The Singapore Free Press, 21 April 1952

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA No. 15.371 SINGAPORE, MONDAY, APRIL 21, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS.
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    67 1 picture. WHEN a French racing driver Robert Manzon hit a wall with his Gordini car during the Grand Prix de Pan m south western France, he sailed over the wall and landed the other side without serious injury. H* received first aid on the spot. The race was won by
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    SUDAN MAY WRECK TALK
    436 1 hgypt opposition to home rule plan LONDON, Monday. X«E British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Men began an intensive effort to resolve the Anglo-Egyptian deadlock by conferring with Ihe Ambassador to Egypt, Sir Ralph Stevenson and the Governor of the Sudan, Sir Robert Howe, almost immediately after
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    Dulles urges unity on China
    125 1 Dulles urges unity on China LONDON, Men. JOHN FOSTER DULLES, fuoMf adviser to the l -ed States State Department said m a letter to the London Observer yesterday that t*? "Steady painstaking effort" applied to the conciasicr. of the Japanese rec treaty should be used bring about a settlement between
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    MORE DRUNKS IN BRITAIN
    70 1 Britons are drinking less bee: but apparently not less spirits as 50 per cent, more people were caught M under the influence of alcohol** faring 1950 than m 1945. Statistics show that only ore m every ten persons found drunk m public is a woman There
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    OFF TO LONDON
    31 1 The Iraqi Prime Minister. Huri Said, left Bagdad last nigljt tor London to join the Regent, Emir Abdul Illah, on a state visit to Spain next month Reuter
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    Big purge in Egypt
    86 1 CAIRO, Mon. ITING FAROUK last night signed a purge decree firing Egypt's Government powers to dean up the administration of corruption and bribery. Purge committees will have access to all corresand telegrams and have the right .to eater yNtmte homes, shops, and Gorernment offices. Meanwhile the
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    ROCKEFELLER GIFT
    22 1 The Rockefeller Foundation allocated more than $2,000,--000 towards educational and scientific projects m the first quarter of this year. Reuter
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    Queen Mother 'may be Gov.-General'
    194 1 LONDON, Monday. A SUNDAY newspaper report that the Queen Mother might become Australia's GovernorGeneral was described by an Australian spokesman yesterday as a "most novel piece of speculation." The Sunday Empire News W#W ttiMtl HW atory that the Queen Mother was expected to be appointed
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    Tugh was tough
    81 1 PORTSMOUTH, Rhode Island, Mon. THIS was the way police say Joseph Tugh, 30, wrecked his automobile during: the week-end. His car went off the road, hit a mail box, climbed a six-foot embankment, went back on the highway, lipped through a barn, hit a stone wall, flew
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    Grenades thrown
    79 1 TUNIS. Mon. A HOSTILE CROWD of nationalist demonstrator* gathered before Premier Saiah Eddine Baccouche's residence yesterday and tossed three grenades which failed to explode. Authorities said the demonstrators, about 150 strong, grouped In front of the Premier's palace around 3 p.m. shouting hostile slogans. Palace guards opened fire
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    Convicts want star to mediate
    123 1 NEW YORK, Monday. A BAND of 231 rebellious convicts, barricaded m a prison dormitory In New Jersey, released one n nine guards held hostage since Thursday. Prison authorities saUT yea- terday that there were lappe* of an early end to the mutiny. Tti* convicts have
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    KOREA TRUCE 'IF WE BACK DOWN'
    176 1 WABHINGTOR MJB. GENERAL Matthew B. Rldg"way said yesterday that he regarded as uncertain the DKwpects for a truce m Korea unless United Nations negotiators sacrificed P"»--[clples Which they will not •yield. ifee (jailed Nations, Commander 5 fcjp"* «J» telephone witty Mr John R Steelnian,
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    Watchman stabbed
    103 1 Free Press Staff Reporter A SIKH watchman, Cherian Singh, of the Haw Par Villa, Singapore, was attacked and stabbed several times with a knife on Saturday. He was admitted to the hospital where his condition Is critical. A taxi-driver, Lim Kirn Teck, was assaulted and robbed of $180
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    BIG 3 TO SIGN PACTS
    107 1 BIG 3 TO SIGN PACTS BONN, Mon. THE British, French and United States Foreign Ministers plan to sign m Bonn the treaties ending the occupation of Western Germany on May 17 if work remaining on them is finished by then, Informed Allied sources said here today. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer will
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    CHILD FINDS ANCIENT LAMP
    64 1 A three-year old girl, Elizabeth Wallis of Brighton, England, yesterday found what she thought was Aladdin* Lamp under a tree m her garden. When their father took it to the local museum, experts told him it was a perfect specimen of Greco-Roman work, at least 1300
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    ROYAL SALUTE
    23 1 The Singapore Artijlery Regiment at Pulau Blatang Matf fired a Royal Salute this morning hi honour of Queen Elizabeth's 28th birthday.
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    RUBBER MARKET
    23 1 Singapore rubber market opened slightly steadier this morning than on Saturday with quotations of $1.11% per pound. Saturday* price was 11.10%.
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    Demand for solution to $ problem
    258 1 Demand for solution to problem LONDON, Monday. BRITISH AND EUROPEAN economists are cam* paigning for top level talks with the United States as soon as possible to try to forestall a threatened new dollar crisis. They advocate an immediate drive for dollarsaving through a large-scale replacement of dollar imports on
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    LIGHTNING KILLS BOY
    60 1 A boy cyclist was killed by lightning during a sudden thunderstorm m Birmingham during the weekend. A second flash struck a tram, touching off an explosion and fire m which five passengers were burned. Eleven others went to hospital with shock. London and many parts of England
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    STEEL OUTPUT UP
    33 1 British steel foundries have increased production by 15 to 20 percent since the first productivity team toured American steel foundries m 1949, the Anglo-American Council on productivity reported yesterday. Reuter
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    OCCUPATION IS OVER
    51 1 TOKYO. Mm. qntVE United States Army JL Command yesterday banned f oture use of the terms "Occupation Forces" or "Allied Forces" m Japan, effective immediately. The official title for American troops remainiiitf here after the Japanese, treaty, which effective on April 28, it "United States Forces, Japan."—
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    POPULATION OF WORLD IN 30 YEARS
    97 1 POPULATION OF WORLD IN 30 YEARS NEW YORK, Mon. VHE world's population of I about 2,400,000,000 may increase as much as 1,200,--000,000 or 50 per cent, m the next 30 years, according to United Nations' estimates released last night. Such an Increase depends on whether the world can produce enough
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    Cripps still seriously ill
    59 1 ZURICH, Mon. TOE condition of Sir Staf- ford Cripps, former Chancellor of the Exchequer, was "unchanged and still extremely serious," hit physician announced yesterday. Sir Stafford has been i ider treatment at a clinic here intermittently since November, 1950, for spinal tuberculosis and another "rare and
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    Dunant Never Thought of This
    1099 2 Red) 1 Crass Workers fi>f R&ettlement "Areas 4. i i— r—^—^TT— —^I^— He founded the society only to help the war wounded piFTY British women with a mission are on their way to Malaya at the request of the High Commissioner, General Sir Gerald Templer.
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    Plenty Nazis are Still in Power
    491 2 But m Germany today the facts are hidden, says Anthony Terry HUNDRED 6 of former Nazi leaden whose secret idol is still the swastika but whose .present Jobs— often taken under assumed names put them m the clear are still m power! The story
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    Success and Failure Down in Mobile
    885 2 II R, M. MacCoirs AmericanColuilH It's there— and it isn't there WASHINGTON: nOWN m Alabama *^a fantastic story, the failure of a mission, leads to one of the biggest industrial booms that part of the Deep South has ever known. The original idea was
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      15 2 Crossword Mo. 640 YESTEBDAT'S SOLUTION.— Acre«: 1. Bedight. 7. UJf.o7 t •*«w-t«._t. Common seaat 11.
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      69 2 Now Crossword No. 641 CLUBS ACROSS 1. A swell illness, as it were (5); 4. A model puate (5). 7. A meaeare of illumination (m. s. The cat it pained, aa expected (11). 10. This City road sounds like a party oa Norfolk waters (5. O. 12. Not doaattfci for
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    PONT SPARE THE ROD' MOTHER IS GAOLED
    275 3 PONT SPARE THE ROD' MOTHER IS GAOLED A MOTHER of thri. LOND °N, Monday. obedient or told taM»L t^ l^ if was '"sI think this t£eS?«:J F W* fr om m y 'ather. fluencies, and l perham JS?i? stop juvenile dellnwSTt« SS?2SS&^ n> murder not to cane him on the
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    pre-emptive Bids
    707 3 come pi-y er3 re£Ct t:> pwy^Bipire bd m the same way I reacts to a red flag. Their :<^ s them refuse to be Whn you are playing th i- kind of player. It Is rv to go out of your V ->mpt on hands th»t many be
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    3 million seek higher wager
    35 3 LONDON, Mon. I EADers of 38 trade unions m the shipbuilding and peering Industries hare to claim higher g*e3 for their 3,000.000 membulirtt Conf deration of SWpgjnded would be-Jt«i»^ Reuter
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    Eight German generals are still Russian captives
    118 3 Eight German generals are still Russian captives FRANKFURT. Mon. A GERMAN ex-captain, home after eight years m Russian captivity, declares that eight German Generals are still being held m a penal camp m Russia's industrial Donets Basin. Hans Taube, a Protestant pastor, said the Generals were held with about 1,500
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    Owning a car in U.S. is costly
    209 3 Owning a car in U.S. is costly NEW YORK, Morf. ryou think it is "easy" to have a car m America, land of cars, you are quite wrong. Buying one is such an expensive proposition that it's almost financial suicide to try it Say. for example, your car is priced
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    TV PLAN FOR DARTMOOR
    72 3 The BBC's plan to build a television mast on Dartmoor is being opposed by people who say it will spoil the natural beauty of the area. Site of the mast is at HessaryTor, high spot on the Moor, close to Princetown and Dartmoor Gaol. The BBC
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    Woman will guard Queen
    125 3 LONDON, Jilon. THE Queen will tarter* young woman to guard her and maintain law and order within four miles of Imp presence when she stays fct the ESalace Of Holyroodhouse m Edinburgh m -June. These are two of tlj£ traditional duties of the a^fearr old Countess-
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    FRIENDSHIP PACT
    15 3 A friendship and cultural a^e^^tortween Syria and Sgain was signed m Damascus.- Reuter
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    Tibet gets its first education minister
    93 3 0 CALCUTTA, Mon. Schools and colleges will t. soon established m J^a and throughout TlbeV Jgj?>ng to reports .M« Kaumpong, we.Vt Bengal S ler town the inJofrontier. 4^_ t™ c reports, quottngf 'TibeS? *s»rcea to Lhasa, «aW SL Dalai Uuaa^Mßovernl s*^^ with the approval
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    5 3 Wiry v patera prOTCT It.
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    Reluctant heiress to face trial
    80 3 TEL AVIV, Mon. A WOMAN was arrested here because she refused to accept US$lO,OOO. After inheriting this sum from relatives abroad, she requested her sister living outside Israel to take possession of it because she could not use it here. The letter, however, was intercepted
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    BUCKLEY
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    Finaers clkked-and the beette budged
    63 3 SYDNEY, Mon. GOLFER Norman Von Nida overcame two unusual hazards to win the Ae2,500 McWUliams, Wines: *>M I)*ttU percnea on we At the Ibthtee, Von Niavs drive struck a spectator, r#bounded, and lodged in Jhe shirt of a man on the fairway, &bQ walked eight
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    A SHOWER ON THE BEACH
    35 3 HER FEET GOT wet even if her bathing suit didn't. Janet Leigh, MGM actress, spends a day At the beach on her day off from the studio— for cheesecake activities.
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    Wives whisper on this noisy housing estate
    290 3 BRISTOL, Monday. rpHEY call Bristol's new Henbury housing estate x "the place where neighbours don't speak to each other." The 2,000 families there are on these unneighbourly terms because their flats are not sound proof, so that the slightest noise is infuriating. So
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    Over 65's to do 'old age' driving test
    166 3 Over 65's to do 'old age' driving test GENEVA, Mon. "f\LD AGE" driving tests, *o discover at what age people should stop driving a car. are being started m Geneva. Maintaining that driving a car on to-day's crowded streets demands "a sensitive ear, good eyes and fast reflex actions", the
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    Mexico, nation of shopmen
    137 3 v N£W YORK, Moil, '*bj£slCO, m they says, "is r fast becoming a nation of stalt-keepers." Today there is hardly a street m Mexico City and m other towns as well— that is not flanked by armies of stall-keepers, street-traders or lust plain "spivs". It seems,
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    ENVOY TO JAPAN
    19 3 The appointment of nr. Ronald Walker m first Australian Ambasyto to Japan was announced m Canberra.
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    Give divorces to adulterers, say doctors
    107 3 Give divorces to adulterers, say doctors LONDON. MOD. A GROUP Of British doc* tors favour granting divorces to persons who commit adultery or desert their families, even if the wronged mate refuses to take court action. The doctors' views were given to a Royal commission on marriage and divorce and
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    REDS WIND UP UNIVERSITY
    41 3 The Chinese Communists have abolished the name of one of the oldest and bestknown missionary universities m China. Yenghing University, an American endowed institution, will have its various colleges incorporated into two other universities m Peiping, U.P
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    NEW BUS RATES FAIR-INQUIRY
    245 3 LONDON, Monday. A NATIONAL committee asked by the Government A last month to investigate the public outcry against increased bus and rail fares m the London region have reported that the new rates are fair to the travelling public. Their report was published 36 hours after
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    28 killed in crash
    54 3 LOS ANGLES. Mon. A TWIN-ENGINED transport burned after crashing on the grassy slopes of Puente Hills, 14 miles from here, killing at least 28 people and possibly 30. The airliner struck the top of a hill and bounced down a valley, scattering debris and bodies more
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    PACIFIC ROUTE RESUMED
    42 3 Canadian Pacific steamships will resume at the end of August the trans-Pacific freight service disrupted by the war. With Vancouver as home port, freighters will provide a monthly service between Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver, Yokohama, Kobe, Mania and Cebu Reuter
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    'Other Monty' was Eskimos' priest
    80 3 Canon Colin Montgomery, brother of Field-Marshal Lord Montgomery and a personality m his own right, is back m Britain after relinquishing his duty m the North-West Territory, one of the most desolate dioceses m the world. For the past three years,he was Canon of the
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    38 3 The U.S. atom spies, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, under sentence of death were granted a 30 day stay of a Court of Appeals mandate upholding their conviction pending a review of their case by the Supreme Court U.P.
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      244 3 Radio SINGAPORE 10 ajn. News; 10.05 Tunes from Yesterday and To-day: 10.45 The Continental Touch; 11-1110 Time for Music; 1 p.m. Monday Mattnee; 110 News; 1.45—2 Home on the Range; 6.15 Children: 6.35 The New Road; 615 Announcements; 7—7.15 News: 710 Spot the Favourites; 8 World Affairs: 8.15 At Your
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, April 21, 1952 The new Governor
    547 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, April 21, 1952 The new Governor ANEW hand is about to take over the Job of running Singapore. Mr. John Nicoll arrives this afternoon to assume the governorship m succession to Sir Franklin Gimson. five years separate the dates of arrival of the two former
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    The Malt Who May Get Ike's Job
    1183 4  -  GORDON YOUNG By SOME of his minions call him the jetpropelled general: but on the official records at SHAPE he is Genera; Alfred M***™*"»" Gruenther. aged S3 last March, and, since the foundation of the headquarters. Chief of Stall to General Eisenhower. For
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    POLICE IN NEW MEXICAN RACKET
    152 4 IN Mexico Qualifying Judges, or local police sergeants, as they are known m other countries, are under Investigation. It appears that they bave be^n taking It on themselves to line, release or imprison prisoners as they thought fit. "Why bother to worry the Court?" has
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    THE OLD SOLDIER WAITS...
    890 4  -  "IT is a year ago since General Douglas Mac Arthur," re* called home from commanding United Nations Forces m Korea, told a weeping session of Congress that "like the old soldier of the ballad" lie was about to close his military career and ••just, fade away.**
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    Truman May Visit Britain
    725 4 Truman May Visit Britain From a London Correspondent It is encrusted with 2,783 diamonds, 277 pearls. 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds and live rubles. Its historic stones include the Black Prince's ruby, the size of a hen's small egg presented to the Black Prince* of Poitiers fame by the Kin* of
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    VICKERS REFUSED HELP OFFER HE SAYS
    119 5 VICKERS REFUSED HELP OFFER HE SAYS 'Practitioners can assist 9 that suited him best He said the offer was rejectedl presumably because of difJf*«w*sof opinion within the senior staff committee mSii l********** was comTJ^L a statement 2S? c Vi ckers at the ia»t meeting of the Legislative CouncU that "his
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    INDIES TRADE MAY BE HIT
    157 5 INDIES TRADE MAY BE HIT Fee Press StaJT Reporter SINGAPORE'S economy m ay suffer a further set-back when the Indonesian authorities step UD their "war against smugglers.' 1 T^st patrol boats are being taught m the United State? by Indonesia to put an end to smuggling of robtea, copra, tin;
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    $250 FINE FOR DESERTION !
    48 5 $250 FINE FOR DESERTION TELUK ANSON. Mon.— ■ami] oiu Mat, a special constable attacned to the Teluk Ansoo Jungle .Squad, was fined $250 or 3 months' iis■risonmcni when he was m guilty of desertion. Ram li had absconded on Jan 10 and surrendered to the police last Thursday.
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    Party calls for more voters
    155 5 Party calls for more voters T** ***rt*kre Party m a that the number of peopJe ££2J? ty Oounctt election SjWe» wy strong argument to yested InterXi, 2L?* 1^ Giotto itMrern themselves. i Pt*** 1 P OllllB °»t that Ust December only 16,095 of a possible 180,000, who are m to
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    University Fund
    165 5 University Fund qtHE University of Malaya X Endowment Fund now stands at $4,793,172.06, The latest donations are: Joh«re: Staff of Controller of Supplies, Segamatt $13.10. Malacca: Inche Samsudin bin M Yusin, $1; inche Baba bin Amlnl 50 cents; Inche Minap bin Nadin 20 cents. Negri ScmbiUn: N.S. Malay Teachers: Jelebu.
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    YOUTH CLUB PLANS SOCIAL
    54 5 The Singapore Jewish youth organisation, Habonim, will hold a "teen-agers social" at their clubhouse m Bencoolen Street on Sunday, from 6 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. There will be children's games, sideshows, and distribution of gifts. Various youth groups m the Colony have been invited. Fru^n* lUto-
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    Women JP's will help in civil defence
    166 5 Women JP's will help in civil defence SINGAPORE'S women Justices of the Peace will v meet at the Y.W.C.A. on May 2to discuss the part they can play m the civil defence of the Colony, the chairman of the Women Justices of the Peace Board, Mrs. Loh Poon Lip, said
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    A kampong polls
    84 5 KUALA LUMPUR. Mon. KAMPONG Gurney, a village named after the late High Commissioner, went to the polls on Saturday. Three hundred men, mostly Hokkien Chinese, were on the electoral roll and they turned out with enthusiasm to pick eight members of the village council. All males from
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    Home shows a profit
    122 5 Home shows a profit IPOH. Mon. fWfHE PERAK CHINESE MaA ternity Association for the first time m the post-war period showed an excess ot income over expenditure last year of $21,245. Recording this, the annual report of the association states that this was due to generous contributions from the public
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    CONCERT AT UNIVERSITY
    172 5 rE University of Malaya Music Society gave their annual concert at the 00l Tiong Hail last night. Various demands had prevented full attendance at rehearsals and In some items lack of adequate preparation was obvious but In others the performance was very creditable-. Four movements from Handel's
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    Compromise on pay dispute
    59 5 IPOH, Mon. REPRESENTATIVES of the Federation of Malay School Teachers' Unions of Malaya have reached a compromise agreement with Government on salary questions. A five-man delegation, including a woman headed by Inche Tajuddin bin Uda Isa, met Government representatives last Wednesday and Thursday at Kuala Lumpur.
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    47 5 picture. MR. TAN KEK TIAM, oii behalf of the congregation of the Princep Street Presbyterian Church, presented the company colours to the captain of the Seventh Singapore Girl's Life Brigade. Mrs. L. Chiam. at a serriee of dedication m the Princep Street Presbyterian Church yesterday. Free Press
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    SCOUTING' FILM FOR VILLAGES URGED
    63 5 TELUK ANSON, Mon. I^iLMS on Scouting *nould SSI Sl2ta ?Th. Hiu-wuiis. committee meeting of the Lower PjgflLi^^jJf l iwSf} new vfllages In .I^wq^f^lfej This SUJSKCS wOn WB<S ftfcj Officer. Lover Perak. said the Association snould impress on teachers In th« new Tillages th*t Scoutinir.had nothing
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    Teacher charged with assault
    76 5 IPOH, Mon.— When the summons case against Mangal Singh, a teacher m the Anderson School, charged with assaulting Megat Shariludin, a pupil, was mentioned m the Magistrates' Court on Saturday, counsel for the boy, Mr. 8. M. Sharma, asked for an adjournament. He said that the
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    CLUB PICNIC
    31 5 The Ceylon Tamils' Association will hold a picnic on Sunday at the Ceylon Commissioner's residence. Members interested are to contact the convenors at No. 11, Handy Road by Wednesday.
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    BLACKOUT SCHEDULE
    141 5 QUESTATIONS liable to O load shedding tonight are: PkAterinr Si., Church St, U. Circolar tbi/CMjtr Quay. VMB I*2. Prince St./Mmrket St. Raffles Place/Malacca St., Boat Quay Union Bailding, Hnroe Pipe, ■htci, Ford, Bin Seng Wire Mesh, P.WJD. Quarry, Nanyang Mfs^ Bi. Janjauc, NaUonal Carbaa, Filswjcss Elizabeth Estate. Dairy
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    RATEPAYERS WON'T SEEK A RULING
    184 5 RATEPAYERS WON'T SEEK A RULING Armf ifaeii m City Council MR. TAN CHIN TUAN, president of the Sing apore ITI Ratepayers Association, said yesterday the association did net intend to seek a High Court rating on the eligibility of War Department employees to be members ef the City Council. The
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    Fewer harbour thefts: police
    138 5 Fewer harbour thefts: police Free Press Staff Reporter npHEFTS from lighters m the Singapore harbour area have been reduced considerably, said Mr. R W. Waten, Officer Com. mandlng Harbour Board Police, yesterday. This has been due, he said, to the strict checks by the force on goods moving out or
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    CUTS FUN FOR CHARITY'S SAKE
    84 5 Mr. Yeo Soon Bee, a Singapore landed proprietor and founder of a local trading firm, which bears his name, win give to charity $3,500, saved from expenses on the celebration of his 73rd birthday. Mr. Yeo has given $2,000 to the building fond of the
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    ARSENAL 'DRAW LEVEL'
    801 6 ARSENAL 'DR AW LEVEL' Manchester drop point v. Blackpool MANCHESTER UnitecJ and Arsenal are locked m a thrillinjar struggle for the championship of the first division of the English Football League with a total of 53 points each and two games each to play to complete this season's schedule. They
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    C.Y.M.A. WIN 4-2
    19 6 CYMA beat Wonder Lads 4—2 m a Div. 3 league soccer match I at Geylang yesterday.
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    Saturday winner
    39 6 Saturday winner pic tore. STURVETA (Charles) with aII four hoofs off the ground panes the winning pest •head of King Devon (Harper) to win the first race at Kuala Lumpur en Saturi day. Third was Ursinia (Lansdown.) Free Press
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    CHARLES GOT THE BEST OUT OF 'THE FLAG'
    1076 6  - CHARLES GOT THE BEST OUT OF 'THE FLAG' ALLAN LEWIS Hour they ran on Saturday From YJERBE CHARLES used different riding tactics on Flag Of Peace with successful results when that horse won the main sprint at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, first day of Selangor Turf Club's April meeting. Charles
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    Rugby League final packed with thrills
    463 6 Rugby League final packed with thrills WORKINGTON Town, the Cumberland n the R«*by League Cup final Stadium on Saturday,- beating FeathercL by 18 points (four tries and threV I n e points (two tries and two reals) als) t0 8 Worklngton, the "Babes" of the Too they Joined only seven
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    Gehrmann gets the vote
    103 6 Gehrmann gets the vote TJON Gehrmann. America's pre- mier mUer. has been voted the outstanding indoor track athlete of 1052 by the New York Track Writers Association At the same time the writers honoured Peter L. M Waters of Wpodside. New York, former Manhattan College coach, for hit lonj. time
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      198 6 CAPITOL LMT MY 11 a.m.-1.45-4-6.3t and 9.30 p.m "I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS" Doris Day TOMORROW! ONE DAY ONLY! "FOURIGAT" Egyptian Musical Starring NAIMA AKEK Wednesday! You'll meet "THE MOB' Columbia Picture Starring BRODERICK CRAWFORD REX 1 3th DAY! 11. 145 4. 6.30 9.30 "THE PRINCE WHO WAS A
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      92 6 MEMORANDUM NOTE FOR AIR TRAVELLERS. f. SCHEDULE CHtKE. Flight Four from Singapore to Manila and on to the U.S.A. will henceforth be known as flight 834/2. This flight will depart every Wednesday, morning at 9.30 L.T., effective with the departure on April 30th, 1952. Flight 8342 will arrive m Manila
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      212 6 M3ntlrBK6 Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya Sm\\^\^ll] I I MANDRAKE'S ARM SUDDENLY SEEMS I I THE LOAF, CRUMMY/ TOSS M£ I I I A WO TH£ MIL LI ON- DOLLAR LOAF SAILS fy I 1 TO STRtTCH ACROSS TN£ KITCHEN.' THE LOAF. TOSS IT/ iii j THROUGH
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    CLONAGH RUNS FAST 3F.
    449 7 Good bet for Wednesday is Winagain WORKTOP^™ ALLAN LEWIS uucuoud) reeled off three m 37 4/5 This ho~ UTS' nnin *»»<* c> .J*** I WWr striker) showed a nice turn of speed w> sidp over three m 38 fs Rupert (Harper) appeared to l>e going better
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    Wright is 'footballer of year'
    169 7 v D y Wright, captain p England and -Hampton Wandhas been voted :!er of the Year* 9 i members of the foot tall Writers AssociaI n He will be presentlh a statuette— 4 0/ a footballer— inner at the Press London, on the e e
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    RAY WANTS NO PART OF RANDY
    489 7  -  CONNIE RYAN —say fight critics By 4 T the moment there is more talk of retirement than of battle concerning some of boxing's biggest names. Such talk still must be classed as rumour, but there are some knowledgeable boxing men who believe such rumours
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    French lose 22-11
    335 7 French lose 22-11 RUGBY UNION T»HE BRITISH ARMY, Who x held a good advantage m the back division, bad a comfortable victory m their annual match against the French Army at Twickenham yesterday. After a scrappy first half m which they scored a try and a penalty goal to a
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    WEIGHTS FOR 11 RACES AT K.L.
    293 7 \I7EIGHTS far Wed- nesday's flight races at Koala lmpar and for three races en the last day Satmrday, are g/twtm Ct. Wr. V* £*U A Vdf A AA Tahiti S.1S Admiral «4S Stanreta J.JJ Inspiration 8.12 Jeannette Ul Kaiserlae t.10 Stand Wave M9 Variety
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    Chee Seng saves
    26 7 Chee Seng saves picture. Siiifai^ comUieepeir. Chu Ch«e Se«r, toes down to save a shot from F. Anthony. Aryans' centre forward during yesterday's came. Free Press
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    BRIGHT BATTING ON THE PADANG
    465 7 BRIGHT BATTING ON THE PADANG Free Press Cricket Reporter A VALUABLE stand for the sixth wicket by Thuraisingam and S. D. Williams which, realised 179 runs helped Ceylon Sports Club out of an anxious situation and gave them a first-innings victory over Singapore Cricket Club when their Singapore Cricket Association
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    BODCA total 14 runs
    198 7 BODCA total 14 runs 8.0.D.C^. were dismissed for 14 runs by Braddell C.C. m the first innings of their S.C.A. Junior tournament match at St. George's Road yesterday. Metcalfe claimed five wickets for four runs while J. Smith took the other four at a cost of nine runs. Full results
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    RASC (S) SCORE 7
    30 7 ROYAL Army Service Corps School beat 4 S.R.D. by seven goals to two at Gillman Barracks yesterday m a Singapore Base District M.O.R. League soccer fixture.
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    SCOREBOARD
    158 7 ••C.C— ISI. INNS.: 1M C S.C— IST. INNS. Tharaisincham c Masters to Gould 104 Kulasiacbsm b McMullea 1 Nagaiah Ibw McMuUeo Sabapathy b Harrison Kundram Ibw Gonld a Yorarajah c Harrison b Gould S. WUUuu Ibw Harrison IS Batnam b Harrlaou S Umapathy Mt oat ]S laMHnHi c and
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    Sands may fight Ray
    75 7 1176RLD middleweight box- Ing champion, Ray Robinson, has been invited to Sydney to fight Dave Sands, the Empire champion, for the world title. A former Australian champion, Fred Henneberry, at present aa official of the Anti-tuberculosis Association, said the association bad invited Robinson. All expenses cr
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    Soccerites win 1-0
    86 7 »THE only goal of the gams was x Just about the measure of Star Socoerttes victory over Police BJL m a Dfr. S match at Thomson Road yesterday after an exciting tussle. Both goalkeepers Suppiah (Soccavites) and Jamaludin (Police) we m fine form. Malek Hashlm scored Soeeerites
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    GHQ MORE FIRST WIN
    43 7 G.H.Q. FARELF scored their first league soccer victory of the season at Net Soon yesterday m beating Royal Army Pay Corps by one goal to nil In an Army Major Units League match. Jordan scored the goal for OJ&Q.
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    WORLD fcHAMP
    33 7 CALLED UP*! *E\ "'7x-• f pion Sandy Saddler has been called up for military service sad wnll join his unit today. He served tar it afaart neriod to the R^ to
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    RACES
    122 7 (OMt. from pace TAKING charge at the distance A Gay Ensign finished well to defeat Picture Boom to the la«t race-Cl 3. 1. SK* o^ Ensign, who was well placed behind the leader* nniU af tar entering the straight had little trouble racing past tfce pacemaker Pi P Sure
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    S'pore had the Tourists at sixes & sevens
    356 7 S'pore had the Tourists at sixes sevens Singapore 2; Aryan Gymkhana 1. A GOAL scored three minutes from the end and IX it was a gem— gave Singapore, stripped of its three Malay stars, Harith, Awang Bakar and Sharif Madon, a two-goal to one victory over the Indian tourists at
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    SAFA Lge.
    355 7 LATEST positions m the Singapore football league tables: TABLE TO DATS P W D L P A pU Pathul Karib 6 4 1 1 16 S 0 REME 6 4 1 1 13 t Kota Raja 6 4 1 1 12 10 X SBjarah 6 4 4 11
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    RACING CAR CRASH
    34 8 At least three people were killed yesterday and many injured when a racing car crashed into the grand stand at the Dayton speedway In Ohio. The driver was killed instantly. Reuter
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    IKE CONFINED TO BED
    35 8 General Dwight Eisenhower was confined to bed m Paris yesterday and the army doctor said he was "progressing normally". The doctor described Eisenhower's illness as a case of "resDiratorv infection" A.P.
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    U.S. ARMY TO USE MEN IN NEW A-TEST
    311 8 Paratroops will drop f|j> Jf^ wm LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Monday. A IRBORNE troops will parachute to join ground A forces m an assault on "eAemy positions" only a "short time" after the most violent atomic bomb ever exploded inside the United States
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    24 8 picture. SCREEN stars Craig Stevens and his Canadianborn {wife, Alexis Smith, attend an opening night performance at Ciro's one of Hollywood's night dabs. Reuter
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    £150,000 GEMS SEIZED FROM NAWAD
    140 8 BOMBAY, Mon. fUSTOMS authorities at Santa Cruz Airport Bombay, yesterday seized jewellery worth £150,000 from two passengers bound fox Cairo. The jewellery, recovered from Nawab Zahir Yar Jung and his wife, was stated by Customs authorities to be old and difficult to evaluate on the
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    HOUSEWIFE FOR 20 MINUTES
    54 8 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands pretended yesterday she was just a plain housewife when she visited Beverly Hills "Super Market" (a large food store) and spent about 20 minutes there pushing a cart and inspecting displays of groceries. The queen was accompanied by her lady-in-wait-ing and
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    MISSION BACK
    17 8 The Japanese Industrial Mission has returned to Tokyo after spending five weeks m India. AFP
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    SQUATTER EVICTION STAYED
    93 8 MANILA, Mon. INJECTION by ManUa city r authorities of hundreds of families squatting on Government land m South Manila m accordance with the city authorities' slum clearance project was stayed yesterday by President Qulrino. These families were to have been ejected and moved to a Government housing
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    Persia operates oil refinery
    56 8 A new unit of the Abadan oil refinery has begun producing lubrication ell, according to Teheran Radio. The broadcast said the unit which was staffed by Persian engineers began operation *m spite of the fact that American manufacturers refused to furnish spares or information as to
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    Too many drunks
    19 8 Alcoholism has hit a record high In the United States, a noted psychiatrist said yesterday. U.P.
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    Ike 100 naive' MacArthur says
    257 8 NEW YORK, Monday. RICHARD WILSON, Chief of 'Look Magazines" Washington Bureau, yesterday quoted General Mac Arthur as having said m a recent private conversation: "We must have a man of real leadership I am afraid Eisenhower is not the man. "I am afraid it would
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    Troops fight floods
    138 8 Troops fight floods OMAHA, Nebraska, Mon. •TROOPS were yesterday sent 1 on flood duty In Eastern lowas Mississippi Valley as flood waters bore down on the towns of Muscatine, Wapello and Grandview. The Missouri River, though dropping from its highest ever level of 30.24 feet still engulfed vast areas m
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    FILM FESTIVAL
    29 8 Eighty-four film productions from 30 nations will compete for recognition as the best of 1951 during the fifth international film festival of Cannes opening April 23 U.P.
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    GIRLS TOLD, 'NO MORE PETTING'
    99 8 IPSWICH, Monday. BRITISH GIRLS attending dances at the U.S. Air Force base m Ipswich must carry "no petting" passports m future. Strict regulations were announced yesterday "m the interests of morality and security" after some village folk protested at goings-en at the base. The hostesses
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    NINE DROWNED
    31 8 Nine people including a woman were drowned yesterday at Allepey, India, when a motorboat plying m the coastal waters of TravancoreCochin struck a pole under water and sank Reuter
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    He put the clock back in Britain
    136 8 LONDON, Mon. BRITONS ROSE an hour earlier than usual yesterday, but most of the rest of Europe continued to ignore a sun-loving Englishman's invention. John Willett, London builder, never lived to benefit by the idea of putting the clock ahead an hour through
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    DIES ABOARD SHIP
    19 8 The former Mayor of SaiSon, Mr. Laurent Lorenzl, ad died on the Singaporebound liner, Marseillaise.— A.F.P.
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    INDOCHINA TOLL
    32 8 France has lost more officers each year m the IndoChina conflict than graduated from her military academy, according to M. Jean Monnet, Chief Economic Planner of the French Government Reuter
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    US authorities ban lecture on germ warfare
    136 8 FRANKFURT, MOn. rE Austrian Secretary for the interior, Herr Ferdinand Graf criticised the United States authorities m Austria yesterday for banning a lecture m Vienna on' alleged American bacteriological warfare m Korea. The ban, imposed by the American Deputy High Commissioner, led to
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    STORM KILLS
    33 8 A 100-mile-an-hour cyclone hit the Louisiade Archipelago, between the eastern tip of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, on April 17, killing at least eight and injuring many others Reu ter
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