The Singapore Free Press, 12 January 1956
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Title Section18 1956-01-12 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m Malaya No. *****. Singapore. Thursday, January 12, 1956. Price 15Cte.18 words
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Article, Illustration205 1956-01-12 1 lOOmph chase by fiance AN 18-YEAR-OLD California state beauty contest winner was kidnapped and raped on Tuesday night. Minutes later her fiance captured her assailant after a 100-mile an hour chase. The victim Donna May Schurr, was Miss California In last year's Miss Universe contest. Police saidA.P. - 205 words
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Article81 1956-01-12 1 Te:igku Abdul Rahman, said m Karachi lad night that h<' had discussed with Pakistan's premier, Mr. Mohanied Ali 'matters ol common Interest" during hi* three-day stay. '•Our talks wore very friendly." he said. The Pakistan Government had promised to give fad lities to Malayan students and cadets forReuter - 81 words
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Article33 1956-01-12 1 Two maBked men held up [j -w goo and her daughter In their room In TanRhu. Blngaport i m today and stripped them o| jewels worth *****.33 words
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125 1956-01-12 1 I^hk roreign Office indi--l cated In London yester clay that Britain Informed the United states it wanta Formosa to hand over a Hour Kong airport worker accused of sabotaging the Air India plane, Kashmir Princess, last April. The Colonial Office earlier announcedU.P. - 125 words
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Article37 1956-01-12 1 The Soviet Embassy m London is sending three senior Russian naval offici to Cowes. Isle of Wight, to discuss the passibility of a Soviet naval visit during the famous Cowes regatta m Auiiii. ReuterReuter - 37 words
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Article20 1956-01-12 1 January first grade rubber buyers f.o.b. opened in Singapore this mornin i $1.19 <: 'i Tiic i -o oncerUui.20 words
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Article42 1956-01-12 1 Seventy nine year old Pope Pius has a slight cough but is carrying on his normal activities, Vatican .sources said today. He has shown signs of "slight fatigue" recently but this has not interrupted his normal routine. U.P.U.P. - 42 words
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Article33 1956-01-12 1 Mr. Hlsakichi Maeda. a member of the Upper House of the Japanese Dint. I m Los Angeles today the democratic nations faced a real danger of losing SouthEa.st Asia to Communism.33 words
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Article35 1956-01-12 1 Three Arab power- Syria, Egypt and Saudi Arabia announced yesterday they had offered financial aid to m In a move to get her away from British Influence and the Bagdad Pact. A.P.A.P. - 35 words
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Article147 1956-01-12 1 rpURKLSH and G r o k 1 youths ela.shed m Nicosia y is a wave of Indignation m the Turkish population of Cyprus over the killing of one of their countrymen. report I three iple were injured m me-throwing. British troops with riot »y a.>147 words
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Article58 1956-01-12 1 Petaling Tin strike off ELEVENTH -HOUR talks last night averted a strike at Petaling Tin, Selangor, timed for 7 a.m. today. AH 500 miners were at work as usual today. Last night, Labour Department officers intervened in the dispute and secured a compromise between the workers represented by the Malayan58 words
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Article92 1956-01-12 1 R. S. Jaganathan, pre--ITA sident of the TUC, alleged this morning that some firms who had been served with new pay demands by the Singapore Business Houses Employees' Union were trying to bribe senior employees with better jobs if they cut their ties with the union. He92 words
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100 1956-01-12 1 SINGAPORE police this morning warned young women not to travel alone m pirate taxis. Two women who boarded pirate taxis yesterday were assaulted. Another was assaulted two weeks ago. A 44-year-old woman who boarded a pirate taxi m Victoria Street was assaulted while on100 words
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Article218 1956-01-12 1 MINISTRY TO TAKE OVER S.I.T. Report to Govt. soon 'pHE Singapore Improvement Trust is to be merged into the Ministry of Local Government, Lands and Housing an( j become the Government's housing agency for planning, surveying, building and implementing the Master Plan. This, the Free Press understands, is one of218 words
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Advertisement56 1956-01-12 1 A O the 'LetVHave-A Party' type The LETS- k/Ts HAVE-A-PARTY" A. type closely \l F^ Y related to the f "moneys-no- object' type usually in yrf the background >r^ when order- V*^ ing and \r\ I WJ^ the toilet \V^ when the bill arrives. They nes/er* theless have unerring; good56 words
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Article, Illustration512 1956-01-12 2 WAKE UP AMERICA 7 SAY IKE, DULLES ON NEW MENACE PRESIDENT Eisenhower and his Secretary of State. Mr. John Foster Dulles, yesterday called on the United States "as a whole" to wake up to the necessity of countering the efforts of the Soviet512 words
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Article125 1956-01-12 2 EDEN MOVE ENDS GRUMBLES IN PARTY PRIME MINISTER EDEN'S L decision to rush 2,000 parachute troops to Cyprus for possible use m the Middle East has brought an immediate boost m his own prestige among his Conservative followers. Eden seems to have weathered the winds of discontent that swept throughA.P. - 125 words
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Article29 1956-01-12 2 Egyptian and Israeli forces exchanged mortar and rifle fire for over an hour yesterday m the El Auja demilitarised zone, an official spokesman said m Cairo.29 words
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135 1956-01-12 2 HK LOSING POSITION AS 'TRADE GATEWAY' THE New York publication Chemical Week reported yesterday that American efforts to reduce shipments through Hong Kong of materials that could be used for war purposes have been so successful that the colony's imports of chemicals have gone down to below $120 million (Malayan*A.P. - 135 words
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Article35 1956-01-12 2 The National Broad. ing Company estimates th between 55 and 60 million people viewed "Peter Pan with Mary Martin on television recently. The first presentation last March drew 67 million.35 words
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Article15 1956-01-12 2 King Gustav called Parliament yesterday increase Sweden's d< spending this year.- A.P.A.P. - 15 words
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Article31 1956-01-12 2 The United Nations Economics Commission for Asia and the Far East will meet m India next month to discuss Asia's population and economic development problems. U.P.U.P. - 31 words
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211 1956-01-12 2 ENVOY ATTACKS RED YIPs AND WARNS OF SEATO'S PUNCH THE British Ambassador to Siam, Sir Berkeli Gage, returned to Bangkok yesterday after five months' leave m Britain. He issued a statement saying that after the dawn of the Geneva summit conference" the true lace of Russian Communism had again emerged.Reuter - 211 words
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69 1956-01-12 2 IRAQ yesterday asked Egypt to remove her military attache from Bagdad in a surprise mov< i which widened the split between the two Arab nations. No reason was given. The move is the latest in a series of incidents which hav«* worsened relationsU.P. - 69 words
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Article58 1956-01-12 2 A four-foot snake electrocuted itself last night and m the process blacked out homes m 14 suburbs m Western and Southern Brisbane for a half hour. The snake knocked out circuit breakers cutting off the electrical suppy to thousands of homes when it slithered onto aU.P. - 58 words
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Article31 1956-01-12 2 The British Cabinet, meeting yesterday to (lithe Middle East situation, had before it the latent. official reports on Jordan where trie situation wa.s "becoming progressively calmer."- ReuterReuter - 31 words
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Advertisement120 1956-01-12 2 v H ..,:■::.■:< -^^M^ \V' :;.v'- FT i" Ifa WAI IJi One of the New Novosonic L advantages is the Philips DuoR&fijfii&E^ mp' Cone Loudspeaker. It has two cones, a normal one and a •X449A: Push button 5 receiver special One for high notes thus with 7" Duo-Cone speaker. Singapore120 words
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177 1956-01-12 3 EVEREST MAY BE BARRED TO CLIMBERS is reported to be considering declaring Its mountains along the Tibet border including Mount Everest— off limits to mountain climbers Informed sources said the buffer state between India and Communist-occupied Tibet was studying this action following the arrest by Communist patrols of two WelshA.P. - 177 words
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Article97 1956-01-12 3 Gems stolen as Queen entertained 4 BURGLAR sneaked into the bedroom of former Queen Elizabeth of Greece m her French Riviera villa at Cannes on Tv and made off with 10 million francs i $88.500 1 ft'Olth Of jewels. Other jewels and bank- (tailing about six million franca ($5l wereA.P. - 97 words
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Article36 1956-01-12 3 Brazils President Elect. Senhor Juscclino Kubitschek. was received m audience by the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace. He was decorated with the Knight Grand Cross of M>* Order <>f the British Empire.36 words
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Article, Illustration125 1956-01-12 3 To MSist Asian airline passengers particularly those unable to speak or write English, BOAC will soon be training 13 Chinese and Japanese girls as assistant air stewardesses Eight Chinese girls m Hong Kong have been selrctt'd for training m London along with the Japan:rls. They will be125 words
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277 1956-01-12 3 Five months after: Tramp confesses to Janet murder ROBERT Avril, 43-year-old tramp, last i night confessed in court at Amiens that he strangled the Nottingham schoolteacher Janet Marshall last August with a piece of cord and was formally charged with her murder. Avril powerfully built with a iecply lined faceReuter - 277 words
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224 1956-01-12 3 PA-IN-LAW'S HINT TO GRACE: HAPPY HOME COMES FIRST rjRACE KELLY'S future father-in-iaw is quoted J as saying the princess-to-be will have a bi« role to play as an "ambassadress of American elegance, charm and values Above all, I hope she will make a happy home for my son." The statementA.P. - 224 words
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Article74 1956-01-12 3 The Royal Australian Air Force is forming an air task force for the third series of British atomic tests m the Monte Bello Islands this year, Supply Minister Mr. Howard Beale announced m Canberra yesterday. Beginrjing m mid-Feb-ruary, planes will patrol the Timor Sea dailyU.P. - 74 words
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Article39 1956-01-12 3 The Right Reverend Henry Wolf Boines, Anglican Bishop of Singapore, arrived m Pnom Penh yesterday for a tour of Cambodia as the Eiio.st of Mr. Richard Purdon Heppel. the British Am ba^badui W Cambodia.39 words
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Article, Illustration265 1956-01-12 3 MISSION OFFER TO TWO ORPHAN BOYS SINGAPORE'S Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, yesterday asked Mr. J. C. Corera, of the Public Advisory Bureau, to inform two orphans— rL o w Kien Sens, 14, and his five-year-old brother about the Ramakrishna Mission's offer to "adopt" them Low had told the Chief265 words
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204 1956-01-12 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 1956. Opinion STRAIN ON THE AXIS TH E Russo Chinese partnership is reported to be under severe strain as a result of Moscow's recent activities, which are seen as driving a wedge between Red China and South Asia. Qualified diplomats m London are204 words
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Article, Illustration718 1956-01-12 4 World will be 40 percent smaller THE introduction of U.S.-built jet airliners into inter-con-tinental service between 1958 and 1960 will mark the real beginning of the commercial jet age. These 4-jet transport planes— the Boeing 707 Inter -continenta 1 Stratoliner and the Douglas DC-8 Jet Clipper—will, m effect, make the718 words
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Advertisement27 1956-01-12 4 EXCELLENT RINGS t(JV DIAMONDS 6 GEMS/ IN (PLATINUM GOLD.) > I j With Smart Efficient Workmanship G. C. De SUVA BROS 3. RAFFLES PLACE Singapore- 1 Tel: *****. <27 words
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73 1956-01-12 5 A7O-MILE-AN-HOUR blast of wind whisked a taxi into a river at Teesport near Middlesbrough. The four men inside— the driver and three Swedish ship's officers escaped by climbing out of the taxi's sunshine roof. The driver, 22-year-old Raymond Sowerby, of Middlesbrough, said: "The73 words
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Article22 1956-01-12 5 West Germany had more than 1.000.000 people unemployed last month for the first time m eight months, the Government reported22 words
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Article31 1956-01-12 5 Vice Admiral R. Subijakto Indonesian Naval Chief of Staff who is on a world tour arrived m London by air yesterday from Copenhagen on a short visit. ReuterReuter - 31 words
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225 1956-01-12 5 [>KITAIN'S 5,000 private schools have got to "sit" I* an examination, to which there can be three -.suits FAIL, PASS or (top of the form) EFFICIENT. The examination will be carried out by Education Ministry Inspectors under new regulation* for private225 words
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Article126 1956-01-12 5 rIE -Shell Malayan Motor Rally organising committee has conducted a post-mortem into the 1955 event. It decided to recommend that the committee for the 1956 event consid. r running a night driving section m noncurfew areas, and that the event start from different centres. The second recommendation126 words
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Article, Illustration850 1956-01-12 5 CONSULAR PLAN FOR EXPAT COURSES UNIVERSITY DRAWS UP !A LOCAL SYLLABUS An old English I Christmas tradition I pantomime came to I Singapore when soldiers I of 40 Base Workshops and associated units got together and presented I Alley Barber." Their fantasy, writ- ten and performedA.E. - 850 words
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Article196 1956-01-12 5 SOHO BOOK MEN WIN APPEAL TWO jail sentences on Soho booksellers both imposed by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Sir Laurence Dunne, for publishing obscene literature have been quashed. Instead, London Quarter Sessions Appeais Committee substituted tines. In Case No. 1, George Vinn, 31-year-old cripple, with a shop m Old Comp--1196 words
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Miscellaneous296 1956-01-12 6 ftLiXDIIAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis I\i i 7 T" I THEY RCACHEP THE TOP! V?fl I w «i T^ S JuVS^^nWSTK A I 1 SENPTWE 'COLTER AT OHC6 I"I o\66iH6j THINK. J^Ml \)SJK SO- YOU SHOT THEM\(?) 1 WITH A MACHINE 6UM! ALSO 7 V FOR?/ V C^°296 words
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Miscellaneous629 1956-01-12 6 i 3> 11ORN today, there are two sides to ]> li your nature. One is eminently J practical, hard-headed in business <■ matters, methodical. You are also itern disciplinarian. <, The other side la the sympathetic, j! t original, artistic individual yet who <• believes he has a mission in629 words
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Article194 1956-01-12 7 LONDON, Jan. 11. •ÜBBEB No. 1 BSS cJi. LTbu'yers RdK"n /T/ .V 34 sellers 35 sellers RUBBER No. 1 RSS cj.f. 34 buyers 34 buyers o.rS^**" Ports Februar y 34>* sellers 35 sellers RUBBER No. 1 RSS Spot 34 buyers 34\ buyers 34 sellers 35 sellers RUBBER194 words
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Article100 1956-01-12 7 NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Previous Today TIN Straits spot and nearby 106 62 norn 106 37 nom. TIN futures January 104^50 bid 104.60 traded 105.75 asked February 1 03.00 bid 103.00 bid 104.25 asked 104.00 asked March 102.00 bid 102.00 bid 103.00 asked 102.85 asked TONE: Steady.100 words
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Article42 1956-01-12 7 Spot Mil.ibar and Lampong 32 awaiting release 32, afloats 3")'.. awaiting release 35, afloats to 31, Jan. 30' 2 Sellers to 54 Jan. 32 1 Malabar e\-dock. Jan. Mar. 32',. Sarawak spot Above prices quoted m U.S. cents per Ib.42 words
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Article35 1956-01-12 7 NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Today Today 30 Industrials 476.12 478.42 20 Railroads 157.68 159.71 10 Domestic Bonds 93.56 98.50 |S rtilitiM 63 45 63 58 fit Stocks Composite Average 168.30 169 4435 words
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Article92 1956-01-12 7 Jan. 11. OPRA Philippines cIJ. U.K./ previous Today Ntrtfe European delivered C^Xm&Zttß 5176 sellers SITS sellers llmf Unquoted Unquoted luropean delivered weight per £fi{ buyers long tun Jan./ Feb £65 -1 £65', sellers Ffb./March £65 >4 buyers £65 buyers COCONUT OIL crude Straits filers M 6492 words
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380 1956-01-12 7 He recalled days when he was escaped PoW THE human squirrel who is named Stephen James Smith went to court to explain his food cache. Cupboards, shelves, drawers all over his council house bulged with it. There were:— 74 tins of cooked meat; 9 tins380 words
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182 1956-01-12 7 T*HE ordinary man is baffled by the ideas of the people who spend public money on art, an artist told an education conference at Harrogate. Said 40-year-old Maurice de Sausmarez: "The layman is baffled by Arts Council policy— though he might attend its most182 words
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160 1956-01-12 7 A CORPORAL ordered his squad to remove a 19--year old signalman's clothes after a mock court-martial on the Yorkshire moors. At a real court martial at Catterick Corporal Charles Hampton was himself stripped— of his stripes. He wa.-> also given 84 days detention. Th160 words
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Article20 1956-01-12 7 The newly indeDondcnt Sudan Is soon to appl it cmbership of tt League and tho United Na- ReuterReuter - 20 words
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Article18 1956-01-12 7 Six people were killed when a military plane crashed m the Zaccar Mountains m Algeria. U.P.U.P. - 18 words
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Article116 1956-01-12 7 The wife's revenge on husband A YOUNG wife looking through her business man husband's wallet found snapshots and nega- < lives of another woman m the nude. She recognised a very good friend, known to everybody m the Tyrolean village of Fulpmes. To revenge herself she had 30 postersize enlargements116 words
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Article95 1956-01-12 7 Russian first to S. Pole! CERTAIN quarters m j Britain drove explorer Robert Scott to his death m the Antarctic m 1912, Moscow radio said recently. The Antarctic, said the broadcast, was, of course, discovered by the Russians Bellit hausen and I.azarev. Many years later Scott's* list expedition was launched95 words
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Advertisement68 1956-01-12 7 M m association with j^^^. I 65, The Arcade, Singapore. Tel: ***** 3 Lines 1, Rodger Street, Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 4347 II HHI IHHHS HHI I Weitding Pictures Make arrangements NOW for your photographs lo be taken bj a FREE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHER Telephone Singapore 2SOO or write to 1 REE68 words
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Article, Illustration620 1956-01-12 8 CHILDREN PART IN T EN WILL PLAY BIG THIS OPERETTA ONE 111 M)RKI> Sinup s< Players production ol tit santhemum" on Januar\ 15, !0 elude those from Mrs Claire C The fantas> has del hte< century ago. On its opening i of honour to be children from centres. While childrenFree Press - 620 words
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Article, Illustration1676 1956-01-12 10 DENISE ROBINS - DENISE ROBINS After that my uncle and the manager were going to Europe. So it was essential she should present herself at the New York office on the date mentioned. Mot h e r's enthusiasm greatly comforted my stepfather who needed this tonic. He was, m fact, a1,676 words
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Advertisement38 1956-01-12 10 .v.v.w.w.v.v.w. Xv.v.v.v.v.v.v.v. camera in the world. Three 'ense? 40k S^^&lfl I* camera in the 8 mm field. \p*^ iC^V^^j \mM II*" Price $450/- with 2 5 standard lens Other lenses R^U||^Mm wSR^'*' H A. O CONNOR CO., LTD.38 words
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Advertisement18 1956-01-12 10 tyi) yesterday story— 'Kin*? For Day,' by Coli n Morris actually I *J pen? The answer is: NO.18 words
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Advertisement9 1956-01-12 10 DID IT HAPPEN? The answer will be given tomorrow9 words
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Article, Illustration596 1956-01-12 11 EILEEN ASCROFT - EILEEN ASCROFT ghgfhgfhgfhg want to get out of my rut, III II II ••'••'•'•llllllllllllll|||lllllllllllltlllMIIIIIIIMIMIIIMIIII<IIIIIIIIMIIIIIII|lll||l|||||||MMtMIIIIIMIIHIIMII see new places, meet new ■••■■■■•■■■in ■■.■•••■■i iiiiiiiiiiiiiMimi mi mi i in illinium i ii faces iiimiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiMiiiiiiilll IHAVE one resolution for 1956— t0 make it an E for596 words
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Article75 1956-01-12 11 IF there are any smarter business women m Hollywood than Arlene Dahl please speak up and she'll get wiser at once. The contract for thtt beautiful redhead's serving m "Slightly Scarlet 1 calls for an exhibition of her personally designed line of lingerie m the film.75 words
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Article19 1956-01-12 11 rpiiE fundamental fault A of tiit 1 female character is that it has no sense of justice.—Schopenhauer.19 words
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Article, Illustration344 1956-01-12 11 Vtrlli s outh uln« r.iMr and 20 on HCOCC North dealer I In 1>m1«1 ing: Ni.rlh I jis» S-uiii U.si I Pus* J* Pa^s 3 0 I'asv ;i* Pa--, ;N I" r«-s 1 All T'HE^iE is bridge iiti.i^e. You must play for two when one won't do." But344 words
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Advertisement49 1956-01-12 11 For the widest range m SPORTS TROPHIES at competitive prices, pay us a visit. CUPS MEDALS TANKARDS SHIELDS SPOONS, etc. m Sterling Silver E. P. N. S. SPECIAL CONCESSIONS AVAILABLE TO SCHOOLS. CLUBS SERVICES LANKA JEWELLERS (THE HOUSE FOR CEYLON GEMS) 20, BATTERY RD., SINCAPORE-1. PHONE. ***** —-1 fghgfhghghgfh49 words
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Miscellaneous226 1956-01-12 11 < 1 DBS M ROSS 6 An Irishniaa leav 2 tali, ktan m v hMort- gj"^ 8 EMnre"',l'.T a n0w.M,,,,, W) 7 CmmmUk I It, ,11 On.- Ljovfrnment f^ential 9 I.s this Robin of Sherwood p Porett In an adole■e o 7) 14 Luy baik m real II > 10226 words
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Article, Illustration1185 1956-01-12 12 C.D.T. BAKER- CARR - C.D.T. BAKER -CARR by The highway man was actually standing m the cart under the gallows at Tyburn with the rope round his neck when a messenger "OTAND and Deliver! Your money or your life!" The masked rider reined in his horse, levelled a pistol and laughed.1,185 words
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285 1956-01-12 12 TTHE first of what looks like a modern age gold rush has begun m France. Two hundred eager amateurs, Geiger counters m hand, are roaming the French countryside on a get-rich-quick quest for uranium. And apparently they are indulging m no mere pipedream285 words
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Advertisement94 1956-01-12 12 why does 'Disprin' t^N^C.-Ci^l relieve pain vi*^v^?ll so quickly? SEE IT DISSOLVES! Disprin Üblcts really dissolve, instead Thit it Bitprte Tl.it it Mtl of merely breaking up Uke most pain remedies ~2*% "~>> Because Disprin dissolves, it is more I|r T/ rapidly absorbed by your body, and I''^ i\ \l94 words
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Article, Illustration544 1956-01-12 13 MARGARET KROHN - They put offenders on the 'sinners' file MARGARET KROHN by WEST GERMANY is drafting tough measures to reduce the nations traffic carnage —the world's worst and steadily growing toward crisis proportions. Driver tests and vehicle inspections are being tightened, highway patrols strengthened, penalties for traffic violations increased and road construction544 words
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Article, Illustration218 1956-01-12 13 PARROT WINS CASE rERE is at least one contented parrot and one baffled station—master m France this week The station-master is m charge of a country station near Biarritz and for somo time he had been dismayed at the nonchalent way trains stopping there suddenly took off In for noReuter - 218 words
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545 1956-01-12 13 HARRY UYTENHAAK - HARRY UYTENHAAK by lIENRY FORD I sug--1 gested, during his 1930 visit to Amsterdam, to end traffic congestion by filling m the Dutch capital's numerous canals. Today Amsterdam is still deadlocked on a compromise between conservation of its historic character and modern traffic's needs.A.P. - 545 words
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Article, Illustration325 1956-01-12 14 -AND GETS A USEFUL CHEQUE FOR THAT ONE DAYS WORK MR. NOEL COWARD and Sir John Gielgud appeared m London as "bit" players last week m a 12,000,000-dollar film of "Round the World m 80 Days/ Their scene at Elstree studios was watched by Clifton Webb,325 words
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Article, Illustration583 1956-01-12 14 his telephoning. He telephones often. He said to Gielgud: "I once hired a yacht m the South of France a princess's yacht to go for a cruise. I stopped off to make a phone call, and I never did make that cruise." Gielgud looked sympathetic. Todd583 words
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383 1956-01-12 14 STUDIO GOSSIP FROM HAROLD HEFFERNAN DONT let this break you up, but the word U out that Manlyn Monroe's fan mail has taken a sharp tumble at her studio from which lot she fled lust over a year ago. It happened all of a383 words
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Article174 1956-01-12 14 I TT happened on the set of "The Swan" where Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis. Brian Aherne and Estelle Winwood were rehearsing a scene m which they were expecting Alec Guinness to arrive for dinner. As part of the scene In the production, MLss Lan--1 dls174 words
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Article, Illustration515 1956-01-12 15 Arthur Morris - AUSTRALIA CALL UP A FORGOTTEN MANSID CARROLL Arthur Morris His only crime too old at 32 By r ET me introduce to you the best opening bat m Australia today —Sidney Carroll, of the Gordon Club, Sydney, formerly of the Australian Expeditionary Force infantry m New Guinea. What You've never515 words
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Article224 1956-01-12 15 Evans in top form for Sappers I RUGGER I I ROUND-UP I SINGAPORE Engineer Regiment scored an Impressive 14 points (goal and three penalties) to th: -naltyi victory over Singapore Cricket Club "A" team at rugger on the padang yesterday. Sappers were a far superior side and never lost control224 words
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414 1956-01-12 15 I JUNE howling by Peter Sainsbury and Tony Lock, both left arm spinners, and another splendid innings l»y Kuan Close, put the IfCC touring si<!e well on top In Bahawalpur yesterday when they began a three-day match against theReuter - 414 words
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340 1956-01-12 15 THREE NEW CAPS IN WALES XV TO MEET ENGLAND WALES introduce three new "caps" m their tide to meet England m the Rugby Union International at Twickenham on Jan. 21. The side, announced m Cardiff last night is: Garfield Owen (Newport) Ken Jones (Newport), Harry Morgan (Newport) Malcolm Thomas (Newport),Reuter - 340 words
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Article54 1956-01-12 15 ITNIVERSITY beat Singa*J pore Recreation Club •Reds" 2-1 m a friendly hockey match at Bukit Xlmah yesterday. The game was to have been for the Singapore Hockey Association's senior knockout competition but the umpires ruled out the tournament fixture as the team* turned up54 words
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319 1956-01-12 15 INDIA Bh.Vl' NEW ZEALAND BY AN INNINGS AND 109 BINS In MADRAS YFSI TERDAY IN THE FINAL CRICKET TEST AND SO WON THE FIVE-MATCH SERIES BY TWO-NIL THREE GAMES WERE DRAWN inaia a mamniotn nrst innings score of 53*7 for trn declaredReuter - 319 words
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Miscellaneous26 1956-01-12 15 TODAY'S SPORT iiiiiiiimiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiimiiiii HOC Kl Friendl) R.< v Wanderers, padang. BADMIN N>M I .»nul l»sd\al lournampnt: I n..ils at Junior lr» hnn.il .1 Mall, tUlciiivr Uoud,26 words
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620 1956-01-12 16 By Our Racing Reporter HOT IKON AND COUNSEL IV (3F. IN 38 2 5), KHAS1M (3F. IN 38 1/5) AND MICKEY MOl'SE AND PROJECTOR (3F. IN 38 4/5) GALLOPED ATTRACTIVELY ON THE TRAINING TRACK AT 1PO1I THIS MORNING. TRACK CONDITIONS WERE620 words
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Article37 1956-01-12 16 SINGAPORE Cricket Club women trounced Women's Royal Army Corps 7-0 m a friendly hockey match on the padang yesterday, scoring through centre-forward Mrs. Mills (5 1 and Mrs. Roper (2». Interval score was 4-0.37 words
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214 1956-01-12 16 SB A want wood-shot rule abolished A PROPOSAL to abolish the wood-shot rule m badminton was made at the Singapore Badminton Association commiUee meeting last nisht '"ViS/Slto br put to the standing committee of the Badminton Association of Ma.aya which meets on submit a recommendation for the abolishment of this214 words
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Obituary38 1956-01-12 16 20 Words Jfi (minimum). MR CHAN TAX HOR, passed away peacefully at Penang General Hospital, at 12.30 p.m. on Jan 11, 1956. Funeral from 10, Dunn Road, Penang, at 4 30 p.m. today for interment at Western38 words
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Article77 1956-01-12 16 20 Words $6 (minimum). LUI: To Eve, wife of Boon Poh at Salmon's Maternity Home, on 11-1-56, bonnie boy. LONGDEN: On the 10th January, at Kandang Kerbau Hospital, to Ann (nee a Beckett Terrell) and Eric, a daughter. WHEATLEY: To Aureol, wife of D D. Wheatley. at Batu Gajah.77 words
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309 1956-01-12 16 MANCHESTER CITY IN CUP 4TH ROUND BLACKPOOL LOSE 2-1 MANCHESTER CITY, beaten by Newcastle United m last season's Football Association Cup Final, are determined to get to Wembley again. They reached the fourth round yesterday with a 2-1 win over Blackpool m their postponed third round tie. Both sides played309 words
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Article236 1956-01-12 16 SINGAPORE'S Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall's intention to cut the Entertainment Duty Tax on professional boxing by half is welcome news and nis suggestion which accompanied this announcement that he will only do so if a board of control is formed is as welcome. The absence of a board236 words
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Article32 1956-01-12 16 THE world welterweight boxing champion Cartnen Basifio, is to defend his title against Johnny Saxton. former champion, at the Chicago Stadium on Feb. 15. it was announced m Chicago night.32 words
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Article40 1956-01-12 16 SINGAPORE Recreation Club Blues and LatifT Wanderers drew 2-2 m a hockey friendly on the padang yesterday. E. Tessonsohn and S. Nonis scored for the Blues. While Syed Hassan and Mohamad replied for Wander- ers.40 words
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Article26 1956-01-12 16 CHANGI "A" eliminated Seletar "A" from the RAF inter-unit knockout hockey competition at Seletar yesterday when they met m a second round tie.26 words
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Article71 1956-01-12 16 (SINGAPORE'S star forward Burdett Coutts will not play In the triangular Interstate hockey tournament this week-end owing to a knee m Jury. He twisted his knee while ptejlnf for SRC against University yesterday and left the field. All the matches m the triangular meeting will be71 words
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Article, Illustration85 1956-01-12 16 Denis bats againbut on TV DENIS Compton, the Middlesex and England cricketer, swung a bat last night for the first time since his two operations on a television programme in London and he did not have to play a ball. Compton said he was walking rather stiffly following the operationReuter - 85 words
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Article, Illustration10751 1956-01-12 17 Form Guide For Ipoh Race Meeting HOLLOWING are the horses entered for the Perak Turf Club January Meeting. CLASS FOUR ALPINE KNIGHT FIFTH: (Nine started) 31-12-55 Ptnang 7-13 carr. 7-» BJF. (Baxteri Cl 3 Ist Theatre II 8-5; 2nd clever Bug 8-9- 3rd Swanhaven 2-2-2 1-50 1 5. Track vory10,751 words
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