The Straits Times, 24 August 1960

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    Lock icon L MEETS RED ENVOY
    807 1 PREMIER FEARS OVERTHROW PLOT Four parties denounce! him as incapable Talks on Council backing for Mr. UN LEOPOLDVILLE, Tuesday. THE Congolese Premier, Mr. Patrice Lumumba, received Soviet Ambassador Mr. Mikhail Yakovlev yesterday after learning of the support the U.N. Security Council gave Mr. Dag Hammarskjoeld's handling
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    Big hunt for two Borstal escapees
    82 1 SINGAPORE, Tues. Two Borstal boys escaped from a working party outside Outram Road Jail this afternoon. They were Wee Chee Leong, 17, and Chua Hai In, IS. Both were clad in white prison overalls, when they fled from a group of boys sent out
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    THE KING: BETTER, FEVER SETTLING
    97 1 THE KING: BETTER, FEVER SETTLING KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. TH E Yang di-Pertuan Agong was better this morning and his fever was settling, it was stated after his medical advisers had examined him at the Istana Tetamu. The King's condition has so improved that only one medical bulletin will be issued
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    Lock icon Getting the punishment —to fit the crime—
    81 1 Getting the punishment to fit the crime RATHER THAN spend 30 days in jail or pay a $150 fine, Mrs. Lorroine Anchondo, 28, of Azusa, California, picks up litter along one mile of highway as her sentence for tossing a can out of her moving car. Highway patrolman Jerry Newcomb
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    This could hurt Jap ties: Khir
    435 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday HPHE Minister of Comx merce and Industry, Inche Mohamed Khir bin Johari, today stormed when shown a U.P.I, message from Tokyo. According to the message, a Japanese official had alleged that because of the incompetence of the Malayan Government Japan's plan
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    Dato Kamil to lead -Malayans at U.N.
    120 1 Dato Kamil to lead -Malayans at U.N. ITUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Dato Kamil, Malaya's Ambassador to the United States, will lead the Malayan delegation at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York next month. He will replace the former Minister of External Affairs, Dato Dr. Ismail, who was originally
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    Lock icon Cleanest city
    16 1 BANDOENG. Tues. Bandoeng has been declared Indonesia's cleanest city. In a national contest.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Graeme: 4 on ship questioned
    233 1 SYDNEY, Tues). rREE men and a woman, passengers on a ship bound for Trieste, were questioned in Fremmntle, yesterday about the kidnap murder of eight-year-old Graeme Thorne, in Sydney last month. The quartet had driven from Sydney to Adelaide and there boarded the passenger liner
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    Lock icon 17 killed in rebel raid
    60 1 BANDOENG, Tues.— A 120--man band of the fanatic Muslim Darul Islam rebels stormed over Neglasari tea estate, in the Garut district, south-east of here, last Saturday night, killing 17 Indonesians, and wounding 12. They were driven off by Army, police and village guard units after
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    Lock icon Russia silent on plane crash
    149 1 Russia silent on plane crash pAIRO, Tues.— Twentyseven passengers died in the crash of a Soviet Aeroflot airliner which caught fire in mid-air Just before reaching Moscow from Cairo last Wednesday, newspapers here reported today. The reports said that among the killed, in addition to Mr. John K. Kale, a
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    Lock icon Pacific envoy
    30 1 HONG KONG, Tues Mr. David Trench. Deputy Colonial Secretary in Hong Kong, has been appointed Britain's new High Commissioner in Western Pacific Territories, the Government announced today. Reuter.
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    STOP PRESS
    40 1 MALI TROOPS KILL TWO ELISABLIIIVII I I i K rtsaga O«f« unent MM tonUlil that M.ili troops tut! appumiii' i tuped from cuutrul of tbeir ofliteri jinJ l«" luu ncrc lulled In Ihj>W... "hu b roallcd Kcuii r
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    Big grab of Red books
    356 2 KUCHING, Tues. MOVE BY SARAWAK'S INTELLIGENCE MEN FOLLOWS ISSUE OF GOVT. WHITE PAPER ON INFILTRATION SARAWAK intelligence men recently seized a big collection of the Borneo Communist Party's subversive documents. The seizure was made on Aug. 10 soon after the Sarawak Government had issued a
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    Accused of $500 fraud
    71 2 SINGAPORE. Tues. Ong Say Eng pleaded not guilty here today to a charge of cheating Madam Wong Ah Choo of $500 in Aljunled Road between March 9 and 24. The charge alleged that Ong had deceived Madam Wong Into believing that he was able to secure
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    -SINGLE—-UNION PLAN FOR TOWN COUNCIL MEN
    96 2 -SINGLE UNION PLAN FOR TOWN COUNCIL MEN KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Preparations are being ■tie «c gnmp tke 2,Mt monthly -paid workers in the mnnWpalitics and Mtsnomuui town ceuncik in the Federation in oar national union. A meeting of representatives of employees of municipalities Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Malacom and possibly
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    Flying Officer off to U.K.
    51 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A regular commission Flint Officer, Mohamed Arif bin Awang, will leave tomorrow to attend an officers en glneering course at the Royal Air Force Technical College In England. Pilot Officer Mohamed Anf will also attend an officers signals course before returning to
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    Housewife killed in head-on car crash
    118 2 Housewife killed in head-on car crash OINGAPORE. Tues.— A housewife. Lee Geok Lian, 26, was killed early this morning in a head-on collision between two cars at the Junction of Dunman Road and Haig Road. Lee was .seated next to a woman driver in one of the cars, heading towards
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    Welfare Week
    30 2 i MER&ING. Tues. Tha Merslng district welfare committee's Welfare Week began here yesterday. The Weeks programme will Include cinema shows, flag days, and sending out of appeal letters.
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      20 2 THE GAMBOLS ft Barry Appleby /iV v^— 1->^ yw«w-<ww AiflvSynLMy f ..1 1/ VV f Gag ijC C fiftri oiiT.v.
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      309 2 ler: 9.30 The News; 9.45 Spoil* RADIO SINGAPORE Reel 100 The Malayanalres; KAUIU aiMUMrunt J(UO Hancoclt s Ha »-Hour; 11.00 Hrftaß W»»e 476 mrtrfs close Down. KKA-ST RADI MALAYA A.M. 6.30 Good Morning: 6.32 (41.7 metres) Morning Prelude: 7.00 The News: A.M. 6.00 Early Morning Ser--7.06 Melodies At Sunrise; 8.00
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    Lock icon K works for chaos from Congo to Cuba—Dulles
    341 3 K works for chaos from Congo to Cuba— Dulles DETROIT, Tuesday. MX. Allen Dulles, director of the Central Intelligence Agency, yesterday accused Mr. Khrushchev, the Soviet Prime Minister, of "working for chaos in countries from Cuba to the Congo." "And chaos breeds Communism," he said in a speech to the
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    Lock icon An appeal to Mr. K by wife of 'spy pilot'
    114 3 MOSCOW. Tues. A personal appeal from Mrs. Barbara Powers, wife of the American I' -2 "spy plane" pilot, for an audience with Mr. Khrushchev, the Soviet Premier, has been delivered to the Kremlin. The appeal, written in her own handwriting
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    Lock icon Russia accuses U.S. of 'aggression'
    166 3 NEW YORK, Tues. The Soviet Union formally brought the U-2 and RB-47 plane incidents before the General Assembly of the United Nations in a document published today alleging that United States "aggressive actions" menaced world peace. Mr. Andrei Gromyko, Soviet Foreign Minister, proposed that the
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    Lock icon RATS AND MICE ON SPACE SHIP
    200 3 RATS AND MICE ON SPACE SHIP MOSCOW, Tues. The animals on board the latest Soviet space ship were the two dogs, Strelka and Belka, 40 mice, two' rats, insects and certain microbes, according to Tass, the Soviet news agency. Tass said all the animals were In "good condition". Scientific equipment
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    Lock icon Cholera deaths
    29 3 LAHORE, Tues.— More than 500 people have died in a cholera epidemic In West Pakistan, the Health Ministry said. The epidemic has been brought under control. -U.P.I.
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    Spy training in Havana, charges U.S.
    225 3 Spy training in Havana, charges U.S. SAN JOSE (Costa Rica), Tuesday. THE United States yesterday accused Cuba of training spies and guerrilla fighters "to spread the Communist revolution throughout Latin America." The Cuban Foreign Minister, Mr. Raul Roa, would not comment. The charge was made to the American foreign ministers
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    Lock icon The State Dept. orders inquiry into leak of secrets
    336 3 The State Dept. orders inquiry into leak of secrets POTSDAM REPORTS IN NEWSPAPERS WASHINGTON, Tues. TT —The State Department has ordered an inquiry into how still secret papers on the 1945 Potsdam conference fell into the hands of the Press, it was learned today. According to an account published in
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    Red to sit on TUC council
    62 3 LONDON. Tues.— A Communist Party member will have a place on the governing body of the Trades Union Congress for the first time since 1949. He Is Mr. W. Paynter, secretary of the National Union of Mlneworkers, who was one of three nominees for
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    Lock icon Mali: Move in U.N.
    75 3 Mali: Move in U.N. MOSCOW, Tues.— .The Soviet news agency Tass reported last night that Mr. Modlbo Keita, Premier of the former French Sudan and of the Mall Federation, had demanded an Immediate U.N. Security Council session on the crisis which has split Mall. In a despatch from Conakry (Guinea)
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    Soekarno's 'friendly policy' on China
    107 3 JAKARTA, Tues.— President Soekarno said yesterday that the overseas Chinese problem was like a "skin disease that does not affect the whole body" of the Indonesian Chinese friendly relations. He made the statement after appointing Mr. Sukarnl K&todiwtrjo as the new ambassador to China. Relations
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    CRACKDOWN ON RED LEADERS IN -SCHOOLS
    81 3 CRACKDOWN ON RED LEADERS IN -SCHOOLS- MANILA, Tues. Police and intelligence agents today prepared to crack down on Communist student leaders recruiting party members in schools. Police were sent to schools here to bring in for questioning three student leaders who were pointed to by another student as a group
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    Lock icon Bridgeman dies
    30 3 NEW YORK, Tues. Dr David Stein man, who designed more than 400 bridges throughout the world. Including the famous Sydney Harbour Bridge, died here. He was 73.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Police sacked
    35 3 HONO KONG. Tues. Police announced today that two Chinese policemen have been asked to retire and 12 others have been demoted as a result of an Inquiry into gambling In Hong Kong U.P.I.
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    Lock icon BURMA WILL CEDE LAND TO CHINA
    190 3 RANGOON, Tuesday. IT NU, the Burmese Prime Minister, said today that agreement had been reached with Communist China on the area of border territories which would be ceded by Burma. Bpeaking In the Chamber of Deputies, the Premier said that 58.7 square milts of
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    Three men to die for murder
    444 4 SINGAPORE, Tues. YOUTH ALSO FOUND GUILTY IS IN CUSTODY PENDING ORDER OF THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS THREE MEN were sentenced to death in two separate murder cases at the Assizes today. CASE NO. 1: Karira bin Maidin, 21, and Chung Yun Sin, alias
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    HE VIOLATED 'STAY HOME' ORDERS: ONE YEAR'S JAIL
    162 4 HE VIOLATED 'STAY HOME' ORDERS: ONE YEAR'S JAIL SINGAPORE, Tues. A police supervisee told a District Judge today that his employer had threatened to dismiss him if he refused to work overtime. Tan Kirn Swee, a lighterman, pleaded guilty before Mr. K. T. Alexander, the District Judge, to a charge
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    Flower Day
    28 4 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Y.W.CA. will hold a Flower Day on Aug. 31, when nearly 100 helpers, including boy scouts, will help to sell 25,000 paper flowers.
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    ILLEGAL TRADE: RI-S'PORE TALKS SOON
    102 4 ILLEGAL TRADE: RI-S'PORE TALKS SOON OING APORE, Tues The 3 Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy, Commodore Eddy Martadlnata, today disclosed that the Indonesian Government would be sending a trade delegation here shortly to "thrash oat the definition of illegal trade" His Government, he said, was aware of the
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    Prophet's Day meeting
    52 4 SINGAPORE. Tues.— The Keppel Harbour Organising Committee will hold a public meeting on Prophet Mohamed's Birthday, Sept. 3. at the Keppel Harbour Community Centre. The meeting will be led by Prof. S.Q Fatimi of Pakistan, who is visiting Singapore. During the meeting, Chinese literature on Islam will
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    AIR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
    316 4 AIR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES rpHE following is today's X schedule of civil aircraft movements at Paya Lebar Airport Singapore. ARRIVALS BO AC: From Hong Kong (BA 961) 1.30 p-m.; from London, Dusseldorf, Beirut, Bahrein, Bombay, Colombo, Kuala Lumpur (BA 712) 620 p.m.; from Melbourne, Sydney, Darwin (BA 711) 8.45 p
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    Charity night
    29 4 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Eastern Garden Revue in New World Park will hold a charity night on Sept. 7, in aid of the St. John Ambulance Brigade Fund.
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      34 4 Do you know that the FREE PRESS carries 9 pages of local news.. To know what's going on in Singapore you must read the FREE PRESS the paper that's unrivalled toi its island-wide coverage.
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      318 4 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S club. 2.30 p.m. CLUB: Party for children of y.MC.A.: Open tennis club members at Y.W.C.A. (Fort tournament championship, 4.30 Canning Road). 10 a.m. pjn.; Singapore Cheas Club, THE CREATION by Haydn, 8.30 p.m.; Malay Std. n be* rehearsal in St. Andrew's Cat he- ginners, 6.30 p.m.; billiards dral
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    Anguish of a young mother
    492 5  -  K. BASKARAN SHE WAS GOOD ONCE... WHAT IS THERE LEFT TO SAY, NOW SHE'S DEAD? RUNAWAY CHILDREN BRING NEW TRAGEDY: ONE IS KILLED IN CRASH By KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A 3«--year-old mother wept today as she spoke of her problems in trying to raise two
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    Industrial court to start work soon
    86 5 Industrial court to start work soon SINGAPORE. Tues. The Industrial Arbitration Court, to be set up under the Industrial Relations Ordinance, is expected to start functioning next month. The Minister for Labour and Law. Mr. K. M. Byrne, said that the names of the president and panels of members of
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    Health tour
    37 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues The Minister of Health and Social Welfare. Dato Ong Yoke Lin. will open two health sub-centres at Tujang and Banal in Kedah. tomorrow, and a dental clinic at Alor Star on Thursday
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    AIR CHIEF INSPECTS PART-TIME AIRMEN
    112 5 AIR CHIEF INSPECTS PART-TIME AIRMEN KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The Air Officer Commanding 224 Group. FEAP. Air ViceMarshal R. A. Ramsay-Rae, flew here from Seletar today to inspect part-time airmen from the Singapore wing of the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force undergoing their annual camp at the Kuala Lumpur R.A.F. station. After
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    Treat for 1,000
    32 5 SEREMBAN. Tues.— One thousand un d c r-privileged children will be entertained to a party at the Peoples Park on Saturday by the Seremban Jaycees to mark Independence Day.
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    Malaria and monkeys: The big question
    165 5 SINGAPORE. Tues. Do jungle monkeys contract malaria in the same way as human beings? Delegates to the public health conference and study tour now being held here were told today that the Department of Parasitology of the Faculty of Medicine. University of Malaya, was
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    ACID CASE WOMAN GETS BAIL
    68 5 ACID CASE WOMAN GETS BAIL ALOR STAR, Tues.— A 62--1 year-old housewife Hajjah Teh binte Haji Pit. accused of causing grievous hurt to a man with acid, successfully applied for bail in the Kedah Assize Court today. Mr. Justice Barakbah granted her $1,000 bail pending trial. The DPP. Inche Abdul
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    'CURIO KING' FACES A STRIKE THREAT AT HOUSE OF TANG
    209 5 SINGAPORE. Tuesday pURIO KING. Mr. C. K. Tang, who was recently freed by kidnappers, now faces a strike threat by his workers employed in The House of Tang in Orchard Road. The Singapore Manual •nd Mercantile Workers' Union, which represents
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    New traffic magistrate
    56 5 SINGAPORE, Tues. Mr. Anthony Wee .Soon Kirn, a lawyer, has been appointed the Second Traffic Magistrate. He is the sixth government law officer recruited this year and given the post of magistrate. The others are Mr. S. R. Chapkhana. Mr. T. Ariarajah, Mr. C. H. Teo. Mr.
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    FIVE COUNTRIES WILL REPLACE S. AFRICA TRADE
    112 5 FIVE COUNTRIES WILL REPLACE S. AFRICA TRADE t KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday, countries will supply Malaya with goods eh normally come from South Africa. The countries and the goods they will supply— areThe United States (canned goods, peanut butter, fruit jam); Japan (canned food", calcium carbide, fish); Australia (canned goods brandy
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    Girl loses an arm
    57 5 Girl loses an arm KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Pretty Thlaw Tal, 24, a labourer, lost her left forearm when it got caught in a cement mixer at Bungsar Road here today. She was trying to start the engine of the mixer when the mishap occured. A car took her to hospital
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    Culture talk
    45 5 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Minister for Culture. Mr. S Rajaratnam, will speak on "Cultural Approach to Politics" on Aug. 26 at the lecture theatre of the University of Malaya, Singapore, at 8.15 p.m. The talk is organised by the Socialist Club of the University.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    190 6 10 Words lit (Minimum) MR. AND MRS. S. T. OHARMARAJ thank all relative* and friends for their congratulatory message*, valuable pteasuU and attend* no* at their marriage In Seremban on 20.8.60. MRS. I. A. ELDER thank all those who sent such beautiful wreaths and flowers letter* and cards of
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
    255 6 JO Words lit (Minimum) ENSIGN BOOKSTORE, Kuala Lumpur, ii displaying the full range of Penguin books until August 31. Call or write for catalogue. COLD STORAGE Orchard Road Fresh Oysters, Mushrooms, Strawberries and Tomatoes expected by air from Australia today. LADIES, Uala of London Colour AsMaa win be In
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      The Silent Towkays
      659 6 The latest of a much too long series of kidnapping stories sticks so closely to the recognised pattern that it is worth examining in some detail. The problems which confront the police emerge very clearly. Mr. Ho Cheow Chye, a Singapore businessman, was trapped by his kidnappers
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      The Mali Split
      364 6 Superficially the crisis in the Mali Federation looks like the outcome of a presidential contest Mr. Keita, federal prime minister and premier of Sudan (not the Sudan in East Africa), dismissed Mr. Mamadou Dia, the Senegalese premier, from his post as federal defence minister and declared a
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      The Doctors
      212 6 There is little substance in all the criticism of the Singapore Government's proposal to bring in doctors from abroad. This recruitment, says the Government Medical and Dental Officers' Association, "will have far-reaching and serious implications on the morale and the working conditions of local doctors in the service.'*
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    CONGO'S BEST HOPE
    860 6  -  VERNON BARTLETT Who can calm a desperate and even dangerous Mr, Lumumba? by President Nkrumah It seems to me that the President of the Ghana Republic acquires greater importance than at any other time during his extraordinary career... WHAT will Mr. L v mumba do now? Monday's
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      Things ARE what they used to be...
      1259 6 ECONOMICALLY ANYWAY MR. KENNARD in his review of my book. "Ownership and Control in the Malayan Economy" published in your paper of July 11. makes the following assertions: where I merely study wealth. I tun dealing for most part with figures and facts
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    Man freed: Book by judge is cited
    205 7 Man freed: Book by judge is cited SINGAPORE, Tues.— A book written by a District Judge was cited today by a defending lawyer in a bookmaking case. Mr. R. Murugason, counsel for Poh Ah Kau. 24, of Boon Teck Road, quoted extracts from Mr. Choor Singh's "Gaming in Malaya" in
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    $3,589 fraud allegation
    41 7 SINGAPORE, Tues. Urn Kian Long was accused here today of misappropriating $3,589 entrusted to him by his employer, the Khian Whatt Provision Store, in Changi Village, between January and July. He pleaded not guilty and was allowed ball.
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    'Father caned by his father'
    709 7 IPOH, Tues. WIFE OF MAN ACCUSED OF MURDER SAYS: HE IS STUPID— I HAD TO TELL HIM WHEN TO GO FOR A HAIRCUT A 31-YEAR-OLD father of two children was slapped and caned by his 55-year-old father for not cleaning his father's car properly, a
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    No cash, so Wahid's 'Olympic' hopes fade
    193 7 No cash, so Wahid's 'Olympic' hopes fade SINGAPORE, Tues. A crippled Singapore policeman, Inche Abdul Wahid bin Baba, 31, has given up his dreams of competing in the 1962 paralympics the Olympic Games for cripples in the Commonwealth to be held in Melbourne. The organisers of the Games have offered
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    He's off to Britain
    64 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A staff officer at the Armed Forces Division of the Ministry of Defence. Lieut Peter Chong Ngen Onn, will leave on Aug. 29 to attend a course at the Royal Army Ordnance Corps School at Aldershot. England. Lieut. Chong. who joined the forces
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    Cinema treat
    24 7 KANGAR, Tues. School children in Perils will be given a free cinema treat at 10 a.m. on Aug. 31, Malaya's Independence Day.
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    AMERICAN TO HEAD DEPT. IN VARSITY
    130 7 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. r|B. ROBERT DESOWITZ, 34, of America, has been appointed acting head of the Department of Parasitology at the University of Malaya in Singapore Dr. Desowitz was with the West Africa Institute In Nigeria, doing research on sleeping sickness, before coming here a
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    GERMAN WRITER: RURAL PLAN WEAPON AGAINST COMMUNISM
    101 7 GERMAN WRITER: RURAL PLAN WEAPON AGAINST COMMUNISM KUALA lUMPUR. Tues. Malaya's rural development plan Is a weapon against Communism, Mr. A. Wollschlager, a German political writer, said here today. Mr. Wollschlager has been in Malaya for five days studying how the country Is tackling Its economic, political and social problems.
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    VISITOR IS ROBBED BY GANG AT HOTEL
    98 7 VISITOR IS ROBBED BY GANG AT HOTEL IPOH. Tues.— A fishmonger from Pantal Remis on a visit to Ipoh was this morning robbed of a diamond ring, a watch and $760 at a hotel in Jalan Yang Kalsom here. Tan Kun Guan, 41. told the police that he was awakened
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    Bailiff is accused
    47 7 SINGAPORE. Tues. A bailiff of the civil district court. Tan Eng Lock, pleadei not guilty in the ninth magistrate's court today to a charge of criminal breach of trust of $1,835.25 entrusted to him between May 14 and June 14. He was allowed ball.
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    Casey: Make use of information
    174 7 SINGAPORE, Tues.—Australia's former Minister for External Affairs, Lord Casey, today suggested that the Federation and Singapore should take full advantage of available information abroad to help them In their urgent tasks of keeping pace with the increasing population pressure and maintaining their high standards of
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    GOVT. WILL HEAR OF —WRECK TAIKONG
    267 7 GOVT. WILL HEAR OF WRECK TAIKONG I KUANTAN, Tuesday j A FULL report will be A made to the Indonesian Government about a taikong and six members of the crew of his tongkang who allegedly deserted their 63 passengers after their vessel was wrecked off Java. The Indonesians, who were
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    Mak is cleared of stealing PPP candidature form
    310 7 Mak is cleared of stealing PPP candidature form IPOH. Tuesday A FORMER People's Progressive Party campaign A speaker, Abdul Rashid bin Nenek, 28, better known as Mak Fie Hong, was today acquitted of theft without his defence being called. Mak. a former committee member of the PPP pleaded not guilty
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    Three face a 'hurt' charge
    65 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.Bail of $500 each was allowed to two men and a woman when they were charged in the First Magistrate's Court here today with causing grievous hurt to S. Ponnan at Sentul Pasar on Aug. 14. They were M. Kuppu, 31. a woman,
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    Envoy gets a new post
    43 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A former Indian High Commissioner here, Mr. V. M. M. Nalr, has been appointed his country's ambassador to Norway. Mr. Nair, who was the last Indian ambassador in Cambodia, takes up his appointment In October.
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    53 life-savers pass exam
    46 7 TAIPING. Tues.— A record number of 53 students passed the Royal Life Saving Society's examination held here In the Coronation swimming pool at the weekend. Of these 48. including two girls, qualified for tne oronze medal and five for the intermediate certificate.
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    Question time
    27 7 ALOR STAR. Tues. A total of 37 oral and written questions will be asked at the next meeting of the Kedah State Assembly on Thursday.
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    Shorthand exam in Malay
    45 7 SINGAPORE, Tues. A total of 104 students will sit for a Malay shorthand examination on Saturday ami Sunday at Raffles Institution. This Is the second Malay shorthand examination to be held In Singapore. Last year, only 15 candidates sat for it.
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    JOBS FOR BATU ARANG EX-MINERS
    87 7 JOBS FOR BATU ARANG EX-MINERS KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Many ex-mineTs who lost their jobs when the collieries at Batu Arantf closed down for good hi January have now found work on a new division of Sungei Rambal Estate, owned by Socfln Co. Ltd. The company recently acquired 2,695 acres suitable
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    New highway
    27 7 KUANTAN', Tues. Tht Mlntster of Rural Development, Tun Abdul Razak, today inspected the $41 million, 29-mlle highway under construction between Pekan and Kampong Batu Balik.
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    New union planned
    48 8 New union planned IPOH. Tues.— Employees of cinemas and amusement parks in Perak are to form a union. They have set up a committee for this purpose. A meeting Is to be held next month at which the Perak Cinema and Amusement Enterprise Employees' Union will be Inaugurated.
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    Musicians' union officials
    41 8 SINGAPORE, Tues.— Mr. S. Tairoff has been elected president of the Musicians' Union of Singapore. Other officials include: Vice-president, Mr. F. Li bio; hon. secretary. Mr. N. Collars, assistant secretary, Mr. John Lee; hon. treasurer. Mr. s. Stephen.
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    S'pore Umno: Peace bid
    274 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday BEHIND-THE SCENES MOVES TO PATCH UP THE TROUBLE IN STATE ORGANISATION BEHIND-THE-SCENES moves to patch up the trouble in the Singapore Umno are being made here and across the causeway. Informed sources here said today that a series of letters have been exchanged
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    NO VISAS ARE REQUIRED NOW TO VISIT 12 COUNTRIES
    87 8 NO VISAS ARE REQUIRED NOW TO VISIT 12 COUNTRIES SINGAPORE. Tues. Singapore citizens are now entitled to enter 12 European countries without a visa under reciprocal treaties signed by the British Government and these countries, an Immibrat i o n Department, spokesman revealed today. The countries are Denmark, Iceland, Italy,
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    Pilgrim ship delayed
    76 8 PENANG. Tues Bad weather has held up the final group of new hajis returning by the pilgrim ship Anking. The ship has been delayed three days and will arrive here on Aug. 27. After disembarking pas- sengers in Penang, it will skip Port Swettenham and go direct
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    Govt. aid for 30 men to complete their hike
    81 8 Govt. aid for 30 men to complete their hike PENANG, Tues. Since Malaya achieved independence, the Federation Government has helped about 30 stranded Malayan hitch-hikers to reach their Journey's end. In most cases, they had given small loans on a written undertaking that the money would be repaid, a spokesman
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    No national language test for the issue of identity cards
    252 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Tuesday pEOPLE with citizen- ship certificates will NOT be tested in the national language when they apply for new identity cards. This was made clear In a special statement by the Commissioner for National Registration, Inche Ibrahim bin
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    ATTACKED WITH PARANG... SHE STILL LOVES HIM
    239 8 ATTACKED WITH PARANG... SHE STILL LOVES HIM ALOR STAR, Tuesday A HUSBAND who attacked his nagging wife with a parang was freed loday on a $500 bond to be of good behaviour for 12 months. Mr. Justice Barakbah told the husband, Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman, that he was giving him
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    Farming talks
    33 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Mr. J. D. de Sllva. First Secretary at the Malayan Hlgrt Commission in Britain, will represent Malaya at the fifth Commonwealth agricultural conference which opens in London tomorrow.
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      315 8 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS ry gOMlp (6). 9 Ite •omewhere to live, so the 8 A decoration returned to dune Is accommodated In it CMtern girl (4). (9). 14 She rIM& an iimiriMtty 10 Doe* this clock strike a note debauchery results (10). of terror? (6). 16 Mummy studying? (10).
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    STOCK INDICES
    21 10 Malayan Stock Exchange: Aug. 23 Aug. 22 Industrials: 123.35 122.88 Tins: 188.79 188.02 Rubbers: 236.63 227.99 Jan. 1 1958=100.
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    127 10 MELBOURNE, Tues. INVESTMENT shares maintained a steady trend here today. Moulded Products gained Is. to 225. 6d. and Dunlop Is. to 525. Grocery and General eased 6d. to ss. 6d. Base metals and the oils traded along firm lines, while Commonwealth Bonds held a firm tone. Con. Zinc
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    139 10 SINGAPORE Chinese Produce Exchange noon prices per picul yesterday were: Copra: quiet; UK/Continent Aug./ Sept. $31 buyers. $31% sellers. Coconut oil: bulk $45 sellers, drum $49 sellers. Pepper: quiet; no business was reported done, Mumok white $305, Sarawak $300, special Sarawak tlack $195 and garoied Lampong buck $195
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    MORE TIN MINES OPEN IN FEDERATION: SHARES BETTER
    535 10 By Our Market Correspondent gY the end of last month only 14 less tin mines were functioning in the Federation of Malaya than in December 1957 when tin restriction began. The actual number of mines was 583 or 16 more than in
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    RUBBER PRICES
    214 10 CEPTEMBEK Brat grade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singapore yesterday at 95 cents per lb., up 1% cents on Monday's close. The closing tone was quiet but steady. SC.C.R..V closing prices in cents per lb., yesterday were: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 95',, .sellers 95",; Int. 1
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    189 10 SHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharvet or expected today are: Maori 1/2, Tricolor 4/5, Houtman 6A, Breconshire 6/7. Braeslde 8/9, Musashlsan Maru 10/11, Singapore 13/14. Mlnlkoi 15/16, Aeneas 18, Terutama Maru 19, Slrusa N.Wall 1, Senggarang N.Wall 2, Serdang N.Wall 3. Serudom N.Wall 4, Rajah Brooke
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    CLOSING PRICES
    40 10 SINGAPORE, AUG. 23. RUBBER: 95' m cents per 11>. (up l n i cents). 5 p.m. close: 95 Vt cents (quiet). TIN: $399.62 !i per picul (up 52.12 1 j). Estimated unoiiicial offering 230 tons (down 20 tons).
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    736 10 SINGAPORE members oi the Malayan Stock Exchange reported the following business at their 3.30 pjn. wall yesterday. (Bargains are given before prices unless only one was written). Industrials: Fed. Dispensary (2) 5i. 36; Fraser and Neave ords $1.88 to $1.89; Gammon $2 to $2.02; M. Breweries $2.85;
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    81 10 rPHE Malayan Exchange Banks' A Association made the following changes in its rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Canada: buying airmail T.T. 32, OX). 32 1/8. 90 d/st 32 9/16 credit bills, 32 5/8 trade bills. Selling T.T. or O.D. ready: Canada 31 5/8. On the
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      74 10 TENDER PETALING JATA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Tenders will be received from Malay contractors only at the Office of the Administrator, Petaling Jaya, up to 3.00 p.m. on 2nd September. 1960 for the construction of 4 blocks of 8 units Junior Staff Quarters in Petallng Jaya. Plans and specifications may be seen
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      677 10 NOTICES THE KUALA REMAN RUBBER ESTATES LIMITED (Incorporated In England) The Board of The Kuala Reman Rubber Estates Limited announce that contract has now been signed for the sale of Nad.. Division at a price of $1,450,000. equivalent to £169.167. Shareholders will be notified as soon aa completion has taken
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      754 10 NOTICES ESTATE 0F:GEBARD M 1 111 H FERNANDEZ also spelt as GERARD MATTHEW FERNAXDEZ. deed. died on 1-8-60 at Singapore. Pursuant to Section 29 of th* Trustee's Ordinance (Chapter 34) all persons interested In or having claims against the estate of the deceased person abovementloned whether as creditors, beneflclarlea or
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      660 11 TENDERS KERETAPI TANAH MELA fl TENDER NOTICE Tenders are Invited for the purchase of approx 200 tons of Steel Scrap ex Sentul Works, SentuL (Tender deposit $2,000/-). Tenders close at 12 00 noon on. sth September, 1960 at the Office of the Chairman, Tender Opening Board c/o Chief Accountant, Malayan
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      585 11 TENDERS P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS will be received from registered Contractors not below Class "E" at the Office of the State Engineer. Kedah/Perlis. Alor Star, up to 12.00 noon on sth September. 1960 for the Const ruci tion of a Block of Six Classrooms and Ancillary Services at Batu Pekaka.
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      1092 11 ACCOMMODATION VACANT it Words tS (Min.)— Box St ets. «xf r« lENNITT ESTATE. Rooms Including telephone, fan, sittmc-room, meal* optional. For Chinese single/couple/ students. 82, Butterfly Aye., Spore, 13 Ring *****. 253 TANQLIN ROAD OroundOcor consisting of 1 Large Doubleroom, 1 Nursery, Telephone A Refrigerator. All Newly Furnished. Telephone B'pore
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      1045 11 WANTED TO PURCHASE It Word, SS (Min.)— Box It eta. axtrm WANTED TO PURCHASE 3 4-ton secondhand Rosd Roller, 3 Second Grader, most be In good condition. Apply P.O. Box SS Alor Star or Phone 435. •INTIMINTAL PIRSON wishes purchase paintings by Zaxlpktn, Trechakoff and other Russian artists who painted
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      1102 11 VEHICLES FOR SALE M Word, SS (Mm Box It eta. axtrm ISM FIAT SM, 1951 Austin A7O. 1951 Btudebaker. 1936 Goliath. 1952 Ford Consul, 1954 Humber Super Snipe, 1951 Sinner Sports. 1951 Sunbeam Talbot, 1949 Vanguard. 1950 VO Sports, 1955 Studebaker, 1949 A- 1950 Ford Prefect, 1952 Vanguard Statlonwagon. View
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      The Scouts venture behind the waterfall
      1064 12 The Scouts venture behind the waterfall THE scouts who are taking a holiday exploring the jungle are on the track of a man who has been kidnapped. They follow a suspect through a jungle track until they come to a sheer rock aown which cascades a waterfall, only to find
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      372 12 Robert Low, aged 16; 44, Heeren Street, Malacca; member Wise Owls Club; stamps, view-cards, movies, correspondence. Mahmood Othman, aged 16; 3% Milestone, Kakl Bukit Road, Kan gar, Perils; picnics, badminton, correspondence. Stella Chow, aged 14; 33, Tronoh Road. Singapore 12; member Wise Owls Club;
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      Overseas pen pals
      117 12 ti ,l B T y J Jm c St. Luke's f?^° f Sarawak; view-cards, picnics. reading correspondence. D^sf^i w&l Nowgrodzka 6-m-l, Poland; stamps, vlew-carda. Bofdan Boat, (boy) aged 13; s*rt«*yce, TJL k. Marksa S" Pol nd: »t»«nPB. vlewChou Honf C'hanj, a Red 16Methodist High School, Queen»l way,
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      506 12 FLIPPER STARTS ANOTHER NEW ADVENTURE bj| I come TOi^) Name .Address Age Sex Hello Boys and Girls; poster by the side of the road What a hard time I had vvhich said. "COME TO THE choosing the winners for this FA'"-" week. First of all there were "How exciting," think*
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    Two targets for Howe Liang
    419 13 HE AIMS TO WIN GOLD MEDAL AND BREAK WORLD RECORD FOR THE CLEAN AND JERK SINGAPORE weightlifter Tan Howe Liang, Commonwealth Games and Asian Games lightweight champion, has set himself a twofold mission at the Olympic Games in Rome, starting on Thursday. He aims to
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      'China' is out—lOC decides Formosa must compete under 'Taiwan' tag
      592 13 'China' is out— lOC decides Formosa must compete under 'Taiwan' tag ROME, Tues. The Olympic Committee of Formosa will in future be known as the "Olympic Committee of the Republic of China," but the athletes must compete under the name of "Taiwan." This was decided yesterday by the Internationa) Olympic
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    Mr. MAGOO STEPS OUT SMARTLY OVER 3F
    448 13 ON THE TRACK with Epsom Jeep SINGAPORE, Tuesday. A TR. MAGOO, a four-year-old Australian gelding iTI named after the popular near-sighted cartoon character, showed galloping ability on the training track here this morning. He outpaced Spanish Prince over 3f in 37 2/5 on
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    CEYLONESE ASK FOR A MATCH
    116 13 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Ceylon Public school team that took part in an athletics match against Selangor Schools early this month may meet a Combined Singapore Schools team next month. Mr. B. C. de Sllva, manager of the Ceylon team, now touring Australia, has asked for
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    Now FAM plans six-storey building
    149 13 Now FAM plans six-storey building KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The FA. of Malaya has decided to put up a sixstorey building costing $317,000 instead of the originally proposed threestorey clubhouse which was estimated to cost $140.--000. The original plans were amended because it was the wish of Tengku Abdul Rahman, president
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    S'pore waterpolo team may visit Australia
    212 13 QINGAPORE. Tues. The Singapore Amateur Swimming Association Is aiming to recapture the Asian Games waterpolo title which they lost to Japan at Tokyo In 1958. B.A.S.A. plans to keep the Singapore team in constant training until the 1962 Asian Games at Jakarta Training began
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    Malayans won't play
    74 13 PERTH, Tues. Star team Chung ling Old Boys caused a sensation In the weekend's preliminary round of the 1960 West Australian Men's Basketball Association competition. The Malayans refused to go on the court to play current leaders W.O. University. Officials and the team declined to give any
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    Lock icon Best sprint by Italian girl
    64 13 KOBLENZ (W. Germany), Tues. Giuseppina Leone, the Italian Olympic sprinter. clocked this year's best world time for the women's 100 metres at an international women's athletics meeting here yesterday. Her winning time was 11.4 sec. only one- tenth of a second outside the world record
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    MCF hopes for record entries
    131 13 MCF hopes for record entries KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Singapore and Kedah riders have sent In the first entries for the Malayan track cycling championships to be held at the Merdeka Stadium on September 4. Entries for the event close on Aug. 30 and by then the Malayan Cyclists Federation hopes
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    Matches for foreign teams
    165 13 Matches for foreign teams KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —An Indonesian soccer team which recently toured Russia will arrive here in the first, week of next month for two matches in Malaya. The team, Persldja, which comprise about half a dozen Indonesian internationals, will meet Perak on Sept. 3 at Ipoh, and
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    Meets for novices
    73 13 SINGAPORE; Tues. Singapore Amateur Boxing Association will revive its novices championships this year after a lapse of three years. The National novices championships will be held in October with the finals to be decided on Oct. 15. The flnalg of the Open novices championships have been tentatively
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    Lock icon Italian horse for 'Laurel'
    57 13 NEW YORK, Tues. Th» owners of Malhoa. the champion Italian thoroughbred, have accepted an Invitation to run their horse in the Laurel International on Nov. 1. The five-year-old Malhoa (by Tenerani out of Machietta) is the first Italian horse to compete in the H-mile race since
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    Schools: Groundless fear
    373 14 METHODIST BISHOP: THERE ARE NO PLANS BY GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE OVER INSTITUTIONS RUN BY MISSIONS SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE Methodist Bishop of South-East Asia, Bishop Hobart B. Amstutz, today denied the Church had lost all control over its schools. He was making an episcopal address when opening the
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    47 14 WHITSTABLE, England. Tues. Police here are puzxled over the mystery of an empty ten-ton 'pirate" ketch which sank in 20 feet of water three miles out of here. The ketch was flying the pirates' black skull and crossbones flag from Its main mast. Reuter.
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    DEATHS
    43 14 MADAM PARVATMI wife of Raslah filial sister of Baboochee passed away on 23/8/60. Cortege leaves from 227-15 Tamprnm Road 3 p.m. MADAM ELIZABETH GOONERATNE passed away peacefully at K.K. Hospital 7.30 a.m. on Tuesday 23.8.80. Funeral at 4 p.m. to-day Blddadari Cometry.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    28 14 MR. ANO MRS. ABDUL RAHMAN of Hinji Estate, —hat. thank all fritndi and relatives for attending the wedding of tbrlr daughter and also (or sending valuable presents.
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    IN MEMORIAM
    22 14 IN EVERLOVINC MEMORY of Rev. J Appaduray M.C.H. of Ipoh who pMiid away 24.8.57. Fondly rcmembe—d by his dear children.
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    Buddhist class
    37 14 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Singapore Buddhist Association will hold a Buddhist Dhama discussion class at the Sri Lankaramaya, St. Michaels Road, every Saturday from S^pt 3. The Dhama class will be followed by a meditation class.
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    Malayans have 'never had it better'
    90 14 Malayans have 'never had it better' KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Malayans have "never had it better" than in the last three years during which the country has grown in stature both politically and economically, the Deputy Director of Information Services, Syed Zainal Abidin bin Hussein, said today. He was addressing a
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    Varsity talk
    37 14 SINGAPORE, Tues. Mr R. K. Guy will speak on "Some Mathematical Amusements" at a meeting of the Malayan Mathematical Society on Friday at 5.30 p.m. in the new lecture theatre No. 2, University of Malaya.
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    Special lban war dance for —Yang di-Pertuan Negara
    196 14 Special lban war dance for Yang di-Pertuan Negara SINGAPORE, Tues. The Yang dl-Pertuan Negara, Inche Yusof bin Ishak, played host to 120 boy scouts, rovers and scouters at a tea party at the Istana Negara today. It was given in honour of the scouts from the various States in the
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    Lock icon Wife sees Powers
    44 14 MOSCOW. Tues. Mrs. Barbara Powers, wife of the American U-2 pilot, jailed last week by Russia, met her husband today for the second time since he was shot down on May 1. The meeting, lasted an hour and a quarter.— Reuter.
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    LONDON STOCKS
    333 14 LONDON. Tues.— Buoyant condltlous prevailed on the London stock exchange today. Demand broadened and with the supply of stock becoming Increasingly short, prices forged strongly ahead to close with widespread gains. Almost all sections of the market moved to higher levels under the lead of Industrials. Closing middle
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    LEAFLET DROPPING ATTACK IN LAOS
    95 14 LEAFLET DROPPING ATTACK IN LAOS yiENTIANE, Tues. A low-flying plane yesterday dropped pamphlets over Vientiane, charging that the paratroop battalion which overthrew the former Government two weeks ago was inviting Communism to take over Laos. The pamphlets bore the name of the committee against the coup d'etat wnich is operating
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    Lock icon Yorkshire take full points
    231 14 LONDON, Tues. Results of today's cricket matches: At Worcester: Middlesex bt Worcs by 10 wkts. M'sex 325-9 dec. and 28-0. Worcs 62 and 289 (F. Titmus 8-89). M'sex 14 pts. At Chesterfield: Match abandoned as a draw, rain. Derby 116 and 354.6. Glamorgan 143 and 75-6.
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    Lock icon Fifth test ends in draw
    319 14 Fifth test ends in draw LONDON Tues The fifth cricket Test between England and South Africa ended in a draw at the Oval today. Final scores: England 155 and 479-9 dec South Africa 419 and 97-4. Of the five-match series, England won three, while th« other two were drawn. England
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    No water areas
    52 14 SINGAPORE, Tues.— Water will be cut off tomorrow along Tyersall Road and Gallop Road from Cluny Road junction Tyersall Road to end of main in Gallop Road, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and in Palmer Road, between Ansoa Road and South Quay, from 9.30 a.m. to
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