The Singapore Free Press, 28 October 1959

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1959. 15 CENTS.
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    Opinion Rubber: the big decision
    10 1 Opinion Rubber: the big decision I I i be i
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    GIANT UNION LINK-UP
    211 1 12,000 m new road transport federation THREE ARE SPONSORS 'In line with Govt. policy' FEDERATION of road transport workers' unions with a membership of <>\er 12,000 will be formed m Singapore >oon. The sponsors are C. V. Devan Nair. Political Secretary to Ministry of Education; Mr. Fong
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    Lock icon Rehearsing 'Majulah Singapura'
    85 1 Six hundred teachers each a representative from a Singapore school were at the Singapore Military Forces Headquarters* drill hall yesterday to run over the finer points of "Majulah Singapura'* with conductor Mr. Paul Abisheganaden. "Majulah Singapura" is being rehearsed in anticipation of its being Singapore's national anthem.
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    Lock icon The bride who ran away from drudgery
    348 1 The bride who ran away from drudgery LONDON, Wednesday. tMKO Takata, the Japanese bride who could not stand life on a British Council estate and ran away five weeks ago, was last night reunited with her British husband and two daughters. The Daily Mail today quotes her as saying she
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    S'PORE RUBBER MARKET OPENS ON STEADY TONE
    100 1 S'PORE RUBBER MARKET OPENS ON STEADY TONE BY OLR MAKKLT CORrtESPONDEN i AFIcK the extraordinary behaviour of the Singapore rubber market yesterday. November firit grade opened at 117,' cents per lb. this morning, up threequarters of a cent. The tone was steady. The initial rise this morning followed a gain
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    Lock icon 'Fight on' call
    38 1 TOKYO, Wed.— The rebellious Neo Lao Haksat Party has issued a communique urging the people of Laos to intensify the civil war m that South-East Asian kingdom, the Peking New China news agency said U.P.I.
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    Lock icon Dead man nailed to wall
    244 1 FRANKFURT, Wed. A 64-year-old .shoemaker, Geore Krausert, who was found nailed to a wall m his workshop here yesterday, may have died voluntarily with the assistance of others, oolice s-aid here today. Krausert, who was known as a religious fanatic m his neighbourhood, was found
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    Delegation wants to see Premier
    110 1 Delegation wants to see Premier WORKERS HAVE GRIEVANCES A five-man delegation from the 10.000-strong Singapore City Council Labour Unions' Federation is seeking an interview with the Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. to explain their grievances to him. The secretary-general of the Federation, Mr. P. S. S. Nathan, told the
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    SULTAN 65 TODAY: JOHORE GOES GAY
    179 1 JOHORE BAHRU, J wed. Thousands of people jammed the gaily decorated streets of Johore Bahru this morning to celebrate the 65th birthday of the Sultan, Sir Ismail. From an early hour, they poured into Johore Bahru from various parts of the State to join
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    Lock icon Polish minister replaced
    30 1 WARSAW, Wed. Mr. Edward Ochab, Polish Minister of Agriculture, has been released from his post and replaced by Mr. Mieczyslaw Jagielski, former undersecretary at the Ministry.— Reuter
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    Mission due
    24 1 An Indonesian military mission, headed by BrigadierGeneral Mokoginta. Deputy Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army, is due m Singapore this afternoon.
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    Back to normal at motor works
    120 1 Back to normal at motor works WORK was back to normal this morning at Borneo Motors, m Orchard Road, Singapore, where about 250 workers staged a three-hour strike yesterday. The managing director of Borneo Motors (Singapo: Ltd.. Mr. R. Combe, said this morning: "We are grateful to Mr. K. M.
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    STOP PRESS
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      7 1 The danger of ABORTIONS —see page 6
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      151 1 VAX HIX FOR FIXE H RMTIHI 136/142. Orchard Rm4, S'p«r* —S. Tel«: *****, 2tSM A 2«4<. PAGE The Teenager Section 7 Freddie Pope Solves Your Motoring Problems 8 Women's Corner 3 Your Lucky Star 3 Cartoons 6 Other Overseas Cables 10 Malayan Turf Notes 9 This Fabulous and Incomparable Ros-eedOr
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    UK SLOW TO FOLLOW SINGAPORE
    226 2 UK SLOW TO FOLLOW SINGAPORE Day of fluctuating prices on rubber market Close easier LONDON, Wednesday. THE LONDON rubber market was again reluctant yesterday to follow the further steep advance m Singapore, but after some hesitancy the rising trend was resumed. Prices fluctuated as short-covering alternated with pront-taKing. me j
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    Seven ships in distress
    80 2 LONDON. Wed. Planes and lifeboats yesterday went to the rescue of at least seven ships m distress m gales. They included the German >hip Inrich Sighold. driven a-hore m the Hebrides. The British weather ship ath c r Recorder wa> ploughing its way through as to
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    Lock icon Second steel contract signed
    201 2 Second steel contract signed PITTSBURGH, Wed. 1 The United Steelworkers Union announced yesterday that a second firm the Detroit Steel Corporation had signed a contract with the union. Soon afterwards a Federal Appeals Court upheld the back-to-work order to the nations 500,000 striking steelworkers but gave the union permission to
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    Lock icon PI EXPERTS OFFER TO SINGAPORE
    104 2 PI EXPERTS OFFER TO SINGAPORE JOGJAKARTA, Wed. «J The Philippine delegation announced at the third day's meeting of the Colombo Plan conference here that it has approached Sarawak. Singapore and Malaya on sending experts to help them m nine different fields. Delegates from 21 countries are holding technical discussions on
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    AN ACTIVE DAY FOR STOCKS
    282 2 AN ACTIVE DAY FOR STOCKS Business briefs LONDON. Wed. Activity continued at a high level m stock markets here yesterday. Although there was a good deal of end account profit taking during the morning, prices were moving upwards again as buyers gained the upper hand. Steel shares regained earlier small
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    'INFERIOR' MALAYAN RUBBER CARGO?
    100 2 'INFERIOR' MALAYAN RUBBER CARGO? NEW YORK, Wed. An arbitration committee recently ruled that some Malayan rubber shipped to New York as first grade was inferior grade, informed trade sources said here yesterday. No official confirmation of this could be obtained. The Rubber Trades Association declined to comment Traders said the
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    Lock icon A 'FANTASTIC' NEW METAL
    38 2 MOSCOW. Wed. Soviet scientists have invented a new metal of "fantastic durability," more than 25 times that of normal steel. Tass reported. The scientists invented it by bringing closer the atoms m matter. Reuter
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    SHIPPING PORT
    297 2 SHIPPING PORT Ships lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves and expected today are: Cambodge 1/2, Memnon 4/5, Tobago 6A, Sirdhana 6/7. Norway Maru 8 '9 Lord Byron 10/11, Victoria 13/14, Triglav 15/16. Sabang 18, Zyrianin 19, Scudai N.Wall 2, Landak N.Wall 3, Emp. Kittiwake 21/22, Malay 23/24, Gorgon 25/26,
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    Lock icon ARAB PLANS FOR OIL TAKE SHAPE
    127 2 ARAB PLANS FOR OIL TAKE SHAPE CAIRO, Wednesday. PROJECTS for an Arab-owned oil pipeline and an Arab-owned tanker fleet will be completed within the next ten days. An Arab League conference m Jedda. Saudi Arabia, yesterday approved the proposal for a 1,250-mile pipeline linking oilfields of Iraq, Kuwait and Saudi
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    Lock icon A prize for S'pore
    57 2 A prize for S'pore LONDON, Wed. i ntries from Singapore and Hong Kong were highly commended at the opening of Britain's annual four-day dairy show here yesterday. The Dairyfarm of Windsor House, Hong Kong, and Cold Storage Creameries. Singapore, were highly commended m the class of unfavoured or vanilla-flavour-ed ice
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    48 2 HONG KONG. Tuesday. Closing prices here today were: H. S Banking Corporation $1,040 $1,045 Union Ins. Canton $88 $87 Wheelock Marden $7.05 $7.00 &$7.10 H'Kong phone $31.25 $31.50 &$31.50 6:531.25 Dairy Farm Cold Storage $2150 $21.30 &$21.30 4421.10 Taikoo Docks $35 25 $36.50 &$3625 &$36.75
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    PRICE INCREASE
    24 2 TOKYO— Tne Steel Wire Rope Industry Association will hold an emergency general meeting to decide to raise prices by 10 per cent
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    World market prices
    150 2 World market prices U.K. Cltsint lJ no 7 6 Tf m are I RURPf c< t l PWti RUBBER N? i IMI ÜBBER Sfttlf n TermTONE PEPPCR I Sarawak ci t r I 0 i PEPPCR Black Sato* ci f I port* TIN Spot Thrr* Srt* TONE I TUR* TIN
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    594 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle pri< S'NGAPORE, TUESDAY. INDUSTRIALS Previws Taiay Alex Bricks Pref 1.75 1.70 Ords. 2.00 99 Atlas Ice 1100 Buyers 8.8. Petrol 48 49'B.M. Trustees 5.25 5 25 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 19 *M Ords '39 6 40 6 Federal Dispensary 1.06 1.07
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      244 2 HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE 6c NORTH GERMAN LLOYD To Colombo, Genoa, Marseilles, Antwerp, Rotterdam, Bremen Hamburg. Calls Southampton for passengers. Spore P. Sham Petiang SCHWABENSTEIN (LLOYD) 30 Oet 1 Nev HAMBURG (HAPAG) 8/11 Nov 11/12 Nev 13/14 Nov (Arrival at Hamburg 20th Dec) LUOWI6SHAFEN (HAPAG) 22 25 Nev 26/27 Ntv 27/28 Nov
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    BYRNE SEES S.H.B. CHIEF ON LABOUR INQUIRY
    141 3 BYRNE SEES S.H.B. CHIEF ON LABOUR INQUIRY m \fOKT> Mmi>ter for Labour and Law X m. !!\nu\ yesterday visited the oar( talks with Mr. K. Davies, rman «>* the Board, m connection tht recommendations of a 1957 court of I d by the Acting Commisoh Koh Pui, the general r
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    177 BURSARIES FOR NANYANG UNIVERSITY
    490 3 177 BURSARIES FOR NANYANG UNIVERSITY r L i r j t r i I p I Hun Hwee Kiam. Tan Ewe Liang alias Kirn Leng. Tan Tong Heap. cc Chin, Too Ming Teng. Loh Kwaa Hoi. Ho Wah Tong, Tan Meew Keow. Tan Hua c, Chai Seng Bok alias Chai
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    Malayan roads praised
    125 3 Malayan roads praised AMONG BEST IN ASIA IfUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— A man who nelped to build hundreds of miles of good road m Siam said m Kuala Lumpur yesterday that Malaya had some of the finest roads m the world. He is Mr. Jesse H. Kopp project manager for Raymond
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    Lock icon Nearly killed by a bed
    45 3 LILLEHAMMER. (Norway) Wed. A 20-year-old Norwegian is In hospital with injuries and shock after a folding sofa bed imprisoned him for five hours at a hotel. The night watchman rescued him by breaking the bed open with an axe. Reuter
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    40 YOUNG PEOPLE TO GIVE BLOOD
    75 3 40 YOUNG PEOPLE TO GIVE BLOOD KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Forty volunteers, including a number of girls from youth clubs m Kuala Lumpur will donate blood to the Selangor Blood Bank this week. These youths will be carrying out the aims of "club week" to promote community service and publicise the
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    SOUTH AFRICA GIVES TRADE WARNING
    75 3 SOUTH AFRICA GIVES TRADE WARNING TOKYO. Wed. A warning from South Africa about possible dangers m regional trade association yesterday brought immediate assurances from the European Economic Community and the European Free Trade Association. The warning and rebuttals came during the fifteenth session of the General Agreement on Tariffs and
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    GERMAN AID PLEDGE TO S-E ASIA
    67 3 GERMAN AID PLEDGE TO S-E ASIA BONN, Wed. In a message to the countries of SouthEast Asia, published here Professor Ludwig Erh&rd West German Economics Minister, said he wanted tc "mobilise all the strength oi Germany" to give these nations the help very need. The Minister wrote a foreword to
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    Carol's 'one of the few' in S'pore -an artist's model
    291 3 Carol's 'one of the few' in S'pore -an artist's model the Singapore Art Socle"' S Slttmg for a session ar ranged by 1 A pupil of Alexandra School, Carol became an artist's model by chance. A keen and talented artist herself, she has been a regular attender at the Society's
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    MORE SHIPS AT P. SWETTENHAM, BUT LESS CARGO
    182 3 MORE SHIPS AT P. SWETTENHAM, BUT LESS CARGO ITUALA LUMPUR. Wed.— Although more ships 1V are now calling at Port Swettenham, the total amount of cargo handled at the port has decreased. During the first half of this year the total tonnage of cargo handled was 624,975, showing a decrease
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    BUSINESS BETTER IN CURIOS
    98 3 BUSINESS BETTER IN CURIOS KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Managers of curio shops m Kuala Lumpur yesterday reported that more Malayans were now taking an interest m collecting. They claimed that a few! years ago the majority of: their customers were Europeans. The manager of a large curio shop m Batu Road
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      526 3 g-_T > fr_^____a_aik-8--ft-i-l-il-M-^ yity'.*^ 'rL r m k* m x Jtyj&&- > ftto Kp_l 1^ I£ —You may make a trip to settle some legal problem to your advantage. You can take a calculated risk. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)— Take advantage of a special meeting with the head today, and
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    Lock icon Disciplined Democracy finds favour in Free Asia
    388 4  - Disciplined Democracy finds favour in Free Asia RUTHERFORD POATS By TEX. Charles dc Gaulle's restoration of France to a posiuon 01 U equality m Western allied councils is the political PJfacte ollhe year. But an equally remarkable resurgence of French influence may be m the making m Asia. A o
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    Lock icon MOVE BY AYUB PAYS OFF
    178 4 MOVE BY AYUB PAYS OFF INDO PAKISTAN re- lations have under- gone a striking change for the better ever since the shadow of Red China m began to fall across the I Indian sub-continent. With the Tibetan re- B vo4t m progress. Presi- dent Mohammid Ayub Khan of Pakistan offer-
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    Lock icon POINTED N. KOREA PRAISE FOR RED CHINA
    211 4 POINTED N. KOREA PRAISE FOR RED CHINA NORTH KOREA paid lavish praise to Red China for aiding the regime with blood, money and technical know how. And a few days later. Foreign Minister Nam II was replaced. The praise came from Mr. Rim Ke Chul. chairman of the state planning
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    Lock icon Would only encourage Mao Govt.
    295 4 WALTER S. Robertson, former Assistant Secretary of State for Far Eastern Affairs, said m New York that admission of Communist China to the United Nations at this point would only encourage Peking to more aggression. Mr. Robertson, who is now a member of the U.S.
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    Lock icon 'Cultural imperialism' is now under fire in R.I.
    659 4 'Cultural imperialism is now under fire in R.I. By CHARLES R. SMITH PRESIDENT Sukarno is leading a campaign to rid Indonesia of "cultural imperialism." To guide his campaign the President appointed a five-member committee to "draft a set of new regulations designed to safeguard the development of the national culture
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    Lock icon BRIBERY MAY BE CHINESE UNDOING IN P.I.
    339 4  - BRIBERY MAY BE CHINESE UNDOING IN P.I. AL KAFF By (CHINESE living m the Philippines are hanging themselves with excessive bribery, a wellinformed Formosa source said m Taipeh, The source charged that Chinese businessmen are one of the major contributors to graft m the Philippines. The source based his observations
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      429 4 1 1 B~ fl I W%~ IST BT* CIXES ACROSS 6 French paste, English head 1 Mirth-provoking sunken ditch (4). (4). 7 The vehicle starts to fall to 4 Volatile substance has a quiet biu, the whole being 9 spur finish to make one choke (4). to Ned (6). 7
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    Malayan at youth seminar
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    CO-OP QUEEN CONTEST
    40 5 CO-OP QUEEN CONTEST m MISS KUane Davis, 18, is one of the entrants for the "Co-op Queen" contest at a dance organised by the Singapore Public Services Co- j operative Stores Society P lon Friday at Raffles Hotel. F B
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    LICE WONG WILL MAKE CONCERT DEBUT TONIGHT
    135 5 LICE WONG WILL MAKE CONCERT DEBUT TONIGHT \Yon£. 26. who will make her ..pore Chamber Ensemble Cultural Centre Theatre musical family. Her sister, Miss Florence Wong and her aunt, Miss Lolabelle Wong, are both wellknown Singapore concert pianists. Sister Florence is at present with the Luxembourg Conservatoire, while her aunt
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    .L. bid for city status
    22 5 .L. bid for city status Wed.— -iriy v• i propose to r the ilns a a pror mctl >ld an ted "•^r'ore
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    'SWOLLEN NECKS' STILL UNSOLVED MYSTERY
    107 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Federation's Ministry of Health has ordered a thorough investigation into a mysterious disease reported to have struck a remote village m Central Kedah. Victims are said to suffer disfigurement caused by swollen necks. A Ministry spokesman said yesterday that so far
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    NEW Y.M.C.A. SECRETARY
    60 5 Mr. Kenneth Chung, will relinquish his post as general secretary of the Chinese V.M.C.A., Singapore, at the end of this month before returning to Hong Kong. For the next two months, however, he will act as fraternal secretary to the Singapore Chinese V.M.C.A. Mr. S.T. Peter Llm,
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    Lorry man's appeal against death sentence is rejected
    334 5 A LORRY attendant. Ong Chin Seng. 28, who failed yesterday m his appeaJ against Singapore Assize Court conviction on charge of murdering Ong Hock Soon, 26, outside an open air cinema m T, am penis Road, on Jan. 9 last, will now
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    DROP IN WORKMEN'S WAGES IN 1958
    260 5 Highest earnings were m air transport industry f A SURVEY conducted by the Singapore Labour Department has disclosed that average weekly earnings of all workers decreased slightly from $37.98 m 1957 to $36.67 last year. The survey report stated the drop reflected that the
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    They want schools to close earlier on Saturdays
    239 5 They want schools to close earlier on Saturdays rpHE Ministry of Educa- tion is looking into parents' representation for a change of schooling hours on Saturdays. Parents complain that since the introduction of six-day week schooling, traffic Jams have got worse on Saturdays. They say on week-days not all office
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    UMNO probe team optimistic
    236 5 J£UALA LUMPUR, Wed. The three-man special committee appointed by UMNO Malaya to investigate the causes of the row m the Singapore organisation is confident that it can help settle the dispute. The committee, headed by the Minister of Natural Resources, Inche Bahaman bin Shamsuddin, began the
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    TRAINING COURSE FOR MANAGERS NEXT WEEK
    178 5 TRAINING COURSE FOR MANAGERS NEXT WEEK rnHE Supervisory and Management Training As- sociation of Singapore has arranged a series of management training courses starting on Nov. 3, at the Hollywood Room, Odeon Theatre. Prof. L. A. Sheridan will conduct the opening lecture beginning on Nov. 3. It will be on
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    Two youths deny break-in charge
    43 5 Two youths pleaded not guilty yesterday to a charge of breaking into a shop opposite Orchard Road poiice station, Singapore, on Monday. Koh Kirn Huat, 19. and Ong Ec Hock, 20. were remanded m custody for a week.
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      49 5 IICH TIDES a ml M „m. p.m i m and 3 a m. urd 11 38 P-m. '.38 a.m. and p ra. am. Mopping Guide ister ::ade not INRATS, ■ing 3 at Raffles until ash-trays a t JWmanv other silverJf are available at I m < Orchard Road. "SBf- ,iald;
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      113 5 SINGAPORE CHAMBER ENSEMBLE: A musical soiree artistes includes Miss Alice Wong, soprano at the Cultural Centre 8.45 p.m. NAVAL BASE SINGERS: The Mikado at the Dockyard Theatre H.M. Naval Base 8.30 p.m. Y.W.C.A. (Raffles Quay): International Women's Club —Talk by Miss Lowe 10.30 a.m. INDEPENDENT MISSIONARY MOVEMENT: Free film show
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      SOLUTION LIES IN FAMILY PLANNING
      809 6 THE Singapore Government, while taking steps to improve staff and public relationships at the Kandang Kerbau maternity hospital, discovered the startling state of malpractices m abortion going on m Singapore. Daily some 10 to 15 unfortunate victims of ill-qualified abortionist practices are admitted at the
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      316 6 THE time on the clock tower at the Singapore Turf Club m Bukit Timah read four. Punters old and young —pored over the newspapers studying the form for the 4.15. Suddenly an agitated woman rushed up to the "Pay-In" booth. ♦'A win and place on Lady
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      223 6 JEFF HAWKE by Sydney Jordan THE BOMB COMPONENTS ARE LOADED IMTO REMEMBER, SWES CARCVING f WE MIGWT ALL rue AQGOSYAMO THE TASK PQCCE IS READY I EKiOOGM LEAD AINiD CONCRETE BE BLOWfsl SACK' V^^/^w B^ V SHIELDING TO SIMK A BATTLESWIP- Bur A MOON SWIPW/IU I V \r °O° Bl
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  • YOUTH AND IDEALS
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      Missing Malaya
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      THE FUNNY SIDE OF OFFICE DRUDGERY
      576 7 THE FUNNY SIDE OF OFFICE DRUDGERY r,ory: red Ui my office i who likes to at the poor la >o thin that the chief lolown the boy whisper linj under the were spinning ting m all mior friend rj time the •vould have la denture>. 1 nor does he ever
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        134 7 r)EAR Sir, think young Singaporeans have ™g*"^£ where the cinema is concerned our main source of entertainment here «g fcl£h£ the war, film-making has clearly' e™»nsnec itself as a medium of artwi&c^KTSm n have just returned i™™**}? I*^ a^ n£?. I would like me as a
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      Attractive model was once a tomboy
      303 7  - Attractive model was once a tomboy Melvin Chan By rpHE slim, tall and attractive model shows no trace of the thin tomboy that she was not many years ago constantly wearing jeans and straws m her hair, attending to horses. Today, a debutante, carrying herself m the elegance that is
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    FREDDIE POPE'S CAR CLINIC
    920 8 FREDDIE POPE'S CAR CLINIC Every Week Your engine can't run on nothing but liquid WITH some types of S.U. carburettor the jet adjustment is carried out by removing a hexagon nut from the base of the variable jet which exposes a small brass screw. On this type of S.U. carburettor
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    IDEAL ICE BOX FOR YOUR NEXT TRIP
    119 8 This sturdy, fully insulated metal ice box is ideal for both outdoor and home use. It contains a separate sliding ice compartment, which, when full, keeps the contents of the box cool and fresh for long periods. The handle is so arranged that
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    Valiant has been well received
    126 8 Valiant has been well received T«HE CHRYSLER CORPORATION'S "compact car," the Valiant, as yet unpriced for the British market, is drawing the crowds at its world public premiere at the London Motor Show. A spokesman for Chrysler said: "It has been well received and is attracting a lot of attention.
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    Motorway patrol
    92 8 THE new London-Bir-mingham motorway will be the first road m Britain to be regularly patrolled from the air when it is opened next month. The Automobile Association is to provide a continuous breakdown service on the motorway, including air patrols by spotter aircraft. The planes will be m
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    Melbourne Cup race: all work will stop
    342 9 \LL activity m Aus- tralia will virtually come to a standstill next Tuesday at about 3 p.m. Melbourne time. The occasion is the rung of the Melbourne Cup, one of the country's richest and most important races. More than 100,000 people are expected
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    DAILY BRIDGE
    173 9 THIS hand from match play had its humorous Me Both North South pairs set out to obstruct their vulnerable opponents and missed a cold game m the process. In Room I. after One Club by South. Two Clubs by North and a double by East, a jump to
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    Lee: Apprenticeship ends
    360 9  -  Allan Lewis MALAYAN DOLLARS WILL GO ON MELBOURNE CUP HORSE. THE PUNTER .TENGKU ABDUL RAHMAN ..AND BROTHER GEORGE WILL TAKE HIS PLACE by LEE. Malaya's leading apprentice, will finish his "time" with trainer Milton Sullivan after the Selangor Turf Club's current race meeting. He will be 21
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    Hockey officials are overjoyed
    214 9 RARE FEAT FOR SINGAPORE SINGAPORE hockey officials were "simply over- joyed" at the results of the recent Malayan Hockey Federation quadrangular meet m which Singapore became champions. They were glad that the Singapore hockey team had it last— after some yearsredeemed their name m the hockey
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    FATHULS PAY FOR MISTAKE
    183 9 MARINE Department scorifl ed as they willed to chalk up a 9-2 victory over Fathul Karib m yesterdays SAFA Div. 1 league at Jalan Besar Stadium. At the start, it looked like the match would be a tussle between two game fighters. But when Marines led
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    TODAY'S SPORT
    106 9 RUGGER: S.C.C. "A" v All Blues, padang, Combined Services trial, Seletar, RE. v The Blacks, Gillman Barracks; R.E.M.E. v R.A.M.C., Ayer Rajah Road; Nee Soon v Naval Base, Naval Base. SOCCER: S.A.F.A. Junior Cup Final Stableboys v H.M. Dockyard, Jalan Besar (5.30); S.A.F.A. training, Jalan Besar 7.00 p.m.
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    RACE MEETS ON SUNDAY? S.T.C. WILL DECIDE SOON
    125 9 RACE MEETS ON SUNDAY? S.T.C. WILL DECIDE SOON rpHE Singapore Turf Club will soon decide whether Sunday racing is to be a permanent feature of race meetings at Bukit Timah. Mr. D. H. Brown, the Secretary of the Singapore Turf Club, told the Free Press yesterday that the STC committee
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    Tickets to see cricket matches
    113 9 Tickets to see cricket matches Tickets to see the two cricket matches between the Australian Test team and Malaya on Nov. 7 and 8 are selling fast. Dr. Ong Swee Law, chairman of the Tour sub-com-mittee said yesterday that those wishing to buy tickets could get them from either Winstons
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    Varsity lead in league
    313 9 Varsity lead in league S.R.C. ARE JUST A POINT BEHIND UNIVERSITY of Malaya head the Singapore Hockey Association Division One league table with an unbeaten record. They have played six games, won five and drew one. Close on their heels is the Singapore Recreation Club, the senior knockout champions. The
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    392 10 ASSEMBLY PUTS DISARM PLANS TO GENEVA GROUP 'You can't control stockpiles,' warns the French delegate YORK, Wed. America and Russia teamed up yesterday to put a joint resolution before the United Nations. The General Assembly passed the proposal that disarmament plans be submitted to the new ten power Geneva committee.
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    275 10 U.K., FRANCE SO FAR APART ON THE SUMMIT LONDON. Wednesday. MR. HAROLD MACMILLAN, the British Prime Minister, said yesterday Britain would like a summit meeting 'at the earliest practical date m order to keep up the momentum/ At the same time the French Premier, M. Michel Debre, reiterated m a
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    496 10 Moon photos create big stir WASHINGTON, Wed. Scientists here described the Soviet photograph of the moon as a brilliant technological achievement of tremendous potential military significance. But astronomers said this first and necessarily crude picture is not good enough to give much information about what the back of the moon
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    Security alert1 in Bengal
    41 10 Security alert 1 in Bengal CALCUTTA. Wed.— The West Bengal Government had tightened security measures m the border areas of Kalimpong and Darjeeling following the recent incidents on the India-China border, the State Police Minister. Mr. K. P. Mookerjee said yesterday.
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      DUKE STANDS IN FOR THE QUEEN
      464 10 LONDON. Wed.— The Duke cf Edinburgh deputised for the Queen yesterday at the second of a series of four autumn investitures he is holding at Buckingham P^laCf The Duke presented the insignia of their awards to 172 men and women. A number of British
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      81 10 U.S. 'LIFE AND DEATH' STAKE IN PACIFIC g YRACUSE New York Wed. Gen. Carlos P. Romulo, Philippine ambassador to the United States, said here that America's stake m Asia "is nothing more than your own national security." Gen. Romulo, former President of the United Nations General Assembly, said the United
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    ART WORK ON SHOW
    52 10 CHAN Kwong Shi, 18. former student of the Chung Chens High School, will next week hold the first public exhibition of his work m Chinese painting, cali^raphy and seal-en-graving. The exhibition will take place at the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Hill Street, from Nov. 6
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    256 10 Struggling writer hits pools jackpot $2,211,000 win T ONDON, Wed. Mr. John Dunn, a bearded author and artist, who struggled for years to make a living writing adventure stories for boys' magazines, yesterday won £260,104 (about $2,211,000) on a football pool. It was the highest win ever by one person.
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    51 10 AGRA. Wed. India's "bandit king," a 35-year-old outlaw known as Rupa, has been shot dead by a ppos e of police. He was wanted for more than 50 highway robberies and many murders and kidnappings. There was a reward of R515.000 for his canture dpnrf or alive.-
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    36 10 DURBAN, Wed. Five African prisoners were killed and 18 injured— some critically when a lorry carrying them left the road at Peacehay en. near here, and fell 1,000 feet down a steep embankment.
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    46 10 P.I. box wines Ren fight o knocko S22i* Ri i kn< Sal, id m thro; an m har i he pop Mo:: bo. apj: gof Sale; i rai; mil XT" out Bu; vict 5 s dor. lane to the T< Jav< kill con att. a 1-
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      377 10 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I. Madam Lim Sum Eng of Serangoon Road. Singapore. I applied tor a Samsu Shop licence m respect of premises No. Serangoon Road. Singapore, that this application will be heard m the Court of the District Judge and First Magistrate Criminal District and Magistrates'
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      53 10 Cinema Guide CATHAY. Phone *****: Noa Showing! The Buccaneer 1.43. 4.15, 6.45 9.30 p.m. ODEON. Phone *****: Last Day! The Lone Voyage 1.43, 4.13, 6.45 9.30 p.m. NEW ALHAMBRA. Phone *****: .Now Showing! Hong Kong Affair 1.30, 4.00, 6.45 9.30 p.m. ODEON-KATONG. Phone 40*26: Today Only! Captain From Castile 3.00
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