The Singapore Free Press, 15 January 1960

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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    Promoting industrial peace
    6 1 Promoting industrial peace OM&} __> H ie**d
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    Lock icon NEW SOVIET WEAPON
    324 1 This will be fantastic, warns Prime Minister Khrushchev 'Total 9 atom replyin war MOSCOW, Fri. Marshal _Malino\ Soviet Defenci .Minister, said yester day that it war was imposed on the Soviet Union, it would retaliate with "total utilisation of atomic arms The- Marshal was to the SuSoviet
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    Lock icon Police chased this car at 70 m.p.h.
    81 1 OFF TO BE QUESTIONED THREE of six men who were m car above (left) were detained by Singapore police m Whitley Koad after a 70 m.p.h. chase from Orchard Road last night. The police chase ended when the car overturned. Three of the
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    AMERICANS IN BIG RICE DEAL
    213 1 AMERICANS IN BIG RICE DEAL Plan to send 25*000 tons to Spore rjANGKOK, Fri. A top official of the Bangkok Chamber of Commerce yesterday denied that the planned exportation of 25.000 tons of rice to Singapore by Americans here would threaten the Thai rice market there. Mr. Bancherd Choi Vicharn.
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    Rubber 5/8 cent down
    32 1 Rubber 5/8 cent down tebruarv first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. opened m Singapore this morning at 114 cents per H)., down rive-eighths of a cent on yesterday's close. The tone was quic:.
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    Lock icon ALL THUGS TO BE HOUNDED UP IN THAILAND
    61 1 ALL THUGS TO BE HOUNDED UP IN THAILAND U.P.I. BANGKOK. Fri. The Thai Police have been ordered to round up all gangsters throughout the country and detain them for 30 days, a police spokesman >aid yesterday. Gangsters showing good behaviour after the detention period would be freed while incorrigible characters
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    Lock icon Asian flu hits 500,000
    83 1 LOS ANGELES. Fri.— A halfmillion Los Angeles residents have been stricken In an epidemic oi what authorities believe i.s Asian influenza. The disease, which broke out on a large scale early this week was declared of epidemic proportions yesterday by the acting City Health Officer, Mr.
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    Lock icon 8,000 saved as dykes breached
    117 1 AMSTERDAM, Fri. Four thousand troops and civL i lians were last night rescuing j the tot of 8.000 people driven j from their homes by sea water flooding through a breached dyke near here. As night fell eyewitnesses-; said "an endless stretch of water*' could
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    HOISTED INTO OWN HOUSE
    76 1 The Singapore fire brigade had an unusual call last night. A man said that he was locked out of his house. Can the brigade help. A fire terder was immediately dispatched to Sennet* Estate and the man was hoisted up on the turn-table ladder. The man
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    Lock icon Visit by Countess Mountbatten
    51 1 LONDON. Fri. Countess Mountbatten, Superinten-dent-in-Chief of the St. John Ambulance Brigade, is to make a 10-week tour of Brigade units. hospitals, welfare offices and medical and nursing services m Cyprus. India, Malaya, Singapore, Hong and Korea, it was announced last night. Shp lpavps T.nndon on Monday.
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    SOVIET ENVOY SEES IKE
    32 1 SOVIET ENVOY SEES IKE WASHINGTON, Fri. Mr. Mikhail Menshikov, the Soviet Ambassador, yesterday discussed President Eisenhower's coming visit to the Soviet Union during a call on the President at the White House.
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    Lock icon Thais expect tin quota increase
    34 1 BANGKOK, Fri.— Mr. Puey Ungpakomn, governor of the Bank of Thailand, said Thailand was preparing to increase its tin production m anticipation of a larger quota m March.- U.P.I.
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    Lock icon S'pore in Colombo Plan Council
    54 1 S'pore in Colombo Plan Council COLOMBO. Fri. The admission of Singapore as a full member of the Colombo Plan Council for Technical Cooperation m South and South-East Asia was announced by the Council here yesterday. Singapore was elected a full member of the Colombo Plan consultative committee at its Jogjakarta
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    Something different
    52 1 Sports fans! You have never read a column like the one we are going to spring upon you tomorrow! 'SIDELINES.' written by THE RAMBLER, is completely new, excitingly different, featuring Singapore sport and sportsmen m a manner that's unique. If will entertain you EVERY DAY. Book yourself a
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    Lock icon Floating fair to call here
    146 1 rKYO. Fri. A survey team of the Japan Industrial Floating Fair Committee will shortly make a tour of Australia, New Zealand, and South-East Asian countries, including Singapore, to make arrangements for the fourth Japanese floating fair. Under the present schedule, the floating fair is to
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    Lock icon Plan for half-price flights dropped
    183 1 Plan for half-price flights dropped LONDON, Fri. A plan for half-price flights to Commonwealth countries by charter airliners has been dropped for the time being because of legal problems, it was announced yesterday. The Commonwealth Union lof Trade, organisers of the scheme, said that "with great regret they cannot at
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    The Free Press
    27 1 ALSO, tomorrow the first Sports Forum will appear. Subject for debate: SHOULD THE SINCAPORE GOVERNMENT SUBSIDISE SPORT? Heir what leading personalities have to say!
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    Tengku's joyride
    24 1 HAMILTON <New Zealand*. Frt. Malayan Prime Minister, Tengku Abdul Rahman this morning went for a 60 mph joyride m a jet-propelled speedboat.
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    Lock icon Dean charged with campus killing
    191 1 BATON ROUGE, (Lousiana), Friday. DR. George H. Mickey, Dean of the Louisiana State University Graduate School and internationally known biologist, was arrested yesterday ion a charge of murdering attractive Margaret Ro- i samond McMillan. 38, biology professor at the University. The police allege that Mickey
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    Lock icon Studied the sun
    34 1 ALAMOGORDO. (New Mexico), Fri— The U.S. Air Force disclosed yesterday it had successfully fired a nose cone that can study the sun's activity. The rocket was sent up 90 miles. U.P.I
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    STOP PRESS
    20 1 ORDER OF RUNNIN Cl. I I RRIER DRAW i: MAN &TA .UR TiMES I' MPTC CAF i i
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    Lock icon NEW BID TO END TRADE 'WAR'
    334 2 Study off Europe problems PARIS, Friday. \IK. DERICK HEATHCOAT ifl AMORY, British Chancellor of the Exchequer, said here last night that "a way has been found to reopen discussions" on differences between the two European trade groups. IN TOKYO. Japanese Foreign Ministry officials predicted
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    QUIET DAY ON STOCK EXCHANGE
    138 2 Business briefs LONDON. Fri. No decided trend was established In the stock markets today. Apart from individual features, prices for the most part moved within narrow limits and closed irregular. Business contracted further and conditions were the quietest seen m the house tor some time
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    777 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices. Jelatarg 9 Jo h an X Kj-rar ting 12 9 k Lanjul tin| Ke-t 1 2 7i Kecong 6/IKesang k ithjll 13 9 3 Kinti Kellas B 9 1 Kramat 25- 27/KuclMi ($1 stcck) 232 Vi Rundani 16 3 La-ut
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    Gold market revives
    59 2 lOXDON. Fri. The interj national gold market ha.s rfvived. a financial expert writes. The nine tons of gold irom South Ainea which a London bullion house has just llown to Continental Europe Is not the only such business. Another London bullion house may well be doing a
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    Moscow has released 50,000 tons of rubber
    210 2 I ONDON, Fri. A spokesman for the Soviet trade delegation m London said yesterday that official confirmation of a release of rubber stocks had now been received from Moscow. Up to 50,000 tons of rubber would be sold from Soviet stocks to industry
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    64 2 HONG KONG. Thursday. Closing prices here to*.. -.y were: 1 Yesterday Today 11. vV S. Banking Corporation $1,170 Si. 165; s.t.t s^es Union Ins. Canton $92.20 Si<4.oo buyers .-.\le> 595.00 selle: > Wheelock Marcien 6.20 15.15 sales .sales HKong phone $32.50 $32.50 sales dts32.7S .-ales Dairy Farm
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      U.K. Closing Prices
      111 2 LONDON. Jan. 14 Yesterday Today RUBBER No i Ri.b e.i.f. European ports Jan 33 7 1H Feb 33 3/16 33 7 16 RUBBER No. 1 RSS &oot 3"). 3"»; ÜBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement House Terms Feb 132 33 13 1« Mar 32 13 IB 33; TONE:
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      New York Prices
      56 2 NEW YORK, Jan. 14 Yesterday Today TIN btraits spot 99.50 TIN futures Straits Contract TONE: SALES: RUBBER Futurtt Jan «O »6J 46.3?| Mar. 39.53 3y.L'.» TONE: Easy SALES: 136 lots No. 1 RSS Jan. landed price 11 fO| COFFEE: Futures B Contract March :>.", 9b A l
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      Dow jones Averages
      33 2 Dow jones Averages NEW YORK, Jan. 14. Yesterday Today 30 Industrials SM.44J M 0.53. 53 20 Railroads i.".»i l' 4 i.'jT.TO 40 Domestic Bonds §0 15 Utilities 65 Stocks Composite Averages 215 04
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      U.S. Pepper
      54 2 Malabar spot and _«r_.tf_c n 7"). a Hoar- 70. 7.">. I— tnpong *\<o\ and release 7.".. ario.it- 7.".. Jan. ■fcip•r.«?nt 7.V B_m~*k oaq M I "intok «tUt« aptH 13u. await::. i;i<i, afloats i_»; ro 128, .'an. ahipment L2S to IJ**. Belters. ex-do< k. Above pries quoted :n I'
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      Copra. Coconut Prices
      84 2 LONDON. Jan. 14. Yesterday Today COPRA Philippine* c.i f. U.K. North European ports delivered weight per long ton Jan fc COPRA. Straits c i i U.K. North European ports delivered weight ofr long ton Jan. Feb. T'3 tUCONUT OIL cuirt* Straits c.i f. European ports m bulk
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    212 2  - SHIPS IN PORT King alongside the Sin- gapore Harbour Board wharves j or expected today are: Bulimba 1/2. Anlilochus 4/5, Unyo Maru: 6A. City of Ripon 6/7.' Sibonsa j 8/9. Glengarry 10/11. Ommeh- kerk 13/14. Star Betelseuse 15/16. Bandung Mara 18. Mandama 19, 1 Tong Hin N. Wall 4. Giang
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      14 2 FIRST UNIT TRIST Manager's selling price today 51. 15 xd. buying price $1.10 xd.
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    THE SOCIETIES Bill Gets A Full AIRING
    366 3 THE SOCIETIES Bill Gets A Full AIRING v lies m Singapore, particularly sports associations. I!U i it difficult to conform with the provisions of the new suggested yesterday. ade by Opposition member Mr. A. P. Rajah when debated the Societies (Amendment) Bill. He said :der its effect on social customs
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    I Loyalty Week radio show to be repeated
    90 3 I Loyalty Week radio show to be repeated I RI will present a new version of I tltv Week variety show "Pusit the Singapore Badminton p m. W were disappointed 1 1 ruber's show which I oi the National Theatre The entire proceeds \v will go to the nai Theatre
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    'Phantom Squad man charged
    31 3 t .er<. he dered him to pull up .on. where he was dagger-point by rs, including the and v d a few da\> had reported to police.
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    japanese offer on Thai canal
    20 3 BANGKOK. Fri .--A Japaofl'ercd to ex.bilities o: clival linking SongLake to the Bay of MarThailand.
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    No problem—all are going
    162 3 No problem— all are going Mrs. Liauw Khoon Liang has nothing to worry about when her husband goes on a year's trip lo the United States early next month. For, thanks to Stanvac Oil Company where he is Division Operations Manager, she and her three children will accompany him, Stanvac
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    MOBILGAS ECONOMY RUN
    182 3 MOBILGAS ECONOMY RUN C.\ S II awards totalling 58.400 will go to the winners of the nine classes m the 1960 Malayan Mobilgas Economy Run to be held over the Kaster weekend on April 15. 16 and 1". The first prize m each of the six classes open to passenger
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    YOuth sent to oiitli sent to reform school
    59 3 Oh Chok Wee. 16. was yesterday sent lor reformative training tor one year by a Singapore criminal district court Oh was convicted on a charge of causing grievous hurt to Lim Koon Seng at York Hill on Feb. 23 last year. Lim
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    Johore Covl.'s bank deposits
    40 3 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri. The Johore Government, at the end of 1959. had $7 million on fixed deposit m the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank. Johore Bahru. and $4 million m the Overseas India Bank at Kuala Lumpur.
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    Charges by City Council leave court m doubt
    293 3 Charges by City Council leave court m doubt A SINGAPORE magistrate yesterday expressed j doubt about the correctness of two summons charges brought by the City Council m separate^ cases against a landowner, Lim Sin Lock, of Short Street. Mr. Lim Ewe Huat suggested that the City Council should consult
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    HOW BIG A THREAT IS KED CHINA?
    1206 4  - HOW BIG A THREAT IS KED CHINA? A. J. P. TAYLOR By "This is not the age o/ dragons —it is the aye of nuetear power* UUST how great a threat is tnina to the peace of the world? That is a question which harasses us all. Everywhere the horizon
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    Lock icon CHANNEL TUNNEL —BIG SUPPORT
    507 4 T ONDON. The 150- year-old scheme for a tunnel under the English Channel is expected to move a big jump forward early this year. An international study group composed of British, French and American experts is due to report on the project m the next few
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    Father Time gets a new name
    378 4  - Father Time gets a new name PETER FOIRLEY By rjLD FATHER TIME gets a new official name today Ephemeris Time, a super-accurate way of measuring time, based on the period the earth takes to revolve around the sun. But the old Greenwich Mean Time will still be used for most
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      348 4 *Jm% pL# I.lal jSiMiii mr m Yr ii» CLUES ACRO>> earner period (6). 1 Choose what was necessary 2. The elite may be whipped m to the lamp to be associated the kitcnen (5). with certain papers (8). 3. Sound as a bell, with him m 4 The area at
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      174 4 io°xr Pr o^arnrne 64 Sunset serenade 653 An -Malayan Writers m English". Efili. and SOUtl aI nouncements; 6.55 Singapore 8.30 These are new. review S_ L »P-f t f m H *40 shure narke t report; 7.00 The of some of the latent discs ii; N nn )m J 5
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    Airlines rivalry intensified
    46 5 I M ORE SEATS vN D FREIGHT SPACE TO BE FILLED Ui r oi the Rat promises fl i v one ot intense competitor international airlines flr ipore. •P 1 tiirline the Free Press m > to a query as les outlook for of
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    SERVICE FOR DR.GARLICK IN CATHEDRAL
    10 5 SERVICE FOR DR.GARLICK IN CATHEDRAL :.ed by -kcademy. June 6.
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    BUSHES SPROUT ON A SINGAPORE ROOF
    126 5 ATTRACTING much attention m Lorong 23, Geylang, Singapore is the remarkable sight of lallang and shrubbery (above) growing m profusion atop the roof of a three-storey block of flats. People m the neighbourhood already refer to the shrubbery as "the jungle m the sky."
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    Lock icon Public aid allowances will be sent by post from Feb.1
    330 5 Public aid allowances will be sent by post from Feb.1 picture -THE scheme to post monthly allowances to L those receiving public assistance from the Singapore Social Welfare Department, recently outlined by the Minister for Labour and Law, Mr. K.M. Byrne, will start on Feb. 1. The scheme, which will
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    Spore batik factory: RIDA 'keeps watch'
    148 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Friday. 'THE new batik industry to be started m Singapore 1 may have some effect on that In Kelantan. As a result the Federation's Rural and Industrial Development Authority is to keep a •'close watch on developments. A RIDA spokesman .said here
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    Her 20th. visit
    39 5 Dorothy Sims, widow world-famou** bridge player. P. Hai Sim- T ing the 20th time. 'In my wandering across the world. I always seem to I m Singapore. I have not tired of it." she said yester-
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    TAMILS MARK FESTIVAL
    41 5 The Tamil community m Singapore yesterday celebrated the Tamil Festival 1960 with a public meeting and prize distribution at the Happy World Stadium. Two professors from Madras. Prof. N. Sanjeevl and Prof. M. Sundaram. addressed th» large gathering.
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    42 U.S. BUSINESS TYCOONS COMING
    157 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. pORTY-TWO businessmen from Detroit, centre of L America's automobile production, will play hosts to Federation Cabinet Ministers and leaders of commerce at a leading hotel here early next month. Their big luncheon party, which will cater for about 150 people, is to
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    INCOME TAX RETURN SOUGHT
    105 5 INCOME TAX RETURN SOUGHT SINGAfOKi.'S Comptroller ot Income lax has issued a reminder that employers are required to make a return of particulars m respect of certain staff employed m 1959. The Income Tax Department has sent forms for completion to many local employers. Any employer who has not been
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    Radio talk
    26 5 Donald Moore. Singapore publisher and novelist, will speak about "Malayan writers m English" at 8.15 p.m. today m the English service of Radio Singapore.
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    S.E. Asian Rotarians to meet in K.L.
    94 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. Kuala Lumpur has been chosen as the next venue for i the 26th annual Rotary Dis- trict conference, which will be held towards the end of this year. This was stated yesterday by Mr. L. W. Kaye. president of the
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      30 5 Meet postponed A meeting of senior members of the V.M.C.A. (Orchard Road), Singapore, which was to have been held next Monday has been postponed to Jan. 25 at 5.15 p.m.
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    YOUR LUCKY STAR
    271 6 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN today you are essentially a builder and will be happiest if you go through life continually adding to your knowledge and experience of the world. Since you are a good judge of human nature, you should be able to select those who are to aid you
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    84 6 THERE are two prizes for this week's General Knowledge Quiz Pick of Todays Short Stories for the winner and Mainly Fish for the runner-up. Entries for last weeks quiz on the Malayan fishing industry were not up to standard, so the prize was held over. This week we will make
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    THESE SHORT STORIES ARE TOO GOOD TO MISS
    399 6 THESE SHORT STORIES ARE TOO GOOD TO MISS PICK OF TODAY'S SHORT STORIES, No. 10. Edited by John Pudney Putnam, 15/-. IT is extraordinary what people do with books Not so much extraordinary as outrageous sometimes, when a friend borrows your precious copy of something that cost $20 and you
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    Death is coming nearer every moment
    358 6 Death is coming nearer every moment uiH^T-F^MrfTSjis^Hifi FIRE DOWN BELOW. Simon Kent. Arrow Books, $1. An intensely moving and dramatic book by the author of Ferry to Hong Kong and A Hill m Korea. It is the story of a young man trapped m the hold of a burning ship,
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    TWO QUIZ PRIZES THIS WEEK
    178 6 six correct answers. Here are the questions: 1. What is the name of Brigitte Bardot's son? 2. What is the name of the New Zealand Commissioner m Singapore? (He saw Tengku Abdul Rahman off at Singapore Airport last Tuesday when he left for an official
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      238 6 TOMORROW 1 \PRUORN 'Dec 23-Jan. 20 > A good day for collectcoming to you. A debt, lorn: owing to you. might be returned. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19 1 Another good day for all your major projects. See that you get a good head start this morning. PistFS <Feb. 20-Mar. 20)
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    WEEK-END Barqains
    39 7 WEEK-END Barqains On this page are some of the best bargains m town, so scan them closely for your shopping needs for Chinese New Year. The Bargains Page is a regular Free Press feature, appearing every Tuesday and Friday.
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    Lock icon Europe in grip of cold spell; chaos in U.K.
    285 7 Europe in grip of cold spell; chaos in U.K. ONDON, Fri. Bit- ing coftl, heavy snow and strong winds were reported from all parts of Europe yesterday, from Scandinavia to North Africa. Snow and ice brought traffic chaos to Britain yesterday after one of the cold-e.-t nights for four years.
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      69 7 I .NAG.NDAS ■•I FOR HOUSE OWNERS! I 3S LTD. Kong li 11 111! LIVE! t ft. .r STALL LEVCLOR (KTIAN BLINDS ARRANGED CO., confident! and colour I -ost fostiI JSSAIN SAIBOO k'lrtment Store 3 smile! -orel> S pore 6. ttoese New Year Spcci3l Offer Textiles Ltd., STREET, CHUNG r^ WAND
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      194 7 You must visit tho shop that offers ALL KINDS CUTE STYLES BABY CHILDREN'S WEAR. SOON JOO CO., 53. High Street, Spore. Phone: *****. Looking for a good used car? UNIVERSAL CARS LIMITED 45. ORCHARD ROAD PHONE ***** (SALES DEPARTMENT) Special Chinese New Year Offers t Sport Shirts Dress Shirts From
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      322 7 ATTRACTIVE HIRE PURCHASE terms for "Levolor" Venetian Blinds are now available at Wing Kwong Co.. 145 Middle Road. MODERN FURNITURE can be bought from Sin Gee Seng of 81 Rochore Canal Road on their cut-down-the-budget hire purchase plan. They will also trade-in your unwanted furniture and make to order latest
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      262 7 are erased obliquely and j gently. Supplied with four j tips and two brusnes this novel bargain is available from Tithes Dental. 62 Middle Road. S IF YOU ARE going abroaa you must visit Chop Fook On Department Store, 83/85 South Bridge Road for warm clothing. They are selling at
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      270 7 YOU CAN EASILY solve your shoe problem by going along to D'Souza Bros., 106 North Bridge Road. On sale you will see the high grade "Esquire" and "0.X.A.1." shoes m the latest styles and colour tones all at prices to suit every pocket. ALL YOU'VE WANTED most m textiles and
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      404 7 THE CHINESE NEW YEAR Season is a time tor spending money but money of course must be spent wisely when shopping. You can't go wrong with the New Year offers m sport and dress shirts over at Leela Silk Store, 7 Stamford Road. Many shirts are on sale from $2.50
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      212 7 < Save your because we import direct ond sell direct that makes everything cheaper. ir it Watches, Cameras* I Transistor Radios Sensational Offer! LIEN WAH 108, North Bridga Road, Tel: *****, ***** Spore. HIGH QUALITY TILING at Bargain Prices QUOTATIONS i without obligation A. CLOUET Co. (S.) Ltd. 33, WALLICH
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    Let's have a PINK meal
    262 8 LSI I uay and have a PINK meal. Start otT with ampbeH's cream of shrimp soup re a yin roHow with chicken a la king (rice with sliced chicken and button mushrooms). faintly tinted with cochineal \t pink ice cream and frozen raspberries or strawberries.
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    The French so neat for have right idea
    187 8 The French so neat for have right idea THE OFFICE IF you had been brought up m France you would nave rned tnat part of the pn. ot growing up is to know how to wear lovely clothes and the lingerie that goes with a. i women much .ie choo.
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    IN REPLY TO YOUR BABY QUERIES
    133 8 IN REPLY TO YOUR BABY QUERIES WHAT is YOUR baby problem? Write to Nurse Meg, c/o Feminascope, The Free Press, Times House, River Valley Road, Singapore, 9. and she will answer your query m this page. Readers' names and addresses are not published. QAt what age can I give baby
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    You must go to the doctor or clinic
    476 8  - You must go to the doctor or clinic TALKING ABOUT CHILDREN f HAVE sometimes met mothers of fairly large families whose boast it was that they never went to a clinic with any of the babies. And then I may meet a young mother-in-wait-ing who is expecting her very first
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    CHEONGSAM DOs and DONTs
    276 8 If you're planning for Chinese New Year... .1......... IMIt h WITH the Chinese New Year drawing near, many women are going m for black cheongsams. You hear comments like: "Black is so useful. You can dress it up with a rose... you can dress it up
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    BE A SUCCESS AT THE PARTY
    143 8 rpHIS is the party season and from now on most girls will be caught up m a hectic round of social activities. Fortunately, a girl has to work very hard to be a flop at a party. Here, however, are a few points you
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    Feminascope
    257 8 $30 for household hint? An easy way tfj make a rug? A SUGGESTION on how to use old cloth belts wins fi: prize of $20 m the "Household Hints" contest for Miss Vivien Pereira, 723, East Coast Road. Singapore, 15. She says: "Save and collect from friends cloth belts
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      97 8 /Lr I "mM mm _l_r^_ fl lr GOLD PENDANT ml ~^__K_ if yow use Yardley THREE BEAUTIES Cosmetics. Miss Yardley will be calling on homes between Feb. Ist. and S^* I Feb. 29*fc. and, if you can produce any one of the _C_&j_fe THREE BEAUTIES Cosmetic Products, she will present
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    METEIRITE IS WORKING LIKE A WINNER ON THE TRACKS
    213 9  - METEIRITE IS WORKING LIKE A WINNER ON THE TRACKS ALLAN LEWIS i;v Inough rain yesterday evening Ipoh tracks m good order for Meteorite King) and Roc use of Ihe number two ne m 37J. On the outlicely, beating his stable i ngths. :i win the Class 2 Div ire) and
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    Lock icon LEW HOAD DROPS OUT
    55 9 LEW HOAD DROPS OUT N FRANCISCO. Fri X .ner's 1960 proonal tennis tour opens 28. tampion Pancho Gonzales, Rosewall. Tony Trabert. Segura and Alex Olmedo will take part. Conspicuous by his absence be Australian Lew Hoad. wife wants him to cut down on globe-trotting. s no one can beat Hoad
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    Lock icon Indian opener slogs 14 runs in first over—Meckiff shock
    248 9 Indian opener slogs 14 runs in first over Meckiff shock MADRAS. Fri.— Kunderam, who opened with Pankaj Roy, began India's batting aggressively m the fourth He scored 14 off Meckiff's opening over. Three times he shocked the pace bowler by hitting good deliveries to the fence. But he was lucky
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    DAILY BRIDGE
    182 9 SOME of the most savage penali are mcurred through per<Tth No-Trumps m the tace of a warning. On this example South and North bid as follows: One Diamond One Heart: Two Clubs— Two NoNo- Trumps: Three Clubs— Three No-Trumps. West doubled, and South gave up the struggle. Jack
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    RACE FINISHES AT IPOH
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    A REPLAY ORDERED
    165 9 MAXWELL Sports Club and Setia Jaya will replay I their MFA junior league i match, said Mr. Mumajat. secretary ol the League. In their first meeting, which Setia Jaya won 3-1, Maxwell fieided an unregistered player, while Setia Jaya j included a Division One player. A protest
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    BRIEF BITS
    100 9 INDONESIA ACCEPTS JAKARTA, Fri.— lndonesian Football Association decided to join the Asian Football Confederation. S.R.C. beat S.C.C. 2-1 m a scratch hockey friendly. But the challenge game for the Padang Cup w r as rained oft. THE United States Information Service has offered Singapore the Olympic swimming coach
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    Soccer tour for champs
    85 9 DARUL Afiah, the SAFA league and Cud champions, will make a Chinese New Year Holiday tour of Perak. They will play at Taiping, j Ipoh and Telok Anson. The i 'earn will be managed by Inche Ismail Haii Hussain i and Che Daud Haji Yunos. The
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    SINGAPORE MEAN BUSINESS
    130 9 SINGAPORE MEAN BUSINESS SINGAPORE will be out to wipe off that 3-2 F.A.M. Cup defeat when they meet Johore m a special out of season soccer duel tomorrow at Jalan Besar Stadium. Johore beat Singapore m extra-time and it is a defeat that has long rankled the Singapore boys. When
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      49 9 TODAY'S SPORT HOCKEY: S.H A. quadrangular: Army v Na>>. 1 p.m.. r Civilian-.. .>. i:» p.m. ii matches on the padang). Kriendlv: WRAF Changi v WRAF Seletar— Seletar. TABLE TENNIS: S.T.T championships. ys c (8.30 p.m.). DCCBB: Malays Junior League Armada Malays r Pondok Prranakan. Balestirr Road (5.13 P m
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    Lock icon ROYAL wedding
    70 10 ROYAL wedding Paul Popal The fir>t royal wedding m 144 years at the Notre HUM m Paris took place on .lan. 7 when Prince Edward de Lobkouir/. Prime of lhe Holy Empire, an American Htrzrn, married Princess Franchise, daughter of Prince \a\ier dc Bourbon-Panne. pretender to the throne of Fran
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    Security pact: Red outcry
    252 10 piloio THREAT TO STOP PRIME MINISTER AT AIRPORT TOKYO, Friday. WITH the approach of the signing m Washington of the United States Japan security treaty, Red China and Russia have stepped up their attacks against the democratic allies. Meanwhile, the Japanese Cabinet has formally approved the
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    Lock icon TOKYO ROCKS BUT ESCAPES UNSCATHED
    71 10 TOKYO ROCKS BUT ESCAPES UNSCATHED TOKYO. Friday. roKVO shuddered and shook last night but was not shattered by a severe earthquake centred at Kdosaki. a small town about 30 miles Northi>t oi here. Polu i orted no c!l. or casualties in the quake which was recorded on instruments for 15
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    Lock icon 'Russians workiny on rvvitllublv It-bomb*
    88 10 'Russians workiny on rvvitllublv It- bomb* WASHINGTON. Fri.— Nuclear scientist Ralph E. Lapp said yesterday the Russians may be working on an "orbital H-bomb" which could be stationed m space and launched or recalled at will. Lapp also suggested that the Russians may have developed a long-range missile with super
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    ALEXEI TAKES A BACK SEAT
    97 10 ALEXEI TAKES A BACK SEAT MOSCOW. Fri. Mr. Alexei Kirichenko. key figure m Wednesday,^ reshuffle m the Kremlin sat on the government benches at yesterday's meeting of the Supreme Soviet. But his seat w r as not immediately behind or close to Mr. Khrushchev m the centre seats normally occupied
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    Bus owners to attend talks
    192 10 FIRM. STAFF TO MEET rE Singapore Chinese Bus Owners Association last j night decided to send its j representatives and legal adviser to attend 1 r^gotiations between the Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company and the Bus Workers Union j this afternoon. The meeting was summoned
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    Lock icon Persecute Germans ? "Nonsense'
    96 10 Persecute Germans "Nonsense' LONDON. Fri. London's .largest Jewish-controlled I nrms indignantly deny sug- gestions t»iat German employees or goods are being discriminated against because of anti-Semitic incidents m West Germany. Their denials are quoted m the Daily Telegraph and follow reports emanating from the West German Embassy here of Germans
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    Lock icon Big Maori welcome for Tengku
    127 10 Big Maori welcome for Tengku HAMILTON (New Zealand), Fri. Elaborate preparations for a ceremonial welcome today to the Tengku and his party by Waikatomaniapoto tribes whose titular head is Maori "King" Koroki have been completed. There w-ill be a large gathering of tribespeople to welcome the visitors and it will
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    Lock icon Mac not going to Peking
    25 10 LONDON, Fri.— The British Government has denied reports that Prime Minister Harold Macmillan might visit Communist China this year. U.P.I.
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    Lock icon U.K.-MALDIVES TALKS RESUMED
    70 10 U.K. -MALDIVES TALKS RESUMED COLOMBO. Fri. Talks between Britain and the government of the Britishprotected Maldive Islands In the Indian Ocean, which were suspended m March last year, have been resumed here. A note issued by the British High Commissioner here. Sir Alexander Morley, said the talks will cover relations
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    A good way to reduce
    31 10 A good way to reduce HAROLD Walters, '^0. is already doing roadwork m preparation for the Free Press Walk. He entered m order to "lose a few pounds of excess weight.''
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    Lock icon ALLIES WILL MEET IN MID-APRIL
    54 10 ALLIES WILL MEET IN MID-APRIL LONDON. Fri— The foreign ministers of the United States. Britain. France and West Germany plan to hold a special meeting m midApril to concert Western views tor the summit conference a month later, a usually reliable source said here tonight. The ministers would probably meet
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    THAILAND'S 'NO'
    316 10 Rest of the news m brief BANGKOK, Fri. —The Interior Minister, Mr. Prapas Charusathien, said Thailand still had plenty of living space and no birth control was necessary at present. LAHORE. Singapore and 12 other South-East Asian countries, Britain and Portugal will be represented at a conference on
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    Koreans call off secon match against singapore
    142 10 SINGAPORE hockey fans i will see the Koreans m only one match on Jan. 24. They have cancelled their I second iixture schedulled for Feb. 8 However. Singapore pi-ay may be able to meet the Koreans more than once as they may be
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    Free linimen for all who finish the Big Walk
    145 10 Free linimen for all who finish the Big Walk A CHING joints will be well finish of the Free Press \N ruary 28. Un^ I Every competitor who < mile journey from WoodlaiiC will receive a bottle of Sloai. The offer comes from M< and Sons, Ltd., the Singapor. In
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    Ten thousand pins
    81 10 Safety pins with which con their given numbers to chest a provided by Messrs. Lim Teck I Road. Generously they have of! total ot ten thousand. The colourful spectacle of t House will be added to by thi 46-piece band of the Singapo ment who will lead
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      80 10 Sse New Year Feast... ep m today and select from our wide nge of Chinese delicacies, fresh and oxen foods, canned and fresh fruits C_^\ id vegetables, sweets, chocolates, ;A _^A scuits and cakes everything that ff^>~£r >v require for your New Year's feast *v>> ider one roof. I cc
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