The Singapore Free Press, 27 February 1957

Microfilm: NL5633
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1 16 The Singapore Free Press
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    Masthead
    19 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale in Malaya No. *****. Singapore Wednesday. February 27, 1957. Price 15 Cte
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    Lock icon 'ISRAELIS MUST QUIT BUT UN TAKES GAZA'
    788 1 'ISRAELIS MUST QUIT BUT UN TAKES GAZA' U.S. adopts Canada's save the peace plan Arab uproar £JANADA, whose U.N. police force idea averted a genera! flare-up in the Middle East, has won full American support for a new solution to the Israel-Egypt crisis. The Canadian plan is embodied in a
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    INVITE TO ALL PARTIES
    277 1 INVITE TO ALL PARTIES 'Make Colony a focal point' THE Liberal Socialists are prepared to make common cause with any party or organisation which accepts the s^ven-point platform approved by its delegated conference last night. The Secretary-General of the party, Mr. E. K. Tan, told the Free Press today that
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    Lock icon In an A-attack beer is always best
    158 1 In an A-attack beer is always best DR. J. M. SHARF, an American research scientist recommends a supply of canned beer as a stop-gap substitute for drinking water in case of an atomic attack. Dr. Sharf, speaking in San Francisco said beer and other packaged foods were found safe for
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    Rubber price up today
    34 1 March first grade r\ibber buyers f.o.b. opened In Singapore this morning at 871 centi a lb., up one and st von-eighths cents on yesterday's close. The tone was steady, quiet.
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      27 1 POCKET CARTOON by OSBIR7 LANCASI i H "Darling, the First Lesson was sheer bliss— all about whui happened to the Lxyptiant when there wasn't any United Nations
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  • Article
    Lim wants more
    88 2 V^ol'N(i men. k<'rn on beeomiiiK company s«cn- 1 taries. can take this course at the Singapore polytechnic soon. There UTC .it present 150 students studying for the hartered Institute of Secretaries Examinations. This was disclosed by the Singapore Association of the Institute at its third annual dinner.
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    'SHY' CONTRACTORS COME FORWARD AT LAST...
    279 2 'SHY' CONTRACTORS COME FORWARD A T LA ST... Tender called for three rimes New ward delay SINGAPORE contractors who would not undertake the construction work of the urgently needed $1,500,000 gynaecological ward in Kandang Kerbau Hospital for the past 18 months have at last come forward with their quotations. A
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    Classes in Peking drama
    126 2 Classes in Peking drama r THE Peking drama classes A to be organised by the Singapore China Society has aroused keen interest among the Mandarin-speaking Chinese in the Colony. The secretary of the society, Mr. Yeh Sui Yen, said he himself had received about ten inquiries and the chief instructor,
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    Y.W.C.A. HEAD LEAVES
    109 2 Y.W.C.A. HEAD LEAVES National director I post abolished i THE Young Women's Christian Association in Malaya is now without ;i national director since Miss Phyllis Lowe left for Britain after completing her three-year contract. rhe national president of the Y.W.C.A. Mrs. Rub. Norris. said the P° st nl national director
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    63 2 The Singapore Association of the Chartered Secretaries Institute held their third annual dinner on Monday night which was attended by about 80 members and guests. Among the guests were the Chief Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock and Mrs. Lim. The picture shows Mr. and Mrs. Lim discussing an interesting point
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    Moncrieffs to attend show
    130 2 ADMIRAL Sir Alan K Scott MoncrU'ff Com-mander-in-chief, Far Bast Station, and Lady Bcoti Moncrieff will b the guesi of honour at the 9.30 p.m. screening or th c Royal Command Performance li' lll The Battle of the River Pl ;ltt> on Friday, March 1. at the
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      194 2 liiniuiiiuininimiUMuuinnMHMnHmmMumM" 1 1 w IT; Am jf r i fH/Wtt w.tamiw l« 100 Pius [acm CoKUwitt^ji MAI 11/ITC VITAWIN Q;> v ,t*m,nA4oooiuk;;|| H ALI V I I t PILLS g /J* v.r«*o 4ooiu-'g Whttber at work or at play Scott's Halivite IMLs \|S 1 t T p,'?c- < 'brd 0
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    R.E.M.E. play is a must
    257 3 R.E.M.E. play is a must A FARCE WITH A FILLIP THE REME Dramatic So- ciety's latest production, Outrageous Fortune by Ben Travers, opens to the public tonight and is undoubtedly a MUST tor all theatre fans out for a rollicking evening's entertainment. This three-act rarce is one of the most
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    SAIL INTO THE H-BOMB BLAST
    181 3 Britons ask to? ship to JjMVE Britons want tf enter the hazard zone around Christm? s Island when nuclear weapons are tested y Britain next month. This was disclof :d in Tokyo yesterday by the Japan Council Ae linst Atomic and Hydrogen bombs, which said
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    Lock icon MEN'S PADDED LOOK IS OUT
    59 3 That broad shouldered look in men's clothes is on the way out. Mr. Myer K» tnbaum. head of a Chicago clothing manufacturing concern, told reporters in Melbourne. "American men have had enough of extremism in clothing, and this year the trend is towards medium shades,
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    CANADIAN WARSHIPS IN S'PORE
    129 3 CANADIAN WARSHIPS IN S'PORE THE public will be allowed aboard the three Canadian warships which arrived in Singapore this morning on a goodwill mission. The Canadian Trade Commissioner. Mr. M. P. Carson, told the F rtv Press, that visitors would be allowed on the ships on Sunday between l p.m.
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    HOPE FADING FOR LANDAK
    45 3 Shell planes hunting for the missing tanker Landak may call oil the search in a day or two. Mr. R. I. Barton-Wright, manager of Shell tankers (Eastern^ Ltd., said this morning they were awaiting reports from Borneo before taking the decision.
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    Guild meeting
    26 3 The St Andrew's Mission U Linen Guild la holding Its general meet- the 81 Andn lurch Mi m trial Hail today at 11 a.m.
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      104 3 A RAGING. ANIMAL OF A MAN... MORE SAVAGE HHHKkJ^JL. THAN ANY JUNGLE KILLER! Hunt and ki11... ■^^k^ and ki11... and kill! W&ftj^/fJ* \y*&U ■■'''jfajr^ This was the law B^sißr^/^^l JbLS^ no-way-out jungle... AtSfl^ >»> Tl /J? im &r~~ and this was L/ 1 1 I— l L/ 1 1 V/V/
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      65 3 HE LAX LOOK i FRESH ALL DAY SUITS and SLACKS I 100% DACRON AND x 100% ORLON Hft' I aw 1 > WASSIAMULL'S High St. Tel: ***** Menswear Dept. Air- Conditioned mikimoto i pearls Qh a iJ rutvst V^k cj I}ua iti fl Y:V >< ##f farms o/ (J |H
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    WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27. 1957. Unwonted masochism
    295 4 WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27. 1957. Unwonted masochism IIIMV VVIBSVIII IT must have been obvious to the wideawake propagandists in Moscow that their complaint against alleged American interference in the internal affairs of the Red bloc countries would backfire. And America's action in welcoming the hearing of the complaint by the United
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    Singapore's tragic pavement families...
    712 4  - Singapore's tragic pavement families P.M. RAMAN TJWRJ un D67O5R SINGAPORE has still to solve its beggar problem and the greater problem of the fivefoot way families. Then there is the problem of the hundreds of men who work by day and sleep anywhere they like at night— preferably on shop
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    BY THE WAY
    244 4  - BY THE WAY Beachcomber RHwqh IT is quite obvious tlut the British are becoming a nation of gourmets. I have been sent a picture of a lady watching television, ;n,d eating "a whole dinner on one plate, prepared and ready in go seconds.'' The main thing i s to keen
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      50 4 (7/ all the wtitchrs Switzerland products, 2! //ie marine chronometer 2 18 /«r most accu- ra/e. And every marine u C chronometer that 2 comes from Switzerland y 5 k made by VLYSSE J e NARDIN. Exclusively. (Limited Protection), y H. SENA LTD. H/g/l C/ciss Jewellers 5 SINGAPORE PENANG. g
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      80 4 {qY an entirely new 3 method of application tllP rpßpf has made Ephedrol the inv ivuvj saf wt and most efficient nasal antiseptic today. 0/ There is no longer any f^ i need to use the oW LjdtdTTH method using a spray i w or nasal dropper. Hay bever Ephedrol's
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    CRITICS CHOOSE BEST FILM
    47 5 The mm critics circle of the foreign language press Of New York has voted the Italian film M La Strada" the best foreign film of 19r>(">. It chose Around The World m CO Days a.s the best American Hm of the year.— Reutcr.
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    'CONFINE THEM TO TAXI DRIVERS aniiiv Rill w mM m
    106 5 'CONFINE THEM TO TAXI DRIVERS aniiiv Rill w mM m Front's move against licences Mr. Leslie Ramtr. remove the cell The council lira »J ing on the number of taxis a applied for. The councillors are to hold a special meeting before darting the ordinary meeting, to pass new bylaws
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    Lock icon MENON IS FIT TO FLY HOME
    12 5 Mr V K Krishna Menon, Reuter
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    FREAK DATED COVER
    204 5 A SINGAPORE stamp enthusiast. Mr. H. T. T-Fay owns an envelope posted from Canada to him in England, bearing an advanced dated postmark of two months and n days The irregularity, he thinks may fetch him big money as it makes the coyer exceptional in the philatelic
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    Lock icon An air-lift for a menagerie
    93 5 picture. t SEVENTEEN passengers on a Malayan Airways Plane shared their flight from Penang to Singapore this week with a menagerie which included a black Panther The panther which had a tag to cert if y that it was tame was nevertheless locked up in
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    Litters born while owners wait
    322 5 Litters born while owners wait QUEUE FOR TREATMENT IS SO LONG... rpHE Singapore Animal A Infirmary's list of female puppies and kittens waiting to be "doctored" is so long that most of the animals have had litters before they could receive attention. 6tating this the honorary secretary of the Royal
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    UNION STRIKE RESERVE
    127 5 THE 5,000-slrong Air Ministry Local Staff Union in Singapore lias decided to set up a strike fund 'to safeguard the interests of its members in case a strike becomes inevitable." Members will be asked to I contribute ">0 cents each towards the fund. The union had complained
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      91 5 HPfcS^fi iSKflr^i Kt^vS^B^* iTjEFFCHANDLER lARAINE DAY Opens Tomorrow PAVILION [annuaT O 4 1 \r Town Country (Nent Door to Robinson s) Bout.aue: Corner of Hi«h St. and N.,rth Brii,, I H.M.V. j^ SBBU^ Controlled Heat Electric Automat.c I^^^^^^^KSHt. Iron with signal lamp safety cord Kk^^^^^JHP|ffL Six Months Guorontcc. sO<?5 O<?
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      624 6 BORN today, your imagination la probably your most outstanding characteristic. Even it you make no j z professional use of it in the literary l or dramatic arts, you will find thai your personal life is apt to be full of dreams and aspirations. j You build "castles in the
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  • Round the World Market Prices
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      U.K. closing prices
      133 7 Previous Today RUBBER N.. 1 RSS cj.l. 25', buyer., 25', buyer, Europe- port. M^eh *ller» »H -11-. 25 4 sellers RUBBER N. RSS Sp.« 25^ bums »H buyer, RUBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement 25% buyers House Terms March 25 4 seller* April /June 25 buyers 254 buyers
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      New York prices
      124 7 NEW YORK. Feb. 26. Previous Today IV c4 cnftt 98.37 nam. 98.50 nom. TIN Straits spot buyers 97 25 nam. TIN futures February afJB ouyers Standard Contract 96 37 buyers March 725 sellers 97.37 sellers Anri i *5.00 buyers 95.37 buyers ADril 95.87 sellers 96.37 sellers TONE:
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      22 7 rNEW YORK. Feb. Previous Today aa in.i..«iri.u < 6690 ***** 36 Industrials .<,<>. 140 93 w s,ocks SSSIWHSUd afW cnn per
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      U.S. PEPPER
      46 7 I spot and awaiting release 32 afloats 314. February shipmen 31; March shipment 30. seller ex-dock. Above prices quoted in U.S. cents per lt>. Malabar /t-ampong spot 25. awaiting release 24%, afloats 244 and February shipment 24»/t March shipment 24. Sarfci. tA.iL Muntr>k whit*
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      67 7 Previuu* ToeUy COPRA Philippine* cU. CRV North Earapean jmim 77 u weight per lo_C te» Mar. Apr. $179 sellers pat.Ti COPRA. SUaiU c^ U.K. North European delivered weight pe g» 4 ggg £6(jv Uen long ton SfVi buyers MJK buyers March /Apru G JJ^ £gG^ COCONUT
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    War on cancer enters round four
    610 7 War on cancer enters round four THE fourth round of experimental injections of live cancer cells into human beings is underway, with 53 inmates of the Ohio State Penitentiary voluntarily serving as science's guinea pigs. So far the long-term experiments have demonstrated two things: Cancer cells when in- jected into
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    Vice girls are my business
    250 7 A MAN, asked at London bankruptcy court what his business was. replied: "Brothels— keeping women and living on then immoral earnings." He denied his ex-part-ner's suggestion that the business made .£3OO a L week profit in 1954. The man, 50-year-olti Maltese Anthony George Micallef. was
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      45 7 I Mtlll.H •"'<• SINGAPORE HIGH TIDES TODAY: 10.53 p.m. i TOMORROW: 10.07 a.m. and 11-13 p.m. FRIDAY: 10.42 a.m. ami 11.35 p.m. SATURDAY: 11.16 a.m. and 11-56 p.m. SUNDAY: 11.49 a.m. MONDAY: 0.18 a.m. < and 12.21 p.m. TUESDAY: 0.41 a.m. and 12.55 pm. it lIMIHIIIMMHIKMIIMHI lIHIIIIW
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE SPOTLIGHT
    1306 8 AN Horatio A1« e r .story la thai of a Singapore tailor who, at 15, arrived here in 1924 from Canton, penniless and alone to make his fame and fortune. He is MR. YIK LIN UN, 48, whose Chulia Street tailoring firm today imports into the Colony nearly
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    Lock icon Acrobatics at rock -n- roll
    1291 9 Ahmad and his athletic partner, Marina, winners of top prize in Kingsley Morando's benefit Rock-'n'-Roll contest at the Victoria Memorial Hall, are shown demonstrating an agile movement. Here is Marina flying over the shoulders of her able partner in an exhibition which won the crowd's
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    LUCKY TO BE ALIVE
    94 9 LUCKY TO BE ALIVE MK LESLIE JONES, 35, who considers him- s«*lf a lucky man. sailed J i last week for Aus- J tralia to start a new life. j Mr. Jones, f r o m j Coventry, England, receiiiiy met with a serious accident in a train crash in
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    Windmill girl of the year
    192 10 Windmill girl of the year A GALA performance at the Windmill Theatre. London, recently marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the little theatre's non-stop revue. For twenty-five years with the exception of two weeks of compulsory closure at the beginning of the war, the Windmill has put on a nightly show
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    3 ANGLERS DIE IN FOG
    162 10 men died because they wanted to try a A new fishing technique. One had never been on a sea-fishing trip before. This was their plan: Walk out as far as possible In the ebb tide, lay their lines with 30 baited hooks in the sand,
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    BRIDGE HAND
    384 10 BRI DGE HA ND Tilt b*4di»g: South f*M Nofth t«M Pass I A I M.i. P mM 1 Pm»<* 2N.7. Pim J N.T. Alt P«s« L'AST openea the three of clubs. West's queen forced North's ace. Even if the Spade Incs^e succeeded. North could nake only eight tricks unless he
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    CHARMING BOSSES WERE JAILBIRDS ON THE RUN
    326 10 THE two men salesman Gerald Hutton worked for were "charming people." "I thought they were true-blue gentlemen," he said. But Mr. Lewis and Mr. Whelby. the bosses, did not turn up at the offices of their prosperous textile business. The police did. And
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      274 10 The Vo k 'you tO bC r men>b l n t uc b h a e-« b 1 «\£?~3Lg JSL& Thi. P.. come, fully equipped." I I CLUES ACROSS 5 With a cake it brings in a 2 The Mall a beast (5). o nu^ery rhyme (3V 5 Find it
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  • Photo News
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      The Sherif goes on patrol
      134 11 Th e Sherif goes on patrol THE border between the British Pro- tectorate of Aden and the Arab Kingdom of l m m Yemen is the latest Middle East trouble spot. V Yemen tribesmen incited by Cairo pro- Ij paganda, and backed up by promises of -j arms from Russia
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      High dive to earth
      58 11 The shortest distance to the ground is a vertical straight line. And here the pilot of a C.loster Javelin jet fightter proves it in a high dive to earth from more than 30.000 feet. 1 11 111 111 11 11 1 1 1 111 lI I
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      A warm welcome near the S. Pole
      104 11 A warm welcome near the S. Pol e Si r Edmund Hillary (left), 1 leader of the New Zealand Antarctic Expedition, chats with Lieutenant X Commander J David W.Canham J Jr., of Mount 1 Clemens, Michigan, United States Commander a t McMurdo Sound, J during his visit to X the
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    Lock icon KASHMIR ISSUE DOMINATES POLLS IN INDIA
    566 12 KASHMIR ISSUE DOMINATES POLLS IN INDIA FXCITEMENT over the Kashmir issue on which Mr. Nehru's government has almost universal support in India, including the opposition parties has gone against campaigning on other issues in the General Elections. All opposition parties strongly criticise Mr. Nehru's refusal to allow Indians to carry
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    Lock icon 10 MILLION TO VOTE
    110 12 SOME 10,000,000 out of India's electorate of 19,300,- 000 are expected to cast their ballots by March 14, when polling in the General Elections ends. About 12,000 candidates are running for office 1.550 for the Lower House of Parliament, and the others i for seats in
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  • PULSE
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      Lock icon Ceylon Premier warns 'reactionaries'
      106 12 Ceylon Premier warns 'reactionaries' f EYLONESE Premier Solomon Bandaranaike has warned that he would ask the island's Governor General to declare a state of emergency and place agitators behind bars if there were any serious internal disturbances. Mr. Solomon Bandaranaike, addressing the government parliamentary party, said he was aware certain
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      45 12 Japanese Foreign Minister Nobusuke Kishi said Japan would not send troops abroad as members of United Natiojis police forces even if requested to do s 0 by the World Organisation. He explained that Japan's postwar adopted constitution prohibited the sending of Japanese soldiers abroad. U.P.
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      18 12 The new Indian ambassador to Indonesia, Mr. Gopalaswami Parthasarathi, has taken up his post In Jakarta. Re uter
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      62 12 Nationalist China is cleaning up Government corruption with 18 officials under indictment. Scores of other officials and busi?iessmen are involved in the complicated graft case of the Forestry Administration Bureau.— U. P. fir. Musa Suria Nata Djumena has named Indonesian Minister to Ceylon. —UP. rhe New Zealand Government has refused
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      Lock icon Glimpses
      78 12 dR. LIAO KAI-LUNG, HEAD OF THE PRESS SECTION OF THE PROPAGANDA DEPARTMENT OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE, WAS QUOTED BY THE SOVIET NEWS AGENCY TASS AS DECLARING THAT THERE WILL BE NO "NATIONAL COMMUNISM' 1 IN CHINA REUTER Mr. Liu Yung-Li, newly-ap-pointed Taipeh economic counsellor for the
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      44 12 The secretary general of the Jakarta Ministry of Health Dr. Pirngadi, who will soon leave for New Zealand to study health administration and training of medical personnel, said, "I hope to persuade New Zealand to send us more nurses under the Colombo Plan." Reuter
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      16 12 Japan expects to buy 2,500,--000 bales of cotton during the fiscal year beginning April 1. A.P.
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      14 12 West Germany and Japan will this month sign a cultural agreement in Tokyo. A.P.
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      58 12 The Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda said that 211 large enterprises were being built in Red China with Soviet aid,— Reuter. UNITED STATES ECONOMIC AID TO FORMOSA IS ESTIMATED AT U5583,500,000 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1957.— UP. Work on Red China's second heavy machine building plant has
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      Lock icon Jap oower plants for Siberia?
      32 12 _—r B r Russia has made trade inquiries concerning Japanese electric power plant equipment for the Soviet Siberian development plan, reports the Tokyo Kyodo news service.— A.P.
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    Lock icon Peking's produce more call
    91 12 COMMUNIST Chinese Vice-Premier Po has announced new plans for China's industrial production for this year, with an attempt to raise consumer goods output to satisfy her 600 million population. Peking Radio said that breakdown of Mr. Po's figures showed that production capacity thLs year would increase
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    Lock icon Rush order for cancer drug by Moscow
    74 12 The Soviet Government has placed an emergency order of 100 grammes of a rare Japanese drug called sarcomycin which scientists in some countries believe Is useful in checking cancer. There has been no indication in Moscow whether it is intended for research use
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    Lock icon Japanese policy change unlikely
    161 12 THE London Times expressed doubt as to whether Mr. Nobusuk^ Kishi, the new Japanese Prime Minister, will alter Japan's present course in foreign affairs. Mr. Tanzan Ishibashi, who has resigned as Prime Minister because of ill health, had spoken a good deal of developing trade with
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  • Johathan Russell reviews the best records of the week
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      Voice that rings true and cleat...
      455 13 Voice that rings true and cleat... UfHAT more can one say about Eleanor Steber, Tf the Metropolitan Opera star, after her performance in Singapore on Monday? The critics have already acclaimed her brilliant artistry, and there seems little doubt that most music lovers will be making: a bee-line for the
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      TREAT FOR THE 'ROCK' FANS
      191 13 BEST OF THE 78 r.p.m. DISCS ROCK-N-ROM. fani here's a treat The Bi« i?< n Accordion Band hav«» made a disc so full of rhythm it could probably spin all by itself. On one side they jive through Kock Around the (lock. S<m> You Latef
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      The hi-fi organ!
      154 13 BEST OF THE 45 R.P.MS. THi: STKATO ORGAN Ct-rhard Cirejjor and his hi-fi k«->s pLivs a |M>pular concert on Polydor ***** i:i'H with numh.rs ranging from (Globetrotter to City Ramble. Kasv |t dame to. DON CHERRY with Ray Conniff and his Orchestra and Chorus present two top-liners.
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    • FOUR ACES
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        ORCH
        95 13 OR CH AN extremely fine recording of six of Beethoven's overtures played by the Orchestra of the Vienna State Opera conducted by Hermann Scherchen comes on Westminster WL 5335. They are The Creatures of Prometheus, op 43, The Ruins of Athens, op 113, Consecration of the House, op 124, Coriolan,
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        POPS
        80 13 WITH the emphasis almost solidly on Rock 'n' Roll these days, it Is a relief to listen to the honest to goodness Cha Cha Cha rhythm again. One of the best Cha Cha Cha selections to reach Singapore in many weeks is contained on a Polydor disc (20 561
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        VOCAL
        89 13 VO CAL BEST money's-worth in discs this week is Continental Juke Box 5, a Philips LP <B ***** L) overflowing with a dozen different orchestras and as many different accents. The first four Juke Boxes met with astonishing success and the fifth in the series should do even better. Outstanding
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        JAZZ
        68 13 HERE'S a real collector's piece for Malayan jazz fans a recording by Philips <426 024 BE> of four red hot pieces by Artie Shaw and his Orchestra, pressed in 1937. He swings Just You Just Me, I'm Yours. I've Got a Strange New Rhytihm in My Heart and Let'er
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    What the players think...
    356 14 What the players think... THAT $100 FEE Will Singapore be left out of the North versus South match this season? In all likelihood we will be, unless the Football AssoIriation of Malaya is willIng to pay $100 for the loan of each player from the Colony. Very likely we may
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    'DON'T BLAME US!'
    494 14  -  FRANCIS ROZARIO iiniiiiiiiiminiiiimiiii. By i Tigers chief replies to the Colony critics 'PHE TIGEK SPORTING ASSOCIATION ARE 1 INDER FIRE I ROM SEVERAL OTHER SINGAPORE SOCCER CLI BS. Yesterday their manager, Mr. Tan Cheng huan, asked me to clear the air. He came forward to answer the
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    No idle heroes
    503 14 IF THEY WON'T Illlllllllllltlllllllllllllimill TRAIN THEY imiiiiimiiimiiiiiiiir DON'T PLAY )iiimiiimiiiiiminiir 'FWENTY prospective Malaya Cup players have already been picked. They started training a fortnight ago. Among them are eight up-and-coming youngsters. The course will wind up at the end of this month and the players will then
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    ONLY 15, BUT THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR DIV.1
    668 14 ONLY 15, BUT THEY ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR DIV.1 A BUNCH of 100 enthusiastic youths, between the ages of 13 and 17, are training seriously in five leading Singapore soccer clubs. Among them are a group of about twenty who are showing the fastest progress under Mr Choo Seng Quee
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    Stars on the way out...
    20 14 HIN WENG worst bluw? ill l JONG not selected BOON SEONG 1 lost his dash"
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    Lock icon SCHOOL COACHING IS THE ONLY WAY
    512 15 SCHOOL COACHING IS THE ONLY WAY Says expert Bill Miller ALL forms of sport should be taught by qualified coaches in Singapore schools, if we want to raise the standard in any one field. Visiting American athlete Bill Miller yesterday told the Free Press that this was the only way
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    Raitb boss trains ex-S'pore player
    95 15 Raitb boss trains ex-S'pore player /CORPORAL "Ben" Clunn, \J who played in R.A.F. Singapore representative SOCcer, during his tour in the Far East, and nil a wcllknown left or right half, is now under the coaching care of Scottish League manager Bert Herd man of Raith Rcvers. (iunn. now a
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    SELETAR NET SIX
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    TWO HORSES SHAPE AS WINNERS
    289 15  - TWO HORSES SHAPE AS WINNERS ALLAN LEWIS By I>KKIWINKLE and Pontican (Mortimer) shaped like winners when they ran three in 37 on the inside of the number two grass track at Penang this morning. I thought Periwinkle, who was on the inside, was going better at the finish. But if
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    YOUTH BOXING NEXT WEEK
    57 15 Preliminary rnu-ids of the Singapore Youth Boxing Champion- 1 ships, sponsored by the Singapore Amateur B«xtef Association. will be hHd ft.m Man h (i-8, at the Youth Centre. Finals will be iu-Ii on March 9. at a venue still to be arranged. En tries for the
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    Goonesena for Malaya?
    122 15 rwMIE all-rounder Gaminl 1. Goonesena. may lead the Ceylon cricket team, when they tour Malaya In August. Goonesena. who plays for Nottingham In the English county championship, and who captains the Cambridge University side, should be back in Ceylon in late July. The Ceylon Cricket Board only
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    Lock icon U.S. LEAD IN UBER CUP
    66 15 The I'iiittvi States nv+il only one more win to beat Canada in the American Zone tie for the I'bcr tup, the women's international badminton championship. They won all three matohe* last night, and four more matches two singles and two doubles remain to be played.
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    That neon sign
    354 15 -Allan Lewis diverts from the progress of PcnangE training to reply to a Singapore reader who sent£ him this postcard iiiiiiiiiiiiimmmiim fa *mimiMiiimmi!imf= REGARDING your suggestion about placing a neon sign at the Singapore half -mile post: Khour Moosa (the readers spelling) and Never a Blank were
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    WHAT LEWIS SAID
    210 15 WHAT LEWIS SAID From the Fr«v Tress of February 18: HTVE Singapore Turf lub should rrcct ;i BtffM V«'«»m sif.ii at the half nuW to i tad, "Winning p<M another Imif milr. Jeckeys please n'>t«*." After thrir display in thr long races on Saturday this would be a hie help
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    REME still hold hockey title
    143 15 l> E. M. E. beat G. H. Q. 2 -1 yesterday In the final of the Singapore inter-unit hockey competition to retain the Army title. The REME forwards were. in good form. Playing a closely combined name. ti. raided the GHQ goalmouth from the first
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    JAPS DRAW
    17 15 Japan drew three-all with Austria In the world lee- lux key championship In lio&com yettcfday.
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    330 16 Britain might invoke escape clause WEU decision gRITAIN'S six European allies in the Western European Union lined up yesterday against the British Government's decision to slash her NATO forces in Germany by 27,000 men. As a result, a one-day meeting of the W.E.U. ended
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    223 16 IT is very nice to be back. In fact, I appreciate everything at home all the more for having been away." the Duke of Edinburgh told a welcome-home luncheon given by London's Lord Mayor yesterday. The Duke sat down to lunch with 360 guests,
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