The Singapore Free Press, 27 January 1960

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    14 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS 9 No. *****. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1960. 15 CENT'S^
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    Lock icon PRICE 'FREEZE' IN R.I.
    272 1 Fifty items will be affected bus, rail, air charges, too Action byGovt. on essential commodities JAKARTA, Wednesday. [41K Indonesian Government announced yesterday that it would fix the prices of essential commodities and transport charges. The announcement came at the end of a month of sky-rocketing prices,
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    Veteran of 54 enters for the Big Walk
    156 1 Veteran of 54 enters for the Big Walk MX. Richard de Silva (above), a commercial I uuntant. is among the l.i test entrants for the Free Press Walk on Sunday. February 28. Singapore s annual spectacle attracts competitors from all walks of life and of all ages. Mr. De Silva
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    Lock icon SEAFET Thailand says yes
    174 1 SEAFET Thailand says yes BANGKOK. Wed.— Thailand agreed In principle with the proposal to set up an organisation for economic and cultural co-operation of South-East Asian countries, ehe Foreign Minister, Mr. Tanad Khoman, said yesterday. The proposal was recently made by the Malayan Prime Minister. Tengku Abdul Rahman. Mr. Khoman.
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    Lock icon 'Diana had foreboding of death'
    88 1 'Diana had foreboding of death VTEW YORK, Wed. A post--I^l mortem tailed to disclose the cause of actress Diana Barrymore's death, police said yesterday. Mrs. Esse Kuprinet, of Chicago, one of five people who dropped m to see Diana the night before her death, said Diana told her to '"get
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    Rubber ¼ cent down
    42 1 Rubber cent down February first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. s opened m Singapore this E E morning at IU-, 1 cents E per lb.. down a quarter 5 of a cent on yesterday's s close. The tone was r E quiet. nlflllliiliilililiimiiiliiiiilliiilliiik
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    301 die in rush for train
    168 1 SEOUL, Wed. Thirty-one persons were trampled to death and 38 injured at the Seoul railroad station shortly before midnight, m a rush by passengers trying to catch the Chinese New Year eve train to Mokpo, south-eastern Korea. The Injured men were taken to four
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    Airport greetings for the Premier
    83 1 The Prime Minister. Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, was given a warm welcome home at Paya Lebar airport yesterday when he and his party returned from their sevenday State visit to Indonesia. Accompanied by the Deputy Premier, Dr. Ton Chin Chye, Mr. Lee crossed the tarmac
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    S'PORE NEW YEAR BUYING SPREE
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    Lock icon CABINET SPLIT OVER ALGIERS REVOLT
    472 1 OARIS. Wed. The French Cabinet was deeply split last night over the Algerian crisis as reports reached here of rising confidence among right-wing settlers defying the Government's authority m Algiers. Reliable reports said President De Gaulle was m favour of extreme measures to settle the
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    Rice to replace oak leaves
    46 1 K. LUMPUR. Wed. The Royal Malayan Navy will soon give up oak leaves for rice sheaves. A new cap badge has been approved which will replace the old laurel insignia heritage of the Royal Navy with an emblem of harvested padi.
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    STOP PRESS
    62 1 POLICE PROEfc OF SKELt t X I MITi: W pollci .und tJl< .Irloh I Indian iM n sfcetrtoi t i\- l«-.«th« r aha »i« t**6>* aaif m bi ad rep p h 11 pin poli< i FOUR SLAIN SURGEON 5 H me I n i Illi .4 t.IM
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    'NO' TO WAGE BOOST CLAIM BY 3,000,000 IN U.K.
    291 2 'NO' TO WAGE BOOST CLAIM BY 3,000,000 IN U.K. LONDON, Wednesday. gRITISH engineering employers yesterday turned down union claims for a £1 ($8.50) a week pay increase for more than 3,000,000 workers. On a claim for a 40-hour week they offered a reduction from the present 44 hours to 42.
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    Record use of rubber in U.S.
    125 2 NEW YORK. Wed.—-Con-sumption of new rubber m the U.S. m 1958 reached a record 1.628.013 long tons, the Rubber Manufacturers Association Inc. reported yesterday. This compared with the previous record of 1,529,699 long tons m 1955 and the 1958 consumption of 1,364.404 long tons.
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    Buying slackens on exchange
    173 2 LONDON. Wednesday. IDUYING interest slackened somewhat m the stock markets yesterday, reflecting: the Chancellor of the Exchequer's call for moderation m order to prevent inflation. A good undertone was maintained. however, and industrial equities made further progress utter a cautious opening. But the main feature was
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    HONG KONG PRICES
    62 2 HONG KONG. Tuesday. Closing prices here today were: Yesterday Today H. S. Banking Corporation $1,170 $1,190 sales sale.s Union Ins. Canton- $94.00 $94.00 sellers sellers Wheelock Maiden.. 6.05 6.15 <k$ 6.10 sales sales HKong phone... $32.50 $33 50 &532.75 sales sales Dairy Farm Cold Storage $23.30 $24.00
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    World market prices
    10 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices.
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    U.K. Closing Prices
    118 2 LONDON, Jan. 26. Yesterday Today RUBBtR No. 1 RSS C.i.f. European ports Fob. 33.' 331 Mar 33 5/16 33i RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot 36i 364 ÜBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement House Terms Mar 34J 34J Apr. June 32 13 16 33 3 16 TONE: Quiet. Above
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    Copra, Coconut Prices
    82 2 LONDON. Jan 26. Yesterday Today COPRA Phlhpp.nts c.t.f. U.K. North European ports Celivered weight por long ton Jan. ***** $-'«Ti COPRA. Straits c > t U.K. North European ports rtelivorod weight ncr lone ton Jan. Feb. 93; ttt COCONUT OIL crude Straits :tt. European ports m bulk
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    U.S. Pepper
    47 2 Malabar spot and awaiting rr N, afloat* 6S. Jan. shipmert Lamponß spot and awaiting release <?<;. afloats 6S. Jan. shipment 6^. S&r unquoted. Muntok vhirp spot await in<s release 120. afloat 8 120. Jan. shipment 11%. sellers ex-dock. Above prices quoted m I.S. cent* per Ib.
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    Dow jones Averages
    34 2 NEW YORK. Jan. 26. Yesttrday Today 30 Industrial* ntXfT 639 4 20 Ratlraads 154.29 154 19 40 Domattic Bonds SI.U 81.13 15 UtilitlM M.21 (5 fttckt Competit* AvtragM 210 76 211.00
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    New York Prices
    61 2 NEW YOnK. Jan. 26. Ytfttrday Today TIN Straits spot 100.50 100.50 TIN futures Straits Contract TONE: SALES: RUBBER Futures dan 4f.20 40.13* Mar 4«» (ibj 40. 4j TONE: Barely steady. SALES: S3 lots. No. 1 RSS Feb. landed price 4m 40 COFFEE: Futures B Contract March 35
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    FIRST TRUST FUND
    13 2 Managers* selling price today $1.16 xd. buying price $1.11 xd.
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    MALAYAN SHARE MARKET
    914 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices. ICO* 226 226 ielaoang 13 9 13 9 I Johan *2 90 2.90 1 K. Kampar 42 6 42 9 j K. Kamunting 12 9 12 9 K. La-.jut •53/- •55/. Kimunting 15 6 16/. Kent (1/-) 2 V-2 2/7VS
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    Steel expansion plans approved
    38 2 LONDON, Wed. The British Iron and Steel Board yesterday approved plans by the Steel Company of Wales to expand ingot steel and tinplate capacity and proposals by Colvilles Limited to raise sheet steel production.
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    SHIPSIN PORT
    277 2 SHIPSIN PORT CHIPS lvin>r alongside the Sin- gapore Harbour Board wharves or expected today are: Pies. Jackson 4 5. Bradeverett 6A. Glenearn ■6 7. Straat Van Diemen 8 9. Almeria Lykes 10 11, Tanagra 13 14 Benreoch 15 16. E\-erglory 18. Yukikaua Maru 19, Sadao N.Wall 1, Selangor 21 22.
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      689 2 *it Q THE E.A.C LINES <\j Sailiags ta AOEN, RED SEA. MEDITERRANEAN. ff& «J> CONTINENTAL 1 SCANDINAVIAN PORTS. <- X S pin P. S lan Peaang vfi v^» bis. Falstria I)' 27 Jaa fjQ JT mi. Siagklli a) 31 Jaa' 4 Fil 5/ I Fel I 7 Fel >£, ms.
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      223 2 ~~SIIIPP|\ (> HAMBURG- AMERICAN^ «c NORTH GERMAN U^J To (Colombo), Genoa, Marseilles, Anu f Bremen Hamburg Calls Southampton for pq SSp^ DRESDEN f MAPAG j HANNOVER (NAPAC) 30 Jan 2 Feb EiprtM Senr.ce Passeiger ctew c ,ly To Manila, Hongkong, Yokohama, N Oqo IRAUNSCHWEIC (MAPAG HAMBURG (HAPAE) m» I BAYERNSTEIN
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      36 2 POP— On Medical Grounds p I 7-t- I p y doctor, f No-Mo— jo«t VGu i-4eA».o "w^e rt ME CAME iki»Ufc COMMOKJr^A DOCTO(2 VJH *ST BOT I TEIIU im -so/^k.kjc ms% Cold. h^n/e >oo e»eeu >o >
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  • WOMEN-this is your page
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      I'd like to stay in always, she says
      472 3  - I'd like to stay in always, she says FRENNY By who continues the new F. P. series on wives of leading members of the Diplomatic Corps. U KYAW, wife of the Burmese Consul m Singapore, greeted us m her drawing room, which was tastefully decorated with huge bouquets of orchids.
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      COMING—PAPER DRESSES
      106 3 COMING— PAPER DRESSES /^IRLS, have you ever thought of paper party dresses, to wear once and throw away? They are not so far away. New materials, known as non -woven fibres, are being: rapidly developed. They are paper-based, blended with a mixture of cotton or nylon or both. There is
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      Lock icon DECORATED DRAWING ROOM WITH CABBAGE LEAVES
      238 3 DECORATED DRAWING ROOM WITH CABBAGE LEAVES T ONDOX. Mrs. Constance Ld Spry, Britain's famous flower arrangement expert and author, died recently at her home near Windsor. She was 69. Mrs. Spry travelled all over the world demonstrating and giving lectures on floral design. Her shops are located m London. New
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      Happy confusion
      32 3 Do women reaJly like to shop m orderly, efficient "automated" supermarkets? No. claims the British National Association of Retail Grocers. What housewives like In a grocer's shop is "happy confusion."
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      Matchstick shades popular in S'pore
      121 3 JY| ATCHSTICK bamboo shades are now very popular m Singapore homes and offices. Introduced here less than six months ago from Japan, they come m their natural colour (white) and can be easily painted to harmonise with the decor of any room. These Oriental shades
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      COSTLY CALL
      48 3 NEW YpRK Telephoning is something Americans learn to do while very young. A Californian widow, Mrs. Myrtle Jackson, told the telephone company she just could not pay the bill that her 13-year-old daughter Helen had run up on longdistance calls during December. The bill: M 54.926.
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      98 3 IJLAjou id ot v «e:s !^»tf ow Him HJKHAse I > (^op. 3d Rood »hi Rood I *****. 24 M their I Patrons W 2 Very Ha Ppy and Prosperous L "ew fear ST. UOl, Ul "'"GAIN FOR^miIESE^IEW^riEAR! "EOurr ARIN RECORDS AT SPECIAL PRICE OF $7/- each M«, 1 Loy€
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      122 3 Fascinating Range of Jewellery WORLD FAMOUS CULTURED PEARLS available m Necklaces, Chokers, Brocelets. Brooches, Eorrings, Pendants, Rings Tie Pins. Auaits your Early Selection. Distributors: G. C. de SUVA BROS., "Jewellers 3, Raffles Place, Singapore -1 Phone ***** A MUST' FOR THE j WISE PHOTOGRAPHER I Available at ALL GOOD PHOTOGRAPHIC
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      351 3 BORN tcxiay you have one ot the exceptionally >trong days of your sign as your birth date. You have it ambitions, the energy to reach your goal, and the talents to go with this ambiAlthough you desire money fame, there is a streak i I don't care" m your j
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      165 3 Y.W.C.A. (Raffles Quay): International Women's Club —a talk on "My Work' by Mrs. Mary Lobo 10.30 a.m. V.M.C.A.: Table tennis practice for all seniors 6 p.m.; Malay civil service Std. Two beginners 6.30 p.m. CHINESE V.M.C.A.: Table tennis 9 a.m. EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS by Mr. T. C. Tan at Diethelm
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    WITCH-HUNTING FROM BASE OF LIES
    1052 4 WITCH-HUNTING FROM BASE OF LIES The man who panicked a nation— 4 BY RICHARD ROVERE gOMEWHERE between birth and thirty, which was his age when he ran for Circuit Judge m Wisconsin, and tacked seven yenrs on his opponent's age, Me Carthv had become liberated from the morality that prevail
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    Lock icon Harnessing the sun to win fuel and food
    803 4 By JAMES WOLFE pARIS. French scientists arc rapidly coming within sii^ht of harnessing man's greatest enemy m the Sahara, the sun, to make it yield the greatest wealth of this 2,480,000 square mile desert. A 3 -mile square of sand and rock
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      756 4 PATEK PHILIPPL presents The "AMAGNETIC Wrist Worth L Magnetic field op to 45« I oersteds: exposed to this; field, the watch is not affected. (The average magnetic field around home appliances Including T.V.— la inferior to 100 oersteds). 11. It Ukrs a magnetic field of 12M oersteds to stop the
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      60 4 TRANSPORT STORAGEIJ 173, Cecil Street, Singapoit l Phone: *****. Managing Director KoktU J I tab i c w t J v I cv for your best beloved— the best beloved gift of a11 I (j&UMtiknmh 1 BOURJOIS Chinese New Yf Gifts 108. ORCHARD ROAD. SINGAPORE Wj^^l BAR ftSSTA^' *> I
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      291 4 10 LIES ACROSS 6. A hundred at a great rate 1 Acting like some roses on a to be pure (6). country walk <Bi. 7. A producer of Russian tea 7. Bob comes to desire a sound (7). like taffeta (s>. 11. These may be armed for 8. Mixed ores
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      127 4 m f, M- -.nS 0 o?ramm .i sum 503 A P lace m the s 5.30 A lights from the sports worldTSFL}' 02 Easy on the ear; tale to tell— 6.oo p.m. 8.8.C. 7.30 Wednesday concert 4? 5S v^ L ?hiS eWBta^ JaZZ ClUb; 63 Lycidas 8.30 Bm Ttee i^elTra^^CloJ^r
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    appiest people FREE PRESS CONTESTRESULTS
    42 5 appiest people FREE PRESS CONTESTRESULTS 1 SS tM< I tht I i I th.il r .mi the >pl<'. the h >t of 1 ith--1 L II XI street I I P X j Blan md I I ipore I. I :i thr
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    river cleared negligence
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    SULTS OF VARSITY OF MALAYA PRELIMINARY EXAMS
    570 5 SULTS OF VARSITY OF MALAYA PRELIMINARY EXAMS BS. c BS< I I I I I I r I I I m i B Le Chian; Law Wei Mm; Lee Tiang Soon; Peng Tsu Ann. Phang Pui Yeong; Singh Malhotra. Mohinder; Soo Kor Hoc; Tan Keng Yam. Tony; Tan Kirn Tan
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    CHALLENGE TO YOUTH SHB POLICE VACANCIES
    157 5 CHALLENGE TO YOUTH SHB POLICE VACANCIES SENIOR Cambridge boys are reluctant to join the Singapore Harbour Board Police as "mata matas." The Chief of the Harbour Board Police. Mr. R. Tilley, attributed this to the toughness of the job and the long wait of five years before they are considered
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    Land transport unions' federation registered
    160 5 Land transport unions federation registered of r t i Union and the Taxi Driv Union. Total membership of the>e as is over 7.000. Mr. Fong Swee Suan. adr to the Bus Workers' Union and Political Secretary to the Ministry of Labour and Law, told the Free Press that another 5.000
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    S.H.B. beats pilferage
    200 5 FINE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN WORKERS AND POLICE FEWEST CASES IN 5 YEARS— NOW ONLY PETTY THIEVING piLFLRING m the harbour area of Singapore hit its lowest m five years during the past 12 months as a result of co-operation between the port workers and the Police Disclosing this
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    DONATIONS
    23 5 A total of $816.82 has been received by the Singapore Association for the Deaf, following an appeal for funds for the association.
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    Midnight service
    24 5 The Buddhist Union will hold a midnight service at the Jalan Senyum Shrine Singapore, today, to usher m the Chinese New Year.
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    Vice-Consul invites Varsity students
    185 5 Vice-Consul invites Varsity students T TT HE German ViceConsul m Singapore, Mr. Wolfgang Bente, today extended a special invitation to members of the Music Society, University of Malaya, to attend a performance of the Berlin Chamber Orchestra at the Victoria Memorial PeU il 43 Pm on J^L invitatlon being IV}
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      155 5 THE STAFF OF THE H.M.V. SALON > 101. TANGLIN ROAD I Ws/i Our Chinese Patrons KONG HEE FATT CHOY! Bargains to Brighten Your New Year X Radio Model X 1129 at only $90/- Plus FREE (to eve 7 purchaser) a 4-speed playing deck. X A 4 Band H.M.V. Radio Model
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      38 5 TODAY: 1114 p.m. TOMORROW: 10.24 a.m. and 11.55 p.m. 1 RIDAY: 11.10 a.m. SATURDAY: 0.32 a.m. and 11.54 p.m. SUNDAY: 1.08 a.m. and 12.38 p.m. MONDAY: 1.41 a.m. and 1.21 p.m. TUESDAY: 2 12 a.m. and 2.04 p.m.
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  • FREDDIE POPE'S CAR CLINIC
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      Take care not to scratch surfaces when removing carbon
      849 6 Take care not to scratch surfaces when removing carbon WHEN the valves have been removed it is possible to examine the valve seats for pitting, warping or other faults. The carbon should be scraped from the top and underside of the valve with a tool which is blunt and will
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      K.L. JAGUAR OWNER'S QUERIES ANSWERED
      290 6 K.L. JAGUAR OWNER'S QUERIES ANSWERED I HAVE received a letter from a Kuala Lumpur Jaguar Mark VII owner who complains of slow running being rough. I would suggest that the following points be checked: 1. These engines are exceptionally sensitive to ignition settings and the manufacturer supplies separate settings for
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      Lock icon M.P. TO drunk drive
      15 6 M.P. TO drunk drive A i I i C G g I I a Reuter
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      Sunbeam well big rall
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      273 6 the name to remember [j^ when ordering T^T p an g g etsj ts llyL Brake Linings j Jj^r Clutch Linings irrr^ Sintered Metal Linings '^^flfco Sheet Materials <*\>X~^¥ UniM Rivets Federation Representatives: WEARNE BROS. immsbmsism^Msus A LIMITED NUMBER ONLY. THE BRITISH "SEAGULL" The most Reliable TK( C^ Outboard Motor
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      31 6 Tyt^Jj TRANSISTOR RADIOS The First Japanese transistor radio to hit the peak sale of *****0 sets m the United States. Agents: REIMAN COMPANY 32, Bank of China Building, Spore. Td: *****
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      133 6 L^^ Hb fc I USED I f P^J mM W J BARGAINS' ALL MODELS-*! &J 4 1 1 All veJMclci TESTI We ©He- SERVIO l*s»eft HIRE M tefws con be T l|7\ ok* I k i f A I WccU^>s 8 i«' STOP IN T^ l The Cycle C^ (IK
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    Send in your entry now
    143 7 ENTRY FORM L Fre« Press Walk mt clearly m capital letter i a team member cross here 04 team Woodlands? I m (Ml below') I 17-20 1 ige 40 and above ccmcetitcrs rrust have readied th« ft o viahi up c team and *nter l»
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    Lock icon THAT SOCIAL MEANING IN DISH-WASHING
    211 7 THAT SOCIAL MEANING IN DISH-WASHING "In America we work at anything during vacation as long as the money is attractive. I have been a labourer more than once." But m Singapore, only white-collared jobs can breed dignity. This attitude is a social scourge that plagues and prevents one everywhere. And
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    'ANG POWS' IN THE AIR
    64 7 Today the Silver Network will link with Gold Network In broadcasting two programmes to "see m" the New r. At 11.00 p.m. listeners can ring through to -idio and make their requests on the spot, and m midnight till 1.00 there will be a big
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    YOUTH IDEALS
    110 7 J^WO undergraduates from the University of Malaya, Singapore, washed dishes at Albert Street this week. In any other country, nis would have passed off as a commonplace occurrence. But m Singapore it attracted quite a crowd. It also made news. This reflects the Singaporean attitude tour a r
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    LEARNING A LIVING MEANING
    68 7 Britain's four best teericige essayists are now learning the living meaning of thetr essays "My Journey Through Australia. Winners of a nation-wide essay competition uncle' the same title, tnev are Demg treatd to a V.I. P. tour of Australia by the Ausm Government. The happy fourso-ne
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    Teenagers now buy on credit
    210 7 "TEENAGERS m Ame--1 rica now have the right to buy on credit, and it is speculated that within two years, the teenage credit system will sweep across half the face of the world. Miss Kay Corinth, director of a leading teenage magazine. The Seventeen, says
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    QUOTES
    104 7 YOUTH centres should not have too many rules. One does not want a sergeant-major m every room. This is one of the handicaps of youth— there are too many people waiting to order them about, —by Canon C. H. Buckley. ROCK and roll sessions seem to make teenage girls
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      142 7 RIP KIRBY By John Prentice 6c Fred Dickenson MANDRAKE b^ Lee FalK and Phil Davis »£U.U«Tt£R CJSSP""! JRoueir ""sOM fIS Es^^^~~-^> }[&hj^g&~ \rZT^^.^?^B THE HEART OF JULIET JONES By Stan Drake partmY/ [an^^apiv conpessedtmat the Rural XI y i hat ought io*b\ rATMFK tiFEI WAS WHMHE REALLY > EARNED .^ll
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  • Services Sports Round up
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      UNIT FINAL
      42 8 First Battalion Cheshire Regiment and Combined 443 BAD and 221 BVD will fight out the finals of the Singapore Base District inter-unit boxing championships on Feb. 12 at Tanglin. Cheshires have a strong side, including Pte Davies and Cpl. Walters.
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      Women's hockey
      9 8 W omen's hockey WRAF beat WRAC 3-0 at hockey.
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      MINOR UNIT TAKES ON MAJOR UNIT
      175 8 MINOR UNIT TAKES ON MAJOR UNIT A MINOR unit will take on a major unit m the A FARELF (Singapore Zone) hockey final at Gillman Barracks today at 5.00 p.m. HQ Nee Soon Garrison (Minor Unit) meet Royal Signals (Major Unit). Both teams had to fight hard to get into
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      Sports galore at the Naval Base
      104 8 Sports galore at the Naval Base are really moving at the Naval Base so much so that it's keeping the Naval sports department pretty busy. More than 200 men are taking part In the fleet's sporting events which include rugby, soccer and hockey. First round On Monday the first round
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      Rivals for the shuttle title
      152 8 RASC School Nee Soon and 61 Coy RASC will fight out the final of the InterUnit badminton championships. RASC School Nee Soon beat 19 Signal Regiment and 61 Coy RASC beat 18 Signal Regiment "A" to enter the final. RASC School Nee Soon were represented
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      Army cycle fixtures
      150 8 THE Army Cycling Club has just been formed. Office bearers are: Chairman: Major D. J. Meeten: Secretary/Treasurer: Sgt. J. Baker; Racing secretary Sig. Lloyd. Touring secretary: 2nd Lt. P. E. Daniels. A few cycles are being issued to units for use of club members. Meantime, the Army
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      Army boxing
      16 8 Singapore Base District Open individual boxing championships are on Feb. 26 at Tanglin gymnasium.
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      Rugby Success
      24 8 Changi had a happy rugby week. The "A" team beat Tengah 6-3 and the "B M team beat Singapore Guard Regiment 12-9.
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      91 8 Hong Kong go lf team coming COMBINED SERVICES Hong Kong will send a team of golfers to play Far East Air Force Golfing Society at Royal Singapore Golf Club on Feb. 16. The visitors will include Captain Carroll, Inter-Port golf champion. For Singapore will be Air Vice Marshal Ramsay Rae.
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      DAILY BRIDGE
      178 8 HPHE North players saw eye to eye but with a poor result, on this hand from match play. West opened One Heart, and North chose to say Two Diamonds; at his next turn, faced with an enemy bid of Four Hearts, he passed m Room One and bid
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      MORE F.E.A.F. BOXERS THIS YEAR
      263 8 MORE F.E.A.F. BOXERS THIS YEAR T^HE Far East Air Force novices championships drew the largest number of entries on record, said Wing Commander Cadman, chairman of the FEAF boxing committee. Seletar won the title, with Changi runners-up. Other stations taking part were Butterwarth. and Gan. Held at Tengah, the championships
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      CHANGI WIN BADMINTON
      98 8 CHANGI WIN BADMINTON WRAF Changi trounced WRAP Seletar 8-2 at badminton. Results: Singles: SACW Thomas bt Cpl Clark 11-4. 11-4; Ft Off. < D'Authreau bt. SACW Swinn 11-3. 11-3: Cpl. MacNally bt. Cpl. Spencer 11-4. 13-14. 11-4: Cpl. Chillingworth bt. Cpl. Cash 11-5. 11-5; Ft. 'Off. D'Authreau bt. Cpl Clark
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    THE FIGURES POINT TO BESTCRETE AGAIN TOMORROW
    452 9 THE FIGURES POINT TO BESTCRETE AGAIN TOMORROW 1 it** II Lewis |»i< ks ihv winn< r% VT first glance Bestcrete appeal* to be well treated m the main race (Rate Five) at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. it when the handiare closely scrutiit will be seen that g everything I ran In
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    BRIEF BITS
    120 9 IMITI.IM. it a fast, touch pace, Singapore Recreation Hub and Singapore Engineer Regiment played a rugby draw on the padang yesterday. There was no score, but Ute SRC pressure came near to it. THIRTY boys were named for further trials to select Singapore's Junior Asian Cup team: •hubdeen.
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    NOT A POINT ALL SEASON
    112 9 Stable Boys \V 3; Serangoon Malays 0. QERANGOON Malays completed their fixtures m the Malay Football Association junior league without scoring a point. Yesterday at Bale^tier Rd. lfohd. Sanwan opened scoring against them m the 16th minute. Serangoon Malays wasted some v chanres. Second goal
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    The strongest rugby school
    41 9 ELEVEN of the 20 boys named for Singapore Combined Schools rugby match again.*; Johore Schools on Saturday are from Raffles Institution. St. Joseph's Institution have four boys named. St. Andrews three and Victoria and Beatty one eaci*.
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    Today's Sport
    40 9 Soccer: MFA league— Sukaramai B v Perhimponan Setia. Rujby: Seletar v Changi, Seletar; Chanpi B v Seletar 4 B\ Changi: SCC v Nee Soon Garrison, padang; FARELF Singapore Zone final 18 Sig. Regt. v GHQ, Ayer Rajah Road.
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    Gold Cup jockeys
    1067 9 PROBABLE starters and riders m Sunday's Selangor Gold Cup are: Prince of Lalita (Ward),! Toledo (unfixed), Technicolor 11 (Bougoure), Big Daddy (Johnson). Rogcrthorpe (Lee), Peaceful King (D. Forte). Dreamboat Frank lin), Couag (Taylor), Lord Arrogance (J. Forte), Kwan I Kong (J. Donnelly). Campdale (Geyer), Three Rings (Maui),
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    67 9 Schools 14, Police 11 Beaten m the scrums, Singapore Combined Schools made up with speed and open play m a rugby trial at Thomson Road yesterday. Their tackling was weak. Scorers: Toon Thong (try. conversion), Boon Leong (try, penally >, Khoon Hwa »try>- For Police: Ramli (try.
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    CHANGE IN RUGBY SEVENS RULES
    146 9 TV"O player may turn out for more than one team m Singapore's seven-a-side rugby competition beginning on Monday. And to make sure this rule is adhered to more rigidly than m past years the organisers, fei"«abore Cricket Club, have ..mended ihe rules slightly. No reserves
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    Sidelines
    269 9 —by Th« RambUr A LUCKY CHARM? IF AS IT WEARINESS? Or is there a more sinister cause for the wilting South Korea hockey team? Against Singapore m the first half they were brilliant. In the second they had no answer to Singapore's storming rally. The Rambler was on the
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    Crowd yells at Mac
    81 10 BL A N TYRE. Nya>aland. Wed.— The noisiest national demonstration o: Britbh Prime Mi: Harold Macmillans A:rican tour petered out under a torrential downpour here today after more than 50 Africans, including three women, had been arre>ted. While a crowd of 500 Africans yelled out>ide the
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    129 10 AN AFRICAN COMMON MARKET IS URGED HHUNIS. Wed. M. Ab--1 doulaye Diallo, Guinean Minister m Ghana, asked the second African People's Congress here yesterday to consider forming an African common market. He said the conference should advise African governments to create two bodie> open only to free A.rican countries: 1.
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    IKE: U.K. KEPT US IN DARK BEFORE ATTACK ON SUEZ
    299 10 'No official news for two weeks' WASHINGTON. Wed. President Eisenhower said yesterday that for two weeks before the Suez attack in October, 1956, Britain imposed a blackout on official communications to Washington. He said Mr. John Foster Dulles, the late
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    Steel plan sent to World Bank
    252 10 Steel plan sent to World Bank A 38-PAGE memorandum on the proposed esta- blishment of a steel mill m Singapore has been sent to the World Bank, the Prime Minister, Mr. Lee I Kuan Yew. disclosed last night. He said this at a Press conference after he and his party
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    MacA. is 80
    14 10 NEW YORK. General Douglas Mac Arthur celebrated his eightieth birthday yesterday.
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    GAITSKELL GESTURE TO BEVAN
    331 10 GAITSKELL GESTURE TO BEVAN News m brief LONDON, Wed.— The illness of Mr. Aneurin Be van, deputy leader of the British Laoour opposition, has postponed a crucial re-think rm the party's nationalisation policy, political quarters revealed last night. Labour's national executive committee were to have considered rewriting the party's constitution
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    86 10 AUCKLAND. Wed. The Prime Minister of Malaya Tengku Abdul Rahman,' thanked the people of New Zealand for their "wonderful cordiality" before Hying to Sydney this morning on the first stage of his journey home. He said a draft trade agreement to be signed with the New
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    51 10 BERLIN. Wed.— East Ger- j many will ask its allies for missiles if West Germany does not abandon atomic i arms and put into force an j arms ceiling, Herr Walter Ulbright. East German j Communist leader, told Dr. Konrad Adenauer m a letter j published here last
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    118 10 China no j ust yet, Ayub IN reply to the question H U <J x threat from China? i v I Pakistan said m a filme i 1 last night: "If you ask ti, I activity m Tibet, I say t I immediately." I He thought that if China wished
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