The Singapore Free Press, 6 December 1961

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  • 12 1 The SINGAPORE Free Press JNo. ***** WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1961. 15 CENTS.
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  • 120 1 ginning trials at Penang: Eight to follow— P. 12 lice m h York [will Lost purism \nuTKan touI intending to I Sngaporc can nil in/(l, a boul the I, Sen York. ws an tv rtll s i* apo r c tociation ilippine vel and Indastry. GovtTn- i
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  • 21 1 FLASHBACK SMILE AMIDST THE JEERS
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  • 314 1  - Sinatra flies off with songkok SOH TIANG KENG by SINGAPORE, Wed. Frank Sinatra who left Singapore by air last night said he was not annoyed at the fans who jeered at him on his arrival on Monday morning. He was convinced, after his two-day sojourn here, that the people here
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  • 80 1 KING AND QUEEN SPEND DAY IN COLOMBO COLOMBO, Wed.— The Yang V> di-Pertuan Agong and the Permaisuri Agong of Malaya arrived here yesterday m the liner Asia on their way to an official visit to India and Pakistan. The King played golf m Colombo while the Queen went shopping and
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  • 198 1 WRONG READY FOR INDUSTRY BY END OF NEXT YEAR SINGAPORE, Wednesday. THE 9,000-acre Jurong industrial estate will be ready for factories, mills, foundries and housing estates by the end of next year. Some industrialists may be able to move m by August. A spokesman of the Economic Development Board disclosed
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  • 111 1 HUME MEN WANT PAY RISE SINGAPORE, Wed.— Some 200 employees oi Hume Industries <Far East) Ltd. at Bukit Timah want a general wage increase and better conditions of service. The Singapore General Employees* Union which represents the workers met the firm's representatives at the Ministry of Labour yesterday bat there
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  • 462 1 UN clears roadblock after fierce fighting: 41 dead ELISABETHVILLE, Wednesday. ITNITED NATIONS troops spearheaded by V Gurkhas smashed a Katanga roadblock on the road to Elisabethville Airport during fierce fighting yesterday and repulsed an organised attack on U.N. Headquarters— with casualties r on both sides. The U.N. announced m Leopoldville
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  • 28 1 LONDON. Wed. A British Foreign Office spokesman said he had heaid of "no plan for a summit, either a western one or an east-west one."
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  • 24 1 WASHINGTON. Wed. President and Mrs. Kennedy will visit Venezuela and Colombia on Dec. 16 and 17. the White House announced yesterday.
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  • 24 1 UNITED NATIONS, Wed "i Mr Adlai Stevenson announced ihat he had decided not to run lor the U.S. Senate m 1962.
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  • 31 1 BONN Wed The West Ger- /*hnnrrilor Dr. Adenauer. S&nSWS* y«terday jtg rero'ering f^om an attack of Innuen» whi-n forced hun to remain at home for the past 12 days.
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  • 150 1 CACCIA IN TO LEARN ABOUT GREATER MALAYSIA SINGAPORE, Wed. Sir Harold Caccia, former British Ambassador m Washington, and Permanent Under-Secretary-elect of State for the British Foreign Office, arrived here yesterday, by air. Sir Harold, who relinquished his Washington post m September, is now m the course of a business-cum-pleasure tour
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  • 95 1 Special Xmas supplement tomorrow 0 Laying on Christmas parlies is aiivays a challenge to the ingenuity oj tne most ardent hostess. But it need not be, this year, with the special Christmas Supplements put out by The Free Press, to guide you along. Be it a grand party or a
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  • 100 1 LONDON, Wed.—Representatives of the world's main tin producing countries met over the weekend m Paris with Malayan Minister of Commerce and Industry Inche Mohamed Khir Johari to discuss the possible release of tin from the U.S. stockpile, an Indonesian Embassy spokesman said. The spokesman said the
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  • 34 1 ROME. Wed.— The Pope will broadcast his Christmas message to the world at 1900 GMT on Dec. 21 over Vatican Radio linkwl up with 'nany other stations, it was announced yesterday.
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  • 141 1 Another 280 students take exam at three centres SINGAPORE, Wed. Almost 280 Chinese students took the supplementary Government secondary IV examination this morning at three centres which were for the second day completely free of pickets. The reduced number of candidates this morning was because the subjects were optional. The
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  • 28 1 National language lesson: Page 4 MALAYAN. HK FUNDS I HI PRICE UP EXAM DATE O ROBBERIES iN ONE BUILDI' We* m <■ Mr v,, Mun 11l EX( 1 m
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  • 492 2 Delay in benefits of Sg. Besi and Hong Fatt merger, says Gazette freej>ress city section: Finance and industry] By The Free Press Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Wednesday. JT is just over two years since Sungei Besi Mines made a successful bid for the capital of the neighbouring Hong Fatt property, but
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  • 527 2 ON DON, Wed. Moderate gains m rubber were recorded m a fairly active day, Singapore prices being quite well supported. The market started with ail-round advances of oneeightli of a penny and later under the leadership of -heets. particularly No. 1, went further
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  • 155 2 INVESTORS RELUCTANT TO EXTEND COMMITMENTS LONDON. Wed. Investors were reluctant to extend commitments m London stock markets yesterday and the tone at the close was dull. In the absence of buyers, small sales were sufficient to push prices of equities lower. The exception was Brewery shares where selective buying was
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  • 22 2 ACCRA. Wed. The Ghanaian Government has revoked all open genera! import licences and quota licences, it was officially announced here
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  • 54 2 HONG KONG. Tues. Closing prices here toda3 r were: Previous Today H. S. Bank Corporation $356 $358 sales sales Wheelock Marcien $12.40 $12.40 sales sales Hkong phone $43.50 $42.75 sales sales Dairy Farm Cold Storage $36.50 $36.50 sales sales Taikoo Dock $73.00 $72.50 sales sales Jardine Matheson
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  • 50 2 LONDON. Wed.-Both spot and forward sterling continued to cover yesterday from last weeKs commotion on the foreign exchanges and the Bank of Encand again appeared to be gaining dollars. Speculative sellers misled fey last week's rumours of sterling weakness were cutting their losses and rebuying pounds
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  • 31 2 LONDON, Wed. Siiies from tiw Board of Trade rubber stock? Pile m November totalled 745 tons for delivery as followsNovember 190 ions, December -.6 tons, and January 485 torn.
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  • 210 2 U.S. will use 80 per cent synthetic rubber in 5 years YORK. Wed. 11 The synthetic rubber industry and its chemical suppliers face three powerful economic forces that make for a highly competitive situation m both industries now and m the years ahead, said Dr. J. D. Dianni. of Goodyear
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  • 247 2 BERLIN, Wednesday. East Germans escaped to the West last night when their train drove beyond the scheduled terminus outside Berlin into Spandau m the British Sector of West £>erlin. r West Berlin police said the refugees, including ten women and seven children
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  • 41 2 PARIS, Wed. Plastic explosions, believed to be the work of the right-wing anti-Gaullist Secret Army Organisation, yesterday damaged the town halls of six Lorraine municipalities which all have Communist mayors. There were no casualties m any of the explosions.
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  • 128 2 JUVENILE COURT 'SLOPPY AND SENTIMENTAL' —CHIEF JUSTICE T EICESTER, (England), Wed. Lord Parker, Lord Chief Justice, said here yesterday he deplored the tendency towards "sloppy and sentimental" treatment of children m juvenile courts. I should like to see children tried m court with a policeman m uniform m attendance (police
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  • 26 2 YOKOHAMA, Wed.— Fire broke out yesterday m the engine room of the 12,097-ton Iberian freighter. Union Gloria, but was quickly brought under control.
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  • 31 2 NEW DELHI, Wed.— The World Council of Churches assembly ended yesterday with a message to Christians throughout the world pledging new efforts towards the "fullness of Christian unity."
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  • 79 2 DOWLAIS (Wales), Wed. After objections from churchmen a promoter here cancelled plans to include a striptease performance at a Sunday night bingo session. When the promoter Mr. Alfred Shipman announced that a London striptease artist would perform during the interval, there was a rush to
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  • ROUND THE WORLD MARKET PRICES
    • 35 2 Malabar spot 37| afloat 37 Dec. •hipment 36. Lampong spot 37* afloat 37, Dec. shipment 36. Muntok white ■pot 51. afloat 50, Dec. shipment 48 sellers ex-dock. Abov* prices quoted la U.S. ouu
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    • 109 2 LONDON, Dec. 5. RUBBER NO. 1 RSI"™"" 0.1.f European P° rtt Dte 22 11/32 22 21/32 22 19/32 22 15/16 RUBBER No. 1 RSB »P«« 22| 23 RUBBER No. 1 RBS settlement House Terms, Jan 22 15/16 23 3/16 "X 23 1/16 23 «/W TONE: Quiet after
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    • 50 2 MEW YORK, D««. 5. SALES: 6 tote. Standard Contract i an 27.73 i 27.771 To"V= «..d,. 2T 52i 27 62 SALES: 27 lots. No. 1 RSS Dec. I landed price 27| 271 COFFEE: FuturM «B« Contract. Dec. 34.47 34.39 Above prices Quoted m US cents per Ib.
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    • 23 2 NEW YORK, Dm. 5. Preview Today 30 Industrials 731.22 delayed W Railroads 146.50 delayed a assr si^K Averages 249.63 delayed
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    • 76 2 LONDON, Om. 5. COMA mm. T elf U.K. /North European "or t delivered weight ptr Borneo c.l.f. U.K./ North European »*rts delivered wtiglrt par long tan D«e>./*Mi £5S iJS COCONUT OIL erud* Straits c.l f. European part* m bum P*r lang tan Deo./ £70 fT«» OOCONUT OIL
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  • 258 2 India prepares the way for military action against Goa NEW DELHI, Wednesday. TNDIA is seeking to prepare world opinion for a possible military move against Goa, political observers here said yesterday. They were commenting on the movement of Indian troops to the (roan border. An official announcement said India had
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  • 93 2 NOBEL M LUTHUL BREAKS T APARTHE BARRIER broke \£*"J pen last night I.? th^ first lwrof?^ N °bi-1 Peac, p^! 1 South I r;; b« re he 'Whites 8 i the terminal i out official r t v" PoUoe a:.d dn whites w^J,,'- buildi] 2 J£J9? BUM S^y to cat-
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  • 24 2 WASHINGTON v. dent Kennedy cutive ordei estal od Forc^ Expedi: b? uwardfc i "for partii tpa inj tarj opei war. 1
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  • 21 2 CALCUTI customs ofllciate loo. do rupei of oontrabtnd ceaiec m a pocfc jacat by an Inaiar; d here from banel
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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    • 162 2 n n~ IN J pi I—] §S L J W LJ I I I mk <■ V.;. '-.y J-lV^^fe 1:: 1 Just look! These doors really RUN SMOOTHLY or. ton*** sliding door gear HENDERSON M P" does not rust, is ideal for any door parti:. window that slides or folds
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  • 81 3 ore facilities for training anagement, our, urged IMVi.M'ORE, Wednesday. jjjj Nations labour expert, Mr. John i_t-tod the setting up of more ;1 Km practical field to train skilled r n( l impn»\e managerial efficiency. Ihe director of the Asian he International Labour two days here on his way egional seminar
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  • 160 3 IKEBANA SHOW OPENED BY PUAN NOOR AISHAH SINGAPORE. Wed. Puan Noor Aishah, wife of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara declaring open the flower irrangement demonstration v the National Library Lecure Hall m Stamford Road yesterday, said flowers were a thing of beauty" and m some countries had become a 'symbol of
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  • 160 3 I SINGAPORE, Wednesday. j ked into Singapore Interna J at Pava Lebar and causec I Is their colourful attire. They were Mr. Rainer Lang managing director of a Swis_ watch company, and InBurmese wife, who had jus arrived from Rangoon. Mr. Lang was sporting s
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  • 581 3 ALEXANDRA LEE'S SINGAPORE DIARY A COLUMN ABOUT PEOPLE WHO MAKE NEWS SINGAPORE, Wednesday. FRANCES POH and SOONEE GOH, part ners m producing the Singapore Ballet Academy's third annual school display, say that two heads are better than one. As co-principals of the Academy, the two who have had a hand
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  • 190 3 SITE FOR $750,000 ART GALLERY SELECTED SINGAPORE, Wed.— A site within "the cultural square mile" has been tentatively selected for the projected National Art Gallery. The gallery land is next to the National Library m Stamford Road and therefore within easy reach of cultural centres like the Victoria Theatre, the
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  • 46 3 Mr. H. P^Parrish, a company executive, arrived from Sibu for a two-day stay. He is at Raffles Hotel. Mr. J. Porteus, Australian Port Commissioner, flew m from Jakarta for a twoday stay on his way home. He is also staying at Raffles Hotel.
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  • 159 3 Popular H.K. actress in show for charity SINGAPORE, Wed. A popular teochew film actress Miss Hsia Fang from Hong Kong, has arrived m Singapore for a two-week engagement m a leading Chinese cinema theatre. Hsia, who broke into filmbusiness six years ago, was formally Introduced to members of the Press
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  • 46 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. There will be no water today m Zones One and Two between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. No-water areas tomorrow are Zones Three and Pour between 8 a.m. and 2 pjn. and Zones 6 and 7 from 2 p-.m. to 8 p.m.
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 282 3 CINEMAS lAJ: Do iiahenen iHindl) CAPITOL: Tammy Tell Me 3.15, 6.15, 9.16 True 1.45, 4 6 30, 9.30. n CATHAY: Tlie Greatest Show on Earth 2.15, 6. 15. 9.15. THE INDfcPENDFNT MISr nRF Tioer of R^chnaour SIONARY MOVEMENT: Free o o"i- i..cnnapur film &how Woodbri£ige Hos 2, b.du, 9.1a. pita
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  • 190 4 Johore Govt. to ask Assembly to approve expenditure of $38 million next year JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. npHE State Assembly will be asked at its next meeting on Dec. 16, to approve a Bill making provisions totalling $38,046,190 out of the Consolidated Fund for next year's State expenditure. The Bill will
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  • 363 4 LEARN MALAY: LESSON NO. 3 SINGAPORE, Wed. Here is the vocabulary and texts of Lesson 3 of the national language series being broadcast m the English programme of Radio Singapore at 7.30 tonight. VOCABULARY Bunga, flower; bung a anggerek, orchia; bunga matahari, sunflower; bunga raya, hibiscus; bunga mawj'r, rose; bui^ga
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  • 74 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The head of the Economic Department m the University of Malaya here. Professor Ungku Abdul Aziz, has been elected president of the Kuala Lumpur branch of the Malayan Economic Society. Other officers- Vice-presi-dent, Mr. Choi Slew Hong; secretary, Mr. R. Chander; treasurer, Mr.
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  • 133 4 ALSATIAN TAKES FIRST PRIZE IN DOG CONTEST KATONG, Wed. "Tain of Brittlas," an alsatian owned by Mr. Sect Teck Tuan, took first place m the "Dog Match Competition" held at the Ocean Park. In all 18 dogs took part. "Ballagan Vanity." owned by Lady Selway, wife of Air Marshal Sir
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  • 128 4 BEDOK, Wednesday. a generous offer of land by Government, a small community m Katong will have a mosque-cum-religious school m their village. Tuan Haji Talib bin Haji Ismail. Imam and Chief Kathi of Masjid Taqua, off Jalan Bilal, told The Free Press that a
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  • 66 4 35 WOMEN AT THREE-DAY CIVICS COURSE fOHORE BAHRU, Wed. J The Johore State Information Services held a threeday civics course at the youth instructional centre for 35 women from voluntary organisations throughout the State. Declaring the course open the Mentri Besar of Johore, Dato Haji Hassan bin Haji Yunos. told
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  • 50 4 KUALA LUMPUR Wed.— A Christmas opera, "Amahl and The Night Visitors", will be staged at the Senior Methodist Girls' School m Young Road tomorrow, Friday and Dec. 13. It will be presented by the Malayan Christian Council Choir under the direction of Mr. William Zimmerman.
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  • 98 4 Govt. orders stud boars for loan to farmers TOHORE BAHRU, Wed. J The State Government has placed an order for 20 stud boars from Australia for loan to Chinese farmers to improve their locally-bred pigs. This was revealed by Tuan Haji Tana bin Zakaria, chairman of the agriculture committee. Tuan
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  • 66 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. Mr. C. D. Bloxham, a former principal of the Johore Bahru Trade School, has been appointed the first principal of the Sarawak Government Trade School m Kuching. Mr. Bloxham, who has been head of the Johore Bahru Trade School for some
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  • 35 4 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. The head of the Central Electricity Board here has placed an order for beacon lights to be installed at a zebra crossing at Jalan Ngee Heng m Johore Bahru.
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  • 102 4 ROYAL FAMILY ATTEND VARIETY SHOW JOHORE BAHRU, Wed.— Members of the Johore Royal family were among the audience at a variety show organised by the Johore Bahru Junior Chamber of Commerce at the Cathay Cinema here. They included the Sultanah of Johore, the Tengku Mahkota of Johore and his wife
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  • 107 4 KATONG, Wed.— Work has started on the renovation and extension of the St. Patrick's School hall. When the work is completed m April, the new hall will accommodate up to 1,800 students 200 more than at present for concerts, debates, contests
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  • 162 4 $2 MIL. SPENT ON PRIMARY SCHOOLS JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. About two million dollars had been spent t>v the State and Federal Government on primary education m the State, according w Tuan Haji Othman bin Haji Sa'at, chairman of the Education and social Welfare committee. Tuan Haji Othman said 139 classrooms
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  • 41 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed Dr. I. A. Simpson. former senior biochemist at the Institute for Medical Research here, has been appointed nutrition officer m the subregional office In New Delhi —of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations.
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  • 115 4 School the de $70,0 need £3§?J School f Or M Association 71 over th. ject. I he e2LS that the D uh&- stl J to help tr<- r j this new d^r?!! that thS toSS st °rpy schrjoi "/J modern v i °'i Its kind ft Asia. *l Ho toid
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  • THEY CHEATED DEATH
    • 774 5 During his career Johnny Longden had broken both his legs, both arms, both feet and both collar bones: fractured his spine and many ribs, damaged an eye 9 lost most of his teeth, collected 100 stitch scars Achieved unique record by riding his 5,000 th winner Pj^un-dren-
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 128 5 RIP KIRBY by John Prentice Fred Dickenson r^Sß^w f^"^~* g kEALLt CARE /fff I HOW X'LL LEARN f^ gSl^P^^^K^^^. MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis THE HEART OF JULIET JONES by Stan Drake iiuu M-uCpcrr I 1$ i<nTr^jn^H p-%^^— VDuW RUNNING A 7 f^K H Va^SOMEIHING^i "(JV^|l BLONDIE f!,,
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  • 363 6 TELLING THE PEOPLE Jobs for local graduates A LOCAL commercial firm has set a splendid example by taking into its employment 11 graduates of the University of Malaya m Singapore. The appointments were made m conjunction with the University Appointments Board which unfortunately has another 89 graduates on its list
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  • 278 6 WHERE THE KING WILL SLEEP ONCE again India's most luxurious man von, the Rashtrapati Bhawan, is ready for a right royal welcome on Friday. The Presidents 300-room palace, originally built for the lavish comfort of British viceroys, has been spruced up for the visit of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and
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  • 331 6 left the room. The North Vietnam President added to the suite's furniture by presenting a cocktail cabinet. Nine suites m the Palace will be occupied by a total of 14 members of the royal party. The other six members are to
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  • 232 6  -  Peter Fairley WORLD OF SCIENCE— by OREFABS on the bed of the English Channel, m which divers can live for a week. Seals and dolphins towing frogmen. Marine surveys 1000 feet down. All these have suddenly become feasible as a result of research now being carried
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  • 72 6 The Free Press reported: "Pinang—Although the weather has continued hot here during the week, some sharp squalls with vivid lightning una heavy rain have passed over the island m the afternoons. The showers have been heaviest In the northern half of the island. The sudden change of
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  • 104 6 THE word "skylarking" fo ling about graduated Into Britain's official legislative jargon when a House of Commons commiteee for the first time Included it m an Act of Parliament. Mr. R. Prentice, a Labour Member of Parliament, suggested the word to cover cases under a national in-
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  • 130 6 Life is like tha t th3t int,l er locaiu dln «£**s£*> I carp with v. *1 ances put Our V( »uf hair X at table; Uff ls lhe Offi* S inK asked onr O f uJ No its not i, us t got the bM midday meal iv, as old
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 230 6 RADIO SINGAPORE on 10.00 Ballads m batik; ehA 4 hi-,,- 10.30 Thirty-minute theatre; !fJta"w£;^bSE 120 knight) Close down. 476 metres. RADIO MALAYA (41.7 metres) A.M. 11.00 Music mosaic; P.M.— 1.15 Tiffin date; 1.30 11.30 Topic for today; 11.45 Time signal news; 1.40 NewsPiano playtime; 12.00 (noon) talk; U.N. newsreel /Tiffin
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    • 315 6 CLUES ACROSS 9 Join up (3>. 1 Complaints that make one 12 Coal hole? (3). 7 Uerhaps (8). 13 J h t e rt nUm^° f 31 AcroSS< m 8 Recess m partial collapse (4). a toun? <5K 10 Not entirely well joined, we 15 Stones from Salop <5». 11
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  • 248 7 The Lions Club Cheer Fund for underprivileged children deserves your support. Please make a donation NOW SINGAPORE, Wednesday. si the Stale's 10 Government-run welfare institutions rLa ages range from nine to 60 are now working m top lhlir tog
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  • 93 7 red for training youths is urgent, he says I nan Boys 1 I for be I -i- ing and the I m .■rs In ra- re vocational, educational and leadership training courses for youth, particularly the underprivileged. He thanked the public. Asia Foundation. Social Welfare Department and the British Forces
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  • 94 7 THRIFT SOCIETY TO HOLD BY-ELECTION NAVAL BASE. Wed. A byelection of the Naval Base Employees Co-Operative Thrift and Loan Society will be held at the Dockyard Industrial Canteen, here, on Dec. 16, at 2 p.m. This follows a "no confidence" motion brought by a member of the society, at its
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  • 227 7 30 million see life under water off S'pore SINGAPORE, Wed. A television film of the underwater life m Singapore waters has been seen by more than 30 million television viewers m Britain, Europe and Australia. This was revealed by the producer of the film, Dr. Hans Hass, an international expert
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  • 188 7 Why the Federation attracts foreign capital -by expert SINGAPORE, Wednesday. THE absense of strong anti-Western feeling m Malaya, provides a strong incentive for f ore jg n investment. This was stated by Mr. R. Mura, a technical adviser of a firm of diesel and mechanical engines m Mulhouse, France, who
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  • 128 7 FREE HOSPITAL THANKS GOVT. FOR GRANT OF $15,000 SERANGOON, Wed. The Kwong Wai Siu Free Hospital m Serangoon Road has thanked the Singapore Government for its proposed grant of $15,000 to help the hospital cover general expenses. Provision for the grant is made by the Government m itvS estimates of
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  • 56 7 25,000 VISIT POLICE HEADQUARTERS JOHORE BAHRU, Wed. «l More than 25,000 people visited the district police headquarters here during the five-day State Police Week. A police spokesman said the success of the State Police Week was mainly due to the keen interest of the public. Similar exhibitions and demonstrations were
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  • 86 7 OLD BOYS URGED TO HELP MALACCA SCHOOL MALACCA, Wed.-The St. Francis Association, Malacca, appeals to the old boys of the St. Francis Institution now living m Singapore and Johore to help the association to raise funds for the Institution's building project The Fund needs about $10,000 to meet the cost
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  • 213 7 SINGAPORE. Wed. The Singapore Youth for Christ movement will conduct a Leadership Training Camp this week at the Singapore School for the Blind m Toa Payoh Road. This is the first time that the organisation has arranged a training camp for Christian youths
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  • 283 8  -  MARGARET WEE BY •PHE most enjoyable x thing about Christmas, or any other festival for that matter, is the preparation that has to go into it. However, no matter how early you start, you always seem to end up with still plenty to
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  • 492 10 Hunt sails Valmai to victory in Offshor yacht race... but it was close affair SOUTH QUAY, Wednesday. "VALMAI" of the Dragon Class and sailed by Lieutenant Colonel Hunt won the Singapore Offshore Group's race from Royal Singapore Yacht Club, round Sultan Shoal, Johore Shoal and back, a distance of approximately
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  • 80 10 Private Majid of the Singapore Infantry Regiment gets through the defend Hashim of the Singapore Guard Regiment with a sharp right. Majid won on pom bantamweight contest during the Army M.O.R. cap-badge competition held a" Private Rashid (right) of the Singapore Guard Regiment
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  • 415 10 Singapore Infantry retain title as the best boxers AVER RAJAH, Wednesday. POR the second year running, Ist Battalion Singapore Infantry Regiment won the Army MOR Cap-badge boxing competition at the Nuffield Badminton Hall. They finished three points ahead of a strong contingent from the Singapore Guard Regiment, with Royal Signals
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  • 211 10 AIRMEN TAKE LEAGUE WITHOUT A POINT AGAINST The Lions Club Cheer Fund for underprivileged children deserves your support. Please make a donation NOW CHANGI, Wed.— Royal Air Force football team have the distinction this season of finishing unbeaten champions of the Singapore Amateur' Football Association's Premier League. R.A.F. collected the
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  • 48 10 PASIR PANJANG, Wed. 18 Signals Regiment are reorganising their weekly crosscountry run with an intersquadron competition. Regimental cross-country runners will start after the rest of the field to give them a suitably judged handicap The first eight runners from each squadron will count.
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  • 121 10 A TRIUMPHANT RETURN BY CRICKETERS SINGAPORE, Wed. The touring Far East Air Force cricket team to Hong Kong ended their successful "visit with a convincing victory over Hong Kong Combined Services by 58 runs. A fine innings of 72 by West Indian Colin Jeffers enabled F.E.A.F. to declare at 180
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  • 33 10 Sergeant Brian Isaac. '('aptain of the t h<" pore Infantry Regiment boxinu lll r C Other Ranks cap-bade trophy W** m J&*& l manding Singapore Isas<' District Harris J
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  • 589 11  - al mission for 'Queen Lily at Rangoon: Out to make up for poor Bangkok show S. RASOO Johore Sportschatter by umaiava. .c J°HORE BAHRU, Wednesday. M^ l^ 8 Queen of Sprints", 21 years old Muar school teacher, Miss Lucia Scolastica Tan, will be on a dual mission when she represents
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  • 57 11 LY NAVY ATHLETE TO RUN R MALAYA 355? -,v Star jj, k Seitan tnam from rPv Navy SEAP ..a!;- fc prr- am the ■c. Malajana ■t Open ra Seiva >< seconds for r 5 finish- r »t-c r.d to also air.e time. time Selva season. bee hk ne must days
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  • 20 11 Tiger friend..'."i Sinfc Sunday ;-Tjr.:r.t; nub. t'v/*" Timers 4 Kong Sioni? S3, J J: Chim r Chiang
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  • 205 11 LONDON, Wednesday. RYDER CUP star Peter Alliss has rejected the offer of American Ed Carter to act as agent m the lucrative business of filmed golf matches. And the reason: Alliss has gone into the golf film business himself. He is
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  • 191 11 anese pays top ice for mare NHWMARKET, Wednesday. a *d tor a Japanese owner made Ihe day when the five-day °o<istock Sales opened yesterday. Bloodstock o r>half of mer Epsom Derby winner. s:: 2^o for Rosy Dolly will go to Mr. Rosy Aieda's Almori Stud m Japan. > for- where
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  • 410 11 Ex-world champion Carruthers will continue comeback i Timrm SYDNEY, Wednesday. he sustained the most humiliating defeat m his career, Australia's former world bantamweight boxing champion is back m training again. He wants to continue his comeback bid. Jimmy Carruthers. once the idol of the Australian ring, lost his second comeback
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  • 64 11 KEPPEL, W«d. Two down after the first nine, Q. R. Watt came strongly on the home stretch to wind up a plus one score and win the Keppel A-Divlsion Medal for December. Runner-up was P. Q. Salaysay, Minus one. Ballsweep winners: First-nine P. G. Saiaysay,
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  • 203 11 JOHORE TEACHERS ATTEND BIG P.T. COURSE TEACHERS m the State are attending a physical education course organised by the Johore Education Department. No less than eignt classes m P.T. were held m various districts m Johore State. The recent one held m Batu Pahat for women teachers saw some fifty
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  • 157 11 GREEN HOUSE TOO GOOD IN D.T.C. SPORTS MALACCA, Wed. Green House stole honours m the Day Training Centre sports meet by scoring two firsts and three seconds m five games. Oreen House won the men's badminton and sepak raga competitions and came m second m table tennis, netball, and basketball.
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  • 39 11 TODAY' S SPORT IN SINGAPORE RUGBY: Friendly— SCC v R.E.M.E. (Padang, 5.15 p.m); Blacks v Sarawak Rangers (J. Bahru, 5.15 pjn.); SRC v B.M.H. Padang, 5.15 pm.). SOCCER: Cup Re-play— C.A. v Marine Depi S.C. (Jn. Besar, 5.15 p.m.).
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  • 76 11 SAAA DECLINE INVITATION FROM JAKARTA SINGAPORE, Wed. Singapore's top athletes will not be competing m the Indonesian athletic meet being held m Jakarta on Jan 13 and 14 next year. At a management committee meeting of the Singapore Amateur Athletic Association at the Singapore Recreation Ciub it was decided to
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  • 136 11 CHAMPION STATE HAS NO WOMEN'S TEAM MALACCA, Wed.— Women'i hockey m this State is at a standstill. This is because there are no facilities. Malacca were 1960 Malayan hockey champions. Except for the schools where the girls indulge m the sport there is no women'i team. The last time a
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  • 403 12 By SCRUTINEER PENANG, Wednesday fLEVER DICK, with Mitchell astride, shaped like a winner on Ihe track here this morning m the company of King Power. Putting on the pace soon alter the half mile the pair made a race of
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  • 40 12 CRASH! TO FLOYD'S FISTS FLASHBACK to the last victim Floyd Patterson watches Johansson hit the canvas m March. McNeeley went the same way after being knocked down 11 times, thereby nearing a world record for numerous trips to the canvas.
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  • 54 12 PUNTER BACKS ALL WINNERS: $1 1,701 FOR $16 ONDON. Wed. On his Ld way to work on Tuesday Alan Stern called m to a betting shop and put a $16 accumulator on the favourites at Newbury race course. On his way home he called m and collected his winnings $11,701.
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  • 342 12  - EIGHT TO FOLLOW CASH BOX TAKES PRIDE OF PLACE SCRUTINEER By CASH BOX is a potential money-spinner and I iiive him pride ot place m my list ot eight to follow at the forthcoming Penang meeting starting on Sunday. The Comic Court four-year-old, having his third outing In vie country,
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  • 16 12 The Free Press will publish a two-page Form Guide to the Penang races tomorrow.
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  • 115 12 TALAN BESAR, Wed Juniors had to be content with a 2-2 draw against the Army m their last Premier League football match yesterday. The Army dictated play and would have won by a bigger margin had their forwards been more accurate. However, credit
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  • 173 12 ENTRIES OPEN FOR BOYS' ANNUAL WALK SINGAPORE, Wed. The Federation of Boys' Clubs has invited entries for their second Annual Big Walk, which will be held on Sunday January 21, 1962. Competitors will be grouped into five sections, according to their ages. The sections are as follows; (a) Boys under
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  • 31 12 LONDON, Wed. York City beat Watford 3-2 m their football League Cup thiid round second replay last night, and will be at home to Bournemouth m the fourth round.
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  • 171 12 NEWCOMER PICKED FOR JOINT SERVICES SINGAPORE, Wed. Surgeon Lieutenant McGann of the Royal Navy has been selected to represent Joint Services against Singapore Civilians m the southern zone of the Malaya Cup rugby competition on the padang here on Saturday at 5.00 p.m. McGann. a newcomer to Singapore, fills the
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  • 66 12 INGO BETS OFFER TO FIGHT LEADING BOXERS pOETEBQRG, Wed. In\J gemar Johansson said that George Gainford, manager of Sugar Ray Robinson, has offered to arrange a match between the former heavyweight champion and a leading U.S. title contender. "According to Gainford's plan I would meet a top contender somebody like
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  • 582 12 McNEELEY TRIES TO FIGHT AFTER K.O. DOWN ELEVEN TIMES: j TM ALRIGHT MOM* i nnORONTO, Wed. j A After taking 11 trips to the canvas, Tom j McNeeley of Massachu- setts was counted out j m Round Four of his i world heavyweight title bid against champion Floyd Patterson here
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  • 43 12 MONTREAL, Wed. The heavyweight bout between Archie Moore, world lightweight boxing champion, and Canadian Bob Cleroux, which was scheduled for yesterday, was postponed. No reason for the postponement was given immediately, and no new date was announced.
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  • 33 12 LONDON, Wed— Zora Folley of the United States knocked out Henry Cooper the British and Empire champion m the second round of a ten-round international heavyweight fight here last night
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