The Straits Times, 1 August 1954

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    13 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES m No. 988. SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 1954. 15 CENTS
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    CHENG-LOCK AGREES TO STAY AS MCA CHIEF
    486 1 CHENG -LOCK AGREES TO STAY AS MCA CHIEF MALACCA, Saturday. SIR CHENG LOCK TAN today withdrew his resignation from the sidency of the Malayan Chinese Association. But he made the 1 that there should be no more by-passing of him on important nucs. ndition was readily accepted by a six-man
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    A NEEDLE WAS HIS CURE-ALL
    216 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. TERRORIST boss who f is also a self-styled I doctor has been hood- f winking his men into be- lieving that his magical i "silver needle" can cure all their ills. He is Kin Ming. State I Committee Member for I the
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    E.CDutton and Boon Leong for England
    562 1 E.CDutton and Boon Leong for England A MASSING more than a i\ million votes in less than a week. ;$O-year-old Chia Boon L'-<'ng of Singapore was yesterday named the most popular footballer in Malaya. Edwin Dutton, 26-year-old Indian captain of the Selangor state team, was a close runner-up in a
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    Russia was nice to these airmen
    63 1 BERLIN, Sat— Soviet authorities here last night handed over two British airmen who made a forced landing in the Soviet zone of Germany in their Meteor ict fighter on Tuesday A British spokesman said the airmen were in perfect ronriition." He said they had
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    Rhee drops war plans in Korea
    37 1 WASHINGTON. Sat. The President of South Korea. Dr. Svncman Rhee, leaves h^re today persuaded by President Eisenhower to drop any plans for launching a new war tc reunite his partitioned country.
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    DROWNED MAN HAD FAMILY OF 6
    209 1 THE trainee frogman who was drowned under the hull of H.M.S. Cossack at the Singapore Naval Base on Thursday was married, with five young children. He was Petty Officer Arthur Spencer Castle Perkins. 35 of H M.S. Terror. Petty Officer Perkins' wife and children
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    Tin: Bid to cut ceiling
    86 1 LONDON. Sat. THE British Government will .support a French motion for reduction in the ccilinß nriee of tin under the new intrrnatlonal tin agreement from i t;880 to eR4O a ton. it was officially confirmed here today. An assurance to this ellcct was Kivcn tfl
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    rormosa: Another Peking threat
    143 1 rormosa Another Peking threat OKYO, Saturday I.- Red Army general warned today that Communist for the liberation" of Formosa. Oen. Su Yu. 45-year-old Vice Chid n: Staff in Red China's General Headquarters, declarec In a broadcast over Peking Radio toda; "As long as Formosa Is not liberated the task of
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    [A displaced Heart saved her
    117 1 [A displaced Heart saved her M W YORK, Sat. |I li Maty M;irir Hoifi rton'i heart been in M place when she •bed uhile watching ion programme on i night, ><he proi.id be dead now her i iid yesterday. shand F.awrrme was i I nit aster, Calinh assault with inmmit
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    Press grouse denied
    41 1 HONG KONG. Sat. The Hoit- Konc Government has denied "general allegations" by the Foreign Correspondents' Club of unjustifiable interference with the press during the handline of news about hooting down of the British airliner near Hainan Island.— U.P
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    20 FEET OUT
    55 1 Till Federation Film Appeal Board has approved the showing of thr h i e h I > controversial 3-D dim "The French Line" in its entirety in the Federation. The only rut is of about 20 feet in the last dance sequence. This is smaller than that
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    Frogman who died
    33 1 PBTTI Officer Arthur Perkins. 35, who was drowned under the hull of H.M.S. Cossack at Singapore Naval Base o n Thursday. Perkins, a trainee frocman, was married with five children.
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    Poon, Loh beat Bergmann
    139 1 Singapore's .sponge- bat players Poon Weng Hoe and Loh Heng Chew provided the upsets of last night's table tennis exhibitions when they both defeated Richard Bergmann at the Singapore Badminton Stadium. Playing at the top of his form. Poon Weng Hoe .sma.shcri his wav to victory
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    Ten U.S. planes shot down Communist fighters
    248 1 MANILA, Sat. THE massed fire power of ten U.Sj Navy planes shot down two Chinese fighters over the South China Sea last Monday, a U.S. Navy officer said today. Vice-Admiral W. K. Phillips. Commander of the US. Ist Fleet, said his planes were
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    SURRENDERS SLUMP
    86 1 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. rfiERRORIST surrender figures 1. for July may be the lowest of the Emergency. An unconfirmed total of three terrorists have surrendered this month. If. as is probable, this fleure remains unchanged it will be try lowest since detailed emergency statistics were first recorded in Jan..
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    Skymen beat oft blowpipe attacks by Sakais
    344 1 Skymen beat oft blowpipe attacks by Sakais IPOH, Saturday MORE THAN 50 aborigines yesterday made three unsuccessful attacks with poisoned blowpipe darts on British paratroopers hunting for Communist terrorists in "Operation Termite" in the hilly jungle east of here. There were no casualties among the men of 22 Special Air
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    25 hurt in clash
    31 1 BEIRUT, Sat. Lebanon Army troops and tanks were called out here yesterday when anti government demonstrators clashed with police in riots. At lea.st 25 people wenwounded. U.P.
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    3 SHARE $5,000 CONTEST
    76 1 3 SHARE $5,000 CONTEST THERE are three winners m the Straits Times Word Puzzle "XX" all from Singapore. They are: Miss L. E. Bach, 28 Tomlinson Road; Mr. T. D. Campbell. 372 Telok Kurau Road; Mrs. P. C. Tan, 71 Sophii Road. Each will rrcrivc a cheque for SI .666.66
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    French PM in Tunisia
    102 1 TUNIS, Sat. The French Premier, M. Mencies-France, I arrived here today after a breathless flight from Paris to present a new deal to Tunisian:; himself. The Premier, accompanied by Frances highest ranking soldier. Mar.shal Alphonse Juln, and the Minister lor Till and Moroccan Affairs, M. Christian
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    Cold—even at the equator
    59 1 Cold— even at the equator BRAZZAVILLE. French EauI atorial Africa, Bat -Tine eastern hemispheres cold summi r has spread right down to the cauator. Reports from northern Angola iPortußucse West Africa and the Belgian Congo put, the temperature ;<s low degrees Fahrenheit. This wa.v the lowest rec .since the establishment
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    The story of Douglas Bader- Part 5 HE GAVE THE GIRL AN ENORMOUS WINK..
    1864 2 The story of Douglas Bader- Part 5 HE GAVE THE GIRL AN ENORMOUS WINK.. U HIT MAS HAPJPKSEO SO FAR j mmm ,i GRIMLY Bader struggles to learn tp walk. He is determined that the loss of both his legs in an air crash shall na stop him from leading
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    URANIUM CITY
    565 2 IV* probably the most fantastic place on earth URANIUM CITY. Sat. Lake Athabaska A FRENCH-CANADIAN prospector called Monsey Mercredi tried to sell me a part share in a uranium claim for a crate of bottled beer last night. The claim was genuine enough. It lies out beyond Martin
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      12 2 NEXT WEEK i j didn't know you danced, too," said the girl.
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      279 2 S[ Good Timekeeping NffnMTJLRAi >& EVER Y INTERN. 1 7 K).\ 1 ST Watch is subjected to an j5 unusually strict inspection before leaving the factory. C*^ Spccialinstrumentsand optical equipment are employed for 9 individual tests nf its time*g keeping qualities in a variety of positions and in temper* atures
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    FREE ENGLISH SCHOOLS FOR ALL PLANNED
    395 3 $15,000,000 to fight illiteracy in Brunei BRUNEI, Saturday. DETAILS of a $15,000,000 "master plan" to provide free education for every Brunei citizen over six years old with the accent on education in English, and provision for trade training to overcome the "white collar" complex
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    From East and West
    90 3 This kabaya and sarong from the Borneo Tailoring Co., in the picture on the left, was shown in the evening dress parade held at the St. Andrews Mission Hospital Ball. The parade was put on for the second time, by popular demand, last night. Right: The
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    He will join the BBC
    56 3 MR. TOII SENG YAM. 38. who leaves Malacca for Singapore tomorrow to fly to Britain, where he will join the BBC on a study tour sponsored by the British Council. Mr. Toh, acting broadcasting assistant uith Radio Malaya, Malacca, is an energetic musical and iharitable
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    Drama of refugee in Red ship
    247 3 LONDON. Sat. 4 POLISH ship carrying the American scientist. Dr. Joseph Cort. toward political asylum set sail from London today, but police stopped it again at Erith. 10 miles downstream, in a new bid to free a Polish stowaway seeking freedom in Britain. Thames
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    Going to France
    43 3 Rev. Father Fortier. the parish priest of the Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Naval Base, left on leave for France last week. Father Fortier was largely responsible for the building of the new church at the base.
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    Boy, 3, drowned
    25 3 Tan Soon Kow. aged three, was found drowned in a pond in Woskel Road yesterday. His body was found by his parents.
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    Reds cost $11 mil. a month
    71 3 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. rE EMERGENCY in the Federation is costing over $11 million a month, according to estimates of Federal revenue and expenditure for the first half of 1954. In this period the Emergency cost $66,860,348 while $93*296.--832 was spent in allocations from Federal
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    THE TIDES
    74 3 TODAY: Singapore 12.57 p.m. (9 It.); Port Dirkson 7.54 a.m. ft. 3 ins.) 8.18 p.m (8 ft. 3 ins.) j Prnanff 2.18 a.m. (7 ft. 6 Ins.) 2.08 P.m. (8 ft. 3 Ins.). TOMORROW Singapore 12.31 a.m. HO ft. 2 ins.) 1.21 p.m (9 ft Port Dirksnn 826
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    Purple and White wins on the Silver Mile
    174 3 PENANG, Sat. rpHE strongest race in Malaya 1 was run at Gurney Drive here last night when Purple and White, a wooden horse with Tan Keat, \2, of the Penanc Convent, in the .saddle, ran the silver mile and won about $3,000
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    Hari Raya Haji will fall on August 9
    133 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. IUIALAYAS 3.500.00 C Muslims will celebrate Hari Raya Haji on August 9. The new moon of Zulhijjah was sighted at 7.20 p.m. yesterday at Telok Kemang near Port Dickson in Negri Sembilan, it was officially confirmed today Hari Raya
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    Lighters adrift in storm
    70 3 PENANG. Sat.— Two Penang Harbour Board lighters drifted away with two men on each during a heavy storm here last night. The lighters and their crews were rescued near Pulau Rimau, south of Penang Island, at 3 p.m. today. Launches were sent to look for the
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      79 3 THE WEATHER MINIMI'M TKMI'KKATDtK: 17.30 p.m. on July 30 to 7.30 a.m. on July 31) Singapnrr 79 decrees, Prnang 73. Kota Bahru 71. Kuala Lumpur 73. Ipoh 7», Kuantan 73. MINIMIW: TKMrKKATIKK: (7.30 a.m. t0 '7.3(1 p.m. on July 31) Singapore 87 degrees, frnang 81, Kota Bahru 86. Kuala Lumpur
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    MARRIAGE IS ONLY A SERIES OF ADVENTURES
    844 4  - MARRIAGE IS ONLY A SERIES OF ADVENTURES Anne Dorville Says "Y|ARRIA(iK has ninny pains, but celibacy has no pleasures," said Dr. Samuel .Johnson. So, in spite of the innumerable snags that frequently present themselves, persevere, it's well worth the effort. The couple who have no qualms and no doubts before
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    Are Parents to blame?
    417 4 I ENCTHY studies show that one or both parents, consciously or unconsciously, trt very often responsible when children of "normal" families start misbehaving maliciously. Y^HEN A child from a '"normal" family of good reputation takes to setting fires, playing truant, stealing or misbehaving sexually, it very
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    South America is the new 'Dark Continent'
    421 4  - South America is the new 'Dark Continent' NORMAN BEST By THE United Nations Organisation is taking a hand in thp devtlc the vast basin of the Amazon, the world s mightiest watrrwa able of growing every tropical crop it produces at present alrr except a small quantity of rubber. Economic
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    Accent on laughter
    176 5  -  THE STROLLER F.v DONALD DAVIES of the Island Players announced yesterday that he will produce the last stage show at the Victoria Memorial Theatre be--1 fore it closes for renovations later this >ear. He sad his production will be called "Laughter At Nine" and will consist of
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    Sucked poison after quarrel
    66 5 Tan Kirn Bee sucked the Juice from a poisonous tuber root after a quarrel with his wife on July 25, was taken to hospital the next day and was treated till July 30. He pleaded guilty yesterday to an attempted suicide charge and the magistrate. Mr.
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    Racial differences delay self-government'
    401 5 Racial differences delay self-government' PENANC. Sat. PRESENT racial differences in Malaya would have to be solved before a sound foundation could be laid for self-govern-ment, Mr. Jules Martin, one of the oldest and most senior European leaders in this country, said in Penang today. tK former Federal Legislative Councillor and
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    A $100,000 headache for girls' school
    212 5 A $100,000 headache for girls' school IPOH, Sat. A BIG task ahead for the Ipoh Anglo-Chinese Girls' School is the $100,000 new building extension project which is to include a new primary block and eight classrooms. The school has planned a series of events from which funds am to be
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    Unions urged to work together
    116 5 PENANG, Sat. "In our struggle for bettor conditions of service and reasonable salary we must stand side by side with the army workers," Mr. S. Lewis, chairman of the Butterworth branch of the Air Ministry Local Staff Union, told members at the first annual meeting.
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    Sindhi Club opens
    26 5 The premises of the Sindhi Club, Singapore, at 795. Mountbatten Road, was opened last night. A reception was held to celebrate the occasion.
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    Flag day raises $236
    19 5 TANJONG MALIM, Sat. Tanjong Malim St. John Ambulance Association raised 5236.65 in flac day collections.
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    L-driving is a sport now, council is told
    128 5 PENANG. Sat. JAY driving has become almost a sport in Penang, the Municipal President, Mr. J. S. H. Cunyngham-Brown, told councillors last night. Mr. Cunyngham-Brown said that about 73 provisional licences were issued every working day in Penang. This would mean about
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    PENANG 'GUNMEN' SHOOT IT OUT—AT TARGETS
    141 5 PENANG 'GUNMEN' SHOOT IT OUT— AT TARGETS PENANG. Sat. niiARGET shooting is fast J becoming a popular sport in Penang and has made steady progress sinre the formation of the Penang Police and Volunteer Forces Miniature Rifle Club. For the present, however, membership is confined only to voluntary organisations. The
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    ICE CREAM FIRST
    75 5 For these rtirec little girls, sharing an ice MM comes before talking. As rhc picture speaks tor itself, they were not in the least interested in Sunday Times cameraman Lee Tuck Soon who took this candid shot. The charming trio, on being asked for their names, refused
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    UNION CONSIDERS MINE SACKINGS
    117 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. THE Batu Arang Mine Workers' Union will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow to discuss the Malayan Collieries' decision to sack another 300 workers because of the falling market for Malayan coal. The meeting will also consider the Federal Government's promise to give the
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    Hurt charge denied
    42 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. Esahak Mustapha, 28, pleaded not guilty here today to a charge of voluntarily causing hurt to Mohamed Salleh at the sixth mile Klane Road on July 27. He was remanded to Sept. 20 on $200 bail.
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    Mine 'yes' likely
    45 5 IPOH. Sat. Chinese mining circles in Perak are expected toi accept the French proposal for i a cut in the ceiling price of tin from £880 a ton to €840 when it is raised at the meeting of the International Tin Council.
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    Father accused of rape
    41 5 BUKIT MERTAJAM. Sat. Mapilai Chetty, a father of -ix, was accused yesterday of rapine his daughter Asotha, eight, on July 1 at their home. Mapilai, a .second-hand dealer, was remanded to Aug. 6. Asotha gave evidence yesterday.
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    In the days of the Japs... Women ran to hide in the jungle
    1073 6  - In the days of the Japs... Women ran to hide in the jungle Bebe Yeo By HOLIDAYS WITH A DIFFERENCE A FORTNIGHT'S holiday at Pasir Ris, one of Singapore's most popular picnic spots, was thrust upon us within th cc days of the Japanese occupation of Singapore in February 1942.
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  • The Countryman's Journal
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      Gurkha learns to like
      634 6 THE durian season being near. Penghulu Dohadi's men have slashed the semak on his land next door to us down the road. There is a fair crop, but there are very few dukus and '.angsats. A rough house of planks and attapt is being built as
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      Marie Gough on FOOD
      404 6 MANY people seem to think the only use for red rabbacr is to plrkle it. And good though this excellent pickle K especially with Lancashire hot pot or sprinkled with horse radish as a component of hors d'overs. It is even better freshly rooked and served
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    Briahten up your feet with a dash of colour
    737 7 Briahten up your feet with a dash of colour That's MAXINE RAKICHS advice The vogue for coloured footwear is catching on and more shops are importing these shoes. Even more interesting is the fad that there are shoes now made of coloured straw cloth. One shop has imported shoes with
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    IT'S THE LATEST STYLE!
    41 7 IT'S THE LATEST STYLE! Mitchm; straw shoe* aro nandsi* arc the latest itc.-rn for the v»omcn. Modelled here is a pair o* simple court shoes m lavender tttiw w.fh a touch of sold thread. A matchm? fold-ever bi? completes the set.
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    I AM BEGINNING TO HATE MY WIFE
    630 7 I AM I by my md I hadn i k. TT Tl a s■ lea even what I engaged 1 lei I l p.eas- n:-. guardian! now j B son five-year.- -old. but r ;-ave no: been at all r.appy. N!y .md I
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    BRAIN OR BRAWN IN MEN?
    334 7 BRAIN OR BRAWN IN M EN? J.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.; A Woman Looks > at Men- 5. \l DRAWN or Brain! > *l Which do women prefer? I- A big. brawny man inspires respect in I» most people, and ad- miration in many wo- [I men. A well-flexed bi- Ij •I cep and
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    For The Beach
    34 7 |usr rHc t>ii<i( tor the beach. The outfit worn here by Terry Moore it I style popular on Malayan beiehci. Terry nc»t 1 film 1* with Robert Wagner in "White Feather.
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      253 7 I j i Healthy, hap: take ENO'S i 1 ruit Salt I'icasant, refreshing I run Sah is the gentle corrective -eed to keep the system regular. EXO'S is particularly anyone with a delicate stomach. ENO'S ea o% er-addity, a most frequent cause of indigestion, [I and settles the --tomach up^ct
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    It's the 'Trousseau Look'
    233 8 1 The three Univcrsal-ln- fcm.ifion.il stars seen above i and the negligees they arc--1 wearing: Kathleen Hughes sets oft her blonde beauty with i snowtlakc-white pleated nylon negligee tba* falls gracefully from a square yoke of real lace. The tiny, high collar lends a demure note
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    WOMAN! ARE YOU A GOOD WIFE?
    298 8 ANNE SCOn -JAMES is pertinent \X/HAT makes a woman hard to live with? What would you say< I" Leaving out the obviously lm- po>sible women, the naggers. l» the drunkards. I would say that the most difficult ■H i women to live with are
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    'Ready-to-cat saves time, costs money
    232 8 I I takes the nomemaker one-fourth the time but costs Over a third more money when she feeds her family from ready-to-serve foods instead of all home-prepared foods These results from a test by nome economists of the U.S Department of Agriculture were reported at
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    Handsome housecoats
    132 8 DE LONA REPORTS A CHANCE THE dressing gown has come a long way from the days when it was a garment for bedroom wear, 'christened the "housecoat" the "duster" and the "brunch coat" it now plays a more important role in our wardrobes than the old-fashioned housefrock. Easy
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    TRADE FAIR OPENS IN BLAZE OF LIGHT
    180 9 SINGAPORE'S sixth post-war Trade Exhibition opened at the Happy World last night in style as neon lights twinkled and shone in blazing colours to advertise the goods on display and for sale. There was no official opening but the 57 participating firms held
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    BIG OVATION FOR A MASTER PIANIST
    387 9 A LARGE audience which had been hushed for some of the loveliest piano mus.c ever written broke into thunderous applause at the end of Jan Smeterlm's first concert m Singapore on Wednesday evening Smeterhn who. while playing, had been a study in intense absorption,
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    Crowds troop to bazaar
    56 9 Mr. J. If. Fra^er. president of the Singapore Battalion of the Boys' Brigade, yesterday opened the second annual bazaar of the Fairfteld Methodist Church at the Fairfield School in Neil Road. Fnr eight hours, crowd? trooped :n for bargain sales, games, film and puppet shows and
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    CURED LEPERS NOT WANTED
    102 9 1 JOHORE BAHRU Sat. One of the problems which I has to be solved in Johore is I the rehabilitation of cured lepers. There are at present 20 curI cd lepers living in the Leper Settlement awaiting discharge. They are unable to return to I their
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    Inspector married
    28 9 i.\>i'Uiuli iv.in.iui »uva ..i l»njoni r.t.ai f«lk*c >tation. Singapore, and Mi>s K. M. Meytt were married at the Cathedral of the Good Shrpherd. Sund.iv Times picture.
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    SOUTH EAST ASIAN SCENES IN DISPLAY
    105 9 \WELL-KNOWN in Malayan photography circles. Mrs Hedda Morrison is stag ng an exhib tion of her photographs n London The collection, on disp'.ay at the Exhibition Centre. Kodak House. Kingsway. deals with the lives, industries and habits of the many peop|. who live in
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    143 10 ANNOU NCE ME NTS ;o WvrH* «/n < minimum). FOR BALI Budded Ban" Plants Clones R4 RT R9 BW. Writ* G Jalao Mrn^kbol. p, .lohore iROEOUS Cotton Dresses, tnri hand pnn'ert In Hawaii. ,hfrn of HnnJiiulu. Harrows Orchard Road, Phone 34f00. JUK BEST PRESCRIPTION from one md of life to
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      435 10 WE COULD have been at war atomic war today. The shooting down of a British airliner by Communist lighters, and the subsequent skirmish orT Hainan, were tho kind of sparks that might have set. off a sizzling chain reaction leading to the biggest explosion of all time.
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      178 10 l|O\V odd now seem the tn^" 6^ i? f fear tne Dortents of disaster, heard in some quarters in this country whe n Mr. Oliver Lyttelton was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1951. For in two-and-a-half years of office Mr. Lyttelton has been largely responsible lor
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    THE DO IT YOURSELF SCHOOL TAKES SHAPE
    1050 10  -  Harry Miller By QVER to the right, lovely V a ll g k or isl;md rises with an invitation to climb its hills and then swim in its beautiful green transparent waters. The fishing nets hanging out to dry in the Chinese and
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    519 10  - A little history less for Mr R. jts<sCCy £SJIqQ DAFTEST remark of the week, and it doesn't really surprise mr, comes from President Syngman Rhee. "Tru British." he says, "do not appreciate the Communist danger in Asia.' Even the most fervent Anglophobes in this part of the world will look
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    Some thoughts on the Queen's Chinese what YOU think
    1364 10 Some thoughts on the Queen's Chinese what YOU think 4 LLOW me a little space ■f* In your popular paper to voice mv opinion on the Queen's Chinese. I agree >> with the .sentiments exa pressed by Mr. Heah Joo Seanc in your edition of U July 18. but I
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      458 10 CLASSIFIED ADS. ;i, H wtfl >/" minimum). i m On July I Kan dane Kfrb.ui Hnspr.il. Singapore. In Betty, wife ot Dr. Ul In I daueritrr. »m n ions \< \nt Wm -Box j« r(«. extra. STEAMSHIP COMTANY requires voyaße to VK mid-August. Apply i Box M WANTED ACiENTS Pot
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      129 10 have much pleasure in announcing the two winnen o FOOTBALL CONTEST: Mr. Chia Boon Lcong, with 1 .344,71 Mr. E. C. Durton, with 1 .234 460 The two winners will receive return air passages to Englandthey will fly on 29th September and return on 30th November .iHc two months' training
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      110 10 f^SSjSSSBBBSjBBBBHHHHHHBHHHE qm 'B 1 1 I 1 1 1 if »I1 I I IKls *< i m l l&tUmß^Mis^HgMiwflfis^i^Bwek B 0 SINGAPORE tin A M 7.15 Time Signal :md Open- 500 P re<j ing Announcement Tlfi Mornlnc c« t Star; 7.30 News; 7.35 Melody Mix- Evei of ture; 8.00 Come
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    Many lost share in prize because of one mistake
    774 11 By the Competition Editor Iree winners of Straits Times Word Puzzle Contest 'KK' had some I ?en competition. There was a much larger number of entrants il who differed from the winning solution by only one word. c are observations on
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    FIVE BANDITS DIE IN FEDERATION
    161 11 KUUM, Sat. FIVE uniformed bandits, including a woman, were killed and another wounded today when a patrol of "B" Company. sth Battalion, Malay Regiment, ambushed them at Bukit Besar in South Kulim. The dead terrorists were Tsoi Kong (42 second-in-command of the Kuiim armed work
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    'Monkeys a bigger draw than band at gardens'
    366 11 'Monkeys a bigger draw than band at gardens' PENANC, Saturday. HO the people of Penang visit the Botanical Gardens every Sunday evening to see the monkeys or to hear the Municipal Band? "They go to watch the simians," Mr. Lee Thean Chu (Radical, Tanjong) told Municipal Councillors at their monthly
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    Met in England, to marry
    107 11 A Malayan boy and girl who met for the first time in England in 1951 have announced their engagement in Ipoh. They plan to return to England following their marriage. The couple are John Kenneth Kwok Hoe, youngest son of Dr. (hong Tak Nam J.P.
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    Auster check still on
    115 11 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. FURTHER checks of the wreckage of an Auster aircratt found in the Pahang jungle will be needed before the authorities will definitely confirm that it was the one which carried Brigadier M. D. Erskine. Commander of the 2nd Guards Brigade, and Capt. J.
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    AN INSULT, SAY THE POLICE
    173 11 AN INSULT, SAY THE POLICE Anti-leak move OINGAPORE police, from senior officers to the constables, are upset over the move in the Legislative Council to impose a twoyear gaol penalty if they should leak out information given to them by the public. The move is included in a clause in
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    Marian Year pageant
    115 11 PENANG. Sat.— To commemorate the Marian Year. Penang Convent will stage a 17-table-aux pageant. "Causa Nostra Laetitiae" (the cause of our happiness) in the school hall on Monday. Aug. 2. The production will be one of the most ambitious by the teachers and girls The choir of
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    Rice bowl tour
    26 11 IPOH. Sat.— About 125 members of the Anderson School's Geographical Society toured one of Malaya's chief rice bowls, the Krian padi fields, yesterday.
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    Prisoners' work on show
    54 11 IPOH, Sat. Handicrafts done by former women terrorists and sympathisers were among the goods on display at the prison industries exhibition which opened at the Henry Gurney School. Batu Gajah. today The exhibits were from Talplng Prison, the Central Women's Prison. Batu Gajah. and the school
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      87 11 WINNING ANSWERS TO WORM* PUZZLE XX 3 prize for Straits Times Word Puxzle Contest 'KK 1 will be shared by E. BACH. 28 Tomlinson Rd.. Singapore: T. D. CAMPBELL. 372 Telok Burau and Mrs. P. C. TAN, 71 Sophia Rd., Singapore. They will each cove $1 .666.66 ach submitted a
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    Pretty girl, pretty baby
    114 12 £ACH week the Sunday Times is awarding cash prizes for readers' pictures. There is a first prize of $30, a second of $15 and runners-up each receive $5. This week's prize winner is Ho Kwai Hee of 486 North Bridge Road, Singapore 7, for his picture
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    What was written on the mystery stone?
    851 12 What was written on the mystery stone? RAFFLES at the start ol his third period of residence in Singapore lived with his sister and brotaer-in-law. Captain Flint R.N.. Master Attendant of Singapore harbour, in a house only a short distance away from the present day Whiteaway Laidiaw building. The land
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      97 12 UNDEREXPOSED! I^, disappointment use the ultra high speed MADE IN GERMANY SCHEINER 34. A.S.A 160. WESTON 125 A t«^tt electronic fj flash equipment jKp S?&> v «&>^jf SAUS >1L SERVICE JACKS PHOTO COMPANY 157. NORTH BRIDGE RD. SPORE Te1.***** is the r7H fjOjl ASA "V Sp"** S«l«erot SCi ■ring Dul
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      125 12 if you wish to enter for the competition send your entrie< Contest. Sunday Times. Cecil Street, Singapore, making sure that you address is printed on the back of each print. Pictures must not be smaller than postcard size and a stamped envelope include if prints are to be returned. ROLL
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    'Rose Marie's mounties ride again!
    265 13  - 'Rose Marie's mounties ride again! ERIC WOOLNOUGH Says THOSE of us who are in our twenties or more are fortunate. We can contrast the char ging scene in the cinema world. The latest example oi the ever-improving medium of film entertainment is M-C-M's "Rose Marie." in Cinema Scope. Those of
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    HOLLYWOOD BACKSTAGE
    396 13 BROTHER ot screen star Dana Andrews, blonde, six-feet-two-and-a half inch Steve Forrest is making a rapid climb to Hollywood stardom. Recently seen in "So Big" and as one of the raw recruits in "Take the High Ground!" he won the award as the screen's "most promising newcomer," given
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    'Discovery'
    38 13 Pert a* a pixie and pretty as a picture is Allison Hayes. Uni-versal-International's latest discovery." She makes her bow in U-l i Technicolor "Sign of the Pagan" and co-srars with |etf Chandler, lack Palance and Rita Cam.
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    Marilyn Monroe's 'rival'
    425 13 A CURVACEOUS blonde with fabulous legs, cotton-blonde hair and exciting eyes so the publicity men say is Sheree North, of 20th Century-Fox who make* her debut in Pink Tights." Sheree is the first formidable rival to Marilyn Monroe to crop up in films since the calendar girl
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      470 13 llf ERE actresses allowed TT to take part in the "Miss Universe" contest? How many d^ys does it take to make a film? Are all actors and actresses married? CHI A CHONG HOCK. Kuala Lumpur. Film stars mert not allowtd ■j to enter the
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    HEALTHY WOMEN HAD BEEN 'LIVING SKELETONS'
    624 14 HEALTHY WOMEN HAD BEEN 'LIVING SKELETONS' Tho tvandvr drugs- w hat of them mnv?-2 I By Our Mediccl Correspondent INTO A SHABBY FRONTED Georgian house, a stone s throw from Westminster, flow reports on all the new "wonder drugs." The reports often claim miracle cures. The accompanying publicity gives thousands
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    ECLIPSE BLINDNESS HITS 150 PEOPLE
    185 14 ECLIPSE BLINDNESS HITS 150 PEOPLE 4 BOUT laO people who c\ watched the ci the sun over F June 30 now have spots o '.ore the eyes Some will see thi m for anything from a month to a year. Others have damaged their sight permanently. One hundred of these
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    A GIRL IN THE SUN
    24 14 This picture of ,n pretty Singapore Miss was taken > by Chan Wen of 8 North C.iml Reid Singapore- 1
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    'WORK TO 70-OR OVER
    178 14 'WORK TO 70-OR OVER ¥\OCTORS and medical scientists from 50 countries have met in London for a five-day conference to study modern old age. And a large number of the delegates believe that many men forced into retirement at 65 would be better off working until they are 70, and,
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    580 14 READER SURVEY AS this is the silly season it is not surprising that the Institute of Incorporated Practitioners in Advertising has published a survey showing that 32 per cent, of all the people who own washing machines read a certain British newspaper. Figures are also givei showing its
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      122 14 M *k* jr W m £l *M 2bTT *f /si! MUIUK UAK jB&-~-~^~^/^ mUIUn UTULC j^^rM^^f^ ■I 4&*fli <^1^ IrfW jffK («BVwr^Bß^sV"V^HS>S^ ggF d^* A/ JgjP^^irJßJ s^sf^^gf^^^" ~N .■■> \M* technique, but thr Dunlop "Fort** is designed MDKUf^/l^f^f^MKjM the majorit> of British motor cycle manufacturer*. V^ggggg^g^^lsS^ggg^ggV A I ?a y
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    Charlie Chaplin 'MARRIED IN SINGAPORE' REPORTS
    837 15  - Charlie Chaplin 'MARRIED IN SINGAPORE REPORTS R.J. Minney By I^OLLYWOOD buzzed, with fresh excitement for Charl c and Paulette Coddard were seen everywhere together. The marriage, however, did not take place for some years. He got on meanwhile with his next film, "Modern Times." The Idea for it he Rot
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      235 15 110 BLUE GILLETTE BLADES IN Gillette Quick-feed Dispenser with the sharpest edge in the world Blue Gillette Blades give you the finest of all shaves and the most economical because they last the longest In the handy new Dispenser they are ready unwrapped to load in a flashUsed blade compartment
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      382 15 Make a m m 7^^^Zvf Q/ieen^§*S^k KOLYNOS the 'Active' Chlorophyll toothpaste Vhe instant you start brushing I- It keeps with Green Kolynos, you'll enjoy vw« breath fruk. its lively pleasant taster you'll feel 2. itfighu gum the glorious cool freshness that (roubles. only Kolynos with chlorophyll 3. n checks Can
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      436 15 Papular Crosstvowl ACROSS: 1. Wall-medallion (6). UOWN:— I. Story (4) 2. Krrnch V££Ui fe&SVKS $£s« B-a&I SB! laufhs at (5) 21. Mass of egg* <3». d t (5) 20 urbuPS S T f ILious SIS (5).22. Adjure ,5).23. Wave-t«p ,o i '■> i« (5).25. Rank (H1.26. P«M«ry (3). X,n B
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      197 16 ON SALE -3rd AUGUST COLONY OF SINGAPORE 1953 ANNUAL REPORT Special features CORONATION SUPPLEMENT 6 PLATES AND DUST JACKET IN FULL COLOUR 27 PACES BLACK AND WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS MAP OF COLONY AND STREET MAPS 265 PACES OF TEXT $3/PER COPY i 1 Obtainable from Covernmenr Publications j Bureau, C.P 0.
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      182 16 ■[.ft _V" HEARD I all over the v^ BIG 81 J QUALITY -DEPEND gJ Two world-famous J first whispers, then 13 Both with plain orlm dials and hands. Big Bens and other^ famous Wcstdox uaj WESTCIfJ La Solie, Illinois, UliSß Peferborojgh, ont.CcS9 Famoui Family Norot I of tint liT^M Repi
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      1429 16 I I 9TW y»♦ J T TAISZAN WAS ALERTEP BY HiS "Jl yy S«^ N^V VA 'ntofl the scene, not reauzins that-- y t TWE MAPLESS SOyAT PELL VICTIAA TO A COJCGALED V^BIbbHIbBIIiiL V \\\Y iE?~^S--— BHBI net tcap as;d was jerked into tme a? >. mBBBfIBJ wvC -^/^i^Vp^^f^jiiii^r rj**
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    A CLASH WITH SHARKS AND DEADLY BARRACUDA
    1703 17  -  Gerd von Dincklage-Schulenburg UNDERWATER VILLAINS ON THE PROWL By "IS THAT a coral reef ahead?" I asked in my limited Malay. "Paddy" Kirk and I were on our way in a fishing craft to "Pulau Tioman" off Mersing. "NO." the skipper answered. I
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      274 17 Thrtadhart hemu due to harsh Sunlight Sn.-.(t ketfn them ruhbing with ordinary maps. as gnod tff ntw. Soap saves your money and your clothes too. Sunlight's gentle lather gets rid of dirt without hard rubbing. With ordinary yoaps you wear away your clothes because you must rub so hard to
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    767 18 The world of motorin HONK-HAPPY MALAY MOTORISTS PUMP AS YOU RIDEflt Charles Erickson talks to a visitor "MALAYA has some of the best drivers in the world and it also has the worst!" That is the opinion of a visiting American business mar, who recently drove several thousand miles in
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    114 18 This Week's Crossword Solution ACROSS: 1. Tablrt. 6. Scaled. 11. Area. 12. I'm. 14. Same. 15. Lend. 16. Tea. 17. Scum. 18. Mocks. 21. Roe. 22. Arcs. 24. Focur. 27. Aware. 28. Contaminate. 29. Party. 30. Trees. 31. Alps. 32. And. 34. Order. 37. Here. 40. Set. 41. AIM. 43.
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    KHOON LEONG HITS 106 NO.
    467 19 worth in strong {position with U3 for 7 wkts I IPOH, Saturday. OT OUT 106 by the Penang lefthander Koay hoon Leonjf, the .second individual century c .pries since I. Injjleton's 119 here in 1950, forth in a stronjj position against South when r>t day
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    76 19 UIKIII-IM INMM.s j Ln I Kirkham 8 |rr h Kailasapathy 24 I iillincham juaralnam b Kailanapathy 15 dson h Katlasapathy 0 i k Drvindran b path<i 42 y ii Irons not out 106 !..n h Dent 4 i heng <■ Devindran b 23 Knmit/ not out 6 Extras 15
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    ITIMAH STAY UNBEATEN
    114 19 ITIMAH STAY UNBEATEN :\IAH Sports Club won f A I)i\ 3A league lr-rivhip In brilliant style when ed their closest rivals. Ramblers, 5 3 at Jalan ■im yesterday and be- <Mtn in the league to keep a 100 per cent hmitai of e\en ex- ki{ Tlmah took control :hree limes
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    ROVERS WIN 3-1
    17 19 Rovers S.C. of Van Lian br 3-1 at v and Ismail YusofT WB Rovers.
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    India lead Si am 3-7 in Thomas Cup
    138 19 BANGKOK, Sat. 'Vliy INDIAN Thomas <up bad--1 mlnton team 1., at Thailand* in two sinclea and one doubles mate hrs at Rajdamnoen Stadium last nit; lit in their I'arifi- xone tie in the Thomas Cap competition. Thailand's men's doubles champions, Snnthorn Suphaphandh
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    WHITMELL HITS UNBEATEN 53
    153 19 /^HQ FARELF beat Cingapore Cricket Club by seven wickets on the padang yesterday. Ftature ol the game was the allicnuid performance uf Whltmell for GHQ. On a sticky wicket ne took 4-24 and then scored an undefeated 63. His innings lasted an hour ana included six
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    Marines at their best
    141 19 OLAYING with their old dash and vigour. Marine Department S.C. beat Indian R.C., 5-1 in a SAFA first division ksgue game at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday. Marines pressed right from the kick-off and scored when Ibrahim Mansoor beat Narayanan completely with a stinging left-foottT in the
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    Kowloon's short passing game baffles S'gor
    301 19 Kowloon's short passing game baffles S'gor KUALA LUMPUR, Saturday. HONG KONG league champions, Kowloon Bus XI, gave a grand display of near perfect ball control and passing to beat Selangor 4-1 in their first match in Kuala Lumpur on the Princes Road stadium today. All the M-o nnc W3s done
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    Hamzah 9.8 in 100 but wind helped
    425 19 T<WENTY-FOUR-YEAR-OLD Sgt. Hamzith Hussein, the R.A.F. champion sprinter, ran the 100 yards In 9.Bsec. at the Inter-Services annual athletic sports at Nee Soon yesterday. Hamzah's time is two-tenths of a second *jetter than on the long-stan-ding Singapore and Malayan record, bui he had
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    SCHOOLS TO PLAY COMBINED STAFF
    69 19 Combined Schools' cricket to meet Combined stalls at Indian Association ground on Monday Is: H. Sithawalla (ACS) tcapt.i, E. Wicks (SJD, E. Retnam (VS>. E. Marcus <VS>, James Quek (SJI), I. J. Singh (ACS). Thomas Wong (RI), Tan Heng Hoe (VS). Jeyathurai (VSt. M. Llaly
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    GAS LAMPS TO COMPLETE LAST THREE EVENTS
    566 19 A HTIFICIAL lighting was used to complete ihe last three events at the Singapore Chinese Amateur Athletic Federation championship, which was revived alter three years, .ii Raffles Institution yesterday. Heavy rain in the afternoon delayed the programme and the pole vault, women's javelin
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    Austrians here for 4 matches
    148 19 rpHE GRATZ Austrian Amateur Football team open their Colony tour against Singapore "A" at Jalan Besar stadium today. Their team of 16 players and one official arrived by air In Singapore yesterday from Indonesia. This will be the first Austrian team to visit the Colony
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    NEPAL CUP FINAL
    31 19 SEREMBAN. Sat. The 1/7 Gurkhas, of Seremban. beat 1 2 Gurkhas of Singapore. 4-2 to win the Nepal Cup for the second time on the padang here today.
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    CIVILIAN ATHLETIC TEAM TO MEET SERVICES
    298 19 rpHE Combined Services and Civilians will meet in their annual athletic contest at Chuiißl on Saturday. The programme of 17 events will bring together all the Colony athletes preparing (or the Malayan championships the following weekend and some great finishes are again expected in
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