The Straits Times, 8 September 1961

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    20 1 AVERAGE OAII.V CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS flO.OOO The Straits Times Net*** 1 fit***** Estd. 1845. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 8, 1961. 15 CENTS.
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    NEW AIRPORT in '63
    536 1 Sardon gives $50m. set-up's operational date Runway S.East Asia's longest KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. MALAYA'S new $50 million international airport at Sungei Buloh, 13 miles from here, will become operational by August 1963. This N\as announced today by the Minister of Transport, Dato Sardon bin Haji Jubir,
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    Lock icon A British pledge to Seato on its seventh anniversary
    222 1 A British pledge to Seato on its seventh anniversary T ONDON, Thurs. BriLi tain will continue to contribute to the work of the South -East Asia Treaty Organisation "in all fields." the Foreign Secretary, Lord Home, said today. In a message to the Secre-tary-General of Seato to mark the seventh
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    HOLE-IN-HEART BOY: OPERATION FIXED
    159 1 MALACCA, Thursday. J^EWS has been received from Melbourne thai Malaya's hole-in-the-heart boy. Tan Lian Kiow, is to be operated on today. Lian Kow. eight, was sent to Alfred Hospital. Melbourne, recently on the suggestion of Malacca chest surgeon Mr. C. K. Young as there were no
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    TIN PRICE RECOVERS IN LONDON
    86 1 LONDON. Thurs.— The spot tin price rose £21 here today after the heavy fall of the last two days to a middle price of £S36A Three months was up £17 to €9661. The rise followed market rumours that the 50.000 tons of tin recommended for
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    Crash: 14 die
    20 1 DAKAR. Thurs Fourteen Senegalese were killed and eight injured yesterday when a bus collided with a truck.
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    ELVIS FAN GOT CARRIED AWAY
    153 1 ELVIS FAN GOT CARRIED AWAY SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Police tonight carried a handcuffed teenage girl bodily Into Central Police Station, 1 after she was alleged to have gate-crashed into the Odeon [Theatre to see Elvis Presley's 'film. "Wild in the Country" at 9.30 p.m. The girl, clad in tight fit- >
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    Recognise China —Montgomery
    54 1 Recognise China Montgomery PEKING. Thurs. Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery tonight called for universal recognition of Communist China as one of three steps towards relieving world tension. The others, he said at a banquet in his honour, were recognition of two Germanics and withdrawal of all armod forces everywhere back to
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    BAD DAY FOR THIEVESSAFE HAD ONLY $1
    94 1 IPOH. Thurs. An iron safe weighing about 300 Ib. which had only SI in coins and some documents in it was carried away from a coffeeshop in Hugh Low Street here last night. The thirves also took about 500 packets of I cigarettes
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    That ban on Zahari—by the Tengku
    476 1 That ban on Zahari—by the Tengku THE SPECMC REASONS CAN'T BE GIVEN KUALA LUMPUR Thursday. JENGKU Abdul Rahman said today that the whole intelligence machinery of the country would be upset it he were to disclose specific reasons for the action taken by the Government against the former I'tusan Mclavu
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    REVIEW OF WATER RATIONING
    83 1 REVIEW OF WATER RATIONING SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Government will review the water situation tomorrow, the end of the first week of rationing. Changes may be made in the operation, but rationing will definitely continue for another week. Two difficulties encountered so far arc getting water to houses on hilly ground
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    Fuchs 'is working on super bomb'
    118 1 Fuchs 'is working on super bomb' I ONDON. Thurs. The Daily Telegraph said today that convicted British atom spy scientist Klaus Fuchs is working in Russia on the Soviet Unions nuclear super bomb. The newspaper, quoting Communist informants, said Fuchs ilew to Russia six weeks ago and was appointed to
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    Business as usual despite strike at bank
    346 2 Business as usual despite strike at bank TPOH. Thurs. The 15 X employees of the Ipoh branch of the Indian Overseas Bank, including five office boys and watchmen, went on strike this morning. But it was business as usual at the bank with the manager. Mr. M. R. Govindaraj. and
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    Lock icon Copter in rooftop removal
    42 2 MET EQUIPMENT GOES UP STOREYS A ROYAL NAVY helicopter transferring meteorological storm warning equipment weighing 8001 b from the old terminal building o' the Singapore International Airport to the roof of the new five-storey multimillion dollar operations building.
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    $10,000 AID FOR FAMILIES OF RIVER VICTIMS
    282 2 $10,000 AID FOR FAMILIES OF RIVER VICTIMS KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. THE Federation Government has given $5,960 to the families of the 21 people who lost their lives on Monday night when passenger launch and a motor junk collided on the Bernam River. A cheque for this amount from the Social
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    WORK BEGINS ON BANK BUILDING
    82 2 SEREMBAN. Thurs.— Work has begun on the foundation ol the new building of the Mercantile Bank at the junction of Birch Road and Jalan Tengku Hassan. The bank now in Paul Street, expects to move Into the new air-con dit ioned building by April next
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    Association of blood donors
    63 2 PENANG. Thurs. Blood donors here last night decided to form a blood transfusion association. A pro-tern committee of 12 was elected to draft the rules and constitution. They are: Messrs. Triptlpal Singh (chairman). G. Sebastian. C. Nelligan. A.A. Augustin. Rethina.samy. S.K. Sundram. Robert Goh. Brian Smith.
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    Abduction case is postponed
    149 2 Abduction case is postponed MALACCA. Thurs. The trial of Lim Baba. 19. alias Soo Hye. in the Sessions Court here on a charge of abducting 18-year-old Doris Lim was today postponed to Sept. 18. Dr. Wong Kong Meng told the court Lim Baba, who .saw him yesterday, could not attend
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    KEDAH PLAN FOR TOURIST CENTRE
    79 2 KEDAH PLAN FOR TOURIST CENTRE SUNGEI PATANI. Thurs The Kedah Government has acquired about 26 relongs of land at Pantai Merdeka favourite haunt of holidaymakers for development as a tourist centre. The site, with a 2.200 ft sea front on the west coast, now has an access road. Tlje Mentri
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    MINISTRY'S FIELD SECRETARY SUSPENDED
    119 2 MINISTRY'S FIELD SECRETARY SUSPENDED SINGAPORE. Thur., Mr. Chan Chiaw Thor. field secretary of the primary production division of the Ministry of National Development. ha.-> been suspended from his service as from Sept. 1. He has received a letter to this effect from the actIng Permanent Secretary of the Ministry. Two
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    Annual meeting
    30 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Thur.v The Selangor Branch of the Ex-Services Association of Malaya will hold Its annual meeting on Sept. 27 at the Majestic Hotel at C> p m.
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      75 2 At Robinson >. Raffles PUe, from September 9th to September 23rd you can admire and bus the most beautiful collection of genuine Italian goods e\c; >ccn in Singapore. Robin. ton s own buyen went to Italy to select fashions especially for you. There arc lo\ely dresses, shoes and accessories, swimsutts
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    Lock icon Dr. A urges new talks
    338 3 BONN, Thursday WEST'S READINESS TO DEFEND ITSELF IS RELIABLE GUARANTEE OF PEACE, HE SAYS /CHANCELLOR Konrad Adenauer said last night his government was urging the big four powers to hold new negotiations, on the German and Berlin problems. A relaxation of tensions must be achieved
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    Lock icon Attaches barred
    34 3 WASHINGTON. Thurs. Two Soviet military attaches were yesterday barred from entering an army convention here, following last year's widespread publicity and indignation when seven Soviet and Polish military experts got in. Reuter.
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    Lock icon KATANGA YOUTHS STONE U.N. MEN
    155 3 KATANGA YOUTHS STONE U.N. MEN EL I S A BETHVILLE. Thurs. Gangs of African youths roamed the streets here for several hours yesterday stoning United Nations buildings, cars and staff. It was the second day of youth demonstrations following the call by two Katanga deputies for war against the U.N.
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    Lock icon Sitters refused
    22 3 SALISBURY, Thurs.— Three African "freedom sitters" were refused service at three cafes in turn at lunchtime In Bulawayo yesterday. —Reuter.
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    Lock icon TUC condemns the Govt. policies
    179 3 LONDON. Thurs. The Trades Union Congress representing over 8.000.000 British workers yesterday unanimously passed a resolution condemning the Government's financial policies and rejecting its appeal for restraint in pay claims. A second resolution passed unanimously deplored the recently-announced pay "freeze" for Government employees. This resolution,
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    Explorer killed
    18 3 RIO DE JANEIRO, Thurs. A 26-year-old British explorer, Richard Mason, has been killed by hostile Indians.
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    US ARMY WARNING TO 148,000 MEN
    217 3 WASHINGTON. Thurs. The U.S. Army announced yesterday that four national guard divisions totalling about 148,000 men were being warned they may be called to active duty as part of the month-old defence build-up. Sources said th e four divisions alerted were three infantry divisions
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    Lock icon CUBA SAYS NEW ATTACK PLANNED
    125 3 CUBA SAYS NEW ATTACK PLANNED NEW YORK, Thr.rs.— Cuba charged yesterday that United States-trained and financed "armed bands" were preparing to attack Cuba. "Acts of provocation" were also being carried out at the United States Cuban military base at Guantanamo Bay. The charges were made in a memorandum from the
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    Lock icon Ben Gurion govt. call
    72 3 Ben Gurion govt. call JERUSALEM, Thurs—President Yitzhak Ben Zvl last night formally asked Mr. David Ben Gurion, 75-year-old outgoing Israeli Prime Minister, to form a new government. Mr. Ben Gurion tendered his resignation last January and the political crisis that followed led to general elections last month in which his
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    Lock icon Kenyatta: Call to Macleod
    167 3 NAIROBI. Thursday. [KENYA'S inter-party constitutional conference has decided to ask the Colonial Secretary to take action to enable' Jomo Kenyatta to enter the colony's Legislative Council soon. This was announced officially at the end of the second day of the constitutional talks at Government House among
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    Lock icon YOUTHS IN HOSPITAL KWNAPPED
    80 3 ALGIERS, Thurs. Six armed Europeans broke into a hospital here yesterday and took away two European youths held for questioning In connection with the murder, of an Algerian police officer. Police Immediately establlshed checkpoints throughout Algiers without success The pair, Claudius Courtois. 26. and Jean-Claude Mire,
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    Lock icon Space shot success
    65 3 Space shot success CAPE CANAVERAL, Thrus —The United States Air Force successfully launched and later recovered from the Atlantic a space data capsule which carried fruit flies, skin tissue, and other living organisms high Into space last night. Scientists are examining the organism: carried in the 30-inch- cylindrical capsule to
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    RIOT SQUADS OUT IN S. RHODESIA
    235 3 SALISBURY, Thursday. OAUSBURY police yesterday sent riot squads to quell rioting which broke out In East Southern Rhodesia. Meanwhile. In troubled Northern Rhodesia, the death toll In disturbances in the Northern Provinces rose to 20 following the discovery of the roughlyburled body of an
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    GOATS FOR ISLANDERS: GRASS PLAN
    133 4 GOATS FOR ISLANDERS: GRASS PLAN SINGAPORE, Thurs. Inche Ya'acob bin Mohamed. Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of National Development, today visited Pulau Ayer Merbau one of the Southern Islands to explain to the Islanders how the Government's goat distribution scheme will be Implemented. Eleven families on this Island registered for
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    PAP review on public aid
    295 4 COMMITTEE CALLS FOR HIGHER SICKNESS ALLOWANCE FOR THOSE RECEIVING ASSISTANCE SINGAPORE, Thursday. 'pHE Ministry of Labour and Law should reexamine the rates payable in respect of sickness allowance with a view to increasing them. This was suggested by a PAP review committee which considered the
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    Stewards course
    56 4 Stewards course SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The Seafarers Welfaje Board is inviting applicants for its October steward training course. The course Is free and certificates will be awarded to successful trainees. Singapore citizens, aged between 18 and 30, who are interested should write to the Registrar. Stewards Training Courses, P.O. Box 747, Singapore.
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    Club tea dance
    27 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The Singapore Vespa Club will hold a tea dance at their clubhouse in Slglap Road on Sunday between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
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    Labourers halt lorries for 8 hours
    220 4 Labourers halt lorries for 8 hours SINGAPORE, Thurs. Former contract labourers of Tian Hup Transport Company today halted for eight hours a fleet cf 35 lorries run by the firm outside the Singapore Harbour Board. Some of the trucks were leaving the wharves at 7 a.m. to deliver goods to
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    Recital by US pianist
    50 4 BINGAPORE, Thurs.—The American pianist. Mr. Joseph Bloch, a teacher of the famous Julliard School in the United States, will give a recital at 8.45 pjn. next Tuesday at the Victoria Theatre. Tickets for the recital are available at Robinsons and the Singapore Cold Storage. Orchard Road.
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    Tamil Assn.
    23 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Mr. K. Periayah has been reelected president of the Tamil Brotherhood Association, and Mr. S. Nagalingam the General Secretary.
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    PROTECTED BY POLICE AFTER FATAL MISHAP
    273 4 PROTECTED BY POLICE AFTER FATAL MISHAP SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Mr. C.S. Tay, an Assistant Official Assignee, was i ye n police protection soon after he was involved in a fatal accident with a cyclist in Tiong Bahru Road, a Coroner's Court was told today. Inspector V. Rajaratnam testified that Mr. Tay
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    Shell traffic game finals
    44 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs.—The finals of the Shell traffic game will be held at 5 p.m. on Sept. 11 at the Kallang Park Road safety playground. The game Is being conducted by the Shell Company to instil road sense In school children.
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    Lecture visits to SATA clinic
    161 4 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— The Singapore Anti-Tuber-culosis Association is arranging lecture-visits for school children this year as an important part of its programme In the fight against the disease. Each visit will last for an hoar and will comprise a short talk and film on tuberculosis, followed
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    Talentime show at the Vic
    53 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (Portuguese Mission) will present a Grand Talentime Contest tomorrow at the Victoria Theatre commencing at 7.30 p.m. in aid of the poor. Tickets at $3. $2, and $1 are available from Robinsons, the Slngajjore Cold Storage and
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    YOUNG VIOLINIST GIVES STYLISH PERFORMANCE
    246 4 A YOUNG violinist, Alphonso Anthony, ~ave a performance In the cultural Centre on Wednesday night. It was his first solo recital since his return, two years ago. from London where he studied at the Royal College of Music. The centrepiece of the programme was Brahma's
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    TODAY'S WATER RATION ZONES
    221 4 TODAY'S WATER RATION ZONES CINGAPORE, Thurs. Tomorrow's water rationing areas will be ZONE ONE and ZONE THREE from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and ZONE TWO and ZONE FIVE from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. ZONE ONE Is bounded by i Kallang River. Geylang Road, j Paya Lebar Road and
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    Stamp exhibition
    39 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs.—The Singapore Stamp Club will hold an exhibition at 10 a.m. on Sept. 12 at the Orchard Road V.M.C.A., of stamps, including first flight covers Issued as early as 1930 and a display of Commonwealth stamps.
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    'Orient Couple'
    39 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Choosing of an "Orient Year Couple" In the best Oriental fancy dress for a round air trip to Bangkok will highlight the Singapore Blood Donors' Association dance at Raffles Hotel oh Saturday from 8.30 p.m.
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    Exam results
    29 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Full results of the General Certificate of Education (summer) examination, advanced level, held last June and July will be published In The- Free Press tomorrow.
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      121 4 NA.NVAM; rMVEBBITT (Jurong Road): Exhibition of reproductions of the worka of Dutch artisis of 17th, 18th and 19th centimes. 10 a.m. 6 pjn. RAMAKHISHNA MISSION: Briinat Swami Chidbhavanandaji lectures at Maha Martamman Temple in South Bridge Road, 7 p.m. police BAND performs at Crawford: Park, 7.30 pjn. 8 pjn. MIMSTRV
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    New 'dumping' complaints
    323 5 Battery factory in Petaling Jaya fears production may be affected KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. A PETALING JAVA battery factory has complained to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry over alleged dumping tactics in Malaya by overseas battery manufacturers. This was revealed today by Mr. A. V. Maxwell, chairman
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    EDITOR IS HURT IN LOAD CRASH
    75 5 EDITOR IS HURT IN LOAD CRASH JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— Mr. Dewan Singh Randhava. 48. publisher and editor of the Singapore Punjabi weekly. Navjiwun. was seriously injured In an accident yesterday evening at Yong Peng. The car he was driving somersaulted and hit a tree when a tyre burst. Mr. Dewan
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    Businessman's house burgled
    37 5 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Thieves broke into the house of a businessman, Mr. Lim Beow Leng, 60. in Jalan Kermanjuan, oft' MacPherson Road, and got away with $4,350 worth of Jewellery, cash and valuables last night.
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    Dies in hospital
    35 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— Wong Chow Moon, 48, of Jalan Meldrum here, who was knocked down by a car in Jalan Ah Fook on Tuesday, died in hospital from his injuries early today.
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    RETIRING BENEFITS FOR 500 WORKERS
    179 5 SINGAPORE, Thurs. About 500 monthlyrated employees of Wearne Brothers, Ltd., are assured of a comprehensive range of retiring benefits following an agreement reached between the management and the Singapore Motor Workshop Employees' Union. A memorandum on the terms of the collective agreement was signed on
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    Ceylon might join ASA if its scope were wider
    358 5 Ceylon might join ASA if its scope were wider SINGAPORE, Thurs If the Association of South-E as t Asian States could enlarge its scope to take in a wider area, Ceylon would consider the feasibility of joining ft, Ceylon's Minister Plenipotentiary in Burma, said here today. Mr. Peiries, who flew
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    Nanyang men seek Govt. clarification
    302 5 Nanyang men seek Govt. clarification SINGAPORE, Thursday. THE Guild of Nanyang University Graduates has asked the Government to clarify its stand on the change of system in the Chinese stream of education in Singapore. In a statement, the guild 1 asks the Government if It Is prepared to accept the
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    Man found dead in ward
    46 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs. Ng Mcc Tong. 42, a patient In the Tampoi T.B. Sanatorium, was found dead in his ward this morning. Last Saturday, a labourer at the Tampoi Mental Hospital nearby was found hanging from a beam in his quarters.
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    COUNCIL DECISION ON TRIAL BUDGET
    216 5 COUNCIL DECISION ON TRIAL BUDGET rrELUK ANSON, Thurs. A The Town Council here last xiight adopted a motion to have a trial budget foi financial autonomy for 1962 with the incidental increase in the jeneral assessment rates It was moved by the Alliance Whip, Mr. W.ili Keng Jool. and seconded
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    1352 6 ADVERTISERS' ANNOUNCEMENT yyOMEN in Singapore and Malaya are the bankers and budget-keep-ers of the family. So today, in this feature, lam introducing a shopping section where I will tell you about new products, help you get value for your money. I will also keep you Informed about
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    YOUR IMAGINATION AND YOU
    305 6 WE women are strange people. We may think nothing of tackling a sink-full of greasy pots and pans or getting a bit soiled while i hanging a tyre. We can take most things in our stride and are able to keep our -heads and our calm
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    let's talk it over
    280 6  - let's talk it over Lucy huang by YES SIR— THAT'S MY BABY! VOW this is going to sound a bit like boasting. And when you come down to it, I suppose I am bragging a little, because I am really proud of the way my two Lactogen babies have turned
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    SIMPLICITY MAKES GAMBLE' WINNER
    277 6  - SIMPLICITY MAKES GAMBLE WINNER CHAN CHIN BOCK m Drama of the outdoors TT is really surprising 1 how enjoyable a simple outdoor film can sometimes be. Take the Darr,yl F. Zanuck production "The Big Gamble," for example. It has no big names on the acting list, not really, no fabulous
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    ACTOR LEO CARILLO NEAR DEATH
    80 6 ACTOR LEO CARILLO NEAR DEATH BANTA MONICA. Thurs. Leo Carillo. 81. one of the best known character actors in film history was reported yesterday to be near death from cancer. "It looks like the end will be quite soon," Dr. Adolph Ko&ky said. Carillo underwent major abdominal surgery In 1958.
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    ESCAPIST TALE OF ESCAPE BID
    183 6 CO many excellent films have already been made about those escapes from prisoner-of-war camps that I find it difficult to be enthusiastic about the latest Ranks "Very Important Person." Don't get me wrong. It Isn't that "YIP" suffers by comparison, it's just that the same
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    Lock icon STRAITS Times SPECIAL FEATURE While 2 princes fought Bendahara declared himself the new Sultan
    1545 7 STRAITS Times SPECIAL FEATURE While 2 princes fought Bendahara declared himself the new Sultan PREMIER DEFIED ROYAL CUSTOMS AND BURIED RULER BEFORE SUCCESSOR WAS NAMED BRITISH POLICY STRICT NON-INTERFERENCE IN AFFAIRS OF MALAY STATES HE body of Ali, al-Mukammal I nay at Shah, Sultan of Perak, had been awaiting burial
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENT
    28 8 M V>mrd, Sit I Minimum, MR AND MRS. s Vnvanathan of thank trii-nds. wW and compliment* m the occasion of their marriage at Ipoh 'ion M sinnaporr
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    20 8 M M«r4t Sit I Minimum, OR K K PATHV M In !ovin« memory. By I rh:idrrn and famine-.
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    209 8 M •■<*• fit Minimum) IHERE IS FRESH. BSMSS Air for tin of Amuck nun and set rid of atale air Immediately CHICKEN INN, SEAVIEW Hotel fOl of Singapore leading dance GUARANTEED PERMANENT PLEATED: DIMM Skirts and ...illsble only at Modern J>tlk M Hlich Street—* pore ROSEE DON il.ido Grand
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      Belgrade Verdict
      656 8 It i.s a little sad to have to fall back on the hope that behind-the-scenes talking at Belgrade will enable the uncommitted world to make a harder impact in the forthcoming session of the General Assembly than it has done in the declaration issued :it the end ol
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      After the Shock
      346 8 Tin has not been slow to recover, if only partially, from the sharp shock administered by the announcement of American intentions on stockpile disposal. In Singapore, which has taken the knock rather better than might have been expected, the price yesterday declined by only $9 a picul
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      Club Flying
      195 8 Flying clubs are unlikely to' quarrel with the Royal Malayan Air Force s request that volunteer reservists should get their flying training with the clubs in order to leave M.R.A.F. instructors free to train pilots for regular service. Apart from anything else, several of tho clubs have been
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    Lock icon BELGRADE DECLARATION
    2575 8 HERE is the full text of the final declaration of thr 25 nation non-aligned conference which met in Belgrade from Sept. 1 to Sept 6. The countries were: Afghanistan, Algeria, Burma, Cambodia, Ceylon, Congo, Cuba, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Chana, Guinea, India. Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon, Mali, Morocco, Nepal, Saudi Arabia,
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      88 8 The Matador who Conquered Mexico Rnmirex was a smalltown success, but he failed in the big: bullfights until he was sored almost to death. "He'll never n&ht again," the experts predicted. But twentytwo pain -wracked days later he was bullfighting again, and the hero of Mexico. Success followed success. The
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      292 8 PRO-PLUS the tablets that give you GO USed bY ym OOCTOR HAS TOLD VOIT: you'ra la J A.I physical shape. But like all RllCinPCCmOn normal, healthy people, there ar» UUolllwoolllGll bound to h* momeats when you Tlf 04flwn ner 'l something to pep you up 1 1 V i uldlS
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    PAP: Failure to tell people
    558 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs Go out and explain vital issues to the public, urges review committee rPHE People's Action Party review commit- tee, in a critical analysis of the Government's work, today admitted the failure of effective public relations and called for fuller discussions with the people
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    Strike hits river front
    359 9 SINGAPORE. Thurs Stevedores in protest stoppage LOADING and unloading of goods along the Singapore River was brought to a standstill today when 1,500 tongkang stevedores—members of the Singapore General Employees Union went on a protest strike. Another 1.000 stevedores from three other unions came out In
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    SALESMAN KISSED WOMAN AT SHOP
    169 9 SALESMAN KISSED WOMAN AT SHOP SEREMBAN. Thurs. An army sergeant's wife was looking at shoes ia a showcase with her husband when t salesman from another shop embraced her from behind and kissed her. In the magistrate's court here today the salesman, Lee Ah Goh. 28. pleaded guilty to using
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    Surprise visit by Mayor
    44 9 PENANG, Thurs. The Mayor. Mr. 00l Thlam Slew, today paid a surprise visit to three marKets in Campbell Street. Chowrasta and Prangln. Mr. Ooi observed that there was no further obstruction by hawkers and expressed his satisfaction over their co-operation.
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    TAKES 818 SURPRISE
    118 9 TAKES 818 SURPRISE If OTA BIIARU, Thurs.— The big crowd waiting for Tengku Abdul Rahman's arrival at Pengkalan Chepa airport here had a pleasant surprise this afternoon when he turned his cine camera on them as soon as his plane came te a standstill. The crowd, in which were many
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    Librarian goes on course
    39 9 Librarian goes on course KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Inche Abdul Rashld bin Ismail, a lecturer and librarian at the Language Institute, left, for Britain today for a two-year course in librarianshop offered by the British Government under the Colombo Plan.
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    ESTATE JAGA FINDS BOSS HANGING FROM TREE
    118 9 ESTATE JAGA FINDS BOSS HANGING FROM TREE KANGAR. Thurs.— Mr. J. P Sonsen, 54 year old Ceylonese manager oi Rani Estate in Arau, was found hanging irom a rubber tree on his estate early this morning. The discovery was made by the estate jaga. Saju Singh, who saw the tody
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    Retirement
    26 9 BATU GAJAH. Thurs.Mr. S. Anthony, postmaster here, has retired after 35 years' service. He has been succeeded by Inche Abdul Rassid bin Sa'at from Tapah.
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    U.S. tin may not be available before next summer—paper
    580 9 U.S. tin may not be available before next summer— paper LONDON. Thurs IT WAS inevitable that the price of tin should drop dramatically yesterday on the announcement that some of the celebrated US. strategic stockpile may be made available for sale, the Financial Times says In an editorial today The
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    Sugar refining plant coming from Formosa
    104 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs Tne United Malay States Sugar Industries Ltd. will import a refining plant and machinery capable of producing 150 tons of sugar a day irom Formosa soon. The company's representative. Mr. Wang Yong Peng, returned here recently from a three-month stay In
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    Market study by trade team
    227 9 Market study by trade team SINGAPORE, Thurs. The nine-man Brazilian 'rade mission now in Singapore had a busy day today—meeting senij- Government officials and leaders of the rubber trade. The mission's leader is the Foreign Service Minister. Mr. Araujo Castro, and It includes the chief of the Bank of Brazil.
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    Man found with his throat cut
    64 9 KOTA BHARU, Thurs.— Haji Nik MahmooJ bin Haji Abdul Kadir, 57, was found last night with his throat cut in his fruit plantation in Sungei Durian Kampong Ipoh, in the Kuala Krai district. The police believe he was murdered. His relatives organised a search
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    STORE NEEDS MORE HOTELS
    209 10 STORE NEEDS MORE HOTELS SINGAPORE must build more hotels of international level if she is to draw more Western tourists. This was stated in Singapore by Mr. Gordon M. Bain, executive vice-president of Sita, an international travelling agency, who is on a tour of Pacific countries. The fusion of varied
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    New dredges for Malaya
    54 10 Slmon.s-Lobnltz of Glasgow has gained an order for six cutter suction dredges for Malaya. The order worth £250.000 '$1.8 million) was placed through the Crown Agents for the Federation Government and brings the value of orders received by the company in the past four month; to
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    Executive at Dunlop factories
    52 10 Executive at Dunlop factories MR. E. MADHAVAN (above), an executive of Dunlop Malayan Estates Ltd. who is now in England studying the workings of the Dunlop Group for three months. His tour will take him to the London headquarters, factories, installations and depots in different parts of the country and
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    Rubber goods output down
    65 10 Japanese factories produced 19.654 tons of rubber products in July against 20.235 tons in the previous month. Car tyres and tubes accounted for 9.360 tons, bicycle tyres and tubes 741 tons, rubber-soled canvas shoes 935 tons, rubber shoes 1.375 tons, chemical shoes 349 tons, belts 1.195
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    FIRM WINS WORLD FRIDGE CONTEST
    147 10 rpHE Sime Darby Group has won the grand prize A in the Philco International Corporation's world-wide contest, "Success in the Sixties" for Philco's distributors. The company won the contest, organised In January 1960. for the best sales performance during the year compared with the preceding
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    $10m. flour mill to begin business next year
    491 10 Factory will supply local and surrounding export markets QNE of the biggest -and most modern flour mills in Singapore which will have a daily capacity for grinding 160 tons of wheat with a /5 per cent flour recovers- rate in the first
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    Trade fair to boost Italy goods
    186 10 Trade fair to boost Italy goods A TRADE display aimed at promoting sales of Italian products in Singapore opens at Robinson's today for a fortnight. Called Italian Stylo and Fashion Fair, the exhibition is organised by the Italian Institute of Foreign Trade and will show goods in dally use by
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    MANAGER IS DUE FROM AUSTRALIA
    65 10 MR. Ronald K. Nordhoff, general manager of Turner International, Australia, Is now on a three-week tour of Asian countries. Mr. Nordhofl's Itinerary Includes Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. He will arrive in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 12 and after a
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    Canada rubber
    38 10 CANADA consumed 10.381 tons of rubber In June against 9.676 tons in the corresponding month last year of which natural rubber accounted for 2.887 long tons, synthetic rubber 5.959 tons and reclaimed rubber 1.535 long tons.
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    CEYLON BID FOR MALA YA COCONUT OIL MARKET
    117 10 mHE Ceylon Government 1 is making a bid to establish Si gapore as the main distribution base for its coconut oil in SouthEast Asia. A spokesman for the Ceylon Commission in Singapore said that there was a big market for coconut oil
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    Promoting sates in German fabric here
    160 10 Promoting sates in German fabric here A WEST German textile merchant has arrived in Singapore to promote trade. Mr. Siegfried P. Lemke. manager of the export department of Esbi-Llne. said that sales of the firm's fabric in Singapore had gone up considerably since Its intro- duction on the local market
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    FIRM'S NEW IPOH OFFICE
    69 10 The Overseas Assurance Corporation Ltd.. established 40 years ago has set up a new office in Ipoh under its expansion programme. The manager is Mr. Lim Chin Ann. The Penang branch manager, Mr. Yeoh Tat Thong, said that the company was Interested In participating in the
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    Car production
    15 10 The United States last month built 195.266 cars, the lowest since August 1958.
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    GMC expansion
    33 10 General Motors Corporation has announced plans for a multi-million dollar expansion at its Chevrolet-Cleve-land plant in Parma, Ohio, which will raise the size of the plant by about 10 per cent.
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    110 12 MELBOURNE. Thurs. INVESTMENT shares were steady. AusU Paper Manaf. gained lid. to 21s. sd. Base Metals and Oih were also steady Consolidated Zinc eased 2s. to 85s. 6d. Commonwealth bonds were firm. Ccn. Zinc 85.7V4 Vt. Its 73/10V4 N.B.H. (10s.) 22,3 B Peko 6* B A.P.M. ***** A.C.I.
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    146 12 CHIPS lying al*rt(jid* th* Singapore wharves t*day arc Lnomedon 31 39. Dahlia 31,32. Djakarta 6A. Batavla 23 24, Kmpire Klttlwake 21 -'2, Ollnda 29/30. Dolpbeverett 1" 11. Choko Maru 40/41, Benatrow ML Outer raada: Karang DJ»w«, Bhunlat. Majula. Hal Lm, Kurumarau. Triumph, San Rlckarde, Oberehell, Demodeu*. Tanaajara,
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    RUBBER PRICES
    216 12 SEPTEMBER flrat grade rubber buyer* f.e.o. closed In Blnxapore yesterday nt f>6| cento per lb. down a quarter of a cent on Wednesday* cloning prices The ton* mi uncertain. I. C.C.ft. A. doling price* In cent* per lb. yemerday were: Int. 1 R. 8.8. Bpot f.o.b. buyers R6t.
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    TIN PRICES FALL HEAVILY, THEN MAKE COME BACK
    483 12 From Our Market Correspondent THE tin section of the Malayan Stock Exchange opened yesterday with prices heavily marked down on Wednesday's close, but later the market got a hold on itself and conditions improved. Following some spectacular drops in London overnight nervous
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    STOCK INDICES
    21 12 Malayan Stock Indices: Sept. 7 Sept 6 Industrials: 162.18 162.69 Tins: 307.46 315.99 Rubbers: 241.62 241.62 Jan. 1 19S8=100
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    899 12 BUSINESS on the Malayan Stock Exchange Federation section yesterday with the number of deals in brackets: Industrial! Gammon (1,000) $1.78; Ifetal Box (2,000) $2.20. Mininsa: Austral Amal (SOO) 27a ON. (4,000) 27*. 6d. ON: A. Hltam (2,5001 4'is II, SOO) 50*.. (2.000) 465. D, (1.500) 48*.. (SOO)
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    105 12 TNI Malayan ■tenant* Banht' An*«latl*n mad* Umm Chang** la It.i rates to merchant* yesterday (all rat«« to (100): N*w V*rk: buying airmail T.T. 821. O.D. S3. 90 d/at 331 credit bill*. 331 trade bill* Stllmi T.T. »r O.D. ready: New V*rk 32 11 16: Swtaa Francs 140] Helland
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    Tin price is down by another nine dollars
    378 12 SINGAPORE Tin price fell $9 again yesterday to $478 per picul or $20 less than it was Singapore market circles, however, did not regard the drop as severe and thought It indicated prices might be due for a turn round. This assumption
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    122 12 THI Chinese Produce defiant*. 1 Smmport. neen pncn per picul yeeterday were: Cora: IK continent B«ptemb«! *hii>mrnt $26 buyers, S26| sellers. Ceconut *ll: hulk 53s seller*, drum Ml sellrrs r>i*p*r: Muniok white SI SO seller*. Sarawak white SI77J seller*, special Sarawak black t147( sellers. Karbled Lampong black SM't
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    RUBBER CROPS
    41 12 The following further August croDs are announced: Kemaas 692.300 lb.. Radella 27.600 lb. MaJaka Pinda 176.100 lb.. rnlted Malacca 149.400 lb Ayrr Molek 44.780 lb.. Lronc Hin San, Ltd. MOM lb.. and Nyala* 53,850 lb. Bukit Ratll 52.515 lb.
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      333 12 CLOSING PRICES SINGAPORE. Sept 7. RUBBER: 864 cents per Ib. (up a quarter of a cent). 5 p.m. unofficial close: 86* cents (quiet). TIN: 5478 per picul :do«n $9). Estimated unofficial offering 240 tons (unchanged). >» ZIM LINES r-* 1 SOUTH EAST ASIA SERVICE uric crm.nr l S POf BSft|»O>
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      1123 12 MALAYAN TIN DREDGING LIMITED. (Incorporated In England) Ol'TPl'T RETI'RN August 1961 2.907 piculs 4 dredges working. (P.A. DELME-RADCLIFFE) General Manager. SOUTHERN MALAYAN TIN DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated In England) OITPIT RETURN August 1961 5,717 piculs. 5 dredges working. (P.A. DELME-RADCLIFFE) General Manager. KAMPONG LANJUT TIN DREDGING LIMITED (Incorporated in the Federation
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      693 13 TENDERS POLICE TENDER NOTICE Tenders, which will close at 12 noon on 18th September, 1961 are Invited by the Commandant, Federal Police Depot for the following services: 1. Supply of fresh rations and cooking of food for the year 1962 and 1963. 2. Stitching of bandsmen uniforms for the year
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      173 13 TENDERS MINISTRY OF EDUCATION TENDER NOTICE TENDERS from Class 'C and above P.W.D. registered Contractors will be received at the offlce of the Senior Architect, Ministry of Education, Young Road. Kuala Lumpur up to 3 p.m. on Friday, 22nd September. 1961 for the supply and Storage of Prepared Materials for
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      789 13 PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS DRAFT ADVERTISMENT EDUCATION OFFICERS FOR THE ARMED FORCES The Ministry of Defence Invites further applications for commls- sions as officers in the Armed Forces for employment on education duties. There are five vacancies In the Federation Army and one In the Royal Malayan Navy. 2. Qualification*. Applicants most
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      689 13 (Continued from Pace S) SITUATIONS VACANT 20 Words $S (Min.)— Box SO ets. txtra RELIABLE PART-TIME DRIVER required Immediately. Horning* only Apply now 12A Bin Tong Park, Singapore 10. Tel. *****. EXPERIENCED STENOGRAPHER required by management of ENGINEERING AND AGENCY MOUSE, Aleiandra Oistrlet. Pleas* apply stating qualifications, salary required, and
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      941 13 SITUATIONS VACANT 20 Words SS (Min.)— Box SO ets. txtra ARCHITECTURAL FIRM reqnlrcs Junior clerk-of-works wth minimum 3 years site experience. Box A 4554 S.T. B'pore. WANTED •RANCH SALES MANACER Excellent opportunity for a mis with ability to establish and "»""t T^i« hlfh level con t sets Id government and
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      815 13 HOUSES LAND FOR SALE t0 Word, SS (Min.)— Box SO ets. txtra JOHORE BAHRU TOWNSHIP Two storey (hop* No*. S3, 64 and 79 Jalan Ibrahim. Please call at Ramallgam 45, Tal Thong Crescent Bingapore-13. THREE BSDROOMED Mosaic Tiled Bungalow oS 7| East Coast Road. Freehold 6900 sq. ft. Lawn. Mod.
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      948 13 DOGS AT STUD 19 Words $S (Min.)— Box SO ets. txtra OOBIRMANN PINSONIR, Academy Ot Tavey, Possibly toe finest specimen la slalaya Proved Sir*. Superb American Bloodlines. Btrr-Amerlcan Champion Btebs Top Skipper. Dam-Orebaucha Raven of Tavey (American Champion Rancho Dob*'* Prlroo Daughter) M.X.A. Class 1 Bitches only Apply Bos A97S.
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      690 13 FOR SALE 20 Wards $3 (Mir.)— Box SO ets. txtra JUST COMPARE THESE BuytT Men Pyjamas now $3.50 inr. Towrlllng bathroom only 53. 90. cotloa T-shirts 11.50. RrniPiiibrr Cathay* 38/39, Bra* Basah Road, S'porr. FRICItiAIRE QUALITY REFRIGERATORS AT COMPETITIVE PRICES! Our Hire Purchase Terras are the LOWEST In Singapore. You
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    JUDGE WISE SHOULD BE READY FOR HIS FIRST SUCCESS
    406 14 JUDGE WISE SHOULD BE READY FOR HIS FIRST SUCCESS Here's one to watch at Penang. ON THE TRACK with EPSOM JEEP pENANG, Thurs.— Judge Wise, with Ken Barratt astride, galloped attractively on a good track at Penang this morning. Keeping wide out, he ran 3f in 40sec without being extended.
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    380 14 Murray earns cup and 100 gns T ONDON, Thurs. John Murray, the Middlesex and England player, just managed to win the award of 100 guineas and the special cup, for the wicketkeeper with the most victims in the current English cricket season. Kent's Derrick Ufton finished only one behind Murray,
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    SOCCER AND RUGBY RESULTS
    230 14 EUROPEAN CUF (Ist round. Ist leg): Vasas of Hungary 0 Real Madrid of Spain 2 (at Budapest); Servette of Switzerland 5 Hibernians of Malta 0 (at Geneva): IFK Gotenborg of Sweden 0 Ja Reyenoord of Holland 3 (at Gothenberg); SUndard of Belgium 2 Frederickstadt of Norway
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    36 14 /CHALLENGER Eddie Cotton reels back as Harold Johnson, the American light-heavyweight champion, throws a hard right. Johnson retained his title with a points decision over 15 rounds at Seattle last week.— UPl picture
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    806 15  -  NORMAN SIEBEL %VJ..I RAZOR-KEEN RIVALRY EXPECTED IN KEY MALAYA CUP GAME By NEW LINE-UP IN DEFENCE FOR VITAL TIE AGAINST JOINT SERVICES HPWENTY-THREE goals were scored by the A winners and only two by the beaten teams in last weekend's five Malaya Cup matches, which
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      63 15 SEGAMAT OPKN FINALS: Men's singles: Lee Linn Chuen bt Wong Fong Peng 31-16. 31-15: Doubles: Wong FV>ng Peng and Lee Klan Sun bt Lee Lian Chuen and Tey Chiang Choon 31-19, 15--21, 21-18: Women's singles: Wong Chlew Chee bt Tan Yoke Choo 21-16. 21-18: Doubles: Wong Chlew Cliee
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    76 15 SOCCER MALAYA Cl'P: Kedah v Pening 'Alor 6tar). SOOLOH SHIELD: Spore Police v Johore Police (Thomson Rd) Parker Cap s-tlaal: 1 QO Highlanders v Spore Guard Regt. (Tangltn). J. BAHRI LGE TUV. 1: 1 10 PMO Gurkhas v 321 BVD (Sri Gelam). HOCKEY FRIEXDLIKS: 1 10 PMO Gurkhas
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    138 15 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs More than 300 athletes, representing 15 units will take part in the two-day Federation of Malaya Government Services athletics championships which Degin tomorrow on the Paclang here. Tun Abdul Razak. the Deputy Prime Minister, will declare the championships open tomorrow at
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    739 16 MOSCOW, Thur* Nehru at Moscow dinner: It's ultimate madness to start a war j^JR. NEHRU and President Nkrumah yesterday handed Mr. Khrushchev an appeal from the neutral countries to meet President Kennedy for peace talks. .Mr. Nehru later said in the presence of llic Soviet
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    409 16 LONDON, Thure —The brighter conditions prevailing at the beginning of the week returned to sock markets today. Sentiment uiw, helped by the sharp advance on Wall Stieei last night but business remained at a low level. Property shares provided the beta section of the market while tin
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    304 16 Cholera jabs for all in Singapore SINGAPORE, Thursday. J^ BIG anti-cholera inoculation campaign will be launched here on Monday. Hundreds of schoolchildren will Ik> Ihe first to be immunised against the disease. Inoculations will be only to those who want them. In announcing this preventive measure today, the State's Director
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