Singapore Standard, 12 May 1955
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Title Section12 1955-05-12 1 Singapore Standard Cjte SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1955 14 PAGES IS (FATS12 words
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229 1955-05-12 1 HUNDREDS of buses belonging to seven fe QwMSi bus companies m Singapore c roads for two days, from 5 a.m. n who man these vehicles l p-." >test" against the action taken rse the '•dismissed' workers of nated Bus Company, from their229 words
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61 1955-05-12 1 n0 Tdls Press v Taipei Talks X <:ids .lionahsis tra ..rut i (uarter^ l re. ■dI N n I ing I i ission on he ?aid. H did not Comma* W f conEse t recent I opI lo ruled out ar. I m of61 words
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Article55 1955-05-12 1 BAGDAD. May 11. (Renter) Police have captured a "Communist Underground Ccnhcadquarter?" m the Sutniya district of Kurd:>tan. Northern Iraq, it was learned today. v )!'•>• pei pie described as ictive Can nunista, two of men, were arrested trial by a criminal Large quantities of "highly nportant"55 words
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Article492 1955-05-12 1 K. C. ARUN - K. C. ARUN Malayan Thai Units Scour Border Area For Elusive Chin Peng By KROH, Wed. The biggest Malayan-Thai man-hunt of the Emergency for Chin Peng and his selected band of security guards is under way m the Betong district of Siam near the Perak-Kedah border. The492 words
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Article127 1955-05-12 1 TAPPER SHOT ON HIS WAY HOME TELUK ANSON. Wed.— A 20-year-old Malay tapper, Kulop bin Senih, was admitted to the Teluk Anson Hospital with a gunshot wound this morning. He was stated to have been shot at by another Malay at Kampong Telok Sareh, about 20 miles up-river. The incident127 words
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Article53 1955-05-12 1 HONGKONG. May 11 (Reutert. Four days of ram have Drokcn the year-long drought m South China, where famine condltion.s were reported by the Communist newspaper, Southern Daily, m Canton. The newspaper said that peasants were forced tc sell their children, clothes, cattle and farm implements53 words
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236 1955-05-12 1 EE BOON LEE - MY SON IS CHINA-BOUND SAYS FATHER EE BOON LEE It's Useless For Me To Try And Get Him Back' By A WORRIED father who yesterday sought the help of The Standard readers to trace his missing son is now convinced that he is a victim of the "Return to China"236 words
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Article, Illustration81 1955-05-12 1 hare gone as he had no money for his passage. Much as he loves his missing son, eldest of his eight children, Mr. Koh will not cable Hongkong authorities or go there to intercept his son if he is Red China-bound. t "My son/ he said,81 words
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248 1955-05-12 1 Southern Vietnam Civil Strife Flares Up Anew Rebel Forces Launch Attacks SAIGON, May 11, (IP)— Civil war flared up anew m Southern Vietnam today when strong rebel forces attacked government troops m the nations southern rice bowl, southwest of Saigon. I Fighting erupted after a week-long lull between the regularU.P.; Reuter - 248 words
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Article122 1955-05-12 1 65 Die In Ferryboat Collision TOKYO. May 11 (Router) Japan 's National Railway Corporaiion reported 65 personi. had perished and another -22 were n>i- s s(i«s i<MM* ilfr--14 hours after t.vo #«ilway Terry boats collided m Japan Inland sea. The Shiun Maru. 1.499 tons with an estimated 779 persons aboard,122 words
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Article31 1955-05-12 1 THE Governor, Sir John N'icoll. will leave Singapore on retirement on June 2. His successor, Mr. R. B. Black will arrive towards the end of June.31 words
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Article160 1955-05-12 1 WARSAW, Poland, May 11, (UP) Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin sail today Russia "regards positively" a meeting: of Big: four chiefs of government and will study carefully tht Western invitation. Bulganin told a security conference attended by the Soviet Union, seven East European nations plus Communist160 words
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82 1955-05-12 1 R.I. WOMEN'S BODY SLATES PREMIER ALI JAKARTA. MY H (UP)— Indonesia's la»cst women'b organization oined Pakistani women leaders today m criticizing the second marriage of 'akistani Prime Minister Moiammod Ali. The Cental Committee of Pcrwari stted its regrets MohammedAH had hurt the feelings of .ndonesian women by bringin his second82 words
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Article86 1955-05-12 1 JAKARTA. May 11, (Reuter) Indonesian technical experts would soon begin laboratory examination of wreckage of the Air India Constellation "Kashmir Princess" which was brought here today from Borneo. Chairman of the Investigation Commission. Mr. Imawan, could not say when the scientific examination would be concluded. Representatives86 words
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Article159 1955-05-12 1 pNNES. France. May 11 A The French film «l>ssirr Noir" was angrily w hchawn from the Film fstival here today bemse three judges came ite from a Russian vodka ;arty. The film wa s shown on Monday night on schedule. but three judges159 words
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Article175 1955-05-12 1 SEREMBAN, Wed.— lnche Ahmad Haroun, Assistant District Officer of Durian Tipus and a well-known Negri and All-Malayan hockey player, and Inche Baba, a Malay Forest Ranger, were ambushed this morning by over 20 terrorists at the Bth Mile, Kuala Klawang Pertang Road. The two were travelling175 words
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Article40 1955-05-12 1 BONN, May 11 (Rjeuter).— A Royal Air Force helicopter based on the island of Sylt near the German-Danish border yesterday rescued three German fishermen, who had been trapesed on a mudbank for more than 20 hours.40 words
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Article159 1955-05-12 1 fERCUSSON LET the Singapore and the I Federation o! Malaya Govj crnmentd provide the security and the encouragement and: j progress would not be halted. i Sir Ewen t ergusson. chairman of the Straits Trading Company Ltd. stated at the annual general meeting m Singapore,159 words
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Article50 1955-05-12 1 COLOMBO. May 11 (Reuter) Mr. RajU Coomara.swamy. Assistant Secretary to Ceylon's Finance Ministry, loft here today lor a fiveweek tour of London. New York. Ottawa and Tokyo to find out how much Colombo Plan aid and United Nations technical assistance, Ceylon will get next year50 words
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Advertisement43 1955-05-12 1 Lpi V rotihlc .Net-Wir* HEOKC LEE «c CO. B a meal on its own 'sos I BLUE Nhu« CREAM SMOKEY b GORGONZOLA PROCESSED CHEESE "oilobie m 41-ox., 12-ox. and 4-lb.) °"> ENGLISH TASTY CHEESE available m 8-ox. tins) A RSK COLD STORAGE CO. LTD.43 words
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Advertisement58 1955-05-12 1 SHELL MOTOR OIL V9l QUALITY f -1 KETTLES <| f&^^\ C2J& Prices Spore Pcnong Fedcrotion Polished D 5173 3 Pints $28 $30 Aluminium D 5175 5 Pints $30 $32/50 Chromium D 5353 3 Pints $40 $44 Plated D 5235 5 Pints $46 $50 Advertisement o1 THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. tMALAYA)58 words
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Article307 1955-05-12 2 Conflicting Claims By U.S. And China TOKYO, May, 11 Peking Radio asserted that one Sabre jet was shot down and two others were damaged m a clash with MIG jets off North Korea on Tuesday. A broadcast said the U.S. planes flew over Manchuria. AA.P.; U.P.; Reuter - 307 words
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87 1955-05-12 2 It Was Not Intelligent In Any Way BILLING HAM. England, May 11 (Reuter) Thirty-four children taking the entrance intelligence test for the local Grammar School found it all too easy. They had been given the examination papers three weeks before. The actual paper was used as a practice test by87 words
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Article159 1955-05-12 2 COMMODITY PRICES it CLOSING rubber prices (rents per Ib) m Singapore yesterdaj were: Bujers Sellers No. l K.S S Spot Loose fll f> 1 1 No. 1 R.S.S fob May fIOJ 91 No. I 88; 884 No. 3 87u 87 Tone; Quirt. TIN PRICE The price or tin yesterday (per159 words
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Article98 1955-05-12 2 JAKARTA. May 11 (AP).— The Indonesian-United States tin agreement which should have expired last March has been extended till the end of June, the Department for the Sale of Mining Products said. Notosudirdjo. head of the department, said the contract was extended because the U.S. Government's98 words
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138 1955-05-12 2 EXPECTANT MOTHERS MUST NOT DRIVE CARS BEACONSFIELD. May 11 (Reuter) One of Britain's top ffynaecolopist said m court here yesterday that no woman expecting a child btf allowed to drive a car. He is Dr John W. Bell, of Harley Street, and he was giving evidence for Mrs. Glaydys Sinc'air.138 words
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Article258 1955-05-12 2 ALOR STAR, Wed.— An ex-Penang police constable, Ali bin Yacob, was today sentenced to death for fatally stabbing two policemen while having refreshments at a coffeeshop at Kampong Pulau Sayak m Central Kedah on Jan. 23 m sentencing Ali, the judge, Mr. Justice Hili, held258 words
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Article110 1955-05-12 2 Reformer's Daughter Is Divorced LONDON, May 11 vßeuter) Mr. John Sleigh Pudney, 46. author and broadcaster was granted a decree nisi m the London Divorce Court yesterday because of adultery by his wife. Mrs Crystal Selwyn Pudney wi'h Mr. Lionel Ramsay Hale, broadcaster and p.aywright. Mrs. Pudney is a daughter110 words
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Article34 1955-05-12 2 ROML, May 11 (Reuter).— The Italian tricolour, green, white aiyl red. fluttered from all publ.'j buildings throughout the country today as Giovanni Gronchi prepared to assume his office as President of the Republic.34 words
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Article288 1955-05-12 2 Tovmi T*hnt> 1 a so consider action to ex--1 iuiii ruye press sympat hy with Hock pore Traction Company, Tay Lee Bus Company employees, Koh Vat and Keppel Bus if no amicable settlement is Companies, on the question reached soon of their joining the proposed The288 words
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127 1955-05-12 2 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. Is it an offence to overtake a vehicle on the left? This was the big question posed before Inche Abdul Rani, the Second Magistrate, here today and his ruling: 'It is not necessarily an oilence." It came up for deliberation127 words
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Article117 1955-05-12 2 MALACCA. Wed.— The President of Malacca Sessions Court, Mr. G. R. T. Chelvam. today convicted and fined On? Hen? Chan, 46. $750 when he pleaded guilty to permitting his room m Java Road To be used for opium-smoking. Inspector S. M Pillay, prosecuting, said117 words
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Article54 1955-05-12 2 LOLXDOX. May \1 (AP)— The election manifestoes of Britain's big three political parties were published m Braille today for the nations blind. The volume was produced by the Royal National Institute for Ihe Blind, which will distribute it free of charge. "We expect it to be m54 words
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Article70 1955-05-12 2 Chasers Gave Her A Surprise HOVE. May 11 (Reuter) vSeveral people joined m a paper chase through the streets here yesterday retrieving pound sterling notes. The money belonged to MLss Isabel Pringle. and dropped from her handbag while she was walking to her holiday hotel. When she went to report70 words
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Article125 1955-05-12 2 NEW DELHI, May 11, (Rejter)— A number of key leaders of the Naga National Council which has been agitating for independence for ijagaland m north-east India, have been arrested m Bu*ma and sent back to India, the Times of India reportei today. The newspaper's125 words
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Article52 1955-05-12 2 BUTTERVORTH. Wed— A syce. Bedin ton Harun. received a nasty black.eye and a swollen cheek, on boa-d the train ferry launch. Eliabeth," m the Penang harbtir last night when a race iorse lashed out at him with its hind foot. The syce wa: admitted into the52 words
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Article209 1955-05-12 2 LONDON, May 11, (Reuter)— Marshal Nkolai Bulganin, the Soviet Prime Minister, told a conerence of eight Communist countries m Warsaw today that coexistence was "the invariable principle of Sonet for- eign policy." Tass, the official Soviet news agency, reported his statement at the opening of209 words
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Article, Illustration21 1955-05-12 2 PALMIRO l.- 3 M ul th, munisi V Mrs YiUunu HWMt) i at frfcstc having^ during M.*> h, A.P.A.P. - 21 words
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292 1955-05-12 2 Britain Faces Nationwide Dock Strike Threat LONDON, May 11, (Reuter)— Britain again faces the threat of a nation wide dock strike as the result of a union decision which is reported to have been taken here last night. The National Amalgamated Stevedores and Docker?' Union is reported to be planning292 words
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Article37 1955-05-12 2 Bok w. when i -a pore opium. On mo] pas Ha: fined I x mn prisonmc Acc> I tion cor. j as he was gangway of orpora 23 at 11 a.m F opium were Hie tV37 words
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Advertisement122 1955-05-12 2 So fashionable to give Such a pleasure to own Z. 'm^v. j L Roman Cidcf Lighter h*-« tar Urn kmm i F ■> r :.gn:*r H I pr.rr ifl Ronton Flo-Line Urn rr^,: wmlUbj g Mm -r oh ftu Urn RaßMa HtLIM lighter c' :.-if f.Ure.. Senior* Whirlwind L-i"-- :d122 words
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Advertisement189 1955-05-12 2 I $250,000 Worth of Textiles Must Be Ckani'. I PEOPLE OF ALL RACES FROM W CORNERS ARE MEETI\G A! THE I "CORNER" SALE for purchases at WHOLESALE PRICES J A Golden Opportunity for Hati Raya P* It's the Most Sensational Si of the Town!! Look at these wonderful I Dyed189 words
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288 1955-05-12 3 'Give Us Water', The Kampongs Call To Minister im C r> of bB.OOO kampong dwellers of Singapore Lfeitfaj was: -Water! Water! and more water!' when h Minister for Lands and Housing, inche Abdul jn:( Mi Urn Jumat, visited them. M r water came from the inhabitants Kampong Lbi (Malay Farm)288 words
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Article51 1955-05-12 3 Work On 4 More Schools Under Way way I i begun ted to be comi next :nore be hools year. the H .er two for 640 be twe I ate I -00. re than g t atl ng 1 1 have pr I frr the Ra> g eniox e\ ices.51 words
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Article20 1955-05-12 3 POLICE SQUAD KILLS 3 REDS LUMP R We H by a Police Special m the Ka 3 M r.- <r::-20 words
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Article13 1955-05-12 3 Amah Gets Electric Shock San- H og froi received -ome I lO C.ay13 words
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Article23 1955-05-12 3 PF\.\\ Wed Cash of J 11 reported ising f n and Co a toyB hop Street j nln«. Police are iting.23 words
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Article, Illustration120 1955-05-12 3 Rotary's Farewell To Nicoll MEMBERS of the Singapore Kotary Club \eslerdmj paid tribute to the retiring Governor Sir John Nicoll. at their weekly luncheon given m his honour. Lx pressing warm appreciation for the cooperation and interest shown by the Governor m all its activities. Dr. A W. S. Thevathasan.Standard - 120 words
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Article, Illustration346 1955-05-12 3 Chance For The Fans To See Films Stars Gottlon Harvest Awards NEXT Tuesday and Wednesday* will be momentous days for film fans. For on these two dates, Six of the films entered for the South-east Asian Film Festival will be shown to the general public at the rate of threo346 words
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319 1955-05-12 3 First District Hospital May Be In Katong Taking Medicine To The People SINGAPORE'S First Dictrict Hospital under the new Government's programme of decentralization of the medical services is well advanced m the planning stage. This was disclosed by the Health Minister. Mr. A. J. Braga yesterday. Mr. Braga said that319 words
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Article66 1955-05-12 3 THE mobile unii oi the Singapore Blood Transfusion Te obtained another 29 donors on its second visit to M i Donald hoi:-c yesterday. They were a I employees ol 12 business offices m the building. 1 hts brings the total m two consecutive visits by the66 words
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Article123 1955-05-12 3 New Liner For World Cruises THE Holland American Line \s completing financial negotiation for the construction of a U5528,000,000 liner which may call here on world cruise? An Associated Press report from New York said that Johannes F. Posthuma, president and director of The Netherlands National Bank for re construction.123 words
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Article107 1955-05-12 3 Malayans To Observe UK Polls MALAYAN students m London wii! be given the opportunity to study the general election In Britain, to be held on May 26. Three students from Malaya have already observed a meeting this week organised by the Liberal Party and attended by invited members of the107 words
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Article60 1955-05-12 3 AFTER stealing a bicycle '.eft outside Telok Ayer Market a man broke open a hen coop Jtid stole three chickens valued at SI S. the Singapore Second Criminal District Court was told yesterday. The man, Chan Ah Kow, with a record of ten previous convictions, was60 words
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Article46 1955-05-12 3 PENANG. Wed. —No reward was paid to members of the public for information leading to the capture or killing of Communist terrorists during the month of April. A sum of $500 was. however, paid for information leading to a contact last month.46 words
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Article84 1955-05-12 3 MR. JOHN EDE. Progressive Assemblyman for Tanglin, will he at 83-3 North Buona Vista Road, Singapore, on Sunday from 10.30 a.m. To help solve any problems the people of his ward may have. This is m keeping with Mr. Ede's policy of going out to his84 words
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Article81 1955-05-12 3 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— A resolution urging Government to appoint an independent wages commission to examine the country's present wage structure and recommend a minimum wage for workers, is one of 12 resolutions to be put before the first delegates' conference of the National Union of Factory81 words
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Article193 1955-05-12 3 St. John's Must Have A Doctor IT Is absolutely essential to have a resident medical i officer at the Opium Rehabi- litation Centre on St. John's I Island, the Permanent Secretary to the Minister for j Health. Dr. R. H. Bland, said yesterday. Dr. Bland was replying to a reader's193 words
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153 1955-05-12 3 World War II Hero Dies Of Pneumonia VANCOUVER, May Stewart, first man to raise 1 after the Japanese capital; yesterday. He was 46. A detective with the Vancouver po.ice for 25 years, he died a week after contracting pneumonia. At the outbreak of the Second World War he joined 11153 words
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Advertisement166 1955-05-12 3 Introducing CRISPIN ike NEW CHOCOLATE WAFER SANDWICH try it You'll like it! Available m Singoporc Penang Only. A PRODUCT 7/ie wor/c/ famcus family of TIGER medicinal products CHEE THONE SAN Provides Instantaneous relief for Toothache, Earache, Stomach ache, Muscle Pain, Indigestion, Backache, Colds, Sore Throat,' etc. ENG AUN TONG IHE166 words
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360 1955-05-12 4 SQUATTERS SAFE UNDER RENT LAW, 50... KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Squatters entrenched m hovels m the heart of the Federation's metropolis, have forced to a standstill more than $20,000,000 worth of projected cinemas, shop houses and modern homes. ln rudu noaa, near the360 words
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102 1955-05-12 4 This Man's Death May Appease 'Ghost' On Horseback PENANG, Wed.— The ''ghost on horseback/ appeared to have been appeased through the sudden death, under tragic circumstances, of a 52-year-old Chinese m a liquor shop m Hutton Lane this morning. The "ghost" had de- manded a life for tipping a lucky102 words
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Article303 1955-05-12 4 BLINDED by blood, after he was hit on the forehead with a knuckle-duster, a Singapore provision shop proprietor, 29-year-old Wong Sian Fung, fought back and put to flight a gang of thugs who attacked him m his shop at Sims Avenue, yesterday afternoon. The gang, consisting303 words
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317 1955-05-12 4 Judge Asks For Explanation MR JUSTICE Knight expressed astonishment m the Singapore High Court yesterday, at the long delay of 15 months which a District Court took to forward the grounds of judgment to an appellant. "I think it is317 words
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Article144 1955-05-12 4 Sign Post Hit And Hit Again PENANG. Wed.— The much battered "Keep Lett" traffic sign posts 1 erected by the Penung traffic committee on the centre of Penans Road near the Campbell Street /Hutton Lane junction received an annihilating blow from B car for the 13th time last night. The144 words
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Article80 1955-05-12 4 DONCASTER. May 11 (Reuter) Strikers m the Yorkshire coal mines continued a slow return to work today but 65.--000 men remained idle m 40 pits as a result of the stoppage. A National Coal Board official estimated that the amount of coal lost through80 words
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209 1955-05-12 4 YEO Cheng Lim, a 16--year-old Chinese school student, who felt he lost face when he failed his examinations tried to commit suicide by drinking caustic soda. The Singapore Fourth Police Court was told yester- day, that Yeo. the adopted I son of a209 words
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Article63 1955-05-12 4 BUTTER WORTH Wed. Kuala Muda. a fishing village m Province Wellesley north, will not have a police station despite its claims for one. Officer-in-Charge of Police District, Butterworth, has sent a letter to Mr. C. A. de Vries. chairman of the Rural District Council. North,63 words
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Article152 1955-05-12 4 Ten Years For Killing A Man KOTA BHARU. Wed. A sentence of 10 years' Imprisonment was Imposed on 26-year-old Seman bin Mamat today after he was found guilty of manslaughter m the Assizes. The killing occurred a few month? aco at Karrpong Gertak Nik Haji Daerah Panji. a district of152 words
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Article49 1955-05-12 4 SEREMBAN, Wed— Lew Chow Kit. 44, was attacked by a gang of thugs m Carew Street, near the Seremban Market, last night. He was admitted to the Seremban Hospital where his condition is reported to be "serious." Reason for the attack Is not known.49 words
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Article48 1955-05-12 4 COLOMBO. May 11 (Reuter) Air Commodore H. W. Mermagen arrived here today to become Air Officer Commanding the Royal Air Force m Ceylon, m succession to Air-Vice Marsha] J. Cox, who is to become Senior Air Staff Officer. Firing Training Command, m Britain.48 words
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Article50 1955-05-12 4 MUAR, Wed.— For carrying an excess of two passengers on Nov. 29 last year at the junction of Jalan Salleh and Jalan Ismail, Muar, Quek Hian View, the driver of a motor lorry was fined $25 or two weeks' jail by the Muar Magistrate. Inche Pawan Ahmad.50 words
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Article76 1955-05-12 4 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed.— Headquarters, Malaya Command, today announced that Troopers D. W. Stock and D. E Roberts, of the 15/19 King's Royal Hussars, were injured when their armoured car overturned on the Sunge,i Siput Ipoh Road on Monday. The accident occurred when the vehicle was negotiating a76 words
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Article163 1955-05-12 4 A three-and-a-half-month-old baby, Linda Susan Sterland, was found dead m her pram, when her father looked for her the first thing m the morning, the Singapore Coroner's Court was told yesterday. A. E. Sterland, a safety equipment worker at R.A.F. Tengah. told the Coroner163 words
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Advertisement381 1955-05-12 4 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦4 MAv/jjjjoTHEßs ?™!™?i.!I R jE!2!!!Lj tPAPITfIT^ TODAY! J tu> »s» H-lEHU 9.30 p.m. GLORIA LAURENCE RICHARD ♦GKAIIA N I- :> II ARV t V BAS E II A RT J JOHN IRELAND Jn a story with violent passions passionate violence ONE KISS... ONE BULLET^Bi 9 IM §T§ 1 i I381 words
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Advertisement181 1955-05-12 4 CATHAY ORGANISATION ATTiu^ OPENS TODAY! rkflH\J^ 11 am. 145 -4 15 LA I Iffl f-* 6.45 9.30 p.m. 55 H?o? F'"" B I 1 TOP SECRET DANGEbTI GENE KELLYHETI IN A NEW WORLD OF I L#l ADVENTURE! P«d iff ISLAND JOHNKISBN BERNARD LEE JEFF RiCHAROS Based on the famous stave181 words
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Article53 1955-05-12 5 Auster To Drop Reward Leaflets to- m I be the Penai md Pro- i drop give d .1 phot h Ah Hoe, an IS I srd i goad Blocks pc ip c They I to 1 p road .^ht m the r. P ol E. Harris ■> ho ral areas,53 words
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Article, Illustration53 1955-05-12 5 WXKN BENCH xvho plays rile lion Gwendolen rairfax" m David Lyttle's production of -The hnpor t mre of Be ins; Earnest" at the Town Hall. Kuala LumP"r. on May 19, ;>0 and 21 PRISM' as portrayed by Trixir Mitchell m "I he Importance53 words
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Article119 1955-05-12 5 1.4 MIL. MANIFESTOS FOR VOTERS I Wed. i m me copy age docui v> each eiecto- rifflcicnt duu to for ring In I 1::.-. II before p< Bulk i Qg la also carr d out on th 70-paue a:;:- c- tide," h. according to spokesmastt r plan of nee for119 words
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Article112 1955-05-12 5 IPOH. Wed. A terrorist. Chua Kwai, who was seriously wounded and captured by a Police Field Force m the Cameron Highlands area on Monday evening died yesterday. Chua was also known as feeng Kuen and to the aborigines he was Ah Wan. He was contacted112 words
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381 1955-05-12 5 Competition From Fed. Road Hauliers Intense' KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The competition from the Federation's road hauliers has become so intense that the Malayan Railway is being faced with the alternative of either getting on or getting out/ the Railways' Chief Engineer, Mr. G. M. Wheat, said381 words
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Article147 1955-05-12 5 IPOII. Wed. A Penan* lorry attendant, Chong Wee Yong, 23, was today sentenced to six months 1 imprisonment by *he President Ol the Sessions Court. Che Mahmud Hashini for driving a lorry negligently which resulted m the death of a cyclist, J. Valupillai. a lairer, at Tambun147 words
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Article66 1955-05-12 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. I ;al proceedings will be taken against shop proprietors who still have not reDewed their licences for 1955. the Deputy Registrar oi Businesses, Mr. S. A. Faulkner. said today. Last week. Wong Kup Sing. the proprietor oi the South East Asia Trading Company In66 words
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93 1955-05-12 5 'Y' TO TEACH MALAY AND CHINESE SOON KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. After about 50 years oi existence here the Young Men's Christian Association is now contemplating organizing classes m Chinese and Malay for the benefit of its members. The proposal to start the d^ses was made by a few of the93 words
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Article65 1955-05-12 5 KULIM. Wed.— Many shops were closed last week when all Buddhists m the district observed Wesak m the most fitting manner. Highlights of the celebration were the hoisting of a large Buddhist flag by Mr. Don W. Jayasekera. a grand procession round the town and the distribution65 words
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Article51 1955-05-12 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Wed.— A summons issued m March, last year against Lam Wan Alan, a lorry driver of Seremban. was, on the application of the prosecution, withdrawn m the Magistrate's Court today. It was stated that the driver could not be traced. He was wanted for inconsiderate51 words
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Article162 1955-05-12 5 BITTERWORTH, Wed.— Lahar Tabot village and Penaga Village m Province Wellesley North will have electric lights, when coconut trees on either side of the proposed line are cut down, Approximately 306 trees will be affected before extension of the line could be made. The District162 words
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Article, Illustration86 1955-05-12 5 MISS TAN JOO EEN of Mt. Rosie. Singapore, holds up a yabbie caught m a creek during a picnic at Fitzroy Falls, near Moss Vale m Australia. She was one of the many Asian students who were guests of Australians during the recent academic vacation86 words
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Article113 1955-05-12 5 Arrears Of Work To Be Completed JOHORE BAHRU. Wr Owing 10 drastic ri ..i^ In *he .fohore Esiimales it is understood, set erai pub U woi ks ol a non-recurrent nature will nt c carried out this year. [nstead, the PWD will drvote iti tune bi com] eti g arrears113 words
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Article70 1955-05-12 5 IPOH. Wed. A band bag containing cash and Jew< ll< ry amouminp to over Sl.2nu was stolen from a woman passenger, m the second-class sleepIng berth of the Kuala L pur-Penang Express la t night. Travelling together with i her salesman husband. Mr. 1 Liang Tso Tu. oi70 words
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363 1955-05-12 5 Judge Queries Duties Of Lawyers' Clerks PENANG, Wed.— The President of the Sessions Court, Mr. G. H. Summerfieid, today remarked that it was common knowledge that lawyers' clerks were found in a number of legal firms throughout the country who carried out duties which were not strictly clerical. "It Is363 words
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Article41 1955-05-12 5 KUALA KANGSAR. Wed The U.M.N.0.-M.C.A. Alliance held a rally here yesterday when some 2,000 local residents heard lectures on the coming Federal election from .Mr. Too Joon Hing of Ipoh and Che Mohamed bin Ha.ji Abdul Rahman of Malacca.41 words
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Advertisement190 1955-05-12 5 Wi AFTER UTING? yy£j -i^r. ag---_' :h and M 7 ■ccisivr cause of p*:n ■jr.rd stotrach ts fttd and \kt when yot i ti -pon to hfi?- a.'wayi. UtMmlrt to-day and krep :t handy MACID POWDER ed De W ::"s rts? <eep m the c c ;c ate after lunch190 words
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Advertisement91 1955-05-12 5 i THE MOST EXPLOSIVE £l| ,;4 ACTION PICTURE jk MSMPOSr J'IHR Ml mmcr 0N WAN LESUE NEW ALHAMBR A- coming gOTH^ HOTEL bedrooms air-conditioned with bathroom sj fclephone: luxuriously furnished. CHINESE EUROPEAN MtALS Phone: 21 111 Singie room t,om $1 8.00 Cable Add: 1 "CATHAYREST" Double room from $26.00 i91 words
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Miscellaneous353 1955-05-12 5 c&lmanac Information at a Glance IS I N <3 A P O R E iese nii tennis 2pm m. 1 n> -i-iijilim 1 1 society: Week meettm it I Ca m. Mf-il Free Blm show—**] I Factor-. Wo kei -inner— at Co] rti Q.iay— i-t West Society: Weekly meetins 8.3Q353 words
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Miscellaneous425 1955-05-12 5 Xl UN mmc 12 43. 3 6 4.") j <.X \\l>: Combat Squad 1, 3. 7 and p m. Sl'N: Pona Machnn Thirumb: Vai than I, 9 and 830 cm TELOK ANSON Rl T.i Texan 1243 3 645 and f.13 M\II- I l( K.i: A Choon 130 and 7 30425 words
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Miscellaneous598 1955-05-12 5 8.8.C. RADiO 8.8.C. (General Overseas Service): i r did The Editorials sl< Interlude; 5 15 Serious Argument; 545 Sports Round-Up; ti pm Rendezvous Players; 613 'Whafs The Form? 6.30 News Commentary; 645 Mid-week Talk; I ;> m Louis Kentner (piano); 7 45 Cricket Detbj shire V. The South A: icans598 words
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Article502 1955-05-12 6 ryiiv. 61 dismissed workers of the Hock Lee Bus Co. are the spearhead ol labour troubles that will i disrupi th( even tenor of UfC m Singapore, >bdb.y on the mainland too. Transport m m the Colony, it is learnt, have c .[i to 5] ring502 words
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Article487 1955-05-12 6 HPHI gathering of Asian movie stars and executives COX the opening of the second s ith-East Asia Film Festival which opens m Singapore on Saturday marks an important step forward In the great advance which the Asian film Industry has marie m recent years. The first of UvalS,487 words
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Article78 1955-05-12 6 Sir; The raping and killing of the 6-year old girl m Alexandra is a beastly crime which no one can ever forget. It is the talk of the town. An all-out effort should be made to apprehend the murderer. I wonder why Police dogs were not engaged78 words
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Article, Illustration674 1955-05-12 6 A.H. Narracott - FIRST OF THE 'V' BOMBERS GOES INTO SERVICE A.H. Narracott By Air Correspondent of the London 'Times' AFTER years of painstaking research and development Britain is now building up a formidable fleet of T class super-bombers, together with those of the United States, constitute what has so aptly been described674 words
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Article280 1955-05-12 6 No Smoke Without Fire Sir;— People are mincing words at Dr. Lin Yu-tang's disclosure of the communists' infiltration m Chinese Sel.ools. Some have bitterly said that "Dr. Lin Yu-tang behaves no worse than a woman who always insists on having the last word m any argument, as his latest outburst280 words
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Article303 1955-05-12 6 Sir;— The letter by "Malayan* 1 about toddy and tin restrictions imposed on its conption and sa c, is to be given serious thought by the L >ur Front Government, v. th a view to making imI .-merits on the existing rules and conditions. |y La the labourers'303 words
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Article216 1955-05-12 6 Sir; It is agonizing to read m the March issue o\ ACSU Journal that the bigwigs of ACSU arc demanding better pay for JCA's. Bulk Oi the army establishments m the Colony are general clerks whose maximum pay stops at $350/--after many years' service. We bave elected216 words
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Article354 1955-05-12 6 Sir; —The quote given In your editorial. May 5. from the Chairman of the Fatua Committee of the Ashar University of Cairo that "temporary steps taken to ?paee out children or for family planning are not wrong m Islam", is too vague, because it does not distinguish354 words
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Article256 1955-05-12 6 Sir:—ln his long letter published rec-ently Donald Moore said that the Eng:ish have been more conscientious imperialists than the Indian or the Chinese or other imperialists m Malaya. After having consulted the Oxford dictionary. I still cannot see how those immigrant races other than the British256 words
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Article219 1955-05-12 6 Sir; —Mr. F. M. Quraishy, Ahmadiyyah Muslim Missionary, said m his Letter to The Standard that under the Muslim law a man is not allowed to have more than lour wives at a time. Will Mr. Quraishy explain why some Arabian Kings. who claim themselves as the spiritual heads219 words
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Article173 1955-05-12 6 Sir;— Asas a youth, 1 long to join a Youth Organization. As my period of stay m this town is very short, I contacted the Office of the Young Malayans m Kuala Lumpur, asking for assistance m helping me to enrol m any of the associations. In173 words
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Article208 1955-05-12 6 Reviews of Views Malaya Labour Party TTTUSAN M< layu bat the our Party ox I lai&ya would be committir serious mistake if its projected ■Ji./.ed front is directed a: A-MIC a.liance. Unlike the unofficial front preEented by the Labour Front, PAP v |ie UMNO-MCA ace m Singapore during the la.-*208 words
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Article48 1955-05-12 6 ADY M the Labour lnt< 1 .r.—Lad> C at t< t THE I most c th< Lr I)r C.G I»«U PEOPLE 1 certain; d. and (iuidr <ie- 1 tronomet MX ing on thp movement and their distr Mr. D. Heatl Minister ol rit uHurf48 words
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Miscellaneous18 1955-05-12 6 "You're a rotten, lazy spiv: and don't you forget that whatever you are, you owe it to me."18 words
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556 1955-05-12 7 Attack On Formosa A Danger To The World could tie done 9M individual countries to heal the dangerous division between Israel and the Arab States," he said. "As long as that exists there cannot be complete security m the Middle East." A556 words
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Article334 1955-05-12 7 .1N Ha 3 11. (Reuter)— Mr. Anthony NuttMinister ol State at the Foreign Office Conference here today that Russia's new I disarmament published this morning "is 1 m many respects an encouraging Russia's new proposals presented kl innament conference in London world "a new lease of334 words
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Article, Illustration50 1955-05-12 7 Public Outings For Charles Charles, to the to find I soon how and n and irgh, be- ia -i.- his own r i r. Ignt m to nftned to itors, D be .w m -1 the Duke :rom put d and unj ach:ore. n other thout the n LI the50 words
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Article40 1955-05-12 7 LONDON, Mas 11 (Rent r) John J. A I chairman v: the Times newsi bas Lgned th< [chairmanship ol the Britlsl: I Press Council because of U health. It was announced h re t< das40 words
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Article82 1955-05-12 7 EXETER Eng May It: -A Oman sued her former husband here yesterj day for CII 0 for the U] of a cat which she r alleged was 1 S Mrs. Doris Eileen Ma: 1 and th« ldg€ dis- missed her claim saying that he is82 words
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129 1955-05-12 7 New Title For Churchill Is Suggested VSGOW, May 11 (Re^er> d rval ye candidate m the- British general election :g< here yesterday that ;n Elizabeth create a speci- for Sir Winston Chur- higher than that of Duk He suggested restoring the ancient Roman title of "Con- as one po.-. The129 words
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Article48 1955-05-12 7 LOS AXGZLF.S. Mnv 11 (AP) Roger Fred Brcnon. L was convicted yesterday of second degree murder for the 5$ 150 abortion death last ember ol Mrs. Virg n a |iopkina Watson, 32, swimming instru :toi an I for r amateur champion. Sentence was deferred.48 words
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Article, Illustration40 1955-05-12 7 photo. General \\e\\ n the start of the "Big Four" talks on thr Austrian treaty. The Russian delegation is m the foreground, backs to camera. The USA delegation is at the far end of (he circle. APAP - 40 words
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Article265 1955-05-12 7 KARACHI, May 11. (IP) Maj-Gen. Iskamler Mirza, Minister oi Interior, said today Pakistan would fight, it necessary, to maintain the 1893 Durand Line as the international boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Mirza's statement was the first official admission by the Pakistan Government here that war threatened265 words
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Article147 1955-05-12 7 French To Hand Over Haiphong KIEN AN, North Vietnam. May 11 tAP» Thousands of flower-tossing Communistled Vietminh troops, collecting the last spoils of victory over the French, moved into this town, six miles southwest of Haiphong, yesterday. They were trim m their preen uniforms and net covered steel helmets. Bandoliers147 words
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Article83 1955-05-12 7 HEXHAM. Northumberland. May 11. (Reuter) John Thomas GolTett. 22-year-old farm worker, was charged at Hexham yesterday with the murder of an eight-year-old girl who was raped and strangled last weekend m a wood near her home. The girl, Maureen Ann Robson. who had been missing since83 words
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88 1955-05-12 7 Parachutes On Ankles For Jet Pilots WASHINGTON. May 11. iAP) Ankle parachutes— that is what airmen may be wearing .soon for 'calling out of jet planes at high altitudes. Nobody has tried such parachutes yet. but it's hoped they will stop the tumbling a man is subjected to *hen he88 words
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Article26 1955-05-12 7 SOUTH Vietnam and Laos have reached an agreement for setting up a diplomatic mission between the two countries, the French Press Aqcncy reported. Reuter.26 words
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Article58 1955-05-12 7 KNOXYILLE, Tennessee. May 12, (AP)-Two University of Tennessee students, one blind, were charged yesterday with driving the same car at the same time while drunk. Police said that when they stopped the car, the blind student was sitting at the steering wheel and operating the accelerator,58 words
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Article47 1955-05-12 7 KINGSTON. Jamaica. May 11 (AP) Jamaica yesterday celebrated 300 years as a British Colony. National and International functions are being held throughout the year to mark the Anniversary. The Daily Gleaner yesterday published a 24 page supplement, reviewing Jamaica's 300 years of British history.47 words
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Article30 1955-05-12 7 Edmund Hillary, who with Tenzing Norgay conquered Mount Everest, is to leave New Zealand on June 1 for a lecture tour of South Africa with George Lowe. UP.30 words
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204 1955-05-12 7 George Medal For Airman Who Braved Explosion LONDON, May 11 (Reuter) A Royal Air Force corporal last night won the George Modal, one of Britain's top awards, for gallantry for j directing ftre-flghting operations from the lip of a crater billowing ignited mustard gas. The Queen approved the award to204 words
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Article129 1955-05-12 7 Can Now Meet The Russians GLOUCESTER, Maj 11 (Reuter). Sir Anthony tden. British Prime Minister, commenlinu on the Four-Power talks here today declared that "You tan negotiate with the Russians fairK if you are united together with your friends. "If you are di\ ided you haven't a hope." "Now we129 words
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Article110 1955-05-12 7 'Arms Aid Cheaper Than War' WASHINGTON. May 11, (Reuter) Mr. Struve Hensei U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defence, said yesterday that United Statt s spending on foreign military aid was "obviously cheaper than war." He told the Senate foreign relations committee that the Korean war cost the United States 518.000.000.000 (about110 words
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Article111 1955-05-12 7 Chief Whip Hits At Irish Raiders BA N BRIDG E COl DOWN. Nortl 11 (Reuter) The Northern Ireland Government's Chief Whip, Colonel w. \v. b ping, test nisht he called "raiding p. who cross over from, the Republic of Ireland "on missions of death and destructioi The raiding parties he111 words
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Article59 1955-05-12 7 A- Blast Food Was Still Good T.OS ANGELES, May 11 (AP) Almost all frozen foods subjected to last Thursday". latomic explosion m Nevada looked and tasted good nine experts with sensitive taste ouds decided yesterday. Most of the verdicts were that there was no change m the flavour, colour, texture59 words
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Article29 1955-05-12 7 NAIROBI. May 11, (Reuter) British troops have .suffered 51 casualties m fighting the Man Mau terrorists, including 20 dead, it was announced yesterday.29 words
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Article31 1955-05-12 7 BERLIN. May LI, Red I ihina'js l> I &iinister, P< ng r l i h-huai ended a six-day visit U Berlin yesterday and k ft lot Poking by plane.31 words
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Advertisement57 1955-05-12 7 TEN MINUTES A DAY WITH THE H TERRY SCULLER will keep you wonderfully 5 .'X f v-» fit and active and to 5 maintain the priceless S lines of youth S /^*^S^"' s^ Price $87.50 each T^RY'S WRIST EXERCISER C^^ 1 ps wrist and arm J S -0.85 cents each57 words
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Advertisement156 1955-05-12 7 }fcBH S ft sgß IB R 9£k *k k£Bx& ftw 5 B ra Hi aS I IS an 94VJK S JapJm lawn t jS.i MOWER A tf|; $a A t^t^t^t- I WITHOUT grass box 814.00 PRICE r,- AA I With grass box «>)().UII the machine \a oonstructed of Ug r156 words
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Article, Illustration376 1955-05-12 8 WALDE (The Musang) WILL LIVE WITH BERLINS ZOO BOSS DR Katharina Heinroth, Director of the Berlin Zoo at Tiersgarten, was the only passenger m the BOAC York aircraft which left for London today. To keep her company will be some 20 birds, animals and reptiles destined for her Zoo Dr.376 words
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Article30 1955-05-12 8 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. The High Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivray, this morning inspected the country's first national type school at Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur satellite town of 10,000 population.30 words
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208 1955-05-12 8 Airwoman Drowned While Out Swimming TRAGEDY struck a young woman when she weni ti swimming with two friends ofl the Royal A r Force Yacht Club Singapore on March 31. Singr rt Cos ner*a inquest into I c death I Lea ling A i -varan, Au Iry Ma\ is Golding.208 words
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Article24 1955-05-12 8 LONDON. May 11 «R-;uter> Th€ Sultan of Pcrak who here for medical reasons. Is considering a holiday trip to Norway and Sweden.24 words
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Article317 1955-05-12 8 EIGHT Teochew Legislative Assemblymen, covering all four political shades m Singapore last night pledged themselves as one man to figlit for "a free, independent, democratic and prosperous Singapore.' They were speaking at s dinner given m their honour I v the Te vnew Poit Ip317 words
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Article397 1955-05-12 8 BUSMAN HAD A SONG TO REMEMBER Hock Lee Inquiry Continues A SENTENCE— "I cann I wait any longer" found m the notebook of a former Hock Lee Amalgamated Bus Company employee temporarily heighten* i intei est m yesterday's proceedings at a Singapore Court of Enquiry. The Court, which la probing397 words
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Article331 1955-05-12 8 THREE hundred employees of the Nanyang Manufacturing: Company, m Bukit Timah Road, went on strike at 3 p.m. yesterday, iaising the number of strikes m Singapore to four. The workers downed tools tediatety alter the v.c-^--tiationa between their reprentativea and the managemenl fox better conditions of331 words
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Article123 1955-05-12 8 THERE is little likelihood th a< r^; o ■jnnt #„nric that private provident funds and insurance schemes set up m Singapore over the past two years will oe approved. Revealing this m an official statement last night, the La- hour Minister, Mr. Lim Yew Hock said123 words
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Article227 1955-05-12 8 Going Home From Hospi/a THE Chief .Medical Officer of the Silfi eral Hospital, Dr. K. Hutchinson, said no patient would be sent home without iii v <■' nearest relative being informed first. He was queried on till subject following b complaint by a Mr. X227 words
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Article119 1955-05-12 8 GIFTS TO HOSPITAL -$3,761 nated 10 the St. Aw m ion h n I thel I tal hcac $900 List of ol Mai— s2oo. i Si 11. Ch< n X Mrs. Molly Cl A M I ciai Unioi $lo(i. pei (sa 24.4.J 2.50. Mr- B. C lop Rubber Ltd $100119 words
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204 1955-05-12 8 This Red Doesn't Know His Own Boss I IPOH, Wed. "Who is Chin Peng and what does he look like?", asked a re- centlv surrendered Comj munist terrorist during a I Press interview here yes- terday. The soldier who did not know his own Commander-in-Chief was 24-year-old Shum Hwa. a204 words
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Article96 1955-05-12 8 HASSAN bin Husni. 19, pleaded guilty m the Singapore Sixth Police Court yesterday to stealing an American 20-dollar gold coin from his adopted mother on May 8. It was stated that alter the loss was discovered by his adopted mother. Hassan ran away to his96 words
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461 1955-05-12 8 Clerk And Checker Get Jail For Bank Fraud ANG Soo Wah. ledger clerk, and Neo Cheng Kow, checker, pleaded guilty to charges involving intent to defraud their employers, the Ban Tlin Lee Bank! Ltd., yesterday. They were sentenced tc three and four years' imprisonment respectively, by Mr Justice Taylor m461 words
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Article665 1955-05-12 8 Father Loses Custody Plea In Divorce Suit TWO little boys, Gary and Harry Gan, aged 12 and 11 respectively, whose parents were fighting for their custody m the Singapore High Court yesterday, helped the judge to decide by making their own choice. (At the665 words
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Article96 1955-05-12 8 Technical Education Courses CORRESPONDENCE courses In technical education, which may lead to full-time scholarships under the Colombo Plan, are now available from Australia to prospective students of Singapore and the Federation. This free education for Asians is particularly directed for rural and clerical occupations, trades and professions. Certificates, diplomas and96 words
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201 1955-05-12 8 GOVT'S 'NAY ROUSES FILM PEOPLE'S IRE SINGAPORE film industry men arc irate refusal of the Singapore Government to let h2 play a banner over the balcony at Kalian- j lr coming: delegates to the second South-east a2 Festival m Singapore. ai; l It was felt that it would be a201 words
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Article70 1955-05-12 8 JAKARTA, f [UP) [ndon< da 12-man delegation to the South-* I i Asian Film Festival m Sin] I pore, film leader Djamaludin Malik announced today. At the same time the chair-' i n of the Indonesian Film Festival proposed Indonesia j undertake to sponsor the70 words
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Article42 1955-05-12 8 He'll Make Decision For Ceylon BHOI i i nn 'ion Pici BOUl .eh Dili George find tl his stay m i I m Filithat purp< deal r Safetj problems el show whai Govprnm( 4 nt late 1 Mr j tleton K- Q42 words
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Article19 1955-05-12 8 A p; -I ing i j heavy anno I and i lAh B. J19 words
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Article98 1955-05-12 8 Co-op Makes Profit Of $46,693 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed The Federation ol Malaya Postal and Telecommunications Thrift and Loan BociCty Limited last year made a profit of $46.69:^.54 out Ol which $43,725 19 will be available tor distribution as dividends. This is stated m a report to be presented to members98 words
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Article19 1955-05-12 8 MANILA M At* tary p< rs US Clark north of Mai 1 second I Balk poll< x[day.19 words
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Article, Illustration120 1955-05-12 9 Deep m the lunsjle of Malaya grows a vine which is known throughout the world as RATTAN The Kalian j used m the furniture fashioned by Adrian's is world renowned and obtained from the jungles m the surround- m? districts of the Malacca Straits The vine120 words
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Article, Illustration170 1955-05-12 9 pHILDREN who attend i \\c United Nations Internationa] School, on Long [sland, NY.v York, come fro-.- many lands. The school baa an international curriculum especially red SO thai any child g I back to his country can adj isi bimsi easi y to his own national170 words
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Article378 1955-05-12 9 RICHARD KASISCHKE - RICHARD KASISCHKE L' r en<rv Gazette also goes on lo denounce drunkenness and to dimand tightening t) family rt> fti bta*l erf by tCM **«H 8 a Pravda editorial aUo demanded tightrail among Cowir Pa/ officials and k and fiM members. The Gazette gives as378 words
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Article1286 1955-05-12 9 HIGHLIGHTS: 0 Uudtlhisls trill mark **cessation of mundane e.vistei t <•**"* 0 I nil tans vonvernetl about 3iau Mau terrorism m Kenga India's first FiVE-YEAH-MLAJV for better tiring conditions Farmers adopt modern methods of manuring soil india*s THOMAS 0 ii'PEHS promise 'glittering fireworks* m forthcoming tourneg m S*pore1,286 words
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246 1955-05-12 9 In Indonesia They Just Get Married NEW YORK pEOPLE m Indonesia do noi worry about Juvenile delinquency hot rodders. marital psychology or hypertension. They arc too busy solving the basic problems of food and shelter 'You have so many problems here m America." suys Mrs Sittini Katni Kon donuwu. ace246 words
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392 1955-05-12 9 Phil Mangelsdorf - Phil Mangelsdorf HAVANA. Cuba. F ATE at night a woman, cradling a baby m her arms, slips quietly down narrow Padre Varela Street toward Eiavana*S huge orphan asylum and maternity home. She stops near a little grey door built into the orphanage's towering wall392 words
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Advertisement89 1955-05-12 9 The mem was furious...! Even her cotton drc^cs had shrunk. But what can y i expect with the soap they give me? I have to soak and scrub all day to Jict thing, clean at all* sa^® wttBa *^a W At my la c 4 house they always gave i<r^89 words
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Miscellaneous173 1955-05-12 9 9 A-. wold he lerne tLi —teche (Tha Can- i erbury Ti „Ka -e Root- a despoiler<9 B c not a meaI sure of these I ike another DMn of p > i a/ r 9 Of no use the ide (3- t. v 4 i. s bo; mid like173 words
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Article, Illustration33 1955-05-12 10 'TRANSFERABLE THE Union of Burma Airways plans to put three Vickers Viscount airliners on the Singapore-Rangoon route next year. Pictured here is one of the latest models of the Vickers Viscount m flight.33 words
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201 1955-05-12 10 BIG RISE IN ENERGY NEEDS IS FORECAST I £734 MIL. PROFIT FOR SHELL CROUP THE Chairman of the Shell Transport and Trading Co. Ltd.. Sir Frederick Godbcr. forecast a great Increase m energy requirements for the future and the part which the oil Industry Is expected to play m filling201 words
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Article188 1955-05-12 10 Small Deals In Produce QUIET conditions prevaile I m most sections of the Singapore produce market yesterday with only small business passing. Coconut oil was a dull markef at $42| per picul for sellers at Penang. COPRA Holiday Cutler Bath Co. Ltd prices: MAY 11 a.m $26J $27 Noon $26j188 words
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Article41 1955-05-12 10 THE U.S. Bureau of Foreign Commerce has reported that plans for increasing the production of nationalized mines m Bolivia are to be prepared by a new commission made up of representatives of Bolivian Government agencies and labour organizations.41 words
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Article121 1955-05-12 10 Business IN Shares SINGAPORE share brokers j reported the following business done yesterday: Fraser Neave Ords. 1671 ovf 7; night today I Gammon 55 !\V. Hammer 2.60 oyer--2.65 nigh' Henry Waugh 1.40 cd ovc-r--nighi today McAlistcr 3.00 Metal Box 1-37* Raffles Hotel 2.43 Spore Cold Storage 1-67J Si raits Times121 words
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107 1955-05-12 10 A COMPARATIVELY young industry m Malaya is attracting considerable attention m the Commonwealth Section of the British Industries Fair m Lon- don. This is the making of inner tubes, and it is understood that an important organization is seeking more details on output, with a view107 words
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185 1955-05-12 10 3 Viscounts For UB A's Burma-S'pore Service Next Year MALAYAN travellers will be able to fly m style to Rangoon from Singapore and Penang by Union of Burma Airways next year, when it will put three VickI ers Viscount turbo-prop airliners on the route. This will considerably speed up the185 words
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170 1955-05-12 10 Hyi\^iP iflffßSp s^^^ MALAYAN industrial shares continued to depreciate on the local share market yesterday, while tin shares were irregular. Rubber shares were quiet. Trading showed further shrinkage. Price changes announced by the Malayan Sharebmkers' Association yesterday were: INDUSTRIALS Buyers Sellers Gammon 2.52 2.56 W,170 words
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Article131 1955-05-12 10 THE rub b c r market m Singapore closed quiet at 90^ cents per Ib. for first grade er for May shipment, a drop of i cent on Tuesday. Moderate trade interest for nearby shipments was reported. Fair activity characterised the market all day with moderate interest131 words
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Article162 1955-05-12 10 APPOINTMENT of a new Director of Operations for Asia and the Middle East of the International Bank for Reconstruction srid Development was announced m Washington on Tuesday. He is Joseph Rucinski. 47. who succeeds Francois-Didier Gregh, recently appointed Deputy Secretary General for Economic and Financial Affairs162 words
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Article37 1955-05-12 10 MESSRS. Harrisons Crosfield (Malaya) Ltd. report the following crops harvested: Allenby 30.000 ]b., Benta 50.500 lb.. Jeram Kuantan 47,000 lb.. Kundong 33,000 lb. Mentakab 66.000 lb., Sungei Bagan 115.000 lb. and Tanjong Pau 58,000 lb.37 words
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Article, Illustration428 1955-05-12 10 Sir Ewen - OPERATES AGAINST TIN TRADD Sir Ewen TRANSFERABLE sterling still disadvantage of the Malayan tin industr suffers some disappointment from That shipped at Malayan ports for South United States destinations because o f Mj stated Sir Ewen Fergusson, chairman Trading Company, Ltd. at the annual gem m Singapore yesterday. i Sir428 words
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Article138 1955-05-12 10 Ships In Harbour OITIR R<> IDS Sumatra, I'-.drapoera. Prosper. Sabjar, lyndareus. Cha 5241, Bustler. North Star. Stee] I Advocate. Stanvac Benakat. X irea, Janssetw Iloycr. idt S'fi I II :.r. INNFR BOADS Lam Sir Tong H imau, Xcw Coronation. Belaga, A".g korwat. Petreiiu Si Hu. A.k Leong. Sin II: 1138 words
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Article37 1955-05-12 10 year joined the staff of th« World Bank. He huu headed several bank missions to tries m Asia a::ri the Mi East and has conducted n negotiations with borrower? m tho>c areas and m Europe.37 words
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Advertisement477 1955-05-12 10 CITY COUNCIL OF SINGAPORE Section 10.5. Municipal Ordinance (Chapter 133) Hak__| lp and Draining of Roads. TWOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thai the plans, specifications, ates and tpporI i t xpenses ol making tip us of: (a] Bound iry Road fr Te k I !hye Terrace to No. 116-3; and Sari477 words
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Advertisement472 1955-05-12 10 NOTICES In The Matter Of The Companies Ordinance. 1940 And In The Matter Of The New World Limited (Members' Voluntary Winding-Up) OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Creditors of the above-named Company, which is being voluntarily wound-up, are required on or before M tnday, the 20th day of June I472 words
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Advertisement636 1955-05-12 10 AUCTION SALE OF Valuable Singapore Propertie: To be held at our Saleroom No. 10. Chulia Street, On Wednesday. 18th May, 195: at 2. .30 p.m. Lot l No. 66 Grange Road area 14.642 sq.ft. Freehold. Monthly Rent $96.00 Lot 2— No 68 Grange Road area 17,882 sq.ft. Freehold. Monthly Rent636 words
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Advertisement185 1955-05-12 10 AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES .I Union Building. Tel: ***** TO NEW YORK AND BOSTON VIA CmON X EGYPT AND MEDITERRANEAN S'porc P. Shorn PALMETTO MARINER Gdns. 42/43 Soils 13 Moy H' 4 M«1 PRES. PIERCE 16/21 Moy 22 12* PRES. MONROE 31 Moy/sJune 6 i r FAST SERVICE TO WEST COAST185 words
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Advertisement747 1955-05-12 11 JcLO-FRENCH TRADING CO., LTD. S :i 5 THE BLUE FUNNEL LINE*" M 1 NORTH AMERICAN SERVICE til Montreal Soiton. Ne» York Balt.m*re. Philadelphia Cult Porti BjL==r3LB !S -SS IB opt.o« to proceed „a oth« p Wt > to to<d nd dweM t wgc NORTH GERMAN LLOYD HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE lOlni SERVICf747 words
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Advertisement1120 1955-05-12 11 Tel: 2405 MANSFIELD 6c CO., LTD. Tel: 2412 (Incorporated m Singapore) (12 liims) o. pt THE BLUIi FUNNEL LINE Carrier, option to protnd ofh«» ports to load and discharge C«r«o SAILINCS to LIVERPOOL, CLASCOW. LONDON CONTINENT Singapore Due Sails P. S ham Penang Bellerophon tor Liverpool Havre Holland Hamburg May1,120 words
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Advertisement744 1955-05-12 11 MITSUI R^} LINE Spore P. S'hom Penong FOR JAPAN from Indio Hakubasan Maru from Calcutta Rangoon for Moji, Yokohama 1 5 May Oesan Maru, from Bombay, for Hongkong, Kobe, Moji, Yokohama 24 May FOR JAPAN from Continent Awajisan Maru for Yokohama, Moji, Kobe, via Saigon, Bangkok, H'kong 20/22 May Meirinson744 words
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Advertisement811 1955-05-12 11 EAST ASIATIC LINES' SAILINGS TO CONTINENT /SCANDINAVIA For Aden, Port Said, Genoa. Antwerp. Rotterdam. Homburg, Copenhagen. Gothenburg ond Oslo. Spore P. S'hom Penang x) "PATAGONIA" 15/18Moy 19/19 May 20/20 May xx) "SELANDIA" 3/5 June 6/7 June 8/9 Jum x) Calls Beyrouth, Karlshamn. xx) Calls London (passengers only), Gdynia. SAILINGS FROM811 words
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Article, Illustration60 1955-05-12 12 photo from London. \^^\'^'^^x^^ x'l^'vx^x'v'vxvv^' CAR 49, driven by Richard Forbes of Richmond, i California, overturns, stands on end, and comes down with a crash after blowing a tyre during a hardtop race at Vallejo, California, on May 1. Forbes escaped with minor cuts and bruises. C Following cars scrapedAssociated Press - 60 words
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61 1955-05-12 12 ELUNG lON. M 1 1 A team cc osisting c from a Wellp .v an ■ship raal iin W Dgi q's v union Jui i I rd divicompetition on Satu: matches are to be played on prison property but predicts of th< the61 words
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Article36 1955-05-12 12 GLASGOW. May 11 (Reuter) Glasgow Rangers won the Glasgow Charity Football Cup beating Queens Park by three goals to one m the final at Hampden Park here yesterday night. Rangers led one-nil at haiftime.36 words
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Article534 1955-05-12 12 By OSCAR I RALEY GROSSINGFR X.V.. May 11. (IP) There's a srim sadness today about Rocky Marciano, a quiet and modest man who wants to go down m the record books of the ring as one of the great heavyweight champions of the world. "It534 words
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Article1286 1955-05-12 12 His Record Of Four For Five Not Unique THE week that lias passed is the poorest so far this season for cricket performances No "wonder" appeared and the burden of run-getting and wickettaking was borne by old stagers. The few newcomers who showed promise at the1,286 words
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Article, Illustration27 1955-05-12 12 Phow. THE Duke of Edinburgh bends the firri bail i a cricket match oner he the Finisbury Memorial Spons Centre at Barnet. Hcrfurdshire, May 6. A. P.A.P. - 27 words
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Article, Illustration43 1955-05-12 12 Photo. DOMINIQUE MARIA, 13, affectionately pats Promised Land, the four-year-old mare she rode to victory. May 1, in France's biggest race for women jockeys the 1,100metres (1.200 yards) Prix Des Amazones, at Fontainebleau. The horse is mened by E. L. Dupont- A. P.A.P. - 43 words
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Article96 1955-05-12 12 LONDON. May II 'Renter) 1 Bill Bckersley, who last played for England In Nov- ember 1953 was named rday (o replace the m; Manchester City leftback, Jimmy Meadow- on U England tour of France. Spain and Portugal. Meadows tore ligamer/ his right knee m the Cup96 words
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Article87 1955-05-12 12 VANCOUVER May 11 (Keuter)... Tommy Burns, world heav> weight boxing champion from 190(> to 1908. died m hospital here today. He was 74. Burns won the championship from Marvin Root m a 20-round bout at Los Angeles on February 23. 1906. He lost it to Jack87 words
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168 1955-05-12 12 AUSSIES NEED 203 RUNS FOR VICTORY BRIDGETOWN dos. May U X) The Australian with their second intact nerd to H 1 tl rruns lo(la\ to b< dos m their gam, The j were: Barl Australians When Btrba wickets v. run it iookod a C v:. first Inning an < u>v168 words
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827 1955-05-12 12 FIRST DERBY DAY BROADCAST WAS MADE IN 1926 RACE broadcasting is something: comparatively new m racing, m fad only within the last 25 years or so that the fir>t race was broadcast to the BrttJ public, from the course. This was on Derby Day, 1926, a microphone being mst* ed827 words
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Article94 1955-05-12 12 LONDON The odds Jier wen on night on tin Epsom 1 Chester Va brought KTftl favo:ir< ,mm to one t Ti .1 we. the NTewmai la I tioi French m a c.iie and i Fran c tened to <li: 01 c i ie Norfolk, was inti Closing94 words
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Advertisement265 1955-05-12 12 You dont know what Gutst Facilities' ore-. until you fly A.1.!. Jl We/come as a Guest A 1.1. :cves London, Paris, Dusseldort, Gcnevo, Rome, Cairo, Ad^n. Nairobi, Karachi, Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Bangkok, Singapore and Hongkong. Shortly connects Prague, Zurich, Beirut, T okyo and othei cities. Constellation and Super Constellation265 words
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Article57 1955-05-12 13 (>N|M m.i> 11 (Rev- oimtv chami! past three u< '»"c of the the rain to ening chamue by eieht :i( Glouces- i I gT ons, abandon 'd at <• .i 1 Th« s Somer- 1 B c x■ef re ihc ll{hout I on a57 words
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Article106 1955-05-12 13 'Little Mo' Takes On Reporting M[A !i (Reuter)— M mreen Conno jr, CaliI fcrnian star o! Ai an women's I m n, r ier Wj edon »i1 c oexl as a repor- v Doris Harl cur--1 nked American player, sa: yesterday. w H lid that she had I a letter106 words
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Article154 1955-05-12 13 Perez Will Fight Dower For Title SAX FRANCISCO. May 11 fßeuter) Pascu ai Perez, Argentine holder of the world flyweight title, had every intention of defending his championship against Dai Dower, the British ehanip.cn m London this summer, British promoter Jack Solomons said here yesterday. Ifr Salomons met Perea early154 words
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Article, Illustration50 1955-05-12 13 TOO LATE IT'S IN! NEWCASTLE United'* ttiird goal during 'he Football Association Cup final against Manchester City at Wembley. j Scorer was inside le]t GtOTQt Hawaii (not shoini). At Icjt fj Newcastle inside right Jackie Milbunu Tiie Manchester goalkeeper is Bert Trautwann. Sarcastic won by three goals tc one. U.P.U.P. - 50 words
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Article, Illustration1160 1955-05-12 13 Peter Wilson - Peter Wilson Can Cockell Do If? Here's The Man He Has To Beat Says PETER Wilson m his third behind-the-scene series of the Cockell-Marciano fight tells you about the great American fighter Rocky Marciano whom Don Cockell hopes to scalp his heavyweight crown, on May 16.1,160 words
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Article625 1955-05-12 13 MELBOURNE, Australia, May 11— Melbourne's 526,250,000 construction programme for the Olympic Games is now m top gear. The Games will be staged m Melbourne from November 22 to December 8, next year. Most building projects are ahead of schedule and will be completed well before625 words
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Advertisement82 1955-05-12 13 ACCOM. VACANT ■JY EW LV built attractive bun--11 galo-.v type attap house Ki9/ 17 West Coast Road concrete foundation, Phone installed. Badminton. Car Park. Further details 111 r2nd Floor) Market Street, Singapore. HOUSE FULLY furnished. Se■rangoon Garden Estate. For ful] particulars. Ring 890G3 Mrs Jessie Ho. MISCELLANEOUS /KXJPE'S DICTIONARY OP82 words
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Advertisement848 1955-05-12 13 CLASSIFIED ADS SITUATIONS VACANT PPLICATIONS invited iil for the posts ol Medical I Officer and Denial Officer wflh the Brunei Government from persons with qualifications reenterable m the United Kingdom or equivalent The appointment will hr on the scale $630x30 75>0Bar 780-30-900 Bat 930 x ::n l.Ofiu per mensem. Point848 words
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Miscellaneous166 1955-05-12 13 P^ nor ByA/Copp OVCE SEEN AVL IT WL^V\:.;-y AMUS'NG, X PLEASE SHiME TIKjV S NLW )II iT DON'T SEEM RIGHT' RD' A WEAK > A BoriT/- EVEN \S^";'-^,V I SMOE'i.. ANDHELP HIM 7 OLE MAN. UKE VO.TBE SHINIM* 7 J^.. -.7 LOOK _< GREENER JU'.J^ZrFOR A/ CM WITH HIS v166 words
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Article317 1955-05-12 14 He's Fit For The Fray SINGAPORE'S Ong Poh Lim is m no danger of losing his place m the Malayan Thomas Cup team. Yesterday, Dr. G. K. Lim, the Malayan team's honorary medical adviser, certified Poh Lim fit to join the rest of the squad m training. Poh Lim, repor'.ed317 words
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Article, Illustration279 1955-05-12 14 No More Trials: Only Training THERE shall be NO further exhibition games by the Malayan Thomas Cup players before the Challenge round on June 4 and 5. The players are now m course of intensive training. I Ti rket I r ye first three matches ie inter-zone] be (US v>279 words
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Article40 1955-05-12 14 S S. PERSUES did we!} to hold Singapore Telephone Board to a 1-1 draw m a friendly soccer match played at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. S. Orton scored for te!ephcnemen while Parry equalized for the sailors.40 words
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Article41 1955-05-12 14 WILLIAM Jacks Sports Club beat Sime Darby Sports Club 3-2 m a friendly soccer match played at Farrer Park yesterday. Scorers for William Jacks were Kok Cheng (2) and Billy Teoh, while Flvnn and Hind scored for Sime Darby.41 words
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Article32 1955-05-12 14 Today's Sport SOCCER: Indians vs. Eurasians,, Community, 5.15 p.m. Jilnn Besar Stadium; Aston S.C. vs. Y.M.S.A., Div. 28, 5.15 p.m., Geylanq; Farrer Juniors vs. S.H.B. Police. Div. 28, 5.15 p.m., Clerical Union.32 words
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Article75 1955-05-12 14 Vive States have so far entered m the a.i Malayan Inter-Statt Sikhs 1 cricket competition for the Mahima Singh Shield. Thej are Singapore. Negrl Scmbilan. Penang, Pahang and Selangor Singapore and Selangor are the joint holders of the trophy Entries will be accepted til! May 15 and75 words
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287 1955-05-12 14 Derby Open Well, Then Lose Three Wickets DERBY, May 11, (Reuter)— Derbyshire marked the opening of their new ground here today with a ceremony which preceded the start ol their match against Uie South African tourists. The county, after a promising start, with a first wicket stand of 76, lost287 words
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Article20 1955-05-12 14 SINGAPORE Rifle Association will hold a Spoon Shoot at Bukit Timah Range on Sunday, commencing at 8.15 a.m.20 words
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Article219 1955-05-12 14 THE draw for the Singapore Amateur Football Associate m's senior and junior Cup < resulted as follows: SENIOR Preliminary Round: Rover Sports Club v Marine Department S.C. Star Soccerites v RAF Seietar. Ist Round: Star Soccerites or RAF Seietar v Royal Navy; Kota Rajah v219 words
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Article, Illustration42 1955-05-12 14 The Ceylon Commissioner for Malaya, Mr. M. Saravanamuttu, gave away the prizes at the end of the match and here he is presenting the lightweight trophy to Cpl. Harris of the Army, winner of the lightweight fight against Ceylon's L Cpl. Ranaweera.42 words
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Article, Illustration931 1955-05-12 14 RONNIE DUCLOS - RONNIE DUCLOS Honours To Ceylonese For Gallant Displays By SINGAPORE Combined Services were a bit too tough and rugged for the Ceylon's Service boxers m the inter-country Services competition held at the Badminton Stadium last night. Singapore Services won by 15 points to 12, winning931 words
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Article73 1955-05-12 14 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. Basketball delegates from the various States m the Federation have decided to run an interStale basketball competition on similar lines to the Malaya Cup soccer competition The delegates decide the competition with three zones: North Zone Penang, Kedah. Perlis and Perak; South ZoneJohore. Malacca. Negri73 words
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Article22 1955-05-12 14 ASTON Athletic Club will hold their annual general meeting at the Club's premises on Sunday, May 2l). at 3 p.m.22 words
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Article59 1955-05-12 14 KUALA LUMPUR. Wed. The Command Workshop? REME beat HQ Malaya by 9 runs m choir Garrison league cricket fixture on the HQ Malaya Ground today. REME batting first were all out for 87 runs (Willstead 32. Thomas six 'or 23). In reply HQ Malaya put59 words
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Article, Illustration406 1955-05-12 14 WILL Lim Kee Chan's speed and boxing agility for he is as clever as they make them down Cauliflower Alley. beat the boring-in and non-stop punching tactics of Siam's leading featherweight contender, Nai Songkiat? This is the question on the lips of all fight406 words
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Article103 1955-05-12 14 SEREMBAX. Wed. The NTegri Sembilan State soccer team will '.ravel to Kuala Lumpur an Sunday to ir.eet Selangor m a friendly match. The Negri team for the match has been chosen as follows. M. Kunis, S. Muthia, Lim Keng Hong. Mck Wai Hong, M. Boudeville, Low103 words
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