The Singapore Free Press, 3 October 1959

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1959 15 CENTS.
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  • Opinion
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      New Bill saves time of courts
      122 1 New Bill saves time of courts Coml\ House now Singapore police officer S I •d m a public lotD prem c the Bill the tier n bo preI to will on h s been the Urn only .t their r be de.l have I U the roved. te the ution,
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    'SMASH THUGS' PLAN
    261 1 Whipping, new penal settlement, extra hard work Govt. to bring m new measures \EW measures have been worked out by the Singapore (Government to >tamp out gangsterism and secret societies. Ways of putting the plans into effect have been discussed between the Ministry of Home Affairs and
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    Premier at Radio Singapore
    112 1 Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, the Prime Minister, studying the breakdown figures and broadcasting hours of the Chinese programme section, during his visit yesterday to Radio Singapore m a tour of the Ministry of Culture. Ending his tour of the Ministry's various sections, he said that he
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    $194,017 CHEQUE CASE: NEW CLUES FOUND
    300 1 $194,017 CHEQUE CASE: NEW CLUES FOUND KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. THE round-the-clock police inquiry into the issue of $194,017 Bank Negara cheque from the Federal Treasury has taken a dramatic turn. It is now suspected that a forged voucher was produced as a basis to draw the cheque. The Commercial Crime
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    Lock icon 'Cocktail' to beat 'flu
    81 1 LONDON, Sat. British Scientists and manufacturers claimed today to have developed a new "cocktail" vaccine giving 70 to 80 percent immunity against all known types of influenza. Dr. H. Beric Wright, head of the Institute of Directors' Medical Research Unit, said the vaccine was a mixture
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    Lock icon China wants leadership
    54 1 China wants leadership CAIRO, Sat.— The government sponsored Middle East news agency reported last night that Peking had demanded that Arab Communist parties should be controlled irom China instead of Bulgaria. The agency report, under a Peking dateline, added that at secret meetings China had demanded exclusive leadership of all
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    Land survey in Tampin
    46 1 A six-man team from the Department of Geography at the Nanyang University left for Tampin yesterday to study land forms there. The team, consisting of four senior undergraduates and two members of the academic staff, will be m Tampin for three days.
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    Mr. Yap misses talks
    134 1 Mr. Yap misses talks DELAYED BY TRAFFIC JAM A TRAFFIC jam this morning caused a Singapore delegate for talks m Kuala Lumpur to miss his 'plane. Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, chairman of the finance committee of the Singapore division, was on his way to an important University of Malaya meeting.
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    Lock icon Actor's eyes
    24 1 HOLLYWOOD. Sat. The eyes of actor Paul Douglas, who died on Sept. 11, have been given to an unidentified blind person.- U.P.I.
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    Australian troops arrive in S'pore
    230 1 rpo the strains of "Waltz--1 ing Matilda" from the Cheshire Regiment band, troops of the Ist. Bn.. Royal Australian Regiment and supporting units disembarked from the Italian ship Flaminia at Singapore yesterday after a 14-day trii from Sydney. The 1 RAR. 101 Field Battery RAA
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    Lock icon BENGAL'S RIVER OF SORROW THREATENS TO SWAMP TOWN
    236 1 BENGAL'S RIVER OF SORROW THREATENS TO SWAMP TOWN CALCUTTA, Saturday. THE worst floods of recent years gripped the state of West Bengal yesterday. Heavy casualties were feared as the Kangsabati and Damodar rivers overflowed. Swirling waters burst embankments, claiming large areas of land. Incessant downpours m the last few days
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    STOP PRESS
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    Lock icon STOCKPILE RUBBER SALES WILL
    412 2 U.S. to dispose of 12,000 tons without replacement BEGIN ON OCT. 16 First release is test WASHINGTON, Saturday. THE General Services Administration (G S.A.) announced here yesterday that it would begin the sale of rotation rubber on October 16. The official announcement made no disclosure of
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    47 2 HONG KONG Friday. Closing prices here today were: Previous Toady HK$ HK$ H. S. Banking Corporation $957.50 $962 50 Union Ins. Canton unquoted $81.50 Wheelock Marden $6.40 $6.45 H'Kong phone $29.80 $29.90 $30 Dairy Farm Ice C. Storage $19 $19.20 Taikoo Docks $33.50 $33-75
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    127 2 SHIPS IN PORT Ships lyin* alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Borneo 1/2, Sindh 4/5, Sigli 6A, Bendoran 6/7, Bogota 8/9, Tatsuhi Maru 10/11, Cardiganshire 13/14, Rimba 15/16, Musi Lloyd 18, Halldor 19, Jarak N. Wall 1, SUa N. Wall 2. Tronoh N. Wall 3, East
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    Lock icon Ports paralysed: appeal to the President
    373 2 Ports paralysed: appeal to the President \'F\V YORK. Sat. —AH American ports from Maine to the Gulf of Mr\ico were paralysed second day of I dock strike. The New York Board of ide cabled President -nhower to end this 'national emergency." m Dockers' Union. odda with other recent year^. oveniigHt
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    Lock icon Norwegian fleet has increased
    54 2 Norwegian fleet has increased OSLO, Sat.— The Norwegian merchant fleet increased by half a million gross tons to a total of 10.100.000 tons m the tirst six months of this year. Sixty per cent of the increase was tanker tonnage. Some 1.100.000 gross tons of Norwegian shipping were laid ud
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    Lock icon R.I. SELLS TO USSR
    155 2 R.I. SELLS TO USSR JAKARTA. Sat A seJ nior Governm ent trade officer said yesterday that Indonesia was prepared to supply the Soviet Union twenty thousand tons of rubber next year. Mr. Ismail Tjaheb. chief of foreign trade directorate m the Indonesian Foreign Ministry was speaking to reporters on arrival
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    Japanese to set up plant in Malaya
    127 2 Japanese to set up plant in Malaya KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. The Nissan Motor Company of Japan is planning to set up an assembly plant m the Federation. This was stated by a director of the firm. Mr. Takashi Ishihara who arrived m Kuala Lumpur during a market survey of! South-East
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    Lock icon TYPHOON HITS TRADE
    91 2 TYPHOON HITS TRADE TOKYO. Sat— A typhoon A has resulted In trade havoc m Nagoya. Exporters there will not be able to ship commodities on due dates owing to heavy damage from typhoon Vera. A spokesman for the Chamber of Commerce m Nagoya said exporters had been at their wit's
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    Lock icon U.S. award to British Comet
    48 2 NEW YORK, Sat.— The 1959 Elmer A. Sperry award will go to De Havilland Aircraft Company of Britain for developing the Comet jet airliner. For "outstanding achievement m the field of transportation. the award is one of America's most coveted engineering honours Reuter
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    World market prices
    224 2 World market prices U.K. Closing Prices NOTE: A are middle p r LAMDOl Pre* RUBBER Ho. 1 RSS c i f European ports Oct Nov RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot RUBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement M mm Terms No*. Dec TONE Dull At»ove pri< e* quot PEPPER White Sarawak (it
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    663 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prio SINGAPORE, Friday. INDUSTRIALS Previous T*iaj Alex Bricks Pret. 1.75 1.70 Ords. 12.35 220 Atlas Ice 5.00 5.00 8.8. Petrol 50 6 48 6.M. Trustees 5.25 5.25 Con Tin Smett Pref. 19 19/- Ords. 38 37 6 Federal Dispensary .98 1.00
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    Lock icon 'Impulse' towards Summit-but when?
    283 3 'Impulse' towards Summit- but when? WisHINGTON Sat re is an ♦impulse Ht the Summit, said t***S States officials yesln'! hut procedures for frd a are s till not *g£: described as pre- ,r.- report m yesterN w *York Times M the American Lmtmt believed a Summit meeting would be the
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    Lock icon HAPPIER OUTLOOK AS TALKS
    406 3 BEGIN IN PEKING Nik and Mao confer ig vt v L PEKING. Saturday. Mr. Khrushchev and Mr. Mao Tse-tung had their first round of official talks here yesterday a Japanese politician who was recently m Peking predicted that the Soviet I nion and Communist China would
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    Lock icon Tibet issue gets little support
    28 3 Tibet issue gets little support I Malaya king 1- ir prop ked the to postof next hem pport P<^ Monday to m t ;>• members :ul i>o v Reuter
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    Church bazaar
    12 3 Met he J re. hole from I. -o-operation List Youth
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    U.K. PROGRESS ON A.-MISSILE
    35 3 ADELAIDE, Sat.— The new short-range atomic missile for the British army has reached a high stage of development at the guided weapons station at Salisbury, near here, it was announced yesterday.
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    VISITING EXPERT
    62 3 A banjo-playing American expert on folk songs, Mr. Anthony Sale tan (above) arrives m Singapore this afternoon for a week's visit. He will also visit Kuala Lumpur, Brunei and British North Borneo. In Singapore he will give a series of lectures and lead discussions on American folk lore.
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    Lock icon Bishop's death
    30 3 VATICAN CITY. Sat.—Rumanian Bishop Mons. loan Balan. 79, ousted from his post by the Communst regime, has died m a Rumanian monastery, information reaching here today said. U.P.I.
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    Lock icon Ceylon death penalty is coming back
    80 3 Ceylon death penalty is coming back /COLOMBO. Sat.— The GovVj eminent of Ceylon last night announced its decision to repeal the act suspending capital punishment for murder. The decision was taken at a special meeting of the Cabinet. Capital punishment was suspended m Ceylon m 1956. A recent commission found
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    Lock icon Ford plant fire
    21 3 DAGENHAM. Sat.— Seventy firemen last night fought a fire m a workshop of Ford's Motor Factory here. Reuter
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    Lock icon SIAMESE TWIN RETARDED
    140 3 T ONDON, Sat. A bulletin JL' issued yesterday by St. Bartholomew's Hospital here on Timothy and Jeremy Thackeray, Siamese twins separated m March, said Timothy "has made steady headway" but there was "no hope" that Jeremy would "return to the enjoyment of intelligence." The bulletin said that
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    Lock icon DU PONT NOW BARRED FROM GM VOTING
    86 3 DU PONT NOW BARRED FROM GM VOTING CHICAGO. Sat.— A federal judge ruled today that the Dv Pont industrial empire can no longer vote its 63 million shares of stock m General Motors. Federal Judge Walter J. La Buy also ruled that Dv Pont and two associated holding companies should
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    Lock icon AUSTRALIAN VISA AFTER 8 YEARS
    78 3 AUSTRALIAN VISA AFTER 8 YEARS PERTH, Sat.— An Indonesian shipping clerk, after an eight year wait, arrived here yesterday with a visa enabling him to live m Australia with his Australian- born wife. The clerk. Mr. Luntun van Thinotius, will join his wife Elsie who. with their three children. has
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    Lock icon ATOMIC BLASTS 'WILL KILL MILLION PEOPLE'
    212 3 ATOMIC BLASTS 'WILL KILL MILLION PEOPLE' PARIS, Saturday. THREE Japanese, one French and one American, including two Nobel Prize winners, said m a joint memorandum submitted to the French Academy of Science yesterday that more than one million people would die from the effects of the radioactivity already produced by
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    Lock icon 'Secret weapon' may decide British election
    423 3 'Secret weapon' may decide British election LONDON, Saturday. T>RITAIN'S two big political parties sparred warily yesterday, each waiting for the other to produce some "secret weapon" for the last few hectic days of the general election campaign. Both Conservative and Labour campaign chiefs know that victory or defeat could depend
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    Protection exercise
    44 3 A 11-day Naval exercise to protect merchant shipping m the Pacific and nearby waters will be staged from Oct. 12. The exercise Is held m conjunction with the British. American, Australian and New Zealand nava land air forces and is called SEALANES.
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      197 3 ZEISS UMBRAL SUNGLASSES Model L 159 r\ T Model D PROTECT YOUR EYES harmful ultraviolet and infra-red rays. Note: All ZEISS lenses bear this mark. 2. MOTION SMITH SONS (OPTICIANS) LTD. 13. Battery Road, Singapore c opticians and Department Stores Don t decide on anything until you have seen the
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      288 3 T" t^B^ BEFORE YOU MA JT^l MIND HAVE A LOOK AT HE dl sTaNDINC f^^^^H -Juper 4/ JEWELS SWISS MADE THE WATCH has undergone 27 tests it N built to withstand o water pressure to o depth of 150 feet. •olc mcit. LIEN WAH WATCH DEALERS IPS MOUTH WMOOC WOAO,
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    AND ALL FOR THE
    409 4 EVER bathe m beauty? No, we're not referring to the glamorous milk and champagne ablutions of more flamboyant times, but to the good oldfashioned variety of soap-and-water dunking. Actually, the bath easily becomes glamour treatment; j ii you make it a 15-minute affair, and mix In
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    Memory lost—or merely a fake?
    226 4  - Memory lost— or merely a fake? Lian Mok-ai FREE PRESS FILM PAGE by HOW WOULD YOU DECIDE? A HAUNTING tune recalls past faces, but A when that face is grave and ghostlike the stage for drama is set. The mm title "Libel" does not suggest such an association, and yet
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    GLENN LIKES TRAVEL
    294 4 GLENN LIKES TRAVEL IN an era when about the only undiscovered space is out of this ozone, adventuresome souls like Glenn Ford are hard put for finding new frontiers. "But that doesn't stop me from trying," smiles the affable actor. "I suppose you might call me an explorer by avocation
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      236 4 ■&r\ to for smart a grownups jr and charming m bI children, too! M J wm& 'Tor Of Th« Fomy. Jjjj m Design 816 W^^ Controlled Reton I Spore, Penorg 5 120 pcr y^ %W Moloya $3.50 per yd. Vogue Pattern No. 4990 These fabrics are all FULLY j, GUARANTEED;
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    CANBERRA-A LABORATORY FOR PLANNERS
    280 5 CANBERRA-A LABORATORY FOR PLANNERS •'TWO Singapore town A planners have just spent a month m Canberra, Australia's national capital, which they regard as "a laboratory for planners.*' They are Mr. John Cherukara and Mr. S. Nadesvaran. assistant planning officers with the SIT. who are m Au>tralia for two years studying
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    S'pore fishermen to sail
    218 5 THEY WILL BE AWAY FOR 7 MONTHS: CATCH TO BE SHARED WILL TAP GROUNDS OFF COAST OF BURMA JHE first Singapore deep-sea fishing fleet ever to fish m Burmese waters will sail on Monday for the sea off the Tenasserim coastal strip of Burma. The fishing
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    MAINLY PEOPLE
    135 5 MAINLY PEOPLE A public forum, organised by the Literary Society of Malaya, will discuss "Censorship and Governments" at the Cultural Centre, Singapore, tonight at 9. The main speakers will be Dr. R. F. Khan, Philosophy Lecturer at the University of Malaya; Mr. Alex Josey, a journalist, and Mr. Abdullah Majid,
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    Lock icon WOMEN'S CORNER
    265 5 Match up earrings and dress I>EEN hunting all over town without much success for a pair of earrings to match your new dress? This can be most annoying. A fashionable young woman has, we think, found the ideal solution to this problem. Her earrings are unique and easy
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      107 5 and m fact all your household needs under one root. Shop at the Supermarket always tor top-quality foods at economical prices. You SAVE 40 OF LIST PRICE! Fritolli Soprani Piano Accordions J4 Keys, 48 basset. plus 3 Register 4 carrying case Sale Afouft C Sorrko SfaMo« niTIO" ICITIL PHtTI WHY.
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      312 5 CLUES ACROSS i 3 Not a carton used for putting 1 The East Kent regiment, dull candles out! (5, 3>. yellow to the south <st. 4 Went into concealment (3». 4 Had the weed— so was smoked? b The fop that fails to go off to Fishy, this! (7). begin
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      690 5 CHURCH SERVICES rE following are Changes I Berthesda < Raton* > Chorch: m Snndftv services m iB3O a m The Lord' 8 Supper: 9.30 m bunaay services mi am Mlnlstry Mx TC Koh; 3 Singapore churches: pm Sunday School fSr.i.; 6 p.m. ANGLICAN Evening Service, Mr. G. Scott; St. Andrew's
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      K.L. STADIUM POINTS TO LONG-FELT S'PORE NEED
      681 6 K.L. STADIUM POINTS TO LONG-FELT S'PORE NEED $-short state losing revenue IT was Cup Final night. The all-schools' band had stopped playing. On came the floodlights. Then the Negaru-ku announced the arrival of the acting Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The 30.000 people wh o had filled all sides of Kuala Lumpur's
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      BEHIND THE NEWS
      628 6  -  PEMERHATI Lesson of the great Ceylonese tragedy By IT has become I lie custom m this age of synthetic chivalry to forgive a man his faults after he is dead and remember him only for his virtues. Thus it has been with Mr. Solomon Bandaranaike. Prime Minister
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      161 6 P.M. 1.00 Programme Summary; 4.45 Roundabout, a series of Kingsley Morrando; 8.00 My 1.02 Saturday Showcase- 1.30 The tnree programmes 2. "A visit to word- 8.30 Voice and Violin. News; 1.40 KmUlk: 1.45 LeopoW «j£ "SSS^'flTr^S "wifh 900 POTer to Your Hbow Stokowski Conducts; 2.00 The Your Tea. 3 "Employing
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    Australian experts to train local air port personnel
    396 7  -  CHAN SWAN BEE MODERNISATION AND EXPANSION OF SINGAPORE'S AVIATION FACILITIES B> irainmg ot key l r p C r.onnel at the ipore airport JtC jet-a*e by \u>tralian e\ul ll besrin on Mr. Ho:n Cronin rence Reha v c by the Coassist ning
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    ABORIGINES LEARN ON TOWN TRIP
    188 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. REE aborigines— the men m fanciful women m colourful sarongs and keto town yesterday. i d a two-day a by the Depart I SeE 14 of whom :rom the las tribes jth Selanthey it the dangThe le> person the bunhos- rim irom
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    THE MYSTERY OF SETTEE SOLVED
    67 7 The mystery of the saucer -shaped settee m the middle of the passengers' lounge at Singapore airport has been solved. The red -cover settee belongs partly to the Department of Civil Aviation and a leading cigarette company here. The settee provides seating room for visitors
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    Chopra Shield competition to be changed
    227 7 Chopra Shield competition to be changed TOE donor of the Chopra Shield Inter-School x Photography Annual Competition, Mr. N.T.S. Chopra, will invite suggestions from schools to change the rules of the competition. Mr. C*v>pra told the Free Press he was not satisfied with the present rules and system of organising.
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    CHILDREN IN NEED OF PUBLIC HELP
    355 7 CHILDREN IN NEED OF PUBLIC HELP /CHILDREN suffering from leprosy are m need of assistance. The president of the Singapore Leprosy Relief Association, Mr. Ec Peng Liang, yesterday appealed to the public to help 100 child patients m Trafalgar Home. Under the scheme, a member of the public can contribute
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    Free shows by Mission
    80 7 Free shows by Mission f|\HE Independent Missionary X Movement of Singapore will be screening free film shows at 7.30 each night next week at the following centres: Oct. 12 Perak House Boys' Home, Pasir Panjang Road; Oct. 13 Reformative Training Centre (Borstal), Pearl's Bank: Oct. 14 Nantina Home, Queen Street.
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    Japanese mission in Singapore
    34 7 A four-man Japanese delegation to South-East Asia arrived m Singapore yesterday. The leader Is Mr. H. Ichimada, chairman of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's special committee on international economic cooperation.
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      274 7 [for better quicker! service m dry cleaning, dyeing carpets. Call at I WASHINGTON Dry Cleaning Co. 412 414, Orchard Road, Singapore. I TELEPHONE ***** FOR THAT NATURAL FRESH FRUIT A m*^ J JUICE FLAVOUR M I jk o BJ Braun Multlprest extracts lt»« juice from I*' fresh fmlt and vegetables
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      41 7 HIGH TIDES TODAY: 11.11 a.m. and 11.30 p.m. TOMORROW: 11.43 a.m. MONDAY: 0.13 a.m. and 12.17 p.m. TUESDAY: 1.00 a.m. and 12.52 p.m. WEDNESDAY: 1.51 a.m. and 1.32 p.m. THURSDAY: 2.43 a.m. and 2.14 p.m. FRIDAY: 3.56 a.m. and 3.04 p.m.
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      123 7 NAVAL BASE THEATRE: "The Lore Match" 8.30 p.m. Y.W.CA. (Raffles Quay): Poise and personality for adults 10.30 a.m.; Business and Professional Women's Clul>— lunch and annual meeting 1.30 p.m. Y.W.CA. (Outram Road): Malay-— beginners 7.30 p.m.: Y -Teens Club 2.30 p.m.: Young Adults Club 4.30 p.m. SINGAPORE ARTS COUNCIL: Indian
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    Mixed orchid bed has need of 'Reds'
    441 8  -  M.R.S. ARSCOTT By tfAXDA PROLIFIC is another of the orchids that will appeal to the beginner. A cross between V Nam Kce and V. Singapore, it was raised In the Singapore Botanic Gardens and first flowered m 1949. The flowers vary from seedling
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    HANGING BASKET FOR ACHIMINES
    827 8 4CHIMINES plants have bright flowers m shades of blue, purple, red, and white and are generally shaped like a funnel with a much flattened end. They belong to the Gesneriad family and hence are related to Gloxinias, Episcias, and Siantpaulias, to name three other members with
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    Lock icon PROBLEM CHILDREN ARE MADE TO JOIN CITY'S SUPER YOUTH CENTRES
    665 8 PROBLEM CHILDREN ARE MADE TO JOIN CITY'S SUPER YOUTH CENTRES IN the heart of Copenhagen's poor quarter the narrow, ihabb; of Vesterbro— an ultra-modern youth centre is nearing conn.. It stands right opposite police headquarters, an appropra: a centre which is the symbol of a city policeman's faith m "bac
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    Lock icon Now the parking meter watch
    209 8 PARKING meter watches 1 and new long life gasfilled pocket lighters which last a year without re-filling were just a few of the novelties seen at the fifth International Watch and Jewellery Trade Fair held m London. The most costly watch on show was a
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      176 8 SJj<3 POCKET-MONEY prizes Wendy, c/o The Singapore are offered for colour- Free Press, Times House, ing this scene with paints, River Valley Road. Singacrayons or chalks. pore 9. to reach her not There are four prizes later than Thursday next, offered each of $5 (two Age limit is 15. for
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      210 8 I JUNIOR CROSSWORD! CLUES ACROSS. 1. for instance. 9. The official "Black was the name kind is called red n. of Dick Turpin's horse. 7. Creature found m a pond Character who had a magic usually. 12. You may use one lamp. 8. A person may hold during a geography
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    SIHGAPORE PRICES OF CARS IN THIS PAGE
    20 9 SIHGAPORE PRICES OF CARS IN THIS PAGE I one SIS extra) '^ord Popular, not vtt known. *aa to s^«^ vv
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    RILEY 4/68 GOOD VALUE
    135 9  - RILEY 4/68 GOOD VALUE HARRY HEYWOOD B> ■*> «l a Vitlue out of I got to en•e of driv- got out elt I'd l*-;\ le car, :anding 1/ a cham- :iorse show. I what is f re I I feit 1 I fence tt ped it! stns I i^e >lj
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    THE CAR 'WAR'
    10 9 IN the new Ford Popular lowest price.
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    Four new British models are announced
    798 9  - Four new British models are announced Basil Cardew by ORITAIN'S car makers 13 have just launched four exciting new models ranging from the bottom to the top m price. They are: The new Ford Popular; the new Daimler 120--miles-an-hour sports car; the new reengined Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud; the new re
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    Lock icon A radar-equipped van—latest in speed traps
    138 9 A radar-equipped van— latest in speed traps THE first radar-equipped vehicles to trap speeding motorists are now being used by the police m Westphalia, Germany. The radar aerial which sends and receives the signal and a camera and flashlight to photograph the offender are all built into the vehicle which,
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    1960 Rovers more than maintain their reputation
    307 9 1960 Rovers more than maintain their reputation By BASIL CABDEW jDIG changes are announced m the 1960 Rover car programme. The new Rover 80 replaces the 60 and 75 models. And the new Rover 100 replaces the 90 and 105 models. They have the same body styling and general specification,
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    ROUND-THE-CLOCK MOTORWAY PATROL
    112 9 rpHREE white estate cars, JL each with a blue flashing beacon on the roof, are to be used by Bedfordshire police to maintain a round-the-clock patrol of the 19--mile stretch of the London Birmingham motorway which will pass through the county. The first vehicle has already been
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    It's 'photo finish Bougoure'
    107 10 It's 'photo finish Bougoure' f EADINCi turf writers Lj m Ireland have found a new name for Malaya's leading jockey Garnet Bougoure. They are now calling him "photo finish Bougoure." During the season 'Bougoure had been involved m 22 photo finishes. Recently Bougoure won four times m succession and all
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    OEI BREAKS 8 RECORDS AT SWIM MEET
    82 10 OEI BREAKS 8 RECORDS AT SWIM MEET QEI BOON KHWEE, a Siglap Secondary School student, set up a very unusual feat yesterday, when he won ten .swimming events —eight of them m record time. Oei won the 50 metres freestyle. 50 metres backstroke. 100 metres freestyle. 100 metres breaststroke, 100
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    DAILY BRIDGE
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    S.C.C. forwards off colour
    357 10 CHINESE BEAT THEM FOR FIRST WIN IN LEAGUE THE SCC have only themselves to blame for losing yesterday's exciting division one hockey match to the Chinese on the padang. Instead of going down by two goals to one, the Club could have left the field winners
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    TODAY'S SPORT
    154 10 RUGGER: Naval Base v Johore Services. Naval Base; S.C.C. v. 73. Squadron R.N.Z.F... padang; R.E.M.E. v. R.A.S.C., Ayer Rajah Road: R.A.F. Tengah v Nee Soon Garrison. Nee Soon: R.A.F. Seletar v South Johore, Seletar; RAJ 1 Seletar "A" v 443 8.A.D., Seletar: Tankards v Police, Thomson Road: SOCCER:
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    Cycling climb
    42 10 More than 20 cyclists have entered for the Far East Air Force hill climb championship tomorrow. The competitors will start at the foot of Mount Faber at 10.00 a.m. They will have to cycle up the hill for a mile.
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    NBA NAMES DICK TIGER 'BOXER OF THE MONTH'
    197 10 PROVIDENCE, Rhode r Island, Sat. Dick Tiger, Nigeria's British Empire middleweight boxing champion, was riamed "Boxer of the Month," and given fifth rating among world middleweights, by the National Boxing Association of the United States (N.8.A.) here. Tiger, who is now based
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    Lock icon Britain's top runners take a beating
    116 10 Britain 's top runners take a beating LONDON, Sat rdat ■pOREIGN runners triumphed over Britain 1 middle distance stars m an international flo^ light athletics meeting here last nip Stefan Lewandowski. a Polish surgeon, won the 1.000 metres m 2 minutes. 21.8 seconds. He held off a strong late challenge
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    Kramer's tennis empire totters
    261 10 Kramer's tennis empire totters J ONDON, Sat. Ml v M well In the world of m? fessional lawr. te-.ni*. Jack Kramer, 1947 ,Vi mb u don singles <hanpi On granite-like a bu> as he was a pla carved hiirue f a miluS dollar fortune ou of idea of a global
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    ACS beaten at rugger
    44 10 Anglo-Chinese School were beaten 11-3 by Pasir Panjang m a rugger match at Pasir Panjang yesterday. Scorers for the winners were Yusoff (two tries), Abd.n Rahman (one conversion) and Bakshish Singh (penalty* Koo Chye scored from a penalty for ACS.
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    SULTANS CUP SOCCER TEAM
    53 10 The team to represent Singapore Malays against Malacca Malays m the Sultan's Gold Cup match at Malacca on Sunday will be chosen from: Idros Albar, Mokhtar, All Samijan, Matmoon, Omar Rahmat, Osman Johan, Kassim Ashih, Sahar Hussein. Mahat Ambu. Ismail Yusoff. Majid. Dollah Zainol, Ali Astar
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    I.R.C. VICTORY
    31 10 Indian Recreation Club. trailing 3-1 at half time, fought back on the resumption to beat Darul Aflah "A 5-4 m yesterday's SAFA senior cup match at Jalan Besar stadium.
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    U.S. Baseball
    25 10 CHICAGO, Sat. The Los Angeles Dodgers levelled the best-of-seven world baseball series at 1-1 when they beat Chicago White Sox 4-3 here yesterday.
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    Movie House looks best in main race it Penang tomorrow
    946 11 I PENANG, Sat. 1. d. event, main race at Penang, tomorrow is open. Three I oners and several horses with good recent placings are enhances of Movie House, one of the three last-start winII won over 6f. at K.L. last
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    Selections by TRESPASSER
    100 11 Selections by TRESPASSER, subject to scratching^ are: CL 4, Div. 1 7F. HOME SWEET HOME Movie House II Jara CL 4, Div. 2 7F. KINABALU Bonanza Exhibitor II CL 4, Div. 3 7F. WEE LADDIE Corporal Nim Red Wolf 111 CL 4, Div. 4 7F. PLEASURE PARK
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    Probable starters at Penang
    1007 11 CLASS 4, DIV. 1-7 FURS. ***** MIROPHLI 6yr. birg (Law k Hoh) Noordln 900 < ***** MOVIE HOUSE U 4yr. chirg (Shaw St.) Spencer 8.13 ***** LORD FREDRICK II 9yr. chag (E. L. k Q. S. Nathan) E. Breuk 8.13 331 HOME SWEET HOME syr. chag
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    AJC DERBY RUNNERS
    164 11 SYDNEY, Sat Final ac-, ceptances for the A.J.C. Derby and Epsom Handicap to be run at Randwick today are: AJC DERBY Polo Prince 8.10, Travel Boy 8.10, Fire Flair 8.10, Ring Leader 8.10, Centre Stream 8.10, Martello Towers 8.10, Polo Bay 8.10, Pique 8.5, Pay Lady 8.5.
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    Runaway win for Malays
    69 11 Singapore Malays strengthened their position m the SAFA Premier League championship when they scored a runaway 13-0 victory over Royal Navy at the Jalan Besar stadium- yesterday. From a 3-0 interval lead, the Malays crashed m a succession of goals that took the fight out of
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    Sullivan's pair to fight out 7f race
    510 12 CITY OF PARIS. Canopus Star, Billeen, Paloh, Fairy Flotsam, Blue Ace. Josker 111, and Kra can all be given winning chances m the Class 5, Div. 1 11 event making it one of the hardest races on the programme. Over this Penang 7f
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    Haadyai has the form to win C1. 5 main sprint
    509 12 Haadyai has the form to win C1. 5 main sprint 'THE winner of the Class 5, Div. 1, s£f sprint A should come from Foghorn, Game One, Heart's Ease, Dance Hall, Haadyai, and Pulot Itam. Foghorn surprised when he won over 5i 2 f at the last Penang meeting. He
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    Killer horse was 'highly strong'
    212 12 ASCOT, England, Sat.~ Priddy Fair, the horse which unseated ace British jockey Manny Mercer and then kicked him m the face last week, was said at an Inquest here to be "a little bit highly strung but very quiet otherwise." Mercer, aged 30, died m
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    TRACK FORM OF ALL THE RUNNERS
    931 12 CL4,DIV.I-7F. MIROPHLI: No recent track report. MOVIE HOUSE: No. recent track report. LORD FREDRICK: No recent track report. HOME SWEET HOME: No recent track report. REHMAT: No recent track report. BUCENTAIJR II 29-9-59 Covered Vim m 53 4/5 and 3F m 38 3/5 with
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