The Singapore Free Press, 21 January 1960

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    13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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    OPINION Minister and the Varsity
    15 1 OPINION Minister and the Varsity I m H m no m to on to "■ool
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    S. AFRICA SURPRISES
    347 1 Referendum to decide if Union will become republic Premier hints We may quit Commonwealth CAPETOWN, Thursday. J)H. Hendrik Verwoerd. Prime Minister of South Africa, announced yesterday that an all-white referendum would be held* some time after May 31 to decide whether or not the Union should become
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    Lock icon STORM TEARS HOLES IN DYKES
    109 1 STORM TEARS HOLES IN DYKES THE HAGUE. Thurs.— Dykes which protect a large part of Holland against the sea have been breached In three places by a storm which has been raging for 24 hours. Ai Flushing huge waves tore a uap more than 300 feet wide m a newly-built
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    Lock icon Ike to visit Japan, says White House
    170 1 Ike to visit Japan, says White House WASHINGTON, Thurs. The White House announced yesterday that President Eisenhower would visitJapan about June 20. after his tour of the Soviet Union. It said the President ac- cepted "with the greatest of pleasure" an invitation extended to him by Mr. Kishi, the Japanese
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    WHAT MAKES A CHAMPION?
    13 1 This Singapore girl has a message for all sportsmen
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    Early morning fire in Penang
    163 1 PENANG. Thurs. Three engines from the City Trirp Brigade rushed to the P^aif* studios at 3 a m. today and put out i «?re which started m the ?oar of the building m Khaw Sim Bee Road. This was the fourth fire m Penang m
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    Mr. Lee's gift to Sukarno
    167 1 President Sukarno (right) has a good look at the Chinese scroll which the Singapore Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew (third from left, smiling), presented him at Merdeka Palace. Jakarta, yesterday. The President gave a 20--mimite audience to Mr. Lee. Later, the Singapore lea. der,
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    TOOTH PASTE FACTORY FOR PETALING JAVA
    62 1 TOOTH PASTE FACTORY FOR PETALING JAVA KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— A $200,000 toothpaste factory is to be set ud In Petaling Jaya by a joint JapaneseMalayan firm. Technical engineers from Japan will arrive m Malaya shortly to Install machines and equipment. This was stated by the vicepresident of the Lion Dentifrice
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    Lock icon 'Soviet fires Pacific rocket'—US checking
    393 1 'Soviet fires Pacific rocket US checking WASHINGTON, Thursday. T*HE Defence Department announced yesterday that it is checking uncon- firmed reports that the nose cons of a Russian missile has landed m the Pacific west of Hawaii. The announcement said: "Unverified reports have been received from the Pacific that an object
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    Kidnap boy returns home
    247 1 Kidnap boy returns home By KHOO YEOW TEE NINE year old Singapore schoolboy, Chua Kok Chong, who was kidnapped by three men last Friday night, returned home at about 10 p.m. yesterday. Th* j boy wa> driven to Lorong 35. Geylang, m a taxi which sped away immediately after dropping
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    Storm hits North Sea shipping
    196 2 LONDON, Thursday. OE\ ERAL ships were reported m trouble yesterday m the North Sea where hurricane-force storms were raging m places. The Hook of Holland life- boat went to the assistance of the 119-ton Dutch coaster Bermuda which radioed that she was taking water about
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    57 2 HONG KONG. Wednesday. Closing prices here today were: Yesterday Today H <v S. Banking Corpora;ion S1.180 $1,183 sales sales Onion ins. Canton $94.00 $94.50 sales sellers Wheelock Marten 6.15 6.15 s.iles sales HKong "phone $33. 23 $33.00 sales sales Dairy Farm Cold Storage $22 90 $23.10 sale"?
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    Lock icon 40,000 more U.K.
    24 2 jobless LONDON. Thurs. Unemployment In Britain increased by almost 40.000 between Dec. 7 and Jan. 11. Unemployed now total 460.000, Reuter
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    Gold shares sound
    25 2 LONDON. Thurs— The Investors Chronicle Market Newsletter writes: Gold shares are m a sound position despite profittaking after the recent quarterly reports.
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    FIRST TRUST FUND
    13 2 Managers' selling price today $1.16 xd, buying price $U1 xd.
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    SHARE SLUMP: TV BLAMED
    232 2 Jlurt steadier notv Thurs.— The British stock market steadied yesterday after a remarkable dip on Tuesday which experts blamed on a television programme. The programme, by the British Broadcasting Corporation, discussed the present stock boom m which shares have gone sky-high and thousands of people for
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    NO TRADE WAR, SAYS PROFESSOR
    98 2 NO TRADE WAR, SAYS PROFESSOR STRASBOURG, Thurs.—Prolessor Walter Hallstein, German President of the Common Market Commission, told the Council of Europe's Assembly here yesterday -European recovery is almost complete." Professor Hallstein rejected the idea that Europe faced the choice of trade war or peace. "A trade war would bring with
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    BRITAIN TO FREE MORE U.S. GOODS
    124 2 NEW YORK, Thurs.— Mr. Reginald Maudlin^. President of the Board of Trade, said yesterday that the British Government hoped to announce m the next week or two further lifting of restrictions on imports of United States goods. He said present figures showed that liberalisation
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    Lock icon TANKER IS SEIZED
    37 2 SAINT NEZAIRE. Thurs.— A French court ordered the seizure of an American tanker on a complaint by two creditors. The 17.000 tons tanker. Wang Importer, Is docked here after discharged a petroleum cargo. U.P.I.
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  • World market prices
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      U.K. Closing Prices
      111 2 LONDON. Jan. 20. Yesterday Today I RUBBLR No. I R»S c.i.f. European ports Jan unquoted unquoted Feb 331 334 RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot 364 36i j UBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement House Terms Feb 34 \'o 16 3". 1 16 Mar m: :;i i M TONE:
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      New York Prices
      56 2 fNEW YORK. Jan. 20 Yesterday Today TIN Straits spot lOt.S Km. 37 TIN futures Straits Contract TONE: SALES RUBBER Futures J^n 4,i M Mar 4ii is TONE. Barely steady. SALES: 102 lets No. 1 RSS Jan. landed price |#a COFFEE: Futures B Contract March M 1 >
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      Dow Jones Averages
      35 2 NEW YORK. Jan. 20 Yesterday T-n 30 Industrials 64S 07 643 69 M Railroads i Y. if 40 Domestic Bonds 07 IS Utilities H s h 12 65 Stocks Composite Averages :i_
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      U.S. Pepper
      41 2 and await;-.. W, Jaa mi.i ipot and BwmitinK n 89. Jar. Bhfpmeat 6sl Sarawak unquoted. Muntok white spot i 125, awaiting n artoats ]20 I Jan. shipment IM. s.-ll»rs ox-dock. Abort {Tics quo: .'d m L'.S i per ib.
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      Copra, Coconut Prices
      84 2 LONDON. Jan. 20 Yesterday Today COPRA Philippine* c.i.f. U.K. North European ports felivered weight per long ton Jan Kj COPRA, Straits c i U.K. North European ports delivered weight per long ton Jan. Feb. I M| i t»3 j IUCONUT OIL crude Straits c.i.f. European ports in
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    838 2 SINGAPORE. WEDNESDAY. KEY TO MARKINGS I cci m Cum capital issue xall m excluding everythiif xl excluding dividend cbi m cum lonus issue y xcr s= excluding capital returi r ccr cm capital retun I ctf cum dividend e call cam all I ci mj cum bonus
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      775 2 *=z *b I^theLAA. lines wT *V Sailmts ta ADEN, RED SEA. MEDITERRANEAN. ijr^ CONTINENTAL I SCANDINAVIAN PORTS. vfc Spire P. Slam Penanf jft s Falstna I)* la Part 23 Jaa 24 25 Jan 26 27 Jn I/- 1 ms. -SMfklla a) 31 Jaa 4 Fel 5 6 Fel 6 7
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      308 2 ti HAMBURG-AMERICAN^ 6c NORTH GERMAN mS To (Colombo), Genoa, Marseilles An, Bremen Hamburg I Calls Southampton for m ere MVENSTEIN (LLOYOi M/ 22 Im DRESDEN (HAPAC) 25 27 Jan HANNOVER (HAPAC) 31 J» 1 Fefe Eipress Serme. Passenger tcce- To Manila, Hongkong, Yokohama, IRAUNSCHWEIG (HAPAC HAMBURG (HAPAG) •AVERSTEIN (LLOYD) On
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      132 2 SH/PSM I CHIPS lying alongside the Sin- gapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Troubai dour 1/2, Asia 4/5, Rutheverett 6A, Anchilles 6/7, Olinda 8/9. Corfu, 10/11, Francisvill** 13/14, Pres. Grant 15/16. Zeeland 18 1 Dinklage 19. Sletter N. Wall 2, Senai N. Wall 3, Sumpitan N. Wo 11
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    THE STORY OF JOE McCARTHY
    44 3 Begins on I Saturday I '[he nHin I u'h<> j panicked I nation m fi 1 r 3f 1 X U the m I :E I keda I V I be most S I I I I ■2EE_PRESS m
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    Lock icon Tengku chats with Malayans in N.Z.
    111 3 Tengku chats with Malayans in N.Z. I I I I I I he v A >ehool-day friend^vip ih was renewed by tain Tensku Ahmad Nerang. the Tengku's son. .-.mac Haji Isa who Is 4 dentistry privately Dinner irn to Governrenfka his on and wife were principal guests at a given
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    Smallholder replanting: RI 'too late'
    177 3 I" R. do■•ent the Federation. It would take Indonesia v ery many years to catch "P with the tremendous Progress we have made In Malaya." said Mr. 'We have gained an uive we may never p." Mr. Tan pointed out that the Federation Government launched
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    Voroshilov: The nations will become 'one friendly family'
    308 3 SOVIET PRESIDENT TELLS INDIA AfXR^IM v U N^ DELHI, Thursday. \oroshilov yesterday became the hrst Soviet President to set foot m India. In his first speech he told Indians that "despite A\ the vicissitudes of history" the world's na-! tions would eventually
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    Man had dud $1 note
    101 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. A man from Petaling 1 Jaya who went for a cup 01 coffee at a restaurant m I Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday iound that he had no money i to pay lor the drink. The reason was the oniy I dollar he
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    UNDERVALUE: $500 FINE
    34 3 UNDER VALUE: $500 FINE Moon, who undervalued <>f laminated glass; at the customs, was fined $500 Johore Bahru magis- trate's court yesterday. valued the glass at $333 but customs said it was worth $2,980
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    Lock icon LIMIT ON GOODS
    31 3 JAKARTA. Thurs. -The Indonesian Government has decided to limit the number of goods a person may carry with him when leaving the country, Antara News Aeencv reports.- Reuter
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    Lock icon PROPOSAL FOR S.E. ASIAN NEWS AGENCY DISCUSSED
    162 3 DANGKOK. Thurs. 13 The UNESCO Conference on development of information media m South-East Asia got down to practical work yesterday when four of its working committees besan discussions on recommendations to be submitted to the full conference next week. The committees dealing with
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    'RUBBER IS ANSWER TO NOISE PROBLEM'
    201 3 'RUBBER IS ANSWER TO NOISE PROBLEM' T ONDON, Thurs. The *J author of an article m Rubber Developments the official magazine of the Natural Rubber Development Board says rubber may provide the final answer m the war against noise which is being waged with ever-increasing fervour m the highly industrialised
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    J.B. Rotary Club dinner
    22 3 The Johore Bahru Rotary Club will hold a dinner on Saturday to celebrate winning the Governor's attendance shield.
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    Music exams
    45 3 Entries for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music written examination for this year will close on Saturday. The examination will be held m Singapore on Saturday. March 5. Seventh Day Adventist candidates will sit for it on Friday March 4.
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    Chance for S'pore students
    134 3 Chance for S 'pore students SINGAPORE students, m O mnding to so to the United States before March 15 tor further studies, will be eligible to enter lor an es^ay contest sponsored by the weekly newspaper. Asian Student, published m San Francisco. The contest Is held yearly to provide a
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    Red rockets elude them
    91 3 HHHE American satellite tracking station m Singapore is not equipped to pick up signals from the Russian Luniks, an American scientist told Rotarians at their weekly luncheon m Singapore yesterday. Mr. Richard Fahnestoek. head of the station, stressed that it had not been set up to
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    Lock icon Banda inquiry adjourned
    41 3 COLOMBO. Thurs. The magisterial inquiry into the Bandaranaike assassination case was adjourned for the day yesterday, a few minutes after it began, as the first accused, the Reverend Buddharakkhita Thero, could not attend court owing to illness. Reuter
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    Salvation Army show
    30 3 Salvation Army show The Salvation Army will present "A Night with the Torch Bearer Group," featuring Denis Khoo, hypnotist and magician, at 207, Clemenceau Avenue, Singapore, at 7.30 p.m. tomorrow.
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    A chat with the President
    40 3 President Sukarno chats With Mrs. Lee Kuan Yew, wife of the Singapore Prime Minister. during the visit of the State delegation to Merdeka Palace. Jakarta, yesterday. Mr. Lee had a iO-minute audience with the President.
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      290 3 CHINESE NEW YEAR Gifts I m I Evening Bags I from I France-U.S.A-Germany Get'em at:MODERN SILK STORE 34, High Street Singapore. 6. G83G83 *****3 *****3083 *****3 C83C83 HUME INDUSTRIES (FAR EAST) LTD. Wish Their Chinese Customers Very Happy Prosperous New Year They also wish to inform all customers that the
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    1960 events that will make headlines
    96 4 The great question marks KIEWSMAP shows some of the events around the world which will be making headlines m the next c 1 1 months. These events are of world importance. But the consequences c of the most important of all are unforeseeable. They
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    Lock icon WORLD IS RETURNING TO EASIER TRAVEL
    403 4 WASH I N (.TON. Governments are snipping away the red tape tluit has long obstructed man's right to travel. Passports are becoming easier to get and some countries have made them unnecessary m certain circumstances, according to the National Geographic society. Citizens of Denmark.
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    SECRET PROPHECIES TO BE BARED
    255 4 By HENRY THODY pOME. One of the most eagerly-await-ed events of 1960 for the faithful everywhere is the revealing of the secret prophecies of Fatima. In the Vatican it is thought the secrets will be made known on May 13. anniversary of the appearance of
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    Lock icon Long stay of Panchen Lama in Red China
    470 4 TOKYO. Perhaps one of the most travelled but most woebegone men m all of China is the Panchen Lama, the Peking-imposed ruler of revolt torn Tibet. The Panchen Lama, 29, who nominally replaced the Dalai Lama as ruler of the Himalayan region
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      245 4 for a little more than the price of a radio alone, F "'''"•3 C^ /4-y JUJ^^BF y V^r .._f For C If you must hove a powerful transistor-radio, you I spend a little more ond get the NEAT TRP-8I I portable unit otter* you not only an 8-tror I (medium
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      276 4 CLUES ACROSS 4. Wager on the li^hl to give 1. Shall be truncated with vay {6 Oi nothing inside but a lot of 5. Stops and waits at sea (4. 2). fish (b) 6 Un P leasan way to make a 4. "Blue AIT (Anagram) (7). J? m P er
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      48 4 P.M. 1.00 Programme summary; 1.02 Pot-luck; 1.30 The news; 1.40 Newstalk; 1.45 The Norman Luboff Choir sings; 2.00 Close down. 5.00 Programme summary; 5.03 Music hath charms; 5.30 Young people's forum on books; 6.00 Calling All Hospitals, specially complied and presented for those m hospitals by Mildred Appaduray.
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      56 4 C.45 Sunset serenade; G 53 Announcements; 6.55 Singapore share market report; 7.00 The news; 7.10 Newstalk. 7.15 Talking about books, Derek Cooper reviews some new fiction and non-fiction now on sale m Singapore; 7.30 The evolution of Malay music m her last talk on the evolution of Malay music, Aisha
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      50 4 Seriosa and Malay music that is influenced by Latin-America. 7.45 Four with a Hammond; 8.00 Forum of the air; 8.30 Ted Heath and his music. 9.00 Guilty Party; 9.30 The news; 9.40 Newstalk; 945> Radio Ranch. 10.00 Asian Club; 10.30 Dupa Kenchana, (repeat of last Tuesdays broadcast); 11.00 Close down.
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  • CHINESE NEW YEAR 1960 FREE PRESS SUPPLEMENT
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      7 5 CHINESE NEW YEAR 1960 FREE PRESS SUPPLEMENT
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      THE DANCE TRADITION
      1485 5  -  LIM KIM GUAN Pictures and story by The origins of the fabulous lions and Chinese dragons IV X all have seen live or on film- and applauded the fine performances of the Chinese lion and the dragon dance during the Queen's Coronation ceremonies and more recently at
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      Of crackers, compasses, spectacles and silk
      655 6  -  OLIVE LIM By JN this age of sputniks, inventions and discoveries —and for Chinese New Year's sake it is perhaps appropriate that some of ancient China's master inventions be recalled now. For such a reason if not two I intend to go into the
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      U.S. welcome
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      Yaaam Seng!
      1070 8 A CHINESE DINNER —ITS TRADITIONS AND ITS TRAPPINGS: By LIM KIM GUAN ONLY a few hundred years ago Chinese cooking was only appreciated by a handful of foreigners. The diplomats and the tea merchants who were stationed m China were bound to sample it by hospitality, for after
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      Bowl of rice tells New Year fortune
      379 8  -  OH CHOON IM BY llrtlEN I was young I was intrigued by a little bowl of cooked rice which my grandmother never failed to place m a little corner of our kitchen larder each Chinese New \ear Eve. She never explained what it
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      THE ART IN A CAMPHOR WOOD CHEST
      683 9  - THE ART IN A CAMPHOR WOOD CHEST Melvin Chan By CRUCIAL MOMENT nod §11 ion wood chest nia I irers are still den China for their wood. •r wood is F sa and but it not your v or manul i main supply mphor wcxx ch< lory m che. hod
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      Chinese wedding customs changing in Malaya
      1393 10 Lim Siew Kiaf contrasfs the old and the new A MALAYAN Chinese wedding, reminiscent of ancient Manchu influence, of two decades ago when family heirlooms three tuiliitlniit <M were uorn and kowtows were a •'must" is no more. In post-war Malaya, there dawned a
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      Chinese embroidery
      571 10  -  MEL VIN CHAN By IT REFLECTS CHINESE TEMPERAMENT £HINESE EMBROIDERY, renowned for its daint> exquisite workmanship, is admired and much s< throughout the world. Elaborate embroidery is the trad tio I of Chinese women, and fancy Chinese lace is recognised a > accomplishment m and out of China.
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      The FESTIVAL of NOISE
      652 11  -  T. F. HWANG TOLD BY Greater the din, the joy Singapore Chinese children and their elders are preparing for a prosperous and noisy New Year. Here a stall-holder supplies two young customers with fire-crackers and joss-sticks with which to light them. The louder the din, the
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      Art students meet Madam Ku
      382 12 Avi\ uuu s jmm% Chinese woman is opening doors mi new enjoyment to a group of residents m New York. These adults are enriching their leisure hours with a deeper appreciation of Asian art, as expn m the brush of the paint* i This is
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    ice: Burma awaits S'pore order
    292 13  -  P.M. RAMAN I, okT h increase 0{ QUALITY, |Ol! DELAYS I>> I M of \»ia s two main rue-grow-**-*£Js is readily building up its I*",, prewar level, the Burmese aporc I Kyaw, told the Free J V t "terda>- It s awaiting Singapore's Burmese State
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    Ex-pupils to meet
    31 13 The- Old Pupil.-- Association Pa.Nir Panjang Secondary School and Crescent Girls* School Singapore, will hold their second annual meeting on Jan. 31 at 2.30 p.m. at Crescent Scho
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    RUSH TO JOIN COMMERCIAL CLASSES
    22 13 RUSH TO JOIN COMMERCIAL CLASSES I '*M pi I nil ss:' I iHacb, C.S. I I SJL Jan. 21. fin i me
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    Temporary jobs are so scarce
    249 13 Temporary jobs are so scarce 00 YOU WANT BABY-SITTER? HO you want a babytJ sitter for a night? Just dial ***** and for a few dollars a University undergrad will be ready to oblige. the thousand undergrads. both Arts and Science, now job hunting during their long vacation are ready
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    Punjab Varsity vacancies
    50 13 Punjab Varsity vacancies The Ministry oi Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Relations m Karachi has announced that a number of vacancies for Muslim students m Singapore will be available at the Medical College In the University of Punjab this year. Further information can be obtained at the Ministry of Education. Singapore.
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    Flower studies show to be held April 1
    177 13 A PHOTOGRAPHY exhibition of flower studies will be held at the Happy World Stadium from April 1 to 3 m conjunction with the annual Singapore Flower Show. The competition is open to residents m Singapore or the Federation of Malaya and photographs
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    N.Z. education expert here
    240 13 C-PLAN AID FOR S.E. ASIA FN Singapore today is an educationist from New Zealand on a fact-finding survey. On his report hinges the opening of a technical training college m New Zealand for Colombo Plan students from Asian countries. He is Dr. B. C. Lee. Superintendent
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    1,025 RAIDS BY ANTI-VICE SQUAD IN 1959
    143 13 fVtiE anti-vice squad of A the Singapore rolice, m conjunction with the feociai Well are Department, carried out 1,025 raids on hotels and suspected private houses last year. Disclosing these figures, the Director of Social Welfare, Mr. W. S. Woon, said yesterday that
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    More unions to merge
    96 13 FIVE unions, representing 20,000 employees m Singpore's coffee shops, bars, restaurants and eating houses, are to be integrated into a single giant organisation. The annual general meeting of the Singapore Coffee Shop, Restauarant. Bars and Eating House Employees' Union on Sunday will discuss the move and
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    ELECTRONICS EXPERT JOINS POLY
    279 13  -  CHAN SWAN BEE Mr. Tan Soo Yang studied and worked m US By 4N American graduate m electronics and radio engineering has Joined the Singapore Polytechnic as an assistant lecturer He Is 34-year-old Mr. Tan Soo Yang, attached to the institution's Electrical Department. Mr. Tan has
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    A PAYING HOBBY—FOWL REARING IN YOUR YARD
    654 13  - A PAYING HOBBY— FOWL REARING IN YOUR YARD LAN MOK-AI By /CLEANLINESS is the deciding factor between total loss and making a profit with poultry m Singapore, according to Mr. John Foster. Mr. Foster was explaining at his farm m Loyang his method of raising chickens which he believes can
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    Donough formula
    315 13  -  HARRY CHIA kill M HE was determined not to become a clerk when he left school. So Master CO. Donough. aged 17, joined the Cable and Wireless. Ltd.. m 1937 to be trained as a telegraph operator. Today. Mr. Donough Is the first Malayan Traffic Representative of the
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      39 13 TODAY: 3.26 p.m. TOMORROW: 4.08 a.m. and 4.41 p.m. SATURDAY: 5.07 a.m. and 6.31 p.m. SUNDAY: 6.18 ajn. and 8.29 p.m. MONDAY: 7.36 a.m. and 9.38 p.m. TUESDAY: 8.41 a.m. and 10.30 p.m. WEDNESDAY: 9.35 a.m. and 11.14 p.m.
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      Lock icon CHINESE GIRLS RUSH FOR 2-PIECE OUTFITS
      517 14 /CHINESE housewives m Singapore are feverishly making lastminute preparations to usher m the Year of the Rat m style. For young and old it is the traditional Chinese custom to have new clothes ready for the Chinese New Year. The house must r.lso be
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      Rene goes to Paris
      57 14 Rene goes to Paris Rene, Britain's most sought-after hairdresser who>e trips across the world as a member of Princess Margaret's entourage have caught front-page headlines Is planning a big extension of his already brisk and brilliant career. He is shortly to take control of Yvonne Grand m the Avenue Matignon.
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      249 14 DRESSING TABLE There is always a dam bottles of toilet preparations uih I to mark the tops of dressing tah. I them completed. J A briffht idea i N to M thr l»,it collars made by wrapping a pjp< the neck of each bottle
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      517 14 BORN on this first day of the incoming sign. Aquarius, you are ruled by Saturn, the pod of time, and Uranus, god of the air. They bring you the qualities of the scientist, leader, truthseeker and idealist who will follow his star, come what ma\. By nature, you are quiet,
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    20 15 i;uiI 11 I '.I Port>I I ii.liI W.-t-I I I I k ih rid br n nnir.iin-
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    Libya desert war airfield is scene of mock attack
    286 15 Q\hK IS years ago the airfield at Derna on the i oast of Libya was an important base for German Luftwaffe aircraft strafing the besieged garrison of Tobruk. Today, only skeletons of buildings and hangars but it came to life again
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    Britain cuts call-up by 50,000 men
    139 15 Britain cuts call-up by 50 ,000 men As Britain's armed forces vii; need only tiO.ooo National Servicemen this year the Minister of Labour. Mr. Edward Heath, announced m the Commons that some 50.000 men whose call-up had been deferred until June 1. 1960, or later will not now be required.
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    CPL. TAFFY GETS TO KNOW TIGER'
    81 15 pORPORAL TAFFY SHAW. of Annerly, Brisbane. £ets acquainted with "Tiger," a 115-lb. Alsatian patrol dog— latest "recruit" to join the Ist Battalion. Royal Australian Regiment, m the anti-terrorist operations m the Federation. A day's meal for "Tiger" consists of Ulb. steak, lib. biscuits and
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    HOMETOWN NEWS FROM BRITAIN
    619 15 BARMAN BECOMES MILLIONAIRE BELFAST: Twenty-one year old barman Vivon Scott has just come into a fortune left him by an Amerian paper mill millionaire, Arthur Apple. It is said to amount to more than one and a half million dollars. Scott had known Mr. Apple for
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    603 15  -  Sgt. P.M. Howard Story by Survey Squadron helps troops to hunt for bandits rpO the layman most of the rugged tree-covered A hills m North Malaya look very much alike. In the jungle at the foot of the hills he would probably become lost very quickly.
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    It cost him $1,700 to join army
    108 15 IT cost George Thompson. 23. $1,700 to join the Black Watch. He turned up at the regiment's Perth depot after paying his fare from his home 7.000 miles away m the Transvaal. George first decided to join the Black Watch when he saw
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    BLINDED EX-OFFICER IS NOW SOLICITOR
    315 15 BLINDED EX-OFFICER IS NOW SOLICITOR BLINDED when a mine he was defusing on Brighton beach exploded and shattered his face while he was serving with a Royal Engineers bomb disposal unit during World War 11, Captain Kenneth Revis of Bedford was one of the successful candidates m the Law Society's
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    ONLY TEN ELUDED SCOTS
    79 15 IN exercise "Purple Heather." held m Perthshire. Scotland, over 200 square miles of remote mountainous country, only a 10- man patrol of parachute engineers from Doncaster reached their objective. Taking part were 300 me n Horn the 131 Parachute Engineer Regiment (T.A.). from many parts of
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    All these trophies to be won-enter new
    175 16 —And one more for the best effort ABOVE are the hallenge trophies to he contested m the Free Press Walk on Sunday February 28, In addition, a new trophy is being ens; raved Urn Sloan's Cup. Presented by Nns Joseph Travers and Sons
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    21 16 minuti m Toe.-. 2-C er match at Jatan B h. Telephone Be red m the second
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    THE RULES
    460 16 i competitors will report at 15th milestone. Woodlands, at 6.15 on Sunday February 28. 19C0. Competitors wishing transport to the s' art ins point must assemble le re>pective pick-up points between 5.30 and 6 a.m. he Walk will begin at 7 a.m. alone the specified route. Tl^.p oistance
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    SIX-A-SIDE
    60 16 YOUNG Indian Sp«-.n> of Sembawang is organising a six-a-side hockey tournament. It is open to members of all races living m SembaIct. Enti on Jan. 23. Those wishing to join the tournament .should apph >poru captain Mr. C. Palanisamy, 177-15 West Hill Road. Sing 27. Entry fee Is 50
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    Junior captain
    20 16 D.G. Rue has been :e--elected captain of the Singapore Cricket Club team m the SCA junior tournament year.
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    STRONG MCC SIDE PICKED
    93 16 PORT OF SPAIN. Thurs. The M.C.C. will iield a strong batting side for the second match against Trinidad, which starts today. Twelve players from whom the side will be chosen are:... G. Pullar. M.C. Cowdrey. K. Barrinston. P. Ma.y. M. Smith. E. Dexter. R. Subba Row,
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    23 16 No. 30 Bn. RAOC beat Joyful Indians 1-0 at Fairer Park. Scott scored the winning goal m this soccer match.
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    61 16 picture picture. Practising starts are Chee Soo Ghee (left) and Scan Pong Pin. They are preparing R»«*»r \i#»i»* an^ i Jakarta tour m April.- Free Press .Miss Y<\ip Ean Ec and Fong Hoe Benu do weight training at the Chinese Swimming Club. The exercise they are doing
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    There's a moral here for all our sportsmen
    618 16  - There's a moral here for all our sportsmen Francis Boey by A GIRL with the will to succeed is Miss Yeap Ean Ee. With her clear eyed enthusiasm and aggressive perseverance, she has a quality both rare and priceless. Watching her work out at the Chinese Swimming Club I felt
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    DAILY BRIDGE
    64 16  -  M. Harrison-Gray by THIS deal k-d to MMBc odd results m the British Bridge League team trl Two of the South pla;. avoided a headache by ing with Two Sp I they stopped :r Spades and made it without any I and Spades i^ th r Spad. Five
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    STRONG ARMY PACK WEAR DOWN NAVY TO TAKE SERVICES TITLE
    397 16 Army. 15 (2 tries, 3 penalties) Navy 0 ARMY are the Singapore Inter Services rugby champions. They outplayed the Navy at HMS Terror yesterday. The match was foueht mainly between the two parks, with the threeouartcrs cancelling each other by
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    496 17  - 0G SOON IN AGONY AS HE GETS HIS HARDEST 15 POINTS EVER FRANCIS BOEY fire thousand fans see hops m kitiing form 15-6 9 15-9 by pi\ E THOUSAND badminton fans sat m tense silence last night as Wong Peng Soon struggled against Danish ace Erland Kops. Their exhibition for
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    This run gives Bestcrete a great chance
    43 17  - This run gives Bestcrete a great chance ALIAN LEWIS John torte, worked well i I umpur this morning to be for tht V A. Henggler Memod alone. Bestcrete it was a tick under a:.d bis handicap 196 U. he will have to bt?
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    167 17 Malaya rout four men disqualified MThurs. Malaya I to Indonesia last I ai j s b« -ame the In the Asian ba>rnament. won 98-7S lor B a solid defence. led by 11 points In the 46-35. Mai pans m d badly basket and were slowThe Indonesians kept a lax Malayan
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    100 CHEERS FOR BE ALL BLUES
    149 17 I uul first to be held m Sinividly supported by hundreds rt only recently introduced ft to rugby. ben Maurice Pestana Penang team to J hore on Saturday, the g touchline will be I with schoolboys. hundred of them have idy applied for concession
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    SPORE VISIT
    59 17 THE Philippines Chinese Amateur Athletic Association want to play a series of basketball matches against Singapore 1 This was disclosed yesterday by the president of the Singapore Amateur Basketball Federation. Mr. Goh Chye Hin. "They mentioned m their letter was that the team, called Lian Yee, is one
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    WITHOUT A GOAL AGAINST THEM— CIVILIANS SUPREME
    136 17 CIVILIANS retained the Singapore Hockey Association Quadrangular title without conceding a goal m any of their three matches. On the Padang yesterday, Army were determined, but Civilians were better. Top scorer Percy Pennefather quickly got into stride. He opened scoring m the fourth
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    33 17 picture. JOIIORE doubles champions, Lee Chin Fah (left) and Lim Yue San m action against the Nff brothers Robert and Billy. The champions were unset 15-8. 18-13 m two thrill-a-minute sets.- Free Press
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    A SHOOTING GALLERY
    189 17 R.A.F 9; Navy 1 RAF turned the Navy goalmouth into a shooting gallery. It was a merciless 9 l trouncing. Weak Navy completed the quadrangular without a win. The airmen, forceful m attack, opened scoring m the fourth minute through Dass. There was a heavy shower after
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    CAR DRIVERS SEASICK AS THEY PRESS ON TO MONTE CARLO
    242 17 CAR DRIVERS SEASICK AS THEY PRESS ON TO MONTE CARLO —^—^^^^^^^^ma^^uaHMaviaiaiaM BRIEF BITS MONTE CARLO, Thurs. Glasgow's E starters m the Monte I Carlo car rally were seai sick yesterday. They had a rough crossing over I the English Channel. I ROANNE. Australia beat Franco 16-8 to win the third
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    Results
    60 17 SINGLES: Koh Kum Seng beat Tan Cheng Eng 18-16, 6-15, 15-11; Lira Say Chow beat Roland Ng 8-15, 18-13 retired; Erland Kop* beat Wong Peng Soon 15-6, 15-9. DOUBLES: Robert Ng and Billy Ng beat Lee Chin Fah and Lim Yue San 15-8, 18-13; Ng Eng Liat and Teo
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    Cheng Eng beaten in rubber set
    287 17 Cheng Eng beaten in rubber set IMPRESSIVE m a curtain raiser last night was Koh Kum Seng of Batu Pahat. He beat Tan Cheng Eng of Singapore 18-16, 6-15, 15Koh impressed with his flowing style. His height and mobility stamp him as a potential champion. He I had the better
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      HEIGHT IS ALL IN THE CAME...
      160 17 HEIGHT IS ALL IN THE CAME... TTEIGHT has its advan- tage m most branches of sport jockeys and scrum halves excepted. Yesterday's column commenting on the plight of our basketball players drew response from two other sports. "Height is all m the game," said a rugby forward who buzzed the
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      'JUST TOO SHORT'
      123 17 A FURTHER SEQUEL to yesterday's remarks about "bringing the big: uni down to size" comes from Manila. American basketball coach, Don Spencer commented after seeing the Malayans thrashed by Formosa: "They are just too short." Malaya's coach. Yap Yam Chang, agreed. In winning 110-74, the Formosans made
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      44 17 SIGNIFICANT dates says my astrologer friend, are Jan. 24, 28 and 31. Days of affluence, he says. Days of happiness But also days of despair SIGNIFICANT colour yellow. He had me baffled, until I glanced at the Straits Racing Association calendar.
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      90 17 CHINESE umpire Lee Kow a leading light m West Indies cricket, figured m a was-he, was-he-not dismissal problem. It happened during the M.C.C. versus Trinidad match at Port of Spain. When the Englishmen were making their victory bid. he pronounced Subba Row \eg before wicket. The ball had come
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      65 17 C^^B |^|F Il SOCCER— SGSFA league, Div. 2B— Police "C" v PWD "B". TTC, Kalian^, Yio Chu Rang v Thomson Road; Civil Defence v Customs, Upper Serangoon Road: Friendly Joyful Indians v 443 BAD, Farrer Park. TABLE-TENNIS: STTA championships. SYSC, 8.30 p.m. BOXING: FEAF champion- i ships Tfngah. BADMINTON Changi
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    329 18 'Peace prospect is brighter after Camp David talks 9 WASHINGTON, Thursday. fHE Japanese Prime Minister, Mr. Kishi, said yesterday he hoped high level efforts to reduce world tension would not be confined to Europe "but will embrace Asia and other areas which are also
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    74 18 Planes to Dote atomic fall-out LONDON. Thur.». British pla. a. Gambia and Leor.e will be u.^ed m the monitoring of the forthcoming French at* Sahara, It blv learned he The aircraft will be u>ea to coUc radioactive d and check on the atomic Mil In Colombo yesterday spokesman of the
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    Bus row may be settled today
    144 18 Bus row may be settled today 4 FINAL decision m the A bonus dispute between the Singapore Bus Workers' Union and the Tay Koh Vat Bus Company may be reached today. Alter another long meetght the parties ::< d to meet again today for lurther negotiations or. h proposals pre>ented
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    143 18 ACCRA, Thurs.— Ghana will become a republic and inaugurate its first president on July 1 this year if its parliament and people approve the Republican Constitution now m its last stages of preparation, the Government announced yesterday. A Press statement outlined the steps to be taken
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    49 18 To learn about animals, the children m a school m Hamburg have their own small zoo, and the animals are allowed to move around freely m the classroom during lessons. Picture shows guinea pigs walking around the desks m this unusual school.- Paul Popper photo.
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    38 18 LONDON. Thurs.— Johnson Mat they and Company, one the two leading United dom refiners of platinum announce that with effect from yesterday their price has been raised from 1*23 10>. to €30 ss. per troy ounce.
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    45 18 WASHINGTON. Thurs.— Japanese Premier Kishi addressing the National Press Club yesterday said that Japan now "Is prepared to assume her full share of the burden" and play "a more active role" In international co-operative efforts to aid the under-developed nations. U.P.I.
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    45 18 LONDON, Thurs. A government appointed committee on drug addiction hajS recommended that m general no drug or pharmaceutical preparation acting on the nervous system and liable to produce physical or psychological deterioration should be supplied without a doctor's prescription. -Reuter.
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    AGAIN TRYING
    112 18 JOURNALIST Alex Jo»ey, J 49. has entered the Free Rress Big Walk. This is Mr. Josey's second attempt. He entered m the veteran's section last year but failed to complete the course. But this has not discouraged him. In fact It has made him all the more "determined."
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    57 18 20 MIL. SCOTS OVERSEAS EDINBURGH. Thurs. A centre where Scottish •'exiles' visiting their native land may find a friendly welcome is to be set up m Scotland by the World Federation of Scottish Societies and individuals. There are some 20 million Scots overseas and their societies have hitherto grown up
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    24 18 EDINBURGH. Thurs. Large areas of North-East Scotland were almost completely cut off yesterday after a night of heavy snow and ollzzards. Reuter
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    158 18 LONDON, Thurs. The Great London transport organisation which boasts on posters that "its quicker by underground" has just blushed a deeper shade of red than its buses and the tube trains. For someone tired of traffic jams and delays had proved that it is
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    241 18 NO SIGNIFICAI CUT IN SOVIE FORCES SAYS US ARMY CHIE WASHINGTov lti ltf R. WILBUR Brucker, US Jj i?1 told the Senate Armed Sen terday: "Our evidence indicate claims, there has been no signifu mt military forces." He said that even it Mr. Nil announcement of impending 2. forces was
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