The Singapore Free Press, 17 August 1961

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    28 1 ARCHIVES, NATIONAL MBMARY, SINGAPORE, 6. TO KEEP UP WITH THE LOCAL NEWS YOU MUST READ the SINGAPORE Free Press No. IB 195. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1961. 15 CENTS
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      idustry plans interest mission leader
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      GAS ABLAZE—EXPLOSIONS ROCK NEARBY BUILDINGS
      94 1 GAS ABLAZE— EXPLOSIONS ROCK NEARBY BUILDINGS SINGAPORE. Thurs. A volley of underground explosions rocked buildings at the junction of River Valley Road and KcHock Road, when fire broke out at a City Counci! excavation site at midnight last night. Flames shot up when i warning signal a red l.intern tipped
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      Two die in ambush
      28 1 NICOSIA, Thins. Two CypGr«i 'as er« bhei dead t] :v caT :<• amßoslMd yesr unknown gunmen near &ol In southwest Cyprus, it ially annoonccd here.
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      Plane for boat
      26 1 MIAMI, (Florida), TOurs, a -Etectra, bi-jack«d om i month, was returnee! yesterday in exchange for a rol boal slolra from Cuba by refusees.
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      The pluck of Tan, 8, wins the hearts of airport officials
      271 1 The pluck of Tan, 8, wins the hearts of airport officials PAYA LEBAR, Thursday. gIGHT YEAR-OLD Tan Lian Tiow, a plucky Malacca hoy who will undergo ;i major heart operation in Melbourne, won the hearts of all airport, airline and hospital officials who looked niter him during his seven-hour stopover
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      Priests are freed
      40 1 saigON. Thurs. South Vietn^Se Government troops have SSSfetehJ Roman CaU.olic priests d ,o other Roman Cathohr. k rinaimed by Communist GuerilSfuSiWday m Vtah Long »ro- nr .e- about 80 miles >outh^ to hCT«T Saigon newspapers reported yesterday.
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      S'PORE GRANTS LANDING RIGHTS TO UAR AIRLINES
      158 1 S'PORE GRANTS LANDING RIGHTS TO UAR AIRLINES I Cf INGAPORE. Thurs. An- other international air--1 line the United Arab Republic Airlines will .soon bo operating through Paya Lebar airport. This was revealed by the Republic's first Consul Gene- ral in Singapore. Mr. Mou.slaia Pahmy el-Issawi, who e.siablkshed the consulate here
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      Bells of St. Xavier's ARE tolling
      81 1 Bells of St. Xavier's ARE tolling PjERANGOON, Thurs— The O three new bronze bells of St. Francis Xavier Church in Seranyoon Garden Estate* "Faith", "Hope" and "Charity" are now ringing. This follows the final testing of the electrical and mechanical installation in the presence of the architect and structural engineer
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      U.S. 'no' to China
      22 1 WASHINGTON. Tlmrs.-Durin<4 h^ debute yesterday on ttw SUnAW Bb. th. flouae voted, iiSSfaS took the s,nc stand I
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      Freedom flag unfurled
      92 1 rnANGLIN, Thurs. rhe 1 Indonesian Consul Qenera] in Singapore, Col. Sir-iili Arto, took the salute at a tlag-rai.sing ceremony at his residence, Melati, Grange Road, this morning, to mark the Kith anniversay of Indonesian independence, Alx)iit 300 members of tho Indonesian community were pres< nt. Tuan Haji
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      Up goes a fence to keep out peeping Toms
      157 1 Up goes a fence to keep out peeping Toms SINGAPORE. Thurs. A high barbed wire fence ibeing put up around the nurses' hostel at Tan Tool: Seng Hospital to keep out a mysterious prowler. This is in addition to increased police patrols and brighter lighting in the hospital compound. These
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      Nikita's 'alarming' Berlin letter
      48 1 BRASILIA. Thurs.- The head io: Dhe Soviet commercial mission lure. Mr. Victor Azov, yesterday handed a letter from Mr. Nikila FQmishchev to Presidenl Jmr.o Quadros oi Brazil. Usually well-informed soui'ces said tlie 14-paue letter was ■most graphic and alarming report oii the Berlin crisis.
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      Frontier surprise
      33 1 LONDON. Thur-. The British Foreign Office yesterday expressed "surprise" at the Guatemalan government's closure of us iro;ilirr with Bri-^h Honduras witliou' waiting for a British reply to its proposals for talks.
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      Meeting to plan action on Malaysia
      230 1 Meeting to plan action on Malaysia 1963 TARGET DATE, SAYS STEPHENS |(UA LA LUMPUR. 1Y Thurs. A top level meeting of the representatives of the Federation. Singapore and the Borneo territories is to be held next Thursday at Jesselton to work out the plan of action for Malaysia. This was
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    U.S. 60VT. TO SELL A FURTHER 1,000 TONS OF TIN
    304 2 U.S. 60VT. TO SELL A FURTHER 1,000 TONS OF TIN dgjd WASHINGTON. Thurs. The General Services Administra- tion announced yesterday that another one thousand tons of lon^horn grade tin would bo offered for sale on August 30. G.S.A. said bids to buy the tm would be received until 9. to
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    Rubber output of Brooklands Selangor exceeds 9 million Ib.
    586 2 Rubber output of Brooklands Selangor exceeds 9 million Ib. By The Free Press Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Thursday. TN LESS than two years, Brooklands Selangor Rubber, now the leading member of the Boustead Bros, group, has more than doubled the rubber areas under its control by take-over offers to four other
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    Market indices
    29 2 LONDON I hurs.- in- Pina c i imes s lndi< es tox a 2 last year, week ago, previous and yesterdi respecr -i.i in: 7 192.7 192.1
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    Ships in port
    153 2 thips lym^ .iic .n^-.,:- fi- Smgaport mii.irve- t."l.iy are Z rjikan Demod ►S/39, r v o«lis Lao IS 13, fVooorato 18, i m t Mara I 33^24. M on Bolivia Maru T < ma i 11, Boesk 7 nn 2S. Outer Ro.irt 1 •i, DJadaL 'n near.
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    ANOTHER VERY QUIET DAY ON THE STOCK MARKET
    128 2 ANOTHER VERY QUIET DAY ON THE STOCK MARKET LONDON Thurs. -It has beep, another very quiet day here Iv the stock markets. Business was again on a small scale but sentiment was helped to some extent by the July trade figures, and shares which initially showed small l--^es raiiieci and
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    UK-PI jet service via Singapore
    61 2 LONDON. Thurs. The first; direct jel service between Britain I :.v: the Philippines will be opened by British Overs s A ways Corporation, on Ch 31. it ;v^ announced j t sterday. The >ervice. winch L- subject to governmental approval wiU be opt :\-^e<\ twice
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    Hong Kong prices
    55 2 HONG KONG. Wed Closing prices nere today were: H. Tv S. Ban.; C^rporatiLii SHT4 sales .^i.ie> i Wheelook Marden sr:.sO $12.40 sales sales i H*kong ph< :.p $45.00 54,">.00 sales f-ales Dairy Farm Cr-.xi storage $40.00 $39. 00 sales sales Taifcoo Dock 571.5€ S7i.no sales saie< Jard:r.e
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    Balance of payments
    28 2 WASHINGTON. Thurs. The United States balance of payment: posiuon showed vast improvement ir the second quarter of this year the Commerce Depart merit reported yesterday.
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    $3,150m. aid cut
    23 2 $3,1 50m. aid cut i WASHINGTON, Thurs. The < Senate yesterday cut $3,150 mil- I lion from President Kennedy's controversial foreign aid pro- gramme.
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    Police will not arrest fasting Sikh leader
    230 2 Police will not arrest fasting Sikh leader AMRITS AR Northern India), Thurs. Punjab Government officials yesterday said police would not arrest Master Tara Singh, 76-year-old Sikh leader now on the second day of a "fast unto death." The bearded Sikh Patriarch, who is campaigning for a Punjabi language state within
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    Cuban for talks
    25 2 HAVANA, Tnurs. President Dorticos of Cuba will attend the conference of non-alijjned natioiLs I uue to be held iv Belgrade next September.
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    Nkrumah sees Mao
    21 2 PEKING. Thurs. President I Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana met i Mao Tse Tung of Communist j China yesterday.
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    Royal family sends wreaths to 36 plane crash dead
    222 2 Royal family sends wreaths to 36 plane crash dead LONDON. Thursday. ,TIIK Norwegian royal family, the Norwegian Government and Stavanger Airport sent' wreaths yesterday to Croydon for the funeral of 34 local schoolboys and their two teachers killed last week in the Stavanger air disaster. They followed the 36 white
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    STOWAWAY, 14, IS SENT TO REFORMATORY
    85 2 STOWAWAY, 14, IS SENT TO REFORMATORY GLASGOW. Thurs. i Harry Mclluraith. 14--year-old Glasgow schoolboy who stowed away in a trans-Atlantic airliner last month, was sent to a reformatory school by local magistrates yesterday. Mclhvraith boarded a BOAC Britannia at Prestwick. Scotland, and hid in the toilet. He was discovered in
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    10 for PM's post
    38 2 VIENTIANE, Thur.s. The rightwing Government delegation to the Laotian peace talks at Ban Namore yesterday submitted a. list of 10 possible Prime Ministers j to head the projected Govern- i ment of National Union
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    EX-AGENT WINS $llO,OOO ON POOLS
    147 2 EX-AGENT WINS $l lO,OOO ON POOLS LONDON. Thurs. A retired British Army Captain who once worked for ihe United States intelligence service in the Middle Ea^t learned yesterday he had won over .ii 13.000 < SI 10.500) in a national football pool. He Is Capt. James Eugene Craik. aged 37.
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    Nehru's warning
    28 2 NEW DELHI. Thurs.— Mr. Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, said here yesterday that if necessary ultimately, India must be prepared lor war over the Sino-Indian bolder dispute.
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    Asylum for Russian
    24 2 OTTAWA, Thurs. The Immigration Department announced yesterday it is granting political asylum to Dr. Mikhail Antonovich Klotchko, a prominent Russian scientist.
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    $188.7 m. for India
    23 2 NEW DELHI, Thurs. India is to receive loans from the United Slates totailinß $188,700.--000 under agreements signeti here yesterday.
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    BRITISH AIRMEN CONQUER 3 PA
    54 2 lONDON. Thurs. Three a hitherto unconqw r< peaks, one 21.000 feet two of about 30.000 I have been climbed by Br Air Porce mountalne< r th^ Karakoram In northei Kashmir, the Air Mini tr announced here pestertltj The party, h-d by Oro ip Captain A.J.M.
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  • ROUND THE WORLD MARKET PRICES
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      U.K. Closing Prices
      119 2 LONDON. Aug. 16. Previous Today RUBBER No. 1 RSS n.i.f. European port* Aui; 24J unquoted Sept 25 1/16 2.")3/l»i RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot l>U _V> 1/16 RUBBER No. 1 RSS Settlement Hoube Terms, Sept. 2'> 25 3/lb Oct. 25i 25| TONE: Steady. PEPPTR White Sarawak f.a.q.
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      New York Prices
      69 2 No. 1 RSS Auij. landed price 293 COFFEE: Futures 'B* Contract, Sept. 35.59 35.53 Above prices quoted ia US cents pet lb NEW YORK, Aug. 16. Previous Tnri*y TIN Straits spot 119.00 119 25 RUBBER Futures Rex Contract, *ept. 29.9r> 30 25 -rift?** 77 29.95 TONE: Very
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      Dow Jones Averages
      41 2 NEW YORK, Aug. 16. Previous T day 30 Industrials 716.18 71 s2O 20 Railroads l :;<<. i m'io 40 Domestic Bonds vl 14 s .1 H utiiiti.. u 8 81 ll9 20 65 Stocks Composite Averages 236.43 237.5 a
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      U.S. Pepper
      31 2 Malabar spot 45}. afloat* 45, Aup shipment 44*. Lamport spoi 45*! floats 4.>. Aug. shipment 44J. Muniok white S JK )t 521, afloat* 52|, AUk shipment 51, sellers, ex-dock
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      Copra, Coconut Prices
      84 2 LONDON, Aug. 16. Previous Today COPRA Philippines c.i.f. .K. 'North European p r t 9 delivered weight per ••n X ton Aug. $172 *ITO COPRA. Straits Bernso c.i.f. U.K.' North European Ports delivered MreftjM per long ton sept, oct mot em COCONUT Oil crude Strain c.i.f. European
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    183 2 BONN, Thurs. The West German Chancellor, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, said last night that the allies would "act with all severity" when the real Berlin crisis came, but he did not think it would lead to war. He said the Soviet Ambassador, Mr. Andrei Smirnov, whom he saw yesterday, had
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    JAIL FOR MAN WHO LEFT LION IN CAR
    252 2 JAIL FOR MAN WHO LEFT LION IN CAR t >TEW YORK. Thur.v i magistrate yestcrd;. sent an animal trainer to Jail for 30 days for leaIng a lion unattended the back of his car. The magistrate. Mr. Loul Cioffo. told Richard Flynn. 47, that he had to be gu ed
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      SINGAPORE DIARY
      106 3 hr!?23BS3Hi *djdg NtiAPORE Thursday. in \i. her family strongly in Hii^ world hriimin<r I I 1 I I is i >lhri I n I l II ismj K«i i DEMONSTRATION In .V the art ol make-up, by Internationally-known consultant, will be a traction when memol the Blue Triangle
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      85 3 II appears to me that it, requires a ma:; to teach men the an o; cooking Mr EM. H—ochj manager catering department the Singapore Cold ;e 'he is a Swi-s prepared some de- If dishe for the t tl\ oj the women in- by the New Zealand I rade Commission
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      33 3 VFTBR So years' service a- confidential secrewrith Getz Bros., Mr. J Minjoodt leaves in the I rsky on Sunday on transfer to the London ffice. Mr. Minjoodt has two married daughters in Bri-
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      ROBBED POLICE DECOY
      351 3 I o-year-oid W3S caught in j ambush at Promenade SINGAPORE, Thurs. A ship builder's assistant. Lim Chin Soh. 18, pleaded guilty at the Assize Court yesterday to a charge of robbing a police decoy. Lvi Sens* Wan, of a wrist watch worth $30. on June 9 this
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      POLICE CHIEF IS AMONG 1,000 AT CREMATION
      108 3 POLICE CHIEF IS AMONG 1,000 AT CREMATION SINGAPORE. Thur-. Mure than 1.000 people atiendecl Ihe cremation of Mrs. Sar- dara Singh Nanki. wile of Mr. Sardara Singh, a Superintendent in the Singapore Police Force. Mrs. Sardara. 43. died on Monday after a short illness. i She married Mr. Sardara [Singh
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      Cultural festival
      35 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Sixty-one cultural bodies and 40* Schools will take part In this year's cultural festival which opens on Saturday with open-air concerts at Hong Lim Park and Geylang Serai: .n 7xn n.m.
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      A gem of a period piece goes on stage at Ayer Rajah
      304 3 A gem of a period piece goes on sta ge at Ayer Rajah A LEXANDRA, Thurs. The Rowcrolt Players found an absolute jewel of a period piece for their production last night in them own theatre in Ayer Rajah Road. Edward Percy and Reginald Denham are the joint authors of
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      Senior Govt. men accept offer
      70 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Singapore Senior Officers' Association has accepted the terms of partial restoration of variable allowances offered by the Finance Minister, Dr. Goh Keng Swce. on May I 27 following the clarification given by the Minister. Mr. H. R. Armstrong, the i association's secretary
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      Co-op course today
      45 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The principal of the Cup-operative College of Malaya. Mr. Abdul Majid. will conduct a cooperative training course in Malay at St. Joseph's Institution this evening. Forty-five co-operators were present at the first meeting yesterday when discussions were in Eng- lish.
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      Entries for furniture show competition will close tomorrow
      256 3 Entries for furniture show competition will close tomorrow EJNTRIES for the public competition, being held in conjunction with the low-cost furniture exhibition ;il MacPherson Estate, close tomorrow evening. On Saturday morning, four journalists represent- SINGAPORE, Thurs. ing the four language newspapers will scmtinise entry forms submitted by the public. In
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      TO FIND A HUSBAND...
      287 3 ■■■■^^m^— MMiil'li IW Jlil^iiliillii^fit'iWiroMffißfHMHPi THOUSANDS of Chinese I spinsters, especially Cantonese girls, will pray far beauty and devoted Sisters tonight. Today is the seventh day of the seventh moon of the Chinese lunar £len«g* U S^nnul\lyasc^! butions towards the supSSrt of "clubs" in honour of the
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      155 3 i The entry form Cut out this coupon and after completion send it to Housing and Development Board, P.O. Box 702, Singapore. Mork on the face of the envelope the word "COMPETITION." Name: Address: i < In my judgment the order of preference of the furniture displayed in flats Ncs.
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      252 3 W Mansions, Orchard H I to ti p nt. K< t\\ < Ron T II E ATRE W t I I h presents "Ladies u\ Re- Rowciofi Line^, Ayer Rajata H 8 9Q o m I>. CULTURAL CENTRE: snova on -Preiace to a B and "Stcippv and Urn 3 B
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    He advises his fishing colleagues to start chicken farms
    181 4 He advises his fishing colleagues to start chicken farms fiHANGI, Thurs. Malay fishermen in Changi Village are being urged to convert their backyards or any vacant compounds into poultry farms to supplement their income. This suggestion came from Inche Sulaiman Razak, 36, who has been rearing more than 130 chickens
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    YMCA CAMP WILL BE HELD ON PULAU UBIN
    70 4 YMCA CAMP WILL BE HELD ON PULAU UBIN CtHANGI, Thurs. The j YMCA Youth Department will have their annual camp on Pulau Übin instead of Tanjons Iran from August 22 to August 26. A spokesman for the YMCA Youth Department -aid Tanjong Irau is not ready for campers. Transport will
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    Work to start on 51.5 mil. library
    48 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Work on a 51. 5 million library for the University of Malaya at Pantai Valley will start next month. The building, expected to be ready by May next year, will accommodate 300.000 books and space for 430 readers.
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    Teachers warned
    27 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The Ministry of Education has warned Government teachers not to allow political activities to impede or prevent the performance of their duties.
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    1,500 seek Govt. aid for better roads, drains on island
    217 4 1 ,500 seek Govt. aid for better roads, drains on island CHANGI, Thursday. ABOUT 1,500 people living in Pulau Übin are seeking public or Government assistance to build roads and improve the drainage system on the island, r They feel that they are the "most forgotten and neglected people." "We
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    HOUSING ESTATE IN CHANGI WILL HAVE 57 LOW-COST HOMES
    76 4 HOUSING ESTATE IN CHANGI WILL HAVE 57 LOW-COST HOMES CHANGI, Thurs. Fiftyseven terrace houses will soon be going up next to the Anglican High School in Changi. Work is now in progress. The project is being undertaken by a private housing estate developer. A spokesman said the new estate will
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    SIKHS HONOUR INDIAN PHILOSOPHER
    100 4 SINGAPORE. Thurs. Dr. Gopal Singh, a well-known Indian philosopher and authority on Indian religions, was honoured by the local Sikh community at a special function at the Gurdwara Singh Sabha. The president of the temple. Mr. Dula Singh, pre* sented Dr. Singh with a robe of
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    Teenagers enjoy their holidays at
    160 4 camps along Nicoll Drive CHANGI, Thursday. fTHE August school holidays have attracted scores of teenagers mostly Scouts to camp along Nicoll Drive. The campers find thrill in the waves splashing against the shores and the sea breeze biting their faces. The adventurers enjoy the loneliness
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    CATCHING BIRDS NOW POPULAR PASTIME AMONG DOYS
    151 4 CATCHING BIRDS NOW POPULAR PASTIME AMONG DOYS CHANGI, Thurs. Birdcatching is fast becoming a popular pastime for boys living in the Changi district. The teenagers in groups go into the forests to hunt for bird's nests and birds. Among the "champion catchers" is Idrus bin Abdul, 13 of the Siglap
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    Top of blind list
    35 4 IPOH, Thurs. Perak has the highest number of blind people among all the States in Malaya, according to Mr. Cheah Ewe Hoe. manager of the Kinta Valley Workshop for the Blind.
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    POLY STUDENTS SEE HOW INDUSTRIAL COURT IS RUN
    120 4 POLY STUDENTS SEE HOW INDUSTRIAL COURT IS RUN SINGAPORE, Thurs.—Fourteen Polytechnic students visited the Singapore Industrial Arbitration Court to see how it is being run. The student party, led by Mr. Chan Tat Sai, was the first of three parties from the Polytechnic to make the visit. Mr. J. Wilbert,
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    Fatal accident
    35 4 RAUB, Thurs. R. Narayanasamy, 27. a clerk in the Rubber Replanting Board at Raub was fatally injured when his motor-cycle was involved in a crash at the 2nd mile Raub— Kuala Lipis Road.
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    Traffic blueprint is approved
    46 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— Nearly $1 million is to be spent by the Kuala Lumpur i Commission to improve the I flow of traffic and parking facilities in the town. A blueprint of the improvements has been approved by the Traffic Advisory Committee.
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    Comedians Malik and Zain want to appear in more shows for charity
    193 4 Comedians Malik and Zain want to appear in more shows for charity CHANGI, Thursday. npWO comedians, Inche Malik Sutil Sutan Muda, A 46, and Inche Mohammed bin Zain, 39, who formed a team a year ago, want to s;ive more shows for charity. The "Malik and Zain' team have performed
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    SPORTSMAN, 20, LEAVES FOR BRITAIN TO FULFIL AMBITION
    116 4 SPORTSMAN, 20, LEAVES FOR BRITAIN TO FULFIL AMBITION SINGAPORE, Thnrs. A 20-year-old student, John Carter, (above) leaves for England tomorrow to fulfil his ambition of becoming a lawyer. Carter will first visit Bombay where he will look up "old friends'* before leaving for Britain from there. A former student of
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    Woman's fatal fall into deep well
    56 4 KUALA KANGSAR, Thurs.— An expectant mother, Zainab binte Ibrahim, 20, was killed when she fell into a deep well with only three feet of water near her home in Kampong Salong Tengah, in Kuala Kangsar District. Zainab was drawing water from the well when
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    Anti-vice drive a 'success'
    46 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The new plan to stamp out vice In Selangor is being carried out "successfully," according to an official of the State Religious Affairs Department. He said that several "arrests" had been made as a result of the anti-vice campaign.
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    Scouts find bombs
    32 4 RAUB, Thurs.— a party of Scouts from the Mahmud School, Raub. camping near Sungei Mas. four miles from here, found two unexploded bombs in a blukar near their camp.
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    112 4 j^ Hairstylist and beauty I dam Chua Nya I anxiously for the ;>< I windfall or a stroke of in, I happen to her. I For, according to Chin< belief, she's "in luck" b. cause 35 beautiful Xi: Huas (flowers bloomed at once a minute aft midnight in her
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    Diplomas for more than Poly students on Aug.
    102 4 SING VfORE than 200 studenl i Polytechnic wili its first graduation a ten Victoria Memorial Hall on Ai I Graduat-es will be h both full-time and p time professional tecJ and craft courses. The Engineering D» pa ment top.*; the list with
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    708 5  - don 't want my children to be eared by nurses, unknown JANE SHERROD SINGER L^nne is natural, outgoing exuberant «> n W« n (Part 2) 21 i ,j |M receives an average of a hundred fan letters a proposals of marriage to questions about the way the White House. When
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      92 5 RIP KIRBY by John Prentice Fred Dickenson MANDRAKE &y Lee Falk and Phil Davis _>_^ •i X' a f DAZ>?V AKD I AgE Go) I UOT 3EAC^— I MANPRAXE SA'.PUE VVAsjßS|| ME'LL AP>PKECIATE I VA&OE-- »\E POKC3OT/ j|^ PAPPY? STAY'.KjG :nJ TCN.I&MT— J JfifiJ] SOME MOT HOMEMAP6 Mpnal KKiOW IT
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      Room at the top for the skilled man
      335 6 IN commercial and industrial life the success or failure of an undertaking depends largely on its management. II the management is skilled, experienced, imaginative and firm, success will attend the undertaking. If it is unskilled, inexperienced, unimaginative and lax. failure is the
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    Can they ever forgive and forget?
    914 6 Can they ever forgive and forget? THE GERMANS KILLED ALL THE MEN IN HER FAMILY DURING THE WAR-AND NOW THEY COME TO STAY AND TRAIN IN HER TOWN I FOUND my eves becoming more and more hypnotised by the coffee cups laid out waiting as the major, who even had
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    100 YEARS AGO
    149 6 the Free Press reported: "The news from Peking during the past fortnight is somewhat scanty. The Prussian Minister has been making ineffectual efforts to obtain a treaty, but it is very apparent that the Chinese government have no favours of that kind to grant, unless the suppliant
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    JUST FANCY THAT
    96 6 /GETTING out a newspaper Is tough enough without incidents like this: A man went into the Las Vegas Sun newsroom and said he had given a newsman two nictures several weeks ago but hadn't seen them In the paper. He walked over 1.0 the Managing Editor's desk,
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    IT'S ALL IN YOUR HANDS...
    423 6 Jm^^^^B^^^^STß^^HO^N^UAN WHO HAS STUDIED THf SUBJECT FOfTTg fg rR a girl to choose the right man to spend the rest of her life with him is a most important task, and there are lots of way.- she can tell by the Heart line beiore making
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      80 6 SHARP 2-BAND #3 8- TRANSISTOR RADIO ""TURING pilot lamp v- c /'.'-••■■-;'.-_V^* TONt CONTMH I [f|]^fl|.- of h.qh Of l 0» tO'C f£sP"43k F I N I Tis^i locat.nq rt StOt., ©PHONO EKTtNSIOW I y T^ 59 HmP SS 1 fat'tnes m^ Sou Agent- tor ijw A J*o O R
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      237 6 RADIO SINGAPORE magazine; 10.30 The Malayanshort Wave Service aires; 11.00 Life with the Lyons; 41 metres (7250 kc s.) 11.30 On wings of melody; 12 Medium Wave Service: (midnight) Close down. •\M_lU™ Gramme sum- RADIO MALAYA (41.7 metres), mary; 11.02 Music irom the P.M.— 1.15 Tiffin Date; 1.30 keyboard; 11.30
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      397 6 CLUES ACROSS (6). 4 Hiey may be un'oea table (6). 11 She mas co rfathl tin bhe H 7 Is it of little use to a rich o> angler? .4. 4). 12 Perhaps a foolish thins to 8 Lofty notions (6). make (5) 10 Its mouth is full of water:
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    Travel with p-o-i-s-e
    1039 7  -  LOGAN GOURLAY By gas Somerset Maugham, who is: veiled as much and as I as he has written, who :e lid traveller usinilh the background thai inst. lie is nol over SOME BASIC RULES FOR ALL THOSE WHO ARE VENTURING ABROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME -AND THOSE
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    32 TV sets in Frame's new record-breaking luxury liner
    458 7  - 32 TV sets in Frame' s new record-breaking luxury liner STEPHEN GROVER By j H ns rldN H >1 1 lild t« B v m Alii am !tlr i im I 111 in has Pill Ij I U. to th« i to could think of. incud m. what is claimed
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    CLARA GETS IN THE HOLIDAY SWING
    80 7 TALKING of poise, here's a girl who could not look more ccol. calm and delectable as she gets in the swing of holiday fun ot Cypress Gardens, Florida. Name: Clara Heidi. Occupation: Hairdresser. "This is how I like to spend a holiday." she says.
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      Lucerne—something to offer every visitor
      682 8  - Lucerne— something to offer every visitor GERHARD KAUFMANN HISTORY GOES BACK TO DARKEST OF DARK AGES By LUCERNE, only 45 rail minutes from Zurich, is a truly charming city, offering her natural beauty to tens of thousands of visitors each year. Historically, Lucerne was first mentioned in documents which <ro
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      Dine and dance to lapping of the waves
      268 8 Dine and dance to lapping of the waves rURISTS from all over the world have paid high tribute to Singapore's modern living conditions. In keeping with her tradition as a metropolis, the island has developed her hotels and restaurants so that they compare favourably with the most modern and well-equipped
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      TRAVEL IN COMFORT R.I.L TO COLOMBO BOMBAY AND KARAO
      167 8 TRAVEL IN COMFORT R.I.L TO COLOMBO BOMBAY AND KARAO DAYS of relaxation and personal service are yours when you travel by Royal [nteroceao Lines' fast fleet of fully airctinditioned motor vessels like the "Straat Johore Straat C Ooke. Straat Clarence and the T.iinegara. These ships have accommodation for either 10
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      Wine? 950 vintl to choose froC
      125 8 A LAVISH new r<-siaur.:- x\ planned (or Br. i England, intend.- to match from the United States th< distinction of having tti world- longest wtne-ii I The longest ai present claimed by the Tw< 1 1 One restaurant in York, which at the count
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    sea trip to the seaside
    52 9 2.400 LEAVE LIVERPOOL EACH SAILING FOR NORTH WALES RESORTS \r Lrftfa lagfci of L c e n|ovcd by L 'he St. -rr Hl€ liginri ■< s^ e pM p the ta »r n.i rrow it.r Kpoioting ie Ni p, 2 400 m Mwntoins o !■■>,'
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    Tourist boom in land of cherry blossom
    728 9  -  TAKESHI SATO EXPECTED TO REACH PEAK AT 1964 OLYMPICS By JAPAN'S booming tourist industry in expected to reach an unprecedented peak in 1964, when the Olympic Games are held in Tokyo Japanese travellers overseas have also ►een Increasing year after year.. Another harp
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    Let the experts take care of your baggage
    185 9 rjiHOSE goir.g on leave will naturally leave their travel arrangements to the travel agency, but many fail to consider the importance and necessity of contacting the right people to organise the transportation of their baggage or household equipment. The Singapore Baggage Transport
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    Korean drive to woo the tourists
    119 9 Korean drive to woo the tourists FIVE steps have just been taken by the South Korean Government to make it easier for tourists to visit their country, reports the Pacific Area Travel Association. Acting on recommendations made at the 10th annual Pacific Area Travel Conference in Honolulu in January, and
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    CATHAY IS TOPS FOR CONVENIENCE
    373 9 WHEN in Singapore, duniently situated In SSrt- 1* the'lttr. on£pol everything there Is to ser is moderate. f p There is also int the de is served at the Cathay Hotel. A feu steps out of suite, along carpeted corridors and down a fast, smooth
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    749 10 FROM THE TAJ MAHAL TO A NIGHT Ar OPERA-YOU PAY NEXT TO NOTHING jJI i?OR the young and the young in heart an airline ticket is a passport to all the fabled cities and playgrounds that lie along today's jet routes between Singapore, the rest of Asia and Europe.
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      210 10 Only with QANTAS can you fly 707 JET AROUND THE WORLD via LONDON, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO *S# >: 4m HrPw jyKifiiiiff I Eastbound to Sydney M.. i|||: iS J^KPBJB B^w i^T^B BWB 888 Departure every Monday 00.35 l Measured in flying time less than 60 hours), it's a small
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    The world of Susie Wong -and so much besides
    582 11 The world of Susie Wong -and so much besides IG -CONG OFFERS DAZZLING VIEWS, SHOPPING RGAINS AND SOPHISTICATED NIGHT LIFE I you ran sec the hotel where Richard Mason's Susie ha\ c practised the oldest profession in the world. tid lhal the S 11> actually covers the cost long Kong's
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    HOTEL THAT GOES ALL OUT TO WOO THE TOURIST
    215 11 POPULARITY of the Adelphi Hotel, right in the heart of Singapore, is increasing rapidly. There are few tonrists who have not heard of the Adelphi. Many have experienced the comforts of modern living in delightfully furnished air-condi-tioned rooms. The personal attention
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      410 11 EViNRUDE FIRST IN OUTBOARDS (CHOICE "r^Jy.a.s V for fishing \fun^/ Are YOU looking tor real rugged powtr tor .^^^tftfM^l portable power? greater cargo spoce? ißl^P^^ 1 bigger poyloods and higher profits for ony pro- JB iect on the waterfront? Try the new dependable j^B L J^>\ EVINRUDE Outboard Motors. Eight
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    Enjoy yourself by just owning an outboard
    678 12 TAKE ENGINE ALONG, HIRE THE BOAT I)O not ho under the mistaken impression that you must first own a boat before deciding to buy an outboard motor. It's not so. It \(»iu hoiidtix mood urges you seawards in search of thrills and adventures
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    110 12 gLHOPI. is bctlei K ns i\C ;j(< r f 1 lß'st-known torn is! s The 1961 edition i pie Fielding's Tray- cautions American not to travel to Eur > summer on a bude less than USs2o ad transport cost >. "Mo>t expensivi port.>. "in lesc^iding arc France. Italy. Bwit
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    Take a boat—the adventurous way to see the Pacific
    477 12  - Take a boat— the adventurous way to see the Pacific ELEANOR G. VINCENT By ON the rivers, harbours and lagoons of Pacific lands the visitor can set sail in all manner of watercraft a romantic South Seas outrigger, an Indian gondola, a Chinese iunk or a sampan. He can choose
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    B-O-A-C JET BARGAINS Fly Now-Pay Late
    162 12 Tokyo -..Return tare tor as little as $117/- down. Fly to Tokyo by BOAC Comet or Rolls Royce7o7 FARIS: hirsl Class: Single 11,063/- Return $1,914/- Economy: Single" S 755'- Return $1,359/- Economy Excursion: Return 51.087/Off I')' down and up to 24 monthly instalments. »»ar
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    Malayan fish find ready homes in Europe: Thousands flown weekly
    208 13 Malayan fish find ready homes in Europe: Thousands flown weekly PAYA LEBAR, Thursday. jy|ALAYAN aquarium fish have become so popular in almost every part of Europe and Australia that they are now regularly air-freighted abroad. This was revealed by Mr. Teo Way Yong, an importer and exporter of tropical lish,
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    TALK ON FAMILY PLANNING AT COMMUNITY HALL
    101 13 TALK ON FAMILY PLANNING AT COMMUNITY HALL SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Adult Education Board has organised a public forum .on family planning at the i West Coast Road community centre, 8 m.s. Pasir Panjang, on Sunday at 7.30 p.m. It will be conducted entire- ly in the national language, and will
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    ISLAND TRIPS FOR 2,000 POOR CHILDREN
    136 13 ISLAND TRIPS FOR 2,000 POOR CHILDREN OINGAPORE. Thurs.— More than 2,000 j under-priviledged children will be taken to the Southern Islands of Singapore on launch trips in a "Festival of the Islands" programme organised by the Hans Andersen Club. The first batch of 500 chil dren will be taken to
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    Costly assault
    51 13 KUALA LIPIS, Thurs. A sawmill labourer, Tee Kirn Peow. 30. of See Lee Sawmill, here was fined $30 and ordered to pay $20 compensation to a Chinese school teacher. How Lian Yik. 30, for assaulting him with a chair at the former Home Guard canteen here on July
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    Concerts net $40,000 for night classes
    171 13 SINGAPORE, Thursday. AVER $40,000 wus collected from variety concerts held by the Rural Residents' Association at the Bukit Timah Community Centre and Happy World Stadium, Mr. Lim Ooi Chai, secretary of the asso1 ciation, said. The money, he said, will go to 6,500 students
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    207 13 SINGAPORE, Thursday. THK d;i>s <>i profitable Irisha-pedalling ;nc numbered. More and more trisha riders are quitting the roads. Fins is seen from the latest monthly statis--11 ist released by the Registrar ot Vehicles" office here. iii the last six months, the number ol registered trisha riders declined by 199.
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    One-man show of Chinese paintings and calligraphy
    105 13 One-man show of Chinese paintings and calligraphy n iPORE rhura A O -man Chinese paint- alligraphy exhibiPr Tv Kung Sui at chint se Chamta r < I n merce was declared open Mr X T< Kin, th( b pi Mr X said ai r'."t>i. LU f the v< ry I
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    CULTURAL SHOWS PART OF ACS CURRICULUM
    65 13 CULTURAL SHOWS PART OF ACS CURRICULUM BUKH TIM Ail. Thurs. Cultural activities are am on the curriculum of the taglo-Chinese School, accord- to the principal. Mr. Lee Hal Ing H< said that such a P-'o-rammc would enable the tudents to have a bettei owledge oi cultural actm- school's Theatre Club.
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    Kerala Minister due on Aug. 28
    63 13 SINGAPORE, Thurs.-Th* Deputy Chiei Minister and Minister for Finance of B-e--•ala, Mr. R. Shankar, Is clue to arrive In Singapore on August 23 op. nis way bacK home after a vi>it to Amen- a will be here for four days On August 29 he
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    Foundation's gift
    30 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.I A^a Foundation nafa yen the Selangor Spastic Lldren^ Association for the i year Sb.uuo towards tne larj oi the newly appoint•d supervisor of the spactic
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    Man dies in crash
    24 13 SEGAMAT. Thurs. Pa«" \air. an estate wnducr was fatally injured when hi cooter crashed against a iiiUitiunary lorry at Labu*. <
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    Class for mechanics
    21 13 ALEXANDRA. Mon. Oueenstown Community Centre has started a radio mechanic's for the benelit oi residents in the area.
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    Police band music
    22 13 SINGAPORE. Thurs. The Singapore Police Band will pSy at the MacPherson Road Homing Estate from f.30 to 8.30 tonight.
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    TEXAS GIRL ENDS 18-COUNTRY TOUR
    117 13 TEXAS GIRL ENDS 18-COUNTRY TOUR PAYA LEBAR, Thurs. A Texas girl, Miss Darie Ann Briones, 26. has completed in Singapore the final lap of her world tour after travelling through 18 countries. A teacher, she s< t out on the world tour in early MISS BRIONES July to study the
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    ROYAL MALAYAN AIR FORCE GETS 2 CESSNAS
    81 13 ROYAL MALAYAN AIR FORCE GETS 2 CESSNAS KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs. Two Cessna 3100F airi craft, flown from their fac- Tory in the U.S., arrived in i Kuala Lumpur for the Royal Malayan Air Force. 1 The aircraft painted in the white and blue colours of the RMAF gave a demonstration
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    $40,000 lottery to aid destitutes
    43 13 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— Muslim children and destitute people in Selangor are expected to benefit from a $40,000 lottery to be organised by the Selangor Muslim Welfare Committee. This is the second lottery to be organised by the committee.
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    NIGHT CUSSES FOR CHILDREN NOT AT SCHOOL
    79 13 NIGHT CUSSES FOR CHILDREN NOT AT SCHOOL SINGAPORE, Thur.s. The YWCA at Outram Road is organising evening classes for children who have no chance to go to schools. English, Chinese, Mathematics, art and crafts and singing will be taught free at these classes. A spokesman of the association said that
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    Lock icon ACTRESS HERE TO SPEND A QUIET HOLIDAY
    202 13 ACTRESS HERE TO SPEND A QUIET HOLIDAY >AYA LEBAR, Thurs. X Film star Miss Tanooja escribed by the Indian movie industry as "the girl most likely to succeed in films," slipped into Singapore this week to spend a quiet holiday She is a svelte, charmins? 17-year-old who was educated in
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    60 RED CROSS TRAINEES GET CERTIFICATES
    162 13 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Mrs. Aw Cheng Chye. wife of the deputy president of the Singapore Red Cross, presented attendance certili- 1 cates to 60 trainees of the 3rd Junior Leaders' Course at a dinner. The five-day course for "juniors" organised by the Singapore Red Cross
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      338 13 IF rS YOUR B.RTHDAY... I =s?^? I«- J^Sjlg work u> <« j oss due to ne gie<t or carelessVOl have many latent talents D|f%nßN (Dec. 23-Jan. ness. but you are una^unmiK and CAPRICORW 2 0): TBE- TA||D||Q .Apr. 21-Mav 21): "cushy* Ome xou have leain- M N|)Ors a ctivit> makes
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    1163 14 'I won 't give him up to The Other Woman 15 YEARS OF HARD WORK FOR HER, THEN HUSBAND WALKS OUT o*ar Antte, I have been married for 20 years, and for 18 of them I went to work so that my husband could afford to build up his business.
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    127 14 Dear Anne, I am a bachelor t( i v monthly salary of f |j J of my schoolman's dau^hur JT h v The parents of this .rl ht) l V marrying her but lam n«t\' a V r idea at all. She u»i d me th" I*^l but would
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      205 14 MISGUIDED ADVICE HINDERS (THE 4 LMOST every family has its own witchdoctor, according to a Harley Street medical hypnotist, Dr. Sidney van Pelt. And their well-meaning but misguided advice makes the physician's task, doubly hard, he says. "More likely the disguise assumed will be that
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      119 14 ujji 1 DOCKET- MONEY *^t£y&* prizes an- offer* j^H^B for the colouring o> ■^■^'•V/'l^^w crayons or chalks. j» »^^v There are four prixet r% y/l/ f^red each of $0 nV* J Jj A f°r boys and two for *fe3vwL^ Wendy, e/o The Sinß;il> /X\^ HmlcP^^ yy 4 Fre Press, Tlme.«
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      148 15 i student rxist inol hff I uvers \p» 1 1< d i-' Wi Ifare I Ifare .it tin I ill Mr Ls to I wvi- r mrt Chai. Mr. Taffail Khan, Mr. Gob Lim, Mr. Mephen Foo, Mr. Hon lice ml Miss Rosalind Koh hope to raise $3,000 from the
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      Lock icon This soldier's family pools its talents in the cause of the stage
      373 15 This soldier's family pools its talents in the cause of the stage J)l\ ERGENT interests can often be pooled to the advantage in a common cause, as illustrated in the case of the Lunih family. The head of the family is jovial and entertaining Rep: Lumb. 38. who essentially likes
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      NNY TEO COMES OF AGE
      106 15 l AI PARTY TO SAY 'HAPPY BIRTHDAY' TO PRIVATE SECRETARY Molly Teo Mr. Sebastian Lim, Mr. Francis Yeo, Mr. Henry Tan Mr. Joseph Yong, Mr. Humphrey Lee. and her brothers and sisters: Judy, Patrick, John. Francis, Peter. Vincent, Theresa. Bernard. Paul and Tony. Picture shows
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      278 15 NEWS. VIEWS FORPARENTS -By DEMI TASSE ition the I L far h U) be h v which will fit into the space available in these low-rental ilats. In am told by the people concerned that the exhibition has more than achieved its aims and that parents have been pleasantiv
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      227 15 HPHE Merry YoungsA ters (a group dedicated to promote friendship through social activities) Miss Jamuna Rani Naidu, Mr. Steve Peeves Kesavan and Mr. S. A. Nathan took a recent hand at organising a picnic. Almost 200 attended. It was fun and laughter all the way at
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      CLUB PLANS PONGGOL PICNIC
      75 15 »J<HE Menorah Club is offering its members and friends a chance "to get away from it all" at its Ponggol picnic camp on Sunday. The secretary, Gloria Nassim. tells me members and friends who want to go should meet at the Menorah Club at 9.30 a.m.
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      THE BIRTH PANGS OF A PLAY: WHY ITS PRODUCED
      222 15 AS in all stage proA duetions, amateur or professional, the end product is achieved only after surviving a lot of seemingly insuperable crises, overcoming many supposedly insurmountable obstacles. The leading lady loses her voice at a crucial .stage in rehearsals, the
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    SINGAPORE GETS ITS OWN CINE CLUB
    369 16  -  SUNNY GIAM BY SINGAPORE'S rapidly increasing number ol cine enthu--0 siasto will oe glad to hear that there is now a club for them. Formed two week:, ago. it Is known a*s the Singapore Cine Club. Meetings are held on the second and fourth
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    THIS WEEK'S MUSIC QUIZ
    64 16 Ql'H mystery star last week \v;is lijor Oistrakh, great Russian violinist. I here were no correct entries and the prize next week will be four Philips EP discs. This week we have part of a hand. When yo u have made yo u r guess send
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    499 16 The 'King of Swing' is at his very best on this disc "TO call Benny Goori- man the "King of Swing" sounds so very hackneyed that I hesitated for a considerable time before I thought: "But he is The Kins: of Swing, so what else can I call him." And
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    HE WINS $10 PRIZE FOR THIS REVIEW
    250 16 'pilIS week's Critic Contest winner is Shukor bin Abdul Rahim, Jalan Jumat, Singapore 14. He will receive the $10 prize for his effort. Here is his entry: After a very long absence, Robin Luke has made a comeback with his new re- i
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    WHO'S THIS?
    111 16 WHO'S THIS? PROM the fads below can you guess who this world-famous man is? The answer will be published in P. 3 tomorrow. As a child, this British actor-play write was a highstrung, emotional boy who became hysterical if his mother left him for a f"w days' holiday. She, in
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    430 17 PERCY SENIVARATNE Singapore, Thursday. Hyder Silhawalhi to drop out from the ori lo represent the State to meet Selangor in Stale final lue to stiart tomorrow on the nsMfcmo tat} wf be filled In^arles RoL P o^uf inclusion means re will altogether be S Icemen in the side, the
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    PAYMEN RALLY TO BEAT POLICE 3-1
    262 17 PAYMEN RALLY TO BEAT POLICE 3-1 SINGAPORE. TOUTS —A strong second half rally by Royal Army Pay Corp enabled them to i beat Police '"A" by three goals to one in their S.A.F.A. Junior Cup j tie on the M.F.A. ground. Police had on*y themselves to blame for this defeat
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    ANOTHER CUP FOR SPURS?
    86 17 Tottenham Hotspur, the top team in England, will represent their country in the European Cup. Picture shows them with their two trophies the League championship Heft) and the Football Association Cup. Left to right (back row) Bill Brown (goalkeeper), Peter Baker (right-baok). Ron Henry (left back),
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    114 17 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The Malayan Cyclists' Federation will be holding three road cycling races in Kuala Lumpur on Sept 2 and 3. These events are 10 miles Massed Start, 25 miles Malaya Open 25 miles Cycling Championship for the Dunlop Cup and 75 miles
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    Schoolboy 'wonder' Tan is star at swim finals
    270 17 Schoolboy 'wonder' Tan is star at swim finals KATONG, Thursday. fAX Thuan Heng, Singapore's 13-year-old schoolboy broke both the Singapore and Singapore native records when he clocked 2 mins. 44.3 sees in the men's 200 metres butterfly stroke event at the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association's pre-cham-pionship finals held at the
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    FREE FOOTBALL JUGGLERS
    37 17 Inn a tall in the air. Each player, without thinkjiiggliiiC instead of heading. The roars of the I hebea Fcotbal] Club practises for the new season which right Br a brook. Sillett and Brookes^
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    Lock icon Arabs played golf 1,400 Years ago says historian
    305 17 CAIRO. Thursday. dig a hole similar those In which the irtes its eggs. We ur in it and tied red cloth on top so sec where the hole ["hen we walked a Instance away from nole." says there were than two players
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    Magee says 'No'
    28 17 WELLINGTON, Thurs. Barry Magee, New Zealand's Olympic marathon bronze mecal winner, has turned down invitations to compete in marathons in Korea and Japan this year.
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    Japanese victory
    14 17 WELLINGTON, Thurs. The touring Japanese hockey team beat Horowhenua 2-0 here yesterday.
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    Borneo's 'Zatopek' for Telecoms sports meet
    74 17 SINGAPORE, Thursday. I^ILBAGH Singh Kler, nicknamed tfce "Zatopek Vof North Borneo" by fans in Singapore and Malaya will represent the Telecoms Department in the Federation Inter-State Telecoms Athletic championships to be held in Kuala Lumpur on August 18 and 1?. Dilbagh will be joined
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    50 for Guthrie Walk on Aug. 27
    72 17 SINGAPORE, Thurs. Guthrie Sports Club will be holding their third annual walking race on Aug. 27 for the McKenzie Trophy in the Open section and the Haines Cup for the inter-department team championship. More than 50 members of the club will be competing.
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    AT 50 SHE WINS ALL THREE TENNIS TITLES
    119 17 AT 50 SHE WINS ALL THREE TENNIS TITLES WARSAW, Thurs. Miss Jadwiga Jedrzejowska, beaten by Dorothy Round in the 1937 Wimbledon final, won all three titles for which she was eligible in the Polish lawn tennis championships here. Then she announced her retirement from competitive tennis at the age of
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    S'GOR EURASIANS DUE FOR 3-DAY GAMES
    83 17 S'GOR EURASIANS DUE FOR 3-DAY GAMES SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Selangor Eurasian Association will be visiting Singapore to play a series of games against their counterparts here tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. The matches to be played are: Friday: 5.15 p.m. Football (SRC Padang): 5.15 p.m. Tennis (SRC Padang); 6.30 p.m. Billiards
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    STARTING TIMES FOR WEEKEND GOLF
    93 17 STARTING TIMES FOR WEEKEND GOLF THOMSON, Thurs. The draw and starting times for the quarter-finals of the Royal Singapore Golf Club's annual championship this weekend are: Saturday Ist Tee 1.48 p.m.: S. C. Beaty vs S. C. Rolt; Final of Duffer's Cup 1.53 p.m. B. W. Miller vs E. E.
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    Cycling race postponed
    30 17 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Singapore-Johore cycle race organised by the Singapore Amateur Cycle Association to be held on Sunday has been postponed to August 97 Uu v I
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    381 17 Thais will get an English coach to improve the team By C. Chellappah |ALAN BESAR, Thurs. an 'also ran' in the Merdeka tourna- ment, failed with a late rally to beat Vietnam, placed third in the tournament, and lost by two goals to one. A poor crowd of only 1,006
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    POSITIONS IN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS
    142 17 POSITIONS IN COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIPS T ONDON, Thurs. PlacLd ings in the English County cricket championship after Tuesday's are: P W L D Pis. Aye. Hampshire 27 15 6 ti 216 B.tiO Yorkshire 26 14 3 9 202 7.76 Middlesex 24 13 6 4 182 7.58 Worcester 26 13 7 6
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    TWO DRAWN MATCHES IN SBH FOOTBALL
    136 17 FRRER PARK. Thurs. A prand ha v rick by centr*lorward Choo Kirn Lye enabled Wesrne Brothers Sports Club's second string to hold Fraser and Neavc to a 3-3 draw In thrir SBHL Group "A" match here yesterday. Superior all round Wearnes took an early
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    Saturday's hurdle race attracts only runners
    594 18 Saturday's hurdle race attracts only runners Spores new tennis champions j By RAPIER BUKIT TIMAH, Thursday. T had the pleasure of speaking to some of our Amateur riders yesterday and I was most impressed with their knowledge of horses. I was amused to learn of their "professional" approach to racing
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    M. Airways whip busmen 7-0
    49 18 BA] estier. Thurs.— Malayan Airways Sports dub whipped! Singapore Traction Company Sports C:ub by seven goals 'o nil In the ~nd. round of cne Singapore Business House.-> Football Dtv. league maicu played here esterctay. Scorns were I.in^am 13), Sri.. p.n\ <2>. Ma.uu and Zain.
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    Fast bowler Gaunt gets his chance: Replaces McKenzie
    168 18 Fast bowler Gaunt gets his chance: Replaces McKenzie LONDON. Thursday. |>()\ (iAI NT makes his second Test appearance :iiid liis first of the current scries for Australia in the fifth and final Test .iiutinxt England, starting here ;il The Oval lodav. Fast bowler Gaunt, who has been dogged by injury
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    A TRUEMAN FAN RETURNS HIS TICKETS
    135 18 A TRUEMAN FAN RETURNS HIS TICKETS T ONDOX. Thurs. The dropping of fast bowler Freddie Trueman from the England cricket team has caused a disgruntled Yorkshireman" t<. return all his tickets for the fifth Test. Instead, ho has written to Surrcv County Cricket Club saying he is going to see
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    Tennis at its best ...missed by the boys
    191 18 Tennis at its best ...missed by the boys IjK>U five hectic days, "the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association unleashed" hectic tennis like a well wound clock. Singapore's tennis fans never had it so good. The ties wore played with organisational efficiency. The umpiring was near perfect. All that anyone had to
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    Hirose surprises Jose to take Singapore title
    494 18 SINGAPORE, Thursday. JIITOSIII Hirose, the fighter from Japan, sprang the surprise of the Singapore open singles championship when he made the final spurt to victory over favourite Johnny .lose of the Philippines in the continuation of their third set dash yesterday on the
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    RACE PROBLEMS' OF A U.S. DIPLOMAT
    110 18 RACE PROBLEMS' OF A U.S. DIPLOMAT SINGAPORE, Thurs. The retiring United States Consul-General, Mr. William Maddox. made his audience laugh at yesterday's Rotary Club lunch with a jocular reference to "race problems." Referring to his visit to the Singapore Turf Club, he said. "I have had plenty of race problems
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    WORCESTER OUT FOR 124 v. YORKSHIRE
    124 18 LONDON. Tfaurs.— Close of play scores in yesterday's cricket matches were: At Bradford: Worcestershire 124 |R. Headley 55> Yorkshire 174-3 (J Bolus 43. K. Taylor 73 n.0.). At Weston-Super-Mare: Somerset 335-9 dec. (G. Atkinson 63. W. Alley 117. J. Lomax 47) Essex 28-0. At
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    S'TORE SCHOOLS NO MATCH FOR FEDERATION
    254 18 S'TORE SCHOOLS NO MATCH FOR FEDERATION SINGAPORE, Thurs. A Poor crowd of about 1.000. mainly schoolchildren, saw the Federation outclass their Singapore counterparts by 9-0 in the boys championships and 7-0 in the girLs championships held at the Badminton Hall yesterday. Full results: Federation players mentioned first: Boys Singles: Yew
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    101 18 LONDON. Thurs.— Results of yesterday's Scottish League Cup matches were: Aberdeen 3 Motherwell 4, Airdrie 2 Third Lanark 2. Arbroath 1 East Fife 4, Brechin City 0 Queen Of The South 4. Celtic 0 Si. Johnstons 1, Cowdenbeath 2 Ayr United 3. Dumbarton 0 Falkirk l. Dundee United
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