The Singapore Free Press, 1 January 1960

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY. JANUARY 1, 1960. 15 CENTS
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    the outlook for 1960
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    Lock icon LAOS: COUP BY ARMY
    298 1 LAOS COUP BY ARMY Communist report hints at American influence lllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllll The Free Press wishes you a happy and prosperous New Year iiiilliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilllllliii P.M. QUITS. THENGenerals see over power HONG KONG, Friday. pHK Communist Chinese news agency H>in Hua last night quoted Radio Vientiane as saying the supreme command of
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    Lock icon STARS TO WED
    22 1 HOLLYWOOD, Fri. Actor Ernest Borgnine and Mexican star Katy Jurado are being married tonieht m Cuervan. ca, Mexico.- U.P.I.
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    Aussie speedboat for the Tengku
    70 1 A runabout speedboat which the Federation Prfne Minister. Tengku Abdul Kahnian, ordered m Sydney after trying out one there durini bis recent Australian tour, beinu assembled m a factory at Parrainatta. near Sydney. The boat v on the way to Kuala Lumpur addressed to the
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    Aircraft engine catches fire
    156 1 Aircraft engine catches fire MAN SUFFERS SERIOUS BURNS AN aircraft engineer, 33-year-old Askin bin Mohammed Noor, suffered serious burns last night when a fire broke out m an engine of an Air Ceylon Constellation at Singapore airport. Askin was examining the i engine's oil pipe when acci- dentally a few
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    Lock icon Boy, 13, accused of murder
    59 1 Boy, 13, accused of murder GLASGOW. Fri. A 13--year-old boy was accused at the Glasgow juvenile court here yesterday gf murdering Stephen Craven, a bachelor ased 37. Craven was found m his Hat on Wednesday .stabbed to death. The boy— his name was not published— was sent to a remand
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    FOUND DEAD
    18 1 An elderly man was found dead m a house m Desker Road, Singapore, early this morning.
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    FLOODS IN EASTERN JOHORE
    129 1 FLOODS IN EASTERN JOHORE TOHORE BAHRU. Fri. The widespread j and continuous rain for the past two days has resulted m the flooding of several areas m the State. Most damage has occurred to roads on the Eastern sid^ ;of the State. At the 56th mile, liersing road, a large
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    JOURNEY INTO SPACE
    72 1 JOURNEY INTO SPACE New Free Press series today MAN'S journey into space rrav begin this year. THc Russians' Sputnik and Lunik successes hove made i* possible. What are the problems connected with Space Travel? Can man be hurtled into space and still I i v o? A scientist, Dr. Abrahom
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    600 phones cut off
    56 1 Singapore Telephone Board technicians and labourers are working round the clock to put back into service over 600 phones cut off by lightning early yesterday morning. The work is expected to last throughout the holiday. Meanwhile, a New Year Day recording Auld Lang Syne can be
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    OUTLAWS RAID PORT: 40 DEAD
    378 1 YAOUNDE, Cameroons, Fri.— Planned festivities for the Cameroons' independence today have been drastically cut last night, following fighting and about 40 deaths m commando attacks by armed bands on Douala, the country's main port and biggest town. While foreign diplomats were arriving here for the
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    Thousands jam sea front as new decade is born
    298 1 gINGAPOREANS ushered m the New Year today with a bang, and hopes that 1960 will be a great and prosperous year for self-gov-erning Singapore. As traffic police worked round the clock to help out m some 40 accidents, one which was
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    Lock icon Lord Selkirk Lleaves for Spore
    114 1 Lord Selkirk L leaves for Spore LONDON. Frl n of Selkirk Left I terday for Si: take up his dut Kingdom Commi Singapore and c General for S< When his appo:: announced to was stated that his full uould be UK Con for Singapore and South-] Asia. Thr Prime Minister,
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    Lock icon STOP PRESS
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      84 1 m V— frames £X OPTICIANS ***** PAGE Journey Into Space 4 Weekend Bargains Feminascope 8 Book* Section 4 .irtoon* 6 Your Lucky Star ti Penanc Rate Roundup 9 Singapore Artist's Success 3 Other Overseas t able* 10 urtest jggage PLEASURE Sleek lines by Pinin Ht as m Farina; roomy comfort
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      115 1 *CASIM WFAR MIIRTS f/l/JU^ KNITTED WEAR V. hhfitfc "W" 1 sl ITS jufijroFl HANDKERCHIEFS I '^V SINGLETS I J NECKTIES -lIORTS Mp. BRIEFS Cup of Youth discovered by Max Factor MEL vw mil /iM d* ■HJBHB Since time began, women have searched for the S« of Youth a 'lear, smooth,
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    Lock icon THE BEST TIME OF OUR LIVES'
    217 2 THE BEST TIME OF OUR LIVES Economic expert looks to the years ahead WASHINGTON, Friday. \IK. Frederick Mueller, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, yesterx day painted an optimistic picture of the United States economy m 1959, and said that if Government and public seized their opportunities "the best time of
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    Values of rubber harden
    30 2 1" Wr-ri rubber values were ac- :onal ported. )ber futi. ad; ering i -holiday tradire Tho led this led to 5.055 ording to U.S. wirtment stai
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    STEEL CAN HIGHER
    89 2 STEEL CAN HIGHER LONDON. FrL— The Invotors Chronicle market newsletter writes: "A selettion of seven British industrial shares for ISM includes Dorman Long. •After their sharp advance sterl shares could still rise h> a further 50 per cent, before reaching the earnings yield of other leading industrial shares." In N>w
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    Good day for stocks in London
    162 2 Good day for stocks in London LONDON. Fri. Despite oc- 1 casional profit taking in certain h-ading industrial i equtities, the London .stock i markets had another good j day and 1959 came to a close on a buoyant note. Gilt-ed^ed securities con-! tinued to attract a fair i amount
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    CHILES ESCUDO
    23 2 SANTIAGO. HI. Chile adopts a new currency unit, the escudo, from today. It is equivalent to 1.000 of the old pesos.
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    148 2 OHIPS lying along sidr the Sin- caporr Harbour Board wharves or expected tomorrow are: Soudan 1 2. Pre.>. Taft 4 5. Vishva Prabha 6A. Miharu Maru 6 7. Sunda 8 9. Kyoritsu Maru 10 11, Sinaloa 13 14. Frankfurt IS 16. Hai Hing i 18. Van Noort
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    57 2 HONG KONG. Thursday. Closing prices here today were: Yesterday Today H. S. Banking Corporation $1,095 $1,130 sales sellers I Union Ins Canton $92.50 $95.00 sales sales Wheelock Mar den $5.95 $6.00 saies sales If Kong plione 131.75 $32.25 sale'> sales Dairy Farm Cold Storage $21.30 $21.50 .sales
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    Lock icon P and O seek Orient shares
    149 2 LONDON. Fri— The Peninsular and Oriental Shipping Line announced yesterday that they were "considering acquiring the minority of ordinary shares" of the Orient Line not now held by them. "The financial advisers of both companies are exploring the basis on which this might be
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    PARTY TO MARK RETIREMENT
    96 2 A tea party was held at Fraser Neave Ltd. Canteen m River Valley Road to mark the retirement from Fraser Neave Ltd. of Mr. Chung Yuk Lune (speaking) after 35 years of service. Mr. Chung Yuk Lune joined Fraser Neave Ltd. m 1924 and had risen
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  • World market prices
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      U.K. Closing Prices
      105 2 LONDON Dec 31 Yesterday Today RUBBLR No. 1 RSS c i.f. European ports Jan "3* SS3 l« Feb 33a RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot I*l 1 ÜBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement Mou>e Terms Feb 33 3 lfi 33 1 m Mar S2S 33 11 16 TONE: Quiet
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      New York Prices
      54 2 NEW YORK Dec 31 Yesterday Today TIN Straits spot '.'^.7.'. TIN futures Straits Contract TONE: SALES: RUBBER Futuret Jan. 1 1 i«> i 4<> Mar. TONE Very steady. SALES: 15 lot* No. 1 RSS Jan. landed pric» < J COFFEE Futurtt B Contract March 4bo%e pnues quotei!
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      Dow Jones Averages
      30 2 NEW YORK. Oec 31 Yesterday Today 30 Industrial* *,'<; 97 r 20 Railroads i:,4 02 1.">4 it* 40 Domestic Bonds »n. 15 Utilities 15 Stocks Composite Averages 21S.M
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      U.S. Pepper
      12 2 AM NVw York per >■"•• LampOOS Ban \k .md Muntok unquoted
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      Copra, Coconut- Prices
      84 2 LONDON Dec. 31 Yesterday Today COPRA Philippines e.i.f. U.K. North European ports delivered weight ptr long ton Dec. >_: $jjj COPRA. Strait* c.if. U.K. North European ports delivered weight otr long ton Jan., Feb. I COCONUT OIL crude Straits c if. European port* m hulk per long
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    645 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices, j Oras. 199 Id 1! OC Bu.e s 8.8. Petrol 45 3 50 19 19'- Ortfs Fraser 4 Ntl 4.15 OrtfS. I 1.68-2 Ql. Life 1.59- j H4 S 555.G0 ttriei Fret. a-; 9 MO C-< 3:. A- 9 A
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    POP
    7 2  -  -What's m a Name? By Cog
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      434 2 V t.A.I. LINES V Sailmr t» »OEN. RED Sl». MEOtTE«R»NE»N. \f& CONTINENTAL SC»KOINAVi»N PORTS. S lire P. Sham f e«j»f jf\ H:i n1314 4 Jan 5 6 Jan i 7 jan tf^ ttna I 21 22 J»" 23 24 Jaa 25 28 Jan Ov I 29 Fll 21 22 Fel
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      267 2 HAMBURG-AMERICA INI «c NORTH GERMAN LOYD To (Colombo), Genoa, Marseilles, Antwc Bremen Homburq Calls Southampton for pemeng, FRANKFURT HAPAC 30 Dec 7 Jan RAVENSTEIN LLOrD H II Jan M/ti Jjn DRESDEN (HAPAGi 26 28 Jan Eipress Server Passenger I To Manila, Hongkong, Yokohomo, Nogoyo v j i ISARSTEIN LLOYD NESSENSTEIN
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    Tan and his drive for art movement
    1000 3  - Tan and his drive for art movement IAN MOK-AI By THERE are two selves to every woman, the beautiful exterior and the evil side, cleaving to her as her own shadow. This definition of a woman's make-up is an identity of Mr. T.C. Tan's paintings now exhibiting at Diethelm Building,
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      242 3 MILK rich, pure and always fresh I Quality and Economy THE EASY-TO-PREPARE MILK AT THE EASY-TO-BUY PRICE. FULL-CREAM POWDERED MILK WITH ADDED VITAMINS A D *kBJE&£ '/VjV p: Dest jn<j purest '-^^bfiy^S S i f*£un*2pl rv the makers m the I vJw Wsf 'Jy tj c e^ m powdered s
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      331 3 VWWW i d'AWWAWbWJSMW^AVAPJ > //WVW"cdVAV.V.V.*.V SELF-CONTAINED 3-D ;.*^d^^[... So. 123WL A.- So. 124 WE Multisonic lone control and four short wave bands are tin m characteristics of this masterly designed console. It includes astereo record changer suitable also for monaural retords and two channel amplification and sound deflection. This model
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    JOURNEY INTO SPACE
    836 4  -  DR ABRAHAM MARCUS NEEDED -A WELL PADDED COUCH How the astronaut can overcome gravity pull VI AX is the one machine that engineers cannot adapt for space (light. His hold on life depends on the constancy of his internal environment, the fluid that bathes his body cells,
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    A TINGLE IN YOUR SPINE
    310 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK These ghost stories will ensure it GHOSTS: Authentic ghost stories of the world, edited by Elliott O'Donnell. Foulsham, 16 THERE is something about ghost stories even if you don't like them very much, they're hard to put down once you start
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    IT WAS TRULY A NIGHTMARE
    114 4 NIGHTMARE OF THE INNOCENTS. Otto Larsen. Arrow, $1.25. The author died m August. 1955. The story of his life m the years just previous to his death is truly a nightmare. He was a Norwegian, trained m espionage and guerilla fighting by the Russians, who
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    BY THE WAY
    241 4  - BY THE WAY Beachcomber W rpHERE is more m bread J. than meets the eye, as the man said when he dug part of a brass knob out of his loaf. An excerpt from the British Baker sent to me introduces me to farinographs, those enchanting diagrams which betray the
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      580 4 J i J I ft 1 1 1 DEVOTION RINGS I m Platinum Si Gold OF REGAL BEAUTY II 1 Set Diamonds. P.H. HENDRY I. u filers A Silvemmiths. ic Kn^U Lompur. TS North Bridce Rd.. S>w* Straits Times Free Press For the convenience ef odverour representatives ot Ist Floor,
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      282 4 A MUST 1 FOR THE WISE PHOTOGRAPHER Avail a bit at ALL GOOD PHOTOGRAPHIC DEALERS this couldn't have happekep...^^ /r you Mr£ l€Ft rove \g& PACKING If TO U& W PACKING under the Personol Supervision of Mr. T. S. Juay with /y^~A W over 20 Yeor*' Experience ond 4&S*± mm
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      481 4 General Knowledge Quiz PHRISTMAS is over 4. What was the Red-nosed hut wp qrp slirp Reindeers name? but we are sure Christmas Holiday traffic General Knowledge accidents m the United Quiz competitors States killed nearly (a) haven't forgotten it. 400 (b) 500 (c) 600 people? *<n IpT« h-ivp «nmp Wno
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      198 4 A.M. 10.30 Tempo Espanol; the New; 5.30 Conductors and show with the Procion** th* 11.00 Satchmo: U3O The Jack composers. Seni Suara Ch™ Sicolm Sd ISS?t 17; PJn 600 what am I? 645 s «^t L'An*elier. Romy Katindig and ttWU serenade; 6.53 Announcements; nl combo and the Malayanaires 1.00 Programme
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  • JOHORE GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO INVESTIGATE
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      Red-tape charge in Assembly
      252 5 [Iliance member hits out at \lines Dept. and Land Office JOHORE BAHRI, Friday. Uudßct for 1960 was passed yesterday by the \ssemMy after a marathon three-day debate. The budget provides for an estimated reue of $29,810,160 as against an estimated enditure of $32,890,126. showing a deficit
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      LACK OF CASH KEEPS A MISSION AT HOME
      26 5 *****--i and will !u\r the i n have midtlie m of that met id his Lour the end
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      45 firms rank as pioneers
      195 5 45 firms rank as pioneers J.B. SITES POPULAR ITUALA LUMPUR, Fri. IV —Most of the companies already granted pioneer status had drawn capital from both local sources and foreign countries, the Controller of the Industrial Development j Division, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Mr. I. M. Chandler, told the Free
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      A THUD-THEN AN ARREST
      102 5 A burglar gave himself v when he fell from a flat at Leonie Hill at 4.55 a.m. on Dec. 18. a Singapore district court was told yesterday. The thud of the fall woke up the occupants, resulting m the arrest of Quek Chun Lock and the
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      Singapore weddings
      38 5 Mr. Andrew dan Yam Teck and his bride, the former Miss Lucy Loh Geok Jan. who were married at the Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace, Singapore. Both are employed at Robinson and Co., Ltd.
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      Flying Club wants Earl as patron
      138 5 Flying Club wants Earl as patron THE Royal Singapore Flying Club at Paya Lebar will ask the new British Commissioner for Singapore, the Earl of Selkirk, to be its patron at its forthcoming annual general meeting. The other patron to be approached is the Yang ciiPertuan Negara. Lord Selkirk, a
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    PREMIER'S MESSAGE TO TEACHERS IN TRAINING
    277 5 PREMIER 'S MESSAGE TO TEACHERS IN TRAINING SINGAPORE'S schools would be a waste if teachers did not have enthusiasm for and understanding m their jobs, declared the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, yesterday. The Premier said this m a message to the Teachers' Training College Students' Union annual magazine,
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    ARMY DANCE
    22 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Fri The Ist. Bn. Sherwood Foresters w>ll hold a dance on Jan. 4 at the Diamond Jubille Hall.
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    Women's Diary
    98 5 KAMALA CLUB; Malayalam class a.m. to 11 a.m.; 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. k»AN PACIFIC SOUTHEAST ASIA WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION: Malay classes for beginners 9.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. at 593-A Serangoon Road. EXHIBITION of paintings by Mr. T. C. Tan at Diethelm Building. Market Street 9 a.m. to
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    "Good friend' was cheated
    87 5 Joseph Tan Kirn Sai was yesterday jailed ior two years Gy a Singapore Criminal Judge on conviction on a charge ol cheating his friend Law Peng An by giving him a cheque for $360 while he had no bank account Law told the judge. Mr. Choor
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    DEATH CULT WHICH STRANGLED MILLION
    1182 6 E IN "The Stranglers of Bombay." Hammer Productions E E are putting on the screen a subject that has never E before been filmed. It is one of the strangest, most E shocking stories of mess murder m history the story E <>f the fiendish
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      137 6 fashion fabrics /•r.^^^lf merit f+mfrw t admiration A "MINIM-IRON" I Cotton of Ranije 2 *rf^ki t^ V Contrc'iffd Retoil Prcc?. S i r go pore- Penc ng These fabrics are all Fu//y Guaranteed: j*, if satisfaction is not obtained the cost of <ufilK both the cloth and the tailoring will
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      133 6 Special I New Year t p Offer y f OUTSTANbINQ i/V I V INDIAN, ENGLISH.! I GERMAN, BELGIAN CARPETS RUGS IN PLAN t* Persian C ALL COMPETITi t s r p QURESHI'S 1 OPP.MACDONALDHO 35, ORCHARD ROAD. Silent 8 mm pro|<ctor i FROMINAR 14 -.dcongl, lent, blower, speed odiustor ond
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      556 6 BORN on thts first day of 23) If you have to attend the new year, you are a to legal matters, today could natural leader and have a be propitious for starting great deal of executive action. ability. Your strength of LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) character and dogged deter- If
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    THE SKYSCRAPER TYCOON
    633 7  -  DONALD GOMERY By IT was the same .lack Cotton. "King" Cotton they call him now. Cotton the international tycoon. The boy from Birmingham who is investing nearly Ms 77 million m the building of a New York skyscraper. And I remember the signs outside semidetached houses m
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      98 7 $1.20 $1.90 $0.75 $2.50 $0.80 $0.50 $1.50 SO 51. 90 $3.50 $3.50 HIMVAM Rood. ►iSTS A f n you THE JV QUICK LTi. ml 81 HI II LIVE! I ALL IEVCIOR N BLINOS CO.. -5 TODAY SAN MING LTD., \1 HAIR m\ l&\ ITEM I p ILLARY HAIR TONIC) TION
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      184 7 JUST UNPACKED French Cotton Laces 44 French Metal Laces 44 Emb. Nylon 44 Stunzi Plain Silks 36" KHEMCO'S 68, HIGH ST., SINGAPORE. 6. VANITY Singapore's Best Known Gown Salon. e ll et, S5/- and $10/SDOrts bloi. Belti etc. I VANITY HIGH QUALITY TILING at Bargain Prices QUOTATIONS without obligation A.
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      383 7 «MT«wtoVr# «w»»MWfTca (4M<*9<l« y^. vv TD >'- AN THIS PAGE AI AND MAKE A BARGAIN PAGE IS TUESDAY AND FRI VANITY'S SPECIAL $5 to $10/- sift department has many New Year Bargain gifts such as eye-catching earrings, belts, headbands, flowers. "Happy Top" bloi. gloves etc. m every conceivable colour and
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      215 7 KE THE LOWEST PRI NOTE OF THE PARTI i A REGULAR FREE DAY. Powered by battery mistakes I are erased obliquely and gently. Supplied with four tips and two brushes this novel bargain is available from Tithes Dental. 62 Middle Road. TREAT YOURSELF AM) YOUR family and friends to a
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      209 7 CES IN TOWN, SO SG\ CULAR COMMODITIES PRESS FEATURE, AJ prices. REDUCED PRICES at Binwani's, 102 North Bridge Road have to be seen to be believed. They have bargains for the whole family. SHOES ARE AN excellent New Year present and the range on sale at Lin Ho Co.. 54
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      251 7 VN THEM CLOSELY 5 YOU WANT. THE PPEARINU EVERY so you can be pretty certain of buying the right shoes at amazingly reasonable prices. Their five shops are at these addre.-i<es: South Bridge Road numbers. 17. 211-13. 221 and 264 and North Bridge Road No. 383. GOING BALD? Try "Item"
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      231 7 Sove your becouse we import direct and sell direct that makes everything cheaper. ir Watches, Cameras, Transistor Radios Sensational Offer! LIEN WAH 108, North Bridge Rood, Tel: *****, ***** Spore. Looking for a good used car? SEE UNIVERSAL CARS LIMITED 45, ORCHARD ROAD PHONE ***** (SALES DEPARTMENT) NEW YEAR SALE
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      193 7 Wishing All Our Patrons And Friends A Happy <S Prosperous New Year C. K. TANG LTD. 310, ORCHARD ROAD SINGAPORE-9. HIRE-PURCHASE To Singapore Citizens Residents m Johorc Bahru ON PIANO, RADIO, ORGAN. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS DOWN 20-30 6-12 INSTALMENTS. rOhNANG4J£NG£CO iU 103-iOS SEL£6it «OAO S'NbA*oti BEST BARGAIN SALE BARGAINS FROM 4«>
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    $30 FOR YOUR HOUSEHOLD HINTS!
    269 8 IJAVE yon tried ironing "clothes with the help of banana leaves? Mrs. Ramaiah Naidu. Block 83, Room 9. H. M Naval Base Singapore. 27, wins first prize of 520 m our "Household Hints" contest for her unusual suggestion. She says: "Banana leaves ran help not
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    Glamour is here to stay, say our girls
    478 8 Glamour is here to stay, say our girls TF you think that Malayan girls are not glamorous, look again for today they are more glamorous than ever before. Yes, glamour has come to stay m Malaya. And none would dare say that Malayan girls are slovenly dressed and lacking m
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    Dress 'musts' for the mother-to-be
    435 8  - Dress 'musts' for the mother -to -be NURSE MEG by Talking about children QUITE early during the waiting time the mother-to-be is forced to realise that suitable clothing is essential. Fortunately nowadays fashion is such that some of the smartest clothes could have been designed with just this m mind!
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    YOUR QUERIES ANSWERED
    171 8 QMy little boy of four always has his mouth open. Does this do any harm! A. This is possibly caused by enlarged adenoids. These are patches of special tissue m the nose which, if they become enlarged, block the nose so that the child can only breathe
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      199 8 NESPRAY fi m m* m m mjw W v* I WwWm V 1 5S^ Iw I Ir^k J Growing children must have a nourishing, well-bala me f tn e ever-increasing demonds of natural, heolt ;^«&£l^ ii\J[fiE:»^t£ w^ y w se P° rcnT always make certain that n > /^W^^^ff plenty
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    One up for the Forte twins in last race
    676 9  - One up for the Forte twins in last race ALLAN LEWIS -by |f pHE Forte twins, John and Dominic, provided a unique finish to the last race when they rode winner Barakat and runner-up Mirzapen at Penang yesterday. Both are trained by Doc Rodgers. HOW THEY RAN- This is the
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    SINGAPORE'S HAPPY NEW YEAR SONG
    223 9  -  VERITY GILL 5. with the old and m with the new, r we hart' a completely new view. ,i uilh the old and m with the new a change, which might concern YOU. officials \i r new un ior Mr KM m><>\ BEE ie water-polo
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    BRIEF BITS
    245 9 BRIEF BITS 1 Barry Mackay m Asian singles final Cl LC UTT A. Fri— Barry Mackay, United States, reached the men's singles final of the Asian lawn tennis championships yesterday, beating: Ulf Schmidt. Sweden, 4-6. 6-4. 6-3 6 2 In the women's singles semi-finals, .Miss Mimic Arnold. United States, beat
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    Tamil festival soccer replay
    39 9 Indian youngsters beat Joyful Indians 4-2 m the Tamil Festival soccer tournament replay held at Farrer Park yesterday. N. Kajapathy. Lmgam. Sivapatham and Ma.jid scored for the winners. Salahuddin netted both goals ior the losers.
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    Tamil shuttle
    25 9 The Tamil festival badmin--1 ton tournament semi-finals will be played at the Malayan Motors courts at Orchard Rood starting at nine this morning.
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    Prepare for the Olympics—Rajah
    197 9 Prepare for the Olympics Rajah SINGAPORE'S athletes will be expected to take part m the Rome Olympics m September declared Mr. A. T. Rajah, president of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association last night. Mr. Rajah, writing m the souvenir programme of the S.A.A.A. dance held at the Victoria Memorial Hall
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    DAILY BRIDGE
    155 9 With certain partners one despairs of ever winning a rubber. See what North had to endure on the hand shown below after his side had struggled to game and 90, with some painful adventures en route. West opened One No-Trump after a pass by South, and North bid
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    FREEDOM CRUSADE SHINES ON TRACK
    263 9 'THERE were a number of horses on the tracks at Penang this morning, but only a few were sent against the watch. The tracks are still hard and trainers are taking no risks. Movie Fan <Posner> and Freedom Crusade iWard> were impressive when spurted down
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    WEDDING BELLS
    50 10 MR SIMON SWITHIN AROOZOO. with his bride, the former Mis> l.oretta Resina Sarkies. after their wedding at the Church of St. Joseph. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S within Paul Aroozoo and the bride the Hdeest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Arathoon Sarkies.
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    204 10 Dog lives on with another dog's heart STANFORD. California, Fri. 4 STANFORD surgeon successfully transplanted a A living heart from one dog to another one week ago. and the dog is still alive and healthy. The experiment was performed by Dr. Richard Lower at Stanford's new medical centre it was
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    Pusing Rubber
    25 10 LONDON. Fri— The directors of Pusing Rubber and Tin announce that the agreement for the 'sale of the company's properties has been signed.
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    TIN SURPLUS THIS YEAR
    46 10 LONDON, Fri. Tentative estimates placing world tin supplies m 1960 at 170,000 tons and consumption f.t 156,000 tons, point to ;in overall surplus of tin supplies m 1960 of 14.000 tons, according to the tin review of Vivian Youneer and Bond Ltd.
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    MR. K's MESSAGE OF PEACE
    227 10 Russia tvill strive far success at Summit talks Cold war ice broken —It's a good start' MOSCOW, Fri. iTI Mr. Nikita Khrushchev has said m a statement published here that the Soviet Government will do everything m its power to make the Summit conference a
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    Lock icon I'M OPTIMISTIC, SAYS MAC
    137 10 I'M OPTIMISTIC, SAYS MAC J ONDON, Fri— Mr. Harold Li Macmillan, the British Prime Minister, said m a New Year message today that he looked forward to the new decade "with hope and optimism/ Mr. Macmillan went on: "During 1959 we enjoyed a notable relaxation m international tension. That is
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    Lock icon Kishi: New era dawns
    315 10 REST OF THE WORLD NEWS rpOKYO, Fri.— The Japanese A Prime Minister, Mr. Kishi, said m his New Year address that the past 10 years had seen the "dawn of a new civilisation." They had been marked with uncertainty and tension as to the future progress
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    Lock icon China-India trade pact expires
    29 10 China-India trade pact expires NEW DELHI, Fri. India's flve-year-old trade agreement with Red China expired yesterday m the absence of any moves by either side to renew it.— Reuter
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    Lock icon SMASHING TIME HAD BY ALL
    41 10 ROME, Fri. The New Year was welcomed m Rome by the traditional barrage of old plates and bottles hurled from windows by jubilant revellers. Motorists drove carefully to avoid punctures on the debris -littered streets. Reuter
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    MYSTERY OF THE MELTING SNOW
    190 10 RUMOURS that the Ch melt snow m the Him yesterday. Govind Singh Bist, member of the Uttar Pradesh legislature from the Almora border district, raisefl the question at a legislative meeting m Lucknow on Tuesday. Bist asked the Uttar Pradesh Government to inquire into reports
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    ANNIVERSARY
    46 10 The Singapore Harbour Board Staff Association will hold Its 13th anniversary celebrations at the Badminton Hall In Guillemard Road at 7n.m. today. The Deputy Prime Minister. Dr. Toh Chin Chye, and the Minister for Labour and Law. Mr. K. M. Byrne, will address the meeting.
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    Lock icon TV REUNITES BOYHOOD PALS
    49 10 picture. FOUR old friends who have known each other since boyhood were recently reunited on television m America. They are (left to right) George Jesscl. f»eorßp Burns. Eddie Cantor and Jack Benny. They entertained the audience with reminisceaeei of their days m vaudeville.- Paul Popper
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    79 10 LONDON. Fri.— Five thousand people have so far supported a petition to British Prime Minister Mr. Harold Macmillan demanding the immediate release of detainees m British territories. The petition urges release, without t'onditions, of what it calls "political prison* It adds: "The British people
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    Lock icon 'LOST' DAYS AND WHY
    225 10 LONDON, Friday. A BRITISH doctor, worried about the problem of the "lost week-end," suggested yesterday that it would be better if people pave vent to their feelings at the time rather than trying to drown their sorrows later. The doctor, Basil Merriman of the Reginald Carter
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    'Seeking! excuse' to attack' S. Korea
    89 10 'Seeking! excuse' to attack' S. Korea WASHIN The s, vi,i nio buildiiiß w an attack o i sea apan Korea. This i Yar.g. th< amba.v>ador the repnr a Korean wj unarmed Sovi been Soviet n< In a statcm 'nt th< .^ador sa.id the Sovi was "building an attack d against
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    80 10 MALTA, Fn A oflicer m thr Rc\ai Na\ flown yestenUv from pore to M. iuneral of his lour--. son, a Naval spokesman c. The petty or cal Engine, i j Fareham, Portmouth i ing m the mine, .support ship, lIM.S. v bridgehaven, m Singa
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