The Singapore Free Press, 29 August 1959

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  • 14 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS dsfsd No. *****. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1959. 15 CENTS.
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  • 123 1 'Hands off order from 'high source' Council men [HK City Council's "war" on unlicensed hawkers who have erected illegal stalls at many places m Singapore has been temporarily halted. It Is understood that the "halt" order came from a his:h source on Wednesday atternoon. immediately the hawker
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  • 86 1 VICHY Central France, Sat.— M. Cherif Benhabyles. 68-year-old Senator for Setif. and a European friend. M. Emile Godard, were shot ciead by two terrorist gunmen while strolling m a park m front of the Carlton Hotel m Central Vichy last night. A Muslim friend who was with them,
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  • 59 1 The strike-bound Pasir Ris hotel is continuing to operate with the voluntary labour provided by friends and relative-, according to manage!' Madam le Ho Meng Quee. Madam Jessie Ho yesterday met *he Minister for Labour and X M. Byrne, who put up "certain proto settle the
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  • 62 1 U.S. professor arrives Professor Robert Kark. Professor ol Medicine at the University of Illinois m Chicago, arrived m Singapore by Qanta> this morning to give a series of lectures at the University of Malaya. Prof Kark. who had ju*t completed an eight week* tour of New Zealand and will be
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  • 91 1 Contest winners to get prizes THE Director of Information Services, Singapore, Mr. G. Thomson, will present prizes to the six winners of the civics knowledge contest at the Chinese V.M.C.A. today at 4 p.m. The three winners from the senior section are Ho Nai Yin <lst> and Ramalingam Joethy (2nd
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  • 288 1 GOVT. WILL GIVE AID TWO thousand ftsher--1 men living m the seven islands off Singapore can now fish m Indonesian territorial waters. The "ban" on the firshermen nab been conditionally lifted as a result of an agreement reached between the Singapore and Indonesian Governments
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  • 35 1 SPECIAL stamps, m denominations of 4, 10 and 25 cents will be issued from Sept. 16 by the PostmasterGeneral, Malaya, to commemorate the inaugration of the first Parliament of the Federation of Malaya.
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  • 81 1 Tan Lian Sengr. lti-year-old brother of Tan Lian Ann last years "wonder boy" champion, is this year's champion of the Singapore Schoolboy Chess tournament played off yesterday at the Raffles Institution. Lian Seng, who was runner-up last year, won all the eight games he played. Tay
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  • 174 1 Lloyd and Herter prepare the way T ONDON, Sat. Mr. J Selwyn Lloyd and Mr. Christian Herter yesterday set the stage for a weekend of vital cold war talks between President Eisenhower and Mr. Macmillan that may prove decisive for Western policy m the
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  • 149 1 MOSCOW. Sat. A Soviet Government statement Li d last night that Russia SJuld not resume nuclear test" provided the Western Pow<£ dl d not resum(> •"S* WASHINGTON US otlVcials expressed gratifica- tion at the Soviet decision. Diplomatic observers noted that the Moscow announcement said
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  • 175 1 REDS ARE LOSING 'BATTLE OF SOULS' LONDON, Sat. The Guardian, commenting on reports oi Chinese troop movements along India s North-eastern frontier, yesterday claimed that Communism seemed to be losing the battle for the uncommitted Asian nations. This was due more to defects m the Chinese and Soviet systems rather
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  • 59 1 NEW YORK. Sat. As United Nations diplomats speculated on the possible implications of Communist China's violation of Indian territory, the Indian delegation maintained an official silence yesterday. Asian diplomats expre>sed doubt that India would take action yet to bring the frontier violation to the official
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  • 83 1 Crash on peak -29 killed 2AO P\ULO (Brazil), Sat.— A wooden trolley car of the Sao Paulo Light and Power Company loaded with employees broke away from its suspension cable on a mountain near Santos last night and plunged 400 yards to the bottom m a tangle of bodies and
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  • 16 1 •t n til MILLION Y-OUT tILNGTOft iffaln S CET Hon Xt d of rlterj
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    • 111 1 Latest overseas news page 3. Racing special Pages 11. 12. Women's corner Page 5. Cartoons Page 5. Gardening Page 9. Children's Corner Page 9. Behind the News Page 6. MONDAY BRINGS YOU NEW F.P. FEATURES kiONDAY'S Singapore Free Press will contain three new features: #THE SINGAPORE SCENE by lAN MOK-AI
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  • 282 2 Bosses lark money io pay workers after the freeze JAKARTA. Saturday INDONESIA'S Monetary Operation Committee yesterday announced that certain firms which lacked enough money to pay their workers were obliged to obtain bank credits. The committee said the firms those engag ed m production,
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  • 75 2 T*HE managing director of Hadden and Co., Ltd., Mr. R. C. Sheppard, said yesterday that only the agency of one ot the Hoegh Line Services was being transferred to Harper. Gilflilan and Co.. Ltd. Tne agency tf the other Hoegh line is being transferred to the
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  • 53 2 LONDON. Sat.— A further decline m Singapore brought prices down at the opening of the London rubber market but the market ruled steady during the morning at the lower level. Further easiness m the afternoon vas mainly a reilection of lower New York advices, but the cio*e
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  • 35 2 LONDON, Sat.— Russia ana Britain will exchange consumer goods to the £3.400,000 f.o.b. (freight on board) m the year ending next June, it was announced last night by the Board of Trade.- Reuter
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  • 14 2 MANILA, Sat. Typhoon Joan is moving towards Formosa from northern Luzon.— U.P.I
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  • 49 2 HONG KONG, Friday. Closing prices here today were: Previous Today HKS HKS H. «fc S. Banking Corporation $950 $940 $945 Union Ins. Canton $85 $84 'sellers) Wheelock Marden $6.35 $6.35 H'Kong phone $28.20 $28.30 Dairy Farm Ice d; C. Storage $17.60 $17.60 Taikoo Docks $32.75 $32.75
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  • 104 2 Ships lyin f alongside the Sing*. j.ore Harbour Board wharves or expected today: Sirdha&a 1/2, Alcinous 4/5. Trveedbanlc 6A, Le Maria 6/7. Straat Johore 8/9 f^tolO'H. Azumasan Maru v"L l i' ..Thwsgaard 19, Serdan« K. Wall 2, Giang Ann N. Wall 5 Marudu 21/22, Thai 23/24* SS!^ 0
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  • 312 2 S'PORE MUST CONVINCE R.I. TRADERS' VHREE representatives of the Indonesian Chami ber of Commerce and Industry will arrive here next week for exploratory taiss with local Chambers of Commerce and to plan for a full-fledged trade mission that is to come later. The three men are Mr. Harlan Bekti, Mr.
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  • 135 2 Tin export quota increase? LONDON. Sat. Conditions appear favourable for an Increase m the fourth quarter export quota under the International Tin Agreement, writes a metal correspondent. The level of the quota will be fixed at the meeting of the International Tin Council here on Sept. 1. At the Copenhagen
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  • Round the World Market Prices
    • 43 2 j TIN Straits Spot TIN* futures Suaits Contract Sept Oct TOME: Quirt. \l I v RUBBER: tutures Sept I Nov. TONK: Steady Mlh 1 No. 1 RSS Sept. landed pi ire CUFFEE: Future* *B Contract Sept. New Above prices quo*ec
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    • 19 2 I I 30 Industrials 20 Railroads 40 Domestic Bonds 13 I tilities 6* Mocks Composite Avrrafrs
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    • 31 2 Malabar spo' and n'Aaitine release 29 _>. a floats 29.. Sept err ocr .shipment _'9 28 1 to L'W Lampon^ sjx>t and auk. I 1 Above prices quoted m is
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    • 71 2 I COPRA Philippines c.i.f. I X North European ports delivered weight per Ion; ton Sept COPRA. Straits c.i.f. I .K. North European ports delivered w eight per long ton -Sept. COCONUT OIL crude Straits r if. European ports m bulk per long ton St- pt. COCONUT OIL
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    • 76 2 EIBBLR No. 1 RSS tJLJL European ports Sept. Oct. RI'BBER No. 1 *SS Spot RUBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement House Terms Oct. TONE: Quietly stead x AOOVC pr PEPPEB: White Sarawak f.a.q. o.i.f European ports Au£. PEPPER: Black Sarawak Special c.i.f. European port* \ug. Above prices Q
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous

  • 274 3 tnxioiis Bhutan premier welcomes JVehru assurance ing mat nghting was still continuing The nffl tia) had been forced to abandon Longju outpost Umekfn^ their wa to the next outpost Limekine:. 20 miles to the south. The Government is m wireless contact with them The sources added:
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  • 41 3 MR. T. MATSI \A(i A. loader of Japanese trade delegation which arrived m Singapore yesterday tor a week s visit. is greeted by Mr. T M. Yamasaki general manager m Sins i pore of Japan Air Lines.
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  • 19 3 TOKYO. Sat. Cambodia receive .£1.500.000 m from Japan under the Japan-Cambodia economic and technical cooperation agreement. Reuter
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  • 50 3 picture. THE Chairman of the Muslim Advisory Board. Daio Syed Ibrahim Omar Alsagoff. welcomes Minister for Health, tiiche Ahmad Ibrahim to a tea-part., given by the Board m honour of the Muslim members of the Assembly. It was held at the home of Dato Alsa^off.- Free Press
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  • REST OF THE NEWS IN BRIEF
    • 70 3 Bad thumb poisons 100 soldiers CHATHAM, Saturday. IN outbreak of food poisoning among 100 British soldiers m barracks here has been traced to an infected cut on a cook*? thumb. The men. members of the Royal Engineer^, became ill after breakfast. The outbreak was at iirst attributed to bad sausages.
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    • 26 3 WELLINGTON. A Bill to abolish the death penalty for murder has been introduced by New Zealand's Labour Government In the House of Representatives hpre.- Re uter
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    • 36 3 TOROSTO.-Earl Mountbatien of Burma, Britain's* Chief of Defence S went fo r a whirl on the roller coaster at the Canadian National Exhibition. Lady Mountbutten declined a ride despite her husband's cry of "Wonderful, marvellous."- Reuter
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    • 40 3 FRANKFURT. Dr. Wernher von Braun, U.S. missile expert said here that his new rocket Saturn would probably be finished in 1 another year. It will be capable of carryine: satellites into circuit round the earth, sun or other planets. Reuter
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    • 18 3 LONDON, -An H -year-old boy India-born Miles Valiint was found strangled on a heath at Croydon yesterday.- Reuter
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    • 36 3 LUGANO (Switzerland). Giuseppe Teniori, who wrote and lectured on mushrooms, has died here from mushroom poisoning. LONDON, Littiewoods, Britain's leading football pool.; firm, announced that stakes invested by punters last season reached over £43 million.- Reuter
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    • 16 3 WASHINGTON. America hopes to launch a rocket into orbit around the moon on October 2.- Reuter
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    • 40 3 NEW YORK. Mr. Robert Sarnoff. chief of tne National Broadcasting Company radio and television network, na.s left i:ere by air for Tokyo to study Japanese television methoas. H: -said Japan was ••tne fastest growing television country ia tne world." Reuter
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    • 30 3 MANILA. The Dalai Lama's elder brother. Mr. Gyalo Thondup has arrived here to receive the M 530.000 Ramon Magsaysay award for community leadership on behalf of the Dalai Lama. Reuter
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    • 12 3 NEW YORK. An international congress on oceanography opens here next week. U.P.I.
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    • 16 3 MILAN. Dr. Konrad Adenauer arrived Here yesterday by air from Bonn to resume bus holiaav Reuter
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  • 135 3 Visit by traders from Japan A THIRTY-MAN Japanese trade delegation con- slsting of Members of Parliament s and industrial leaders will spend a week m Singapore before leav- ing lor India for talks on Indo-Japanese economic and cultural co-operation. They hope to visit the various Singapore Chambers of j Commerce
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  • 259 3 VIENTIANE, Sat.— Laotian military sources said '••rday the rebels were retreating m the Hou valley where they mace one of their deepest probes into the royal province of Luang Prabang last week. But m the neighbouring Seng valley m a mountainous province the army
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  • 74 3 'Algerians must decide' A LGIERS. Sat. President xV de Gaulle said yesterday that France "must pursue, complete and finish the pacification" of Algeria and "then the Algerians must freely decide their own destiny."' The statement, made to officers at the military outpost of Zemmorha. climaxed the second afternoon of Gen.
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  • 54 3 TAIPEH. Sat.— The Chinese Nationalist Defence Mm Istry has reported a brief clash between tour Chinese communist gunboats and a Nationalist warship yesterday oIT Nationalist defended Wuchiu Island, midway between the Quemoy and Matsu island groups. One communist gunboat received a direct from the Nationalist warship,
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    • 268 3 H^H* H THAT CREASE RESISTING i^% DACRON SUIT IS NOT »kM i-r~r»*l Priced at: 91 j It is the perfect suit Kj SVI f r^J^J t ~*Z^ I I° r occasions feltiH 4 1 at a price everybody VK^l can afford. 7 SINGAPORE S —^^^^^^ONLY EXCLUSIVE MEN'S SHOP 81, HIGH
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  • 248 4 Leaders lash at communal segregation COMMUNITY leaders closely associated with social and recreational clubs m Singapore yesterday urged that exclusive clubs with membership limited to particular races should open their doors to all. Mr. G. H. Kiat. chairman of the Chinese Swimming Club,
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  • 49 4 The fourth performance of the Aneka Ragam Ra'ayat sponsored by the Ministry of Culture will be held at the Botanic Gardens tomorrow from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. This popular open-air programme ha> been drawing big crowds since it wab launched on Aug 2.
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  • 45 4 Kiayi Haji Anwar Mussadad. a religious leader of Indonesia, flies to Singapore tomorrow to give a series of lectures under the auspices of the All-Malaya Muslim Misinonary Society. He will be welcomed at the airport by officials of the society.
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  • 192 4 POSER FOR INQUIRY BODY npHE commission of in- quiry appointed by the Singapore Government to go into the working condition s of contract labour, is faced with the problem of finding a suitable venue for its future sittings. The commision. after its preliminary silting at
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  • 95 4 She seeks 'Merdeka Queen title A charity dance m aid of the Singapore Government Football Association's tour fund will be held at Sea View Hotel tonight from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Over 52.000 worth of prizes has been received for the "Merdeka Queen" contest to be held at the
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  • 47 4 They'll Vote for 'Miss Electric' The election of an "Electra Queen wiiJ hignlight an "Elect ra Social Nite" to be held at the Sea View Hotel! 3ept, -6 from 8.30 p.m. to m. function is being organised by the Electricity branch of the Singapore City ttfl Union.
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  • 73 4 J^UALA LUMPUR. Sat— The Federation Government's $4,500,000 scheme to develop about 200 acres of land into a oroposed diplomatic enclave at Kenny Hill here ta being held up. The land cannot yet be alienated foi uilding purposes brcau.se negotiation* on its price have not completed. Manj
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  • 34 4 BOSS OF VARSITY STUDENTS' UNION Eric Yeow, 24, who has been elected president of the University of Malaya Singapore Students' Union. He was formerly general secretary of the union. He comes from Kuantan, Pahang.
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  • 104 4 UISDERGRADS ELECT OWN COUNCIL rh president of the !2tl: students' council of the University of Malaya ts Eric Veow, 24. who is studying lor a diploma m education. He was elected at the new coun--1 oil's budget meeting on Thursday night. Other officials elected to the executive committee of the
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  • 164 4 OPPOSITIOX m MAY BE /.v ct KUALA LUMPU. S^ THE Minister of External Affairs n r 7~* Dato Abdul Rahman, will lead a fiL^l gation to the United Nations meetlnr i next month, it was reliably learnt yest*^ The others m the delegation
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  • 126 4 Comets now land first at S'pore boac a*. l cm C mei I ill Singapor- I Pur. The Com,** £m first h. St^JL l^ 1 go on to X 1 stead of proeeedi!J**B Lumpur 1 turning to I ABOAC^SELJ yesterday t <| j ing don, f I Comet 4 I
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  • 51 4 Starting from Monday. Qantas will operate its Constellation services to Hong Kong three times a week. One of these services will operate through Port Moresby and two through Darwin. All the three services will pass through Manila to Hong Kong and two will continue to
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  • 30 4 The Minister for Health. Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim, ha> declared the Indian State I of Jodhpur aji infected place I owing to an outbreak of small-pox there. I
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  • 20 4 The new gwimmi] La ready. w;J be ope p.m. today bj r^dss Fjuj! Ching. PAT lor Stamford
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    • 90 4 ft^t~. m X investigation. m Epstein: The world has lost its most controversial sculptor. If JHHHHHI Women s Page: Helping your husband to be a success. /V s Jacob Epstein, the world s loss alii* i t 1 fl IbT b^b^^^ b^^^^H bbUbT^^B B^B^B^^rfan b 7 bh b^^^^B .^bbl I
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  • WOMEN'S CORNER
    • 216 5 ore Womei ins to of von n on ■rls are makine i s about not getting emn UonaHy involved. Sm h[ indicate that subconsciously they want to get involved -And this could have a definite effect on their kn O owfn g Of^
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    • 87 5 P.W.D. workmen will begin the extension of the road divider m Robinson Road. Singapore, next week. The extension will cover a distance of 150 feet irom the McCullum Street junction to Anson Circus. It was decided to extend the divider after 50 accidents were reported during the
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  • 139 5 HERB DOCTORS WANT EQUAL FOOTING... Appeal to Government J)OCTORS who use herbs to cure their patients want to be placed on the same tooting as certified practitioners m Singapore. The Chinese Physicians' Association has made this request m a letter to the Government. The association calls for a committee to
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  • 128 5 SC II OO 1 tuckshops m Sinuapore are under the eye of special investigating committee. It has been alleged that all is not well behind the glittering array of delicious fweeta and cooling drinks. In fact. Minister for Education. Mr. Vong Nyuk Lin. has received claims
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  • 139 5 KITCHEN FOR THE BOYS A MODERN kitchen for the boys at a Singapore reformatory is a long cherished aim that now shows signs of fruition. The Rotary Club of Singapore has answered an appeal by tfa? Ministry of Labour and Law. As a result, a diesel oil stove will take
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  • 129 5 Two-tone cars are popular I/UALA LUMPUR, Sat. Light two torn coloured cars are popular with Malayan motorists, said the sales managers ot motor firms In Kuala Lumpur yesterday. They said that nowadays when customers came to buy a new car or even a station-wagon, they always ask of one with
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  • 149 5 Cess on timber proposed KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— All k; not well with the timber trade which directly or indirectly employs about 125,000 people m the Federation says an editorial m the Malayan Forester a journal published by officers of the Forest Department. The editorial suggests a cess on round timber
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 265 5 Plm h Feb. '20- Mar 20 Take a leading part "m •ie Sunday activity >pond > s >red community Measure to others ARIES 20> 7" for romance :or you. Could be you m the -one and oniy TAURUS Apr 21. May 211 of this v t0 De future finite p.
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  • 130 6 Nehru now takes firm stand ONE will den> tluit drastic notion was needed to bring a semblance of order lo Indonesia's chaotic economy. Devaluation \\;is the loi;ic;:l answer. But I suspect another, more sinister motive behind the move: To put the country's Chinese community m an even more hapless position
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  • 669 6  -  Pemerhati Rupiah devaluation is aimed at making HI Chinese more hapless? businessmen 80 per cent of a horn are Chinese. Who icould withdruw their money jrom the hank*. jaced xcith the imminent threat of nationalisation and keep it under their mattresses? Those uho felt least secure the
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  • 176 6 THE Da vises, the "typi- cal American suburban iamily"' Tec. his wife Sally and their three children Jeff, Jane and Chuck are finding life m Moscow challenging but stimulating;. Twice a day < since July 29 and until the first week In September i
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  • 375 6 'I only know the Russian I picked up out of a phrase bool; before we left home," she says, "but somehow we get along marvellously." The friendliness and curiosity of the ordinary Russian has made a great impression on her and the rest of the family.
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  • 176 6 'PHE incidence of cancer m A Japan is lower than m European and American countries, according to Professor Mitsuo Seki trom Tohoku University, who submitted a report on his research to the Japan Monopoly Corporation. He said, however, that the incidence of cancer waa higher m
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  • 7 6 Malayan clamps down on some films I
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    • 220 6 CHERRY HEERINC CHEERS! i I.irteen Wonders of ci. Keeiing. A remarkabk drink thj ti v Cherry Heering on the Roch out why! Just pour a glassful result is long and stimulating I Most men and women enjc; like all worthwhile drinks it mellow makes you fe < feeling low your
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 306 6 CMJE9 ACBOBS 3 The time m a close ratio (3) Candies? About a thousand! 4 The bloi on the escutcheon? i 5 "She took me ato he— »rot 5 Saw what th coming with and there she gazed and the face m the end t9) Mghd lull .sore." (Keats) (j)
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  • 25 7 Use wbued p fl'dlii'S TEE ihinith relatives pcreports nonthly ltt.i!l< opted I >terard many t mtt- urChin- i to p .v try-
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  • 6 7 Cultural Centre screenings 11 -day. p.m.
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  • 154 7 The 'fishy' hobby to keep ahead of those Joneses PEOPLE m Britain have extended their choice of hobbies keeping tropical fish. To out-do the Joneses, keeping a tropical fighting fish m a little jar on the mantelpiece produces the desired effect. J. Arthur Ranks, always on the alert to capture
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  • 124 7 T»HE Singapore City Council is looking for a conx tractor to take over all the 21 open-air restaurants at the Esplanade. The Parks and Recreation Department of the Council has called for public tenders for the restaurants. The successful tenderer must take over
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  • 53 7 The chief watch technician of the Singapore Rolex Service Station, Mr. Ho Khai Vim. left for Suitzerland today for three months' special training on Rolex wrist chronometers m Geneva. He is the second technician of the Rolex Service Station m Singapore to go to Geneva
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  • 116 7 Readers give more money to woman MORE donations reached the Free Press office yesterday for Madam Yeong Ah See. the Singapore woman I who has been living on 15 cents a day for the last 18 months. Donors are the staff of Barlow and Co (S) Limited, Ocean Building. Collyer
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  • 135 7 NEW STATUS FOR WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION THE Malayan branch of the Pan-Pacific South-east Asia Women's Association may soon get international recognition as the 22nd chapter of the parent body, which enjoys consultative status with the United Nations Organisation. A new branch m the Federation was inaugurated m Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday,
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  • 62 7 TWO Singapore brothers, Karpal Singh and Ghanan Singh, who appealed against their sentence of five years' Jail each for assaulting and robbing a taxi driver off Dunearn Road, had their plea dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday It was stated that the two brothers robbed
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  • 271 7  - 'Birdy' frolic offends the civil servants ALAN YANG SWALLOWS FLY IN AND OUT, HEEDLESS OF OFFICE WORK By I tranquil atmosphere of the Ministry of Home i x Affairs m Empress Place has recently been disturbed by a swarm of swallows. This Government building has attracted these birds and they
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  • 211 7  -  CHAN SWAN BEE By YfISS Margaret RoiT bertson. a 27-year-old ash blonde from New Zealand, is going round the wond to get ideas. What she has got In Singapore is quite a headful or is it a "steamboatful"? Miss Robertson intends to introduce
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  • 135 7 Films for community centres A JAPANESE documentary film with English dialogue, "Sakuma Dam," is among those chosen to be screened at 13 community centres m Singapore. The list of films announced by the Ministry of Labour and Law is: Sakuma Dam and Northland Tour (travelogue film): Bt. Timah (today): Buklt
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  • 82 7 T'HE Speaker of tne Bomx bay Legislative Assembly, Mr. S. L. Silam, will arrive m Singapore on Sept. 17 for a two-day visit. Mr. Silam, who is the President of the Bombay branch of the British Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, will later fly to attend a
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  • 206 7 Postal office may be converted into transit lounge r[E Singapore Airport authorities are thinking of converting the postal sorting office at Paya Lebar airport into a transit lounge for air passengers. The postal sorting office on the verse of the airfield Sis opened last
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    • 119 7 TODAY V.WjCJI (Raffles Quay): LOWSHIP: Camp Squash Creative drama for children with the campers 4.00 p.m.; 9.50 am.; Poise and per- Make Youth Find public sonalitv for adults 10.30 Gospel meeting at 3. Kam- pong Kapor Road 7.30 p.m. Y.W.C.A (Outramßoad): JOO YOUTH Mathematics Pr. VI, j CLUB: Badminton, indoor
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    • 41 7 HIGH TIDES TODAY: 6.40 p.m. TOMORROW: 9.10 a.m. and 8.03 p.m. MONDAY: 9.49 a.m. and 8.58 p.m. TUESDAY: 10.20 a.m. and 9.42 p.m. WEDNESDAY: 10.49 a.m. and 10.22 p.m. THURSDAY: 11.17 a.m. and 11 p.m. FRIDAY: 11.46 a.m. and 11.40 p-m.
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  • 400 8 THE FREE PRESS FILM PAGE (XDLLOWING the fashion, and a good fashion it is, 20th Century-Fox arc ring a Film Festival between Sept. 2 and 9 at the New Alhambra Theatre. Four films are each to be shown for two days. Thr ive one
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  • 146 8 PETER SELLERS BACKS HIMSELF IN CASH PI UK SELLERS reveals that he has had to plungr his own mnnev into the production of his new film. James Thurlwr's Thr (at Bird Seat. n.ikl ScUm I \*ry much wanted to be m this film. m> when 1 saw that it was
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    17 8 Polynesian Paradise. Louise Jourdan discovers that marriage to Debra Paget is somewhat complicated m "Bird of Paradise."
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  • 263 8 BRITISH policemen, usually shown as tightlipped but gentle. are tougher much tougher In a thriller. "Blind Date. expected here soon. The situation: murder suspect. Hardy Kruger. is taken to the police station because he refuses to confess. For hours he is remorselessly questioned by Detective Stanley Baker.
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    9 8 Eva Marie Saint and Cary Grant suspense m space.
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  • 506 8  - Bing brings success to a chaste chased girl PELHAM GROOM by "GAY ONE FOR ME" is a musical play with songs provided by Bing Crosby. Debbie Reynolds and Robert Wagner. This combination should be enough to satisfy anyone, for Bing is still Bing m that he never slurs a word
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  • 341 8  - Suspense to maW you writhe IAN MOK-AI By THERE is something r breath-taking about wide open spaces. Mr. Alfred Hitchcock is c I early exploiting this human reaction to make "North by North-West M something of a symphony oi" suspense. No more the suspense m squalor of the basement m
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  • 423 8  -  PATRICIA LEWIS By I PLAYED me m a movie this week you know a typical film man's idea of a female columnist A big. smart hat and smart, big talk which had me using ali sorts of dialogue I'd never used m real life. (Im
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  • 116 9 RAISED 0 IS IE BEST lETHOD I tend the i iwiivdvninz* glossary '0r011a crown the colourful part of a flower— the petals. 'rune to trim or cut to shape; to lop off any superfluous parts. standard ...a standing shrub or tree with a stem
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  • 386 9  -  M.R.S. Arseott «v blooms fairly rularly. The other two cies found m Malaya y bloom twice a year at >t, and then not until y are 12 or 14 feet tall. Maggie Oei will r an ifter properly -r stop flowering. We have found that the
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  • 451 9 THE shrub Mussaenaa Phillipicca var. Donna Aurora, a native of the Philippine Islands, introduced into Singapore four years ago and has taken well to conditions here. It is a beautiful, most showy plant and is fast becoming popular and easy to obtain. As well as
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  • 710 9 Father Mole-Cricket, the Royal Astrologer to Emperor Indera Maya, and his son, Master Mole-Cricket, the Assistant Royal Astrologer, had settled themselves down m the garden of their house to sleep until it was time for lunch when Mother Mole-Cricket discovers them. She pulls them up for being idle
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    • 173 9 I JUNIOR CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS. 3. Fa- might go this, if one of its ther may occasionally hooves Is hurt. 10. Surnami smoke one. 6. Common fresh- of the Prime Minister be water fish. 7, Apparatus for fore Mr. MAcmillan LI givin? warning. 9, High- chemical that "burns." 12 ranking
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  • 736 10  - FEDERATION 4-0 Kheng Guan puts up hard fight in singles FRANCIS BOEY Si lI OOLS BADMMXTOiX tiXTEttXATIOXAL By AS expected, the Federation Schools are m an unassailable position d\ the end of the first of the two-night badminton tournament against Singapore Schools for the Education Minister's Cup at the Singapore
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  • 84 10 'Wonder Boy aims to do 4 min. mile s. M. Khan, Ceylon's "wonder boy" who recently lowered the Malayan record of 4 mm. 22 Mi. by 2.4 sec. at the third annual Federation of Malaya Amateur Athletic* Union championships aspires to become the first Asian to beat the four-minute barrier.
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  • 164 10 Schoolboy athletes are dominated by clubs athlel being dominated certain clubs m Singapore I Joseph David, the Director of Physical Education. David makes m an article m the ar Athletic Eumiren line. c Combined Spon Coon form"with the barbetween ..ools end the boob decided to affi- liate the Singapore AAA.
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  • 96 10 Singapore's team for the Merdeka anniversary soccer championship at Kuaia Lumpur is: Idros Albar, Sect Yew Chang, Mat moon, Wah Chin. Aman Kastawi, Umar Rahmat, Ali Sainijan, Osman Johan, Majid AnfT, Ibrahim Hassan, Aii Asta, Awang Bakar, Ismail Yusoff, Dollah Zainol, Quah Kirn Swee, Kassim
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  • 47 10 BOURNEMOUTH. Hampshire. Sat. Datta Gaekwad returns to captain the Indian team against Kent at Canterbury today. The team |g: D.K. Gaekwa/d. N.J. Contractor. A.A. Baig. R.G. Nadkarni. A.G. Kripal Sin«h, C.G. Borde, M.L. Jaisimha. N.S. Tamhane. R. Surendra Nath. V.M. Muddiah, A.L. Apte.- Reuter
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  • 25 10 COLOMBO, Fri.— The Combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities Rugby Union team beat Ceylon Barbarians by 55 points to five at Darrawella yesterday. Reuter
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  • 36 10 LONDON. Sat.— Dave Charnley, the British and British Empire i lightweight champion, has been t matched with Joe Brown (New Orleans > for the American's' world lightweight title, British promoter j Jack Solomons announced here.
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  • 36 10 The Blacks opened ttuir season yesterday by beating Raffles Institution by 23 points four goals and a try I Ito three <one try) at R.I. ground. The Blacks took a I 10-0 interval lead.
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    181 10 The basic idea behind the Roman system, as used by some of the current world champions, is that the opening bid should show the distribution of the hand. Below is a typical example. At game all the Italian West opened with Two Clubs! This shows a four-four-four-one or
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  • 61 10 Hamtramck in league final WILLIAMSPORT, PA., Sat. Hamtramck. Michigan, gained the right to meet Auburn, California, for the 13th annual Little League world series title today by defeating Oahu, Hawaii, 7-1, yesterday with an 11 -hit attack. Auburn, riding the crest of a seven-run opening inning, had moved into ihe
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  • 232 10 Davis Cup: U.S. Aust. level Fraser upsets Olmedo tH)REST HILLS, New York, Fri. The United States, the holders, and Australia were level 1-1 after the opening singles m the Davis Cup challenge round here today. Ncale Fraser beat Alex Olmedo. the United States* Wimbledon champion. 8-6. 6-8. 6-4. 8-6 m
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  • 129 10 NZ rugger team to go on tour VTELLINGTON. Sat. The New Zealand Rugby Union team will play 25 matches -including four tests on their tour of South Africa next year. The tour begins with a match againM. Northern Universities at Potchefstroom on May 26 and ends on September 3 with
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  • 101 10 ONE hundred and fitt\ .mm. M stations at the Far East \\r 1 Seletar yesterday to take part championships which will start The players will their stations includii sapore's Seletar. C Tengah and aLso X Lumpur. 8.. and Hong Kor. Some of played und« r
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    • 69 10 j TODAYS I SPOUT I CRICKET: Clarke Cup— Europeans v. Re*.t. padan;. 11 a.m. ATHLETK S: I niversity of Mala> a ch.impionship». Karrei Park." !.:*.ti p.m. BADMINTON: Singapore si hools v. Federation m hooK. S B.A. Hall. 7.3^0 p.m. SOCCCB: Tourist match— Singapore Indonesian Iniver•>iti»s. .lalan Besar. ".30 p.m.; S
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  • 268 12 THE FREE PRESS THE STRAITS TIMES l Y MAIL Y fi mji ALLAN LEWIS I TRESPASSER EPSOM JEEP POINTER CALL BOY j LYM KWEE LOH J nSSTT- j LAD HARD FINAL AXG POW J^?™ EJJ^T E VSo* £2 SZ RACE S. HbL SJSSLi™ 1 XL CINEMASCOPE
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  • 730 12 He seems to have the big race at his mercy i BEST I BETS Here are today's best bets by ALLAN LEWIS. Satoro (Race 5), Erik (Race 2), Prince of Lalita (Race 6). The going will be good. TRESPASSER giv- es you these:- Satoro i
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  • 266 12 TODAY'S TRACK GALLOPS ALL THE WAY, a newcomer with Rinus Van Breukelen, showed plenty of galloping ability at Bukit Timah this morning to reel off three m 37 with old Conservative (Chadwick) Cor a companion. It was a really good effort because they were very
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  • 22 12 PORT ELIZABETH, Sat— South Africa beat Sweden by six matches to four m the fourth harimlnti^n Toe* lot?* night Reuter
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  • 321 12 Indonesian soccer in Rome Olympics team will compete INDONESIA will definitely send a team to the Romt Olympic soccer tournament m 1960. This wa^ stated by Mr. B. S. Hurahap, the Indonesia Universities soccer team manager m Singapore yesterday. The sending of an Olympic team to Rome is part of
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  • 348 12 Malayan is star in Aust. New Si.uth Wales. iO Wong Kong Leong. wno came from Malaya last year 10 study accountancy at Sydney Technical College, is Vapidly developing into one of the city's best soccer forwards. Last season lie played for the Sydney Chinese team Wings and made it the
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  • 35 12 Regimental Sgt/Major Lee became the individual champion at the Singapore District Rifle meeting for the second successive year at Nee Soon yesterday. Runner-up was Sgt. Shorrock with S/Sgt Cotter third
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  • 334 12 RAHEM SHINES A VARSITIES MEET DAHIM AHMAD of Pen. IX> Olympics quarter miler. m\ the first day the Universn championships at Farrer Park After qualifying fur the 100. 220 and 440 yard;, finals. Rahim won the miie and later helped tne A uny relay team to twu uf the three
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