The Singapore Free Press, 2 April 1951

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA J SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1951 PRICE TEN CENTS
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    THE LION STILL HAS CLAWS
    254 1 THE LION STILL HAS CLAWS Shinwell: 'No j tail twisting' BLACKBALL, England, Monday. QEFENCE Minister Emanuel Shinwell warned all and sundry yesterday that the British Lion still has a lot of fight left m him. Anyone attempting to twist his tail, Mr. Shinwell told a Labour Party rally here, will
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    'U.S. WILL BE SAFE IN 1953'
    90 1 'U. S. WILL BE SAFE IN 1953' rON, Mon. MobiChurles lerday another *rince tion before :>rmar or reTnnnaii and of pro- Mr the a Ion a :~ht •0!1eriaU plan for materials to imposed in 5 .hi arr.s ft] I set are uo ear and incumber one I 1 reck the
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    NEW U.K. INVOY
    17 1 I r Is SI tl* !Ogtn He or at He si who M Reuter
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    TRADE PACT
    17 1 Pc'and and Israel signed a 5T. 500.000 agreement yeserdav regulating their trade next year. Reuter
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    BRITAIN 'FIRM IN FAR EAST'
    223 1 "TF there is any criticism about the attitude of the Labour Government we need not reproach ourselves, because as regards the Far East we have taken a very firm line," said Mr. Shinwell. Brita'" bn d deeded that} th^ Peking Government should be recognised by
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    REDS 'WASTE TIME ON PARADES'
    67 1 HO.NG KONG, Mon. THE official Chinese Communist news agency complained yesterday that the Reds are hampering production by holding too many parades and meetings. It said, "Parades are good for arousing public sentiment against America and aiding Korea but if done too often it will
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    U.N. arranges cease-fire
    94 1 JERUSALEM. Mon. THE United Nations has arranged a 24-hour asefire m the semi-mili-tary zone of Galilee m the Syrian frontier where intermittent firing has been going on for the past fortnight. Unarmed U.N. observers Piked their lives crossing a bridge over the Jordan to contact Arab civilians
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    15 1 picture. S^Pete^Baiilica, Rome. Below him a crowd ,0 of 100,000 pack St. Peter's Square. A.P.
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    liT FOREIGN AID QUESTIONED
    142 1 WASHINGTON. Mon. THE U.S. Senate-House Eco--1 nomic Committee m its annual report yesterday much of President Truman's programme including more .economic aid to friendly nations, but sup ported the President m his foreign trade proposals The Committee agreed with President Truman unam- tinue export controls extend
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    BACON TALKS
    24 1 One of the biggest Danish delegations ever sent to Britain arrived yesterday for talks on higher prices for their bacon and eggs,
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    40 1 picture. MR. R. A. LIVES, an entomologist from the Federation Department of Agriculture, and Mr. P. F. E. Stevens of Imperial Chemical Industries, check the effects of insecticide sprayed by RAF helicopter at the Singapore Dairy Farm yesterday. Free Press
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    Oil strike spreads in Persia
    94 1 Oil strike spreads in Persia The crippling strike m Persia's rich oil producing region has spread to office workers and a spokesman for the Anglo-Iranian oil Company yesterday said that nearly 12,000 employees were idle. Deputies gathered m Teheran for an extraordinary session of the Majlis summoned for today to
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    Germans attack Britons
    45 1 Lord and Lady Russell were assaulted by a crowd of Germans on Saturday night, the British Army Headquarters reported yesterday. Lady Russell suffered scratches on the back and neck. Lord Russell is Deputy Judge Advocate-General to all British troops m Europe,— A.P.
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    PARANG ATTACK ON EUROPEAN
    88 1 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Monday. A EUROPEAN assistant manager, on an estate m A thP Kluanz area of Johore was attacked m the ronuLt^rs' office on Saturday by a Chinese armed contracture 1,,1 c u with a parang. The contractor called lor help and
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    US admiral was rude, offensive to British
    300 1 US admiral was rude, offensive to British LONDON, Mon. ADMIRAL Ernest King American Navy chief was 'rude, overbearing and offensive' to his British opposite numbers during: the War, Admiral of the Fleet Lord Cunningham of Hyndhope, Royal Navy Chief of Staff during the war said m his autobiography published on
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    TWO DIVISIONS CHAIRBORNE
    53 1 Enough-American service men to form two divisions could be "weeded out" from headquarters m Japan, according to a distinguished American General." Sydney Morning Herald correspondent Lawson Glassop, just back from Korea, said the General told him the number of men at headquarters m Tokyo and Yokohama was
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    SEARCH GOES ON
    23 1 Search for the American Globemastcr, missing over the Atlantic with 53 on board since March 23, will continue indefinitely. Reuter
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    They found an elephant
    65 1 MALABAR. South India, Mon. ASINGLE-tusker wild elephant savagely attacked a jeep carrying four Indian members of a World Health Organization malaria-con-trol team m the Malabar Forest reserves. Tearing away the jeep's hood and frame with his tusk, the elephant turned away and ran trumpeting up the
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    RECEPTION
    10 1 The British pari I _J now m L i__
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    U.N. tanks hit Reds behind 38th
    262 1 TOKYO, Monday. AMERICAN TANKS cut across the 38th parallel m another foray yesterday and inflicted ta**vj damage on fleeing Communist troops while on the east the South Koreans carved out a 12-mile deep bridgehead m North Korea. But just above the parallel the Chinese
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    Radio police arrest three
    71 1 Fro» Presi Staff Reporter 4 POLICE patrol car came and helped m arresting three Chinese after a Chinese fitter had been robbed of $2.50 m Hanilton Road, Singapore on Saturday Shortly after tne hold-up. the patrol car appeared m Lavender Street and. gave chase. Three Chinese
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    A FINE FINISH
    48 1 By laying 140 eggs m 140 consecutive days at the end of a test a farmers hen m Melbourne won the Agriculture Department's competition with a total of 311 eggs m 336 days. An expert said her egg.s would be woitn i£A5 a Bitting. Reuter
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    US grain for India soon
    159 1 NEW YORK. Men. T*HE Uniteci Sia'c* menVs efi oris to umuch needed food gam India were eapacted I cnve an impetus within few di sources m clo c touch i the i) i 2,000.030 Indian wheat offe. Senator H. H. brey (Democrat, Mm m Washing'
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    18 2 I^Bt_*l__*__ erS ,nd no a K^ me. Kate the at the London f*****. v,siting Welbeck Telephone Exchange. Lon!
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    A Woman Enters the Athenaeum
    1060 2 A Woman Enters the A thenaeum H Mas just for fun confesses IRIS ASHLEY MEANT no dis>ect to its august members the day I went into the famous Athena Vim Club. It was just lor fun. if i don't break any laws these days it :s because so many people
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    Where no one breaks the Law
    714 2 Where no one breaks the Law T<HEY don't think too A highly of the twentieth century •m the Cocos Islands. Perhaps you don't either. But you cannot do what the Cocos Islanders have just decided to do ignore these troubled years. For this, m effect is what the Clunies-Ross family,
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    'TROUBLE' SHIP SAILS ON
    426 2  -  Gerard Scheff By S HE wore a coat of i battleship grey paiut. Soldiers and air- men m tropical shorts and topees came down the gangway on to the white quayside at Tako- radi on the Gold Coast An African police constable recording her arrival, asked
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    DARTWORDS
    217 2 PENCILS out for the dartword journey from DILEMMA (outer circle) to CLOUT (centre). You have to get there by arranging the 50 words m the circle m such a way that the relationship between any one word and the next to it is governed by one of six rules.
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    New York 'Phil' for Edinburgh
    194 2 'rri_ j\ew York Phil- harmonic Orchestra will be paying their first visit to Europe for 20 years when they go to Scotland for the Edinburgh Music Festival. The Philharmonic will be the costly centrepiece of the most ambitious Festival yet attempted. Although no actual list
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      113 2 ~rne*e4 -fund ga weft a* </'ifafiM& J**** If BrLill '*lv— RM— i l T_' lD thCSC daV<; rowin 8 S^L^^Ky^ children depend upon /JySBKmV gCUing thc n S hl food extras. tCI seventy Years 'Kepler* P_! N stllJ thc fines t food extra %KJRf^^ftM, y°" can buy so stan the
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      168 2 It is with pleasure that If* tioned shops announce the-r wlx i Co-operation with the KATONC CONSUMERS' RESISTANCE MOVEMENT take this opportun.tv cf -ass^- rq rht customers that no unfair trad** will be indulged m by them, or tm prices charged for any of the.r co-^ This advertisement appears a
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      36 2 SoSotton To Cross WORPd Ko. 315 1. Bstk lamp. 5 Cod oomfcrt. 7 Rasons 8. Ran. 9. db 10. Bic-c?e. 12. Bearing rein 13 Assesses. Dm: 1, Bold as brass! 2. Cacso. 3. Lbrip. 4 M
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      120 2 New Crossword No. 316 iii'i: L i 1 I SRSfI l I _L 9 v UROSS the hordeV S 6> r^Z* _^_Jl ou,d «»und north of <7) 10. In old -TJg-Jl^^^gi- 9 Ro led fashion again <*-6). 13. Getting a neVat v? v£t USe of a churchwarden thai hi, Luve
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      47 2 SOLUTION OF DARTU'ORDS: Dilemmo Horns Shorn Lamb Balm Ointment Fly Spid'.r Web Pood Foot Pay Piper Pap?r Papier Mache Mace Mice Men Omen Open Seasame Cave Aladdin Lamp Nightingale Crimea Balaclava Helmet Pelmet Temple Solomon Mines Miles Smile Tiger Tiber Horatius Bridge Sighs _JlL^Il U M-».,,K., T,.-a.
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    SCAPE COSTS YUGOSLAVS £800 EACH
    419 3 SCAPE COSTS YUGOSLAVS £800 EACH 'Organisation for refugees TRIESTE, Monday. CIMS of up to one and half million life (£BOO sterl- m?) per head are paid by people wishing to escape from Yugoslavia, according io refugees who have arrived m Trieste. A widespread organisation, with headquarters m Trieste, they say,
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    23 3 V B> M PO- ►Ids back the ad.wds as Patricia .p. >iar of 'Kiss Me i running m I.onir r;Np> m Hyde Park.
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    Stone men to | get medals
    97 3 Stone men to get medals LONDON, Man. T.s who spiritS me ol Scone r Abbey on m;; rec- iff r work from aaliJ o. Lon,perj sa.d on SunI md a chance I t into court c ever catch them. i the stone has D c its dis•tures showed on one
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    IN LONDON
    11 3 U.S. y of S London airport from Cairo.— Reuter
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    CURATE TO WORK AS COAL MINER
    123 3 LONDON, IVlonday. CI'RATE has volunteered to work m a Kent coal mine and combine it with duties as priest m charge of the village of Eythorne. The volunteer is 46--year-old Rev. Michael Gedge, assistant priest of St. 3 ancras Church. He was said by
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    BUCKLEY
    13 3 THF COtONfiS WIFE IS ON v Tfi£V/SION TONIGHT I y ZSAjAtm »3
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    UN COUNCIL A NURSE TO 15,000,000
    275 3 LAKE SUCCESS, Mon. THE United Nations Trusteeship Councifl— a housekeeper that has to watch over 15.000.000 foster-children, the natives m the world's trusteeship areas— has just finished its spring cleaning ln sessions at Lake Success. The 14-nation council keeps digging, all year around, into
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    FRENCH COMPLAIN
    23 3 France has com Trained officially to the United against being left out of recent British-American defence meetings m the "Mediterran°an. A.P.
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    Bridge Hand
    405 3 Neither aide vulnerable. North dealer. The bidding: North East South West 1N T. Pass 3C? Pass INT Past s<? <S x Pass 6<? All Past *JL L. 9fl i**R c)ub on the "through strength" theory, so the slam was made without the slightest difficulty. Declarer won the club
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    Shaw's wishes in copperplate
    190 3 LONDON, Monday. \y HEN George Bernard Shaw was making a name for himself as a Socialist speaker he had not yet written his first play— Edward Giles sat at a school-' boy's desk, practising handwriting. He won seven certificates for it. That was m 1836. And
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    JET HELICOPTER
    22 3 The British Ministry of Civil Aviation is planning a commercial gas-turbin c hellcopter with jet rotor blades for take-off. A.P.
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    New drink invented
    75 3 A South Australian wine merchant has patented new, foaming amber-coloured drink which he de<» cribes as a cross between beer and champion*-. The inventor, Harry G. Wallent. 42. said th rr aareaJv was keen interest m the drink which would retail at tJi« same price as beer
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    52 3 mnocrac rs VOICE Four national winners > i Voice of I>emocra< <<>n' -i were received at the White Hou>e by Pres-dent Tt--man recently. They \\i »te and recorded scripts on the subject 'I Speak for BrrWß** cracy/ On the left Ricardo Romulo. son of the leader of Philinnine delegation to
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    CHANDRA BOSE
    39 3 A spokesman of India* mission to Japan yesterday denied reports that his government had made inquir. a to the Japane^i Gov rnment about the ashes of Su' Chandra Bose. Indian nationiJist 1-ader during World V. r I
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      112 3 i*xß** COMMENCES TODAY PRICES SLASHED USUAL PRICL SALK PRICE j B. V. D. Beach Shirt $27.50 $22.50 jl Manhattan Shirt $13.50 $10.50 Gantner Swim Trunks $.3.50 $10.50 Pleerway Pyjamas $18.50 $15.00 Sherman Bows 7.00 5.50 Allen-A Singlets 3.50 2.75' Allen-A Brvs 3.50 275 Stella-Tex Tropical Suits $110.00 $65 00 WASSIAMULLS
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      287 3 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN today, your patience and perseverance is exreptonally strong. Far more interested in cultural pursuits than you are in commercial projects, you should select your career among the arts or sciences. You enjoy the unusual in life and probably will be drawn to a study of the
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      174 3 SINGAPORE BFEBS [Singapore! (BI I h NETWORK) 4.45 pjn Programme Summary; 933 ajn For the Sc#dols; 10 447 From the London Editorials <BBC>: 5 Classical records; 545 Korean News and Emergency The 13e bate continues (BBC): News; 10.45 For the Schools; 6 Indonesian: News and Prow 1 1 «m grammes
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, April 2. 1951. The price freeze'
    445 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, April 2. 1951. The price freeze' 'I proposal to "freeze* prices ol i isentia] )tis m Singapore has been described as the >vernment's Strong- H blow at high pric i :d Rl "the answer to the consumers' prayers Both descriptions liable to cruse undue optimism.
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    Stalin's 'Last Word on Everything'
    909 4 Stalin's 'Last Word on Everything' A SECOND GLIMPSE AT A SOVIET' MASTERPIECE In Russia, the first two volumes have been published of what is to be a vast 50-volume undertaking- the Russian parallel to the encyclopaedias of the West. In a sense this publishing enterprise is Stalin's Last Word On
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    ILMENITE, MINED IN MALAYA, A SOURCE OF TITANIUM
    1062 4  -  Hall Romney Demand has increased, exports are up mmmRRRRRM LONDON LETTER by *r j A '■:■:>»■:+ i N y :*v'-: x' :yXv: LONDON. WORD of cheer for Malayan tin miners. The world is, likely to be able to make greater use of
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    A 'quiet—living guy who's seen the light'—
    754 4 A 'quiet— living guy who's seen the light ROBERT SHEARER writes about.... LUCKY' LUCIANO piFTY-NINE-years-old Sicilian-bern gangster "L ucK y" Luciano still dreams of returning to the United States, where he made a fortune m racketeering before his deportation m April of 1947. He is also sick and tired ot
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    MONEY LENT ON GOOD CHARACTER SECURITY
    275 4  - MONEY LENT ON GOOD CHARACTER SECURITY McKENZIE PORTER Canadian workers <r<> By CANADIAN steel workers lead the world m one of the most remarkably successful community banking systems. This is the system of credit unions which is based on lending money on no other security than that of a good
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      27 4 FASHIONABLE FAMOUS AMERICAN CORO JEWELLERY IN EARRINGS, BRACELETS BROOCHES NECKLETS S. P. H. de SUVA, 4.>. Hi*h St., Singapore, 6. The Embankment. K.L., 43. Station Rd.. Ipoh.
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      54 4 y 1 "ITißr%Ry^nwßi^i<wagiaiaaafßiMnßtfTß~ 5 2n</ f/oor < 13-B, Battery Road Arrived by Air I Evening Afternoon Cocktail Frocks 1 A/so /orge collection of Woollen Suits H. B. WINTER MERCHANT TAILOR SHIRT MAKER ft Wherever men meet m Clv broom or Ot —on business or pleasure, one sees more example of
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    POLICE & ELECTION CAMPAIGNING
    205 5 POLICE ELECTION CAMPAIGNING Information required for security purposes SINGAPORB „i ree PreSs Staff Importer 1 haVe been asked inf^m the a. house" scho,,|! T^*** are held m P rivat property, such I^^Jfr&2l.T_!? Trte a the Supervisor of xh v.eorjfe Ihomson, to the Free Press m advance' Of* tmenUon^L^ 1 r
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    'HONEST' BUN YOKE LAN WON A SEAT'
    12 5 'HONEST BUN YOKE LAN WON A SEAT' picture YOKE I Free Press
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    LEE CLAN PLANS FOR CRENG MENG' FESTIVAL
    88 5 and F s on *he T the Chief. FAR ELF. representatives of an associations, Benevolent Societies and promincitizen.s have been intd to attend. circular to brother clansmen. Mr. Lee Choon Eng. the Hon. General Secretary of the Society, calls for col Deration m
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    RED CROSS HOME FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN
    209 5 \Free Press Staff Reporter EGOTIATIONS are now proceeding icith Government for the grant of a piece of Crown Land to build a home for crippled children by the Singapore branch of the British Red Cross Society. The Society's annual report says that $81,000 icas
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    Rush of employment offers to successful LCC candidates
    376 5 Free Press Staff Reporter DESPITE the fact that the majority of students who sat for the London Chamber of Commerce Autumn Examinations last year, had not passed their Senior examinations, the results just announced, are "satisfactory"-and better than the p/vvious year. Principals
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    Froebel course in UK for primary teachers
    307 5 Free Press Staff Reporter SEVERAL Singapore women teachers hope to be able this year to take up The Froebel Course which is .acknowledged m England to be a special course of study for training teachers for primary class work. Their applications, as private
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    MTUC URGED TO FORM LABOUR PARTY
    62 5 THI formation of a Labour Party A by the Malayan Trade Union Council waa urged by the President of the MTcC. Mi. P. P. Narayanan last night Addressing the nrat fc n J v SS7 dinner of the Council. Mr. NaraJSS said thai the
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    PERCUSSION BAND FOR DANCE RECITAL
    71 5 picture. TauE METHODIST GIRLS' SCHOOL Percussion Band of eight-year-old pupils of Standard I (above) will be taking part m the Dance Recital to be given by M mdrene Yap m aid of the School's Building Fund on April 6 and 7. Seats can be booked
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    NURSING COUNCIL FOR SINGAPORE
    77 5 Lady Gimson will inaugurate the work of the newlyappointed Singapore Nursing Council at its first meeting at 5 p.m. today m the Conference Room of the Colonial Secretary's Office. Its membership consists of officials and representatives of the nurses. This Council is the second to be
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    RUBBER COMPANY DIVIDENDS
    102 5 nrCIE payment or a final divid- end of 30 percent, less tax, making 50 percent for the year. Is recommended m the annual report of Teluk Anson Rubber Estate, Limited. The annual general meeting of the company will be held on April 14 at its registered office
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    Festival of Britain talks
    111 5 A FESTIVAL Tour of Britain" is the title of a series of talks which will be given at the British Council Centre, Siamford Road, Singapore The first will deal with the City of London and will compri.se short talks by Henry Hochstadt ("Impressions of England") and
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    Boys' Brigade Service
    66 5 Boys' Brigade Service A GR&CP ii'-if-.. taken after the special service for the Singapore Boys' Brigade at St. Andrew's Cathedral yesterday. Seated (from left): Mr. Cheong Hock Hai, Hon. Captain, Mr James M Fraser, President of the Brigade Rev. Conon D. D. Chelliah, Chaplain, the Bishop of Singapore, the Rt.
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    Tebrau water scheme behind schedule
    244 5 Tebrau water scheme behind schedule Free Press Staff Reporter T*HE Singapore Municipal waterworks extensions m Tebrau, Johore, were not making ntMaef v progress and the programme was two month.. behind schedule, the Public I'tili' s C— RRRittee al Municipal Commissioners was ativl cd. It was hoped, however, to make up
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    Few better than fourth Scout law
    126 5 Few better than fourth Scout law Free Press Staff Reporter II is most important that scouting should not be looked upon as just something for teachers and pupils In schools," said the Federation High Commissioner, Sir Henry t.urney, when he addressed the third annual general meeting of the Council of
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    RSFC WANTS TO SERVE COUNTRY
    125 5 A MEMORANDUM drawn up by the Royal Singapore Flying Club setting forth the possibilities latent m it to serve the interests ,of this country will be submitted to Government after the new committee meets shortly The following committee was elected at the annual general meeting:
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    Recognition for MTAM members
    85 5 nr. HE Technical B— tattl D Malay.i I I ■I I :il a charter wtMf. would be rooofnlagd v i technical ofltoen Rm ffanstr sident of Hip A- Ml Ncnkivell. told mentors at annual dinner of Die Assoc, a' on at the Station Bold Kuala I
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    ARMY-NAVY DEFENCE BRILLIANT
    699 6 ARMY-NAVY DEFENCE BRILLIANT But lone goal decides Cup By CRUSADER Singapore Civilians 1 Army-Navy 0. JJONOURS m yesterday's Joe Chappel Memorial Cup soccer clash went to the Army-Navy defence, although Singapore Civilians succeeded m wrestling the trophy from their opponents. Army-Navy had their scoring chances, but the game developed into
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    Spurs win with 2nd-half rally
    534 6 From JIM CHAMBERS ball entirely with no one guarding the Aston Villa goal. Preston North End. virtually assure of the Second Division championship. and promotion shared six goals with Southampton m a game full of brilliant football. All four clubs bidding to accompany Preston to
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    Hans subdued in last match
    87 6 SWEDEN'S amateur centreforward Hans Jeppson. who played his last game of the season for Charlton Athletic on found himself on t he losing side Portsmouth, with a goal by right-winger Peter Harris. nipped Charlton one-nil Jeppson ua s strangely subdued m his last match, although
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    MARSHALL SETS NEW TIMES
    151 6 swimmer John Marshall broke his recognised world record for 440 yards free-stvlP at Austin, Texas, but it will not come up fo^recognition because he swam m a 25-yard pool instead of the required 50-metre pool. ««>ieaa oi Marshall's time was 4 mins. 30.2 sees, as against
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    LATEST U.K. LEAGUE PLACINGS
    926 6 FOOTBALL Lea§ue standings after Saturday's matches are: ENGLISH LEAGIE— i)iv. I. Goals P W D L A P pts Tottenham 37 22 9 6 76 40 53 Manchester U37 21 7 9 62 37 49 Midbrough 36 18 9 ***** 45 Blackpool 36 18 9 9
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    CROSS-COUNTRY RACE RESULTS
    78 6 gNGLAND. with three men m the first four places, won the international cross-country championship over 9^ miles m Caerleon Monmouthshire) on Saturday. England totalled 47 points and were followed by France iholders) with 54 points, and' Belgium third with 99. The first man home was Geoff Saunders
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    Cook for U.K.
    41 6 Sydney jockey, Billy Cook, is trying to repea* his success of last year m England when ue rode 40 winners. He left recently for four months m England, where he will ride for traine Walter Nightingall. Reuter AAP.
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    U.S. pair win
    45 6 pELICISIMO Ampon of the Philippines and Miss Shirley Fry (United States I were beaten m the final of the mixed doubles at the international lawn tennis tournament here today. Miss Doris Hart and Irving Dorfmann (US> won 2— fi 6—4, 6—2. Reuter
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    MENDEZ LOSES U.S. TITLE
    94 6 MARTIN Mendez lost the m United States badminton title to Joe Alston of San Diego, California, m the national championships at Dallas, Texas, on Saturday night. The score was 15-5, 15-5. Results of the other finals were: Women's singles: Ethel Marshall bt. Thelma Scovil 11-8. 11-6.
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    41 6 Kelsey, deputising for Hat! m the Arsenal goal ag„: Portsmouth, just manages to leap and push the ball over the cross bar, saving what seemed to be a certain goal. The match, played at Highbury on March 26, was drawn one-all.
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    R.A.F. WOODEIS SPOONISTS
    65 6 ARMY handed Royal Air Force the wooden spoon of the inter-Services championship at Twickenham on Saturday. They defeated the Airmen 14-nil m the hurt game of this season's tournament. Navy had already won the title. Army were the better allround team and. paced by their International halves.
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    2 killed in race crash
    124 6 TWO of Italy's ace drivers were killed yesterday when their 1900 cc. Alfa Romeo crashed into a house during a Sicily road race. The drivers were leading 182 cars m the famous 1,080 kilometre (6«3 miles; race. Stefano le Motta. (31), one of Italy's ouLstand
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    SERVICES GET READY FOR ATHLETICS
    243 6 SERVICES GET READY FOR A THLETICS ROYAL Air Force tUlay. it I *Z are provisionally s < h, Changi on Saturday. M. lv > l I Squadron Leader K. K. I)()|)l lef^l of the R.A.F Athletic As „< 7^ has been m the Colony j UM ov I r ,n
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    62 mph speed in Sicily race
    17 6 6 2 mph speed in Sicily race I the incredibl hour .^1 The ]>■..., record irom fi Reuter
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    UK OFFERS WORRY RUGBY OFFICIALS
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    SPENCER'S STRONG TEAM FOR MEETING
    331 7 Recent arrivals show promise THOITH B> LLAN LEWIS work. Jack Spencer has i^l'v c eWaS a. no fast formidable team entered fo7thl! m^- the "IS? 1 more re.Pnt u_. r thls noting. His Show, r Ma e ti„ee "Kf sSw f F i 00r Snow
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    London Scottish too good for Kelso
    626 7 U.K. RUGBY REVIEW 0. Nuneaton 8; Burton-on-Trent 5. Rugby 3; Coventry 3, Richmond 0. Falmouth 6, Cheltenham 16; Glamorgan Wanderers 8, Maesteg 9; Llanelly 15, Gloucester 3: Manchester 26. Old Leysfans 0: Mosely 9. St Barfs 3: Neath 0. Newport 13; Northampton 9, Heriots
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    England, Holland win at hockey
    43 7 fPNGLAND beat Wales at hockey by four goals to one m Hawarden on Saturday. In another International match m Dublin. Holland defeated Ireland four-two. England's women's team won by eight goals to one against Scotland m Glasgow Reuter
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    Avenges defeat
    34 7 Jack Kramer avenged his last year's defeat at the hands of Pancho Gonzales, when .he beat his old rival 6—4.6—3 to win the Philadelphia Inquirer's <U. 5.510,000) professional tennis tournament yesterday U.P.
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    Many bouts for Charles
    91 7 MIDDLEWEIGHT champion. "Sugar" Ray Robinson, plans to fight Jake Lamotta, Rocky Graziano and Joey Maxim before the end of the year. This is reported by his manager, George Gainford, who added that Robinson would be one of the world's busiest boxers for the next few months.
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    29 7 picture. Bert Williams, the Wolverhampton and England goalkeeper, gathers up a shot m the First Division League match against Arsenal at Highbury on IVlarrh 24. Arsenal won 2-1. Keystone
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    Brion's bout called off
    114 7 Brion 's bout called off AN injured thumb will prevent European heavyweight champion, Jack Gardner, from fighting Argentinian Cesar Brion m London on Apr. 24, Gardner's manager, John Simpson, said last night. Simpson said: "Gardner's left thumb is still very pain- ful. He cannot grip with it. and he is
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    4 TEAMS TURN UP AT GEYLANG
    63 7 |X)UR teams turned up at r Geylang Stadium yesterday because of a "clash"' between S.A.F.A. and Business Houses League fixtures. The two S.A.F.A. teams. Aston A.C, and S.C.S.A.. had to postpone their match and the Business Houses League tie started 15 minutes late. The
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    ONG AND MARJAN WIN TITLE
    61 7 QNG Poh Lim and Ismail Marjan of Malaya won the men's doubles In the Hull open badminton tournament, beating Wong Peng Soon (Malaya) .the AllEngland champion, and Noel Radford (England) 18-16, 15-12 m the final on Saturday. In the mixed doubles final Ong and Mrs.
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    S.C.C. dates
    26 7 Several dates are still vacant m the Singapore Cricket Club soccer programme. Clubs interested are requested to write to the Soccer Convenor, S.C.C Singapore.
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    PROSPECTS FOR SATURDAY'S
    466 7 GRAND NATIONAL ARCTIC GOLD, a handsome chestnut gelding oicned by the American sportsman, Mr. JocJc" Whitney, looks luce being the favourite for the Grand National, the world's most formidable steeplechase, to be decided on Saturday over th e gruelling distance of A\ miles at Aintree, near Liverpool.
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    Ceylonese gain useful points in S.C.A. tourney
    458 7 pROSPECTS of Ceylon S ports Club m the Singapore Cricket Association tournament were brightened further yesterday when they defeated I nd an *F?*?*s* h at .Balestier Road by 118 runs on the first taattSa. C.S.C. finished runners-up last season to Singapore Recreation Club
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    Singapore 'A' v. S.B.H.F.A. XI
    87 7 COME of the most promising youngsters m Colony football began special training at Jalan Besar stadium yesterday under Mr. R. B. I. Pates, the Singapore Amateur Football Association's honorary coach. After the training, the following were chosen to represent Singapore "A" against Business Houses FA.
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    ONAN RANGERS
    32 7 Onan Rangers. Singapore, held a tea-parry to celebrate the opening of their badminton section recently at No. 2. Carpmael Road. The badminton court was declared opened by Miss Laura Lim.
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    Tengah still lead in junior section
    269 7 D A.F. Tengah II still lead u Mn Section "B" of the Singapore Cricket Association junior tournament. Yesterday they beat Bradd#:i Cricket Club by 55 runs on the first innings at Tengah. After making 77 (Metcalfe 5-16. Day 4-33). Tengah skittled their opponents for
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    BIRTHS
    64 8 HORTON: on 28th March 1951 to Geraldine. wife of D. C. Horton, Colonial Civil Service a daughter. b<vh doing well AT Bungsar Hospital, K. Lumpur on 29- h March, to Tilda, Of A L. McCorkmdale. King v School. S remban, a son, D ici Lindsay •RYKE-ANN to Biddy wife
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    ENGAGEMENTS
    56 8 KANG -CHOO: It is announced rngageaeeot between Mr. v Trek son of Mr. Kang Kur and Miss Lily Choo i »ter of Mr Choo Lye Huat ENG XOE.MENT is and beta tea John, e'.dest son *k Mrs. John Murdoch of I, Mora" hire. Scotland, ani daughter ot the late
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    DEPUTIES COMPROMISE ON CLAUSES
    364 8 'Red herrings 9 are removed PARIS, Monday. THE prospects of a preliminary East-West agreement became brighter on Saturday than at any time since the Big Four deputies began work m Paris four weeks ago on an agenda for a Foreign Ministers conference. The indication came at
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    'HIT MALAN IN THE POCKET'
    62 8 Mr. C. J. Golding. regarded as a "moderate representative of South Africa's Coloured Peoples National I'nion, opposed strike action against Dr. Malan's Representation of NonEuropean Bill, on the grounds that it would be ineffective. He urged a boycdtt of cinemas and rugby and football games
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    Senators urge probe into war profits
    217 8 Senators urge probe into war profits WASHINGTON. Mon. SENATORS yesterday initiated a broad investigation of fabulous profits on war surplus ships deals. They promised a public hearing on these questions: Whether political influence helped former Representative Jcs ph E. Casey to turn a U.S $100,000 investment m tankers into a
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    FRENCH DRIVE OFF REDS
    97 8 FRENCH DRIVE OFF REDS HANOI. Mon. pRENCH Union forces have driven off Vietminh attacks In the Tonking delta crt Indo-China and inflicted heavy losses on the attackers The offensive m Tonkin" reached a climax on Friday and early Saturday m a battle be'.ow the Ongtriue mountains m a rich coa*
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    2½ MILLION GERMANS DIED
    65 8 2½ MILLION GERMANS DIED About 2.635,000 German soldiers who fought m the last war had been officially declared dead by Mar. 31, it was announced yesterday by the Wehrmacht Casualty Information Office. In addition to Wehrmacht losses, about 500.000 civilians died m World War 11. the statistical office said. More
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    Farming if out
    22 8 IJESIDENTS of Lambeth- walk. London, will be given 1,000 packets of seeds by their mayor to plant Festival window-boxes.
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    Referee had to don disguise
    263 8 Smuggled from football ground NEWPORT, Monday. \fR. A. H. Blythe, the referee, was smuggled from Newport County football ground disguised as a St. John Ambulant e man to avoid angry crowds. He had abandoned Newport's match against Norwich City 20 minutes from time, with Newport
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    NEHRU SEES KASHMIR P.M.
    64 8 Premier Nehru yesterday conferred for two hours m Srinagar. Kashmir, with Sheikh Abdullah, Premier of Indian-held Kashmir, on the future of the state following United Nations directions for its demilitarisation and a plebiscite. The meeting was private, but informed ooservers said it was an attempt to
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    CURRENCY REFORM
    29 8 The Communisus have affecled a currency reform m north-east "China and the inner Mongolian autonomous region— stronghold of the Chinese Communist regime for nearly 20 years.— Reuters
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    Still a mystery
    40 8 B-itish authorities m Berlin declared last night they havo been unable so far to clear up the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of four soldiers said by the Russians to have sought political asylum m East Germany A.P.
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    NEW LEGATION
    18 8 Portugal is to open diplomatic relations with West Germany by establishing: a legation m Bonn. A.P
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    'Red bleats for peace' warning
    190 8 'Red bleats for peace' warning COLORADO, Mon. MR. WARREN AUSTIN, permanent United States delegate to th e United Nations, said yesterday that the Russians were trying to divide and conquer the free world by "bleating for peace" while continuing their aim of world aggression. Mr. Austin said m an address,
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    SACKS HIS BED FOR 10 YEARS
    233 8 LONDO.X, Monday. JOHN Coleman's home for ten years was a wooden shack which was so small he could not stand upright m it. Hi s bed was a pile of sacks. He had no water, heating, or cooking stove. His only window was 18
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    ANTI-SCHUMAN
    36 8 Dr. Kur: Schumacher, West German Socialist Opposition leader, called on his party yesterday to "mobilise ail forces of the people aga'nst the anti-democratic and technocratic dictatorship of the Schuman Plan over the German people." Reuter
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    STRIKE GOES ON
    34 8 M. Antoine Pinay, French Transport Minister, and an all-Union Strike Committee failed last night to reach a settlement of the 17-day-old Paris transport strike after a live-hour meeting m Paris. Reuter
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