The Singapore Free Press, 13 April 1951

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    TRUMAN IS TOLD TO RESIGN JOB
    301 1 >blic backs ac Arthur WASHINGTON, Thursday. public opinion has swung Strongly our of deneral Mac Arthur, dismissed :ii Truman. ,000 telegrams, most of them ur, had been delivered to the Bu ss, „v w 1,000 longshoremen walked oiT I today and started a noisy
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    $100,000 JOB FOR MacARTHUR
    44 1 \rthur has aeai job him with M Inc. when- > to start to l liian. i'nl. president nan of the board aid Uae offer la IMS and ret] happy irtlau become i the board of «>viime an the affairs ■is" U.P.
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    PARTS MAY PROTEST TO MAO
    63 1 PARTS MAY PROTEST TO MAO 0 PARIS. Fri b Gorernn i he i her to prot< o :on" of kna by fees. source r the Govaratchtng closelation on the No: :h- west Chinese mnan. East few days military quarters ..it isolated Chinese troops c the border yet been made era
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    The bombs go down
    33 1 picture. An aircraft from the Hint carrier H.M.S. Theseus ii'es over dock installations at Chinnampo. principal west coast port m North Korea, as bombs burst on the tanret A.P.
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    Med. Supremo causes row
    234 1 Med. Supremo causes row i tttttt LONDON, Friday ULL-scale row is under way between the United States and Britain over which nation is to get the overall command of the Mediterranean defence area, informed British sources said yesterday m London. i i 1_ The argument has held up the announcement
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    Colombo plan: U.S. decision next month
    98 1 COLOMBO, Fri. THE American attitude to the 1 Colombo plan for South Asia will be known m June, Ceylon's Finance Minister, Mr. J. R. Jayawardene, told the House of representatives yesterday. He told a Communist member who demanded a debate on the plan that
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    TROOPS MEET 100 BANDITS
    57 1 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. A Security Forces patrol ran into 100 bandits yesterday m the Raub area of Pahang. They killed one and wounded two. A police convoy was attacked by bandits m the Kuala Lipis area of Pahang. Police returned flre for
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    EX-MAGISTRAIE LEAVES S'PORE
    34 1 Free Press Staff Reporter Mr R H. MacDougal. at one time magistrate of the Fourth Singapore Police Court, left by air this mornim* for London. He intends to settle m England.
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    MacARTHLR ISLAND
    27 1 Three members of the Philippines Congress have introduced a bill to chawg the name oi tne n^ lu J/z7 Corregidor Island to MacArthur Island.- A.P.
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    'Death ray' search led to finding of Radar
    180 1 'Death ray' search led to finding of Radar LONDON. Fri. RADAR— the "magic eye" that seeks out ships and aircraft through fog and clouds— was born out of a wartime search by British scientists for a death-ray io knock the Nazi airforce out of the sky. This was revealed yesterday
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    Jews attack Jordan village
    182 1 AMMAN, Fri. rpHE Jordan government said yesterday that 60 armed Jews, believed to be soldiers, smashed three miles across the Jordan border and entered the village of Adda near Hebron on Wednesday. A communique said they machinegunned farmers working m the fields at Adda. Members of
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    Rubber producers' council formed
    160 1 Free Press Staff Correspondent KUALA LUMPUR, Friday. THE Federation Government today announcec the formation of a Rubber Producers Council ol the Federation of Malaya representative of al rubber interests m the country. The bodies represented on the Council are the Rubber Growers' Association of London, the
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    Seized tanker for S'pore
    48 1 THE requisitioned Chinese Communist tanker Yung Hao left Hong Ron* under tow during the night for Singapore, is manned by a Royal Navy crew. The ship was taken over by armed Hong Kirn; police yesterday under an emergency requisition order issued on Saturday.- Reuter
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    AUTHOR DIES
    19 1 Henry de Vere Stacpcole, of Britain's most distinguished writers of romantic tales, died yesterday. He was 88.
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    WOMAN ROBBED
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    Guests were uninvited
    81 1 TEHERAN. Frl. THE Russian Embassy m Teheran had 150 uninvited guests m tin- garden for three hours yesterday a crowd of unemployed demonstrating for government relief. They marched through the embassy's gates and appealed for "bast," a traditional form of sanctuary. Under the rules of 'bast' the
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    $768 FOR MRS. LAU
    34 1 The Lav Relief Fund totals $768.00 this morning. Donors yesterday were Anonymous $3, Mrs. Alice Young $10, Hock $5, Eddie Chane $5, Anonymous $20, W. W. Jenkins $25. Anonymous $30.
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    TRADE TALKS
    12 1 India Is negotiating a new trade treaty with Japan.- A.P.
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    Slay it with music
    77 1 A group of hunters are using anything from Bach to boogie-woogie to trap crocodiles m Darwin harbour. Mark Kerwick, a customs officer, said he learned crocodiles fe)J for music as he played a portable gramophone while fishing off Middle Arm pier. Three "crocs" nosed up obviously
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    BRITAIN TO SEND MORE TROOPS
    172 1 LONDON, Friday. ORITAIN plans to increase her armed forces m Korea by several thousand men, possibly 5,000. a military source stated yesterday m London. Britain now has approximately 12.000 men m Korea. Plans were under way to establish a fuil division of Commonwealth troops which
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    B.B.C. shifts to Malaya
    74 1 rE BBC. is to end its relay service of Hindustani broadcasts from Colombo. The relay will be made daily from Tebrau m Malaya at 19.30. Indian time, from May 13. Tebrau which has two 100--kilowatt transmitters, is the British Far Eastern Broadcasting Service's new transmitting station
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    UN push into Red defences
    229 1 UN push into Red defences TOKYO, Frl. I TNITED Nations troops yesterday cut their way into the main Chinese Communist decline In Western Korea with bayonets, flamethrowers and a bet artillery barrage. Swarms of Allied aided the ground I e/i*h 627 sorties The Reds challenged American air supremacy near the
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    REDS BOLDER
    33 1 Brigadier -Genera Duque, Acting Philippir, Chiof-nf-Staff told the Sel Finance Committee ye that he believed the C muniat Hukbalahaps Philippines had been emboldened by the sarkine I rGeneral Mac Arthu- Reuter
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    Bonny Prince Charlie
    735 2 Bonny Prince Charlie t RICHARD VINER t gives some intimate glimpses of the future British King. a a a a a^— a—♦- MUMMIES coming back from Magpie!" Everybody at Sandringham has heard that excitedly-spoken sentence a good many times. It comes from a gay, golden-haired boy with happy blue eyes—
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    Styles will be Softly Feminine
    528 2 Styles will be Softly Feminine says Mary Delane r^NE would need to be monstrously preoccupied the less consoling aspects of the European scene to experience without a delicious tremor of excitement that supreme Parisian moment when the world of haute couture divulges its secrets of what women will wear m
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      50 2 Solution To Crossword No. aZS ROSS: 1, Misanthrope: 7.' Headwuv. 8. Too. 9. Una. 11. Florin. 13. Pea-nut. -14. HRcr. 16. Loa. 11, l.eandrr. 20. Bread-winner.- DAwri:' 1. Mahout. 2. Sea. 3. New. 4. Hayloit, Ostrich.. 8, Exon. _10_ Anrmono 11, Pangled. 12, Snarer io, Club. 18, Ah 19, Don.
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      171 2 New Crossword No. 326 _9P fill ss i i ii rHßßßßl l^^^^^^ —^"^™ai cl_l__Krp_j___ CLUES ACROSS 1. Alights and has a successful pick-up (4. 3». 7. What thirsty Tommy would fully appreciate to supplement 15 (4, 7). 8. Ten's about all right for these (6). 9. Where you can be
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    S'PORE 10th MOST FATAL CITY
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    21 3 >RDS COUNT ri i Faulkner, 21-vear-»M Ptrin, m an onice off Piccadilly for her \>< an Meeting m u llst al EMEu-iE
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    LAST BARE-KNUCKLE BOXER DIES
    78 3 LAST BARE-KNUCKLE BOXER DIES NOTTINGHAM, Friday reals old, m Nottingham's Hospital *:i and Infirm. This was Arthur Ol the bare-knuckle boys ol Nottingham, his life-long of him as The Champ. i rhampion. o f ne of U> re he or rried off the .ote. bareof -talnclice tooone I l r
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    Bridge Hand
    129 3 The normal contract on this h_nd from the 1949 Masters Individual Championship was Three No Trumps by North. A Diamond lead holds him to nine tricks but at aoane tables the defence faltered and Weal had a difficult time discarding on the Spades. At one table North, for
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    CEYLON MAY SEND MISSIONS
    24 3 CEYLON MAY SEND MISSIONS I a '•goodIndia. Paif a pro- conslderm- according We sources m pied *he delewill include ts and a and com--adors".
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    S. AFRICA TRIP
    24 3 Sir Brian Robertson. British I C-in-C. m the Middle will visit South Africa tow -rris| the end cf this month.- A.P.
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    Nelson's necklace sold
    192 3 Nelson 's necklace sold LONDON, Fri. INTO Christie's saleroom m London where the necklace given by Nelson to Lady' Hamilton was being auctioned, walked an attractive woman, aged about 26, smartly dressed m a grey coat and flowered hat She ignored the knot of regular buyers who had been waiting
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    ENGINE WILL STOP ITSELF
    72 3 A new safety device for railway locomotives consists of a governor connected with the locomotive's axle and the cab signal system. H a train is travelling at a speed beyond that permitted by the signal, and the engineer does not check the speed, the device automatically
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    BUCKLEY
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    Oil men 'arm Iran tribes'
    38 3 Izvestia and Pravda have charged that agents of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company are distributing arms to the Bachtianan tribes and others m Hisistan and encouraging them to revolt against tne Persian Government.- A.P.
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    More in factories
    20 3 Factory employment m the U S during February climbed to 45.300,000— the highest since V-J Day- A.P.
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    SYMPATHY STRIKE
    38 3 Seamen m all main ports of New Zealand have decided to strike m sympathy with cockers who have been on strike since February 18 demanding a wage increase of from iour six shillings an hour. Reuter
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      24 3 The lost chords rOCADM Clarent, Ashton^ ship's pianist B ton Scvth... f 'V the "o gramophone passengers had to W™.,'" c tossing Said onliestra
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      200 3 Radio SINGAPORE (BUiK NETWOKK) 10 a.m. Emergency News from Kuala Lumpur; 12 Programmes m Malay; 1 p.m. The Radio Orchestra; 1.30 Time Signal and News; 1.45 Geort-e ShearingPianist; 5 Programmes m Malay 6.15 Programme Summary; 6.17 Children's Programme; 6.30 Forces Favourites; 7 Time Signal, News; 7.10 Interlude; 7.30 Personal Choice:
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, April 13, 1951. A dismal record
    482 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, April 13, 1951. A dismal record SINGAFQft-E; we are told, ranks tenth lo the list of countries notorious for road •idents. This dis mal record underlines size of the trailic i roblem, which has >wn the narrow 5 recta of this un.y. and it is
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    DICTATOR...
    7 4 DICTATOR PftttSlDBNT PERON Like Hitler and Mussolini.
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    EVA IMPERILS JUAN'S REGIME
    1330 4 In her bid for Argentina's Vice-Presidency Senora Peron is campaigning early for the country's second office writes R ICHARD GREENOUGH A SMALL blue and white notice, pasted at nearly every street corner m Buenos Aires, may eventually bring about the overthrow of the Argentine's dictator. General
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    The British Commando Force Receives Citation
    822 4 The British Commando Force Receives Citation "Conduct worthy of U.S. Marines" m Korea npHE British Com- mando force, continuously engaged m front-line fighting m Korea since September of last year, has received a citation and a "conduct worthy of the U.S. marines" tribute from a U.S. commanding general. This force,
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    ...AND WIFE
    9 4 SENORA Pi'ON "Flag carrier for the humble."
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    "UNCLE" GAIRY WANTS MORE PAY
    531 4 GRENADA, Monday. IN this lushly fertile little island, right down almost on the lowest end of the neat chain of Britain's Caribbean possessions, shots fired by policemen killed four people and scared off thousands of American tourist dollars. A police chief has been sacked. Mistrust
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    Indonesians are politically Uneasy
    365 4 From LACHIE HcOONALO JAKARTA: FOREIGNERS and leading, Indonesians are uneasy about the political crisis which has kept the country without a Government for a fortnight. The vacuum occurs at a time when lawlessness is becoming prevalent m the 15-month-old republic. There is little public tension m
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    'Hello Girl' appointed councillor
    42 5 'Hello Girl' appointed councillor i!«r m Hrn rrat I tie Kalnm ml ha-. iiten I Urn mmmmX. I > eaaac into f l a co. :.iu>r m nt.restei i i i oiice •> r«"lei ii oi which L.!»t. w.i< elected a kt Mala*.-*! 1
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    HOME LEAVE RULE RELAXED
    296 5 Use of foreign shipping lines REC4USE_f P, it SS S i aff Re P°rter B P tZ to Sflua experienced partiSr vhv ,ted K,n^om, Home leave, SS3^SidSr^*Sf; on ers have aerepH ih_» vi •p Commissiontravel by fJ_S? n ines BSS, ft« not be obtained •^tlKlS^' 1^
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    NEW POST IN CINBEHRA
    11 5 NEW POST IN CINBEHRA ItNTYRM, who the he v post m
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    FEDERATION CHINESE STUDENTS SEEK EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE (TO AVOID MANPOWER CALL-UPJ
    183 5 Free Press Staff Reporter SEVERAL Chinese middle school students m the Federation, who made plans to continue their education m Singapore to avoid being drafted under the Manpower Regulations, have unsuccessfully tried to gain admission into the Colony's middle
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    Flying Bishop in Singapore
    126 5 Dr. MAURICE HARLAND. Cishop of Lincoln, who is visiting R.A.F. Units throughout Singapore and Malaya, toured the R.A.F. Station at Changi on Wednesday when he met and talked with officers, airmen and airwomen m many sections of the Station. Yesterday he toured Seletar R.AT. Base, and
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    MADAM LAU RESTS COMFORTABLY
    37 5 Madam Lav, the destitute Singapore woman who Ls now m Ward 16 of the General Hospital, is reported to be resting comfortably. She is receiving all the necessary attention from the hospital staff.
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    VEHICLES CHIEF'S WARNING TO PRIVATE CAR OWNERS
    268 5 gfhfghfghgfhfgh Free Press Staff Reporter rtWNERS of private cars or other vehicles are not allowed to park m "the public stands appointed for taxis m Singapore," the Registrar of Vehicles said yesterday. If they persist m ciolng so they will be fined $50,
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    COLD STORAGE PRICES UP
    69 5 YEW retail prices for refrigerated foods sold by the Singapore Cold Storage m Kuala Lumpur and their own bakery products have just been issued showing an increase m praciically all frozen meats, bacon and ham. A spokesman of the cold storage yesterday issued a warning "that
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    32 5 Year-old Franklin MacArthur Gaunt, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George Gaunt, of Johore Bahru, gets all set to puff out the single candle orj his birthday cake which he celebrated recently.
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    US AUTHOR DUE
    83 5 M u• r Ansel Mowrer. wellto^ American war correspondent and author, la due to arrive to Singapore by UK^J^] ii__arta today. He win oe «c foamed by hi, wife• >£••_ Mrs Mowrer w.ll be staying m Singapore until Sunday when the> Ipi\<» for Saigon. Mr Mowrei has
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    NEW INDIAN BANK
    22 5 Mr M. Gopala Menon. representative of the Government ol India will declare open the Singap"?e°omc. or the united comn^-
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    Coal from Indonesia
    25 5 The use of imported coal from Indonesia is being seriously considered- by tin mines and c nir consumers m Malaya, following _fk-_W_-_- > ~'-<
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    Municipal 'slip up' on a lamplighter
    281 5 Free Press Staff Reporter QVVING to what was described as "an administrative error," a Singapore Municipal employee was granted full wages for the period that he stopped work until he resumed duty, approximately* one month He was a lamplighter employed m the Municipal Gas
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    51 5 The liiuan mercantile com m unity m Singapore turned out m force at the Sea View hotel on Wednesday night to meet Mr. A. Subpiah, general Manager of thr Indian Overseas Bank, Madras, who is m Singapore on a business visit. Picture shows Mr. Subbiah replvine to the welcome.- Free
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    MALAYAN GIRL WAS MANNEQUIN AT LONDON FASHION SHOW
    88 5 MALAYAN GIRL WAS MANNEQUIN AT LONDON FASHION SHOW J^ MALAYAN thineae girl. Soh Gaik Khon. cf Ipoh, who as now :n the I nited Kingdom, mas a mannequin at a fashion show held m London on April 7. The show was organised for the display of British cotton and rayon
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    GOVERNOR CALLS FOR FULL OBSERVANCE
    243 5 i EMPIRE YOUTH SUNDAY ON MAY Free Press Staff Reporter THE Singapore Youth Council has been reQaested by the Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, to make arrangements with the WmtUm» youth organisations m the Colony for Inobservance of Empire Youth Sunday on May 6.
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    THE LITTLE WORM THAT DID IT!
    65 5 THE Department of '/.<■< > of the University of Malaya is at present studying a little norm that has struck terror m the heart* and stomachs of thousands of people all over Malaya The specimen was 1 from a fish m Kuala I.impur and
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    US COMPANY'S CONFIDENCE IN MALAYA
    136 5 US COMPANY'S CONFIDENCE IN MALAYA AN indication of the confidence of foreign investors m the future of Singapore is the decision of the American International Assurance Company, Limited, to construct a nine-storey building to serve as the headquarters for their business m South-East Asia. The company last year purchased over
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    MRS. W.R. LANGDON'S DEPARTURE DELAYED
    65 5 Friends ol Mrs W. R Laru: n. wife of the 0 B oaneul-O< Singapore, will be giad to U her departure from the Colony, originally scheduled for tomorrow, has bfen del.. Mrs. Langdot: u> now due to Mil for America on thc President roe on
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    CAPE HORN GOOD BET TOMORROW
    13 6  - CAPE HORN GOOD BET TOMORROW ALLAN LEWIS Abbeystead not accepting By jjfjhgjhdhdh ghgfhfhfghgfh
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    Willinams wins welter boul
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    Denmark lead England 5-0
    106 6 Denmark lead England 5-0 WITH two matches to be played later, Denmark were leading m the badminton international against England at Gentofte, Copenhagen, at the end of last nights play. Results were: Mtti's singles: Poul Holm t*Denmark) bt K. R. Greasley 15-5. 15-4; Joern Skacrup (Denmark") bt W. C. Shu
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    Newcomers will run well
    517 6 ON their first-run form, Autumn Balloon, Arch Side, Matinee, Jo-Jo and Atom Age all warrant consideration m the Class 2. Div. 3 race over six furlongs tomorrow. Atom Age gave a dashing display for a first-run effort. He was always right on the leaders' heels, then
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    BEATS OFF CHALLENGE
    37 6 PONDING under the IV up, Piraeus (Crowe) i off fast-finishing inee (Ayres) to win the last race (CI. 2. Div. 3—6 F.) at Bukit Timah on Wednesday. Third, on the outside was Jo-Jo (Tulloh).
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    Horses not accepting
    46 6  -  ALLAN LEWIS By riui.LU\UMi horses will 1 not start tomorrow: Best Bet. Gambar Melayu. Prince Eugene. Wild Jinks. Independence, Ouranos. Island Magee. Kudat. Bow Tie. Berubah. Tahiti, Abbeystead. Kia Ora, Winter Scene. Starain. Lord Frederick and Raheen. Coastguard is a very doubtful starter.
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    Table tennis stars to play in Caleatta
    162 6 world table-tennis champion. Johnny Leach of England, and the French international, Michal Haguenauer. are to play m the East Indian table-tennis championships at Calcutta from May 17 to 26. Arrangements have been made with these two players by Mr. T r J Ranga
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    Newport beat Levton Orient
    47 6 VTEWPORT County beat il Leyton Orient by three ?oaLs to nil m an English Football League Third Division (Southern) fixture yesterday. Barrow beat Wrexham twonil m a Div. 3 (Northern* match. In a friendly Brighton and' Hove defeated St Jnhnstnno 4—l.- Reuter A.P.
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    BORNEO MOTORS AND SHELL DRAW
    58 6 BORNEO Motors and Shell Sports Club drew twoall m a Business Houses League soccer match at Balestier Road yesterday. Borneo Motors were the first to score, through S Raub. After the interval, Andrew Lim equalised, then scored another goal to Rive Shell the lead. Dollah
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    Jeannette to score double
    368 6 OLASS three horses are catered for tomorrow .vith two races over nine furlongs. Both should provide interesting races, ♦vith the division one ?vent appearing to be a -natch between Nature's "Jentleman and Jeannette. Nature's Gentleman finished second to Printer's Error. c or which he is penalised
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    Bt. Timah winners
    77 6 LEFT: Trainer Marinus Van Breukelen leads m Best Bet (Crowe), winner of the main sprint (Class 2, Div. 1) over 6f. RIGHT: Trainer Jack Manning is also all smiles as he greets Dewar (Tulloh) after the horse had taken the opening race of the day. for Class
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    CSC pool re-opens
    23 6 £HINESE Swimming Club's new pool is again ready." for use. It was re -opened this morning. j London Stock ExcrutuT
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    Stocks cautious on budget
    139 6 LONDOX i OOST-budget enthusiasm m the l 1 Exchange evaporated yesterday stat* financial correspondent. X Second thoughts on th brought profit-taking by shor introduced a note of caution and sections. r Cv British Government stocks declined by one-sixteenth to a quarter on persistent small sales and
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    Casuals waste their chances
    16 6 Casuals waste their chances Ind..: j mmk QAF\ dow. than vari: nun "he pi Aboe < hit
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    Customs held 3-3 by C.Y.M.A.
    39 6 CUSTOMS R.C. were held to a three-all draw by C.V.M.A. m an exiting Third Division match at Geylang yesterday. Scorers were D'Cruz (2) and John Loh for C.V.M.A. Iksan t2) and Omar for Customs.
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    REME TROUNCE R.A. FIVE-NIL
    230 7 First round of Parker Cut *^___S de ated Ro > al Arti"erv by five goals to nil yesterday m a Parker' Cun firJt "'The P, f a Ved at R -"oft UP sport; the initiative from start to finish the S^tSSi",^ t accoZ ninS h minUte
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    44 7 picture. .»iany friends and relatives w ere at London airport to welcome back the M.C.C. team on its arrival from Australia recently. Picture shows members of the team getting off their plane. Second from left is Denis Comoton. viee-ean- tain of the team.- Keystone
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    Tengah win, but fail to impress
    104 7 n \1 Air Force Tengah did not impress when il Army Service Corps at Tengah mi n .1 I'nited Services League soccer match. the score was two-one m favour of v missed many chances m the r of the game and should have run
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    U.K. SOCCER FIXTURES
    201 7 pOLLOWING are UK. soccer fixtures for tomorrow: ENGLISH LEAGUE— DIV. I Aston Villa v Portsmouth Blackpool v Middlesbrough Bolton T Sheffield Wed. hat I ton t Newcastle Derby v Chelsea Fulham Arsenal LiTerpool Burnley Manchester I\ v West Bromwich Sunderland t Huddersfleld Tottenham T Evert on Wolves
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    MOR LEAGUE STARTS
    111 7 IN the season's first soccer match m the newly-formed Malay Other Ranks league, 21 Guard Unit Royal Military Police beat 30 Battalion R.A.O.C. by three goals to nil at 21 Guard Unit ground yesterday. Pte Omar, the 30 Bn. goalkeeper, was outstanding. But for him the margin
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    RAF Changi XI
    59 7 RAF. Chang: 2nd XI to play H.Q. 34 Coy., R.A.M.C. m a cricket friendly at Changi tomorrow, starting at 2 p.m. will be; F O Robinson fcapt.). G. Capt Brown. F. Lt. Harris. F,Lt. Whittles. Sgt. Bowes. L.A.C. Bain, L.A.C. Case. L.A.C David. L.A.C. Harding. LAC. Lewis,
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    39 7 k i- (Co!ds»ri*um Guards and Eastern (om--1 *ii\ «li£_ a left from L/C*. A Light (Royal Hampshireßemand BAORM n th?ir .ight-middlew Jght final the Army boxing championships at the Albert Hall London. Roberts was the winner- Army's News service
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    THE GAMOLS
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    CHEERFULLADS WIN EASILY
    30 7 CHEERFULLADS WIN EASILY j bea: Sin;r Board la :o two In ri D. vision I eh at St. a erday. as Chan Ismail for X mid and S H B
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    Today's sport
    56 7 SOCCER I U^%J Piters at .ud.un.: D... 3 c N a t M i(< T Town Ranger*. VY M V Business H«e S l.n S Bank v. **»«%>' F W«" Services -s*--S 'tFNnVs S V'm.C'.Y. tournament. S«nC: fnter-Services t.urnev at (han»i. r f an cy HOCKEY: Ce>lon *<
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    World champion may play here
    114 7 (SINGAPORE Table Tennis Association may invite world champion Johnny Leach and the French international Hagenauer to make a week's stay m Singapore for five exhibition matches. At a meeting last night the S.T.T.A. tournament committee decided to invite them to play here but the decision
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    C.B. Old Boys team to play in Malacca
    179 7 C.B. Old Boys team to play in Malacca CHRISTIAN Brothers' Old Boys' (Singapore) Association will send a soccer team to Malacca to take part m the centenary celebrations. Expenses will be borne by the Association. A trial for selecting the team will be held on Monday at 5.15 p.m. on
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    Services boxing semi-finals
    124 7 THE semi-final* of the interServices boxing championships were held m Changi last night and resulted as follows: Flyweight: 9ig. Hamilton rArmy) bt. Com. Rtg. Amin bin Abdullah (RN) on pte. Feather: AB Hill (RN) bt SAC Haasall (RAF» on pte. Light: SAC Clarke (RAF) bt Sgt. Wise
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    WEMBLEY FIXTURE
    32 7 English Football Association announced yesterday it had received a cable from the Argentine Football Association stating the Argentine national team would definitely play England at Wembley Stadium on May 9.
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    KAMIS ENTERS YMCA SEMI-FINALS
    216 7 KAMIS the veteran Colony. "tennis player, entered he men's singles semi-finals e the YJUOAj tournament when he beat Tan Ho.k Seng 6-1. 6-2 yesterday. In the other section. A G B. Pakir defeated Liein Khe Liang 6-3. 7-5 to quality for the (juarier-finaU. Mrs. L. Greenwood
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    GEORGIANS WIN 3-1
    130 7 VICTORIA School went down by three goals to one against the Colony-tour-ing King George V School, Seremban. soccer XI at V.S. ground yesterday. The Georgians gave a pleasing display of football and were unworried by the occasional Victorian attacks. Georgians' centre-forward Jesudasan. opened accounts m the eighth
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    Churchill Stakes acceptors
    80 7 -pWENTY-SIX final acceptors for the Winston Churchill Stakes to be run over one mile six furlongs and 66 yards at Hur»t Park on Monday, May 14, were published yesterday. They are: Above Board. Sele_kar Abbot Paracios, Etole 11. Tourette. Colonist Pan 11. Veuillin, Belsay Castle. Cantarella, Flor
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    C.S.C. FAIR
    37 7 C< ylon Sports Club will hold their first post-war annual fancy dress hockey match on ihe CSC .ground today. The club will also stage a fair on their grounds this evening. The public is wel-
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    Neo Chwee Kok to give exhibition
    297 7 VTEO Chwee Kok, winner of four gold medals at the recent Asian Games, has bten invited by the Singapore Youth Council to give a swimming exhibition at the inter-boys' club aquatic competition at the Mount Emily pool tomorrow. Neo represented Katong Boys' Club m
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    TWO-ALL DRAW
    28 7 PENANG, Thur."=. Before a croud of about 3,000 Kedah today held Penang to c two-all draw In a friendly InterState soccer game on Westland School ground.
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    Rajas, Tigers meet in key match today
    197 7 I^OTA Raja, last year's SAFA First Division champions, meet Tigers In IV a key match m the League at Jalan Besar Stadium this evening. Kota Raja have already dropped three points they lost to Indian R.CL and drew with Chinese Athletic and cannot
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    25 7 liaroicl MumO, the 21-. ca old HuddersfiHd forward, who has surprisingly been chosen as insi»!e left for EngUnd to meet Scotland at Wemoley stadium tomorrow.
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    New world records by Germans
    280 7 New world records by Germans TWO Oermans, Wiihelm Herz and Hermann Bo< each broke four woric cycling records on a 10 metres 'about mx ml stretch on the Mvi Istadt autobahn v H» rJL who is 3i». flying-kil'»rretre and flvinpmile for both 500 c c am: I c.c. machines while
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    NAVY TEAM v. SINGAPORE 'A'
    92 7 JJOYAL Navy football team to meet Singapore "A" on April 18 at Jalan Besar stadium will be: Mutton; Ward, Jack; Robertson, Stutchbury. Herbert; RufTel, Day, Gibbons, Thompson, Grant. The Singapore 'A' XI will be Narayanan < IRC Veloo I< R C.». Johan (Fathul Karib>; Balen
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    SAPPERS WIN
    23 7 Royal Engineers beat R.A.M.C. by three goals to one m a first round Parker Cup tie at Gillman Barracks on Wednesday.
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    DEATHS
    63 8 OLSEN. On 12th. AprU 1951, at No 101 East Coast Road, Singapore. Anna Emma Olsen, 77 widow of the late Mr. Oscar Olsen. The funeral will take place at the Bidadari Cemetery at 5.30 p.m. today. McAUGHTRY, Michael Robert b« oved younger son of Joyce <5* Harry McAughtry died
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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
    34 8 MR. <_ MRS. FRANCIS FWERIAS and Mrs. Antoine Saverias beg to thank all the friends and relatives who sent w-eaths. letters and telegrams of condolence and who attended the iuncral of Mr. Antoine Saverias
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    DAILY WORKER RISKING TREASON
    324 8 DAILY WORKER RISKING TREASON Govt, may prosecute LONDON, Friday. SOME of the Daily Worker's activities m reporting the Korean war looked like "treasonable offences", said the Defence Minister, Mr. Emmanuel Shinwell, yesterday m London. He added the government is having some difficulty deciding whether to prosecute the Communist Party organ.
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    35 8 DANCING PRINCESS Prin cess Elizabeth, wear ng a black tulle dress and fur w rap, arrives at the Hotel^ Phoenicia Valetta, Malta, fo r the Malta Garrison Ball. She arrived early and stay ed late.
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    M.P. asks for more newsprint
    232 8 LONDON, rri. \|R ARTHUR Harvey, Conservative. disatisfled with Government replies m Parliament to questions about newsprint supplies for Malaya, said yesterday he would insist on the matter being debated. He had asked what the allocation of newsprint to Malaya for 1951 was. Mr. Arthur Bottomlev.
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    Love makes him a galley hand
    177 8 Love makes him a galley hand CAPETOWN, Thurs. T-ASMANIAN psychologist Dr. A. Churcher is working his passage to Britain m the s.s. Dominion Monarch to be near the girl I have been waiting for all my life." His hands cut and calloused from peeling potatoes and scrubbing pots, the galley
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    Shipping cut would be 'disaster'
    82 8 SYDNEY, Fri. INDUSTRIAL leaders said a planned 50 percent cut m shipping from Britain to Australia would have "almost disastrous" effects for Australia. Advices received from London by Lep Transport, one of the world's biggest transport agencies, said cargo and passenger ships are being reduced
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    TITO DID ASK
    32 8 Britain yesterday officially Confirmed that Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia has asked for arms from the United States, Britain and France m addition to a request for raw materials.- U.P.
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    U.S. IS REACHING RUBBER TARGETS
    221 8 TESSE LARSON, Administrator-General of the IS. Services Administration, testified yesterday that the day m "not too far away" when the government's targets on rubber stockpiling will have been met. Mr. Larson appeared during the hearings on the rubber situation by a Senate select committee on
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    Health rules for pilgrims
    121 8 GENEVA, Fri. THE World Health Organisation conference has begun discussing health controls for the Mecca pilgrimage. The conference is trying to establish a single worldwide code of sanitary regulations for international transport. The draft controls are contained m two annexes attached o the draft of new
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    JET PLANES IN ALBANIA
    36 8 The organ of independent Albanians m Italy, Free Albania said yesterday that a squadron -of Russian MIG jet nia to help the Government fighters has arrived m Alba- put down disorders."- A.P.
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    Lie more optimistic
    54 8 BELGRADE, Fri. THE United Nations Sec--1 retary-General, Mr. Trygve Lie, said yesterday that he is more optimistic than ever that the United Nations "can succeed m preserving and strengthening peace m the circumstances that exist today." He made the statement on arrival m Belgrade for a three-day
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    He thought he was American
    255 8 He thought he was A merican NEW YORK, Friday. CYRIL Andersen believed he was an American. The U.S. Army believed he was, and made him a major m the war that cost him his right foot. But Andersen, aged 34, is to be deported to Britain unless he can prove
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    PLANE MISSING
    28 8 Royal Air Force planes and ground rescue teams are searching for an R.A.F Valetta aircraft, missing since Tuesday on a flight from Nigeria to Khartoum.— A.P.
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    ONE-CHAIR ROOM CAUSES SUIT
    207 8 LONDON, Friday. HOW many chairs go to a double-bedded hotel room? That question was put to the head of a travel agency m the High Court, London. *^~C_» mm m Mr. William Frederick Swan, of Swan's Tours. Bloomsbury, was giving evidence for his firm, which Is
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    FEVER RACKS NORTH KOREA
    48 8 The United States Public Health Service said yesterday there were "extensive epidemics" of smallpox and typhus fever m North Korea. It added the World Health Organisation's epidemiologi- cal station at Singapore had reported thousands of cases among Communist forces and civilians m North Korea.—
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    STRIKE THREAT
    25 8 Two thousand wharf workers m Colombo harbour are threatening a night-work strike* if higher wage claims for 300 colleagues are not met. A.P.
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    WANTS ASYLUM
    18 8 Anton Novak, a Yugoslav employed m the Prague embassy, has asked for asylum m Czechoslovakia- A.P.
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    Britons in riot
    34 8 ,_,T hree Brit °ns were "either killed or injured" m rioting yesterday m the Abadan oil region of Southern Persia the Premier, Hussain Ala, announced last nieht m Tihp_ ran. Reuter
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    H.K. MONEY
    27 8 Yesterday's closing prices on the Hong Kong Money Exchange were: HK56.035/6.065 per U S dollar. HK515.40 per pound sterling. HK5311.5 per tael of gold.— U.P.
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