The Straits Times, 13 March 1955

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    13 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES in No. 1,020 SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1955. 15 CENTS
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    If saw the man I coming...'
    12 1 Pandit Nehru He made his speecn
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    Lock icon REBEL FLARE-UP iIN SUMATRA
    143 1 JAKARTA. Saturday. I GANG of 50 raided the port tcwn of Kuala I ist Acheen, today. Five policemen were f turnt down -nn damaae v>ut $5 rcements from I ruins. I Bed. derailed beand Nuka A hoen. Armed pang* had removed 150 metres o; railway track.
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    Woman wins $5,000
    24 1 Woman wins $5,000 w nner ;rs Times RRR" *'s o<born. :C Ejwyc Flats, Cjan Seng Rd.. KUALA LUMPUR. cceives F ve for n editor's
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    Lock icon ITALY S YES ON GERMANY
    57 1 ROME Sat The Italian Senate last night decisively approved the Paris accords, over bitter Communist opposition after two weeks of heated debate, climaxed by Red street riots. The voting was 139-82 Italy's Lower House approved the pacts last December and they now await only the
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    Lock icon EHRU FOILS BID TO KNIFE HIM IN CAR
    388 1 EHRU FOILS BID TO KNIFE HIM IN CAR NACPUR. Saturday. -["HE Indian Prime Minister, Pandit Nehru, helped to ward off an assassination attempt today. A knife-wielding assailant who jumped on his car near Negpur, Central India, was arrested. Later police said they had arrested a 32-year-old ricksha-puller and another person
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    Lock icon Collapse at concert
    88 1 Collapse at concert SYDNEY. Sat. EUGENE Goossens, the Bri-tish-born conductor, collapsed while conducting the Sydney Symphony Orchestra here tonight. The orchestra leader announced later that Mr Goossens was "seriously ill" Members of the orchestra dropped their instruments and rushed to help Goossens as he sank from the podium during the
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    WATER MEN PUT OFF STRIKE
    87 1 WATER MEN PUT OFF STRIKE The Singapore City Council Water Department Labour Union last night decided not to strike today, but to give the Council another three weeks to settle their dispute. The secretary of the union, Mr. S. Ehamparam, told the Sunday Times that this decision was reached in
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    Lock icon Star on 'drunk' charge
    56 1 BEVERLY HILLS. California. Sat. Actor Brian Donlevy was arrested on Friday on a drunk-driving charge. Chief of Police C. H. Anderson said Donlevy's new car bounced over a curb into a parking lot at a street's dead md, blowing out its front and rear right tires
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    3 horses die at B. Timah
    173 1 3 horses die at B. Timah By EPSOM JEEP THREE horses were destroyed on the opening day of the Singapore Turf Club Spring meeting at Bukit Timah yesterday. They were: Exhibitor i Race Four). Ballroom II Race Five i and Another View (Race Eight 1 Exhibitor was destroyed after a
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    Lock icon Atom: Safety in smoke?
    127 1 ATOP. MT. CHARLESTON. Sat. A BABY A-bomb was exploded in a smoke screen in the Nevada desert today, to test a new defence theory that smoke can insulate men and cities from the nuclear heat flash. "Operation Asbestos" was triggered Just before dawn atop a 300-ft.
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    U.S. picks Red-fighter
    54 1 WASHINGTON, Sat. Secretary of State. John Foster Dulles on Friday named Ambassador John E. Peurlfoy. a diplomat with considerable experience in fighting Communism, to be the United States representative on the new South East Asia Defence Council. Peurlfoy is at present envoy to Slam and before that
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    Lovebirds made them ill
    96 1 Lovebirds made them ill AACHEN, Sat. rREE German customs officials who helped break up a lovebird smuggling ring a few weeks ago are now ill with parrot disease Two relatives of the officials are suspected of having the disease as well. The officials are in the Isolation ward of the
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    Lock icon U.S. developes baby A-gauge
    51 1 BALTIMORE, Sat. The United States Army has developed a radiation detector about the size of a packet of cigarettes. It is called a tactical radiation dosimeter. An Army announcement said it could measure accurately the amount of radiation absorbed by a person in a nuclear explosion.
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    Lock icon Reds free ship as Nancy race to help
    190 1 Reds free ship as Nancy race to help HONG KONG. Sat. CAPTAIN L.N. Beer, of London, master of the 3,538--ton British steamer Westway fired on and detained by the Chinese Nationalists in the Formosa Strait last Monday, said today they released his ship immediately they learned a British destroyer was
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    Lock icon TOWNSEND: A LADY AND I WOULD ACCEPT EXILE'
    325 1 SYDNEY. Sat. THE Sydney Sun-Herald today quoted Croup Captain Peter Townsend a; saying "if a situation should demand my exile and that of a certain lady, we should of course accept it Group Capt. Townsends name has been linked romantically with that
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    Malayans hail appointment of local Bishops
    571 1 Malayans hail appointment of local Bishops MALAYAN Catholic leaders yesterday welcomed tho appointment of two Asian Bishops in Penang and Kuala Lumpur, as "a gracious gesture." Mr. C. Leo, chairman of the Penang and Province Wellesley Catholic Inter-Parochial Committee, said the Archbishop of Malacca, Mgr. M. Olcomendy, had been overworked
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    The new Bishop
    36 1 The Archbishop of Malacca. Msgr. Olcomcndy. (left) it seen here with Father Francis Chan, one of the two Bishops-design-ate, at a recent fun-fair in Singapore. Father Chan is the new Bishop of Penang.
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    THE WORLD IN 2000
    1547 2  -  Bertrand Russell, O.M. Last articlo af a challenging aeries by— What sort of education will your child have? EDUCATION seems likely to improve as regards elementary instruction, but to deteriorate as regards its higher regions. It is probable that the minimum insisted upon for the whole
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    THE HERO'S SOT FOR BURNING
    415 2 BERLIN, Saturday. QNCE a week, generally in the evening, a gaunt, beakw nosed, soldieHy man marches busily along Dresden's August Bebelstrasse with im tl u -1 his arm. It is ex-Field-Marshal Friedrich von Paul us. off to e>\ a lecture at "Dienstelle Dresden I" a
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      595 2 I I i (GRunpiG) 1 j In Completes pT j j ffl j i Me diamond symhol of Obtainable jtfiam?^/ TITONI at all <$b inai SWISS MADE Be Proud of Your English Are you content with the way you speak and "Word Mastery the prospectu* write? Are you sure that
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      523 2 Mow much I|> fun is a <?|L dog's life? Jp A dog's life can be a lot contain Vitamins a offun. Or it can be pretty D and grim. It's really up to Vitamins oi you. Your dog: doesn't together wll ask much of life. A roof concentrated nut, over
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    UNCLE JOHN' MEETS THE HECKLERS
    471 3 Lively scenes at election rally Progressive Party candidate for Katong in the Singapore elections. Mr. John Laycock, crossed tempers with hecklers yesterday at his first election rally. He stuck out the shouting and table thumbing for a while and then walked out. "He has an
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    Lock icon U.K. SOCCER
    316 3 LONDON. Sat. F. A. CUP SIXTH ROUND Birmingham 0 Man'ter City 1 Hudd.r-.fi. Id 1 Newcastle I 1 Notts C. 0 York City 1 Sunderland 2 Wolv'ton W. 0 ENGLISH LEAGUE DIV. ONE Arsenal 2 Aston Villa 0 Burnley 2 sh.-f. Wed. 0 aruifT 4 Cbarlton Ath. 3
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    Lock icon LION HITS OUT AT WINSTON
    175 3 LION HITS OUT AT WINSTON LONDON. Sat. SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL'S pet lion today lashed out at him through the bars of its cage, narrowly missing him. The Daily Express quoted the head keeper of the London Zoo as saying "Sir Winston was within six inches of the bars watching and
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    Pianist in Singapore
    53 3 Colin Horslcy. well-known New Zealand-born pianist, arrived in Singapore yeirerday from London by Q.intas Airways Constellation. He will give a pianoforte recital, sponsored by the Singapore Chamber Ensemble. M the Victoria Memorial Hall fonight. Tickets can be bought at the hall. He will leave for Australia tomorrow.
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    A CYNICAL PLAY WELL DONE
    303 3 AFTER a long period without theatre in Singapore, the Stage Club has satisfied the demand with a production, last week, of Diana Morgan's "After My Fashion" at the REME theatre. This is a contemporary London play, and our amateur ladies here put it across well.
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    Lock icon Welsh victory
    27 3 CARDIFF. Sat.— Wales beat Ireland by 21 points to 3 in an international Rugby Union match here this afternoon. Wales led 3-0 at half-time.— Reuter.
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    Inconsiderate: $30
    41 3 Shansuri bin Adam, who drove a car along Mountbatten Road on Auk. 6 last In an inconsiderate manner, was fined $30 in the Singapore First Traffic Police Court yesterday, fihansuri was also fined $20 for soundnie the horn unnecessarily.
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      178 3 ANNOUNCEMENT To all those patrons who could not be served on Saturday, an apology. To all those who requested Extension of Sale Good News. WE HAVE PLEASURE TO ANNOUNCE EXTENSION OF OUR SALE FOR THREE MORE DAYS Sale will definitely close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday the 16th. REMEMBER YOUR
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      496 3 (IARRHK: Gharbaar (Hindi. ALHAMBRA: Paisan— ll. 1.30. English sub-titles)— 3.ls 6.30, 9 15; 4. 6.45 9.30. At War With The Dick Tracy vs. Crime Inc. (chapter- Army 9 a.m.; Tel. 6909. ROXV: Rose Marie— 3. 6.15 9.15. 1 4 c 5 A r T 6° 3 o SS! ThrorrvoLx' f
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      79 3 High tides TODAY: Singapore 1.11 a.m. (9 ft.) 1.47 p.m. (8 ft. 3 Ins.); Port Dickson 8.50 a.m. (8 ft. 1 In.) 9.15 p.m. (8 ft. 6 ins..; Penang 2.24 a.m. 16 ft. 4 ins. i 3.03 p.m. (7 ft.). TOMORROW: Singapore 1.37 a.m. v 8 ft. 9 ins.) 2.23
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    Was Billy Graham worth while?
    761 4  - Was Billy Graham worth while? MARGARET SHIPLEY Bilrv Graham U going bach to Britain. His followers are now preparing for his second ic.iial campaign in Scotland und London. By IT is nearly 12 months since the most publicised figure in modern Christian evangelism shouldered his way inio London through acclaiming
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    POINTING FINGER DECIDES A VOICE
    276 4 THE District Officer sits in the kampong school. In front of him are a number of identity cards. An illiterate Malay woman enters and walks to the desk. Her ringer stabs at some of the identity card pictures. The District Officer nods, ana makes a
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    THEY MURRERED
    927 4  -  RICHARD KENT ■TO MURDER FOR MONEY OR CAIN is. surely, the most sordid B and least "forgiveable" of motives for murder. m Yet, when the "money" turns out to be prac- tically nothing, then we must suppose that the murderer was in- deed "mad." B ...for nothing! By
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    Hook up your house to a sunbeam
    340 4 A SUCCESSFUL method of converting sunlight into electrical energy has been perfected in Dayton Ohio by the Wright Air Development Centre, research laboratories sponsored by the U.S. Federal Government. The new solar generator is a miniature unit capable of supplying enough cur rent
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    Cheongsam-like
    49 4 Not unlike the cheonpjn. t is the latest fashion ben; by the wcll-drcstcd wgni* London If is i beltleti in dinner dress in blir biick i Hole rweed by John Cj.r;; A whirr pique collar «jj j porfant to the wdt ncctl* The hat is by S!m»t Una
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    This was more difficult than recent ones
    948 5 By THE COMPETITION EDITOR adjudication committee thought that Straits Times Word Puzzle Contest 'RRR' was more difficult than recent ones in the series, but the general standard shown by solvers was maintained. The number of those differing from the winning solution by one
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    CHEAP COOLERS? ITS NOT LIKELY
    256 5 SINGAPORE air-conditioning firms yesterday were sceptical about the City Council being able to hire out cooler unit« at a reasonable rental. They were still more sceptic al about the Council lteing abW to provide the necessary maintenance service. Rut City Councillor. Mr. Chan Kum Chee,
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    THE NEW WORLD at the HAPPY WORLD
    255 5 THE NEW WORLD at the HAPPY WORLD rERE will be a musical occasion unique in Singapore at the Happy World on the evening of March 28 when a "Promenade Concert" will be given by the Singapore Musical Society. Singapore's two most promising young pianists. Tv Chun Yee and Cheung Mun
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      793 5 but Doctor, why does 'Disprin' vUOt^T^tf relieve pain ]l vMj&a* so quickly? OL^^^ SEE— IT DISSOLVES! Disprin tobteureaDy dxaoht, knead TfcisltDiaprta This it Md of merely breaking up Cketnoot put remedies. ®f 3 *^> Because Disprin dissolves, it is more IJ tj rapidly abscrted by your body, and l^^^J/ to
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      227 5 Iff 'nniittj answers to Ward Pussle RRR "THE $5,000 prize for Straits Times Word Puxxle Contest 'Rßß' was won by Mrs. OSBORN, 3c. Euwye Flats. Yap Cuan Seng Rd.. Kuala Lumpur. She submitted a set of answers that corresponded completely with those given below. These were adjudged by the adjudication
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    Achnas, the film-maker, goes into action
    812 6  -  JEFFREY FRANCIS THE WHIP' IN MALACCA By \^E stood there young, vigorous and ambitious. He was proud of his work. "Action," he shouted, "action." The fierce sun was burning his face but he didn't care. His motto: "Do what you want with your heart
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    The sealed forecast is no more
    620 6 The sealed forecast is no more W^pfflß| RV^aH '> v > y AFTER thirty days of no rain a pleasant shower fell next afternoon, with another during the night. This did not replenish the well or rai<-« the level of the stream. Cm January 9 was recorded the deposit of
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    2-man sub in treasure hunt
    73 6 4 TWO-MAN plastic subi\ marine, built by a firm at Durant. Oklahoma, U.S. will be used to hunt for treasure in the Caribbean. Mr. George Moore, an engineer who helped to build the submarine, the RX-101. said at Oklahama City that the company is interested
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    YOU CAN'T ALWAYS TRIUMPH! ANGLING
    493 6  - YOU CAN'T ALWAYS TRIUMPH! ANGLING SAGAI B> SUNDAY was a day of several heavy fish missed and many smaller fish brought to the net. Two Chinese fishing from a koleh near Loyang went home with a basket full of kerisi besides a number of other small bream. Two others with
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    Slim hips ate a 'must' for the new skinny pants
    754 7  -  MAXINE RAKICH says you've got spots before your eyes? Chances are that you are looking at your favourite enemy wearing a pair of the latest convertible "skinny pants" made of sail cloth with large o r ange, black and yellow
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    Moulded to the figure
    39 7 The short evening drcis (right) rt in butter yellow slipper satm moulded to the figure. The ball dress (below) has a wistaria blue grosgrain bodice. Models by Victor Stic b c I at lacqmar. London.
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    'The Slink'
    45 7 3lue-grey tweed suit illutrates "The Slink" the iew silhouette introduced jy John Cavanagh. The lacket is easy fitting as far as the hips, where it buttons snugly. A backpleat m the slim skirt gives freedom of movement. The hat is by Simone Mirman.
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    MOTHER, HAVE A HEART!
    273 7 |N the cold war that goes on between mothers anc daughters over fashion and beauty. I'm on the side of the young. I can't see any special virtue in black stockings and a sack of a dress. I feel particularly sad when I see the hideous
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    ROSES AND RIBBONS ARE SO ROMANTIC
    292 7  -  NOEL Roses. ribbon and veiling make this season's newest and delightfully romanric evening head-dresses. To wear one is to put any simple party dress straight into the champagne and orcfiids class. Each idea sketched is extremely easy to copy and is an enchanting feature
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    Married man is so 'attractive'
    193 8 rE married man deserves more criticism! But to make up for that, let me add that a married man is nearly always more attractive! Now for the outburst over things that annoy me in men! TYPE ONE: Men are nearly always selfish, mainly because most
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    I AM SO SICK OF FASHION
    506 8  -  MICHELLE'S iliiiiiii SlßliiSll T AM sick to death of fashion, fashion writers, designers and commentators. I hate them all! They are forever writing on the latest fashion, what to wear, what not to wear, which colour is new. Will it be the H-line...will it
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    Do it Yourself is too old to be new
    487 8 CTRANCELY enough man is a strange animal, as much to beast as he is to himself. He was and is forever wanting to improve on nature but hardly ever on him self. (He could walk, sleep and eat, couldn't he The
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    MEN are afraid of WOMEN!
    232 8 A S a mere female may I A point out that women have never laid claim to being the best dress designers or the best cooks. There are a few of them, but both these professions are by common consent the prerogative of men. One
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    A nurse loves a doctor
    769 8 IAM 19-years-old and, 1 think, old enough to decide for myself whom I wish to marry. I am a nurse and am In love with a doctor of another nationality. Recently, my parents got to know of my friendship with the doctor and they aske<!
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      305 8 *O UOUt TEtfH I" bf ISo U22JJI why I .^ae?^ i I /I. 1 Quickly they hod!, t I avoid me now [Y%s*fyl J\W faints the breath. jTjJ WfflFod^rridiJM Z' s^ V«3 Jumft your meals remain «M^^f v jM™^ in the crevices SJWx^ff \'~"'\j/ V I v C *JMts I
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    Terrorist killed Red boss and escaped
    334 9 BLAZING STEN GUNS EARNED HiM THOUSANDS OF DALLARS KUALA LUMPUR. Saturday. THE BIZARRE STORY of how a terrorist bodyguard killed one of his bosses and fought his way out of their camp to freedom, was told to the Sunday Times today. Surrendered terrorist Tung
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    WOMEN ARE IN MALAYA ECONOMY RUN
    134 9 WOMEN ARE IN MALAYA ECONOMY RUN THREE women will compete with 73 men in the 1955 Mobiigas Economy Run from Butterworth to Singapore on Apii; 9 and 10. They are Mrs. Gladys Loke Chua. former Selangor and Singapore tennis champion. Mrs. D. Graan. of Singapore, and Mrs. U. Stracey. Altogether
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    Watchful eye
    54 9 Eight of 22 nominees of the Singapore City Council studying civil or electrical engineering under the Colombo Plan in Australia were assigned to Melbourne Technical College. One of the students Mr. A. Elisha. of Singapore, (left I is seen here operating a machine under the watchful eye of
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    No guards at school sports
    175 9 No guards at school sports SINGAPORE'S largest Chinese School, the Chung Cheng High School in Goodman Road held a sports meeting yesterday the anniversary of the death of Dr. Sun Vat Sen, founder of the Chinese Republic. It was unlike the scene at the school charity bazaar early this month
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    Man charged
    31 9 A tentative charge of causing hurt to Low Chioh Peng at Tiong Bharu Road on Mar. 10. was made against Tan Woon Choon in a Singapore Cuort I yesterday.
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    No Dr. Sun service for first time in 30 years
    226 9 COR the first time in 30 years, no memorial service was held at the United Chinese Library. Armenian Street. Singapore, yesterday to commemorate the death anniversary of the founder of the Chinese The United Chinese Library Is a local pro-Nationalist
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    72 STARTERS' IN ELECTIONS
    78 9 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. THE Malayan Chinese Association headquatiters have received 72 nominations for candidates for the Federal elections on July 27. The association is. however, waiting for names from Traigganu and Pahang. Johore sent the biggest list i of nominees 24. All these names will be
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    Alliance picks council team
    208 9 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. FIFTEEN men were appointed today to represent the Malayan Chinese Association on the Alliance's 32-member national council. The MCA. Central Working Committee, which met today. is waiting for one more branch. Pahang to nominate its representative. UMNO is also waiting for a nomination
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    KOTA BHARU'S NEW SKYLINE
    54 9 This building, the most modern in Kora Bnaru, it being prepared for an hotel and department store. The three-storey building, costing more than $300,000. is owned by a local Malay, Tangku Ahmad Zainal Abidin. The hotel will be under European management and have a dance floor,
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    ANNOUNCEMENT
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    Wake up and LIVE!
    1107 10 Wake up and LIVE Youth, poise and beauty but so sad By a WELL-KNOWN DOCTOR THIS is the first article in a striking new series, written by a leading Western doctor, who, dipping into his case book, shows how to retain or regain the zest for living. EVERYTHING seems so
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    THE SUNDAY TIMES WE think
    229 10 THE SUNDAY TIMES WE think SINGAPORE. MAR. 13. 1955 The babel of argument about multi-lingualism goes on in Singapore. Its advocates are unwearying in their determination to press a lost cause; and their tenacity is to be admired. But it IS a lost cause. Logically and morally, the case for
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      298 10 /■<HOU EN-LAI'S order to y> Xj "protect remittances' from Chinese residents ss abroad sounds sweet and in<v nocent, but to those who << know Communist cunning, >> it is nothing but a trap >) against which 12.000,000 SS overseas Chinese should by > wary. > Not
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      215 10 T WOULD like to draw your attention to the third paragraph of your report In the Sunday Times on a recent accident to a Kuala Lumpur Flying Club aircraft. You state the engine is believed to have stalled. This statement is not quite accurate and la liable to
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      241 10 Languages— 1 lI^ITH reference to the in- teresting «and amusing letter of Mr. Koh which appeared in the Sunday Times on Feb 27. Mr. Koh has attempted to endorse his viewpoint through repeated references to law" "It Is the law." English ha.s been decreed a.s the official language by our
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      345 10 \yHEN Mr. S. Haridas speaks of men in neckties and felt hats, to what section of the intelligentsia does he presume to refer? If his stricture Is aimed at those who oppose multilingualism. because it is Impractical, then my question is: In what way are they answerable for
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      80 10 WITH reference to your article on Teluk Anson orange groves In your last issue, may I point out that a serious mlsstatement occurred In the yield capacity. Your reporter has unwittingly written that the yield per season Is one plcul per acre, whereas In point of fact an
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    The people who come 'next to god'
    959 10  -  A. GEORGE By CSA BIN LAM and his hand-driven "trisha' are familiar sights in Johore Bahru. The ease and dexterity with which Esa drives the trisha. despite his paralysed legs, is amazing Wanting to know more about him, I called at his house
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    Billy Budd
    194 10 Billy Budd aboil I Bllt D» M urges ar.a^ nialusm a |Aj Sin. I tow* th In com]).. ,n !E£ pest -non Disra. poliomyelii quered imperii reactionarj i.s so far doctors attempt I chap.. The colds win dip ;L nialtam is rXr^JI H[EARIN< I the ,,tr. tempted from K Mend
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    planters have a secret row
    355 11 WAR COMMITTEE MEN NAMED WITHOUT CONSULTATION' IrESSMEN ASKED TO LEAVE MEETING KUALA LUMPUR, SATURDAY. EW UP THIS morning at the annual f the Central Selangor Planters' over representation on state and diswa r executive committees. were asked to leave Mr C. Mathison. a Kajang planter
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    I accuse' ...at 7 years old
    106 11 ,11 "I M ■ceased or causlax icb IS. fourth Police Mr J V li.nirn, |t*l h >»•»• t«> tbe < i i ourt, be Uld I i 11l > .Itlm.ii;Mratc luit i w.n settle <>^ outside I i unies I'm < ourt magls- lie
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    RUBBER EASIER
    10 11 ruuuer t I Bayer* Bellen R9 7 88
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    TIN PRICE
    20 11 The tin price in Singapore yesterday was $354.62 2 peri picui, $1.12 V 2 below the Friday price.
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    COPRA PRICES
    44 11 Singapore Copra Association 1 pm. prices yesterday were: Straits mixed copra: March $28 s a buyers, $28 7 8 sellers; April S28 5 8 buyers. $28 7 8 sel- lers. May $28 S buyers. $28 7 B sellers. The tone was quiet-
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    JOHN LAYCOCK SPEAKS HIS MIND
    27 11 "I speak for all Singaporeans," the Progressive Party candidate for Katong. Mr. John Laycock, told an election meeting yesterday. Sunday Times picture.
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    Singapore wedding
    49 11 MR. PETER LOh of Kuab Lumpur and Miss Haxel Wang of Singapore, who were married at the Church of Hie Sacred Heart. Singapore. The bride ii the eldest daughter of Dr. and Mn. Wang How |ang and the bridegroom is the nephew of Mr. Koo Swee Kok.
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    HE FEARED ASSAULT AFTER ACCIDENT
    232 11 IPOH, Saturday. DUBBER TAPPFR Yap Yin Yew. 21. told the Magistrate's Court today that after he had knocked down an elderly Sikh who had been lurching from side to side on the road, he did not stop long, because he saw other Sikhs coming towards
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    Special constable caught thief after car chase
    176 11 A Volunteer Special Constable used his rar, after 1 he heard a woman screaming for help, to chase and catch a thief who had robbed the woman of a gold pendant. ThLs was revealed in a Singapore Court yesterday when Lee Fook Peng
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    POST PAY CLAIM DEADLOCKED
    228 11 PENANC. Saturday. JkJALAYAN uniformed postal workers who called off a proposed strike last December have reached a deadlock in their negotiations with the Federation Government tor more pay The Federation's Chief Secretary, Mr. D. C. Watherston. has told a Joint meeting of the national Whitley Council
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    2 to dance in Spore
    70 11 TWO famous International x stars of T.V. in Britain and world's professional ballroom champions, Mr. Jack McGregor and Miss Bemil Twiggs, will arrive in Singapore from Hong Kong by the Corfu on Tuesday. They are on a Far East tour. During their stay in Singapore
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    Film Society show
    29 11 "La Passion elf JeSnne d'Arc" will be shown by the Singapore Film Society at 6.30 and 9 p.m. today In the British Council Hall. Stamford Road.
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    PARENTS OF FED. STUDENTS GET OFFER
    230 11 PARENTS OF FED. STUDENTS GET OFFER rjK>LLOWING the release ten days ago of the Nanyang University's post school classes' examination results, parents of students in the Federation have been approached by people with offers of accommodation and board for their children in Singapore. < A total of 605 Federation and
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    He tried to kill himself
    69 11 Lim Geok Khoon told the Singapore Seventh Police Court yesterday that "life -was not worth living without money." He said this after pleading guilty to attempted suicide by drinking caustic soda at Mekong Walk on Feb. 23. Lim said he wanted to end his life
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    Mr. Buckley and his coffee machine
    764 12  -  Donald Davies A*. uoKLiimj io a snuri-iiveu publication of March 1908 called "The Motor Car and Athietic journal there were 214 people licensed to drive motor cars, motor bicycles and steam rollers in Singapore. As early as 1896. Messrs. Katz Eros, imported a Benz
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    RECORD OF THE WEEK
    152 12 AN attractive little record, just issued, features half a century of French song. The composers represented are Gounod, Massenet, Lalo, Chausson. Chabrier, Duparc. Hahn, Sain-Saens, Faure. Debussy, Ravel and Roussel. The programme includes such recognised masterpieces as Massenet's "Si tv veux, Mignonne" and Debussy's "Fantoches". as
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    THE WATERFRONT' WINS $30 FIRST PRIZE
    99 12 THE WATERFRONT' WINS $30 FIRST PRIZE First prize in this week's camera contest goes to Johnny Aw of 5 Jalan Gopeng, Kampar, Perak, for his evocative study "On The Waterfront" (below). Second pri x c to Chew Yit Foong of 59 Main Road, Taiping, Perak, for his picture of "The
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    How you can enter
    106 12 CACH week the S-jnd» Times is awarding c» prizes for readers picturn There is a first prize S3O, a second of SIS 1<; runners-up each recent 55. If you wish to enter fet the competition send »ow entries to "Camera untest," Sunday Times Ced Street. Singapore
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      159 12 NOW! MORE SllpCr I Constellations TO LONDON TO SYDNEY aan ti r I __3S^# -^f^"***"^ Every first-class passenger on Now, on the Kjng.iroo Route. Super Constellations will be introduce* more -flaol Super Coruvellation BSy«y« SSSS -M S finest airUne,, you far: unmaicrmd standards or comfort and luxun extra room, extra
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    BARTOK WITH THE LID OFF
    330 13  - BARTOK WITH THE LID OFF ROBERT OTTOWAY By LONDON. >es were working overtime those h brave men have fallen everywhere this vurtam. I gazed back unmoved Well •moved. ftytnc- That's what I expect from I want to b r mriged on my merits as an get a fair) I was
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    Who ore the millionaires?
    1129 13 Who ore the millionaires? C respondent icHAEL RUDDY nfirui from the "eel- << ctv presents t.ttn of lii ifjc le< telling the <; iidt story of the men 4 women who make [tyres J"d he > -tores n if aye ma e t nonentities of Yes- i into the stars
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      What was the music?
      27 13 What was the music? WHAT was the back- ground music played in the nlm "Sabrina?" D.M.. Penanc; DICKY CHIA, Singapore. I The background music was I "Sabrina."
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      93 13 WHICH stars have won the Academy Award twice? LEE BIAN SWEE. I Kuala Lumpur. I Star* who have won the "Oscar" twice are: Vivien Leigh. 1929 "Gone With the I I Wind;" 1951 "Streetcar Named I Desire." Spencer Tracy, ISS7 I "Captains Courageous;" 1938 I "Boys' Town." Bette Davis, j
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      84 13 WHAT is the back- V* ground and address of Susan Shentall? SIRAND MOHD. SAID. Ipoh. Susan was a«en while eat- ing in restaurant and later I teaUd for the part of "Juliet" I In "Romeo and Juliet." She Is I sft. 4in. tall, has honey-blonde hair and bine eyes. Only
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      444 14 ALWAYS USE WRIGHTS COAL TAR SOAP Refreshes the whole Family j AFTER WORK, SPORT AND TRAVEL AVMLAbLB HI TOOXT AND BATH 6IZX TABLETS I End Rheumatism While You Sleep 1 aro Backache. I Ark ng Joints and Limhs. S:iAtica. Neuritis, Lumbago. Gett na up Nights. Dizziness, Nervousness. ing Passages. Loss
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      1340 14 Edgar Rice Burroughs r r^^T(?A^ l^ RAI Tt-t7 p" **^.^lßß^^ -*T«di A^lO/vy^7"f-^/? ■^^^■m iH^s. v r WSKfmM^WTSWSSi DISTRESSFUL ISLAND- this week for all v% 5 WWm I v I "ncument, some l>real«in e of heads before dawn on thr 18th. Irrland j n.-cd. get in touch with them during niorning
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      173 15 TV+G CISCO /CllP. ur£<X£ u/esr fcirourt** p; $$t- CISCO. WE LL SLUo) f Tt-IS IS SUICiDif.' THAT THEY RE BOTM COWE %i M^^f^iW^' ■> > :,^v -J 4 .^Bm 4 ■•''^3NSiC /Who's ncT^J" mmm J t^ W EITHFR^/' x. HS^ /^me too! im euMNiMa for V. L 'T 1 c
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      80 16 > 3mj 3mi jo iavdf^v 3snoH Aidwa V ant M3idv iiu asnoH v 7 -Haws y^ 'ocu ooa. inv/w A3Hi "v ,SON 3H1 O3llOdS 3AVH S3A3 YArh -A\ lr \> -vrr &^A 3MAvsc -^q| > sbsiB*^ o3s.oo« ,h^ 3W.A3H1 3HH SMCXTI y3H10 HDV3 SSOdD 3«,A3H1 ,'SNOOW 0AMS,Vaa31 B NOIlS3nO T
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    FREEDOM
    1452 17 The end of eleven years as a Russian slave |ULIO JIMENEZ concludes the five-part story of his 1 1 years spent in Russian labour camps. He gave his account after his release last March to Daniel Marder, now a resident of Pittsburgh, U.S.A. The series was obtained through co-operation
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    SHE CAN'T BANG HER HEAD
    57 17 Looking like an obsrepcrous baby in a high chair, the girl trie* to bang her head on the windscreen and fails. She is wearing a safety belt which Fords, the car manufacturers, have invented to prevent passengers being thrown forward and hurt when a car
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      141 17 be uncomfortable ail Your Ufe Dunlopillo ented by Dunlop for your comfort. Tiattresj.es, pillows, and cushions 110 can be designed to your requirements by our Handk Department and produced in days. Don't ukiit to make life comfortable. Dunlopillo I Dunlop Rubber Company (Malaya) Ltd. ALA LUVPUR PENAN C f^ f
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      352 17 f^Tffffl'__ L Mil p- HANDLOOM j FABRICS Noted for their excellence in texture, beauty of design and richness «f artistic appeal. THE INDIAN HANDLOOM INDUSTRY has been a producer of cotton, silk and woollen cloth from times immemorial: India s fine Muslins, Chintxes, Shawls. Brocades etc. were the rage of
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      BEEFY
      436 18 -That's what M call it! "|"HERE is little room for the sentimental in buying a motor-car. It is a pity. On both sides of the Atlantic the big car firms grow, the small firms perish. Motoring life could soon become as monotonous as the telegraph poles which go flicking
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      OCTANE FUSS IS ON AGAIN!
      472 18  - OCTANE FUSS IS ON AGAIN! Barney Avery Says THE octane number wrangle is on again. It might be seasonable to straighten out a few facts about this uni-versally-used system of evaluating fuel merit. In terms of its heat content —that is, the useful energy contained in a pound of it
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      B.A.M. should look to its empty coffers
      549 18  -  CRUSADER says THE Badminton Association of Malaya is a wel I don't intend to ruflle its officials, neverthel attention the great need in this Thomas Cup yeai resources. Now, Just take a look at last year's accounts. The B.A.M. began with a balance
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      270 18 WA' JAGUAR D-IYPE I THIS oursro-J two scare I in limited twmt I U wits itabi'ii Nt f'tqw 1; tnencd to rt'tol '"< H^Btil front rq Kll right wH J.. I 300 PERKINS DIESEL APPLICATIONS I IN USE IN 138 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES 1 «\«4piMa«^ FOB GOODS AM) PASSENGEI iCSgJSsi^W^ VEHICLES,
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    Pakistan again beat Federation 4-nil
    533 19 SEREMBAN, Sat. TEAM work once again x proved the matchwinning factor for the Pakistan Hockey Federation tourists who beat the Federation of Malaya XI 4-0 on the station padang here this evening in the third and final hockey "test." The game, though fast, was not
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    CORINTHIANS BEAT BRANI
    159 19 A GOAL seven minutes from the end enabled Singapore Corinthians to beat Pulau Brani United 3-2 in a SAFA first division league fixture at Jalan Besar last night. Corinthians, who led 2-1 at the Interval, were held at 2-2 for most of the second half but Ismail's
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    TUAN MONG TAKE 3 2 BEATING
    70 19 RE.M.E. Civilians beat Tuan Mong 0.8.A. 3—2 in the S.A.F.A. Div. 3A league game at Geylang yesterday. S. Krishnan. Hitam Ibrahim and Ibrahim Sattar scored for R.EM.E and James Aw and Kirn Swee for Tuan Mong. In the Div. 3B came at the Police
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    BODCA SCORE SIX WICKET VICTORY
    51 19 BODCA SCORE SIX WICKET VICTORY BODCA beat Woodbrldge Hospital by six wickets in a cricket friendly I on the BODCA ground yesterday. Woodbridge 44 iLim Chwee Seng 11, Sta Maria 9. Markar 3-8. Oopal 2-3. Chelliah 2-8 1. BODCA 50 for four (Van Rooyan 17. Ondatje 23 ret., Sta Maria
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    SELANGOR IN LEAD
    33 19 KUALA LUMPUR, Sat Selan- gor led Johore by two matches to I one in the Chua Choon Leong Cup competition on the opening day's play at the Lake Club courts
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    BOYS TOWN HELD
    20 19 Boys Town and Glmson Boys Club i drew 1-1 in a soccer fixture at Bukii Tiitiah yesterday.
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    Lock icon England are 84 ahead with two wickets in hand
    482 19 DUNEDIN, Saturday pNGLAND, scoring 209 for eight before bad light stopped play about 15 minutes before stumps, gained a lead of 84 runs over New Zealand 125) on the second day's play in the First Test here today. In contrast to
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    Lock icon Neo wins his heats
    99 19 MANILA, Sat. NEO CHWEE KOK of Singapore won both his heats in the 100 metres and 200 metres in the Philippine National Open swimming championships here today. Neo won his 100 metres heat in 59.1 sec. and the 200 metres in 2 mm. 13.4 sec. Japan's
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    CLARKE HITS 51 IN S.R.C. VICTORY
    91 19 Singapore Recreation Club beat RNAS Sembawang by six wickets in a friendly crlckot fixture on the padang yesterday. Ths match was highlighted by a five innings of 51 retired by G. Clarke iS.R.C.i and by a breezy knock of 33 by Sembawang's West who
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    DE Win SCORES UNBEATEN 70
    82 19 Two riftlej were scored when Police beat CMnese by eight wickets in a cricket friendly at the Depot yesterday. M. de Witt knocked ud 70 not out for Police the highest so far this season and Dennis Lee hit 51 for Chinese. Chinese 125 (D.
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    Lock icon Alston beaten, but U.S. lead 3-1
    236 19 WINNIPEG, Sat. Pill I nitrcl States Thomas Cup badminton team has a 3-1 lead in games over Canada in the North American Zone tie at the Winnipeg Badminton Club, and need only two more victories tonight to qualify for next May's inter-ione finals in
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    CEYLONESE GAIN 9 WICKET WIN
    49 19 Ceylon Sports Club beat SCC. I by nine wickets In a cricket friend I ly at B.ileslier Road yesterday. S.CfC. 93 (Mills 14. Crulkshnnks 24. German 11. Thambv 4-44, Vanderput 3-24). C.S.C. 140 for 5 iNagalah 30 ret.. Carvalho 31. Vandcrput 16. Rajendran 29)
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    RAOC BOXERS ENTER FARELF FINAL
    263 19 KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. AFTER some keenly contested bouts, 30 Battalion Royal Armj Ordnance Corps, the champion Singapore etam. beat 15 19 the King's Royal Hussars (Malaya) by six bouts to five to win the FARELF Interunit team boxing semi-final at the Selangor Badminton Hall, Kuala
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    EUPHRATES BREAKS 16-YEAR MARK FOR 9 FURLONGS
    2624 20  -  EPSOM JEEP Two C/^55 Three horSi equal 6f. record By yrPHRATKS followed up his recent Kuala Lumpur success with a record-breaking win over 9f. in the Club Plate for CL 1, Div. 1, horses at liukit Tiamh >esterda>, opening day of the Singapore
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    Three horses destroyed
    91 20 JOCKEY Billy Bell w;is hurt, hut not >eriousl\. MrfcCfl he had two h.ul lunihl.x in t\w> siiccfssivi 1 IMH ;it IJukit Timah yevtrnlay In Kare Four, his mount I \hihitor fell M the ton of the and in Ihc next ti.(. Ballroom II Ml after I Roinc
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    17 20 HI Word* fill t minimum). IN LOVING MEMORY Frum passed away 13-3-1946. Gore bu: noJi
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    BIG SWEEP
    55 20 TOTAL POOL: $333,385 Ist: No. *****3 ($150,022) 2nd: No. *****9 75,011) 3rd: No. *****2 41,673) Starters: ($3,472 each) Nos. *****2. *****2, *****6, *****8. *****4, *****3, *****8, *****4, 3U.278, *****3. *****4. *****1. Consolation: ($2,500 each) Nos. *****5, *****3, *****1, I H *****8. *****6, *****0, *****4. *****8, *****3. DOUBLE TOTE:
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    PICTURE TIP
    18 20 The Straits Times' picture tip for yesterday's races was M/UtCIANO, who was second in Race One.
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    Lock icon West Indies name 10 for first Test
    178 20 PORT OF SPAIN Sat. rpHE WEST Indies cricket selec- tors last night named ten players who will form the nucleus of the team for the first Test against Australia at Kingston starting on Mar. 26. Captain of the West Indies side will be
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    BARFLEUR SHAPES LIKE A WINNER
    432 20  -  EPSOM JEEP By BARFLEUR. a classy Australian four-year-old who won the valuable Caulfield Guineas as a three -year-old, galloped in the .style of tip-top sprinter when he clocked 50 2/5 for 4f. and a tick under 38 for 3f. in a tiyout with Townsman (Smith)
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