The Singapore Free Press, 10 August 1957

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press
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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya s Own Family Paper \o |49SS< Singapore, Saturday, August 10, 1957. Price 15 Cts.
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    Lock icon Fighting in an Oman town
    362 1 Fighting in an Oman town >EBKL and loyalist forces i were reported yesteriv to have come to grips f street lighting in the bd hut town of Firq, last bjor obstacle before the bin Insurgent stronghold i Ci ill ral Oman. Lat< it reports said a o: a column of
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    BUT WE'RE TRYING-LIM
    200 1 No merger for long time to come? Sinjjapore Chief Minister, Mr Lim Yew r noes not share the fA "i Official circles In that there is no s "Mllty for a long time J »"> merger of this pna uith the Federation <»»l(| the Free Press "i»v
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    Lock icon LEND ME A BROLLY, HE ASKS QUEEN
    189 1 Italian 'knight' accepts choice of a weapon for duel with British Peer |^ENATO MARMIROLI, the Italian monarchist who yesterday challenged Lord Altrincham to a duel, said in Rome last night that he was prepared to fight with the weapon picked by the British
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    Offer to cut debts by 70 per cent.
    205 1 FRANTIC SHYLOCKS QIKH moneylenders in Singapore are offering to slash their dues from Government officers by 60 to 70 per cent, if they desist from going bankrupt. This move by the Sikhs follows the Government's "no-disgrace-in bankruptcy" order to its indebted employees,
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    Lock icon LOAN TO JAPAN
    25 1 The World Bank has made a 20-year loan of U557,000.--000 to Japan to assist the big Aichi development project on Honshu. Reuter
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    Lock icon SCOTTIE DIALS 'S.O.S.'
    109 1 SCOTTIE DIALS 'S.O.S.' SIX YEAR OLD Scottie Sonken of Kansas City, U.S.A., handled an emergency like a man last night. He dialled "Operator" on the telephone and told her: "My daddy has fallen out of bed and won't talk to me. What shall I do? What shall I do if
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    NAVAL SHIPPING
    16 1 Three ships, Crane. Tele maehu.s and Anzac are in the Singapore Naval Base today.
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    75 3 picture. m IJIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIimumiH First pictures of Princess Christina of Hesse, wife of Prince Andrej of Yugoslavia with her baby daughter recently born at King's College Hospital, London. *u S usi*vi», wim ncr Daby r p f m l e JI? dre is th /*J ro Uf e r of «-*in*
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    Lock icon U.K. support of Oman may be illegal
    370 3 U.K. support of Oman may be illegal PRESS FEARS ANOTHER SUEZ' jyt ILITARY incompetence on a scale similar to that displayed at Suez y* seems to be turning the Oman affair into a very nasty international incident, the left wing London magazine, New Statesman said yesterday Its views were supported
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    Lock icon A Haji blames Sukarno
    112 3 A MUSLIM political leader in East Java has blamed President Mikarno for recent < ommunist election victories on Indonesia's most populated island. Haji Mohammed Saleh, member of the provincial board of the orthodox N a t a dul Ulama Party, said big (ommunist gains in Central
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    Lock icon Nude woman, then a naked man
    99 3 Nude woman, then a naked man !K NAKED man. aged g about 45 "held up" gfJjnA* central railway jation with a toy pistol c lerday. He waved the pistol in gf air in the station enXi? hall, Rho «ting "Never gain a war." The crowd watching his lick ffanet ance
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    Lock icon SHE'LL WED GIRL FRIEND
    129 3 A 20-year-old girl, Miss Shirley Piatt, who claims she is changing her sex, said in Manchester, England, yesterday that she would marry a 17-year-old girl friend "within the next twelve months." Miss Piatt was talking to reporters at her home. Miss Joyce Schoneld lives at the
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      189 3 IB ftl TONIGHT MIDNIGHT CAPITOL VHffiEAWOMANWASTHE W SPOILS OF THE HRST km Jf* MAN T0 CLA,M HER! BBiaa* BBi JtsMm\ 4BJ ■kW v* Bar a> BJP^Nn ijt' mmm Wm WW L tdc^'" 4 ■■B^B^BHwBV **T*B^ i-^BM -^M By^^^^^W BMBT^^fir^fe^'^BM Jk-^ fl RORY lU ,NG YVONNE WgICALHOUNDe CARLO JjjLjM^ i MARA
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, Aug. 10, 1957. Opinion The tone of a message
    226 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, Aug. 10, 1957. Opinion The tone of a message LORD Altrincham/s regrettable strictures against the Queen have served at least one useful purpose. The resulting wave of anger has demonstrated the deep affection the young Queen has earned by her selfless devotion to the nation.
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    Women: a call to arms
    1190 4  - Women: a call to arms ADELAIDE SINGAPORE IS DUE EOR A SHAKE I7J» w Singapore's approaching independence is —to the women here— a CALL TO ARMS. "A woman's place is in the home!" ....how often it is said here. Rubbish! say Singapore' s leading women. tyiiu.K women aumil that their
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      20 4 A welcome drink at any hour. An ever welcome blend of fine Ceylon leas Wholesale enquiries invited. Sole Ak*'" 1
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    Strip tease pot included
    242 5 i WOMAN barged into the X-ray room of the Tan j Seng Hospital yester- i startled the lady iologist with this out>ly amah Ls supposed to here for an X-ray but -cared she'll have to the waist in front the male patients I I'd just have
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    Lock icon More freedom in Red bloc?
    49 5 rGOSLAV communists are reported to be firm in the belief that Mr. Niklta Khrushchev, the Soviet Communist Party leader, will permit a gradual extension of independence for the countries of Eastern Europe conditional upon their pledges to remain faithful to the Red bloc.-- Reuter
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    AFRAID TO PLAY CHESS
    184 5 Lecturer challenges the girls Teachers are also blamed S^S&f 1 S schoolgirl are "too frightened" to use their brains, itus opinion was expressed by a well-known lecturer, Dr Lim Kok Ann, when he pointed out that girls rarely took part in the competitions organised by the
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    Lock icon HIS FALL WAS A 'MINOR DETAIL'
    54 5 A minor detail cost Michael Waters, 35, exactly 10 shillings in London. Waters admitted in court that he drank 40 bottles of stout but denied being drunk and disorderly. Asked if he remembered falling down the steps of a subway, he replied. "That was
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    Classes for the teachers
    89 5 Classes for the teachers THE Federation of Girls' Clubs together with the Federation of Boys Clubs are to sponsor classes to train club instructors. The president of the Federation of Girls' Clubs, Mrs. Scow Peck Leng, told the Free Press that the classes, to be started next month, would be
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      9 5 j WCODILE j SHlfirS B \IT S THt BRAND
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      70 6 j MUCH MORE FLA VOIR.. SMUCH LESS NICOTIC i LCrM Filters arc the first filter j l cigarette to taste the way a j i cigarette should The pre- I i mium quality tobaccos i and the miracle filter work l together to give you plenty I I of good
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      212 6 MAXIMA by Lee I aik anil Phil Davis II HE WAS SO NERVOUSJ HE PIP OET I[ IP IT* SERI«*]( LIKE NOU I LIKeI IWE GOING V HOPE A J T S LL JL iW -.FAN ACTOR -^THREATENING LET ME KNOW .£^WESTERNS. Jjgfjg* J .MAPAMURRV -uTX/^ThT^ STUBS HIS TQE. \V
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      489 6 BORN today, you have a tri men ill dous amount of determination I I Once you have set your mnd on II something, you stick to it. y ()11 °S \\M never admit defeat. To you VS -I is merely a challenge which v ,tn il-§ not ignore! y an
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  • Round the World Market Prices
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      U.K. closing prices
      186 7 Previous Today <&( itHKK No. 1 RSS cJf. mropean ports August 26 7 buyers 26 buyers I b 27V4 sellers 21% sellers Sept. 27 buyers 27 buyers 27 sellers 27% sellers AruitEK No. 1 ESS Spot 27 i buyers 27 buyers W 27 *4 sellers 27% sellers
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      New York prices
      111 7 NEW YORK, Aug. 9. j Previous Today I WIN Straits spot 94 62 nom. 94 50 nom. h aIN futures >: |tand;ud Contract Aug. unquoted unquoted Sept. unquoted unquoted ■ONE: Quiet. SALES: NO. ftniits Contract Aug. 94.00 buyers 94.00 buyers 94.62 sellers 94.37 sellers i Sept. 94.00
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      35 7 (NEW YORK, Aug. 9. Previous Today Industrials 496.87 496.78 Railroads 146.51 146-02 Domestic Bonds 86-12 86.03 Utilities 69.41 69.21 Stocks Composite Averages ***** 172.06 Above prices quoted in U.S. cents per tt>-
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      U.S. PEPPER
      51 7 ilampong spot 27, ing release 26, afloats 25^ release 26%, afloats August shipment 25^. Muntol P.. Malabar August shipment white pepper spot 35, afloat: 6, Lampong August shipment 34 1 and August shipment 34 5 iwak spot 26^, await- sellers ex-dock. Above prices quoted in U.S. cents per
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      114 7 I LONDON. Aug. 9. Previous Today OPB Philippines cif. V.X/ North European delivered *cuM per long ton Aug. Sept. $168 sellers $168 sellers OPRA, Straits c.i.f. U.K/North European delivered weight per long ton Aug. Sept. £63 buyers £63 buyers £63 V, sellers £63 l sellers Sept.;
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    S'pore Radio staff to be shifted to KL?
    301 7 S'pore Radio staff to be shifted to KL? TALKS AT END OF MONTH COME of the present staff and equipment at Radio Malaya headquarters in Thomson Road, Singapore, may be moved to Kuala Lumpur. Its future set-up will be one of the main topics of discussion at the next joint
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    C-PLAN AID TO STAY
    202 7 C-PLAN AID TO STAY Aussie cuts won't affect Spore AUSTRALIA intends to maintain its Colombo Plan aid in full despite earlier fears expressed in Canberra that it would be cut this year. This was stated to the Free Press yesterday by a spokesman of the Australian Commission in Singapore, who
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      161 7 LARGEST STOCKS IN SINGAPORE |(]f CARPETS RUGS j (OPPOSITE MACPONALD HOUSE) For comfort, convenience <fe economy Stay a£ Malayan Railway (STATION HOTEL) KEPPEL ROAD SINCAPORE A Home from Home Every comfort provided at prices you can afford AIR-CONDITIONED ROOMS. ..ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES BED BREAKFAST TERMS:— Single $13/- Double $18/- to
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      53 7 fsiNCAPORVi ;hich TIDES TODAY: 1127 a.m. and m 10.43 p.m. TOMORROW: 11.52 am. m and 1118 p.m. B m MONDAY: 12 15 p.m. p and 11.52 p.m. Tl IKSDAY: 12.39 p.m. a j WEDNESDAY: 0.27 am. and 10.06 p.m. THURSDAY: 101 am. H B and 1.29 p.m FRIDAY: 1.36 am.
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      119 7 Today's Radio Programme for Singapore 1.15 p.m. Saturday Date: 1 .30 Time Signal, News and Singapore Share Market Report; 1.45 Saturday Date <(ontj; 2.15 Weekend Sport; 2.45 The Latin American Way; 3.00 At your Request, presented by Geoffrey Weeks; 3.30 Juke Box Parade; 4.00 Lazy Afternoon; 4.30 Tea Dance; 500
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    MOTHER GOOSE
    922 8 quote tt<?u\ hi hathum Ukkkn THE STOKY SO 1 AK""" j MOTHER GOOSE and the gander are moving into a new house- The witch rides down on her broomstick to the grocer, leaving the gander alone. Soon after this he hears a noise l and going out, sees
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    Last week's winners
    63 8 I V tb YVUIIJCI3 Ul IttOt J. week's colour-In contest (each ol whom will receive a $5 prize In due course) are as follow*: Miss Kamalbee Hussain (15), 8 Indus Road, Sin-gapore-3. Miss Elizabeth Paris (7). 12 Kent Ridge, The Gap, Singaporc-5. Master Charlie Seah '13), 5
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    CHILDREN'S PAGE
    236 8 A colour-in contest With prizes for you! pOCKET-MONE* pr i aes Singapore 1 to reach let are offered for colour- not later than ihursdaj nig this scene with paints next. Age limit i> 15, crayons or chalks. There are four prize*. Name (Master Miss) offered each of $5
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      284 8 P^^#"»»« I ■WM> a^^^LMMWi BBB^M««MI CLUES ACROSS.— I, Coal of the Argonauts who saill r x°tr! l cre h d iCh sB^r5 B^ro h vmce bCe in ed to ye ™ten the Union of South Africa Fleece. 5, Prison in London bo called because it was dis- which was pulled
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      189 8 Rupert at Greyrocks Cove T ft* xx*** < J X*''K jJ'^ "+s^*^^x^ The path up the cliff is io rough them," he flunks. IlvftenW and steep that Rupert is quite out ask why things are v 7 r hap» of breath and cannot call out when At Greyrocks Cove. r
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    TOMORROWS SERVICES
    115 9 TOMORROWS SERVICES Pulpit j space ryHt tree Press in- vites church leaders of all re- ligions to submit short sermons for publication in this l page. The sermons should not be more than 400 icords in length and should j be typed on one side of the paper only. The
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      98 9 1.12/55 Alice kuyper K,lala LvW <"" m m \%^ol^ m TO EXPECTANT AND NURSING MOTHERS |r A really smart publication that provides —■assaj for the recording of many fascinating details of baby 's birth, progress, christening, first remarks 1 /L--^ and actions, photograph* and family tree etc. 111 Ami A
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      515 9 H| K(U OP ENGLAND g drew* CatheOrai; 7 a.m 0& umunion: 6 a.m. 9 ,nd Parish Commua.m- Family Service; B Matins; 11.40 a.m. \Anl Service; 11.45 a.mJM ununion; 6 p.m. W ida'a Church, Katong: 7 m communion, 9-30 am. r ch and Sunday School, lA Bible Class and Evanm, i.
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      421 9 Bedok: 915 a.m. Sunday School, 10-30 am- Service, 11.45 a.m. Service in (M). Katong Straits Chinese: 130 p-m. Sunday School, 230 p.mSunday ServicePulo Samboe Church: 11 am. Service Mr. Wee Hood Seng. Wesley Methodist Church (Fort Canning Road) 10 a-m. Morning Worship Rev. Craig S- Wilder, 5.30 pm. Evening Service.
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      138 9 SYRIAN Mar Thoma Syrian Church: 9 a.m. Divine Service; 11 30 a.m. Sunday School, 4.30 p.m. Gospel Meeting. BAPTIST Baptist Church (51 Thomson R °*r 9 15 am. Sunday School (Chinese), 10.15 a.m. Worship (Teochew), 4.30 p.m. Sunday School. (Eng.). 5.30 p.m. Worship (Eng.). Baptist Church (43 Tras Street): 9.15
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      740 10 f iJ^W Ji-'' f"&S fmMAKJmmw /mffr MT r enough to be selected from a Above are photographs of T They were submitted by Mr, \£fff,,mW\ I' JiilllljiiHlli host of others by the crystal three British Film Stars. I want I John C-hng and Mr Joseph Hal^^MmWlJi^Fll^ ball. you (a) to
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    Lock icon SECOND CUP SHOCK: POLICE ARE OUT
    342 11 Young Amicables side outplay them 4-1 AMICABLES A. A. provided the second biff shock in this year's Singapore Amateur Football Association Cup when they eliminated the formidable Police, this year's League runners-up, by 4-1 at Jalan Besar yesterday. But the young Amicables were that
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    Heavy rain Surrey's rivals
    354 11 Heavy rain Surrey's rivals b KKYS two -day W win by an in- is and 35 runs ftv< Hampshire ot Portsmouth on ThursBay assumed greater SSaiiu N yesterday as Bieavy rain, which ■wept the country, wlk eked the progress mi their nearest rivals An the County cricket Championship. Northamptonshire, Sur■y's
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    SERVICES TO MEET S'GOH IN KEY CUP MATCH TODAY
    145 11 SERVICES TO MEET S'GOH IN KEY CUP MATCH TODAY SELANGOR. tho holders, will meet Combined Services in the key match of the South zone in this year's Malaya Cup at Jalan Besar today. Services with victories over Johore (3-0) and Malacca (4-2), will assure themselves of a Cup final appearance
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    Lock icon MOORE TO FIGHT
    31 11 Archie Moore, world lightheavyweight boxing champ lon. will defend his titl" against Tony Anthony. :A New York, on Sept. 20 at the Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles.— Reuter
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    Lock icon £1,000 loss in gate money
    97 11 wvT A,T.r UEA\ V ™n, caus f e<* an 1X estimated loss of £1.000 or more in Bate money when the West Indies match against Warwickshire was abandoned as a draw without a ball being bowled at Birmingham yesterday. With Warwickshire (184 and 204 for
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    Lock icon SUSSEX SCORE AN INNINGS WIN
    135 11 SUSSEX SCOR E AN INNINGS WIN li fs 'n yesterday's X „''< matches were: < "'U.vpridd: Match I n Jd. Glamorgan 203 13, dec; Derbyshire W M rot one. No play W 'ntorbury: Match i I draw. Kent M Kssex 144 and 182 W. r 'Insole 68). Uh est cr:
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    Lock icon US hurdler sets new world mark
    184 11 US hurdler sets new world mark JOSH CULBREATH, the United States hurdler, broke the world Ml) yards hurdles record in Oslo last night with a time of 50.5 sec. Official world record stands at 51.3 sec. by Yuri Lituyev, of the Soviet Union, but a time of 50.8 sec, made
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    Lock icon COOPER BEATEN
    36 11 Vie SeiXM, the veteran U.S. Davis Cup player, beat Ashley Cooper, the Australian champion, 0-3, 7-5 in the quarter finals of the Eastern Grass Courts Tennis championships in South Orange. New Jersey, yesterday. A.P.
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    COMPETITORS AIM FOR FAR EASTERN TOURNEY
    307 12 Pan-Malayan water ski meet will be biggest to dam COMPETITORS ai the Pan Malayan Waterski Championships at Pasir Ris on Aii£. 31 and Sept. I—will1 will he competing with an eye on the proposed Far Eastern Championships in Australia in 1959. The proposed Far
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    67 12 it i■iii 1 1 iti 111 ItlHJUtflflS) LORD KOSEBERYS! Rowland Ward (left), i ridden by E. Mercer, j beats off the strong j challenge of .Mr Joseph j McGrath's Venus Slipper (right i, ridden by J. Eddery. to win the Chesterfield Cup at Goodwood on Aug. 2. i Third was
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    U.S. SUPPORT FOR FUND
    44 12 THE Asia Foundation has offered to donate IS $1,500 (M 54.500) to enable the Fijian athletes to come to Kuala Lumpur and compete in the Merdeka Games. The donation, however. is conditional on the Malayan public contributing an eoual amount.
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    Impressive gallops by Rinus's horses
    332 12 Impressive gallops by Rinus's horses FOGHORN, who won a double at the last Kuala Lumpur meeting, drew attention to his chances for Wednesday when he ran three in 37 1/5 wide out on the Number Two track at K.L. this morning. Foghorn is holding his winning form very well. Rinus
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    JOHORE BAHRU RA TRAINS YOUTH
    190 12 |OHORE BAHRU Rifle A.-.nciat ion h a v c I a training Bcheme tor youth, in rifle ihooting The firsl batch ol traini ea had thel r first. competition on rhursday. The winner Wag Ariflin 1 Mahmud with a .score of M OUI Ol a
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      452 12 j Straits Times Free Press I For the convenience of odv«r- risers our repre»entativu at lit; floor, SINGAPORE COLD STOR- I AGE, ORCHARD ROAD, will re j cci'c small advertisements and answers to box numbers. 1.i, .i.i.mii 1 1 ii .tin. ii inn in .iiiiiiiniiliiiiii. CLASSIFIED ADS. PPr MX 0
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  • THE FREE PRESS Saturdan MAGAZINE
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      9 1 THE FREE PRESS Saturdan MAGAZINE Singapore, August 10, 1957.
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      An invitation to Free Press readers
      67 1 UNUSUAL HOLIDAYS This is the second in a series of holiday stories with a difference from all parts of the world. If you have a tale to tell about an Adventure on the East Coast or anjut-of the-ordmary excursion to a neighbouring country, send
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      I call it FRIENDLY ISLAND
      1061 1  -  ANNETTE MASSIE DFASFD where you pray if you travel by bus) CRETE, (by Air Mail): rills must be the loveliest holi--1 day island in the world niur snowcapped mountains, ;iin bathed rolling plains spat;ered with grey olive groves and oaded with dark green almond mcl
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      Bird omen was bad-so no work for the day
      107 2 fa BIRD f '<es across the path and a Dayak, on his way to a day's work on the communal pad, f. eld. w.thout hesitation turns back on his tracks and returns to his longhouse home— so •trong is the grip
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      MEN WHO CAN MA INVISIBLE E THEMSELVES
      1468 2  - MEN WHO CAN MA INVISIBLE E THEMSELVES ANTONIN TORDY FASFD DFASF By Borneo, one of the last outposts of civilisation, is a land that has many secrets still to be unlocked. One of them is the Metamorphosis of the Punans, a now dying and little-known Sakai-like race of pygmies. From
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      When men dance like the Devil
      672 3  - When men dance like the Devil PELHAM GROOM By THE symptoms of the mysterious malady which turned teenage girls at a school in Temoh into violent raying amazons are reminiscent of those caused by keen u bong or datuAccording to reports received these young ladies laughed meaninglessly, danced madly and
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      Speaking for myself
      371 3  -  JOHN BEHAGUE THE other evening I had the opportunity of viewing some of the most beautiful colour slides 1 have ever seen. They were taken by Radio Malaya.* David Kennard 00 the East Coast of Malaya during a recent visit to Kuala Trengganu and would do credit
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      IT'S ADULTERATED BUT A CLEVER HUMAN DRAMA
      254 4  -  CECILE PARRISH ASDFF ASDF Ej !r pili: SEVENTH SIN" is a masterly if somewhat adulterated film version of Somerset Maugham's "The Painted Veil." With the meaty drama of this basic story from Maugham, MGM have made a sound and very enjoyable film in
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      Clash of two ton comedians
      312 4 AM not at all sure that Bob Hope and Katharine Hepburn who play the leading roles in "The Iron Petticoat," should ever have been co-starred in a comedy. Extremely funny though both pf them can be, her strident, witty eccentricity hardly suits Hope's happy fooling,
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      Chilling murder thriller
      223 4 Chilling murder thriller "THE Fiends (Les Dia- boliques) is a bloodcurdling French murder thriller that h:id me cowering with fright at least a dozen times. The horror is built up. not by fangs and vampires, but by suspense and a single hau nN ing image of a drowned mam face.
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  • FREE PRESS RACE DAY Special
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      14 1 FREE PRESS RACE DAY Special ALL THE LATEST SELECTIONS I Saturday, August 10, 1957.
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      PCKY TOUCH IS ONE OF TODAY'S BEST BETS
      686 1  - PCKY TOUCH IS ONE OF TODAY'S BEST BETS ALLAN LEWIS By lICKY TOICH will A probably start a ol favourite in the -am sprint at Kuala umpur this after- on Lucky Touch tarted once and won I Singapore. He has nproved more than fioug:h to overcome is rise of four
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      THE FREE PRESS
      122 1 ALLAN LEWIS TRESPASSES B^p 1 HANDSOME HANDSOME g.15 Today Matinee Today Matinee Canton II Canton II acP THE JOBBER THE JOBBER 45 I hiengmai C'hiengmai Kehmat Matrix Bftee 3 NEW GRASS PLEASURE PARK 3.15 Tobasco Speculation Peanut Kid Hush Ra(( Bl DGERIGAR BUDGERIGAR Sterling The Torch The
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      NANYANG SIANG PAU
      51 1 KWEE LOH HANDSOME Peace Police < Turn To CHIENGMAI The Jobber Swanhavt'n PLEASURE PARK Hush Peanut Kid FLAXLEY GREEN <> Budgerigar The Torch SINGORA Balkan Arab Rio LUCKY TOUCH Misty Line II Alu Alu SELSKAR CITY Charlemond Invincible TOP SECRET Nazrana < > Windy Corner TRIGGER II
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      THE STRAITS TIMES
      153 1 KrSOM JEEP CALL BOY HANDSOME PEACE POLICE Today Matinee Handsome Peace Police Turn To THE JOBBER REHMAT Rehmat The Jobber Chiengmai Swanhaven NEW GRASS SPECULATION Pleasure Park Pleasure Park Speculation Hush BUDGERIGAR THE TORCH Flaxley Green Flaxley Green The Torch Budgerigar BALKAN ARAB TODAY SHOWING~ Sing or
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      SINGAPORE STANDARD
      96 1 LAD SCRUTINEER HANDSOME TURN TO Peace Police Reasonable Reasonable Today Matinee REHMAT THE JOBBER Chiengmai Swan haven Swanhaven Prince Gallant PLEASURE PARK PLEASURE PARK~ Peanut Kid New Grass Scholarship Peanut Kid BUDGERIGAR FLAXLEY GREEN Taraan Budgerigar Sterling; The Torch DIAMOND JUBILEE ARTINA Singora Welsh King R»o White Heather
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        254 1 ALLAN LEWIS'S BEST BETS S A LLAN LEWIS'S Best Bets today are Handsome E (Race 1), Lucky Touch (Race 6) and Commotion E (Race His Best Outsiders are Lord Fredrick and E Flaxley Green. Going will be very good. s ,>, THE NEW AUSTIN A 55 (Z^O Ki/tA^^ New look
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      PROBABLE STARTERS AND RIDERS
      1186 2 RACE 1-2.15: CLASS 4, DIV. 2 ABT. 7 FURS. i 161 HANDSOME >v b^g <sl. Stable) Lee 900 West 2 938 CANTON H 6y chag (C.X Ch'ng Mme. C.T. Gk)h) Hobbs 8.12 Donnelly 3. -43 TODAY MATINEE 3y chirg (Shaw Stable i Spencer 8.09 Pamnr ■i
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      405 2 *ACf ONE HANDSOME: ■Vus rattricted to thr* CANTON II: 3-8-57^ [otag much better tS Jelskar City over w i*V TODAY MMUi, 1 V •7-- Went ov< r Fhi 'aYi vitu Tobasco. lBis SWEET VIOLETS- v 'ecent track report FRENCH'S FOREST: •ecent track report TERN TO: No recent rack report.
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      form of all today's acceptors
      975 3 RACE CARD CONTINUED RACE 9-6.15: CLASS 4, DIV. 1 ABT. 7 FURS. I 228 RED WOLF II 6y cheg (Mr. Mrs. T.H. Teo> Rodgers 9.00 Camer 2. 643 MONT BLOT II 5y beg (PCT Stable) Daniels 812 Ransome 732 LORD FREDRICK II 7y chag (RJL
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      Lucky Touch can beat Misty Line and Alu Alu
      263 4  - Lucky Touch can beat Misty Line and Alu Alu TRESPASSER ___Wt_____f____W__jr^m y _tfMMM',VT_ft<''< > i« t— 'jr. J jCSy- :^y»a____'_L. -T" ijWj 4__t __Kj__B'___l ____r^_B 'lr^H T I'CKY TOM CH, J Misty Line II and Alu Alu are three smart newcomers. They will probably dominate the betting and the finish
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      IF TRACK IS GOOD TAKE INDIAN HEATHER
      323 4 IF TRACK IS GOOD TAKE INDIAN HEATHER WITH prospects of a good track Indian Heather II looks the winner in the Class 3, Div. 2 race over SU". At Penang in May he carried 8.07 (Dragon claiming 7-lb) to win over 61 by two lengths in good going. In his
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      Handsome is the obvious choice
      179 4 ON his unlucky last start at Ipoh. when he was placed last after an objection, Handsome Is the obvious choice In the opening event in spite of an 8-lb penalty. In that race Handsome was slowly away, but at the finish he was 24 lengths
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      COMMOTION HAS FOUND HIS RIGHT FORM
      141 4 TH lightweight Commotion has: hit his right form and should take the last j event of the day. a 7f handicap for Class 4. Div. 1 horses. i Commotion won his last start over 6f at Ipoh with ease. He i gets 3- lb
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      The Jobber gets weak opposition
      130 4 THE JOBBER came out after a long spell to finish a good fourth to The Wizard at Bukit Timah last month. That race should bring him to his best. With 6-lb less in this weak field, he should win. Newcomer Chiengmai looks the likely threat
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      BUDGERICAR IS DAY'S BEST BET
      181 4 TMJDGERIGAR has hit a bright patch and in the handicap he stands out a.s one of the best beta in today's card. Budgerigar gets 3-lb iesa for two good efforts at Bukit Timah last month. In his first run came from behind to boat, Rehmat
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      Singora appeals as the winner of main 7F race
      171 4 rE consistent Singora appeals as the winner of the main race over 7f. Ignore his last start failure over 11 miles. That was not his right distance. Singora's four wins in 12 starts were all over distances up to 7f. He
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      TOP SECRET HAS AN EASY TASK
      114 4 TOP SECRET HAS AN EASY TASK rP SECKET Is the i nly form horse and should have little difficulty in winning. He was fifth to The Wizard in his first run. and then finished third to Waterline. The s*f should be ideal for him. In Waterline's race, he led his
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