Singapore Standard, 22 March 1954

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  • 18 1 SINGAPORE STANDARD Hi^B^^^^^^^ 3H 4 Vol. IV. No. 263. SINGAPORE, MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1954 TWELVE PAGES 10 CENTS.
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  • 176 1 Rebels Pig In During The Lull SAIGON, Mar. 21. A^ Army spokesman I n Hanoi today that j .nh rebels were s between 200 and Gram the be- 1 .en 3. en Phu md a period o{ fare, like Verdun 114-11 war, is cxi v tffen■■m m bases r bat
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  • 29 1 Mar. 21. fH ter] Baring, G r last night r I to begin < tered ai ie b y h I Baring and Ear; G:'c-y.
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  • 532 1 Two Millionaires' Remains Involved Wrong Man Was Cremated Standard Staff Reporter THE Singapore Police have positively established that the bod* of Mr. Nils Eric A. Moller, 77-yeor-old ship owner victim of the BO. AC. Constellation aircrash at Kalian g, was incorrectly identified to the Coroner as that
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  • 141 1 THE U.S. NAVY now has two' new fighters, the Convair' XFY-1 and the Lockheed XFV-1. They are known as the "VTO j fighters", which means verti- cal take-off. The planes are erected on a flight deck m a vertical position, by means of a media- nical
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  • 714 1 Move To Paralyse KUALA LUMPUR, Sun.— The Central Executive Committee of the Malayan Railway Traffic Operators' Union decided by a show of hands today to take a strike ballot. The secret bailor, if it results m a strike, is expected I > paralyse the
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  • 158 1 Railways Glad Public Inquiry Is To Be Held LONDON, Mar. 21 (AP) Sir Miles Thomas. Chairman of British Overseas Airways Corporation, arrived today from his "on the spot' investigation of the Constellation crash at Singapore. '"I am glad the public inquiry wiil be a fullsacle examination of all the factors.
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  • 70 1 Siamese Twin Girls Succumb GREENOCK. Scotland. Mar. 21, (Reuter) Siamese twin girls bor n here to a 24-year-old Scots woman. Mrs. Mary Mount, yesterday, died this morning. The babies, joined at the lower part of the stomach, had been m an oxygen incubator throughout the night as doctors strove to
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  • 100 1 PERTH, Western Australia, Mar. 21 (Reuter) Queen Elizabeth today assured Western Australia that she and the Duk e qf Edinburgh "greatly look forward" to visiting the state. She sent th e message to the Governor, Sir Charles Gairdner, while the people of Western Australia awaited
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  • 139 1 LONDON. Mar. 21 (AP) Britain's sex-change sensation. Roberta Cowell, will never be able to bear children, her surgeon la:lier said last night. Major General Sir Ernest Cowell. General Eisenhower's Director of Medical Services ia th» Africaa campaign, said that after taking professional advice, he
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  • 91 1 Tanker Rescued By Tug THE 1.200 h.p. ocean rescue tug Silverside of the Malayan Steverdoring Transportation Company, yesterday went to the rescue of a South Korean Government tanker, the Chun Chi Ho. and is towing her to Singapore. The Korean tanker first contacted the Silverside by radio at 11.30 a.m.
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  • 116 1 LONDON, Mar. 21. (UP) While Billy Graham, with the aid of cowboy actor Roy Rogers drew 40.000 persons to a religious meeting today, a British trade union leader de- nounced Graham's "circus idea i of spreading the gospel" and j challenged the evangelist to
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  • 46 1 THE report m the earlyedition of the Sunday Times that 15 detectives, attached to the Anti-Narcotics Sub-Branch of the Criminal Intelligence Department of the Singapore Police, have been suspended was termed: "Utter nonsense.'" by the Police Secretary. Mr. Peter Claque. last night.
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  • 176 1 LONDON, Mar. 21, (Reuter)— The News of the World said today Sir Winston Churchill would retire from the premiership, when Queen Elizabeth returns from her Commonwealth tour m May. Similar rumours have been current recently, but there is no support' for them m official quarters.
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  • 93 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun.— The Kuala Lumpur Wing of the Malayan Auxiliary Air Force held its first ceremonial parade at the MAAF's training centre at the air port here today. Approximately 80 met> drawn from the Fighter Squadron and the newly-formed Control unit were on parade,
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  • 409 2 Sent A Threat Note To Woman JOHORE BAHRU, Sun.— A Well-known Johore Bohru sportsman, described "by defence counsel, Mr. David Marshal as "a respectable and happily married "man/ 1 was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment by the President of the Sessions Court, Mr. N. L.
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  • 112 2 The grievances of Singapore residents living m the Kempas j -Petaling Roads area about the j "Out of Bounds" signboards j will be taken up with the j Army authorities by City Councillor. Mr. Lee Choon j Eng. today. Mr. Lee told The Standard yesterday that he
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  • 87 2 BRUNEI. Mar. 21 (Reuter) —Priority has been given here to the SI 1.000.000 plan to link Brunei town and Kuala Belait at opposite ends of the State with a motor road. \t present more than half the journey has to be made along coastal beaches
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  • 140 2 Party Plans Its Line Of Action PENANG, Sun. Organisal tion of Chinese voters is one I of the main points of the Laj bour party, Penang, states m its annual report which will be tabled at the third annual conference on Apr. 4. Other points are: To make sure of
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  • 72 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Sun An armed uniformed terrorist was killed by a kampong home guard patrol m the Slim River area, Perak. The home guard, who were acting on information, recovered a rifle, ammunition and one hand grenade. A patrol of the Ist Battalion, Fijian Infantry
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  • 28 2 Factory Opens With A' Party PENANG, Sun.— The management of Messrs. Bireleys (Malaya) Ltd.. officially opened their Penang factory at Sungei Pinang Road yesterday with a cocktail party.
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  • 334 2 PENANG, Sun.— Mr. Ng Peng Wah of Pinhorn Road, scoring heavily m the orchid class, won the Banksian Medal of the Royal Horticultural Society at the Flower Show 1954, organised by the Penang Gardening Society today. Mr. Kg collected 34 points with his orchids which
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  • 48 2 IPOH. Sun wealth and E fei enoe— the w;i: be he'j Ju.y. The Ha ci), it is team ■Kited at the Bubjecfi throughout I a!..: En >ire the education for law st lea ability of adn wealth and E practise free v of the Common
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  • 36 2 MR. AND MRS. Boey Kirn Luen, who were married m Hongkong recently. The bridegroom, a Singaporean, is bow attached to the Hongkong Fire Brigade as an officer. Seated are the groom's parents and brother.
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  • 301 2 Husband To Stand Trial BATU PAHAT, Sun.— Ang Kirn Swee. charged with the murder of his pretty wife, Nar fee Chin (21) who was found stabbed m the Sultanah Theatre on the night of Jan. 1, was committed for (rial before the High Court by
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  • 93 2 MISS LEE SWEE EE. a staff nurse, who returned to Alor Star. Kedah recently from Britain after completing two and a half years' training for the Diploma of Registered Sick Children's Nurse at the Great Ormond Street Hospital. London. Among the things which .impressed her were
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  • 62 2 WAYS and means of how to alleviate the problem of prostitutes m Singapore will be the main topic of discussion when the Colony's Inter-Reli-gious Organisation meets today. The meeting which will be held at the Muslim Missionary Society's Heatlquartei^; m Geylang will also discuss the advice and suggestions
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  • 92 2 SIT Flat Merchants Condemn Rent Rise SHOPKEEPI been d a torn" to cent the S ngap h f men; T: mo m S- ng ?Q Tion-j Bahru v and sdopi d by i It v. i- present Presid o! th ril, M PJ\ the S :.'i Praser. I Entervii by
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  • 141 2 A Kampong Turns Over New Leaf SEREMBAN. S.. B --.ng m the Dis 1 Pilah w.i: h was to re-sett ten but w<'veor f Hue during which they to stop al he p to I m the an t, has I out to be one o* kampons^ m the S
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  • 48 2 KUALA LUMP Four armed Chin have murdered t* civilians m the Ku i of Johore. Four armed terr >* rt siiigie-barrel shot lour cartridges fron I guard m the Pag-»h Johore. A Chinese •>> accidentally ritoi i wounded by Becui it the Batu Pa^ i\ Johore.
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  • 121 2 THE Federation of, Singapore Goverem^r r ployees' Unions will start a campaign earl week to collect funds for the proposed $Wo,O<i" UwM ing which is expected to accommodate all Or 1 •■•■<•■ unions. A meeting ol The Pederatioo*E executive committee wflj meet on Monday to
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  • 147 3 Lee On Contract System Of S.I.T. 9fl uid.ird Stall Reporter TALLEXGE to the Improvement deny that no exists m the S.I.T. contracts 1 by City Coun- 1 •■at a *enant of P. shop bouse m Wham- > bad app ied to the on to have ci Dg. This was e:\
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  • 133 3 Passengers Get Cable Facilities Standard Staff Reporter TO FACILITATE 'he sending of te'.egrams by passengers of the "Caronia," the liner carrying ">oo American millionaires, which clocked m Singapore waters early this morning. Cable and Wireless Ltd.. have arranged to accept telegrams on boar 1 the ship. '•This." said Mr. C.
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  • 52 3 THE Chun? Hwa High School. Kuala Lumpur, st*?ed a concert on Friday at the Selansor Chinese Assembly Hall m aid of their school building fund. Tt>p picture shows "The Swans." and right. "A Chine>? Classical Dance." two song and dance items by pupils of the school.
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  • 308 3 Neutrality Is The Aim IPOH. Sun.— To keep itself clear of politics and religion, the Co-operative Union of Malaya, which is the central organisation representing the movement m this country, has decided to form various subcommittees to take over specialised forms of cooperation m
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  • 231 3 Lawyers Can Qualify Locally But... AN ASPIRANT to the legal profession m Singapore can qualify to be an advocate by reading m chambers of a local solicitor's firm, and then sitting for an examination, the curriculum of which would be set by the Bar Committee. "This," said Mr. A. J.
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  • 107 3 Ghost Is NOT Nun's Spirit MALACCA, Sun.— A suggestion that a ghost, which is believed to be haunting houses atop the Residency Hill, is the spirit of a Portuguese nun was refuted by Mr. L. M. Nunis. Secretary of the Malacca Catholic Action. "It could be anything but that of
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  • 81 3 DAIRY FARM ATTENDANTS RESUME WORK TWO hundred and forty attendants of the Singapore Dairy Farm Ltd.. returned to work yesterday after an eight- j day strike. The attendants reached an J agreement with the Farm's j i management on Saturday. Two of the three claims of the workers have been
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  • 49 3 KUANTAN, Sun. For the i I first time m Pahang and m the East Coast, the Capitol Open I Air Cinema will screen a 3-D j film here on Mar. 27. 1 The film which is to be screened is the "3-D Metro- scopix."
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  • 331 3 THE Social Welfare Department was able to successfully effect a reconciliation between Mr. and Mrs. X m an "interesting case" dealt with by Department m the month of February. This was stated m the Department's summary report released yesterday. Mrs X sought legal advice a
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  • 371 3 After SO Years Of Harmony MALACCA. SUN. If an order of the Muar District War Council given to a tiny village near Muar is carried out, the lives of 90 Chinese and Malay families, comprising 500 people, who hay« lived m inter-racial harmony and
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  • 56 3 THE Kelantan contingent of the Federation ot Malaya Police will hold a dance and supper on April 1. at the. new hall of the Teachers' Training College.' Kota Bahru. m aid of the Lady Templer's T. B. Hospital Fund. Tickets S5 double and (3 single can
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  • 223 3 THE Managing Director of the Straits Steamship Company, Mr. W. H. McNeill, told The Standard last night that all Company vessels have sailed from Singapore on schedule since Saturday's strike by 309 seamen employed by the firm. The ships were manned by members of the
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  • 67 3 FIVE Chinese were injured when a motor car driven by a learner was involved m a collision with another car, at the junction of Telok Kurau Road and East Coast Road yesterday afternoon. Three of them, including the driving instructor, were seriously hurt and
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  • 161 3 Prepare For Polls: Rahman THE president oi tha United Malays National Organisation. Tungkfl Abdul Rahman, yesterday asked all Malav> \n Singapore to prepare t-3 contest all 25 seats m the Colony's Legislative Council. He was speaking at 3 meet* ing of the >ix n brand! o( the t UMNO m
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  • 165 3 Health Dept. Appeal To Parents int. LrOvernmen.T ana n v Health authorities are appealing to parents to bring bheu babies for innocuiation a= soon as possible The authorities >n r that there is not enough response from parents of l n'»- j i under one year to the intidiphtheria campaign
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    • 78 3 Weather Report Minimum Tempenture: From 7.30 p.m. .>n 10th March to i.JO ajn. on Mst Mirch. Spore (7rtF>. Penan? (7SF), Kota Bahru (75F». K. L. (7".F», Ipoh (7!F). KuanUn iTOF). Maximum Tempfriture: r'rom 7.30 a.m. to 7..*»tt pan. <>» ?l^t Mir. Spore (9.3F). Penauij (9.1F) Kota Bahru (8.7F). K. L.
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  • 6 4 A PAGE FOR THE YOUNG
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  • 509 4  - Reading Brings Its Own Rewards REGINA SMARIDGE Ky vwwwwww HILE cleaning my daugh- ter's room the other day. I happened to knock a book •A* the desk. As I bent to pick it up. 1 noticed that a dollar bill had fal'en out. About to pocket H and give it
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  • 509 4  -  G. K. B. «y IF A poll be held at your srhool tomorrow to discover which is the most popular of all subjects m the curriculum. I could bet my boots that History would be a defeated "candidate." "I a:. not remember so nianv du:e>."' the majority
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  • 98 4 CHrST x-rays photographs of chimpanees from the famous Beta-am Mills Circus were taken at Olympia. London, In an effort to help doctors prevent them catching colds.' The chimps seemed to enjoy themselves as calmly and without fuss, they stepped up one after the other to the x-ray
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  • 164 4 XjINETY WOMEN from the United States and 26 other countries are this year's recipients of fellowships and grants from the American Association of. University Women (AAUW). The AAUW programme, designed to promote scholarship and constructive internationalism, is financed by contributions from the 126,000 members of the U.S.' affiliate of
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  • 663 4  -  DONALD MACROW By SIX BELLS of the morning watch, and a stiff, cool breeze blowing m from Spithead. Twelve-year-old Keith Rutherford, of 20th North Leeds Sea Scouts, has stowed his hammock on the dark main deck of the ancient frigate "Foudroyant"
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  • 29 4 ASTRID LEE of 174. Nathan Road. Fourth Floor. Hougkong would lik< to have pen pals m Singapore Hobbies: Letter-writing, movies badminton. basketball and collecting foreign coins.
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  • 391 4 m all parts of the world are studying m the United States under the International Grants, the newest phase of the AAUW\- 63-year-old scholarship project. As soon as the American chapter chooses a recipient from among candidates recommended by the other national associations,
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  • 84 4 X attractive 18? girl from E;_ v Texas, has nrodv. I I pa's fittest steer. Prom i Lfa brunetb S L .005-1 steer one S Intern; L :e i v .'.< 1; mighi k would en; going I. S Ea r Lavish d am Gran I I a
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  • 16 4 tries X under privati i were ooun Ami ed bj In ins the i
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  • 131 5 "SPEAKING Oi- nCTUKES" I c iS ##> •:3 Used Hi >■ FBn |70R every picture published on this page. The Standard A will pay $5. Send your pictures to "Speaking of Pictures" Singapore Standard, 128, Robinson Road, Singapore I. Each picture must be accompanied by a completed
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  • 642 5 Volume Of Business Is Year's Highest III! daily turnover inmri j> the wee.* pro- >st*d. Tins were strong liciii^njls very steady bat "uhlwr^ and Loans c»ntinued to contribute little the volume cf bn ;i- ->. whirti was th.» highest li ..ir t' K j «.'ur. j sd 1 te m
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  • 333 5 Indu>trials: Bt. Malaya Trustee Ex Co. Ltd.. $6.75, Consolidated Tin Smelters Girds 25 3, Fraser Neave Ords $2.05 to $2.07J Federal Dispensary $3.03, Gammons $3.30, Hammers' $2.90 cd cb. Hongkong Bank (Col) -SB6O to $367 i and £1041 Hongkong Bank (Lon) £;)6, Wm. Jacks $4.00 to
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    • 334 5 THE STARS YOU By RITA DEL MAR r r Ol> A V 8 QUOTATION: L "Fersererance has been defined as sticking to something yon're not stuck on." David T. Armstrong. MONDAY FOR EVERYONE: Deter important plans. d<v.-:o!is until very late afternoon and evening. You stand to benefit through Ix ends
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  • 832 6 Speaking with jreat hesitation, because this is 3 thin? yau have to feel rather than see, 1 cannot help feeling if by »ome miracle the British were to disappear tomorrow and the Malayan Civil Service were to fold up the Malayf hinese alliance would not be able
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  • 1340 6  -  HUGH LATIMER By NAIROBI. r THB "generals" of the Man Man army m Kenya nearly all took part m an earlier war with the British East African forces against the Japanese m Burma. A year ago they used to build elaborate underground command posts, with rooms marked
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    • 418 6 Siri Lately, it has become an unfair practice of certain heads oj schools 10 force Probationer teachers under trowing to give weekly demonstration lessons before a large gathering of probaiion- > rs. Principals and Masters ot Method alike. Tiic dim o' such lessons, h is maintained, is
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    • 143 6 Sir;— A Bill called The Hindu Marriage Registration Ordinance was published on the Bth of this month. It was stated that the Bill had been drawn up by the Tamils Reform Association. It was also claimed that the substance of the Bill had the approval of the
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    • 131 6 S.r; You wore quit€ correct m your analysis <>f the reason^ or motives which led Tungku A b d v 1 Ruhmaa to make the unsound and meaningless statement the other day to the etTect that while a noncommunal party is good and desirable, it is not possible
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    • 192 6 Sir: With reference to the Singapore Road and Street Directory and Guide to -Postal Districts dated November. 1953, I wish to draw the attention of the government department concerned with its compilation and the city department with naming of roads, the following: Cavanagh Road is shown as
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    • 130 6 Sir;— K is a well-known fact that Hindu Customs and manners prevail throughout the whole of Malaya and that Indian influence is ie!t m all the important Royal Ceremonies, yet it is surprising to see that not one Educational establishment of a recognised standard is run by the Indian
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    • 93 6 SIR: Much has been written unfavourably of Joseph AV\cCarthy m another daily and I would be gr&teful if you will give us the other side of the picture m a special article. A certain reverend gentleman m Ipoh has boldly labelled McCarthyism as "Fascism," but m an American magazine,
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  • 337 6  -  PHILIP DEANE By INDIA S temperance workers are up m arms. Andhra State is considering repealing prohibition. A committee formed by that Stcte to txcmme the results of prohibition ho; issued a report which speaks cf bootleggers, gangsters, smugglers, illicit Stills, octh-tub brews all the ingredients
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  • 13 6 "Best hard-luck st«n heard for years! Can sell the oinvir richts"
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  • 236 7 SIX BOMBS EXPLODE DURING CAIRO RIOTS Rival Student Factions Clash CAIRO Mor. 21, (Reuter)— Six homa made bombs exploded m Cairo yesterday, while rival groups of students demonstrated for and against the government. The Egyptian Revolutionary Command and the Civilian Cabinet which met for eight hours yesterdaywere understood to have
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  • 137 7 Body Of Inca Girl Found In Ice Cave >RK. (Jar. 21 (Rev- :rici.ekeeper red 'he body of a I Ino a giri "m a rave, a New -i report from San- yesterday. t lieved to he the specimen aj a -< toe past. •he body, 40t) years 3 na k
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  • 32 7 V \SHI.V ITON. Mar 21, ter) S Sstvy \:a r the %i rited States arged i ianger zone eai tests m the Pa ship was as Iran -4 March 1
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  • 26 7 Concrete Plan For A-Energy rois 21, Si rs pi Russia z rgi N >; S .i .-heID L" 1 that F 9 pi S kind of neni
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  • 76 7 LONDON. Mar. 21, (AFP)— The Bonn correspondent of the Sunday rimes wrote today that Soviet .-pies were discovered mi n the National Defence Bureau of the Bonn Government. The report said "derman Intelligence officials have discovered a Soviet spy ring inside West Germany's shadow defence
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  • 53 7 NORWICH. England, Mar 21, iRe iter) Mr, Dennis Wright, scoutmaster who i acted aa adviser to i' 1 d C Hmmunisi ofti•ia! P.. d Garland m his appea] a-:...::-; dismissal troni the Bo\ Seoul movement, baa re- from the Communist Party, This was revealed by his
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  • 140 7 nil HAGUE, Mar. 21. (Renter) —A Dutch official kcsnan last night confirmed that Russia protested o days ago through her Ambassador m the Nether.ds against the establishment of an American base on Dutch soil. i' c j bit oi the Ru is to make a
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  • 235 7 Photo. WASHINGTON. Mar. 21. (UP).— Congressional sources said yesterday that the Inited States new hydrogen weapons are far cheaper m terms of destructive power than cither atomic bombs or TNT. They added that the main eiTbrt now wiil be to perfect and refine them to
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  • 30 7 SEOUL.. Mar, 21 (UP)— All c ocks m South Korea will be turned back 30 minutes tomorrow to return the nation to itg pre-Japanese occupation time zone.
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  • 136 7 13 SECRET SOCIETY MEN SHOT Hongkong, Mar. 21 (Reuter) Communist China has exlecuted 13 alleged members of a Chinese Nationalist secret society said to be directed from Hongkong, according to a n issue of the official Peking People's Daily reaching here Another 27 members out of a total of 40
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  • 101 7 MICH AM England, March 21, (AP). —Henry Gumblc explained yesterday how he came to be lying m a roadway with a horse. In Gum ble's trial on a charge of being drunk m charge of a horse and cart, a policeman had testified he saw
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  • 305 7 MINISTER'S SON NAMED ASSASSIN IN SCANDAL TRIAL ROME. Mar. 21, (AP). A letter calling the son of Italy's Foreign Minister the "assassin' 9 tor a dope ring threw trie sensational Wilma Montesi scandal trial into an uproar yesterday. The explosive letter, signed by pretty. Patrician Anna Maria Monet a Caglio,
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  • 122 7 DENVER. Mar. 21 (Renter) A new weapon a gas which can kill jn seconds, is being made m a windowies< factory near here, it was officially learned yesterday. Lieutenant ColoneT S. .T. Efner. Deputy Commanding Officer at Rocky Mountain Arsenal, confirmed that deadly G.B. Gas
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  • 67 7 HISTORY is repeated here with the arrival of Queen Juliana. The village of Eede. Zealand. Holland, was where the Dutch Queen set foot on Dutch soil after five years of exile during the war. She visited the plate again to unveil a memorial m commemoration of this fact.
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  • 34 7 LONDON. Mar. 21 (Reuter) London's "Old Vie Company* 1 will give its production ol' Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream m North America next autumn, it was announced yesterday.
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  • 111 7 BANGKOK, Mar. 21, (IP).— William H. Cummings f Far Eastern regional director of the Food and Agricultural Organization, announced last night that the FAO had decided to make Bangkok its regional office on a "permanent basis." The decision was taken on t'ne fifth anniversary of
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  • 278 7 PRETTY 18-year-old Laura Zaghi remains nonchalant as she reads her newspaper while a couple of pythons lazily crawl all over her. The young charmer, member of a travelling circus m Italy, was once nearly strangled by one of the monsters, but she doesn't seem to
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  • 166 7 TOKYO. .Mar. 21. (AP) Hundred^ of Japanese g r!* who ordinarily would no! t» caught dead wearing glasses are shyly approaching Tokyo optical counters and spectacles. Opt.'-al salesmen b*7 ;i biggest boom m ye; r s of the gir'c are b ::.u I and three pairs
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    • 141 7 toeF XT WF^K-END? YOU WILL BE IN A L 0^ J fJerVy 4^%^ I Indtspensable fou'il b« more on your V iV^^Hl^^ g'^itr, bngncer, 'Veer. V/v4flflK^fc^gi^K T* L •i ail you n Wi rishermen, s- coc<ets oat r>oc con- jr 1:OJ of comp>te! y %f*&7ljßfc. 1 Golfers, I *eath«r D
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  • 43 8 TOKYO. Mar. 21, (UP).— Radioactivity was detected yesterday on several more Japanese fishing boats including one which claimed it never was nearer than 1.200 miles to the site of the Mar. 1 test explosion of a super powerful American hydrogen device.
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  • 289 8 Stabiles Will Not Be Dumped WASHINGTON, Mar. 21, (Reuter) The United States Government said last week it would not dump on the world market its supplies of critical and strategic materials bought under American stockpiling operations and which were considered to be m excess supply. An order issued by the
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 772 8 NORDOBUTSCHER LLOYD AND HAMBURG -AMERIKA LINIE JOINT SERVICE To Colombo. Genoa. Marseilles. Antwerp. Rotterdam, Ham bur Bremen. Spore P.S'ham Penang T& Biebersteia (NDL) 22Mar TA Kassri (HAPAG) 29Mar/sApr 6Apr 7/BMar MS Srkwabeasteia (NDL) 11/17 Apr 18 Apr 19/20 Apr TS Leverkasea (HAPAG) 5 UMay l2May 13/14 May Hons Kong Manila.
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    • 1180 8 lei:?4W BLUE FUNNEL LINE Tel2ll c» tines) MANSFIELD CO., LTD. KS£ S) Dept Incorporated m Singapore Carriers option to proceed via other ports to load and discharge cargo SAILINGS to LIVERPOOL. GLASGOW, LONDON CONTINENTAL PORTS. Due Sails P. S'bam Penang Automedon for Liverpool Glasgow G33/34 Mar ZS Mar 26/28 Mar
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  • BOOKS of the WEEK
    • 507 9  - A merican Journey D.W. BROGAN By Among: the Americans. By R<>m Landau. Hale. Pp. 219 21s. rr»HE Orated States :ike the i- creat Duke of Wellington, has been much exposed to authors. Travel books about America are astonisningly numerous. They present the problem, m most cases of why they were
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    • 1144 9  -  E.M. FORSTER By THESE two books are about India and the Farther East The writer m each case is a man of culture and learning who has done administrative work and whose outlook on history is not academic. Mr. Pa'nikkar is a distinguished Indian diplomat besides being
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    • 352 9  -  GUY WINT OK. Reginald Le May, a torincr economic adviser to ihe Siamese Governm?m. has written the first iotnprthfnsivi- study of the relation of Hh ;irt and hii-tnry of South-East Asia m The Culture of South-East Asia (A He'll and Unwitt, pp. 218 and plates. 4?s>. His chief
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    • 782 9  -  HAROLD NICOLSON By CINCE WJ. Couiihope's study <■' mote than half a century ago, there has been no EulWeagth i i ;sraphy of Joseph Addison. This is not surprising. Although the great Axtgustan wag < 1 immense importance to his contemporaries, he seerag to be m oomparison
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  • Page 9 Miscellaneous
    • 294 9 ITI AIW» By Al Capp NS)ST C*M I P^WCM? J -A_£ A CLEAN HOUSE f^C jl MSB X aJ<2Sj?^SeT TO W J YWULTbuT-STRAIGMT, HONEST > > P -^A?5 > Smi^rTO^AZZC^Z^r) _£252.!S* UK <*"-*• Si TEACH /RUNNIN- WONT DO VO' NO ouS& J _jfl_ «T NEEDS ?r ___/^«G_Kr £££!f£2£ TO N
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  • we the PEOPLE
    • 476 10 Sir;— The Edi'orial of the Times of the Ist March, captioned '"The Tappers' Wages"T indicates that it is a little disgruntled about the decision taken by the Tappers. It i» singularly unfortunate that the Negotiation Committee should be called m to receive all
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    • 213 10 Sir With great enthusiasm ;iie G tvernment launched the Rubber Planting Industry (Replanting) Board scheme for the benefit of the Malayan Planting Industry. In 1952 a Board W as set up to implement the scheme. Advertisements appeared calling for applications tor State and Settlement Replanting Officers.
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    • Article, Illustration
      159 10 Sir; The I >pi t the foundation »f the Nanyaog University hi> been widely discussed both m the Chinese and the English newspapers. I am very much impressed by an Englishman who has contribute) d "four-figure" sum of money to the Nanyang University. I had the opportunity
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    • 224 10 Sir: Your remark about there being no public authority apparently responsible for the Coll y e r Quay Car Park, should be taken m conjunction with the fact that some time ago Government agreed to lease this same site to the Singapore Club as an alternative
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    • 401 10 Sir; I wa.s rather surprised to read the letter from J. Manecksha of Taiping m a recent issue of your paper on the subject of the loyalty of the Ceyionese. In recent weeks, Mr. Manecksha has taken up cudgels on behalf of high Government officials, and
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    • 189 10 Sir;— Now that the 1953 Poppy Day Appeal has closed at the wonderful total of 5228.963.79. I want to thank you fo r your helpfulness m giving publicity to our efforts, and the public for their most generous and helpful response. The 1953 tot-il is only
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    • 221 10 Sir:— Although the Parents Association exists, I think it won't be amiss if I give my suggestions to the Press for solving some of the Education Department's current problems. In the area m which I live there is a government school called the Pasar Road English School. About
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    • 293 10 I^jCATHAY ORGANISATION jj, 1^" ATTRAOIOHS QUEfiH NOW SHOWING Nuw Thrilling Thousands >|\i.- i\ |>i;itso\ I'lll \MA/IN<. I Dr. GIOVANNI A* *J 2 WORLD'S ORKAItST PICK POC KIT I t.l\l\(» SPL(T\(TLAR 1 :/^Z-i* JL_ 2 DEMONSTRATION Ol- J&j *^™*^(fey INBM.IKVABLK FEATS STAGE SHOW DAILY jtJLB| Attraction To A^^^fc^ 'wwwww.wwwww IN PATHE-COLDIt
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    • 247 10 T .Ncou>»«y met Mr m WPiiAUn PWiITP Muni IECHNICOLORi or ML Plus! 3 STOOGES and MFCs RETURNED V-r i THANKS" C4LA PREMIERE TONIGHT 9.30 p In Aid of International House Fund <FOR TONIGHT OMY, Dorothy Amita. Serene Jean Chew. Shtrle> 1;m Juliana Tan. Juliet I>a X PERFORMERS V JOHNNIE JOHNSON
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  • 627 11 BROMWICH SHOW FORM FOR FA 'DOUBLE' Albion r^™J?\ FC 21 i^)- 1^ 1^ soccer league leaders West Bromwich Albion returned to top form against Blackpool yesterday and ran out 2-1 winfftiJ cud semi mK i thrC I ICad m the «*"i*™Wp race. AlbionTTbeiSy after fiv^ P nfZll«i an i d
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  • 1000 11 Mar. 2!. Reuter* Le igue -'unchngs alter t ;n.rches were P W D L F A Ptj ton S9 22 8 TO 4H 49 Ch 35 20 7 8 66 45 47 >„->p--39 20 M 45 49 ford •«> 18 7 11 13 57 4:: nun.im :8
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  • 451 11 AFTER 70 minutes of rousing, action-packed >««reer. the Rovers and the Marine Department SC were unable to decide their SAFA division 1 match at >alan Besar stadium yesterday, to close the game with goalless draw. smarting to settle we they were
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  • 54 11 .FRS Sporting Associajfer >emg he'd for 40 ttes. went for the to 1 Do-kyard 7—l m a match at the Naval netted their seven ighi v ess t ian te? The on v goal for c when Hutcbineai Chong Kum. Harith mcd the t»D P
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  • 45 11 Bahru Rri^rI Brotherhood v se^ en goals to I SA FA Division c match at Farrer Park i _r 3 rera were Ah Chang 3. Te •!< 2 and Eric Yin 2, Rangers. Sundram ed the sera only goal. I a refereed.
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  • 33 11 iDAN Kersenian asswrtec superiority to c o.;siy mexperh .ed Po.ce Boy Cadet XI 0 m friendly game of socf*r m preparation for the, Xwjth Competition at Jalan Btsi»r itadiUiii yesterday.
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  • 51 11 MELBOURNE. Mar. 20 (Reuter) Yvette Williams. New Zealand's Olympic long jump champion, beat the Australian women's shot put record here with a throw of 42 feet three inches. This beat the previous mark set by Vera Lawrence m 1952, by one foot and a half
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  • 253 11 EDINBURGH, Mar. 21, (Reuter). England, superior m all departments, beat Scotland by two *oals and a try 13 points to one try, three points, m the Rugby Union international at Murrayfield yesterday. Thus England gained their first triple crown success— victory over Ireland, Wales
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  • 24 11 RYE SUSSEX, Mar. 20 (Router' Cambridge beat On lord by eight games to seven m the annual inter-universitjr i°if match here today.
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  • 273 11 I LONDON. March 20.- (Reuter) Rugby League results as follows: Rugby League Cup third round: Hunsley 16 Huddersfield 7. Leeds :;l Workington Town 11. Warrington 26 York 5. Wigan 0 Ha' if ax 2. Rugby League matches: Dewsbury 16 Bradford Northern 29. Doricaster 14 Castleford 14. Leigh
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 622 11 NOTICES LAI PENG KWAN alias LAI PENG KUAN deceased. No. 21, Birch Road Seremban. NOTICE (Under section 141 of Probate Administration Enactment (Cap. 8) TVOTICE is hereby given that L creditors and others having claims against the estate of the abovenamed deceased should give notice thereof m writing to the
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    • 626 11 SITUATIONS VACANT KUALA LUMPUR MUMCirAL COUNCIL. 4PPLICATIONS ?.re invitee -T- for the following appointments: (A> Assistant Health Oftictr— one appointment. Candidates must hold re^istrabic qualification m liiediciiit and should prele ;ib': hold Diploma m Public Health or it- i equivalent or bave had some experience m P:;l!ic Health Work. Salary
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    • 842 11 Standard Service For The Unemployed AT \OLK MRVKI: Are <re« unemplo>fd and m need T« help you luu work the Singapore Standard I n mploymeni Burea* offers >uu tree space m thie column. Jum rail or »,,ut local Stand.trd office i.,r a s application torra «hui: >«>• should return with
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  • 321 12 MAY HITS 135 FOR ENGLAND PORT OF SPAIN, Mar. 20, (Reuter).— England scored 332 for lour at the close of play today, the fourth day of the fourth Test against the West Indies who declared at 881 lor eight. E- •r. were 291 ->r two > a' tea when May
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  • 162 12 ANOTHER SOCCERITES' VICTORY ST\*\ [IHWIMH "V* scored M impressive I—l victory MH MM Polite "A" in a S VF.A. Divisional' league nnvh it the Pol if Depot yr»t'.*rd.i» Thu was Star Jiwitritn third win m three ng t:e -v ed eonstn the nders and g a k eping by ►ught
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  • 25 12 1 ires S apore Cri< ket begin today I odaj a r the src 1 t r-Smith be >• (the c asses
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  • 158 12 j Eddie Choon Q of Pen- J C ang, Malaya, who retain- 2 ed his All England singles J title m London yesterday, makes a tricky shot while Z 1 warming up ior his mat- j 2 ches m the tournament. Z Eddie beat Canada's Z
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  • 748 12 WORRELL WEEKES PASS THE 1,000 MARK AGAINST ENGLAND By LINESMAN THE Three Barbados representatives m the West Indian team Walcott, Weekes and Worrell have as;ain hit the headlines by their batting m the fourth Test' now m progress m Port of Spain, Trinidad. Worrejl >"■ Weekes. by, their ootributions, have
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  • 152 12 Chan See Decides For Haikowyu A last minute goal by Chan See enabled Haikowyu Sports Club to beat Young Men Muslim Association 3-2 m a S.A.F.A. Division 2 League match at Fairer Park yesterday. Ayoob opened the score for the "Muslim m the sth minute I when he netted oil'
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  • 516 12 IN very iloselv fought out match under fine weather conditions. J. C. Stirling defeated T. 11. A. Potts, two up. to win the annual Island Club championship yesterday mornia£. Pj'U started oil shakily by driving out-of-bounds from th^' :"h>' f .>e bui he recovered quickly
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  • 595 12  - ONLY ONE WORRY LESS FOR MALAYA JEFFERY JAMES There's Eddie Now For Thomas Cup Singles EDDIE Choong's grand victory m the All England singles find *i Saturday he literally whipped Don Smythe, Canada's No. 1, 15-5, ls-6 m 20 minutes without even troubling to change for the froy- shows that
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  • 374 12 BRIGHTER CRICKET AS COLONY BATSMEN GO FOR THE RUNS By Standard's Cricket Reporter IF the watchword this cricket season is 'Brighter cricket,' the Colony's batsmen really meant business yesterday. In friendly matches played m various parts of the island, high scores and hard hitting: was the order of the day
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  • 448 12 BELOW are the weights for the Second Day of the Singapore races on Wednesday and two races for the third day. SECOND DAY CL. 1 Div. 2 6 Furs Elturius 9-00 Golden Dolphin 8-12 Fifty Grand 8-11 Wonder Gold 8-10 Box Office 8-07 Skryne Primrose 8-07
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  • Page 12 Miscellaneous
    • 44 12 SAFA League. I' F ilau Brfi a' 2 SCC v S'uwf > Fcding: D aa bI r SHB >• r F ft 5: R idj Mas r >■ k Club it C Altxi d 1 r panions ai B I -.RELF rer tea i K.- y* Regt
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