The Singapore Free Press, 19 February 1952

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA ***** SINGAPORE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CKNTSB
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  • 282 1 No early news of date CORONATION LONDON. Tues. THfc Queen yesterday re- reived the Duke of Norfolk vs no. as Earl Marshal. a rr>p< 'MMble for Coronation pi ins but an early announcement of the date of the i eremony is unhke!v j| M nfl'u of the Earl Marshal tflfec
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  • 30 1 The United States Air Jww htcnda to build a base c prui. capable of handg B-36 heav7 bombers, the Jew York Times Corresponrepored from Nicosia
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  • 632 1 Lrovemor outlines tasks before the Council Free Press Staff Reporter JT is not new plans which Singapore needs but the fullest possible realisation, m staff and m buildings, of the plans already approved, said the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimson, opening the second session of the Legislative
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  • 205 1 LONDON, Tues. T HE Judicial Committee of the Privy Council yesterday refused petitions for special leave to appeal brought by two Malays— Subin hin Saad and Awang bin Harun— convicted m Malaya last year of the murder of a Chinese vegetable planter and sentenced m death.
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  • 15 1 The Turkish National Assembly yesterday approved Turkey's membership of the Atlantic Pact.- Reuter
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  • 86 1 CAPRI, Italy, Tues. pRACIE FIELDS and her v bashful radio repairman fiance were married here yesterday m a surprise ceremony. It surprised even the officiating priest. After the five-minute service m the island's tiny cathedral Oracle clutched the arm of her 48-year-old third husband, Boris Alperovic
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  • 156 1 CAIRO, Tuesday. rIE newspaper, Al Ahram, said here yesterday that a limited delay for the evacuation of British forces and the training of Egyptian troops to replace them m the Canal zone, would be among the points to be discussed at the next meeting
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    28 1 ThesQ two Malayan Chinese girls were among the thousands who went to Westminster, Hall and queued for hours to see the Kin; lying m state.
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  • 262 1 Council sends 'humble duty' Free Press Staff Reporter HPHE Singapore Legislative Council, at its first A meeting' since the recess, passed a motion this morning of profound condolence with the Queen, the Queen Mother and the Royal Family m their bereavement The Council opened its second session today "m an
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  • 39 1 A U.S. State Department spokesman said last night that the recent statement by Mr. John Foster Dalles on the Far East only expressed bis personal views except m the references to the Japanese Peace Treaty. AFP
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  • 94 1 rC Governor of Singapore, Sir Franklin Gimson, will not be going to Kuala Lumpur tomorrow to attend the installation ceremony of General Sir Gerald Tempter, the High Commissioner of the Federation, as he will be presidine over the business session of the Lesgislative Council. Representatives of
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  • 161 1 U.S. STORM SPLITS 2 TANKERS CHATHAM, Mass. TWO 10,000-ton tankers, 504-foot-long sister ship from the same port, broke In half, m monstrous seas off Cape Cod on the New England coast yesterday. They were the Port Mercer and Pendleton from Wilmington, Delaware./ By last night 90 men had been rescued
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  • 84 1 SAIGON. Tues. J± FRENCH commando leader was murdered and his company nearly wiped out when treacherous recruitsaided by Communist Vietminh rebels made a surprise raid on a French outpost recently, army headquarters announced tonight. Lieutenant Charles Rusconi, 34 and his company were m barracks near Phuly.
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  • 34 1 Unemployment m Britain rose by 75,800 between Dec. 10 last year and Jan. 14, when the number of people registered as unemployed was 378,700, the Ministry of Lahnur fiairl last nteht. ter
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  • 61 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Tues. IJOW heroin valued at US$5OO,OOO was smuggled into the United States from Hong Kong was des- dies of magazines addressed to him. Each magazine bore more than US$l m postage. Customs agent Myron Kahn Each magazine contained three ounces of heroin. Another customs
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  • 316 1 LONDON, Tuesday. BRITAIN'S new atomic weapons, built independ**ently of United States research, may surprise American scientists, an authoritative spokesman said here tonight. The spokesman stressed that "weapons" would be tested and not a single weapon. He confirmed? that the tests would probably take place in* September or
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  • 29 1 A fire, which broke out m the Singapore Cricket Club at 5 a.m. this morning, damaged a portion of the ceiling m one of the rooms.
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  • 45 1 WASHINGTON, Tues THE United States De--1 fence Department announced yesterday thfjt preparations for new atomic tests were under waf m the Pacific. Hie brief announcement gave no hint as to the nature of the tests. They will be conducted at Enlwetek,
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  • 131 1 Free Press Staff Reporter KUALA LUMPUR. Tues. PANDITS attacked the night down train from Penang to Kuala Lumpur last night between Taiping and Bukit Berapit m Perak. The driver or the rear engine was seriously wounded and two firemen of the rear engine were slightly wounded. A
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  • 410 2  -  EILEEN ANDERSON By- COME women say they would prefer to be men, and after seeing the very latest m men's fashions I can't blame them. Here is a realm m which. anyone is free to blaze a colourful trail through the desert of sober
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  • 340 2  -  Marie Gough By WHEN you give a dinner party plan the menu with an eye to doing most of the preparing and cooking ahead, and ensure that all last minute operations are simple enough to be carried out by an unskilled j kitchen helper Dishes
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  • 33 2 Lovely Phillis Thaxter and Gig Young, stars of "Come Fill the Cup" which will be shown m Singapore soon, enjoy themselves away from the set at Phillis's cool swimming pool.
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  • 355 2  -  Iris Ashley Paris Fashions By r«HRISTIAN DIOR has added success to success with his new spring fashion collection. This season there are -several distinct silhouettes running like parallel lines through the collection. There are loose, rathei long jackets which curve inwards at the base sometimes
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  • 212 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR gORN on this day m which the sign is turning, yon have an impetuous, volatile nature, which you hold admirably m control so that few know how deeply your emotions actually are. For there is that other hardshelled, practical side which is generally displayed to the world
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  • 583 2 TEEN A GER COLTISH FULL OF LIFE She ties her hair m a horsetair knot conventional adjective to apply to the American teenager is "coltish" and now that the female of the species has taken to tying her hair m a i "horsetail" knot, the simile is even more apt.
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  • 62 2 TiHREE tanks, eacO conX taining 40 tropical fish, have been Installed m the wards of the Isolation Hospital, Swindon, by the local Aquarist Society. It i s not merely that the fish are decorative; it is claimed that it helps patients' recovery watching their antics and keeps them
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    • 65 2 New Crossword No. 589 i—^^^ I t i I I CLUES ACBOSB wiwS^'^Si-* o^* l^^ 2 8 r makes for «nooth working (11). 8. Noton that ia nearly ideal (4) 10 Ar«allvwhiu man with pink-eye? (6). 12. No^ariS T g^' a poimdoT) IS A nobleman may wear a coat of
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  • 449 3 Jilted old maid lavs down law HONG KONG, Tuesday. HUSBANDS m Red China must submit to a little hen-pecking and nagging now and ♦h*>n it they want to remain husbands. v old maid" Minister of Justice, who has wyn unlucky m love several times, is
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    41 3 Ihtet A new attraction at the embassy dub, London* is the "Caribbean carnival" *s portrayed by the dancers of the Afro-Cuban ballet Picture shows a scene from this lively ballet with principal dancer Claude Marehant ami Kathleen Stanford fe the centre.—
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  • 330 3 Scanty sunsuit started it all LONDON. Toes. >*ONE U* family knew it, d;: :r.at day at the seajide vaj 10 start the breakup or marriage for Thomas ir.l P-^gy Williams, a judge grid n the Divorce Court. Mrs. Williams proposed to war a sunsuit. the judge add»d. and her father-in-law
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  • 76 3 TAIPEI, Toes. THE Formosan Education 1 authorities yesterday made a ruling on J*st how long students should grow their hair. Students In this semi-tro-pical island complained that too short hair is weakening their resistance against the son. The Education Department said boy students are allowed to
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  • 59 3 HOLLYWOOD, Tues. A CTRBSS Elizabeth Taylor began her romantic lour. ney to London yesterday and fllmiyri gossip said she would marry 41-year-old British actor Michael Wilding, there on Thursdayjust six days before her 20tfc birthday. A studio spokesman said Miss Taylor would make the trip alone,
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  • 183 3 PARIS. Tues. VTEW-LOOK Dior, capable of ii the most exaggerated o* styles, has done it again—. but thift time with simplicity. His New Woman is a charmer. She wears sweaters and dresses with loose battlejacket tons. Her shoulders are natural and her bust is
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  • 44 3 American film star, Shelley Winters, and Italian actor Vittorio Gassman, who plan to marry, felt Rome for New York by air during the weekend. Miss Winters said she hopes the wedding can take place at the end of April.- A.P.
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  • 25 3 Hew snowfalls And aval- i anches cat road and rail' rnrnm^ni^tt^WMy to Austria leaving hundreds of Tillages temporarily fcmiatud dnrin* the week-end.- A.P.
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  • 27 3 Japanese steel producers kav« denounced as "unwartaated" a reported Govecnmen* plan to ban their export at 100,000 tons of hitfi grade steel liar Britain's nh
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  • 19 3 Monks of the CWer of Sam: Bernard have been orHcnaaayan refuges m Tibet gCHtecse Cdmxmmfat a»- AFP
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  • 51 3 A young Doll trafce twti from lit owner at Matara on the southern tip of Carton and swaaa across the tlvcr Nilwala G«BKa into the sea. The owner, who wa» taking t*e to the afascßter home* punotd it to a boat and after tour hows' atnur--9
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  • 38 3 AnsuraKian doctor* *iP I maged {ofnt» with synthetic! The Victorian Hospitals! Association is to^tajport I Joints are made from aery- 1 fi^ o uSCc U9CQ. I cfaemfeattr Inert has noi effect on tlisDca.— Reuter
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  • 51 3 JAPS TO BUY MORE IN The Japanese^ Finance Ministry has confirmed that from this week, it would enforce measures aimed at increasing Japanese imports from the sterling area and limiting exports. This was part of a move to cut down Japan's, soaring sterling balance reported to be approaching £90 million.
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  • 181 3 Trip to Pacific; to meet a fish Trip to Pacific to meet a fish LOMA LINDA, California, Tuesday. AFIELD trip across the Pacific Ocean to study j types of fish which poison the human system has been announced by Dr. Bruce W. Halstead. Dr. Halstead heads the Department of Ichthyology
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  • 30 3 A cobuhbilqk frro Vfcet~ mttK headqoartesit quoted last night by th» Mew China Vietmitth lorecs cm the North Vietnam ftont killed or capiored 1405 Vietnam Feb. 7.- Reuter
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  • 7 3 I A cnrrvincr wedding
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  • 170 3 i I Boti tictet volnerabl«v NORTH OKIIM4 v I A A 9 ft soimi AJIOH o» t JjJ* MMtH BHI I JA Id pan ABPMt Afl^ns acMuR grta twokmbi acCi iobb bducd Sawtti fMfc t^ .cjTtiji to CBB ■> agadt ant tw© dlaIH«^^^ M«^^ f m.t&^ wto a
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  • 411 3 Recreation plan for Korea men TOKYO, Tuesday. pOMMONWEALTH Division officers say that if peace comes the British Army m Korea will promptly initiate a widespread recreation and education programme for the troops. Major Guy Young, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General from Bovey Tracy, Devon, said: "We have given the problem a
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  • 45 3 A huge gas well fire which has been burning up a quarter of a million dollars of gas daily blew itself out on Sunday as a Texas firefighting expert -was preparing to blast it with a hundred ouart load of nitro glycerin.. A.P.
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  • 48 3 Seven leading Japanese Communists, suspected of spring on VS. military forces m Japan, went on trial yesterday before an American army court at Tokyo. Police said they seised 400 maps and reports pinpointing U.S. air base installations, munitions stores and trooo locations.- A.P.
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  • 84 3 More Britons take to poetry LONDON. Tues. BECAUSE more people are taking an interest m poetry the British Poetry Association is forming a number of new branches throughout the country. Members of the Founder branch at Dulwich. Southeast London suburb, are all ordinary people interested m poetry. The branch was
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  • 62 3 Electrical workers In Mexico City obtained a 10 per cent, wage increase from the Canadian-owned Mexican Light and Power Company. The men struck: a fortnight ago but returned to work when the Labour Department declared the strike "non-existent." In addition, a IS per cent provisional rise granted
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  • 45 3 Alexis Kyrou of Greece, February president of the Security Council who has returned by air from Paris, said the Arab-Asian states are giving further study to the Tunisian appeal for home rule before a complaint is made to the Securit y Council.- A.P.
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  • Page 3 Miscellaneous
    • 82 3 Radio SINGAPORE US Daaee Maate by the New Y «kers; 3 Kngiiah Sdioofa BraaaV e»st; 3.20 Close; 5 n nil mil am to Mli *y; 6.15 Time «g«%» Pn>J»«nae Suawnary: CIS Poor A Starlet; 6Jlf Oottad 145 R^^me Signal A Wmm 2? i^p by Radto Malay»-a^5S lS« Arthur BB C
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  • 206 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY. Feb. 19, 1952. The C.G stays 'THE British Government has acted wisely m extending the term of office of the Com-missioner-General, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald. For four years, he has served both Britain and Malaya well By common consent, he has done a splendid job
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  • 326 4 II7HAT are the people say- ing about the results of the Kuala Lumpur Municipal election? Beyond doubt, most of those who are interested m it are saying that IMP has been decisively defeated, that the MCA-UMNO alliance has proved Itself a stronger political force, and that IMP'S
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  • 123 4 MISS RHONA CONNERY, formerly of the Singapore Broadcasting Department, has begun her three months tour of the United States under the sponsorship of the Natural Rubber Bureau. She will appear on radio and television m fifteen cities to give Americans a clearer idea of what
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  • 1114 4 The grandeur and prosperity of the age of WHAT was the "grandeur and vitality of the Elizabethan Age" of which Mr. Churchill spoke m his tribute to King George? Certainly it did not exist when Queen Elizabeth came to the Throne m 1558 an auburn-haired, scholarly, strong-willed, and hot-tempered woman
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  • 202 4 Colonial Service Vacancies AT the beginning of **this year there were still 988 vacancies m the Colonial Service for posts for which the Secretary for State selects candidates. Biggest denciency was m the education services, where there were 281 vacancies more m Malaya than any other colonial territory with the
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  • 67 4 By OUR LONDON correspondent Ed to local conditions and be staffed to tiie greatest possible extent by local people. But as, for one reason or another, many Colonies will be un able for a long time to come to find from their own resources enough suitable and .qualified staff to
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  • 679 4  - Philip Can Learn From A I ben J. W. GOODWIN A flash-back to Queen Victoria and her Prince Consort by WHILE every British subject has a rank and position by law, the Queen's husband alone has one by favour and by his wife's favour. Queen Victoria expressed her misgiving m
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  • LETTER TO THE EDITOR
    • 263 4 No 'peace at any price' I DISLIKE copying anyone's style of writing, but I find, I am forced to start this with similar words to Mr Matthews' letter. It is a long time, I air nappy to say, since I've read so much concentrated rubbish as Mr. Matthews has managed
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  • 180 5 Labour councillors may be asked: 'Pay party' on £c legislative and City Councils are beinp asked to contribute 20 per cent of their official allowances to party funds. by MrT^ilJ 0 0 8 effect has been submitted oy mt v. P. Abdullah, a member of the riartv 1 general council,
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  • 67 5 GERMAN BEER MAY BE DEARER rioME importers of Ger- man beers said yesterday that they fear that the price might go U The reason is that wages, racking charges and other Senses have risen m Germa ny said a local importer. Trie packing charge alone is up M P er
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  • 48 5 tea party will be held at nM prince Edward Road B O ys Club. Singapore, on Thursday, at 4.30 pjn. m honour of the club's presiden Mr J. P. PennefatherBians who is also the Commissioner of PQlice. He is Cue 'o re: ire on Feb. 29.
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  • 23 5 Tht 117 th birthday annilosary ol Sri Ramakrishna will be celebrated on Wedne s(fay Feb. 27. at 179 Bartley R ad, Singapore.
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  • 75 5 UNIVERSITY of Malaya has U received ,a number of applications for the Chairs m Malay Studies and Chinese Language and literature. These are being considered. The Acting Registrar, Mr. H. D. Lewis, said yesterday: "We hope to be able to make an announcement regarding
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  • 28 5 The St. Andrew's Old Boys' Association play "Lady Precious Stream" which was staged at tfce Victoria Theatre towards the end of December, netted about $11,701.
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  • 50 5 JOHORE BAHRU, rues. rjOMMUNIST documents were found m the car of a leading Chinese resident of Johore Bahru on Sunday. The car was parked m Jalan Ibrahim. The owner found the documents on the seat. He took the documents to the CID who are making investigations.
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  • 377 5 Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Progressive Party, m its first newsletter Just published, criticises two Legislative Councillors for statements they made recently m Council. i The Councillors are Mr. C. R. Dasaratha Raj (LabourRochore) and Mrs. V. Menon (Ind.— Seletar) The newsletter refers to
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  • 118 5 A SUGGESTION has been made by the St. Andrew's Old Boys' Association that an old boys' fund be raised m Singapore for a memorial to former members of the staff and the school who died m the last war. It Is hoped to have the memorial m
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    79 5 Mr. A. P KAJAH, deputy chair man of the Singapore City Council Health Commi ttee, and Dr. H. R. Morrison, Deputy Chief Health Officer, persuading Mr. Tap Pheng Geek, City Councillor, to speak on behalf of City CounoiUors present at Sunday night's dinner given by the Singapore United Markets Association
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  • 95 5 AUTOMOBILE Association. A of Singapore may provide additional telephone boxes at Raffles Place and Empress Place for members' use. These boxes are to assist m his car at Baffles Place will not know where his ear is being parked. He will be Riven a numbered metal
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  • 38 5 This boy pianist- the winner picture. TWELVE- YEAR-OLD Gan Tiang Choon, Singapore pianist, who was voted winner of the third series of Radio Malaya's talentime programme at the finals held at the Victoria Theatre last nieht Free Press
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  • 270 5 GO VT SPENDING CRITICISED KUALA LUMPUR, Tuesday. fiRITICISM of the "extravagant" manner m which the Federation Government was spending the proceeds of the enhanced export duty on rubber was made m a statement to shareholders issued yesterday by the chairman of the Sendayan (F.M.S.) Rubber Co., Ltd., Mr. Charles Mann.
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  • 59 5 SPCA plans drive for members The Socieiy for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will meet at their office on Saturday, to discuss ways and means of extending the society's activities Members who own cars may be requested to spare them for the use of the society; if willing. The
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  • 86 5 Free Press Staff Reporter RADIO Malaya listeners will be able to listen In to Singapore factory workers frolicking at lunch time if the "Workers' Playtime" programme to be recorded at Dunlop's rubber packing godown tomorrow and Thursday is successful. These programmes will probably be broadcast
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  • 143 5 GOVT. WILL BE QUERIED ON POLICE Free Press SUIT Reporter |i|R. Lim Yew Hock, Labour member for Keppet, IT *will ask at the Singapore Legislative Council meeting tomorrow, why so many police officers who have served for long periods have not been confirmed m their posts. He will ask the
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  • 158 5 Free Press Staff Reporter TO supervise more closely the nearly 800 secondhand dealers' shops m Singapore, the Colony police will, where possible, not issue any new licences this year, a CID officer said yesterday. He said many new applications for licences had been received.
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  • 171 5 Society to be formed to aid children Free Press Staff Reporter A PUBLIC meeting to A inaugurate a Singapore society for the prevention of cruelty to children will be held m the Social Welfare Department Council Chamber, Old Supreme Court Building, High Street, at 5 p.m. on Monday. The meeting
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  • 99 5 SINGAPORE Public Works Department will shortly call for tenders for the new out-patients' department m the General Hospital. A spokesman of the department said yesterday that tenders for the new hostel to accommodate 250 nurses were received yesterday. "We are concentrating on making a start on
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    • 30 5 DINNER The annual Founder's Day dinner of the Singapore Anglo-Chinese School Old Boys' Association will be held m the school auditorium m Barker Road on March 1 at 7.45 p.m.
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  • 1002 6 TAKE RAPID RED FOR THE 81/2 F. Second day of Ipoh meeting By ALLAN LEWIS IF form can be relied on, Red Wolf should be one of the best bets tomorrow, second day of the Perak Turf Club's February meeting. At Singapore, Red Wolf finished second and British Film third,
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  • 49 6 POIXOWING horses Wifl not start tomorrow:35MM, Tornado, Minstrel Boy, Floor Show, La Tarviata, Artists Rifle, Hollywood Star, Hawaii, Bangs, At Last, Peter, Perseverance, Hormone, Pot Luck, Fair Enough, Amoy Street, Screen, Picture Fan, Demonic, Marcos Aurelius, Victorine, Constance, Zalovix, Dares-Salaam, Titus, Bow Legs and Three Kingdoms.
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  • 409 6 YF the folnff remains the same as the first day, TrobeUa will be the best bet of the day In the weak field engaged m CL 3, Dtr. S over the straight SF. Discard her last run, which was In condittoD* thai did not suit
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  • 91 6 pictures. r j» CUCHIT CLICK (Woods) winning the sixth nu*-CL 3. Div. t-sf. Str.V from Windy Island (Ba t by) on the outside, m a photo finish at Ipoh on Saturday. Third Honourbrifht (Mc€load> and fourth Bio Grande MuQtj), on the outride. SPORTING PINK (Bagby) winning the third
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  • 540 6 GIVE CHINA TOWN 2nd. CHANCE r»HINA TOWN may have been very unlucky m her first race, when she finished a close sixth to Starain. She was second last about 2ft furlongs from home, so she must have travelled very fast ever the concluding stages of the race to finish as
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  • 296 6 Turpin 9 s hop^ spoilt by his stage tour From ARCHIE QUICK HPHEKE Is a belief m professional boxi n£ tfc t however lucrative, U not lL at a to good form. con duciv* His recent tour of the musical han country certainly had that effert on p 0! *i
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  • 127 6 ROBESSON v. TURPIN IN JUNE BOXING Promclei Solomon.s and ■<** weight Randolph S" manager, Geor e yS^^ will fly to New York o r^ title match m Lon do n S^JJ champion 8 Robinson and TurpS Suggested daie for the hw is June 10. The trip was planned *i Solomons'
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  • 461 7 Japs a treat to watch Lam Free Press Correspondent rriiK Japanese presented a surprise packet at 1 ths World Table-tennis Championships hrld early this month m Bombay. For not only did they bag three world titles— mta >i singles and doubles, and women's doubles
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    61 7 pictures. Japanese players caused S*** m b way th ling and Corbillon Cups of the World Tabletennis Championships at g«nbay. Satoh, a mem. fcer of the Japanese team, J2EJ how s "pen"jWer- grip used by many S!??^ 1 P l l includ£Lft Japanese. He is ed l*7 tn e Japs,
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  • 531 7 'SEVENS' RUGBY Free Press Rugby Reporter ANCE again it was the Fijians who stole the show on the Padang yesterday evening m the seven-a-side rugby competition. The two Fiji Regt teams seen hi action scored 44 points between them m a total time of
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  • 146 7 REES AND WEETMAN ARRIVE nAI REES and Harry Weetman, the British golfing stars who arrived m Singapore by air yesterday, will play two exhibition matches m the, Colony and one m Kuala Lumpur. 'Tomorrow at 3.45 p.m. the two P f°f? lri ?f lB wm P** «*<* <**» at the
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  • 71 7 rE challenge round of the Davis Cup against Australia this year will be held at Adelaide, it was announced m Melbourne, yesterday by the Lawn Tennis Association. The draw for the North American Zone of the Cup was made as follows: First Round: Japan
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  • 44 7 Teddy Gardner, 30, of England, knocked out Louis Sckena of France m the sixth round of a scheduled 15--round bout m Newcastle last night to take the vacant European .flyweight championship. Gardner weighed 110 3 Alb. and Sckena lll^lb.— A.P.
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  • 322 7 KING KONG TELLS WHY HE QUIT If ING KONG, the Hungarian wrestler, will be out of action for a couple of weeks. He injured a leg and shoulder during his gl H wi n SeeUe Samara at the Happy World last Saturday. When he does fight a return with the
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  • 233 7 TWO Japanese competitors m the 18 kilometres (11 miles) cross-country ski run m the Winter Olympic Games yesterday were outclassed by the Scandinavian skiers. Kenichi Yamamoto was placed 22nd m a Held of 86. Rycicki Fujisawa was 61st, and 14th m the combined jumping and skiing
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  • 60 7 The draw for the second round of the Rugby League Cup was made m Manchester yesterday and resulted an follows: Batley v Feathers tone Rovers; Castlefcrd v Leigh; Salford v Barrow- Warrington v Dewsbury; Leeds v Oldhan; Whitehaven v Halifax Wigan v Bradford Norhtern; Workington v
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  • 29 7 Yesterday's uJC. F.A. Cup lourth round second replay results: Luton Town S Brentford S (Luton now entertain Swindon Town m the jjfth mwiiml next Saturday. Feb. Reuter
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  • 48 7 MEW Zealand were all out fer 160 m reply to the West Indies 546 for six declared on the third flay of the second Test at Auckland, and followed on 286 behind. At close New Zealand were 17 for one m the second innings.
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  • 19 7 yesterday's UJK. Rugby Union results: Hospitals cup (first round— St. Barts Horoital 0. Guys Hospital 14.- Reuter
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  • 70 7 TJEATS of the Chinese Swimming Club's annual championships were held yesterday. iw. •ca ill Ptmtt mtwk* Ons Sin Poey finished third to quality for the final. Results:— 50 metres free style handicap Chec lime 32.15 sees. lM metres free style Handicap —Heat 1. lat Ong
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  • 53 7 \mALAYA'S veteran trainer, ITI Harry "Pop" Sleigh, celebrated his 72nd birthday yesterday. 'Pop*, who has a small team at work m Kuala Lumpur has one of the best averages among trainers and gets good results for his patrons. We join his* many friends and wish him
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  • 207 7 Ipon gallops TWO NEWCOMERS CATCH THE EYE From ALLAN LEWIS WORKING on the inside grass track this morning Yf newcomers Sound Wave (Straker) and Hua Tara (J. Donnelly) attracted attention when they reeled off three m 38 2/5. They were nicely on the bit at the finish, but I doubt
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  • 166 7 I HPHE Commonwealth XI beat M.C.C. by an innings and 259 runs at Colombo yesterday In the second day uf their match M.C.C. totalled 103 and 155 tr the Commonweal' :i '3 517. Miller and Fazal Mahmoud did not appear as dangerous as m the first
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  • 203 7 Craig, 17, hits 91 v. S. Australia OIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD lan Craig made a distinguished entrance to first class cricket m Sydney yesterday when he took 91 runs off the South Australian attack. Craig was playing m his first Sheffield Shield match for New South Wales, who before stumps were drawn had
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  • 29 7 Jack Burke, Junior, smashed the United States P.G.A. record for 72 holes to win the US$lO,OOO Texas Open Golf Tournament with a score of 260.- A.P.
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  • 45 7 rE Lawn Tennis Association m Melbourne said yesterday that the amateur status of Frank Sedgman, Australian Davis Cup star, has not been prejudiced by the wedding gift fund presented to his wife. The gift had been objected to by American sportsmen. Reuter
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  • 53 7 TAMIL Brotherhood Association drew with Anglo-Chinese school In a friendly soccer match yesterday at Farter Park, each side scoring four goals. Scorers for ACS were William Tan (2) and Cheok Kang (2). Justin, w *tnp fc^ishnan Victor lianel and 8. Victor soared on* each for
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  • 39 7 HPHIRTY Battalion Royal Army Ordnance Corps beat Singapore Engineer Regiment by two goals to nil m a friendly game of hockey at 30 Bn ground yesterday. Tally gained both the Battalion's goals m the first session.
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  • 18 7 picture. MASTERMAN (J. Donnelly), winner of the seventh race at Ipoh on Saturday Free Press
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  • 211 8 US MA Y GIVE FRANCE NEW AID FOR INDO-CHINA WASHINGTON, Tuesday. TIE United States is considering giving special new aid to help France carry on the fight against a Communist conquest of Indo-China. State Department officials believe that additional assistance m the form of either dollars or increased military supplies
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    34 8 ptCbUTV. THE SMILING PAIR aacr c two of Hollywood's younger set, actress Terry Moore and her escort Darryl Hicktrum, They are seen at the Holly w ood premiere of Death of a Salesman,.- Reuter
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  • 60 8 2 MOROCCANS SHOT IN FRAY Two Nationalists were wounded one seriously, m an exchange of shots between police and demonstrators. when Latin-American 17. N. delegates arrived m Tunis after a tour of Morrocco. A Moroccan fired a shot gun and hit a policeman, who opened fire m return. Another Mato****"
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  • 41 8 AH Middle East countries are threatened with a serious locust invasion In the spring. Harvests and food supplies are m danger and warning cables have bee* sent out from here. The Immediate threat b io Arabia Reuter
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  • 24 8 The Greek Parliament last night ratified by an overwhelming majority Greece's instrument of accession to the North Atinnti* p*irt organisation.- Reuter
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  • 95 8 WINDSOR, Tues. rRS and Jewels worth £15,000 wore stolen last night from the home of Mr. Richard gng**'"*. not lar from Winsdor Castle where the King was burled on Fria The Police attributed the crime to a "ladder gang" of burglars who have stolen
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  • 96 8 LONDON. Tues. A SLUMP m rubber share prices provided a feature In the London Stock Exchange yesterday. Falls of op to 3s. 9cL followed fresh weakness m the price of robber. Heavy share offer bigs found dealers unwfllinr buyers and prices tumbled. Petaling rubber knt 3[9 at
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  • 24 8 Dt egates from 13 nations net at Geneva yesterday to plan raising the living standard of "white-collar" workers throughout the world.— Reuter
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  • 163 8 LONDON, Tuesday. riE Britisn, ttencn and UJS. Foreign Ministers and West Germany's Chancellor, Dr. Konrad Adenauer, took two big steps yesterday toward preventing German pride and French prejudice from wrecking the Western defence bnHd-un. THe four-power talks, which continued far into the night are believed to
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  • 128 8 LONDON, Tuesday. IT is possible that the Duke of Windsor, elder 1 brother of the Kins who has lived outside Britain since his abdication 16 years ago, may soon settle m the country again. This speculation follows long talks which the Duke of Windsor
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  • 57 8 trondheim, Norway. Toes. pER Werenskiold, 30-year-old nuclear physicist employed at the t»ciw<»^i college here, has been missing for 10 days. The police said Werenskiold had been 'depressed' before his disappearance and had "left no trace behind. Police found the scientist's passport and checked that he had not
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  • 39 8 The wife and four small children of a guard at the penal colony of Castirdes, Sardinia, were killed during the weekend m a gruesome hatchet-slaying A 32-year-old shepherd was held. He was wounded before being captured. A.P.
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  • 50 8 W. Europe pool for A-researh The United States News and World Report said yesterday that British officials favoured a West European Atomic Research. pooL Britain's membership m this pool would be the alternative to her being a "junior parkier to the United States" In Atomic development, the magazine said.— Reuter
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  • 26 8 Russia has ordered five 2,540-tons refrigerator ships, especially equipped for the transport of fish, at Dutch shipyards under a trade agreement of 1948.— Reuter
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  • 49 8 The Assembly of Muslim Priests m the Bosnian district of Tuzla yesterday condemned five priests for hostile work— "advising peasants tc refuse to fulfil crop delivery quotas". The Assembly recommended they be excluded from the Assembly and deprived of the right to txw<tff religious prerogatives.- U.P.
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  • 34 8 General Eisenhower, Britain's Field Aiarahqi Montgomery and Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Saunders, Eisenhower's Air Deputy, arrived In Paris yesterday from London .where they attended the funeral of Kin* Georee Reuter
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  • 141 8 Russia 'noutral,' Korea Reds say TOKYO, Toes. /X>MMUNIST cease-fire supervision staff officers declared at Panmunjom last night that if the United Nations did not think Russia was a neutral nation with regard to the Korean war, "then there is no neutral nation at all m the world". The communists were
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  • 262 8 Continued from Fage 1 tion of his faith In the parliamentary metthod. i "As constitutional monarch he had his unique part to play In the day to day woncing of a democracy which dr°w from pride m Its links with the past the confidence to build In the present
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  • 37 8 Opium worth $5X500 was seised by revenue officers from 32 containers hidden below the water tanks of the British freighter B. Sang yesterday. T&e vessel wax on her way from Saigon to Singapore.— Reuter
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  • 181 8 LONDON, Tuesday. nnHE Times today won a court action described as a test ease involving the freedom of tbe press, a High Court judge decreeing that the newspaper was not guilty of charges brought by the Crown that, by publishing a pro-Conservative advertisement during last
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  • 25 8 Yugoslavia yesterday invit- ed Hungary to set up a joint commission to reconsider the location of demarcation POStS ftVuMF their PMiinwn frontier.- Reuter
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