The Singapore Free Press, 23 July 1960

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  • 18 1 THE NEWSPAPER EVFRVBnnv s lklKm kmJ The Singapore Free Press No. *****. SATURDAY, JULY 23, 1960.* 15 CENTS.
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  • 106 1 Tears of 1,200 schoolgirls hold up funeral flalf'honaay at Nan Chiau, then 30 buses take the students to pay last respects r lO years she was 'Mrs. Chips' of le school i Ckan S*»3n Bee SCAPORE, Sat -Oitr 1.-W> irirls Kaa Chiau rl> Hiijh School t itil
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  • 253 1  - WHY THE REDS DOWNED THE RB-47 Angus Macpherson By LONDON, Sat. The American RB-47 jet was shot down because it ventured too near Russia's bestkept secret— a huge new base on the Barents Sea where she is building a fleet of atomic submarines. Western intelligence has suspected the existence of
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  • 161 1 Castro takes over big American sugar firm and its 3 mills HAVANA, Saturday. rwsHE American owned Cuban-American Sugar Company and its three sugar mills were under government intervention (takeover) and charged "withr^vtotation^^^^iiba's sugar law. The mills are the Mercedita. Delicias and Chaparra the latter regarded as Cuba's largest mill. They
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  • 31 1 LONDON. Sat.— A 60-ytar-olri j man witn a dangerous heart conI cition has been given a new leasf lof life with an '•electric heart" sewn into his body.
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  • 23 1 NEW DELHI. Sat.— At least 3.000 Indian Government employees are expected to be dismissed following this month's Government workers' strike.
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  • 25 1 TEL AVIV, Sat.— lsraeli and United Arab Republic troops exchanged fire for several hours yesterday m a new flare-up on the Syrian border.
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  • 127 1 INSURANCE UNION CALLS MEETING TO BREAK DEADLOCK SINGAPORE, Sat. The Singapore Insurance Companies Employees Union will hold an extraordinary general meeting today to 'decide on what action to take to resolve the deadlock with employers on the question of gratuity. The union has been nego- I wth 10 insurance com-
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  • 248 1 A NKRUMAH War warning on Katanga A CCRA, Sat.— Presidx *ent Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana has warned that recognition of, or assistance to, Katanga Province by any nation could trigger off a world war. In a speech at a diplomatic dinner here. Dr. Nkrumah said all nations who stood for
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  • 28 1 LONLXDN. Sat.— Trie British I Government held a reception at I T ail cas:er House for Kin* i Phumiphol and Queen Sirikit of j Thailand.
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  • 31 1 WASHINGTON, Sat.— President Eisenhower will address about 1,500 visiting judges, barrister.-' and solicitors at the opening ol the 83rd annual meeting of the I American Bar Association.
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  • 42 1 LONDON. Sat— An Iraq Petro- leum Company spokesman said here it was "unlikely" that its subsidiary, the Basra Petroleum Company, had stopped production at the Rumaila oilfield, as alleged yesterday by General Abdul Karim Kassem. the Iraqi Prime Minister.
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  • 34 1 KATMANDU. Sat— A Tibetan Lama said the Chinese Communists starved 1.000 Tibetan priests to death m a concentration camp last March as punishment for refusing to work as slave labourers. 1
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  • 36 1 A lONI>ON Sat.— British racing driver Stirling Moss, *7rlmislv injured a month ago is almost fully recovered and will return to racing circuit* next week. He is expected to leave hospital today.
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  • 314 1 CHICAGO, Sat.— The split beIweeri iovernor Nel s o n Rockefeller of New York ;md Vice-President Richard Nixon widened yesterday this time over the draft of the party's presidential election programme. Republican leaders who for months have been trying to reconcile the
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  • 93 1 'RED TROOPS ENTERED NEPAL 12 TIMES' KATMANDU. Sat.—Usually reliable sources said here today that there had been at least 12 Chinese I incursions into Nepalese territory during the past j two months. The sources said, that the j Chinese troops still occupying the strategic Naralanga Pass In Nepalese territory were
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  • 20 1 JAKARTA. Sat.— The pilot of an Indonesian Navy aircraft was killed wnen his plane crashed during exercises.
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  • 32 1 NOERVENICH (VVes: Germany >, Sac. West Ge.man pilots yesterday began flying the flnt of j3O American-built supersonic F-104 jet, fighters bouc;.. by the Wes: German Air Porce lor training purposes.
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  • 286 1 Ih. Mala 3 m SUM X i i change opened m"' i "< m mm thiN rmti niti^ I vi» bmtodH M |)<T| i .|un. n ll* ni V\ It t SI X l.anmt il London Asiatic it 5s 14 •< in' I <:n«i loli t I In
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  • 45 1 NEWPORT (Rhode Island), I Sat. Mr. James Hagerty, th« White House press spokesman, said he had heard nothing of a j rumou/ .hat Russia and Baft Germany might be preparing a j military move against Weal Berliu witiiin the next month.
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  • 29 1 LONDON. Sat— Queen Moth*r Elisabeth, who is Chancellor of Louaon University, yesterday conferred the honorary degree of Doctor of Science on KUig Gustaf of Sweden.
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  • 29 1 ROME. Sat. President Giovan- ni Grunchi last nfcht called upon Signor Am In tort Fanfanl. a leftwing ChrlsMan Democrat, to form a new government for Italy.
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  • 28 1 PORT OP SPAIN. Sat The Trinidad Government has derided to appoint a commission or inquiry to Investigate "all aspect* of the oil industry In Trinidad."
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  • 16 1 JAKARTA. Sat —An air raid j tinll is being held la Jakarta,
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 53 1 L xi- wpotrsi LTD. I ILFORD belter" pictures .^^JTj V^Hx Profe«i©n»l, preM Jff^// VjL A and amateur photoBL, I; fmSr Kraphers a^rrr that mL v+Mr t h best all-round film H^. j W^ i» ILFORD HP3 (34 VH l^r world-famous for sperd and superb v all-round performance Of all i
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  • 173 2 Industrials firm in London markets despite sharp fall in Wall Street prices LONDON. Sat. T»HE London stock markets put up a fairly satisfactory performance yesterday. In the case of industrials the undertone remained firm despite the fact that sentiment was affected by the sharo fall on Wall Street on Thursday
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  • 155 2 Drop m many issues due to lack of buying interest NEW YORK: Wall Street yesterday closed easy with a fair majority of losses ranging to about a point. Initial steadiness proved shortlived and prices soon extended Thursday's declines m fairly active trading. Brokers attributed this to lack of
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  • 44 2 Slightly higher trend m market A MSTERDAM: The market r\ .showed a slightly higher trend yesterday although there was still uncertainty over world events. Internationals were mostly higher. Shippings were generally around previous levels m very quiet dealings. State loans generally improved slightly.
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  • 74 2 MUFUURA. Sat.— About 1.000 people attended a meeting here yesterday to discuss security on the copperbelt m the event of Congo disturbances spreading into this area. The meeting was orcanised by the Northern Rhodesia Mineworkers Union European! mine officials and the salaried staff association. It appointed a
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  • 176 2 SHIPS IN PORT CHIPS lying alongside the Singa- pore Harbour Board wharves this morning are: Braunschweig 12, Bogota 45. Gaasterkerk 6A, Weltevreden f7, Benhlant 89. Kyoto 10 11, Geneve 13 14, Theseus 1516. Adolf Warski 18. Fernhill 19. Senal N. Wall 2, Sumpltan N. Wall 3, Sirusa N. Wall 5,
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  • 58 2 HONG KONG. Friday. Closing prices here today wer*: Previous Today H. S. Banking Corporation $1,210 $1,210 sales sales Union Ins Canton $94.00 $93 00 Kales sales Wheelock Marden S7 30 7.35 sales .sales H Kong phone $38.00 $38.00 sales sales Dairy Farm Cold Soirage $28.50 $28.10 sales
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  • 231 2 HK draws US dollars HONG KONG: An American business organisation is to establish a firm here which will annually export to the United States M 54,000,000 worth of Hong Kong merchandise. This announcement was made at a press conference by Captain Leslie de Laney. maritime expert and president of
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  • 186 2 Tin spurts vp dealers may appeal for U.S. stockpile sales NEW YORK, Sat. Tin was yesterday quiet and steady with firmness m Singapore holding the market steady. But leading tin traders hero said today that consumers might shortly appeal to the United States Government to release some of its
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  • 210 2 Steadier tendency m the East fails to prevent noon dullness LONDON, Sat.— Following the steadier tendency at Singapore, quotations at the opening were nominally unchanged from Thursday's closing level. Although no important demand was forthcoming sellers were somewhat reserved at first but values eased slightly during the morning. The
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  • 880 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle prices. SINGAPORE. Friday. Previous looay INDUSTRIALS Alex. IrfCfcl C'fls (N) .93 50 Atlas Ice 11.00 Buvtn 8.8. Petro! 43 b 43 6 B.M. Trustees 575 b <;b Con. Tin Smelt. Pref. 20 3 20/3 OrdS. 51/- 51/Fedenl Dispensary
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  • 444 2 Dull reaction in mining causes a surprise i^i^iiMa»»B»»Bßßßjß^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^B^BjßjßjßjPpMß^Bß*^^ M "7"^ W m I^B7^^BBBja«aaaaaaa^, SINGAPORE, Saturday. THE mining section of the Stock Exchange yesterday was dull and easier along with rubbers and industrials. cnno-i With the tin price up $1./.> to $40y.»/£ per pi cu its highest since December 19«>6 many
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  • 244 2 Round the Work Market Prices NOTE: All prices Oelow are middle prices. U.K. Closing Prices LONDON. July 22. Pr«vi*uk (>nl*\ RUBBER H: 1 RS» B.t.f. Eur»p«»n Wrtt July un«iuot*d unquoted Aug w w :{(l RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot 30 RUBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement House Terms Aug 9H sopt
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  • 41 2 NORWOOD. (Massachusetts): Raytheon Co. announced it has under development an electronic oil well heater which may aid m the recovery of some of the vast oil reserves which cannot be brought to the surface by present methods.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 625 2 —-^SHIPPING &v /^^i T. h f v? S £j| THE t A.l. UNES Sa.litgs tl AOCN. RED SEA. MfllTftf ANEAN. J^J CONTINENTAL SCANDINAVIAN PORTS. \f^ at, mi Jitlartia I) t/^ GW m.%. "Sttffcliia 21 21 Jii» T/ •s. "Raiitrtia'- D 31 July 4 Aue 5 I Aag 1/7 An| as
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    • 146 3 life of a Chinatown architect A FULL DAY AT THE OFFICE, THEN AS NIGHT FALLS MR. KWAN STEPS WTO A FASCINATING WORLD WHERE HE IS THE HERO By HO KOK CHOY SINGAPORE, Saturday t|H> i> of the double life of 65Mr. Kwan Vow Luen. kw hi, who lives m Ann
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    • 88 3 OFFICERS WILL SOON LEAVE FOR A FIVE-MONTH AUSSIE COURSE pLA LUMPUR, Sat.— Sn senior officers of the *»i and State Governvil] leave next week for Qths 1 specialised "N to public adminisV: r •looted by ti n Government r>e which wa> B**J by the Australian amice Board are: JjUu Abdul
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    • 145 3 AN OFFER OF HELP TO DR. GOH BY JAPANESE EXPERTS SINGAPORE. Sat.— A trade delegation of the Hygo Prefectural Government. Japan, has offered technical assistance to the Singapore Government. The offer to advise the Government m the setting up of factories and engineering establishments m the State has been made
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    • 76 3 TOP SCHOLAR, BACK FROM OXFORD IS NOW A LECTURER BUKIT TIM AH, Sat.— Mr. Lee Yong Leng, 30, who went to Oxford m September, 1958, as a Queens Scholar returned to Singapore last week and is now a lecturer m geography at the University of Malaya. While at Oxford, he
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    • 58 3 Uproot all stems and burn all roots when the tomato plant dies. Remove and burn all plants which decay during growth. Use new supports* for each crop; or soak old ones m disinfectant before using them. Do not plant tomatoes and other crops m rotation. This means that tomato
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    • 148 3 toot Ping that s£W4ft v y n a But they said they dared not enter it for fear of being charged with trespass. A villager. Mr. Urn Chin Fung. 39. said: "If only a police official can accompany us to the hut, we
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    • 153 3 THE NEGRI GOVERNMENT WILL SPEND $36 MILLION IN ITS DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR 1961-65, SAYS DR. MOHAMMED SAID SEREMBAN. Sat. The Negri Sembilan Government proposes to spend $36.--246.000 m its five-year plan for 1961-65, the Mentri Besar. Dr. Mohammed Said bin Mohammed, disclosed. Rural development expenditure alone would account for $29,530,000.
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    • 99 3 Farmer Cheng offers a six-way scheme to increase tomato crop SINGAPORE, Saturday. PONCERNED over the poor tomato crop m Singapore, a Ponggol farmer offers a sixway plan to help other farmers raise their output. He is If] Cheng Kee Sens. 56, who has been growing tomatoes and other vegetable crops
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    • 151 3 10-DAY TOUR TO BROADEN OUTLOOK ON MALAYA SINGAPORE, Sat. The Chinese V.M.C.A. will organise a 10-day travel tour entitled "Malaya on a Shoe String." from Aug. 24 to Sept. 2 during the August holidays. The purpose of this organised tour open to all members of the association, school teachers and
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    • 34 3 PENANG, Sat.— The Penang and Province Wellesley branch of the Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis has paid out m May and June $17,305 for relief of dependents of TB patients.
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    • 219 3 $268,000 to build it, no money to run it: Now Govt. relents MALACCA, Sat. The i?1 $268,000 children's orthopaedic home at Tanjong Kling, seven miles from here, which has been lying idle for the past 30 months since its completion, will be opened m early September. The Minister of Health
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    • 26 3 AIOR STAR, Sat. Four anti-Communist rallies will be held at the Kedah-Thai border towns to mark the end of the Emergency on July 31.
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    • 25 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. The Automobile A ssociation of Singapore has launched a safety-first poster competii tion among school children to promote road safety.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 40 3 .:r fits STORAGE P&CKING I S NrjAp ORE BAGGAGE TRANSPORT AGENCY LTD. '^^|BH|| m association with M* '^JHH^H S| NGAPORE PACKING CO.. LTD. *D 4nK~'~'~W^*\ Ift E KUALA LUHHJ* K>KT SWETTENH4M UT ff TEL: $4347 T £L 637Z Cj d)
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    • 193 3 T^gJiiEtEißE THE 35mm SINGLE J LENS REFLEX CAMERA? YOU'VE ALL BEEM WAITING FOR/ \Pentamatic/ Ul THESE ARE THE FABULOUS FEATURES IHi 9 Interchangeable bayonet-mount Fl.t Auto-Yashion Lent, wrH» fully-automatic diaphragm. accessory adaptors allow the use of Exakta Praktica lenses. Instant -return mirror. Focoi-pionc shutter, speed 1/1000 sec. Single-stroke film-wind 4
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 172 3 Medium Wave 476 metres Programme summary, followed <hnrt w- v^ mn.fs b y music; 7.00 The news; 7.10 Short \^ave 62 metres Newstalk; 7.15 Youth at the (4780 ke/s) helm, produced and presented by JLJU t Kelvin Reutens. P.M. TOD Programme sum* mary; 1.03 Evergreen parade; 7-30 Tiga Sckawan; .45
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  • 248 4 Special pre-varsity courses: No change in fees, classes begin Aug. 1 5 By A. MAHADEVA Singapore, Saturday. FEES for the special pre-university courses to be started shortly at r the University of Malaya m Singapore will almost be identical to the degree and diploma courses. This wus revealed m a
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  • 123 4 'COME UNDER ONE BANNER' CALL BY TEACHERS CHIEF SINGAPORE, Sat. The Singapore Chinese School Teachers* Union will launch a membership campaign next week to pave the way for the early formation of a National Union embracing teachers from different educational streams. The first phase of the campaign will be the
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  • 26 4 PENANG, Sat. Penang vill hold a Victory Day )arade on Aug. 1 at the splanade. The Governor, Raja TunUda, will take the s-alute.
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  • 143 4 COURSES ARE NOT TO BRAINWASH OFFICIAL KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Federation Government has no intention of using civic courses to brainwash people. This was stated by the Deputy Director of the Information Services. Syed Zainal Abidin, when he opened a civics course for trainees from Selangor youth clubs. He said:
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  • 34 4 PENANG. Sat.— A labourer S. M. Maidin. 36. pleaded guilty to stealing four sarongs and a pair of trousers belonging to A. K. Husen, m Dato Kramat Road. Sentence was postponed.
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  • 223 4 BAN ON RED TEXTILES IS A CRUCIAL BLOW SAYS GUILD CHIEF SINGAPORE, Sat. Singapore importersof Red Chinese piecegoods declared that the latest Federation Government ban on the import of these textiles would mean a "crucial blow to our business." The Federation Government has announced that from Wednesday import of the
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  • 109 4 Malay cultural group to stage play in aid of National Theatre Fund SINGAPORE, Sat—Singapore's Minister for Culture, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, will be the guest of honour at the opening night of a stage play "Lela Satria at the Victoria Theatre tonight. The play m Malay is being staged for two
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  • 97 4 MRS. DAVIES IS ELECTED HEAD OF YWCA SINGAPORE. Sat.— Mrs. E.V Davies was elected pre- sident of the YWCA at the-j annual meeting held recently Other oi f ice-bearers are vice president Mrs. Shufen Khoo. honorary treasurerMrs. Kismet Wong. Committee members:- Miss I. Athisayam. Mrs. C. M Blaufarb. Mrs. Wendy
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  • 34 4 JOHORE BAHRU. Sat. No control is yet available for the rot m citrus which is now widespread m Segamat and is causing hea,vy losses m citrus orchards, reports the Agricultural Department.
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  • 30 4 MALACCA, Sat. The Municipal Council appointed a committee to review its policy of prohibiting the building of business premises m certain streets now regarded as "residential areas."
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  • 177 4 America's move to buy Taiwan sugar is causing a local scare SINGAPORE, Saturday. AMERICA'S interest m Formosan sugar has created a scare among local sugar merchants. I Mr Chew Shia Chan, treasurer of the Singapore Sugar Iraders Association said that his sources m Formosa had cabled him stating that "negotiations
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  • 65 4 THE INTEREST BREEDING IS KEPT 01 SAYS REPORT JOHORE BAKK tere>t i well maintained the Chii during 1958 State Agri Johore. recoro nual report tural Depart the reo Johore I The number of smn formed by aepartmnfl m South the year con during the It tremely I states, to find
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 99 4 *swan\no |kJ FiNE SHOES FOR MEN M^ M MUM KITTaJOXFS Mm/M'\ m NORTHAMPTON AW^^i/r^^m INCLAND J*v/j //jfiS H. W. SHELLEY W^^fP r QUALITY FURNITURE \r TRADE-IN ACCEPTED ii< tf Thi^ 8 piece lounge suite trom i^u longwvering, stylish i^^f 'V t Furniture, consult: 4 JE4I SINGAPORE 60.62, Orchard Rood KUALA
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  • Page 4 Miscellaneous
    • 321 4 DAILY CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 6. No saintly contrast to a 1. The cause of an unknown muddled point a Heath Rovoice answering, perhaps (5, binson affair? (11). 5|- 7. Pilfer painting: can't see 8. One can't get it out of one's what it's meant to be anymind when one is
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    • 42 4 SINGAPORE JFJT^ TODAY: 11.24 a.m. and 10.30 p.m. TOMORROW: 11.55 a.m and 11.05 p.m. MONDAY: 12.24 p.m. (noon) and 11.41 p.m. TUESDAYS 12.53 p.m. WEDNESDAY: O.lti a.m. and 1.22 p.m. THURSDAY: 0.53 a.m. and LA p.m. FRIDAY: 1.31 a.m. and 2.23 p.m.
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  • 236 5 INAUGURAL MEETING TO I BE HELD AFTER FINAL ROUND OF TALKS WITH OFFICIALS ci\r iunu, c SINGAPORE, Saturday. i L*« Government has given the "green light to the formation of the proposed Blood Donors Association. Talks are now going on between the organisers and
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  • 196 5  - Cartwheels come just as easily to this ballerina ELEANOR CHAN By SINGAPORE, Sat. Talented Eunice Yap, 14 is one of Singapore's most successful ballerinas and probably the best acrobatic dancer. Agile and supple.' Eunice does the backbends, cartwheels, "cobblers and spiders' flop-overs and high kicks with much rase. Learning to
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  • 201 5 Car buyers here may not benefit by price war in Britain SINGAPORE, Saturday. JYJALAYAX and Singapore new car purchasers who expect to benefit from the present price war m the United Kingdom will be m for a disappointment. Leading car dealers and agents here said that the prices of new
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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    • 281 5 I f j There's something special about our Exclusive imported BRU-LON n ■BB^^^^^^^B* %BBlh^V^lT I T I Creomr soft ond luxurious, this .I is rtie cord»gon Jumper tttor y r t writ 90 over o whole wardrobe < \\{j\\ I of fashions. The special quad. ties full-fashioned styling, beautiful 14
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 372 5 DIARY OF TODAY'S .EVENTS THE STAGE (MB: Breath of Spring" a t Cultural Centre Theatre 5.30 p.m and 9 p.m. j TickeLs $4. 53. and $2 from Robinsons. PHOTOCiRAPHH MH lETY OF SINGAPORE: Exhibition photographs by X F. Wong ai Raffles Museum. Open daily. RAM AKRISHN A MISSION: Class on
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  • 1379 6 Pretty Ivy, 19, reveals her secret dream SHE WANTS TO GO ROUND THE WORLD TO SEE PLACES BUT NOT AS A SINGER WHEN ONE GOES on a nightbeat, one really takes one's life m one's hands or so it seems to a driver as cautious as I. For let alone
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  • 403 6  - 21 years after the 'Wizard of Oz'... Judy Garland, now 38, finds the end of the rainbow SHE'S 38 and she's not plump. She's fat and jolly. She's Judy Garland. She arrived m London and told me: I've never been so happy m my life. "My children three of them
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 865 6 CLASSIFIED ADS, AT YOUR SERVICE Words $2 (Mi*.)— Box 50 ets. extra DIPLOMA* CIRTIPICATEt TESTIMONIAL* copied whll. you wait. (B' port) *****. TOP QUALITY COLOUR Print from Transp*nu»cy. Ttlephone 'Life' ***** P.O. Box 1108, Singapore. SHOPPING GUIDE Words $2 (Mi*.)— Box M cts. extrn JAVA MOOES ladies dressmaker assures beautiful
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    • 422 6 For those who know the difference ALLIED RECORD CLUB P. O. BOX 2097 SINGAPORE m etw m Dear Sir. JILTED BUT NOT ASHAMED Your correspondent Mr. Koh Wan Choy seems to think that one should only marry a jilted girl because being jilted is chorocter-forming. What on odd bird he
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    • 56 6 UUWty ttottt jfrjlffe ~JJjr* Utmotf comfort ot reasonable retei Z(r^l ORCHARD HOTEL LT •7L_7 f Fully Air-condition«^ Wine, dine and dance ot the well-to i?esf wishes to from ■MACLAINE WATSON (IMPORTS) L Agents for IGEVAERT GEVASONOR MAGNf I TAPES. ■■■■■■■■■!■■■■■>■'' J V^V Thrill to tM»# LIJ I I Mm! for
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  • 5 7 Hi Fi Fraders grand opening
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  • 368 7  - oday— new store to cater for the hi-fi fan HARRY CHIA GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE IS THE AIM: ALL MACHINES MAINTAINED FREE OF CHARGE BY COMING SOON TO STORE -TV SETS FROM JAPAN IN THE heart of Singapore's Chinatown, a new building has been erected as a distributing house for the
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  • 328 7 Inn i,,, Hfe v ,;;»-> pore nmt.,rNonces S ;.r suth us «nagic virtues of these modern inventions. Mr. (hong Choo Chai, the manager of Hi Fi Traders, said that his company will bring these appliances and gadgets into more homes m Singapore. The leaders "We
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 58 7 Heartiest Congratulation to Messrs. Hi-Fi TRADERS, on the occasion of their grand opening at 59, South Bridge Road, Singapore If tHK± iR y^^ n ■Ul £k ss a, W W,^ £p JF JT JF wMmBBk HHL^HBBHSBHHHHHHHHHHHBHRffIHBHHB combines BEAUTY^ SUPERB PERFORMANCE Sole Agents for Singapore, Sarawak, Brunei N. Borneo:--/yN Asia Radio
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
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  • 23 9 n:;- Q Picture shows the elegant setting which can be seen through the plate-glass shouywindoiv. Free Press picture.
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  • 309 9 who is interested m modern interior decoration would do well to visit the new South Bridge Road building of Hi Fi Traders, which opens today. Behind the striped brick facade and the full-length plate-glass show-window of
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 154 9 The NtW Kelvinators are i r~~^i here f j r> Inspired by America's fabulous kitchens p*i the New Kelvinators with the square corner design offers more storage, shelf space and greater economy than ever before. m sales. First m service. EAST ASIATIC COMPANY LTD.. «JALA LUMPUR MALACCA- PENANG IPOH :ulation
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    • 99 9 £$w <*■■*& Congratulations and Best Wishes for your success, from: KIAN GWAN (M) LTD. X^t I 1 122, Serangoon Road, Singapore. congratulate Messrs. Hi-Fi Traders on the occasion of their grand opening at 59, South Bridge Road, Singapore I and II wish them Success Prosperity CLIMATE ENGINEERING LTD. are pleased
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  • 84 10 PLENTY OF FREE CORN BUT NOT ENOUGH HORSES-MOUTHS KANSAS CITY. Sat. When it's Christmas Day m Kansas States they will be worrying: "Will enough horses turn up this year for the Emma A. Robinson horses' dinner trust fund? The good Emma bequeathed $10,000 (M$30.000) to give a Christmas feast each
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  • 660 10 It was a small party and she really let herself go LOGAN GOURLAY MEETS AVA GARDNER AT A LONDON NIGHT CLUB AND TELLS WHY HE TOOK HER SHOE HOME WITH THE MILK A VA GARDNER took her shoes oil and put them on the table. It was past midnight m
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  • 653 10 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; 10.30 a.m. Holy Communion: 6.30 p.m Evening Prayer. BETHESDA (Katong Church): 8.30 a.m. The Lord's Supper; 9.30 a.m. Ministry. Mr. R. A. Mitchell; 3 p.m. Junior Sunday School; 4.30
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  • 466 10 A PACKET OF FUN FOR FAST DRIVING AT ITS SAFEST, BUT IT CAN BE CRUEL TO YOUR HAIR WITH THE HOOD DOWN T<HE MGA is strictly a pleasure car. And what a lot of pleasure it gives for just under $7,000. If you are very fussy about your appearance, then
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    • 435 10 [$50,6667-1 JPRODENT: I (SMILING GIRL BRAND) TOOTHPASTE JACKPOT COMPETITION j Competition No. 4 Closing Date: 31st. July, 1960 I*r PRIZE i NEW 1960 FORD ANGLIA SEE THIS WONDERFUL NEW CAR AT THE SHOWROOMS OF George Lee Motors Ltd., Ampong Motors Ltd., I 200, Clemcnceau Avenue, 88, Ampong Rood, SINGAPORE KUALA
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  • 34 11 I (arrowed) will call on the News Editor at the Free Press House on Monday morning she will receive a prize of complimentary copy of her picture. i i
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  • 41 11 Eent who ve blood lines gets er medal idy, I o.f S hool, is only ere to obror d. II a not t d to •cure So pain at I* r^e contrary JJttiieted after 3iood Tr I :edal l E i
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  • 12 11 a *ry out I Pulau I :and! n oast I
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  • 125 11 WOMEN FOR THERAPY TRAINING UNDER THE C-PLAN SINGAPORE Sat. The Federation Government has called for women applicants for training as occupational therapists under Colombo Plan scholarships offered by the New Zealand Government. The training is for three years m New Zealand. On completion the trainees will have to serve the
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  • 81 11 WORKERS' UNION TO FIGHT INFILTRATION KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The National Union of Plantation Workers has i decided to take measures to combat me infiltration of politicians into the trade union movement. A spokesman of the NUPW said: "Recently we have witnessed m various parts of the country politicians trying to
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  • 25 11 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The annual meeting of the Malayan Outward Bound Association will be held at the British Council Hall on Aug. 7.
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  • 25 11 IPOH, Sat. ASP Kassim Ali bin Mohamed, from Kuala Lumpur, has assumed duties here as Officer-in-Charge of the anti-secret society branch.
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  • 262 11 SINGAPORE, S a t.— Several Government offices and departments have shifted m recent months to increase efficiency of work and promote inter departmental links. The trend these days is for similar departments or units of a Ministry to be moved, as far as possible, into
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  • 39 11 SINGAPORE, Sat. The i Chinese V.M.C.A. will spon- j sor a talk on "What are our real responsibilities as teen- I agers", at its Study Room m j South Pier on August 20 at 4 p.m.
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  • 254 11 NO QUESTION OF IT BEING OUSTED BY RADIO OR TELEVISION, SAYS DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AGENCY By HARRY CHIA SINGAPORE, Sat. JHE newspaper is irreplaceable as an adverO^XiHcdiunriiiid^hierexan^beit^^tieHtkm of it being: ousted by radio or television when they are introduced m
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  • 145 11 Coconut industry needs a 'shot in the arm' to stop decline— Khir KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. THE Minister of Commerce and Industry, Inche Mohamed Khir Johari said the coconut industry needed a "shot m the ami" similar to that 'given by replanting to the rubber 1 industry. He said this when
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  • 138 11 PAN-MALAYAN ESSAY CONTEST FOR STUDENTS i AND ADULTS SINGAPORE S a t. The Malaysian Research Institute is sponsoring an essay contest open to students and adults m Singapore and Malaya. The essay is "What the terms: Singapore, Malaya and Malaysia mean to me." The contest carrying a $100 prize for
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  • 39 11 SINGAPORE. Sat. Rev Oscar Guinn of the Wesley Methodist Church here will speak on "Service Above Self" at the next luncheon meeting of the Singapore Rotary Club on Wednesday at the Cathay Restaurant.
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  • 43 11 SINGAPORE, Sat. The Bth Pan-Malayan Photographic contest will be judged at the Hollywood Room, commencing at 9.00 a.m. tomorrow. Judges will be Mr. Peng Seng Wu, FHP.S., Mr. Tan Siong Teng, ARPS., and Mr. Tan Boon Yean, ARPS.
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  • 128 11 Long rope can be fatal, say park visitors OINGAPORE. Sat.— A Jong. thick rope hangs from a tall Flame of the Forest tree at the seaward end of the Elizabeth Walk, near the open air restaurant. T*ie rope has been there for the past two weeks, according to Mr. Ronald
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  • 260 11 UNION TO SEND DEMAND TO 3 BANKS SINGAPORE S a t. The Singapore Bank Employees' Union has asked for improved conditions of service for more than 240 workers m three banks m the State. The banks are: The Netherlands Trading Society, the Bank of Tokyo and the Bank of Singapore.
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  • 19 11 SEGAMAT, Sat.— The Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Syed Ja'afar Albar, will visit Segamat today.
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  • 190 11 Perak Mentri sets out $20 mil. plan for land, roads, drainage IPOH, Saturday. THE Mentri Besar of Perak, Inche Shaari bin Piai, announced here the details of a "massive programme* 1 for rural development which the State Government has started. "We plan to spend about $20 million on capital development
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  • 104 11 7 ON SCOOTERS TO PAY 'SOCIAL CALL' 180 MILES AWAY SINGAPORE. Sat.— Seven i members of the Singapore Lambretta Owners' Club will make a trip to Malacca today. Mrs. Kirn Vegter, secretary of the club, will be among the seven. Members of the Dolphin team will I also make the
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  • 180 12 A teenage girl knocks out gunman with dose of sleeping pills NEW YORK, Saturday. BLONDE, 17-year-old Missouri girl Marsha Lea Roberts scored a real knock-out over a convict with a shotgun who held her family under siege for five hours. Marsha didn't hit him. She i slipped a MicKey ruin
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  • 76 12 RAILWAYS FIND A USE FOR LOST BROLLIES /CHICAGO. Sat. Caught m the rain? Travellers on the Chicago and Northwestern railroad won't ha.ye to worry about this any more. At the main railway station free umbrellas are provided from a trolley labelled "Rainstick Junction." Hundreds of umbrellas had accumulated m the
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  • 383 12 BORN on this day, of the outgoing sign, you are bound to have characteristics of both your sign and the following one. You are self-reliant, self-confident and determined You thrive on activity and excitement. Your temper is high and your imi pulses strong. Your life should be
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    • 103 12 .^H B I 9^ i^vT t THE SUNDAY STIMULANT FM A DOCTOR AND I'M A BUSY MAN. THAT'S WHY I'M SO GLAD THERE'S AN INFORMATIVE PAPER LIKE THE MAIL TO HELP ME CATCH UP ON I THE NEWS AT WEEK-ENDS. "It has a very good coverage of Foreign affairs by
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    • 651 13 PICTURES BY KOK AH CHONG REPORTED BY VAZIR MARKAR FARRER PARK, Saturday. jyjARGARET Saunders, javelin hurling housewife, smashed a Malayan record on the first day of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association championship meet yesterday. She is the wife of
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    • 241 13 OLOMBO PLAN SCHOLARSHIP AINING IN STATISTICS-ONE AWARD for the above scholarship to i'.e :o Droceed to Australia under 1 Co-operation Scheme to obtain a professional statistician. The ■wi JIM degree course plus a fourth iv man required: to possess a General Certificate of •^e Higher School Certificate with the rder
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    • 292 14 University of Malay 7; Hong Kong University 0. BUKIT TIMAH. Sat.Malaya outplayed and outclassed Hong Kong m their hockey match yesterday, last of the 1960 Inter-Varsity bi-annual Gamo. At half-time the score was 1-0. but m the second half. Malaya
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    • 184 14 THE SUN CAME OUT FOR THEM KAMPON'G BAHRU, Sat. The sun shone for Kampon*, Bahru and Telok Blanuuh Malay School when they hold their first Combined athletics meet yesterday. Outstanding performers were Pan*; Wai Ying (girls i and Zainal b. Hajusien boy.>>. Keppel School won he Inter-School Relay. KV.MPOMi BAIIRL
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    • 442 14 BUKIT TIMAH, Sat. Sukaiman and Sidek bin Tom, champions m the 'A' and 4 B' divisions for boys, each won two events at the Duchess School annual sports yesterday. Yap Shiow Hwa won the 'A division honours for girls and Letchimi
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    • 46 14 FARRER PARK, Sat. i Ministry of Health beat St Joseph's Institution 7-6 m a soccer friendly here yester- day. Scorers for Health: Charlie <3), Hoi Meng (2), Gopal and Ganesan. Francis Yeo (2), Rudy Richards (3> and David Duclos scored for St. Joseph's.
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    • 301 14 These chess players do not observe 'Touch Move' rule By LIM KOK ANN, SINGAPORE, Saturday. AN inviolate and ancient rule of chess is the Touch Move Rule. Once a player touches a piece he is obliged to move it and a player is strictly forbidden to handle the pieces until
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    • 372 14 They watch prize giving in the rain SEMBAWANO, Sat. Students of West Hill Schools 1 and II braved pouring rain to watch the prize-giving at their sports yesterday. Individual winners were Ahlip (Boys A Division). Mohd. Deni (B Division), Rohani binte Osman (Girls' A) and Lee Peck Hua (Girls' B).
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    • 34 14 FARRER PARK, Sat. Mersing Sports Club lost to Federation Customs 5-2 m a friendly soccer match yesterday. Scorers for Customs: Leo. Nathan, Majid. Ali and Jeya. Atan (2) netted for Mersing.
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    • 46 14 FARRER PARK. Sat. Singapore Military Forces went down 4-2 to Malayan Basic Training Centre m a M.O.R. Div. 2 League soccer match yesterday. Scorers for M.B.T.C. were L Cpl. Choo Teck (2), Sgt. Osman and L Cpl. Sulaiman. Atan (2> netted for S.M.F.
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    • 282 15 v..rsiKoog and 7-0 to P» ta a badit Oei Hall last losing rohed m b. all the A treat •tain, the 'J*a tr^at for who Sini for the Malayan Championships. Lack of fitness proved the downfall of the Varsities. If. Sadali just
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    • 269 15 Bintang Bulan tried so hard but couldn't keen unbeaten record Maxwell S.C 3 Bintang Bulan 1 FARRER PARK, Saturday. BINTANG BULAN, playing below form, got into difficulties yesterday. Playing on a soggy ground, Maxwell took the lead m the fourth minute through persistent Kassim Ashik. He headed a corner pass
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    • 85 15 Aussies ahead 3-1 in Thomas Cup WELLINGTON, Sat. Australia's Thomas Cup badminton team led New Zealand 3-1 last night. The match is a semi-final m the Australasian zone. Winners meet Japan m the zone final. Results (Australian names first) Singles: K. C. Turner bt A. Stephens 15-3, 15-6; S. Russell
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    • 1434 16 FREE PRESS TURF EXPERT ALLAN LEWIS PICKS THE WINNERS: TIME TO PLAN YOUR PUNTmGJFOR_TOMORROWJ»^WAY CL. I. DIV. 1 «F: Holiday Time 9.00. Tudor Wonder 8.11, Sir Chiron «.04. Sinjora II ;.13. Cant Trtl 7.12, Lucky tacky -.11.
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    • 872 16 STEADY OLEANDER SHOULD TAKE GOVERNOR'S CUP OVER A MILE (X. I—l MILE: Satoro 9.07, Prince of Lalita 903, Pinkson 8.06. Automation 8.03, Oleander II 8.00. Coiuff .-UK Brave General 7.07, Sulpixio 7.07, Bon Mveur ..07. Three Rings 7 07, Terima Kaseh 7.07. THE Governor's Cup main race at Penang to-
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    • 402 16 Akbaree is the danger to Remembrance in the Cl. 5 9 Div. 1-7F race CL. 5, DIV. 1 7F: Remembrance 9.00, Gilded Prince 813 Grey Court 8.12, Reliable 8.11, Akbaree 8.10, Sio Pwar 8.09, Goliath 8.08, Petite Princesse 8-05, Typhoon II 804. Thirteen Wonders 8.03. Cheni 8.02, Cha Cha Cha
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    • 14 16 STEUBENVILLE, Sat—Tommy (Hurricane) Jackson tko'd heavyweight Jim O'Connell m four rounds.— U.P.l.
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    • 1967 15 TRACK FORM... your guide to winners MR. MAGOO: Newcomer, no track report. DAULATH: 19-7-60 Was restricted to 3P m even time; won on yielding track. HULA HOOP: 21-7-60— Im- I piessed with 3P m 38 1/5 with fcans Atom.; won on yielding tiack. BRK.HT EYES: No recent track report; won
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