The Singapore Free Press, 20 July 1957

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press
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    21 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya 9 t Own Family Paper ***** il« rapara, Saturday. July 20, 1957. Price 15 t ts.
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    Lock icon 'Mrs. is so sorry
    227 1 'Mrs. is so sorry U'l desperately needil) „,i money I ■r,: to get recogni■Ki good jobs B haltingly, a IKi't!iiil &irl on the K o f irs explainKfii it dramatic B- conference at Bu Beat > .ililornia, Knt'tUmk i Cinderella BiMj'i thai came B hours of carryB her into the
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    Lock icon PLOT WAS PRO-U.K.
    205 1 Egyptian coup leaders planned to give up Canal r PIIE Egyptian newspaper \l Massaa said E yesterday that lh« EgypE tians who plotted against President Nasser had inS tended to consider Egypt's E nationalisation of the E Suez Canal as illegal. E The newspaper said the E
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    Lock icon NEW BID TO BRING PEACE TO THE MIDDLE EAST
    428 1 NEW BID TO BRING PEACE TO THE MIDDLE EAST Eisenhower, King Scud exchange letters on free passage in Aqaba Gulf U.S. disclosure PRESIDENT EISENHOWER and King Saud of Saudi Arabia have exchanged personal letters on the question of Israel's right to use the disputed waters of the gulf of Aqaba,
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    Lock icon ZHUKOV IS 'BUDAPEST BUTCHER'
    110 1 ZHUKOV IS 'BUDAPEST BUTCHER' MARSHAL Georgi Zhukov, the Soviet Defence Minister, was denounced in the United States House of Representatives yesterday as "the Butcher of Budapest." Some members of the House took strong exception to the idea which ha s grown, following a favourable press conference remark earlier this week
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    Lock icon Aga Khan's coffin was inch too long
    118 1 TfiF late Aga Khan was laid to res!. In a temporary grave at Aswan yesterdav, hut the ceremony W(U mar red wtien the coffin proved an inch too long for the tomb. While the bereaved family stood in painful silence, irorkmen jumped into
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      32 1 Time for a I Malaya's own p f distinguished f 2ft AwAIDID '-(it O MIOAI AT LONDON IRIWIII M»i|iHON 19)4 Iriwio and aorriio maiatan Mtwtftiit Sinca^o^i OiH.. aU Tio it PtMM nuv,
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE TO BE SHOWN ON TV
    353 2 Documentary films to entice the tourist* f SINGAPORE scenes are being recorded on film for television and private show* to encourage tourist* to come here. The_Hcenes are being included in documentary BhorU covering tm Pacific area from Tahiti to New Zealand. inH rrtMkpii this
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    Lock icon U.S. Navy now uses 'mirror'
    65 2 rnHE United States Navy 1 yesterday displayed at Patuxent River, Maryland, a new British-developed system for landing jet planes on carriers. It claimed the equipment had reduced accidents by one-third and was saving about U5520,000,000 annually in loss or damage to aircraft. The device was
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    Lock icon R.A.F. AIRPORT FOR GERMANY
    47 2 The Royal Air Force, lias handed over ownership and control of Warm Airport near Bonn to West Germany. Until now th e airleld, built by Germans on British direction after world war two. had been used jointly for civil and military flights. Reuter
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    99 2 E Dr, Arthur !im Siew E Min;;, general secretary! of the Tanglin branch ol «M Singapiß Labour Front, who led E a delegation on Thun- day to present the Chief Minister, Mr, Liu S Yew Hook with j E memorandum calling for the elimination of E racial and language E
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    Indian Navy is thanked
    137 2 THE Indian Government's offer to train Malayan naval officers and ratings was "appreciated" yesterday. A defence secretariat spokesman in Singapore said yesterday that the "very kind and generous" offer made by Cmdr. D. R. Mehta, who commands the three Indian naval ships visiting Singapore and the
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    Lock icon Greatest beer drinkers
    57 2 I>EOPLE in Britain range fifth amongst the world's main beer drinkers, according to figures published by the United States Breweries Foundation Britons consumed an average of 21.4 gallons per head of population la.st year, compared with Belgium s average of 37 gallons, Luxembourg's 20.1 gallons. Australia's 28.6
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    CLERKS STUDY
    77 2 rjTHF Sarawak Government is making plans to provide A more training facilities for members of its public services. An in -Service Training Centre is to b r established in Kuchnig and courses, for a start, will be designed for clerical employees of all grades. Tfie scheme follows a
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      276 2 For Music Lovers I (ffr -■J(^^^ We have a wonderful selection of Jpsip sin >n sh 'Sjfllß^f I f° r tn(> student or professional f I l~ VIOLA (Augener Edition): E. Kruez: Studies, Book IV $2.45 PIANO (Peter's Edition): Romberg: Concert, no Op. 51 B«ich: English Suite c vs 10
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    Lock icon JET TO HUNT DOWN MYSTERY LIGHT
    255 3 JET TO HUNT DOWN MYSTERY LIGHT A gleaming silvery object over Australia is seen by hundreds Air Force Meteor jet «tood by last night to chase the strange lights which have been seen in the Blue Mountains area, 60 miles west of Sydney, for the past three nights The Blue
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    UNKNOWN
    23 3 L{ Germany produced 26 motor vehicles in the hiili «'f J (|;)7 "early 11 pent more than in the period last year.
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    71 3 £*****1111 'Illilltllt E Glittering star in an e aura of shimmering silver is Delphi Law- rence, who plays op- if posite Norman Wisdom E in the Rank filfn "Just E =My Luck". And the silver in which she Is E C dressed is a roll of meculon. a new silvery
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    Lock icon MYSTERY SUBS OFF AFRICA
    63 3 An Admiralty spokesman said in London yesterday he had no knowledge of any British submarine oil the East African coast where a civil airliner pilot recently reported seeing a submarine make a crash dive. The pilot said the incident occurred between Zanzibar and Mombasa. There have
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    Thanks giving
    29 3 The Life Bible-Pres-byterian Church in Prin.sep Street, Singapore, will hold a thanksgiving service for the new church site at the Gil-stead-Dunearn Road junction at 5 p.m. today.
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    Lock icon Andreas resigns
    28 3 Mr. Andreas Apo.stolide.s, deputy Prime Minister, ha resigned from the Greek Cabinet following differences with other ministers it was officially announced. His resignation was accepted.- Reuter
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    Lock icon Timeless Temiar is fascinating film
    137 3 |7<ASCINATINC Is the word F for the Malayan Bllm Unit's documentary "Timeless Temiar". voted the best film made in Asia last year. Filmed in the jungles of Perak, in Eastman colour, the film traces the everyday life of Malaya s colourful hill tribes. The M.F.U.
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  • The Singapore Fress Press SATURDAY, July 20, 1957.
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      Opinion A one-way traffic
      193 4 Opinion A one-way traffic A MERIC AN Secretary < of State Dulles has I agreed n principle to permit a limited number or American news, radio and television correspondents to enter Communist China. All along the U.S. Administration ha.s been reluctant to grant this permission. And this reluctance is understandable.
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    World's great yachts are vanishing
    346 4 World's great yachts are vanishing I SAW "DiinnebroK" MM other night The 1,100- ton floating palate of the King of Denmark, anchored in the Thames. I admired her beauty and richness. 1 indulged in that favourite dream of every man. Did I fancy "Dannebrog," or would 1 have "Christina," the
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    LAUGHTER DOES CURE SAYS SURGEON...
    577 4 LAUGHTER DOES CURE SAYS SURGEON. A FASCINATING medical theory is being propounded byone of Britain's most eminent surgeons. He i« convinced that a cheerful state of mind can by itself cure certain diseases. The idea that an easy mind can help with the healing of ulcers and tuberculosis is striking
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      30 4 II wmmmm* Best Tailoring I BA JA J Textile*, Limited. NOW AVAILABLE Latest materials in Wool/Dacron, 100% Dacron, 75% Dacron, Orion/Nylon Stripe AND MANY MORE. 71, High Street, Singapore- 6.
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      30 4 New as to-day... in every m HILLAAAN De Luxe Saloon the finest of them all LYONS MOTORS LTD ORCHARD RD. SINGAPORE 9 UNIVERSAL CARS 'p fh vVEARNE ['ROS. K Lumpur
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    ANTI-SMUGGLING FLEET
    280 5 ANTI-SMUGGLING FLEET \fc liy plan to beat the contraband runners Kilaf their big hope JHh Singapore Customs Department has a quartcr-million-dollur scheme for a modern Meet of fast launches to li«ht smilirThe present fleet of patrol bouts is "hornless y outmoded," and revenue officers are seriously handicapped by slow boats
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    Lock icon HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE
    96 5 HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A PRIZE [Jin > another fine piece of trick photography E itted for the "Incredible Shrinking Man" photo- E lie competition which is being organised joint- 5 f the Free Press and Messrs. Shaw Bros. t was taken by Mr. Ho Tat Seng of 103
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    BOOM IN FISH FARMS
    217 5 Courses started in Johore JOHORE is giving every encouragement to the farming of fish and prawns in artificial ponds. This is at present done on a very small scale and there is ample room for development A tour of fishponds in Negri Sembilan was re cently
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    Lock icon Jap polar route
    28 5 The Japanese Transport Ministry said in Tokyo yesterday it was planning to open a Japanese International airline serviCS across the North Pole by 1961.- Reuter
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    Lock icon Sabotage now, by market strikers
    140 5 DEALERB arriving at strike bound Coveni Ci.'irdcn. London's ffUtt and vegetable market, ?e> terday morning found vans damaged, warenouse doorlammed and n>pe s holding loads On lorries BlMtltd, Th<' dealers working under emergency oondl" tion.s to keep Buppllei ro in^ since the market's 1,600 porters
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      56 5 pflji B Ub a^ Mb mm B^UTHENTIC STORY "of ■LAYA'S OWN ABORIGINES I 'l"u-tl »n lht> Spot in m ittL 1 s n.utKEST .mi xi;i.i;s liil^KNßi MALAYA N FILM UNITS lITIMJELESS pEMJAR" j I **i*L? he BEST »«MM«t«r» FILM I t at the ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL p BpDr PLUS |i
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      202 5 Ll Meet me at the Club says Mr Brandyman The übiquitous Mr. Brandyman is the universal clubman. A most popular member, welcomed joyously everywhere, with his famous long drink: MARTELL Brandy and Ginger Ale or Soda. Your members will take to him. tyfijoJfu. jj/ucnM jurttfcs MARTELL ♦V. V.V. V.V. V.
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      139 6 ■jiX\iiitAiiir bv i"«'«r F«ik" pin '>« vi i. I I FIfMEB (mEAWTWAK! MUH X BEST^ IS FURIOUS! WE MAV "rBT</ TAIIZ h Ed^ar Riee Bnrroufjhs THE SAIINT by Leslie tliarleris Jil\ I] b y 1 1 ii b bar ti j cA3/Vf PET/GES SOMEWHAT I'M GETTING AS l( \OU\j^rSOOD WEAVENS/-
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      451 6 BORN today you have been nne mind, but unf ortunate iL are inclined to waste yo r u i thin™ th n °ndSs If you will learn earls in i to distinguish between the signiS and the Insignificant, half the bSS j will have been won in your n K
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  • Round the World Market Prices
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      U.K. closing prices
      165 7 K LONDON, July If. Previous Today |i so 1 RSI c.i.f L port! July 27 buyers 27 buyers no .sellers 27 V* .sellers August 27 buyers 27 buyers 27 sellers 27 sellers ggmji i ,{s,s s P ot 27 buyers 27' 4 buyers Tt% sellers 27 sellers
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      New York prices
      107 7 I NEW YORK. July 1!> I Previous T?)day Kl»«';'i.'- 9b". 37 nom. 96.37 nom. Rli' Bid Contract July unquoted unquoted I Aus. 9^37 nom. 94.50 nom B: Stead] SALES: Nil H (""tiM.t July 9562 buyers 9575 buyers I 96.37 sellers 9637 sellers I Atl 95.37 buyers 9550
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      39 7 I NEW YORK, July 19. Previous Today sllllK ***** 515.73 ro;ds 151.64 ***** e stlc H (is 8&73 86.76 "V 0.94 70.67 Ks Composite Averages 178.24 178.21 Above prices quoted in U.S. cents pe r W.
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      U.S. PEPPER
      49 7 I bar I pong spot 26 »4 f 'ase 26, afloats July shipLampong July nt Saravs ak spot. m prices Quoted in U.S. cents per lb. awaiting release and a floats 25 1 July shipment 25. Muntok. while spot 34, afloats 33 July shipment 32 sellers ex-dock-
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      96 7 _m B LONDON, July 19. ■L m Previous Today ■A Philippines c.i.f. U.K./ Ki ,an delivered ■Jt P; Jong ton July/ Aug. $169 «4 sellers $170 sellers WpW; Straits 'if. I .K./North HMt dellvered weight per IT" u! > -V'Bust £64 nom. £64 value B OnUiwT
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    A woman who made time stand still
    318 7 pOR wealthy widow Lilian Eveleigh Nash, the world never grew old. Right up to her death she maintained the illusion of the Edwardian society in which she was a young belle. And she even carried that illusion to the grave. Her will published
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    BOY SAW BEST FRIEND DIE
    124 7 BOY SAW BEST FRIEND DIE TWELVE YEAR-OLD 1 Barry Read leaped forward as he .saw his beat friend .stumble on to a live electric rail la.st week But somebody stopped him from touching the boy on the line. a moment later Barry saw u train run over hi.s friend, [van
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    ALL SMILES!
    58 7 TOIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD Japanese film star Ixumi Lj Yukimira her name means "the fountain of E the snow village"— is paying her first visit to England E s to discuss possible film contracts. E In the above picture ly.imii is seen walking through the main hall of London Airport watched
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      76 7 LARGEST STOCKS IN I SINGAPORE Qr CARPETS RUGS I 35, ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE, 9 I (OPPOSITE MACDONALD HOUSE) I F#F£ BOOKLETS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST V.lt AfCntl Hof«m< < r rr(!.nf| Co, M Iw| lIHOAPORI KUAIA LUmpur ipoh PINANO »RNEO PACKING STORAGE of FURNITURE, CH'fM, GLASSWARE, ETC. CALL SINGAPORE PACKING CO.,
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      172 7 Today's Radio Programme for Singapore i Lfl p.m Bfl urday Date; i 30 Time Sign i N< md I Inga* [)ore Share Maj kei Repoi I L.4S Saturdas Date Parl [X; 2 Wet kend I port; 2 IS 1 tie Latin [can vv,i\ 3.00 A1 i u Ri iesl pri
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      62 7 > < "******>>*****4i4-4f^4 SINGAPORE tHICH TIDES t TODAI 1.02 p.m TOMORROW: \'>.\ m. 'inii 1*52 p m 4 MONDAY; $M a.m. i ».»■> p.m, 4 TUESDAY: xoo am. J J ami 7OH p.m 4 WEDNESDAY: 917 a.m. J and 8.12 p m. I THURSDAY; 10 08 m, J .um| 't
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    Steve Winters and THE GOLDEN SCORPION
    937 8 Steve Winters and THE GOLDEN SCORPION a kathe elkaj;sldfj a;sldj iiii STOBI BO IXK -mvi WINTEEB, i»m- famous private dH.aivc is ta htll ;l crook named Uw GeMea Beorploo, With Wj .ss.s.ant BHUbby, Md three m l.uolboy fri.-nds of N«uW'.v lialllM Xh Uahal, ,nl Simon da Silva. WW« marooned aboard
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    Last week's winners
    60 8 '■MIL winners of last 1 week's colour-in contest (each Oi Wb^iii will receivr a $5 prize In due course) ■ire a.> foi.ow?: Miss Villy Chan (12), 21 Dunsfold Drue. SingaporeMiss Barbara Tang (B>, 28 Lichfield Road, Singapore -10. A/asfi'r GoJl Ho Soon ill, 237 Bukit Timah Road,
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    RUPERT'S NEW ADVENTURE AT GREYROCKS COVE
    211 8 In I vrry few mifltlttl Ktijx 11 II KAfnpCfing f x«n» l <liy iftfl ll Seoul t witotii hr nnoi buytnc fuh on Itm bju »y Ifom tht fi bcrnun Oh, pmMti <i >■» rhinl ,<■ cou i ».< Ip mi to buy v.'
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      292 8 A colour-in contest I n I jgfegyi Ml M£ #s zl aj Wif/i prizes for you! I)OCKET-MONEI prizes Singapore l to reach bet are offered for colour not litter than l'hursdaj ing this scene with paints next. Age limit Is 15. crayons or chalks. There are four prizes Name (Master/Miss)
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    THINGS THAT GOD MIGHT NOT DO
    552 9 THINGS THAT GOD MIGHT NOT DO Thi-if »rv mo limWs <„ Hi pnwvr g||<w ar< I MAT expert controversialist, Dr. Donald Soper, has excelled himself in a little book y d Popular Fallacies about the Christian |ith. f< It is replete with excellent "Soperisms" j] rh. while impressive in their
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      1144 9 I Sunday church 1 announcements i fin OI ENGLAND Church of The Holv Familv I Zinn nihi« n i I vr ££%iw2? g~?»SXM «X Communion: 8 a.m. u 1111 «a o.JO p.m. Garden Estate 8.45 am SuncHv jMarist and Parish Commu- St Joseph's Church (P.M.) School: 10 a.m. Wurshiu rJ
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    39 11 picture. dlr S.hol f division champion at the Combined Girls English Secondary Schools athletic meet at Jalan Besar stadium on Thursday clearine the last hurdle in fine style to win the 80-m hurdles event- cieawus me last Free Press
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    St Vitus shows old form in fastest 3f
    341 11  -  ALLAN LEWIS PAST WORK BEGINS ON GOOD PENANC TRACK I 1> [Ari was a good I Sum nit of locallyI tX"' <i horses at I pan:: this morning I In the Number IX) lr:u-k, which is I inigtHKl order, was I Iml
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    THREE RINGS IN A SMART SPRINT
    148 11 THREE RINGS IN A SMART SPRINT KfA! .Smith) in ''-nir w v la If" --'lyover m out f t Bn from the m '-in rgf ;it Blnoa fa-si in a rpurt down the strnight. Jolly Day (Baxter) went, from (flie .six threequarter pnee Spitfire II went better than Kingsboau to
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    Surrey move further ahead of rivals
    278 11 MIDDLESEX, 11 runs for six wickets overnight, were all out in their .second innings against Derbyshire yesterday for 29—lowest first class total of the season. Previous lowest was Glamorgan's 31 against Surrey in May. Cliff Gladwin. 40-year-old Derbyshire swing bowler, did not add to
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    Lock icon SOBERS HITS 104 IN DRAWN MATCH
    165 11 AF T E R struggling in damp conditions on the first two days, the West Indies cricketers took advantage of a firm pitch and brighter weather to a 1 n some batting practice In drawing their match against Somerset at Taunton yesterday. With Gar
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      136 11 ENJOY YOURSELF over the Week-end with your WEEK-ENDER ,'>y. }&f x^^^^^B^^K'y i$3F •'"•-''■^^ffflSBfr- j^'-'^yy/" ■>■"'■ •Ss^^^^^^BfSSSs&i-' '^^f ■> Every week Terrific Pages of Action Clamour Exclusives Sports Features Extortion Racket in Singapore School crime The brains behind it a 12 year old schoolboy. Even in Death they do not part
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    NEW RECORD BY IBBOTSON
    912 12 Four beat 4-mins in worlds greatest tniUj He docks 3mins7.2sec to better Landy's time IjKRKh IBBOTSON, i l-vfur -old Yorkshireman, yesterday sel I new world record for the mile, clocking the fantastic time of -imin 57.25ec. He shattered the previous record, established b) the Australian John
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    44 12 picture by ALICE TAY, Combined Girls English Secondary School! champion, clearing the last hurdle beautifully to se* a new schools record of 13.1sec. at Jalan Besar Thursday. She led her rivals all the way and was a easy winner- Free Press Chew Boon Chin
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    Lock icon SWEDE ALSO BEATS 4-MIM.
    80 12 I Jan u \iK\ O f Sweden, 17 r.in the mllfl in m in > l<ri In Stockholm last night, IVaern had noi previous!) beaten lour mlnutta tot the mil*- in s performance lasi nlfht, Following on iin- »v«iij al the White < iiv Stadium, London,
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    Lock icon Snead is out of U.S. golf
    82 12 DAM 3NEAD. 13. one OJ VJ America's lending golfers for many years met de ii;il :|t Dayton, Ohio, ye i terrluy which may cost him 1 )1;i(i In the us. Ryder Cup team to meet Britain ai Tindrick, Shi meld, in October Snead three
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      264 12 Straits Times Free Press .'•or the convenience of advertisers our representative at Ist. floor, SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE, ORCHARD ROAD, will receive small advertisements and answer-, to box numbers. Classified advertisements may olso be handed to: CITY BOOK STORE LTD Winchester House, Colly r Quay, Singapore. MR M. M. ISMAIL, 3
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      69 12 IT IS WISE... I 4^ TO PHONE 32X41 IT AND SOLVE YOUR I PACKING I I 7 PROBLEMS I Your gfass, chma, silver-ware I jE| and furniture needs the attention \Jk I of experts. W t > pack and crate I 9 anything fof you with the I FURNITURE REMOVALS
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  • THE FREE PRESS Saturday MAGAZINE
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      9 1 THE FREE PRESS Saturday MAGAZINE Singapore, July 20, 1957.
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      BROTHERS UNDER THE SKIN
      1385 1  -  michael bhoong by This was going to be his East j q l>. and he was not going to bungle it... jjm ..1DN(; wiped I I the beads of la from his scarI hrov\ with a calked hand and spat ■he lizard which up the bKugated
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      Mr. Hi Fi has a new sound for sale
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