The Singapore Free Press, 30 January 1960

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  • 13 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS No. *****. SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30,' 1960. 15 CENTS.
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  • 397 1 Obey! he orders army PARIS, Sat— There will be no givingin to the Algiers insurrectionists. President de (laulle stated this categorically last night. Nor will there be any ering-down of the ria self-determi-:on policy approved be National Assemtae declared m a on broadcast, i pealed to the army j mber
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  • 225 1 De Gaulle's stern warning to Algiers insurrectionists Firm sends team for the Big Walk JOSEPH Travers and Sons. Ltd.. who have donated a trophy the Sloans Challange Cup with a replica,', are also sending a team to take part m the Free Press Walk on Feb.
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  • 82 1 TEDDER ON WORLD TOUR TO BOOST CAR SALES Lord Tedder (above), chairman of the StandardTriumph Motor Company, left London for Bahrein yesterday on the first leg of a round-the-world tour to boost sales of the company's new "Herald' model. The three -month tour will take Lord and Lady Tedder to
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  • 166 1 750,000 strike over high cost of commodities BRUSSELS, Saturday. pLASHES outside factories and the explosion of a practice grenade marked a nation-wide 24-hour protest strike by 750,000 Belgian workers over the cost of living yesterday. The grenade was thrown m Antwerp during a clash between strikers and nonstrikers, slightly injuring
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  • 93 1 Mac ARTHUR IN HOSPITAL FOR CHECK-UP NEW YORK. Sat.— General Douglas Mac Arthur. second world war hero and former United Nations commander m the Korean war. was admitted to hospital. An army spokesman said General Mac Arthur had not been feeling too well for the past few days but he
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  • 22 1 CHICAGO, Sat. There were 37,800 traffic deaths across the U.S. m 1959," an increase of 800 over 1958. UPI
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  • 315 1 Case to answer on charges of libel, rules Adelaide Magistrate a DELAIDE, Sat. The A Adelaide evening newspaper, the News, and its editor-in-chief, Rohan Deakin Rivett, were yesterday, committed for trial on charges of libel. Rivett was committed for trial at the next criminal sittings
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  • 41 1 NEW YORK, Sat. Two crack passenger trains brushed against each other during heavy fog yesterday, derailing 10 coaches and causing at least two injuries. Scores of the more than 500 passengers aboard thp trains were shaken.- UPI
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  • 169 1 ASIAN FLU IN EUROPE: MILLIONS KEPT FROM JOBS LONDON. Sat.—An infkienaa t? pide m i r\ sweeping across Europe kept millions of Europeans away from jobs and schools. In Britain, where the flu has not reached epidemic proportions, four nuns m a Roman Catholic convent In Liverpool died two weeks
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  • 51 1 TOKYO, Sat. Indonesian President Sukarno yesterday said Russia and Communist China had ofiered him unlimited credits for Indonesia's economic development, according to a PIA news agency report monitored here. He also revealed that the United States was prepared to extend an additional U5550,000,000 m economic assistance.
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  • 278 1 Repatriation ships from China soon JAKARTA, Saturday. THE Indonesian Foreign Minister, Dr. Subandrio, told Parliament yesterday that the tension created between Indonesia and Communist China by a recent ban on alien retail traders, mostly Chinese, m Indonesia has now vanished, Antara news agency reported. Common points
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    • 41 1 iiiiiinHiniinnniniiiiiiiHiiiHiiiin PAGE K.L. race special 11, 12 Motoring 9 Gardening 8 Women's section 4 Cartoons 8 Your lucky star 4 The McCarthy Story 6 Rama and Sito 5 Other overseas cables 3 5 NATIONS ASKED TO SPORE GAMES PAGE 1 0
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  • 161 2 STOCK MART ENDS WEEK ON SUBDUED NOTE LONDON, Sat. Stock markets finished the week on a subdued note with the persistent decline on Wall Street and weekend considerations restraining influences. However, a selective demand persisted for industrials and there was investment buying of giltedged securities which left prices showing gains
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  • 66 2 Dull day for rubber LONDON. Sat. After a quiet opening values eased In the rubber market yesterday In the virtual absence of demand. Lessened interest was shown m nearby rubber and shipment parcels met only selective enquiry. There was a general disinclination to trade until the Singapore market reopened. In
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  • 26 2 LONDON. Sat. Trading interest m tin was small and price movements were negligible. In the New York market tin was quiet but steady.
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  • 40 2 WASHINGTON. Sat. Naff tural rubber imports into the j| United States for the month ;of December totalled 40.739 long tons, while latex imports amounted to 6.704 long tons, according to U.S. Commerce Department statistics.
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  • 23 2 BRUSSELS. Sat.— The Belgian engineering combine of Ateliers Reunis has secured a Soviet order for a complete sugar beet factory.
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  • 20 2 SAIGON, Sat.— South Vietnam exported 64.678 tons of rubber during the first 11 months of last year. Reuter
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  • 106 2 SHIPS IN PORT QHIPS lying alongside the Singapore Harbour Board wharves this morning are: Tegelberg l 2 Pies. Jackson 4 ft, Bradeverett 6A^ Glenearn 6/7, Straat Van Diemen 8/9. Singapore 10/11. Azumasan Maru 13 14. Benreoch 15/16. Somali 18. Stavropol 19, Gian<* Ann 21/22. Kimanis 23, Bronxville 24/25, Benveg 26
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  • 212 2 Demand for pay increase rejected n's National Union of Rail way men last night rike from Feb. 15. The Union's official leadership made this decision following rejection of their claim for an immediate pay increase for 500,000 railway workers. The Union executive issued
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  • 48 2 ACCRA. Sat.-VThe Ghana Government will remove, from today, controls on the import of all types of machinery of Japanese origin. An announcement said Japan could supply a "wide variety of machinery. .which could be usefui far the development of small-scale and cottage industries m Ghana."
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  • 35 2 WASHINGTON Sat. Trans-World Airlines yesterday asked the Civil Aeronautics Board for permission to extend its international route beyond India and Ceylon to Hong Kong and Tokyo by way of Bangkok.- Reuter
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  • 98 2 JAKARTA, Sat. The Indonesian Foreign Minister, Dr. Subandrio. said yesterday that Indonesia welcomed a proposal made by Cuba to hold an economic conference of Asian, African and Latin American countries, Antara news agency reported. The Foreign Minister was commenting at a Press
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  • Round the World Market Prices
    • 120 2 LONDON, Jan. 29. Yesterday Today RUBBER No. 1 RSS o.i.f. European ports Fob 34 r>3i3'l6 Mar SS] 332 RUBBER No. I RSS Spot 36t 36 ÜBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement House Terms Mar 34 11 16 34 i Apr. Juno 33 916 33 5/16 TONE: Dull. A&ove
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    • 60 2 NEW YORK. Jan. 29. Yesterday Today TIN ttraitt IMt 100.37 100.37 TIN futures Straits Contract TON!: SALES: RUBBER FuturtS Mar tt.35 40.05 May 39.60 39 36* TONE: Bartly steady. SALES: 52 lots. No. 1 RSS Feb. landed pries 40; 40i COFFEE: Futures ft Contract Mar. 36 50
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    • 36 2 NEW YORK, Jan. 29. Yesterday Ttday 30 Induotrialt 629. 54 622.62 20 Railroads 182.M 151.60 40 Domestic Bonds M.29 M 21 15 Utilities 56.10 BS.M IKS Stocks Composite Averages Wt.U 20b 4 J
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    • 51 2 Malabar spot an«l awaiting release 65. a float 9 65, Feb. shipment 60. Lampong spot and awaiting release 65. afloat s 65, Feb. shipment 65. Sarawak unquoted. Muntok white spot 115, awaiting release 115. ailoats 115, Feb. anipmen' 114, seller.*, ex-dock. Above prices quoted m U.S. cents per
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    • 82 2 LONDON. Jan. 29. Yesterday Today COPRA Philippine c.i.f. U.K. /North European ports Ctlivertd wtight per long ton Jan. $260 5261 COPRA. Straits 0.i.1. U.K. /North European ports doltvorott woight otr > lons Vton Jan./Fth. ioV93i x «3| COCOHYUT OIL OruAo •traits 0.1.f. European portt m bulk por
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  • 21 2 HONG KONG, Sat Hong Kong: markets which were closed on Thursday remained closed yesterday for the Chinese New Year holiday.
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  • 22 2 HONG KONG. Sat. The Italian ship San Francesco, aground East of Hainan, has radioed for immediate assistt ance.- Reuter
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  • 863 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices. Sir.SAPORE, Friday. INDUSTRIALS Tuesday Wedn?siay K\'i Bricks PreT 1.95 1.55 OrdS. 2.20 2.40 Atias Ice 11.00 Buyers q.B. Petrol 59 61/--3.M. Trustees 5 25 525 00. Tin Smelt Pref. 19 19- Ords 50 6 51'Federal Dispensary 1.18V2 1.17 fitzpatrichs 1.17
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    • 42 2 POP -Good Night By Cog IWOOCO >O0 UKE OR. VOO /X ME TO UEAO /S UUI-l-AiaV. K4O -s^ ol^ %3r tS v^Tik^v^pv^ Plca.^c tpox -rum >/> en KIO L^kk. 7* s^. L«T KIE OO TO £m\*J\ r<Ti "Tt-»AioK.S r A aM&k. 6LEE.P ti&4
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  • 55 3 LONDON. Sat. Much of Britain still suffered from snow, ice and floods yesterday with the hard-hit Midlands reporting new flooding from the swollen Avon and Seven rivers. New Hoods were continually being reported m the Gloucestershire and Hereford areas. Some improvement m the flood situation m
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  • 116 3 Troops crossed frontier into demilitarised zone charge 1 the Israeli Army Headquarters here said Syrian gun positions opened up artillery fire after ah Israeli patrol challenged and exchanged shots with armed Syrians who had crossed the international frontier into the demilitarised zone. Israeli charge The
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    65 3 picture. son X y EO CHOI HENG, S3, and her three-year-old t%Lr?£ Hrn rest m an am »uJance after being rescued from the sea off Ponggol, Singapore, yesterday. The sampan m which they were returning from a n^L f F Slt to Pulau Übin capsized. Of the 13
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  • 138 3 Clemency urged for Chessman SAN FRANCISCO, Sat. A U.S. iederal judge yesterrefufced a petition for a of habeas corpus filed by Caryl Chessman, the best-selin? "Death Row" convict -author. But the judge suggested the Governor of Calif orv. Edmund Brown, and the State Supreme Court, use their "clemency powe Chessman.
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  • 93 3 BIG WALK: TIRING? NONSENSE SHE SAYS WELLINGTON (Shropshire), Sat.— Dr. Barbara Moore, 56-year-old hiking dietician who has completed over two-thirds of her 1,000-mile walk m 17 days, has denied reports that she was tiring. She left a hotel here at dawn yesterday to continue her march from John O'Groats to
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  • 31 3 LO?*OON. Sat.— The Gover■nd People of Bermuda sent to Queen Elizabeth, awaiting the birth of her 1 baby at Buckingham ice, 50 "Queen of Bermuda"' roses.- Reuter iei
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  • 108 3 'Complaints man for UK proposed LONDON. Sat. The desirability of Britain having a "complaints man" similar to the ''ombudsman" of Scandinavian countries is to be studied by Justice, the British section of the International Commission of Jurists. The ombudsman's job is to deal with complaints by individuals against the administration.
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  • 35 3 PIETERSBURG, (Transvaal). Sat. Visiting Mr. Harold Macmillan was yesterday installed as honorary paramount chief of all Bantu tribes m Northern Transvaal the highest honour -a Bantu chief can give a white man.
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  • 22 3 BELGRADE, Sat. Premier Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana has accepted -an invitation to visit Yugoslavia, it was announced here. Reuter
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  • 60 3 NEW YORK, Sat. A hit-and-run driver of a stolen car fled through Harlem streets pursued by a 60 m.p.h. posse of taxicabs •and one police car, with police guns blazing. The rattled driver finally bounced his car off a lamp post into a pawn shop
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  • 297 3 RUSSIAN HAT WAS IN RING' J^ONDON, Sat. British Government officials, Anfh P rt UrSUll i& a Tlgid Policy of silence on Sir tJJI y Ed en s memoirs h ave declined to comment on disclosures of uncertainty about the 1956 Suez operation only 12 hours
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  • 133 3 LIFE BEGINS AT FORTY, M. DESSES DECREES PARIS. Sat. Fashion life begins at 40 for Jean Dosses' ideal woman. He showed cJothes for the mature and very elegant venus m his new collection yesterday. He endorsed a natural waistline marked by low snug fitting basques, draped belts or yoke insets
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  • 32 3 Dakota and glider in collision NAGPUR, (Sat. A Pakistan International Airways Dakota freighter collided with an Indian glider over Sonegaon airport yesterday killing a glider trainee and seriously injuring the instructor. Reuter
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  • 39 3 LONDON, Sat. Sir Colin Thornley, Governor of British Honduras, has arrived here to lead a government delegation from the Central American colony m Colonial Office talks on a new constitution, nnpning on Monday.- Reuter
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  • 223 3 r[E Johore Association for the prevention of TB will try to secure the assistance of Colombo Plan experts to combat TB m the State. The suggestion was made by Dr. L. H. Tan, a member of the Association, at a recent committee meeting.
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  • 160 3 SELF-RULE FOR KENYA OPPOSED LONDON, Sat; European resistance to African nationalist demands for internal self-government lor Kenya this year built up yesterday m the London conference on the East African colony's future now at the end of its second week here. The conference adjourned until Monday. European delegates from the
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  • 316 4  - Consul's wife likes to see life in the villages FRENNY WOM F N&fiish yourgage/ By TALL, attractive, genial Mrs. Noell Kist, wife of the Consul-General of the Netherlands m Singapore, came from Australia. It was while she was working m the Department of Economics m Jakarta that she met Mr.
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  • 276 4 In days of yore and women were as they should be WOMEN used to be LADIES. They did not claim equality with men, they believed they were men's superiors. And the men believed it. too. j In those days no man would remain seated m a bus while a lady
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  • 164 4 What causes 'bloom' in furniture BLOOM" In furniture can be caused by polishing the surface when it is damp, or m a damp atmosphere. Too much polish can also cause it if strong sunlight falls on it. If you have put too much on. wipe it off with some turpentine
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  • 135 4 RAMAKRISHNA MISSION (Norris Road): Class on "Bhagavad Gita" at 6.30 p.m. by Swami Siddhatmananda. V.M.C.A. (Orchard ßoad): Billiards room open from 10 a.m. to H p.m.; Chinese New Year dance party 8 p.m. V W.C.A (Raffles Quay): Rhythmic movement 10.30 am. GEYLAM. STRAITS CHINESE METHODIST CHURCH: M.Y.F. Ladies'
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  • 43 4 PRINCE Rainier and Princess Grace are asking a fee of 25,000 dollars <M575.000> to appear m a U.S. television guest show called •'Person to Person," says TV Guide Magazine. None of the show's guests has been paid before.
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  • 40 4 The latest American way to make a Martini is to fill a glass with gin, place an olive m it. and say vermouth m a rather loud voice over the gla^s as you hand it to your guest.
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  • 239 4 CAKES are popular with young and old; so why not make a walnut cake for your next party? Here's how: Well cream together 4oz. each butter and castor sugar. Add three beaten egg yolks alternately with 4oz. selfraising flour, loz. cornflour and a pinch
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  • 87 4 New York Pretty, redhaired singer Sheila Reynolds was remanded for trial m a Manhattan court on a charge of assaulting a restaurant manager with a sirloin steak. Miss Reynolds ordered a MslB steak for herself, another for her poodle Brandy. Brandy ("Why, he's almost
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  • 157 4 Latest fad m glasses r|W* years u*o glasses A were gUMtog auu no itutiseiisc iiKu m me tuiKtiuu nymriim looms a rt'voiunou uciian. 1 h e participants: the ii.uuu.uuu women wtio wear spectacles. The result: a temporary victory lor the diabolical, the delicate, the diamond studdedframe
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  • 305 4 Spirit of Dietrich hovers over Balmain's creations PARIS, Sat. The spirit of Marlene Dietrich hovers over Pierre Balmain's collection presented on the second day of the Paris fashion showings. His clothes are sophisticated, like his famous client, and his typically luxurious approach is shown In an ensemble of white wool
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  • 383 4 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN today you are a natural leader and your magnetic personality helps you to get exactly what you want most of the time You have a tremendous curiosity about life m general and, since you have a naturally acquisitive mind, you will accumulate a great deal of
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  • 52 4 Here is a tip for the home dressmaker or the housewife who is tired of sewing on buttons. Get a bottle of clear nail varnish and put a spot on the centre of the button over the cotton. This will strengthen the threads and prevent the buttons from
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  • 171 4 XT EW YORK: A Negro wo- man walked into a Harlem hairdresser's for shampoo and set. "Shall I straighten the hair, also?" asked the beautician. "You shall not," said the coloured woman. "My man likes it kinky." This is a revolution m the American Negro's
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  • 1063 5  - CHILDREN'S PAGE Rama AND Sita Barbara Leonie Picard A Serial by prince refuses throne tfo keen his oath 1 1 1 1 BTOftl BO \tjt t t r I Xl M LT of a promise of a jod. Vishnu, to have a man f (I Kama born who would slay
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  • 142 5 _J I I Christmas Or hay;; you had too much Podßy turns with a "Did you say jolly 5 he moan*. Oh. my. we certainly have not That present wrote to Santa Claus i turned up So or> you *hai she has been
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    • 114 5 Walking club idea backed read with very keen interest Gulam Hussain's suggestion that all walkers should organise a walking club (Free Press, Jan. 25). Such a club is long overdue and I sincerely feel that it is high time one was formed. I hope that more enthu- siasm will come
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    • 79 5 With reference to Mr. Gulam Hussain's suggestion j for forming a walking club, I. support the move. Walking is not only a good exercise for the body, but also gives enjoyment and opportunity to foster the spirit of true brotherhood. A^ a keen sportsman. I have also
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    • 93 5 May I point out that the article written by Mr. Mark Foenander on Johore Highlights published in the Singapore Free Press of January 18 relating to the time factor of "two minutes" being required for lorries to cover the distance between the Customs export checking station at Jalan
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  • 206 5 SUNDAY'S CHURCH SERVICES "TIOLLOWING are changes J? m Sunday's Church Services m Singapore: ANGLICAN St. George's Garrison Church, Tanglin Barracks; 7.15 a.m. Holy Communion; 9.30 a.m. Sunday School: 9.30 a.m. Morning Service: 6.30 p.m. Evening Prayer. BETHESDA Bethesda Katong) Church; 8.30 a.m. The Lord's Supper; 9.30 a.m. Ministry Mr. R.
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    • 334 5 POTKET-MONFY nnzes Wendy, c/o The Singapore I N "r Free Pres^ Tin,. Ho. ing this scene with paint,. her not crayons or chalk.,. g™ 9.^ reach^ h« There are four prizes of- A o e limit is 15. fered each ol S5 (two for boys and two for girls.. Name
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 72 5 unior Crossword llest oi the three countries of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 10. An artful ciodge or a piece of conjur- 11. Person from north of the border. 12. It consists of n England. 14. Put to some good Durpose. SOLUTION I pasQ >] **O T.I "loos II 'SPRL '01 tuioa
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  • 568 6 By VINCENT BUIST MOSCOW. Fortytwo years after the Soviet revolution, many Russians still hanker for the solemnity and colour of the church ritual at weddings. The authorities here are aware that com-munist-style marriages perfunctory affairs m which names are registered and identity cards changed from "bachelor"
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  • 121 6 Underlying this and other recent appeals lies the present official desire here to strengthen family life— a life which has been undermined according to Western ideas i by the aetheistic form of government and the recruitment of women and mothers into industry. Attempts have recently been made
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  • 1253 6  - Yet he soon had the ear of the people RICHARD ROVERE NOT A FRIEND IN THE SENATE ONE DAY.... By gEXATOR McCarthy returned to Washington to luce a demand, which he was eager to satisfy, that he should explain himself before the Senate. His performance there made one of the
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  • 175 6 TWO ART FINDS OF 3,500 B.C. AMMAN. Two remarkable discoveries m art history, including a wall fresco of a mysterious animal half horse, half lion and striped like a zebra have been uncovered during excavations m the Ghassul area of Jordan. Dr. Awni Dajani. director of the Jordan Antiquities Department,
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  • 163 6 Submerged island discovered NEW YORK. —An unchartered submerged island five miles across has been discovered m the South Atlantic Ocean, 550 miles west of the Cape of Good Hope, by Columbia University scientists aboard the reseach ship Vema, the university announced. The coral and seaweed covered formation, known to geologists
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 127 6 Radio S'porc P.M. 1.00 Programme summary; 1.03 Saturday showcase; 1.30 The news; 1.40 Weekly share market report; 1.45 Bruno Walter conducts; 2.00 The Malayan touch. 2.30 Piano playtime: 2.45 Siesta time; 3.15 Bandstand U.S.A.; 3.30 Saturday prom; 4.30 Australian magazine. 4.45 Presenting Svend; 5.00 Sports hour: Rugger North vs. South,
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    • 156 6 I M CLUES ACROSS I Centripetal? Just fair! (8). 4 It may get quite strung up m a decorative way (4). 8 Sharp knock not to care about (3). 9 Welter taking a degree, comes to the dance (5). 10 Mine is where to be to see the show, perhops
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    • 143 6 3 Mend a mixture that's called (5). 5 Grass for paper making (7). 6 There's enough to hate m a cadet establishment (61. 7 He looks after what might be shot m a sporting way (4. 6). 9 A shilling counting: just a touch of knowledge HO). 14 Astonish the
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  • 247 7 7/ 01//; V BENEFIT 0$ SCRAMBLE 0 THEIR CATCHES .petition has cut down I traders and middlemen i jsUnds scattered round Sin^aht higher returns for fisheU hies. traders had settled on :nilies m the hope of from their dual -porting fish tc mtrol prices iddleman on
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  • 4 7 S'pore MCA awaits directive
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  • 258 7 (CHAMBERS of commerce m South-East Asia are being invited to form a federation to promote better understanding among traders and industrialists of the different countries m the region. The suggestion came from Mr. T. Satoi, managing director of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
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  • 293 7 Air travel aids local industry SINGAPORE now manufactures 90 per cent of the trunks and suitcases sold here. Mr. Lim Ngee Poon. managing director of San Kong Leather Trunk Co.. Ltd. a leading suitcase manufacturing firm here, said that the product from his nve workshops
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  • 54 7 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat— Fears lhat the rubber industry might suffer owing to a shortage of skilled tappers were yesterday discounted by the general secretary of the National Union of Plantation Workers, Mr. P. P. Narayanan. Mr. Narayanan told the Free Press yesterday that a shortage of tappers had
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  • 213 7 UNIFORM THAT GETS NO FREE BUS RIDE POLICEMEN at the International Airport at Paya Lebar now have to pay their bus fares out of their own pockets. Their new all-blue uniform, with shorts and peaked cap, is the cause of it all. The mata-matas at Paya Lebar were previously allowed
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  • 80 7 ESTATES FOR WORKERS: MOVE BY M.I.C. KUALA LUMPUR. Sat.— A special committee has been set up by the Malayan Indian Congress to carry out the president's plan to form cooperative societies to buy rubber estates offered for sale. The suggestion was made by the president, Dato V. T. Sambanthan, at
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  • 427 7 SINGAPOREANS WHO MADE GOOD 7 OUNGEI Gapi Estate m Serendah, Selangor, was left m the charge of 23-year-old estate clerk, Mr. A. P. Menon, when the Japanese Imperial Army overran Malaya m 1942. Mr. Menon stayed on the 2.500-acre rubber estate throughout the occupation to see that
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    • 42 7 Hl^j/^ w\J^ W TODA\: 11.55 p.m. TOMORROW: 1.08 a.m. and 12.38 p.m. MONDAY: 1.41 a.m. and 1.11 p.m. TTESDAY: 2.12 a.m. and 2.04 p.m. WEDNESDAY: 2.43 a.m. and 2.49 p.m. THURSDAY: 3.17 a.m. and 3.39 p.m. FRIDAY: 3.54 a.m. and 4.39 p.m.
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  • 430 8  -  M.R.S. ARSCOTT BY Acalypha hispida has green leaves, bright red tassels ACALYPHAS belong to the Euphorbiacae family which is a genus of over 200 species of herb s, shrubs and trees Found primarily m the tropics. The leaves are ovate, more or less serrated
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  • 74 8 Hispida, with rather still, bristly hairs. bcanueiu. climbing m one form or another. Simple leaf, having one blade or lobe, opposite of compound. Ovate, a leaf broadest near base, tapering upwards. Crenate, with teeth rounded, scalloped (margins). Serrate, toothed like a savr. Dentate, with coarse teeth. Sinuate, with
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  • 52 8 THE CACTUS GROWS TO OVER 60 FT. LONDON. Even In arid desert areas, cacti can grow over 60 feet high. One 70 feet high was recently measured. And bamboo which grows at the fantastic speed of 5 inches a day, can be seen 100 feet high m parts of Ceylon
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  • 59 8 HISTORIC JOURNEY OF THE TULIP ROTTERDAM. The introduction of the tulip into Western Europe from Asia Minor four centuries ago will be commemorated at the international horticutural show, "Floriade," to be opened here m March. A stage coach, leaving Istanbul on March 30. will reenact the journey from Turkey to
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  • 318 8 THE ROSE IS POPULAR NOW IN JAPAN rpOKYO. Roses, which before World War II were known to most Japanese only as cut flowers, are now being grown by an increasing number of keen amateur gardeners here. In the past few years, the rose craze has spread all over the country,
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  • 82 8 PROBLEM OF GROWING TURNIPS ON THE MOON WASHINGTON.— American scientists are trying to grow vegetables m a lunar green-house experimental garden. So far turnips, carrots. be*t. and beans have been raised m the "moon paU-h. which simulates probable conditions on the moon. Aim of the tests is to find out
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  • 44 8 The rose is tops WASHINGTON.— The rosr has won a nat:> flower contest. According to the Florists Telegraph Delivery Association, the rose polled over a third of the more than 1.000.000 votes cast. It led nearest competitor, the carnation, by a two-to-one score.— UPI
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    • 177 8 RIP KIRBY By John Prentice 6c Fred Dickenson •l^**^Jlir PON'TWORKT, MANGLE*. BY 1 HOYS HfT A POLE 9EFOKE WE CAUGHT I I POOR CXff YES, PESMONR BUT THE H6HTS 'k>^ xx -u N^ II TH£TIME<|OU6CT O U^ EVEKTBOtTY "TWAT <( HER. SHE'LL SOON BE WELL PULLWH/P. J BETWEEN CRIME AWP
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  • 564 9 Japan 's cities are among world's most dangerous I roads capable of g vehicles. Newshave blamed poor i conditions and excesfd>. Transport Ministry r less than a quarter country's total road K3 capable of O cent of the nal and prefectural were fit for motor
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  • 66 9 ttrkal d a new the 8 bt»th the irau--1(1 to permit utilisation of the generator output to its fullest \tent and at the same time provide the best conditions for maximum battery performance. mi -conductors are widely used m radio and television and come under the heading
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  • 88 9 A member of the Toronto, Canada, Police Force, dejnonstrates the Breathalfser equipment produced by the Stephenson Corporation of Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.A. Toronto police use this equipment to test suspected drunken drivers. The meter seen above the nameplate measures the percentage of blood alcohol present
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  • 192 9 ORITAIN'S "b a b y" diesel engine the 1.6 litre Perkins Four 99 has added yet another achievement to its already impressive "honours list." In the New Zealand Mobilgas Economy Run 300 drivers covered a total of 150.000 miles m 25 cars including a
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  • 59 9 JAPANESE lorry and car exports were a record m 1959, according to the Automobile Export Promotion Association. The Association said 14.725 cars and lorries were sold outside the country for $99 million. The United States, Formosa and Okinawa accounted for about half the exports, with the
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  • 503 9 TOP motor car executives m Detroit have greeted 1960 with cheerful predictions of booming markets and sales approaching 7,000,000 a million more than m 1959. Although the labour disputes m the steel industry m some cases tempered optimism, the majority have expressed the belief
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  • 164 10  -  The Rambler ti\l w\NS were not even j\ mentioned when .Manila sports writers picked their mythical All-.\>ia basketball team. Highest praise went to prolific scorer Kirn long Yin of South Korea, nicknamed The Adding Machine. Mala\a\ men were not il> Subtracting Machine* m contrast, but the point> th«\\ stored
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  • 277 10  - 5 NA TIONS INVITED TO ANNUAL GAMES IN SINGAPORE VERITY GILL Athletic i-huntpionsliips will he Vr grand affair 9 By VKIGHBOURING countries will be invited to take part m the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association championships this year. Athletes from Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia,' Borneo and Malaya can compete. So far Malaya
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  • 88 10 Darul Afiah held in Ipoh IPOH. Sat. Singapore^ league and cup soccer champions, Darul Afiah, were held to a two-all draw yesterday by Kinta India Association. Played on the Chinese Assembly Hall ground, the match was highlighted by a brilliant spell by the tourists after Kinta Indians had taken a
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  • 154 10 I MAI I SINGAPORE 'S Omar Yahya made a Foong Seong i I yesterday m the Malayan Malays badminton tourn I Badminton Association Hall. ShaaH \hHnii»h ,»f s, 1 <h 110-15, 15-13, 15-3. On the form he dis- olayed Omar Yahya is retaining the
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  • 90 10 A DAY OF THRILLS 13UGBY fans anticipate a day of ±Xl thrills. On the Singapore padang. North Malaya will try to recapture from South the prestige lost m Malaya Cup and All Blues Cup defeats. Teams: XORTH: Lee Kooi Men*. Rodrigues, Forbes, Chamberlain, Sullivan; Hui Wen* Choon, PcsUna c aptain;
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  • 18 10 LONDON, Sat. Walsall beat Barrow 2-1 m an English fourth division fnnthnll matrh at Walsall.- Reuter
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  • 89 10 Teams may be of mixed age groups it's entirely up to you. Judging win bp done by the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association, who will record the names of all who finish. The Free Press will issue Certificates of Merit to these competitors. Many a private challenge is to
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  • 19 10 Rajaji sports Ciub will hold their annual general meeting at 2.30 p.m. today at 11 Handy Road.
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  • 146 10 ABOVE is the route com- petitors will follow m the Free Press Walk. ON THE RIGHT is the entry form and the rules. All you have to do is fill m the form and pott it to us, with a one-dollar postal order attached. Taking part
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  • 1181 11 ft* Lf TWO LRACE THREE D,x 6F.) IKGO RK I 28- 1-60— Third >ippi in Div 2 Abt. 7F -Fancied |\I)I\\ III \THFR: 24-1.60-*. in DIt. 1—5 >0 Wen* over 3F "in Paladin Fancied -I KtKDIM: 22-1-60—Im-h 3F in 38 1 24-1-60 in Div.
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  • 1197 11 RACE 1-2.30: CI. 4, Div, 3-6 FURS 1 ***** COLOUR FILM 8 yr. che» (Shaw St.) 1 iftor- n DIXf ri Donnelly. 9.0 (4) Naiudi 189 Co PRINCESS YEARLING 3 yr. bam (L. C. Yong) 3 nnofto irr... Sullivan. 8.12 t9) Taylor J ***** LEGAL BLUNDER 3 yr.
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  • 95 11 ENGLAND Ist. Inngs. Puller c Alexandra b Watson 17, Cowdrey b Hall 18, Barrington c Alexandra b Hall 121, May c Kanhai b Watson 0, Dexter c and b Singh 77, Smith c Worrell b Ramadhin 108, Illingworth b Ramadhin 10, Swetman lbw b Watson 1, Trueman lbw b
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  • 340 11 PORT OF SPAIN, Saturday. A SECOND successive Test century by Ken Barrington (121), and 108 by back-to-form Mike Smith, helped England to a first innings total of 382 m the second Test against West Indies here yesterday. At close of play on the second day,
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  • 1346 12 Allan Lewis; picks the winners pRINCE OF LALITA, who will start favourite for the Selangor Gold Cup tomorrow, is my selection for this first of the season's middle distance feature races. I like the way Prince of Lalita is handicapped. He
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  • 215 12 rjESPITE his 9-7. Con- quistador can win the Class 4 9F event. He was unlucky when second over 7F on the second day. He ran into a lead-end when getting through on the inside, m the straight, and did not get clear until near the
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