The Singapore Free Press, 17 April 1957

Microfilm: NL5634
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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya's Own Family Paper No. HSU Sinsapore, Wrdnesday. April 17. 1957. Price lldt.
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    Lock icon UK MAY LIFT BAN ON SUEZ
    503 1 UK MAY LIFT BAN ON SUEZ ■BRITAIN was re- ported last night m London to be willing to lift the ban on British ships going through the Suez Canal on Egyptian President Nasser's terms if other user nations do the same. Informed sources said the Macmillan Government was ready to
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    Lock icon FIRM FRIENDS LINK
    124 1 Philippines: Merdeka envoy problem T'HE death of President Magsaysay on March 17 has now made it impossible to carry out original plans to send the then Vice-President Carlos P. Garcia, to Malaya's independence celebrations m August, it was reported from Manila today. Acting Foreign Under- Secretary Raul
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    And yet another...
    70 1 THE National Meteorological Observatory announced m Tokyo yesterday it had recorded a series of abnormal shock leaves. An observatory spokesman said the pattern of the shock waves indicated another Soviet Union nuclear test had taken place. The spokesman added Japanese observatories throughout Japan had reported that the
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    Lock icon U.K. IS TOLD – FIRST TEST THE H-BOMB
    421 1 U.K. IS TOLD FIRST TEST THE H-BOMB —then bargain with Reds A FORMER British Labour Government Minister last night urged Britain to test her hydrogen bomb on Christmas Island, "quickly and then have a standstill all round and go out for the principle of control and eventual abolition." He is
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    Lock icon A-isle is ours says US
    81 1 THE British Prime Minister. Mr. Harold Macmillan, told a questioner m the House of Commons yesterday that the I mini States claimed sovereignty over Christmas Island "which has been under British administration for many years a s part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony."
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    Rubber price
    30 1 May first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. opened m Singapore this morning at 92i cents a lb., up three-eighths of a cent on yesterday's close. The tone was quiet.
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    Lock icon Still going strong...
    85 1 Still going strong POMEDIAN Charlie Chaplin celebrated his 68th birthday at Vevey, Switzerland, yesterday with a huge cake, a wisecrack and music from his new film. Chaplin received newsmen and photogaphers and cut a birthday cake with an enormous kitchen knife. "When you get to be 68. you don't want
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    Lock icon French airline strike
    58 2 UNIONS representing ground staff of the French airline Air France decided yesterday to begin a 24-hour strike tomorrow m support of wage demands. Officials of Air Prance and British European Airways said it was too early yet to say how big would be the effect of the
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    A $25,000 FILM FOR SAKE OF POLITENESS
    173 2 Educating the Singapore public servants Officers to be 'stars' THE Government Information Services m Singapore is to make a new film to emphasise the importance of courtesy m relations 1 with the public. A Government spokesman said the film would be used m
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    Ex-clown begs for a living
    292 2 Ex-clown begs for a living A MAN" who has amused thousands of people from India to China now sits at the entrance of the Peoples' Park m Singapore^ Chinatown every Sunday night begging. As a result of a motor accident nine years ago, Low Chwee, 58-year-old former circus clown, sustained
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    Lock icon Eden has a restless day
    68 2 SIR Anthony Eden had a restless day yesterday but his general condition is satisfactory and remains unchanged, his doctors said m a medical bulletin m Boston last night. A bulletin issued earlier m the day said the former British Prime Minister sat up m a
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    HAASER WAS GREAT
    214 2 HAASER WAS GREAT IT Lsn't often one hears three i encores at a Singapore celebrity concert m one evening, but such was the ovation accorded Hans Richier- Haaser the German pianist, m the Victoria Memorial Hall last night. In a word, Richter-Haaser is brilliant. Whilst he may have been slightly
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      94 2 fm^jsk BRAS. I V GODDESS molds, lifts V j v^ f^J^ even the fullest bosom /^ffi^tMl^'W to excitingly firm con wT i ;^kNfvlBr tours, without shoulder Y/^ ML S J^j: strain. The basic bra for I every flßure CODDESS X^*** 1^ outlasts ordinary bras 2 <)*&f*~ to French back for
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    Lock icon COURT BATTLE OVER K.L. CHILD
    492 3 COURT BATTLE OVER K.L. CHILD Father wins right to bring son to Malaya MOTHER asked the Court of Appeal m London yesterday not to allow her former husband to take their four-year-old son to his home m Kuala Lumpur, but her plea was dismissed. The mother, Mrs. Helen Mary Gale,
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    Lock icon Synnove is a star...
    39 3 picture. I The Norwegians have discovered a new and beautiful star. She is Synnove Striken, seen above. She will play the lead m the screen adaptation of Bjornstjerne Bjornson's famous drama "Synnove Solbakken.' Paul Popper
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    Lock icon HEAVY QUAKE OFF BORNEO
    68 3 ONE of the most powerful deep-seated earthquakes ever recorded— a shock 370 miles below the earth's surface m the East Indies was reported yesterday. A California Institute of Technology seismologist said it apparently centred between the islands of Java and Borneo. Although it could have been
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    SCOUTS' DANCE IN AID OF FUND
    58 3 The Singapore Eastern Boy Scout Association will hold a dance at Tanjong Katong Girls' School hall on Saturday, May 4, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets for the dance, which is m aid of the Golden Jamboree Fund, will be available at the
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      96 3 WASSIAMULLS Present Men's Fashion Forecast for 1957. The Trend Is To Make Suits from W£-~**~ r J& > lB I T T T T I «<CI I 111 I i I I ■B«Bt^^y W W A^m if^^mi i w beautiful shades i STOCK WASSIAMULL'S HIGH ST. Ist FLOOR. MENSWEAR DEPT.
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    I Opinion I
    179 4 INDONESIA'S political crisis. which has dragged on for months, now appears to be heading for a climax. For the national economy has deteriorated to an extent that it is directly affecting the population. Prices have risen, shortages are becoming acute, and trade is virtually at a standstill.
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    ELECTION TOUTS OPEN UP SHOP...
    954 4  - ELECTION TOUTS OPEN UP SHOP... P. M. RAMAN bfl 4 GENERAL election for the enlarged Legislative Assembly is at least a year away. But the so-called election experts who claim they have the knowhow to swing votes are already looking for suckers, who will grease their palm from now on
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      63 4 5 O/ a// r/ie watches S S Switzerland produces, 5 J marine chronometer is /ar ffe mos< accu- C j rafe. i4nd every manne C chronomHer f/ia/ comes from Switzerland I h made by ULYSSE Z c NARDIN. Exclusively. 1 c- (Limited Production), t H. SENA LTD. I 2 H>£A
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      90 4 W&M m mm mm) fmw m\k^mw fOf AN ENTIRELY NEW method of application the vclicf k* s mac c Ep^^^ the safest and most efficient r\-C nasal antiseptic today. There is no longer any Catarrh n nt" t d h use the old method using a spray Hay Fever fy
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    Govt gropes without aid of experts
    394 5 CUTTING THE RISING MEDICAL COSTS THE Singapore Government is trying its best to reduce hospital capital and running costs, a Ministry of Health spokesman said. "But m the absence of experts and a fully set-up organisation m this field no systematic study can be
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    BURSARIES: THEY'LL BE ON TIME
    191 5 BURSARIES: THEY'LL BE ON TIME TNIVERSITY students U drawing bursaries from the Singapore Government will m future receive them m time. This assurance was given by the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Mr. Lee Siow Mong. Mr. Lee, who was replying to complaints about delay m the payment
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    Govt. muddle over fund
    121 5 A FIVE-YEAR oversight which resulted m the non-payment of provident fund contributions of four Federal Government employees seconded to the Trade Marks Registry m Singapore has just been discovered. The Singapore Government pays their salaries and allowances m the first instance and recovers them from the
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    SET FITS A POCKET
    91 5 AUSSIE BID TO SELL JAP RADIOS AN Australian businessman. Mr. J. L. Bretnail, has arrived m Singapore by Qantas 8.0.A.C. to promote sales of Japanese manufactured pocket iadios. The sets are operated by tiny dry cell batteries, which last six months. They are encased In plastic
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      103 5 SOLA- PLATE Cutlery manufactured by Vty DE SILVA BROS.. C.C. 3, Raffles Place, Singapore. OVERSEAS TRADERS LIMITED JINCAPOBE KUALA LUMPUR PENAMC ZIPPO Jk NEVER n fails AVAILABLE 1 AT ALL S? w 'th LEADING STORES sUL*****^ A VIA Sole Agents- Cousins Impex. M I 3-B Raffles Plact. H.M.V. ife^P Controlled
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      219 5 Concluding... The picture story of Walt Disney's **Lady The Tramp* 1 The Ist Cartoon feature m CinemaScope Technicolor, Opens Tomorrow at the Capitol. Peu>, once a show-girl with the where, m disgrace, Aunt Jock and Tritsty trail the dog At Christmas there is a gay circus, makes them stop Lady
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      181 6 ■■••••■■■■•■■•■•■■■■■•■••■•■■••■■•■■■•■■•■••l ■■■■••■■■•■■> >f \Mtlt \ki b> Lee Falk and Phil Wavis (-^■■■■Jsß \P^SAPPeAI?EP?>OU »JT NOW YOUR BOSS MR TUB I BOT, LOTMAR, WE f WORRY I i^S /~^> weRE SEEING iS WAITIN6 TO SEE ME. J CANT L£AVE MIM 1 ABOUT PUT TWE \W\ IV^BH >, yLj/ j-r- T^'NGS^ EXCUSE
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      435 6 ¥>ORN today you nave one of those mX constantly active minds which must be occupied all the time or you become restless and irritable. There is no denying that you do have very special talents, but if you are to develop them to their utmost, then you must cultivate self-control.
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      U.K. closing prices
      190 7 LONDON, April 16. RUBBER No. 1 RSS Ut T day European ports April M g buyers 2 6? i buyers 26 7 s sellers 26 7 sellers Ma 2b ir :< buyers 26 7 S buyers' Rrimnr m« i d« s c^» 26?s 271 sellers RUBBER No-
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      New York prices
      125 7 NEW YORK, April 16 Above prices quoted m U.S. cents per Ib. Previous Today TIN Straits spots 99 62 nom. 100 00" traded TIN future- Standard Contract April 98 25 buyers 98.25 buyers 99 25 sellers 99 62 sellers May 9#25 buyers 98.25 buyers 99 25 sellers
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      50 7 NEW YORK, April 16- Above prices quoted m U.S. cents per Ib. Previous Today 30 Industrials 485.84 484 32 20 Railroads 146 20 145 59 40 Domestic Bonds 90 7C 90 75 15 I uliiii-s 71 55 71 fi9 65 Stocks Composite Averages 170 81 170 42
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      U.S. PEPPER
      56 7 Malabar/Lampong spot 26 1 i awaiting release and afloats 26. April shipment "Malabar tftt, Lampong 25 I Sarawak spot 25%, April shipment 24V4. May: shipment 23*2, June shipment 22 o. Muntok white, spot and awaiting release 34, afloats 33 to 32. April shipment 31, sellers ex-dock- Above prices
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      105 7 LONDON. April 16 Previous Today COPRA Philippines c if UK./ North European delivered weight per lonr ton April/May $174 sellers $174 sellers COPRA, Straits elf- U.K/Nerth European delivered weight per long ton April/May £64 U sellers £64 buyers no sellers May /June £64 sellers £64 buyers
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    'Pyramid racket' warning
    179 7 T'HK "pyramid" sharks A are operating m England again, claiming "official" backing for their swindle. Families m the southern countries are being bombarded with "chain" letters, said to be "sponsored" by famous banks and by the National Savings movement. These "sponsorship" claims are false, and people are
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    Shah visits Mecca
    55 7 E INURING a recent State visit to Saudi Arabia the Shah of Persia donned a white robe and went =on a pilgrimage to E Mecca. E E In the above picture E E the Shah is seen E E kneeling with others E inside the famous E
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    U.K. men to see U.S. 'space ship' go up
    254 7 U.K. men to see U.S. 'space ship' go up BRITISH scientists have been asked to see the launching of the world's first inter-continental rocket man's nearest approach to a space sshimp m Florida m the next few weeks. This news again shows the Government's success m getting complete liaison with
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      50 7 I SINGAPORE 1 HIGH TIDES! TODAY: 1.03 p.m. TOMORROW: 0.32 a.m. and 1.48 p.m. FRIDAY: 1 09 a.m. and 8.32 p.m. SATURDAY: 1.47 a.m. E s and 3.18 p.m. SUNDAY: 2.29 a.m. and 4.08 p.m. MONDAY: 3.15 a.m. S and 5.17 p.m. TUESDAY: I.IG a.m. and (i ~>4 p.m. Siiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiir'
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      100 7 Today's Radio Programme for Singapore 1 15 pm. Wednesday Serenade; 1 30 Time Signal and News; 1.45 Everybody Sing; 5.00 Songs from the Plantations; 5.15 Hawaiian Blossoms; 530 Tea Dance; 600 Time Announcement and Programme Summary; 6.02 Mai) Bag opened by Joan Pillay; 655 Announcements and Singapore Share Market Report;
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE SPOTLIGHT
    975 8 Mr. and Mrs. Tay Scow Huah seen after their mart iage m Singapore over the weekend. The bride is the former Miss Cheong Keong Hin. Free Press picture. \yiUT kind of flag shall fly over the State of Singapore? Who will design it, m beauty symbolising new-found freedom?
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    SPOTLIGHT
    1011 9  -  UNKNOWN Withers-Payne. big motor run... by the gallon... A This dress, Cherry Picker, modelled by Lydil Hyell, was seen at the "ladies only" preview of the film My Teenage Daughter, held yesterday at the Capitol Theatre. It is a creation of cherry spots on white tu rgandie over a
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      94 9 Designed for you who want the finest Pan American's i g*#*"*<-' m President Service V With certain people service I* ir^^^^ comes first. Peiliaps you ai<: >SS ma you insist on superb food A«H M^ un^ beverages when you <-^ J \^e Mifteti, then, that you join Jp- other particular
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    PLASTIC SHIPS SOON?
    101 10 THE British plastic mxx dustry had come a long way from combs and light switches, saiti Sir Miles Thomas at the annual luncheon m London of the British Plastics Federation. The next step might be the use of plastics by engineers m their building of skyscrapers, power
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    The old crocks i are tuned up
    86 10 The old crocks i are tuned up A TEAM of British vintage sports car enthusiasts are off to America to challenge the American old crocks to a 500-race. The opponents of the Vintage Sports Car Club are the Veteran Car Club of America, who were beaten m Britain m 1954
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    BRIDGE HAND
    352 10 The bidding: (H.f-ishbeia) (R.AppJeywd) Sovtli West tank E ast I? P«m I* P... 20 Pm 3 A p M 4* P.hh 4 9 p M8 6 V All P.»« nnOP-RANKINO experts pay high fees for the privilege of competing in the national championships; many also play In sectional
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    SEVEN YEARS JAIL FOR POOR LITTLE RICH MAN
    522 10 Dream house was run on fraud A DREAM HOUSE is for sale just off the "rich man's mile" between Ascot and Sunningdale m England. Price: £10,000. It belongs to Robert Affleck Robertson who, at the Old Bailey last week, was jailed for
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    AND THE NAME IS YAPP
    160 10 AND THE NAME IS YAPP rE name *s Mrs. Eliza, beth Yapp, and m a divorce court her husband claimed she nagged him at night and bicker, ed him by day. HE said it .went on till the early hours of the morning. SHE denied this and said she always
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      62 10 Silvo shines as it cleans ■r pf Ahining, shimmering silver and plate can be yours if you use Silvo. In a twinkling Silvo gives a high gloss polish that really sparkles; and because it is made from the finest, gentlest ingredients, it is completely safe for your silver— and fives
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      232 10 CLUES ACROSS 5 Takes two hundred Inside 1 Move at first these small (7). talkers (11).- 6 Part of a day (3). 6 Part of a day (3). 7 Endures for cobblers, perhaps a i^y boy wuh,n Koddess (7) 11 Softly! It's 'ours fft. 5 Charge an artist inside (7).
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    Photo News
    32 11 Photo News He is being accompanied here by (Jeneral Valluy, and despite many posters m France protesting at spruit is appointment, the takeover ceremony at Fontainebleau went off with, out a hitch.
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    A GENERAL MAKES GOOD
    80 11 ONCE he was resplendent m polished jackboots, braid-smothered uniforms and a chestful of medals Hitler's medals. He is General Speidel, Commander of Allied Ground Forces m Central Europe, but once Commander -m Chief of German occupied France. He is seen m the picture on the loft
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    It's time to be groomed
    172 11 BIG Chief Horrible Noises'—that's the resident leopard at the Southport Zoo seen on the left, finds that a large juicy bone and beauty treatment given by Valeric Phillips, the zoo's beautician go very well together. ft ft ft ft ft -ft AEI'ROPF.W airline recently celebrated
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    Lock icon Dulles' remark irks Delhi
    151 12 Dulles' remark irks Delhi INDIA has asked for the authorised version of a reported statement by Mr. John Foster Dulles to a U.S. Congressional su bcommiUee about "annexation of Kashmir" The US. Secretary of State was reported m a Washington statement to have told a private meeting of a House
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    Lock icon More U.S. steel for Japan
    93 12 More U.S. steel for Japan OTEEL Magazine of Cleve- land, Ohio predicted that with domestic consumption of steel dropping, exports of semi-finished steel will rise this year. Japan will be the chief customer for the increased exports, the metalworking trade weekly said. A predicted downtrend m steelworking operations is developing
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    Lock icon Goods for Reds
    33 12 The Japanese freighter Hino Mam has arrived at Haiphong the first Japanese ship to carry goods tc Communist North Vietnam this year. The type of goods was not specified.— A.P.
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    TO AVOID ANTI-RED UPRISING. SO STRIKE BARRED
    691 12 Peking Admission by THE Peking communist organ China Youth has frankly admitted the possibility of the masses rising against the Peking Government. This is contained m a lengthy explanation of why spontaneous demonstrations by the people and the use of lab o v
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    Lock icon Snakes kill 60 people
    26 12 VENOMOUS snakes have killed 60 people m the Batticaloa district on the east coast of Ceylon during the last 12 months.- U.P.
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    17 12 Three firms— British, Dutch and Japanese have applied for permission to manufacture electric bulba m Ceylon.- U.P.
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    17 12 Nationalist China will send a ten-member delegation t 0 the Tokyo atomic energy conference m May. Reuter
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    15 12 A REGULAR TELEPHONE SERVICE BETWEEN TOKYO AND MOSCOW WILL START ON APRIL 22.- Reuter
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    25 12 Japan will send 50 delegates to the general meeting of the International Chamber of Commerce due to be held m Naples from May 6.- Reuter
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    28 12 The Finnish Fishing Nets Manufacturers Association m Helsinki has protested to the state imports licencing board over the large quantities of Japanese nets being imported into Finland.- Reuter
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    33 12 The Japanese Justice Ministry is planning to employ women officials for its passport inspection service at Tokyo's Haneda Airport and main Japanese ports to cope with the increase m foreign women tourists— Reuter
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    13 12 Canada and South Korea will from April 21 exchange airmail postal parcels.— Reuter
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    43 12 Forty-five Japanese shipinjr companies have sub •mitted applications for construction of 69 ships with a total tonnage of 601.425 tons, the Tokyo Transportation Ministry has announced. These will have to be pared down to 45 ships with a total tonnage of 398,000 A.P.
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    39 12 Lieutenant General Kelzo Hayashi, chairman of the Japanese Defence Forces Joint Staff Council, will leave Tokyo for London on May 3 for a ten-day inspection tour of Britain. He has been invited by the British Ministry of Defence.- Reuter
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    Lock icon PULSE
    113 12 MPecline m ILS. economy'? A JAPANESE economist wrote m Red China's official newspaper, the Peking People's Daily that m order for Japan to survive it must "closely coordinate its economy with a greatly chanced Asian economy." Svi a <•:& y.QjL v '<-'y'- j Mr. Kihachiro Kimura, who called for
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    DELIGHTS THAT SO MANY PEOPLE MISS
    362 13 DELIGHTS THA T SO MANY PEOPLE MISS Jonathan Russell reviews the best records of the week VERY distinguished scholar told me once that one of life's greatest delights was the ability to appreciate and recognise the many moods of music from jazz m its more robust form to the cold,
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    HOT ROCK SESSION
    444 13 ROCK-'N'-ROLL fans are m for a treat this week two new Columbia releases feature the hits of the Rock, Rock, Rock, which recently had such 1 popular run m Singapore. On top of the list is Kiijht Now. Right Now which gets a racy new slant from
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    FOUR ACES
    355 13 DAVE BRUBECK outstanding among the "long-haired jazzmen. Over to Prokofiev's Symphonic Classique Op 25 on Philips 400 015 AE. Played by L'Orchestre dea Concerts Lamoureux conducted by Jean Martinon it possesses beauty, warmth and rhythm. It also has the merit of being short and extremely sweet, and if
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    SPARKLING SOLOIST
    134 13 •f^Ol'R Chopin scherzos No. 1 In B minor op. 20, No. 2 m B flat minor, op. 31, No. 3 m C sharp minor op. 39 and the No. 4 In E major op. 54 ero given a distinguished performance by Alexander Uninsky on Philips A *****. R.
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      214 13 #ril!uMt^iwe Movies Li s SO MANY WONDERFUL FEATURES 500 watt Lamp Bmm. Projector. A, Straltht-llnr Optical myf Jggjjg Jt£g l 1 m J VB? ISSS SenS m- jf *W rreases the propor- tior/ of light rate from lamp to lens. All optical parts can be easily removed, without tools, for
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    MOVE TO IMPROVE SOCCER IN COLONY SCHOOLS
    230 14 MOVE TO IMPROVE SOCCER IN COLONY SCHOOLS SINGAPORE Com- bined Schools Football Sub-Com-mittee will introduce special training schemes to improve the standard of soccer m all secondary schools. The chairman of the committee, Mr. How Ken? Chu, yesterday told the Free Press that his comm- ittee had. decided it was
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    593 14 English soccer players are nothing but 'slaves' STANLEY MATTHEWS rates as high m the British entertainment busi ness as the top stars of stage and screen. He is a one-man show as soon as he steps on the soccer field and goes to work with his bewildering body swerve and
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    31 14 Hartlepools and Oldham played a goalless draw m their English Football League Div. Three North match yesterday. Dunfermline beat Queen's Park 3-1 m a Scottish Div One match.- Reuter
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    65 14 NEWCOMER Kevan falls— but his mission is accomplished his s header has scored the equalising goa\ for s 5 England, beating Scot- S land's goalkeeper S Younger m the inter, r 5 national soccer match r: 5 m London on April 6. s Scotland's captain and centre half, Young 5
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    21 14 Walter Lindrum, the Australian billiards "wizard" arrived m Taipeh yesterday for a series of exhibition games m Formosa.- Reuter
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    130 14 r<US DAMATO, manager of world heavyweight boxing champion Floyd Patterson, said Patterson was considering an offer to defend his championship m England this summer, possibly m the first week m June during the Epsom Derby meeting. I Asked who Patterson would meet m the title
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    238 14 TEAM S competing m the Rugby League Worlc Cup series m Australia this year will be asked to play several extra matches, the Australiar Rugby League Board of Control decided last 1 night. France will be asked tc play a country match ii Queensland
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    110 14 Singapore teams v Johore A Singapore Selection will meet Johore at soccer at Jalan Besar stadium tomorrow (kick-off 5.15 p.m.) The Singapore team will be- Sect Yew Chang; Gannon Lee Kok Cheng; Foo Hee Jong, Kok Seng, Ho Hin Weng; Dutta. Corthine. Arthur Koh. Candlin Palaniappan. Reserves: Loh Fook Teng.
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    414 14 Wide gulf in Scottish soccer rpHE wide gulf which lies between the First and Second Divisions of the Scottish League was explained when the leaders of the Second Division, Clyde FC, visited London for the Wembley International and played a friendly with Crystal Palace. Clyde's Chairman said the Scottish Football
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    433 15 PLAYERS TO ACT AS COACHES AFTER TRAINING By FRANCIS ROZARIO fTHE Badminton Association of Malaya's immediate aim is to groom two young players ol sufficient skill and fitness for places m the team that will defend the Thomas Cup next year, said Mr.
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    Japs drop seasoned Cup player
    102 15 Japs drop seasoned Cup player THE Japanese Lawn Tennis Association yesterday made a surprise selection m picking its team to meet Ceylon m the Davis Cup Eastern zone semi-finals m Tokyo from April 26 to April 28. The association dropped Isao Matsuoka. Japan's rankin-; national collegiate player, and selected 20-year-old
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    CAMBORNE 3-0
    31 15 Camborne beat Bristol 3-0 m a Rugby Union match yesterday. In another same, Gloucester defeated Stroud 6-0. In the only Rugby League match played yesterday, Widnes beat Dewsbury 15-5.
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    Hoad starts tomorrow
    73 15 WIMBLEDON champion Lew Hoad will leave for his overseas tour from Syd- ney tomorrow. His first tournament will be at Naples from April 23 to 28. Tennis officials do not expect him to perform well at this tournament, as he will be lacking m match practice because
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    257 15 HUNGARIANS WANT 2 NEW EUROPEAN TENNIS TOURNEYS lIUNGARIAN proposals for two new European Cup competitions will come before the meeti ins of the International Lawn Tennis Federation In Paris on July 10. Hungary is suggesting a European Cup competition for national mixed teams and a women's team championship of Europe,
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    93 15 EIGHTEEN YEARS-OLD Ann Haydon, table tennis star, is a future tennis hope. Yesterday ahe entered the last 16 m the Cumberland Tenni s tournament m Hampstead. Miss Haydon, daughter of former English Davis Cup! Captain Adrian Haydon and former English Table Tennis International Doris Jordan
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    200 15 PWART POTGIETER. the) \giant South African heavyweight boxer, has been suspended by the Massachusetts State BoxIng Commission, who have notified all other states of their action, it was announced m Boston last night. Dr. Oscar Hirsch, of Massachusetts General Hospital, said he had persuaded the State Boxing
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    Amicables win hit-and-run soccer at J.B.
    214 15 YESTERDAY'S Singa- pore Amateur Football Association Div. One match between Amicables A.A. and H.M. Dockyard was one of the poorest seen at Jalan Besar stadium this season. Only m the last 20 minutes did Amicables play well to justify their 5-1 win. Yong Kong,
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    103 15 INDIA'S lawn tennis Davih. Cup team, led by Narosh Kumar, leaves Calcutta tonight for Manila for their East zone semi-final against The Philippines from Apr. 26 to 28. The winners of the tie will meet either Ceylon or Japan m the East zone
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    288 16 NEW M.E. CRISIS MEANS NO LET UP IN RATIONING Britain is overflowing with petrol, but... A killjoy Easter T ABOUR M.P.s blasted the British Government for failing to lift petrol rationing yesterday, but informed sources said fear of a new Middle Eastern flareup might be prompting Government caution. "Killjoy Easter
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    74 16 FIRST-AID MACAO TRIP Al2O-MEMBER St. John Ambulance Brigade group from Singapore and the Federation of Malaya j left Hong Kong yesterday for a tour of the Portuguese Colony of Macao, some 40 mild west of Hong Kong. The group, which is on a round-trip tour of Hong Kong and Japan,
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    55 16 dove here— opper picture. I A three-day exhibition of European and Asian cats has just taken place m Paris. Of course "Bib" the famous performing cat had to take part that was only natural— but what's this, an intruder m our midst. "Gendarme" Bib will soon separate the dove from
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    194 16 T*HE Russian acrobatic troupe which toured Indonesia for seven weeks left Jakarta on Saturday after its promoters "made a complete mess of everything," a Jakarta newspaper de- clared yesterday. The independent English daily Times of Indonesia listed a series of mishap s which bogged
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    29 16 President Sukarno left Jakarta yesterday for a tour of central Java. Later, the President is expected to go on to Bali for a three-day holiday. Reuter
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    126 16 THE 75 attap dwellers whose houses m the Upper Serangoon Road area were destroyed by a fire last night were given immediate relief and accomo modation by Singapore Social Welfare. The Director of Social Welfare, Mr. T. P. Cromwell, told the Free Press
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    34 16 Nationalist China's weather bureau yesterday warn. led ships south-east of Formosa to take precautions as a typhoon swirled slowly northwards east of Luzon with centre winds of 90 miles an hour. Reuter
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      ALL THE LATEST SELECTIONS
      242 1 Wednesday. April 17, 1957. m Mlli.H a NANYANG THE FREE PRESS THE STRAITS TIMES SIHGAPORE STANDARD S|AHG pftU I N LEWIS i TRESPASSEB~ ~E~PSOM JEEP CALL *™ZI~ llJ™*™L— Ij^ 0^" LAP "^BUTINEEB KwYk 1.011 Race 1. «.IVTI«r\T»L PRODI CER SENTIMENTAL MELBOURNE HOPE DENT! REENE SENTIMENTAL v.EI
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      AMUSEMENT PARK TO TAKE TOP SPRINT
      710 1  - AMUSEMENT PARK TO TAKE TOP SPRINT ALLAN LEWIS -By A M USEM E N T A PARK and Aquarua will provide the highlight of the racing at Bukit Timah this afternoon m the main Class 1 sprint. Figures point to a win by Amusement Park, and I think he will
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        93 1 "m iiiiiiiii ill niiiiui ,ll 1 1 11 1 1 11 1 1 illlilllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllll ii I Allan's Best Bets I ALLAN LEWIS Be t Seven). Best OutBets for today are siders are Darenth Sentimental (Race (Race Four) and PoOne), Palm Valley puJarity (Race Five). (Race Five) and The going will
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      PROBABLE STARTERS AND RIDERS
      1992 2 I RACE 1-Z.10: CLASS 4, DIV. 3-6 FURS. 1. 058 KISMET 4y chirh (W. McKerron. E. Morris S. Ja^ku^ Sanwoon 2. 343 PRODUCER 6y brag (Shaw Stable) Martin 8.02 322 BROWN EYES 6y brnzm (K.K. Tan) Martin 8.02 ""SO" 4 694 SENTIMENTAL 4y chirh (Dr. Chong
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      577 2 RACE ONE KISMET: 8-4-57— Was going better than Devon Belle In 3F m 39 11-4-57 Covered 3P m 43 with Dancing Water. PRODUCER: 11-4-57— Was kept to 3P m 44 with Malay Film 11. BROWN EYES: No recent track report SENTIMENTAL: 10-4-57 Easily covered 3F m 44 with Clever
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      form of all todays horses
      650 3 going better than Brilliant Light m 3F m 37 1/5; 15-4-57— Strode away from Brilliant Light m 3F In 37 without bein« extended. BEARER BOND: No recent track report. DISTINE: 9-4-57— Disposed ofl 3P m 37 2/5 with Sir Francis; 15-4-57 Was not out to
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      AMUSEMENT PARK CAN BE TOO GOOD
      248 4 AMUSEMENT PARK CAN BE TOO GOOD £2 Pick tout winners with...TRESPASSER L AMUSEMENT PARK can beat Aquarua m a speed duel m the main race at Bukit Tim. ill today, the second day of the Singapore Turf Club's April meeting. Everything points to an Amusement Park victory. This four-year-old is
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      Palm Valley to amend for K.L. defeat
      705 4 Palm Valley to amend for K.L. defeat PALM VALLEY has only to get an even start m Race Five to beat this field. He was an expensive failure m his last appearance at Kuala Lumpur last month, when he started an odds-on, favourite and was beaten to fourth place. It
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      TAWAKAL DESERVES A BREAK
      178 4 IF any horse that deserves a break for consistency m Race Nine it is Tawakal. This five-year-old has been on the board m seven out of his last eight starts. And he was unlucky not to win on more than one occasion. In his last appearance
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      Gala Premiere can beat bright lot
      192 4 fFHIS looks like the 1 Shaw Stakes. (Race Three). I have no hesitation to plumb for Gala Premiere. This Full Bloom gelding is now even better since his double at Kuala Lumpur m January when he won over 7f. and 6f. He goes up
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      Shoeshine Boy is best of newly promoted trio
      162 4 Shoeshine Boy is best of newly promoted trio DESPITE their promotion three laststart winners m Class 2— Triwalla, Shoeshine Boy and Miralda should dominate the betting and the finish of Race Four. There is very little to choose between them. However, Shoeshin* Boy. appeals to me as the winner. He
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      SENTIMENTAL SHOULD WIN
      139 4 CJENTIMENTAL should »5 win Race One if he is not short of a gallop. His last-start form is good enough to account for this field. At Ipoh m November he was running on fourth with 8.02 over' 5f straight to Singora, Producer and Golden Gus. Sentimental looks
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