The Straits Times, 18 August 1960

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    11 1 The Straits Times. Estd. 1845. THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1960 15 CENTS.
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    Lock icon R.I.-HOLLAND BREAK
    504 1 Soekarno makes nation-wide announcement INDONESIA has severed diplomatic relations with the Netherlands over the Dutch refusal to leave West New Guinea. President Soekarno announced this today in a message to the nation on the fifteenth anniversary of Indonesian freedom from Dutch rule. Stubborn* In a broadcast to his
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    WHEN TO SEE THE ECHO BALLOON
    126 1 WHEN TO SEE THE ECHO BALLOON SINGAPORE, Wed. The U.S. "Echo" balloon, now in orbit round the earth, can be clearly seen here. The balloon, which looks like a bright star, can be seen at the following times; TODAY: 4.54 a.m. north of city 23 degrees above horizon travelling 8.E..
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    Lock icon Powers admits spying on Russia
    879 1 U-2 PILOTS TRIAL BEGINS IN MOSCOW MOSCOW, Wednesday. FRANCIS GARY POWERS, 31, son of a Vir^ ginia cobbler, pleaded guilty in a military court here today to a 4,000-Word indictment which accused him of spying on the Soviet Union for the United States. The Russians
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    Lock icon 'We will buy Soviet oil' threat by Ceylon
    103 1 'We will buy Soviet oil' threat by Ceylon pOLOMBO, Wed.— Colombo Kj today threatened to import Russian oil unless Western oil companies operating here reduce the retail prices of petrol. The Finance Minister. Mr. Felix Dlas Bandaranalke. told the heads of the three oli companies active here —Shell. Caltex and
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    Killed after quarrel
    47 1 SINGAPORE, Wed.— A Rural Board labourer. Samykannu. 50, was found murdered In a big hut a mile away from Bukit Panjang Village tonight. The murder climaxed an evening of heated quarrels between Samykannu and an unknown man. A man has been detained for questioning.
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    visit pay be off Garcia
    282 1 visit pay be off Garcia SINGAPORE, W e d.— President Carlos Garcia of the Philippines, who is now recuperating in hospital from high blood pressure, may have to postpone his State visit to Malaya, scheduled to begin on Sept. 5. This was the opinion of three Manila editors, who arrived
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    Gurkha G.O.C.
    29 1 SINGAPORE, Wed. The War Office has announced the appointment of Brigadier W. C. Walker a s General Of fleer Commanding, 17 Gurkha Division, Overseas Commonwealth Land Forces.
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    Castro crushes navy plot
    117 1 f ÜBAN Premier, Dr. Fidel Castro, yesterday led an army raiding party against the arsenal of the Cuban Navy and arrested all personnel there on charges of counter revolutionary activity. Unconfirmed reports said that the Cuban naval commander was under arrest. The arsenal, across the bay
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    HAMID QUITS AS CHAIRMAN OF SINGAPORE UMNO
    395 1 I hope my resignation will convince all members that I've never been a dictator SINGAPORE, Wednesday DATO ABDUL HAMID BIN HAJI JUMAT last night resigned from the chairmanship of Singapore UMNO. His resignation followed a new directive from Tenglcu Abdul Rahman, the national
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    STOP PRESS
    38 1 KATANCA: THREAT TO SEND ARMY UsOfOLDVILLE Wed Premier Lnmumii* to threatened U> lead, bis Army intrt setessjcni-i pro *tac# of Katan?.t if T nl Nations doct d<>( > omply *itb his rwjuc.-t te uculral obacMcrs t" < -IP!
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    Lock icon Boat sinks, 46 die
    57 1 LOURENCO MARQUES, Mozambique, Wed. Fortysix persons died when a kvat capsized and sank in the shark-infested Rio Incomati. near Machangude, it was reported today. The reports said, only three persons managed to swim to safety. The vidims included 18 men, 21 women and seven children who
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    Lock icon U.S. OFFER TO COUNTER THE NUCLEAR THREAT
    469 2 THE United States yesterday asked the Soviet Union to agree to a complete stoppage of the production of fissionable materials for weapons purposes. Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge, the chief U.S. delegate, told the 82-nation Disarmament Commission that when this had been done the
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    Lock icon Kidnap boy's father sees body
    310 2 CHILDREN MAKE GRUESOME DISCOVERY IN FOREST SYDNEY, Wednesday. MR. Basil Thome, a salesman, whose eight-year-old son Graeme was kidnapped shortly after he had won A£loo,ooo in a lottery, broke down when he identified the body today. Graeme was kidnapped on i his way to school
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    Lock icon INDONESIAN ARMY STAFF COLONEL IS ARRESTED
    79 2 INDONESIAN ARMY STAFF COLONEL IS ARRESTED JAKARTA. Wed— Security authorities have detained a former senior staff officer of the Indonesian Army. The second Deputy Chief of Staff of the army. Brigadier Achmad Jani. said today that Col. Bratamenggala had been arrested on July 8 in the TjipanasSindanglaja district of West
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    Lock icon LOUW TALKS OF A BREAK-UP IN C'WEALTH
    114 2 LOUW TALKS OF A BREAK-UP IN C'WEALTH fAPETOWN. Wed. Mr. Eric Louw. the South African External Affairs Minister, today predicted serious quarrels and the "eventual break-up of the Commonwealth* If a republican South Africa was refused continued Commonwealth membership. Mr. Louw said he belrrved the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' conf c
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    32 2 RAWALPINDI. Wed. Tht Pakistan Government will demand the return of two fighter planes and their pilots forced to land at Kandhar, Afghanistan, on Saturday, official sources here said today. Reuter.
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    Malaya's exports to U.S. up
    29 2 WASHINGTON. Wed. American Imports from Malaya In the first half of this year totalled U5580,790,000. as against U5569,303,000 In the corresponding period last year.
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    22 2 MEDAN. Wed.— Two hundred and 25 Communist Chinese citizens here have applied for Indonesian naturalisation, according to Law Department officials.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon EOKA MEN BACK TO SHARE CYPRUS JOY
    135 2 NICOSIA, Wednesday. "VEWLY-INDEPENDENT Cyprus gave a heroes' 11 welcome today to 21 Eoka men when they returned here by air a few hours after the last British Governor, Sir Hugh Foot, had sailed for home. Archbishop Makarios, who was installed today as President
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    Open China-Russia rift on way?
    344 3 THE WEST IS SPECULATING ON OUTCOME OF VARIOUS RECENT DEVELOPMENTS SPECULATION is current in Western diplomatic circles here on whether an open rift will come between the Soviet Union and China sooner than many people have expected. The two countries have for several months been
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    Quemoy: Reds bring up rocket units
    243 3 Quemoy: Reds bring up rocket units T»AIPEH, Wed. The Chinese C o mmunists have moved rocket units to an island about 3£ miles north of Quemoy in an apparent effort to intensify their bombardment of the National-ist-held island. Military sources said that to prevent the Communists from building up the
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    Lock icon UPSURGE OF TERROR IN WEST JAVA
    76 3 BANDOENG, Wed— There has been an upsurge of terrorist activity In West Java with the approach oi Indonesia's Ind c p endence Day. Twenty -seven villagers have been killed, at least 17 wounded, and homes and vehicles burnt in raids on townships and estates
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    Lock icon New moonshot
    35 3 STOCKHOLM, Wed. The Soviet Union plans to launch another moon statelllte to take new pictures of the reverse side of the moon. Professor A.A. Mlkhallov told the International astronautlc conference here yesterday. U.P.I.
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    Lock icon One step nearer
    30 3 PORT OF SPAIN (Trinidad). Wed.— The West Indies takes a further step on the road to Independence today with the start of a federal cabinet system. Reuter.
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    Lock icon SOUTH KOREAN ASSEMBLY REJECTS KIM AS PREMIER
    258 3 SOUTH KOREAN ASSEMBLY REJECTS KIM AS PREMIER SEOUL, Wednesday. T^HE South Korean House of Representatives today rejected the nomination of Mr. Kirn Do Yun as Prime Minister. In a secret ballot he received 111 votes, three short of the necessary majority. There were 112 votes cast against Kirn and one
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    Lock icon Scientists plan a laboratory on moon
    101 3 Scientists plan a laboratory on moon STOCKHOLM, Wed. The first step towards an international laboratory on the moon was taken yesterday at the 11th international astronautical congress here. A committee was formed by the International Academy of Astronautics at its first formal meeting, held in connection with the congress, to
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    Lock icon Ex-minister jailed
    43 3 JAKARTA Wed.— A Jakarta court has jailed a former Health Minister. Dr. Lie Klat Teng, for three years. Dr. Lie was charged with abusing his authority as Minister toy causing 2.500.000 rupiahs ($200,000) to be wrongly Issued from pharmaceutical funds Reuter
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    Civil war expected in Laos: Thai P.M.
    202 3 BANGKOK, Wednesday. THAILAND'S Prime Minister, Sarit Thanarat, said today that the former Laotian Defence Minister, Gen. Phoumi Nosavan, was moving loyalist troops from southern Laos toward Vientiane, and he expected civil war in the country. The Premier told the Eng-I lish-language paper, Bangkok
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    J.B. plans big welcome
    461 4 20,000 CHILDREN WILL LINE TWO-MILE ROUTE TO GREET TENGKU AND HIS WD7E ON MONDAY JOHORE BAHRU. Wednesday MORE THAN 20,000 school children will line the streets of Johore Bahru on Monday morning to welcome the Federation Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, who is making his first
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    ECONOMY PROBE: GOVT. CALL TO THE PUBLIC
    164 4 ECONOMY PROBE: GOVT. CALL TO THE PUBLIC SINGAPORE. Wed. The Commission of Inquiry on Government annually recurrent expenditure invites members of the public or organisations to submit memoranda relating to it> turns of reference. These are: 1. To examine the expenditure detailed in the ordinary estimates concerning personal emoluments and
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    TEACHERS WED AT CATHEDRAL
    32 4 TEACHERS WED AT CATHEDRAL MR. HAN LUX JUAN and Miss Ruth Chiang 01 Kit who were married yesterday at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Mr. and Mrs. Han are both teachers Straits Times picture.
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    Assembly wasn't unlawful claim
    372 4 mHREE defence lawyers appearing on behalf of •L three young men, accused of murdering a youth, Low Chap Sar, 18, submitted in the Assize Court today that a crowd of 10 or more persons who collected on hearing the victim's cries for help did not constitute
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    24 NEW STANDPIPES TO BE INSTALLED
    235 4 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. mHE Urban and Rural Services Advisory Council has approved the installation of another 24 public standpipes costing about $33,000, a Government statement today announced. -i In the City area, the new standpipes will be located as follows: Four in Lorong 3, Geylang;
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    MAN ROBBED BY CAR THUGS
    77 4 SINGAPORE, Wed. A three-man gang pounced on Eng Choon cheow in Circular Road at 8 a.m. yesterday and took him for a "ride" before robbing him of $300 and a pen. Eng said he was walking along the road when a car drew up. A
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    RAGGING: THINK IT OVER— DR. TOH
    283 4 RAGGING: THINK IT OVER— DR. TOH SINGAPORE, Wed. j Should ragging form part of the education of a student of the Polytechnic? The Deputy Prime Minfster and chairman of the Board of Governors of the Polytechnic. Dr. Toh Chin Cnye. speaking to the students today, said "I am not quite
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    CORPORAL IS FINED FOR TRESPASS
    136 4 CORPORAL IS FINED FOR TRESPASS SINGAPORE. Wed. A soldier, who claimed that the young wife of another soldier had invited him one night into her home by the back door, was convicted of wilful trespass by the Seventh Magistrate, Mr. James Loh. today. Corporal Katon bin Ajah of the Royal
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    AIR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
    325 4 rPHE following Is today's x schedule of civil aircraft movements et Paya Lebar Airport, Singapore. ARRIVALS BOAC: From Sydney, .Darwin (BA 713) 8.45 p-m Pan-American: From Jakarta (PA 824) 9.55 a.m. GarM»: From Jakarta (OA 904) 11.40 a.m. Air India: From Sydney, Darwin, Jakarta (AI 403)
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      48 4 Singapore diary... MINISTRY OF CULTURE: Free film show at Pet dial School Trafalgar Estate; Pulau Sudong; Kg. Chi a Heng off Thomson Road, 7 p.m. POLICE BAND: At Esplanade, 7.30 pjn. SINGAPORE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: 'Haematoioglcal Night" at Pathology Lecture Theatre. 8.15 pjn. PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: Exhibition of photographs by
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      55 4 Mr. K. P. Wong at 4 Cashln Street. 8 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. INFORMATION SEKVICE OF INDIA: Free nim show at India House, 31. Grange Road. 5.30 p.m. CHINESE CHAMBEB of Commerce. Hill Street: Children's Festival Week. Open art exhibition oi woriu by schoolchildren. Open to public irom 10 a.m.
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    7 CAUGHT IN POLICE AMBUSH AT MINE
    189 5 7 CAUGHT IN POLICE AMBUSH AT MINE ¥PO H. Wed. Police fired two shots into the air when they ambushed a gang of suspected tin-ore thieves at Malim Nawar, 22 miles from here, at 3 a.m. today. On receipt of information, the police sent a party und3r Inspector Syed Abu
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    Asian films at Melbourne show
    92 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Three films produced by the Malayan Film Unit are included among those for showing at an Asian film festival in Melbourne. They are "Malacca Then and Now" and "Singapore the Lion City", both in colour, and "Chik's Great Adventure." The festival is
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    'ALLIANCE STARTED THOSE ATTACKS'
    145 5 IPOH. Wednesday. THE secretary-general of the People's Progressive x Party, Mr. D. R. Seenivasagam, who is an Opposition member in the House of Representatives, claimed here today that the "first act of rudeness and conduct unbecoming a parliamentarian came from the Alliance." He was replying to
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    Drove without licence: Fined
    45 5 Drove without licence: Fined KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Ah Kow alias Scow Koh Seng, 22. of Petaling Jaya was today fined $20 for driving a car without a licence. He was alleged to have committed the offence en June 21 at Jalan Selangor. Petaling Jaya. j
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    Jail and rotan for two after a robbery
    315 5 COWARDLY, SAYS COURT PRESIDENT MALACCA, Wed. They were all armed with parangs the court was told. Lim was said to have threatened to slash N? with a parang and to have punched and kicked Ng. Lim and Ho denied the charge. Mr.
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    OPIUM HAUL RECORD BY CUSTOMS DUE TO TIP-OFFS
    89 5 OPIUM HAUL RECORD BY CUSTOMS DUE TO TIP-OFFS KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— The Customs Department seised $560,000 worth of opium in the Federation in the first, six months of this year more than double the quantity taken in the whole of 1959. The quantity recovered was 8001 b., compared with 1.3001
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    Drops motion
    24 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed An Alliance State Assemblyman. Haji Masod bin Hayati. today withdrew his motion calling for the appointment of religious inspectors.
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    New post office
    19 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. A new postal agency has been opened at Kubu Oajah in Perak iin
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    35 6 2* Wordt $H (Mbttmmm) MR. AND MRS. S. R. SINHAROV thank relatives. Armed Forcea Pay mauler's snd Treasury Accountant a stiff and friends for their attendance good wixhea and valuable presents on their marriage.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
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    The Straits Times Thursday, August 18, 1960. Split in Red Axis
    601 6 The Straits Times Thursday, August 18, 1960. Split in Red Axis Moscow and Peking are finding it difficult to conceal the cracks in the ideological front. The withdrawal of Chinese students from Russia and Russian technicians from China, even if much more limited than Yugoslavian and other reports suggest, is
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    The New Policy
    460 6 President Soekarno's overt intention in his grandiloquent Independence Day speech was to bring West New Guinea back into the headlines not that it has ever left them in Indonesia and renew the attack on the Dutch; a "policy of strength" is to replace the discredited techniques of
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    Our Team
    125 6 The Federation's team for the Olympic Games is small, but its spirits are high. Three men for track and field, two swimmers, two weightlifter* and two marks men, they are a select little team with modest hopes we are certain they will fulfill. Malaya's progress in sport is
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    THE NEW IMAGE OF AMERICA...
    737 6  - THE NEW IMAGE OF AMERICA... Henry Brandon by WASHINGTON: IT is the personality of the American President that largely determines the picture the world has of the United States. And this picture, varies according to how each President interprets the American presidency. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT came to power in the turbulent
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    Nkrumah and the Congo
    682 6  - Nkrumah and the Congo FRANK PILGRIM by WHAT seems at first glance to be one of the paradoxes in the confusing Congo crisis is that Ghana, generally included In any list of under-deve-loped countries, should torn out to be the country making one of the greatest contributions to helping the
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  • THE PRESS IN MALA YA —by SYED ALBAR
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      129 6 WHY Is the Straits Times conducting a campaign against me and In favour of a radio corporation? I have said many times that Radio Malaya Is not the only radio station under government control. In other countries In Asia and even in Europe there are also government-con-trolled radio stations. I
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      127 6 if A wide circulation alone does not qualify a newspaper to claim that It Is a national newspaper. In England a national newspaper Is one that circulates throughout that country. In England there Is one race speaking one language, professing one religion and having one loyalty. But In Malaya conditions
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      182 6 Freedom of the Press or freedom of the Individual does not mean absolute freedom. Absolute freedom leads to licence and licence leads to chaos. If the Btraits Times can express Its views, why cannot a Minister voice his without being accused of attempting to muzzle the Press? 1 still stand
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      169 6 Kuala Lumpur. aWE welcome Syed Albar'i definition of a national newspaper in the English and Malayan tense of the term. In either context the Strait* Times is a national newspaper, for we have always supported and tried to promote a national spirit and a sin ,'lc loyalty among Malayans. We
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      27 6 NEW MOTTO? "THE shambles of the assembly debate on the policy speech call' for amendment of our motto. Henceforth It should read "Malu-lah Slngapura!" DAVID MARSHALL Singapore.
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    CULTURE: A SWAP IS AGREED
    174 7 CULTURE: A SWAP IS AGREED KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Agreement in principle has been reached on exchange of programmes between Radio Malaya and Radio Singapore.. This was decided at a meeting here today presided over by the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman. In attendance were: Federation side: Assistant Minister of Information
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    200 at MYF convention
    45 7 SINGAPORE. Wed— About 200 teenagers are now attending the All-Malaya Methodist Youth fellowship convention here. The biggest group of 150 delegates is from the Federation. Thirteen are from Burma, Indonesia. Thailand, the Philippines and the U.S. The rest are from Singapore.
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    Lee's message to Djuanda
    46 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. Th<; Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, today expressed hope for the strengthening of friendly ties between th 1 Indonesian and Singapore peoples Hi a message oi congratulations cabled to Dr. Djuanda, First Minister of Indonesia, on its national day
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    Man from London to testify
    649 7 PENANG, Wednesday $187,000 CHEATING CASE DEFENCE OPPOSES BID TO POSTPONE HEARING FOR MANAGER TO BE FLOWN OUT A DEFENCE lawyer, Mr. Lim Kean Siew, today objected strongly to a prosecution request for a two-week adjournment of a cheating case to enable a London bank manager
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    LAWYER'S HOLIDAY TRIP TO BRITAIN ENDED IN MARRIAGE TO DOCTOR
    132 7 A YOUNG woman lawyer, who went to Britain for a holiday three years aero, returned to Kuala Lumpur by air yesterday with her husband and year-old baby boy. She is Mrs. Chau Kai Kai. formerly Miss Chonr Kirn Yin, daughter
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    Abandoned
    29 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. A new-born baby boy died in Kandang Kerbau hospital today a few hours after he was found abandoned In a drain In the SUat Road area.
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    Letters to Father Christmas get U.S. reply
    299 7  - Letters to Father Christmas get U.S. reply JOSEPH YEO BY SINGAPORE, Wed. Three Singapore children, who wrote to "Father Christmas, Singapore" in 1958 asking for presents, will get them this year from the American Legion. The legion's representative. Mrs. E. S. Manbeck. Is here with this surprise message for the
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    Govt. eager to make Poly major institution: Toh
    316 7 THE Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Toh Chin Chye, said today that the Government was eager to DUild the Polytechnic into a major technical institution. He said countries all over the world were concentrating on technical education, for Industrialisation could not proceed without
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    2 OVERSEAS BIDS FOR FACTORIES
    66 7 2 OVERSEAS BIDS FOR FACTORIES KUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— Two overseas firms one British and one Italianhave tendered for the construction of the Fedederation's proposed paper and fertiliser plants. Another tender is expected from Germany. The Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives. Inche Abdul Aziz bin Ishak, said this during a visit
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    Woman is head of hospital
    46 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Lady Templer Hospital here will have a woman as the medical superintendent lor the next six weeks. She 1m Dr. iMissi G. Lim, who will act for Dr. M.R.J. Snelllng when he goes on leave this week.
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    Librarian off
    38 7 SINGAPORE. Wed— Dr. S. L. Hslong, librarian of Nanyang University, left Singapore today by BOAC for Europe on the way to New York, where he will do a year's research In library science at Columbia University.
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    $33,000 for two widows
    144 7 INGAPORE. Wed— Two widows. Chug Mvi Kia, 44, and Lim Chor Yong. 32, who lost their husband, Teoh Bah Poh. 48. manager of a provision shop in Rochore Road, in a road accident last year, were awarded damages totalling 533.000. with costs, in the High Court
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    TOP JURIST: JAIL WITHOUT TRIAL CAN BE JUSTIFIABLE
    430 7 TOP JURIST: JAIL WITHOUT TRIAL CAN BE JUSTIFIABLE 'Laws like this must however be watched carefully even judges dislike them' countries before going to Australia to attend an international conference on "Constitution. Making In the East". The purpose of his visit was to establish friendship between various branches of the
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    MAN FOUND MURDERED ON ESTATE
    56 7 MUAR. Wed. Police ar« investigating a murder here. The discovery of the body of Lye Wen. 57, near a squatter hut on Mut Seng rubber estate sparked the Investigation. Lye had his head battered In. The hut was a mile and a half from the
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    Man in taxi grabs school teacher
    218 7 DOLICE were told today how a pretty kindergarten school teacher was trailed and abducted by a man. r The teacher is Miss Cheonu Slew Te«, 19, of the Sin Hwah school in Oulllemard Road. The police were told that she was in the school
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    90 10 THE Federation Minister of 1 Finance has fixed the following price* for calculating Customs duties for the week beginning on August IS. Robber *1.02% a lb. Copra $512 a ton. Ctwonut oU MM a ton. Palm oil $618 a ton. Pal<n kernels $383.25 a ton. The rates of
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    126 10 MELBOURNE. Wed. TNVESTMENT shares held a stronger tone here today. Highlight of the moves were Cascade galnuig 4s. ICIANZ 3s. Canton is. ea. and Awa li, Baae metals and the oils traded along steady lines, while Commonwealth Bonds held a firm tone. Con. Zinc 96/Mount Lyell 6 10'
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    219 10 SHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Canton 1/2, Hannover 4/5, Tak Sang 6A, City of Wellington 6/7, Straat Johore 8/9, Oresies 10/11, Straat Van Dlemen 13/14. Neder Elbe 15/16, Puian Maru 18, Nissan Maru 19, Samudra Timur N. Wall 1/2, Scudai N.
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    RUBBER PRICE NOW FALLS BELOW DOLLAR: TIN IMPROVES
    609 10 By Our Market Correspondent pOR the fir t time since October last year the current quoted rubber position in Singapore yesterday slipped below the dollar level. Prices for part of the day were down to 98| cents done for September, the lowest
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    CLOSING PRICES
    33 10 SINGAPORE, Al'G. 17. RUBBER: 98% cento per lb. (down V oents). 5 p.m. close: 99 cento (steady). TIN: $400.12 V* per picnl (up $4.37 Vi). Estimated unofficial offerlnf 240 tons (unchanged).
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    RUBBER PRICES
    220 10 SEPTEMBER flrst grade rubber *3 buyers f.o.b. closed In Singapore yesterday at 98 7 cents per lb., down 14 oents on Tuesday's close. The closing tone was barely steady. S.C.CJLA. CLOSING PRICES in cente per lb.. yesterday were: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot fob. buyers 98.. sellers 99; Jut.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    135 10 CINGAPOBE Chinese Produce ►J Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Continent Aug., Sept. shipments $31 a buyers, $324 sellers. Coconut oil: quiet; bulk $45 >i sellers, drum $49 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business was reported done, Muntok white 5315, Sarawak $310, special Sarawak black $195
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    67 10 rPHE Malayan Exchange Banks' x Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Selling T.T. or O.D. ready: ■Swiss Francs 141 3/8; Belgian Francs 1635. On the free exehaage market in Hong Kong, the U.S. dollar was quoted at S.7OH tor
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    STOCK INDICES
    21 10 MstUjraui Stock Exehauife: Aut;. 17 Aut;. 16 Induatrlala: 126.31 126.47 Tina: 195.40 195.53 Knbben: 240.14 2*1.04 Jan. 1 1958=110.
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    625 10 Singapore members of the Malayan stock Exchange reported the following business at their 3.30 p.m. call yesterday. (Bargains are given before prices unless only one was written). Industrials: Fed. Dispensary $1.37; Fitzpatricks $1.35; Fraser and Neave ords $1.93 to $1.90 ON, T: Henry Waugh $1.33 ON; Jackson
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      222 10 TENDERS CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE TENDERS (Amended Notice) (ITT ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT (Ist Floor. P-W.D. Building). N.B. Sale of Galvanised Flexible Strand Stay Wire, etc. published on 15/8/60 should read as "Supply of Galvanised Flexible Strand Stay Wire." Tender Deposit $100/Close at 2.15 p.m. on 26th August 1960. CITY COUNCIL OF
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      576 10 NOTICES FEDERATION ADULT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION The Bth Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held on Sunday, 18th September 1960, at 10.30 a.m. at the Central Welfare Council, Batu Road Kuala Lumpur. By Order of the General Council. THE TOWN BOARDS ENACTMENT, (No. 118) NOTICE UNDER SECTION 137. Notice
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      262 10 NOTICES CITY COUNCIL ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS In order that urgent work may be carried out at Upp.r Serangoon Kiosk Substation it will be necessary to shut down electricity supply on Friday, 19th August, i960 from 8.00 a.m. to 600 p.m. The areas in Upper Serangoon Road beyond Jalan
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      819 11 TENDERS P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS will be received from Clas« 'E' it above registered Contractors at the Office of the State Engineer, P.W.D., Perak, Ipoh, up to 3.00- p.m. of the 25th August, 1960, for the Construction of Seven (7) or Eight <8> Units Class 'H 1 Quarters including all
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      636 11 TENDERS Tenders are invited for the supply to tne Bllul Valley Scheme. Bentong. Pahang, of 140.000 healthy and robust rubber seedling stumps of between 9 to 12 months old for delivery during September and October 1960. Stumps should, have at least 2 feet of brown bark< and should not have
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      791 11 NOTICES THE NEW SERENDAH RUBBER CO., LTD. (Incorporated lx the Federation of Malaya) Offer to Parehase the Issued Capital of unurmara Limited. The Directors of the New Serendah Rubber Co., Ltd., have decided to extend their offer to purchase the issued capital of Connemara Ltd., for a final period of
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      749 11 (Continued from Pace SITUATIONS VACANT it Words SS 1 Win. Box St ets. txtrm experienced Company Secretarial Clerk required. Apply to Box A 3764 B.T. Spore. WANTED MID SEPT. Amah some cooking good with children estate 22 mile* Taiplng. Apply Box A 9514 B.T. K.L. SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC. Positions advertised for
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      987 11 SITUATIONS VACANI J0 H'ercf* SS (Min.)— Box St ets. txtrm WANTID 100 Outdoor salesgirls/men for quick selling products. High commission/salary to hardworking person. Apply 10-A Mackenzie Road, Singapore. YOUNG MAN REQUIRED for factory clerical duties at Port Swettenham. Educational qualifications at least Btd. VIII. Apply Box A 9515 S.T. K.L.
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      1020 11 ACCOMMODATION VACANT tt Words SS (Min.)— Box St ets. txtrm TO LET or sale furnished two-storey *eroi-deutrhed bungalow, overlooking sea, Seavlew Park, two bedrooms, utility, servant's room, frtdg., lonxnath. Phone 21*61, P.O. Box 2634, Singapore FURNISHEO AND UNFURNISHEO data at Rambutan Rd. Kurniabed witn refrigerator, cold/hot hath, far.*, crockery etc.
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      773 11 BOOKS b PUBLICATIONS it Words SS (Mist.)— Box St ets. txtrm RECOMMENDED BT THE MINISTRY OP EDUCATION FOR USB IN IMI. NEW READING SBRIM BOOKS I—4 BY A.F. SCOTT. M.A. This comprehenilve International Rngiiah Court* cover* a wide variety of topic*. Urn reading encourage* children to read and understand. OBTAINABLE
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      722 11 VEHICLES FOR SALE it Words SS (Min.)-Box St ets. oatrm LAMSRITTA model Ll5O r*gl*trr«4 1960 lax lnmumnc* valid 1961, nc»lUnt condition Jl. ooo-2. For particular* r!:ig B'por* ***** to view. GOOD SCCONDMAND MOTORCVCLIS from $300-. Hlrt-Purcba** Trnna Acceptable. K«* Hnat Radio Co. Ltd., 124, Orchard Road. Phon* •MSA OWNKH DRIVEN
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    ALBAKRI'S SOLUTION TO END VIOLENCE AT ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
    755 12 An 11 -point code of conduct for all political parties THE chairman of the Election Commission, T va n Haji Mustapha Albakri, has drawn up an 11 -point code of conduct for "basic electoral behaviour". He will place this code before a
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    'I was a marked man,' says an M.P.
    152 12 'I was a marked man,' says an M.P. TELIK ANSON. Wed.— An Alliance MJ», Sir. Woo Siak Hong, said today that during the Emergency terrorists had marked him out for death and had laid several ambushes in a bid to assassinate him. Mr. Woo. M.P. for Teluk Anson, made the
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    Stole a hen
    27 12 IPOH. Wed.— George David. 18, was Jailed for six months today for stealing a hen. He was ordered to undergo a year's police supervision.
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    HEAT WAVE FIRES DAMAGE FORESTS AND GARDENS
    213 12 HEAT WAVE FIRES DAMAGE FORESTS AND GARDENS IPOH, Wed.— The pre- sent heat wave here has resulted in a record number of lallang fires and damage to forest areas and nursery gardens. The temperature rose to 96.1 degrees Fahrenheit, yesterday. Last night it was 86 degrees. These figures are the
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    JAP TRADE TO GET 'MOST-FAVOURED' TREATMENT
    258 12 THE Federation is to inform the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in Geneva that it will now give •Japan most-favoured-nation treatment in all matters of trade. This status was guaranteed when Malaya and Japan signed an instru- ment ratifying a trade agreement between
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    Envoy has plans to strengthen our relationships on his second tour
    211 12 Envoy has plans to strengthen our relationships on his second tour KIAL^ LUMPUR, Wednesday. AIALAYA'S High Commissioner for India and ITI Ceylon, Dato S. Chelvasingam-Maclntyre, 57, today returned to his post with plans for stronger relationships between Malaya and the two countries. h «s will be his second abroad, was
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    $41 more for widow
    56 12 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Indian cloth vendors in Selangor have come to the aid of destitute Singapore widow, Sandanam Mary, and her seven children with a donation of $41. The Selangor Indian Cloth Hawkers Association sent the money to the Straits Times office here on behalf of
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    $7,000 joy on Aug. 31
    36 12 KUANTAN. Wed.— A sura of $7,000 has been set aside by the Government for the third Independence Day celebration in Pahang on Aug. Kuantan will receive the lion's share of $3,000.
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    Union meeting
    26 12 MALACCA, Wed. The Malacca branch of the National Union of Government Office Workers will hold Its conference and second re-union dinner here on Saturday.
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    One gold from team of 5 is Singapore's Rome aim
    271 13  -  TEOH ENG TATT By Singapore, Wed. THE SINGAPORE, contingent to the Olympic Games will leave for Rome on Tuesday with very high hopes of returning with one medal at least and a gold at that. Singapore will be represented at
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    WATCH OUT FOR EASY WINNER ON SATURDAY
    168 13  - WATCH OUT FOR EASY WINNER ON SATURDAY EPSOM JEEP By KUALA LUMPUR, Wed Easy Winner (West) took the eye in an impressive galloD over 3f in 40sec wtlhout being extended on the training track here today. He will be hard to beat on Saturday second day of Selansor Turf Club
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    SEAH BREAKS ANOTHER SWIM RECORD
    230 13 SEAH BREAKS ANOTHER SWIM RECORD SINGAPORE, Wednesday. 2EAH PONG PIN, Singapore's S.E.A.P. games silver medallist, bettered his seventh swimming record this season at Tanjong Rhu today. Competing in the Singapore A.S.A. open championship's preliminary finals, 15-year-old Seah returned the new time of 78.1 sec. in winning the 100 metres breast
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    Indonesia. Vietnam draw 1-1
    83 13 SINGAPORE. Wed. Vietnam' and Indonesia drew 1-1 when they renewed rivalry in a friendly soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium tonight. The Vietnamese were unlucky not to avenge their 5-3 defeat at Kuala Lumpur by Indonesia In the recent Merdeka anniversary tournament In which Indonesia finished
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    Woodhouse in Singapore XI
    69 13 SINGAPORE. Wed. Veterar baUman C Thuraislngam, has withdrawn from the Singapore team to meet Selangor In the MCA. League final this weekend. He Is replaced by John Woodhouse, who will open with Colin Jeffers. The Singapore team will now be: John Klrkham (capt.). Pat Griffin. Roger
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    1-0 lead for Malaya
    88 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Malaya led Singapore 1-0 on the first day of the schoolboys tennis international match at the S.C.R.C. courts today. Neon 81m Hee, who retained the Selangor open boys singles title last week, beat Singapore's Chuang Kuang jah 6-1. 1-6, 6-1. In the second
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    Korea v Perak
    34 13 IPOH. Wed. South Korea, joint-champions in the Merdeka third anniversary football tournament, will meet Perak, Malaya Cup finalists, in a soccer match on the Chinese Assembly Hall ground here on Friday.
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    Hockey entries
    26 13 SINGAPORE. Wed. Clubs an dteams intending to participate In the Singapore Hockey Association's league are asked to send In their entries before Aug. 20.
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    SUMMARY
    183 13 SOCCER Touring mtaehea: Vietnam 1 (Ho) Indonesia i (H. Tlmesela) at Spore. Korea 4 (Chung Soon Chun, Cha Tal Sung, Yoo Pan Soon, Talc Kyung Wha) Penang 0, at Penang. Parker Cup RMP 2 (Lonsdale, Trumper) RAPC 1 (Denton). at Spore. S'gor Div. 1: Rangers I 6 (Ghanl 2,
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    CABLES...
    102 13 TENNIS Alpine Tourney: Singles Pierre Darmon (Prance) bt Roy Emerson (Aust) 3-6. 1-6. 6-1, 6-3, 6-3: Women'a singles: Angela Morton (Eng) bt Rita Bentley (Eng) 6-3. 6-0. TOmrSIPOBT SOCCER Tearing match: Pakistan v Vietnam (Jn Besar 7.30 p.m.). BAFA Junior Cop: Cosmos v Darul Afiah (Jn Besar 6 p.m.).
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    College XV win two matches
    44 13 IPOH. Wed. The Malay College, Kuala Kangsar, rugger team have returned from their three-match tour of Thailand. They won their first two matches. beating, Triem Udom School 23-0 and the Pre-cadets School 8-3, but lost 33-0 to Vajiravudh College.
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    Lock icon Lumumba orders Army rule
    405 14 CONGO DISPUTE NOW THREATENS THE POSITION OF DAG IN UNITED NATIONS LEOPOLDVILLE. Wednesday DRIME MINISTER Lumumba today decreed martial law in the Congo for six months. Special military and possibly people's tribunals will hand down summary justice to troublemakers be they black or white. Mr. Lumumba
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    DEATH
    60 14 MR. KOH TIAN KIT at:ed 76 died peacefully 17.H.60. 13-2, Ah Hood Rood, leaving behind wife. sons. Bok Aik. Bok Yonic. Bok Har. daughters Mrs. Chi*. Teck Chye. Mrs Soh Chye Hln, Mrs. Helen Tan. two adopted daughters. 3 daughters-in-law. 2 sons-in-law, 23 grandchildren. Cortege leaving residence 4.00 p.m.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    73 14 MADAM LIM SICW VINO and family tt*oder Hincfre thanks to nil re* Utlve* and trie-id* who sent wreaths, messages of condolence and attended the funeral of the late Man Tal Lak. MRS. P. M. BALASANDREN thinks authorities of General Hospital Singapore, the Physicians, Surgeons, Nursing Staff of Wards 4316
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    STRAITS TIMES CAMERAMAN WILL BE THERE
    34 14 STRAITS TIMES CAMERAMAN WILL BE THERE STRAITS TIMES cameraman, Ng Beh Leow, who flew with the Malayan team to the Rome Olympics today. His pictures will appear in the Straits Times Group of newspapers.
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    Lecture at club
    36 14 SINGAPORE, Wed. Mr. Tony Beamish, Radio Singapore's Director of Broadcasting, will give a talk on "Radio Singapore, 1960". at the luncheon meeting of the Lions Club at Raffles Hotel, tomorrow at 12.45 p.m.
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    Malaya's hopes fly to Rome
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    A last-minute addition to Olympic team after appeal to Razak
    463 14 THERE was one lastminute addition to the Malayan Olympic team for the Rome Games which got a V.I.P- send-off at the airport here today. Malaya's small-bore rifle gold medal winner at the S.E.A.P. Games, Chan Kooi Chye, 39, a radio
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    LONDON STOCKS.
    323 14 LONDON. Wed. Unsettled conditions were again apparent on the London stock exchange today. The disappointing United Kingdom trade figure* for July dispelled buyers' recent enthusiasm and although very little selling developed, prices presented a dull appearance. Small selling brought several small losses to gilt-edged securities Closing middle prices
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    Singapore removed from youth body
    186 14 Singapore removed from youth body SINGAPORE, Wed. Singapore has been removed from the membership of the World Assembly of i Youth on the grounds that the national council is no longer representative, according to a U.P.I, j message from Accra, Ghana, today. The decision to remove Singapore's membership, together with
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    Lock icon Cricket tea scores
    120 14 Cricket tea scores LONDON, Wed.— Tea scores in today's cricket matches were: At Northampton: Lancashire 229 for eight (R. Barber 146) v. Nurthampionsliire. At Leicester: Surrey 190 (or six <D. Fletcher 42, A. Parsons 53) v. Leicestershire. At Southend: Essex 222 for for five (G. Smith 83, T. Bailey 40,
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