The Singapore Free Press, 7 December 1961

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  • 12 1 The SINGAPORE Free Press No. *****. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1961. 15 CENTS.
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  • 69 1 penang Form Guide; Fast gallops— P. 17, 18, 20 loman I sees Lrang Hack Intwc j IPO R E, One of m ho Harked bi m1 1 I isl night ]-r\] i-nu'tery, :ui m the ]m Hospit il thi> r•. rithoul reman is a i r, tim
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  • 22 1 Works Brigade strikers laugh and clench their fists m their canteen at the Airport Camp this morning.
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  • 147 1 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— The 17 striking employees of the Kong Pt-n Old M e WSpape l Re-packers Company m Clemenceau Avenue again defied a management order to stop i letting inside their prem ses this morning. The management called the poUce when the
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  • 79 1 18 OUT OF 63 TURN UP FOR OPTIONAL EXAM SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Eighteen out of a possible 63 candidates turned up for the optional additional mathematics paper this morning— the fourth day of the supplementary Government Secondary IV (Chinese schools) examinations. Edacatlon Mlnis try spokesman said 379 students had opted to
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  • 256 1 Royal tour starts today: Test and Taj Mahal on list NEW DELHI, Thursday. 'THE Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya and his consort, the Raja Permaisuri Agong, today begin their long-awaited first visit hv a Malayan Paramount ruler to India. The Kiiiu and Queen will 1 arrive m Bombay to .start
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  • 164 1 GOVT. WORKERS WILL PICK UNION IN SECRET POLL SINGAPORE. Thurs. Preparatory work is under way to take a secret ballot among 3.900 daily rated workers m Government departments to determine their union representation. Polling may be held before Christmas. Their membership is claimed by both Public Daily Rated Employees Unions
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  • 27 1 A MERSHAM < Buckinghamshire. Thurs. Earl Attlee. 78--year-old former British Labour Prime Minister, was last night still "gravely ill" m hospital here, a spokesman said.
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  • 212 1 ALL XMAS CALLS TO OVERSEAS BOOKED SINGAPORE. Thurs. If you are thinking of making overseas radio calls on Dec. 25 to wish a close friend "Merry Christmas", you can forget the idea. Reason: Within four hours of the opening of bookings all overseas calls possible were taken up by Federation
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  • 20 1 LONDON, Thurs. Queen Elizabeth of Britain arrived home by air yesterday after her monthlong West African tour.
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  • 91 1 PENANG. Thurs. Ivan Allan who trains the powerful Veni Vici Stable's string of horses is moving his training quarters to Singapore, writes SCRUTINEER. He transferred some of his horses last month and will probably complete the task at the end of the current Penang meeting. I
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  • 357 1 U.N. jets halt Katanga troop train, bomb bridge LEOPOLDVILLE, Thursday. UNITED NATIONS jet planes yesterday destroyed a bridge at Kolwezi, 200 miles from Elisabethville, halting a Katanga troop train at Jadotville. But m Elisabethville itself the situation was confused. Radio Katanga went off the air yesterday afternoon and U.N. military
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 97 1 your Joihf s f V.,7 7 (I B£ STFORIVr HONG KONG... > n Ho!iday > r"^ x t; c shopping bazaar of the Far East. ■~v siiits, ivory, jade name and you V-oui'" dnc^ at ama2 i n Biy I°^ prices. Ail m SKob' on Pearl of the Onent. Sample
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    • 13 1 ARCHIVES, NATIONAL 1 1B5WLHY, Tfl IfrcD u» in.*.. SINGAPORE, <&. WITH mWUIIEWSHM MIST KM
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    • 64 1 H -^*^*l>L-»_ "-L^^_' -^Sb^KiJ^^klUMßi IHIBIBB HI ■BB2s««*»^. W~^ V^WBMiBBH WWW M H 2120 TE 3 TRANSISTOR medium short wave, aIL transistor operates on torchlight batteries One permanent dynamic loudspeaker. Push-pull output stage of 600 milliwatts. Press button operated. Tone control key board. Separate tone controls for bass and treble boost.
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    • 84 1 SQUIRE LONGSON *5 SRtl Famous M ll SrtVisA H Piano* Sole Agents:SINGAPORE PIANO CO. 1 69. Qrchord Rood. Singapore -9. -20 pages today Including Xmas supplement HK FUND? ml i tN 1 S < I ing HK-i I I iIK PRICE DO' Rrsl I I lose DOWh FLOODS i I
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  • 387 2 I City section: Financeand industry] By The Free Press Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Thursday. IN his supplementary remarks at the annual meeting of Kamuning (Perak) Rubber, Sir John Hay commented upon the position arising from decision of the British and American
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  • 475 2 I ONDON, Thurs. Tuesday's improvement m rubber was extended by sellers initially following the receipt of dearer prices at origin out lack of follow-through, roupled with some attempted profit taking, subse- j quc-ntly caused a minor reaction to set m. It wa.> apparent
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  • 200 2 KATANGA CRISIS AND OTHER FACTORS DEPRESS STOCK MARKETS LONDON. Thurs.— A number i of factors combined to bring unsettled and rather depressed conditions to stock markets yesterday. These included adverse company news, labour troubles and events m Katanga. There was no marked pressure to sell, however, but small sales xn
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  • 56 2 HONG KONG. Wed Closing prices here fou.:y were: Previous Today H. S. Bank Corporation 5350 $333 s;ues sale; Wheekxk Mar den $12.40 $12.40 sales .sale.Hkong phone $42. 7 i $43 sales sales Dairy Farm <v Ccla Stom^e 536..mi $36. 00 salei sales TftttCOO Dock $72.5(1 573 sales
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  • 109 2 UPs and DOWNs of your shares Last .sales m the Singapore Txaaing room yesi«raav were: IXDUSTKIALS: Dun lops Sl.lfi i— 1 cent). East Smrtt 52.58 (unch.>. F. X. ords. $2.43 k—2 cents). Gamxnon $1.67 2Va cents), Metal Box $2.23 (4-2 cent£), Robinsons ords. $1.36 (—1 cent). Rothmans $1.15 (—3 cents).
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  • 50 2 CANBERRA. Thurs. Australia's exports last month reached the highest volume m more than 10 years topping £AlOO million ($690 million) for only the second time m Australian trade. Last month also brought a trading surplus of A3 1,900 ,000 ($256,750,000), the best since March. 1957.
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  • 33 2 WASHINGTON, Thurs. President Kennedy yesterday extended the ban against U.S. imports of Cuban sugar lor six months, thus depriving Fidel Castro's regime of another US$BO million or more m trade.
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  • 214 2 MOUNTBATTEN ON BASES: POLITICS MAY AFFECT U.K. MOBILITY I ONDON, Thurs. Earl Mountbatten of Burma, chief of Britain's defence staff, warned yesterday that political developments may affect and restrict the mobility of British forces m overseas bases. Addressing a luncheon meeting of the Air League of the British Empire here,
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  • 22 2 CAPETOWN. Thurs. A British and South African scientific expedition has uncovered a dinosaur skeleton estimated to be 151.000.000 years old.
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  • 160 2 ITNITED NATIONS. Thurs. U Japan urged the United Nations yesterday to show "great prudence" m considering any step that would result m expulsion of Nationally: China from the world organisation. Japanese ambassador Kntsuo Okazaki told the General Assembly that the question ot China's
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  • 224 2 U.S. will go to war if Reds cut access to Berlin envoy PARIS, Thursday. IT.S. Ambassador James Gavin yesterday said the United States would go to war if Western access rights to Berlin are denied by the Communists. "We arc determined to defend our right of access to Berlin and
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  • ROUND THE WORLD MARKET PRICES
    • 37 2 Malabar spot 37| afloat 37 Dec. shipment 36*. Lampong spot 371.' afloat 37, Dec. shipment 36*. Muntok white f=pot 51, afloat 50, Dec. shipment 48 sellers ex-dock. AbovH prices quoted la U.S. cent! tier Ib.
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    • 116 2 LONDON. Deo. 6. Previous Today RUBBER No. 1 RSS e.t.f European ports Dec 22 21/32 22 11/16 Jan 22 15/16 22 10/16 RUUUER No. 1 RBB •pot 22 15/16 23* RUBBER No. 1 RSS settlement House Terms, Jan 23 3/16 23 3/16 Fob 23 5/16 23 0/16
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    • 67 2 NEW YORK. Oee. 6. Previous Today TIN Straits spot 122.23 322 00 RUBBER Futures Rex Contract, Jan. 27.77* 27 77| TONE: Quiet but steady. SALES: Nil. Stanljrd Contract i* n 27.75 27.77t TO*'*: steady. 27 W SALES: 6 lots. No. 1 RBS Oec. landed price 27 i
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    • 85 2 LONDON. Oee. B. Previous Today COPRA Philippines e.l.f U.K. /North European norti delivered weight per long ton Dtc. $153 $150 COPRA Straits Borneo c.l.f. U.K./ North European port* delivered weight per long ten Oec./Man £53 £53 COCONUT OIL crude Straits e.i f. European ports tn bulk per
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    • 33 2 NEW YORK, Dec. 6. Previous Today 30 Industrials 731.31 730.09 20 Railroads 145.85 145.41 40 Domest-c Bonds R4.37 84 22 15 Utilities 134.67 134.37 W Stocks Composite Average* 249.24 248.73
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  • 223 2 JAPAN HOPES TO HAVE OWN ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES IN TWO YEARS UNITED NATIONS, New York, Thurs. Japan hopes to be able to orbit her own artificial satellites m about another two years, the main political committee was told here yesterday. Mr. Katsuo Okazaki of Japan, speaking m the committee's resumed debate
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  • 130 2 NEHRU: NO PEACE AS LONG AS CHINA OCCUPIES INDIAN TERRITORY NEW DELHI, Thurs.-- Mr. Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, told Parliament yesterday that there could be no peace on the border between India and China as long as China continued to occupy Indian territory. But, he added, a war between
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  • 27 2 ADEN, Thurs. Princess Alexandra of Britain arrived here yesterday by air from Rangoon for a lour-day visit following her tour of the Far East.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • 441 2 ~~-S HIPPING"— NY.X.LINE S'oce p. S'i*am Perang Sumida Maru toi Men, BOROt, L'BOOI .'t'A 6 I 62] Hamonri, Brtnwn, tatverg S Rotterdam 13/14 Dec Satsuma Maru for r li~.cS. Port Sro, Genoa, M'stilles, HambarL ETA24/1/S2), Bremen, R'aam, London, Antserp a Le Havre 27/29 Oec Atsuta Maru ta Port Said, Boirat
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    • 193 2 Enjoy this Chri^l season to the f u j? as make your reservatfai'l now at the Rosee d-nJ (2vßoseed T or if l^; V|r# (Lido Granl R, IZ<*\ 1 C Xl^r Ist Floor Lido C.ncma. 25'liA? n^ Orchard Ho.d. novolt.f, iij/ c t-«n H l>o Cortc h( Q( v 31/12/61
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  • 2431 3 I #da) merger Late m the P c >m mhiy Mt ended m or thf GOTkfl* rtesia| (ffff narked sseel nil, v 'v 011S, f>\ :iu i Labour, [brag r na€ Lee ffw Vh q iteu -he_ SINGAPORE, PAP claimed
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  • 127 3 Mr Jack Ross, a shipping manager, arrived from Sydney for a four-day visit. He is staying at the Hotel Ambassador. Mr J. R- Hamper, a senior member of the staff of Messrs. Thomas Cook. London arrived yesterday for a two-day stay before going to Hong Kong. He
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  • 47 3 SINGAPORE. Thurs.— There will be no water today m Zones Six and Seven from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. No water areas tomorrow are Zones One and Three from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Zones Two and Five from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
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  • 620 3 ALEXANDRA" LEE'S SINGAPORE DIARY A COLUMN ABOUT PEOPLE WHO MAKE NEWS SINGAPORE,, Thursday. 'J'HE reward m donating one's blood is the thought of the donation as a means of saving a man's life. It is, m truth, a perfect gift of love. And now re c o gnition m appreciation
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 55 3 r v I m -J SINGAPORE. TEL. >3t7t STATION ROAO. IFOM VOC.*TJ COMPANY h r/riCJ /f/. <-; THE QUALITY CHILDREN'S WEAR See the Ladybird range of long-wearing "T"-Shirts Sport Shirts, Slacks and Jeans, m plain and i patterned designs for boys ond girls from 2 to I 16 years. M
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    • 305 3 _a_ GAS COOKER \PI/ TIME PW|fffPi SAVING DEVICE mm i YOU TOO CAN HAVE GKL GAS COOKING ANY TIME... i %Wm ANYWHERE T Tffrr This bottle con- |X ARTHUR MARTIN con bring joy and comfort to your home. Home is a better place to live m when you have ARTHUR
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 297 3 CINEMAS TAJ: Do Behnen rHindusALHAMBRA: The Right tani) 3.15, 6.i5, 9.15. Approach 1 15, 3.30, 6.45, 9.15. CAPITOL: Tammy Tell Me ft 4 The Hitler 1.30. a,^.^™^ 1 IS 4 630 930 SIONARY MOVEMENT: Men-«w-X»« »ru tally Deficient Children Home GLOBE; The Hunters 1.45, (Woodbridge Hospital) Yio 4 7 i
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  • 338 4 Vocabulary and text for Malay lesson No. 4 rIS is the text of the fourth national language lesson, together with vocabulary, to be broadcast over Radio Singapore at 7.30 tonight. VOCABULARY Aycr sejofc, cold water; aver panas, hot waier; aytr batu, ice. ice water: bi&kut, biscuit; buah. fruit; aagaig, meat;
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  • 231 4 ESSAY CONTEST ON LONG RANGE RAF BOMB POWER Serving members are asked to write about cutting out reliance on overseas bases CHANGI, Thursday. CTEPS the Royal Air Force could take to retain its ability to concentrate air power at long range with the minimum reliance on overseas bases, is the
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  • 82 4 AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE OFFICER WEDS IN CHANGI FLIGHT LIEUTENANT Michael R. Dunbar, of the Royal Australian Air Force, and his bride, Flying Officer Patricia D. Moore of the Women's Royal Air Force, after their wedding at the St. George's Church, Changi. The groom is attached to HQ. f FE.A.F.. and
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  • 114 4 BORNEO POST FOR EXPERT ON LAND LAW SINGAPORE, Thurs.— A New Zealand expert m land law, Mr. W. A. Dowd. who is on his way to North Borneo to take up a two-year appointment under the Colombo Plan, arrived here In the liner Australia for a twoday stay before flying
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  • 38 4 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— The recruiting team of the Federation Armed Forces will interview potential recruits for the Federation Artillery and the Royal Malay Regiment on Dec. 14. 15. and 16 at the Victoria Institution. Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 132 4 U.S. BUSINESSMAN URGES COMMON MARKET FOR S.E. ASIA SINGAPORE. Thurs. Mr. Ralph Johnson, president of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce, suggested that the Governments and Chamber of Commerce organisations m South-East Asia should jointly move to form a common market to promote better trade and unity. Mr. Johnson, who attended
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  • 32 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs.— The Congress of Unions of Employees m the Public and Civil Services will hold a ball on Dec. 16 at the Chinese Assembly Hall at 8.30 p.m.
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  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • 219 4 la rr Pi m N QIIII U I I GIFTS are so everlastingly beautiful, so < I||il§J- If automatically convenient they put something "^^ii^^fe" mmmm^ of Qhpjgfrnag j n to every day of the year j;,u;miiUHnmninninmunM TT.u l^uii»"'»i»iliiilininiiiiiiiiiuiiiii)iiiiiiiiiiimj!|ii li?T f W fl fiifflß'ffn^P'i 1 1/ 1 1 f fl f'i
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  • 950 5 He jumped 3½ miles without parachute and lived I uoa K nows how or why.' 22,000 feet above the Rhur Valley a Junkers 88 fighter I bore down on him... 50 yards away... its wing! edges lit by the flash of its guns... NICHOLAS STEPHEN ALKEMADE fell three and a
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  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • 83 5 I I „b c Folding Lou«gc with nvod-fCSfS. 5c,,t,0n aCtust- foi complete 111 M^cl:l s' CC LTD.. SPOK 9. ■pa L always IJKJ y |B c v s valve lACmhri td with r>v r- :*-r "g qualities. r-zv I) -gloss j*»c*^ "V will m the c^r aronce q 'Dem and
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    • 206 5 ijv^aj^-'.~-"-'^^^~: -7-~ The new Gevasonor -r-jr-y^ V^SH^^flHJ^^^k- 1 r t~-~~ 3 sound reproduction '•.'H^ffc^Sß Bfc"" -.^qualities ere a sff^mH HH^^^^E 4 further improvement |«:«K established tape--^SS^3f^. ments m rcproducv^y^^^^M H^J^S /J now easy to load spools ond self lubricating silicons coating. mark. Available from all good stores. THE PRIDE OF
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  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 143 5 RIP KIRBY by John Prentice Fred Dickenson MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis rvc/^avirsyK^o^^r^y J^^jtsx-ros^/z^l &"f'Zf&^^^^A^- i \Tj>^---t :^<«" >^^r^^^si?/^^^ "ST^^S^^^^JTSs: A^\ M- r Ik THE HEART OF JULIET JONES by Stan Drake •(1 -ai,;. 1 rSHOPPING~][H|H LOOKS LIKE YOU BLONDIE >y Cl>iC r ~~3 [>^!>^ (oh MVGOOOIMESS/I SOMEONE
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  • 223 6 TELLING THE PEOPLE Law keeps up with expansion IN the interests of law and order we welcome the announcement of the provision for three new police stations m the State next year. To be built at a total cost of just over SI million, the new stations will be sited
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  • 99 6 Aid for the needy 4 THANK YOU" today to the Catholic Welfare Service and the Singapore Rotary Club who through the Seventh Day Adventists' Health and Welfare Centre m Penang Road offer weekly aid to the needy. Every Wednesday and Sunday needy families from Chinatown call at the centre and
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  • Article, Illustration
    265 6 David Albert Charles. His mother is a beautiful Princess, his father the Earl of Snowdown. He Is fifth m line to the British Throne. His life will be filled with pomp and ceremony his time won't be his own. He will be called on to carry out the
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  • 113 6 LEFT: He will De called David Albert Charles. The name David was chosen by Princess Margaret and her husband, the Earl of Snowdon, because they like it. Albert was chosen because it was the first Christian name of the Princess's father, the late King George VI.
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  • 228 6 M 1 1 IN this article, I will deal with the emotional reactions that produce sympathy. The circumstances which demand sympathy must be within the sphere of mental understanding and appreciation, and if the circumstances are beyond such comprehension, there cannot be any sympathetic emotional
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  • 85 6 The Free Press reported: "The nutmeg plantations m the island of Singapore are decaying very rapidly and this, joined to the extremely low prices obtainable for the produce, is leading to the cultivation m many cases being entirely abandoned, whilr In others only a few hands are
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  • 138 6 QUEEN Elizabeth's oldest and best-loved automobile: a 24-year-old estate wagon made to the specifications of her late father. King George VI, has passed its old-age test. Long, square and painted so dark a blue that it seems black, the car called a "shooting brake" m England —is
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  • 79 6 Life is, like that w.- I and bough t o: 1 I £>ald ..p When ai boy tn enti throui Sift at school tin sbeaBfa Oh I me M I I I H I then I I .send T" old Bn 1: Bmil "Eh ■re met j fly collector 1
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  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • 569 6 Youemnhmndin your dmf/bW ad. tommy on* of COLD STORAGE SHOPS throughout MALAYA am* SINGAPORE M Tanah Jtata. Cold Storage m> L«L, 1-5 Clara Street. wumm CoM Storage <X) L*4.« 10 New Raatf. KOTA BMAftU cold natagi (M> 141* 1167 New Market. KUALA LUMPUR Cold Storage <M> 1.t6.. 19 MeArthor Street
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    • 15 6 THE GIFTS YOU DESIRE! DIAMONDS JEWELLERY 17. S. de SILV/% 106. ORCHARD RD.. Telephone: *****.
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    • 108 6 PLEASE COME TO THE X'MAS FAI! on SATURDAY i 9th December 4->. at A SINGAPORE P\ BADMINTON STADIII OPEN FROM 10 A.I AH proceeds C" fJ between c nj Society, th. F A for the Dea< »"C re Children 1 A«,SC itcr 4* fll THE BIGGEST AND BES £fl X'MAS
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 265 6 TODAY'S RADIO ij- ii I I illlin hum RADIO SINGAPORE The Malayanaires; 11.00 Life With The Lyons; 11.30 On wings Short Wave Service j of me]odv 12.00 (midnight) 41 metres < 7?50 k« s. 1 close down< Medium Wave Service RADIO MALAYA (41.7 metres) 476 metres pM 118 Tifnn date:
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    • 312 6 CLUES ACROSS J 9 Intenene aad break a spinet 4 Qualified to get a move on? t4, 2). (6). 11 Labour briefly <3). 7ln jug. perhaps (6. 2> 12 Italian city where mail is 8 Tries something different mostly sorU d? (g| m r^w^^Li?^ *.< <^ 13 Gave one alticle
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  • 4 7 FREE PRESS Christmas SUPPLEMENT
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  • 1124 7  -  HUBERT PADGETT in^ Oeor&e V's live broadcasts were no easy task By h But now the Queen mean record her p message m advance I* inn the practice is some 30 years old, the royal i< <till associated m the public mind with the roYal m who
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  • 841 7  -  ROBERT MILLER By WE ARE so accustom- ed to regarding December 25 as Christmas Day that it must come as a surprise perhaps even a shock —to learn that for centuries we have been celebrating on the wrong date. Yet, if we look
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  • 60 7 THE turkey cannot claim to have any part m the Christmas festivities of olden times. The turkey was not seen on any table m Europe until the latter part of the 16th century. At that time, and for long afterwards, the main dish of the Christmas
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  • Article, Illustration
    168 7 BUSINESSMEN'S 42 ANGELS BRING CLERICAL BLAST FORTY-TWO plastic trumpetblowing angels (above, hovering above three of Manchester's busiest streets, ore causing a Christmas controversy between the city's bishop and its traders. The controversy started when Dr. William Grecr, the bishop, asked m his current diocesan letter: "Has big business mode
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  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • 93 7 If H vrARLIGHT VAPFHIRJE li-ht sapphire watches Jj^^Sf S«risi lllflliM tor (hsiini- M If bstn^ sati^fnetion. The N'jui-jtr model H of sapphire ■;> or break. Each sappiiirc 'Miond to sparkle and match "C !>;-!» precision movemenr. is now available wiih the >' iiruier the case for greater kcatt ipiKarauCe. Motlels
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    • 69 7 :=>^s^^K<^'' MOIT MOURN I/I »«ii»iii imittfMßlOSE] wibw* shop yf UP TO 20^ DISCOUNT '^N.'^iX ON ALL PURCHASES *^iV dc-ing 7th 23rd Dec \(f fr KE3 IVll 86 HIGH STREET ;V;;\i^y -vcb/ Singapore Tel: 2iiBi SINGAPORE'S ONLY KXCLLSfVfc MLN'S SHOP. 6, Raffles Place. Singapore. Storch Building, Kuala Lumpur. V- OPTICIANS CORNEAL
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  • 1149 8  - I witness a Christmas miracle LEONARD P. LA RUE By CAPT. CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT 14,000 frightened men, women and children huddled on the Korean coast. .There wot no place to flee. But —it wot the season of miracles. Here, from one of the most unusual heroes of any war, is the
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  • 661 8 14,000 REFUGEES WERE CRAMMED INTO ONE SHIP TO FREEDOM A little annoyed. I snapped back "You know the count —14.000." "Well, captain." he bellowed cheerfully, "it's 14.--001 now!" Then he was gone. Our first baby had been born. I cannot possibly describe the nightmare of that journey. We had no
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 174 8 '-■f 4 ■../'>•''■''-''.', A^^v^Jl B I 3* vs'ty\}y,\&%if£'fyt}t&£l& '''''H^'i/i'v'k' 1 >^l W i "'o'' x vi'»iVX i '-!i</i.' I s^v l > »'i*- I^- V/ >~/v->r\ i i"7i- l > ',>-' v '~-^^H '^H >.' < >i '-'''-^'i^-w u '''^z\''i<'<>^i' U| I W lii^PtiSii i r ''I II wm"* &'&~^s^io&t<Q?-'&)'i'-''-i
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    • 174 8 &<*% m .■.■x|x ::j .v j^^ If you like soda that's fresh, full cf fight c whenever you want it, get yourself c SpoHcle simply fill it with water, screw on a Spc r k you have it. Couldn't be quicker, cou I Sparklets syphon INDUSTRIAL GASES (MALAYA LIMITED P.O.
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  • 1148 9 .>; legend c iaiLs have >ly mix- a* that fondly -ovi:il. V. born m > r: ".-,V- t wastes ITjjl^ -emer- with <- I could trntn. lft? r if n::.ci jt» christ- »i. *V, xirnii tne %V• r l 2 san- half- ievitably
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  • 439 9  - Dreamed of angels— composed Xmas hymn IAN HARRIS By 4LL over the world A this Yuletide the old familiar Christmas hymns will be sung again, for they never seem to lose their appeal. Most of the Nativity hymns m use today were written 100 years or more aso and m
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  • Page 9 Advertisements
    • 24 9 'j/itj j miUmaA k r w E :rfuu A La Perfume. s Eo dc Porfum Both -IRO leading stores lT Sons Ltd.. l# 90pore
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    • 422 9 THIS CHRISTMAS PLEASURE WILL I SOAR WHEN YOU GIVE fl Ml 11 Ib^Uk' led for tasteful beauty. "Ijjji II IbS|' J I HI-FI TRANSCONTINENTAL >^ Hll 10 TRANSISTOR RADI i I i; ■I^l^^Hll^l^H 1 J mmmm\ i ArtU -l? Q *1T W**% I 9* i^BEii^^^^^^^^ m^ m^MMMMMMM^3MMMMMm'~~~ h ft C
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  • 49 10 THIS IS an easy picture to paint because you have only to paint the ii** j dark the most suitable colour. Paint No. 1 sky blue, No. 2 red, No. 3 light p»» green, No. 5 dark blue, No. 6 yellow ochre, and No. 7 brown.
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  • Page 10 Advertisements
    • 291 10 I TRADITIONALLY CHRISTMAS Gi/fe 6^ 4FOAT I a .Mt Tj^"^^Kt'-j^^Bß^yjS^g»^^^MW£*-'-jw^BS J .w.v -^^j*ff»?iS^^^Spß^S?t*S^'- <■ *^y*s*ffl!Mff^A* i^rf^^B {■^^R'**''-'*S^V^^o^BP^^^^^9HftHiKEf^£ )k^K JPw '^t JB^^^y ftj^ ?*jf ■y^* •'■;;■;■> vv-.-v' **IjCsv<*^"^'' v"'" ■>."■" >■*■ X-a-' *^*SSt^SBMS?S^ jt AVONS REAM SACHET WRAPS YOU IN FRAGRANCE YOU CREAM ON wonderful fragrance with AVON'S beloved CREAM SACHET.
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    • 239 10 Pinocchio's Christmas Story by Walt Di S n ftl 1 *****444 iiiiiiiiiiii JLf, 4 4 A *i* a u I 1 /^sSls^y^^^X I ii a hjoa-e aim, mv I t§£~%fir~? .^gj 3Sy^ v M^ V /^>^>>^<>O^ 60V- BUT YOU'RE \-J f EfhrjjftffiPZl *-AD, TMEeE'S A E^-. Ij-WORTHIMSTONiFOULPELI-OW, A^ I^k?)CTI 0
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  • 1152 11 Mr. Jolly's job surprised ittle Johnny rgEPDY SAID HE DiDNTjTjlK^^p r^SANTA CUUS, THINCSJjAPPgNPn He watched the sleigh circle lower and land beside him ■^thristmas Eve. Mr. and Mrs. Dawson and their lodger, fat W jolly who worked m a toy shop, were having tea when little t rtmo IIV m
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  • 899 12  - SPARE A THOUGHT FOR THESE PEOPLE JOHN BAKER WHITE THEY HAVE TO WORK ON CHRISTMAS DAY By I AST year just as William B. Huck ley was sitting down to his Christmas dinner with his wife and two younger children, the telephone rang. "Bill? Traffic lights have packed up at
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  • 893 12  - CANDLE LIGHTING- IT BEGAN WITH PAGAN FIRE WORSHIP NORMAN HILL By THE candles that you will light this Christmas, on the tree, on the take, or even m church, have a common origin with pagan fire worship. Only time has mellowed crude Saturnalian orgies and helped to dim memories about
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    • 101 12 Christmas GIFT HAMPER off HAFNIA meat products I. 1 tin 2 lbs. Hafnia ham I %#ril Jf 1 tin Haffnia Cocktail Sausages J 1 tin Haffnia Vienna Sausages 2 I 5 1 tin Haffnia Frankfurt Sausages ,J.^\ ln Haffnia Pork Luncheon Meat '^Qjr 1 tin Haffnia Chopped Pressed Pork I
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    • 121 12 <^^ j THE GALA OF LOr-. DCN Pis^ £***** v **i rf*l II II ft 1 CHICKExN INN I^l 24th Dec. Gale Dinner E X'mat Eve FLOOR SHOW V 9 2.00 o.m. $15Aperperson EM n 25th Dec. Dmner A, N X w NiaU Dancim Eal 20 qm Floor Shov, Bell
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  • 1297 13  - Kid Curry's Xmas revenge Colin Richards By TM NOT CHAjNEDJ^NVIjT^ SEE HOW BRAVEYQII ARE f Door of the saloon burst open... XL- aereed. ij^plea^nt kS mp B^'. ignore rnei I ;< the -his r.:m v r her ?:ko a Ling Jake shifted his weight onto his good leg he had
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  • 311 13 DON'T sigh as you put aside that little extra tr tip the Christmas tradesmen. You really don't know how lucky you are. For tipping is a cheap proposition here compared with the way people elsewhere every day must dig deep m their pockets. Every time you
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    • 82 13 •/\?Sc"si'£" tO Lilft. c CREATIONS and p nship. MM vc^c 'is_- SERVICE SING GOLDpiS LTD. Bridge Rd.. i ''369 IHfiC9BK9Si ht the Supermarket <dk^ *>** YOUR COOKED TURKEY fS^ FOR YOU 1 1 KM V, LOOSE or DUCK ready cooked, aU Vi*^f\V I" i» lo warm it ready for serving.
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    • 238 13 I J THE WELL-KNOWN SWISS WATCH Automatic calendar f£A7Uff<WG No winding necessary Waterproof Guaranteed occurate and incorporating the mm MM GOLD APPLIQUE DIAL. MM U JEWELS In many attractive luxurious designs. Obtainable at all watch dealers. Enquiries welcomed. SS CALLING ALL CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS! 2 A Voriety of jg ENGLISH AMERICAN
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  • 997 14  -  JANE ROGERS By JHE secret behind a successful Christmas, party-wise, is the same whether •you are a guest or a hostess: Work to a plan. The hostess needs to plan her parties m as much detail as a
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  • 1579 14  -  ALEX SIMMONS By /\F all the meals dur- ing the year, there is absolutely no doubt that Christmas dinner deserves the most thought. For you not only have to decide on your main dish; you must make up your mind what to serve
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    • 281 14 New elegance for your home this Christmas! HIGH QUALITY FURNITURE mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Many new designs. Or your own designs NEW reduced price. Big cash discount. More easy terms. Hiring and repairing at special charges. H NtlllCtia^Hi; FURNITURE DEPT.I P-^ SINGAPORE •<>-«. ORCHARO ROAD Ul ?^?S>-3 KUAL« LUMPUR i:3 BATU ««OAO 111
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  • 23 15 The v-'--- hrre J:-: [brahlrn noiud- Officer, aroad I Vie Hus- notice Mahabtn bill ntri panied teps r urist
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  • 134 15 Ministry picnic to foster unity SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Ministry of Labour is organising a picnic for its staff to "foster a spirit of unity and understanding The picnic first of its kind to be organised by the Mi\nißiry will be held Ton Su£\^y at Janah Merah Camp The Permanent SecreUry
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  • 22 15 IPOH. Thurs. The Ipoh district hospital, established about 50 years ago. Is to get tta first-ever first class wards.
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  • 266 15 BERLIN BOOST FOR TOURISM IN THE PEACEFUL PACIFIC Advertise your attractions— agency manager 'TOURISM m the Pacific has increased tremendously since the Berlin crisis flared up, „T* M ParK er, manager of a Honolulu travel agency, said here Convention Mr. Parker, wno attended a convention of the American Society of
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    • 164 15 He hopes to set up steel factory in S'pore SINGAPORE, Thurs.— An Indian millionaire steel products manufacturer from Madras, Mr. Chandulal Kamdar, 39, has just completed a one-week market survey here and is convinced that Singapore offers "first class opportunity" for making stainless steel products. Mr. Kamdar said he had
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    • 41 15 KUALA LUMPUR. Thurs.— UMNO Malaya is to launch its second "operation reorganisation" designed to educate its members m politics. A directive has been issued by the party headquarters here to all the divisions to get ready for the courses.
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    • 83 15 MENTRI BESAR OPENS $4,500 COMMUNITY HALL JOHORE BAHRU, Thurs.— The Johore Mentri Besar, Dato Haii Hassan bin Haji Yunos. opened a $4,500 community hall m Pengkalan Batu Local Council district near Mersing, the first rural development project m that area. Dato Haji Hassan said the local councils were introduced with
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    • 31 15 SEMBAWANG, Thurs. Inche Ahmad bin Ibrahim, the Minister for Labour, and Assemblyman for Sembawang. has been appointed adviser to the newly- formed Sembawang Malay's Cultural and Art Association.
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  • 216 15 Sad news cuts short U.S. couple's visit here The Lions Club Cheer Fund for underprivileged children deserves your support. Please make a donation NOW i SINGAPORE, Thurs. An American couple regretted they had their visit here cut short because of a cable they received informing them that a member of
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  • 260 15 JUDGE URGES MORE DOG SHOWS SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Mr. L.L. Grant, an international dogshow judge from East Africa, urged Singapore's dog lovers to organise more dog shows m order to maintain the enthusiasm of dog breeders. Mr. Grant, who flew off to Melbourne to judge dog shows, said: "Dog owners will
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  • 57 15 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Minister for Culture, Mr. S. Rajaratnam, will officially open a Togore Centenary Exhibition, organised m connection with the centenary celebrations of the poet on Sunday at the National Library theatrette at 5.30 p.m. The exhibition will open to the public from Monday
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    • 324 15 <*mm on pathways. You will find novelty IF IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY.... TAURUS now yl ay Van a mistake ust now .c s n »iH- considered make up for some of the time ymeft (Aug. 24-Sept. 23): THIS is not C0 25T3 lost recently on ill-advised pro- VIRGO FINANCIAL and legal
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  • 219 16 Young housewife Shirley is 1961 Lambretta Queen Scooter News... by Free Press reporters A 19-YEAR-OLD housewife, Shirley Schubert was declared the 1961 Lambretta Queen at the third anniversary dance of the Singapore Lambretta Owners' Association at the Sea View Hotel. Runners-up are Frances Arblaster, 22, and Joan Sim, 21. The
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  • 219 16 HUSBAND AND WIFE COME TO SINGAPORE FROM SEREMBAN FOR SHORT HOLIDAY RECENT arrival m the State is a husband and wife team of scooterists from Negri Sembilan who are holidaying here till Sunday. They are Inehe Roes bin Udln and his wife, Che Aishah binte Lana.
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  • 411 16 fTHIRTY scooterists from six scooter clubs m the State will vie their skill m the Automobile Associa-tion-sponsored first road courtesy and safety first rally on Sunday. The six clubs are the Singapore Scooter Club, the Lambretta Owners' Association, the Vespa Club, the
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  • 86 16 AN attractive award awaits any owner of Iso, Diana or Capri Scooter who designs the most appealing badge for the Far East Scooter Club The club's secretary, Mr. Toh Hong Boon, said the design should be simple with emphasis on unity and strength and worked
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    • 112 16 Start Getting arou Better Today Owi Gleaming NEW Iamb r e H Enquire today at: BORNEO MOTORS 1 68-72. ORCHARD ROAO,SINGAPORE,TEL *****W FOR BUSINESS... FOR PLEASURE... 4 X J A SCOOTER'S THE-ANSVUR JP f2f East Mo'ors Lt-nited c-\ < ■ml •ftractive rangs of scooters lc» W every occasion.. .Scooter's des^nri
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  • 11207 17 Horses entered for the Penang Inri Club's December I+£fesOA HI sCasCa^l WM trf P^H T^sW^^^ BSSsi BSSb I I SSSSf I -■L W^^^L^ M m^L^^L^ w BB jjj^ IrfLN'G re all c X,' entered for r* Turf C\ub\ K^ Meeting:: Lss two I t
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    • 132 17 ti ook -at the Humber Super Snipe f Admire the purity of Its classical lines, side, there's deep, room/ comfort for six adults; a responsive 3-litre, 6 linder engine, and interior appointments that make the Super Snipe ique in its class and price group. Sumptuous leather upholstery and rr walnut
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    • 46 18 /^a^e^fS* z&*ce. &<rf£e& Wk Mm M Sure Winner/ COMPLETE SELECTIONS OF: S MEN'S WEAR CHINESE BROCADES DRESSES FOR LADIES j|k WATCHES BINOCULARS ««i^H^^ INDIAN INDONESIAN Our EXPRESS SERVICE DEPT. gives you custom tailored suits m ONE DAY. GOODWOOD PARK HOTEL SCOTTS RD., SINGAPORE -9- Tei:***** I
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    • 24 19 alanced diet lots of exercise [ting I me c n i r c T 1- d ".at. l :hy 'he US IKWS FOR I-ViTASSE
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    • 400 19 CHARACTERS TAKE TO THE AIR IN STAGE CLUB PRESENTATION JORS from the leaves of James Barries well-loved fantasy for children from three to ninety-three, "Peter Pan" will live again to fly on the Singapore stage. This is no flight of fancy. The producer ot the Stage
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    • 163 19 rthe delight of 300 parents and guests, the tiny pupils of Pei Yuen Kindergarten School donned the costumes and *-oles of Biblical characters m the staging of how Christmas first began. With child-like simplicity and sincerity, a moving story was told of the birth
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    • 254 19 5 DATES FOR 'Y' CLUB MEMBERS ITTVE different program- mes, designed to instruct and entertain, will be held this month by the Hi-Y and Tri-Hi-Y Club of the Chinese V.M.C.A. Members and their friends have an appointment at the Springdale Fishing Pond (10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) tomorrow. Those coming
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    • 340 19 350 prints of beauties to go on display PHOTOGRAPHY BY SUNNY GIAM SIX HUNDRED shutterbugs "invaded" the Lam Soon Factory Garden a month ago to photograph 30 beautiful girls taking part m a contest at a photo picnic held by the Singapore Photographic Trade Association. On Sunday the fruits of
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      58 19 AUR mystery star last week was singer Bobby Darin. The winner of two Philips EP discs is Miss Amy Yap, 17 Siang Lim Park, Singapore 15. This week we have another famous personality of the music world. When you have made your guess send your entry to
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    • 215 19 [ffl tor stftrfio DGrtfif lion HhHH B Enjoy genuine high fidelity sound and the true stereophonic effect on these jmagnificent Pye instruments, each designed to delight your eye as much as it z£ will your ear. Yes, indeed, Pye is the word for progress m stereo! It's Pye H^^ J
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  • 438 20 Trainer Allan's Small Change and Terang Bintang are best workers By SCRUTINEER PENANC, Thursday. CMALL CHANGE and Terang Bintang were among the outstanding workers at the Batu Gantong Track this morning when a number of fast $allops came under observations. Breaking from the 4f trainer Allan's pair covered the last
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  • 16 20 Cripple becomes a star m Hospital team
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  • 56 20 SINGAPORE. ThUTS. REME beat Singapore Cricket Club's second string by 18 points three uoals. crop goal) to three itry> m a friendly ru-:by m^tch on the Padang yesterday. Try scorers were Mason. Keyvr>r;h and Tilley, Paskin convertIng them all. Mason kicked a cirop goal John
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  • 417 20 DEAF, DUMB, DISABLED YET A CHAMPION SINGAPORE, Thursday. THE sportsman m the picture above is a deaf mute and a cripple, yet this has not prevented him from becoming a star. William Tan Ah Joo, 26, has the courage and the determination of which champions are made. A polio victim
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  • 130 20 TWO CHANGES IN CIVILIANS RUGBY CUP XV SINGAPORE, Thurs.—Singapore Civilians are determined to give Joint Services their toughest battle m the southern zone of the Malayan Cup rugger competition when they meet on the padang here on Saturday, kick-off 5.00 p.m. Singapore Civilians have made one change :o the team
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  • 42 20 MELBOURNE. Thurs. Italy's Davis Cup pair, Nicola Pietrangeli and Orlando Sirola. were eliminated m the quarter-finals of the men's doubles m the Victoriaa tennis championship by Australians Rod Layer and Jim Shepherd. The Australians won 7-9. 4-6. 6-4. 6-3. 6-4.
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  • 64 20 MELBOURNE, Thurs. A former Wimbledon champion Neale Fraser was beaten m five sets by 20-year-old Ken Fletcher m the men's singles quarter-finals of the Victoria lawn tennis championships here. Fletcher won the 2-i hour floodlit match 3-6, 6-4, 7-5, 3-6. 6-0 to jeopardise seriously Fraser's
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  • 158 20 CHINESE TO MEET I.RC IN SENIOR CUP S-FINAL JALAN BESAR, Thurs. Chinese Athletic will meet Indian Recreation Club m the S.A.F.A. Senior Cup semi-final on Tuesday. Yesterday Chinese scored a 3-2 win over the Marines m the quarter-final replay. The winning goal came ten minutes from time through Quah Kirn
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  • 133 20 SCOTTISH GOLFER TO PLAY IN SINGAPORE TOURNAMENT DUNDEE (Scotland), Thurs. —Bobby Walker, 18-year-old Scottish professional champion golfer, is to compete m five tournaments m the Far East m February and March. He will play m the Philippines Open championship m Manila, a tournament m Singapore, the Malayan Open at Kuala,
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  • 321 20 OINGAPORE, Thurs. Horses generally behave well despite being locked up m horse boxes without exercise. Mr. Norman Wolfe, groom and ex-Epsom jockey, said this when the freighter City of Colombo, stopped here for bunkering on her way from Britain to Japan with a
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  • 142 20 THEY'LL MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE AT THE GAMES SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Management Committee of the Singapore Olympic and Sports Council yesterday appointed Messrs Tang Tuck Wan, W. E. Meyer and Tan Kay Hal to the Disciplinary Committee of the Singapore contingent for the S.E.AP. games m Rangoon. Mr. Tang Tuck Wah is
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    • 26 20 AHLI SUKAN 1961 Mark your choice here OFFICIAL VOTING COUPON To: The Sports Editor. Singapore Free Press Times House, Singapore 9. My choice is Sign here
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    • 29 20 TODAY'S SPORT IN SINGAPORE HOCKEY: Spore Lge. Div. 1— CSC v IA (Balestier Rd., 5.15 ip.m.). SOCCER: Senior Cup SemiPinal RAP Changi v RAP Seletar (Jn. Besar, 7.00 p.m.).
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