The Singapore Free Press, 17 August 1957

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press
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    17 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya's Own Family Paper ■v, *****. Singapore, Saturday, August 17, 1957- Price 15Cts.
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    Lock icon IT'S JUST CHARLES'
    177 1 Malaya^sbest racing guide is inside Hell be only another boy at new school r fHE future King of England will be known to his schoolmates as just "Charles" when he goes to Cheam School in Berkshire next month as a boarder. But his teachers will address him
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    U.S. PLANE IS DOWNED SAYS CAIRO RADIO
    132 1 U.S. PLANE IS DOWNED SAYS CAIRO RADIO Syrian tension with America aggravated, as army coup clears way for imposition of communist dictatorship Dismissed official tells of big military plot and warns: Jails will be filled PAIRO RADIO claimed last night that a United States plane violated Syrian air space yesterday
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    END OF DEBTS FEAR
    197 1 END OF DEBTS FEAR 100 more to p bankrupt 14 BOUT 100 employees ir >f the Singapore Government with debts amounting to nearly -..mono, have been granted permission to nkrupt since Em* prrs s Place declared wai on indebtedness on July 5. At least another 200 officers, mostly members of
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    Propaganda attack continues
    189 1 Meanwhile. Damascus Radio continued its propaganda attack on the United States, with a warning thai Syrian -American relations have "reached a serious state of tension." Authoritative information reaching Beirut through American sources said the United States Embassy in Damascus had been placed under strictest surveillance by the
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    Lock icon A purge Is expected
    13 1 Hu«.<u»tnl accused by Damascus defence officials of U.P. A.P.
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    Lock icon Was the Royal Navy's face red!
    158 1 Was the Royal Navy's face red! PRANKISH British sailors x nearly upset the Christmas Island H-bomb test by flashing a false "Warrior go home" signal at the jittery aircraft-carrier, a Royal Navy officer said in Honolulu yesterday. Commander D. R. Williams, skipper of the British LST, Messina, now at Pearl
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      6 1 I Don't miss your Saturday Maga%we
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      69 1 a guide to the intelligent hfiAf* fffitil^Af The best beer is fresh beer. Tiger beer reaches you freshly bottled* after it has matured in the cellars under specially controlled conditions. Tiger Beer is brewed *n the tropics /or the tropics. -•>::; f 'sS&NKK&s -^^H '-IB SP^^9^' Awn**** gold meddl nu
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    Association runs into snags
    205 2 Association runs into snags THEY WANT TO LOOK AFTER STUDENTS 1 INTEre^ CHINESE school students in Singapore who hail from the Federation want to form their own association. But they are experiencing some constitutional snags. The association cannot be registered until the sponors clarify certain points to the satisfaction of
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    Lock icon 'RADIOACTIVITY KILLING FISH'
    53 2 Fish are dying in large numbers in Kashmir's lakes and springs because of radioactive rain that fell recently, the Kashmir state's Director of Fisheries, Q. M. Malik, said yesterday. He said he arrived at this conclusion after detailed investigation of samples of dead fish collected from a
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    Lock icon Next world scout jamboree in P.I.
    44 2 The 1958 World Jamboree of the International Boy Scout Movement will be ftS! l the Phili PP»nes, the 16th international scout conference decided yesterday in Cambridge. England The 1959 international conference will take place in India. A. P.
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    Lock icon A new building
    89 2 Mr. Chew Swee Kee. Singapore's Minister for E Education, on Thursday opened a new building for i secondary students at the Nanyang Girls 1 High School, Rukit Timah. on the occasion of the school's 40th anniversary. The building, which cost $200,000. has IS class- rooms and will
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    'WE COULD HELP TOURIST TRADE'
    176 2 rE Singapore Voluntary Workers' Association. wh"* has a membership of 364, wants a representative <* the TourLst Advisory Board.' The secretary of the association, Mr. A. J. Louis, told the Free Press that if the Government would grant them a representative on the j board,
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    NAVAL SHIPPING
    18 2 Pour warships an tajjj; gapore Naval Base WW Newcastle. Cram\ rHfina chus and St. Brides Bay;
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    Lock icon Twisters: A record
    61 2 THE ITS. Weather Bureau reports it counted 702 tornadoes across the country in this first half of 1957 and that is a new record They killed 130 pepole. The worst one hit the Kansas City area on May 20, killing 33 in the suburbs on the southern
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      189 2 TO STAGGER YOUR IMAGIN ATION UNBELIEVABLE! THRILLING! INCREDIBLE! You'll gasp with astonishment and wonder at... m flB vH HI V —^mi 1 JB-^ A A, s Hfe^ Flying Heptile SPREADING TERROR DESTRUCTION TO THE CITY OF TOKYO! i tilitud in EastmaniOi.Oß In Mandarin with Superimposed Eng ish Subtitles m P
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      13 2 M. FUNTER S. (JRINBERG Diamonds Jewellery 67,SfamfordRd> (EaCowtßldf.,) s P rcb Telephone 37
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    Lock icon WHAT A SILLY BOY!'
    295 3 WHAT A SILLY BOY!' She tells grandson critic of the Queen fVHE 83 year-old Marchio--1 ness of Londonderfry yesterday hit back at the crifcica of the Queen one oi them being her 19--year old grandson the Marquess. In a statement from her home in Northern Ireland the Dowager Marchioness des<
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    A.O.C. inspects air cadets
    147 3 Cadets attending the Malayan Air Training Corps annual camp at R.A.F. Changi presented a smart turn-out for the Air Officer Commanding (Singapore) yesterday. The A.0.C., Air Commpdore P. D. Holder, began his visit to the air cadets' camp by taking the salute at a full-scale parade
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    Lock icon LOVE IN BACK ROW IS DESCRIBED
    417 3 LOVE IN BACK ROW IS DESCRIBED Witness says he saw O'Hara and Mexican A FORMER theatre employee testified yesterday that the film actress Maureen O'Hara and a man were engaged in such torrid love-making in the back row that he asked them to leave. James Craig, who said he was
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    Lock icon Rescued, then arrested
    92 3 SCOTIAND Yard yesterday charged a 3G-ycar-ol<l man with the savage killing of seven-year-old Allan Warren, ending a massive investigation into one Of Britain's most brutal crimes. Arrested was Horace Henry Edwards, who was snatched from death on Thursday when his body was discovered in the uas filled
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      92 3 Toddy's Finest Investment BELMONT FINANCE BwH CORPORATION BStil f TMnrn hwL I -AT Members of the Industrial Bankers Association, |J Pioneers in their specialised field of Industrial Banking |J OPEN A I INTEREST 6 BANK I JLl°/\ FIXED TERM M^ M N DEPOSIT TAX NOT M X DEDUCTED X/ O
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    The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY. Aug. 17. 1957. Opinion Let reason prevail
    213 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY. Aug. 17. 1957. Opinion Let reason prevail MERDEKA Malaya will M* insist upon her independence being respected. And quite rightly so. But surely it is not necessary to go to the length of blocking off Singapore to press home the fact of Malays independence. Yet
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    UK Labour confesses to the housewives
    608 4  -  TREVOR EVANS Britain's Conservative and Labour parties have each had six years of postwar rule. Now someone spills the beans and shows how the C.O.L has risen during the respective reigns by Pretty Miss Jane Ricger of London demonstrates* these new type baskets* that
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    By THE WAY
    263 4 By THE WAY by MY heart," aH iT1 Georges Sand, i J little cemetery/* .y ou mean a necropolis replied Sainte-Beuve 1 wa reminded of lh t anecdote by the comment of an actress on a rivii '/If all her husband s "e fe laid end to end it ou{
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      41 4 of our I SALE I EVERYTHING SELLING j TO TNE BARE WALLS j Please Come Early to I E have your Best Choice I \at Very Reasonable Prices. I X \1 A.l i Textiles, Limited. 71, High Street, Singapore-6. Tel: *****
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      22 4 Beachcomber AVw to-day... in every ivay! M 9 LL^A#\^l LYONS MOTORS LTD. ORCHARD RD. SINGAPORE. 9. WEARNE BROS. K. Lumpur Seremban Mfttl
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    A mother with an urge to
    360 5 A mother with an urge to |IM i«iiiiiiißtitiiiiißi**>«*>*> t a>saißßl >>>*>>**iiiii>iiiiiiiMiiiiititfitiiitiiiititiitiii4iiititMitiiiiitiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiititiiifiiitiiiititiaiiiaiititiatiiiiiiiit^ DIANA POOH COMBINES TWO CAREERS HAPPILY f 4 N irrepressible urge A to try and capture historic Merdeka mo- meats in paint brought young: and pretty artist Diana I I'oou Sui Wan, 23, to Malaya. Diana, who has just
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    A mother with an urge to paint WEARS OUT TWO CYCLES ON TOUR
    129 5 A mother with an urge to paint WEARS OUT TWO CYCLES ON TOUR Hunt tor V.I.Ps. HERE'S an Indian tourist-on-a -bicycle, Mishree Lai Jaiswal, who claims to have met prime ministers, presidents and dictators in some ot the 53 countries he has visited so far. But since then political changes
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    Studies rush
    135 5 i i THE Malayan Chris- tian Council has received more than 60 applications for the i five scholarships of- i fered by an American s 1 Chinese, Mr. Frank I Shu. for advanced 5 I studies. I A spokesman of the council told the Free Press that they
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      76 5 Klllilll lIIIIHk ••^■■■^J.u.irl?-. jj^H |ti|^^^ Hw MtzEfi I I 1 Im\ 1 *****1 l I tin I n i^H^B Hlj|UQ 01/fV p L> |l| I A I >l>l >>l "^ifl > l|l A delightful long-lasting HIIII p '3 a^l 11 jP il > rf refreshing fragrance. l^^^!s^Singapore Pcnang Kuala Lumpur
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      57 6 I \w I j S For the first time filter tip smokers are getting what thcv S want... much more flavour and aroma with much less y nicotine. After the first few i puffs from an L M, most smokers sum it up in this j > way THIS IS
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      130 6 MAiXDItAKE by "Lee "Folk and Phil llavis P^v>^V^n NJ me to gome jtz^-^-^Z k5^ L BoLLe sr^^^S^^ i^.r^ff cv RE REAL wllets-J TARZAIV hy Ed^ar Rice Burroughs iX^^il/J&Wr dSSo WCET IT,' TACZAN CETUE^. *TAKE A -AST UXX, MAICO-- Tlm®Bt&r2mJEZtlm*Jffl \^2BL *^ust give w cegaicts td an 7 icbvsea\kic the THE
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      492 6 lIIIIIIIIHIIIIDHMIWIMIIMMI BORN today, you have a ran^e m interests that is wide and it will be up to you to narrow d w your field so that you may n r j easily concentrate on some one am vity. Once you have done this y o j will rise to
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  • Round the World Market Prices
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      U.K. closing prices
      170 7 LONDON. Auj. 1«. Lm. i *ss at rnwUm Toi *> 9V e*u port* August 37 buyers 27 buyers Sept. 27 4 buyers 27 H buyers 27 «4 sellers 27 2 sellers 0 s 1 RSS Spot 27 buyers $»4 buyer, 27% sellers 27 seiirrs IEK No- 1
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      New York prices
      98 7 NEW YORK, Aug. 16. Previous Today Straits Spot 94 75 nom. 94.50 nom. futures ard Contract Aaf. unquoted unquoted Sept. unquoted unquoted Quirt. SALES: NIL t Contract Auf. 93-75 buyers 93 75 buyers 94.50 sellers 94.25 sellers S*Pt. 93.75 buyers 93.50 buyers 04.50 sellers 94 25 sellers
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      38 7 NEW YORK, A«f. 16J Prertou Today dustrials 487 30 4*8.20 kilroads 143.30 143.74 unestie Bonds 85.41 85.37 ilit jr* 68.50 68 47 ixks Compodie ATcrafct 168.75 169.08 Above prices quoted in U.S. cents per Ib.
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      U.S. PEPPER
      50 7 [aba: I.unpong upoi 2694, Ing release 26 afloata 26. ug release 36%, afloats August shipment 25^4. Muntok Malabar August shipment white pepper spot 35, afloats ftnipoiu: August shipment 34^4, and August shipment 34, Barawak spot 26 H, await- seUers ex-dock. Above prices quoted in U.S. cents per lb.
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      109 7 LONDON Au^. 16. I>4 PrtYioas Today U Philippine* ciJ. U.K./ Jh Kuropean delivered I|»t per long: ion Aug. Sept. $163^ sellers $169 sellers W Straits elf. I .K. North »P< in delivered weight per t »«>" Aur. Sept. £62* buyers £63 buyers £63 'i- sellers Sept.
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    Lock icon 30-HOUR WEEK IS NOW UK TARGET
    106 7 30-HOUR WEEK IS NOW UK TARGET Positively last demnnM> Certainly not! Union aim bared A catL IS «X«. ra de nnl n leadßr lMt nl hl and AhS»HS! leader of 300 ».»«0 englntetlng 2L£Sl£2% ers were thlnldn < *a r^ac^V^i 606 11 confere nce at Hastings, a South Broadcasting Corporation
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    Lock icon NOSE BITTEN
    46 7 Silvio Provenzano, 38. was accused yesterday of biting off the tip of the nose of a lawyer representing his wife, who is seeking a divorce. Mr. Provenzano was charged with assault and held for tfrand jury action on a bail of $7,500. A .P.
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    Lock icon U.S. anti-flu grant
    25 7 The U.S. Senate appropriations committee has approved a grant of US$BOO 000 to the Public Health Service to combat Asian flu Reuter
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      49 7 IHICH TIDES E TODAY: 2.28 p.m. TOMORROW: 257 am and 3.06 p.m. E MONDAY: 3.56 am E and 3.54 p.m. S TUESDAY: 5.26 am and 5 p.m. WEDNESDAY: 7.44 am and 6.27 p.m. THURSDAY: 9.03 a.m. E and 7.53 pm. FRIDAY: f) 48 am E and 8.57 p.m. .'iiiiimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmii
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      76 7 LARGEST STOCKS IN SIN G*APORC 35, ORCHARD ROAO SINGAPORE, 9. I (OPPOSITE MACPONAID HOUSE) I Wti^i This masterpiece y^B ■C^O factory is a tape _^fisJ^B^B Connoi^'eur's ear. HS^^^^sSESBl^^ssfcT gives clnstit tonal reproduction. -^-^•"ziyH^^B^B^^^r* l^^^^^^ ingapore Price $1065/- TK 830 E^^K gjjfflj oHl|l^^ii^9r Singapore Distributors: U^r v.;:^; Jiv^^^^^^^^^^^ M i »/fi?^^^i?
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      198 7 W/»y shouto Vivjen hog all the publicity I'm going on a motor tour with my daughter and ex-husbands" Altrincham has a point. The effect on a constitutional monarchy of the eleven plus exam is an exciting speculation f" EUROPEAN FREE TRADE OEPT. I'm sure what the P.M. said was that
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    MOTHER GOOSE
    670 8  -  Kathleen Wickley I i rR a moment Mother Goose was too taken aback to say a word, but this unusual state of affairs did not last very long, and the poor gander felt like stopping up his ears as she ranted and raved. "He's taken my broomstick," she
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    Unsympathetic goose
    125 8 Unsympathetic goose HttMltltlllfi "In the woods," replied the little girl. "I was on my way to see Grandma when I heard a snuffing noise. I thought it was the wolf at first and didn't take much notice, then I glanced behind, and there was this dreadful, green face glaring at
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    No thought in their heads
    54 8 r"" "Well," said Mother Goose, "we must have a meeting." "A meeting? What for?" asjced Red Riding Hood. "To decide how we are going to capture the dragon, of course." They stared at her in silence, then the wolf said: "Er capture the dragon? Do
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    Laying a trail of sweets
    152 8 fttlllllllHlUl |)(i S ."But I haven't got my pie,' hooted Jack Homer indignantly. 'And even if I had, I certainly wouldn't let you have it for bait" "Then we must think of something else." She stood for a moment, then snapped her fingers. "Of course
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      141 8 CLUES ACROSS. 5. who steers a ship into harThe Cross is awarded bour. 10, German town in for valour. 7, To hold up which Handel was born or impede. 8, A chrysalis which gives its name to of an insect. 10, Its cones an orchestra. 11, One of give the
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      63 8 Last week's winners fHE winners of last week's colour-in contest leach of whom will receive a $5 prize in due course > are as follows:— Miss Edith Fernaidez <9j 88-A Syed Alivi Road, Singapore 8. Miss Winifred Tan Beng Guek rB>, 3 Tembcling Road, Singapore 14. Master Lawrence Basapa (11),
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      399 8 A colour-in contest! With prizes tor you! pOCKET-MONEX prites Free Press. Cecil Street r are offwd eoUmr- Sln.aj.ore I.U, agj, ing this scene with paints next. Arc limit is 15. crayons or chalks There are four prises Name (Master Miss) „,m offered— each of $5 (two for boys and two
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    HOW TO QUALIFY FOR GOD'S KINGDOM
    455 9  - HOW TO QUALIFY FOR GOD'S KINGDOM Rev. Thimothy Tow |i ill relay sermon by judean world was revolving around its pital city, Jerusalem, as peacefully as ever. ;rumpet announcing the dawn of another ra s sounded. The priests began to offer the Ing sacrifices, the city gates were opened, radera
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    Pulpit space
    56 9 Pulpit space i WHE Free Press r invites church leaders of all reli- gions to submit short sermons for publication in this page. The sermons should not be more than 400 words in length and should be typ- ed on one side of the paper only. The address is: Sermons,
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      58 9 Isniiul Bin Onior Ku^la Lumpur Ckettt cute P Thai seems lo be the question this <^„ 'vWffigffigWMMWflm* the usual characteristics of I ACIOCiI N- PP^ j ""IB rl ACTOGEN supplies the nutriment *lpi«r Bdby needs in the riL'ht proportions v LACTOGEN is a scientifically-balanced k J*' infant food. f WbBL
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      909 9 |l|i"'l" I >><> I "Mil lilt II IllllllllllllltlllliiilllllllllllllllllllllllllU: Sunday church I announcements J Communion: 8 a.m. JT? 1 1 cmn 6.30. 8 a.m. (144 Prinsep Street): 4.15 pm. X and Parish Commu- ana 6 P- m Sunday School. 5.30 p.m. Wor--30 a.m. Family Service; Church of St- Joseph (Bukit Rev
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      803 10 I TRIED to make the photographs as dirtirult as I j^^ I la/JP 1 I could last week but only partially sue- X V S ft dv/* /rj ceeded in stumi>iii« you. The answers were: 1 I V \J ]J> |?Or^^V Si L/ Audrey Hepburn. Roman Holiday. 2 Deborah S**
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    Lock icon INDERSON ENTERS SEMI FINALS
    219 11 INDERSON ENTERS SEMI FINALS i IKALIAS Mai I Anderson gained 1€ semi-flnala of the t v port Tennis TourB ment yesterday by efi iting Bob Mark, not her Australian, -S. 1 12-10, 6-3, 6-2. lonald Oell, who upset hey Cooper, was beaten B 5-2, 6-4, 6-3 in another Lrter final.
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    Lock icon JAP SWIMMER SETS A RECORD
    43 11 Takashi Ishimoto, of Nipto University, yesterday !t a new world record for c 100 metres butterfly er.t at the Japan Swiming championships in !bky< Hi. time was imin I.Bsec 'ainst the world record of r.in 4 s.sec. Reuter
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    54 11 picture. jKSENAL, the famous London club, got* rrady for Aug. the opening day of the'nrw League season— with ia matches. The first of the two was played on A.iir 10 Here Sullivan is srcn savin* a ground shot by Tapscott (crntrr). who is on the Rround with Dooghfj On the
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    MRU starts bid to make rugby popular
    527 11  -  FRANCIS ROZARIO More schools, including Chinese, to play the game The Beadles Plan is launched in Colony By fHE Malayan Rugby Union, with the co-operation of the Singapore Rugby Union, this week launched the Beadles Plan in its bid to popularise the game
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    Lock icon WASHED OUT
    27 11 The match between the West Indies touring team and Yorkshire was abandoned without a ball being bowled on any of the three scheduled days— Reuter
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    CEYLON CRICKET TOURISTS DUE THIS AFTERNOON
    111 11 CEYLON CRICKET TOURISTS DUE THIS AFTERNOON THE Ceylon versus Singapore cricket match, which was originally scheduled to start this morning will now be played on the S.C.C. padang tomorrow and Monday. Play on both days will begin at 11 a.m. The tourists have been further delayed, and are only expected
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    SBA DECIDE NOT TO GO TO TOKYO
    141 11 SINGAPORE Badminton Association Committee decided last night not to enter a Singapore team for the Asian Games in Tokyo next year, but to review the position again before the 1962 Asian Games. This decision was unanimously decided after the president, Mr. Wee Kirn
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      93 11 For comfort, convenience A economy Stay a* Malayan Railway g (station hotel I I KEPFEL ROAD S.NCAPO..E A Home from Home Every comfort provided at price* you e»n JJSSA^a^mm C 5 AIR-CONDITIONED ROOMS ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES BED BREAKFAST TERMS:— Single $13/- Double $18/-»0524/- Telephone ***** (3 line.) Tel: Add. "STATION
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    Malayan champion must take part in qualifying contest
    409 12  - Malayan champion must take part in qualifying contest TEOH ENG TATT SBA committee made a bold decision last nigh By THE Singapore Badminton Association committee made a bold decision last night when they agreed not to exempt any player from their elimination contest to decide the Colony representatives to the
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    Lock icon Surrey are county champions for 6th successive year
    187 12 Surrey are county champions for 6th successive year SURREY made cricket history yesterday by winning the County Cricket Championship for the sixth successive year. In the stiff competition of modern cricket, their remarkable record is unlikely to be equalled. Surrey clinched the title when they brought their points total for
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    Johore Malays edge Colony
    156 12 Johore Malays edge Colony JOHORE MALAYS en. tered the second round of the Sultan, Gold. Cup soccer com. petition (southern zone) whon the? snatched a 2-1 victory from Singapore Malay! in a dramatu- finish at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. With a minute to go t definite result looked mj. likely.
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    Tadman wins Army golf
    76 12 LT. COL. R j. Tadman won the "A" division a Mai. K. A. Walker the B division Bogey competition of the Army Golfing Society held at the Royal Singapore Golf Club. Both players ended all square Maj. Walker also won the ball sweep for the first
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    SBA training course a 'flop', clubs blamed
    169 12 SB A training course a 'flop', clubs blamed SINGAPORE badminton clubs were blamed, at last night's meeting of the S.B.A. committee, for the failure of the first Singapore Badminton Association's centralised training course. The president. Mr. Kirn Wee. said there was no doubt that the course was a flop. He
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    Lock icon NORTHANTS IMPROVE POSITION
    198 12 VTfITH the championship already decided, Northamptonshire strengthened their grip on the second place in the table by taking four points from Worcestershire at Worcester yesterday. Dennl* Brookes, the Northamptonshire captain, declared at 290 for seven after he had made his best srore of the season of 148
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  • THE FREE PRESS Saturday MAGAZINE
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      9 1 THE FREE PRESS Saturday MAGAZINE Singapore, August 17, 1957.
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      EAST COAST ADVENTURE
      1181 1  - EAST COAST ADVENTURE A.Y.S. Danaraj h A RECENT journey along the East (oust of Malaya brought me many memorable experiences. It contained ele ments of adventure and afforded me a glimpse of Malayan life in the remote ireas of Pahang, T r engg a n v and Kelantan. As I
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      A bomoh's cure for pirates
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  • FREE PRESS RACE DAY Special
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      9 1 FREE PRESS RACE DAY Special Saturday, August 17, 1957.
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      ALL THE LATEST SELECTIONS
      394 1 THE FREE PRESS THE STRAITS TIMES SINGAPORE STANDARD SIAnVpaU ALLAN LEWIS TRESPASSER EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER WINDSOR LAD SCRUTINEER KWEF. 1.01 l K\< 1 I MONT BLOT II SHAH DOR SHAH DOR J!°NT BLOT II SHAH D>QR NIALL MONT BLOT Tl~ M^NT BI OT II
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      TODAYS K.L. BEST BETS
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      PROBABLE STARTERS AND RIDERS
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      FORM OF TODAY'S HORSES
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      Track form points to Scone Stone as main race winner
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      Unlucky Handsome is worth another chance in Race 4
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