The Singapore Free Press, 21 January 1959

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    Masthead
    20 1 The Singapore Free Press .Malaya's Own Family Paper V(( i Mn K aporr. Wednesday January 21, 159. Price 15 rts
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    The poll date— by the Governor
    115 1 The poll date— by the Governor THE GOVERNOR. Sir William Goocie. m a message to the Legislative Aswmbly this morning, said it was Intended to dissolve the Assembly on or before Apr.i 2 and to order fresh election within 60 days alter the dissolution. He also iixed the first Monday
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    'No change in R.I. policy to Colony'
    72 1 THE Chief Secretary, Mr. David, denied m the Assembly this morning any knowledge of any change Indonesian Government In it.s ba.sie tf P°l' !ri.s Singapore. <Ind.> him to clarify m .stand the n-cent he IndoneOeneral m Indonesia it i irds he was n
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    14 1 I nd thr i mil In Kai F Iraqi nnn Reuter
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    Lock icon IKE TO MEET THE QUEEN ON U.S. BORDER
    74 1 IKE TO MEET THE QUEEN ON U.S. BORDER l>H^oii-»i^iNT Eisenhower 1 will meet Queen m June, proDably on the United States-Canadian border wnen she inspects tile St. Lawrence seaway. Disclosing this m Washington last night, Mr. Hagerty. the White House press secretary, said he was unable to supply any details.
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    Lock icon Duke lands at Aden
    60 1 THE Duke of Edinburgh, travelling m a Comet, landed at Aden airport last night on his way to India. He was met by the Governor. Sir William Luce, and the Commander of British forces m the Arabian Peninsula. Air Vice Marshal M. L. Heath. The Comet
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    RUBBER PRICE
    32 1 foruary first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. opened m Singapore this morning 87J cents per lb.. up quarter of a rent on y t< -relay's CIOM. The tone v idy quiet
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    Lock icon MILER FINED FOR SPEEDING
    30 1 1 SON, British four-minutr mil.r v lined '> yesterday for exceeding the ipeed 1 "Nvjn his commercial ran at more than '•our it, a rrstn ipa Reuter
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    S'PORE BAN ON RED CHINA COTTON TO END
    88 1 S'PORE BAN ON RED CHINA COTTON TO END RESTRICTIONS on the import of certain grades of cotton textiles from Red China will be removed from Jan. 28. The Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy. announced this m the Legislative Assembly this morning. He said he had reviewed
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    Lock icon Trooper towed to Suez
    34 1 The British troopship Empire Fowey, which haa been hold up* m thr Suez I .since late on Sunday with engine trouble, was due to be towed to I it.- Reuter
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    Lock icon Lord Home on way here
    35 1 Thr Earl of Homr. com monwealth ReJatloi left i A.Hi'in h t to Mi The BOAC Britannia m which he wai travellln delayed for an hour bj trical fault. Reuter
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    Lock icon OPERATION TODAY ON HEART CASE BOY
    104 1 OPERATION TODAY ON HEART CASE BOY LYE BOON LEONG, 12--year-old son of a Penang hawker, is to undergo an operation for a serious heart defect m the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, today. His chances of survival are "about three m four", according to Dr. Dewane Brueske, an American missionary who
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    6 dagger thugs hold up family
    54 1 SIX Chinese armed with daggers and a toy pistol robbed a house m Dunearn Road, Singapore, last night of $840 m cash and jewellery. The occupant, Mr. Tan He Chow, and his family were m the house, when the Chinese held them at daggers
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    Lock icon MIKOYAN'S PLANE ON FIRE OVER THE SEA
    367 1 MIKOYAN'S PLANE ON FIRE OVER THE SEA Two engines out of action, then safe landing ENGINE caught fire on the airliner carrying the Soviet Deputy Premier, Mr. Anastas Mikoyan, over the Atlantic to Europe last night. A second engine was feathered, and the plane limped more than 200 miles on
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    Lock icon Snow storm hits U.S.
    51 1 THE biggest prairie snowstorm of the season crippled transportation across the plains near Chicago yesterday and made metropolitan shopping centers look like ghost towns. The blinding snow was whipped by icy winds up to 60 miles an hour from the Southern Rockies to the Canadian border.
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    BRITAIN'S PROMISE TO H.K.
    227 2 'We will oppose curbs on your exports' MR. ALAN LENNOXBOYD, the Colonial Secretary, said yesterday the British Government general policy was to "oppose vigorously tne unilateral imposition of restrictions by other countries on the import 01 Hong Kong goods. He WES answering a Question m the
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    Lock icon Justified
    36 2 That fear had been Justified. ranee had already trie ted the import of Horn-, Koiiii, textiles. He a k< d whether the Gov- eminent would give the Hong Kong Government support. Mr. Lennox-Bovd answered Reuter
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    Lock icon LAOS HITS BACK: NORTH VIETNAM IS AGGRESSOR
    100 2 r rni\ i aoa K(1 a COITI--muniq terday In to Communl i1 North Vietnam had encroached on North Vlel territory threi times and violated ii 1 1 pape iij. i it aid: i' conjwlli to Ivi :irih"sion m Mr Nrhtu v Rye principles
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    Lock icon THE BALLET COMES TO SINGAPORE
    72 2 SOME of the members of the Theatre d Art clv Ballet (above) arriving at Singapore Airport last nij;ht. And below is the company's attractive founder and leader. Madam Anna Galina. The company consists ol 25 members —12 of them girls. They are now on a
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    Lock icon 440,000 jobless
    24 2 Canada ended 1958 with the highest December unemployment figure 44(>,0i)0 since World Wai 1 1 icording to government ftKiires published yesterday Reuter
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    Lock icon Reds' trade drive a challenging danger
    191 2 AN economic offensive by the Communist world •'is bound to be one of the most challenging dangers m the days ahead," the Canadian Prime Minister, Mr. John Diefenbaker, said m Ottawa. Speaking In the House of Commons debate on the Governor-General's throne speech, he
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    Lock icon Hill going home
    34 2 Dr. Charles Hill. British Minister m charge of coordinating information services, passed through Tokyo last night oni his way backto Britain after attending the conference of British diplomats m Singapore Reuter
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    Lock icon $600 m. credit
    23 2 The French Oovernmenl Lgned an agreement with 21 United State; bank* for a itand by i $200,000,000 'Ms(>oo. noo.ooo), Reuter
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    Lock icon Bigger exports
    19 2 Britain exported 480.810 m 1958, ime 80,000 c than ti»< ytar the Board Tradf announced yesterday. Reuter
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    Lock icon Trial adjourned
    24 2 The son tii African maw tn .i .<>n trial wai ye ttrday adjourned until 2 nn thp application of the flcfrnrp Reuter
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    Lock icon 3 soldiers (and girls) held in Gaza
    102 2 TMIE Middle East agency reported Gii/a terday that three Canadian of the United i nergency I been arrested by i authorities m there. rhe Egyptian Govt sponsored agencj that three Isra brought from Ti 1 Aviv across the frontier into Egypt had been
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    Lock icon Short of cash to fight malaria
    50 2 Dr. MO.Candau.directorgeneral of the World Health Organisation I WHO I told the organisations executive board m Geneva yesterday that the funds available to the WHO for the world-wide malaria eradication programme this year fell short by about $13 million Ms 3 9 million Reuter
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    Lock icon Official visitor
    17 2 President Arturo Fmndizi of Argentina arrived itWashington by air yesterday on an official visit. Reuter
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    Lock icon Police crack-down if call-girl charge true
    146 3 BBRT WAGNER, New York, said would ask police charges, mad,' programme the that Ameriexecutives em-t-girls to promote Jyor's spokesman thi re is any truth .rts the police d own fast. We will not tolerate such scandal ana vice." The programme, called "The Business of
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    Lock icon OMET PICKS UP POLIO-STRICKEN MOTHER-TO-BE
    24 3 OMET PICKS UP POLIO-STRICKEN MOTHER-TO-BE v AIP FORCE London Bomstrict- m Mrs. Dawn ,0 Boir.wher< sne Dr. Q. Rn search officer Institute In Reuter
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    1,000 guests at their a wedding
    66 3 1,000 guests at their a wedding MR. and Mrs. Ong Kiat Kirn who g were married at the Singapore Registry. B The bride. formerly .Miss Chia Meow Huay is the fourth daughter pj of Madam Chew Ah 800 and the late Mr. B Chia Hock Clnvee. B More than 1,000
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    Lock icon PILOT'S 'GRAVE ERROR': 79 DIED
    128 3 PILOT'S 'GRAVE ERROR' 79 DIED A N AIRLINER which j\ crashed near Quebec City m August, 1957, with the loss of all 79 people on board, incuding many British immigrants, was overloaded at the time and the pilot had committed a "grave error of judgment." a Government inquiry board reported.
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    Lock icon PARIS GOWN FOR AKIHITO'S BRIDE
    115 3 MISS MICHEL SHODA. fiancee of Crown Prince Akihito. will have a Paris evening gown m her trousseau for her wedding later this year. Pierre Cardln, the young French couturier, who has made two visits to Tokyo m the past year, will ere special evening gown
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    Lock icon New plane to cut fares
    55 3 now giant British airliner claimed to be capable ot cutting farea In Europe by up to nail and m America by up to 30 per cent lie* for the flrsi time m Weybridge. England, ye day. rhe 139-seater Vlckera Vani medium range turbo-propelled aircraft powered
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    NEW DIRECTORY IS OUT
    71 3 THE 1058 edition Ol the official Singapore Quid and Street Directory has been Iwued by the Surrey rtment. The- publli ftttrtC tivc. contain- 217 pa seven map.s, four coloured -^ht monochrome photograph The guide to up to date m i cord <>f every street, named m
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      80 3 i V Vision V^/ v^y consult EDERAL-OPTIEK 88, Orchard Road, (Opp. Orchard Road Tost Office) Singapore 9. Tel: ***** Consultations between 9 a.m. 6.30 p.m. ii/^l arette UffH fc CAMERAS I; BPl^sJ^ s*^5 from Germany F^^'^^^ I Four models for your choice. From $1 22/- (Spore) JACKS PHOTO CO., LJ
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      109 3 w" "JnF^niS't'tc Season Supplies^ J iist arrived Short Saddle I of Prime Canterbury Lamb The Ideal Roast FITZPATRICK'S 300, Orchard Road, Singapore-9 Tel: *****-9 ♦.V.V^V.VA%%V.V.V«V.V.V.V-V.V.V.V-V.V.V-J CRAFTSMANSHIP j The Combination of Good > Designs First Class < Workmanship and Fine < m& Materials. js%. j^ 1 <\ V s Specialists J
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  • The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21, 1959. Opinion
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      The Laos problem
      249 4 THE potential dangers ol the Laos-North Vietnam border dispute grow more menacing. The Laotian Prime Minister, Mr. Sannanikone has taken the matter a step forward by complaining to the United Nations that Communist troops are m occupation ol Laotian territory at three points and refuse to withdraw.
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    Lock icon WHY TITO WOOS ASIANS
    920 4  -  SIDNEY WEILAND by 9 PRESIDENT TITO'S current travels round Asia are taking place at a time when Yugoslavia teels the need to win more friends and influence more people, as well as to strengthen existing friendships. Like his first-ever journey outside the communist orbit to Britain
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      23 4 PATEK PHILIPPE Vu Mattel \\aii inn.ik»TN f (.tie L t t r Ol 1h» t h c thentic j -old JlltV Sin no«§.
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      56 4 IT IC IA#ICIT TO PHONE ***** C AND SOLVE YOUR PACKING I 7 PROBLEMS n Your glass, china, silverware JW and furniture needs the attention m 1 of experts. We pack and crate I anything for you with the greatest If I of care. J FURNITURE REMOVALS Jf ESTIMATES FREE
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    Christian College
    63 5 i rounding .a P U%B£ the executivi the Malayan ,uncii m sin- Jan. Byao. president ty, Forit a reject with Kuala Lumpur .a that aftei nunity lead- icaiionisti he .1 need In Malaya. Christian hold furthei to discuss this member oi the John Fleming, the council, yet the
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    125 WILL MATCH THEIR SKILL IN TWO LANGUAGES
    90 5 125 WILL MATCH THEIR SKILL IN TWO LANGUAGES r TWENTY -FIVE students 1 from 10 Singapore c applied to p.a-t m the bi-fingual I organised the Chinese YM( A the Department nation Services. Thi t will be held se YMCA hall. ier, on Saturday. 1 7. Its purpose is to
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    ALL IS SET FOR P.A.T.A.
    369 5 sp ore lays on the V.I .P. treatment SINGAPORE is going all out to entertain over 200 delegates to the Pacific Area Travel Association conference who, with their wives, are coming to the Colony for the five-day talks which open on Monday. The best suites
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    Lock icon 6,000 lose jobs at strike firm
    53 5 Some 6,000 workers at the British Motor Corporation's body-building plant ol Fisher and Ludlow m Birmlngham were sent homo yesterday because of an unofficial strike by crane operators. Another 1,200 were to' to report for work i last night's shift as ti strike was
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    Six silver cups for Fair photographs
    132 5 section, and also consolation prizes. All prize-winning entries will become the property of the Singapore Constitution Exposition and will not be returned. A SPECIAL photographic competition is being organised by the Singapore Photographic Society m conjunction with the Constitution Exposition. The contest is divided
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    Lock icon Chrysler men quit jobs
    38 5 Reuter Chrysler of Canada employees In Windsor, Ontario, n walking off their iobs yesterday as a strike deadline passed with contract settlement being reached between the company and the United Auto Workers of Amerii
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    These pupils can sit exam again
    90 5 These pupils can sit exam again j'F ICMBI of Pri--1 mury VI classes mi Singapore schools will mm \\a\v to cope with 44 pupils instead of the usual 40. Reason: The Ministry of Education's derision to give a second chance to all pupils between the ages of 12 and 13
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      26 5 Ch.l/St Tkey IOVE iTf Chocolatey chocolate aood/ ta eat oflfen, Some othor favourites: HONEY ALMONDS, FRUIT NUT CRACKERMILK and RAISIN MILK m CR£AT£ST TASTE IN CHOCOLATE
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      31 6 SYLVANIA SUPERFLASH W VHWM* A $H f' I V Indoors, outdoors and after dark, Sylvania Superflash always gives you the right light for your film. You'll get better pictures evr time!
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      256 6 i m k aaiiBIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII JIiVV MA%%'KK Syihiey Jordan I f unconscjoos Martians a/ms passpo BH" Bt3Cft'A^V*ifMf^g f i^MP» > ir^^trtTy^flH*fW TH&OU6M INTO TVi£ P*OO&C> iNTS&fOG OF j^^^tJ^^^F Mm/ 'km fik I(A t^ i/u ra We can i^L wowEAirrMMEN kM Wit' m V^L. /^W *^y 1 Smv^'JO MARTIAMS ARE^ \w k
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      378 6 BORN on thio first day of the i. I ii, Aquarius, you i lead< i cially m the re ilm B thought r after truth and b who sees science as a basic m tion of oui world. a You are ruled by both U: cod of the air. and
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  • Round the World Market Prices
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      U.K. closing prices
      89 7 LONDON, Jan -»t» Previous Today 1 no BftllMY Feb seltora ..ru > 1 K^ Spot ...MMiif No 1 K>^ Ttllnupnt Mai.li 25 H .sellers m-lUmn [OKI quoted m pane. pi m R White B«r»W«h f.a.q. I'l I'll i: black Sarawth BpeeUl cU European p»rte JM. 18 wllen
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      New York prices
      105 7 NEW YORK. Jan. If. Previous Today m straits Spot 99.62 *> 87 om Subcontract Jan. 97.50 buyors 98.25 buyers 1 99.50 sellers 99.70 sellers March W. 25 buyers 98.00 buyers 99.23 sellers 99.25 sellers Im\i ■vt.-.niv. SALES: Nil. RIBBER: lutuus Jan. 30.35 buyers 30. 40 buyers 30.50
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      34 7 NEW YORK. Jan. 20. Previous Today 30 Industrial 594.40 595.69 2fl Uiilroads 166.57 167.20 lo Domestic Bonds 86 19 86.23 1-, I tilitirs 92.42 92.42 63 >t.*l^ (omiosite Averages 207.70 208.14
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      U.S. PEPPER
      53 7 nr spot and awaiting Qoata 22Hi January hipmenl 22 'j. 23. cf. Lampong d awaiting release 23. Janviary shipment 22H, 22. cif. Sarawak unquoted Muntok white spot and awaiting release 39, afloats 38' 2 and January shipment 38^, 38 cit sellers ex -dock. Above prices quoted m V.S
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      90 7 <<>n;\ Philippines c.t.i. I.K./ North Kuropoan ports delivered "i Jit per long ton Jan. Frb. COPRA strmiti ci.f. UK /North European ports delivered M Pel long ton lin./l eb. lOCONUT OIL crude Straits I'liropean ports In bulk ((> 'N IT OIL crude Ceylon Ksiropean ports m
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      LOSSES ARE WIDESPREAD
      134 7 I conditions lin apparent Ck exlay, further thi it polls Wic political opinion favourable Government, while "night decline on < i further ng Increased llj v all sections Plead Jos 1 came under ■■iiing pressure f'P»'nlni{ and I but there just be pre« ila n 1 werp
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    Police search for killer crackers
    228 7 I)OLICE are making surprise checks on Singapore shops to seize danger- ous crackers with a view to preventing deaths and injury during the Chinese New Year festival next month. Two people died of burns and era] were injured during last year's celebrations. Attap roots caught
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    Lock icon Air dash by mother, 71
    83 7 Mrs. Alice Walton, 71, of Thomstown, near Melbourne, arrived at London airport last night on her way to hoc her dausl seriously ill with cancer m a Manchester hospital. Mrs. Walton, an English immigrant. lui> said that doctor told her by le' that her daughter
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    Club starts 9 courses for women
    125 7 SINGAPORE women of all races may now apply for courses m sewing, cooking, languages, dancing and other subjects which are being organised by the Kamala Club m Moulmein Road. An official of the club told the Free Press that the classes would form the
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    Leading jurist due here
    46 7 The Vice President of the Internationa] Comnn ion ol or. A. J. M. van Is due In Singapore on Sunday lor a five-day visit, While m Sinßapore. Dr. van Dai a solicitor m The Hague, Is expected to meet ling local l.iwy
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    Lock icon The Geisha look
    40 7 The Geisha look LONDON hairdn Dumas has turned to the "(ieisha look" for his MWMt liaiist\lts Jennifer Hocklßtf, Clarissa Roberts and Joan Lamont display variations of the (ieisha girl hairstyle of Yusen (right), who is from Hong Komi;. picture Popper
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      170 7 £.lIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIL£ I SINGAPORE I HIGH TIDES 1 E TODAY: 9.59 p.m. TOMORROW: 8.47 a.m. E and 10.36 p.m. FRIDAY. 9.31 a.m. and E 1108 p.m. SATURDAY: 10.11 a.m. E and 11.42 p.m. E SUNDAY- 10.51 p.m. E S MONDAY: 0.14 a.m. and 11-30 a.m. TUESDAY: 0.45 a.m. E and 12.10
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    JAK AT THE RUSSIAN ART SHOW
    19 8 .it says the artist was to have come but he's still m orbit."
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    ROYAL GEMS PAWNED BY REDS STILL IN IRELAND?
    745 8 ROYAL GEMS PAWNED BY REDS STILL IN IRELAND? r<ROWN jewels that 7 belonged to the last of a line of imperial monarchs are creating something of a stir m two countries —Eire and Russia. The jewels are part of the amazing collection owned by the last Tsar of Russia and
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    Police hold 2,500 m bid to break gem racket
    190 8 r riu Sierra Leone E Gofernment said the country*! whole Uire was threatened by the irowlni Ulkll dla- nond racket organised b> »»i^ men Armed gangs were openly flotttlng antho ri t .iiki had had manj lashes uit h police, ulm
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    The little talking bird of Jean, 12
    245 8 The little talking bird of Jean, 12 TWO WHO MAKE ji SHE LOVE QAVII) and .lean Lawson live m a block ol flats m a London suburb. It is a ratha small flat, without a garden, so David and Jean are unable to do anything very energetic, or anything that
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    A STAR GAZER SAYS WE ARE IN 1963 A.D.
    329 9 A STAR GAZER SAYS WE ARE IN 1963 A.D. A GKKKK astrono--1 mrr, Mr. C. S. Khassapes, claims that this year is l!)«:i A.D. (after Christ)— not 1959. He bases his assertion the description of the star of Bethlehem, as Siven m st. Matthew's Gospel: "There came wise men from
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    BIG INCREASE IN POLIO CASES
    135 9 THE national foundai which expanded ita pollo-flghting ftctivitiea utter the the lid paralytic 43 per beca and RPftthy OH the part ot the public. Mr Basil O'Connor, preinf ol the 01 til formerly known the National Foundation for [nfantile p lysis, .said m a year-end
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    SHE'S SHAPED TO PLEASE
    21 9 SHE 'S SHAPED TO PLEASE Shapely Marcia Valibus combs her tangled tresses as she sits sunning herself at Miami Beach, Florida.
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    MOST USE OF THEIR LEISURE
    328 9 llch gives a public rformance of at ne play every ar. rhere is a rehearsal rery Wednesday ening m the winr, and on Tuesdays ivid goes over his ies, and makes Jean ten while he repeats em. At David's school lere are several übs which
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    AS A GREAT FOR BOOKS
    215 9 >] hours. istant se- y of the philalic club, whi c h a month. He is specially mdd m Commoni m p s perhaps, bey bear such r pictures f tid places. t to try n a bit more gey when you )lh mps, Dart'"
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    New city to go up on 4,000 acres of scrub country
    180 9 ¥>RITISH enterprise is to build a new city of homes industry, and commerce m the Praser Valley, 20 miles cast of Vancouver. it will rise from scrub country and Low-grade farm) md, and < ventually cover 4.000 acri The
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    Wayang
    968 10  -  PELHAM CROOM DIGGING UP THE PAST... BY ONE OF THE FEW THINGS STILL UNCHANGED WITH THE PASSAGE OF TIME Strange mixture of panto, ballet and opera JHAVE been wandering around Singapore for nearly live years now, but it is still a city of surprises. I continue to And the
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    Curtain Up
    12 11 Curtain Up P\ NEWS AND VIEWS n Mm \a IN SHOW BUSINESS
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