The Singapore Free Press, 30 November 1960

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    21 1 J"" P WITH THE NEWS YOU MOST READ v The SINGAPORE Free Press Wo. ***** WEDNESDAY* NOVEMBER 30, 1960. 15 CENTS.
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    A FIGHT TO THE END
    143 1 A FIGHT TO THE END TAMIMNHS. Wed. Horrified labourers yesterday watched their pel dog take on a deadly cobra in a tight to the death near their worksite, the City Council's Sludge Disposal Works. The dos. a iive-vear-old mongnamed Peter, belonged to one of the labourers. C. Sinnakaruppan. flght staried
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    BUDGET GETS A ALM AND QUIET WELCOME
    327 1 BUDGET GETS A ALM AND QUIET WELCOME IT IS RACE DAY TODAY: PAGE S AND 10 GIVE ALL THE VITAL TIPS TO MAKE PUNTING PAY langes in tax were expected: 'Best in circumstances' Il^ectcd no major-tax-mcrease Budget was this morning received I calm among business and professional circles, ups the
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    DOG v COBRA:
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    The day it rained fish
    272 1  -  G SUBBAS It was here, there, everywhere, just for the picking... and what a fine time was had by all By *TAMPINES. Wed.— For L six glorious hours a large pond off Tampines Road was a fisherman's paradise. There were fish everywhere for the picking.
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    March date for the Prime Ministers
    52 1 NEW DELHI. Wed— Mr. Nehru has named March 8 as Lhe date for next year's Commonwealth Piime Ministers* conference in London, which he will attendThe Indian Prime Minister is leaving for London almost immediately after Queen Elizabeth ends her siate visit 10 India on
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    Cultural mission
    21 1 JAKARTA. Wed.— An Indonesian cultural exchange mission, 66 x. leaves today for Kuala Lumpur 'to promote the Indonesian identity."
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    Algerians seize 50
    18 1 ALGIERS. Wed. Algerian insurgents who recently crossed into Algeria from Tunisia kidnapped about 50 Muslims.
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    Atom blast No. 3
    19 1 PARIS. Wed. The newspaper Paris-Pres.se said France's third nuclear explosion would take place before Christmas.
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    Govt. vote $600,000, for trade officers
    70 1 Govt. vote $600,000, for trade officers SINGAPORE CITY, Wed.— The government has allocated more than $600.--000 next year for the establishment of Trade and Information Offices in Britain, Indonesia and Kuala Lumpur. The estimates for 1961 reveal that the Singapore government will build or buy office premises and residential accommodation
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    VILLAGERS RUSH TO AID MAID WAYLAID BY FOUR ARMED THUGS
    100 1 VILLAGERS RUSH TO AID MAID WAYLAID BY FOUR ARMED THUGS JURONG. Wed. About 100 villagers last night rallied to the aid of a 27--year-old maid. Tan Kim Hong, and put to flight lour armed thu^.s who waylaid her on a lonely footpath at the 12th milestone, Jurong. Police lator combed
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    FBI GRAB DOCTOR BROTHER OF SOVIET SPY AT HOSPITAL
    115 1 FBI GRAB DOCTOR BROTHER OF SOVIET SPY AT HOSPITAL WASHINGTON. Wed'. F.8.1, agents, waiting outside a suburban N«v. York hospital, yesterday seized Dr. Robert Soble. brother of the convicted Soviet spy Jack So bo >vr. now serving a »^ar prison .sentence. Dr. Sobl< Soblen -was chai Deins a member of
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    STOP PRESS
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    MALAYAN, HK FUNDS
    17 1 Pi- I-^und i price selling $1,241 Fuix. Fll iK SI 04 UK SI. II.
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    Lock icon Silcock criticises the Times on national culture of Singapore
    513 2 Silcock criticises the Times on national culture of Singapore Rby the FREE PRESS FOREIGN SERVICE LONDON, Wednesday. PROFESSOR T. H. Silcock. a member of the Institute o! Common\yealth Studies, yesteixluy criticised the editorial published in the Times lour days ago on national culture in Singapore. The former Professor of Economics
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    Congo bill: offers to pay more than its share
    112 2 Congo bill: offers to pay more than its share VEW YORK. WYd The United states aounced yesterds would pay more an its share of the United Nations' Congo operation so to have the burden to be borne by wealthy Georar Alken ie this announcement N. budgetary comtee after the Soviet
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    Rochdales in H.K.
    26 2 HONCi KONG: Lord Rochdale. chairman of the British Cotton Board, and his wife. Lady Rochdale, are in Hong Kong on a three-day private
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    SHIPS IN PORT
    138 2 SHIPS IN PORT SJIIIPS lying alf»n Rs idf the Singapore Harbour Board wkanra or expected today are: Suncia <P O) 1/2. Selat Bangka 3. TeKelbe: Van Neck HA, looa^o d/T. Zuxo Ma»n 8/9. Pentakota 10/11, Lica M:.ersk 13/14, Karimaia 15/16. Burnside 18. Gorgon 19, Semenynh N. Wall 1. Matan- N.
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    DROP IN RUBBER PRICES BUT THE MARKET CLOSES STEADY
    171 2 DROP IN RUBBER PRICES BUT THE MARKET CLOSES STEADY LONDON. Wed— Quotations were marked down by half penny per pound at the outset for most positions in sympathy with lower levels at Singapore. Little further change occurred throughout the day. New York advices had no j influence and the close
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      U.K. Closing Prices
      102 2 LONDON. Nov. 29 Previous Today RUBBER No 1 RSS c.i.f European ports. Dec. 25 916 25 l Jan 23 9 1* 29 3/16 RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot 28 851/8 RUBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement House Terms. Jan. 3 S Feb 25 7 IC TONE Steady but
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      New York Prices
      52 2 NEW YORK. Nov. 29 Previous Today TIN Straits spot 102.79 102.50 RUBBER Futures Jan Nov. 29.15 Mar :T'.7n 28 -'0 TONE: Steady at decline. SALES: 14 lots. No. 1 RSS Dec landed price COFFEE: Futures B' Contract Dec. K I 3V41 Above prices quo'.t-d in l*S CCBtl
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      Dow Jones Averages
      34 2 NEW YORK. Nov. 29. Previous Today 30 Industrials MS 4 1 20 Railroads 12 1LT..37 40 Domestic Bonds *4. .4 < *4.41 15 Utilities 64 9.'. "'7 65 Stocks Composite Averages HilM
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      U.S. Pepper
      24 2 Malahar spot 47. ftfiOfttl 4'.. 1 1. 4;i;. Muntok -wh.te spot 73i. Dec. <taipme: ox-Jock, v Ae prices quoted, in I'.S. I
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      Copra, Coconut Prices
      77 2 LONDON. Nov. 29. Previous Today COPRA Philippines c.i.f. UK North European ports delivered weight per lon* ton Nov. 1183 COPRA. Strait* Borneo c.i.f. U.K. North European ports delivered weight per long ton Dec. Jan. -*>6J COCONUT OIL crude Strait* C.i.f. European ports in bulk per lons ton
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    Shell gets contract
    14 2 Ki\v\n Po'roleum have been for ofishorr Kuwait State radio b nounced.
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    Zinc strike ends
    17 2 \l \V VOKK: An <: the Nev- J< h.. Jt-v all the I mines ai
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    Pakistan bid long-term c
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    UP 9 DOWN 18 UNCHANGED 147
    380 2 NOTE: All orices below are middle prices. INDUSTRIALS Previous !o:ay A'ex. Bricks Ords. (N) .90 .90 Atlas Ice 11. CO e.-cra 30USTEAD 1.16 I 15 8.8. Petrol 44/« B.M. Trustees 5.25 -3 Con. Tin Smelt. Pref. 20 3 Ords. 45 7% 45 3 t-ecerat
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    Sungei Bahru estate bring good returns
    428 2 Sungei Bahru estate bring good returns By the FREE PRESS MARKET CORRESPONDENT SINGAPORE. Wednesday. SUNGEI Bahru Rubber Kstates would h;m done just as well had it stuck to rabbet planting. From this il made verv satisfai profit, but its enterprises in Britain were less successful. The year's profit alter tax
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    Early deals halt recent slide in stocks
    149 2 Early deals halt recent slide in stocks LONDON. Wed. —The recent slide in the London stock markets was brought to a halt in early dealings terday and subsequently a recovery took placv following "cheap" buying and bearcovering. The recent persistent selling appeared to have dried un completely. Many useful gains
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    WHERE AND TO INVEST YOUR MONEY GUIDE TO U.S. INDUST
    11 2 WHERE AND TO INVEST YOUR MONEY GUIDE TO U.S. INDUST :sdfsdfas
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    Wall Street
    50 2 \;E\V YORK. Wed— Wai i S'.ree; closed irregularly lower with losses ranging mostly to one dollar or i For most of the day the market showed mostly fractional tosses. This followed an early decline Increased profit-taking, loss selling, and advice from .some Wall Street quarters ad- vocating caution.
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    Lamb offers to buy shares
    52 2 X T F\V YORK. V .^rd Lamb Lamb Industri' announced Chat h< ing to buy at lea.st 45.00' oi Sieberling Rubber C r. common stock. W Sieberhng Mr. Lan. share t on Nov. 21. In air new offer. Mr. Lamb die dicate whether he p
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    A story to touch your heart
    465 3  -  ARTHUR RICHARDS I lind Singapore scouts led the way on a 10-mile trek through I ly, farm and rou&h country to the sea with confident steps By Singapore City, Wed f HIS IS a true story of just a hike in Singapore but it's
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    FORT SPORTS CLUB'S TY CONTEST D DANCE
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    Appeal to Lion Club
    29 3 SINGAP RE CITY. Wed.— The Chief Justice. Sir Alan Rose, recently -appealed to members of the Singapore Lion Club to help discharged prisoners wiih jobs.
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    Nominated member
    26 3 SINGAPORE CITY. Wed Mr. Kee Yeap has been nominated a member of the Board of Architects for a furI ther period of two years.
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    Heads of Harbour Board named
    54 3 SINGAPORE ClT\'. Wed.— Mr. K. Davis, local chairman o! the Singapore Harbour Board, has l?mi appointed as chairman of the board during j the absence on-leave of Mr. F. L. Lane. Mr. C. E. Saunders, secretary of the Singapore Harbour Board, will act. as local
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    EVEN THE STORM DID NOT HINDER THEIR FAST PACE
    120 3 EVEN THE STORM DID NOT HINDER THEIR FAST PACE As they trekked surelootedly across the farm, they were given various seeds to identify and scored full marks. By now it was a race to beat the rain. "Another mile to go," shouted one of the blind scouts. And again he
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    Prisoners too
    36 3 SINGAPORE CITY, Wed.— Among 5.000 candidates who will sit for the first language examinations ol the Lembaga' Gerakan Pelajaran Dewasa (Adult Education Council) next month are 21 prisoners from Changi and Outram Road prisoners
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    Rent Board member
    20 3 SINGAPORE CITY Wed Mr. G. P. Stubbs has been appointed a member of the Rent Conciliation Board.
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      42 3 rtdium Wave 47G metres eating Archie; 1100 Close down. Short Wave: 62 metres D1 1n (4780 kc/s) from RADIO MALAIA 9.00 p.m.— looo pm. daily. l l7 m "res) P\T inn P. -on r a uim. I PAT 1 TiflTir. lon i
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    I return with no hate—only forgiveness and love
    931 4 I return with no hate— only forgiveness and love BISHOP WILSON'S MOST MEMORABLE MOMENT WAS WHEN HE BAPTISED THE MAN WHO HAD TORTURED HIM Dr. John Leonard Wilson, now Bishop of Birmingham, suffered terrible torture at the hands of his Japanese captors. H response was not hatred but Christian love.
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    Serangoon Garden club plans a ball
    74 4 SERANGOON GARDENS. Wed. An extensive Grand Gardeners New Year's Eve ball will be held by the 700 members of Serangoon Garden Sports Club at the Sea View Hotel on Dec. 31 at who will be coming from Malacca. Mr. and Mrs. N. Sta Maria,
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    PARENTS PAGE
    129 5  -  DEMI TASSE trap this system of segregation in mr primary schools BY j now being held in England mighl well solve problems thai has been wonyi..- parents for livery bright I -tied by before ru hin 3 more it is '.re usually 1 k l hfeel that their
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    Stamp that brought ill luck to nation
    235 5 STAMP STORY T!HI the Pa t'er wh pted the How he was defeated of the Pa r. with the adva built by the A weil-fcnow: he that if a small grouj politic! changed their mind the ca been built at Panama at all,
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    ONE OF THE GREATEST SINS THAT PARENTS CAN COMMIT
    131 5 ONE OF THE GREATEST SINS THAT PARENTS CAN COMMIT ONE of the greatest sins that parents can commit is to bring up our children in our own image. This advice comes from veteran educationist, Mr. A. Halliday, a former lecturer at the Teachers' Training College in Singapore and now chief
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    Worried parents seek school for a mentally retarded child
    409 5  - Worried parents seek school for a mentally retarded child WORRIED PARENTS NOTHING WRONG PHYSICALLY' 'JMIIS page received an important letter from "Worried Parents* 1 which we print in full below. Demi Tasse will reply to it in this page next week hut will welcome any suggestions from parents and teachers
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      51 5 RIP KIRBY by John Prentice <Sc Fred Dickenson MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis f— J—., '<-, L l-CTRANfiECIznMEsiHpi I TSfrT] Uj^ -^4^ Vlw^ 1 f¥IIPT mines by Stan Drake IKE HEART OF lULIEI JUNfc.> !^^^V^7ou rrm p^ 'V HOLD IT HOIP I rOW>LY ENOUGKriT^^T^T I^ I /THE DIFFERENCE
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  • TELLING THE PEOPLE
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      A comedy of examination errors
      225 6 A comedy of examination errors WHAT A shame that after 80 years of sustained efficiency the Cambridge Examinations Syndicate today shows signs of slipping. What a mix- t up the Cambridge examinations have been these two years. Last year 90 private candidates at the Methodist Boys' School in Port Swettenham
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      Keep at it
      18 6 A LESSON today for those who need encouragement in the study of the National Language.
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    8 WAYS TO RAISE $10.5 MIN
    1282 6  - 8 WA YS TO RAISE $10.5 MIN DAVID TAMBYAH By SINGAPORE CITY, Wed. Finance Minister Dr. (ioh Keng Swee took some sting out of th e expected increases in income tax in his budget speech yesterday when he allowed a personal lax relief of 20 per cent of earned income
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    Colour bar: Methodist minister defies 25 angry housewives
    245 6 Colour bar: Methodist minister defies 25 angry housewives by the FREE PRESS FOREIGN SERVICE NEW ORLEANS, Wednesday. JWENTY-FTVE cursing housewives tried to block a white Methodist minister from taking his five-year-old daughter into an integrated elementary school here yesterday but police held them back. 'Take your hands oil me," snapped
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    CHANGE IN NAME OF LIBRARY: EVEN RAFFLES WOULDN'T OBJECT
    43 6 CHANGE IN NAME OF LIBRARY: EVEN RAFFLES WOULDN'T OBJECT OINGAPORE CITY, Wed Speaking in the Singapore Legislative Assembly yesterday about the changing of the name of "Raffles National Library" to "National Library," Mr. S. Rajaratnam said that "if the soirit of Sir Stamford
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    SECURITY AT AIRPORT COSTS THE TAXPAYER $100,000
    71 7 SECURITY AT AIRPORT COSTS THE TAXPAYER $100,000 P\ LEBAR. Wed. It the taxpayer more SI OO.OOO to maintain it Singapore's In--1 airport. Buci for 1961 a>ide $101,400 as ini:rport police perI made up of two four corporals. .ind men. are the hose for 1960. proposed International B -cheduled for r
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    ISTANA NEGARA IS ALSO IN THE BIG ECONOMY DRIVE
    74 7 ISTANA NEGARA IS ALSO IN THE BIG ECONOMY DRIVE SiAPORE CITY, Wed. rypi of the econoeffected by the ernment are the draft cheduled for 1961 the head. Yang Dira. of some $30,000 i for 1961 mainly by ion of no less :t posU in the N .^ra. The total estimates
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    Bid to stop lovers
    21 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The police and the Municipal have started a drive courting couples in hardens here.
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    Development: Government plans a record-spending year
    723 7  -  DAVID TAMBYAH By Singapore City, Wednesday QOVERNMENT is to spend a record $165.35 million on development projects in 1961, according to estimates tabled at Ihe Legislative AsS4 mhlv yesterday. The biggest single $47.6 million to the Finance -try. of which $40 million is earmarked
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    Air Ministry Union officials
    60 7 SINGAPORE CITY. Wed.— At the annual delegates' conierence of the Air Ministry Local Stall Union, the following were elected office- bearers for the year: Mr V Devakirubai. president: Mr. P. J. Krishnan. vice-president: Mr. M. O. Chacko. general secretary; Mr. C. Sanchez, asst. secretary: Mr. Tan
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    Xmas mail posting
    37 7 SINGAPORE CITY. Wed.— The Singapore Government announced that owing to changes in shipping arrangements, the latest date for posting Christmas surface letter and parcel mails to Brunei here has been altered to Dec. 5.
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    Big expansion plans for the Work Brigade: Over $3m. earmarked
    166 7 Big expansion plans for the Work Brigade: Over $3m. earmarked SINGAPORE CITY, Wednesday. CONSIDERABLE expansion of the Work Brigade is envisaged in 19(51 as no less than three million dollars has been set aside for projects, $187,410 as emoluments and $48,f)f>0 for other charges. The Director of the Work, Brigade
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    MINISTRY NEEDS 765 TEACHERS FOR SCHOOLS HERE NEXT YEAR
    209 7 MINISTRY NEEDS 765 TEACHERS FOR SCHOOLS HERE NEXT YEAR SINGAPORE CITY, Wed.— The Education Ministry will be recruiting 64 graduates. 593 Normal Trained or Certificate course teachers and 108 student teachers next year. In addition. 20 teachers will be promoted as new principals of primary schools. Provision for these professional
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    Chinese schools' 'no' to Govt.
    34 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Only one Chinese secondary school in Selangor out of 10 has accepted the Government's grant-in-aid scheme. The Catholic High School n f r>r»taiintr Java accented the
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    STUDENTS MAKE GOOD USE OF THIS LIBRARY
    71 8 STUDENTS MAKE GOOD USE OF THIS LIBRARY KATONG, Wed.— The Raises National Library branch in Joo Chiat has now over 2.200 members, of whom nearly 2.000 are juniors. Those in the junior section are mostly school children under the age of 15 and are therefore exempted from paying deposits. The
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    Carol party in two groups
    58 8 GEYLANG, Wed. —About I 75 men and women from the Geylang Straits Methodist Church in Sims Avenue will organise a carol party on Christmas Eve. They will be divided into two groups and will visit about 40 homes. They will also attend a midnight youth
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    Engineers' plea
    36 8 SINGAPORE CITY. Wed. The Malayan Society of Engineers has submitted to the Government a proposed Engineers Ordinance, which seeks to protect the interests of practising engineers as well as those of the general public
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    New church in Siglap
    302 8  -  D. DISTANT It will be cm side of Ki11... a unique 2-storey building capable of holding, 1,080 parishioners By CIGLAP, Wed. Catholic residents of Si& 1 a p and Changi Roads will soon have a church of their own. And they will no longer have to
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    A way to bridge the gap
    131 8  - A way to bridge the gap- YWCA by KATONG. Wed.— The Katong branch of the YWCA took the lead to help the YWCA to clear its budget deficit with a film show at the St. Hilda's School recently. The show was one of a number of projects launched by the
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    Workers' appeal
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    CUSTOMS OFFICER TAKES A BRIDE
    75 8 Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius Kwok Slew t)uan after their wed dlii i; at the Church of the Sacred Heart recently. The bride, the former Miss Theresa Loh Oi iian is the <*fcund daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loh Foh Sen. and the troom is the
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    Muslim body appeals for donations to build an orphanage
    234 8 Muslim body appeals for donations to build an orphanage ALJUXIED, Wednesday. TUH Muslim Trust Fund Association is appealing for donations to build a $120,000 orphanage in Mattar Road, where a site costing $12,000 has been acquired. The association is planning to hold a flag day on Dec. 24. The secretary
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    Nanyang's standard is high-Prof. Chen
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    SAINT HILDA'S STUDENTS STAGE AN 'ALL OUR OWN WORK' CONCERT
    119 8 SAINT HILDA'S STUDENTS STAGE AN 'ALL OUR OWN WORK' CONCERT Ka i ONG, Wed. inc IV inter-tiouse competition put on Dy seconuary students ol St. Hiiaa s bcnoui last week-end was the uest snow producea lo recent years. Tlie Principal oi the school, Miss A. Punsnon, saiu the girls '"put
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    Lucky draw put off
    33 8 KATONG. Wed.— The lucky draw in aid of the Queen of Peace Church's parish hall building fund which was duled on Nov. 20 has been postponed to Dec. 18.
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    BORNEANS WILL BE HERE FOR STTA OPEN
    140 9 BORNEANS WILL BE HERE FOR STTA OPEN SINGAPORE CITY. Wed. J5 North Borneo will send a team of five men to compete in the STTA open championships here next month. Mr. Tang Tuck Wan, the STTA president have written back to request North Borneo to send at least three girls
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    Aussies name 12 for Test
    64 9 MELBOURNE, Wed.— Australian team to meet West Indies in the First Test in Brisbane on Dec 9* r' Benaud (captain*, R. N. Harvey. A. K. Davidson. L Fa veil. W Grout, L. Kline, J. Martin, L Meckiff. K. Mackay, C. C. McDonald. N. O'Neill. R.
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    Japanese buy two horses at Newmarket
    135 9 Japanese buy two horses at Newmarket VTEWMARKET, Wed.—Japa--11 nese representatives were among the early overseas buyers when the bloodstock sales were continued here yesterday. They were Messrs Sadao Miyoshi and Matsumi Fujita who, through tne British Bloodstock Agency, obtained a chestnut filly foal for 6,100 Guineas and a nine-year-old mare,
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    52 9 LONDON. Wed— Football Association Cup matches: Second round: Halifax Town 2 Crewe Alexandra 2 (winners away to Chelsea Second round replays: Oldh;un Athletic 0 Chesterfield 3 (winners home to Blackburn). Southport 3 Bangor 1, Bristol City 3 Kings Lynn 0 (winners away to Plymouth Watford 1 Crystal
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    TABLE TENNIS TOURNEY FOR JOO CHIAT RESIDENTS
    114 9 TABLE TENNIS TOURNEY FOR JOO CHIAT RESIDENTS KATONG, Wed. The Joo Chiat Community Centre will hold a table tennis tournament for residents of the area at the centre on Friday at 7.30 p.m. The President of the Singapore Table Tennis Association, Mr. Tang Tuck Wan, will declare the tournament open.
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    Independence Cup to Naval Police
    16 9 NAVAL BASE, Wed.— Naval Police Force beat the T-» 1 kT
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    Youth competition at Farrer Park begins on Saturday
    148 10 Youth competition at Farrer Park begins on Saturday mnr FARRER PARK, Wednesday. r £l\h soccer pitches here over which tiiere has been much controversy through the public coming onto the field of play have been named for the 1960 Singapore Youth Competition. i The gamevS will be played 35 minutes
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    SASA FIND NO BASIS FOR ACTION
    69 10 SASA FIND NO BASIS FOR ACTION KALLANG. Wed. -A Management Committee meeting of the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association was held in the presence of the entire Singapore water polo team last night. The President and Committee found that there was no grounds for disciplinary action on any of the players
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    Three top bets of the day
    179 10  -  ALLAN LEWIS LATE CABLE FROM THE COURSE GIVES B> K. Lumpur, 1 2 noon CHOY, Evid- ence and Heart's dsse are the best bets in the seven event programme at Kuala .jiimpur today. Wang Choy, despite oeing treated as a winner after losing the
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    Cup match is witched to Singapore
    71 10 SINGAPORE CITY. Wed Commonwealth Forces have requested that Singapore Rugby Union switch their Malaya Cup fixture against Singapore Civilians on Saturday to Singapore instead of Malacca. S.R.U. have complied ulth the request and the game will now be played on the padang. The ground
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      128 11 1 After hurtling through the dark- old gentleman. I know all about ness the sledge glides to a stop in that rocket. It h.is gone for good, what looks like a cloud and to blown away by a dragon." "So Rupert's astontshment they are that little Peke succeeded cries back
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    418 12  -  JENNIFER CHAN dgsdgs MtmitTEd BY I dgsdgsd RECORDING COMPANY ALSO PUTS OUT MOTOR DISC FOR WOMEN YOU CAN NOW HEAR WORLD'S TOP CARS IN COMPETITION pVKHV sport has its fans, but after last week's experience, however, I think there
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    How to take away drudgery of cleaning wire wheels
    287 12 How to take away drudgery of cleaning wire wheels A GIRL who drives an MGA has asked me how to take the Sunday drudgery out of cleaning wire wheels. Well, I think that if anybody's lucky enough to have a car that sports wire wheels, he or she should not
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    $17 MILLIOIt JAGUAR EXPANSION PLAN
    93 12 $17 MILLIOIt JAGUAR EXPANSION PLAN THE Singapore a Jaguars have received news from Coventry that 1960 has been a record y»ar in the history of Jaguar motor ca: ;In the first 10 months this year alone the factory has produced more c. than in the whole of 1959. This news
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    $4,375 mil. plan by G.M.
    26 12 NEW YORK. Wed. The world's largest tnanufactm corporation. General Motors, plans to >pend M54.375 million on plant, machine: ilDment and tool::
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    90 13 sdfsdfI mil c— CCffi wrr»- prevntrcl pupik of the secondar> i nd primary elawi to mark Ike **nd of the school year. mil to celebrate the cenl.irv of the arrival of the nossian Sisters in the tc East to begin their i;ood work. Embroidery, sketches and woodcraft by primary children
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    Fly now and pay later' scheme is popular, say rline officials
    805 13 !dgsdg CITY, Wednesday, ay later" scheme introi is becoming oflicials of major airpayments oiler. it to star t ps nan dgsdg Ann at t. Kayinond Te« tlu accordi CENTRE FOR SPORTS BRAn BASAII: About eople have so tar red
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    Shock tactics in warnings
    50 13 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Grotesque death's heads, grinning at passing motorists from tree-trunks and lampposts, will appear all over the town in the next few weeks. These shock tactics, have been devised by the Municipal road safety committee to impress on motorists the importance of driving carefully
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    Gloomy future for 220
    254 13  -  CHEW LOY KHOON WELFARE COMMITTEE IS UNABLE TO PAY THE FEE OF STUDENTS IN JOHORE SCHOOLS By Johore Bahru. Wed COME 220 underprivileged students whose education is being financed by the Johore Bahru District Welfare Committee may not be able to continue schooling unless the committee
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    Free bus ride from Customs office to transport base
    185 13 Free bus ride from Customs office to transport base lOHORE BAHRU, Wed. Passengers of the Green Bus and the Singapore/Johore Express Bus entering Johore can catch the next buses of these two bus companies arriving from Singapore from the Customs checkpoint to the transport base half a mile away at
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    It was once a 'black' area: Now brand new town will rise
    221 13 It was once a 'black' area: Now brand new town will rise JOHORE BAHRU, Wednesday. NEW town is coming up in Kampong Bahagia (it means peace and prosperity). The town was once described as a "black" area in Johore. i Situated in the Kulai district, the new land development project
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    COURSE FORADULT EDUCATION TEACHERS
    95 13 COURSE FORADULT EDUCATION TEACHERS IOHORE BAHRU, Wed.— A J campaign to spread adult education will be held at the Johore English College from Dec. 4 to 8. The campaign, organised by the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka i Adult Education Association), will comprise a course for adult education instructors covering lectures,
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    Youth council set up
    54 13 KOTA TINGGI, Wed.— A youth council, comprising 14 organisations, has been formed here under the chairmanship of Tuan Haji Abdul Lemin, the District Officer. Among those present at the inaugural meeting were the Tengku Mahkota of Johore. State Councillors and the State Social Welfare Officer, Inche
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    Town Council to build a $60,000 public library on seafront
    118 13 Town Council to build a $60,000 public library on seafront fOHORE BAHRU, Wed.— J The Town Council is to build a two-storey public library at Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, opposite the seafront, at a cost of about $60,000. Plans have been drawn up by a firm of architects in Singapore
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    YOUTH COUNCIL TO HOLD A CHARITY DANCE
    94 13 YOUTH COUNCIL TO HOLD A CHARITY DANCE JOHORE BAHRU, Wed.— J The Johore Bahru Youth Council will hold a charity dance from 8 p.m. to la.m. at the Diamond Jubilee Hall on Dec. 3 in aid of the council fund. The council secretary, Inche Hamzah bin JafXar. said that most
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    PICINCKERS WHO SWIM HERE WANT LIFEGUARDS
    76 13 PICINCKERS WHO SWIM HERE WANT LIFEGUARDS JOHORE BAHRU. Wed.— Picnickers who frequent the popular Lido Beach at Jalan Scudai in Johore Bahru are appealing to the Town Board to station lifeguards there on public holidays and weekends. Mr. Alex Gan, a clerk in a Johore Bahru firm, said there had
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    Lions' Club dance
    26 13 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed The Lions' Club of Johore Bahru will be holding their charter dinner and dance at the Diamond Jubilee Hall tomorrow.
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    404 14  -  B. NORMAN It wasn't enough, to stop the attacking University from their G-O-A-L-S! by Singapore City, Wednesday Short corner University 4: S.C.C. 0. HTHE fact that it took the University of Malaya 28 minutes to score their first goal against the Singapore
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    The DAILY DOSE
    328 14  - The DAILY DOSE JEFFREY JAMES by Sportsmanship is in clanger OKRHAPS an unsporting act may be excused when it occurs in the heat of a football, hockey, rugby, or even a water polo match. When tempers are frayed, the stress and strain of a game is apt to make even
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    Hard victory for the Springboks
    53 14 EBBW VALE. Wed. South j Africa beat Combined Ebbw Vale and Abertillery 3-0. There was no score at hall-time. The Combined side gave the Springboks one of their hardest matches of the tour so far, and the South African's try scored by flank fnmnrH r>iot
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    No trouble for Police
    153 14 I Police 4 i CSC 0 Wed. The J. police Sports Association had no trouble deciding their S.H.A. division one league encounter with Ceylon Sports Club on the Police Depot ground yesterday. But the game lacked thrills. and what made it worse was that it was
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    Tranmere down to play Everton
    73 14 LYTHAM ST. ANNES. Wed.— Tranmere Rovers, struggling at the bottom of Div. 3, have been drawn at home to mighty Everton in the fourth round of the Football Leaeue Cup. The draw: Tranmere Rovers v. Everton, Brentford or Burnley v. Nottingham Forest. Bolton Wanderers v.
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    Prisons draw 2-2 with Navy side
    24 14 CHANGI. Wed. H. M. Prisons and Royal Malayan Navy drew 2-2 in a SHA T*>iV 9 motnVi V>/^~«
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    SHA trial today
    47 14 SINGAPORE CITY WSingapore Hockey Association will hold a trial mat en Army at Tanglm at 5 p.m. looay The team Is: Anuarul H Chai Hon Yoon. .Sai!x«,; Tliambyiaj, W. Skinner. S T. Ling Fncijt. E Wick.^. Sta Maria, O»i York Han. A N Ot:
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    25 14 SOCCER: Star Soccer; Teachers' Training College, i I Park, 5.15 p.m. Joyful Indians v Johore OFP Farrer Park. HOCKKV: Friendly: < RAP Slllirnnnra k».i/-.
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