The Singapore Free Press, 28 September 1955

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1 4 The Singapore Free Press
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    20 1 The Singapore Free Press I Afternoon Sale m Mala\ a 1 ipore, Wednesday, September 28, l >r>s. I*, ice l~>(t!>.
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    202 enter for The Walk
    145 1 \\l) THE GREAT DAY IS OCTOBER 9 PLANS have now been completed for the j Singapprc-Johoijp Bahru Walk Contest organised by the Free Press. It will be lirlfJ on Sunday, Oct. 9, and will start at t) a.m. from the Singapore Recreation Club end of
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    GUINEA-PIG WARSHIP WEATHERS A-FALLOUT
    70 1 GUINEA-PIG WARSHIP WEATHERS A-FALLOUT tains guinea pig j the Cumberland. an atomic >ut m her sum- the British Addosed last night. iid the lO.noo ton nd which was due Devonport today lantity of radioacsprayed on her to test the efnher secret washdefence against mtamination ralty said the "n trials were
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    EISENHOWEROUT OF OXYGEN TENT
    25 1 I 'i bulletin from r < to ado said Preennower waa oxygen tent ay except for or rest nmi sleep. waa aatlsfac-
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    RUBBER STEADY
    25 1 gapore Rubber 1 ii this morn- "|> t first grade > at $1 WVi a Ib I s of a cent terday'i close. The steady.
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    Bride-killer panther shot dead
    93 1 Bride-killer panther shot dead THE panther which killed and ate an aborigine's bride m the Pekan district of Pahang is almost certainly dead. The news came this mornins from Pahang's game warden. Mr. A. K. Robinson, who has been on the killer's track for nearly a fortnight. "I am not
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    Lock icon Spending enough?
    31 1 Five United Suites senators arrived m London, yeaterday on a three-week tour to see if enough money i.s being .spent on American bases m Spain. Britain and Turkey.— UP
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    Lock icon 134,000 widows all under 14
    86 1 134,000 widows all under 14 Cuiild marriages In India ffhile lowly decreasing, are continuing In large numbers despite child marriage festraim legislation ays knvrrnmrrifs 1955 yeai book. Durinu 1951 th< booka -*v census takers counted 2.833,000 married boys. 6,118.000 married girls, 50,000 widowers and 134.000 widows all bttween the ages
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    Strikers' pavemeht gels a vvasli-np
    97 1 Strikers' pavemeht gels a vvasli-np I>OLJCB thia morning cleared strikers from the ftvi'-iuut way outside the Orchard Road shop of the Sinuu])oie Cold storage while the pavement way being washed and disinfected. A company spokesman told the Free Press: "We thought it a good idea to clean up the place
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    They're going to Jakarta
    77 1 THE -Malayan Governments' working party to discuss trade details with Indonesia will leave Singapore for Jakarta on October 3. Singapore representatives include are Sis. Sydney Came, economic adviser to the CfcW Minister, Mr.. \>. M. Jumr^ Assistant Minister i nerce and Industry, T. Assomull, president of
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    GIRLS ROBBED
    39 1 While pupils of the Fairfield "iris school m Neil Road, Singapore, were attending a lecture m the school assembly hall yesterday, a thief entered their class rooms n d took away 17 fountain pens and $2.85 cash.
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    Lock icon TACTICS IN MALAYA WILL AID HARDING
    203 1 17UELD Marshall Sir John 1 Harding, new Governor and Commander m Chief Ot Cyprus, -said last night he hoped to draw on his experience m Malaya and Kenya In deciding whai policy Changes, if any, were to be recommended for Cyprus. Speaking to reporters
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    LORRY SERVICE for PUBLIC
    339 1 LORRY SERVICE for PUBLIC GovL considering plan THE GOVERNMENT Tnay extend the emergency lorry servicd to members of the public hit hy the Singapore Traction Company employees' strike. The Free Press Understands the question i> being considered by the (ioverninent. Nearly 100 lonics were senl oul today to raver all
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    Lock icon MALAYA LIKES IT
    28 1 Malaya and Kenya have reported favourably on the Belgian 7.62 millimetre F,N. light automatic rifle, a War Office official said m London, last night. Reuter
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    Lock icon 3-CRASH DUKE LEARNS TO DRIVE TANK
    54 1 The Duke of Kent, who has had three car crashes 1n 13 months, is learning to drive a tank at Bovin<;ton, Dorset. The 19-yeai-old Duke is also learrjjhfi! radio communication, tank, gunnery and armoured tactics. He joins his flew regiment, the Royal Scots Greys
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      123 1 J/Hk^*., ftfestful nights..- -< r <2S^BHpP; y/y JIH HHt V -•■■.■< Tfc'. yt- 'Ji'"- 1 -a £&&f .'.-.v.' i/i co Restful, da ijs Regular nighti of restful sleep keep yw x v iv> healthy, vigorous nnd ready to enjoy to the full That Ii why countless tho« j ftyjiift^F tandl
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    Lock icon PROBE ON JETS THAT CAN'T FLY
    148 2 ACOWGREBSH >NAL In auiry b< n la unchus. n. I spent Uona oi dollars on jet fighter planes i won II v and In which two i»- i ]jl-' > L. 'i: Icilll I Rep Frank M Kar b n tiit.- navy had a*
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    Lock icon Singapore case cited in U.H
    207 2 S.E. ASIA SHOULD HAVE COUNCIL SLA 7 SIAM ir w\s not rmpt> to s.t thai the parties tn the South -East Asia collet live defenet Ircatj upheld the principle Of equal rights and sell determination, said Slam's Foreign Minister, Prince Wan Waithayakon, m (he Inited
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    Lock icon NEW PASSIVE RESISTANCE ORDERED IN CYPRUS
    200 2 NEW PASSIVE RESISTANCE ORDERED IN CYPRUS ARCHBISHOP Makarios, leader of the Bnetii movement for ll n* n ol Cyprus with Greece, last night called on all Greek Cypriote to resign from town councils and other public bodies. Addressing the Ethnarohy Council, supreme body m Cyprus til the Greek Orthodox Ohurch,
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    Lobster tails on gold plates
    142 2 Lobster tails on gold plates DINNER i" Krand stvlr v;i s served last night to the B«K Four Foreign Ministers at New York's Waldorf Astoria Motel. Cut flowers adorned the table .it which 'he guests sat 11 i side with one at each in'/. Gold plate was us»>d. Th(j menu
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    BIG 3 IN HARMONY FOR GENEVA TALKS
    165 2 r plIE Big Three Foreign Ministers successfully completed a review of Western strategy for aexf month's Big Four conference with the Soviet Foreign Minister. Official sources after yesterday's meeting m Now York said that the British, French and United States Foreign Ministers had
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    TUC SEEKS 'ADVENTURES' CURB
    301 2 F^AB REACHING constitu tlonal changi ai to n ake the Binga pore Tra li Union Com i ai tivi i xecul bo< lir< cl and rdm it, th( b tivitli i ol lons. rhi rue pn Ident Mr. mal han, aid amend ment to It ion
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    Mr. J. Zehnder dies, aged 74
    91 2  -  Chu Kang Mr. John Zehnder, aged 74, a popular member of Singapore's Eurasian community, died at the General Hospital this morning after short illness. lh' had a.skod that his body be cremated and the ashes strewn over the .sea. because his wife and four
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    Lock icon Police and army will guard 1 Indonesia polls
    259 2 Police and army will guard 1 Indonesia polls INDONESIA'S army of 250,000 police was me 1 ilised last night to guard the polls tome as Indonesians begin voting m their first ger elections. Army headquarters said troops were ready to cr any attack on polling places or voters by the
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    Lock icon 'M and B affair not the only skeleton'
    145 2 'M and B affair not the only skeleton' /COMMENTING a n \j Britain's Burgess Maclean cast-, N<>. 3 week magazine yesterday m New York said the affair was not the only skeleton m ign Office closets Late m 19.V? tin m^ erican Embassy m londoji learned «>r i case involving
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    Lock icon Artificia way means more bacon
    184 3 A rtificia way means more bacon tWRMERs m Devon, South-west England, have bred lour healthy litters of pigs by artificial Insemination claimed to lie first m the world to be produced on v commercial basis by such means. used a new method to keep boar semen ised by scientists at
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    Lock icon RUMANIA DECLARES AMNESTY
    110 3 pi'MANiA has decreed an it amnesty for war criminals and those who committed crimes against the Rumanian state. Radio Bucharest announces. The amnesty provides that all who committed crimes against peace and humanity and were sentenced to less than 10 years' imprisonment will Immediately be set free.
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    Lock icon TURKEY VISIT
    14 3 King Hussein or Jordan will leave for Istanbul. Turkey, on Saturday. A.P.
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    Big liner's 'twin' may have A-power
    129 3 Big liner's 'twin' may have A-power *UR. CLARENCE MORSE, chairman of the Maritime Board, said m New York yesterday that officials of the United States Lines were "seriously thinking of using atomic power," m the event of a sister ship to the liner United States being constructed. Mr. Morse had
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    DOCTOR ON LEAVE
    20 3 Dr. J. i)» browski, of ihe General Hospital, Johore Bahru, has left tor Britain on 1 aye.
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    Lock icon JAPS GET ORDER
    35 3 Contracts for new shipping last month were mostly Cor tankers to bo built In Japanese ard the Ami i i ran B m an ol Shipping re bi yi jtei day. A.P
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    HAVE YOU A PET PYTHON? BRING. IT ALONG
    327 3 HAVE YOU A PET PYTHON? BRING. IT ALONG 1 i \vv. you a pet pyl t< >n !1 m your houpe? Or a ir. ion (:i! r Mala m b >:• or oven a STRI TED OUZEL? i! you have, then br n :i iiong to the rail md :in
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    Lock icon The shirt with bloomer line
    38 3 nicturc. Bloomer effect is given to the skirt of this tunieline cocktail dress m black faille (above). It was show.n m the winter mid -season fashion collection of Christian Dior m London. Keuter
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    Lock icon 'UNDERWORLD LAW RULES JUSTICE'
    372 3 'UNDERWORLD LAW RULES JUSTICE' UK outcry after Soho knife fight A PUBLIC outcry yesterday spurred polite and government Into an Investigation to determine how British justice went awry over a stiletto li^ht m Soho, London's colourful cosmopolitan quarter. Suspicions that court witnesses were intimidated and gang leaders laughed at the
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    Lock icon Strike over a fridge
    72 3 The 5,70€ who struck f the gia it ('huquicamata coppx i mine ne v Santiago, < tule, a we< i igo greed yesterday 1 to 'A' 'i k today foi i 10-day pei lod during which g i I official Will try to settle the dispute
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      48 3 I/btOfUis 10 De Souza Street, Tel: *****, Singapore 1. antee satisfac--sry delivery of fresh to anywhere and at anytime op§;\ H.iiLY from 8 a.m. 7 p.r/: Sunday from 8 a.m. 1p m. entertaining friends keep tradition with rat :AM U 3 a I 1.. Camus 'RANDI MARQIE GOGNAG
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      59 3 g^EE^ I i You'll find solid comfort, freedom of action and smart ness of designs and styles m our Manhattan sport shirts see them now m great variety o) newest shades, novelty prints and styles 7 IWUSIAMULL'S JS v s^kk^ Distributors of <ZZT //v t%) MIKIMOTO G. C. de SILVA
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    Opinion Promotion clamour
    218 4 Opinion Promotion clamour f riiE 1 yanisation for a small handful ot plum jobs may b< xpi ed to grow rathi diminish. And it is >nc< ble that this clamour will ext< nd v 11 beyond the public services, where the matti r is undi r study. While m .sonu>
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    How A-weapons affect today's armies
    692 4 How A- weapons affect today' s armies It won't mean fewer infantry says Lt. GEN. SIR BRIAN HORROCKS ii is ;m no/ortunfttc fact tii.it vei inc< tactical at< mic wca {m m., v, ere iii mooted, th< British military planner! hav< been bedevilled by th< word "streamlined." This has d
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    what they think of 'being British'
    348 4 what they think of 'bein g British' MR Dominic Mkitoff, Prime Minister of Malta, recently visited London to plead the eawse oi "integration." 1 1 wants Malta to send an M.P. to Westminster. it is reassuring tli;i 1 this earnest plea to he closer linked w it li Britain should
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    BY THE WAY
    268 4 "lITAITER, another tin of S this f-xcellcnt wme!" Reverenily the < mmeli^v bears his burden to the table, amply spread with fossilised meat cubes, frozen vegetables and crisp rolls of non-porous breadessence. The tin-ope:, r performs its delicate task, and soon each plastic glass is filled with
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      29 4 >l*i IS* < >*M »%< >^| ,v V> O 4 7/i Singapore |...//\s SENA'S 1 always" for I HIGH CLASS S JEWELLERY 1 I IH. SENA LTD. SINGAPORE. PfNANC LANCKOK. WEDNESDAY, Sept
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      129 4 Helena Riilrinstriu Stay-Loiiii; 1 J O SMEAR-PROOF LIPSTSCK N«'«!( osmcticgenius. Hclona Rubinstein, hrinfs you a cream lipstick that won't wear offl hs secret? A remarkable new Jm c long '.a a ptfttu-r nwuth paint yoia tip\ ;Ji'sms. f v// with Helena Rubinstein's new automatic Jl4^m^^ Sable Lipbrush). Blot as directed
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    SINGAPORE SPOTLIGHT
    1247 5  - SINGAPO RE SPOTLIGHT Adelaide Eastley BY.. nOYS and girls of 1) sir ipore'S Malay will hold their showing of local jicrafts at Kota Malay School and School tomor.nd on Friday. .ow will be useful and :iital made from wood and cocoMis; knitting, roideries, artificial :s, costume jewelid food, the last
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    your lucky STAR
    506 6 your lucky STAR BORN today, your ambition vaunting and you envision Rrv* vistas of achievement for your, Since you do have original ideas ann real spirit! of derring-do it U like I that you will accomplish much You have a dynamic personality people you attract may be able to you
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    Today's Radio Programme for Singapore
    90 6 Today's Radio Programme for Singapore 100 p.m. Songs of the Rn 1 1.30 Timo Signal and News; 1 Music After Lunch; 2.00 BngU Schools Broadcasts- 5.00 Tea Dan 5.30 Children's Programme; English by Radio; 6.00 Time A nouncement and Programme 8u mary; 6.02 Rhythm Session; 6.30 I Review by Tan
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      228 6 •••■■■•■•••■•■•••■■•■■■•■••■•■•••■•■•••■••••>••■ >IVMM(\kt by tee Falk ami Phil lEavis I I PATIINCE.MR.ROCKS. NOW liU CONTROL HER FROM HERE JI f«f 'Wf.^/VVC /ftl\ v/* I'LL PUT HER INSIDE THETENT J SHE CONTAINS SPFECH r^ A nnr* RUTH ROBOT-- V GET ON -AND LEAVE HER HERE. "J/ S TAPES ANO CAN__ f^\ s0
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    The heartache in the life of Moura Lympany
    325 7 The heartache in the life of Moura Lympany rjnVO days passed before the doctors felt it was sate to tell Moura Lympany, brilliant British concert pianist, that the baby who had been born to her m New York had died. Three more days passed before her husband. Bennett Korn. 41-year-old
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    Lock icon NEVILLE DUKE COMMENDED
    34 7 Squadron Loader Neville Duke, one of Britain's top test pilots, has received the Queen's commendation for "valuable service m the air" when a plane he was trying out was damaged. Reuter
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    All they could do was take it calmly
    103 7 4 CAR driven by an 82-year-old man reversed off the ferry jetty at Beachley, Gloucestershire, and fell 12ft. Into the River Severn. It floated for a few seCondi m four feet of water, then settled upright In the mud. For half an
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    SAXON BOAT DISCOVERY?
    59 7 Tho rom.'iin.s r >f whit lieved to be a Saxon bur; 1 1 hip )r,rt> been di i red on he Si i ill r mi! ihea a bl( Kent Mr, Nf rm tin H< »'<•. er, i i .<!) i teu r i rcharolos wo d<
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    Talks man fly in
    210 7 Talks man fly in 01 i1( IALS Of Britain. tin- IS Cambodia and Japan haw Arrived «»> Btogapere f>> air to attend the Colombo Plan Conference Hindi will officially begin tomorrow. Leading the three officials from Britain is the Under-Secretary to the Treasury, Mr. W. Armstrong. The two other officials
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    CHILDREN'S GRANTS RAISED
    86 7 THE Singapore Government has decided to pay $1.50 per day us maintenance allowance lor children admitted to voluntary institutions by a court order or warrant. Grants to voluntary institutions have been paid at three different rates. The allowance for unsupported child- Salvation Army Homes and other institutions
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    Her last wish is fulfilled
    135 7 AN aged Filipino woman who died m America about three months ago had her last wish fulfilled when her embalmed body arrived m Singapore. Mrs. Emiliana A. Undasan, 77, left for New York m 1941 to join her daughter, Mrs. Agripina Taam, an American citizen.
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      158 7 Wmzn dm the Aawe 4k*ajft Hut WoHdl *y Thay want better sewing 111 fcjimfllMn B"TL fj l machines at the right p r ,ca Jj I fUnf r^>^^T>A Thar is one reason why USHA Jl|9 TmtFl IjL sewing machine* aie wanted B]| AVAILABLE ON HIRE PURCHASE TERMS Made ,n India
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    The Master Plan of ARMAND PELTZER
    1742 8  - The Master Plan of ARMAND PELTZER HOWARD JONES by I THE JVORLO'S I I STRANGEST STORIES Here was Murder-to-measure. ..and it ended m one of the most astonishing coincidences m the whole, grim history of crime ON a November day m the year 1881 two brothers met at the Hotel
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    VAN'S CAREER GOES UNDER THE HAMMER
    419 9 Going, going, gone... auctioneer rattled on for hours. In neat, numbered parcels a m ,nN 1 was knocked down. .Major John Beresford Powell was havi.',» a .....inn in i mi u >**'i withd L P h ag( d "i Is tht> truint>r wh( U«e»ee
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    Cour t uses ac t of 1361 .
    189 9 Cour t uses ac t of 1361 I (o! h i has ordered a m\ man t.» keep away from another man's wife. H e hid been summoned undei hi Act of 1361. I|i > MI i.iili'.v. aued 27, a I miner, of Brampton Road, WombweH, York,- is summoned by
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    Gunman who shot PC goes to jail
    97 9 Gunman who shot PC goes to jail A GUNMAN who, mi n a desperate bid for freedom, fired seven shots at policemen chasing him was jailed for seven years at London's Old Bai'ey Francis John Gellatly. 27. of Guthey-street, Walworth. S.E.. admitted wounding P.c. Kenneth Burdett. Mr. A. Morton, prosecutting,
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    Mayoress not marrying after all
    68 9 Mayoress not marrying after all r |^lll'l ongaßenu'nt of Miss Dorothy Drnman, 88-year <»Jd mayoress of Newport In South Wales, and Mr Reginald Watts, 'has b 998 terminated by mutual consent." it has now been announced. Miss Dentnan and Mr. Watts announced tl\cir engaßement on August I, The mayoress, who
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    City tries 'help yourself' buses
    197 9 A CITY is to put half a million people on their honour to beat a bus-crew crisis which is making thousands late for work. Sheffield Transport Committee are to hir<- luxury acl J, c s to replace their own buses which are .standing t y
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    SINGAPORE BABY SHOW NEXT MONTH
    183 9 Singapore doctors are to be judges of the baby show to feature the annual Fun Fair and Pete at St. Andrew's Cathedral ground on Saturday, October 8, from 2.30 to 830 p.m. Lady Black, wife of Governor, will open the fete at 3 p.m. The
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    HELMET WAS CARDBOARD
    53 9 J>RAIN Injuries from a fractured skull killed 24-year-old motor cyclist Leslie Young, ftlthougn he was wearing a crash helmet, Kiiburn coroner was told. Tearing a piece orr tho crash helmet, the coroner, Mr. J. a Qorsky, said: •This is cardboard, surely 1 papier mache a policeman agreed
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    Railway will cut 200 gardens
    166 9 Railway will cut 200 gardens jyjFts Margery uirtwisle haj f (iiind out why a niun with iurvevor'j plumb-line was climbing the tence at the bottom oj her garden two months a^tr British Railways I U'unto .sonic of her par- don perhaps 4UH of it. Mr.s, Birtwisle and more than 200
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    Lock icon PRACTISING FOR U.S. TOUR
    37 9 j SCOTS GUARD Ser- ffoanl Hugh Stewart :of Aberdeen rehearses a sword dance at Wellington Barracks, London, ready for the Guards' tour of America sponsored by the British Travel I AssociatiiMi.— \.p picture
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    Magnet used for salvage work
    79 9 aii eiecwro -magnet nas bcea v.sea to .salvage a valuable cargo of nickel which hud lain on the .seabed four miles ott' Cromer, Norfolk for H years. The nickel wa.s In the hold of the B.S. Teddington which was bombed and sunk In September, 1941.
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    ROUND ABOUT S'PORE
    651 10  - ROUND ABOUT S'PORE Oswald Heney |gj| ftmgmJtt&J *J8, i11 He plans for better times (ABOVE): Meet a man whose two great desires ai«- iaj to twin* down th e price of rice for the Singapore and Malayan consumer, and (I)) (o bring down air fares so thai mine people eould
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    Lock icon He left his fear behind him
    1240 12  -  Vivienne Puckridge Itv If SiUOOL WHERE rut it r \m: \o onus... standing m the docl teens. He waa acci I i hi:- sent* nc( three 1 6belli< mis and resent I v t)<in caught it i.s not really very .snr|)M>:ni', hut the boy
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    TAX COLLECTOR MAY HOLD KEY TO ENDING THE KKK
    570 12 TAX COLLECTOR MAY HOLD KEY TO ENDING THE KKK WILL MULLER'S third report on the facts and personalities involved m the revi- val of the Ku Klux Klan m connection with the public school desegregation issue m i America's South is cabled from Atlanta, Georgia, r VUK Imperial Wizard 1
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    Lock icon What Ruby murray says about Vera Lynn
    440 13  -  DAVID LEWIN AND VICE VERSA by > PUBY MURRAY, the li girl some people call "the second Veni Lynn," is buck m her West End show m London after a spell at home easing a relaxed throat the throat that deli gh t
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    They love me since I found that sound...
    604 13  - They love me since I found that sound... FRANCIS MARTIN Isn't it beautiful?' asks Mr. Mantovani by ■DAXD-LEADER AnW nur/Ao Paolo Man- has left Britain m rst leg of an ■American Canadian ■cond n tour that m I owns and «i':cs between now and Burly November. I Wit i him
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    A great jazz disc
    121 13 "IJOW Hi the Fi" (Phi- lipa B ***** L) is a superb recording of two Buck Clayton "jam sessions." featuring clarinettist Woody Herman. "Jam sessions" originally were private meetings of mu.sidazUl for a spceial rhythm flin^ after fulfilling a "commercial" engagement. Bach player had a go
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    APPARITION on the BEACH
    2100 14 c^'.it m the British Borneo Stoic of Brunei, broke When a party of c.ti;u«: acts at Ku la Be a it,^m t.ie River> and disre d[ taboo o« the fishcrn cV, .Jesiiva o Q^jMUM o||t njght w||h the|r 8 a pawaag's w.rn.ng to prop fate tfy
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    Lock icon She's EVERY uncle's favourite niece
    864 15 iIW it is as redant contion to call Miss ssey an actit is Frank eon a cricketer or r piggott a jockey pryone k" uw s the luctant Debutante. Byron she awoke t morning to find L famous. r happ< ns tnat tn E k
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    541 15  - Super figure can be a handicap JAMES BACON by [EG MYLES, a 1 voluptuous rediad who is film town's test Cinderella, aru tat a 40-inch Ist can be a handicap Hollywood. I where the go- of exchange might f n attribute as t of six Os<>my Meg alW1 heresy. a
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      138 15 Ik !H i iiH > l iHl!'lH '"Hii"Bi' 'H!l'!Hii 'Hil'lHliiiH 'H'H'Hiil'H'HiH Hr r A| g 1 GRAND REDUCTIONS I of i MATERIALS AND READY-MADE I DRESSES; Beginning Mon. 3rd October 1955 J| HARROWS LTD. I 7, ORCHARD ROAD, PHONE *****. 1-^ AMBER MANSIONS, SINGAPORE-9 H <hli. H H l '^ll
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    982 16  - IT'S QUITE IN ORDER TO PUNCH THEIR NOSES GAVIN GORDON *>fl 'Battle of the schools' splits Belgium m two r rnE most important Reel lon of the com tnunity m h< Igium today is the children. They are the centre and subject vi a political controversy that splits th<: nation
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    BRIDGE HAND
    351 16 NORTH e)R 4 a 9K 2 X 0 X Q io 5 2 *X 5 2 A W^ T EAST ♦A6 3 7 5 SOUTH t iJ 10 9 8 90J4 0 7 6' ♦A 7 4 The bidding; SOUTH JEST NORm 1 Pass 2 A o I
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      197 16 1 42 il 1 '3 8888 l ...iwJ IjOk I I jj CLUES ACROSS (6). lls this a vessel's mate? SaprtiCO 8 doubly 0Ul« (5, 7). (7). 8 Leaders of a movement In a 6 This sound, Mc< ;i px fj battleship? (8). slve for crs 9 A piece of
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    THESE PROPS HELP a CAUSE
    568 17 THESE PROPS HELP a CAUSE WHEN FILM MEN NEED THE RIGHT SETTINGS, IT'S THE ASSISTANCE LEAGUE THAT COMES UP WITH THE ANSWERS I'll EN Hollywood's V Hi m producr rents the palatial EstaU In nearSan Marino. Callt for scenes m ti- society producj, where the plush nd the de luxe
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    TRAVEL in DISNEYLAND
    117 17 Ilnckleti foonftton In the United vMI Btomten I, tnd BMj 1,,, m-'M'-v fhren a. looli .11 the mi lou nen Wonderland bttlli i, v the f ll| XV ";iii niMi.v lt coil of 151,000,00(1 i- InahHm, California The i lrls M c«««lncted lh« n On top, Dbney
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    Tough guy is a gentle soul
    228 17 Tough guy is a gentle soul Says MICHAEL RUDDY M II v m pli rr y linear I fan. I like his bal b( ied face, his lisp, his furtive look when he's embarrassed, his pretence ai toughness. In brief, i Like Bogey. However m "The Left Hand of God,"
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    ALL ROADS LEAD HERE
    102 17 AS EVERYONE main lv th» Loe Angeles Police Traffir Division- -COUld foresee vvHI m ii'huncc, thr problem oi retting to ;»ni from Disneyland has b€ come grave for ;iii concerned) chiefly the public One fonr-lane speedwaj from I <>s Ati^i'lfs is (h< Only ailto pathway the
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      47 17 LEMON or ORANGEfi Robinson's Lemon or Orange! p<> Jf ~T£.~ fcr^^^^ Bar i» \v^h• is cooling r« /Njv^^v^ f!'"-h!ii|.' m f.. 'iviriß I I "-^jj^^^^^^-t fi!).l j;i)!v (1, I, V#V -~^-=^^^aii^^^^|^ w-'icntAKi-nwithCiii '1;•" W« Ii i mV (> MARfifi fill fill All CO IT». x V// tlM^AfOhi m
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    Lock icon Trabert assured of No. 1 place in tennis
    449 18 Trabert assured of No. 1 place in tennis r r< >N i i KAij^ I 25--1 year-old hu American, seems asred ol being hailed as i tie woj id'., Number One lawn i enn i s p] tyer of the /ear. Da pite his defeat r>v Au tr ill i
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    Lock icon RUSSIAN BEATS ZATOPEK'S MARK
    53 18 ALBERT IVANOV, 24--year-old Russian distance runner, yesterday boat Emil Zatopek's world record for 25,000 metres (15; miles, 941 years), according to the Soviet News Agency Tass. Ivanoy clocked 1 hr 17 mm. 24 sec. compared with 1 hr. 19 mm. 11.8 sec. set by Zatopek three
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    Lock icon Elorde to meet Orient champ
    54 18 Flash Florae of the Philippines arrived m Tokyo last night to in.-M-t Shciu'ji Koleko, Oriest featherweight ihampion, m a 10-round non-title fighi on Oct. 3. Elorde last July won a surprise decision over Sandy Saddler, the featherw< I hi champion, who had stopped Kaneko with
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    Katong's life-savers
    44 18 IBOVE ..<■ the Brs( group of Kfttong Life Guard Club H f lv representative of the Royal I iff Savins I 1 Park i. id Lee Sim Chens Van Soon Vhi raaSekßTaj (instructor) Oll k lh Sai; Yw Ecng rh/c lio .Sa> Ute.
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    28 18 MISS Thelma Hopkins (Britain) winning the high jump in fine style at the Britain v. Czechoslovakia athletic meeting: In London recently She cleared 51 1. 7' 4 in
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    302 18 A New Zealand insurance c ompan y v. hi c h las t season inaugurated a scheme for cricketers found it had to pay on claims double the amount received from the premiums. The company transacted a special accident policy for cricketers
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    107 18 K. IRELAND'S TEAM CEOSEI mmW i rwMiE Northern Irel an d football selector* have decided to n ly on experien ced Intel nai lonala for in* land's match against Scol land it Belfa on Oct. a The game 1 the Rri t in th season' Bi i 1 Ish Inter*
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      61 18 TB^siTParis and London 1 your woy to U.S.A. Fly Nc r.,,rva,ion,, call your frov.l agont or Vl l° O e Phofie 24 12 of an Alllpfl f in's three Mamfi,.M Co., ltd., f rn "snf l ci n tic servuesi Or«on Bldg, Suu.opore The Presic/onf or frtdtftfll Fualo Lumpur Penana
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    7 19 DEREK UFTON— -the right way to head
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    A LEAGUE MANAGEMENT N FOR MORE TROUBLE
    332 19 I appears to ng for the nglish FootManagement ver their relow mid-week s to be played ion clubs dcs--eking ways to dwindling odlight mat- them finbut Millwali have had down to s" under breath the Inconsistent league authorities announced that their own later-league
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    Strong neck muscles — that is my secret
    603 19 Strong neck muscles that is my secret Learn soccer with the stars t il/ r HEN my .shoulder began to give seriOUS trouble I tried wei Kh t-1 i f tin g to strengthen the muscles, The shoulder is now cured, but I am carrying on with the weight-lifting. I
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    English soccer prestige is being jeopardised
    183 19 English soccer prestige is being jeopardised rpTjE Football Association A has used v very doubtful method of team selection m the manner m which they chose the England team to face Denmark ta Copenhagen on Oct. 2. That day is a Sunday, the day after a full League programme m
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    Lock icon U.K. SOCCER
    38 19 Yesterday's U.K. soccer J results were: League, Div. 11l (South<rii): Watford 3. Southend United 2. League, Div. m (Northern): Qrimsby Town 3, Barrow 0; Olclhani Athletic 3 Hartlepools United 2; Southport 1. Tranmere Rnvera o.— Reuter
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    27 19 Penzance and Newlyn defeated Camborne by 11 points to eight at Penzanci I Cornwall In the only Rugby Union dub match i> d yesterday.— Reuter
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    SINGAPORE PLAY INDONESIA OCT. 16
    275 19 afas j rpHE Singapore Badminton J| A Association decided last night to accept the Badminton Association of Indonesia's proposal for a Singapore versus Indonesia exhibition tournament m the > Colony. The S.B.A. committee agreed at a meeting that Oct. 16 would be the most suitable
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    87 19 iiiiHiiiiiiiiiiimimiimi mimnm IOCC1B Ct«jv(. BcrviCCl f ii r final: '"»►<•♦ r v tVoodbridft Jala n Btsar. .slJHI -A l<autif mill eiB (s«ini im.iisi. Mercantile Bank Iflrplion,. BOMTii S.r.C; JftCki v IhorniKioft, I- Ji N C ouiid. imrKi v I II Iragi". f>iv. I: K 1.1 Sf-N l.u v
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      38 19 Amweilficht! m -!K!OOZAN Aj'V >ARA SINGH/ f todla JF u tern 'AT WORLD SEPT. 30th, 1955 PL tW GENE MURPHY v. 1 D SAU SHAH; L.K. SENG 1 RAN SINGH; AH KOVV p IGER AIIMAT. °KINCS: WINSTONS TCLBXIZJ
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      22 19 OCEAN PARK HOTEL'S FAMOUS QUINTET Ace Hand of Singapore MISS SALOMA "Mai il\ n Monroe" Ring I l.s.si for Tabk Kisrrvnf ion*
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    Argonauts in fine victory over C.A.
    489 20 i room a v ra i 1 BAf A Dlv 2A i le winnei overcame th< first hu the BAFA nlor Cup competition thej defeated the iorinld a b 1< CY\ me c Uhletic 2 l at Jalai Be tr stadium yester uts will
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    INDIA HOUSE XI IN 2-0 VICTORY
    59 20 INDIA House S.C. bout Singapore Cricket club 2-0 m a friendly hockey match on the padang yesterday. Freddie Vias and Sharma scored m the first half. Teams wishing to arrange fixtures against India Hous who have boon recently affl liated witih the S.H.A. are
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    72 20 Hi<ih Gun, four-year-old racer, has been retired to stud because of trouble with his suspensory, a strong ligameni In the ankle. The horse, 3-year-old champion of the United Stati sin 1954, had been nominated to run m the Arc de Triomphe In Paris next week.
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    S.J.I. IN 5-2 WIN
    61 20 ST. JOSEPH'S Institution maintained their- unbeaten record when they bout Anglo-Chines^ School 5-2 m an Inter-school hock«'v fixture ;it Barker Road yesterday. s.j.i.'s second trlnjj; also be:)! ACS 2. The fi'\ t team scorers were a Net to 1 M Num.; (2) and Q f oong
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    46 20 i 'm h middle mi tanci tai Gunnar Nlelse tow South Ai rica In February and Man h of nexi ■.fir tt i fell the tni, win rive Nlel ci :i h,:t clasa build-up >oi 1956 Olympic Games m Aii tnilin U P
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    RULES OF THE WALK
    428 20 RULES OF THE WALK HERE are the rules, drawn up with the help of the Achilles Athletic Club for the Singapore-Johore Bahru Walk Contest organised by the Free Press. 1. Competitors will assemble at the S.R.C. end of the Padang by 5.30 a.m. on Sundaj October 9. 2. The Walk
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    SRC. Reds in 3-0 win
    86 20 WANDERERS went down ff 3-0 to S.R.C. -Reds- in their Div. 1 hockey league fixture on the padang yesterday. S R.C. opened the scoring in the third minute when Wright scored after goalkeener Bingham who played a brilliant game, was tested in Quick succession by
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    Lock icon GERMANS DRAW AT BRISTOL
    57 20 I The Frankfurt soc c c r team drew 3-3 with Bristol City, the English Second Division club, m a floodlight match at Bristol last night. The German side led 2-1 at half-time. A draw was an honourable result to an interesting --<me which was watched
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    Lock icon Radio job for Leo Durocher
    58 20 Lpo Durocher, who resigned a.s manager of the New York Giants, has accepted a $150,000 a year post with the National Broadcast in<_> Company. Durocher's Job would be that ol talent representative, w Ith ofTlces on the Pacific Coast and serving as 0 iiai ci.
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    TODAY'S SBA TIES
    30 20 rpODAY'B tlea In tho Slnga- pore Badminton A.^.soci:itions Junior tnter-Club competition ;\\oSecond round: Mayflower v onnuin: National v Merpytime; Pairwind v Marigold; Quart r-flnal: Flower v Jacques
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    56 20 picture. IVWDOLPII TIKIMN. j= British and Empire E slight heavyweight E champion, stored an E E easy points' victory E E over Ed(l i c "Polly" E S mi tli of Bermuda over E 10 rounds at Birmin?- ham last week. Here Smith c overs up E against a two
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    Saints fight hard to win against Victorians
    103 20 UT Andrew's School had to fight hard to beat Victoria Institution In their rugger fixture yesterday. Saints won by ei^ht points (goal and a try) to three (a try) The first half was even. Saints opened the scoring when from a five-yard scrum.
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      WALLA WALLA is a safe bet, says soccer star RAHIM
      210 1 WALLA WALLA is a safe bet, says soccer star RAHIM teur tipsters PAT O SULLIVAN drew another blank on i 1 w relay when his selection Tanah Bijeh was ■unpl; Dr. O'Sullivan zovs to the bottom of t An -ur Tipsters' League table with a loss .of $12 on two
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      BACK WALLA WALLA AND HATTRICK AT BUKIT TIMAH TODAY
      477 1 BACK WALLA WALLA AND HATTRICK AT BUKIT TIMAH TODAY FREE PRESS RACING CORRESPONDENT WALLA WALLA m Race Three and Hattrick (Race Four) should make a safe each-way double at Bukit Timah today. Both will carry stable confidence. It was a bright and sunny morning and barring any change m the
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        93 1 I HIP PA/ NAP MV' TANKARD M SAYS- %^4m MY three best bets V// yLt, for today are: i V WALLA WALLA (Race I 7** r^7 3), AMIISKMRNT II (Rare 5) and CLEAR STAR SIGNAL WATER (Race 7). RADIO MALAYA will (Race 5) broadcast commentaries from Race to Race <»
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      PROBABLE STARTERS AND RIDERS
      788 2 RACE 1-2.30: CLASS 1, DIV. 3-6 FURS. HIGH NOON 4y bnzl Kent ueky Stable) H W 9.00 PruUUiii 2. <.m i» TOWN chah iW ng Ih v rk Rod rs 8.13 Faterson CELERITY 5i ¥.C Kwok k, E.B. Koh) Breukelen 8.11 Bougoui 287 PINTER'S dimc.iii >y
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      1834 3 Track form of today's Bukit Timah acceptors RACE ONE j I— DIV. 3— f, HIGH NO<»N': 15-9-55— Sued* .it h.ii' speed testratlon; 20-9-55— ther with Never a In 41 3/5; 26-9-55 to even tinfe with GOLIJ TOWN: 24-9-55— Did ver 3f. m 38 2/5. ,jlj k 1 1 !»-55 Shaped
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      CLEAR WATER, WALLA WALLA AND AMUSEMENT BEST
      1152 4 CLEAR WATER, WALLA WALLA AND AMUSEMENT BEST sdfas CL 1 Div. 3-6 Furs. HIGH noon i I tart gallops) GOI i> town ook d like at [poh but tir< d < ELERITY Be< ond to Cai [poh i»i Ml i< s DELIGHT: Ai thing but SWEI T vv.: Last run
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