The Singapore Free Press, 18 April 1957

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1 16 The Singapore Free Press
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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya's Own Family Paper No *****. Singapore. Thursday, April 18, 1957. Price 15 Its
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    Lock icon Atom test is a must
    455 1 a^rw^rurnm^wiem^sie^^ ENDING CONSCRIPTION DEPENDS ON H-BOMB m a FJRITAINS PRIME MINISTER. Mr. Harold Mac -miliar.. ■J n3 told a hushed House of Commons yesterday that j» without possession of the Hydrogen bomb and other nuclear weapons, the Government's plans to abolish conscription by 15)60 would
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    Lock icon NEW SOVIET PEACE DRIVE IS COMING
    388 1 NEW SOVIET PEACE DRIVE IS COMING Easter Eve ushers in fresh hope ot easing tension PARTING IS SWEET SORROW— beautiful Sophia Loren found this out when she left Rome for Hollywood, last week. Accompanying Sophia on her trip was sister Maria -but leaving her mother behind was just more than
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    Rubber price
    32 1 May first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. opened in Singapore this morning at 92 3 4 cents a lb., up half a cent oh yesterday's close. The tone was steady, quiet.
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    Lock icon Jordan hits at Reds
    172 1 J/ ING Hussein today thanked the nation and the army for their "support and understanding in the recent political crisis and denounced the real enemies who derive their principles from outside the country. In an obvious reference to Communist subversive activities, the King promised to strengthen
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    Lock icon U.S. has mobile atomic plant
    66 2 An atomic power plant being developed for use at remote U.S. military posts began generating electricity in tests at nearby Fort Belvolr. Virginia, this week. It is designed so that its component parts may be transported by plane for installation at remote military posts such
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    RED TRAITOR'S SENTENCE CUT
    38 2 A 10-year sentence on Corporal Edward Dickenson, imprisoned on charges of collaborating with the Communists while a prisoner-of-war in North Korea, has been cut by half, a U.S. army spokesman said in Washington yesterday.
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    SWAMP LAND TO BE PRAWN PONDS
    262 2 The spotlight turns to fish farming Tilapia Chinese Carp popular THE Singapore Government is taking steps to encourage extensive fish farming in order to make the Colony self-sufficient in fish supplies. The Chief Fisheries Officer, Dr. Tham Ah Kow, told the Free Press that
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    Lock icon REBELS KILL 11 VILLAGERS
    76 2 REBELS KILL 1 1 VILLAGERS EIGHT villagers in West Java were shot to death and five seriously wounded by a rebel gang as they sat praying in a mosque, news reports from Jakarta said yesterday. The devout Muslims were praying after breaking fast during the month of Ramadan when an
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    Lock icon Tummy ache -by radio
    80 2 PROFESSOR Manfred Von Ardenne. a prominent East German atomic scientist, said yesterday that he and another German had invented a new radio-probe to be swallowed by patients with gastric diseases, according to the East German News Agency ADN. His invention, in a capsule about an inch
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    Lock icon 'Three witches caused cholera'
    43 2 The murder of three "witches"' in Raipur, India, brought two-year prison sentences to 17 villagers. Cholera broke out in the village. The villagers, suspecting the women were witches and caused the outbreak, beat them to death with sticks. A.P.
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    COST OF COLONY CENSUS
    224 2 rE census of Singapore population, now being taken, will cost the Government $1,700,000. This is $1,200,000 more than originally estimated. The Increase has not come as a surprise to the officials as It was realised when the budget was prepared last year that it might cost
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    Commemoration of Calvary
    140 3 SPECIAL services and prayers will be conducted at Christian churches of all denominations in Singapore today and tomorrow in observance of Good Friday, the most solemn day of the Christian year. The occasion will commemorate Calvary with many communicants of the faith fasting the whole day. Catholic
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    Lock icon PENSIONS FOR ALL PLAN
    49 3 British Labour Party leaders yesterday approved a national superannuation plan providing for half-pay pensions for all workers on retirement. The new policy document will be published within a few weeks. It will aLso be discussed at the annual Labour Party conference later this year.- Reuter
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    Lock icon WINNER HAD NO FANCY DRESS
    51 3 A Berlin poodle club held a fancy dress ball for its members and their dogs. While humans danced, dozens of dogs sat it out in costumes representing waiters, sailors or Dresden china figures. The most original poodle came with nothing at all as a dog.
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    Lock icon U.K. JETS GIFT TO IRAQ GOVT.
    24 3 Five Hawker Hunter jet fighters, a gift from Britain to the Iraq Government, arrived in Bagdad yesterday. Reuter
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    Lock icon ANGLER HOOKS CROC
    74 3 FISHING with a float and a worm at Lake Mcllwaine, near Salisbury. Rhodesia, an inkier caught a five-foot crocodile. He saw the crocodile near his lin,. and decided to reel in. But when he did so, the crocodile made a dive for the line and the hook
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    Lock icon 17,000 TO SUPPORT PILOTS
    257 3 17,000 TO SUPPORT PILOTS Strike continues THE International Air Pilots' Association, with 17,000 members, has decided to support the QANTAS Empire Airways pilots who are on strike, according to an official of the Australian Air Pilots Association. The President of the overseas branch of the Australian association, Captain C. W.
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    Lock icon Red rocket threat
    56 3 THE West Berlin evening newspaper Der Abend reported last night that Soviet forces have built a chain of rocket bases across i East Germany which are I capable of firing atomic missiles into Western Eu- rope. Der Abend, quoting its own correspondent, said j the bases stretched
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    The Singapore Free Press THURDAY, April 18, 1957. Opinion Tragedy of Jerusalem
    286 4 The Singapore Free Press THURDAY, April 18, 1957. Opinion Tragedy of Jerusalem rthe soldiers It was no more than another unpleasant duty, another public execution. They were frequent enough and soon forgotten. No one could know that that execution meant the salvation of the world. That that very Cross, which
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    A MAMMOTH FILM WELL DONE
    571 4 A MAMMOTH FILM WELL DONE Special review by Pelham Groom vyAR and Peace is in all respects a mammoth film, and wiiether or not It follows closely to the book on which it was based doesn't detract from its entertainment value. Many people have never read Tolstoy and the greater
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    A luxury hotel planned
    327 5 SHE HOPES TO ENTER S'PORE TOURIST TRADE A SIAMESE hotelier, Mrs Suni Telan. wants to open a multi-million dollar seaside hotel in Singapore, with an exclusive swimming pool and luxurious ferry service to take tourists sight-seeing on the beautiful adjoining islands. But before making final arrangements
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    Lock icon GERMAN WARSHIP
    33 5 The West German navy yesterday acquired its first completely modern warship a 400 ton anti-submarine patrol boat built in France with American money, the United States Embassy in Bonn announced. Reuter
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    3,000 LABOURERS STUDY THE 3 'R's'
    176 5 AN increasing number of labourer., and artisans In Singapor.' are attending night classes started by Adult Education Centres In order to learn the three •Rs and get better jobs. This was stated by Mr. E S Moorthy. the secretary of the Workers' Education Association,
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    37 5 SO COMFORTABLE Ruth Warner wears an elegant lounging suit of tribute silk in pagoda pink at the Town and Country fashion parade held in Prince's Restaurant. Singapore. The models were from the Mannequin Training and Charm School.
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    Lock icon 30 DIE IN RAF SMASH
    59 5 A ROYAL Air Force Valetta transport, believed to be carrying 30 passengers. crashed in flames on take oiT from Aqaba Airfield. Jordan, yesterday killing everyone on board. The passengers were army men being evacuated from Jordan under the agree^ merit to close down British bases.
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      101 6 MAXID-lAKE by Lee Falk and Phil l»avis 1 |«-<6OL»-.\ TUO 6OES I I JW-™ NONjKN* f I RET W*g^^ SHOW ME YOUR ON OWAWABE •«*•**<*£? IffSiJ if_T _y >_V THAT TOOf POOP TUP. HA-^V-- MA6.C.ANO .U J TWAT ME WAS *«^ERJ\WWTL^ ~T___r^A^>_ HAPA C^C£ TO BATJ S 2_,T.™ E PPOZEN
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      491 6 BORN today, you are one of the happy, optimistic soul., of this earth and your mere presence is always bringing pleasure to others. Your intuitions ar e exceptionally keen, and it may be said that at times you are almost prophetic in your ability to envision what is going to
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      U.K. closing prices
      195 7 LONDON. April 17RUBBER No. 1 RSS cif. Previ Us European ports April gft buyers 2G^. buyers Ma y 26 buyers 27" buyers 11 Imm 27,:, sellers 27 sellers RLBBER No- 1 RSS Spot 2 7'_ buyers 27 buyers Rl m* 11- mm 1 nec c 21 K
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      New York prices
      132 7 NEW YORK. April 17- 0 Previous Today TIN Straits spots 100 00 traded 100 00 nom. TIN futures Sta.ndard Contract April 98.25 buyers 98 37 buyers 99 62 sellers 99 62 .sellers May 98.25 buyers 98 25 buyers T vr 99 62 sellers 99.50 sellers TOM.: Barely
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      50 7 NEW YORK. April 17--mm Previous Today 30 Industrials 484 32 485 02 ~0 Railroads 145 .59 145 57 ,2 P_ Rle st,c Bond!, 907 5 90 70 15 Utilities 71 69 7198 65 Stocks Composite Averages 170.42 170 70 Above prices quoted in U.S. cents per lb.
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      U.S. PEPPER
      55 7 Malabar/Tampong spot and awaiting release 27, afloats 26'_> to 26 April shipment Malabar 25\, Lampong 25'_. Sarawak spot 26, April shipment 24'., May shipment 23"., June shipment 22)1. Muntok white, spot and awaiting release 34' afloats 33 to 32, April shipment 31. 2l sellers ex-dock Above prices quoted
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      100 7 COPRA Philippines ci.f. UK./ North European delivered weight per long ton April /May COPRA, Straits cif. V.K /North European delivered weight per long tan April /May May /June COCONUT OIL crude Straits ci.f. U.K. /North European in bulk per long ton April /May.. COCONUT OIL crude,
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    ROBOT CAR PLANT
    72 7 THE QUEEN saw one of the most spectacular examples of automation in European industry when she visited the Renault car plant at Flins. during her recent State visit to France. The firm, nationalised after the war. has pushed automation far beyond anything in Coventry and some of
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    At last-the golden fleece
    219 7 At last -the golden fleece THE search for the golden fleece of Greek legend has ended in reality in Australia. The shining yellow wool was spotted among a nor- mal flock of sheep in New South Wales. The animal was of the Merino type. Graziers were asked co search for
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    Today's Radio Programme for Singapore
    104 7 Today's Radio Programme for Singapore 1.15 p.m. Lunch Time Concert; 1.30 Time Signal and News; 1.45 Ladies Only; 5.00 Calling All Hospitals presented by Maisie Conceicao; 6.00 Time Announcement and Programme Summary; 6.02 Children's Programme; 630 Radio Dance Club; 6.55 Announcements and Singapore Share Market Report; 7.00 Time Signal and
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      63 7 =.>llllllllliiillllllliillllllllllllllli'__: I SINGAPORE 1 HIGH TIDESf E TODAY: 1.48 p.m. E TOMORROW: IM a.m. E and 2.32 p.m. E SATURDAY: 1.47 a.m. E E and 3.18 p.m. E SUNDAY: 2.29 a.m. E E and 4.08 p.m. E MONDAY: 3.15 a.m. E E and 5.17 p.m. E TUESDAY: 111 a.m. E
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    Perhaps Daniel is his name
    93 8 CIRCUS life often runs in the family, the great traditions being handed down from generation to generation. Tradition was handed down to a further generation at a heartrendering ceremony in Milan the other day, when two babies, both girls, started out on the circus road
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    ADVENTURE IN ADOPTION
    489 8 23 races in this happy family TWENTY-THREE differnt nationalities are represented by the 12 adopted children- of the Reverend and Mrs. Carl Doss. The youngsters all share the same bond the mutual understanding and love of a united family. This unusual family lives in a rambling old
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    Snak kes alive!
    87 8 Snak kes alive! m A SUKUMA darner li<- in t i\ dance, with several *nak The Sukuma. a n.Jliung numerous secret ■ecieties in form these snake dam rs pan including cobras partl\ to a sin the lap of a companion as he finishes his snake I Httkei twined around his
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    A BIG TREAT FOR THE TRIPLETS
    166 9 A BIG TREAT FOR THE TRIPLETS LAST week, history was made: The Rhesus Negative Club was formed, and three most important people had a whale of a time. For the Cobrin triplets you see in the picture below were born a year ago —they were born dying for want of
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    THAT WELL PLANNED 'ACCIDENT'
    1950 10 THAT WELL PLANNED 'ACCIDENT' When I reached the lab. [found that one of them had knocked over a carboy of Nitric acid... I flung the windows open and advised then to get out. Another Latitf story by... Pel ha m Groom] I. 4 '"I)ID you see the Paper this morning?"
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    The hub of Marine signalling
    498 11 The hub of Marine signalling SPOTLIGMTF ON THE SERVICES II'ST by the 11th Mile on the Woodlands Road vou see, ac- *> ross the Railway, a cluster of buildings amongst a mass of Wireless masts. This is the Royal Naval Wireless Station, Kranji; the hub of marine communications in the
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      108 11 A DELICIOUS PRESCRIPTION ••Yes, he's the picture of health now, Mrs. A. He v. as t Jfl/^<*»^_V rather underweight; due to his rapid growth the doctor l '^^^^SFv^-rt said". If Vus>V "What did he prescribe, Mrs. B?" SJB jL J' I ffl frw "Plenty of best quality milk every day
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    Lock icon MASS CHINESE SWITCHOVER SOON IN S-EA?
    432 12 MASS CHINESE SWITCHOVER SOON IN S-EA? A PROMINENT Nationalist Chinese newspaper editor has said that the days of economic influence for overseas Chinese in SouthEast Asia are numbered Mr. Stanway Cheng of the Taipeh China News said that for the last few centuries overseas Chinese "have dominated the trade and
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    Lock icon Japan starts new India industries
    111 12 INDIAN firms are now gradually turning to Japan for help in starting new industries. The Asahi Glass Works of Japan is helping India to set up the country's biggest glass factory at Sodepur in Bihar. Asahi holdhalf the shares of this company. Another Japanese firm
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    Lock icon Given a hero's welcome
    85 12 Dr. Miko Kato of Kobe, Japan, got a hero's welcome at the little Chesapeake Bay island of Tangier which he had never seen before. Dr. Kato is the first physician the 1,100 inhabitants of the isolated island have had in three years. Immigration red tape had
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    Lock icon SELF-SUFFICIENCY NOW IN TYRE NEEDS
    86 12 SELF-SUFFICIENCY NOW IN TYRE NEEDS RED CHINA'S rubber industry has given priority in rubber production to rubber tyres, conveyor belts and accessories for industry and latex products for the economic development of the country Peking Radio said about 425 kinds of new rubber tyres would be put into production this
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    Lock icon China has subs
    34 12 The Commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet. Vice Adm. Wallace M. Beakley said in Tokyo that Russia had transferred 15 submarines to the Chinese communists "some of them modern types." A.P.
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      89 12 ASIA'S fight against the Communists is being shown to the Vietnamese people in an exhibition of historic photographs, captured documents and grisly torture scenes. South Korea. Nationalist China, the Philippines and South Vietnam are holding an exhibition of bloodshed which is attracting thousands of people every day. Extra police have
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      30 12 ur. toward warner, reiirlng president of the International Civil Aviation Organisation in Montreal, has been awarded the Second Class Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Emperor of Japan. U.P.
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      37 12 Philippine Airlines will stage a goodwill flight to major cities of Europe, the Mid die and Near East when it takes delivery of Its first Vickers Viscount trom Vickers Armstrong. Ltd.. In London, on April 29 U.P.
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      16 12 The Kashmir Valley, disputed between India and Pakistan, is preparing for 200.000 tourists this year. Reuter
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      33 12 NATIONALIST CHINA'S AIR FORCE SENT SEVEN TRANSPORT PLANES TO BANGKOK TO FLY TO FORMOSA 245 OVERSEAS I CHINESE STUDENTS. INCLUDING 105 FROM MALAYA. FOR A ONEMONTH STAY WITH THE NATIONALIST ARMED FORCES.— REUTER
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      29 12 Sparked by memories of j the bloody Kowloon riots of last October, the Hong Kong Government is contemplating buying two British-made helicopters for general use in thc colony. U.P.
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      59 12 Mr. Magokichi Yamaoka. president of the Yanmar Diesel Company in Japan, has been presented with the Commander's Cross ol the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Ger- many. He is the founder of the German Cultural Institute in Kyoto and donor of a memorial gard en which will
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    37 12 Prince Chumbhot. (right) Vice-President of the Siamese Red Cross who received from American Am- bassador Max Waldo Bishop (left) a cheque for U.5.510,000 from the U.S. Red Cross to aid fire vie- I tims at Pitsanuloke. Siam
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    Lock icon Bid to tame Yellow River
    249 12 CONSTRUCTION has started on a monumental flve-year project to harness the Yellow River, an ancient renegade whose raging floods have drowned untold millions, says Radio Peking. The roar of a dynamite blast signalled the start of work on the huge Sanmen Gorge Dam in Central
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    Lock icon World Court hears enclave case
    57 12 THE International Court of Justice at The Hague has begun the hearing of Portugal's petition against India's refusal 10 permit passage of troops to the two Portuguese enclaves of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Nagar Haveli successfully rebelled against the Portuguese in 1954 and since then
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    Lock icon SCHEME TO SALVAGE JAPANESE WRECKS
    97 12 UR, D. J. Chinn, Hong Kong deep sea-diver, is on his way aboard the Swedish motorship Milos to the Solomon Islands to make an underwater survey of Japanese wrecks and army equipment sunk during World War 11. He Is making the survey for a British
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    BRIDGE HAND
    303 13 before he played a second heart. However, when South made the mistake of cashing his diamond queen, it gave Jules the chance to set the contract. The only possibility he could see was if his partner held the guarded jack of hearts, so he discarded the one sure
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    WHERE ARE THE WOMEN?
    269 13  -  Adelaide EASTLEY By SCARCER than hens teeth are women entrants in the SIO7/0O Mobilgas Economy Run to be held this week-end. Not even the lure of gold could tempt more than two females to try to beat the male entrants in the two-day marathon from Kuala
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    'Bangs' are the latest in hair styling...
    557 13 'Bangs' are the latest in hair styling OANGS are the "new look" in milady's coiffure. And this year they are as varied and individualistic as the lady herself. The bangs, whether they be straight, short, long or windswept, are adapted to the individual personality and facial contour. The short, or
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      241 13 CUES ACROSS 4 I begin to drink (6) 1 Sweet nonseme (5). 5 Credit in such parchment 4 I'.' ing an islander ruins Al (7). C Found in a Lucretian poet 8 No good for Poona (.5). 5) -9 Artist within this acid (7). 7 Ncd at last rcfitted (W)
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    Spencer's pair can win this
    239 14 NOTHING interests me in the Class 3. Div. 2. 9f event outside the Spencer pair, Brave General and Prince Gallant. I prefer Brave General, who was close-up fourth in the race won by Super Picture the first day and now drops 4-lb. Prince Gallant, though
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    DASHING BLUE ICE SHOULD SCORE AGAIN
    283 14 DASHING BLUE ICE SHOULD SCORE AGAIN ALLAN LEWIS sums up 6 races for Saturday THE Class 3, Div. 1, nine furlongs race on Saturday should go to Blue Ice alter his dashing display when winning over seven the first day, for which he is penalised only 6-lb. I see no
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    Consistent Singora is better in second run
    815 14 f MUST go for Singora in the Class 3, Div. 1 sprint. His determination x after getting into trouble at the distance, when he won the first day, with his consistency, stamps him as a really good galloper in my opinion At past
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    BINGO SHOULD WIN THIS RACE
    215 14 BINGO, second to Gembira the first day. should win the Class 3, Div, 4 event over six furlongs. Bingo gets 6-lb extra for his first performance. Good Returns, fourth behind Gembira the first day. is up 2-lb and will be hard to beat. He looks
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    HOPSASA CAUSES A SENSATION
    453 15  -  ALLAN LEWIS DOES 3F. GALLOP IN 35 SECONDS ON THE TRACK By lIOPSASA, who missed his race yesterday, showed there is nothing amiss with him by doing a sensational trial at Bukit Timah this morning. Ridden by Mickey Donnelly and with Artina (Franklin) for company, Hopsasa
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    U.S. girl sets new world swim record
    97 15 SYLVIA VAN RUUSKA, 14-year-old freckled youngster from Berkeley. California, last night shattered the world 400 yards (25-metre pool) individual medley world swimming record for women with 5 min. 8 sec. This beats the 5 min. 10.5 sec. established in December 1955 by Mary
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    SELETAR GOLF
    36 15 ISAC Bristowe won the strokeplay competition of the Royal Air Force Seletar golf club at Sclttar yesterday. He also won the ball sweep for the first nine. The Hackers Division winner was CTR. Tarr.
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    Ref Hamill for Borneo
    45 15 Chief Technician John Hamill. of R.A.F. Seletar, has been invited by the Football Association of Borneo to referee the Hone Cup final on Saturday. This annual match will be played between Sandakan and Jesselton in Sandakan. Mr. Hamill left this morning.
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    Distine is back to his best form
    491 15  -  ALLAN LEWIS By TtISTINE showed a return to his best form at Bukit Timah yesteiday when he easily accounted for the field in the main sprint. Distine, who dropped to 8.10 after carrying 8.13 and over 9.0 in his previous ten races, appreciated
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    LOST CYCLE, SO HE'S OUT
    87 15 OGT. COX. captain of R.A.F. Changi Cycling team, will not participate In the All Malayan Cycling Federation Championships to be held in Kuala Lumpur on April 19. 20 and 21. Sgt. Cox got his cycle stolen last week. Never- theless he will still make the
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    Lock icon Rangers are set for Scottish Div One honours
    155 15 Rangers are set for Scottish Div One honours GLASGOW RANGERS arc now set to win the Scottish First Division championship for the second successive year when they beat Airdrieonians 3-2 in Glasgow yesterday. Rangers are now new division leaders, displacing Hearts, on better goal average. Both have 49 points, but
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    Lock icon Gonzales takes lead to 36-14
    79 15 PANCHO GONZALES scored a straight set victory over Ken Rosewall, of Australia, by 7-5, 9-7 at Midland, Michigan la.st night. The win extended Gonzales lead over his opponent to 36 matches to 14. But the win was costly to the husky professional champion. He complained
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    'Hundreds fear this scheme'—Garlick
    233 16 'Hundreds fear this scheme '—Garlick 5.A.T.A. AND GOVT. STILL DONT SEE EYE TO EYE ON TB PLAN HAS S.A.T.A. given up its opposition to the Government's scheme to register tubercular patients in Singapore? Yes, says the Government. No, says S.A.T.A. The Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Dr. M.
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    WEIGHTS FOR LAST 2 DAYS
    842 16 TO/EIGHTS for all races on Saturday are: THE SPRING CUP CL. 1. DIV. I— IM. Little Pappa 9.02 Jolly Sailor 9.00 James Aitch 8.09 Pappa's Love 8.07 Bearer Bond 8.05 Great Saxon 8.05 Zabaglionc 8.02 Nazakat 8.00 Delivery 8.00 Dantesque 7.13 Adelaide Star 7.13 Brilliant
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    Lock icon SURPRISE U.S. MOVE ON SUEZ
    108 16 THE United States decided suddenly today against placing the Suez Canal problem before the United Na- tions Security Council at j this time. The Washington press was informed that the decision against seeking Security Council action now was "made this morning.'' Britain, France, Egypt, and
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    CAN DR. LIM BE IN POLITICS? That Govt, order
    289 16 CAN DR. LIM BE IN POLITICS? That Govt, order DR. ARTHUR LIM SIEW MENG, son of the Deputy Speaker of the Singapore Legislative Assembly, Mr R. C. H. Lim, is a houseman a division one officer in Government service. He is also the secretary of the Tanglin branch of the
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    Lock icon Dr. HATTA LASHES SUKARNO
    171 16 Dr. HATTA LASHES SUKARNO 500 feared dead in Maros battle T)R. Mohammed Hatta, former Vice-President of Indonesia, yesterday indirectly lashed out at President Sukarno's methods in forming the new extra-Parliamentary Cabinet. In an article published in a number of Jakarta newspapers, Hatta demanded: "Can the constitutional President who is irresponsible,
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      10 1 FREE PRESS and MALAYMAIL SUPPLEMENT Thursday, April 18, 1957. i
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      50 CARS TO SET OUT ON SAVE-THE-PETROL TEST
      732 2  -  EDIN PETERS Observer*? trill see that elrivers stick ta the rules By AT 6.30 a.m. on Saturday 50 cars will set off at intervals from Kuala Lumpur on a 535-mile test ending at Singapore the next day and each car will have
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        49 2 M-92-4* l*y*t* omw Tl MEKEEPER ili^'^^f^ddf^ <^1\ )fefe MNCERELY LONGINES COOPERATION WHICH HAS PI li •11 If 6IVEN ENT,RE SATISFACTION BEST GREETINGS H faaam 9^ w^r* s .yf^'^l/^. v- > LONGINES __L Longincs Timing Equipment will be used for the third year in succession for the 1957 STANVAC Economy Run
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        61 2 DIARY OF_ THE RUN FRIDAY. APRIL 19. Entrants report to Kuala Lumpur for Scrutineering and impounding. SATURDAY APRIL 20. Event starts. First leg; Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh then back to Kuala Lumpur. SUNDAY. APRIL 21. HLast leg: Kuala Lumpur to Singapore. MONDAY. APRIL 22. The Presentation Ceremony at the Ocean
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      A Fair Chance For All
      1069 3  -  DUNCAN THURLEY o _7V' T»HE Mobilgas Eco- nomy Run is carefully designed to demonstrate the fuel economies that a welltuned and well-main-tained modern car can achieve in the hands of a judicious and careful driver. The event Is divided primarily into two main classes, the
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      Complete Entry List for Run
      650 4 I UERE is the complete list of the 76 entries— so in the Observed C section (Classes 1-4) and 26 in the All Comers Section (Class 5) Also tabulated are details of the cars they will drive and the motoring clubs to which the entrants
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      How the trophies and $10,000 in prizes are awarded
      275 5 How the trophies and $10 ,000 in prizes are awarded THE picture on the right shows the six trophies that are awarded to the winners of the Mobilgas Economy Run. The 24-inch high trophy in the centre will be resented to the winner of the grand sweepstake This trophy is
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      Five-seater station wagon is fancied to win
      121 5 EXPECTED by many to Win the Class I event for cars up to 1.000 c.c. in the Economy Run is the Goliath tive-seater station wagon to be driven by Mr. Ken Price. His new Goliath has just been run In and Ken says
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      Bid by schoolmaster
      193 6 A BESPECTACLED English schoolmaster, Mr. A. L. 111--idge, will make his maiden appearance in the Malayan Mobilgas Economy Run series. He will be at the wheel of his new Goliath 900 saloon. He has never driven farther north from Singapore than Malacca and he hopes he will
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      IT'S A BIG TEST FOR L-TESTER
      198 6 MAKING his debut in the Mobilgas Economy Run is Reggie Trevor, one of Malayans best known motor cyclists. He will be at the wheel of his Standard 10. "Why am I competing? Well," said Trevor, "I want to see for myself how thos e
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      Through water and over mud in this Run
      247 6 MY HEADLIGHTS ARE WEAK THIRTY different makes from nearly all car-manufacturing countries in the world took part in the recent Australian Mobilgas Economy Run from Sydney to Southport, a distance of 1,001 miles. This Run, the second in Australia, was a severe
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        9 6 hery mile is on -^^r ECOWMT HUH. with Mobilgas!
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      TWO HEFTY OBSERVERS IS HER PLEA
      316 7 TWO HEFTY OBSERVERS IS HER PLEA Onhj two alt-ivownen teams in /#i#> it it ni ONE of the only two all-women combinations in this year's Mobilgas Economy Run will be that of Mrs. Phoebe Morley and Mrs. Eileen Nettleton, whose car, an Alfa Romeo 1,900 Super, is the only one
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      Happy with her figures
      195 7 SHE PASSED HER L-TEST ONLY 18 MONTHS AGO *THE second all-women x team in the Mobilgas Economy Run are Mrs. Violet Price and Mrs. F. J. Ingham, who will drive the only Hillman California competing. Mrs. Price, who owns the car, said: "We have taken our
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        464 7 Why do Volkswagens command such high resale value? THERE ARE SEVERAL IMPORTANT REASONS WHICH. COMBIHED. MAKE THE VW THE OOTSTAHDIHG CAR TO BUV TOOAVI new VW owner thu s enjoys high speeds from the >__.-______■■ j/1 J%3\ first day of delivery and knows that his new car r has not
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      JOY ASKS: WHY SO FEW WOMEN IN THIS GREAT SPORT?
      571 8 JOY ASKS: WHY SO FEW WOMEN IN THIS GREAT SPORT? She expects stiffer apposition thus year fiOMPETING in the event for cars from 1.601 c.c. to 2,700 c.c. v will be pretty Joy j Landymore, a big name in the Malayan motor g racing world. She will J be at
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      Wise to the rules now
      141 8 SINGAPORE Motor Club will have its hopes pinned on Chia Eng Quee who will drive a Rover 60 In this year's Mobilgas Economy Run. One of Malaya's best road racing drivers. Eng Quee finished second in the general classification in the first Mobilgas Economy Run
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        28 8 Here's mileage economy ai mm*l nmt L. M vl______R__i___________t________r%v d «-_raß_-___________________KZ_K__if m ~k m mmWmmWrffatmißix^* So/, THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR TELUK ANSON IPOH PENANG
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      Perak men not so confident this year
      1095 9 Perak men not so confident this year £*****111 milium The Perak Motor E Club provided the big- E E prize winner in each of E E the first two Mobilgas E E Economy Ru?is Alan E E Bussejis (Citroen Light 15) in 1955 and Yeoh I E Kean Hin (Sunbeam
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      HE PUTS FAITH IN 12 cwt. CAR
      294 10 808 USHER of Kuala Lumpur will be entering one of the smallest cars in the Mobilgas Economy Run. This is his minute 1951 Fiat 500 C which weighs just on 12 cwts. Last year he was placed 17th in the same event using
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      The lone Malay
      72 10 Mr. Yom Ahmad bin Ngah Ahmad. 33 and the only Malay in the Run. He will drive his Borgward Isabella. Yeo /Tea?. Hin loves a joke... and proves it as he holds **The Clot's Cup, a special award presented to him by the Perak Motor Club after
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        265 10 Distinguished J| ROVER a Her Majeeiy Queen Elizaketk ll t kianifactartrt oj Land-S.onjrt The Mm Co. Led. CHAMPION MOTORS LTD. 304 ORCHARD ROAD. SINCAPORE. and JALAN TICA. SUNCEI BESI RD. K. L. TEL: ***** P. O. BOX 627 1 TEL: ***** I DEALERS I mm MIN COMPANY LIMITED, PENANG MALACCA
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        7 10 for/ /w/<? /s <7/» ECONOMY RUH wimMws\
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      SKIDDING TO TEST TYRES
      547 11 SKIDDING TO TEST TYRES Knnhbium trvll^ironi mails art* proving yneuiuls far cars fTYRES play a very x important part in the "controllability" of a car, and to gain firsthand knowledge of how both the tyres and car behave in difficult conditions, the Dunlop Rubber Company has just made a new
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      INSURANCE with economy
      431 11 INSURANCE with economy HPHERE were many people who forecast an early and disastrous end to the insurance scheme for private motor cars which was introduced by the Automobile Association of Singapore at the beginning of 1955. These critics are now confounded by the fact that the company formed to underwriter
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      New Skoda is first Czech car in Run
      83 11 A CZECH car will compete for the first time in this year's Mobilgas Economy Run. It is a new Skoda 440 saloon and will be driven by S Sankara Das of the Singapore Motor Club. I This Skoda. which is one of
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      Run helps to teach motorists
      493 12 Run helps to teach motorists HIS TARGET: 60 MILES PER GALLON AT LEAST THE only Lloyd 600 car entered in this year's Mobilgas Economy Run will be driven by Singapore artist Yeo Lee Kang. "I shall be one of 12 competitors in Class I, the event for cars up to
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        252 12 iii»iiiiiHiiiC3iiHiHiiiiinimimiiiii3iiiiniiiiiiniiMiiiiiiiiciiiiimiiiii[iiiiiiimiiii j|Bß?jvS^,j__ i W r— -r n mVO^ jf^L The GOLIATH, winner of the last two Mobilgas Economy Runs in Australia is the car to watch I in this Run, The GOLIATH, Powered by a 900 c.c. engine, a comfortable five-seater has eyecatching lines. With its front wheel drive, beautiful
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        128 12 The Elegant NEW SMMOMM^mmh «_rL»_-__t*i_?^ mv^^mnmn^^^smm AljF -_l jar j~^_^ SB_k/^^_-____^^ r *+mT^Ba\ Wr^^% WrW^ V^ Acclaimed for Economy Applauded for Performance Admired for Elegance Graceful advanced sty ling Exceptional visibility, steadiness, safety Complete luxury, with deep comfortable seating and de-luxe fittings. Handsome polished walnut facta and impeccabl interior finish.
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      It's a laboratory on wheels
      540 13 It's a laboratory on wheels EFFECT ON CAR MANUFA CTURERS rpHERE is great inter- est in what is behind the Standard-Vacuum Oil Company's annual promotion of the Mobilgas Economy Run in Malaya and in other countries. The company has had several inquiries from financial editors, who want deeper motives than
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      This car again wins the honurs in gruelling reliability trial
      298 14 This car again wins the honurs in gruelling reliability trial "CHDR the second year in succession the German car Volkswagen gained the honours in the 1956 Mobilgas Round-Australia Reliability Trial. In this most gruelling test of both physical and mechanical stamina over a course of some 8700 miles, Volkswagen cars
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      'IT'S THE MOST ECONOMICAL CAR IN WORLD'
      606 14 'IT'S THE MOST ECONOMICAL CAR IN WORLD' AN Austin A35 Saloon recently achieved an average fuel consumption of 53.7 m.p.g. (5.24 l.p. 100 kms) during an R. A. C. observed economy trial. Official R.AC. figures released on December 15 show that despite an average speed of 31.6 m.p.g. (50 85
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      New line makes it popular
      229 15 ■JVHE Peugeot 403 imported by Asia Motor Co. is the successor to the 203 model first introduced into Malaya several years ago. Peugeot cars have become very popular since the factory re-designed the body to appeal to stream-lined tastes. The 403 is powered by a
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      100 MEN AND 4 GIRLS ARE OBSERVERS
      470 15 HPHE sponsors of the Mabil^as Economy Run, the StandardVacuum Oil Company, have spared no expense to bring this year's Run in line with those annually held in America and in other parts ol the world. To see that at least 50 of the
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        182 15 DUC A T I MOTORCYCLES Most Economical In Petrol Consumption model 55/E 250 m.p.g. All models with four stroke engine and overhead valves. Separate tanks for Motor-oil TERMS OF HIRE PURCHASE CAN BE ARRANGED 15... A.. n CHU CHEONG CO. /jStX 211, Victoria St.. S'pore. Tel: ***** HIAP SENG CO.
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        432 15 L MOTORISTS— Read this report Reprinted from The Autocar 23rd March, 1956 T "In practice the objective has permitted a weaker idling setbeen amply fulfilled. A G.M. L ting to be used. Over carefully Modifier was fitted to a /T\ NX checked periods of several i, 4-litre M.O. over two
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      THANK YOU...says THE BACKROOM BOYS Stanvac
      291 16 THANK YOU. ..says THE BACKROOM BOYS Stanvac Cheras Road Municipal Store, Kuala Lumpur, starting point for the 73 cars in the Run THE Standard f Vacuum Oil t Company take this opportunity in pub- lit 1> thanking the f organisers of the 1957 Mobilgas Eco- nomyßun: t The Singapore Motor
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        194 16 x^fc. saves far more REVOLUTIONARY NEW /j^9S^> B/jM%/ ,n goso/ine... in engine life... in repairs! w mm^ mme^w^^^a^ Jr J___f' SAVES ON FUEL Amazing new Mobiloil Special that in effect %CB^ s^Wfi^m^/mT ad( s up l0 4 oclane nur rs lo fuel performance !It reduces powerW^ '^mmT robbing friction... gives
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