The Singapore Free Press, 15 July 1961

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    22 1 0 KEEP UP WITH THE LOCAL NEWS YOU MUST READ The SINGAPORE Free Press No. *****. SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1961 15 CENTS.
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    Today's hopeful five at crucial Anson
    27 1 FASDFSDAFASD LIBERAL-SOCIALISTS inche Ismail H. Hussain PAP. inche Mahmud Awang SINGAPORE CONGRESS Inch: K. M. Ibrahim WORKERS' PARTY, Mr. David Marshall
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    BLOW-START VOTING
    157 1 Old men, women first: Sky overcast v BYAH \nson tjot ofl j an i foli h rain. Nll I ANSON. Saturday Assemblyman, Inche Baharuddin bin Mohamed ArirT, are: Inche Mahmud bm Awang (PAP). Mr. David Marshall i Workers' Pa r t y), Dr. Chee Phui Hung (SPA, UMNO
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    Early queue at school
    223 1 their courtesy. The election machinery is liood but too strict. particularly on the sick and the aged." Mr. Marshall was very confident of victory when he talked to his agents and supporters in his Tras Street headquarters. The total electorate on the revised register is 9.870.
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    Polytechnic staff at full strength for new session
    171 1 Polytechnic staff at full strength for new session SIXGAPOHK. Saturday RECRUITMENT of academic staff for the new session of the Polytechnic, which begins on Monday, luis been completed. Eight new full-time lee- turers have been appointed and are due to take up their duties shortly. Arrangements are now being made
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    POLICE TO FIGHT BICYCLE THIEVES WITH REWARDS
    108 1 POLICE TO FIGHT BICYCLE THIEVES WITH REWARDS SINGAPORE, Sat. Police are planning: to combat the bicycle-theft menace in the State by offer ins rewards. The Police Secretary, Mr. Lim Seng Huat. yesterday said: "Substantial rewards will be ofiered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of bicycle thieves." For
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    Fire-fighting King
    32 1 AMMAN. Sat. King Hussein yesterday aiteinoon helped .save the village of Wadi Seir. on the outskirts of Amman, by fighting a whear field fire which threatened to engulf the village.
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    Smallpox kills six
    16 1 JAKARTA. Sai.— Six persons have d.cci in a fortnight-old smallpox epidemic fa PalembHir,'.
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    SELKIRK DUE BACK TODAY AFTER 10-DAY TALKS IN LONDON
    157 1 SELKIRK DUE BACK TODAY AFTER 10-DAY TALKS IN LONDON JJIN'GAPORE. Sat. The I J British Commissioner General in South-East i Asia. Lord Selkirk, returns to Singapore this evening after more than 10 days of discussions in London. )ne of the main subjects discussed was Tengku Abdul Rahman's "Greater Malaysia" plan.
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    Rain breaks spell
    20 1 TOKYO, Sat,.— -Peking radio yesterday saiu "fairly heavy rams"' were lepcrieti ::i three drought-ridden Nortaeru China provinces.
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    DO YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES YOU 'TICK'?
    160 1 How, much do you know about YOU the REAL you? Probably not as much as you think. What is the miracle that makes you and your fellow men and women "tick"? Get to know more about yourself from a fascinating new series. Your
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    Amagasaki is outstanding
    1372 1 Amagasaki is outstanding bet at Bukit By a Special Correspondent BUKIT TIMAH, Saturday. MY SPECIAL bet for today's Bukit Timah meeting is Amagasaki in Race Four. For those who prefer to play doubles then couple Amagasaki and Silver Screen 111. Two to note are Dividend and No Regrets. The drought
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    TIN IS £4 DOWN: BUYERS TEND TO HOLD OFF PENDING I.T.C. MEETING
    230 2 FASDDFAS I ONDON, Sat. Fur- J ther losses were evident in tin which finished yesterday's morning session around i"4 per ton lower after quiet dealings, rradc quarters -aid outside emand continued very >low because of holidays while there
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    Market indices
    31 2 LONDON Thr Fmani imes m.-.rket indices tor 1 last year, week a^o. prens nd yesterday's re^jectively: TiH«: 307 S 47? 1* 455.0. 445.4. R,i'ii>or- 215.9, 194 0 199.1. 198.4.
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    Aid £ bid denial
    39 2 Aid bid denial WASHINGTON. Sat --British sources hen t;< :.:ed that Britain asked lot any support :or stertng [ran the International Mone- Pond. HoweTer. >.t i y said :a:> i necessarily preclude a re:or such b feting some t
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    UK rubber stocks
    45 2 LONDON. Sat.— Monthly London Liverpool stocks of rubber with figures <in long tons) for June with May in brackets: London—Rubber landed 6.764 u.915>. delivered 5.897 i5.179>. stocks ***** 1 10.546 >. Liverpool— Rubber landed 5.754 (7.620k delivered 6.691 1 8.836. stocks 9.614 U0.551».
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    Merlimau Pegoh is nuking an 'advantageous' merger offer
    241 2 Merlimau Pegoh is nuking an 'advantageous' merger offer By Free Press Market Reporter SINGAPORE, Saturday. MERLIMAU PEGOH is offering to merge with Bukit Ijok (Selangor) Rubber and Central Johore Rubber Estates on a share exchange basis. Meriiraau, which already holds some 80 per cent, of Bukit I jok's and Central
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    UNSETTLED WEEK ON SHARE MARKET FINISHES ON DULL NOTE
    160 2 UNSETTLED WEEK ON SHARE MARKET FINISHES ON DULL NOTE LONDON. Sat. The United Kingdom trade figures for j June showing a sharp contrac- tion tii the trade gap did little to disperse the uncertainty which has been apparent in the stock markets recently due to the economic situation and another
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    UPs and DOWNs of your shares
    160 2 UPs and DOWNs of your shares Last sales in the Singapore Trading Room yesterday were: INDUSTRIALS: Fed. Disp. $1.50 (unchanged!. Fitzpatricks $1.78 (down 17 cents K F. X. Ords $2.52 <down 22 cents (iammon $2.15 (down 3 cents), Robinson Ords $1.45 (down 14 cents), S.C.S. $2.40 (down 36 cents), Steamship
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    Two-ply tyres with 4-ply guarantees
    70 2 AXRON. 'Ohio*, am. The! Fnescoiie T\ve and Rubber Coir.- j pr«ny has announced plans i 10 produce two-ply eyres for next year's modeis of several standard sizes of cars as well as mosi compacts. President Raymond C. Firestone said the two-ply tyres for American cars
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    Record tyre sales forecast
    59 2 NEW YORK, Sat.— Leading tyre industry sources are saying that passenger replacement tyre sales this year will hit a record 71 million to 71.5 million units. Mr. C. Firestone, president of Fiiestone. predicted that a record 71 million replacement tyres will be sold. B. F. Goodrich
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    Consumers increase stocks: No anxiety to buy tin
    377 2 Consumers increase stocks: No anxiety to buy tin LONDON, Sat. —At the moment, there seems no case for precipitate action on price ranges under the new tin agreement before some of the present uncertainties are cleared up, says this week's Economist. Consumers have increased their stocks of tin and are
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    RUMOURS OF BIG RUSSIAN BUYING BOLSTER RUBBER PRICE-PAPER
    132 2 RUMOURS OF BIG RUSSIAN BUYING BOLSTER RUBBER PRICE -PAPER ONDOX. Sat.— The FinanLd cial Times Commodity Editor says in yesterday's issue that the rubber market, especially the spot price, has been supported by rumours that heavy Russian purchases are likely to be made in August. Russia normally buys about 15,000
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    Hong Kong prices
    55 2 HONG KONG. Fri. Closing prices here today were: Previous Today H. S. Bank Corporation $412 $410 sales sales Wheelock Harden 513.80 $13.70 s,*ies *aies> Hkong phone $57.50 $57.00 sales sales Dairy Farm t<: Cold Storage $42.75 $42.75 sales sales Taikoo Dock $74.50 $74.50 sales sales Jardme Mathieson
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    EICHMANN DENIES PHONE ORDER TO SHOOT JEWS: 'MY EVIDENCE ON OATH'
    145 2 fERUSALEM, Sat. Adolf J Eichmann, standing trial here for the alleged mass murder of millions of European Jews, yesterday denied that he had given a I telephone order to shoot 1,200 Serbian Jews in September, 1941. Produced at the
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    BABY DEATHS IN S.W. AFRICA 98 PER CENT
    87 2 BABY DEATHS IN S.W. AFRICA 98 PER CENT DAK ES SALAAM, Sat —A former South West African nurse said that so many people were dying of malnutrition in the mandated territory that there would be no Africans left there within five years. Giving evidence to the United Nations committee on
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    Weather toll—232
    23 2 Weather toll— 232 SPOUL. Sat. Continuous heavy rainfall for the past two weeks throughout South Korea has taken the lives of 232 people.
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    BOAC halts flights from London as 650 go on strike
    210 2 LONDON. Saturday. AI'I- British Oversells Airways Corporation (lights out of Britain except those to Wesl Africa and Aden were ceasing to operate from last night, because of a strike of 650 maintenance workers at London Airport, according to a corporation
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    Blast kills two
    33 2 ROME. Sat.— Two chiituen weie kiheci and ftve gravely injured wnen a wartime bomb exploded among them yesteraay near the Piedmome.-e town of Cuneo. 25 miles iiom the Fiencn frontier
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    ROUND THE WORLD MARKET PRICES
    355 2 NOTE: All prices beiout are middle vrices. U.K. Closing Prices LONDON, July 14. Previous 'odav HUBBCR WO. i M 56 c.i.f EuroP a •> ports July 251/16 241 Aug 20 3/16 24 15/16 Kw. U £H No. 1 R8» «Mt 25 5/16 25J RUBBER No.
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    Kassem's threat: 'War of attrition' on Britain over Kuwait
    227 2 BAGDAD, Saturday. MAJOR-GENERAL Abdul Karim Kassem, the Iraqi Prime Minism ter said last night Iraq would declare a "war of attrition" on the British if they did not "end their aggression" in Kuwait. General Kassem said imperialism, headed fay Britain, *jtes
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    UNKNOWN
    105 2 I ON DO: ij Russia's' J yesterday Sa lunch with tiki of England the nation's i 1 pular k:k, medians dining cupted by Itajot <>d to lvi Izabeth a p Buckingl in p himsell Bud Fla sibie. 54-: ol •cr.i.-. Unaba the Ma; r did j 'word o: jian
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      495 2 SHIPPING i Spore P. S'haia Penang j Surricta N aru GtnM, LivsrpXW! 'fcTA 2 9 61). H'C'j-g. Brern A- Rotterdam nil Aug Sa.Kya Maru fc Aien. feddbk, Pert Saia. G»aca. Hnnoilles, Haafenri JETA 24 2 61), B r emen, Rottercam, London, Antwerv Le havre 27/29 July Nafara Maru lor Port
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      62 2 Li,,, i, n—^t i ALL SAFELY BALED $11 THANKS TO SIGNODE STEEL STRAPPING Be it rubber bales, fruit boxes B** crates, timber, travellers trunks yd general goods Signode Steel Strip* ing secures it best. MALAYA <Jfc\|;|<^> SINGAPORE TO CLEAf ARIZONA mens d Made in W. Germans Italian Style U.P. S
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      161 2 CHIPS ly.nc .ilonsjstde the Sin^apvrt ».n.it»es today are: TugOfl 27 -">, Maersli 25/28, State Of F-.har 2 Mississippi Lloyn 16, S:i^^oia la BOaaeflUwat :>o .14. Pre- n ires 13 '> Baorcg _i i i :;w 3 Out -r rtnarl> I Knak, Kat< rang Bai DJadaJat, BSadiaoo Kui marau, U< :-;i..i
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    Big day for 75 police recruits Work hard says director
    271 3 Big day for 75 police recruits Work hard says director TIIh Director of the Special Branch, Mr. E. J. Linsell, took the salute at the first passing-out parade conducted entirely by recruits at the Police Training School in 1 homson Road yesterday. Instead of an officer who normally is the
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    BEST MARKSMAN
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    PRINCIPAL TO OPEN UNIVERSITY FUN FAIR
    144 3 SINGAPORE, Sat.— Dr. B. R. Sreenivasan, principal ot the University of Malaya (Singapore division), wiy. declare open the food and fun fair tomorrow at 10 am at the university grounds in Bukit Timah. Organised by a committee headed by Mr. Wong Peng Khoon, a
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    A permanent flare for oil island
    51 3 PULAU BUXOM. Sat. A permanent petroleum gas flare 165 feet high, at Puiau iukom will be visible from the western approaches oi the island from Monday The nare is caused by the excessive gas emanated by the oil refinery that has to be burnt
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    A counterfeit trade mark: $200 fine
    118 3 A counterfeit trade mark $200 fine SINGAPORE. Sat. The First Criminal District Judge. Mr. Choor Singh, yes- terday fined Tan Chwee Lam. a sundry shop partner, $200 or two months' jail for having for sale 53 tins of margarine with a counterfeit trade mark. Tan. who pleaded guilty, said he
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    Watchman freed
    26 3 SINGAPORE. Sat. —S. Nahor. a watchman, accused of hurting Hazara Singh, a cinema watchman, by "clutching" his neck on May 4, was acquitted yesterday.
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    SINGAPORE DIARY
    467 3 SINGAPORE DIARY FDASDF FASFDAS SINGAPORE, Saturday. fODAY 700 undergraduates of the University of Malaya (Singapore division), in a concerted effort to make "Welfare Week" a deserved success, will comb the entire island to sell flags until 11 p.m. Welfare Week (July 15 to 21 1 will include various functions from
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    CASE IS WITHDRAWN: TWO ARE ACQUITTED
    162 3 OINGAPORE, Sat. Two weeks ago, a district court postponed the hearing of an. alleged housebreaking case after the prosecution had said that there were still inquiries to be made. Yesterday, when the case was called up for hearing, Mr. Choor Singh, the judge. was
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      373 3 A ™»v- CIN MAS (For other English language CATHAY: Johnny Tremam shows, see "Weekend Cinema plus Eyes in Outer Space— Guide/) midnight. ODEON: Lords of the Forest midnight. >n REX: Gold of the Seven SINGAPORE art enrn Saints— midnight tv. t^i SOCIE T Local artists' painting ALHAMBRA: Saga of the
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    Tokyo firm to make bid for wire market
    176 4 Tokyo firm to make bid for wire market PAYA LEBAR. Sat. said that he had already collected sufficient data about the sales-potential of his products here. On returning to Japan, they would submit their report to the company. Mr. Aida and Mr. Masuzawa will tour Kuala Lumpur and Bangkok before
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    Fisherman stabbed mistress – jailed
    66 4 Fisherman stabbed mistress jailed IPOH. Sat. A fisherman, Ong Eng Soon, 45. was sentenced to two years' jail by the High Court here for causing grievous hurt to his mistress with her kitchen knife "under grave and serious provocation." A father of nine. Ong pleaded guilty to an amended charge
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    $2O-a-month legal firm clerk comes home with a law degree
    197 4 $2O-a-month legal firm clerk comes home with a law degree SINGAPORE, Saturday. A FORMER $20-a-month clerk in a legal firm has returned from London a fullyfledged lawyer. He is Mr. Simon Nicholas, 50, who. back in Singapore, plans to go into law practice soon. 1 Mr. Nicholas spoke of his
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    DEATH BENEFITS PAYMENT: PROBE BY GOVT
    75 4 DEATH BENEFITS PAYMENT: PROBE BY GOVT KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Federation Government has begun an inquiry into some of the mushroom insurance companies dealing In death benefits. The Inland Revenue Department has asked these companies to provide within 14 days the details of the benefits paid since their inception. It
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    'Equal pay' issue
    48 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Fri. The Kuala Lumpur branch of the Women Teachers' Union will again bring up the issue of "equal pay for women" at the annual delegates' confer- I ence of the Federation Women Teachers' Union to be i held in Kuala Lumpur next month.
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    SINGAPORE YOUTH FOR CHRIST PLAN ANOTHER RALLY AT THE 'VIC'
    163 4 SINGAPORE YOUTH FOR CHRIST PLAN ANOTHER RALLY AT THE 'VIC' SINGAPORE, Sat. The Singapore Youth lor Christ will hold another rally on Saturday. July 22 at the Victoria Memorial Hall commencing at 7.30 p.m. The director of the organisation, Mr. Uew Kee Kok. said that all people, both young and
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    SINGAPORE-BORN JAPANESE TO TEACH HERE
    70 4 SINGAPORE-BORN JAPANESE TO TEACH HERE SINGAPORE, Sat— A Singa-pore-born Japanese. Mr. M. Sasaki. 40. who worked fts an interpreter during the occupation, has been registered as a Japanese language teacher with the Ministry of Education. He is now teaching at a commercial college. Mr. Sasaki started his first class yesterday
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    SOCIETY PLANS NIGHT OF RECORDED POETRY
    114 4 SOCIETY PLANS NIGHT OF RECORDED POETRY SINGAPORE, Sat. The Singapore Poetry Society will hold "A Night of Recorded Poetry on July 29 at the home of Mr. Gerald de Cruz, its president, in Kee Sun Avenue, Siglap, at 7 p.m. At this meeting, members and friends will listen to recordings
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    RURAL SCHEMES TO COST $7½ MILLION
    95 4 RURAL SCHEMES TO COST $7½ MILLION KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. The Selangor Government is to spend $7.5 million this year on rural development under its Fiveyear plan. Water supply schemes will require $2.3 million out of which $750,000 will be spent on the Bukit Tampoi extension in Kuala Langat. The funds
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    Chinese education: An assurance
    62 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. Mr. Chong Shih Guan, a State Assemblyman and a top official of the Malayan Chinese Association, has assured that the Federation Government had no intentions whatsoever of eliminating Chinese culture in the Federation. The Government, he said, allowed for the free development of
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    TEMPLE WEDDING
    37 4 R ai V? Irs A M Sam y Kannan after their wedding 2! th^Y ad a Pathra Kaliamman Temple. Serangoon Road. The bride is the former Miss Devaki. The bridegroom is with an insurance company.
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    UNKNOWN
    71 4 OINGAPopr Th, 5 ,4 Rent of the jj sen mobile O which will sh£ hold appiianc 30 Americj Hirers will Polytechnic- \Z 24 to 2!< to 7 p il cUiiThis separati that I are bringin to ti j Displays 30 manufa< I shown from aluminium on! of which opon
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    'GREAT RUSH' LEARN LANGUAGES CENTRE
    124 4 'GREAT RUSH' LEARN LANGUAGES CENTRE BUKIT niUB i centre leader] Bukit Timar. rs Centre. Mr L K-' has reported a to learn Chir.esf v* Tamil There was a cm poor response to Language claai Mr. Loh said v. students i acfa Malay and T *rhereas only 11 attq English cl
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    Lottery helP
    22 4 PENANC. S wife. Ct&tiati Choc 3 was fined 1500 I j in the carrying n character- l<rttery grave Btrod B
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      195 4 ARE YOU WELL INFORMED? "Well, I don't know. But so much has happened in recent years that will affect me and my family for years to come that I find myself getting increasingly interested in events both here and abroad. "THAT'S WHY I TAKE THE SUNDAY MAIL. ITS A MEATY
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      415 4 Tomorrow's church services am** ££?T£ S o^n hCd !r!! 1: JnH (Thomson **<*"*) 6.30 ajn.. 7.30 (Highland Road): 6.30 a.m., 8 m /5?° n 6 J OO pjn J* L Anthony's (Jurong Road): 7 Everitt Road): 915 am 10 30 ?S W 9 30 a^ ta H 1n rft n
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    YOUR
    228 5 T V v two-and-three quarter billion mln boinsrs live in this world. Yet 1 1 I!"! no other one quite like YOU. are unique. Every one of us is. V identical twins are identical. t'K v! ill individual miracles. In m bod\ is a Fantastic world we will be
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    762 5 SIR CECIL WAKELEY (left) WRITES: The best description I have ever read of the anatomy and physiology of man. Although it is written for the general reader, it should be invaluable for the medical student and the nurse. The Red Cross and the St. John Ambulance Brigade will,
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    TELLING THE PEOPLE
    324 6 TELLING THE PEOPLE Anson: The basis of decision THE people of Anson are going to the polls today. By the time you read this a good many votes will already have been cast. To those who have still to go to the polls we say: "Vote without fail and vote
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      INVITATION TO SEE KUANTAN'S KENG HUA WONDERS
      329 6 INVITATION TO SEE KUANTAN'S KENG HUA WONDERS ASDFASDDFS ON BEHALF Oi my Kuantan friends. I would like to take up the challenge of C. R. Krishnan, whose letter you published on June 24. My friends are among those here who have, in the last live years, had Keng Hua plants
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      100 YEARS AGO
      158 6 the Free Press reported: "On the Bth current a partial eclipse of the sun was visible at Singapore, lasting for some hours. The morning was very misty and this was so far an advantage as it enabled a person to look at the sun with less inconvenience
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      JUST FANCY THAT
      31 6 JOSEPH SCOTT STONE of Illinois began a new life recently at the age of 73. He was paroled after serving 46 years in prison for a 1915 murder.
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      Casualty queue at General Hospital
      330 6 NOT ENOUGH DOCTORS NO W A SHORTAGE OF CLERKS? vjyHEN I took my injured son to the casualty section of the General Hospital the other day I found the only clerk there trying to cope with the registration of more than 20 injured and sick
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      ONE-MINUTE SERMON
      102 6 Not with observation Luke xvii. 20-21. THE coming of Gods Kingdom, for which we are taught to pray, is not a spectacle for lookerson, a soaring, sky-scrap-ing growth. The Kingdom. Christ said, is within us. Each of us has it in him to fill a particular place in
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      CALLING MISS HELEN SOON
      112 6 CALLING MISS HELEN SOON SOME years ago I used to correspond with a young lady in Singapore. Her name was Helen Soon and she lived at 153. Race Course Road. Singapore 3. I have recently tried to get in touch with her but my mail is returned as she has
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      Dear Sir...
      44 6 AS a married member of the Red Cross. I am personally interested in furthering friendships with other countries and getting: to know the different customs, etc. I shall welcome letters. Mrs. I.D.M. PRICE 59 Ballarat Street. Ellerslie. Auckland. S.E. 6. New Zealand.
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      Sembawang speeding: Police explain
      176 6 WITH reference to the letter by NARROW ESCAPE which was published in the Free Press on July 1. I wish to inform the writer that speed restrictions, as a general rule, arc confined along roads within built-up areas where normally there is heavy traffic congestion. This
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      ANSON: HIS NAME LIVES ON IN S'PORE AND PERAK
      216 6 ANSON: HIS NAME LIVES ON IN S'PORE AND PERAK WITH a few glaring exceptions, the names of almost all the Governors and Residents of Singapore, from Sir Stamford Raffles onwards, are commemorated by thoroughfares, places or institutions. But for a thorough fair in Singapore and a town and port in
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      Life is like that
      109 6 Life is like that TWL au,,, lf vision i,, the kUchJZ mother washings "Qutcfc, enra. «wa get room." £/?o path to lion forn she c om 01 J thought them, but neater J up his h out 01 D- i;: Enough 1 Instance now i< el v. make a:. actor
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      828 6 I 1 an can hand in I your classified ad, I to any one of 1 of J I COLD STORAGE I SHOPS I throughout I MALAYA and I SINGAPORE CAMERON HIGHLANDS OaM ator*K» M) L'd. f au Taaaa Rat*. IPOM Cod Storat* *M> Lid., 14 Clare Street. RLAN« ro:d
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      78 6 7■ U BP >ll *ii A v> L ■^^^^^^^^^^^^■■n op su i^^^gjMßtfPJ^ il FOP liaM majrfted SlloekS NOTHING FINER Mfct COULD BE GIVEN J I] Ik OR RECEIVED If /torn i^owr Popular fcwelleti SinqapoV^ cs&. 9i. de S;l,» A SINGAPORE tPOH Associate Co. S. P. H.de Silva (H.K) L;c. SWAM
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      350 6 TODAY'S RADIO SINGAPORE bachelors only; 11.00 Saturday night is melody night: 12 (niidShort Wave Servipe: night) Close down. 41 metres <7'!30 kc s. i o.rk.^ .< Medium Wave Service: RADIO MALAYA .41.7 metres 476 metres. P.M. 1.15 Summary oi proAM 1100 Profframmp sum grammes for the afiernoon; 1.18 nru v
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      374 6 i i 188* 1 i f I CLUES ACROSS 5 Given the pre&cnbea amount 1 And his may become foreign > <6>. 6 Would you orop a catch 5 Faintly stupid? 13), wiien wearing one? <4). 8 Some £oor American fellow? 7 Snanaed everyone in bea! (4). <"». 9 Tieated
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    Too slow, so the art of etching is dying out-Expert
    29 7 Too slow, so the art of etching is dying out-Expert s.j IhhX V int«*rH trl H I H X X hei X n h* wen I H staj .ild
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    MISSION HOSPITAL IMPRESSES HEAD OF STATE
    69 7 MISSION HOSPITAL IMPRESSES HEAD OF STATE Sat The O Yang di-Pertuan Negara, [nche Y;>o: bin I-iiaK. and Puan Noor Alshali paid a to the St. Andrews Mi-- hospital. 1 v were shown round j spital by the Bi>hop «>f Singapore, Rer. C. K. Sans- ury, and the acting Medical r
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    JOBS FOR MALAY COOKS
    152 7 New venture follows stewards' course They will be sent to pilgrim ships after training SINGAPORE, Sat. More employment opportunities for local youths this time ;ls Malay cooks on bo ar <l ocean-going vessels is being worked out by the Government. The Deputy Director of Social Welfare,
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    HIS APPOINTMENT MAY RESULT IN BETTER TRADE WITH MANILA
    137 7 HIS APPOINTMENT MAY RESULT IN BETTER TRADE WITH MANILA SINGAPORE. Sat. Improved trade between: the Philippines, the Federa- j tion and Singapore is expect- ed to follow the appointment of a Filipino trade commissioner for both territories. He is Mr. Amilhamja M. Tanil. who has been commercial attache at the
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    BREWERIES STAFF TO HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC
    61 7 BREWERIES STAFF TO HOLD ANNUAL PICNIC SINGAPORE. Sat. About 2.500 employees of the Tiger and Anchor Breweries here will attend their annual picnic and prize- giving on July 30 at South Winds. Jurong. The programme will include sports for the children, joget modern, and shows by guest artistes. About 20
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    Ex-varsity man seeks material for book on S-E Asia
    293 7 Ex-varsity man seeks material for book on S-E Asia SINGAPORE, Sat.— Dr. 10 Chang Tien Tse, former chairman of the Nanyang University's executive council, has left Singapore in the liner Hessenstein for Holland to gather more material for his proposed book on South-East Asia. He said the book would be
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    MOBILE CONCERT AT BALESTIER DRAWS BIG CROWD
    75 7 MOBILE CONCERT AT BALESTIER DRAWS BIG CROWD BALESTIER, Sat. About 1,800 people attended the People's Association Concert at the Balestier community centre. Mr. Neo Beng Chuan, chairman of the publicity and news division of the association, said the show was the fifth in the present mobile concert series. The Assemblyman
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    SO MANY MOMENTS TO CHERISH...
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    Music man Caelius bids goodbye to Land of Rising Sun
    211 7 Music man Caelius bids goodbye to Land of Rising Sun TAXJONG PAGAR, Saturday. r'JTS goodbye to the Lund of the Rising Sun for music director Curl Caelius who started the first city orchestra in Kyoto, Japan, five i years ago. Mr. Caelius. who passed through Singapore on the German Lloyd
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    RAYMOND, 8, YOUNGEST WORD PUZZLE WINNER
    121 7 RAYMOND, 8, YOUNGEST WORD PUZZLE WINNER SINGAPORE. Sat.—Eightyear old Raymond Ollivere (above) is the youngest winner of a Free Press Word Puzzle competition so far. Raymond, whose father, Mr. J. D. F. Ollivere. is Senior Lecturer in Perio- dontology at the University of Malaya in Singapore, is one of the
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    Children's Society flag day
    53 7 SINGAPORE. Sat. The; Singapore Children's Society will hold a flag day on July 29 to raise funds for its activities. The president of the society. Mrs. Tan Chin Tuan, will broadcast an appeal on July 23. Volunteers willing to assist on the flag day are asked
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    CHRISTIAN UNITY IS THEME FOR CHURCHES TOMORROW
    119 7 SINGAPORE, Sat. Churches of all denominations in the World Council of Churches will observe tomorrow as Ecumenical Sunday. It is aimed at unifying the various Christian denominations in the W.C.C. Into one. As such, prayers in these churches will be ottered tor the
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    Rupert and the Old Hat-13
    88 7 The mist rises and disappears and in the sunshine 'Rupert scampers homeward. Another flock of birds chattering furiously fly over him but. as before, he understands nothing and soon he is home telling his Daddy about the watch. 1 miss that watch of mine," says
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      95 7 IHa\ c Pleasure In Announcing A A. X. SUMMER SALE from 9.30 a.m. TODAY A JRICIA M. SERJEANT RD Near Prince's Restaurant) r HONE ***** HOTE >.%. fwk Brooke Rood/Marine Parade I /'I Entrance between Roxy and v iP Poioce Cinemas, Katong) Sporc-15. Tel: *****/2 Darning Tonight Extension To I
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      250 7 Keep the whole family *c -iH B»=ll 1 r«. < j r^y Slirf/ v I fjiijlfl Vj Itx^ m I|rHRYSLER V-y Slender I This exclusive "Climate-Minder" on «^t£; models balances both I temperature and humidity. J constantly, automatically J SOLE AGENTS KIAN GWAN (MALAYA) LTD. 35, Telok Ayer Street, Singapore.
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      309 7 Police Band music SINGAPORE. Sat, The Singapore Police Band will give two performances at the University of Malaya campus tomorrow at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY... LIBRA ™HIS «igi .from church attendance this «»fs Ms """""k I"""'* 5 VOL b.« a vivid and nTnine and B
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    KNOW YOUR AFRICAN VIOLETS Am GLOXINIA
    895 8 KNOW YOUR AFRICAN VIOLETS Am GLOXINIA THE PLANT SHOULD BE GROWN IN A SHADY BUT Al PLACE AND MUST BE WATERED TWICE A DAY WITHOUT FAIL THIS article is written in answer to a letter from a reader who wants to know how to grow Saintpaulia and Gloxinia. The African
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    Save floor space with this hanging table
    646 8 BY OUR HANDYMAN Y^L' need room to move in an entrance hall. It's the place where you must he able to struggle into a coat without upsetting a vase of flowers, or welcome your friends without tripping over the furniture. As most halls
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      28 8 FOR YOUR DELIGHT Mf 1 «^S v LONG SIZE B f^^ AVAILABLE throughout •.-.■V-.-tv 20-PIGEON CIGARETTES 5| 55ct$. A PACKET IN SPORE 60ct$. A PACKET IN MALAYA I
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      57 8 art* &uoa<yj uoe j^ttmm- A TIGERJ^ ENG AUN TONG The T, q »r M«dirat Hc'l /Hrf.4«_«t_ TIGER BALM ..> THE NEW NATION* "SUPER DE LUXE" 50c Moped Every Machine equipped fc^ with FINGERTIP BB^ Controls to: pushbutton selfstarter I h dipper, horn, traffic indicator Hire Purchase Can Be SOUTH ASIA
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    UNKNOWN
    84 9 ir jTINUING IR IDE BEAUTY L -a m- F jearn to f haii fs* often 7 .-.our, xhen talents should h rsell a* t: ir is i [nthinkable as n olour f thai f-. I ban ilour oi your hair, be sure use a dependable product, to read the
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    DATELINE PARIS: BY JEAN GRAHAM
    95 9 DATELINE PARIS: BY JEAN GRAHAM lieves that a modern bathing beach is like an oldtime masked carnival that people go there to throw off their inhibitions and complexes. COSTUME... OR FASH- ION? LEFT: This fringed and beaded cocktail dress, bustless. waistless, and barely skimming the knees sums up the 1920
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    Fashion or fancy?
    211 9 HE BELIEVES PEOPLE GO TO THE BEACH TO DISCARD THEIR INHIBITIONS O* all the major Paris designers who chose to revive the styles of the 1920's ln th eir current collections, Pierre Jfalmain alone ignored that era. In spite of this, 20th Century Fox chose nim to
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    The Presidential special
    751 9  -  CHAN CHIN BOCK MOTORING NEWS, VIEWS BY IT HAS ALL THE COMFORTS FOR THOSE LONG, LONG PARADES T AST month one of the most luxurious cars in the world was delivered to the White House in Washington for President Kennedy's use. The only one of its kind
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      45 9 00^ s m l^^^p Wmf U m ham, vienna sausages, I II MlfU FRANKFURT SAUSAGES, If PORK LUNCHEON MEAT, AND SALAMI SAUSAGES. Hafnia ham is available in 1 Ib and 2 Ib. tins. EAST ASIATIC CO LTD., Singapore. FINISH FOOD FAIR I 'Oth-22nd., JULY, 1961.
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      378 9 ij lif FAVOURiiti M l^w COMPAHIOM I jfM> W- l Model: BX-403 X 8-Tronsistor 3-Bond aßv2^?^sGß^jfek^^^^k AE^Jk^m m^^ m ACXBATTERY I Model: TRC-1005 tfff^fcl I 5o C A 9 ents or s 'P orc ooval °va Borneo:^ ROXY (SINGAPORE) CO.. \l 3 P-Q. Clifford House, Singapore- 1. 1 Tel: *****.
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    PROBABLE STARTERS AND RIDERS
    1398 10 MAIDEN STAKES RA CE 1—2.15: (2-YEAR-OLD) DIV. 2—6 FURS. 1 ?9 CHERRY hum; 2yr cham »Polo Kongsi) Baeby. 8.4 (2> Posner 2. V 6 (JAY BUCCANEER 2yr blkag (H. W. Cowling* Rodders. 8.4 (6> McGrowdie 3 07 JAMES DAY 2yr bag (James Tan) Teh. 8.4 <5>
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    UNKNOWN
    1091 10 SCRUTINEER repcr direct from the com IU'KIT TIMAII. S BALKAN BAMBINO has a classic prospect and weight of 7.12 he must have i find of winning the 1! miles Stngapo morrow. This is his firs! imiioi The compact live -vi ;n Guersanl made the grade in liis ance in
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      287 10 HOME DELIVERY We invite you to become a regular Pin reader of the FREE PRESS. Com- \V\ %L plete the special delivery form be- ZZ-— $m low and hand it to your news-vendor raSxEdfTl or post it to the address below and mL «v"W\\V the FREE PRESS will be delivered
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      383 10 Tropic Tiger has struck bright patch a I BS C fN Htßt «c COM€V il i«ANT»N HliCKn 1 dllW wKt|\^ Ir,,pic li S er finishing s.-cond to Roya. GuardJas^^tuTday. He to fancied to wu. tomorrow's Williamson T^TFREIfpRESS T~ THE STRAITS TIMES MLW MWL MV NG X ■■■■■■PI SCRITINEER TRESPAS.SKR EPSOM
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    Singapore team for Putra Cup will leave on Monday
    241 11 Singapore team for Putra Cup will leave on Monday SINGAPORE, Saturday. THE Singapore (iolf Association's team to the South East Asia golf championship for the Pulra Cup will leave by train on Monday night. The championship will be held at the Selangor Golf Club in Kuala Lumpur from July 19
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    ONN LENG ENTERS FOR 3 EVENTS IN HEALTH MEET
    151 11 ONN LENG ENTERS FOR 3 EVENTS IN HEALTH MEET SINGAPORE, Sat. Chan Onn Lcng. former Asian Games athlete, has entered for three events in the Ministry of Health Sport Council athletic championships to be held on Sunday. July 29 at the Farrer Park Athletic Centre. He has entered for the
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    Ties and times for the YMCA Open tennis meet
    161 11 BRAS BASAH, Sat.— The ties and starting times for the first round of the .1961 WA onen tennis championships to be pSfyed at_tne V.M.C.A. courts toSingles: 3.30 pjm.— CJjJ. rilrk vs R L. Bryan: Cpl. AmesSjy v?: P. Fernandez; Tschanc gSg-Huang
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      393 11 MALAYAN BANKING LIMITED (Incorporated in the Federation of Malaya) (innouncc the opening SUB -BRANCH in SINGAPORE AT JURONG 46 Bukit Timah Road, 7V2 Milestone, Singapore -21. On Monday* 17th July, 1901. TELEPHONE: ***** ft if ft Authorised Capital $20,000,000 Issued Paid Up Capital $10,000,000 ft ft Head Office: MALAYAN BANK
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      972 11 215: CL. 3. DIV. 5—6 FURS. r tatfg YUf <fc „is' xS St.) Heddle. 9.0 «2> Taylor i "urm 'Healthy St.) x .-wii; ll Martin. 8.13 (5) Ismail 0 Mh 'Huka Kongsi) K |M« )<)M Martin. 8.13 W N X H. UiUlaw) Bagby. 8.12 (11) Baxter ]V i\Z (ASIA St.)
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    ALL-SINGAPORE XI GO DOWN TO ST. PAUL'S
    150 12 ALL-SINGAPORE XI GO DOWN TO ST. PAUL'S JALA*' BESAR b.r. The visiting S Paul's University m tn 1 i surprisi <. and ssed -i i gi ti A Singa- port mbinaUon v ir zutxh idium here lap nese woiUd h 0 IR I tl cci h< fln< alb epir Si
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    Improving Amagasaki will
    861 12 SCRUTINEER, reporting direct Iron the come BUKIT TIMAH. Saturday. pROM what 1 gathered at the track early today indications arc that Amagasaki is the most popular choice in this afternoon's curd, and will £<> to the post carrying the confidence and hopes of ;i large section of
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    McKenzie wins
    39 12 THOMSON, Sat. Wing Commander McKenzie of R.A.F. Seletar won the Far East Air Force Golfing Society's annual championship when he beat F'Sgt. Green from the same Station four and three at the Royal Singapore Golf Club yesterday.
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      432 12 SfikMUST be WON ■•••■••■•••••••••a Cut along dotted lines a (SATURDAY j WORD PUZZLE 'BA' I Cut out ond pin with other coupons. I Posting instructions appear below. i\ I ADDRESS jC^ 0 I s \V hi JElpJElArf hum I Tmi W~q h\e" r missing I IMAiH"TIB LETTERS HTrfsa^f ACROSS 'i
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      114 12 Bolex makes it 4 II you never took can lake perfei I o light-mrter systi other electric i w i the m'i .ne through as tlu Kirn win see i out as real a> yuu unci drtii i is the d Send for Co i i "come and join i
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      438 12 Hoi Houw (he's a good thing) will take a iiflpninninnnirniinr ihii Ullllßlii GoLCI llf^L l^niMA \M^YGOOD WSs Hoi Houw an easy winner last Sunday at Bukit *M ____l! J |]MnMuUUi!" MMMHW "lMftftft < H^ Timah. He is picked to win again today. THE FREE PRESS THE STRAITS lIMES «*H HAHYAN6
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