The Singapore Free Press, 9 May 1952

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    19 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MAT 9, 1952. No 18.387.
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    RED POWs GRAB GENERAL
    537 1 U.S. commandant is hpid hv rOMMI NIST prisoners on Koje Island off i^an have seized their 62-year-old commandant, the American, Brig. Gen. Francis T. l),Vld. He was given the command after two riots at tn camp involving heavy casualties. The general was seized two days ago
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    ESCAPE BY JUMP IN RIVER
    80 1 tree Press Staff Reporter CHINESE jumped into' the Kalian^ River, Sin- j I last evening when the noose he waa then m was Hided by a party of C.I.D. officers. The Chinese evaded west T.vu other men. both Cant Mac, were taken into cus''Ay ban
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    WOMAN KILLED
    24 1 A 38-year-old Chinese •tunan, Tan Tong Wai. was killed m a road accident upside the Orchard Road ■aurket at 7.52 ajn, today.
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    COFFEE SHOP FIRE
    27 1 Fire partially destroyed the p trtion of a coffeeshop Geylang Road shortly beJow midnight A fire engine the Central Fire Station ■>ci further damage.
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    HUNGER STRIKE
    24 1 ,T. Jnriati immigrants a w India yesterday besan J hunger strike m Tel J v '■> demand that wed to go back to
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    Freedom, or new motor car
    266 1 TAKE YOUR CHOICE, SAYS IKE COPENHAGEN, Friday. fENERAL Eisenhower said last night that western civilisation could not go wrong if it valued freedom more than a mink coat or a new motor car. "Freedom is the basis of all the values we possess, including the
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    A love for carnations kitted 11
    123 1 A love for carnations kitted 11 MENTONE, Fri. rnHE love of Mentone reX sidents for growing carnations was listed yesterday as a major cause of the landslides which killed 11 people here on April 24. An official report said that so many persons have started growing carnations, sometimes uprooting olive
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    Less fuel for planes
    52 1 LONDON, Fri. nraE British Government A yesterday cut deliveries of high octane aviation spirit to civil aircraft by 30 per cent because of the strike m oil refineries m the United States. The restrictions applying to fuel m excess of 80 Octane are the same as
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    This was a jet
    44 1 TWO JET aircraft belonging to the Royal Air Force Station ft! Middleton-Saint George, near Darlington, collided recently during an exercise and both pilots were kiEed. Picture show* wreckage from one of the Jetto at Liberty Gate, Sockburn Hall, near Darlington.
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    9 men strike costs £4,000
    55 1 BRISBANE. Fri. /^OLLINSVILLE miners who \j are on a staydown strike on an issue costing about £A3O have already lost £A4,000 m wages. The men have been down the mine eight days. The first mov c by the Queensland Government will be made when a
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    JAP CROWN PRINCE FOR U.K.
    61 1 JAP CROWN PRINCE FOR U.K. TOKYO. Fri. EMPEROR Hirohito is seriously considering sending the 18-year-old crown prince Akihito to represent Japan at the coronation of the Queen m London next year, it was reported here yesterday. Sources m the British Embassy said the Japanese had not broached the subject to
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    Ceylon says 'no' to India
    62 1 COLOMBO, Fri. |~«EYLON told India m a note yesterday she could do "absolutely nothing" to redress the Ceylon-Indian Congress grievances over the loss of the vote. The Ceylon Indian Congress launched a "passive resistance" campaign last month m protest against the disenfranchisement of 200,--000 Indians
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    MISSING BRITISH SHIP MYSTERY
    162 1 MISSING BRITISH SHIP MYSTERY LONDON, Fri. HPHE missionary ship, Centurion, was missing /esterday on a 50-mile journey as part of its tour of British ports to commemorate the 250 th anniversary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel. Five men wer c aboard the 80-ton vessel when it
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    Labour keep up lead
    68 1 LONDON, Frl. LABOUR kept up its steady gains m local elections on the basis of unofficial returns received last night from most of the district council's balloting throughout the United Kingdom. A total of 2,431 seats have been declared so far. At the close of tabulation
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    MALAN WINS ROUND TWO
    51 1 South Africa's House of Assembly last night gave a second reading by 79 votes to 65 to the Nationalist Government's bill setting up a "High Court of Parliament after more than 24 hours continuous debate. The committee stage of the bill will be taken on Monday.
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    Jet attack inquiry
    37 1 The West told the Russians yesterday they intended to investigate officially the attack by two Communist jet fighters on an Air France passenger plane on April 29, and invited them to take part- A.P.
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    NEW ATOM WEAPON IS AMPHIBIOUS
    65 1 NEW YORK, Friday. THE U.S. army claimed yesterday that its first atomic artillery weapon can "hit its target under any weather conditions and give ground troops the kind of devastating close support never before available m warfare." The Army Secretary. Mr. Frank Pace, said: "It
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    QUADRUPLETS
    19 1 African quadruplets two boys and two girls were born at Bonguku on the French Tvnrv Prkftsf. vest.p-rdnv. Mother
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    U.N. PLANES SMASH RED SUPPLYBASE
    367 1 U.N. PLANES SMASH RED SUPPL YBASE SEOUL, Friday. ALLIED PLANES m the biggest single attack of the Korean war yesterday smashed two square miles m the ancient walled town of Suan, a major Communist supply base 35 miles south-east of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang. Four flights of U.S.
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    Thomas Cup Souvenir
    142 1 THE STRAITS TIMES THOMAS CUP SOUVEpUR wilt contain one of the fuWest 1 surveys ever published of the 1 world's leading badminton I players. I Every Malayan fan should i have a copy of this booklet, i I which will tell the story m pictures aruJ articles
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    TROOPS 'READY FOR ANYTHING'
    56 1 Lieut.-Gen. F. W. Festln«. British Commander m Egypt, declared m Ismallia yester-. day that he was "immenaely impressed" by his troop* who were "prepared for any even-, tuaHity which may come along." He was giving his first press conference since assuming command two weeks ago from
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    Suddenly She's a Beautiful Young Girl
    704 2  - Suddenly She's a Beautiful Young Girl IRIS ASHLEY By pERHAPS there is some comfort to be derived from the knowledge that no human problem is unique. It has all happened before to someone else. That's how we felt when we came across stories of' Elinor m a newly published book.
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    Royal Reception
    37 2 ESJ*mn jfrineesse* ifewzla (secoo^frofi left) *fl* NmU Shah <***** smile ove/a yeSn? baby as it is weighed «urta* their jisit to FensU Hospital, Cairo, a few days a*©. Princess Fawiia is a sister of Kin* Fanmk.
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    Greeks Mix Beauty With Politics
    528 2 Greeks Mix Beauty With Politics i AFTER an interval "of 20 years (six of disinterest, four of dictatorship and 10 of war), the Greeks had a chance this month of running a beauty contest. Elected unanimously was 13-year-old Daisy Mavraki, a brunette from Crete, the island which is famous for
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    Teen-age Can Be Enjoyable
    166 2 JEAN WISEMAN REPORTS ANLY a few years ago, the teen-age was an in-between stage, which had to be suffered and endured' until the chrysalis emerged into a butterfly. Today, manufacturers and stylists concentrate upon special clothes, hair styles and cosme tics designed to give the teenager
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      65 2 Solution To Crossword Mo. 656 YESTERDAYS SOLUTION. teross: 1. See ID. 7, Dreamlessly. 8, Eats. Starch. 11. Prefer. 12, Iced. 15, See i 16, Ascendant. Down: l, 15. IA. When threat's away the mice will play. 2, Lamb. 3, Pleats. 4, Abstraction. 5, Idle. 6, Ayah. 10. Kettle. 11, Peas.
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      213 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN today, you have v«ry strong likes and dislikes and are rather inclined to show your feelings a little too openly. There's no doubtin? how you fed about things. It's written all over your face. Since you are highly intuitive, you must learn to follow your own
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    £2,700 AWARD FOR WIFE WHO WASN'T
    453 3 £2,700 AWARD FOR WIFE WHO WASN'T Beauty queen's court action jyjlSS^ Christine Alice Basket? S&SSrtd exh«J^ Bt qMe Wembley wa, awarded £2,700 Then Mto Baskerville— now earning £4 15s. a week for looking tor flaws m diamondAsaid- "I am koiiik straight home with my mother" She S3 l m the
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    FOLIES BERGERS PUTS ON CLOTHES
    227 3 FOLIES BERGERS PUTS ON CLOTHES PARIS. Fri. H E Folies Bergeres, Itoown for a genera -on as gay Paree's show r vmiaine nudity, has not on clothes— lots oT them. n the curren-three-hour programme 7>d a real folly", o:: s with uncovered Jos ms are on the stage about 15
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    Monks, nuns to make films
    64 3 ROME. Fri. PERMISSION for a film 1 company run entirely b» monks, priests, and nuns ■W i-iven by the Vatican. (inieramen and directors will he White Monks, vbni order snecialises m Mnilin* mi^ionaries to an:! the actors will b- mostly Afr c^n Negroes. T-r films
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    Morina pans a famed climate
    74 3 Morina pans a famed climate HOLLYWOOD. Frt. \JO::-u Shearer, the British 7 i erina, saj a she for doesm like Southern ►raia'a famed climate. «s I dry and warm." atfatns. "I much pre»r Sin Francisco and North**r fcHfontfa, 11 She ia dancing lik e mad to r np'ete the "Jealous
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    FOUR-DAY VISIT
    24 3 Admiral Arthur Radford, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Pacific Fleet, has arrived m Taipeh from Hong Konj for a four-day visit.- Reuter
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    MINISTER QUITS
    24 3 Mr. John Scott Mac Lay, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation m the British Government has resigned > because of ill heailth.- A.P.
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    LOVELY TO LOOK AT
    14 3 UIV T0 LO °K »t and dHirhtful to behold art
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    Champion of bated breath
    166 3 Champion of bated breath BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Fri NORMAN Scott threw out his chest held his breath one minute and three seconds, and became the Metropolitan Opera's unofficial champion of bated breath. Poor little Lily Pons, who had offered to take on the entire troupe m the breathtaking contest, finished last
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    BUCKLEY
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    PASSPORTS FOF PAKISTAN
    48 3 The Pakistan Government has announced the introduction of passports for travel between Pakistan and India, replacing the present permit system which is described as "outmoded and unsatisfactory." Special passports, distinguishable from international passports, will be issued. Indians will need visas for travel to Pakistan. Reuter
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    US FOREIGN AID IS REDUCED
    44 3 The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has approved its trimmed down version of the foreign aid bill— sl,ooo,ooo,ooo less than President Truman requested. However, the committee tossed m another $20,962,000 for the United Nations International Children's Emer- gency Fund.- U.P.
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    IN ATHENS
    22 3 Admiral Robert B. Carney, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Commander m Southern Europe, has arrived m Athens from Udine, Italy. Reuter
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    STORM KILLS 6
    21 3 Six persons were killed and eight seriously injured m the 60-mile-an-hour dust storm which engulfed Hyderabad City. A.P.
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    CALL-UP BOY HAD 'DAYS OF HORROR'
    320 3 LONDON, Friday. A TERRIFIED 18-year-old R.A.F. National Ser- viceman who had been m the R.A.F. only a few months wad made to stand naked outside a hut by his .drill corporal while another airman threw a bucket of icy water over him. For this
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    MORE THROATY THAN GARBO
    47 3 fUDITH BRAUN i« the J actress with the lowestpitched voice since Garbo. The former New York stage actress hit the 1,500 mark on the sound man's eyefle meter during filming of "The Texas Man." Sound men said Garbo seldom hit that lott.- A.P.
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    Bridge Hand
    323 3 Neither tide vulnerable, South dealer. (COUNTING out the opponents' hands is the secret of some fine plays, but sometimes it stops just short of perfection. Not only did declarer overlook something m his play of this deal: so did the expert who originally reported it m his bridge
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  • The singapore Free Press FRIDAY. May 9. 1952.
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      Don't be foolish
      417 4 rpHIS is a warning. It is addressed to businessmen and traders; all employers. On occasions slumps are m part caused, and even more frequently intensified by the people who suffer most from them. These foolish men panic themselves and others into a slump mentality; their unreal commercial
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      On and off
      33 4 We have been blacked out; then we were told we were to vp Water and electricity come on the same bill The departments which control them IMm trt >v» <*nmn*+_
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    DIPLOMATIC DUEL IN EGYPT'S SUN
    833 4  - DIPLOMATIC DUEL IN EGYPT'S SUN MARGARET GILRUTH CAIRO: r*GYFTS Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed A b d c 1 Khalek Hassouna Pasha (born 1896), and Britain's Ambassador, Sir Ralph Skrine Stevenson, G.C.M.G., K.C.M.G., C.M.G. (Born 1895), are seeing as much of each other, nowadays, as the average courting couple. Apart
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    Safeguards for the 'Sweated' S'pore Labourer
    424 4 Safeguards for the 'Sweated' S 'pore Labourer By far the most welcome news of recent times is the decision of the Singapore Government and the City Council to discuss the question of minimum wages for unskilled labourers. So at long last something is going to be done to free the
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    Religion — and Asian Unity
    74 4 Religion and Asian Unity YOUR issue of May 1 reported the 4 formation of "New religious group" In Singapore. "The Banal community, comprising of Indians, Malays and Chinese were all working for Asian unity and brotherhood of man" it said. What confuses me is how can any religious group work
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    Learning Russian is Hard Work
    760 4  - Learning Russian is Hard Work STANLEY H. BONNETT LONDON: we met by appoint- merit. No officers m mufti were due to call. The elderly man with the trimmed white beard and clipped foreign accent had time to talk. Officers m mufti "They all come to me", he said softly, his
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    Can Australia save Lancashire?
    361 4  -  ARTHUR MORLEY ANCASHIRE'S standard of living m the next year will depend a lot on what Australian Premier Robert Gordon Menzies has to say to Mr. Churchill m London this month. Mr. Menzies is making an emergency flight to London, at Mr. Churchill's urgent invitation, to
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    KATONG NO" TO FLOOD PLAN
    281 5 Owners may have to pay more now Free Press Staff Reporter CINGAPORE City Council's plan to reduce floods m the Grove eltate area m Katong is likely to be delayed, as the majority of owners have refused to contribute to the cost. A City Councillor
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    INSURANCE FIRMS MAY NOT 'COVER' 'L' DRIVERS
    219 5 INSURANCE FIRMS MAY NOT 'COVER' 'L' DRIVERS Free Press Staff Reporter WITH 96,000 learner drivers already licensed and an average' of 500 more registered every week, the Federation's road toll has increased so much that insurance companies may m future refuse to issue comprehensive policies except to approved motorists. Mr.
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    'Stenos' in demand
    101 5 Stenographers are still m good demand m Singapore, the principal of a commercial school told the Free Press yesterday. The demand, however, is not quite as great as that a year ago. Three hundred and sixty seven students will start their year's training at the YMCA commercial
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    ANNUAL MEETING
    26 5 The eleventh annual general meeting of the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce will be held at the Adelphi Roof garden tomorrow, at 4 p.m.
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    28 5 MR. K. VANNITHAMBY of Barrack ****jffi*&*ff£S m>re and Miss Valupillai Manonmany. of 55 Butler Road, sSwmban, who were married m Seremban rtctnt^Thty are spending their honeymoon m Singapore.
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    Many inquire about social welfare course
    172 5 Many inquire about social welfare course Free Press Staff Reporter rpHERE has been a conJ. siderable number of inquiries for application forms for the new social welfare course the University of Malaya is starting In October. All forms must be returned to the University Registrar by the end of this
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    Question on Bill
    86 5 Free Press Staff Reporter rE question of exemption of school playing fields from City assessment will be brought up again by Mr. C. C. Tan at the next meeting of the Singapore Legislative Council on May 20. He will ask Government when it is proposed to introduce
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    GIESEKING THE MASTER
    253 5 GIESEKING THE MASTER EEETHOVEN through the medium of tall, dignified, unsmiling Walter Gieseking bestrode the Victoria Hall last night like a colossus. A packed audience^ additional accommodation had been provided on the platform—was both entranced and amazed at a performance that will live In the memory for years. From the
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    Trade may be revived
    57 5 PENANO, FTi. A CONSIGNMENT of 3,000 bags of betel nut is expected m Penang from Atjeb next week m the Membau. This shipment, the first m two months, may revive the betel nut trade m Penang. Because of Indonesian trade difficulties, Penang dealers estimated they lost
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    CHINESE FILMS MAY DESUBTITLED IN ENGLISH
    106 5 Free Pres. SUIT Reporter \gR. Jack Sharpe, genefal I*l manager of Shaw Brothers, Singapore, Mid -terjfry.ifliat he **m> considering plans to dub Chined fl&i with B«|ifh subtitles, Jb^cauKCWaeje^ fllraj leave. During his vacation he hopes to see tjie latest British film productions with a
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    Govt. queried on house loans
    210 5 Govt. queried on house loans A CLARIFICATION of the Singapore Government's housing policy towards its Asian staff, especially on loans for building or buying houses, will be sought by Dr. C. J. Paglar, member for Changi, at the meeting of the Legislative Council on May 20. He will ask Government
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    UNION MEETING
    19 5 The first annual general meeting of the Singapore Union of Journalists will be held on May 25.
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    BLACKOUT
    44 5 SUBSTATIONS liable to load O shedding tonight are: Miri Rd.. Silat Rd., Raman St., Peoples Park. Nanson Rd., Lam Soon OH Kills. G«an Hin. VJE. Network, VX. Factory, Eivtr Valley Rd., Killiney Rd.. Orchard Rd., Armenian St. Static, Adelpbi, Capitol. Newton I*2, Waya—
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    Tea-money probe in S'pore urged
    120 5 Tea-money probe in S'pore urged Free Press Staff Reporter A CITY Councillor and a Singapore Legislative Councillor yesterday said the Government should appoint a committee to investigate the racket m tea-money for houses. Tea money for homes and offices have gone up recently. One of the reasons is the arrival
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    Union men to attend course
    75 5 Union men to attend course rpHIRTY trade unionists A may attend a course In trade unionism which will be given m Singapore from June 16 to 25. The course will be m English. Applications for the course will not be considered after May 14 'the course will include, lectures on
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    HAD RUBBER
    26 5 MUAR. Frl. Ng Tian Hoo was at Muar sentenced to one year's hard labour for possession of scrap rubber at Oan Tian Estate. Gersik.
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    SCHEDULE
    38 5 Chartered Bank, George St Static. U. Crow St./F»C**il St.. C St., Pickering St./Ch«rch Bt^ V. Circular \lUJ<**9*»*** Bt^ Ca vanah M./Crtly«r Q»y. Victoria MemorUl Hall 1 Prince Bt/Hwtal St.. Raffle. Place Malacca St., Boat Quay, Union Buildin*.
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    GRAND RIDING BY AB. MAWI
    1132 6  - GRAND RIDING BY AB. MAWI ALLAN LEWIS HoW they mn tit Pmtit% By Big Sweep TOTAL POOL— fSM,«* First: *****9 (186,400) Second: *****4 ($43,200) Third: *****9 ($21,600) STARTERS ($6,171 each), Nos.: *****0, 39*993, *****3. *****6, *****1, *****4, *****3. CONSOLATION ($2,160 each), Nos.: *****5. *****8. *****9, *****2, *****8, *****3, *****2, *****4,
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    NARROW win mm PENANO
    212 6 NARROW win mm PENANO STAGING a fine rally m the second *fcalf Penang scored a hard jarned threetwo victory over Kedah m their Malaya Cup tie played at Alor Star yesterday. Kedah changed ends with a handy two-nil lead but failed to hold on to it m the second half,
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    BUSINESS LGE. AND CUP DRAW
    153 6 Fhas been decided, m the Singapore Business Houses Football Association's League and Cup Competition to have five small leagues for the league part of the competition. The present Ist. Division will be divided into two leagues of five teams (Borneo Motors dropped out, Mansfield to
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    SOSC FUND NOW $8,520
    99 6 The Singapore Olympic and SSf 2S atai Olympic Fund, which will send the Singapore contingent to Helsinki to July SSI? at $BMO Tht frtatt con*' tributions are: ftwvtonaly acknowledged $4,300.00 Mr. Anf Eng Ann 500.00 i?' ock Nmm 5W JP* Ch»«e Bo»n 300.00 Mr. Goh Chye
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    SAFA CUP DRAW
    153 6 T«HE draw for the SAP A Chal--9 lenge Cup, made last night, 'resulted: Preliminary Round: IH.C. v Pulau Brani; S.R.C. v RAP fSeletar). First Round: 223 BOD v Kota Raja; Tigers v Katong Sajarah; Rovers v Fathul Karlb; BODCA v Chinese Athletic; S.C.C. v RAP (Changi) winners
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    A DINNER FOR PEI WAH
    53 6 A DINNER FOR PEI WAH Nanyang Girls High School will hold a dinner at 338-339 Bast Coast Road tomorrow m of Teng Pel Wah, the Colony woman champion sprinter and hurdler, who is. leaving for Helsinki m July to compete to the world Olympic Games. All who took part In
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    N.B.A. CRITICISES ROBINSON v MAXIM FIGHT
    171 6 T*HE National Boxing Associa- tlon m Washington yesterday criticised Joey Maxim and Ray Robinson, world, light-heavy-weight and middleweight champions respectively, for being matched for Maxim's crown. The NBA said: "The boxing game is and should be of more importance than gate receipts." Maxim and
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    CHESIERES TO WIN THE SUMMER CUP
    643 7 .and Talkie the Penang Cup By ALLAN LEWIS rHESIKRES won easily enough on the first day I cr i mile to overcome his 241 b. penalty and yin the Summer Cup tomorrow, at the final day t the Penang Turf Club's Summer meeting. r
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    Surrey lead by 212 runs
    243 7 Surrey lead by 212 runs SURREY, with two second Innings wickets to fall, Urn Indian cricket team X 212 runs at :he close after a keen struggle on the second cjv of their match at the O.a!. yesterday. India's las: six first innings wkketa fell for the additiorf v n
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    PENG SOON WINS
    106 7 JCiiORE BAHRU, Thurs. EXHIBITION badminton matches staged at the Johore Military Farces drill hall here tonight provided local fans with glimpses of the brilliance of Malaya's Thomas Cup players. It was obvious that Wong Peng Soon did not unduly exert himself m his exhibition game against Ong
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    Annual shoot in J. Bahru
    74 7 The Johore Bahni Rifle Association will hold its annual Easter meeting at the Miniature Range m Jalan Kolam Ayer, Johore Bahru, on May 15 and 16. Highlights of the meeting will be the inter-district shoot and the open events for the Datin N. Mootatamby and
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    K.L. RACES IN JUNE
    106 7 SELANGOR Turf Club's June Meeting for Class 2 and Class 4 horses, will- be' "held on June 7, 11 and 14 at Kuala Lumpur. Class 2 trophy races, lor top division horses over 6f and lUm, will be worth $4,000 m stakes each. Trophy races for
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    NON-BENDERS
    58 7 The following have been inviU ed to play cricket *<* eN f VS,* v. the Indian Association at 2*o pjn. tomorrow at Balwtieir Andrew Gilmour (captain), T. Hart. H. Noon, J. A. P. Cameron, G. Westerhout, J. T. Holt, A. Baker. Chia KengHock. R. S. Tufnell, G. K. Bogaars.
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    COMPTON HITS A STYLISH 85
    322 7 RAIN again interfenred with the first class cricket programme yesterday, washing out play m three matches and restricting play m the other games. At Lords, where play began after lunch, Middlesex gained a first innings lead of 19 runs over Derbyshire and then shot out
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    SMILES
    21 7 This is Strangler Bright of England, who takes on Chief Little Wolf at the Happy World Stadium on Saturday night.
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    2 penalty goals in SCC 3-0 win
    442 7 SINGAPORE Cricket Club yesterday whipped Fathul Karib by three goals to nil m a Singapore Amateur FJt Senior league match at Jalan Besar Stadium— and two of their goals were gathered off penalty kicks, Fatlwl's goalkeeper, Osman Angullia being pulled up for two
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    F&N score 6-0 win
    245 7 FRASER Neave S.C. trounced OTBC 'A' by six goals to nil m their SBHPA Div. 1 game at Farrer Park yesterday. Tti* feature of the game was t£e second half hat-trick scored by F N's inside right, Samad. F N's first goal came m the 12th
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    T. KURAU SPORTS
    61 7 The Telok Kurau English School Sports will be held on the school ground on Friday, May 23. There will be two events for old boys of the school, the 440 yds. open to old boys of the school who are studying at secondary schools, and the 440
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    WEIGHTS FOR TOMORROW
    248 7 FOLLOWING are the complete weights far Saturday, third day. of the Penan? Turf Club's j Summer meeting: The Sprinter's Plate CL. trWV. i—« F. SteeUra* 9M Scaled Orders 8.11 Golden Lotus 8.13 Malleable Moulding 8.12 Flag of Peace B.IS Boater B.lft Observation 8.08 Jimson 8.08 Thaumaturgy 8.08
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    Lotfgers remain, on fop with a two point lead
    349 7 Lotfgers remain, on fop with a two point lead ROYAL Air Force Lodger Unite remain at the top of the Services Senior Division Soccer League this week and, as things stand, it seems unlikely that they will be ousted— not for a while yet, anyway. Lodgers closes! rivals, Changi. are
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    22 horses held up in Ipoh
    106 7 fI^WKNXY-two horses lor the A Singapore race molting next we* have bom held up at Ipoii owing to a track derailment between Malim Nawar and Kota Bahru on Wednesday. These horses. 11 belonging to trainer Martin's stable and the rest* to the Dodgers stable,
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    Third Lanark in cup final
    32 7 LONDON. Thurs. FootbaU result: Glasgow Charity Cup semi-final: Rangers 0. Third Lanark 1. Third Lanark will meet Clyde m the final at -Hampdea Park on Saturday.- Reuter
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    Fight will go on...
    79 7 i^H AIRMAN Bob Chris tenV/ berry of the Mew ¥ork Stale Athletic Commission made it dear yesterday that he wouW let nothing interfere with fcfe "fight of the century" between champions Jeey Maxim and Sugar Ray Robinson at Yankee Stadium en Jane 23. At the official
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    BIRTH
    17 8 WINGATE on Stn nay. at Johore Babru Hospital, to June, wife cf Eric, a son. David.
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    SILVER WEDDING
    16 8 KOSTER— GOUWENS: on May ftti 1927 at Surabaya Louis (Dicky) Koeter to Lynn Gouwens.
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    6 NA TIONS TO SIGN JOINT DEFENCE TREATY
    334 8 Europe lines up against aggreifion PARIS, Friday. SIX European nations will pool their land, sea and air forces under a single General Staff if the terms of the European Defence Community Treaty to be initialled here today are ratified. Britain will be
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    Athens students stone police
    51 8 Twenty student* were injured and police were stoned m a clash with 3,000 student demonstrators m the heart of Athens yesterday. The students had attended a 50.000-strong, meeting, held m defiance of a government order to demand 'Enosis'— Union of the British Colony of Cyprus with
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    One fist cost five desks
    88 8 TEHERAN, Fri. TIE Persian Majlis (Parliament) broke up last night with chair smashing and shouting m a stormy dispute between the sunporters of the Premier, Dr. Mohammed Mossadeq and opposition deputies. The trouble began when pro-Government deputies rejected the credentials of some anti-Mossadeq deputies. The
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    THEY MUST PAY FOR ILLEGAL PATERNITY
    157 8 BONN, Friday. of Allied soldiers who fathered A illegitimate children while stationed m Germany will face paternity suits when the occupation ends, it was disclosed here yesterday. The proposed peace con- uaci, wun wesi uermany will, for the first time, give the unwed German
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    Govt. to lose £20 million
    248 8 LONDON, Friday. ]i|R. Churchill's decision yesterday to sell the naif*tionalized road haulage industry back to private owners is expected to cause a probable loss to the government of about £20,000,000. To make up the loss, a levy based on tonnage will be imposed and will
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    LOCUST THREAT
    25 8 The Indian Government yesterday warned India's western border district of Rajasthan of the imminence of a locust invasion "next week or evefcfcearlier/ A.P.
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    NEWSMEN MEET
    42 8 More than 60 newspapermen from various western countries yesterday elected Mr. Clement Bundock of the British National Union of Journalists' President of the International Federation of Journalists founded m Brussels on Wednesday by the World Congress of International Journalists.- Reuter
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    BONDSMAN LIVES IN SERENITY
    102 8 BONDSMAN LIVES IN SERENITY HIS NAME is BonAsman. Once he enjoyed the limelight and the acclaim of the crowds. He was a millionaire's favourite, he raced m the Derby, won five flat races and five steeplechases. When General Eisenhower was hi England during the war, Bondsman was his mount. Then
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    'RAGS TO RICHES' FILM KING DIES
    151 8 'RAGS TO RICHES' FILM KING DIES NEW YORK, Fri. WILLIAM Fox. 73, a pioneer motion picture producer and one-time operator of more than 250 theatres valued at more than US$lOO,OOO,OOO, died m hospital yesterday. Fox ran US$l,6OO Into a personal fortune of U5535,000,--000 but his moving picture empire crumbled under
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    LEAKAGE CILARGE CHALLENGED
    160 8 CANBERRA, Fri. PRIME Minister, Mr. Menzies, yesterday offered to appoint a Royal Commission to investigate a Labour member's allegation that Sydney's biggest department store had prior knowledge of the Governments recent decision to restrict imports. Labour ex-Minister Edward John Ward told the House o| Representatives on Wed-
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