The Singapore Free Press, 21 May 1957

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press
  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya's Own Family Paper No. *****!. Singapore. Tuesday, May 21, 19..7. Prior IS ts-
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  • 690 1 UK's SUPPORT FOR NEW BID ON SUEZ France demands censure of Nasser's Canal 'plan U.N. is accused pRANCL and Kntain yesterday joined forces against Soviet opposition and nrged Egypt to negotiate a new Suez Canal settlement founded on international confideiue. The Prench Foreign Minister, Christian Pineau, touched off the latest
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  • 255 1 H-bomb that wasn't! JUST A FUSE -CkRMAN LEADING West l\ German newspaper asserted today that the British hydrogen bomb which was exploded last week was probably not an Hbomb at all but only the fuse to set one oft. The assertion was made in Die Welt of Hamburg by its
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  • 88 1 ACCORDING to a r»adio report from Jerusalem yesterday Egypt's President Nasser has set up a special police unit to protect himself. The reports said tht force includes 30 East Germans assigned to guard Nasser's headquarters and home. The special unit is said to be headed by
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  • 32 1 June first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. opened in Singapore this morning at 90 j cents a lb.. down three eighths of a rent on yesterday's close. The tone wab quiet.
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  • 122 1 A N explosion occurred yesterday aboard the U.S navy's il experimental midget submarine X-l, Ned up at the naval shipyard. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The navy said no one was hurt. Captain Robert Moore, shipyard commander, mid part of the submarine's bow section ivas destroyed ill
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  • 60 1 The South Viet Nam Government will soon cast off another custom introduced by French colonialists -the three-hour midday siesta. Starting on July 1 government workers will be allowed only 30 minutes for lunch. The new government working hours will be from 7 a.m. until
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  • 223 2 I -tax, trade relationsjmth^JeiL Ede's questions for Assembly THE Singapore Government is being urged to state it*; future 1 policy on pan-Malayan departments like Income Tax and Broadcasting as soon as possible. According to leading politicians and traders, there is some urgency
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  • 51 2 A museum for live insects, now being built in Tokyo, will be opened shortly. The museum with a floor space of 3,600 square-feet will exhibit about 500 species. It is intended to give school children, students, and the public better opportunities to study insect life.
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    63 2 picture. > The wedding of Mr. Anthony Lim Tuan Heng ■I and Miss Amy Lau Cheng Nee took plate during the weekend at the Paya Lcbar Methodist Chureh. The bridcKroom is the son of Dr. and Mrs Lim *l Yew Gee, of Singapore A reception was held at 3" John
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  • 71 2 SAT A. has received about $9,000 so far for Its fund for the Lee Settlement at South Winds which Mr. Lee Kong Chian has offered to meet dollar for dollar. Among the latest donors, those who contributed $500 and more are the Shell Co. (Singapore), Tai
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  • 160 2 Hobbies visitors insured SPECTATORS at the demonstration of model flying to be put up by the Royal Air Force at the Padang on May 31 have been insured for M5200,000 by the organisers of the hobbies exhibition that begins next week. The organising committee of the Rotary Club's week-long hobbies
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    31 3 pitture. THIS jacket made in chamois P father in burnt brown and camel colotir, with a hidden fastening. was seen at a men's fashion parade in Turin. Italy, lust week. Popper
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  • 243 3 U.K. ambassador warns of Red menace to the new nations "pHE retiring British Ambassador to Siam, Sir Berkeley Cage, said in Bangkok yesterday Malaya was destined to play a "highly important" political and economic role in Sooth-East Asia because of her production of tin and
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  • 101 3 ABADAN taxi drivers are threatening strike j action because of police failure to apprehend a mysterious "killer driver" terrorizing the Kusistan oil fields area ot South West Iran. Reports reaching Tehran from the area say the killer driver has murdered 16 taxi 1 and truck drivers
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  • 116 3 'Keep fit' dog races THK leader of the Japanese Antarctic Expedition's Rear Party on Ongul Island, Mr. Eizaburo N'ishibori reported in Tokyo last "ight that he and the other ten members of tin* party wore keeping fit by organising "marathon competitions" with the expedition's sled dogs. Full kit He said
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  • 96 3 ANOTHER FREE FLU CLINIC RESIDENTS of QueensM\ town, Singapore, have asked the sponsor of the free influenza clinics, Mr. Richard Lim, to open one in their area. Mr. Lim told the Free Press today he would send a group of his doctor friends to Queenstown tonigtht. This will be the
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  • 147 3 AN outstanding exhibit at the world famous Chelsea Flower Show openIng in London today is a collection of local hybrid orchids for Singapore's Botanical Gardens. The Hewers were flown from Singapore and arrived last Friday. The exhibit has been staged with the help of the director of
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  • 35 3 The body of Indcr Singh, a 75-year-old jaga, was recovered from the sea off Qg Park at 2.30 a.m. today. A police spokesman said he did not suspect foul play.
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  • 64 3 CENATOR Hubert Humphrey, a leading member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said today that during a recent Cairo visit he had found that President Nasser of Egypt showed little or no gratitude for the United States opposition to the An-glo-French intervention in Egypt last
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  • 150 3 A TOMIC Energy ConunisA sion scientists yesterday lost their gamble with the weather and were compelled to postpone for the fifth time an atomic test. The nuclear blast, opening shot of the most extensive atomic test in history, was to have been set off atop
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  • 215 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, May 21. 1957. Opinion Worthwhile project THE British European Association's plan for a private hospital in Singapore, "to be established as soon as possible," should certainly meet the approval both of the Government and the public. For one of its aims is to recruit expatriate
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    12 4 "This one's mine-send him home with a Tony Curtis i/ you dare/'
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  • 689 4 Russian 'go-getters' are moving East "Many an ambitious Kussinn fitizen is now looking hopefully towards Siberia as a realm that has become a land of promise instead of a land of death." SPFCiAL ntIVOHT FROM S. Ft ELDS r|X) be sent to Siberia was formerly a phrase that had a
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    • 31 4 WORLD FAMOUS GERMAN RADIO TELEFUNKEN with Hi"Fi system and 3"D sound Obtoinoble from your nearest Tclefunken dealer or contact Sole Agents: SEOW KUAN CO., 4 6, Dhohv Ghaut, Singapore. Tel: *****
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    • 58 4 SIMPLY DELICIOUS! deliciously simple Cwanson's ss, tU I til C y BREASTS, THIGHS V II I V IV C n DRUMSTICKS, WINGS They're simply delicious, these succulent parts of young tender chicken, and deliciously simple to serve because they're ready for immediate frying. It's the easy way to enjoy chicken
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  • 241 5 'LET US WORK TOGETHER' The Federation and Singapore Bankers harmony call THE hope that Singapore and the Federation will continue to maintain their "warm and cordial'* relationship was expressed by Mr. Lee Choon Seng:, vice-chairman of the Overseas Banking Corporation, at its twentieth annual general meeting in Singapore. Mr. Lee
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  • 55 5 The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York yesterday reported a policy holder had named what the company considered a unique benefiCiary in his will. The policy holder wrote that he was so plcased with the company's service that his beneficiary would be the Mutual Life Insurance
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  • 63 5 Britain's latest Fairev Gannet anti submarine sputter known as the "flying radar station" came off the secret list yesterday. Carrying an enormous radar dome the new plane will be used to detect lowflying raiders, surface craft or submarines at a greater distance than surface radar
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  • 74 5 ABOUT 2.400 Malayan pilgrims are expected to sail from Singapore in the "Anshun" on June 1 and the "Anking" on June 5 for Mecca. The ships made two trips in March and Agril with a similar complement of passengers. Only 65 of them were from
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  • 45 5 Seventeen-year-old Simon Hochschild was in a Johannesburg restaurant having a plate of mussel soup. H. remarked that it would be j a great joke if he found a pearl in one of the mussels. He found two small pearls. Reuter
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    45 5 picture. f Mr Leons Kwong: Yee, nephew of Mr and Mrs LeonK PenK Soon and his bride. the former Miss Yong Kit Chin K fourth dauphter of Mr. and Mrs Yon K Kheng Woh. The weddine took plac e in Singapore on Sunday.- Free Press
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    • 114 6 Vl/\ Vllll AKi: br Lee Falk and Phil Davis T] I »PIPM'T ILOVEn4E I ImEASKEPMETO VtROUPLE?! I WE'LL V-- TMEN 1 KNOW YOU YgaME. PROF KORR SEE HIM APTER THE 1 WMAT j-A^TOPF ER J Y^^ .^^^cNMticNii j |^Lkg^: -IH|S?A^ I \K/\\ by Edgar Uice Burroughs THE SAINT h> Leslie
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    • 453 6 BORN today, you are sincere, have strong convictions and are apt to speak your mind about them. too. You are restless and moody and must git at deal of activity all the time or you get bored with life and i become depressed. Once you have learned that physical activity
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  • Round the World Market Prices
    • 179 7 Above prices quoted in pence Above prices quoted in pence. LONDON, May 20. Previous Today RUBBER No. 1 RSS c.i-f- 26 I buyers 26 4 buyers European ports May 26 S sellers !lers June 2«' L buyers buyers 26 sellers 25% sellers RUBBER No- 1 RSS Spot
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    • 111 7 NEW YORK, May 20Previous Today TIN Straits spot 98.25 nom. 98 00 nom. TIN futures Standard Contract May 96 50 buyers 96.50 buyers 97.87 sellers 97 50 sellers June unquoted unquoted TONS: Quiet SALES: Nil. Straits Contract May 97.50 buyers 97.25 buyers 98 12 sellers 97 75
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    • 45 7 NEW YORK, May 20. Previous Today 30 Industrials 505 60 505 98 20 Railroads 147 83 147.96 40 Domestic Bond* 89.62 89 54 15 Utilities 74^8 74 50 65 Stocks Composite Averages 176.50 176.70 Above prices quoted in U.S. cents per W.
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    • 50 7 Malabar /Lampong spot 29. a floats 28% to 28, Malabar May shipment 27V Lampong May shipment 27',. Sarawak snot 28'-.. iittoats 27 U. May shipment 26^4 June sliipment 25^i Muntok white spot 33'». afloats 32 1 to 32, sellers exdock. Above prices quoted in US. cents per Ib.
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    • 117 7 LONDON. May 20. Previous Today COPRA Philippines elf. U.K-/ North European delivered weight per ion* ton May/June $172 sellers $1714 sellers COPRA, Straits ci.f. UK /North European delivered weight per w lon* ton May /June £63 buyers £62 l v buyers long ton j/ w3% £63H
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  • 66 7 J \T NIGHTS of old rode on a charger. But it appears <■ IV that the knights of 1957 prefer a modern motor <; <> scooter. In the above picture Mr Kenneth Quicke in <■ I shining suit of armour takes a pretty girl Marion j; Constant
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  • 228 7 FOUR raiders spent 16 hours tunnelling their way from an office basement into a jeweller's shop. They chipped away, while crowds strolled along the pavement in A 1 bem a r 1 e Street, London, a few feet above them. Only one man heard them
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  • 32 7 London is being searched for a six and a half ton excavating shovel. It was left in Church Mount, Finchley, but when workmen returned to the site it had disappeared.
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 23 7 Foc/ays Radio Programme for Singapore p m Micky DIP Ig-gg* ,y BWOJInI Luurdes. 1.30 "i 3rnool Light M'.' 7.00 7.15 with 10.00 DoWU.
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    • 59 7 -illlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHlllll'i: I SINGAPORE 1 JHIGH TIDES I E TODAY: 1.25 p.m. TOMORROW: n E and 1 p m THURSDAY: 154 a.m. E E and 6.25 p.m. E E FRIDAY: 6.25 a m. and E m. SATURDAY: I a m and B.W l> E E SUNDAY: 6.52 a m E and
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  • 219 8 A WIFE gave an "enlightening and intriguing'' account of marriage customs in her natiYe Yugosl; a judge The wife. 24-year-old Mrs. Antonia Armstrong, was said in the Divorce Court. London to have described THE CUSTOM by which a wife fights off her husband on the wedding
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  • 370 9 CROSSBONES CULT OVER CUP OF COFFEE TIIKY call themselves the Montesists. Their sign is a skull and crossbones pinned on to their sweaters and lumpen. Recently this latest youth cult from Italy came across the frontier into France and produced its first fatality. Its followers are young people who work
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  • 220 9 11/ORK is now nearins completion on what will undoubtedly be the most modern U and efficient atomic power station in the world. It is at Dunreay in Scotland, and is the outcome of months of research by British technicians and scientists. The station was
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  • 53 9 100— and still a preacher STILL preaching. and going for long walks, is the Rev. John Evans Professor Emeritus of Theology at Brecon Memorial College. England, who recently celebrated his 100th birthday. Professor Evans who halived in Brecon for 64 years was for 38 years a tutor In church history
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  • 134 9 Lo Lin^. flamoroni linger at the Embassy Hotel E in Singapore, is seen above posing for <>»r camera- E man on the balcony of her hotel folte. She is wearini one of the latest swimsuiti of printed lastel featuring the new hip-line with E T
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  • 237 9 ASIXTJ MILLION dollar order from Am. rica's Capital Airlines for 15 of Britain's Viscount turbojet and 1 Comel jet airliners is off for a time at le;»st The reason: Airline pro m America are going down, down, d Mr. Jam* ("Slim") C michael, pi
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  • 127 10 ILO aid to Asia growing \[KW records in tech- E E il n i c a I assistance E E given to its member E countries. including Asia and the Far East, E nerc set by the In- E ternational Labour Or- E ganisatiou (ILO) in 1956. according to its
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  • 128 10 MAO STRIKES AT ROOTS OF TRADITION ALL of Red Chinas Government and Communist Party workers except only the lame and feeble have been ordered to take part in manual (labour. The directive from the policy-making Communist Party Central Committee ordering all officials, including themselves, to strain their muscles with the
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  • 37 10 rks of Japanese Ki and itsu Will be put on show in Colombo in June t<> v. tl COIiWorld I J will bo opened by I Cul M. It lude i :.-bomb na.
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  • 238 10 INDIA FORCED FURTHER TO CUT IMPORTS INDIA'S Finance Minister, Mr. T. T. Krishnamachari has presented the Delhi Parliament with an "austerity hudset" for the coming year, highlighted hy all-round increases in taxation and a determined credit saueeze to avoid inflation. Emphasising tne conunuea arum on uif country's foreign exchange resources,
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  • 61 10 The Times of Indonesia said the Asian-African nations should back America's protest against the restrictions imposed by the Soviet Union on diplomats. The independent Jakarta daily said editorially: "There must b*. .something basically wrong with the Russian Commurr.it state for the rulers in ttw Kremlin
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    34 10 lir Chanr Chm-1 Icentre), ågrtaritarc exp<rt from Formen ch*U with «w stu.! liverslty of Georgia, where he is V *I"£2 i id aqronomy. Mr. (hair: lius alrtady complcu-d I iidy in the United St:i(cs.
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  • 315 10 Britons touched by H.K. plea Britons touched by H.k. plea A WAVE of sympathy and goodwill for the Chinese of Hong Kong has swept Britain following the population's appeal to the Queen to extend, for a fourth time, the appointment of the Governor. Sir Alexander Grantham. The petition from 750
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    45 10 Japcn csc Prime Minuter Nobosuke Kishi (right* i greets Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies in I Tokyo during the recent visit of Mr. and Mrs. Men's. Ttvs urns Mr. Menzies' second visit to Japan ice the end of World War 11. -.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiimMii'i'i*"""""""" 1 1 1
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  • 38 10 The independent newspaper Times of India said that during his forthcoming visit to Cairo the Indian Primr Mir Mr. Nehru, will pmbabb s the need for thr closest co usir Suez i Reuter
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  • New R.I. deal with the Reds
    • 46 10 A TRADE agreement between Indonesia and Communist North Korea has been formally signed in Jakarta. Under the agreement, Indonesia will export 18 kinds of products including tea. rubber and coffee, and will import silk, dried fish and chemical products. Payment will be eHected in cash.- A.P.
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    • 51 10 Indonesia would refuse any Inited States offer of atomic weapons because defence aid from any country would mean violation of Indonesia's neutral foreign policy, accordinß to Jakarta Foreign Ministry spokesman Mr. Sumito Kusumowidando. He added. "We are only interested in the use of atomic eneruy for construction and peaceful purpose^
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    • 21 10 JAPAN APPEARS READY TO BUY A BRITISH ATOMIC REACTOR DESIGNED AFTER THE FAMED CALDER HALL STATION. THE COST IS £40.000,000.- A.P.
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    • 38 10 Miss Shanta Rao will head a company of Indian dancers and musicians on a tour of America, starting in New York on September 30. The tour is being made under the official patronage of the Indiaji Government A.P.
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    • 24 10 The Australian Commonwealth Rank will invite 20 South-East Asian banking students to at tend a three month course in Sydney each year. U.P.
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    • 34 10 Gen. Peng Meng-chi. Nationalist China's Chief of General Staff, in a speech in Seoul, called for stepped -up co operation among the United States, the Republic of Korea and Formosa to fight Communism. U.P.
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    • 30 10 Japanese General Keizo Hayashi, C.-in-C. of Japan's armed forces has just completed a four-day official visit to France as guest of the French Government. He had previously toured Britain.— A.P.
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    • 24 10 The World Bank has rejected Pakistan's requests for financing of a Iteel mill, but favours givine: loans for agriculture, railways and power projects.- A.P.
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    • 16 10 Spain has proposed an exchange ol envoys and elusion ol formal diplomatic relations with Koi Reuter
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    • 9 10 f'hina I mally unity v with South K A.P.
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  • 27 10 Ph;i I el Cuad rned Pr< I i would "pi 1 and h nths. He said it uiother Ind oi the Philippines."— A.P.
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  • 283 11 AWARD FOR WOMAN WHO FACED 2 MADMEN r rHE cheery widow who won £500 reward for helping to recapture two armed madmen has been honoured by the Queen. Forty-four-year-old Mrs. Marjorie Wagner is the only woman in a list of 26 brave people named in the London Ga/ette. She is
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    53 11 WHEN the Hanover Trade Fair opened recently large crowds were attracted by the most ambitious display the British Atomic Energy industry has y«'t shown on the continent. In the picture on the left a model of Calder Hall is being explained to Professor Erhard the Federal German
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  • 244 12 TUGTHATWENT TO SEA MEANWHILE on board iU the Toot there was only one pirate left on guard, and he was very young. He was the Apprentice Pirate, and, because he was only just learning pirating, he was always given the dull jobs to do— like washing the dishes and sweeping
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  • 219 12  -  SUNNY GIAM by Art Society's MlllllllllllltlllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIHIIIMII)IIIIIMIIIIIIIIIHIMIII#((MIIIIMIIIIIIIIMIIIIM(llllltllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIII<ll first display TWE Singapore Art Society (Photographic Section) will preA sent the first exhibition of pictorial photography by its members on Friday. roost of tiie prints have won international awards at photographic salons in major cities. Original prints accepted by the
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    • 212 12 DAILY CROSSWORD *****1 I I I J CI.IKs Koss 4 Partly a pantomime heroine 1 Dema,i\ds for poultices, per- (6) -hum <12 5 Rich conclusion for a bird 8 At first credit thL singing v -(8). 6 Fortified Ned finally (12). 9 Rats above (4), 7 Not quite a friend,
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  • 273 13  -  CHARLES KERSLAKE BY Handy handle! A NOVEL USE for the ordinary carpenter's brace, is to adapt it for carrying the tool-kit around. Brought through a couple of slots in the side of the tool case the centre grip of the brace makes a convenient and comfortable
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    223 13  -  PAT MAHONEY Here's an economical match-'n-mix idea for divan covers its especially good for a divan that does duty a r a settee by day. The under flounce is simply a straight length of material measuring U times the all round distance of divan, that is top, bottom
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  • 810 13  -  K. J. RAINEY FJS;FJ By Before dealing with synthetic resin glues, let me explain the true meanuig of the word "synthetic" which in recent years has been taken to indicate a product of inferior quality to the true material. The word synthetic, however merely indicates
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  • 347 14 Sparkling cricket by England Test probables Laker and Lock gives Surrey an easy win BRIAN STATHAM, the Lancashire fast bowler, again stole the limelight from his Test rivals with a match-winning:, allround performance against Warwickshire at Coventry yesterday Following his eight wickets
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    54 14 MICHAEL DAVIES. the British Davis Cup player, returns a backhand shot to New Zeaj land's Jeff Robson dur- ing play on the first day of the cup-tie between the two countries. Davies, after a shaky start. settled down to win 6-8, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Britain won 1 the match to
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  • 254 14 4 CALM, casually-garbed 19-year-old boy is due to restore the prestige of British golf by winning the amateur championship for the second straight year. When John Beharrell won the championship at Troon last year, he stirred memories of the young Walter Hagen and
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  • 216 14 COUNTY CRICKET CLOSE OF PLAY SCORES CiLOSE of play scores in t yesterday's cricket matches were: At the Oval: Surrey won by eight wickets. Worcestershire 108 and 90 (Lock 6-2D; Surrey 109 and 90 for two (May 51 not out). \t Coventry: Lancashire by an innings and 105 runs. Warwickshire
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  • 24 14 Turkey beat Egypt 1-0 with a goal scored in the tirst half of a soccer Inter- national at Istanbul yesterday. I
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  • 48 14 Albert Ivanov. of Moscow, boat the world record for 30,000 metres (18 miles and 1,128 yards) at Leningrad yesterday. Tass, the Soviet news agency, reported that he clocked one hour 33 minutes 33 seconds. The official record Is one hour 35 minutes 3.6 seconds.
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  • 332 14 Foot injured but Close gives runner little to do match at Lords yesterday. The West Indies declared their first innings closed. for the fifth time in six matche.s on th P tour, at 337 for six. The M.C.C. replied wlth 169 for two. Both teams showed up weaknesses in the
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  • 183 14 Deaths cannot stop progress COUNT AYMO MAGOI, one of the organisers of the Mille Miglia road race, denied reports in Monaco last night that he had refused ever to stage the race again. He said he was eager to hold the event next year, adding that "progress cannot stop ju.st
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  • 792 15 Brilliant Light finds form, can score on Saturday ALLAN LEWIS REPORTS THIS MORNING'S FAST GALLOPS AT H.Q. BRILLIANT LIGHT, who finished third at his last start, seems to have struck his right Australian form at last. This morning, working alone very wide out on the second track at Bukit Tiinah,
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  • 342 15 BRILLIANT SCHOLAR and Glory (Camen did not attempt to make time when running three in 43 2/5. Brilliant Scholar Is holding his condition and form very well. Glory is still on the improve. Honey Bird (Chadwick) and Boy Garyth were kept well in hand
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  • 133 15 LEW HOAD, the Wimbledon champion, topped the rankings for 1957 announced yesterday by the Australian Lawn TenHiS Association. Omittrd from the Ult wm Mervyn Rose, a foran r Auftralian champion, who, the selectoi >.ud. could not b«' ranked because of In rlcnt play in
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  • 142 15 DRIVERS FORM A SAFETY UNION NINE leading automobile racing drivers on the European circuit yesterday banded in an association to work for their own safety during races. They sa id they have the support of seven of their colleasues who could not be present at the meeting. Louis Chiron, of
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  • 513 16 A F AUX PAS AT THE ASIA FILM FESTIVAL An embarrassed silence-then show went_on Where were Spore stars? THERE wm a dead rilencc when thcy annoumed "Singapore and Mala va" at the openin* parade of stars at the Asian Film Festl1 val in Tokyo yesterday. The band struck up a
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    50 16 Six long months have passed since they were divorced— German actor Curd Jurgrns and Hungarian beauty Fva Bartok. Now it seems that a reconciliation is likely. Here they are seen together at the current Cannes Film Festival Head on Jurgens shoulder Eva certainly has that reconciled look. Paul Popper picture
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  • 103 16 Science and God POPS Pil S MI save glowing praise to- day to the "titanic" efforts by astronomers to discover the laws which guide the course of the stars. But he warned that i science can never ex- plain the universe if it Ignores God. Scarlet-clad cardinals I and a
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  • 57 16 Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrived In Danish waters last night aboard the Royal yacht Britannia, and were met by escort ships and a resounding artillery salute. The 4,000-ton Britannia i s due to reach Kronborg today. Docking in Copenhagen with all the fanfare of
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  • 169 16 S.O.S. from 5 on raft ADRIFT IN SEA OF SHARKS THE BAMBOO RAFT, Tahiti Nui, nearing tht end of a 5,000-mile voyage from Tahiti t 0 Chile, Is adrift without a mast in shark -infested waters near the Juan Fernande2 Islands and needs aid urgently, the Chilean Navy frigate, Baquedani,
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