The Straits Times, 12 June 1961

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  • 19 1 AVERAGE DAILY CEWTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 90,000 The Straits Times Hot*** fie**** Estd. 1845. MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1961 15 CENTS
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  • 1042 1 Irresponsible people in the Opposition KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday Alliance is not out to destroy culture of the Chinese THE Deputy Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak, today hit out once more at Opposition parties that accused the Alliance Government of seeking to destroy Chinese culture. And be
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  • 90 1 Coup bid in Bolivia: 200 arrests BUENOS AIRES. Sun.—Travellers from La Paz »aid today that nearly 200 people have been arrested in Bolivia after the discovery of m alleged Communist plot to .seize power there. They said troops and armed militiamen were patroliii.& streets and guarding the approaches to the
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  • 96 1 CAPETOWN. Sun. A new Bill forbidding publication of any "undesirable" material was given a first I reading in Parliament here yesteraay. The original Undesirable Publications Bill was withI drawn by the Government i after protests irom newsj papers and all political or- ganisations including those supporting the
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  • 207 1 Alliance leaders plan Pahang shake-up TEMERLOH. Sun. The Alliance in Pahang tonight decided that all elected representatives of the Alliance in the State should meet once in three months to consolidate and improve the party's election machinery. The decision was taken at v two-hour closed door meeting of 80 Alliance
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  • 86 1 JOHORE BAHRU. Sun. The by-elections in Wards B and C of the Yong Peng local I council yesterday have been declared null and void beCUM one voter voted twice in both wards, instead of one. Fresh by-elections will oe held. In Ward A. an Alliance
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  • 53 1 SUNGEI PATANI. Sun. The Alliance won three of the eight seats contested for In the Sungel Patani Town Council elections today to win control of the 14-mem-ber council The other five seats went to the Socialist Front. Six Alliance candidates were returned unopposed on nomination
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  • 226 1 1 SINGAPORE. Sun. I A PRETTY Scottish blonde and a young Chinese salesman today left Singapore on a 15.000--mlle overland trip to England on scooters. They are Mr?--. Kirn Vegta. 32. secretary of th^ Singapore Lambretta Scooter Owners' Association, and Ong Kah
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  • 257 1 Barred from local poll: Six go to court JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday. CIX men disqualified from standing in the recent Kluang town council elections are to go to court. They have filed four petitions with the Federation Supreme Court for orders to declare void the polling in btn 1 Kluang wards.
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  • 126 1 Thomas Cup stays in Indonesia fAKARTA. Sun. lndo- J nesia kept the Thomas Cup— symbol of world bad- i minton supremacy to- night with its powerful singles players sweeping their matches from game but taexpcrlenc?:! challengers from Thailand. After Thailand had levelled the score at 2-2 last night, the defending
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  • 167 1 Acid bomb attack on youth and girl SINGAPORE. Sun.— A gang of about 10 thugs surrounded a house in Jalan Teck Kee off Yio Chu Kang Road tonight and lobbed acid bombs into it, injuring an unemploy- Ed youth and his girl friend. The youth. Lee Siak Chuan, 20. suffered
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  • 30 1 SO DIE IN QUAKE U.HLKA.V Mill —I ■|Uikr Ki(!i\ killed Mi p< n pit :num d «v« hi Mlljgt Dtkliouch e nllei ti'iiu rastta P< Mai tow ii-ii.p <•( Lai
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  • 231 2 Sahara is part of State, Evian talks told /^ENEVA, Sun. Algerian insurgent delegates to the Evian peace talks yesterday rejected French demands for military "enclaves'* in an independent Algeria. Mr. Ridha Malek. the spokesman, said the A lgerian delegation would nevor consent to
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  • 103 2 COURT CASE OVER LOSS OF A CAT'S AFFECTION LOS ANGELES, Sun. Pianist Jose Iturbi has filed a (US) $40,000 suit here against his next neighbour and the neighbour's two sons for the death of his nine-year-old cat. Named sis defendants were Dr. William Weber Smith and his sons, Anthony, 19,
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  • 81 2 Sun. Dr. Arnold Toynbee, the British historian, attacked here last night the "rottenness" of Madison Avenue the centre of the American advertising world. He said it artificially stimulated the demand for mat- erial goods that people would not dream of wantIng if left to themselves. "I would
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  • 307 2 Afro- Asia and the cold war by U.N. chief Boland I MONTREAL, Sun. MOST :iew Asian and African states "are passionately opposed to the cold war and determined not to become involved in it." Mr. Frederick Boland, Irish President of the General Assembly, said last night. Mr. Boland, speaking at
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  • 156 2 Fabiola's baby: 'Pope wrong to break the news' r>Rl SSELS. Sun. Mr. Then Lefcbre, the Belgian Pi/.no Minister, said yesterday that Pope John made a "regrettable indiscretion" in announcing the pregnancy of Be) gium's Queen Fabiola. Mr. Lefebre was speaking to reporters at Brussels Airport, where thousands of cheering people
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  • 34 2 NEW DELHI. Sun. The ruling Congress Party has won increased support to gain an absolute majority in the Orissa State Legislature, according to latest results today of last weeks mid-term elections.— Reuter.
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  • 297 2 HUGE CROWDS HONOUR THE QUEEN AT 'TROOPING' T ONDON, Sunday. Queen Elizabeth took the salute yesterday at London's famous military spectacle the annual Trooping of the Colour, held to honour the sovereign's official birthday. Vast crowds, tourists a.well as Londoners, gathered in bright sunshine to see the Queen ride side-saddle
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  • 181 2 IN BRIEF The 'freedom eaters' are turned away SALISBURY, Sun. Mixed parties of Africans. Asians and Europeans tried here yesterday to obtain admLssion to dining rooms of three leading Rhodesian hotels which normally do not admit non-whites. But they were turned away although in at least one case a special
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    • 30 2 THE GAMBOLS By Barry Appleby I, f AUNTIM MOUOMT V I (\'\XO*T llf TMI OIRL WCTM NO V /^TAlfltl ttfWrlA ?UOTOGfIAPM») \TM# TfA) CLOTUjg ON IS <SMVj) I«« WX 1
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  • 129 3 Reluctant peer case will go to electoral court T ONDON. Sun. A court case to decide whether or not Mr. Anthony Wedgwood Benn is an M.P. will start here on July 10. Mr. Benn, who Inherited the title of Lord Stansgate on the death of his father, will conduct his
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  • 20 3 BANDOENG. Sun. An 18--year-old woman gave premature birth to quintuplets here yesterday. All died soon after birth.— Reuter.
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  • 659 3 Russia calls for talks on German uestions BIG FOUR URGED TO USE INFLUENCE ON EAST, WEST MOSCOW. Sun OUSSIA last night proposed a conference to solve the immediate conclusion of a German peace treaty and the question of West Berlin as a free city. It also called for talks between
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  • 72 3 WASHINGTON, Sun. The United States yesterday dismissed as "difficult to understand" a Russian note charging that West Germany was violating the special status of Berlin by holding a committee meeting of the West German Parliament ln that city. The State Department said that the United State." had
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  • 318 3 INDONESIAN AWARD FOR SPACEMAN GAGARIN FROM DR. S. MOSCOW, Sun. President Soekarno yesterday cecorated President Leonid llrezhnev and spaceman Major Yuri Gagarin with Indonesian orders at the Kremlin, the Soviet news agency Tass reported. He presented the Star of the First Class, the highest Indonesian order, to President Brezhnev, and
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  • 111 3 TOKYO. Sun. Mr. James Hagerty, former White House press secretary arrived here by air today on a weeks visit. Mr. Hagerty, now vicepresident of the American Broadcasting Company, was surrounded by demonstrators at Tokyo airport when he arrived a year ago to make preparation
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    • 77 3 GRAVEDIGGER HATED PET RABBITS T ONDON, Sun. Because he lost his pet rabbit as a boy, a gravedigger thought no-one should have pet rabbits. So he went out at night and syst.-maticrUly killed them, a Wol-^erhairplon court was told yesterday. The man admitted this in a statement read in court
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    • 415 3 Jazz Club: 11.00 Melodies And RADIO SINftADrtRP Memories: 1130 Invitation To HUIU OmiaAKUKL D ream; 12.00 Closedown SHORT WAVE SERVICE: e,*-*,^ «w. 41 metres (7250 kc/s.) RADIO MALAYA MEDIUM WAVE SERVICE: 476 metres. National Shortwave Service A.M. 6.00 Good Morning; 6.02 4 enn 4 7 Morning Prelude; 7.00 The News
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  • 22 4 SINGAPORE. Sun. Mr. A. Falli was elected president of the Singapore Medical Services Union at its annual general meeting today.
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  • 106 4 SINGAPORE. Sun. The Singapore Co-operative Union Ltd.. will celebrate International Co-operative Day with a dinner at the People's Association, Kallang Road, on July 1. at 7.30 p.m. The dinner will be open to all co-operators in Singapore and will include Chinese and Muslim food. It will cost
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  • 100 4 SINGAPORE. Sun.—Something new for Singapore's motorists are the silver and blue S.A.T.A. car stickers now being sold at all petrol-filling stations in the State at $1 each. They are also obtainable from S.A.T.A. direct. The sale is a prelude to S.A.T.A.'s flag day, which falls on July
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  • 308 4 CHE YUSOF MAKES A TOUR OF CHANGI CINGAPORE, Sun. 0 —The Yang diPertuan Nega r a, Inche Yusof bin Ishak, today climaxed his four-hour tour of Changi constituency with a 15-minute 1 visit to Pulau Übin. Hundreds of Islanders ana flag-waving children gave him a roubing
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  • 104 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday. ALL roads leading to the railway station and the route for the state drive by Their Majesties, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and Raja Permaisuri Agong, when they arrive here for their state visit tomorrow will be closed shortly before they are
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  • 108 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Master Attendant's office today announced that the course for examination In all grades of deck certificates of competency have been revised as from June 2. The revision, however, does not apply to certificates of competency for deck hands on foreign going vessels. The revised
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  • 51 4 JESSELTON. Sun. Mr. Kong Hon Len of the Lands and Surveys Department, North Borneo, who has been studying m Australia under a Colombo Plan scholarship, has returned to Jesselton. In Australia. Mr. Kong passed the examination for the land surveying diploma at the Royal Melbourne Technical
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  • 26 4 SINGAPORE, Sun.—Singapore's First Lady, Puan Noor Aisha. will visit the Singapore School for the Blind at Toa Payoh Road at 4.30 p.m tomorrow.
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  • 96 4 SINGAPORE. Sun. The following contributions for the Bukit Ho Swee fire relief fund were received at Times House on Saturday. British European Association. Singapore, $100; children and staff of Sunnyway Kindergarten $40 Mrs. R. Mizia $40 inmates of Pulau Senang Settlement $804.40; staff and pupils of
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  • 183 4 Borneo to spend $1,198,548 on primary schools JESSELTON, Sunday. npHE North Borneo Government's three-year pri- mary school building programme involving a total expenditure of $1,198,548 has been approved. Of this sum $1,078,688 will come from the Colonial Development and Welfare funds. The programme provides for 84 classrooms for 38 Government
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  • 179 4 Special award to Singapore pianist CINGAPORE. Sun. For the third successive year Mr. Tan Ik Koon has won the open piano section of the Singapore Music Society's annual music contest. At the finals held In the Cultural Centre last night Mr. Mindru Katz considered Mr. Tan was In a category
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  • 76 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. Free tickets for the forum organised by the Singapore National Union of Journalists at the Victoria Memorial Hall at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday night will be available at the premises of the Association of Engineers, 11 Raffles Quay, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow. Admission
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  • 161 4 SINGAPORE, Sun. The Minister for Culture. Mr. S. Rajaratnam, tonight stressed the vital importance of the peoples' encouragement and help for the successful running of a democratic government. Speaking at the first anniversary celebrations of the Kampong Glam community centre, the "Minister said: "Democratic
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    • 353 4 npHE following is today's from Kota Bharu. Penang. Ipoh. I schedule Of Civil air- Kuala Lumpur Malacca (ML craft movements at Paya J^nJ Kwnu£™(ML* 1 73s Lebar airport, Singapore: Lumt <ml ARRIVALS 173 > 8.30 pm.; from Penang BOAC: From Hong Kong (BA tMLl 151) 9 DJn 961) 2.15 p.m.;
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  • 631 5 British Reds who greet Malayans LONDON, Sun. LORD OGMORE CALLS FOR A NEW DEAL FOR STUDENTS /CRITICISM of the reception accorded to Malayan and other students on their arrival in London has been expressed by Lord Ogmore in the House of Lords and, more vigorously, in a subsequent interview with
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  • 75 5 SINGAPORE. Sun— Police are anxious to contact a taxidriver who may be able to help them with investigations In connection with a robbery case. The taxi driver was about to pick up a European passenger at the junction of St. Michael's Roal and Serangoon Road at
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  • 113 5 IT I ALA LI MPIR, Sun. The Federation Government is now looking for a director and three other officers torunits.Sl.soo.ooo national productivity iontre. Applicants for the Sl.l'.tiO-a-month job of director must have a honours degree of a recognised university or have qualifications for management
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  • 106 5 T/UALA LUMPUR. Sun. The Australian and New Zealand Graduates' Association is expected to discuss the procedure of the Public Services Commission In arranging appointments for interviewing graduates when it meets in Penang next Sunday. The association, which represents 110 graduates from Australia and 10 from
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  • 206 5 An MD at 61... 'just another feat' •YOU ARE NEVER TOO OLD TO LEARN' SAYS GRANDPA GRAD ITVALA LUMPUR, Sun. 1 One of the oldest graduates to receive a degree from Sir Alexander Op p e n heim, vice-chancellor of the University of Malaya, at the convocation ceremony yesterday was
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  • 629 6 The Straits Times Monday. June 12, 1961. Put Out The Flags The Federation should put out its flags this morning, for free primary education is a hard won goal. We have been near it, however, for some years. About half the children in the primary schools already pay no fees
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  • 57 6 M Word, Sit (Minimum) MR A MM. O. KARUMAN thank ralatlVM and friends for their isood th.- orcasion of their marruge on 10th THE FAMILY of the late Mr Han rneou Toon thank all relative* and friend* for their <ondolrn.e«. ntgjit vtaita, wreaths, ncrolln. bangers, kind aj*i«t»nre. and attendance
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  • 373 6 Different motives may underlie Russia's publication of two memoranda that Mr. Khrushchev handed President Kennedy in Vienna. The less important, that on a nuclear lest ban, is probably intended as a ready to hand riposte to America's publication of a proposed treaty banning nuclear weapons tests, and
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  • 178 6 It is pleasantly anomalous that the Federation Department of Labour and Industrial Relations should be so late getting a Whitley Council. "You put your duties to other unions before attending to >our pwn." Inche Manickavasagam, Assistant Minister of Labour, generously remarked at the inauguration. He observed also that
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    • 516 6 1 Make no mistake about it the future is bright for the American Negro. I AM a Negro woman from Mississippi passing through Singapore on a world cruise with my sister and a friend, also a Negro lady. I was dazed when I read the article in your newspapc on
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    • 431 6 2 The U.S. is not going Fascist. 'THE article about Mr. S Paramsothy's experiences Id the heart of segregated America is unfortunate for what Is true in his statements as well as for the pessimistic tonp impartPd by what is not said. One would feel, after reading this article, that
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    • 214 6 \IR. Y.O. GOH in his letOT ter states that the reference section of the National Library is barred to students. May I point out that this is not strictly correct. We have limited the use of the reference library solely to those who wish to
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    • 82 6 rls a pity that Wesak is not a public holiday In the Federation. About 33 per cent of the Malayan population are Buddhists including a majority of the Chinese. India, which has a population of about 400 million, has only about 30 million Buddhists yet Wesak Is a
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  • 687 6 AND WHO WOULD FOOT $150mil. BILL? From PHILIP DEANE New York, Sun MR. KHRUSHCHEV'S suggestion that the United Nations headquarters be moved from New York to Vienna has generated happy daydreaming among many people who work at the U.N. Visions of easily obtainable
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  • 193 7 pENANG. Sun. A 1 Province Wellesley b o r n Catholic, priest has died a martyr's death in a Communist prison camp near the Tibetan border. He was Father Aloysius Au Tet Seong. 49. an old boy of St. Xavler's Institution in
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  • 130 7 MINES SHOULD LEAD TO MORE JOBS— SULTAN IfUANTAN. Sun. The Sultan of Pahang yesterday expressed the hope that as the mineral riches of the State were being tapped more profitable employment would be found for the local population. He said this In a message read at the opening of the
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  • 35 7 SINGAPORE. Bun. Th* Singapore Printing Employee's Union today decided to take its dispute over wage j.alms with the management :>; the Straits Times fttm (Mi Ltd. to the Industrial Arbitration Court.
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  • 210 7 JOHORE BAHRU, Sunday. VfOTORISTS planning to travel through Johore iT Bahru on June 24 and 25 have been advised to postpone their trips if possible because the Johore Grand Prix will be held here on those? days A Customs spokesman said I that private
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  • 511 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sun. 1 SIIM. IN ORDERS PLACED WITH MISSION AND JOINT MANUFACTURING PLANS DISCUSSED rPHE Australian trade mission ship Straat Banka now visiting; the ports of Malaya has taken orders worth $11 million from firms in the Federation and Singapore. Disclosing this at a Press conference
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  • 109 7 IfJAPT. R. G. BARTON. R. A., and his bride, the former Miss Moira de Lacey, were given a riotous send-off after their wedding In Penang on Saturday. They set off in a ricksha pulled by Sgt.-Maj. J. Cain and six other soldiers for a quarter-mile
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  • 306 7 My 122-hour cycle marathon, by Muthu ENDURANCE FEAT SETS RECORD SINGAPORE, Sunday A FRAIL-LOOKING milk vendor from South India, who yesterday set up what is believed to be a world record after cycling nonstop for 122 hours, talked today about his success. "I did it through sheer stamina and will-power."
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  • 111 7 Three men stabbed in Singapore SINGAPORE. Sun. Police here are Investigating three stabbings within 24 hours. This morning Mr. Toh Koon Wah, 25. was travelling in a bus in Paya Lebar when he was stabbed by two youths following a quarrel. He was taken to the hospital where his condition
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  • 59 7 WHIRLWIND, HAIL IN STORM TELUK ANSON. Sun. A freak storm uprooted about 5.000 rubber trees from a 400--acre area on Gloucester Estate, six miles from here, on Friday evening. The storm was followed by hailstones about ljin. in diameter and a whirlwind. Some trees were thrown by the whirlwind for
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  • 36 7 KLUANG. Sun. A new $12,000 Mar Thoma Syrian Church was dedicated here today by the Rt. Rev. Mar Thomas Athenesius, missionary Bishop of South India, before a large crowd of Government officials and members.
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  • 89 7 $40,000 plan for small planters J^AJANG. Sun. A $40,000 project for a smokehouse, store and factory is being organised by the Kajang Malay Rubber Smallholders Cooperative Society. The buildings are to go up near Bangi. about 10 miles from here. They will serve smallholders of 10 kampongs scattered between Sungei
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  • 181 7 JPOH, Sun.— lndependence for Malaya was incomplete .until the country ended its dependence on foreign technicians for *he more complicated jobs. Perak's Btatc Secretary, Tengku Mohamed bin Tengku Besar Burhanuddin. said here last night. Tengku Mohamed. chairman of the committee organising Commonwealth Technical Training
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  • 246 7 Taboo: Girls in flimsy dresses SINGAPORE. Sun. 0 The Ministry of Culture has hit out at the idea of using "girls in flimsy dresses' to lure tourists to the island. The ministry's political .secretary. Inche Rahim bin Ishak. speaking at a luncheon meetIng yesterday said: "We do not want people
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  • 32 7 KLANG. Sun. A farewell cocktail party was given last night by the chairman of the Klang Town Council, Mr. M R. Read, to the 12 retiring elected and nominated councillors.
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  • 993 8  - The Straits Times Book Page Adventures of a couple and child on lonely isle ALLINGTON KENNARD NOW A GERMAN 'SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON' By FLOREANA. By Margret Wittmer. (Michael Joseph. 155.) WE ENDED IN BALI. By Sven Cillsater. (Allen and Unwin. 305.) FLOREANA is one of the smaller of the Galapagos
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  • 134 8 KITCHENER conquered the Sudan and South Africa, he ruled Egypt with gusto, fought Curzon in India with the same fierce joy he fought Kruger in South Africa. He was a great imperialist. In the first world war ne conjured "Kitchener's armies" out of the ground, was the
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    • 315 8 Straits Times' Crossword ■■b^ a ■J#* I'Vj^BHr1 'Vj^BHr I I iH Hb( b!H iH BB'^^^h^^-^h^' ACROSS after a tug-of-war (8). 1 "A Persian Heaven Is easily 8 Able to read a letter I conmade: 'tis but black eyes and cocied <B>. (Moore i <B>. 13 Part of the Bible produced
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    • 1691 9 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE FREIGHT ENQUIRIES: Tel: 2415. PASSAGE ENIUIRItS: Ttl: 1412 10 ADEN. LIVERPOOL, GLASGOW, LONOuN ft CONTINENTAL PORTS. Due S pore Sails P. Sham Penan| MEMNON I'dti. H burg, Ho'l, A'moutn It Pt Today Jim 12/11 CLYTONEUS A'werp, H'burg, Holl, L'don. CM SA Jilt 11 Juae 14 15
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    • 1395 9 THE E. A. C. LINES aea-waj. yejfg>jv. OtN REDSU MEDITERRANEAN. CONTINENTAL ft SCANDINAVIAN PORTS. _^8A Soon P. S>am Penang H«b!\)sj "SELANOIA 22 24JUM 25, 27 Jim 21/21 JMI YSOIVH/ "SIIONGA" a) 31 Juae 4 July 5 7 July I 1 July XytffV "MEONIA II 21 22 Jlly 23 25 July
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    • 1518 9 iui'ld'.nc THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTO. Tt 2i]?i' SINGAPORE (lictrptratll il tke Untel Kiiglm) II LINES EXPRESS SERVICE TO LONDON. LIVERPOOL ft CONTINENTAL PORTS. Sport P S'ntm Penan| lENMHOR (E ip) L'peil, Hull. R'dam. H'Dur| G. IJn 11 BENHIANT A'werp, ri'Burg, B men, R cam laPt,Jual4 BENALBANACH L'piaf, Havre, M'brougti.
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    • 1384 9 IrW McALISTER <c CO., LTD. W. vR]!BL "»v »> urn vQi r*** ELLERMAN LINK «h KLAVENESS LINE LONDON, HAMBURG, ROTTEROAM, HAVRE LOS ANCELES. SAN FRANCISCO, ft HULL. SEATTLE, VANCOUVER ft PORTLAND. CITY OF NEWCASTLE Accepting cargo tor Ciatral ft Sautk 5 pore P. S ham Penang America 21 25 Juae
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  • MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    • 31 10 RUBBER TIN (per Ib.) (per picul) June 5 852 cts. $441.37} 6 84 i eta. $442.75 7 85 cts. closed 8 842 cts. 5448 9 84 2 $450 $450
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    • 1318 10 TIIK state oi shares on the Malayan Stock Exchange showing last business to June 3 (A) and last business since that date (B) with H and I. standing for Highest and Lowest business last year and to date, were: INDUSTRIALS H L At Alex Bricks 1.00 M
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    • 1404 10 From Our Market Correspondent (CONDITIONS continued difficult in the mining section of the Malayan Stock Exchange last week although prices on balance finished better than at the commencement. Mid-week stimulated by the London metal price, topping the ceiling price of £880 per ton tin
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  • 56 10 r. and N. pref. P.r.ik (em pas Udella Iradwall >J>. I.ukut Currrnt paimint n« ls.6d. 25'^ 20'r 16v M Date of payment June 24 July 5 June 24 June 24 Aug. 2 Aug. 5 Total for year 33 r f 2s.9d. 37 J% 30'i 6d. Total for previous
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  • 492 10 Main feature in tin price jump to £880 /Vo>momiv I hi-. i it: iv THHE main event in the tin world was the leap in x price in London with cash tin reaching £880 per picul and three months £890. During the week selling by the buffer pool was reported,
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  • 38 10 On the free exchange market in Honp Kone on Saturday, the U.S. dollar was quoted at 5.74J for T.T. and 5 73.' (or cash. Sterling wa.s quoted at 15.80 and one tael of gold at 256;.
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  • 23 10 Malayan Stock Indices: June 10 June 9 Industrials: 168.62 168 Tins: 323.99 324.53 S Rubbers: 247.54 247.54 Jan. 1 1958 100.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 1159 10 Kxpress U.S.A. Pacific «Jc Atlantic Coast Service I.T.A. I.T.A. C.T.A. £.I.A. t.I.A. S'oor* Hongkong Honolulu S. Francisco L Angeles N. York "OrtgM M*ri" 17 20 June 24 June I Jlly 14 Ml II Jwly M Jaly "hm.knri MirtT 17 2* July 24 Jaly I Au( 15 «u| 1 Stlt AM
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    • 609 10 SPREAD THE RISK Why worry? Let the Managers, Malayan Unit Trusts Limited, who are financial experts with vast experience in this market, spread your investment over Molayo's soundest enterprises. Application form and free bookltt obtaimnbU from (Ik* Manaprrt, P.O. BOX 90, Singopora (Tel. 7915«) o« Malayan Unit Tnitt* Ltd., p
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    • 46 10 K ORIENT MID-EAST LAKES^ SERVICE s.s. HELLAS DIRECT TO MONTREAL, TORONTO, HAMILTON, ERIE, CLEVELAND, TOLEDO. DETROIT. MILWAUKEE. CHICAGO, DULUTH. Singapore P Sham Penang June 27/29 June 30 July 1 July 2/3 PATERSON, SIMONS 6c CO., LTD. Singapore Tel: ***** P. Swettenham Tel: 6544 Penang Tel: *****
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 935 11 GOVERNMENT OF SELANGOR TENDERS FOR CLEARING OF LAND FOR PLANTING WITH RI'BBER. Tenders are invited from experienced contractors for the clearing of land, planting with rubber and maintaining for six months after completion of planting at the places shown in the schedule below. 2 Tenders will be received fit the
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    • 749 11 NOTICES AVER PANAS RUBBER ESTATE (MALAYA) LIMITED I (Incorporated in the Federation of Malaya) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thai the Second Annual Oeneial Meeting of the Company will be held at O-2. Hongkong Bank Chambers, Collyer Qua.'. Singapore, on Wednesday. ]'2th July. 1 1961, at 12 noon, for the purpose
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    • 1937 11 l< ontinuwt from Paje 8) SITUATIONS VACANT SITUATIONS VACANT 20 Word, $i <Min.)—Box M flftjh «»r« Word, Si (Min.)-Box it els. txtrt WAHTIO IMMIOIATCLV experienced "ANTED PART FULL tlm. Wntl nd^nientTy'^O^d of either sex a K es 21-50 in Local i remuneration. Beply P.O. Bos 2284. Insurance Company. Apply Box
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    • 954 11 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE it Word, %i (Him.)— Box it ttu txtra SILLING CHIAP three room flat* 4. 4A. 43. 4C. Leicester Road 5356 ft. freehold. Rent J800/- 3 Topaz Road. S pore ***** ULTRAM0OERM Plat "Bel-Air" 1-C Hollywood apartment. Oxley RJte —Price reasonable. Apply P.O. Box 2909, Singapore. Oil
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    • 1037 11 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Ito Word, SS (Min.)— Box St el: extra REPUTABLE COMMERCIAL SCHOOL (Off Orchard Killiney Roads— No Coraj petltor aroundi. Established— ll*i7 Bale as going concern SO Students and H Typewriters- $6,000.00 or best ofl.r Owner leaving. Box A 6459 S.T. Spore. MACHINERY 'It Word, SS (Min.)— Box St
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    • 763 11 FOR SALE to Word, Si Min.)— Box St el: exlrm HICH-FI 12 WATT low dlstortioa amplifiers complete with preamplifier chassis form net $l?n limited <iusntny only also as above hut in 1210 Apply Oener.U kiertric Company. LIE RIDER DUNCAKtII 7 *s rt— 2«— 38 3ft— American made. Pnr« at $14.80
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  • 1963 12  - CARGO RICE UPSETS WITH A FLUENT WIN ON FAST TRACK EPSOM JEEP By BIG SWEEP: Total Pool: 5129.700. FIRST: No. *****9 533.910 SECOND: No. *****7 515.937 THIRD: No. *****9 S 8.138 STARTERS ($1,412 each): Nos. *****3. *****9. *****8. *****9. *****9. 16G030. CONSOLATION (Sl.OOO each): Nos. *****3. *****2. *****5. *****7. *****4,
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  • 232 12 CYDNEY, Sun. Results of Australian League soccer matches played yesterday: NSW ASSOCIATION— WaIIsend 6 Cardiff 3. Mayneld 0 W. Wallsend 3. NSW (N) DIV. t— Merewether 3 Jesmond 2. NSW FED. CRAVEN CUP— Balgownie 2 Prague 2; South Coast 1 Canterbury 2; Bankstcwn 1 Sydney Austral
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  • 211 12 SOCCER WORLD CUP prelim rd. (Tokyo) Japan 0 S. Korea 2 TENNIS DAVIS CUP. European tone qflnal (Warsaw): France led Poland 2-0. COUNT OF GODO (Barcelona): Men's doubles final— R. Hewitt and F. Stolle lAusi.' bi R. Mark (Austi and M. Santana (Spi 2-6. 6-3. 6-4. 6-4.
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  • 107 12 Denis Law joins Joe Baker for Turin J'l'RIN, Sun. Denis Law has become the third British footballer in a few days to be transferred to an Italian club. Mr. Alan Douglas, the Manchester City chairman, announced yesterday that the agreement transferring; Law to Turin had been signed. Law. Scottish international
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  • 76 12 BELGRADE, Sun.— The Soviet Union won Jive of the 10 gold medals at the European amateur boxing championships, which ended here last night. Gold medal winners were: Flyweight P. Vacca (Italy i, bantamweight S. Sivko (Soviet Union), featherweight F. Taylor England i. lightweight R. McTaggart (Scotland)
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  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • 1529 12 CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE njemem dkpartmknt XOTICK TO CONSI MKKS To enable extension work to be canicu oiu ai du.r.ij.ivu Hoact Substation, it will be necessary to interrupt electricity supply between 8.30 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. on Thursday 15th June. 1961. The following areas will be aflectt-d: 1. Sumbawa Road
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    • 738 12 ESTATE OF Annir Barurh deceased who died on 3.3.1960 at the Sinfaporr General Hospital late of No: 30. Frankel Avenut, Singapore. Pursuant to Section 29 of the Trustees Ordinance (Chapter 34) all persons interested in or having I claims against the estate of the deceased person abovementioned whether as creditors,
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    • 177 12 Proleci J/mir hecilth ■ihe KATADViV way] Instantaneous (filtered sterilised) woter ot the turn of your top. Fit one immediately for your health's sake! Any plumber can easily instal it in your existing water system. Wotcr treated by KATADYN is guaranteed to be pure, and no boiling is required. More details
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  • 979 13 SINGAPORE, Sunday ARMY FIGHT DESPERATELY TO STAVE OFF DEFEAT BY SCC IN TOURNAMENT "PARMILOE, captain of the Army team, made a bold gamble when he sent Singapore Cricket Club in after winning the toss but at stumps Army were lighting desperately to save the match in the
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  • 42 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun. The P.A. of Selangor disciplinary board has suspended three players. They are Chan Hon Kong of MCA Youths (three months). Narayanan of SIA i three months) and K. Phillips of Wan Chen* (up to June 30).
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  • 136 13 Fed invited to S-EA basketball tourney SINGAPORE. Sun. Peter Hsu Tsing. chairman of the Singapore Amateur Basket ball Federations competition board, said yesterday that the SouthEast Asia basketball championships for the Orient Year Cu D will be held in Singapore from Sept. 14 to 22. Mr. Hsu said that the
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  • 974 13 athleYics PASIR PAN JANG SCHOOL (S'porei: 100yds: 1 Simon Ponnlah 2 Kee Soon 3 Yunos Sharlff 11.3s: 220yds: 1 Simon Ponnlah 2 Yunos Shariff 3 Mole Kee Soon 24.9s; 440yds: 1 Simon Ponntah, 2 Yunos Sharlff 3 Mole Kee Soon 59.9s: 880yds: 1 Abu Bakar 2 Mohd. All
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  • 183 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Sunday. A TEAM of golfers led by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong today won the Selangor Golf Club's competition to mark the .King's birthday celebrations. Four yearns of 152 players took part in the four-ball best ball bogie competition. The King's
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  • 45 13 SINGAPORE. Sun. Singapore Malaya Cup Veterans beat RAF Seletar "A" 4-2 in a soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium tonight Ismail Yusoff (2) and Tony Concencio (2) scored for the veterans who led 2-1 at half time. Stevens and Lewis scored for Seletar.
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  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • 391 13 DAUPHINE'S PEAR RflX tL^flS^^ M «DLIi 5M I I \3 T% LL T You will se« Id* ne« Otupkint lip my from tli« lights, «!{e ilon| ifortlmly <n NOW WITH FOUR c*«|tste4 tuff*, p«M up hillt. Kceltnte out of corners: ill due to the new 4 fonrird FORWARD cprrnc >*"
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    • 339 13 K ii_ />> A J^ brings gJ^T to the electrical world SHHHH9HHBHH BHLMIbJH We Invite Your Inspection of 2- Storey Houses Ready For Occupation In 2 Months. No Waiting Or Delay i Best architectural design planning for modern living maximum comfort J| Front Elevation with outstanding features, excellent colour scheme
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 118 13 SOCCER SPORE LEAGUE DIV. 2:— Badan Kesenian v STB (Parrer Pk>; Div. SC: Radin Mas v Indian Soccentes (Farrer Pk> Div. 3D Junior AA v Star Soccerites (St. George's Rd). S'PORE ARMY SENIOR CUP (1st Rd): S"pore Ouard Regt. 'A 1 v 1 QO Highlanders: 443 BAD RAOC A f
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  • 619 14 SINGAPORE. Sun. Four-party tie-up, with people's support, will work for prosperity in Spore, says Tun Lim pORMER Chief .Minister Tun Lim Yew Hock declared tonight that only the newly-formed SPA-UMNO-MCA-MIC Alliance could lead Singapore to merger with the Federation. lie was speaking ;ii one of two
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  • 313 14 Angry villagers join in hunt for arsonist JJI'XDRKDS of angry villagers this morning morning joined a police manhunt for a mystery arsonist, who has made five attempts dining the past fortnight to burn down a large longhousc-type hut in Kampong Henderson. 1 The latest attempt was made this morning. In
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  • 115 14 SINGAPORE. Sun. An agreement signed at about midnight last night brought to an end the sixc ay long tension filled s'riite by 90 employees of the Industrial Gases (Mais ya» Ltd. here. The tentative agreement signed last night by the president of the Singapore Business
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  • 133 14 WIFE DIES IN ABORTION BID: MIDWIFE CHARGED MUAR. Sun.— A registered midwife. Mary Shim. 64. was charged in the High Court here today with causing the death of a housewife. Lily Tan. 22. by carrying out an illegal abortion on her. Tan's husband. Lim Cheng Fait, a bank clerk, told
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  • 27 14 SINGAPORE. Sun. Federation's Yang dl-Pertuan Agong and his consort, the Raja Permaisuri Agong. will begin a five-day visit to the State of Johore tomorrow afternoon.
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  • 100 14 SINGAPORE. Sun.— Federation C.S.F.A. invitation came iiom behlnc' to diaw 2-2 with Singapore G.S.F.A. invitation In their soccer match at Jn!an Be&ar tonlghl. \ve.e lurky to share honours. In the fn.si naif ana for mast of me secouu period they were under heavy pressure, with Singapoie
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  • 31 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun— Hong Kong Chinese gave an improved display to beat a Malayan Chinese FA. invitation XI 2-0 in a floodlit match at the Merdeka Stadium tonight.
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  • 415 14 LEOPOLDVILLE. Sun. I I REPRESENTATIVES from Katanga and Leopoidvllle met secretly In Italy last week to seek an end to Congo bitterness and strife. It was learned today. Unimpeachable sources said the two groups met i.o discuss means of bringing Katanga delegates
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  • 655 14 Indonesia retain Thomas Cup JAKARTA. Sunday. INDONESIA squeezed through with a 6-3 win over* Thailand tonight to retain the Thomas Cup. Indonesia took the three singles sets and split the two I doubles. In the closing ceremonies the Cup was presented to the winners by Acting President Dr. Djuanda Kartawidjajan.
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  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • 400 14 Late CUSSIFIED ADVERTISEItENTS in W „rrf« v/« I Minimum t BIRTH KHAIRA: To t>r and Mm. Khaira, June luth at Batu R.ijnh Hospital, a •on A brothrr for Happy and Dlvli. DEATH MRS. TAY CHECK ENC NEE BAY SENG POO, aerd II paused away pracrfully on 1 1 -6-61. Leaving
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    • 25 14 prvsvntinfj THE I \>IOI S SWISS MADE CAMY NEW 1961 MODEL BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED LUXURIOUS ELEGANT MANY DESIGNS FOR YOUR CHOICE FARGO 5 lON DIESEL TIPPERS
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