The Straits Times, 20 January 1961

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    22 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 90,000 The Straits Times. Ha*** 1 He*** 9 Estd. 1845. FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1961. it 15 CENTS
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    'NO PENALTY' PLEDGE
    2069 1 ONG'S LAWYERS GET AN UNDERTAKING Argument on Govt. servants as witnesses Evidence is protected if relevant and true THE Government today assured counsel for Mr. Ong Eng Guan, former Minister for National Development, that no witness would be prosecuted or disciplined for giving evidence before the Inquiry
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    Dooley, the 'Jungle Doctor,' is dead
    520 1 Dooley, the 'Jungle Doctor,' is dead MALAYAN FREE AID PROGRAMME WAS LAST HE ORGANISED fIEW YORK, Thurs. The famous "Jungle Doctor" of Laos, Dr. To m Dooley. died ol cancer tin hospital here Jasf- night. He was Hospital authorities delayed the news of his death until his parents had been
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    Union man free after four years
    75 1 Union man free after four years SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Singapore Government today ordered the release of Peh I Kee Suan, detained under the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance since Nov. 10. 1956. His release follows consideri ation of his case by the Internal Security Council Peh was an executive member
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    Tugboat strike
    41 1 NEW YORK, Thurs.—Picketing by striking tugboat crewmen spread to Pennsylvania railroad station early today, threatening to sot off commuter train service on the third major line here where 100,000 commuters already have been forced to loo:; lor emergency transportation
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    KENNEDY takes over today
    66 1 KENNEDY takes over today WASHINGTON, Thurs. Senator John Kennedy will be sworn in as the new President of the United States at a ceremony at the Capitol Hill, home of the U.S. Congress, tomorrow morning. Mr. Kennedy will drive to. the Capitol Hill from the White House with President Eisenhower.
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    Bhumibol'sguest
    33 1 BANGKOK, Thurs. Earl Mountbatten of Burma is to visit Thailand for two or three days in the middle of next month as guest of King Bhumibol Adulydej, reliable sources said here today.
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    Lock icon $1 million if not a Red
    83 1 LONDON. Thurs. Before Major Jeffreys can Inherit the $1,173,000 fortune left him by his grandfather. General Lord Jeffreys, he has to satisfy the trustees he is not a Socialist or a Red In his will. Lord Jeffreys said no beneficiaries should be socialist or
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    TENGKU, GARCIA TO MEET ON S-E ASIA PROBLEMS
    262 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday PROBLEMS worrying South East Asian countries arc expected to be discussed when Tengku Abdul Rahman and President Garcia of the Philippines meet here next month. This was indicated in a statement today by the Tengku in which he spoke
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    $2,500 FROM KING, RULERS, GOVERNORS
    748 1 $2,500 FROM KING, RULERS, GOVERNORS KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE YANG di-Pertuan Agong, the Rulers, the President of the Perlis Council of Regency and the Governors of Penang and Malacca are to contribute $2,500 to the Straits Times and Berita Harian Cheer Fund for Malayan soldiers in the Congo. This was
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    Lock icon Indian Ocean H-blast' row
    69 1 COLOMBO, Thurs. A reV; ported decision by France to explode a hydrogen bomb on Kerguelen Island, in the southern Indian Ocean, provoked sharp comments in Ceylon today. Leaders of all political parties and religious groups joined in attacking the reported decision and urged the Government to
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    LATEST
    21 1 AMERICANS HELD HAVANA, Tburs Gislro forces arrestt ftwrrti— i who landed VON MMt ol Cuba. M aimuumrcl tonight -I PI
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    Lock icon Ike's farewell chat with the Press...
    335 2 Ike's farewell chat with the Press... Mr. EISENHOWER... No date for a proposed trip to Japan but gratifying to know of "the millions who want me" to return, he said THE TONE WAS JOVIAL BUT UNDERNEATH THERE WAS A NOTE OF FRUSTRATION WASHINGTON, Thurs. TT was a jovial but disappointed
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    Lock icon The trouble in Laos is Reds
    548 2 WASHINGTON. Thursday PRESIDENT Ei- senhower said yesterday that the trouble in Laos was the Communist bloc's determination to exacerbate what Mr. Nikita Khrushchev has described as wars of liberation. He described the so-called "wars of liberation" as Communist revolts and attempts to overturn constituted
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    Lock icon 'Happy to have rank back'
    111 2 PRESIDENT Eisenhower said yesterday F he would be happy to be reinstated as a five-star general of the United States Army after he has left the White House, j Questioned about the possibility of restoration of his old rank, he told his Press conference that
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    Lock icon U.S. MAY BE UNABLE TO KEEP CHINA FROM U.N.: ADLAI
    776 3 Doubtful if admitting of Peking would pave way for settlements, but PLEBISCITE ON THE MAINLAND WOULD BE 'GOOD IDEA' Disarmament as 'first priority' WASHINGTON, Thursday iyf K. Adlai Stevenson, ambassador-design-ate to the United Nations, said yesterday he thought it was
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    Lock icon 'No' to £7 mil
    24 3 LONDON, Thurs. British miners' leaders last night rejected a £7 million pay offer made by the National Coal Board. Reuter.
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    Lock icon 'US DESTROYER AIMS AT RED TANKER'
    137 3 jif'OSCOU'. Thurs. The Soviet tanker Imyaslav reported from the Bed Sea yesterday that a United States destroyer had approached the vessel and "with its guns pointed manoeuvered for 15 minutes in immediate proximity" to the vessel. Tass said today. The same destroyer, "number 692,"
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    Charged with murder of wife, 11 children
    224 3 Charged with murder of wife, 11 children QUEBEC CITY. Thurs.— Abel Vosburgh, 63. an unemployed labourer, was formally charged yesterday with murdering his wife and 11 of their 15 children. The bodies of Mrs. Marjorle Vosburgh, 43, and the 11 children were found In the gutted remains of their one-room
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    Lock icon Joint Asian front to . 'check' Red threat
    204 3 Joint Asian front to 'check' Red threat \|ANILA, Thurs. ATI The Foreign Ministers of four Asian nations today began negotiating a non-mili-tary collective force to check Communist advances in Asia. The Filipino Foreign Secretary, Mr. Felixberto Serrano, host to Foreign Ministers Shen Chang Huan of Nationalist China, Yil Hyung Chyung
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    Lock icon Kennedy's guest
    22 3 NEW YORK, Thurs. Mr. Hugh Gaitskell, leader of the British Labour Party, lunched with President-elect John Kennedy here yesterday. Reuter.
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      387 3 DAmn cnuriDADr 10.30; Ted Heath And His Music: RADIO SINGAPORE n.oo Close Down. Medium Wmve 476 Metre. RADIO MALAYA Shortwave. 62 metres (4 7 Metfef) from 8.00—9.00 p.m. A.M. 6.00 Time Signal. NegaraA.M. 6.30 Good Morning; 6.32 Ku. News Headlines; 6.05 Morning Morning Prelude; 7.00 The News; Melodies; 6.50 Keep
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    Protective duties planned
    276 4 'A LIMITED RANGE' CONSIDERED BY GOVT. SINGAPORE, Thurs MR. Low Por Tuck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, has revealed that the Singapore Government is cpnsidering a limited range of further protective duties to help the development of its local industries. Speaking yesterday at the fourth
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    Police seek witness
    77 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. A cyclist, Wee Pang Kit. 21, was killed at the Junction of Thomson and Leonle Roads when his bicycle collided with 1 a granite laden lorry at 10.30 a.m. today. The Traffic Police are anxious to contact a European, who was seen at the time
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    Muslim leader continues his tour
    127 4 Muslim leader continues his tour SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Receptions and religious programmes arranged for the visiting Muslim leader, Sheik Mahmoud Shaltout, in Singapore and Johore had to be cancelled today due to his illness. Later, special arrangements were made to convey him from Raffles Hotel right up to the door of
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    YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN QUIZ No. 2
    116 4 YOUR LAST CHANCE TO WIN QUIZ No. 2 A RE you for or against long engagements? The FREE PRESS is offering $55 in prizes next week for your views on this subject. Replies must be in not later than first post tomorrow, so this is your last chance to enter
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    CON MEN ACTIVE: POLICE WARN PUBLIC
    215 4 CON MEN ACTIVE: POLICE WARN PUBLIC SINGAPORE, Thurs. Police .today warned the public to be on the look-out for confidence tricksters following two recent (reports of cheating. Police Secretary, Mr. Lim Seng Huat, said one trickster posed as a welfare worker collecting funds to boost safety first, while another took
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    2 MATC MEMBERS -FOR AUSTRALIA
    130 4 - rO members of the Malayan Air Training Corps in Singapore left Changi airfield yesterday by a Royal Australian Air Force Hercules plane for a twoweek tour of Australia. They are returning a visit made by two Australian air cadets here last year. The lucky two
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    DEATH SENTENCE FOR FATAL STAB
    203 4 SINGAPORE, Thursday. A TOBACCO factory worker was sentenced to death by Mr. Justice Buttrose in the Assize Court here today for the murder of a fellow worker. Yeo Peh Choh, alias Botak, 20, fatally stabbed Chan Sek Lew, alias Ah Yeow, 17, in a coffee
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    Schoolboy is acquitted
    56 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. An 18-year-old schoolboy, originally accused of rioting, was today acquitted on an amended charge of committing an affray by throwing a bottle at two unknown persons in Purvis Street on Nov. 15. Ngiam Thong Wee, represented by Mr. R. Ramason, was not called for his
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    S'PORE TRADE MISSION TO R.I.
    158 4 S'PORE TRADE MISSION TO R.I. SINGAPORE, Thurs. A Singapore delegation will leave for Jakarta next Monday for discussions with Indonesian Government officials on trade and economic matters. The leader of the delegation, Inche Abu Bakar bin Pawanchee. Permanent Secretary. Commerce and Industry, Is already in Jakarta. Lee trip sequel A
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      448 4 MALAYAN PHARMACEI'TI- SINGAPORE POLYTECHNIC CAL ASSOCIATION: Public POLITICAL SOCIETY: Public lecture on "National Health forum on "Socialism in Malaya". Service in Britain with special Speakers: Mr- A. P. Rajah, Asreference to Pharmacy" by Dr. semblyman, Mr. Devan Nalr, Arnold Beckett a: the Fans chairman of Adult Education Lecture Theatre, Faculty
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    Maintenance claim
    49 5 SINGAPORE, Thurs— K. M. Jalleh appeared before the Ninth Magistrate, Mr. R.B. I. Pates, today on a maintenance suit filed by M*ss Tan Swee Neo on behalf of two of her four children. The case was transferred for hearing in the Tenth Magistrate's court on Feb 13.
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    Guilty plea by three
    60 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs. Three youths. Tan Tee Kiat, Tien Chin Hoon and Toh Kam Socii. pleaded guilty In a magistrate's court here trJay to stealing a handbag. The court was told that the youths snatched It away from Mrs. Patricia Atkinson, of Jalan Kemaman, near her
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    FIRE!
    105 5 WELL, NOT REALLY. ITS A MOCK-UP FOR ROYAL VISIT REHEARSAL FIRE!— But it's only a mock blaze that is being doused with foam by a Royal Malayan Air Force fireman (above) during a rehearsal held at the RMAF Station, Koala Lumpur, yesterday for next Tuesday's visit by the Tang
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    TIN: 20 YEARS OF PROVED RESERVES
    209 5 TIN: 20 YEARS OF PROVED RESERVES TPOH, Thurs. The proved reserves of tin ore in the Kinta .Valley will De exhausted in another 20 years, the State Commissioner of Lands and Mines, Inche Lokman bin Yusof, told the Straits Times today. "In addition to these proved reserves, there are additional
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    Kidnapped girl, six months' jail
    82 5 Kidnapped girl, six months' jail RAWANG. Thurs. A 22--year-old tapper, 8. Munlandy. was jailed for six months yesterday for kidnapping a 15-year-old girl on Oct. 31 last year. The girl. M. Seethal. told the Sessions Court that two men, one of whom was Munlandy. came to her nous* on Nlggel
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  • CHAN CHIN BOCK at the films
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      TIMBERLAND ADVENTURE FOR THE BOYS
      280 5 IUST as I wouldn't recommend any Brigitte Bardot film to boys so I wouldn't recommend 20th Century Fox's "Freckles" to adults. For grown-ups this glamourised version of Gene Stratton-Portors tale of the tlmberlands offers nothing no suspense, no acting that counts, certainly nothing to stimulate
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      'Circle'—spy story with fresh twist
      235 5 'Circle' spy story with fresh twist riTHERE are spy stories and X spy stories but for one with a fresh twist that provides a breathless nights entertainment see 20th Century Fox's "Circle of Deception." Set for the most part. In Nari -occupied wartime France, the film reveals an Impersonal, even
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    Top Treasury official is tipped to head Special Branch
    203 5 SINGAPORE, Thursday ATOP TREASURY official has been tipped to be the next Director of the Special Branch. He is Mr. George Bogaars, 34, recently promoted to superscale grade E. Mr. Bogaars was posted to the Special Branch at the beginning of
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    ONE MILLION TONS OF CEMENT SINCE 1953
    93 5 ONE MILLION TONS OF CEMENT SINCE 1953 M ALA LUMPUR, ThursAmong the hundreds >t bags of cement leaving the Malayan Cement Limited factory at Rawang, near here, tomorrow for delivery to customers throughout the country will be 20 very special ones. They will be the millionth ton of cement produced
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      274 5 Serving Malaya and the World UNITED MALAYAN BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED (INCORPORATED IN THE FEDERATION OF MALAYA, HEAD OFFICE KUALA LUMPUR) Announce the OFFICIAL OPENING of their KLANC BRANCH by the Hon'ble Dato Abu Bakar bin Baginda, J.P. Mentri Besar, Selangor on Saturday 21st January 1961 24, Tunku Dio Udin Street,
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    Comet man search draws a blank
    244 6  -  BALA CHANDRAN: By Kuala Lumpur, Thursday TLfR. SINGHAM'S luggage is in London— but A where is Mr. Singham? Mr. Singham Mr. K. N. Singham, that is— is the vanishing passenger, whose airport disappearance 10 minutes before take-off time delayed a BOAC Comet 15 minutes
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    SULEIMAN BACK AT WORK SOON
    79 6 SULEIMAN BACK AT WORK SOON PNANG, Thurs.— The Minister of the Interior, Dato Suleiman bin Dato Abdul Rahman, who Is recuperating in Penan; from his recent illness, will return to Koala Lumpur next week to resume duty. Dato Suleiman, who was admitted to the Penang General Hospital on Dee. 2,
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    Hari Raya feast to settle row
    291 6 SINGAPORE, Thurs. THE newly-appointed chairman of the Singapore Umno liaison committee, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari, is planning a big Hari Raya feast to solve a political problem. Inche Mohamed Khir, who Is the Federation's Minister for Commerce and Industry, revealed this yesterday before leaving
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    Four feared drowned in kelong wreck
    69 6 Four feared drowned in kelong wreck MERSING, Than.— Four fishermen are feared to have drowned when heavy waves wrecked their kelonjc at Pulau Sribuat near the Johore-Pahang border, on Monday night. Police began searching for them tonight after relatives called at Mereing police station to report their disappearance. The missing
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    Ballot on union
    53 6 SINGAPORE. Thurs. About 2,000 division four workers employed by the Health Ministry here today completed a 10-day secret ballot to decide whether they should be represented by th<» Medical Workers Union or the Amalgamated Union of Public Employees. The workers are attached to various establishments and branches
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    Rotary mention for cameraman
    50 6 PENAWG, Thurs. A Penang Rotarian. Mr. Chan Eng Hock, has been awarded honourable mention in the Rotary world photo contest. Mr. Chan, who Is also president of the Penang Pictorialists, submitted 35mm. colour pictures of a young Malayan actress under the title 'This is my. Country."
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    Scramble to share the big catches
    144 6 Scramble to share the big catches A LOR STAR, Thurs. Record catches in Kedah and Perils waters have resulted in a mass invasion by fishing fleets from Pangkor Island, off the Perak coast. The rush started early this week on reports that about 2.000 picul.s of temenunK a species of
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    Transferred
    30 6 BATU GAJAH. Thurs. Inspector A. L. Ambrose, assistant O. C. P. D. Kampar. has been transferred to Sungei Slput. He has been succeeded by Inspector Amaran. from Cameron Highlands
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    A happy wheelchair meeting
    291 6 TWO MEN WITH SIMILAR MISFORTUNE BEGIN A WARM FRIENDSHIP AUSTRALIAN CRIPPLE IS INTRODUCED TO SPORE POLICEMAN ALSO PARALYSED By ALEX LEE SINGAPORE, Thursday A DRAMATIC meeting took place in Times House today when two men from different worlds, linked by a similar misfortune, shook hands and
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    Second five year plan details out next month
    220 7 By YAP CHIN KWEE: RAUB, Thursday |)ETAILS of Malaya's second five-year development plan will be announced by the Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak bin Hussein, on Feb. 3. Three days later, Tun Razak will present the plan designed mainly to end
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    WAYS ROTARIANS CAN HELP IN THE RURAL DRIVE
    148 7 WAYS ROTARIANS CAN HELP IN THE RURAL DRIVE TPOH, Thurs. Rotarians were told today that they could help the Government's massive rural development drive in four way* Addressing the Ipoh Rotary Club at the weekly luncheon, the secretary of the Perak State Rural Development Board. Mr. P. II SetchHl, told
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    Amnesty: 12,500 respond
    160 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday TWELVE thousand five hundred people took advantage of the Government's "amnesty plan" for people who obtained citizenship papers by false representation. This was disclosed today in a statement from the Ministry of the Interior. The six-month amnesty ended on Dec. 31. The Chief Registration
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    2-day seminar
    29 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— An International Labour Organisation expert, Mr. Mark Starr, will conduct a two-day workers' education seminar at Plantation House In Petallng Jaya beginning on Saturday.
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    HERO MOHAMED GETS HOMESICK, RUNS AWAY
    354 7 HERO MOHAMED GETS HOMESICK, RUNS AWAY JOHORE BAHRU, Thursday ]t|ALAYA'S first boy hero, Mohamed Nor bin Omar, 16, has run away from school back to his parents in Kuala Trengganu. The boy. who was awarded the $700 Hang Tuah gold medal by the Yang Di-Per-tuarr Agong for saving two children
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    DEATH
    35 8 iO Word, SlO (Minimum) DEATH. At Outchestrr Manor, B<-(-ford. Northmberland, England, on stb, January 1961, Mrs. Maud May Reid, widow of the late Alexander Rennle Reid and beloved sister of James J. Plctoa Day.m.
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    IN MEMORIAM
    45 8 10 Wordt 119 (Minimum) "I AM TMI Resurrection and the l-!'» A memorial service In remembrance of tbe late lira. K. Ahtsnecanaden will be beld at 5.30 p.m. on Saturday (Jan. 21) at the Revival Centre Church. Moulracln Rise, Singapore. All are welcome.
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
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    The Straits Times. Friday, January 20. 1961. Facing The Facts
    712 8 The Straits Times. Friday, January 20. 1961. Facing The Facts There is a pleasant tang of paradox in the evidence that the men about to taKe over direction of U.S. foreign affairs men dedicated to I making their country a leader among nations are more inclined than their Republican predecessors
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    Short Notice
    295 8 The Prime Minister's statement on the Manila conference of anti-Communist Asian nations, now in progress, confirms earlier belief that Mr. Serrano, the Philippines Foreign Minister, had been premature in his announcement that Malaya would be a party to the consultations. Tengku Abdul Rahman's explanation for declining the invitation
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    Cheer Fund
    160 8 The King, the Rulers and the Governors have royally crowned the nations response to the launching of the Straits Times and Berita Harian cheer fund for members of the Malayan Special Force in the Congo with their handsome of $2,500. Yesterday, too, a nine year old schoolchild donated
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    INDIA: THE GRAND DESIGN
    1429 8 The posters proclaim the sub-continent's biggest problem— the mounting population pressure It is planning on a stupendous scale —863,750 million in fact to be spent on development in the next five years ##B%LAN your WLW family and help the plan" said the first poster I read
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      ANNUAL VALUES AND THE PROPERTY TAX ORDINANCE
      215 8 ANNUAL VALUES AND THE PROPERTY TAX ORDINANCE 'THE omission of the clause regarding refund on unoccupied buildings In the Property Tax Ordinance appears to have implications which were not brought out In the Assembly debate. In the case where no rent is collected, it can be argued that the tax
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      B.B.C.—CLEAR AS A BELL...
      197 8 B.B.C.— CLEAR AS A BELL... HAVING read two letters In your columns about 8.8.C. listening, I would like to make known my own experience. Befor; Christmas I starched for a transistor radio which would pick up the 8.8.C. direct without the assistance of an outside aerial, i tried five different
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      ARITHMETIC BACKWARDS
      102 8 ARITHMETIC BACKWARDS T AST week I had occasion to visit the Telok Kurau English School. I saw a teacher in Primary II (afternoon) teaching arithmetic. To my surprise I saw him writing figures from right to left; i.e. 5, 4. 3. 2. 1 instead of from left to right. At
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      RESTORING THE PAY CUTS
      94 8 RESTORING THE PAY CUTS mHERE is much truth in A what your correspondent "Affected" has to say about the power struggle that is going on between the Staff Side and the ATJPE. The Government as a good employer should restore the allowances without having recourse to negotiation. In any case
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      79 8 Nurse Greene and the Earthquake Victims One moment there was a colony of caravans and tents and cheerful camp fires in Yellowstone National Park; the next, earthquake terror and sudden death had brought horror to the quiet scene. Amidst the chaos, a woman calmly went to work. "I only did
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      7 8 BOUSTEAD'S take the trouble out of travel
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    Spore to make $800,000 from new cotton pact
    189 9 SINGAPORE, Thursday. THE SECRETARY of the only yarn spinning factory here said today that Singapore would benefit by about $800,000 from the agresment with Indonesia to process $1.5 million worth of raw cotton. Mr. K. C. Liu. of the Malayan Textile Mills
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    SURPRISE VISITS IN LANGUAGE CONTEST
    81 9 SURPRISE VISITS IN LANGUAGE CONTEST JJUKIT MERTAJAM, Than. Judges in the national language contest for shops in the Buklt Mertajam district will make surprise visits to find out to what extent the national language is spoken by shop assistants. All competing firms will put up ftlgnfeoards in the national language,
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    Tras election
    24 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Eight candidates will contest the annual election for the Tras local council on Monday to fill three vacant seats.
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    Medals for Catholics
    79 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— Five prominent Singapore Catholic laymen have been awarded the Papal Medal ("For The Church And The Pope") in recognition of their devoted service to the church. They are Messrs T.W. Prins and W.H. Mosbergen. of the Cathedral of the Good Bhepherd; Mr. Bee Klam Koo
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    There were VIPs at carnival stall...
    174 9 OINGAPORE, Thurs.— A girl, victim of a theft at a big carnival last year, told a magistrate here today that she had "very special reasons" for not making a scene when she saw the thief escape. "I was helping to man a stall there
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    PREMIER: MY WIFE WILL BE HAPPY TO TURNUP AS WITNESS
    388 9 PREMIER: MY WIFE WILL BE HAPPY TO TURNUP AS WITNESS might tell the commission how these witnesses could know about the matters the commission was inquiring Into He added that only after Mr. Ong Eng Guan had given his evidence, would he decide who should be summoned. He further pointed
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    Han Su-yin says: Set example to world...
    229 9 Han Su-yin says: Set example to world SINGAPORE, Thursday. AUTHORESS Han Su-yin today called on Malaya to set an example to the world in the unity and complete equality of all races. She said this In a talk on "Why I like Malaya home of many races," to members of
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    Blaze guts brick factory
    98 9 Blaze guts brick factory SINGAPORE, Thurs. A fire fanned by strong breezes destroyed the entire Paslr Panjang brick factory off the ninth mile. West Coast Road, today. The factory's office and main store were among the 10 razed attap sheds, situated in the centre of a squatter kampong about v
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    Confirmed
    29 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Conference of Rulers today confirmed the appointment of Haji Syed Hassan bin Syed Zaln Shahabuddln as a member of the Railway Sei vices Commission.
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    Director off to Tokyo to sign agreement for Japanese tractors
    192 10 Director off to Tokyo to sign agreement for Japanese tractors MR. CHIA CHENG GUAN, managing director of United Motor Works Ltd., Singapore, flies to Tokyo on Wednesday to finalise arrangements for the agency of Japanese tractors. Mr. Chia will sign the agreement with the manufacturers. Mitsubishi Nippon Heavy Industries Ltd.
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    Up: India car production
    107 10 India produced 52,115 cars and commercial vehicles last year, against 36,923 units in 1959 and 32.138 in the first year of the second plan in 1956. Output of motor cycles, .scooters and auto-rickshaws totalled 17,375 units, double the 1959 figure. sion and the radio and television
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    Sugar imports
    31 10 SINGAPORE and Malaya imported 288,674 tons of sugar In the firs* 10 months of 1960, against 245,796 tons in the corresponding period of 1959. Singapore's share was 87,129 tons.
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    IRON ORE: PERAK CLIMBS TO SECOND POSITION
    232 10 IRON ORE: PERAK CLIMBS TO SECOND POSITION pERAK, biggest tin producer in Malaya, has confirmed its newly-won position as the country's second largest producer of iron ore with a record output of 1,336,692 tons last year. This is more than double the 1959 total The i960 production surpassed all expectations.
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    Austrian firms seek agents
    56 10 FIVE Austrian firms are seeking agents in Singapore and Malaya for their products. The firms are: Vinzenz Wagner (paints and lacquers), Lecbleuthner G.m.b.H., (Pharmaceuticals, vitajnlns, cosmetics, chemotherapeutlcs), Swarovskl-Optlk K.G. (binoculars optical eye lenses), H. Winder (all kinds of safety locks) and Ludwlg Marz Lackfabrik (paints, varnishes
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    100 m people go by air
    92 10 FOR the first time in the history of air transport, more than 100 million passengers have been carried in one year by the scheduled airlines of the 83 member countries of the International civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), according to figures released by the United
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    GRANT'S MANAGER TO DISCUSS ASIAN EXPANSION SCHEME
    70 10 T«E Singapore manager of Grant Advertising Inc Mr. H. T. Glaze, new to the United States this week to discuss the company's operations in SouthEast Asia where further expansion is being planned. Mr. Glaze, who will be away for a few weeks, will
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    TWO MORE BOEINGS FOR AIR INDIA
    103 10 TWO MORE BOEINGS FOR AIR INDIA AIR India plans to buy two more Boeing 707 Intercontinental Jets and, if approved by the Government, they .would be available by March 1962, Mr. J.R.D. Tata, the chairman, said in Bombay. Speaking at Air India's managers' general conference, Mr. Tata said that by
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    New ships for P. and 0.
    98 10 rpHE P and O. Orient Lines 1 has announced In London the purchase of two vessels costing about $13 million each for the Far Eastern service. The two steamers are Jadotvilie (13.790 tons gross> and Baudoulnvllle (13.922 tons gross). They are fast (17 knots),
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      HELPING SARAWAK TO GET BETTER RICE CROP
      123 10 HELPING SARAWAK TO GET BETTER RICE CROP MR. KATSUMI AMATATSU, a Japanese rice agronomist, is on a month's visit to Sarawak under the Colombo Plan to advise the Sarawak Government on the selection and breeding of improved rice varieties for use in the country. Mr. Amatatsu. who is an official
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      Peugeot seeks bigger business
      131 10 Peugeot seeks bigger business A REPRESENTATIVE of Peugeot, Mr. Bernard Louis, visited Singapore last week to study the local motor car business. Mr. Louis said that the Federation and Singapore were growing export markets for French cars. "I feel that French cars as a whole will be able to gain
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      Now, Singapore's own chicken . essence on mart
      180 10 Now, Singapore's own chicken essence on mart SINGAPORE is now making its own essence of chicken. It is being produced by i Yeo Hiap Seng Canning and Sauce Factory Ltd. of Bukit Tlmah. Mr. Alan Yeo, the manager, says that there is a big potential market for essence of chicken
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      JAL will fly over the Pole
      165 10 JAL will fly over the Pole JAPAN Air Lines will begin a bi-weekly Jet service from Tokyo to European cities over the North Pole on June 1, thus becoming the first Asian airline to fly over the Pole and the only transPacific carrier to operate such a service. The new
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      Move to evade biscuit tariff
      202 10 IJIGH quality "focal" X1 biscuits, previously manufactured mainly in Singapore, will now be made in the Federation. Major biscuit makers have decided to do this after the Federation Govvernment recently raised the tariff on imported biscuits from five to eight cents per Ib. Nearly all
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    EUROPE TRIP FOR TOP WATCH TRADER
    179 10 EUROPE TRIP FOR TOP WATCH TRADER rpHE president of th« A Singapore Watch Traders and Employers Association this week left for Europe by K.L.M.'s new DC-8 service. Mr. Henry Ho Seek Yuen, who is also proprietor of Lien Wah Watches and Cameras of North Bridge Road, will visit several watch
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    GOLDEN YEAR IN LONDON
    93 10 THE year 1960 saw London consolidate its position as the most active and best supplied gold market In the world, according to the annual circular of Mocatta and Goldsmld, bullion brokers and dealers in the City of London. The structure of the mark- et. says the
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      1303 11 m j^^ m jrrs^Mjt/F^sf^f m ff a^^T7^p l V^fy^S eTHE E.A.C. LINES— s m ADEN, REDSEA. MEDITERRANEAN, CONTINENTAL ft SCANDINAVIAN PttTS. Sport P. Sham Penang SELANDIA" I) 22/24 Jaa 25/27 JM 27/21 Jat "KAMIMIA" 24 Jaa/ 4 Ftl 1/ I Frt 7/ I Ftl "MEONIA" I) 11/21. Frt 22/24 Frt
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      1422 11 Zum THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. T W IINGAPORE (lacarparatM ia tkt Uiitrt KJagtaa) II lines SAIU ta MEN, U.K. li CONTINENTAI POtTS. S'pon P. Sham Paaang ■ENMACDHUI Lirirpiil. Antwarp. Rotterdam. Hamburg Ml. 1/21 Jm 27/11 Jm 24/21 JM KNAUANACN Naalirg, London. C'niouth 1/ 7 FM 21 JM/ 2 FM
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      1293 11 w. McAUSTER di CO., LTD. v__ JWIJI TEL. Nai HMI. m^*4»L V**** aTfifaWttAW Urn 4k KJLAVBMSM UMS LOPJO4M. tlMtlal, IBTTEROAM, BAVtt LM AMUES, SAN FRANCISCO, It MIL lEATTIE. VANCWVER I PORTLINO AM tr CaaaUM It lI4J. Atiaattt Part*. Acctatiag cam tar Ctatral I Sntl emr of Newcastle Aaenci. S'pon P.
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    STOCK INDICES
    23 12 Malayan Stock Exchange: Jan. 19 Jan. 18 Industrials: 137.2S 137.0* Tins: 197.84 197.2 V Robbers: 234.78 234.81 Jan. 1 1958 100.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    145 12 'THE Chinese Produce Exchange, x Singapore, noon prices per picul yesterday: Copra: Quiet: UK/Continent Jan/ Feb. shipments $26 1 3 buyers, $27 sellers. Coconut Oil: Quiet: bulk $41 sellers, drum $444 sellers. Pepper: Quiet; no business was reported done. Muntuk white $242.50. Sarawak $237.50. special Sarawak black $160
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    RUBBER PRICES
    215 12 "FEBRUARY first grade rubber buyers f .o.b. closed in Sir.gaMM yesterday at 81 cents per lb.. up half a cent on Wednesday's close. The tone was uncertainS.C.CR.A. CLOSING PRICES in cents per lb., yesterday were: Int. 1 R.SS. Spot f.o.b. buyers 814, sellers 81*»; Int. 1 R.SS Feb.
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    SHARE MARKET STEADIES ON RISES OF TIN AND RUBBER
    894 12 By Our Market Correspondent THE MALAYAN share market yesterday opened easier but turned and finished steady, Singapore brokers reported. This followed improvements in the commodity prices. Tin is making a marked recovery. The Federation section reported: "Industrials and rubbers were quietly
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    CLOSING PRICES
    42 12 SINGAPORE, Jan. 19. RUBBER: 81 'j cents per lb. <up half a cent). 5 p.m. unofficial close: 81 'i cents (quiet and slightly steadier). TIN: $392.37' i per picul (up 51 .75). Estimated unofficial offering 260 tons (i»p 10 tons).
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    336 12 MELBOURNE. Thurs. INVESTMENT shares traded along steady lines here today. Aust. Paper Manuf. eased Is. to 275. 6d. and Drug Houses Is. 3u to 545. Rothmaus gainea 2s 3d to 88s. 3d. Base meutls remained hieaay Oil shares were active with trading moving along firm lines. Commonwealth Bonds
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    S'PORE SHIPPING
    116 12 SHIPS lying alongside the Singapar* Harbour Board wharvM Sf ««P»ct ••d today arc: Tancred 1/2, Glengarry 4/5, S.-lat Bail BA, Fernhay 6/7, Azuchl.an Maru S '9. ADChlses 10/11, Zetland 13 M. Hodaka«an Maru 13 16. Benmacdhui IS, Thornlrand 16, Serdanti N. Wall 3. Olan Ann N. Wall 5.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    105 12 rf Malayan ■ichans* Stankf Atsaciatisn made the following chance. In Its rates to merchant, yesterday <all rate, to S100): i Ntw Vark: buying airmail T.T. 32 13/16. O.D. 32 1 16. 90 d/st 33 5/16 I credit bill.. 33 7/16 trade hills. Canada: buying airmail T.T. 321, O.D.
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    702 12 BUSINESS on me SmgHpoie I section of the Malayan Biock Exchange yesterday with tiie number of ihaies v. bra-keis w^s: industrials: F. and N. ordii (2.000 52.04. (1.000) 12.05: M. Cement O.Own SI. SO: M. Box (1.000) $2.14: Cold j Storage (2.000) $1.11 Steamers a.UOO) 73 cents;
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      382 12 -=^?^\sP|jy| ISRAEL NAVIGATION /^T^a™"™* company, ltd. Ss^ EILAT FAR EAST SERVICE Sails Mat Part S Ham tiiftaara KESm* (Ontwarl) $lil* 2 Fll 4 fH Spin Piaatf R«itn lilst KES»«Y» (HaaiWWl) 1/ I MtC 11/ tl Mir IS Mlf 7 Air BARRETTO SHIPPING TRADING CO., LTD. 49/51 ROBINSON ROAD. SPORE TEL:
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      729 12 NOTICES NOTICE Policyholders. Agents. Well Wishers And The General Public are hereby informed that effective 1.1.1961 the undersigned has resigned his position as Assistant Branch Manager of the Life Insurance Corporation Of India at its Penang Branch and that he is not responsible for any actions of I the said
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      642 12 NOTICES LIQUORS LICENSING BOARD SINGAPORE NOTICE OF QUARTERLY SESSION A quarterly session of *ha Liquors Licensing Board for Singapore will be held In the Court of the Disirlc: Judge and First Magistrate In Uie Criminal District and Magistrates' Courts Building, South Bridge Road, Singapore, at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday, Mlh
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      1170 13 TENDERS POLICE TENDER NOTICE Tenders which will close at 12 noon on Monday 6th February, 1961 are invited by the Commissioner. Royal Federation of Malaya Police, for the purchase of unserviceable stores. Full particulars may be obtained at the offlce of the Officer Commanding. Federal Stores Depot. Ouruey Road, Kuala
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      917 13 (Continued from Fa«e 8) SITUATIONS VACANT 20 Words SI (Min.)— Box 50 ctt. oxtrm OXCt A44M A43IS ST. post* DOW filled. Applicants thanked. WANTED young Enxlliih speaking general amah live In. Apply evening* Hraion 24 Kings Rd., Spore. URCtMTLY RIQUIRID two or more Ourkba watchmen for Held work. Apply to
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      964 13 ACCOMMODATION VACANT 20 Words SS (Min.)— Box 50 et*. exlr. NO. 7 TOSCA Street, Opera Estate. 2-itor*y compound house. 4 bedrooms unfurnished. Reasonable rent. Apply S Chulla Street. B'pore Tel: *****. SHOP HOUSC, 3 ''rooms. 58 Jalan Besar, Singapore. Modern sanitation reasonable rent. Suit buslneaa. offlce*. Apply Tokyo Hot-l B'pore.
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      801 13 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE 20 Words Si (Mtn. Box 50 ets. txtn 72 KUALA KANOSAR Road. Ipoh. land 135 Poles 535.000/- Modem bungalow, sanitation, vacant possession. Contact E.B. Muthu. Appraiser, Auctioneer, Extate Agent, 7 9 Station Road. Ipoh (Phone *****. DUNfARM ROAD: Excellent building alte overlooking Adams Road. Cleared and
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      884 13 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 20 Wordt Si (Min.}— Boa 50 ct,. txtro REQUIRE RELIABLE PARTNERS for project In Malaya, good profit, no competition. Phone ***** or writ* Mr. Kong, P.O. Box 2887. Singapore. AGENTS WANTID Words Si (Min.)— Box 50 ctt. oxtrm INSURANCE ACSNT WANTBO. Locally established Insurance company requires the service*
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      695 13 FOR SALE 20 Wont Si (Min.)— Box 10 et*. txtn CHEAP SALE: Used Radio*. Model* from $26/-. Excellent Condition. 10, Collier Quay, BlnKapore-1: A 6, Buklt Blntang Road, Kuala Lumpur. GOING VERY CHEAP! Swls* printed cotton. 4 yd*, dress lengths $12 and $16 only. Modern Bilk Store. High Street. Spore
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      384 13 SHOPPING GUIDE (Spore) If Words Sit (Minimum) Dalit I month. 10 Words $2 SO (Mm.) JAVA MODES (41S Riv-r ValKB/ Road) rradymadu Batik shins, drcssea. ■lIWELLCRY from Lee Onn. a better value for your money. YOU OWN A O.S.G Kan— MODtlilr $11 177. Orchard Road. 222RS CHOICE IS IMPORTANT, only
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    68 14 OF THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL IN SESSION A "FISH-EYE" camera takes in the whole scene at the United Nations Security Council, during an emergency meeting on the Congo crisis. During the session, three Asian and African nations gave support to Soviet charges that Belgium had violated her obligations
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    Lock icon PEACE IN ALGERIA: PARIS CIRCLES NOW OPTIMISTIC
    357 14 PEACE IN ALGERIA: PARIS CIRCLES NOW OPTIMISTIC PARIS, Thursday. OPTIMISM over Algerian peace prospects rose sharply here last night with reports of ultra-secret feelers in Tunis and a French Government statement that the insurgent leadership was apparently "more favourably disposed" towards such contacts. Mr. Louis Terrenolre, French Information Minister, declined
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    Lock icon Railways normal as big strike eases
    175 14 BRUSSELS, Thursday. |>ELGIAN railways returned to normal timetables yesterday in the biggest breakthrough of the nations month-old strike. In the rest of the country, too, there has been an increasing return to work, although .some strongholds In the French-speaking south are still holding out.
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    Lock icon Cuba-China 'solidarity'
    65 14 HAVANA, Thurs. Dr. Fidel Castro, the Cuban Prime Minister, said in a message to the Cuban-Chi-nese Association that the Chinese People's solidarity with Cuba and that of many other nations was a "clear signal for colonialism and imperialism that the peoples are firmly resolved to extirpate this cancer
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    Lock icon A two-day week now
    54 14 BIRMINGHAM. Thurs. Several thousand workers at Fisher and Ludlows, the British Motor Corporation's main bodybuilding plant here, are to go on a two-day week after another cut-back In production schedules, a trade union official announced today. Many of the firm's 10.000 employees are already on a
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    17 14 LONDON. Thurs. West German tank crews may train In Britain, it was stated yesterday. U.P.I.
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    166 14 Job now for Princess Margaret's husband J ONDON. Thurb— Mr. Antony Armstrong-Jones. 30-year-old husband of Princess Margaret, is to start work next Monday in an unpaid job of national and artistic Importance, it was disclosed her* last night. His first full-time job since marrying the sister of Queen Elizabeth in
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    29 14 DALLAS. Thurs. An American scientist yesterday suggested the establishment of underground colonies to serve as 20th-century "Noah's Arks" in the event of a nuclear war. Reuter.
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    217 14 NEW YORK, Thurs. ]~)IVERS made their first entry into the submerged wreckage of the storm-wrecked radar tower off the New Jersey coast yesterday to try to recover the bodies of 26 men believed trapped Inside. In the first penetration of the
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    Why we lost-by Teh Gin Sooi
    1025 15  -  NORMAN SIEBEL MALAYANS MUST ACCEPT NEW TRAINING CONCEPTS OR KEEP ON LOSING By Kuala Lumpur, Thurs, IIfHEN the day before the Thomas Cup Asian zone badminton semi- final between Malaya and Thailand at Bangkok on Dec. 23 and 24, Mr. Teh Gin Sooi predicted
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    Spartak impress in 2½-hr stint
    284 15  -  TEOH ENG TATT By Singapore, Thursday npHE Spartak Prague soccer team of Czechoslova--1 kia are unable to accept an offer by the F.A.M. to play a match in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, said Mr. Soh Ghee Soon. S.A.F.A, president, today. But there is still a
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    Two matches for women
    107 15 MALACCA, Thurs. Two soccer matches between women. Instead of one, will be played at the Merdeka Stadium on Feb. 3. The original ilxture between Selangor and Perak women will be preceded by a match between Malacca and Negri Sembilan women. The proceeds are to go to
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    All-Blues Cup final teams
    90 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Penang will meet Singapore in the All-Blues Cup final on the padang here on Saturday (kickoff 5.10 p.m. Teams are: Penang: Pathmanathan; H. Joseph. J. Joseph, B. Pestana. R. Huet; Roger Quah. M.B. Pestana: Puran Singh, Halri Osman. Yeoh Seng Khim; Tan Huat
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    497 15 Threatened football strike is off: New accord ONDON, Thurs. Britain's threatened professional football strike is off, Labour Minister Mr. John Hare announced last night. The strike, fixed lor Saturday, would have paralysed the whole English League programme, on which millions of people all over the world have weekly bets. Football
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    Two matches for Swiss Boys
    52 15 PENANG, Thurs. Young Boys from Switzerland will open their soccer tour of Malaya in Penang on Feb. 4 at the City Stadium. They will play their second game at Kuala Lumpur the following day. The Young Boys will be opposed by the F.A.M. team in
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    SPORTS SUMMARY
    99 15 SOCCER FRIENDLY (Spore): Joyful Indians 2 (Salahudin. Narayanan) 200 Provost RM.P. 1 (Nellson). HOCKEY TAMIL FESTIVAL TOIRNEV 'Segamat): Rest 2 (Kirn Tan) Segamat Indians 1 (G. Singh) FRIES DLIES: At Penang: City Council 2 (Teh Kew Si sts Telegraphs 0. At Singapore: Johore Customs 3 (Ahmad Abdullah) SCC
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    Dashing gallop by Nakorn Nork
    232 15  -  EPSOM JEEP By IPOH. ThuTß— Nakern Nork, with Men 1 Posner astride, did dushlnc callop on the training track at Ipoh this morning. This six -year-old went from the 3f. He reeled of! the first furlong in I2sec. easing of! close home to clock 38
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    WEIGHTS FOR IPOH RACES
    356 15 WEIGHTS FOR IPOH RACES WEIGHTS for eight races at Ipoh on Sunday. Cl. 3, Dlv. 1— 6f Wee Wonder 9.00 Rllex 8.12 Knifhtsbridfe 8.11 Court Wise 8.10 31a rk Charm 8.10 tialham 8.09 Exhibitor II 8.fl» Obedient Sod 8.0* Palomar 8.06 Wonder Hawk 8.05 Pieternel 8.04 Gallant Emperor 8.0 J
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    TURF CLUB LOST ON PLACE TOTE
    399 15  -  Epsom Jeep TURF TOPICS By FORM-PUNTERS were not the only losers at the second day's races at Ipoh on Wednesday. The Perak Turf Club was out of pocket by nearly $700. Obedient Son (Race 6) found Wonder Hawk's brilliant speed too much for him.
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    318 15 DAVIDSON, MECKIFF OMITTED FROM 12 FOR 4th TEST SYDNEY, Thurs— Alan Davidson and lan MeckifT. both injured in the Third Test, are omitted from Australia's 12 named for the Fourth Test against West Indies, starting at Adelaide on Jan. 27. Des Hoare, West Australian fast bowler, and spinner Lindsay Kline
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    SBA plan Phase 2 starts on Sunday
    213 15 SBA plan Phase 2 starts on Sunday SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Singapore Badmint o n Association's round-the-year training scheme for Junior players enters its second phase on Sunday. Phase One, which began last October with 18 players talcing part, ended just before Christmas alter 11 sessions of coaching. Commenting on Phast
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    Four in row
    59 15 SYDNEY. Thurs John Konrads, Australia's 1.500 metres Olympic swimming champion, yesterday won the 440 yards free style championship of New South Wales for the fourth year In succession. Konrads won in 4min 27.25e5.. the slowest he has recorded In the event. It was 11.3 sec. outside his
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    366 16 U.N. team: We plan to see ex-Premier 'wherever he may be' LEOPOLDVILLE, l nurs. me United Nations Congo Conciliation Commission left here today on a six-day tour of the country, pledged to see the imprisoned ex-Premier, Mr. Patrice Lumumba," "wherever he may be." Mr. Lumumba was
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    Counting out their donation
    70 16 TO COUNT $71.40 in coins (plus $78.60 in notes) is normally tedious, but these boys from the Serendah Boys' Home and the home superintendent, Inche Ismail bin Karana, appear to relish their job. The money, $150, is a gift to the Straits Times and Berita Harian
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    Archbishop named by Queen
    68 16 Archbishop named by Queen LONDON, Thurs. Queen Elizabeth has nominated Archbishop Arthur Michael Ramsey of York for flection as the next Archbishop of Canterbury, it was announced officially here today. The Queen has also nominated Dr. Frederick Donald Goggan, Bishop of Bradford, for election as Dr. Ramsey's successor at York.
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    Strong protest
    22 16 BELGRADE, Thurs. Yugoslavia has lodged a "strong verbal protest" against "harsh and slanderous attacks" by Communist Chinese Premier Chou Enlai.
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    Eiffel blaze
    20 16 PARIS, Thurs. Firemen fought a two-hour battle to put out a Are in the Eiffel Tower last night.
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    NO £200,000 FOR JOHN IF COUPON ISN'T FOUND
    69 16 NO £200,000 FOR JOHN IF COUPON ISN'T FOUND MIDDLESBROUGH (England). Thurs. Somewhere in England there is a HHrd-out soccer pool's coupon worth £200.000. Unfortunately for John Stewart. 48. it cannot be found. His was the only correct forecast for last Saturday's soccer games. But though the pools company received his
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    29 16 SAIGON. Thurs. South Vietnam troops killed 11 Communist guerillas in a pitched battle 35 kilometres northeast of Saigon last Tuesday, a government spokesman said today. Reuter.
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    40,000 flee homes
    54 16 JAKARTA. Thurs. Floodplagued Indonesia continued to be pelted with rain today as damage reports began to filter in from many parts of this sprawling nation. Reports from Martapura, the capital of Indonesian Borneo, said that three persons were killed last Monday and some 40.000 were lorjed to
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    Big slash coming in US Laos assistance staff
    218 16 VIENT|ANE. Thurs ~MIE staff of the American economic aid programme in Laos is to be cut from 118 to 40, its director, Mr. John H. Tobler, announced today. The reduction 'follows a decision to abandon, at least temporarily, aid pro jects concerned
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    99 16 LONDON. Thursday. rpHE convocation of Canterbury yesterday gave general approval of the new catechism for the Church of England in which the devil, in name, receives no mention. This means, if the catechism passes a further discusion in May, Anglican children throughout the
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    42 16 JAKARTA, Thurs. Persons who want to dance western style In the Lesser Sunda islands must get written permission from the Government first. The authorities will first consider whether ihe-e is sufficient reason for such a permit.— Reuter.
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    LONDON STOCKS RUBBER and TIN
    381 16 LONDON, Tiiurs. —The advance In stock markets garnered momentum today and equities closed on a distinctly firm note- Gains in many cases were sharp. The dismai news of short-time workliiß 111 industry failed to have any effect and sentiment was to some extent influenced by
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    FOUR LOST AT SEA FOUND ON ISLE
    199 16 FOUR LOST AT SEA FOUND ON ISLE PENANG, Thursday. TjKDUR iishennen missing for six days were home today after a Singapore iishini* vessel rescued them from an uninhabited island in the Straits of Malacca. If Two. Lim Nam Sin and I Ong Ah Teo. both 15. were too weak to
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    Padi land flooded: $300,000 damage
    166 16 Padi land flooded: $300,000 damage KUANTAN. Thurs. Monsoon floods have devastated several thousand acres of padi fields here and at Pekan, causing damage estimated at $300,000. Nearly 10.000 villagers in the two districts have been badly affected by the Hoods, considered by many to be the worst in 10 years.
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    Water shut off areas
    74 16 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Water will be cut oil along Clement! Road between Buklt Timah Road circle and Glmson Boys' School until Jan. 23, 1961. Water will also be cut off tomorrow, in Peng Ghee Road, off Kampong Chai Chee (Upper Changi Road from 9 a.m. to 3
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    32 16 THE FAMILY OF late Mr. P. K. Malakar (passed away 17.1.61) of Kulim thank all relative* and friend* for tbeir messages of condoleoo*. wreaths, assistance and attendance at tha funeral 18.1.61.
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    28 16 KUTARADJ A < Sumatra 1 Thurs. The Indonesian Government plans to build a paper factory and a new seaport in the Atjeh province of North Sumatra. Reuter.
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    57 16 LONDON. Thurs.— Fasnion writers suggested today that the Queen may wear a sari on at least one state occasion during her tour of Innia and Pakistan. Buckingham Palace cfticials, asked if she was taking a sari with her or if she would obtain ootue in India,
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