The Straits Times, 2 June 1961

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    23 1 NATIONAL LIBRABY, WNCUPORE, 6. \vin\<.i iiaii v mhiii ni» sale ivtiins 90,000 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1961. 15 CENTS.
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    BORNEO BACKS PLAN
    681 1 TOP TERRORIST IS SLAIN BY POLICE— Page 16 We must be equal Brunei party leader But first closer links at home KUALA BELAIT (Brunei), Thursday POLITICAL and community leaders in the three Borneo territories support Tengku Abdul Rahman's "Malaysia" plan. Bui they think a united Borneo should
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    Lock icon Rhio isles will depend less on S'pore
    108 1 Rhio isles will depend less on S'pore JAKARTA. Thurs. The Indonesian Government is cutting some of the ties linking the Rhio islands and Singapore. Malayan currency circulates in the islands, which also draw many supplies from Singapore. This week the capital of Rhio province was moved from Tanjong Pinang, in
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    Lock icon Poison fish
    30 1 COLOMBO. Thur*. One seaman has died and 18 others are In Colombo General Hospital after eating a poisonous fit.li on board the 5.M1-ton Burmese freighter I Aung Myltta.—Reuter.
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    3 parties form new alliance
    324 1 SURPRISE MOVE BY SPA, UMNO, MCA SINGAPORE, Thursday. Singapore People's Alliance. Singapore Umno, and the Singapore branch ol' the Malayan Chinese Association today agreed to form an alliance on the same basis as the Alliance in the Federation. The move was disclosed in a 50-word
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    Lock icon Manhunt for Dominican dictator's assassins
    402 1 Manhunt for Dominican dictator's assassins DISGRUNTLED COLONEL SAID TO BE LEADER CIUDAD TRUJILLO (Dominican Republic), Thursday. THOOPS and police today hunted the killers of the Dominican strongman dictator, Rafael Trujillo, who was assassinated by opponents of his right-wing regime on Tuesday night. The republic, which he had ruled for 30
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    Lock icon Marauders kill 100 tribesmen
    89 1 Marauders kill 100 tribesmen LEOPOLDVILLE. Thur* Over 106 Bxshi tribe.Mticn have b«en killed by marauding bauds of Congolebe soldiers hi Kivu province In the Eastern Congo, the United Nations reported here today The soldiers have also burnt > villages in the Nyaghezi area, south of the provincial capital of Bukavu
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    Lock icon FREEDOM RIDERS GO ON A HUNGER STRIKE: PLEA TO KENNEDY
    184 1 FREEDOM RIDERS GO ON A HUNGER STRIKE: PLEA TO KENNEDY NEW YORK, Thurs— The wife of one of the white "freedom riders" jailed at Jackson, Mississippi, said today that they had gone on a hunger strike. Mrs. Charles Haynie said she had spoken to her husband y by telephone and
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    Lock icon POLICE HEAD MURDERED AT HOME
    89 1 POLICE HEAD MURDERED AT HOME ALGIERS. Thurs. The new Police Chief of Algiers. Mr. Roger Gavory. 48. wa» as>asMnated in his home here during the night. His skull was smashed in and his body had knife wounds. Neighbours said today they heard screams from his home during the ntght but
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    Lock icon Radar defence extended
    51 1 WASHINGTON. Thurs. The U.S. Air Force yesterday announced the extension of its defensive radar chain over the North Atlantic area with the opening of four big new radar bases in Greenland on July 1. They will replace nine others in the Canadian Arctic and the Labrador-Newfound-land region.
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    Lock icon Very (178 years) old ally
    68 1 PARIS. Thurs.— President Kennedy today gave Gen. De Gaulle a letter written by George Washington in 1783 to a French nobleman fighting on the American side against the British in the War of Independence. The letter, to Louis-Marie Count Noailles, Commander of one of the
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    Lock icon Mystery blast: 7 dead, 23 hurt
    89 1 Mystery blast: 7 dead, 23 hurt DARIS. Thurs. A mystery explosion and ground subsidence wrecked half a square mile of the residential suburb of Clamart today. The offical casualty roll was seven dead and 23 injured. Police said 25 houses were destroyed in addition to a ceramic works and a
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    LATEST ZANZIBAR RIOT.
    22 1 LATEST ZANZIBAR RIOT. NAIE0B1 IHuri than I"" Kenya i ru>iini /jn/ili.ir to hHp rrsti>r:- «»rd< i lowing utmril i It riot>.— Rcutct
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    KENNEDY PLEDGE TO DE GAULLE: U.S. TROOPS WILL STAY
    764 2 KENNEDY PLEDGE TO DE GAULLE: U.S. TROOPS WILL STAY PARIS, Thursday PRESIDENT KENNEDY last nighl assured France that ''American forces will remain in Europe as long as they are required, ready to meet any threat with whatever response is needed." He gave this pledge in a speech at a banquet
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    Lock icon A free Press 'must aid democracy'
    620 2 TEL AVIV, Thurs PRESIDENT Yitzhak Ben-Zvi of Israel, who opened the IOUi general assembly of the International Press Institute here. said that one of the greatest tasKs of a free Press is to "fight for peace and democracy." The assembly is being attended by
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    Laos: Ceasefire dispute
    387 3 SOVIET UNION REJECTS BRITISH MOVE FOR FRESH INSTRUCTIONS TO BE SENT COMMISSION GENEVA, Thursday HPHE Soviet Union yesterday contended that a ceasefire existed in strife-torn Laos and rejected British proposals that fresh instructions should be sent to the International Control Commission supervising the ceasefire there Mr. Georgi
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    VENEZUELA COUP PLOT IS THWARTED: 21 HELD
    140 3 VENEZUELA COUP PLOT IS THWARTED: 21 HELD fARACAS. Thurs.— The Defence Minister. Gen. Antonio Briceno Linares, yesterday announced the discovery of a plot to overthrow President Romulo Betancourt's government He said 21 people had been arrested and quantities of explosives seized in a series of raids. The conspirators hoped to
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    'Pink girls' on TV
    49 3 TOKYO. Thurs. Television viewers were last night warned to be on their guard against Tokyo's "pink girls." These are the prostitutes who offer to act as "guides" to passers-by. Concealed cameras were used to track the girls' activities in cars, an hotel and other buildings.
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    30 3 LONDON, Thurs. Loud cheers greeted Sir Winston Churchill yesterday when he took his seat in the House of Common for the first time since his recent illness. UPI.
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    Lock icon 15 YEARS FOR REVOLT LEADERS
    230 3 15 YEARS FOR REVOLT LEADERS pARIS. Thurs. Ex- Generals Maurice Challe and Andre Zeller were each sentenced to 15 years jail with hard labour last night for their part in last months military revolt in Algiers. The French state prosecutor had asked for 20 years jail with hard labour but
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    Lock icon Vickers to go
    45 3 LONDON. Thurs.— The Vickers machine-gun, used by the British Army for many years, is to be withdrawn from service by 1965. the financial secretary to the War Office, Mr. James Ramsden, announced. It is being replaced by the Belgian F.N. machine-gun. Reuter.
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    Lock icon KENNEDY SEEKS $1,200m. FUND
    170 3 WASHINGTON, Thurs. President Kennedy has proposed a special fund giving him powsr to order up to US$4OO million for defence items in any year. Mr. Dean Rusk, the U.S. Secretary of State, told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today that the money was to be spent
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    Lock icon EVIAN TALKS ROW OVER SAHARA
    199 3 EVIAN. Thursday. pRENCH and Algerian insurgent envoys clashed r over the future of the Sahara Desert at the sixth session yesterday of Algerian peace negotiations here. The subject was raised by Mr. Louis Joxe, head of the French delegation, who. sources said, sought to persuade
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    Lock icon A-workers strike
    36 3 PARIS. Thurs. France's atomic establishments were paralysed yesterday when three quarters of the 10.000 state workers on atomic energy struck for 24 hours to back a claim for five per cent more t>ay.— Reuter.
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    Lock icon RED SUMMIT AFTER VIENNA TALKS?
    438 3 BRATISLAVA, Thurs. Mr. 13 Nikita Khrushchev arrived here today after a triumphant progress across Czechoslovakia for talks with Czech leaders before his weekend meetings with President Kennedy in Vienna. Czech President Antonin Novotny and Premier Viliam Siroky. who had arrived earlier from Prague, were at
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    Lock icon WEDS GIRL HE'S ACCUSED OF TRYING TO KILL
    116 3 WEDS GIRL HE'S ACCUSED OF TRYING TO KILL TOKYO. Thurs. -Miss Junko Kawashima and Sadao Shimiiuda faced each other through heavy wire netting in the Tokyo detention centre yesterday and were married. Shimizuda was in jail on charges of attempting to murder his bride. The couple had argued when their
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    TSHOMBE NOT AS ILL AS REPORTED
    303 3 LONDON, Thurs^-Mr. Edward Heath, dermty Foreign Secretary. said yesterday that suggestions that Mr. Moise Tshombe, President of Katanga Province, was gravely ill were "greatly exaggerated, if not actually untrue." This was according to reports of United Nations and Red Cross doctors who saw him
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    Non-voters list for Hong Lim
    69 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Names of people who failed to cast their votes during the recent Hong Lim by-election are now on display in the Registration Office in the Home Ministry and the North Canal Road post office. Those wishing to have their names put back Into
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    Cell death: Open verdict
    552 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. PATHOLOGIST AGREES STRANGULATION COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY FALL ON THE BUNK FIVE-MAN jury today unanimously returned an "open verdict" at the close of a four-day inquest on Goh Boon Teck, 35, who was found dead in a C.I.D. cell on Chinese New Year's
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    NATIONAL DAY ESSAY WINNERS
    61 4 CINCAPORE, Thurs. J The Free Press will tomorrow publish the winning entries in its schools National Day Essay Contest. These essays represent the mature views of young people on the kind of Singapore they want to see in the future and how they can best serve
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    8,000 from S'pore have sea jobs, says Dr. Toh
    173 4 8,000 from S'pore have sea jobs, says Dr. Toh SINGAPORE, Thurs Dr. Toh Chin Chye, the Deputy Prime Minister, disclosed tonight that 8,000 people from Singapore were serving in ships throughout the world. He said that over 1,000 new jobs at sea had been found tn the past 14 months
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    Bus service to Sussex estate
    66 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Singapore Traction Company today announced that its Service 17 running from Raffles Quay to Holland Village will be extended to Sussex Estate from June 4. Only some of the buses will ply to and from Sussex Estate while the others will continue
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    AIR ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES
    298 4 THE following is today's schedule of civil aircraft movements at Paya Lebar airport, Singapore. ARRIVALS BO AC: Prom London, Frankfurt, Beirut, Karachi, Calcutta, Kuala Lumpur iBA 710) 4.55 p.m.; from Tokyo, Hong Kong iBA 965) 5.45 p.m. Pan-American: From Los Angeles. Honolulu, Manila, Saleon (PA 817)
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    THE RELIEF FUND NOW STANDS AT $540,000
    780 4 - SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Bukit Ho Swee Fire National Relief Fund today received new donations amounting to $21,439.50. bringing the total to $540,255.85. This includes the Singapore Government's donation of $250,000. The biggest donation of $12,000 came from Messrs. Frlesland (Malaya) Ltd. Ine company
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    The Singapore Diary
    81 4 SINGAPORE ART SOCIETY: Local artists' painting exhibition, British Council. Amber Mansions, Orchard Road, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ST. ANDREWS SCHOOL. An evening of songs by Hanmer Webb-Peploe of King's College at the Cultural Ct.itre. 830 p.m. Tickets available at box office. CHURCH WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION: St. Andrew's
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    FLATS BEING ALLOCATED TO FIRE VICTIMS
    315 4 FLATS BEING ALLOCATED TO FIRE VICTIMS SINGAPORE, Thurs THE Singapore Housing and Development Board today began registering Bukit Ho Swee fire victims for the Board's new flats. This is the first stage of the Government's plan to rehouse some of them in the 1,150 flats now available In four housing
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    Permit fees on machines
    46 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs.—Singapore firms operating postal franking machines may from today use them for paying fees on Inward Declarations and Export Permit Outward Declarations. Firms wishing to do so must, however, obtain a licence from the Controller and Registrar of Imports and Exports.
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    Samson trial: A mystery man enters
    764 5 Samson trial: A mystery man enters PENANG, Thurs AH YONG TOLD POLICE OF A DEATH THREAT BY DAVW f HE special jury hearing the case of Lambert Bryant Samson, an insurance agent, accused of murdering Chan Ah Yong, a cash register mechanic, on Dec. 9, last year, was told today
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    Island escapees: Details sought
    200 5 Island escapees: Details sought SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Marine Police today asked the Indonosian Consulate here for more details on the reported capture in the Rhio Archipelago of six detainees who escaped from Pulau Senang, the penal island 14 miles off Singapore, early this month. When they were arrested, the escapees
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    Jap doctor robbed
    52 5 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Thieves yesterday robbed n Japanese doctor working for tne Singapore Government on contract. Dr. K. Sugai, 36. of the General Hospital, returned to his house in Malcolm Road from work yesterday and found that a transistor radiogram, a camera and cash worth altogether $1,180 had
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    President again
    21 5 KUANTAN, Thurs Inche Hambali bin Som has been re-elected president of the Customs Services Union. Kuantan and Kemaman branch.
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    Opening of college
    56 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. The Yang dl-Pertuan Agong will officially open the new $7,500,000 Federation Military College at Sungel Besi. 10 miles from here, on June 20. The opening ceremony will be marked .by a parade of cadets and boys of the college under the command of Cadet
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    Gen. Hull sails for Britain
    45 5 SINGAPORE. Thurs— Gen. Sir Richard Hull, comman-cler-ln-chlef, Far East Land Forces, left Singapore today In the 9,000-ton Hner Hannover for London to assume his new post as Chief of the Imperial General Staff. He succeeds Field Marshal Sir Francis Festlng.
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    SIT-DOWN STRIKE AT SHIP FIRM
    214 5 SINGAPORE, Thurs.-Thirty employees of the Royal Rotterdam Lloyd staged a sit-down strike In their Cecil Street offices today after negotiations between their union and the management over wages and other claims had broken down. An official of the Singapore Business Houses Employees' Union, which represents
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    Masked men rob woman
    52 5 KANGAR, Thurs. Two masked men held up a woman In her house at Jalan Penjara here this morning and robbed her of $500 In cash and jewellery. The robbers broke open a cupboard in the house and took the money and jewellery belonging to Aishah binte
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    Youth fined
    36 5 KUALA SELANGOR, Thurs Ismail bin AH. 19. was fined $300 or two months' Jail yesterday for stabbing his uncle. Yahya bin Damln Nuri. after an argument over a piece of land on May 21.
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    Patron is due
    25 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Swaml Shuddhananda Bharati, patron of the Pure Life Society, will arrive here on Saturday evening by air from Tokyo.
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    Man on bookie charge found dead, court told
    104 5 IPOH, Thurs—- Beh Wens Kee, 57, was acquitted on a bookmaking charge when the magistrate's court here was told today that he had died. Senior Inspector Atma Sic ?h. prosecuting, said he had instructions from the Deputy Public Prosecutor to withdraw the
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    MAN DIED AFTER ROW OVER A $7.40 DEBT
    145 5 MAN DIED AFTER ROW OVER A $7.40 DEBT MUAR, Thurs. A man was beaten unconscious and died three*days later after a dispute over a $7.40 debt, the Magistrate's Court here was told yesterday. The man, Satasyma, 45. died in hospital from injuries on the head and chest on March 25.
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    The $30 fight
    23 5 PENANG. Thurs.—Ahmadsha bin Sahul. 34. and Tay Eng Chuan, 22, today were fined $15 each for fighting in Kedah Road.
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    Death-crash: Alliance man is cleared
    175 5 KAMPAR, Thursday. ALLIANCE assemblyman and Tapah town councillor V. Ponnusamy Pillai was acquitted here today of inconsiderate driving. His defence was not called. Mr. V. Jeyaratnam, defending told the magistrate, Inche Azu Bakar bin Osman, that the case should never have been brought. Pillai was
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    Coronation organisers
    52 5 KUALA KUBU BAHRU. Thurs. Ten sub-committees have been set up to organise the celebrations here of the Sultan of Selangor's coronaThe Ulu Selangor district coronation celebration committee set up these bodies to deal with such aspects as shows. Illuminations, a public dinner and dance, sports and the erection
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    SPEEDBOATS DRIVE OFF CATCH, SAY FISHERMEN
    91 6 SPEEDBOATS DRIVE OFF CATCH, SAY FISHERMEN ALOR STAR. Thurs. The Kedah Government Is investigating a complaint from fishermen at Pulau Bldan. an island off the Kedah coast, that Royal Australian Air Force speedboats are scaring away fish. A spokesman ol the fishermen. Mr. A.P.S. Abdul Shukor. has told the State
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    New FPA centre
    48 6 MALACCA. Thurs. A family Planning Association centre has been opened In Jasln, 18 miles from here. The centre was made possible by a grant from the Social Welfare Lotteries Board, The association also plans to open centres at Alor Gajah, Masjld Tanah and other villages.
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    Taximan fined
    37 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. P. S. Thangaya. 35. of Lorong Slputeh. was fined $25 or one weeks jail by the First Magistrate, Inche Hassan bin Hussain. here today for leaving his taxi unattended in Travers Road.
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    Drop 'never on Sunday' to clear port, says railway
    392 6 Drop 'never on Sunday' to clear port, says railway KUALA LUMPUR. Thursday. MALAYAN importers have been asked to give up their Sunday day of rest and help clear the godowns at Port Swettenham. The Malayan Railway Administration says that if they are willing to co-ope-rate, the transit sheds at the
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    A sea saga not to be missed
    324 6 y f>i^^R^^^I3ia^^cV Tti'OßE than 15 years after the war, war films are still being made. After a good film on one aspect of the war one often feels that the last word on the subject has been said. But. in a few months'
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    PROBLEM: WHERE TO GET THE BABIES?
    223 6 "PRY for Happy" (Columbia) is yet another smarmy look at Japanese-American relations through Hollywood's f yes. Glenn Ford is a U.S. naval officer doing duty in Tokyo as a naval cameraman. Three sailors (Donald O'Connor, James Shigeta and Chet Douglas) join nim. Why waste?
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      334 6 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 7. Natural desire ot animal to 1. Perhaps take wife on rail trip carry little abroad to set fabric (I). 8. Prevailing in a fifth of the 6. Recompense for a party to a music? (8). bill when returned (6>. 13 A fixed allowance about to
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    SINGAPORE DRESSES UP FOR NATIONAL DAY
    616 7 Searchlights will pick out flag-draped public buildings SINGAPORE, Thurs r pHERE was a festive air here today as last-minute preparations were made for Singapore's second National Day, which will be officially celebrated on Saturday and Sunday. Decorations of public buildings have already been completed
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    Gangsters go into hiding in capital
    89 7 Gangsters go into hiding in capital JTUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. Secret society eaneters and other thugs here have gone into hiding. No serious crime has been reported since the killing of a youth at the 41. mile Klang Road on May 21. A Selangor C.I.D. spokesman said that it had not
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    3 seats to Alliance
    52 7 KOTA BHARU, Thurs.Three Alliance candidates and one Pan-Malayan Islamic Party man have been returned ln the Tanah Merah Local Council election. They are Abdul Ghani bin Mohamed. Mr. Foo Chaw Sang, and Ismail bin Hajl Abdullah (All) and Hussain bin Othman (PMIPK They will serve for
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    Theft of gold bracelet
    47 7 BUKIT MERTAJAM, Thurs. —An Indonesian, Salleh bin Achmad. 33. today pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a gold bracelet belonging to Hor Kee Kong at Arumugam Pillai Street on May 30. Sentence was deferred to June 8. Salleh was granted $300 ball.
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    Nurses' hostel planned
    76 7 IPOH, Thurs. The Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dato Ong Yoke Lin. announced here today that a new $250,000 nurses' hostel would be built in Ipoh next Year. Dato Ong was speaking at the official opening of a new $90,000 wing of the present hostel. It
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    Retiring envoy praises our rapid advance
    286 7 Retiring envoy praises our rapid advance SINGAPORE, Thurs. T<HE retiring High Commissioner for Ceylon to- day paid tribute to the rapid political advancement of the Federation and Singapore. Said Mr. D.C.R. Gunawardana: "As Asians, we are proud of their achievements, and the drive towards the well-being and prosperity of the
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    Miss Malaya gets tips on how to become a world queen
    287 7 Miss Malaya gets tips on how to become a world queen TTUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— A Malayan who has been closely connected with the International Beauty Contest for the past nine years today gave some "tips on how to become a world queen" to Miss Malaya. He is Mr. Charlie See.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    28 8 Haras Sll (Mimmmm) MR. AND MRS. Wilfred Kemander rhank relative* and friends for their attendance, assistance, good-wishes and present* on the occasion of their marriage on 27-5-61
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    305 8 20 Wcre-s tit (Minimum) ROBINSON'S Singapore rloacd all 4mt tomorrow National Day Jqim 3rd. JUST ARRIVED at Robinson a Kathrrn Belch Katydid*, 10 BBS, $4.30 per tin. BAD ODOURS ARE Had for Husine««' A n*. ick ran make your office •men sweet. Get a bottle of Airwirk today: MAY
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    The Straits Times Friday, June 2, 1961. Wages And Food
    675 8 The Straits Times Friday, June 2, 1961. Wages And Food Asia's midwives are still reporting better harvests than the farmers. It is a disturbing picture, for while some of the figures which the planners and economists produce may be suspect, there is certainly no reason to think that more accurate
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    New Homes for Old
    379 8 Only the callous could claim to find any consolations in a catastrophe like the Bukit Ho Swee fire, yet it is true that it has revealed in a dramatic way the strength of the Singapore Government's housing programme. Eight thousand dwelling units were in course of
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    Last Gift
    207 8 Rafael Trujillo got away with a great deal, with murder, with other people's property, with a phenomenally audacious greed. On his gravestone if he Sets one should be inscribed Trujillo gives you peace at last", just as nearly every public building in the Dominican Republic carries a plaque
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    Death of a Titan...the assassin's bullet ends a reign of terror...
    1040 8 Death of a Titan... the assassin's bullet ends a reign of terror... FOR THIRTY YEARS TRUJILLO LIVED BY VIOLENCE. ..NOW HE DIES BY IT by A CORRESPONDENT l^^l stops A^^t t h c m," one often hears said of certain women. It is not often that one hears the same
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    TESTING-TIME AT THE POLLS
    681 8 THE ELECTION RESULTS SHOW A SLIGHT TREND TO THE LEFT WITH rather more than half this year's local ejections in the Federation completed a slight but persistent trend to the left has become apparent "Left" is a pretty broad term in these circumstances, for genuine socialist
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      80 1 THESE OFFICES WILL HELP YOU In Establishing and strengthening your ITALIAN TRADE CONTACTS FEDERATION OF MALAYA ITALIAN EMBASSY, Commercial Section, Y. L. Lee Building, Mountbatten Road, KUALA LUMPUR. STATE OF SINGAPORE ITALIAN CONSULATE GENERAL 1, Goodwood Hill, SINGAPORE. ITALIAN TRADE COMMISSIONER. 703-4 Shaw House, Orchard Road, SINGAPORE. ITALIAN MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE,
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      7 1 Italian National Day STRAITS TIMES SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT
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      Facts and figures on Italy
      138 1 Facts and figures on Italy AREA: 116.200 square miles. POPULATION (1960): 51,150,000 (Rome 2,050,000). o COLD >v FOREIGN EXCHANCE HOLDINGS: M 59.000 million (third in thc-world after U.S.A. and West Germany). M ERCHANT NAVY (1960): 3,814 ships reaching a total of 5,235.763 gross tons (sixth in the world). if FOREIGN
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      Ship that will fly Italian flag
      20 1 THE Italian liner Leonardo da Vinci, recently launched, which will tail on Atlantic routes.
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      Italy celebrates 100 years of unity
      688 1 MILESTONE IN THE HISTORY OF AN ANCIENT CIVILISATION GIANT EXHIBITION ON TILL OCTOBER TODAY, June 2, Italy celebrates her National Day, commemorating the proclamation of the Republic on June 2, 1946, following the national referendum. This year, 1961, marks also the first centenary of
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      GLOWING TRIBUTES PAW TO ITALY'S STAGGERING ECONOMIC MIRACLE
      3080 2 GLOWING TRIBUTES PAW TO ITALY'S STAGGERING ECONOMIC MIRACLE Post-war achievement on par with Germany's Will-power, ability of all Italians brought about boom r pilE ITALIAN miracle is a topic that came up for the first time in March, 1960. In that month, the London Financial Times commented in an editorial:
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      Typewriters off to world markets
      17 2 GIRL inspectors testing new typewriters at the Olivetti factory. Most are exported
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      SPRAYING -THE MODERN WAY
      17 3 SPRAYING -THE MODERN WAY A Fiat crop-spraying machine at work on an up-to-date farm in southern Italy.
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      Italian tractor shows what it can do
      21 3 A BREDA tractor drawing a five-blade plough. Breda* are becoming increasingly popular throughout Europe.
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      STEADY RISE IN MOTOR PRODUCTION
      1219 4  -  RODOLFO Dl RUFFIA By f^AR production in Western Europe for 1960 was just short of 6.5 million only one million less than U.S. production. According to some experts Europe will overtake the U.S. in this sector by 1962 Italy's share in the year's lolal. 700,000,
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      Fiat trucks ieave the assembly ' line at the Turin factory
      10 4 Fiat trucks ieave the assembly line at the Turin factory
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      Washing machines for all tastes
      291 4 A FEW years ago the washing machine market in Italy was rather limited. It is only during the past three or four years that demand created by the higher standard of living and the astonishing recovery and progress of Italian industry has been felt also
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      Steel industry stages a great recovery
      425 4 Steel industry stages a great recovery 'yUE successful recovery of I the Italian steel industry hu.-. been due largely to a gradual structural reorganisation programme which has had as Its principal object bringing the industry's costs in line with those of its principal foreign competitors. The cost problem had become
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      Tourism a key asset in the Italian economy
      1041 5  -  F. GOLFARELLI By OLYMPIC GAMES HAD A SPECIAL IMPACT ♦JHE growing popularity of tourism has been felt everywhere during the postwar period, and in some countries has reached totally unexpected levels. In Italy, in particular, tourism is one of the principal forms
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      Power projects abroad
      1037 6  -  Roberto Rietti By 74,000 ACRES WILL BE IRRIGATED BY JORDAN SCHEME RHODESIA'S KARIBA DAM ONLY ONE OF MANY BIG CONTRACTS AWARDED TO ITALIAN CIVIL ENGINEERING CONCERNS THE "Societa per Azioni Imprese Italiane all'Estero-Impresit" was established in Milan in 1929 on the initiative of major financial institutes. Its
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      All part of power process
      42 6 A CIANT pipe used for carrying water from its source high in the Italian Alps, after it has passed through a generati ng plant, to an outlet river in the valley far below. The pipe is Italian-made.
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      Latest on world railways
      67 7 Latest on world railways piCTUREO right is a diesel railcar, built by Fiat, used specifically for "commuter" traffic to city suburbs and for short-haul journeys on routes where little traffic can be expected. The potentialities of the diesel railcar are becoming increasingly apparent in Malaya among many other countries and
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      A MAJOR ROLE IN FIELD OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT
      300 7 Italian manufacturers produce wide range of rolling stock IX recent years Italy has become an import- ant builder of railroad and city transport rolling stock.' Considering the present demands of the transport system and the means necessary to meet them, one gets
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      Chemical output up
      598 7  -  G. FRANCINELLI By FTALY'S chemical in--1 dustry is rapidly becoming, after engineering, one of the most important sectors of production. It is In a position to achieve rapid increases in output as a result of the efficiency of its plant and continued improvements in technique. This expansion
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      Boom for this industry
      754 8  -  J.B. HOWARD By BIG INCREASE IN RADIO, TV, REFRIGERATOR SALES AT HOME AND IN EXPORT MARKETS THE outstanding progress achieved in the Italian electrical industry in recent years has aroused widespread attention both at home and abroad. Its products may be divided into five broad categories:
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      TYPEWRITER INDUSTRY SETS RECORD
      100 8 TYPEWRITER INDUSTRY SETS RECORD THIE ITALIAN typewriter industry has enjoyed a continued boom during the past few years. Results achieved in 1960 were even more spectacular than those recorded in 1959. Though it is too early at this time to give detailed figures for the year, data now available for
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      MIXED FORTUNES FOR SHIPPING DESPITE A RECORD YEAR
      552 8 ITALIAN maritime trafflc 1 rose in 1960 by 16 per cent. Goods loaded and unloaded at Italian ports amounted to nearly 50 million tons during the first six months of the year, with a 23 per cent increase over the corresponding period
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      outlook still very bright
      504 8 TWE recent Italian Budget report shows that 1960 closed with a net increase of 8.6 percent in national income (from 15,777 billion lire to 17,132 billion), gross national income by 8.8 percent and resources available for home use by approximately 9 per cent. The rate of
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      106 6 I I I Scandalli Piano Accordions Settimio Soprani Piano Accordions z MicrOr&an Electric Organs Produced by Italy's Largest and Finest Accordion Makers I sole A SWEE LEE CO., m 161, North Bridge Road, 1 Agents Singapore 6. Tel: *****. FOR HIGH CLASS ITALIAN TEXTILES (Suitable for Morning. Afternoon and Evening)
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      167 8 THE "LAVERDA" MINI -SCOOTER arrives for 1961 USS, W9* LUXURY "LAVERDA" MINI SCOOTER 50cc 4-bTKUKt _*A "T x^mfi i 4HMi^^ o dud B-" jB onn MPR rmL c\i\i lYl.r.u. H^\ 2-SPEED Elegant, Silent, Smooth After the Mini-Car The Mint-Scooter: The new luxury "Laverda" with a 4-stroke engine Is the first
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    Syrup was falsely labelled: Two fined
    288 9 Syrup was falsely labelled: Two fined SINGAPORE, Thurs. An importer and a retailer were fined today for celling Ribena blackcurrant syrup which was falsely labelled. The label .said the syrup contained not less than 20 milligrams of vitamin C per fluid ounce, when in fact it did not contain this
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    In: Floating fair of Aussies
    432 9 SINGAPORE, Thur». TRADERS ARRIVE EAGER TO TALK BUSINESS: TOH OPENS THE SHOW THE Straat Banka, Australia's floating fair, arrived at Singapore today with a wide range of goods and four dozen traders all eager to talk business with local merchants. As soon as the ship
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    CUEPACS JOINS TEACHERS' FIGHT
    346 9 CUEPACS JOINS TEACHERS FIGHT KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday "REPRESENTATIVES of Government school teachers will meet here on Sunday to discuss a new move in their fight for improved salary scales and conditions of service. The meeting Is being sponsored by the Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil
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    Brunei men fly in
    58 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —The second batch of 31 recruits from Brunei who will be the cadre of the Brunei Malay Regiment arrived here In a Royal Air Force plane this afternoon. They will be trained at the Armed Forces Depot in Port Dickson together with recruits
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    ROBBERS GET $850 IN A DAWN RAID ON FAMILY
    123 9 ROBBERS GET $850 IN A DAWN RAID ON FAMILY CINGAPORE. Thurs. Three armed robbers broke Into a house in Rayman Avenue, off Kirn Kiat Road, just before dawn today and tied up a family of five before stealing $850. Madam Soh Yew Kin. 40. later told police that she was
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    TOGETHER: THE OLD AND NEW CHIEFS OF INFORMATION
    80 9 old and the n*»» Directors of Information Services leave the State Information Officers' meeting at the Dewan Tengku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The old Inche Ya'acob bin Abdul Latiff (left) has been promoted to the Federation Government's diplomatic service and
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    When a young wife heard the door open...
    342 9 When a young wife heard the door open... SINGAPORE, Thurs A YOUNG woman, Mrs. Nola Mary Matthes, wife of a manager, described in court today how she was gagged and tied up with wire during a $2,500 hold-up in her home in Oei Tiong Ham Park on April 10. Allan
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    Acquittal for constable
    43 9 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Police Constable Hashlm bin Salleh, 30. was today acquitted of three charges of misappropriating $220 belonging to a woman. Aminah binte Burok. 23. At a previous hearing Amman, an amah, said she had entrusted her savings to Hashlm.
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    A birthday month boost for RMAF—up 75 per cent
    429 9 A birthday month boost for RMAF— up 75 per cent KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday ■THE RMAF strength of 350 officers and men is being increased by 75 per cent and the number of aircraft doubled to 30 under big expansion plans approved for the force which celebrates Its third birthday this
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    A devoted couple (we'll go together) die within hours
    267 9 A devoted couple (we'll go together) die within hours SINGAPORE, Thurs. A Singapore businessman, Mr. Lee Chwee Chuan, 62. used to tell his devoted wife: "When we ro, we will go together." And they did go together yesterday. For death came to Mr. Lee three hours after it had come
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    A HOSPITAL SHIP TO VISIT STORE
    72 9 A HOSPITAL SHIP TO VISIT STORE BINGAPORE. Thurs. /> United Btate.s hospital ship the Hope, is due to arrive here on Saturday after spending the last seven months In Indonesia. Bhe will be in Singapore for a week. The Hope has a staff of more than 60 American doctors, dentists,
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    Council leader
    30 9 BUTTERWORTH. Thurs An Alliance Member of Parliament. Haji Ahmad bin Said, was elected chairman of the new Province Wellesley North District Council at its first meeting last night.
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      Direct trading causes big fall in synthetic fabric imports: Razak
      271 10 Direct trading causes big fall in synthetic fabric imports: Razak rURECT trading be- tween manufacturers and buyers caused a sharp drop in imports of synthetic fabrics to Singapore last year, according to Mr. K. M. Abdul Razak, president of the Indian Chamber of Commerce. Speaking at the chambers annual meeting.
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      Up: Revenue for Sarawak
      68 10 SARAWAK collected $3,010.--084 from export, import and excise duties In April, up $248,170 over the previous month. Export duties totalled $1,001,088. up $111-.171, import duties $1,865,284. up $144,411 and excise duties $143,711. down $7,412. Revenue collections for the first four months this year totalled $11,525,431 compared
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      Nutmeg supplies
      42 10 Imports of unground nutmegs into Singapore and the Federation of Malaya last year amounted to 3,937 tons worth $15.1 million, compared with 4.349 tons valued at $17.2 million in 1959. Celebes was the main supplier with shipments totaling 3,240 tons.
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      Advertising Singapore
      95 10 Papineau Studios, Singapore, have printed a further 40,000 airmail envelopes lithographed in colour advertising Singapore. They are now on sale at $2 per packet of 25. The first print order of 25.000 envelopes was sold out within 10 days, said the company. Among the buyers were local business
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      Danes set up local plant
      334 10 BABY FOOD, MILK POWDER, PHARMACEUTICALS ARE AMONG PRODUCTS TO BE PRODUCED A DANISH factory, the first in Malaya, will start operation at Petaling Java on Tuesday. It is Dumex Ltd. which will process pharmaceutical specialities such as vitamin tablets, analgesics, ointments, elixirs and tonics and
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      WARNER BID FOR RECORD MARKET IN MALAYA
      149 10 WARNER BID FOR RECORD MARKET IN MALAYA MR. Robert B. Weiss, international director of Warner Bros. Records Inc. left Singapore yesterday for Colombo after a week's stay discussing distribution and sales promotion with the sole agents, E. S. Isaac and Co. Ltd. Mr. Weiss said he was confident that his
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      Paper exports
      29 10 New Zealand last year exported 50.000 tons of newsprint. 70.000 tons of oulp and 55,000 tons of paper products, said the Minister of Forests. Mr. R.G. Gerard.
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      Manager goes on study course
      134 10 Manager goes on study course MR- P. Janse, sales ■"-^manager of the Outboard Marine Department of LindetevesJacoberg (F.E.) Ltd., Singapore, leaves today for the United States, Canada and Belgium on a holi-day-cum-study tour. Mr. Janse will undergo further training in sales and service methods of Evinrude outboard motors at the
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      Representative for Far East
      61 10 Mr. Reginald J. Parsons has been appointed Far East representative for Allied Chemical International Division. Mr. Parsons, who will be based in Hong Kong, will coordinate export activities throughout South-East Asia. He Joined Imperial Chemical Industries (China) Ltd. in 1928 and served in sales positions until
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      E.M.I. EXECUTIVES PROMOTE TV SALES
      136 10 A TWO-MAN team from E. M. I. Electronics Ltd. flew into Singapore last week to study the television equipment market. They were Mr. J.G. Gillie, the deputy export manager, and Mr. John D. Tucker, chief technical engineer now touring the Middle East and South-East Asian
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      Less palm kernel is produced
      64 10 The Federation of Malaya produced 1,600 tons of palm kernel in February, down 100 tons compared with the previous month. The total for the first two months was 3.300 tons against 3,700 tons in the corresponding period last year. Production for the whole of 1960
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      MATCH FACTORY GETS PIONEER CERTIFICATE
      327 10  - MATCH FACTORY GETS PIONEER CERTIFICATE THAM SOON KENG By rpHE Perak Match Factory Ltd. of Teluk Anson the only one of its kind in North Malaya has been granted pioneer status by the Federation Government. Situated on a five-acre iand in Batak Rabit Road about 2J miles from the town,
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      More cameras
      40 10 Singapore and the Federation of Malaya imported more cameras last year. The total Imports were 65.454 units worth $4.7 million compared with 39,647 units valued at $2.9 million in 1959. Japan was the largest supplier sending 36,046 units.
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      TWO-MONTH U.K. TRIP FOR FIRM ASSISTANT
      110 10 MR. Lira Pob Chuan (above), an assistant with Gnthrie and Co. Ltd.. Singapore, left on Wednesday for Britain to study the latest sales and service techniques. Mr. Lim. who Is in charge of the A.E.1.-Gala Division, will be away for two months. This is
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      GOVERNOR TO OPEN PORT IN KUCHING
      172 10 T^HE Governor of Sa- rawak, Sir Alexander Waddell, will open the new $8.6 million port of Kuching on Monday. The port, which features an impressive 800-ft.. long reinforced concrete wharf. is at Tanah Puteh— 2i miles downriver of the existing port area Out of
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    IMPROVEMENT IN TIN SHARE PRICES GATHERS MOMENTUM
    342 12 From Our Market Correspondent THERE were sharp improvements in tin share prices on the Malayan Stock Exchange yesterday, the reaction becoming more accelerated after last week's tumble in values. Shares have now reached levels attractive enough to bring in more solid support. Tin
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    STOCK INDICES
    21 12 Malayan Stock Indices: June 1 May 31. Industrials 163.81 163.76 Tin*: 332.21 323.74 Rubber: 245.32 245.32. Jan. 1 1958=100.
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    700 12 DUSINESS on the Malayan Stock Exchange. Federation section yesteraay with the number of deals in brackets was: Induitnals: Gammon (2.000) $2.17: Metal Box (2,0001 $2.97: Robinson ordn (3,000) $1.44. Strait* Times (500) $3.30 OL: U.K. ords (3,000) $1.16 ON. Minings: Ampal (2.500) 19*. 4»d. cd ccr. 19s.
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    Tin price advances slightly
    163 12 SINGAPORE tin price i appreciated yesterday by 75 cents to $441.50 per picul on an offering of 245 tons. Tin had declined In early trading following the downturn in the East and the quietness of fresh outside demand In London overnight. The lower levels, however, induced
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    130 12 SHIPS lying ilonm.di ttt* Singapore wharves today art: Serooskerk 1/2, Selangor NW. 4. Letl NW 5. Hoegh Cape A/9. Kapltan Kosko 18. Selandia 19. Sabang 21/22. Batavla 24, Malay 25/26, Brede 27/20. Pundua 29/30, Brlsa Fellz 44. Charon 46. Straat Blanka 42/43, Coromandel 31/32. Outer Root: Triumph,
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    123 12 rl Chinoio Produce Exchange, Singapore, noon prices per plcul yesterday wore: Cepra: I*. K. /Continent May shipment. 5251 buyers, $26 J sellers. Coco nut ell: bulk $38* sellers, drum $42i sellers. Pepper: Muntok white $193 sellers. Sarawak white $1921 sellers. special Sarawak black $155 sellers, garbled Lamport* black
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    70 12 THE Malayan Exchange Bankt* Alt*. eiatitn made these changes In lta rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Stlling T.T. or O.D. ready: Btlllan Franct 1614 i: Holland Cuildtrs 116 i; Swedish Kronor 167. On the fro# exenange market In H*ng Kong, the U.S. dollar waa quoted
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    114 12 MELBOURNE, Thurs. JNVESTMENT shares vere firm. AHA gained 9d. to 22i 3d and APM la. to 25*. 3d. Base meUU and Oils remained steauy. Santos Rights gained 9c. to ss. 6d. Commonwealth Bonds tradea quietly along steaay iines. Con. Zinc 95'- S Mt. Isa 67 :o>i N.B.H. (10s.)
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    CLOSING PRICES
    36 12 SINGAPORE. June 1. RUBBER: 86 s cents per lb. (down 1U cents). 5 p.m. unofficial close: 86-', cents (quiet). TIN: $441.5© per picul (up 75 cents). Estimated unofficial offering; 245 tons (down 15 tons).
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    RUBBER PRICES
    210 12 JUNE first grad* rubber buyers f.o.b. closed In Singapore yesterday at 861 cents per lb. down It cents on Thursday's closing price. The tone was easier. S.C.C.R.A. closing prices tn cents per lb. yesterday wera: Int. 1 R.S.S. Spot f.O.b. buyers 861, sellers 87i (N); Int. 1 R.B.S.
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      57 12 AVERAGE PRICES May average prices were: May April Rubber (per lb.) 89.29 cts. 88.92 cts. Tin (per plcul) $435.86 $424.15 BETTER SHIP EXPRESS s-i Penang London 19 Days V« i^^^B ft Singapore London 21 Days Y\w Bk WjL Singapore Liverpool 22 Days hjgflf I] London Singapore 20 Days >\T J
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      130 12 SHIPPING NOTICES KNLTSEN LINE B .t. "ANNA BAKKE" Voy. 186E arrived 26-5-61. Consignees of cargo ex the above vessel are notified that the general survey will be held at Singapore Harbour Board Godowns 6/7 at 8.30 a.m. on 6.6.61. No further survey will be held after this. SANDILANDS BUTTERY CO.,
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      620 12 JACKSON'S MALAYA LIMITED (Incorporated in thp Krdrration of Malaya,) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Second Annual General Meeting of the Company win be held at No. 132/136. Robinson Road. Singapore, on Saiuruay, 24ih June, 1901 at 12.15 p.m. BUSINESS 1. To receive and approve :h« Directors' Report and Accounts
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      727 13 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS Applications will bo received up to the lOih Jump. 1961 from students for a fuli course 111 thr Kuala Lumpur Technical Collfur beginning from the Ist of July. Applicants should be <n Federal Citizen. (2) Permanent re.Mc.leiu in Selangor. <3> holder of Grade I Cambridge School Certincate Witt)
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      579 13 NOTICES SELANGOR TURF CLUB. I HIM I DIGITS FORECAST SKRKMB.W AdKNCY. Tne public are advi.s*d that. commencing with the Amateur Race Meelinq on 3ru June 1961. uigiis forecast, '.ickei.s may be pui cnased at: Mcc Lee. 16 Jalan Tunku Hussan. Seremban. Price of tickets 50 cents. Sales will open on
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      836 13 (Continued from Pace 8) SITUATIONS VACANT tt Word, SS (Min.)— Box St ctt. txtra WANTIO EXPERIENCED RUNNBR j for Ship Chandllng Firm Apply Box A63hB S.T. S'por.-. ENGLISH SPEAKING CENERAL amah to live in. Apply evening Heaton M, King s Rd.. B'pore 10. CLERK OF WORK*: Highly qualified and experienced,
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    Battle warms up for England's Test places
    265 14 PULLAR AND ILLINGWORTH STAKE THEIR CLAIMS LONDON, Thursday. PLAYERS fighting to impress the men who will select the England team on Sunday for the first Test match against Australia played leading roles in county cricket championship games yesterday. Lancashire's Geoff Pullar. a leading
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    Derby pool a record
    166 14 UPSOM, Surrey, Thurs. Ci —The totalisator win pool for yesterday's Derby amounted to £62,--534 ($530,000) and constituted a record win pool for any race in Britain since the tote began to operate. The previous best was £60.864 in the 1950 Derby. The combined win and place
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    178 14 CLOSE ot play scores in Wednesday's cricket matches were At Bournemouth: Hampshire 137. (B. Langford six for 54). Somerset 142 for four. (G. Atkinson .78 1 At Lord's: Lancashire 306 for seven declared. <K. Grieves 71, G. Pullar 165 not outi. Middlesex 30 for one. At the Oval:
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    BAIG PLAYS GLORIOUS INNINGS FOR OXFORD
    352 14 OXFORD, Thurs. Indian v Test cricketer Abbas Baig had a century for Oxford University against Australia "in the bag" here yesterday when, at 95, he hit about the worst ball of the day from Kline to Quick at deepish mldon, writes Jack Fingleton: Baig
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    Lock icon 38 minutes only for Yola
    117 14 CURBITON. England, Thurs.— Yola Ramirez of Mexico, who was runner-up In the French championships last week, took only 35 minutes to reach the quarter-finals of the women's singles in the Surrey lawn tennis cnampionships here yesterday. In her third round match Miss Ramirez gave a
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    50m race attracts 26 cyclists
    177 14 50m race attracts 26 cyclists MALACCA. Thurs. Thtf 50 i>l miles Open Malayan championship cycling road race, organised by the Malacca Cyclists' Association, will be held here on Sunday The race will start from the Bth milestone. Malacca-A!r>r Gajah Road, at 7 a.m.. on to Tampin via Alor Gajah to
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    Lock icon Flash Elorde triumphs
    49 14 QUEZON CITY, Thurs.— The Philippines' Flash Elorde defeated Italian Giordano Campari by points over a tenround non-title boxing bout last night. Both the fighters weighed 134 pounds. Campari .is listed as the world lightweight contender. Elorde is the holder of the world junior lightweight title. Reuter
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    Dexter as Test skipper if May is out?
    182 14 Dexter as Test skipper if May is out? From Jack Fingleton OXFORD, Thurs. Peter May, suffering from a groin injury received in the match against Australia at the Oval on May 13, yesterday withdrew from the Surrey side against Gloucestershiie in London. This can be taken to mean that May
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    27 14 BERNE. Thurs. Bfiifica (Portugal) beat Barcelona i Spain) 3—2 to win the European Football Cup final here last night. Half-time Benfica 2 Barcelona 1. Reuter.
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    89 14 LONDON, Thurs. Sure Shot and Never Say were taken out of the Oaks Stakes to be run over l.ii miles at Epsom tomorrow, at the final forfeit stage leaving 12 declared runners. The acceptors, with jockeys, are: Highlight (W.H. Carr). Vitality Plus (h. Piggott), Solar Fiorc
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      880 14 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA IN KUALA LUMPUR Applications ate invued for one post, of Lecturer or Assistant Lectuier. depending on qualifications, in the Department of Chemistry Furtner particulars and application forms are obiain- «We from the Registrar, UniveiMi Jiy of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur iPaiital Valiey. Kuala Lumpur. close
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    P. Brani get 7 goals in 7th win
    150 15 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Pulau Brani United who are assured of the SAFA Div. 3C title scored their seventh successive victory when they thrashed Bukit Timah 7-2 at Farrer Park today. Dominating the attacks in this one-sided game. Pulau Brani scored freely and led
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    SHA PRIZE GIVING
    131 15 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—Singapore Hockey Association will hold its annual end-of-B6MOP dance at the SRC on Saturday from 9 p.m. to 2 am. Tickets are priced at $2 single. Reservations at $1 per table of four can be made with Mrs. O. Aeria (Tel. *****). Prizes won during the
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    Gunendran to lead Negri
    62 15 SEREMBAN. Thurs.— Dr. S. Gunendran will captain the Negrl Sembilan team in an MCA League match against Singapore on the padang her e on Saturday and Sunday. Negri's team: Dr. Gunendran, Dr. Jagdev Singh, S. Sen, T. Siva Ananthan, Baljit Singh, Hang Meng. M. Girdlestone, Dethoit,
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    Morning Flight earns double promotion
    227 15 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Venl Vlci Staple's Morning Flight, which scored a double at the recent Singapore Turf Club meeting, has gained a double promotion to Class 1 from Class 3. Tin oilier horses al>o gained promotion. They ure Little Richard. Winston and Tumbalina to Cl. 1
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    Jega's aim—the 800
    422 15  - Jega's aim the 800 ERNEST FRIDA NATIONAL DAY ATHLETIC MEET PROSPECTS SKIPS SPRINTS TO SAVE INJURED LEG By S pore Thurs. SINGAPORE. Thurs.— M. Jegathesan. the Federation Olympic runner, who pulled a leg muscle a l'urthnight ago while running in the 100 yards event of the Anglo Chinese School meet,
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    THEY'LL PLAY SOCCER FOR HOSPITAL
    47 15 Selangor Sparks who will meet Negri Belles in a women's soccer charity match in aid of the Lady Templer Hospital at the Princes Road stadium on Sunday. The match starts at 5.15 p.m Gate charges will be $2, $1 and 50 cents.
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    Card for 8 races at K.L. amateur meet
    299 15 Card for 8 races at K.L. amateur meet I{UALA LUMPUR, Thurs. —Acceptances for the amateur races at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday areRACE ONE 2.30 p.m.: Tbe Hurlingh.mi Scurry-^CI. 5. It; Catchweights 12.07. Moondyne. Smoky. Miranda, Bubbles. Kolek, Zaritf, Polo, Yeoman, Chummy. John Willy. Spuds. Gangara. Kimanl. Sunrise. First Choice, Deep
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    Joint meet
    32 15 PENANG, Thurs. The Penang Technical Institute and the Georgetown Secondary School will hold their joint annual sports on the Technical Institute ground. Batu Lanchang, Lane, at 3.30 p.m. on Saturday.
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    SPORTS DIARY
    201 15 SOCCER SPORE LEAGUE DIV. 3D: Windsor Rovers v Spore Airport SC tFarrer Pk); RAP Tengah 'A 1 v Maxwell 'A' (Balestier Rd); Junior A A v Rangers (Parrer Pk) Friendly: Chinese Athletic v RAP Seletar (Parrer Pk). CORONATION CUP; North Labis Est v Chaah Rangers (Labis grd. Segamat).
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      SOCCER
      106 15 IPOH LEAGUE DIV. 1 Perak! CRC 1 (Lin Chye> Town Council 1 (Voon Hung i; Div. 3: PWD 3 (Raslah> Ramblers 0. C. PtRAK MALAY TKA< HKRS FINAL iB. Gfljahi: Gopeng 4 iZabidm 3. Bizan) Lumut 0. K. KANGSAR LEAGVE DIV. 1: Ikatan Remaja Desa 3 (Jaffar. Azizi. Wahab)
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      18 15 INTKK-SCHOOL iGrman): lu.mku Abdul rtahman Girls. Primary 9 (Letchmi 6. Margaret 3) Malay School Oirla S (KaJaom).
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    RAWANG 'TIGERS' TOO TOUGH FOR TEACHERS
    389 15 K. LUMPUR. Thurs BLUE Circle, who like to be called the Rawang Tigers, put the bite on Selangor Teachers today beating them 6-0 in G.D. B.H. first division league match at Ipoh Road ground. Teachers Dut up a good 1 fight to hold the
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    200 boys for S'gor boxing tourney
    171 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE Selangor Amateur Boxing Association will stage, for the first time, a youth boxing tournament— open to boys under 17 years of age. Mr. George Fonseka. secretary of the Selangor ABA. said today that more than 200 entries had already been
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    42 15 SUNGEI PATANI, Thurs. The Malayan Cricket Association league match between Kedah and Perak scheduled to be played at Alor Star this weekend has been postponed as the ground is not available because of the Town Council elections on Sunday.
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    442 16 Police slay Central Committee member of MCP trapped on an estate IPOH. Thur». QNK of the few remaining high-ranking members of the Malayan Communist Party was killed in a running gun battle with police on an estate in the Krian district of North Perak today. The (lc;i(l terrorisl Ikis been
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    232 16 Century for Simpson in Aussie tour OXFORD. Thur.s. Bobby Simpson, .scoring his lirst century of the tour, helped the Australian cricket team take their first innings score to 166 for no wicket on the second day of their match here against Oxford University 320 for 9 dcc>. Simpson, in brilliant
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    20 16 IN LOVING MEMORY or Benjamin Chiiinia'i Ariit.avilrm. who departed this life on 2 6.56. "Gone hut not forgotten
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    96 16 JAKARTA. Thurs.—Thailand beat Australia four matches to nil in the opening night play of the Thomas Cup world badminton championships here. Channarong Ratanasacnsuang beat Ken Turner IS-5. 15-1 Sam.sook Boonyasukanon beat Don Murray 15--3 15-9: Chavalert Chumkum and Chuchart Yatanathan beat George Robotham and
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    75 16 SINGAPORE. Fri. Only one fight lasted the distance in the preliminaries of the Singapore Amateur Boxing Association's open championships held at the Happy World Stadium last night. KesulU: Mosquito: C.B. Francis bt Edwin Lcuis: Ahmad bin Isni.u bt R.C. Chlam; flyweight: 8. Sidek bin Ahmad bt George
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