The Straits Times, 25 April 1961

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    17 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 90^000 The Straits TImes Kstd. 1845 TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1961 15 CENTS
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    Lock icon TANKS OUT in PARIS TV warning—then invasion scare
    1126 1 TANKS OUT in PARIS TV warning— then invasion scare THE KNIFE AT THE THROAT OF FRANCE-Page 8 Junta loses first round of the battle PREMIER: REBEL PLANES READY TO TAKE OFF PARIS, Monday PRESIDENT De Gaulle has won the first round of his fight against the Algerian rebel generals. Emergency
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    Lock icon Laos: Call for cease fire
    418 1 Laos: Call for cease fire VIEW DELHI. Mon. Britain and Russia today called for a ceasefire in Laos and asked India to arrange an urgent reconvening of the International Control Commission for the troubled kingdom. A copy of the joint appeal was given to Mr. Nehru during a visit to
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    Soekarno in Washington
    80 1 WASHINGTON. Mon.—President Kennedy personally greeted President Soekarno of Indonesia on his arrival I today for talks which may provide a gauge of U.S. prestige in the wake of the Cuban "invasion" incident. President Soekarno and his party of eight Cabinet ministers arrived on a Jet plane from
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    Lock icon RI ban on Rotary
    27 1 JAKARTA. Mon.— The Rotary organisation, along with Masonic lodges and Rosicruclan societies have been dissolved in Indonesia by order of President Soekarno. Reuter
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    Lock icon Air raid drills
    30 1 JAKARTA, Mon.— Air raid drills are being held daily. They last for one hour, during which all traffic is halted and people have to seek shelter— Reuter.
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    Tengku hits back at critics
    1022 1 Tengku hits back at critics KUALA LUiMPUR, Monday. AFTER a four-day debate, the House of Representatives tonight adopted a resolution of thanks to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong for his Speech from the Throne when he opened the new session of Parliament last Wednesday. i The voice vote was taken after
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    Shot routs a gang
    102 1 SINGAPORE, Mon. A detective fired a shot tonight to disperse a gang Of 10 thugs who weir wrecking a coffee-shop in West Coast Road. The detective was in the coffee shop when the thugs armed with parangs and .knives, entered the premises, overturned tables and smashed
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    LATEST
    26 1 TEN MILLIONS CO ON STRIKE PARIS. Mon. T« n million workcr> fttnu k for MM hour to demon *tratc trade union m»liHarit« wttfe Dt Oaullr
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    Dato Ong: Red tactics by elements in SF
    2112 2 PARLIAMENT 1 Fourth day of the debate on the King's speech KOALA LUMPUR, Monday A L L E G ATIONS and counter-alle-gations about Opposition and Government political organisations using thugs to fight elections were made in the House of Representatives today. The
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    'YOUTHS ARE FLOCKING TO JOIN' THE MCA MOVEMENT, MINISTER TELLS THE HOUSE
    504 2 'YOUTHS ARE FLOCKING TO JOIN' THE MCA MOVEMENT, MINISTER TELLS THE HOUSE men in the rural areas were "thoroughly fed up" with the tactics of the Socialist Front. These tactics reminded the youths In the new villages of the days of the Emergency, he said. The youths are nocking to
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      IS FIRST MAN IN SPACE' ALREADY DEAD?
      220 2 IS FIRST MAN IN SPACE' ALREADY DEAD? LONDON. Monday. PDOUARD BOBROVSKY, the French radio Ci and television correspondent who recently claimed that the world's first man in space was not Yuri Gagarin, said on television here last night that the man who preceded him was pro- bably dead. He said
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      GAGARIN FOR LONDON
      37 2 9 MOSCOW: Soviet space man. Major Yuri Cagarin, it "very likely" to be flown to London for the opening performance of the Leningrad ballet on |une 19. Mr. Victor Hochhauncr. London impressario said her*.
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      Eichmann: I was chained to bed for eight days
      129 2 JERUSALEM: Adolf Eichmann on trial here for mass murder, told his interrogators he was chained to a bed for eight days after his capture in Argentina a year ago. He made the allegation In his million-word statement recorded during questioning after
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      AND HIS SHIRT, TOO
      27 2 MILWAUKEE: Ta» men here got a psreel in post yesterday with this note: "You might as well take this too." Content*: One shirt.
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      Reds hold 3 Hong Kong men as hostages
      167 2 HONG KONC: Communist China Is holding three Hong Kong residents in hostage and demanding $50,000 for their freedom, according to the Hong Kong Standard. The three men were employees of a food store here The Communists claimed that the food contained In
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    Lock icon CUBA: LATIN-AMERICAN SYMPATHY FOR JACK
    586 3 WASHINGTON, Mon. l- PRESIDENT Kcn- nedy's administration is in close touch with Latin American countries about Cuba and is receiving a lot of sympathy for its aims, U.S. officials said here today. The President is seen here as being faced with the most acute problems
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    Lock icon Castro goes on IV to tell how rebels were smashed
    531 3 HAVANA, Monday FIDEL CASTRO, the Cuban Prime Minister, appeared on television last night to denounce "United States imperialist aggression." In his first public appearance since the abortive Invasion last week he alleged that the threat of economic failure obliged America
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    Lock icon A VICTORY CABLE FROM NKRUMAH TO FIDEL
    82 3 ACCRA. Mon. President Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana has sent a message to Dr. Fidel Castro, Prime .Minister of Cuba, saying: "Please accept my personal congratulations on the news of the successful crushing of the recent invasion of Cuba. "My government reaffirms its solidarity
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    The too uninformed and apathetic Americans
    174 3 V"EW YORK, Mon. Americans are "too apathetic and uninformed" in foreign affairs to protect their vital interests. Mr. William J. Lederer asserts in a new book published yesterday. Mr. Lederer was a co-au-thor of The Ugly American, which made the best seller lists in
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    Lock icon Bandoeng call: Join the new UN force
    234 3 Bandoeng call: Join the new UN force JAKARTA. Mon. Mr. All Sastroamldjojo. chairman of the first Afro-Asian conference at Bandoeng, has called on Afro-Asian countries to overlook whatever Quarrels may exist now and meet again in conference as members of "the new force" In the United Nations, Antara news agency
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      451 3 RADIO SINGAPORE RADI MALAYA Medium Wave 476 metres N »»onal Shortwave Service short Wave 62 metre* 4I metres from 8.00—9.00 pjn. A.M. BOO Time Signal, NcgaraM£nV&l3?75TCB NSS Sirff 6 5 MOrmnf? 7.05 Mel idles At Sunrise; 8.00 Me od cs; H° Kee P i"»t With The News; 8.05 More Melodies
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    Contractor died of poisoning
    110 4 SINGAPORE. Mon. Contractor Lav Chin Kee. who was found dead yesterday in the flat of a cabaret girl In Siang Lim Park. Geylang. died of caustic soda poisoning. Police have ruled out IoJ play. Lav. 42. was found dead In bed by Miss Annie Chan. 29.
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    Complete overhaul of the present grant-in-aid system is urged
    1643 4 SINGAPORE. Monday COMPLETEoverhaul of the present grant-in-aid system, involving $27 million a year. was recommended today as a major step towards switching the educational emphasis from grammar to technical and vocational. The suggestion was made by Mr. Goh Sin Tub, the
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    PAP TO HOLD NIGHTLY RALLIES THIS WEEK
    104 4 PAP TO HOLD NIGHTLY RALLIES THIS WEEK SINGAPORE, Mon. The People's Action Party has moved its by-election machinery into top gear with five days to go before polling day at Hong Lim. From tonight until Friday there will be a rally every night and party members, including Assemblymen and Ministers,
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    Ong to hold 2 rallies
    52 4 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Independent candidate in the Hong Lim by-election, Mr. Ong Eng Guan, will hold two street rallies tomorrow. The rallies will be at the corner of Pickering Street and Synagogue Street from 7 to 8.30 p.m. and at Carpenter Street from 8.30 to
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    A searchlight exercise
    35 4 SINGAPORE. Mon.—Mariners are advised that a twohour searchlight exercise will take place on May 6 from 7 p.m. to 9 p. m. Searchlights will operate along the southern shore of Singapore Island.
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    PREMIER: 'WE MUST EDUCATE A NEW GENERATION9
    605 4 PREMIER: 'WE MUST EDUCATE A NEW GENERATION 9 SINGAPORE, Mon PRIME Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, said tonight that social problems in Singapore cannot be solved overnight. He said the people should not adopt an indifferent attitude towards these problems. Instead they should play their part by cooperating with the
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    Man fined $120,000 goes to jail
    249 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. Lim Slow Kwang. 22, of Jalan Ah Fook. Johore Bahru, was today sentenced to three years' Jail when he could not pay a $120,000 fine in the Sessions Court here. Lim was one of five men charged with two offences under
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    AIR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
    306 4 rpHE following is today's X schedule of civil aircraft movements at Paya Lebar airport, Singapore. ARRIVALS BOAC: From London, Dusseldorf. Beirut. Bahrein. Bombay, Colombo. (BA 712) 4.40 pm. Pan-American: From Jakarta (PA 818) 9.40 a.m. Garuda: From Jakarta (OA 800) 8 a.m. Qantas: From Sydney. Darwin
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      182 4 I BRADFORD A 1! DILLMAN |j& TEMPLE DRAKE'S hutband who had to learn to face the truth about her before it nearly destroyed them all! fSANCTUAIffi Ih^CATHAY^ LADIES ONLY PREVIEW I SAT. 19th APRIL 9AM I I ALL TICKETS SOLD OUT! SMfll* tAMAMI'JAit*TWt^^ 4 HtietCWtU fOnC/t...,, y^Mflj Tomorrow "PiHLI RAAT"
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    ALLIANCE CARRIES 31 OF 86 JOHORE SEATS UNOPPOSED
    1125 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Monday fXF 145 candidates nominated today for 86 seats in eight town councils in Johore, 34 were returned unopposed, all but three of them from the Alliance. Polling day is May 24. The Alliance fielded a candidate for every ward,
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    MOTHER LEFT TWO THEN SET HERSELF ON FIRE
    264 5 MOTHER LEFT TWO THEN SET HERSELF ON FIRE ft two letters before setthe coroner's court was A MOTHER of three lei ting herself ablaze, told here today. "She wrote she wanted to leave this world, and asked that her children be looked after until her husband returned from India." Inspector
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    LETTERS
    67 5 Boy falls from tree -kills his cousin I*" I C HIM.. Mon. A boy from a kampong near here was killed by a falling boy. The boys. Ringkai Anak Bangkang. 13. and his cousin, Silon anak Rinah. 18. were out hunting for betel leaves. Ringkai, was standing on the
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    Admen gather
    18 5 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Malayan Advertisers' Association will hold its anuual meeting at the Lido Restaurant tomorrow.
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    Theft haul totals $1,495
    67 5 SINGAPORE. Mon.— Tnleves last night broke into the house In Oei Tiong Ham Park of Major John William Ball. 55, of the R.E.M E. training centre in Ayer Rajah Road, and stole $1,495 in cash and property. Property missing includes a camera, a watch, a gold
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    Dud cheque man jailed
    73 5 SINGAPORE, Mon. The proprietor of a firm of importers and exporters, Kalahe Lokuge Martin. 30. was jailed for three years by the first criminal district court today for paying for $1,440 worth of toothbrushes with a dud cheque. The judge, Mr. Choor Singh, was also told
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    Agreement on big tyre plant
    428 6 Agreement on big tyre plant 35 RC. OF PUBLIC CAPITAL, PLUS 10 PC. FOR MALAYS Pioneer status for industry that will save much foreign exchange ITUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Ag- reement has been reached between the Federation Government and the Dunlop Rubber Co. (Malaya) Ltd., to set up a tyre factory
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    So glad to meet an old friend...
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    U.S. envoy Baldwin is back...with pledge to strengthen friendship
    411 6 U.S. envoy Baldwin is back... with pledge to strengthen friendship KUALA LUMPUR, Monday THE NEW United States Ambassador to Malaya, Mr. Charles F. Baldwin, arrived here today with a pledge to do everything within his power to "nourish" the firm friendship between Malaya and the U.S. Mr. Baldwin, who served
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    She saved a friend from mad husband
    184 6 She saved a friend from mad husband KUCHING. Mon. A Slbu housewife, who a year ago saved a helpless woman patient In a maternity hospital from her Insane husband, has been awarded the British Empire Medal for Gallantry. She is Mrs. Ho Al Hua. The woman she saved was her
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  • Straits Times Special Feature
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      Lock icon Surprise harvest from a rice field was fortune in oil
      1791 7 Surprise harvest from a rice field was fortune in oil FROM SPINDLETOP STRIKE, THERE SPROUTED A CROP OF BILLIONAIRES IN TEXAS ORIGINAL OWNER OF LAND GOT NOTHING Harnessing the gusher EARLY in the afternoon of January 10, 1901, three men stood beneath a wooden oil derrick A Spindletop, four miles
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    ENGAGEMENTS
    74 8 tt urrf» $10 Minimum) HWANC- LYE: B.t«.»n Julian, I of Mr. and Hit H«*ng ('•mi Chin, and How Mun (Lilian Cheat WONC—LAU: KoKasrmem announced I w. n Kempaon aon of Mr. and Mra. i' M Won* and Turn Kun daughter or .Mr and Mra. L*u blew Koo 20.«.« l.
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    DEATHS
    176 8 20 Wm*U $10 (Minimum) «iK ol thr l.itr Tun Khyc Kok. and I inot'iir ot thr Inn- Tan Kok Sure i i«Mtr kooi. paaaaf >»ay prui-efully on ■ataassf HM April i«hsi, at I' 6 Bournemouth Itoad i-inKapor<. leaving j mud ow son, Kok Kcng iKK. Tani j one dauichtrr
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  • The Straits Times Tuesday, Apil 25. 1961.
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      Moscow And Laos
      686 8 I Prince Souvanna Phouma's j satisfaction presumably derives from Russian insistence that he must be recognised as head nf the legal government of Laos. The subsu.ntive Russian comment on Britain's peace plan for Laos has not been published. but this presumption has been confirmed by Thailand's Prime
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      Restoring Cuts
      353 8 The Singapore Government :is taking a more generous attitude in the negotiations for partial restoration of the cuts lin variable allowances. When 1 talks broke down two months i ago, the unions were left with I ,an offer of an allowance amounting to ten per cent of [basic
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      Farm Methods
      239 8 No-one knows better than the Minister of Agriculture how difficult it is to persuade farmers to change old methods for new. And no-one is more determined to see that they do. It is a programme of tuition and example that depends in i the second place on the
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      MALAYA: SEARCH FOR A CULTURAL IDENTITY
      737 8 A WORD of congratulation to W.S.P. on his enthusiasm for retaining the cultural Identity of Malaya <S.T. April 19*. But if it pleases W.S.P. what is "cultural identity" In the present context? Does it mean all this while Malaya has developed a culture on
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    The knife against the throat of France
    970 8  - The knife against the throat of France A STAFF WRITER CRISIS FLARES AGAIN... FOR THE THIRD TIME IN THREE YEARS OVER ALGERIA: BUT CAN DE GAULLE WIN THIS BATTLE? BY THREE times in three years French generals and French settlers in Algeria have held the knife against the throat of
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    NEHRU SAYS 'NO' TO CHOOSING A SUCCESSOR YET
    345 8 YEW DELHI, Mon.— Mr. Nehru has quashed speculation that he may name a deputy for grooming as a potential successor. The 71-year-old Prime Minister told the ruling Congress Party on Friday that he had no Intention of bowing to demands that he
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    Students abroad: Govt. concern
    491 9 The Ismail inquiry tells of signs that academic standards may be falling KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. JIIE Government said in a policy statement today it was apprehensive regarding the Ismail inquiry commission's observation that there were signs the general academic standard of Malayan students in Britain and
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    Celebration
    28 9 SINGAPORE. Mon.-More than 70 daily-rated employees of the University of Malaya last night celebrated the success of their wage claims In the Industrial Arbitration Court last month.
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    FOUR FACE CHARGE OF SEDITION
    118 9 KUCHING, Monday. 'pHE editor and three printers of a Sibu Chinese daily newspaper have been charged with sedition. I The editor. Tan Khens Aik. alias Ting King Ik, oi the Mm Chong Pau, and the three printers. Lee Tiew Hawk, Law Puong Ung, and Law
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    SARAWAK GETS A THIRD PARTY
    131 9 SARAWAK GETS A THIRD PARTY KUCHING, Mon. A Dayak leader, Mr. Stephen Kalong Ningka, has taken the first steps to form the Sarawak National Party, which will be the territory's third political party. The party, with Mr. Ningka as its secretary-general, has promised to fight for ultimate Independence for Sarawak
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    Theft bid alleged
    58 9 Theft bid alleged SINGAPORE. Mon.— Three men pleaded not guilty in the I Ninth Magistrate's court today to a charge of attempting to steal $10,000 belonging to the Chartered Bank at Its branch office at Buklt Timah Road at 12.30 a.m. yesterday. They are Chua Yong Seng. Chow Fook Cheong
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    Kidnapping: Assembly to get details of new law
    124 9 Kidnapping: Assembly to get details of new law SINGAPORE, Mon. A Bill to deal with the offence of kidnapping will be introduced by the Minister for Home Affairs, Mr. Ong Pang Boon, at the Singapore Legislative Assembly meeting on Wednesday. Mr. Ong told the Assembly in August last year, during
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    CONGRESS TO PETITION TO UPSET BY-ELECTION
    95 9 SINGAPORE, Mon. The Singapore Congress plans to petition the High Court seeking nullification of the Hong Lim by-election. The congress secretary-ge-neral, Mr. Low Teck Cheng. In a statement today, said the petition would be filed after publication of the result of the by-election in
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    United oil workers plan pay claims
    157 9 SINGAPORE, Mon. The United Workers of Petroleum Industry plan to submit demands to the managements of Shell, Standard-Vacuum and Caltex Oil companies in Singapore on behalf of its members. This was disclosed by the union's general-secretary, Mr. Seah Mvi Kok. in a circular to
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    PAP will definitely contest the Anson by-election
    242 9 PAP will definitely contest the Anson by-election SINGAPORE, Mon. The People's Action Party will definitely contest the new byelection in Anson caused by the death of PAP assemblyman Inche Baharuddin bin Ariff. The party will make a statement after Thursday. The only other political party which has announced its intention
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    'Initiation' suspects held
    385 9 KUANTAN, Monday TWENTY-FOUR people were arrested last night following a raid on an alleged secret society initiation ceremony. Among those arrested and charged in court today were an 18-year-old girl. Lee Mool, alias Lee Mook Koon. and a 60-year-old man. Ho Han Nam. More than 1,000 people
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    KOYA CASE: BRING EVIDENCE HEARD IN CAMERA INTO OPEN, SAYS UNION
    748 9 KOYA CASE: BRING EVIDENCE HEARD IN CAMERA INTO OPEN, SAYS UNION SINGAPORE, Mon fHE "Koya Case" before the Induslrial Arbitration Court today took a dramatic turn when the Singapore Union of Journalists applied for all evidence heard in camera last Friday and Saturday to be brought into open court. At
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    48 9 SINGAPORE. Mon—About 8.000 cadre members of trade unions, hawkers' and rural organisations will attend a meeting at the Singapore Badminton Hall tomorrow at 7 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to analyse the Hong Lim by-election situation and the political future of Singapore.
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      460 10 SHE LEAVES SINGAPORE WITH 1 REGRETS jyjRS. Shirin Fozdar, a courageous woman who has made a great impact during the past 11 years of her stay in Singapore, is leaving the Stale on Friday. As president, in a voluntary capacity, of the Bahai organisation in South-East Asia, she has been
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      CRYSTALS FOR A AIL FILE
      98 10 CRYSTALS FOR A AIL FILE f TNSIOHTLY nails have U always been attributed to vitamin and mineral deficiency, but this Is often not the case. Few people are aware that 50 per cent of splitting and peeling nail cases are due to harsh filing implements. A new light "nail dresser
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      316 10 Bridal gowns in new styles to be on show SOME of the loveliest bridal gowns to be seen in Singapore will be shown at an "International Night" presented by the International V's Men's Club at the Sea View Hotel on Friday. The twenty dresses are all designed by Mrs. Teo
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      319 10 Straits Times Crossword V I* I 13 I M- I 15 I 16 ~r~~|HHßflp~ Hi ACROSS 7- New dance spectacle put 1 One of the Phasmidae ap- canons head in a glow (11). pears to remain in the party 8. Oreet and disturb workers? (5 6) (5> 5) -8 A
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    TIN SHARES TURN ERRATIC ON THIN DAY'S TRADING
    326 12 TIN SHARES TURN ERRATIC ON THIN DAY'S TRADING From Our Market Correspondent TYIADING was thin on A the Malayan Stock Exchange yesterday and tins were erratic with a number of gains and losses. Selling was due to profit-taking and a slip of one dollar in the tin price. Tronoh was
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    23 12 Malayan Stock Indices: April 24 April 22 Industrials: 158.27 159.27 Tin«: 2*2.82 287.21 S Rubber: 246 96 247.17 Jan. 1 1958=100
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    Tin price drops by one dollar
    237 12 rpHE price or tin in| 1 Singapore yesterday fell by a further $1 per picul to $426.75 on an offering slightly reduced to 260 tons. The easier tendency set In on Saturday when' the price fell for the first time in over a week.
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    850 12 OUSLNESS on the Maiayan Stock Exchange. Kuala Lumpur yesterday with the number of deals In brackets was: Industrials: Gammon (7,000) 52.23 ON. $2.23. 52.24, $2.25 $2.22; McAlister (1,000) $1.41>i: Metal Boa (1.000) $2.75: Robinson ords (2,000) $1.47 ON, $1.47; Cold Stores (1000) $2.36: Steamers (5,000) »0 cents*
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    CLOSING PRICES
    36 12 SINGAPORE. April 24. RUBBER: 91 i cents per lb. (up five-eighths of a cent). 5 p.m. close: 91} cents (steady). TIN: $426.75 per picul (down $1). Estimated unofficial offering 260 tons (down 5 tons).
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    RUBBER PRICES
    213 12 MAY first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. cfoaed In Singapore yesterday at 9l| centi per Ib. up five-eighths or a cent on Friday's closing price. The tone was auiet. S.c.c.R.A. closing price* In cents per Ib. yeateraay were; Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.o.b. buyers 901 sellers 9U iNi: int.
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    139 12 i MELBOURNE, Mon. INVESTMENT shares opened the I A week, along steady :ines. Grocery ana Oeneial gained sd. to 3s. 6a., and Peters Ice Cream (VIC) eased 7d. to 9s. Bd. Base metais remauied steady while Oils finned on active tradIng. Assoc. Aust. OU gained Is. 2d.! to
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    149 12 THI Chinese Preduse tirehange, am- j terday were: Csora: «uiet meady: IK Continent April shipment $27i buyers, slsj sellers. Cscenut ell: quiet: bulk $41 sellers, I drum 144J sellers. Pepper: quiet: no business was reported done. Muntok white $185. Sarawak white $182* Sarawak special black $1524. Lampong; special
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    147 12 CHIP* lying alsngsids the $inga»ere i•* wharves teday are: Canton 1 L\ Hannover s f». Banda 1011. Pesco L NW 1, Kirn Hai NW 4. Roepat It IK. Godavery 18 Ava 21 22. Talabot '.'7 IS, Astra 40 41. Kuala Lumpur 42 43. Outer Reads: Akakura>an Maru,
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    142 12 The Malayan Kxshange Bank's As- •ciatien made these changes in tts rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Nsw Verk: buying airmail T.T. 32 11/16. O.D. 32 13/16. 90 d/st 33 1/16 credit bills, 33 3/16 trade bills. Canada: buying airmail T.T. 32 5/16. O.D. 32 7/16,
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      112 12 BARBER-FERN VILLE LINES ANNOUNCE THE DIRECT SAILING TO U.S. GULF PORTS (via SUEZ) OF m.s "MANDEVILLE" LOADING AT SINGAPORE 7th. lOth. May FOR MOBILE NEW ORLEANS HOUSTON CHARLESTON SAVANNAH TRANSIT TIME 36 DAYS HARRISONS CROSFIELD (S) LTD. TEL: ***** UNION OF BURMA SHIPPING BOARD. f rs« Rt<i|saa ail »isis|. laatiai
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      87 12 TENDER P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE Tenders from registered P.W.D.. Contractors from Class 'C and above will be received at the Ofhce of the State Engineer, P.W D.. Perak up to 3.00 p.m on Ist May.! 1961 for the construction of a block of hos:el fur 80 boys at the Islamic Boys'
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      249 12 SHIPPING NOTICES i.s. "RAJULA" SAILING FOR MADRAS ON 27TH APRIL, 19<1. The above vessel will sail lor Poii Swettenham. Penang, Nagapattinam and Madras from Singapore Harbour Board on Thursday, |37t1. April. 1961 at 1 p.m. Embarkation for deck passengers wih commence at 7 ajn. and at 10 ajn. for saloon
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      576 12 NOTICES THE RUBBER INDUSTRY (REPLANTING) BOARD Scholarship* to the College of Agriculture. Malaya. The 1960 awards of scholarships' to the College of Agriculture. Malaya* have now been made. AH applicants are thanked. NOTICE Nolice is hereby given that Mr, Kum Yew Hrn has ceaseo. to be ihe manager of Messrs.
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      217 12 NOTICES THE CEYLON FEDERATION OF MALAYA Nonce Is Hereby Riven Uiat tho Annual General Meeting of tua above organisation will be held ou 7in May, 1961 at 10.30 ajn at ihe Vivelcananda Ashiumam Hall Brickfield*. Kuala Lumpur. CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE tLECTKICITY DEPARTMENT NOTICE TO COXSI.Mt.KS To enable extension work
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      32 12 MARRIAGE CHEAH TJONG: Between Phie Seng, son of Mr. and Mm. Cheoh Eng Lin Singapore, and Tjiin Moy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tjong Ka Jam (Djakarta) on 25/4/1961 in Hong Kong.
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      659 13 itu.in.iuLu rnun i aul i«ci PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS APPLICATIONS are invited for pusts Of TEMPORARY LNGLISH READERS, Ministry oi Home Aflairs. Candidates must satisfy the usual residential and nationality qualifications. QUALIFICATIONS: Cambridge School Certificate or Government Cninese Senior Middle 111 with credit in English or oilier equivalent qualifications. Good knowledge of
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      792 13 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS PUBLIC APPOINTMENT CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE CITY ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT: Required ASSISTANT INSPECTORS. SEWERAGE SECTION in salary scale $137.50 7.50 A 167.50 Bar 220 15A 340 Bar/355 15A 475 plus existing variable allowance— the commencing salary to be dependent upon the applicant's qualifications and experience plus Central Provident Fund
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      873 13 (Continued (ram Pate 8) SITUATIONS VACANT 20 Word* SS (Min.)— Box St et: extra POSITIONS FOR junior accounts 1 clerk and part-time female telephone operator/clerks filled. Applicants thank* cd. Post office Box 3011, Singapore. DRESSER/CONDUCTOR Grade 111. j South Johore. Only energetic men with interest m held work need apply.
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      940 13 SITUATIONS VACANT tt Word* Si (Min.)— Box St ct*. txtra MALI ENGLISH TEACHER required for fully Aided Chinese School, preferably one with knowledge of Chinese. Minimum qualifications Senior Cambridge with "C" for language and "C" for two otber subjects. Please apply Principal; Tin Sin Branch School: Holland Road; Singapore. VACANCY—
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      820 13 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE tt Word* SS (Min.)— Box St et*. extra TERRACE HOUSES, three storied at Lorong Yap Hln (near Star Cinema) Pudu, Kuala Lumpur. Occupied but not rent controlled. Apply Box AllB4 S.T. K.L. SEMBAWANG full;- furnished bungalow 3 bedrooms lounge/dining room car porch, fenced modern sanitation $18,500
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      732 13 TUITION Iff Word* SS (Min.)— Box St et*. extra SPECIAL RADIO CLASSES (or O«--glnnera theory practical. Morning— afternoon A night sessions. Commencing Sth May 1961 Apply: 852. Ueylang Road, Singapore Tel: ***** POSTAL TUITIONu Bookkeeping Accounts, Business Correspondence, Special coaching for L.C.C Exams Success guaranteed. Apply Principal. F.E.C.I. P.O. Box
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    10-YEARS LOCAL BUSINESS GROWTH
    246 14 10-YEARS LOCAL BUSINESS GROWTH rpHE Public Insurance A Co. Ltd. of Singapore celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The company wnose present head office is at Robinson Road was founded by leaders of the Malayan Chinese community headed by the late Mr. Aw Boon Haw. When it first started operations,
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    Pan-Malayan cigarette production highest ever
    294 14 THE pan-Malayan cigarette industry continued its spectacular expansion and complete figures just issued show that production last year rose 38 per cent to 11.2 million Ib. over 1959. The increase in local production has adversely affected imports into Singapore and the Federation and last year
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    ISRAELI TRADE DRIVE ON LOCAL MARKET
    208 14 ISRAELI TRADE DRIVE ON LOCAL MARKET ISRAEL is keen to develop trade with Singapore and the Federation of Malaya, said Mr. Benjamin Sheba, managing director of Astraco Asia Trading Co., Ltd.. of Tel-Aviv. Mr. Sheba said that his company was set up at the beginning of last year specially to
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    NEW BOARD MEMBER FOR GUTHRIE
    52 14 NEW BOARD MEMBER FOR GUTHRIE MR. R. F. JENKINS (above), who has returned from service with Guthrie's subsidiary in Africa has been appointed to the board of Guthrie and Co.. Ltd., Singapore. Mr. Jenkins previously served the company in Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. He was in Africa for
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    Down: Sarawak's March revenue
    49 14 SARAWAK'S revenue collections in March from export. Import and excise duties totalled $2,761,914 compared with $2,766,130 in the previous month. This brings the total collections for the first quarter this year to $8,515,247 against $11,630,957 in the corresponding period of 1960 and $8,635,207 in 1959.
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    Penang-UK trading improves
    70 14 Penang -UK trading improves PENANG'S two-way trade with the United Kingdom last year rose $34.8 million to $218 million compared with 1959, states an official release by the Penang Economic Office. Total exports were worth $117.2 million and imports $101.9 million. Major imports from the United Kingdom included refined sugar
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    Local firm announce change of directors
    109 14 Local firm announce change of directors UNION Carbide International Co. of New York announce the appointment of a new managing director to their affiliate company, National Carbon (Eastern) Ltd. of Singapore. He is Mr. J. W. L. Russell who succeeds Mr. D. H. Freeman who has been re-assigned to an
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    Packard role transportation
    235 14 in AMERICAN motor vehicle companies are deeply A impressed- by the development of Singapore and the Federation of Malaya, said an executive of Studebaker-Packard Corporation. Mr. A.C.J. Ooethals. who Is attached to the export division, added: "We believe that this is only a start to even greater
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    635,000 at Vienna fair
    54 14 About 635;000 people Including buyers from 58 countries visited the Vienna Spring Trade Fair 1961. Among the products displayed were textiles, leather goods, toys, sporting goods, gold and silverware, costume jewellery, handicraft, perfumes, cosmestlcs. household articles, machinery, office equipment, radio, television and record players, photographic and
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    Up: Indian electrode shipments
    134 14 Up: Indian electrode shipments IMPORTS of welding electrodes from India to Malaya have increased over the past two years, Mr. J. T. Lalvani, the 71 -year-old managing director of an Indian firm dealing in electrodes said in Kuala Lumpur. Mr. Lalvani, who is visiting Malaya said that in 1959, $1.2
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    New head for G.E.C. Singapore
    106 14 MR. J. W. L A WT O N A.M.I.E.K. (above) has been appointed manager and a director of the General Electric Co.. (Singapore) Ltd. Mr. Law ton, who joined the company in England in 1940 has been in Singapore since 1950 where he has been
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    BEEF SHORTAGE IN WA HITS SOUTH AFRICA
    83 14 STRUNG beef markets in Singapore. Britain and the United States made it almost impossible for •Western Australia to send meat to beef-hungry South Africa. The Australian Meat Board representative in Western Australia, Mr. B. Murphy, said this in Perth. He explained that WA
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    Weekend races plan
    293 15 TUFJF CLUBS SWITCH MAY FOLLOW $1 MILLION TOTE TURNOVER, BIG OFF-COURSE BETTING By EPSOM JEEP: Kuala lumpur, Monday lyiTH off-course betting steadily gaining in po- pularity, turf clubs in the Federation may switch to week-end racing. Racing on two successive days over the weekend at Kuala Lumpur
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    Junior clubs angry over 'raw deal'
    151 15 Junior clubs angry over 'raw deal' SINGAPORE, Mon.— S.A.F.A.'s Junior clubs are angry over the "raw deal" meted out to them by soccer referees recently. Referees have been late for their matches and today 'junior clubs officials voiced their dissatisfaction when two referees failed to turn up for the Dlv.
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    Tour team
    25 15 JAKARTA. Mon.— A soccer team from Permatang Slantar. North Sumatra, will leave here on April 28 for a tour of Singapore and Malaya.
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    MHF MAKES SPECIAL TRAINING PLANS
    163 15 TPOH, Mon. Thirty-two players selected from all over Malaya will go for one week's intensive training at Kuala Lumpur to prepare for the international hockey classic against Singapore at Singapore on Saturday, and the North Malaya v South Malaya match to be played the ne.ct
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    MALAYAN SOCCER TABLES
    1264 15 Positions in the B.A.P.A. ieague up 10 April 23: DIVISION ONE P W D I. F APtt RAF. Scletar 2 2 0 0 112 4 Marines 2 2 0 0 7 4 4 Maxwell 3 1116 7 3 RAF. Changi 3 1117 9 3 C.A. 110 0
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    SPORTS DIARY
    109 15 SOCCER TOIR MATCH: Singapore Selection v Indonesian Youth (Jo. Besar. 7.30 p.m.). SPORb LEAGUE DIV. 2D: BCC v SCR (padang); D«v. 3D: Windsor Rovers v Rangers (Farrer Pic); RAF Tengah v Airport (Parrer Pk): Junior A A v Maxwell "A* (St. George's Road); Police A' v Star Soccerltes
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    SPORTS SUMMARY
    231 15 SOCCER SULTAN YISSIF CfP (Talpingi: Talplng Malays 4 iMohunied Noor 3. Yusof Hassan) Kuala Kangsar Malays 1 (.Husin). INTER-POLICE (Taiping): Ts.l--piilg 3 tSlva 2. Kanapathy) B«tu Oaiah l (Yusof). HAY CLP (Kluangi: Ulu Ramis Est 4 (Sellapan 2. N. Krishna n. V. Krishnan) Yong Peng 3 (Mohamed, Hamid).
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    PERAK'S YORK KHUAN TO LEAD NORTH
    135 15 JPOH, Mon. N* York Khuan, Perak's skipper, will lead North Malaya against South Malaya In a hockey match at Singapore on Sunday. The North Malaya team was picked yusterday at a meeting of the Malayan Hockey Federation Selection Board. Following are the players for
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    SINGAPORE CRICKET
    251 15 SINGAPORE, Mon. Good Hutch jnson 3-21.. bOWlinR by Sari it At Balestier: Prisons and I.A. ilnSi /f« .«,wvli Vijaysinghe 84. Kadir 25: WoodPlll i i 'J'?, Ur Or B) w .!5, a bl v '°«1 Pr lson "2-7 (De Sllva SHB R. C. to beat YMCA by 37.
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    Tengku will lead team for Anzac Day golf
    150 15 Tengku will lead team for Anzac Day golf KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. —The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, will lead a team of golfers, including the Yang diPertuan Agong, in a match against an "Anzac" team captained by the Australian High Commissioner. Mr. T. K. Critchley, and comprising Australian and New
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    Army soccer
    68 15 CEREMBAN. Mon. A hat-trick by centre-for-ward Fairbrother enabled 1/3 East Anglian Regiment, Malacca to beat 34 Light Ack Ack Regt. R.E., Penang by five goals to nil in .he final of the major units crmy soccer competition on the Station padang here today. The other two goals for
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    Malaya hold Korea 2-2
    49 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon.— Korea and Malaya drew 2-2 in a youth soccer match at Merdeka Stadium, Korea aided *jy a penalty and a superb goal by Chans Keung Moon, Malaya saved by two goals scored by left winger Richard Choc. The half-time score was 1-1.
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    One sacked, two booked
    97 15 PEN A NO. Mon. Rough play marred the dlv. 2 league soccer match In which Tanjong Bungah Rangers beat Police four-two on the Dato Kramat ground here today. Two players. Selvarajoo (Police) and Razali (Rangers) had their names taken down by referee Thangam while Rangers full-back.
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    KEEN TUSSLE FOR LEAD
    271 15 Four-in-row for Pulau Brani United and Bukit Panjang SINGAPORE, Monday. DULAU BRAN I United and Bukit Panjang con- tinued their great tussle for leadersnip of S.A.F.A. league div. 3C when they both scored their fourth straight win today, Pulau Brani beating Indian Youngsters 4 l at
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    Special events at National Day swim
    123 15 Special events at National Day swim SINGAPORE, Mon Th« Federation Amateur Swimming Association has been Invited to send a team to take part in the Singapore A.S.A's National Day swimming meet on June 3. The meet, sponsored by the Peoples Association and organised by the Singapore A.S.A.. will be open
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    88 15 SINGAPORE. Mon— A Singapore Selection of youth players and state reserves has been named by SAFA against the Indonesian Youths. Joint Junior Asian Cup champions, at Jalan Besar stadium tomorrow night at 7.30. The team Is: Mokhtar Tabrt; M. Basri. Samad Abdullah. Umar Rahmat. Lee
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    355 16 French President determined to crush 'revolt of generals' Troops told to disobey the leaders of the Algiers revolt PARIS, Monday. PRESIDENT De Gaulle last night took over all powers of the state to crush the military insurrection in Algiers and ordered all French soldiers to
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    128 16 SINGAPORE. Mon.— Mail will be delivered as Usual on Vesak Day. April 29. but therp will be no delivery of correspondence or parcels on Labour Day. May 1. The hours of business at the General Post Office on both days will be from 9 a.m.
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    226 16 Workers plan protest strike in France PARIS, Mon. French trade unions of all political shades yesterday prepared a one-hour protest strike for today against the Algiers revolt as Paris police prefect Mr. Maurice Papon banned all demonstrations in the city until further notice. The unions, ranging from the communist-led General
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    Paper tulips at bazaar
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    Robbers fail to crack safe
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    Lock icon Convict let out so he can marry
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    TIN
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    Late classified advertisements
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