The Singapore Free Press, 21 July 1955

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m Malaya No. *****. Singapore. Thurs., July 21, 1955. Price 15 Cts
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    Lock icon S'pore man robbed by Saigon rioters
    133 1 S 'pore man robbed by Saigon rioters RIOTERS who broke into the Majestic Hotel m Saigon yesterday destroyed a report prepared by a British printing expert, Mr. John Norton on production of machinery suitable for Vietnam's difficult writing. .Mr. Norton, 57, whose home is at Timperley, Cheshire, works for Linotype
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    Lock icon EDEN AND FAURE TO TALK ON INDO-CHINA
    158 1 EDEN AND FAURE TO TALK ON INDO-CHINA ciIR ANTHONY Eden, the Briu tish Prime Minister, will ive M. Edgar Faure. the ench Premie:*, this morning 1 discuss various questions interest to both countries including Indo-China. French sourcei said m Geneva last night French and United States fficlalj began talks last
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    Britain hopes...
    29 1 British Minister of Mr. Anthony Nutting i Parliament yesterday that Itain hoped the talks at a would put an end to experimental atomic and drogen bombs explosions.
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    More at work
    15 1 early 24.000,000 Britons m work last year the it ever peace-time figure.
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    RUBBER OVER $1.30
    92 1 Free Press Market Correspondent THE price of rubber this morning rose over the $1.30 mark following the unexpected firmness of the better overnight London and New York markets m spite of the V/g -cent drop m Singapore yesterday. August first grade, f.o.b. buyers, was quoted at $1.31
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    Lock icon Ho in Peking
    19 1 Communist Vietnam Presidpnt Ho Chi Minn arrived m Peking yesterday after a visit to Moscow.— U.P.
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    Did it really happen?
    112 1 TOODAY the Free Press be- «ins a new series of iscinating. thrilling stories by famous writers. But they are stories with ;i difference, for each one i poses the question: Did it really happen? You as th c silent witness can review the case and draw
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    'PERON DEPOSED'
    212 1 And a new navy revolt Reports reaching Rio de Janeiro last night indicated that President Juan Peron of Argentina has been deposed rpHE Argentine Navy was reported yesterday to have 1 revolted and put to sea from its base at Puerto Belgrano, 500 miles south of Buenos Aires.
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    'RESIGN' THREAT SHAKES UNIONS
    328 1 'RESIGN' THREAT SHAKES UNIONS gINCJAPORE trade union leaders expressed shock this morning at the Marshall Government's proposal to resign over what they believe to be a minor constitutional issue. A call to some 30 trade unions to send representatives to discuss the present "grave situation" tonight is being initiated by
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    The Duke of Kent improves
    105 1 TIN Duke of Kent was reported yesterday to be recovering from injuries received m a hushed up car crash six days ago. The War Oilice said the Queen's cousin was not seriously hurt and had suffered only superficial abrasions. The Duke, aged 10, will graduate
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    Lock icon 14 RIOT-CITY MEN EXPELLED
    55 1 I .FOURTEEN Frenchmen and Spaniards who are alleged to have taken part m rioting m the European quarter of Casablanca last Friday will be expelled from Morocco today, the French residency announced last night. The Europeans, who were tola of the expulsion ordt'r last night, will
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    HAMMER ATTACK IN SINGAPORE
    31 1 Chua Kirn Feng, 26, was attacked with a hammer by two Chinese m a coffee shop m Ulu Pandan Road, Singapore, last night. He is m hospital.
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    Students to survey their own training
    284 3  - Students to survey their own training VIVIENNE PUCKRIDGE By STUDENTS of the Singapore Teachers' TrainCollege are holding an exhibition m the form of a surrey of the two-year training course, at Cairn- Road tomorrow and baturda*. Organiser of the exhibition is Miss Sfdvia Maneh. the Arts Supervisor It Will include
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    Lock icon WIFE FREED OF KILLING RIVAL 'STILL LOVES' HIM
    255 3 FRfiED m the fatal shooting of her rival. Mrs. Katherine Ann Haynes sent word to her husband she still loves him. A coroner's jury m Washington ruled that the shooting of Nancy Penton, a 19-year-old redhead, was accidental. The girl was shot
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    Lock icon KREMLIN OPENED
    25 3 Thousands of Muscovites flocked yesterday to the Kremlin's Borovitsky gates to take advantage of a sight-seeing tour for the general puolic. U. P.
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    Gable at 54 hopes to be a father
    121 3 £LARK GABLE, a veteran of four childless marriages, *aid m Hollywood yesterday that he hopes at the age of 54 to become a father for the arst time. Gable and the beautiful <ay Spreckels arrived home after a week's honeymoon at St.
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    OUR SECRETS-BY BEAUTIES
    287 3 Milk, sleep and fruit rE most beautiful girls of many nations told m Long Beach. California last DJfht their secret ways of keeping their good lookl. The reporter DUt the MUn< i question to each girl: "What do you di lor beauty ca They replied: Miss England.
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    Lock icon MILLION HOMELESS AS FLOODS HIT 1,000 VILLAGES
    90 3 MILLION HOMELESS AS FLOODS HIT 1,000 VILLAGES STEADY rains for the past few days have flooded 12.000 square miles of five districts of India, driving more than a million people from their homes, government reports showed yesterday. People and cattle from about 1.000 villages and surrounding rural areas were racing
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    Lock icon 'INDULGENCE' TO TRAITOR ADMIRAL
    140 3 FRANCE'S High Court of Justice yesterday gave i Admiral Paul Auphan a suspended sentence oi five years' jail for war-time treason. He was Secretary of State for the Navy under the war-time Vichy Government. The admiral was also sentenced to five years' national indignity deprival of
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    New trouble brewing at revolt jail
    57 3 New trouble brewing at revolt jail STATE patrolmen have been rushed to the Washington State penitentiary at Walla Walla amid ropprts of fresh unrest at the prison, where two weeks ago inmates staged a 26--hour rebellion. The convicts were said to be restive over results of the settlement of the
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      109 3 You'll want to see these when you've seen the price? Delightfully Soft Spun Rayons at $1.50 yard $1.90 jdE&wfo VJ^^V Carefree Prints 1 cfav cor>/ colours J&frM^inY'' too numerous to mention! J^M ljfj^J^\' Call to see them J&f* fjW or semi for Cuttings. J&W &ii/W ffif I U{> to the
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, July 21, 1955. Opinion THE GREAT SWITCH
    233 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, July 21, 1955. Opinion THE GREAT SWITCH NATIONAL SERVICE with Its attendant regimentation and discomforts has never been popular anywhere. And its introduction m Asia where m many areas, traditionally soldiering has always been despised was bound to arouse an outcry and considerable dismay. But
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    BY THE WAY
    167 4  -  Beachcomber \n ROUND 3: The end came suddenly. When tlic bell went Buffrt remained In Ills corner. MulTcf advanced cautiously, expecting a trap. When he was close to his opponent Buffet's manager, seconds and friends climbed into the ring and closed round the two men, jostling and
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    Lock icon Extremists have taken over
    781 4  - Extremists have taken over ROBERT MOON by Fj<LAMEB lick tote the sky and niachiu' gODM rattle m the night v few miles from Conntine, m the- beart oi the Algerian terrorists' co.intry. They the lie to the North" African saying that when Tunisia and MorOCCO arc hot Al '<ria is
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      24 4 A HANDSOME dTI I m the HISTORY OF [time measurement ROLEX G. C.De SUVA BROS., "Jewellers" 3. RAFFLES PLACE Singapore- 1 Tel: 831 15.
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      84 4 AUSTINASO Cambridge New 1.500 cc (A5O) Longer Wheel Base 99i" engine Full width luggage Improved Front Or Rear compartment. I*4 cv. feet. Suspension ■■■m This exciting new AUSTIN Spacious Body Interior. can be seen at all Malayan Rear Seat (52") for Branches, where foil detail* Jf ffiT"^ Comfort you mu*t
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  • NEWS FROM THE DISTRICTS
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      Lock icon Many of our snakes are harmless
      621 5 Many of our snakes are harmless SELEUB I iv y from Bangkok, ]> v here he hai been cn■i brief respite from health problems is Commander M. Coladviser oji hygiene to Naval Baie. His office m the Adminls- building is unique, m part of it houses ntiesa specimen! of Masnakes
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      BIG FUN FAIR AT BOYS' TOWN
      204 5 BOKIT T1MAH BOYS' TOWN will be having a grand fun fair on Sept. 4 and the organising chairman, Mrs. Mary Lobo, together with her committee are now busy making various arrangements. Pupils of the Boys' Town Trade School are doing most of the printing,
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      CHILDREN HAD A GRAND TIME
      126 5 ONE of the many attractions at the grand summer fete held at Princess Mary Barracks m aid of the Royal Signals Benevolent Fund was a fancy dress parade for children. Joseph Phyall, aged one, who strutted around the parade ring complete with boxing glove.s and
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      97 5 > „m,i titiomen qmMw Sam d& over ike mIA 7:^) ml Irfj Thf y wint better tewing 11 MUf machine* il fh<- ni<h» price '^fcf^^V Tk |f i% one tiuon why USHA ■^■Jh" tI wm< machine* wmKd ill over rhe world. Mk (M.id- m Indu) n#% Available on SEWINC v
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      284 6 MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis I 1 |iKNC«rt6oofr.t- il |manow«.'i"mup|[thismav|| I ftg,l^S L M wlven'tl f^ 1- I )B/' JHV A**^ i^^^ H ~^^/i t I TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs I 1 Wm,^*mm [4 I /NO ME SAIP HE\| 'BUT I HAVEN'T VIY I CAN ONLY TELL
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      125 6 STAR B°" ">d^ >"" htHIs you hnTto^Mn »J I 1 our o»tp haflfflcai) nrr'.in* !U IS£^ st 11 may trnd not to conronl'afr read th«* rorresponcTine n^rnera ph. lot vonr MrtllAiy uttf Into r™""**"* J«*" J 'j uZVX J IFX> M.,lv 24.A«ff. WThe dars arr for vot. r*MJ Ja«l> Turk
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  • Round the World Market Prices
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      U.K. closing prices
      178 7 LONDON. July 20. Previous Today MJF RSS Europe 37. Z3S 8 S: 3K3^ R s kurop n 3?' j sk? Sm se „'SWr X BSS Sp.. b S 38-, tag. iTKKFR No 1 RSS Settlement 37'^ buyers 39 buyers ■MM Terms August 17* sellers 39; sellers l-l
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      New York prices
      106 7 NEW YORK, July 20. Previous Today Tin Straits spot Mid nearby 98.25 nom. 98.25 norn Tin futures July 96.00 bid 97 00 bid 97.50 asked 98.00 asked August 94.00 bid 95 00 bid 95.75 asked 96.00 asked September 93.25 bid 94.25 bid 94 75 asked 95.00 asked
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      U.S. PEPPER
      55 7 Spot Malabar was quoted at 47. 42. July shipment 42. Lampong Awaiting release 47. Afloats 46 l /i to spot 47. Awaiting release 47. Afloats 46. July 46. Sarawak spot 44. 46 i to 46. All sellers ex-dock. Awaiting release 44. Afloats 43»/ a to Above prices quoted
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      34 7 NEW YORK, July 20. Previous Today *> Industrials 459.72 458.10 2D Railroads ..156 93 157.98 10 Domestic Bonds 99.66 99 68 1". Itilities 65.47 65 80 t,\ Storks Composite Average 165.48 165.91
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      116 7 July 20. Previous Today COPRA Philippines c.i.f. UK/North I iir<>p«»ari delivered weight per long ton July/ Aug. $185 sellers $183,2 sellers oi'RA Philippines fob. Manila m bulk, per long ton Unquoted Unquoted COPRA Straito o.i.f. UK/North Kuropean delivered weight per £66 buyers £661,8 buyers Ion? ton
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    FORBIDDEN SEA LURED 40 BOYS
    233 7 FORBIDDEN SEA LURED 40 BOYS T SAY, you chaps, have you A heard? Nine prefects have been sacked! But let this school story start at the beginning, last sizzling-hot Sunday. The sun beat down on the prom of £300-a-year RossaH School, at Fleetwood, Lanes. Perspiring, sunbathing boys looked longingly at
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    Hawker stabbed
    23 7 A hawker, Wee Chong Fook, 38, was attacked yesterday by two men m Silat Road, Singapore, and stabbed m the arm.
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    SUICIDE AFTER QUARREL OVER A TABLE
    211 7 SUICIDE AFTER QUARREL OVER A TABLE DEREK BURROWS, aged 23, quarrelled with his 21--year-old wife Mary about who should use the kitchen table. She went out— and he stayed m and gassed himself. Mary sobbed as she told the story of the quarrel to Mr. C. J. Martin. Croydon deputy
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    They went scrubbing and liked it
    95 7 They went scrubbing and liked it About 10 students from the Malayan Outward Kound School, l.urmit have just had first-h.ind experience of life m the Royal Malayan Navy including scrubbing and cleaning. When the floyal Malayan Navy Ship Penyu (above) called at Lumut during the week-end, the students were taken
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      76 7 Wk )r 1 Of/I I W *UDiFFe ReNT I I DP!) rruM OF I HAPPY WORLD STADIUM Daily at 8.30 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays: 8 15 ti 9 p.m. ONLY 4 DAYS MORE BOOK EARLY AT Robinson's, Winston's O Happy W/ld SINGAPORE BAGGAGE TRANSPORT AGENCY LTD. 65, The Arrade, Singapore.
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    The SWASHBUCKLER
    1427 8  -  LESLIE AYRE by Romantic, handsome Trelawny privaieer, sea sheikh, insurgent and Mohammedan officiated at Shelley's funeral pyre and served as a model for Millais 1 THE WORLD'S /i\K cannot )j< ip Hdn- derteii what old men think about when, heavy :i years, they into tin- m Perhaps they
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    31 8 baiideau^hat of Sudan cotton is m the plantation style of America's m candy pink and white, printed with oranges and and lias two Ojr-awaj tails. It is worn by Zoe Newton.
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    Lock icon I want my Ma
    50 9 The weather is up m the nineties m New York oney Island is jammed with city-dwellers and of course, the number of lost children zoom> But the unhappy three seen m picture below will get some ice cream and pop while th<finds their parents- Poppr pictur-
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    The monkey that halted a plane
    64 9 A GREEN monkey escaped and hid behind the controls of an airliner flying from India to Britain with a consignment of 400. It was still there when the airliner landed at London Airport. And only after the crew had gone to an hotel after
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    The trout that got away
    63 9 A TROUT, plucked from a tank to be killed, cooked, and served, wriggled out of a chef's hand and flipped through the window of a West End sea food restaurant. It was found, three floors down, m the road. Said a waiter: "I put it
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    The birds that got drunk
    41 9 pHEASANTS and partridges staggered about fields m Norfolk and Suffolk. People looked. People said: Drunk." The birds had eaten pellets put down to drug pigeons which, m that area, are the No. 1 pest to farmers.
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    GIRL WHO LOVED A DOCTOR
    105 9 GIRL WHO LOVED A DOCTOR MISS ANNE MAY BENTLEY, a 30-year-old "outstandingly beautiful" brunette, sought two things m life: a happy marriage and success as a mannequin m London's West End. Police smashed open Miss Bentley's six-guinea flat m Catherine-place, Westminster, and found her. fully clothed, m the gas-filled kitchen.
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    Sorry, wrong number
    57 9 WHEN Mr George Wilton ran out of petrol at Bristol he walked to get some. He poured It m and drove off. Then a police car stopped him Was he stealing the vehicle? No. He had put the petrol m the wrong van His own was still
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    ROBERT IS YOUNGEST SILVERSMITH AT 15
    204 9 'PHE first piece of silverware ever made by 15-year-old Robert Jeffcock has Just been stamped with an official hallmark at the Goldsmiths' Hall assay office. London— which means Robert has become a fully fledged registered silversmith. And officials of the Goldsmiths' Company believe this
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    Calypso-land boys lift the big prize
    188 9 pOUR coloured youths from Jamaica, each wearing a white coat with a crocodile pocket badge, beat the pick of young farmers from six other countries m judging British cattle. Yet until four days before they had never seen an Ayrshire cow or a Shorthorn.
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    Ruthless-road to cost £250,000 a mile to build
    332 9 Ruthless-road to cost £250,000 a mile to build THIS much is known for sure about a neu road which 1 is to be built m Britain: FARMERS AM) NATURELOVERS WILL HATE IT. lor Urn road will rut a ruthless swathe through all farms, muds, rivers, and < anals m its
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    ANGLERS FROWN AT FROGMEN
    97 9 ANGLERS FROWN AT FROGMEN YOUNG Tony Rogers, m fropJl man's goggles and flippers, speared a lO'^lb. bass under Brighton's Palace Pier. The day before he tfot a sixpounder there. There were smiles and congratulations from the other underwater fishermen, but frowns amon^ the rod-and-line men on the pier. Some of
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      69 9 (off Q-P rW (sfi I Qyiy.QS. V. (IX. I 7 M jJ J J correctness depends upon efai af IS f^ e secret Wj our d r ess clothes thot is //J why they remain faultless until |H? Finest Quality Sharkskin k|L Dinner jackets, SBor D B $75/--[i^\ Tropical D-ess
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    WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES
    397 10 WORLD NEWS IN PICTURES Four little girls see a falling star I TOP LEFT: "Is that how It's done?" Four little girls, all anxious to learn how to skate, see Richard Hearne come a cropper. He is the star of "Wildfire," an ice musical runnfng In London. ABOVE: Twenty-three-year-old Viennese
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    Lock icon A LIVING PAGE OF HISTORY
    1589 12  -  Adelaide Easlley STROLLING THROUGH THIS FOREST IS LIKE ROLLING SACK TIME And H's m Spore by DESCENDANTS Of the world's oldest flowering plants are here m Sin rapore within the Nature Reserve at Bukit TimatL m an area of about 100 [icivs part of the
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      63 12 The weekly Issue of th* STRAITS BUI>GET can be sent by Air Mail to any address m the United Kingdom at an inclusive rate of I $24.00 FOR SIX MONTHS If you want the "BUDGET" while on leave or wish lo make an "Air-subscription" on behalf of your \Vi!v or
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    Lock icon Where signposts make the road easy
    907 13 Where signposts make the road easy Motoring tourists are faced with the problem of finding their way front place to pla c m a strange country. Here are reports on signposting arrangements m many lands, some of which Malaya might adopt with advantage rilE British signposting tern is very good
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      63 13 j For effortless performance... r± i J X COMFORT VENTILATION With wide and The four door* each generous *cat« the B^ i have larjjc, winding effective icat width V window* .md fully provides m.iKimum j||'J pivoting ventilator* comfort for driver and Jlffl JJ. providing complttc jnd passengers xMul^ thorough ventilation
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    Lock icon ENEMY AT THE DOOR
    1661 14  -  HESKETH PEARSON by FOOTSTEPS. 5/?£>i 77// M; SUSPENSE— THESE MARKED MY VIGIL AS I WAITED FOR THA T INVASION I FACT OR FICTION? I J FEW have written so much about so many great men as Hesketh Pearson, Shakespeare, Shaw, Dickens, Disraeli, Conan Doyle, Gilbert and
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    The Earl and Viscount battled with BALLOONS
    316 14 The Earl and Viscount battled with BALLOONS ORINCESS MARGARET 1 laughed and clapped as she watched Viscount Hambleden belabouring the Earl of Dalkeith with a balloon at one o'clock m the morning. When Mr. Mark Bonham Carter burst the balloon with a cigarette, she winced, and nut her hands over
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    A lovely skeleton indeed!
    101 14 \MERICAN film actress Faith DonuTKue said m London iiow she was attacked by a South American manrating fish. "It was only as long as »ny hand, but a shoal of them will strip you to a skeleton m three minutes. Fortunately, mine was on his ownsome."
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    Lock icon Life begins at thirty-two
    558 15  - Life begins at thirty-two ANNE SHARPLEY By WHICH IS WHY ANNE KRAMER DOES NOT LIKE BEING 29 ■WERYTHINO a uout J her. from the smooth shilling topknot of black hair (a style that doesn't take a second to cio but s) to the flat but ant -hoes she wears. x
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    Is MARRIAGE the K-E-Y to success?
    314 15 Is MARRIAGE the K-E-Y to success? married women ore successful m ■ir careers than the spinster girls? think they are— and for three reasons. have more selfconfidence, they are more at ease with the opposite sex, and the give and take of married iie has taught them the art of
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    ON WOMEN
    47 15 PLAYWRIGHT Henry de Monlherlant. Womon would be the most enchanting creatures In the world if m falling into their arms one did not fall into their hands. COMEDIAN Jean Marsac.— Women love to bring the beast out m men, especially ii it is a mink.
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      69 15 I NURSING MOTHERS 1 I RECORD BOOK 1 IVr tlilt altrarti%f 18-pnpe Look to rrror.l the d.tail* of your taliy k hirth and Ml progress through the rarly yturs. Intludc* tf* for photograph*. 3 JKOM THE DBTMBUTOM OF UCTOCEN BABY POOBj Please lend me a copy of the Record Book
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    He traps the crooks from an armchair
    912 16  - He traps the crooks from an armchair J. P. W. MALLAUEU By THE CHIEF OF SCOTLAND YARDS ROGUES' GALLERY IS p FT TP™^- Tr> nIG LIESURELY IN THE GARDEN OF TTn <r T rrp^ nMF AND NO LONGER IN THE FILES that HAVE TRAPPED SO MANY CRIMINALS MYCHDFT HOLMES irorked
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    Bridge Hand
    334 16 Both sides vulneiablo coin h vh wondertni whethei i<» J J ->p<-n with a )vt<> bid (hi v. l^ bit light j when E-jst v>lv#kl the problem by >p«-niiiii the bidding ahaa 1 >»f him O<mkX Mddlßf then |g| Noilho'AJllh iiirtve at their proper nveilarnond contract Noith rfMrrctly
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    —But the Americans need GUNS to get their men!
    202 16 —But the Americans need GUNS to get their men! commander George Hatherill, Scotland Yard CID chief, has just spent a fortnight In the United States telling Americans about his work and seeing howAmerican police tackle their criminals. "Jet propelled" was his word for the trip. Soon after his arrival therewas
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      279 16 CLUES ACROSS 2 Insects round the edges of a garment? (7). 1 Make a journey talking widly _-t 4K most of the way' <6> 3 ue an omission from the rew venue (4) 4 Seats containing hair! (6). c_, K^.t^f 5 Entangled with a large basket 9 Give way concerning
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    FANS TELL ALL
    66 17 PIER ANGELTS most ardent fans apparently ire two 1G year old girls, one m Japan and the other m France. Vutaka Miyata of Hakadatc City sent her a beautiful Japanese doll, while J. L. Pinto, of Paris, presented Pier with an embroidered scarf. They write weekly letters
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    LOST toss got me that LEGGY part!
    237 17  -  JAMES STEWART By HAD been around Hollywood for a year and at the time I was even thinner and looked taller than I am now. There wasn't very much for me to do until one day they offered me a leading, iart opposite
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    HIS SECRET
    43 17 O WIMY CAIIN. who! £J wrote the hit song, I'nree Coins In the Foun-J-iin. 1 about Rome, admits tnat when he wrote the number he had never Rome. Say s he "It's better tnat way you can use your imagination more."
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    Sorry -NO interview
    650 17  -  Michael Ruddy I SHOW TALK I U* KISSER GETS I THE COLD ffIOULpE FROM GABLE YOU have heard of 1 temperamental film stars. Have you ever wondered what makes them temperamental, or angry? The other day while discussing Clark Gable, I learned of ail incident which made
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      118 17 LJERES an amusing fame to doodle with on holiday. If was shown to me by actress Dulcie Cray Present your friends with these thr«« symbols below left) and ask them to complete each of the bicturct with the first scene that comes into their head 1 Here are my fe
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