The Straits Times, 7 October 1951
1951-10-07
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Title Section30 1951-10-07 1 LARGEST NETT SALES IN MALAYA THE SUNDAY TIMES Sunday Bditloa off The Strait* Tlmea Singapore Ww— P r «n No. 844. SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1951. if. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS30 words
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1428 1951-10-07 1 Murdered on road to Fraser's Hill LADY GURNEY UNHURT KUALA LUMPUR, Sunday morning. THE HIGH COMMISSIONER, SIR HENRY LOVELL COLDSWORTHY CURNEY, WAS KILLED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN BANDITS AMBUSHED HIS CAR AND OPENED FIRE AT POINT BLANK RANGE AS HE WAS DRIVING TO1,428 words
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Article, Illustration531 1951-10-07 1 S'pore mourns 'a vigilant supporter of the democratic cause' MEWS of the murder of Sir Henry Gurney by Communist bandits shocked the Colony yesterday. The Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson in a message over Radio Malaya i.nt night »*id: 'The cause of freedom has lost one of the most531 words
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Article103 1951-10-07 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. THE first news of the arrangements for the funeral came tonight from the Vicar of Selangor, the Rev. B. J. Gurney Fox. who told the Sunday Times that the ceremony had been fixed for 10.30 a.m. on Monday morninf. It Is expected that the103 words
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Article24 1951-10-07 1 TOKYO, Sat. President Truman will soon publish a special statement on ratification of the Japanese peace treaty, the Malnichl. said todax— AJ>.24 words
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Article27 1951-10-07 1 HONG KONG, Sat.— The manager of a Chinese school, Ming Tak, In Kowloon yesterday was fined HK$2OO by Magistrate Horace Lo for overcharging school fees.27 words
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Article81 1951-10-07 1 THI five leading Singapore cinemas will be closed all day today m a mark of respect to Sir Henry. They are the Cathay, Capitol, Rex, AlKambra and Pavilion. The amusement parks will alee be abut today. All theatres in Kuala Lumpur will be closed today. During81 words
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795 1951-10-07 1 We have lost a friend say Fed. leaders THE news of the murder of Sir Henry Gurney by the Communist bandits shocked all Malayans. In trie Federation and in Singapore, community leaders and the average citizen alike felt all had lost a friend who had -ome to Malaya with the795 words
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Article218 1951-10-07 1 MESSAGE FROM THE KING J^ message has been sent :o Lady Gurney from Buckingham Palace: •The King and Queen hay» heard with great distress the news of the death of Sir Henry Gurney. Ther Majesties extend* to you their deep sympathy in the loss you have sustained. The Prime Minister218 words
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Advertisement68 1951-10-07 1 fc o o^ ECO 1 herb are many good oigaren**, hut fen, very few, come near lo giving vuu the pleasure jou gel From Roth mi n» I >c HP^*^s luxe Virginia. That it why, in knglanri'i most distinguished homes and clur»», these cigarettes ar« the ttandard bj n 'hirh68 words
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1710 1951-10-07 2 RJ. FARRER - THE LADY OF THE RESIDENCY AND A DEBT SLAVE RJ. FARRER. By C.M.G. MOW to end my official connection with Kc!mtan, it behoves me to try to do justice to the last of my towers of strength, my wife Margarcr, known throughout the State as "Mem." Though all that 11,710 words
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Article, Illustration819 1951-10-07 2 SUNDAY, Sept. 30. rpHE Tuan does his A utmost to suppress his annual birthday, but his young Singapore friends always remind him of it. Despite his protests, they insist upon bringing gifts, including a cake, but no candles, as the bundle is too bulky for transport by motor-bike.819 words
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Advertisement82 1951-10-07 2 ——WONDER WHEELS N? I "N&taftgV The story of the name yj^W Ifvra/y/ Un «N V Of all the heroes of olden times, the strongest fwCfwtf mU was Hercules. To-day the name still represents yjl unequalled strength, and the famous Hercules MVB k" P rove< tse^ tixc strongest In the world.82 words
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Article, Illustration309 1951-10-07 3 CJR Henry Curney'i s«ns« of duty was almost J frightening" said Mr. Alex josey, Chief News Editor of Radio Malaya, in tribute to Sir Henry, whom h* had served with for five years in Palestine and Malaya, last night. He never believed in309 words
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Article169 1951-10-07 3 LANDS, TO LEARN OF WIFE'S DEATH MRS. Ann Wilkinson, wife of a Malayan airways radio engineer. wa 8 killed In a motor accident on Dunearn Road. Singapore, early yesterday morning. She, and three other employees of Anglo-Saxon Petroleum (Eastern) Ltd were returning from a party at the Dutch Club when169 words
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Article104 1951-10-07 3 THE first news of the death in ambush of Sir Henry Gurney was announced over Radio Malaya by 34--year-old Inche Abu Bakar bin Ahmad at 6 P<m. in the Malay programme. Inche Abu Bakar, who has been announcing since January of this year and comes from104 words
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Article79 1951-10-07 3 A watchman, Gura Singh was committed after a preliminary inquiry i n the Singapore Third Court for trial at the next Assizes on a charge of murdering Jagat Singh, a watheman. at the Hock Tong Rubber Factory in Juronjt Road on th P night of Aug 1479 words
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Article41 1951-10-07 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Sat.— Ghulam Mohamed, a lorry driver of Kluang, was fined $50 in the police court for failing to attend court to answer a charge under the traffic regulations. He was also fined $70 for speeding.41 words
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Article19 1951-10-07 3 KUALA LUMUPR, Sat— ln the Kajang District of Selangor. a security force man was drowned while on patrol19 words
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Article71 1951-10-07 3 Mr. C. R. Dasaratha Raj Labour member for Rochote ward of the Singapore Legislative Council, has submitted the following question for the Council's next meeting on Oct. 16. Can ships leave Singapore port, at all hours of the day and night; If not (a) what are71 words
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Article39 1951-10-07 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Sat. Wong Hong Kee, a photographer from Seremban, was today fined $950 for duty evasion on a new camera and exposure meter, valued at $395. The camera and exposure meter were confiscated.39 words
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Article39 1951-10-07 3 JOHORE BAHRU, Sat. The annual conference of teachers in Malay schools in the Federation will be held at Johore Bahru on Monday. The conference is likely to discuss the Barnes Report and ask for its early implementation.39 words
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107 1951-10-07 3 ■pHE names of five Progressive Party candidates to contest the Singapore City Council elections In December were officially announced yesterday following a meeting of the Party's Elections Sub-committee. The candidates are: Mr. C.F.J. Ess for West Ward; Mr. Seah Peng Chuan for Rochore Ward;107 words
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Article69 1951-10-07 3 After the allegations of theft had been given by the prosecution in the Singapore Third District Court yesterday. Kok Hing withdrew his Plea of guilty and claimed trial. Kok Hing will be tried on Nov. 20 on the charge of stealing a purse, containing 513 and69 words
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Article55 1951-10-07 3 The Boys' Town Council and the Drive for Funds Committee of the Kiwi Members' League will organise a fun fair at tht C.V.M.A. grounds on Nov. 4. Fifty per cent of the proceeds will be donated to Boys' Town, the remainder to renovate the league's55 words
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117 1951-10-07 3 THIRTY-EIGHT Chinese businessmen, the first batch of a 74-strong Chines* trade mission of the Hong Kong Chinese Manufacturers Union on a tour of SouthEast Asia, arrived in Singapore yesterday in a chartered BOAC Argonaut Led by China's "ginger king," Mr. U Tat Chee, the117 words
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Article142 1951-10-07 3 U7ILLIS KOONO, a 30-year- old woman of Paslr PanJang Road, was charged before the Singapore Second Police Magistrate, Mr R. 8.1 Pates, with cheating another woman, Song Kirn Llan. or $300 on Sept. 18. She was said to have falsely induced Song to believe that she142 words
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Article112 1951-10-07 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. CEVEN bandits were killed by members of the security forces in the Federation yesterday. Surrounded twice by a gang of about 40 bandits In the Lenggong area of Perak, yesterday, a small security forces patrol fought Its way out killing four of112 words
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Article126 1951-10-07 3 THE foundation stone for x the new $500,000 SATA clinic in Anson Road is to be laid by the Governor. Sir Franklin Gimson, on Thursday. Oct. 25. Said to be "the most modern tuberculosis centre In Asia", the clinic will have a staff of 40126 words
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Advertisement201 1951-10-07 3 GENERAL^ ELECTRIC ■fl if fe k y Hp r'l 1 man*. vf \%f\ up > ■■Hi Git up to 10 c«. ft. of COLD in floor space of old-style "6's" For the MOST cold space in the most COMPACT cabinet space get a brand-new CENERAL ELECTRIC! What roominess! Space everywhere!201 words
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Article, Illustration929 1951-10-07 4 Last Saturday, a Singapore bank paid tribute to one o/ its staff iU "compradore" who had served 47 years. This man's grandfather, father and brother, had also been compradores in the same bank before him. In this article, JAMES WICKENDEN tells you929 words
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Article, Illustration841 1951-10-07 4 THE LAW AND YOU j By a lawyer I T»HIS week's queries, i I sent to me by I readers. Include the j following: CAN A FATHER MAKE f I A WILL LEAVING i i NOTHING TO HIS EXDEST SON? IF HE DOES SO CAN THE j MATTER BE CONTEST-841 words
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Miscellaneous244 1951-10-07 4 NEW CROSSWORD ACROSS DOWN 1 Drunk on ozone? (8) 5 1 Head of 2or heart of 27 Torsos, worn lower down (6) g^ft, 3°Uk g e c i S U lt f 1 S y t 9 He was always growing old, steeds It should keep to the and that244 words
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Article320 1951-10-07 5 IJALF the number of Singapore Chinese schoolgirls who sat for their annual middle (secondary) schools' examination at one of the examination centres, #ere so ignorant that they could not answer a single question of a very simple paper, the Deputy Director of Education, Chinese section,320 words
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Article, Illustration353 1951-10-07 5 But he stays in Malaya SEREMBAN, Saturday. |F only he had succumbed to "temptation", Mr. M.S. ff Sheppard who, a week ago, took over as British Adviser, Negri Sembilan hit first appointment in Negri after 24 years in the Malayan Civil Service would today353 words
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Article52 1951-10-07 5 •THE death occurred at Tan Tock Seng hospital, Singapore, yesterday of Mr. G. R. Mendis, wellknown local Buddhist after a long illness. Mr. Mendls was 65. The cortege leaves the Tan Tock Seng Hospital and the funeral takes place at 4.30 p.m. today at the Buddhist52 words
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Article31 1951-10-07 5 MUAR. Sat.— For overcharging and for failing to display current price lists at Bukit Gambir, Eng Chin Oi was fined a total of $110 at Muar31 words
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222 1951-10-07 5 'I depend en the workers' vote'-Netto Tllß. P. A. NETTO, chairman of the Ayer Rajah branch of the Army Civil Service Union, who Is standing as an Independent Labour candidate in the December city elections, yesterday replied to Mr. P. M. Williams, the secretary of the Singapore Labour Party, who222 words
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Article291 1951-10-07 5 SEREMBAN. Sat. A SHIELD, presented by the Plantation Workers' Union of Malaya, will be handed over personally some time next, week to Ungku Abdul Aziz of the University of Malaya at his Johore residence "in appreciation of his work done on the Second Arbitration291 words
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Article269 1951-10-07 5 THIS it the story of twelve distress rockets that will never light the Perak jungle sky with their signal for help because of Governmental red t.ipe A Singapore merchant recently received an order for a dozen Schemulli flare rockets, urgently needed by a tin mine269 words
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Article45 1951-10-07 5 A bag of sußar was confiscated in the Singapor* Second District Court yesterday when Lew Yin Kuan, who pleaded guilty to acquiring the ba-i without a permit from the Fcod Controller, was fined $450 or four months' rigorous imprison men 1.45 words
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Article29 1951-10-07 5 STOKE READY TFLOK ANSON Sat work on the Lower Perak Co-op Store in T?!uk Anson has b?e n completed. It will (>e opened for business dur'r\7 ;he week-end. I29 words
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Advertisement398 1951-10-07 5 AT NJI EXTRA FARE 1 rcc DOME *-*Safc=^Jr ft < mm^^ w EfSs SEE GENEVA and FLY TO LONDON VIA THE CONTINENT J^^i So much mon to see and dol Naturally most people |ViMx| fly tht QANTAS-8.0.A.C. direct overland route tht J&fftrvj! broad highway to Europt! You may fly to398 words
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Advertisement67 1951-10-07 5 All the best parties are attend for hy tht Catering Dept. hi 3ntrrto's itlission f. HOSPITAL WEEK Singapore Cold Storage Co., Ltd, You'll find that Campbell's Cough Syrup gives you relief with the first dose. CAMPBELL'S for coughs, bronchitis and asthma Small sixe 80 c»s. Large size $1.25 Obtainable from67 words
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Article, Illustration1223 1951-10-07 6 Noni Wright - Noni Wright By QOWN at Paroi, near Seremban, sits the finest bunch •f pure-bred cattle this tide of India. On these two herds, *orth nearly $70,000 Nst high hopes for the ■nprovement of dairy and Mef cattle up and down the country in kampong,1,223 words
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Article766 1951-10-07 6 BILLY BUDD - BILLY BUDD By ''PHE 17 -year-old Felix Mendelssohn, Joyfully writing his incidental music to "A Midsummer Night's Dream", would have been amazed if some divine power have given him even an inkling of the effect his work was to have on future countless generations. Especially if766 words
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Article449 1951-10-07 6 TAN KIAN LIAT - Mother St. Adele, of Penang TAN KIAN LIAT B Y FIFTY years ago, a young French girl took her first religious for Aneurin he will oe vows in Paris. Today, living In quiet retirement in Penang, the Rev. Mother St. Adele can look back with satisfaction on a halfcentury of449 words
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Advertisement161 1951-10-07 6 Introducing with J2 Pride and Prestige g 7he Prestige ot Z I LOTUS PEARLS is high throughout the world. £> 8? "Lotus" Pearls are made to a standard of t Quality second to none and offer the d finest value obtainable. 2 C Viith all 'Lotus' Pearls sold there is161 words
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Advertisement199 1951-10-07 6 fgsmt> foY twuttij. fir mint§<ns<& m MS'\..tke,fe*fime> sotf7>/^% No. S PtiiHe> and .talk Salt* \fS^ Wtam in tNOLAMa rt «ota A new bond true- lokooh w i BmU DUtribufn B. C Pmramma. SS Wlmehrntrr flout*. Singap+r* Darin* and after an illness the rich J //*'jg^ W body-building elements in Scott's199 words
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Article, Illustration771 1951-10-07 7 IttUfrmy^Jtiaa Britain > most popular romantic novelist in the second article of a new series specially written for the Sunday Times. I OFTEN wond.r what is 1 ths story behind H whtn I an announcement In ths ntwspapsri that "ths marriage arranged between Mr.771 words
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Article, Illustration996 1951-10-07 7 JANE LEE'S HUMAN CASEBOOK Jane Lee answer* readers* problemi vi this page everj week but cannol undertake to reply to queries by post. UAS a bridegroom to give the bride a trousseau, and if so is she supposed to give him something in return? Is the996 words
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Advertisement379 1951-10-07 7 J j^aiassssal L^asssaV aVTdt C _JL 7 Bam. V^^KovK irror wiH toll you ifjyour* teeth are I yrrAjwL j Ns,* 00 lo <* r<ui -^r Smile at yourself in the mirror! Look SZUfi: "C carefully at your teeth. Do they sparkle Q~s~ and shine as they should The answer 1379 words
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Advertisement254 1951-10-07 7 BMaVNatfßaVr aav WCeLaslCasl WITH fW&s*"*' aP*fHraS MttaiasasasaasLfl The Importance of getting in first with AsproT In counteracting tropk troubles cannot bo stressed too much. 'Aspro' has a ''swift as wei as soothing action and bf taking 'Aspro' at tho first sign atf trouble you usually can stop M developing. Therefore254 words
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Article129 1951-10-07 8 Facts of life, by the CO. FOREIGN girls intending to marry British soldiers are to be lectured on the realities of life in Britain by their nance's commanding officer, on orders from the War Office. The briefing will have to 'Tke place with the husband- i-o-be there— before Army permission129 words
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Article, Illustration393 1951-10-07 8 Fashion news from France by SUSAN DEACON THE smartest women in the South of France are wearing —An all-white dress, with coffee-coloured accessories: Backless highheeled shoes like bedroom mules; Tan coloured shantung for evenings, worn with a gold kid belt; Pockets filled with real393 words
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Article, Illustration237 1951-10-07 8 Anne Edwards - Anne Edwards RETURN OP BARBARA GOALEN....I by this week peeping from the hood of tulle that crowns another Paris triumph in 'out-of-this-world'-ness pOR the Return of Barbara Coal en No 3 this week is a dress designed by the man who is known the world over for237 words
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Article378 1951-10-07 8 Cookery corner MAKING a small batch of biscuits at home is a far more economical proposition than buying a tin of manufactured ones whose contents once the tin is opened, will deteriorate rapidly. The climate of Malaya is anti-bis-cuit to a degree. Biscuits made from the378 words
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Advertisement308 1951-10-07 8 Your grandfather has such bright and perfect teeth, my son, because he has always used Gibbs Dentifrice. You know how good it tastes, too, and it costs me so little. QSSs Dentifrice W. a*M LTD., LONOOM. ■MOUUIfr' Colours Polishes RED THE FLOORS ■cardihai polish «W. Cnw, tuff. trow*. C'nm, Whn*308 words
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Advertisement267 1951-10-07 8 Carefully chosen furnishing fabrics can make so much difference to a room. Now that durability of colour and texture is so very important the lasting appeal of tootal Furnishings is more than ever welcome. With their satisfyingly Me variety of weaves and designs these tootal guaranteed fabrics are a dependable267 words
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Article, Illustration373 1951-10-07 9 RUSSIANS ARRIVE -TOO TIRED TO SPEAK More delegates here for bis. talks fHREE mor« Russians arrived in Singapore yesterday by Qantat-BOAC Constellation for the ECAPC trade promotion conference which opens on Tuesday. But they were "too tired to speak to the Press*' and refused to pose for a photograph. They373 words
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Article296 1951-10-07 9 They may steal the limelight I HAVE no idea what the I Russian delegation will do at this conference, but it Is possible that they will steal the limelight again," said Mr William Tanzer. Information Officer. ECAFE, when he arrived from Bangkok yesterday morning. Mr. Tanzer was one of a296 words
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Article218 1951-10-07 9 (SPECULATIVE buying again featured the Singapore rubber market yesterday and prices Improved appreciably during the day's moderate business. The tone quietened, however, after a steady opening when transactions subsided omewhat. Buyers closed for the weekend at $1.54* a lb., for flrstgrade, October shipment, two cents above Friday's218 words
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Article23 1951-10-07 9 TELUK ANSON. Sat. Charged with possessing a defaced identity card Bldin bl n Lebar was fined $25 or me month's Imprisonment.23 words
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Article244 1951-10-07 9 I birth, 6 deaths on ship IN THEIR EXCITEMENT at returning to Malaya, 776 new "hajls" who disembarked at the Singapore Harbour Board yesterday from the pilgrim ship Tyndareus, could not tell the Sunday Time* whether the only child bora on board ship during the voyage244 words
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Article114 1951-10-07 9 BUHILK watching the Cttfl Day procession, a woman. Tan Mong Chee, saw her gold locket feeing snatched by Mohamed All bin Kasslm. who then pushed his way through the milling crowds. On hearing Tan's alarm, a nearby constable arrested Mohamed, who was then running towards114 words
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160 1951-10-07 9 ALOR STAR, Sat of Malay reservation land to nonMalays during the Japanese occupation will be recognised by the Kedah Government provided the salts wire genuine and no tfiwat or dureAl .had beefi uMd. But such lftnds would automatically revert to MRlay reservations rf apa160 words
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Article389 1951-10-07 9 BENTONC, Saturday. YAW WAH LONG, a 32-year-old Kwangsai rubber 1 tapper, was fined $100 by the West Pahang Circuit Magistrate, Inche Ismail Jamil, in rke Bentong Court and ordered to pay compensation of $50, for an assault on his wife, which a medical officer described as389 words
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Article86 1951-10-07 9 ■JR. W. Q. Alcock, the Sinm gapore First District Judge, told Ho Wan Swee that he believed Ho was an oplumtrafflcker, before sentencing him yesterday to nine months' Imprisonment and a fine of $1,000 for possession of two pounds of opium. Notice of appeal was given86 words
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Advertisement71 1951-10-07 9 r> I MASTER PljpKDlE I Q efrig esr'a&oj*s I "^B r W I*/ I VSaHSBHSBSEBaSBBBBBIBBiBBI V S=\- L^iY 111 #X MODEL FM 1 AMERICA'S MOST-'COPIEfcREFRIGERATOR I GIT PROTECTION^oMNSr COI)GHS,CBU)S,SQnE THROWS Mm/fMtj/'mmW <s& the Cumrnlko^' tAaZ Uoed uwv ao&vfr/ 'Mr the storu of Malayan TraveL. JHIS jolting horse-drawn Apft^ carriage was71 words
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Advertisement43 1951-10-07 9 Distinctive SPORTSWEAR TROPICAL TROUSERS from $35.00 pair SPORTS SHIRTS A wide Variety of Styles Colours from $9.50 ij SINGAPORE 1 «%fWwyywvrW%ftr%n*r%w.vvw.v^^ STRAITS TIMES ANNUAL I 1952 m More colourful than ever. Published end October. Price $3.75 per copy. POSTAOI ANYWHERI 75 CENTS IXTRA43 words
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Obituary103 1951-10-07 10 MH G. R. MENDIS pa-ssed away peacefully at Tan Took Seng Hospital yesterday. Funr/al at Bldadari Buddhist cemetery at 4.30 p.m. today MRS. LIM TEOW CHUAN (nee Madam Tan Hup Neo). age 92 passed away peacefully at No. 5, Tanglm Road, on Cth October. 1961. leaving behind her two103 words
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427 1951-10-07 10 THE SUNDAY TIMES SINGAPORE, OCT., 7, 1951. Sir Henry Gurney THE Communists have struck a tremendous blow. While travelling on the Kij.ala KubuFrasers Hill Road in Pahang yesterday, the High Commissioner, Sir Henry Gurney, was killed by the men he hated most the bandits. This is the most dastardly crime427 words
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Article, Illustration1268 1951-10-07 10 HARRY MILLER - HARRY MILLER TUAN GOVERNOR' KEPT THE FLAG FLYING IN THE FACE OF DANGER By THE Federation flag always fluttered from the bonnet of Sir Henry Curney's car whenever he used it in the Federation. That was typical of the High Commissioner for1,268 words
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Letter178 1951-10-07 10 WE read repeated criticisms In the press about letters sent to the Registrar General of Births and Deaths, and to which replies are never received. I had previously never doubted the efficiency of this department, but today I can quote a glaring example from personal experience. On Aug.178 words
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Letter245 1951-10-07 10 r'The Law And You" in your Issue of Sunday last, was complaint by a father whose child has been sold by his wife for $400. The lawyer in reply stated that the law did not recognise contract* for the safe of children and so advised the father to go245 words
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Letter246 1951-10-07 10 WHEN the I.M.P. was being formed. Tengku Abdul Rahman. president of UMNO, was reported to have commented: "Can you form a nation with such flimsy materials? If you build a house of flimsy materials it will never withstand the test of time or the force of a storm." He246 words
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Letter56 1951-10-07 10 Quaint— 1 HERE'S a quaint child's remark Many years ago. when we were in Malacca, quite a heated argument was taking place as to whether or not the Electric Current in Malacca was A.C. or D.C. A little voice chipped in (from a young lady of five): "Daddy, it's W.C."56 words
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Letter27 1951-10-07 10 MY small son —age nearly 4 years—when taken to see the Water Dragon in daylight remarked: "What a lot of tummies he's got!" E. L. Singapore.27 words
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Letter55 1951-10-07 10 WITH reference to your article, "We can Learn A Lot at Helsinki," In last week's Sunday Times: I have been Instructed by the committee of the Singapore Amateur Swimming Association to inform you that they have not yet appointed an official coach for their swimmers TAN SIN WBATT.55 words
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Advertisement538 1951-10-07 10 CLASSIFIED ADS. McBURNIE-LOCKERBIE: At Penang, Oct. 7th. 1926. James Mackintosh Mc-Burnie to Molly LockFrble. SITUATIONS VACANT V. AM ED IMMEDIATELY for .in Printing Press capable imd responsible male or female to i.ike charge of office, able to maintain complete Xt of books i balance sheet, do invoicing and typing qf538 words
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Advertisement5 1951-10-07 10 *T €i T *aß*^^si^" Oi^s^^^^*""*5 words
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452 1951-10-07 11 CINGAPORE born and people domiciled in the Colony for a number of years will be the only persons to be entitled to Singapore Improvement Trust houses in future. This was announced to the Press by the Singapore City Council President, Mr. T. P.452 words
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Article, Illustration170 1951-10-07 11 \MR. WINSTON CHUR--1 CHILL has completed the fifth series of his War Memoirs the mightiest literary event of our time. The first instalment of this latest series, "Closing the Ring" will begin in tlir SUNDAY TIMES next week. Thereafter, it will appear daily in the STRAITS TIMES. "Closing170 words
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Article47 1951-10-07 11 LONDON. Sat. T*HE following bulletin was M. issued from Buckingham Palace today: "The King gains strength daily. The post-operative period ha R passed without complication. In view of the seriousness of th» operation, progress towards the convalescent stage must necessarßy be slow and gradual."—47 words
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Article256 1951-10-07 11 SIR Henry Gurney stepped out from his car to face the danger which confronted him and thereby drew away the fire which might otherwise have killed those who were with him. In these words did Mr. Michael Hogan, Officer Administering the Government In the Federation,256 words
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Article364 1951-10-07 11 THE Malayan Breweries will step up its export trade as soon as a $5,000,000 extension programme to its brewhouses and storage cellars is completed. During the past year, says Mr. T. Aiken, the chairman of the company, the Breweries had to refuse substantial orders from many364 words
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Advertisement140 1951-10-07 11 r A\ MfmQS V X 9% H»I V* 1 ir «ys* _^j 1 i» v SOLE AGENTS THE SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO., LTD. (INCORPORATED IN SINOAPOHE) P. O. BOX 92. SINGAPORE. WATSON MICROSCOPES Mmmmmi^^^mmmmmm^ are -,f onUlandini merit jj«jiim« mi w~s Evening Elegance E j|?\ WOULD YOU LIKE TO COPY THIS140 words
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Article, Illustration824 1951-10-07 12 Picture parade by John Behague C4MHI •#«ckerjack picture* up for review this we«k one of the meet WllMual documentaries «v«r made, a hiah-temion Alan LaU thTilUr, a |r«iwl BrlHih picture about hospital life and a Gary Coopor comedy whleh may prov« to bo one of824 words
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Article, Illustration213 1951-10-07 12 ITS GARY'S BEST SINCE 'MR. DEEDS' LAST year Gary Cooper nude a picture called "U.S.S. Teakettle, and for tome strange reason it flopped. So 20th Century-Fox renamed it "You're In The Navy Now" and it's oeen packing out c:n?max all ow the States ever since "You're In The Navy Now"213 words
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Article, Illustration142 1951-10-07 12 DACK to a tougher nut f after last week's easy 1 i puzzle. Can you spot the i star this week? Entries I i should be sent to "Spot i The Star," Sunday I Times, Singapore, to I reach this office not I j later tban Thursday142 words
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Advertisement198 1951-10-07 12 NO SHOWS TODAY The Cathay Theatre and aff the Theatres in the Cathay Organisation throughout the Federation of Malaya win be closed today as a mark of respect to Mr Henry Curney. MEW-AtHA'UdBRA NO SHOWS TODAY The New Alhambra Theatre and all the Theatres im the Cathay Organisation ihrou?/.out the198 words
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Advertisement110 1951-10-07 12 NO SHOWS TODAY AH the Theatres in Shaw Bros. Organisation throughout the Federation of Malaya will be closed today as a mark of respect to Sir Henry Curney. j NO SHOWS TODAY The Pavilion Theatre will be closed today as a mark •f respect to Sir Henry Curney. NO SHOWS110 words
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Article, Illustration235 1951-10-07 13 THROUGH THE EYE OF THE AMATEUR CAMERA Th« Sunday Times camera competition has proved so popular rhat this page is to be devoted to it every week. Each of the five photographs published here wins a prize of five dollars, but each will ako b« considered for235 words
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Advertisement347 1951-10-07 13 YoU,too,may be one of the MILLIONS who suffer from VITAMIN&MINERALi/^/^/ That is why you feel Worn out. Nervous, Irritable, Have headcaches, Lose Weight, Worry" M/> Proved Way Back to Health i Happiness Whrn \ou'rc irueolic, feel oen'OUt, tuv< teaplaM from deef dov>m n ike Psaft mi spells no encrgv for347 words
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Miscellaneous214 1951-10-07 13 Ll L Lsj U^ Ls Lnl c^pp K'K T 3 "^TT "WOULPA BIN OUTA VSOVO' M RK3HT.T-WE. Z' PSSTf-DOVT TELL HER I I THAR AN' NOW, WE KIN SET <;fIrWSY.V-coMEB*CKr its cave awreadv an' \c«uc*i-mr- tossed in A /rr has bappv "£tuss£d she SI AN''^crv ourselfs.'.^- < DO&PATCH "IT" IS214 words
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Article681 1951-10-07 14 NAT GUBBINS - NAT GUBBINS By THE newspaper! may A onr "Glory, glory, hallelujah about the coming general election. But not your Uncle Nat During the next four weeks ha will be forced to hear non-stop discussions about the cost of living, wage-freeslng, and bulk- buying, read of insults681 words
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Article, Illustration10 1951-10-07 14 Policeman takes a bow —STRAITS TIMES.10 words
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Article, Illustration377 1951-10-07 14 VONC POH KAH, 12--year-old Kuala Lumpur schoolboy, is popular with his school friends st the moment for saving their pocket money He Is just finishing his third full-length book of "comics", written, drawn and created by himself, and ha lends them out free to his377 words
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Advertisement770 1951-10-07 14 ANNOUNCEMENT of Prize Winners! F N TORCH SWEETS COLOURING CONTEST IST PRIZE OF $150/- We* Chwee Benf 14 yrs. 2M, Rangoon Road Singapore 2ND PRIZE OF $100/- Teo Teck Llm I, Lorong S4, Geylanf Singapore,. 3RD PRIZE OF 50/- Arthur Onf II jrs. 8, Bullet Road Singapore. 4TH PRIZE OF770 words
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Article, Illustration1671 1951-10-07 15 UHOftT BUSTERS Cf Down in the deep Sussex countryside is a 200-year-old farmhouse in which no one will live. Its previous occupiers want to return but believe it to be haunted. So they called in the Sussex Ghost Hunters— a group of men1,671 words
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Advertisement163 1951-10-07 15 Purchase a home for yourself. Arrangements can be tf| K^mWdaVUml^Vl kOw^^ "^bW r /tiade to buy It on easy terms spread over fifteen years. This Sennett Estate is not just another Building Estate. wW^L^L%^^^^^T3^ V Vv k*t It U the first "Neighbourhood Unit 1 to be built in Malaya. JStt163 words
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Article, Illustration709 1951-10-07 16 BACK in 1752 Benjamin Franklin, Amtrlcan statesman and Inventor, devised a simple method to prove the theory that lightning Is a visible display of electricity. During a thunderstorm, he sent up a kite with a metal key attached and succeeded ln drawing electricity from the sky to709 words
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Advertisement352 1951-10-07 16 _t y^* r You've dreamed el lovelier curves and the beautiful lift ol maidenffirm} MaidenetU irtung figures get a wonderful lift from Maidcnform'a Mali. enette! Dainty yet so curvo controlling, Msidenetta* gives superb support and figurt sop. aration. Come choose your* today! In your favorite fabric*. Cenuine Maidenform bras* alerts352 words
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Advertisement457 1951-10-07 16 End Rheumatism While You Sleep If 70a suffer shar« stabbing pains, 8 fJUuHfii Joints axs swollsa. firi iTitW shows your blood r '-^Ji lia polsonsd tbrouca rtv; <°oaaaa7 f alt y kidney action. j\s'T''W& Other symptoms of **Vfc'. t .<J?W Kidney Disorders tre Bsoksohs, Aehlna Joints and Limbs, Boistloa, Nsurltls.457 words
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Advertisement216 1951-10-07 16 I P.W.D. TENDER NOTICE TENDERS will be received at th« Office of the State ""y* v Johore, up to NOON of tha 15th October. 1951, for (a) th« supply and delivery of Granite Metal from Buklt Mor Quarry, Muar. for period from 20 10.il to 19.4.1952. (b) the supply and216 words
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Advertisement306 1951-10-07 16 There's nev£»' been a soap fito T*» 'Action' toap which givtt yom m buoyancy in your bath, and m tabling freihntss that stays witk ym mil day long v t»* a Wright^W COAL TAR §oap WMGHT'SISMGHTFOKEvtRTON A iO ■dEAI FOR TOILET. BATH. AND NUKSERT SINGAPORE rS foot s-sa teoTiti- i306 words
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Miscellaneous796 1951-10-07 16 ~^i ~W RH. MA Vl€M f this week FOR YOU tano* br mgi pt»o* of mta4 TODAY. —If traTdlln* or rAPRiroRM in*m tl aoid opetai as poasiblllty of mock oat of doora, do all yon jJ^IS^SaW to v Is? Sl* S^culattr* can early thla morn&f. iSaiJ w«*k flnanciaJar. W ml«ht796 words
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Article, Illustration210 1951-10-07 17 iThe High Commissioner believed in Immediately after signing his Document of Office as High Commissioner in Kuala Lumpur on October 6, )948 (top picture). Sir Henry Curney got down to his job. He believed In seeing things for himself and In the past three years f-.e210 words
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Advertisement240 1951-10-07 17 I and feeas you^^____j Silvikrin Lotion viithOil is a complete hair treatment in itself. It supplies the natural oils which dry hair lacks; it acts as a dressing as well as a health giving lotion; it contains pure Silvikrin, the hair's natural food. A few minutes* daily massage with f~~^~~-^4(^{240 words
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Advertisement356 1951-10-07 17 SMJHm HASM7 JHMK/M6 MM P/tOGXiSS Lu^^Ut^^^^LJ^JTMClMMy. PLEASE MAY I STAY^ DOT SAMMY. YOU HAD Wt&* BH AT HOME TOOAV. IOOW'T AHOUOAYYESTCRDAY.k f~~nh\ TTtl TIT I Ir&fl LW fl rE f- LIKE GOIVGTOSCHOOIJ YOUMEVEP. WAMTEPTO hyjl lllf 7 J.| fvou wwow. DARLINC.A I THE DOCTOR FROM SA\WY HAS DEEM i^, y356 words
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Miscellaneous122 1951-10-07 17 POPULAR CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1. Defunct. 7, Fifth. 11. Ices. 12, lodine. 13. Threads. 14. Funds. 16. Cord. 17, Essences. 19. Fret. 20. Defy 21. Enter. 24 Sofa. 26. Sister. 38. Potent. 31 Heel. 33 Refer. 34. Apse. 36 Lock. 38. Betrayal. 40. Taps. 42 Brier. 43. Novices. 44. Lathes. 45,122 words
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Article, Illustration863 1951-10-07 18 OLYMPIC SPIRIT HAS SURVIVED IN KOREA KOREA would likt to compete in th« 1952 Helsinki Olympic Camos. Behind that statement lies one of the greatest struggles against adversity ever known in international sport. Korean Olympic $«cr«tary, Won Soon Lee, in a letter from Seoul to the president of the International863 words
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Article, Illustration942 1951-10-07 18 MANNING BLACKWOOD - MANNING BLACKWOOD MOTORING IN MALAYA By II ST why the price of J petrol went down last week, in the midst of all this Persian trouble is a mystery to me. Nevertheless, it is a pleasant surprise that the cost of ANYTHING connected with motoring should go942 words
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Article193 1951-10-07 18 FRED DAVIS - Did this player see red? FRED DAVIS ■a IJNUSUAL projitm crop- ped up recently when the Billiards Association and Control Council were asked whether a colour-blind player was entitled to ask the referee the colours of the snooker balls during a frame It had been held that the referee would193 words
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Advertisement150 1951-10-07 18 Convenience It's yours when you fly fffllur^p^ Pan American to the U.S.A. Jto**^% (via Manila) 'jP^^^i^^ "Strato" Clippers* for the U.S. A. take or you can spend a few days in the off from Manila in the evening. You Hawaiian Islands. For reservations, have a full business day in the150 words
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Advertisement101 1951-10-07 18 {Jrieni FAN y^ Skilfully maae to give you years of dependable service. Available in the following models: Ceiling 60", 56", 48" 6- 36" 230 lI Ov 50 cycles AC and Pedestal Type A.C. 230 v. 16" sweep. I year Guarantee Wholesale Enquiries Invited. Sole Agents: HARDIAL SINGH €k SONS Radio101 words
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Article, Illustration906 1951-10-07 19 IJEO Chwee Kok, of the Chinese Swimming Club, has practically assured himself of a place in the Singapore contingent to the Olympic Games next year when he returned recordbreaking times in the 100, 200 and 400 metres free style events at the annual Singapore Amateur906 words
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Article143 1951-10-07 19 by JIM CHAMBERS. 'J'OMMY Farr. veteran Welsh heavyweight who "keeps rolling along," wants to fight Hem Ten Hoff, German holder of the European heavyweight title. Tommy thinks he can whip the big German and by doing so get a crack at -the British heavyweight crownAP - 143 words
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Article49 1951-10-07 19 ADELAIDE. Sat. Beau Cavalier, an odds on favourite ridden by 52-year-old Jockey A. Medhurst, today won the £1.200 South Australian Derby at Morphettville. Beau Cavalier beat Remover (1 1-8) by two lengths. Duramlnt (14-1) was a fur .her four lengths away third of five starters. Reuter.Reuter - 49 words
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Article33 1951-10-07 19 IPOH. Sat. Playing a better game throughout the Sturrock Club created an upset In Ipob league hockey by beating the much fancied Police f.rst team by four goals to one.33 words
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398 1951-10-07 19 QNCK again the Singapore Cricv ket Club nad to rely on the cure and steady boot of their iullback, Max Parker, to pull them through to an unsatisfactory and not very convincing nine point* (a try and two penalties) to six (two penalties) win over398 words
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Article318 1951-10-07 19 Combined Services 3; Singapore Civilians Z. lyiTH a last-minute goal by Suleiman, Combined Services wrested the Tay Li/n Teck Shield from Singapore Civilians' three-year grip by three goals to two at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. A crowd or about 3, sou turned up for the Poppy318 words
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Article282 1951-10-07 19 UK. soccer results \;^terday were: ENGLISH LEAGUE— DIV. I Bolton 1 Kandrrland 1 Burnlry 2 Blackpool Charlton 2 Liverpool tulham 2 Portsmouth 3 Manchester r. 2 Derby Co. 1 Middlesbrough 0 Chelsea Newcastle 3 Wolvo Preston 2 Arsenal o Stoke 4 Aston Villa 1 Tottenham 1 ManchesterReuter - 282 words
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Article62 1951-10-07 19 JOHORE BAHRU. Sat.— Displaying all-round superiority, the Naval Base XV today defeated South Johore Rugby Football Club by 30 points (three goals. one penalty goal, four tries) to nine (two penalty goals and one try). The Naval Base XV always got the ball in62 words
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Article18 1951-10-07 19 Indian Recreation Club and RAi 1 Changi meet in a soccer friendly at Changi today.18 words
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Article200 1951-10-07 19 by JIM CHAMBERS. ENGLAND'S Inept soccer show against France at Arsenal Stadium on Wednesday, when the French held the home team to a 2-2 draw and went very close to being the first foreign team to beat England onh eer own territory, was as big200 words
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Advertisement374 1951-10-07 19 No Need To Pit Up With RHEUMATIC PAIN including B ill Rheumatism Start nilng Laatigen "C for loyful rtliwf. NeOntlS Ln£Z sJfh Sciatica 2£.° iL L«™bago burning pa.n RbrO*itls in joints and muscles, who spend sleep-^^^^^ leas nights tossing and turning to get relief, this Bittsre.. -»Vk. Bfecli« Scienufic evidence374 words
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Advertisement329 1951-10-07 19 the Range with tomorrow's features! lloffat Debutante Once again Moffat leads the way with an entirely new concept in range design combined with tbe latest automatic feature* for your cooking convenience. Examine this beautiful yet eminently practical and etf icienl Moffat Debutante Range in our store. See how tbe automatic329 words
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Article, Illustration2824 1951-10-07 20 EPSOM JEEP - EPSOM JEEP From Tara Street noses out Privateer IPOH, Saturday. "DEST Bet (late Viewfinder), a game and genuine three-year-old by Panorama out of Paravane, snatched a dramatic short-head victory from the heavily backed Pink Gin in the $25,000 Perak Gold Vase2,824 words
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Article47 1951-10-07 20 Total Pool $536,200 First: No. *****1 ($155,860) Second: No. 171*13 ($77,930) Third: No. *****1 ($38,965) Starters ($3,896 each): Nos. *****0. *****7, *****1, *****9. *****1. *****4. *****1, *****3. *****8 *****5. CONSOLATION PRIZES (SI. OOO each): Nos. *****1. *****8. *****2. *****7 *****5. *****9, *****8 *****7. *****4. *****3.47 words
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Article76 1951-10-07 20 Singapore Engineer Regiment, winners of the Parker Cup for toccer and runners-up for the Army Cup, yesterday added another trophy to their collection when they beat Netajl Memorial P.C. by 6-I. to win the) Jal Hind Cup donated by Mr. A. J. Nathan. The cup76 words
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Article76 1951-10-07 20 RAFFLES Institution won both their rugby matches against Johore English College on the R.I. ground yesterday. Th* Ist XV woo by 12 points (two tries and two penalty goals) to nil. Rajasinghe and Syed Abdul Rahman scored the tries. Sidek bin Ismail converted both76 words
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Article45 1951-10-07 20 RASC 'A' beat RMP by six points to three In a rugger match at Nee Soon yesterday Scorers for RASC were: CSMI. Robblns who scored a penalty and an unonverted try by Sgt. Miles. L/Opl. Davles scored a penalty for R.M.P.45 words
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Article32 1951-10-07 20 A soccer friendly will be played on the Depot Gate ground at the Naval Base at 5.15 p m today between Western Depot Malaya XI and Kota Raja "A."32 words
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Article31 1951-10-07 20 The SRC beat RAP. Seletar 6-0 In a First Division S.H.A. 'fixture on the Padang yesterday. The scorers were: A. Clark (2), B. Coutts and B. Marks.31 words
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257 1951-10-07 20 gIQGK3T donation thU wet to the Slngapor* Badminton Mall Fund was 91,000 from T. T. Mitchell Co. LUI. President of the Slngapor* Badminton Association, Mr. Llm Chuaa Geok, told the Sunday Times yesterday that now that building has started on th* hall and an257 words
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Advertisement104 1951-10-07 20 Tm^o^ KODAK'S NEW BiWOTnaie Movie Camera "Makes full-color («Sp^7l movies as easy to wi»*^ take as Brownie 1 •"^I snapshots" ffiv^ and costs 0n1y.,. Mt^^^WLU^^ 180 00 You'll be amazed at the won- 1/ derful movies you can make with jS*' \q If this new "Brownie." It loads as l\104 words
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