The Singapore Free Press, 23 August 1957

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press
  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Presspe Malaya's Own Family Paper |o ll'Xit Singapore. Friday, August 23, 1957. Pric« 15 CU.
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  • 656 1 ARRESTS ORDERED BY THE TOP MINISTERS Unmistakable evidence of dangerous elements at work in the Colony leads to all-night round-up by the police under security laws White Paper to be issued today THE police swoop on certain left-wing unions in Singapore which started this morning was ordered by the Council
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  • 189 1 ro-West Arabs in id to block Reds IRAB states friendly to I the West are planning to .aie leftist Syria in an attempt to block the spread of Soviet influence through the Middle East, informed diplomats in London have disclosed. lese diplomats said that pas the
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  • 28 1 Your Holiday Guide 16 pages of in- formation and ideas I for your next vacation i is published free j with the Free Press j today.
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  • 59 1 BLOOD: This is urgent CH3UR major chest opera■T tions will be suspended in the Singapore General Hospital, unless the public donate blood at the Blood Transfusion Centre immediately. An official at the centre told the Free Press this morning that Group "O" blood was needed urgently. She said many operations
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  • 135 1 frinuAoocn iMcoruAUT DAYS NO RANSOM Singapore wine merhunt, reported kid- '"'<« for $500,000 ran- returned home at larmil" nio »"n>ng. He Is unit. a nd no mone y has )n Paid out. »'is w as disclosed to the M i. 4 rPSS tnis mornlnif by The towkay
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    • 52 1 Is your bathroom always "MORNING FRESH" l/jflHkMiMttßßn J* nor iS^^flny thin a folllilUyPv sprinkle of every night I will make it so! o Ra ffeS) A I^^^) PRODUCT n TSanilav! PERFUMED LAVATORY CUANIR %oU Af«"H --r I f —p- I■>| SANDILANDS BUTTERY fir CO., LTD. j i i i 1
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  • 231 2 ITS TO THEIR ADVANTAGE TO MAKE DECLA Ra 2 i WIVES SIGNING PROMISSORY NOTES NOW JMIE Singapore Government yesterday warned its indebted employees that they should not expect any help in solving their difficulties unless they made a full declaration. The time-limit
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  • 20 2 Five ships, Crane, Newfoundland, Telemachus, Newcastle and St. Bride's i Bay are In the Singapore Naval Base today.
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  • 193 2 RELUCTANCE TO ENTHUSIASM SINGAPORE women in the rural areas are now demanding civic courses organised by the Department of Information Services instead of having to be persuaded to attend them. Mr. N. Scharenguivel, the organiser, told the Free Press that more and more women were showing
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  • 36 2 A Jordan Army spokesman said last night that three Israeli troops were killed during the day in clashes with Jordanian forces. He said the Israelis had crossed into Jordan territory Reuter
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  • 29 2 September first grade rubber buyers f.o.b opened in Singapore this morning at 903 cents a lb., down half a cent on yesterday's close The tone was quiet.
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  • 133 2 A 'flying ship' in Russia A Soviet "flying ship" powered by underwater wings which lift it above the gurface of th e water, has reached a maximum speed of 48 m.p.h. during r journey from Gorki to Moscow. The ship, named Raketa. was launched earlier this year. She completed the
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  • 176 2 HE'S IN CHIANG SHOES! A MEMBER of the rec« pan-Malayan trade dl legation to Formosa wi has just returned I Singapore, is literally i President Chiang Kai shek's shoes. Mr. Won? Shian Vein, deputy leader of the it legation, was wearing pair of slip-on shoes fl beautifully-finished brow: leather when
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  • 176 2  -  Mr. Grabe Duties of a supervisor outlined by r bring about a better relationship between management and worker?) In on c of the main tasks of supervisors, said Mr. Sven t»rabe, the ro-ordinato* and Director of the ILO Asian Regional Seminar, now being held in
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    • 130 2 I/• MOStJgf I W F// UNTVtT-rax B fl PAT 8 S 1 9 9 TERRY I I JANET 1 m Ntar Pet Ski|l W AVMAD H P Bemardine" M VjAYNUK H Mgi "Technique" al If Es Lovt Letters In DEAN B fB Th« S*i)d" i a/s/^rn I i „,.,,PP^B,,i JAGGcR
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  • 911 3 ill agree it is grave and we ust take action now IS week's Free Press survey on the future of Singapore has really opened the eyes of the ie to the realities of life and the needs of youth his small but important island. Almost without
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  • 28 3 The Elim Church in Serangoon Road will hold a special camp fire rally on Friday, Aug. 30, at 7.30 p.m. in the church grounds.
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    • 449 3 I KiFS LA DEES. j: > fiogg r wish hus 4 nut 4- irui» 9 1 I^Bl The Wellknown I IV K II C 41 j SISAL CARPETS j How many times hav c you wished for dfcorotiny hint you could honestly rave about! Here's your wish com« true NEDCOS
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    • 210 4 Opinion Colonialism hater? lEADERS and people A of Malaya rejoicing In their approaching merdeka have expressed nothing but gratitude for Britain's grant of independence to their country. In their opinion they have earned the right to independence. And this opinion is shared by the British Government. Hence the peaceful transition,
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  • 524 4 Will Onassis quit Monte Carlo Casino? Y[R. Aristotle Onassis, x the Greek tanker owner, would now like to sell out his controlling interest in the Monte Carlo Casino. The entire venture on which he staked some remarkably naive hopes has turned sour and become a tiresome irritant. Among the hopes
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  • 72 4  -  Bencheomber «w THE British Society for Research on Ageing an offshoot of the British Society for Research on Not Remaining Young, has discovered the cause of curly hair. Hair-root cells rotate, imparting a twist." The ours Vr, n< l W is: How ran pe °P lp "Ufa
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  • 127 5 ft tf f Hfiig Tee, I a Singapore Egp detainee X on the right) I allowed half KB, s freedom to I: her lather's XX early this X was escorted X, Outram jail to .me in China X irhere she met I family put on sackIB]! and
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  • 384 5 A- POWER RACEU.S. LOSING Britain way ahead, steals our thunder, says U.S. leadei Now Japs prefer to buy U.K. plant BRITAIN is well ahead of the United states in the development of atomic power for peaceful uses, said Mr. Clarence Cannon, Chairman of the U. S. House of Representatives Appropriations
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  • 124 5 Australian beer for U.S. rpHE first shipment of G.OOO A bottles of West Australian beer to be sold In the United States will be loaded on the Gjertrud Bakke at Fremantle bound for San Francisco. The order for the beer was received on Tuesday I morning, and, since then, the
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  • 67 5 R^iVmylclWManhalOeorgi ZhuKov »oM eventually take over power in the Sonet inion SpeaVina ft\"\TcH K pX C Mr V Morley said that durin, P his recent tour of Russia he had seen many more Mrtrait Toi f Marshal Zhukov than of Mr Khrush&ev in schools
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    • 57 5 IcHERERS •H^jSSi^l instead of H ,p5Jf« an Apple, HI take one I T Z Cg S SCHERER'S H 5^ CAPSULE a I """^T ■■-j^-~- day and ■T J^J keep illSingapore {■ispensarv »5 CZCHJfiD BO AD ladary If SHIRTS I I fe to suit every W|> J M IGNITED AGENCIES i'--\/
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    • 177 5 H MARDEN CO.. 82. Orchard Road. Singapore. I JOHN LITTLE. Raffles Place, Singapore. J LI SENG MIN CO. LTD., 6. North Bridge Road. Singapore. J ASTONISHING BARGAINS 1 SHROFFS CARPETS INDIAN WOOLLEN CARPETS RUGS ENGLISH CARPETS OF VARIOUS TYPES AT ASTONISHINGLY CHEAP PRICES i ONLY LIMITED STOCKS j Visit Early
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 269 6 illAXWiriki: by Lee lalk anil Pliil Ua\l% y I snr-'b not im.s is rwr topp--TkY to calm A Or- ay |MOP6y SHE'LL B6\j LETTER s~ I HURT— BUT SHE SV FI*4AJ BLOW. VOWK G.-ORiA.TALK Jl MR. H" ALL Rl SHI JV^OKYexJ. ("»LORtA.YOUCAM'I A/| WAN TIO I HYSTERICAL, jf IP SHE
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    • 515 6 BORN today you ip .< E guard agaimt cv" i i£**m power complex, you hay" 2"! ful and dominating bt' I and like to lead md u llL1!l L, i the lives of other" lU fe l i long as your Ideals arc b.in *W and you have tiu> in-
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  • Round the World Market Prices
    • 199 7 f Previous Today i ft. so. 1 RSS c i.f. HJ',,, ports August 26^ buyers 26', buyers W" no sellers 26 r sellers Sept. 26 7 h buyers 26^ buyers 27 sellers 26 ;i sellers 1. \o 1 KSS Spot 27's buyei^ 2tT, buyers W 27 Vi
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    • 106 7 I NEW YORK, Aug. 22. Previous Today Straits Spot 94.25 nom. 94 12 nom. fill Ul OS lard Contract Au*. unquoted unquoted Sept. unquoted unquoted Q U iet. SALES: Nil. t, Contract Aug. 93 25 buyers 93.25 buyers 94.00 sellers 94.00 sellers Sept 93.12 buyers 93.12 buyers
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    • 37 7 »NEW YORK, Aug. 22Previous Today adostrialfl 485.74 ***** laflroadg 141-26 140.46 lomestic Bonds 85.21 84.99 rtUitiea 68.08 68 09 locks Composite Averages 167 87 166 89 Above prices quoted in U.S. cents per W.
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    • 53 7 lalabar spot 27, Lampong 26 Vi, afloats 26. August ship--26-74, Malabar Lampong ment 25^i Muntok white pepper King release 26 :i atloats spot 3614, awaiting release 36, August shipment 26. Sara- afloats 35, and August shipment spot 26^2, awaiting release 35, sellers ex-dock. Above prices quoted in U.S.
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    • 100 7 I Previous Today R.\ Philippines ci.f. UJC,/ rth European delivered ifht per long ton Aug./ Sept. $170! a sellers $171 sellers RA. Straits ci-f. ILK./North ropean delivered weight per >g ton Aug. Sept. £63*; sellers £63' a sellers I steady but quiet. <>M I OIL crude
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  • 570 7 MAE WEST DENIES LIVING WITH NEGRO BOXER Charges in Confidential article 'ridiculous* Hollywood forms anti-scandal body jyjAE WEST, the platinum blonde actress and singer, yesterday era phaticalfy denied any misconduct with Chalky Wright, late profes sional boxer, as related in an article in Confidential magazine. The article, titled "Mac West's
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  • 106 7 Graham joins in the fray Till-; evangelist Billy Graham claims Z America^ taste in lite- Z rature shocks the I world and i s casting Z doubts on that cuun Z try' s capabilities for world leadership. Graham told a Z gathering of 16,000 in Madison Square Gar- den last
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    • 106 7 wultisonic tone control RH» 1 X I 1 J-inM Sole Agents: fc M^ KIAN GWAN (M) LTD. Singapore Kuala Lumpur Penang. BAZAAR in aid of the Spore Children's Society Convalescent Home on Saturday 24th August 11 a.m. 6 p.m. at Vrazer Neave's Pavilion, River Valley Rd. Space donated by The
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 114 7 Today's Radio Programme for Singapore 115 p.m. Potpourri; 180 Time Signal and News; 1.40 Tnt Road to Independence; 1.50 Potpourri-Part 2; 5.00 I He« Music; 5.30 Life With The Lyons 6.00 Programme Summary; 6.02 Mail BaR. at ttg mike Sarojini Lourdes; 8.3D Speak Malay; 6.36 Mall Bag; 655 Announcement.s and
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    • 61 7 T m ■■mi m m m E I SINGAPORE •HIGH TIDES 1 TODAY: 8.57 p.m. I TOMORROW: 10.20 m a.m. and 9-49 p.m. SUNDAY: 11.00 am I and 10.36 p.m. I MONDAY: 11.34 a.m. fc and 11 22 p.m. 1 TUESDAY: 12.08 p.m. I WEDNESDAY; 12.08 a.m. and 12.42 p.m.
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  • 578 8  - HIDE AND SEEK BY OONLIGHT PETER LIM By Smugglers-^ round-thtM dock viqill it was seven o'clock, and the sun was setting to the west of the island as officers of the Singapore Customs Department at the Telok Ayer Basin anchorage prepared for their nightOf the fire boats going on the
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  • 93 8 SPEED and power they are the characteristics of the "Kilat," the Customs' fastest interceptor craft that has been described as "tho terror of smugglers." It is a thrill to ride in this launch, whether it is chasing a suspect boat or not. The power and speed
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  • 85 8 Those tit-for-tat launches The two brand new outboard engines, containing a combined power of 70 h.p.. and the speedboat, which the revenue officer is starting up, on the left not so long ago belonged to smugglers engaged in the profitable contraband cigarette run. Today, they are among captured smugglers' property
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  • 4 9 OUT OF THE SHADOWS...
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  • 87 9 THE BIG HAUL... THIS is what the Singapore Custom authorities seized during the first half Of 1957: TOBACCO: 22,146 lb. SAMSU: 881.5 gallons. IMPORTED LIQUORS: E 162.6 gallons. FERMENTED MASH: 20,794 gallons. UNLICENSED DISTIL- LATION APPARATUS: 93 stills. OPIUM: 723.8 lb. INDIAN HEMP: 5.2 lb. MORPHINE: 70 grams. CARS: 34.
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  • Article, Illustration
    42 9 The radar scanner on top of the Panah's bridge revolved unceasingly, probing the darkness for smugglers' speedboats. The picture of the 72-foot "mother" ship of the Customs fleet was taken at night from the "Kilat" at the I Changi rendezvous.
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  • 818 10  - WHEN A MORMON KNOCKS ON YOUR FRONT DOOR.. LAURENCE THOMPSON By He spends his own savings to preach to you I AM a farmer and live-stock man," says 50- year-old Clifton G. M. Kerr, of l T tah, looking, in spotted fancy waistcoat, claret and grey tie. and with greying
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  • 209 10 HIS employers held a private court to try 32--year-old farm-hand William McAllister, it was said last week. The charge: stealing scwt. of pig meal. The sentence: pay £50. The story was told in a real court, at Marlborough, Wilts. England, where McAllister was
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  • 57 10 EIGHT V 0 N E- i YEA R-OLD Mrs. I Emma Hen ton put out j a fire in her home at j Bullingdon-road. Ox- j ford, England. She found her radio set ablaze at 3 a.m. and threw water over it The fire
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • 292 10 ■■■■■■■■••■■■■■■lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll 1 MUSIC ROUND 1 THE WORLD... S milC Band of the Irish Guards will travel 35,000 miles X by air during what is claimed to be the longest tour ever scheduled for any regimental band. LeavE V Xli L ndon °n 19 and 20 August, they fly first to
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  • 579 11  - How do the Cary Grants manage to stay on top? Bob Thomas IjISIOEJWBWBU SI I HESSI aiK^s^ v |Sy_ Two key femi- nine roles in "The B Tijuana Story" have been filled with the signing of Joy Stoner and Gloria 1 Rhoads. Miss Sto--1 ncr will have the I romantic
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  • 59 11 A break for tea Teabreak in the Kalian Dolomites! I<► stars Michael r ai«, Barbara Murray and Dirk Bogarde, who spent weeks there on 1° ca 1 1 0 n for 'Campbells KingOOW/ 1 on joy the The film, based on the Hamno|Hl Innes best jeller, is produced I>v Betty
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  • 389 11 BEST 10 FILMS OF 1957? are the best 1C films of 1957 so far? With the year more than half past, the critics are busy choosing the out standing pictures of the first six months. Since countries outside America will be seeing most of them in the next few months,
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  • 377 12 INDIAN (Jovernment-backed Premier Bak<shi (ihulam Mohammed of Kashmir is now fating the first real challenge to his power since he took over from the deposed and jailed pro-Pakistan Premier, Sheikh Abdullah. This threat is posed by a proposed breakaway leftist party following mass defections
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  • 42 12 HEAD OF SEA TO SEES IKE Mr. Pote Sarasin. Siamese Ambassador in Washing- 5 ton who has been appointed new Secretary-General of the South -East Asia treaty Organisation in 2 Bangkok, says good-bye to President Eisenhower on leaving; the U.S. capital. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiii^
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  • 107 12 magazine said Prime Minister Nehru of India "has aged so much under the strain of recent domestic and international crises that speculation on his successor is at fever pitch." "The betting is on right-wing Commerce Minister Morarji Desai or Nehru's controversial protege, V. K.
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  • 98 12 ALARGE -SCALE ocean survey will b e conducted in the Western Pacific In September and October as part of the Inter, national Geophysical Year observations under the sponsorship I of the I.G.Y. Com. niittee of the Japan Council of Science. Fou r ships will cover a
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  • 137 12 Nehru tells of envy abroad iU Nehru, th, Mill Prime Minister vhuge crowd in nJ Delhi that Xo7 foreign countries" hj not been happy a bs India's success n, the last 10 years 2 had declined to her economically Ml. Nehru added' Th thing* happen and th r will be
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  • 511 12 Muslim leader now under attack [^Glimpses] OED CHINA, which is LX undergoing an intense campaign of counter criticism of "rightists/ has turned its fire on a prominent Chinese Muslim, Mr. Abdul Rahim Ma Sung-ting. Mr. Ma, for a long time one of the leaders of China's Muslims, is accused by
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  • 1019 13  -  GEORGE M. THOMAS bu THE BOOK PAGE \Mlau4m mmm hmmdr^m mimmr rfafa addvd vp t» mlmmmt emrtmim Msmatmr for thy mot The Millionth Chance. By James Leasor. Hamish Hamilton. 176 pages. "<"'"sn I fW story of the airship RlOl i« brief and pathetic
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  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • 278 13 THE NAME IS SMITH. by Eric North. (Dobson. 11s. 6d.) WRITTEN in much the same vein as Eric North's "Chip On My Shoulder,'* this is once again a tough but intelligent thriller set in and around Melbourne. The central character arrives in Melbourne and starts asking questions. Who is he
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  • Free Press Racing PUNTERS' PAGE
    • 489 14 TUFTON CAN MAKE IT 5-IN-A-ROW TUFTON, who has won hi s UUrt four starts, has a wonderful opportunity to make his winning sequence five by taking the Cl 2. Div. 1 event over One Mile. The way he won over One Mile and l» 4 Miles in Class 3 at
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    • 212 14 /^UNONG RAPATS im- proved track work on top of his last start win at Bukit Timah in July should make him a safe bet in the Cl. 2, Div. 2 event over One Mile. Gunong Rapat gets an extra 11 -lb. Sun (,leam. who fini.shed
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    • 336 14 ALLAN LEWIS'S early selecfions for tomorrows r Ort HE IS DOWN 6-LB AND MILE RACES SUIT HIM BETTER roLI) E N ME- LODY, who won a double at the last meeting at Bukit Tiinah, reads as well as anything in the Class 1,
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    • 31 14 FOLLOWING horses will not star! !,>., James Aitch. Muffin Man Pr eni l TT* Dynamo Dan. Bonanza, Lindos, Op er i T fc3* Kuda and Gardenia. U, Charles
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    • 261 14 T<HE Hobbs's pair, Artina and Alu Alu. though just promoted from Class 3 will probably dominate the finish of the Class 2. Div. 2, 6F race. Artina won her last start, over 7f at X.L.. for which she is promoted to this class
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    • 418 14 A SMALL field In the Class 2, Div. 1 sprint does not make the winner any easier to find The Hobbs' stable, which is in good form at the moment. i s well represented by The Cobra. Wonder Kid, Starala and Potentate. Last time
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    • 296 14 |^ul,l huuse, Steam On Nicol Wings and Grey Court are the form horses in the Cl. 2 Div. 3 6F event. I think Full House is handicapped to win. At the July meeting on this course, he won his first start, beating Grey Court over 6f.
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  • 407 15 Hollo way gives Vietnamese hard first set (> looks set )w to win the Junior lampionship ■HI 17 -year-old Ceyl on junior cham■<.r. P. S. Kumara, aid Singapore's 52Ba> old G. T. Hollo ma\ stole the firsl Ay's limelight of the El i> an Lawn
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  • 206 15  -  ALLAN LEWIS By HOPS AS A <J. Donnelly), working on the Inside of Judicial (Franklin), was going better than that horse to run three in 38 Vi this morning, it was a good trip I on the inside of the No. 2 track
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  • 425 15 Eddy scores easy wins to enter third round of singles, doubles ALL ENGLAND champion Eddy Choong, who is out to win his first Malayan singles championship, entered the third round at Ipoh last night when he beat the Perak champion Chan Teng Kok 15-4, 15-2 in 15 minutes. Eddy also
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  • 300 15 who took one wicket for 43 runs, did not have the best of luck a couple of chances being missed off him. Collie Smith (two for 52) claimed both hfs victims Richardson and Peter May, In a good spell after tea when he
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  • 64 15 ENGLAND IST ITVNS Richardson b Smith 107 Sheppard c and b Goddard 40 Graveney not out 113 May c Worrell b Smith 1 Cowdrey b Ramadhin 2 Bailey run out o Evans not out 15 Extras 5 Total (for five) 283 Wickets fell at 92, 238, 245, 255, 25«.
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  • 20 15 MR. PHIL BULLS Pheldippides, ridden by D Smith, won the Gimcrack Stakes run over 6f at York yesterday.
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  • 210 15 EASTERN A. A., who will tnoet likely represent Hong Kong at the Merdeka, Games in Kuala Lumpur, were held to a 3-3 draw oy I Singapore Chinese In >i floodlit match at Jalan Besar last night. For Singapore Chinese Arthur Koh. young Kirn Swee and Kok
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  • 85 16 ALL available fire brigades and rescue squads in Tokyo were rushed to Asahi tow n, Northern Japan, yesterday to extinguish a big fire which destroyed more than 200 houses and acres of valuable timber before it was brought under control. One person was killed and two
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  • 59 16 20 Words $6 (minimum). WHEATLEY: To Norman and Gwendoline at Kandang Kertoau i Hospital on Wednesday 21st August, the gift of a daughter. ACCOMMODATION VACANT 20 Words $2 (Min.)— Box 50 cts. extra. 'JANSVILLE'!!— Opening Ist Sept. European Guesthouse, 6 Scotts Road. Single/Dble Ace. Bathroom Attached, Permanent/ Daily Guests.
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  • 268 16 U.S. asks K.L. not to recognise pemng after merdehn rym: I'nited States in--I- formally has asked Malayan leaders not to recognise Red China after their country becomes independent on Aug. 31. Western diplomats in London reported last night. But the Kuala Lumpur Government headed by Tengku
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  • 47 16 The Federation High Commissioner, Sir Donald MacCillivray, speaks at the farewell banquet given in his and Lady MacCillivray's honour at the Istana Besar in johore Bahru last night. At right is the Regent of lohore Sir Ismail ibni Sultan Ibrahim. Free Press picture.
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  • 164 16 US allows newsmen tot go to China 'THE United States yesterday eased its long-l L standing: ban on travel to Communist Chinaß to allow 24 reporters to enter that country <4 an experimental basis." I The State Department announced that "new factors' tudH influenced the decision, which was authorised by
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  • 212 16 DISARM— A RED 'NO' AGAIN New Dlan adds not hi n a MOSCOW RADIO last night, in effect, rejected President Eisenhower's new proposals for a two-year, suspension of nuclear tests. The broadcast In English said Western compromise measures proposed at Wed- nesday's session of the U.N". Disarmament Subcommittee in London,
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  • 81 16 FORTY leading scientists from many parts of the world meeting in Moscow to discuss hoio life began have received a mystery telegram from India claiming that the problem is already solved. The cable was received yesterday and I signed "Layji Bhai Patel Junagadh, India." It read, "Life
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  • 69 16 STRIKE!— AUS TIN PLANT IDLE TtfORE than 1,000 workers in an Austin car assembly plant in Birmingham were Idle yesterday because of an unoffi- rial strike of 114 electricians. Several hundred workers were told not to report for the night shift last night. Talks began early yester- day between the
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    • 212 16 CLASSIFIED ADS. TUITION 20 Words $2 (Min.)— Box SO cts. extra. AT NIGHT if you're dazzled, slow down or stop, Or into a j drain you are liable to drop. Lambert's Driving School. BALLROOM Private Lessons Daily by London-Trained Special- Ist, 10* a.m.— 9 p.m. Art of Dance Studio, 13,
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    • 72 16 889 A vO'' i J» SIIPPPCC demands a fit bod 1 «3^l. .'.^^s Por many years athlcf-- PjJ[ B J^ have paid tribute to th" ...hmg. AyfWft^rV palatable food l»ov t -r;. !t \\l&V;t-.| supplementing the trail P -o nV^"- contributes nutrients ai nhysi* a\V:H :;UV«VIST hol P in achieving
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  • HOLIDAY GUIDE FREE PRESS AND MALAY MAIL SUPPLEMENT
    • 12 1 HOLIDAY GUIDE FREE PRESS AND MALAY MAIL SUPPLEMENT Friday, August 23, 1957.
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    • 590 1 Tired of travel? Here's a new kind of vacation MICE IT EASY- REVEL IN THE VARIED JOYS OF INDOLENCE STAY HOME ANDDOITT FUSS, SAYS PETER LM IBIIK vacation next I I week, next month m even next year Mis many people in jllililher, wondering 1 Bumv they can go or
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    • 135 1 INTERESTED in a round trip from >nore to Europe, through Italy and fthrlnf* and st °PP |n S at the Lourdes See page 2. ri. lt r are you more interested in the 1- f. flnd articles about that wonB rt "l country. BincaSL)!
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    • 146 1 Among all the de- cisions to be taken before any holiday are three important Z ones which are too often skimped. I They are consider- J cd but as often as 5 not with insufficient detail. The 'Big Three WHERE PRECISELY are you going? HOW
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      • 128 1 Don't Worry! I /flM^KfiV^ I Let BOUSTEADS \)\t[ solve your :7 travel problems. < <^^ > \^Z, y^sM-^J Travel f^&g^^^ anywhere^ by Air Sea w in real comfort Wtb> /it'rf"^-^ F *i)J I ma' next holiday or business trip? I^l I J r*pi -^SVni^ri r Not **> worry! Let Ik>n.st-eadA
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    • 150 2 THE ITINERARY The itinerary of the (our is as follows; May 2: Leave Singapore by the Willeiu Rl&f, arriving Naples on May 16. From Naples the party will leave by rail for Rome on the 19th— a Monday— and on the Thursday b\ rail again to Assisi. Train again to
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    • 509 2 AMERICAN LLOYD Agency, Ltd., of Singapore, in conjunction with the Polytechnic Touring Association Ltd has arranged a pilgrimage to Lourdes starting next May. This article tells of the wonder* of that sacred BORDERED by the sea on west, by the mighty Pyrenees on the south and the
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    • 83 2 Miracle cures continue the loving care 2uPU She will I M 1^ 1 you. Youwui s Jlffi?* ception and i A as the Virgin MnS 01 God Moth i maculate &£jg*ti Her messaee mate that in^« fulLady." Man^ft seek and i S nv n X?? health There a^S are sick
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    • 76 2 There has been muchsaJd of the cures at LovnteL The cures still contoa, The men of medicine and science of the whole world have analysed the mlraeta of "Lourdes" and they ban unanimously declared that they are definite miracta, The unbeliever and the in* fidel, the pilgrim and
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    • 606 3 LIVE THE LIFE OF A COURIER A I i P LIDAY! M <>st people these days take a holiday and the trade thus created, in turn, provides a living for a great number of people hoteliers, restauianteurs, travel agents and so on. To
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      532 3 ONLY $850 Humbled accent please I JUST how far can an I Englishman go in I [the United States on I 1 his £ioo (M$850)? I l An d for how long? ill kinds of advice is I I being passed on— I some of not at all I I
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      • 102 3 -u.ijiji y > t t t i VT| I Ifflffl l^ J 19 AIR-CONDITIONED THROUGHOUT I j |^p4Sj[|J| CENTRAL LOCATION J II ■Hsiy'nM ALL BEDROOMS WiTH BATHROOM f PsBL_jMgH]> TELEPHONE AND REDIFFUSION T erAr^^^vJ^x^^ SUPERB SERVICE T EXCELLENT CUISINE 40-44, ARMENIAN ST., SINGAPORE. TEL: *****-6-7 1 I Quiet offering you
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    • 603 4 Life is a gift, a dance is a prayer THE VAST SUBCONTINENT OF INDIA, TWO-THIRDS THE SIZE OF Eu Tl I HAS A TREMENDOUS VARIETY OF ATTRACTIONS FOR THE foi P£ FROM ACE-OLD FESTIVALS TO ANCIENT ARCHITECTURAL CLORIf < f f IT IS ONLY A FEW HOURS AWAY BY PLANE
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      • 28 4 ~JT. ROYAL INTEROCEAH mmps^^ ■"off- visiu MNir i b ard n H ng K ng I JIITJALENCKA, TJISADAN^Vj'nECARA J\\iS fIPiPIJI^B^^ 3fcAftl p- 3."^ (First Class) A mSSJ f
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    • 900 5 THREE CITIES STEEPED IN WONDER frvmb impossible loi fl m .i.'is to sec m tourist attrac V in India, but m are musts for ■SI these, the cities Blhi. At^ra and Jaifm Xv .py a foremost 1 I not only because ill Ke glamour which til Kii.d.s them but ■■JBbocause
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      • 159 5 7/ie Seaside Hotel I 1 /or coo/, gracious and leisurely living I <SZ4F 4T 7WE J I SEA VIEW i m E L r om r at :s 1 Single from $15 Double from $25 i West or cast jj^^k V WA ft _J^BB|Mft/^ ''^^^fc. *y^ w■ C V V
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    • 462 6  - MAN WITH ALL THE ANSWERS FRANCIS ROZARIO BOOKINGS? VISAS? FOREIGN EXCHANGE? FOR ALL HOLIDAY PROBLEMS THE TRAVEL AGENT 15... By pEOPLK often wonder why tourists should deal with a travel agent instead of direct with a shipping line, in airline or a railway company. Mansfield* In Singapore have supplied the
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    • 34 6 THE Famed Leaning Tower of P sa in Italy sal favourite target of the vacationer's ca^e r a year thousands of tourists visit Itaiv to enjoy splendid climate and old-worid charm 8|
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    • 325 6 QOING away on a long holiday Is an extremely pleasant occasion, but to the housewife particularly it presents many problems. Where and how are all the precious and valuable furnishings to be packed and stored— or how to *hip them safely? The Singapore
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      • 178 6 LOURDES PILGRIMAGE CENTENARY 1958 AMERICAN LLOYD. PRfSENTS THE FINEST PERSONALLY —ESCORTED ALL-EXPENSE PILCRIMACE TO LOURDES ORCANISED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE POLYTECHNIC TOURINC ASSOCIATION LTD.. OF LONDON. EUROPE S FOREMOST TRAVEL SPECIALISTS. Departing Singapore by Luxury Liners of the MS. WILLEM RUYS to Naples on May 2nd, 1958, leaving Southampton on
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    • 597 7 Rallies Singapore's pride II HOTEL FAMED FOR [ELEGANCE, L UXUR V |>h ever keeping pace with the constantly changing tempo of modem life and the amenities it offers, Raffles— in this er a of Mer--till stands supreme as the most famous hotel in South-East .slmv first opening 80 years ago,
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      • 214 7 I You can really relax in the carefree atmosphere of the train Let your journey be a memorable holiday! FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE TRAVEL IN THE SPACIOUS COMFORT OF THE ACCELERATED MAIL TRAINS OF THE ifJlrmMJim M xrmjL^ M^irm WLMj If inn M GOLDEN ARROW" ore BETTER and FASTER I
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    • 363 8  -  rjO-GETTING German travel agencies have devised a new type of winter tour of West Germany the gastronomieal tour based on the fact that the Germans take great pride In their cooking and that everyone must eat. Germany can be divided into the schnapps-drinking region of North Germany,
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      • 48 8 i%Avrri.E^ ny lel 1 (IKir A DADC to^§^SJ I aINuArUKE "...Stands for all the fables of the exotic east..." W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM J5 6ftl Renowned to travellers throughout the FAR EAST Wi^lf 1 ZZ S <.•■:■•>■:.:.■; ♦<'*\ Tp 'If j^^^^^^^^^>x: y v j; mamimt^m^^^^^^Mß^^t 1 nHIHMMIIIHIIIIIIII llllllllliiiiiiiiiiiiiiumm,,,, iiiiiuiiiiiini mil. mill*
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    • 304 9 »A MATEUR photographers A in every land agree that holidays are more fun if you take pictures. Here are some suggestions from Kodak experts on how to take good pictures on your holiday. 1. Begin by inspecting your camera. Shoot a roll of film and
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      • 70 9 111 Fbr Sports in ftfl iiigi^^^^H II JAPA N WBPJ}OSB& ***** l 111 EUROPE 111 fly there by 8.0. A.C. Just think of it! You can be there in matter For information and bookmgt con,«b your Travi Agin* or yyy^yy^.^ mm—mmm^mw^fd^ 3 I muMUf mwm a HI l-syaAM^gk 1111 -„j~
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    • 247 10 SINGAPORE'S Hotel S 3 de 1' Europe per- E haps better known as E E ttie Cockpit is situat- 5 »'d in a fine elevated z E Mvsidential area one E mile from the city 1 i E centre. E Rooms are most z
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    • 458 10 1 a*< but *afe: This is just the ear lor tlie open road PLANNING a cai trip up-couatry or perhaps a Continental tour? For speed, comfort and safety you could not do better to enjoy either than make the trip in one of two new
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    • 171 10 HOLLYWOOD -AMERICA'S HOLIDAY MECCA MOST popular destination of the aver- age American vaca- tioning sight-seer re- mains as it has for i 20 years Southern California, particular- ly Hollywood. Last year there were more I than 4,000.000 visitors. What do visitors I with only limited time I want to see
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      • 95 10 r^m ll tl HOW <:/ moisture-proof kuiies DRESS watch introducing the ROLEX QrcWtd In the nen Orchid, Rolex ha>e created an extremely beautiful ladies jOSS^^\F Vafe^ffr.'v^ fashion DRESS valch, lo l»e worn and admired not only on special occasions V^2^>^ ll A it A but every occasion. The Rolex Orchid
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    • 1087 11  -  SUSAN BARRIE 1 Says Two-week treat that's hard to beai a\ around-Malaya holiday trip r A C an hardly be equalled anyw\ tor variety, colour and inlt and it can be done in two WM ks by air. Socm utter the comfortabl,. Malayan Airways pja: takes off
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      • 37 11 Service V s' •!?!> >V^\ f" ff I I A M i^ it^y I 111 I I I y l^v x fOR ALL YOUR TRAVEL ENQUIRIES O^'/^A HARRISONS CROSFIELD (M) LTD. 70. AMPANG ROAD. KUALA LUMPUR. TEL. 6161
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    • 796 12 GET AWAY FROM IT ALL IN A CARAVAN 'HOME' For the first time in Malaya it is possible to spend a holiday just where you want to due to the enterprise of a Singapore firm who have recently imported the first caravans to be seen in the country. Caravans not
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      • 150 12 RECOGNISED EVERYWHERE h^ 'Xl wrf 1 V^ J> -;rj (^jfflg3^-"nv\|^BlV B 0 A C'i 'Spcedhnd' is a familiar iJ^Hii^,;-^;^^^,^ I >>ight on the *orld s airfields, and Vc\oviS w Tjl<^*' J *c**iSi the latest aircraft to bear this famous Vt!B^*^f!^S"C^^ Britannia, the fastest, quietest, most y y^tSr^^^^^T^^ worid Flying between
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      • 58 12 Dine and Dance to Hawaiian Music J An enchanted evening can be yours when you enjoy the colorful tropic atmosphere of this delightful beauty spot Soothina sea bree/es. the wonderful Chines* 1 food. and dancing under the stars to the rhythm of Hawaiian Music. WEST POINT garden I 181, PASIR
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    • 1192 13  -  JAPAN WILL BE READY TO GREET YOU rpHE Japanese have a saying 1 that if you catch a glimpse of Mi Fuji as you are leaving the country, it is certain you will return again. But even if you can't come back, you will certainly yearn to,
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      • 166 13 -■■■■iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHinni,,,,,,,,,,,,,,!,, THE ADELPHI SINGAPORE P. O. Box 10 COLEMAN STRUT SINGAPORE TEL: 2810' SINCAPORE CITY'S MOST CENTRALLY LOCATED HOTEL! ■tisJK'** Ju 111 111 f Hii* a^it'fc ~"im Vl lii a"' a^^J 4 w-^m ™*i l? Ji# -4 191 < 100 re-decorated rooms of which 65 are I air-conditioned. You will
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    • 218 14 L UXUR V SER VICES TO ALL RESORTS: SEE MALA YA IN COMFORT SINCE its inception 72 years a^o. me Malayan Railway has gradually developed into the country's major industrial undertaking. Its services to the peoples of Malaya and its contribution towards the development and
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    • 439 14 perfect enjoyment of a holiday. Of especial interest to visitors are the glowing sunsets that form a riot of colour against the sombre background. The attractions of Penang, so varied in their appeal, have made this charming island a famed holiday resort. Georgetown with
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      • 57 14 MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR HOLIDAYS OIITR AA P n Itfl ft Tft D I vl I D 1/ l¥l Vlw IC j| j H models, from the They're light. They're rugged. They're quiet. They're economical, W^^M compact 3 h.p. ri^lu k up to the powerful **"*»JPrCi^ /r Ifl B
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    • 686 15  -  MAUREEN KNIGHT By sian men took special notice of the suits worn by the men in the party. Everywhere they saw women doing jobs which in the West are regarded as exclusively masculine. Women of all ages were driving heavy tractors, operating cement making machinery,
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    • 217 15  -  Josephine Rosenberg By AMERICANS and Canadians are flocking in Increasing numbers to holiday in the Bahamas in the sunny Caribbean. dany have been coming to this British holiday colony for years in preference to the crowded Florida resorts. The fishing is good, the climate equable,
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    • 172 15 WASHINGTON: The oneway air fare from New York to Europe will drop to Ms3oo within five years, says Laurence Henderson, of North American Airlines. Po back up his prediction, he points out that his company is seeking permission to cut existing trans-Atlantic fares by half.
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      • 52 15 CARE FREE HOLIDAYS ENSURED! l> t> p, I handled by mg SINGAPORE PACKING CO., LTD Storage n association with SINGAPORE BAGGAGE "ansportation TRANSPORT AGENCY LTD I fAVfS you COMPLETELY FREE FROM WORRY. Kl>l IRIES FOR ESTIMATIONS WELCOMED, F**"«»l Singapore 2JOU Kuala Lumpur 4347 JL 0 '002 P.O. 80. 947 gj
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      • 108 15 W^^^£ BP^HM9 "The I I'll is nnmi'i' I m my' ■M|^^Jb flr 8 m hotel thai m mw fijß fl^BL^H W 5 (Oiihl I'f-h I"!. Hi if th* TM^&mjjj&d^U flJlM^&ggipittmJnmJ&jf fll > ornior tctblr nxtni mul mHL'^'^P^l Bl^| Troll) fir\t < lass fare K^Kel^^H /M "■;>iitrimt lni>u>\ dim' over <m
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    • 933 16 Take a Whispering Giant to winter thrills PLANNING a winter sports 1 holiday? BOAC can take you east or west wherever your fancy dictates. Singapore is a convenient focal point that offers excellent air services by BOAC's jet-prop Britannia, to the winter sports centres ot Europe, and (from next month)
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      • 75 16 toumm new umpek THf MAlflVflßl SMI how, for the first tine in Malaya, Pan -Malayan Caravans brings you a home on wheels. X caravan enables you to visit and 4^l ii i i J^S^^^^Sfe» /V/ ??BoBw t) Have your own bun s alow b y the sea What could be
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