The Singapore Free Press, 15 March 1952
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Title Section18 1952-03-15 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA >>. IS!" SINGAPORE, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1953. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.18 words
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Article353 1952-03-15 1 tlarnman millions start row in America WASHINGTON, Saturday. gENATOR Tom Connally, Democratic Texan chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, shouted angrily yesterday that the United States could not "go. on forever appropriating large sums of money" for Britain and other European nations. He was challenging353 words
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Article, Illustration33 1952-03-15 1 QUEEN FREDERiKA throws her arms round Kin; Paul of the Hellenes and kisses him on his arrival at Athens airport. The whole of the Greek Royal family greeted the king at the ainfort.33 words
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136 1952-03-15 1 Labour to tighten party discipline NDON. Sat M| M-TYISOU, dea r ol the La- parti baa drawn up naal regulations of par ntary Opposi- was learned H ase ol Commons I this at the request i Mr. AtUee and members Labour shadow :.ev regulaUona wiil submitted to Mr. Attlee ar.d136 words
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Article59 1952-03-15 1 Pinay gives assurance PARIS Sat. FtEMIfcR Antoine Pinay fei■c rd a j said that Fnacc la still solidly behind NATO rearmament propunnc and olans for a db peao annj H- ipokc attei he and Defence fifinister, M. Rene Hnob conferred *ith Gen--i Kbenhower Supreme Commander in Europe, duri R s59 words
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Article100 1952-03-15 1 The keenest sartorial cut of all uONDOM. Sat. yiHE magazine, "Tailor and X Cutter." raised an aristocratic eyebrow yesterday at reports from the United States that one man in 10 there does not own a suit. "We consider it disgracerul that in a country as potentially and equally rich asReu ter - 100 words
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Article130 1952-03-15 1 BUTLER MAY BE NEXT P.M. MR. RICHARD BUTLER, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, is being spotlighted by Parliamentary quarters as a probable future Conservative Prime Minister when and if Mr. Churchill retires His success as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the new government and his performance in presenting its firstReuter - 130 words
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Article24 1952-03-15 1 rE Brisbane Courier Mail has reported the discovery of a substitute for blood bv the Red Cross Society's transfusion laboratory here.24 words
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Article198 1952-03-15 1 HONG KONG, Saturday. MR. Robin Gordon, Director of the Shanghai Office of Jardine Matheson and Company, has been •Retained" by the People's Court of China, accordin* to information received here. 1 A statement by the comoany here yesterday said that the Ewo Brewery Comoany, which isReuter - 198 words
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142 1952-03-15 1 Free Press SUIT Reporter HTHE Singapore Ratepayers A Association has not suggested anything which has not been considered by the Special Electricity Committee of the City Council to reduce blackouts, Mr. J. M Jumabhoy, a member of the Committee, said this morning. The Ratepayers Association142 words
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Article, Illustration92 1952-03-15 1 WHEN OLGA KONOW, clamorously groomed, heavily jewelled, appeared before a Senate Committee in Washington, she surprised its members by referring to herself as "Oilboat Olga". The nickname .seemed a .little odd until Mrs. Konow, who comes from Central Europe, talked of shipping deals with Chinese and European interests92 words
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Article207 1952-03-15 1 FOUR RULES FOR MARRIAGE VATICAN CITY, Saturday. A CATHOLIC church commission of doctors, married men and women, and professors of morals has been set up to draft an authoritative Catholic guide on birth, control, abortion and other marriage problems. The Vatican newspaper. Observatore Romano, saidReuter - 207 words
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Article48 1952-03-15 1 ALLAN LEWIS, Free racing correspondent, gives the Bosun, Waikiki, Chantilly and Princeling as his best bets at Bukit Timah today. Longshots: Fairy Tale and Air Mail. TRESPASSER recommends. The Bosun and Princeling. Today's Course information is in p. 7. THE GOING wiU be heavy.48 words
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Article52 1952-03-15 1 LONDON, Sat. Tommy Lawton. the Notts County and former England centreforward, was transferred last night to Brentford, English League Second Division club. The fee was understood to be £12,000 sterling. Lawton, now 34. has cost clubs a sum of £50.000 sterling in transfer fees during hisReuter - 52 words
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Article13 1952-03-15 1 A UJS. Congressional Committee h3S been asked to investigate contracts under13 words
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144 1952-03-15 1 LONDON, Sat. A BRITISH research worker announced yesterday that Jews, Italians, Russians, carry their liquor better than anybody else in the world and the people who carry it worst are Irishmen, Americans, Swedes, Norwegians and Finns. The findings were reported in the "Lancet," a British144 words
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Article283 1952-03-15 1 Reds bring germ war before U.N. NEW YORK, Saturday. RUSSIA yesterday accused the United States of "employing bacteriological warfare" in Korea and Ghina and asked the United Nations Disarmament Commission to consider immediately th's "violation of the prohibition" on germ warfare. The Soviet delegate, Mr. Jacob Malik, told the firstReuter; U.P. - 283 words
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Article124 1952-03-15 1 AUSTRALIA TO CUT BEEF EXPORTS SYDNEY, Sat. AUSTRALIA'S beef exports will probably dwindle to nothing this year as a result of droughts and forest fires* a leading cattle authority predicted yesterday. Mr. J. H. Kelly, investigating officer of the Bureau oft Agricultural Economics, said the vital beef industry was 4Reuter - 124 words
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Article54 1952-03-15 1 The Philippine News Service reported from Cateablogan, Samar Island, that a three-legged girl was exhibited at a market sideshow there. The report said six-year-old Rosario Batalla was born with a bulging mass of flesh in her left buttock and that the bulge grew into x aboutU.P. - 54 words
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Article36 1952-03-15 1 The U.S. House Appropriations Committee yesterday recommended a 10 per cent slash in the US$7,OOO million domestic budget of more than a score of federal agencies for the fiscal year starting July 1. A.P.A.P. - 36 words
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Advertisement140 1952-03-15 1 j_t'*__l fl jjjj.|- __£2s_______a car/^^ Setoriee afteh oa£b A duv one ot our watches we give you a written »w rre That takes care ot the early life "of your wr Jur,n« the oeriod ot this guarantee we give you er. ce reolace anv oarts that nnay orove faulty adjustment*140 words
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Advertisement36 1952-03-15 1 !il. Fliiter &S. Gruhml Diamonds I Jewellery 1 67, Stamford R4., W (Eu Court) BUg., Spore, 6. I, Telephone 7923. 1^ Z&ar Remember, the fresher the Beer, the better. Tiger Beer is always fresh and sparkling.36 words
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Article735 1952-03-15 2 SEAFARER - Onward the ouslaught SEAFARER m WE ARE IMPRISONED JIM MANDERLY, a Plymouth, boy, has siffned up as cabin boy on the British ship. "Onslaught** bound for the Eastern Seas. The "Onslaught^ has put into Sierra Leone, West Africa, for food and water. It is being boarded bv pirates. Sow read735 words
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Article270 1952-03-15 2 This short adventure story was written by a young reader, R. Covindasamy, of 209, Tanjong Pagar Road., rkNE day, some time v ago, I found myself on a strange airfield The runway was very long; it seemed to end miles away near the sea. There were several hangars270 words
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Article176 1952-03-15 2 peh¥al& DENNIS TAN, ot 91, Egerton Road. Malacca, likes swimming badminton, football and collecting and exchanging personal photographs and view cards Paul Chan, of 127, Upper Cross Street. Singapore, likes table-tennis, archery, scoutins swimming and stamp collecting. He vants pen pals of either sex Mast. Tan Kwan Hui, of 5,176 words
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902 1952-03-15 2 A READER who is interested in history, asked for the names of all the Presidents of the United States and another reader, Lovely Tan, supplied the answer. Now Khoo Yiow Muang, of 921. Pasir Panjang Road, Singapore, can't make up his mind whether or not902 words
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Article141 1952-03-15 2 A SURE sign of the coming of Spring in Britain are the thousands or birds who j return in March to their island home after spending the winter in warmer climes. Some folk make preparations for their return. Among these people are the keepers of lighthouses,141 words
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Article, Illustration27 1952-03-15 2 Dicksi, an elephant at the Lo&tior. is an excellent trumpeter. Here she has climbed ta e rail of her enclosure to give m performance.27 words
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Advertisement90 1952-03-15 2 JUNIOR CONTEST FOR th.s week's puzzle, decide what objects the seven pic- tures represent, then place together the LAST letter of each in the same order as they »re numbered. It is something we all like to receive. Send it in to Children's Page, Singapore Free Press. Cecil Street, to90 words
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Advertisement161 1952-03-15 2 Any voifr DIAMOND com. JEWELLERY Wildest Range Most Up-to-date Fashion. Incomparable Workm^L ...now the talk of the To yy €44 NORTH Q RIDGE PL sl q 7? 7 sa=^ E*fi 1 E*»i iMV mm*'* ■Hrjß^/ 7i Is A story of ugly passlonh and of reckless and romanti love |»et against161 words
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Miscellaneous140 1952-03-15 2 The Whisker's Club around* the i£ti i T d J llles went Whlsk heard ToddleB U!kin to th < rabbit and b front doon TheiT when hf Ti H -L^"' nimiUB their quickly joined him. "Dont worry about seUing those jewels' crie? tolTiheni thai Mr TodS L US**.*!!^? Ce town140 words
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369 1952-03-15 3 I SAW BOY HORSEWHIPPED SAID CO-ED Disclosures to Court A 13-YFAR m '""MBORNE, Dorset, Saturday. Ato Wta£2£ SSL" 1 1 r avy brown «*ood in his pljamas n^° y Bo six or seven stroke s Mrs Vera Wallbrldge, aged 2L "S her husband the Rev. Percy Edward Wai bridge. 51.369 words
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Article, Illustration13 1952-03-15 3 THE CAMERA catches pretty Barbara Bates, popular Hollywood player, in a happy mood.13 words
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Article274 1952-03-15 3 'We want to go home, they cry r SAIGON, Sat. E high cost of living in thi s "Paris of the Last' is rapidly surging higher with loud groans coming from «the Vietnamese and foreign residents. For their pay not only is remaining stationery in some instances, it has beenA.P. - 274 words
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Article28 1952-03-15 3 Manilal Gandhi, completing the first week of his three-week self-p urif y i n g fast at Durban, left his bed for a 10-minute walk. ReuterReuter - 28 words
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Article246 1952-03-15 3 A_t«t HULL, Saturday. GIRL who put out to sea in an open boat to marry a ship's steward was later stranded m Hull— her bridegroom's ship sailed for America without her shortly after the wedding Annelisa Thygesen left her f home in Denmark to246 words
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Article169 1952-03-15 3 New stamp issues Shortly LONDON, Sat. THE House .of Commons has just been told that a Coronation Stamp is under consideration. It will be a pleasant task for the Queen to choose the design from which the first postage stamps of her reign will be printed. Philately has been her169 words
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Article54 1952-03-15 3 MEXICO CITY. Sat. A MEXICAN film actress Maria Infante told authorities here that when she applied for a passport she was told her husband had divorced her six months before in Morelos State, where divorce is quick and easy. The husband said: "If I had left home she54 words
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Article57 1952-03-15 3 To make conditions more comfortable for workers at Woomera Rocket Range in outback Central Australia, huts were erected to replace tents But the Parliament at Canberra was told that workers were still living in tents pitched inside the huts. Reason- This qualified them for the extraA.A.P. - 57 words
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Article60 1952-03-15 3 Dr. Ba U has assumed office in Rangoon as President of Burma. At a ioint session of both Houses -of the Burmese Parliament attended by judges of the Supreme Court, the new President declared his loyalty to the Union's constitution. The previous President, Sap Shwe Thaike,Reuter - 60 words
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Article43 1952-03-15 3 Three main differences s till persist between the Persian and World Bank negotiators settling the oil dispute, a Government spokesman, Javad Boushir, said in Teheran. These were the questions of price, management and the employment of foreign technicians- ReuterReuter - 43 words
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Article66 1952-03-15 3 Super forts crash: fifteen die Two B-29 Super Fortresses, whose pilots could not see where- they were going while flying on instruments, collided and carried 15 crewmen to their deaths in the hills of South Central Texas. The plane s were on training flights from Randolph air force base inA.P. - 66 words
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Article24 1952-03-15 3 U.S. business activity declined for the third consecutive month in February, because 01 government restrictions on materials for civilian production.- A A.P.A.P. - 24 words
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Article27 1952-03-15 3 Rising floods from the Zambesi River, which reached a record high level, are threatenine a power station near the foot of the Victoria Falls. ReuterReuter - 27 words
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252 1952-03-15 3 U.S. starts crack down on secret radio stations WASHINGTON, Saturday. f THE U.S. Government has tracked down some j x "clandestine" radio stations in the Western j hemisphere operated by foreign intelligence agents Mr. Wayne Coy, a former chairman of the Federal Communications Commissio n, gave this information to aU.P. - 252 words
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Article90 1952-03-15 3 HONG KONG, Sat. A COMMUNIST judge who has been sitting in judgment on officials and businessmen charged with corruption will himself stand in the dock soon in his own court and on the same charge. He is Chen Shui-un. a chief justice of the Shanghai People's CourtReuter-AAP - 90 words
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Article54 1952-03-15 3 Malan attends Cape fair About 5,000 people, including Prime Minister Daniel Malan and members of his Cabinet, and representatives of the diplomatic corps, attended the opening ceremony in Capetown of the Van Riebeeck Festival Fair. The Fair Is part of the Van Riebeeck celebrations commemorating 300 years of white settlementReuter - 54 words
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Advertisement318 1952-03-15 3 Results of EVERSHUtP SLOGAN CONTESTS EVERSHARP EVERSHARP Writing Instruments Schick Shavers S- e runicu jaalar Laksamana. Govt Ist Prize: James Ng. c/o Head Office. Penang S;!c. Kedah. Harbour Board, Penang. ?e Mrs Daphne Davis. 67, Halg Road. 2nd, Prize: J A. Gale, Air Headquarters ipore Malaya, R.A.F.. Singapore. <ri* SriMN*318 words
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Advertisement41 1952-03-15 3 I ACT HA V Lrw I I/M I AND YOUR LAST OPPORTUNITY OUR BEST AND MOST GENUINE OFFER OF THE ENGLISH ALL-WOOL TWEED 60" $6.90 only. WASSIAMULL'S 31-35 HIGH ST SPORE 6 iflAfClf C A Li ivf? civ r#*n GOLDSMITH- JEWELLER41 words
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Miscellaneous454 1952-03-15 3 YOUR LUCKY STAR SATURDAY ,i s today, you have aa 11 -nir and forceful perm« Vou believe in dls- but will only use harsh m is «ben your hand is j' M i otherwise, you believe I ihe clenched fist in a vr l el glove can prove more rfl454 words
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Miscellaneous19 1952-03-15 3 BUCKLEY "HE S THE MOST VALUABLE MAN HEBE HES THE ONI Y OMf WHO KNOWS THE FILING SYSTEMf 3-n19 words
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Miscellaneous241 1952-03-15 3 Radio SINGAPORE 10 a.m. Emergency Npws Proni K.L.; 10.05 "Housewives' Cho ce"; 11-11.30 "New Records"; 1 p.m. "Saturday Ballroom"; ISO-lJt News; 2 "Album of Harmony"; 2.15-5 Racing Spore; 615 Children; 6.45 "Music with a Lift"; 7 News; 7.15 'Listeners' Choice"; 7.50 "SporUight On The FraerI gency"; 3 Paul Temple an<i241 words
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523 1952-03-15 4 The Singapore Free Press SATURDAY Mar. 15, 1952. The wrong words 4 lj K. Won't Tolerate IV* Any Interference in Colonial Affairs/' says a headline in a contemporary It refers to a speech to the United Nations' Association in Britain by the Minister of State. Mr. Sclwyn Lloyd. The sentiments523 words
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Article602 1952-03-15 4 Plan to fake non-existent scientist fails, says Anthony Terry A SOVIET attempt to hoax the world with a fake Russian Pontecorvo" a mystery atomic scientist who was reported to have escaped from Russia with vital information has been exposed after three months of painstaking work by602 words
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Article383 1952-03-15 4 Around Singapore By CITIZEN T*HE support given to the National Service Bill by prominent alien^ Singapore Chinese givee the lie to the oft repeated remark that the immigrant Chinese as a group take all they can get out of Singapore without shouldering any of the responsibilities A growing section of383 words
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Article509 1952-03-15 4 A BRITISH TEACHER IN CALIFORNIA A British teacher, working in America for a year under an exchange of teacher scheme, speaks. 1 TRAVELLED more than 7,000 miles "quite aways" as they say in California and having finished my first semester (term, in plain English), I can look back and say509 words
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Article, Illustration15 1952-03-15 4 This statement to the effect that yon can't afford the new bus fares is hardly15 words
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Article, Illustration635 1952-03-15 4 YELL OW DE VILS The Egyptians Call Lancashire Fusilier EVER since the Wafdist agitators whipped up anti-British feeling, the sight of a yellow feattiered plume* on a British beret has meant only one thing to Egyptian snipers, thues and riothappy students. It has meant TROUBLE from the Ist Battalion, th€635 words
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Advertisement10 1952-03-15 4 Jta£ LEE MIN SA. Change /^^^k Singapore 1 Tel. 334810 words
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Advertisement68 1952-03-15 4 VM Xv^H v.'."*^\v.\ in ffyyjyMM| BBBw?BiMa^. I ieS, definitely, for Baby Kim Evans s dM i»& I Mr. Jon Evans of London, a me b< Circle, which no doubt expb things that happen in her hone. Baby Kim was brought up en Co* so there is no magic about her68 words
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121 1952-03-15 5 ortm 2C more auto- D !rV. traffic li^ts installed at •met ions in -;i:s year, Mr. M Haxworth, J* tfa s ;:n rintendent. .j ctprday. pm ni will be S 100.000 vote -ci by Gov- .r.prove the me Mr. HaxColcr.ys tights will b? olen121 words
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Article107 1952-03-15 5 THEY'LL EXCHANGE IDEAS Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE and the FederO ation will arrange for their civil defence instructors to vis:: each other's training camps to study methods and carry out tests. Col. L. T. Firbank. Singapore Civ;l Defence Commissiontrr. said yesterday. The Federation team Is expected in Singapore between107 words
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Article202 1952-03-15 5 Sluice gate is still being tested Free Press Staff Reporter gINGAPORE City Council might order a high C^ Pa C1 ty 4 PUmp from Britain t0 fi ght floods in Telok Ayer, Mr. J. M. Jumabhoy, a City Councillor, said yesterday. J f^ th^ x202 words
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Article54 1952-03-15 5 '■UiE Singapore Christian A Funeral Society proposes to raise funeral grants to its members. The rules for this proposal have been drawn up and will be submitted for approval at the general meeting of the society to be held at 211. Queen Street, Singapore, on March54 words
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296 1952-03-15 5 Ft-ee Press Staff Reporter A SURVEY of how every plot of land and buildin in the city area of Singapore is used stari today. This survey is being curled out by the planning earn set up under the general direction of Sir George s296 words
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Article, Illustration85 1952-03-15 5 A REMARKABLE tilm record of tne Cameronians ana-bandit patrol's 32-day operation in West Selangor swamp country is included in the Malayan Gazette newsreel at the Cathav Cinema The Him shows the patrol overcoming appalling condkions, being supplied .by amazingly accurate air-drops and finally being air-iiften out85 words
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Article29 1952-03-15 5 Miss K. Devaki, niece of Mr. K. M. Menon of Singapore, was married to Mr. C. P R. Menon on Wednesday at the Mariamman Temple. South Bridge Road.29 words
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Article, Illustration35 1952-03-15 5 ricture. W a^I Y PRES DENT U Mr Z' P^ F McNcice > speaking at the Victoria Memorial Hall, Singapore, yesterday, when the Governor, Sir Franklin Gimscn. was eiven th* Freedom of the City.- Free PressFree Press - 35 words
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Article, Illustration432 1952-03-15 5 Sir rranKiin is matte first Freeman CIR FRANKLIN GIMSON, the retiring Governor u of Singapore, was made the City's first Freeman yesterday. The honour was conferred by the President of the City Council, Mr. T. P. F. McNeice, in the Victoria Memorial Hall. Sir Franklin signed the Roll of Freemen432 words
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78 1952-03-15 5 They add to the noise in Chinatown Free Pres s Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Chinatown is v getting noisier at nights! with an influx of roadside vendors of patent medicines and Chinese drugs. They also display testimonials in scrolls, old and dirty by constant handling. to medicines. They use various means78 words
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Article184 1952-03-15 5 FOLLOWING substations are liable to load shedding tonight Sago St., Nanson Rd M Lam Soon Oil Mills, Guan Hin, UJE. Network, (I.E. Factory, Orchard -Rd., Armenian St. Static, Adelphi, Capitol, Newton 1 2. Wayang Satu, Chancery Lane. Balmoral Rd.. Dalvey Rd., Chartered Bank, China Bank, Asia Building. George184 words
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Article343 1952-03-15 5 'BLACKOUTS HURT CITY WELFARE' Ratepayers want relief Free Press Staff Reporter TDLACKOUTS in Singapore are "a growing: menace **to the welfare of th»s city which cannot be slightly disregarded", says the S nga^ore Ra epayers Association in a letter to the Pres d?nt of the City Council, Mr. T. P.343 words
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148 1952-03-15 5 Official delay puts assn. in difficulties Free Press Staff Repart r rri-IE Nanyang Bn* Choon Hoay Kuan, n Singapore Hokkien organisation, is in a difficult situation because Its plans for a $100,000 building, submitted to the Singapore Municipality in September, 1950, have not yet been approved. Building costs have gone148 words
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Article64 1952-03-15 5 Mr. Eu Cheow Chye, President of the Singapore Rent Board, has been appointed Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court In place of Mr. E. de Netto whose term of office has expired. Mr. Eu, who has already taken over his new duties, will continue to preside over64 words
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Advertisement129 1952-03-15 5 Men's Aertex SPORTS SHIRTS jj in White -I r < f a >. •;\V.Y.Y.V.V.W.V t W V.V.V.V.W.V.W. WtH pockef or without pocket. Available in sixes: lmuM Medium. Large and txtra Large Also >. BOYS AERTEX SPORTS SHIRTS j m White and Plain Colours Avtl^lc in Sixes: 12i~ to 13" collars.129 words
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Advertisement27 1952-03-15 5 ENGLISH iliill Per pair I^^^ S.zes Bi. 9, 91, 10, 10i gt\k Shades cf I& Jf DOMINO f^* <^% CLUB BROWN irtl #|e t/ fj FANTASY Ij PHANTOM27 words
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Article389 1952-03-15 6 U.K. soccer prospects By ARCHIE QUICK AFTER their classic Cup-tie last Saturday, Newcastle United and Portsmouth meet again today in the League at St. James's Park, and as they are still both interested in the Division One championship it should be another great game, with, I389 words
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Article129 1952-03-15 6 ENGLAND are slight favourites to defeat Scotland in the international Rugby Union match at Murrayfield today. They have the weight in the pack and if it is utilised to advantage in the scrums the backs should get plenty of the ball. On the other hand.129 words
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Article91 1952-03-15 6 Free Press Boxing Reporter S(iT Mick Kelly, Singapore Base District, Singapore inter-Services and FAEELF middleweight boxing champion was but In a motorcycle accident oa Thursday mornlnr. Kelly was not ■ettoasly injured, bat the accident *n his bike will pat him oat of action for a91 words
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Article148 1952-03-15 6 AL COSTELLO, the singing wrestler, will not entertain the crowd with his vocal talent tonight despite the fact that it will be his first encounter with King Kong. "No one wants to hear me sing," Costello complained this morning. "Just before my last fight148 words
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Article44 1952-03-15 6 The Singapore Amateur Football Association Division one League tie which was to have been played at Jalan Besar Stadium, yesterday between Amicable Athletic Association and Pulau Brani was called off by referee Mr. W. R. Manning because of the poor ground conditions.44 words
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Article26 1952-03-15 6 Due to yesterday's heavy rain, the friendly cricket ma*ch between Indian Association and RA.P Seletar scheduled f o be p'ayed tomorrow hae 'y*en cancelled.26 words
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Article241 1952-03-15 6 'SUGAR WORKED HARD FOR $1 WOELD middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson retained his title in San Francisco on Thursday night by outpointing Carl "Bobo" Olson of Honolulu over 15 rounds. The decision was unanimous. Robinson had to work hard in the crowded civic auditoriuiri for the one dollar the fight241 words
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Article82 1952-03-15 6 Sinhalese Association teams in their home and home fixtures at St Andrew's School grounds Woodsville. on Sunday are: Vice Presidents XI: Abeysekera Bob Peries K. S. Williams. L. Frusjtniet A. Anthonlsz. E O Wi.fpslnghe A Fernando. S Piyadasa A H Mendis. D Jayakody O Rosavro B82 words
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145 1952-03-15 6 CHERRY KOEHNKE, 17--year-old America junior table tennis champion, was told yesterday she can play •in panties any time she wants to providing she shows up for the English open championships in "regulation uniform." Miss Koehnke, who haSj been waging a one-girl cam- j145 words
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Article16 1952-03-15 6 Singapore R.:> A.- rill hold *ooon shoe at *W Rane^ M 830 am. tomorr-16 words
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Advertisement32 1952-03-15 6 Announcing the arrival of the NE\N >> HBBBBBBftniHMH^^^^MMM. I Bm B > *"^-"""*'-**v*v.*v.- < H v^vf VB H i> >v >;. v-:.-.-. BEAUTIFUL WOODEN CABINET I Sole Distributors tor SINGAPORE I ADrUADI\ BAAP4 jpi^i^» a v%^p%p>32 words
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Miscellaneous206 1952-03-15 6 IfICIIIUI ili%V v f T MOff^ f/ i/ui^w^vic 1 1^ rrrss i n u I WEGQOGIES NEVER I I -CAN'T M I *****£S. r AMAZING/ CONQUERORS foryTl I HURT YOU EARTH r 1 MOVE/ WHAT ANOTHER PLANET, ON THIS EARTH FOR r—J INAHIGH,HIOD£N DON'T U GIANTS IFWEr-l HAVE YOU. 300206 words
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Article1020 1952-03-15 7 ALLAN LEWIS - ALLAN LEWIS Q O l Whatnot to miss run; The going heavy l*v Mini f«* this afternoon's racing will be T^J heavy. There has been consistent rain U Thursday and this morning it rained f%\ at the course At the time of writing it Ljrcas1,020 words
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Article848 1952-03-15 7 ACCEPTORS and probable jockeys at Bukit Timah today, first day of the Singapore Turf Club Spring Meeting, are given below. Horses scratched from all engagements are Hypnotism, Oregon, Battleship and Empire Rose. Raec 1—2.15: Class 2, Div. 2—6 Furs. 1 111 Masterman J Donnelly 9.00 Da to Thuraisingham848 words
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329 1952-03-15 7 R.E.M.E. COULD HAVE SCORED ANOTHER FOUR Services League Roundup Free Press Soccer Reporter R.E.M.E 4; G.H.Q. Sigs 0. OAIN did not prevent Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers from winning an almost one-sided United Services League senior division match at 4yer Raja Road yesterday G.H.Q. Signal Regiment seldom looked dangerous. The329 words
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Article200 1952-03-15 7 30 Bn. scrape home 2-0 R.A.O.C. 2. S.E.R. O. rpHIRTY Battalion Royii 1 Ordnance Corps scraped home to victory at Giilmin Barracks yesterday. R A O C. had the better -.1 a, muddy first half •rttfc thfi<- tricky forward movements. Midw ft V through the resMon Tickle pushed a cross200 words
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Advertisement88 1952-03-15 7 TONIGHT WRESTLING NIGHT HAPPY WORLD STADIUM AT 9 p.m. V'O.s/ EAGERLY AWAITED FIGHT EVER TWO VILLAINS MEET KING x'xiji^-iv'v^'ivvv^vv i^ff KONG COSTELLOL SPECIAL ATTRACTION SEELIE SAMARA v™» TIGER HOLDEN SUPPORTING BOLTS. (HOTA DARA SINGH ELMO LINCOLN TIGER AMAT vs. vs. vs MIKEBARREn L£O W K WON6 SENC 1 BUPH SINGH88 words
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Advertisement105 1952-03-15 7 HAPPY WORLD CABARET TONIGHT 22nd MARCH, 1952. I GALA RACE- BALL Extension to 1 a. m. t I PONCCOL REST HO^uTi Hotel Bar Restaurant. f I (Formerly the Japanese Fishing Pond). For up-country visitors for the Singapore Races—this I is an ideal spot a sea-side health resort for pien icing,105 words
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Miscellaneous405 1952-03-15 7 ALLAN LEWIS TRESPASSER EPSOM JEEP CALL BOY POINTER R Vi? X JJASTERMAN MASTERMAN MAGIC OAK MAGIC OAK MASTERMAN Zl5 Black Velvet Black Velvet Masterman Black Velvet Matf* Oak m Magic Oak Magic Oak Black Velvet Mas term an Black Velvet RACE 2 WAIKIKI CARDINAL PUFF WAIKIKI WAIKIKI WAIKIKI 2.45 Love405 words
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Article, Illustration436 1952-03-15 8 EGYPT'S GERMANS WORRY WESTERN DIPLOMATS Frogmen, strong new army may harass Suez CAIRO, Saturday. r)IPLOMATS of Atlantic Pact Powers here are *J increasingly concerned by the recruitment of former officers of the German Army, Navy, and Air Force to the Egyptian Services. An unofficial estimate puts the number of GermansReuter; A.P. - 436 words
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Article140 1952-03-15 8 THE London papers spread a very warm welcome yesterday for a blonde expert on those warm Latin American kisses. "I am a Kiss specialistarid I l?ke it" announced Tilda Thamar, a bombshell of 25 from the Argentine movies. "In my films IJdss them andA.P. - 140 words
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Article38 1952-03-15 8 The Queen has sent her Royal Lodge at Nyeri— Kenya's wedding gift to her in 1947 to two members of the Governor's staff for their honeymoon after their marriage in Nairobi Hath^Hroi day.- ReuterReuter - 38 words
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Article32 1952-03-15 8 More than 8,000 ski troops go into action today along the southern part of the Swedish border in "operation winter," biggest peacethne winter manoeuvre* ever held in Norway.- A. P.A.P. - 32 words
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Article27 1952-03-15 8 The West German Government has protested to the Allies that their trcops and occupation personnel, are black marketing untaxed coffee and cigarettes to Germans. A.P.A.P. - 27 words
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Article25 1952-03-15 8 A sharp earthquake, stronger than a series of shocks which occurred three weeks ago, jolted Southern Vancouver Island off British Columbia yesterday.- A. P.A.P. - 25 words
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Article133 1952-03-15 8 Continued from Page 5 and fans, refrigerators or cdukeen, will be woncmg." Irt association adds that the overall loss occasioned by these constant blackouts, loss of outP'i' scd earnln»«, time, comfori and convenience, was not easily calculated. Since It was the community which suffered and the community which paid,133 words
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89 1952-03-15 8 LONDON. Sat. APPREHENSION about the t\ increase of unemployment in Britain was expressed by several papers yesterday. The number of unemployed increased by 14,700 between January and February. The Daily Express said that the Government's most important responsibility wa&*>to see that jobs were created inReuter - 89 words
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Article206 1952-03-15 8 LONDON, Saturday. rpHOUS^NDS of N.C.O.s and warrant officers— including men in Korea and Malaya—will lose their ranks under a new promotion code announced by the War Office. Others will be promoted. Hardest-hit are junior soldiers with promotion on the battlefield. They must make way206 words
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Article56 1952-03-15 8 The steadily mounting damage suits filed against Sonja Henie and her Ice Revue as a result of the collapse of spectators' stands here last week, stood at $4,218,000 yesterday. About 227 of the 275 people reported injured In the accident filed suits. Approximately 70 of theU.P. - 56 words
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Article55 1952-03-15 8 British authorities yesterday returned to the Soviet army a Russian deserter who had confessed he murdered a comrade before fleeing to the west. British officials said that although "several hundred" Soviet soldiers had been granted political asylum in recent years it was not a British policyReuter - 55 words
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Article386 1952-03-15 8 Wills heiress to wed peer MENTON, France, Saturday. MISS Edwina Wills, publicity-shy British tobacco iTI heiress, has asked the authorities here to waive routine formalities to allow her t6 marry Lord Savernake— a British nobleman turned furniture salesman as soon as possible. The beautiful heiress, who was 19 this week,386 words
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Article79 1952-03-15 8 TOKYO, Sat T*HE Japanese Government yesterday removed Admiral Kichisaburo Nomura, Japan's Pearl Harbour Ambassador to Washington, from the purge list At th« same time the government's Review Board tentatively cleared Mr. Mamoru Shigemitsu, wartime Foreign Minister who penned Japan's surrender aboard the USS Missouri in 1945. HeU.P. - 79 words
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Article141 1952-03-15 8 Coalminers demand more pay 0^ LONDON, Sat. RGANISED Labour's first big blow at the new National Budget was made yesterday when representatives of Britain's 700,000 coalminers demanded wage increases to offset higher food prices. Mine Union leaders from all over the country met in London yesterday and issued a statementReuter - 141 words
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Article17 1952-03-15 8 President Sukarno yesterday approved the nomination of Hadji Mohammed Rasjidi as Indonesian envoy-extra-ordinary to Afghanistan.17 words
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Article165 1952-03-15 8 HBRAKLION, Crete, Sat. rE Cretan Romeo and Juliet romance i which with its family feud, kidnapping, mountain, marriage and a chase by troops captured world headlines in the autumn of 1950, officially ended yesterday. Juliet her real name Is Tassoula Petrakcghiorghis was summoned before the PresidentReuter - 165 words
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Advertisement424 1952-03-15 8 VEHICLE FOR SALE FIAT 500e. 1951. 10.000 miles. nearest $3,000. Ring ***** after office hours. VOLUNTEER SFEOAL~ CONSTABULARY The following members of the Volunteer Special Constabulary are required to attend the Revolver Range, Police Training School, Thomson Road, at 5.30 p m. in full uniform on Tuesday and Wednesday i.e.424 words
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Miscellaneous48 1952-03-15 8 THE SAINT by Leslie Charteris TX3B'^ilifelJii r nNE,MR.HARPy--1 n MEAN NOTHING^ TvOU WILL TAKE PR.6RAUNI WtUKK IJUST TO KNOWI T jjHBSI EXCEPT POR THE PERSONAL. OOV HIS BREAKFAST. DMITRI IKj, /WORE 'ABOUT BROTHER j HE ALOtihlLM WALL STRKT WOPAGANO4 [00UR5E^F^QP THEN SOU WILL PATBOLJ WKE^ggfem^S^ "ARPV f M48 words
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Article, Illustration1102 1952-03-15 1 Penang' s 'island behind bars' by VIOLET R. PONNUDURAI Photos by SANTHA SUNDRAM Pulau Jerejak, formerly uncultivated and uninhabited. is now being put to several praiseworthy uses. r M f miles south- s! of Penang lies s |and of Pulau the island ind bars, which many long years g served1,102 words
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Article561 1952-03-15 1 says Lucy Tan AND SHE SUGGESTS SEVEN WAYS IN WHICH THE SINGAPORE GOVERNMENT COULD HELP TO LESSEN THE BURDEN OF TODAYS HARRASSED PARENTS. pERHAPS the chief problem of parents in Singapore today, apart from striving to keep floating in the rising tide of living costs, is561 words
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Advertisement52 1952-03-15 1 BONNIE TOGS for healfhy KIDDIES EXCLUSIVE X^lL (S|f/S> WALT DISNEY U f t M W DESIGNS i^^S^s r^' STRIPES A %^> M PLAIN COLOURS y\ <Jf%l^ WASH RIBBED NECK CONSTRUCTION RETAINS ITS SHAPE AFTER REPEATED LAUNDERINCS NEW SHIPMENT-NEW RANGE OF DESIGNS OBTAINABLE FROM ALL HIGH CUSS STORES Sole Agents: cvrci52 words
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Article, Illustration449 1952-03-15 2 »MMMMMH»IMM)IIHm»HMMM ++++V+++++++* 1 1 tftttfttttv lAN GRANT under the heading (left) previewed the much-boosted A Place in the Sun. 1 He j MMSfi&tnmti&^M? called it "pretentious, slow moving, unreal and <> f**^!*!^:^ */~V^^>3 stuffed full of corn. aUSI r laill A^OrtLf The film has not yet449 words
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Article95 1952-03-15 2 JAP FILM PUZZLES U.K. r THE postwar Japanese film "Rashomon" now being showh for the first time in London this week has puzzled the critics One said: "British film fan s are not sure what to make of this sensational film The audiences are as puzzled about the conventions of95 words
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510 1952-03-15 2 IAN GRANT - Story, Acting can never be 'Subsidiary' IAN GRANT —Says •*D W.8." is entitled to his opinion of "A Place in the Sun" (and to his opinion of my opinion). He thought it a masterpiece and a contribution to cinema culture (a fulsome view not shared incidentally by many critics) while510 words
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Article192 1952-03-15 2 IAN GRANT - IAN GRANT WITHOUT achieving the rippling high spirits and incisive wit of the best Ealing satires the LaunderGilliat comedy "LADY GODIVA RIDES AGAIN" (coming to the Pavilion) has many amusing moments. It is a light satire on the beauty queen "racket". It moves along briskly, makes192 words
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Article, Illustration695 1952-03-15 2 'Godiva' Joins a 'Naughty' French revue FINAL INSTALMENT OF THE STORY OF THE FILM Majone Clark, beautiful but ingenuous daughter of a Midlands newsagent, divides her affections between Johnnie, employed at local store and Simon Abbott, popular film star. As a result of winning a Beauty Contest she is awarded695 words
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Article, Illustration2342 1952-03-15 2 Ian Grant; Tony S. Rangel - THE BIG 3 ARE SO 'CA TTY' Ian Grant shows you why film stars live in dread and awe of Hollywood's gossipwriters of whom the leading three— and the deadliest— are women. HOLLYWOOD marriages might last longer and film stars might lead less neurotic lives if it were not for2,342 words
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Advertisement235 1952-03-15 2 CAPITOL TODAY 11 1 45 4 6.30 and 9.30 p.m. Warner Bros' S*arr;ng DORIS DAY and 18 BIG NAME GUEST STARS To-night HTnite RKO RADIO'S "DOUBLE DYNAMITE" Starring JANE RUSSELL G roue ho Marx Frank Sinatra Booking Plans Now Open for Pre-Rrleasc Premiere "A Streetcar Named Desire" Monday 17th 9.30235 words
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Advertisement65 1952-03-15 2 Buy Oar Latest range of NEW DESIGNS j MEDIUM TYPE in pure 22KT Gc'd Bt»OUt $IM> i7flftftftf-Viit3nitt3ftflM<fc" suttiJ^a^^^^MßMlMMßßM^MßßßMMMmißH^BßMHßMßi^^^r^'^''^itofe?? I KWONG SHING GOLDSMITH 642, Nortfi Fndge Road, S^,- re i i TONIGHT Rate Night EXTENSION lam CAPITOL REST»UR»«T Phone ***** i I The weekl> issur ui the Strait* BudsH an dolP65 words
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Article, Illustration346 1952-03-15 3 A LESSON IN GRACE by Roe March WOMEN of the East can teach the Western world a lesson in the charm and grace of lovely deportment. The most humbly dressed Asian woman glides along with a sublime balance which seems to tell that she and her feet have been in346 words
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Article, Illustration929 1952-03-15 3 MODERN SCIENCE CAN TRANSFORM SUGAR INTO PLASTICS. VARNISH. MEAT SUBSTITUTES. AND A HOST OF OTHER USEFUL COMMODITIES. ANYONE who uses sugar only to sweeten food is considered out-of-date today by scientists. Sugar makes an excellent varnish. Sugar can be turned into petrol. It can929 words
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Advertisement178 1952-03-15 3 HOILVWOOD Beauty Hint i v Ra.nsey Ames H;?nd lotion ap- .-r hoJv lotion be- j b.irh will help enx beauty. skki, Hich as Ramn assafC vour body m wad then take a kin warm water for H more, allowing to be ib^rbed as the > the por«- Lather a mild178 words
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Advertisement42 1952-03-15 3 Latest Selection of Known Brands of Swiss Watches tot Cents Ladies in Stcrfc WEPAIKS ALSO UNDERTAKEN Wholesale and Retail YICK WOH HING 429 North Bridge Road Singapoie 7. Tel: 7922 NEAR MIDDLE ROAD lUNCTION THE STRAITS TIMES DIRECTORY SINGAPORE and MALAYA DDirt42 words
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Article, Illustration565 1952-03-15 4 ED PETERS - All set for record race season ED PETERS By fTHE year old SingaA pore Cycle Racing Association has drawn ud a record number of events for this year's programme and there is every likelihood that the season will see a remarkable growth In the popularity of the sport. Bj; spoke565 words
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Article193 1952-03-15 4 17-year-old will boost the meet QHARON Koehnike, rising O-:a r of U.S. table tennis, hdi accepted the invitation to compete in the English taclr tennU championships at Wembley (March 25-29 >. This 17-year-old holder of the U.S. Junior title will give the occation the silrer jubilee meeting: of the ETTA193 words
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Article, Illustration43 1952-03-15 4 This i the triumphant Tom my McGovern after defeating Billy Thompson for the British lightweight cham- pionship with a knockout blow in the 35th second of their fight last year. Tommy is now making a bid for the European crown.43 words
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531 1952-03-15 4 GEORGE WHITING - GEORGE WHITING By I IGHT-weight chamTommy McGovern may like to know that our good friends the Danes are making a gala occasion of his attempt, at the KB Halle in Copenhagen next Thursday to take the European title from their champion. Jorgen Johansen.531 words
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Article515 1952-03-15 4 1952 Olympics.... No. 8 By GORDON TAIT pORTY to 45 Australian athletes are likely to compete in the Helsinki Olympic Games this year. Deciding factor in the number of Australians at the Games will be finance. Olympic officials are not too happy about collections in Games515 words
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Article54 1952-03-15 4 HEADERS are usually associated with diving. But there are headers at football, and the champion of them is Verdi Godwin, currently on a. month's trial with Grimsby Town. Recently the question of the number of times a ball could be headed in succession cropped up and Godwin54 words
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Article364 1952-03-15 4 HYLTON CLEAVER - HYLTON CLEAVER Writes TOM PEARCE, once x one of the MCC selection committee, has told me that as a rugby referee he only once had to warn a player that if he continued a certain offence he would send him off the field. That364 words
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Article, Illustration500 1952-03-15 4 R. YUE - SENG QUEE TO COACH BOYS R. YUE By MR. Choo Seng Quee, perhaps Singapore's greatest authority on football, and honorary Coacn of the Singapore Amateur Football Association in 1949, yesterday offered his services to coach young players in Colony Boys Clubs. "Give me the necessary facilities, equipment and time— and500 words
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Article145 1952-03-15 4 by ALL-ROUNDER. ARCHIE M'CALLUM, who last played for Partick Thistle fifteen months ago, has won his fight against ill-healtb. When the doctor ordered him a year's lay-off and an open-air life, he became a deer-stalker. There followed long, hard months of riding round the Highland mountains on145 words
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Article77 1952-03-15 4 FIELD Marshal Lord Montgomery will present another of his prizes for gallantry in the boxing ring at the Empire Pool Wembley, on March 24 after watching the finals of the Schools' ABA National Boxing Championships. More than 40.000 schoolboys. a record, have entered for the The77 words
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