The Straits Times, 17 June 1961

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    23 1 NATIONAL l.»Bv\BY» SINGAPORE, 6. AVERAGE DAILY IEHTIMEU SALE KXIEEIIS 90,000 The Straits Times \io***^ /ye**"" Estd. 1845. SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1961. 15 CENTS.
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    LIES says TENGKU
    403 1 The 'false accusers' will face court action Political speeches taped by police KLANG, Friday THE Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, said tonight that the Government would be taking action against those who have made false accusations against Alliance Ministers during recent political rallies. The police, the Tengku
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    Searchfor 'racial' bomber in U.S. capital
    151 1 Search for 'racial' bomber in U.S. capital WASHINGTON, Fri.— Two homemade bombs exploded in Washington last night and early today. Police fear that four more may have been planted by a mysterious phone caller. Police said the caller told them that he had planted the bombs in the city because
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    Sally says: I tried to save our marriage
    1347 1 Sally says: I tried to save our marriage V DIVORCE GIRL TELLS OF SHOCK AFTER TWO DAYS SINGAPORE. Friday. SALLY Bronstein. angry but still in love with the man who divorced her. told today how, on the second day of their marriage, her husbard said he did not love her
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    Lock icon Two die as riots greet Adlai's arrival in Bolivia
    160 1 Two die as riots greet Adlai's arrival in Bolivia LA PAZ (Bolivia). Friday. TWO people were reported killed and five wounded in riots which marked the arrival here today of Mr. Adlai Stevenson, President Kennedy's special representative on his tour of South America. The demonstrations are ali leged to have
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    Lock icon Drugs kill two babies
    45 1 JOLIET, Illinois. Fri. 1 Two infant girls died yester- day from eating chocolate- covered drugs which fell into their playpen. Linda Sue Tynor. 2. and her sister, Gloria Ann. 1. swallowed pills designed for the treatment of high blood pressure. —U.P.I.
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    Aussie pilot killed in jet crash
    101 1 Aussie pilot killed in jet crash PEN AM. Fri. A Royal Australian Air Force pilot was killed when the Sabre jet fighter he was flying crashed during a training flight early this afternoon. The pilot's name has been withheld until his next-of-kin in Australia have been told. The pilot was
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    Lock icon Suicide of accused
    72 1 CIUDAD TRUJILLO. Dominican Republic, Fri. The brother of Gen. Jose Roman Fernandez, former Defence Secretary accused of plotting the assassination of Generalissimo Rafael Trujillo. committed suicide last night as secret police knocked on his door. Roman H. Roman Fernandez fired a bullet Into his head as military
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    Ikeda visit protest
    50 1 TOKYO, Fri. -A Japanese Leftist group today announced plans for mass demonstrations to protest against the visit of Japanese Prime Minister. Mr. Hayato Ikeda, to the United States next week. The protest rallies are beinp organiseG oy the "Peoples Congress against the JapanUnited States security treaty. 1
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    27 1 WASHINGTON. Fri. A second specialist has been called in for consultations about the treatment of President Kennedy's injured back, the White House announced today.— Reuter.
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    42 1 UNITED NATIONS. New York. Fri. Czechoslovakia charged in a note delivered to UN. Secretariat today that two United States intelligence agents in New York had tried to recruit a Czech I diplomat, Mr. Mirosla' I Nacvalac, for espionage. I Reuter.
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    Lock icon GAS vs. EGGS IN 'FARMERS REVOLT'
    91 1 GAS vs. EGGS IN 'FARMERS REVOLT' PONTIVY, Brittany, Fri Police threw tear-gas grenades into a crowd of angry farmers who attacked wim pitchforks, rotten eggs and broken bottles here today In the first real battle of the week-old "peasants revolt" In Brittany. An army of 7,000 farmers with 1.000 tractors
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    RI arms accord
    31 1 BELGRADE, Fri.—Yugoslavia and Indonesia today signed agreements for credit for the delivery of arms from Yugoslavia and for technical co-operation between the armed forces of the two nations—U.P.l.
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    SALLY'S RELATIVE 'SHOCKED'
    113 1 LONDON. Fri.— Relatives of Sally Bronstein. 19--year-old former model divorced by the Sultan of Pahang'n second son after M days of marriage, were < '.oday shocked and angry at the news of the divorce, j Sally's father, Mr. Solo- mon Bronstein. a furrier, was on a business
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    Front still attacks education policy
    130 1 Front still attacks education policy I^UALA LUMPUR. Fri. —The Socialist Front today accused the Federation Government of adopting a "mulish"' attitude over its education policy and reiterated its demand that the country's educational system be reviewed at a national public conference. In a statement the Front urged the Government to
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      NO TO PLANES PROPOSAL
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    Accountant gets three years
    372 2 A joyous finale to a fiesta 4-WORD JUDGMENT FINDS HIM GUILTY OF CHEATING BANK, APPEAL LODGED KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. T I.M JIT MENG, an accountant of Boustead- Buttery Estates Agency Limited, was today jailed for three years for cheating the Chartered Bank of three drafts amounting
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    Govt. studying smallholders' plea for tree tax review
    242 2 PENANG. •Fri M'HE Federation Government is considering a petition by the Balik Pulau Planters' Association seeking a review of the present rubber tax on smallholdings on Penang Island. The Minister of Finance. Mr. Tan Siew Sin. indicated this today after meeting representatives
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    Scholarship for 37 children
    42 2 TELUK ANSON. Frl. Thirty-seven children ot member* of the Lower Perak Malay Government Servants' Cooperative Thrift and Loan Society will be given :«cholarships totalling $3,740 at a presentation ceremony in the Malay Club her e on July 1.
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    Testimonial for clerk
    85 2 SEREMBAN. Frl. Mr. JP. M. Silva, chief clerk of the Army Lands Directorate a), the 17 Gurkha headquarters, Rasah Camp, was today presented with the C-in-C testimonial for efficient and devoted service to the British Army In Malaya. vlr. Sllva. 40. has been 15 years with the
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    Man drowns
    34 2 TELUK ANSON, Fri. A labourer. V. Marimuthu. 32. was drowned yesterday evening when he fell into a monsoon drain while fishing at the 7th mile division of Nova Scotia estate near here.
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    S'pore: The path ahead
    192 2 S'pore: The path ahead SI N GAPORE S con stitutional future has become a burning political issue. Where, the public asks, do we go from here 0 The Sunday Mail has invited the six registered political parties in Singapore to supply their respective answers to this question. In tomorrow's issue,
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    Lock icon KHRUSHCHEV: WE DON'T WANT A WAR OVER BERLIN, BUT...
    1470 3 KHRUSHCHEV: WE DON'T WANT A WAR OVER BERLIN, BUT. MOSCOW, Friday jyf R. Nikita Khrushchev said yesterday Russia did not want war over ITX Berlin but he warned that if anyone tried to use weapons against a German peace treaty they would be repelled by force. Looking grave as he
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    Lock icon Rebels are repelled
    37 3 Rebels are repelled LUANDA. Fri. Several military patrols were attacked by insurgents yesterday Jn Northern Angola but the attackers were repelled with heavy losses. Insurgents have burned several bridges between Ucua and Pango In Northern Angola. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Protest fanners cut off town
    50 3 PARIS. Fri. Brittany farmers resumed their protest demonstrations against the Government's agricultural policy by blocking all roads to Pontlvy. a town of 10.000 people, today with tractors. The latest move follows three days of similar action sparked by a fall in potato prices. Reuter. I
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    Lock icon Reds strangle S. Vietnam rice supplies
    240 3 Reds strangle S. Vietnam rice supplies SAIGON, Friday. r\ESPITE an excellent rice harvest South Vietnam has exported only 160 tons of rice so far this year, authoritative government sources said today. This compares with an export figure of 380.000 tons for the whole of last year. The sources said that
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    Lock icon RACING CAR RUNS WILD: 4 KILLED
    99 3 RACING CAR RUNS WILD: 4 KILLED ROME. Fri.— Four people, including: Italian racing driver Guilio Cabianca, died yesterday after his car swerved off the race track at Modena, and plunged across a busy street nearby. A youth was injured. Eye-witnesses said Cabianca's three-litre car suddenly left the track at about
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    Lock icon Red Venus 'lost'
    46 3 LONDON. Fri. The hunt for Russia's Venus, "lost" in space since February, by Britain's giant radio telescope at Jodrell Bank ended last night. Prof Sir Bernard Lovell, Director of Jodrell Bank, said today: The Venus is not responding to commands from earth." Reuter
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    Lock icon Aid team leaves
    16 3 WASHINGTON, Fri. A six-man U.S. aid mission left today for South Vietnam.— U.P.I.
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    Lock icon Two released
    18 3 Two released KATMANDU. Fri. Two members of Nepal's deposed government have been released from detention. Reuter.
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    Lock icon BUTLER: EVANS WOULD NOT HAVE HANGED FOR BABY MURDER IF...
    257 3 BUTLER: EVANS WOULD NOT HAVE HANGED FOR BABY MURDER IF... lONDON, Fri.— Mr. R. A Butler, the Home Secretary, said last night that he thought Timothy Evans 25-year-old lorry driver would not have been hanged in 1950 for the murder of his baby daughter Geraldine, if the full facts had
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    Lock icon Anti-riot men out
    33 3 ALGIERS. Fri. Strong anti-riot measures were imposed on the outskirts of Algiers last night. Control posts were set up on all main roads and armoured cars patrolled the suburbs. Reuter.
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    Lock icon CASTRO RAISES RANSOM PRICE TO $84 mil.
    141 3 HAVANA, Frl. Premier Fidel Castro has put a vastly increased price US$23 ($B4) million —on 1,173 captured Cuban invaders he proposes to trade to the U.S. for as many as 10.000 farm tractors. The Cuban leader's new terms, .outlined at news conferences lasting
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    'Little China' under fire
    714 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. DANGEROUS' TO ACCUSE CHINESE OF BEING CLANNISH, SAYS THE LIB-SOC CHIEF THE chairman of the Liberal-Socialist Party, Mr. Wee Soo Bee, tonight attacked "elected leaders** who accuse the Chinese here of wanting to make Singapore into "a little China" as an excuse for preventing
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    What's newin the Free Press?
    122 4 What's newin the Free Press? rDAY the Free Press publishes the first of a series of articles about assassinations that changed the course of history. It tells how a slaying in far-off Sarajevo started World War I. which cost millions of lives and led to strife and suffering from which
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    $27,494 MORE FOR RELIEF FUND
    317 4 SINGAPORE, Fri.—Donations totalling $27,494.34 were received today by the Bukit Ho Swee Fire National Relief Fund. The following is a full list of donations: Indian Chamber of Commerce $11,783; Singapore Junior Chamber of Commerce $135; Methodist Church in Malaya $2,000; Mr. Chua Sal Kow and
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    Jailed for accepting $40 bribe
    93 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. A customs revenue officer, who took a $40 bribe In marked notes, was today Jailed for six months and fined $40 or another month's jail by the first criminal district court. The fine was paid. Mohamed Noor bin Idris, 37. was convicted of
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    Police advice to motorists
    57 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Police Secretary Mr. Lam Seng Huat, today advised motorists to avoid the following roads on Sunday when a bicycle race will be held at the Gap between 7 a.m. and 12 noon: Dover Road, Clementi Road. Pasir Panjang, South Buona Vista Road, Ayer
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    Anson rally
    32 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Workers' Party will hold its second rally tomorrow night in connection with the Anson by-election. It will be held at Patani Street between 7 and 10 p.m.
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    Support for PAP candidate
    54 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. The 3.000 member Singapore Traction Company Employees' Union today declared Its full support to its president, Inche Mahmud bin Awang. in the Anson byelection. Inche Mahmud is the peo- j pie's Action Party candidate I in the by-election. He is also president of the
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    Malay Congress in emergency meet
    119 4 SINGAPORE, Friday. THE Malay Language and Cultural Congress in Singapore will hold a special emergency general meeting on Tuesday to discuss the resignation of its chairman, Inche Ramli Abdul Hadi. Fifty two membc organisations of the congress are expected to attend the meeting. Inche Ramli
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    Denial by unionists
    101 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. The Public Daily Rated Employees' Unions Federation today denied it had given an undertaking to the Minister for Labour and Law, Mr. KM Byrne, not to ask for a change of its rules and that of its 13 affiliated unions before all their unions' names
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    R.I. old boy gets US degree
    61 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. News was received in Singapore today that Mr. Peter Lions B. Lee, 22, of Amoy Street has obtained his Master of Arts degree at the convocation of Wheaton College in Illinois. Mr. Lee, who majored in theology. Is an ex-student of Raffles
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      446 4 WORKERS' PARTY: Second Exhibition of paintings by local election rally at Patani Street artists at the British Council, between 7 and 10 p.m. Amber Mansions. Orchard Road. VICTORIA THEATRE: Red- 1O v a i?r^ ?r£rharrt Bnad^ tal of Indian classical dances by bS^^S 9 R °a J -,1 vorjiicurii rvvtnr
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    Longer tax relief call
    317 5 Govt. will consider any appeal to extend exemption period for pioneer industries KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. rPHE Federation Government will considei any approach by the business community for a longer tax relief for pioneer industries. This was stated today by the Secretary for Commerce and Industry, Raja
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    'BEQUEATHED' TO WIFE: A SARONG
    104 5 BINGAPORE, Fri. A man "bequeathed" a sarong to his wife before hanging himself at Tanjong Berlayah Beach on April 1. the state coroner. Mr. Sathi V. Kandlah. was told today. Mr. Kandiah, was told at an Inquest on Borhan bin Majld. 24. of Silat R
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    Council man accused
    52 5 IPOH, Frt. An Ipoh Town Council clerk. N. Mathavan. 27, pleaded not guilty In the Sessions Court here today to three counts of criminal breach of trust of $183 belonging to the council. Bail of $3,000 In two sureties was allowed and the cjue was postponed to
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    82 5 MARRIAGE JOINS TWO RACING FAMILIES A LOVE MATCH for tennis star Katherine Leong made the wedding bells ring in Kuala Lumpur yesterday. The bridgegroom is Mr. Lori Mook Seng, an accountant, and son of well-known Kuala Lumpur businessman and racehorse owner Mr. Loh Pak Soon and Mrs.
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    PPP LEADER FINED FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES
    163 5 PPP LEADER FINED FOR TRAFFIC OFFENCES IPOH. Fri— Member of Parliament and secretarygeneral of the People's Progressive Party, D. R. Seenivasagam, was today f.ned a total of $10 in thp magistrates court here when he pleaded guilty to committing two traffic offences. He was fined $5 for causing obstruction by
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    Razak: Help implement big plan...
    246 5 Razak: Help implement big plan PENANG, Friday. HPHERE would be "no shortage of funds" for the Government's second five-year development plan, the Deputy Premier and Minister of Rural Development, Tun Abdul Razak, declared here today. "We have a big task ahead and I appeal to you to do your best
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    Prayer meeting
    41 5 KUALA LUMPUR Fi\ The Babji Yoga Sangah will hold a prayer meeting at 2240/2 J. Lorong Jurret Dua. Kampong Pan d a n Govt Quarters, here on Sunday at 5 00 p.m. Mr. K. Ramanathan will speak on "Vasana
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    COUNCILLORS FETE MARKET HAWKERS
    72 5 COUNCILLORS FETE MARKET HAWKERS SEREMBAN, Fri.— The nine Independent town councillors of Seremban yesterday entertained about 350 Central Market stall-holders to a tea party to discuss the present congestion at the market. Mr. Chin See Yin, president of the Town Council, urged the licensed stallholders to play their part in
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    Governor greets his hajja sisters
    186 5 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Governor of Malacca, Tun Haji Abdul Malik bin Yusof, was at the Singapore Harbour Board wharves early this morning to welcome home his two sisters, who were among the 903 hajis and hajjas to disembark from the pilgrim ship Kuala Lumpur. Among
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    $3,000 break-in
    28 5 SINGAPORE. Frl.— Thieves broke Into a British army sub-depot In Chua Chu Kang Road last night and took 30 bales of curtain cloth valued at $3,000
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    GAME WARDEN ENDS ROGUE ELEPHANT'S TERROR CAMPAIGN
    185 5 DATC GAJAH, Fri. A young rogue ball elephant was brought down at a range of 25ft. with a single shot from a heavy rifle in jungle near Sungei Siput yesterday A second shot was fired by the Deputy State Game Warden. Inche Abdul
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    Debt burden
    34 5 SINGAPORE. Fri—A suicide verdict was recorded today on a porridge seller. Yeo Teck Chin. 61. of Nee Soon Road, who hanged himself in his home on April :i because of financial difficulties.
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    Five jailed for taking part in 'bold robbery'
    518 6 BUSINESS HOUSES ENTITLED TO FULL PROTECTION OF THE LAW— JUDGE SINGAPORE, Friday. "pi YE men who took part in what a judge described as "a wellA planned and boldly executed gang robbery" were sentenced in the Assize Court today to a total
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    Speeding fines for six
    53 6 PENANO. Fri.—Six motorists were today fined for speeding along GU'.gor. MacAlister Road and Peel Avenuo during April this year. Teh Chool Koon, Khoo Kean Huat. Llm Huat Cheow and Lee Kok Chuan were fined $30 each, while two others—V. O. Payne and B. E. Cashburn—had to
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    Police tattoo
    26 6 KANGAR, Fri.—The Royal Federation Police Band from Kuala Lumpur will stage a floodlit tattoo on Derma School padang here at 8 p.m. on Sunday.
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    It's first shipment for new refinery
    62 6 GLVGAPORE, Fri.— The first shipment of crude oil to be processed at the newly-completed Shell refinery on Pulau Bukom arrived here last evening. The 45.500 tons of oil was brought in the Philinr from Kuwait. Hoses were connected to the tanker, and the oil
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    A PLAYGROUND ON THE MOVE
    149 6 BATU GAJAH, Friday. f HILDREN at play near the Yuk Kwan Chir zse School here yesterday stopped and gazed with fascination as part of the playground began to sink f slowly. Twenty minutes later a piece of ground about eight feet in diameter had ;unk
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    Training centre
    38 6 KANGAR. Fri.—The president of the Perils Council of Regency, Dr. Syed Mahmud bin Syed Hassan Jamalullall. viv o Den the new you** training centre at Sungel Ba'u Puhat. nine miles from here, at 5 p.m. tomorrow
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    Police band might go to Australia
    127 6 Police band might go to Australia ITUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Royal Federation of Malaya Police Band might play at the Empire Games i Perth. Austra ia. next year. Negotiations have been going on with a view to the band going there, says a report from Perth. The tour, if it
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    Julie and Helen off to compete for world title
    163 6 CINGAPORE, Fri. .Miss Singapore (left) and Miss Malaya left by Pan-Ameri-can Airways today for Manila where they will board the liner Himalaya for California to have a crack at the Miss International title. Miss Singapore. Julie Koh. arrived at the airport
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    1330 7 A British naval officer tells of the horror that was old Batavia Times Special Feature IN 1747 THE DUTCH WERE BURNING SURPLUS SPICE TO KEEP UP PRICE QN 19th April in th c year 1747, the East India Company ship Prince Edward came to anch o r in Batavia roads.
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      294 7 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 7 P\n or dish of use in the 1 Model might be badly missed kitchen, perhaps (5). <6> 8 Seeking contribution* for the 5 Savages might do it and a boat's equipment gin's a crow in mutiny (3-5). possibility! (10>. 9 Look to get a cry
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    29 8 Warit lit iMinimum, MR. AND MRS. Abubakar Tana Mattar thank all frlmda for their cood arlaaaa, attendance and presen's no fh# QfruX^too of fhfir nurrn j§ oo M-t-61
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    63 8 JO H ori, lit (Minimum) IN IVIK LOVINO memory of J. C. fhcivathurai »ho departed this world nn IT* •>!'. Inserted by his beloved ■rlfla, sonr. daughters. Nephews nieces and m>n»-ln-iiiu. IN LOVING MEMORY Of the late Mr. Tay l.ian Tin who paased a«sy M 17 KM) Dend
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    236 8 M afaasb J/» (Minimum) THE COCKPIT'S Java Ri)*ttafel la *rr\rd ev-ry Saturday and Sunday lunch ROSEE DOR il.ido Grand Restaurant) Tra Time dally 3 pm. to 7 p.m. Kvery Wednesday Satay and Soto NiKht. HURRY to th.- ,i,.it»nc-,' .it Whiteaway Record Bar. Thu >» your laal opportunity to obtain
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      Threat From Moscow
      656 8 Mr. Khrushchev has spoken with restraint and moderation. But neither the studied calm of his broadcast nor the hope he expressed of an improvement in Soviet-Amer-ican relations can disguise the sombre realities. Mr. Kennedy made it clear in his address to the American people that in Vienna
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      Turtle Welfare
      388 8 Giant leathery turtles, not unlike humans, have a refined taste in seaside resorts. They like crystal-clear water, tranquillity, sunshine and a beach of fine, pure sand. And who shall blame them? For in the sand they lay their eggs. It has been estimated that nine female giant leathery
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      Padi Advance
      170 8 Last years padi harvest record, the Minister of Agriculture reports, is likely to fall when figures for 1960-61 are complete. The full credit for the Federation's rapid advance in padi productivity cannot be attributed to any single innovation. In some areas double cropping has oeen the principal new
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    THAILAND— where they prudently let sleeping tigers lie...
    1227 8 THAILAND— where they prudently let sleeping tigers lie... AS one South -East Asian crisis succeeds another, only Thailand appears tranquil and undisturbed. Have the Thais some secret which shields them from the harsh realities of the twentieth century or will their turn come next? History reveals one contributory factor. Alone
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    S'pore expects trade boost
    292 9 Impact of Indonesian drive for exports at competitive prices SINGAPORE, Friday. OINGAPORE businessmen today predicted an increase in Indoneslan trade, following the publication in Jakarta of new export regulations on the selling prices of Indonesian export produce. The Indonesian Government last month announced regulations to promote
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    Five fly to Ecca talks in Bangkok
    240 9 Five fly to Ecca talks in Bangkok J^UALA LUMPUR. Pri. Five representatives of the Federation Government left here by air for Bangkok today to join the Malayan Ambassador to Thailand in paving the way for the proposed Economic and Cultural Co-opera-tion Agreement between Malaya, the Philippines and Thailand. Officials of
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    Gala debut for film
    55 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— A gala premiere of the CathayKeris film "Lela Satrla," based on a famous original stage play by Rawan Hiba, will b*» held at the Odeon Theatre on June 27 at 9.15 p.m. Top artists of Cathay-Keris will feature in a variety show of
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    Johore farewells royal visitors
    334 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Fri. lOHORE said goodbye this morning to the Yang d i Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong at the end of their fourday visit to the State. The thousands of residents and school-children who lined the streets of Johore Bahru for their state
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    SECOND MAN ON KIDNAP BID CHARGE
    77 9 SECOND MAN ON KIDNAP BID CHARGE SINGAPORE. Fri. A second man was tentatively charged in the ninth magistrate's court today with trying to kidnap the director of a Singapore biscuit factory, Mr. Chew Choo Han. 43, In Macpherson Road on March 23. He was Ooh Chiang Khong alias Goh Chang
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    YONG NAMED CHAIRMAN OF SHB
    79 9 YONG NAMED CHAIRMAN OF SHB SINGAPORE, Fri. The Minister of Education. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. has been appointed chairman of the Singapore Harbour Board. He takes over from Mr. F.L. Lane, who has retired. A Government statement said Mr. Yong's appointment was to assist the Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan
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    London Bar Exams passes
    324 9 LONDON, Friday r ]"HE following Malayan candidates were successful in the Trinity term Bar Examinations In London: FINAL CUm 2: Freddy Yin Ec Kheng (Singapore). Miss Lee Chin Lool 'Federation). Neoh Thean Hup t Singapore >, Simon Nicholas (Singapore), Roy Shar-m-i i6lngapore> Conditional pastes: Lim Boon
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    PLATFORM GOODBYE FOR A PRINCESS
    66 9 PLATFORM GOODBYE FOR A PRINCESS TENGKU Sharifah Salwah. 18. eldest daughter of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong, who accompanied her parents to Johore on their four-day State visit. The lovely princess drew admiring glances when she accompanied the Raja Permaisuri Agong to official functions during the
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    Company chief coming
    45 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Mr. L. Tutt, partner and chairman of directors of Tutt Bryant, the largest distributors of roadmaklng and earthmovlng equipment in Australia, Is due here on Monday. He will visit his firm's local subsidiary. Pacific Engineering Ltd. in Petallng Jaya.
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    Scholarships for printers
    49 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Four men from the Government Printing Department here left by air today for Wellington, New Zealand, on a Colombo Plan scholarship. They are Mr. V. P. Nathan. Nik Abdul Aziz bin Nik Abdullah. Inche Rahlm Bux bin Abdul Latin* and Mr. A. Sirlpala.
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    8 Umno 'rebels' won't appeal
    220 9 TNCHE Suyut SurmanJ Umno's City dlvisio: the State liaison commiti that he would not appeal even if he were expelled SINGAPORE. Friday, i, "rebel" secretary of in, who was suspended by tee last night, today said 1 to the liaison committee 1. Seven others, Including
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    Klang goes to polls today
    54 9 KLANG. Fri. An allparty committee has been formed here to ensure order during tomorrow's local council election when 26.595 voters are expected to go to the polls. Polling will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 8 p.m. Votes will be counted in Klang High
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    A PLEDGE BY PARTY TO KEEP THE BALANCE
    120 9 A PLEDGE BY PARTY TO KEEP THE BALANCE MALACCA, Fri— The Malayan Party. which holds the balance of power in the municipal coiinc'l here, today pledged to see that it cud not oecome a platform for political parties. The president of the party, Mr. Tan Kee Gak. said its two
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    CID men ambush four men: Arms found
    217 9 CID men ambush four men: Arms found SINGAPORE. Fri. Detectives ambushed four men in a lane oil j Serangoon Road this morning and seized a pistol, seven bullets and a dagger. The ambush was laid minutes after a tip-off was received from a member of the public. One of the
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    Trains to GP
    37 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. Special passenger trains at frequent intervals will run between Singapore and Johore Bahru for the Johcre Grand Prix on June 24-25. the Malayan Railway Administration announced today Return tickets cost $1.50
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      Cuepacs and the teachers
      203 10 Cuepacs and the teachers I CANNOT understand why Cuepacs should want to butt into the negotiations on the unified scheme that the Government is conducting with tea eh c r organisations. The scheme itself h something for the future and all teachers entering the service will not be Government servants.
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      THE OFFICE IN THE JUNGLE
      139 10 THE OFFICE IN THE JUNGLE QN arrival at Port Dickson for a holiday. I found the bungalow I had booked had no electricity supply, i could not contact the local CEB by phone, and I was forced to go in person to make a complaint. To my surprise I found
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      33 10 IT is a disgrace to see Singapore's State flag, torn and tattered, flying at the Workers' Brigade station in Airport Road. It is high time it was replaced. M. SULAIMAN Singapore
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      THERE SHOULD BE NO GROUSES NOW
      232 10 I CONGRATULATE Mr Teerath Ram on his stand that Cuepacs should not interfere with the negotiation of teachers' salaries We are aware that representatives of nine (now 10) teachers' unions have been negotiating with the Government for the past three and a half years
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      POSTAL CLERKS
      65 10 tIKHY must the GovernTT ment still stick to recruiting postal clerks with a "credit" in English? After all a postal clerk is paid a maximum salary of $157 a month, which is much less than what a tapper can much. Either the Government educes the qualification, or ncreases
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      These Jeremiads about rubber: There is room for both
      127 10 DO wish »1r Leo Logan would stop depressing us with his Jeremiads. If synthetic rubber js the answer, why are the large American rubber manufacturers planting uP natural for all they are worth? There is clearly room for both. Those of
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      A POLITICIAN BEWITCHED
      130 10 A POLITICIAN BEWITCHED How strange the neivs that's going round, A legal spell-binder spellbound! How odd the thought and rather tragic. That one who fears not men fears magic! I hear he's seeking to enlist The aid of some good exorcist To work upon a transfixed dolly; If this is
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      ERADICATING the COLOUR BAR IN RHODESIA
      357 10 ERADICATING the COLOUR BAR IN RHODESIA T HAVE just read Andrew Wilson's sickeningly onesided article on Salisbury. Southern Rhodesia. I am sure that few of your reader., are in a position to challenge the honesty of the report;, and that is unfortunate indeed, since it is as one-sided a piece
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      THE OTHER CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS...
      194 10 THE OTHER CAUSES OF ACCIDENTS... MANY thanks to Singapore's Police Secretary for his prompt reply to my letter on lifting the speed limit along Dunearn and Bukit Timah. It is apparent that up to a point the opinion is that speed is the primary cause of all accidents. Are not
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      Passing the hat round
      146 10 rjtHE willing and imX mediate rallying of the people of Singapore to the call for help in times of distress as in the case of several big fire disasters here, especially the Bukit Ho Swee conflagration, is something to be proud of. With the good that
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      391 10 Perfect Movies in Two Ways 1 SEKOHIC ZOOM 8 LENS TURNS 4 MOVIES INTO LIFE Th« valu% of a zoom lens to a professional photographer i? indisputabit. One reason for this wl value is that reality has two kinds I of motion: 'irst the motion of tha object, and next
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      294 10 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 7 Pan or dish of use in the 1 Model might be badly missed kitchen, perhaps (5). (6). 8 Seeking contributions for the 5 Savages might do it and a boat's equipment gin's a crew in mutiny <3-s>. possibility! (10). 9 Look lo get a cry
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    Rubber market stockpile tension
    618 12 CTOCKPILE has again been the main factor and topic of conversation this week report H. C. B. Co. Ltd. in their weekly survey of the Singapore Rubber Market. The sugar coating of the many denials, that changes were pending. only served to enlarge the pill in
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    118 12 THE Chines* Product Exchange, tinterday were: Cepra: IK/ Continent June shipment *25i buyers. $28 itellem. Coconut Oil: Bulk $38) sellers, drum $42 sellers. Reaper: Muntok white $190 sellers, Sarawak white $187J sellers, special Sarawak black Jl",r, sellers, garbled Lamponx black $155 sellers. Lampone black ABTA $170 seller*. Pepper
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    97 12 •THE Malayan Kxehsngs Bsnkf A.io- cut ion madr th«*e changes id its rairs to merchants veaterday (all rates to $1001: Canada: buying airmail T.T. 32t. O.D 321, 90 d/at 33 1/16 credit hills. 33i trade bills. telling T.T. sr O.D. rsady: Cansda 32 3/16: Urn Frsnss 140: Frtnch
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    MODERATE TURNOVER: TIN SHARES MARKING TIME
    488 12 From Our Market Correspondent rpiIERE was only a modL eratc turnover on the Malayan Stock Exchange yesterday with the tin section again marking time. Investors are still waiting the next meeting of the International Tin Council in London when a decision about the ceiling
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    STOCK INDICES
    22 12 Malayan Stock Indices: Jane 16 June IS Industrial*. 170.11 169.83 Tins: 327.05 326.23 S Rubbers: 247.35 247.54 Jan. 1 1958=100
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    701 12 BUSINESS on the Malayan Stock Exchange. Federation section yesterday with the number of deals in brackets was: Industrials: Fed Dlsp. (2.000) 51. 60; F and N. ords (1.000) 12.52; M. Cement (1,000) $2.25: Metal Box (5.000) *3.l<i, 53.15. $3.14: Robinson 11.000) $1 4.V Steamers (2,000) *9 cento:
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    116 12 MELBOURNE, Pri INVESTMENT shares closed the x week along steady lines. B.H.P. gained Is. 6d to 795. and Queensland Pre«s 3s. to 58s. 6d. Aust. Chemical Holdings eased 2s. 2d to 355. 9d Base metals and oils helci steady. Commonwealth bonds were tradeti along firm lines. Con. Zinc
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    204 12 SHIPS lymg alangtidl tht (ingiMr* wriarvas today art: Nichiyo Maru 6/7, Karakorum 4/5, Oxfordshire 42/ 43, Memey Lloyd 42/43, Matnudman Hani 31/32, Star Betclgctue 19. Trivial* 10/11, TJioodas 24/25. Adnjtui 13/14, Sarlta 1/2, SelUI Maru 2*. Tozai Hani No. 11 40/41. Innar Reads: Ban Ho Khcng. Boot
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    CLOSING PRICES
    38 12 SINGAPORE, June 16. RUBBER: 831- cents per Ib. (up five-eighths of a cent). 5 p.m. unofficial close: 83 i cents (very quiet). TIN: $447.25 per picul (up S2). Estimated unofficial offering 275 tons (up 15 tons).
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    RUBBER PRICES
    221 12 lULV flnt grad* rubber buytn f.».». I clo»«l In Singapore yeaterday at h3i c»nta per ]b. up Mvr-etgMha of a cent on Thursday'a closing price. Th« tone was uncertain. I.C.C.R.A. closing prices In cents per Ib. yesterday were: Int. 1 R.S.B. Bpot f.o.b. buyers S3|. sellers R3J; Int
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    SINGAPORE METAL PRICE RECOVERS AGAIN BY S2
    254 12 rVHE tin price in Singax pore yesterday recovered $2 of the drop of $2.50 which occurred on Thursday and was quoted at $447.25 on an offering of 275 tons. Although the fall in the Singapore tin price was more or less expected and
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      1229 12 1 l*r»UF«IJrl 1 I SOUTHERN MALAYAN TIN DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated in England). The Board of Directors has declared an Interim Dividend of Is. f 3d. per share, 'ess Income Tax, S payable ln London on 24th July, g 1961 to all Shareholders on the > Register on 30th June 1961
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      1006 13 [■■^BtE^iEliE^EtE^^ ((.'ontinurd from Pagr 10) SITUATIONS VACANT 10 Word, SS (Mim.)— Box St eti. extra BOX A 1313 S.T. K.L. Position fllkd. Applicants thanked. WANTED by .ante European motor firm i female Sto-k Control Clerk, preferably Senior Cambridge. Apply Box A«. r i7O IT. Spore. QUALIFIED CHINESE LADY Junior Ft'
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      1011 13 ACCOMMODATION VACANT •il Word, Si (Mim.)— Box St rt*. extra MODERN TWO ROOM flat stangee Plac- for rent tranMer. Further parti- Rulars rlni; Chan Tel: Spore 4r.'S4. NEW ROOMS to let at Lurky House I'lens- iiipiy to No. 66 Oulllemard Road opposite Loronß 14. Singapore 14. FIRST CLASS European accommodation
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      958 13 EDUCATION I* Word, SS (Mim.)— Box St ct: extra i SCIENCE with approved laboratory facilities for all standards leading to Cambridge Cert. H.S.C, OCE., morn- ing Kveninn sessions City School Science Dept.. 169-B Seletfl* Road. I Spore Tel: 3901 5. POSTAL TUITION: CTMA College Malaya's College of Further Education help
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      767 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE 2* Word, SS (Mim.)— Box St ct: txtra SINGIR SPORTS 1952 very reliable and powerful. New battery, regularly serviced. Excellent a s spare ear. 9J784 (ofßce) or ***** (home). 1954 FORD ZEPHYR. Green Jl«00 excellent condition. European owned. 'No dealers. 13 Fourth St. Siglap. I S pore
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      836 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE If Word* Si (Mim.)— Box St ct: txtr,<. 2 1159 STUOEBAKSR LARK 6, one owner, HvdoO miles. Best offer. PnoO' i 2 (B'pore) *****, X-269 office hour*. t PORO OALAXIE SUNLINER 1961 r model. Immaculate condition, equipped c with power steeling and power hood. one owner must
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      796 13 FOR SALE I Word* SS (Mim.)— Box it ct: extra J 2 DOZ. DOLMAR Chain Saw and pcs. Circular Saw M" gauge 8. Write a o P.O. Box 9W). Singapore. I FOR SAL! Morrison piano. uprtKM nodil rxcrllent condition Fully tropl- price *75O Telephone (B'porc) Ul'i morninga. c HOUIEHOLO FURNITURE:
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      401 13 STEAMBATHS, MASSAGE, ETC. 0 Word* SS (Mim.)— Box St ct: extra TRY TMI NIW Turkish Bteamroora it "Ricky a Snm»» Massage by M* wrieneed M,i«seur MMMM* '-"9^ River k'.illry Road BiOKupore Telephone M«T7. TIRIO7 LIT LAURA Message ■teamhath Kefrrsh You Kxprrt l.nrnitd M*«sciir/Ma»seuse 319-P. Kiver I'alley Koad. SnitMivre-'.i. Telephoa* .'.■oTri
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    INDONESIANS 'TOO BUSY' TO COME
    349 14 MALAYAN BADMINTON TOURNEY HEADING FOR A FLOP By CONRAD NG, Kuala Lumpur, Friday "DAD NEWS today for badminton fans. Tan Joe Hock and Ferry Sonneville, the heroes of Indonesia's successful defence of the Thomas Cup, are NOT COMING for the Malayan championships which begin here
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    McDonald and Burge hit centuries
    342 14 McDonald and Burge hit centuries LEICESTER. Friday. rpHE Australian cricketers failed to reap the full benefit of a third wicket stand of 183 by Colin McDonald and Petei Burge, both of whom hit centuries, against Leicestershire on the second day of the match here yesterday. Facing a score of 239.
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    Johore XI
    59 14 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. Johore's team to meet Negri Sembilan in the MCA league match here tomorrow and Sunday, starting 11 a.m. each day, will be: Dr S. Gunendran (capo. Dr. D. Jagdev Singh. S. Sen, Dethoit, Boon Oon Leong. T. Siva Ananthan. V. Balakrishnan. S. Sathiapalan. E. Yowanarajah.
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    Lock icon lllingworth, Trueman hurt
    237 14 lllingworth, Trueman hurt T ONDON, Fri. Freddie Trueman end Ray Illlngworth of Yorkshire are the latest England Test cricketers reported hurt. Trueman, during the game against Middlesex at Bradford, rubbed some skin off the under-side of his left foot. He bowled at medium pace. Illlngworth. the offbreak bowler, was handicapped
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    Gurmit's debut for Singapore
    87 14 SINGAPORE. Fri. Singapore Cricket Association will Introduce a new opening bowler for the MCA league match against Pahang at Balestler Road tomorrow and Sunday. He is 18-year-old Gurmlt Singh, a right-hand medium-pace bowler, who has been bowling with success for Indian Association in recent SCA senior
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    Lock icon Russian move: No unanimous support
    176 14 Russian move: No unanimous support ATHENS, Fri— The presidents of the Internationa] Federations are not unanimous in their support of the Soviet proposal that in order to democratise the International Olympic Committee (IOC) they should automatically become members. Col. Rudyard Russell, the president of the International Amateur Boxing Federations who
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    DATO LOKE LEADS TEAM FOR S.E.A. TOURNEY
    253 14 DATO LOKE LEADS TEAM FOR S.E.A. TOURNEY SINGAPORE. Fri. Singapore Golf Association today named Its team of four for the South East Asia golf championship for the Putra Cup to be held at Selangor Golf Club iv Kuala Lumpur from July 19 to 22. The team is Wong Weng Foo
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    JAP G.P. RIDER WON IN U.S.
    313 14 SINGAPORE, Fri. Malayan motor racing fans will see a world class motor cyclist in action at the second Johore Coronation Grand Prix on June 24 and 25 He is 30-year-old Giichl Suzuki, who finished second in one race at the Isle Of Man T.T.
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      SOCCER
      114 14 SPORE LEAGUE I)1V. SB: BODCA w.o. Khalsa. ATHLETICS SULTAN 'ABU BAKAR SGS MEET (Muar): 100 m: 1 Lai Kian 2 Hamidah Jaflar 3 Rokiah Kassim 14.65; 200 m: 1 Hamidah Jarfar S Rokiah Kasstm 3 Paezah bte Mohamed 29.85; 80m bardies: 1 Faridah Omar 2 Masa'ad Mohamec* 3 Lav
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      HOCKEY
      38 14 NU TEACHERS TOURNEY (Kluang): Muar 0 Batu Pahat 0; Segamat 3 (Meng Jit, Kirn Tan. Ban Kok) J. Bahru 1 (Serjlt Singh); Tangkak w.o. Kota Tlnggi; Final: Kluang 2 (L. Forbes. Kok Kee) Segamat 1 (Kirn Tan).
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      VOLLEYBALL
      21 14 ND TEACHERS TOURNEY (Kluang): Batu Pahat bt Muar 31-17. 21-13; bt Segamat 21-18. 21-16; Final: Kluang bt Segamat 21-4. 21-4.
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      BADMINTON
      34 14 NU TEACHERS TOURNEY (Kluang): J. Bahru bt Muar 3-2; Final: Batu Pahat bt J. Bahru 4-1. NETBALL NU TEACHERS TOURNEY (Kluang): J. Fi-hru bt Batu Pahat 20-11; Final: Kluang bt Batu Pahat 18-13.
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      CRICKET
      26 14 INTER STATE COMB. SCHOOLS <J. Bahru): Malacca 93 (Chandra 18. Goh Hock Slew 18, Indran 3-27) and 10-0: Johore 38 (Chandra 2-14, Bain Saurajen 8-19).
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      TENNIS
      121 14 FRIENDLY (Sg Patanii: Sungel Patent XI bt Ibrahim School by 51 runs. School 128 lOsman 33. Moktar 27) Sg. Patanl 179 (Balan 35. Bachan Singh 28, A. Augustin 23, Nesakumar 23). DAVIS CUP Q-FINAL (Edgbaston). Britain led S. Africa 2-0 <M. Sangster bt J. Mayers 6-3, 6-2. 6-4; B.
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      10 14 INTERNATIONAL (Florence): Italy 4 Argentina 1.
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    Hercules is today's best bet
    640 15 THIS SMART SPRINTER SHOULD FOLLOW UP FIRST -UP SUCCESS BEST bet in today's Ipoh card is Shaw Stable's Hercules II (Race 7), a smart winner over 6f first time out at Bukit Timah last month. Hercules II meets a slightly stronger field today but with
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    TODAY'S RUNNERS AND RIDER AT IPOH
    1098 15 RACE ONE: 2.20-CLASS 5. DIV. 2-6 F. (APPRENTICE RIDERS ONLY) 1 8 Birthday Gift II <H.L. Ongi E. Breuk.. 7 9.0 Shaari 9 2 ***** Slipper Prince (Plntu Best St.) Lee. 9 8.1? Rahwi S 3 ***** Chicken Curry (Ascot St.) Spencer. 4 S.ll
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    145 15 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER Race 1 CHICK. CIRRY Sio I'war Sltylork Home vllH.iMh HOMK Sio Pwar Chicken Currj' SHYLOCK HOME Dr. Harley Chicken Curry Race 2 SI MAMS Krakatoa Pulot Itam PILOT ITAM Si Minis Intuition Pl'LOT ITAM .Mo\i< Fan Si M.ini* Ract- 3 HIM -II DH >
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    HORSES AT THE HIGHLANDS
    85 15 QUPREME TEST. Tanah Ayer •3 Ku, Mellow Moon. Aquarius. Tinggi Harapan, Crown Link. Irish Pearl. Wang Choy and Fine Choice were sent to the veterinary sanatorium at Cameron HiL-hlands during May. Waitangi. Felma. Upper Ten. Josker 111. Cool Assurance, Super- ■onlc and Can Flirt came down
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    TOMORROW'S ACCEPTORS, RIDERS
    1095 15 RACE ONE: 2.15-CLASS 2, DIV. 2-9 F. 1 ***** Picture Fan II (Shaw St.) Spencer. 7 9.0 (SF) Tnlloh 3 2 ***** Forest Duke II iK. Y. Lim) Daniels. S 8.13 (P) Miteuell 4 3 ***** Kawanua (AP St.) Daniels, 6 8.11 (F) McGrowdie 6 ***** Docmaytor
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    Lock icon Doping: A new move
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    Happy Melody in top form
    191 15 Happy Melody in top form COFFEE BOY IMPRESSES IPOH. Fri. Champion x sprintci Happy -lody, witn a riding boy up, did a brilliant sallop on the track this morning. He was hardly off his bit when he ran 3f in 37 2/5. Coffee Boy 1 Thangavelu) went attractively over 3f
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    Lock icon Gold Cup to Pandofell
    63 15 I ONDON, Frl.— Mr. H W. Daw's Pandofell 100-8) won the Ascot Gold Cup. run over 2i miles yesterday Mr. P.A.B. Widners Jet Stream (20-1) was second with Mr. C. Evan's Prolific 1 1 1-2 > third. Ten ran. Puissant Chef, the 5-4 on favourite, was
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    SAAA events for primary schools
    55 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Frl.— There will be no events »or secondary schools in this years' Selangor AAA cham-pion-hips. Instead, there will be events for primary schools. Entries close on July 2. Heats will be held at Cheras Road, on July 15 and the ■nals on July
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      344 15 Wfi TJi ]F1 FROGGIE WINDS UP DERBY TRAINING WITH A MILE WORKOUT W *J 1m 2 f A I fill IPOH, Fri. Derby entries were given their Prince of Lalita (Thangavelu) and Bon Viveur 41 1;> for the last 3f. m^lSm m (Barratt) went twice round and then sprinted up
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    Lock icon Laos: A plea for planes
    386 16 Ceasefire commission wants aircraft to supervise truce: Anglo-Russian talks GENEVA, Friday. Andrei (iromyko of Russia and Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald of Britain meet here this evening to discuss a Canadian proposal to give immediately three helicopters and three light aircraft to the International Control Commis-
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    Catholic Assn
    24 16 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Singapore Catholic Benevolent Association will hold its special general meeting at 210-4 Queen Street, on Sunday at 10 a.m.
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    Civil service officials
    45 16 SINGAPORE. Fri. Mr. M Ponnusamy has been elected the new president of the Singapore Civil Service Association. Other officials are: UttUM Lim Teng Kok. and Anthony Chew Yoon < vice-presidents Thomas Slow Kirn Hock (secretary* A.S. John (asst: secretary) and M.A.X. Kannan 'treasurer).
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    LONDON STOCKS, RUBBER and TIN
    433 16 LONDON. Fri. Stock markets, here ended an unsettled week with mv all round fall today. Prices lell steadily throughout and closed at the day's lowest levels. The overseas trade figures. FBl's I warning on export prices, the in- j crease in steel prices and fe;irs
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    King and Queen in Negri
    40 16 The Yang di-Pertuan Agong inspects the guard-of-honour mounted by the Royal Malayan Navy in front of the Johore Bahru railway station. The parade commander. Lieut. Ridzuan bin Saheran. is behind His Majesty —Straits Times picture.
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    BRIGHT SUNSHINE BRINGS THOUSANDS OUT TO GREET ROYAL COUPLE
    346 16 SEREMBAN. Friday. J>RIGHT sunshine brought thousands to greet the 13 King and Queen when they arrived today by special train from Johore for the start of their three-day visit to Negri Sembilan. The Royal couple had brought the sun with them
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    Aussies win easily
    115 16 I EICESTER. Pi..— The Australians completed a comfortable ten wickecs win over Leicestershire 45 minutes after lunch here today. Result* of today's matches were At LEICESTER: Australians brat Leicester by 10 wickets. Leicester 239 and 172 (C. Inman 45 n.0.). Australians 356 and 56--none. At BRADFORD: Middlesex
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    Flu: 4,500 more down
    45 16 MANILA, Fri.—The number of influenza cases continued to mount today, with more than 4.500 reported here and in the suburbs. But health authorities said the epidemic should not be a cause for alarm as it had not passed the 10,000-a-week mark—Reuter.
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    Woman's suicide
    30 16 SINGAPORE. Fri. —A verdict of suicide was recorded on a woman Ng Suan Imm. of 33 Surin Avenue, who was found hanging in her room on April 5.
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    Federation teachers: Details of pay scales
    582 16 Federation teachers: Details of pay scales 'JMIK Federation Governnienl today announced full details of its long awaited scheme for uniform pay for teachers. Regulations for entry into the scheme and the salary and cost of living allowance scales for teachers were published in the Government Gazette. The scheme will come
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