The Singapore Free Press, 14 May 1954

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press i ..r»t»st Afternoon Sale in Malaya. sdfaser ginf»P«Ci rri- Mav 14< lfKl4- l>rice UCk
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  • 22 1 This Tree Press picture, taken at 9.00 a.m. today, shows irmal precautions again at the entrance to Government House.
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  • 113 1 Struggle for Red River delta TER fighting raged south of Hanoi yesterday as Vietminh put on pressure in their struggle for ich Red River delta. Indo-China's main economic main battles were around Phuly. about 30 >uth of Hanoi. Phuly itself was reported to constant
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  • 66 1 V Singapore famili- x Q8 to attap and' m Beach Road moved out to make id development in with the new coast K illang Bridge proG. Burlock, Acting ier of Lands said that the families resettled in a ninee Piece of Crown
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  • 23 1 P. Tompkins has ated an assistant '.V General in a new division oi peed the lea and otner ments.- A.P.
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  • 19 1 Rubber Market mornin* on a! tone, with first >ment, at 63 > 4 1 pound-one cent -s closing
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  • 89 1 Singapore police this morning said that police suffered more injuries than students in yesterday's clashes. Of 49 arrested .students only one had any sign.s of a blow. The others had very minor injuries. A policeman named Rahman is in hospital with a Iractured skuJl. received when
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  • 44 1 Mr. Joseph Laniel's French (lovernment last nlfbt won a vote of confidence on IndoL'liina by two votes in the National Assembly after mm of the lost-st vot«s on record. The (ount was :.'H!» for Mr I.aniel and 287 aguinst. Reuter
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  • 730 1 BOYS STAY IN SCHOOL ALL NIGHT pIE Singapore Chinese students' demonstration yesterdav was described as an "open defiance of the law" hv a Government spokesman this morning. f Even as he spoke, rumours swept through Chinese school circles that "tfirls would be next to be called up for national service".
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  • 43 1 The arrested .students are' expected to appear in court to- day. About 40 boys face charges of abstructing police by refusing to disperse when ordered to by the police. Eißht other students includ- ing the two girls—face similar charges.
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  • 70 1 ABOUT 2.000 students from many Chinese schools in Singapore, including about 800 girls, this morning said they would not leave the Chung Cheng school in Goodman Road, "until a settlement i.s > reached between our delegation and authority." The .students have turned the Mftioo] into
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  • 146 1 COMPLETEREST FOR QUEENPALACE ORDER BUCKINGHAM PALACI ha* ordered complete rest and quiet for the Queen once the official home com- is over She is to go up to her Scottish home. Italmoral, for a holiday next Thursd.i>. Etch an old family friend, the 7j-year-old Marquis of Aberdeen, has been asked
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    • 82 1 'Spy BIRDS EYE, jjir*%.j the freshest fish jH fou can buy. < Birds Eye brings you a fre iher, cleantf way to buy jrourflsh! Preiher became the Birds Eye method of q'ii« k freeHnf eal iin ail the rial ir U n ifour and |oodne i, Cleaner b Blrda Eye
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  • 236 2 Mi< Cl.lt TON WEBB. Nen Zealand External Affair* tei aid m London l*U;hl ihul the WesU JJi AJ li.iu b reed In principle t i military i.iii talk envisa i HiL U BOIIUI l-d-A A.i.u. U fern li tn< Geneva iai Ea
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  • 56 2 Fin t re ult In elections polled ay in nearly wo cltie s and towns ol England and Wale; bowed .1 v. Ing to the left though so far only on ;i small scale. With flgun decl in in 125 out ol 395 ilLsts d
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  • 179 2 Now they seem anti-Mau < olonH Arthur Voiini; Police Commissioner In Kenya (formerly <»f thr Federation <»f Malaya) rcstrrday tn it Alr i i Mi-iii to u.int to jump on the l>;imlu.':;oM ;is the W:«»i Mm situation In Nairobi Improved He told reporters that about 10 per cent of the
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  • 87 2 British members ol Parllare likely to I ixfree expense allowance of up to I'SOO a year, under Oov( nment scheme put tor- id the House of Con- night. ihe Government has rcted a recommendation of all party parliaments <•■ mmittee that members uld have an Incn
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  • 345 2 SHOWDOWN ON KOREA ELECTIONS MAY WRECK THE TALKS U.N. supervision the issue COUTH Korean wumreeg predicted last night at Genera that the conference on a Korean settlement would "break down" next week on the issue of United Nations supervision Of elections. This came at the end of a clay In
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  • 29 2 Sixty to 80 East Berlin butchers have been arrested in the past few days in a Communist attempt to find "scapegoats" for the present meat shortage. A.P.
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  • 83 2 T inofficial member* of the i U Singapore Le*islativ< c eil have selected Mr. Johi cock and Mr. C. R D Raj to serve on the delineation committee The committee will first meeting tomorrow sider a draft map ol the Colonv dividing it into 24
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  • 19 2 Six Russian psychologists will attend the 14th" im, tional Psychological Congress in Montreal in June. A.P.
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  • 35 2 Nine hundred Japanese fishermen arc believed to have been di owned in a cyclonic storm .which .-wept across northern Japan. The men were on 108 boats which caosized or vanished. A.P.
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  • 24 2 West Germany yesterday turned a cold .shoulder to a proposal that a delegation should visit Moscow to discuss economic due tions. A.P.
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    • 31 2 thos. cook son (Continental Overseas) Ltd. I NEW TELEPHONE NUMBERS From 16th May our new telephone numbers will be *****, *****, *****. COOKS H3SS SERVICE Rl v,, '^^Tj '^1 V-^ff *\r
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  • 386 3 $50,000 PLAN WILL MAKE LIFE BRIGHTER FOR HOSPITAL NURSES MOHK than KM) nurses and hospital attendants Singapore Middle ton Hospital will soon have ;i proper place l<> eat their meals and a place to wash and change Iheir uniforms. The present facilities have become so inadequate that a City Council
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  • 31 3 The Singapore District Methodist Youth Fellowship will hold a square dance and fancy dress competition at a social at the M.Y.F. Hall. Aljunied Road, tomorrow at 7.15 p.m.
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  • 26 3 Women members of Burgess Hill (Sussex) church have been Mked to |hre the church fund a penny [oi every inch Ol their waistline
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  • 34 3 BwlM watch researchers have found the perfect polishing material for watch Jewell the hair of a redheaded woman. It must be red— black hair is too brittle, blond too .soft.
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  • 32 3 [He Hifll Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Temple*, who is the Federation Chief Stout posed for this picture with f)--v» it old Wolf Cub Kim Kok Kwee, of Kuala Lumpur.
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  • 221 3 BUT, SAYS MR. DAVID, LOSS TOO HIGH Vim the past 15 months, a small open-air cinema r has provided the only entertainment for the people of Pulau Damar, a little fishing; village, 18 miles from Singapore. Now, the man who runs the
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  • 76 3 A throe-point quorry on the tut ure of Malay education in Singapore will be raised by Mr. H.J.C. Kula.singha, Legislative Councillor ißukit Timahj at Tuesday'* Legislative Council meeting. Mr. Kulasingha will ask: <1> whether the live-year supplementary plan for Malay .schools has been scrapped: <2i it
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  • 90 3 An application from the Singapore Petty Traders Association to build a market cum-hawkers shelter at the corner of Sims Avenue and I.orong 27, (ieylang, has been refused by a City Council committee. This is because the site selec t ed, is less than
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  • 44 3 rates decided at Brain- that they had no 1 deal with charges Wife 01 an Ameri- '■'< she was subject American military law. I They dismissed charge! of theft and malicious wounding against Mrs M;iry I-ou Sher man. of Cofgeanall Roud.
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  • 77 3 Output of oil up in Bor neo eo i' th* ■econd largest oil-producinf area In the Commonwealtli for the first quarter of this year, when the Commonweulth still further Increased it.s output. The figures, )utt released iu the Petroleum InlunnatioQ Bureau, .show that during ttte period rnder re?iew, the Commonwealth
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    • 28 3 VARIETY w, AAtXJ'C. > SPORTSHIRTS |S3fPS| STYLES I M SELECTIONS i j 4»-^»% 'wV SHOP for* LARGE IRISH WJ* m^J S^ SELECTED STANDARDS SPECIALS THE BEST VALUE IN TOWN
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  • 378 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1954. rtgert tert Bet on witii the job! 1 ■i •i. in are U i.< taught Eni II h so th il thi public I better. Thj by the Him Cai Owner; tion I* highly commendable and will h» em evei t-■ who
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  • 271 4 THE QUEEN: Has the four over -strained her? Loss of weight has aroused concern !>y ANDREW HOPF. THEY arc at it again the pessimists who while protesting their loyalty, seem to take a perverse delight in forecasting trouble for the Queen. They looked .it the latest picture of the Queen,
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  • 515 4 Communists champion the worker-priests Trouble making in France Moscow wants to split the Catholic Church into Right and Left wings COMMUNISTS have taken up the cause of the worker-priests who were removed from factories and industry on March 1, b\- order of the Vatican and the French Cardinals because of
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    • 43 4 HtNUKY :> for British-Made >^&- cups tt shields M UUEyj Di%c o u p f P. H. HENDRY fetrHlti 7K, North I'.i idt;r Ho. id V int-M M I• I 71 I 111 \U Ol I K I \i> 1 Itilu li'.kl Kii.il. i Itirii'iM
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    • 7 4 BY GAULT McGOWAN NORTH AMERICAN NEVIS ALLIANCE
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    • 200 4 AVAIL YOURSELF of 20 years of experience in estate development by CREDIT FONCIER MEYER CHAMBERS 3rd FLOOR. (RAFFLES PLACE). FRANKEL ESTATE OPERA ESTATE FIKSI CLASS NEWLY RECENTLY COMPLETED DEVELOPED ESTATE AT ESTATE 6J MS CHANCI ROAD BETWEEN CHANCI NEAR THE SEA EA S T COAST ROADS A! PkUXMIVOFMAR (A NEW
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  • 117 5 HI ()\V has been struck against unscrupulous rctailwho last week charged Singapore housewives fl cents for a kati of sugar. This followed a statement from a government nan calling on housewives not to pay extra isc ample commercial stocks
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  • 163 5 'WHY THiS BUNGLING OVER-CHAOS ALLEY?' f\ i ill*- lane in the heart <>i Singapore pandemonium breaks loose rvervlinie when somebody cries "police, Change Alley, the (olony's most crowded bazaar Uuns int.. a torrent of fleeing people. i police raiding parly romes up one way of the ane dozens of unlicensed
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  • 240 5 Secrets of rice weevils are out j. conducted by li of Scie-i--lu trial Res< arch B into the methods rding stored rice attack, have i r h;it rice weevils I to kill themshowed that, modern airtight under- >und pit storage help to bring this about >n rice storage was d
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  • 19 5 THI first public .lomonsl ration in Britain «f fully iteetr»nic compatible colour trffvbton held l«ndou
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  • 130 5 A CEREMONY in commemoration of VE Day,- the second Tuesday in May. which fell on May 8 in 1945 was held I this week at Runnymede Memorial where the assemblage remembered officers and men of the Commonwealth air forces who lost their lives in World War
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  • 47 5 "You probably see one man working ion road repairs) for two men looking on. I think there is far too much complacency in high quarters about road congestion," said Sir Noel Bowater Lord Mayor of London, speaking at a Mansion House dinn
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  • 190 5 Navy girl Pat is now in quest finals MOKK and mtt Membefl of Um ftghting lories aft t:ikititc keener Interest in Singapore amatew t iient, quests. In the "1954 (fuest.' sponsored by Shaw Brothers, two Services personnel huve qualified lor the finals of the contest which will l»e held at
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  • 147 5 AUTO TICKET MACHINE TOO HEAVY EXPERIMENTS with uutomatic ticket Issuing J machines on Singapore Traction Company buses had not produced the required result, Mr. Andrew A. Ewin», general manager, told the Free Press today. "Our conductors will have to use the present system of
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  • 87 5 city and suburban residents have been attending wt\\ to lectures on the prevention of lire In Singapore. The result: Many Area have been nipped in time during the past few month*. The superintendent of the Singapore Fire Brigade, Mr J G. Shaw, said these fires would
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  • 36 5 Calls swamped the telephone exchange at Hornchurch, Essex, when the wartime siren alert sounded for nearly IS minutes Reassuring explanation: A short circuit had set off a siren in the police station garden
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    • 68 5 i M^m/lJ Jot i^^^^L. 4- f #^wf^ B PT > r JB sP jslty'" *fy>IS BLENDED BY THE MACKINLAY FAMILY FOR 4 GENERATIONS MICMALL HLDGRAVE JcAN KLNT NIGEL PATRICK Q *//Ji **f SCOrrS MAD. S/AMPOtf. h* !Z r$ "r BAR RESTAURANT M? L W**, CURRY TIFFIN 3 K HOTEt DAILY
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  • 92 6 Jobs found for 80 per cent cf ex-servicemen OVER eighty pel eeiH ol 33.503 men and w©m«" registered with the Nai Association for Bmplo: Regular Sailor*. Soldier Airmen in Britain dui were placed in Jobs from lighthou.se keep* r slstant laetory worker. The figures Includt long-service pensio nt or 2.533
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  • Page 6 Miscellaneous
    • 207 6 g"'!'^ ¥j'* J I§j| m i I ft MANDRAKF by Lee Falk and Phil Davis IHa^^^H|^|P IOPtS AND 6HO«»T r HOP INTO BED" S, r^« \jSm^ Kilß^lS 61V1N6 AND PROBABLY] SNO'/V^AN ThTM JO B^ THE WiUihS I pPEAMS. J Jp* |f| NttHK ago -om,uai« it^a y f^ .?'-rt>Jp TARZAN bv
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    • 486 6 I YOUR I LUCKY I STAR ROBM TODAY, r- of those who tttmt all, to get along with all people. Although juu I strong likes and disl.k,. are Uctful enough lu them despite the f acl actually, you are guided b, them in whatever you do You have the abiiit>
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  • 300 7 TWO GIRLS KILLED ON ZEBRA CROSSING: DRIVER SAYS FOOT SLIPPED A^-YKAK-OLD tokUer stood with his head bowed In the dock at Berkshire A sizes B Mr. Justice Finnemore told him: "Your bad driving has caused the death of two children." Trooper Jamea Funnel] wai cleared on a charge oi manslaughter
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  • 126 7 £5 mil. 'buy from Empire appeal rr elihood and iortune than 30.000 small n Jamaica depend between West Indies and the British Co- i u cers intend to ask o\ preference that lWe them to expand nution of oranges u-fruit and give uk et in Britain in ompetition with the
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  • 50 7 •>n Churchill, a Historic Churchill hand cheques to athletes at 10. t on June 1. curry them to I union churches ol repair. The previo day a new drive KM) to .save 2,000 s will have begun with rvice U) St. Martinattended by Elizabeth the Queen
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  • 103 7 WHEN the Queen and i the l>uke of Kdin- I burgh drive along the Mall to Buckingham Palace j London, tomorrow, they < will pass between an avenue of poles beiring designs representing the territories they visited dur- < ing the Royal tour and i showing
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  • 129 7 LIFT jammed in a hospital. In the 40 minutes it ook to get it moving again a baby girl was born in Mother and child are now doing well. With her husband. 25-year-old Mrs. Dorothy Little Common Road, Bexhill, arrived by Helen's Hospital.
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  • 51 7 A lounge in a public-hou.se at North Shields. Northumberland. Ls being used as a Sunday school. The nearest church i.s more than a mile away. Each Sunday morning the licensee. Mr. Dave McKay, takes down signs relating to drink and prepares the lounge I for about 30
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  • 151 7 y THIRTY times police CEW have arrived at a house in Harringay Road. Hornsey, England. Fire engines have driven up to the door so have ambulances. Each time the householders. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Wright, have explained: "It's the hoaxer again. For they
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    • 130 7 /3aJofy ne&c6o a I FEEDRITE The WONDER BABY FEEDER I KEEPS g PREVENTS M |LK iJS CtIPE WARM I right thro v <Jt v I the feed- >^ WIND v_ V I Has these advantages over an ordinary feeding bottle 1 Thermal HEAT-RETAININC PADS .ire conti.ned in the FEEDRITE case,
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  • 599 8 Two 'musts'— colour and imagination by a Special Correspondent in New York AMERICA'S '.sniitii fry and up to pretty bis busing in the dress Industry Helen i.ti- tgnei f": Youngland," the bifge«l juvenile rin-.s.s Arm In the U 8 (old nu before leafing for a
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  • 62 8 Btmc of L*ad*n'l loveliest debutantes were at the rehearsal of the Berkely Debutantes Dress Show. Here Miss Jane M'tnder. (left), wears a pink and white candy Irish cotton dress, uith a knetted cotton hißh neck. Miss (iillian IrelandSmith wears a while linen dres« with large collar and
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  • 407 8  - Seven rules for rubber JUDITH SIMONS by Since modi rn method* of manufacturing have reduced the problem of rubber perishing, most ot us lend to think thai nothing nerds to be done to ensure that the rubber articles In our homes give Rood s< rvice. But it rubber Is lo
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    • 89 8 IJSHI this One buttlu can 1il'I|) you look years younger! Firmn-Lill Trefilment Lotion This rare blend of rich oflsand astringent herbs works against wrinkles, wigging contour?, puffinest and a^e lines with amazing effect. There are enough breatments in a single bottle to make a wonderful difference to the appearance of
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  • Free Press RACE FORM Special
    • 9 1 Free Press RACE FORM Special Friday. May 14. 1954.
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    • 581 1  - A FAMOUS AUSSIE JOCKEY MISSES BUKIT TIMAH SPIN STEVE B. NEOH By 11 i for the scheduled de•ture of the Dutch i mer Tjibadak Sunday Singapore race would have seen Aulia's greatest lightweight < v in action at Bukit Titnah this week-end. none other than Neville Percival, known in horse
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    • 573 1 Trespasser brings news of— SELANGOR Turf Club, I hear, is making financial arrangements to carry out its $3-million rebuilding: scheme. It will be put through in two parts. The first will be to rebuild and extend the western half of the grandstand. The
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    • 111 1 Officials caught short MVSIFRY of the Kuala Lumpur .May mertin^ was the photo-finish verdict for the last rare on the third day. Majestic Sight got up in the lust stride to nose out the much fancied Rar.ikat. The judges hesitated whether to announce Majestic Sight's victory by a short head
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    • 3292 2 Form Guide For S 'pore Races RACE FORM SPECIAL HOLLOWING arr Ui«hwntM entered f«r the Singapore Turf c luhs' m.iv Meeting. Class One Aiiinmi II m: .li:\l<llin v u >\ i I mov I 14 54 2nd 4ti. i 111 111 M I I A 1 I 4LWAI I I
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      • 390 2 Three Typical watih of the 1600's, this English calendar watch told the time, 1^ i^ I—^ J T^ a the date, the months and the phase of ■|I1 II I |^r"^§ I V/ r*^ SI I '<' moon -but its accuracy was a XX Ull VX JL V^VA V V^Lil
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      • 16 3 _r iJHB }§p^ m si ,<v V I*l 3S J3> u Drink Martell Brandy 1 Mli-l"*j
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      • 167 3 JUszJ J J 1 and every inch a thoroughbred Kot/7/ iva/if to see... drive. own this new A new M.G. that outshines its slightly curved, and hradl.mips have brilliant predecessors must be a re- been strramlmrd into the uim^». niaikably fine car, as indeed is this Seats, now of the
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    • 7010 5 Horses Class Three Form Guide Class Three ABOVL 4IX .(i;\i( m i' IPi >.u uWON: i'< nang 8-9 3rd The CJ I I Id 1-1 -i i: i i M» I) 19 7-11 <. D IBOVE ItoAKI) tin mil, iTen 8+ tit iMcC'loudl Cl a U.v ist l-'i rest Duke-
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      • 77 6 GOLD LEAF CEYLON TEA j The Hall Mark of Quality and Highest Standard' A Blend With unmistakable Clow about it! Il>oliUi ed b y Specialists experienced in offering Tea* of Exclusive Taste. While in the line of TEA DUST there is none better than I II) -<.-^>^ r, |b V
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      • 190 7 .J» i <-, h H TVS it o mrn *<u g h S r > M T m jy^ 1 MHonte j. Buy Wisely! r Buy For Flavour! II Sole Distributors:— —^i mw waugh ts w 1 Branches in Mala/a, Sarawak. B. N. Borneo and Thailand j MfN R WAUGMft
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      • 95 8 family I A4O SOMERSET 9mmlwtmW The sprightly car for a family man g% H who enjoys comfortable driving T*/)#9ff I and easy parking. The only 10 h p. Illlf ff f i#f ft, LI LI MW h car with genuine leather upholstery. QflAff H 01/Uf CO I nat extr:i bit
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    • 324 9 TRAINS of mystery, trains of romance— Pullman cars— may be bought by British Railways. Pullmans make up the Blue Train and the Brighton Belle, the Golden Arrow, the Orient Express, the Simplon-Orient. the Nord. It was the dream of George Mortimer Pullman. American carpenter turned
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    • 162 9 ODD NOTE ON THE GRAND PIANO THE AUSTRALIANS, the Paraguayans, the Swedes and the South Africans all want to learn the piano. So, oddly enough, do the English. At the British Industries Fair one firm alone collected a A: 10.000 order from New -Zealand and a K 20,000 order from
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    • 41 9 Driving under the influence of drink is the "most terrible, crime of the road," says Captain R.H.D. Bolton. Chief Constable of Northamptonshire, in his annual report. As punishment he urges lengthy impri- sonment and life disqualifica- tion from driving.
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      36 9 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands receives a casket containing Freedom scroll from the robed Master of the Carpenters' Company, Mr. Kenneth M Roberts, at the Drapers' Halls in Thro^morton Avenue, London. The ceremony was held recently.
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    • 179 9 A NEW clause in actors' contracts, barring them from appearing at political functions in their radio roles, is under consideration by the 8.8.C. This move follows the recent ban imposed by the 8.8.C. governors on "Dan and Doris Archer"— Harry Oakes and Gwen
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    • 25 9 Miss Agnes Emma Cox, MB.E., who as former superintendent of the telephone exchange staff, London, looked after 9,000 telephone girls, has died.
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    • 295 9 WHAT IS IN A SAUSAGE? 3 JUDGES DECIDE I<>< M Al TIIORITIES J throughout Britain have asked the Minister of Food to revive the regulation that pork sausages should include at least 65 Per cent, meat. This minimum standard was approved in the High Court by the Lord Chief Justice,
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    • 28 9 To make G.l.s in Britain realise the value of their equipment, the American Air Force has ordered that every item be marked with its price.
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    • 36 9 Unemployment in Britain last month touched its lowest level for six months. There were 316,600 out of work on April 12—60,000 fewer than in April last year, and 150,000 fewer than in April 1952.
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    • 138 9 BRING back the "cat" to punish violent criminals. That was the call made by Mr. Arthur Findley recently. He was addressing the National Federation of Sub-Post-masters, in conference at Scarborough. Mr. Findley .spoke of a postmaster tied to a chair and threatened with a
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    • 66 9 Engine-driver Mr. Clifford Johnson, r )4, struggled at the COntroU of hi.s engine a»s it. ran away at 40 in p h. down a gradient near Stockoort. The guard and fireman leapt t o safety before the coal tram plunged of! the lines. Hut
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    • 40 9 six Lnche, from .t lire rail, R.B P.C.A inspector Ronald Lorat-Frazer, tied 27. crawled under i platform at Bboreditch i rground station and rescued ;i glngt i cat which liad I been trappt'd lor two days.
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    • 30 9 New houses were being completed in Britain during March at all-time record rate of over 404,000 a year. Total for the month was 33,709, highest since the war.
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      • 25 9 TAKE 'NIAGARA' BRAND BLACKCURRANT SYRUP A Pleasant Drink for Health RICH IN PR VITAMIN > uilly childrtn SINGAPORE DISPENSARY 265. Orchard Ro.id. Tel: ***** SINCAPORE 9:
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    • 393 10 Some Latin beauties to the fore 'Caviar' for Hollywood IMPORTED stars are the caviar of Hollywood fare. They are a costly venture, as frequently they have to be taught negotiable English after they an 1 brought; but when they make good they do so in a big way. M A
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    • 637 10  - Products of Oxford 's 'talking shop' John Waterman These are sound men but where are the giants of the past? says the Oxford Union, for so many the springboard to fame and fortune, is not producing the men it did. |T 8.15 the other nmht, 24-year-old Mr. Raghavail Iyer, clad
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    • 113 11 FRENCH Foreign Minister Georges Bidault i* playing the biggest stake of his career at the Geneva Conference If He can pull off an acceptable peace pact tor Indo-China. he'll be acclaimed. If he fails to get France out of the tragic (light there. h.incu are that he will
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    • 373 11 'Kon-Tiki' hero in log cabin r AST year in the summer months alone, 100,000 tourists paid to enter and gaze their fill at the Kon-Tiki raft outside Oslo. For many this was the highlight of their journey to Norway. The neat young man in the double-breasied suit who sat opposite
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    • 465 11 Complaints, please 'pHE Western democra- cies have more than their fair share of bureaucrats, but one of the so-called People's Democracies behind the Iron Curtain is at least one up on the rest of the world in that respect. Hungary 1? the satellite In question, and the governmen t it
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    • 590 12  -  Gavin Gordon It took 40,000 man-hours to make, 94,000 miles of wool went into this symbol of world hopes for peace. by FaNOUGH wool and J enough jute thread to stretch four times round the Equator has been used by the Belgian Royal Art,
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    • 340 12 lIAVK an open heart, be broadmlnded and you may live up to 80 yours or more This was the advice on longevity uiven recently by a Chinese octogenarian. Chang Kuo-wei. who wa.s at one time well-known iti diplomatic circles in Panama, look-s
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    • 205 12 They try to understand poison ivy ALONG step toward better understanding of poison ivy. bane of summer picnick er and gardener— has been achieved by a Columbia University chemist in Canada. Dr. Charles Dawson, the university announced, has isolated the poisonous agent in ivy sai> and broken it down into
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      306 12 THHE POINT count makes respond- ing to an opening bid of one no-trump comparatively simple on many hands. Here are some example hands, taken from John R. Crawford's new book. "Grawford's Contract Bridge. Partner opens the bidding with one no-trump. Next player passes. What do you bid with
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    • Page 12 Miscellaneous
      • 279 12 Ihiittf Crossword r^ CLUE! ACROSS: 1 As far as (lit 7 Does this describe two head the duration of this puzzle is con- supporters? (4, 3. 4t 11 Joints of a cerned it could apply to No. 23 kind (5) 12 Not a full share (5) Down. .Mi 8 What
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    • 99 13 FLASH-BACK TO A FILM STAR'S PAST REMEMBEP THEW PICTURES? hive years a*;o Robert Mitchum was sent to prison on a narcotics charge. These pictures (Right) recall tre notoriety he won as, with film actress Lila Leeds, estate agent Robin Ford, and dancer Vickie Evans, he was arrested Subsequently Mitchum was
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    • 725 13 Prison helped the 'tough guy' two 1 j54 Jaguar saloons, w lar^e estate in Brent wood, is solvent, and apart from one or two larks with the local constabulary, and a dash of irresponsibility which caused Dorothy Mitchum to leave him a year ago (they are reconciled and now on
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    • 211 13 Gregory Peck speaks... QUOTE from GREGORY PECK in a London paper upon being asked he secret of his popularTm not going to be mock -modest. Women as well as men admire a man who stands on his own feet and draws a across which he won't pass. Dignity and ourage
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      18 13 NICOLE MAUREY who appears with Bing Crcsby in "Little Boy Lost" tt French actress of beauty and charm.
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    • 429 14 By A Special Correspondent IS it the vnd of the HMd i>l fame for Randolph Tuniin? What are his prospects in the light-heavyweight division now that he has given up his British middleweight title? There la little doubt he could regain the British
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    • 227 14 rHE International Olympic Committee <ioc> rejected repeated efforts yesterday to relieve political pressure on various national commit tees The KX:, in its 49th session, refused tO add an 80-metre loot race tor women, a pet British project. It also declined to add tour women's speed .skating races
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    • 30 14 The intci ik;t' loiiul Olympus Comniiiee (j«M MU-ii ■■••st«-i(iuv Hi'*' th* rquestnati fVMIt i'i the 19!>0 Olvm pic CHm« will ti«'i<i BlockI, ,1m Reuter
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    • 40 14 Auhlr llluri MtoCton h;tve ebOMO Ken McDonald Mid Kelih C.iplf uf .svinev ind Vtrn Barbtrti (Victorin i t-ir tht vmtllnt wftion <»f Um A i .m .ili.iti Ifiiin in UM Hi It lsh Kiiipue Ommi ai Vaooouw.
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    • 102 14 AUSTRALIA'S Empire QUBM ■*Vund appeal it lagging s0 badlj the organisers fear only 20 to 25 athletes will be sent to compete at VancOUVtr, Canada, in July. Originally it hnd been planned to send 38 fully paid members. Hov over, in Sydney yesterday officials stated they
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    • 58 14 Uruguayan hopes for the fifth world soccer title In ihe forthcoming tourney in Switzerland soared after i he impressively easy Victory that the ii;ition;tl selection scored over the louring (»pini;in Rot -Weiss Some 8.000 Uruguayan fans have asked for passports in order to go to
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    • 51 14 fTHE Soviet Union is expected to send a team to Yugoslavia for the European women's basketball championship. Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia are among the countries who have enten*J Others are Austria. Denmark. Holland. Italy, West Germany. Switzerland and Yugoslavia. Poland is also expected to compete the radio added
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    • 130 14 SCHMELING WON'T REFEREE BOXING promoter Phil Valley hfti denied he planned to have Max Sehmelinn of Germany referee the 10-round main event bout between a fellow German, middleweight Hans Stietz, and Billv Kiluore of Miami, Florida, in Milwaukee next Tuesday Valley*! denial came alter a, report that Kilgore'a manager, Leonard
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    • 95 14 Question The fullback on the goalline (top right) is hopelessly placed as he sees the opposing centre-forward about to score a certam goal. So the fullback deliberately rims off the field, yelling for offside as the forward shoots. Does the goal count? Answer vr The goal does
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    • 150 14 •\nUT out the bumpers!" That's the cry of a former English fast bowler who would undoubtedly have been a second Larwood had he not killed a cricketing colleague. Acerington's Stan Richardson has just been invited to coach Lancashire youngsters. First lesson will be --NO
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    • 20 14 Harry Whittle. British Olymnlc team captain at the 1952 Helsinki Games, is retiring from international and competitive athletics.
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    • 115 14 Tokyo lets the Reds in JAPAN'S spy-nervous Foreign Office has reluctantly approved entry of 33 Russian and Hungarian grapplers for the world wrestling tournament in Tokyo. The newspaper Yomiuri said this action was taken only after the Foreign Office got word that Prince Mikasa. the Emperor's youngest brother, had threatened
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    • 49 14 rPHE Soviet press announced yes- terday that Rafael Chimishkyan, world and Olympic featherweight champion weight lifter, again broke his own world mark at a tournament this week. He lifted 345 kilograms < 702.871b >. This topped by 2.5 kilograms the mark he set only a month ago in
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    • 994 15 Strong-finishing Strand for Cup trial Asholme is best bet of the day By TRESPASSER 'pHK Governor's Cup 1 trial' for Class 1, Div. 1 horses over a mile tomorrow, first day of the Singapore Turf Club's May „n rting:, should produce a lose and thrilling finish. A case can be
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    • 26 15 pftOBABU siraUhinus in tomorrow's meet at Bukit Timah are: Rieol.'tto. (Meander, Majestic Scholar, Quick Profit. Hanvood, Beachnut, Jamaica Park, Happy Return, Shukria, Marshal Foch.
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    • 131 15 SWAPPER Aloert E. Morson, the Blackball Mill marathon walker, has received a wrist watch from an anonymous donor. It was given him in recognition of his recent feat in walking 350 miles from I e to Yetholm, Scot:..nd Ported in Aberdeen the watch was enclosed with
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    • 21 15 son of the 1939 Epsom winner Blue Peter out of ri Buonsmica, yesterday Derby in a lield of wtor.
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      • 204 15 S MIIRS 4; R.E.M.K. 3. I^ICiHT minutes from time the lj Sappers equalised. With minutes to go they notched inner. Dlv. 1 tie was keenly fought is yesterday. R.E.M.F. led 1 taring minutes. tppen seemed to MUM hen they levelled the 3-3, ind put all
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      • 38 15 FLYING BOAT WING have gone on a tour of Borneo. They are due back this weekend after four matches there, the last scheduled for today. Meanwhile their Services Div. 1 leijjue fixtures are postponed.
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      • 140 15 TENGAH AVENGE SOLE DEFEAT WITH 3-0 WIN K\l TKXCiAH ...Si RNAS TENOAH aventred their sole Div. 1 defent of the NMOB yesterday on their home ground. Rounding off their moves better. th«y had the edf?e auainst a team that couldn't get into .stride. Churchward opened in the 10th minute. RNAS
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    • 386 15 ITU ALA LUMPUR trainer Hobbs dominates the Class 3, Div. 4 race over six with several likely candidates, best of whom are Gilan, Proctor and Tollana 11. Gilan has a nice turn of .speed but has vet to score hLs maiden win. He is in a weak
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    • 41 15 Tom Stuart captain of the Ne» Zealand Rugby Union team that visited Europe and Americ.i < (his year, announoad oil rtUremm from th* h Btuari ;i forwani, who is 3;« Htld butine and famll) calli forced him t(j redre Reuter
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      • 205 15 NOW SHOW INCi IIAM-L4ft-4.1f-t.4S-l ::o p.m. Paramount Prcsmts BIM. ROSKY in "LITTLE BOY LOST' TO-MORROW MID-NIGHT Rod ameron In "WAGONS WEST" Monotjt.im I'trlurr <»«» —I 4- NOW BHOWIMQ llam-1.4.')-4 1. "»-<;. 4 "»-f».:iO p.m. To-morrow at MID- NIGHT "FATHER AND SON" aiitoiirse heonK Wu Veow l'im.g Siew Vee ALHAMBHA 111
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    • 244 16 Soccer rules will be tightened also Till; International Olympic Committee is to investigate the problem of "shamateurism". Averv Bruiifluge. the president, yesterday said he expects to start a probe immediately into so-called amateur athletes who are subsidized by their government. Brundage agreed the beat known name
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    • 84 16 S'PORE BID FOR TOP U.K. CLUBS IjiOOTBALL associations of .T various Asian countries have agreed to jointly sponsor tours of the Far Ea.st by leading Engli.h League teams. This was announced last night at SAFA'a monthly council meeting. Singapore. Hong Kong and one other Asian association will join forces in
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    • 191 16 SERVICES CRICKET XI CHOSEN rpilE following have been 1 selected to represent C( mbined Services on the SRC Padans tomorrow and Sunday Against Civilians. Wickets will be pitched at 11 a.m. on both days: Smi/Ldr I. L. Dunn (R.AKi. Fit Lt J. Thorns iRA.A.F.I. Pte D. Dent iRAPC>. L.AC. D.
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    • 46 16 Bill McConnel, trainer of Jimmy Carruthers, Australia's world bantamwtight boxing champion, said that he would advise Carruthers to retire after two more fights. He would recommend his having one non-title bout and one championship match and then givt up boxing. Reuter
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    • 48 16 BRITAIN and Brazil each won a singles on the first day of their .second round Davi.s Cup (European Zone> match yesterday. Reoultfi: Tony Mottram (Britain i beat Robert FalkenburK 'Brazil i. 8-6. 6-4. 6-0. Armando Vicira (Brazil) beat Geoffrey Pakkl 8-6. 5-7. 6-4, 6-2.
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    • 26 16 Mikhail BoUinnlk yesterday retained hftl world chess thamplont»hlp by holdlnK ChaUtngtr Va.ssilly Smyslovto a draw In their 24-match M-ries M Moscow A.P
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    • 123 16 ROGER CAN'T ACCEPT £158 CUP DINNER Hoger Hanmstcr has beta advtttd tO hand his £158 inir.uic mile" Cup buck to the danon to avoid a threat to bli .illKiUlir Mjitljg. Tlu Bouthern California Olympic Committee an preaentlng the cup :< Bannititr (or bli record-breakin ttartt ntnutci oy 4 Mcondi run
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    • 352 16 H.K. Bank 5; Mercantile Bank 2. WHILE O.T.E.C. sit in a comfortable position for the championship, Hongkong Bank Sports Club and the Mercantile Bank Sports Club battled keenly for the runners-up berth. H.K. Bank can still win the Div. 1 league, but only if OTEC
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    • 380 16 Mary is back— with new hair style MARY KLASS, Asia's second fastest woman sprinter, arrived home yesterday by air with the final baU'h of athletes from Manila. Her parents watched th£ plane touch down and smiled to each other "At last she is back safe and sound". They had been
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