The Singapore Free Press, 2 June 1953

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    Masthead
    20 1 The Singapore Free Press L r?e ,i Afternoon m Malaya Em, slns.PT, Tues.. June l. 19 53. Price 15 CU.
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    BRITONS CONQUER MOUNT EVEREST
    415 1 /m eve of second Elizabethan age gVEREST, the 29,002-foot highest mountain m the world, has been conquered, by the British climbers, according: to a copyright despatch m a special edition of the London Times last night. An auspicious beginning to another Elizabethan age of adventure. The
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    The way to the tap
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    RADIO PICTURES OF THE QUEEN
    24 1 Radio pictures of the Queen's dress and the Queen at a luncheon for Commonwealth Premiers are m Page 2.
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    Queen prepares: crowds wait in the rain
    450 1 Queen prepares: crowds wait in the rain JT^ETH n approached the totonn hour of her Corona- m a spirit of serene l ur e. ThU morning, with KtRKJ^ h er, she will 1^ wken to Westminster il^ wfn exam pie 0f torn. U1 g0 to th MS? before the J
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    Malaya's loyal greeting
    69 1 THE FIRST thing the Queen will see when she -drivethrough Admiralty Arch today on her way to be crowned will be a greeting m large letters m Malay— Daulat luanku" ("Homage to the Queen"). m ntn The letters, m gold on a nlue ground, will be dangling
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    Leader of attack
    11 1 COL. JOHN HUNT, leader of the British climbers.
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    CHARLES PLAYS PEEK-A-BOO WITH CROWDS
    548 2 They had slept out all night FOUR-YEAR-OLD Prince Charles, Britain's fair haired boy, stole the pre-Coronation spotlight from his regal mother yesterday by playing a game of peek-a-boo with vast throngs outside Buckingham Palace. "We want the Queen" chanted the packed thousands who, chilled by
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    THE CORONATION GOWN
    217 2 rIE gown the Queen will wear for her Coronation is embroidered all over with emblems of Great Britain and the Commonwealth countries, it was disclosed today. The magnificent gown m all English white satin has short sleeves, a fitted bodice which descends to a point m front
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    Queen lunched with her Prime Ministers
    267 2 Queen lunched with her Prime Ministers rE Queen standing below her throne m the white and gold stateroom at Buckingham Palace, yesterday received the envoys from the Commonwealth gathered m London for her coronation. About 80 of them passed before the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh who shook hands
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    Bermuda: Premiers to heir Winston
    289 2 Bermuda: Premiers to heir Winston gIR Winston Churchill J Russia when this «SJ R W discussed at the At the Bermuda conference^ fixed for mid-June-Pre^l Eisenhower, sir Winston Xl chill and the French ftji Minister will assess the mM spects of an early EmMM meeting at top level. All (hr
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      86 2 CORONATION CELEBRATIONS ai RAFFLES TONIGHT Dinner and Dance FLOOR SHOW ATTRACTION THE WYATT SISTERS Georgette Ben Chenm Extension to la.m. Dine m the New Air -Conditioned ELIZABETHAN GRIUDesizned for the Discriminating 4 WIEN IN MNCAriii STAY AT THE EMBASSY HOTEL (OPPOSITE KATONG PARK) DANCE NIGHTLY: 8.30 PM J' M TONIGHT
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    Even the rains won't stop the parade—or the sea dragon
    230 3 Even the rains won't stop the parade— or the sea dragon I By G. T. BOON Mil fcins won't stop the 4}-mile Coronation proYEN fains n prepared for the o[^ ffnishin- touches for the 119 units of the I h nnn nrSon have been completed. 000.000 proce^iui The 500 ft
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    LOVELY MARGARET IS C-QUEEN
    19 3 photo. •2MJ22 "Coronation £?5_!N 0/ C/iung Ling after ker ecti UVSfV donation Ball Free Press
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    50 HELD IN SUEZ
    35 3 About 50 persons, including Egyptians and other nationals, have been arrested m the Suez Canaj Zone on charges of "collaborating with a foreign power," an Egyptian Army headquarters spokesman said yesterday.
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    41,988 REFUGEES
    22 3 Berlin's city refugee headquarters announced yesterday that 41 988 East Germans asked for political asylum m West Berlin m May.
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    AMNESTY FOR 38
    17 3 Prance granted amnesty yesterday to the 38 Japanese war criminals convLcted by French courts.
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    &6½ m. BRIDGE IN KALLANG SCHEME
    136 3 went hfv. f m he Sin^apore Public Works Departth^ !i? rt d testin the Kalian* basin to Proposed EsnLlv? f r a 6 -500,000 bridge to link the Ci ty Road with the eastern part of the »M«8 ffft >*• the i ort °ngkane,t]f
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    Union Jacks in light will flutter in the sky
    293 3 Union Jacks in light will flutter in the sky $10,000 FIREWORKS TEN thousand dollars worth of fireworks will be exploded from the Raffles Reclamation ground tonight. The display will start at 8.30 p.m. If it rains the display will be delayed— not stopped. The fireworks will be set off by
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    THEY'LL HELP IF YOU FAINT
    176 3 Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE St. John Ambulance Brigade will field 5 1,000 men and a number of women first-aiders along the entire route of the Chinese dragon procession tonight. Equipped with stretchers and medicines they will deal with cases of fainting and minor injuries.
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    RAFFLE RESULT
    50 3 Prize winners of the recent raffle held m aid of the St. Andrew's Mission Orthopaedic Hospitals, Singapore are holders of ticket numbers 3161, 4928. 5589 and 4173. The raffle took place during "Hospital Week" at the "Mistakes and Misfits Sale" at the War Memorial Hall on May 29.
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    REDS CHANGE COLOUR
    35 3 Ten thousand former members of the Italian Communist Party who have joined the ranks of Premier Alclde de Gasperi's Christian Democrats gathered m Rome yesterday to begin a course m democratic Orientation."
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    PEER WEDS AGREES
    26 3 Lord Oranmore and Browne, an Irish landowner, has secretly married Miss Sally Gray, a British film actress, it was announced yesterday m London.
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      44 3 Coronation on Radio Singapore's Radio Malaya will use a short wave transmitter today to bring the B.B.C. relay of the Coronation to Malayan listeners. It will operate on the frequency of 4820 kilocycles in the 62 meter band from 4.45 p.m. to 12.15 a.m.
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  • The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, June 2, 1953. Opinion
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      DEDICATION
      464 4 AMID all the festivities, the parties, parades, lights and fireworks, the hurrahs and the yam sengs, it is well to pause and consider the significance of today's solemi. event m Westminster Abbey. It is essentially a religious act m which every one of Her Majesty's subjects, whatever his creed,
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      TONIGHT
      76 4 AFTER dark, London tonight will be a sight to behold. Most of the famous build ngs will bo floodlit, the leafy squares will be hung with lanterns, and the illuminations and decorations along the banks of the Thames, planned by the London County Council, will make the riverside a
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    'GOD CROWN YOU
    888 4 Elizabeth 11 will be the 39th monarch to be crowned m Westminster Abbey since the coronation m 1066 of William the Conqueror. THE Coronation Service is performed largely on the lines laid down m a book called the Liber Regalis, which was pre pared for the coronation
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    CORONATION GEMS
    314 4 THE imperm fe H L smaller, more >^H more valuable iSSfIV Edwards Cro l^Wk the actual oml_^ fl^ N made foi 7s£fi -iW\ frame is of p^J^l^ pearL S ;^ff Q^| QUEEN S^* I Queen, stand, Bix ffj fl 'n ihe Comwonweaiu, Z-W^ Queen, who can be JtM
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    You may be stopped at black line
    80 5 The perimeter of this traffic diversion area begins at the assembly area of the procession near the Singapore Marine Hostel m Anson Road and ends at the finishing point of the procession m Beach Road. It runs along Maxwell Road, Neil Road, Kreta
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    LEAVE YOUR CAR AND THEN WALK
    257 5 Bus home may be hard to find Free Press Staff Reporter BOTE is a diagram of the traffic diversion scheme which will be the basis of police control of the owds during tonight's dragon procession in Singa>re. The thick black line enclose the area
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    CALL FOR ACTION AGAINST THE LAZY
    42 5 Czechoslovakia's Communist Party organ, Rude Pravofl has urged "severest measures" against 1 aziness, job-changing absenteeism. The Prague paper said "it is necessary once and for all to settle accounts with these irresponsible elements'' m Czech labour.
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    Sick children will also be there
    69 5 Sick children will also be there CRIPPLES and orphans m Singapore* 23 welfare homes will also see tonight's procession. Fifty cripples from St. Andrew's Mission Hospital will see the procession from beds In 10 lorries. The lorries will be parked near the Clifford Pier. The orphans and other poor children
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    300 come in from nearby countries
    67 5 300 come in from nearby countries THREE hundred people from neighbouring countries are m Singapore to see tonight's procession. Applications for entry permits had been coming m to the Immigration Department until yesterday. The majority of the visitors are from Indonesia, Sarawak and North Borneo. Most of these people can
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    Fire engines on dragon route
    61 5 The Singapore Fire Brigade will station four fire engines at points along the route of tonight's dragon procession m case Are outbreaks m the procession itself. The Acting Superintendent of the Fire Brigade. Mr. A. Piatt, said other engines and fire flgiiting reserves would be
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      81 5 HAPPY WORLD SINGAPORE iirand Coronation Programme. MONDAY 1.6.53 EXTENSION TO 200 A.M. TUESDAY 2.6.53 I WEDNESDAY 36.S3 EXTENSIONTO I A .M. THURSDAY 4.6.53 FRIDAY 5.6.53 SPECIAL "4711" NIGHT. SATURDAY 6.6.53 EXTENSION TO 200 A.M. CORONATION CARNIVAL HATS. k] BALLOONS. ETC. WILL BE DISTRIBUTED ON THE ABOVE NIGHTS. LONG LIVE THK
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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      147 6 MANDRAKE, THE MAGICIAN by Lee Falk and Phil Davis r AS WEIL EAT _fti^S^ —r-^-^-iri I'M HUNGRY NOW; p== TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE SAINT by Leslie Charteris JANE by Hubbard IMAONKlbl/w'srTnNG IN TWeH V^f MIS ASM B6OINeiD > 'fc0M6rC0M6, V*^^* 0 aq A^>A RSAUY, HONORPARUX)R WTTM \CUR NBW
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      462 6 YOUR 1 luckJ ambassador.; yS^^TJ 1 the surface, arlrJ?*! composed perstB^«*B I however, thj?! I*J 1 fires that few ev? J**J M control 1« an nt *J*t \M nature. Should^T I >«urself, there w^ftfl surprise for a lotrfJlfl E *o u have a talent uT I H monay. AH kinds*
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    Millionaire helps in the kitchen
    54 7 Millionaire helps in the kitchen The Philippines millionaire, Mr. Virgilio Hilario, obviously lores to help his wife with the washing up. The beauty is the former Armi Kuusela— "Miss Universe of 1952". She and her husband are honeymooning on the West Coast of the United States. They plan to tour
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    Woman was dying, but doctor didn't tell
    173 7 SHOULD a doctor tell a husband if the man's wife Is slowly dying from an incurable disease? A doctor m Middlesex, faced I with just that problem, decided he would NOT tell. Instead he filled m medical certificates with fictitious complaints so that
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    AN 'EARLY BIRD' WAS SPANKED
    105 7 AN 'EARLY BIRD' WAS SPANKED >TORTHUMBERLAND Educa- cation Committee will be recommended to support a headmistress, Miss Dorothy Robson, of Coxlodee primary school, near Newcastle, who spanked a child for aniving at school too early. A report to the education committee states that, after warning 300 pupils that they must
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    THEY FLEE WEST
    22 7 S hourf Z. B r J ta ln the last hun»r m S?. v then > driven «s|fyS» offlcl on-
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    COLONEL EXPELLED
    40 7 Col. Maurice Jeel, French Military Attache m Teheran during the war and until 1946, now a silk merchant m Teheran, has been told to leave the country within 24 hours. The reason for his expulsion is not known.
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    BRITISH COOKING BEST -SAYS A GENERAL
    130 7 BRITISH COOKING BEST -SAYS A GENERAL I tanST h0 has ust re ««nft c£kta 5 poke m ,avour ftft JgS «9 disparaging !5? "owrloritv tlsh tood and S d ""c two 11 but l h I can yea m Pari. _l 8l »< to hat lam t°okln r w«« back
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    THE STORY OF A VERY HUMAN MAJOR IN MALAYA
    226 7 THE STORY OF A VERY HUMAN MAJOR IN MALAYA WHO says the army isn't human? There's a very T? human major, serving somewhere m Malaya, who has earned the lasting gratitude of a couple living m Workington, Cumberland. For he flew into the banditinfested jungle to arrange for one of
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    A street Is proud of two men
    96 7 RESIDENTS of Churchwalk m Thames Ditton, Surrey, are proud of two young men who normally live within 100 yards of each other. They are taking official parts m the Coronation ceremony and procession m London. Ray Hedges, whose parents live at No. 36,
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    RAINS CAME
    34 7 Terrential rain which swept Italy for 24 hours had by last "night caused millions of lire damage to crops and blotted out thousands of political meetings planned for the general election campaign.
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    Untitled
    29 7 neiure. A £140 evening dress recently auctioned for polio research is worn by model Miss Fiona Campbell Walter at a rehearsal at the Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London.- Reuter
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    S'PORE IN BLACK AND WHITE
    219 8 S'PORE IN BLACK AND WHITE /CORONATION fever has gripped Singapore. Tons of thousands of sightseers now flock every night to the City to see the illuminations. Millions of coloured bulbs have turned the City into a fairyland of light against the dark sky. Thousands of families from the suburbs have
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    CARS GALORE....
    89 8 Cars jammed the streets around the Padang It took nearly an hour m short spurts for a car to get from the Capitol to Empress Place. Co yer Quay, too, was Decked with traffic Thousands of people gathered on the Padang to see the country dancing on Saturday
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    City Lights Draw Huge Crowds
    247 9  - City Lights Draw Huge Crowds JOSEPH YEO Story by £ING GEORGE V Park, nn enchanting night spot was turned into a beautifully lit garden. Huge amber light yellow lights set on the dark grass shone against the large number ot tall trees. Special florescent tubes hung above the beautiful groups
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    TWO VILLAGES AT WAH AND-SPLOSH
    326 10 Tug across river today THREE centuries of rivalry, a fairish difference m population, and the river Welland separate the villages of Market Deeping and Deeping Gate. On the Lincolnshire bank la the Market, with 1, 000-odd souls; on the Northamptonshire bank is the Gate, with
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    Caning would be best, boys told
    70 10 TWO 14-year-old boys from Kennington, London, were told by Col. W. E. Batt, the Lambeth magistrate: "The effective thing would be a caning but I cannot order you that. "I could remit you to the juvenile court, but that would be a waste of
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    2 escape as cowshed goes live: Cattle die
    153 10 2 escape as cowshed goes live Cattle die I A YOUNG cowman and a 49-year-old woman struggled desperately to escape when an electrical milking machine m a cowshed failed and the whole of the shed and farmyard became charged with electricity. Three cows were electrocuted, Ea fourth, 25 yards away,
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    A CALLER AT TEA
    63 10 A lorry crashed through the railings and the front wall of a house m Portland Road, Notting Hill, London, as a family of four—the Whitleys, were sitting down to tea. The lorry had been In collision with another. Its front bumper broke through the wall of
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    SHE HEARD LOVER WAS WED-AND FAINTED
    318 10 SHE HEARD LOVER WAS WED-AND FAINTED AN 18- year-old girl fainted m the dock of the Brighton court when she heard for the first time that a man with whom she had been living was married. She is Sylvia Payne, of no fixed address, and she was remanded to Holloway
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    Boy, 14, in gaol for week
    70 10 Boy, 14, in gaol for week BECAUSE a 14-year-old boy added four years his age. he spent a week m prison, if was stated at the juvenile court at Chelsea, London. Det. Sgt. Gowan said the boy was accused of being a suspected person loitering with intent to commit a
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    GIRL, 9, ATTACKED IN WOOD
    52 10 A nine-year-old* girl was attacked m a wood at Shipley Bridge, near Hi i&f Surrey, at night. She macutfed to reach a hows,- a nd a>k for aid. Then ahe wa.s taken to h Dital. A man was detained and will appear at Dorking mai;.
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    Teacher took a girl for drive
    205 10 Teacher took a girl for drive ren, a 10-year-ol taker, for a motor-ra. 2? one or the teacw d S' (b stated at Eccles. Un* Before the court wa_ held. Manchester, wh H* remanded to prison" for «5 Chief. Insp. Kent said th, picnic party returned to Sal ford from
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    IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY
    44 10 Fifteen -year-old Patrick MacKinney, of Sheridan Road, flam, Surrey, became the third m nis family to win a Royal Humane Society testimonial for rescuin? a boy from the Thames. grandfather won one m i*» and his father m 1919.
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    He teaches how to win at roulette
    487 11  - He teaches how to win at roulette KURT HAMPE by VIENNA. N AUSTRIAN croupier Ams «t up the world s «£tegal school f r g hifnVroulette players. Z, hMe a «m. Hud's school for Thiers Saf been established S» The approval of Austrian authorities. He promises any follower «f lady
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    BUCKLEY
    12 11 m SERGEANT,CANCEl JHiSMANt i If AVE, HE NEEDS A HAIRCUT!" I
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    Bridge Quiz
    314 11 THE OPENING LEAD is one of the most important elements of successful defence; yet few authorities have given it the prominence that Charles J. Solomon and Bennett L. Disbrow have accorded it m their newest book, "How to Bid and What to Lead." Here are some examples of
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    TWO LOVELY PETS
    55 11 photo. Wide-eyed and awake to any mischief that comes their way are Joey, London Zoo's East A Mean Bush Baby (left) and Polly, a lemur from Madagascar. But to Susie Gilmour, seven -year -old visitor from Balham, London, they are just two lovely pets with whom she
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    PASTOR SEEKS A LOST CONTINENT
    358 11 HAMBURGH. A TENACIOUS German village pastor is going to take to the North Sea again this summer and when he is done, he may end decades of argument over the story of the "Lost Continent of Atlantis.*' The Rev. Juergen Spanuth, who has been trying
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      130 11 Today's Crossword ACROSS.— I. Stephenson sees ihe first jet plane! Here's an error! <11>. 7. Conveyor of doomed heads! (7». 9, Is the seaman robust? (4). 11. In obstssion I come bftween a fellow and a letter (5). 12, Depository of pictorial secrets m court? (6). 14 No pretty speaker's
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      110 11 sit.s among the level and practicalminded 1 8 10. A map. Nora, of the rlcwf '8» 13. Long-eared fool! <3>. 15 The littl_- tennis s'ar gets mixed up with the bafftl (7). 16. Do away with Ann ultimately? <s>. 17. Plain Clothing for Ava Rice? <b). 19. Le- :.,rv sort
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  • The Pressman's POSTBAG
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      HE'S ANNOYED
      186 12 I AM a Singaporean and I know about the gentlemen here. Therefore. I am very annoyed at the sweeping statement made by Mr. Robert Bacsafra. Not Ul the men m this city are that ill-mannered. My advice to Mr Bacsafra is be observant. The girls of this atomic
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      LADIES AND...
      131 12 AFTER reading the (letters by Robert Bacsafra and Browned Off, I can't helo but agree with Browned Off as I I myself have been a victim. How does Robert Bacsafra expect, the men to consider themseCves "gentlemen" when the women themselves do not behave as "ladies?" He Is,
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      MALE BLUSHES
      235 12 IN reply to "Seated Gents" by Robert Bacsafra I would Uke to f?lv e the reasons gentfiemen prefer sitting down to offering their seats to women. When a lady is proffered a seat, she refuses to take it thus bringing a blush to Lhe face of the gentleman.
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      THE LIONS DANCE
      48 12 picture The little chap is the Laugh! ng Buddha. The monsters he's laughing at are the Aus picious Livns of North China. All three frolicked for 50,000 spectators during the Singaipore City Council's Coronation display of International dances on the City Hall steps.. Free Press
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      SEARCH FOR TALENT
      67 12 The first "Amateur Talent Quest" contest organised by Shaw Brothers of Singapore is now well into its fourth heat. MISS SYLVIA THEN (above,) won the third heat through audience applause. She sang "The Loveliest Night of the Year." The finals will take place m August. The next
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      RUDE MEN
      124 12 I WAS surprised at the selfishness of the writer ol "Unfair Sex". He must be a very selfish, rude and cruei man. Sometimes schoolgirls are more generous than these "supposed gentlemen." In fact he is very Lnsulting. Not all the girls m Singapore are like those he met.
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      UNHYGIENIC
      171 12 MR. PAKKIRISAMY states that the small numbers of serav eaters usin^ buses "do not disturb their fellow-travel-lers." I wouf.d like to remind Mr. P. that some of the sera v eaters are very unhygienic. Mr. P. must know the reasons. I hope Mr. P. realises that enly unmannered smokers
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      'TRUE LABOUR'
      132 12 'TRUE LABOUR MR. P. M. Williams stated that he was one of the union officials who were against the motion brought by the Labour representative, Mr. Lim Yew Hock, at the Legislative Council's last meeting opposing the three Chamber of Commerce seats. If he were a true Labourite he would
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      KOH-I-NOOR
      98 12 I WOULD like to know more of the history of the Koh-i--noor stone on which you printed a feature recently. Some historians seem to think it was one of the two diamonds, which ornamented the deity at the famous temple of Somnath m Saurashtra, India, which Mohamed Ghazni destroyed
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      A way to misery and corruption
      124 12 THE failure of the Singapore Government to license moneylenders and bring them within the ambit of the progressive English Moneylender's Act of 1927 is a grave injustice to the thousands of debtors m this city. Government does not realise the gravity of the situation,
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    Prevention is me Only Cure for Rabies
    898 13 Prevention is me Only Cure for Rabies says the SINGAPORE DOCTOR jo A WELL-BUILT KSSoSS described m an A n rtI article on some mental disease is enough S assur him a few sleeptess nights and depression for some days. Since tlfc modern medical trend is towards prevention, ft? has
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    THE QUEEN'S ROUTE TODAY
    38 13 Tht ii m tiiTrnii i theVJTh* Sh °r lh ~ute to be taken as Her Majesty leaves M^Wj" for m Abbey. The black hne sh t rouU from the Ab bey to the Talate.
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    RICE PLANTER
    45 13 RICE PLANTER photo. Girls from many parts of Italy have assembled m the Milan district and elsewhere to help m sowing the rice crop. The nature of the task involves long toil knee-deep In water. Here a young Italian rice sower is at work Popper
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    SAFA SCOUTS ON SEARCH
    352 15 Worries on me left and right free Press Soccer Reporter sul. Ai IN r/pORE soccer selectors are m trouble this year. -jINGAru have sharp shooting centre-forward TrUe R_ikar back m the team, but the departure of wa "£_«_r and Rahim Omar's decision not to play first
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    They broke Rule 26 —he says
    207 15  - They broke Rule 26 —he says TOP-SPIN STTA ELECTION By FIISSATISFACTION has been stressed m some quarters over the election of Mr. Tan Choon Seng as the new president of the Singapore Table Tennis Association. Said a STTA official: "The extraordinary general meeting held on May 28, where the election
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    SERVICES SOCCER PLACINGS
    279 15 SERVICES SOCCER PLACINGS POSITIONS at the top of the Singapore United Services Association Football league Div. 1 table are constantly changing. The Royal Air Force Seletar Corinthians are now back m the lead with a one-point margin over R.E.M.E. and R.A.F. Changi. The Corinthians have gained 18 points from 15
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    SIR GORDON'S MOUNT IS NOW FAVOURITE
    28 15 ur Gordon Richards' Epsom Derby STkZ *8 esta Wish.-d favourite call-over m London last A^^/^Th^ay. Pin/aand ,ere J°int favourites ,t 4-1. A.P.
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    GORDON RICHARDS WILL BE TRAINER
    35 15 GORDON RICHARDS W ILL BE TRAINER gjmploß jock^J; 49-year-old lf,r > honour lilt t H* Queen s c°«»«--:T Wy^dv^ S at^;kend. anJ he f nd of thi. he m;,v retire >ra 'n FfJSS h^onld not Reuter
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    NORTH v. SOUTH
    23 15 The annual tennis encounter between North and South Malaya will be played m Kuala Lumpur on June 13 and 14.
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    ISLAND CLUB
    85 15 Results of the Island Club's May monthly Medal (.Bogey): "A" Division:— Winner: S. Abbett (10) 3 up; Runner-up: S. K. Gaw (9) 2 up. Ball Sweep on lst nine was a tip between S. Abbett (10) 1 down; Keith Goldsmith (14); D. L. Cowie (10): K. T. San
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    PERAK MATCH
    29 15 The Hong Kong soccer tourists will play only one game m Perak when they meet a state team m Ipoh today on the Chinese Assembly Hall ground.
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    ALEX JAMES IS DEAD
    96 15 ALEX JAMES, 51, the former Scottish international and Arsenal and Preston North End footballer, died m London \esterday. He had been ill for a l<>nß time. Born at Mossend. near OIMgOV, James first played for Raith Rovers and then with Preston, but hr reach- j .(I
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    HITCH IN ROCKY'S FAR EAST TOUR
    149 15 MANILA boxing promoter J. Cortes said last night iTI that a hitch has developed m his plan to brii.g world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano to the Far East. I He saidAl Weill. Marciano's manager, had asked him to fix i date for Marciano'.s appearance
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    Today's Ipoh track work
    139 15 T od ay's Ipoh track work No J aln a s a 'n ma* H I V WOr at Ipoh. aw t hP nf 0 L ses were sen gby rJ %v Koing much better than SCOTS OREY to reel oil three m 38. This was the best timing of
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      154 15 SHOW PLACE OF THF ISLAND OPENS MONDAY JUNE Bth at 8.30 P.M. OPENING CEREMONY BY HE. THE COMMISSIONER GENUAL MR. MALCOLM MaeDONALD PC PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF 20th CENTURY FOX STARS CONSTANCE SMITH JEFFREY HUNTER Gala Opening Performance In Aid Of The University Of Malaya Endowment Fund CIRCLE $20/- $15/BACK STALLS
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    The rain helps Notts to draw v. Australians
    292 16 The rain helps Notts to draw v. Australians THK weather foiled Lindsay Hassett's bid to force an Australian victory against the clock Itl the two days match with Nottinghamshire. It ended m a draw at Nottingham yesterday. The Australians had scored 290 for six wickets m Teply to Nottinghamshire's first
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    BIRTH
    20 16 IST. JUNE, to Betty and Ronald Wells, at No. 1, Sepoy Flats. General Hospital. Singapore, a brother for Joanna.
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    ENGAGEMENT
    30 16 KHOO— LOR The engagement Is announced i>etween Khoo Kirn Kiat eldest son of Mr. and Mrs Khoo Joo Poh and Loh Kirn Choo niece of Mrs. H.H. Loh today.
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    MARRIAGE
    48 16 THE Marriage between Mr. Tan Bah Khim (3rd son of Mr. Mrs. Tan Jin Choon) and Miss Chia Im Neo (eldest daughter of Mr. Mrs. Chia Wee San) took place on 28.5.53 at Pulo Bukom and at the Registery Office on 30.5.53. Federation Borneo papers please copy.
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    SILVER WEDDING
    29 16 SILVER Wedding Anniversary Mosbergen. William Herbert, J.P. (Bertie) and Preese; Catherine Annie, at Cathedral of Good Shepherd Solemnised by Rt. Revd. P. Ruaudel, V.G. 2nd June. 1928.
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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
    52 16 MR. Sc MRS. E. M. O. WOLFF thank all friends and relatives for their presence on the occasion of their wedding and also for the beautiful gifts received. THE FAMILY of late Mr. Chan Chwl San thank relatives and friends for attending funeral, sending messages or condolence, scrolls, wreaths,
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    TRUEMAN MUST IMPROVE...
    249 16 TRUEMAN MUST IMPROVE GLAMORGAN'S Emyrs Davies and Parkhouse made light of Fred Trueman's speed attack. It was left to 21 -year-old spin bowler Ray Illingworth to part them. In his second spell, Trueman looked more dangerous on a rainaffected wicket. He took the wicket of Jones— but there is still
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    The Gurkhas get special cheers at parade
    236 16 Rm.\ml\ drop flares om>r S 9 n ot picture. SINGAPORE saluted the coronation of the Queen this morning with a great parade. Thousands watched the magnificent ceremony held m brilliant sunshine on the Singapore padang. Twenty-seven RAF Vampires. Spitfires, Hornets and Howards roared
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    New stamps out today
    48 16 BRITAIN issued four ipedal stamps yesterday to mart the Coronation. Three of the new stamps-a red 2» 2 d., blue 4d, and stcei blue Is. 6d.-show the Queen, left profile surrounded by t Royal Regalia. The olive green Is. 3d. is a fullface portrait.
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