The Straits Times, 29 January 1960

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    18 1 AVI.lt \(.l-. OAILY CERTIFIKW SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845 FRIDAY. JANUARY 29, 1960 15 CENTS"
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    SEAFET MAY FIX PRICES
    488 1 AMBASSADOR LEE ON VALUE OF TENGKU'S PACT 'We will have some say in cost of rubber, tin, copra' 'At mercy of the big consumers TOKYO, Thursday THE proposed eight-nation South-East Asia Friendship and Economic Treaty (SEAFET) was seen today by a Malayan diplomat as a means
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    Lock icon POLICE HOLD DEPUTY IN BIG SWOOP IN FRANCE
    692 1 POLICE HOLD DEPUTY IN BIG SWOOP IN FRANCE PARIS, Thursday. pRENCH police today raided homes of extreme Rightists in Paris and provincial capitals as some 6,000 rebels in Algiers continued to defy Gen. de Gaulle's Algerian policy. Almost simultaneously, the Algerian authorities raised the censorship clamped four days ago. when
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    Two murdered in Singapore over Chinese New Year
    113 1 SINGAPORE. Than— Two men were murdered in Singapore over the Chinese New Year. .MURDER No. 1 occurred in Banda Street yesterday when Tan Meng Chee, 42, and his wife, both hawkers, were attacked during a row. Tan died later the same day
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    Lock icon CRASHED AIRLINER FOUND IN GULF
    191 1 NEW ORLEANS. Thursday. ''THE wreckage of an airliner, suspected of having crashed after a time bomb exploded aboard, has been located in about 250 ft. of water in the Gulf of Mexico. I A diver was going down today to examine the wreckage. The .plane
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    Lock icon Bevan: No change
    50 1 LONDON. Thurs. The condition of Mr. Aneurln Bevan, 62-year-old Deputy Leader of the British Labour Party In hospital after a major abdominal operation, showed no change this mornIng, an official said. Mr. Bevan had a serious relapse last week, but a slight improvement was reported yesterday —Reuter.
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    Lock icon Aranha dies
    29 1 RIO DE JANEIRO. Thurs. Dr. Oswaldo Aranha, former Brazilian Foreign and Finance Minister and an exAmbassador to the United States, died at his home here tonight.— Reuter.
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    3 villagers hit by lightning
    56 1 3 villagers hit by lightning SINGAPORE, Thurs. Three people in Potong Pasir werp struck by lightning during a thunderstorm today. They were Tan Ah Chor. 23. Tang boon Cheap, 15, both sins, and Tan Quee Peng. 37. They were hit outside their homes while celebrating Chinese New Year. All three
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    Study Group gives rubber figures
    155 1 LONDON. Thurs. An estlmatd world natural rubber production between January and November last year was 1.857.500 long tons, the International Rubber Study Group said today. Production of synthetic rubber touched 1.465.000 tons, the group estimated. Consumption of natural rubber In the 11 months was put
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    NEW YEAR CRACKERS PUT 20 IN HOSPITAL
    81 1 NEW YEAR CRACKERS PUT 20 IN HOSPITAL SINGAPORE. Thurs. Over 20 people, mostly children, were treated for cracker burns at the General Hospital here May. They were injured in various M«vi« of the island as the people went say tb celebrate Chinese New Year Cracker explosions continued all day lone.
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    STOP PRESS
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    LAST CHANCE TO WIN $500
    49 1 This is your last chance Last-minute entries in the Straits Times-Berita Harian $500 Malay essay competition will be received at Straits Times offices in Alor Star, Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur. Seremban, Malacca and Singapore up to noon today. Hand in your entry this morning.
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    Plea to end port monopoly
    343 2 HOLD ON HARBOUR BY RAILWAY STRANGLING THE GROWTH OF TRADE. SAYS CHAMBER REPORT KLANG, Thursday. T^HE Federation Government was urged today to end the Malayan Railway's monopoly on Port Swettenham harbour. This was one of the recommendatiens of a subcommittee appointed by the Chinese Chamber
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    Uniform tax system for Johore
    148 2 lOHORE BAHBU. Thurs— A uniform system of assess- I ing rates on the improved va- lue of holdings is likely In j I Jobore next year. Steps to enable this to be j carried out are proposed In a Bill to be introduced on a
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    New Year robberies
    59 2 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Three dagger thugs robbed i Ong Chwee Han and his wife of $450 in cash and Jewellery in their home in Lorong Ah Soo here today. In Kempons San Tcntr last night, two robbers carrying knives entered a house and held up the occupants, mostly
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    Malay dances
    25 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— A Malay folk dance class will be held at the YWCA Davidson Road here on Wednesday at 7.30 p m.
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    Extend this law to polls, call by union
    269 2 Extend this law to polls, call by union SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Singapore Union of Journalists feels that there Is a case for liberalisation of the new defamation laws to extend qualified privilege to the coverage of election meetings. An editorial in the latest issue of "Wartawan" official organ oi the
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    No difference in durians, he says
    137 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. LOCALLY-GROWN durians cannot be distinguished from those grown in Thailand or Sumatra. A spokesman of the Ministry of Agriculture said today that no one could tell the difference. Fruit sellers, however, said there were certain varieties grown in Thailand which were
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    To talk on American advertising
    74 2 To talk on American advertising MR. GEORG OLDEN, director of graphic arts for the Columbia Broadcasting System television network, who is due in Singapore on Sunday to give talks on American advertising art. i Mr. Olden is on a Far East tour sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. He
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    Oyster fishing off Ceylon
    40 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Ceylon High Commission announced today that pearl oyster fishing off the Ceylon coast wQI be held from next month. Pearl oysters will be fished from Cheval and Motheragam Paars from Feb. 1
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    $4,560 SAFE LOSS NOW A WRITE OFF
    72 2 $4,560 SAFE LOSS NOW A WRITE OFF JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. —The Town Council has decided to write off $4,560 which disappeared from the council's safe a few months ago. The council has been informed by the police that no prosecution is likely to take place. The safe was intact when
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    Cocktail party
    30 2 PENANG. Thurs— The Penang Atjeh Traders' Association will celebrate Chinese New Year with a cocktail party at its Victoria Street premises between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. tomorrow
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    MALAYAN WOMAN IS 'INVOLVED' IN PARAGUAYAN CASE
    307 2 MALAYAN WOMAN IS 'INVOLVED' IN PARAGUAYAN CASE KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. pRETTY Miss Rita Leong Yoke Chee, 22, of Raub, has been arrested in Paraguay. It is reported that she is involved in a case." She went to Paraguay nln* months ago to join her Danish boy-friend and start a coffee
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    Industrial zone plan on view
    56 2 Industrial zone plan on view JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs An industrial zoning plar. has been prepared for Johore Bahru. It Is open for Inspection during office hours at the Town Council office Any person affected by the plan can within three months send a written statement of his objections to th
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    Restrictions on entrance
    49 2 TANJONQ MALIM. Thurs. From this year the Sultan Idrls Training College here will only admit students who have passed the Lower Certificate of Education examination or the School Certificate examination This is stated In the editorial of the Chendera Mata. the annual magazine of the college.
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    SELKIRK MAKES HIS FIRST VISIT TO CAPITAL
    171 2 SELKIRK MAKES HIS FIRST VISIT TO CAPITAL SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Earl of Selkirk. United Kingdom Commissioner for Singapore and Commis-sioner-General SouthEast Asia, flew to Kuala Lumpur today. It Is his first visit to the Federation since he assumed office last month. Lord Selkirk will also spend two days at Fraser's
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    JAPAN TO BOOST EXPORTS WITH BIG FAIR
    209 2 JAPAN TO BOOST EXPORTS WITH BIG FAIR KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A $1 million Japanese trade fair will be held at the Chin Wu stadium from Feb. 14 foi two weeks. A spokesman of the Japan Export Trade Production Igency, which U organising he lair, told the Straits rimes today there
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    New board for padi fund
    52 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The Selangor Government Is to set up a new Padl Planters' Board to helD thousands of padl cultivators to Improve their standard of living. The board is to administer the $900,000 relief fund for padi planters in the state allocated by the
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    Council lecture
    32 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. A lecture on "The human mind, bridge to spirit" by Mr. Geoffrey Hodson will be held at the British Council hero at 645 p m on Sunday
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    LOOK AHEAD, HE URGES
    66 2 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Thurs. —The Chief Minister. Datoj Wong Pow Nee. said today i that Malayans should work "for something more than Just present needs "We .should look ahead and plan for the next few years when more chHdren will b* of school age." he said when
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      291 2 THE GAMBOLS By Barry Appleby Straits Times Crossword ACROSS yarn production (sv 1 Make lou off Tristram all the 6 Sporadic schedule for furnltime It, 2. 4). lure production (10. I). 9. Pormerhr bore said sword <9>. 7. Mean to be a long time an--10. Vindicate In an obvtout way
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    ROCKET RIDES FOR AMERICANS
    547 3 U.S. PLANS TO OVERTAKE RUSSIANS IN SPACE RACE IN FOUR YEARS WASHINGTON, Thursday. SEVEN United States Mercury Astronauts will start taking 200-mile rides out over the Atlantic in Redstone rockets in six months, Congress was told. Dr. T. Keith Glennan, head of the National Aeronautics and
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    61 3 0 The U.S. Army map ser- 1 vice has announced that it is preparing a detailed map of the moon in preparation for the men who would land there "In the not too distant future." The map, being assembled from photographs taken at major observatories,
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    Death stampede: Too many tickets sold
    214 3 SEOUL, Thursday. INVESTIGATIONS today into a stampede at the x Seoul railway station on Tuesday night in which 31 persons died showed that transportation authorities had sold twice the number of train tickets to passengers than there was room for on the train. I
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    Lock icon IRA ATTACK ON POLICE STATION
    64 3 IRA ATTACK ON POLICE STATION BELFAST, Thurs. Unidentified assailants believed to be members of the outlawed Irish Republican Army last night machinecanned a Northern Ireland border police station at Rosslea. Police sent up flares and returned the fire forcing the attackers to withdraw within a few minutes. No police casualties
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    Lock icon US-Russia debt talks off
    49 3 US -Russia debt talks off WASHINGTON, Thurs The United Btates has broken off lend-lease talks with Russia and accused the Russians of Improperly attemptIng to raise trade matters at the conversations. The United States claims that at the end of the war Russia owed U552,600 million —$7.800 million.— Reuter.
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    2KLM MAKES. $27,000 PAYMENT TO VICTIM
    140 3 2KLM MAKES. $27,000 PAYMENT TO VICTIM NEW YORK. Thurs. X.L.M. Royal Dutch Airlines has agreed to pay $27,000 in settlement of a $756,000 claim for damages filed after the death of an American vwien the Super Constellation, Hugo de Groot. crashed in the Atlantic in 1958 with the loss of
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    Lock icon Pilot killed
    29 3 HAVANA. Thurs— A Cuban Army Air Force "Sea Fury" fighter-bomber plunged Into the sea yesterday off the waterfront fronting the presidential palace killing the pilot UP I
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    Lock icon CYPRUS: MEETING 'CONSTRUCTIVE'
    158 3 LONDON Thursday DRITISH and Cypriot leaders held a four-and-a- quarter-hour meeting here last night and were expected by diplomatic sources to hold the final session of the current phase of their one-week independence negotiations today. The sources said that the private meeting last night Wa iif°u n
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    146 3 BOLSTER SELF-RULE WITH CASH PLEA LONDON, Thursday. T\ELEGATES of Kenya's multiracial New Kenya *J Group today urged Britain to make more money available to the Colony, linking its economic progress to its advances towards self-Government. Three of the delegates raised the financial question at today's session of the London
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    Chessman: Now plea for special judge to hear case
    248 3 Chessman: Now plea for special judge to hear case SA N FRANCISCO. Thurs.— Counsel for convict-author Caryl Chessman applied in tne Federal court yesterday for a Los Angeles Judge, Mr. Waiter Evans, to hear Chessman's case. Chessman comes to court today for his L3th and possibly last personal attempt to
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    Lock icon Nehru for UAR
    20 3 CAIRO, Thurs. —The Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru, will visit the United Arab Republic in May. U.P.I.
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    7 PEOPLE HURT IN BATH
    48 3 TOKYO. Thurs Seven people in a bathhouse wer« injured last night when its celling collapsed. A New Year party was being held by more than 300 housewives in a room above the bathroom. Police believe the ceiling collapsed under their weight U.PX I
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    Lock icon POLICE AND THE OLD PAYOLA
    208 3 POLICE AND THE OLD PAYOLA by a peer LONDON, Thurs. Street bookmakers in some London districts make regular payments to the police on a graduated scale according to rank to avoid arrest, a Labour peer, Lord Stonham. told the House of Lords last night. A "dummy" had to be arrested
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    Lock icon A-station planned
    66 3 LONDON, Thurs.. The tiny hamlet of Sizewell. Suffolk, is to be the site of the biggest nuclear power station In Britain, the Ministry of Power announced yesterday. The station, sixth nuclear power station In the programme of the Central Electricity Generating Board, will have a capacity of 650.000
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      440 3 Your radio today... RADIO SINGAPORE RADIO MALAYA Medium Wave 4T6 Metres NATIONAL SHORTWAVE A.M. 6.30 Good Morning- 632 SKIIVICE 41.7 metres 7.05 A Date With Music- 8.00 The Penang 366 metres News; «.O 5 A Da* WUh Music; &Hcc 8.30 Come Into The Parlour; 9.00 A.M. 6.00 9.00 News Sum
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    LOKE BACK FROM AIRWAYS I TALKS
    119 4 LOKE BACK FROM AIRWAYS I TALKS SINGAPORE, Thurs.—Cinema magnate, Mr. Loke Wan Tho, flew back here tonight from Sydney, where he had talks with Qantas officials. Mr Loke, who is chairman of Malayan Airways, told the Straits Times that he had discussions with Qantas directors "on general problems pertaining to
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    POLICE SEND NEW YEAR CARDS TO HOUSEHOLDS
    163 4 POLICE SEND NEW YEAR CARDS TO HOUSEHOLDS PENANG, Thurs. Penang police have issued 10.000 New Year cards to Chinese householders with an appeal to them to help reduce crime by dialling 999 as soon as they see anything suspicious. "Enjoy your New Year." the police greeting stated, "and assist the
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    2 detained traders fail in bid to be freed
    290 4 SINGAPORE, Thursday. r() businesmen now detained under the Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Ordinance, failed in their applications to the High Court yesterday for release. CASE No. 1, heard by Mr. Justice Ambrose, concerned Choo Kah Loke, who was arrested on Dec,
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    U.S. dance troupe to be 'guests' at concert —
    63 4 U.S. dance troupe to be 'guests' at concert CARMEN CI'TIERREZ. one of tho outstanding members of Rod Alexander's "Dance Jubilee" Company which arrived here last night. The troupe will be appearing as fuest stars in Radio Singapore's Puspawarna Singapura at the Badminton Hall on Monday. Tickets are on sale now
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    2 CLEARED OF ARMED ROBBERY CHARGE
    143 4 SINGAPORE, Thursday. WITHOUT their defence being called, two young men. Tan Teck Beng and Tan Lai Hock, who were on trial at the Assizes yesterday on a charge of armed robbery, were acquitted and discharged by Mr. Justice Buttrose. At the close of the
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    How youth broke into a flat
    231 4 JAILED. HE WANTED TO GO TO PARTY SINGAPORE, Thursday. A YOUTH yesterday supplied a missing link in two charges of house-breaking and theft against him by explaining to a Criminal District Court how he broke into a flat twice in eight days. I Bernard
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    Barriers to 'catch' jets
    89 4 Barriers to 'catch' jets BUTTERWORTH, Thurs. Crash barrier designed to "catch" high speed jet planes which fall to take off or which make emergency landings without brakes has been installed by the Royal Australian Air Force at Permatang Kuching here. The barrier has been placed at the northern end of
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    CROWDING: HOTEL KEEPER FINED
    116 4 CROWDING: HOTEL KEEPER FINED SINGAPORE. Thurs. A police Inspector today told a magistrate's court that when he raided the Gim Penr Hotel, Geylang Road, at 1.20 a.m. on Sept. 23. last year, he found a man, two women, and two children in one of the rooms. The man claimed that
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    PARADE TO START WEEK
    59 4 PARADE TO START WEEK IPOH. Thurs. National Language Week observance In Perak will begin with a parade of about 5.000 school children on the town padang here on Saturday morning. Representatives from the Malay, Chinese. Indian, Eurasian and European communities will make public speeches. Then the Mentrl Besar, Inche Mohamed
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    More police patrols to beat crime
    108 4 fPOH, Thurs. Police have 1 Intensified round the clock patrols in Ipoh and the surrounding villages to keep down crime during the Chinese New Year festivities. Reinforcements from the No. 2 Police Field Force, based in Ipoh, and the Police Volunteer Reserve, are now
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    Co-ops try bulk buying
    71 4 Co-ops try bulk buying BUKIT MERTAJAM. Thurs.— Three co-operative stores have decided to form a bulk purchasing society. The aim: To get goods at fairer prices. The three stores are Bukit Mertajam Rubber Estate Co-Operatlve Store, the Krian-Bandar Bahru Cooperative Store and Province central Co-Operative I Btore. They deal mostly
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    Anniversary
    30 4 SINOAPORE. Thurs. The Ceylon Commission in Singapore will celebrate the 12th anniversary of Ceylon's Independence with a reception at the Ceylon Sports Club In Balestier Road on Feb. 4.
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    SPEAK-MALAY WEEK
    332 4 ALL IS SET TO BEGIN LANGUAGE DRIVE KUALA LUMPUR, 1V Thurs. Workmen were busy today putting finishing touches to the National Language Week exhibition stalls at the Tengku Abdul Rahman Hall in preparation for the official opening on Saturday More than 50 were painting and decorating the hall
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    Buddhist service
    29 4 BINGAPORE. Thurs. A special Chinese New Year service, sponsored by the Pall section of the Singapore Buddhist Association, was held at the Sri Lankaramaya Buddhist temple today.
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    Folk dance
    29 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The International Folk Dance Club of the Chinese V.M.C.A. will hold Its "New Year's Rendezvous" dance at Its premises at Bouth Pier on Feb. 5.
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    Plan to resettle ex-patients
    251 4 IPOH. Thurs. A centre is to be set up near Ipoh to enable discharged mental patients to prepare for the outside world again. The Mental Patients Welfare Association hag applied to the Perak Government for a five-acre piece of state land for the proposed rehabilitation centre.
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      133 4 Singapore diary... i METHODIST TOUTH FEL- \n* class, electricity 7.30 Pm. LOWSHir fKampong Kmpor AXCOHOLIC ANONYMOUS: Rowl) New Year Variety concert Closed meeting at YMCA "A" Or--6 So p m chard Road 6 p.m. CLOTHING SHOP: St Andrews PAN-PACITIC SOUTH-EAST Cathedral CWA Room South Side ASIA WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION: 10 am
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    Singapore trade in nutmegs better
    309 5 BIG DEMANDS FROM OVERSEAS' CONSUMERS MET gINGAPORE continues to enjoy favourable business in overseas nutmeg markets and in the past two years, her re-exports have increased very substantially. Demand for nutmegs overseas is large and Singapore has been able to meet consumers' requirements as the
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    JAPAN PLANS NEW DRIVE
    211 5 JAPAN PLANS NEW DRIVE JAPAN'S trade drive to the Federation of Malaya. Singapore and other South East Asian countries will be further intensified this year, Mr. Shintaro Tabata, local representative of the Japan Export Trade Promotion Agency said yesterday. Mr. Tabata said that Japan would pay greater emphasis from now
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    TRADE TEAM FROM INDIA DUE SOON
    114 5 "THE Cashew and Pep- per Export Promotion Council of India, a central organisation sponsored by the Government, is sending a three-member cashew trade delegation to Singapore and the Federation of Malaya early next month. The party is expected to arrive in Singapore on Feb.
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    Pepper imports increase
    58 5 Singapore Imported 25,324 tons of black pepper in the first eleven months of 1959 valued at $28.3 million, up 11.324 tons on the corresponding period of 1958. Her imports of white pepper amounted to 9.620 tons: worth $20.5 million, up over 1.000 tons. The United States and
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    Brighter business prospects between R.I. and Singapore
    253 5 /CONSIDERABLE improvement in two-way trade between Singapore and Indonesia this year is forecast by Mr. M. Soekamto, the new chairman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce in Singanore Mr. Soekamto said that top level discussions which had been started by the Singapore and
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    SAS plans new flights
    87 5 CCANDINAVIAN Air- lines System will introduce Douglas DC--8 jetliners to 10 cities in seven countries on three continents on April 1. it is announced in Singapore. The airline also announced the expansion of the SAS Caravelle pure-Jet network to 35 cities in 22 countries. Scandinavia and
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    S6-MILLION LATEX PLANT
    72 5 /CONSTRUCTION of a new Sb-million latex plant in Rotterdam. Holland, was announced this week by Mr. C. B. Branch, president of Dow Chemical International Ltd.. S. A The plant will be built and operated by Dow't wholly-owned subsidiary. the Nederlandsche Dow Maatschappij N.V. Production Is expected to
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    U.K. publisher studies local book market
    58 5 MR. JOHN ATTENBOROL'GH. chairman of the English Universities Press Ltd. and vice-chair-man of Hodder and Stougbton Ltd. spent five days in Singapore recently studying the market with a view to expanding publishing activity with local firms Mr. Attenborough is also chairman of the export
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    U.S. uses more rubber
    106 5 _nONSUMPTION of new rub\j ber In the United States in 1959 reached a record of 1.628.013 long tons, the Rubber Manufacturers Association Incorporated reported this week. This was an increase of nearly 300.000 long tons com- pared with the total of the previous year. Synthetic rubber
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    Gold production in Sarawak was trebled in 1959
    381 5 LAST year was the best period for gold production in Sarawak since 1942. The output, of more than i 2,400 ounces in 1959 was near- ly three times the 1958 production. The number of mines working around Ban. 25 miles southwest of
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    H.K. FIRM GETS AWARD
    101 5 rP honours in the Gold Star Club of the Agriculture Department. Cyanamid International. New York, have been awarded to A. S. Watson and Co. Ltd. of Hong Kong, for the best sales per- formance in 1959. it is announced in Singapore. Other participants in the annual
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    Good KLM results last year
    194 5 VIM Royal Dutch Airlines achieved favourable results in 1959, their 40th anniversary year, it was announced in Singapore yesterday. The company said that the number of passengers carried in 1959 was 15 per cent higher. Freight and mail traffic also rose by 20 per cent
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    Vauxhall car output rises
    54 5 Vauxhall Motors increased! their production by 41 perfJ cent in 1959 compared wlthH the previous year, the com-H pany has announced. Their factories at LutonH and Dunstable, England. produced a total of 246.085H cars in the period. ExportsH rose by 30 per cent to a newß
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    19 6 19 Wor4t lit (Minimum) AMARASINGME. U., LECTURER la English, University of Ma'aya tn Bingapore, on 24.1.60 In London.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    33 6 JO Wore 1 Sit, (Minimum) MR. AND MRS. COM BIN LAV thank all friend* and relatives for their kind wishes attendance and valuable gifts on the occasion of their marriage on 19-1-1960.
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    128 6 I* W»r4* (M (Mlnlmmm) VANITY'S HALF PRICE Ml* begins on Saturday. Open to 5 p.m. 32 Raffles Place. THE MM V. SALON 101 Tanglln Road will be opened today from 11 am. until 6 p.m. A unique "ANO POW for friend* and relation* Is The Strait* Times Annual for
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    The Straits Times Friday, January 29, 1960 Sibu Shocks Sarawak
    602 6 The Straits Times Friday, January 29, 1960 Sibu Shocks Sarawak Elections at Sibu have given Sarawak cause for thought When the District Council assembled last week for its first meeting four of the wards were unrepresented, two because inquiries were necessary and the successful candidates could not be declared elected
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    Another Snag
    397 6 Unless Russia has some motive of its own for wanting to avoid a nuclear ban agreement incorporating more than the existing knowledge of underground explosions, it is a little surprising to find the Russian delegate to the Geneva talks taking such a firm stand against partial agreement. When
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    Malay Miners
    194 6 Every intelligent person recognises the importance of helping Malays to enjoy a just share in those parts of Malayan industry and commerce where previously they had no part, and the Government is doing no more than its duty when it speaks of assisting them to take part in
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    THE SINISTER CITY
    1114 6  - THE SINISTER CITY ANTONY TERRY by Bonn is today a fantastic nest of spies who are eyes and ears of the Reds BONN. Thursday. THE revival of Nazi and anti-Jewish activity in West Germany has highlighted the fantastic maze of espionage, counterespionage, political assassinations and underground movements which have mushroomed
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      257 6 •TRUTH of Kuchlng wrote x the truth In his letter on the pepper crisis iS.T. Jan. 22). On* remembers the scream what went up when rubber prices began to rise to somewhere near comparable' prices with the artificially boost, ed and subsidised U.S. product.
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    544 6  - HOQthis week. ..and 8 a distinguished old I I party gets a gracious I 1 greeting in Bangkok I by Henry Bagehot CELEBRATING Mr. Somerset Maugham's 86th birthday in Bangkok, students of the city's leading university poured scented water over his hands and offered him flowers in the traditional ceremony
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      68 6 A Pill for Skin Miseries People seldom die from them but skin infections discomfort and disfigure, cause a high proportion of visits to doctors. The December Reader's Digest (now on sale) tells the dramatic story of a new drug that is working curative wonders against types of infection which have,
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    TIES WITH STORE ARE GOOD —NZ LEADER
    284 7 TIES WITH STORE ARE GOOD NZ LEADER SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Opposition leader in the New Zealand P a rliament Mr. Keith Holyoake, who passed through here today, described relations between his country and Singapore as "very good, helpful and co-operative." Mr. Holyoake. a former Prime Minister of New Zealand, added:
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    Boat's engine tampered
    1022 7 TESTS WERE CARRIED OUT BY POLICE AFTER REBELS' CASE STARTED -Mr. SINGH T^EFENCE counsel Mr. Jag-jit Singh U accused the police yesterday afternoon of "having done something" to the boat of the 30 self-confessed Indonesian rebels now on trial here on two counts of unlawful possession of
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    Hundreds take a quiet New Year break at the Istana grounds
    132 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— A stream of Chinese families today took a quiet break from the noise and bustle of New Year's Day by visiting the spacious domain of the Istana Negara. Hundreds of families visited the domain before rain fell
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    Disciplinary Board for Lib. Socs.
    117 7 QINGAPORE, Thurs. The Liberal Socialist Party has set up a disciplinary board. It will encourage and ensure that the committees and sub-committees carr., out their duties as efficiently and expedltlously as possible. The board will recommend to the central council the removal and replacement of
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    SOCIALIST CHAIRMAN TO QUIT
    74 7 SOCIALIST CHAIRMAN TO QUIT KULIM. Thurs. Inche Mansor Tobeng. 34. chairman of the Kedah Socialist Front, has tendered his resignation as chairman of the party. Inche Mansor explained today he wanted "a rest from politics" "But I am still a member of the party." he stressed. Inche Mansor. a founder
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    MALAYA to OBSERVE LEPROSY DAY
    233 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. MALAYA will observe Leprosy Day on Jan. 31 for the first time as a reminder to Malayans that there are 30,000 lepers in the country. The Malayan Leprosy Re- lief Association, which will be responsible for organising the day, will launch a
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    A SERVICE WITH VARIOUS 'TONGUES'
    83 7 A SERVICE WITH VARIOUS 'TONGUES' SINGAPORE. Thurs. A mulU lingual religious service will be on the air at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday on the English service of Radio Singapore. Listeners will be able to hear the Lord's Prayer in Malay, a Tamil lyric and a Chinese hymn. This half-hour will
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    Contests mark the 'Week'
    32 7 SEPANG. Thurs. Speech competitions and debates will be the highlight of National Language Week at Separ.g. They will be held at the Methodist English School at Sungel Pelek.
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    Animal jabs
    28 7 '<■■ *ANG. Thurs.— The Penang Veterinary Department's travelling dispensaries carried out over 37,000 vaccinations during their tours of 66 villages, 37 kampongs and three estates last month.
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    260 employers are fined
    40 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— A total of 260 employers were prosecuted for offences against the Employees Provident Fund Ordinance last year, says the report of the Department of Labour and Industrial Relations. Fines totalling $24,340 were Imposed.
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    New $400,000 barracks for police
    150 7 TPOH. Thurs— The Oovern--1 ment ls to spend about $400,000 to provide new living accommodation for the rank and file members of the police force In Perak The new barracks will be In Ipoh and Talplng. and will form part of a priority programme to
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    BIG INCREASE IN IRON-ORE EXPORTS LIKELY
    224 7 BIG INCREASE IN IRON-ORE EXPORTS LIKELY KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. Yf ALAYAN exports of iron-ore to Japan this year are expected to rise by at least 500.000 tons from 2.3 million tons last year to 2 8 million tons. The managing director of the Eastern Mining and Metals Co. Ltd.. Mr.
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    Jap-style bridge for gardens
    51 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council proposes to build a Japanese-style ornamental bridge across the Bydney Lake In the Lakes Gardens to replace the old bridge The old bridge, has been closed to the public since lt was damaged by floods more than two years
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    MAKING OUT 'ANG ROWS' HE FOUND FAKE NOTE
    90 7 BATH GAJAH. Thurs. The chairman of tha Chendrong new village local council near here, Mr. Loh Kuan Hoong, making out "an? pows" for his children found a dud dollar note in his change yesterday. Earlier in the day he had changed two
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    Politics course for youths
    43 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Selangor UMNO youth section Is to launch a campaign this year to "educate" its members In politics. The first course on politics for more than 40 youths is to be held In April at Morlb
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    Women meeting
    29 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The territorial association of the Women's Institute will hold its annual meeting at the W.I. headquarters In P*taling Jaya at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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    VARSITY EXAM RESULTS
    143 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The Kuala Lumpur division of the University of Malaya today announced the results of the first and second examinations for the degree of Bachelor of Engineering In the 1959/60 session. The following passed the first examination for the degree: Chla Shu Slen. Goh Kiam
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    1959 TIN PRODUCTION LOWEST FOR TWELVE YEARS
    404 10 1959 TIN PRODUCTION LOWEST FOR TWELVE YEARS By Our Market Correspondent THE production of tin by the Federation of Malaya last year was the lowest since 1947 and was down by 2j per cent compared with 1958. The actual total was 37,525 tons, although the year saw the gradual easing
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    114 10 MELBOURNE, Thurs. INVESTMENT shares maintained a firm tone here today. There were no large moves with rises and falls In balance. Base metals eased slightly and oils remained steady. Common wealth bonds held a steady tone. Con. Zinc 96/9 buyer Mount Lyeu (5/-) 8/1 '4 North Broken Hill
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    No change in rubber dealings
    345 10 T*HE rubber market has shown no real change during the week, report Holiday, Cutler, Bath and Co., Ltd., in their current market survey. Trading was slow with most operators disinclined to deal. At no time have sellers offered keenly either lower sheet or l R.S.S.
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    U.K. frees more goods
    120 10 \f OST of the remaining Brl- tlsh restrictions on dollar Imports will be removed within six months, Mr. Reginald Maudllng President of the British Board of Trade, has an. nounced. Mr. Maudllng told a press conference today that it was difficult .to judge what effect this
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    SHELL PROFIT
    44 10 Net income of the Shell Oil Company, the U.S. unit of the I Royal Dutch-Shell group. J and its wholly owned sub- j sldiarle-i for 1959 Is estimated at U*****.4m.. or $2.43 per share, compared with $128,583,000. or $2.12 per share previously.
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    Rubber mart puzzle: Financial Times
    269 10 A LTHOUGH rubber stocks in Singapore are appa- rently quite large, prices show no signs of coming down from their comparatively high levels, the Financial Times stated yesterday. Xhe London spot price has remained steadily in the region of 36d. per lb. for the last
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    STORE SHIPPING
    71 10 CHIPS lying alongside the SinKJ gapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Sydney 1/2. Pres. Jackson 4/5, Bradeverett 6A, Oleneam 6/7, -Straat Van Dlemen 8/9, Singapore 10/11. Azumasan Mam 13/14, Benreoch 15 16, Stavropol 18, Yuldkawa Maru 19. Glang Ann 21/22. Rajah Brooke 23, Bronxvllle 24/29, Benveg
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      362 10 NOTICES THE TOWN BOARDS ENACTMENT. (No. 118) NOTICE UNDER SECTION IS7. Notice is hereby given under Section 137 of the Town Boards Enactment that the undermentioned draft plan has been prepared and Is open to public inspection on any working day during office hours at the office of the Town
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      355 10 NOTICES NOTICE MEMBERS oi the Public are In. formed that all Roads on Land Allenlated to South Malaya Pineapple Growers Coy Ltd.. Pekan Nanas Estate. Pontlan will be closed to all Traffic on 30th January 1960. NOTICE FEDERATION OF MALAYA. SIM.OM.OOO/. 5'4~ Registered Stock 19*7/76. Notice is hereby given that
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    A winning debut
    1845 11  -  EPSOM JEEP By TOPFLIGHT SYDNEY JOCKEY McGROWDIE SCORES ON GLEE VTOEL McGrowdie. a top- flight Sydney Jockey, made an impressive debut in Malayan racing when he brought Glee with a nicely-timed run in the straight to beat Marigold and the odds-on favourite Bestcrete in the Cl. 1.
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    Koreans lose again but they gave Selangor a shock
    547 11  - Koreans lose again but they gave Selangor a shock NORMAN SIEBEL By THE touring South Korean hockey team are still 1 without a victory after their fourth match. Today they fell to Selangor by four goals to two at the Merdeka Stadium, the margin against them being the biggest in
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    Tournament hitch: Ceylon H.A. explains
    184 11 Tournament hitch: Ceylon H.A. explains SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The Ceylon Hockey Association has written to inform the Singapore HA. about the postponement of their Inter-club tournament to which Malayan clubs were Invited. The C.H.A. explained that some of the leading clubs from India, who were expected to take part, could not
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    Peruvians win
    31 11 UONO KONG. Thurs. The Peruvian soccer team' beat an All -Hong Kong Selection 2-0 in the first of a four-match series here today. At half-time the tourists led I—o.
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    SHA CHIEF HAILS MOVE BY S'PORE JOINT SERVICES
    183 11 SHA CHIEF HAILS MOVE BY S'PORE JOINT SERVICES KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. SIR GEORGE OEHLERS, president of the Singapore Hockey Association, welcomed Singapore Joint Services attempt to enter a team of their own in the Malayan Hockey Federation quadrangular next year. At present Services players are eligible to represent Singapore In
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    Drawn Test gives series to Aussies
    179 11 CALCUTTA. Thurs.— Australia won their five-match cricket Test series against India when tha finul game ended here today in a draw. The Australians won two Tests. India one and the other two vert drawn. Resuming their -second innings today in the fifth Test. India
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    Seletar sweep
    43 11 SINGAPORE. Thurs. RAT Beletar beat rap Changl by 2« points (go.], Bix trleB p^j^ nil in their rugger match at SeleUr yesterday. Try scorers were: Alaop (2) Urtjuhart. Norrlngton (2), Blacker and Muelmun. McVltUe. who kicked a penalty, made one conversion.
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      324 11 SIKGAPOBB: Serecr MFA junior league competition Stable Boys "A" v Sukuramai "A", Balestier Road. MALACCA: Badminton: All-Malaya Malay championships. Malacca Badminton Association HaU. IPOH: Soccer Darul Aflah (Spore) v Inter-Indian Association. Chinese Assembly Hall ground. Golf: North Malaya champions. Tiger Lane course. Sharin and Alsagoff clear first round KUALA LUMPUR,
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    $3 mil. DUTY SUBSIDY FOR LOCAL FIRM
    342 12 3-year exemption and reduction will aid weavers KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE Federation Government has agreed to give a S3 million subsidy to the Malayan Weav- 1 ing Mills in Johore Bahru in the form of exemption and reduction of duiy on its imports.
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    279 12 NO FOREIGN TROOPS RED NOTE TO JAPAN I "TOKYO, Thurs. A Japanese Foreign Ministry spokesman today said a Soviet Union request that all foreign troops withdraw from Japan wasi unjustified intervention in Japan's internal affairs. This was contained in aide memoire handed to the Japanese Ambassador in Moscow on Jan.
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    48 12 SYDNEY, Thurs. Scores of people were treated for exhaustion today as Sydney's temperature soared past the I century mark for the fourth successive day. Shortly after midday the temperature was 102.9 degrees Fahrenheit. Since the heatwave began on Monday. 17 people have died.— Reuter.
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    89 12 AMERICAN DANCERS FLY IN SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The touring American Dance Jubilee troupe arrived here tonight by Malayan Airways from Kuala Lumpur to give shows at the Happy World Stadium on Saturday and Sunday. Half the net proceeds will go to the National Thea- I tre Fund and the other half
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    123 12 THE TENGKU RETURNS FROM N.Z. VISIT SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Federation Prime Minister, Trunk u Abdul Rahman, arrived here tonight by BOAC Comet from Sydney on his way home from his two-week goodwill tour of New Zealand. He was accompanied by his wife, Puan Sharifah Rodciah. and members of his official
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    88 12 HUNDREDS of gaily dressed Singaporeans yes* terday visited the Istana Negara domain the second time the grounds of the former Covernment House have been thrown open to the public and the first during a Chinese New Year. But firing of crackers was one
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    364 12 LONDON. Thurs.— Rather un- certain conditions prevailed In j London stock markets today. Buy- I ers tended to hold on and some small selling wits evident. There a;is still a certain amount of selective buying in progress but small losses predominated in most sections at the close. Dullness
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    160 12 13 Tories in revolt against the Govt LONDON, Thurs. Thirteen Conservatives staged a minor revolt against the Government last night, urging a more dynamic policy for the stateowned coal industry. The rebels included Mr. Gerald Nabarro, Lord Hinchingbrooke and Mr. Nigel Birch, a former economic secretary to the Treasury. They
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