The Straits Times, 15 December 1960

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    17 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 90,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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    BID to SUSPEND ONG
    440 1 Motion by Toh calls for apology SINGAPORE. Wednesday Speaker to decide today ■THE former Minister for National Development, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, may be asked in the Legislative Assembly tomorrow either to apologise for his "dishonourable conduct" in the Assembly and withdraw certain allegations he had
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    TENGKU OFFERS CONDOLENCES
    54 1 The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, offering his condqlences to Toh Puan Tan, widow of Tun Tan, and her daughter. With the Tengku is Mr. Ton Siew Sin, the Minister of Finance, Tun Tan's only son. The Tengku made a special trip to Malacca yesterday to pay
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    Lock icon 4 A coup in Ethiopia'
    57 1 LONDON, Wed. Unconfirmed messages from Addis Ababa today reported a coup in Ethiopia. Its Emperor. Haile Selassie, Is on a state visit to Brazil. Amateur radio broadcasts from Ethiopia asked that he be informed immediately. They said the Emperor's »n. Crown Prince Asfa Wolen. was
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    Lock icon Tankers blow up—at least 50 dead
    116 1 Tankers blow up— at least 50 dead ISTANBUL, Wednesday AT LEAST 50 people were feared killed when two tankers exploded and caught fire after a collision in Hie Bosphorus early this morning. The tankers were the Yugoslav Peter Zoranic (16,300 tons) and the Greek World Harmony (20,992 tons). After Hie
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    6 labourers die in mine flood
    247 1 «ATU GAJAH, Wed. Six minu ing labourers were swept away in a huge flood of mud and water when a bund collapsed this morning on a tin mine in Tanjong Tuallang, 11 miles from here. Two others working with them escaped but one of
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    Industry: 'Spore needs new blood'
    278 1 SINGAPORE needs new blood in the form of outside capital to "stir the imagination and enterprise of our local capitalists." the Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee. says in an article published here today. The article, titled "Our Industrial future," appears In Singapore Trade,
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    THE TEST: A FANTASTIC FINISH
    378 1 THE TEST: A FANTASTIC FINISH BRISBANE, Wednesday THREE wickets down in last over match ends in a tie AUSTRALIA today lost their last four wickets for six runs in ten balls in the most fantastic finish in the history of Test cricket to tie with the West Indies in the
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    Xmas calls may be delayed
    70 1 Xmas calls may be delayed SINGAPORE, Wed. The actinic Director -General of Telecommunications, Mr. D. Smith, said today It appeared likely that radio communications would suffer from moderate to severe ionospheric disturbances during the Christmas holidays. He said: "The effect of these disturbances may be that fewer calls can be
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    Capital split in Laos battle
    394 1 Capital split in Laos battle yiENTIANE, Wed. The Laotian capital of Vientiane was a divided city tonight as opposing forces held its two halves after a day of stiff fighting that had the characteristics of the start of the Korean war. Mortar shells destroyed the army headquarters in Hit heart
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    Lock icon Back to back in U.N.
    60 2 AIR. VALERIAN Zorin ITI (right), the Soviet delegate leader who is the Security Council chairman this month, turns his back on Mr. Dag Ham marskjoeld, after the Sec retary-Ceneral had made an attack on the Soviet Union in the Congo debate. Mr. Hammarskjoeld shows his
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    Lock icon Dr. VERWOERD'S NEW IDEA: NOW APARTHEID GOES UNDERGROUND
    131 2 CAPETOWN, Wed. South Africa has taken its first step towards "underground apartheid" separate subway tunnels for black and white workers. Work was completed this week on a second subway to connect the Salt River underground railway station outside Capetown with the large
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    Lock icon Angel Anne
    39 2 LONDON. Wed.—Ten-year-old Princess Anne yesterday played the part of an angel in a Nativity play staged In the Throne room of Buckingham Palace and watched by Queen Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Queen Mother.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon Ike check-up
    22 2 WASHINGTON. Wed.— The White House announced that President Eisenhower would enter hospital for completion of his annual medical examination. Reuter.
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    Lock icon German as Nato chief
    47 2 PARIS, Wed— Weat German Gen. Adolf Heusinger was today appointed chairman of Natos top military committee, which sits permanently in Washington. The first German to hold this post, he succeeds a Dutchman, Gen. R. P. F. Hasselman, for the next two years. Reuter
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    Garcia to get high award
    59 2 BUENOS AIRES. Wed Argentina plans to decorate the Philippine President, Dr. Carlos P. Garcia, and the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Fellxberto Serrano, with Its highI est award the Grand Collar of the Order of Liberator General San Martin. The awards will be presented by new Argentine
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    Lock icon Red envoy goes home on holiday
    43 2 LONDON. Wed. The Soviet Ambassador In London Mr. A Solaatov. left here by air today for Moscow with his wife. "We are going home for a holiday, just a month as usual 1 Mr. Boldatov said. Rcuter.
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    Lock icon Britain urges: Pay up or bankruptcy will destroy U.N.
    353 2 NEW YORK. Wed. OrUTAIN warned yesterday that a financial collapse of the United Nations operation in the Congo would destroy the world peace organisation. The British delegate. Mr. A.H.M. Hlllls. warned the small nations that they would suffer most if the
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    Lock icon DEFENCE JOB COSTS 'WHIZ KID' $9m.
    169 2 WASHINGTON. Wednesday. If R. ROBERT MCNAMARA, president of the Ford Mote Co.. who was named yesterday by Pre-sident-elect Kennedy to be his Secretary of Defence, said today that acceptance of the job would cost him US$3 million. For Mr. McNamara is now compelled to
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    Lock icon A shock for the Big 3
    293 3 LONDON. Wed. TERRITORIAL TALKS PUT OFF AFTER AFRICAN LEADERS BOYCOTTED LONDON CONFERENCE AFRICAN nationalists from Nyasaland, -^Southern and Northern Rhodesia, stood by their declared overnight boycott of the conference here on the future constitution of the Central African Federation and its eight million people.
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    Brandy beats burglars
    58 3 LONDON. Wed.—Burfflars with a taste for exprnsive brandy tried to break into a suburban wine merchants where a bottle of 1811 Napoleon brandy is on sale for 1 1.000, the shop's owner. Mr. Tom Norman, said today. "I think the burglars must have read newspaper stories about
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    Lock icon PARTY THINKS Dr. BANDA 'ABOVE GOD.' SAYS RIVAL
    83 3 PARTY THINKS Dr. BANDA 'ABOVE GOD.' SAYS RIVAL BLANTYRE. Wed. Mr. Chester Kasonga, leader of the newly formed Christian Democratic Party in Nyasaland, said in a Press interview here yesterday that the Malawi Congress Party believed its leader, Dr. Hastings Banda (above), was "above God." The Malawi wanted "to exterminate
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    For royal tour
    28 3 LONDON. Wed. The Earl of Home. British Foreign Secretary, will accompany Queen Elizabeth during her State visit to India. Nepal and Persia next year.— U.P.l.
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    US denies charge of U-2 spy planes over Algeria
    415 3 US denies charge of U-2 spy planes over Algeria I i WASHINGTON, Wodnosday rTHE State Depart■L meat spokesman said last night that Mr. Valerian Zorin, chief Soviet delegate at the United Nations, was dreaming when he said in a U.N. debate that U.S. U-2 aircraft were flying over Algeria and
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    Lock icon CHOU PROTESTS AT 'ATROCITIES' BY FRENCH IN ALGERIA
    157 3 CHOU PROTESTS AT 'ATROCITIES' BY FRENCH IN ALGERIA HONG KONG, Wednesday. V|R. Chou En-lai, Prime Minister of China, pro- tested yesterday against French "atrocities" in Algeria and the "massive slaughter of the Algerian people." The protest was contained In a message to Mr. Ferhat Abbas, head of the Algerian "provisional
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    Lock icon Arab group plans an ocean line
    107 3 CAIRO, Wed. A committee of the Arab League economic council yesterday approved a resolution forming an Arab maritime company with capital of £6 million. Shares would be divided into* 40 per cent for the United Arab Republic, 14 per cent each for Saudi Arabia
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    Lock icon Colonial, Commonwealth offices may merge
    191 3 LONDON, Wed. Mr. Harold Macmlllan, the Prime Minister, said yesterday that he was considering recommendations that the British Colonial Office and Commonwealth Relations Office be merged. "I am considering. In consultation with the Commonwealth and Colonial Secretaries, recommendations made on this subject by the Select
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      365 3 RADIO SINGAPORE RADIO MALAYA Medium Wave 476 metrea 141.7 metres) Short Wave- 62 metrea AM 6.00 Time Signal, Negararr,, m -BM_ o «n Ku > News Headlines; 6.05 Mornliia from -S.M— 9.M pm. Melodies; 6.50 Keep Pit With Telk A.M. 6.30 Good Morning; 6.32 Lee; 7.00 Semprinl Serenade; 7.30 Morning
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    Bachelor of Education course is planned
    925 4 SINGAPORE, Wednesday 'pHE Singapore Government plans to man schools in the future with hundreds of teachers who are expected to undergo a special Bachelor of Education course at the University of Malaya here. Revealing this in the Legislative Assembly today, the Education Minister, Mr.
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    Properly run university need have no fears for its autonomy: Yong
    569 4 Properly run university need have no fears for its autonomy: Yong SINGAPORE, Wed rnHE Minister (or EduA cation, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, gave an assurance during the budget debate in the Legislative Assembly today that a university which was "properly run and organised" need have no fears about its autonomy.
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    More subjects in school is target
    162 4 More subjects in school is target SINGAPORE, Wed. The Government is now working on an educational policy for Singapore which will bring extra mural activities within the curriculum of normal school hours, the Minister for Education, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, said in the Legislative Assembly today. Replying to a plea
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    No water areas
    70 4 No water areas SINGAPORE, Wed. Water will be cut off tomorrow In the following areas: Along Palmer Road between Chinese V.M.C.A. and South Quay, from 9 a.m. to 6 pjn. to lay a connection. In Woodlands Road 14 3 and 15% m.s. from 9 a.m. to 4 P-m. to install
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    PARLIAMENT
    14 5 What's to become of 'unlucky 13s" who face no-school future? Government is asked
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    MPs DEBATE THE BIG PROBLEM HA UNTING MALAYAN HOMES
    1656 5 MPs DEBATE THE BIG PROBLEM HA UNTING MALA YAN HOMES KUALA LUMPUR, Wednesday rpHE dark future facing thousands of 13-year-olds who may not find places in schools next year because of jthe shortage of accommodation, highlighted a spirited debate in Parliament today. MPs who were debating the $189,417,--677 set aside
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    MIC sack case: Councillor loses appeal
    642 6 Judges rule: Dismissed member should have gone to own gods in the first place KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday THE Federation Court of Appeal today dismissed an action for damages brought by Mr. A. Tharmalingam, an Alliance municipal councillor, against the president of the Malayan Indian
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    $10m. approved
    21 6 IPOH, Wed. The Perak Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed the State development estimates for next year, totalling $10.3 million.
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    Warrant out for man on robbery charge
    111 6 Warrant out for man on robbery charge SINGAPORE, Wed. A warrant for the arrest of Lim Pang Cheng, 28. was issued here today by the first criminal district judge, Mr. E. 11. d'Netto, when he failed to appear in court to answer a robbery charge. Lim is alleged to have
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    Party for 50 orphans
    41 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Fifty orphans will be given a Christmas party at the officers' mess at Wardleburn Camp near here, on Friday. The host will be Col. J. N. Threlfall, Commanding Officer of the 39 Field Ambulance.
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    Woman's body found
    37 6 IPOH, Wed.— The unidentified body of a woman was found In the Sungei Part under the Falim Bridge near here yesterday evening. Police have sent the body to the hospital here for a post-mortem
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    'Get rid of beggars' call by MIC
    172 6 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Singapore branch of the Malayan Indian Congress plans to call on the Government to enforce the vagrancy law "firmly and vigorously" to rid the State of professional i°«(?ars. The M.I.C. Is finalising arrangements for a meeting of all registered Indian
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    Rush for low cost homes
    43 6 BUKIT MERTAJAM, WedMore than 100 applications have been received for the low-cost houses which the Town Council plans to build at Kulim Road here. Registration started three weeks ago. The houses will cost from $6,000 to $14,000 each.
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    OVERWORKED TEACHERS: GOVT. MOVE
    172 6 OVERWORKED TEACHERS: GOVT. MOVE SINGAPORE, Wednesday. rpHE Minister for Education, Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin, announced today that from next year schools with enrolments of more than 2,000 students would be allowed to have vice principals. Mr. Yong was replying In the Legislative Council to Mr Thio Chan Bee (SPA-Tang-Hni who
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    Accused of cheating
    71 6 SINGAPORE, Wed— Robert Ng Soo Lam pleaded not guilty in the magistrate's court today to a charge of cheating Kwok Yit Kai of $29,000 worth of gum damar. Ng was alleged to have deceived an agent of Kwok, Teo Guan Siang, by inducing him to believe that
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    Man of adversity gave world great melodies
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    DEATH
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    55 8 M Were!s tit < Wmi~«) MR. AND MRS. K.I. WILLIAMS ■'.ink relatives and friends for their kind attendance, valuable gifts, von-■.-ralaiatory message* received en their urddJng on 10-12-60. MR. A MRS. K.N. OEVAOAS Thank 'i -ends relatives for their kind pretence, valuable (Ifti. congratulatory massages and willing assistance at
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    IN MEMORIAM
    26 8 M B'erata $U (HHmimmm) CNBW. TIMOTNY: In ever tovtne nneroory of our beloved Tim. died .V1?. 12. We shall meet on that -•nilful ahore
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
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  • The Straits Times Thursday, December 15, 1960.
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      A Malayan Patriot
      575 8 The warmest tributes have been paid to Tun Tan Chenglock, whose death in Malacca at the age of 11 we recorded with deep regret yesterday. On the instructions of the Prime Minister, Tun Tan is to be accorded a State funeral. The praises that have been said,
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      Laos in Peril
      387 8 Laos' neutralist Government, against its own inclinations, asked for Russian supplies, first economic and then military, because it could not get them elsewhere and was being attacked by wellsupplied rebels. None of which justifies the way Russia has seized its mischievous opportunity, though there was never any
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      Tied Test
      279 8 They were singing a new calypso in the West Indies last night. And well they might Seven runs to get, twelve minutes to go and three more batsmen to come. "You can take it from me", said the cricket commentator at Brisbane, "Australia is going to win this
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    We must succeed in border fight: Moore
    547 8 We must succeed in border fight: Moore IPOH, Wednesday T lEUT.-GEN. Sir Rodney Moore, Director of Border Security, emphasised here today that it was imperative that the operations against the remaining 6<H) terrorists be brought to a successful conclusion. "Unless this border emergency is successfully completed," he warned, "it will
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    Lock icon Newspaper finds RAF pilots' mascot Jimmy
    283 8 Newspaper finds RAF pilots' mascot Jimmy SEARCH FOR MALAYAN ENDS -IN CHICAGO /CHICAGO, Wed.— Jimmy (Chico) Nattu, a Malayan who was adopted as a mascot by a Royal Air Force nghter squadron during the Malayan campaign, was discovered in Chicago yesterday. Mr. D. K. Healey of Poole. England, the squadron's
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    Inspector's car is found
    32 8 BUTTERWORTH, Wed. An Austin A3O car belonging to Inspector 8. K. Sundram, stolen from his quarters here, has been found abandoned near a Chinese temple in Alor Star.
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    COLOMBO PLAN AID FOR SINGAPORE
    94 8 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. a CANADIAN labour expert, Mr. R. S. Cochran, 48, has arrived in Singapore to assist the Government under the Colombo Plan. He will be with the Ministry of Labour and Law for a year. During his stay in Singaipore, Mr. Cochran s main
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    $250,000 for school
    40 8 PENANO. Wed. Mllllonalre Mr. Llm Lean Tang today presented a ohtqua for 1350,000 to the Han Chiang School. The donation was Mr. Llm's birthday gift to the school, of which he had been chairman for several years.
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    Hussars leave
    33 8 PENANG. Wed.— The 13/18 Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) today boarded the troopship Nevasa at Swettenham pier here to sail for home after completing their second tour of duty in Malaya.
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    Jail, rotan for youth
    57 8 SINGAPORE, Wed. The Sixth Magistrate, Mr. Satiavalan Kandlah, today ordered a coffee&hop assistant, Ku Hock Lee, 18, to be given three strokes of the rotan in addition to a month's Jail for molesting a 10-year-old girl. Ku was found guilty of using criminal force on the
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    Saying it with dancing girls...
    194 8 KUALA LUMPUR. Wednesday fTHE Penang Tourist Association is to be asked to improve its wharfside welcome arrangements for tourists from liners. At present, tourists are greeted on arrival by a big welcome banner stretching across the main wharf and a local band. A Government statement
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    Typewriter swindle: Man jailed
    67 8 Typewriter swindle: Man jailed KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Lav Ah Seng, 43. a former typewriter salesman, was jailed for one year today when he admitted misappropriating 12 typewriters, valued at $4,240. Lav pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal breach of trust of the machines at the branch office of the
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    POLICE WANT TO REWARD A 999 CALLER
    185 8 POLICE WANT TO REWARD A 999 CALLER SINGAPORE, Wed. The police want zo contact a man whose 999 call on Aug. 18 led to the arrest and conviction of three armed robbers. A reward is waiting for him. He should contact the Offi-cer-in-Charge, Crime, at Beach Road police station. At
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    Re-elected
    20 8 BATU GAJAH, Wed.— Mr. Ng Van Eng has been reelected chairman of the Ma. layan Chinese Association branch here.
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    Brentano for S'pore on way to Malaya
    134 8 QINGAPORE. Wed. The West German Foreign Minister, Dr. H. Brentano. will rpend two days in Singapore next month on his way to Kuala Lumpur He Is expected to arrive here in a special chartered airliner on Jan. 28, and leave for the Federal
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    1090 9 Teachers who play pianos in night clubs SINGAPORE, Wednesday YONG TELLS OF COMPLAINTS, SA iWUN SUCH A CASE ITS NECESSARY TO BE FAIR TO CHILDREN H rFHE Minister for Education, Mr. Yong Xyuk Lin, today told the Singapore Legislative Assembly of complaints about teachers and principals accepting additional employment playing
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    106 9 Course for PAP branch and HQ staff SINGAPORE. Wed. •3 The People's Action Party will start a flveday training course in party work from tomorrow for all its headquarters staff and branch organising secretaries. A statement from the organising secretary of the PAP, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, said: Experience "The
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    First meeting of timber group
    50 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A businesswoman is to convene an Inaugural meeting of the Malay Timber Industry Association of Malaya here tomorrow. She is Toh Puan Badariah. widow of the late Dato Panglima Bukit Gantang Haji Abdul Wahab, a lawyer and former Mentri Besar of Perak.
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    Annual dinner
    29 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Selangor branch of the Malayan Historical Society will hold its annual dinner and dance at the Federal Hotel on Friday at 7.30 p.m.
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    184 9 SINGAPORE, Wednesday. rVHE FINANCE Minister. Dr. Goh Keng Swee, told A the Legislative Assembly today that agreement had been reached between the Government and the Public Services Commission on the question of recognition of foreign degrees. Dr. Goh was making a statement during the
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    Court clears housewife
    52 9 ALOR BTAR. Wed. A housewife, Roklah binte Bakar, 35. was acquitted today on a charge of illegal possession of 108 lb. of raw opium at Kampong Paya on Nov. 11. She was not called to make her defence. The opium was found In a padl store near
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    Socialist Front men lose
    45 9 BATU PAHAT, Wed. Three Socialist Front candidates contesting the Senggarang Local Council election here today, were defeated by Alliance men. The successful Alliance men. Messrs. Lian Pek Lim, Chua Gian Piau and Ng Hong Kee. will serve for three years each.
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    24 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Monfort Boys Home and Training Centre here is appealing for cash or other gifts, for its Christmas party.
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    Keep fit men
    16 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. A Physical Education Association of the Federation has been formed.
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    CONVENTION OF PRESSMEN IS PLANNED FOR MANILA
    124 9 SINGAPORE, Wed. A top Filipino newsman arrived here today in th* coarse of a tour of 18 countries in Asia, Australia and New Zealand to invite leading newspapermen for a convention at Manila in February. Mr. J.V. Cruz, formerly Press Secretary to the
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    42 9 KOTA BHARU. Wed. A fire, fanned by strong winds today destroyed the house of a bus conductor, Mustaha bin Awan. in five minutes. The blaze broke out at noon at Kampong Lundang. a mile and half from here.
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    CHINESE SCHOOLS: RETIREMENT AT 55
    335 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday TEACHERS in fullyA aided Chinese schools in Johore will have to retire at the a«e of 55 in future. If it is necessary to reemploy such retired teachers it shall be done In accordance with the rules governing the conditions lor the
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    Now a new Combined Cadet Corps with an air wing
    224 9 Now a new Combined Cadet Corps with an air wing KUALA LUMPUR, Wed The Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein, announced today that a new combined cadet corps would be formed next year with most schools having their own air sections. He said that Malaya was "rightly and
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    JAKARTA VISITOR LOSES PASSPORT
    130 9 JAKARTA VISITOR LOSES PASSPORT SINGAPORE, Wed.— A visitor to Singapore, Bhugromal Pessumal. 20. a textile merchant from Jakarta, is in a dilemma. He arrived on Monday in transit tc India. After a shopping spree yesterday morning he discovered that he had left his passport and re-entry visa for Indonesia and
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    Indian leader to leave
    66 9 SINGAPORE, Wed.— A leading member of the Indian community here. Dr. M. Abraham, and his wife and family are soon to leave Singapore for good, after spending 22 years in the state. Kerala-bom. Dr. Abraham arrived here in 1939. He has been an active member of
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    37 9 KUCHING. Wed. Sarawak's first Public Services Commission is expected to be set up in the middle of next year. The Government announced this at the last sitting of the Council NegrL
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      869 10 All the Littlest Angels wear pinafores at Christmas THRISTMAS is the time when the Littlest Angel will have a ball. She will be in the kind of limelight she has never been in before, and the whole family will concentrate their efforts on making her eyes light up with happiness.
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    114 12 MELBOURNE, Wed. INVESTMENT shares eased further on Ugh: trading. Aust. News Print eased 1&. 9d. lo 365. 3d while Cyclone gained Is. to 235. and SUnhill Development Bd. to 4s. 8d Base metals and the oils were steady. Interstate Oil eased Is. to 15s. Commonwealth Bonds traded along
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    RUBBER PRICES
    220 12 JAN LAKY first rrade rubber buyers f.o.b. closed in Singa- 1 pore yesterday at 86 cents per lb. down a cent on Tuesday's close. Tiie tone was quiet. S.C.C.R.A. CLOSING PRICES in cents per lb.. yesterday were: > Int. 1. R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers i 85 s sellers
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    22 12 Malayan Stock Exchange: Dec. 14 Dee. 13 Industrial*: 1*8.43 125.3< Tins: 178.19 178.57 S Rubbers: 21t.20 21t-M Jan. 1 IMS—IM
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    SELECTIVE RISE IN TINS: INDUSTRIALS, RUBBERS QUIET
    935 12 SELECTIVE RISE IN TINS: INDUSTRIALS, RUBBERS QUIET By Our Market Correspondent ()N THE MALAYAN share market yesterday, industrials and rubbers were quiet and tins were selectively better. The price of rubber was down one cent on a very quiet market and the price of tin was down 12* cents a
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    CLOSING PRICES
    41 12 SINGAPORE. Dec. 14. Rl BBER: 86 cents per lb. (down one cent). 5 p.m. unofficial close: 85 7 8 cents per lb. (dull). TIN: $393.62 v per picul (down &3K cents). Estimated unofficial offering 225 tons (down 15 tons).
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    695 12 CINGAPOBE members ot ihe I tJ Malayan Stock Exchange reported the following business at their 3.30 pm. call yesterday: (Bargains are given before prices unless only one was written >. industrials: Con. Tin Smelts Ords. 435. ON, 435. 6d Fltspattncks (2) $1.35; Praser A Neave Ords. $1.94
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    236 12 i/FHE Malayan Exchange Banks' x Association made the fc'lcwing changes in its rates to merchants yesterday: Merchant rates on London operative from December 13. London: selling T.T. or O.D 2/4 buying T.T. 2/4 l/«. O.D. 2/4 5/32; Australia: selling TT. or OD. 2/10 15/16, buying T.T 2/4 5/16.
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    GAZETTED PRICES
    79 12 HTBt: Kederation MinUter of Finance has fixed these prices for calculating Caetoens duties for the week beginning on Dec. 15. Rubber 85 X cents a lb. Copra $440 a ton. Coconut oil $714 a ton. Palm oil 5640.50 a ton. Palm kernels $357.25 a tonThe rates of duties
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    SINGAPORE PRODUCE PRICES
    149 12 SINGAPORE Chincee Produce Evchmnte noon price* per picul yesterday were: Copra: qufot; UK/Continent Dec./ Jan. Shipment* $27 > t buyers, $27*4 sellers. Coconut ell: quiet; bulk: $404 seller*, drum $43 W sellers. Peapti: steady; no business was reported done, Muntok white $235 and Sarawak white $235 (both
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      798 12 NOTICES NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that Messrs. Teoli B«h Tuong aud Lav Kirn Ser are no longer in the employ of Messrs. Louis T. Leonowens 1 Malaya) Limited of 125 A Ipoh Road. Kuala Lumpur as from 26th November. 1960. SHEARN. DELAMORE ft CO., No- 2. The Embankment. Kuala Lumpur. Solicitors
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      563 13 NOTICES PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NEGRI SEMBILAN NOTICE Please note that the Kee Klamp and other Tents of this Department will not be available for hire to the General Public after Ist February. 1961. These will be reserved only for Official State Functions. STATE KNOINKER. N. BEMBILAN (JNNB. Z/69) IN THE
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      477 13 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS VACANCIES IN THE HWA LI AN HIGH SCHOOL, MENTAKAB Applications from University Graduates. College or normal trained, or those pa&bed School Certificate Examination, being registered as qualified teachers In tbe Perselcutuun Tanah Melayu, quoting educational qualifications, experience, etc., will be received by the Board of Governors at No.
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      822 13 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS VACANCY IN URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT HONG KONG Applications In ENGLISH In candidate*' own handwriting giving FULL PARTICULARS, with COPIES ONLY of certificates and testimonials, are Invited for the post of Curator, pensionable, to be sent to the Secretary, Public Services Commission, Room 159 A, Central Government Offices, Lower
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      789 13 (Continued from Pace S) SITUATIONS VACANT 20 Wordt SS (Mln.)— Box St ets. txtrm LARGE AMERICAN FIRM requires experienced stenographer for period December 23. 1960/ January 6. 1961. Apply Box A 4203 B.T. Spore. WANTED COOK A MAN English family Changi references required English speaking. Ring C&angl 2404 Ext. 402
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      855 13 SITUATIONS WANTED *2t Words SS (Mtn.)— Box tt) ets. mxtra EUROPEAN AQKO 32, O.C.E. and 2nd Mates certificate, sreks situation tn Malaya, preferably In agency or representative line, commencing Jan. Feb. I*6l. Apply C.C. Hrah, 338 Tanjoag Tokong Road, Penang. ACCOMMODATION VACANT M ITsras SS (Min.)— Box St ett. oxtrm
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      705 13 TUITION 20 Wordt SS (Mln.)— Box St ett. txtrm ASIA ORIVINC SCHOOL 67 Orchard Road qualified experienced Instructors/ Instructress complete course $76/- rerre*n«r course 523/- Dourly 15/-. Pboo* B'pore *****. POSTAL TUITION:— Bookkeeping Accounts, Business. Correspondence, Special coaching for L.C.C. Exams. Success guaranteed. Apply Principal. r.C.C.I. P.O. Box 1731. Singapore.
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      727 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE 20 Words SS (Mm.) Box St ets. extra SELLING EITHER 1053 K'Oonsul convertible or 1952 "Light" Citroen. Both Immaculate condition throughout. Part payments accepted. View: 308 Moulm.in Road (S'por* 11). MINOR CONVERTIBLE end 195S private onner, comprehensive Insurance, taxed May $2,450: Ford Prefect 1931 taxed April $750.
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    S'GOR's CUP FINAL HOPES HINGE ON TODAY'S CLASH
    393 14  - S'GOR's CUP FINAL HOPES HINGE ON TODAY'S CLASH ALEX SOARS By ITU ALA LUMPUR, Wed. When Selangor meet Kedah in their last scheduled match in the north zone of the Malaya Rugby Football Cup on the padang here tomorrow, they will play hard for victory, which alone will keep alive
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    49 14 BOMBAY. Wed— Japan won both the men's and women's team titles in (he fifth Asian table tennis championships which ended here today. Japan's men team won the Baroda Cup when they beat Vietnam 5-0 and the women's team took the Ramanujam Cup by beating Korea 3-0. Reuter
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    Darul Afiah in s-finals
    135 14 gINOAPORE, Wed. Defending champions Darul Aflah, playing with ten men, qualified for the semi-finals of the S.A.F.A. Senior Cup competition when they beat Indian Recreation Club with a last minute goal In their replay at Jalan Besar today. Until Darul Afiah scored that goal, it had
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    1119 14  -  JACK FINGLETON reporting on E33iEj|*j| final day AUSTRALIA LOSE FOUR WICKETS FOR SIX RUNS TO TIE WITH W.I. BRISBANE, Wed. TN THE GREATEST Test match i in the history of cricket Australia and the West Indies today tied the first Test 737 runs all. Never
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    156 14 T ONDON. Wed. Englisk professional footballers decided here yesterday to strike in support of their demands for better wages and conditions. The derision was taken at a merlins attended by more than 20t players from Southern clubs Players in thr North and the Midlands are
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    Centres meet
    27 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. Th« sports organising committee of the People's Association will hold its first inter-community centre table tennis league championship at Kallang from Jan. 9.
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    Third win for Teh, Lim in doubles
    94 14 Third win for Teh, Lim in doubles PENANG. Wed. Teh Kew San and Llm Say Hup. the Malayan No. 1 doubles, last night confirmed their superiority over the No. 2 pair of. Tan Yee Khan and Ng Boon Bee when they won 15-4. 12--15, 18-14. This was the Penang pair's
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    93 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. Indonesia's five-member table tennis team ..irived today for the five-day Singapore open championships, starting tomorrow at the Happy World "E" hall. The team of five men and three women flew in accompanied by two officials, Mr. Tirioso i manager) and the president of the Jakarta
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    44 14 SINGAPORE. Wed. Seah Pong Pin. 17. Singapore's SEAP Games silver medallist swimmer, will leave for further studies in England on Saturday. He hopes to enter a school In London for a General Certificate of Education course and later on to study medicine.
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    62 14 SPORTS SUMMARY SOCCER S'POBE SENIOR Cl'P (Replay): s-flnal Darul Adah 1 Maliat Ambu) IRC 0. TENNIS PERAK OPEN C'SHIPS: Men's singles s- finals: Leong Stew Went bt Ling Thing Kong 6-2. 6-1; Neon Sim Hee bt Alipiali 6-3. 6-1. HOCKEY FRIENDLY iPenang): Women Penang 1 (Mrs. Scully) Rovers 0. IPOH
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    2127 15  -  EPSOM JEEP By the me sweep TOTAL POOL $160,343 FIRST PRIZE: No. *****0 $72,154 SECOND PRIZE: No. *****1 —$36,077 THIRD PRIZE: No. *****8 $20,042 STARTERS ($2,505): Not. *****3, *****2, *****6, *****8. *****8. *****2, *****1. *****0. CONSOLATION ($1,202): No*. *****7, *****8, *****7, *****3, *****1, *****1, *****1, *****0,
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    517 15 OENANG. Wed. A total of only 98 entries has been received for the Penang Turf Club's Christmas-New Year meeting on Dec 25, 28 and Jan. 1. The entries comprise 39 Class 2 horses and 59 Class 4 horses. There will be only six
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    83 15 SYDNEY. Wed.— Mr. David Freed, manager of the United States Davis Cup team, said today that the young American players badly needea discipline. Mr. Freed said this after four members of the Cup team unexpectedly left hen for home yesterday, after their defeat by Italy
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    32 15 NEW YORK. Wed.— Ployd Patterson, who became the first man to recapture the world heavyweight title, waa named 'Tighter of the Year" by the Boxing Writers a— ~.)atlfffl yesterday.—UPl.
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    63 15 StK'Chß— English LfSfue (up 4th rd: Aston VUla I Plymouth 3: Burnley v Notu Forest postponed. RI'GBY UNION— Tour match (Lla nelly: Uanelly 0 S. African tourista 21. TABLE TLNMS -AaUn ehampUnshipa Bombay r. Men. Japan bt Vietnam &-0: women. Japan bt Korea 3-0. Japan won both
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      74 15 HOCKEY SPOKE LEAGI'E: Dlv 2 RAP Beletar v RAF Chanel <BeleUr). IPOH LEAGUE: Div. 2 Town Council v Kllat (pedanff.): Samuels v PTC 'p«dang>. RUGGER MALAYA CUP: S'gor v Kedib <XL padang 6.10 pjn.). TABLE TENNIS STORK OPEN: Men IndoneKla v B'pore. Malays, v N. Borneo: Women B'pore v Malaya.
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    504 16 NEW YORK. Wednesday UN SECRETARY-GENERAL STRIKES BACK AT HIS CONGO POLICY CRITICS ]yjR. DAG HAMMARSKJOELD, the U.N. Secretary-General, today struck back at critics of his Congo policy more vigorously than ever before and warned that withdrawal of the U.N. Congo operation would mean "immediate civil war/
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    265 16 Congolese force invades U.N. army camp LEOPOLDVILLE, Wed. UNITED NATIONS reinforcements were rushed today to Kitona base, 300 miles west of here, which has been invaded by armed Congolese troops. A U.N. spokesman said about 250 Congolese soldiers with an armoured car and four anti-aircraft guns had penetrated into the
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    20 16 Milt IRENE will now tttend to your hair in M«y Fotng Rrauty Saloon at •1 Devonshire Koad. ginicapor*. 0
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