The Singapore Free Press, 1 August 1951

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1 8 The Singapore Free Press
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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LAKCEST AFTERNOON SAUB IN MALAYA r SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 1, 1951. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.
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    BIG BLAZE IN TODAY
    210 1 BIG BLAZE IN TODAY 300 homes go up m flames Free Press Staff Reporter 300 attap squatter huts, covering an area of one square mile, went up m flames m a huge blaze at Kampong Bugis this morning. There were no casualties. Almmil $;>OO,OOO worth of damage was estimated. Weeping
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    PREMIUM BUNDS MEETING
    77 1 PREMIUM BUNDS MEETING nium I .-cd I an 1i.:... r |B Bl?etI 'a:"y w% Jai n on I aot that ififm Pa' y U not .^nt'* i.ium .> the ■b teds or <■•• I■ j _I" .>> ksasKx: >f the pa. it o <rf On Party i aIIOW pc Bcodv
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    No barrier to oil talks
    241 1 TEHERAN, Wednesday. THE last barrier to new British-Persian oil talks were reported cleared away Tuesday night less than ten hours after Mr. Averell Harriman returned by air from London. Hussein Fateml Persian Deputy Prime Minister, predicted at the end of a meeting of the Cabinet
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    TWO LOSE FLAG
    33 1 The Greek Consulate m Hong Kong yesterday annuled the registration of two ships flying the Greeq flag which was captured when trying to run the Nationalist blockade this year.- A.F.P.
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    IN CANADA
    68 1 The deputy Opposition leader, Mr. Eden, arrived m Canada yesterday.- A.F.P. Mr Fr* '-rlc 1 Nissan. ch!ef mechanic to Mr C.F. Pope, the racinr motorist, took time off from preparing the racers for next Sunday's Jo hor e Grand Prix to marry Miss Mary Agnes Manen. The picture
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    RIOT ISLAND QUIET
    31 1 RIOT ISLAND QUIET All was reported quiet en the island of Zanzibar yesterday following Monday's incidents, when three people were killed and 11 injured during a demonstration outside a 'iaol. Reuter
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    Mr. Dewey's message
    95 1 fOVERNOR Dewey,.who left to Singapore this morning, gave this farewell message to the Colony: ■I have greatly enjoyed my visit and the exceedingly generous hospitality which has oeen extended to me. 'The soundly conceived Briggs Plan for eliminating the Communist bandits is making marked progress. The great
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    'RIDICULOUS'
    35 1 The proposed Japanese peace treaty was termed "ridiculous" yesterday by Judge Antonio Quirino. brother or the President of the Philippines, who left by air for Manila following a flve-day stay m the United States.
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    Li Mi ties up 2 divisions
    91 1 TAIPEH. Wed. THE Chinese Communists have put two crack divisions against Nationalist General Li Mi's troops, who, striking from a base m northern Burma, have made some progress m the past two months m occupying Red-held territory In southern Yunnan Province, Nationalist military circles
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    NEW ITALIAN CABINET
    11 1 The Italian Premier, Alcide ffrleste" he said.- Reuter
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    RUBBERS MAKE A RECOVERY
    207 1 Free Press Staff Correspondent LONDON, Wednesday. I>l BBER shares on the London-Stock Exchange X .tared a good recovery from Friday's decline following the dividend limitation announcement. Iteton influencing the rally included the possihilitv of strong representations being made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for special
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    SINGAPORE
    33 1 Which one would YOU choose? f Beauties from many lands pose on the steps of Ihe Empire Rooms m London's Tottenham Court Road during a preview of the Festival "Miss World" contest.
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    INDIAN WHEAT IS UNLOADED
    53 1 The American freighter, John Cheater Kendall i7,H6 tons), damaged m a sea collision on July 23 while carrying the first United States wheat shipment for India discharged her cargo m Suez yesterday. The wheat-10,000 ion*— is expected to be re-shipped for India m a week or
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    EUROPE TO PROTEST
    52 1 The Council of Europe yesterday took up a proposal to make a Joint denunciation by Its 15 member nation* of the conviction of Associated Press correspondent Willam Oatls on charges of espionage m Czechoslovakia. A draft protest has already been drawn up and Is being considered m
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    Modesty let him escape
    48 1 FRNEST Haneline, chased a hall nude burflar from his home m Long Beach, California, but modesty forced him to let the culprit escape. The would -be robber wore only a shirt but Haneline, because of the heat, had been sleep in* entirely node. U.P.
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    SPAIN TO GET U.S. ARMS AW
    186 1 WASHINGTON, Wednesday. pENERAL J. Lawton Collins, U.S. Army Chief of Staff, told Senators yesterday that Spain will set American arms aid m the new $8,500,000,000 Foreign Assistance Bill. His statement followed disclosures that the Army Secretary, Mr. Frank Pace, had warned that a Russian
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    H.K. MONEY
    25 1 Yesterday's closing quotations on the Hong Kong. Mon€»y Exchange were: HK $6.2975 6.3425 per US$l. HK515.70 per sterling. HK$3l2 per tad of go!d.
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    Diamond found
    19 1 A yellow diamond, 511 '< carats m weight, has been found near Kimberly m Scuth Africa- A .P.
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    Pravda prints Morrison message
    332 1 Pravda prints Morrison message LONDON, Wed. T<HE Foreign Secretary, x Mr. Herbert Morrison, told the Russian people today that if they were really free they won d know the West wan I peace and that Sovi a leaders are sowing \h* seeds of war. Mr. Morrison's piain >p 1.500-word ttetent
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      18 1 Better than ever! Owr proved reetpt PORK PIES J^ f| Singapore only cold storage S, \!,,n,ge Co.. Ltd.
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    Man has two mouths
    552 2 \IAN has a double mouth and teeth are sense organs, like eyes or nose. These are two of the findings by the office ol Naval Research Group at Tufts College Dental School, preliminary results of which have just been reported by Dr. R. S. Manly. Just
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    TO HELP DUNKIRK
    111 2 WHEN it became obvious that the Germans would soon batter their way into Dunkirk, the local people took most of the books from the municipal library into their homes for safe keeping. Fifteen men and women students from British universities are going to Dunkirk next month to
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    'SKY' HOSPITALS
    975 2 Two-day appendicitis "cures" m skyscraper hospitals are among prospects for A.D. 2000 outlined by CHARLES REID and written m association with two medical experts who must remain anonymous. 1. How wilt our hospitals have developed by A.P. 2000? CITY hospitals will be young skyscrapers, with relatively few floors
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    Labourers diet is barely enough
    401 2 Labourers d iet is barely enough WHENEVER HE FALLS SICK IT TAKES HIM LONGER TO RECOVER THAN OKE WHO IS WELL FED, SAYS THE SING APORE DOCTOR THE diet supplies the fuel for the proper working of the body. Under ideal conditions, the amount and the quality of food depends
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    YOUR LUCKY STAR
    342 2 "DORN today, you are clever and orif'nal but at times a little too MpaWM 'or your own rood. You :ie always getting into situations it would be difficult for anyone but person with your charm and tact to sxt out of. You are the type no matter
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    ON SURVEY
    50 2 of Gree!i.. *fl They v.iiirrafcj^J k Jo an iU scientific €xpedtt»2B for next year »lo^H carry out iwiofici' Jl logical. meteoitnomi^B bioiogica! work I Th< tier C J W s M M I B 8.,:.r I Marines, Ijer^ar. "jH Brooke. Lieu>r.ar; «J ErsWi i .g-Cosa! cier C-GN Ba
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      18 2 1 Two-day 'cures' 2 Taatele— meal« J Mew hope for for appendicitis to keep aHve all deaf totk
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      135 2 F«w Crossword No. 420 CLL'ES ACROSS 1. 8. 16 No monopoly for small seaside stone (*****3 sr\:5 r\ 9 J r P J^ n ld V™ l o < s >: 11. Relieved, yet half displeased' i, i 6^? 8 f ?f pe€d trials (5); 16 See 1; 19. Infernal
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    ALLIES HAVE LARGE RHINE ARMY
    278 3 Will be bigger than Russians gRITAIN and the other wJto pJSJ^Ud l>ing up army and air force reinforcement e *rt of the Rhine. They will have bigger forces than^ the Russians m Germany by the end of the year nnl^ Stalin moves troops into the
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    Indonesians bar envoys
    68 3 JAKARTA, Wed. CIXTEEN Chinese CommunIst consular officials, denied permission to land at [Jakarta, are making an m!- voluntary cruise of the Indonesian islands before returning to Hong Kong. The Indonesian Government refused to issue them with entry permits because, ihey said, they had not been warned of
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    ROADS 'MAY CRUMBLE'
    44 3 ROADS MAY CRUMBLE' Australia's arterial highway network was the most vulnerable point m her defences, a military survey officer said m Sydney. "The demands of heavy military traffic moving at high speed would crumble Australian roadj* into nnt.hnl#»« and dust. he said.— Reuter AA.P.
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    JOB WANTED
    25 3 The following advertisement has appeared m the Rome paper II Tempo: "Son of former Cabinet Minister, ?ood knowledge of German. seeks employment."- A.P.
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    ETAINED MAN RUNS RING FSNYGGKERS
    12 3 ETAINED MAN RUNS RING FSNYGGKERS a 1 hi i 1 I I
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    ANLOAD' ORDER
    5 3 Hamburg ■-*> or- A.P..
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    Bridge Quiz
    545 3 **A2 UKQI OK6v <? A Q I 09*6^. OAKiv AKQJ +KJ6* B*s-- r* 3 tf X 10 4 2 tfAKSJ OAHJ' OAKJB AM} X Q 6 4 X Q 10 '5 *>. C?J3 C?AKQB» A X) WHEN an opponent makJS a preemptive bid he robs you of several
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    Zoo needs two elephants for transport
    260 3 Zoo needs two elephants for transport LONDON, Wednesday. THE deaths of the elephants Rajah (shot because A he turned rogue) and Ranee (who died of gastroenteritis) have left the Zoo with only one riding elephant four-year-old Dumbo who was flown to London from Calcutta two years ago. The Zoo'i other
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    GOVT. HAS HUKS 'UNDER CONTROL'
    172 3 GOVT. HAS HUKS 'UNDER CONTROL' MANILA. Wed. f 'THE Communist Hukbola- hap problem m he Philippines is, (or the present, under control. Government troopers recently smashed the Hufc C mnuuid m Southern Luzon. with the capture or surrender of top rebel leaders and their men, while government, forces have succeeded
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    Israel may be oil producer
    97 3 WASHINGTON Wed. FO WASHINGTON geolo* gists belirre Israel may become a major oil producing power and the Israeli G« prnment has moved to interest American oil men m exploring Us potential depe si > A preliminary repot t by Max W. and Dou^ins Bull. petroleum
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    Horse named Stalir
    36 3 Johnny MrCloy. !fn-a n e SOB cf the U.S. Hi«h Cor missioner m Germany. I the s?hoo]-ridins compri' m i. horzp show m Hamburg. Johnny's mount was a hor^ 6 S A .P.
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      173 3 SINGAPORE 10.00 am. Emergency News from Kuala Lumpur; 10. 10 Close Down: 1.00 p.m. Hems Alexander at the Hammond Organ, Capitol Rest3urant, Singapore: 1.30 Time Signal News; 1.45 Lunch Time Prom; 2.00 Close Down; 6.15 Programme Summary 6.17 Young People's Programme: 6.35 Entr'act —A Piano Interlude; 6.45 The Radio String
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      101 3 Your* FaithfuUy 5.45 9MM In Briuin 1 A talk; €.00 Meet The Commomi-ea'.lh: 63« News News Analysis; 6.45 Programme Parade; 6^o From The Editorials; 700 •GeneraUy Speaicioc'; 715 From The Promenade Concerts; BjOO The Hymns We S:ng 815 Short Biocj— A Drop c-Good Cider S3O The 9mm Home News; 8.45
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    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY. August 1. 1951. Past and present
    472 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY. August 1. 1951. Past and present THERE is so little colour and spectacle left m the world today that it seems a pity to start a campaign against that remaining to vs especially when it is free for the onlooker, and m Malaya, too. But
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    HER BABY
    55 4 A Chinese man tells a coroner's c*>urt that his wiK> sold their four-month-old baby for $600 and lost every of it gambling, wnat wickedness there is In th* world! Not only th "Fickedness of an individual who disposes of her child, out also the wickedness of eiaj condition*
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    Propaganda of rosy hope and cold despair
    762 4  -  Peter Chambers -by- THE KREMLIN BETTERS GOEBBELS TECHNIQUE AT one time, during the last war, it was my duty to deal with enemy propaganda. In those days we were particularly concerned with a new technique, devised by Dr. Goebbels m an attempt to
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    More 'Sugar'
    137 4 The vacuum left by the departure of 'Sugar Ray' Robinson from Britain has been filled by a new entertainment organisation. Heading it is Sugar Child Robinson, 11-year-old boogie-woogie thumping phenomenon of the piano. His entourage consists of a personal manger a lawyer, a tutor and his father. The
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    SOLIANO, THE NEW SECRETARY
    354 4  -  JERRY SOLIANO SWING TOPICS by FELIX IIiEET the new secre1T1 tary of the Singapore Musicians' Union 42 year old Gerry Soliano, leader of the Raffles dance orchestra. Gerry, known to thousands of swing and jazz fans throughout the federation and Singapore, is a very busy man.
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    Leopold to live in Cino
    183 4 WO longer Ring of the Belgians, but still <> King Leopold, the man who gave up his crown m T Brussels last week may <► soon be welcomed on Bely gian territory where the a populace has always been y on his side. y Most
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    CHILDREN WILL FILL MEMORIAL HALL TODAY
    672 4 MUSIC TOPICS by PRESTO OX)DAY several hunA dred schoolchildren will assemble m the Victria Memorial Hali for their end-of-term concert given them by the school-going members of the Junior Symphony Orchestra. They can be sure of a full house, for the young generation of
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    Record Reviews
    271 4 Bach Sonata, No. 1 m B Minor, played by Yehudi Menuhin and Louis Keniner. H.M.V. D.B. 960? (2EA. *****-22). A thrilling listening experience, the violin and piano m fine balance, Menuhin 's justly famous richness of tone with none of the detachment of late and a deep feeling
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      12 4 ROLEX LONGINE WATCHES H. SENA LTD. SINGAPORE PCNANG BANG X O X
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    NEW S'PORE TESTS FOR WONDER DRUG
    314 5 NEW S'PORE TESTS FOR WONDER DRUG 'Birdman' Compere... Fresh hope for 'unfortunates' Free Press Staff Reporter CORTISONE, the wonder drug which an American university is using as an experiment m treating pseudo-hermaphrodite children, will now be used m Singapore for similar purposes, if such patients seek treatment and the drug
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    For Charity Concert
    158 5 Fre« Press Staff Reporter 'I til- voice of Singapore's inimitable "birdman", Mr. S. R. S. Naidu, will soon be heard again this time at a grand charity concert which will be held m the Utter part of September. Mr. Naidu, whose mimicry of birds and animal received
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    NO SECOND LOAN TO BUY CARS
    113 5 NO SECOND LOAN TO BUY CARS Free Press Staff Reporter OFFICERS of the Singapore Municipality eligible for a car allowance will get an interest-free loan to purchase a car, but they will not be eligible for a second Joan to buy another car, if they sell the first vehicle after
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    WANTED—A 'SUPERMAN'
    91 5 WANTED— A 'SUPERMAN' Free rrts* Staff Reporter THE Vehicles and Transport Committee of the Singapore Municipality has laid down that applicants for the post of Registrar of Vehicles most be capable administrators, with executive and organising ability above the average. They should have a general knowledge of various types of
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    SECURITY POST IN WATER DEPT
    40 5 The Singapore Municipal Commissioners yesterday decided to create a temporary post of a security officer, Johore Works, Water Department, at a salary of $590 a month, inclusive of cost of living allowance and free accommodation.
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    RURAL BOARD BUILDING BY-LAWS OUT OF DATE
    175 5 Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Rural Board Building by-laws should be modelled on those designed by the Ministry of Health m England for the use of local authorities, according to the Singapore Ratepayers Association. The suggestion is made m a letter which the
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    M.Cs 'WRITE OFF' $3,976 DUE FROM OFFICERS
    163 5 M.Cs 'WRITE OFF' $3,976 DUE FROM OFFICERS Free Press Staff Reporter THE Sin«ap«™ Municipal Com--1 miwioncrs ye«terd»y approved a Finance and General Purposes Committee recommendation to write off a sum ol 13,976 due from certain officers who have left the Municipal service and from others still m their employ. Of
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    NEW MARKET FOR JOHORE BAHRU
    77 5 a TENTATIVE site for Joliore A Bahru's new market has been selected along J* l Fook on the vacant land opposite the railway station. A large portion of the aiea has recently been filled m with surplus earth from the Singapore Municipality's pipeline whichte under
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    Object of Rent Control Bill
    121 5 Free Press Staff Reporter THE principal object of the x Rent Control Bill should be to limit rents and not tc interfere, more than was absolutely necessary, with the rights and relationship between landlords and tenants. This view is contained m a letter which the
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    BLACKOUT AREAS FOR TONIGHT
    177 5 HPHE following sub-station? will be liable to load-shedding tonight: Istewton, Boat Quay, Raffles Quay, Malacca Street, Union Bldg., Hume Pipe, Rheen Hume. Tord Co., Bin Seng Co., Malayan Wire Mesh, P.W.D. Quarry, Nanyang Manufacturing Co., Bukit Panjang. National Carbon, Princess Elizabeth Estate, Dairy Farm, Bukit Timah
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    Varsity Board' fulfils its functions
    148 5 Varsity Board' fulfils its functions Free Press Staff Reporter A NUMBER of graduates -mostly Wssed 9* Free Frt9» urns tolu vester me Mr wD s StetoarUhe acting chairman of the Board, said that he could not dolose the actual numier of students who had %und employment because some of them
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    Sharp criticisms on food problem
    286 5 LIVELY H HOUR SMC MEETING Free Press Staff UfHAT amounted to a vote of censure on the Singa- pore Government was passed by the Municipal Commissioners, with two dissentients, at their meeting yesterday. During the lively four-and-a-half hour discussions, the Commissioners also listened to: Criticism
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    Rangers force 3-3 draw
    92 6 J^ PENALTY ia the clo.ang minutes of yesterday's 3.A.FA. Div. 3B leayue matck at BODCA ground kveilKi the scores to three-ail and saved Tion^ Baitru Rangers from defeat at Oie haods of BODCA "A," Yap Khie S«n and Cueou« Kai 3eng. tiae right flan* combinartcn for
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    ESSEX HAVE NARROW ESCAPE v. KENT
    687 6 7 wickets down for 13 runs TN one of the most exerting finishes of the season, Essex, who Fed on first mmngs by nms, narrowly missed defeat at the hands of Kent m thetr county erirket championship match yesterday. Set to make 126 nms
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    RAIN WASHES OUT TEST
    171 6 HEAVY rain* yesterday brought an abrupt end to the four tli Test cricket match between England and South Africa, leaving it a draw. South Africa held a lead of 120 runs with allsecond'-in-ninjrs wickets standing. But no play at all was possible yesterday and the captains
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    WALKOVER
    30 6 walkover was conceded by Chin?se Casuals to Pu'?u Brani United at Jalan Be^aiStadium yesterday evening when Casuals were unabl? to raise c team for their S.A.P.A. Div. I encounter.
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    Sugar Bowl takes Stewards Cub
    259 6 gUGAR Bowl, owned m partnership tl Africans, won the Stewards (vi \£*4 r raceofthe four-day meeting uLh /S Goodwood (Sussex) yesterday m U^4 which necessitated the use of the rai^^N ne earned tne colours 01 Mr. Jack Gerber, owner ot a steel works near Bradford,
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    7-goal win
    41 6 pHARTRRED Bank 3.C. put In seven goals without reply against Ford Motor S.C. m a Business Houses League cup soccer match played yesterda; at Parrer Park. Salleh (3), Mahadeva <2>. and N. Marshall (2) scored for the Bankers. iwcture
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    Rugby referees have to keep scores
    436 6 RULES AMENDED Free Press Rugby Reporter IF you want to know the time ask a policeman, but if you want to know the score alter a rugby match approach the referee. I*sl-52 amendments to the laws of the same say that he must keep
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    Mitic loses title
    48 6 YUGOSLAVIA'S veteran 1 tennis ace, D. Mitip, yesterday lost his country's tennis title which he had held since the end or the war. He was defeated" by Milan Branovic fH the Tlnals of the Yiwycslav fffjnia cfmmpftm<hips 3 ft ft 9 M a 6-4.- A.P.
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    Warwick virtual champions
    131 6 Warwick virtual champions WARWICK 9HHUE h**e practitally established timMMtves as county cricket championship winners for the first time sine* 1911. Their latest victory over their at wot challengers, Yorkshire, by an imilinj and 16 runa ateem them 5* paints ahead witti seven matches to play. Warwickshire at present hay« 188
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    Champion has swollen ear
    86 6 Champion has swollen ear WORLD middleweight chamw pion Randolph Turpin had his injured left ear drained yesterday by a doctor. The ear swelled after a collision m an exhibition bout on Saturday night. Dr. Philip Kaplin, chief medical officer of the British Board of Control, said he drew off some
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    EDWARDIANS WIN
    23 6 TAIPLNO, Tues.— Kin« Edward V'l 2-hooi beat R.E.M.E. by six wiclcets m a two innings cricket match on the school ground.
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    Today's sport
    40 6 SOCCER: S.A.F.A. Cup-tie: Chinese Athletic v B.A.F. Seietar, Stadium; Business Rouhm Lge.: H.K. Bank t 0.T.E.C.. Thomson Straits Times v RC.?., Farrer Park. TENNIS: Singapore championshipt. S.C.C.; Tannin Club ties Tangitn. ATHLETICS: Katon r Convent annual sporU meet.
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    England win final women's Test
    108 6 ENGLAND beat Australia by 137 runs m the third and final women's Te*t at th c Oval yesterday. The first Test waa drawn, and Austr alia won the second. England scored 233 and 174 for seven declared Australia replying with 192 and 83. Hi*iili*ht o*
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    CHARLES WILL REGAIN TITLE
    351 6 NEVER m my recollection has tfc-ere been such an upsetting time for world champions as now. The two shock defeats within a week of both the heavyweight and middie^ight kings has made a cioiible knockout for the critics. Yet I expect the titles to cftange hands
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    Brifain's Cup golf team
    60 6 Brifain's Cup golf team by :he Pro|aZ 7* ers 1 Assoc:a:.on vml? r^prcsen- Br.: a 'jT ?> dp r Cup match r\i nur.v N Nov 2 and 4 They are X q F:e d Da Jaok H. rohn l and Charles W,: Two mow imme.. ->n-hip of the J94T Onlj
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    SOCCERITES DUSAOOINT
    11 6 SOCCERITES DUSAOOINT OTAR Pik -.r*xe* lam la»| M goals 3> ■*n-r\.
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    'LAURIE' IN UK TOURNEY
    55 6 'LAURIE' IN UK TOURNEY ■shier of the Malayan women's £00 yards record and Singapore representative ts) the Asian Gcunes, Sst. "Laurie" Daw<les\v«-i: (extreme right) competing for the W.R.A.F. m tile 86 metres hurdles at the recent inter- Services athletic championships held at Portsmouth, England. Miss Dowdeswell left Singapore two months
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    ROYAL DREAM RUNS STYLISHLY
    456 7 ROYAL DREAM RUNS STYLISHLY IMs morning's track work From ALLAN LEWIS POYAL riRFAM PENA *<?. Wednesday. a 1 T X*K AM a Promising: brown geldinjf »hU 1 C T of Martin/attracted attention this morning when he did steady-pace work on for fast On wo?k aSS tra k the on trafk
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    Perak Cup XI v. Penang
    135 7 IPOH. Wed. pERAK selectors nave picked their strongest combination to meet Penang m the key match of the Northern section of the Malaya Cup competition to be Dlayed on th e Chinese Assembly Hall ground on Saturday. Playing on home ground. Perak are expected to
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    S.R.A. AUGUST BISLEY SHOOT
    78 7 S.R. A. AUGUST BISLEY SHOOT SINGAPORE Rifle Associa-' tion will hold ;heir Angus* Bisley meeting ai L-'tletar Range, fhOTuSOfl Read, o\\ Saturday anu Sunday. Events are Aggregate S.R (a> Ist stage; aggregate SR (a> 2nd stage; aggregate SR. lb) Ist stage; aggregate S.R. I (b> 2nd stage; grand aggregate S.R.
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    RNAC Still top Services League
    240 7 RNAC Still top Services League YESTERDAY'S United Services League soccer x match between Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, scheduled to take place at Nee Soon, was postponed. Koyal Army Pay Corps scored their third win of the season last Saturday and as a result drew
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    2 title bouts this moth
    97 7 2 title bouts this moth TOR the first time m the history of the New York State Athletic Commission, two title fights were signed m their offices yesterday Joey Maxim world light heavyweight champion, will defend his title against Bob Murphy, of San Diego, California, while Kid Gavilan, world welterweight
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    Malayan tennis ties for first 2 days
    532 7 IPOH, Today. CIXTEEN matches, including v a singles tie between K. H. Ip, Hong Kong champion and Wimbledon participant, and Oh Lock Heng of Penang have been fixed for the first day of the Malayan tennis championships which will begin on the Ipoh
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    2 changes likely in Singapore Cup team
    447 7 By CRI'SADER «imth ihf match aeainst Malacca postponed a second time, to Aug. 11 at Ja "an Besar Stadium, the Singapore Amateur Football Association selectors have Plenty of time to reflect on Sundays signal triumph over Combined *J™lZ m the key match m
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    DERBY WINNER
    64 7 ARCTIC Prince, the Derbywinner who broke down badly when running unplaced In the Festival of Britain Stakes at Ascot, may not race again. A tendon m his near foreleg has gone so badly that he may be unable to stand training again. A committee meeting of Singapore Hockey
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    LAST NIGHT'S SINGAPORE RECITAL
    374 8 T'HE young French pianist, Andre Barter, performed brilliantly last night at the Victoria Memorial Hall. It is truly regrettable that his itinery permits him only one recital m Singapore, tfK till audience were wildly enthusiastic m their praise of his playing. In general, it might be
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    HOLLYWOOD Beauty Hint
    153 8 HOLLYWOOD Beauty Hint Hollywood If you want your nail enamel applications to be as much of a glamour asset as the beautifully smooth and colorful ones of Lana Turner so striking* ly are, you should learn to apply this enamel the way that she does. Start application at the center
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    MCs criticise food problem
    1384 8 (Continued fro.*t P. 5.) p.ive the p blic of a large area of valuable parking space. Mr. Yap Pheng Geek (Nominated), who earlier said that he agreed that the Government should be rebuked, later voted with Mr. H. J. Rae (Nominated against the resolution. They were
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    Gold report not discussed
    79 8 WASHINGTON, Wed. AN offleial spokesman of the International Monetary Fund yesterday said the Fund's board of directors had not yet considered a preliminary report on the sale of gold into free markets at premium prices. He said the staff had completed a working paper of a
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    KASHMIR 'BUT NO STRINGS'
    552 8 'DON'T SAY 800 TO A GOOSE' LONDON, Wed. LORD -SALISBURY, Conservative Party leader m the House of Lords, yesterday vigorously demanded a firmer British policy towards Egypt and Persia. Egyptians, he said during a Lord's debate on foreign affairs, have embarked on a policy of "twisting
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    U.S. continues buying rubber
    75 8 WASHINGTON, Wed. THE General Services Administration for the UJS. Government purchasing agency, "has no thought of getting out of rubber buying." a spokesman said yesterday. He added the Administration has been "fully successsful- m forcing rubber prices down to reasonable levels" and expects to continue functioning.
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    Pravda
    73 8 Continued from Page 1 for the criminals who snot Lenin. "Surely it is not for tiiese gentlemen that Mr. Morrison seeks freedom o f s:l^ch, freedom of Ihe press and personal freedom?" Pravda said that Mr. Morrison failed to mention "freedom lrom exploitation, about freedom from economic crimes, from
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