The Singapore Free Press, 27 September 1955

Microfilm: NL2444
Total Pages: 44
1 24 The Singapore Free Press
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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press argest Afternoon Sale in Malaya 5 uapore. Tuesday, SepU-mlxM »7. Price 15 (Is.
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    Lock icon POLICE ESCORT SCHOOL LORRIES
    50 1 picture. About 200 men gathered in front of the bus depot gate in Mackenzie Road at 5.30 this morning. When the management refused to let them take out the buses for a free service, they sang a •unity is strength" song with clenched fists. Free Press
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    NEW C.G. WON'T BE 'HIS EXCELLENCY'
    231 1 Scott will represent I >K. Government only I, Commissioner-General for South-East Sir Robert Scott, is expected to arrive apore in about a fortnight, have the same powers as his predecessor lm MacDonald, but not the same status. Mr. presented both the Queen and the
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    ROW DELAYS PERON
    65 1 iERON'S 'into exile in the Paraguayan it which -still lies anoreci in the waterway.-- off ?nas Aires has been deto a diplomatic between Argentina d Paraguay, U was res'ted. fhe Arg< ntine Governii« j nt is disputing the right if Pajagu m Ambassador i to have sheph
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    Lock icon Eisenhower comfortable
    32 1 il bulletin issued erday on President ill in Denver, i heart at'The Preside til rtabl i i be lunch fr< -m and milk. joined 1 and visited r inch Reuter
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    Chief Kathi robbed of 25 sarongs
    23 1 ssterday broke house 01 8 ing alef Kathl, Haji ah I Salleh, in izukj and stole 25
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    ROYAL WEEK-END?
    17 1 Eden, British may lly to Saturday "with to spend the quests of QiK'm Balmoral Ca#-
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    RUBBER EASIER
    19 1 Epapore Rubber "'I this morn- ober first grade, h ;i' $1.41 1 a Ib'. U>n« wu easier.
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    Bid to run free buses fails
    475 1 STC SAYS NO TO STRIKERS T OCAL defence forces lent men and vehicles to transport several thousand school children this morning when more than 2,800 employees of the Singapore Traction Company went on strike. The permanent secretary to the Ministry of Works and Communications,
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    Lock icon ANTI-RED MOVE
    34 2 The Philippines Is making a deterniiiifd cllorl to set up a rlj vision of 13,000 reservo (jflicfr.s and men within a year to m<Tt any \jo «ible external Communist aggression. A. P.
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    Lock icon Western ministers face hard task without Eisenhower's power
    405 2 r I IIIF1 IIF rnxTfji'iK v lorry transport rentre <"or school children in Waterloo Street was busy <arly this mornInf. Mr It C. -I Buckoridge, Registrar of Ve h Icles is si« it < ecu in > directing the lorries to t
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    REPUBLICANS DISMAYED
    41 2 Dismayed Republican leaders were privately yesterday conceding that the heart attack which struck President Eisenhower down would shortly compel him to withdraw from the 1956 running. They feared the magic Eisenhower luck had faded. Democrats privately echoed this belief.
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    Lock icon A MAU MAU GENERAL SURRENDERS
    130 2 A MAU MAU GENERAL SURRENDERS MAU MAU "General 1 Kahinga Wachanga, who made the first approach to the Kenya Government which resulted in mass surrender talks and an amnesty offer to terrorists early this year, has Riven himself up to security forces, jt was announced in Nairobi yesterday. Kahinga, a
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    UN APPLICATION
    13 2 Spain yesterday formally applied for membership in in the United Nations.
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    Lock icon ISRAELI SHIP FIRED ON FARMERS, SAYS SYRIA
    73 2 Damascus Radio said yesterday an Israeli armed vessel had on Sunday opened fire on Syrian farmers in Syrian territory east of Lake Tiberias. The broadcast, quoting a Syrian military spokesman, said Syrian forces challeng- ed the Israeli vessel, forcing it to withdraw. There
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    53 2 picture. Six hundred Girl Guides were on parade yesterday when Lady Black, wife of the flovrrnor. opened the extension of the W.dcs headquarter* in Buyong Ko.id.i Singapore. Lady Black, who is prcsuf of the Association, is seen Inspecting unit, accompanied by Mrs. MR F. Fegei district Commissioner, and Miss N
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    Lock icon YES, NO, YES...
    150 2 Now Nondom agrees to be Premier Premier „r Cambodte night, ehangw i and announced he v father, King Norodom sS ramarit, pleaded with Z yesterday fco assume the office. Norodom abdicated from thp Cambodian throne last March in father In order to lead 1 own Popu; ;u
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    Lock icon GERMAN HAMMER AND COMPASSES
    56 2 The East German State emblem will consist of a hammer and a pair of compasses inside a wreath of honour draped with a riband in the national black-re< gold. The East German Volkskammer, Lower House of Parliament, yesterday pass ed the first and second reading of
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    Lock icon Working in India
    18 2 Subsidiaries of 21 Amer can companies and tish companies are operating in India.- A. P.
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    Hunt for witch cult sex orgies
    172 3 Hunt for witch cult sex orgies NDS oi curiow tlians roamed tru Cro, Distrtct oi n an unsuccessful unt for a "witch cult S pap,rs hav. born i and dnigcri held in the dlswhich is Sydney's version of New York s idi Village or London's Soho. itchcraft" reports hit the
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    Lock icon Momic 'Gulf Stream' to transform Arctic
    119 3 DADIO MOSCOW said 1V 3 iy that atomic are considering reclaim Arctic i by damming Strait and i umpi] ;r m pacific into the Arctic rth America and Eucommentator Id share in the as well as Russia. ild be som< thing rn w con-
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    Lock icon TYPHOON FLATTENS IWOJIMA
    116 3 Disaster nears Japan: Zero-hour today "TYPHOON Louise has flattened Iwojlma and last ni^ht near midnight was advancing on Japan with vortex winds reported at I -10 m .p.h. Alter nearly 24 hours of cut communications Iwojima last night reported most ol its buildings destroyed or damaged. From
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    MARRIED IN SINGAPORE
    50 3 Mr. Khoo Peng Chiang: and his bride, S the former Miss Lim Teng Neo, who were married in Singapore recently. The bridegroom is the third son of Mr. and Mrs. Khoo Tiong Lim and the bride is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lim Ang <
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    ENVOY NOW
    30 3 Mr. Roderick Parkes until recently counsellor at the British Embassy in Jakarta has been appointed ambassador at Jedda, Saudi Arabia, it was announced in London last night. Reutcr.
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    Lock icon 'Watch out for killer hurricane'
    149 3 r rm entrai Ameii can republics of Honduras and Nicaragua were warned yesterday of the approai h of hurricane Janet's 1 10 mile winds i:\lreme north eastern Nicaragua and the northeastern coast of Bondurai appeared to be the target for the storm, and officials there
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    BLOODLESS SURGERY DEVELOPED IN U.K.
    165 3 DEVELOPMENT of a low blood pressure anaesthesia which allows surgeons to operate in a comparatively bloodless Held was reported yesterday by .Sir Archibald MclQdOe, prominent British plastic surgeon, before the American .Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Atlantic City. Sir Archibald, plastic surgeon to
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    Lock icon He crossed Atlantic in ketch—alone
    89 3 He crossed Atlantic in ketch— alone (JEORCF Boston, 33-year-old former University football star, has crossed t\\o. Atlantic alone in the 30-font boa- he built himself. His mother, Mrs. John Boston, yesterday received a. cablegram saying: "Arrived Gibraltar safely 21 day.s. Will .stay three week;;. Was blown far southward. Love, George."
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    Negroes protest at 'wolf-whistle' trial
    173 3 ]V|R. VICTOR Anfuso of New York, Democratic iTX member of the House of Representatives has sent a telegram to Mr. Herbert Brownell, U.S Attorney-General, suggesting an immediate investigation as to what happened to justice in Sumner, Mississippi. He was referring to the acquittal by a
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    Opinion PLEDGE ON TRANSPORT
    252 4 Opinion PLEDGE ON TRANSPORT Sjc Shipporc /rcc -jjJrf jS? TUESDAY Sept, 27, 1955. r rilh term "naUonalisation," in the light oi its largely unsuccesj I <i working in somi soi ialist ic -tn inded countries, has an unpleasant sound in Singapore. Hence some reassurance will he found in the words
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    BY THE WAY
    308 4 AY Claiming that horses have a harder time of it than Jockeys, a critic of the sporting world might have mentioned that sometimes a hor.se ridden constantly by bendy-legged Jockeys, sets bandy legs the front 0X166 at any rate. And no stable will employ a bandy-legged hor.se.
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    Ghosts of Hitler march again in the Saar
    934 4  - Ghosts of Hitler march again in the Saar SEFTON DELMER by npHEY warned me In Saarbructa n noi to try it j wanted to get outside ;illf^ se< for myself. Bo i opened b gresi "Jass door to t be -st ree( cHa s h a kx er hot tic
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    Three men in tank of fumes
    82 5 Three men in tank of fumes J e three men who down into a gaslank aboard sgent Caribou off became unconsdou Ine-room storevi Reid went nanaged to fix ne of the men. r two fell into the the tank, and George Ross, Fife, was hauls' id. J master said this
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    Found hanged
    24 5 Bhaskaran Pillai. 30 a bachelor, was found handed on a tree at the 13 1 2 milestone, Sembawang Estate, Singapore, last night.
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    Corn-bin 'space ship' traps two boys
    188 5 BILLY MORGAN, 14, and Brian Hughes, ten, climbed into a 3ft. -high corn -bin to play space ships. From the inside they eased the bin's lewt. lid into place. Then they found that it had stuck. Billy and Brian were trapped for 13 hours
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    A bronze bust to honour its benefactor
    559 5 A bronze bust to honour its benefactor 11. H. VtirsUy mmeks photographs of Mate Mr. Lokv IW>| HON(i KONCi UNIVERSITY is searching Malaya for photographs of the late Mr. Luke *rw, father of Mr. I«ke Wan Tho of Singapore. The university is going to send them to London where the
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    MAN-MADE LIGHTNING
    253 5 Tapping power of H-bomb fuel ARTIFICIAL lightning is to be used by British atom J\ scientists in an attempt to tap the power of hydrogenbomb fuel for peaceful purposes. "Surge generators" capable of producing current at 200,000 amps comparable with the Intensity of Lightning i are to be
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    Home to chops for two
    135 5 Home to chops for two JUDY, a white and tin terrier whose mistress was fined £35 in May for removing her from quarantine, has now been freed. Mrs. Gladys May Curtis, a 51-year-old widow who arrived from Australia last spring, went to Hackbridge Kennels, Surrey, to collect her do?. "Oh,
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      741 6 >I WIMIAKI |»y'Lrr''ralk and IMiil ■iai^i.% j y|lv^^ j I I I AATCH'/ I I AOUMMY/ KO-RUTHROBOT-THE^f I J[ 1 I V— y <lf-~ J\ WORLO'S FIRST TAUE j D^J^M^Nu]t %-J^ ASSa^^Wi v^^^BS^AttraHg, I RORN tuti;iy you havt Uu isthat? yV" SHfi ~>^ ~^~\r^!^L\ -^^O look on tlie bright side
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    Round the World Market Prices
    487 7 Sept. 26. ram. i, > Previous Today COPRA Philippines < if. IK/ 1 uropean delivered rm.ifl 11 lonfr lon Oct/Nov. $184 sellers $184 sellers COPRA Philippines f.o.b. Manila A"' H lk c P° r M Unquoted Unquoted <01 RA Straits < if. 1 K /North
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    DOCTOR AT SEA SAVES BABY AND MOTHER
    308 7 LX)R three days without j break Ox Pat Morrisey fought aboard the liner Otranto at sea to s the Ufe Of Mrs. Ivy Sweet's unborn baby. He succeeded And when the Otranto docked at Southampton her hundreds ut passengers were talking Of little
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    Unhealthy day for the bulls
    81 7 rVO 20-year-old matadors set up a new bullfighting record in Portugal when they fought 18 bulls in eight hours in three cities hundreds of miles apart. Cesar Oiron from Spain and Chico Mendes from Mexico travelled by special truck. It was fitted with a real
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    Beware, the boys are more dangerous than girls
    239 7 tVTATCH out particularly for the boys when you are driving. They are about twice as prone to accidents as girls when they are gaily on foot —and even more in danger when astride a bike. Last year 7.G95 children wore killed or
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    'KEEP AN EYE ON TOWER'
    135 7 A DIRECTOR of a City firm or heavy machinery and genera] export packers haa sent the manager f Blackpool Tower, Mr. w. J. McGlnty, a warning. This la what he writes! •'Our office boy went to Blackpool f >n holiday and pent hia Ime on
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    Cost of stolen ride: $225
    60 7 Choncr Yuo Soon WES CftUght Vid i n .somebody else'g motor-cycle in Hylaxn .street, Singapore, on Sept. 11. He pleaded guilty In the Second Traffic Court yesterday and was fined $100 for stealing the motor cycle, $25 for having ridden It v\ Ithout ;i licence
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    'Move yourself' ex-RSM Brittain
    144 7 'Move yourself ex-RSM Brittain RONALD BRITTAIN, formerly the senior regimental sergeant major m the British Army, was Ordered by a judge yesterday to leavr his married quarters at Mons Officers' Training School, Alderbhot, within 28 days. The War Oiliee had pleaded with him to leave, The new R.S.M.'a wife Mrs.
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    SO BROTHER-IN-LAW STABS GIRL, 14
    262 7 They grew too fond,.. 4 FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl who became fond of her brother-in-law told him she was going to have a baby. Then he stabbed her to death at his home. An hour later the man, 27--year-old Leslie Powell, of Halifax-drive, Leicester, hanged himself with
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    Lock icon BYRON'S EVIL GENIUS
    1361 8  - BYRON'S EVIL GENIUS FLORENCE A. KILPATRICK She pursued him shamelessly... disgraced him in public. .drove him lo a disastrous marriage. ..LADY CAROLINE LAMB was by picture. STRANGEST STORIES I ADY CA R OLI N E lj LAMB was one ol the most astonishing characters of her t Ime. For years
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    THEY ALL WANT 2 BATHROOMS
    179 8 T<HE two bathroom 1 house ha.s become the new standard for middle class Ameri cans and it might be something for Malayans to copy. The trend seems to be part of the American fondness for two-of-a-kind such as tWO cars and two television sets per
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    NOW HE MUST GO TO SCHOOL
    280 9 THE dang of fire-bells was loud in the ears of David Kitchens when he was born four years in the flat over a U.K. town's little fire station. Now, when the bells go down, the call of duty comes ngly to this son of
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    61 9 picture. King Frederik and Queen Ingrid of Denmark with their eldest daughter, Princess Margrethe, 15, who has become a student at North Foreland Lodge, a girls' boarding school near Basingstoke, Hants. The Danish couple, after seeing the Princess settled in at the school stayed in Britain on a private visit.
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    Curtain falls on a pub
    73 9 Curtain falls on a pub 4 4 4 X H 1 atraJgiJt from w l tagea of London's f if thoatros to say to a public house. J.. tho Lord Bel--5J M voars ago H f r d to make A Ung CU fr?n a SS "temoriej of staer- p
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    'Bearskin Major' isattacked on TV
    200 9 T'HAT Amorlc.m goodwill tour by Major Alastair Ritchie of the Scots Guards was condemned on TV in the Itrong Scottish voico of Mr Hrctor McNeil, M.P. Major Ritchie li on a 10--wook tour .sponsored by the British Travel Association In his red tunic and brar.skin
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    Broken friendship ends in suicide
    186 9 A 20-YEAR-OLD girl took "a very gross overdose of drugs" after a married detective with whom she was friendly told her that their friendship must end. And a coroner found that Marie Rose King, of Or-miston-grove, Shepherd's Bush, killed herself while her mind was unbalanced.
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    HITLER ROCKET BOMB? IT'S ALL A HOAX, LORD CHERWELL SAID
    367 9 HITLER ROCKET BOMB? IT'S ALL A HOAX, LORD CHERWELL SAID INTO history today goes a now-it-can-be-told comment by Lord Cherwell. He made it in 1943 when spies reported that the Nazis were developing long-range rockets for attacks on Britain. The comment was: "It'.s a deliberate hoax. By the time the
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    Advice —then he died
    159 9 Advice then he died rriURTY-TWO-YEAR--l OLD Alan Edward Barrett had been drinking. He was given words of advice bv his father. Then he fell 651 1. to death from a fourth-floor window. Barrett, of One Hundred Acreslane, Amersham, Buckinghamshire, was secretary of James L. Denman, Piccadilly wine merchants Mr. Reginald
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    Husband dies after wife hurt
    142 9 TWO hours after Mrs. Elizabeth May Howlett was found badly hurt in her 10 guinea a week Bournemouth flat, her husband was found dead in his wrecked black Daimler. 20 miles away in a Dorset lane. The car had hit a tree. The speedometer needle
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    WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES
    206 10 M Sir Alexander Clutter- I I •''lick, the newly appointed I 1 British Ambassador to Dub- j lin (left) inspeets a guard 1 of honour before presenting I hi* credentials to Mr. Sean 1 T. O'Kelly, President of the I ,i|g: 1 Irish Republic. Keystone j
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    UN, DEUX, TROIS —ALLEZ
    62 11 UN, DEUX, TROIS ALLEZ French and Swedish mannequins working for Paris fashion houses met recently for a walking rate over one-ancl-a-half miles, starting from Avenue Foeh, near the Etoile Popper picture (left) shows a gen--7™ f lv »n« the signal foe the start ol the race. or lh aCe Was
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    Lock icon BATHING BEAUTY
    101 11 picture. Everyone pitched in to help when the Paris bus strike began. Trucks and i 4 coaches were put at the < service of workers unable to get to work and homo. 4 This open van (left) was 4 waiting at the Chateau I)e 1 Vincennes for passengers
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    KKK was reborn in hog pasture
    863 12 WILL MULLER, touring America's X South to root out the facts and person- alities involved in the revival of the Ku X Klux KLin in connection with the public- W X school desegregation issue, continues his X report from Conway, South Carolina. AND THE
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    ON SINGAPORE'S HEALTH PROBLEM
    208 12 Adelaide Eastley reporting SINGAPORE'S World Health Organisation expecta U) learn numerous practical approaches to major public health problems here .soon in an expected report from Dv. Sir John Charles and Mr. W. H. BOUCher Of London, UK representatives for Malaya at WHO'S regional committee sessions at
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    The KILLER that thrives on IGNORANCE
    1026 12 ...and on malnutrition Where poverty reigns mother has to drink milk in secret because the toddlers come begging for some \yiDESPREAD poverty here Is keeping a vast section of Singapore's population at near-si arvation level. according to health authorities. "On the whole, the staple
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    He took THAT famous picture
    515 13 SUNNY 61AM tells about photographers and their pictures \l AN Y MALAYAN otographers will i famous picture Malcolm Macwit h two Dyak which caused ible comment abroad. uro was taken [ling photographMr. K. P. Wong, ;rapher who has ios !n Sarawak idio in Singapore. Wong
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    BRIDGE HAND
    539 13 North-South vulnerable East dealer NORTH 4 0 J 10 9 9J J 2 0 9 8 ♦AQ 8 3 "WEST EAST A K 8 7 4 3 4 6 52 CKQ C 4 0 A Q 7 CKJIO 6543 ♦J2 K 9 SOUTH 9 A 10 «J 8
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    She's learning fast
    28 14 THE joie-de-vivre is expressively expressed by actress Shirley MacLaine who is now being groomed for Important roles by Hollywood COachers, Shirley's learning fast, they say.
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    They'll keep a date—by LIFEBOAT!
    275 14 They'll keep a date by LIFEBOAT! i> E A R DE D French- Canadian Duni<-1 Martell, '^5, who works for an American bridge building firm, has decided it i.s time he reported back to the company's ollic e in Pittsburg. 8 o ne x t month he Leaves Kingston, Surrey,
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    THE THINGS THEY SAY...
    61 14 WO S N r/;r r 1 orotighbred hoi you have to peak kindly to them before you b them Author A Maut ois A MAN i tma i ''< looman n hi h<>i>< evei some other man to net 'i <>> iai <i French 1 ha
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    ...BUT 29 IN EACH LEAP YEAR
    1832 16  - ...BUT 29 IN EACH LEAP YEAR Xan Fielding by ROLoinn Bwoura bkpoki ..<„>, w Rslvv MAJOR Alexander (Xan) Fielding has spent most of his 36 years in Mediter- ran ran countries. During the war he won the I) SO 1 with the Resistance Move- ment in Crete. Twice he E
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    NORMAN TRIES FOR A HAT-TRICK
    275 18 /is.\ii G.R. NORMAN, of the Army Physical Training v. Corps, who won the Combined Services Modern Pentathlon Championships in I!>J.'s and 1954 and represented Great Britain in the world championships at Budapest last year, win »>«■ all out to complete his hattrick when this year's
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    Sir Gordon gets a jockey
    101 18 Sir Gordon gets a jockey 4 << OP,!!!) Krcasley, Ut«- \\r ulian \o\'key has bet n retained o ri !<■ for Sir iordon Richards' stable tiexi year Nfoi m. i n Beri in, the New Mirkrt trainer will have second claim on his serving Breasley who lias ridden 92 winners
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    U.K. RUGBY RESULTS
    53 18 yesterdays uK. Rugby < li 11 a< re Nefi /<ui<inci Tour: Huii 20, N< v. Zealanden 17. K»M»)\ J,i;it;iir Countv Watch: Lancashire 26 Yf >r k shli 10 Kui^i»\ Union tui) Mat* ll# s Bbtom v.i.c Exeter 8; Glamorgan Wanaerera o f K< 0 Pontypi Idd o
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    SCHOOL SWIM
    35 18 T"!: Ertr^wta Boys' School wui hold their 1 mh •">mh;ii swimming <- ;ir IViil 't the cfiinSe Club on Monday There will be an eveni rot I the Old Boya (M metres irei ityiMii
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    'Rocky' stands firm against all opposition
    763 18 i\\ A SULTRY SEPTEMBER NIG] r n l PHILADELPHIA THREE VF\rl CHAMPION WAS CROWNED J A Rocco Marchegiano, 88-year-old son shoemaker, had Just exploded his lethal rlih* liatl the jaw 01 an ageing Negro named Jersev Jo* w? <* The veteran Walcott crumbled patheticX
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    THEY WANT THE 'LIONS' TO PLAY REST OF BRITAIN
    362 19 jUCH interest has been aroused in Britain ■v the British Isles tugby Union tour of '<;'ith Africa that many por writers are camai ning for a match etween the tour side nd tho Rest of Britain. ere is nothing t*?e real
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    Western Depot go down 3-2
    34 19 OAJAJI beat Western Depot Rangers 3-2 in a soccer friendly at the Naval Base on Sunday. Marimuthu Nadarajah and Sundram scored for R^ijaji ;ind Ali and Aziz for Ran«ei\s.
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    BIG BLOW TO COLONY BOXING: 'GREG', THE CHAMP, LEAVING
    1238 19 C^HANGI sport continues to &o with a swing and l&ft week wtkg one of great activity. The highlight of the week was the inter-services swimming championships, whicto wt're held at the Nuffield Fool on Wednesday. The W.R.A.F. competitors from Chanw, CpLs.
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    Motorcycle record
    82 19 rE Triumph Engineering Company, British motorcycle manufacturers, yesterday claimed two new world speed records xor one of their machines at Bonneville Salt Flats, United States, yesterday. They said their 650 c.c. Thunderbird averaged 193 m.p.h. over the kilometre and 192 m.p.h. over the The former record of 185
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    SOUTH ISLAND IN 9-6 RUGBY WIN
    58 19 COU r rH ISLAND bent North Inland 9-6 in a rugby match arranged by the New Zealand Society on the S.C.C. pndang yesterday. In another malrh at. WfXKlsville, R. N. Kranji beat St. Andrews OB A by 1G points (two goals and two penalties)
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    PULAU BRANI MOVE INTO SECOND ROUND
    106 19 T)ULAU BRANI moved into the second round <>f the S.A.F.A. Senior Cup competition when they beat Indian Recreation Club 3-1 in the floodlit game at jaian Besar Stadium yesterday. Puiau Bran! led 1-0 at half time with a goal scored by Ah Hoc in
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    Yesterday's U.K. soccer results
    91 19 Yesterday's UK IOCCer re.suits were: League T)iv. 11l (North- ern): Acer Ing ton Stanley 7, Bradford 0 Gateshead 3,1 Chesterfield 3; Halifax Town 1, Wrexham 1; Mansfield Town 0, Bradford City 0, Btockport county 3, Bcunthorpo United 2. League, Div. 11l (Southern) Coventry city 2. Brentford
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    TRAINER RODGERS CAN SCORE ANOTHER TREBLE
    893 20 TRAINER RODGERS CAN SCORE ANOTHER TREBLE TRESPASSER rounds up tomorrow's chances at Bukit Timah HPRAINER Du R :or< in bfo with Star Sign Stai and Ci i i. nk at BuJtit i Imah tomoi i iw, f n«' sec 'fid day ol the Ringapoi e rurl Club' i Gold Cud
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    PROBABLE SCRATCHINGS TOMORROW
    67 20 PROBABLE SCRATCHINGS TOMORROW DROBABLE scratch- Sj A ings for the second ?< day of the Singapore >< Turf Club Gold Cup >< Meeting at JJ uk i t < Tiniah tomorrow are: Jackie's Kuda, Sov- < ereiyn, Adelaide Star, <!< Miss Winnie, Saratoga, x Wide Screen, Golden (loud. Festivity, (ira-
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    CINDER'S PRINCE WORKS WELL ON SOFT TRACK
    279 20 FREE PRESS RACING CORRESPONDENT niNDERS PRINCE, a Gold Cup prospect, did an attractive gallop on a soft track at Bukit Tirrah this morning. With Phil Povall astride, this six-year-old raced wide out all the way to clock 39 4/5 for 3f. Most of
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    PINTAIL TROPHY TO MALIK
    75 20 \j mik iin Belamal i ßou h Rldi i von Mi. 50 mile l|! tarl Pint ill i rophj lln I ompetitloti from 1 1 etitora b1 thi Qin on Bun HI i tlm« i Bhr I7mln Run 'p wm Min ioor bin Bml In '•!>'•
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    ON THE WAY FORE RECORD
    60 20 DIANE LEATHER, of; I Birchfield II ar r i?rs; I wins the mile and Z breaks her own world; record with ;i time of 4j I mills. 45 sees, in an in- ternational match at I I White City stadium, j London. Her previous record
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    REFS MEET TODAY
    21 20 Siiißapore Clvill n Fc^tball Referees will hold a dl* iwka meeting at SAFA bhouse aa 7.30 p.m. today.
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      269 20 CLASSIFIED ADS. AC KNOWI.irX.MFNT 20 Worit $6 'minimum). < MRS AU TAT CIIU thnnk.s < '.i' e and friend t»r their i condolences on th« death of her s beloved husband and is especial- !v grateful to the Doctors. Sisters, Nurses and attendants of the General Hospital for their kind
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      49 20 terrace 4 i Ttow piece i> S I he Butter! ly Chair with it < movable < anvas seal is surpi v i i;i toi table and inexpensi vr. I his and other items of WTOU MALAYAN WIRE MESH FENCING CO. (M I llo 7}ms Bukit Timah Road Singapore I*
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  • MODERN HOMES
    • Title Section
      Masthead
      14 1 MODERN HOMES m& M yPymg* I ||lf _f_V Hiplf Mlu*).*)iwww-.*, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 27, 1955.
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      Ancient and modern keep in time
      453 1  -  EILEEN ANDERSON by THERE is a current craze In furniture, md a very cunning it is. It is the iixing of very old rniture with furnithat is very, very •w. it, is cunning beit Rives the best of both worlds. craze began At first
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        147 2 v*Sßkt-' *^flSl>ft -v^^H /Mbß m flB IS; ■IN S A N I T AR Y a Make your kitchen bn K ht and colourful MOI\ I I with WARERITE Plastic surfaces. V They re easy to keep clean, do not mark, and are available in a wide <T IAI^I/^S. I
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      Malayan homes should go gay
      484 3  - Malayan homes should go gay TERR Y PILLA Y by 'OUNC3 nian has A just come back America with now ideas on fashions. He Malayans to uild their houses high, vide and handsome, with' plenty of inside greenery waterfalls in the garden, and a casual look about all. He is
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      POWER FROM SPACE
      189 3 POWER FROM SPACE rIFSE science fiction writers really have nothing on the modern age! Before long, it husbands will be coming home from work to a juu-y steak for dinner cooked without fir<\ electricity, gas or sound-waves »>"t by rays from outer spare! When you wake in the MOrnlßg, M
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        93 3 BBHB /nrw2Fr|\ in in tO^'O H» t 'O 1 1 *V# In- 8188 B^BB rtiiflfa m m A i ■^■■■■[■■li^wßiVflT^to^niiiiWßffißßi^hi a^> SSHsiKvBuHWMMHa X y B p BBJBSvSRS H^SBfiK^^BIBBHiBIEfB WMHCaEWBH CTBfti GHpsN I L^^vl L. rollout shelves, J aid CONDITIONER PoKfl «bi I I Jf^ y tLcb t^Q^ «=J I Hill
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        102 4 P (I ,s <&tffiyv?^J> i equipment c^ "i;; 7 INMMHON HOARD Bl^l tones [£J [|J^^J^ Vfj^^^ m "TCiiFTTJ 9 I f ifmlßlPs^C' I wnc nd fb lfl> CREDA CONTOUR s=======5 H gfeffhnjk LET SIME DA «BY PHILCO rr REFRIGERATORS STA I N I f S S fclf/l I ID__ FREEZERS
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      Furniture follows fashion
      298 5 IPURNITURB is followfashion In a [sing number >i' wo-tone colour which women been choosing for nsembles and ire now being >d by two-tone is, oftm In ;ame colours. oatmeal with black w( it iurniring choices, and enough, the olour does not get ckly. But of course, jted
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        151 5 W^" Jjy means BEAUTY AND COMFORT M. 1 V Mid V Mid M\ M MM \J ITM JLj G.E.C. make the most comprehen- hair dryer for my lady's soft sive range of electrical household curls a toaster, wash boiler, appliances. A cooker for delicious kettle. floor polisher, coffee meals a
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      Locally made tiles prove their worth
      562 6 Hundreds of roofs In Singapore and the Federation have already been covered >vith these fine looking t.'ies 4 M< < ;.>r the many developnn nts a n d Improvements in buildin" materials since the ar, the concrete 1 1 m a 11 u i
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        178 6 Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimtiiiiiiiiiii C iiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiftiifii iiiimiif iiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiifit^ /I /laM^/' V1:;lt Wl^ convince you FURNISHING ,^^^E^^ Wfl E )itri: With mudc-rn V^yß J^^^lS^ > I A large range of CARPETS anil RUGS are also E available to tone with modern furnishings. =riiiiiiifiiiffiitiiiiftiiiiffffiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifftiiiiiiiiififiiiiifiiiiii lISIS9IIIIBI V i IB 9flllvlllllllllllllltlllKlllllll9t EVERYTHING FOR THt MODERN HOME Noto
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        86 6 Saves More Work and Time Than All Other Kitchen Appliances Put Together! Bs?||gW AUTOMATIC ELECTRIC Built-in Dishwashsr $9000 Saves 7 Hours a Week! m %?t Jot< lo<>d if l0 eh diol 9 Complf !ply OUtc T It fflinimt Doob»# woihei, d<M*bl« rini»i ond dr. et di»^"» (it,)!/, W««h«» dithpt olnitM,
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      An ideal home for Malaya
      15 7 Bungalow built by Ideal Homes at Whitley Park estate, Singapore.
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        92 7 The most wonderful contribution to the MODERN HOME '*oi|..ii i 1 1 n 1 1 1 TABLE-TOPS, KITCHEN COUNTERS, I M* __i BAR-TOPS, BATHROOM WALLS, j 5g$ r SPLASH-BACKS, FURNITURE, ETC. Ji J [^J^mmW'WWA 'fV L /I Iff I N AT E lm D I A T I F mm
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        74 8 Put your mone y ()n international Paints and you can't lose! /Mm U y U Want t0 b SUrC> y Ur h me S Safe and ade Q ua tely I /I V protected, invest in our wide range of paints, for all domestic Purposes. In addition to superior quality
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      HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR AIR-CONDITIONER
      545 9 a IR. as we know it, is A composed of oxynitrogen, carbon argon and and small ntities of microssolid mutter. Air an absolute necessity maintaining life upon earth. term air conditionin" includes the conditionoi air With respect to humidity control, dilation or recirin addition, air
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        187 9 r wV PECASUS with reflectors of opal perspex 1 Ij I intensifying light. Other fittings of fine brass. I I SCHOOL-LITE A fitting with clean business-like /^"^^^SST I I lines. Ideal for schools and offices. Chrome or mSr 1 brass, pendant or ceiling fitting. \y*& I I COLUMBA Plain or
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      NEW SURFACE MATERIAL FINDS FAVOUR
      361 10 ARBORITE is technically called a high pr< si ure, laminated, thermostat plastic surfacing material it consists ol multilayers of sp» cially pro cessed pap< r Impreg 11, tii (i -a if h sj n1 ii< i"■ plast lc sin Inten heat and pics.- ire 1
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      The housewife finds a friend
      234 10 The housewife finds a friend rpHE housewives of the I world are in revolt against Do m e stic Drudgery! Everywhere lhe y ar e rebelling against long, fatiguing wash-days, against oldfashioned methods of carpet beating, floor polishing and home cleaning. Instead, they are demanding for their homes electri are
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        84 10 MODERN HOMES DEMAND MODERN POWER in your homes THE CITY COUNCIL ELECTRICITY BEPT. Ca n o ffe r dome s t i e appliances at lotr rentals TABLE COOKERS (especially designed for Kwali Cooking) 50ctS. PER MONTH LARGE EASTERN COOKERS (especially designed for Kwali Cooking) $2.50 PER MONTH LARGE STANDARD
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      DREAM HOUSE
      568 11 Some of the ingredients for your fOYV many tunes do I i words -'Modern i crop up 111 contion these days? Architecture, like everyelse, has its modern I a nd today the emdesign is one of P n ess coolness, and oi layout. are the days when h
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      SLIDING DOORS
      138 11 out of every four modern homes being built in Singapore will have a sliding door of one description or another. Geo. W. King's of Hitchin, England, have been manufacturing sliding door gears for the past fifty years and during this time they have built a reputa- tion for
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        146 11 MAKE YOUR ROOF WORTHY OF YOUR HOME '^'Jotkffi .f* 1^ INTERLOCKING -^^^^^-^^■^g^ 8 ROOFING TILES rrifi ran^«^^H nn lira f^^-2S^2 THE IDEAL TILE FOR MALAYA STRONG AND COLOURFUL A mono-pitched Redland root Both stam ard ancl l ow p itched tiles on one of the houses on the Ideal Homes
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      UTILITY FURNITURE IN A SMALL TOWN FLAT
      94 12 UTILITY FURNITURE IN A SMALL TOWN FLAT rpilH furniture in a small flat must be designed to take up us littte tpace as possible with the maximum of utility. The writing table showin this page illustrates the point. When closed (left) it takes u little room and the stool ran
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        161 12 JQ> SEMASTIC f^^Tl y° u wouldn't Jjjl ahovinyl^es \l \l"sitonthis Dunlopillo yj**^3H(Hdffl,^ or #/l v Blal _iMr IU-sidcs mattresses, pillows and cushions ■rftf' Cj I Dunlop-110 din 1.. d.M^ned to y.,ur C^ 13 ptfKmml raquirtmtnU »>y <»ur Hand- tfN JSr IVTIIL'lin\lL- AEV V "Tht CUNtOP thilf HtN b»»» of m»«2
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      COLOUR-SPRAY YOUR FRIDGE
      46 13 The table top refrigerator below has been sprajed t<» harmonise with the colour scheme of the room. I 'h« shelves on the wall take eare of all The middle panel can be slid aside and rovers light twitches and the ceiling fan regulator.
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      DINNER FOR TWO' TROLLEY
      57 13 r piF trolley table pictured in the previous page can be wheeled into the centre of the room, its sides extended and presto, there is ample room for dinner for two. The object next to the telephone on the side table is a large sea shell
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      LOUVRE WINDOWS
      493 14 suit the Malayan climate r OUH house is your borne, the place Wb6re your children play, where you enter tain your friends and where you spend the j'.n'uter part ol each day. It may be that, it l.s a new house, perhaps one st ill building, or it
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      New chair introduced
      189 14 New chair in troduced rpHE Dunlop Rubber 1 Co. (Malaya) Ltd recently introduced into the Malayan market, a chair which has been scientifically made with latex foam cushions to reduce fatigue and give the maximum comfort. The styling of the chair is left to furniture makers and individuals while the
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      HOUSEHOLD WORD
      148 14 HpHE word "O-Cedar" has A for many decades become a household word for furniture and floor polish all over the world. Enter the home of any careful housewife and the cleanliness and polish of her floors and furniture are a pleasure to look at not only for herself
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        30 14 O I X^^y» X '/hK i^Bßßalßßaaß^a^^^^^^ V# a^ i^ 1 lit Hf*|cQO r L^^cSflfiS^ 7 A Ae*m*t— Corrugated Cement Sheeting FADEPROOF COL O"RS^^^^^^^^^ \JY| HENRY WAUGH CO LT I>O \XSP^^
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      NEW lines give better performance
      622 15 NEW lines give better performance MODERN home is S without mditioninfc. Mere may make many mers sound ut there i.s a big when you the features. air-conditioners u •oinp.tri.son on ml and their re- of 18 years of leaderjip proves they are mO ng the best for i] frei operation
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        65 15 Modem ttome 1 1 f A^Jk w^^Lm -^I^l I I w^^^ j^C^^^^^^^^^^j I I'll Ita^ j<« A 111 T 'i Morphy Richards l[gS^^^Jg^i^VK\ I* ff «-f i^^S tf^^SdU^k INGLISH ELECTRIC L tnglish Electric ms£&* 9*^^m m 34 cft REFRIGt( ATOR JA SANDILANDS BUTTERY CO, LTD. cmol, sh i»ct.,c *H/ W
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      PAINT the Modern way
      486 16 PAINT the Modern way CUNCE Ita Inception In 186'), Sh e r winWilliams baa placed emphasis on quality of product, it has concentrated chiefly on the manufacture of ready-mixed p aint a which amateurs can use a.s successfully as professional painters. The to-called "foolproof nature oi paints has become Increasingly
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      Let YOUR home be comfortable
      428 16 Let YOUR home be comfortable UURNITURE is as much an integral part of the modern home in present -day Malaya as it was essential to fit out appropriately the stately mans i 0 n s of olden times. It Rives the character an d last touch to its surroundings and
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        101 16 [I A MODERN HOME I WITH A I MODERN i Husqvarna I SEWING MACHINE i j MADE j SWEDEN I ii A SEWING MACHINI i OF BEAUTY AND PRECISION Available HAND MODELS TREADLE MODELS CABINET MODELS ELECTRICAL MODELS j INDUSTRIAL MODELS ii r J CO UPON J Please Jend me
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        115 16 TRUSCON HY- RIB METAL LATHING Manufactured by:THE TRUSSED CONCRETE STEEL CO., LTD. ENGLAND. ■M jr HNaie a■■ fl^yß^^UMWlWjßjj BTlS.il^ii hi al S^.9L Jl MJilAlJftM Hem mJLMJMP »E —Ml Ml 1 «ArJT tK Jk; affr ■MpriAnßrtS HMflrlD 111 I MfQLJ tw\ lAIAIaI UK MAgill COMBINED CENTERING fcl&Si^ wL^ I I I
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      'Do-it-yourself' Housing
      507 17 'Do -it- yourself' Housing How one nation is solving its house problem iwho believe in human progress, who believe the dignity of man, and who have faith in capacity for betterment, good housing is of importance. From the dim beginnings of l to this half-way point in the 20th century
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        154 17 IN BUYING LAND FROM CREDIT FONCIER YOU AVAIL YOURSELF OF MORE THAN 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN SINGAPORE IN THE LAYING OUT AND PREPARATION OF BUILDING ESTATES, Since 1928, Credit Fonder constructed in Singapore more limn 3 miles of new roads in connection *ith the development of Residential and Industrial Estates,
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      EXPERT ADVICE BEFORE YOU BUILD
      442 18 EXPERT ADVICE BEFORE YOU BUILD THE opening of the j new Sanitary Engineering Contracts Department by The China Engineers Ltd., adds to the unique service which is ottered by this company. Together with its subsidiary companies. George Blunn Co.; Ltd. and Sino-British (Malaya) Ltd. contract work for electrical installation, tiling
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        149 18 f^ II I I I 7 DULUX l h O ,Vh PENTALITE EMULSION FINISH You took a long view when you decided to buy your house over 2<) year. Take a long view when you go in tor repainting Long -life paints are no more trouble to put on, and
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        205 18 "I HOOVER ELECTRIC S k WASHING MACHINES ;l I I Three models to choose from V pP^^ including one with heater to solve your hot water problems. I The Hoover does the wash for a I big family quickly and J L thoroughly— and is so gentle Ss w I
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      NEW IDEAS, MATERIALS FOR YOUR NEW HOME
      19 19 NEW IDEAS, MATERIALS FOR YOUR NEW HOME leiti bathroom tiled throughout with oloured wall tiles and mosaic pattern floor.
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        62 19 r "A' ><>»// whole famil) ami on \-y .1 -T~7^ ■"■"'/>■' i^ \\lf#/ j^**"' every oa-asion jhe best is Hvrrockses. h' dEi '^-''v."'.- s C'" i', Sei the wide range of lovely materials j •.•> v"-.-'*^ i; 5,1 >/ combining exciting designs .v > '</ .♦.T* i onii delightful colours
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      The Use of COLOUR in the Modern Home
      1057 20 The Use of COLOUR in the Modern Home f rilE modern house serves many purposes, it must provide, within set economic limits, suitable space for the various activities of Living, eating. working and relaxing, and this has led to the adoption of the open plan layout. Together with the need
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        165 20 7^~"'tllK BEST" 1 S INVESTMENT roil i J /7MfA k i r M ii i: j^~J HEAVY GAUGE [(jWIWIJ CrA/^ i€S9 *^l /y M ,T i FIRST OF ALL this stainless steel kitclien unil is backed bj the name Myttons your guarantee of a qualitj product. The Silva Sink will
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        42 20 COMFORT TOffi!], at your TpSlD£Bl|-~i fingertips. if^ji^P J with REMOTE-CONTROLLED Wfcstinghouse ROOM AIRCONDITIONERS COMFORT CONTROL PANEL finger tip control for any of eight Comfort Conditions. .a wonderful varsatility for any warm weather whim. -»*fc- INOINIIIINO I*o 2. CECIL STREET, SINGAPORE TELEPHONE: *****
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        109 21 P* f-4- >* ~rfe COMPLETE BUILDERS SUPPLIERS CRUSTPROOFED7 kt r r!^-> C ">!«>, rr 7 SPECIALIST CONTRACTORS X METAL Ao C O TABLE cr\o X\ N ?SS( S /WINDOW/ V!L L N P < T^ I Y •ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS _>^ V^-^ /AND DOORSJ /LOUVRES! camc •SANITARY ENGINEERING I /I J
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      Bright fittings for the kitchen
      432 22 Bright fittings for the kitchen I ram P*ffC l WHERE the traditional cane furnttur< «>f the Basi is used hr< more scope for the e bright colours on wail surfaces The cream ot the cane looks tive agalnsi most colours and the wall colour It m i will gain added
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      When your SINK goes SLOW
      187 22 Mr. Do-lt-Ymirseii runs up hi* sleeves in the kitchen, u Inhere are tern blg- ger nuisances than a stopped-up sink. Agreed? What do YOU do about it? Poke about with a bent hair-pin? Send straight away for the plumber 0 Well, here is the right
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        92 22 5..,,. TWO STOREY HOUSES at TREVOSE CRESCENT high sites, good view. AN IDEAL HOMES ESTATE UPSTAIRS I f" ft bcdroonis '4| I fl ufl 9i s ,V/ J, SS^fc ;-'.-5T .f*r^f< Ti ci kitchen with stainless steel sinK l( build-in cupboards finished with iuminal ?>•'-•' plastic lt%\ \^^^L\T Servant's room
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      NEW REFRIGERATORS FOR THE NEw HOME
      852 23 NEW REFRIGERATORS FOR THE NEw HOME y r HAVE just aned the release pj 5.3 CU.ft rent ted with ;.s on the dour. !ny, conmust" on refrigerat tierto been t. purchaser j:. idiuni capacity range. by the G.E.C. ;a No. l)E 52 it r- u idinous with all the refinepii
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        137 23 f SHATTERPROOF TRANSLUCENT SHEETING v&flObCllllG insulates against heat and eliminates glare JTS corrugated or reeded sheets bring light and colour into offices, homes and all types of industrial and commercial buildings. For hospitals and schools, it Is clean and attractive. Easily fitted, Cascalite is ideal for shop-fronts, awnings, shower cubicles,
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