The Singapore Free Press, 24 March 1958

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya's Own Family Paper v *****. Singapore, Monday, March M, 1!»:>8. Price 15 Cts.
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    Lock icon Pneumonia Churchill weak but new bout is checked
    130 1 Pneumonia Churchill weak but new bout is checked SIR Winston Chur- chill's local doctor, Dr. David Roberts. said in Roquebrune, French Riviera, last night that the recurrence of Sir Winston's illness had been 'successfully checked." Despite a general weakness he looked "very much himself— row and cheerful," Dr. Roberts said.
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    Lock icon JAKARTA TROOPS SWEEPING ACROSS SUMATRA
    394 1 JAKARTA TROOPS SWEEPING ACROSS SUMATRA Another key ail centre M-oeeupfod JAKARTA troops are sweeping across Sumatra following the capture of the important centres of Prapat in the North and Lirik, Djapura airfield and Ayer Molek township in the Kengat (East Central) area. The loyalist forces forestalled a rebel plan to
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    Lock icon Liz ('If only I had been with him') will fly to Todd's funeral
    243 1 Liz ('If only I had been with him will fly to Todd's funeral II I ELIZABETH TAYLOR, British-born actress I widow of Mike Todd, the Hollywood showman millionaire killed in an air crash i on Saturday, will fly to Chicago tonight to 1 attend her husband's funeral. This was announced
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    RUBBER PRICE
    32 1 April first grade rubber buyer.^ f.o.b. opened in Singapore this morning at T8 I cents a lb,. up one-eighth i of a cent on Friday's clos* The tone was quiet.
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    THUGS RANSACK COFFEE SHOP
    37 1 thirteen gangsters belonging to the Black and secret society ran- d a cofl'ee shop in Lavendar Street at 2.30 p.m. fday alter the propriev r retused t 0 pay $5 pro- n money.
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    Wife pleads with parang gang
    45 1 Bhl .secret society men. (i with parangs, attaek--1 Mr Lee Wing Tatt, an JPPjentlCf at the Singapore rb our Board, while he H 11 hla home in Radin i c men left when Mr. wile pleaded with the -Ul« Fora
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    Lock icon U.S. GOODWILL JETS UPSET CITY
    147 1 V 'IMSN U.S. F-88-F Super-Sabr< 1 i nghtera on a "good will" visit Australia broke windows and dis--1<! Church .services with their in Brisbane yesterday. *ne planes made low passes over f> City, .shattering windows In a Ul) r or homes throughout the *»en district
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    Changi kidnap bid is foiled
    90 1 A POLICE patrol foiled an attempted abduction In Changl, Singapore, yesterday evening. A police spokesman said Mr. Tan Lai Seng, aged 26. was driving along Slglap Road at 6.30 when another car with two occupants intercepted it. They pulled Tan out of his car and
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      117 1 J A MAN AND HIS THOUGHTS f Should get our advertising g organised. It's not doing us much good now. H'm, what it the name of that agency with h complete advertising service mti^t be getting old, can't f-^St^S* stem to remember ;i thing these T*rr—~ L\ m days. Let's
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    TRADERS NOW FLEE SUMATRA
    43 2 The British Prime Minisier. Mr. Harold Macmillan is seen with his predecessor Hlllllllllllillillllllliiiiiiiiiiiinii.il. Sir Anthony Eden, and Lady Eden, when he was their guest last week for r lunch at the Eden's Donnington Grove home near Newbury in Berkshire.
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    Lock icon Plot to grab all Africa -Gaillard
    191 2 Plot to grab all Africa -Gaillard I)REMIER Felix Gaillarc declared yesterday that France was defending the tree world in Algeria against an ink-rnatioi.a] conspiracy attempting tc conquer t he whole African c i itinent. lir called on the Wei t< m AiUcs to help Fiance beat down the Algerian rebellion
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    Lock icon U.S. ON BRINK OF A SLUMP, SAYS SENATOR
    80 2 U.S. ON BRINK OF A SLUMP, SAYS SENATOR SENATOR Paul Douglas Democrat. Illinois), said yesterday that the United States' was in "a serious recession, trembling on the edge of a depression." The Senator who favours an immediate tax cut, said in a television interview that his definition of a depression
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    Lock icon DAG IN MOSCOW
    39 2 Mr. Da« Hammar k I Unitod Nations Secret I General, arrived in M< I by air yesterday from 1 York. He declined to I ment on the talks I I have with Soviet lead I Reuter
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    Lock icon SOUTH AFRICA 'CAN'T ABANDON CLAIMS TO PROTECTORATES'
    282 2 SOUTH AFRICA 'CAN'T ABANDON CLAIMS TO PROTECTORATES' THE Prime Minister, Mr. Johannes Strijdom, •said at a meeting at Baltimore, Northern Transvaal, that the National Party could not abandon South Africa's claim to the incorporation of the British protectorates of Swaziland Bechuanaland and Basutoland. A young Bechuanaland tanner among the audience
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    They fear Jara probe into deals with the rebels
    374 2 They fear Jara probe into deals with the rebels SEVERAL top executives .»i bi X busli 2 Central Sunutran ports i :iK Stofapore to dodge interrogation h! I.! military authorities on their biisi. J. i ll with the rebel chiefs. WMtaegg dealing All of them are from tetntnr threatened with
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    Lock icon Pope warns of 'hate' war
    35 2 Pope Pius xii warned yesterday that "the I of God" wore trying to sow "dissension and hat< I to tnwar] what he said was Its Christian mlssloi I world Reuter
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    Lock icon 'Christ' in jeans as TV shows 20th. century style crucifixion
    237 3 'Christ' in jeans as TV shows 20th. century style crucifixion pHE trial and crucifixion vi" Jesus Christ in E i a iOth century setting was portrayed i 1 1 11: ii t in a British independent (commer- •I) television religious programme. ••Christ" wore jeans and pullover. His E users were
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    Lock icon SECOND MOTHER SEEKS TO GIVE AWAY UNBORN BABY
    289 3 SECOND MOTHER SEEKS TO GIVE AWAY UNBORN BABY A 34-YEAR-OLD mother of three said in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, that she wanted to give away the baby she is expecting in May. She is Mrs. Edna Morris, who told reporters: "It is a plain case of economics." A week ago another mother
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    Lock icon Cadet cuddles cutie to prove he's 'right type' officer
    140 3 Cadet cuddles cutie to prove he's 'right type' officer 4 CADET at Catterick. *V Yorkshire, proved he is the right type of officer for British army by getting himself photographci with a showgirl sitting on his lap. superior officer beamed n he saw the photoraph of the cadet cuding 16-year-old
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    Lock icon 'Happiness-Lane' killers appeal
    41 3 'Happiness-Lane' killers appeal n Claude Vivler and Sermeus, two 20--1 youths sentenced fl (1 h ,ii Versailles, |o i the murder 1 OUli iii" couple in 1 a na suburbs "HappiI;it lf> lodg( d an ap- '"ijist \hr sentences! raay Reuter
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    City Engineer told off for visit with a dog
    224 3 City Engineer told off for visit with a dog ■the city Engineer, Mr. B, c. Thompson, whose 1 visit to the City Hall with a dog, led to de- I mands that he be warned not to repeat the a Offence," has received hhs telling oil I It arrived during
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    Lock icon New shrine at Lourdes
    71 3 Thousands of pUgrims arrived In Lourdes yesterday for two days of consecration ceremonies of vast semi underground church, built, to accom I modate 20.000 pilgrims at I services a 1 the Catholic shrine. Workmen have been toiling night and day to complete the church in time
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    Lock icon MUGGERIDGE AND THAT MONARCHY 'HULLABALOO'
    111 3 MUGGERIDGE AND THAT MONARCHY 'HULLABALOO' I*l ridge former editor ot Punch, .said in Melbourne yesterday that people who operated a monarchy were not on the wavelength of the midtwentieth century. Mr. Muggeridge, who \a in Australia to write a series of articles for Australian newspapers, .said on a television programme
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    Lock icon SUNSPOTS BLACK OUT BROADCASTS
    48 3 SUNSPOTS BLACK OUT BROADCASTS INTENSE sunspot at- I tiviiy yesterday morning cat all ihort- wave radio coinmuni- E cations between Bri- E z tain and the Far Fast, the Soviet Union and =mii o h oi Batters S "Europe, E The black-out lasted i lor two hours.— Reuter
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    Malayan goods for show in Africa
    142 3 Malayan goods for show in Africa A NUMBER oi Indian /V merchants in Sitigß* pore have combined together to send a n- presentative to a trade E exhibition in Rhodesia and Nvasalaiul, \\hi<li z will opm in May. Ihp man lh< ,v hftfl telecUd is Mr, W, A. Francis (abore),
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      149 3 WEAR I tr^ without •DACRON- ..WOOL is a Crossing of Wrinkleproof Masculine Appeal Lightweight Durability Shape Retention Natural Fall THE QUALITIES OF DACRON As WELL AS WOOL The only crease you are likely to see in it is the one It should have. >> Come Cf sec our big range
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    MAN versus MACHINE
    634 4 [PELHAM GROOM writes every Monday^ I And the tale of a pencil ML that endetl a YIP trin IN these days oi me- rhanisation one i^s apt to overlook the fact that thai Queer piece of machinery known as Man is still the naosi efficient apparatus of
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, Mar. 24, 1958 Opinion WAKE UP, MALAYA!
    323 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, Mar. 24, 1958 Opinion WAKE UP, MALAYA! lIHE rout of Malaya's stars at Wembley in the AllEngland Championships culminates a trend in international badminton that has been staring us in the lace for over three years. C is plainer than ever now that, although Malaya
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    A fear came back after 30 years
    567 4 A fear came back after 30 years A SSOCIATION of ideas is one of the most inexplicable things in life. I once knew a man who was literally terrified at the sight of a particular curve in a drawing. It was like that of water falling over a waterfall. He
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    IS THIS FAIR TO THE MOON?
    271 4 00 we human beings are about to demonstrate the pinnacle of civilisation to which we have climbed by firing a shell at the moon! Isn't it paradoxical that man who, likes to boast of the improvements he has brought to the world, of the
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    Lock icon Walk-over poll in Yugoslavia
    31 5 1 12,000.000 YugOlavs went to the polls yeslay in almost uncontest- Ed itional elections. Only 301 .seats in the naassembly were sought iore than one candidate. Reuter
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    Lock icon SOME BOUQUET!
    44 5 A bouquet composed of 850 orchids presented to Senora Carmen Franco, wife j f 'i the Spanish head oi as she left Funchal, Madeira, had to be hoisted! i the transatlantic Santa Maria by a derHie bouquet stood nine H'or high. Reuter
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    FASHION FOR SPRING
    42 5 E A white linen sporls E ensemble of short sleev- E ed top and knee length S E trousers, with a flower- E patterned detachable E skirt by Maggy Rouff E of Paris. Popper pic- 5 **re. E filllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllir
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    SHOPMEN ANSWER PLEA TO CATER FOR TOURISTS
    170 5 rX)UR curio shops of modern American style and with Malayan interior decorations have been opened recently in Orchard Road to cater for tourists on short visits to Singapore. All have eye-catching fronts, with colour tully decorated .show-cases and a background oi locally manufactured
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    Lock icon Weekend in the sun
    28 5 President Eisenhower returned to Washington by plane last night from a weekend in the sun at the AuKUsta National Golf Club in Georgia Reuter
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    Bigger mart planned for expanding housing estate
    323 5 Bigger mart planned for expanding housing estate TWO committees oi the Singapore City Council have agreed to an extension of the Cambridge Road market, Off Vloul Imein Green, In order to meet the demands of a rapidly developing housing estate. The area, Which was mostly waste and .swamp haul a
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    Lock icon £25 mil. for new U.K. schools
    102 5 £25 mil. for new U.K. schools ABOUT 200,000 now schooJ places are expected to be made available in Britain during 1958-59, accord ins to Ministry of Education estimates Issued in London yesterday. But an increase of million over last year'o i:381.667. 154 will be needed for this period. Main reasons
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    Lock icon Clergyman's daughter
    160 5 f ELEBRITIES dining a{ the Pigalle w Restaurant in Piccadilly. London, have often wondered what could be the mystery behind the lovely blonde cigarette girl with the cultured voice who merely gives her name as Fiona. Now the mystery has been solved. She is Fiona Callum, daughter of
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      74 6 j S FRESHEST MEW TASTE IN SMOKING! J j I i S i RITER-TIP O&iS WITH SOOTHINO MENTMOI MIST? j Menthol ftfial makea the big Oi rich lob&cco taste fresher while you smoke.., and the c freshness stays with you i ?c?«j o//er smoking, !<>(»! I Next pack -moke the
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      74 6 iSiiuikii jj,; ■^■^"j^din I sS^?^?i 6 fS2 t i.^ er^^ 4 f X^ /K^ «ASSeS YOU SAVED VDUBS6LF aJQS^J iQ "vvt^We 0^ Mm j|HL%XI»ItAKE hy o< > y.,l^ |lB<i p^jj Wa v s by llubbarfl ■•I^4^^ T IBI B^ b?" thif V»iih» ~"lp!liil P^S^'^gpi fe--^- -I r»iH^ POP "T I
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      562 6 1 »i BOKN Louay. y 0 U hav,.- a wr eA i i I o! justice ana fa de:,. j I i your heart and you canno be«. I see anyone being taken advani I :In faet, you wiii always take ,m I f tha underdog cspu-ia i v c
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    NEW TIDE CONTROL PROJECT
    103 7 g iiueriuiuonai sprinter Jean Scrivens, who now works for London Transport, hired buses to take 80 quests from the church to the re- ception when she mar- ried a journalist, Mr. Leslie Mackenzie at AH Saints Church, Lon. B m don. Mrs. Elsie Gerdes P Hansen,
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    THESE HOMES ARE BIG MENACE, SAY RESIDENTS
    159 7 THESE HOMES ARE BIG MENACE, SAY RESIDENTS n ESI DENTS of Sennett Estate have asked the R Singapore City Council to demolish a row of 12 houses in Kee Choc Avenue as they claim they constitute a danger to the public. The houses were completed and occupied in 1951 About
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    That chain of office is on the way
    75 7 rPHI 58,622 mayoral chain I iffice presented by Chinese Chamber of lmerce is now on its way to Singapore. ity Council has del to accept the gift carat gold with a lant medallion bearthe Coat of Arms of City although the 11
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    Lock icon State visit over
    22 7 lident Ngo Dinh Diem th Vietnam yesterday > to Saigon after a sy?-day state visit to the I ines.— Reuter
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    Lock icon New Tunisia talks NEW CURRENCY
    40 7 Robert D. Murphy, the j American "good offices" j negotiator in the Freneh- Tunisian crisis. arrived from consultations In Lon- 1 don yesterday for a new' 'round of talks with Premier; I Felix Gaillard. Reuter
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    Lim considers tour request by students
    259 7 Lim considers tour request by students A SPOKESMAN of the Chici Minister's Office said yesterday that the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim YewHock was now considering the request of a group of Chinese Middle school students to tour neighbouring countries and observe the progress of Chinese education there. Mr. Lim, while
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    200-ft. long bund at Kallang will cost over $300,000
    162 7 200-ft. long bund at Kallang will cost over $300,000 'pin: construction of the second tide control bund at the KaUanf Basin is expected to begin soon. Its estimated cost is about 5320,000. The concrete structure with tour steel gates to be built On similar lines as the one at the
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    SINGAPORE HIGH TIDES
    48 7 E TODW 1 l:> p.m. TOMORROW; 1.05 am. i and 1.47 p.m. WEDNESDAY: l.{>am. B and 2.24 p.m. THURSDAY: .'OB am and 8.15 p.m. FRIDAY: M 8 a.m. and Ul pm. SATURDAY: .5 It am and 6.13 p.m. SUNDAY: 5.01 a.m and 8.00 p.m. Sillllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllillllilfi
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    Lock icon NEW CURRENCY
    21 7 Ghana has received the first consignment of its new currency, which will be put in circulation in mid-July Renter
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    Today's radio programme
    126 7 i IB pin a Mv l< Aperitif; i 3(j i line Bigna] and News; 1 4.j a Musical Dessert; 200 Close noun; 5.00 Interlude rof Music, 5.16 Their Kind of Musk 5.30 Children's PlftF* hou.sr; goo students Notebook: 615 'Women's Magazine, 0.45 Lights On- 8 53 Announcements
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    IT'S TOUGH AT THE TOP
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    GIRLS ARE OUTWARD BOUND...
    105 8 GIRLS ARE OUTWARD BOUND... Soon they can pause to admire the view of 2 Langdale Valley below, but now full concentration II needed as 16-year-old Jenny Clench, a student from Crouch End, London, climbs the sheer face of the Scour Crag n the Ungdale Pike area of tn^l.ind s Lake
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    Sailor wins reprieve
    180 8 A 24-YEAR-OLD Spanish sailor who docs not like Franco v/as debated for three hours in the Commons. The sailor. Joaquin Perez-Selles, is in Brlxton Prison as a stowaway. Ho was to be Shipped back to Spain. Socialist M.P.s pleaded that he should be allowed to stay in
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    We're big boys now
    66 8 B Mrs, Lucy Riddle ot West Berby, Liverpool, England, appeared on p television recently with her three Pekinese pup* Pies Wh fi a! b>r/!> weighed only tn?• c < ounces cadi. Three days after birth m their mother dird (n/ (i v Mr. Riddle had /<>
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    Wife sent 'Coventry' for 20 yrs
    279 8 Wife sent 'Coventry' for 20 yrs campaign of silence against her hull Mie never broke it not e\en th ba J learned that their only son was deaii y"1 Their marriage, which I lasted 48 years- 20 of them years of "fearful tension" in a judge's words ended in 'the
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    UNKNOWN
    36 8 The advent of Newmarket worth ft •in the horse-racing wfl For she is the lift champion and "Horseli was unbeaten in threA Here, the little fiß j. Aston's rmre "A her proud achievemenH i '^1'
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    UNKNOWN
    251 9 1 :i ur alter las birthm S a woman much to knitting. Acm 'o her she .spends X hours a day knitting.' V .v.v- came. Douglas ■ioiiied the R.A.F. One ng in October 1941 a m rum arrived at the house, it said ■ji^r tie w;us missing on the
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    UNKNOWN
    33 9 six-week-old bay filly at: )00 was a major event- o.i l to be sired by Italian! the Century" Ribot. who: rs' racing. j latches as her mother, Mr." fley Beauty." delights in
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    DRY DOCK PIONEER WAS SUCH A CHARACTER
    1101 10 The "Character or 'Card of the olden days would find it impossible to live in our modern Singapore, writes Pel ham Groom. Those early drab surroundings certainly produced colourful people PROGRESS is a wonderful thing. New, modern buildings, higher standards of living, broad
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    A 'save dollars' tobacco deal
    384 10  - A 'save dollars' tobacco deal Colin Lawson By A STRIKING propose lion by whi c I] Rhodesia could supply Britain with nearij two-third ol her tobacco needs has been outlined to me in Salisbury. I was standu world's large I Bales centre rig] Rhodesia's c pital Salisbury. It was opening
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      Tales of woe for a rural leader
      689 11 nASIR PANJANG'S I Leader, Mr. HJ.C. Kulnsingha, is investigating appeals In residents of the Uu Pandan Nature Reserve area. Requests run a gamut. len typical one: "Although Tanjong Kling ias first -class school and >vi] f ,s, there is no clinic 0 the
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      Lock icon TRADER WITH A PROBLEM
      22 11 picture. >:■ MR FATTAH KADIR behind him Balinese carvings which may become scarce because of shinoina difficulties. Free Press
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    Ante-natal attention is VERY important
    915 12 Ante-natal attention is VERY important [SINSAPOBE DOCTOR /^NTE-NATAL care— care of the mothei during pregnancy has received increis ing attention in recent years and is an im porrant advance in obstetrics. The proper care of the mother from the time of pregnancy is diagnosed has materially reduced maternal and foetal
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    Thrombosis: Soviet claim
    241 12 I RUSSIAN biochemist claims to have discover- ed a natural protective device which prevents the formation of blood clots in human and animal blood, according to a Moscow Radio broadcast. The broadcast, according to United Press, said that the discovery of Moscow University's Professor BorLs Kudryashov shed
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    YOUR QUERIES ANSWERED
    218 12 j .ph. of Singapore writes: "Could you tell trie the reason i per spinprofusely on my hands and jeet? This causes me great trouble as I have to place a thick uad of blotter beneath my hands when J write or the page gels wet and the
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    Spotlight on 'killer' of the age
    155 12 Spotlight on 'killer' of the age A STATISTICAL spot, light has been put on the killer-ailment of the age coronary thrombosis, And "the professional classes" set another Want warning. This time the warning comes from Britain's Registrar.General in a report on Occupational Mortality. Gone, he says, are the days when
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    Lock icon DESCENT ON THE NORTH POLE IN MAY
    758 13  - DESCENT ON THE NORTH POLE IN MAY W. RAMSAY Shi INTENSE activity at me nether end ol fche globe In the Internationa] [Geophysical Year ol 1957-8 has fastened attention on Antarctica L er researchers are adding to the sum-totaj of man's knowledge of ii and its atmosphere, and rouse an
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    Lock icon 'Divine guidance' for Beta
    135 13 'Divine guidance' for Beta Jthe world of! dfgfd A CHRISTOPHER wl medal supplemented gyroscopic guidance pern n lhe success f u i n l "xl rocket which put 1( H( l nited Slates second Jg* -.itrllite (Beta) into JW Inistopher, is the IJjfwi saint of travellers JJ Ine modal bearing
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    Lock icon THE FLYING CAR
    76 13 enger vertical take oil aircraft is expected to Jffpy to fly by the autumn, the president 0\ 11 '""Ptcr.s Corporation has announced in San Stanley Hillet said that a largo mode] of the (i IIUl lU winged 400-miio an hour plane had ftlr jormed well Ul wind
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    Earth will melt, says Mr. Hoyle
    509 13  - Earth will melt, says Mr. Hoyle JOHN THOMSON By pRED HOYLE stirred his coffer placidly and said: "There is no doubt in my mind about how life on this planet will come to an end." Cabridge's newest professor, and prime authority on Outer Space, was sitting with me in a
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    Busy weeks ahead for R.A.F. cyclists
    183 14 Busy weeks ahead for R.A.F. cyclists I'll!. Far Easl Air Force Cycling Assocki lion h:is .in uninterrupted racing pro i,: ninnie until May I. Fixtures vary from a 25-mile i vent to a 50--mile massed-start meet quite a change for Hit 1 airmen, who have been participating in time trials
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    169 14 TTUNGARY IS THE LATEST COUNTRY TO TAKE UP THE GAME OF BADMINTON ACCORDING TO THE HUNGARIAN NEWS AND INFORMATION SERVICE IN LONDON. After watching western diplomats playing the game, a Hungarian physical training instructor, has organised Hungary's first badminton competition at the State Teachers Training College.
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    SIDO BEATEN IN FINAL
    80 14 F, European champion Zo] j tan Berczik beat formei world champion Ferenc Sido 21-11, 13-21, 21-15. 21-IG. in the all-Hungarian final oi the men's .singles at the French Internationa] Table Tennis championships in Tours Last night Ann Haydon oi Britain, playing with speed and pre rision.
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    98 14 The 'Sporting Prince," Prince Bertil of Sweden, son of King Gustaw is the president of Sweden's National Sports Association. He plays an active part E in organising all major sports events in his country. E A former athlete, goalfer. keen motor-racing driver, E and the leading skater in
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    GOALS -OR VICTORY ?
    409 14 GOALS -OR VICTORY I Which is more important? By ARCHIE QUICK WO CLUB Has been more enterprise tl Manchester Gity In attempting to .nY v new ideas intu Soccer. We all know dv( BeviePlan" followed by the "ihnsL p?J They were and are deep-lying Te luv .yard tactics aimed at
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    43 14 atuJ picture. *m< (Swansea 9 goalkeeper) foci down t» iart ;i shot from Summon I •Hsidr IrfO in their l-nt-lish l,\ |)i v LtafttC Rlfttch at The Vallry H tfftw one*aJL Sport and General Sport and General
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    Showman should now go to Class 2
    348 15 Showman should now go to Class 2 gV SM B--i--isM m ::^K' ~mlm'~-'-'^M |(f BB .M :^fgy liM^:glgr::SS ■:SlK'jW':Ml" gW::™P^:::i^^:"Jjß M|P S^.'l 'iiiiiiitnr""**^"^ Aj lujj it i/KOM what I saw I of Showman, at the recent Ipuh s meeting where he won a double over 1 1 id 1 1
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    SINGAPORE LIFTER EXCEEDS THE OLYMPIC RECORD
    152 15 SINGAPORE LIFTER EXCEEDS THE OLYMPIC RECORD i SINGAPORE WEIGHT-LIFTER YESTERDAY x BEAT THE OLYMPIC RECORD IN AN UNOFFICIAL LIFT AT THE SECOND ASIAN GAMES TRIAL AT THE QUEEN STREET BOYS' CLUB. Tan Howe Liang. Singa- rpore's lightweight champion, exceeded the 1956 Olympic record by 4i lb in the two-hands clean
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    AUSTRIA WIN
    29 15 Two goals in the last 11 minutes enabled Austria to beat Italy 3-2 in a soccer international played at Vienna's Prater Stadium yesterday. .1111 Mil I in.........
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    103 15 Apprentice jockey Moses Lee scored a spectacular double at Ipoh on Saturday. lie rode two rank outsiders to first place. Quiny paid $121 and |34 on the Tote and Kastern Way $104 and for a place $2(> picture QUINY <LfO winning the second race (Class 4.
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    57 15 L' T HANDED Billy D X V;' 1 (he British yip Player, who was (I|((1 won the men's "tie in theoallialnonal lawn tennis ament yesterday at ;l who recently re(j from a visit to In- t) aMothor left-hand-Win rf) lav Drobuy, former champion, m liU Hf<
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    211 15  - APPRENTICE LEE HAS GOOD TOUCH ALLAN LEWIS THE YOUNGSTER WHO BEAT THE FAVOURITES i— jfy- i V l > Sl^ LhK H()1)l A LONfj PRICED WiWIM, P5 BLE A'l lI'OH ON SATURDAY OUINY IN RACI FOR A PLACE I>AII) I<M FOR A WIX ANI) (i I like the vvav Lee
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    Briton first in Ferrari
    173 15 A WORKS Ferrari driven by Peter Collins of Britain and Phil Hill 61 the United States won the gruelling 12-hour Florida Grand Prix of endurance yesterday at record average speed, The 3,000 c.c. car covered 200 laps ii.040 miles; at an average of 86.6 m.p.h. compared
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    83 15 /CALIFORNIA champion \j Round Table ran off with the Gulfstream Park Handicap in an easy gallop on Saturday to become the third leading money winner in racing history. A record crowd of 25,389 cheered the dark bay colt and jockey Willie Shoemaker. By picking up the
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    118 15 First wins \l)Jl T\M at last won i net, He Conk the third event at Ipoh on Saturday He finished too ■tronfly for Today Showing, who tried to lead all the way. SCOIIQ Stone (aim' home itrongly after being irell back racing to the home turn Grand Rapldt wai fourth
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    57 15 STUDENT WRESTLERS BEAT TOURING TEAM The Oregon State college wrestling learn won ci'^ht ol 12 matches with a touring Japanese team in an exhibition last night at Comwallis, Oregon. The Japanese won two of iin ir four matches by fall i and two by decision. The ►core wa 26 for
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    Lock icon A BOLD MOVE IN CYPRUS
    138 16 Aw*oc»f* v&urt Brill try Sand's* father-in-ltur 4 S\\l> IBRAHIM, iatlu'i -iii-law ot King Sand oi Saudi Arabia, is to by tried by a military court in his absence on charges arising from tlio alleged Saudi plot to assassinate President Nasser, according to Cairo Radio. Asaad
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    153 16 Governor lifts ban on meetings HUGH FOOT, Governor ol Cyprus, last night partially liftI ed a ban on processions and assemblies throughout the island. An official statement Issued in Nicosia by the Cyprus Government assemblies and processions would be permitted under the new proclamation sub- j ject to certain conditions.
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    83 16 'Wave of arrests in Syria' A NUMBER of politicians and army officers were arrested In Syria yesterday, Bagdad radio reported. The radio said a wave of arrests was sweeping the country. Quoting Cairo reports, it added: "Dissension has broken out between Egyptian and Syrian army commanders following the resignation of
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    282 16 Britain and U.S. battle for big atom contract npHE growing rivalry between nuclear reactor manufacturers in Britain and the United States is coming to a head. A battle for a bij; contract in Italy is in full swing. London experts believe the yictor will b. taking a giant stride towards
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    26 16 orvi-iiMTii year oid Ng Yew Tock was stabbed by throe secret society men yesterday in Florence Road Ng is in the Singapore General Hospital.
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    248 16 T ORD BEAVERBROOK yesterday urged Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to go to the summit alone if President Eisenhower is unwilling to meet the Russians for top-level talks "If. as a result of negotiations with Mr. Khrushchev. Mr. Macmillan brings home the bacon, then
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    98 16 AN appeal to nag their husbands into or- ganising a summit conI ference has been sent I from Scarborough. Eng- land to Lady Dorothy Macmillan, Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower and Mrs. Nikita Khrushchev. It is contained in a registered letter to the three wives from
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    47 16 The Jakarta PIA news agency said yesterday that recent imports meant that West Java and Jakarta had sufficient rtce supplies. It said that, to stop speculations by rice traders, the sources would not disclose the amount of rier which had arrived. Reuter
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