The Singapore Free Press, 19 January 1960

Microfilm: NL2459
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    27 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS FZ ~~f] liitQCP* \U^j t£ v at J{li\< KllflH** I/ilA^ tmSf 1/ /AsAnP/L i/^ilA*UU3'^ No. *****. SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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  • OPINION
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      Japan's security pact
      41 1 Japan's security pact Mr. be- canton of The ed -'.ng the I to cUnited IV- to :or may v r the 'he i rt be l ilk to Of to iTtnf ew ploj I to did *o tread I he rier
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    Lock icon SINGAPORE TO GATWICK FLIGHT OPENS
    90 1 SINGAPORE TO GATWICK FLIGHT OPENS LONDON, Tues. Air Charter, the British independent airline which operates Britannias on routes to and from the Far and Middle East, inaugurated its services into Oatwick airport last night with a flight from Singapore. Gatwick is London's No. 2 airport and has a direct railway
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    THE STORY OF SENATOR McCarthy
    73 1 THE STORY OF SENATOR McCarthy Beginning on Saturday The first chapter of the new Free Press ser- tes on Senator )oe Mc- Carthy, the man who < panicked a nation, starts on Saturday. Read the inside secrets of America's most dread- ed politician, the man who started a witchhunt and
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    $7 MIL. TRADE DEAL
    184 1 Merchants share order for 10,800.000 yards of textiles Singapore will\ supply part of RI cloth needs gINCJAPORE businessmen have secured contracts worth about $7 million to supply more than 10 million yards of the 50 million yards of cotton textiles needed by Indonesia immediately. This is
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    The BIG WALK'age does not count'
    146 1 The BIG WALK'age does not count' IJIS experience m the Free Press walks of 1958 and 1959 has convinced 57-year-old D. B. Mattis (above) that age does not j count m this great sporting event. He has again entered tor the walk on Feb. 28. and is confident of completing
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    Lock icon 2 councils for North Borneo
    106 1 LONDON. Tues.—Changes m the North Borneo constitution are to be submitted for the approval of the Queen In Council, the Colonial Office announced last night. The changes provide for an executive council comprising fou,r ex-officio members, one official member and five nominated (unofficial) members to
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    Rubber up 1/4 cent
    35 1 Rubber up 1/4 cent February first grade rubber buyers i'.o.b. opened m Singapore this morning at 113 t cents per lb., up a quarter of a cent on yesterday's close. The tone was very quiet.
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    Lock icon 4 die in school bus horror
    50 1 STEVENSON, Alabama, Tues. At least four schoolchildren were killed and eight critically injured yesterday when a train hit a school bus at a level crossing. Two of the dead and two of the injured were nieces and nephews of the bus driver. l U.P.I.
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    Lock icon 'NO' TO 43,000
    25 1 LONDON, Tues.—London Transport chiefs yesterday flatly rejected a claim for t'l a week pay rise for the capital's 43,000 bus workers. Reuter
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    Lock icon 20-yr. schooling plan for Asia
    173 1 BANGKOK, Tues. Dr. Vittorino Veronese, Di-rector-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation revealed to newsmen m a press conference here yesterday a 20-year plan by UNESCO to enrol all children of primary school age m Asia. The plan is aimed at increasing
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    Lock icon WEDDING OF THE YEAR
    81 1 photo. Lady Pamela Mount E batten looks a radiant bride as she leaves E Romsey Abbey, in HampE shire, with the bride5 groom, Mr. David Hicks. E after the weddding cere- mony. E It was decribed as the E "wedding of the year." S Princess Anne
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    Industries: Now States look for expansion
    340 1 Industries Now States look for expansion KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. THERE had been a change of attitude among the States since the rapid industrial development of Petaling Jaya and Johore Bahru, the new Minister of Commerce and Industry, Inche Mohd Khir Johari, said at a Press conference here yesterday. He warned,
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    MILLIONS OF ASIANS 'IN DARK' HE SAYS
    200 1 BANGKOK, Tues. Dr. j■* Vittorino Veronese, Director General of UNESCO, told a 25-na-tion conference on the development of information services m South-East Asia which opened here yesterday, that millions of Asians were still deprived of access to knowledge. He said that unless effective
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    Lock icon Kishi feted in Washington
    32 1 Kishi feted in Washington WASHINGTON, Tues. Seven hundred guests last night attended a glittering reception given by the JapanAmerica Society in honour of the visiting Japanese Prime Minister. Mr. Nobusuke Kishi. Reuter
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      Premier leaves for R.I.
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      8 1 Allowances for doctors, dental surgeons— see Page 13
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    EISENHOWER ASKS FOR AID INCREASE
    464 2 WASHINGTON, Tuesday. PRESIDENT Eisenhower yesterday proposed that U553,450 million be earmarked for continuing support of programmes "to maintain world peace and to improve economic conditions throughout the Free World" m fiscal year 1961. He suggested that US$97O million be allocated for economic aid to developing
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    UP: BUNKER PRICES
    162 2 Business briefs LONDON, Tues. The Shell International Petroleum ~0.. announced an increase effective today m spot bunker prices for marine diesel fuel and gas oil of 3/- and 4/6 per long ton respectively m the range Africa (Walvis Bay to Mombasa) /Red Sea/Persian Gulf/Far East (Karachi to
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    58 2 HONG KONG. Monday. Closing prices here today were: Saturday Today H. S. Banking Corporation $1,170 $1,175 sales sales Union Ins. Canton $94.00 $94.00 sellers sales Wheelock Marden 6.20 7.15 >ales sales H Kong phone ....$33.75 $33.00 &33.2S &$33.25 sales sales Dairy Farm A: Cold Storage $22.40 $22.70
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    DOWNWARD TREND IN U.K. STOCKS
    140 2 DOWNWARD TREND IN U.K. STOCKS LONDON. Tues. Quiet and unsettled conditions were apparent m London stock markets yesterday, prices fluctuated narrowly and tended to drift lower towards the close Fears of a higher British bank rate were again a factor m the gilt-edged market. Prices receded and the long and
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    FIRST UNIT TRUST
    13 2 Managers' selling price today $1.16 xd. buying price $1.11 xd.
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    902 2 SINGAPORE. MONDAY. INDUSTRIALS Saturaav Tooay AIM Incki Prcr 1.75 1.75 Oros. 2.20 2.20 Atlas Ice 11.00 Buyers B.8. Petrel 59 61/6.M. Trustees 5 .25 5.25 ion. Tin Smeit Pref. 19 19 Ords 50 5 51 Federal Dispensary I.I81 2 1.17 fitzpatncks 1.17 1.16 Fraser Neave Pref. 4.15
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  • World market prices
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      U.K. Closing Prices
      108 2 LONDON. Jan. 18. Saturday Today RUBBER No. 1 RSS ci r European ports Jan 333 un.juoud Feb 33 3 16 33i RUBBER NO. 1 RSS Spot 35,2 35s ÜBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement House Terms Feb 15/16 34 3 IS Mar 33i 33 ..16 TONE: Quiet. Above
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      New York Prices
      59 2 NEW YORK. Jan. 18. Saturday Today TIN Straits spot 09.62 100.00 TIN futures Straits Contract TONE: SALES: RUBBER Futures dan 1" M 40 72* Mar 39 To 39.92s TONE: Btead) SALES: M BStS, No. 1 RSS Jan landed price tOJ 40i COFFEE: Futures B Contract March 36
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      Dow Jones Averages
      37 2 NEW YORK. Jan. 18. Saturday Today 30 Industrials 659 68 653.16 20 Railroads 157 93 156.66 SO Domestic Bonds 88.t7 15 Utilities V 7 13 86.65 65 Stocks Composite Averages 216 34 214 M
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      U.S. Pepper
      48 2 Malabar spot and awoJttog release 71. iirtoa'-: 74. Jan. shiprmnt 75. Lami<opk s;x>*. and awaiting raaraar 74. atloats 74. Jan. shipment 73. Sarawak unquoted. Muntok white spot ISM, awaitinK release UK, nrtoats 126, Jan. shipment 124. sellers, ex-dock. Above prices quoted m IS. cents per lb.
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      Copra, Coconut Prices
      81 2 LONDON. Jan. 18. Saturday Today COPRA Philippines a.i.f. U.K. North European ports delivered weight per long ton Jan COPRA, Straits cv. U.K. North European parts delivered weight per long ten Jan..'Feb. tn3« £93* COCONUT OIL crude •traits e.lf. European ports m bulk ocr long tan Jan. Feb
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    285 2 SHIPS IN PORT OUIPS Iving alongside the Sin. 0 f spore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Alcinous 1 2. Marian Buczek 4 5, Mikasa Maru 6A. City of Ripon 6/7. Olinda 8 9. Corfu lO'll. Tjikampelc 13/14. Wonogiri 15/16, Troutpool 18, Dinklage 19. Tong Hin N.Wall 2, Slrusa
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      886 2 *v ra r CoAoVo LINES Sailmts te ADIN. R£o SEA. MEDITERRANEAN, V^ CONTINENTAL I SCANDINAVIAN PORTS. be S para P. Sfcaai Peaani JQ "^J MS, Falstr.a 21 23 Jan 24/ M Jan 21 27 Jaa V*V as "Saackfela" a- 31 Jaa 4 Fefe 5 I Fefe 17 Fefe bC X
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      448 2 SHIPPING^ HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE eSc NORTH GERMAN LLOYD To (Colombo), Genoa, Marseilles, Antwerp, Rorterdon, Bremen Hamburg. Calls Southampton for passengers. p S'hest RAVENSTEIN (LLOYO) 21 22 Jan 22 23 Jan DRESDEN (HAPA6) 24 27 Jaa 21 21 Jaa 31 31 Jan •HANNOVER (HAPAG) 31 Jaa/ 1 Fel 2 3 Fel Express
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      38 2 POP Doesn't Add Up! By Cog mmi n i fl IP PA»a OP I AvOO A* *SMOVEL VJWATT VJOUL.fi -TotoOS CO«T Afof:> A /S-TOK3 Of= «S) "Two -SMIUUMOGS.... PtOE -SM.UL.IIOCS COAL- COMeT> l 7 Xv /\h *S AA
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    Spur of moment shot wins two gold medals
    725 3  -  Sunny Giam Calling all A CROWD stood outside a Malay hut in a ittle kampong off Tanjong Katong Road. Inside, a wedding party was taking place. A photographer happened to pass by. His instinct told him that here was good subject matter.
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      13 3 Rica ion COMPANY i 6ld 9 Spore. *****. a i [aS,^ T~J Ttlfl
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    Lock icon 'World's religions will' disappear'
    764 4 HUXLEY SAYS A NEW IDEOLOGY BASED ON EVOLUTION IS NOW NEEDED THICAdO. Some of the world's top scientists celebrated the hundredth birthday of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by producing a few sensations of their own. In five days of deep discussion at the University of
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    Lock icon THE CHANCES NOW HAVE NEVER BEEN SO GOOD
    647 4 Freeing mankind from hunger DOME. A wide- spread campaign to banish hunger from the world is to be launched soon m accordance with a "blueprint" drawn up here by agricultural experts from 88 countries. This campaign, aimed at the eradication of starvation
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    BY THE WAY
    146 4  - BY THE WAY Beachcomber m&A I THERE is talk of the com- pulsory purchase of the entire county of Rutland, on which will be built the' £78.000,000 gadget for de-. tecting rocket-missiles be-1 lieved to be hostile. This gadget (code-name Fin) will have a base covering 11,392 acres, and Rutland
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    TALKING POINT
    47 4 What makes a fire so pleasant, I think, is that it b a live thing m a dead room --SYDNEY SMITH. Lift not the painted veil which those who live call life. —SHELLEY Which of us is not forever a stranger and alone? —THOMAS WOLFE
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    BRINGING UP A CITY STONE BY STONE
    169 4 KINGSTON, Jamaica.— Stone by stone and relic gby relic the town of Port aVßoyal, headquarters of chief Henry Morgan, is being brought up from the ocean bed and rebuilt near Kingston. The old Port Royal, known as the wickedest and richest city m
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    Now accumulating dust
    85 4 DURBAN. Accumulating t dust m a flimsy wooden cup- i board, m a 100-year-old office 1 overlooking Durban's waterfront, lie six dusty bundles of wartime documents which 1 a spy would have given much I to get. They contain every signal j hat passed between Durban md
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      229 4 CLUES ACROSS 4 Geoffrey of mediaeval literary 2 22.72?* UnUOra> aboTe 5 "A™ 'storied windows richly 5 £,s rr™ ,n very duu <~ v reliBious 8 »um^uss2i! 8 v h her ce h n,,\ ?> rlng instrument 9 orTeVe"* fr m wtTorVat Expectations, 11 These are a source of amuse-
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      126 4 P.M. 1.00 Programme sum- lngs with music from Kingsley 8.30 Recitals from the ormary; 1.30 The news; 1.40 News- Morrando. chestra; 8.45 Interlude for music talk- onn rin_» H nam c M 6 45 Sunset serenade; 6.53 An- —"The Harold Smart Quintet"; talk, 2.00 Cloae down, 5.00 Pro- nouncemente; 6.55
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  • CHINESE NEW YEAR 1960 FREE PRESS SUPPLEMENT
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      The exploits of Sun Hou Tzu the Monkey God
      1777 5  - The exploits of Sun Hou Tzu the Monkey God LIM KIM GUAN By A FAMOUS divinity m the Taoist as well as the Buddhist pantheon is Sun Hou Tzu. more popularly but erroneously tailed "The Monkey God" m Malaya. It is a popular belief even among the overseas Chinese today
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    In New York -evening classes in Chinese
    707 6 In New York -evening classes in Chinese STARTED AS EXPERIMENT, BUT NOW INTEREST IS SPREADING TO MASY OTHER PARTS OF U.S. THIS IS MY REWARD' "fHERE is a special road m New York City leading to China. Travelling it are a group of New Yorkers from all walks of life.
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    IT'S THE YEAR OF THE
    644 8 Grace Kirn, a nt herself, thinks it good for girls f IRLS BORN this U Chinese New Year (the Ki-hai Ke- I choo rat year) will be lucky so oldfashioned Chinese believe. They believe this the best year m the Chinese lunar cycle for bearing
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    Ane-pows—it's nothing but a racket...
    504 8  - Ane-pows— it's nothing but a racket... K. KOK SENG By msmmW IS THERE an art m giving and receiving "ang-pows" during the Chinese New Year? There certainly is. But it is, one fears, gradually becoming a lost art. Have you noticed, for example, how matter-of-fact today s children are when
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    RAT
    218 8 Wash and brush-up ai this Japanese zoo WILL the Oriental world and the many Chinese communities spread through the countries of South-East Asia tolerate rats this Chinese New Year, which is to be "ruled" by the rat? If we won't, some Japanese will. And they are. Reports from Japan
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    NOISE AND COLOUR OF NEW YEAR
    743 10  -  KAY SEE Hard on the pocket, but essential to bring prosperity ovet tbe next 12 months By [EAVE it to the Chinese to make any celebration an expensive and a riotous one. And to the Chinese no occasion can be more expensive or exciting
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    How Chinese ancestral worship began
    680 11  - How Chinese ancestral worship began LIM SIEW KIAT U JHIS Chinese New Year Eve January 27 Buddhist and Taoist Chinese the world over will celebrate ancestral worshipping a "must" m Chinese life. On this day relatives from far and near gather to pay homage to ancestral tablets at home, on
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    Frisco's own Chinese open
    154 12 Frisco 's own Chinese open THE REAL THING— FULL HOU AT E VER V PERFORMANCE IN San Francisco, the bustling sea port on America's west coast, one can see an authentic Chinese opera, performed by Chinese actors and actresses wearing genuine Chinese costumes. The audience, too, is mainly Chinese with
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    irecrackers: Police warning
    245 13 irecrackers Police warning (r A M CAKE IXJ r [RD AGAINST [CCIDENT v nine days to go before Chinese r the Mmcapore Police Secre\\,jliam (heng, has issued a "be -f U r warning to people intending m\ti* x ,n »itha"bigbang". public to take extra care m h may cause fires
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    ANT CARGO HIPS FOR U.S. LINE
    68 13 ANT CARGO HIPS FOR U.S. LINE 11^. f irs" iiners. mm b- the f »n IT will soon I tre-san fW mmU built it a Rliun for the L- prudent I ine>. r dent f wi.l be fitted r.me 4 ovrr the I iti-b f ac ]9m also have the
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    RLEY FLIES FOR TALKS
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    Urgent needs'
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    Route for Economy Run picked
    174 13 Route for Economy Run picked THE 816.5-mile 1960 Malayan Mobiigas Economy Run start at Ipoh on April 15 at 10 p.m. and follow the trunk road north ugh Kuala Kangsar, Bagan Serai and Bagan Luar across the Sungei Muda River. Then the route goes north to Sungei Patani m Kedah,
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    'Maths as vital as national language'
    222 13 'Maths as vital as national language' THE Professor of Mathematics at the University of Malaya m Kuala Lumpur, Professor J.C. Eliezer, said m Singapore yesterday that far too many children m the Federation were growing up without sound knowledge of mathematics. The Professor, who was on his way to India
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    LEE'S MISSION 'CENTRES ON TRADE'
    103 13 LEE'S MISSION 'CENTRES ON TRADE' JAKARTA .Tues.— The Indonesian First Minister, Dr. Djuanda. said today that his talks with Singapore's Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew. during the latter's visit here would be centred mostly on trade matters between the two countries. Antara news agency reported. Mr. Lee is scheduled
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    3 Asian winners in radio contest
    59 13 A Bandung student, Wiratno Sutrisng, 22, is one of three Asians among the 15 winners of the Voice of America's overseas radio contest which ended last week. The other Asians are Mr. Hector B. Smith 48. a teacher of Rangoon, and Mr. Celsa Y.
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    'THE HAPPIEST PEOPLE'
    88 13 F.P. cash offer ENTRIES for the Free Press contest on "Who are the world's happiest people" close on Thursday. Mr. John Drummond wrote m the Free Press last week that the Thais are the happiest people. You may have other views. Send them to the Editor, Free
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    173 13 K.L. Municipal Council wants more nurses KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. —The Kuala Lumpur Municipal Council has advertised for new recruits for its nursing staff to deal with what was described yesterday as a phenomenal increase m attendances at child welfare clinics. The Municipal Health Officer, Dr. L. S. Sodhy. said that
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    Learn-and keep up with the times, he says—
    354 13 Learn -and keep up with the times, he says SINGAPOREANS WHO MADE G00D NO 1 m Mmm ■■"■■■■a'B-B-B-B-B^B-B-B-B-B-f-. By HARRY CHI A A FREE trip to Japan will be Mr. Tan Soo Liew's reward for 40 years of service to his company. Mr. Tan, 60-year old accountant of American President
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    201 13 Professional allowances: Rates agreed T»HE Singapore Government and the Medical and x Dental Officers' Association have reached agreement on the rates of technical and professional allowances to be paid to doctors and dental surgeons m the civil service. The agreed rates are: c FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF SERVICE
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    123 13 MR MALCOLM MACDONALD. the British High j Commissioner m India, will !be the guest of honour at a Chinese dinner to be given by the University of Malaya Society on Saturday, Jan. 30. Mr. Mac Donald, who will be attending the dinner as the University's
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    SINGAPORE WEDDING
    26 13 Mr. Johnny Koh Kwee Hee and his bride, the former Miss Patricia Tan Gim Wah, who were married m Singapore yesterday. Free Press picture.
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    FILM QUIZ WINNERS NAMED
    75 13 Winner of the Film Quiz m the Free Press on Jan. 11 was Mr. Johnny Lim 49-F, Kampong Eunos, Singapore 14, to whom a cheque for $10 is being sent. Second and third prizes of two double cinema passes and one double cinema pass go to
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    Eve the page for every woman
    827 14 woman 3ei khk SO USEFUL at NEW YEAR IN every Chinese home during the coming New Year season dishes to hold fruit, sweets and pickles are essential. Fruit, especially oranges, is considered a symbol of good luck, and m many homes it is displayed
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    481 14 More 'hampers plus cash' winners 1 \V INNF R of "Cash and Hamper" X TT Recipe Contest No. I is Miss Eliza- beth Lui. 47-.V Seng Poh Road, Singa- pore. 3. For her rec ipe for Cheese Date Nut Loaf she will receive SlO from Eve and a hamper of
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    407 14  - Lovely to look at JOE MENG BY THE path to beauty holds many pitfalls for the unwary. We often hear of fools rushing m where angels fear to tread and never is this more noticeable than In the world of make-up. There is a right and a wrong way of
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    92 14 BROCADES and silks arc always a hit at parto-s I dinner dates and dam i And Chinese New Year is sure to herald a round of such engagements for young and old. SALON EUNICE. 326- A. Orchard Road, has designed two special drcssrs for the New Year
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    1141 15 ;n„ n*^! fTr^ eare f? meof thebest bargains m town, so scan them closely for your shoppe"w Tuesday aidTridr YCar ThC Bar?ains PPca c is a regul r Free Press feature a PP eari «g w-_. TTT" 1 1 S. ML HUSSAIN SAIBOO of Coleman Street, Spore. offers
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    Lock icon Top-heavy look and big breezy sleeves now
    499 15 NEW YORK, Tuesday. VKW YORK fashion designers usher in the 1%0's with the top-heavy look. The mid-section is skinny and elongated. A woman gets a choice of narrow or full skirts but Seventh Avenue manufacturers skip the Paris hobble of last season. Hemlines
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    165 15 Grandma's feet were banned TURN back the pag( i uf the old family album and you may find a picture of greatgrandma floating on air. It's not trick photography cither. Ju^ a tactlul g( sture by the photographer to save his sitter embarrassment at a time when women were meant
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    SALLY SAYS SO LONG—A SWIM CUP CENTURY
    613 16 SALLY SAYS SO LONG— A SWIM CUP CENTURY IT was a big day m the life of the Hudsons at the Singapore Swimming Club's children's gala held during the weekend. Mies u its Full results of the chil- dren's gala: GIRLS 50 metres butterfly (over 14 under 17) 1. Sally
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    63 16 Singapore Amateur Weightlifting Federation has extended Its closing date for the 1959 senior weightlifting championships and senior Mr. Singapore 1959. Closing date is now Wednesday. Feb. 3. Events will be at the New Star Hall. New World. Singapore, on Saturday. Feb 13. S.A.W.L.F\s secretary. Mr. Goh
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    40 16 SOCCER: MFA league Stable Boys "A" v Maxwell, Balestier Road. TABLE TENNIS: S.T.T.A. championships, S.Y.S.C. (7.30 pjn.). RUGGER: Police v S.R.C., pa dan?. BOXING: Army team championships (semi-final) 443 BAD/rM BVD Combined v R.A.S.C.. 8.0.D. Gymnasium 8.30 p.m.)
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      118 16 MALAYAN SHARP SHOOTER MANILA, Tues.— Malaya lie sixth m the Asian basketball conference tournament. Last night Philippines beat them 126-58. Indonesia is last. Lee Hai Yeng and Seah Kuan Boon were the outstanding players for Malaya last night, scoring 18 points each. Fans here have established Seah as one of
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      127 16 Queensland pair in record stand BRISBANE. Tues. Jim Bratchford. Queensland captain, and Tom Veivers. a country schoolteacher, put on j 211 runs for Queensland's sixth wicket against South Australia yesterday. At the close of the third day's play m the Sheffield Shield game. Queensland looked set for an outright i
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    HOCKEY TICKETS
    78 16 REMEMBER Jan. 24. It's the day the South Koreans test Singapore at hockey on the padang. Tickets are now on sale at $2 and $1 at the following places: Mr. Cecil Wong (Tel. *****), Mr. F. Milne (Tel. *****). Special reserved tickets priced at $5 are also on
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    339 16 SJYDNEY: Stewart old man oi marathon rum.::, at the age of 74. He announced that bi that he must not run any more. The oldtimer gave up c petitive running m 1953, v he was 68. Since then h< been satisfied to jog with
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    404 17 s \(jAPORL Civilians placed themselves m a strong position to retain the Singapore Hoekev Association Quadrangular title yesterday. Evergreen Percy inefather, who led the .lian attack against RAF on the Padang both goals to his tally in two es to nine. Pe:
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    NOCKOUT HOCKEY DRAW
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    SINGAPORE BACK IS SKIPPER
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    48 17 The PARELP (Singapore zone» inter-umt hockey semi-final between Royal Signals and Royal Engineers will be played today at Melktilla Barracks. Signals team is: Stewart- Balder Singh. Pu«h; Zakaria, Webb. Zainal. Lye. Abdullah. Sta Maria Leach. Yusof. cr? C v! erve6: A PP leb y. Md. Van.
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    447 17  - TIMBERLANE DOES A WINNING RUN ALLAN LEWIS By KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. TPIMBERLANE (King), working alone and fairly A wide out on the number two grass track this morning, did a winning gallop. He ran half a mile m 52 15, the last three m 37 1/5. He looked as though
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    176 17 TI|ONTE CARLO, Tues.— •Lfl The rally will be tough this year, said officials as the first cars left Oslo, Athens, Warsaw and Glasgow last night. Stiff winter weather awaits drivers passing through France on the testing 3.550 kilometres journey to Monte
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    24 18 SALISBURY. Southern Rhodesia. Tues. Europeans and Africans scuffled last night outside Salisbury airport when Mr. Macmillan flew I m from Lagos.— U.P.I
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    187 18 SAIGOX. rues.— The possibility oi forming a South East Asian economic bloc has received editorial encouragement m South Vietnam, one of the proposed members. The Vietnamese-language newspaper "Ngon Luan" < Opinion* noted that the objectives of forming such an association would be twofold: 1 to
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    101 18 WASHINGTON, Tues—Mr. Mikhail Menshikov, th« Soviet Ambassador, announced here that a delegation ol high Russian officials, including the prime ministers ol five Soviet Republics, would visit the United States at the end of this month. Mr. Menshikov said the Soviet party of about 15
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    37 18 NEW YORK. Tues.— The! Airo- Asian group of states yesterday decided to hold a private meeting on Thursday to discuss developments over Algeria and French plans to explode an atomic bomb m the Sahara.
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    348 18 NEHRU HITS OUT AT INDIAN COMMUNISTS Their ways are not our ways, he says FRNAKULAM, Tues. Mr. Nehru yesterday called on the people of Kerala not to confuse India's policy of friendship with Communist countries with internal differences between the Congress and Communist Parties. He called for support for the
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    244 18 SALISBURY, Tuesday. AUTHORITIES m Portuguese East Africa are building up troop and police concentrations along their border with Nyasaland, the South African Press Association reported last night. It quoted an unidentified source for a report that up to 10 battalions of infantry had moved
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    55 18 Anglo-U.S. radar plan talks LONDON. Tues. Negotiations have started between Britain and the United States for the building ol a ballistic missile early-warn-ing system station, probably m Britain, a Ministry of Defence spokesman said lasl night. The station, using highpowered radar, would give as much warning as possible oi an
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    54 18 KAMPALA (Uganda). Tues -Police opened fire Witt riot guns In Uganda yester day for the second time ir three days as disturbance; over tax assessments spreiv In the Eastern part of tin country. Nobody wa,s reported m jured but the crowd later re formed and was disperse*
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    369 18 News m brief WASHINGTON,— The government has awarded a contract for the construction of a MSI 5 million hydrofoil ship capable of carrying 100 passengers at speeds of 90 m.p.h. Construction of this 104 ft. long ship weighing 800 tons and powered by an aircraft jet
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    119 18 Cyprus independent is delayed LONDON. Tues.— The Cyprus ministerial conference yesterday bought time lor agreement on the size of future British bases m the island by postponning the date for independence by one month. The adjournment of the conference wa.^ decided following deadlock on the size of the future British
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    63 18 The Singapore Minister for Education. Mr. Yong Nyuk Lin. opening the fifth administrative board meeting of the Association of South East Asian Institutions of Higher Learning at the University of Malaya yesterday. Seated (from left) are Professor A. Oppeinheim. ***********************************8 l I 111 jr,
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