The Straits Times, 1 October 1959

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    18 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIEPj £l E EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1959 15 CENTS.
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    OPPOSITION SPLIT
    878 1 ELECTION POSTPONEMENT STARTS A ROW For PMIP, Negara; against PPP, Socialists Alliance 'scared to face people' taunt [£UALA LUMPUR, Wed. Opposition parties were divided today on the Government's decision to suspend for one year all local government elections throughout the Federation. Pan-Malayan 1s laraic P:ir t y and
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    The pyjama men pitch in...
    41 1 AGAINST a background of blazing buildings, neighbours in pyjamas and underwear help men of the Reserve Unit to save a lorry from yesterday's dawn fire in New Market Road, Singapore. Total damage: $500,000. Straits Times picture.
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    Govt. inquires into the big cheque riddle
    681 1 Govt. inquires into the big cheque riddle gUALA LUMPUR W'vd. Police and Treasury oflickjls today opened a lull-scale investigation into the riddle of a Government cheque for $194.--017.29 against which a man tried to draw $82,(KK) in cash. Treasury officials are trying to find out how and why a voucher
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    FEDERATION TO FLY FLAGS AT HALF-MAST FOR BANDA
    82 1 FEDERATION TO FLY FLAGS AT HALF-MAST FOR BANDA KUALA LLMPL'R. Wed. Flags on all Government buildings in the Federation will fly at half-mast tomorrow because of the funeral of the Ceylonese Prime Minister. Mr. Solomoc Bandaranaike. who was assassinated last week. Government departments have been informed by State Secretariats to
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    Cost of Nik's visit to U.S.
    50 1 WASHINGTON, Wed. State Department officials said today that the visit here of Mr. Nikita Khrushchev, the Soviet Premier, cost the American taxpayer about U.S.slso,ooo— the most expensive state visit ever. The usual visit, complete with nationwide tour, costs less than U. 5.5100,000, they said.
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    Lock icon Hume guilty
    30 1 WIRTERTHUR. Wed.—Donald Hume was today found guilty of the murder of Swiss taxi driver, Arthur Maag. Hume was sentenced to hard labour for life. Reuter. (See page S).
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    Lock icon Disarm policy
    23 1 LONDON, Wed. Government sources disclosed today the United States and Britain have begun consultations on a co-ordinated Allied disarmament policy. UP.I.
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    Malaya explains the Tibetan issue
    140 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The Ministry of External Affairs today elaborated on the Governments stand in the United Nations in co-sponsoring with Ireland the Tibetan question for discussion in the General Assembly. This came after a report from Peking accusing the United States of using Malaya
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    BUSMEN TELL STC: 'WE'RE GOING ON STRIKE'
    136 1 BUSMEN TELL STC: 'WE'RE GOING ON STRIKE' OINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Traction Company Employees' Union this morning served a 14day strike notice on the management. The notice expires on Oct. 13. At an emergency general meeting yesterday. the company's workers decided to go on strike following a deadlock in negotiaiions
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    Khir wins by 6,800 votes
    214 1 Khir wins by 6,800 votes SUNGEI PATANI. Wed. The former Minister of Education, Inchf Khfr Johari, easily won the postponed Kedah Tengah election tonight. His victory gave the Alliance Government their 74th seat in the Federal Parliament. The result: Khir Jonari (All), 11.271, Haji Hussom b. Haji Che Dol (PMIPt
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    STOP PRESS
    27 1 <AUFFM, WARRANT ISMJ v >ORh I'M Louis Van Ri« Itet Mr i of murd< r c who:>c br iked body f«i" ■•I oj jpore 1
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      6 1 REPORT AND MORE PICTURES: PAGE 9
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    Lock icon Nasser envoy quits after attack by Syrian
    229 2 Nasser envoy quits after attack by Syrian PEKING ROW OVER 'STOOGE' SPEECH CAIRO, Wednesday. Til l United Arab Republic's Charge d'Affaires -L has been withdrawn from China's 19th anniversary celebrations in Peking in protest against an attack there on the U.A.R. by Mr. K haled Bakdash, Syrian Communist leader. Mr.
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    Lock icon DEATH TOLL OF KILLER TYPHOON VERA GOES UP AND UP
    135 2 DEATH TOLL OF KILLER TYPHOON VERA GOES UP AND UP •TOKYO. Wed. The 1 toll from typhoon Vera today rose to 2.964 dead and 1.782 missing These figures represent the highest typhoon casualties ever reconded in Japan. The previous record was 2.866 deaths and 200 n.. lag in 1934. total
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    Lock icon Half mast
    44 2 :SFRRA, Wed. Fiags will be llown at half mast from all Commonwealth buildings throughout Australia and territories tomorrow, as a mark of respect to the late Prime Minister of Ceylon. Mr. Bat.daranaike. it was announced by the Prime Mlnis- t Department. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Moss and wife hurt in crash
    47 2 LONDON. Wed. British racing driver Stirling Moss and his wife, Katie, were admitted to hospital last night after a car in which they were travelling crashed near Newport. Shropshire. Moss, 30. received cats and bruises. His wife had facial injuries.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon CAUSE OF MONKEYS' DEATHS TRACED
    154 2 LONDON, Wednesday. f YHE deaths of more than 120 monkeys on board a ship from Singapore to Britain was caused primarily by the mixing of large and small monkeys and of pregnant females. This was the decision of the Royal Society for the Prevention of
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    Lock icon 33 killed in 'fireball' plane crash
    151 2 HOUSTON. Wed. A BanAirline* turbo-jet plane with 33 people en board crashed late last night on a ranch near Buffalo like an exploding fireball. Al. on board were believed to have been killed. A man who heard the crash and went to the scene
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    Lock icon CHINESE CLAIM BIG CHUNK OF INDIA
    139 2 CHINESE CLAIM BIG CHUNK OF INDIA MEW DELHI. Wed. 11 The Indian Government today published a map based on the latest Chinese claim to large areas of Indian territory and showing India's frontiers with Tibet A spokesman of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said the map showed China's claim
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    Lock icon Tan's plea in U.S.: Aid us to stabilise our prices
    252 3 WASHINGTON, Wednesday. MR. TAN SIEW SIN, Finance Minister of Malaya, urged the International Monetary Fund yesterday to consider ways and means of giving financial assistance to commodity price stabilisation schemes. If his proposal was thought impracticable for technical and other
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    GIRL SLAIN, THROWN IN SEA
    136 3 GIRL SLAIN, THROWN IN SEA HAMILTON. Wed. The body of a 29--ye a r-old British woman, believed to have been murdered, was found in the sea off Bermuda yesterday. Police identified the woman as Miss Dorothy Barbara Rawlinson. who had been missing since Sunday. The body had been torn by
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    Lock icon The undertakers' rivals
    61 3 SYDNEY. Wed. Undertakers here are angry at some doctors whom they claim have Invested in the undertaking business. One funeral director said he had complained to the British Medical Association (of Australia) that two doctors were his "keenest" business rivals. Said a doctor: "It Is their business,
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    Lock icon Hume pleads guilty as psychiatrist says he's a psychopath
    332 3 GENEVA. Wed. Do- nald Brian Hume pleaded guilty to murder here yesterday, but refused to make a" final plea to the Jury before their retirement to consider the verdict. His defence counsel. Dr. Dieter von Rechenberg. said Hume's charm and his
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    Lock icon Veteran, 99, to wed
    88 3 MELBOURNE. Wed.— A »9-year-old Boer War veteran. Mr. George William Norman, last night announced his engagement to a 77-year-old widow. Mrs. May Walker. Mr. Norman enlisted for service In the second world war and was In camp for five days before It was discovered that he
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    Lock icon 5 die in crash
    34 3 HOUSTON. Wed. Five people were killed and at least 22 injured when a bus loaded with school children was in collision with a lorry near Cooper. Texas, last night. Reuter.
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    ENVOY'S DEATH
    163 3 Japan police say Turkish ambassador died from overdose of sleeping pills TOKYO, Wed. The Coroner's office of the Tokyo metropolitan Government today declared the Turkish ambassador to Japan, Mr Sureyya Anderiman. had died from an overdose of sleeping pills. The coroner said he found J no signs of
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    Lock icon MACMILLAN PUPPET PARADE-by BEVAN
    235 3 LONDON, Wednesday. MR. ANEURIN BEVAN, Labours foreign affairs spokesman, accused Mr. Macmillan last night of portraying President Eisenhower and Mr. Khrushchev as his "puppets." He was speaking tc 1,000 people in Newbury Berkshire, in a stormy meeting during which he was cheered, booed and heckled in
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    Lock icon WINSTON: DISARM PLAN NOT ENOUGH...
    151 3 WINSTON: DISARM PLAN NOT ENOUGH... i i WOODFORD (Essex). Wed.— Sir Winston Churchill said in an election speech here last night that Russia's proposal for total international disarmament was a most desirable goal. Sir Winston told his constituents it was a step forward, but that Mr. Khrushchev's proposals were no
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    Mac: All clear for summit
    166 3 GLASGOW, Wed. Mr Macmillan, the Primf Minister, told an election rally here last night: "Now we know that it is all clear for the summit. I am proud to think it was the British Government which opened up the road." Mr. Macmillan went on: "ThLs,
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    Lock icon JO GOES BY HELICOPTER
    59 3 LONDON. Wed.— Mr. Jo Grimond, the Liberal Party leader, is to make a lightning election tour of five constituencies by helicopter on Monday. He will visit some West County and Lancashire divisions and cover about 509 miles. The cost of the one-day tour between £600 and
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    Contractors tell how they pay labour
    760 4 INQUIRY TOLD WORKERS DON'T GET RATE PAID BY HARBOUR BOARD SINGAPORE. Wed. A LABOUR contractor's representative told a Commission of Inquiry today that the Singapore Harbour Board paid for contract labour at a flat rate of $4.27 per man per day, but the men
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    NOW PEOPLE'S CONCERTS FOR THE RURAL AREAS
    112 4 NOW PEOPLE'S CONCERTS FOR THE RURAL AREAS SINGAPORE, Wed. The people's concerts— "Anek* Ragatn Ra'ayat which have been seen by more than 100,000 -people in the city area will go on tour to the rural areas from Sunday. A Ministry of Culture spokesman today said rural folk would be given
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    $50 dope fine
    33 4 SINGAPORE. Wed. A 50--year-old woman. Lim Kong, was fined $50. or ten day's jafl in a Magistrate's Court for possession of four packets of opium In Cuff Road this morning.
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    Mother-in-law's gems pawned—one year
    130 4 Mother-in-law's gems pawned one year FATHER OF FOUR JAILED SINGAPORE, Wednesday. A WOMAN'S complaint today put her son-in-law in Jail for a year. Robert Aw. 32. a father oi four, pleaded guilty to misappropriating $5,000 worth of jewellery belonging to hi« mother-in-law. Madam Llm Ah Nya. 62. He told Mr.
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    Violinist (9) at Nanyang concert
    123 4 Violinist (9) at Nanyang concert SINGAPORE, Wed. The Nanyang University Musical Society is holding its third annual concert at the University Arts Hall on Friday at 8 p.m. Star turn of the evening will be a solo by promising nine-year-old violinist, Lin Chiaw Sin. Lin Ls the eldest son of
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    Still a big rush despite assurances by Govt.
    145 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. The big rush for birth certificates continued today despite an assurance from a Government spokesman yesterday that the fee for certificates would not be raised. Mothers with babies clinging to them thronged the Registry of Births and Deaths in Empress
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    AN ASIAN OFFICER PICKED TO HEAD CID
    133 4 AN ASIAN OFFICER PICKED TO HEAD CID SINGAPORE, Wed. After an absence from the CID for the past two years, Mr. Cheah Teng Cheok, Singapore's top crime buster, will be returning to the organisation as its head. Mr. Cheah will take over from Mr. Brian Goodrich, the Assistant Commissioner, CID.
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    'LOYALTY WEEK' FOR CHAMBERS
    65 4 'LOYALTY WEEK' FOR CHAMBERS SINGAPORE, Wed. The four Chambers of Commerce will Join in the "National Loyalty Week" celebrations to mark the installation of Singapore's first Malayan-born Yang di-Pertuan Negara. This afternoon, the Minister for Culture. Mr. S. Rajaratnam, met representatives of the four Chambers to discuss the part traders
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    THE STAY-AWAY VOTERS AND THE LAW: GOVT. EXPLAINS
    163 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. T<HE Singapore GovA ernment today emphasised that any registered voter who could not give satisfactory reasons for not voting would have his name struck off the electoral roll. Some newspapers recently reported that the Government intended to pardon those who
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    Girl, 13, accused of stealing
    53 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. A young girl, accused today of stealing a woman constable's Jewellery, was released on $200 bail pending her trial on Nov. 11. The girl. 13, was alleged to have stolen a ijold chain, a locket and a pair of earrings from the constable's
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      96 4 Todays Singapore diary... SINGAPORE JUDO CLUB: Beginners class 7.30 pm.; randorl for all grades 8.30 p.m. SINGAPORE ARTS COUNCIL: Indian art exhibition at Raffles Museum 9 ajn. to 5.30 pjn. YJUC.A.: Body building 4pjn.; judo practice for beginners 6 JO p m hockey match against 8.0.D.C.A. 2nd 5.15 p.m.; Scene>hlfters
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      95 4 p-m.; boys basketball 6.30 pjn folkdance class 7 pjn.; Chinese boxing 7.30 p.m. ANGLO CHINESE SCHOOL: Inter-school photographic exhibition at Lee Kuo Chuan Auditorium. Barker Road. 3.30 to 6 pjn. KAMALA CLUB: Sewing class 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., 1 to 3 p.m., S to 5 p.m.; embroidery 11 a.m.
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      90 4 TT: Weekly symphony concert at Monks HIU School 8 pjn. RED CROSS SOCIETY: Treat for Ok) People's Club at Wesley Church Hall, 4 Fort Canning Road. 4pm. KATONG BOYS CLUB: Badminton. Indoor games 3 pin.; boxing, aepak raga spjn.; carpentry IJO p.m.; body building 6 p.m. BUKIT TIM AH YOUTH
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    New $2m. buildings for agriculture faculty
    248 5 rf\HIS is an architect's per--1 spective of the new S2 million Faculty of Agriculture buildings of the i nivcrsity of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur to be built at Pantai VaUey. Tenders for their construction will be received next Monday and the target date for
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    Council row over a sore-throat speech by proxy
    270 5 Council row over a sore-throat speech by proxy OENANG. Wed. Can a city councillor with a sore throat have a speech read out for him? The question arose today when the Assistant City Secretary (Legal). Mr. Sonni Pillai. rose to read a speech for Inche Shalk Madar (Alliance), opposing an
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    'We want an inquiry'
    73 5 SINGAPORE, Wed. The city division of UMNO youth, Singapore, last night resolved to ask UMNO Malaya to set up a commission to inquire into the cause of the present crisis in the party here. The secretary of the division, Inche Mohamed Ishak bin Abdul Samad. said
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    JOURNALISTS TO SEE ELECTIONS
    81 5 JOURNALISTS TO SEE ELECTIONS KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Three Malayan Journalists left here for Britain by air today to watch the British general elections on Qct. 8. They are Mr. Emlle Morals (Radio Malaya). Tuan Syed Abdul Malik Yahya (Warta Negara. Penang), Mr. Loh Hong Plew (Nanyang Slang Pau). Another journalist.
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    SPECIAL STAMP TO MARK ROYAL SILVER JUBILEE
    102 5 KUALA LI'MPIR, Wed. A special 10-cent stamp will be issued on Nov. 26 to mark the silver jubilee of the accession of the Yang di-Pertuan A gong as the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan. The stamps will be on sale throughout the
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    Sardon off for big telecoms talks
    166 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday. rilK Minister of Works, Posts and Telecoramunica--1 tions, Inche Sardon bin Hajl Jubir, left today to attend the International' Telecommunications Plenipotentiary Conference which begins in Geneva on Oct. 14. Inche Sardon said that a three-man Malayan delegation, which he would lead,
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    $2,000 TO BE WON
    64 5 $2,000 TO BE WON J\ON'T be left out of the excitement. There's $2,000 to be won. So buy your Malayan Monthly now and join in the fun. Share the thrill of this month's great free entry word puzzle Contest "H" (for September) closes on Monday at 5 p.m. You have
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    $1,044.6 million—an all-time record
    311 7 $1,044.6 million— an all-time record BIG JUMP IN MALAYAN CURRENCY CIRCULATION By GEOFFREY BOLAND Singapore, Wed. rpHERE is today more money than ever before -1 circulating in the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, North Borneo and Brunei the five territories in the Malayan Currency Board area. The currency notes and
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    BRIDE GETS HELPING HAND AT TEA TIME
    69 7 MR. YAP FOOK CHEONG. youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Yap Peng Choon of Kuala Lumpur. gives his pretty bride a spoonful of tea at their wedding reception at the Embassy Hotel. The bride is the former Miss Yap Slew Nyok. second daughter
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    Slasher caught by agents
    74 7 Slasher caught by agents [JUTTERWORTH. Wed. Special agents engaged by the Province Wellesley Central Omnibus Company yesterday caught a youth slashing seats in a bus. Two agents, posing as passengers, detained the youth after they had seen him cut the seats with a razor blade. A report was later lodged
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    PROMOTION FOR MAJOR WHO JOINED AS RECRUIT
    113 7 If U ALA LUMPUR. Wed. A former A.D.C. to the Sultan ol' Pahang and to the last British High Commissioner. Sir Donald MacGiilivray, Major Ungku Nazaruddin bin Ungku Mohammed, has been appointed Second-in-Com-mand of the 4th Bn. Royal Malay Regiment. Maj. Cngku Nazaruddin,
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    Six gang suspects held after rivals clash
    214 7 Six gang suspects held after rivals clash DENANG, Wed. The secret societies branch of the Penang CID last night rounded up six suspected members of the Pat Hsien Tong (Eight Immortals Gang). The detainees are believed to have been involved in a clash in Love Lane earlier when three men
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    A BOYCOTT THREAT, BUT TENGKU TO GET BIG WELCOME
    175 7 A BOYCOTT THREAT, BUT TENGKU TO GET BIG WELCOME pKNANG, Wed. The secretary of the Penang State UMNO, Inche Aziz Ibrahim, today said that the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, would rereivt a rousing welcome at Bayan L*pas airport on Saturday, despite the threatened 'boycott by the Kelawai UMNO youths.
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    Brigade CO to visit NZ
    45 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. Brig. H.J. Mogg, commander 28 Commonwealth Infantry Brigade group, is to visit New Zealand at the invitation of the New Zealand Government from Saturday until Oct. 27. The brigade consists of units from Australia. New Zealand and Britain.
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    STORM RIPS ROOFS: TWC YOUTHS HURT
    126 7 SEREMBAN, Wednesday. A STORM last evening ripped off the roofs of three hostels of the Rembau Trade School and injur- Ed two students. As a result. 98 students of the school are now living In their classrooms. The two students who were Injured. Mu.stapha
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    Man dies in mine landslide
    49 7 IPOH, Wed.— A labourer, Samsuddin bin Mat Data, 22. was killed In a landslide this afternoon In an Ironore mine, five miles away, on the Gopeng Road. Fellow labourers immediately started digging operations to extricate Samsuddlr. and after hall an hour, recovered his body.
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    — TWO WILL SEEK BANS ON LIQUOR AND DANCING
    151 7 TWO WILL SEEK BANS ON LIQUOR AND DANCING IPOH, Wed. The x State Assembly is to be asked to ban ballroom dancing and liquor-drinking at all state functions in Perak. When the assembly sits next week it will hear a motion by Alliance member, Inche Mohamed Harun bin Kulop (Blanja)
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    36 8 20 Word* $10 (Minimum) STANLEY AND WOJA RODE thank the many friends for their attendance at the funeral oi the late Mr. J. G. Rode, for the letters and telegrams of condolence and beautiful wreaths.
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    264 8 .0 Wordi tU (Minimum) BUSINESS LUNCH at $2 50 with quick service at Hotel 2>l£jeStiC, Kuala HunDUT. SALE NOW ON at Mulchands. B'J-l. Bras Basah Rd., also 3rd Floor. Glan Singh's Bldg. APISERUM FOR DARING Vitality! Aplserum— Royal Jelly tnm the Queen Bee. Available at all leading dispensaries. A
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    The Straits Times Thursday, October 1, 1959. The Capital's Future
    595 8 The Straits Times Thursday, October 1, 1959. The Capital's Future As was to be expected, the decision of the Federal and State governments to put a one-year freeze on elections to the municipal, town and rural district councils has attracted an instant storm of criticism from some of the opposition
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    Peking Quarrel
    383 8 The Syrian Communist leader, Khaled Bakdash, has been responsible for the first unpleasantness in Peking's celebration of ten years of Communist rule in China; he has attacked the United Arab Republic, in which his homeland is the junior partner, called it an American stooge and provoked the U.A.R.
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    Tax Reform
    261 8 The Indonesian Government's drastic measure in August to reduce the amount of money circulating was obviously the prelude to further economic action. The next step is to be a comprehensive reform of the taxation system. The President envisaged this at the time of the currency measure when he
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    Why was this trip bungled?
    1217 8  - Why was this trip bungled? DONALD LUDLOW j FROM Washington A bitter postscript to a tour that only ended in kudos for Mr. K NOT even Russia's moon-shot went off with a bang: like the impact of Khrushchev the man on these United States of America. Whatever comes of his
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    A fascinating mirror of Malayan ideas
    979 8  - A fascinating mirror of Malayan ideas CHERMIN by ONE friendly char acteristic which all Malayans share is a personal interest in what other Malayans say and think and do. This has become even more noticeable since merdeka, another reflex of the growing sense of national unity. Strike a common chord
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    $500,000 fire—started by a rat
    874 9 $500,000 fire— started by a rat SINGAPORE, Wednesday. 500 HOMELESS IN DAWN BLAZE THAT RAZED ROW OF NINE BUILDINGS \/l ORE than 59% people lost their homes in a giant Chinatown blaze •U-"- at dawn today. Flames destroyed nine two-storey buildings in New Market Road before they were brought under
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    Boy gets $17,803
    66 9 SINGAPORE. Wed A schoolboy, Mohamed Kamal bin Azari. 15. whose right arm was amputated above his elbow, following a road accident In 1957 was awarded damages of $17,803 by Mr Justice Chu a in the High Court today The award was made against A.P. Abeyasekera, a retired
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    Plea for funds to help laest blaze victims
    190 9 Plea for funds to help laest blaze victims SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Council of Social Service made an urgent appeal tonight for funds to help the New Market Road fire victims. The chairman of the coun.il. Dato Lee Kong Chian. said: "We hope the people will respond to this call."
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    A DELAY IN ISSUE OF NEW I-CARDS
    109 9 ITUALA LUMPUR. Wed. —There will be a slight delay In the issue of new "fool proof" identity cards in the Federation, originally planned to start on Jan. 2. SEASON: One of the two Federation Government officers, who went to the United States to
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    ABSENT FROM WORK, AIRPORT MANAGER SETS POSER
    103 9 ABSENT FROM WORK, AIRPORT MANAGER SETS POSER (SINGAPORE, Wed. The Singapore Airport manager, Mr. P.W. Ford has set a riddle. Mr. Ford returned to Singapore on Sept. 7 after three months' leave but he has still not resumed duties. The airport's chief administrative officer, Mr. G. Tessensohn, is now actinf
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    Lee ends tour
    36 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. Th« Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, today ended his tour of the Ministry of Labour and Law. Tomorrow, the Prime Minister will begin a tour of the Ministry of Culture.
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      244 10 Bell shape for belles in the height of fashion HAN SUYIN (Dr. Elizabeth Comber) is back in Singapore from London, Paris, New York, Zurich, Toronto and Montreal with news of what women are wearing in those cities. According to Dr. Comber, skirts everywhere are big and belled, buoyantly ballooned by
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      A FULL SKIRT WITH SARI STYLE TOP
      65 10 ROLAND CHOW created this marriage of Eastern and Western ideas by choosing crisp washable cotton print for his sari dress. It features the traditional Indian choli (blouse), mated with a full skirt of impressed pleats. The extra panel on the skirt swings up
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      FOOD UPSIDE-DOWN APPLE PIE: HERE'S HOW
      242 10 FOOD UPSIDE-DOWN APPLE PIE: HERE'S HOW fftHERE is no better way A to finish a dinner than with an apple desert, and no better recipe than Up-side-down Apple Pie. PASTRY: Sift one and quarter cups flour with half teaspoon salt in a bowl. Cut in one-third cup shortening with pastry
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      COLIC? IT'S NOTHING REALLY, SAY DOCTORS
      153 10 COLIC? IT'S NOTHING REALLY, SAY DOCTORS PARENTS suffering through infantile colic for the first time are quite likely to think their newborn must be seriously ill. He howls inconsolably. clenches his fists, draws up his legs and gives every sign of having an agonising abdominal pain. Actually he is not
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      267 10 Straits Times Crossword I H bY bH blb* H ACROSS 9 Powdered almonds, perhaps? 1 Bird with rubber beetle (10). (6-4). g Cost of exchange from a 12 Camel bridge (4-0). soldier with love (4). IS Possession of a latchet (7). 10 Crazy satellite stopped working 14 Tyler in the
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    ROBINSON PROFIT DROPS: (TURNOVER CUT BY RECESSION
    683 12 ROBINSON PROFIT DROPS: (TURNOVER CUT BY RECESSION By Our Market Correspondent T)URING the year ended June 30 Robinson and Co. Ltd.. the Singapore and Kuala Lumpur departmental store owners and wholesale and retail merchants, had their trading profit reduced by 30 per cent to $1,013,000 as a result of a
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    33 12 SINGAPORE. Sept. 30. RUBBER: $1.03; per lb. (up three-eighths of a cent). Unofficial 5 p.m. close $1,034 (Quiet). TIN: $396.25 per picul (up 25 cents). Estimated unofficial offering 170 tons (unchanged).
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    147 12 MELBOURNE, Wed. INVESTMENT shares held a firm tone on an active market here today. B.H.P. eased Is. to 68s. 6d. and Peters (Vie) fell Is. 9d. to 475. 3d. Dnnlop continued to rise and finished the day at 60s. up Is. 6d. Base metals and the oils remained
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    RUBBER PRICES
    149 12 October first grade rnbber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 103 i cents per lb., up three-eighths of cent on Tuesday's close. The closing tone was uncertain after easier. Closing prices in cents per lb., yesterday were: Official: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.ob. buyers 104, sellers 1044;
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    113 12 Singapore Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK Continent September October shipments $40 buyers, $41 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $62 sellers, drum $64 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business was reported done, Muntok whit* $165. Sarawak $164 (both up $1). special Sarawak black
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    94 12 The Malayan Exrhanfe Banks' Aasociation made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Canada; buying airmail T.T. 31 3/16, O.D. 31 5/16, 90 d/st 31 -4 credit bills, 31 13/16 trade bills. Selling T.T- or O.D. ready: Canada Swiss Francs 141 n
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    STOCK INDICES
    21 12 Malayan share Market: Sept. 30 Sept. 29 Industrials: 97.88 97.63 Tina: 117.94 117.56 Rubber*: 147.40 146.89 Jan. 1 1958=100
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    603 12 The Malayan Share Brokers' Association reported yesterday: "Industrials and tins were .steady while rubbers were Inclined to harden. The turno.er was fair." Singapore and Federation brokers reported the following ousiness up to 3.30 p.m.: Industrials: Fraser and Neave ords $1.47 and $1.48 cd cb; Gammon $1.94 (R, Di,
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    117 12 Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Ojertrud Bakkc 1 2. Ruys 4/5. Maetsuycker 6A, Bendoran 6/7. Denbighshire 8 9, Star Betelgeuse 10/11. Steel Flyer 13/14. Pres. Jackson 15/16. Musi Lloyd 18. Halldor 19. East Sea N. Wall 4. Senggarang N. Wall 5,
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    AVERAGE PRICES
    28 12 September average prices were: Sept. 1959 Aug. 1959 Rubber: 107.11 107.57 eta. Tin: $399.08 $40tU4 Rubber (Jan. -Sept.) 96.57 77.89 cts Tin (Jan.-Sept.) $398.23 f 365.57
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      796 12 NOTICES CHAPTER 195 (Pawnbrokers) Unredeemed Pledged Good* and Jewellery from the following Pawnbrokers' Shops No. 21 New Bridge Road Chin Chong Pak (Chop Thye Shen) No. 135 New Bridge Road Lam Joon Siong (Chop Sem Poh) No. 189 South Bridge Road Lam Joon Chong (Chop Sem Thye) No. 255 South
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      718 12 NOTICES NOTICE MR. JOHNNY ONO KIAN GIAP. our Sales Manager, has left our service with effect from 30th. September 1959 and henceforth has no authority to transact any business or collect any payments on our behalf. HUP TECK TRADING CO. Singapore 7. NOTICE We have pleasure In announcing that, with
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      338 12 NOTICES AUCTION SALE OF Cane teak Sitting Room seta with dunloplllo cushions, wardrobes, dining table it chairs, bedside writing tables, steel Ming cabinets. electric accounting machine. refrigerators, piano, Chatwood Iron safe (61" x 33) etc. To be Held U Our Saleroom No. 10 Chulia Street. On Friday. 2nd October, 195*.
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      743 13 NOTICES THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES ELECTIONS ORDINANCE, 1950. (F. M. No. 52 of 19M) THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES (STATE OF PERAK) ELECTIONS REGULATIONS. MML (PK. G. K. N*. tl»/5«) REGULATION 14 (1) NOTICE OF CERTIFICATION OF REGISTER. No. Under the provisions of Regulation 14 d of The Local Authorities (State of Perak)
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      714 13 l^^^^^-^^^-l^^^^ IB^BB^BB^BB^BB^BB^ BB«BW^lM I (Continued from Page SITUATIONS VACANT M Worda ti (Min.)-Bmx S0 eta. axtrm AMAH CHINESE Cook General wanted Immediately no Washing good with children Tanglln area Telephone Singapore *****. REQUIRED HOUSE to House Salesmen Girls for Soap Powder detergent. Also 2 Drivers. Apply personally— No 150. Albert
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      823 13 SITUATIONS VACANT It Wmrda ti (Mm.)— Box M eta. mxtrm WANTED IMMEDIATELY teachers to teach English and Mathematics in private afternoon school, preferably Post School Certificate students. Apply Box A 4542 S.T. Spore. RECEPTIONIST. CHINESE, for European Establishment, must be of good appearance and have pleasant personality, capable of dealIng
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      880 13 ACCOMMODATION WANTED M Wmrda U (Min.)— Box t$ eta. mxtrm I EUROPEAN FAMILY require to rent furnished house or bun- galow— Box A 4530 S.T- Spore. NAVAL OFFICER and wife j wouM like leave bouse or flat for six to nine months from November. Box A 4493 B.T. Spore NAVAL
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      812 13 EDUCATION It Wmrda Si (Min.)-Bmx S0 eta. txtrm CHINESE YMCA SCHOOL'B October Beginners' Accounting, Book-keeping. Shorthand. Typewriting. English; special beginners' Malay class. 107. Selegie Road: Phone *****, Singapore. ZION COMMERCIAL 8CHOOL: Tsvlstock Avenue. Serangoon Gardens, Spore. Specialised courses Typewriting, Shorthand, MalayFee $4/. New classes commencing 1.10.1959. English. Mathematics. INCREASE EARNING
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      718 13 FOR SALE It Wmrda ti (Mlm.)—Bmx tt eta. mxtrm CHEAP SALE. PHONORECORDS. Brandnew longplayings. 10" from $5.00. 12" from $8.00, Popular Brands. Come early, select your favourites. Nangheng's, 103-105 Selegie Road. B'pore. ANOTHER RCA FIRST! The Original Soundtrack LP recording of "South Pacific" now available In both Stereo and Monaural
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    FAM CERTAIN TO SEND TEAM TO SEAP GAMES
    228 14 FAM CERTAIN TO SEND TEAM TO SEAP GAMES By VICTOR NAYAGAM Kuala Lumpur, Wed. rrtHE MALAYAN soccer team is almost certain to be sent to the South-East Asia Peninsular Games in Bangkok in December. An official of the F.A. of Malaya said today: "We are keen to send the team
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    330 14 Epsom Jeep's ten best for the Penang meeting pENANG. Wed. Epsom Jeep's ten to fol low at the Penang Turt Club autumn meeting are: BONANZA: In top form; won a Class 5 61 race with 9.00 in the spectacular time of 1 mm 12 3 5 at Kuala Lumpur in
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    91 14 HONVED TEAM SET RELAY RECORDS VIENNA, Wed. A team from the Homed Club, of Budapest, yesterday set a world record time of I6mln 25.25 ec for the 4 x mile relay. The time clipped four-tenths of a second off the previous record j of 16:25.6 by an Australian team in
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    FAST BOWLER TO BE WATCHED
    203 14 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. SINGAPORE Cricket Association scouts will watch an Indian fast bowler make Jiis debut on Sunday when Indian Association meet R.A.F in their annual Ghandi trophy match^t Bales^R^oad^^ lingam. who has played nrstclass cricket in Delhi and Bombay and Is a protege of S
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    54 14 LONDON, Wed. Results of last night's English league football matches were: LEAGI'E THREE: Grlmsby I York 2; Bradford City 3 Southend 1; Bury l Norwich 0. LEAGI'E FOL'R: Oldham 0 Chester 0: Carlisle 4 Crewe 2: Watford 4 Crys'.al Palace 3. IRISH GOLD CUP (Second round): Crusaders
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    51 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. Singapore Achilles Club will hold its annual athletic championships al the Fairer Park stadium on Oct. 18. Entry forms are available from Leong Kok Weng, 128 Moulemtn Road (Tel. ***** j or from Kesavan Soon at the Farrer Park stadium dally at 5.15
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    268 14 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. Vl/ITH MOST of Malaya's top drivers having their TT last test of speed before the Macao Grand Prix in November, several records are likely to be beaten at the Singapore Motor Club's Gap Hill Climb on I Sunday. Traditionally an extreme- 1 ly
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    Singapore Ceylonese win again
    180 14 SINOAPORE. Wed. ceylor. Sports Club scored their second win In the tJon Dlv. 1 league when they Singapore Hockey Assoclabeat Singapore Chinese Recreation Club 3-0 at Balestier Road today. Bernard Lim. the Cnlnese goal- keeper, played a brilliant role in preventing the Ceylonese from scoring until
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    106 14 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. The Blacks beat Johore Bahru United by 10 points (two goals) to 9 (three tries) in a rugby match played here today. The Blacks took an early lead with a try by Ang Chooi Leong. This was converted v Slew Kay. Johor;
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    Equally good
    33 14 SINGAPORE, Wed. Victoria I and Beattv played their Interschool hockey match to a scoreless draw at Victoria ground today. The match between th eschool's second teams ended in a 1-1 draw.
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    32 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. HMS Catrlte beat SeleUr Dravldar 3-2 In a friendly soccer match at Naval Base today. Brown (2) and Neal scored for Catrlte, Manlam and Rajoo for Seletar.
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    41 14 LONDON. Wed.— Priddy Fair, the horse from which Jockey 'Manny' Mercer was thrown and killed at Ascot on Baturday, will not be raced again. Her owner, Sir i Foster Robinson, is sending her to bis stud.— Reuter.
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    17 14 SEGAMAT. Wed. Ramblers beat Police 4-1 In a district hockey knockout competition match here yesterday.
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      49 14 SINGAPORE: Racier Inter* school Rariles v Oan Eng Seng, Bras Basah Road. Soccer: SAFA league. Dlv. 3 championships play-off: JolUlada v Stable Boys. Jalan Besar 5.15. Hockey: Tanjong Katong Technical v KaUang Secondary. Kallang. Golf: LGUEDS 18-hole competition. Keppel Club. Cycling: Malayan Rough Riders meet. Great World, 8.45 pa.
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    266 15 German team (with world sprinter) coming By SAUL JOSHUA. Kuala Lumpur. Wednesday 4 WORLD-CLASS sprinter is included in a West German athletics team to visit Malaya during the last week of October. He is Manfred Germar, joint holder of the European 100 metres record of 10.2 sec. The German team
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    157 15 CUP UPSET: WEARNES FOIL BID BY CARBON SINGAPORE. Wed. Wearnes brought off the biggest upset in the Singapore Business Houses F.A. competition this year when they foiled National Carbon's bid for triple honours by beating them 3-0 in the Senior Cup final at Jalan Besar stadium tonight. Wearnes threw the
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    63 15 3 TEAMS QUIT HOCKEY LEAGUE SINGAPORE, Wed. Wanderers Sports Club have withdrawn from the Dlv. 1 leacne of the Si ngapore Hockey Association. This action follows the death of their convenor, Ivor L'Estranre. who collapsed while playing against S.R.C. last Saturday and died while being taken to hospital. Two other
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    125 15 SINGAPORE. Wed. RAF Seletar "A" and RAF Changl "A drew 6-6 in a rugby match at Seletar today. Seletar scored through Chowns (try) and Flyn (drop goal). Cboper and Lawrence (.one try each; replied for Changl. Scoring a penalty each. RAF Tengah drew with 75
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    72 15 SINGAPORE, Wed. a fine sput towards the end enabled Cpl. Bob Burroyne (Seletar; to win the last RAF 10-mlle time trial event held at Tampenis Road this evening. Bureoyne clocked 2Smln. 22sec, rllpplng two seconds off Ted Coates' time for the same distance last Wednesday. Coates
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