The Straits Times Annual, 1 January 1956
1956-01-01
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The Straits Times Annual
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Advertisement110 1956-01-01 1 More than a great Engineering Organisation o o o o AN INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE r I r 1 »1 sf 1 41 j OH z Ife ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR INDUSTRY Manufacturers of plant and apparatus covering the generation, transmission, distribution and application of electrical energy M ETROPOLITAN-VICKERS ELECTRICAL EXPORT COMPANY LIMITED110 words
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Advertisement166 1956-01-01 1 Portrait in Oil O' 8 w fk IK ft ifi (Mi A camera captured her beauty —but the alchemy of oil bad already enhanced it. Child of the brave new world of petroleum chemicals, the clothes she wears and the accessories that complete the picture are all derived from them.166 words
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Advertisement190 1956-01-01 2/3 1 Something we learned from the birds and bees... 9 lube extendA t&jfM~tkw; tefcuwtA! (Sbnvfi£e, ccdTwist— filling tube extends y Twist- beyond tip of point. Touch down—pen fills instantly through tube at a single down stroke. Twist—tube retracts. Pen is ready to write. No pen wiping needed. SNORKEL f>e*t Actually,190 words
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Advertisement57 1956-01-01 2/3 I BO 9 l ■HOI*»*?..-* V' CHIENGMAI v THAILAND jL. PAKNAMPHO BANGKOK S A LJ V \< saN%a*an JESSELTON f* J BRITISH > LA9UAN afC NORTHS 6OR 0«^ y-"- j KUALA belai/'F r;Uo ST wm r\ L,J MR R BORNEO N “Y MALAYA I POM SIEttJ BINATANCX »G KUALA LUMPUR57 words
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Advertisement356 1956-01-01 4/5 «sgpiP You were born with two eyes——and that’s why you can see the world in full depth, full dimension. Now meet the camera that will preserve this realism at its very best—yet won’t cost you a fortune. The Kodak Stereo Camera is the big new step in stereo picture taking.356 words
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Advertisement13 1956-01-01 4/5 i 1 Progress in Malaya SPECIALIST SUPPLIERS OF MATERIALS EQUIPMENT IMI v k13 words
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Advertisement45 1956-01-01 6/7 r.k' TV DULUX GLOSS FINISH I' 'JL IfUll Mlux V »S FINIS SIGNAL RED a 4J7 Mt > UNDERCOAf 'MI A 1 INDUS 1 N stun The paint that is backed by the research and resources of 1.C.1. 1C IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (MALAYA) LIMITED 4ai SOT45 words
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Advertisement91 1956-01-01 8/9 ume □□onoo r—t ooocuoo 11 nnnnnfv i —r* -r-*C“\ is— 3» r ww 'wnp l %aL nam Vulii^h STEEL PIPELINES, TANKS BUILDING FRAMEWORKS. 4* J-wm M .J 5 ASBESTOS CEMENT PRESSURE PIPES ASBESTOS REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES Centrifugally spun, up to 96 inches diameter. Also prefabricated concrete septic tanks. i CEMENT91 words
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Advertisement140 1956-01-01 12/13 POND'S p~1 m 9*> 1 S* W *M1 Incomparable Angel Face also comes in ivory-and-golden plastic case No wet sponge or greasy fingers! Not drying or shiny. Angel Face by Pond’s is creamy-smooth powder and foundation in-one. The easiest, most flattering make-up imaginable! 1 says Mrs. Winston Guest. No loose,140 words
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Advertisement34 1956-01-01 12/13 f# AYAM BRAND PRODUCTS PROPRIETORS OF BUILDING MATERIALS PROVISIONS PRODUCE FERTILISERS ANTHRACITE COAL STAPLE FIBRE 4V AllGlllTz Zummilii (Incorporated in Singapore) SINGAPORE EST 1892 IMPORTERS EXPORTERS AGENTS Affiliated to DENIS FRERES X: tr Si34 words
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Advertisement31 1956-01-01 14/15 Luxury and refinement in every detail X -J m DE 81 8 cu.ft. luxury REFRIGERATOR Advertisement of THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (MALAYA) LTD. Representing THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO., LTD. OF ENGLAND31 words
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Advertisement46 1956-01-01 14/15 CALTEX (asm) LTD INC. IN U.S.A. WITH LIMITED LIABILITY SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR IPOH AND PRAI => REG M 'A r i r '"X. halfway 'round the world In 67 lands Caitex is able to supply better fuels and lubricants for industry and transportation. a mmmm CALTEX PRODUC46 words
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Advertisement62 1956-01-01 16/17 Spring Leaf TEA DUST The Halt Mark of Quality Highest Standard GOLD LEAF ka/ il v CEYLON TEA M6K iv Sov-t S»»S H o\\^ 60» OWt Edgemorth 5: PLANT FOOD HYPONeX U.S.A) GROWS BETTER PLANTS F-A-S-T-E-R IN SOIL. SAND OR WATER. TQef&z Al/Z/C B ss PS 2 *®o t WORLDS62 words
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Advertisement146 1956-01-01 16/17 f m, >, r v n a /< r W& l d/ 4 ?ICN OF PROGRESS (l Li N\ BICC thanks to Electricity Electricity is changing the face of Asia in a thousand different ways. Electric trains, trams, trolley-buses and cars are replacing old methods of transport. Commerce and Industry146 words
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Advertisement79 1956-01-01 18/19 HAVE THE WORLD in MALAYA IF YOU LISTEN TO t a -wi upcrhct RADIOS and AEG service is Mala No other set in the same price group gives such magnificent reception of local and overseas broadcasts, and all A.E G. radios are guaranteed to maintain their original excellence for years—regardless79 words
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Advertisement53 1956-01-01 20/21 I J w*. I r mm i l 1 Get a NEW i For Beauty, Convenience and Greater Value Only Kelvinator gives you so much to choose from when you buy your new refrigerator! Sole Distributors: THE EAST ASIATIC CO., LTD. SINGAPORE MALACCA KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG I l 153 words
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Advertisement31 1956-01-01 22/23 MANUFACTURING COMPANY LIMITED ESTD., 18 8 3 PHOENIX HE CHOP AERIAL VIEW OF THE SINGAPORE FACTORY (M obf/e FatoService) MANUFACTURERS OF PURE MANILA CORDAGE SISAL ROPE COI SB»» HU r r31 words
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Advertisement84 1956-01-01 24/25 o B 1 DUSSELOORF *»RASUE VA ENE «BEIRUT DELHI •JOJACHI •^CALCUTTA BA I 4 JDftE 1 i#*: a Ar YOUR SERVICE To many, a mere phrase —to US, a way of life. It is our pride that we are more than an AIRLINE we are a SERVICE. A. 1.1. serves84 words
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Advertisement116 1956-01-01 24/25 if s# It 111 t ibib I? as '3 IPI 13 m ii s«* Shipbuilding in Singapore £HIPS and Launches for all purposes up to 150 feet in length, and 450 tons displacement. Established at Tanjong Rhu more than 50 years ago, and still to the forefront. In addition to116 words
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Advertisement308 1956-01-01 26/27 "Ar* 0«E Horn s' SINGAPORE WOULD NOT BE SINGAPORE WITHOUT THE WORLD FAMOUS RAFFLES HOTEL RENOWNED TO TRAVELLERS THROUGHOUT THE FAR EAST Situated in the heart of Singapore, Raffles is ideal for the tourist and business man. The hotel offers facilities and service comparable to the finest hotels found anywhere308 words
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Advertisement42 1956-01-01 28/29 i >* BttWßr MWMIWMI «ifc 4k l' „C- i'S. «IS **!lt 0 V f I jffl' SINCE 1864 w« >S vt/ V-Ye/ltt/ft, f 'f HENRY WAUGH CO. LTD. HAVE SUPPLIED THE NEEDS OF THE PEOPLE OF MALAYSIA WAUGH CO. LTD. INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE42 words
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Article, Illustration152 1956-01-01 32/33 THIS YEAR OF CHANGE IN MALAYA Vernon Bartlett 2 CHANGING FACE OF THE WATERFRONT Leon Shiu Hung 8 THIS LOVELY ISLAND Margaret Khor 10 PELAGUS RAPIDS A. J. N. Richards 15 RAFFLES AT HIGHWOOD C. N. Parkinson 18 SYED HAMZAH GOES TO SANDHURST Ronald Boxall 21 GIANTS IN THE152 words
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Advertisement201 1956-01-01 32/33 /N addition to acknowledgments made elsewhere, colour pictures illustrating City Esplanade and Main Gasing are the work of Chief Staff Photographer Leon Shin Hung. He also took the cover picture of Miss Marjorie Wee (now Mrs van der Klooster). Colour pictures illustrating Invoking the Gods are by Peter Anderson. Colour201 words
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Advertisement24 1956-01-01 34/35 EAST or WEST TRAVEL i MM •'“WtT jg ,j-.*yjSfe~ S ’■••Tr*-; t >-h sasasss TT S* g-Jir T- "tiiTri -TV MESSAGERIES MARITIMES iasggpg '**tS»*'24 words
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Advertisement47 1956-01-01 36/37 UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON LTD Established 1835 Incorporated in Hongkong with which are affiliated BRITISH TRADERS' INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. (Incorporated in Hong Kong) NORTH PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. (Incorporated in llong Kong) Branches and agencies throughout the World. Singapore Branch Union Building. Tel: ***** (3 lines)47 words
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Advertisement80 1956-01-01 38/39 DEPEND UPON AMERICAN FOREIGN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION For Soundness, Strength, Service. The American Foreign Insurance Association stands prominent among the great insurance organizations of the world renowned alike for the combined strength and experience of its 24 American member companies, and the dependability that always has characterized its operations throughout the80 words
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Advertisement126 1956-01-01 42/43 PLANT AND MACHINERY in pn E 3. FROM THE LARGEST STOCKS IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH m ri S\ i «1 I Our stocks include: Machine Tools, Power Presses and Sheet Metal Working Machinery, Hydraulic Plant, Electric Generating Sets, Electric Motors, Switchgear, Transformers, Boilers, Diesel Engines and other Power Plant, Chemical126 words
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Advertisement55 1956-01-01 42/43 vw 9$ l< Mi mmm Y4aO L Y k. tNDER Vs only Yardley know the secret Lavender vv illi an extra touch of sophistication that lingers, so cool. so fresh YARDLEY LAVENDER also crystallised lavender -Yardley’s famous Lavender in solid form, and Yardley lavender soap smooth-lathering, richly perfumed *the luxury55 words
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Advertisement22 1956-01-01 44/45 transacts all classes of Insurance on a world-wide basis SINGAPORE Branch: 9c, De Souza Street. FIRE ACCIDENT MOTOR MARINE AND ENGINEERING INSURANCE22 words
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Advertisement115 1956-01-01 44/45 Rs a in m Hi ft SHOWN HERE The Gladys’ blouse in the MC range of gay, tiny checks, k'our inch zip at neck. Birds don’t care about heat or cold; they’re insulated by air ft:. SHOWN here: The Lincoln shirt. With full-length sleeves and button-down collar it’s a shirt115 words
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Advertisement33 1956-01-01 46/47 A v m W t ,v- :^*ri m f ■r* MOTORS gives you more for less in A. C. motors Sole Agents: R. E. MORRIS CO., LTD. 18, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE. TEL. *****33 words
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Advertisement103 1956-01-01 46/47 05 OAo' 1 i Only Pan American circles the globe with Tourist and First-class services This iceless Advantage... Round-the-World experience on every flight .yours only on Pan AmericanZ Whether you fly a few hundred miles by Clipper, or thousands, you’ll immediately sense the difference that Round-the-World experience makes. Pan American103 words
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Advertisement155 1956-01-01 48/49 Companhia Nacional De Navegacao. BARRETTOSHIPPING TRADING CO.. LTD. Est. 1919 SHIPBROKERS SHIPPING AGENTS 51, Robinson Rood SINGAPORE. States Marine Lines sn Nissan Steamship Co.. Ltd. Wallem 8 Co.. Ltd Moller Group of Companies. Rrnlfprc Inr thp «lip F Rrokers for the sale, Purchase and Charter ol Ships and Shipping Property.155 words
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Advertisement75 1956-01-01 48/49 BUI mMmm Serifs i ffiHß&Hi X W’ ass a Importers of General Merchandise Shippers of Rubber, Tin Tropical Produce. Steamship, Airline and Chartering Agents Bunker Coal Contractors BOUSTEAD A CO LTD Incorporated in the Federation of Malaya Insurance Agents Secretaries and Agents for Rubber and Coconut Estates and Tin Mining75 words
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Advertisement82 1956-01-01 50/51 The CITY Hotel "N 5. ->V- vra Jk.. ADELPHI Coleman Street, Singapore, 6. Tel: 5061-5. Manager: H. Gfeller. A stay, a meal, or a party at the Adelphi is an experience you will wish to repeat. in^v.l" 1%! n aS= m a Tf prm i p»B ft? 4 1 "P>82 words
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Advertisement171 1956-01-01 50/51 sMSg#! v k J 4 1-3 > o k This picture tells only part of the story You can see that R.O.A.f!. 8.0.A.C. luxury Siratocruiser You can see that 8.0.A.C. passengers enjoy great comfort are served with delicious free meals and are well looked after by their 8.0.A.C. cabin staff—but171 words
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Advertisement62 1956-01-01 52 D h SS£>pi 1 en im. r t T'^ Si —a -43 f a /7 y a ry Pri Pr er n in 9 3 Unit New sp op Y R. HOE 6- C RAB TREE L TD. LONDON fr DEED S. S TRAIT S TIMES PRESS Ltd. contractors to62 words
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Advertisement55 1956-01-01 53 m HONG KONG PHILIPPINES as SEYCHELLES INDONESIA VL r MAURITIUS AUSTRALIA R ARGENTINA S 3 TRAVEL and SHIP to Argentina, Australia, Brazil, East and South Africa, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaya, Mauritius, Philippines, Seychelles and Uruguay by ROYAL INTEROCEAN LINES Further particulars upon application to: K. P. M. LINES Singapore55 words
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Advertisement69 1956-01-01 54/55 COLD STORAGE ENTERPRISES SERVE MALAYA ICE FACTORIES 4Jm m SMALL GOODS fir KITCHENS I wm i m LIQUID CO, fir DRY ICE a 3•« I "b^SHEs 9 Si POULTRY PIGS WHOLESALERS M m Cl-S 'L. STOMOj SINGAPORE CD IB CQ UO M y' L'.r* 'l2 \x SHIPS* VICTUALLERS j I69 words
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Advertisement120 1956-01-01 56 I m ■V v vv s&sisißai pOUiUOi Cfe B3g i26^V V 4 91 Hg f n SS3 v^V»—^ m b. Designed along up-to-date lines, with the accent on simplicity of operation, PAILLARD BOLEX pocket-size 8 mm motion picture cameras are the ideal choice for the beginner, who will quickly learn120 words
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Article, Illustration2906 1956-01-01 2/3 This Year of Change in Malaya 1f1.1.j thi> year nf snrial aphea vtil and inft a s /rial anrertainty. the if far af rints and strikes. nf detentians and nf amnesty. nf pnlitiral irreleranries and nf impnrtant rnnstiiuiinnal rnnressinns. The year nf rirtnry fnr the It-it in Sinyapnre and the2,906 words
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Advertisement142 1956-01-01 8/9 a >tr v m t»i Mill 1,.. i A I 1 a TT 111 9 PH ttl i ■v 1 MJJJXIJ I 111 LIiJU w 23SSEi S 3 fc! A* V K i -t- t. Th e chcMMMffiitff face of Singapore*# irti terfron t it fit yvont notv bnildinys—tho Asitt142 words
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Article, Illustration1274 1956-01-01 10/11 MARGARET KHOR - Penang’s hill, beaches gardens charm the visitor with their natural beauty. by MARGARET KHOR WHEN young Captain Francis Light bypassed Junk Ceylon, an island already well-known to traders to the East, and instead picked Penang as a port of call and careening station, he little dreamt he1,274 words
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Article, Illustration15 1956-01-01 12/13 a study of Peggy Tan, of Singapore, by Leon Shiu Hung.a study of Peggy Tan, of Singapore, by Leon Shiu Hung. - 15 words
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Article, Illustration14 1956-01-01 14/15 —on aerial picture by Lim Yew Chong.'—on aerial picture by Lim Yew Chong. - 14 words
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Article, Illustration598 1956-01-01 14/15 A. J. A- It M'liurtl - Pelagus Rapids l»Y A. J. A- It M'liurtl* jDELAGUS, on the .Upper Rejang between Kapit and Belaga, has four miles of the most difficult waters in Sarawak—seven rapids, four islands and nine jutting rocks to be negotiated. The river boats, some of them 40 feet long and built of hewn598 words
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Article, Illustration7 1956-01-01 16/17 *—by Kok Ah Chong.*—by Kok Ah Chong. - 7 words
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Article, Illustration1604 1956-01-01 18/19 C. NORTHCOTE PARKINSON - Sir Stamford bought the house at Mill Hill in 1825 and lived there for only 13 months. Today Highwood House is a temporary home for the aged sick after they leave hospital. by C. NORTHCOTE PARKINSON IT'HE Englishman in Malaya is sustained in the unaccustomed heat by1,604 words
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Article, Illustration1372 1956-01-01 20/21 RONALD BOXALL - by RONALD BOXALL TfIJE average Englishman’s idea of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, is a place where young men of suitable parentage and dubious intellect are given a smattering of military knowledge and a thorough education in table manners and then sent out to command1,372 words
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Article, Illustration8 1956-01-01 24/25 i—a Penang study by G. B. Ong.i—a Penang study by G. B. Ong. - 8 words
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Article, Illustration1512 1956-01-01 26/27 STEWART WAVELL - The Malayan District Officer is a man of many parts, but as a power in the land his day is passing—the shadow of the ballot box is on him. by STEWART WAVELL f'IPHE more elderly inhabitants of the Ulu Tembeling are well acquainted with a monster1,512 words
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Article, Illustration1575 1956-01-01 28/29 TERRY ZANETTI - by TERRY ZANETTI “T WANT to go home,” he said simply. “Everyone’s been very nice to me, but I want to go home.” He was only 19 and it was his first time away from home. He had arrived from Singapore a week earlier to1,575 words
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Article, Illustration10 1956-01-01 33 l—a Kelantan scene bg Leon Shin Hung.l—a Kelantan scene bg Leon Shin Hung. - 10 words
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Article, Illustration985 1956-01-01 34/35 SOu ‘RicJwJuL ~ijlhnlSieJci - SOu ‘RicJwJuL ~ijlhn l SieJci I HAD always respected elephants ever since as a boy I had gaped at their clumsy gambols in Sanger’s Circus. I would watch with some atavistic streak of awe a long procession of the monsters winding up the hill to Perak’s Astana Negara,985 words
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Article, Illustration1452 1956-01-01 36/37 T H H HANCOCK - BY T H H HANCOCK C 1 E W cities, even fewer of the A world’s great seaports, have a finer waterfront than Singapore. The habit, which is growing here, of taking an evening stroll along the Esplanade is not actually a discovery so much1,452 words
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Article, Illustration11 1956-01-01 38/39 i—an aboriginal study by Kok Ah Chong.i—an aboriginal study by Kok Ah Chong. - 11 words
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Article, Illustration1384 1956-01-01 40/41 TOM HARRISSON, D.S. O - by TOM HARRISSON, D.S.O. TXIRDS" Nest Soup. The gourmets of Asia rate it as high as any food. Visitors are plied with it—if their hosts can so afford. How many swallow it, yet how few realise its strange origin, the difficulties and dangers dark-skinned men,1,384 words
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Article, Illustration210 1956-01-01 44/45 As a Malayan garden plant, it has become in the last 15 years as common as the rose is in England OIXTY-TWO years ago an accidental hybrid appeared in the garden of Miss Joachim, and this was the beginning of the free flowering Malayan210 words
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Article, Illustration1656 1956-01-01 46/47 KATHERINE SIM - Beautiful embroidered panels screen the ancestral tablets of a Straits Chinese family in a Penang temple by KATHERINE SIM TT was quite by chance that we discovered the exquisite panels that lie behind smoke-tarnished glass of black-wood screens in the dim interior of a Penang clan temple—1,656 words
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Article, Illustration1871 1956-01-01 48/49 A. H. HILL - Sy A. H. HILL SHORTLY before the war I was in a kampong on the Perak River not many miles above Teluk Anson. We were a party of five, ied by a young Malay who, mentioning a small fee, had pressed his1,871 words
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Article, Illustration436 1956-01-01 52/53 —Horace Bristol. MOT every Balinese is an expert craftsman but they live so close to nature, have such simple desires, that they all have time to cultivate at least a working knowledge of one or more of the village handicrafts. From the tourist’s point of view,—Horace Bristol. - 436 words
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Article, Illustration4073 1956-01-01 54/55 M.C.ff SHEPPAHU tells th l story of one of the great personalities of the 3Ĕ.C.S. Hugh Cliftonl. administrator, author, seholar. TN January 1887 the Governor, Sir A Frederick Weld, found it necessary to send a British official to Pahang to acconnany the Raja Muda to his father’s4,073 words
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Article, Illustration473 1956-01-01 60/61 .—O.S. T'HE Chinese Dragon Boats, which have become a novel and colourful addition to Kuching’s annual regatta, stem from a 2,000-year-old festival honouring the poet Chih Yuan, who was drowned in a Yunnan river. But the first boats prepared by Sarawak Chinese for the Double Fifth celebration.—O.S. - 473 words
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Article, Illustration1670 1956-01-01 62/63 G. L. Peet - by G. L. Peet COME back with me through the mists of memory and take a stroll along Collyer Quay in 1923, the year in which I first arrived in Singapore from England. You will not find me a nostalgic companion, for, once the novelty had1,670 words
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Article, Illustration10 1956-01-01 65 i —By Leon Shiu Hung.i—By Leon Shiu Hung. - 10 words
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Article, Illustration842 1956-01-01 66/67 HALL ROMNEY - by HALL ROMNEY 'THE ladies lowered themselves A decorously to the ground, lav flat on their stomachs, arranged their full ankle-length black skirts modestly to their fullest extent, and raised their rifles tentatively to their shoulders. Their white blouses were fastened up to their necks. Their842 words
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Article, Illustration1368 1956-01-01 68/69 MONTE PETERS - There is something magical about the skill of the top-spinners of the East 4 oast whieh links it with the aboriginal legend that lightning is the flashing of top cords in the spirit world. by MONTE PETERS 'T'HERE is no other top quite like the big Malay gasing1,368 words
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Article, Illustration1431 1956-01-01 72/73 SirUolanb BrabbelL - by SirUolanb BrabbelL IyjARCO POLO was born and died in Venice. So famous is his name the world over that it is difficult to realize how little is known about him beyond what appears in his book “The Description of the World.” His seventh centenary1,431 words
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Article, Illustration10 1956-01-01 74/75 > —a study by Lee Tuck Soon.>—a study by Lee Tuck Soon. - 10 words
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Article, Illustration1495 1956-01-01 76/77 MARJORIE TOPLEY - Through the spirit medium, Chinese seek advice about their health, a love affair, the problems of business, or luck in a sweepstake. by MARJORIE TOPLEY TT is a hot and drowsy afternoon in A Singapore. Suddenly, above the hawkers’ calls and children’s chatter of a Chinese backstreet1,495 words
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Article, Illustration6 1956-01-01 80/81 ?—by Michael Tweedie.?—by Michael Tweedie. - 6 words
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