The Singapore Free Press, 2 April 1952

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  • 17 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA V SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.
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  • 541 1 But Western forces are still too weak nFMFPAi rk v. A IS Wednesday. QLNERAL Dwight Eisenhower declared today that despite great strides m Western rearmament m the past year, his forces are still too weak for a determined defence against possible Soviet aggression. "But the
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  • 133 1 Churchill on successor to Gen. Eisenhower Tlr. CHUPXHILL, told the h Commons yes- was willing f:>r American to take Genoa] EisenI aa Suoreme of the North a Treat? armies m v. ij added that of Just when will step m to campaign the Republican minatUaa m Sta s. QCfl EiseniD
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  • 22 1 bperto from the Inter-:-.i. Civil Aviaticn OrUnaation will go to Jakarta .^p Indonesia m organistf< i national aviation school. AFP
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  • 91 1 WASHINGTON, Wed. WHEN President Truman leaves the White House, he will have a modest fortune, it was reported here. Some of his intimates guess the size of it to be about $200,060. They say it represents savings from the presidential salary of $100.--000 a year and the
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  • 29 1 Japan has once again become the world's leading exporter of cotton fabrics, according to the British Cotton Board of Trade letter issued m Manchester yesterday.
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  • 92 1 LOS ANGELES, Wed. pOMEDIAN Ken Murray on \j Monday telegraphed Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and her husband, Prince Bernhard, an invitation to appear on his weekly television show after they arrive here on Apr. 20. Murray's telegram was sent to the queen through the
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  • 21 1 A Chinese woman living at French Road. Singapore, was knifed m bed early today. She was taken to hospital.
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  • 164 1 SIX YEARS IN GAOL FOR MERCY KILLER ROME, Wed. ADMONDO Vastalegna, 58, was yesterday given sfatyears' imprisonment the minimum for homicide for the mercy killing of his common law wife. Vastalegna. who pleaded guilty, said he had killed her to free her "from the agony of an obscure illness". He
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  • 67 1 CAIRO, Wed. BRITISH Ambassador, Sir Ralph Stevenson, called on Egyptian Foreign Minister Abdel Khalek Hassouna Pasha yesterday amid reports that Sir Ralph would return shortly to London to report to the Foreign Office. The Wafdist Party afternoon paper "Al Ralagh" reported that the Ambassador would go to
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  • 38 1 UJS. Air Force Sabre jets yesterday shot 10 Communist MIG-15 out of the sky. probably destroyed three, and damaged ten m their second biggest bag of enemy planes m the Korean war. A.P.
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    53 1 picture. THE FIGHT had enough action for two —so the cameraman packed twice the punch into this dramatic double exposure flash. The picture was taken m the finals of the Army Individual Open Amateur Boxing: Championships at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Lance Corporal M. Grant (right) defeated Lance Corporal
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  • 85 1 LONDON, Wed. AN Indian, who pleaded he had been framed by his iealous housekeeper, was cleared yesterday of charges of trying to poison his wile. A jury at iLondon's historic Old Bailey court took nearly fr«r« *»nnrs to decide that The prosecution case was
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  • 62 1 The Queen yesterday awarded William V. Griffin of Peapack, N.J., the insignia of a Knight of the British Empire for his work as President of the Eng-lish-speaking Union m the United Slates. He holds the Honorary Knighthood with about 70 other Americans, including General Eisenhower, General
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  • 200 1 LONDON, Wednesday. ]t| R. Richard Butler, Chancellor of the Exchequer, ifl yesterday met eight powerful Labour Union leaders to try to persuade them his recent Budget which they have condemned— is best for the British worker. The delegation, representing the 8,000,000 strong Trades Union
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  • 63 1 Total exports of rubber of all grades to all countries from Singapore and the Federation last month was 86,069 tons, compared with 80,384 tons m February and 77,733 tons m January. Total exports of tin to all countries from Singapore and the Federation last month amounted to
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  • 53 1 LONDON, Wed. DRITISH Commonwealth countries this week will transmit their views to Washington on the position of their troops stationed m Japan after the Japanese peace treaty comes into force. A working party of officials of some of the Commonwealth missions m London has been considering
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  • 279 1 Italy appeals to Tito for 'conciliation' V ROME, Wednesday. T*HE Italian Prime Minister, Mr. Atcide De Gasper i A yesterday appealed to Marshal Tito to make a new attempt at agreement on the problem of Trieste. The premier said: "Let us seek conciliation. As far as we are concerned, we
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  • 63 1 Free Press SUIT Reporter Shell Company, Singapore, flew their flag at half mast today In memory of their Public Relations Officer, Mr. M.DJP. Gilroy, who was killed by lightning yesterday on the Island Club Golf Course. Shell offices will be closed at 12.45 p.m. The
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  • 27 1 A four vehicle crash which involved two lorries, a car, and a van occurred m Beach Road near the Alhambra Theatre yesterday. The
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  • 195 1 A-bomb dropped in new U.S. tests LAS VEGAS, Wed. A FLASH of fire clearly visible m the bright daylight signalled the start of a new series of atomic tests near here yesterday. The explosion apparently was an aerial burst, although its elevation could not be accurately determined by observers here.
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  • 76 1 LONDON, Wed. BRITISH units m Malaya have their full establishment of armoured vehicles, and additional vehicles could only be provided now at the expense of other units' essential needs. War Minister. Mr. Anthony Head, said m the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Fitzroy Maclean. Conservative,
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    • 82 1 kv^ st S**l more wonderful bargains from ROBINSONS SALE 4i POCKET II" UMTEftS I I )II I I I y V_ r^ V^/ 111* Usually $1t.95 "Map of Malaya." tar $15.00 Ea, Vi F«d s-^ir R|X£ POINT TABLE LIGHTERS o»*Hy C9l o In Clmmc O..if. >Z7 5W C»Uurs: **4, Cryttal.
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  • 853 2 The Singapore Doctor says you should drink eight glasses of water daily. LIFE, a continual process of obtaining food and eliminating waste materials, must have water to survive. The human body digestive machinery deals even with solutions: Unless food is soluble it is useless.
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  • 427 2  -  JAMES DON By HAS BRITAIN become a nation of slimmers? Has the dislike of being even decently plump become so universal that a million people every year are taking: pills. More people than ever before are going m for slimming m the effortless way made possible
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    84 2 Four-year-old Glyn Evans was born without less. Doctors told his parents that Glyn would never be able to walk but they replied "don't be silly." Glyn was taken to Queen Mary's hospital, Roeiiampton, where he was fitted with artificial legs and special crutches which he calls "plonkers" New Glyn is
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  • 481 2 Jack Greenslade lifts the veil on the 'rule of the knife* which exists behind bars LONDON. rWHE doors that screen life m Britain's prisons swung open a few days ago and a horrified public had a glimpse of a strange and hideous world. The startling picture of
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  • 276 2  -  STEFFAN ANDREWS By WASHINGTON. HpHE U.S. Government A has devised a secret system to prevent enemy planes from riding m on a radio beam m the event of a sudden air attack. The project, initiated by the Air Force m conjunction with the Federal
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    • 89 2 conspiracy of silence h ALEX WEISSBERG $12.60 The author, a member of the j Communist party, was arrested m Kharkov m 1937, spent three gruelling years m CP.U. prisons before being handed over to the Gestapo m 1940. This is an amazing tale of the most extraordinary terror regime m
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 13 2 Solution To Crossword No. 625 YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION— Across: 1, Profusion. 8. In nrln-
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    • 63 2 New Crossword No. 626 CLUES ACROSS 1. The Dean heads this book section (7). 5. Clued putters, very untidily (9, 2). 7. Sort of train that's always behind (7). 8. Kanga's so n sounds regretful (3). 9. A possible girl? (3). 10. How it happened that one risked it (7).
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    • 204 2 X \J \J XV T I M^\C V X-^vJ v>JRt X STAR BORN today, you are the rare combination of a practical, constructive individual who also has oramatic talents for creative work. The sphere m which you operate will determine how well these talents are utilized. You might become a
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  • 339 3 DINNER IS SERVEDWITH A TIN CUTTER U YORK. Wed. f ff modem American teWe SI 7 n worry about n^ r cook-so long as *>** Tre\d Then, she can s- v:a f T a! after the man*rv> a W orlds great Parted is the current list 90 -serve canned. 01
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  • 199 3 LONDON, Wed. UIGHLY-skilled workers are n walking the streets of Britain m search of jobs though the nations economy is reared to rearmament and defence factories are short of ir.en. Faced with a rising costoMiving ithe index of prices was calculated as 100 m
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  • 404 3 S WEATER GIRL LED FIRE SQUAD IN CAIRO RIOT THE Egyptian Attorney-G^H?- We^2?da3r--72« business and enSinSfJ? 04 11 ot mor e than tions on thToreanteftHon ke sens ational revelag^SjfW"^ whicb SJj?!, 1 •*<*«> of arsonists d Creeled J&JS**-*? the British SSUSS^'fh Ol67 sald she directed the operation m Jertcal cites,
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  • 276 3 wtattaw ROME, Wednesday. Ik™. a French women can blame their o.^SPV 0 l iheir lability to dress as elegantly ?f J£ Anj^rican sisters, says Schuberth, Rome fashion designer. "The bosons of Italian women are too big, and ranch women are— well, too. flat-chested to give
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    12 3 1 THE GENERAL S JEEP HASNT A ARRIVED YET I' 1
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  • 280 3 LONDON, Wed. HAVE you ever wondered how many starlings there are m Trafalgar Square as they wheel m flocks against the evening sky? The London Natural History Society, which has been studying them, say about 100,000 roost there nightly m June and July. But b-
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  • 199 3 LONDON, Wed. DANCING was over and the girl Eileen Frances Cook, who is 15 was walking home with the boy, 18-year-old Frederick William Gould. On the way. according to Detsergt. F. Gloyne at North London Court, the boy
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  • 21 3 Two persons were killed and 26 injured— six seriously —m an explosion In a steel mill near Charleroi, Belgium.
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  • 13 3 United Nation* and Comneutral inspector nation if *n armistice Is signed Reuter
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  • 10 3 Military and ciTllian for a twin-engined TACA A.P.
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  • 45 3 The Ford Motor Company at Degenham. Essex, announced that it had increased the price of its cheapest 1952 model from £479 to £514.16.0 for the home market. Increased costs were statedto be thp reason of the m creasp m prices.— Reuter
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  • 49 3 Greek Economic Coordination Minister. Mr. George KwrtaHg has resigned amid fears of another government crisis. VL. yTft I a member of the Progressive Union Party. quit m protest against the execution on Sunday of four nf oiorht nommunists sentenc- Ed to death for spying U.P.
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  • 37 3 The Soviet government has announced the fifth annual price cuts for consumer's goods since IM7. The reductions averaged 15 per cent. Cuts were anounced for foodstuffs, books, restaurant meals and hotel rooms.- U.P.
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  • 38 3 The Indian Government has removed c ontro l from allocation of textiles of average or lower quality and allowed an increase m textile exports. TUe Government recenty freed control over Mgner quality textiles. AFP
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  • 24 3 The Soviet magazine Bolshevik has attacked Dr. Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and criticized sharply several Soviet scientists influenced by Einstein.— A.P.
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  • 23 3 Pakistani delegate to tne United Nations, Mr. Ahmed Behari, will be Chairman of the April session of the Security Council. A.F.P.
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  • 9 3 I i faU. nnited States Atomic
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  • 156 3 BRISTOL, Wed. rkNE of Britain's leading atom icientists. Frofeasor C. F U Powell, is planning U O* tmmit raj research fcaßoons to heights of 2* miles fires* bases m Scotland Arrangements have J been made to follow their tUght by radar, and
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  • 71 3 LONDON, Wed. TINY, the donkey which is to be the mascot of No. 1 Air Signals School— ASS. —at Swanton Motley, Norfolk, was collected at Hunstanton and taken the 35 miles to her new home m an RAJ. truck. While she was being led through the
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  • 24 3 Indies cabinet: another attempt Radio Jakarta has announced that Premier-designate. Mr. Wilopo, had drawn up Cabinet list and had submitted it to President Soefcarno.
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    378 3 ROTH good things and bad ones may pose problems when your side has an advanced score and your partner opens the bidding. The important thing to rssaasaper Is Oat a bid that would normally be forcing for one round lent forcing If you are already at game. Thus
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  • 376 3 U.S. TIGHTENS SECURITY AT KEY PORTS WASHINGTON, Wednesday. t npHE United States is quietly training thousands of Coast Guardsmen to prevent the possible smuggling: of Russian atomic bombs into this country. The special training programme, disclosed by Rear Adm A. C. Richmond, Assistant Commandant of* the V.&. Coast Guard, revealed
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 234 3 Radio SINGAPORE 9JO ajn.-9.55 SchooU; M Emergency News; 10.05 "Women t Magazine"; 10.45-12 School*: 1 p.m. Jimmy Leach, Organs 1.30 News; I.4ft "Lunch Tim* Prom"; 2-3.20 Schools; 6. It "Hobbies"; 6.40 Radio String ensemble: 6.55 Announcements; 7 News; 7.15-725 "Thi» Is Commun\*n"; 7.30 "Radio Rhythm Club'; 8 "Jack Smith Show":
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    • 255 4 Admittedly, the time !s not too propitious. It is election year, when Congress is more than usually sensitive to the feelings of voters. And those feelings can be imagined when the propaganda aimed at cutting government expenditure— at home and abroad is examined. For instance, the American taxpayer
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    • 226 4 w^ELL might the needy countries of Europe be worried by President Truman's decision not to seek another term of office. Their governments fear that his Imminent departure Xrom the political scene may lead to a change m United States foreign policy and an end to the era
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  • 832 4  -  Victor Sims Camp what* Americans are warned: Drive as though the other gay is eraxy: Treat all woman with respect: Beware of profiteering taxi-drivers; By EACH month some 1,200 American airmen, posted to Britain, bring their wives arid children across the Atlantic to make Britain
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  • 46 4 Lisette Hackniayer, a Viennese singer and former film star, who sings m a Singapore night club today. She sings m English, French, Spanish and German She was with E.N.S.A. after tbe war and has sung m films, over the radio and on the Continent
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  • 16 4 Brazilian Ministry Chancellor, Joao Neves da Fontoura, has signed a decree granting the honorary
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  • 364 4  -  Felix By THE first big-band x jazz record cut by British traditionalist musicians has reached Singapore. The record which is one of a series of discs to be made for the first time by a British company features the Humphrey Lyttelton and Graeme Bell bands. Using
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    42 4 Second Menuhin? HERMANN KIENZL aged 12, now studying at the Vienna Academy of Music is now the "rage" of Vienna. Critics hail him as a "second Menuhin" and a Vienna violin maker ha s presented him with a hif h quality violin.
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  • 852 4  - MY ATTITUDE TO MONEY Jack Hylton By who rose from bar pianist to wealthy impresario. IJAD was a Lancashireman. He worked as a twister m a cotton mill. Later he. kept a pub. In all his life I never knew him to worry about money, not even when he had
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  • 228 4 DVORAK. Serenade m D miner, Op. 44. London Baroque Ensemble (Karl Haas). Parlophone SW 8132/4. This work scintillates with beauty m every movement and every bar. It serenades us into the luxuriant warmth of a summer's breeze on a moonlit night. The opening march is a determined little
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  • 865 4 Music topics by pma^ |T would be nice to say that Smeterlin had attracted full houses to all his performances at the Victoria Hail but, m fact, only one— his Chopin recital was packed to the doors. There were some vacant seats m
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  • 69 4 VALUABLE acquisition to the ranks of talented theatrical people m Singapore will be Miss Margaret Chandler, of Chelsea, who is to marry Mr. J. W. Hoskins. of McAlister and Co.. In Chelsea m May. Miss Chandler, trained at the Royal Academy of dancing, was a principal* dancer m
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  • 30 4 A few seats are still available for the Smeterlin e£ cert tonight (845 p.m w* ket* booked but not <*»fied by L p.m. may he Booking office is at sons.
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  • 888 5 'One has to take initiative* Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE'S traffic chief, Mr. W. R. M. Haxworth, told the Free Press yesterday the police should be allowed to try but experiments to determine what could and what could not be done without having recourse to interminable
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  • 125 5 NO HIGHER ALLOWANCE FOR THESE TEACHERS schools m Singapore do not receive married rates of cost-of-living allowances because their salary is governed by the Education Code, an Educat on Department official told the Free Press yesterday. The Code says, "The rate ar L fOr the Permanent lay teaching staff m
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  • 163 5 TFree Press Staff Reporter HERE wa s no rush for replacements of torn identity cards or change of addresses at the seven main police stations, where temporary clerk s were posted yesterday, to relieve the congestion at the Singapore Registration Centre Most of the people, who
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  • 83 5 PENANG, Wed. rE Penang Municipal Council, through the Municipal Building Surveyor, has withdrawn two summonses against Mr. Ong Keng Huat, owner of the Paramount cinema m Maxwell Road Mr. Ong was summoned for allegedly carrying out alterations and additions to the cinema seating arrangement without giving notice or
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  • 99 5 PLLOWING substations are liable to load shedding tonight: Albert St., SHort SJ, Sew lee Works, fire Stone. Balestier Rd., JiEnAmiMW. BJMJJ.O. McßliAle. Braddell Rise, Island Golf Club, Seletar Pomps, Nee Soon, Seletor gar Estate, SMlne Rd., J»Jan Pekan, Jalan Soltan, Beach ttd., Alhambra. Raffles Hotel. Sombawa Rd., Boon
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  • 149 5 STORE USES MORE GAS THE Singapore Municipal -1 Gas Department laid about eight miles of new gas main s vi 1950, and renewed another four miles, says Mr. M. M. Paterson, head of the department, m hi s 1950 annual report. The report, circulated at the City Council meeting on
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  • 81 5 IPOH, Wed. Eight were injured, one seriously, when a police truck taking members of a jungle squad to Kuala Kangsar collided with a police car travelling toward Ipoh at 22nd mile IpohKuala Kangsar road yesterday. The driver of the car received a bad head injury,
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  • 251 5 SUPPLY of fresh water for Singapore from sources m Johore river is excellent and there should be no need to go elsewhere for very many years. The sources are good for a century, says Mr. F. G. Hill, former Municipal Water Engineer, m
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  • 110 5 rE eviction of squatters m Singapore has not affected the local food supply, Mr. r A. Wright, the. Colony's &od Production Officer, told the Free Press yesterday. Mr. Wright was comment- r :-".*f.».«.nt by Mrs from land, on which they have settled, would lead
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  • 93 5 This post is down for third time HTHE traffic police sign post at the intersection of Tanglin and Orange Grove Roads, which had been knocked down two times, was down again yesterday. Who knocked it down this time? It was a taxi driver and he did it at 4 p.m.
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  • 147 5 Special is cleared KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. DOLLAH bin Malim, an 18--year-old special constable, who was alleged to have broken a labourer's rib by hitting him with his rifle, was yesterday acquitted by Mr. B.V. Rhodes m the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court on a charge of voluntarily causing grievous hurt. The
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  • 84 5 Woman gets 7 months SEREMBAN, Wed. rpHMLAMAH, a woman rubA ber tapper, was sentenced to seven months' imprisonment m Seremban yesterday for stealing $770 from a shop m Mantin. The owner of the shop, Tan Say Chong, said Thailamah came to the shop with another woman and three men. While
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  • 26 5 JOHORE BAHEU, Wed.— Mr. Mohd. Shah, Court Inspector, Sessions Court, Johore Bahru, went on leave yesterday and was succeeded by Mr. M. H. James.
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  • 33 5 SEOAMAT. Wed.— Loo Lam. 62, and Low Lam, 40, were charged m Segamat with ottering bribes to a police lieutenant. They were offered bail of $300 and $200.
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  • 21 5 KOTA BAHRU. Wed Tungku Ahmad Panglfma Raja. District Officer. Paslr Puteh, has been transferred tn Pnj?lr Ma* Nik Hussein.
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  • 112 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. rE early crop of short term wet padi m Trengganu was disappointing, stated the Trengganu Agriculture report for February, which was issued yesterday. The crop was below average giving between 150 to 256 gantangs an acre compared with the average m high yielding areas
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    • 301 5 j THf U«Sr CLASSICAL RECORDINGS WAGNER The Flying Dutchman. Overture^ I V.e^na Philharmonic Orchestra cond by s Wilhelm Fyrtwawgler DB 9727/28 i I KODALY Calanta Dances j The London Philharmonic Orchestra cond by Basil Cameron C 7896/97 BEETHOVEN— Sonata m E major, Op. 14, No. 1 i Artur Rubinstein (Pianoforte)
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  • 1060 6  - The Queen' s new household John Mather IN THE LIGHT OF PAST EVENTS IT IS BEING SUGGESTED THAT THERE SHOULD BE A MASTER OF THE QUEENS MEDICINE by 4PHB Queen, presently has a divided Household, consisting of those who have lost their jobs because die is no longer Princess Elizabeth,
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  • 9 6 Students editors Photo. *P— orcd by Columbia University, A.P.
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  • 302 6 Why sunspots are dark A NEW THEORY which offers a means of improving weather forecasting, of better understanding movements m the earth's atmosphere and the gases within the sun and other stars was introduced m Berkeley, California, by an internationally known astronomer. Specifically the theory explains why sunspots are dark.
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  • 445 6  - INDIA PREPARES TO ELECT HER PRESIDENT Selig S. Harrison by JNDIA'S mammoth general elections are over, but there's another important election day still ahead. Newly-elected lawmakers m the central parliament and 23 state legislatures will ballot for the next Indian president on May 2, Prime Minister Nehru's governing Congress Party
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 51 6 Mandrake Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya JANE Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya II MOftE "TVI6 TICWET, GBOtitekE WOULD fifty ifw3y«cT i<u < iuc^^By^!*'#i^>»#^ )Qi/Jff!f TWE -^—^^^^^■i^^^r k- *^^^B i I I w^sSSSl^^^B^h^^^^^A .^^^B l^^^E^-^^^^^^*! TARZAN Strategy fiy B wmMtfA \dR fMTW EVfiffVTWING IN Off
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  • 490 7 >4rv^«s /raw strong side Free Press Soccer Reporter rfIiCAPORE should have its first taste of good Soccer this month, when the Indian touring team. Aryan Gymkhana— l 6 players and three O ficial>->vho leave Madras today, play their fi r> t match m the Colony
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  • 90 7 JIMMY Beau, rough but far from stylish middleweight from New Canaan. Connecticut, spoiled Paul Pender's comeback attempt en Monday when he knocked out the Brooklyn youth m the 44th second of the fifth round of their scheduled tenround bout at Boston Gardens. Pender was returning to
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  • 62 7 V; c lowing were elected' tortn oi Merrydale Bad•T;T. P, rv for 1952 c- Messrs Ho Lian Ti&n- M Hock. Woon Chow Kwai, Fcrir r- i>u: P r e^dent Poong Choo wah. G s Gill; hon. secre- «2 Krk Wah; hon. trea- (Jang; hon. audi«ysn Rozario.
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  • 44 7 BH c hessmasters have tato the last lap of ri *;-P< > international tcur- er an exciiing round. granrtmaatq Gideon J Hungariar* is third with r™ On -y nail a point away —•^'.uion Paul Kavas W« Jesim Geller, sinta each.- A.P.
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  • 42 7 <l Clubs March! (StoUeford) com--1 4 I)IU> U M C. V. Martia D. W McMul!ax> I "<;r Mallal (9) 35 7 8 4 L:m Bo Yam ;V'^ n D Addison (24) v H H Wong (22) s over the first
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  • 41 7 Som pong's brother THEP VITrfOOL, younger brother of Singapore's welterweight champion, Sompong, who fights Sonny Chia at the Happy World Stadium on Friday night. Vithool, like his brother, pouches hard and his boat with Chia should be an all-* action affair.
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  • 42 7 HIS SECRET IS— MILK Australian middle heavy weightlifter Ken McDonald claims milk m his diet is part of the secret of his weightlifting success. He drinks a gallon of milk each day. McDonald will represent Australia at the Helsinki Olympics. Reuter AAP
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  • 63 7 The Services team to meet Civilians m the annual cricket match on the Padang en Saturday and Sunday will be: Major Bennett (Army, capt.), F/Lt. Wood (RAP), Lt. Fisher (Navy), Sq/Ldr. Sample (RAF). Capt. Reynolds (Army), Capt. Diplock (Army), Lt. Stepto (Army), LREM Chaplin (Navy), Sgt.
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  • 49 7 The Royal Singapore Golf Club's March mixed foursomes (stroke) competition, played on Sunday afternoon, was won by Mrs K. L. Emerson J. K. Shafer (44—834— 35*4). Other cards returned were Mrs H. B. Christensen K.L. Emerson (44—7%— 36%), Mr Mrs. R. Craik (4S— 6— l— 3B)
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  • 371 7 BRUTUS Hamilton, head coach of the U.S. track and field team for the Olympic Games, said that America's *reatest weakness would lie m the distance events. "We haven't anything that will come close to giving Czechoslovakia's Emil Zatopek a' race m the distance events/ says
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    32 7 photo. This is Austria's Linde Wertl practising at Wembley for fter match against Rosalind Rowt, of England, who she met m the final of Ih e English table-tennis championships.- A.P.
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  • 508 7 Fathul Karib 1; Tigers 0. TIGER'S hopes of being unbeaten champions m x this year's Singapore Amateur F.A. D-v. 1 League received a setback m their game against Fathul Karib, the newly promoted team, at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Even though the weather was bad
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  • 54 7 The team to represent C.V M v a. at cricket againsf R.A.F Seletar. at Seletar at 11 am. en Sunday will be selected from: Maurice Nunis Roiand Stevens. E. A RodrUues. Stephen Lo#. G F Pinto. Michael Ang D Ba.hetrhet. Michael Nunis. A. Nathan V Nathan Sv<kiev Olivriro
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  • 564 7 RAF Seletar -f; RAF Changi 2. TUSMAL weather conditions at Changi yesterday, plus the sparkling football produced by Royal Air Force Seletar under those same conditions, served to dishearten a mediocre R.A.F. Changi side m this United Services League Senior Division match. a let
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  • 31 7 There will be net practice at the Singapore Cricket Club on Friday at 5 p.m. for the Civilian cricket team to meet Services. All players are requested to attend.
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  • 166 8 NEW YORK. Wed. ALL signs pointed to a record poll yesterday m the two State presidential primary elections which will give first public reaction to President Truman's week-end withdrawal from the contest. Senator Robert Taft Conservative and isolationist Republican, is one of
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  • 22 8 I Living conditions among India's 19,900,000 tribesmen will be surveyed at an offi-cially-sponsored conference m New Delhi m June.- A.P.
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  • 24 8 I Ceylon's Episcopal See has approved the records for submission to Rome for the beatification of Father Jose Vas, a Ooan priest.- A.P.
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  • 340 8 'WE WILL BEAT HELL OUT OF INVASION, IF IT COMES V.S. Naval Secretary speaks o>; i^jmnm TOKYO, Wednesday. THE U.S. Naval Secretary, Mr. Dan Kimball, said here yesterday that, if the Chinese from the mainland tried to "invade Formosa/ the American 7th Fleet would "clobber hell out of 'em". But,
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    40 8 BARBARA Stanwyck, who has held the top rung: of a film career for many years, and Gilbert Roland, an early "fiant", who is once more playing important roles, are seen sharing: a table at a foreign correspondents' dinner at Hollywood.
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  • 262 8 PARIS, Wednesday. FIANCE gave notice yesterday that it plans to continue its grim battle against the Communist led rebels m Indo-China by appointing Mr. Jean Letourneau, new Resident Minister and granting him sweeping powers over bath military and civil matters. i A war-time resistance leader, Mr.
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  • 100 8 DARWIN, Wed. RAYMOND LEE, 43-year-old Californian on a round-the-world solo voyage, brought his 40- foot yacht, Manazncta, into Darwin yesterday after Indonesian authorities had detained him seven weeks for questioning. Lee, a former salmon fisherman, said Indonesian army authorities grabbed him when he anchored
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  • 40 8 The War Minister Mr. Anthony Head, said m the House of' Commons yesterday that the Navy, Army and Air Farce Institutes (NAAFI) parcels scheme would be extended to include five shilling parcels for Korea and Malaya.
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  • 223 8 LONDON, Wednesday. THE House of Commons rocked with laughter last night at a schoolboy April fools day hoax that sent police, the government, national newspapers and atomic scientists on a day-long wild goose chase. It was one of several pranks played throughout the world
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  • 191 8 LONDON, Wed. VINO Charles I, beheaded m a 1649, still has his articles of war m the current Army Act, and the Air Force Act contains more about horses than about planes, the House of Commons was told yesterday. Mr. John Strachey, Labour's War
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  • 69 8 JOHANNESBURG, Wed. PUR masked men entered a bank, covered the staff with water pistols, and told the cashier: 'This is a hold up. Hand over the cash". A terrified woman member of the staff jumped out of a window. The teller had handed, over the money when
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  • 59 8 A divorce judge m London yesterday rejected a wife's story that she had deserted her husband because he pot a £450 cheque on a Christmas tree for her at a party and then demanded it back when the guests had left. He granted a divorce to
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