The Singapore Free Press, 22 August 1959

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. ***** SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1959 15 CENTS.
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    Opinion The new anti-crime measures
    8 1 Opinion The new anti-crime measures of (fixed un.ve-
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    A BONN OFFER TO SCHOLARS
    57 1 Hum-boldt-Foundation In Bonn is raduate student-s in be Federation. I Borneo, plication forms are ..able for students residhe Federation at the German Embassy in Kuala Lumpur. For those in Singapore and Borneo, they are available at the office of the German-Consulate General. PO Box 1627.
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    13 HEADS 'DEMOTED'
    121 1 Took money from pupils,' inefficiency charges Action follows Govt. probe Free Press Staff Reporter 1 H K Singapore Government ha^ relegated about ten principals of aided hool> for allegedly unauthorised collection of money from pupils. Three headmasters of Government schools -o been reduced the rank of teachers
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    Lock icon Japanese Councillors in Singapore
    122 1 Five members of the Japanese House of Councillors, on a tour of South- hast Asia, who arrived in Singapore by Japan Air Lines, pictured with ihe Japanese Consul General here. Mr. Scizo Hinatra. The delegation, which has already visited Hons; Kong and Bangkok, is here for
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    Lock icon KING OF LAOS SERIOUSLY ILL, NAMES SON REGENT
    246 1 KING OF LAOS SERIOUSLY ILL, NAMES SON REGENT yiETNAM, Sat. King Sisavang- vong of Laos at 74, the longest reigning monarch on earth is seriously ill and has appointed the Crown Prince as Regent, an Information Ministry spokesman said today. The Kin&. ;vhc has been confined to bed for several
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    Lock icon Epstein's death
    170 1 WIDOW EXPLAINS WHY NEWS WAS KEPT BACK LONDON, Saturday. of Sir Jacob Epstein, Brisculptor, revealed last msband's death on Weduntil yesterday. LADY EPSTEIN, widow tain's controversial night why news of her 1 nesday was not released She said she held the news back because she wanted to rest
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    Man beaten up by thugs
    39 1 Mr Yew Ah Kow, 51. of Bencbolen Street. Singapore, was beaten up by three thugs at 4.10 a.m. today when he refused to give them money. Mr. Yew was taken to the General Hospital.
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    Lock icon Big gangs clash: Many hurt
    97 1 Big gangs clash: Many hurt DUBLIN. Sat. Polite were rushed to a tenement area in central Dublin late last night to break up a .street battle between two big gangs ol men. Fighting started among residents of one tenement block and spread to the street, where some 200 to 300
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    Lock icon Minister resigns
    39 1 Minister resigns NEW DELHI, Sat. India's Food Minister, Mr. Ajit Prasad Jain, who has been strongly criticised in the Indian Parliament, has submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru. The resignation is expected to be accepted. Reuter
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    Lock icon The Guardian
    17 1 MANCHESTER. S Manchester Guardian change its name to TlT' Guardian ns from Mondi edition. Reuter
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    Lock icon Beecham weds his secretary
    37 1 LONDON. Sat. British 'papers revealed here tort" that Sir Thomas Beechlm Britain's 80-year-od orchestral conductor secretly married his 27-vear-old secrecy ML- ShirU-y Hudson, at .vrrmonv In Zurich Al SirThnn. twlce previously married. Reuter
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    Lock icon 80,000 TO GET THE SACK
    30 1 BUENOS AIRES. Sat. Eighty thousand of Argentistate employees totalling more than 1.000.000 are to be dismissed within 30 days under the government's austeritv olan. Reuter
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    Lock icon Refused visa
    35 1 MARGATE. Sat. The Hungarian long distance wom a n swimmer. Miss Magda Molnar of Budapest, has been refused permission to enter England to compete in next week's international cross Channel swimming race Reuter
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    Musical brains trust tor S'pore
    143 1 Musical brains trust tor S pore THE Singapore Musical Society will stage a musical brains trust with a distinguished panel on Thurs day. Aug. VI at the Cul tural Centre. \s it is the first brains trust of this nature The Society sees in this a new form of musical
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    Lock icon LIGHTNING KILLS 7
    28 1 BELGRADE. Sat. Sever. people were killed and nine others, including five children, were seriously injured In Yugoslavia yesterday when they were struck by lightning. Reuter
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    Mikado to aid building funds
    59 1 Mikado to aid building funds PupiLs from St. Andrew's and St. Margaret's Schools will present Gilbert and Sullivan's 'The MiKado" at the Cultural Centre on Sept. 17, 18 and 19 at 8.30 p.m. Tickets for the production, which Is in aid of the school's building funds, are available from Robinson's
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    SINGAPORE TO SYDNEY BY COMET
    128 1 SINGAPORE TO SYDNEY BY COMET New service by BOAC begins in November A LONDON-Singapore-Sydney Comet 4 jet service will be inaugurated by BOAC in November, and will run five times a week. BOAC at present runs services from London to Singapore only with Comet A BOAC spokesman said this morning
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
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    A.A. stops free parking service
    65 1 A. A. stops free parking service THE Automobile Association of Si! gapore ha* told Its members that free parservice In Raffles Place and Collyer Quay will be discontinued when the Government introriuce> meter parking. Space ior A. A drivers at the Singapore Turf Club t days will however, be onV'
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      20 1 Cartoons page 9 Gardening page 6 Your lucky star page 9 Film reviews page 3 Racing Special pages 7.8 j
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      160 1 /»L** I vax in?* FI R.> HI lll^^P^ 136/142. Orchard Road, B*p«re— t. Tck: *****. ***** 222U NOW you can switch ruin U/UiTC|q poo j in the middle of a roll I with the MAMIYA magazine leaded with black-and-white Sudden I you spot a scene that cries for colour. 16
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    BOAC BEGINS AROUND WORLD JET FLIGHT
    185 2 1 In- Britannia and Cornel craft combine today in first service LONDON, Saturday. rpODAY British Overseas Airways Corporation will become the world's first airline to operate a regular round-the-world service entirely by jet and jet-prop airliners. This morning at 6.30 a.m. Malayan time a
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    QUIET DAY IN RUBBER MART
    37 2 LONDON. Sat. After a slow opening at slightly below overnight levels the London Rubber Market remained dull throughout yesterday mornins with little further price change until mid-session when slight easiness was noted
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    SPENT 29 YEARS IN MALAYA
    94 2 SPENT 29 YEARS IN MALAYA Manager retires AFTER almost 29 years In Malaya, Mr. R. MclntoshWhyte < above i. 51. Publicity Manager of Nestles >M> Ltd., will be leaving on retirement to England at the end of the month. He will travel via South ca. for a holiday, with his
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    Typhoon Iris
    24 2 TAIPEH. Sat. Typhoon Iris has changed its direction towards Japan and is now heading in the generaj direction of Hong Kong.— Retxter.
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    U.K. stocks are firm
    60 2 U .K. stocks are firm LONDON. Sat— The London stock markets ended another brilliant week on a buoyant note. Industrials continued to forge ahead to record further widespread gains but conditions, elsewhere, were quieter in front of the weekend. N.vertheles. the general tune remained very firm. Wall Street, New York
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    Soil survey completed
    55 2 Soil surveys have been carried out in connection with tour schemes the Johore Land Development Board intend launching this month. The schemes are the Parit Haji Idris Land Development, Tebrau Land Development, Sungei Tiram Land Development and the Kong Kong Land Development. The schemes involve an area
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    Lock icon CARGO CLAIM REJECTED
    45 2 CARGO CLAIM REJECTED BREMEN, West Germany, Sat. A West German upper district court yesterday turned down an appeal lodged by Dutch tobacco interests against a lower court's rejection of their application to sequestrate 191 tons of Indonesian tobacco shipped to Bremen earlier this year. Reuter
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    Lock icon Output record
    19 2 LONDON. Sat.— Exports of British cars in July totalled 53.561 a new record for any Julv.— Reuter
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    LESS CARGO BEING HANDLED IN S'PORE
    137 2 CARGO discharged and loaded at Singapore wharves and the Outer Roads for the first six months of 1959 totalled 6,916,080 freight j tons, Singapore's Chief Sta- tistician. Mr. E. J. Phillips. said yesterday. This is a drop of 1.708.620 tons compared with the same
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    Seamen to be asked
    42 2 rrlnd out whether the registration system now Deing used is satisfactory from the seamen's point of view, the Singapore Seamen's Registry Board is sending out questionnaires to an estimated 8.000 active seamen asking for their views and suggestions.
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    2 rubber firms agree to merge
    32 2 2 rubber firms agree to merge LONDON. Sat.— The board.s of Singapore United Rubber Plantations Limited and Bukit Sembawang Rubber Company Limited have agreed to a merger, subject to approval by stockholders
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      NEW YORK PRICES
      44 2 k J TIN Straits Spot TIN futures Straits Contract Sept. Oct I TONE: Stead v v XI RIBBER: Future> Sept No-r TONE: Barelv stead v. X No. 1 RSS Sept. landed price COFFEE: Futures B' Contract Sept.— New Above prices quale ■>-.
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      U.K. CLOSING PRICES
      80 2 RUBBER No. 1 RSS c.ii European ports Aug. Sept. I Rl BBER Ns. 1 RSS Spot RUBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement Houae Terms Sept. '*<■ Oct n I TONE: Quiet. Above pri. I PEPPER: White Sarawak f.a.q. c.Lf. European ports Aug. PEPPER: Black Sarawak Special c.i.f. European
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      DOW JONES AVERAGE
      22 2 mm. t 30 Industrials •<, n__ _n> i. ,20 Railroads 40 Domestic Bonds il5 I tilities 05 Stocks Composite Averages
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      U.S. PEPPER
      29 2 Nfaiabar spot and awaitmc lease 30. afloats Ausus: shipmen: 29 »H to 30. cf. Lairponc spot I awaiting rele.tse ?0 to 29-, August shipment Above prices QWOU
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      COPRA, COCONUT PRICES
      72 2 m COPRA Philippines c.i.f. I K North European port* delivered $2] weight per long ton Sept COPRA, Straits c.i.f. I*. K. /North European ports delivered weight per long ton Aug. >**pt. COCONUT OIL crude Mraits c.i.f. European ports in bulk per lone ton \\xg. Sept K COCONUT
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    MALAYAN SHARE MART PRICES
    1667 2 SINGAPORE. Fncay. INDUSTRIALS Previeas Teaay Ae< Bricks Pre* 1.65 B 1.60 B 1.85 S 1.80 S Oids. z.30 B 2.10 B 2.40 S 2.M S B 1..&0 B B. B. Petrol 53 B 54' B 55 S 56 S B.M. Tre.tees 3.00 B 5-00 b 5.50
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    HONG KOW PRICES
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      679 2 HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD To Colombo, Genoa* Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam' Bremen Hamburg Calls Southampton for passengers. p. s i ERSTEIM (ILJYO 22 23 23 24 A«g RAVENSTEIN LLOYD 21 31 Aut 31 Aut 1 Stft 1 2 Stpt DRESDEN (HIPAQ) 11 12 Sept 13 14 Sept 14 15$tpt To
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      45 2 HEAP ENG MOH STEAMSHIP CO., LTD. 33/35, TELOK AYER STREET. Telephone No. ***** Weekly Service to KUCHING, SARIKEI, BINATANG and SIBU. M/V "GIANG ANN— Due 24/8 SAILS 29/8 M/V "GIANG LEE Due 31/8 SAILS 5/9 Accepting Passengers and Cargo Sarawak Agantst THE BORNEO CO., LTD.
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      72 2 SINGAPOR|SHIPPIN6 Ships lying alongside the sin B^ 1 gapore Harbour Board ■fearVM evpecl«i today: Onunerk* Mencstheu^ 8/7. Ad < en Mae;. Kutch 15/16. 1 N. Wall 3. Serudom N. Wall 4. Uiaag U N. Wall 5. Wakashima Man *3/24. Starcrown 26 26 Lykes 27 /28, Izhe\'«k 29,30 Autolvcus 31/82. Puzan
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    Why is slapsticks a lost art?
    539 3 Why is slapsticks a lost art? Asks Rogers and Ben Turpin. Rogers' targets w»»re the cowboy star Tom Mix and Douglas Fairbanks. There was nothing that Mix could do on a horse that Rogers couldn't do better and his satirical arrows barbed with his native Oklahoman wit found their target
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    JAMES CAGNEY JOINS THE I.R.A.
    375 3 r attempt to capture the spirit of a historical situation as contemporary as the Irish Republican Army with its still-continu-in" strife is to reckon with inevitable partisan verdicts (writes lan Hands Wit* Thp Devil" overcomes ml* Srmidabie snag and entice, vou to sympathise wit* sucr
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    Woman's eternal pursuit of man
    274 3 FILM PAGE ASK ANY GIRL M.G.M in Cinemascope and Metrocolor OTATISTICS prove, we are assured, that the preoccupation of any woman is men. An example of this feminine crusade is Miss Shirley MacLaine. a compact 34 x 24 x 34 package of country candour. Mr.
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    SUNDAYS SERVICES
    164 3 The following are changes in Sunday services in Singapore churches: ANGLICAN St. George's Garrison Church, Tanglin Barracks: 7.15 a.m. Holy Communion; 9.30 a.m. Sunday School; 9.30 a.m. Morning service; 6.30 p.m. Evening Prayer. BETHESDA 77 Bras Basah Road: 8.30 a.m Breaking of Bread 9.30 ajn. Ministry, Mr. J.
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    MONSTROUS INJUSTICE TO FRENCH PATRIOTS
    628 4 MONSTROUS INJUSTICE TO FRENCH PATRIOTS By G. E. LEY SMITH •*JHAT the people who remained in France lo light the Germans and Italians should be stigmatised as Vichy-ites bv those who escaped to Britain to do the same tiling was monstrously unj u s t," says Philip John Stead in
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    BY THE WAY
    206 4  -  Beachcobar *«r "f^AD-DY, as a mo-to-rist you have al-wiays said that ii is not ex-cess-ive speed which cau-ses road eaa-u-al-ties, hav-ent you?' "Oer-tain-ly, my child." 'Then why does the A.A that 'Roads corn-par at-ive-ly free from traf-fio seem to produce high-ei cas-u-al-ty rates'?" "Well-the-er-it-you see oh, go
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    Keys through the ages
    139 4 An appropriate hobby E for a master locksmith E E 's the collecting of an- z E cient or otherwise in- s tcrestin? keys. Herr Heinrich Panko- E E 'pi\ of Munich, began E 5 collection five years ago and already posses- E ses several hundred
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    Lock icon SHE RECEIVE GIFTS BY THE SHIPLOAN
    357 4 SHE RECEIVE GIFTS BY THE SHIPLOAN A BUCKING BROXCO, moccasins, a caribou jacket, Red Indian beadwork, a spear, guns, many lar g e photographs. two pictures, fishing flics, a silver jug, records and 20 walking sticks. Ah these and more were received by Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip during their
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    18 4 "At least, Nye, when we were in power the roads -veren't cluttered up with all these workers' cars."
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      439 4 CURTAIN NET 38" Width 51. 40 Per Yd. (5 Colours) Visit Our Gent's TAILORING DEPT. lIAIA.J TEXTILES LTD., 71, High Street, S'pore Tels: ***** ***** i CLASSIFIED ADS. BIRTH 29 Word* (minimum). TCHENS: To Patricia, wife R.L. Hutchens iNeu Zealand russion*. on 21 August. 1959 (Kandang Kerbau HosAT YOt'R SERVICE
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      144 4 I l^^to^^^^ J VL/ WORLD FAMOUS TAPE RECIIJ I'w Oft'i 5495.5P.J ■"V Mm\J $615/- BornecSwJ IM BRIGHT COMPANY LIMIT* 20, Eost Coost Road nccporc Te i'jM Sole Ager K 7M > A Sj WE MANUFACTURE JEWELLEi OF A WIDE RANGE 1 PLEASE CALL ON US AND SEE OUR VARIETY I
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      383 4 CLUES ACROSS make it complete (t). 1 In which to look for what's 4 Prophet in every hostel in cut and may open (5). town <,3). 4 First wearer' of the Empire 5 Boy at the book-maker's? Line? (7). (4>. 8 In a subservient position, 6 Tie cox from the
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    S 'pore Chinatown may be locale for $12 mil. film
    351 5 EXOTIC AND FASCINATING' SAYS MOVIE CHIEF SINGAPORE'S bustling Chinatown may become a locale of an American film, which 20th Century-Fox International Corporation will ?i?ooo,S year at a cost of Revealing this to the Free Press yesterday, Mr. Murray Silverslone. president
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    WAYS TO REDUCE ROAD MISHAPS
    377 5 By the taxi drivers HTWO unions in Singa- pore, representing more than 11,500 taxidrivers, yesterday made two suggestions to help reduce traffic accidents. The general secretary of the Singapore Hock Poh Sang Drivers' Union, Mr. N£ Kim Liong, toid the Free Press that the Government
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    BURSARIES FOR 60 STORE STUDENTS
    234 5 SIXTY post-School Certificate students from seven secondary schools to Singapore have been awarded bursaries of $35 a month by the Ministry of EducaU °Those who received burSa A r L e ,.o?Chin«e school: P. Oopalakrishnan. Mah Cheng Uan. Koh Ron* Son*. Sankatan PreHo* Infant r*n
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    GOVT. PROBE INTO WORK CONDITIONS IN PAWNSHOPS
    122 5 rpHE Singapore GovernX ment has started investigations into the working conditions and terms of service of about 500 pawnshop employees on the island. The Ministry of Labour and Law has called in owners of leading pawnshops to get first-hand information. Officials of the
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    Rushed in to 'save' her child
    135 5 Rushed in to 'save' her child UNREHEARSED FILM SCENE AN unrehearsed and completely unexpected incident occurred during the making of a local film when a mother who had lent her baby for the film ran onto a burning set rearing that her child's life was in danger. This occurred during
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      141 5 I jftM myru u;ia ■jjj^^^H IRRESISTIBLE I Cologne i Powder £±Q uiet > Stay at:— r if U Uahp, hotel 11 en St., Singapore -7. \ir conditioned Rooms Hotel is Centrally situated, clean oil modern conveniences. Reasonable Rates good with a nice BAR private Car Pork Facilities. nes *****/9. *****.
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      242 5 GARDEN FRESH... ...TASTE THE DIFFERENCE /£^2 wifh Rk SWEET n Hft TENDER W They're Fresh Frozen I Available from all leading stores. BARKATH STORES LTD., 27, TANGLIN ROAD, SINGAPORE. j^ PLANETARY 1 1 t JW As in Wotchmokins the NEW en Cof. F.L 104 represent the fIHBB "VANGUARD" of technical
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      187 5 SINGAPORE HIGH TIDES TODAY: 1.14 p.m. TOMORROW: 1.19 a.m. and 1.43 p.m. MONDAY: 1.59 a.m. and 2.13 p.m. TUESDAY: 2.39 a.m. and 2.46 p.m. WEDNESDAY: 3.24 a.m. and 3.24 p.m. THURSDAY: 4.21 a.m. and 4 11 pm FRIDAY: 5.39 a.m. and 5.14 p.m. i 11 M n i YW C
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    FOUR OF THE BEST ORCHIDS FOR BEGINNERS
    568 6  - FOUR OF THE BEST ORCHIDS FOR BEGINNERS M.R.S. ARSCOTT BY TW-: four best (lend roI)i u in s with w h i c li beginners should start their collection are: D. Superbiens, species belonging to the Dendrobium tribe of Phalaenanthc; D. fttsar, which is a cross between D. Phalae?iopsis and
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    Guardening glossary
    49 6 Guardening glossary Acummata taperIng, as a leaf. Acutifolia w i 1 1" pointed leav< R ubru red. Obtusa blunt. Peduncle the main stalk ot a flower 01 group of flowGe?uis a group oi closely allied species Speciosa sho w y handsome. St^aiji a vai which differs from the type.
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    DECORA TIVE
    177 6 Petunias grown in hanging baskets OETUXIAS are closely related to tobacco and it is from the Brazilian name for this plant PETUN— that they set their name. They lcve the sun and will stand dry conditions. In our tropical climate sufficient water must be ensured with protection from
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    Growing from seeds
    157 6 If the dead flowers are removed and the plants well fed, they will bloom for months. After the first blooming, the plants can be cut back, which will induce fresh growth and a second blooming, sometimes better than the first. To take cuttings, choose the half-woody but
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    Distribute evenly
    190 6 Mix the seed with a little dry sand and distribute as evenly as possible over the area of the seed pan. Cover only to a depth of onesixteenth inch with fine compost. Moisten by steeping the pan in water to come just to the soil levelnot more or
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    Father Mole Cricket
    296 6 THE STORY SO I *R Father Mole-Cricket, the Royal Atiroiofer 10 r,m|irror man* Mav*T and his son. Master Mole-Cricket, the Assistant lUy.l \stroloeer had settled ihe«»e!ve» down In the r«rdrn of their house to sleep until it was time for lunch when Mother Mole-Cricket discovers them She
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    RUPERT'S DEEP SEA ADVENTURE
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    Children's Corner
    135 6 ■It won't do. Chancellor shouted Indera Maya, been looking for you morning. Where have you •I?"' The Chancellor had walked in to thr Empc study. ••Majesty!" Tht Chance!bowed low. "Tve tM ■nding to affairs of State. Majesty!" said the Chancellor In an apologetice voice "If it piea>e your
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    Boughs laden with pink, sweet-smelling blossoms
    174 6 gEVERAL hybrid Frangipanni trees have appeared over the years in Malaya. There is one which is white with a yellow centre very like P. obtusu but with a less compact bloom, the petals being a little longer and twisted. The leaves are typically acuminata.
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      216 6 money Tuu <r^^ v prizes are of- \(fa r\^^\ %\*s^%& > fered for co- \l Mil w r«i I fT/T^i $W louring this V J(^ V>V**J\ scene with W^( W I M \f paints, crayons V \r-iY^ri'- \Niv^'-\ > or chalks. >fl W^^fWp/^ f^-3^ four prizes \!f% Bs^v*3-( < rV
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      157 6 i JUNIOR CROSSWOR CM ES \< 8061 Light boat paddled by one or twc people. 6. The mitre-shapec piece in c) Member o] an Africa race. 8. Boilinj water does this. 12. Americans speak wan one. for in ce. 13. Respond to treatment, perhup.v 14. Go round like the wheels
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    RACING
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    Happy Melody can win main sprint
    1371 7 Says ALLAN LEWIS THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong's Gold Cup sprint is the main race at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow and if Sunday racing proves as popular in Selangor as it did at Ipoh and Penang then a record crowd can be expected. fourteen of Malaya's
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    PROBABLE STARTERS AND RIDERS
    425 7 (THE KING'S CUP) CLASS 1, DIVISION l_ 6 FURLONGS hirg (Chen's Stable) Rodger* 90n Wa^ K tPil Stable) Bagby rd •Double G Stable) Hobbs. 306 I „ig iBKW Kongsi) Martir. "8 I Vlm> W 7.12 Forte L* T Stable) D, 7 Berg 710 Mitchell 710 Dragon
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    THE KING'S CUP-C1.1, Div.16 furs.
    65 7 Happy Melody 9.00 (Ward), Marigold 8.10 (King), Monitor 8.09 (Johnson), Downing Street 8.07 (Franklin), Aberdeen 806 (Baratt), Black Gold 8.01 (Taylor), Satoro 8.00 (J. Donnelly), Your Highness II 8.00 (Geyer), Good Wind 7.12 (Forte), Malayan Scholar 7.12 < Doubtful), High Sovereign 7.11 (Berg), Forest Beau
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    THESE HORSES WON'S START TOMMOROW
    29 7 THESE HORSES WON'S START TOMMOROW Dist i n e Malayan Scholar, Tootle, Black Charm, South of France, Welsh King, The Whistler, Speculation, Prize Entry. Comae is a doubtful starter.
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    Selections by Trespasser
    100 7 Kind's Cup: HAPPY MELODY, Downing Street, Satoro. CL 2, Div. I— IViM. CARTHUSIAN 11, Pinkson. Jolly Day. Cl. 2, Div. 2 13 4 M: RICKY 11. Barakat. Thanks A Million. Cl. 2, Div. I— 6F: HULA HOOP, Jolly Master, Docmaytor. CL 2. Dtv. 2 6F: SULPIZIO. Pintu
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    Sullivan has answer to 9f. race in CL 5
    870 7  -  ALLAN LEWIS By 17TALA Lumpur trainer Milton Sullivan seems to have the answer to the Class 5, Div. 1, 9f. event with Billeen and Canopus Star. Billeen won the Div. 1, 7f. on the second day for which he is penalised
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    TRACK FORM OF THE RUNNERS
    1778 8 Cl. l.Div. l-6fur«. HAPPY MELODY: 20-8-59— Drew away from Holiday Time over last 3F just outside 36. DISTINE: No recent track report. MARIGOLD: 18-8-59— Went over last 3F in 38. MONITOR: 18-8-59— Went smartly over 3F In 37 4/5. DOWNING STREET: 20-8--59 Went attractively over
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    Feuds between to jockeys on the rail
    186 8 By THE SCOUT THIS 1959 flat-racing season has brought about a series of feuds i between the top jockeys, English, Australian and French, riding both in France and England. These jealousies must be considered largely responsible for the increase in the rough tactics
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    FARELF billiards
    65 9 The FARELF Cup billiards championships sponsored by the YMCA of Singapore will start on Sept. 3 at 6.15 p.m. The competition is open to HM. Forces and YMCA members. The closing dat« for entries is Aug 28 at 5.30 p.m. (All entries should be submitted to the secretary
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    World record
    29 9 KARLSTAD, Sweden. Sat.— Dan Waeni. of Sweden, broke the world 1,000 metres record with a time of 2 minutes 17.8 seconds at an athletics meeting last night.
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    BIG B.A.M. BLUNDER IN ÜBER CUP
    354 9  -  FRANCIS BOEY /or training —only 6 needed By S n inc °aaminton Association of Iw r, a has blunder cd in connection with the Knnl P K COm P etition between Malaya and Hong SUdfu^o^sSpYt 211 Sln aPOre Badminton tL thlS bl M n
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    7 internationals in RI varsities team
    138 9 4 TEAM of 20 top footballers from Indonesian universities are expected in Singapore tomorrow for a series of games. The Combined Indonesian Universities football team, which includes seven players of international standing, will be the guests of the Universities Athletic Union during its eight-day
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    THE FIRST IN TEN YEARS
    114 9 LONDON, Sat. Mike Smith, the Warwick- I shire captain, completed I I 3i)00 runs for the season Z I when he reached 50 for England against India in the fifth and final eric- ket test at the Oval here today. He is the first bats-
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    Island Club golf ties
    220 9 HHHE Royal Island Club internaA tional golf competition draw and starting tiroes for the qualifying round tomorrow are as follows: FIRST TEE; 8.30 a.m., Wong Weng Foo (S) Goh Kee Seah (S) vs T. Connelly (4) O. A. Hovil; 8.35 a.m., T. Y. Wong (13) C.
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    FMAAU Meet S'pore had its fair share too
    190 9 FMAAU Meet S'pore had its fair share too a. o. m. xvnaa who &toic me iiiiieiigiit at cue u^ciiuio uay oi tue r'euciauuu Oi ivadaaya Ainateur ziuaeuc uiuuii championauips at Uie ivieiQe^a ouniima yt»icfaay, oui 6 apoie 100 iiau lia bnare m uujj ui teiiiauoiiiii meet. ueyiun s '*Wonoer ooy"
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    TODAY'S SPORT
    40 9 Athletics: S.B.H.F.A. sports, Jal&n Besar. Rugger: 75 R.X.Z.A.F. v 41 Squadron. C hangi. Swimming: 8.1.C. gala, 6.15 p.m. R.I.C. S.S.C. No. 2 junior gala, 4 p.m., Tanjong Rhu. Golf: "A" and "B" medal (boyey): 8.1.C; Captain's priie. r.s.g^:.
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    Darul Afiah win replay
    100 9 Darul Afiah win replay A gilt goal two minutes from time, enabled Darul I Aiiah 4 A* to beat Gymkhana Sports Club 2-1 in the Singapore Amateur Football Association Junior Cup first round replay at Farrer Park yesterday. After trailing one -nil at j half-time. Darul Aflah attacked for the
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    FAIRWIND B.P. OFFICIALS
    105 9 The following" are new officials of Pairwind Badminton Party: President: Mr. Low Meng Chim; Vice-Presidents: Messrs. Teo Bah Chee and Slow Watt Soon; Hon. secretary: Mr. Charan Singh: Hon. Treasurer; Mr. Ongr Kay Sung; i Hon. Auditor; Mr. Tan Kan Seng; Sports Captain: Mr. Tan Geok Poey:
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    YMCA TENNIS
    42 9 The YMCA members' championship and handicap tennis tournament will commence on Sept 5 at 3 p.m. The competition is open to members of the YMCA of Singapore who have paid at least one year's subscription. Entries close on Aug. 29.
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    DAILY BRIDGE
    140 9 rFHTS week s hands are from x the 1959 world title contesi. The above is one of many examples which leave us with a feeling that Standard Bridge mathoda would have avoided an lnele. With the USA Nor the auction s:<trt**d non Room I— South bid One <
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      142 9 JEFF HAWKE by Sydney Jordan thot my nacfi is iVirtocenA you all the W toST^ A e^^/VA/vv/\/s/V J^ ~6 I MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis I I fODRTEP HERTS THE FDUCsf THET SAIP THEY PROBABLY I \SKE MAY HAVE ANPTNEAJsIIMAL PROTBCTIVe WOULPNfT MEAK— IT SEEMS/ RUMAWAY-* '^rA NEwTI
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      450 9 BORN today you have a In orderly progression, you strong character, are approach your goal, thoroughly self-reliant and You are deeply inter* have a great facility for In the performing arts and trouble. You know what you may have considerable talent keeping out of serious In one of them. Your
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    Lock icon NORTH VIETNAM IN SECRET TALKS?
    446 10 Border forces build up as premier confers with Communist China 's bosses VIENTIANE Sat FRESH claims that North Vietnam troops are massing on the Laos border coincided today with reports of a Peking discussion between Communist Chinese leaders and the president of North Vietnam, Mr.
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    Khrushchev is visit Canada
    186 10 Khrushchev is visit Canada OTTAWA, Saturday. SOVIET Premier Nikita Khrushchev ha s declined an invitation to visit Canada after his trip to the United States next month. The Prime Minister's office announced here yesterday that Khrushchev pleaded previous commit- ments. The Soviet Government expressed warm gratitude to trie Canadian Government
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    Abbe in UK
    22 10 Xavicr Cuxjal. American bandleader, and his wife. Abbe Lane 'above', are now in London to film a television show.
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    UNDERGRADS HOLD FETE
    55 10 The students unions of the University of Malaya in Singa. !*>re and the Nanyang University last night held a "Cultural Evening" at ihe Oei Tiong Ham Hall in Clunv Road. Guests of honour were members of the visiting Indonesian cultural mission. The programme consisted of tolk songs,
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      33 10 ABERAVON (Glamorgan). Two children marooned on a wrecked ship by the rising tide near the beach here were drowned before rescuers could reach them. Three others were saved and taken to hospital. Reuter
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      17 10 LONDON. Police were called to Westminster Abbey yesterday when an offertory box was found broken open. Reuter
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      25 10 MOSCOW. Mr. John JefferLs, London engineer, was fined AfsUd by a Russian peoples court yesterday alter being found gaiiry of a motoring offence here. Reuter
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      19 10 BALLATER (Scotlondj. Telegiams, greetings and flowers poured into Balmoral Castle, near here yesterday for Princess Margaret's twenty-ninth birthday.- Reuter
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      39 10 KATMANDU (Nepal). Twelve members of an allwomen expedition to the world's sixth highest peak in the Himalayas left Katmandu yesterday for the 21--day hike to the loot of the mountain. They hope to climb the Gho Oyu Peak U.P.I.
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      33 10 GENEVA, Dr. Marce Junod, vice-president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, left here yesterday by air for Tokyo to open discussions with the Japanese on the repatriation of Koreans in Japan
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    168 10 Bride snatched from church (GLASGOW, Sat. A 22-year-old girl was snatched from the steps of a church here yesterday by two men shortly beiore her wedding and driven away screaming in a fast black car. Seven hours later, at a midnight ceremony in a private house. Nurse Rosemary Travers Oray
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    123 10 r*ENEVA, Sat. The Euro- pean headquarters of the 18-month-old Indonesian rebellion yesterday warned that its troops "will be forced to resort to a scorched earth policy very soon" unless President Soekarno quits politic* and leaves the country. The new rebel demands. stiffeT
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    102 10 The five girls below are among eight students or rhe Teachers Training College who left yesterday in Hie Kimanis for Sarawak, accompanied by Mr. D. R. Hughes, senior lecturer of Hie Department of Geography, T.T.C. As guests of the Shell Co. of Singapore and Hie Brunei
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    274 10 GIANT UNION RECANTS IN H- VERDICT LONDON, Saturday. 4 KEY British Labour Union yesterday reversed its H-bomb policy in a move that gave the British Labour Party a greater show of unity in the face of anticipated October general elections The 800.000-member National Union of Generai and Municipal Workers recanted
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    Back from U.K.
    36 10 KLANG, Sat. Mr. Tang Peng Howe, of Klang, has returned home after spending 15 months in Britain training to be automatic are welding sales manager. He is employed by Industrial Gases (Malayan Ltd.
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    ADVENTIST JUBILEE SERVICE
    18 10 special service at their: «qt ju-bu Day Adventists in Singapore art.1?;*-.as. Memonal HospiUl, the SB?I****
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    INDIA URGED TO RAISE TIBET ISSUE WITH U.N.
    253 10 INDIA URGED TO RAISE TIBET ISSUE WITH U.N. ARIGHTWING member of the Indian House of tl. I yesterday introduced a resolution calling on tli I to raise the Tibetan issue at the United >| ernment to mobilise world public opinion against 1 Tibet n The member. Mr. Atal Biman Vajpayee,
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