The Straits Times, 25 April 1962

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    20 1 AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 100,000 The Straits Times AW**** Estd. 1845. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1962. 15 CENTS KDN 036
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    6 1 Trade still in Malaya's favour, but...
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    $378 mil. DOWN
    230 1 Cheaper rubber cuts the balance KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday THE Federation's balance of trade last year dropped by $378.1 million— due almost entirely to the! lower price of rubber. The balance dropped li 0111 $776.8 million! in 1960 to $398.7 million, according to the Inks! external trade statistics
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    Lock icon Soekarno calls off visit to Britain
    102 1 Soekarno calls off visit to Britain LONDON, Tues.—President Soekarno of Indonesia has cancelled his scheduled official visit to Britain because of prevailing tension over West Irian, the Foreign Office announced today. The British Government expressed regret at the cancellation and expressed the hope that the President will visit Britain at
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    'IDIOT' ON A CRASH RUN TO MOON
    333 1 'IDIOT' ON A CRASH RUN TO MOON CAPE GANAVERAL, Tuesday. AMERICA'S latest moon probe, its "brain" affected by a telemetry failure, headed towards its target today on a collision course which space officials said would probably end on Thursday with a crash landing on the dark side of the moon.
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    Lock icon Death from penicillin
    67 1 MIRI, Sarawak. Tues. A resident here. Lee Yoon San, collapsed and died at the Miri Government dispensary shortly after receiving a test dose injection of penicillin. At a recent inquest held here. Coroner R. J. PoleEyana found that Lee had died as a result of an acute
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    A MONGREL IS MURDER WITNESS
    221 1 A MONGREL IS MURDER WITNESS KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A young mongrel was the sole rye-witness of a murder in which a 30--year-old mother of four was harked to death here at midnight last night. Tin- mongrel barked continuously as the woman, Pachiamah, was being attacked in her hut at Kassipillai
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    RMAF PLANE FORCE LANDS: ALL SAFE
    114 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. An RMAF single-engined Pioneer force landed south of the Ben Long Road, near the "Waterworks Gap" this evening. The two pilots are safe and unharmed, an RMAF spokesman said tonight. No reason for the force landing was available. Added the spokesman
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    Lee-Nehru Malaysia talks
    434 1 From KRISHNA MOORTHY NEW DELHI. Tues. SINGAPORE'S Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. had talks with the Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru, for more than 90 minutes this evening discussing Malaysia and its implication in South-East Asia. This Is the second meeting the two Premiers have had
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    Peter, fighting for life, is baptised in bed
    565 1  - Peter, fighting for life, is baptised in bed G. SUBHAS HOSPITAL DRAMA OF SERIOUSLY INJURED GRAND PRIX RIDER I I SINGAPORE, Tues. MOTOR cyclist Peter Chia, one of the Malaysia Grand Prix casualties, was today baptised by a Roman Catholic priest at the General Hospital, where he is lying dangerously
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    Made in China
    36 1 HONG KONG. Tues.—Communist China has revealed for the first time that It Is making submarines itself. The claim was made by Mr. Lin Juan. Vice-President of the Chinese Communist Navy Academy and broadcast.
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    Lock icon OAS kill 13
    32 1 ALGIERS. Tues. Secret Arm v Organisation gunmen killed 13 Algerians and wounded at least 13 more before midday here today. The wave of killings followed an Easter lull.— Reuter.
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    Nehru's 'real war' fears
    119 1 XfEW DELHI. Tues. 1 Mr. Nehru said to- day a resumption of nuclear testing by the United States and Soviet Russia might lead to the "possibility of actual war." Speaking in the Lower House of Parliament, he expressed "great concern" at the reported U.S. decision to
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    Thais beat Malaya
    49 1 BANGKOK. Tues. Thailand beat Malaya 3-1 in their play-off in the Asian Youth Soccer Tournament here toniuht to qualify for the final against South Korea for the Rahman Cup on Thursday. Malaya will play Indonesia on the same day to decide third place in the tournament.
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    STOP PRESS
    7 1 ACID ATT, BINGAFOBI uday in
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    Lock icon The stockpile inquiry The cries of pain of the developing coun tries...
    2811 2 The stockpile inquiry The cries of pain of the developing coun tries GTON, Tues Overall American national interests could be harmed more than helped by a higher rate of sales than 5,000 tons a month of stockpile rubber, Mr. L. W. Mellen, chief of the State Department commodities department, said
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      38 2 THE GAMBOLS By Barry Appleby I '"V /WELL, I OtONT WANT THE* 1/ 0O CKSMT r I TYPISTS TWfNKINS MOU k IN MRS J V_ LEAVE IMPOCTAMT A |\©AMBOy i X LVINJS < lomct I 1 ■WTWAMC I S^ »^>
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    SHOW OF 'MUSCLE' BY SEATO ARMADA
    200 3 MANILA, Tues. The big Seato armada now assembled in Manila Bay yesterday gave an impressive demonstration of its naval and air strength (reports a Reuter correspondent aboard H.M.A.S. Melbourne). Ship* and aircraft from Australia. New Zealand and the United States demonstrated modern anti-sub-marine warfare,
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    Lock icon For those in urgent need of a shilling
    112 3 For those in urgent need of a shilling I ONDON, Tues. Anyone in urgent need of a shilling can now go to a London church and help himself, from a cross. The cross has 30 slots, each containing a shilling. People can Just lift a flap and take one out.
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    Russians ask: What if we walk out?
    183 3 GENEVA. Tuesday. THE Soviet Union has been sounding out the eight neutrals at the 17-nation disarmament conference on whether they would approve a Soviet walkout when the Americans resume atmospheric nuclear testing, it was learned yesterday. Neutral sources said the Soviet delegation here
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    Lock icon Shakespeare honoured
    60 3 STRATFORD ON AVON. Tues. The flags of 105 nations fluttered in this .small English market town yesterday to honour William Shakespeare, the poet and playwright for whose works the world sale is second only to that of the Bible. Thousands drove from all over the country to be
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    Lock icon Convention call
    34 3 RANGOON. Tues. The leftwlng National United Front will press for the calling of a convention of political parties to chart Burma's road to socialism, according t r > political sources here today. Reuter.
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    Lock icon 20 years' jail for U.S. secrets officer
    57 3 20 years' jail for U.S. secrets officer 'APT. Joseph Kautfman (arrowed) pictured leaving the American Air Force court in Wiesbaden, Germany during a recess, before being sentenced to 20 years' hard labour for giving U.S. defence secrets to East Cermany. Walking with him are his defence counsel, Maj. |oseph Rankin
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    Lock icon SOS (Shoot on sight) ORDERS FOR 30,000 IN ALGERIA
    353 3 ALGIERS, Tuesday. THOUSAND Muslim security police moved into Algiers, Bone, Oran and Constantine yesterday with orders to shoot any member of the Secret Army Organisation (OAS) on sight. It was the first time Muslims were sent into action against the OAS.
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    Lock icon Pridi blamed for attacks
    62 3 BANGKOK, Tues. Police have learned that a powerful clandestine radio calling itself the Voice of the People of Thailand was located in Southern China, according to the Police Deputy DirectorGeneral. General Prasert Ruchirawong told reporters the radio was operated by a former Thai regent and Premier
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    New chairman
    36 3 JEW YORK, Tues.— Prof. G. P. Malalasekera of Ceylon was elected yesterday without opposition as chairman of the United Nations 16-nation committee on information fiom non-sell governing territories. He was nominated by Liberia.— U.P.l.
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    Lock icon Thais kidnapped
    23 3 BANGKOK. Toes. The Bangkok world today reported that 18 Cambodian .soldiers kidnapped five Thai villagers near the border last Sunday. —Reuter.
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    KURDISH REBELLION MENACES KASSEM
    206 3 BEIRUT, Tuesday. A WIDESPREAD rebellion by Kurdish tribesmen against the armed forces of the Iraqi Prime Minister. Gen. Abdul Karim Kassern. is raging in the mountains of northern Iraq and threatens to topple his military regime. Information concerning the revolt and Government measures aimed at crushing
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    Lock icon Good tone in talks on Berlin
    114 3 WASHINGTON. Tues. Mr. Dean Rusk, the United States Secretary of State, and Mr. Anatoly Dobrynin. the Soviet Ambassador, discussed the Berlin problem again yesterday in what the Russian described as a "Rood atmosphere." Mr. Dobrynin said after the 55-mlnute meeting that he thought Mr.
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    Kashmir debate
    27 3 NEW YORK. Tues. The United Nations Securltj Council will meet on Friday on the Kashmir dispute between India anri Pakistan. It was announced officially yesterday.
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    HOMICIDE: 6 YEARS, ROTAN FOR YOUTH
    120 4 HOMICIDE: 6 YEARS, ROTAN FOR YOUTH SLNGAPOKE, Tues. A youth of 16, Teo Eng Huat, was jailed for six years in the Assize Court today on a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder by causing the death of a serviceman. Teo was charged with causing the death of
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    Christian schools heads' evidence
    1416 4 '5-DAY WEEK ENOUGH FOR EDUCATION POLICY' SINGAPORE, Tuesda THE Malayan Christian Schools Council maintained today that the Government's educational policy with emphasis on the national language, science and mathematics could be successfully implemented within the programme of a fiveday week. Represen t a t i v
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    RIVAL MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS
    453 4 I J SINGAPORE, Tuli. rVO rival groups of trade unions hope each to attract 40,000 workers to their respective May Day celebrations in Singapore. One group ls led by Mr. C.V. Devan Nalr. heading a 15-raan committee representing 35 trade unions. The committee, called the "National
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    IN AND OUT BY AIR
    331 4 rE following Is today's schedule of civil aircraft movements at Paya Lebar Airport. ARRIVALS BO AC: Prom London. Rome. Beirut. Karachi. Calcutta. Kuala Lumpur (BA 708) 4.35 pjn.; from Sydney, Darwin (BA 711) 8.15 pjn. Garuda: From Jakarta (OA 802) 8.50 ajn.; from Bangkok •GA
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      100 4 Siftffopopc uiot*y ST. ANDREWS CI.OTHI\<i "Suigapore in the 1962 Asian SHOP: Op«n from 3 pjn. 'o 5 Oara«". 6 pjn. pjn. Y.W.C.A. (Raffles Quay: Y.W.C.A. 'Outran Road>: Iniernatlonal Women's Club, Dressmaking. 11 ajn. and 2.30 guest speaker, Mrs. P. Fleming, pjn.; Children's free library and 10 ajn.; Beauty culture .'lav,
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    The terror of border gangs in Perlis
    412 5 The terror of border gangs in Perlis ROBBERY, MURDER, EASY ESCAPE KANGAR, Tuesday. r |MIE Kedah and Perils DPP, Inche Abdul Kadir bin Yusoff, told the Assize Court here today the people of Perlis were living in fear of robber gangs which crossed over the border from Thailand. These gangs
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    TAXMAN AND THE MAN WHO DEALT IN MILLIONS
    123 5 TAXMAN AND THE MAN WHO DEALT IN MILLIONS IPOH. Tues. Millionaire property owner, S. Perlathamby Chettlar. was fined S2OO today in the magistrate's court here for failiue to .submit his 1961 income tax returns within the prescribed period. Mr. E. S. Fernandes, prosecuting, told the court that Penathamby Chettlar bought
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    Subversive girl bound over
    72 5 KUCHING. Tucs.— Pretty Wong SII Huong. 17. one of five girls convicted in the Sibu District Court last week on charges of assisting in the management of an unlawful .society, the clandestine Communist organisation, and with being members ot it. was today bound over In the
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    Civics course
    29 5 IEMERLOH. Tmvv The Speaker of the Pahang Legislative Assembly. Inche Awang Ngah bin Tok Muda Ibrahim, opened ft two-day civics course for 30 kampong headmen here today
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    Car theft i reported
    45 5 IPOH, Tues.— A housewitc. Madam Ng Sin. 35. reported to the police this morning that her car valued at $3,000 was stolen last night. She said that she parked the car In Jalan Yang Kalsom, near her house, and locked it
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    FPA in Kedah
    30 5 SUNGEI PATANI. Tues The District Officer. Kuala Muda. Syed Osman Idid. will declare open a Kedah Family Planning Association clinic at the Health Office here on Sunday.
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    DIRECT BY AIR to MECCA TODAY
    92 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues The first chartered aircraft taking Malayan pilgrims ou a direct flight to Mecc*. will leave here tomorrow. The Minister of Transport. n.itn Sardon bin Haji Jubir. on whose Initiative this has been made possible, will be at the airport for the
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    INCOME TAX CASE ADJOURNED
    135 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues FURTHER hearing ol a preliminary inquiry Into charges against four directors of Selangor Motors < Malaya > Ltd. under the Income Tax Ordinance, which was to have resumed herp today, was adjourned fo May 12 The directors are Ooh Swe< Jou. Chua Koh
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    Suicide verdict on girl (20) who failed qualifying test
    322 5 PENANG. Tuesday TW E N T Y-year-old Yeap Lean See took her own life last month after she failed to pass the Cambridge School Certificate qualifying test, the Coroner's Court was told today. "She had been very upset over this," her
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    Insurance case postponed
    64 5 IPOH. Tues— Oh Wee Chin. 42. manager of Sin Hua (Malaya) Insurance Corporation Ltd.. of Ipoh. pleaded not guilty in the magistrate's court here today to falling to deposit $200,000 with the Federation's Accountant-Gene-ral. He was alleged to have carried on business between Aug. 1 and Aug.
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    A LONGER RUNWAY AT BAYAN LEPAS
    105 5 A LONGER RUNWAY AT BAYAN LEPAS DENANO, Tucs. Th« airport runway at Bayan Lepas>, 11 miles from the city, is to b« extended by another 5.700 feet. When completed, the new runway will be big enough for a Vicker.s Viscount to land. The present runway is 4.500 feet long, excluding
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    Two for Swisa film festival
    53 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tue.v— A two-man team will represent Malaya at the International Film Festival to b« held in Switzerland on Apr. 28 They arc Syed Zainal Abidin. Secretary to th« Ministry ol Information and Broadcasting and Mr Kirpal Singh. Chief Engineer. Radio Malaya, who left
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      321 5 Straits Times Crossword I flflf flfl Wtt ACKUSs 5. Plan the tale lo include '.he 4. liir footballer has takrn thr right lour < 8 hfjter, bui the car's sound 6. SUfl Aintree eoursr. bui <B>. winch part is not clear <6>. M. Gold transaction reeulls in a 7. 'In
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  • STRAITS TIMES Special Feature
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      The high priest of bridge
      1719 7 The high priest of bridge CULBERTSON -THE EXPERTS AGREED— NOT A BRILLIANT PLAYER BUT HE KNEW HE WAS BETTER AT PROMOTING BALLYHOO... AND HE MADE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS -and the cards that he played so we11 AT the height of his career as the world's foremost expert at the game
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  • Obituary
    IN MEMORIAM
    28 8 I* Wotdi Sit (Minimum) HORSWILL, LEILA (LEA). la food memory of a very dear girl sadly missed by her loving husband Vernon and all her relations.
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    PERSONAL
    41 8 2t Word, Sit (Minimum) MRS. FEUX BORTEBLE and Patricia who are leaving shortly for England thank their Asian and European friends for many kindnesses and say farewell and hope they will call to see them at their West Busfex borne
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    ANNOUNCEMENTS
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    FRESH FLOWERS
    42 8 1* W»rds Sit (Mlnlmam, Dalit 1 month. IB Word, S2.iO (Mtrn.) FOR YOUR LOVED ones friends In V.K. we can send your good wl*he* In Orchids. Call or write today Prince., Flower Shop, 80, Orchard Road. Singapore 9. Tel: 20V07.
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    WHERE TO STAY (Fed.)
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    WHERE TO STAY (S'pora)
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  • The Straits Times Wednesday, April 25, 1962.
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      New View Of Stereos
      680 8 The suggestion that the threat of the new stereo rubbers has been exaggerated is much the pleasantest news to emerge from the public hearings of the U.S. Senate's Stockpile Sub-Committee. But it may encourage false confidence. America's stereo plants are operating at fifty per cent capacity,
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      Local Affairs
      287 8 Seremban Umno's resolution calling for the abolition of municipal, town council and local council elections fortunately looks like getting no further than the talking stage. Quite rightly, higher party authority in Kuala Lumpur has lost no time dissociating itself from such irresponsibility. It is nonetheless disturbing that misunderstanding
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      The Innocents
      264 8 Annual reports of the Federation's Registrar Genera] have warned since 1956 that little reliance can be placed on any of the figures relating to causes of death. Only about one fourth of all deaths are certified by medical practitioners. Village headmen and policemen certify the rest, and they
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    Penang Hill
    10 8 THE SCENIC BEAUTY THAT IS BEING SLOWLY TARNISHED
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      359 8 I HAVE been a resident on Penang Hill for the past two and a half years, during which time I have watched and deplored a steady deterioration in its beauty and attractiveness. The scenic beauty of the Hill Railway ride has been greatly Impaired by the indiscriminate felling of trees
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      MORE DEFIANT THAN EVER
      175 8 fItHANK you for publishX ing recently a letter from a resident of TownerMcNair Estate complaining about the lorries which make use of the roads In this estate, although iorry traffic is banned. It is pleasing to note that the traffic police have sent men to Investigate,
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      DANGER ROAD
      116 8 I WOULD like to call the attention of the PWD to the dangerous state of the Kluang-Mersing road, particularly In the Kahang area. This road is very narrow and moreover heaps of road metal have been stacked on both sides of the road for months now. As military
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    PEACE CORPS CATCHES ON IN AMERICA
    1185 8  - PEACE CORPS CATCHES ON IN AMERICA Alec Dickson The goal: 6,700 volunteers in the field by June 30, 1963 by PRESIDENT K E NNEDY recently said there would be 2,400 American volunteers in service or in training by Juno 30 this year. Another 2,700 were scheduled to enter training in
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    Lock icon FAMINE IN CENTRAL JAVA
    291 8 FAMINE IN CENTRAL JAVA The families who won't budge JAKARTA, Tues.— The J present famine in Java has pointed up Indonesia's urgent need to get people off this small crowded island into the great near empty ter r itories of Sumatra and Borneo. "Transmigration" Has always been a major plank
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    Socialist Front: The UDP doesn't worry us
    223 9 Socialist Front: The UDP doesn't worry us KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— A Socialist Front leader, Mr. Lira Kean Slew, said here today that the Front was not particularly worried over the formation of the new United Democratic Party. At an airport Interview before leaving for Singapore and Johore Bharu, he said:
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    Factory strike is Johore's first
    194 9 JOHORE BAHRU, Tuesday. pORTY-ONE daily-paid employees of the Ling Nam rubber works at the 4J milestone, Jalan Scudai. went on strike yesterday the first strike In Johcre this year i 1 The dispute is over wage Increases and free meals for all toe workers, who
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    Customs holiday
    32 9 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. The Johore Bahru Customs station will be closed for official business on May 4 In commemoration of the anniversary of the funeral of the late Sultan Ibrahim.
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    Yoke Heong fund is now $83,250
    105 9 Yoke Heong fund is now $83,250 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— A further $1,250 was received today for Miss Lai Yoke Heong, the schoolgirl who lost both her arms In a motor accident here. The total received so far through the Straits Times and Chinese Press is now $83,250. Donations received today
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    First coir training centre is opened
    73 9 First coir training centre is opened gATU PAHAT. Tues,— The first coir industry training centre set up by the Rural and Industrial Development Authority in Johore was officially opened by the Mentri Besar, Dato Haji Hassan bin Haji Vunos. at Parit Xampan at the weekend. The training centre is the
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    Tourism talk
    43 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. The director of the Economic Development Board. Mr. E. J. Mayer, will speak on "Some economic implications of tourism" at a luncheon meeting of the Skal Club at the Chicken Inn, Sea View Hotel, on Friday at 12.45 p.m.
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    Chinese teachers' grouse
    524 9 CONFERENCE IS TOLD OF AN 'IMPOSSIBLE 9 TEACHING TASK AND BROKEN PROMISES' IPOH, Tuesday. 'pHE task of teachers of English in Chinese schools who had to squeeze three years' teaching into one year in a new language medium was today likened to that of the cow being
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    To study in Japan
    62 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Japanese government has awarded scholarships for higher studies In Japan to four Singapore students. The scholars, who will leave for Japan by air on Saturday, are Mr. Tan Yu Hot alias Chin Yew Yew (metallurgical engineering), Mr. Goh Chee Whul (chemical engineering), Mr.
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    Medan tour for party of 16
    51 9 J7UALA LUMPUR. Tues. A party of 16 Malayans from various parts of the country left here by air today on a two-week study tour of Medan. They will rpturn on May 11 A second party will leare on Saturday on a similar tour of
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    'Lower level' polls: Why they are necessary...
    284 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues at the lower levels "are the essence in the maintenance of democracy against Communism," a top Umno source said here today. The source was commenting on a resolution by Seremban branch of Umno which called on the Federation Government to
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    She called to buy a car
    88 9 rpHE Vicar of Penang, th« X Venerable A. C. Dumper, congratulates the bride, the former Miss Aw 800 Lar, a, teacher of the Pemng Convent, after her Easter Monday wedding at St. George's Church, PenXmr, to Mr. Dennis Edgar Young, sen-ice manager of Borneo
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    CAREER GUIDES HELP TO AVOID WASTAGE
    221 9 CAREER GUIDES HELP TO AVOID WASTAGE KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. AN Australian woman psychologist said today there might be a lot of waste of talent if a career guidance unit was not set up to help Malayan children on leaving school. She is Mrs. J. Mendelawltz, who backed a call made
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    Aid plan for strikers
    71 9 SINGAPORE, Tues.— About 1,000 members of the Singapore Catering Services Staff and Workers Trade Union have been asked to contribute a day's pay each for the benefit of their striking colleagues at the Tanglin Club in Stevens Road. The union's 110 members employed at the Tanglin
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    Pomp and colour at Parliament today
    156 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. A REHEARSAL of the ceremonial opening tomor- row ol the fourth session of Parliament was held today On the Klng"s arrival at the Tengku Abdul Rahman Hall, there will be a 21 -gun salute from two two-pounder guns mounted on scout
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    Man dies after fall at G.H.
    45 9 SINGAPORE, Tues. Mahboo bin Shalk. 77, a patient in the eye clinic of the General Hospital, died today after falling from the first floor. Mahboo, who had been nclmltted to hospital on April 14, recently underwent an eye operation.
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    Schoolboys on 45-mile hike
    40 9 Next week they plan to scale Mount Ophlr, the highest peak In Johore. KLUANG, Tues. Twentysix cadets from the Kluang Secondary English School returned here yesterday after a two-day 45-mlle hike to Simpang Rengglt and back.
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    $4,000 raid on music shop
    47 9 SINGAPORE. Tues. Thieves broke Into a music shop In Upper Hokkien Street at dawn today and got away with goods worth $4,000. The thieves tied up a salesman, Foo Chee Thong, 22. who was asleep In the premises before ransacking the shop.
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    Road and drains
    21 9 KLUANG. Tues. The Johore Government has allocated $90,000 for a road and cement drains at Kampong Melayu here.
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    Court hears of maid who had an abortion
    128 9 Court hears of maid who had an abortion MALACCA, Tues.— Yap Mvi, 36. wife of an employee at the City Park here, was today charged with causing an illegal miscarriage to an unmarried 17-year-old girl who was about six months pregnant at Bunga Raya Pantai here in September last year.
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    SHIP LINE CHIEF IN TO SEE PORT
    176 10 SHIP LINE CHIEF IN TO SEE PORT KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The chairman of Glen Line Limited, Sir Herbert McDavid. arrived here today to see on-the-spot the progress at Port Swettenham and facilities accorded to shipping companies. Sir Herbert, who Is representing the Far Eastern Trade Shipping Conference comprising 20 countries
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    Delicate, difficult task of the Congo Malayans
    260 10 IPOH. Tuesday MALAYAN troops serving under the United Nations Command in the Congo have a delicate, difficult and complex task to perform, according to Brigadier Abdul Hamid bin Bidin. He has Just returned after nearly a year there in command of the Malayan
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    Spore culture goes to Borneo—by air
    164 10 Spore culture goes to Borneo by air THREE TOWNS TO SEE TEAM OF, 48 (INCLUDING NINE WOMEN) SIX of tfV nine women among: members or the Singapore cultural mission whV> left by air for Borneo*! yesterday. They are <fri»tn left) Mrs. S. Bhaskar .land MMM Khong Yoke I.rng, Caroline Light.
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    Bicycle thief
    21 10 PENANG. Tucb. An unemployed man. Koay Tent Huat, 23. was today jailed for 12 months for stealing two bicycles.
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    ACCIDENT: MAN CHARGED
    66 10 PENANG, Tue.s.— Sapper P. Bennett. 28, of the 11 Independent Squadron Royal Enginee* stationed at Butterwoith. today pleaded not guilty to causing the death of a woman, Yeoh Chooi Im, by doing a rash act not amounting to culpable homicide. Alternatively he was charged with dangerous driving.
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    Don't swallow ways of the West whole, says Mentri
    291 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues 'JMIK Mcntri Kcsar of Selangor. Dato Abu Bakar bin Baginda, today advised Malayans to be discriminating; and prudent in accepting Western civilisation. He told lt» members of the Selanxor branch of the Women's Institute now attending a civics
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    Platinum ring made wife suspicious
    204 11 SINGAPORE. Tues.—Hearing began today In the Second Criminal District Court In a case agahibt Michael Won? Weng Choo, 29. accused under the Women's Charter of "purporting to contract a marriage" with Leong Wai Chan while he was lawfully married to another woman. Yong Kirn Choo.
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    FOOTPRINTS OF MONSTER SEEN BY BOYS
    1006 12  - FOOTPRINTS OF MONSTER SEEN BY BOYS Kathleen Hickley by J"? E V Tubby and his friends learn that Ah Chang's father must find a large sum in the near future in order to save his half of a tin mine from his partner, Chai Fan they decide to help him
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    MOUSE-CATCHING PARTNERS
    61 12 rTUIIS owl and cat are on the friendliest terms. They X usually sally out on mouse-hunting expeditions. Ossie. the brown owl, and Snowy, a pedigree cat. struck up a friendship in the garden behind Mr. Tom Whalley's home in Lancashire. England. "As mouse-catchers they are wonderful." says Mr.
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    List of overseas pen pals
    605 12 Vicky Trilby, ag»d IS; U. Dyer Street. Whitiofa, Hamilton. North Island, New Zealand; swimming, reading. Prue Barttigh, aged 14; 40, Orakel Road, Remvera, Auckland, New Zealand: stamps, reading. M.G. Wadhwani, 21. Hablb Building, Purgusson Road, Bombay 13; India; general. Joyce Waddlrton, aged IS; 12, Been&k
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      445 12 Six coupons for membership I CLDES ACROSS. An- \M M^~~F~T FT HI other name tor the back- M U —^Bfl or "street" in French. 9. g It may be worn by a bl- _^^B__^ found in meadows. 12. The ij~^ British Museum. 14, Scot- JBr" dated with Robert Burns. REi.
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    VERY QUIET DAY OH STOCK MARKETS AFTER HOLIDAYS
    404 14 From Our Market Correspondent rE Malayan Stock Exchange was sluggish yesterday with a very small turnover after the Easter holidays. There was, however, selective interest in the new industrial counters, the field in this connection being led by Dunlops which had business
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    STOCK INDICES
    23 14 MaUyan Stork Indirrs April 19 April M Industrials. 175.11 176.07 Tins: 515.77 3U.S? S rubbers: 195.88 193.88 Jan. 1 1958 100
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    857 14 BUSINESS on the Malayan. Stock Exchange. Federation section yesterday with the Dumber of deals in brackets: Industrials: Dunlop* (3,000) $1,711, $1.73 OL: Kast Smelting (2.000) $3, $3.01 OL: M. Tobacco iS.000) $2.95, (1.000) $2.93. (1,000) $2.9&t, $2.98 OU (1. 000) $2,964. (2.000) 52.97 $2.96 OL: Menu Eox
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    CLOSING PRICES
    41 14 April 24. RUBBER PRICES SINGAPORE: 78 J cents (up three eighths of a cent 7. X.1..: 78] cents <up three eighths of a cent). TIN: 5477 per picul (up 62* cents). Estimated unofficial offering 250 tons (down 10 tons).
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    OPTION PREMIUMS
    119 14 April 24. Three month*. (UNOFFICIAL QUOTATIONS) INDUSTRIALS r. N. 12 cts. Cold Storage M. M. Box 12 eta f»eam.hip 9 ats. Brewsnes 27 cv 8 Tlmm H an. Robinson 9 rts. 8. Traders 3» eta B. Darby M. Umlecra 13 e*s W. Jacks 9 MININCS A. Amal I'anaai
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    Singapore tin price is better after long break
    203 14 WHEN the Singapore Tin Market reopened after the long week-end holiday the estimated offering of 250 tons was remarkably small considering the backlog which might have been expected. The price gained 62J cents per plcul to $477. State tin mines on the
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    123 14 f<MINIS> Practice KxaHanga, Binga- Pore noon prices per picul yestero»y: Ceaenut ad: bulk $4Ot aslkm. drum $431 eellera. Ce#ra: April UK 'Continent $28 buyers, $20 sellers. P«pp«r Muntok white $160 sellers, Sarawak white $157« sellers, special Sarawak black $122 i tellers. Lampong black $122 a sellars. ASTA $130
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    SHIPS IN MALAYAN PORTS
    221 14 SM»a tying atongatoa t*M tbigavar* •rtiarvat tatfay ara: Batavia 47 (nouth), Luna Maarak 44, Van Noort 47 mortn). Wooormto «8 Bidor 21/22, Petallng NW. 4, Calcutta Mara 20/30 Outar raa<M: Majula. Ounung Kerlotji. Parmlna, Hermann. Sabang, City of Newcastle. Kirn, Kmp. Cannet, Wluwar. Burba, Mlnianlma Mara.
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    66 14 THI Malayan Cicninm Banks 1 An* 1 slattoi made this change la Its rmtet to merchant* rtatardiy (tbc rat* la to SlOOi: ••Mine TT »r 00 ready! Italian Un 20M3. Ob tba fras txaaang* markit in Hani Kang the U.S. d.11.r was quotro al 3.711 for T.T. and
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    KUALA LUMPUR RUBBER PRICES
    214 14 \f AY ftrit «rj(M ruttbtr nuftt t iT closed at p.m. In Kuala Uimpur yesterday at 7SJ cents per Ib.. up threc-#l(th)hs cf a rent on Thursday a otosin>; rrlctv The tone «,i« irtl.. FEDERATION OF MALAYA RUBBER EXCHANGE cloKinn prtaasj n cents per 'h >errerrlay:
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    SINGAPORE'S RUBBER PRICES
    201 14 miAV Brit eraOa ru6b*r buyers f.a l flo««t nt S D.m in SiQKacore yraterda;- »t 7SJ centn per ll> up thrr."•iKhti\!i of a c*nt on Thurnrtay'a clotiok prior Thi> clo^lnß tone woo very qulat. S.C.C.R A. clormi; pr:. m i-e-ita P«r Ib. ye«r»r<lay: !nr. 1 i:ss. prompt
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      60 14 Oriental Navigation Corporation Limited KUALA LUMPUR announce the commencement of their new service from Straits Ports to Colombo s.s. "Rantau Panjang" Voy: I loading for Colombo SINGAPORE PORT SWETTENHAM PENANG 27/28 April 29/1 st May 2/3 May "•ms. Octane lit* (S'pvu It*, Nanrt Him. Sittawri. Tit: *****. UN* OciMic Ikyi
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      421 14 NOTICE rr.UtKATION Iff M\l..\Y\ 570.001MM10 43' BagMMM Stock 15/.i-19b6 and :,;< r Kr;i>trrrd Stock v I5'S-ih:;/;h tJouce ii nerpov uiven that 'heY Translfr Reciters of the »ooremen:ionfd Loan will be clowed from Ist to 15th May. 1961!. both days induf-ive, for the uirixiruiion of interest wnrranus. Reßlstrar of Public Debt..
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      796 15 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT PUBLIC APPOINTMENT an council of Singapore CITY ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT: Required (A) ASSISTANT ENGINEERS (ROADS > and (B) ASSISTANT ENGINEER (SEWERAGE) In the following salary scales:--(i) for Diploma Holders: S7sox 35 A-1. 030/ 1.100x40 A-l. 420 (il) for Degree Holders: $785 x 35A-1.030/1.100X40A-1.420. Commencing basic salary dependent upon the
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      582 15 (Continued from Pace 8) SITUATIONS VACANT 10 Word, Si (Min.)— Box els. oxtra FEMALE JUNIOR CLERK able to type for branch office U.K. Engineering Firm. State experience and salary required. Box A4OSS 8.T., B'pore. COMPETENT STENOCRAPMER (Part-time) required immediately for Brulsb bank in Ipoh Apply stating quu'lllcatlon to P.O. Box
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      872 15 SITUATIONS VACANT tt Wordt Si (Min.)— Box it et*. extra WANTED IMMBOIATILY senior second xrudc field conductor. Write »lth foil details of experience to Boi A4'.'il 8.T.. K.U FULLY QUALIFIED PHYSICAL tralnlDK Instructress wanted witn particular application to figure trimming. Box A 4090 g.T. Copy of all applications to controller
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      778 15 ACCOMMODATION WANTED M Worria Si (Hi*.)—*** M eta. txtrm AMERICAN COUPLE urgently requires three bedroom ntudy or four bedroom bouie apartment furnished *eren-furnliDed. Not Interested treeless ana. Please reply full particulars ST. Boa A 4067. WANTtO Detached or eeml-detseaed tally tnraisbed houses suitable ■> hiring* to Sembawang Bills Estate, Seletar
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      718 15 EDUCATION Word, Si (Min.)— Box tt ft*, txtrm CVMA COLLBOB (Csrritpendinia) P.O. B.« 1900. Kuala Lumpur. Insure your credits/dint met loos hrougb tbe home-study courses of the CYMA COLLEGE Jrt 70<fc distinctions 1961 LCC Exam. ialf the number ot private candidates In Selangor who secured Grade I School Certificate are
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      762 15 VEHICLES FOR SALE tt Word, Si (Min.)— Box it et*. txtrm VOLKSWAOkN i»M SEDAN. One owner. Orey sun roof. Taxed September. No 'claim Insurance. $3,995. Trial welcome. King Gunn (Singapore) ■JTL'4I. mi FIAT 500 Rood running order. Winding vtndows $1,000/- 0.n.0. 1959 Hillman Minx $3,400/-. 96 Casuarlna Road, Sembawang Bllla
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      793 15 VEHICLES FOR SALE it Word* Si (Mm.) Box it et*. rxtro METROPOLITAN 1»5», 20.000 miles. radio, cigarette Msbter, fan, spat eorers. Id extremely sjood condition. Kurope^n owned. (3. t00 0.n.0. f Jalan Lebaa, Sembawang Bills Estate. B'pore. c VEHICLES WANTED tt Wordj. Si (Min.)— Box it tt,. extra p RIOUIRIO
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      293 15 SHOPPING GUIDE (S'per«) tt Word* Sit (Minimum) kxi'l* 1 month. It Word* St.it Win.) JAVA MOOES (41-> R:ver Vjlli-t toad lh~ Ba ik PaUec BUY YOUR Jf «ELLERV from tan Goldsmith. Singapore. UVINC BATIK 'iv from MaW »r*'s only spxialtst Mary McArrr CHIONC SHINO MANUFACTURING lewe'ler.-. Established 1934. ■Jorth Bridge
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        49 16 IFOH Div. 1: Klnta Indians 2 PCRC 1. Div. 2: Shaw Bros 5 River Hydro 4: Hospital Employees 3 Fallm Youngsters 1. KAMFAR DiT. 1: Police 3 ACS Old Boys 2. L. PERAK DiT. 2: Teruna 2 K Bernam 0. TAIPING Div V. Town Council 4 Police "B"
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      43 16 SYDNEY. Tues.— The world professional table tennis championship will begin here on Friday. Among those taking part are Mai Van Hoa fVletnam V Chen Chou Chin f China Randevi Bhandarl Undia). Norikazu Fujil (Japan). Richard Bergman (Britain) and Len Cooper <U.B.t.<
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      249 16 URQUHART, MANSOOR ON TRIAL v CRISTAL SINGAPORE, Tuesday. GINGAPORE and Joint Services will try out new centre forwards for their Malaya Cup teams when they meet Sporting Cristal of Peru on Thursday and Saturday, both matches starting at 7 p.m. Services, who meet the Peruvians on Thursday, have selected Army's
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      281 16 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The eight countries knocked out of the preliminary rounds of the Asian Badminton Confederation's team championships in progress here will compete in a separate friendly interteam tournament beginning at Stadium Negara tomorrow. They are Burma, Ceylon, Hong Kong,
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      ABC tourney: Malaya in semi-finals
      57 16 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— Malaya and Thailand tonight entered the semifinals in the Asian 3adminton Confederation's first team championship at Stadium Nefara here. In tonight's matches. Malaya beat Hong Kong •'.-0 and Thailand put out Formosa by the same margin. Thailand will meet Indonesia tomorrow night
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      STTA events for youths
      47 16 SINGAPORE. Tues. Singapore Table Tennis Association has Introduced events for boys and girls under 15 in its national championships in order to glvt them competitive experience early. The championships will be held from May 11 to June 30. Entries close on April 30.
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      Johore aim to show strength at quad meet
      216 16 Johore aim to show strength at quad meet JOHORE BAHRU. Tues.— The Johore hockey team today began centralised training In preparation for the MIIF South Zone quadrangular tournament here from Friday to Sunday. Singapore. Malacca and Negrl Sembllan will visit the Johore capital for the first time for the tournament.
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      434 16 ENGLISH SOCCER ROUNDUP LONDON, Tues. ALTHOUGH the Strug A gle for the First Division championship in the English Football League is still unsettled, the Easter Monday programme did at least end a number of problems. Portsmouth, Div. 3 champion* by beating Watford 1-0. will be
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    927 17 Huat Chye should make amends, Legisrika to provide main challenge EPSOM JEEP'S best bets are Huat Chye (Race 3), Lincoln (Race 4) and Swift Tiger (Race 7). GOING YIELDING JJL AT Chye was not disgraced when he ran third to Nashor over 7f on Sunday. Over 6f this smart four-year-old
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    1275 17 ACCEPTORS and riders at Kuala rv Lumpur today, the second day F °cu«-or» of the April meeting, are: -Form J Race l: 2.15-Cl. 3 Div. 3-7£^ «ios £?> all y (M< m» C. K. Lee) Zain. 7 9.0 2 •Chuab 49 2 ***** Tanah Ayer
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    503 18  -  JACKIE SAM By SINGAPORE, Tuesday DECISION IN SINGAPORE BY THE ZAMBOANGA GOVERNOR: AND NOW PELAEZ IS COMING TO HELP SOLVE PROBLEM 'JMIK Mecca pilgrimage lor the 1,400 passengers of the Hong Kong-registered Taipooan is off, for the time being ;it any rate. The decision was
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    70 18 P. ARPUTHABAMT. retired railway •ignalman (K.L. i pawed a way In Slotcavorr on MAW. CLARE HO KWAI NEO. M.l F.l Kara" am ayed S3 packed away peacefully .it l.:w p.m. on M/4/M lcavmi! h-ii'.nd four »on.« Loin* Ctaan Kirn I.<on». Martin Kirn Kia(, Kirn Sianj; Anthony Kirn Bin, two
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    46 18 MR. MRS. ChiiMie Re! tlunk all who »ent wreathi, loaned emrt, attended the funeral of their baby daughter Sharon. Kelieitaa (7 dy»o. MR. AND MRS. K. Vlawambnaran, 64-R. Rair Courre Road. Dlngaior* thank friend*. rrlAtlvra for thi- valti•blr preacnta and attendance at tbelr un LM-4-1952.
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    107 18 Brunei's leading union is dissolved BRUNEI TOWN, Tues. Brunei's leading trade union, the 6.000--member Brunei United Labour Front established here last year, has been dissolved. The dissolution wa.^. broight about last Saturday by the coming into force of thn Brunei Government's new trade union legislation which defines the rights and
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    61 18 KUCHING. Tues. A 13--year-old girl was killed and three others are believed drowned following a collision between the motor vessel. Sin Mm Hoe and a Melanau fishing boat in Oya River last night. The fishing boat, carrying 33 pa.ssengers. was returning to Oya from a Dalat
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    494 18 'Seasoned' men 'behind boycott inquiry rally' p SINGAPORE. Tu«s THE Singapore Government tonight charged that "seasoned adult politicians" were behind yesterday's agitation by 3,000 students against the appointment of a commission of inquiry into last year's boycott of the Chinese secondary schools' examinations. The students, mostly from secondary schools, held
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    93 18 MR. AND MM. Chew Chonf Ens. Ipoh, thank relatives, friends for wreath*, assistance and attendance at funeral of their beloved daughter Irene Chew Suan Cbcng on 23.4.62. THE WIDOW and family of the late Dr. l.oh Poon I.lp thank the Dean of St. Andrew* Cathedral Archdeacon of SlDKai>oro, R*v.
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    43 18 JOAN BOOTY 1002 Beauty Contest Win* "Easter Queen" (Sarah Abdullah* "Barl Raya Queen" (Pamela Tacrhn "Chinese N«w Tear Queen" (Jackie Gerry) "Sllsa Singapore City" (Annie LJm>. For the beet training join Singapore's Leading Bchool of CkafW and Modelling tnquirku Joan Booty :<4\tiJ
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    42 18 SINGAPORE, Tues. The Government announced today that no taxi driven' licences would be issued pending the findings of a committee which was recently been set up to investigate into the conditions surrounding the taxi business and licensing of taxi drivers.
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    42 18 SINGAPORE, Tues. Mr. Mathew J. Chandy of the United States Information Service will speak on "Singapore in the 1962 Asian Games" at the US. Cultural Centre at 6 p.m. tomorrow. The talk is open to members of the public.
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    Go-slow by busmen
    63 18 KUCHING. Tues. More than 90 bus drivers and conductors of Chin Lian Long Motor Vehicle Company toiay began a work to rule campaign following the failure of the company to reply to their letter seeking pay increments. The letter was sent by the *;orkers on April lfc
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    299 18 LONDON. Tues. There was a cheerful atmosphere in stock markets today. Equities <>gain responded to a good selective demand which came from both tin- public investor and the institutions. Numerous Rood features developed, some of which were the result of company statements. Closing middle prices of selected stocks
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    24 18 LONDON. Tues.— Buyers C 94 sellers £945. Forward buyers £952, sellers £953. Settlement £947. Turnovei a.m. 105 tons p.m. 35 tons. Tone: Quiet.
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    39 18 LONDON. Tue*\— Spot 23*; d., May 23-'« d. June 23-; d., July/ Sept 23 \d.. Oct./ Dec. 235 d., Jan. Mar. 23 d. April June 23*« d., c.l.f. Apr. unquoted. May 23'sd.. June 23' id. Tone: Very quiet.
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    ARMY CAPT. FINED FOR DETAINING A CIVILIAN
    543 18 SINGAPORE. Tues f APTAIN Robin Ford, of the Royal Engineers, was today fined $300 or three months' jail by Mr. N.A. D'Rozario. the Third Magistrate, on a summons charge of wrongfully confining S. Govindasamy. a court interpreter, in the military guardroom in Alexandra
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    100 houses damaged in P.J. by storm
    150 18 100 houses damaged in P.J. by storm I ITU ALA LUMPUR. i lv Tues. More than 100 houses in Petaling Java had part of their roofs ripped off by a 20-minute freak storm this evening. While tiles werr living around. light furniture inside some hou-rs \\;i* blown about. The storm
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    'Depositing a corpse: $100
    82 18 SINGAPORE, Tues—Taxidriver Soli Ah Choon, of Al- I junied Road, was today lined 1 $100 after a two-day trial in j the fourth magistrate's court on a charge of "depositing the corpse of Signalman James Walter Howe, 21. of the Royal Signals, at Rochore Canal Road
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    80 18 STIRLING MOSS: 'A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT' lONDON. Tuos. The j condition or Stirling Moss. Britain's cracK racing driver who was badly in- v jured in a crash yesterday, y showed "slight but. definite improvement" this morning. He was still unconscious, a hospital bulletin said The bulletin added that lien, who is
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