The Singapore Free Press, 20 August 1960

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  • 17 1 IS TALKING ABOUT y J The SINGAPORE Free Press No. *****. SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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  • 391 1 Russians may brin£ back cosmic zoo alive I or the first time, men see how animals •act out of this world fgdgd Saturday. Ik-lka, the two _s. wire seen i ision taking s news, agency some other inlo orbit m space ship. a Moscow sl
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  • 98 1 MAN SHOOTS 2 IN COURT AFTER A HEARING LIVERPOOL. Sat.— A man pulled out a gun and shut two court officials m the stomach as a private hearing ended at the county court here yesterday. A bankruptcy application had just been heard by senior registrar James Graeme Bryson against a
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  • 19 1 DUBLIN. Car A force of 238 Irish troops left here yesterday for duty m the Congo.
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  • 140 1 A 'KISS AND CAVIAR FAREWELL FOR POWERS MOSCOW. Sat. Francis Gary Powers, selX-Con-lessed American pilot, was reunited with his wife Barbara yesterday m a small room behind the court where he had just been sentenced to 10 years' deprivation of liberty. Flanked by uniformed security guards, they met and kissed
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  • 36 1 $m VIENTIANE. Sat. About 300 Americans have been evacii a ted from this civil war threatened capital to neighbourin Thailand. An American Embassy spokesman said it was because of the fear of floods.
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  • 15 1 MADRID, feat.— The condition of Australian bull-figiuer. Allau Biown. has improved very slightly.
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  • 158 1 $600,000 is earmarked for bursaries to students in Nanyang SINGAPORE CITY, Saturday. THE Singapore Government here has approved a stun of $000,000 to be given as bursaries to Nanyang University students this year. The bursaries will be awarded to students vho are State citizens and preference will be given to
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  • 26 1 NEW YORK. Sat.— A Chinese architect. I. If. Pel. 43. was chosen yesterday to aesign a U559,000,000 Terminal at New York international airport.
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  • 21 1 DAKAR. Sat. -Premier Moitar Ou>a Dadaaii, .^ud yesterday that Mauritania would proclaim its incept ndence on Nov. 28.
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  • 18 1 STAFFORD (England). Sat.— The front of ruined Stafford Castle collapsed suddenly yesterday killing an 18-year-old youth.
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  • 27 1 GLASGOW. Cat— Mr. Morgan I Phillips, 58-year-old General Sec retary of the British Labour Party, is "on the mend" after a stroke early this week.
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  • 68 1 NEW YORK. Sat.— A British car a erased about 18 miles to the gallon using distilled orange juice for fuel instead of petrol, it was disclosed yesterday. A spokesman for the Rover Car distributors said there had been no alteration to the motor or
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  • 30 1 KATMANDU. Sat.— Tile Nepal uovemment has grameci permission io a six-man British climbing expeduion. led by Joseph Womsley to attempt the 25.000--foot unclimbed Nuptse Peak next Spring.
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  • 25 1 NEW YORK. Sat— Dr. Ralph J. Bunche. Under-Secretary and top United Nations official m the Congo, will be recalled about Sept. 1.
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  • 23 1 HONG KONG. Sat. The Supreme Court opened its August criminal sessions yesi.ero.ay with not one single case scheduled lor neanng.
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  • 22 1 MOSCOW, out. Tile BOViCt Rea Cross Society has decided io send M 5750.000 worth of foodsiuiTs to Crete.
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  • 216 1  - Day of joy for Poh Lin.. .trip to U.S. CHAN SWAN BEE DEAF AND SIGHTLESS GIRL ENDS 12-MONTH QUEST By gIXGAPORE, Sat. September 10 will go down as the biggest day m the life of a blind-and-oeaf girl, Chan Poh Lin, IG. For on that day, Miss Chan, the brightest
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  • 32 1 ALAMOSA (Colorado i. Sat. A small compact cai collided with a two-ton truck 22 miles north of ban on Thursday night, killing eight people, six of them children.
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  • 228 1 U.S. first: Space capsule snatched in mid-air WASHINGTON, Sat. United States Air Force planes yesterday snatched the capsule of Discoverer XIV m mid air north-west of Hawaii. The historic "catch" of the capsule by one of 10 specially equipped transport planes was made about 300 miles northwest of Hawaii. The
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  • 19 1 WASHINGTON. Sat.— The Senate appropriations committee approved a MS 12 billion bill for foreign aid.
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  • 59 1 NAAFI SHOP ROBBED OF Sl5 000 r*,l i: \\(.< m»\ \.:i» i v MAY. Sal .1 1 m <»i\i- intsj N N l i I < i\ is| r.i: hi h- i I m ii i.. i Lttd mi .1 krm i I I n it I" I
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  • 28 1 F:r>: Mala m Pund mmuirl prices today: buying 11.11 and .^fiiai;.' si 2j BMand Malayan Fund aWßaiii p. ion buyuig 93 ccuis aud aellhifc 99 ceius.
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
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    • 37 1 w 136/11*!. Orchard Road. Spore^fr Tfls: 341 11. ***** Si 23MQ. Jesse Owens ON THE Olympics THIS peal series on the Kama which begin at Home on Wednesday starts todnv on PAGE TEN of the FREE PRESS
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  • 308 2 Take-overs and mergers the main topic in London markets: Breweries improve LONDON. Sat tT»HERE was a further contraction m business on the London stock exchange yesterday due to weekend and end of account influences but the undertone remained firm m response to a selective demand. Take-overs and mergers ire prominently
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  • 125 2 Aggressive buying despite lack of good news \JEW YORK: Wall Street li closed very steady yesterday with a modest showing of mostly fractional gains. Early profit-taking atlected the market little and when pressure lessened buyers turned more aggressive despite a lack of stimulating news. Leading among the gainers
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  • 84 2 Tin takes another dive but steadies with some outside demand LONDON: Tin was steady at a lower level. Although some outside demand was noted it was seemingly insufficient to sustain the market m the face of local offerings including cash. Copper continued to edge higher. Dealers reported good Continental
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  • 219 2 SHIPS IN PORT CHIPS lying alongside the Singa- pore Harbour Board wharves this morning: State of Madras: 12, Benveg 3, Mikawa Maru. 4 5, Star Alcyone 6A, African Patriot 6 7. Hirashima Maru 8 9, Orestes 10 11, Straat Van Diemen 13/14, Pekin 15/16. Luna Maersk 18, Kuangtung 19, Pesco
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  • 57 2 HONG KONG. Friday. Closing prices here today were: Previous Today H. S. Banking Corporation $1,190 $1,190 sellers sales Union ins. Canton $91.00 $9150 sales sales Wheelock Marden $7 45 7.45 sales sales H Kong phone $38.50 $38.25 sales sales Dairy Farm Cold Storage $28.50 $28.20 sellers sales
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  • 361 2 Rubber and tin shares: Just how much are they worth? ...BY LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE GAZETTE LONDON: The Stock Exchange Gazette, commenting on Malayan rubber Loan and Agency's maintained ten per cent dividend, says no higher dividend are likely to be recommended pending clearance of the loan incurred m connection with
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  • 23 2 TAIPEH: Formosa's trade showed a favourable balance of M 56,063.000 m July, the Foreign Exchange and Trade Control Commission has reported.
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  • 869 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices. MT TD MARKINGS. cci cam capital istst. I -111 SUlsliSf iviryta |J it siclulist fmieaa i cli m turn Sinus issue. T ier eiciuiiai capital rstsra. t ccr cum capital rstsra. I cl cum iivitesl t call
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  • 409 2 PAGE TWO GIVES YOU THE DETAILS off UPS AND DOWNS OF YOUR «NVEST|^ SINGAPORE, Saturday. THERE was still no sign of prices on the Malayan Stock Exchange stabilising when business concluded yesterday. The week's trading which began on a better note has disappointed
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  • 220 2 Round the World Market Prices NOIL: AH prices oelou are middle prices. U.K. Closing Prices LONDON. Aug. 19 Previous RUBBER No. 1 RS» c.i.f. European ports. Aug ut ijUfT.-d in,. Sept -'7 1 1 M ft RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot Ttl ftj RUBBER No 1 RSS Settlement House Terms.
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  • 37 2 PITTSBURGH: About 11,000 non-operating employees of the Union Railroad have gone on strike against the United States Steel Corporation. The walkout caused the corporation to shut down the five mills served by the railroad.
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  • 255 2 A rally at opening sends prices up m sympathy with Singapore LONDON. Sat— An initial rally which put prices up by three-eighths of a penny per pound m sympathy with Singapore, was not fully held yesterday. The advance was paid m early trading but by midsession sellers predominated and
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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  • 14 3 'Top Ten' fans meet at 'House of Jazz' I Road II tends to c
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  • 10 3 Bah*- i the resident ol Re- Malay I
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  • 54 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Chief of the Criminal Investigation Department. Assistant Commissioner of Police, Mr. Tom Hamilton, leaves Malaya on retirement under the Malayanisation scheme at the end of this month. The new O C.C.I, will be Mr. Mohana Krishnan. Superintendent of Police, of the
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  • 21 3 KUALA LIPIS. Sat.— The Minister of Justice. Tun I Leong Yew Koh. is on a tour of Pahang.
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  • 134 3 YMCA ORGANISES TALK FOR THE JUNIOR MEMBERS' NIGHT SINGAPORE CITY. Bat.— Tiie General Secretary of the Malayan Council of tne V.M.C.A.. Mr. M? Catachmgs. will gi Ye a talk at tne Junior Members' Night, organised by tne Chinese V.M.C.A.. on August 18 at 7.30 p.m. The talk will centre around
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  • 77 3 SINGAPORE CITY. Sat. While awaiting to be charged m the Second District Court two months ago. a man lound himself m further trouble when he was seen by a police constable passing a small packet of opium from inside the dock, a Court here
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  • 35 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— The 132-year-old firm of Boustead and Co. Ltd. has "made a, change In keeping with times." it has become a public company, and has admitted its first Malayan capital.
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  • 21 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— Mrs. Cynthia Leembruggen, of the Singapore Telephone Board, was elected "Miss Golden Voice of Malaya".
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  • 27 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. The nine-month-old strike by i about 40 employees of Vat 1 Guan Boxmaking Factory m i Havelock Road has been I settled.
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  • 27 3 SEGAMAT. Sat. The an- nual delegates conference of the Segamat District youth council will be held at the, town council chamber here on Sept. 3
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  • 192 3  -  HARRY CHIA BRANCH HEADS FROM 5 COUNTRIES DISCUSS CLOSER TRADE PLANS WITH THIS REGION By SINGAPORE CITY. Saturday [Hh Hank of Tokyo's South-east Asian branch managers have expressed their confidence m the economic and industrial future ot this region and discussed the establishment of more
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  • 97 3 NO RULES LAID DOWN FOR POLITICAL QUIZ PENANG Sat. No procedure has been laid down for Government servants to ask members of the public their political affiliations before starting investigations, tne Chief Minister, Dato Wong Pow Nee, said. Dato Wong was replying to oral questions by the Socialist Whip, Mr.
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  • 71 3 The Kamala Club entertained the visiting head of the Ramakrishna Mission New Delhi. Swami llanganathananda. who is on a South-East Asia lecture tour. More than GO women attended the party. Addressing them the Swami said that women. as social workers, were carrying a heavy burden of
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  • 120 3 Dances by Malayan students keep Aussies thrilled BRISBANE, Saturday. MORE THAN cSO students from Malaya and Singapore and South-east Asian countries recently attended a formal dinner and dance m their colourful national dresses. Organised by the University !of Queensland's Overseas i Students* Association. the dinner and dance ushered m i
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  • 160 3 A BUSINESSMAN OPENS MODERN ARCADE IN VILLAGE -iHE GOT THE IDEA FROM THE PAPERS YIO CHU KANG, Sat.— An enterprising businessman has started an Arcade at the 6*4 mile stone Yio Chu Kang Road where residents can buy anything from ladies' hair-pins to Hi-Fi radiograms. Mr. R. Keng, manager of
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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    • 213 3 FREE ENTRY CONTEST- SEE PAGE 12 more more PROFESSIONALS the world over are using TASBICA i (gS£y I \m}Ua\%ammma\ a M SsH if am. ~\%W H '■•>»■■ features:— fully-automatic 4-in-l operation one turn of crank transports film, counts frame, sets shutter and prevents doubio exposure. razor-sharp 4-element BCmm Yashinon (3.5
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  • 1012 4 Ahmad sings of love... and waits SONG OF HIS OWN FOR A CHANGE (EXCEPT THE WORDS) AND HE WONDERS: WILL THEY LIKE IT? The Singapore scene SINGAPORE CITY, Saturday. AIR Malay singers arc becoming more versatile these days. Not content to merely put over other people's numbers over a mike,
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  • Article, Illustration
    34 4 THE WORST DRIVER IN SINGAPORE MR. Clogghead has found that if he wants to look at a nice view while he picnics, he can't beat parking on the brow of a hill.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
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    • 98 4 A DeliciouJ /or an rCN^ —^f R<>rord<>r? iK^^'^VJ techniques re- ftTTTTT 818^^^ suit m this low 8 g Qofl 1 price and High i 'Jo Performance^ JPjt deC 7 NOW il 11 In wip K^** HIRE PURCHASE TERMS TO ||p .J*, CAN ARRANGED |p \'C'^' (Singopora Only) Solo Agents: -wraiirC
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 367 4 llil I— WM— l— II I I i CLUES ACROSS 2. His drum was well versed by 1. Half way to get a very little Newbolt (5). llow < 6 >- 3. Here one may see the results 4. The calm way m which I'd of hanging (10). clap (6).
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  • 233 5 TAXI COMPETITION CUTS RIDERS' EARNINGS AND FORCES THEM TO SEEK OTHER JOBS SINGAPORE CITY, Saturday gOME 300 tnsha-riders have quit their work and hundreds of their colleagues will follow suit very soon. Reason: Daily takings of trisha-riders have dropped considerably due to increase m the
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  • 37 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. j About 60 otTicers and men. i:. eluding five women, of the Royal Malayan Air Force wili attend a two-week annual amp at the Royal Malayan Air Force Station. Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 26 5 IPOH. Sat. The 10.000 people living on Pangkor I>land. a holiday resort, will be given purified pipe water within the next five years.
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  • 203 5 They come from various schools in island VIGOROUS SEA TRAINING FOR SEVENTY CADETS OULAU ÜBIN, Sat.— Seventy Cadets from the 400-strong Singapore Sea Cadet Corps have gone to Pulau Übin for a week's vigorous sea training. The cadets left Singapore from Clifford Pier m two boats and arrived at the
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  • 55 5 SINGAPORE CITY. Sat. Ker Thioi. Char, 36. was fined $1,800 or tour months jail by the Ninth Magistrate, Mr. R. 8.1. Pates when he pleaded guilty to possession of 24.9 pounds of dutiable tobacco and some liquor on board a tonkang at Geylang River. The contraband
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  • 38 5 SINGAPORE. Sat.— Radio Singapore In its 18 months of separation from Radio Malaya has increased its audience by not less than 50 i per cent, the Director ot Broadcasting, Mr. H. H. Beamish, said.
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  • 160 5 Tinker (the Persian Pussy) is an acrobat with the hoop MRS. MOREIRA AND TINKER UPPER SERANGOON, Saturday. fIINE-YEAR-OLD Tinier, a Persian cat, is an acrobat. Il ran perform stunts at the tall of its master, Penang-born Mis. Dorothy Moreira. ol" Hillside Drive. The most extraordinary thing about Tinker is its
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 430 5 DIARY OF TODAY'S EVENTS ST. ANDREW'S MISSION HOSPITAL: Pun fair and bazaar m aid of the St. Andrew's Mission Hospital for children, noon to 6 p.m. at C.V.M.A. grounds. Bras Basah Road. PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY OF 1 SINGAPORE: Speciai exhibition of photographs by K.F. Wong at 4. Cashin Street 9 a.m.
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  • 309 6 TELLING THE PEOPLE The scouts celebrate OROUDLY the Scouts m Singapore celebrate their Golden Jubilee. It seems only a short while ago that the first experimental camp which gave birth to the movement, was pitched at Brownsea Island m Britain. Today the young of the world are the inheritors of
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  • 824 6  - Now Behan says he has beaten the bottle ...all by himself MICHAEL PARKINSON By LONDON. SATURDAY THE suit was lour sizes too large. It hung on his frame like a deflated balloon, and Brendan Behan, laughing and pulling out the waistband on his trousers, said: "Eminence nearly killed me. It
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  • 395 6  - THE SOUND OF THE SEA CAN HELP DEADEN MUCH OF THE PAINS AND FEARS IN THE DENTAL CHAIR PETER FAIRLEY By LONDON, Sat. i choice of music or its volume is now on the market. Blue streak BLUE Streak yes or no? The debate goes eternally on. So does Government
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  • 848 6 r Sir HARBOUR RIDES: COOD IDEA O) Rides round the harbour for only 50 cents a time seems to be o pretty good idea, especially when so many of Singapore's own citizens don't know much about the workings and significance of our port installations. Why didn'# somebody think
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  • 266 6 Why girls are out-living men: The answers WHY do women have a substantially longer average lifespan than men? Why are they far less susceptible to the major killing diseases? Why are they tougher and more resistant to serious injury, surgical shock, and starvation? These questions were discussed by more than
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  • 156 6 ParenuvjZjß their £gm Palmer. J interest*: blem^ askin 'p4I Questions jS plaints Palmer has (tei JH 'or mar.r effect oftbe 7 2M oodily funcuo'T^B Ph ysical J ,^B In 1950 r. .J cal p a; I *hip let-. V pre.vure I nality tym V For his ne* I .studied
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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    • 18 6 A world of wonderful music is yours (IP 1 i ALLIED RECORD CLUD P O. BOX 2097 SINGAPORE
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  • 245 7  - Hong Kong makes bid to corner our fish by-products market HARRY CHIA By Singapore City, Saturday. H E Ts I bl d t0 capture a bi^ er market m Mals >ya and South East Asia for her fish by-products. v- J-'i^ nR h (:|UI 1 1 Mal;,va an(l Borneo agent
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  • 156 7 10 PICK-UP POINTS FOR MEMBERS ATTENDING UNION MEETING SINGAPORE CITY. Sat. The Singapore Rubber Employees* Union which will hold its third anniversary meeting tomorrow, at the Badmuiton Hall, has arranged ten pick-up points for the transport of its members. The pick-up points are at: 10 :nls. Nee SOO.l »5 lorries)
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  • 195 7 SINGAPORE CITY. Sat. To maintain a place m the market and to keep abreast of the times. Swiss watch manufacturers now recognise the necessity of opening up service stations for their watches m Asia. Mr. C. Mahnig. the Consul of Switzerland m Singapore, said
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  • 119 7 CHESS GIANTS TO BATTLE FOR THEATRE FUND rA PAYOH. Sat. The Hongkong Chinese chess giant. Mr. Lee Chee Haj. has accepted an invitation by the PAP Toa Payoh and Aljunied branches to play against the Penang Chinese chess king. Mr. Ong Tok Siow (chess in>tructor of the PAP Toa Payoh
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  • 198 7 Nanyang varsity society to conduct a survey on rural economy SINGAPORE CITY, Saturday. THE Social Science Society of Nanyang Uni--1 versity will carry out a survey of the rural economy of Singapore m October. The society has registered over 100 undergraduates to undertake the job and they will visit all
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  • 48 7 SINGAPORE CITY. Sat. The acting chief City Administrative Officer, Mr. W. S. Woon has announced that the valuation list of 1961 for all houses, buildings, lajids and tenements liable to assessment within City limits, would be open for inspection from Aug 19 to Sept 15.
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  • 31 7 PARIT BUNTAR. Sat Eight wagoiis carrying iron ore from Ipoh to Prai Jumped the rails on rrlva *J the Simpang Lima railway station, four miles south oi here.
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  • 30 7 MUAR, Sat.— A $3 million plan to give the town of Muar a complete "face-lift" has been drawn up by the State town and country planning department.
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  • 192 7 District judge resigns for 'better paid post' in Brunei SINGAPORE CITY, Sat. A Singapore District Judge has resigned from the Government Service m the hope of taking up a similar "but better paid post" m Brunei. He is Mr. Charlie C. T. Foo, who has tendered his resignation. He Is
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  • 36 7 SINGAPORE CITY. Sat. The discovery that the child of a prison officer at Outram Jail was suffering from polio has" touched off a mild polio scare among other parents on the prison siaff.
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  • 268 7 SOVIET TU-104s STILL IN THE AIR, SAYS MAN WHO CAME HERE IN ONE PAYA LEBAR, Sat. OTOE Czechoslovakian Vice Minister of Transport, Mr. Stekl Karal denied m Singapore that the Russian Government had ordered the withdrawal of the giant TU-104 jetliners from international service. Official denial This is the first
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  • 126 7 THANK YOU FOR PHONE, SAY VILLAGERS TTPPER SERANGOON, Sat. Several thousand villagers m Vaughan Road are happy at last they have a public telephone m the kampong. Said one of the residents, Mr. Tan Scow Guan, a chief clerk m a rubber concern. Tt an added facility for us here
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  • 42 7 PRINSEP STREET, Sat. The Ist Singapore Battalion of the Boys Brigade will hold its 30th Anniversary Camp at Ponggol. tomorrow.. Thirty members and five officers will attend the camp, and visitors day will be on Aug. 6.
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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  • 187 8 This book will be about men and stars SINGAPORE CITY, 3 Sat. A 34-year-old insurance salesman, Mr. J. Bennet has spent 18 years doing research into Western and Oriental occult sciences. Today, after collecting materials from thousands of books he had read. Mr. Bennet is busy writing a book on
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  • 28 8 SINGAPORE CITY. Sat— Thieves broke into the house of a Malay housewife. Haminah. at Yio Chu Kang Road yesterday and stole cash and jewellery worth $1,000.
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  • 26 8 JURONG. Sat. Residents of a village m Ulu Pandan will work to improve a muddy private road leading to their homes, on Sunday.
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  • 254 8  -  R G. PILLAI THE Sl-A-TERM FEE IS INSUFFICIENT TO PROVIDE FOR THE 14 MAIN SCHOOL GAMES By SINGAPORE CITY, Sat. THOUSANDS of boys m Singapore's secondary schools will m future have to pay $1 more a term for physical training facilities. The rise m the
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  • 32 8 SINGAPORE CITY, Sat— Thiru Balakavi Ramanathan Chettiar will give a talk on •'Principle of Temple Worship" m Tamil at Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple m Ceylon Road at 7.00 p.m. tomorrow.
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  • 89 8 SINGAPORE CITY Sat.— Roadside charwallans denied an allegation by coffee shop owners that they were responsible for the shops' drop m revenue. Mohd. Abas, who operates a roadside stall m River Valley Road, said the charwallahs had existed m Singapore for the past fifty
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  • 31 8 SINGAPORE CITY. Sat. The medical and health services of Singapore will come under the scurtlny of medical experts from 13 Western Pacific countries including Malaya, from tomorrow till Thursday.
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  • 98 8 At length Sailor Sam puts away the ancient book. It* no good." he decides. I don't think we shall learn anything about your queer fish. We must do the only thing that I know is right and put it into real sea* water and that means
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  • 71 8 TWO-YEAR-OLD Bindu. daughter of a leading Singapore meroh:i received a surprise present of a pen4ant studded with diamonds from J? 1 M second birthday party. She will, however, not wear it till v n zu v l **k seen here blowing the candles on the birthday
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  • 102 8 WOMAN CHARGED WITH THEFT OF GOLD BANGLE SINGAPORE CITY, Sat, A young woman. Boh Cheng Nam. pleaded not guilty m the Ninth Magistrate's Court to a charge of stealing $212 cash and a gold bangle worth $204.36 j from a house m Ceyl.tn Road on the afternoon of Aug. 15.
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  • 35 8 SINGAPORE CITY. Sat.— A Filipino editor. Mr. Felix Bautista has called for a greater exchange ol journalists between Singapore and tho Philippines to improve the relations of the people of the two countries.
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  • 37 8 SINGAPORE CITY. Sat.— The United Kingdom Commissioner m Singapore, the Earl of Selkirk, will hold a garden party today at the old Admiralty House m Grange Road, to celebrate the birthday of the Queen.
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  • 10 8 .singapoe: Blue F nel's mm her maiden KM
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  • 120 8 'Angklung' expert give a show mark festival's UNKNOWN SINGAPORE y I pAX KASI H, the cvkbr^lnl aJ expert here on a cultural tx 1 gramme with Indonesia, will giv< stage performance ;il the :iTirk"l 1 Geyiang, today nt :i.m. I This will precede the screening of the Malay film. "Angin
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    • 576 8 YOUR RADIO TODAY P.M. 1.00 Programme summary; 102 Evergreen parade; 1.30 The news; 1.40 Weekly share market report; 1.45 Norrie Paramous conducts; 2.00 Album of harmony. 2.45 Music from Holland; 3.00 Latin favourites; 3.30 Music m miniature; 4.00 Records at random; 4.30 Radio prom; 5.00 Five star tariety. 5.30 Tarzan;
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  • 246 9 IIMMING CHAMPION CUMMING LEAVES ME NEXT MONTH piMlNf.. -1* of the R( ?yal Air Force, who has distinguishlel! as A lham P lon sw,m mer both m Singapore and m the HI bo leaving for the United Kingdom at the end of next ft^irh^^ the State. m m
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  • 289 9 The Singapore team is: Johnny Kirkham i captain >. Pat Griffin. Roger Bowles, Alf Mungrue. Colin Jeffers, Mike Morgan, Alex Delilkan, Reggie da Silva. Cecil Cooke. John Woodhouse and Anura de Silva. National meet m September Mr. Chew Kwai Low. secretary of the
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  • 70 10 Jesse Owens speaks up on the Olympics He'll be on hand when the 1960 icorld sports spectacle opens m Rome this month, watching another assault on his 24-year-old broad jump record of 25 feet, 5 5 16 inches. In a series of exclusive articles starting today, Owens presents his frank
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  • 644 10 I look for the Bahamas to 'win' the 1960 Olympics WHICH COUNTRY WILL "win" the Olympic (James opening this month m Rome? No one can say for sure, but I have a pretty good idea. The United States. you think? Not a chance. Russia 0 Not by a longshot. Australia
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  • Article, Illustration
    14 10 Mary Bignal winning the women's long jump, with a jump of 20ft. t| inches.
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  • 525 10 Tough Germans bank on 24 medals WmmW 1 ia*M The last of the series by ADOLF SCHERER. sports writer of Dusseldorf EXPECT Germany's Olympic team to be our strongest ever except for the Berlin Olympics at 1936 when Germany "lost" all other
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    14 10 Olympic Games? No final decision yet. but must say I ieel fairly confident—"
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  • 397 10 A Hall of Fame for the golfers YORK. Sat— An Ini ternational Hall of Fame for golf will be established soon. Fred i orcoran disclosed today. Corcoran. Tournament Director of the International Golf Association, said he would ask sportsman Frank Pace. Jr.. to serve as chairman I lof the new
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  • 49 10 NEW YORK. Sat. Babyfaced Denny Moyer, 21, of Portland Oregon, upset world welterweight champion Benny (Kid) Paret of Cuba m a nontitle victory over 10-rounds at Madison Square Garden. It was a split decision. Paret entered the rinir favour, ed at 3i to L« U.P.I.
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  • 31 10 BOLOGNA, North Italy. Sat. Germany beat Thailand 84-52 m the basketball Olympic preliminary tourna- ment here today. Gemany led l 39-52 at halftime. Yugoslavia beat Australia 77-55.- Reuter
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    462 10  -  UNKNOWN by Remember the B i a l WHENEVER the Ol yrnpUs f f f name stirs more m ern(lr ,1 can Olympic feats than th T 9 From the time he set or <t records in one dav while n »«B student, Jesse gained for him a *3
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  • TRACK FORM -YOUR GUIDE TO WINNERS
    • 1025 11 RJ I TWO Bas I I I lie; THREE B B I RACE FOUR (CL. 4 DIV. 2— €F) JOBALE: 14-8-60— Sixth to cc m Div. 1 S 1 race. PICADOR II: 14-8-60 Tenth m Div. I—s'-F1 5'-F race. TECHNIRAMA: 13-8-60 second to Sunshine Lad m Div. I F
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    • 317 11 S'pore seeds are out of Penang Open PENANG. Sat. Singapore hopes Lim Wei Lon and Omar Ibrahim were knocked out of the Penang Open badminton championships last night. Full results:— Men's singles (second round): Teh Kew San bi Louis Phun 15-4 15-3; Khoo Eng Huah bt Billy Tan 15-5. 15-3;
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    • 710 11 RACE ONE (CL. 4 DIV. 5—61) FIELD MARSHAL: 11-8-60— Was going belter than No Kidding over mm m 53 4/5 and last 3F m 39; 13-8-60—Second to Cinema 111 m Div. 4-Ab'.. 7F race. ANSBROI (.11 13-8-60— Fourth to Cinema 111 m Div. 4-Abi. 7F race; won on course.
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    • 704 11 JALAN BESAR. Sat. Singapore Telephone Board trounced Khalsa Association 5-1 In the SAFA Junior Cup replay yesterday. STB led 3-1 at the interval. They scored througn Salim <2). Thlam Huat. Boon Khim and Yang Huat. Amarjeei Singh netted Khaba's only goal. over 3F m 37 4/5: 13-8-60—
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  • 596 12  -  ALLAN LEWIS By KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. \|Y Goodness, Box Office and Calvados should 1 be safe bets at Kuala Lumpur this afternoon. St. Honore should take the main sprint event, Race Five. He won convincingly over 7F
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  • 205 12 ROME. Sat Australia's Olympic gold medal hopes suffered a setback yesterday when the airliner with Australian swimmers ar.d athletes aboard was reported delayed at Bahrein. A spokesman for the airline said here today that the plane could be delayed tor as long as 24
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  • 43 12 MELBOURNE. Sat. Ong Eng Hong, of Malaya, reached the semi-final of the Australian badminton championships here by beating E. Anderson 15-6. 15-2. Another Malayan. Ong Eng Pin. was beaten m the quar-ter-finals by S. Russell 1-15, 15-8. 15-B.— Reuter.
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  • 22 12 BUKIT TIMAH, Sat.— The Army Cycling Club will sponsor a 25- mile time trial (two-up) tomorrow at 7 a.m.
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  • 68 12 TANJONG RHU. Sat.— Two events were held yesterday, fourth day of the Singapore Amateur Siwlmmlng Association Open championship. 400 m women's medley relay 4 x 100.) 1. Singapore Swimming Club <C Henderson. M Jolyl. F. A. Kidd. »C. A. Jackson). 2. Chinese Swimming Club. smin. 53.35ec. 800
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  • 214 12 Singapore 4: Pakistan 1 J ALAN BESAR. Sat. The Pakistanis lost their soccer 'friendly but the contest m which their officials participated against Singa- j pore referees and linemen resulted m a 'no decision" at Jalan Besar stadium last night. A disputed goal spa.
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  • 271 12 RIVER VALLEY, Saturday. pOR the past few nights some of our best t junior billiards players have been busy sighting their cues at red and white ivory balls on a green covered table m the opening rounds of the Singapore Billiards Association Junior billiards chamnionshiDs.
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