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Title Section16 1953-12-20 1 Irtqeit NettSalei' tn Men* THE SUNDAY TIMES No. 958. SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1953. 15 CENTS16 words
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388 1953-12-20 1 NO HEADS HAVE FALLEN, SAYS SPOKESMAN MYSTIFIED officials in Singapore were yesterday puzzling over the 'Phantom Axe of Phoenix Park." According to the London Daily Sketch, the axe recently swung and lopped off the heads and livelihood of a number of little men" at388 words
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Article, Illustration101 1953-12-20 1 TERRY MOORE, voluptuous Hollywood star, i% annoyed. Before leaving Hie film capit.il yesterday ro entertain C.l.s in Korea she was told to leave her white-fur Mlini behind. The Hollywood Co-ordinating Committee, which supplies Hollywood talent for the entertainment of C.l.s. told her that the narrow braAP - 101 words
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Article71 1953-12-20 1 ROME. Sat. THE ITALIAN Parliament yesterday gave final approval tr an amnesty that trill pet 25,000 lesser criminals and fhort term political prisoners free by Christmas or the New Year. About half Italy's prison population will be released and the amnesty will wipe out thousands ofReuter - 71 words
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Article31 1953-12-20 1 WASHINGTON. Sat. Chtrese Nationalist sailors who are to man two old U.S Navy destroyers for Formosa flew yesterday from San Diego California, to Norfolk. Virginia, for training.- a.P31 words
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Article70 1953-12-20 1 NEW YORK. Sat. A GRAND JURY yesterday indicted s. 20-year-old youth and his 23-year-old chum for the cyanide cock tail murder of the younger ho.v's wealthy parents last Aujr. 21. The Bronx County grand jury returned indictments of murder in the first degree against Hirlnw Fraden70 words
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Article109 1953-12-20 1 MANAGER OF ESTATE SAW TERRORISTS KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. rE MANAGER OF Mawai Estate, in the Kota Tinggi area oi Johore. yesterday saw two Communist terrorists. He called out the area security unit who fought the bandits until they fled. There were no casualties. A sentry at New Scudal Estate, in109 words
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Article52 1953-12-20 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Sat. rIE HAPPIEST, jolliest man you ever knew" leaped to hi.s death from the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday. Relatives and friends, stunned by the news, said there was no reason why Gustav PAguliar, 65. a prosperous Richmond automobile dealer, should have taken his ownAP - 52 words
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Article22 1953-12-20 1 LONDON. Sat. —The relaxation of tight Government control on credits to shipbuilders in Britain was announced in London yesterday —ReuterReuter - 22 words
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Article312 1953-12-20 1 NUKUALOFA. Tonga. Saturday QUEEN ELIZABETH and Queen Salote. who stole the •C hearts of millions when she ignored London's Coronat.on Day ram, met again at Nukualofa today in the rain. A light shower started as the two Queens sat together in an open car drawn upReuter - 312 words
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Article37 1953-12-20 1 LONDON. Sat. -Twenty-flve thousand chickens and turkeys destined* for British tables rm Christmas Day havr been slaughtew>d and buried seven days belore Christmas because Of the worst outbreak of fowl pest known. Reuter.Reuter - 37 words
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411 1953-12-20 1 POLICE ROUT MOBILE GANG IN COLONY Crime figures are down AN ENTIRE gang of armed robbers operating in cars has been route: in Singapore, the Police Secretary, Mr. Peter Claque, told the Sun day Times yesterday. He said this was a result of "strong police action and successful investigations which411 words
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Article201 1953-12-20 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat THE most successful joint operation since the start of the Emergency Ls developing in the Kuantan area of Pahang with the elimination so far of 31 Communist terrorists, including nine high ranking leaders. Thirteen terrorists have hern killed. 12 havr surrpndrrcr'201 words
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Article, Illustration202 1953-12-20 1 A 16-YEAR -OLD Malay orphan, Ahmad bin Haji Fadullah, strolled along Elizabeth Walk, Singapore, yesterday, on his way to Raffles Place to seek a job. Half way down the Walk. Ahmad took time off from his wanderings- he had been job hunting for202 words
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Article90 1953-12-20 1 CAIRO. Sat. EGYPTIAN experts have discovered a pyramid 6.500 years old and are speeding up the task of digging it out of the hill in which it is entombed. The man who found this, the most ancient dressed stone building in the world, is Dr ZakariaReuter - 90 words
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Article60 1953-12-20 1 VERSAILLES. Sat— Premier Joseph Laniel remained top of the poll in the fifth ballot for the French presidency today but failed to secure the absolute majority necessary for victory A si*th ballot will be held. M. Laniel received 374 votes, i Socialist Marcel Naogolon 312Reuter - 60 words
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Article66 1953-12-20 1 GEORGETOWN, Sat. Mrs. Janet Jagan, secretary of the Peoples Progressive Party tPPPi and nine others on trial for holding an illegal meeting were told by the magistrate. Mr. P M. Burch Smith, today not to use in future the threefingered party salute. During an adjournment American-bornReuter - 66 words
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Article182 1953-12-20 1 STC men give an 'ultimatum' ABOUT l.noo bus conductors drivers and fitters of the Singapore Tractioi. Company decided after a three-and-a-half hour meeting last night to give the company ;i 14-day ultimatum in which to settle outstanding el aims. If their claims are not settled satisfactorily by then. say the182 words
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Article114 1953-12-20 1 LONDON. Sat. WHILE FOG shrouded London in semi-darkness yesterday an Italian inventor stood o n a West End roof-top and demonstrate^ an apparatus to rid the pity of "smog the soni laden fog lhat killed 4.000 people last December. The jnventor Antonia Victor Crespi,Reuter - 114 words
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Article92 1953-12-20 1 Woman wins the $5,000 I M ADAM Ho Wai Fong, of 56, Rip- ley Crescent. Singa- pore, wins the prize |of $5,000 in the I Straits Times Word j Puzzle "B". Her answers to the I clues in the puzzles I were judged to be the j most apt. See92 words
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Article61 1953-12-20 1 KUALA LL'MPUR. Sat. A ROYAL AIR FORCE plane this morning: dropped a live cat to the men at Fort Lecap in Perak. It was sent down in a specially padded box along with the rations. The men at the fort had asked for a cat tn61 words
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Article87 1953-12-20 1 WINDSOR. Sat. THE QUEEN MOTHER princess Margaret and more than 500 guests attended the Christmas Party of the Royal Household staff at Windsor Castle yesterday The chamber where the party was held was decorated with holly, mistletoe and evergreen from Windsor Forest Both the Queen MotherReuter - 87 words
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Article84 1953-12-20 1 NAIROBI. Sat. AMAU MAU "brigadier" one of the most desperate and brutal gang leaders operating in the Embu district on the southern slopes of Mount Kenya has been killed by troops of the Fifth Battalion King's African Rifles. General Sir George Erskines headquarters announced yesterday. TheReuter - 84 words
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Article, Illustration69 1953-12-20 1 A 40-foot Ncpah tree on the side of Orchard Road near the junction of Scotts Road. Singapore, fell across tfic road yesterday evening, critically injuring a cyclist. The cyclist. Tan Yew Liow was pcdjlling towards town, when I the tree fell. It struck him on j the69 words
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159 1953-12-20 1 Sydney train crash: 3 killed. 139 hurl SYDNEY. Sat rO Sydney trains jammed with Christmas shoppers and their children crashed at the peak of the rush hour today, killing three people and I injuring 130 Twenty-nine of the injured arc in a grave condition. The other 110 wrrr treated at159 words
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Advertisement141 1953-12-20 1 COtO STORAGE Rm W£ I■■ W, CREAMERIES I f^l Fi T^xST r IDEAL Crfft£ {•jgJi*C CHRISTMAS. I I i HOHNER MiGNON fJl|Jll|Jl|) J Baby Pi.mo Accordion. PJJLjJI II 2 only 1\ lbs. in weight and B>n V x Am. x 8m in size. Complete j3 PRICE $60.00 EACH (Packing Cf141 words
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Advertisement49 1953-12-20 1 l^L HOIIVWOOD I\L w I |Vs I N lot t> i.t com,, tp 4 W r.cf Color Hormwiy J VM Mok.-Up fm.mbl.l- Just specify wh.ihrr far o h* ItONDf MONirri MOWNtTTI »EOHt*D > "V^ I I J^ *A^ Some of the Glamorous H X S>^AVAILABLE AT ALL FIRST CLASS DEALERS49 words
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Article, Illustration1586 1953-12-20 2 Two subjects* still shrouded in mystery* that are not for the dabbler Spiritualism can be comforting yet aggravating, convincing yet disappointing. It can also present a real danger to the dabbler An investigation by an English parson. Dr. Leslie Weatherhead RECENTLY I went with a scientific investigator to1,586 words
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Article259 1953-12-20 2 THE only British parson holding a film technician's union card travelled to London last week for the West I. nd premiere of his latest picture Yet 15 years ago the Rev. Brian Hession then vicar of Holy Trinity Aylesbury. had to mortgage his house to259 words
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Article, Illustration822 1953-12-20 2 The strange world of the subconscious PEOPLE never like to accept things as they are. They have tried in all ages to peep behind the "curtain" to see what fate might have in store. A scientific word for this is clairvoyance Bereaved relations have822 words
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Advertisement209 1953-12-20 2 Give a carton of Chesterfield fc iLA ITf* LJ CIS bk Cigarettes in the Special 111 I 1 |g ELL NFW A &< c X'tnas packings. HOMES brings you real air gs fg j ''r-fh ,r^™^^L jj "^^ffl^tjfJL COST! I I mptf^ JS^rr% ffi||^k MITCHELL. l^SrflSw^Bßßß^^ f > WWW AL209 words
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Article169 1953-12-20 3 Showdown on Slam border ALOR STAR. Sat. STRONG police and military reinforcements have been rushed to the Siamese border for an expected showdown with a big band of terrorists reported to have infiltrated into Malaya. The gang, about 40 strong. Is believed to be retreating after a clash with a169 words
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Article49 1953-12-20 3 MORE than 250 employees 1 children attended a Christmas tea party given by Metal Box Company Limited, Singapore, at its workshop in Woodlands yesterday afternoon. They all received presents from Santa claus who was assisted by Mrs D. H. Lavender, wife of the works manager.49 words
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Article29 1953-12-20 3 A motorist. Ng Chai Hock was fined $75 by Mr. Howe Yoon Chong in the Singapore Second Traffic Police Court yesterday for driving his cai negligently.29 words
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248 1953-12-20 3 35 people attend week-end varsity course THIRTY FIVE Singapore people from all walks lof life yesterday became university students but only for two days. They are attending the v eek- j end residential course organise" i by the Study Group Movement, 1 in co-operation with the Jni- I I versity248 words
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Article213 1953-12-20 3 j SINGAPORE taxi owners will i find themselves out of j business if their cars are not fitted with meters by January This was stated by the Registrar of Vehicles Department yesterday when it was stressed that all further requests to have the January 1213 words
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Article18 1953-12-20 3 The price of tin in Singapore vmterday wan declared at 1317.6?', a pimi. up a. cents.18 words
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Article145 1953-12-20 3 Leper Christmas fund now $10,000 DONATIONS to the Singapore Leprosy Relief Associations Christmas Fund passed the $10,000 mark last week thanks to generous •sponse from readers. In a letter to the Sunday Times the association's Christmas party sub-committee pass 4 es on the thanks of the child" ren and adults145 words
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669 1953-12-20 3 BY THE COMPETITION KDITOR IN the Puzzle "B" Contest, many competitors were divided over the fourth word for "Bl" whether some people seem to enjoy living in "Hotels" or "Hovels." There is an implication in this clue that people are misguided if they enjoy669 words
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Article187 1953-12-20 3 Singapore rubber market eased again slightly yesterday with January first grade closing at 56T B cents a pound, onequarter cent below Friday's close. The market had opened slightly below the previous day's close but steadied after liquidations. There was some trade support and business was done in187 words
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Article30 1953-12-20 3 For riding a motor cycle without a driving licence. A.P.M. Bots was fined $75 by Mr. Howe Yoon Chong: In the Singapore Second Traffic police Court yesterday.30 words
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Article22 1953-12-20 3 A thief broke Into the Grand Hotel in Singapore yesterday and stoJe $650 from a European woman's room.22 words
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Advertisement388 1953-12-20 3 PRESENT A P^TIME 4g TELL' WATCHES P^jf J ARCADIA 1 lflfs* 9ct C nld Wrwrwarchet rim, 15 Jewel 20 Microns '20 M.cron^ Rolled Cold .|.|nlm Rolled gold, gilt figures Centre red sweep hsnd J wlt h sn ake rolled gold Fr0«^557.50 SI rl Cflsc ban d. As above, but in388 words
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Advertisement242 1953-12-20 3 kjp, \)Mr No carbonjtion gets in the way of the real-fruit flavour 1 I of Bire-ley's fruit drinks! H X-fegT ORANGE PINEADE CRAPE M t^\ Obtainable everywhere. f A X^^b.^ ti V^ V J *?V i 5, kirn keat road Tec: ***** ALEXANDER VO\ SWAHVB AMI LISA IZOHEL VICTORIA THEATRE242 words
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Miscellaneous271 1953-12-20 3 CORRECT SOLUTION TO THE WORD PUZZLE This is the solution, submitted by Madam Ho Wai Fong of Singapore, which won the $5,000 prize in the Straits Times Word Puzzle 'B Contest. Her answers were considered by the judges to be the most apt. ~H^^"vH p l E i^jr l p271 words
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Article, Illustration1089 1953-12-20 4 | Salma - Salma' -By ...THE HALF-FORGOTTEN BUILDINGS REMEMBERED ONLY BY THE FAITHFUL FEW; HERE L/£S 77/£ 5OL r L AS cities go, Singapore is comparatively young and with its youthfulness is intent on doing everything with as much energy as it can. It has a great deal of1,089 words
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Article456 1953-12-20 4 A good plum pudding deserves a good sauce. Here arp some suggestons. SENIOR WRANGLER SAUCE. (BRANDY BUTTER). Divide a quarter of pound of butter into small pieces and work in two ounces of castor sugar. Blanche and skin four bitter and six sweet almonds456 words
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Article641 1953-12-20 4 LITTLE WASP AND BIG SPIDER... By a lIEjl F AST week-end there "were a number of unexpected visitors to the Dusun. On the Saturday a planter called in and had tea, during which he and his host discussed all sorts of matters except planting. Next day our Singapore friends arrived;641 words
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Article, Illustration17 1953-12-20 4 This week's nature ttudy comet from Lim Ming Loon of 6 Printcp Street, Singapore 7.17 words
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Advertisement62 1953-12-20 4 ROL E X for him, for her, for now, for all time ■■•'•^X'X*X*X*Xv^/!'^*^^"'**«'*'-"'*« He sx"X'X*X*X*X*XvX'*!*!"X"Xvi"tvC vX*x*^' ■■■■"•"■"■■'"■"•"^■^^^H HB^s^***-'-*^ HBwyi'X'X'X'X"- X'XvXvXsvKx Ss ,A. J^~^ j^^"^^^^tt^^^^^^ Df Oc6CtCQ o y t »l£ _^Tm/ JS& \wK x fifi^^BBi?X*»*X*X*'* > > t* v^^^^BcsSK BfflhZam jJ^^^^yffft HI Si 5S S i 1 o SIO"? "^Bhb^L^d62 words
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Article, Illustration243 1953-12-20 5 Man he trusted flies away with jewellery worth $28. 000 SEVENTY SIX YEAR OLD goldsmith Mr. Ng Chew Teng, of Clyde Terrace, Singapore, who three months ago received a bullet and a demand note for $100,000. was a sad man yesterday. The bullet and the threat from the Bloody Hand243 words
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Article106 1953-12-20 5 GUN LOST: OWNER IS FINED $50 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. pHARLES B. N. Rolfe, of vy Ampar Tenang Estate, Kujanß. was fined $50 and ordered to pay $100 costs in the Sessions Court here today for having his pistol .stolen. He pleaded guilty. Mr. B G. Smyth, prosecutin.:. said that about106 words
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Article39 1953-12-20 5 PENANG. Sat. Mr. K. J. Henderson. Penang's Deputy Secretary for Chinese Affairs, goes on six months' leave on Jan. 1. His successor has not yet been named. Mr. Henderson has been in Prnang since July 1952.39 words
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Article28 1953-12-20 5 Kota Bahru, Sat. To raise funds for the Anti-Tuberculo-sis Fund "The Son of Monte Cristo" was shown at the Lido last night at 7.30 p.m.28 words
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Article128 1953-12-20 5 rpHE Selangor Film Society is to give two special showings of the French film "Le Roi" at the Lido Cinema. Kuala Lumpur, tomorrow at 6.3q p.m and 9.15 p.m. "Le Roi S'Amuse" returns after an interval of 13 years in a new version of the gay128 words
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Article70 1953-12-20 5 OINGAPORE police arrested a man last month in connection with the kidnapping of millionaire shipowner, Mr. Thio Soen Tioe. it was revealed yesterday. Mr. Thio was kidnapped last August and was freed after a ransom of $100,000 was paid. The man arrested was believed to70 words
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Article217 1953-12-20 5 A CHEER, as big as any ever received by a visiting celebrity, greeted Santa Claus when he landed at R.A.F. Tengah yesterday afternoon. As befitting the surroundings and the 50th anniversary of flight, Santa made the quick flip down from the North Pole in a Harvard217 words
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Article91 1953-12-20 5 One reason why Wee Joo Siong, a clerk, embezzled his employer's $2,000 was. he said, because "the boss was a stingy man" who never raised his salary. Another was that he could not make ends meet on his wages of $150 a month. Wee pleaded guilty,91 words
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Article77 1953-12-20 5 JOHORE BAHRU. Sat. Johore Bahru's rainfall was I 8.32 inches in November. There was no rain on 15 days during the month. The highest rainfall for a day was on Nov. 5 when 2.4 inches fell. The average mean temperature for the month was77 words
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Article146 1953-12-20 5 A few hours later, he was dead MALACCA. Sat. A FISHERMAN, Tan Kia Leo. 39, caught a globe fish tikan buntal). He cooked it. A few hours after eating it he died in hospital. At the coroner's inquiry into his death today a fish dealer said146 words
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Article320 1953-12-20 5 A LAUNCH load of actors, actresses, stage hands, producer and props arrived at pulau Bukom on Thursday evening fo r the premiere of a ne w Singapore stage show. "The Vie Optimists." The audience, in a Shell Company clubhouse, were •warned" at the beginning of320 words
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Advertisement672 1953-12-20 5 At 12.30 in LONDON it's 6 o'clock in BOMBAY lO jJtom^ ■3 I 1 .^^^^^v 7 I \S 4 m 7 WESTCLOX Tide' WESTCLOX "Baby Ben An alarm that's as much at home in the Adjustcble alarm, whisper-quiet tick, lounge as on your bedside table. Finished dust-proof case and charming672 words
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Advertisement161 1953-12-20 5 mnuLpkj few yKi OIMANTuuJ r^/^y*^^j^^ Perfume of Magnetisr*, Every woman who loves perfume loves L'Aimant. It is magnetic, charming, gay and utterly enchanting. It has caused more hearts to beat quickly than any perfume in the world. a PFAFF. the worlds best [jjjr Ul the benefit of our low r,161 words
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Article, Illustration750 1953-12-20 6 E9 aSL mm I H km I rr fl V n r\m sVf I 1 I a *1 m Till 111-: is always something about the first carols we hear sack yrar! Thr carollcrs who bring in Christmas, however early in December,750 words
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Article, Illustration536 1953-12-20 6 Party guide to parents BY A GIRL AGED TEN USUALLY it's the children who get the least say in how to run a children's Christmas party. Well, here tor parents are the ideas of a 10-year-old. Silence, please, for Victoria as she gives her views on the points that make536 words
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Advertisement567 1953-12-20 6 o J\(kh peaches nyrijlJpickyDuiself! mfSsk Picture yourself in a peach f V% orchard and imagine the H^A? peaihes you'd pick! *kl t They'd be cood to look at >sk^^K^ ,'W and wonderful to eat. V isn These are the luscious f f HL^^^&^jH' peaches you get when you V J567 words
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Advertisement321 1953-12-20 6 lam I 1 1 ■I V f'i KOLYNOS the "Active M Chlorophyll Toothpaste The clean lively taste of green Kolynos gives your mouth a wonderful refreshed feeling. Its clean flavour reaches into every crevice freshening every corner. And that glorious lasting freshness is your proof of the all-round mouth care321 words
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Article, Illustration938 1953-12-20 7 Here's a present that packs a PUNCH! JOVV .11 1 A I) AY does some late Christmas shopping UAYIMi dealt with the problem o "what to Rive HER'— whether successfully or not remains to be seen inevitably there follow.* "what to give HIM". Surprisingly, there arc quite a lot of938 words
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Article509 1953-12-20 7 RUTH LANGDON - RUTH LANGDON By BEAUTIFUL girls are fast becoming one of Italy's most valuable commodities. Lush, olive-skinned beauties literally clutter up Rome's fashionable Via Venette, where portly businessmen sit at the open -air cafes, sipping "capucine's" (coffee with beaten cream) and struggle to keep theii eyes from bulging509 words
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Article277 1953-12-20 7 How to look after a sick child THE flu season is here. And the chesty season. And the stomach-ache season. My doctor tells me she is rushed off her feet visiting children in bed. We all know by now how to feed and nurse them. But we soon run out277 words
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Advertisement333 1953-12-20 7 Build up their future health Rta NOWI V^GIVE THEM MARMITE EVERY DAY It** th« vitamins In Marmite that help children to jrow up itrong and sturdy. Health-building Marmite b a valuable food for everyone a food needed by all every day to maintain fitness and strengthen the body'i resistance to333 words
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Advertisement573 1953-12-20 7 r V Your Skin Deserves Kleenex The ideal tissue— soft yet strong— for dozens of daily uses. Thr mnart woman prefer* Kleenex... to remove rream» and lipstick ...anil to freshen her make-up. Re mire to u»e Kleenex when you have a cold. It* soothing and penile to your tender none...573 words
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Article, Illustration744 1953-12-20 8 S. Ramachandra - S. Ramachandra By \/ISITS to Singapore by a tribe of Nepal hillmen, resembling the Gurkhas, who sell "rudra" (holy Hindu beads) and multicoloured stringed beads, musk and unset stones for their livelihood, are rare. When they do visit, us, as recently, a large crowd usually744 words
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Article, Illustration26 1953-12-20 8 This picture of a Botanic Cardent inhabitant was taken by 12-year-old Virginia Robinson of 1 Cfiafjworrti Road, Singapore. It was taken with a Box browine.26 words
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Article460 1953-12-20 8 By Capt. D. H. DE T. READE rpHERE is a need for women to join the Army and for others who, as civilians, assist the Army. In Malaya, subject to military law, are members of the Women's Royal Army Corps, the Queen Alexander's Royal460 words
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Article926 1953-12-20 8 Twenty fifth 'THE it isn't really- Christmas-at-all fanatics are at it again. Two communications on the subject, one from Penang, reached me last week. One said that Christ was really born in March, the other claimed July. There is not much doubt, mind you, that December 25926 words
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Advertisement134 1953-12-20 8 v\ wWI —v\ ■I 1 1 v*« i i vf i i viilll >^- > rO Here's the ideal X'mas present the pen with the magic filling tube that reaches out and \vH\l os up t^ ie n k' t^ ien retracts back into the barrel when filling is completed.134 words
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Miscellaneous217 1953-12-20 8 Today's Radio SINGAPORE 7.15 Morning Star: 7.30 News; 7.35 Melody Mixture; 8 Come Into the Parlour; 8.30 Breakfast Hour; 9.30 Tak? It From Here; 10 Musical Round-lip; 10.15 Science Survey; 10.30 Mid-Morning Medley: 11 Radio Malaya Orchestra; 11.30 Bethesda Church Service: 1.03 Gerry Sollano 1.30 News; 1.45 Radio Malaya Trio;217 words
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Article, Illustration293 1953-12-20 9 Singapore is 'graveyard of the dance -angry stars SINGAPORE'S indifference to the art of the dance is baffling two teams of dancers who have "packed 'em in" all over the rest of the world. But in Singapore they have played to rows of empty veats Disappointed dancer No. 1 is293 words
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Article234 1953-12-20 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Saturday A RESOLUTION demanding basic minimum wages for estate workers was adopted by an annual delegates' conference of the Malayan Plantation Worker's Union here tcday The resolution urged that wages should be based on human needs and not on the fluctuating price of234 words
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Article133 1953-12-20 9 'Too scared to stop 5 says driver PARIT BI'NTAR, Sat. DID stop arter the accii dent but a crowd gathered and 1 was afraid I would be assaulted. 1 drove away to the I' nit Buntar Police Station where I made a report, said Othman bin Awang. a van driver,133 words
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Article120 1953-12-20 9 XMAS GIFTS FROM 25 THEIR BLOOD The Singapore Blood Transfusion Centre announced yesterday that the special session for donors arranged for to- 1 day has been cancelled because I Dr. (Mrs. i M. M. H. GibsonHill, the medical officer in charge, is ill. Donors will be welcome at the centre120 words
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Article111 1953-12-20 9 SANTA Claus made a surprise appearance when he arrived at a children's Christmas party in Singapore yesterday in a fire engine loaded with toy s and other gifts The party was arranged by the Singapore Civil Defence Association, and was held in the Civil Defence clubhouse at111 words
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Article45 1953-12-20 9 A film premiere in aid' of the Singapore Children's Society is to be held in the Pavilion Theatre at 9.30 pm. on Jan. 18. The film will be the Alistalr Sim comedy "Innocents in Paris". Tickets are on sale at Robinsons.45 words
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Article41 1953-12-20 9 There were 782 babies born in Singapore during the week ending Dec. 12 and 171 death the weekly health report said yesterday Twenty-two people died of enteritis, while other deaths were pneumonia 21. and tuberculosis 1541 words
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Article, Illustration52 1953-12-20 9 MR. MALCOLM MACDONALI). (tentrr) tin- Commissioner General for South East Asia. and Monsieur Maurice de Jean, (right) the French Ambassador and Commissioner General in Indo-China. are seen walking along Tengah Airfield. On the left is the officer-in-charge of the R.A.F. Tengah Group Captain C. de (respigny. Sunday52 words
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Article83 1953-12-20 9 BUYONG Road, off Orchard Road, Singapore, will be closed to through traffic from Dec. 28 until further notice for the reconstruction of Buyonp Road Bridge. Mr. B. E. Thompson, Deputy City Engineer, told the Sunday Times yesterday that the Stamford Canal at that section was83 words
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211 1953-12-20 9 'Big 2' discuss problems of S.E Asia M MAURICE DE JEAN. •French Ambassador and Commissioner General in Indo-China, who arrived in Singapore yesterday, will spend two days with the Commission-er-General for South-East Asia. Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. They will discuss the problems of the area. 'When he arrived at RAF.211 words
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Article186 1953-12-20 9 SHE DIED OF RARE SHOCK' was a phenomenon THE Singapore Coroners Court yesterday heard the story of what a doctor described as a medical phenomenon. Five minutes after a woman. Tan Choo Moi, 48, had been given an injection for a rmall cut on a toe, she became unconscious. She186 words
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Article42 1953-12-20 9 A pork seller, Saw Chen Hoe, was acquitted in the Singapore First Criminal District Court yesterday on a charse of ransinc Rrievous hurt to a wireman. Fam Seek Song, outside Fam's house in Lorong 3. Geylang on Aug. 15.42 words
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Article31 1953-12-20 9 The Singapore Chinese Y.M.C.A.s Flag Day on Dec. ft raised $16,982 for the building fund, the chairman of the Flag Day committee Mr. G. H. Kiat said yesterday.31 words
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Advertisement97 1953-12-20 9 TigerA Testimonials MISS L. TOE recently confided: "I'm making pillow cases for all my boy friends so they can fit in the TIGER Christmas cartons I'm giving them!'' 1. T.C.T. 52 B. I. ROUND TRIPS TO JAPAN 28 to 32 days with t approxfmately 10 days in Japanese Ports s.s.97 words
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Advertisement423 1953-12-20 9 £4,315 FOR YOU AT AGE 55 Men or women, under 45 by setting aside regular monthly, half-yearly or yearly amounts under the SUN LIFE OF CANADA plan can. for example, receive at age 55 a lump sum £4.315 for men or £4.852 for women or a private income for life423 words
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Article, Illustration59 1953-12-20 10 1. A "scoop" necked cotton boucle top with coral "necklace" edge and goldtrimmed sleeves, worn with a black "cinch" belt. 2. Necklace, ear-rings and bracelet in gilt and white enamel. 3. A straw woven shoulder-cape with pearl embroidery. 4. Nightie and duster team59 words
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Article512 1953-12-20 10 DE LONA - DE LONA By >s TF there's a modern miss A jn Malaya who doesn't <S look forward to getting >> Rifts for Christmas, we've < yet to meet her— and Lily Lim is no exception. Lily )> is 22 and works in the ss dress512 words
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Article244 1953-12-20 10 HERE comes the party season! Dance bands are busy and restaurants fill up Dressing-up time starts with December. Probably you have already bought, made, or ordered a new evening dress. That never presents a difficult problem. Pretty dresses abound at every price, materials are the loveliest and244 words
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Article, Illustration982 1953-12-20 10 I AM in love with a girl of my own age but she already has a boy friend who is at present studying in England. Whenever I am with her she gives me good advice and tells me to study hard and not waste too much time982 words
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Advertisement321 1953-12-20 10 I HllllM MI, IIMM 11, j Why I more women prefer <' /^w^ £X pf I rW;iti«^ Kottx rnsurrs ahxnrhrnry ihat Horsn'l fail lni«twr>rthy >/ prom tion AnH Kotp\ y/ V^j hat flat, nrrwr-d nv\\ .^^afJ^Bft^H HbS%sb> I which prevent rrvrahnp outlines. |J^is>aaw "*^^^v^sß Wk\ Kottx v marlr in .^Bsssl321 words
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Advertisement250 1953-12-20 10 The most comfortable shirt qh_ JLii^rtJi .ys. Meridian Tee Shirts for men and their sons are made in a range of cheerful colours from the perfect fabric for sensitive skins. They arc delightfully cool, easily washed and always come up fresh and smart. Such good value for money too, that250 words
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Article, Illustration64 1953-12-20 11 Mr. Dennis Lee, a Singapore lawyer, .>nd Miss Rosa Shunt, youngest daughter of rubber and industrial millionaire, Shum Yip Leong, were married yesterday. Picture, taken at the Adelphi Hotel, where the reception was held, shows (left to right): The best man. Dr. L. H. Tan, the bride64 words
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209 1953-12-20 11 CINCAPORE S unemployment problem will be easier next year when the Government, City Council and private enterprise start large-scale development projects which will require thousands of workers. In addition to building schemes, at least three factories are expected to start209 words
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Article57 1953-12-20 11 CLOTHES NOT DECLARED $60 JOHORE BAHRU, Sat Yong Yoon Seng, a woman, was found on the mall train fiom Singapore at Johore i Bahru with clothes which she 1 had not declared to the Customs. She refused an offer to compound the offence and today in the police court she57 words
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Article, Illustration60 1953-12-20 11 Mr. Chua Chay Fatt, who retired last week in Singapore after 40 years service with Bukit Sembawang Estate, was presented with an illuminated address from the Directors of Bukit Scmbawang Rubber Co., Ltd..' a lease on his home and a cheque. Picture shows Mr H. B.60 words
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Article124 1953-12-20 11 HAWKERS in Singapore's Bugis Street have contributed $305 to the Nanyang University Fund. A spokesman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce (secretaries of the fund* tola the Sunday Times yesterday: "This is clear proof that all sections of the public realise that the Nanyang University will124 words
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Article67 1953-12-20 11 In the Singapore Eighth Police Court yesterday Mohamad Nor bin Hassan and Abdul Wahab bin Jono were charged with the murder of Tan Sam Heng, a fruit hawker. It was alleged they were in the company of three Chinrso whe n the offence was committed at67 words
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Article46 1953-12-20 11 A Singapore Traction company bus driver, Ahmad bin Mohamed Somi, was fined $40 in the Second Traffic police Court yesterday fo r falling to conform to a traffic light signal at the junction of Mountbatten Road and Geylang Road on Ocober 6 last.46 words
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309 1953-12-20 11 Call to help people from gaol in Johore JOHORE BAHRU, Sat. THE importance of d hostel, or accommodation of a similar nature, for discharged persons from prison or other places of detention is stressed in a report made by the Johore Bahru Discharged Prisoners Aid Committee. It has been found,309 words
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Article, Illustration28 1953-12-20 11 Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Bruce Billingron. after their marriage at St. Andrew's Cathedral Singapore, ycitcrday afternoon. The bride was formerly Miss Joy Man*on. Sunday Times picture.28 words
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Advertisement307 1953-12-20 11 K 1 /TSMILE\4\ \Y7 HITE> healthy teetb J\ /c$ J/ improve your appearI\^ ancc Brush up your smile -^v >- with Wisdom the toothbrush •\»4 Vv /nf w l^ n yl° n tv^ ts designed to reach /TyfC between the teeth, where most decay bc B' ns c shape of307 words
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Advertisement209 1953-12-20 11 v v f fc x *£> -fir 2^j» t y&hi. "»*S <r Solve your present problem with Rowntree's. V»^" k° x ac < M-i£' c or Dairy Box *J&f^P* plenses everyone. Have two or thrv in stock Vr- 'nTf >B>^ifffkif^ as emergency gifts for Christ inns morning £t) 4 when209 words
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Article72 1953-12-20 12 70 Horat HO (wiiniuiiimi I-rFriAL Annnunrrmrni Booking Offlce Victoria Theatre open three clock today for mntlnee Lisa C/ohe! .inrt Alexander von Swatne Dance Rental K FISH announces the openina of his .stamp Shop on the Flrnt Floor, Gian Stasrhis. on Monday. 21st DrrrmbPr. Everything for th» t,i-imp collector. WHERE72 words
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Article419 1953-12-20 12 lEACE on earth and goodwill to men. Down the tormented centuries human beings have sought these blessings for themselves and for their children. And at every Christmas -time they have sung about them. They have sung in times of despair, under the heel of tyrannical conquerors and419 words
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Article43 1953-12-20 12 rE thoughts of most Mala yans will turn during the holidays to the 5.000 Asians and Europeans who work and live in the dange r arpa of Central Johore. And this is nur Christmas wish: Freedom from anxiety and peril in 1954.43 words
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Article, Illustration1582 1953-12-20 12 TONY BEAMISH - TONY BEAMISH BY SOUNDS (Ag. Deputy Director. !lept. ot Broadcasting, Federation) THE main cultures of the world flourish side by side in Malaya today only stone's throw from the aborigines and the jungle. Variety abounds in colour, belief, custom and sound, but most1,582 words
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Article213 1953-12-20 12 rpHE good and law-abiding X tenants of S.I.T. Flats in Ganges Avenue appreciate very much Mr. T. R. Fernandez's gesture in putting forward in the Sunday Times the fact that some unscrupulous tenants allow their illegal tenants to use their premises for Immoral purposes. I'm a comparatively new213 words
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Article83 1953-12-20 12 CONDUCTORS and clerks on v> rubbers estates should be provided with proper houses and furrlture. The managers should decide this without prompting. A conductor is sometimes given a small house tn lfcre in no matter whether he has a large or small family. On most estates conductors are given83 words
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Article68 1953-12-20 12 I SAW a distressing sight in the Botanic Gardens the other afternoon. A large and unfriendly looking Alsatian dog was rushing about, frightening children and the monkeys they were feeding. The dog's owner, a European, seemed amused at it all and was actually smiling as he walked by68 words
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Article36 1953-12-20 12 ANY one who would like to correspond or exchange stamps please write to me. All letters %ill be answered: Frank Scatoni, *****8 97th Are Gomaicu, Lome Islam City, N 7, New York, I >A36 words
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Article, Illustration617 1953-12-20 12 By thy man trho knows thvnt bvst IN 1948 a Straits Times loading article beean: "One of the things that strikes newcomers to Malaya is the lack of books about the flora of the country. If they want to learn something: about the trees, the wild617 words
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Article336 1953-12-20 12 The loneliest man in the world IGOR GOUZENKO, the man who revealed Russia's plot to steal the atom secrets of Britain and America, exists no more. The ex-cypher clerk has vanished into the loneliness of Canada's back farmlands with his wife and children to build a new life «i«h a336 words
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Advertisement680 1953-12-20 12 CLASSIFIED ADS.! SITUATIONS VACANT 2n Ward* IS (arm Hi,x ill r(«. extra. WANTED Typist with Oener*l Office w«rk. preferred one with knowledge of correspondence, state salary required, details to Box Afir9. Bun.T. STENOGRAPHER Secretary American or British capable with fleures and willing assume responsibility state .ik«. qualifications end salary desired680 words
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Miscellaneous17 1953-12-20 12 ["NOW what was i supposed /f\r\ TO BRING THIS CHAP "^>4^^f r 5555^ 7"OH YES, tyartfalOt COURSE.'17 words
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Article91 1953-12-20 13 MIPOH. Sat. IBS CHAN TUCK WAH, a stenographer, partnering Mr. J. L. Lim, a clerk in a local commercial firm, last night won the 1953 Perak amateur open ballroom dance championships which were held with the Perak Dance Association's Xmas Ball at the Celestial Dance Hall. Miss91 words
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Article33 1953-12-20 13 MUAR, Sat— Muar Town Council has turned down an application by Mr. Low Kirn Cheng to erect a private market at the junction of Jalan Yahya Jalan All Jalan Arab33 words
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216 1953-12-20 13 These girls won't answer the phone COR RYE LOVELY SHOWGIRLS in Singapore, the telephone never rings. It is permanently off the hook. And even when a connection is sometimes made, the girls pretend not to hear "It's probably for you, Elsie," says Virginia. "Can't be. Must be Catherine's." says Elsie.216 words
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Article, Illustration58 1953-12-20 13 Maria can't answer the phone, she's making: the bed. Catherine is busy reading. Virxi nia is working on a blouse. So the telephone rings and rings until one of the girls hangs it up. Maria, Catherine and Virginia are three of theUP - 58 words
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Article742 1953-12-20 13 "Thou shalt call His name people from their CHI'RCH OF ENGLAND ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL: 7 <k 8 a.m. Holy Communion: 9.30 Sunday School. 10.30 Mattins, 11.4 a Holy Communion: 6 Evensong ST. PAULS CHURCH: (Upper Serangooni 8 Holy Communloo: 530 Evensong. ST. ANDREWS SCHOOL CHAPEL: (Woodsvillo, 8 Holy742 words
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Article204 1953-12-20 13 TAWS PLEA DID NOT SAVE THEM r A CITY COUNCIL sub-committee refused to allow 62 hawkers who set up unlicensed stalls in Trengganu Street to continue their business there, after they had asked Dato Sir Cheng-lock Tan to plead on their behalf, a court wit told yesterday. Singapore court was204 words
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Article26 1953-12-20 13 Three men waylaid an insurance salesman in Whampoe Road near the Junction of Kirn Keat Road. Singapore yesterday morning and robbed him of $20.26 words
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Article63 1953-12-20 13 40 learn commerce pORTY RIDA commercial trainees, who have Just finished a year's study a* the Goon Institution. Kuala Lumpur, will celebrate the end of their course with a dinner on Monday. The trainees all of them Malays form the first batch to complete a course aimei at giving them63 words
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Article64 1953-12-20 13 SEREMBAN, Sat Three teachers will be promoted to superscale from Jan. 1 next year. They are Mr. Yong Yew Kirn. principal of the AngloChinese School. Mr. Walter de Pilva and Mr. A. J Darian, of St Pauls' Institution, Seremban. Miss G C. Edmonds, of the Convent, and64 words
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Article29 1953-12-20 13 MUAR. Sat.— There were 246 births and 57 deaths In the Muar Town councU are.i in November, according to the Health and the Medical Officers' report29 words
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Article34 1953-12-20 13 Xl ANT AN Sat. MR. LOU LIM SIEW, a Pekan English school teacher, was fined $100 or two weeks' gaol in the Sessions Court here for inflicting corporal punishment on a student.34 words
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Article, Illustration77 1953-12-20 13 JOHORE BAHRU, Sat. OTHMAN BIN Rejab, a clerk employed in the Registration Office. Johore Bahru, was sentenced by Mr. N. L. Cohen in the Sessions Court to 21 months' imprisonment for forgery. He was convicted of forging the signature of Haji Mohamed Amin bin Haji Abdul77 words
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Advertisement216 1953-12-20 13 Give me some... Q. Whenever you feel weary and depressed, take Yeast-Vite and you will feel better at met! C^'^^^^^M Yeast-Vite's powerful action gives you fresh vigour and vitality. And it soothes away head- wjH^P *^J •che, neuftlpia, nerve or rheumatic pains. Ask ./^^^ilv^ fit for Yeast-Vite today. [^dS^&^il^i p^YEASrVITEMp216 words
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Advertisement170 1953-12-20 13 TIT Round TRIPS To HONG KONG DAYS INCLUDING 3 DAYS IN HONG KONG S.S. CORFU sailing Bth January FIRST CLASS £78 TOURIST CLASS £44 Children according to age ISLAY KERR Co Ltd 11 A, Collver Quay, SINGAPORE Tel: 233 11 I last minute h^ fe kiddies £l v v I170 words
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Article532 1953-12-20 14 Movies for the amateur F isn't very long before the average Bmm movie maker turns his thoughts to indoor filming. It's only natural that after taking the first few successful shots outdoors, he should want to try out hus camera on something or someone in the532 words
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Article, Illustration93 1953-12-20 14 "|"HE Sunday Times is offering cash prizes for readers 1 pictures published in this page. Fi-st prise is $30, with $15 for the second best and $5 for the runners up. This week's •tfcst prize goes to Wong Fang Onn of 644 Havelock Road, Singapore, for his93 words
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Advertisement109 1953-12-20 14 THE PERFECT^ f CHHMSTMAS Ljfl^Jmr^K^^^^^ 220/230 Volts COMPLETE «Jl Utuil price $625. Spcci'l Km.ii offer $595. only. Ask your dealer for a Jor demonstration g. Sole .Agents: lACINIYEI'I 9 Jk g if ll^^^^^^^^_ r. -m aS 1 i ts c' '_m —^)o 1 ml x t*#! WA F& **J% W.109 words
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Advertisement47 1953-12-20 14 G ordon s Ww UflW IOHiC I Ip^X w*&, stimulating drink try Gordon's Gin v^ith good t^l l^ /^AOnHNS tail »l H\ Tonic Water, lr<- and a slice of IrmonJ I Wm^^^^ jdeal drlnlc Jv Singapore Kuala I.umpur Ipoh Penang «GSi i Kuchlng and other Borneo branrhp*47 words
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Article, Illustration600 1953-12-20 15 l«>li\ 111 lI\UI I - l«>li\ 111 lI \U I I Reviewed by WHAT happens to the stan when they grow old? Some buy .Kith chairs nnd are wheeled away into obscurity Some 1 end up in homes for aged actors. A few are content to accept small bit parts600 words
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Article476 1953-12-20 15 (CHRISTMAS attraction at the Pavilion. Singapore, is to be "Below The Sahara", a Technicolor documentary about wild life in Africa. There's a festive flavour about it. too, for we see Christmas celebrated in the bush with ostrich taking the place of the traditional turkey one leg476 words
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Article221 1953-12-20 15 A new lovable Lockwood lET me introduce you to a new British star named Margaret Lorkwood no connection whatever with the Lockwood who appeared in "Quiet. Wedding." "The Wicked Lady" and "ThMan In Grey." The new Margaret Lockwood is a person you can believe in She is warm, lovable and221 words
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Article, Illustration440 1953-12-20 15 LAST week I spent a surprising day visiting the Malayan Film Unit's studios in Kuala Lumpur. It was surprising for three reasons: First, I had no idea that the unit was operating under such difficulties; Second. I hadn't realised the scope and size440 words
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Advertisement290 1953-12-20 15 <*^ CATHAY ORGANISATION !Tt 4§|J r ATTRACTIONS '^jflT ■ann'ii v Vi'TTffTVA TODAY DAILY »-30 ML COLOSSUS OF MOTION IMCTt RES! '^fc —^£—-*c Tf* W& TOWUWN6 MA Cost of Thousond* ci«« I QINO BUM PKIMO (KRM CECiANI CARNERA <.)2zj££~sZsZs &OUß JCMAS ATTRAQTIOn?&&&£££&£' I.oVe OR LAUGHTEK WHICH CAME 1 IKST IN HER290 words
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Advertisement355 1953-12-20 15 20th December 1953. Dear Ur. Urs. Cinem.igoer, just line or tiro to let you kntm that Virginia Mayo, Dale Robertson and Stephen McNalljr will soon be seen In Howard Hughes' Technicolor production of "Derll'a Canyon". The action involves five hundred desperate men in a Jailbreak led by a beautiful outlaw355 words
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Advertisement171 1953-12-20 16 I dreamed I rode a streetcar in my Allo-ette bra It's the line that gives you the most exciting lift... Maidenform's wonderful Allo-ette* bra! Discover its dreamy support and accentuation today. In your favorite fabrics. Genuine Maidenform Brassieres •re made only In the United States of America. There is a171 words
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Advertisement215 1953-12-20 16 TAM ACTION! Bleeding Gum* Warn of PYORRHEA /IViiitiiitJ fIM f i •in niif^B 4 out of 5 v May Become Sufferers of This Dread Infection Don't neglect tender, bleeding pirns the first sign of Pyorrhca, the disease that 4 out of 5 may have. Start immediately to protect our gums215 words
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Miscellaneous657 1953-12-20 16 xh/^X' ffc ccc wA^eewg^p exoreMgwr atnap« when ,^^l r^cJ^R^r*-*^ iV Xjf//, \oN W (I W l2^h£^9 tai?zan kiluep a ou^:< P?ANTHee--p<?e pe<x*= HH < paJ'tej U, L-,— N Lj -T/\\ I WAS R7UNP THAT> MWTBgICX»& MANIAS WA^LgQgg/ S^^^>-~CJ*IF— :s I -<S^f wmL -Q^^^LBLBBMBL^Bb^LBBbWb^bIBbMbBbWb^Bb^b^bWBbWMI *l^k^ li^c the 'peviL-MAv' e£ALuv prge- exig»r,657 words
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Miscellaneous434 1953-12-20 16 t 1U YEAR AHEAD— FOR US ALL II I I portent* in 1954 li.i\r a peculiar significance both for* the world in general and for individual fortune*. For a great number of people this will or vrai of changes, of either nnni.il or material readjustments. Some types are affected a434 words
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Miscellaneous250 1953-12-20 16 THIS WEEK FOR ALL TODAY. Thnuch you may plan thlx a* a day of Irisurr. important dr\Hnpmrr.l* arr due. Derision mij >.!•( to tp madr about an important matlrr hrfnrr late afternoon. FOR LOCK TODAY IYBAI OR I SK: Orange. 1. Diamnnd. TOMORROW.— A rrwardinc di\ it you MM make250 words
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Miscellaneous267 1953-12-20 16 cost voii more than you can affnH. A good day ti r reviving old friendships. FOR MTU TODAY UKAK OR ISE: Bottle green, 8. Dark Sapphire. TTESDAY. Klement ot surptKi prrvailjt throughout the day. linn t worry if your plans are upset, appointments cancelled. Out nf chaos comes opportunity and267 words
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Miscellaneous255 1953-12-20 17 TH>S CISCO XIV. &U** 0 U/Cta u/est fcirotirtte WE^l^^/BBSM ||||i/— l Si', PANCHO/ XI I WHOOPEE 'XhELL LEAD US V WITH HIM ON I GRACIAS, AMIGOS/ THANK YOU/ BUT r HAVE 1 f%» A 9W^k M I \JrWk MA A J\^^^ MMfff'W Bill Pi" B^AVE MEKJ READY IT'S THE AGAINST255 words
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Miscellaneous449 1953-12-20 18 I Bfc %L^r fel L^B mm WK Wm B^""l Hfl I rUSTEKI, MOM; I'M bOINu [I'LL BRING YOU A TROPHY |P YOUR TIME- *K SO LONG, "V PLEASED A L^tt^E P? II Lrf"^B l^^^im JB ♦T0 SHO^/ PUNCH SOME OF B FROM THE 'FORGOTTEN IS UP... DEPOSIT <, MOM... I)449 words
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Article, Illustration891 1953-12-20 19 CANCER HOPE FOR CURE IS STONGER THAN EVER BY A SCIENTIST PIE American Cancer Society held its annual meeting in New York City the other day and discussed the rapid increase of lung cancer as well as the latest methods of getting rid of cancer by surgery and treating tumours891 words
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Article474 1953-12-20 19 THE AMAZING STORY OF CAPT. NOWAK CASIMIR NOWAK, master of the yacht President Roberts lying at Southampton, has told the strange story of his voyage in search of a paradise. The principal character is a handsome, 31--year-old Dutchman named Robert Lombert. Let Captain Nowak a474 words
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Advertisement377 1953-12-20 19 I tie HiW R9YAMT-ITHI PORTABLE IlflHSfl I n Vvaitarrf > >rafu npw improv-ment << C<4fel?sw/ adjujfj fhc speed of rhe carriage /*^sCv/ ro yo<" o w p«rsonal *ypin(j >> r*'\ h bif >> Complete with 'Magic' margin << (exclusive to ROYAL) YOU'LL WANT OnN^"*^ SO POST COUPON RONEO LTD. NAME377 words
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Advertisement300 1953-12-20 19 jfjt A v, St. i VVtfa^Blla^BaPSCidßKV *j' fflKKit' -J^jL^i V J Bla^L^Lwu»>VßVlksJi>Ki«BT > I >■■ BiaK*^Bm 'bY I in ttSKfIP fl bkJtß BbkhL^^HHr V^y£oßlaw BBaV^^l 1 Teat^* f /hHbWA'^''^*' «H Here is the popular "Collarite" Shirt, one of the famous Van £j Hkusen brands with collar attached. It is made300 words
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Article, Illustration921 1953-12-20 20 R.W. Baxter - R.W. Baxter A MAN MN THE FAR EAST AND A MAN MN THE tJNDEttWOHLn By rjONALD MOORE. 30--year-old Singapore publisher's agent, has now written a book himself. It Is called "Far Eastern Agent," and it is sub-titled, with a modesty exceeding rare in921 words
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Article303 1953-12-20 20 DIVORCES in Hollywood style by which Italian Communist leaders havr got rid of their wives in favour of younger women have shocked the rank and file of the party. The jilted wives, who stuck to their husbands through hardships, exile, and jail in the303 words
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Article, Illustration563 1953-12-20 20 32 pages and only one murder RAYMOND CHANDLER must be slipping. In his latest novel, The Long Good-Bye (Hamish Hamilton), there is not a suggestion of murder until page 32. And then it is only a hint. In the old days things wer^ much tougher I recall a short story563 words
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Article, Illustration498 1953-12-20 20 IT was in 1930 that Beniamino Ginli. the world's greatest tenor, recorded ■■Tosca/' for H.M.V. He wa.s then at the peak of his powers (he was 40) and his tremendous voice was compared to that of Caruso. HLs pure liauiri tone, perfect control and technique have deteriorated, though498 words
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Advertisement154 1953-12-20 20 Ij&^h, FOR A GIFT... W 1| REMEMBER PEN NAME FOR THE PERFECT GIFT For that special gift occasion— a birthday, anniversary, re- j>*% "^^^^^^^H^^fei^fc^ I J I I jr ligious holiday— give New Parker "51". Its fame assures W""*' <>Ss *t^^ I I/Lr instant recognition and welcome. The New "51"154 words
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Miscellaneous80 1953-12-20 20 ACROSS 1. Brandish (5) 6. Forbidden (5) 9. Twixt pink and red (7) 12. Musician (M) I.V Bird (1) 16. Disappeared (t) 17. Coin (3) IK. Kquip (3) 19. Supply (4) 20. Omit 4) 21 Desert (4) 22. Subdue C.I 24. Troublesome (9) :ti. Lift <.">) 28. Wood (4) 30.80 words
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Miscellaneous92 1953-12-20 20 DOWN 1. Dividr (5) 2. Surrounded by (5) 3. Vegetable (4) 4. Personality (3) 5. I'nreserved (13) S. Story (4) 7. Breast (T) K. Eightfold (7) 10. Overwhelm (6) 11. Incline (4) 13. Flower of your eye? (4) 14. Tarnish (4) 19. Instrument (4) 2t. Be morone (4) 21. Sace92 words
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Article, Illustration1137 1953-12-20 21 SHE lay still upon the bed. Her breathing was rapid, and a cold sweat was dewing her forehead. The foot of the bed had been raised and into one arm blood was dripping through a long piece of rubber tubing from a bottle1,137 words
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Article775 1953-12-20 21 i nn much ill - i nn much ill «y SINGAPORE is not lacking in philanthropists, or generous people with good hearts, and there are also plenty of these people across the Causeway. This is proved by the generous gifts to charity at Christmas time. Some misguided people, however, have775 words
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Advertisement183 1953-12-20 21 En RES f I -A MADE IN HOLLAND MOD EL KYSI7? Sole Agents: MACLAINE STOKVIS (M) LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PBNANC m^^ If stomach ache V^J\\ troubles you Take Maclean brand I±^*k s% Stomach Powder rr<w?*V if A> REALLY RAPID RELIEF, gor all the I TB symptoms of indigestion heartburn,183 words
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Advertisement247 1953-12-20 21 /4^/s DECEMBER/JANUARY B O.A.C announce extra Comet tllgnts to London during Oecember and January, as follows -Bs. 4~^\ Leaving Singapore 19 th., December., •jBLV Leaving Singapore 9th, 16th., 23rd. January. /J k^B Additional flights during February and in March twlce'i weekly service to London, will be resumrd and will continue247 words
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Article, Illustration894 1953-12-20 22 MANNING BLACKWOOD - NO EXCUSE FOR THESE OBSTRUCTIONS MANNING BLACKWOOD Motoring in Malaya by VUE certainly seem to have started something with our broadside last week on the vexed question of passing on the left. If intensified police action is any indication, then the Singapore authorities obviously agree that the time to do894 words
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Article375 1953-12-20 22 Johnny Johnson - Sid steps up the pressure Johnny Johnson Sports parade by WITH Christmas ana its attendant "lay off" upon us. things seem very much brighter on the athletic front. An increased number Of athletes have been nominated for special training, and F.id Coleman has already gone to work on them. Sid375 words
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Advertisement368 1953-12-20 22 Cannon Gift Towel Sets from $5.50 to $29.50 a set Pequot Coloured Bed Sheets 72" x 99" 9.00 each Pequot Coloured Bed Sheets 81" x 108" $11.00 Haslams Hemstitched Coloured Sheets 90" x 108" $15.00 Pequot Percale White Sheets T2OO 81" x 108" $18.50 a pair Coloured Floral Towels 23"368 words
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Advertisement276 1953-12-20 22 NOTICE VACANCIES EXIST FOR STUDENT NURSES The next course in the Training School «t the General Hospital, j Singapore, commences on 4th January. 1954. Salary scale $102 6A 114 B 5156 12A 240 B $252 12A 2M p.m. plus COL. and Singapore Allowances. I Total emoluments at present range from276 words
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Miscellaneous110 1953-12-20 22 POPUl*° D *«WORD SOLUTION ACROSS: 1. Shakr. 6. Taboo. 9. MaernLi 12. Violoncellist. 15, Ernr. 16, Gonr. 17. Sou. 18, Rie 1!*. Fund. 20. Skip. 21. Wild. 22. Qurll. 24. niflirult. 26. Raifte. 28, Teak. 30. Aloe. 31. Wily. 32. Hue. 34. Sac. 35. Pool. 36. Dome. 37. Preternatural. 39.110 words
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Article1085 1953-12-20 23 Brilliant early spell decisive By THE SPORTS EDITOR South 3; North 2. COUTH— by three goals to two. That was the result of the Malayan Hockey Council's 11th annual classic, at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday, and it was the first time that the Northern States1,085 words
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Article32 1953-12-20 23 The Cosmopolitan Cycling Cluo's grass track championships to lie held on the Singapore Recreation Club ground this afternoon has been postponed to Sunday, Dec 27 due to the recent rain.32 words
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Article131 1953-12-20 23 IPOH, Sat. TN the game before the match oe- tween Malayan Civilians and Services. Anderson School beat Ismail School from Kelantan by 12 points i four tries) to eight (goal, try) on the padang. Where they lacked in skill, the schoolboys made up in vigour131 words
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152 1953-12-20 23 LONDON, Sat. STIRLING MOSS, the 1952 British motor racing champion, will drive an Italian Maserati car next year in the formula one Grand Prix events counting for the world's drivers championship. In a statement, issued through his manager, the 24--year-old British driverReuter - 152 words
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453 1953-12-20 23 IPOH, Saturday. BRILLIANT work by their threequarters, who included the two Fijian sprinters Dawai and Naidole. proved match-winning factors in today's big rugger match here when Malayan Services scored their first postwar victory over Malayan Civilians. Services won by 21 points (three goals, one try453 words
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Article240 1953-12-20 23 LANDY TAKES IT EASY MELBOURNE, Sat. JOHN I.AXDV, Australia's famous miter, ran a special mile in 4 mm 16.2 sec. in a Melbourne heat-wave today. The temperature was 101 degrees in the shade when the runners went to their marks. Landy at no stage during the race made any attemptAP - 240 words
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Article82 1953-12-20 23 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Sat. BUKIT Mertajam High School beat St. Andrews School of Singapore by 13 points (two goals and a penalty) to three (drop goal> in a thrilling rugger match played here on Jacob's Green yesterday. Penang schoolboy State player, Jalil bin Che Din82 words
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Article72 1953-12-20 23 Results of friendly soccer match-s played at Farrer Park yesterday were: St. Joseph's Institution beat H.M.S. Llones by 3-2. scorers for the schoolboys were: Yong Kong (2i and Ramll. Wills and Lees scored for the sailors. Slvaji Sports Club beat Kerala Football Club by 4-3. Scorers72 words
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Article149 1953-12-20 23 MELBOURNE. Sat. i \TICTORIA are strongly placed In their Bheffleld Shield cricket match against Queensland here, ha vine scored 377 to be 150 ahead of their opponents who have two first innings wlckeU §o fall. Victoria added seven runs to their overnight 370 for nine before149 words
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322 1953-12-20 23 SINGAPORE "A" hardly deserved their 2-1 victory over South Combined Schools in the opening game of the hockey carnival at Jalan Besar stadium >e.sterday. The schoolboys had the better of i play througnout and put on a grand display in botn attack and322 words
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Article249 1953-12-20 23 DANKER GETS WINNER FOR ALL BLUES KUALA LUMPUR Sat CELANGOR ALL BLUES, playuit; 0 below their usual strengtn, were very lucky to have beaten Malacca In their rugger friendly uy nine points (three tries) to six (two tries) on the padang this evening. Malacca's strength lay in then heavier pack249 words
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Article305 1953-12-20 24 British soccer results LONDON. Sat. LEAGUE DIVISION I Aston VilU 1 Cardiff City 2 Boltor- 2 W. Bromwirh 1 Burnlry 2 Charlton Ath. A I 'X.-l 5 I". li. 'h|n ill 1 Hiidderxfirld 2 Arsenal 2 Manrhrslrr .'i l.ivrrnool 1 I'rrMnn 1 MidbTrshrough 0 Shrffirld D. 3 Portsmouth 1 Mindrrland305 words
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Article36 1953-12-20 24 1 CARDIFF. Sat— In an international Rugby match here to day Wales beat the All Blackt. by 13 points (two goals and a penalty) to 8 points <one goal and a penalty).— Reuter.Reuter - 36 words
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Article89 1953-12-20 24 Rpmil's of friendly rugby ma'ches played in Singapore yfslerdny were: G.H.Q. beat RAF. Seletar by m\ points ipenalty and drop coal) to nil at S"let«r G.H.Q. "B" brat R E.M.E. "B" by six points (two Mirsi to thr^e (try) at Tarurltn: R.E. Ml RAF. Changl by five89 words
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501 1953-12-20 24 JACK BEAUMONT - GRANVILLES WIN 3 RACES AT B. TIMAH JACK BEAUMONT Big crowd at amateur meet By IT was a great day for the Granvilles at Bukit Timah yesterday. Lt. Col. J. Granville won two polo scurries on Kengala and Slickness, while his wife rode a beautifully-judged race to take the honours501 words
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Article1109 1953-12-20 24 TOTAL POOL $.{88,569 1. No. *****8 ($174,856) 2. No. *****8 (S 87,428) 3. No. *****0 48,571) STARTERS ($6,938 each): Nos. *****1, *****9, *****9, *****4. *****3, *****8, *****2. CONSOLATION (52,914 each): *****7, *****7, *****3 *****2, *****5, *****6, *****6. *****1, *****1. *****2. Mr. Donaldson; Pamela (21!) 1!)8» Mr. Burne: Mlllwall1,109 words
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488 1953-12-20 24 BRISBANE. Sat. THE United States today won the right to challenge Australia for the Davis Cup in Melbourne later this month when they beat Belgium by four matches to one In the interzone final here. Starting the day 2-1 up after winningReuter - 488 words
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675 1953-12-20 24 Race weights for first, second days at Penang |*EI.OW are wrignts D for Dee. 25. Christmas Day. first day of Penang Christ-•nas-New Year Meeting: THE XMAS CUP CL. 1, DIV. I— lM. Forest Beau 9.07 Cinema II 8.12 Mubarak 8.11 Cineeolor 8.06 Broadside 8.95 Best Bet 8.03 ShangriU 8.02 (Ilm.-i.-s675 words
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Article103 1953-12-20 24 GENEVA. Sat. TOUIS SKENA of France retained J his European flyweight title when he outpointed Naiarene Glannelll of Italy over 15 rounrts here last night. In a dull fight Skena had little difficulty in retaining his title for -the third timr Unofficial scoring gave the 29--year-oldReuter - 103 words
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Article58 1953-12-20 24 NEW YORK. Sat. rPHE New York Athletic -I Comirission yesterday lifted its indefinite suspension of Britain's Randolph Turpin, former middleweight champion of the world. The suspension was enforced shortly after Turpin returned to his home in Britain for "actions detrimental t# the best interest of boxing."AP - 58 words
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