The Singapore Free Press, 18 August 1959

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1959 15 CENTS
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    120 QUIT CITY COUNCIL
    277 1 Local officers (some near retiring age) resign Administration efficiency not impaired, says official 120 local officers of the Singapore City Council ha e resigned their jobs since the Government took <>\lt control in the first week of June. officers belong Bides and desome of in had
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    Lock icon NANYANG VISIT FOR GOVT. TEAM
    80 1 pictures. TOP picture: The Chairman of the Nanyanjf University Executive Committee. Mr. Tan Lurk Sve (left) meets I»t. Gwee Ah Lens, who yesterday visited the University as chairman of the Government ad hoc committee reviewing the Prescott Report. THE seven members of the Government committee
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    GOVT. AND EXPATS NEGOTIATE ON ALLOWANCE CUTS
    135 1 GOVT. AND EXPATS NEGOTIATE ON ALLOWANCE CUTS THE Singapore Government and the European Civil Servants" Association are now negotiating on the question of cuts in the variable allowance of its 182 expatriate officers. The Free Press understands that the Association has raised the point whether the Government is authorised to
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    Work begins on sea pipe
    49 1 WORK began today on layI an undersea pipeline to carry fresh waur from Singapore to Pulau Brani. A team of workers from the Royal Engineers, under the direction of Colonel Harve\ Williams left Jardine Steps by launch for the work site at 10 a.m.
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    Rotary official off to Chicago
    51 1 Dr a W S. Thevathasan, the past District Governor of Rotary International, left Singapore this morning to attend a Rotary programme planning committee's meeting in Chicago. Dr Thevathasan is attending the meeting, which opens on Monday for a week, as a representative for South-east Asian
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    New trade mart
    36 1 Traders in Singapore have been informed of the establishment of an international trade mart in Jacksonville, i Florida, where products of countries can bo displayed and international trade con- tacts can be made.
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    Scouts at work
    29 1 Two patrols of 15 Boy Scouts reported at Istana Negara this morning to do odd jobs, as part of their "job week" campaign to raise funds.
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    Sir William received
    29 1 SXwi Sivon by tI U Indinerfan Consul-General <eentre i th" DHtuu" to .......memorate the 14th anniversary of in tn< P» lu nd onesia s independence ...v.^vs.>^6^-':•x^<:«MBlmtft9H■HKM«4)lM^iiiiiM
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    YOUR FREE FILM SHOWS
    135 1 YOUR FREE FILM SHOWS Two more films— entitled "Our Sister Hedy"' (Mandarin» and "Smbad The j Sailor" (Hindustani* will be shown at 12 more Cominanity centres iron, today until Augu>t 27. Here is a schedule of the free! films: "OUR SISTER HEDY Queenstown Community Centre (.today, Buona Vista Community (.tomorrow",
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    Vote-catching stunts used
    200 1 KRETTY GIRLS HIRED FOR NEWS BOOTHS KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. WITH 24 hours to go for the parliamentary elections, political parties throughout the country have begun to adopt vote-catching stunts. In trains, buses and taxis thousands of pamphlets were distributed among passengers last night. Party workers travelled about,
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    Lock icon 80 arrested in West Bengal
    57 1 CALCUTTA, Tues. Eighty people in West Bengal, including 17 members of the State Legislature, were arrested by police yesterday for "threatened defiance of the law." They are members of the newly-formed Price Increase and Famine Resistance Committee which announced a state-wide "civil disobedience movement" in
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    SERIOUSLY INJURED
    45 1 An 18-year-old youth, Goh Keng Ngee, was seriously injured when his car overturned at Woodsville Circus. Singapore, early today. He was admitted to General Hospital. In another accident in East Coast Road. Pay Keng Leonp. iged 29. was knocked down by a bus.
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    Tin price steady
    15 1 LONDON*. Tue>.— Tin v moderately dealt In yesterday at generally steady prices.
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    The big police sweep goes on
    123 1 The big police sweep goes on THE big clean-up of suspects by Singapore Police is still on, though there were no top-level arrests during the last 24 hours. During tl I part their operation, polie four men. including prominent trade imionlf L<** Yew Seng, and lorn, tice of Peace and
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    STOP PRESS
    6 1 )PEN FIRE RANG MEN
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      18 1 CAMERAS SYMBOLS I a m H^B At/ ft All r^ i I J f~^^ wmL tK world ovir
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      26 1 RUBBER PRICE tember first Rrade rubber buver> f.o.b. opened In Singapore this Morning at 10GJ cento per lb.. unchanged on yesterday's <lo*e. The tonr u.is quiet.
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      84 1 %t Tired, no Energy? Perhaps you are not getting enough of the right sort Of food enough supplementary vitan.. MULTI -VITAMINS Contain all the important vitamins essential to maintain perfect health. Each capsule contains more than l i; 4 times \our ml mum daily requirement! j^^s^BßßP^L^*^*^ SmU^J^B fc»€b c*p»oie cont*io«
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      39 1 fsfPLAYTEX magic circle the onl? cirrular atitchrd cotton cup bra that d<x»n't /V Jfsj I nut of *hape. Stayt frr»h t ir^9 cri p ux lllte nrWt _^/AVj wanh after waah, without V/ all ttzt «v«ii«bU «t W Robinson^
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    149 2 SHIPS IN PORT Ships Ivinr alonrridr the Sinjapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today: Eastern Maid 4/5. Noreverett 6A. Breconshire 6 '9, Cardiganshire 13/14, Anking 18, Karsiic 19, Tong Joo N.Wall L', Salong N.Wall 3. Tapah N.Wall 4, Ka2ukawa Maru 23, 24. Kimanis 25/26, Kyushu Maru 29 '30. City of
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    MAGIC 'DISHES' WILL RELAY YOUR VOICE
    229 2 Telephone network is the most up-to-date KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. Next month the Telecommunications Department will introduce a revolutionary new system to this country lifting telephone subscribers off the wires and into the air. •Operation Microwave' will link five major Federation towns, together with numerous
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    Index for U.K. ships
    57 2 Index for U.K. ships I ONDON, Tues.— The Cham■Li ber of Shipping's freight index for July was virtually unchanged at 69.7 against 69.2 in June. The index for vessels on time charter rose to 52.3 from 50.2 in June. The figure for oil-fired steamers was 51.9 against 48.9 while motor
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    Tin stocks in LK
    27 2 LONDON. Tues.— Stocks of refined tin in London Metal Exchange warehouses for the week ending August 15 fell 172 tons to 8.553 tons.
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    Active dealing in London stocks
    164 2 T OXDON. Tues.— London stocks gave another good performance yesterday with the excep- lion of gold shares which were distinctly dull due j to disturbance? in Natal. Steel shares were buoyant on favourable weekend press comment. Engineering attracted a selective demand and British Motor Corporation
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    BOEING FLIGHTS DELAYED
    144 2 NEW YORK. Mon. Two London flights of Boeing 707 jets have been delayed at New York by minor electrical trouble, a Pan-Ame-rican Airways spokesman said here yesterday. A third plane bound for Buenos Aires lvad to return because of hydraulic trouble. A team of 32 special investigators
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      205 2 U.K. CLOSINGPRK^ EIL'BBI.K \<». 1 BSScii I i ports Aujj. BIBBER No. 1 R>> RI'BBFK No. 1 R^> Settlement House Terms Sept <)<t Dec. KIM guiet. Above prices qmot PEPPER: Uhite Sarawak fji.q f. I urop*an ports At. PEPPER: Black Sarawak Sp< < c.i.f. European potts \i Above prices q
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      354 2 INDUSTRIALS fcea-t.e IrM 1.26 B Pre*»«ys Tiny S 52 S MININGS 5. 50 S 5.50 S c <t c <; .SmitPrtf... :8-B :s-B m ,',-S :i j| i I 38/- SS Z 36/8 S '2 I S •12"3 S S. K'-ta 1.04 S 1.03 S 23/- S t ">2'- S
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  • VOCATIONAL STUDIES FOR MALAY BOYS
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    Oil unions' row over members— a 'family affair'
    210 3 Oil u nions' row over members— a 'family affair' pEDERATION ot Oil Workers' Union yesterday expressed surprise at the membership "war" between the Singapore Petroleum Workers Union and the Singapore Shell Employees' Union, two of Its four affiliates. The SPWU is angry over 200 of Us members joining the other
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      6 3 today I I of 1^ i
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      402 3 PERSONAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE WORLD-WIDE LAND SEA AIR I AT HOME, WORK, PLAY, COVER 24 HOURS EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR You may select any Multiple or Combination of Benefits or sums insured except medical expenses which may not be insured separately. COMPENSATION p£tMITMS A. DEATH 5io v ooo 7.50 B.
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      106 3 JEFF HAWKE by Sydney Jordan ■■IHHEHBHHK^HBHHI^IHH BH (At an emeqgencv meeting op the world \a urne iatieg. at jcpfh AtvAre s norm &oa*A SECuorry council in new yogk STH^H ■B^F] »VELi. GENTLEMEN. TME SITUATION J rAOCv nc CPHiPiTV "^H K^jA S^lSSjSi^Slfn^^ > SPEAKING.. MAIF- AN- B'^k^^l >-^^,1t 17?£5 ft >1
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      444 3 fsdfsfafasdf Generous and unselfish, you will make a splendid marriage partner and parent. To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. TOMORROW LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)— If you have financial
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    CHE AISAH WANTS EQUAL
    756 4  -  ZAINAL ABIDIN 'Women should share in work of nalion-bu, BY 'Education is nation m s best investment 9 £HE Aisah bin t e Ghani, mother of three children and a self made career woman, is the brightest prospect to represent the women of Malaya in the
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    When Khrushchev talks
    501 4 FOREIGN NEWSMEN MIST AWAIT TWO INTERPRETERS II'HENEVER N ik i I Khrushchev and visiting Western dignitar match, like the now famous Khrushchev Nixoi change, formen's pencils w o \v lit Western but remain still, whil For the v you from Mr. Khru chev's mouth are not Mr.
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    NOW THE NEWS PAPER THAT TALKS
    125 4 4 SIMPLE .sheet of paper. a\ cheap to produce, which s print or pictures on one side, ana records .sound on the other, may. according to its Japanese makers, re- j volutioni.se business, publishing, and educational processes. It dots, in >hort. make it possible
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    BY THE WAY
    209 4  -  Boach comber fsdfasdfasdfsda THE inhabitants of a district which has valid reasons for not wanting a power station in its midst can always make use oi the recognised democratic procedure. The Government Department responsible for the scheme holds an Inquiry. draws up a report, presents the report
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      213 4 mtixK Green Spot i < t it i i Straits Times Free Press For the convenience of odvcr> .ts our representatives at Ist Floor, SINGAPORE COLO STORAGE. Orchard Rood, Singapore. small advertisements and onswers to box numbers. Classified advertisements may also be handed to: CITY IOOK STORE LTD Winchester House,
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      93 4 jPI Ik m f imsP CHE AISAH: A ~^^t^S>^ Npecial m TELEPHONE :«01. |,< \(TPI you've got 6 Wr*^ POLAROID m J LAND CAMERA r<yiv 1* N A ft C« Ltd Prestcold R4,< Made 6</ f/*e Isrgs-zt f 17 19 bATTf THI EMPORIUM LTD TEL II GRUNDIG' fRANSISTOR BOX this
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      426 4 It's all very well, sir, but if the Poles get much more friendly towards Mr Nixon it's bound to increase East-West tension" It s his Mum. sir Do os you're told, constable Take their clothes to the station as evidence and I'll wait here and arrest them when they come
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    REPORT ON RADIO: A DENIAL
    97 5 REPORT ON RADIO: A DENIAL SINGAPORE. Mon. The; Secretary of the United j seamen's Jnion of Singapore, Inche AH bin Awang, today denied that his union supported Singapore UMNO'S recent appeal for the release of certain Muslims at present serving prison sentences. Referring to a Radio Singapore news report of
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    Cheated friend
    25 5 A Singapore farmer, Chia Koon Chua. wa.> jailed for months by the Second Criminal District Court today for cheating a friend of S5O.
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    Free Chinese medicine tor 500 at fair
    151 5 Free Chinese medicine tor 500 at fair JIiORE than 500 people In Singapore have so far been given free treatment in the Chinese medicine pavilion at the 1959 Great World trade and industrial fair, which started last Friday. Mr. Chia Chay Toon, who is in charge of the pavilion, told
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    Students to hold debate at YMCA
    66 5 Should domestic science be taught to all male students in Singapore schools? This question will be debated at a mock meeting of the Legislative Assembly at the Chinese YMCA on Thursday at 7.30 p.m. The debate will be the highlight of the "Students' Week"
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    SINGAPORE PREPARES FOR THE JET AGE
    304 5 Expansion of Payg Lebar Airpnrf i 8 now expected to be completed by next June W 0R K on the multimillion dollar new administration and control tower building for Singapore airport is expected to be speeded up within the next few months I to
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    FULLER RECORDS OF CRIMINALS
    130 5 Photos after conviction SINGAPORE police are to keep fuller records of criminals in future. They are also to be given powers to photograph criminals after their conviction in courts. These changes are to be brought about by a Bill now before the Legislative Assembly. At present,
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    'GUERILLA WARFARE IN R.I. WILL END SOON'
    165 5 'GUERILLA WARFARE IN R.I. WILL END SOON' A CATHOLIC priest flew in- to Singapore yesterday from Meclan confident that the guerilla warfare of Indo- oesian rebels in Sumatra would be completely wiped out before tne end of the year. The Rev. Father Maim j Dante (above), head of the Catholic
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    N.Z. Minister on way to Warsaw
    67 5 Mr. Michael Moohan, 60, New Zealand's Minister of Railways, Postmaster-Gene- j ral and Minister of Tele- graphs, yesterday flew into Singapore by BOAC plane on his way to Warsaw to repre- sent his Government at the j Inter-parliamentary Union Conference. Accompanied by his wife,
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    Prayers for late Sultan
    60 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Tues. The 'tahlil" prayer ceremonies in connection with the death of Sultan Ibrahim will be held at the Istana Besar on Friday and Saturday starting each day at 4.30 p.m. After the ceremonies there will be feasts fo r which 500 people have been
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    No more touting outside courts
    152 5 No more touting outside courts ■TOUTING around the 1 Criminal District and Magistrates' courts in Singapore has stopped, according to lawyers. They Miid yesterday the police deserved full praise tor the steps they had taken during the past year to eliminate that "undesirable" racket. A lawyer recalled that two or
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    Pilgrims back
    33 5 The pilgrim ship Anking arrived in Singapore last evening from Mecca with 237 new hajis. Three elderly pilgrims who fell ill durin- the trip were sent to hospital in an ambulance.
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      68 5 Lfhis twice a week I and make I your toilet bowl H\^ in the house W^ s I-^ ami Ll iOH vk. j^9^ Sv DisJnfecfs temoves hard -water rust stains ATE* COMFORT LONGER WEAR.... CROCODILE SPORTSHIRTS PYJAMAS \^^H **v 111 W '1 I SAP/ 1 A f vv Offer PROJECTORS:
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      97 5 IOMET d|i to HONGKONG in 4 hours from Singapore Take advantage of BOACs Ticket lastalnrnt Plan fl> mow, pay later for information and bookings consult your Travel Agent or MALAYAN AIRWAYS I GINItAL SAtfS 4Cf NTS BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS CORPORATION IB A B^^k. j y *i i. The style leader
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      44 5 SINGAPORE HIGH TIDES TODAY: 11.13 a.m. and 10.35 p.m. TOMORROW: 11.46 a.m. and 11.18 p.m. riU'RSDAY: 12.17 p,m. and 11.59 p.m. FRIDAY: 12 46 o.m. SATURDAY: «39 a.m. and 1 14 p.m. SUNDAY: 1.19 ajn. and 1.43 p.m. MONDAY: 1.59 a.m. and 2.13 p.m.
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      96 5 TODAY Y.WX.A. (Outram Road): Triangle Club— cooking deChinese— adult beginners ministration 5.00 p.m. 530 p.m., 7.30 p.m., lower KAMALA CLUB: Memprimaries 6.30 p.m.; Ball- bership Day— lo.oo a.m. to room dancing beginners 6.00 p.m.; Sewing class— 5.30 p.m., advanced 6.30 11.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m., 2.00 p.m.: Malay beginner* p.m.
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    Don spends a day snapping Chinatown
    637 6  - Don spends a day snapping Chinatown SUNNY GAIM 3 >^ iiiniiiii ft\f iiiiiiiiiiiiimimi; "WOW! I could take pic- tures for six months right here," said Don Nibbelink as he stood by the Singapore River. The world touring expert made the most of his twoday stay here. He went on a
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    IT'S FUN TO IMPROVE YOUR ALBUM
    595 6 IT'S FUN TO IMPROVE YOUR ALBUM NOW that you are a photographer, or at least that is what you have been trying to be, and have been taking pictures lately, it's a good time to suggest you try your hand at an album. The dictionary defines the word "album as-
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    Orchid studies contest soon
    108 6 4 PHOTOGRAPHIC competition will be held in conjunction with the Malayan Orchid Show at the Happy World in Singapore on October 9. Only photographic studies of orchids taken In Malaya and Singapore are eligible. Photographers may submit as many as six entries in the black and
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    PHOTO TIP
    41 6 A neckstrap is a cood accessory to protect your camera especially when you are travelling. Not only does it free your hands when you are not taking pictures, but acts as a camera steadier wnen you snap the shutter.
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    DISPLAYED AS ART
    121 6 Visual proof that ph< graphy deserves to be rar among the fine arts Is i.ou display in one of the lew. museums in the United Bt es. "Photography in the 1 Arts," a carefully-selt-< collection of the work of 55 leading contemporary photographers, has b^en hailed as
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    Scout wants colour shot of campfire.
    49 6 |)KAR MNM ;B and I Irani campfires at n colour film Cat lake, v i opening. 1 leant to warmcr-thah-DJ \K si \N^ li have taken <>nl\ i 1 I f\l xi A. on .i (i M I I) 1 IB men i
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      90 7 orient PJo«w Brands Wjfc *t*~ IcfIROFFS I J -net Shop /***** Jiri Motor Skowroom> IpECIAL [l/r PKICH VBLE 5 Pair to tment |k tang ltd. I 3 ROAD. I 5 I SUPER I BARGAIN I OFFER :HOES IN I SHION j SHOES CO. I J mm MM WMMJ 1Y HURRY
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      195 7 HULDA Table and Pedestal Fans MM MT 4 16" fclc, Hire purchase from $7/- per month SHROFFS The Carpet Shop 60-62, OrcKord Rd., Sin 9 opo P Te* ***** (Old Orckord Motor Showroom) WAI CHEONG I FOR CLASS TAILORING at NEW LOW PRICES 44. North Bridge Rd S pore. Tel:
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      294 7 mmmmM M L 1 II LJi 111 I «J H \jfi(& MMM^SMMMMMMS'^MMM^MMMMMMMWM^^sSsSom^^^^^ MM^m*^—^^ .^BB L °.v K^; RE F R YOUR SHOPPIN(; NEE °S THESE AUK THE LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN. WE GUARANTEE IT! I IT-DOWN YOl'R tailoring cosu by having your next suit made by Young Men Tailor. 241.
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      497 7 Singh's, 47/49 Stamford Road. This includes their wide range of Indian wool- len carpets and rugs. B.M.K. and Axminster. Singh's a.so have a special bargain offer of Indian D.C.M. plain furnishing reduced from the usual $3.50 to 52.50. A REAL BARGAIN for knitters is the Robin Knitting Machine. It is
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      514 7 TO ENCOURAGE NATURAL waves Ethuc Beauty Parlour < first floor above the Tangl'in Inn> have an amazing hair preparation which does just that. Surprise your husband or boy friend by getting a "new look" hair-style that looks so natural, and at very reasonable prices. DELICIOUS. MOUTH WATERING sliced cooked ham
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      346 7 ENGLISH LACE HANDKERCHIEFS for ladtes M Aurora's special oiler this week. These beautiful cotton lace handkerchiefs come in several designs and include artificial flowers in many colours. They are packed in a plastic gift box making an ideal gift for weddings and. birthdays. MORE LOW-PRICED items are on sale this
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      180 7 For real Comfort Always ASK FOR j UND M*l MEN S BOYS mjjk MADE IN USA V AvoHobte Sfl TAJMAHAL'S, 23 H.qh Street, Sinoopore Sole Ao«ntt for S'aore 4 Malay* LACHMANN CO.. 11-K Asio Insurance Blda.. Singapore Tel: 3*277 FOR THAT COOL- COMFORT FEELING Tailored from exclusive ma> roriols both
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      256 7 CARPETS ON HIRE PURCHASE SINGHS 47/49 Stamford Road Spore Teh ***** BIG REDUCTION SALE U.S.A. Lodict- lleuMi S2 SO Cents' Sp«rtsMrt« S2 70 Gents' Drill Shorts S2 f 0 Q*nu- Conor. s<xk» jp n ilo o Cotton Sm« Bed*Kc*tt 3 r>e. %7 SO Cotton f ittewc«««t 4 »et S3 OO
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      Teenager's bis; w worry— those blackheads!
      268 8 Teenager 's bis; w worry those blackheads! AMONG MY BEAUTY QUERIES THIS WEEK COMES A LETTER FROM B.T. OF SINGAPORE 6. WHO SAYS am a ternaurr with a bin uorr\. Instead of a smooth sun tanner! complexion I now find 1 have developed numerous u-iv blackheads and pimples. Can you
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    ELEGANT SHIRLEY IN A DRIP-DRY DRESS -THE LATEST STYLE
    83 8 ELEGANT SHIRLEY IN A DRIP-DRY DRESS -THE LATEST STYLE THfc elefaal model on the right is Shirley Cunico. She i> wearing a drip dry dress taken from a t misignmcnt which has just arrived. liny blue and pink design forms stripes on a white base and the deep blue belt
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    A simple dish of breast veal that delights
    427 8 A simple dish of breast veal that delights /\NE of the most economical meat cuts is breast of veal. This recipe for "Hot Pot" is simple to prepare and it can be left in the oven to cook without con- nt attention. Buy one pound of breast of chops, wash
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    Pirate look is ideal
    136 8 Pirate look is ideal E HHHE newest fashion E trends from Italy E for elegant stay-at-home E wear are ideally suited E E to Singapore women. Latest idea for infor- 5 mal evenings at home is E the dashing: "pirate** E E look. E E Sleek fitted pants but- E
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    RAFT HOLIDAY WINS A PRIZE
    251 8 RAFT HOLIDAY WINS A PRIZE A WAY FROM IT ALL -ON AN INDONESIAN LAKE JHE Perfect Holiday was described in many different ways, by many different readers. Here's the one we thought most worthy of the $10 prize. It was sent in by N. Venugopai Naidu, 96-B Tiong Bahru Road.
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    ANOTHER AWARD
    113 8 INHERE is another casn prize competition this weeK. Te subject is "Desert Island." If you knew you were soing to be stranded on a desert island and could take three things with you. what would you choose? Which three items do you think would prove their worth in
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    How to I wash those wonder fabrics
    361 8 How to I wash those wonder fabrics WITH so many wonder fabrics making their appearance the average housewi^ is sometimes bewildered about the best methods of washing them Here is a simple guide on the more well-known types. 1 For a waffle or flocked finished material squeeze the garment In
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    KEEPING YOUR SKIN TAUT
    239 8 APART from talking, do you ever exercise your face? If you wish to keep muscles young, taut ana in good trim, the thing to do Ls to exercise them. Most of us are quite prepared to do this as far a.s our body muscics are concerned
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    CASTLE TO LET...
    57 8 |^ADY MOLNTBVITKN. wife of the Defence Chief, is looking for a tenant for her Irish home which has the somewhat improbable name of Classiebawn Castle It is in County Sliffo, a five-floor Gothic edifice with manv coast on a wild stretch of the Atlantic Lady Mountbatten is
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    Ballet treat begins this week
    144 8 OVERS ot ballet in Singapore will be lighted with tainment which Is in store for them th: Under the Francis Poh Martftnus the thu the Singapore B. the Victuria Tn< Aiier the warm which their fir^t and usons received he can be little doubi .success
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    IF YOU WANT TO CATCH SHARKS...
    59 8 A WOMAN can join Falmouth Shark and Bk Game Angling Club n gets a catch over 201b. Sharks have been plentiful this summer off some paru> of the Cornish coa^t. mouth is making a bid against Looe as a sharing centre Already 500 shar.
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    Federation play better soccer than Singapore, say* UK tourists9 manager
    395 9  - Federation play better soccer than Singapore, say* UK tourists 9 manager ROYSTON LAZAROO By HPHE manager of the rin «HonjKong football team, Mr. Woo Cho Kin, told the Free ru eSS > esterd ay that the Federation soccer teams were of a much higher standard than those of Singapore. He
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    Black Gold, Monitor the best workers
    403 9 By Allan Lewis Black Gold i Johnson working alone and fairly wide out, was not fully extended lor three in 37 3/3. The way Black Gold did his work this morning makes his Penang form hard to undernd. Monitor < Johnson who look* big
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    33 9 Mary Bignal. who won the long jump with a record jump of 20 feet <U inches at the England ver- sus West Germany athletics meeting last weekend at the White City Stadium, London.
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    CHATTERBOX Schools turn down offer ww
    396 9 CHATTERBOX Schools turn down offer ww lI *E hear the Singapore 11 Amateur Swimming offer to .ing; sessions the hools in water polo has been turned down by the Singapore Sports Council. It seems the Council would be holding their E coaching sessions der the guidance of Tan Hwee Hock.
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    EDDY TO COACH LBER CUP SQUAD
    127 9 EDDY TO COACH LBER CUP SQUAD Eddy Choor.g. former ..d badminton cham- will coach Malaya's ten r Cup trainees for the round tie against Hong 2 on Sept. 5. The ten players selected Gaik Bee. N« Mei Lin Jessie Kang. Mrs. Amy Heah and Mrs. Ewe Choon I Ghee iPenang\
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    BAILED SAYS NO TO VU. TOUR
    38 9 BAILED SAYS NO TO VU. TOUR NOTTINGHAM Tues Trevor Bailey. Essex and England all-rounder and one or 29 players sounded by MCC on their availability to tour the West indies this winter, Is unable to make the trip.
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    §3 million gate
    42 9 NEW YORK. Tues. Gross j receipts for the Rate and subsidiary rights to the Ingemar Johansson Floyd Patterson heavyweight title fight m June should approximate M53.956.385. according to figures announced yesterday by the New York State Athletic Commission.— U.P.I.
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    Close of play scores
    161 9 Close of play scores f ONDON, Mon. Close of play scores in yesterday's cricket matches were: At Swansea: Glamorgan 193 and secondly 296 «W. Woller 71, B. Hedge* 74, P. Walker 54, B. Langford five for 117*. Somerset 205 (M. Tremlett 47. P. Walker five for 76) and secondly seven
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    DAILY BRIDGE
    161 9 rTOE text-books offer little guidThe problem was neaUy solved Mamole above although 1 SLt »nd W«t had not previously played together. XKIOBA Q J 8 3 j K 984 A West dealt at game Ipades Four No-Trump6. If East gets a routine reply of Five Diamond*, even Six
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    23 9 World sports Hashes WELLINGTON: A Thai women's badminton team beat a New Zealand selection 6-1 in an exhibition at Invercargill last night. Reuter
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    144 9 LONDON: Twenty-five past and present members of the Oxford and Cambridge Universities Rugby Union teams leave tonight for a 16-match tour of the Par East. They will also play a match in Singapore. LONDON: Phil HorrocksTaylor. Leicester and England fly half, has left for New Zealand to reinforce the British
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    25 9 MELBOURNE:— South African boxer Johnny Van Rensburg has agreed to fight Aborigine, George Bracken, Australia's leading lightweight, at Melbourne Stadium on Aug. 27. U.P.I. Reuter
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    25 9 GOTEBORG, SWEDEN. Ingemar Johansson revealed today he has received a US$500,000 offer to defend his heavyweight title against Roy Harris in Dallas, Texas. U.P.I. Reuter
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    34 9 LONDON, Tues.—Results of last night's Rugby league matches were: Featherstone Rovers 11 Wakefteld Trinity 25. Hull 22 Halifax 17, St. Helen's 59 Blackpool Borough 17, Worklngton Town 5 Leigh 12. Reuter
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    TODAY'S SPOUT
    42 9 SOCCER: Tourist match—Singapore Malays v Hong Kong Chinese, Jalan Besar, ?..>0 p.m.; S.A.F.A. junior rup Mahle Boys v Rajaji. Jalan Besar. 8 p.m.; Friendly Jollilads v H.M.S.. Dampier, Earrer Park. SWIMMING: Singapore Base District champion-hips (finals). Britannia Club. 2.30 pjn.
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    MCC make 3 changes for last Test
    115 9 MCC make 3 changes for last Test LONDON, Tues. ENGLAND, who can win all five tests in a series for the first time if they beat India at The Oval on Thursday, have made three changes from the side whicn won the fourth cricket Test at Manchester last month. David
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    MALAYS TO MEET UK CHINESE
    69 9 MALAYS TO MEET UK CHINESE Singapore Malays will meet Hong Kong Chinese in a friendly soccer match at Jalan Besar today at 7.30 p.m. The Singapore team will be chosen from: Mokhtar Tabri, Tdros Albar, All Samijan, Matmoon Sudasee, Umar Rahmat. Osman Johan. Wari Basri. Ibrahim Hassan, Kassim A&hik, Tahir
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    Malayan cricket team may tour Hong Kong in Dec.
    209 9 Malayan cricket team may tour Hong Kong in Dec. J^ MALAYAN cricket team may visit Hong Kong in December, the President of the Singapore Cricket Association. Dr. Ong Swee Law, told the Free Press yesterday. Dr. Ong, who is Chairman of the tour subcommittee, disclosed that the team would be
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    Oxford crew
    31 9 TOKYO. Tues— The Oxford University boat crew arrived in Tokyo yesterday to take part in the All-Japan regatta scheduled for August 21-23 at the Toja course in Saitama prefecture.
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    RAF TEAM TO TOUR HONGKONG
    159 9 RAF TEAM TO TOUR HONGKONG A COMBINED Royal Air Force < Far East to team will tour Hong Kong next month for a series of matches. They play their first match on Sept. 17 against Hong Kong Chinese in an annual charity match for the Battle of Britain" Cup. The
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    A 'STAMPEDE' TO RESIQ
    331 10 I *Blhitl Colloninq og the Covernineii^ poliey would be niiy^ Thai's what salary cuts will bring about, warns the University Association A "STAMPEDE" of resignations will follow any cut in salaries in certain faculties, warns the Academic Staff Association of the University of Malaya in Singapore.
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    CHILDREN'S CONCERT
    45 10 CHILDREN'S CONCERT Children of the Indo- nesian community in Singapore give a concert I after the short ceremony held at the Consul- General's residence in g Paterson Road. The occasion was to celebrate the 14th anni- versary of Indonesian Independence Day. —Free Press picture. B^
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    248 10 POODLE ROO GOES BACK TO MUM ROO the poodle will be down owner. .Mr. Thomas ■> u. In New York on Thursday. The runaway pet was yesterday being fussed over at the Pasii Pmnjans Hill home of Mr>. J. J. Rattraj who received torn the finder. >Ir. A. J. (.ood
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    Crack sleuths take up case
    110 10 THE Special Investigation Section of the C.1.D., yesterday took up the case of the knifing of Inspector Abdullah Sidik bin Alans at the Pasir irt on Sunday night. Although the area was combed tor the three thugs who attacked him and abbed his gun. no
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    SOLO SINGERS FOUND
    25 10 ipor< Musical Soas found all the vol4er> it wanted inductor. Mrs. Lee-How., at a cor. I the Victoria Memorial Hall on September
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    Byrne to speak
    26 10 The Minister for Labour and Law. Mr. K. M. Byrne, will speak over the English section of Radio Singapore at 7.15 p.m. today.
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    35 10 picture. A Singapore schools' music supervisor. Miss Alice Wong, who re- turned to Singapore yes- g g terday by air after completing an advanced course at the Royal Academy of Music in London.- Free Press
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    UKCLPTION BY K.I. CONSUL
    68 10 Indonesians in Singapore night celebrated the fourteenth v*miversary of their independence at a reception given by the Indonesian Consul- General, Major-General Gusti Djatikusumo, and his wife at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Among the guests were the Yang di-Pertuan Negara. Sir William Goode; the Deputy Premier. Dr.
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    Casev leaves
    23 10 The Australian Minister for External Affairs. Mr. Richard Casey, who arrived in Singaoore yesterday by air. left this morning for Bangkok.
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    Govt. officers attend lectures
    188 10 A GROUP ol 20 Government officers from Division I yesterday began a2' 2 weeks' course of lectures at the Civil Service Political Centre set up by tne Government livst Saturday. The courses are aesigned by the Government to put its employees abreast of the changing political
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    A grand old lady buried
    34 10 NEARLY 140 descendants paid their last respects to the late Mrs. Emelia Agnes Frankford. 99. who was buried in Singapore yesterday only four months .short ol her lOOih birthday.
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    'BINDING TIES WITH INDONESIA'
    103 10 'BINDING TIES WITH INDONESIA' THE Singapore "Minister for Culture. Mr. S. RajaratI nam, last night spoke of the 1 ties that bound the peoples of Indonesia and Malaya. Introducing the Indonesian Cultural Mission at a performance it was about to give at the Victoria Theatre, the I Minister said, there
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      79 10 PAPER TIPS ALLIANCE IN POLL MANCHESTER, Tues. —The Manchester Guardian, commenting on the forthcoming General Elections in Malaya, yesterday said the Alliance party would win. "In the elections; for the state legislatures in May and June it won nearly threequarters of the beats, five times as many as the run-ner.->-up."
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      38 10 NEW YORK, Tucs— lndia asked today for another United Nations debate on banning atomic and hydrogen weapon tests. U.P.I. UPPSALA, Central Sweden Singapore is represented at a five-day international conference of physicists discussing energy from sea water. Reuter
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      32 10 ATHENS, Ex-EOKA leader Gen. George Grivas told crowds he was ready to seek power in Cyprus if the people asked him. "The country cannot live with its present leadership.' he said. Reuter
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      22 10 LONDON— A nuked man icalking near the Houses of Parliument yesterday told a policeman iclio arrested him that he was invisible. Reuter
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      19 10 DUBLIN. An attempt to bounce radio waves off the planet Venus will be made soon by British scientists.— Reuter
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      28 10 MOSCOW.-- Diplomas for best directing went yesterday to Japanese Koji Shima for "The Unforgettable Path" and Frenchman Jean Valere for "The Sentence" at Moscow International Film Festival. Reuter
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      30 10 LE PONT. Switzerland— Alter reporting to police that her husband had .^hot her four children, a 28-year-old housewife herself confessed to the crime. She had shot her husband too.— Reuter
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      16 10 LUTON. Bedfordshire England's oldest woman Mrs. Hannah Taylor. 109. died yesterday. She had 13 children. Reuter
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      20 10 MOSCOW Soviet spc- cialists are leaving for In- donesia to help build roads H on the island of Kalimantan.— Reuter
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      27 10 LONDON.— The first Victoria Cross won by the Scots Guards in 1857 will be pr sented to the Regiment tu month by the hero's erand- son.— Reuter
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      28 10 KRISTIANSAND. Norway --"Anne Marie Is a wonder- iuj girl." *a:d Mrs Mary Rockefeller last night wh- B she arrived to see son Steven wed her hou>emald. j Reuter
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    132 10 Laos China strongest warning so fj DED CHINA uttered "th. against the "imperially merit troops continued to n J posts near the frontier Vietnam. The Chinese Fort that should the "imi of aggression In tl the security of C cerned u'ould b; Asian count and neutrality, would bof aggression and
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