The Singapore Free Press, 21 December 1961

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    22 1 THE LOCAL PAPER THAT IS FIRST WITH ALL THE NEWS The SINGAPORE Free Press No. ***** THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1961 15 CENTS
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    The PHONEY PHONE MEN
    106 1 Board's warning on bogus toiiectors B| > \l'o X E, The Telephone is morning Mibscribers money to who apin tor doot Christnl n g i<> I ur;i! reived from rs that ming to «ers of Hie ipproachFor donahe statl* I istllKls. nan icr the Free press
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    BIG RUSH TO REGISTER FOR SECONDARY ADULT CLASSES
    255 1 JIXdAPOR K. Thurv— O More than 2.000 students crowded the Adult F.ducation Centre yesterday when enrolment for the Hoard's 1962 further secondary education classes bej;an. It was the biggest rush since the inception of the classes m ."March. A spokesman of the
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    RADIO SINGAPORE RELAYS BAND MUSIC FROM SHIP
    85 1 RADIO SINGAPORE RELAYS BAND MUSIC FROM SHIP Si n o A POR E. Th urs.— Radio Singapore relayed a proEpramme *>i musk* by the combined bands of the Royal Nlarmos m H.M.S. Bellas! this morning as the cruiser steamed towards Singapore. T:ie cruiser is returning from Bast Africa where she
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    Flynn leaves $6 mil.
    21 1 NEW vor:?c. Tnuj..— I'he late Errol Fivnn lefi an e-iaie vuiuea j j vi iieariy $t» million.
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    'CAMERA PATROL' AT BUKIT TIMAH FOR FIRST TIME
    129 1  - 'CAMERA PATROL' AT BUKIT TIMAH FOR FIRST TIME By SCRUTINEER BUKIT TIMAH, ThUTS.— For the first time m Malayan racing, the "camera patrol" will be In operation when the Singapore St. Leger meeting opens here on Sunday. Ihe cameras and other equipments have been installed at a cost of $150,000.
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    All the way
    173 1 Cameras m the 41. post tower will go into action when the horses leave the starting gates and all the way down the back stretch and round the bends, while the ones at the other end ot the home straight will him the field from the home
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    Menon: Portugal was permanent aggressor in Goa
    240 1 Menon: Portugal was permanent aggressor in Goa NEW YORK, Thursday. \li\. Krishna Menon, Indian Defence Minister, questioned about Goa on his arrival here from London yesterday denied that India was guilty of aggression m invading the Portuguese enclaves and said: "Colonialism is permanent aggression." Asked why he had come here
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    Exposed heart baby dies
    65 1 MANILA. Thurs.— A six-day old baby girl died of "acute heart failure" yesterday as live surgeons attempted to set her exposed heart m its right place. Dr. Benjamin Belmonte. who performed the delicate operation on Maria Corazon with the help of four other surgeons, said: "'Death
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    Space programme
    22 1 NEW YORK, Thurs.— The Genera] Assembly yesterday unanimously adopted a programme for co-operation m the peaceful development- ol outer space.
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    Ferry sinks: 34 die
    30 1 Ferry sinks 34 die SEOUL, Thurs. Reports reachiiw? here said M 4 people drowned when a ferry boat capsized and sank off Wando Island, oil the .south-west coast of Korea.
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    Prasad at work
    27 1 NEW DELHI. Thurs.— lndia's 77-year-old President. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, resumed official dutips yesterday after illness had kept him from his desk for live months.
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    Xmas supplement inside
    62 1 0 Today's Free Press contains a 14-page Christmas Supvlemcnt the bigyest and hist m the scries this lt y te!ls you all the do's, and don'ts m the last-minute rush to celebrate, gives easy-to-make recipes for delicacies and shows you how to make your party a success.
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    Fighting in Cuba
    39 1 MIAMI. (Florida), Thurs.— Senor Eloy Gutierrez Menoyo. a leading anti-Castro Cuban leader, told press conference that fighting hud broken out m the mountains oi central Cubit between a guerilla army and 25.000 government troojx> and miluui.
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    Sit-down strike at Shaw cinemas
    144 1 Sit-down strike at Shaw cinemas SINGAPORE, Thurs. —Some 400 theatre staff of the Shaw Brothers Organisation went on a sit down strike this morning. The workers, members of the General Employees' Union, were due to meet the management again at the Labour Ministry tomorrow to discuss alleged arrears or overtime.
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    FOUR IN JUNK TELL OF STORM TERROR
    313 1  - FOUR IN JUNK TELL OF STORM TERROR PETER LOKE By SINGAPORE, Thursday. Golden Lotus, a three-masted Chinese junk on its maiden voyage and manned by Jour young New Zealanders, sailed into Singapore waters from Hong Kong yesterday. 1_ The junk had just completed the first lap of its journey, a
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    Latest
    14 1 O A pages today M t I National language lesson m P. 4
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    Free Press city section: Finance and industry
    276 2 TIN DROPS £65 PER TON: EASIER TREND SHARPLY EXTENDED ONDON, Thurs.— The easier trend m earlier tin dealings was sharply extended m the second ring, particularly for cash, which dipped £6* per ton. Threr month.-. declined about £4. Dealers attributed the down*urn to
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    Market indices
    33 2 LONDON. Huns. The Financial Times market indices for Deo 1. ia^: year. \%eek uso. previous and ywtgrday*!a respe, nvely Tiiw: 264 6." 345 6 3519, 351.2. Rubbers: 1903, 155.7, 164.5. 167.4.
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    Ships in port
    151 2 SHIPS lying alongside the Singapore wharves today are: Cororr.andel IS. Pemodocu« 31 '3C. Pr^?:iienr Adama 35/36. Kyoto 4'">. Khexenor 15/16, Gl^ngyle U» It. Wairatn ~3 '^4. Orestes 39 26. Victoria 46. Raa Maersk 29/30, Btrtor T3. Ml 2^. Out«r roads: I. m H.a, SbOBOM Maru. Ardrvp^. Honf^a.
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    HOLIDAY MOOD RESTRICTS STOCK MARKET BUSINESS
    165 2 HOLIDAY MOOD RESTRICTS STOCK MARKET BUSINESS LONDON. Thurs.— The approaching Christmas I holiday tended to restrict i business m stock markets tyesterday and once again there was no definite trend. Industrials provided several fea- tures and Montague Burton were prominent after excellent results and a free scrip issue following a
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    Coconut oil sale
    30 2 WASHINGTON. Thurs. General Sen-ices Administration has announced the sale of 7.032.300 ibs of coconut oil at prices ranging from 10.32—11.13 U.S. cents \32.46 33.39 cent*) per lb.
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    Hong Kong prices
    55 2 HONG KONG. Wed. Closing prices here today were: Previous Today H. S Bank Corporation $366 $364 salt's sales Wheelock Marden $12 30 $12.30 sales sales H*kODg phone $42.50 $42.50 sales sales Dair\- Farm Cold Storage $36.25 $36.25 sales sales Taikoo Dock $74.50 $74 50 sales sales Jarriir.e
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    UPs and DOWNs of your shares
    93 2 UPs and DOWNs of your shares Last sales m the Singapore Trading Room yesterday were: INDUSTRIALS: Dunlops $1.16 (+1 cent*. East. Smelting $2.60 (^2 cents). J. Waugh 5i. 93 (-f-% cent), M. Cement $2.25 (tmen.;, Rothmans $1.14 i L cent), (.'old Storage 52.31 Clinch.). S. Times $3.05 i f 1
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    Port strike enters sixth day
    70 2 COLOMBO, Thurs. The strike of 12.000 dockers m the port of Colombo entered its sixth day yesterday. Army personnel are continuing to unload food and essential cargoes. Meanwhile, negotiations between port officials and trade unions are still proceeding. The dispute is m support of a
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    A slight drop in gross revenue but Ruffles Hotel profit rises
    362 2 A slight drop in gross revenue but Ruffles Hotel profit rises By The Free Press Market Correspondent SINGAPORE, Thursday. RAFFLES Hotel Ltd., m the year ended August 31, made a final net profit of $199,071 compared with $190,683 m the pre- vious year. The chairman, Mr. Tan Chin Tuan, reports
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    Malayan tin output will remain good if prices hold'
    180 2 Malayan tin output will remain good if prices hold' T ONDON, Thurs.— The December edition of the monthly magazine ''Tin" publishes a long question and answer series with Tengku Abdul Rahman, the Malayan Prime Minister. Questioned about prospects for tin m 1962 the Prime Minister says: "The prospects for Malayan
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    Rise in U.S. rubber sales forecast
    87 2 NEW YORK. Thurs. Sales by the rubber industry m the United j States should rise by 6 1 per cent m 1962. Mr. George R Vila, pie- sident of United States Rubber Company, said yesterday m a j year-end statement. This would be m
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    New rubber plant
    34 2 PARIS. Thurs— Mr. J.A. Goodson, chairman of the French Goodyear Company announced here yesterday that Goodyear International had approved plans to build a synthetic rubber plain m the Le Havre area
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    ENVOY TOLD TO QUIT
    67 2 PARIS. Thurs. Russia's ambassador m the West African State of Guinea has been asked to leave "for personal reasons."' the Guinean Ambassador m Paris, Mr. Tibour Tounkara, said yesterday. I He .said the e-avoy, Mr. Dnil Soiod. had not been expelled, nor was his departure connected
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    ROUND-THE-WORLD PRICES
    344 2 NOTE: All prices below are middle vrices. U.K. Closing Prices LONDON, Dec. 20. Previous Today RUBBER No. 1 RSS 0.1.f European ports Deo, m ...unquoted unquote Jan. M 23 9/16 23 11/32 RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot 23 13/16 23 11/16 RUBBER No. 1 RSS settlement House Terms,
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    Congo summit agreement forecast by U.N. men
    282 2 Congo summit agreement forecast by U.N. men LEOPOLDVILLE, Thursday. PRESIDENT MOISE TSHOMBE of Katanga and Mr. Cyrill Adoula, Congolese Prime Minister, are expected to issue a joint communique today announcing agreement m their conciliation talks. The two men met for informal talks yesterday. U.N. sources were optimistic about the outcome.
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    THAILAND MAY BOYCOTT MEETING IF SEATO IS NOT 'MADE MORE EFFECTIVE'
    150 2 THAILAND MAY BOYCOTT MEETING IF SEATO IS NOT 'MADE MORE EFFECTIVE' BANGKOK. Thurs. Thailand may not participate m the next SEATO ministerial meeting m Paris next March unless the organisation is made more effective, Mr. Thanat Khoman, Thailand's Foreign Minister, said here yesterday. He told reporters that the South-East Asia
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    U.N. TO FRANCE, ALGERIA: START TALKING AGAIN
    70 2 U.N. TO FRANCE, ALGERIA: START TALKING AGAIN NEW YORK. Thurs. The United Nations General Assembly yesterday called upon the French Government and the Algerian Provisional Government to resume negotiations aimed at implementing "the right of the Algerian people to self-deter-mination." The vote was 62 to none with 38 abstentions. France
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    MALAYAN KING VISITS MYSORE GAME SANCTUARY
    61 2  - MALAYAN KING VISITS MYSORE GAME SANCTUARY MYSORE. Thurs.— The Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya, accompanied by the Governor of Mysore yesterday visited Bandipur game sanctuary. 46 miles from here. The King witnessed a herd of elephants and spotted deer. The party spent two and a half hours going round the
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    FEDERATION HOUSE WIFE: 7 KNEW ROBBER'
    329 3 FEDERATION HOUSE WIFE: 7 KNEW ROBBER' SINGAPORE, Thursday. A CARETAKER'S WIFE, who was robbed and stabbed while living with her husband at Federation House here, told a district court yesterday that the robbery was committed by three men one of whom was known to her for a year before the
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    SINGAPORE DIARY
    753 3 SINGAPORE DIARY SINGAPORE, Thursday. JinOM receptionist to reception manager thai spells the climb to a position of greater responsibility For Mr.' Alexander James. At 41. he Is the newly-ap-pointed reception manager ol the Goodwood Hotel. Before his new appointment, he had been chief rereceptionist at the hotel for five years.
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    Welcome to Singapore
    89 3 Mr. K. Stenager, manager or a Danish firm, flew to from Jakarta for a two-day stay at Raffies Hotel. Mr. R. A. Walker, a petroleum firm executive, is here for a week's stay before leaving for Bangkok. He is also staying at Raffles Hotel. Mr. T. H.
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    Reception for Thai Buddhists
    55 3 SINGAPORE, Thurs. The Buddhist community m Singapore will give a reception to the visiting 18-man Thai Buddhist delegation at the Maha Bodhi School m Lorong 34 at 6.30 p.m. today. After the reception, a lecture on "Buddhism" will be given by the leader of the Thai
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    No-water areas
    45 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 (8 a.m. to 2 p.m. i and Zones Two and Five (2 p.m. to 8 p.m.*.
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      188 3 A raizE every week! l^LL^zie competiHon entry form is jn the back page 1U /©V®^ yLzeiss^ sunglasses v m" a L I 5 9 Ufl imitations 11l ZEISS lenses beat this mark fc ckcbJyiAd ft LADYBIRD cater for children iVy of all ages. V,;£B W Clothes of all types, m
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      185 3 A TIMELY SUGGESTION Why not give HIM or NER i i a BULLA swiss watch? It is useful Beautiful j Lasting and Inexpensive J THE IDEAL GIFT TO REMEMBER! BULLA AVAILABLE IN LATEST DESIGNS FOR MEN LADIES > I 100% SWISS MADE I MODERN STYLISH j ACCURATE MODERATE PRICE S
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      215 3 CINEMAS ROYAL: Pasamalar <Tamil) CAPITOL: Come September 3.30. 7.30. 145 4 630 9.30. TAJ: Sitl Zlibaidah J.io, 6.10. CATHAY: One Hunched and 9.15. One Etalmutians 1.15, 4. <3.40, n 9 30 G1OBE: Princess ol the Nile SINGAFO RE ART SOCIETY: 1.40. 4, 9.15. Exhibition ol paintings by local IJDO: The
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    Surprise in Perth for two Malayan students
    136 4 Surprise in Perth for two Malayan students SINGAPORE, Thurs. Two Penang students, who were former classmates m their home town school, discovered that they were fellow students taking the same accountancy course m an Australian college. So Robert Ng. 22. and Ooi Chong Kee. 24. both of Perth Technical College
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    CHANGI TO GET NEW $85,000 CHILD HEALTH CENTRE
    161 4 SINGAPORE, Thursday. RESIDENTS OF CHANGI are to be provided with a new Government maternity and child health centre by the middle of next year. The new centre, costing $85,000, will be built at Chye Chee Village m Ulu Bedok. Worx *s expected
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    K.L. MAN WEDS IN SINGAPORE
    51 4 MR. AND MRS. WILLIAM SAXKEY after their wedding at the St. Andrew's Cathedral. The groom, an agricultural officer m Kuala Lumpur, is the son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Sankey. The bride, formerly Miss Anna Ponniah is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W H.
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    NATIONAL LANGUAGE LESSON
    460 4 THIS Is the text of the 18th national language lesson together with vocabulary, to be broadcast ver Radio Singapore at 7 30 tonight VO( ABILARY Almari. wardrobe, cupboard; bilek makan. dining room; bilek tktur, bedroom: baneku. stool. bench; bantal. pillow; bakul. b.Ksjce; cbennio mata, specie- <. los.
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    Swiss newsman to study of Malaysia
    242 4 Swiss newsman to study of Malaysia SINGAPORE. Thurs.— A Swiss editor, Mr. D. Ineichen, is now m Singapore for a ten-day visit to study the sociological, economic and political aspects of this region, with special emphasis on Malaysia. His visit is part of a 16--month tour to study the common
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    LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR CHRISTIAN YOUTHS
    152 4 LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR CHRISTIAN YOUTHS i^HANGI, Thurs.— About 100 \J Chinese-speaking youths will attend a five-day Christian youth leadership training camp to be held at the Anglican High School dt Changi from Dec. 26 to 30. Rev. A. M. McCutcheon, regional secretary of the Scripture Union for SouthEast Asia territories,
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    BIG JUMP IN SALES OF TRANSISTOR RADIOS IN STATE
    269 4 BIG JUMP IN SALES OF TRANSISTOR RADIOS IN STATE OINGAPORE, Thurs I Mr. Emo Kamuro, managing director of one of Japan's biggest manufacturers of elec-, trical goods, has left with this promise— to set up more branch offices m Singapore and the Federation m the near future. According to Mr.
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    Fijian recruits see army life here
    78 4 Fijian recruits see army life here Jrougi >= had .""V u pieasant a-. wen taken i one-w< Btate. i departure wish< the Signal Praia Duv of the 18th: 'I they 3 ful week "We feel w like Rajas Ttu arrival a; Warrant Offi ci ter and Stafl Thorpe, wh round,
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    REINCARNATION:
    1115 5  - REINCARN A TION: DON EASTERN Could hypnosis be the key? Could 'past lives 9 be investigated scientifically? by Biiill iyioPtiiiPi T *t 1 I I I I I I I I 1 f 4 I I I I I I TIXD 1 m 1 1 1 IHni rf i{ i
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    TELING THE PEOPLE
    379 6 TELING THE PEOPLE 134 youths set an example IX this, the longest of the yearly school holidays when thousands of schoolchildren are at a loose end as to what to do and therefore waste a considerable amount of their precious time, we commend the six boys of Pasir Panjang Secondary
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    RACE TO THE POLE
    919 6  - RACE TO THE POLE DAVID HALL by j It was Christmas 191 1. Two men Roald Amundsen and Captain Robert Falcon Scott sat several miles apart m the Arctic eating their Yuletide dinners. Both had the same objective —to be the first to reach the South Pole. It was a
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    100 YEARS AGO
    99 6 The Free Press reported: "The French are said to have taken possession of the small island m the China Sea lying to the south of Cochin China and known as Pulo Condore From its proximity to the entrances to the mouth of the River Meykong, Pulo Condore
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    JUST FANCY THAT
    123 6 rUR crowded trains were held up for more than 15 minutes m the rush m East Berlin while the conductress on the leading tram queued up to buy oranges. She told amused passengers: "The oranges are always sold out m my local shop by the time I
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    Life is like that
    26 6 Life is like that food? a l Russians J "<| «ui, ur P |p always „>*«»* h thmg s t^? 1 1 i the, I I 1 1
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    LAUGH.... WITH BEACHOMBER
    15 6 LAUGH.... WITH BEACHOMBER I ira v I deli H Qu«.;. L .L. Lures I much
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      21 6 FOR THE 1961 Decorative CHRISTMAS Diamond Jewellery selected for Quality and Beauty. IT. S. de SILVA 106, ORCHARD RD., Telephone: *****.
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      88 6 1 Wffi?^AlNs! H DOW T FORGET ANYONE. B i TIMELY GIFTS 5S late shoppers fl gl THERE'S STILL TIME TO BEAT SANTA'SH 3 DEADLINE WITH WONDERFULLY WELCOiI H GIFTS FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST. H H SHOP NOW AT CIANSINdHSI H WHERE YOU WILL FIND A HOST OF THRILLIME g
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      248 6 TODAY'S RADIOS KADIO SINGAPORE S^fS^tWOn^hJoi Short Wave Service: Melody; 12 lnicnight Close 4t metres (7250 kc s.) Down Medium Wave Service: M n muavj 476 metres RADIO MALAYA (41.7 metres) A.M.: 11.00 Programme Sum- pM U5 Timn Dalp; 130 mary: 11.02 Music from the Key- News- 1.40 Newstalk/U.N. Newsboard; 11.30
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      378 6 CLUES ACROSS 9 Morning, noon and night 4 They grow on trees (6>. (3> 3> 7On which to find the ad- ll Glii etl a victory (3). miral? (8). 12 Make an a.iusion (5). 8 Dried fruit that's half bad? 13 A piane. perhaps «7). 15 A prominent feature of
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  • FREE PRESS Christmas SUPLIMENT
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      My happiest Christmas by Hollywood stars
      957 7 TH!NKJJACK i JTSTHE SMALL THINGS THAT COUNT WHAT was your happiest Christmas? One you emember as a child? Perhaps on a holiday seas? When your children were old enough to s It with you. !iim personalities tell you -I the happiesl Christinas they can
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      It's one of the busiest times of year for Queen Elizabeth
      883 7  -  FRANK HARDCASTLE By IMAGINE yourself sending out hundreds of Christmas presents, despatching an even greater number oi Christmas cards and entertaining so many Christmas guests that several parties are needed to eater for them. That describes, In a single
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      179 7 -<■ A m f^ WF\ w 4M^ '»^Bff 1 x^ ONE LOOK TELLS YOU THIS IS NO ORDINARY WATCH fl second look will tell you why •ng change he taker, place n f he nv*cr heve to vsind." Mido has a revolutionary one-piece waterproof permit-, a slimmer, more fashionable But
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    The scientific approach comes to housewife's help at Christmas
    1218 8  - The scientific approach comes to housewife 's help at Christmas JOHN DAWSON TURKEYS SMALLER... ITS DONE INTERNATIONALLY By two most important items on the housewife's Christmas shopping list are the turkey and the Christmas tree. Both represent the traditional aspect of Christmas, and it must be admitted that the celebrations
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    Wine? Use the right glass
    252 8 MORE and more families are taking wine with their meals. Many more would, especially at Christmas. But one thing puts them off. All the textbooks say you must have the right kind of glass for your wine. You have visions of beautiful cut crystal long,
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    There's no room at the inn as tourists flock to Jerusalem
    217 9  -  BRYAN BREED By gORE lourists flock to Palestine around hristma than at any other time of the arc there, of courses to see us much v during this journey of a lifetime, chief objective is the beautiful little the
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    TANK HULK, WAR REMINDER
    786 9 years ago now runs across the new border into Israel and therefore cannot be used. Today Joseph and Mary would have to journey 10 miles, right around the no man's land that keeps Israel and Jordan at arm's length. Like most people I felt it was
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    DELICACIES FOR A CHRISTMAS PARTY
    582 9 DELICACIES FOR A CHRISTMAS PARTY <t WH() wants to spend Christmas m the kitchen?" I hear somebody ask. Nobody does, oj' course; but we can always make a lew dainties beforehand. Everyone knows how to make plum puddings and mince pies. The Christmas cake is made already. But a little
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    Hair-raising riddle of the face in the moonlight
    1488 10  - Hair-raising riddle of the face in the moonlight Gardon Ardens I CHRISTMAS SHORT STORY I By "CO this is the place!" Tommy Langdon halted and eyed the rambling, half timbered house with vague disfavour. There was an air of melancholy here, a sense of desolation, an age-old grieving, perhaps, for
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    A TREAD ON THE STAIRS-BUT NOT OF A MAN...
    458 10 A TREAD ON THE STAIRS- BUT NOT OF A MAN... An almost frightened look crossed Hugh's drawn face. "I've been going through hell, Tommy. You know, old chap, that women never meant anything to me." The words came haltingly at first, but quickly gathered force. "And now now I've found
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    Tension, not peace, in S. Vietnam
    246 10 >|7»RENCH tradition brings pine Christmas trees to Saigon streets and Christian homes, but Christmas is celebrated with many sad memories m South Vietnam. Two million of its 14 million people are Christians, almost ail of them Catholic. Many are refugees from Communist North Vietnam,
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    CHRISTMAS SHOW TIME
    280 11 ALL THE FUN OF THE CIRCUS, PANTO TO EXCITE THE CHILDREN pOH British children Christmas would not complete without a visit to the pantomime or circus or preferably both. m ft 4 m& The pantomime, except for recent valiant efforts by amateur groups and the staff of
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    Icy Snow White
    101 11 PACKING m ever bisser crowds each year are the dozens of elaborately dressed Christmas ice shows. Think of almost any children's story, from Goldilocks and the I rce Bears to Treasure Island, and you tan bet that an enterprising snowman has staged it on Ice. Pictured above
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    Squatters will welcome Christmas
    323 12 Squatters will welcome Christmas kJOST people m Hong Kong welcome Christmas, bur perhaps, none more so than the Chinese refugees squatting m rickety huts on the bare hillside, or crammed six to a cubicle on a tenement floor. Many of the one million refugees had not heard of Christmas before
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    WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS THAI MAKES A MAN A SCROOGE?
    918 12  -  DAVID MASON THE ORIGINAL HAD NOTHING ON SOME REAL LIFE MISERS By Chilly... don't worry about me WHEN I was a young journalist, I lived for a time m a cheap boardinghouse m the London working-class district of
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      116 12 Christmas ¥/^t/) J Al^ travel m QHUd^^^n 1 Mvuns trawl by Malayan Airways! t ill M 1/ T//Cse leisurely steps do not m the least betray j aiOWA^S 1 1 I_^Hi x y £1// //2t^-£? people arc m a hurry really, and they're I w^^^^^^^^ mmm *f I I A
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    Pud—the Navy way
    23 13 Pud the Navy way 200 TANNERS' AMONG INCRrn.rMTc ft "of" wm^ndS o«iccr"o°/ H^ r SST a L adiW< 1 complement of sixpenies. Captain
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    GRANGE TRADITIONS STILL OBSERVED
    765 13  -  GARY HARVEY Never listen to cattle, horses at Xmas By >H MS strange this very y world of I j people still j age-old super&>n> !h a t have I >-t theii a n c. rs m- with rstittans sed on faitfe tst-chfld h the st
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    For Santa Claus read St. Lucia
    453 13 /CHRISTMAS m Sweden \j is essentially a family feast and the most important holiday of the year. It is celebrated thoroughly, starting with the first Advent Sunday and ending around January 13. known as Knot's Day. when the Christmas trees are stripped and thrown
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    Spine-chilling ghosts at the Queen's Christmas feast
    932 14  -  ARTHUR NETTLETON By SENTRY AT WINDSOR **l SAW A SPOOK.. QHOSTS, it seems, are no respecters of persons, for most of Britain's royal residences have well-substantiated ghost tales. In fact, if the Queen wishes to entertain her Christmas guests by relating such stories
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      106 14 i iii^io] 111Q0 m i m» i o bS i r vi "^WO^ children prepare to celebrate Christmas as I M millions of others all over the world will do. )//ilV v v n I unhappiest m years. They live m East Berlin, y Flklf I^mJ'C Y'MAS BA^V recently separated
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    FACE AT WINDOW
    77 15 W.SH.NG M.GHT JUST MAKE .T TRUE lD I A witt y^l^X C t 0$ Ch'irtmo. draws near. It* possible that if you stare ;MU9 h ond wish hoH enough that Santa will leave that doll or train m the Christmas stocking. Children's 810 5 need no <<"«9«oge
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    How crime king 'Lucky' spends his Christmas...
    620 15 How crime king 'Lucky' spends his Christmas... THREE-MILE WALK TO VISIT POLIO BOY LUCIANO is one of the most rerkaMe crime figures of our time. He si of Capone's big wheels. He has been pngster-chief m both Chicago and New a m Cram his home, he nb :> European the
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    Xmas in Greece
    236 15 CHRISTMAS is H«lc rc fh on just onoHier religiouf feast for the Greek Orthodox cta|K£d ancient customs ore on that day m the countryside. These customs often have a flavour of superstition, though they Ire all h-pSid by the common desire "to be good" on Christ s
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    Dictator—but no match for the bishop from Boston
    1477 16  - Dictator— but no match for the bishop from Boston Jack Anderson FAITH TRIUMPHED DESPITE INSULT AND INDIGNITY By RESPECT RICHTS OF ALL MEN' CHURCH DEMAND THE late Josef Stalin m Moscow once sneered: "How many divisions has the Pope?" But it remained for a tinhorn tyrant named Rafael Trujillo to
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    Few Christmas wedding
    197 16 J^ WEDDING on Christmas Day is a rarity. It was so even m the time of Samuel Pepys. When he went to church for the Christmas Day service m 1665, he found a wedding m progress. Evidently he was surprised, for he says m his diary that
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    Crazy... It's the only word for these gifts
    619 17  - Crazy... It's the only word for these gifts FRANK WRIGHT By p ng ago ie world „1-y. buypas s com jd beam uided his i "yl V WOllld a delight J^ ded her Mtc I air ot P Uer or a were guaran- children ."v •■x i at least. uiteiy.
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    CHRISTMAS PUDDING ONCE PORRIDGE
    516 17 \7OY would be astonished X if your Christmas pudding was served m a bowl and you had to drink it! Yet that's the form this popular Yuletide dish originally took. It has developed from plum porridge, which appeared on the menu of our fore fathers' Christmas
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    It should be business as usual but little is done
    296 17 It should be business as usual but little is done PRODUCTION charts usually sag m Yugoslavia on December 25 and January 7, even though Christmas is a working day and the law says "business as usual." After 15 years of Communism, Christmas is still the family holiday of the year
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    The elephant that shall never forget
    1414 18  - The elephant that shall never forget GRAHAM GRIFFITH ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING JOBS OF A j LOOKING AFTER BIG TOP ANIMALS 1 By IN the world of the circus they used to talk of Orlando as one of the best "cat men" of all times. In plain English, that
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    Why we also say 'Yul
    104 18 Why we also say Yul £HRISTMAS is sometimes referred to os Yuletide because it coincides with the season of the ancient fire rites of the Norsemen who used to light huge tree fires to the glory of their gods Odin and Thor. The homely Yule log, which still has a
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    CHRISTMAS BRINGS FORTH VARIETY OF FESTIVAL MUSIC
    1153 19 CHRISTMAS BRINGS FORTH VARIETY OF FESTIVAL MUSIC From works by Mozart R=*^u i i _ziiL_!^^£rT, bach to popular carols TMAS means carols, of course, but carols are only one part hl hunting variety of music inspired hv *ho v- JJ^ and the Feast of the NatiX CVent range is wide,
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    Odds against a White Xmas
    570 19 r really a pwt t the British this White v th.it figures p iiou>l> m tra.lnl* and decoumei i^ >ps. As the litter half i ntury. snow ii ir setting of lln stmaa festivitlie "white been to be -\ploited by irtist> and. ipa nils, by
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    THE DAYS WHEN XMAS MAIL WAS A LUXURY
    1006 20  - THE DAYS WHEN XMAS MAIL WAS A LUXURY GREGORY RICHARDS CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT Post office today performs truly tremendous tasks By The birds are not for eating... "POST Early for Christmas" has become one of the best-known national slogans and makes its appearance many weeks before the festive season. Its constant
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    Our ancestors really knew how to eat
    169 20 ALD chronicles, diaries and letters reveal how meagre are the Christmas dinners of today compared with the feasts of our fore-bears. A country parson, the Rev. James Woodforde, mentions m his diary a Christmas dinner he had while sub -warden of an Oxford
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    SINGAPORE YOUTHS EED CLOSE SUIDANCE, SAYS VELFARE CHIEF
    441 21 SINGAPORE, Thursday. aM m, responsibilities have been placed on youth leaders m pil! today, especially m these changing times when young nt d siirwSSrMjr s*^5 of the added überty m th^ ir fa 1 W Wah Sinn- Director of Social Welfare, stressed
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    MALAYSIA WILL BOOST OUR TRADE, SAYS U.S. LAWYER
    168 21 SINGAPORE, Thurs.— Mr. Yale B. Griffith. a lawyer from America, has predicted that the materialisation of the Greater Malaysia plan would make Singapore a greater manufacturing and trading centre than it is today. The central position of Singapore and its surplus of
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    Duty will 22 airmen away from home
    217 21 Duty will 22 airmen away from home (^HANGI, Thurs— j Christmas at Christmas Island may sound ideal, but for 11 members of No. 48 Squadron at Royal Air Force Changi this means a break from their wives and children at Christmas. This is another example of duty m the Services
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    CHANGI SERVICE FAMILIES ALL SET FOR A GAY XMAS
    335 21 CHANGI SERVICE FAMILIES ALL SET FOR A GAY XMAS OERVICE families m Changi are all set for a Merry Christmas. A Free Press survey around the air base reveals that there will be feasting galore m most Service homes m the area. Typical of the comments comes from a Sergeant's
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      373 21 IF irS YOUR BIRTHDAY... PISCES C oMte your Christmas shopping so that you THE stars were indeed smil- not f^y^ anything left over in° upon you and were lavish during the weekend. in^their bequest of ™J; mmamm (Mar. 21 Apr. 20): ticallyanyune born on this djUe AR| S A £l
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    New club 'dedicated to serve young people'
    353 22 ALL THE SCOOTER NEWS BY OUR REPORTERS *THE main object of the newly-formed Singapore Chinese YMCA Scooter Club is to work for the welfare of youth and the community as a whole. Mr. K.S. Ling, secretary of the Chinese YMCA Student and Youth
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    Calcutta to Britain trip for Corporal: 'I'm prepared for the worst'
    182 22 Calcutta to Britain trip for Corporal: 'I'm prepared for the worst' A 21-YEAR-OLD corporal m the Royal Engineers has sailed for Calcutta to begin his own way hack to England overland on his motor-cycle through 10 countries. He is Corporal Gerald Tait. who had been stationed m the Engineers branch
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    NAVIGATION RUN, SATAY PARTY PUNNED FOR MEMBERS
    199 22 NAVIGATION RUN, SATAY PARTY PUNNED FOR MEMBERS 1 A SATAY party has been A planned by the Far East Scooter Club here on the evening of Dec. 31. to attract all its members m a social gathering at which winners of the club's first cross coun- try navigation run will
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    153 22 SINGING "I Love You More Than I Can Say." Amman Aziz won the title of 'Vespa Club 1961 Talentime Champion." Aminah won from five others at the Vespa Club contest held at the clubhouse m Siglap at the weekend. Andrew Lim was second. Others who took part were George Ho.
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    OLD FASHION IDEAS MUST GO: CO-EDUCATION IS GOOD FOR CHILDREN
    601 22  - OLD FASHION IDEAS MUST GO: CO-EDUCATION IS GOOD FOR CHILDREN DEMI TASSE NEWS, VIEWS FOR PARENTS by OINGAPORE, Thurs. Why has my daughter who has passed the Primary VI examination been posted to a mixed secondary school next year? This is the protest several parents have raised soon after their
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    THESE PRETTY GIRLS SEEK BEAUTY TITLE
    144 22 THESE PRETTY GIRLS SEEK BEAUTY TITLE SOME of the entrants to the contest for the Miss Bnlniks 1961 title at the Bulniks Scooter Club's first gala Christmas party and dance to be held at the clubhouse m Katong on Christmas eve. Chairman of the dance committee, Mr. A. W. Tan,
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    KEEP ENGINES CLEAN
    109 22 piREGULAR RUN- NINO: Spitting and missing, and general misbehaviour of the engine are almost always caused by a faulty sparking-plug. If, on removing the plug from the engine, it looks particularly white and there are chalky deposits on the points, the plug i. overheating and a cooler
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      300 see Jorley and kristine win title at annual danes
      266 23 300 see Jorley and kristine win title at annual danes \yilH a gathering of 300, among them many top local models, the scene was set lor the annual tea-party and dance of the Singapore Model Academy. »t f An <* eein the bevy of lovelies at this annual get-together, one
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      IRENE IS BACK FROM FRANCE
      154 23 4 SINGAPORE girl, A Miss Irene Smith, returned to her Geylang home after spending a year m France, greatly impressed by the "rich cultural life and great cultural heritage" of the French. Miss Smith left Singapore early last year on a French Government scholarship to
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      CLUB OFFERS TO HELP STUDENTS GOING TO AMERICA
      154 23 CLUB OFFERS TO HELP STUDENTS GOING TO AMERICA AN offer to advise A and inform local students who wish to further their studies m America has come from the newlyelected president of the American University Club, Mr. Frank C. H. Loh. Mr. Loh said. "We shall be only too happy
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      BRIDE WITH A DIFFERENCE
      333 23 [JERE'S a bride with a difference: she wants to be different. Miss Vivienne Lim Wee Fang» who recently became the bride of Mr. Ted T.C. Goh, confessed to me: "I want to live my life, not m copy-cat style, but m my own happy way." The
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      Photo fair to be biggest ever: Invitations go out in thousands
      468 23  - Photo fair to be biggest ever: Invitations go out in thousands SUNNY GIAM SDGDHJKHJ THE Photographic Society ot Singapore will organise a photo fair m conjunction with the 13th Singapore International Salon next year. The show will be held at the Victoria Memorial Hall. I famous Kelantan silver Mr. Low
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    417 24 Happy Melody shows fine form on soft Bukit Timah track By SCRUTINEER BUKIT TIMAH, Thursday. JIAPPY MELODY, with Moxham m the saddle, showed splendid form m a 3f gallop, clocking 39 4/5 on a soft track at this morning. He kept fairly wide out and finished with something m hand.
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    361 24 EIGHT TO FOLLOW: DREAMBOAT HEADS THE LIST By SCRUTINEER DREAMrtOAT heads my j list of eight horses to follow at the forthcoming i Singapore St. Leger meeting starting this Sunday. The grey is one of the most consistent and game stayers m training; ran a gallant second to Balkan Bambino
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    RIGHT ON TARGET ...VOLUNTEERS WITH SHARP AIM
    119 24 RIGHT ON TARGET ...VOLUNTEERS WITH SHARP AIM SINGAPORE, Thurs ELEVEN teams competed m the annual Volunteer Special Constabulary O.IJB Revolver competition for the Sir John Nicoll Trophy at the Police Training School. Winners were "C" Division (Beach Road Police Station), and the runners-up were from Radio Division. Supt. Ng Leng
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    COMBINED XV BEAT SCC 22-11
    83 24 SINGAPORE. Thurs, a combined team of HMS Bulwark. 42 Commando and 848 Squadron beat S.C.C. by 22 points (three tries. .two goals, penalty) to ll (goal, try, penalty) on the padang here yesterday. At hall time the Navy combi- nation led 12-3. Tries for the
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    Piggott may ride Dreamboat
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    Butterworth 23-8
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    College beaten
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