The Singapore Free Press, 7 February 1957

Microfilm: NL5633
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1 22 The Singapore Free Press
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    Masthead
    20 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m Malaya No. 147 H. BWgapttC, Thursday. February 7. lfl."»7. Price 15 CU.
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    Plan to end M.E. deadlock
    413 1 Plan to end M.E. deadlock I fSKAFL has disclosed that she has submitI ted a three-point proposal to the l T nited I Nations 1 Secretary General, Mr. Das HamI marsk.joeld, aimed at breaking her deadlock with Egypt. An Israeli spokesman said the plan involved: 1 A declaration that Israel
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    Lock icon U.S. BACKS BRITAIN ON DEMAND FOR SUEZ SETTLEMENT
    504 1 U.S. BACKS BRITAIN ON DEMAND FOR SUEZ SETTLEMENT AS EGYPT continued its attempts to hamper the rapidly progressing U.N. clearance of the Suez (anal, America yesterday gave its full support to the Anglo-French demand for the start of talks for a settlement of the "urgent" question of use of the
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    Rubber price
    29 1 February first grade rubber buyer., Io b. opened m ipore this mornln 88 B cents a 10., up 2% cents on yesterday's close. The tone was steady.
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    Lock icon King Saud: 'I like ike's plan'
    388 1 King Saud: 'I like ike's plan' KING SAUD of Saudi Arabia, m his first direct public statement on President Eisenhower's Middle East programme, said yesterday the programme was a "good one" which was "entitled to the consideration and appreciation of Arab countries." Earlier. President Eisenhower had told his pits, conference
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    Lock icon AMERICAN-CHINESE BARTER
    102 1 PRESIDENT Eisenhower i said yesterday he would confer with the U.S. Se cretary of Slate, Mr. John Foster Dulles, on a reported Chinese Communist "deal* to release 10 American prisoners if the rnited States would per mil its reporters to enter Red China. The President told his news
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      59 1 f THE CARLSBERG COLLECTION The Fluted Merdeckar is a very popular bird, wfiose long M loud and dear. lias i^rctit migratory powers I and makes periodic visits I t<> England, Us colouf tenth to fade occasionally, I hut always it can be heard calling for I \ilKHß}>/ I (ortsbefq BEER
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    Burma's child story author says: 'JUNIOR MUST GET GOOD BOOKS'
    281 4 Burma's child story author says: 'JUNIOR MUST GET GOOD BOOKS' He's stranded m Singapore [)R. GWAN LEONG, one of Burma's foremost experts on juvenile literature and the man who writes the Burmese equivalent of "Alice m Wonderland" stories for the children of his country, is stranded m Singapore because he
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    Lock icon 'Human maths'
    51 4 Mathematics, the school subject of which pupils and parents are most afraid, should be regarded as an essential part of modern education, and more human and varied ways of teaching it must be found, the 19th International Conference on Public Educ?*. n recommended m Gi n va yesterday.
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    67 4 picture. i A now traltic sign has just been introduced on E Hamburg's streets. Rut this one is aimed, not at E motorists, but at children. St is hoped that the picture will impress the need for caution on the E minds of children who cannot or will not read.
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    RUDENESS ANNOYS THE GIRLS
    164 4 RUDENESS ANNOYS THE GIRLS TELEPHONE operators of 1 the Singapore Improvement Trust have complained m the SIT local officers' magazine of rudeness of other members of the staff. They claimed that a member of the staff once shouted at them for a iine when one was not available and another
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    Last week s Quiz results
    58 4 WINNERS of last week's Free Press "Prize Quiz" Competitions are: Quiz No. 1: Miss P. Gwynne, 67 Merryn Road, Singapore 11. Quiz No. 2: Miss Eleanor Chan. 15 Margate Road. Singapore 15. Quiz No. 3: W. O. II Steer, 30 Bn. RAOC, Alexandra. Special Quiz:
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    Lock icon Sailing delay
    24 4 The P and O liner Iberia, held up m Perth by engine trouble, is now expected to sail for England tomorrow Reuter
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      107 4 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Safer end to < ac.a» h*" Helena Rubinstein announces new sensational home treatment D%l Ui Eft TT uMiim ■^■1 WmmP H lining Helena Rubinstein, world famous beauty authority, E the only home treatment E E that removes facial hair m W%l S E minutes and protects your skin with
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    A better first aid service
    177 5 A better first aid service AN efficient ambulance service will soon be m operation m the four new^ areas (East. East Central, West and West Central) of the St. John Ambulance Brigade. A spokesman for the brigade, told the Free Press, yesterday: "It is very necessary, if the individual area
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    Lock icon A beauty queen
    148 5 WHAT A THRILL a young girl must get to be elected a beauty queen. Think of the even greater thrill if she is a national title winner, and oh! what a beautiful morning follows that evening of the all important contest. Think of the possibilities that lie
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    Want to be a sailor?
    189 5 Want to be a sailor? R.M.N. SEEKS BRIGHT YOUNG MEN BQYS with an alert scientific mind, sound physique and love for the sea have a good chance to embark on a naval career m the Royal Ma- layan Navy which Is now recruiting for 1957. They must be between the
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    400 ADDICTS ARE CURED IN 2 YEARS
    277 5 400 ADDICTS ARE CURED IN 2 YEARS QNLY six out of 100 opium addicts, who have been cured and discharged from the "treatment centre" on St. John's Island m the last two years, are known to have taken up opium smoking again. Their whereabouts are not known. But. if they
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    More Girl Guides
    28 5 The Girl Guidrs' Association announced m London yesterday that the total membership of the Guide Movement m Britain had now passed the half million mark.
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      49 5 n HARE EXQUISITE The most amazing conspiracy the world I has ever known... and love as it never I I happened to a man and woman before! Vl Ml ANASTASIipy H ff f J|j COLOR by DE LUXE BK^BS j II I ~'*jZjo% PfL.KAVLM€I» ■T^^H ODEON Saturday at Midnight
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      105 5 )^<>>T(( t^OSi >^«#? >%<t^<%«>T< »>^<»^ ii^<»>^ PMISi i>M%.Ojn ?*O*i :>^<tr< )l%<>^ >>*<>#* >^^ I MASON PEARSON '>T4>V< J^O^J »^O^J >>^>^ >^ r <^\Oi* r < »^<>>^ »^<>^« i^<»^< >>*,<^>^< >^ Beautifully finished, and with a wooden back. these hairbrushes are filled with Nylon and j Bristle, the whole cushioned m
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, Feb. 7, 1957. Opinion S'pore lead to world
    220 6 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, Feb. 7, 1957. Opinion S'pore lead to world SINGAPORE is making a significant contribution to the world m the cure and rehabilitation of its opium addicts. First results of this experiment, being conducted m a treatment centre on St. John's Island, have been truly remarkable.
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    LOOK WHAT DULLES TRIGGERED OFF
    34 6  -  GILES by "Mr. Dulles 14 right you wouldn't want a British soldier on you? left und a French soldier on your right In die Middle East or anywhere eke"
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    FABULOUS GREEK PAIR WINS SUPER TANKER RACE
    638 6 FABULOUS GREEK PAIR WINS SUPER TANKER RACE PAIR of Greek brothers m law with a shared passion for guessing right and making money are well on their way to winning a multi-million-dollar stake they gambled on the Suez Canal crisis. Midas For Stavros Niarchos, nicknamed "Crouesus" by his best friends,
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    BY THE WAY
    128 6  -  Beachcomber asdfsdfasdfasdf A MANUAL of instruction on how to behave m society emphasises the importance of not being too eager to show off your knowledge of any subject until you are quite sure of yourself. The authors might have taken as an example the lady who, on
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    Had to talk to own children with signs
    217 7 young British i mother who went be- i hind the Iron Curtain ito Poland to Ret her I sons back returned safely last week and said: "I will never, never let the children co ta Poland again." Mrs Beryl Wozniak. *>.") year
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    Lock icon U.K. BACKS FRANCE IN U.N.
    273 7 U.K. BACKS FRANCE IN U.N. Other countries' danger m Africa RRITVIN has joined with France m opposD ins any United Nations interference m the Algerian problem. Commander Allan Noble. British Minister of State yesterday told the General Assembly s Political Committee which is debating the French policy m the North
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    Lock icon Secret found
    151 7 Secret found SK Cll T documents ittlMl from a gov- ernment scientist were g recovered m a hicago apartment basement by a janitor, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced la,st night. I The agent m charge B of the Chicago F. 8.1. j Office, said the docum ents were discovered
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    Lock icon Air test rules
    36 7 The American Civil Aeronautics Board m Washington has ordered that al l aircraft test flights m the United States must be made over open water or over specially approved sparsely settled areas. Reuter
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    Lock icon MOVES TO VETO U.N. VETO
    183 7 MOVES TO VETO U.N. VETO International peace force urged THE abolition of the veto power under United Nations' Charter and the creation of an international force 'powerful enough to ensure that IU will cannot be frustrated by any likely combination of nations" are among recommendations made by I the national
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    Lock icon NEW GERMAN ARMY GROWS
    74 7 (GENERAL LaurLs Norstad, I supreme Allied Commander m Europe said m Paris yesterday that ni» command expected to have a German contribution of three motorised infantry divisions, tw o armoured divisions, the nucleus of an airborne division and a division of mountain troops by December this
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    Lock icon NEW A-REACTOR
    41 7 The Atomics International Company of Los Angeles has announced it will build a 50 kilowatt nuclear research reactor m West Berlin to be used to train students In peaceful applications of atomic energy m science, medicine and industry Reuter
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    Lock icon Attlee flays Eden
    107 7 LORD ATTLEE, the Labour Party's elder statesman, said m Carmarthen. Wales, yesterday that the late Conservative Government of Sir Anthony Eden would ro down m history "as an administration which m les« than two years accomplished nothing of value, but Infltetod grievous moral ;mil material damage on
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      41 7 A New Selection of MARCASITE SET SILVER JEWELLERY BROOCHES. BRACELETS. EARRINCS. RINCS. NECKLACES WATCHES at i I S PORE-1 TEL. 3549 J fif 1 9 J your babys needs mm^wmmmmm* from. THE FEDERAL DISPENSARY LTD 33 RAFFLES PLACE. 1 MIYSA I
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  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
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      91 8 W*ffl lim^M^^^MiiiinnmMi MWPHIKE b^ Lee Falk and Phil Davis L '#FPfV7OUPL/77ltfQG£>0tm 1 I OAf7F#0 Af7F# A W///LF W VJTI TAItZAX by Edj«ar~llicellii^roHtflis ifa^fca— g^^^— i^ I |gCCX£ PC£E OOOs 7XgZA>JS QxfTCKES— J I PISTOL RXTue <.iu_' iHfc > li^* by Leslie lliarteris |l (gERONI/WO^) NICE WORK.TA6' V WELL,I HAD TO
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      614 8 |>ORN today, your temperament r 13 volatile and will flare ud and down at the slightest provocation You have a natural tendency toward melancholy which you must do your best to counteract. Since you are subject to the in- fluence of others, try to cultivate those who can make you
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  • Round the World Market Prices
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      U.K. closing prices
      145 9 RUBBER No 1 RSS ci.f. r European ports February 254 buyers 2d n buyers 26 sellers 25 Y* sellers March 254 buyers 25 4 buyers 26 sellers 254 sellers RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot 26 buyers 254 buyers 264 sellers 25 sellers RUBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement
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      New York prices
      115 9 NEW YORK. Feb. 6. Previous Today TIN Straits spot 102.50 nom. 102.50 nom. TIN future February.. aSS !8S -E Standard Contract MarCil 99.37 sellers 99 25 sellers arn-ii 96.25 buyers 96 75 buyers ApMl 97.62 sellers 97.25 sellers TONE Steady. SALES: One ton. Strait, ton^ct 101.25 sellers
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      U.S. PEPPER
      36 9 Malabar/Lampong .spot 28. awaiting release 27>;. afloat* 26'/, to 26, Arst half February ship- men 25*.Sarawak spot ana awaiting release 27 seller, ex dock New York. Ib. Above prices quoted m U.S. cents per
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      37 9 NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Previous Today SaSKr »S J3S 20 Kailroaas c^ 36 SSJSS^ ?0.3? tow 15 l tiliiies ii;;s7 «5 Stocks Composite Averages 167.33 wjjpi JLbot* pricei gteoted hi tv.S. ce«.i per R>.
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      71 9 LONDON. Feb. 6. Previous Today COPRA Philippines ci.f. U.K/ SK, -TWI .£52 wan -a- a— Ion« ton Feb. March £°< severs i„rii £66'- buyers £664 buyers March April gp JJgJ £67 J^ COCONUT OIL crude Straits ci.f. UK North European m norn CO^NI^T OIL clCde' Ceylon
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    SHE LIVED IN A HOLE 34 YRS.
    134 9 SHE LIVED IN A HOLE 34 YRS. THE mystery of an 81-year-old woman recluse who lived for 34 years m a hole m the ground may be cleared up when relatives are traced. Hungarian -born Mrs. Yolanda Span, a Hungarian colonel's wife before she married an Englishman, scorned comforts. Her
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    Towel show
    43 9 A dress show m London recently was staged m a revue form with specially written music an«J lyrics. And there above are three from the Arts Theatre Club showing what you can do with a towel m the way of self-adorn-ment.
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    Drug kits for troops
    235 9 PLANS to let combat soldiers inject themselves with a dangerous dose of the drug belladonna are being worked out by the War Office. Army scientists have decided that this is the only way troops can be protected against the latest i poison gases. Tests on volunteers
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      103 9 "wHfiT^Ol^ ON LEAVE or REMOVING LOCALLY consult SINGAPORE BAGGAGE TRANSPORT AGENCY LTD. ROOM 8-E, ASIA INSURANCE BUILDING, SINGAPORE. TEL: 2301 1 /3 lines. f GRURPIG f.'BrdeU t "r^M^f^' SPORTSTER 8m "v CINE CAMERA 111. Movie-making is co.y' In foct. it .s >^i^Bg|r r A Ampler to toke movies thon still
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      52 9 J SINGAPORE tHIGH TIDES I TODAY: 314 p.m. TOMORROW: 3.25 am. X and 418 p.m. SATr«DAY: 415 a.m. t and 6.08 p.m. SUNDAY: 525 a.m. and 833 p.m. MONDAY: 6.55 am. and 937 p.m. t TUESDAY: 8.18 a.m. o J and 10.20 p.m. o WEDNESDAY: 920 J mm and 10.57
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    THE MEN WHO WORK ON TOP OF THE WORLD
    479 10 THE MEN WHO WORK ON TOP OF THE WORLD kiANY of today's modern buildings seem to reach for the sky. Yet seldom do we ever give a passing thought to those who help to build them and keep them m good re- They are the riggers men who work at
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    Lock icon It's a eye a bird's e view
    51 10 It's a eye a bird's e view In the picture above are men working on one of the city's newest skyscrapers m Finlayson Green. In the centre Ng Ah Kow balances prprarinuslv hiah above the street, while on the right is a vieiv of Denmark House. ■Pictures by Sam Kai
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    MAGIC EYE TAKES OVER
    125 10 AN automatic landing device for aircraft, called I "the magic eye 'is being tried out with BE. A. helicopter on the Thames bank site m London, j The helicopter has been making; "dummy runs" I with the device, which will eventually be used m all aircraft.
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    PARIS S LIFTS THE HEMLINE
    263 10 PARIS S LIFTS THE HEMLINE IF THE smart Parisicnno, rr dressed m the latest n fashion for spring, 195 <, were to meet her London counterpart, they would s make an oddly assorted h couple. The London Lady leng- thened her day skirts last c week to 13 inches from
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    A CLOWN WHO IS HOMESICK
    205 11 MONSIEUR Robert Dhery is a Frenchman. Nobody could mistake him for anything else, once his gestures and shrugs are seen. Ho is also the star of "La Plume de ma Tante," a crazy show that has been running at the Garrick Theatre m London for
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    THIS IS THE (TAIL) EHD
    59 11 DUBLIN police arc looking lor a "snip and run gang which has cut ofl the hair from the tails of 100 cattle. The hair— used for studing mattresses and reinforcing concrete is worth only el 10s. But because they lose condition with their tails snipped
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      30 11 CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREME ORIENT MEYER CHAMBERS TEL: *****-9. I IN BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS > > BINJAI s i THE RESTFUL PARK-LIKE ESTATE HIGH CLASS BUILDING LOTS NOW IN SMALLER AREAS $0.70 to $120
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    Now Britain is King of the atom
    724 12 IT MEANS VOLTS WITHOUT COAL BRITAIN leads the world m the peaceful development of the atom. Already she has built the first atomic power station, now transmitting thousands of kilowatts into the country's grid. This station is at Calder Hall m Cumberland. And
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    Safety gadget for mines
    82 12 ANEW device ivhich measures blast m coal (lust explosions is now being used by the Safety m Mines Research Establishment m Britain. It records the speed and pressure of the blast and the speed and duration of the flame. Encouraging results hare so far been obtained
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    Case of the POISONED letters...
    1329 13 Case of the POISONED letters... Latiff covered the tlead girl's face, straightened his back and stood looking at the brown water nin... Zu which swirtedl and eddied m J 'J[" inn... hnim mmmm its impatient run to the sea... ....Suicide by drowning" he said. You know, Lai Peng, when I
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    Another Latiff story
    436 13  -  Pelham Groom 4Bßß^^i^^^tfMHMl ultra violet ray may have given us a lead. I shall make it my business to call on the lonely widow. Would you care to come? "Naturally." Their departure however, was delayed, by the arrival of Mr. Joseph De Fe-?ta, the Eurasian who had
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    Lock icon Nagas renew war for freedom
    240 14 Nagas renew war for freedom REBEL Naga tribesmen have renewed their "war of independence" m the face of Indian Government claims that their pocket-sized rebellion wa.s virtually suppressed. The tribesmen have been fighting a guerilla war for years to establish a free "Nagaland" m the Naga Hills on the Indo-Burmese
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    25 14 Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of India, smiles enigmatically as visiting Soviet Defence Minister Marshal Zhu. kov pumps his hand m greeting; at New Delhi Airport.
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    Lock icon Trade search
    21 14 Five Japanese trade delegations are to visit this year East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Albania, Rumania, Poland, Hungary and Bulgaria. A.P.
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    Lock icon Record output
    32 14 Production of motor vehicles m Japan reached a record of 110,827 m 1956, says the Japan Automobile Industry Association m Tokyo. It is an increase of 42.033 over 1955. U.P.
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    Lock icon JAPAN TAKES STAND ON SIDE OF DEMOCRACIES
    341 14 JAPAN TAKES STAND ON SIDE OF DEMOCRACIES lAPANESE POLITICAL LEADERS HAVE .CALLED FOR A J STRONG AND INDEPENDENT "JAPAN TO" TAKE HER PLACE IN THE UNITED NATIONS AND .ACTIVELY <O OP F RATE WITH TIIK DEMOCRAIIC NATIONS. Members of the Cabinet told the Japanese Diet they anticipated continued economic progress
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    Lock icon India Reds get help allegation
    92 14 India Reds get help allegation INDIAN Premier Jawa- harLal Nehru's daughter charged m New Delhi that the opposition Communist and Praja Socialists have been getting "for- eign aid" to fight Mr. Nehru's Congress Party iat the forthcoming general elections. I Mrs. Indira Gandhi. a member of the Con- i press
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  • Glimpses
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      Lock icon Japan revives heavenly union legend
      62 14 Japan revives heavenly union legend wapants governing Conservative Party nas atJ A? Aded !o?ecommend for parliamentary approval a resumption of the prewar^nd time celebration of a national day f h °*S? the legend that Japan derives from a heavenly union. j" The National Foundation j Day or "Kigensetsu" was; discontinued
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      24 14 The Nepaiese Government has received Rs 10 million from Red China as the first instalment of Rs 60 million aid promised by Peking. Reuter
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      19 14 South Korean Home Minister Lee Ik Hung*ha s resigned and has been succeeded by Mr. Chang Kyung Kun. Reuter
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      19 14 U meeting of the Institute of Pacific Relations win no held m Now York opening on Feb. 9. Reuter
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      41 14 THERE ARE NOW 14,800 ..000 CHINESE LIVING OUTSIDE CHINA, ACCORDING TO THE NATIONALIST OVERSEAS AFFAIRS COMMISSION IN TAIPEH THEY INCLUDE 14,528,605 LIVING IN ASIA 251,863 IN AMERICA 13,814 IN EUROPE. 32 439 IN AFRICA AND 60 n l5 IN OCEANIA Reuter
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      17 14 Hong Kong last year granted 2,696 visas to Japanese businessmen compared with only 994 In 1955. Reuter
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      35 14 At the end of 1956 there were 265 Japanese nationals m Hong Kong, of whom 180 held residential permits representing 60 Japanese firms and trade organisations while were giving technical assistance to local industries. Reuter
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      26 14 rapan's exports to Hong Kong increased over ten times between 1949 and 1956 rising from £5.050,000 to £50.662.000. Japans imports rose irom £4.384.000 to £19.873.000. Reuter
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      20 14 Two members of Britain's Exports Credit Guarantee Department will visit Taipeh. Bangkok, Saigon, Manila. Hong Kong and Tokyo soon. Reuter
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      31 14 Visiting Persian Minister of Posts and Telegraphs. Mr. Ghassem E^hraghi was received m audience by Emperor Hirohito at the conclusion of a tour to study the communications system m Japan. Reuter
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      27 14 The Nepale.se Ambassador m London, Ram Pra s a n Manandhar. will be accredited to Russia m the first exchange of envoys between the two countries.— Reuter
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      46 14 Premier Chou En-lal of Red China has described as "still friends" General George C Marshall and J. Leighton Stuart, former U.S. Ambassador to China, who carried on negotiations after the war with the communist leaders during unsuccessful U.S. attempts to halt the Chinese civil war. A.P.
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    Lock icon Indian mission
    27 14 In a bid to Increase sales of Indian engineering material, an official Delhi trade delegation is touring British East Africa, Ethiopia and the Sudan. A.P.
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    Lock icon TRADE EMBARGO MIGHT BE TIGHTENED
    94 14 THE United States has proposed a top level policy conference of 14 nations aimed at intensifying restrictions on exports t o Communist nations, sources close to the Tokyo Government told United Press. Th e Co-ordinating iommittee for Export Control (COCOM), including Japan, has been asked
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      THAT'S WHAT MY FATHER TAUGHT ME..SAYS MISS WOOLWORTH
      626 15 THAT'S WHAT MY FATHER TAUGHT ME..SAYS MISS WOOLWORTH ff tup thy snuillvsi pass! bit* i amount /or thy yrvuivst possible l\ 5 I TY< ©O.VS I SEiItETS MISS PAM ELA WOOLWORTH millionairess, was m London last week attending to her latest business venture: films. Miss Woolworth. an attractive 28 year
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      Pyjama game
      182 15 I HAVE started off the mon.th by playing the Pyiama Came hunting for bright new styles to replace those old-fashioned men's striped flannel monstrosities. Why do men cling to this dreadful night attire? In my house these old relics of a bygone age disappeared into the boiler long
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    Marines aim for nothing but the top
    357 16  -  FRANCIS ROZARIO yj TIKE ALL TEAMS IN THE COLONY, THE L< MARINE DEPARTMENT SPORTS CLUB ARE TRAINING RIGOROUSLY TO WIN THE S.A.F.A. LEAGUE THIS YEAR, AND PERHAPS THE KNOCKOUT CUP TOO. They have an added incentive m that they were run-ners-up for the
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    SPORTRAIT
    13 16 said all along the room wasn't big enough for a full-size table
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    Lock icon Manchester U. 4-1 favourite
    69 16 MANCHESTER United,; English league cham- pions. remained favourites at j 4 to 1 for the Football Association Cup after Monday's callover at the Victoria Club, London. Tottenham Hotspur were again second favourites at 11 to 2. The only change of note m the prices of the
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    Lock icon TOKYO FIGHT
    26 16 Former Orient flyweight champion Hitoshi Misako and Masaji Twamoto, Japans title holder, hare signed for a 12-round nontitle fight m Tokyo Feb. 19. A.P.
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    22 16 Germany beat Wales by six bouls to four m an amateur boxing international last night m Cardiff. Reuter
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    88 16 HTHE final of the Über Cup wo- men's International badminton championship will be pla>.*i at Tham St. Annes, Lancashire, on March 18, it was announced yesterday. Canada and the United States meet In the American zone final at Kitchener, Ontario, on Feb. 25 and
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    Lock icon World champ to retire
    57 16 JACK Davis, American holder of the world high hurdle record, said yesterday ho would retire from competitive athletics at the end of his present tour of I Africa. Davis, who arrived at Accra to coach and give demonstrations, is a 26-year-old American naval officer. He intends
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    Now what does the umpire say to this!
    299 16 E TT always seems odd to me that there are so many E I disagreements when two sets of gentlemen play E such a respectable game as cricket. Test cricket E that is. There have been squabbles over the state of the
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    Lock icon SILVER FOOTBALL FOR MATTHEWS
    49 16 STANLEY Matthews, the 42-year-old England and Blackpool right winger, has been presented with a silver gilt football as Europe's Footballer of 1956." Matthews topped a ballot made among leading football writers of 16 European countries and organised by the Paris sporting newspaper, France Football." Reuter
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    Lock icon SADDLER SAYS HE'LL FIGHT AGAIN
    331 16 SADDLER SAYS HE'LL FIGHT AGAIN SANDY SADDLER, WHO RETIRED AS WORLD FEATHERWEIGHT BOXING CHAMPION LAST MONTH BECAUSE OF IMPAIRED EYESIGHT, SAID YESTERDAY HE HOPED TO RESUME HIS RING CAREER AFTER HOSPITAL TREATMENT. "This doctor told me I had a good chance of fighting again," said Saddler. "I'm sure glad to
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      PREMIUM BOND IMPRESSES
      1185 17 THOUGH the Number Two track is m excellent condition for galloping only half a dozen horses broke 39 seconds for three furlongs at Bukit Timah this morning. None of this half dozen impressed me as the best of the morning. I thought Premium Bond did the best
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      DAVE SIME NOT FOR COLONY
      100 17 DAVE SIME NOT FOR COLONY MALAYANS will not If 1 see Dave Sim*', who E r has replaced Olympic j shot putter Parry O'Brien on a Far East- i crn tour. Although O'Brien had E to cut short his Singa--5 pore visit because of stomach trouble, Dave E Simc is
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      Mclntyre is first
      102 17 Mclntyre is first I I IN a cross-country race held at RAF. Setetar yesterday evening over a lenpth of 5., miles, 26 competitors from Changl, Tengah, i Swifts and Seletar A and B competed. s A C. Mdntyre of Srletar •A won the race m a I time of 28
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      MANCHESTER UNITED IN SEMI-FINAL
      157 17 MANCHESTER United, the 11 English league champions entered the semi-final of the European Football Cup when they beat Bilbao of Spain, 3-0 m the second leg of their quarter-final tie last night In Manchester. Manchester were beaten 5-3 In the first leg at Bilbao. but *on
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      UNLUCKY MAN OF SOCCER
      120 17 UNLUCKY MAN OF SOCCER IS there an unluckier Leafiue footballer than Frank Houfihton. player whose two goals against Sheffield Wednesday enabled Newcastle I'iiited to gain promotion m 1«»48? Frank was only 21 then newrty arrived from Ballymen a for £6,000 and full of ambition. When he scored his second goal
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      JAP DEBUT IN ICE HOCKEY
      50 17 JAPAN will compete m the world ice hockey championships for the first time when they are held m Moscow this month. The International Ice Hockey Federation announced last night that eight countries, including Japan, would take part m the championships, which incorporate the European title.
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      Seletar teams clash in the next round
      379 17 TWO SEVENS MEW TIES GO TO EXTRA TIME 1 pore Cricket Club seven-a sioe ur A Nava Base K.A.F. Seletar "A." Teams qualifying so far for the second round which begins next Monday are RAF Seletar "A" and RAF Seletar "B (who will
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      Varsity swim to Kim Hock
      60 17 TIE University of Malaya Athletic Union swimming championships will be held on Saturday at the Chinese Swimming Club, at 2.30 p.m. At the CSC yesterday the final of the 1.500 metres was won by Singapore Olympic waterpolo player Thio Kirn Hock, m 23 mm !45sec.
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      24 17 Enpland "B" beat Scotland "B" 4-1 m a soccer international under floodlights last night ill Birmingham after leading 3-0 at half-time. Reuter
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      Budapest to send a soccer team
      55 17 Budapest to send a soccer team THE Hungarian national football team will play five inte'rnatkmal matchen m South America next July and August. Budapest Radio announced last night. The radio said that the Hungarian Football Association had accepted invitations to play against Brazil. Uruguay. Chile, Argentina and Peru between July
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      83 17 Australian Olympic silver medallist John Devtti has accepted an invitation to run pete m the Philippine swimming championships Hi Manila OH Feb. 27 The Philippine Swimming Association invited Devltt and three other leading Australian swimmers. They are Olympic told medallist Murray Ro«e, butterfly swimmer
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    Lock icon WORLD'S MUSLIMS RALLY OVER KASHMIR
    337 18 WORLD'S MUSLIMS RALLY OVER KASHMIR 500 million want a plebiscite Stick to 1948 plan' THE World Muslim Congress, which claims to speak for 500 million Muslims, has ur«;cd the U. N. Security Council m New York to take "concrete and definite measures" to arrange a plebiscite m i Kashmir. Mr.
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    Lock icon EGYPT: RED TRADE PACT
    61 18 Diplomatic officials said yesterday that Egypt i>nd Russia recently signed a new trade agreement which \v ould double trade betwe< n the two countries i ro m U5530,000,000 to U5560,000,000. Egypt apparently would supply the Soviet with cotton. There wa.s no immediate indication of what manufactured
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    25 18 Soviet Defence Minister, Marshal Gcorgi Zhukov, continuing his Indian tour, left i Madras yesterday for Vizagapatam to see India's shiubuilding yards. A.P.
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    DEATH
    40 18 20 Word* £6 (minimum). GAMMELL: Josephine, beloved Wife of Lawrence (Lorrie), passed away peacefully on 6-2-57. Cortege leaves 35A Tasek Utara, Norfolk Road, at 4.45 p.m. today for St. Joseph's Church Victoria St. and thence to Bidadari. Deeply regretted.
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    Lock icon Jakarta cabinet's dilemma
    171 18 ONLY an American loan can now help the Indonesian Government overco m c the deteriorating economic and financial position which threatens its downfall, Jakarta observers believe. However, no such loan is m view at present. The All Sastroamldjojo cabinet has held onto the reins of power m
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    49 18 MR. FATIN TUSTU ZORLU, acting Foreign Minister or Turkey, sairi m New York yesterday that •with Britain m Cyprus wi 1 feel safe militarily. With Greece there, we would not." The Turkish attitude, ho said, was that Greece hart no legal rights m Cyprus.— Reuter
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    FILIPINO PRESS MEN ON VISIT
    52 18 Three Philippine journalists, invited by the Singapore Government, will arrive m the Colony today on a goodwill visit as guests of the Singapore Government They are led by Mr. J. B. Cruz, press secretary to the Philippine President, Mr. Ramon Magsay.say. They will also visit
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    APPEAL TO ALL RACES...
    101 18 APPEAL TO ALL RACES... SINGAPORE would be I city without a soul it the cultures of its various races were not maintained, Mr. T. W. Ong. president of the Friends of Singapore Society, saiti last night. Addressing members of tin society at its 20th anniversary meeting. Mr. Ong said: "Promotion
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    CONVICT DIES IN STABBING
    53 18 A 45 year old prisoner I irom Charmi prison named I Kalimuthu who wa.s sent to I work at the Naval Base was I fatally stabbed with a bread I knife, yesterday. He was taken to the base hospital where he died. A Chinese I prisoner
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    49 18 The 27-meniher San Francisco Ballet team arrived m Singapore yesterday to be- E gtai their Malayan season. This Free Fress pic* ure shows the team shortly after arrival at the Singapore Airport. The director of the company, Mr. Lew Christemsom (wearing black bow-tie). If seen m the back row.
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