The Singapore Free Press, 8 September 1959

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS N *****. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 1959. 15 CENTS.
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    BARLEY DEATHS PROBE
    178 1 Health officers visit shops to ctteck stocks Chemical analysis to find the poison responsible T H( S£ of Ellens of barley water dav f nF«2? !L a^ ay in Sin^Pore yesterdangerously ill in the General Hospital Some shopkeepers in Queenstown, where the poisonmg cases were first reported,
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    BARLEY: Why not ban sales?
    57 1 )pinion boiled food ..ore b were and :sonI .dra I I Gov■ctcd I* "on- n h ac- official red last I are can ot to un- bar■i o rough e been .ger npn. it and ies to go .>ods d and of niporary vere :.ot
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    School head is robbed, daughter stabbed
    135 1 School head is robbed, daughter stabbed 'THREE armed thugs A held up a Chinese; school principal and his; family in Duchess Road, off Bukit Timah Road. Singapore, last ni^ht and got away with 000 cash. Mr. Wong Leong Ting, 50, I was tn the office of the Lian j Wah
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    Barley still on sale
    153 1 Barley still on sale Doctors in private practice believe the barley could have contained traces of mi arsenic compound. The barley could have been contaminated if sprayed with insecticide while growing or might have been stacked too close to poisonous substances, they speculated. Srngapofe Haalth authorities this morning gave assurance
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    ANOTHER DEATH
    25 1 Another child, Lau Seok Geok. 3, died in the General Hospital, late last night. This brings the number of barley deaths to eight.
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    Lock icon ALUMINIUM MATERIAL FOR CLOTHES
    85 1 ALUMINIUM MATERIAL FOR CLOTHES YORK, Tues.— A 46-year-old Manchester physicist has invented a revolutionary aluminium material which, he claims, can be used to make a suit of clothing. It is warm in winter and cool in summer and, he says, because of its shine, will become a most important material
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    MALAYA'S TRAINERS
    38 1 New F.P. series starts today VA/HO are Malaya's racehorse trainers the men who saddle the winners for you? Read about them in the FREE PRESS the first of a new series starts in page 9 TODAY.
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    Lock icon S'pore delegate is only woman
    76 1 S'pore delegate is only woman HOSTERKOB, Denmark Tues. The second international seminar on workers' education opened here yesterday with 21 participants from nine Asian countries. Represented are Ceylon (4 representatives), Formosa, India <3>. Indonesia (2), Japan i3 > Malaya (2), Pakistan (2), the Philippines (3) and Singapore by Mr. Jek
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    Lock icon THEN RED WARSHIPS APPEAR...
    96 1 THEN RED WARSHIPS APPEAR TAIPEH, Tues.— Communist Chinese warships, larger than gunboats, were reported operating in the Formosa Strait for the first time in the strait war between Nationalists and Communists. The Ming Chu Evening News said that the large Red ships were spotted along the Fukien coast, after groups
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    Lock icon Many die in storm
    62 1 ANCONA, Central Italy Tues— Three to ten people were reported killed more than 50 injured and a number still missing in the Ancona area yesterday after a violent storm hit this Mediterranean coast last night. In Ancona city, 200 lorries and cars were smashed against walls
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    Lock icon Big airlift in Laos as fighting dies down
    279 1 VIENTIANE, Tues.— A stream of planes left here yesterday taking supplies to the North-East Province of Sam Neua where there is reported to be a lull in the fighting. The Acting Foreign Minister. Mr Sisouk Nachampassak told a Press conference militery activity
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    SENIOR MEN SEEKING NEW JOBS IN MALAYA
    196 1 SENIOR MEN SEEKING NEW JOBS IN MALAYA Rubber down September first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. opened in Singapore this morning at 111!^ cents per lb., down a quarter of a cent on yesterday's close. The tone was uncertain. HPHREE hundred public servants in Singapore, are reported to be looking for
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    Lock icon Rebel navy chief gives up
    56 1 Rebel navy chief gives up JAKARTA, Tues. The former commandant of the rebel Darul Islam (Muslim extremist navy had surrendered unconditionally to the Indonesian government, with 400 of his men. Antara news agency reports. Following the surrender, the Government now controls the Selajar islands. ofT the eastern coast of Sumatra,
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    3 a.m. grab
    41 1 The owner of a beauty parlour in Tanjong Katong Road. Singapore, today reported to the police the theft of $400 in cash and jewellery when four masked men armed with dapgers broke into his premises at 3 a.m.
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
    56 1 EARL BY MIN Minister I Ahmad Ib I Qvccnslown. jtrporl area. I <i Braddii! K( il numb- r 11, Inctudiac a< j<Jmittcd I had taken o r Sv teg ti m i-ii jii; lra<e s»fnmc < 1.185 HOLIDAY FATALITIES CHICAGO L k-end fat.; I p. in j 35b
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    PLYWOOD APPEAL TO GOVT.
    215 2  - PLYWOOD APPEAL TO GOVT. HARRY CHIA S'pore industry says it is hit by unrestricted imports By »JHE Singapore Plywood Co. Ltd. the only plywood manufacturers in the State, will appeal to the Government to stop the unrestricted imports of Japanese manufactured plywood which now threatens to "kill" the local industry.
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    Lock icon ELECTION RUMOURS HIT MART
    96 2 ELECTION RUMOURS HIT MART f ONDON, Tues. Further Li widespread losses were recorded in the London stock markets yesterday. Industrials were the chief sufferers. The decline gathered momentum when it became known that the British Prime Minister would travel to Balmoral to see the Queen, a visit which was believed
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    Lock icon BOEING BEATS THE SUN
    65 2 BOEING BEATS THE SUN SAN FRANCISCO. Tues. While the world turned over Duly half a revolution a jet propelled giant of the new air age crossed the Pacific Ocean yesterday. In one record-breaking week-end. Pan-American Airivays' new Boeing-707 beat the sun from San Francisco to Tokyo and landed back here
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    Lock icon Rubber quiet in London
    78 2 Rubber quiet in London LONDON. Tues. Prices in the London rubber market were adjusted upwards at the outset in sympathy with the sharp advance at Singapore, but dealers were reluctant to follow pending 1 an outlet. During the morning offers at slightly below opening noI minal bid prices were refused.
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    POLAND TO JOIN IN WORK OF GATT
    97 2 GENEVA, Tues. A working group of the 40 nation General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) has evolved a formula for a form of association between Poland and GATT members. The working group, in which 16 member-coun-tries were represented, met last week to
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    Lock icon Slash air fares -IATA chief
    144 2 LONDON, Tuesday. OIR WILLIAM HILDRED, President of the International Air Transport Association, said in York last night that passenger fares and cargo rates must be lowered further. Speaking to the British Association for the Advancement of Science, he said rates and fares were needed which
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    Barter with R.I. resumes
    61 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. Barter trade between Indonesia and Port Swettenham has resumed after a stoppage of two weeks due to the devaluation of the Indonesian 1,000 and 500 rupiah notes. Seven junks sailed into the harbour on Sunday night followed by three more yesterday all loaded
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    Lock icon JAPAN LOAN TO P.I. GOVT.
    58 2 TOKYO. Tues.— The Japanese Government has signed an agreement to extend a loan of U5547,800,000 to the Philippines for the construction of a dam in the Marikina river and telecommunication facilities In major cities. The projected Marikina dam will store 900 million tons of water.
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    Lock icon Code for unruly
    36 2 MUNICH. Tues.— An international conference has suggested a detailed code for handling unruly passengers on international airline flights. Crew members will be exempt from prosecution caused by their use of ".reasonable restraint." U.P.I.
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    Lock icon Creating buildings is an art
    106 2 "Each time a new building is created the process takes place within an individual/' Miss Jane B. Drew (inset) told her audience Cabove) last night at the New Lecture Theatre in the University of Malaya. Miss Drew is a member of the London Architectural Association
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    624 2 NOTE: All prices are averaged between buyers and seller kit to *mm ccl cm cat 9 Mil citl^taw L.r I Cil CM INK I ci cw iiv.ieH 7 Cl CM feHK 1 M» «tM^C»tg^, SINGAPORE, Monday. INDUSTRIALS Previous Tatty Alex Bricks Pref 1.75 170 OrdS. 2.35 2.20
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    30 2 HONG J Closing prices hf i H. A- S. Bant Corporation $955 m Union I:. Wheeloc: HKong p:..: -80 Dairy Far C. Storape Taikoo Docks $32.0. til
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    Round the World Market Prices
    212 2 THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANOI IM** CLOSED TODAY IT BUM I IMU U.K. CLOSING PRICES l()M Previous T«*»' RUBBER No. 1 RSS e.Lf. European porta Sept. 31 Oct. 31 RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot 32 1* bu 32 RUBBER Xo. 1 RSS Settlement House Terms
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    Lock icon 12 KILLED AS FREIGHTER BLOWS UP
    55 2 ROY AN, France, Tues. A survivor said yesterday 12 of the crew were killed when two boilers exploded and ripped apa/t the freighter Tarrangona, off Royan on Saturday. A search is continuing for another 12 crew still missing Seven people, including a woman, saved
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    Denmark in line
    19 2 COPENHAGEN, Tues.—Denmark's coinage is to be brought into line with the system of other European countries.
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      791 2 HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE <Sc NORTH GERMAN LLOYD To Colombo, Genoa. Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam* Bremen Hamburg I t Calls Southampton for passengers. S :ors P. S'ham Peninf ■RESDEN (MAPAG) 11/13 Sept 14/15 Silt 15 IS Stf t ■MMOVEt MAPAC) WSfpt(ltp) >tOT*EVSTEIN (HOYO) 21 22 Sept 23 24 Sept 24/25 Sept Omitting Genoa.
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      164 2 B|Gp|SHIPPING Ships lying- alongside the Sin- neus, Wang Vavlov Shun Lee ?apore Harbour Board wharves or Santa Lucia, Clyde Breeze Mu expected today: Sudan 1 2, Lica Hock, Sudan. Lang, Davila Pema Nl rs k /Q 4 BennevLs 6/7, Glen- Inner Roads: Prekkak, Southerr ..Vie 8/9, Pres. Garfield 10 11,
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    Rational library to expand Asian sections
    316 3 Rational library to expand Asian sections SINGAPORE'S Raffles National Library is to expand its non-English sections. me Minister for Culture, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, isclosing this yesterday, said that he was also planning to expand the services of the library through the community centres. Mr. Rajaratnam and his Parliamentary Secretary, Mr.
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    MAINLY PEOPLE
    46 3 MAINLY PEOPLE S HAWS STAR IS C HOSEN AGAIN I tune. Broth to rein d I :u »n<o Mth Nt\| t >> in .in for which n the Li>t 1 ..i I IVniwitb dLuu 1 preVI >> K ithinin >o to I GH \M r. been able Goode.
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    UNKNOWN in industry
    10 3 The first conterlvely to er^y in *odav.
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    Teachers do patrol duties
    59 3 Teachers do patrol duties A batch of teachers from 100 >chools in Singapore *ed their school patrol at the Police Training School today. -terday teachers from 100 school> took over road patrol dutie> as thousands of iren returned to their for the beginning of -day week. They will be on
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    Mrs. Fozdar waits for her books
    126 3 rE Secretary of the Singapore Council of Women. Mrs. Shirin Fozdar. is anxiously waiting for the Customs authorities to return her books seized at the airport on Saturday. She brought the books bacK from China, where she spent 10 days as guest of tne
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    Lock icon Oil in Japan
    22 3 TOKYO. Tues. The petroleum Resources Development Company was yesterday reported to have struck oil in Mitsuke. Northern Japan.- Reuter
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      257 3 UcdmCC >7rj of all the "portables" THE MOST PORTABLE! It weighs less than 8 lbs. $J75 tf ammeters yf P 0 BOX 22/. S/*C*PO*€ NON-IRON SHIRTS CROCODILE FULLY COMBED COTTON I" TT AND DACRON COTTON I -jjtfs? ~*J& I FROM $6.60 (y^r^!&r' I Obtainable at: LI SENG MIN CO. LTD.,
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      82 3 JEFF HAWKE by Sydney Jordan I TUe robot Moves bcsocutely towabds the 7 >^OA^ ACT/A '^j^* 7 2t' NIS I I/I I sjF/ wx jek: get a water I [7HS SOCKET. SUATTWetStG ALL BERDtfE HIM ££2£s£S£ fY'.—J^J? 0 50 It Wf*[ TPUCK POO^. SOMEWHECC t i T^^T^^"T^T"7^l I SC'fc^*"'^'C /^//fc«rfco'
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      174 3 ?£^w^M^u^^ju^^^ In^^^^^Mm^n»W)|g1 n^^^^^Mm^n»W)|g^ |ft^j^^MVn(' BORN today the stars have given you rather specialised gifts but you are not much of a "pusher" and appear rather indifferent as to whether you reach success or not. In fact, some of you are the personification of the "timid soul" who will back down
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      294 3 are good homemakers and will make fine wives and mothers. Neat and orderly, your home will always be perfection. To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. TOMORROW VIRGO (Aug.
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    WILL IT COME PEACEFULLY OR
    553 4  -  lan Mok-ai A common language is vital for the oneness needed in a Malayan culture, says Mr. Rajaratnam By People must think in nationwide perspective fO define culture is to be intercepted :ill the way with i\ need to clarify the terms of definition. To
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    Lock icon WHY BUSINESSMEN DIE SO YOUNG
    401 4  -  ROBERT MUSEL By fEORGE HACKEN- SCHMIDT believes businessmen the world o\ r er, especially in the j United States, are dying far too young: because I they aro trying to dictate to their bodies under the pressure of competition. "These are the men who would
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    TODAY'S RADIO PROGRAMME
    158 4 P.M. 1.00 Programme Summary; 1.02 Souvenirs prom Showland; 1.30 The News; 1.40 Newstalk. 1.45 Jascha Heifetz Plays- 200 Close Down; 5.00 Programme Summary: 5.03 Heard In The Cinema; 5.30 Recitals from the Orchestra; 5.45 I Heard Europe H?ifind.” 6 ermanV and hJwhH A ay To R^ember, birthday
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      234 4 CLIK ACmOM 10. Tightens us at ten (7). 7. Where the postman co.iies 1L Small creatures in the left to P.M. <7. 6.. side pocket (4). 8. Work it out before actm. v Thev is themselves, so they (11). say (4>. 12. Diplomats show outsize envy W- Solver to compiler
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    SMILING SYLVIA
    24 5 hen is YOUR 2 1st birthday? p nt to "Twenty-one." Free Press, tol Mnsjaporc uives very soccial ita her 21st birthday cake.
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    BID TO SCRAP THE TRANSIT VISA RULING
    107 5 nent is negotiating with tor reciprocal rights to abolish Home Affairs has been conrefully. An announcement te Minister, Mr. Ong Pang Boon. >as for air passengers ing through have been jboiished in most European A three-mar, delegation, .epresenting airline operators in Singapore. Is
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    Water supplies UNKNOWN here
    6 5 Water supplies UNKNOWN here En- be
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    Evidence for labour probe
    79 5 Evidence for labour probe The commL-sion inquiring into contract labour in Singapore ha> received several written submissions from commercial firms and individua The chairman of the commission, Dr. Charles Gamba, told the Free Press yesterday rhat many people also volunteered to give oral evidence. Some of them will be asked
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    Here's a secret for all who smoke
    438 5  - Here's a secret for all who smoke CHAN SWAN BEE By Danger is in that last third (JALLING ALL HEAVY SMOKERS. Are you frightened by what the smoking of more than 20 cigarettes a day may do to your health? RELAX have another puff, but this time borrow or buy
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    To work or not to work?
    136 5 To work or not to work? SHOULD students volunteer for "Operation Lung?" This Item Is on the agenda of the University of Malaya Students' Union's annual general meeting tomorrow. The general meeting of the 1.600-strong union will be asked to decide whether its members should or should not volunteer to
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    MUSIC TALK TOMORROW
    70 5 Dr. Herbert Wiseman, one of this year's music examiners of the Royal School of Music, will give a lecture on music interpretation tomorrow at 845 p.m. at the Singapore Cultural Centre. Admission is free but persons may telephone ***** and reserve a seat by giving, their names.
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    NANYANG PROBE TEAM PAYS ITS THIRD VISIT
    77 5 The Singapore ad hoc committee appointed to review the Prescott report on Nanyang University paid its third visit to the University yesterday afternoon. They met various heads of departments and had closeddoor discussions with them. After the discussions, Dr. Gwee Ah Leng, chairman
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    These lions have a heart of gold
    109 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. A good deed Is being planned by The Lion Club, Malaya's newest social service institution. What is it? Tney won't say. bui membra hinted yesterday that it had "something to do with" introducing a new blood donation scheme in the
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    Lock icon A FRIGHTENING DAY
    76 5 Singapore salesman Mr. Yeo Siew Keng, 46, relaxed with hit family last night after a frightening day. The walls of their Queensfewn flat cracked and threatened to collapse when the block subsided. His wife (extreme left), Madam Tom Swaa Lian (next to Mr. Yeo), and these children
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    'COLOURED WATER' SCIENCE PROTEST
    303 5 STUDENTS at the University of Malaya in Singapore warn against too much science. How can leaders of science weigh social problems in the light of humanity, the students ask, "if all the while they have been playing around with coloured water and dancing molecules?" The warning
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      41 5 STORE TIDES TODAY: 159 p.m. TOMORROW: 2.46 ajn. and 2.40 p.m. THURSDAY: 3.52 a.m. and 330 p.m. FRIDAY: 5.28 a.m. and 4.36 p.m. SATURDAY: 7.38 a.m. and 6.11 p.m. SUNDAY: 8.56 a.m. and 7.52 p.m. MONDAY: 9.42 a.m. and 8.59 pm.
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    Calling all Photographers
    5 6  -  SUNNY GIAM
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    Lock icon Don't blame the prints are poor
    979 6 Don't blame the prints are poor A LADY beginner in photography once blamed a shop-assistant .for causing the blurred images on her prints.. She insisted that the blurriness was due to the shop-assistant dropping her roll of film when she gave it to him the other day. •The drop must
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    Lock icon SEND IN YOUR PRINTS FOR FREE ADVICE
    336 6 Can you spot the faults* TN trying to trace the weak points of pictures one must follow the lines of medical diagnosis or crime detection. Case history if available, imagination, observation and lastly logical reasoning will lielp to arrive at the verdict. Such
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    Camera was used to eatch a thief
    277 6 Camera was used to eatch a thief A N ex-convict was quietly and systematically looting a large store when he was startled by a sudden flash of light and the wail of a police siren. He escaped, or su he thought. without leaving any clues to his identity. there were
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      254 6 For Comfort V Quiet, Stay at:— 5 J 1 H cTRAI HOTEL Bcncoolcn St., Singapore 7. Mostly Air Conditioned Rooms Central, all rooms bath attached with hot and cold running water, delightfully furnished with telephone. Private Car Park facilities. Reasonable Rates. Bar Restaurant A La Carte Meals Telephones *****/9, *****.
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      132 7 IuULDA XL ><>* Pfl<le tal 14" $to<k* effivee *L from per month $H ROFFS 5? Carpet Shop 3048* Motor Sh«wfO«i«) NEWS! J^L CUT PRICE SALES FOR LADIES CHILDRENS WEAR |gr i U^crwear. OmM* Cownt. t TANG LTD. t OKfc^«<^. Spore-9 I ***** fcrttction and Beauty ggrpets of Distinction LiAN CARPETS
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      210 7 Orient SEWING MACHINES Atoo Oth.r 8,,,^, Sole Agents:SHROFFS *o/T5 e C rpet Sh <>P WM O«h.,d Mot., Jfc. wre<Mß) I WAI CHEONG FOR SUPERLATIVE STYLED AND TAILORING at NEW LOW i PRICES 44. North Bridge Rd, S'pore. Tel: *****. GENUINE BARGAIN SALE BY POPULAR DEMAND BalMce of $100,000.00 Worth of
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      375 7 THE |°west prices in town are right here on this page. Make a note of the places, and you will save money by shopping wisely. This is a regular Free Press service. Every Tuesday and every Friday the bargains are announced in a page designed specially for the discerning shopper.
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      457 7 CUT DOWN YOUR limited household budget for those necessary electrical gadgets by calling at Seng Hup Electric Co., 171 Orchard Road. These days every single cent counts and Seng Hup will give you bargain value for your money They are selling electric irons from $6/- upwards— that sounds like a
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      448 7 about-town. Automatically combined with a comfortable fit the tailor that gives you all this from only $65/--is Wai Cheong Tailoring of 44 North Bridge Road. DIRECT FROM PARIS are the colourfully patterned cottons Leela Silk Store has on sale now at the incredible bargain price of $2.80 per yard (originally
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      328 7 Measuring Cup Set which is now selling at the low price of $I.oscts at all dealers. FOR FASHION CONSCIOUS GIRL. There's a Special 20% Discount on Millinery and Costume Jewellery and Tailoring at Salon New Yorker The Spanish Made Costume Jewellery Is particularly attractive ir many differen: colours. Besides these
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      214 7 For roal Comfort Always ASK FOR MEN I BOYS MB MADE IN USA W Messrs. MELWANI S. 102, NORTH BRIDGE ROAD, SINGAPORE. Sole Agents for S pore Malaya LACHMANN CO., 11-K Asia Insurance Bldg. Singapore Ttl: 3*277. FOR THAT COOL- COMFORT FEELING Tailored from exclusive materials both plain designed. Material
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      222 7 CARPETS ON HIRE PURCHASE SINGHS 47/49 Stamford Road Spore Tel: ***** SALE PRICES NEVER DREAMT OF! LADIES' FANCY GOLD LEATHER SLIPPERS Colours BLACK RED GREEN CLEARING ONLY $2.50 PAIR LADIES' EVENING BELTS, IACi, CLEARING I, PRICES. NOW ONLY $1.00 EACH PLUS One Fountain Pan FREE for Every Cosh Purchase of
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    ELEGANT—AND USEFUL, TOO
    566 8 ELEGANT— AND USEFUL, TOO Round the S'pore shops QUIET elegance is the keynote of the charming cocktail handbag pictured on the right. This pretty little bag is rcomy enough to carry the essentials of good grooming but dainty enough for any festive occasion. Made of chocolate brown suede and lined
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    PINCH AWAY EXTRA HIP FAT
    77 8 IF you've got two or three pounds of excess fat sitting on your hips you can do much to disperse it by merely pinching it with your fingers. This is often the spot that causes more trouble than any other. When you jump out of
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    You'd be so charitable if you won a fortune
    332 8 You'd be so charitable if you won a fortune ALTHOUGH most of j you thought the j chances of ever having i 520,000 to play around j with were pretty re- i mote, you were ail pre- pared to be very chari- j table with it. The winner of the
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    Owners hail early barrier draw
    523 9 S'PORE TURF CLUB EXPERIMENT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS The club will seek the vievs of owners and trainers as to whether the experiment should continue but those contacted by the Free Press clay were unanimous Tn sup porting the new procedure They said it was
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    11 SINGAPORE CYCLISTS IN 3-DAY MEET
    183 9 11 SINGAPORE CYCLISTS IN 3-DAY MEET IT'LEVEN Singapore cyci Lj seven airmen and four s will compete in a cycling meet in a Lumpur and Malacca Sept. 12 to 14. The seven RAF men are: Cpl Ted Coates. SAC Sid SayCpl. Bob Burgoyne. LAC Ron Gardner. *Seletar>. Cpl. Roger Harvey.
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    M-soccer teams to play here
    124 9 >! \TIONAL teams which I have been taking pa" in the Merdeka annlv er*ar, football competition to Kuala Lumpur are to play a series oi matches in Singapore. Tonight at 7.30 South Vietnam meet Far East Air Fore. Combined. Other fixture* are. Tomorrow, 7.30 P.m.:
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    Lock icon MAJOR UPSETS IN U.S. TENNIS
    165 9 POOREST HILLS, New York, Tues.— A crowd of 11,500 saw three major upsets here yesterday in the United States singles lawn tennis championships when three seeded players were knocked out in the third round. The first shocK was provided by Britain "s Mrs. Shirley Bloomer
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    HK coach hits out at Uber Cup umpires
    167 9 BEFORE he left Singapore yesterday, the manager and coach of the Hong Kong Über Cup team, Mr Ramon Young, expressed disappointment over the "poor umpiring" in the Hong Kong versus Malaya match. He charged that the linesmen did not follow the rules
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    161 9  -  M. Harrison-Cray THIS world championship hand would serve as a text-book example of take-out double technique. Despite the occasion. East showed a familiar lack of interest in the proceedings. Bidding began with One Heart by South, double by West, pass by North and One Spade by East. After
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    SHA officials
    40 9 New officials of th« Singapore Hockey Association sub-committees "^mament: Mr A A- Mto (Chairman). M«jra S. A. Dural, S. sail ?K G™ain "chairman). Messrs S Yogarijah. J. PUW. A- T. H. Hatchard. Lt. Carine and D. P. Smith.
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    Burma is silent on boxing proposal
    161 9 Burma is silent on boxing proposal THE SABA is sending a x reminder to the Burma Amateur Boxing Federation soon, regarding the proposed Singapore versus Burma tournament. On Aug. 19, the SABA, after making preliminary arrangements, sent a letter to the BABF stating the he dates they planned to have
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    Lock icon MORTIMORE DOES A 'DOUBLE'
    107 9 HASTINGS, Sussex, Tues. John Mortlmore. of Gloucestershire, became the fourth cricketer to complete the "double'' of one thousand runs and one hundred wickets this season when he hit a whirlwind 64 for an England eleven against a Commonwealth side here yesterday. Mortimore hit seven sixes and
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    MALAYA BEATEN
    71 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. Malaya, the Merdeka anniversary soccer champions were beaten 4-2 by Korea, champions of the loser's pool. In a soccer match last night. IA SPORTS MEET POSTPONED The Singapore Indian Association annual athletic championships which was scheduled to take place on Sept 10 at the Association
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    U.S. BASEBALL
    36 9 NEW YORK, Tues.— U.S. baseball results: National League: Chicago 3 Los Angeles 0, Chicago 5, Lob Angeles 3 (second game); St. Louis 1 San Francisco 0; Milwaukee 6 Cincinnati 2; Philadelphia 2 Pittsburgh 1.
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    SAAA MEETS TODAY
    24 9 The Singapore Amateur Athletic Association's committee meeting will be held at the Singapore Recreation Club board room at 5.45 p.m. today.
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    18 9 MOSCOW, Tues. The Soviet Union beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 m an international soccer match here yesterday.— Reuter
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    Luck plays a big part in racing
    510 9  -  VERITY GILL VETERAN TRAINER SAYS: BY The Free Press today begins a series on Malaya's racehorse trainers the key men behind one of the country's most popular sports. The writer asked them for their views on their profession, their horses and racing itself.
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    PARTHIA FANCIED IN St. LEGER
    216 9 PARTHIA FANCIED IN St. LEGER T ONDON, Tues. Only about ten horses are expected to turn out for the St. Leger, final classic of the British season, at Doncaster on Saturday —a race dominated by Sir Humphrey de Trafford's Parthia, winner of the Epsom Derby. Parthia will probably start at
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    SURTEES COMPLETES A FINE 'DOUBLE'
    142 9 MONZA, Tues. John Surtees, Britain's motorcycle ace who clinched the world 500 and 350 c.c. championships for the second successive year earlier this season, yesterday completed another brilliant double in the Italian Grand Prix here. Surtees, on an MV Augustas, thrilled the crowd as he
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    Lock icon Sheffield U. surprise Sunderland
    97 9 Sheffield U. surprise Sunderland T ONDON, Tues. Results of yesterday's football mattes were: LEAGUE TWO Bristol 2 Ipswich l, Plymouth 1 Rotherham 0, Sheffield U I Sunderland 2. LEAGUE THREE Accrington 2 Bournemouth 1 Colrhesier l Halifax 0, Coventry 2 Bradford 2. Newport 2 Tranmere 1. Port Vale 1 Southampton
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    25 9 HILLINGDON. Middlesex Tues.— Arthur Newton, one hi the finest long distance runners of all time, died in hospital here vesterdav aired 76- Reuter
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    Lock icon RUSSIAN PROTEST ON LAOS IS OVERRULED
    391 10 RUSSIAN PROTEST ON LAOS IS OVERRULED Council votes to debate U.S. find-the-facts motion NEW YORK. Tucs. BRITAIN. France and the United States jointly proposed yesterday the establishment of a fourmember fact-finding committee on Laos. Mr. Henry Cabot Lodge, chief United States delegate, formally introduced a resolution in the U.N. Security
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    234 10 LONDON, Tuesday. MR. Selwyn Lloyd, British Foreign Secretary, yesterday reaffirmed Britain's determination to assist in the further development of the South- Ka^t Asia Treaty Organisation to safeguard the interests of the countries in the area. The need for SEATO, the necessity for us to
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    Lock icon 'N. Korea hampered the U.N.'
    83 10 'N. Korea hampered the U.N.' >YORK. Tin s The i Communist authorities. 01 North Kort hampered a United N. body's efforts to promote Its objeca Communist unwillto accept these make pro^pecU of unifying Korea remote, according to an otfireport ia*ued la^t night. The document, which will be debated at the
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    Lock icon The Sydney Slasher pleads guilty
    198 10 The Sydney Slasher pleads guilty SYDNEY, Tues.—Citizens of Sydney's sprawling new Western suburbs will sleep peacefully tonight for the first time in four years. Squads of vigilantes who nightly carried shotguns through quiet suburban streets seeking the nocturnal prowler have read that their quarry the "Kingsgrove Slasher," had pleaded guilty
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    Lock icon Tin mines near full capacity
    310 10 Tin mines near full capacity LONDON. Tuesday. rpHE Financial Times said in an editorial on tin prices and the buffer stock yesterday that the increased quotas announced last week would allow tin mines in Malaya and other operating countries to operate at nearly 80 per cent capacity. This would place
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    Lock icon GAITSKELL TOUR IS CUT SHORT
    105 10 GAITSKELL TOUR IS CUT SHORT MOSCOW. Tues. As speculation mounted regard- ing the date of the British General Election, Mr. Hugh i Gaitskell. leader of the La- bour Party, said here last night he would return to London as soon as possible. He would not visit Warsaw at the end
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    Lock icon SEATO TALKS
    22 10 MANILA. Tues. The South-East Asia Treaty Organisation »SEATCh military advisers will meet in Bangkok from Sept. 22 to 24.— U.P.I.
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    Lock icon Disarm talks on Friday
    31 10 GENEVA, Tues. The 82 member U.N. disarmament commission v/ill meet on Friday to consider the Great Powers' new moves to reopen talks on arms limitation.- Reuter U.P.I.
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    Lock icon Chairman of new Rhodesia body
    28 10 LONDON, Tues. Viscount Monckton, a former Cabinet minister in the Conservative Government, will be chairman of ah Advisory Commission on Rhodesia's constitution.- Reuter
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    Lock icon IKE FLIES IN AND ASSURES...
    114 10 IKE FLIES IN AND ASSURES... WASHINGTON, Tues. President Eisenhower returned yesterday from his 11-day European tour and assured the crowd at the airport that the Allies were united in basic principles and purpose in their pursuit of peace. But as always among friends it was necessary to talk over small
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    WALL CRACK: PROBE IS ORDERED
    63 10 WALL CRACK: PROBE IS ORDERED The Ministry or National Development has ordered an investigation into the sudden cracking of the walls of a block of SIT flats in Queenstown. Singapore yesterday. SIT officials visited the flats to find out whether the foundations had subsided and to survey the damage. Police
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    Lock icon RUSSIAN FARMERS BLAMED
    40 10 LONDON, Tues. The Soviet Communist Party newspaper Pravda yesterday prodded Russian agricultural workers with charges of production drops and unfulfilled quotas. It said, "in certain parts of the country the necessary effort has not been made."- U.P.I.
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    Lock icon Q.C. Bing slandered
    70 10 ACCRA. Tues.— Mr. Geoffrey Bing. Q.C.. the attorney, general of Ghana, yesterday won a slander case against former parliamentary secretary to Ghana's minister of information, Mr. S.I. Iddrissu. in connection with allegations of bribery over a big mining contract made here last April. The court will now
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      Lock icon THRILLS AT BIG U.K. AIR SHOW
      104 10 FARNBOROUGH, Tuesday. OTUNT FLYING by Royal Air Force and Royal Navy squadrons thrilled spectators yesterday at the Society of British Aircraft Constructors' annual show. New aircraft going through their paces for the first time were the Vickcrs Vanguard airliner, the Rotodyne. for which both
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      27 10 LONDON. The Financial Times declared that Japanese steelmakers have been engaged in a sudden rush to import raw materials such as iron scrap and cokinc coal.- Reuter
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      19 10 WASHINGTON. The Senate has approved a three-year U555,415 million extension of the Government's overseas surplus cron disposal programme.- U.P.I.
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      27 10 CAIRO, The Egyptian Prisons Administration has received the amnesty decree authorising the release of Mr. James Swinburn. Briton who was imprisoned in 1956 on espionage charges. Reuter
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      30 10 WASHINGTON, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State William B. Macomber has reaffirmed State Department support of "the principle of freedom of transit through the Suez Canal as an international waterway.' U.P.I.
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      25 10 KATMANDU 'Nepal). Tues. —The 12-member all-women European expedition to climb Cho Oyu peak in the Nepal Himalayas has reached 1U 11.000-foot high base village U.P.I.
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    Lock icon H-TEST BY FRANCE: NEW PROTESTS
    211 10 H-TEST BY FRANCE: NEW PROTESTS CASABLANCA, Tuesday. rFHE political committee of the Arab League Council decided yesterday to support Morocco's announced plan for a protest in the United Nations against the impending French nuclear test in the Sahara. About 10,000 youths paraded through the main streets of Cairo for several
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    Lock icon Peking won' risk war by attacking us says Nehru
    63 10 Peking won' risk war by attacking us says Nehru N| W 1)1 I h, Tyiß. NEHRU, the Prime Minist< iTI have told the Indian Parlmmei tive Committee on External think China would risk war h major conflict with India. Mr. Nehru told the commit? t between India and Chin; global
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    $4o mil. loan: Good start
    51 10 The Singapore Government's $40 million loan got off to a good start when it openI ed at 9.00 a.m. today. A Ministry of Finance spokesman said that within an hour more than 20 applications came in. They were being made In a steady stream, he
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