The Singapore Free Press, 5 January 1960

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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    Opinion The Asian Highway
    36 1 B V the I m ..e .id I I United ■r the T •~ies ;te I poor rted c ■he When odof m -open'■ .an a the oevd goal *he I.U ARTICLE
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    'Drifting'
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    OUR FUTURE-BY TOH
    108 1 Deputy Premier says links with Federation are getting less we need greater understanding with Indonesia "Spore must more to R.i; SINGAPORE'S Deputy Prime Minister yesterday called for an immediate reorientation o f attitudes and emphasis with regard to the State's relations with neighbouring: territories, including the Federation
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    Lock icon Reunion after shipwreck
    71 1 picture. THE MASTER of the wrecked Valley Forsr, Capt. Peter I. Petrone. pictured yesterday with members of his 37-man crew after his return to Singapore from Tanjong Pinang. The vessel ran aground near Barlang Cap Rock m Indo- nesian waters, on Thursday. Rescuers brought 30 of the
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    Club houseboy in early morning death fall
    120 1 Club houseboy in early morning death fall A Singapore houseboy, 45-year-old Geow Chew Bin, fell 100 feet to his death from a window m the Chin Kang Huay, a club, at Bukit Pasoh Road, early this morning. Police believe that he must have lain on the road at least three
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    Lock icon Plane not shot down
    42 1 CALCUTTA, Tues. The Indian Airlines Corporation has denied press reports that its Dakota freighter, which crashed on Sunday on the Indo-Tibetan border, was shot down by foreign forces. All eight occupants are I feared to be dead.- Reuter
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    "Copter services
    22 1 LONDON. Tues. British European Airways are planning cross-Channel helicopter services for passengers, freight and mail, a B.E.A. spokesman said here.
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    Two tasks for the year—by Lee Kuan Yew
    181 1 Two tasks for the year by Lee Kuan Yew The People's Action Party, faces two important tasks i this year, the secretary-gene-i ral, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. announced yesterday. These tasks will be: Improvement ot the party cadres' grasp of the socialist theory and party principles; Elimination of "pc 1
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    Children die as crane topples
    48 1 MARSEILLES, Tues. A towering construction crane toppled into a kindergarten playground here during a recreation period yesterday. Four children were killed and a number of others injured. The crane was being erected m a workyard next door to the kindergarten when it fell.
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    Rubber up one cent
    32 1 Rubber up one cent January first grade robber buyers f.o.b. opened m Singapore this morning at 112 5 8 cents per lb.. up one cent on yesterdays close. The tone was uncertain.
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    FIVE KILLED IN DAWN BATTLE
    96 1 G E R O N A North West Spain, Tues. A civil guard and four bandits were killed and another guard badly wounded m a dawn gun battle near here yesterday, when the guards swooped on the farm-house hideout of a Spanish guerilla leader. Police
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    Lock icon Died 1934, body still in good condition
    103 1 Died 1934, body still in good condition JAKARTA, Tues. The mortal remains of a Catholic priest who was buried 25 years ago were found m perfect condition, according to an Indonesian newspaper report quoted by Antara news agency. The newspaper, Sinar Indonesia, said grave diggers were startled to find the
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    Lock icon OVER 900 FOR CEYLON ELECTIONS
    52 1 OVER 900 FOR CEYLON ELECTIONS /COLOMBO. Tues. More \j than 900 candidates so far have declared their intention to run for Parliament on March 19. In all 151 seats will be at stake m the general election. Twenty-three political parties have sponsored candidates. In addition 173 independents are running for
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    MANNED SPUTNIK SOON
    328 1 VIENNA. Tues. Soviet scientists are considering launching a manned Sputnik m the near future, Radio Budapest reported yesterday. The radio was broadcasting a report from its Moscow correspondent. It said that competent Soviet scientis£s had said that a new rocket would be launched to surprise the world
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    MOSCOW
    103 1 two months for explora-' tion of Mars, the scientists wrote m Aero-Space Engineering, a publication of the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences. On return to earth, th*y said the nuclear vehicle would go into orbit around it, and the crew would land on its surface m a small entry
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    BYRNE—'WE WILL CLOSE DOWN THE VICE CLUBS'
    224 1 BYRNE— 'WE WILL CLOSE DOWN THE VICE CLUBS' A SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT MINISTER has warned private clubs which serve as a cover for vice that they will be closed down. He has also charged that prominent business and professional men are chairmen of some of these ?lubs "which serve as places
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    STOP PRESS
    40 1 NA RECOGNITION KEY U.S. IF < i on r i < mm i«m < h tion m rturh! i VI JRK BEGINS ON FLOOD SCHEME sii mil i I ."lit < |j .1 irt ol 1 i)a( i > Lttoa il D r>'
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    361 KILLED
    30 1 CHICAGO. Tues.— Accident deaths for the three-day New Year holiday included 361 people killed m traffic accidents. Fires took 60 lives, other mishaps. including plane crashes. 81.— U.P.1.
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    427 1 •Hopes of merger with the Federation still remain, but it will be foolish for us to believe that such a merger will take place within the next five years.' declared the Deputy Premier m his article, entitled "The CrossRoads." In fact, he said,, the Federation was moving further away from
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    U.K. BOOM GATHERS PACE
    195 2 Sharp gains m industrial equities Steel, engineering and shipping shares sought LONDOX, Tuesday. THE boom m industrial equities gathered considerable pace on the stock markets yesterday and although there was some new reaction m places, widespread gains had been established by the close. Some of these
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    LONDON PORT STRIKES
    73 2 LONDON PORT STRIKES LONDON Tut-N.— Tu» unollicial strikes hit thr 1*..rl «>f London yesterday tlirratrnine to bring the port complete standstill ununion officials secure a r< turn to work. In th»- first strike, more thin 600 tusmen walked off Iheir craft m protest against thr employers' refusal to -r.«nt a
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    NOMINAL DROP IN RUBBER
    68 2 LONDON. Tues.— A nominal halfpenny a pound initial dei cline m sympathy with the East yesterday was soon partially regained, not so much because of demand but because of scarcity of landed market offers, traders said. In New York, futures were steadier yesterday led by i
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    CITY LIGHTS
    121 2 M.T.U.C. TO CONSIDER BOYCOTT KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. The Malayan Trade Union Congress is to consider a boycott of South African goods, especially consumer goods, m protest against the apartheid policy. The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions, following a resolution passed last month at the sixth world congress
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    Steel price increase 'inevitable'
    188 2 Steel price increase 'inevitable' CLEVELAND, Ohio, Tues.— Steel price increases will bo the inevitable result of the wage settlement reached Monday m the industry, said Steel Magazine. The metal working weekly estimated the new wage settlement would increase steel -making costs about USS26 a ton over the terms of the
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    Soviet sales confirmed
    63 2 LONDON. Tues. The financial section of The Times said an official of the Russian trade delegation here had again confirmed the Russian decision to sell between 45.000 and 50.000 tons of stockpile rubber m the first quarter of this year. The Times quoted the official as saying
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    Ten fishermen feared lost
    30 2 MANILA, Tues.— Ten fishermen are reported missing, believed dead, while running for cover m their boat from a typhoon off southern Luzon on Dec. 31.— Reuter.
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    Brokerage cuts
    25 2 PARIS. Tue.s.—The official brokers federation yesterday announced a cut In Stock Exchange taxes and brokerage rates for debentures traded m Paris, effective today.
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    FIRST TRUST FUND
    9 2 Manager's selling price, today $1.13 xd.
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    SINGAPORE SHIPPING
    265 2 vjllirs lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today mm Emp. Fowey 1/2, Soikai Maru 4/5, Benalbanach 6A. Ho Sang 6/7, Breconihire 8/9, Corfu 10/11. vSinaloa 13/14. Salsette 15/16, Pres. Polk 18. Van Waenvijck 19 Serdang N. Wall 2. Senggarang X. Wall 3, Segamat N. Wall
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    801 2 NOTE* All nrices helow arp tniHHlp nnVps seiayang 2n* 2 /ev 2 surge, mting lk% i 67i 2 J.IVJXU. r\n prices UCIU>v are imuail prices Siamese 31 30/6 jTemerloti 2 29' SINGAPORE. MOMMY. W. Hammer 194 IJI% jjjg- '"oT'ns E S* 'f/' 2 industrials wearre Bros !.60i
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    World market prices
    334 2 NOTE: All prices below > are middle prices. U.K. Closing Prices LONDON. Jan. 4. Thursday Today RUBBER No. 1 RM •J.f. European portt Jan r.S 31 6 Hi Feb Btt/M RUBBER No. 1 RSS Soot Nl ÜBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement Moii*» Tirmi Fob Bl I l«
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    61 2 HONG KONG. Monday Closing prices here todftj were Thursday Today H. S. Barking Corporation 51. 130 $1,150 sellers sales Union Ins. Canton $95.00 $94.00 sales buyers Wheelock Marden $6.00 $6.15 sale* $6.10 sales H Kong phone $32.25 $32.30 sales <fc $32.75 sales Da m- Farm Cold Storage
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    BIG CANNING PROJECTS
    45 2 BIG CANNING PROJECTS PORTLAND. Oregon, Tues The American Can Company will build a plant at Astoria. Oregon, to produce 100 million cans annually for the tuna, salmon, crab and shrimp processors m the area. American Can is already building a similar plant at Eurgene, Oregon.
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    Tin price steady
    26 2 LONDON, Tues. Tin was j moderately dealt m at steady j prices. In the New York metal market, tin was firm but inactive.
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      267 2 HAMBURG-AMERICAN LIN? <c NORTH GERMAN LLOYD I To (Colombo), Genoa, Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam Bremen Hamburg. Calls Southampton for passengers. s KAVENSTEIN (LLOYD) U 22 Jan 23 24 )«n DRESDEN (HAPA6) 2E 21 Jan 28 36 Im 30 lan 1 Fet HANNOVER (HAPAG: 38 Jan 1 Feb Express Service. Passenfer Acctmmrtatien
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  • BANDITS HAVE PERMISSION TO GIVE THEMSELVES UP
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      Herter plan for world 'cultural bridge'
      19 3 i gomg > n gross :ter. to for an act be- proidies. the .es.
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      New intake of pupils uncertain
      13 3 New intake of pupils uncertain ore have the Cr. pupils seen c of
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      TENGKU WANTS ROAD TO TEMPLE
      124 3 TENGKU WANTS ROAD TO TEMPLE KUALA LI'MPL'R. Tmi Tlie Prime Minister, ltn^ku Abdul Rahman. h*M expressed a desire to see a road built to the ancient Hindu temple which the Museums Department is restoring: at Sungei Batu Ntti Kedah. The Tengku making his third visit to the excavations at the
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      TOBACCO IN SPEEDBOAT
      57 3 A alleged to have been caught ott Bukit Piatu containing 583--lb. of tobacco wa^ released of $7,000 m two sureties after being charged m a :apore court yesterda Khoo Liang Meng. 27. was arre>ted at 10 p.m. on Dec. 26 Unpaid duty on the tobacco amounts to
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      The comrades need the food
      210 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. TERRORISTS m the Federation are now giving themselves up "by I consent," says a spokesman of the Emergency staff, m a review of last year's fighting. Where once an attempt to surrender meant death, bandit leaders now give individuals permission to surrender
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      Inconsiderate cyclist
      18 3 Inconsiderate cyclist JOHORE BAHRU. Tues For riding a bicycle m an :ii:i::ned SlO In the Magistrate'^ Court yesterday.
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      Malaya invited to railway talks
      51 3 TOKYO. Tues. The Japapnese National Railway Corporation said yesterday the second Asian railway conference to discuss, among other things, modernisation of railways was expected to be held here from Oct. 11 to Oct. 20 this year. Invitations were being sent to 18 countries, including Malaya—
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      15 3 emember, n p Nn n 300 Pea- con•evie B Reci--900 The ii Tlic 10.30 11.00
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      311 3 J6 ■II CLUES ACROSS 4 He's certainly got something 1 And. maybe, watch where two (s>. lines come together ill). 5 Science being out of the cur--7 Now sJeeps the petal, now riculum. gobble this! (5). the white" (Tennyson) (7». 6 Shilling chessman to breed i 9 A short quick
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      549 3 BORN today you are generous, kind-heartea and considerate of the feelings of other people. However, you have been given critical faculties which, when put to work, can tear down almost anything which is not properly constructed! It is up to you to learn how to be diplomatic and politic m
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    ASIAN HIGHWAY
    885 4 When ready, it will be possible to drive from Spore to Europe IT will be possible to travel by motor car from Singapore to any country of Asia and Europe once the United Nationsfostered Asian Highway project is completed. The first priority is the linking of existing road
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    JOURNEY INTO SPACE
    619 4  -  DR. ABRAHAM MARCUS Bysdfdfdsfdsf Carrying your own garden Heat, cold problems \T MO SPHERIC pressure m the cabin would have to be reduced. This can be done quite safely now for the nitrogen has been removed and a satisfactory partial pressure of oxygen can be achieved without
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    Tell the Govt., urges Byrne
    27 5 CHARITY H \I)S HISI SI WILL BE SISHED •OK r tor Law, M Byrne, rued v aclaken v jduaLs who public of
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE HIGH TIDES
    41 5 SINGAPORE HIGH TIDES m m. a m. m. md .md photo S oaten who arrived m Singapore ndinu I one-week training course hi inisrj hv the Boy Scouts' Association ln»m left: Mr.* nrti Moh Aras. Mr. Mr. K. Supamli. Free Press
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    'SCOUTING STANDARD HERE HIGHER THAN IN R.I.'
    223 5 'SCOUTING STANDARD HERE HIGHER THAN IN R.I.' pHE standard of Scouting m Singapore is "a little higher" than m Indonesia because of better facilities available nere and the thorough training local Scouts receive. Th^ was stated by the r of a trio of Indonesian Mr. R. Supandi, who arrived m
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    SELKIRK, NEHRU HOLD TALKS
    59 5 NEW DELHI, Tues.— The Earl of Selkirk. British High Commissioner designate for Singapore and Commissioner General-designate for SouthEast Asia, had a 45-minute meeting with India's Prime Minister. Mr. Nehru, yesterday. He aLso met the VicePresident. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, and the Defence Minister, Mr. V. K. Krishna
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    Family planning: NUPW to decide
    53 5 Family planning: NUPW to decide Kuala Lumpur. Tues. The National Union of Plantation Workers will decide shortly whether it should Officially support family planning for 200.000 Malayan estate workers. The acting general secretary of the union, Mr. John Emmanuel, said yesterday that the executive council would discuss this item at
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    No water for a few hours
    55 5 No water for a few hours Water is being cut off m Perseveranace Estate, off Jalan Eunos. Singapore, today until 6 p.m. to divert a main. Eleven houses numbered from 2 to 14. except 11 and 13, along Woodleigh Close will have their water supplies stopped up to 3 p.m.
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    Plantation fire
    13 5 SAIGON, Tues.— Fire destroyed 32 dwellings belonging to rubber plantation strikers.
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    Women's Diary
    175 5 Women's Diary Y.W.C.A. (Raffles Quay): Malay beginners 10.30 a.m., Japanese flower arrangement 2nd course 10 a.m., 7th course 11 a.m.; Blue Triangle Club quii 5 p.m.; Drama for children 3.45 p.m. EXHIBITION of paintings by Mr. T. C. Tan at Diethelm building 9 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. EXHIBITIONS (Raffles Museum)
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    Local Jaycees elect chief
    69 5 Local Jaycees elect chief rE Singapore Junior Chamber of Commerce has elected Mr. Tan Hian Tsln (left) as its president for this year. Elected to serve with him on the board of directors are Mr. Jeremy C. G. Ramsay and Mr. Tan Kok Shia, vicepresidents: Mr. Arnold Mannering, secretary. Mr.
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    Bishop of Singapore calls for a merger of diocese's titles
    391 5 J 01 binsaRt. Rev. ha* both the Federaa anc* be of tho wrttii m thly Bt. Andrew's month. tisfled c of ted out adthan Sin- the title cent rn< p.- the Church m the West to be named after the
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    Lock icon No one hurt in this mishap
    41 5 picture. This lorry while travelling from Johore Bahru to Singapore yesterday morning skidded at the 11th mile, Bukit Timah Road. Its trailer fell into a roadside drain. The driver and attendant escaped unhurt.. Free Press
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    Lock icon Air Force chief flies to H.K.
    41 5 HONG KONG. Tues. Air Chief Marshal the Earl of Bandon arrived m Hong Kong yesterday on a fourday 'routine" visit. The Commander-in-Chlef. Far East Air Force, Hew In from Singapore, accompanied by his wife.- Reuter
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    Sikhs in S'pore celebrate GOBIND SINGH ANNIVERSARY
    152 5 Sikhs in S'pore celebrate GOBIND SINGH ANNIVERSARY 2IKHS m Singapore and the world over are today celebrating the 294 th. anniversary of the birth of Guru Gobind Singh. It was 261 years ago that Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of the Sikhs, transformed them into a militant body the Khalsa
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    DON'T RUIN YOUR CAMERAREAD THE INSTRUCTIONS!
    876 6 Cutting all I'hoivyraphors-btf Sunny dam TODAY'S column is one of advice to new camera owners. But one I feel will also 1 not-so-new cameras. r~ When you took that new J camera out of the box on t Christmas Day, there was an instruction
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    HOW TO BE SLICK WHEN YOU CLICKTHE SECRETS OF THOSE HAPPY SMILES
    504 6  -  MARY HAMPSON by sdfsdfdsff MILLIONS of cameras click each year on millions of children. And if the truth is told later, millions of pictures turn out not QUITE as well as they might have done. That is why
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    $30-mil. contract for unnamed firm
    176 7 $30-mil. contract for unnamed firm ITU ALA LUMPUR, Tues. 1Y The Port Swettenham Board has selected a firm from among 27 contractors to construct the $30-million North Klang straits deep-water wharves. But the name of the firm will not be made public for another month. The General Manager of the
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    Seven more awards far the New Year
    151 7 Seven more awards far the New Year BESIDES Air Vice Marshal E. M. F. Grundy, Air Offi- j cer Commanding Headquarter Units, Far East Air Force, and Squadron Leader Richard Mullins, another seven R.A.F. men have been cited for awards m the New Year's Honours List for service m the
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    TEENAGE TREAT
    17 7 The Singapore Y.W.C.A. will today launch its four-day holiday programme for teenage girls and boys.
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    THE LOTTERY RAID IN SELEGIE ROAD...
    135 7 HO FAH SAN, 20, was absorbed m written work, connected with a "character" lottery, when he handed two lottery documents to a man who entered his room. He was arrested immediately after the man had identified himself to be ASP Tan Kai Wan. Inspector
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    DIDN'T DECLARE HIS WATCH
    45 7 JOIIORE BAHRU, Tues.— Tan Peng Poh, of Tren*Kanu. was fined $600 m the Magistrate's court here yesterday for falling: to declare to the Customs on arrival here from Singapore that he had a new wristwatcn. The watch, worth $363, was confiscated
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      213 7 arrange a twelve monthly payment plan for only $500 down payment. SPECIAL CASH PRICES for "Philips." "Grundig" and "Nordmende" radios and radiograms at International Electric Co., 642. Geylang Road. Easy hire-purchase terms also obtainable at this radio store. CHEAPER THAN USUAL for your Chinese New Year shopping is a justifiable
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      293 7 CHINESE NEW YEAR IS NEAR Avoid rush, make your New Year Shopping NOW and select your requirements. C.K. TANG LTD. 310, ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE V. Telt: *****, 3»708 3402S NEW YEARS BARGAINS Sixwoy Podded Brassieres $5.20 (Block and White) Ladies' Gold Leather Slippers $2.30 (Block, Green Red Boys' Fancy Cotton
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    Hampers for your winning recipes! -and cash prizes, too!
    315 8 BIG news for EVE's cookery conscious readers today! The winners of our new RECIPE CONTEST are to receive hampers containing Nestle products m addition to cash awards! For the first prize winner each week there is a hamper of any of
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    EYE BEAUTY IN HANDY FORM
    190 8 LOXDOX-MADE Gala cosmetic preparations are once more on the Singapore market. Xewest m design and the most alluring of these products is the Eye Fantasy Baton which I forecast will make a hit here. The baton consists of seven miniature eye-colour tubes m stick form.
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    Lovely to look at
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    SHE'S FAT AND FORTY
    382 8 "OHOULD I diet?' asks a reader who says she is 0 "frankly fat and forty." It sounds to me as if she already knows the answer to this problem or she would never have said that she was "frankly fat." I'm sure she will feel much
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    BROCADE
    177 8 the prayer of a busy housewife who wants to put something attractive on the tab!< at tea-time. It is the "Answer Cake" a package which contains frosting mix, cake mix and the cake pan. All you have to do is to add one egg and water to the cake
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    Round the Singapore shops
    416 8 towels as her baby grows. ROBINSON'S have some lovely baby hand towels beautifully printed with bright bath scenes. They cost $4.50 each. FOR JUNIOR T OOKING for washable kJ cotton schoolbags for a child going to kindergarten? I saw some very practical ones m pastel colours
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    SINGAPORE IS OUT OF THIS ASIA TOURNEY
    84 9  -  FRANCIS BOEY ftfo reason* "h?J runt by sdfdsfdsfdsfdsf IPORI uill n l take part m the first Asian basketball chain- be held at Manila from Jan. 15-21. This was disclosed the president of the Singapore Amateur Basketball FeChye Hin. that his association had
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    Two try the hard tracks at Ipoh
    68 9  - Two try the hard tracks at Ipoh ALLAN LEWIS □dsfdsfdsfsdfd OECAUSE of hard tracks there was tie last work this morning at Ipoh. (ierry s Luck »Tjoa> and I \penMvr Hobby vßuai.g > the only horses to atmaking. They from the half mile. the la.>t three i:: 39 Exper. Ide
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    Sin sticks to Tokyo style
    164 9 >'K\N i aces and new names marked the opening of the 1960 Singapore Table Tennis championships at the Youth Sports c entre last night. the Junior bei ecn Sin d Y:p Shee X Hwee and K. :ie ion? driv>teady smashing attack be Japanese champions. 5m
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    DAILY BRIDGE
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    Penalty hero
    45 9 George Allan was the hero when S.C.C. "B" beat Dog Coy R.M.P. 14-11 at rugby on the padang yesterday. His penalty m the closing minutes enabled S.C.C. to win by a goal and three penalties to a aoal. a try. and a penalty.
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    WORLD TITLE BOUT IN MANILAELORDE BID FOR JUNIOR CROWN
    292 9 dfdfdfsdf 5*2 wr B^BS' NEW YORK. Tues. Harold Gomes of the United States has agreed to defend his world junior lightweight championship against Flash Elorde of the Philippines m Manila during the first week of March. 6 ft MELBOURNE. South Australia,
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    RACE FINISHES AT PENANG
    314 9 (ioinij: Firm. Third day. Jan. 3. 1960. k^. st-viMi (I 3. l>iv. :J— «F. 1 Tumbalina B.'J (Ward) 2. Colcman Street 8.10 (Lee) J. Kilex 8.11 (Mawi). 4. Britannia (Juhnson). Winner trained by: Daniels. Time lmin. 14 3/5. Won by: 8. l« nk. Tote: $11, 18,
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      30 9 lodavs Mporl ><X EX: M.F.A. League Maxwell v Setia Java, Bales-ti-r Road: Tamil festival ond round) Rajaji v Indian Soccerites, Farrer Park. 1 \BLE TENNIS: S.T.T.A. ihampionships, SYSC (730 p.m.).
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    Lock icon MAC'S TOUR MAY BE START OF NEW ERA
    404 10 LONDON, Tues. A new era m African history may open today when Mr. Harold Macmillan leaves here for the first tour of Africa ever undertaken by a British Prime Minister. The 65-year-old Premier's flight underlines his Govern- merit's concern for the continent
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    146 10 'DEATH TO POPE LEAFLETS FOUND OUTSIDE COURT JAKARTA. Tuesday Leaflets inscribed J "Death to the bandit Pope" were found over the weekend outside the air force officers club where Pope is being tried. He is charged with joining m the rebellion aeainst the Indonesian Government,* carrying weapons of war and
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    106 10 I ONDON, Tues. Sir 1^ Walter Hannay. chairman oi the Noise Abatement Society, said the majority of workers with pneumatic drills suffered from impairment of hear- ing. It could well be that typists working In noisy offices would also m time suffer increasing deafness, he
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    96 10 ATTACK ON CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL LONDON, Tues.— Radio Moscow yesterday attacked the festival of Christmas as an "imperialist" weapon, def.ied Jesus Christ ever existed, and called a major Christian precept of tolerance a Aoctrine "harmful to working people." Deriding the Christmas messages traditionally dispatched by leaders m many nations, Radio Moscow
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    309 10 Bandaranaike died twice, says surgeon COLOMBO, Tuesday. TME late Prime Minister of Ceylon, Mr. Solomon Bandaranaike, virtually died twice, the Colombo Chief Magistrate inquiring into Mr. Bandaranaike's assassination was told yesterday. Dr. Anthonis, senior surgeon of Colombo General Hospital, said this m his evidence. He added that normally a patient
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    131 10 ONE of the most unusual exhibits at the 6th. National Boat Show at Earl's Court, London, is this water-borne helicopter. iimmiiiiiimiii imimiiimimimimiimiiiiimiiiiiiiiii It takes off under tow at speeds as low as 2! m.p.h. and is claimed to be as simple to handle as a bicycle. It costs
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    167 10 Ten countries now report anti-Jew acts LONDON, Tuesday. OUTBREAKS of swastika-painting and anti- Jewish incidents were reported from ten countries yesterday, apart from West Berlin the United States, Britain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Holland, Greece, Australia, Austria and South Africa. The reports were accompanied by denunciations from many quarters of the
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    48 10 LONDON, rues.— The price !of white Sarawak pepper yesterday was te Bd. a lb.. the highest since 1952. Three years ago it bold at 2s. a lb. In Britain stocks are re--1 ported to be at a low level ol about three months' .supply. U.P.I.
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    72 10 4 UGUSTA iG The White Ho;; terday released the tex New Year's greeting- ixchanged between Pro^i*. Eisenhower and Mr. Nikita Khrushchev. Mr. Khrushchev said: 'L' I this year be the yoar of a further improvement m the relation^ between our countries." President plied that h< I viet JeacYear
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    125 10 Kandahar mobs kill 700: Army now in control I^ARACHI, T death I Kandahar estimated at ai up to 700. I 1.000 and 2 have been a rRioters smash < c of many hoi ral occupn cans, and att; residence of Moliammec Sid 'Reports that A: lies had been i a
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    342 10 OOME, Tues. A com- mittee of leading world scientists organised by the Food and Agricultural Organisation has agreed there is a "potential problem" of food becoming radioactive. Th> committee's report will be made available to the U.N. scientific committee on the effects of atomic radiation v/hich meets
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