The Straits Times Annual, 1 January 1957
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The Straits Times Annual
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Advertisement51 1957-01-01 2 HBi 111 SSL Mm mam mmmmm SANDILANDS BUTTERY COMPANY LIMI TED Established r> 1830 c\ in Malaya Incorporated in England in Association with the Henry Gardner Group A fet -cGENERAL IMPORTS Insura i ce roduce Lloyds Agent In Penang since 1840 Branches SINGAPORE PENANG■ KUALA LUMPUR IPOH KOTA BHARU "MEDAN51 words
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Advertisement114 1957-01-01 2 SHELL'S Port Swettenham Installation from a Shell Colour photograph OUR STANDARDS OF LIVING... The maintenance and improvement of Malaya’s standards of living depend on a constant and efficient supply of petroleum products. To provide these products for Malaya’s industries and homes, Shell has established a network of modern depots and114 words
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Advertisement40 1957-01-01 3 m DULUX GLOSS FINISH The paint that is backed by the research and resources of I.C.I. 1C V l i N n 11 s i O M S l. O l 1 IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES (MALAYA) LIMITED. I I ■140 words
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Advertisement55 1957-01-01 3 1 1 1 CHIENGMAI THAILAND PAKNAMPHO BANGKOK 5 A'NDAK A JESCELTON BRITISH LASUAN g-r NORTH < BRUNEI /BORNEO/ BRUNEr Tii’ <■'" KUALA BELAIf? LJ j M A R L/ C I r 1 Sarawak/ Borneo MALAYA SIBU Bl NATANG PO NtS KUALA LUMPUR KUC V MA v SINGAPORE c we55 words
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Advertisement98 1957-01-01 4/5 vs. if y mm H Wm m ..v m h *K 1« iM. m mm No end to a happy holiday because somebody took this picture of the Yosemite National Park in California. Like nearly all the other pictures throughout this Straits Times Annual, it was taken on Kodak film.98 words
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Advertisement11 1957-01-01 4/5 Jaitk in the 'Juture r. (MALAYA) LTD. s WILLIAM JACKS CO11 words
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Advertisement37 1957-01-01 6/7 m HR* «t Parker 51’ THE WORLD’S MOST WANTED PEN! GIVEN AND USED BY FAMOUS PEOPLE FACTORY SOLE AGENT AND REPAIR SERVICE STATION MONTOR LIMITED. THE ARCADE. RAFFLES PLACE. SINGAPORE, POST OFFICE BOX 595 TELEPHONE 1891 m37 words
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Advertisement301 1957-01-01 6/7 /VWVWW^vHWAW r« xS 18 mm I# 0» T 1 RAjU J H V r c ar 5S**® Automatic Zigzagging —for satin stitch, script stitch, appliques, buttonholes, setting in lace. vAAA/\AA/' Automatic Multiple Zigzag for mending, patching, joining overlapped seams, applying binding. —A—A_A_AJ\ A I Automatic Blind Stitch for making “invisible”301 words
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Advertisement79 1957-01-01 8/9 ume X=3^ O L-J d jL~.il L-i u ll siawtif Si n SMB STEEL PIPELINES, TANKS BUILDING FRAMEWORKS. V'! b:^ m Si ASBESTOS CEMENT PRESSURE PIPES Manufactured i n a I I classes, with Asbestos Screw- Flanged or Gibault |oints. Also soil, rain-water, pipes cable conduits. ASBESTOS REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPES79 words
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Advertisement31 1957-01-01 8/9 THE WHEELS Lubricated by OF THE WORLD... IM TTTonsnsij UuSSS! pa D S s US I sr CALTEX (asia) LTD INC. IN USA. WITH LIMITED LIABILITY SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PRAI31 words
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Advertisement149 1957-01-01 10/11 m ■i-iraVrtr.' F F" s V *>7 I H V r\ I* wr MfegHf An Historic Arrival It is with understandable pride that we reproduce this artist’s impression of the 4 Hindustan approaching Singapore on a morning in March, 1828. Our pride is increased when we recall that among the149 words
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Advertisement45 1957-01-01 10/11 d it v7r r Fo/' transmission and distribution equipment wherever electricity is used. BICC 21 BLOOMSBURY STREET, LONDON, W.C.I REPRESENTATIVES: The Borneo Co. Ltd., P.O. Box No. 898, Crosby House, Robinson Rd., SINGAPORE. United Engineers Ltd., P.O. Box No. 41, River Valley Road, SINGAPORE. 4?45 words
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Advertisement308 1957-01-01 12/13 RAFFLES HOTEL SINGAPORE stands for all the fables of the exotic east W. Somerset Maugham. jOKI "Aprl (s *0r EL 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 to308 words
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Advertisement49 1957-01-01 12/13 Ml ■i mm» m/mm vm ■< «I» CREDIT FORCIER Always at work in preparing LAND FOR LOW COST HOUSING AS WELL AS MEDIUM PRICED DEVELOPMENT AND HIGH CLASS RESIDENCES CREDIT FONCIER DEXTREME ORIENT INCORPORATED IN BELCIUM WITH LIMITED LIABILITY 23-25 Meyer Chambers, Raffles Place, P.O. Box 190. Tel: *****-*****. XIII49 words
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Advertisement235 1957-01-01 14/15 FLIGHTS OF FANCY Fussy birds these c l-wcmters and l-demanders I-wanters we perfectly understand. We fully appreciate the ways of the I-demanders. We’ve equipped ourselves specifically for their benefit and pleasure. There’s nothing peculiar about these inveterate air travellers, sometimes better known as Big Shots, or V.l.P.’s. They’ve grown considerably235 words
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Advertisement218 1957-01-01 16/17 r/L \s i i> s New Snorkel Pen ends dunk filling Nt i-W —-i. &ftotionul Accounting Machines save us return 120% annually on our investment!” A. SHEAFFER PEN CO., Fort Madison, lowa “We purchased our first National Accounting Machines 27 years ago. Their versatility and dependable service made it profitable218 words
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Advertisement73 1957-01-01 20/21 LONGINE S vat ~7(sv-t/c/4 tfrrn<rvtAjUj( Ifoutcl* 0 All over the World, Longines stands for supreme watchmaking quality. Quietly, classically elegant, these precise and beautiful watches are owned by those who care deeply about their possessions. The prestige of Longines has been held for three generations, and today, higher than it73 words
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Advertisement59 1957-01-01 20/21 Your silver link 'twixt East and West From East to West, A.l.l’s luxurious Super-Constellations spread their silver wings, carrying you swiftly and comfortably to your destination. Go wonderful places from colourful Europe to stately India, from the ancient splendour oi Delhi to the gay laughter of Paris. in Super-Constellation speed59 words
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Advertisement131 1957-01-01 22/23 NEW HILLMAN MINX i lie finest of them all 5- 4 4 V L 4R IN '—V V. m M fllllt! Pi 3 NEW HILLMAN MINX DE LUXE SALOON New styling! Long, low, elegant lines. Years of‘up-to-date' ownership for you! New standards of safety! Big brakes, super-stability, tenacious road holding131 words
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Advertisement61 1957-01-01 22/23 ffA <%£ JAPAN HONG KONG PHILIPPINES MALAYA LAST IL SEYCHELLES INDONESIA AFRICA/I A II BRAZIL MAURITIUS SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA URUGUAY A ARGENTINA 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 upon61 words
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Advertisement37 1957-01-01 24/25 Luxury and refinement in every detail Q r s E i :2 t f 0 St! DE 818 •f t REFRIGERATOR Advertisement of THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (MALAYA) LTD. Represent THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.. LTD. OF ENGLAND37 words
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Advertisement120 1957-01-01 26/27 mm jfi i mti ■i V SlLiiJ. r-~ -a 2.1 Shipbuilding in Singapore 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 to the modern dockyard, the facilities120 words
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Advertisement57 1957-01-01 26/27 The ALL-NEW 'Smith Corona a beautiful machine for a beautiful typing job! A wen, S '*l*l f 'l t Eh# r v P €r P O P P P o o o p o o m ‘o. lACOBSO X VAX HEX BERG (S PORE) LTD. Singapore Kuala Lumpur Penang. As57 words
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Advertisement123 1957-01-01 28/29 t ">'i ’3a: #t- l'- 4 >»' -:,...-s s^ggfyps* VAN G U A ft The STANDARD VANGUARD 111, a car that in looks, in comfort, in safety and in performance stands magnificently ahead of all the others of its class. Just as the Standard VANGUARD made motoring history in 1947,123 words
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Advertisement51 1957-01-01 28/29 "4. < 4. ft l H i <ss -T. 187 -T. 188 -T.189 Manufacturers of the Printing Inks used in this Annual JOHN KIDD COMPANY LIMITED ENGLAND Sole Agents for: Singapore, Federation of Malaya, Sarawak and British North Borneo LENDRUM (EASTERN) LIMITED Crosby House, Robinson Road, Singapore, 1. P. O.51 words
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Advertisement134 1957-01-01 30/31 The First and Finest Name in Printing Machines PICER r CSD ■tP" 4 Sa3 sale The ORICINAL HEIDELBERC 10 x 15" Automatic Platen Press. The ORICINAL BERC 12 x 18 tic Platen Pi utomamh The ORICINAL HEIDELBERG CYLINDER Press The machines used to print The Straits Times Annual every yea134 words
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Advertisement19 1957-01-01 30/31 Estate tr Mine Management* Produce* Shipping Airways insurance Engineering Building Materials Office Equipment Provisions Liquors |ir General Imports A?19 words
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Article, Illustration169 1957-01-01 32 ON THE ROAD TO NATIONHOOD Tunku Abdul Rahman 2 ESPLANADE FROM SCANDAL POINT .John Turnbull Thomson 8 COMING EAST AT SIXTY Vernon Bartlett 10 THE MALAY WARRIOR M. C. jf Sheppard 12 NIGHT IN CHINATOWN Desmond Neill 17 MIRACLE AT BERANANG Stewart Wav ell 21 SINGAPORE SEASCAPES Yan Fook-leun169 words
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Advertisement90 1957-01-01 32 I I I MOBILOIL SPECIAL is an Oil designed lo give motorists three benefits: i 6 if/m. I Mobiloil makes petrol last longer by reducing engine friction and eliminating combustion deposits. Boosts Power Performance by effectively adding Octane content to Petrol. -¥“lt adds years to the life of an engine90 words
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Advertisement168 1957-01-01 32 COLOUR pictures illustrating On the Road to Nationhood, The Malay Warrior, Royal Wedding, Van Kleef Aquarium and Malacca City of Dreams are the work of Leon Shiu Hung. He also took the cover picture of Miss Maria Menado. Colour pictures illustrating J tingle Pattern for Living are by Harry Miller.168 words
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Advertisement103 1957-01-01 33 W' m 1 gr SSforggn; tr-r for StrcaW| lined the Mfe &V! o 4 ■'x&'-V- &£&$y''0y$£’. Johnson L-30-Power-packed and on the GO! —that’s the Johnson ‘30’ as illustrated, this model is ideal for water skiing, for heavy cruisers and all really rugged work. The Johnson ‘30’ features full gear-shift, 6-gallon103 words
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Article, Illustration9 1957-01-01 33 —a Singapore study by Yan Fook-leun.—a Singapore study by Yan Fook-leun - 9 words
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Advertisement80 1957-01-01 34/35 SHOWN here: m 4>6 Vests and briefs in knitted Peruvian or Sea Island cotton Aertex This is the climate for AERTEX In hot weather Aertex keeps you cool. In cold weather Aertex keeps you warm. That’s because Aertex is woven into millions ot little air-cells, and it’s the air that80 words
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Advertisement57 1957-01-01 36/37 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 Honq Konq) Branches and agencies throughout the World. Assets Exceed 18,000,000. Singapore Branch Union Building. Tel: *****. ***** (Manager) Resident57 words
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Advertisement108 1957-01-01 38/39 affords AFIA PROTECTION THAT ENDURES Through Good Times, or Bad It’s the strength behind insurance protection that counts. Member companies of the American Foreign Insurance Association among the most outstanding «> of the great insurance companies of America make your protection sound and secure when you insure with us. This108 words
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Advertisement23 1957-01-01 40/41 a transacts all classes of Insurance on a world-wide basis SINGAPORE Branch: 9c, De Souza Street. FIRE ACCIDENT MOTOR MARINE AND ENGINEERING INSURANCE23 words
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Advertisement125 1957-01-01 40/41 o THE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT ITED LI PA NY CO WALA LUMPUR CARL ZEISS ZEISS IKON ZEISS WINKEL ZEISS AEROTOPOGRAPH MARWITZ HAUSER SCHOTT GEN. BUSCH HENSOLDT LUFFT GEVAERT VEIGEL AHMEL GALLENKAMP SARTORIUS ROTOTHERM TOMEY B.D.H. PARAGON ROUILLY HAMBLIN EVERETT MED. SUPPLY ASSOCIATION PREMIER ELECTRIC HE ATERS SURGICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES JOHN SMITH125 words
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Advertisement146 1957-01-01 42/43 Going home on leave? Fly Pan American and T p- r si 111 n s *wm >14*1 t* JS n si inuls*;: r > ft C 1 IH 1 Thrill to New York, city of soaring skyscrapers see the USA on your way w£ MMi Bask on the beach at146 words
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Advertisement60 1957-01-01 44/45 Have you guaranteed your Child’s Education Children think only of today; it is for YOU to think of their Tomorrows SUN LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF CANADA m /y V V m M. To the Manager, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada, South East Asia, 3, Hong Kong Bank Chambers, Singapore60 words
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Advertisement80 1957-01-01 44/45 THE MALAYAN RAILWAY IS THE COUNTRY'S PRINCIPAL CARRIER KUALA LUMPUR the federal capital MALACCA the historical town m, fclilD 11 Iff i II e m*. S I h ISmhJiwlC' 'm ifc.--.ur 1. ■Hi ntasar. f/C 5£ Vi I lII' SINGAPORE “Gate of the farthest east” PENANG “Pearl of the orient”80 words
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Advertisement101 1957-01-01 46/47 More than a great Engineering Organisation AN INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE f®§l§! $1 ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT for INDUSTRY Manufacturers of plant and apparatus covering the generation, transmission, distribution and application of electrical energy. The illustration shows two of five 25,000 -Itw. turbogenerators built for the new Pasir Panjang power Station at Singapore, one101 words
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Advertisement37 1957-01-01 48/49 J J.Li I 'MIIII -MMUI IJ' ii-iUi'M' «I I ....l a. j A\ m m 35* m SAIGON £sf 1111" 1111 H S I HONGKONG COMFORT SECURITY CHEAPNESS SIME, DARBY CO. LTD P.O. Box 595 Phone *****37 words
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Advertisement232 1957-01-01 48/49 MORE THAN > > > K FIRESTONE TUBELESS TYRES BOUGHT EVERY MONTH Worldwide... motorists acclaim these sensational features... UP TO 50% MORE MILEAGE Motorists report amazing mileage increases with Firestone Tubeless Tyres—over 50% extra in many cases. Of course, factors such as speed, correct wheel alignment and road surfaces, influence232 words
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Advertisement317 1957-01-01 50/51 Part of the industrial landscape I 1 or well over 120 years “600” has served Industry in virtually every field, and at every level, from the village smithy to the giant engineering combine; constantly adding to its own activities, and supplying an ever-widening range of products: e.g. Machine Tools, in317 words
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Advertisement106 1957-01-01 50/51 NEW/ f. 8.- Sett Hxrwett ‘SPORTSTER’ the world’s outstanding 8mm. Cine Camera Hi VICEROY MODEL 60 5 V A With all the Sportster features plus 3lens turret to cover every movie-making opportunity Positive viewfinder changes automatically to match the selected TaylorHobson lens k\ ’■mi Wmm yti-U&X' K t mm BMP106 words
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Advertisement45 1957-01-01 52/53 TV. Y. K. LINE takes care of j Regular sailings to and from Malaya and the United Kingdom, Continent, Mediterranean, Near East, Red Sea, Japan, Burma, India and Pa kistan. J, ompanu k/v ■M i. Zi a imi ted Singapore Malacca Port Swettenham Penang Sarawak.45 words
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Advertisement56 1957-01-01 52/53 «ga ESTABLISHED A.D. 1666 LONDON LIVERPOOL*CAPE TOWN sr sKOTA PENANG 01 'V IPOHI 'SINGAPORE SPECIALIZE IN Import of:— Canned goods of all descriptions Confectionery Fresh frozen meats Fresh fruit Pharmaceutical products Wines and spirits Sundries. Export of:— Canned pineapples Pepper Spices, etc. JESSELTON rM KUCHING Branches at SINGAPORE, KUALA LUMPUR,56 words
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Advertisement74 1957-01-01 54/55 BUILDING CIVIL ENGINEERING PlL&tzitf Li be PUMPS DUMPERS EXCAVATORS TRACTORS GRADERS TRENCHERS GRABBING CRANES PILING RIGS LOADING SHOVELS ROAD ROLLERS STONE CRUSHERS AIR COMPRESSORS CONCRETE MIXERS CONCRETE VIBRATORS PORTABLE WELDERS MOBILE CRANES DERRICK CRANES AND ALL KINDS OF CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT •pkows ***** ***** EWART (PLANT DIVISION) MODERN MACHINES MANNED BY74 words
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Advertisement81 1957-01-01 56/57 V zr& HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD FAR EAST YOKOHAMA SHANGHAI MALAYA CEYLON MANILA HONGKONG ADEN PORT SAID EUROPE GENOA MARSEILLES SOUTHAMPTON ANTWERP ROTTERDAM BREMEN HAMBURG These two renowned Lines operate a joint service with six of the most modern and luxurious cargo-liners afloat. DE LUXE ACCOMMODATION WITHOUT EXTRA CHARGE81 words
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Advertisement46 1957-01-01 56/57 vw qbu)h\ X only /Yardley know the secret. Lavender with 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 luxury soap of the world 946 words
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Advertisement62 1957-01-01 58/59 Lend rum: Paper and Machinery for the Graphic Arts. Suppliers of the Art papers and coloured printing inks used in the entire production of this Annual. PIVQMO s. Pivano Paper Cutter o o Crabtree Offset Printing Press mm 1 m Hunter-Penrose Photo Litho and Process Engraving Camera Sole Agents: LENDRUM62 words
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Advertisement77 1957-01-01 58/59 m o v gr The Greatest name in the Far East for Paper Boards and Printing Equipment SPICERS Whenever you require paper, Stationery or Sole Agents Printing Equipment for the ORIGINAL HEIDELBERG Spetili in Spicers Printing Presses, the machines used for printing this production SPICERS (EXPORT) LIMITED 56, Peck Seali77 words
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Advertisement27 1957-01-01 60 AYAM n PROPRIETORS OF BRAND PRODUCTS BUILDING MATERIALS HARDWARE IRONMONGERY PROVISIONS WINES LIQUORS ri (INCORPORATED IN SINGAPORE) AGENTS SINGAPORE EST 1892 IMPORTERS EXPORTERS Affiliated to DENIS FRERES27 words
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Article, Illustration2658 1957-01-01 2/3 Tunku Abdul iluhtnun - The Thief \ti nistcr nf the Fetieratien surveys the tasks that lie ahead nf the 3§alayaa peaple he fere achievement nf independence in If hi 7. by Tunku Abdul iluhtnun jV/lALAYA is now on the threshold of nationhood. In 1957. we shall gain our independence,2,658 words
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Article, Illustration449 1957-01-01 8/9 JOHN TURNBULL THOMSON’S painting of the Esplanade from Scandal Point as it was in 1851 is one of Singapore’s treasures of the past. Here is a glimpse of the Settlement in its fourth decade, marked with the stamp of its first449 words
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Article, Illustration1240 1957-01-01 10/11 VERNON BARTLETT - by VERNON BARTLETT “T'O what”, people always ask the centenarian, “do you attribute your great age?” And they get back some such answer as “to my being a teetotaller” or “to my liking for alcohol”. “Why”, people ask me, “did you come out at the age1,240 words
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Article, Illustration2524 1957-01-01 12/13 M. C. ff SHEPPARD - by M. C. ff SHEPPARD 17EW races in the world today possess a hero who has remained the undisputed paragon of so much that they hold in high esteem for five centuries, and whose reputation and qualities are. if anything, more fervently admired now than at any2,524 words
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Article, Illustration1557 1957-01-01 16/17 DESMOND NEILL - by DESMOND NEILL TNESCENT into Chinatown does not require the passport of multilingualism. It helps, naturally enough, if you can decipher the strident yells and screams, and perhaps add your own suitably worded contribution to the pageantry of noise. But the technicolor qualities of its colour remains,—by Leon Shiu Hung - 1,557 words
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Article, Illustration1526 1957-01-01 20/21 STEWART WAVELL - by STEWART WAVELL Tl/TALAY pawangs have been performing miracles at small charge for more than a thousand years. It is their job. Nowadays there are fewer pawangs and, therefore, less miracles. For a European, encased in thick layers of scepticism, to be present at a magic ceremony1,526 words
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Article, Illustration72 1957-01-01 24/25 SINGAPORE SEASCAPES The timber boats cast their long reflections in the tranquil waters of a Singapore dawn. Chinese fishermen start their morning’s work along a quiet beach (right). But Singapore waters are not always placid. Under lowering clouds, speedy Malay kolehs (below) race for a safe haven, as a sudden72 words
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Article, Illustration1075 1957-01-01 26/27 Robert Forbes - by Robert Forbes rpwo young naval cadets were whistling happily as they picked their way between the clumps of wild daffodils in the spacious grounds af their new “home.” When they saw me they gave me a smile as warm as the sun on that glorious1,075 words
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Article, Illustration10 1957-01-01 28/29 i—by Sam Kai Faye.i—by Sam Kai Faye. - 10 words
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Article, Illustration1471 1957-01-01 30/31 MARGMET KHOR - I MARGMET KHOR TF, as the song suggests, '‘There’s something about An old-fashioned girl That brings back the long, long ago then one would nominate, as the type of Chinese womanhood most characteristic of the Malaya of not so long ago, that creature of decorum1,471 words
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Article, Illustration1840 1957-01-01 32/33 HARRY MILLER - by HARRY MILLER SOMEWHERE in Sri Menanti an old pawang grinned happily. The sun was shining as he had forecast. It shone on forested hills and it peeped through fruit trees that shaded the homes of peasants in the midst of the padi fields. It bathed the tiny1,840 words
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Article, Illustration498 1957-01-01 38/39 art of Chua Thean Teng is unique. He is the first artist to apply to painting the ancient Malaysian craft of wax-dyeing in the making of batik cloth—the first batik painter. His one-man exhibition, sponsored by the Singapore Art Society in March 1956, revealed his498 words
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Article, Illustration1563 1957-01-01 40/41 Mrs. Abdullah bin Udi; Gerald Hawkins - by Mrs. Abdullah bin Udi and Gerald Hawkins. HPROPICAL sun with a fairly evenly distributed rainfall of 100 inches a year has endowed Malaya with a mantle of green. The green is of infinitely varied shades, and other colours are relatively rare apart from the yellow1,563 words
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Article, Illustration1320 1957-01-01 42/43 1. W. Hamilton - by /1. W. Hamilton. TT all started with the King of the Long-tailed Monkeys betaking himself to the Elephant and pouring out a tale of woe, asking for protection against the evil deeds of Sang Kanchil, the self-styled Lord of the Forest. Upon hearing this,1,320 words
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Article, Illustration1199 1957-01-01 44/45 A. FRASER-BRUNNER - by A. FRASER-BRUNNER SINGAPORE’S Van Kleef Aquarium, the latest and finest in Asia, has become one of the most popular attractions in the island since it was opened in September 1955. Beautifully situated on a wooded hill in Ring George V Jubilee Park, the aquarium was built1,199 words
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Article, Illustration8 1957-01-01 48/49 i—by Leon Shiu Hungi—by Leon Shiu Hung - 8 words
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Article, Illustration8 1957-01-01 48/49 —by Sam Kai Faye 1—by Sam Kai Faye 1 - 8 words
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Article, Illustration1293 1957-01-01 50/51 DATO SIR ROLAND BRADDELL - by DATO SIR ROLAND BRADDELL TIHE suggestion that the PhoeniA cians probably visited Malaya in 700 B.C. was made in a Radio Malaya talk by Mr. M.C.ff Sheppard. He also referred to a celebrated stone which stands, seven feet high, with three others at1,293 words
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Article, Illustration1400 1957-01-01 52/53 C. Northcote Parkinson - by C. Northcote Parkinson pVERYWHERE and in all ages, to go to a university has normally meant to go away from home. There are universities, it is true, of recent foundation which draw most of their students from a single city, but Cambridge and Oxford represent an1,400 words
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Article, Illustration2002 1957-01-01 54/55 GERALD HAWKINS surveys the development of the Residential system in the Malay States, and tells of some of its great personalities. “1066 AND ALL THAT” gives the most memorable date in English history. A corresponding book for Malaya might well be “1874 dan Bagitu Juga.”2,002 words
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Article, Illustration7 1957-01-01 56/57 —by Leon Shill Hung—by Leon Shill Hung - 7 words
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Article, Illustration1424 1957-01-01 58/59 J. N. McHUGH - In the spirit world, there is a wide variety of ghosts, from Spectre Huntsman to malevolent grasshopper. by J. N. McHUGH HOSTS! To those from the West the word is associated with winter tales told in the warmth of a log fire while the night wind howls1,424 words
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Article, Illustration500 1957-01-01 60/61 AGAINST the lovely setting of Kuala Lumpur’s Sydney Lake, the spotlights picked out the pageantry of 15th century Malacca in Pesta’s water festival. From the grassy slopes, a natural grandstand, thousands watched with delight the changing scenes in one hundred years of stirring history.500 words
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Article, Illustration2239 1957-01-01 62/63 C. L. PEET - by C. L. PEET I lived in Kuala Lumpur T some 25 years ago nobody ever thought of going to Bandar, and I suppose it is the same today. True, there are reasons for not doing so that we never dreamt of in my day, for the2,239 words
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Article, Illustration1362 1957-01-01 66/67 NONI WRIGHT - By NONI WRIGHT WHAT is the test of a civilisation? The way a people treat their minorities, or their children? The quality of their art and literature, especially of their poetry? Their law? By these standards perhaps the Temiar do not qualify to be called civilised.1,362 words
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Article, Illustration270 1957-01-01 70/71 T'O the Kelantanese, Kota Bharu market must seem just like any other, except that it is bigger and the rayat from the. ulu may find here a greater variety than at the stalls in his kampong. But to a visitor from elsewhere in Malaya, it is something very270 words
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Article, Illustration8 1957-01-01 72/73 —by Leon Shiu Hung.■—by Leon Shiu Hung. - 8 words
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Article, Illustration339 1957-01-01 74/75 MICHAEL TWEEDIE - MICHAEL TWEEDIE. A CASU.VL glance at some of these photographs might well convey the impression that they are of beings who have emerged from a flying saucer. In fact they are merely enlarged representations of a familiar Malayan insect—the Kerengga ant. Credit for their production is largely due to339 words
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Article, Illustration1434 1957-01-01 76/77 GEORGE ED INGE R - by GEORGE ED INGE R 'VfIALACCA, or as it may be called from now on, Melaka, was clearly the fittest place from which Tengku Abdul Rahman should proclaim the outcome of the Merdeka talks on his return from London. For Malacca is above all places1,434 words
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