The Singapore Free Press, 30 January 1951

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA I- SINGAPORE, TTESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1951. PRICK I*\ {INh
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    U.S. France in accord
    49 1 I n r i nun and 1' KrrnaMrr M Ntrrday anlundamrntal I bttweea on pro,i Lido •ir tirst Iraders men which lent Truman „h Prime n n on in the ferKoreA ilt*d tho i ntity of th.- -ovrm uiH th«* Thr Pr»»siM Pi.vrn will Reuter
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    Rod overtures to France
    53 1 ROME, Tuesday. i .;i in to offer France and Italy a >..>n part In return for pledged neusld knock both countries out of their with Ihc wrist, stated an Italian .man la^t niffhi in Home. nue's leading independent ie news this morning spondent in F*ris t-
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    BANDIT SHOT DEAD
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    BEYIN BETTER
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    8 MILLION CARS
    17 1 of motor vein the United States II numbered 8.002.782. rhe A:» r^mcbi:e Manu--1 A.P.
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    U.N. READY TO BRAND MAO
    482 1 U.N. READY TO BRAND MAO U.S. resolution gets majority support iiwTMiviTi, u LAKE SUCCESS, Tuesday. A lAI M ™JT r su PP° rt from wavering nations yesterday appeared to assure comfortable passage in the United Nations for a I nited Mates resolution condemning Communist China as an aggressor. Belgium, the
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    CHINESE NEW YEAR SUPPLEMENT
    68 1 THE Singapore Fn»e Press will publish tomorrow, in addition to the usual eight-page newspaper, an eight-pace Chinese Now Year Supplement. It will contain special articles, short stories and pictures. In the same issue, the Free Press begins publication of a new series of •rticlea by the
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    'Abdicate at once,' Juin tells Sultan
    92 1 CASABLANCA. T MOROCCAN censorship yesterday allowed CasaManvrs to reproduce a French press report that Alp Juin. Frencn Resident-Genera] in demanded the .ion of the r Mot ceo. rrch r ral Ju:n had told the in. -II you do not abdicate ttely I will have
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    LAYCOCK MOVE ON REGIMENT
    59 1 A MOTION for the formation of a Singapore Regiment without delay will be introduced by Mr. John Laycock Municipality North-East) at the next meeting of the> Legislative Council on Feb. 16. Mr Laycock will propose that all ranks of such a regiment should be British subjects
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    MISSED DRAFT TO MALAYA
    146 1 SURREY, Tuesday. D FENWICK, 19-year-old Scots Guardsman, who missed his second draft to Malaya because he celebrated too hard the previous night, tcld a court martial yesterday he "enjoyed it very much" out in the Malayan jungle. His greatest punishment had been his missing the draft."
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    U.K. JET PRAISED
    31 1 The U.S. Secre.ary of the Air Force, fir. Thomas K. Flnletter, said yesterday that the Air Force "thinks very highly" of the British Canra twin-jet light bomb A.P.
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    BRADLEY REPORTS
    21 1 O«n. Omar Bradley, chairman of the U.S. j Lefs-of-Staff, gave congressional leaders yesterday an "optimison the Korean Lrg.- A.P.
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    NOT ACCEPTED
    17 1 n\ has ac?epr Mr. .S. :ar. former Israeli Minisrer of Education and Culture to IfOKOV
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    LORD NELSON ILL
    21 1 Lord Nelson. W-JMI I it, gre.it nephew or fidnflral. was reported yesterday to be grx'Ay ill at a
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    'IT CAN'T BE DONE' SAYS MR. MALLAL
    292 1 Commissioners in the Council Free Press Staff Reporter VO man could do his work conscientiously while serving on both the Legfe- lative Coumil and Municipal Commission at the same time if he was already working for his own living outside, Mr. N. A.
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    Gang steals 4 tons of rubber
    86 1 Free Press Staff Reporter gtVEN Chinese all armed with knives. forced their way into a rubber store-house in Jalan Eunos. Singapore, at 3 a.m. this morning and made away with four tons of rubber, after holding up the watchman. The robbers arrved in a
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    OLD FOLK HOBBLE FOR GIFTS
    214 1 OLD FOLK HOBBLE FOR GIFTS Free Press Staff Reporter EANING her bony frame <>n a stout stick, 78-year-old destitute white-haired Sam Yin Moi hobbled two miles from her home to the Great World Park to receive the annual Chinese New Year gilt and "Ang Pow" from Shaw. Brothers She was
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    MEMBERSHIP MOVE
    27 1 The newly-created European Council of the "Frpp Trade Unions'' Co*. federation discussed union paricipa in the Schuman Plan a last meeting In Brussels yesterday.- Reuter
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    FRIENDS AGAIN
    13 1 Yugoslavia and Austria (i d on Saturday to resume diplomatic relations.
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    Japan wants back Kuriles
    103 1 TOKYO, Tues. TOE return of the Ryuku 1 Kurile and Bonin islands was requeued in Tokyo yesterday by the Japanese Liberal Party, of which the Prime Minister, Mr. Yoshida. Is leader. American sources, however, indicated that a peace treaty would restrict Japan to her four main
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    REDS RESTRICTED
    20 1 The United St:r day forbade dip. presentattrej of Comm i .7 travelling be ltf-mile zonp ■round A. P.
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    TRADE PACT
    14 1 An I I i-': t ual •.j.iriO.Ooo this yoar Tel Aviv yesterday.
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    Bond Street pageant
    40 1 'i ln bopei i 'Spirit of Bond -i' in a .!i»n<» pageant of Loadom'i main shoppmJr. Ai will d-^:* t thf lif^ of Bond Stwtt m ri.ij n ase. 1 ushions dit;;,^ from 1700 t» present lutncirl*
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    Chinese suicide defence
    189 1 KOREA T j^yiTED Na.h>ns tro»|M ntfKtaf i orth o: B trday had :heir major action >. drav^al fr >m Seoul a 1 the beginning cf this m Chineje troop*, du^ i^ on by the side Suwon-Seoul road. p.. .de defence in an I fo halt the allied
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    U.S. EXTENDS TRADE ACT
    32 1 The H F mtti i old R I Art dent power to make two for koi [fff. Tiie Act. diir Junf 12, is aimo". .m..--:.g international tr.* A.P.
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    U.S. TRADE GAIN
    14 1 Th(> Ifanchett^r of Comntier iptur» i (i pir» ol Lanculiire'i iraf
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    How to Bring Up 7 Daughters
    789 2  -  Bower By the horv Mrs. \IARIANNA, one of A my seven daughters, was recently married to Major Gilbert Monrkton, son of Sir Walter Monckton, K n 1 nave been asked to how I brought up >-!i daughters, not tting on^ son. Mv lar^e family
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    Solution To Crossword No. 264
    46 2 SOLI TION crow: 1. 7. 8 Martin-in-the-Fiekis. 8. Lareh, J 10. Alert. 12, Blade, 13. E tablished. 14. Sony. 15. Endor. Down: 1. Still waters. 2. Into: tor. 3. Teeth. 4. Ariel. 5. Telegraphed. 6. No surrender. 11, Tabby. 12. Brine
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    LINES FOR A STAR
    448 2  -  Iris Ashley Francis Marshall By Drawings by pLOTHES, we are insisting, are things you have to live in. And unless you are a stuffed dummy, living inevitably means being able to move around. Since an actress is liable to have to move around more than most,
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    Happy Wife, Unhappy Mate
    313 2 •Happy marriage' may be only half true' 4 SURVKY of 50 married couples in Indiana has revealed that husband? are much more self-crirical than their wives. They are also more critical of their wives than the wives are of their husbands. Professor Robert S. Ort, young
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    Smoking 'Dos' and 'Don'ts'
    279 2  - Smoking 'Dos' and 'Don 'ts MAGDA DUNIN -By "My cigarette! The amulet That charms afar unrest and sorrow..." THUS Fletcher, with whom many people will doubtless agree. Smoking is a deeply satisfying habit and in the nerve-ridden world of today a useful one as well. Even the doctors, often smokers
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      97 2 I'KLEEN'I I Kitchen Ware j j Modern kitchen aids j j combining beauty utility j A FULL ftANGf IW STOCK j ANNUAL SALE FIRST YEARLY STOCKTAKING CLAIRE'S enin£ dresses, Cocktail dresses, Morning dresses. PrKL'^ rany. my, irom $10/- upwards. Ist. FEBRUARY 1951 The Arcade, Singapore Cold Storage Orchard Rd. Phone
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      26 2 OVER 1.000 DRESS at $25 and below. NO TWO ALIKE Al 1 II 11. DALMEIDA ST.. (OFF RAFFLES PLACE) FIRST FLOOF J IfW Sole Agents ■BBfagp^*"^
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      126 2 New Crossword No. 265 -r H H^ I j 1 I \CROSS 1 4 Ej Xing Monarch? (•>) 7, G m a C( op!e of hundred a city «5> 8. Bhe eonsorta wlita Ul-lookin 2 people professionally (5) 9 Go in do yrab I ..tide «4. 7). 11. Are they
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      107 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR DORX today, you have tremendous curiosity. You want to know all there is to know not only about how things work, but why. If you direct your attentions to some one field, you may easily become an expert. Although you have a pleasing personality, you are slow
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      31 2 However, despite these characteristics, you haw great deal of influence over others. All seem to recognize your unusual poucrs Of detached judgment and will ask you to help solve their problems.
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    RUSSIA MAY BLUNDER INTO WAR
    1245 3  - RUSSIA MAY BLUNDER INTO WAR WES GALLAGHER By April—Sept, is 'danger period' (Associated Press Correspondent) f 4l N£ W YORK, Tuesday. y^/iix the Soviets provoke a war? When? What do you do about it? Despite their seeming lethargy these three questions give Europeans the same nightmares they give Americans today
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    TOOK daughter back to camp
    134 3 TOOK daughter back to camp LONDON, Tuesday, lold th v Armv he would have to ir-old (Kiu«;iiter tu Korea with r !i >t pr provided for, was given leave to tak her home pending in- his tSkl m, >1. 01 Doncas'er. Yorks, K rea, took his daughter, Denbury. O^von, when
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    TAFT CRITICISED
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    PRISON MUTINY
    33 3 I the Rio Piedras n in Puerto Rico. Irom •n 112 prisoners escaped 'hr^f months ago. staged another mutiny last Saturday. At four prisoners wen nd^d and none esoap i "i
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    Bridge Hand
    229 3  -  lAIN MAC LEOD Mv n.v. TIE forcing Fass Is a ck: in Bridge biddi: Of problem Christmas Con held A| 10 x x x x V Q x x d|t K X X and th a b:dcLng goes: INT 4£> 4S 51 5H b- 61) k.\L t-r who
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    French jailed in Chungking
    190 3 HONG KONG, Tuesday. /CHINESE Communists held five French consulate employees and their families in solitary confinement in a Chungking jail before deporting them, members of the group said on arrival in Hong Kong. The French were ordered out on charges of dealing in radio parts, but
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    BUCKLEY
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    Truth drug for dental cases
    91 3 DALLAS. TEXAS. Tues. r pRUTH serum is better than laughing Ra.s to make a patient amiable, said a dentist, Dr. Joy Roy Bourgoyne. He described the results of the use of sodium pentothal —the real name of truth mi— at a dental clinic. The University
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    P.I. HONOURS ROOSEVELT
    58 3 The Philippines Government has decorated the late President Roosevelt with the Order of Commander-in-Chief of Lesioui of Honour of the Philippines. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, receiving the award, said: "I hope the United States alwjys will be what my husband hoped it would be as regard the Philippines
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    WOMEN WORKERS
    27 3 Women who went to work in industry numbered 264,628 all over Czechoslovakia in the first 10 months of 1950. the ewspaDer Svobodna Slovo A. P.
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      26 3 a c PAIN All coaled Eaten like a sweet No *ater required. 0 not upset digesfitn. UERS Af»nt«: A SONS LTD mm KUALA LUHPUII V SINGAPORE
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      91 3 1^1 1 1 AIY m m I Oil^" <t jidl f A f»l 111 2jL II A) (jUTHMEP^iIP y /Fly K L M a/ic/ /er 3 fi/ homo! j Relax in perfect unhlcicl and enjoy the excellence of j KLM service he periei t j culmination ot M) m j
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      123 3 RADIO SINGAPORE iBIJ I NiIUOKKI 9.35 a.m. lor the Schools Music Movement; 9-55 Interlude; 10 News ir-mi Singapore. 10.45 For \he BcbOtlt; 12 grammes in 1 pm. Tin Radio Orchestra; 1.80 Signal News; 1.45 The B lor.s; 2 For the Schools; 0 gramme Sumni, I Favourites; 0.45 U\ Feature Programme;
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  • The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, Jan. 30, 1951.
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      Singapore supermen
      148 4 Singapore supermen ne mun do thi do t. This question iple K>rts lour Icipal :id rch A a h not •If a o." < I le opir: led icil A lerB < md 1• a M ier no H or l do. lio he in public. 1 l e often
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    The cost of living CAN be cut
    1557 4  - The cost of living CAN be cut Charles Gibson says the Govt., not the public, are to blame for the high prices in the colony. He urges the employment of very harsh penalties as the only way to force profiteers to cut their prices. THE most astonish- ins aspect of
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    44 4 clearly be-' public If be an illor-C< Issioner, ne should declare I D if he de n is paf of one ma who must u earn h'.t living, he at he wnl reIs seat on the Com- j wi ■lecled the C e deci-
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    CEYLON IS KEY TO DEFENCE OF ASIA
    846 4  -  Donald McCormick X+"~ Says ""+x OROBABL* one of the most satisfactory developments arising from the visit of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers to London has been the progress made in defence talks between Ceylon's Premier D S. Senanayake and Mr. Shinwell, Great Britain's Minister
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    FLEECING THE FLOCK
    6 4 WHEH KRAKATAU ERUPTS
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    Cargo steamer landed in a village
    327 4 Cargo steamer landed in a village When Mount Lamington volcano in New Guinea erupted recently many people were killed. Here W. WEBBJONES describes what happens when Krakatau volcano, 17 miles off the coast of Sumatra, erupts. SHOULD you ever be enough to sail into the Java Sea from the Indian
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      19 4 SILVER Christening Presents B 0 i j ,sPJ K v Met ifi U.S.deSilva Jewellers 106 ORCHARD RD. PHONE *****
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      78 4 Mrs. Vong hears good aJvit from Mrs. Voting 44TT 1 I 7^-s* 'fin Chinese ij|h Gifts... |tm come and HMM I if If have a good LIZ-T— ARCADE" \J >lake your choice from cosr^u'l books or cnnin COLD STORAGE ORCHARD ROAD BRA". 'K ♦V.V.VAV.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V/AI "PROFILE" MEOtL WIMUI6 PORTRAITURE at Singapore
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    SHOULD M.C's STAND FOR LEGCO ELECTION?
    383 5 In terests may clash with regular duties Free Press Staff Reporter I k ELECTED MEMBERS of the Singapore Municipal Commisid an unofficial member of the Rural Board, will be U tor the Legislative Council election in April, if all the id possible candidates mentioned
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    Two more candidates to contest elections
    107 5 Two more candidates to contest elections Mrs. I peal five d: g I 1 1 ria MK i A K SIRATTrK <abrve> aad MK P M WILLIAMS <left) have both announced their intention to stand for election to the I.ej: v|ative ouncil. MR. SIRATTIK sintjaporeborn and educated is the ■uinrngci
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    The Russian 'Once-Over'
    44 5 pictrrr. HANDS ON HIPS, the Russian sailor standing at lop of the (anyway of the Soviet *hip Chelyuskinetz. now in Singapore, scrutinises a visitor to the •I yesterday. Note the other two inquiring heads sticking; out two decks above. Free Press
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    BEST ALL-ROUND SERVICEMAN
    54 5 BEST ALL- ROUND SERVICEMAN SIGNAL Colin Maxwell, aged 19 a. d now serving in Malaya has been presented by the GO.C. Malaya. Major-General R. E. Urqubart, with a shield for being the year's best ail-round National serviceman in the Malaya Signal Regiment. The award, called the "Parr!sh Shield", was given
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    Married women top job-seekers
    316 5 Free Press Staff neporier THERE IS at present a very big demand made by leading firms for stenographers, according to Mrs. Joan Tooke, who runs the only private Secretarial and Employment Agency in the Colony. Mr* Tooke said that about 60 per cent, of the people
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    MAIL
    60 5 Surface mail -is expected In Singapore today from Britain, N. Ireland. E:re. Burop North and West Ainca. West Indies. Egypt, Ceylon. Jakarta, Siam. USA.. North Borneo Labuiin. Brunei. Miri and the Federation. Latest ti n ea for posting surface mail at th« "».P.O. tod noon for Palemb-. ng. South
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    EXHIBITION OF MALAY ARTS AND CRAFTS
    190 5 Press Staff Reporter F*XQI ISITE Trengganu sarongs, silverware from Kelantan and Singapore Malay lace-work will be among the hundreds of exhibits of current Malay arts and crafts to be displayed in the British Council Hall about the middle of this year. Dr. C. Gibson
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    12-Hour cracker firing allowed
    131 5 12- Hour cracker firing allowed A iiA^hi Lti noancaiion issued yesterday states that the Chief Police Officer, Singapore, authorises the letting off of fireworks, except sand crackers, within the Colony of Singapore during Chinese New Year from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 6. 1951. The notification warns that
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    Proposal for probe into commitments
    242 5 Proposal for probe into commitments ELECTRICITY DEPT. POLICY Free Press Staff Reporter 4 RECOMMENDATION that a sub-cimmittee be formed by Singapore Municipal Commission to consider the future organisation of the Municipal Electricity Department and the policy lo be adopted with regard to future load commitments, has been made by the
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    Bandit killing was justified
    101 5 Free Press StalT Reporter JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. THE Muar Magistrate re- corded yesterday that he was satisfied that the corpse of an unknown Chinese found near a swamp behind Craiglea Estate, was that of a:: armed bandit and that he was shot by the Military. He
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    RHS THANKS SINGAPORE
    115 5 i\]R R. C. B. WILTSHIRE. Acting Commissioner of Police, has received lei of thanki from :he R Humane Society, of which he ne local representative for the contribution of $rt)04.11 which has been sen*. from Singapore. The Rt. Hon. Sir I Orme Wilson, the Honorary Treasurer and
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    Interest in pine industry
    36 5 Picture i 1.1 .»1 a ii- I'm < tor William (.r:<h.ui w!"i anncd m Siii^.. recratH by t|i ii< v Con- < i t'» i ihU tbe soopp rf the pineapple r- Free Press
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    Khehs won't cremate
    67 5 V I TV/E T RADII 7 •bury their dead a community in Sr is therefore < /;o-. him of i r This di en at i will b< Khch D qaporr ment's G The Guild will to the C bvriol grounds, pvbh private for h purpo*' new
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    C-G INDISPOSED
    19 5 Tl r ral, Mr temporarily inc and will be unable to 1 his env day or I
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    FISHERIES OFFICE
    20 5 ral inf Oflire Of'th< I partment has; moved 4:h Ro r B to Gt< N i S 1951
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    WRIGHT STILL TO STRIKE TOP FORM
    452 6 WRIGHT STILL TO STRIKE TOP FORM MCCdowellon Adelaide pitch nOUCLAS Wright, England's Test spin bowler, U showed that he is completely fit when he bowled for the M.C.C. against South Australia in their return match at Adelaide yesterday. Both h- and Roy Tattersall sent down some bad length balls, which
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    2 CHAMPIONS DEFEATED
    102 6 BOTH the Australian and United S i tampion, Frank Sedgman ;i:iJ Ar. Larson, were beaten in the men'l singr :.i-tlna!s ol the Australian lawn tennis mpionshipa at Sydney yesDu:.< Sivitt of the United b^at Sedgman 2 6 1 6. 6-3 rid Ken McGregor of Australia b 11—9.
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    Scoreboard
    148 6 MCC— IST. INNS: 211 SOITH AUSTRALIA IST INNS I Pinch lbw b Claae N. Dansie b Wrifhl 41 I. Puldig lbw b SUthaiai 4 G. Hole e Mclntyre b Tatter-tall 20 P. Ridings not o-at 26 I. Michael lbw b Wright 0 L. Smart b Tattersall 1 B. Bowley
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    IRISH CUP REPLAY
    23 6 Winfteld beat Ballyclaire Comrades three-one in their second replay yesterday in the first round of the Irish Cup soccer competition
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    'MAN NEXT DOOR' INSPIRED HIM
    325 6  -  ROGER YUE Asian Games contenders iz By THE besinnins of Chiang Kok Cheon* s weigntA lifting career goes back to some ten years ago. He was a little boy then, living in a quiet street in Penan*, and he had a neighbour who went for
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    COMMONWEALTH BEAT MYSORE
    31 6 THE Commonwealth cricket t<>am beat the Mysore S\itc XI by nine wicke's at Bangalore yeserday. Scores were Mysore 137 and IST Commonwealth 260 and 35 for 1 Reuter
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    SUMO CHAMPION
    29 6 Grand Sumo < Japanese wrestling* champion Terukuni achieved IS straight victories in the 15-day Spring tournament which ended on Sunday. He was awarded the Emperor's trophy.- AAP Reuter
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    Many changes in England XV v. Ireland
    181 6 Many changes in England XV v. Ireland ENGLAND'S Rugby Union team to ma Dublin on Feb. 10 shows a good n, from that defeated by Wales. Tu« pi i compelled by injury or illness to wiii Swansea match are restored to the new "caps*' are awarded. The new internationals are
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    S.A.W.L.F. 'CENSURES' CHAMPION
    64 6 S.A.W.L.F. 'CENSURES' CHAMPION SI N G A has champion i to the h hii non world el last O« Saw p at Qup tafl ship aline fir Pai $300 uhirh collected time In i»:a^ tg get to P.. at M«< uons and in ten in beior« a «inu] from Saw
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    Indonesia to join I.0.C.
    125 6 Indonesia to join I.0.C. PAKU Alam, Prince of Solo, vice-chairman of th Indonesian Olympic Committee said today Indorv intended to apply for membership of the International Olympic Committee "within the foreseeable future." In an interview with Aneta's sports editor he said a few conditions still had to be fulfilled before
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    Scots extend season
    42 6 THE Scottish Football \nn«> ut H iii Connnl <• agreed to extend the Scottish fool hall May 19. The extension was granted to allow p to be played without heav> BMvffk i brr of samfs have brcn postponed weather. A.P.
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    BRIGHTON WIN
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    NEWCOMERS IMPRESS ON TRACK
    629 7  - NEWCOMERS IMPRESS ON TRACK Michael may win first time out From ALLAN LEWIS KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. TWO newcomers, Michael (J. Donnelly) and Thumbs Up (Ayres) were the best workers at Kuala Lumpur this morning when they reeled off 3f. in 381 sees. They worked on the second grass track, which
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    R. TURPIN TO FIGHT VAN DAM
    78 7 R. TURPIN TO FIGHT VAN DAM I van Dam. Dutch middle- eight champion. has n officially nominated to fight Britain's Ra dolph Turp for the vacant European middleweight title. Turpin is booked for a Feb. 27 fi«ht m London and promoter nous hopes to match 1 'he Dutch champion. Dam
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    A Corinthian back in S'pore
    581 7  -  CHARLES BRYCE By in the Olympics that never took place. But the most important occurrence of the tour for Dick wu.s mtetmg. In India, the woman who was to become his wife. They ueti in 1940 on her return to England. Manning will join him
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    ALL-ENGLAND TOURNEY
    28 7 THE Ail-England badminton championships will be held at the Empress Hall. Earl's Court. London, from March 7 to 10. A lartie overseas entry is expected.— Reuter
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    SERVICES SHINE IN RUGBY 'SEVENS'
    112 7 \yiNNERS of the five matches i.: the Singapore Cricket Club seven-a-side rugby competition yesterday Singapore Engineer Rest. "B", R.A.F. Tengah •A", R.A.F. Chang'. R.A.S.C. On yesterday's showing on the Paci.tiiK, RA.S.C. "A" v.as the best team of the ten seen n action. Most hard fought
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    WEIGHTS FOR K.L. RACES
    535 7 K. I.IMPIR. Mon. WEIGHTS for all eight rare* for the first day. Saturday. Feb. S, of the Selangor, Turf ClubN Gold Cup 195] m« tting are: Tara Street 9.07 Four O'clock II 9.07 Happv Traveller 8.11 Kinder Gold 8.10 Rai Mahal 8.07 Irish Abbot 8.85 old
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    CHEW BEE FOR WIMBLEDON
    93 7 MALAYA'S triple tennis champion, 27-year-old O g Chew Bee, may play at Wimbledon this year. Alter that he may tour the United Kingdom and* America. Arrangements for his English visit are being made by Pat Hughes, the former Davis Cup captain, the Free Press i). derstancte.
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    GEMMIL CHOSEN
    38 7 The Scotland Rugby Union team to meet Wales at Murrayfield at Edinburgh on Saturday has been completed by the inclusion of R. Gemmil (Glasgow High School Former Pupils) in the second row of the pack.— Reuter
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    Monthly Medal
    30 7 ISLAND Club's January monthly golf Medal tourney, postponed from last weekend owing to rain, will be played on Saturday and Sunday. There will be no time she? t
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    Scottish Cup 2nd round
    128 7 Scottish Cup 2nd round rpHE draw ol the tec 1 imrd rounds ol the Scottish Cup were mad* terday. Second round matches to b( replayed on Feb. 10 are: Albion Rovers or St< nhousemuir Clyd< Motherwell Hanv. lemicals or Elgin Queen's Park v. Ayr United East Fife or Celtic v.
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    F&N CUP RUGBY FINAL TODAY
    274 7 "THIS evening the Singapore District final of the Fraser Neave Rugby Cup competition will take place at Tanglin between R.A.S.C. "A" and Singapore Engineer Regiment. R.A.S.C. had the easier— and perhaps luckier entry into the final. In their semi-final replay with R.A.S.C. 'B' the Sappers
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    Arsenal get hard matcr
    114 7 ]y|IGHTY Arsenal, holders of the Football A.sMK-ia-tion Cup, yesterday drew one of the toughest possible matches for the fifth round of the Cup an away game against Manchester United. The fifth round, with 16 clubs still in the running, will be played on Saturn; F--10. Arseoial
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    S. INDIA TENNIS FINALS
    62 7 S. INDIA TENNIS FINALS YFSTERDA^ s < -ults in thf South India tennii rhampionships it Madras v Men h double* hnal K and Doifman and N. Kuidm I Women* ring!** fltial Doro 1 d bt. M:ss I B, <ibrid4if *< t, I Mixed dcuhlev Anal and IfUkhar Ahm»' beat Mis«
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    ISLAND CLUB RESULTS
    62 7 ISLAND Club's January mixed foursomes golf competition, played <>n Sunday, was won by Mr. and Mrs. T. H. A. Potts <,'#7-20i-66}>. Next best returns were by Mrs Nassim and W. J. M. Warden 101 26£ 74$ >. Mrs. Mavor and M. O'Geary <91— 16=75 Mrs. Howell and
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    F.A.M. accepts Services Cup entry
    122 7  - F.A.M. accepts Services Cup entry CRUSADER K^ ILTHO 4 included in the d Com bin' ihe Maiaya Cup .sjc ter i petition f-pted. PtootboU t jecled B the groum: pore a;iv of the k pore affilia not b< n. le R A I repre Comb tion t are this ye
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      32 7 Today's Sport RUGBY: S.C.C. uven-a-side t'umey on pa dang F. N. Cup Final: S'pore Engineer Reft, v K \.S.C. A' at Tanglin, 5 p.m. HOCKEY: S.C.C. v S.C.R.C. *emi-flnal Vplav K.O. tourney.
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    Britons use dog skins in shoes
    66 8 LONDON. Tues. yOO may be stepping on t someone's pet dog when ><>ti buy your next pair of British made shoes Because of the leather shortage and the high cost of goatskin and lambskn, British manufacturers are processing dog skin for lining shoes. Semi-processed
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    LEGITIMACY IS WORTH £ MILLION
    135 8 LEGITIMACY IS WORTH MILLION LONDON. Tues. viR George J. -Toby" fhzwilliam strode into court yesterday to prove that he D line for 1.000.--000 fortune and an earldom because he was le ultimate all the lime. If he succeeds in gettin proclamation of legitimacy •Toby"' will be le^al heirpresumntive to the
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    TIN PRICES UP BY £85
    74 8 TIN PRICES UP BY £85 hit a new all-timo record on the LonMetal E I of 1.360 a ton. This ranee of £85 since the market closed at the end of last week and compared with th ions rerord of 1.303 on Dec. 19 l.io ad- r»eply— £9o to E1.
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    WOOL DESTROYED
    44 8 Thousands of pounds worth of valuable Australian l believed to have been desed last night in a tiro which gutted the main goods lonti several hundred ral ■ij line at < loni?. Victoria, where a lew world r«< M >rd woo] I. A.P.
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    SEARCH OFF
    27 8 nd Air were yesterday :>ared to abandon the rch for the 14 sportsmen t*d drowned after LChts disappeared m mountainous seas during an A. P.
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    ARMS DRIVE TO CUT HOUSING
    397 8 Output to go up fourfold LONDON, Tuesday. CONSCRIPTION of 235,000 reservists for 15 days' training, increased production of goods for export and a reduction in house-buildins were announced in the Commons yesterday by Mr. Attlee, the Prime Minister. The defence budget for the next three
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    32 years to find rescuer
    194 8 LONDON, Tuesday. A LETTER which reached the home of Mr. Frank Ford at Walmer, Kent, ended his search for the man who saved his life 32 years ago. Tt was on a night in 1918 that Private Ford, of the Ist Battalion Royal West Kents
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    U.K. MONEY
    27 8 Yesterday's closing prices on the Hong Kong Money Exchange were: HK$5.B3 5.95| per U.S. dcllar. HK115.30 per pound sterling HK5321.5 per tael of gold U.P.
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    CAIRO PLEASED
    25 8 Egyptians in Cairo yesterday greeted with interest the announcement from Toheran that the Shah of Iran will man n on Feb 12 A.P.
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    Gambled away his honeymoon
    239 8 LOS ANGELES, Tjuesday. yHE SHORT, unhappy marriage of film actress Elizabeth Taylor ended in divorce yesterday after she told the judge that her husband, Nick Hilton, hotel heir, was abusive and neglectful. The actress said Mr. Hilton picked arguments for no apparent reason and tears filled
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    Spirited away
    65 8 SPIRIT, sor;n to have ";M wis? to the arivint^ues of the freo medical issues." declares Dr C (iran-tham-Hill. of Bccclps. Suffolk. He says that a patient recently applied for "replacement of a pair of N.H.S. spectacles which had been de-materialised at a seanco." So h P advise peonle
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    Japs building million man army—Pravda
    151 8 Japs building million man army— Pravda MOSCOW, Tues. PRAVDA charged yesterday that General MacArthur jrdered the Japanese government in December immediately to form a million-man irmy. a half-million-ton navy and a thousand-plane air force. A Tass dispatch in the Communist Party ors:an said it had become known that the order
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      156 8 Weak start to London stocks LONDON, Tues. APART from Giltedged, the Stock Market began weak on a quietly firm note whilst awaiting the Prime Minister's statement on Britain's armament programme, states Reuters financial correspondent British funds were unsettled by the failure of Southern Rhodesia's loan, 43 r of £5.000.000 issues
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    More atomic explosions
    107 8 LOS ANGELES. Tues. The atomic explosions in Nevada last Saturday and Sunday were the 10th and Energy Commission spokes llth in history, an Atomic man said today. He said the others, in chronological order. w< 1. The Alamogordo, New Mexico blast in July Is. 1945. 2. Hiroshima.
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    Price freeze halts trade
    80 8 NEvV YORK. Tues. TRADING .in futures has 1 been suspended until further notice on the cotton, coffee, sugar, rubber, m-. and wool markets in York following the govtrnment's price freeze o: Managements are uncc how the order would a: markets. It was generally felt trading would
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    RECORD SALE
    30 8 The National Council of •>l-sellin£ Brokers of A tralla reported wool sol the first six monthfMirrrnt season to Dec. M s:ht €A270,812.729. a record for the period A.P.
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    NEW DUTCH CABINET
    19 8 Former Netherlands F n Minister Dirk U. Stil began political discus: yesterday to attempt form a
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