASHINGTON, Thurt. rVHE United States x has decided to send military aid and money to Laos to help it increase its forces in the face of Communist infiltration, it was officially announced last night. The aid is being sent in response
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    PYRAMID' MAY SOLVE SPACE PROBLEM
    57 1 PYRAMID' MAY SOLVE SPACE PROBLEM LONDON. T.-urs. British space scientists have designed a "Flying Pyramid" which they believe could bring two men safely back to earth from 700 miles out in space, it was announced today. The announcement was made in a document issued by the Commonwealth Space-Flight Symposium, which
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    TOP LEVEL MEETING TO PICK MALAY AS NEW PRINCIPAL
    483 1 TOP LEVEL MEETING TO PICK MALAY AS NEW PRINCIPAL KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. A TOP LEVEL meeting of education authorities £X was held here this afternoon to appoint a Malay to replace Mr. G. F. Daniels as the Principal of the Language Institute. The Government announced yesterday that Mr. Daniels and
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    Parents can see child's work now
    77 1 Parents can see child's work now SINGAPORE, Than. The Ministry of Education has told school principals that from next month, pupils should be permitted to take home their exercise books as often as possible, or at least once a week. This follows complaints from some parents that they have not
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    Lock icon Low-cost radio
    36 1 GENEVA, Thurs. The International Radio Conference here is to consider a proposal to study the development of an effective low cost wireless set which could be mass produced for people in under-developed countries. Reuter.
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    Dr. Ismail arrives for security meeting
    125 1 Dr. Ismail arrives for security meeting Singapore, Tburs. The Federation's Minister of External Affairs, Dr. Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, arrived here by Malayan Airways tonight (or the first meeting of Singapore's Internal Security Council tomorrow. The other members of the Council are Britain, three: Singapore three. Two of them.
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    Comet 4 crashes: Two killed
    150 1 Comet 4 crashes: Two killed BUENOS AIRES, Thurs. The pilot and a woman passenger were killed when an Argentine Comet 4 Jetliner crash-landed at Limpio. near Asuncion, here today. Beveral of the 58 passengers aboard were re- ported injured, none seriously. The cause of the accident was not known. Both
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    58 1 IKE S PROGRESS LONDON'. Thurs. I*r. Md'-nt fclscnhowcr arrived here tonight by ju Bonn for talks with Mr Harold Macmilln,. In Bonn, a Joint IS >West German communiq rd after Eisenhowers talks with Adenauer affirmed belief in collet Jive wecarity pacts and >jud membership of NATO would continue
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    400 will be at Parliament opening
    298 2 KING AND QUEEN WILL DRIVE IN STATE FROM PALACE TO TENGKU ABDUL RAHMAN HALL KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. ABOUT 406 people will witness the opening of Malaya's first Parliament by the Yang diPertuan Agong at the Tengku Abdul Rahman Hall on Sept. 12. The King
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    Children to have their own day
    136 2 Children to have their own day IPOH. Thurs. The 1 Federation will for the first time ob- serve Children's Day on Oct. 7. The Education Department has asked all primary schools to organise celebrations for the day. In thp past, some Chinese schools observed the day on their own. but
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    Diphtheria
    14 2 KUCHING. Thurs.— Ssveral cases of diphtheria have oc- curred In the Kuchlng area.
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    MISS UNIVERSE IS DUE IN MALAYA AT CHRISTMAS
    110 2 MISS UNIVERSE IS DUE IN MALAYA AT CHRISTMAS THK WORLD'S most beautiful girl will be in Malaya soon She will be Involved in a battle among textile giants to win thr market in Malaya. She is Miss Akiko Kojima (Miss Universe 1959). a fashion model with thr Kureha textile factor>
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    Kronchong came from China,
    135 2 Kronchong came from China, says expert KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The popular Malay kronchong music originated in China, the head of the Malay section of Radio Malaya, mche Dol Ramli. told a surprised audience here today. He said at the weekly *-Jji»icheon of the Junior OHamber of Commerca that "the kronchong
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    PADI PLANTER TO HANG FOR 1956 MURDER
    166 2 ALOR STAB, Thursday A FTER a four-day hearing, a pad! planter, Awang bin Isa, 30. was this afternoon sentenced to death for murdering another padi planter, Mebat bin Musa. 37, three years ago. The lury retired for more than an hour before returning
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    The first three to return
    72 2 The first three to return SINGAPORE, Thurs— Three Malayan engineers returned to Singapore today in the Willem Ruys after studying at Loughborough College of Technology. They are: Inche Ahmad Noordin bin ShamsUddin, of Butterworth. Mr. Toh Theam Siew, of Taiping. and Mr. Yee Kwok Leung, of Kuala Lumpur. They are
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    SEA CARNIVAL FOR FUND
    41 2 LUMUT. Thurs. A sea will be held at the sea front I 1 here on Saturday and Sun- carnival In aid of the Din- day The will end dings district welfare fund with a sea queen contest.
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    TOWN-AND THE GANG'S ALL THERE!
    170 2 TOWN- AND THE GANG'S ALL THERE! From CHIN SOON KUI |£UCHING. Thurs. 1V The ban on jukeboxes in Singapore has caused a sudden influx of them in Sarawak and here in the capital in particular. Before the Singapore ban there wasn't a juke-box to be heard In all Sarawak. Now
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    Killed in crash
    25 2 BUTTERWORTH. Thurs.— A woman. N. Kupamah. 45. died In hospital last night from injuries received In a motor accident at Permatang Berangan.
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    Lock icon SOEKARNO: IT WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE ROT...
    542 3 'Liberal system must be replaced by guided democracy and guided economy' JAKARTA, Thursday. PRESIDENT Soekarno told the people of Indonesia last night that his Government's sweeping new monetary laws, announced on Monday, were "only aimed at safeguarding the State from
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    Lock icon 'BETTER RELATIONS 0R...' NIK WARNS ADENAUER
    317 3 MOSCOW, Thurs. Mr. Nikita Khrushchev, Russia's Prime Minister, has written to Dr. Konrad Adenauer, the West German Chancellor, sayinr that if relations between the two German states could not be improved, the Soviet Union would be compelled to sign a peace treaty with Communist
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    Lock icon U.S. A-BAN IS EXTENDED BY TWO MONTHS
    206 3 U.S. A-BAN IS EXTENDED BY TWO MONTHS WASHINGTON, Thurs —The United States announced last night that it would suspend nuclear weapons tests until the end of the year. The United States and Britain had suspended these tests for a year beginning Oct. 31 1958. Last night's announcement means that the
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    Lock icon Lottery uproar
    67 3 Lottery uproar JAKARTA. Thurs— Police were called out yesterday to control a stone-throwing crowd angered at the result of a football match lottery. The demonstration began after officials announced that 3.000 people had bet correctly on the 0-0 score in the game between Semarang and Medan. The bettors said that
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    IT'S REBEL v REBEL IN THE CELEBES
    125 3 VI AC ASS AR; Thurs, ITI The chief of Staff of the Southern Celebes Command said today he had received rpnorts of a Hash oi a ciasn between the forces Of the two top Darul Islam rebel leaders in the Celebes. Lt. Col.
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    Lock icon Bonn cheers Ike: Confers with iron chancellor
    278 3 BONN, Thursday. Y>RESIDENT Eisenhower and Dr. Konrad Adenauer met at the chanA cellor's official residence this morning and spent the day discussing problems facing the Atlantic Alliance and the forthcoming talks between the President and the Soviet Premier. The American head of state
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    20 DIE IN MEXICO 'QUAKE
    82 3 MEXICO CITY, Thurs. Disrupted communications today delayed a final count in the casualty toll of the earthquake which struck the eastern coast of Mexico yesterday destroying homes, port installations and wrecking at least one railway bridge. First estimates say 20 people lost their lives, and
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    WIFE, 18, HAS TWINS IN U.S. AIRLINER
    128 3 WIFE, 18, HAS TWINS IN U.S. AIRLINER GANDER, Thurs. The 18--year-old British wife of an American Air Force man gave birth to twin girls yesterday aboard a Pan American World Airways plane over the Atlantic. PAA officials said they believed it was the first multiple birth ever recorded aboard an
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    16 3 COPENHAGEN. Thurs. Atomic power was produced for the first time In Denmark yesterday— Reuter
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      349 3 Your radio today... RADIO SINGAPORE RADIO MALAYA Medium Wave 476 metres NATIONAL SHORTWAVE AM. 6.30 Good Morning; 6.32 SERVICE 41.7 metre* Morning Preh.de; 7.00 T*e News; JS^™* WSSL 7.05 A Date With Music; 8.00 The Penang 366 metres News; 8.05 A Date With Mule; j&Lc. melrel 8.30 Semprlnl Serenade; 9.00
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    THE WIFE WHO HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE
    261 4 THE WIFE WHO HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE Husband in London, or children in Brunei? SINGAPORE, Thurs. Torn between the duties of a wife and mother, 23 -year-old Rogayah binte Abdul Rahman, of Brunei, had to make the hardest decision in her life. Her husband is 8,000 miles away in
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    Variety show at Y.M.C.A.
    39 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A cosmopolitan programme will be presented at a variety show on Saturday at the Chinese Y.M.C-A.. South Quay. The show, to start at 7.30 p.m.. is being given by the Singapore Buddhist Association.
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    Clerk fined $1,250
    51 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A clerk, Raymond Khoo Chlng Tiong. was fined a total of $1,250 in a district court today after he pleaded guilty to misappropriating $276 belonging to Harper GUfillan and Company. The offence was said to have been committed between July 25 and July 30 this
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    'Survey of deaf children wasteful*
    206 4 CINGAPORE Thurs.— The Minister for Health. Inche Ahmad Ibrahim, said today that it was unlikely that the 1957 influenza epidemic had increased appreciably the number of children born deaf. "Any organised survey as suggested ln a recent Press report will therefore not prove profitable." he
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    Salary cut: Joint talks put off a second time
    299 4 GOVT. WANTS MORE TIME FOR STUDY SINGAPORE. Thursday. THE Singapore Civil Service Joint Council meeting on the pay cuts of Government servants today was adjourned i4 to a later date to enable the Official Side to complete its examination of the
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    AFTER PLEA BY A FATHER—LOST CLERK IS FOUND
    243 4 AFTER PLEA BY A FATHER— LOST CLERK IS FOUND PENANG, Thursday. A MISSING Singapore airline clerk, Chia Yong Huang, 26, has been located by the Straits Times in Penang. Chla left his parents' home in Lorong Llmau. off Balestie.r Road, last Wednesday. There had been no trace of him until
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    This 'Brains Trust' strikes the right note
    231 4 This 'Brains Trust' strikes the right note SINGAPORE. Thurs. Music critics are far too often chosen by editors for their ability with the pen rather than the ear. Dr. Hubert Clifford, a composer and visiting examiner of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, told an audience at
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    AMBULANCE DELAY FOR HURT DOG: R.S.P.C.A. EXPLAINS
    237 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. SECRETARY of 1 the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Miss J. de Souza, today appealed to the public to be co-operative and patient with them should they. appear to be slow, at times, in answering emergency calls.
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      303 4 I Today's Singapore Mary... j MALAYAN PHARMACEUTICAL V.M.C.A.: Junior department KAMALA CLUB: MaUyalam ASSOCIATION: Talk by Dr. camp at Tanah Merah 8 a.m.; claa« 0 a.m. and 4 pjn. Sheng Nam Chin, Parliamentary bodybuilding 4 p.m., judo for se- CATHOLIC TEACHERS' MOVESecretary to the Ministry of nlors 5.45 pjn.; table-tennis
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    2 girls among robbery accused
    335 5 LEATHER MASKS AND TOOLS FOUND IN TAXI AFTER 3.30 a.m. CHASE WILL STAND TRIAL WITH FOUR MEN IN THE HIGH COURT SINGAPORE, Thursday. OLACK leather masks and tools were found ma taxi, carrying two girls and four men, at Nicoll Highway at 3.37 a.m. on
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    Two going to Canada
    51 5 BUTTERWORTH, Thurs.— Two district officers will be going to Canada next month under the Colombo Plan to take an eight-month course at Carleton University, Ottawa. They are Inche Mohamed Ghazali bin Dato Sir Mahmud, Butterworth District Officer, and Inche Abdul Majid bin Yusoff. District Officer. Kinta,
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    Ex-Malayan dies in Britain
    34 5 IPOH. Thurs.— Mr. T. E. R. Windeatt, a former Federal councillor, has died in Britain. He was a partner of Messrs Osborne and Chappel here and retired in the mld-1930's
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    New dentist
    24 5 MUAR. Thurs. Mr. Ngui Choon Hee is the new dental surgeon here, succeeding Mr. L. Moreira who has been transferred to Segamat.
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    Mission here to revive copra trade
    159 5 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A Philippines mission, here to survey the possibilities of reviving the copra trade between the two countries, met the Minister for Finance. Dr. Goh Keng Swee. today. After the 30-minute meeting, a spokesman of the four-member mission, Mr. Godofredo Reyes, said: "Dr.
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    Six men of goodwill for Malaya next month
    137 5 Six men of goodwill for Malaya next month OINGAPORE, Thurs.— A small two-engine plane will bring a sixman goodwill mission to Singapore from Japan next month. The aircraft— an AeroCommander 680— belongs to the Chubu Nippon Press which is sponsoring the nine-nation tour of SouthEast Asia. It will leave Japan
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    The man who vanished...
    57 5 NIBONG TEBAL. Thurs.— Ng Ah Bee, 37, arrested In Singapore last month, was today jailed for six month* for failing to comply with an order restricting his residence to Nlbong Tebal district. Ng. under an order to stay in Nibong Tebal for five years, vanished from
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    You don't have to know the language to start speaking Mandarin
    338 5 You don't have to know the language to start speaking Mandarin SINGAPORE. Thurs. I i DR. JOU BEIN-MING. a lecturer in the Chinese department of the University of Malaya, today claimed it was possible for beginners to learn spoken Mandarin in six months without learning to write a single character.
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    HUSBAND BEAT HER: DECREE GRANTED
    233 5 SINGAPORE, Thursday. 4 SOLDIER'S wife, Ping Webb, who married 1 Michael Webb in Hong Kong on July 10, 1954, was granted a decree nisi by Mr. Justice Buttrose in the High Court today on the grounds of cruelty The decree is to be made absolute
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    77 6 29 Hor<« Si* (Htmtmamt MR. MRS. CHENG CHEE RU Thank all relatives and friends for their valuable presents bi.d for attending their weddiiu; on 23-8-59. MR AND MRS Peter Pang Ting Yee thank all friends and relatives for their presents, letters, cables of congratulations and attendance at their wedding
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    441 6 ANNO UNCEMENTS *0 Hordi Sl* (Htmmum) STELLA COURTNEY. International Comedienne, nightly at Ihe Cockpit except Sundays. GENUINE SLIMMING BREAD Is on sale at all Cold Storage Shops. Try a loaf today. CURED! That lired, run-down leeling by taking a few jars ot 'Apollo" Essence of Chicken in the new improved
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    The Straits Times. Friday, August 28, 1959. Saving The Dollars
    589 6 The Straits Times. Friday, August 28, 1959. Saving The Dollars New supplementary estimates to be presented to the Singapore Assembly next week impart a more cheerful look to the Government's finance* than was apparent shortly after the elections. The picture then, as sketched by the Finance Minister, Dr. Goh Keng
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    A Malayan Culture
    416 6 Culture is the sum of the way people do things, the way i they govern themselves, the I way they amuse one another, how they communicate, see and hear. It is called culture because it grows. There is no isuch thing as a people w;thjout culture. Neither
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    Aid To Laos
    214 6 The Royal Laotian Government asked for the additional military aid now promised by the United States, so it was obviously needed. The question now is how to live it down. Shock waves from Tibet have probably given some people in Indo-China new ideas about cold war. but
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    Kenya: The storm breaks
    1005 6 Revival of political parties shatters colon u's calm From GEORGE CLAY: NAIROBI, Thurs. THE revival of politics on a national scale in Kenya has resulted in what one local newspaper calls a "plethora" and another a "plague" of policies. But nothing has yet emerged to bridge
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    BEHIND ALL THE COLOUR AND CHARM...A DEADLY GAME IS BEING PLAYED IN LAOS
    637 6  - BEHIND ALL THE COLOUR AND CHARM... A DEADLY GAME IS BEING PLAYED IN LAOS JOHN WILLIAMS From The last of t*o articles Vientiane, Thursday WERE there roads to travel it, the IndoChinese kingdom of Laos locally named "Land of the Million Elephants and the White Parasol" would be a tourist
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    Gambling mother owed $20,000: Took soda
    281 7 Gambling mother owed $20,000: Took soda SINGAPORE, Thurs.— A 14-year-old schoolboy today told a coro- i ner's court how his 1 gambling mother vainly tried to talk to him after she had taken caustic soda with sugar. The mother, Lee Ng Mui. 46 described as a "first »'if p and
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    Officer is promoted
    52 7 KUALA KUBU BAHRU, Thurs. The Ulu Selangor Assistant District Officer, Inche Osman bin Ali. has been promoted to District Officer. He took over the post from Inche Mohamed Aziz bin Haji Mohamed Ali. who has been transferred to Kuala Lumpui as Administrating Officer of the Petaling Jaya
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    Student to do lioudini trick
    47 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs A Technical College .student, Oon Peck Lim will perform a Houdlni trick and fire-eating act at a Merdeka anniversary variety show at the Lkr Gardens on Sunday and Monday. There will b.> several guist singers, dances and comic sketches.
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    15 new law officers to be appointed in Singapore
    83 7 15 new law officers to be appointed in Singapore SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Government will soon apPoint 15 new district judces, magistrates and deputy public prosecutors. It has advertised for candidates who have had more than three years' professional experience as barristers or solicitors. Ten of them will fill vacancies recently
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    Brigade woman off to Malta
    45 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs A nursing superintendent* of the St John Ambulance Bribade. Che Sadiah Bardon, who is the wife of the Minister of Works. Posts and Telecommunications, leaves for Malta tomorrow to attend the golden jubilee celebration of the SJAB.
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    Band concert
    26 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— A band performance will be held at the Lake Gardens here on Wednesday at 5.30 p.m. by the Selendang Delima Orchestra.
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    Bigger rush at clinics
    38 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— More and more people are now visiting the five municipal clinics in Kuala Lumpur. The attendances at these clinics last month were 10,894 an increase of 1,159 over the previobs month.
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    Student union president
    43 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— Eric Yeow. 24. who Is studying for a diploma in education, was today elected president of the University of Malaya Singapore) Students' Union by the 30-member 12th students' council. He Is the former general secretary of the union.
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    Schools to bar family teams
    269 7 YONG ASKS PRINCIPALS TO INFORM HIM OF RELATIVES WORKING IN SAME INSTITUTION SINGAPORE, Thursday. rptlE Government today took the first step to -L break up family teams in schools. The Minister for Education, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, asked the principals of all the 700 schools
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    $1,400 a month pay for Mr. Wang
    182 7 SINGAPORE, Thursday. R. GARY WANG, one of two Personal Secretaries iTI (Political) in the Ministry of Culture, is to be paid SI ,400 a month $150 more than parliamentary secretaries. Parliamentary secretaries get $1,250 a monthMr. Wang's colleague. Mr Rahlm Ishak will get
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    527 7  - Eric finds peace of mind as Harban Singh, the Sikh R. CHANDRAN ATHEIST ORPHAN DISCOVERS ANSWER TO HIS RELIGIOUS PROBLEM WHILE ON 15,000-MILE 'WALK' FROM BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA By SINGAPORE, Thurs.— A graduate in agriculture from the London Polytechnic r Eric Mellor, 26. walked out of the Central Sikh Temple
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    Lee goes back by car
    75 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Singapore Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, returned by car to Singapore today after a 10-day holiday in Fraser's Hill. With him were his wife and two sons. Mr. Lee told the Straits Times here: "I have been on a private
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    SHOWMAN HAD BA YONET—IS JAILED
    163 7 SHOWMAN HAD BA YONET—IS JAILED SINGAPORE, Thurs. A professional showman was having a "wrestling" practice with his snakes when he was told that his friend had been assaulted. Zakarla bin Darus, 21. the showman, left his home immediately to "investigate." The first criminal dis- trict court was told today that
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    Student union officials
    54 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Mr. Lee Mun Pon has been elected president of the Students Council of the Technical College Students Union here. Other officials are: Mr. Cheong Yuen Kong chair-man-in-council; Mr. Lcong Yue Mun and Mr Ong Hong Fong. vice-presidents: Mr. Btanley Tan secretary general, and Mr.
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    Counsellor
    27 8 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs The Mentri Besar, Tuan Haji Hassan bin Haji Yunos. has been appointed Counsellor and President of the Council of the Royal Court. Johore.
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    Berserk buffalo puts village under siege
    251 8 WOMEN, CWLDREN HIDE IN THEIR HOMES AFTER IT GORES KEEPER ALOR STAR, Thursday. A BUFFALO went berserk yesterday, gored its master and then kept a whole village Kampong Batu Sebalas, 11 miles from here under siege for several hours. The buffalo, a full-grown bull,
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    MCA man to stay in jail another 28 days
    162 8 MCA man to stay in jail another 28 days pENANG. Thurs. A former Penang MCA publicity chief. Lee Tian Boh, was today ordered by the second magistrate. Tuan Nik Hussain bin Nik Ali. to be further detained for 28 days under the Prevention of Crimes Ordinance. Lee was arrested on
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    Woman's death: Man held
    54 8 ALOR STAR, Thurs.— Police have detained a man in connection with the death of a woman rubber tapper at Kampong Kodiang Lama, 31 miles from here. The wom&n, Ku Bedah binte Ku Hassan. 48, was found bunted in a shallow grave. Her mouth was stuffed with
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    Stowaway boy from India: Now his mother says 'I want him back...'
    95 8 PENANG. Thurs. Federation immigration headquarters are investigating the story of a 10-year-old stowaway. R. Murugiah (above), who was detained here yesterday on the arrival of the State of Madras from India. The boy had stated he stow- ed
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    FOUR TOP PPP MEN QUIT PARTY
    94 8 FOUR TOP PPP MEN QUIT PARTY pENANG, Thurs.— Four Penang PPP leaders, including Mr. Jag-Jit Singh, former president and Mr. Lim Cheng Poh a committee member today resigned from the party. Mr. Singh and Mr. Lim. both lawyers, declined to give their reasons for leav[Bf. They said they wished to
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    Killed by lightning
    41 8 MERSING. Thurs. Martam binte Abdul Latlf. 59. was killed by lightning at her house at Tanjong Genting. Her grandchild, who was sitting beside her, was not hurt. Three coconut tree:, in the aiea were split by th« lightning.
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    THIS WEEK'S NEW FILMS by KATHLEEN HICKLEY
    330 8 THIS WEEK'S NEW FILMS by KATHLEEN HICKLEY THRILLER WITH AND WITHOUT A HITCH i^NLY the other day I was wondering what had become of that extremely good British actor Ja mes Mason, and was glad to see him back as one of Hitchcock's smooth villains in "NORTH BY NORTH-WEST," in
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    Wagner gets those wedding march blues
    206 8 Wagner gets those wedding march blues "§AY ONE FOR ME" is as pretty and sentimental as a Christmas card and as obvious. The picture which exploits sex and religion in just about equal measure, stars Bins; Crosby. Debbie Reynolds and Robert Wagner who Plays an extremely nasty young man eventually
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    CHARMING CORN BUT THE CORN IS EVERGREEN
    168 8 TWENTIETH Century Fox Film Festival Week brings back to Singapore some notable pictures of the past. Four films will be shown during the week: "Bird of Paradise", with Jeff Chandler; "Halls of Montezuma", Richard Wldmark and Jack Palance: "David and Bathsheba Gregory Peck
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      181 8 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS tlOj. 8 u.u*Uy complimentary o *tf"*»™' with re^er., 10 s? Srr sr 88 6K •> whl U Not %w h a O rt E& <- rLn. 7f£* to (4 >' the way to centre It (8). pmre^Hin- m cover in 12 Broken link in manufacturing ESgS^
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    125 10 MELBOURNE, Thurs. INVESTMENT shares continued on a firm tone here today. Largest move of the day was Ampol which gained 9d. to 235. after announcing a note Issue. Base metals and the oils re•mained steady, while Commonwealth bonds held a firm tone. Loans 3'» f 1956-59 £101 Bs.
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    RUBBER PRICES
    146 10 September first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed In Singapore yesterday at 107 7 8 cents per lb., down seven-eighths of a cent on Wednesday's price. The closing tone was quiet. (losing prices in cents per lb.. yesterday were OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 108 sellers 108
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    88 10 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: steady; UK.' Continent August, September shipments $38 buyers, $39 sellers. Coconut oil: steady; bulk S6o>._> sellers, drum $62 i 2 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business was reported done, Muntok white $158. Sarawak $157, special Sarawak black $98.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    122 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. O.D. 33 1/16, 90 d/st 33 3/8 credit bills, 33 1/2 trade bills. Canada: buying airmail T.T. 31 7/16, O.D. 31 9/16.
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    SHARE PRICES BEGIN TO EASE: RUBBER IS UNCERTAIN
    502 10 SHARE PRICES BEGIN TO EASE: RUBBER IS UNCERTAIN By Our Market Correspondent reaching high levels in an almost unbroken climb since the beginning of this month, share prices are beginning to recede in the face of profit-taking and the uncertainty created on the Rubber Market by the devaluation of the
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    91 10 THE Federation Minister or Finance ha* fixed the following prices for calculating Customs duties for the week beginning on Auju>t 27. Rubber 108 V* cents per lb. Copra $588 per ton. Coconut oil $954 a ton. Palm oil $744.25 per ton. Palm kernels $417.50 per ton. The rates
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    STOCK INDICES
    22 10 Malayan Share Market: Aug. 11 Aug. 26 Industrials: 97.59 !>8.23 Tins: 111.45 111.99 S Rubbers: 146.72 147.73 Jan. 1 1938=100.
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    THE EASTERN SHIPPING CORPORATION LIMITED
    53 10 Passengers Cargo Service, Stroits/Nagoportinom/Madras. Spore P. S'hom Penang rsa "State of Madras" Voy 70 28/31 Aug 1 Sept 2/2 Sept ChJar Ag«nt« Penang Sub. Agents. K.L. Sub. Agents. R. Jumobhoy R. Jumabhoy I Üboidulla ft Co. Sons Ltd. Sons (M) Ltd. K. Lumpur. *****. Singapore.
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    OFFICIALPRICES
    34 10 SINGAPORE, AUG. 27. RUBBER: 51.07; per lb. (down seven-eighths of a cent). Unofficial close 5 p.m. $1,081 (steadier). TIN: 5402 per picul (up 25 cents). Estimated unoificial offering 150 tons (down 5 tons).
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    817 10 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: "All sex lions continued to ease further and the turnover was fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following business up to 3.30 p.m.: Industrials: Praser and Neave ords $1.43 (OL). $1.48 to $1.47; Gammon $1.85 and $1.86; W. Hammer $1.51
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      152 10 THE A BURMA FIVE STAR LINE I I EASTIOUND WESTBOUNO Frta Burraa Parts Frtai Japat Ptrts I Haaf Kaag uai| Hta| KMI Mt L.-,a, hr Bar.. P.rU "AIORICAKA" "ARIANA" penang P. Sham S'pora Singapore Penanf t fmt ]a Aa|/1 UfX 3/ Sep SlStft AUNTS: mrnvSX*. bmp. BARmro mmm PING AGENCY
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      675 10 NOTICES NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that by a Deed of Dissolution of Marriage dated the 18th August 1959, MADAM TANG SWEE YING and MR. LOW HAI ANN had mutually dissolved their marriage and the custody of their 4 children was given to MADAM TANG SWEE YING. Dated at Singapore
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      1525 10 NOTICES NOTICES W NOTICE NOTICE X, the undersigned hereby give We herewith give notice that notice that my wife Madam Swee Mr. Lee Tey Leong as from toLal Neo who was married to me day has no authority or power to according to Chinese Custom on to any transactions, receive
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      781 11 (Oavttmea from Page 6) SITUATIONS VACANT l tt Wards tS (Min.)— Bax St Ha. txtrm f WANTED— A Laboratory Assis- tarn for factory. Secondary School j Graduate, Credit in Science. Apply aox A 9474 ST.. XX. TELEPRINTER OPERATOR required In Penang Rubber Brokers Office. Some experience desired. Fluent English EsseuUal.
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      821 11 SITUATIONS VACANT Wards U (Min.)— Bax St Hs. astro GOVERNMENT AIDED SCHOOL (afternoon) requires woman teacher normal trained [old September. Apply stating kge and qualifications. Box A 4079 B.T. Spore. EXPERIENCED LADY CANVASSERS Able to speak English and Two Chinese Dialects, ages Twenty to Thirty Five years. Box A 4091
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      826 11 ACCOMMODATION VACANT tt Words U (Min.)— Bax St Hs. txtrm NEWLY FURNISHED Double/ Single rooms, oaihroom. H/C long bath (118.) attached. V'dah bast food (■oropean) and Service. Moderate terms. "HatfleW 60. Stevens Road. Tel: *****/***** (Spore). 10. NEWLY BUILT UN-FURNISH-ED flat first floor at 289-A, Joo Chiat Place with three
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      802 11 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE Wards ti (Min.)— Bo- it Hs. txtrm EAST COAST ROAD 8* mile 53 Acres freehold elevated land overlooking sea, suitable tor tow cost bouses. Apply Credit Fonder. 35, Meyer Chambers, B'pore. KILBURN ESTATE: To sell or let modern single bungalow one ready for occupation several completing
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      915 11 HIRE PURCHASE tt Wards $i I Min.)— Max St ets txtrm BEAT THE HEAT with Sea Hawk Table Fans 12" x 16 Sweep. Just $10/- pjn. Super 3ettkjss (8). 2JB SerangooD Road. Tel: *****. THONG HUAT MOTOR Finance Limited finance Hlre-Purchase on Motor Cars. Taxis and other vehicles new and
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      719 11 FOR SALE tt Warms V (Mm.) Max St Ha. txtrm SALE! CLEARING GENTS' Pyjamasuits $3.50 pair. Boys' Girls' $2.20. Stripe Bathtowels $1/-. Also for Sheatg Raeiember Cathay's 38/39 Bras Basah Road. LAST DAYS? HALFPKICES. White Bedsheets $2.50. Pillowcovers 4 for $3/-, Bathtowels All! Colours $1.95. Men's Fancy Shirts $2.70. Several
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      455 11 AT YOUR SERVICE tt Wards tit (Minimum) DaOm 1 mtanth. It Words tlJt (Mm OCE AMOCK" Plan Print ing paper. Sole Agents: Potomatlc 58 Robinson Road. <B*Dore> *****. TOP QUALITY COLOUR print from any transparency. Telephone Ufe' ***** P.O. Box 1108 Singapore. GOOD CUTTING Is the Dasli of any Hair
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      141 11 DANCING tt Words <•• Minimum) Dmilt 1 mmmtk. It Wards ttjt (Mm EMBASSY HOTEL. S'PORK Dance nightly on Roof Garden Chinese .'European food. PRINCES SPORE DIVE and Dance to Bency Klelmnan's Prince's Quartet featuring Jan Carter. consult ft limate J (Advertisement) Are you a victim of a poor digestion Troublesome
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      MALAYAN FRUIT IMPORTS DECREASE
      167 12 MALAYAN FRUIT IMPORTS DECREASE IMPORTS of fresh fruit into Singapore and the Federation are declining, as more and more Malayans are consuming locally grown fruit Singapore fruit dealers said yesterday that they expected overall imports would decline by at least 35 per cent in quantity this year compared with 1958.
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      W. German car output falls
      68 12 West Germany's car production in July dropped by 25.4 per cent to 113 342 units on June, but was five per cent more than in July 1958 Total output in the first seven months of 1959 was up 11.3 per cent to 945,197 vehicles over
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      Filipino trade team here
      52 12 A four-member Filipino coconut survey mission leaves Singapore today after a threeI day visit. The mission was here to study the local copra market situation and to investigate possibilities for expanding Philippines copra exports to Singapore. Members have also met Dr. Gob. Keng Swee, the' 1
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      Bad year for local textile traders
      313 12 EXPORTS HARD HIT BY RJ. RESTRICTIONS SINGAPORE textile dealers are now experiencing one of their worst post-war trading years, because Indonesia, the biggest customer, has substantially reduced her textile imports from Singapore. Dealers said yesterday that only a very limited amount of textiles could
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      Penang tea exports to Siam up
      129 12 PENANG shipped about 20 per cent more tea to Siam. in the second quarter of the year compared with the corresponding quarter last year, show official statistics issued in the state. The amount of tea exported was 246,499 lb. against 178.059 lb. and was
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      NEW MINERAL WATER FROM FRANCE
      115 12 NEW MINERAL WATER FROM FRANCE SIME DARBY (Singapore) Ltd., is to introduce on to the Singapore market a sparkling French mineral water produced by Source Perrier of Vergeze. Mr. D. A. Craig, sales manager of Sime Darby, local aeents. said yesterday that Perrier mineral water contained medicinal p/o--ijertles good for
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      100 years old
      26 12 The oil industry celebrated its centenary yesterday. The industry began on August 27, 1859 at a small rural town In Pennsylvania. United States,
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      India-Malaya trade in tobacco grows
      218 12 rpHE Indian tobacco trade in the Malayan market x is expanding considerably. In the first four months of the year, India shipped 111.195 lb. of cut. rag and shag tobacco to Malaya, double the amount sent in the corresponding period of 1958. She Ls now
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      Danes take more rubber
      102 12 FiENMARK is buying an increasing amount of natural rubber, reports the Department .of Statistics .in Copenhagen. Her purchases in June total- Ed 723 tons against 545 ton« |in the previous month and 564 tons in June. 1958. The June Danish imports included 541 tons from Malaya.
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      LATEST U.S. ANTIBIOTIC
      153 12 fHE Squibb Interna- tional Division of Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation, New York, has developed a new type of antibiotic which is claimed to be effective against fungus. Now available in Singapore and the Federation of Malaya, the antibiotic, known as Fungizone, is said to be the only
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      104 12 KOLOK have been famous for their TYPEWRITER, PEN. and PENCIL Carbons since 1904, «nd to-day throughout all branches of modern business, they are widely used. Obtainable from all Stationers. factory Representative*:— T.V. MITCHELL CO., fa* cast, LTD. SIMCAPORt KUALA LUMPUR FENANC W\ /> ENROL NOW LEARN X^f^/Ps AIKIDO l^V <S
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      167 12 JMbW^I/^w. dH CLOSENESS makes the big difference! Th« clostr you shave, the .--^jSffcf cleaner you look and the *f* longer your clean shave lasts. -*Jj j^ This works to your advantage jj*ggpp i In every situation. No worder. then, that the Remington BP^ shaver Is prized by men the v
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    STARTING POSITIONS
    138 13 IN TOMORROWS RACE CARD SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Singa pore Turf Club sad this morning that the draw for starting positions for all races at Bukir Tirnah on Saturday will be made and announced half an hour after acceptances close at 10 a.m. tomorrow. The Straits Times race card
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    2-day Varsity meet
    135 13 SINGAPORE. Thursi.-Stu-dents from the Federation Division of the University of Malaya will be among the 60 athletes who will compete In the University of Malaya athletic championships at Farrer Park stadium tomorrow (4 p.m.) and on Saturday (230 p.m.) The two divisions will compete for an Inter
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    Ward to pick Prince of Lalita
    309 13 SINGAPORE, Thursday THEY CAN SCORE AGAIN ARTHUR Ward has the choice of two mounts, Prince of Lalita or Marksman, in the Singapore Derby over a mile and a half here on Saturday. Ward took Prince of Lalita and then Marksman out for winding-up gallops
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    Lock icon Left-handers are Aussie singles
    88 13 Left-handers are Aussie singles YEW YORK, Thurs. Australia's Davis Cup captain Harry Hopman yesterday nominated an all left-hand-ed team of Neale Fraser and Rod Layer for the singles against the United States. the holders, in the 195t) challenge round of the Davis Cup, starting at Forest Hills. New York, tomorrow.
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    Rest team
    60 13 BINOAPORB, Thurs. There Is one change In the Rest team to meet Europeans in their two-day cricket match for the Clarke Cup on the S.C.C. padang on Saturday and Sunday. Singapore all-rounder Hashlm Ashraff has withdrawn because of 111 health and his place has been taken by Peter
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    SAN JUAN CLOCKS FASTEST TIME OF THE MQRNING
    582 13 CINGAPORE, Thurs.— San Juan, with Bob Taylor astride, clocked the fastest time this morning. With Son of April (Okek) for company, this useful sprinter did an attractivo 3f sprint in 37 1/5. Sea Luck (Ward>. looking fit after a spell, went wide
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    Second defeat for Indonesians
    251 13 SINGAPORE, Thursday. 'ITHE visiting Indonesian Combined Universities x football team suffered the second defeat of their three-match Singapore tour when they went down to Singapore Chinese by I—o at Jalan Besar I today. After conceding a penalty goal a minute before the interval, the Indonesians staged
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    STIFF TASK FOR STORE BOYS
    172 13 STIFF TASK FOR STORE BOYS SINGAPORE. Thurs. Singapore, who face a still task tomorrow and Saturday night when they meet Federation in the schoolboys inter national badminton match for the Educatiua Ministers' Cup, are determined to hold their rivals to a narrow margin Experts here forecast the Federation boys to
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    Rajaji 4-1
    31 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Rajajl beat Anchor Breweries 4-1 in a friendly soccer match at River Valley Road today. Jollilads drew 3-3 with 443 BAD In another friendly at Buklt Chermln.
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    Lock icon Cooper wins
    35 13 PORTHCAWL. Thurs. Henry Cooper, British Empire heavyweight champion, retained his title her* last night when he beat Cawie de Klerk, of South Africa In the fifth round. The referee stopped the fight. Reuter.
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    Lock icon GUNNERS HIT THREE PAST FOREST
    214 13 LONDON, Thurs. Results of yesterday's Ehglteh and Scottish football matches. DIV I—Fulham1 Fulham 5 Manchester City 2: Luton o Blackpool 1; NottlpKham Forest 0 Arsenal 3; Birmingham 4 Newcastle 3; Bolton 0 Blackburn 3: Leicester 3 Leeds 2: Manchester United 0 Chelsea 1; Tottenham 2
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      150 13 OfFS What will be Coode's next job? In December of this year Sir Sk William Goode, the present Yang di-Pertuan Negara, is due to leave Singapore. Will Sir William's next job take him to Africa? This Sunday's SUNDAY MAIL gives the background to the whole question of Governorships in the
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      377 13 Heres a happy home! and bole's on* ot the links that bind it tofrettaei^Frisky. the terrier, who the family think le the world's wonder do* On his pedigree. Frisky is described as Francisco m of Ferndale. but young Harry was only three when the puppy arrived, and all he could
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      70 13 SINGAPORE: Badminton Schoolboys International Singapore v Federation, 6BA hall (7.30 p.m.). Soccer: SAFA premier league Army v Indians. Jalan Besar. 5.19 p.m.; Div. SB Teluk Kurau v SetLa Jaya, Geylang; SAFA training, Jalan Besar (7 p.m. i. Athletics: University of Malaya championships, Parrer Park (4 p.m.). Bafby: Raffles v The
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    A stick-in-the-mud mess
    220 14 TIDE RISES AT TELOK AVER— BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THAT SINKING FEELING LIGHTER AGROUND —BUT GROUNDNUTS FLOAT SINGAPORE, Thurs. —A lighter loaded with $35,000 cargo was. submerged by the rising tide at Telok Ayer Basin today. Last night, as the tide went out, it was holed by
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    Water cut in three areas
    61 14 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Water supply in Lorong Stangee and Stangee Place will be shut off tomorrow from 9a.m. to 6p.m. 'while connections are being laid, the Water Engineer's Department announced today. There will also be no water supply at Jalan Ampas. between Balestier Road and Lorone
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    Salesman first across Channel
    31 14 DOVER, Thurs.— Argentine salesman Alfredo Camarareo. 23. won the annual crossChannel swimming race today. Camarareo took 11 hours 48 minutes 26 seconds to make the crossing.— U.P.l.
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    DEATH
    20 14 RECEIVED CABLE that Mr. K. Kanapathiplllai Father-in-law of Mr. M. Ekambaram. Pensioner Malayan Railway, passed away at Ponnalal, Ceylon.
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