The Straits Times, 19 February 1960

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    19 1 AVI'HACE DAILY lEBTIFIEU SALE EXCEEDS 80,000 fie**** 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, £960 15 CENTS.
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    NEW EDUCATION INQUIRY
    636 1 TOP-LEVEL TEAM TO STUDY FUTURE OF SCHOOLS Three Ministers and a Chief Minister among nine named Committee to review the Razak policy Kuala Lumpur, Thursday J^ TOP-LEVEL Government committee was today appointed by the Federation Government to review the four-year-old Razak education policy. On it are a
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    PARIS MAY HIT BACK AGAINST GHANA
    139 1 pARIS. Thurs. Mr. Maurice Couve de Murville, French Foreign Minister, told the National Assembly's foreign affairs commission today that France was studying possible retaliatory action should Ghana aggravate measures taken after the French atomic explosion. In a broadcast after the Sahara blast last Saturday,
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    How fines can be compared with cups of coffee
    366 1 How fines can be compared with cups of coffee TIPS FROM THOMSON FOR MAGISTRATES KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Federation's Chief Justice, Dato Sr James Thomson, today gave some words of guidance to magistrates on how to deal with certain statutory offences He said that statuory offences were on an entirely
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    A DOG DISCOVERS A TRAGEDY
    579 1  -  ALAN YANG Woman's body found in lonely marsh TilK semi-nude body of a young Chinese woman was found this evening 1 at the foot of a lonely hillock rising from marsh off Clement! Road, in the Pasir Panjang area. The woman, who has not ye
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    Lock icon DOCTORS GO TO PALACE: BIRTH MAY BE INDUCED
    126 1 LONDON. Thurs. The Queen's doctors went to Buckingham Palace this morning and were still with her several hours later. However, a Palaae spokesman said tnis dli r.ot necessarily mean birth was imminent.' although .t was generally known .the birth of the Queens
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    Lock icon Chessman's last plea fails
    257 1 Chessman 's last plea fails SAN QUENTIN (California), Thurs. Caryl Chessman, 38, author-convict who has staved off execution In the gas chamber for nearly 12 years, seems doomed to die tomorrow morning. Chessman, convicted of robbery with violence, kidnapping and sexual offences, has appealed against the death sentence 15 times
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    The World Bank sends a scout
    55 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. An official of the World Bank arrived here today for preliminary talks with the Federation Government about finance for the next five-year development plan. Mr. I. P. M. Cargill. assistant director of the Far East Division of the bank, will be
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    Lock icon Whistle welcome for Nik
    416 1 JAKARTA, Thurs. A crowd of 10.000 flag waving Indonesians shouted and whistled in welcome on the tarmac here today as a Russian Ilyushin-18 prop- jet transport rolled to a halt and the Russian Premier. Mr. Nikita Khrushchev, came to the doorway. He was wearing a light
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    STOP PRESS
    36 1 PLEA TO MAC LONDON, Tbnr^ ond batch -un.ituir- p prt m ntinj- ***** p iwcsmUii to Prcmn r M <• imllaji luda> JskitK Jm n Icjv <-'f AJru ju I' Fir Band* an<f Jooiu I
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    Govt. picks team to iron out problems of Malay classes
    256 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Education Ministry has set up a special sub-committee to iron out the problems now facing students and teachers over textbooks and syllabuses used in the Government's Malay literacy classes. The sub-committee will: REVIEW existing textbooks and syllabuses
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    VOTERS ONLY TO CONTEST POLLS
    266 2 VOTERS ONLY TO CONTEST POLLS SINGAPORE, Wed. •3 Candidates contesting the Legislative Assembly elections must be registered voters under a Bill, published today, amending the assembly elections law. The Singapore Legislative Assembly (Amendment) Bill, which had Its nrst reading last week, adds this cjause to Section S A, denning qualifications
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    Surgeon for Australia
    67 2 MALACCA, Thurs. Dr C. K. Young, a thoracic specialist and senior surgeon at Malacca General Hospital, will leave Kuala Lumpur by plane for Australia on Sunday for a two-month visit under the Colombo Plan He will visit the thoracic surgical unit at Epworth Hospital In Richmond. Melbourne.
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    Promotion
    23 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Mr. R. N. Sandes. senior assistant traffic superintendent of the Malayan Railway, has been promoted to Assistant Traffic Manager.
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    2 HOUSES ARE BURGLED
    58 2 2 HOUSES ARE BURGLED KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs —A family living in Jala: Temerloh. Setapak. found their house burgled yesterday when they returned home after attending a funeral. The house was ransacked. Jewellery and cash amounting $380 were missing. A house in Lor on g Yap Kwan Seng Road was burgled
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    52 homes— 200 apply
    59 2 52 homes 200 apply PENANO. Thurs.— For every house it proposes to build at Thean Teik Road, the city council has already received four tenancy applications. An official statement today said more than 200 people had applied to rent the 52 1 houses. So far 20 heve been com. pleted.
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    Places in schools
    62 2 MALACCA. Thurs— Parents seeking to place children born in 1953 and 1954 In primary schools here, are asked to register in the schools of their choice between Feb. 22 and March 10. Registration teams will De on duty on all school-days between 2.30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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    Couple are robbed
    47 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— A couple were robbed by three men. one armed with a dagger, at a dark spot In Kampong Loke Yuen last night. The couple were returning home after a late cinema i show when they were held up by the robbers.
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    FESTIVAL IS PUT OFF: THAT EXTRA SESSION IS BLAMED
    255 2 FESTIVAL IS PUT OFF: THAT EXTRA SESSION IS BLAMED SINGAPORE. Thurs. r* The Singapore Teurhers' Union has postponed its mammoth "Youth Drama and Music Festival" from next month to September Announcing this with "regret" today, the union s.aid the Introduction of the extra half session of four and a half
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    Press freedom
    42 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting. Syed Ja'afar Albar. will speak on the "Freedom of the Preys' at a luncheon organised by the Federation of Malaya Malay Journalist** Association at the Majestic Hotel here on Tuesday.
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    New rules aim to foil ship-to-shore smuggling in S'pore
    221 2 New rules aim to foil ship-to-shore smuggling in S'pore SINGAPORE. Wednesday. MEW regulations to stop smuggling from ships in port and to tighten control over the issue of ships' dutiable stores were published today. An official statement said that If these rules failed to stop smuggling from ships In Dort.
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    CRIMINALS GIVE POLICE A PLEASANT SURPRISE
    119 2 CRIMINALS GIVE POLICE A PLEASANT SURPRISE JOHORE BAHRU. Thurt.— Criminals here have Riven the state police a pleasant surprise. Police had expected the crime figure to soar on Feb. 10 when people celebrated th«t coronation of the Sultan. Sir Ismail But statistics show that there was only one serious crime
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    A cyclist's 'short cut to he 11...'
    158 2 SINGAPORE. Thurs— Short cuts across roads, usually taken by cyclists. very often turned out to be "short cuts to hell," said Inspector O. Krishnan of the traffic police today at an inquest on a 30-year-old ice-cream seller. Chan Chee Neo. Chan died in
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    Lock icon NEW HOPE FOR NUCLEAR BAN
    273 3 IKE SAYS HE'LL STUDY NEW RUSSIAN OFFER WASHINGTON, Thurs. Prc- sident Elsenhower's stateI ment today that the Soviet offer to allow a limited quota of on-site inspections inside Russia would be studied gave new hope for a compromise solution for the banning of nuclear tests.
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    Lock icon A NEW SNAG THREATENS THE KENYA TALKS
    134 3 A NEW SNAG THREATENS THE KENYA TALKS T ONDON. Thurs. Th« talks on the future of Kenya today faced a new deadlock oji the question of land rights which could wreck tho wide measure of agreement announced last Monday on a new constitution. A source close to the New Kenya
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    Lama's treasure 'in India'
    101 3 CALCITTA. Thurs. The Dalai Lama's fabulous treasure of gold, silver, precious stone* and jewellery, smuggled out of Tibet during China's invasion, has reached Calcutta, the newspaper Statesman reported yesterday. The treasure was said to have Included 4# mileloads of gold and 600 muleloads of silver, with
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    Lock icon France accused of air attack
    51 3 TUNIS. Thurs.— The Tunisian Government alleged last night that a French bomoer yesterday crossed into Tunisia from Algeria and dropped several bombs near the frontier, damaging property. The Tunisian Information Ministry said the Government had protested to France "In the strongest terms" about the incidents.—
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    Lock icon No sign of plane
    30 3 SAIGON, Thurs.— No progress has been reported so far In the search for an American aircraft reported missing since yesterday morning, with three men aboard— Reuter.
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    Lock icon COMMANDO DISASTER: THE ARMY ORDERS PROBE
    132 3 MELBOURNE, Thurs.— The army has appointed a court of inquiry to investigate last night's disaster in which 74 commandos were swept out to sea in an eight-knot ebb tide through the Port Phillip Bay Heads, known to seamen as one of the world's most
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    Missile is raised
    59 3 A Tbor ballistic missile is hoisted Into position at the RAF. station at Feltwell, Norfolk. In the foreground is a huge tank of liquid oxyten which feeds the missile. This U.P.I, picture was taken when Britain decided to strip away most of the security barriers surrounding the
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    Lock icon THE OLD BANJO PIER WILL HAVE TO GO
    135 3 THE OLD BANJO PIER WILL HAVE TO GO lONDON, Thurs— The Cori nlsh fishermen of Looe have decided to sell their well-known banjo-shaped pier In aid of the World Refugee Year campaign, it was announced yesterday. It was a toss-up between the pier and the little holiday port's new public
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    Lock icon No more smuggle boats for sale
    43 3 JAKARTA. Thurs.— The Indonesian navy will destroy any vessel caught smuggling rather than follow the old policy of auctioning oft such ships. Auctioning off seised boats has resulted in more expense than profit for the Government. UPI.
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    Lock icon New commodore
    31 3 LONDON. Thurs,— Captain Hooper Pelgue Mallet, captain of the 24,215-ton Chusan has been appointed Commodore of the Peninsular and Oriental fleet in succession to Commodore John Cavendish Last— Reuter.
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    Lock icon We'll crush Israel, Nasser pledges
    186 3 DAMASCUS. Thursday. PRESIDENT NASSER of the United Arab Republic, who is visiting Syria, solemnly pledged today that "Israeli vessels or goods will in no way transit the Suez Canal. "Should such goods reach Port Said or any other United Arab Republic port, they would belong
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    Lock icon BIG SHAKE-UP LAUNCHED IN ALGERIA
    117 3 BIG SHAKE-UP LAUNCHED IN ALGERIA PARIS. Thurs. The French Cabinet .yesterday launched a sweeping reorganisation of the civilian administration in Algeria. A communique announced eight new prefects in eight of the 12 Algerian departments, a reorganisation of the administration of the town of Algiers and the transfer of a number
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      357 3 Your radio today... RADIO SINGAPORE RADIO MALAYA Medium Ware 47« metrea NATIONAL SHORTWAVE A.M. 6.30 Oood Morning; 632 sFRVirs- 4i i m»«rMorning Prelude; 7.00 The Neva; s»tKVICE 41.7 metrea 70S A Date With Music; 8.00 The MEDIUM WAVE SERVICES Neva; 8.06 A Date With Music: i Kuala Lumpur 341 metres
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    Fund now $380,997
    74 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The Chip Hwa Shipping and Trading Company, Ltd. of Singapore today donated $2,000 to the National Theatre Fund in commemoration of its Governing Director, the late Mr. Lou Gaw Tong. who died last Wednesday at the age of 68. Messrs. Rediffu. ion (Singapore) Ltd. also
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    Illegal entry: R.I. Chinese charged
    95 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A Chinese from Jakarta was charged today with entering Singapore Illegally at 3 a.m. on Monday. Lioe Ming Foong. 24. told the court In Mandarin that he was brought here against his wishes. He said he had an air ticket but gave no
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    Funeral of Singapore sportsman
    70 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Mr. Blazey-Rqnnle (Pop*. 59. a keen sportsman and athlete, died in his home at Highlands Close here yesterday. He was burled at Bidadari today. Born and educated in Rangoon, Mr. Ronnie cams to Singapore in 1948 and joined GHQ, FAKELF as civilian clerk. He
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    'TRY YOUR LUCK' MAN WARNED, FINED $25
    148 4 'TRY YOUR LUCK' MAN WARNED, FINED $25 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Hawkers conducting gambling business with school children as customers would be severely dealt with in court, a Magistrate warned today. Mr. R. B. I. Pates, the Magistrate, gave this warning after he had fined Ong Chwee Chee. a hawker. $25 for
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    Grand Prix: More buses to Johore
    42 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs— The Singapore -Johore Bahru Express Company will run additional buses on the roads during the Johore Coronation Grand Prix on reb 20 and 21. Buses will leave either terminus at seven-and-a-half to 10-minute intervals.
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    Small-pox area
    22 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Minister for Health, Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim, has declared Trang province, in Slam, a small-pox infected area.
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    NEW GRAFT WAR CHIEF NAMED
    294 4 Average of 20 letters a month tell Govt. of corrupt practices KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. MALAYA'S ANTI-GRAFT war enters its fourth month next week with the appointment of a full time officer to direct operations. He Is Syed Abdul Rahman bin Syed Abdullah Al-Jaffree, 52, who
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    Singapore medical couple hold top poets in Sydney public hospital
    250 4 Thurs A young Singapore medical couple who met while studying in an Australian university now hold top posts in Sydney public hospitals. They are Dr. George Wong Scow Choon. 27. and his wife, Dr. Jennifer Wong, 25. formerly Jennifer Foo.
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    SPLIT FOR LIBRARY ASSN.
    89 4 SPLIT FOR LIBRARY ASSN. SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Library Association of Malaya and Singapore is to be dissolved and replaced by two separate library associations for Malaya and Singapore. The Persatuan Perpustakaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu (Library Association of Malaya) has already been formed last month In Kuala Lumpur. The inaugural meeting
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    GRAND PRIX REPORT ON RADIO
    73 4 GRAND PRIX REPORT ON RADIO SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Radio Singapore's programme, the "Weekend Sport," at 7.15 p.m. tomorrow will be devoted entirely to news about the Johore Coronation Orand Prix. In "Talk of the Week" at 9.15 p.m. tomorrow, Mr. George Olden will speak about "Graphic Designing for Television." in a
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    A NON-STOP SERVICE BY AIR INDIA
    58 4 A NON-STOP SERVICE BY AIR INDIA SINGAPORE. Thurs. AirIndia announced in London that when the first of its fleet of Boeing 707 Intercontinental airliners is delivered next week-end, it will fly London to Bombay non-stop. This will be the first airline to fly this 4,000-mile route without an lntermpdiate stop,
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    Judge and jury visit kampong
    324 4 SCENE OF ALLEGED SLA YING SINGAPORE, Thursday. ltfß. JUSTICE Wee Chong Jin and a Jury, before lfl whom the trial of a sawmill owner, Ng Lvi Seng, 50. on a charge of murder is proceeding at the Assizes, visited Kampong Henderson, the scene of the
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    QUICK WORK BY POLICE IN MISSING RUBBER CASE
    167 4 QUICK WORK BY POLICE IN MISSING RUBBER CASE OINGAPORE, ThUrs.— Three labourers were today Jailed for six months each after they were found guilty of dishonestly receiving 518 sheets of rubber worth $1,000 belonging to Ong Ker Kian, a rubber estate overseer. They were Ec Kar Chay, 31, Lav Ah
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    OUT AFTER 7 PM— A YEAR'S JAIL
    244 4 SINGAPORE, Thursday. TWO police supervisees were acquitted of charges of breaking house curfew and another was Jailed for a year in the course of three trials at the First District Court today. The District Judge. Mr. Eu Chow Chye. gave the benefit of
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    Literacy classes
    34 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Education Ministry announced today that as from March 1 further registration for admission to Government literacy classes will take place during the first week of each month, holidays excepted.
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      54 4 THE FULL LIST ol passes In the Cambridge qualifying examination will be In THE FREE PRESS TODAY 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ik t ti 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
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      299 4 Singapore diary... PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY TION: Malay clftJM* for be- I OF SINGAPORE: nth Singapore glnn«rs 9.30 am. 'o 10 30 a m International Salon and 2nd F\>to Singapore Institute of Science Fair at the Victoria Memorial 539-A Serangoon Road Hall from 9 a.m. to p.m SINGAPORE JII»O CLrBSINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC feneral
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    Menelik crushed Italy's colony bid in Africa
    811 5 THE LION OF JUDA AND KING OF KINGS FARLY in March, 1896, the arid, heat-baked mountains of northern Abyssinia looked down on a terrible spectacle. Reeling back through the stony defiles were the shattered remnants of an Italian army that, two months before,
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    Black Bismarck' laid the foundations of modern Abyssinia
    558 5 Black Bismarck' laid the foundations of modern Abyssinia horsemen, galloped to Gondar to claim the throne. But, if the Abyssinian princes were cowed by Menellk's power, a far more deadly threat was menacing the country's freedom from the colonial ambitions of Italy. For years the Italians had Jealously watched Britain,
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    DEATH
    17 6 tM ITsras lit (Minimum) IDOENLV AT LISBON 10/1/ W. y Lumsden-Mtlne, formerly of apere and Muar.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    74 6 M ITsras tie (Minimum) THE WIDOW ANO Family of the la Sect Chac Bee thank all relatives d friends for their assistance, conlences. telegrams and attendance at c funeral. THE PAMILV of the late Mr. Cnoong re Hock wlnh to express their thanks the friends and relatives of the
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    141 6 10 Words lit (Minimum) MARVELLOUS BARGAIN*. SALE Mulchands. The House of Good rasses. 27«24 ***** (Spare). REMEMBER that the Floral Koutlque 111 be In Robinson's from Monday. »d February. Phone Spore ***** for >ur requirements. COLO STORACE Justemcat recu dv aut* Bavole Fromage da Reblochon i Leonce Metral Anaecy.
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    The Straits Times Friday, February 19, 1960. Finding A Way
    558 6 The Straits Times Friday, February 19, 1960. Finding A Way When the new school term in Singapore opened in January this year, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin observed that the preceding seven months had been "a most hectic period" for the Ministry of Education. His decision this week to appoint a
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    Pahang White
    360 6 One week from today the I State of Pahang will be rid of its last black area. Geographically, and therefore strategically, the 778 square miles of the Trisuig area, ■which the Sultan of Pahang will declare white next Friday, are very close to the heart of Malaya, and
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    New Mood
    356 6 It looks as if the commission of inquiry into the constitutional problems of the Central African Federation will set out in better weather than was at first probable. Lord Monckton. the chairman, is in the Federation and he has voiced his hope that Dr. Hastings Banda, who is
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      Trade tussle threatens to topple Premier
      886 6 KISHI'S 'WAIT AND SEE' MAY PROVE TO BE HIS UNDOING By a FINANCIAL TIMES CORRESPONDENT THE adamant face which Japan's conservative politicians and business leaders have been turning to Communist China over the past two years is beginning to crumble. Ever since the Communists
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      The gunboat terror that killed a fishing fleet
      496 6 The gunboat terror that killed a fishing fleet HONG KONG, Thurs. CHINA'S undeclared blockade of Macao has at last succeeded In strangling the little colony's once flourishing fishing fleet. The Communist gunboats, operating from Canton and the islands which were formerly pirate strongholds in the South China Bea, have failed
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      The chaos on the roads
      425 6 I HAVE been astonished to find neither In your readers' letters nor in the editorial columns any reference to the state of chaos existing on Singapore's roads today. Is one to assume from this lack of comment that the general public is satisfied with the
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      62 6 WE BELIEVE IN PRAYER A judge says: "I never called for help in vain." A politician, a doctor, a businessman, the head of America's national police these and other outstanding people from different walks of Ufe tell, in the January Reader's Digest (now on sale), how and why they pray.
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    5,000 SEE SULTAN IN KLUANG
    242 7 5,000 SEE SULTAN IN KLUANG K LUANG, Thurs. More than 5.000 people braved a heavy downpour to watch Sultan Sir Ibrahim take the salute at a marchpast of detachments from the Army and the Police this afternoon at the town padantj. The Royal party had earlier been met at the
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    House meeting
    27 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs The House of Representatives will meet for the first time In Kuala Lumpur on Feb. 22 The meeting will last a week.
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    FEWER BIRTHS, DEATHS
    56 7 PENANG, Thurs.— Penang's birth and death rate showed a slight drop last month. In all 737 babies were born in January against 158 deaths. In the previous month there were 810 births and 174 deaths. Fourteen case s of chicken, pox and 33 of diphtheria, with two
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    My tricky role—by a general BAJU ARANG PLAN LURES JOHN. 23
    939 7 My tricky role by a general BAJU ARANG PLAN LURES JOHN. 23 BUT I ENJOYED PLAYING THE PART OF A SOLDIER-DIPLOMAT, SAYS RETIRING G.O.C. SINGAPORE, Thursday THE retiring G.O.C. of the Singapore Base District, Maj.-Gen. C.L. Richardson, today spoke of the "unfamiliar form of soldering" he did during his term
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    Warrant nailed to ship's mast
    251 7 CREW DEMAND BACK PAY SINGAPORE, Thursday. THE owners of the American freighter, John B. Kulukundis, have been given a fortnight from today to contest a warrant of arrest issued against the ship by the Singapore Supreme Court. The warrant was served late today. A spokesman
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    EIGHT UNIONS IN STORE GET CANCEL ORDERS
    214 7 EIGHT UNIONS IN STORE GET CANCEL ORDERS SINGAPORE. Thursday. HTHE Stanvac Employees' Union and the Federa- tion of Oil Workers' Unions are among eigh trade unions which have been served with notice! of the Government's intention to cancel their certificates of registration. The other six trade unioni are: Professional Women's
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    POLIO EXPERT ON VISIT TO EXCHANGE IDEAS
    64 7 POLIO EXPERT ON VISIT TO EXCHANGE IDEAS SINGAPORE. Than. Dr. Mmsaml Kitaoka. director of the WHO regional polio centre in Tokyo, is on a visit to exchange ideas in Singapore. He will discuss prevention of polio with Prof. Lim Kok Ann of the University of Malaya, and Dr. Lee Liang
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    HE COMMANDS SINGAPORE REGIMENT
    69 7 Lt -Col. T. J. Jackson, wbe took over command of the Ist Bn., the Singapore Infantry Regiment from Col. R. W. Stevenson on Wednesday. He was commissioned into the Welch Regiment in 1936 and gained a D.S.O. in Korea. Lt.-Col. Jackson ha s served in many
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    TEXAN, 19, IS ACCUSED OF MURDER
    79 7 TEXAN, 19, IS ACCUSED OF MURDER SINGAPORE, Thurs.—Trinidad F. Plmental, 19. seaman from Texas, was accused in a magistrate's court here today of the murder of a shipmate, Yourick Gulllory. In a Bras Basah Road bar at 10 p.m. on Tuesday. Inspector Teoh Beng San. prosecuting, asked Mr. R. B.
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    Police switch
    31 7 MUAR, Thurs— The OCPD here, ASP. E. Oopal, has been transferred to Alor GaSh. Malacca. A.B.P. Abdulh bin Awang. from Kuala Kubu Bahru. has taken over his duties here.
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    LEADERS CHOSEN for WORKERS' BRIGADE
    142 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The Government's proposed 5,000 strong workers' brigade Is now taking shape with the appointment today of 29 potential leaders selected for training at the Singapore Infantry Regiment next week. Letters will be se it to the men asking them to report for camp
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    Perak union expels its president
    168 7 JPOH, Thurs. Mr. T. Balasingam. president of the Perak Government Clerical Services Union, has been stripped of his union office and expelled from the organisation. The union's .nine-mem-ber executive council took this decision last night, after passing a vote of noconndence In him. Mr. Balasingam.
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    A CHANCE TO MAKE GOOD*
    76 7 BDTTERWORTH, Thurs. A man who stole from his mother wag today given another chance by the Sessions Court President, Mr. Au Ah Wah. "I hope you will try to lead a decent life in future." Mr. Au told Alimuthu whom he bound over In $200
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    LAND GIFT FOR 100,000 FAMILIES
    195 8 LAND GIFT FOR 100,000 FAMILIES MALACCA. Thursday. THE Federation Government is to give land to 100,--000 landless families in its drive to raise the rural economy. The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein, announced this today when he met the Chief Minister, Inche Abdul Ghafar bin Baba, and
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    House will be asked to approve pay Bills
    83 8 House will be asked to approve pay Bills KUALA LLMPLR, Thurs.— The House of Representatives will be asked to approve three Bills for the remuneration of the Speaker, the President of the Senate and members of Parliament. Provision is made for the following: The Speaker: Monthly salary of $2,250. entertainment
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    SULTAN TOURS SITE FOR NEW VILLAGE
    108 8 TANA RATA. Thurs. x The Sultan of Pahang, who arrived here yesterday for a six-day visit, today drove 15 miles to an area which has recently been named Kampong Raja. This is one of the likely aitcs on which some of the residents of
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    VEHICLES OFFICE JUNK FETCHES $7,000
    130 8 SINGAPORE, Thurs. An auction held at the Registrar of Vehicles' yard in Middle Road this morning proved there can be money in a heap of junk. A bus. eight lorries, 12 motor cycles, 16 tricycles, 11 bicycles, a lot of handcart wheels and another lot
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    GUIDING IS 'A MUST' FOR GIRLS IN MALAYA
    231 8 GUIDING IS 'A MUST' FOR GIRLS IN MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Young sirls between seven and 21 years of age were advised tonight to join the Girl Guide movement and learn to be loyal, useful, friendly and courteous The advice was given by the Commissioner of Girl Guides. Mrs. M.
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    Scout chairman
    18 8 SEREMBAN. Thurs. Mr. Chan Soo, has been elected chairman of the Seremban district Boy Bcouts' Association.
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    4-day tour by scooter
    78 8 IPOH Thurs.— The Perak Lambretta Club ere arranging a four-day Hart Raya holiday tour of Btemese border towns for members and guests. They wil' leave Ipoh at 130 p.m. on March 2& for Butterworth. Alor Star, then to Haadyai and Singgora, back to Alor Star and
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    MINISTERS FOR MECCA
    56 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein, and the Minister of Commerce and Industry. Inche Mohamed Khlr bin Joharl. will go to Mecca on pilgrimage in May. They will fly to Jeddah, In Saudi Arabia. It is not known whether the Ministers
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    Indonesians due j in April for language talks
    159 8 Indonesians due j in April for language talks KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. pIVE Indonesian language experts are due herej r in April for talks aimed at standardising thej Indonesian and Malay languages. The Indonesian team is expected to be led by Prof. Slamat Muljono. The leader of the Malayan delegation will
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    Corporal is accused
    78 8 SEREMBAN'. Thurs— JonK bin Ibut. 39. a police corporal, was today charged In the Port Dlckson court with corruptly obtaining $100 and using criminal force on a police inspector. Mr. N. Ramachandran. for Jonid. said the charges wer» distinct and should be heard .separately. The court president.
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      201 8 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 6 People moved by lover* lip 10 &c-» a olt« dowX Mon coojunctto. 1 1 Cambridge vSSZfi A bit of music on £*■>■ 12 1s -buir on p»rade not r a melo< J*« g £?n entlrelv unre«on«ble? 7 mm 'P 0 1 bw lien J^ 13
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    121 10 MELBOURNE, Thurs. INVESTMENT shares held a 1 firmer tone here today. B.H.P. rose Is. 9d., Colonial Suarar 355., ICIANZ gained Is. 3d. Base metals and the oils held a -steady trend, while Conunonwralth bonds traded along firm lines. Con. Zinc 94 6 Mount Lyell (5 B'3'j North Broken
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    SPORE SHIPPING
    234 10 CHIPS lying alongside- the Sinfmpore Harbour Board wharves or expected today art: Carthage 1,2, Theben 4 5, Hakubasan Mam 6A, Malais 6/7, City of Colombo 8 9, Tobugo 10 11. I.sarstein 13 14, Straat Malakka 15 16. Irisbank 18. Tokyo Maru 19. Pacific Maru N.Wall 1. Auby N.Wall
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    113 10 CINGAPOBE Chinese Produce t3 Exchance noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Copra- quiet; UK/Continent February March shipments $41 buyers. $42 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $63 sellers, drum $65 sellers. Pepper: quiet no business was reported done: Muntok white 8331. Sarawak $330. special Sarawak black $220, garbled Lampong
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    TIN PRICE STILL SLOWLY RISING ON U.S. INTEREST
    503 10 TIN PRICE STILL SLOWLY RISING ON U.S. INTEREST By Our Market Correspondent FEATURE of the markets in Singapore continues to be the slow, but steady rise in the tin price. Yesterday there was a further gain of 75 cents for the third successive day which took the price to $394,374
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    88 10 rpHF federation Minister of Finance has fixed the following prices for calculating Customs duties for the week beginning on Feb. 18. Robber $1.14", cents a lb. Copra $664.00 a ton. Coconut Oil $1,040.00 a ton. Palm oil $681.25 a ton. Palm kernels $516.25 a ton. The rates of
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    69 10 I rpHE Malayan Exchange Banks' x Association made the following change In Its rates to merchants yesterday (the rate Is to $100): Srllinr T.T. or O.D. ready: BrlKian Francs 1623 1/4. On the free exchance market in Hon e Kong the C.S. dollar was quoted at 5.72 for
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    STOCK INDICES
    22 10 Malayan Stock Exchange: Feb. 18 Feb. 17 Industrials: 128.39 128.42 Tins: 153.98 154.68 Rubber*: 234.82 233.10 Jan. 1 1958 100.
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    OFFICIAL PRICES
    38 10 SINGAPORE, FEB. 18. RUBBER: $1.14', per lb. (down one-eighth of a cent). Unofficial 5 p.m. close $1.14' i (steady, quiet). TIN: $394.37' 2 per picul (up 75 cents). Unofficial estimated offering 210 tons (down 15 tons).
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    BROKERS' REPORT
    548 10 I fVH the Malayan Stock Exrhanfe v yesterday, industrials and tins were easier at the close on pro-nt-Ultlng. doUar rubbers continued firm. The turnover was (air. Members of the Exchange reported the following business at the afternoon call: Industrials: Fed. Disp. 11.25; Fltzpa tricks $1.20; Praser and Neave
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    RUBBER PRICES
    152 10 MARCH first grade rubber I buyers f o.b. closed in Slnga- pore yesterday at 114 :1 i cent* per lb., down one-eighth of a cent. on Wednesday* close. The closing tone was quleUjr steady. Closinc prices In cents per lb.. yesterday were: OFFICIAL: Int. 1 R.SS. Spot fob.
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      164 10 SOUTH AND WEST AFRICA LIMB (Monthly Service) S. igaece fv: "TlM*' C Mm Ouroan (21/1). Port Elizabeth (14/1), Capetown (H 1). Matadi (1/4), laps (11/4), Cotonou (12/4), Accra, lahoradi Abidjan, Conakry, Dakar (27/4). Attits:- MKSSACERIES MARTTIMBS Ttl: ttlV,i. Fiiiaist* Nhm. UNION OF BURMA SHIPPING BOARD From Rangoon, Moulmein and Mergui
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      788 10 NOTICES NOTICE The Annual General Meeting of the St. John Ambulance Association. Negri Sembllan area will be held on Saturday, 27th February. 1960 at 3.00 p.m. In the Hall of the new headquarters building at No. 4. Carew Street, Seremban. Members and others Interested are cordially Invited to attend. NASSIM
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      824 10 NOTICES NOTICE OF CHANGE OF CHRISTIAN NAME L CUTHBERT BRIOHTON HUMPHRIES of No. 87-A Dunbar Walk, Singapore, Cairo Surveyor heretofore called and known b> the name of HENRY CUTHBERT HUMPHRIES hereby give notice that on the 12th day of February. 1960, I renounced and abandoned the use of my first
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      411 10 NOTICES THE UNITED MALACCA RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED I (Incorporated in the Federation of Malaya) DIVIDEND No. 61. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Interim dividend of fifteen (15) per cent, less forty (40) per cent. Income tax has beea declared by the Directors on account of the financial year endIng
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      861 11 NOTICES THE NEW SERENDAH RUBBER CO., LTD. k (Incorporated In The Federation f Of Malaya) NOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN that the 46th Annual General Meeting of Stockholders will be held at the Registered Office of the Company. No. 1 The Embankment, Kuala Lumpur, on Thursday April 7th 1960 at 10.30
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      538 11 (C ontinued from Page fi) OVERSEAS LEAVE I* Wortt Si (Mln.)— Box it ctt. txtrm HOME LEAVE S Menths June to October required furnished house 3 bedrooms with garage preferably Southern countries— ButterfleM Caledonian Batate Batu Arang Selangor. SITUATIONS VACANT 1 If Wmrtt tl (Him.)— Box tt etc. trnirm WANTED:
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      446 11 SITUATIONS VACANT tt Wortt ti (Mim.)—a»x tt ctt. extra BOX AS7SS S.T. K.L. position Oiled. Applicants thanked. WANTED CANVASSERS either eu to sell household appliances. Liberal Commission. Apply 45A, Circular Road, Singapore. WANTED URCENTLV tor European family English speaking cook general smth. Modem flat 48-A, Calrnblll Court, Singapore WANTED: Domestic
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      1119 11 SITUATIONS VACANT t* Wortt Si (Mim.)— Box it ctt. txtrm BOX AtISS S.T. Bales Manager all Applications for thin post are thanked. Suitable candidate* will be called for Interview In due course. SALESMAN REQUIRED In Federation by Agents of Well Established Company of Manufacturers of Cosmetics and Perfumery. Must be
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      849 11 ACCOMMODATION WANTED it Wortt Si (Min.)— Box it ctt. txtrm FURNISHED UNFURNISHED houses in Serangoon Oardea and districts 10 and 11. Lease given. Apply Metropolitan Accommodation Agency, 72-A Circular Koad, Singapore. Telephone Spore 2BROI. SHOPS TO LET ft Wortt U (Mtm.)— Box It ctt. tmtrm OFFICE A SHOP space available
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      712 11 TUITION 2* Wortt ti (Him.)— Box tt ctt. txtrn ENTRANCE EXAMINATION! BetenI tincally devised Personal Petal TMUon 1 for Primary VI students now offered by mamford College. Insure your enlMren'e eoceess and stop experlejentlag with unqualified tutors. Prospectus Free P.O Box 281. Singapore POSTAL TUITION: Insure Credits/ Distinctions. Cambridge Certificate.
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      803 11 VEHICLE* FOR SALI it Wortt Si (Ml*.)— Bom it rls. csrre LAMBRETTA ITS CC Model I*Bo nearly 1| months old. Done 400 miles. What oCereT Contact Yeo Phoae TIT 34 during office hoars. IMI STUDBBAKBR Blark. Excellent Condition. NeA Cushloo. i'.unt, Tax to 30 6 60, Inituranre to January IIMII,
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    OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTORS
    313 12 NICHOLS and Borrow Ptv. Ltd., real estate developers and hotel builders of Sydney, Australia, are establishing an office in Singapore, to enable Malayan investors to share in Australia's current land boom. .Mr. Stuart A. Willmott. a director of the company, said in Singapore >< >trr rla> that
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      417 12 Local pepper market is now nervous fHE Singapore pepper market, after experiencing a month of falling prices, is behaving nervously in anticipation of another sudden upward turn. There is no indication, however, that speculators will yet letup their selling pressure. It appears that their object is to force prices down
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      New fruit drink on sale here
      144 12 THE Australian branch of the world-wide H. J. Heinz Company will make its first venture into the Singapore market this month, when it introduced Heinz-Ade, the powdered fruit drink. The advertising manager. Mr. Kevin Lubcombe, will arrive in Singapore on Sunday to Introduce the
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      PORTLAND CEMENT INDUSTRY IN SARAWAK?
      188 12 PORTLAND CEMENT INDUSTRY IN SARAWAK? PROSPECTS for manufactu ring Portland cement near Kuching are envisaged by the Sarawak Geological Survey Department. The department said there were extensive supplies of the main raw materials, except fuel, in the First Division and a survey had shown them to be suitable. Investigations carried
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      Coca-Cola's export chief visits his local bottlers
      74 12 MR. JAMES A. FARLEY. chairman of The CocaCola Export Corporation, visited Lion Ltd., Singapore, local bottlers of coca-cola last week. Mr. Farley is also a director of the Coca-Cola Company, president and director of the Coca-Cola International Corporation, and director of Coca-Cola Company
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      Motor cycle from Italy
      97 12 A SINGAPORE trading company is to introduce to. the local market a new type of Italian lightweight motorcycle. The company. Hup Teck Trading. Co., claims that the motor-cycle would be the first of Its kind sold locally. The cycles are manufactured by the Frejus organisation of
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      K.L. office
      61 12 The Royal Insurance Co. Ltd. and The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Co. Ltd.. and their associated companies have opened a new office at Lee Van Llan Building. Mountbatten Road, Kuala Lumpur. On this page on Friday the Liverpool, London and Globe Company was unintentionally referred to
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      U.K. lubricant combats all excessive changes, humidity
      393 12 rVERY industry or of transport which is experiencing an uneconomic degree of wear and the cost of whose spare parts is high should investigate the possibility of using molybdenised lubricants. This «s the view of Captain F. O. Wayman. managing director of Rocol
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      Air traffic competition
      156 12 COMPETITION in in- v temational air traffic has sharpened, especially on the routes across the North Atlantic where a few carriers have introduced Jet aircraft, according to the annual report of Scandinavian Airlines System for the year ended September 30. 1959. These new Jetliners had attracted a
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    Malayan demand for modern data processing machine
    232 12 Malayan demand for modern data processing machine INTERNATIONAL Computers and Tabulators Ltd., 1 largest manufacturers of data processing equipment in Britain, are stepping up their production to meet growing demand in Malaya and other Commonwealth countries. Sir Walter C. Puckey, director of the company, said when he visited Singapore last
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      69 12 TWYFORDS Sanitary Fixtures for every class of building n addition to the regular patterns for domcst.c uscTWYFORDS manufacture the special types of fixtures used in Hospitals, Mental Institutions, Schools, Factories, etc... Full details obtainable from the SOLE AGENTS.UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED SINCAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PINANC MALACCA SANDAKAN V^ WITH VACUUM
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      183 12 living yesterdays for tomorrow's pleasure •KKONIC Zfa&fcf Bailt is e xposart meter emptod to lew apertare Lent: 1 1.9 turreted standard Resooar 13mm. I wide-angle 9mm tetephoto 32mm. FUm setting ASA 10. 16. 32 40. Frame speed 1. 12. 16. 24 32 f^xs. Other features. I "TITHES" DENTAL t PHOTO
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    Business trip
    24 12 Mr. Emanuel Galltzine. sales manager of A. V. Roe and Co. Ltd.. British aircraft i manufacturers, arrives in Singapore today on business.
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    613 13  -  MOK SIN PIN That's the popular 1 forecast Sunday [^By ►SINGAPORE, Thurs. History will be made when the Sultan of Johore declares open the S h e 1 1 sponsored Johore Coronation Grand Prix forerunto international %notor racing in Malaya at 2.30 p.m. here on
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    33 13 NEW YORK. Thurs.— The New Jersey State Athletic Commissioner last night granted a licence to Feature Sports. Inc., to promote the Ingemar Johansson-Floyd Patterson heavyweight title fight In Jersey City— UPL
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    80 13 PENANO. Thurs. The Governor. Raja Tun Uda, saw his old school. Malay College, Kuala Kangsar. win the Sultan Iskander Cup when they beat Penang Free School 5-2 In the annual soccer match at Green Lane today. The Governor, who gave away the trophy, later entertained both
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    46 13 SYDNEY. Thurs.— Betty Cuthbert, Australia's triple Olympic gold medallist, last night ran the 100 yards in 10.2 sec— a tenth of a second faster than the world record —but her time will not be submitted a s a record because of wind assistance. Reuter.
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    CUP SQUAD TOLD: DO YOUR BEST
    241 13 SINGAPORE. Thursday. MR SOH GHEE SOON, President of the Singapore Amateur F.A.. told Singapore's 18-member Junior Asian Cup squad not to take their responsibilities lightly. In his first mcc Ing with the players. 11 of whom are schoolboys. Mr. Soh said: "You must consider
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    SCHOOLBOYS IMPRESS " OFFICIALS IN TRIALS
    125 13 SCHOOLBOYS IMPRESS OFFICIALS IN TRIALS SINGAPORE, Wed. Singepore Amateur F.A. officials are so impressed by the performance of the 11 schoolboys in Singapore's 18-member Junior Asian Cup squad that they are trying to persuade the Combined Schools Sports Council to enter a team in the League. Mr N. Mohan, chairmen
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    SKA chief favours Malayan hockey tourney
    197 13 By F. SALAHUDIN SINGAPORE. Thurs. Sir George Oehlers. the Singapore Hockey Association president, hailed the suggestion made in Sport*- i front today that the Malayan Hockey Federation and S.H.A. should organise an Inter-state championship on the lines of the Malaya Cup soccer compe81r George
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    Police win again
    40 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—PoUce "C" maintained their unbeaten run when they beat Teachers Training College 3—l In a S.G.S.F.A. League Dlv. 2B match today. P.W.D. completed their Dlv 2B fixtures with a s—l5 1 win over Ylo Chu Kang.
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    44 13 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Singapore hockey team for the M.H.F. triangular meet against Johore and Negri Sembllan here tomorrow and Saturday will be selected from: Anwarul Hag, Hon Yoon, Sarboo. Thambyraj, Kirpal, Harbhajan. Frlda. Kartar. Pennefather. Abdullah, Kong Onn. Rozarto, 8. T. Llngam'.
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    107 13 CINGAPORE. Thurs. Singapore Government Services F. A which can call upon practically every plavei in the Singapore team, will field a Dowerf.il side against Joint Services in Sunday's match in aid of the National Theatre Fund The Government Services »ldp will be chosen from: K. Thambirai.
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    COWDREY'S KNOCK PROPS UP ENGLAND
    426 13 COWDREY'S KNOCK PROPS UP ENGLAND KINGSTON, Thursday. A DOUR, fighting knock by Colin Cowdrey, who A battled all day for an unbeaten 75. propped up a crumbling England innings when they opened the Third Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park, here yesterday. At the close, England, who are
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    Snow hits Scottish Cup replays
    107 13 Snow hits Scottish Cup replays T ONDON. Thurs. Snow and Ice caused the postponement of five of the seven Scottish Cup second round ties and replays yesterday. The Hearts v Kllmarnock and Hibernian v Dundee ties were called off for the third time since Saturday. The replays between Queens Park
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    62 14 SALE II tmrnm A Country l.n.(in< on Monday. KH.ru.ir> •.-.•nrt rompltie *lo<k hiis to he ttmnf nm*ee woollen wear. dm. <irr»*i.,.. fiwrimKir. «hoM etc. Ml»| VASHICA PHOTO CONTEST ■MM d«tr ha* t* rn alirrrt from S'lh r*l.r..iry to Mom! iy .^>nd Pabruary. l,v l.ltK) an, M the latent Tithes
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    50 HOMELESS AFTER FIRE WHICH RAZED 8 HOUSES
    77 14 50 HOMELESS AFTER FIRE WHICH RAZED 8 HOUSES |{UALA LUMPUR. lv Thurs. Flames from a kerosene stove are believed to have caused the flre which destroyed eight plankwalled houses at Loke Yew Road here today. About 50 people were made homeless by the blaze which broke out at lunchtime in
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    THEY ALL HELP TO PUT OUT LUNCHTIME BLAZE I
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    People told of Triang surrenders
    86 14 KUANTAN, Thurs. Information units are touring the Temerloh Mentakab Triang-Bentong and Raub sector of West Pahang telling I the 80.000 people of the area i about the mass surrenders of seven terrorists In Triang recently. The mass surrenders. Including the regional committee member. Mau San,
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    PRESIDENT SEES COLLEGE WHERE FATHER STUDIED
    213 14 PRESIDENT Ngo Dinh iJT^'SuSTSW paid a sentimental visit to a Penane Catholic seminary where his father studied philosoohv about 80 years ago. auuui< The President spent half-an-hour at the 152-year-o'.d college in Pulau Tikus and. before he left, kissed the relics of four Vietnamese
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    Ngo visits stadium
    72 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. President Ngo this afternoon visited the Merdeka, Stadium and later opened an exhibition of Vietnamese lacquer paintings and art at Hall TengkU AMUI Rahman The President tonight i gave a dinner in honour of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Sultan and Tengku Ran
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    LONDON STOCKS
    308 14 LONDON, Thurs.— The overnight rally on Wall Street brought distinctly brighter conditions to London stock markets rt t he openiiw today, but the nnprovement was net fully maintained and markets generally closed with an irregular appearance. Small gains, however, predominated on balance. Qlltedgec. fecurttles wers finally below the
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    29 14 LONDON. Thurs.— Spot 33* d March 33»,d.. AprU/June 32\d" July/Sept. 32a., Oct./ Dec. 31Sd Jan/March 30\d. Peb elf' unquotec. March c.l.f. 33.d April c.l.f. 33", d. Tone Quiet.
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    16 14 LONDON. Thurs. Buyers £793', seller. £7M>,. F*rv?«rt buy*rs £793',. sellers £7»4. Settlement £7MS. Turnovw ..nTwo
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    Pakistan body to probe failure of a systemi
    237 14 Pakistan body to probe failure of a systemi RAWALPINDI, Thurs. President Mo hammed Ayub Khan yesterday appointed constitutional comf mission to investigate the failure of Parliamentary Democracy in the country. The 11 -member commission will recommend a nrm and stable iysten_ of Government" which wt*f Dlap e the military regim*
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