The Straits Times, 9 October 1963

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    24 1 National LiVary, ne AVERAGE DAILY CERTIFIED SALE EXCEEDS 125,000 Nat*** 1 The Straits Times Estd. 1845. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9. 1963 15 CENTS KDN 352
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    Lock icon SATU face a big split
    86 1 BY EVENING SIGNS OF CRACKS ON WALL OF SOLIDARITY... A BIG MOVE IS STARTED BY SOME AFFILIATED UNIONS TO DEFY THE ORDER TO JOIN IN 'MASS ACTION' More pictures and on-the-spot report in Pages 9 and 10 SATU chief S.T. Bani After bis arrest vrstrrdav
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    105 FIRMS HIT
    1137 1 Strike illegal, warn police By j R. CHANORAN, CHEAH BOON KHENG, 808 PERIES: SINGAPORE, Tuesday AS WORKERS in 105 business firms and bus companies answered the general strike call by the Singapore Association of Trade Unions, police warned the strikers that their action was illegal. The warning
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    The 14 caught in the net
    269 1 The 14 caught in the net SINGAPORE. Tues. The leaders of the leftwing Singapore Association of Trade Unions who were detained in the big police swoop today are: S. T. BANI, 29. Assemblyman for Crawford, President of SATU and a central executive committee member of the Barisan Sosialis. LEE TEE
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    FIVE OF THE 14 DETAINED
    34 1 FIVE of the people detained in the big crackdown on SATU (from left): Leong Keng Serig, Tan Jin Quee, Lee Tee Tong, Wee Toon Lip, and Foo Yong Fong.
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    Arrests made 'to foil repeat of riots'
    536 1 Arrests made 'to foil repeat of riots' KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday THE Minister of Internal Security, Dato (Dr.) Ismail bin Dato Abdul Rahman, said today that this morning's arrests in Singapore had been ordered to prevent a repetition of the bloody riots of 1955 and 1956. In a statement, he said:
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    Lock icon 'We'll fight' pledge
    45 1 KUCHING, Tues.— The Opposition Sarawak United People's Party Secretary General, Mr. Stephen Yong, today pledged his party to fight any invaders "I* Indonesia attacks Sarawak. SUPP members will co-operate and support the Government and fight to preserve territorial integrity." he said. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Indian rebuke
    42 1 NEW DELHI, Tues.— The Indian Government has asked the Chinese Embassy In New Delhi not to circulate a Chinese pamphlet containing an "unbridled attack" on President Tito of Yugoslavia, a spokesman of the Ministry of External Affairs said today. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Voice of the dead
    38 1 MANILA, Tues. A recording of Gustaf Gruendgens playing the role of Hamlet was played as he was cremated here today. The 64--year-old West German actor was found dead in his hotel here yesterday. Reuter.
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    TENGKU MAY TAKE CHARGE PERSONALLY
    283 1 ITUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Tengku Abdul Rahman said today he will fly to Singanore if the situation there deteriorates. "I want to be on the spot to take charge of the situation." he told the Straits Times at the Residency. T Earlier the Tengku discussed the
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    Lock icon She worked until age of 106
    48 1 PAIGNTON. Tues.— Miss Ellen Dart, believed to be England's oldest person, died today at the age of 108. She would have been 109 on Nov. 1. She did some of her own housework until two years ago when she became bedridden. Reuter.
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    Lock icon Locust damage
    27 1 BANGKOK. Tues. Locusts have caused damage to rice, malse and other crop* estimated at 100 million tieals ($l4 million), the Agriculture Ministry said today.— Renter
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    Our ships scare off two raiders
    387 1 Our ships scare off two raiders KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Two Indonesian gunboats retreated towards Indonesia when they were intercepted by Royal Malaysian Navy ships in the Straits of Malacca early this morning. The first gunboat, according to the Ministry of Defence, was intercepted at 6 a.m. off Pulau Undan. near
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    STOP PRESS
    39 1 SUPPLIES FOR RIIIO JAKARTA. Turv—lnclunrsi:in N;iv> will send supply Meet of 20 ships lo Rhio Island group to help islanders surmount dillirultics resulting from breaking off of trade relations with Malaysia, it ■M announced here today. Rcutcr.
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    Lock icon PAKISTAN AND RUSSIA SIGN AIR PACT
    233 2 PAKISTAN AND RUSSIA SIGN AIR PACT I/ARACHI, Tues Pakistan and Russia yesterday signed an air agreement giving Russia a new route to Burma and Indonesia which means she does not have to fly over China. A brief Joint announcement here said only that the agreement provides for each country to
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    Indonesia is reason for Britain's 'presence' in S-E Asia
    124 2 Indonesia is reason for Britain's 'presence' in S-E Asia MILAN. Toes. Mr. Edward Heath, British Deputy Foreign Minister, said here yesterday that the need for "our military presence" in Southeast Asia had been vividly demonstrated by the hostility which Malaysia encountered from Indonesia. "The free component countries of Malaysia have
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    Russia holds up U.N. Vietnam Buddhist mission
    697 2 CEYLON DELEGATE'S BLAST: 'EVEN DISCRIMINATION IN DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD SENT FROM OVERSEAS 9 UNITED NATIONS, Tuesday DLANS to send a U.N fact-finding team to South Vietnam were delayed yesterday when Russia urged that both she and Britain play a key role in the
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    Lock icon 'Indonesians hold Japanese boat' report
    73 2 JAKARTA. Tues. Indonesian Navy authorities are investigating reports from Tokyo that a Japanese fishing boat had been detained for violating Indonesian waters ofl the Celebes, the Navy spokesman said today. The 39-ton Toshl Maru was reported to have been seized In the Banda Sea. The
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    Australian wins chess contest
    42 2 JAKARTA, Tues. Australian Bell Berger has won the East Asia and Pacific zone contests In the world chess championship narrowly beating Axovah Bachtiar of Indonesia. Nine players from Australia, Indonesia. New Zealand, the Philippines and Malaysia took part.
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    'Getting to know you' trip to the US by Madame Nhu
    378 2 'Getting to know you' trip to the US by Madame Nhu NEW YORK, Tues.— Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu. sister-in-law of President Diem of Sooth Vietnam, arrived here from Paris last night to begin a three-week tour of the United States. A slightly earlier arrival was the new South Vietnamese Ambassador
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    Manila for Ganefo
    27 2 MANILA, Tues. A government committee has decided to recommend Philippine participation in Indonesia's Games for the newly Emerßinß Porcet (Ganefo) In Jakarta next month.
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    Bella men for Jakarta
    23 2 JAKARTA, Tues. A six-man Algerian Government deletgatlona arrives here tomorrow for a fiveday visit They will meet President Soekarno.
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    Lock icon BEN BELLA ON THE OFFENSIVE
    162 2 ALGIERS, Tues. A President Ben Bella last night seized the initiative in the simmering Berber revolt by announcing r e will personally visit the main Kabylie port of Bougie tomorrow to address a rally. At the same time, one of his closest aides. Mr. Bachlr
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    Lock icon 'Flora' kills 4,000
    437 3 NEW YORK, Tues. HAITI READY FOR NEW HURRICANE TERROR: HIGHEST TOLL IN OVER 20 YEARS JJURRICANE Flora, described by the U.S. Weather Bureau as the longest-lived on record, has killed 4,000 people in the Caribbean Negro republic of Haiti, a Haiti spokesman said last night. The spoke;
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    Bomb blast at courthouse
    50 3 MONTREAL, Tun. A bomb exploded near the court house here yesterday Just as a terrorist was being sentenced to 12 rears (or manslaughter. Officers rushed from the court room to Investigate the blast, which rocked the building. There was no Immediate report as to damage. DPL
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    Lock icon Drop in go orice
    40 3 LONDON. Tues. Sale* ot gold in Europe on Friday, believed to be by Russia, brought the price of gold down three-halfpence an ounce at the official fix in? session on the London Bullion Msrket vesterdf -Reuter
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    Lock icon Catherine the Great debut for Soraya
    151 3 Catherine the Great debut for Soraya ROME, Tues. Ex-Queen Soraya of Iran will make her film debut playing Catherine the Great In The Empress," it was announced here. Princess Soraya and producex Dino De Laurentiis jointly announced that shooting of the film, in colour and wide-screen, would start next March.
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    Lock icon Army's oldest soldier
    31 3 LONDON. Tues. The British army's oldest soldier. Lance Cpl Tom Hooper, celebrated in Honlton his 65th birthday on Sunday by signing on for another year In uniform. UPI.
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    Lock icon TEE MALLETS STAKE CLAM TO USssoom.
    296 3 TEE MALLETS STAKE CLAM TO USssoom. LIMOGES (France), Tuesday. JJUNDREDS of people named Mallet from around the world left here for home yesterday after a "family gathering" with less money than when they arrived but still hopeful of sharing almost U.S. $500 million Armed with birth certificates and family trees,
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    Lock icon Enahoro case: Hobson is pulled up
    196 3 Enahoro case: Hobson is pulled up ONDON, Tues. The AYLd torney General. Sir John Hobson. has been asked to appear before the Masters, of the Bench of the Inner Temple, which deals with matters relating to the conduct of barristers, to answer allegations arising from his handling of the case
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    Cuba will not sign
    29 3 UNITED NATIONS. Tues. Cuba said yesterday it will not sign the nuclear test ban treaty until the U.S. changes Its policy toward the Castro Government
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    Lock icon Sinatra calls it quits
    105 3 LAS VEGAS. Tues. Frank Sinatra. charged last month with violating Nevada gambling regulations by entertaining a Known underworld figure at one of his two hotel casinos, yesterday announced he was giving up his gaming Interests, estimated to be worth nearly U553,500,000. The Nevada Gaming Control Board
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    Lock icon Off at a tangent: A message from outer space
    207 3 Off at a tangent: A message from outer space GENEVA, Tues. A U.N. conference on space communications got off to an embarrassing start here yesterday because of a space communications hitch. A live two-way television hookup to transmit an address by U Thant, U.N. Secretary General, via Telstar failed to
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    Lock icon Lost expedition is found
    48 3 EL PASO. (Texas). Tues. A search plane today found 14 Americans, Including two women, who had been trussing for a week in a desolate Mexican gorge. Rpports reaching here from Mexico City said all 14 members of an expedition were safe and sound. Reuter.
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    Divorce for surveyor
    83 4 SINGAPORE, Tues.— A mirveyof, Lee Kwang. was granted a decree nisi by Mr. Justice Tan Ah Tah In the High Court today dissolving his marriage with his wife. Lee Mcc Lan nee Cheong Mcc Lan. a school teacher, on the ground of desertion. The decree Is to
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    Call to put off Nantah talks
    362 4 Nanyang I'niversity Council today asked the Singapore Government for temporary suspension of the talks on the reorganisation of the university. The two delegations this morning were to have resumed their talks, postponed yesterday after a demonstration by the students in front of the City
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    16 pickets on obstruction charge
    249 4 16 pickets on obstruction charge OINGAPORE, Tues. Sixteen pickets, arrested at the strikebound Fraser and Company in Union Building yesterday, were charged today in the Ninth Magistrate's Court with obstruction an offence under the Trade Disputes Ordinance. Two of them. Francis Chong Slew Chan and Tham Weng Kay. are executive
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    STRIKES, STUDENT UNREST: BARISAN BLAMED BY GOH
    209 4 SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee said last night that the Government was confident that the people of Singapore would not be deceived by the new tactics of the Barisan Sosialis. He was referring to the calling of strikes
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    MAN ON MURDER CHARGE TELLS OF KNIFE ATTACK
    217 4 SINGAPORE. Tue&. Moh&med bin Jamal, 28, accused of murdering a watchman. Chenchal Singh, 50. his wife, Ournam Kaur, 35, and his elder son, Harban Singh, 20, In Kirn Lin Park, off Grange Road, at 6 a.m. on April 6 this year, today
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    IN AND OUT BY AIR
    295 4 'THE following In today* schedule Of civil aircraft movements at Paya Lobar airport Singapore. ARRIVALS 80 AC: From London. Rome, Damaacu*. Baghdad. KaiaUil. Calcutta, Rangoon (BA 720) 5.50 p.m. Jinn Air Llpx: From Tokyo, Rons Kong, Brngkok (JL 713) 6.30 p.m. Air India; Prom Sydney.
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    Che Yuof opens orchid talks
    96 4 THE Yang di-Pertuan Negara of Singapore, Inche Yusof bin Ishak, declaring open the Fourth World Orchid Conference at the Victoria Theatre yesterday. The conference is sponsored by the Malayan Orchid Society, the Royal Horticultural Society of London and the American Orchid Society. The Head of
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    VICTORIA THEATRE CONCERT
    90 4 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Metro Philharmonic Society will present a choral concert at the Victoria Theatre at 8 p.m. on Oct. 13. The Society's choir will sing four choral excerpts from Bizet's "Carmen" (concert version) including the "Toreador Song." and selected recitatives, arias and choruses from Haydn's "Seasons."
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    Meeting put back
    23 4 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Rotary Club of Singapore's weekly lunch meeting at Cathay Hotel tomorrow has been postponed to next week.
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    New president
    18 4 SINGAPORE. Tues— Mr. V.J.O. Samuel has been elected president of the Air Ministry Local Staff Union.
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    Luckiest man alive
    303 5 A NON-SWIMMER...BUT TANKER SKIPPER KEPT HIMSELF AFLOAT FIVE HOURS AFTER FALLING OVERBOARD PENANG, Tuesday. CAPTAIN J B. HUNTER, who spent five hours in the sea yesterday after falling overboard from the Shell tanker Gena, today described himself as "the luckiest man alive." From his bed in Penang
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    Three NCOs for training in Britain
    92 5 i KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A i urn -commissioned officer of the Malaysian Armed Forces, Corporal Teo Chwee lye, of the Singapore Military Forces, has been selec- ted to attend the 1963 pupil bandman's course at the Royal I Military School of Music. Kneller Hall,
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    Rahman Talib off on visit to Borneo
    87 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues.— The Minister of Health. Inche Abdul Rahman bin Haji Talib. left today for a five-day official visit to Sabah and Sarawak "to look into health matters" there. Inche Abdul Rahman will visit health centres and Institutions in Jesselton. Sandakan and
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    Rotary competition
    25 5 MUAR. Tues. The Muar Rotary Club will hold a dance 1 and fancy dress competition in the diamond JubUee Hall here on Nov.
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    Malaysia: Kelantan dare
    72 5 KOI A BHAKI Tues. The Mcntri Besar of Kelantan, Dato Haji Ishak Lotfi bin Omar, today challenged tin- Central Government to hold a referendum in Kelantan on whether the people want to belong to Malaysia. He said that his government was ready to face any referendum, "even
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    Scholarships
    43 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Two Malaysian student* have left for India to take up medicine at the Dnrbhanga Medical College In Bihar State, under the Indian Government scholarships. They are Soo Fook Mun. of Can eron Highlands, and Yeoh Oon Hock, of Pencng.
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    TORYS GIVEN BIG SEND-OFF AT AIRPORT
    230 5 ITUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Theretiring British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Dato Sir Geofroy Tory, and Lady Tory were given a rousing send-off at the air- port this morning on completion of a six-year term of duty here. Sir Geofroy. who was doyen of the diplomatic
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    Settle now, says Tengku
    231 5 JAPANESE 'QUITE RESPONSIVE' Kuala Lumpur, Tues nnENGKU Abdul Rah- man said today that the "blood debt" issue must be settled now when "feelings are still good among the parties concerned." He spoke to reporters In the Residency after receiving a memorandum from representatives of the Associated
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    Goodbye wave from Sir Geofroy
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    INCEST: ARMY MAN GETS 5 YEARS
    246 5 INCEST: ARMY MAN GETS 5 YEARS SINGAPORE, Tues. A British Army sergeant was today Jailed for five years when he pleaded guilty at a court martial here to six charges of incest and two counts of indecent assault on his 14-year-old daughter. The Judge Advocate, Col. I. O. Wellstead, ordered
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    Governor to take salute
    46 5 PENANG. Tue«.— The Governor. Raja Tun Uda Al-Haj. will take the salute at the march past of tbe Federation of Malaya Red Cross Society at the Esplanade at 5 p.m. on Sunday. His wife, Tengku Puan Ha]jah Nor Sa'adah. will give away
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    U.S. mission at tea party
    65 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Th« six members of the United States marketing and industrial development mls«ion to Malaysia were entertained to a tea party at the Selaneor Club this evening by the United Chambers of Commerce. The mission will maintain a trade information centre In the
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    S'pore-East Coast transport link plan
    227 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THE Transport Minister, Dato Sardon bin Haji Jubir, said here today his ministry was looking into the possibilities of running a direct transport service linking the East Coast with Singapore. He added that this would facilitate easy access to the East Coast
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    CHILDREN, YOUTH DROWNED
    89 6 CHILDREN, YOUTH DROWNED DARIT BUNTAR, Tues. 1 —An aborigine fisherman and two children were drowned here during the weekend. The fisherman, whose body was identified as that of Uda, 18. lost his life while swimming near his boat at the mouth of Sungei Kurau. A four-year-old bey, Rosli bin Abu
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    Anti-rabies inoculation drive begins on Monday
    166 6 Anti-rabies inoculation drive begins on Monday IT-UALA LUMPUR, Tues. Anti-rabies inoculation of dogs here and in Ipoh will begin on Monday. The Director of Veterinary Services, Inche Johari bin Mohamed Oaud. hopes that the vaccine doses, which cost the government nearly $2 each, will be given free of charge. No
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    Fund meeting
    26 6 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Oylonese Malayan Provident Pund will hold its annual meeting at the Vivekananda Ashrama, Brickfields Road, at 5.15 pm on Thursday.
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    King's greetings
    32 6 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The rang di-Pertuan Agong and the Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman, have sent greetings to the Oovernor-Oeneral of Uganda on the occasion of the country's independence tomorrow.
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    'Murder of father' trial adjourned
    173 6 'Murder of father' trial adjourned KUALA LUMPUR. 1V Tues. The trial of Ooi Cheong Keng, 29, a former Melbourne University student, on a charge of murdering his father was today adjourned until tomorrow morning for a specialist from the Tanjong Rambutan Mental Hospital to testify on his behalf. Mr. T.
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    Court awards annual bonus
    51 6 SINGAPORE. Tueb. The Industr'«l Arbitration Court todaj Co. (1960; Ltd. an annual bonus of one and one-third months' salary, retrospective to Jan. 1 1962 m reaSeS »nd retirement be-' The award was made In the dispute between the company and th« Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers
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    Dr. Goh to attend German fair
    163 6 SINGAPORE, Tues rE Minister for Finance, Dr. Goh Keng Swee, will leave tomorrow morning for Berlin to attend the official opening of the Joint German Industries Pair and the special exhibition, "Partners for Progress Asia", from Oct. 12 to Oct. 27. Accompanying the Minister
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      Athlete defied the critics and won world fame
      1606 7 AUSTRALIA'S SMALLTOWN GIRL WHO NEVER LOST HOPE EVEN WHEN SHE WAS SOUNDLY BEATEN O\\i to watch the young West Australian sprinter and hurdler, Shirley Strickland, train when she arrived in London for the 11)48 Olympic Games, was Hie once famous Knglish athlete,
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    66 8 1* WmrdM Sit (Minummm) THI FAMILY OF the late Madam l.lew Ab Ngot of &8. Chander Road. Singapore thank relatives and friend* 'or attendance, wreaths, condolence* aad assistance during their receni i iiereawement. THI FAMILY OF the late Mr. cnaa Ngo Bee tnee Tay Geok Uan. :nink relatives and
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    IN MEMORIAM
    27 8 .'0 eVnrrfJ Sl» (Minimum, A ATHISAVAM. In utvini: Memory of our father and mother, passed away on 23rd October. 1!>37 and 9th October I9SV respectively
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    PERSONAL
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    143 8 Words lit Minimum •AO OIOUR A Bane In your Kit.hen" Reach tor Airwirk. and enjoy uesh sweet-smelling air. v I O.aVA. Remmdu VI '.'nth Anniversary Dinner Saturday IL'lh October vOt P.m Mchoo: Hall Contirl HM secretary K.U -"2W2 A RSCIPI FOR perlrct health: r resi air rt-Ktilai Krep-ht exercise
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    OVERSEAS LEAVE
    120 8 »i 'Win i Wax M eta. »xtr* SELF ORIVC OARS id f.nicland VVt ■neet rou at any Port or Airport Contact Bo k nor Station Garage. 48 i«ndon Road. Bocnor Ketn. Sussex SUSSEX 7 miles from Coast on Mainline. London Kully furnished 3r.edroom Detached House central beatmc. telephone
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      Storm In Singapore
      674 8 1 Singapore is better braced to meet the shock of Communist inspired industrial action than it was eight years ago when bloody riots held the city and island in thrall. But the threat is serious, the danger grave. Fortunately the initiative is with the government. Early yesterday
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      Border Success
      314 8 Security forces in Sarawak I have scored notable successes ugainst the rebels and th»? Indonesian infiltrators. Thirtytwo guerillas have been killed in the operation launched 12 days ago in the Long Jawi area of the Third Division Elsewhere the newly-formed Border Scouts have been giving a good account
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      The Apprentices
      260 8 The national apprenticeship scheme is doing good work, but it needs the reinforcement of the training centre in Kuala Lumpur on which at last pro- gress is being made. The centre is expected to be open in ten months' time. The limits, until then, of the existing scheme
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    Ben Bella's battle to rebuild Algeria
    1411 8 Ben Bella's battle to rebuild Algeria THOUGH HE HAS JUST ABOUT SHOT THE GOOSE THAT LAYS THE GOLDEN EGGS by A SPECIAL WRITER Algiers, W*d. RUMBLINGS of revolt among the two million Berbers of Algeria have cast doubt on Mr. Ben Bella's claim to possess a 100 per cent mandate
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      Foiling pay grabbers
      168 8 ryiiE number of robberies, x especially of payrolls, is on the increase. It is obvious that the police cannot provide escorts for all people carrying sums of money. However, there would be a very inexpensive and effective way of curbing such robberies if some secrecy was observed
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      Envoy's quote
      83 8 Tax line.' from Shakespeare quoted by Mr. Gilchrist. Britain's Ambassador in Jakarta, are from "Richard U.." The ?uotation and the lines that ollow. are apt. They run as follows:--"His rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last: For violent fires soon Durn out themselves: Small showers last long. bat
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      Malay exam
      79 8 Malay I AGREE with the suggestion that a supplementary examination be offered to those failing their Malay Std. II and Std. 11l written paper. On many occasions candidates have sat again and again only to find themselves failing in one of the three papers. If a supplementary paper
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      Too tough
      56 8 THE percentage of passes In the public national language examination Std. I both written and oral has been about 50 or less than in the last three years. This will deter many people from taking the examination. The standard set should not be too high. •Otherwise where is
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      Let down
      120 8 rS roads in the Federal Capital need a great deal of attention. Often we come across ridges and potholes caused by the surface being dug either by the Central Electricity Board, Waterworks or Telecoms. Of course we cannot blame them for they have to carry out necessary repairs.
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      Car loans
      212 8 I TAKE strong exception to the letter from "Taxpayer" and feel that it should not go unchallenged. The writer's claim that many finance companies give loans at low rates of Interest is rubbish. I have personally never come across a finance company which is willing to give loans
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    The crackdown on Satu
    460 9 14 strike leaders {three of them Barisan assembly members) detained in raids REPORTERS: Jackie Sam and Philip Khoo PHOTOGRAPHER: Han Hai Fong FOURTEEN union leaders organisers of the Satusponsored general strike were detained today under the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance. The big swoop, ordered by
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    Big hotels badly hit: Shows are off at several cinemas
    350 9 Big hotels badly hit: Shows are off at several cinemas By SOH TIANG KENG SINGAPORE, Tues. Leading hotels and cinemas In town were today hard-hit by the strike called by the Singapore Association of Trade Unions. Workers In Raffles, Sea View, Adelphl, Ambassador and Ocean Park hotels went on strike
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    Free-lifts-for-children plea to teachers
    128 9 SINGAPORE, Tues.— Four teachers union today appealed to all members to rive free lifts to schoolchildren affected by the bus strike. The appeal was in a joint statement issued by the Singapore Teachers' Union, the Singapore Chinese School Teachers' Union, the Malay Teachers' Union and the
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      509 9 Today's radio, TV da; 10.30 Behind The Scenes; RADIO SINGAPORE H.OO Music Festival; 12.00 (midnight) Close Down. mmn A 2L^ m "ADIO MALAYSIA •hobtwav* memm "ffl?^ -JSTSS 1 41 metm A.M.; 6.00 Time Signal. Ne-gara-ku; 6.02 Prelude To BreakAjj. 6.00 Good Morning; fast; 7.00 Time Signal The «.O1 Morning Prelude;
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    Waiting for the buses that stayed away... School child
    57 10 Waiting for the buses that stayed away... School child REN wait in vain fur buses in I iong Bahru Road. They, like many others, had not known about the strike called by the Singapore Association of Tradr L'nions. Many walked to school and were late. Others board- (I taxis, which
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    Bus strike takes many by surprise
    495 10 For the STC it's business as usual: Chinese companies have a few vehicles on road SINGAPORE, Tuesday. ()FFICE workers and schoolchildren were caught- off guard this morning by the strike by employees of 10 Chinese bus companies. They are members of the Singapore Bus
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    SAW STRIKE WILL AFFECT US: BAHAMAN
    219 10 ITUALA LUMPUR. v Tues.— The Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, Inche Bahaman bin Shamsuddin, said today that the general strike by at least 100,000 workers in Singapore would "naturally affect" the rest of Malaysia. He told reporters at bis monthly Press conference that
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    VISITING PROFESSOR ELECTED DEAN
    249 10 SINGAPORE, Tues. ■3 Prof. Harry E. Groves, head of the Department of Law in the University of Singapore has been elected dean of the faculty for the next three years, succeeding Mr. B. L. Chua. Prof. Groves, a visiting Asia Foundation professor of constitutional law at
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    Be Proud of Your English
    254 11 You are Judged by the Way You Speak and Write Are you content with the way you speak and write? Are you sure that you are not making mistakes that cause people to underrate you? You are judged by your English. Thousands are handicapped because
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    Hold-up gang take a baby as hostage
    307 11 Hold-up gang take a baby as hostage SERVANT THREATENED: GIVE US $100 OR WE KILL HER J£UALA LUMPUR; Tues. A three-month-old girl was held hostage when three robbers raided a house in Shanghai Gardens, off the 3£ mile Klang Road, last night. The robbers, all carrying daggers had threatened to
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    Change of address
    25 11 SINGAPORE. Tues.— The Singapore Medical Workers' Onion has moved its head office from North Canal Road to No. 6-W. Kirn Keat Road.
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    AN UMBRELLA SAVES HOLD-UP VICTIM
    173 11 PENANG, Tuesday. A GOVERNMENT Information Services field officer, Inche Mohamed Noor bin Othman. described in court today how he routed with an umbrella two armed robbers on the night of Aug. 15. "I pleaded with them at nrst but realising this would have no effect,
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    Passing-out parade
    20 11 SUNOEI PATANI. Tues. A passing-out parade will be held at the Ourlch* Training Depot here oo Ocu 17.
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    ORCHIDS: THEIR IMPORTANCE TO S'PORE
    260 11 ORCHIDS: THEIR IMPORTANCE TO S'PORE SINGAPORE, Tuesday. THE Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Inche Yusof bin Ishak, told a large gathering of orchid enthusiasts from all over the world today that a thriving orchid industry with a world export market could be of great importance to Singapore's economy. He was opening the
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    Cholera report next month
    61 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues.— The four-man commission of Inquiry Investigating the cholera outbreak in Malacca last May today completed its work and expects to submit its report to the Government next month. The commission, under the chairmanship of Senator Khaw Khai Boh. began its work in Malacca
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    Lab men call off 48-day campaign
    140 11 Lab men call off 48-day campaign IZUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The 48-day work-to-rule by more than 200 laboratory assistants employed in hospitals throughout Malaya and the Institute for Medical Research has been called off. This follows settlement of some major claims put ap by the Laboratory Assistants Union to the Ministry
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    US and Malaya in student exchange talks
    87 11 I^UALA LUMPUR. Tues. The Chief Minister of Penang, Dato Wong Pow Nee. arrived here this morning to attend a meeting of the Pulbright Commission. Five representatives from Malaya and the United States are meeting to discuss student exchange programme between the two countries.
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    Textiles stolen
    20 11 PENANO. Tues. About $34,000 worth of textiles have been reported stolen from a godown In Church Street Ohaut.
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    PMIP ASSEMBLYMAN ON 'OUTRAGE' CHARGE
    111 11 KOTA BHABI'. Tues. Hussein bin Jiisof, 29. PMIP Trengfano State Assemblyraan, was charged today la the magistrate's court here with using criminal fores oo a midwife. Seriab binte Yahaya. 26. with intent to outrage her modesty. The offence was alleged to have been committed on
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    Found his stolen car on way to submit claim
    203 11 Found his stolen car on way to submit claim KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. A car worth $7,900, reported stolen in Seremban two days ago, was recovered by its owner here yesterday. According to the police, Mr. Tan Lay Kai. a businessman, noticed a vehicle a grey Austin 60 parked In Batu
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    Jailed for opium
    50 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A vegetable seller. Lim Teck Soon. 50. was fined $5,000 or two years' jail by the Sessions Court today for possessing 5i 2.933 worth of opium at the railway station here on March 22. He did not pay tba fine and went to jail.
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      563 12 ACCOMMODATION VACANT 2* Wards SS (Mim.)— Baa It eta. aatrm NEW CALICO Guest House 8 Claymore Hill 8/D rooms avalable F/B laundry in Orchard Road,, near Lido Theatre. Tel: (Spore) *****. SITUATED NEAR J>rtncess Circus. Fully furnished three bedroom bungalow, China, cutler/, telephone, amah's quarters. Rent $450 per month, telephone
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      511 12 TUITION JO ITars»i U (Uo*.) Baa It eta. mMtrm POH SAN Dance Studio 263 Outran) Road. Spore teaches Latin/off Beat Cha Cha/Ballroom Twist/Madison. Lessons by appointment (*****). ORCHARD DRIVING SCHOOL Experienced English Speaking Insuuuwa. Dual -con trolled Morris 1100. 1000. 807 Orchard Road B'pora Tel: *****. FOR SPOKEN ENGLISH consult
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      951 12 VEHICLES FOR SALE tt Word* SS (Mlm.>—Baa It eta. aatrm LATE TMO SI MO A Arlane fair* taxed and Insured 32 m.pi. good condition $2,500 0.n.0. Ring Naval Base Ext. 690. QUALITY UMD CARS call now GEORGE LEE MOTORS LIMITED 200 Clemenceau Avenue. Singapore V. Telephone: 3033 L FONC ft
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    NO PANIC SELLING BUT INDUSTRIALS ARE EASIER
    551 14 From Our Market Correspondent rE volume of business done on the Malayan Stock Exchange yesterday did not indicate any panic selling. Nevertheless when the Exchange opened yesterday morning the Singapore general strike and Government warning on the security situation caused some fairly heavy
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    STOCK INDICES
    21 14 Malayan Stock Indices Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Industrials: 121.60 119.78 Tins: 105.24 105.26 robber*: 109.41 109.41 Dec 29. 1962=100
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    MALAYAN STOCK EXCHANGE
    684 14 POMBINKD business In the Slngapore and Kuala Lumpur trading rooms of the Malayan Stock Exchange yesterday, with the number of the shares traded In brackets: INDUSTRIALS: Dunl*P« 52.73 SL, (1,000) $2 SO. (1.000) 12.77. (2,000) $2 72. (6.000) $2.73. (8,000) 52.75, (2.000) 5270: fait Sm.lt (1.000) 12.97,
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    CLOSING PRICES
    23 14 October 8 MALAYAN RUBBER PRICE: 68 cents (up 11 cento). TIN: $462 (unchanged).' Estimated unofficial offering 240 tons (down 10 tons).
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    OPTION PREMIUMS
    184 14 (OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS) October 8. Three months. INDUSTRIALS Dtuilops 2(i eta. M. Cement 18 eta. E Smelters 20 cts. Containers 12 eta. Esso 21 eta. McAllater 14 eta. Ked Dls. IS eta. Robinson 13 eta. F. A N. 18 cts. C. Storage 4id. Gammon 16 cts. Rotbmans 11 eta.
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    PRODUCE PRICES
    67 14 /'NINES! Pr.duc. Exchanai, Smgav per. o.on pnc.i par sicul ynurds r Coconut .11: bulk $46 sellers, drum $4k» sellers. COPRA: Oct. Nov. I'K/CootlDent J3u bu>ers. Pspswr: Muntok whit* $147 a sellers. Sarawak white J146 sellers, spaclal Sarawak black Ilia sellers, garbled Lamponc black $113 sellers. ABTA <127 i
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    AUSTRALIAN STOCKS
    103 14 MELBOURNE. Tues. INDUSTRIALS were barely steady. Most leaders lost ground led by B.H.P. down Is. to 525. Generally, however, moves were narrow with falls in excess of rises. Oih were fairly steady, but base betab continued to ease. Loans were steady. C.R.A.. 22/* Mount Isa 36/4 N. Broken
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    RUBBER PRICES
    252 14 OCTOBER flnt s.rarj* rubber buyers f.e.k). closed at 5 p.m. in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur yrsterday at bs cents per lb. up Ii cents on Monday's closing level (or the positon. The tone was uncertain. R.A.S. and F.M.R.E. elonni prices In cants per lb. yotteiday: Int. 1 K.S.S.
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    263 14 SHIPS lying alongside the Singapore wharves today an: Stentor 40, Polydorus 10/11. Chitral 1/2, Maxwell Brander 47, Sliver Peak 6A, Bengalis Bt/SS, Kphesos 3X/39, Kunak 23/2*. Murcell Nowotko 42/43, Martha Bakke ti, 7, Herta Maersk 88/SS, Keying Gull IK. Reifenatein 13/14. Manrtui. Auby N.W. 3, Pak Hoi
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    EXCHANGE RATES
    151 14 yHI Malayan Exetisnn* Banks' Atio--1 ilatlen made tbene changes In Ita rates to merchants yesterday (all rates to $100>: Niw Vark: buying TT 32 13/18, airmail OD 32 IS/16, 90 d/st. 334 credit bill*. 33 3/8 trade bills. Canada: buylnar TT aa 7/16, airmail OD 35 9/16, BO
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    Tin price is unchanged: Rubber better on strikes
    361 14 rpHE price of Straits tin re--1 malned unchanged yesterday at $462 per plcul on an offering estimated down 10 tons to 240 tons. In London on Monday tin was steady throughout quite lively ring trading. In ;he absence of consumer demand the
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      871 15 (Continued From Pate 12) WHERE TO STAY (Fed.) H Wm4k si <m,h.,—Hux I* cv. mtm STRAITS GUESTHOUSE J ofTrr, ri'uuoiiin' 4t«vs, best lood acrvice. lei ::\M NEW (TRAITS VIEW Hotel J U Sranid.- Danciog KloorsDow Nightly. Tal: 21U/4. JOHORE HOTEL J.B. Kngllsb Caotoooc toot. Ail-conditioned Koonu f bone 239^, 6
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      297 15 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MR. ABDUL BASEETH 1* no I longer employed by us as from 7th October 1963. and that he has no authority to transact or collect monies on our behalf. MULCHANDS GOWNS 82-1, Bras Basah Road. Singapore-7. THE BANKRUPTCY ORDINANCE (CHAPTER 11) PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS. In
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      392 15 Urn Llew Hlah (f) Padang Kelochor. I Jalan Merbau, Kota Bharu. Kelantan. TAKE NOTICE that an action has been commenced against you In the Supreme Court of the Federation of Malaya in the High Court at Ipoh as Divorce Suit No. 3 of 1963, b- Lv An Tik, of the
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      1687 15 PUBLIC APPOINTMENT PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS TRENGGANU GOVERNMENT UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA VACANCY »--i APPLICATIONS are invited for Applications are invited from the following posts which are now BUte Nationals or Federal Citliens vacant, for appointment as Stenographer Ay (tegllsh Language) in the State < A > Ptour po f T B 2?
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      Morning Glow get off to a good start in Chua Cup
      247 16 Morning Glow get off to a good start in Chua Cup SINGAPORE, Tues. —MornIng Glow Tennis Club, playing In their first major competition, got off to a good start when they beat Com- bined Schools 5-1 In the Chua Cup yesterday. V.M.C.A., the holders, also scored an Impressive 4-2 win
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      S'PORE LTA WANT VOICE IN MALAYSIA SELECTION
      235 16 SINGAPORE, Tues. The composition of the Malaysian Davis Cup selection committee has caused "discontent" among officials of the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association. Dr. Chan Ah Kow. the SLTA president, told the Straits Times: "We had thought that since Malaysia were going to compete
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      Kita Suka for main sprint today
      2353 16  -  by Epsom Jeep RACING I LIKE Kita Suka in the main sprint (3.05) at Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. The Aldershot mare showed promise first time out at Penang when she ran the useful Double Chance (now in Class 1) to 1$ lengths over 6f
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      172 16 EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER ANAK KULIM KING POWER ZODIAQIE Rae* 1 King Power Tally Star Sister Cindy Tolly Star Anak Kullm King Power POWERFUL POWERFUL \T\MI Race t Highland Spring Tee Up Powerful Tee Up Kue Royale Karpton EXECUTIVE B. UNTONG SENIOR Rae« 1 Beradu Untong Executive
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      81 16 T ONDON. Tues. Seven valuable racehorses found dead at York yesterday by their trainer Joe MulhaU. had been "accidentally poisoned," a veterinary surgeon said last night. George Sutherland, the vet. said an irritant poison was involved. "On Sunday we knew what it was. but unfortunately by then
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      Four-zone system, , suggests Jag-jit
      257 17 Four-zone system, suggests Jag-jit HOCKEY DENANG, Tues.— Penang Hockey Association President Jag-jit Singh suggested today that Malaysia should be divided into four zones for hockey if the standard of the game was to improve. "This zoning system would be fair to all the member states of the proposed Malaysian Hockey
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      POSTPONED
      18 17 SINGAPORE. Tues. All Singapore Government Services PA Cup ties scheduled for tomorrow and Thursday have been postponed.
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      PRISONS' VICTORY ON CARDS
      745 17  -  Norman Siebel by Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday JJALAYSI AN athletics, so successfully started in last month's Festival meet at the Merdeka Stadium, will take a big step forward in the Malaysian Government Services championships which will be held on the Kuala Lumpur Padang from Friday to Sunday.
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      Easy win for SCC
      87 17 SCC 2 SCHOOLS 0 SINGAPORE. Tues. The Singapore Cricket Club got off, to a winning start in the Singapore Hockey Association League Dlv. 1 today. This was a splendid achievement i by the SCC considering that they suited the match with nine men' and finished with
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      62 17 SOCCER Penang Div. 1: Ramblers 3 TPCA 0. Spore Div. 3: Kg Kapor 3 Sukaramal 0. Taiping League: 7th RMR 5 Persatuan Melayu 1. Friendly (Sg PaUni): Ibrahim Sec School 3 Han Chiang (Pen* ang) 3. HOCKEY Pahang inter-*rhool final (Temerloh): Abu Bakar (Temerloh) 1 MES (Bentong) 0. Friendly
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      MCA pick 'nationals only' side for HK
      208 17 MCA pick 'nationals only' side for HK CRICKET by Ernest Frida ITUALA LUMPUR, Tues. iV —The Malayan Cricket Association today named 17 Malaysian players for the tour of Hong Kong next month. Chief selector P. Selvanayagam said today that this was the first time that no Services players were chosen.
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      126 17 HOCKEY Spore Div. 1: University v Khalsa (Bt. Timah Rd) SOCCER Spore Business Houses League and Cup Final: Spore Glass v Malayan Airways (Jn Besar 7 p.m.); Junior Final: Borneo Motors v Jardine Waugh (Jn. Besar 5.15). RUGBY UNION XL club matches: University v Forces Signals (Pan tali;
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      271 17 Selangor Club pack show power S'GOR CLUB 16 SURE HANDLING AND STRONG RUNNING IN THE RAIN INVITATION XV J» KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Selangor Club pack showed their power today when they overwhelmed a Padang Invitation XV 16-5. The heavier but more mobile Selanßor forwards "steamrolled" their wav to two
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      Praise for S'pore
      188 17 TABLE TENNIS SINGAPORE. Tuee. Majeed Khan, manager of the visitlug Pakistani table tennis team said last night that participation by a Singapore team In the Pakistan open championships had become "very necessary.'* Mr. Khan said this after his team's 7-2 defeat by a Singapore Youth team at
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      426 17 THE WORLD of SPORT A CCRA, Tues. —Joe Tetteh I A has been admitted to hospital for treatment to multiple Injuries suffered In his British Commonwealth featherweight title flght with the holder Floyd Robertson here on Saturday night. I Tetteh, who holds the Ghana
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      318 17 Straits Times Crossword ACROSS 8. Not firm, due to naalr up** 1. For settling a stiff bill? (4. 4). (8). 5. Endless animals, and one bird 7. Mark's sweet! (S). S. Read a French paper when 9. Inventor appears to depend swallowing a drink (S). confidently on backing of re-
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    196 18 Philippines demands a formal undertaking UNITED NATIONS, Tues. The Philippines today demanded a formal commitment by Malaysia to settle the Philippine claim to Sabah (North Borneo) peacefully as a first step to renewing diplomatic relations. The Philippines Foreign Secretary. Mr. Salvador Lopez, addressing the General Assembly, attacked the British Government
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    Troops killed'
    34 18 NEW DELHI, Tues.. A large number of Chinese soldiers have been killed and the goods of the Tibetan traders they were protecting looted by Khamba tribesmen, according to Nepalese traders entering India.
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    DEATHS
    79 18 DEVAVANI AMMA. Meda Vrvdu. AnJtnKO beloved mother of Blvananoo. 23 Jalan Krnyowc Singapore pasted away at Anj.niio on Mh October MADAM CHAI KEN CHIN panted away peacefully on v.i 0.83 leaving 3 tana Lrr Ma Onn. Tnhun Kong, Tahun Svn hnd 4 iiaiiKhtern tfyak Chin. Bynk T«hln. Slak Jin
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    'Time has come to take a decisive stand'
    765 18 policy of confrontation against Malaysia. "Our union leaders have made no secret of their sympathies with the foreign enemies of Malaysia, particularly with the Communist Party of Indonesia. "As patriotic workers of Singapore, we cannot afford to remain as tools in the
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    23 arrested at Naval Base on obstruction charge
    163 18 23 arrested at Naval Base on obstruction charge SINGAPORE, Tues. Police this morning: arrested 23 striking members of the Singapore Naval Base Labour Union for causing obstruction at the Woodlands and Canberra gates of the Naval Base. All were released on bail later at the Bukit Panjang police station. Meanwhile,
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    110 18 AKARTA. Tues. The •I Governor of North Sumatra has ordered a British and an American ship to leave Slbolga port after unloading their cargo, according to Antara News Agency today. Antara said the cargo, rubber, was to have been shipped to Singapore, but because
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    63 18 PARIS. Tues. President De Gaulle today watched military chiefs in action In a mock atomic war at their atom-proof and radiation-proof command post at Tavemy. near Parts. The post, responsible for permanent air defence of French territory, is a vast underground shelter entered by a
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    58 cholera deaths
    22 18 SEOUL. Tues.— The death toll In Korea's cholera epidemic reached 58 lives today, with 18 new cases reported. UPT
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    THE LAST EXPATRIATE A-G RETIRES ON FRIDAY
    136 18 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues The Malaysian AttorneyGeneral,. Dato CM. Sheridan, will go on retirement from Friday. The new Attorney-Ceneral will be the acting Principal Federal Counsel, Inche Abdul Kadlr bin Yusof. Dato Sheridan, who will be the last of a long line of expatriate
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    LONDON STOCKS, RUBBER and TIN
    393 18 LONDON, Tues.— Tempo slackened In the London stock exchange today, though prices maintained their Irregular course. The major factor Inhibiting buyers was undoubtedly the Impending Tory conference and the uncertainty about the party's leadership. Chartered Bank put In a spurt of Is. 6d. to 645.
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    ROBBERS GET $4,000 IN 60-sec. SNATCH
    414 18 ROBBERS GET $4,000 IN 60-sec. SNATCH By SYLVIA CHUA and HO SAI KONG PENANG, Tuesday pOL'R armed robbers staged a lightning hold-up outside the Bank Negara building in Church Street this afternoon and escaped with a box containing $4,000 in cash and two bundles of cheques carried by a Telecommunications
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      43 18 TJIGHEST and lowest tempera tures In Malaya and Singapore for the period 8 p.m. on Monday to 8 p.m. yesterday: Highest Lowest Kuala Lumpur 90 73 Kota Bharu 88 73 Penang 88 i 72 Ipoh 00 72 Malacca 86 70 Singapore 88 73
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