The Singapore Free Press, 18 October 1957

Microfilm: NL2447
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1 16 The Singapore Free Press
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    17 1 The Singapore FREE Press i's Own Family Paper M O ***** FrW»y. <><<"•"'•• ls 1<()7 Priec 18 Cw.
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    Lock icon IKe, Mac to meet next week
    511 1 IKe, Mac to meet next week PRESIDENT EISENHOWER and Mr. Harold 1 Macmillan will meet In Washington next vee k to discuss world problems which are of aC H ve concern" to both the United States and Britain. I this surprise top-level conference. made ously in London and Washington last
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    Rubber price
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    MYSTERY OBJECT SEEN OVER SINGAPORE
    530 1 f JUNDREDS of people in Singapore this morning reported seeing a strange bright object in the sky which they thought was the Russian "Sputnik." Some people described it as a "bright morning star" and "very brilliant" moving slowly, towards the north-west, emitting sparks. Members of
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      43 1 I what 3 mmrttl AUTOMATIC CONTROL IRON Whichever MORPHY RICHARD Iron you choose from the New Heat Controlled Steam Iron to the hjndy Hand Iron you can rely on years of effortless, trouble free ironing. I*F? 1 /\HF?H 3^ SANDILANDS BUTTERY CO., LTD,
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    Lock icon Off to Hong Kong
    84 2 Singapore'^ Trade Fall Queen, Miss Alice Wong, ..'l seen receiving a cheque from Mr c. Knagen of E lackson and Co., Ltd., sole agent of the Waldorf lothing Factory, for bei expeniei during her trip E to Hong Konp. E Miss VVonR represented the company at
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    Lock icon U.K. FILMS WILL NOT APE HOLLYWOOD
    353 2 Winckles of Ranks says only quality counh l Stars 'temperamental beasts' UKITISII film producers have always maintained a standard of their own, and even it' they wanted to COllld not ape any other forms of production least ol all Hollywood. Mr. Kenneth Winekles, joint
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    REVENGE OF THE JILTED
    55 2 A 24-YEAR-OLD MAN was I reported m Taipeh yesterday to have taken revenge on a woman who deserted him by biting off her nose. Police handling the ca.se j said an hotel waitress in an eastern Formosa fishing town had promised to pay the man to
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    Lock icon Gift to Royal swimmers
    84 2 PRINCE Charles and Prin- I cess Anne have each I been presented with a silver I engraved spoon by c Bri- I tish Amateur Swimmii g As- I sociation to mark pro- I Stress they have rrn at W swimming. I Both Prince Chai who I
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    Tough life for this pup
    120 2 Tough life for this pup RULING, a three-week-old puppy, found life in the Colony tough this week. First there was the air trip from Jakarta to Singapore, then the parting from hi.s mistress airport and finally t everything he hea would have to live Colony animal i for the next
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    Lock icon Flu kills surgeon
    26 2 Dr Felix Maud' I nationally known and cancer expert of Influenza at hi Vienna. He hi surgical Staff Oi Franz Joseph H< A.P.
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      77 2 THE PERFECT HOSTESS "What a delightful party Mrs. A!" "Yes, she does things well and always serves the best." €t l noticed she used MILKMAID MILK- it makes the f{ »->-^ drinks so much more delicious." //^xf<?^Sfrjt£^j^y^\ 'That's true, Mrs. B. She certainly is the perfect hostess/ Atffe^ «q MllKMAll)
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    Lock icon THEY SAY
    287 3 I^so P/i'7'P /i/7s back f AMERICAN television and I 4 newspaper commen I tors are saying that Queen I Elizabeth is showing signs I o fatigue after her m'uel- lini programme of recepE tions state ceremonies and I sightseeing. I As the Queen and Prince II philip received
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    The confession of a financier
    117 3 The confession of a financier 4 LUXURY yacht, a C 28.000 country home, the *r\ use of a Bentley and Jaguar, flights abroad to clinch vast deals. That was the life of George Dawsou—the man who confessed: "1 can hardly read Or write." The confession came towards the end of
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    Lock icon WHERE THERE'S SMOKE
    120 3 WHERE THERE'S SMOKE ...You'll find a red-faced fireman riMiE New South Wales Fire L Board and a tire officer were yesterday ordered to pay damages tor starting a fire by accident in a cinema. Tiie Supreme Court made the order in favour of Guy Rowland, proprietor of the theatre at
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    Poppy wreath orders open
    62 3 The Singapore Chinese Ladies Association, which is responsible for the making lof Poppy wreaths for Rememberance Day. Nov. 9 has asked members of the public to place their orders as soon as possible with either the secretary, Mrs. Ro sal i c Hernon or the president.
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    Lock icon JOKERS RIG A SPUTNIK
    266 3 'Rmjian satellite has landed in Belgium 9 u^aalks telephoned the Royal O! L al ?3 last nigh J?^. Russian satellite had landed in a refuse dump near Nevilles. srnt f W i lo rushed to the il 'nd a lame metni t H unscrewed a in
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    Lock icon Preparations for toy war
    12 3 Preparations for toy war Si he\a, I I] mi d imI Reuter
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    Lock icon 'LOWEST EBB' IN ALGERIA
    60 3 The French say the three-year-old nationalist rebel- lion in Algeria La at its lowest ebb since the Suez Canal crisis a year ago. French authorities in Algeria attribute this to the partial dosing of the Tunisian and Moroccan borders I through which they claimed the nationalist
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      142 3 ■■■■lIIBEIIHIIIIIffI THEY FOUND THE ROAD BACK... BUT IT LEAD THROUGH HELL! m This is a blistering drama of the Strong m m 0 the meek... and how they reacted m m to a SUICIDE assignment! m j HELL IN j KOREA'^ j B George Stanley Harry Michael BAKER BAKER ANDREWS
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    GILES IN AMERICA
    14 4 "Royal Buck Pal Special hot dog and doughnuts to you, Mac."
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    Opinion
    234 4 RUSSIA'S satellite bleeping its way in 'Spare behind its launcher has provided the world with a nine-day wonder. Undoubtedly a spectacular feat, this achievement has in no way compensated the Russian population for the austerity of the past 40 years of the Soviet communist regime. The people are today
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    WHY I TREMBLE!
    637 4  -  GEORGE GALE By THIS ISN'T ONLY SPACE FICTION. THIS IS SPACE FACT Look into the stars tonight. See that flickering light through the smoke and watch, if you like, the stars. Most of the lighi you see Is Old stuff. That light, low in the .sky, is
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    BY THE WAY
    141 4  -  Beachcomber by SENSATION ht^> been caused ;>t Narkover h> < new boy who carries a wicked-looking dagger, as i<<n:, .»s ,i bayonet, stuck Into his sock. When the father w.>s asked it 1 1 1 lad was encouraged id this habit, he replied that the dagger was
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      24 4 Lstesi Platinum r t»<»ld ENGAGEMENT WEDDING RINGS W0 P. H. HENDRY Manufmeturing JMreUtr 78 North Bridge Road, Singapore, 6. A Kuala In mi pur
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      51 4 d f 71 pi: I 7/f^2,.1... (P W^/ L F^^^ w I TK 83( i v ~lpmm X > crundig r- tape the connoisseurV m loud speaker systi GRUPIDIG J tonal PRICE 1065/- (S PORE) i Singapore Distributors: H. A. O'CONNOR *c CO., l>' rr >- I Laidlaw Building, Battery
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    INVEST FOR BIGGER POFITS'
    332 5 INVEST FOR BIGGER P OFITS' f r (j Treasurer ready for immediate loan applications |:onfi<fente test for financiers ,v, IPOR counclHom are hoping tht ,ili, will show tlu'ir confidence in atj p investing in ils *13,000,00( JSd-and at the same time earn greatci ©fits- 3 the unsubscribed balance £$20 000,000
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    Councilis now In room...
    44 5 Counc ilis now In room... lIHhE Briti.s: IH < Mr being demo j X room for ■j National Hi or He:; pied JH^ now H^ 7 II: mcii H 1 ksHp X' in a H* 1 •He share of added H^ un--1 it it:-, ■ictiviti
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    Barn Dance' on tonight
    62 5 (JHCIANISERS of the Sin- 1 v/ Y.W.C A Square Dance Club' s Barn Dance' tonlghi arc pleased with me response they have received The dance will be held at the Y.W.C. A\ s Rallies Quay I ?£6 mi »ea to promote folk square dancing in the
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    QUIET LIFE BLISS
    179 5 QUIET LIFE BLISS Lighthouse keeper likes the solitude LIFE i s one big bundle of peace and quiet for Roy Galistan 31-year-old keep er at present on duty at Raffles lighthouse. The lighthouse stands upon a lonely little palmed island, 11 miles off the coast of Singapore. Mr. Galistan, who
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    Lock icon Leaves stop train
    35 5 A 90-mile-an-hour gale last night blew so many tree leaves onto the railway track near Nikko City in Central Japan that normal railway schedules were suspended for morp hhnn nno hour.- Reuter
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    32 5 Daphne MaCarthy, E from the Singapore E Model Academy who E E will take part in the "Jane* tableau at the Arts Ball at Raffles E E Hotel on Nov. 2. E
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    'HOTTEST' BAND
    42 5 The Chand Ni Raat Rhythm Boys won the first prize in the R^ck 'n' Roll Bands competition held at the Happy World Stadium recently. The second prize went to the Moohglows and the third prize was won by Rhythm Rockets.
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    Airways pact accord soon
    204 5 T<HERE Is expected to be no undue delay in signing the new Malayan Airways agreement which will make it a public limited liability company with a capital of $8,000,000. The Minister for Communications and Works. Mr. Francis Thomas, said arrangements were now beIng discussed between thr
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    YOUTHS' ART AWARDS
    86 5 C» WN Malayan children Wi been awarded •'•mnr.al Riedftlf in the international Chlldren'l Drawing Exhibition of ny Mother" recently held 111 '•P«n under the auspi ps of the Federation of t vi s( o Union. Wong Fatt Cheonf, Lira Kui Eng and Chaflft C'hrr Kit were tin*
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      16 5 |N APR© I Ha Vitalizer Wfandrufj [pi st I to F& E y I P rc9
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      149 5 MUMMY, fMmSKKk Obtainable from: MARDEN CO.. 82, Orchard Road, Singapore. JOHN LITTLE. Raffles Place, Singapore. LI SENC MIN CO. LTD.. 6, North Bridge Road. Singapore. THEY CAPTURED A GENERAL *THEY DARED NOT KILL I Wi^P blßic'libiGAßbi' 1 t E| lumTßfmmim X '%*SI^ lArtiUS GORING- DAVID OXLEY X^ J V-jBBl CYRIL
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      112 6 \a%\IIII\KI b> In lalk antl l*liil IKavi* JABI/..W by Edgar Hire Burroughs ~^i f 88/LHHKTO Ars-^AN ca__e7 I N "0 -e_^ >C\j s r 5.« f S4K^» H HI7IKJG PLACE I MUST W*7 WO^AN WELL \Jm w MB'i'? "TT I INVESTIGATE t^ s gcl7 f I JZgf J ill; MAI.\T
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      508 6 \mSm BORN today, you are a n r nri progressive. S?ou are few years ahead ol your 1 In thinking and sometimes I action*. What may seem to bi I c dreami to others can be m c ty by you You have little use for thi i Uties of
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  • Round the World Market Prices.
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      U.K.closing prices
      138 7 f LONDON, Oct. 17 I Hill—l Today Burn P* 14% bUytn 25 l>U\c: Xll iall port. 25 sellers 25', Bella ma 24 buyers 25* buyei i f sellers sellers 1 buyers 25% buyers m-Kuiit N». 25 selWri 15!4 MiMri kNo I buitw M^ bUMM 25 seven 25 Vi
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      New York prices
      83 7 INFU YORK. Oct. 17Previous Today SL'-OO noin. 92.00 nom. IX Straits Spot ouict BALES: Nil. Hrirt oct £91.25 buyers 91 25 buyers raits (ontiatt £92 00 sellers 9225 sellers £9125 buyers 91 12 buyers I" 91-75 sellers 92.12 sellers WE- Ouict. SALES: Nil. L'lil'.l II Kill 29.50
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      39 7 f ed in L .S. rtv^s per Ib. I NEW YORK, Oct. 17. Previous Today Industrials ***** 436.87 Railroads 117.67 114.93 Domestic Bonds 85 14 8510 Utilities 65 78 64 96 Stocks Composite Averages 151-90 149.34
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      U.S. PEPPER
      39 7 i ipoi la afl B-i I, firs I 1 P to 23^, first half October shipment 23^ MuntOk white spot 34 1 -2, awaiting release 34. afloats 34, October shipment 33, sellers rx-dock-in U.S. cents per Ib.
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      92 7 LONDON. Oct. 17 #</>i. i. i,, Previous Today 'OPRA Philippines c.i.f IK North European delivered LSSJ* 15SL,! ong '".Oct. Nnv $170 sellers $171% sellers ,01 RA, Straits cif. IK North turopean delivered weight p«-r long ton Oct No, £62 >; buyers £63 norn I 63 1
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    Lock icon Edgy Syria: gripped by war nerves
    549 7 Edgy Syria: gripped by war nerves BUT M. EAST WAR IS UNLIKELY yyiULE SYRIA yesterday showed all the signs of war nerves by putting: its army on the alert and issuing arms to civilian groups, the United Nations in New York was preparing for today's meeting at which Syria will
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      121 7 ""iiiiiiiiiikjiitiiiiMiuijHiiiimiiiijmiiimiHiji'i.'ii.^: WOi "Wort, com emetic,' >'<■< noniij i at Malayan Be < s^ STATION HOTEL KEPPEL ROAD SINGAPORE Ej A Ho#n<. from Hooic S Air, W ry comfor Provided at prices >ou cm .ifford AIR CONDITIONED ROOMS ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES H SPECIAL CURRY SERVED EVERY SUNDAY 5- in S |c
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      106 7 Today's Radio Programme 115 p.m. Potpourri Part T; I 30 Time Signal and News; 1.45 Potpourri Part II; 500 String Song; 5.30 Rhythm for Dancers; 6.00 Time Signal and Programme Summary; 6.02 Mail Bag at the mike. Snrojinl lourdes; 630 Speak Malay; fi 35 Mall Ba e (cont.) 6.53 Announcements
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      47 7 SINGAPORE "HIGH TIDES X TODAY: 5.33 pm TOMORROW: 7 54 x.m and I'll p.m. SUNDAY: 8 41 :i m and 8.3(i pm. MONDAY: f>.!B a.m. and 9.31 p.m. TUESDAY: f).52 <i.m and 10.20 p.m. WEDNESDAY: 10.25 a.m. and 1107 pm. THURSDAY: 10f>X am and 11.55 p m
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    ...Putting that spring in their step
    660 8 SOMERSET MAUGHAII ...SO THAT THE OLD CAN NOW FEEL YOUNG AGAIN ryiit; Uiii grey ha rat men with a springy step and flushing brown eyes fleii into Paris. And h< told 120 European medical specialists about ofti oj the most bx( iting and revolutionary
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    Sir Thomas has the last word
    287 8 DAH! said Sir Thomas Beecham. 'Retire? PAH! 1 In a beige suit and gymshoes the 79-year-old conductor had just 1 shuffled into the Wagram Hall. He was slumped a little leaning heavily On his wife's arm. And then he was asked if they were
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    U.S. pays $4,000 to hurt Briton
    112 9 U.S. pays $4,000 to hurt Briton E FORMER London! V policeman who was ■jureri when helping H evict two U.S. airBen from a dance hall t<i get nearly £4,000 P<mi the U.S. Govern- The policeman, 48-year- Thomas Milton of ■o!et-avenue, Hillingdon, »-.-.sex. has fought five ■ars for compensation. ■He fractured
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    MY MAN BOYD—HE'S OFF TO U.S.
    99 9 MY MAN BO YD— HE'S OFF TO U.S. The Duke of Bedford is seen in the picture beI low pushing a trolley I laden with the luggage of his butler. Mr. James Boyd as they arrive at London Airport. I Mr. Boyd was leaving New York for a month's tour
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    New look for weather isle
    186 9 New look for weather isle QNF oi the World*! loneliest weather basis semi Antarctic ampbcll Island. 450 miles south of New Zealand is being given a holiday camp look to attract volunteers. N i longer will men live In squalM shack like cast a v\ ays New. prefabricated aluminium living
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    Ride in a dog cart
    95 9 Ride in a dog cart Novelty transport for ten-year-old DoreenE France is her two-dogE power tart, drawn by j her pets Trixie and if Lady, at Smithills, 80l- ton, Lancashire, Kng-E land. Doreen's father. Mr .lames France, a BoltonE Corporation Parks Ran- ger, taught the doffs toE go in harness.
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      126 9 day and night Xan \MiKn w's exclusive Sleeperette* service gives you completely relaxing comlorl all day long be<Mength comfort all night long. These l»i^ r reclinin*: Sleeperette seats are spaced far apart r i\«" you plenty of leg room, You can stretch way out and -till not touch the seat
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    OH, YOU LUCKY LORD MAYOR!
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    MISS WORLD IS THERE SOMEWHERE
    293 10 MISS WORLD IS THERE SOMEWHERE r IM> London's Mansion House they flocked, I to citfl «n the Lord Mayor, Sir Cullum Welch 18 pretty from all parts of the world. I All of them were contestants in the Miss World contest which was won on Tuesday by a pouting beauty
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    IRON SANDS RIDDLE SOLVED
    135 10 AT last, someone seems to have solved the riddle of the iron sands of New Zealand. Reports from Wellington say a private New Zealand firm is planning to build a £25 million plant to start exploiting them. No name is given. But the concern hopes to
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    NASSER'S PUBLICITY MEN BUY UP 'SPACE'
    378 10 NASSER'S PUBLICITY MEN BUY UP 'SPACE' EGYPT is getting control of all advertising in the Middle East for political ends. The aim of Nasser's propaganda men is to control what people read on the hoardings. Advertising space in the newspapers and cinemas is being controlled too. British firms trying to
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    Colones lifts the lid off Cyprus
    149 10 Colones lifts the lid off Cyprus gOLDIEBS, pou aild i adniinistrat. r the pre-Governo lrd i"8 era in Cypi nervous about „k now bein s win J! the field-marsh a ()r ders. Subject of the bou rorism in Cyprus serving soldier Arthur Campbell, of the Suffolk Regiment. Sir John called
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    JAIL FOR BUBBLY BANKRUPT
    188 10 Racehorse owner Bernard Abbott, the bankrupt who gave a champagne party for his creditors, went to jail la.st week. He failed to carry out a Judge's order to produce a .statement o! affairs and Wag sent to prison for contempt of court, Abbott aged .if) appeared
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    Make Christmas cards with your camera
    734 11 Make Christmas cards with your camera T1 may seem like "rushing the season l,it even to menlion Christmas In October »> ll l lt really isn't end family a pet as eting. Othe] lOse dew 01 Pl-in Christmas pictur. :l >' n good M 1 lt black and »r colour.
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    SNAPSHOTS IN SILHOUETTE
    251 11 L p k "snapshot, silhouette shot IndOOrS or out. night. But unlike •;tun, thl» time you Ck and the |>a< k ive to change the m youi light to accomefffci And that, in Principle underlying all nil I 1 usnt nh of bavins 'boulder th e .ul
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    READERS WRITE
    127 11 THE response by Malayan photographers to this new page has been overwhelming Most letters have come from enthusiasts at the Intermediate and Beginner stages, eager to learn, ready to offer suggestions. Queries have been numerous. There is not sufficient space to answer them all today. I will deal
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      252 11 CH S ROSS 5. Ext. nd) 1 bil ol En land 1- Broken lai c In a h within (9). aei 1.1 6. More than Miss Arnol i n in prlaon (5). an Im I >■■■ > r >j. 8 Swiss mountain in a sur- 7. Toy did something queer
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    Lock icon HUNGER IN ASIA TO BE ENDED FORECAST
    321 12 HUNGER IN ASIA TO BE ENDED FORECAST G, V. Subba K;»<>, I.N. representative at the Colombo Plan conference, said in Saigon that, "although the world food balance 18 fctill very delicate, the speed of new techniques will soon make food production a problem of the past." Mr. Rao, of Indian
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    30 12 j Boys dressed as members of a legendary monkey if army stand before effigies in a Delhi park during E the festival of Kama Lila (Rama's Deeds). 5 "••■•■■■••■■■•■■■•■iiiiiiMaiiiiiiiiiiiivaiiiiiiililllPtllllllllllllPfllllllllltlir^llllllllllllF^." 1
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    Lock icon Quemoy farms flourishing
    103 12 TP to live years ago, the Nationalist-held offshore Island of Quemoy wa.v largely a desert capable "i yielding Its Inhabitants only a two-month supply f >f food a year. All tin; rest had to be Imported from Formosa, Today the 50 square mile land provides its 40,000
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    Lock icon Drought in Red China
    123 12 Drought in Red China MILLIONS of peasants In Htipeh Province have been mobilised to ftghi the worst drought ever recorded in the rt KiOll. Ponds and small streams have completely dried up and the water level is very low in all rivers following more than two months without rain. The
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    Lock icon improving rural health
    109 12 improving rural health aim of the seven-nation SOUth-East Asia RiiVal Health conference, now in session In New Delhi Is to i'Xcli:iii}',c ideas on how to improve: rural health programmea in the region where dlsea bnd m trii lon pose taggi ring problems. Indian I!< i Mini I I.), r ECai
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    Lock icon NATIONALISM' THAT HATES THE FOREIGNER
    293 12 NATIONALISM' THAT HATES THE FOREIGNER IMIK President of the World Bank said in San Francisco that changes in attitudes toward private enterprise are vital to international industrial development. "It will take time to spread understanding of the contributions which the efficiency of private business can make to the whole economy,"
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    Lock icon A SNUB FROM S. VIETNAM
    54 12 South Vietnam will not send a delegation to the conference to be held in Cairo on October 21 to prepare for the second Afro-Asian conference. The Vietnamese news agency Vietnam Presse said that to send ft delegation would be contrary to the anti-Communist policy of
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    Bid to fight rising Jap crime wave
    124 12 WmmmmmmmSm pOKVO Ministry of Justice Officials hu\ L firmed that plans were being made I the present criminal procedure laws to light a mounting crime wave in Japan. Ministry spokesman said revision of laws to combat violent crimes had bee discussion for some
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    17 12 STATE COMPENSATION WILL BE PAID TO INNOCENT PERSONS SUFFERING INJURIES OR DAMAGE DURING A i RIOT. Reuter
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    37 12 ivorea acknow j tl some of his soldiers have 'used more force than necessary" in trying tn stop the theft of supplies and equipment by Ko reans. Three Koreaw nave been shot .inri hiuj this month- A.P
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    31 12 Sultan Khan, Pakistan's chess chamvion. f been invited by the Nen South Wales Chess Associi ion to take part in tlh tralian chess pion. Ships beginning next December 29 A .P.
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    19 12 Mr. Ernest Hoberec Press Vie,. Pre General Man has been re-elc sident of the Correspondents Japan in Tokyo. U.P.
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    37 12 U.S. General George H. Decker, U.N. commander in TWO CHINESE HONG KONG NEWSPAPERS, THE NEW LIFE EVENING POST AND THE SING TAO EVENING NEWS, SAID THAT CHINESE COMMUNISTS WERE POSING JAPANMANUFACTURED MODITIES AS LAND CHINESE PRODUCTS.- U.P.
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    10 12 Commercial nigrr between Canton ing are now in i A.P.
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    11 12 Nepal has applied ioi bership in the tional Telecommun! Union.- U.P.
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    42 12 Radio Peking said th Moroccan Govc: had reached an agi with CommiinLst c: the exchange of commodities next Items to be export; Morocco include phate, frozen cotton, wheat, sardines and olive China will supply Mo* with tea. cotton machinery and .silk U.P.
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    34 12 Hie 9th Regiment Of t" c Third Marine Dtvisi i' l Japan has embark* transports for 0 leaving behind onlj of the Ist Marine Win* at IwakUlU small detachmcn Base and Headcm. establishments Reuter
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    60 15 photo. KELSEY, Arsenal's flying goalkeeper, plucks the ball from the air to foil a scoring attempt by Tottenham Hotspur inside-left Stokes in the North London "derby" at White Hart Lane on Oct. 12. In white shirt is Spurs outside-left Brooks. Arsenal's left back and captain Evans (Xo. 3) and right
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    291 16 lop onrisn atom scientists are mvesTigarmg No statement until the Prime Minister see: full report on findings of inquiry MYSTERY will shroud the extent <>t leakage of radio-active materi; in the Windscale area of Cumberland, in north western Eni land, until a public statement is made
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