The Singapore Free Press, 22 May 1956

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    Masthead
    18 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale in Malaya Nlp i i Singapore Tut-sday. May 88, !!>:,»>. l»ricp 15Cts
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    COLONY DANGER? BOYD SAYS NO, MARSHALL-YES
    697 1 COLONY DANGER? BOYD SAYS NO, MARSHALL-YES That resignation may not come "We trust UK but... AS Mr. David Marshall, Singapore Chief Minister, with another volte face, was yesterday attacking the Colonial Office and issuing grave warnings on the future of Singapore, Mr. Alan Lennox-Boyd, the Colonial Secretary was sounding an
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    68 1 i niji mimic radiates irom or inn a a pair or uarn lasses is the Swedish actress, Anita Ekberg, is greeti l>> her fiiince, actor Anthony Steel, when she arrived Rome airport from I.os Angeles, last week. Hu'ir wedding, a civil ceremony, takes place in rence today After a three-week
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    Eyes for blind
    48 1 tiurchill, 70-yri.ir-wife oi Britain's r Primp Minister, has I to leave her eyes to "-bank M after death, ited In London last night, Mr. Francis Stanislaw, founder or an "eye will crusade said ho had been told this by Sir Wii ston Churchill' sec rvUivy
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    Skyscraper death fall
    187 1 Indian Muslim, 1! Old M ipann i, to death early this '""s Irom the Asia 1 >• c Buildini In Col- Quay, is the first death '"•in thi> building Host in Singapore H was completed '"'> thi end of last 1 M'iniia is believed t<> '•"•'i rrom
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    Rubber price
    45 1 The tpore Rubbei Ma t kct, opened this morning v,ifh fir ,t grade June \h\jp men I BU '<> 1 i cents i ID two and thi cc eight h i eni below Pi i'!.' v do i i tone v. a.> ea sier.
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      212 1 in Singapore IN PAGE FOUR tod.iy Free Press *tiH writer Pelham Groom is discussing gnm subject VICE Many people hive »%ked how bid tt really is in Singapore. Pelh.im Groom s.iyt it isn t M b.id a» »t is painted and to em- ft ph.isise his ,ir<rumcnt he tikes readers
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    30,000 in festival
    86 2 rreat preparations are b< Ing made In Singapore by I the Singapore Youth Coun- ci) for the Festival of Youth week whirl] will tal;c place [rom May 28 to June 2. Over 30.000 yonn^ters from the 35 S.Y.C. afliliatu.s will take an active }>art m the festival.
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    Lock icon How those pirate taxis get away with it
    255 2 How those pirate taxis get away with it SINGAPORE'S taxi problem la not one of shortage ol vehicles but of fare undercutting by "pirate"' taxis, said Mr. T. A. Simon, president ol tile Hire Car Association, yesterday. He said his association remained opposed to any removal oi the ceiling on
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    Horror death of wife
    85 2 Horror death of wife 33-year-old truck drive! told Inglewood, California police yesterday that he was so tired of his wile's name-calling that he choked her to death, then hacked her up with a hatchet, saw and meat cleaver and even tried to run part of the body through a meat
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    Lock icon 'YOUTH BODY EXCEEDS ITS POWERS'
    304 2 SPEAKING at the annual conference or the Ma layan Youth Council in Johore Bahru, Mr A. R. Allen. Youth Service Adviser, Federation of Malaya, said that of the 12 nationally organised voluntary you tli organisations, only lour were members of the Malayan Youth Council. The
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    June bride
    24 2 Mile, OenevJeve (\< x Gtalard, t \\i- ai.!m i oj Dien Bier Phu, is tO many ;i French parachutii t officer In June
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    Lock icon Heart tested
    17 2 Hollywood comedian Jerry Lewii has left ho pltaJ after a Serlei of heart tests. A.P.
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    A.C.S.U. decisions
    111 2 rpiih 16,000-membei SinI faporc Army ivil S< r \\vv Union win soon presi for proportional representation In thf Tradei Union Congress, This was one of (he many resolutions adopted at the union's annual delegates conference in Singapore, Thr union has the bi^gost membership in the T.l'C. croup The
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      69 2 i j t» i i i Kg^^l W B IK w fflßß IT w M^^^Lfla Jli 111 r! r^^ffifr^ <: ffiffiffi^fcfc ill bI HBoi l^% ill B^ff^vm v/ r^ i n j r• sfcJ l^Zl C i I^^R Wr^~ 6- jgfflpflfi iS: I lyS Q |J APIT V Clllll f)C
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    GOVT. EMPLOYEES MAY STRIKE FOR MORE PAY
    266 3 GOVT. EMPLOYEES MAY STRIKE FOR MORE PAY Secret ballot among 3,000 will decide course of action ABOUT 3,000 Singapore Government clerks will begin to take a strik** ballot tomorrow it the Official side does not make a counter offer to their demands for pay increases from $15 to St:> a
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    Lock icon We want Martine call for 15 mins.
    154 3 We want Martine call for 15 mins. NOT u»t'i visiting i rencta actress Martine Carol actually came O n stage to blow flying kisses to the 5 crowd did cinema pat- ro ns, Hh° packed the evening performance oi" ■Nan a at the Odeon, stop a session ol rhvth- clapping
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    LIB-SOCS TO MEET
    97 3 LIB-SOCS TO MEET IMPORTANT decisions af--1 iCctin^ the future of Singapore's Liberal-Socialist Party will be taken ;it a meeting o!' the organisation's (.•(Mitral committee today. The Free Press wa.s fcold last night that the Question of "lidding" candidates for I a general election before the end of this year would
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    Lock icon FILM FESTIVALS
    23 3 Egypt and Communist China arc planning Cannestype Him festivals in their respective capitals, it was announced in Cairo yesterday. A. P.
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    Lock icon India to seek oil
    19 3 India has signed an agreement to buy $4,500,000 worth 01" gnvtat nil ririTMna equipment.- U.P.
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    46 3 Commiseration In i»i s eyes, four-year-old Ivan Marshall, in bush-jacket and coonskin cap, sully awaits the return of !>•* hero ;»"<i namesake, Chief Minister Mr David Marshall. The handsome lad is the sini of Mr. and Mrs. I IV Marshall. 521-B Upper Kast Coast Road, Singapore. j
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    Neglected children of Singapore
    347 3 Neglected children of Singapore PUBLIC DISGRACE No. 15 pHE supreme indifference I of so many parents towards their children should be i salutarj prick in the ence to all But is it? Not in Singapore, that island of "couldn't care less."' At the ici ent series of oncerts given by
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    Wesak celebrations
    114 3 Jv>Uß ho ii long proces 1 ions will f< the Buddhi I celebration ol Buddha Jayantl tomorrow and 'i hui 'I'hf pro< >; !l ly Illuminated d B decorated i!-' 1 travel alon 'i; 1 1 rent routes oi the city on th two days. Tomorrow a will
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      People's $s at stake
      231 4 People's $s at stake ASSUMING the Federation is successful in obtaining a $2,000 million loan to finance its five-year development programme, it will have cleared only the first of several hurdles. Firsi of all the Government has to take <v< ry possible precaution that the full value of the loan
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    VICE
    781 4 dfgsdfgsdg sdgf \l\\V words have Uvvn written about ire in A Singapore, but is it really as bad as it is made out to be? When you examin< othei .< you r fora d i" <•■ delusion that, al' i r all Singapore Is perhapi rather prim There 1
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    HOW LONG DO YOU EXPECT TO LIVE?
    632 4 HOW LONG DO YOU EXPECT TO LIVE? A MAN of 20 has an expectation of 49.8 more years ot life and a women 54 years, according to a recent official statement. During the past half century nearly 18 years have been added to the life span of the average man
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      35 4 POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER I 1 j Ytf Tf>i n i M "Fortunately for us, Miss Filebrace, in our Service the continuing need for the personal touch renders the introduction of automation well-nigh impossible*"
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    SCHOOL PLAYS 'ABSOLUTELY FIRST GRADE'
    252 5 A \i>A(TrY crowd of almost a thousand apided enthusiastically when Mr. Donald described the Anglo-Chinese School club's second annual Interform drama etition as "absolutely first rade" at c week nci. H, ,\-ics was one of the r ee judges o! the conwhich was held at
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    Challenge of factory accidents
    77 5 ORITAINS industry l OlS*3 ing nearly 20,000,000 man-days a year as a result of industrial accidents, says a report just issued by the Industrial Safety Committee of the National Joint Advisory Council. Every day some 60.000 workers are absent as a result of industrial injury. Accidents
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      U.K. closing prices
      11 5 WHITS IN HOLIDAY ALL UK COMMODITY MARKETS CLOSED.
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      New York prices
      87 5 Above prices quoted in U.S. cents per 10. NEW YORK, May 21. Previous Today TIN Straits s»o' and n«u by jg-jg »om. g g gg» TIN futures M,y g^ Sed i,,n» 95.40 bid 95.40 bid Ju 97 no :isked W^O fuske.l 9.) 25 bid 95.25 bid y7.li>
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      U.S. PEPPER
      35 5 -v release 26, ftflofcto 21 1 1 1 hlpment n. Juni 92H geuen dock. Malabftr/Lftinpong spot a-iwdt-inx release and Rfloata 28 shinmenl 27... Sarawak spot Above prices quoted in US. rents per W.
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      24 5 NFW YORK, M»y 81. Previous Today ;30 Industrial* *S SfcS Railroad* m i'flH 9fl 77 61 Stocks Compos U- AvetARV l'^«
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      12 5 wiinsiN HOLIDAY ALL ik com MODITY MARKETS CLOSIH.
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    US population up by 16 mil.
    37 5 insus Bureau yesImated the poputhe United States 1 1 at 167,440,000, inhe armed forces I overseas. areau said thLs was H>, 308 ,000, or the 151,132,000 r April 1, 1950 A.P.
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    BLOOD BANK IS RUNNING LOW
    36 5 ;apore Blood Bank •>f blood. Donors oups and now voremlnded that I rransfuslon CenOeneral Hospital pen a. usual this the Last Sunday of lonth, from 9 a.m. to I '2 noon.
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    200-year-old cake ceremony
    79 5 Feature of the Queen Charlotte Ball attended by si more than :J0() debutantes at the Grosvenoi House recently was the historic birthday cake ceremony la i 1 which is re-enacted Queen Charlotte's birthday as > C she used to celebrate it nearly 200 years ago. The Duchess
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    SEARCH FOR OIL IN PAKISTAN
    30 5 »'(i Vacuum Oil yesterday began -> first, exploratory it 130 miics east of The Pakistani inWinl (ter, iiabib Rah--1 ittended the in"*ur I m ceremony, AP.
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    They foster love of animals
    234 5 They foster love of animals The following letter has been received from Mrs. R. H. Keenly side, general secretary of the Animal Lovers League: ON page two of The Free Press on Saturday, May 19, appeared a picture of a ffirl with some puppies. The caption stated that "These puppies
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    AIRMEN ENTER FOR PREMIER HORSE SHOW
    92 5 The reconstituted Ra f BSquitatlon Association reorganised tiiLs season under liic chairman (hip oi An Marshal v. B. Jordan, An officer Coxnmanding-In-chief Maintenance Command a ill take, part 111 ttfl flr.st m;ij'»r public event on Saturday M.iy \2 Wtk9ll it. enterj two teamj In
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      121 5 irjIHIIIIIIIIIMIIIHIIrtIIiniIHIIIIMIIIIHIHIIIIHIIJIHHHHIIIMIIIHIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIHI^ S GRAND OPPORTUNITY to hu ff CAMERAS i i* ith a i*rt*Mt*l Baring v* MID-YEAR SALE C MINOLTA—3S f: 2.8 speeds I /500 sec. 1 i W.E.L. case U W %200 00 S.P. $190.00 i ACTINO Exposure Meter (German) 5 to Clear 13.50 I ILOCA II C.imcr.i f: 3.5
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      275 6 >I\MMI\KI InLn lalk and Pbil Wavi% ■■■MHHUHBK ~~~ri> TFITTu "Jj $h£\L PPE?t\DJO 8£ TO ThE NAQDA pOESN'T^ I AIl/W b> id«ar lli«e Burroughs W&BSBESffiiXMSMBL J~^ f 7^ i t'.r.ECTLV T I CAL*ALV X WE STOOP &£PO«^E A.<=»TE£U- P V^ ■"■Hi hEAT'C.^KT^G Ahf rwE W^E-MAM PACEf CAP TAIN eEVNAKt? ANC? SAI7,
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      680 6 Born on this first day of the in I coming sign, Gemini y uu an I essentially the artistic, idealist scientist or inventor You alwa y a better mouse Trap 1 But j J sometimes a Little slow In d< your Ideas. J Ruled by Mercury, the God Knowledge. you
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    A night of splendour for Martine
    277 7 A night of splendour for Martine I /CONSEQUENTIAL Colonists converted the Blue I Room at the Capitol Theatre into Mount Olympus it the week-end in tribute to film star M-irii'M' Carol and her husband. M. Christian Jacque. I It was a night or splendour. In an atmosheady with franglpani and
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    Lock icon All hour of gay madness
    217 7 All hour of gay madness uy their coterie, mountainous men like Dr. Hans Ulrica Granow (.ConsulGeneral of Germany), Cmdr. Thomas H. Sudduth (Assistant Naval Attache, U.S.A.), Mr. William O. Anderson (Consul, U.S.A. j and Mr. R. K. Tandon 1 1 nd i a's Commissioner) towering above the scene. Virtually the
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    Lock icon A FEW BRAS— AS A JOKE
    275 7 IJVNTY raids have been made on nurses' hostels by Malayan undergraduates but not in the extreme and irresponsible manner of American students, students of the Iniversitv of Malaya told Free Press yesterday. They were commenting on the report in the Free Press last weekend
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    Victor of two-car race is fined £12
    160 7 Victor of two-car race is fined £1 2 OACING driver Ray- mond Mays was j judged winner of a two-car race, but it cost him £12. His opponents were the police. Mays, who manages the B.R.M. racing team, was summoned at Norman Cross, Huntingdonshire, for speeding and not stopping at
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    Lock icon Crowd injured
    30 7 A Connaught racing car driven by veteran Reg Parncii crashed Into the crowd yesterday at the Crystal Palace track, London. Four spectators and Parnell were reported injured. A.P.
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    300 pay his rates 'in kind'
    77 7 TUBBY M. MICHELIN 'haulage contractor at EJcommoy, near I><' Mans, who i>s a supporter of Pierre ("No taxes Poujade, refused to pay rates. So the town council ordered him to pay "in kind." The sentence: dig a ditch 320 yards Long for an Irrl
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    GUESS WHERE
    92 7 Yesterdays elephant picture didn'l cause i» tot of difficulty. Most people said— correctly— -that »t w;is near the Legislative Assembly. We are still getting plenty Of callers and we still welcome them but please, pu/zlers, don't accuse of cheating. We haven't yrt and w»- don't intend t to
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    Lock icon WHO budget
    37 7 The ninth World Health Assembly at Geneva approved ye terday a regular budg< t for 1057 of $32,100,000 for th< World Health Organisation. Thl v;;i.s B $1,500." 000 Tnorc than the L 951 budget, Reuter
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    8 killed
    27 7 Eight, persons were kill< d when Mi' car In irhlch thtjf wcro tiding wa.. tiit by a passenger u;«ni in Ohio, America, on Sunday night,
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      76 7 V flfe V 'imLs GOOD COMMUNICATIONS ||y\/\^ \BilHwSili\. ''(/*> l.t'i nte the mnnufne- I -Uft ]9il}U7*4n* h tnr.-,, „l „l >U th« 11//6^^^'"™ —^*SsS^^ssSp^\ mobile Irlerommunirntitint 111 l ?^^^fc "^^^M^^T r> -7 equipment ti^rti in the Unttth *21-^ 'tf t ,nim,,nwe,ilth Thru manu- U lll^^S I S""^*^»K%^A^l fnrtiirr >i complete
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      48 7 ISINCAPORE 1 HIGH TIDES TODAY: U.?J, p.m TOMORROW: l#4f a.m. and IMS p THURSDAY: 11.16 1 ,i in and ltJ€ P »>» FRIDAY: II ><i am and II.M p m SATURDAY: II a.m. and 11 11 p»i. SUNDAY: 1 18 pm MONDAY Oil am and 1.37 p m. niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiii
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    Lock icon MR. LOKE GAINS RARE AWARD
    593 8  - MR. LOKE GAINS RARE AWARD Sunny Giam Calling all photographers by i\ basis o i mi- pej lor ability and an outstanding record ol achie\ mi n\ Singapore bird photograph er, Mr. Loke Wan Iho A.R.P.S., A.l' s a has ii d< signat 1 1 1 Honorary Membej foi 1956
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    SHODDY? NOT THE CAMERAS!
    518 8 SHODDY? NOT THE CAMERAS! rpilE land of shoddy mer--1 chandise is turning out some of the world's lincst precision instruments. Thanks (o the Japanese Camera industry. the "Made in Japan" label is losing some of its disrespeetability as the Japan ese turn out the worlds fastest lenses, widest wide angle
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      'Animals as well fed as humans'
      258 9 SATURDAY'S article in our Public Disgrace series produced a crop <J tr tiers, three of which are published here. y our attack on the praiseworthy, but let us ivhiu. i IcSSI <-f animals in have a sense of „£„<>"- culur y r ue. i
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      Ming stumps a judge
      192 9 Ming stumps a judge lif ING, the cat, sunned himself outside his fl ter's bungalow while three Judges dis- :ats, trespass, traps and Ming. started last year. Dwner, Mr. Norman Barlow-Graham, who i Ireland alter winning a £75,000 pools prize, a pedigree Siamese, in a cage. But the cat escaped
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      ANYONE GOT ANY OLD STATUES?
      142 9 ANYONE GOT ANY OLD STATUES? )EOPLE in Britain have been asked: Have you ot an old statue or bust on don't need? The Minister of Works, Jr. Patrick Buchan Hepurn, is looking for some. He wan i to furnish the 50-year-old orangery at iensington Palace "as it light to be—
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      93 9 Here it k The <.it with <?>♦• cnrljr c(»at. Astrakhan mil-, and i'"" v i|r|is nioiist;irh<*. Thr ca( li I nen breed l»ro laced b] "Mrs Nlflfl I ItllOfl :|tl( lirr (MI Xl Mi*! MTiaifi d McAllislei allti Bw r«*w of icltfitiflc brccdlni on the Cornish moorSi i hey Hi
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      Today's laugh
      11 9 me yotl fttrpot tn lower yi'iir wheels figtiin, Sltnpton.
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      NUDE? OH NO, SAYS PHYLLIS
      184 9 pHYLLIS DIXEY, the striptease "queen," revealed in a London court-room her BIG STAGE She was cleared of ollegu- t.ons uf indecency in two cf her acts. Miss Dixey .said: "I wa.s covered with liquid silk, which turn.s .solid as when you put it on to
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    Lock icon A CAMERA IN SINGAPORE
    33 10 IHvturvs by Sam Kai Faye The sioii** Joint effort M *Ms~mm}mmmmmmtiimmm* Is iUni so? All for me? (•<» on, i*o on g«-ll iii« k biioit. Atrd'l I lii4*k^-o«* ifoint* lo
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      26 11 CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT IN BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS THE RESTFUL PARK-LIKE ESTATE HIGH CLASS BUILDING LOTS FROM 12,000 TO 28,000 sq. ft. $070 to $1 20 i
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    Story of a man killing himself
    1450 12 But JAMES DOW fells how it is possible to change your whole life and become as much as 10 years younaer. i\ you walked into \our boss's O(liC€ ami found Kin stretched tlut out on the Hour, would you ring ior a doctor, (b)
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    A CYPRUS FOR THE U.S.?
    327 12  - A CYPRUS FOR THE U.S.? J. HOLMES •IMIE United States' air base at Keflavik, Iceland, is one of the most strategically placed in the world. The big; question now is: Will Iceland prove to he, for the Americans, what Suez was for the British or what Cyprus is for the
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    HOW DID KING BORIS DIE?
    1298 13  - HOW DID KING BORIS DIE? HAROLD WALTON He survived every political storm and {assassination bid... Then he defied Hitler By ...This human sort of a man :i: -'TBE:|bpi STRAKGEST STORIES Bi was late August, ij 1943. In Kussia [j1,,. (.citnan armies M-trcatiiiß. In the ilif Allies had I 0 helmed
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    A bird of prey
    27 13 1 Park Zoo, In London, adds to Us mwij 1 1 8 m *JL llM kmt *an tat-ytM-ok foslmwli for BiiU»h Armj omcti,
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    Teething troubles
    405 13 r |MiKV say you can ;i tell L.! n l y in.- fata teet h In spite of v.u-1 i un spent iii hi.-, country un dental schemes, his nation remaim the most toothle in the world. The reason still baffles scientists, but clues discovered In recent years
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    The Fish bite hard in Kingston
    710 14  - The Fish bite hard in Kingston PELHAM GROOM by tfVERY type of club has its own species of Elder Bretheren. There hs the yachtsman who watches every nur through i ises and declares "He's thr o w n his chance away now" and when the man who should have lost
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      148 14 LADIES GENTS VISIT FRENCH WEAR HOUSE !H.^ TANGLIN ROAR SINGAPORE I Tel: ***** FURNITURE For Contemporary Modern Furniture of hijjh qu.ility a r reasonable price Consult SUN WAH CO., (1951) LTD. 71-2, Bras Basalt Road, Singapore Tel. ***** Dealers in all Types of CAMERA, CINE CAMERA. PROJECTOR, WATCHES CLOCK FOUNTAIN
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      157 14 rea l Ut enjoy lVi &h Kusi i alias St r t i\s \)vi i R's >ysters t Peten lc« Cream at the SINGAPORE AIRPORT HOTEL LTD. M*h»n<> *****2 a. 'rr^^m ESKA" ONE OF SWIFZERLANDS FINE WATCHES EVERY MOVEMENT GUARANTEED BY THE FACTORY. Sole Agents K. M. Oli Mohamed Ltd.
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      158 14 LATtiT t^ IT MODEL AX TELEFUNKEN 3 SPEED AUTOMATIC RECORD CHANGER Model TWS6O Sole Agents: SEOW KUAN CO. 1 Dhoby (ihaut SitiK:u|>ore-9. HOHG KONG SHOES FOR STYLES DISTINCTION AT Moderate Pries,, PHOENIX SHOES CO. 214-216 South Bridge Roid Singapore- 1. Tel. ***** I rmm&M ARE YOl- A NERVOI'S WRECK? ARE
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      107 14 PEE! PRESS SHOPPING GUIDE KOON HOE (0. 38, Chulia Street Singapore- 1 Movies Rental Services S mm Films and Projector f'^fty Tel. ***** SHANGHAI CHEN YEE SHEN 396, Orchard Road, Singapore. Carved Furniture Manufacturers From Sha i Carved Teak Wood, Furniture And Camphor Wood ('bests of finest materials and exquisite
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      111 15 )vy Ni&ht Prescription Service f u s p.m. rinU 6333) Incere Dispensary Limited. ID 12, HILL STREET, I (Open until S p.m.) poor-Bell "Bravo" < Cai many 9 Easy to fix to your Hoor by u u((l it Needs no current c $4.00 f^ [Frei Bonyear Trading Co. 10 Collvcr
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      87 15 lAOE COLLECTION wf3b ft ilk :heong kee co. Singapore Oldest Curios House Ccleman Strict Tol ***** fHUNG CHYE CO. High Chss Tailor Tailored to highest tailoring standard TEI: 2^402 23-11, Colcman St.. SINGAPORE. THE AMAZING I NEW AERATOR A precision built aerator specially designed tor aquarium use. Price from $16/-
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    ASIAN ART MARKS THIS CENTENARY
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    201 16 THIS GIANT 'EYE' CAN see THROUGH COSMIC 'DUST' vvtork on the new glani radio telescope at, Manchester University's research station at Jodrell Bank, Cheshire, Ls expected to be completed within the next few tnoni hs more t Ikiii t hree yeai i after the foundations w< ire d i r
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    Problems appeal to the Duke
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    A blast makes a desert bloom
    577 17  - A blast makes a desert bloom MICHAEL MANNING ly Jl Lan method A r tiu 1 exploitation qU rurky lalids may b< come a !J5 country by JJ i her agricultural Ille i mainly an ftf tral nation. J| <»t the popu- t live from the L ice of the
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    BRIDGE HADN
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    179 17 Buyers at the New York international Motor show ordered 3,600 Of the new M.G.A sports ciiv, which since Its in* roduci ion at t hi London Motor Show hist October has been in worldwide demand. Such success Is entirely in the tradition ol m
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      53 17 I- V CROSSWORD retinue 0. fi> I.J do to a drink? (3, 2». K. Japftiiese K>ta (5) Ha i 4) (3 2) I "U- ly Ip. r.'.'T 'ZZ I "ii v>, !i ,i vu- El '<''> !l I'll Ml 'L B '11i■■r i i V '■.<>'■] I "I M) .iiU.-rna-
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    184 18 Krish is is a 'real comer' v, 1 lANT MJ PI [ndian Davl i ijj thai [ndia 1 r..« year old tar Ramanathan Kri< hnan, is <t i comer" and a threat to t <p performers In lnt< r ttional tennis. not a iglle a he hould id a Indi
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    'TRIAL & ERROR' SUCCESS
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    401 18  - How times have changed! OSCAR FRALEY By lIMMY ISUHJIMK i\ recently gave Airhu- Moore If 1 "a great chant v' to wind up as h«\i\ > wt-i^ht \%t -hampion of the world come September and I* hose two names show how times have changed in I >oxlng. I They called
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    117 18 THE United Stat< 1 formation Agency yesterday claimed 1 Soviet Union was I her participation m national sport to communism and i •peace offensive." The agency statement that Ruj e 68 .sports teams abroad n 1950 compared with 29» 1950 It .said 6fl sports teams
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    185 19  - Singapore crack shots to miss Olympics JOE EZEKIEL i t, mm. VPORE "gvn- men" may not )r represented at I, forthcoming Olympic Shooting competitions at Melbourne this year. "As far as W« are concerned, none of our members will make the tm, said the president o i the Singapore Shooting
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    VIVIAN SWIMS WAY TO FIVE TROPHIES
    373 19 Seletar, pri- i school swi mm ing a great success. n t< ok part in iding competitor Victor Ludorum 1 Gala was Miss 10 years! walked proudly the rostrum to J our cups and a mc- closely following ny Drake of Moun- 1 diving
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    433 19  -  DONALD FARQUHAR By This is another in the series of articles describing the preparations being made in various countries for the Melbourne Olympic Games.... HUNGARY, SMALLEST OF THE EAST EUROPEAN COMMUNIST COUNTRIES, IS AIMING AT BEING THE GIANTS OF THE 1956 OLYMPIC GAMES AT MELBOURNE IN NOVEMBER, ACCORDING
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    434 19  -  ARCHIE QUICK By VLTIIO'I) be ii county cricket club captain? I^»ts of people, I suppose, but the job can tarry a load of trouble with it besides its pleasures. Take the Portsmouth wlckei for Instance, it has a reputation tor waywardness ;is evil as
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    390 19  - Traffic jams on the golf course! STEVE SNIDER By New Ym k city's golfing fraternity, who have enough worries wit h e traffic problem getting to and from the office eacn I d;iy. are beginning <o come lup against the same thing on their <tn^ course* Those )i' tl(> electric
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    LATEST STYLE? -OH NO, PLEASE
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    From now on we win!
    128 20 -AUSSIE CAPTAIN MAKES A PROMISE AUSTRALIAN CAPTAIN lAN JOHNSON, STILL x SMARTING UNDER AUSTRALIA'S DEFEAT BY CHAMPION COUNTY SURREY, ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY THAT FROM NOW ON Till VISITING CRICKET TEST HAM ARE GOING ALL OUT TO WIN THEIR MATCHES. i have carried out all the experiments
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    55 20 picture. Foiled by the goalie: Tommy Misson, Rovers I cen tie -forward, gapes E as his powerful drive is E palmed down by agile E goalkeeper Webster of E Star Soceerites. Rovers won this S.A.F.A. Div. E I league match 4-2 yes- E terday at Jalan
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    550 20 Sussex increase lead as champs collapse Sussex yesterday strengthened their Lead In the English county cricket championship. "They trounced Middlesex In two days by mi Innings and 22 runs. Middlesex, who were 2f> for no wicket on Saturday U\ reply to the Sussex in- t innings of 3<>n, lost ;iii
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    KUC FAILS IN SOVIET RECORD BID
    84 20 KUC FAILS IN SOVIET RECORD BID VLADIMIR KUC, Russiaj former three miles and i 3,000 metres world recordholder, failed yesterday In his bid to improve his Soviet record for 10,000 metres. Running at Kiev, Kuc j clocked 29 mm. 18.6 sec. His Soviet record Is 28 mm. 59.2 sec. Emil
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    85 20 SOI 111 left at Kuala I un,p llr J Ul« Asian ut, tOUf llH'llt. U The official nuteh b icheduled for M t> .J ujui two friendUei o tt May 36 and South Vietnam n pm to send the s. m team to Melbourne for the
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    113 20 INDIA have accepted the invitation to compote in the Solan- i gor International C old i Cup badminton chain j pionships. Four players sche-j dulrd to play in the July tournament are Nandu Natekar, IN. Seth, M. Guhai and G. Hemmedy. One other member of last years
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