The Singapore Free Press, 12 February 1955
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Title Section19 1955-02-12 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale in Malaya 111 M. Singapore. Sat., IVb. 12. 1955. Price 15 Cts.19 words
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151 1955-02-12 1 AN extraordinary meeting of local senior officers of the Singapore City Council last night condemned the new pay structure approved by the Council without the agreement of the staff. They want a Whitley Council to negotiate pay. "The failure to set up a Whitley151 words
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66 1955-02-12 1 Pull -out from Tachen will he over today rvm United States Navy 1 announced in Taipeh yesterday that the Tachen Islands would be abandoned today. The Nationalist Air Force will bomb the rt :l s(>on a f* e .r that. Rear Adm. Sabin, amphibious group commands said the last NationalistU.P. - 66 words
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54 1955-02-12 1 US PLANES FLEW OVER CHINA, REDS PROTEST THE New China News Agency said last night, in a report received in London, that four United States F-86 planes yesterday flew over Chinese territory off the coast of Liaoning Province, northeast China. The planes were driven back by the Chinese Air Force,Reuter - 54 words
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225 1955-02-12 1 Angry U.S. senators want 'fight pledge' to Yeh clarified SEVERAL American Senators called yesterday for clarification of whether the United States was pledged to defend Quemoy and the Matsu islands the Chinese Nationalist outposts near the mainland. This followed a statement by Dr. George Yen, the Chinese Nationalist Foreign Minister,Reuter - 225 words
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238 1955-02-12 1 THE majority of the 150 employees of the Paya Lebar Bus Company took a day off this morning after the management refused to agree io their new wage demands. A skeleton service is, however, being run on the company's routes to RAF238 words
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Article26 1955-02-12 1 February first grade rubber buyers, *.o.b. opened in Singapore this morning at 106 cents a lb., half-a-cent below yesterday's close. The tone was rjniet.26 words
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Article28 1955-02-12 1 Singapore police last night arrested tour Chinese said to have been found smoking opium In Holland Village. Two other men were also taken In to custody,28 words
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Article21 1955-02-12 1 Japan yesterday tentatively accepted the invitation to th( A.sian Afriean conference opening In Bandunsr. Indonesia, on April 18. U.P.U.P. - 21 words
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Article31 1955-02-12 1 r terrorist* last night -Rajah a new village Sei emban and surprised Home Guard posts. Wed up .seven Home and left with 14 guns ;ll ammunition.31 words
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Article109 1955-02-12 1 Cameras seized as Margaret swims I >''!.!( seized cameras from who IV Vi U shnl5 hnlo ff p «Phcrs bursday tried to V I (Incest IMariraret o Sarh?/ n J ho wvsi ,";h ho beached his bout Bars r rds from ih baysta| LKf* M i am j the cryihcU.P.; Reuter - 109 words
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Article319 1955-02-12 1 Inquiry report out •ML m gTRUCTURAL failure of the pressure cabin brought about by fatigue was the cause of the disaster to the Comet which plunged into the Mediterranean off Elba a year ago. The official court of inquiry found "it was at least possible" that319 words
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Advertisement106 1955-02-12 1 j|Pelandok| j Specials E If ERE are Pelandok's U Special Selections for 3 E today's Kuala Lumpur E races: E E SPECIAL NAP E Good Andrew 3 DOUBLE Pride of Burma, E Magic Eye. E E TREBLE 3 E Good Andrew, Pride of 3 E Burma, Magic Eye. Other selections106 words
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256 1955-02-12 2 BRITAIN BUYING MUCH MORE THAN SHE SELLS Trade chief calls for greater effort THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. K. A. Butler, said last night that Britain's import increase for January were double her exports. He told a meeting in Manchester that while exports for January were 1:25,000,- i 000256 words
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103 1955-02-12 2 Red Army to quit China port by May AM, Soviet troops will be J withdrawn from Port Arthur before the end of May, Madame Li Teh Chuan, Chinese Communist Health Minister and Vice-President of the Sino-Soviet Friendship Association. .said yesterday over Peking Radio. The withdrawal of the troops, who haveReuter - 103 words
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Article30 1955-02-12 2 The Knesset (Parliament) j yesterday rejected a proposal j by the Nerut Party to impose the death sentence for j espionage and infiltration. I VP I30 words
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Article25 1955-02-12 2 Chi Peng Pei, Communist China's former ambassador to East Germany, has been appointed Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs. Pekine Radio said yesterday U.P.U.P. - 25 words
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117 1955-02-12 2 RADICAL PARTY BACKS PFUMUN-AND HIS CHANCES ARE BRIGHTER THE POWERFUL Radical Socialist Party decided last night by a narrow margin to join a government headed by the Popular Republican leader, Mr. Pierre Pflimlin, and this increased his chances of becoming France's 21st post-war Premier and ending the political crisis. The117 words
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Article28 1955-02-12 2 The budget committee of the West German Bundestag yesterday became the fourth committee of the Lower House to approve the Paris treaties rearming West Germany.- ReuterReuter - 28 words
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Article385 1955-02-12 2 Continued from Page 1. same time after take off from Rome made It at least possible that the cause was the same. There was no evidence on which he could attribute the accident to default or negligence bv anyone. The plane had been properly maintained exceptReuter - 385 words
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113 1955-02-12 2 New defence plans ready in Britain SIR Winston n lu cabinet yesterday 2« reh S final touches to BrttaSiN fence plans for the next months. tXt U At a session at He in rv ing Street, the fourth M" week cabinet minSers SSXf d tne Government White Paper settle outReuter - 113 words
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238 1955-02-12 2 Economic planning: Commonwealth 'never closer' DEBATE, THEN HOUSE IS COUNTED OUT YjR. Reginald Maulding, Economic Secretary to the ITI Treasury, said yesterday that relations between Commonwealth countries on economic problems had never been closer. He was replying to a debate initiated in the House of Commons by a Labour member,Reuter - 238 words
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71 1955-02-12 2 French hand army control to Vietnamese FRANCE yesterday of- fkially transferred i command of military forces in South Vietnam e to the government of I Premier Ngo Dinh Diem r and thus relinquished her j last formal hold on her Eastern colony, it was an- nounced in Saigon. French troopsU.P. - 71 words
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Article30 1955-02-12 2 The United States agreed yesterdav to give Italy 53 million dollars to boost Trieste's economy and to help the Italian government raise living standards in Southern Italy.30 words
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129 1955-02-12 2 M HPHE Foreign Minister. Mr. Mamoru Snigemitsu, is expected to ask the Prime Minister, Mr. Ichiro Hatoyama, not to talk so much about Japan *s plans for talks to end World War II with Russia. This was said by ForeignA.P. - 129 words
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Advertisement82 1955-02-12 2 j Thank Youl^ We thank you for your I spontaneous support during our last few days in Raffles Place. We are now at 71. Uitflt Street with newest stock of Latest Type of most appealing goods and look forward to your further patronage. I 0// r usu a I c82 words
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Article186 1955-02-12 3 KENYA ASIANS MAU TARGET I 4 SIA N leaders In Nairobi will 4 hold a mass meeting toA Tto discuss the security j following a. series of n Asian residbv Mail Man terrorists. parliamentary Under- etary for Commerce and Industry, Mr. C. B. Madan said yesterday it was hoped toReuter; A.P. - 186 words
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107 1955-02-12 3 Press barred from Astor divorce case fUDGE Vincent Giblin yesterJ :i v postponed a divorce hearing for John Jacob Astor I'm i>;. wife. Dolly, until th couple can agree about a Jr. mey settlement. Mr. Astor and his lawyers, a] Mrs. Astor, also accompanied by legal advisers, ap- peared inA.P. - 107 words
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Article38 1955-02-12 3 I Major Gen. Chang Kum Chun, deputy chief of engineers of the Chinese Nationalist Army, will arrive at Seattle on February 19 for a three--1 week tour of United States army installations. U.P.U.P. - 38 words
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Article30 1955-02-12 3 j The Shah of Persia and his i I wne sailed yesterday in the j Mary, alter their eight' stav In the United! oiates, I A. P.A.P. - 30 words
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77 1955-02-12 3 MAYOR BANS SALE OF HUNTING ARROWS TO BOYS E "I/I AYOR Robert Warner E -tfl yesterday signed into E law a measure banning E the sale of hunting arrows E E to children under 16 years E E old in New York. E E He said the "indiscrl- 5j EA.P. - 77 words
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Article23 1955-02-12 3 Prime Minister Nehru will J ::v ln Cairo on Tuesday! j,.. w "-ciay talks with S Prpmior Colone i U.P.U.P. - 23 words
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119 1955-02-12 3 Two killed in fight over clothesline I THEY HUNG OUT THE WASHING. THEN- II ai^argument over a clothesline, two men shot and K1 c each other last night and the wife of one was seriously wounded. Police said that Edwin Robinson, 47, of Youngstown (Ohio), hung some clothes on aA.P. - 119 words
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71 1955-02-12 3 EARTHA FAINTS CROWD GET MONEY BACK IV 1 Klt < fainted twice 1; I -^y night in the stage during a '"<■ Broadway I fterson and 900 1 their d,;'' 1Vf n refunds A ''-ion tickets. SK Wld Mill Kitt ?eSto?H r f 0l P akid- about .six week* V,U.P. - 71 words
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Article12 1955-02-12 3 k" ">ast£uard ve.s- nnonorHSS wlth a or machine gum,12 words
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Article114 1955-02-12 3 POLICE in Sierra Leone armed with tear gas and rifles yesterday fought pitched battles with strikers on the third day of a country-wide stoppage organised by the Artisans and General Workers Union. Demonstrators tried to get into the docks, railway shunting yards and power station, all in114 words
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194 1955-02-12 3 HPHREE thousand holiday makers, including Europe's loveliest beauty queens were trapped yesterday by a heavy snowfall blocking all roads into the famed French Alpine resort of Val Disers. The storm knocked down telephone lines and halted communication with the outside world. But the communityU.P. - 194 words
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Article22 1955-02-12 3 A Republic of Korea Air Force officer left Seoul on Thursday for six-months' avi- aticn instruction in Victoria. I Australia.- U.P.U.P. - 22 words
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Article95 1955-02-12 3 Burma agreed yesterday to sell- Ceylon rice this year at $33 i per ton. A four-year agreement be tween the countries, signed in January 1954. provides for Ceylon to buy 200,000 i tons of rice from Burma each year, but Ceylon's Minister to i ßangoon,A.P. - 95 words
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Article30 1955-02-12 3 The first of a fleet of Ame rican- built Douglas DC- 08, f transport planes is scheduled to depart today for delivery to the A".str;ili:in National Airwavs. U.P.U.P. - 30 words
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Article68 1955-02-12 3 Actress Ona Munson, 49. was found dead in her New York apartment yesterday Police said she took an overdose of barbiturates and left a note saying: "This is the only way I know to be free again." She played in the film. 'Gone With TheA.P. - 68 words
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180 1955-02-12 3 TROUBLE FLARES LP ACROSS CONTINENT A s L tH k 7"L":^T, ste r? uy to Jol i»«»ne«burr« thousands or netro* to Deal's r n -pf Ule OWWWMntfI latest Segregation scheme. The appeal a chances ot success appeared problematical. Th W *ne Ail lean NationalA.P. - 180 words
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Advertisement129 1955-02-12 3 INTERNATIONAL ELECTRIC C0 V I £> Authorised dealer for Philips Radios sS 642, Geylangr Road, S'i>ore (14) Tel: ***** S< <#ll IS Valves «g§ I rnffllWlT 'Till .-JHB oUi s P ea <er yjjy I 9 I'^ Valve functions CASH LESS 10' f. tt We have pleasure to announce the129 words
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The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY, Feb, 12, 1955,
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Article268 1955-02-12 4 Opinion THE PARTY RULE IT WAS inevitable that 1 the Singapore Progressive Party should expel its rebel member, Mr. Sim Bens Seng, for "conduct prejudicial to the interests of the party." After April 2, the Colony is to have a party system of goverment. As the Governor, Sir John Nicoll,268 words
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Article, Illustration76 1955-02-12 4 picture. The Queen, happy head of the Commonwealth, entertained the Commonwealth prime ministers to a dinner party at Buckingham Palace last week. From the left, Sir Godfrey Huggins (Central Africa Federation). Mr, Mohammed Ali (Pakistan), Mr. Robert Menzies (Australia), Mr. Charles Swart (South Africa's Minister for JusticePopper - 76 words
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Article717 1955-02-12 4 Donald McCormick - Donald McCormick by "T*HE Commonwealth Club" is how foreign statesmen sometimes refer to the periodical conferences of the Prime I Ministers of Australia, Britain, Canada, Ceylon, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa and the new Central Africa Federation. And, indeed, these meetings are much more like717 words
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Advertisement16 1955-02-12 4 Otony Clossicol Popular Programmes sft 7 REELS Recorded 7 5 Double-trark EDWARD EU 6. CO LTD16 words
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Advertisement116 1955-02-12 4 LACQUER SHEEN is the f*^ magic that grants your wish w-.S when you say "I wish iny hair JBBl^J!?!!L Wise women spray on a touch B^^^PS when they've dressed their hair S^ ?^^^'i^ -if ones it that finished look Jw%faiL^sf*W Sheen is the invisible hair net H that never gives116 words
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Article205 1955-02-12 5 Timber trade urged to start campaign rpHE timber trade of Malaya was yesterday urged to x start a campaign to educate the public in the use of timber. The Malayan Forester, a semi-official publication blamed public ignorance for the stalemate in the local timber trade. It205 words
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Article240 1955-02-12 5 MR. John Sum, a driving instructor and manager of a Singapore driving school, yesterday accepted the challenge issued by Mr. R. L. Lambert, vice-president of the Singapore Driving Instructors Union, to do a hill I climb or pay $100 to charity. Mr. Sum told the240 words
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Article82 1955-02-12 5 -TunAPORE nursing sisters S m< being trained for n/htiiifi so they can conmv "uii break until the Fire Brigade al nve s io }lf enters ffverv Thursday eight sisters ■otoSWia* headquarter* for "Stafcfa new electrical devl ,e in all hospitals and in nf fire the82 words
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175 1955-02-12 5 No threats to Shochiku dance girls jVfR Ken Ninomiya, the lfl Japanese Consul-Gen- I eral in Singapore, yester- i day expressed surprise f I when asked whether a threatening letter had been sent to the manage- ment of a Colony hotel i where the Shochiku danc- ing girls are staying.175 words
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77 1955-02-12 5 The Federation Arts Council has sent out a cal to Malayan artists to send samples of their work for inclusion in its second annual exhibition of paintings which opens in Kuala Lumpur on May 21 Intending exhibitors should write to the Arts Council at77 words
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Article44 1955-02-12 5 The 1 1 17 -ton Russian tanker, Novinsk thud Red ship to call in Singapore in 10 days, dropped anchor In the Colony's outer roads yesterday. She is taking on 840 tons of diesel oil from Batumi to Vladivostok.44 words
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Article61 1955-02-12 5 A marine police constable, Yusoff bin Salleh, reported yesterday morning that he was assaulted by five Chinese in China Street, Penang, on Thursday night after he had talked to a girl. Yusoff alleged he was attacked with bottles and knives. He was admitted to hospital with61 words
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Article47 1955-02-12 5 Air Ministry dinner The executive committee of the Air Ministry Local Staff Union and friends will hold a dinner at the South-East Asia Hotel, Singapore, at 7.30 tonight in honour of the president, Mr. A. M. Nair, who received the 0.8.E. in the! New Year honours list47 words
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Article59 1955-02-12 5 Twenty-year-old Sapper Eric Holland, who last week re- nounced Christianity for Bud- dhism in Kuala Lumpur, has i denied a Colombo report that I love for a Siamese girl in- fluenced his decision. He said the report, which quoted a Buddhist in Colombo who had returned from Kuala59 words
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Article68 1955-02-12 5 A postman, Ahmad bin Abu ,Bakar, was charged in Singapore yesterday with breaking into th, Children's Aid Society Home at Tomlinson Road to < I outrage the modesty of a woman at 12.45 a.m. on Feb. 7. i No plea was taken. j Bail of $50068 words
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Article41 1955-02-12 5 Mr. M. S. Miranda, barris- ter was admitted to the Bin- gapore Bar by the Chief Justice Sir Charles Murray- i Aynsley, in t'he Singapore I High Court yesterday to prac- tlce as an advocate and soli- citor.41 words
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Article35 1955-02-12 5 Gan Chow Sing, aged 21. was convicted at Klang yesterday, 1 for loitering at 2.30 a.m. on I Doc. 23 last year In a lane. He wai fined $50 or two months 'gaol35 words
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Advertisement21 1955-02-12 5 fWLAM^OuT^WllifrulTS << Whatever your particular M M <c << glamorous CATALINA }> i;\« 2 i SUMS LTD., I 00. lIM.II SIBIII I M\4. \IMHII21 words
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Miscellaneous727 1955-02-12 5 ass§Ba tf lii!L.^llL. 111 I b CHURCH OF ENGLAND METHODIST St. Andrews Cathedral: 7 a.m. Straits Chinese Charch: 9am Holy Communion, 8 a.m. Sung Sunday School, 9.40 a m Service Eucharist and Parish Communion. —Rev. E. S. Lau 10 30 am Ser--9.30 a.m. Sunday School. 10.30 vice in Malay —Mr727 words
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Miscellaneous275 1955-02-12 6 MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis ITtUVOU-I|I»ON.'NOWWHO'S IMA6 l NIN'THIMGS-ui.--j y-J TOT M*TCM JUST-J «T METHAT 7/" 1 TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs V^ *P^ANK GAJ^VEV *ME EXCLAIMED VkNP A^.JDV\ ME S^iTOCuCt .N.^V, 5K ~~4^MJ^^^^^mr'ZM* /Z+L. ik^gS /lih.WA^. jSj"*' "SO.'SAIP THE /WAN, SMJUN&> OU^ TT^AINEP C^KiTWEi?-- WHOSE I'*' w275 words
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Miscellaneous749 1955-02-12 6 YOUR I LUCKY I I STAR I e U ORN raa a„. mueh more than E the master of your U^ Uhat you do and wiii i E become will denend x u B entirely upo,, OUr E initUtive. indusuVuni Jff j E to utilize to the lullSJ JS B749 words
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Article218 1955-02-12 7 LONDON, Feb. 11. Previous Today i- Ma I KSS European 30", buyers 31 1 buyers 1:1 l>!>1 e J 31 sellers 81% aeUer*. orBBEENo 1 RSS cJ.I. European 30"?, buyers 31 buyers 1 \l.uTh. 3 7^ sellers 31', sellers iMisr.ii: Wo. 1 RSS Spot 30 buyers 31>*218 words
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Article98 1955-02-12 7 NEW YORK, Feb. 11. Previous Today TIN Straits *p"l and nearby 91.25 nom. 91.25 nom. UN future Fcfc. 90.25 bid 90.25 bid 90.87 asked 90.75 asked March. 90.25 bid 90.25 bid 90.75 asked 90.75 asked April 90.25 bid 90.25 bid 90.62 asked 90.75 asked TONE: Steady. SALES:98 words
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Article41 1955-02-12 7 Spol Malabar quoted 46. Awaiting i Sarawak Spot 45 and lampong spot release at 4> Afloats at 45. 46 cents per pound sellers ex-dock. February 44'.. March 44. April 43.1 -sT Above prices quoted in U.S. cents per lb.41 words
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Article28 1955-02-12 7 NEW YORK, Feb. 11. m a i• Previous Today SSS2T 11 ***** 413 99 jj« s, Y 63-30 63.66 m stocks Composite Average 152.34 152.5528 words
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Article83 1955-02-12 7 Feb. 11. C °KW PhWpplae, UK/North PreVi a8 TOd 7 dellrered weight per COm "^i.^Vob/kanlU $2021, sellers COPBA StSS^cJ? 'Tk/^h UnQUOted UnqUOled Mar £72 buyers £72 buyers Mar/AiM-n £72 2 sellers £73 sellers ■ar April £72^ buyers £73 buyers <( "N', <„,. crudp £72V, filers £73'/,83 words
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Article171 1955-02-12 7 CURFEW GOES, BUT NEW BARS ARE ON P^ Perimeter curfew. I 0 *Wdh was imposed Jj, y"l'aii K Bahru new f h on c th e outskirts "n Sunday, after V, u t sh of «»e Kinta ""mo Guards on moSSf' Hfted thls i',' l^ authorities clampCUrl CrtL^ house V171 words
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Article, Illustration35 1955-02-12 7 picture. A i and dance number *>y Pupils of the Y.W.C.A. evening school at Havelock Road, at the association's Chinese New Year dinner, held at Collyer Quay on Wednesday. -Free PressFree Press - 35 words
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272 1955-02-12 7 JAPAN OF THE FUTURE A FUSION OF EAST AND WEST JAPAN will soon become the ''melting pot" of Eastern and Western culture, Mr. Ken Ninomiya, the Japanese ConsulGeneral in Singapore, said. "The Japanese people want to adopt the cultures of other countries and to merge them with their own," he272 words
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Article62 1955-02-12 7 Dr. Lim Chin Khean has been appointed chairman of the Works and Buildings Committee of the Kluang Town Council for the current year. The other members of the committee are: the Administrative Officer, (vice-chair-man), the Senior Executive Engineer, the Health Officer, Johore Central, Inche Mohamed62 words
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Article53 1955-02-12 7 A European from Kelantan has sent $100 to the Johore Social Welfare Department to provide clothing and other amenities for 16-year-old Rokiah blnte Alias who is now in custody of the department pending the result of a case in which her step-mother i.s accused53 words
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Article32 1955-02-12 7 Sir Maurice Denny. Bt former chairman of the shipbuilding firm of William Denny and Bros Ltd. Dumbarton, and first chairman of the Air Registration Board, ha.s died. He wa.s 68.32 words
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Article24 1955-02-12 7 The general council of the Malayan Christian Council will hold its annual meeting in Kuala Lumpur from Feb. 10 to lift. I24 words
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Advertisement71 1955-02-12 7 Wk mm* W II mmmt s 'm*e •**>*■ mi *55mM£> wmr li *^9M ft vSui&m^^S m& 9M mm 1 mmmmmx flK£ "".p 1 mfc. fIH mmr 1 Bfi Try a I I UOuj Ell fcjjjj Whisky Sour! J T?! i^^^" tt fl I P ar lemon juice I lord Calvert71 words
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Article318 1955-02-12 8 VILLAGE BEAUTY LED SAFE GANG fPHE villagers knew lonie Roberts as one of the prettiest girls for miles around. At 17 they made her their carnival Queen. Her mother was a widow, and early every morning lonie left her home at Well Cottage, j TrcsUMan, Cornwall, walked four miles to318 words
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Article171 1955-02-12 8 HUSH! THE CARD HAS A VOICE! 55 npHE people who sell 55 ss X Christmas cards have X' 55 started their shopping. SS ll Two hundred retailers >> >> saw a preview of cards << in London. 55 ss Seventy-five kinds were 55 on view prices from SS 2'..d. toPopper - 171 words
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Article, Illustration367 1955-02-12 8 The groom walked out after row IT was a happy wedding reception until the quarrel. Then the bridegroom walked out. So did all his familv. And the bride was left with her father and mother en her wedding night. That was the night the367 words
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Article54 1955-02-12 8 I^OUHTKLN-VRAR-OLD Pamela Halnford. of Southport will I one day inherit £20,000 under the will of the aunt she uaea to visii in the eummer. Miss Sarah Rainford, of Rm K wood, Hampshire, left £22,958 13s. Ml. net to her friend Miss HidOfli Lordlet for54 words
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Article56 1955-02-12 8 DOWN came the ham- mer on Lot 104 an j I upright piano. The I buyer housewife Mrs. E Hodges; the bid ls. Said Worcester auc- j: tioneer Thomas Tolley: "This is an all-time low ..We started the bidding i at X. 2. but Mrs. Hodges' I I56 words
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358 1955-02-12 8 Now widow Fath shows new champagne line ITS THE WOMAN'S TOUCH AGAIN LIKE a morning glass of j champagne after a night at the ball— that's Genevieve Fath's: fashion collection shown in Paris. She struck a note of triumphant femininity j which shook many from their fashion-sated torpor. The lights358 words
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Article69 1955-02-12 8 Sir Alexander Maxwell, former j chairman of the British Travel and Holidays Association, was (ordered to pay £1.500 damages to a husband in the I London Divorce Court. The award went to Mr. Jack I Vallance Midwinter. 44-year-old fi/m actor, of Kensington. Mr. Midwinter was also69 words
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Article61 1955-02-12 8 Mr. John Milward lit the gas for breakfast in his home at Little Wenlock. Shropshire, and th r His wife. Mary, and their rive-month-old baby. Marion, were blown out o JW but not hurt. Mrs. Milwards mother and three chfldi en were trapped by wreckage in another bedroom61 words
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92 1955-02-12 8 Hungary lifts edge of Iron Curtain BRITISH tourists will be able to visit Hungary again this summer after an interval of 15 years. Mr. Bela Bacso, head of Ibusz. the Hungarian State travel and tourist agency, said: "We are preparing for 10,000 to 12,000 Western tourists this year." BUT the92 words
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Article42 1955-02-12 8 Education will cost London County Council £30.d the coming year B2 m o, more than last year. Ana speed-up in secondary ggM building will raise the figure still higher next yen. J L.C.C. general purposes com mittee was told.42 words
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Article31 1955-02-12 8 Mr. Henry Ernest AtWnJ Leicester, one of an*' outstanding chess playe r died. He was 83. Be mad record by Winn ng the I ehess championship I times.31 words
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Article285 1955-02-12 9 Aid for a clean river is legal BRITAIN'S anglers have won a big victory in their long battle to keep the country's fivers clean. It came wh e n three judges in the Appeal Court upheld the right of the little man to seek help when he tackles a big285 words
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Article26 1955-02-12 9 British civilian workers at Bentwaters (Suffolk) U.S. Air Force station have asked for coaching in baseball this summer, instead of running a cricket team.26 words
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327 1955-02-12 9 SURGEON IS NOT 'LIABLE' FOR SLIP OF KNIFE There were tears in the eyes A of 42-year-old Mrs. Winifred May Nickolls as she left be Eondon Law Courts after b<anng three judges decide She would get nothing for an operation which she said ruined her life." }< ;r her it327 words
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Article54 1955-02-12 9 mm w wiCj aj many people apply the U I,honr M did before PostmStir th e Assistant Oan min Ge, c>ra1 Mr David f ,^t om C e Is making ting a V", r^ucing the ft* Lg 2?0 WO in the past years to a54 words
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Article547 1955-02-12 9 hope you live to regret tnis day all your life judge I THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. A JUDGE quoted from the Fifth Commandment and told547 words
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Article, Illustration54 1955-02-12 9 picture. Three times Phyllis O'Connor has competed in the annual Holiday Princess competition run by a large holiday camp. It was a case of third time lucky for 21 -year -old Phyllis who comes from Brierly Hill, Staffs. The contest was held at the RoyalPopper - 54 words
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Article212 1955-02-12 9 BROWNIE, 1 0, DEFIES MAU MAU GANG JEAN DAWSON could hear the crack of Mau Mau terrorist rifles and the thud of bullets on the walls of her bungalow home. Coolly she went on tending a wounded man. Then, calmly, she phoned the police. Jean Dawson is ten years old.212 words
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Article112 1955-02-12 10 YOUNG ARTJJJTS! Here's I a chance for you to use those paints, crayons or chalks J you so love to colour pictures i with and you may win a J prize! There are four prizes of S5 each to be won (two for boys and two112 words
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Article, Illustration309 1955-02-12 10 Rupert's River Rescue 10 When the rope s on (he rlocr Sam begins pull ng r. about tn all directions, ty.ng curious kncts hero •vrl there, md looking very thoughtful. I siy. what a muddle you're miking of UI says Ruperc. It's all in a tjnglc." S.un who ha* been309 words
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Article116 1955-02-12 10 A DOG is man's best friend they .say and possibly that was one of the reasons why so many of you coloured the picture of the boy and his dog published on this page la.st, week. Anyway, Aunty Wendy received some very good efforts and it now116 words
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Article678 1955-02-12 10 J(lHHHBHl^fc^^wii^^^^^*^**^^^*"'''™'™ l^^ Bl ™^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Bll^Wß^^^^^JH| WHEN Nicolo Polo came back from his interview with the Kublai Khan he looked so downcast that Marco and Maffeo did not need to ask what had happened. "So the Emperor will not allow us to leave China?" said Marco. "No. We678 words
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Advertisement77 1955-02-12 10 j I The Drug that Allays FEAR OBLIVON I (Methylpentynol) C A PS U LE S No longer any need to dread that visit to the dentist that important interview that vital examination that speaking engagement ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR YOUR DENTIST J ABOUT THE WONDERFUL NEW DRUG OBLIVON (Methylpentynol)77 words
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Miscellaneous156 1955-02-12 10 JBM L 1 I. 1 f Cloes Across.- 1. A kind of turnip. 7. It Is used In playing tennis. 8. Orinding tooth. 9, Father deer. 11. Hen" or "fowl" in French. 12, large member of the cat family found In Africa and tropical Asia 14, Sisters of your mother156 words
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Article, Illustration654 1955-02-12 11 BOB THOMAS - Jody meets her public-behind an ice cream bar BOB THOMAS Her refusal to do cheesecake' '■■■••••■■■•■IIMIIIIIIIIIilMiuilllllllllllllllllllllMllllllllllllllllllMtliltiiilillllllllllllllllllllMKIItltDIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIilM pictures earned her a ticket rpHREE years ago, Jody 1 Lawiance co-starred with Burt Lancaster in 10 Tall Men." Today she is a waitress in an ice cream shop In Hollywood. How could this654 words
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327 1955-02-12 11 Eugene Levin - Eugene Levin CHAKESPEARE'S Hamlet is deciding "to be or not to be'' in the Hindi language in an Indian-made movie now showing through India. Producer director actor Kishore Sahu "rewrites Shakespeare for the Indian screen/ 1 the advertisements proclaim. "Hamlet, a327 words
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Article67 1955-02-12 11 Cagney's half centurv JAMEB CAGNEY'B twenty--1,1 'ii anniversary a.s a 10,1 Picture star was cele- recently with the itarl i !l "i' th film, "Love Me e Me ul\ V m Novemher. 102') Cagney came to Holly- f rom Broadway, to oe- almost Immediately t the film city's major Do67 words
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Advertisement84 1955-02-12 11 fVifff m~**M mm SrU/lff A Your SMALL AIM. to Singapore 2800 Ex*. 108 iagyx :■'■:< BH "V B^ \Ws Warn *dssBm mWL, wtimWmW I mmwWmW. Jsl $m l^BlßLmui r*B If £m\ \w» if p Bjjffiffiß m mmm\wr^^K^lSkm\^mt //Ss"is&k tm\ I Ah MKjjft^a H immtyftto&fflk \mwz y -?%owk am vs wftKk4m\84 words
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Article484 1955-02-12 12 EILEEN ANDERSON - and NOW it's the LONG LINE EILEEN ANDERSON Says »THE Long Line, the line 1 without a waist seam, the line that gives a gentle, a 1 1-i n-o n e "moulding" from neck to hips— that's the line we saw at the first of the Big Twelve spring fashion484 words
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Article, Illustration513 1955-02-12 12 PETRIE LOUISE - The BIKINI is OUT PETRIE LOUISE iiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiii JPELW3EP I'll BfTfl^H "'llllllllllllllllllllll FASHION FORECAST FOR BEACH AND POOL MMIIIMMIM f*P'f\fiftQ IMMMMIMMIIIIM* I SAT in a newly decorat--1 ed beachwear salon in London, and watched girls parading on a car- peted platform in the kind of clothes we all hope to pack513 words
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Article152 1955-02-12 12 Italians' answer THE latest Italian answer to the H-line is the "Fabiani look"— "inspired by the columns of ancient temples." But the only part of the outline that seems to have received general agreement so far is the "long torso.'' The display of Alberto Fabiani in the Florence fashion show152 words
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Miscellaneous286 1955-02-12 12 I Hi Hn i i LUE J S ACROSS. 5 A singular change would make J iJ? 1 1 w d cnan »e (8). this young horse look silly (4). ft L ng tetween the street and fl Nets in a game (6) 0 J d ctlon (5) 7 Do286 words
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Article535 1955-02-12 13 Hotdogs are unknown hiiiiii imi i iii ii i iiiiiiiiiiiini 1 1 ii il '"""•'"•iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimii.i,,,,,, But these frankfurters bring tears of delight pVEN in hard times J liic Germans have enjoyed a fantastic variety of sausages. Bui now, thanks to the humming Gerin a n prosperity, the "wurst" situation has535 words
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294 1955-02-12 13 The prisoner had to buy the whole court dinner a local high school teacher. He had to resign from the Club. Another member was caught reading a newspaper. He was "imprisoned" in the Clubhouse "gaol/' then "tried." Club members prosecuted and local journalists defended him in a brilliant "mock trial."294 words
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Article457 1955-02-12 13 A QUIZ recently republished in The Bridge World magazine furnishes good ammunition for us I because the questions appeared in I the magazine for the first time 15 years ago The reason for digging them up and re-analysing them was to see how the old answers might have457 words
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80 1955-02-12 13 SEVENTY of Britain's leading magicians dined and danced at the Cumberland Hotel, London. In nearly every case their wives are their professional assistants. The occasion was the dinner dance of f he British Ring of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Said Mr. Geoffrey80 words
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Article, Illustration35 1955-02-12 13 picture. Case a is, Portugal, is the setting for today's wedding of Princess Maria Pia of Savoy, eldest daughter of ex King Umberto of Italy, to Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia. PopperPopper - 35 words
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Advertisement36 1955-02-12 13 j Tasty and hiph quality nardincH in ]mre olive oil Hontewirei know that thin world-famous brand of sardines is BBtßrpajted for quality, 70 Cim. per fin. THE STORE WITH A (g£/ TO OFFER I 1 HHIMIH36 words
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Article, Illustration180 1955-02-12 14 I hit you! RIGHT: Australian Cpl O'Neil (right) of Tengah wanted to mix it. His middleweight opponent, Cpl. Williams (K.L.), although bigger, did not. So their fight resolved into a hit-and-run match with O'Neil frustrated and outpointed. This is one of the few times O'Neil got within180 words
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Article, Illustration230 1955-02-12 14 LEN HUTTON - LEN HUTTON Says OiEST CRIKET is a young man's game, and I feel that in the next Ashes struggle in 1956 the team with the best youngsters will have the best chance of win- ninff. England have an extremely good attack In prospect with230 words
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Article33 1955-02-12 14 riM United Htate* squash cliampion.hlp* will be held at the Unl- vernity club In Detroit this weekm end, with a. Dlehl Matew of W Haver ford IVimsylavanla, defend«Ni la* »ii.gi«» utle33 words
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Article55 1955-02-12 14 BAN-BOXING BILL IS APPROVED A BILL to outlaw boxing and A all-in wrestling in Belgium has been approved by the parliamentary justice committee. Anyone organising, promoting or fighting in a bout could be tried for assault and battery under this measure and jailed for up to 10 years. Both houses55 words
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Article125 1955-02-12 14 ACCORDING lo the London 1 v representative of Leo Espinosa, the Manila boxer, a contest with Dai Dower, British »nd Empire i flyweight champion is being sought I by Espinosa. Benny Huntman, representative of the Filipino, said he had sug- j gested to Jack Solomons, theReuter - 125 words
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Article63 1955-02-12 14 I INDIA have decided to Invite the I Pakistan cricket team to tour j during the next "cold weather" or ln 1956, Mr. Amnam Ghosh. secretary of the Indian Cricket Board of Control, announced. Mr Ghosh said the board were Awaiting replies about an AusI tralianReuter - 63 words
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Article156 1955-02-12 14 (1) Who has won the more Tests England or Australia? (2) When were the All-England badminton championships first played? (3) With what sports do you associate:, (a) Ho Hin Weng, (b) N. Monerasinghe. (c) Chay Weng Yew? (4) While a soccer penalty kick is being taken a member156 words
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Article34 1955-02-12 14 Strong winds and choppy watera prevented Mr. Donald Campbell from making a first run on Fulhwater Lake yesterday in the turbojet hvdro-plane. Bluebird, built to beat the American-heTcT water speed record. ReuterReuter - 34 words
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Advertisement75 1955-02-12 14 2 The weekl) issue of the STRAITS BUDGET can be g sent by Air Mail to any address in the United Kingdom 3 at an inclusive rate of f $24.00 X 5 FOR SIX MONTHS 5 5 If you want the "BUDGET' while on leave or wish to make an75 words
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394 1955-02-12 15 Shocks at lively S'pore Turf Club general meeting 4 COUPLE Of surprise moves and a fair amount of A discussion made yesterday's annual general m eeting Ol the Singapore Turf Club, held at Robinson'a Cafe, a lively affair. t lure was a move by Mr. J. R. Foley, with the394 words
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Article, Illustration19 1955-02-12 15 Who is the local sportsman in this "ghost" picture? f Answer at foot of column 4).19 words
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Article20 1955-02-12 15 Baltimore Colts of the U. S. National Football League and coach Alan Ameche signed a two-year contract yesterday.20 words
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Article, Illustration71 1955-02-12 15 I A Seletar player has the ball and is sprinting for j the line as an opponent j comes ki to tackle him. Royal Air Force Seletar I "A" won the only seven- j a -side rugby fixture on j i the Singapore padang I I yesterday,Free Press - 71 words
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Article100 1955-02-12 15 I VICTORIA won the toss and J batted when a prompt star t was made to the match against the M.C.C. at Melbourne this morning. There was no play yesterday pwing to a waterlogged outfield. M.C.C. omitted Frank Tyson, the chain* lr m lhe original100 words
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Article109 1955-02-12 15 Willie Pep will stay 'retired' pORMER world featherweight champion Willie Pep will gmain retired in New York o n;/ c A ard,eSB ot whether o -not the National Boxing rdSJfcfction decides to reinstate The New York State Ath- t Commission received a n;n r or r0 fh FrCd Saddy chair109 words
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Article696 1955-02-12 15 CUP HOLDERS BEATEN IN K.O. NIGHT Free Press Boxing Reporter URING me a second, sponge away the stars! I am still trying to count them after last night's slam-bang Anchor Cup final, i Only four fights went the distance at the badminton hall when 3t Battalion Royal Army Ordnance Corps696 words
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Article139 1955-02-12 15 A PESHAWAR host had to use his double barrelled shotgun to give "covering fire" against ravenous hawks yesterday while the touring Indian cricket team enjoyed an open air meal. Sher Khan, captain of the Central Zone team which drew with the Indians at Montgomery, Punjab, was139 words
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Article230 1955-02-12 15 PATHETIC SULLIVAN THRASHED rpHERE can seldom have been a more harrowing or pathtic sight in a boxing ring than the so-called comeback of 24-year-old Sammy Sullivan at Spalding. Sullivan. brother of Britain's middleweight champion Johnny i Sullivan, was cuffed, cut, and j clouted for two and a half rounds by230 words
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Article106 1955-02-12 15 A new rule increasing the number of judges for amateur boxing ln the Olympic Games and the European championship^ has been made by the International Amateur Boxing Association The British Amateur Moxintf Association, announcing this, '.aid an extra Judge is being added to th»three judges106 words
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Article82 1955-02-12 15 FIVE Singapore Chinese footballers yesterday informed the Malayan Chinese F.A. secretary that they cannot play for M.C.F.A. against Admlra P.C. at Kuala Lumpur tomorrow. They were named for I selection on Monday. The players, who last week I refused to play for Sinoi Malays and Singapore,82 words
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Advertisement39 1955-02-12 15 Enjoy Yourself I THE OCEAN PARKI HOTEL I Splendid Entertainment I Programme I featuring I PerSOfUl Appearance I Miss BELLA LING I The most applauded I Singing Star I from Hongkong I Ring ***** I toe I Reservation*. I39 words
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Article435 1955-02-12 16 Sound bets each way at K.L Free Press Course Correspondent BIC ARDI (Race One), Nazakat (Race Three) and Pride Of Burma (Race Seven) are three safe each-way bets at Kuala Lumpur today, opening day of the Selangor Turf Club Gold Cup Meeting. All throe are435 words
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Article218 1955-02-12 16 TRESPASSES PELANDOK EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTtK BICARIH GOOD ANDREW BICARDI BICARDI Bit ARDI Rate 1 strong and Free EnterUiner Good Andrew Good Andrew Marcelle 2.30. Bucentaur Bicardi Marcelle Marcelle Good Andrew RRnwv rootv BROWN BOOTY KUMAR GRAZIE KUMAf ■i»« "?.°.r "J-" Browner Tita.il !w»'i*. tv218 words
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Article46 1955-02-12 16 20 Words $6 (minimum) DAVIS -LEONARD: The marriage of Donald Vernon Davis, eldest son of Mrs. T. Atkinson of London, to Betty Leonard, daughter of Mde. Kok Siew Chin of Singapore, took place at the Catholic Cathedral of the Good Shepherd on 11th February, 1955.46 words
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Article21 1955-02-12 16 20 Words $6 (minimum) IVESON: At Singapore Nursing Home 11-2-55, to June and Bill, a daughter Glynis Anne. Both very21 words
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Article35 1955-02-12 16 20 Words $6 (minimum) GARD REEVE: Engagement is announced between Lawrence John Benet Gard, Singapore Police Force, and Veronica Margaret (Jane) Reeve, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Reeve of Ridley Park, Singapore.35 words
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Article135 1955-02-12 16 TRACKWORK f anpton Lady, a recent winfJ ner at Bukit Timah. went like a winner on the training track at Kuala Lumpur this morning. With Don Patterson astride, she sprinted 3f in 37 4/5 sec in faultless manner. Cinder's Prince (Povall) broke from the half135 words
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Article753 1955-02-12 16 I RACE 1—2.30: CL. 4, DIV. 3— SAF. 1 144 Bieardi 4y Smith 9.00 2 000 Ali Baba 7y Tait 8.13 3—o Royal Wor ling ton II 4y Mawi 8.13 4 000 Strong Free 5y Jones 8.12 5 160 Marcelle 4y Franklin 8.11 6 608 Flag of Peace 7y753 words
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Advertisement208 1955-02-12 16 CLASSIFIED ADS. ACKNOWLEDGMENT 20 Words $6 (minimum) MR. JACOB YOONG Thanks the Doctors and Nursing Staff of Ward 2 and Mr. Oehlcrs, Dental Surgeon, G.H. for the recovery of Mrs. Margaret Yoong. He thanks also all his relatives, friends and pupils for their visits and prayers. Deo Gratlas. CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENT208 words
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