The Singapore Free Press, 9 December 1959

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    14 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS fort'- No. *****. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1959 15 CENTS.
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    OPINION He need modern stadiums
    30 1 OPINION He need modern stadiums day for the I g and Capiown to s of t I for conthe i ...door The ...ion .v. ment n dium act peo:d at
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    Lock icon 5 MINISTERS SACKED Sri Lanka Party to fight Daha at general election
    643 1 5 MINISTERS SACKED Sri Lanka Party to fight Daha at general election Out go 'rebels 9 in new Ceylon shock: Back S. de Zoysa ucr COLOMBO, Wednesday. [ME Governor-General, Sir Oliver Goonetilleke, last night removed from office five Ministers of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and reinstated Stanley de Zoysa
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    Lock icon N. Ireland out
    27 1 BELFAST. Wed. Northern Ireland will not compete in the 1962 World Cup competition, because of the Irish Football Association's ban on Sunday football.- Reuter
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    Lock icon 20 LIVES LOST
    34 1 LONDON, Wed. The death toll in shipping disI asters involving a lifeboat and other small ships around j the British coast rose to 20 i yesterdav within a 24-hour period. Reuter
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    Tate that inspired a hero...
    142 1 Tate that inspired a hero... MALAYA'S legendary hero Hang Tuali loved one story more than any other. As a child his idol was Laksmana. a skilful fencer depicted in the Ramayana of Hindu literature. So great was Hang Tuah's appreciation of this tale that hi* friends nicknamed Mm the "Laksamana,"
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    More arrests in CID drive
    180 1 THE Singapore Police detained 23 more suspects in the past 36 hours in their new intensified swoop on gangland hideouts on the island. This brings the total of arrests to 256 since the big dean-up was launched a MoX m the 0 arrested" men M
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    Maldives: Rebel chief sets up own Govt.
    517 1 Maldives: Rebel chief sets up own Govt. GAN ISLAND, Addu Atoll, Maldive Islands, Wednesday. MR. AFIF DIDI, self-styled President of the dissident United Suvadive Islands surrounding Britain's $34-million air staging base on Gan Island, yesterday unfurled his new flag, before world press representatives. The rebel flag has three stars and
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    RUBBER PRICE UNCHANGED
    28 1 December first grade rubber buyers f .o.b. opened in Singapore this morning; at 121 cents per lb., unchanged on yesterday's close. The tone was uncertain.
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    Lock icon Geylang residents go gay
    52 1 A gaily decorated float in last night's procession organised by residents of Geylanj, East Constituency. The procession passed through Sims Avenue, Suillemard Road. Paya ebar Road and Geylang oad. About 50 trade and culural associations took part. t was in connection with National Lovaltv Week. Free
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    STOP PRESS
    56 1 HAWKER ROBBED Ml 14 d I V\M Ml isU««l N Ml I lh Pong i .1 Road I. |v, I $15,000 REWARD k i i Mri i: P ill i B ufv ofli l .%.omu reward i< tion leading Ui i on I threw .i n! U.i.uiiv rai
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    STATE INCOME WILL IMPROVE
    334 2 Local paint executive puts the case for Govt, protection— 'Dumping' charge against British manufacturers PROTECTION of the paint industry in Singapore will add to the national income. Mr. A. van Kuyk, deputy chairman of the P.A.R. Malayan Paintworks Ltd., told the Free Press yesterday. He was
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    Lock icon STOCKS FIRM SELECTIVE BUYING
    164 2 STOCKS FIRM SELECTIVE BUYING LONDON, Wed. Stock markets here yesterday were again able to maintain a nrm undertone as a result of further selective buying. Gilt-edged opened somewhat nervously following the sharp rise In the U.S. Treasury bill rate, but no selling was seen and prices rallied to close with
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    277 2 SHIPS IN PORT <JHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Canton 1/2. Schelde Lloyd 4/5. Agamemnon 6/7. Loksang 6A. Benloyal 8/9. Oranje 10/12. Bentong 14, Memnon 15/16. Bradeverett 18, Rutheverett 19. Serdang N. Wall 3. Musi N. Wall 4. Giang Lee N Wall 5. Sabang
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    10,000 tons in buffer stock at end of month, says tin chief
    130 2 10,000 tons in buffer stock at end of month, says tin chief LONDON. Wed. The International T i n Council has found that the buffer stock is likely to hold 10.000 tons at the end of December. Mr George Peter, the chairman, said here yesterday. Ir. Peter said relations the
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    CITY LIGHTS
    15 2 There's only one thing wrong being at the top— bov. it's LONELY J
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    ILLEGAL ENTRY MISSION
    102 2 ILLEGAL ENTRY MISSION LIEUTENANT General Manuel F. Cabal is In Singapore to discuss operations against illegal entry of aliens and smuggling in southern Philippines waters. "Smuggling, unless checked. Is bound to tell on our relatively young economy." said the General. "Illegal entry could be a means lor communist infiltration." General
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    U.K. tin stocks
    23 2 LONDON. Wed. Stocks of refined tin in London Metal Exchange warehouses at the end of last week totalled 7.977 tons.
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    43 2 HONG KONG. Tuesday. Closing prices here today were: Yesterday Today H S. Banking Corporation $1,060 $1,060 Union Ins. Canton $82.50 $84.00 Wheelock Marden 5.60 5.65 HKong phone $31.00 $31.00 Dairy Farm Cold Storage $20.50 $20.60 Taikoo Docks $39.00 $39.25 $39.60
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    Lock icon RUBBER DOWN IN LONDON
    74 2 LONDON, Wed. —The dec-; line at Singapore caused rubber market prices here to be adjusted downwards by about j three farthings a pound at the opening. But bids and j offers were scarce until late j in the morning. The close was quiet at about three-eighths
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    25 YEARS OF BOACQANTAS
    141 2 25 YEARS OF BOACQANTAS QANTAS and BOAC tomorrow celebrate 25 years oi partnership. It was on Dec. 10. 1934, that their first AustraliaBritain service was started —on the 15th anniversary of the first aerial crossing of the Timor Sea. in their quarter-century partnersnip Qantas and BOAL have logged more than
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    685 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle pri ■SINGAPORE, TUESDAY. INDUSTRIALS Yestr:ay Alex BncKi P'er ID 1./O Ords. 199 1.99 Atlas ice 1100 luyers 8.8. Petrol "50/- "SUB.M. Trustees 525 5.25 Con. Tin Smett Pref. 1^- l9 Ords 47 9 48 3 Federal Dispersary LlAi 1-17 fitzpatricks IX*
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    Lock icon THREAT TO ASIA: TURNING POINT
    283 3 India anticipates 'personal treaty' bv leaders fcenhower is expected to .ledge aid against China' ridel, believed here that Presided _LnK ,i a personal assurance that Hp.r_V._Ti. pve Mr betweea the two co?ntri? 8 ff r„ c^ nce f any de .he event of an^o. attack
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    IKE WILL RIDE IN A BULLOCK CART
    66 3 Wrd.— Apart with Mr. ;ht> «>f Pr sit here i tli President I IB (i r»f the World \isit to Taj Mahal; ride in a bullock cart to see an Indian villagecivic reception bv the citizens of Delhi; address to members of both
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    Hungarians live in constant fear
    194 3 NEW YORK, Wednesday. Malayan delegate, Dato Nik Ahmed said here yesterday that "in view of the ssion in Hungary the United Najst continue to be seized of the situation." He was speaking in the General Assembly during the debate on the report of Sir Leslie
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    Fireworks man injured hand
    52 3 Fireworks man injured hand One of the two Japanese experts who helped stage the grand fireworks display in Singapore on Sunday night is now in hospital with severe burn?. Mr. T. Ebimoto. of Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd.. told the Free Press that T. Inoue injured his palm while loading a
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    Lock icon Teachers cheer Lee
    79 3 TEN thousand teachers in Singapore yesterday cheered when Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew said that the Government would pay them for their extra evening working hours if the State's financial position was sound next year. Packing the Happy World Stadium, the teachers organised this mass rally
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    Lock icon SELF-STYLED EMPEROR
    56 3 Enthroned, crowned and holding orb and sceptre, the self-styled Emperor Marziano II poses at Milan on the third anniversary of his coronation as 209th Roman emperor The emperor. 30-year-old Marziano Giuseppe Pio Maria Francesco Lavarello Paleologo Lascaris Monferrato, has just sent documents to the International Court in Holland,
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    THAI-MALAYA RICE DEAL IN OFFING
    79 3 THAI-MALAYA RICE DEAL IN OFFING BANGKOK, Wed. The sale of 20.000 tons of Thai rice each to Singapore and Malaya was discussed when a Thai trade mission visited these two countries, it was announced here yesterday. Negotiations for the sale, on a government-to-govern-mertt basis, would be completed later, a member
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    Lock icon Glad Tidings—newest Row croft show is a winner ali the way
    282 3 Glad Tidings— newest Row croft show is a winner ali the way GLAD TIDINGS," a light-hearted piece by R. F. Delderfield which the Rowcroft Theatre Club produced yesterday evening, is hardly the sort of play in which one expects to see great acting. Nevertheless. I do not think that I
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    7 lucky people
    25 3 LONDON. Wed. Seven people have won M5350.000 each for correctly forecasting eighi drawn games in last Saturday's professional soccer football fixtures Reuter.
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    Lock icon HE'LL LAY WREATH IN 'MUSEUM'
    130 3 HE'LL LAY WREATH IN 'MUSEUM' LONDON, Wed. Major Salah Salem of the United Arab Republic is quoted in early editions of today's Daily Sketch as promising to place a wreath ln the house where a Britis'h officer died during the 1956 Suez fighting. This follows controversy over reports of a
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    Lock icon PRIME MINISTER OF THE UNITED STATES
    127 3 NEW YORK, Wed. The United States will have a Prime Minister if President Eisenhower's current wishes are approved. He has under study a revolutionary plan to create two super-cabinet posts. One would be of Prime Minister rank, to relieve future Presidents of some of
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    Lock icon For seven years Lim Lee saved to achieve her goal
    297 4 For seven years Lim Lee saved to achieve her goal OEVEN years ago a young Chinese girl left Singa- pore on a trip for which she had saved every cent she had been earning as a cafe singer. She is Lim Lee. 29. now a Ministry of Education music teacher.
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    I learn to cook chicken with almonds
    744 4  - I learn to cook chicken with almonds PATRICIA LEWIS THINGS MOTHER NEVER TAUGHT ME BY T WAS tucking into an extraordinarily pleasant pheasant the other night when I suddenly found myself all come-over with a queer feeling of guilt. L who could polish oil a partridge in record time yet
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    Lock icon Order for tanks
    22 4 LONDON, Wed. Sweden has placed an order amounting to several million pounds sterling for Britain's new Centurion tank. Reuter
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      295 4 -TODAY a ii i i ii in I. YWCA. (Raffles Quay): WESLEY METHODIST International Women's CHURCH: Gospel song Club social morning 10.30 < ?7T__i!! ff^a k„« m PAY A LEBAR METHODIST a.m.. beauty culture 5.10 CHURCH: Prayer meeting p.m. 5.15 p.m. M.C.A Table tennis prac- CLOTHING SHOP at St. Antice
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      463 4 aa__fc_Bß u^ BORN today, you will have many an adverse situation to overcome in your youth, but if you persevere with courage, you will emerge the victor. Fortunately, you are practical and energetic, although basically an innovator, inventor and idealist. This combination can bring you to eventual success if you
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    MINISTRY STEPS UP WAYS TO INCREASE SEA FOOD
    689 5  -  Alan Yang SINGAPOREANS' TASTE FOR RIVER AND INSHORE FISH HAS MADE THE STATE DEPENDENT ON NEIGHBOURING SUPPLY By r _oR f XNS nave a Private preference for •T_, iisn. That preference caused SineaTirw< IM" »<»«« <60 per cent of local ntior. I
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    Uncertain terms of marriage
    780 5  -  MELVIN CHAN < HIM SI WOMEX lIOI'MI 8Y... 11. QINGAPORE Government's proposal to legislate a one-man-one-wife law has been welcomed by all the communities here. Whatever form the law takes, it will improve the lot of local Chinese women, bound on uncertain terms of marriage, and
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    MONKEY BUSINESS
    66 5 More than 5.000 Malayan monkeys the biy. number to be airlifted will be flown to Australia n week for medical research. A chartered Qantas plane will arrive in Singapore on Sunday to airlift the monkeys. The plane will stop in Singapore for a short whih and then fly
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    The Negritos of Malaya agree with Genesis—what does it mean?
    962 6  - The Negritos of Malaya agree with Genesis what does it mean? CHARLES BRYCE GHDHFH by THE EARTH WAS DESTROYED, SAY WORLDWIDE LEGENDS WHAT MYSTERY LIES BEHIND ADAM AND EVE? MALAYA'S earliest inhabitants, the Negrito aborigines, have a tale about the beginning of the world. It is the same legend told
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    BY THE WAY
    99 6  -  Beachcomber by I HAVE always thought that if beautiful music accompanied all-in wrestling matches a new and more realistic kind of ballet would become popular, with brutal strength rather than grace as its foundation. I am confirmed in this opinion by a photograph of a ballet in
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      18 6 MISCELLANEOUS *er* fa f»to.>_a«r rts. extra w££!V. Cocktail Oowns. "2T m^aia Va lty 32 SSrav. o,fer R«-»tVle. rut
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      307 6 liimh■m m 1 1 i 1 CLUES ACROSS 5. This is one way! (4). 1. Read the diary backwards, 6. Act on the halls is a mere but don't finish the assault pirouette (4). (4). 7. Man from the French onion 4. Feature putting out to sea country (6). for
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      222 6 SINGAPORE RADIO P.M. 1.00 Programme sum- ty concerts presented by the mary; 1.02 Easy on the ear; 1.30 Ministry of Culture in honour The News; 1.40 Newstaik; 1.45 of National Loyalty Week at the The Phllharmonia Orchestra; City Hall Steps. Radio Singa--2 0P rt Close down. pore's commentators will describe
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    WDLRGARTENS: A WARNING
    81 7 l "qualified teacher over-anxious parents create 'problem child' much school ork bad tys export JUH CHIA LIFTED 11 overwho ,a child ol -i\ ler with work probi later senior jols Mrs. ..wed .nder- up l the the ho heir write Mrs. \iuse the that y and i
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    W DUTY UP 51.3 MILLION
    58 7 vernI $3.82 year 1958. estii from IT will irk. I an In--1958 from duty levied on private lotteries. The total collected was $330.652— 513,306 more than the previous year. The number of permits issued for conducting private lotteries also increased last year, the total being
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    Malay folk dance at Grand Tattoo
    41 7 Malay folk dances by 200 girls from Geylang Malay Girls' School, at the Grand Tattoo at the Jalan Besar Stadium last night They also performed the Ronggeng. slow Ronggeng. and Menaman Padi (Rice Planting) dances.
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    Govt, building two
    295 7 T*\VO maternity hospitals with 228 beds will be ready next year to relieve congestion at Singapore Kandang Kerbau Hospital. One will be in Thomson Road and the other at Maxwell Road. The Thomson Road hospital will have ICB beds and the hospital at Maxwell Road 120. The
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    VIOLET AIMS TO BE 'GLAMOUR QUEEN'
    59 7 VIOLET AIMS TO BE 'GLAMOUR QUEEN' The first entrant for the "Glamour Queen 1960" contest Is 22 -year-old Miss Violet Ng (above). The contest will be held at a New Year's Eve ball at the Sea View Hotel, Singapore. It will be presented by a group known as the Revellers.
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    Singapore Chinese Chamber celebrates
    89 7 Singapore Chinese Chamber celebrates At ORE than 300 members x of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the inauguration of its new constitution at a gathering at the Chambers premises ln Hill Street at 8 p.m. today. The vice-chairman of the Chamber, Mr. Yap Pheng Geek, yeserday described the
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    XMAS PARTIES FOR CHILDREN
    75 7 XMAS PARTIES FOR CHILDREN The Stamford community centre will throw a Christmas party on Dec. 19 between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. for 400 children. Each member of the community centre has contributed a dollar towards special gifts and refreshments for the children. Qantas Empire Airways are also putting up
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    MALAYAN THEME AT SHOW
    190 7 MALAYAN THEME AT SHOW rFHE "Malam Kebudayaan" A staged at the Victoria Theatre last night was one show with a difference. It was principally centred on the Malayan theme. Organisers and participants are to be congratulated for their efforts. "Malam Kebudayaan" was held In conjunction with National Loyalty Week celebrations,
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    Malaria adviser
    31 7 Dr. Cheng-teh Ch'en, director of the Taiwan Provincial Malaria Research Institute, has been apolnted Regional Malaria Adviser ln the Western Pacific regionlal office of the World Health Organlsa tion.
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    POST-SCHOOL CERTIFICATE TEACHING CENTRALISED
    219 7 REACHING of Post- School Certificate students from English schools in Singapore will be done in future at three centres to achieve more efficiency. The new centres will be at Raffles Institution and Victoria School for boys and Rattles Girls' School for girls. Eight hundred pupils are
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    A DANCE WITH ACHES —after a big meal
    236 7 A DANCE WITH ACHES after a big meal SINGAPORE'S lea ding dance tutors, Mrs. Rose Eberwein and Mr. Vernon Martinus, yesterday expressed surprise at the unusual case of 16 dancers in Penang having an attack of stomach ache at the same time during their item. They agreed that this was
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    Inquiry into the prisons
    76 7 MAJOR P. L. James, Singapore Commissioner of Prisons, will be the first witness to a pear before the Prisons Inquiry Commission, which will begin sitting in public on Thursday at 5 p.m. ln the Second Civil District Court, Empress Place. He will be followed by Mr.
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      41 7 HIGH TIDES TODAY: 6.40 p.m. TOMORROW: 7.26 am. and 8.15 p.m. FRIDAY: 8.14 a.m. and 9.20 p.m. SATURDAY: 8.52 a.m. and 10.06 p.m. SUNDAY: 9.25 a.m. and 10.45 p.m. MONDAY: 9.56 a.m. and 11.20 p.m. TUESDAY: 10.27 a.m. and 11.55 p.m.
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    YOUTHS LOOK DOWN ON MENIAL JOBS
    546 8  - YOUTHS LOOK DOWN ON MENIAL JOBS Catherina Ng By ,T ta *es OUTSIDER J TELL US < LOOK LIK E AND JIM NA GIVES qui T 4 FEW POINTS "117HEREVER I turn, I cannot see my own back" Bergman. It takes others to point out to us our own traits.
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      Gillian and a dream of Chopin and concerts
      320 8  - Gillian and a dream of Chopin and concerts Margaret Wee By "AS I play, I see the thoughts of Chopin, Beethoven and Mozart falling into beautiful patterns of a completed jig-saw puzzle" said 13-year-old Gillian Lim while discussing her ambition to be a concert pianist. To hear one so young
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      LETTER FROM BADER
      98 8 LETTER FROM BADER CHARLES Damms, a 20--year-old van boy who had both legs amputated two years ago after being pinned against the rear of his bread van by a car. has been awarded 14,144 (M3121.200) damages in Sheffields, England. Charles appeared in court with artificial legs, aided by sticks. The
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      154 8 Let the man who does not wish to be idle fall in lovt. OVID. A gentleman never heard the story before. AUSTIN O'MALLEY. E:ivy never dies. JOHN BOURCHIER. Everybody is ignorant but on different subjects. WILL ROGERS. He is a fool who thinks by force of will. To turn
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      Lock icon GIRLS SCREAM AND WAIL AT IDOL'S WEDDING
      105 8 u_2? lJj ousa nd shouting, screaming and wailing fans lZ«™ l u e S ii eet outsidc Christ Church, Greenwich, Mir?v WH^ n 5X22"^ teen W-Wol roek 'n roll singer Marty Wilde married 18-year-old Joyce Baker rock »n y ri?i e «Jll!L lle
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      907 9 DON'T LET UNIVERSAL JOINTS RUN DRY 1909 bus takes lo 1959 super road JNIVERSAL joint wear will take place on the bearing surfaces and sometimes the needle bearing caps will be found to have become slack in their housings. As will be remembered from last week's pictures, the needles are
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      76 9 4 SCHEME for urban motorways in Leeds, which A W ould cost roughly £10 million ($B5 mil.) has been the subject of a report to the city's town planning committee. The motorways would 7 supplement or replace existina radial roads with direct links fiom the city's
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    JOHORE OUT TO A VENGE DEFEAT
    279 10  -  FRANCIS BOEY By JOHORE are out to avenge their 5-4 Foong Seong Cup defeat at the hands of Singapore tonight when they meet the State in a friendly match organised by the Singapore Badminton Association as its contribution to Loyalty Week. The match, consisting
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    HAS THE MCC 'BOOBED?'
    73 10 LONDON. The Duke of Norfolk, former England captain A. E. R. Oilligan. retiring Sussex captain Robir. Marlar and sports writer and broadcaster E. W. Stanton al! agreed at the annual di: of the Sussex Coimtv Crl Club at Brighton that Selection Committemade "the biggest boob cricketing
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    Rvder Cup golfers thrill crowd
    471 10 WORLD CLASS pA SEEN AT CHAM By FREE PRESS GOLF RKPOljter gRITAIN'S Ryder Cup golfers, Dai Rees and exhibition of world class golf before more th tn their wives at the Changi Golf Club ytMordav. Driving long the two champions thrilled tW superb golf. The
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    HOCKEY SQUAD
    284 10 SHA aims to train up another champion team By F. P. Hockey Reporter 'THE Singapore Hoc- i key Association Se- cretary, Mr. S. Yogarajah, recently disclosed that the associa- j tion will soon be pick- i ing a squad to undergo i training under Major j Dennis Egan.
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    Pakistan take five hours to score 104 runs
    309 10 KARACHI, Wednesday. PAKISTAN, fighting grimly to keep Australia from making a clean sweep of the three-match series, took five hours to score only 104 runs for the loss of five wickets against Australia on the fourth day of the Third Test here
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    SCOREBOARD
    69 10 Pakistan Ist Innings Australia Ist Innings Pakistan 2nd Innings Imtiaz Ahmad c Harvey b Davidson 9 Ijaz Butt run out 8 Saeed Ahmad c Mackay b Davidson g Hanif Mohammad not out 40 Duncan Sharp? c Mackav b Lindwall 26 Shuja-ld-Din c I avell b Mackay 4 Wallis Mathias
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    DAILY BRIDGE
    252 10 WHAT do you need for a positive response to a demand bid of Two Clubs? Is there a case for more flexibility? Some piayers still insist on one of these combinations: an Ace and a King: four Kings: a King-Queen and two Kings: or two KingQueens. The Two
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    Sport Diary
    21 10 Sport Diary N «al JjJ C u 3 Bahru I— Pohf y JIJ Mtd: TTf^ p -ittfrM, n J--/1 •if nia
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    SINGAPORE ATHLETIC LEAVE BANGKONG
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    ALL THE LATEST SELECTIONS
    238 11 FREE PRESS j^« AJ STIMES MALAY MAIL NANYANC NANFANC AL LA N LEWIS TRESPASSER EPSOM JEEP l^rr^ ,a. v POINTER LMY KWEE LOH MAYU-LOONG 5 M l t_u R SE RUSSIAN ROSE RUSSIAN ROSE ACTRESS I nl VctrL swll! 1^ 1^ Actress 111 Russian Rose RUSSIAN
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    TODAY'S BEST BETS
    61 11 TODAY'S BEST BETS Today's best bets by ALLAN LEWIS are: Russian Rose, Home Sweet Home and Reliable. Best outsiders: Dark Duet, Elstree Star and Hindu Robe. TRESPASSERS best bets are: Titilino, Russian Rose and Home Sweet Home. The going this morning was good and without rain should remain good. The
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    FORM OF TODAY'S RUNNERS
    1536 11 Itl ONE .e. b to Reliable in Di\ Fancied. EBOS: 3-: went ever 3P in 41 with Little Lulu; 5-12-59— Div. 3 6F race.— der. rOUUO J-59— Scratched from Div. 3 6F engagement. .„ler. jOH.\N: 1-IJ-59 Went over I >9 Se' Div. 3 6F race. Outsider.
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    DREAMBOAT TO WIN LAST RACE
    714 12  -  ALLAN LEWIS Changed going makes winners hard to pick today But take The Friar if there is rain By RUSSIAN ROSE IS NOW READY WINNERS are not easy to find at Bukit Timah this afternoon and the probable change in the going will not help.
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    SATURDAY'S WINNER
    13 12 WEE WONDER (Geyer up) retiming to scale after winning on Saturday.
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    I'm living like a Lord now, says Moses Lee
    204 12 I'm living like a Lord now, says Moses Lee MALAYAN jockey Moses Lee is having a whale of a time in Australia. "I'm living like a Lord," he said in a letter to Free Press reporter Royston Lazaroo. "The Australians are wonderful people and are doing the best to make
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    THEY ALL LIKE TO IMITATE ALLAN
    135 12 THEY ALL LIKE TO IMITATE ALLAN T HOI SANDS ha e heard the Free Press racial expert. Allan Lru I racing commentaries over the air. His rapid-fire descriptions ot races at Singapore, Kuala Lumpur. Ipoh and Penang are familiar to them. Now and again, amateur artists have mimicked his >t>le
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    K.O. win for Percy Lewis
    58 12 NOTTINGHAM. Wed. L of Trinidad. .ined h Ish Empire weight ti»le here it when he knocked out O'Brien, of Scotland, in .-econd round with his telling punch of the A local b"xer. Wally Swift. substitute, lifted himhigh in the British Emwelterweight ratings he outpointed Willie
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    31 12 COPENHAGEN. Wed.— Den. -k beat England 7-0 in a badminton international here night. The English team the same as that beaten 4-3 by Sweden in oeping on Sunday. Reuter
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    Grand National on TV in 1960
    28 12 LONDON. Wed— ihe Grand National. Britain's greatest steeplechase, will be televised for the first time next year, the British Broadcasting Corporation announced.
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    Lock icon Jockey Club modifies forfeit plan
    143 12 Jockey Club modifies forfeit plan LONDON, Wed.— The Jocjkey Club, Britain's racing authority, decided yesterday that a modified scheme for a declaration of forfeit three days before running is to be operated in British racing [from next year. For the flat racing season starting in March 1960. and ithe National
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    S.R.C. down Sappers
    135 12 SINGAPORE Recreation Club beat the Singapore engineer Regiment li-o in yesteraay's rugoy match on the padang. The Ciuo, who scored a goal, a try and a penalty goal, fielded only 13 men. The Sappers were one man short. It was a lively tussle, in which both sides
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    99 12 TWICKENHAM. Middk —Superior kicking enabled Oxford to beat Cambridge by nine points (three penalty goals) to three (a penaltV goal) in the 78th inter-varsit'v Rugby Union match yesl day. Hero of the match, more notable for toughnes.s of than skill, was Oxford full back John Willcox. who
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    30 12 NASSAU, Bahamas. Wed. George Constantine < United States*, driving an Aston Martin, gained his first big win when he won the Nassau International Trophy Race here on Sundav.
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