The Straits Times, 24 June 1961

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    27 1 AVERAGE DAILY (TUTU IFf» SALE EXCEEDS 90,000 flat** The Straits Times Eslcl. 1845. SATURDAY. JUNE 24, 1961. 15 CENTS. Tengku to tell British Premier of his plan
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    Lock icon MALAYSIA—AND MAC
    424 1 MALAYSIA— AND MAC 'Future lies in racial unity' in ALA TRENGAV CAM', Fri. The Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, will discuss his Malaysian federation plan with Mr. Harold Macmillan when the British Prime Minister visits Malaya officially in September. He announced this at an Alliance rally at Piidang Maziah here
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    East Nigeria PM on two-purpose visit
    298 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Prime Minister of Eastern Nigeria, Dr. M.I. Okpara, and his party of rive arrived here today on a goodwill cum business visit. Dr. Okpara was met on arrival ai the airport by the Assistant Minister for Rural Development, Haji Khaiid
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    4 KILLED, 9 HURT IN JOHORE ACCIDENTS
    174 1 4 KILLED, 9 HURT IN JOHORE ACCIDENTS lOH OKI BAHRL. Fri. Four persons were killed, and nine injured, five seriously in three separate accidents in Johore in the past 24 hours In JOIIORK BAHRI. a church assistant was killed and six persons, including five schoolboys, were injured when three cars
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    Kidnapped boy is found after big hunt
    838 1 By LIEW CHOON FATT KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. £}ELANGOR police today rescued a 13-year-old schoolboy from a Rang of kidnappers following an exhaustive 29-hour operation in which 300 police and members of the Federal Reserve Unit searched more than 1,000 houses. Lim Cheng Koon.
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    India wants Maiaya at neutral summit
    138 1 India wants Maiaya at neutral summit KUALA LIMPIK. Fri. Malaya is among 19 extra nations which India has urged should be invited to the proposed neutral summit, scheduled to open in ugoslavia on Sept 1. No official comment was available here toda.\ on this report, contained in a Reuter dispatch
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    Lock icon Nehru and Jack
    37 1 NEW DELHI. Fri. Mr. Nehru, the Indian Prime", Minister, confirmed here to- day that he was plannlne a meeting with President Ken nedy in Washington but that no date had yet been fixed Reuter.
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    Tin price jumps another $13.50
    369 1 Tin price jumps another $13.50 SINGAPORE. Fri. There was another spectacular rise in the tin price here today, a further spurt of $13.50 taking it to S4BO. a picul. This was tin- highest price i since Oct. 17. 1952. In the last seven trading days $35 has been added to
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    LATEST
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    SPECIAL TRAINING FOR SINGAPORE SEAMEN
    382 2 SINGAPORE, Fri Part of the service to induce shipowners to hire local sailors SINGAPORE Government is willing to provide adequate facilities for specialised training of local seamen if this is needed by shipowners in Europe, the United States and Australia. This was stated today by
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    Envoy on holiday
    51 2 PENANG. Frl— The Indonesian Ambassador to the Federation, Dr. Mohamed Razif, is spending a short holiday at the Penang Government bungalow. Bel Retiro. Dr. Razif, accompanied by the Indonesian Consul, Mr. T. A. Mohtar, paid a courtesy call on the Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee. yesterday
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    Food poisoning: Four better
    53 2 SINGAPORE. Fri.— Four of the five children from the School for the Blind In Toa Payoh who were admitted to the General Hospital on Wednesday with suspected food poisoning have been discharged. The remaining girl. Ng Ah Mai. Is stjll under treatment. She was reported to
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    Bail given in outrage case
    56 2 BUTTER.WORTH, Frl. Hoe Ah Choon. 29, today pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate's Court here to a charge of imlng criminal force on a ronggetig dancer at a fun fair on June 2i with intent to outrage her modesty. Hearing was fixed for June 30
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    Off to Jeddah
    45 2 SUNGEI PATANI. Frl. Inche Monamed Sa aid bin Mohamed. of Sungei Patani. a passport officer formerly attached to the Malayan Embassy in Jakarta, has left with his family to take up a new post at the Malayan Embassy In Jeddah. Saudi Arabia
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    New president
    36 2 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Fri A Kullm planter, Mr. Lan Sayer, will be Installed new president of the Bukit Mertaiam Rotary Club at the annual dinner next Wednesday. He will succeed Mr. Peter Oon. a lawyer
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    Inspection tour
    29 2 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Frl— The Chief Minister of Penang, Dato Wong Pow Nee, today Inspected two road construction projects and a low-cost housing estate in Buklt Mertajam district.
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    Dignified drinking
    291 2 SINGAPORE. Fri. THE pill that ensures dignified drinking —it keeps you soberwill soon be on sale in Singapore Negotiations are now goinir on between a wellknown Singapore firm and the makers. British Chemotheutic Products Ltd.. of Bradford, to place the pill on the local market. Mr. George W.
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    Another array of features on Malayan affairs
    134 2 Another array of features on Malayan affairs THE Sunday Mail this week brings to its readers another array of features on Malayan Affairs. Highlights include: RE- UNIFICATION: Some talking points by Huang Tze-chin. THE PATH AHEAD Tun Lim Yew Hock of the SPA-Umno-MCA-MIC Alliance and Inche Yahaya Mohamed Noor of
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    PJVL in Negara stronghold
    186 2 STOPS AND TALKS WITH VILLAGERS KUALA TRENGGANU, Friday. THE Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, took time off this morning to visit a stronghold of Party Negara here. Dressed in Hawaiian shirt and carrying a walking stick the Tengku walked for two miles around Kampong TanJong. He
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    OPPORTUNITY FOR ASPIRING FILM STARS
    132 2 OPPORTUNITY FOR ASPIRING FILM STARS KUALA LUMPUR. Frl. Want to be a film star? Actor-director of CathayKerls Films, Inche Roomal Noor, will be in Kuala Lumpur next week to interview aspiring Malay actors Inche Roomai Noor. who is heading a team of artists to present a stage show at a
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    – Landowner acquitted as 'bookie': Charge is withdrawn
    149 2 Landowner acquitted as 'bookie': Charge is withdrawn pENANG. Fri. A defence lawyer today amised. Penang police of "maliciously prosecuting a landowner, Narayanan Chettlar, on a charge of acting as an Illegal bookmaker at the Penang Turf Club on May 14 Narayanan was acquitted when the prosecution withdrew the charge on
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    Lock icon Rusk: Western powers are in Berlin by right
    989 3 WASHINGTON. Friday K. Dean Rusk, the Secretary of State, commenting on the Berlin situation at a Press conference yesterday said that Western forces were in the city by right and remained there to protect the freedom of the people of West Berlin.
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    Lock icon Half the immigrants to Britain are coloured
    184 3 J ONDON, Fri. The proA portion of coloured immigrants to Britain "is oi.'.y about 50 per cent of the total," the Home Secretary, Mr. R.A. Butler, told the Commons yesterday. Mr. Cyril Osborne (Conservative! had urged him to control immigration "in view of
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    MBOYA IN FOR KENYA TALKS
    45 3 MR. TOM MBOYA, general secretary of the Kenya African National Union. left, talking with Mr. Ngala. leader of the Kenya African Democratic Union, right, on their arrival at London Airport to attend as delegates the talks on East Africa's future.
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    Lock icon TEST BAN WILL CONTINUE: MAC
    185 3 MR. MACMILLAN indica States and Britain w that ban on nuclear test conference on nuclear tes LONDON, Friday, ted today that the United /ould continue to observe ts so long as the Geneva sts continued. He had earlier told questioners In Parliament: "It is our
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    Lock icon Extremely fit, says Hillary
    51 3 KATMANDU. Fri. Sir Edmund Hillary, conqueror of Mount Everest In 1953, said in Baneppar yesterday that he was "extremely fit" after recovering from a mild cerebral strike six weeks ago. He believed that medicaj ban on his climbing higher than 16,000 ft would not be permanent.
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    Lock icon Fatal DDT
    26 3 JAKARTA, Fri.— Three persons died and 10 others were in hospital at Malang after eating pastry made from DDT dust instead of flour. U.P.I.
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    Lock icon To catch a bandit
    64 3 SAIGON. Fri. villagers organised by government omcials. have dug 30.000 elephant pits as traps for Communist guerillas in Quan* Ngai province, according to newspapers. Strong fences have been erected around many villages and 200,000 steel spikes thrust through wood scattered outside the fences and along approaches
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    Lock icon Train derailed in Ceylon
    69 3 COLOMBO. Frl._Mr Felix E Pr Ba f nd^anaike. the Mln iMer of Finance, told thp se of Representatives last night that a train was derailed "a few days ago" in Pro*n?e nU SPeaklng northe He added that isolated acts wh? a tage had also occurred hlc
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    Border firing
    30 3 JERUSALEM. Fri _Sy rian border guards fired across the Israeli border at £Z<?? ints y ester d»y. mixed armistice commission sources reported. N o casualties were reported. upi
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    DAUGHTERS GET $I.Bm.
    40 3 LOS ANGELES. Fri.— Actor Jeff Chandler, who died last Saturday of blood poisoning after a series of operations, left his entire estate valued at more than *****0.000 (SI. 800.000) to his two daughters, it was learned yesterday.
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    Dockers return after strike
    57 3 NEW YORK. Fri. About 10.000 dockers returned to the waterfront here yesterday after fieir 24-hour token stoppage in support of the week-old strike of American seamen. But reporting for duty In drizzling rain they respected all picket lines established by the seamen's unions on American-owned vessels
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    Lock icon Conductor dies
    28 3 SYDNEY. Fri. Nlcolal Malko. wellknown international and, since 1957. musical director of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, died last night at his home here, aged 73. Reuter.
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    Ballot on new pay rates
    375 4 FORMS FOR 1,200 CIVIL SERVICE WORKERS TO FILL IN MEMBERS OF 3 UNIONS WILL DECIDE WHETHER TO ACCEPT GOVT. OFFER OR CALL FOR NEW TALKS SINGAPORE, Friday. 1,200 members of three civil service staff unions here were today issued referendum forms for them to mark
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    MAN WITH A FAKED MARRIAGE DOCUMENT
    136 4 MAN WITH A FAKED MARRIAGE DOCUMENT SINGAPORE, Fri.— A bus conductor, wbo bought a forged marriage certificate for $30, was today jailed for a day and fined $150 for using it as genuine. Mak Tak Sen. who pleaded guilty, was stated to have produced the document to a woman. Bong
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    A one-way traffic for estate
    173 4 A one-way traffic for estate SINGAPORE, Fri.— One-way traffic will be imposed next month in various roads in the Serangoon Garden Estate, police announced today. The new traffic arrangements will come into effect on July 1 for a trial period of three months. A police spokesman said vehicles intending to
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    $184,638 boost to fire fund
    237 4 $184,638 boost to fire fund SINGAPORE, Fri. The Nanyang Slang Pau. an influential Chinese-langu-age daily published here, has received donations totalling $181,447.91 from its readers for victims of the Buklt Ho Swee fire. Cheques for this amount were sent to the Singapore Council of Social Service today for transmission to
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    Cheated of $5,200 in a gold fraud
    238 4 SINGAPORE, Fri OOLICE today disclosed that a shoe factory owner had been swindled recently of $5,200 by three confidence tricksters, in a bogus $160,000 gold bar business transaction. Today, the owner, Mr. Mok Swee Hin, 30, said in his Geylang home: "Now I
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    MAJOR SURGERY: CORONER POSES A QUERY
    353 4 MAJOR SURGERY: CORONER POSES A QUERY SINGAPORE, Friday. fHK State Coroner, Mr. Sathi V. Kandiah today asked whether it was correct to allow a surgeon to carry out a major operation without the assistance of a specialist. He posed this question at the inquest on Madam Lok Ah Seng. 48.
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    Jump ship seamen get warning
    106 4 Jump ship seamen get warning SINGAPORE, Fri. The chairman of the Seamen's Registry Board, Captain J.A.L. Pavitt, today warned Singapore seamen that their registration cards would be cancelled if they deserted their ships. He said desertion from ships specially In Europe and American ports had done harm to the reputation
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    INDIAN MONK TO SPEAK IN STORE
    113 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. Swami Premananda. 30. an Indian monk "who has dedicated his life to awaken mankind to a more meaningful life." will arrive here next Wednesday for a four-day visit. The swaml. a well-known poet and philosopher, is on his second world tour lecturing
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    FUN AND STUDY IN LIBRARY WEEK
    240 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. This year's Singapore "Library Week" promise to be a week packed with both fun and serious study. The Week, which has as its theme "Books and Nation Building", will be opened tomorrow by Mr. S. Rajaratnam, the Minister for Culture. Mrs. HedwlK
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    NEW UK THIRD SEA LORD
    147 4 SINGAPORE, Fri. Rear Admiral Michael Le Fanu. 48, leaves for Britain on Tuesday to become the new Third Sea Lord with the British Admiralty. An impressive farewell ceremony was held at Keppel Harbour today in honour of the Admiral, who will be the youngest Third
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    Hospital night
    41 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. The General Hospital Recreation Club will hold their second "hospital nite" featuring the "smartest nurse" and "smartest division IV officer" contests, at the Fraser and Neave Hall in River Valley Road on July 1 from 8.30 p.m.
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    Congress rally
    33 4 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Singapore Congress will hold Its third Arwon by-«lectlon rally tomorrow night at the junction of Peck Scan Street and Choon Guan Street between 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
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      155 4 The diary j NATIONAL LIBRARY (Orchard Roaci.i: Singapore Library Week ofllclal opening by Minister for Culture, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, exhibition of children's books, books by local writers and photographs by students in schools, colleges and universities. 4.45 p.m.; lecture in Malay by Dr. R. Slamet Mullana, Director National Language Institute
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    Cash warning to schools
    577 5 KUNCHING, Fri SARAWAK GOVERNOR: USE ENGLISH AS INSTRUCTION MEDIUM OR LOSE GRANTS A IDED schools which decline to use English the medium of instruction will lose their recurrent and capital grants as well as their loans. Their capital grants and loans will cease forthwith and their
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    New US consulate building
    253 5 THE FIRST BUILDING TO BE OWNED BY THE U.S. GOVT. IN SINGAPORE SINGAPORE, Fri. The I nitccl States ConsulateGeneral in Singapore will begin operating from its new 51.500,000 building in Hill Street from Monday morning. Business at the C.S. Consular offices in the Cecil Street building,
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    MAN KILLED, 2 HURT IN CAR CRASH
    68 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. One man was killed and two other s were seriously Injured when their car crashed intn a tree at Jalan Scudal. Tarn last night. Tay Huan Cheng. 45. of Lumba Kuda. Johore Bahru died on admission to the General Hospital.
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    To take up army jobs problem
    328 5 To take up army jobs problem SINGAPORE, Friday. fHE Command Secretary in Singapore, Mr. J. H. Thomas, is to take up the redundancy problem affecting civilian employees in the War Department in the Federation with the War Office in London next month. Mr. Thomas gave this assurance during a meeting
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    SOLDIER IN AIR DASH TO WIFE AND BABY
    139 5 SOLDIER IN AIR DASH TO WIFE AND BABY SINGAPORE, Fri.— A British k? soldier based in Singapore was flown to Britain six hours after he received a "come home" plea from his wife. An army spokesman said today that Lance Corporal James Hoy, 21, who arrived In Singapore about seven
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    Fun fair for youth centre
    43 5 PENANO, Fri.— The Penang Youth Centre will hold a food and fun fair at its Acheen Street premises on July 15 to raise funds. The Mayor. Mr. 00l Thiam Slew, will declare the fair open at 130 p.m.
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    Envoy's son in for holiday
    39 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— Nik Othman Arif Kamil. student son of the Malayan Ambassador to America, arrived here irom London by air today for a three-month holiday. He has been studying law at Lincoln's Inn.
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    Shop proprietor tricked: Robbed of day's takings
    125 5 SINGAPORE. Frl. Three masked men armed with parangs, robbed an Aljunled Road sundry shopkeeper of his day's takings, after tricking him into opening hi.-> shop door early today The proprietor. Yeong Yau Cheng, was awakened at 2.30 a.m. by loud knocking on the
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    SALARY REVIEW IS ONLY FOR THE SUPER-SCALE MEN
    217 6 SALARY REVIEW IS ONLY FOR THE SUPER-SCALE MEN KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Cabinet committee examining Government servants' salaries is directing its attention only to superscale posts. A Government statement said today that there was "no question of any general salary review being undertaken at the present time."
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    Union probes 'sackings at estate' report
    382 6 Union probes 'sackings at estate' report IT WILL DECIDE WHAT TO DO AFTER COLLECTING DATA SEREMBAN, Friday. TTHE National Union of Plantation Workers is investigating reports that a rubber company has started a move to sack long-service employees. It is collecting facts and figures from various estates belonging to the
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    Arts Council exhibition
    54 6 PENANG, Fri.— The Penang and Province Wellesley Arts Council will hold a display next Monday of paintings from the 7th Malayan artists' exhibition In Kuala Lumpur at the Brit'sh Council and Penang Library. The chairman of the Arts Council. Mr. I. K. Cheah, will -ieclare the exhibition
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    POLICE ON LOOK-OUT FOR 'YELLOW STRIP PENS
    128 6 POLICE ON LOOK-OUT FOR 'YELLOW STRIP PENS SINGAPORE. Fri. Singapore police are now on the look-out for vendors of ball-pens wth built-in "strlpteasers." The police secretary, Mr. Llm Seng Huat, today warned that hawkers of these "obscene" pens could be prosecuted. He said: "These 'yellow" pens tend to corrupt ana
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    Organiser moves
    32 6 MUAR, Fri. The organiser of the Muar Teachers' Day Training Centre, Mr. George Vergis, has been transferred to Alor Star as the organiser of the Teachers' Day Training Centre there.
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    2 American students sample our way of life
    90 6 2 American students sample our way of life KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Two American students will arrive on Monday to live with Malayan families and study their way of life. Elizabeth Spelman, 16 (above). of Clncinatti. Ohio, and Wayne Gustafaon, 17. of Salt Lake City. Utah, will spend two and a
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    CONFERENCE OF STUDENT JOURNALISTS
    100 6 KUALA LUMPUR Fri.— Malaya has been invited to send its student magazine editors and journalists to the 10th International Students Press Conference in Rome from July 2 to July 8. The objects of the confer ence are to provide opportunities for studying development of the student
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    Alliance leader first elected council head
    149 6 KUANTAN. Fri. The chairman of the Alliance here, Hajl Abdul Aziz bin Ahmad, today became the first elected president of the Kuantan Town Council, a post previously held by the District Officer Mr. Lim Chin Hui. a Malayan Chinese Association leader, was elected deputy
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    Sultan is patron of stamp club
    201 6 Sultan is patron of stamp club I£UALA LUMPUR, Fri. 1Y —The Sultan or Selangor has agreed to be patron of the Selangor Stamp Club in succession to his late father, who was a keen philatelist. This was disclosed today by the president of the club. Mr. S. Kula Singam. Mr.
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    WELL-KNOWN PLANTER DIES AT 68
    65 6 WELL-KNOWN PLANTER DIES AT 68 SEREMBAN. Fri. Mr. Ngui Cheon, 68, a well-known planter and businessman, died here early this morning. He was president of the Kok Mln School, Setul Road, and chairman of the MCA, Temiang Atas Ward. His son, Ngui Meow Shin. Is serving with the Malayan Special
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    Concert by U.S. guitarist
    49 6 SINGAPORE, Fri— A Swe-dish-American guitarist, William Clauson. will perform at the Victoria Theatre on July 22. Sponsored by the Singapore Musical Society, Mr. Clauson. said to be "a modern master of storey-telling in song." will show both his vocal and instrumental artistry at the concert.
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    Govt. men in debt: Union bid to change 'sack' order
    242 6 SINGAPORE, Fri. 'PHE Singapore Government Administrative and Clerical Services Union is seeking a change in the provision in General Orders relating to borrowing. A request for negotiations was served on thp Finance Minister Dr. Goh Keng Swee, on June 8
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    When roads out of Kota Bharu totalled 20 miles
    835 7 (QUESTION THEY ASKED IN 1903: HOW LONG WILL THE RUBBER PLANTING CRAZE LAST? j Population of the State has not changed much in past 60 years KELANTAN WAS STILL UNDER THE SIAMESE MR. W. A. GRAHAM was His Siamese Majesty's Resident
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    PROSPERITY
    96 7 The fact was that Kelantan was one state which the dollars of Singapore could not touch. Mr. Graham could legislate which he did. He could see that titles to land were recognisable in law which they soon were. And he could lay down plans for roads, railways and even
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    51 7 Straits Times Special Featur He reported on it himself. "The cost of living in Kelantan," he wrote. "Is low alike for Asians and Europeans. Good rice, flsh. meat and supplies of all kinds are abundant and cheap at Kota Bahru wherp almost anything in the way of stores can be
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    Lock icon WHY WORRY?
    88 7 Along the coast, thirty thousand fishermen cast their nets into the bounteous warm seas. And when the North-East monsoon piled the seas up against their shore, they looked inland to the coconut plantations and the copra drying sheds. Further inland again, padl fields stretched out as far as
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    DEATH
    45 8 in H,,r«-. tit (Minimum) MADAM CHAN IWII YOKE .Ml. Wong Boon Vii paaaed away on .'3 di after a short illnesa The funeral will i.c held at Hidadari cemetery at A p m an M.CBI Cortege >iuni Hmgapora Caakel Company 4 45 p m
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    47 8 IK »,r4. lit (Minimum) THE FAMILY of the late Mrs Ng l.«ng Yirk inee Uoh 800 Bim i thank all relatives and frlrndi and the Hinganore Bea Cadet Corps foi their v r'lirii, acrolls, bands, n:ght alien<lnnce. meaaages of condolence, atteataaag and aaalstance at the f.imral
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    IN MEMORIAM
    29 8 Hi H »'<tt lit (Minimum) IN TREASURID MEMORY of the lite Mr. Mra. R B. Potger died .'4'h lune lU4H imi, May 1M47 re«lxjve knows no separation
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    306 8 10 W»,4. |I* (Minimum) HEAR THE New Band at the Weal I'oint Uardea. Kaalr Pan Jang, (pore SHORT A FORMAL Kvemng nress for Mid-Hummer Bella at Mulrhmide' "iowni, »:>| Braa Baaah ltd B pore. THI COCKPIT'! Java Rljaliafsl i> trued avery Saturday and lundat lunch time MATERNITY WIAR, :>O-.
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  • The Straits Times Saturday, June 24. 1961.
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      The Way To Merger
      569 8 In a letter which we publish in the Saturday Forum today, Mr. Lam Chin Siong refers to our comment in a previous leadei that in recent statements on Singapore's political future he and five other leading trade unionists had omitted mention- of merger, the United Malayan
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      The Amateur
      420 8 The Wimbledon star who could not afford to "turn pro" because he would lose too much money belonged to a now bygone world. The Kramrr circus has solved most of •he tennis shamateur's problems. But the comment of this year's number two seed in the men's singles— that
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      Union Outlook
      251 8 The Negri Sembilan branch of the National Union ol Plantation Workers has a special place in the story of Malayan trade unionism. For it was in Negri Sembilan that the idea of a national union was bom, an enterprise which hag flourished exceedingly after a difficult and troublesome
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    PRESIDENT NKRUMAH
    1284 8 GHANA'S critics in Accra dither between two extremes. There are those who believe that President Nkrumah is working systematically towards an objective that he set himself long ago, and that he is pushing his country as fast as he dares towards Communism And there are those who see
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      614 8 CLASSIFIED ADS Wmm M I Minimum) HEPBURN: To lanlce and' Alex a i'eniia Margaret at Ba'u 20 Ahi Both well. RELIGIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS .•</ PewaJa $2.50 (Mm.) PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH in !lln|> I hard Road, Sunday Servicfa a in. and 6 p.m. All welcome CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY Singapore. S, Ornnse Grove Road
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      154 8 Flementi of an Eye Examination. Whan a rtajaaj s»a«lalist (eatamet- examines yaur eyas, tint and ♦eremesr, he leek. 1., p,,,. BC MBMBJ In absence at »h,<h h, ■SBtk te test.— VIJUAL ACUITY —aWHty ta clearly far sa< naar .irh each pjaaj separately ana aeth t.aethtr VISUAL OIFICTt— «hartsi«htea-ness lenai,ahtedness and
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    Mentri is silent on his absence
    541 9 KUALA TRENGGANU. Friday Instead he was a€ a Party Rakyat rally on the Padung Mazlah here 45 mile* from Dungun. Early this week a directive was issued by the PanMalayan Islamic Party headquarters here to the Mentri Besar that all PMIP State Assemblymen should
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    The 26-day silence is telling on Mrs. Tay
    239 9 The 26-day silence is telling on Mrs. Tay SINGAPORE. Fri.— The strain of waiting for news of her kidnapped husband has told so much on Mrs. Tay Kie Thay that she has loft Singapore for a rest cure. It Is now 26 days since Mr. Tay. 52, a -hipping magnate,
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    Youth stabbed
    49 9 SINGAPORE. Fri.— A youth was fatally .stabbed by thugs today at the busy Junction of Victoria Street and Bugis Street. Teo Ah Seng. 20. was picked up by police at 3.40 p.m. and taken to the General Hospital, where he died from his wounds an hour later
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    Industrial Court taken round bank
    207 9 MEMBERS SEE STAFF AT WORK; HEARING RESUMES TODAY SINGAPORE, Fri. The president and two members of the Industrial Arbitration Court were today taken on a tour of the head office of the Over-sea-Chinese Banking Corporation in South Canal Koad to study how certain sections of
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    Girl was drowned in 18in. jar
    176 9 SINGAPORE, Friday. TME CORONERS court was today lold how a 29- month-oJd baby girl was drowned in seven inches of wat?r in an 18-inch jar. The Inquest on Quek Peck Bee was told that it happened as the girl and her four-vear-old brother, Teng
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    . Envoy Lee
    104 9 Envoy Lee tipped for Germany KL'ALA LUMPL'R, Fri. Dato (Dr.) Lee Tiang Keng (above) han returned to the Federation after a threeyear term as Malaya's first Ambassador to Japan. He is tipped to be Malaya's Ambassador to West Germany. The Malayan Ambassador to Thailand, Syed Sheh bin Syed Shahabuddln. is
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    Charged with murder
    56 9 PENANO. Frl.— R. Doralsamy, 37, was today accused of murdering a labourer. M. Muniandy, in a toddy shop at Kedah Road between 5.30 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. last Tuesday. No plea was recorded The charge was explained to Doralsamy who was ordered to be remanded pending mention
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    PRE- VARSITY TWO- YEAR COURSE
    213 9 PRE- VARSITY TWO- YEAR COURSE Scheme to help Chinese middle school students SINGAPORE, Friday. •JBE Ministry of Education has set up a special committee to study and plan a two-year pre-university course next year for Chinese secondary school students, who will be graduating this year under the new four-year system.
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    HE FACES REVOLVER CHARGE
    90 9 HE FACES REVOLVER CHARGE SINGAPORE, Frl. Goh Chiang Khong. 25. who was accused a week ago with attempting to kidnap a biscuit factory director, Chew Choo Han, in Macpherson Road on March 23, was brought up again in th* Ninth Magistrate's Court today on another charge that of using a
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    A writ for $230,800
    78 9 SINGAPORE. Fri. A writ on behalf of Mr. Lee Choon Kng, trading under the name and style of Lee's Commercial Enterprise, has been filed in the High Court Registry claiming $230,827 from Singapore Trading Co., Ltd.. a e being balance of money due from the defendants
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    Electrocuted
    28 9 LABIB. Frl.—Nadir Khan. 15-year-old son of a tailor was electrocuted last night when he accidentally touched an exposed electric wire while trying to retrieve a rubber band
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    A boon for rubber estates: New weed control chemical
    318 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Friday NEW chemical compound, ju&t released on the Malayan market, has presented a new concept in weed control on estates during tha critical early stages of a rubber '.-cc's growth. Trials conducted on 80 estates over the last two
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  • The Straits Times SATURDAY FORUM
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      THE CONDITIONS FOR MERGER
      670 10 IN your leader of June 20 "The Safe Road" you make play of what you call the "difference In outlook between the PAP. leadership and a group of six leading trade unionists." You suggest that we, having subscribed to the dogmas of the P.A.P. now. by
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      Malaya-the spirit that is an example to the world
      346 10 Malaya -the spirit that is an example to the world AS I am about to depart from Malaya to my own beloved England I should like, through the medium of your paper, to say farewell to my Asian friends. During the past few weeks I have been overwhelmed by the
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      A DOG'S LIFE
      223 10 or the mangy mongrels that have taken over Rengam IN Rengam a dogs life begins at 9 p.m. and continues until about dawn. During those hours they take over the town, keeping everybody awake with a nerve-wracking chorus of howls, growls and fights. They catch up on
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      TEACHERS' PAY IN SINGAPORE
      541 10 fis time the Singapore Government followed the Federations example and adopted a unified salary scale for its teachers too. In the English and Chinese primary schools today there exists a great difference In the basic salary between the old Certificate and Normaltrained teachers. With the introduction
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      Squatters: Owners' hands are tied
      233 10 Squatters: Owners' hands are tied |>ROPERTY owners ar« I afraid to report unauthorised structures because the authorities do not proceed against the trt jpassers and squatters who put up the unauthorised structures but against the owners. And an owner is unable to comply with a mandatory order by a court
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      117 10 ROTAX g only s?) jt£^P S 1.90 N Kin It ttimft Avatlabl* In a unit »iritty *f •Itmg colours with smart standard •toti or KOld colour**) cap*. Tho ink Howl manly, lrro»pootivo of UM IMMI ol »our -fit ing. Wrftaa at tho tint itrtto Dooi not loak ItroamUnod d.slgn. A
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      279 10 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 7. Verse from fertilltoer to i. Annuls when the reformed t »J lt CND rises (8) II lUce the V1U P ut o" 8. Fifty scaly coila for mon- amaiing display (B>. ster (8) ll< The mimics rise amid ap9. Iron perhaps, and whip back Pj
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      1344 11 Tt m pT H 7 m jt w f^n m rr^n^fTr^^ r^. THE E. A. C UNES SaUin o .to. 10IN BEBSIA MEOITEPRANEAN CONTINENTAL A SCANDINAVIAN PORTS. H letAlll "SELANOIA" k) 111. 10-11/24 JIM 21/27 JIM 21 21 JMI WSjTlaaf -S'IONIA" a) 71 Jim 4 Jiiy I Jal* I I
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      1522 11 bu!lo n im THE BEN LINE STEAMERS LTD. mit? lIMAPORI (iMaraeretee He MMM RlaajMa) u«i EXPRESS SERVICES TO LONDON LIVERPOOL I CONTINENTAL PORTS S'OOre P Sham 'Wtm lENMACIHUI (HI NtaHri London. (J'moutf B. U/TMn JMe 11/ M JMe M/M BENAVON Liverpetl, R'dam, M'brough B. I JMt 2) JMe M/ J
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      1319 11 W» MoAUSTER di CO- LTD. w, W?\ U §l Urn T*e3aaW IeMBM. RAMBen ROTTERDAM MAVU LOS ANIELES, lAN FRANCISCO I NULL. SEATTLE, VAHCOUVER PORTLAND. CITY OF HIWCASTII Accaatiai earga tat Ceatrei A SmO S'pora P Sham Parang Antnca I UlllHl 21/21 Jim MJIM/ 1 Jll, IONNEVILLt CITY OF RIPON Spo'i
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    TIN SHARES FIRM AGAIN DESPITE HEAVY U.K. SALES
    486 12 From Our Market Correspondent WITH London overnight taking profit in tin shares prices there showed widespread falls, some of which v «it fairly heavy. This caused hesitancy when the Malayan Stock Exchange opened yesterday as local operators were not prepared to accept
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    STOCK INDICES
    21 12 Malayan Stock Indices: June 23 June 72 Industrials: 170.09 169.83 Tins: 364.73 363.37 Rubbers 243.53 243.53 Jan. 1 1958=100.
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    970 12 BUSINESS on tne Malayan Stock Exchange, Federation section yesterday with the number of deals in brackets was: Industrials: F. and N. ords (2.000) ■US, IXM; Gammon (1,000) $2.19; 8. Traders (2.000) J4.20, J4.10; U.B. ords (2.000) (1 20 ON. Minings: Aokam (3.U00) 51.70. 14.60; Austral Amal (1.000)
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    I CLOSING PRICES I
    36 12 SINGAPORE, June 23. RUBBER: 84 cents per lb. (down one cent). 5 p.m. unofficial close: 84 cents (quiet). TIN: $480 per picul (up 513.50). Estimated unofficial offering 240 tons (up 30 tons).
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    RUBBER PRICES
    206 12 lULY first grans rubbtr buysrs fob. closed In Singapore yesterday at 84 cents per Ib. down one cent on Thursday's closing price. The tone was Inaetivt. S.C.C.R.A. closing prices In cents per lb. yesterday were: Int. 1 R.B.S. Bpot f.O.b. buyers 83], sellers 84i: Int. 1 R.S.S. July
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    TIN PRICE UP SI 3.50
    158 12 AS had been generally exit pected yesterday the tin price In Singapore shot up by another $13.50 bringing it to $480, the highest price for well over eight years. Tlie offering was estimated at. 240 tons, a rise of 30 tons on Thursday's market. The
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    96 12 MELBOURNE, Prl. INVESTMENT snares closed the week along easier lines. Colonial Sugar eased further to £81, down 30s. and John Lysajht eased 2i. to 735. 9d. Base Metals and Oils were traded steady. Commonweulth Bonds were also steady. Con. Zinc 90/6 Mt. Isa 66/IOVi N.B.H. (10*.) 22/11V4 Peko
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    161 12 SHIM lying alongside the Singapore wharves today ara: Straat Magrlhaen 1/2, Tronoh NW. 3, Perils NW. 4, Rawang NW. 5. Talthyblua 15/16. Kurytan 18, Mathiide Maersk 19, Talahot 23/24, Ava 2S, Olenearn 31 32, Mombasa Mam 35,36, Stanvac Rlau 40/41. Outer roads: William G. Walkley, Mombasa Mara,
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    122 12 THI Chlnsto Produce Exchince. Sin- gapero, noon prices per plcul yesterday were: Copra: UK/Contlnrnt June shipment I 2!* V"?""- 2Si Coconut oil: bulk $3M nellrrs. drum Mil sellers. Feppor: Muntok white !«I<s sellers Sarawak white $I>«2i sellers, special Sarawak black $152J sellers, garbled Lampong black $1521 sellers P«pp«r
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    124 12 "TH> Malayan txthangt Banks' Aiig--1 clatian made these changei In Ita rateg to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100): Maw Vtrk: Buying airmail T.T. 32 9/16. O.D. 32 11 '16. 90 d/st 32 15 16 credit bills. 33 1/16 trade bills. Canada: Buy in 5 airmail T.T. 33
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    Rubber market is quiet but off-take improves
    413 12 WITH tne main atten- tion focussed on tin. the Rubber Market has been generally quiet this week report H. C. B. Co.. Ltd. The flush of stockpile rumours dwindled and gave place to various other stimuli, both pertinent and otherwise. The announcement of
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      176 12 BARBER-FERN-VILLE LINES ANNOUNCE THE DIRECT SAILING TO U.S. GULF PORTS m.s. "FERNBAY" LOADING AT SINGAPORE 12th. 15th. JULY FOR MOBILE NEW ORLEANS HOUSTON CHARLESTON SAVANNAH TRANSIT TIME 32 DAYS HARRISONS CROSFIELD (S) LTD. TEL: ***** ~T ELLERMAN BUCKNALL S. S. CO., LTD. BEn SAILINGS FROM UNITED KINGDOM AND CONTINENTAL PORTS
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      1327 12 SELANGOR TURF CLUB. THREE DIGITS FOKI \-I The sale of tickets in Kuala Lumpur has now been transferred to the ground floor (Pudang Enxance) oi the Selanpor Chinese Recreation Club. Pudu Road. Kuala Lumpur. PEAT MARWICK MITCHELL AND CO. Treasurers. TOTALISATOR BOARD THREE DIGITS FORECAST The opening ot the tollowing
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      661 13 (Continued from Page SITUATIONS VACANT 20 Word, SS (Min.)— Box St et: txtrm ARTIST'S MODEL REQUIRED by! youn* European Artist Pleas* apply to Box A 6662 S.T. Singapore. SURVEYOR. Plesss apply In own writing, state qualifications, experience and sge. To Box AO6AI S.T 8' pore. LAD/ SALES ASSISTANT experienced for
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      869 13 SITUATIONS VACANT Word* SS (Min.)— Box tt et: txtrm BOX AI3SI S.T. K.L. Position filled. Applicants thanked WANTED IMMEDIATELY Cantonese cook/amah for Kuropean couple experience with bablci very essential. Ring ***** or call 248 Stevens Road after I p.m. (Saturda>) 5 p.m. (Monday). EXPERIENCED MANAGER Wanted for Country Cl'ib. Reply
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      759 13 I ACCOMMODATION VACANT I tO Word, SS (Min.)— Box SO et: txtrm NO. 52, STEVENS ROAD, Spore I Luxurious Post- War Two-Storeyed I House Junction Robin Road 4 Spacious I Bed-rooms, Two Air-Condltloned All Modern Conveniences Expensively Built, Furnished Two Servants Rooms 3 Garagrs Immediate entry Apply within "WILMER COURT"
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      940 13 EDUCATION tt Word, SS (Min.)— Box SO et: txtrm ■E AN ARTIST. Win more friends. Guaranteed success. Beneficial to Cambridge Students offering Art. Prospectus from Queen Street Box 90 Bln-g»pore-7. EDUCATION In th* U.K. DR. Llewellyn A Associates Ltd., Educational Consultants, advise on entry to all kinds of schools A
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      1039 13 BOATS, YACHTS FOR SALE It Word, SS (Mln.)— Box St et: mmtrm FOR OUTBOARD THRILLS On •"iver or sea, new Lightweight Evinrude motors troll like a dream, smooth and quiet at any speed and designed for economy. Evinrude 3, 5i and 10 horsepower oa. board motors for carefree enjoyment of
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      1184 13 VEHICLES FOR SALE llt Word, SS (Min.)— Box St et: txtrm D.K.W. AUTO UNION late 19&0. registered Feb. 1960. four-door, on* owner who leaving for Europe. Practically new, renularly serviced. ***** miles $4,500/-. Phooe S'por* 2816 *s.t. 323 or ***** after 8 p.m. XCEPTIONAL ■AHGAIN! On* owner 17-11-60 Renault Dauphlne.
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      825 13 FOR SALE 20 Word, Si (Min.)— Box St et: txtrm CHINESE ART PURNITURK Screens Jsde. Ivory, Old Porcelain and Rnglish Stiver. Inspect lon welcome. 23. T /*rtoo Lane off Killiney Road. B'porc ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE' Hravy quality Kurnlshlnis 43" Now 52.00 Td, Damask Napkins S'-'.&O Dozen Plus Extra 10% Discount
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      196 13 WHERE TO STAY (Spore) 20 Word, Sit (Minimum) Dmilm 1 month. It Word, St.SO (Mln.t MArFAIR HOTEL S'por* Central Rnoms Alrconditioned Popular Bar Courteous Service. AIRCONDITIONED— NON- AIRCON. OITIONEO Rooms Moderate Charges' Tiont; Hoa Hotel Tel HOTEL AMBASSADOR Seaside. Homely Atmosphere 48. Meyer Raid. B" pore. Dancing NiKbtly. Tel: *****/4.
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  • RACING with EPSOM JEEP
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      1275 14 Race 1—2.15: Class 4, Div. 3 Abr 7 Furs. 1 0553 Great Eagle (TST St.) Lee, 3 9.0 (F) Pouter 5 2 ***** Easy Winner (Leo St.) Teh. 8 9.0 P.K. Leone 2 3 ***** Freedom Crusade (AP St.) Spencer. 5 8.12 4 4 ***** Periwinkle (Pll
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      Governor gives Cup
      114 14 PENANG, Fri.— The Governor of Penang, Raja Tun Uda Al-Haj, ht.s donated a challenge cup for the annual golf competition organised by the games section of the Penang Turf Club. Raja Tun Uda himself is taking part in the competition. Sixteen players have qualified for the final
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      Ward will not ride for 3 months
      258 14 KUALA LUMPUR Friday ARTHUR WARD, tne brilliant Australian jockey, will not ride for the next three months. Ward was in ton form at the recent Ipoh Derby meeting. winning five races including the $25,000 Derby on Madam Lee Cheng Kin's Froggie. He scored
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      SURE ENOUGH A GOOD BET TOMORROW
      367 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. Q;URE ENOUGH, with apprentice Shaari atsride surprised trackwatchers with a smashing gallop on a fast irack here this morning. Sure Enough ran 3f in 36 4/5. On this workout he Is worth a "bet" In a 7f race on Sunday. King
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      1916 14 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT APPOINTMENTS VACANT Applications are invited for appointment lo the following lemporary posta with the Stale Drainage Si Irrigation Department. Selangor. 2. The appointments will be a month-to-month basis in tne fli-sl instance. Successful applicants may be required to serve in any part of Selangor. 3. Tne initial salary
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      229 14 SINGAPORE TURF CLUB TELEPHONE BETTING Telephone Betting facilities are available to the General Public for all race meetings both in Singapore and the Federation. Accounts may only be operated against a deposit and the minimum deposit required is $400. The minimum bet on a horse will be 10 $5 tickets,
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    SEAP GAMES MAY BE SCRAPPED
    190 15 Lukewarm interest, expense the reasons By KEN FERNANDEZ KUALA LUMPUR, Fit The SouthEast Asia Peninsuldr Gimes started two years ago may be scrap >ped. The reason Interest in the Games is dying off and most of the countries cannot afford to send teams. An official
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    103 15 r PELUK ANSON. Frl. The Territorial Ct^f of Lower Perak, Raja Ahmad Hisham bin Raja Abdul Malek will declare open the Perak A.A.A. south zone championships here tomorrow at 2 p.m. There will be a march past by 112 athletes from ten schools, clubs and
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    Lock icon RACING THRILLS FOR THOUSANDS TODAY
    38 15 pRACK motorcyclist K. C. Wong tries out the Yamaha 125 cc machine which v he will ride at Johore Grand Prix starting today at Johore Bahru Straits Times picture by Kok Ah Chong.
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    It's Grand Prix fever in JB as speed fans fill the town
    253 15 It's Grand Prix fever in JB as speed fans fill the town SINGAPORE, Friday. SINCE daybreak today, a continuous stream of high-spaed traffic travelling slowly crossed the Johore Caaseway as officials and competitors for the Johove Grand Prix, starting at 7 a.m. tomorrow, moved into temporary headquarters In Johore Bahru.
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    Perak win, fans attack referee
    311 15 KANGAR, Friday. THE referee of the Malaya Cup soccer match bex tween Perlis and Perak was assaulted by two spectators as he was leaving the field after the game which Ferak won by five goals to nil. The referee. Mr. H. Miller, was later escorted
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    Layer has flu
    37 15 f ONDON, Fri.— With only Li four days to go before the start of the Wimbledon Rod Layer, one of the favourites for the men's singles championships, Australian title, is in bed with influenza.
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    All-Spore draw with HK
    202 15 All-Spore draw with HK SINGAPORE. Fri. All-Sin-gapore drew 2-2 with Hong Kong Chinese in their soccer match at Jalan Besar Stadium tonight. All-Singapore played the faster and cleverer football to dominate the exchanges but were without luck. The game began with Singapore launching a series of raids which brought an
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    MTC lose point
    51 15 PENANO. »ri. Lowly placed Indian Association held unbeaten Malayan Teachers College to a 2-2 draw In the socc«r league division two match at Da to Kramat today. The Teachers had an oft day. They seemed to be able to do nothing right and their forward missed three
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    Malaya Cup goes into full swing tomorrow
    102 15 Malaya Cup goes into full swing tomorrow KUALA LUMPUR, Fri.— The 1961 Malaya Cup soccer competition goes into full swing on Sunday with five matches three in the south zone, and one each in the east and north. Singapore, the holder^ open their Cup defence with a match at "Headquarters"—
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    Lock icon South China for M-soccer
    65 15 HONG KONG. Fri. The South China team, the league champions, will represent Hong Kong in Malaya's tourih Merdeka soccer tournament, to be held at Kuala Lumpur from Aug. 2 to 14. A meeting of the Hong Kong F.A..'s interport subcommittee selected Lee Mankit to head the
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    Malay junior badminton
    55 15 KAJANG. Fri.— The twoday Selangor Malays junior and veterans badminton championships will start at 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Kajang Hall. There are 13 entries for the Junior singles and eight pairs for the doubles. In the veterans section, five will compete for the singles title and
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    SPORTS SUMMARY
    712 15 ATHLETICS JEC MEET: (J. Bahru): 100 m: 1 Panls 2 Kong Kuan Seng 3 Low Tlong Jin 12.25; 200 m: 1 Panls 2 Kuan Seng 3 Micky Kua 26.85; 400 m: 1 Ungku Ismit 2 Tham Kok Meng 3 Ounaratnam 59.1; 800 m: 1 Than Kok Men? 2
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    SPA MAN HITS OUT
    636 16 SINGAPORE, Friday Unity in PAP is on the wane, says Dr. Chee 'JMIJ-; Alliance candidate in the Anson by-election, Dr. Chee Phui Hung, tonight declared that the so-called unity of the PAP was rapidly disintegrating and that their hour of reckoning had come. Speaking at a
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    TWO SNATCH THIEVES NABBED IN STREET CHASE
    132 16 TWO SNATCH THIEVES NABBED IN STREET CHASE SINGAPORE, Fri. Scores of office-workers joined forces with four detectives early this morning in a dramatic chase which ended in the arrest of two snatch thieves and the recovery of a $100 loot. At 9 am today, a British serviceman's wife. Mrs. Theresa
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    Union meeting
    28 16 SINGAPORE. Fri. The Housing and r>vpl<>r>rp«--Board Workers' Union will hold a general meeting Sunday at 11 a.m. at the union's premises at 76, Race Course Road.
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    THREE PRINCES SHOULD MEET IN LAOS
    176 16 THREE PRINCES SHOULD MEET IN LAOS ZURICH, Friday. DRINCE Souphanouvong, head of the pro-Cor-n* munist Pathet Lao, said today that the four-day princely summit meeting in Zurich had been "crowned with success. The Prince, who was addressing a press conference, said there were a number of important questions still unsettled
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    LONDON STOCKS, RUBBER and TIN
    383 16 LONDON. Fn. Slock markets j Glided the week and fortnightly account on a dull note today. Economic uncertainties and a batch of disappointing company statements restrained buyers, and under small end account sales prices eased in most sections. The only bright spot was provided by
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    MCA making big bid for a comeback
    298 16 MCA making big bid for a comeback FIRST, A THOROUGH RE-ORGANISATION, AND THEN NEW LEADERS AND A NEW SPIRIT KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. 'JMIK Malayan Chinese Association is now making a strong attempt to regain lost support so it can continue to be one of the pillars of the Alliance. To
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    Judgment stayed
    111 16 SINGAPORE. Fri. The! Court of Appeal today re- 1 served judgment In an appeal by the Collector of Land Revenue against an award of $81,476 made by the High Court In respect of a fouracre piece of land In Thomson Road acquired by Government for building a school.
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    29 16 WASHINGTON. Fri. —I President Kennedy was today reported to be making "a very nice recovery" from a virus infection which confined him to bed all yesterday. Reuter.
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    UK Minister due 28th
    61 16 LONDON. Fri. Mr. Peter Thorneycroft, British Minis- ter of Aviation, will arrive in Kuala Lumpur on June 28 to I discuss the issues involved in any British association' with the European Common Market. He will leave for Singapore on July 1 After a two-day stay he
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    Man fined $300
    30 16 SINGAPORE. Fri. Tjian Heng Lie of Tanjong Üban, Indonesia, was fined $300 in a magistrate's court today for entering Singapore without an entry permit on June 19.
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    YORKS LOSE
    159 16 ONDON. Pri. RcmuU of 10- dii>"s cricket matches were: At Bristol: Gloucester bent Yo:ks by ei?ht wlcktU. Yorfcahlrt 155 and ILM: Gl'MiceMei L'f>i and 27-2. Gloucosu-r 14 polnls. Ai. Bnni.nsliani: Kent. beat Warwick by 99 rims Kent 213 and 140; Warwickshire U5 and 118. At llinrklrv: ilampshne beat
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    72 16 MR. AND MRS. CESARIO MAI- CRINHOS Thank all their lrj.nii* ;md r.-l.ulve* for thfir presence IWMUIMII tory mrisiiiira and gifts on Ihr o< of thrlr marriage on 19th June i THE FAMILY ol thr Ml Mtdira Neo Hce Neo thank the Vn. DhammasukhH nnd member* ol th» KiirtrthiM t'nfon
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
    20 16 JANTZEN Tnc- Bra or natural tx-amj on sale at Ulamourettc Kltzpatruks •JM tlir Knnchcup many new itylM and colour*.
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    Bus driver dies in crash
    84 16 SINGAPORE. Fri. A Green Bus Company driver was instantly killed tonight when his bus crashed into a t lamp post at the 6 l 2 mile Bukit Timah. The driver. Tan Aw Taw. 61, was crushed behind the steering wheel. The bus was heading towards
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    Lawry (130), Burge put Australia back in the fight
    898 16  - Lawry (130), Burge put Australia back in the fight JACK FINGLETON SPORT.,. a back page roundup By RILL LA WRY and Peter Burge put Australia 'on top in the second Test against England here today when they added 95 for the filth wicket. Alter Deing oo ior ioui at one
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    SCOREBOARD
    91 16 EXGLAKO M Imm HI AUSTRALIA l^t lnnv McOONALD b Siatham 4 l.wvKv i Mum) b Dexter uo SIMPSON c DUngwortta b Trueman v I HARVEY i Barrinttton b Trueman 27 O'NEILL b Dexler 1 Bl R(iK c Murray b Statham 46 Davidson lbw Trueman 6 M KAY not out
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