The Singapore Free Press, 17 December 1951

Microfilm: NL3660
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    20 1 The Singapore Free Press LAf>r r p W AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA SINGAPORE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1951. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.
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    REDS REJECT U.N. COMPROMISE
    306 1 Deadlock continues 0 prisoners J war issue TOKYO, Monday. «l- Communists scorned new United Nations istiec concessions yesterday as Allied Viators I™'^ their prisoners-of-war n ds to the bone in a renewed attempt to f he fate of thousands of captured troops. 10 jays to so
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    CHURCHILL GOES TO FRANCE
    97 1 I KDON, Men. E r I bill his Foreign I Mr E left last r. ii r two-day French Pre- and the V Sehuhinted his s in Paris, it Id study G lbower I p giving a I tc Deputy f the A Powers loops F.
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    Naval offensive
    56 1 picture THE U.S. BATTLESHIP, New Jersey fires a salvo which can tear off the top of a mountain. The picture' taken in Korea shows all her nine 16-inch guns in action. As flame and smoke belch from the ship, the sea waves change their pattern showing the terrific
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    54 HURT IN HAIFA RIOTS
    159 1 a Alb A. Alon. I SEVEN policemen were in hospi;al yesterday out of ;54 injured in week-end riots instigated by the pro-Commu-nist Mapam United Workers Party. An unknown number of demonstrators also were injured. The riots broke out when the police attempted to remove a
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    Liberals to reorganise
    58 1 LONDON, Mon j BRITAIN'S Liberal Party, widely regarded as finished as a political force after its failure to win more than a handful of seats in the last two genera electtons, 15 to be reorganised. Tt will contest as many seats Ts possible at the evt of
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    Husband cleared In honeymoon tragedy
    221 1 TWO shots cracked in a honeymoon bungalow in Bangkok and Ettore Grande, a young Italian diplomat, raced naked and wet from a shower to find his bride slumped on the floor with blood streaming from two bullet wounds in the neck. She was still alive
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    58-FOOT STATUE OF STALIN
    80 1 BU>^A2*KST unveiled a towering monument to Stalin yesterday, five days before the Soviet leaders 72nd birthday. 0 Hungary's official Communist newspaper, Szebad Nep, editorially termed him "the greatest figure^ of Hungarian history." The bronze statue of Stalin is 26 !i feet tall and stands atop a
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    SHIP AGROUND
    27 1 The American freighter, James B. Richardson, went aground yesterday in the fos at a point called Raz de Bannes de Nacqueville, west of Cherbourg.- A.P.
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    NO PUBS FOR TEHERAN
    38 1 Alcoholic drinks will be prohibited in bars, dubs and public places, as a result ol a law passed in Teheran yesterday. But Persians will stih nv able to drink in thefr own homes.- Reuter
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    DOROTHY DIX DEAD
    26 1 Dorothy Dix, who for 50 years ministered to the heartfches of thousand, m rr^ny countries, died in New Orleans, aged 90. yesterday.- A.P
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    'Dominion' out
    28 1 offlriSl stats' Vn mlawa b£ a technical knockout on batur dav and the nation vull be officiaHy known to the, wond in future as Canada. U.P
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    U.S. justified, says Laurel
    57 1 Senator Dr. Jose P. Laurel stated in Manila that American intervention In stric ly local affairs in the Philippines was justified. The Senator, said: "The Americans cannot be blamed tf they intervene in local affairs because they have invested heavily in terms of life, property and
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    COLD WAVE DEATH TOLL REACHES 89
    65 1 T HE death toU«ac he <Jj» K e l£ UnUed States, s f U ovtPnsive snowstorms after f. xt s d acr oss the Ment efsfof the HocKv Tceider -d 24 hourSj or so. coldest spots in the coundegrees below z;ro Faienni--1 (58 degrees
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    PACT APPROVED
    11 1 i »rdav aqprov£ .*Uon a*r Mnjnt wttfi India Reuler
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    SECRET EXIT FOR SHOT DIPLOMAT
    200 1 MR Rubert Neil Gardner, the British diplomat shot at and expelled by the Czechs last Thursday, left Frankfurt for London last night under cloak-and-dagger secrec.v Mr. Gardner, whose plans is due to arrive in London today, remained n strictest seclusion at Frankfurt'.* Rhein-Main airport and
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    It was a false alarm
    89 1 ONDOii. Mon. FIREFIGHTERS rushed to the Houses of Parliament yesterday after a fire was reported in one of the staff rooms adjoining the House of Lords --but the alarm 1 turned to be false. Fire officials reported that a member of the staff had turned
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    PERSIAN REQUEST
    40 1 has cabled Hassein Navab. Persian Minister in The Ha<*u<\ tn ask th? Intenmna^tonai Couart ©f Justice to •vi t^-'no for days >ht> p o-; r o f t' ftrltlsh romv iTl 'i Persia in the oil dispute.- Reuter
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    EDEN TO MEET EGYPTIANS IN PARIS TODAY
    319 1 EDEN TO MEET EGYPTIANS IN PARIS TODAY T*HE British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, and the Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Salah El Din Pasha, will meet in Paris this afternoon and tomorrow morning, the acting Foreign Minister, Ibrahim Ferag Pasha, said yesterday. British troops fired tv/o-mch mortar shells in
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    FORCES KILL 3 BANDITS
    135 1 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. QECURITY forces killed three bandit.* and wounded two more in the Tapah area of Perak yesterday. A wounded suspect and another suspect were captured in the same area. In the first engagement, a security forces patrol surrounded a clump
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    Govt. relaxes control
    92 1 Free Press Staff Reporter 'THE Singapore Government has temporarily lifted from this month the control over imports and distribution of j building materials in the Colony, Mr. A.D. Stutchbury. of the Economic Affair* Secretariat, told the Free j Press this morning. i This was because of th^
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    56 die in airliner crash on US river
    235 1 56 die in airliner crash on US river NEW YORK. Mon. FIFIY-six penom were killed yesterday when an airliner crashed in names in Elizabeth New Jersey. It was che second worst plane wreck la U.S. historyPolice said a passenger list showed trial 43 adults, two children, two Infanta, the pilot,
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    FIRES AT 12 BELOW ZERO
    39 1 Some r ).')o people in Chicago fled in sub-zero weather yesterday as ftrej swept two souths d? buildings only three blocks apart. Thp temperature at the time was 12 decrees below zero. A. P.
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    CONTROLS TO GO
    20 1 Pr ce controls in the U.S. end on Wednesday on certain materials used in drfem production.- A.P.
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    X'MAS SUPPLEMENT WITH THIS ISSUE
    32 1 A <ir. Klr.ias Supplement of twenty papes goes with this issue of the Free Press. It is the fourth a series and there is no extra charge
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    Questions in Commons on Jane Russell & Thomas
    865 2 Questions in Commons on Jane Russell Thomas i SPQTLUMT ion ;<ADO*WN Xhe fiifau star's decision to take a British boy to America caused a storm of protest. This week correspondents review the problem of children without homes and parents without children A LITTLE boy, with A a label "Coop v
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    THE MILLIONAIRESS
    671 2  - THE MILLIONAIRESS Evelyn Webber By ....gives her wealth to remake the world and says feel wonderful' NEW YORK: A WHITE-HAIRED 77-year-old millionairess, former mother-in-law of Mr. George Arthur Duckworth, former Tory MP for Shrewsbury, has become the new "angel" of the Oxford Group here. She is giving large sums of
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    YOUR LUCK YSTAR
    217 2 fSORN today, you have a tremendous amount of self-confidence. It could be said, at times, to amount to over confidence especially since many of your ideas are envisioned on a somewhat SrandJose scale. But, in "hitting high," you are able to make some of yonr ideals real
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    THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN—FACT OR FICTION?
    810 2  - THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMEN —FACT OR FICTION? Robert Clyde asks NEW fuel has been added to the controversy of the Abominable Snowmen of the Himalayas n e w evidence which may help to explain or disprove what has for 30 years been a favourite with all lovers of a good mystery.
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      91 2 Remember them this Christmas with something which will last ZOCliaC BOOkS only cost $1.20 an. are attractively illustrated and bound. The Hunting of the Snark Sport In Art Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Party Food and Drink The Love Poems of John Donne These are some of the titles available The
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, Dec. 17, 1951. 400,000 citizens
    502 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, Dec. 17, 1951. 400,000 citizens ALL of us are agreed that the future of Singapore lies in the hands of its youth. How many realise the work which must be done, inside and outside the classroom, to equip them for the responsibilities which fie ahead
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    Tax relief
    132 4 Tax relief THE proposal fey Mr. W. C. 1 Tiylor, the Financial Secretary, to have the entertainment tax on "live" entertainment reduced by half will enjoy general support The burden of this tax has lone been a cause of discontent among musicians juid stage artists. It broke the
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    Mr. LyWdtoii Has Upset Labour M.Ps
    967 4 ALTHOUGH Mr. Oliver A Lyttelton is eight thousand miles away in Malaya he still has the power to influence the proceedings of the House of Commons. There Is to be a debate in the not distant future on the Government's policy towards political development
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    the London Letter
    631 4  - the London Letter Hall Romney by sumably the Colonial Secretary meant was that there can be no lasting political solution until the country is at peace once more. That is obviously true and Mr. Lyttelton later took the opportunity to make explicit his Government's acceptance of the idea of an
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    43 4 rKiss Joati Rice, Britain* nc w film -star-to-be seen after £L?^ cen CTOWn^ "Miss Press Cuttings of 1951- at a Ooiv T,«e ''crown" i v s awarded to the risin* star who hks recsivea th« best publicity during th e yeS. kn S
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    'Planter's Wife' may be American
    228 4 npHERE is certain to be criticism of the Rank Organisation for engaging an American star, Claudette Colbert, to play the part of a British woman, wife of a rubber planter, in a story which is intended also to emphasise the dangers and strain of life
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    20 4 -Of course we should have made a better show in Opposition if the Government had not been so damnabh Soci'dul;
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    'Rebel Davie' Is Now A Peer
    837 4 'Rebel Davie' Is Now A Peer LORD ELTON, himself a one-rime Socialist, takes stock of the Clydesider who was once thought the "reddest of the Reds," and who is now a member of the House of Lords. "I! A v P Kirkwood, Clydesider, a peer!'' So his incredulous friends would
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    U.S Airmen now 'best. in the world
    184 4 U.S Airmen now 'best. in the world WASHINGTON r sways j or <* is using Korean war as a t schoolroom an c search laboratort f« modern aerial wjfrj Th stu^y willing lh United State fj years to come a* L,2 fighting air force r world,' be declared The F-
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    SPENDING CUT, HITS 880 CHILDREN
    227 5 They now have 0 to wait longer for schooling W H EN the Budget Committee refused the. building of 11 new schools next year they neld up the education of 880 children, Singapore's Deputy Director of Education, wr. K. m. Young, said yesterday. the Irln^f'
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    Plan to ease congestion on roads
    213 5 A FLAN to ease traffic congestion along Coliyer Quay and at the roundabout at Empress Place during peak hours will be put Into operation in Singapore soon. The Traffic Poiice are to distribute thousands of pamphlets with directions as to the best route to
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    Cheaper roofs? Here is a wav
    193 5 A GERMAN method of building concrete floors and roofs quickly and economically wa«* te*t*A at Guillemard Road. Singapore, ye^Sa?taS?J group of architects. The construction is done this way: Hollow arch shaped beams are prepared from a mixture of cement, graded aggregate, and sand, mechanically
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    672 BABIES
    21 5 Six nundred and seventytwo babies were born in Singapore during the week ended Dec. a. There were 188 deaths.
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    Two girls sign bond
    47 5 tf* < s aunesc n<^ a RS». "signed $250 Kj'?c;.:e Cour: yester./•>io teace" for yl: one of ,'r- was charged with is:.:.: tc :r: Liew 5r Cm* :ha: Yah cnierid knife. rha: speak- |a sister Hokien L :hc igh: :^e was lz: rude remarks.
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    Trade schools cut costs
    100 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Mon. JRADE Schools in the Federation are helping the government to cut down expenditure Mr .7 Toneue Superintendent of Junior Technical Trade Schools, said yesterday. He said that electrical installations and steel work for extension of the Kuala Lumnur Trade School had been done
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    $4,500 FINE CONFIRMED
    69 5 JOHORE BAHRU, Mon. The Johore High Court on Saturday dismissed tha appeal of Lua Chia Hean who was fined $4,500 in a lower court for attempting to evade Customs duty at Pontian, on 872 lbs. of tobacco and a quantity of matches. Goh Yok Kim, Lua's employee,
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    70 5 picture. A RECEPTION was given by th c President of the City Council, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice to new City Councillors on Saturday at the Council Chamber, Singapore. Picture shows (from left): Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, Commissioner General for South-East Asia, Mr. S M. A. H.Chisty (Labour) and Mr. M.
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    Welfare centres for seamen plan
    113 5 Free Press Staff Reporter f HINESE, Indian, Malay and Pakistani seamen in the Colony will have welfare centres of their own if a proposal by the Government is accepted by the seamen's unions. The Government made the proposal because of difficulties in establishing a single
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    Against early seif-govt
    57 5 THE siNGAi-ORt Malay Union— the oldest Malay political organisation in Singapore and an affiliate of the UMNO— thinks the Inpendence of Malaya Party's move to achieve self-govern-ment is premature clamouring." Inchp Mohamed Sldifc bin Haji Abdul Hamid, president of the union, said this yesterday. He agreed in
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    UNLUCKY NUMBER-SO MASS WEDDING WAITS
    118 5 UNLUCKY NUMBER- SO MASS WEDDING WAITS picture. Free Press Staff Reporter CINGAPORE Chinese Y.M.C.A. is giving one more week for couples, wishing to participate in its second mass wedding at the Happy World Cabaret on Jan. 12, to register. Reason: Thare were 13 couples on the last day of registration
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    FIRE AT NEW POWER STATION
    40 5 A small quantity uf firer/ood caught fire yesterday at the SingaDore City Council's new electrical power station under construction at Pasir Panjang. The blaze was put out by an engine from the Central Fire Station
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    PERAK MAY SET UP DISTRICT COUNCILS
    124 5 IPOH, Mon. nERAK Government Is con*^sidering the establishment of District Councils listing of unofficial «d official members ami working on the same as ine Crtt^rJl of State This was revealed on Satur- day t>y the Mentri Besar. Datoh Panglima Bukit Gantang, to about 50
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    Tappers want weekly holiday
    203 5 Tappers want weekly holiday SEREMBAN, Mon. PLANTATION workers 1 in the Jasin and Malacca areas have demanded a weekly paid holiday, in line with shop assistants and other workers in the Fderation. The demand was made during recent tour of the areas by Mr. S. P. 8. Nathan, president of
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    Interpreters sit exams
    67 5 THIRTY-TWO Singapore Chinese interpreters, including a woman, are sitting their annual examinations in the Chinr.se Secretariat, Havelock Road. The examinations are expected to end on Wednesday. The candidates, 14 of whom are student Interpreters, are being tested on translations Chinese accounts and Chinese dialects. The tf\sts are
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    TONGKANG ABLAZE IN HARBOUR
    84 5 PENANG, Mon. FIREMEN fought a dazing tongkang, 150 yards from Penan*?';? Ma lav street Ghaut, on Saturday night. The vessel, cftartered by a Penang charcoal dealer, was Ito have left for Hong Kong in a few days. It caugnt fire at 8.30 p.m. and burnt for
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    OOI A 'CERT' FOR 1952 CUP TEAM
    395 6 OOI A 'CERT' FOR 1952 CUP TEAM He is back in his best form Free Press Staff Correspondent MALAYA'S Thomas Cup selectors who saw Singapore beat a never-say-die Penang by five matches to four to wrest the Foong Seong trophy yesterday, must have been heartened by the magnificent display of
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    LAW WAS BOOED WHEN HE LOST
    200 6 THEY DIDN'T APPROVE WHAT a reception Law Teik Hock got from the TT crowd. Law, as temperamental as ever, was booed when he lost what proved to be the deciding match to the Singapore reserve, Loong Pan Yap, 11-15, 14-17. Loong played well anci
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    Results at a glance
    122 6 SlNt.l.t.S: Hhi r«ai »oou io»t to Oo* Teta Uock 7-15. tf-15. One Poh Lim b«al Urn Ah 1m 15-7. 15-1. Won V—t S—a fceat Lte Ah Soo 15-5. 15-S ***** Poh Urn losTto Ooi Talk Hock 18-I*. S-15. Lm»| Pan Tap beat Law Talk Haet 15-11
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    JAFFAR AGAIN
    56 6 T\vt-::iv-year-otti JaHar Din ZasuU. winner of the last month's "Phillips Classic" marathon grass track race, beat D. Jenkins (RAP Tengah CO and Sulllman Awang (Cosmopolitan CO by one and two seconds respectively to win the Singapore Cycle Racing Association's Hill Climb event held at Bukit Batok yesterday. Jaffar
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    CROSS-COUNTRY FILM
    70 6 •JHREE interesting reels on how to sprint, high jump and throw the discus filmed by the Olympic Association of Britain and owned by the Athletic Association of Malaya were shown at the Shell House Theatre on Friday to members and friends of the Achilles Club. Another film included
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    'LOUIS CAN WHIP VIALCOTT'
    67 6 FORMER world heavyweight champion, Joe Louis, said r in Hong Kong yesterday, that he was still uncertain whether or not to re turn to the professional boxing He told pressmen: "I do not know till I get back to New York." But said Louis' trainer, Mannie
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    Robledo has net 100 goals
    67 6 LONDON. Mon. PHILEAN-BORN George Robledo, Newcastle United soccer forward. ran his postwar scoring total to an even 109 goals on Saturday as he bagged home a pair in his club's victory over Stcke City. Robledo, who shifts from one position to another alorg the forward
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    Losers should win on Jan 12
    419 6 SATURDAYS RUCBY "CLASSIC Free Press Rugby Reporter BE it Perak or Selangor, the Combined Services XV should win the H.M.S. Malaya rugby championship when the final takes place at Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 12. This conclusion is drawn after Saturday's All-Malaya Civilians versus All-Malaya
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    YARD STEPS IN TO BEAT DOPE RING
    309 6 YARD STEPS IN TO BEAT DOPE RING LONDON, Monday. rnHE doping, nobbling and ringing of horses is stilj A front-page headline news in the British national newspapers today. Doping is making horses t go faster; nobbling is making them go slower and ringing substituting one horse for another. All have
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    Romero scores easy win
    94 6 DURBAN, Mon. l UIS Romero, former Eu- ropean bantam-weight champion, gained a clear cut points victory over Tony Lombard, the South African featherweight in *a 10-round fight here on Saturday night. Though seme spectators booed the decision there was no doubt that Romero won comfortably. He
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    FAMECHOIN FIGHTS MEXICAN TONIGHT
    50 6 PARIS. Mou— Mexico* Jlghtweight champion. Juan Padilla. 21. of Tampico, will fight European featherweight champion Raymond Famechon. 27. of Prance, today. The 10 -round match will be held at the Palais des Sports, in the lightweight class, with a too weighs of 132 pounds. A. P.
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    Bridge Hand
    282 6 Both sides vulnerable South dealer. TF it seems odd that the nand without an ace bid the slam, consider the fact that the hand with four kings must read his partner for at least three aces when said partner gives strong bidding and shows slam interest. Unfortunately for
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      233 6 Mdfidrdl(6 Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press in Malaya MHHHHVS!I9HH I clothes- I another break/ we I I they're off/ Til look 1 1 that's I I say-- somethin's funny about 13 t£29HHHk^i3^BHH| L^h can get out of these awfully foolish.let- j the all this roo many breaks in M
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      244 6 Today's R a^ SINGAPORE music Mldl r 1.00 pjn. Monday Matinee- pSr-fL a2]«J t» Fi«idy Maitn Orchestra &theS? F Connie Haines; 1.30 Tm: A V,,> kJ Signal News; 1.45 Home oa o f the Range; 2.00 Close Dow.v v !> n s.ofr Programmes in Malay, 615 sou r/ c J
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    FLYING SCOTS
    43 7 FLYING SCOTS picture Fellow Scots, Mclver of Ci villans (striped jersey) and McLeod of Services, race for the ball in Saturday's rugby match on the Singapore Padang, with Services forwards Moir and Jamieso n bearing down from behind. Civilians won nine-three.- Free Press
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    S'PORE HORESE HELD UP AT K.LUMPUR
    278 7 S'PORE HORESE HELD UP AT K.LUMPUR Break down in rail service From ALLAN LEWIS ciPVWBAi o- PENANG, Monday. SEVERAL Singapore horses under thediaree PenanTTf *t tWeen Fed <™««« capiial and Penang. At the moment it i s uncertain when thase horses will continue their journey to Penang. J lo Hobbs',
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    BRITAIN'S CHAMPION
    4 7 BRITAIN'S CHAMPION ;,n.OtPH TIKPIX
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    KID GA VILAN TO MEET TURPIN
    91 7 NEW YORK, Monday. ifITERWEKJHT champion Kid Gavilan is ir jL (or the middleweight challengers battle Randolph Tiirpin of England in Match follow whirlwind victory over Walter Cartier in E ]Rk round at Madison Square Garden on Jar nisht. SWz: tne f ier. L mhSQle^Tight,
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    MAUREEN RANKED NUMBER 1
    204 7 MAUREEN RANKED NUMBER 1 NEW YORK, Mon. ]^jAURKEN CONNOLLY, 17--year-old American champion has been ranked No 1 in the United States lawn tennis women's rankings for 1951. Doris Hart, the Wimbledon champion is ranked No. 2. She was defeated by Miss Connolly in the semi-finals of the American championship. The
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    PORTMOUTH STILL HEAD DIV. 1
    239 7 PORTMOUTH STILL HEAD DIV. 1 Liddell was Liverpool's hero By JIM CHAMBERS LONDON, Monday. DILLY Liddell, Scotland's outside left and about **the most dangerous wing-forward today, played a major part on Saturday in Liverpool's surprise three-one win over Portsmouth, the leaders of the Dlv. 1 of the English Football League.
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    ENGLAND FIGHT BACK v. INDIA
    117 7 ENGLAND are fighting back in Bombay against India in the second Test. At close of play yesterday England were 263 for four, a total which included a century by Tom Graveney, in reply to India's first innings record of 485 for nine declared. Robertson and
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    Britain beat Kiwis 16-12
    100 7 Britain beat Kiwis 16-12 lErus Bton. Z£< :ea: Nt v Zealand by 1:3 (two goals, four lin bar tries tn the test here .1 jdaa ■Bice 13- at tbe interval Mail] j -1- iland bad ba tbe came, i: tea minutes they l^uig bu: score in a oout rj^x pressure
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    BOXERS DUE
    18 7 I"-v Hancock will be J with Berr.ie Hall at £-ar.z Airport from *a. 'his afternoon at
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    16 7 '"~*-.n Ciub gave i: -.r.e:r first Prirek ,->•-* champlonfl^ w -"es: runner-uo was *on nnei on A
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    TOURNEY PLANNED
    51 7 A SOUTH East As.a baifcaintdo competition was proposed b7 Mr. Heah Joo Seang, President of the Pcnang Badminton Association, at a dinner heldlast night in honour of Poong Seong Cud players and officials. He suggested that Mr. Malcoim MacDonald, the Commissioner .General, should be approached to donate a
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    ENGLAND TROUNCE FRANCE
    155 7 ENGLAND TROUNCE FRANCE Thomas Cup PARIS, Mon. pNGLAND beat France nine- nil in the first round, European zone, of the Thomas Cup, here yesterday, and will now meet Scotland, who received a first round bye. England won all three singles and their two doubles matches yesterday. They won all four
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    PROBLEM FOR SELECTORS
    65 7 FNOLAND rugby selectors are in a quandary regarding the team to meet the South Africpn tourists at Twickenham on January 5. The England XV is expected to be announced today. On Saturday at Twickenham, the potential English side was beaten by 17 points (goal and four tries)
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    N.S.W. HIT UP 449
    155 7 ■JJEW Soutn Wales added 136 runs for the last three wickets on Saturday to carry their first innings total to 449 against Victoria, the Sheffield Shield holders. Victoria replied with 189 for four and finished the day 26U ruiA -behind. Missed chances cost New Soutn Wales
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    BAD START BY WEST INDIES
    55 7 WEST Indies got on to a bad start in their second innings against West Australia yesterday, losing Stollmeyer with only 17 runs on the board and Christiani soon afterwards. At close of play the tourists were 133 for five, being 176 runs ahead of t;v
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    SBHFA MEETING
    23 7 SINGAPORE Business Houses ■3 Football Association will hold its annual general meeting at 5 p.m. today at the Singapore Cricket Club
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    PENANG RACE COMMENTARIES
    78 7 A public address system lias been installed at the Penaiig Turf Club and will be used for the first tune during the four-dav Christmas-New Year meeting. The svstr m will be tried out on Friday The installation will now enable racegoers to listen to race commentaries on
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    UK SOCCER LEAGUE
    623 7 r*OO:BAi.L j*»H?"f to-amn> after f Saturday's matches ware: FIRST DIVISION p W D L F A pts Portsmouth 21 13 3 5 40 30 M Manchester U 22 12 4 6 49 32 23 Arsenal 22 12 4 8 43 29 2J Bolton 21 11 5 5
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    TENNIS CHIEFS STRIKE HARD AT 'SHAMATEURISM'
    402 7 TENNIS CHIEFS STRIKE HARD AT 'SHAM A TEURISM LONDON, Monday. T«E old, controversial arguments of 4 shamateur* x ism' and adequate coaching in Britain's major sports have been given a new impetus. Chief reasons for the raising of these timehonoured and deep-rooted problems as a mala topic in sporting circles
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    U.S. NAMES CUP MEN v. AUSTRALIA
    165 7 MELBOURNE, Mon. AMERICA'S Davis curpen put the finishing touches to their one-sided fceating of Sweden in the inter -zone final on Saturday as Ted Sehroerier and Tony Trabert repeated their singles victories of opening day. Trabert racked up the U-S.A.'s fourlh straight triumph at
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    SELANGOR HOCKEY
    127 7 TYre Press Corrcspanurnt AT ieitst 20 clubs are expected io take part in the Selangor Krckey Association's kn< k-uut con: pc-ii lion siarimg next month. At a committee meetine Jield on Priday, it was decided that no player u to turn cut for mere than one ciub and
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    Springboks win 11-3
    71 7 Springboks win 11-3 CWANSBA were first to score in their match e^air&t the South African tourists <"n Saturday but the Sprmgbtks hit back and at the final whist]? led by 11 points (goal and two penalty goals) to th.ee (try). Half-time score was three-all. Johnson scored an early try for
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      17 7 This business of a husbands Christmas present is a real problem until o one remembers TIQER BEER;
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    'HONG KONG MUST BE FRIENDS WITH CHINA'
    295 8 'HONG KONG MUST BE FRIENDS WITH CHINA HONG KONG, Monday. WITHDRAWAL of British recognition of Red China would be fatal to peace, says the Far Eastern Economic Review, an influential journal which generally reflects the opinion of trade and financial circles in Hong Kong. The magazine had urged recognition of
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    US Senator hits out at Europe
    205 8 US Senator hits out at Europe WASHINGTON, Mon. QENATOR. Mr. Milton R. Young, just back from Europe, said last night that the Western defence programme faces possible failure because the average people of Britain, France and Italy have little interest in it. Mr. Young told reporters that he found more
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    LEFTIST PROTESTS
    32 8 Cyprus' leftwing organisations defeated by government in their intention to hold mass meetings supporting union with Greece, yesterday staged a series of "private meetings" to pass resolutions and protest. Reuter
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    'U.S. women becoming masculine'
    95 8 'U.S. women becoming masculine' MEXICO CITY, Mon. WOMEN in the United States are getting steadily more masculine, according to Mr. Luis Gonzalex de Maria of Uruguay. The newspaper, Ultimas NoticaLs, quoted the priest as saying this when he left by plane for Uruguay last night. This trend, he said, is
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    Korea
    171 8 Continued from Page 1 8.000 American soldiers had been murdered. If this is true, there would be 4,000 US. soldiers still held as prisoners of the Reds. Approximately 3,000 more United Nations soldiers are listed as missing in action. The Republic of Korea Department of Defence has said about
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    UK 'SLUMP' HINT IS RIDICULED
    237 8 w OTTAWA, Monday. United Kingdom Information Office took x vigorous issue today with financial writers who predict a n economic collapse of Britain at an earlv date. i J They called the forcecasters of financial doom crape hangers," "coffin polishers" and men who were "singing
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    NEW BANK FOR INDO-CHINA
    63 8 Representatives of France Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia yesterday signed an agreement setting up a new central bank for the three Indochinese nations sponsored by France. The new bank, with headquarters at Pnom Penh, in Cambodia, will issue Indochinese piastres. They will be covered to at least
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    BASRAH SHIPS OIL
    23 8 The Basrah Petroleum Company went into export production yesterday and started loading the 11. 000- ton British tanker Niso.- U.P.
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    Volunteers in action
    57 8 picture. Some of the men of the newly formed anti-aircraft section of the Singapore Royal Artillery (Volunteers) pushing their 40 mm Bofors into position for firing at Labrador Point on Saturday. This was the first time in the history of the Volunteer Force that live antiaircraft shells
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    Reds can't win by violence—Nehru
    245 8 Reds can't win by violence— Nehru YVARANGAL, Hyderabad, Monday. BRAVING possible assassins' bullets, the Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru, has invaded this potentially dangerous centre of Muslim unrest and Communist agitation to make a spectacular bid for popular support for his Congress Party. Mr. Nehru stood erect in a motor
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    MOSSMEQ ACCUSED 'OF GAGGING'
    125 8 MOSSMEQ ACCUSED 'OF GAGGING' THHERAN, Mon. J^ NUMBEii of Persian Deputies accused Prime Minister Dr. Mossadeq in the Parliament yesterday of "gagging the opposition" on the eve of the general elections. But Deputy Imami Ahari, supporting the government, said the elections, due to begin tomorrow, would be the" only free
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    THE JUDGE OBLIGED
    46 8 Douglas Slagle. 39, arrested on a drunkenness charge at Bristol, Tennessee, pleaded for mercy in the City Court on the grounds that he had "spent the last five Christmas in jail" The judge sentenced Slagle to a term ending on Christmas Eve.- U.P.
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    KILLED IN CRASH
    33 8 Three members of a German soccer team were killed yesterday when their car, taking them to a game at Hannover, skidded on the road and crashed against a house. A.P.
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    KOREAN SABOTAGE
    19 8 Three hundred Koreans, working for the U.S. army in Osaka, have caused damaee in several factories.- AFP
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    'RE-DISTRIBUTE EUROPE'S PEOPLE'
    110 8 HOBART, Tasmania, Men. TASMANIA'S Premier, Mr. Robert Cosgrove, yesterday called for an Immediate re-distribution of Europe's white populations to solve: The defence problems and economic plight of Great Britain; the sterling problem as a whole; and the problems of the continent. "I would like to see such
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      376 8 BIRTHS. TO DEBORAH and Martin Rikkers. at K.K. Hospital, a fir!. Natas'.ia Elizabeth. f:::-;eland To Joan and Maur:ce Freeland on Sunday, Dec. 16. at K.K. Hospital, a son, Alan Robin. VEHICLES FOB SALE A7o HEREFORD unused. Blue grey colour. Sell at cost $6850 owner buying smaller car. Liddeil Dun lops
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      8 1 FREE PRESS Christmas SUPPLEMENT Monday, December 17, 1951.
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      WHY WE DECORATE OUR HOMES
      359 1 WHY WE DECORA TE OUR HOMES Both holly and mistletoe have gained a special significance from their use in pagan and religious festivals. tt'HAl animating spirit impels us .rate our homes I Christmas? fete a number of pring people have ttapted to answer te query; generally 2er &ave plumped for
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      A full moon on Christmas night is lucky
      1141 1 A full moon on Christmas night is lucky IT DOSENT DO TO LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATIONS OF ANIMALS ON CHRISTMA-S EVE AS HARVEY DAY SHOWS IN THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE. JT IS inevitable with a festival that has been commemorated for centuries, that many superstitions should be connected with masSome, though
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        11 1 »i«c«» .0i OC^* 1^ ALWAYS BEHER.--BETTER All WAYS k, M)TT £-GO#H/ltD
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        133 1 IN THE OTHER PAGES Christmas in Singapore by Marian Wells 3 Buy Malay Arts and Crafts this Christmas by Biddie Burke Among my Christmas Souvenirs by K. S. Chia 6 Sailors at' Sea do not Forget to Celebrate by Kathleen Courlander 7 Christmas in Norway Christmas Finance, a poem by
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        49 1 ETERNn-MfITIC The ultimate achievement in modern automatic watchmaking... the ETERNA-MATIC winds itself noiselessly and constantly because it is the only watch that contains the exclusive r>inute ball bearing mounting. from WATERPROOF SIA* NDN-MACNETIC 1 SHOCK PROTECTED gy /6 Co/A'er Quay Singapore CrSN Til 530 PM SATURDAY 6 P M
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      THE CHINESE PILLOW
      1445 2 THE CHINESE PILLOW F. C^N|^PG tells a s\img§ 5 tqle of wild breams that came with *************************44 His voice was charged with evil "You will know no peace; awake or asleep you will be tortured by vile dreams and your body will move in agony. From that moment I knew
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      Cricket on the hearth
      235 2 A GAME FOR YOLR CHRISTMAS PARTY THIS indoor "cricket" game requires two s.des of equal numbers with one person to act as umpire and scorer. The side which goes into the field bowls to each opposing batsman until he is out Each "ball" consists of a
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      MIXED DOUBLES
      59 2 fV> interchanging the initial letters of the folowlng words, twentv new words can be formed which make ten pair s normally associated with each other e.g. Fish and Chips. House n d Home, etc: Wild. M?fc h< af f* Bans Sa <* Mats. Meek. Wife. Ea' Beans. Pull.
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        154 2 B^ml Chanel I PARFUMS CHANEL PARIS f DISTRIBUTORS FOR Mala^T N A Few Xmas Gifts for the (Ufo, The Craystone Mystery I by Rochester Oftft Kestrels Jetty by Mason 360 The Island of k*4i in f Pearls b yK"i*»" 360 The Wind in the Willows by Crahame 4.50 The Story
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      Christmas in Singapore
      1342 3  -  MARIAN WELLS by -***** Against the star-studded night sky, the dark silhouette of St. Andrew's contrasts with the landmark of the Cathay beckoning a merry welcome 4*4*4 THE STREETS of Singapore have many moods. Sometimes they seen) quaintly Oriental and fascinating as on the night the fiery
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        271 3 |d!ACKERS'««CHRISTMAS/ H a <i JPSW 7T I 1 86™ I JSEY WAUGH IS: IK/ I RANCHES THROUGHOUT SOUTH-EAST AS!A pmK EARLY FOR X'MAS& NEW DEAR'S EVE FESTIVITIES AT RAFFLES 0 EVE SPECIAL X MAS DINNER BALL ]»C 24 tb Cracfcti Carnival Novelties Noisemakers Balloons ere. X mas Carols c loor
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        217 3 W W4. m mMmiik mm* ***4 I jEjlfe Quality Gifts I Iftdij w JEWELLERY 1 I SILVERWARE i Ig "Amongst Jewellery and Silverware which is now on display at our shop SS iw Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Ipoh. One is bound to find exactly what he 3? or she is
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      BUY MALA YARTS & CRAFTS THIS CHRISTMAS
      600 4 BUY MALA YARTS CRAFTS THIS CHRISTMAS BIDDIE BURKE suggests that you do not forget local products when choosing gifts for members of your family and for friends. QIVE an all-Malayan present this Christmas. There is plenty of choice. The most perplexed Christmas present buyer will find in Malayan art and
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      TAKE A HANDFUL OF CLICHES.. STIR WELL
      698 4  - TAKE A HANDFUL OF CLICHES STIR WELL J. W. Goodwin by BACHELORS who sow their wild oats when they are full of beans, even though there is corn in Egypt, may find at Christmas that they have sold their birthright for a mess of pottage Being on short cuinmons, they
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      1520 5  -  JOHN GALE WHAT NAMELESS HORROR LURKED BEHIND by T H E story lam about to tell concems a strange old house-my house where I lived f <*; fust live tender years of my life with my mother, grandmother and grandfather durIn B the absence of m.V father
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      AMONG MY CHRISTMAS SOUVENIRS
      1103 6  - AMONG MY CHRISTMAS SOUVENIRS K. S. Chia by \yHAT a wealth of memories o 1 d Christmas cards can give! The other day I was browsing over a collection I had made through the years and they took me as far back as the Christmas of 1935, when I first
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      Sailors at sea do hot forget to celebrate
      596 7  - Sailors at sea do hot forget to celebrate KATHLEEN COURLANDER by IWllhN Christmas Day dawns at sea there is a festive atmosphere in the ships of Britain's Royal Navy. Sailors don their best uniforms and duties are curtailed A service is held, conducted by the captain if there is no
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      IT'S AN 8-DAY FESTIVAL
      1808 8 IT'S AN 8-DAY FESTIVAL Christmas in Norway Parties, visits, a nd celebration continue I^4 the eight days n H to New Year. J. that it is a near-c; of H and bakina J^S elsewhere in the north the Christmas celebration in Norway follows close upon the shortest and darkest day
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        60 8 !U<^y|j^ >^j( VuJ xH/v^ but Englandt old customs lin Ser. Still, on December TtjSt^tfty /%jwl y sJttlrL* nights singers and players appear in the streets bringing Iv^ Jk\J^*>^ \\^tv I. tUßLiflil f brief mac mucir fo npnnlp\ rinnrc JB^?- 1 V^rMifiJr^^^^li ing.**^ wtinstmas music to peoples aoors, />^[ iHBB^^ Jtm
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      Santa and the CowBoY
      2531 9 Santa and the CowBoY An exciting serial by LUCRECE HUDGINS CHAPTER TEN THE GIANT OF THE LIGHTS RICKY galloped his wonderful horse towards the Northern Lights. But no matter how.swiftly he rode he never seemed to get closer to the great shafts of sparkling colour. At first the lights seemed
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      CHRISTMAS FINANCE
      51 9  -  Kluanger by XT OW CHKMTMA*. te, apparent®, N A time for joviality, n«;j^ a bunti Account, 'ZVlrs o, such "a smaii amount. It i attempt to orr< Z e mr ougii A little cash to see ing to< Th e Christmas we <£ e {ge y OU 55Sr
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        233 9 CALL AND SEE i WIDE RANGE OF LOVELV G/JTS. p :-C!jME SPRAYS. ••.CURE SETS. COMPACTS. I CO FRETS. jflK. perfumes. >^~ ii ETC 1» M AYNARD to CO., LTD. ij ittery Road, Singapore 1. TEL. 6115. I ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦M»MMM»»t iiiiinH'HiiiiWiimmiiimiiiiiiniiiiiiiiii,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,^,,,,,,,,,,,,,,^ The House of Most Fascinating t and 1 Christmas Gifts f
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        216 9 /or Everybody < FOR THE LADIES: Perfumes, Cosmetics, Hair Brushes, Novelty Compacts, Gift Sets, Dressing Sets, Manicure Sets fir Perfume Sprayers. FOR THE MEN: Gift Sets, Shaving Brushes, Hair 1 Brushes, Electric Razors, Travel Kits. FOR THE CHILDREN: Toys, Cameras, Baby Gift Sets, Plastic Articles. o^Co o^»*« S^JPe THE SINGAPORE
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        58 10 9Bb *^hBSi AVAILABLE FROM ALL PROVISION STORES iKf BB AT 75c. FOR 6 BOTTLES (PLUS DEPOSIT) ™B^J R ™BR!pGERD.S>ORE7. TEL:B27lo||| Give Sensibly this Year Give the 8e5t..;.... GOLD or DIAMOND JEWELLERY The Gifts that will be so Grandly Appreciated and greatly Treasured. Our Latest Widest Range /^EMa V^^Sffii w,ll make
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      LEININGEN vs THE ANTS
      2102 11  - LEININGEN vs THE ANTS Carl Stephenson This is the conclusion of last .week's thrilling story about the terrible battle for survival between a resourceful and brave man and an "act of God" by WHILE the besieged were concentrating upon the defence of the stretch opposite the wood the seemingly unaffected
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        229 11 v 3 Ifeffnitelu Ike I ■>e j best in mcj sack 1% ideal CknitimoA Gip stNCA^oti rtoi ration 6C554U W A.C-« $286 $304 BC 6540 for A.C/D.C. mains $290 $308 1 mil C THE GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.. LTD. OF ENGLAND J^ 6A PORE MALACCA KUALA LUMPUR IPOH PENANG i 50,000,000
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        276 11 Cjma all ever tit ifirU It lay four years in snow and ice... 9a. -'^EE ■hT' S <Ih^h4 jyi-^. >I^yy^ jSiB k *^hhV/' Bf the watch still went! jM/ML O| lic h was the fantastic adventure of a tiny CVMA <s^^\L l^ lady's watch lost on the mounta/ns of Norwa\
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      Leiningen vs the ants
      1739 12 Co.: tinned from Page 11 re £3 to its own high level. In half an hour, perhaps even earlier, the plantation and its hostile army of occupation would be flooded. The ranch-house and on ouildings stood upon rising ground. Their foundations were higher than the breakwater,
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        52 12 jLAA44*444A*4A44AAA*****4A4*44A*****4444i4**4*******4******ii*444*4444**44*4A444*A4AAAA4i4*A4*AAAiA iiiiiiiiiiii .Tjl Suggestions for CHRISTMAS QIFTS A R Nylon Undie Sets with Shaped NEAREST TO THE REAL BtAUll PRtP ARA IwN J. jS^^T M'^l IH. D cri^Crt fr ets confram n 8 Satin Base, Nail m^-^^^^ -fi^^^^^^Vj^y^ 'l^R^ y nc*'^Hfl^B B^^^^ .^V^V^^Br .^^^^^^^^^H^^. av^b^^^^B .^^^BB^B^^^k. $!*'&■s* *'4 i i
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      EATING SUGGEST IONS BY MARIE GOUGH
      1036 13 Introduce the original touch to your cold buffet supper table CHRISTMAS and New Year. Parties, parties, parties. Nice work for the guests, but often a bit of a headache for the hostess. Especially when she wants to entertain far more people than she can
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        138 13 BJ i a B^BJI i iiew Hear I S pore fed /j^r 9S* IN BROWN. BLUE AND RED I LEATHER. WITH SPECIAL RUBBER SI SOLF*: Bfl IN BROWN RED SLUE CRAIN IB LEATHER WITH LEATHER SOLES JB AND RUBBER HEELS S S pore $6.90 1B& V tN BROWN SOX LEATHER
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        188 13 Genasprin.,. the safe Brand of Zm o w\ w w*w ww -^^&>^^ In neat and attractive bakelite containers of 10 tablets. Can be conveniently carried in the pocket or handbag. Also available in bottles of 50 tablets. Sole Agents: EDGAR BROTHERS LTD., 42-44, THE ARCADE SINGAPORE 1 PHONE 6305 THE
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      Miss Nicholas
      1780 14  -  DENYS VAL BAKER by 4************4******444*4*4 MISS NICHOLAS'S FACE WAS ROUND AND SOMEHOW UTTERLY GUILELESS. NO FIRST IMPRESSION COULD POSSIBLY HAVE BEEN MORE MISLEADING. I SUPPOSE it was our own fault. We ought to have seen something significant in the fact that Miss Nicholas was the first person we
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      How Dimmy Became Santa's Reindeer
      1018 15 How Dimmy Became Santa's Reindeer A story for the children by KATHLEEN HICKLEY ROUND about Christmas time all the reindeer, who live at the North Pole befiin to get very excited. They are wondering which of them will be chosen for the tremendous honour of pulling Santa's sleigh. A different
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        211 15 ll^* LAAGC S€L€CTIoS^S p/ ENGLISH MADE ||H|\ 6 CONFECTIONER/ /25> RAFFLES f f//siHGAJRaam!I LOMfHiR-iro^VEHA™ PHONES: 6791 8058^7 > past <gf^ y^- PHILIPS Gi?« /^^N This X'mas °d 1052 |pss| Model I V^ I I Type II6A Jk i i r 1 1 1 I ■I■ I Price $230.00 LESS 10#
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        11 15 INDOOR CRICKET I PUSH A CKAvwinO o>A^y^^<^^lll^^MiMlLb t TSStun***™**"*- thoS J
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        120 15 ¥&Sl W^k W& WPi W^> W& W& AAlv 0 0 I 242, Orchard Road, Singapore-9 Tel. ***** PESCHAINIKI. INDIAN H^ LAMBS. SILVER FOXES. 7JIU{M S^Hp FOXES. PLETI NA FOXES jSm^f^'Please Call and See for Yourself KS&X l&Mf *{£&ff is^7 X <sZ&^ \<feti fr*J£i cr&So fr&So &<££*> d~%£i V^ fM COMPLIMENTS
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      TWELVE MINCE PIES AT CHRISTMAS MEAN 12 HAPPY MONTHS
      433 16 AT one time it was thought lucky to eat a mince pie at every house you visited during Christmas. Twelve different pies at twelve different homes meant an assurance of twelve happy months and, presumably, indigestion It was also supposed that
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      CHRISTMAS IN SWEDEN
      39 16 Christmas scene in Sweden.— Fresh snow has fallen on the fields of this country cottage, home of a small farmer. The shadows are long, for in winter the sun never rises high in that northern country.
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      Curly Wee gets out his sleigh
      508 16 The Bunny Twin* of Mountain Farm have pencils. in their paws. They're writing out their Christmas List to send to Santo Clans. "Dolls. Trains. Sweets. Picture Books." they write, "A Bat and ffiSZSTcEZ (marked URCENTi they address the* envelope. The Twin* inside their snowed-up
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        95 16 Iff y^^^^^'Jp^f Cool Casual Elastic Practical Comfortable q j| y/^Ti^^T^^Rsa^ Ladies' and Gentlemen's Divtex or Canvas California shoes with ffiT canvas sock. Platform covered with same upper material. "a^S^^- /£i JvK 19 j^BMS^^^t_ IB B^^" Colouf cd wit frH it fiC J^^^y^w^^^'^lßHP^ P^r Black Ohrtes j^^^^^^^^l^O^^ Red White or JHN^^^^^^
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      CHRISTMAS TEASERS
      309 17 Jumbled shopping list MARY MADE a list of the things she needed for her Christmas party and set off for the shops. But on the way the letters got tired of sitting in neat rows and got themselves all jumbled up. When the grocer sate the list he
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      SOLUTION TO JERRY JUMBO'S MATCH PUZZLE.
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        199 17 /4I£AT rO(7 FORGOTTEN SOMETHING? ff gyiSS,X'MAS GIFTS CO \IE. LETS GO TO UM SHIN6 HONG JEWELLERS AT rt iAo OFUCt: BRANCH OFFICE 6 57 Hi« M M» 2*l. Smk B,yg. Rd JL* i. Tel: *****. 1. T* 5142. S*"^ CABLI AMMS_ -CWOHOOSF DO OUR SHOPPING THERE THEY HAVE UNIQUE DESIGNS
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        34 17 THE WONDER M f\ LEATHERCLOTH Jmo Tte iM tn^Mul -Jot feW of ttjfrjwfeta^ WHOLESALE FROM THE SOLE AGENTS SCOTT ENGLISH (S.la.) LTD. SINGAPORE AND KUALA LUMPUR REIAIL FROV, BORNEO MOTORS LIMITED SINGAPORE AND BRANCHES
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        26 17 Jumbos Match Puzxle Re-arrange the matches to make only three equal-sized squares. You'll find the solution elsewhere in this page but don't look at it now.
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      There will be no peace in Gregory Peck's home
      1708 18 THREE-HUSKY; YOUNG SONS KNOW EXACTLY frJ THE YULETIDE SEASON SHOULD BRING a~ ;d 1^ ARE PLANNING TO TURN THE LIVING ROOM ft!!! A BEDLAM OF A CIRCUS WHEN THEv oft V" PRESENTS tyfHEN Christmas Eve descends on t!ie (iregory Feck household,
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        108 19 J Christmas Greeting] I J j our Customers I Our selection of GIFTS I j for LADIES and GENTLEMEN PERFUMES Chanel, Bourjois. Caron, Coty, Yardley, Lanvin, Goya, Morny. EAU DE COLOGNE c»«« t i7u LAVENDER WATER and SACHETS from ROYAL I I DEESIDE I HAIR BRUSHES in latest patterns. fck
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        625 19 '"Itil PRESS CHRISTMAS <»>* r, jj- ft "jt \s> lySi^ll fS^\ t Wishes A^g^ and the Contains Vitamins A, Bl B2 V 1 MW //V4 U Lej L{ |\1 I |g^ and D. aLso PP Vitamins ml h^k I y| II mi I (Niacin), Iron; Calcium and II MJLJ ML
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