The Singapore Free Press, 20 August 1957

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press
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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press Malaya's Own Family Paper Nl) Hi Singapore, Tuesday, August 20. 1957. Price 15 Ots
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    Lock icon U.S. discusses vital new offer with allies
    402 1 U.S. discusses vital new offer with allies adsfsadf BUT THE LONDON PRESS IS PESSIMISTIC 'J'HE United States has proposed "far reaching" new disarmament proposals to its allies in an attempt to prevent the London conference from breaking down, authoritative sources in London disclos- Ed last night. But the open skies
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    Lock icon VIOLENCE GRIPS A CITY
    120 1 K^noge hoodlums constitute a major political issue X W of teenage (> nce that is bei major political n N r -w York City still v r records for the released yester- wed one youth •mother wounded, four persons badly beaten and 29 teenage hoodlums arrested.
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    Rubber price down ¼ cent
    37 1 Rubber price down cent September first grade rubber buyers f o. b. opened In Singapore this morning at 92 7 8 cents a lb.. down a quarter of a cent on yesterday's close. The tone was quiet.
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    Lock icon 'GIVING ASIA TO THE REDS'
    149 1 A s i AN nations desperately in need of economicwill be forced to accept Communist aid "> cannot get it from the United States, the U.S. Foreign Aid Director. Mr. John B. H °ll- r, told Congress yesterday. iJJ on 0 of the four :t
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    Aiming high
    45 1 American C.ls? No, they're Japanese schoolboys being trained in the use of the rifle at one of six training centres recently set up throughout Japan. These boys start military training immediately after leaving junior high school and enter the centres for three years.
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    TOMORROW'S CHILDREN
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    SCOUT TO THE RESCUE
    190 2 SCOUT TO THE RESCUE Finds shelter for three 'adventurers' rnHREE Malay scouts from the Federation, who arrived In Singapore on bicycles, nearly had to sleep 'out in the open' when their attempts to find proper shelter for the night failed. The scouts, Zainuddin bin Ahmad, 15, Abdul Qhaffai bin Hamid,
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    Sunny's a star
    159 2 SUNNY bin HASSAN, a Singapore Malay, was a sailor most of his life He is now 62 with a new I interest in life —as a film star in England. Sunny used to shuttle back and forth between England and Singapore for many years until one day
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    Fashion show at ski meet
    75 2 rE Singapore Model Academy, under it^, principal. Mrs. Ruth Warner, will stage a fashion parade at the Pasir Ris Hotel in conjunction with the PanMalayan Water-ski championships on Sept. 1 the second day of the meet. Eight models from the academy will take part in
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    ELECTORAL INTEREST GROWING
    179 2 ELECTORAL INTEREST GROWING First claims received STEADY streams of voters are checking the draft electoral registers for the Singapore City Council elections now open for public inspection. The registers are available at 32 centres Voters may see them and lodge objections before Sept 2. Elections will be held in December,
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    47 2 I Pretty MiSS Pansy j I Lim. the eldest j daughter of the Sing* j I pore Chief Minister, I Mr Lim Yew Hock, j I poses for free Press i I cameraman Han nai I Fong at a picnic on j St. John's land j I
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    Lock icon Polish hotels 'scandalous'
    64 2 EITHER Poland must fix up her "scandalous" hotels or she will scare oil tourists, the Polish weekly magazine Swait says. A copy of the magazine that reached Paris yesterday suggested that Poland temporarily dose the doors 10 tourists. Letting them see how hotels are now. Swait said,
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    BLOW-UP BRAS FOR BUOYANCY
    58 2 FaLsics were classified as "buoyancy aids" at England's seaside resort, Margate, yesterday. Organisers of a mass swim across the English Channel scheduled to start at midnight ordered Marshal Sam Rocket to inspect the 17 men and women swimmers' costumes for buoyancy aids, which include foam rubber
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    'Cast aside tidapathy'
    159 2 MALAYANS IN AUSTRALIA ARE TOLD- From VERITY GILL IN a special "Merdeka" is-sue of the University of Adelaide's newspaper, On Dit, the president of the Students' Representative Council, Mr. Sam Abraham, appealed to Malayan students abroad to work hard and return to serve their new nation. Mr.
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    THE SECRET OF SUCCESS?
    152 3 iinimnimimimuiiiiiiiimn is, your mother to blame if you go bald? Does i Ink of hair stop you from getting on? j Three hundred wise heads got together to answer these questions. The heads about half of them bald or thinly [covered with hair were those of
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    Lock icon 'Slow suicide' by excessive sale of their blood
    286 3 THEY NEED MONEY FOR FOOD, TUITION HUNDREDS of South Korean war veterans and students in Seoul sell their blood each month to buy bread and pay for tuition. Each morning:, at the national blood bank in the southern outskirts of Seoul, about
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    Lock icon MUCH EFFORT FOR 35 CENTS
    42 3 Thieves broke into an Irvington, New Jersey dairy, dragged a 500-lb. safe down several flights of a fire escape, loaded it into a car. drove five miles away, then smashed it open. The loot— thirty-five cents.— U.P.
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    Lock icon Move to trap IRA
    30 3 British troops sealed off roads leading from northern to southern Ireland yesterday in a new attempt to cut off escape routes for re- publican extremisis.- U.P.
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    Lock icon Pound retains its value
    60 3 THHE British Treasury last night denied rumours the pound sterling would be devalued. T Press Association, Br.ti.Mi domestic news agency, issued this state"Followlng rumours in [>}»":>■ European capitals jnai the pound is weaken ln f and is likely to be de- I we understand from we
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    Lock icon A MINE! RIVALS CALL A TRUCE
    30 3 their recent Mnmshes Riustan British trawler, complained la- '«> M vessel, were running *■<"•; »',i /rrf rtofter|) 32S*m Welcome Mned trmtten search for the mine- U.P
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    Lock icon DR. SITS TIGHT 21 MILES UP
    228 3 U. S. AIR FORCE* DOCTOR yesterday soared to nearly 21 miles into the sky to set a new manned balloon altitude record. The large but frail balloon had reached an altitude ot 110.000 ieet two hours after takeoff. The balloon rose nearly vertically from
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    Lock icon London strikes ended
    129 3 SIXTEEN thousand striking marketmen and dockers in London yesterday went back to work some reluctantly —on orders of the union bosses. The strikes had immobilised 100 ships in London docks and created a shortage of fruit and vegetables throughout Britain. The trouble started five weeks ago in
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      3 3 H *l EXQUISITE
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    The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 1957 Opinion Terrifying problem
    198 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, Aug. 20, 1957 Opinion Terrifying problem rpHE Free Press today begins- the publication of a series of ar- tides on the future of Singapore, the Singa- j pore of a bare ten to j 15 years hence. This future is inextricably bound up with the
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    Our youths dismal Face Fate
    2266 4 Our youths dismal Face Fate SINGAPORE'S YOUTH ...a keg of dynamite or a symbolic dynamo geared to future good citizenship We hove on our island every gradation of youth from those spawned in direst poverty to those born with silver spoons in their mouths. We have an army of sinister
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      57 5 RAINBOW TROUT jjjjjjf} Two buttered and w? ready-to-cook I /jf|( V >" each packet \N and they're quick-froien Plcosc rome to th, Hi A BOKMI Sotufdoy, Mth August, Ff iscr X Noovc Moll, \> VnllA V Rood stalls Gifts i ueky Nomb«rt Mpori Chil if n' Com > Hen ONLY
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      593 6 i»" \'.\i'i'it"\ki: 'i»? iii taik ami riiii P a%ig 7|»\\^^jjS^ I REAL BULLETS? kVMERE iT£ a: ,sA-s 5 *vav Vpf [>. I A STAR VVOULCN T iew'E UPf B N^^^ I -v KVOI/LP WE BE GETTING TH6MfJ ,yE GET 50f'AR--ANP A MAKE AANT TO RUIN HIS/ IF I t?CN T
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    Lock icon Cuddling in cinema? I was abroad
    710 7 Cuddling in cinema? I was abroad Star shows passport piLM actress Maureen O'Hara showed passport dates in a Los Angeles court yesterday to prove" she was in Europe when Confidential magazine said she was being romanced in a Grauman's Chinese Theatre seat by a "Latin lover." Arthur J. Crowley, the
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      516 7 U.K. closing prices LONDON. Aug 19 Previous Today No. 1 RSS ciX >, porU August 27 buyers 27% buyers 27 sellers 27^ sellers Sept. 27»-i buyers 27 V* buyers 27 Vi seUers 27 sellers OTUgI N»»- l RSS s^ 27 buyers 27V* buyers 1 27 l i sellers «(J sellers
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      66 7 M M M "!<I S SINGAPORE ■HIGH TIDES I v TODAY: B p.m. B TOMORROW: 7.44 am m and 6.27 p.m. THURSDAY: !>o:{ am a and 7.53 pm. FRIDAY: 948 a.m E and 8.57 p.m. g SATURDAY: 102« a.m. and 0 41) p.m. SUNDAY: 1 1 00 am and 10.36
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      51 7 multisonic tone control ELLLJLJLLLiiL3 '.i I Hire purchase terms can be BRIGHT CO., LTD. 20, East Coast Road, Tel: ISttt, Singapore. opposite Katong Odron inema- Ertjv rFAVRELEUBA WATCH CO., LTcTj| choose waau n- cicars fob oeep vatis* action XT^^t^ ft c. &eoe Look before you listen look In tho KADIOWKiIKI
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  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
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      114 7 Today's Radio Programme for Singapore 1 15 p.m. Micky Dip, present rd by Sarojini I»urdes, 1.30 'lime BgcZ and News; L 46 I-urky SS-Part ii; &O0 Light Music; Fiesta; 6.00 Programme Summary. 602 Happy An nhTrsary 630 Speak Malay. OJB Hanny Anniversary (COnW); SS -Announcement* and Stngjpore Share Market Report;
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    Boy
    76 8 A M( t\ nilK IE with a-uuiderJlß child last we< k -nd!l 12.000 mil,, j n^B flnil a school v.hich^B cope with th, !r M)t]M Six-year-old J( hn *J knew the -t $mt he was two i '^fl six months His par< i T M Mrs. Reginald Knei t!
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    WAITING
    52 8 "jIfORE than 2,000 people, some of them -undinjß in the queue since before midnight, v.'ited out- side the Netherlands Bank in Paris rnmtly to« acquire oil shares of the "Genarep Oil Oinpiny' Selling at 10.000 francs each they art expected I to treble their value within the next it*
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    He's already struck it rich
    167 8 g AT a time when most families are getting i smaller take a look at this line-up of E Mr. and Mrs. Murphy and all but one of their fourteen children. It is by no means com- jj plete. either, for Mrs. Murphy, of Bootle,
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    They'll embalm guided missiles
    141 8 A REVOLUTIONARY r method of assembling delicate parts in radio, TV equipment, guided missiles and electronic instruments has been perfected byscientists. The methcd is to "embalm" them in resin. The resin is moulded into blocks With the parts in- side them. It acts as an Insulator,
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    BUSTLE IS IN TOWN
    58 8 Thr Victorian bustle I dress was seen in London T Rfain recently when re- nearsals started for the opening of the London play -Meet Me By Moon- t llffhtIn the play are Sonia J[ Graham, wearing the o outsize hoof dress in the <> Picture on
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    SHIP MEN WARNED -FUEL WAR ON WAY
    150 8 WARNINGS in Britain have been given to >W ff pera that the terms "too many" MM lar^e" may be applied to world tank, r Iltttsi^ few years. Mr. W.G. Weston, former taniernw manager, believes that atomic power d€W ments may lead to an
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    ed 6, was too clever for school
    231 9 ed 6, was too clever for school !him to Ausnt him to nultenham, aid: "He has They adI nts to take England for schooling. Last week the family arrived at Tilbury aboard the liner Orsova. Later, at his aunt's home In Worthing, John proved he has the ability of a
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    RECORD IN THE AIR
    110 9 i>• in the p!cBurc 01 the right le ceil ing the Hhs;k! jet fighter Huiit bj the Reft 1 lation CorW' of Amm a, arc \ir Force I' P r entatives W ieneral BJ 1 1 iiwno, the W iiM Force Bomm (j er Br i-
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    Hear blind Bill ignores 'don't do if' appeal
    159 9 Hear blind Bill ignores 'don't do if' appeal \JEAR-BLIND Bill Leyland said at his home in England he is ignoring appeals to him not E to make his 75ft death-dive. ?or the jump from a tower into a water tank at a carnival, 43-year-old Bill will collect £75. But he
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    Polio mother's boy saved
    206 9 Polio mother's boy saved A MOTHER who ra v c birt?i tO n. son while almost paralysed with polio has died. But her baby, who Weighed only 6 lb. at birth, is perfectly fit. The mother, 27-year-old Mrs. Madeleine Phillips, was taken to Brook, Genera 1 Hospital, Woolwirk, England, from
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    Lock icon Refugee exodus
    101 10 CtOMMUNIST China t hftt considerably j uureasi'd the number of exit permits issued I to European refugees. These are now arriv- Ing in Hon| Khiiu at the rate of :r>o a month, compared to an average of MO during the past three years. The Inter (iovern- I mental
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    Lock icon U.N. LOST CHANCE TO SAVE HUNGARY
    268 10 U.N. LOST CHANCE TO SAVE HUNGARY THE United Nations mi^ht have affected the course of the Hungarian revolution last October if it had acted quickly, Mr. K. C. O. Shann, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines, said in Manila. Mr. Shann, who was the Australian representative and rapporteur on the United
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    31 10 i| Lieut-Gen. A Arel- lano, P.I. Chief of staff, I pins medals of honour on four U.S. Air Force Z men for taking part in a hazardous search operation over Obu.
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    Lock icon Uniform for gentlemen
    58 10 HPHE principal of Kyoto's West High School has ordered a new style uniform consisting of a blue business suit and Tyrolean hat for his pupils. The headmaster, Mr. Haruzo Okamoto, said that Japan's traditional black, high-collared, brass-but-toned school suits "look too much like police uniforms." He added.
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    Lock icon Birth rate worries Formosa
    81 10 Birth rate worries Formosa A CHINESE health spe- cialist said in Taipeh that Formosa's birth rate is the highest in the world and that the island's present population of ten million will be doubled in ten years. Dr. Hu Hui-teh. chief of the Health Institute at Taichung, Central Formosa, said
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    40 10 Two Royal Siamese Marine tank crew members stand by a row of new tanks C whi< h formed part of the equipment turned over by the United States to the 5 Siamese Navy under the mutual aid agreement. uiMii!iic3iMiiiuMMcainiinii)iic3iMiiiinii(ciiiiiiiiiiiiicjiniuiiiii!i:3iiiiiiiiiiiiic3iniiiiiiiiiciifuiiiiuiiC3Uiiiuiiiiic «3iaiiiuil7
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    Lock icon 6 Japanese rice experts will aid Ceylon
    596 10 6 Japanese rice experts will aid Ceylon i I ill &j| ■f^^il^ inK? 1 1 T'CTIB asdfadsfadsf l APAN has agreed under the Colombo Plan to send six experts to Ceylon to assist in the Government's efforts to increase rice yields and attain self-sufficiency. rhe Japanese experts, who are due
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    Lock icon RI move hits Japan
    76 10 E fAPANKSK Government trade officials feai that S v Indonesia's devaluation of the rupiah m»5 in Indonesia cancelling contracts calling for lh< i"' r s chase of over U5516,000,000 of Japanese good The Ministry of International Trade and i lv s try said the devaluation would
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    60 m.p.h. switchback car crashes -ten injured
    236 11 60 m.p.h. switchback car crashes -ten injured r pWO roller coaster cars crashed on a 90ft-high switchback track on the beach last week at Blackpool, England. The 24 screaming passengers—l 2 in each carwere hurled on top of each other. Ten were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The crash
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    SHE HOPES TO BE A BRIDEGROOM
    114 11 WllE girl who hopes to be a bridegroom is seen on the left with her friend who hopes to be her bride. Shirley Platt, five feet tall and 20-year-old is changing into a man and wants to marry 18-year-old Joyce Schofield as soon as
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    Best print
    60 12 The gold Istat v c t te I presented to I the entrant I of the best I print in the Z "Ma I a yan Way of Life" I contest. The prize ie a s iron fiy Poon Sum Chow, Associate Of I the Royal •Photoi graphic
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    Calling all Photographers
    81 12  -  SUNNY GIAM IT 2 "Pipe Dream by Lee Yue Loojiq of Kuala c Lumpur. This print was awarded the brome% statuette in the "Malayan Way of Uje"\ contest which will be one of the exhibits at\ 1 the Merdeka Trade Fair. Lee has won i num-S her
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    A high standard in Penang salon
    587 12 A high standard in Penang salon The* silver and bronze statuettes presented for the second and third best prints entered for the contest spoJisored by the Malayan Junior Chamber of Co m merce. 4 TOTAL of 181 1 prints contributed by lensmen from 40 countries, have been entered in the
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    GOODWILL VISIT TO MALAYA
    135 12 Members of the Singapore Art Society Photographic Group Wl its president went upcountry to reciprocate the recent 9 Visit by the Pictorial Group of the Federation of Malaya ai m l Selangnr Photographic Society. The photograph shows ?ne?iii s the Pictorial Grow of the Fed. and
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  • The Do-it Yourself Club
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      A hanging flowerpot holder
      64 13 l(M!Mruction of this flowerpot er if simple and the cost negligiThe sizes given will carry com,bl> three 6ln diameter (top) erpct* per shelf. iut and pin the end-pieces to the Dins Keep the bottoms towards front of the end-pieces so that pot> are kept clear of
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      ITEMS NEEDED
      40 13 End-pieces— four 6Jin x IJin x Jin. Dowel rod four 22Jins x Jin. Bottom— two 21 ins x 2ins x jin. Plastic covered rope approx. 16ft 4 screw-eyes, 3 curtain rings on each rope. 2 picture hangers. !l!l!:;ii!iri!t!llllllllllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIHI^i
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      Paint that stands up to tropics
      324 13 Paint that stands up to tropics rrHE painting of exterior wall surfaces which A are to be exposed to tropical conditions has always been a problem. Cement paints. oil- [7^ bound water paints in i fact all the traditional wall paints have disad- i vantages, particularly a.s regards outside weather-
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      HINTS for the handyman
      87 13 HINTS for the handyman See that all electrical appliances h properly earthed, especially if i( floor is concrete. Li ting switches are available w utomatically turn themselW /at the end of a given time. TV On* gallon of water weighs 10 lbs. id l gallons occupy 1 cubic foot y
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      Box those nails
      158 13 Your grocer's cash till has rounded bottoms to the compartments for easy retrieving of the change. Follow his lead with this improved nail box, scoop out your nails easily and quickly, and say goodbye to broken fingernails. Make up a rectangular box shape of in deal, 21
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      DRAWING LARGE ELLIPSES
      291 13 m Sy 01 thp most satisvf factory ways of out a large W»\ v a table top Ply is to PLOT the ■tan.,;. po j nt is a ■J'« h t line down the o! the pane! r f;.'d off to the length p required, and a
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      HOW-TO TIPS
      102 13 HOW-TO TIPS Sweep away dirt md grit on your workshop floor without creating a small dust storm with damp saw-dust. Place it in widemouth container and pour in small amount of water stirring at tame time. Mixture should be moist, not wet. IMI IIIIMI iniilllilllllllllMlill Firm down edges of newly
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    Eastern to represent Kong
    118 14 Eastern to represent Kong Hong HONG. KONG'S Eastern soccer team, who are due to open their Singapore tour on Aug. 22, have agreed to represent Hong Kong at the Merdeka Games in Kuala Lumpur on Aug. 31 it was announced at last night's meeting of the Hong Kong Football Association
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    VISITORS BEGIN FED TOUR TODAY
    215 14 VISITORS BEGIN FED TOUR TODAY Silva. Delilkan and Knig made certain of it. Woodhouse played for safety, and the chance of an exciting finish was lost But the tourists made a grand bid, and it was good cricket up to the end. The visitors, who left for Malacca early this
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    DELILKAN STOPS A PIERIS SHOT
    49 14 JOHN KIRKHAM turns to cover as Alex Delilkan stops a shot from lan Pieris. The batsman at the other end is J. G. C. Pieris. Others in the picture are Grindrod. umpire Milne, Martens and wicket-keeper White. Free Press picture by Kok Ah Chong.
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    Singapore hold Ceylon to a draw
    445 14  -  F. SALAHUDIN Cantain John Woodhouse leads a magnificent Colony recovery By TOURISTS GIVE A BATTING TREAT IN LAST 35 MINUTES wi^vi.ai wi\,i\, given up iui ium ituc-i men poor batting display on Sunday, staged a magnificent recovery yesterday to hold the touring Ceylon cricketers
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    YORKS BEATEN BY TWO WICKETS
    176 14 RESULTS in yesterday's county cricket matches were: At Cheltenham: Olouces- tershlrc beat Yorkshire by two wickets. Yorkshire 133 and 118 (Wells six for 43); Gloucestershire 183 and 69 for eight (Wardle six for 25). At Cardiff: Glamorgan beat Worcestershire by 91 runs. Glamorgan 155 and
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    Lock icon Walton, Titmus defy Surrey's attack
    274 14 SURREY, though assured of the County Cricket Championship, showed no signs of slackening the pace when they gained a winning position over Middlesex at Lords yesterday. With Alec Bedser taking three wickets in four balls, j Surrey seemed to be heading for their ninth two
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    Lock icon CANDY AND ROSE GET A WARNING
    105 14 CANDY AND ROSE GET A WARNING Lawn Tennis* Associax tion of Australia last night warned Mervyn Rose and Don Candy that they face possible suspension. The two Aussie tennis stars wore instructed not to receive expenses from any tennis tournament com mittee after the completion of the Wimbledon championships, July
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    Lock icon English pairs in easy U.S. victories
    159 14 English pairs in easy U.S. victories I I FIFTH -SEEDED MiM Davies and Bob Wilson, of England, ta. ily advang to the second round of w United States Natwnj y ind Wilson, whoNewport am^ n fi swept past Americans Jg Bushman and James Shaei fer 6-2, 6-4. 9. 7 jr!eV
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    RANCEP 2-0
    15 14 Rangers beat I in the first fOU p Glasgow Pool Gla-sgow Iftfi I
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    Numisate best in a quiet morning
    680 15 Numisate best in a quiet morning ALLAN LEWIS REPORTS BUKIT TIMAH GALLOPS n\ iii i or a iew t ->rses breaking for 3f there was title interesting work !t Ihikit Timah this Horning when the No. I track, still In good irder, was opened for ,isi work. Numismato (Johnon i
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    Tourists find top form
    182 15 Tourists find top form X LIGHTNING century by 1 Prank Worrell and rtlllant bowling by leftrm spinner Alf Valentine, [ho t< ok six wickets for Uil.t runs, placed West ndiev_in .sight of a certain <• victory over Leicesternire at Leicester yesterday. When play ended because f bad light just before
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    STC's new move in their 'cold war'
    141 15  -  ALLAN LEWIS By By LATEST move by the Singapore Turf Club in their "Cold War" against illegal bookies is that Tote dividends will be paid to the nearest dollar, incorporating ALL broken money. For instance if a horse is paying $23.51. the declared
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    116 15 NEW YORK GIANTS, five times World series baseball champions and National League winners 17 times, yesterday decided to move to San Francisco next year, subject to certain formalities being completed. The reason for the change is that the Giants, one of
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    40 15 Five probable runners and Jockeys for the Nunthorpe Stakes, to be run over 5f at York today are: Vigo <L Piggott), Gratitude <W Snaith), Right Boy <E. Hide* Ennis (W H. Carr) and Anchovy <E. Mercer). Reuter
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    VIETNAM AND CEYLON TEAMS IN SINGAPORE FOR LTAM TOURNEY
    232 15 I^HE tennis invasion Oi A Malaya started yesterday when playeri from Vietnam and Ceylon arrived fur the Malayan championships beginning in Singapore on i Thursday, and the inter- port tournament at Kuala Lumpur during Merdeka Week. The Vietnam team, who are
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    Lock icon SYRIA NOW GOING RED -UK WARNING
    394 16 Deep concern over pro-Soviet moves in Damascus First Moscow satellite in M-E? TOIM.KVKL consultation* between Britain ami the United States an Syria opened in Washington yesterday, President Eisenhower was j reported to have expressed deep concern at the developments in Syria, including the appointment
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    32 16 Mr J M liacDonnell Canadian Federal Minister without portfolio, left ottawa by air yeaterday to represent Ma country at ceremonies In Malaya markIns kh* attainment of in- dependence Reuter
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    Arabian knight conies back to S'pore
    370 16 SIR ABUBAKAR RECALLS A TALL silvery haired, Arabian knight brought an air of the desert to Singapore yesterday when he arrived in the Canton. Sir Syed Abubakar bin Shaikh Alkallf. 67. who has been away from Singapore for 37 years, chatted about the women
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    Lock icon 'No pistol point tactics'
    235 16 'No pistol point tactics' Oman Sultan to U.N.— hands off THE Sultan of Muscat and Oman has expressed "considerable surprise" at the international repercussions over Britain's loan of military assistance to quell the Imam of Oman. and sees no reason why the j operation should be the subject of discussion
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    BOAC DENIES HAND-OVER
    152 16 BO AC DENIES HAND-OVER Tour Britannios for U.S. report is speculation fHE British Oveneaj Airways Corporation does not Intend to release any of the Britanniaa it hai ordered to help BritLsh sale.s in America The Free Press yesterday carried an agency report from I/ondon quoting the Kews Chronicle as saying
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    Lock icon A'JOKE SPOILT TRIP
    150 16 A'JOKE SPOILT TRIP Viv n h -M with ex ,6ond|l first h actress v. ±Wm la Londi W recent Lei«h '-^l oW dau ■;;JB He wu n [ng b H from Mi:. ::>nSl day. Vivien Lei«h iV"::'l Olivier, '-"'Mm holiday v, land with t] son ofSl TafquTn tr: "^B criticism
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    54 16 SHE KILLED THE WRONG MAN MRS. Jc^err... N!:Dar.:?;ls 49. was sentenced t Lil .:r.;::5::-|s ment in Oaklan I alii rr.^Bfor killing the man On May 10 shot year-old Harold McDaniaß s She had Ini *f*|: plained in court sr x ;Bs her ex-husband. i:v V J She pleaded ty tc
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      13 1 THE PAPER WITHIN A PAPER Eve \o. d 8 Tuesday, August 20. 1957.
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      THEY'RE GREAT SPORTS
      624 1 W m l J*& or cheongsam. young 5 c7du£ «f »h* U i ff7 U below) is a farming latfy ursi io nold this coveted post i flowfr^frd^n^V C J rner the clubhouse terraces sDirit nf wtJLa E rtr!| y s new, progressive i i- w Singapore
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        125 1 r fl~ > so salo >< to cream off .1 >J facial hair with '\sij\\ Elizabeth x Arden's >/-.•/, i- llif w/«\ j'Mtlf u,i\ 1., rif 1 1« c flßlP^Sw li.I i.i i r it mi I k >■. arms and legs, r.i***'**^ i > It not only creams off
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      Fashion Falshes
      221 2 Fashion Falshes I IGHTWEIGHT sad*J die tan walking or sports shoes have arrived from England and are available at a Collyer Quay store. Durable soles are of micro-cellular composition, scientific for lon^ wear. Heels are meditan. New also are exquisite summer styles in feminine Siciss lace in white, honey beige
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      Delicacies from Mexico
      360 2 ROSES big as plates, kingsized avocados for 10 cents each, Aztec palaces the cinemas this is Old Mexico's Monterrey, the fabulous sun-drenched city sprawled halfway between Mexico City and the U.S. border. Seasoning We lope into Monterrey from colossal plains fringed by great blue mountains, the air
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      48 2 world's Ri( }nn flit llllri not in s n other tangible!, Too lew of considered intelE ness and ad?en2 First uf all, we dollars w hiph have search and industri which make our I able. We B oven rich made ava ibletow ishings, I ur-.avisi SIIIIIIIHIIIC3IIII lIIIHItHiuii
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      SPECS FOR STYLE
      252 2 DESIDFs the coun LM Singapore, fen who wear eyegj there arc many a who choose to d wearing them their eyes bear manent frowns result of short-si edness. Most women who shoo wearing spectacles not are the victims old prejudice that es detrai I from aj ance.
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      Lock icon A SINGAPORE ORIGINAL
      108 2 A SINGAPORE ORIGINAL g A sensation at a recent faihion show at the American Club was this Singapore ongi- rial, featuring the decorative uses of a perenE nial favourite patent leather. In this case 3 the lovely model portrays the glamour of an 1 afternoon frock of black-and-white printed i
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      Modern-minded an is among d's wealthiest
      423 3 Modern-minded an is among d's wealthiest P 0 vert y ol purse, poverty of mind how closely are these related to human initiative? Consider your prospects. Appraise your shortcomj ings, your inadequacies. And then do something about them! of Singapore today are among the 1 we're rich without realising it,
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      61 3 It's designed to flatter B| arresting coin spots pepm pl' this adorable U.S. jacket Bf irith slimming sheath skirt m\ c lovely model on the right. one of numerous high-style ml rnity costumes imported by I: which specialises in them. Ml tsemble shown is designed I: ter and conceal the
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      WHERE TO BUY
      206 3 WHERE TO BUY £HIN E S E doll* and v cloijionne, Dragon House. *9 High Street; brass goods, marble ashtrays and cigarette boxes. Kumra Commercial Co., 1 6 Colombo Court; costume jewellery U.S. frocks and gowns, maternity clothes, Town (j Country, Meyer Chambers. Raffles Place and Orchard Road (Tanglin); tea
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      Feminascope
      1110 4 THE NEWEST. SNAPPIEST MOST PRACTICAL PAGE DESIGNED FOR WOMEN i t&'ffi&fl i£S«^s#S A j A decorative treasure is this cloisonne shal- J low bowl on a carved teakwood stand, the gleaming white baked enamel of its surface imbedded into hun- dreds of concealed brass supporting fila- ■ments, its design
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