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Title Section15 1956-01-01 1 THE SUNDAY TIMES No. MC& SINGAPORE, SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 1956. 10 CENTS. NedSale^ Up Malay*15 words
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Article582 1956-01-01 1 FELIX ABISHEGANADEN - 1956- A YEAR OF PEACE AND PROFIT FELIX ABISHEGANADEN By Marshall and others give a pledge SINGAPORE S CHIEF MINISTER and leaders of all political parties are confident that 1956 will be a year of political stability, industrial peace and trade expansion. They have all pledged to work together for582 words
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Article, Illustration104 1956-01-01 1 L.mcc Corporal Willi.im "Samson" Spc.ikm.in. the V.C. who battled the Reds in Korea with beer bottles after he ran out of grenades yesterday ran away from a barrage of confetti thrown at him by girls who attended his wedding to Private Rachel Snitch of the W.R.A.C.104 words
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Article43 1956-01-01 1 They share $5,000 TWO people share the 1 55,000 prize in Straits Times Word Puzzle "HH". They are: Idris B. H. Amin 16. Railway Quarters. ALOR STAR. H O. Raib, 48. Radm Mas. SINGAPORE See Page Five for the Competition Editor's weekly article.43 words
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Article36 1956-01-01 1 TEL AVIV. Sat. A twohour exchange of mortar Bre n the Egyptian position on the Gaza strip and an Israeli military patrol on the outskirts <>t Kisufum ended without casualties fB»--terday.—U P^36 words
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Article26 1956-01-01 1 3,000 to cheer Tengku at ship T n- I j P tor the over I My ambition' melon of of lornh arc (Hit' with intinued, "one26 words
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Article, Illustration26 1956-01-01 1 MERDEKA TRIP: ALL IS SET TENCKU ABDUL RAHMAN pictured on his .irriv.il at Singapore airport yesterday on his way to the London talks. Sunday Tunes picture.26 words
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Article160 1956-01-01 1 I .-VI\IO. OdlUlUd). 4 PUBLIC opinion poll published today, two days before the French election, showed that the majority of ired M. Pierre Mendes France for Prime Minister. But 40 per cent of the people in the poll cave vague answers or said theyReuter - 160 words
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Article54 1956-01-01 1 LONDON, Sat. The Financial Times today stated f hat dividend expectations are beginning to stimulate a broader demand for rubber hares. A revival of interest is prising as it is now •ntain that 10j3 payments are going to be on a much tie than those of 1954,"54 words
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Article92 1956-01-01 1 WASHINGTON, Sat. The Vietnam Ambassador, Mr. Tran Van Chuong, said that Vietnam would win free elections over the Communist Vietminh in 1956. but would not participate in a vote on Communist term.s. No one has ever seen free electionj held in a Communlst country," heAP - 92 words
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Article40 1956-01-01 1 MELBOURNE. Sat. Rex [ngamells. 42. regarded as one ol Australia's gr< ateil w;is killed today near Diamboola, VictQria, when hi.s car overturned His bml< 3penseley M lf>. whs taktui t.^a hospital with head and batk injuries. U.P.UP - 40 words
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Article67 1956-01-01 1 The mystery punter who was responsible for the record betting on the first and second day of the Penang races, again attempted to "corner the market" in the first race yesterday. Two imfancied newcomers. Homy Bird and President, suddenly shot up in the betting and eventually67 words
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Article, Illustration221 1956-01-01 1 Rita row: Judge blames Haymes LOS ANGELES Sat. A JUDGE yesterday said that Dick Havmes was to blame in the court battle between Rita Hayworth and Co'umbia Studios. He urged an out-of-court settlement. The actre.s.s is suing Columbia for US$l5O,OOO for alleged breach of contract and the studio is countersuing.AP - 221 words
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Article26 1956-01-01 1 LONDON. Sat —Britain will give Jordan economic, military and financial aid totalling about £12.700.000 in 1956 and 1957. it was announced here today.— Reuter.Reuter - 26 words
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120 1956-01-01 1 ALL-OUT ASSAULT ON REDS- PLANS READY KUALA LUMPUR. Sat. A FRESH and concentrated assault on the Communist terrorists will begin on Feb. 8 the day the amnesty ends. Files on several operations which were planned but shelved because of the amnesty will be re-examined next week. The Australian troops now120 words
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275 1956-01-01 1 Pirates on elephants routed in jungle PNOM PENH, Cambodia, Sat. THK story of a jungle battle between government troops and pirates mounted on elephants was told today by eye witnesses in this Cambodian capital. They said the battle took place at night on December 23 when a government force clearingUP - 275 words
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295 1956-01-01 1 50 MUCH IS AT STAKE IN 1956-SIR JOHN THE GOVERNOR of Singapore. Sir Robert Black in a New Year message last night called upon the people to play their part with courage and a high sense of responsibility in malon.; a success of the experiment in selfgovernment, now being undertaken.295 words
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Article44 1956-01-01 1 SANTA MONICA. Sat. Contempt proceedings against actress Linda Christian were dismissed in Superior Court Counsel for Mrs. Edmund Purdom said ho would make a new effort to get the actress' deposition In divorce suit aga'nst the British actor. A. P.44 words
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Article244 1956-01-01 1 Drivers found rally tough KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. ALL but a few of the 97 cars that started on the first leg of the Shell Motor Raliy today came through without mishap, although the course from Kuala Lumpur to Ipoh and back proved a little more testing than expected. The car-244 words
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Article76 1956-01-01 1 BUENOR AIRES, Sat. ma's provisional Government plans to send 125 tn üblemakcr.s Including many followers of expresident Juan Peron— into virtual exile in bleak Southern onla. This disclosure followed an announcement that the Provis ional Government had broken up the third subplot in three weeks. mcd76 words
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Advertisement128 1956-01-01 1 l)i;im«»iicl A 4,«-m Sri ENGAGEMENT WEDDING RINGS U S. de SUVA, Jewellers 106, Orchard Road, Singapcra 9. Tel: ***** ■>%,*& •>***■■ (ÜBBIE REYNOLDS ff?~ imZSjmk mc, m stor TtNDfR TRAP COLOR &^K$ HARMONY V t PAN^AKI- MAKi-U^ i. 4i' i«x mtl f.t*™ n <** omplttfm »ACI fOWOIt V u**m iiiiW128 words
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Article, Illustration1394 1956-01-01 2 SHAW DESMOND - SHAW DESMOND fifiri jMJT M*'"*-" J imdJMM^K^M£BMi\iltwl By The man who said 'She has come back "Do lovers meet in the. unrld after death?" "Do our 'dead' friends love us and remember us?" "Have they homes and children beyond the veil of death?" "Do q Souls' meet1,394 words
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Article461 1956-01-01 2 RADIO Your new year resolve TODAY is, of course, the day for New Year resolutions, and I have a suggestion for the thousands of pirate listeners who operate radio receiving sets throughout Singapore and the Federation of Malaya without a licence. Salve your conscience and buy one. It costs only461 words
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Article621 1956-01-01 2 "1956 will be a good year. There will be no big war. This I know for sure." 110 years old M'Bulu Ti M'Ulu, Africa's most famous witch doctor, made this forecast last week-end when he addressed over 200 wizards, witch doctors, magicians and famous chiefs who621 words
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569 1956-01-01 3 Mr. M was Singapore's Man of the Year POLL SHOWED THAT THERE WAS NO OUTSTANDING WOMAN OF 1955, BUT- \^HO was Singapore's outstanding personality in 1955? A Sunday Times poll to select the Man of the Year shows that the Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, emerges an easy and popular569 words
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Article, Illustration40 1956-01-01 3 MR. TOXG TECK ING and his bride. Miss Ng Siew Yoong, who were married at the Singapore Registry yesterday. Mr. Tong. a Singapore CiLstoms cadet officer, and his bride were school mates. Sunday Times picture.40 words
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235 1956-01-01 3 was, however, not for Finlayson Green. He had advised the company to change its application for extension of its service to Finlayson Green only Mr. Buckeridgo said that ,no other Chinese bus company had yet made any ap- plication. It is likely that235 words
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Article94 1956-01-01 3 Doctors yesterday advised that strongman, Lee Chi Ming, who injured his neck and back during an acrobatic performance at the Happy World Stadium, Singapore, on Thursday, should remain at the General Hospital. Lee's teammates, Wong Bong Foo and Wong Man Foo, went to the hospital94 words
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Article142 1956-01-01 3 The Singapore City Council is now trying to unravel the problem of whether the proprietors of the proposed $700,000 Katong-Odeon cinema are legally entitled to go ahead and put up their building. Approval of the project, granted six months ago, was rescinded at Friday's Council meeting.142 words
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Article62 1956-01-01 3 A decree nisi granted vo Wyona Hope Lloyd-Williams dissolving her marriage with Francis Norman Lloyd-Wil-liams, acting Director of Broadcasting. was made absolute in the Singapore High Court yesterday. When the petition for a decree absolute came for hearing on Friday, Mr. Justice Taylor would not make62 words
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Article35 1956-01-01 3 Mr. Yeo Kok Mun, 36, Assistant Commandant in the Volunteer Special Constabulary, Singapore Police Force, has died after a short illness. He is survived by his wife, three sons and two daughters.35 words
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Article49 1956-01-01 3 Chua Lian Lye and Ng Kai Tcck pleaded not guilty in the Singapore Eighth Magistrate's Court yesterday to a charge of causing hurt to a taxi-driver. Tan Ah Lian. in Bras Ba.sah Road on Dec. 30. Bail was allowed. The case will be heard on Mar. 6.49 words
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Article519 1956-01-01 3 Sagai - Sagai AJVGLMiXG b> ALL too often' good H- fishing conditions coincide with a shortage of good bait, From Klang, Razalli writes again to comment on i this phenomenon and I to suggest ways in which anglers can trap their own prawns. The usual method of catching prawns519 words
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Article37 1956-01-01 3 ST. Ying Wing, of Lorong 17, Geylang Road, who permitted his lorry to be driven by Soh Hua Lonsj. of Sembawang Road, along Beach Road with a worn-out tyre, was fined $20 in Singapore yesterday37 words
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Advertisement163 1956-01-01 3 L00k... AT THE WORLD WITH CLEAR, BRILLIANT, HEALTHY EYES THE DAILY USE OF JUST A FEW P^ DROPS OF EYEMO DOES WONDERS FOR YOUR EYES I > c 3-x FREE iX^^g^X YOUR HOUSE FROM I 0 WORRY— Could your family live in their house witnout your income to meet the163 words
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Miscellaneous65 1956-01-01 3 HIGH TIDES TODAY: Singapore 1 12 am. Of. 3in.i 12.34 p.m. UOft. am.); Port Dlckaoo 8.39 .i.m. < 9ft Tim: 857 p.m. i9U. 81n.) Penang 2^30 a.m. (BU. oin.«: 3.19 p.m. (,7ft. 5110 TOMORROW: Smcapore I.d2i a.m. i9ft. 2tn.); 1.19 p.m. (ion. i 3in); Port DuKson 9.17 a.m. i 9it.65 words
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Article, Illustration438 1956-01-01 4 BERNARD HARRIS - Is America's boom about to explode? BERNARD HARRIS by IH SO HARD TO SQL A CAR W M UW OF TOO-MICH-Of -EVERYTHING TWO friends of mine were strolling along Third Avenue, New York, last week. In a car showroom they saw a gleaming new Cadillac price-tagged at US$5,OOO. They went438 words
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Article120 1956-01-01 4 Tricksters prey on broken hearts IyOP-RANKING Scotland Yard detectives disguised at ordinary members of the public are attending spiritualist seances, trying to trap what they believe is a gang or rat rading on people's heartbreaks. Supposedly spirit manifestations include trumpets flying through tin air. At one seance a flying trumpet120 words
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Article, Illustration796 1956-01-01 4 SPIES NEVER KNOW! Is he a contact or is it a trap? PETER BLOXHAM continues the investigation opened by DAVID DIVINE U E WAS a very ordinary young man who sat, one day three years ago, on a bench in King George's Park, Wands worth, a southwestern suburb of London.796 words
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Advertisement297 1956-01-01 4 >^ Laboratory tnn conducted I with tdenUfic «Jdll and itrict I Bk B fflk J3 Hk a<#^ Bk Wk /JhS i,. r;:::':;.r \rr MaflV M aflat M aVBf BP. aflafl fi 11 MM BY II v€#»^ J'' New MACLEANS %^sjp CLEANS TEETH WHITER ■aaaW X 1| THAN EVER BEFORE HKiJifl297 words
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Article373 1956-01-01 5 A CHINESE wom.n yesterday wrote to Singapore's Chief Minister, Mr. David Marshall, asking him to prevent her husband from applying for the entry from -hina of his first wife. The woman. MjJm Chua Lay Chway, handed the Mr. Leon Cort^er of the Public Advisory373 words
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Article62 1956-01-01 5 Cast of 120 in new show S\ro!u:s Island Fayv,;il present a clld"Primesa tiemum" at the Manorial Hall on janu i and 21. r hls .111 isy 11M> induing I in ni ily Infant Je us. number for he 1 "liis mlevly fat ro at a iaLn v.b 'h C mmunltes62 words
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Article67 1956-01-01 5 -commlssionec month, will call at Sin three-da v 9 undet nd oi Captain A. .iy. Kennedy will make an iniormal call on the ernor. Sir Robert Black, and visit the City Council. Sea i visit the fhip on the morning of Jan. parmoon. The can visit67 words
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928 1956-01-01 5 By The COMPETITION EDITOR 'IHH clues tor Straits Times Word Puzzle HH had to be argued on fine shades of meaning and the judges thought that the entries, except in very few cases, indicated excellent appreciation of these differences. Standards were928 words
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Article63 1956-01-01 5 A naturalised American. C :i-born Dr. Conrad tnann, who once detor Einstein. iriress the Institute of cts of Malaya at the iod Room. Odeon Cinema, in Singapore at 5 lin. on Jan. 9. Dr. Wachsmann is the head (f the Institute of Design. Chicago. He will63 words
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Article210 1956-01-01 5 THE Russian composer Borodin, of "Polovtsian Dances" fame, wrote two symphonies though only one is ever heard these days. This, the second, is as full of fine tunes and invigorating rhythms as any musical work that ever came out of Russia. It starts right off with an immensely210 words
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Advertisement344 1956-01-01 5 /j#i l/j w The new mi/ec/e washing U^JL^^ powder from Americd M&tescummsa&NEß, whiter -even in cou> Hater washing powder. It washes clothes cleaner and <V^\>vNvv whiter than any other washing product. And it r^K^~ is so quick —so easy to usel That is because FAB and only FAB bnngs you344 words
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Miscellaneous104 1956-01-01 5 ii tune ntf answers to Word l*u--l< *HH 9 y HE $5,000 prize for Straits Times Word Puxxle Contest "HH" was shared »L W B> H Amin R a'' w ay Quarters. Alor Star, Kedah; and H. 0. Raib, 48. Radin Mas, Singapore. Each will receive $2,500. They submitted sets104 words
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954 1956-01-01 6 Dr. BRIAN WELBECK - How TO LIVE SUCCESSFULLY with-OTHERS Dr. BRIAN WELBECK FIND YOUR WAY TO A BETTER FUTURE >?th An Internationally-known psychologist tells you what happens when you try and keep up in the social whirl with the neighbours. CO much for the Im- mediate Hun i I y. How about tin- neighbours?954 words
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434 1956-01-01 6 All men can fall for a tall girl! MATTLI of Mayfair offers advice to the self-conscious who complain about being "too tall" will get no sympathy from me No girl can be too tall unless she's six feet or over! I know because every time I show a collection. I434 words
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JANE LEE'S Human Case Book
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Article161 1956-01-01 6 He loves two girls at once T AM 17-years-old and am in In love with two pretty young i girls, whom I shall call Miss A i and Miss B. Miss A is very talkative and Miss B Is very quiet. Miss A is my own age; but Miss B161 words
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Article143 1956-01-01 6 1 HAVE left school and am now looking for a Job In an office. I am 19-years-old. but am very short and light. I look pale and small, although I am sound mentally and kept a good standard with my school work. Will my stature hinder me from getting143 words
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Article114 1956-01-01 6 rpHE other day I met a girl half my age at a dance. We talked a little and danced together. Now I cannot forget her. Is this what you call love at first sight, or just a passing fancy? NEVER SAY DIE. It is certainly a very strong fancy.114 words
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Article87 1956-01-01 6 T HAVE a knitting pattern from a woman's paper but have lost the instructions page. Can you help me to get the instruc tions as I want to make up tin pattern? A GIRL. Write to the publishers of the paper and ask them to send you a back87 words
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Article, Illustration28 1956-01-01 6 'Happy New Yeor, Everybody,' calif Paramount star Anita Ekberg who welcomes the New Year dressed for the occasion in party hat and armed with a trumpet.28 words
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Article269 1956-01-01 6 HOW LONG TO WRITE A SONG? IF a song doesn't write itself inside five minutes there's not much chance it will be a hit. So says veteran composer Rudolf Frlml. whose "The Vagabond King" has just been filmed for the third time by Paramount. Frlml wrote the rousing "Song of269 words
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Advertisement275 1956-01-01 6 jjHP^^TFinTfyn^tVT^i^L.'- v t ?r iP||pip\i|) 1 v-~~ Ent is a mfld but surprisingly ||HkL^ /X efßticnt antacid never causes ,JJML/tosMi> aaipset, but gives quick, positi* relief from acid indigestion, fe^a^^ %I~^[ flatilence and heartburn. Wmttt^i^^-^ '^J*!*™* 0{ a Eno mf buffering antacid action. Wf^^^^^^ri someone overeats or fcgplPP^j cats something275 words
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Miscellaneous24 1956-01-01 6 fUlS IS TU& FlgST U NOW TO WClTeJJ SOM&T|{ltrslC3 <*C (P T/Mt I'VE EVErCT" r "W^ 'A MAPPV c^3l I VWOONK3. OtAB p I24 words
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Article, Illustration247 1956-01-01 7 'A' line 'H' line equals T line THE tunic dress is the newest star in the world I of fashion It has rvolved from the "H" over- me A"-line and the new narrow look definitely a favourite for 1956. tunics may go to any length tust below the T,av reach247 words
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383 1956-01-01 7 MAXINE RAKICH - It's the tittle— but nice things that count MAXINE RAKICH YOU CAX lll All.il HIM WITH A SMILE By JJhALTY as a man sees it is made up of many things. You may think that he'll not notice a new perfume or a new hair style but you're \yrong. He383 words
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Article250 1956-01-01 7 HOW TO LOOK LOVELIER... KEEP your make-up and other beauty requisites tn working condition and you auarantee your own loveliness SHARPEN your eyebrow pencil with a razor blade held carefully between the thumb and index finger. When you have achieved the sharp point necessary place the metal protector on the250 words
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133 1956-01-01 7 Janet Mee says: FASHION IS FOR THE SLENDER FASHION is for the slender Fat women can be charming, gay, beautiful, alluring, but it's terribly terribly hard for them to be chic. (As nobody NEED be fat, this should hurt nobody's feelings) So it seems to be logical to show clothes133 words
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Article512 1956-01-01 7 By DOLORES in an interview with SYLVIA LAMOND LONDON. AFTER nineteen years as HartnelTs best-known model the girl with the "sorrowful" eyes as some clients call me I'm off to South Africa to start a new life. I am going to train mannequins. Most of allThe Times - 512 words
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Article, Illustration76 1956-01-01 7 JACOB'S Coat of Many Colours is the latest in the* series presented by the Sunday Times of British*, fashions modelled by J. Arthur Rank film stars. Towel- < ling and sequin striped cotton— designer Teddy Tinling\ makes effective use of this unlikely combination. In this<76 words
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Article, Illustration66 1956-01-01 7 Now it's the mother and daughter idea If it because people are marrying young? A rarher charming American fashion has made its debut. The morher-and-daughter idea of dresses to match. The girl in the picture really is the mother of the three-year-old twins. She weart a dress of navy blue66 words
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Article96 1956-01-01 7 Most of the food in Spain would be too exotic to translate. The best kinds begin; "Take eight different kinds of shell fish. So here is a recipe for a delicious drink served in Spanish restaurants: Sangria, which is light, economical, the perfect drink for a young96 words
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Advertisement112 1956-01-01 7 ***************1 l We start 1956 with a bulls-eye a new hfi^S triumph in brilliant designs, magic S Am \»4&\^^ colour combinations and keen prices \llwY^^^ this time in i FURNISHING FABRICS I if Ifi int the I a mm standard in home decor. So gay, so fresh they embody the112 words
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Advertisement603 1956-01-01 7 THE WISDOM DENTIST TEUS YOU HOW m?Sm^^^iksm T0 UNDERSTAMD HOW i M ly 'WISDOM* CLEANING HELPS mh, KNOW SOMETHIN<i AB °UT ■L. i IPA their structure, let's PRETEND WE CAN SEE Thetootkis |?JK E«am«l is >>Jli fii covered with a very attacked v\ \'t hard substance (enameW may b& penetrated603 words
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Article253 1956-01-01 8 "We did not seem to be able to talk the same language", said Mr. David Marshall after the talks with Chin Peng. A good summing-up. The Communists and ourselves will never talk the same language. The Malayan rebel leaders, who skulk most ot the time across the border253 words
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1089 1956-01-01 8 COLIN LEICESTER - The babel of a mirthless Assembly COLIN LEICESTER 3tULTM~LIJVGUALISMi HAS IT SHORTCOMINGS? By THE Tower of Babel would certainly have been the most gigantic and unscientific of Man's creations —if only it had been completed. Designed as the lazy man's way to heaven, it only got him as far as1,089 words
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1414 1956-01-01 8 THE LETTER COLUMN WITH PUNCH Drop us a line Please tell me the necessary qualifications for a reporter because I want to be a champion reporter like those from Fleet Street. PRUID YAP Batu Pahat. Well Pruid and before we go any further, a Happy New Year to you and1,414 words
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Article360 1956-01-01 8 a JUDGE gave a party this Christmas for five men who have spent 20 years in Jail That is why they were invited. The five have something else in common:— Each has stood in the dock facing the man who was to be their360 words
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Article408 1956-01-01 8 Billy Budd VVHAT do,, US Pr misty rut fidently predi. his mind about .son Mr. Lee Kuan Yew Certain civil servant spend a few hours in th' year doing what paid by us to do, of denouncing th- leagues; King Kong will be disqualified; Mr Marshall will threaten t quit;408 words
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Advertisement705 1956-01-01 8 Straits Times k Free frets For the convenience of adver- I ti»er» our represent otiv* 'it Ist. floor, SINGAPORE COLO STOR- i ACE, ORCHARD ROAD, will re- ceive smoll odvert icmwti ond i onswe's to box numbers. Classified odvtrti.tmei h may r also be handed to: CITY BOOK STORE LTO.705 words
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443 1956-01-01 9 TMMEAT TO LOCAL ENTERPMUSE\ SAYS NORTH BORNEO RM of protest almost without parallel in North Borneo has been by a four-page official document on the timber industry. I many people, discriminates against local small businesses and seven big companies which are subsidised443 words
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Article, Illustration33 1956-01-01 9 DEATH BY SEA— AT HIGH NOON THE DOTTED line shows the death fall of a Malay driver at Collyer Quay yesterday. The body lay a good distance from the kerb. Sunday Times picture.33 words
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Article141 1956-01-01 9 A former Customs revenue whose job for 20 years selling opium, was proln the Singapore Fifth ate's Court yesterday on charges of havuig the drug and opium-smoking utenalls. Scow Hock Kian, 67, plead•v to having 10 noons .riu dross and smoking in a house in Mosque141 words
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Article, Illustration71 1956-01-01 9 F< trr Prars (above), one of -i i.unous ten.i.d the eminent composer Benjamin Britten I .in concerts in Singapore this week on Wrdnesdmj and Friday. The artist's recently nve NettGei man] where a I r.mkiurt newspaper wrote: llni. is sui-h a wonderful understanding between them that71 words
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Article92 1956-01-01 9 The Singapore Coroner Mr. K. T. Alexander yesterday returned a verdict of suicide at the inquest into the death of Corporal John Kellet of the R.A.F.. Changi. Kellet was found hanging in his room on Oct. 30. He had used a webbing strap to kill himself. The92 words
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Article118 1956-01-01 9 SINGAPORE Malay syce, Ja'afar bin Mohamed, 31. fell to his death at Collyer Quay yesterday after- i noon. Police believe he fell from the sixth floor of Union Building directly above the main entrance. The fall killed him Instantly. Traffic was held up till118 words
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Article190 1956-01-01 9 The Singapore Van Kleef Aquarium Advisory Board does not share the views of the acting curator of the aquarium, Mr. J.A.T. Stewart, that it is impossible to run a satisfactory sea-water aquarium in Malaya. Mr. Stewart had said that a large number of fish was dying190 words
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Article42 1956-01-01 9 Eighteen Singapore Chinese couples were married yesterday in a mass ceremony in the Nanyang Khek Community Guild at Tras Street, Singapore. The couples made pledges before a big gathering of friends, relatives and officials of the guild.42 words
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Article127 1956-01-01 9 Passengers should book in advance if they want to be sure of their seats or berths, a Malayan Railway spokesman said in Singapore yesterday. He said that berths for first and second classes and seats for first class could be booKed in advance He127 words
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Article128 1956-01-01 9 2 stowaways return FRIENDLY waves and cries of •eood luck" from passengers followed two 17-year-old Malayan stowaways as they were taken off the liner '< Charon at Singapore yesterday. For the youthful stowaways Elias Sassoon and Reuben Yahya, both Singapore Jews it was the end of an unsuccessful attempt to128 words
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Article52 1956-01-01 9 Thieves have stolen $8,385 worth of jewellery from a house in Emerald Hill Road. Singapore. Madame Tong Wan Keng, owner of the jewellery, told police she discovered the loss at 10 a.m. on Friday. Among the jewellery were ear-rings, rings, dress pins, lockets, bracelets and a gold52 words
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Article96 1956-01-01 9 Twenty Jewish contestants between the ages of 10 and 20 will take part in the first elocution competition sponsored by the Jewish Welfare Board, Singapore. The competition will be held in two groups The semifinals will be held at Bencoolen Street, on Wednesday at 5.30 p.m. The96 words
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Article20 1956-01-01 9 The tin price in Singapore yesterday was quoted at $405 per picul, up 87»/ 2 cents on Friday.UP - 20 words
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Article106 1956-01-01 9 ALOR STAR. Sat. An unknown number of terrorists yesterday ambushed a police vehicle escort at the 18J mile. Alor Star-Kuala Nerang road. It was the first bandit attack in Kedah since the Baling talks. A police truck and armoured car were returning to Kuala Nerang when the106 words
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Advertisement8 1956-01-01 9 DOG'sl! HEAD 7 *i \j* To Fot Stte*u?tA8 words
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Advertisement455 1956-01-01 9 I SAILINGS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM 1956 Steamer Sails Singapore Arrivei London "CARTHAGE" 19th J.m i "CHUSAN 4th Feb 27th Feb "CORFU" 16th Feb 12th Mar "CANTON" 15th Mar 9th Apr "CARTHAGE 12th Apr 7th May "CHUSAN" 4th May 27th May CORFU 10th May 4th June CANTON" 7th June 2nd455 words
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Miscellaneous201 1956-01-01 9 GARKICK: House No. 44 REX: It Came Prom Beneath (Hindi)— 3.ls, 6.30, 9.15; Tel. The Sea 11, 1.45, 4, 6.30, 9.30; *****. midnight, Illegal; morning show, KING'S: Heong Har Loh Yeow Jungle Jim, 9.00. Tel. *****. iX- (^Sh?^ ?"h.n I K»?'rhi PAVILION: Son of Caroline 9.30, midnight. Chin Kar Cnee201 words
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Article637 1956-01-01 10 Donald Davies - Donald Davies A FEW miles from Ma--1 -fl. lacca are the Water j Islands, once a great place of resort for the Ma--11 lays on the occasion of I the Feast of the Goat. Thousands of people would I come from all parts to637 words
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Article, Illustration155 1956-01-01 10 First prize in the Sunday Times Camera Contest this week is awarded to Tan Peng Lam of 9 Choa Lam St., Singapore 3, for his picture, "Smiling" (top left). Exposure 1/50 at f.B. Second prixe to |erry H. Ann of 568 Irving Road. Penang, for his House Painters155 words
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Advertisement217 1956-01-01 10 dunhilJJ 6eilfer sfrrr for flavour I l\ for firmness for freshness say aunnill topav/ LONDON AIRES 35 II /£^*v*-x A hi^h precision 35 mm Camera $/*'m,} Technical features W^O Beautiful finished '/*•s& Double exposure prevention j Vir- jfis^-l tf/W*\ Accessory clip l&Biff&Ri 7^~~'-~~i^-v/ nc^ ron sec^ shutter I '"^^^^i-^^ Automatic217 words
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Advertisement42 1956-01-01 10 To our customers and friends A Happy i and Prosperous f v'^/Jsl uQmBDwsV,, \j H w» 4*™ cio**d ail Make your Mew Yeai I day t<»-n»*>i resolution to J 2nd J« nu <.r,,. SHOP AT LITTLES! \wmMmaMaaßßSßaMm RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE TELEPHONES 516142 words
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Miscellaneous183 1956-01-01 10 Popular Crossword* ACROSS DOWN 1, 111 humour (3); 2. Wicked 1, Dancer (5); 5, Head-dress (4); 3, flushed (3); 4. Unreflned (7); 10, still (4); 11. Venture (4);| (9); S, Younger son (5); 6, Min--12, Seasons (5); 14, Maffacine (Si! erals (4); 7. Sort of cloth (S); 8, 15, Abid-s183 words
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Miscellaneous111 1956-01-01 10 ■1 1 i 'l |l M 'Proirramme thus marked can De > received by listeners in Malacca. Short wave 49 62m. Medium wave 176 m.. 343. 366 m. and 297 m. A.M. 9.00 Songs From The Shows; 9.30 Southern Serenade. 10.00 London Studio Melodies: 10.30 Variety; P.M. 1.00 Prog. Summary;111 words
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Article, Illustration341 1956-01-01 11 LOGAN GOURLAY - Bob Hope is in Royal favour LOGAN GOURLAY By R7 with surprise b Hope Is now in •avour with the despite those made on Ameri- about Princess jnd ex-suitor end. th€ jokes, you'll rewent like this: I'm in LonI expect to see the > handkerchieft out of the Palace i341 words
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Article151 1956-01-01 11 Film Fans Forum Maggie is so shy IV the background -.s ot Maggie I 1IMU.II: LOW I i- playrd the part Is and iihe really vi.iitwl hrr career .aid when her lil. .ippt-arrd on ma- i she was offered l>ni declined. She r W .r<! in her life s< hiHil151 words
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Article, Illustration966 1956-01-01 11 THOMAS WISEMAN - THOMAS WISEMAN SHOWTALK takes a backward glance at 19,15 and finds seven golden rules 0n... and how NOT to be one \jyHO were the show business personalities of 1955 the people with the dazzle and the sparkle, the people I would not be bored to966 words
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Article153 1956-01-01 11 OUT of the last gasp of 1955 in London emerged a personality-in-the-raw. A tigress from Tiger Bay. Cardiff, called Shirley Bassey with a voice like hot honey. In her dressing-room, after her triumph on the first night of "Such Is Life," she told me about herself.153 words
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Advertisement333 1956-01-01 11 Chinese New Year Prizes from MAZDA! *V Select the P llO o^^ llB and $2,500! J Think what you could do with $2,500! photographs, indicate your preference in order of \f A if, fV A r7^A priority e.g. 1, 2, 3 etc. IN ADDITION, you MUST write 1 f A\333 words
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Advertisement243 1956-01-01 12 Here is the ideal gift for any man Gillette Superspecd Shaving. il It's the world's finest shaving system. It's smooth, easy, luxurious. Give him a Gillette 'Rocket 1 Razor SeL W He'll thank you— every day for yearsl The Rocket Set Is a really exciting present hi. r A a243 words
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Miscellaneous1379 1956-01-01 12 'y/ Imj!££jffs X^Sk. (9t i f\ m A'~" Mi MW^^\Vs. M^* tOhB /"\r~> If j^'l-, 129 1 CP A 6 THE &IGAMTIC FEET CgUSHEP MIA\ OP THElfc JUN&LE --TAKZAN WAS FEE €Ti 11^! I THENEWYEAR THIS WEEK FOR ALL i^^^W _^K_ J^ As r\er\ New Year da»nv thr Astroloffr |>.-.r-1,379 words
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Article, Illustration1347 1956-01-01 13 E.J.H. CORNER - Merah the berok: A little hand among the trees E.J.H. CORNER By t 1 «x\.S. mm thing to go on a summer's gather specia meadow or woodland. another to 'anise in the ,i! forests. times of the .'.owers, fruits .> itrtwn upon loor wh.le the ;H-ar in thick what belong1,347 words
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Article904 1956-01-01 13 John Calver - SOON MOO GOES ON A FLIGHT John Calver By SYDNEY, Sat. H'HEN an air hostess •ads you straight 1 a door markabsolutely no advance" you know 1 1 have left Singabehind. That v introduction world travel at rta'a airport. llowed a seven a half-hour flight to in Australia's Territory. As904 words
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620 1956-01-01 13 COUNTRYMAN'S JOURNAL Ladies at the Tuan's feet AT the earnest request of well-wishers, the Tuan was persuaded to attend two parties, after being assured that they would be quiet affairs; they were scarcely that, but nonetheless were thoroughly enjoyed by the guests of all communities. He enjoyed the excellent cold620 words
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Advertisement782 1956-01-01 13 -mmw U i T A wonderfully natural wave for the Chinese New Year Jq*^ Wh f couM bf '""I 11 "y™ You'll want to look your bwt fcr this frstive '/W ■it _>^ can curl y»ur hair at night you K T c»n give yourself a Toni. occanon and the782 words
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394 1956-01-01 14 CRUSADER - CRUSADER By VOSED out of Ihc Malaya Cup soccer final by kelantan in a contrc 1 versial re-play, Selangor soccer officials are confident that the Stat will come to the long hoped-for final in 1956. Their fans still feel that the State would have394 words
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Article, Illustration22 1956-01-01 14 The new hardtop design ii one of Hie features cf the 1956 Aston Martin 062-4 Mark II seen here.22 words
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Article622 1956-01-01 14 I SHOOK my head to clear the thunder from my ears. A few short paces 1 walked, across the raingreasy Silverstone circuit, from the mud-splashed B.R.M. I had just been testing to the shiny M.C. Magnette I was to try. How snug the Magnette was!622 words
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404 1956-01-01 14 CHRISTOPHER PAGE - CHRISTOPHER PAGE By (From Kuala Lumpur where he is with the Motor Rally) THE first day of the Shell Malayan Motor Rally 1955 found out the weaknesses in teamwork between drivers and navigators. At the end of the first day j404 words
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Article253 1956-01-01 14 RALLY TIME TABLE \S JTERE is the time tablr tor )> today's events in ll». Shell Malayan Motor I 19. i.i Depart K.L. Control, gel Besi Road, iirsl a.m.. last car MS Seremban, 8 ajn., II Tampin. 8.30 a.m.. a.m.; ScKam.it. Ml 11.45 a.m.; Ayi-r II 11.15 a.m., 1.15 p.m.;253 words
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Article367 1956-01-01 15 d you like to celebrate New Year's Eve two nights in succession? It thanks to modern flight speeds and something called the InterJ.itc Line. i r^m; held true tor n »l how the $y»te«n ■k. .n with rfie Pan Airw.iyi San Frin•■■t;ht from367 words
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Article, Illustration752 1956-01-01 15 FRANCIS WEBB - If YOU want money ...pawn a friend FRANCIS WEBB -By- •hy men hare found a good' hopt at various odd times.. JF YOU find yourself in London and in a state of financial embarrassment, you could always pawn a friend in order to raise some money! The English law says752 words
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Article, Illustration79 1956-01-01 15 Capable of near-suptrtonic flight, Hie Australian-designed "|indivik" pilotless jet plane which hat bten used extensively in air-to-air and air-to-ground guided missiles tests at Australia's Woomcra Rocket Range, is to be made in the United States. Above, the Mark I version of Hie "|indivik" is seen in79 words
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519 1956-01-01 15 'It must have been something I ate IF YOU FIND YOURSELF SAYIN6 THAT. TAKE A TIP FROM A MAN WHO KNOWS TVHEY always hove a wonderful party. Doddy.' said my youngest son. "You con eat until you're sick." And he was. My son's criterion for o good party, olos, does519 words
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427 1956-01-01 15 RITCHIE McEWEN - Legal wedded bliss is not for them RITCHIE McEWEN By VIENNA. WOMAN lawyer in Vienna has declined to marry the man with whom she is living, on the grounds that it would not be the proper step to take as he is twelve years younger than she. "I am forty427 words
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Advertisement74 1956-01-01 15 -^i^bbbb^^^^b^^^* 3^^^^^ THIS WAY j /«iit COMFORT /jlffl^^/ COURTESY if AND IffllM speed MALAYAN AIRWAYS I^bV ErSBM a 'WJre?lßßy^lEA< fffMßPiv <£" a •(•wt and Chin«»« makan v Wwm a touch Boyril improve* \>3l»BSplv^jj«|ffi 18 1' h* flavour ol sandwich*! Jh_?9 y^-- 1 an< Bovril builds -*l?m?^ ''^^Brßßr •B«rffy and itr^ngth""MkMs-74 words
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Advertisement74 1956-01-01 15 BRYLCREEM j s> for smart healthy hair brylcreem ensures healthy hair and a clean scalp free from dandruff and dryness. BRYLCREEM gives the hair a soft natural lustre. BRYLCREEM controls the hair all day without overoiling. BRYLCREEM gives the clean, smart look preferred by well groomed men everywhere. Brylcreem is74 words
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Miscellaneous105 1956-01-01 15 Popular Crossword Solution ACROSS: 1, Peril, i. Coronet. 10. Even. 11. Dare. 12. Tides. 14. Depot. 15. Lives. 17. Ode. 20, Merit 21. Harem 23 Ages. 25. Line. 26 Recant. 28 Sateen 30. Omen. 31. Suet. 32 Mirth. 33. Curry. 34, Era. 35. Glean 37. Tibia. 39. Lapse. 42 Also105 words
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Article, Illustration2625 1956-01-01 16 EPSOM JEEP - EPSOM JEEP Father Christmas pays $127 to 107 punters JJRILLIANTLY handle, gelding j;oinj> on sioncr Oneral's (up o\ terday, c onrludin? day racing dn of the 1955 > Mufl.n Man narrow] favouiitt Zabaglione (2,5 me finish with another o a dose third. Muffin2,625 words
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Article41 1956-01-01 16 TOTAL POOL: $182,460 IST: No. *****1 (554.738) 2ND: No. *****7 ($24,632) 3RD: No. *****7 ($13,684) Starters ($2,189 each): Nos *****4. *****3. *****4. *****7. *****7. Consolation (5547 each): Nos. *****3. *****7, *****7. *****4. *****0. *****8. *****5. *****0, *****6, *****2.41 words
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Article59 1956-01-01 16 TOTAL POOL: $168,220 IST: No. *****8 (550.466) 2ND: No. *****6 ($22,709) 3RD: No. *****0 ($12,616) Starters ($1,682 each): Nos. *****7. *****5. *****4. *****6. *****1. *****2. Consolation ($504 each): Nos. *****2. *****5, *****1. *****0, *****2. *****.V *****2. *****0. *****3. *****0. TREBLE TOTE There was no winning combination and59 words
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Article213 1956-01-01 16 CALCUTTA. Sat. MISS S. Kamo, of Japan, yesterday entered the final of the women's singles event in the Asian lawn tennis tournament when she beat Miss T. Zehden of Germany, 7-5, 4-6. 6-3 in the semi-finals. In the final she will meet Miss Althea Gibson,Reuter - 213 words
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226 1956-01-01 16 Titmus' 43 saves MCC from bad collapse KARACHI, Sat. THE M.C.C. team failed to reproduce the excellent batting- form of their opening match in Pakistan when they began a four-day game against the Governor General's XI here yesterday. The tourists were all out shortly after tea for the modest total226 words
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Article25 1956-01-01 16 At lunch today the second day the GovernorGeneral's XI had lost six wickets for 54 in reply to the M.C.C.s 163.25 words
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Article34 1956-01-01 16 Singapore Cricket Club beat RA F. Tengah in their ru=b> match on the parian^ yesteiaay by 15 points to nil. Parker converted three tries, I scored by Screech, Galbraith and Bye.34 words
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Article71 1956-01-01 16 No. 14 Squadron RNZAF suffer- ed their first defeat in Singapore rugby at Tmafßb > esterday wnen RNAS Seinbawans beat them by 13 points (goal, try and penalty try i to nil. Herbert scored the I tries and Sandall converted two. I■ I 1 1 1 i 171 words
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Advertisement167 1956-01-01 16 m Mor.Ji 51" (minimum). TOH-TEH: On .Tan Ist 1956 Leone Ch\e. fldesi son of Wine T.-rk of Singapore eldest dauehter of Mr. and Mrs Teh Tiow Toon and gnvndriaiiFhter of the late Towkay Paajaag, Port Dif iHfm THE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA Me.v=r? Kpniw<iv Bui Mil! A: C". Ltd. rti\inc167 words
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Advertisement173 1956-01-01 16 For J||f|> 1956 ROIIMFIEX 2,8 ft OIIEI F I E X 3.5 UOlltlCOi; REHN. MEYER I CO. LTD., P.O. Box 2000. Singapore. PATERSON, SIMONS CO. LTD.. Kuala Lumpur. Penan*. C.Mfb '■'•.'•*r***rsB HiSk VmJ- '''•''''•'?j3m H»> CRAVEN A' for cooler smoking Cooler to the taste! The fine tobaccr gives you the173 words
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