The Singapore Free Press, 17 December 1959

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1959. 15 CENTS.
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    He takes over service chiefs' powers
    269 1 He takes over service chiefs' powers JAKARTV Thurs. President Sukarno last ni^ht decreed himself as chief administrator •I ndi> r Indone>ia> martial law, assuming the powers previously held by the leaders of the Ihrec armed services. President Sukarno four top posts m the Republic. P ident. Supreme Commander of armed
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    SUKARNO'S BIG GRAB
    288 1 Indonesia martial law to continue indefinitely One dead, five I hurt as car hits lamp m 3.30 a.m. crash ANE man was killed and rive people, including: a woman, were injured when the car m which they were travelling: towards Singapore crashed into a lamp post m
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    RI trading ban criticised
    234 1 RI trading ban criticised HONG KONG. Thurs. The chairman of the AllChina Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese. Mr. Tan Kah-kee, has condemned the action of the Indonesian Government regarding! the ban on alien traders m rural areas. j N reports that he toici a n of the Federation: "Large numbers
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    Students handel to K.L. police
    107 1 Students handel to K.L. police KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Singapore Special Branch trs have handed over the two arrested Nanyang I niversity students to tin ration authorities. The two students Wu Swee, i 24. oi Petaling Jaya, and Ling Soo Wob, 23. oi Cecil Street. Kuala Lumpur, were brought, to the
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    IKE AT THE OPENING OF WORLD FAIR
    42 1 t£ PRESIDENT Eisenhower r and Indian President r Dr. Rajendra Prasad drive m state for the opening of the World E Agricultural Fair m New Delhi. The Fair was dc- dared open by Dr. Rajendra.
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    Lock icon Ike m bid to settle Indo-Pak. dispute
    103 1 Ike m bid to settle Indo-Pak. dispute KARACHI. Thurs. Field-Marshal Mohammed A} ub Knan. the Pakistani President, disclosed yesterday that President Ejsenhower was trying to end the Indian-Pakistan dispute over Kashmir and declared that he himself was "always prepared" to meet Mr. Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister. President Ayub was
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    Lock icon SEARED BY HEM
    27 1 BRISBANE. Thur.--. Wes~ tern Queensland, dried up by droußht for ihe ua.si three years, i. s now being seared ov a heat wave.- Reuter
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  • TACTICAL TRAINING
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    BOATS RESCUE FAMILIES
    49 1 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Hundreds of people In Kuala Lumpur woke last night to flood warnings) as heavy ram In the Gombak hills caused the two main rivers to over- flow with surprising suddenIn low-lying areas, families had to be rescued by boat. The*v were no casuali
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    RUBBER DOWN 5/8 CENT
    34 1 January lirst grade rubber bu>ers f.u b. om'ned m Singapore tins morning at HtJ cjjjji per li).. down fivr-<unths o f a icnt on yeslentaj close. The tone was quirt.
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    Lock icon PERSIA ALERTS TROOPS
    175 1 PERSIA ALERTS TROOPS TEHERAN. Thurs. Persian frontier guards have been reinforced along the boraer near tnc disputed Shatt-Ej-Arao area lull ing a ii;cidcnt on Tuesday. Special precautloi hare l taken to protect the Abadan oil refinery, which lie.-, on the Shait-El-Arab river at the head Ol Persian Gulf. Major-General Abdul
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    Khir and party in Cairo talks
    123 1 Khir and party in Cairo talks fAIRO, Thurs. The Malayan Minister of Education, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari. and members of the Malayan Cultural Delegation who are m Cairo on an 11--day visit, yesterday had talks with the Minister oi Culture, Mr. Salahedn El Bittar. and the Minister of Education, Mr.
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    Lock icon WATER FOR THE NEGEV DESERT
    254 2 Xew look at low cost for fo***e ot Israel New York firm pulling up $1,500,000 lo build two patent process plants LONDON, Thursday. A NEW YORK firm has entered into a contract with the Israeli Government to turn 500,000 gallons of sea water a day
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    RUBBERLIGHT SELLING
    28 2 N.RK. Thurs. Light •■loped towards he rubber terday. I ()NlM>\ th< 51 r aftei a de;:ig w.th up I md adi posi t clawed a Tuesdays
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    Lock icon TIN BRIGHTER
    27 2 LONDON. Thurs.— The undertone ol the tin market looked a little brighter here yf>terday morning. In New York tin was steady but j auiet Reuter
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    Lock icon HE WANTS K.L. MART
    59 2 picture. MR. 11. KISSIN, deputy chairman and managing director of Lewis and Peat Ltd., London, who foresees big marketing developments for rubber and com- modities m the Federation I of Malaya. He said m Singapore yesterday there should be an internationally recognised outlet m Kuala Lumpur
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    MALAYAN FUND UNIT PRICE
    15 2 First Malayan Fund unit selling price on December 16 was $1.06.
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    NOV. CROPS
    27 2 The following November rubber crop figures are announced: Ayer Panas. 132.--000 lb.; GleneaJy. 101.000 lb.. Kluang. 101.500 lb.: Pajam. 158.500 lb.; Ulu Benut. 48.000 lb.
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    Lock icon British aircraft merger plan startles market
    158 2 British aircraft merger plan startles market LONDON, Thursday. TWO giant British aircraft firms. Hawker Siddeley and Dc Havilland, last night announced plans to merge. A joint statement said the merger would bring about "the most powerful organisation of its type In the British Commonwealth." The merger is to be carried
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    GILTEDGEDS DECLINE IN LONDON
    173 2 GILTEDGEDS DECLINE IN LONDON LONDON, Thurs. The stock markets made a promising start yesterday but were later disturbed by the setback m the giltedged market and as a result of some profit-taking that followed many prices lost the bulk of their initial gains and some were lower on balance. Giltedgea
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    Lock icon Economise call by the Soviet
    43 2 Economise call by the Soviet MOSCOW. Thurs.— The Soviet Communist party's central committee has appealed i to organisations, workers, and employers for economy m the use of copper, nickel, tin. lead, and other non-ferrous metals. the Soviet news agency Tsuss reported yesterday. Reuter
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    44 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle p jkjljjhl I' t tfil I i' BigZ". Su r jei Tu-a"£ Teatrto*Ulu Be-.t I t::i STEKLIME HUBBE" o Orienti :*a-g »se Cig e'»» N f UK Hcsccte i-:V* l-it -g Pe'ak '.'a i) jljljhljhlj
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    OFFICE HOURS AT XMAS
    81 2 i SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Imports and Exports Office and all sections of the Master Attendant's office will be i closed on Christmas Day.; I Friday, Dec. 25. The Shipping and Port Clearance Office and the Imports and Exports Office will be open on Saturday. Dec. 26.
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    99 2 SHIPS IN PORT CHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Mekong 1/2, Mikawa Maru 3, London Re- solution 4 5. Benarty GA, Glenor- chy 67, Glenearn 89, Manila i Maru 10/11, Star Alcyone 13/14, City of Newcastle 15/16, Kilin&ki 18, Peik 19, Sedili N. Wall
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    DOCKERS GET MORE
    8 2 Austrabeen _ci. an hour pay
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    59 2 I HONG KONG. Wednesday. i Closing price.- here today were" Yesterday Today H. «t S. Banking Corporation 1 1,060 $1,060 sales Mies Unkm Ins. Canton $86.00 58.V50 sales nom. Wheelock Maiden 5.65 5.65 sales sales HKong "phone $31.00 $30.75 sales sales Dairy Farm <fc Cold Storage $20.40
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      17 2 IPHIIIIIIliiii" JSJJSSSJ If Jr* VV PHILIPS it i I S uill giw I E man\ 1 PHILIPS
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    PUBLIC WARNED: GET VACCINATED NOW
    120 3 Precautions to prevent Singapore outbreak of smallpox pEOPLE who have not been vaccinatled against smallpox should #et themselves vaccinated immediately. Giving this warning yesterday, Singapore's Minister for Health. Inche Ahmad Ibrahim, said that it was a precautionary measure. This follows the three suspected cases of
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    Lock icon BALLET WALTZ FOR CHARITY
    71 3 leads the Wait/ »1 n ker Ballet Which hi itte KiNt night S tpore Ballet as ;> «!n from i- »ti a ted to the Red ross Ruihlinu I nnd. iiiis is the first time In Singapore and South -East Asia that tin- Nutcracker h.«N been
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    Lock icon Vutcracker—the finest ballet S'pore has seen
    26 3 Vutcracker—the finest ballet S' pore has seen Ballet's production of Tchai.d expect to the Sadlei Wells; but Singapon Hot that h been staged I wdy Reuter
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    DRIVER BLAIMS MAN FROM SINGAPORE
    73 3 DRIVER BLAIMS MAN FROM SINGAPORE lOIIOKI BAHRt, rhurs.— A taxi-driver. Chan Phing Shing. told a court here yes!in thai a Singapore had him to rarrj matches from th<--t at Pa>ir Gudang t»> Ma>.ii. Chan was fined $3,600. or nine months for p»»>srvsin^ the matches, on which duty had not been
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    Santa Claus is fished from sea
    58 3 F|OWN :rom the clo me Santa Clans > on a apore. He dropped by into th- iceI .-4 busy ilay Club. I iecided o-seater pi. Ait pr< of the children. old M Capt d Dr. iMrs.) hour later. Sa iit chit -Capt. I Parachute
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    RIOT AND ACID HURT CHARGES
    111 3 RIOT AND ACID HURT CHARGES 4 MAN was charged before A the Ninth Magistrate, Mr.. R. 8.1. Pates, yesterday with rioting with a deadly weapon and causing hurt to four people with acid. Yeow Chong Yong. al Sam Pa Chye, was charged with rioting while armed with a three-pronged fork,
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    STUDENTS SIT FOR BUSINESS EXAMINATION
    92 3 MORE THAN 140 over-aged students from the I Voluntary Teachers' Basic Commercial Training started their Pitman examination on Tuesday. The Voluntary TeachersCommercial Training is run under the auspices of the Incorporated Secretano Society. The organiser. Mr. David, B. H. Chew, >aid yesterday that students who
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    'Farmecy degree Course only'
    5 3 'Farmecy degree Course only' the
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    Lock icon TIME BOMB EXPLODES IN SCHOOL
    65 3 CHICAGO Thurs. a L bomb rxplod ed yesterday m hW a "ivcall, i th e locker* at the mumpiit the bomb went <-fl on the third floor of Stelnmetz High School eitjht niinuit i ah< ad oi schedul Nobody was injured.- U.P.I. —^^^TT ix n;l
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    IN THE DOG-HOUSE... WITH JAK
    17 4 "Well, that's settled your dog\ now what seems to be YOUR problem?"
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    Lock icon DO THE RUSSIANS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING?
    328 4 DO THE RUSSIANS KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING? RUSSIA'S proposal to build a dam across the Bering Straits between Asia and North America designed to change much of the world's climate, is now under tire from their own climatologists. They said technical U as not yet nough to tamr with
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    Lock icon FIBRE THAT SNAPS BACK INTO PLACE
    151 4 WILMINGTON. Delaware. Plans for commercial production of a new texiile fibre known as "Lycra" Spendex fibre, which may bring about as great a change m the women's foundation garment industry as nylon did m the hosiery industry, have been announced by E. I. Dv
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    They want Santa to join a union
    157 4 gANTA CLAUS m Sydney 250 of him may be unionised. The Miscellaneous Workers' Union proposes a drive to get the Santas into the Union. An organiser of the Union (Mr. J. Dwyer) said that some of Sydney's Santa Claus already were m his
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    BY THE WAY-by Beachcomber
    166 4 BY THE WAY -by Beachcomber THE humblest creatures have their troubles, according to a zoologist. Imagine the confusion of a centipede whose mother tries to ginger him up by saying, "Put your best foot forward, sonny." ADVANCE publicity for plays and books should begin at least a year before production
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    A POEM TO THE YETI
    136 4 A POEM TO THE YETI THE Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas is an old character m Tibetan verse. Current opinion identifies the Yeti with the blue-fur-red Dremo bear— said to carry off women to the hizh peaks There are many verses to the Dremo m Tibet. One folk song depicts
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    SURPRISE
    104 4 TELEPHONE callers at the X home of the Marquis of Donegall are surprised when the phone is answered by a girl with an attractive voice who asks them if she can take a message There is a simple explanation. The Marquis, who runs a recording company, has installed a
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    MOTHER KNOWS BEST ...
    100 4 MOTHER KNOWS BEST IN February 1943 two American parents named their child Adolf Hitler. Swamped witn letters of reproof for putting such a stigma on an innocent child, they changed the baby's name to Theodore Roosevelt. Robbeiy At the week-end Theodore Roosevelt, now 16, was ordered held m $300,000 bail
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      158 4 fty«?S» M ****uA 8888 f HI i I Is B. B CN GLISH B 9 COte jiOY B M uw.^ W Dacron sis OC c, 1 P*f SERS W |B v/s r wiion 1 X Dfpr, GIAN SINGH CO LTD (House of Elegance Raffles Piace. Singapore (g¥va¥rt} N RECORD SOUND
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      211 4 Xt »OSS Bird with some atof sueed that m Lached (4) head? (9). Musical sedative (7). o ihe lout may be ri< livered m Animal for the Cockney to l wash his hands m <s>. rp piii! l i-iii i Quiet place for illicit work water <4>. m the spirit
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      62 4 ..O^oSSr'ilo X" ■Srr'Set re^rf T«S"?£ Sg?* 7 news; 1.40 NewsUlk; 1.45 The news- 7 10 NewsUlk with a Hammond. ruton Girl. Choir; 200 Close 7.15 Concert instrumental; 730 8 In n« s: 8.30 Sing It s^oo gramme summa r y: 5.03 JfieZ^L^Z ft? b'r'oad^T, 1 ".S* G M X SS—2S
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    Off portraits of Governors
    254 5 TOWN HALL PICTURES NOW IN A STORE FRKK PRESS STAFF REPORTER |HE 22 near-life-size oil paintings of past Governors and leading citizens of Singapore which had adorned the walls of the Victoria .Memorial Hall for many years have been removed. They are now being kept m
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    Airport sine hut-it's a pannel protest
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    Rush or for Bing's 'White Christmas'
    39 5 B is. those purchase the In for other nicularlv Pat nan at a the busy .i during lunch •Tor the ive sold at s a day. them are j carols or Christmas num-
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    K.L. PROTEST MEETING
    26 5 KUALA LUMPUR. T: be he! m itend the Press was told Chinese s had abo tives of about are ebcbe present at the
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    THE MECHANICAL DOLLS
    74 5 BALLET enthusiasts saw the; complete Nutcracker for the iirst time when the Singapore Ballet opened its fourth season at the Victoria Theatre last night. Based on the music of Tchaikovsky, the ballet appropriately begins with a Christmas party. The show will be repeated nightly until Sunday. Free
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    POISONED BARLEY DID NOT COME FROM GERMANY
    220 5 POISONED BARLEY DID NOT COME FROM GERMANY THE Singapore Government is still holding m x bond 1,500 bags of pearl barley imported from Germany m September, pending investigations to pinpoint the source of the poisoned barley which caused eight deaths three months ago. The German Commercial i Consul here. Mr.
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    Praise for Singapore Botanic Gardens
    153 5 Praise for Singapore Botanic Gardens THE most beautiful botanic gardens are found m the sunny tropics, a visiting Swedish botanist, Prof. F. Fagerlind, said yesterday. "Singapore's Botanic Gardens are excellent," the 55--year-old botanist told the Free Press. Prof. Fagerlind. who has been head of the Institute of Pla n t
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    3 boats missing
    20 5 LONDON. Thurs. Three British register d fishing boats with a total of 28 men aboard are missing.
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    Lock icon CHILDHOOD FRIENDS
    87 5 I Two childhood friends. Ashok Kumar, (left) 17, and Ravindra Menon, 16, left Singapore for Britain on board the Roma yesterday for further studies. Ashok. an ex-pupil of Pasir Panjang Secondary School will study medicine while Ravindra. formerly o:' St. Andrew's School will take up an engineering course
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      43 5 j SINGAPORE JMWH TODAY: 11.31 a.m. TOMORROW: 1.00 a.m. and 12.05 p.m. SATURDAY: 1.32 a.m. and 12.41 p.m. SUNDAY: 2.15 a.m. and 1.18 p.m. MONDAY: 2.40 a.m. and 1.59 p.m. TUESDAY: 3.19 a.m. and 2.47 p m. WEDNESDAY: 4.06 a.m. and 3.49 p.m.
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    Mental tension?
    546 6  -  MICHAEL MA PERHAPS YOU'RE JUST KIDDING Says SINGAPORE is full of them: people who feel tired. Tension and tiredness go hand m hand, because one leads to the other. Mostly it is all unnecessary, and we are merely kidding ourselves. How many people feel that old office fatigue
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    Lock icon BALLET GIFT
    77 6 picture. VERNON Martinus of the Singapore Ballet hands a cheque for the National Theatre Fund to Free Press reporter Margaret Wee during the full dress rehearsal for "The Nutcracker.'* Looking on is Mrs. Martinus. "The Nutcracker opened its season, fourth of the company, at the Victoria Theatre last
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      PRINCE PHILIP HAS A GO AT THE GO-KART
      66 6  - PRINCE PHILIP HAS A GO AT THE GO-KART SOCIAL SAM By THHE Duke of Edinburgh, pilot yachtsman, polo- player and motorist, has tasted the sporting craze— go-kart driving. Go-karts— two-stroke, no-body, no-fears, baby ra cars— are an American idea. They can read, per hour. A Buckingham Palr.ro spok< -aid: "Princ*
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      Wilding to open new Restaurant
      158 6 MR. MICHAEL WILDING and his wife, Susan, are returning from California t<> complete arrangements for the Christmas opening of their new restaurant m Brighton. Mr. Wilding. 47. says thr restaurant will not overshadow his Mini career. "If I decide to make a film I shall
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      Shah sticks to wedding date-Dec. 21
      124 6 Shah sticks to wedding date-Dec. 21 ffEHERAN. Thuri 1 Shah of P marry the jirl i !:l here next M some local tl the date Is Inauspici i newly-weds. A court .-pok< si last night that the w< date of the twice-: Shah and 21 -year-old Mi» Farah Diba when
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      Baudoitin flies
      82 6 Baudoitin flies BRUSSELS. T! Baudouin ol th< B< left here by air last Stanleyville aft the moment" dec! the Congo, which ha torn by riots In months and is no* m elections eonstituti first stage of Belgium for independei. It was annouiu't d tl King would visit all Congo's six
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    Lock icon SUICIDE BY A ROYAL CLERK
    233 6 LONDON, Thursday. LLAN (Jreen Wickens, Clerk-Comptroller at Clarence House, London home of the Queen Mother, killed himself by barituric poisoning, the Queen's Coroner recorded yesterday. The coroner added that Wickens. who was found dead m hus otlice at Clarence House last Monday, did >o while
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    "Red Nose' earns $2 million
    52 6 Rudolph the Rod-Nosed Reindeer, now 10 years old. has earned more than 52.975.00 C for composer Johnny Marks. This Christmas. 37 new versions are being released. That should boost Marks's earnings from this one song to over $4,250,000. His latest &ong is "A Merry. Merry
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    GOLDEN BOY FROM INDIA CAN ROCK THEM ALL
    298 6 IS Cliff Richard, the Golden Boy of British Beat, turning "square"? Last week he was acclaimed for his first film performance m "Expresso Bongo.** His role was predictable: a rock n 1 roll star. But latest signs are pointing a different way.
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    WHY DO NO ASIANS RIDE HORSEBACK?
    209 7  -  Margaret Wee m,.... '>> I s in i! ticu- Isian I v a handful of -ider. take part „Jnii f because they are of horses, or of the i themselves throw the Saddle Club". three women Part, heesman -aid she hopes more the next
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    A breeze at the touch of a button
    111 7 A breeze at the touch of a button A ROBOT "nurse" small, square control panel which stands by a patient's bed Is being introduced Into many American hospital.-, it performs all the little, thoughtful tasks that formerly were done by sisters Would the patient like a change of air? A
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    Lock icon JUST A THOGHT
    96 7 picture. Conceit is the finest armour a man can wear. Jerome K. Jerome. THIS DOLL and coloured books were sent by a four-year-old Tokyo boy to Birgitta Tornsren. a Swedish girl of his own age« who will soon be blind. One of her e\rs is already blind,
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    Silence can wreck a marriage
    196 7 Silence can wreck a marriage YE \V YORK— A husband who In from tl ott: Hints a brief and then lapses into silence for rest of the evenchief dt trover of marri. Dr. Joyce Broan American aw Dr. Brothers, who V P*" m family and problr men who >o much
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    182 8  -  Jonathan Russel m BALLROOM IX BUI lIV Max (ircger and his orchestra pla\ a variety of ]<»\trots. (Polydur K'-inch. J PHM). DANCING disc of the week. thi prese:.' Germany's top orchesariety of numbers both popular and tradi- U ide his 1 :ou> lor its ound. HI arra: ci
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    The MUSIC QUIZ
    50 8 The MUSIC QUIZ Ansirer to our clue last Bells Are Ringing." The only reader to name this Broadway show Master Lim Choon 241. Bukii Bintang Road, Kuala Lumpur. Prize of two Philips Ep records is on its way. you can guess is. Entries must be m by first po< Ifon'2l.
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    433 8  -  Cpl. K. H. Sharp 'ltetail shopkeeper for education m the Far Easl/ say* j.Q. Unique unit helps soldiers to acquire new languages Story by j Pictures by ]I|OST people listen to records only, for entertainment. Some combine entertainment with learning by listening: to better types of
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    Sportsman Of The RACING
    251 9  - Sportsman Of The RACING ALLAN LEWIS I t TV ed to and l lo I Ui of main i a an ihe H he i Mr r of i.ut I ate ik opmkyan he -lie P -t »r ■•> m I 1 1 *****11 l and ten horses go- E
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    Bukit Timah winners Promted
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    BRUSH UP YOUR BRIDGE
    83 9 North was cviucuvijr under the delusion that his jump preference bid was forcing. A standard sequence meets the case: One Heart One Spade: Two gfute Four Hearts The delayed gamp raise aptly describes a hand containing fro and a* half quick tricto. stronz tour-card trump support
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    Sports Diary
    18 9 Sports Diary SINGAPORE: Hockey SHA XI v SHA Invitation XI, padang. If i.or competition (18 holex Keppel Club.
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    INDIANS MAKE 3 CHANGES
    113 9 INDIANS MAKE 3 CHANGES >*EW DELHI. Thur>.— lndia I omitted three bowler* team that lost the Australia yesterwhen they announced la players from whom the side will be chosen for the second npur, beginning on 19. Parr bowler R G. Desal and ak bowler P. G. JoMu mitted becau-e ol
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    HERO IS HOME —MINUS PURSE
    572 9  -  FRANCIS BOEY TRIUMPHANT SINGAPORE CRICKETERS By NAGAIAH SPENT 30 CENTS AND IT COST HIM $300 CRICKET hero Stan Nagaiah told me how a 30 cent newspaper cost nim $300 when the Malayan inter-port team returned from Honr hong last night. hriiiio^? a i ay 5
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    HOCKEY TITLE TO REME
    157 9 HOCKEY TITLE TO REME SINGAPORE District Workshop (REME) trounced Malayan Basic Training Ontre 4-0 to win the Singapore Base District inter-unit hockey final at Gillman Barracks yesterday. REME owe their victory to lorwards Reynolds and All mad Badawi. They showed pt-rfect understanding and between them netted the goals. Badawi netted
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    26 9 HENLEY ON THAMES, Thurs.— Henley Royal Regatta will be held next year from June 29 to July 2, the stewards announced last night. Reuter
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    24 9 ERNAKULAM. India. Thurs. --Israel defeated India 2-1 here yesterday m their return match m the Asian Cup West Zone soccer tournament. Reuter
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    23 9 EDINBURGH, Thurs. Queen's Park beat Falkirk 1-0 on Falkirk's ground last night In a Scottish League Second division football match. Reuter
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    201 10 Dispute passed to envoys after heated debate *-\o' to unified air defence demand by Gen. Norstad PARIS, Thursday. GENERAL LAURIS NORSTAD, NATO Supreme f Commander, warned the 15-nation pact's Ministerial Council yesterday that he could not carry out his defence plans unless European air defence was
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    'I saw a monk jump at Premier'
    287 10 'I saw a monk jump at Premier' COLOMBO, Thurs. Three eye witness accounts of the shooting of Mr. Solomon Bandaranaike were given m court here yesterday at ;the resumed magistrate's inquiry into his assassination on Sept. 25. One witness, Mr. W. Piyadasa, a cultivator from Central Ceylon, who had gone
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    THRILLS FOR XMAS
    77 10 A TROUPE of German hij;»i-wir<> artiste wb achieved fame b> walking .i tight-rope across a 4..">0<! font Alphine yoryc will perform m Singapore nexi work. They will opm at the Badminton Hall <»n Christin is Eve and nighti have been set aside to benefit SATA and the
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    Rail delay both ways at K.L.
    96 10 Rail delay both ways at K.L. KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Two derailments one m Seremban and the her m Pral yesterday ■ed the arrival and ;>arture of north ar.d south bound trains m Kuala Lumpur. Derailment oi an en near Prai delayed the uth-ban day mail from Prai to Kuala Lumpur
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    CKACkER 'WAR' AT VARSITY: GIRL HURT
    67 10 CKACkER 'WAR' AT VARSITY: GIRL HURT ONE woman undergraduate was slightly injured m a SIOO-cracker "war on Tuesday night between students at the University of Malaya campus m Bukit Timah Road, Singapore. The police went there on receipt of an anonymous telephone call and asked an Official of the Raffles
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    Lock icon Soraya denies romance
    43 10 Soraya denies romance ROME. Thurs. Ex-Queen Soraya 01 Persia ia>t night attended a reception given by Italian Princes* Luiza Adelaide Orsini and her son Raimondo a few hours after >he had officially denied that *he and the Prince would soon become engaged. Reuter
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    Koreans return
    19 10 MOSCOW. Thurs. The first group of 975 Korean repatriates yesterday arrived m Chonjin. North Korea, from Japan.
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    Lock icon 'SPACEMEN' WERE JUST BORED
    191 10 V T EW YORK, Thurs. Many New Yorkers making telephone rails were startled by strange voices on their lin» terday and authorities were swamped with warnings of an invasion from space Here is a .sample of what they heard: "Space ship one. this is flotilla leader.
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    TORCH BEARER TAKES A FIRST
    59 10 HOLDING high the SEAT games torch, Singapore athlete Tan Eng Yoon is on his wav around the track to the huge caldron seen on Hie lower m the upper right hand corner of the P'«tu.<- It was the- opening ceremony, held m Bangkok s stadium
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    125 10 DANdKOK, Thurv— lnllo«in X ar<> the roultv on thr fifth da\ of thr South Fast Pcnin 1 sular games: ATHI ITK n MKN S 110 MHK»n Ml KHII- FINALS: I. Wong tew Wan jtapore 1 15.4 vr < I Malaya i 3. Tan F.ng I (Singaporr i MEN'S 4UO
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    Lock icon Commons query on Gurkhas
    76 10 Com mons query on Gurkhas LONDON. Thurs— Mr. J. Scott-Hopkins (Conservative) a>ked the Secretary of State for War m the* House of ComI moiis y^terday if he would make a statement on the composition and the future of the Gurkha Brigade now stationed In Malaya. Mr. Christopher Soames replied: "There
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    63 10 LONDON. ThUTS. An Appeal arising m a dispute beiworn Sajan Singh, a haulitr. and Sardara Ali. a lorry driver both of Malacca, over ownership oi a lorry, was dism: by thr judicial committee o! the Privy Council here y;^terday. The appeal was by Sajan Singh from a
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    Lock icon 'Ow!'-and it's a gold strike
    258 10 'Ow!'-and it's a gold strike jm.... DANCiKOK. Thurs D Hon S delighted h I jwon Singapore's eighth I I Games. He outpointed T. I classic style and won spectators. Welterweight D i Dunsford was outpoi: last night's final by Teptani of Thailand. Altogether Singapore 1 ed one gold, four four
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      Masthead
      8 1 FREE PRESS CHRISTMAS supplement Thursday, December 17, 1959.
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      LONDON LIGHTS UP
      114 1 )lOTORISTS ?0 REGENT c m rhe .ion rough ncr -?A\ons c the Street 3 re -~eing. out- ai the ose a Last v ns. rhat Rees a trip into the past. The lights appropriately are m the form of chandeliers. On the first Saturday night after they
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      AUSTRIA, WHERE CHRISTMAS GOES ON FOR A MONTH
      212 1 AUSTRIA, WHERE CHRISTMAS GOES ON FOR A MONTH fHK CHRISTMAS season m Austria lasts for over month. Officially, it began on St. Nicholas" day, Dec. 6, and will end on Jan. G, the "Day ot Three Kings', or me Epiphany. Austrian^ observe n traditional custom of which have some gious
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      Lock icon How to make presents prettier: more fun to receive—and to give
      894 1  - How to make presents prettier: more fun to receive— and to give KATE A. MACEY By CHRISTMAS presents are always fun to receive, but are infinitely more intriguing and exciting when they are prettily wrapped. No matter how smal the gift, you wil enhance its value ormously it you span
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      PRESENT FOR THE TROOPS
      102 2 II As for our ov lilj I never v.: better audience I n i appeal present Queen and at Windsor Castle m :oMit With only one week to go till Christmas, workers of the British Army Post Office ore busy sending out millions of cards, letters
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      Christinas magic all year round —it's business
      975 2  - Christinas magic all year round it's business GEORGE BRAUND By MAGIC, which is now traditionally a part of Christmas, entertainment, makes an extraordinarily widespread appeal, all the year round, even to the m os t sophisticated people. It is particularly accepte nowadays at public dinners. When the speechking is over,
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      Lock icon Santa Claus came through the Window
      1001 3  -  JACQUELINE HILL By thorated I i v I hiirn nme I I ChristI them to ne. to :nd nd ristI I I b I ;moot went The door closed quietly and soon there was the sound of soft, romantic music coming from the mophone..
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      Lock icon CHRISTMAS -OUT COME ALL THE ECCENTRICS
      941 4  - CHRISTMAS -OUT COME ALL THE ECCENTRICS ALAN MASON By /CHRISTMAS is certainly the time for eccentrics and eccentric activity. Take the odd story of an American gentleman by the name of Stanley Feaster, of Somerset, Pennsylvania, who, every year sends a very special "present" to his old partner, George Mitten
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      Fireworks and fifes as Italians celebrate
      373 4 Fireworks and fifes as Italians celebrate FIREWORKS de- picting camels a and church processions with fifes and Chinese lanterns will be among the many Italian traditional customs which ac- company the cell lebration of the Christmas Eve midnight Mass, the most picturesque of the year. > In Rome, most of
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      Reflections on life, death -and mystery of creation
      389 4  - Reflections on life, death -and mystery of creation UNKNOWN I "Life's a riddh "Not you. OO sang our prand- sires a«o. hndi, X life m many ways, problem they could not solve. X And we. with all X our boasted pro. are m very much th< same position. My thoughts
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      Hans Andersen Club gives the first party
      68 5 Hans Andersen Club gives the first party IS of under n were treated -<>t Christmas field at Raffles the Hans Angave the :akes and icent home with k heir arms full of gifts. Public generosity which amounted to $1,500 m cash and kind enabled the club to give the unfortunate
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      Quaffmanship
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      628 7 m.m.m.m.m.m <: dvera U that hristu hod to of J6o trnent s id where the spirit yl U next i from cum the boaid of directors 01 a very to ad discuss the th< I delailed plans Christma Janu This sort of thing long-term
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      Rock 'n' roller Tommy lends a helping hand
      93 7 THE biggest Christmas pudding m the world, made from 120.000 currants, 30,000 sultanas and 8,000 raisins all from Australia is stirred at Cabby Hall, London, by rock singer Tommy Steele and comedian Benny Hill. The pudding o massive 160 pounder providing portions
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      Great Boxing Day battle
      571 8  -  ROY LAZAROO RECALLED by pROBABLY th c r greatest battles m Singapore's roped square took place on a Boxing Day. This is because promoters put m an all-out effort to give fans a real Christmas treat. And not very long ago boxing fans witnessed one of
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      ...AND SO SAY ALL OF US
      36 8 r GETTING ready with their C for one and all. Leona Gage < left forme Cecile Rogers at work assembling rin Moulin Rouge m Hollywood. The girl- I at the club.
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      311 9 DECORATE YOUR HOME-THE NEW WAY !!IKls have ha lea bollj M In mtlt. I >. enes tIJN- unmality. i r likr oetian the >\k ned ,rertl ill I hy pla. r t POSlbousc .11. or want to > orai omi mount foot ,i\ tO ir old rod or to p
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      SURPRISE THE GUESTS WITH NEW-LOOK XMAS PARTY
      681 9  -  ANNE DARLEY By I)ECORATL\G for a hou sepa r t y at Christmas is all part of the pre-festive tun providing one has fund of interesting ideas, which includes something unu s v a 1. something festive and eye catching, but everything inexpensive.
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      Make this a white (fashion) Christmas
      533 10  -  HAZEL MEYRICK By pOR a slick, chic change tr o m the inevitable uaudy colours that clash uith the Christmas decorations why not choose white for your Christmas part} clothes this year? A white dress makes a background for your :y-acquired accessories vellery you
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      FEATHERS BACK IN FASHION
      74 10 Feathers are coming into fashion m London. Left, model Toni Scates at the recent Poultry Show m a hat made from the feathers of pedigree poultry. The hat she holds is made from guinea fowl feathers. Right, a simple cocktail dress m shantung by Frank Usher,
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      Dollars galore are spent on Christmas in Canada
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      812 11  -  DONALD CRISP By PIRA TE A UTHORS TURNED OUT 'CHRISTMAS CAROL— TILL DICKENS DECIDED TO SUE AMONG Christmas novels, Charles Dukens's "A Christmas Carol" though a comparatively short book stands out like a colossus. Even today, 116 years after il was written, new editions ;uv constantly being
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      Christmas with Giles..
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      3-RING CIRCUS PARTY
      794 12 A new festive idea by Lucy Huang (MiRiSTMAS m Sinv gapore and Malaya is usually a feverish round of parties with too much food and too much liquor. Th< parties are planned by adults for the pleasure and the impressing their adult friends. In our fr: havi
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