The Singapore Free Press, 3 August 1961

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    21 1 1° KEEP UP WIT LOCAL NEWS YOU MUST REAI... The SINGAPORE Free Press No. *****. THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1961 15 CENTS
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    8 1 Winning gallops on Kuala Lumpur track- P. 12
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    HALF WAY TO MERGER'
    36 1  -  P. M. RAMAN k love on Birnnon tarket hailed by all POKE, Trade si I I a led f j two (h»\ m I nviti <• Nations i\- *)k into t .»mII Practical
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    Two who saved hard to study abroad leave for Britain
    219 1 SINGAPORE, Thursday. 1 iiWL ami her brother who saved for the lasl few years in Brunei t<> go to Britain had their ambition realised yesterday. i Miss Helen Yee. 20. and her brother John. 19. 'Tilled with determination to make
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    U.S. may join Tin Agreement
    66 1 ■.v \-HiNCi rON. I hura,— The nited States vfU bt prepared to lei joiuinu me Inier- i\n Agreement as aming country, ofiu-ials here yesterday. i eUacuss uw matiei at tnter-Amerkan Economic v olerence beginning ie Moiuevideo on Sauirciay. In the past c i S has
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    Full entry list for students' walk
    55 1 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The first half of the list of names and numbers of the 800 boys and c-rls who have entered for the Chinese YMCA Siuceiits 1 Big Walk wfli be published in The Free Press tomorrow. The rest will be published on Saturday.
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    Ambassador shot
    31 1 MIAMI. Florida. Thurs. Police h^ive reported that Senor Alberto de Obarrio, Panama's Ambassador ro Cuba had been found with a uunshot wound in the head in a hotel here.
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    100 STUDENTS CHOSEN TO FORM FIRST POLICE CADET CORPS
    220 1 100 STUDENTS CHOSEN TO FORM FIRST POLICE CADET CORPS SINGAPORE, Thurs.— i One hundred boys from the Stelap Secondary School and the Serangoon Garden High School have been selected to form the first Police Cadet Corps in the State. Police, Superintendant. Mr. Ng Leng Hock, has been picked to head
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    SUBANDRIO AND SELKIRK TALK ABOUT MALAYSIA
    74 1 SUBANDRIO AND SELKIRK TALK ABOUT MALAYSIA lAKARTA, Thurs. The J British Commissioner General for South-East Asia, the Earl of Selkirk, yesterday I discussed the proposed "Malaysian union" with the Indonesian Foreign Minister. Dr. Subandrio. Lord Selkirk, who is on an eight-day tour of Indonesia, spoke with Dr. Subandrio for 90
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    All-night debate in Commons
    58 1 LONDON. Thurs.— Weary Membens of Parliament left the House of Commons at 6.20 a.m. yesterday after sitting nearly 17 hours non-stop. Formally the House was debating the third reading of the Consolidated Fund Bill, but the rules of order allow members to speak on any subject
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    Ex-boxer jailed
    27 1 SOUTHEND (England), Thurs. British ex-professional boxer Arthur "Mason. 32. was sentenced ,o vii* months- imprisonment ana fined $21,250 here yesterday on an attempted smuggling charge.
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    Tourist tragedy
    27 1 l UCERNE. Switzerland, Thurs. —Twenty American tourists were feared to have died yesterday when their bus run off imdtttf beie ;aid plungea Uko Lake Lucerne.
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    Girl quits job to become a nun
    241 1  - Girl quits job to become a nun C. SUBHAS By CINGAPORE, Thurs.— Interviewing a Singapore girl, before she left by air for Tasmania last night, proved to be the toughest assignment Free Press cameraman Mak Kian Seng and I have had this year. We had learned that the publicity-shy girl,
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    Cholera kills 200 in India
    52 1 NEW DELHI. Thurs.— Cholera claimed 200 lives in Bihar state during last week, an official repoii saia yesteiaay. One hall or r*ne" state has been in the grip ol" an epidemic since last May and tow I deaths from cholera are officially reported as 1,367
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    Pope at funeral
    31 1 VATICAN CITY. Thurs.— Pope John XXIII yesterday officiated at the funeral of one of his closest friends and most important advisors, Vatican Secretary of State Domcnico Cardinal Tardini.
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    Anti-police riots
    29 1 TOKYO. Thurs. Two thousand residents of the slum quarter of the Sou cli Japan port of Osaka staged anli-poiice riois yesterday injuring seven police and four Hremen.
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    Apple Queen here
    16 1 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Miss Darriel Toone, 20. Australia's "Apple Queen." arrived here this morning.
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    Awards for Queen
    27 1 LONDON, Thurs.— Queen Elizabeih has won Royal Forest Agricultural Society show awards in four classes for growing crops on the farms at Windsor Castle.
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    The two-mile Yio Chu Kang 'death trap' to be removed
    129 1 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Work has begun on the first of many road projects in the north-Eastern section of Singapore. Engineers and workers are straightening a two-mile stretch of Yio Chu Kang Road starting from the seven-and-a-half milestone. This section of the
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    SNAKES ALIVE!
    192 1 SNAKES ALIVE No victims, but residents call for expert Kelp and police SERANGOON GARDENS. Thurs.Police and fumigation experts are trying to destroy a brood of snakes now terrorising residents of Hythe Road in this housing estate. The snakes are believed to be breeding in ditches and .pits in mangrove swamps
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    'Unfounded report'
    36 1 LONDON. Thurs.— Official quarters here yesterday described as "complete nonsense, utterly untrue aau utterly uiuounuea" a report winch circulatea heie overmgnt i thai Mr. Harold Macmillan, tne Prime Minister, had h.tu a near. attack.
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    Visit to Red China
    37 1 HONG KONG, Thurs. The King and Queen of Nepal are to pay a three-week State visit to Communist China at the end of j Srpiembei, tiie New Cnina News Agency reported from Peking.
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    $1,500,000 back pay for 7,000 civil servants
    218 1 $1,500,000 back pay for 7,000 civil servants OFFER ACCEPTED BY 73 MORE UNIONS SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The Treasury will pay out $1,500,000 to some 7,000 civil servants within the next few weeks. The money i.-> arrears of variable allowances accumulated since Jan. 1. this year. A Treasury spokesman told The Free
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    Spacemen invited
    29 1 LONDON, Thurs.— Young soientisu Horn 20 nations na'.e li:\it^d spacemen Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shfcpparci to become lionoraiy vice-president* ol *he Lonaoi: Intei -nauoimi Youlii Science Forrni^at.
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    61 1 MALAYA DS v ATE OFr V.I I r i VX i fin .1 me i i j noiiihi ntlivr i» l RUB 3! iED il i S I XG A Police yes i r< mi SCH, TH lam J i 4 principal thieve* tlOOl a Mi,,- m .".I I'm
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    TIN STEADY AT SMALL GAINS: LACK OF DEMAND
    179 2 TIN STEADY AT SMALL GAINS: LACK OF DEMAND Free Press city section: Finance and industry ON'DOX. Thurs.— Tin ruled steady at small gains. In the absence of consumer ct maud, dealeis attributed the good market tone to the General Services Administration's stockpile release denial earlier and the fail in shipments
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    Market indices
    29 2 MDON rhurs.— The Pinan- t feet indit es f« year, week ago, yesterday's respectl- T JJ4 4 411.1. 421 0 R I^D 0. 11l 3. 192 3.
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    U.K. gold reserves drop again
    70 2 >NDON n urs, I sterling t dollar r< servi s fell I million during July to .£876 million by J\:ly 31. itish Treasury announced j i ssii c n pin th< ns< rv« rhe res compared with loss in June, and a £31 million in
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    BROAD ADVANCE IN EQUITIES: FURTHER DROP IN GILTS
    169 2 BROAD ADVANCE IN EQUITIES: FURTHER DROP IN GILTS I ONDON. Thurs. A broad advance in industrial equities and a renewed weakness In Gilt-edged securities provided the outstanding features of the stock markets j here yesterday. The drop of £114 million in the British uold and convertible currency reserves for July
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    G.S.A. rubber sales
    34 2 WASHINGTON. Thurs. The UJS General Services Administration announced yesterday that July sales of crude natural rubber from the strategic materials stockpile rose to 1.127 long tons from 708 tons in June.
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    Hong Kong prices
    56 2 HONG KONG. Wed.— Closing prices here today were: Previous Today H S. Bank Corporation S3BO $382 sales sales Wbeelock Maiden $12.90 $13.10 .sales sales Hkong phone $45.50 $46.00 sales buyers Da iry Fa rm iS: Cold Storage $40.75 $41.00 sales sales Taikoo Dock $71.00 $70.00 sales buyers
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    The world's tin statistics
    81 2 LONDON, Thurs.— World mine production of tin-in-concentrates in April totalled 12.900 tons against 12.800 in March. Stocks of tin-in-concentrates in Malaya and Singapore at the end of April totalled 4,551 tons compared with 6,834 at the end of March. Stocks of tin-in-concentrates in Nigerian mines and
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    Early return to good avenge output expected by Tanjong Tin
    520 2 Early return to good avenge output expected by Tanjong Tin fsfsafsad Last sales m the Singapore Trading Room yesterday were: INDUSTRIAL: Fed. Dis. $1.42 (—5 cents). Fitz pa tricks $1.75 (unchanged), F. N. Ords $2.50 <. 1 cent). Gammon $1.85 1 cent). Jackson (S) $1.20 (unchanged), M. Brew $3.38 (—2
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    GSA sells 350 tons of stockpile tin: Brisk bidding
    241 2 GSA sells 350 tons of stockpile tin: Brisk bidding lI7ASHINGTON, Thurs. i W General Services j Administration yester- 1 day announced the sale of 350 long tons of tin. Bids were opened yesterday on the offering of 500 tons of "Longhorn" grade tin acquired by G.S.A. alter the sale to
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    Krona is devalued
    35 2 REYKJAVIK. (Iceland). Thurs. Mr. Olafur Thors, Prime Minister of Iceland, announced here last night, that the government had decided to devalue the krona. At the current rate. £1 is worth 106.7 krona.
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    US may step up aid in war against Vietnam guerrillas
    257 2 US may step up aid in war against Vietnam guerrillas WASHINGTON, Thursday. •THK United States is urgently considering economic proposals to back South Vietnam's stepped-up military measures against Communist guerrillas, the State Department announced yesterday. A spokesman said the proposals had been submitted to President Kennedy by Dr. Eugene Staley,
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    BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER SACKED AFTER REPORT
    118 2 BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER SACKED AFTER REPORT LONDON, Thurs Lord Carrlngton, First Lord of the Admiralty, told the House of Lords yesterday that as a result of disciplinary proceedings following the Romer report on British naval security, he had decided to dismiss the security officer criticised by the report. In June,
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    PLANE HITS TREETOPS ON TAKE-OF
    102 2 NAIROBI, Thurs. A Boeing 707 airliner from London with 134 people on board hit tree tops on taking off at Athens for South Africa yesterday but continued the "flight and landed here safely with twigs and branches still sticking out of it. The 122 passengers
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    NEW PREMIER PLEDGES TO BRING PEACE TO CONGO
    182 2 NEW PREMIER PLEDGES TO BRING PEACE TO CONGO LEOPOLDVILLE. Thurs. Mr. Cyrille Adoula. newly-elected Congolese Prime Minister, last night told reporters he would try to restore peace and order to the Congo. On the military sector one of the most important tasks would be the reunification of the Congolese Army,
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    Chiang plane down
    32 2 TIG NO KONG Thu American-built tfoodoo Jd rboo naii»*>ance piane belonging to tin Nationalist Chinese Au was shot fawn ay Dommunu Chinese aircrait yestercii Ne\'. Chin* New- A_j potted.
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  • ROUND THE WORLD MARKET PRICES
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      U.K. Closing Prices
      134 2 LONDON. Aug. 2. j Previou* <ortav HUBBEH No. i K»» •.1.1 E ii ro p 6 a n ports Aug 24 5/16 24 7/16 Sept 24 7/16 24 11/16 Ru acil No 1 RSi Spit 21s; 24 9/16 RUutfER No 1 RSS Settlement House Terms, Stpt 24
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      New York Prices
      64 2 NEW YORK, Aug. 2. Previous Today fIN Straits spot '116.50 116.62 RUBBER Future* Rti Contract, Sept. 29.30 29.35 Nov 29.05 29.15 TONE: Quiet but steady. SALES: Two lots. 4»fi Gonlracl Sept 29.25 29.. '10 Nov 29.00 29.10 TONE: Quiet. No. 1 RSS Aug. landed once \l'j[ L'^i
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      Dow Jones Averages
      35 2 NEW YORK. Aug. 2. Previous Today 30 industrials 713.94 710.46 20 Railroads 138.10 1a5. 45 «0 Domestic Bends n;i.;«s s;i so 15 Utilities 116.79 116. 50 65 Stocks Composite Averages 234.70 234.19
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      U.S. Pepper
      35 2 Malabar spot 46J, afloatß 46, Auk. shipment 45J. LamponK spot 46*. afloats 46, Auk. shipment 45*. Muntok white spot 533, attoats 524, Aug. shipment 52, sellers, ex-dock. Above prices quoted In U.B. cents
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      Copra. Coconut Prices
      86 2 LONDON, Aug. 2. Previous Today COPRA Philippines c.i.f. U.K./North European ports rtoiivered weight per lon* ton Auk. .«IT.{ BtTM Cc .A Stiaits Borne -.1 U.K./ Nnrt»* European ports delivered *ti..ri' itet .«mik ion Aug./ Sept ten xtil COcunui OIL crude Straits o.i.f. Euro* pean port* Mi bulk
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    Nikita calls for Berlin talks: 'But we must have German treaty'
    284 2 MOSCOW, Thursday. \[R. KHRUSHCHEV last night spoke of the need for discussion and negotiation on the German problem and Berlin, informed sources reported. But he insisted that there must be a peace treaty with Germany. He was talking in
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      35 2 SHIRT yOU mm^ S > BOUGHT IS FOX A MAN I MET AN OLT7 V EIGHT FEET TALL SCHOOL FRIENC? ix-S( ■it SHE STARTEC7 BLASTING W S3 V ABOUT HER ||A OU ■I X i.w^-^w HUSBANC7>
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    NEW BALLET SHOW
    11 3  -  MARTINUS nV Soe Khim and Francis Yeoh practice,
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    157 3 IIiAPORE, Thursday. the ictona Theatre Vernon Martinus 1 Singapore Ballet. When Vernon Martinus and Is charming wife, Frances Poh. embarked on this venover three years ago re were few who would dared to predict that :.:n a short space of time, a Singapore Ballet mpany could attain the a
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    POLICEMEN GIVE $8,500 FOR A NEW SCHOOL
    86 3 POLICEMEN GIVE $8,500 FOR A NEW SCHOOL rHOMSON. Thurs. About 2.000 Muslims were present when Sahidul Fadzilah ruan Haji Sanusi, Chief Kathi of the Muslim Marriage and Shariah Court, opened the $8,500 new school building for the Madrasatul Ai-Ittihaddiah in Onraet Road. Irene Suleiman bin Haji > hi. chairman of
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    Girls will take part for the first time
    238 3 Girls will take part for the first time SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Singapore Junior Chamber of Commerce will run its third annual "Youth Week in Business" project when 503 boys and 161 girls start work for a week on August 8. The.-H- youths, who are in their last year in school,
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    NO LICENCE FOR RADIO: COURT FINES DRIVER $60
    97 3 NO LICENCE FOR RADIO: COURT FINES DRIVER $60 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The fourth Magistrate. Mr. N. A. D'Rozario yesterday lined an R.S.P.C.A. driver S6O for having an unlicenced radio when a licence inspector called on him on May 31. V.S. Durai produced a friend in court but he could not confirm
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    Conviction quashed
    40 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— Two labourers, Sia Kirn Hock and Ng Kirn Leong. under a lower court conviction and sentence of one year's jail on a charge of stealing a car. were freed on appeal in the High Court yesterday.
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    Home visitor
    32 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs— Mr. A Mahadeva. Secretary-General of the National Union of Journalists, is among 14 people appointed by the Government to visit the Trafalgar Home, according to the Government Gazette.
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    CHANGE FOR ROTARIANS-A FILM SHOW INSTEAD OF LUNCH TALK
    116 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. In.stead of the usual talk, members of the Singapore Rotary Club were shown a iiLn of "The Tokyo Story at their weekly luncheon held at the Cathay Hotel yesterday. The film tells the story of the recent 52nd Annual
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      ALEXANDRA LEE'S SINGAPORE DIARY A COLUMN ABOUT PEOPLE WHO MAKE NEWS
      676 3 ALEXANDRA LEE'S SINGAPORE DIARY A COLUMN ABOUT PEOPLE WHO MAKE NEWS SINGAPORE, Thursday. "£JLEOPATRA" is in Singapore in the person of Miss Liza Chapman, a noted stage actress in New York Miss Chapman, who played i he role of the lamed Greek-Egyptian aueen in the New York stage production of
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      Broke curfew to talk to girl friend: Year's jail
      229 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— j A criminal law j supervisee was sent to jail for a year here yesterday for "talking to j his girl friend outside his house" on Tuesday j night. Sng Heng Soon, an odd-job j labourer, pleaded guilty in!
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      Freed on appeal
      45 3 SINGAPORE, Thur.s.— Onn Ah Meng, under a lower court conviction and sentience oi two years' jail, to be followed by a years police supervision, on a charge of retaining a stolen motor cycle, was freed on appeal in the High Court yesterday.
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      270 3 CINEMAS I TAJ: Apna Ghar (Hindi) 3.15. CAPITOL: Spartacus 3, 8. i 6.15, 9.1». CATHAY: One-Eyed Jacks <fr 1.30. 4 6.30. 9.30. rinRF Rpin thp wi i d W ind COMMONWEALTH TECHNI- C ?^f« oft CAL TRAINING WEEK: Main i.ju, 4, o.^o, v.io. exhibitions at Victoria Memorial LIDO: Beautiful But
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    Idrus is a friend and comforter to 30 stray cats
    197 4 Idrus is a friend and comforter to 30 stray cats i i CHANGI, Thursday i I ALMOST everybody in Kampong Changi knows Idrus bin Abdul Ghani as the "Cat Boy* 1 for Idrus. \X has taken on the role of friend and comforter lo these felines. Idrus has rescued 30
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    Ministry probe on study classes
    44 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. i The Ministry of Education has carried out an investigation on further education classes in Negri Sembilan, Malacca and Johore. A Ministry spokesman said the investigation revealed that many classes were 'operating under uneconomic, enrolments. I
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    300 YOUTHS FOR PICNIC AT CHANGI POINT
    71 4 300 YOUTHS FOR PICNIC AT CHANGI POINT SINGAPORE. Thurs.— More than 3uu teenagers will attend a picnic organised by the Merry Youngsters of Singapore at Changi Point on August 13. Miss Jumna Rani will entertain the picnickers with dances to the accompaniment of a popular Indian ban',! led by Mr.
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    Airman keeps a 127-snake museum all for the love of it
    244 4 Airman keeps a 127-snake museum all for the love of it CHANGI, Thursday. A ROYAL AIR FORCE Warrant Officer with 30 years' service is running a miniature reptile museum at the station here all for the love of it. He is W. 0. William G. Perkins, in charge of the
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    PIANIST BLOCH TO CONDUCT A REFRESHER COURSE
    217 4 PIANIST BLOCH TO CONDUCT A REFRESHER COURSE SINGAPORE, Thurs. 10 a refresher course consisting of three illustrated lectures for music teachers, advanced music students and all musical enthusiasts has been organised by the Singapore Musical Society. The course will be hem on Sept. 5. 7 and 9 from 10 00
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    Tourist campaign
    22 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Department of Tourism has produced an attractively designed and eye-catching envelope to woo tourists to Malaya.
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    Student, 13, makes quality furniture during spare-time
    143 4 Student, 13, makes quality furniture during spare-time CHANGI, Thursday. A 13 YEAR OLD student, Ismail bin Abdul Hamid, is a carpenter who makes furniture cupboards, tables, chairs and other household goods as a hobby. But the villagers are so pleased with the quality of his products they pay him for
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    THREE HUNDRED ATTEND RAF SHOW IN AID OF THE BLIND
    137 4 THREE HUNDRED ATTEND RAF SHOW IN AID OF THE BLIND CHANGI, Thurs.— More than 300 people, mainly servicemen and their wives, attended the "Show Band Show" at the Primary School Theatre at Royal Air Force Changi. The show organised by the R.A.F. Changi Variety Club was staged to raise funds
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    Malayanisation
    19 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Malayanisation in the Malayan Railway Administration will be completed by the end of next year.
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    184 4 NAVAL HASH. Thd TWENTY apprentices oi tin SI: yard Technical College receive the director of Naval Education Sew Admiral C R. Darlington, al I theatre. i The following were the prize-winners: Ust. year> Ist. prize, Chan Sheck Pay. 2nd. prize. Chua Seng Huat. 3rd. prize. Ley Seng Kirn, 4th
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    Re-oreanisation
    30 4 TANJONG MALJM. Thur.s The Batang Padang Malayan Chinese Association branch has been re-organised witr jurisdiction over 13 subbranches from Tapah in the north to Tanjong Malim in the south.
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    Wage demands call
    34 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thur.s The Government Medical and Health Employees' National Trade Union, representing about 10.000 hospital servant. has urged the Government to meet their wage demands as soon as possible. Ac«««««««««««««««««»»»»»
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    Labourer, 21 180 ft. to
    24 4 Labourer, 21 1 80 ft. to PENANG bourer fell I irom th< S/ja^H men* offices m Downing Bttwi |H Tham X I working 'r.-^B
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    The day the earth blew up...
    952 5  - The day the earth blew up... Ross Miles »g»»'jKf:V»iU.«.^ p.| t t p|^ li:)M i By -DISASTERS 5— •OR SO IT SEEMED TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE MO N D A V, August 27, 1883, was the clay the earth blew up or so millions of people thought at the time.
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      136 5 RIP KIRBY by John prance Pred Dickenson MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis THE HEART OF JULIET JONES by Stan Drake I "1 I TIMING'S A LITTLE RUSTy. LET GO, COACH \^^T^ I f NOW YOU SEE THE /...THE^PHHQ/^"^*^^. VAggILY BOV^ waiting j BLONDIE by Chte Young 70, ,r-^
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    TELLING THE PEOPLE
    364 6 TELLING THE PEOPLE Support the X-ray campaign PROCEEDING now in 1 its third phase is the Government's anti-tuberculosis survey which was launched in October last year. The current phase began on Monday in the Stamford ar e a where an estimated 40.000 people are eligible for free chest X-rays under
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    The truth behind K's boast
    942 6  - The truth behind K's boast JOHN BAKER WHITE BY RUSSIA IS A LAND OF PARADOXES— SHE CAN PUT A MAN IN SPACE BUT CAN'T BUILD GOOD ROADS HAS the Soviet Union already accomplished Mr. Khrushchev's declared aim that of catching up with and surpassing the economic achievements of the "capitalist
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    100 YEARS AGO
    151 6 the Free Press reported: "The first Exhibition of the Singapore AgriHorticultural Society took place on the Esplanade, on the afternoon of Saturday last, the 27th ult. The tent containing the plants was well filled and was gaily decorated with bouquets of cut flowers from the Society's garden
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    JUST FANCY THAT
    53 6 npWO Bank of England A one- pound notes found on a Nottingham miner were signed "Mickey Mouse" and "W. Disney" In the place where the name of the bank's chief cashier L. K. O'Brien should have been. Said Bank of England Superintendent Douglas Jeffrey in court later:
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    IT'S ALL IN YOUR HANDS...
    315 6  -  CHOO ANG GUAN PALMISTRY BY WHO HAS STUDIED THE SUBJECT FOR 16 YEARS THE Heart line Is the affection indicator, tne principal index to our emotions. This line must always be considered with the line of Head, to which it Is particularly related. In woman,
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    48 6 liquor jj The pint, th t So Con bii IK: I f tl(t a3 :.'V ington for J*g" i 5 roll m e n other JA< KSON J tows that a n of you tj my wif, saying J J<»nnM)n beard her mL that she had best
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      251 6 TODAY'S RADIO SINGAPORE magazine; 10.30 The MalayanShort Wave Service: anes; 11.00 Life With The t I Lyons; 11.30 On wings of raeII metres (7250 kc s.) n (midniglU) closedown. Medium Wave Service: RADIO MALAYA (41.7 metres) 47G metres. P.M.— 1.15 Tiffin date; 1.30 A.M. 11.00 Programme .sum- Time signal, news:
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      436 6 CLI ES ACROSS ti Put uown without ceremony 4 City of the sword? <6> <6) -7 Blatant publicity Involving a 2f. alers <(jl fnenu? (8) v Wl the flshmonuei provides 8 Feminine version oi Hamlet for a sIiPPCi'V HlKfiOiner? <3i.' (6>. 12 A Piece of pastry to eat loi 10
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    POLY PREVIEW BY SHE YUSOF: HE'LL SEE RADAR AND TV
    301 7 POLY PREVIEW BY SHE YUSOF: HE'LL SEE RADAR AND TV Cw eaHh Technical Training Week (SINGAPORE, Thursday di i uiui Ne K ara, Inche Yusof bin Ishak, will this afterl closed circuit TV and various models when he polytechnic for a preview of displays in connection with i ea Hh
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    UNIVERSITY'S ACADEMIC STANDARD PRAISED
    73 7 Thurs A C anadian educationist, Iho spent three days in Singapore to study the set up oi the University of Malaya here, said before he left: "Your university has set a high academic standard." He was Dr. Ross Flemington. president and Vice-Chan-leilor of the Mount Allison
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    New Salvation Army officer
    59 7 SINGAPORE. Thurs. A Dutch Salvation Army officer with 24 years' service in the movement has arrived here in the liner Oceania from Indonesia to take up her new appointment. She is Major Maria Scherpenisse who will take over from Captain Douglas Kit! as the divisional and
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    Exhibitions plan
    24 7 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Language and Literature Agency is working on its plan to hold exhibitions of locally produced Malaya publication overseas.
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    Reunion on ship for doctor back with her family
    167 7 OINGAPORE, Thurs. Dr. Chua Bee Koon of Malacca with her Australian Chinese husband Dr. William Chin and their baby girl Fiona arrived here in the liner Oceania after being away for 11 years. Dr. Chua is the eldest daughter of prominent
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    New Kiwi regiment due soon
    56 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Advance parties of the Ist. Bn., New Zealand Regiment, are due to arrive in Singapore within the next two months to begin a two-year term of duty in Malaya. The troop will comprise 165 soldiers with their families. They will be flown in
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    Annual meeting
    26 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— The Singapore Polytechnic Engineering Society will hold its annual general meeting at 4 p.m. on August 8 in the main lecture theatre.
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    National Day stamp contest: 53 entrants submit 114 designs
    149 7 National Day stamp contest: 53 entrants submit 1 1 4 designs SINGAPORE, Thursday. rpHE Postal Department here has received 114 1 designs for the 1962 National Day commemorative stamps contest which closed on July 31, according to Mr. M. Bala Subramanion, the Director of Posts. Mr. Subrarnanlon told The Free
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    TOURIST LOVES TO TRAVEL ALONE
    103 7 TOURIST LOVES TO TRAVEL ALONE ¥>AYA LEBAR, Thurs.— An 1 American woman tourist who came here for a three-day stay loves travelling alone. She is Miss Ruth C. Dibert. a teacher of the Friends School in Baltimore, Maryland. Miss Dibert, who has been in the teaching profession for the past
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    TENGKU MAKHOTA TO VISIT YOUTH CLUB
    71 7 TENGKU MAKHOTA TO VISIT YOUTH CLUB TOHORE BAHRU. Thurs.— J Tengku Mahmood. Crown Prince of Jonore, will visit the Pakatan Pemuda Melayu Majidee, five miles from here on Aug. 4 at 2.30 p.m. This will be his fourth visit in a series to youth clubs here during the month, as
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    Indian Minister to see Dr. Goh
    61 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Mr. C. Subramaniam, Minister for Finance and Education, Madras State, is due here on Sunday on a five-day visit. The Minister's visit is private and informal, but during his five-day stay here, he will call on Dr. Goh Keng Swee, the Minister
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    N.Z. Rotarian impressed by S'pore chapter
    109 7 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Singapore Rotary Club is a "living example" to other such clubs in the world, according to a well-known New Zealand Rotarian. who's made a tour of the Rotary Clubs of Asia. He is Mr. Malcolm Leadbetter of Oamaru, New Zealand. A
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    THEATRE CLUB GIVES $330 TO FIRE FUND
    120 7 THEATRE CLUB GIVES $330 TO FIRE FUND SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Bukit Ho Swee Fire National Relief Fund has received a boost through a donation of $330 the proceeds of the performance at the Cultural Centre of "Madam Louise" presented by the RAF Tengah Theatre Club. Presenting the cheque to Mr.
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    Youth luncheon to help mission
    43 7 SIN APORE, Thurs.— The Singapore Gujaratl Youth Association has planned a luncheon to raise funds for the Ramakrishna Mission. Priced at $2 each, the luncheon on August 5 will be held at its club hou.se at Waterloo Street.
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    APPEAL TO SWIMMERS: JOIN LIFE GUARD CORPS
    197 7 APPEAL TO SWIMMERS: JOIN LIFE GUARD CORPS SINGAPORE, ThUTS. The Life Guard Corps is again appealing to Singapore swimmers to join the corps in order to expand its organisation and to extend its services to the public. A spokesman for the Corps said that so far Life Guards have only
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    Milk powder gift
    27 7 KAJANG. Thurs. The Ulu Langat District Well are Committee has received milk powder irom the Catholic Relief Services of the Fede--1 ration of Malaya.
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    Committee wife's husband 'at amah's mercy'
    989 8 Committee wife's husband 'at amah's mercy' 'SHE INSISTS SHE HAS HER OWN LIFE TO LEAD— BUT WE NEED HER* Dear Anne, Mv wife and I have continual arguments because she is hardly everYt home. We are middle-aged and have three grown-up children who are going to school. lam left at
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      No harm bathing child with chicken-pox
      149 8 QI would be grateful if you could advise me when to bathe a child with chicken-pox. The rash has not yet formed any scabs. Would the washim> cause friction? A There is no harm in bathing a child with chicken-pox almost from the oeginning
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      Infertility: See specialist
      106 8 Q My husband and I would very much like to start a family, bat alx years have passed without success. What should we do? A Ordinary physical exa- mination, including internal or pelvic examination, is not sufficient for a complaint of infertility. Special investigations have to be
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      Pregnancy at menopause
      94 8 Q Could you please tell me Che symptoms of pregnancy when in the change of life? A The symptoms of preg- nancy in the change of life are the same as the symptoms of pregnancy at any other time, with one notable exception. Dur- Ing the change
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    133 8 Dear Anne. A friend has told m e that rm i having a drink with a girl at a 'l, SHE upset me very much and since hp h I the incident to me it makes llle f rt ,^HP Should I say anythin, t« h jm lll:| W^
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      173 8 POCKET- MONEY ij±*/y\'G&&^B prizes are offered Ki&BfiSfvW*^ JTT\ i or tlle colourin X •••«•«> f^ L I this scene with paints, I crayons or chalks. ,0-%^-*%. i I I If There are four prizes ofi r^t C >A 111 f^red each of S5 ctwr I f*» y *£>, ill for
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    2436 9 FREE PRESS GUIDE TO RACING FORM r.r( flubs ASS ONE 1 f P HMI II I IMK} SB < H i saY I I I I »«F J H 1 1 Div I 1 I :v I S\ll\-SETIA (late star Gold) S RATCHED: l'.-7-fil S pore i»-5 1. Tr.u k
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    Horses entered for the Selangor lurk Club's August race meeting
    9329 9 Horses entered for the Selangor lurk Club's August race meeting MOVIE HOUSE II SECOND: (Nine started) 26-7-61 Penang 8-13 6F (Franklin) Cl. 2 Div. 3: Ist Rllex 8-3; 3rd More Tin 8-6; 4th New Flyer 8-10. 3-1-3. 1-17 2/5. Track soft. SCRATCHED: 23-7-61 Penang 7-12 BIF Cl. 2-Course scratching. Track
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      95 10 QUALITY a ,ut SERVICE are the KEYNOTES to successful BUYER- SELLER relationship! m GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL SCOTTS ROAD, SINGAPORE TEL: 3961 1 CLIFFORD HOUSE, COLLYER QUAY TEL: ***** (BRANCH) mens tailoring I OUR EXPRESS SERVICE DEPT. MAKES CUSTOM-TAILORED SUITS IN 1 DAY ALSO WIDE RANGE OF TIES, SOCKS DRESS AND
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    ST 'CHARMING COUPLES' THE DANCE
    168 11 ST 'CHARMING COUPLES' THE DANCE iiti 1 I- n Mi r.n tortained. i mnperc lor the evening is Mr S. K. S. Naidu. hum Mohd. Amin Taib. lirnum *»f the dance comnittec attributed the suc>s oi tile dance to the forts <»f members of his onunittee: Mr. Kumar Lai, u>..ir\
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        Pretty girls in lavender...
        220 11 UNIQUE FASHION SHOW WITH A ONE-COLOUR THEME A fo ASH N dls P la y as a prelude /-m 10 a nlm show is not a new "7 fr ng in Sil^ r apore but one nal r Thf Uy WaS CXcitin^ v «i f 'i.
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        REVIEW OF A HIT SONG WINS HIM $10
        217 11 REVIEW OF A HIT SONG WINS HIM $10 WINNER of this week's Critic Contest is Tan Hong Ghim, 150-N East Coast Road, Singapore 15. He wins $10 for his effort. Here is his entry: Today I am reviewing the latest waxing by Ricky Nelson. On an Imperial Label 030, this
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        Model Martha's debut here
        371 11 HER LAST APPEARANCE WAS IN ITALY SINGAPORE is quite a change from "the ice and the cold north" confesses Swedish-born Martha Uvhagen. The vivacious brunette, whose only misgiving of the State is the comparably "scorching heat"' is a European model who will make her first appearance
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        SARAWAK MAN IS TOP ON THE WHO'S WHO LIST
        242 11  -  SUNNY GIAM BY THE Who's Who in Pictorial Photography, recognised by the Photographic Society of America, indicates thai the 1960 honour of providing the best salonist in this part of the world does not belong to Singapore any more longer. The
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        WHO'S THIS?
        155 11 FROM the facts below can you guess who this world-famous man is? The answer will be published in P. 3 tomorrow. As a frail child, this famous leader of his country was placed between a warm, gentle mother and a father who was physically sturdy, formidably bearded. a
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        THE MUSIC QUIZ
        55 11 OUR mystery star last week was popular singer Brian Hyland. The winner of two Philips EP discs is Kow Cheng Yen, 9 Emerald Hill Road, Singapore 9. This week we have another famous musical personality. When you have made your guess, send your entry to Free Press
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        Post school course
        224 11  - Post school course DEMI TASSE NEWS. VIEWS FOR PARENTS By rpOMORROW, the Chlnesi 1 Schools (OommltteeTeacher) Association meet to discuss the setting up of a new two-year court* lor students who pas- the Chinese School Secondary IV examination. Tnis BCTortntlon a body repre* &err.;n<; .some 200 Chinese. schools— is the
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    Bradmars's view
    39 12 >i.L AID! fhurs I t fourth Tes a Man hestei must rank a> one the greatest games e.t-. idayed, U c chairman ol the Au& rahan Board ol Cricket C uti Sr Douald Bradman, s Adelaide sterday.
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    Cheu-Tzelong ready to win: Chengai Batu does fast trial
    534 12  - Cheu-Tzelong ready to win: Chengai Batu does fast trial Scrutineer K. Lumpur, Thursday. By PHEU -TZELOXG showed up favourably on the training truck this morning when he did i\ sparkling gallop. With McGrowdie astride, he disposed of 3F in the smart time of 3g Cheu-Tzelong. who has been running some
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    BIG DAY FOR 1.200 AT PRIMARY ATHLETICS
    258 12 BIG DAY FOR 1 .200 AT PRIMARY ATHLETICS SINGAPORE. Thurs. More than 1,200 little athletes from 441 schools in eight districts have their big day in their second Combined Primary Schools meet at Jalan Besar Stadium from 2.30 p.m. today. The meet begins with a march -past of the boys
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    Queen of Sprints ends her reign at the SAAA meet
    443 12 Queen of Sprints ends her reign at the SAAA meet fsadfsadfsfa dfsafdfaf SINGAPORE. Thursday ELIZABETH, Queen of Sprints, ends her reign in Singapore athletics on Sunday afternoon. Two days later, she will quietly slip out of Singapore on the liner Himalaya bound for England. All that will be left will
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    Navy retain Cup against RAF
    61 12 NAVAL BASE, Thurs. Last year's Inter-services football champions, the Royal Navy, retained the Cup when they beat the Royal Air Force 4-3 m the Inter -services final played on me H.M.S. Terror Ground, here yes- terrtay, Scorers for the Royal Navy were: Jimmy Coat-es, Basil
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    INDIAN HOCKEY STARS SORRY THEY CANNOT PLAY HERE
    144 12 DAYA LEBAR, I s.— The 1 manage! I he ln< q hockey Ibe P o Ibu Spci C. c t v Sing yesit on Us v,nv nome alto a successful Ze tland, expressed disapp in not be- pis c v SinM a
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    SACW KEMP IS YMCA CHAMPION
    159 12 SACW KEMP IS YMCA CHAMPION URAS BASAH. Thuis.— SACW Kemp of R.A.F. Seletar won the women's singles title at the y.m.c.a. open tennis championsnips when she beat Hilary Winter 6-0. 6-2 at the Y.M.c.Vs courts heie yesterday. Results of the other ties were: -Men's singles (Quarter-finals; I. A. AisagofT bt
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    BADMINTON CHAMPIONS OF THE AUPE
    91 12 BADMINTON CHAMPIONS OF THE AUPE SINGAPORE. Thurs. Leong Yun Chan won the single.title when he beat Oi.g lionGin 15-7. 13-5 at me Amalgamated Union of I»ublic Employees open badminton championship neiu at tne P.W.D. Hail at tne cid Kaliang Airport. Other results oi the finals were Men's doubles Leong Yun
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    A SAD KOK SENG BLAMES 1-0 DEFEAT ON 'MISSED SITTERS'
    158 12 A SAD KOK SENG BLAMES 1-0 DEFEAT ON 'MISSED SITTERS' From C. Chellappah KUALA LUMPUR. Tliurs. —An unhappy and disappointed Lee Kok Seng, Singapore's skipper in the Merdeka Anniversary Foot- ball tournament, blamed "the many sitters we missed" for Singapore's 1-0 defeat against Indonesia last night. Deieat came 12 minutes
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    AUSTRALIANS ALL OUT 209: SURREY 3 FOR 44
    144 12 AUSTRALIANS ALL OUT 209: SURREY 3 FOR 44 lONDON. Thin*. Clcse of] piay scores in yesterday crickei matches weie:— At The Oval: Australians 209 .P. Burge 45. R. Benaud 47. G Lock 5-93K Surrey 44-3. At Blackpool: Essex 252-8 dec. iG. Smith 74 1. LancaMiire 15-0. At U'orc<*ter: Worcestershire 102
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    JUMAT NETS TWO GOALS FOR WEARNES
    135 12 JUMAT NETS TWO GOALS FOR WEARNES PARRER PARK. Hum.—Re- suits of the Singapore Bustness Houses lootbail le^ue matches played here yesterday were: Wearnes Sporus Club second string beat Borneo Motors Sports Club 2-1 in an A Division encounter. J urn at .scorea bom the goals for the winnets white Shdfc
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    94 12 GORBEX TO LEAD MARRIED XI AGAINST SINGLES SINGAPORE, Thurs. Former Malayan cricketer, Gorbex Singh, 56. will lead the Indian Association Married team against Singles for the Chandy Trophy on Monday at Balestier Road. Gorbex. now a teacher in Jcssleton, is in Singapore for a short holiday. The match •starts at
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