The Singapore Free Press, 18 December 1959

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1959. 15 CENTS.
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    VACCINATION APPEAL
    291 1 Search for smallpox cases on N. Malaya border Don't delay, says 1v»1j» ITS NATIONWIDE KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. JHE Minister of Health, Dato Ong Yoke Lin, this morning made a country-wide appeal to those who have not been vaccinated against smallpox to get this done without delav. The Chief
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    PASSAGE OF ARMS
    67 1 Beginning tomorrow "Passage of Arms/' the new brilliant thriller by Enc Ambler, begins in tomorrow's Free Press. Set in Singapore and Inaonesia. it is a serial that will appeal^ to all. It's exciting and full of ALSO: the second instalment of the epic story Rama and Sita"
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    'New terror gang' says Nasution
    98 1 'New terror gang' says Nasution JAKARTA. Fri. Newspapers yesterday reported that Chinese Communists and Nationalists had joined to- gether as a "new terrorist gang" on the big Indonesian island of Borneo. Reports quoted Lieut. -Gen. Nasution. Army Chief -of -Staff and Defence Minister, addressing Parliament In a 3 k -hour
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    SIXTH ASIAN FORUM
    33 1 SIXTH ASIAN FORU M MANILA, Fri. Student Delegates from 13 Asian coun- 1 tries Including Malaya, are; expected to attend the sixth Asian Forum to be held In Baguio City from Dec. 26-Ji.
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    Opinion Move for economy
    11 1 Opinion Move for economy of I the com* i heated to
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    Lock icon RI TO BAN SMALL PARTIES
    171 1 fAKARTA, Fri. PresiJ dent Sukarno said last night a new government decree will be issued soon wiping out insignificant political parties which "are not genuine.' president Sukarno said that genuine parties which h-.d the support of the People would have the right to He^aid the
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    A credit to Singapore...
    207 1 Snapped in wintry Britain, this is a kind of photograph that will warm the hearts of all Singapore. Its kevnote is success suecess for the island's police force. Here are the three Inspectors who created Hendon Police College history by passing out first, second and third
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    RUBBER RISES 2⅞ CENTS
    32 1 Januars first grade lubber buyers f.o.b. opened in Singapore this morning at 117 cents per lb., up two and seven-eighths cent on yesterday's close. The tone was steady.
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    SAA parking service ends tomorrow
    165 1 SAA parking service ends tomorrow THE Singapore Automobile Association's parking j service at Clifford Pier and Rallies Piace will be withdrawn Horn tomorrow. The Association, which has two kiosks in these places will be taken over by the City Council as nom Monday the day the Gov eminent introduces its
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    Lock icon Watch bought in Singapore starts probe
    371 1 a SWISS wrist watch bought by an American in jl A Singapore in September last year has been found to contain radioactive strontium-90, according to the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. This amount of strontmm-90 could be a longterm danger to health, although the likelihood
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    CANOEING RECORD BROKEN
    192 1 CANOEING RECORD BROKEN New party does it in 35 hours FOUR naval ratings of the Malayan Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve have sailed round Singapore island in two canoes in 35 hours, breaking the record made by eight of their colleagues two days ago. The four are Danny Tan Hwee Sin.
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    Lock icon Ken Taylor's new fiancee
    66 1 Ken Taylor's new fiancee HUDDERSFIELD. Fri. Ken Taylor, the bngland cricketer and Huddci\sfield Town footballer, became engaged again yesterday six months after breaking off his engagement to another »iii. His new fiancee i.s an 18-vear-old art student, Miss Avnl Hadtield. They met a lew months ago when Mr. Taylor resumed
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    Airport zinc hut pulled down
    109 1 Airport zinc hut pulled down rpHE zinc hut police put up at the Paya Lebar airport a few days ago was demolished at midnight last night. The demolitl or< were given lollowing a U phone conversation betv.* the acting Commissioner ot Mr Bone Kok Hoo and the airport author earlier
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    A GOOD RUBBER YEAR AHEAD
    347 2 Expanding worldwide markets give cause for optimism F Demand from car industry will ensure continued trade AKRON (Ohio). Friday. EXPANDING markets both at home and abroad give the rubber and, plastics industries cause for optimism on the physical volume of j business during 1960, J.
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    RUBBER PRICE ADVANCES
    61 2 LONDON. Fri. —At the j outset buyers on the rubber i market yesterday were hesi- 1 tant to follow the higher' Eastern level but an initial advance was later gradually extended. In New York rubber futures j were firm, up one cent In some positions on covering
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    More at work
    35 2 LONDON. Fri.— The number of unemployed in Britain dropped by almost 10.000 be- 1 tween Nov. 16 and Dec 7. i There were 421.000 jobless people in Britain on Dec. 7. Reuter.
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    India lifts curb
    37 2 NEW DELHI. Fri. The Indian Government has abo- j lished restrictions on imports i from ihe dollar area except j in respect cf capital goods, it I was announced here yester- j day. i
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    RUBBER 'SQUEEZE' IS OVER
    179 2 RUBBER 'SQUEEZE' IS OVER LONDON, Fri. The commodity editor of the Financial Times said in todays edition that the acute rubber shortage which had been afflicting the London market since August now seems to be almost if not completely at an end. With the "squeeze" delinitely over, the paper said
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    55 2 HONG KONG. Thursday. Closing prices here today were: Yesterday Today H m S. Banking Corporation $1,060 $1,070 ■lllM sales Union Ins. Canton $85.50 $85.50 nom. sales Wheelock Marden 5.65 5.60 sales sales H'Kone: 'phone $30.75 $30.75 sales sales Da in- F'arm Cold Storage $20.30 $20.20 sales sales
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    OUTPUT UP IN MALAYA
    53 2 LONDON. Fri. Smelter output of tin metal in the Federation of Malaya end Singapore during October in- creased to 4.815 tons. There was a sharp increase in exports of tin metal from Singapore and the Federation in October, at 5.195 tons, tonnage being the highest since
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    BRAZIL TO JOIN
    19 2 RIO DE JANEIRO. Fri. Brazil will sign the international sugar agreement in April, it was announced.
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    TAKE-OVER BIDS ARE MAIN TOPIC
    212 2 TAKE-OVER BIDS ARE MAIN TOPIC LONDON, Fri. Take-over bids provided the main topic of conversation in the stock markets yesterday. The general tone was satisfactory. Giltedged securities were firm with sentiment helped by the Treasury decision not to renew the International Monetary Fund stand-by credit. In a quiet foreign bond
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    Lock icon AFRO-ASIAN CO-OPERATION
    48 2 AFRO-ASIAN CO-OPERATION DAMASCUS. Fri.— The 11--nation consultative committee of the Afro-Asian Economic Council has invited the council to assemble for a session In Cairo next April to approve the establishment of an "Afro-Asi^n organisation for economic co-operation'* and to co-ordinate economic relations between Asian and African nations. Reuter
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    215 2 SHIPS IN PORT CHIPS lying alongside the Sin- gapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Nachisan Maru 1 2, Mikawa Maru 45. TJipanas 6A. Tancred 67. Agamemnon 89, Oldekerk 10 11, Stai Alcyone 13' 14, City of Newcastle 15 16. Kilinski 18, Peik 19 Sedili N.Wall 3. Glang Ann
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    FIRST MALAYAN FUND
    9 2 Managers' selling: price j today $1.07.
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    Round the World Market Prices
    151 2 Round the World Market Prices NOTE: All prices belou sa u are middle prices. U.K. Closing Prices LONDON 0., fj Yesterday Today )or\^ A RUBIER No. 1 RSS •.l.f. European part* Dec unq... dan B 13 M, f RUBBER Na. 1 RSS •Mt 34; ÜBBER Na. 1 RSS Settlement House
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    683 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices ■SINGAPORE. THURSDAY. INDUSTRIALS Yesterday Today Alex tricks P'f?' L7I 1-70 Cfds. 199 199 Atlas Ice 11 00 Buyers 8 8. Petrol '51 50 B.M. Trustees &2S 525 Con. Tin Smelt Pref. 19 19 Ords 48 3 48 6 Federal Dispensary
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    Phone tap starts a new row
    115 3 Phone tap starts a new row T ONDON. Thurs. The British Government is to set up a committee to consider whether professional organisations should have the right to use police evidence. The Home Secretary. Mr. R. A. Butler, announced this last night after facing strong criticism from the Opposition over
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    MRS. BANDA FOUGHT WITH ARMED MONK
    654 3 Court witnesses dvserihe thv .shooting Ceylon's forntvr Prime .Minister COLOMBO, Friday. jyjRS. Bandaranaike's bid to halt the alleged assailant of the late Ceylon Prime Minister, Mr. Solomon Bandaranaike, was described here yesterday. A witness recounted how the Prime Minister's wife threw herself upon the
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    'No factual basis' for atom horror film
    216 3 'No factual basis for atom horror film j^EW YORK, Thurs. New York State's Civil Defence Director said last night that the film, "On The Beach," in which mankind is destroyed by radioactivity, was a fantasy which lacked scientific basis for some of its ideas on radiation. The film, based on
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    Lock icon BOOTY BELLES IN K.L. SHOW
    57 3 picture. Their charity performance, "Fashion on Wheels," is in aid of fhe Lady Templer 18. Hospital. Tengku Abdul Rahman is patron of the show.— TWELVE belles from Joan Booty's Modelling School (pictured above) will give a dazzling display in dance and fishion at the Griffin
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    TITO SEEKING CLOSER TIES IN THE BALKANS
    88 3 BELGRADE, Fri. The Yugoslav Government is reported to be working out plans for closer contacts between the Balkan States, possibly including a meeting of parliamentarians. This is a move to counter a series of Soviet bloc "initiatives." reportedly aimed at promoting Balkan unity.
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    MARRIED IN KAMPAR
    55 3 u. Harry Chia Chin Hock, a Singapore rree rrtss renorter and Miss Let- Hunu Kwai, who were married in Lmpar. The bridegroom is the youngest son of Dr. and Mrs Chia Keng Hoe of Singapore and the bride is the fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
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    DON'T
    143 4 T*HE Singapore police secretary, Mr. William A Cheng, yesterday issued six don'ts for people going away at Christmas. They are: •Don't switch off all the lights if you leave the house at night. Thieves i usually avoid houses with lights on. Don't rely on spring locks for outer doors.
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    New job for Gen. Richardson
    75 4 MAJOR GENERAL C. L. Richardson, General Officer Commanding Si: pore Base District, has been for the appointment Commander of the British Army Staff a^d Military Member. British Joint Service lon. Washington.. h effect from June 1960. He took up his appointment in Singapore in March
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    WHAT THE POLICE SAY YOU MUSTN'T DO DURING CHRISTMAS
    88 4 WHAT THE POLICE SAY YOU MUSTN'T DO DURING CHRISTMAS Mr. Cheng also advised the public to inform the police if they intend going away for more than 24 hours. "Notify us, and we will try to keep regular watches over your house," he said. Motorists and other road users are
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    HERE'S A FAMILY OF FOOTBALLERS-THOUGH MOST OF THEM ARE GIRLS
    122 4 HERE'S A FAMILY OF FOOTBALLERS -THOUGH MOST OF THEM ARE GIRLS With 1 1 children, Herman and Astrid Fredriksson of Hagsatra, Stockholm, can look forward to fielding their own football team before very long though most of them are girls. Father Htrman is 46. his wife Astrid 36, Astrid says
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    This country needs the economist with capital 'E'
    419 4 This country needs the economist with capital 'E' rpHE economic pro- gress of Malaya and other Southeast Asian countries is greatly hampered by shortage of highly trained economists. So declares an American economist in an article in the latest issue of the Malayan Economic Review published here recently. The American
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      105 4 GOOD NEWS FOR I JUST ARRIVED NEW SHIPMENT OF I MAIDENFORM BRASSIERES g OF ALL STYLES LATEST LADIES SWISS I HANDKERCHIEFS FOR K Get Tham At:- GIAN SINGH CO., LTD m (House of Elegance Q" a ,ty > •H Tai 2921* 6 kg Raffles Place, Singapore I* *&T MK MK
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    Bishop wants Malayan church music
    532 5  - Bishop wants Malayan church music CHANSWAN BEE •MCKO SPIRITUALSANp FIJIAN SONGS SHOW WAY' By T H E Bishop of Singapore, the Rt. Rev. Henry Bain e s, yesterday came out in support of introducing Malayan music for churches in Singapore. In an exclusive interview with the Free Press. Dr. Baines
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    EXPERTS AND STUDENTS LEAD THE WAY
    286 5 EXPERTS AND STUDENTS LEAD THE WAY A GREAT deal of understanding has been develop- ed between Canada and the countries of SouthEast Asia by the interchange of experts and students, said the Canadian Trade Commissioner in Singapore, Mr. M. P. Carson, yesterday. Mr. Carson, speaking to members of the Singapore
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    A 'Bell Day' for hospital
    35 5 A 'Bell Day' for hospital Coloured plastic bells will take the place of flags on St. Andrew's Mission Hospital Flag Day tomorrow. Over 50,400 children from Singapore were treated free at the hospital last year.
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    Acquitted
    43 5 Tan H-ai Yeo, a Singapore, pig and poultry rearer in Alexandra Road, was yesterday acquitted of a charge of disposing of 16 orchid plants on Oct. 5 at a Track 20 hut off Chao Chu Kang Road. His defence was not called.
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    Women's Diary -TODAY
    208 5 Women's Diary -TODAY Y.W.C.A. (Raffles Quay): Malay beginners 11 slah.; Malay conversation 9.15 a.m.; Japanese flower arrangement beginners 10 a.m.. 5.15 p.m., seventh course 11 a.m.; Mandarin advanced 5 p.m., beginners 6 p.m. Y.W.CJI. (Outram Road): Malay 5 p.m., 7.15 p.m., 7.30 p.m.; Chinese 6.30 p.m.. 7.30 p.m. CHINESE Y.M.C.A.:
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    Lock icon Selkirk goes to Palace
    71 5 LONDON, Fri.— The Earl of Selkirk had an audience of the Queen at Buckingham yesterday, when the Queen conferred upon him the honour of Knighthood and invested him with the insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. Lord
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    THE BIG MERGER
    12 6 "But we thought you were doing the tail end"
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    Eve helps her Adam to big success
    215 6  -  JEREMY BANKS By PEOPLE IN I THE NEWS T*HE fastest selling burst in British record history has swept 1 Adam Faith's "What do you want?" to the top of the Hit Parade. And it is spinning into the 1.000-a-week el this 19-year-old singer-ac-tor
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    A BOOM IN THE BIBLE BUSINE$$
    727 6  -  RICHARD FINDLATER by |>IBLE business Is booming, on both sides of the Atlantic. In this age of doubt a solid faith in Holy Writ is suddenly being displayed by cultural tycoons. With huge personal investments they are testifying their belief that, though congregations may
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    The Tongku goes to a party
    159 6 The Tongku goes to a party TEXGKU Ja'afar Abdul Rahman of Malaya surveyed the scene at a party at the Savoy in London. "Oh dear." he said "this is terribly respectable." It WAS res pectable. A respectable pub- K^ m ~^mMtmmmm MW 03^. The Tengku Publishers and authors gathered for
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    Did races of Polynesians begin in Japan?
    105 6 Did races of Polynesians begin in Japan? r r O Japanese professors are in the South Pacific to prove that the hula girl and Madam Butterfly axe distant cousins. Dr. Makoto Suzuki and Dr. Yoshichika Iwasa are already at work in Samoa; soon they go to Tahiti. Old migrations Their
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      298 6 1 i— i I li I— ■JL— il— L>— I— CLL'ES ACROSS 5. It may depend on the lobe 1. No doubt they get the most (7) -out of the change (4-7). 6 The va «ty de «P (3). 8. Bar of some worth 5 7. It may be made
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      162 6 P.M. 1.00 Programme sura- nade. —in which lan Hope discusses a a n^a 102 i^r^p n n^ Uth i?n 6.53 Announcements; 6.55 Sin- j» me old Malay birth; 8.30 Panama 1.30 The news; 1.40 gaDore share market renort- 7 00 T*- e! are new. a review of some Newstaik; 1.45
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    POLY BUILDING CHIEF TIGHTENS SYLLABUS
    405 7 POLY BUILDING CHIEF TIGHTENS SYLLABUS We t#o#f7 produce paper architects* T H E first iMalayan-born head of the Department of Building and Architecture of the Singapore Polytechnic said he had so tightened the syllabus of his department that "our nrst batch of graduates in four years' time will satisfy the
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    WANTS TO BE BEAUTY QUEEN
    47 7 WANTS TO BE BEAUTY QUEEN Miss Maria m Pulungan. an entrant for the 'Queen of Metro" beauty contest at the first anniversary charity baH of the Y's Men's Club of Singapore to be held tomorrow at Raffles Hotel. There will be a fashion show at the dance.
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    Back to S'pore
    41 7 Sir Dennis Allen, Deputy United Kingdom Commissioner for Singapore and South-East Asia, returned to Singapore by Pan American Airways yesterday from Saigon, after what he termed "a private routine visit" to the British embassies in Laos and Vietnam.
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    SINGAPORE HIGH TIDES
    42 7 SINGAPORE HIGH TIDES TODAY: 12.05 p.m. TOMMORROW: 1.32 a.m. and 12.41 p.m. SUNDAY: 2.05 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. THURSDAY: 5.03 a.m. and 5.15 p.m.
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    SINGAPORE'S SHEBA TO HAVE A SOLOMON
    131 7 SINGAPORE'S SHEBA TO HAVE A SOLOMON SINGAPORE'S Queen of Sheba and her King Solomon will be elected at a gala tea dance at the Sea View Hotel on Dec. 27. The competition is in conjunction with the film "Solomon and Sheba." After her election the Queen of Sheba will draw
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    Lawyer's talk
    34 7 A talk on "How I like being a lawyer" will be given b^ Mr. David Marshall at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., Singapore, today at 7.30 p.m. The lecture is open to the public.
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    XMAS MAIL RUSH
    180 7 Letters addressed to Santa Claus posted at Singapore GPO THE Christmas mail A rush has begun in Singapore. The General Post Office has already received two letters addressed to Santa Claus (see above picture). Disclosing this, the director of Posts, Mr. M.B. Subramanion, said that letter and
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    2 big Xmas parties for ex-TB patients
    156 7 2 big Xmas parties for ex-TB patients ABOUT 400 ex-TB patients and their families will attend two Christmas parties arranged by the Singapore Anti Tuberculosis Association for tomorrow and Sunday. The first party will be held at the South Winds tomorrow. Santa Claus will arrive by boat in the afternoon
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    PARTY FOR 600 POOR CHILDREN
    75 7 rpHE Chinese Y.M.C.A. will J. give a Christmas party to 600 underprivileged children in its surrounding district at the association's premises in South Pier on Dec. 24. A spokesman said the party would be sponsored by Coco Cola and Green Spot and the Straits Times
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    THE PIRATE PLUMBERS SPARK A PROTEST
    247 7 •fHE Singapore Sani- tary Contractors' Association has petitioned the Government against the business activities of unlicensed plumbers. The honorary secretary of the Association, Mr. Ho Kong Wing, told the Free Press that the law required that only licensed and competent contractors be engaged in
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    THIS IS AMBLER AT HIS BEST
    210 8 PASSAGE OF ARMS. Eric Ambler Heinemann. 16 OASSAGE OF ARMS is vintage 1 Ambler at his deeply satisfying best, marking a welcome return by an acknowledged master of the international thriller. How to organise a service oi genuine English buses in the remote Malayan
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    A 'UNIQUE' AFRICAN TERRITORY IN STORY AND PICTURE
    375 8 A 'UNIQUE' AFRICAN TERRITORY IN STORY AND PICTURE AFRICA'S WILD GLORY, by W Phillip Keller. Jarrolds, 35/-. must be one of the most expensive books ever to be chosen as the Book of the Week. The choice is usually made from books priced under 20/- because most of us. not
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    What do you know about Africa?
    177 8 What do you know about Africa? THE Book of the Week deals with Africa, so let's have some questions about part of that continent as this week's General Knowledge Quiz. 1. What is the capital of Kenya? 2. Who was convicted as being the manager of the Mau Mau rebellion?
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    The famous—by Sir Winston
    565 8 PICK of the PAPERBACKS GREAT CONTEMPORARIES. Sir Winston Churchill. Fontana, $2.50. A collection of essays on the great men of this world with whom the author came in contact. These studies, vividly written, carry you into the heart of great events and into the minds of
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    • YOUR LUCKY STAR * mam
    515 8 YOUR LUCKY STAR mam DORN today you have a mag**netic personality and are endowed with great talents. The combination attracts friends into your orbit and brings what would appear to be a substantial success quite early in life. Yet, you are so much a creature of moods that the slightest
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    CRIME SHELF
    84 8 BITTER FORTUNE. John Boland. Boardman. 10s. 6d. Honest weak, plodding, rather silly young workman stumbles on part-proceeds of j bank robbery and corpse of one of the robbers. The story is in some ways like its hero honest, plodding. TAKE ONLY AS DIRECTED. James Byrom. Chatto and Windus.
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    Rubber talks next year
    225 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. TN September next year three major rubber con--1 ferences are to be held one in Singapore and two in Kuala Lumpur. The first conference will be \n meeting of shippers and packers in Singapore in the first week of the month. The date
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    41 9 LONDON, Fri.— Apart from a slight narrowing in the tin backwardation, the metal market preserved a steady appearance yesterday despite the continued quietness of consumer demand. In the New York market, tin was steady but quiet. Reuter
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    28 9 LONDON. Fri. Queen [Elizabeth recorded her annual Christmas message at Buckingham Palace yesterday. It will be broadcast at 1 4 p.m. 'Malayan time) on Christmas Day.
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    158 9 LONDON, Fri. When insurance salesman Thomas Acklam's big case w>as before court he took out a $42,500 insurance policy against the risk of the judge dying. Yesterday Mr. Justice Salmon, unaware of Mr. Ackl-am's great concern for his health and safety, awarded him $133,875
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    PRETTIEST EVER!
    395 10 I nrirallvd vf/VW/ow at pari it dresses for the younger set realise as the season of parties draws near the dream of every little girl is to look like a 'lady" in a new dress. Whether your daughter is two years old or 15 it is the thought
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    SO YOU'RE HAVING ANOTHER BABY!
    850 10  -  Nurse Meg Talking about children by YOUR QUERIES ANSWERED a s r-_«— rssrrs ".~xH3f showered with advice and homilies -some good and some not so good. It is true that this is a period of adjustment during which certain changes must take place within the
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    268 10 There 's use in house for cigarette ash WINNER of the "Houser $20 this week is U Singapore, 15. She more than cigar ash, is mirrors and cut glasswa from flying dust. "Dip a damp piece of cloth into the ash and wipe the mirror. Then polish it the usual
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    84 10 1 should ueil tnLfl fl bod- fl lon ...Vj four to six acinj r_3 clean cottor. stt_t« I anc OUt V off JJJJ move 1 fl km: lightr 1 I lai lihm I Push down the oafl and c Pat M low )reast |H rour. fl appe.
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    In the balance — but my choice is Guru
    923 11 In the balance but my choice is Guru CONSISTENT AND BRILLIANT Sportsman of the year? The Free Press can name more than one. Today lets take a look at cricket. This year has indeed been a memorable one for the game. JO begin with, read these outstanding names stnr s
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    'I'LL RETURN A BETTER RIDER'-MOSES
    153 11 'I'LL RETURN A BETTER RIDER' MOSES FROM Australia comes this message from Malayan jockey Moses Lee. now riding in the International Stakes series: "I will return home a much better rider than when I left. Moses, who finished 12th on Chatoul in the Stakes run at Melbourne, and eighth on
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    WARD NEEDS 14 WINNERS
    47 11 leading jockey Arthur Ward, who left for Australia ast Monday in a short visit, will return next Wednesday in t inn- tn ride in the Penan* meeting. Ward ■till needs 14 winners to beat Colin lulloh s record of 87. in one season.
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    A SMILING CHALLENGE FROM THE ALL-STARS
    354 11  -  FRANCIS BOEY TO SINGAPORE AND MALAYA By 4 TEAM of All Stars was named yesterday from the soccer might of India, Pakistan, Iran and Israel. Singapore and Malaya may be playing against them next June. With a smile, the man who named the team
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    104 11 Mr. W-ang said that he would be forwarding his selection to Mr. Lim Kee Siong, Vice-President of the Football Association of Malaya, who is now in Bangkok. Negotiations are now under way for the West Zone representative XI to play in Malaya and possibly Singapore. Mr. Wang has
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    41 11 Derby winner in Japan TOKYO. Fri. A former Epsom Derby winner. Galcador, arrived yesterday aboard the Japanese ship the Awata Maru. Galcador won the Derby in 1950. The 13-year-old stallion was bought by the Japan Central Horse Racing Association $M2oo,ooo.— Reuter.
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    RAINED OFF
    27 12 The hockey match between an S.H.A. XI and an S.H.A. Invitation XI to test the new penalty corner rule was cancelled yesterday because of rain.
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    U.N. urged to set up Laos aid body
    262 12 U.N. urged to set up Laos aid body NEW YORK, Friday. THE UNITED NATIONS was recommended yester- day to begin co-ordinated action to aid the economic and social development of Laos and to appoint a high-level official to supervise the operation. this recommendation came in a report by Mr. Sakari
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    81 12 TUNIS. Fri. President Eisenhower sailed for France yesterday with his prestige heightened in this young Northern African Republic after a three-and-a-half-hour stay and private talks with President Bourguiba. He is understood to have reacted favourably to Tunisia's pleas for increased U.S. economic aid. Officials
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    Lock icon DYING BUT HE IS HAPPY
    91 12 DYING BUT HE IS HAPPY LONDON. Fri. Dr. Tom' Dooley. who says he is "the happiest man alive" though j he has only about 18 months I to live, arrived in London by j air from New York yesterday on his way to build hospitals in the Far Ea>t. Dr.
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    NATO PLANS 10 YEARS OF PEAC
    352 12 Ministers go ahead with Herter's 'new look' p^. France the odd man out in move to set up common defence system PARIS, Friday. "THE session of the NATO council which 1 ended yesterday has begun to move from the cold war towards planning a
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    Malaya beat S'pore for 3rd. place honours
    502 12 BANGKOK, Friday. rpHE first South East Asia Peninsular Games came to a close yesterday with Malaya beating Singapore for third place honours. MEDALS j SINGAPORE GOLDS: Tan Eng Yoon (4UOm hurdles). Chua Phuang Kim (weightlifting banUmwriijht). Tan Howe Liang (weightltf ting— lightweight), pal
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    King closes the Games
    128 12 King closes the Games E BANGKOK, Fri. E King Phumipol Aauiadej Eof Thailand declared E E the first South East E E Asia Peninsular Gaines E E closed at the national E E stadium here before a E capacity crowd of 20.000. E E He opened the six- E E
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    70 12 MOSCOW STILL A THREAT MOSCOW, Fri— The Soviet News Agency Tass, commenting on last night v NATO communique, said "It is apparent... that ignoring the present international thaw, the North Atlantic bloc has adopted a policy of a continued build-up of NATO's military strength. "The authors of the com. munique
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    20 12 HYDERABAD, Fri Dr. Pattabhi Sitaramayya, former president of the Indian National Congress, died here yesterday. He was 79.
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