The Singapore Free Press, 29 May 1952

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE 111 MALAYA No 15.404^ SINGAPORE, THUBSDAY, MAY 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    FRENCH ARREST TOP RED
    367 1 Duclos gaoled after 10,000 riot m Parts PARIS, Thursday. rrHK POLICE yesterday arrested the French Commwual leader, Jacques Duclos, after >i m ommunists rioted at the Gore dv Nord railwaj >tation, causing injuries to more than po' 1 icemen. he police opened lire when the Reds,
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    Thomas Cup supplement
    44 1 rE FREE PRESS will publish tomorow a second eight-page Thomas Cop supplement, containing a lot of pictures and articles of interest to all badminton fans. Make sore of getting a copy by ordering tomorrow's Free Press today from your news agent.
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    Two injured in motor crashes
    67 1 Free Press Staff Reporter r r O Singapore motor cyclists were injured and admitted to hospital following collisions which occurred at the same time shortly after midnight. The first rider was flung off his machine when it crashed while turning into Beach Road from Crawford
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    MANCROFT SNIPES AT TEMPLER'S SNIPERS
    240 1 MANCROFT SNIPES AT TEMPLER'S SNIPERS Free Press Correspondent. LONDON, Thurs. ORD Mancroit made a strong attack last night, at the Association of British Malaya Dinner, on British critics of General Templer. He said that Englishmen, despite their attachment to committees, now and j again realised the need for a strong
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    SACKED AFRICAN MP SELLS PAPERS
    169 1 CAPETOWN, Thursday w-jsa szssrsx -jtss ss SootoAf'Ss suppression o! Communism to, wmMmm banned wee^^au^dl^ Charles Swart, Minister of Justice by whose order he was unseated and the Guardian banned. Then he urged the defence Minister, Mr. Francois. Erasmus, who was also coming out of the
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    JAP SHIPS PLAN AUSTRALIA RUN
    23 1 Two major Japanese shipping lines yesterday reported hopes of resuming liner freight runs to Australia within three months
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    50 1 pictures. Two dramatic moments at the Thomas Cup match between the Americans and Indians last night. Top: Ken Davidson, U.S. manager congratulate^ Davinder Mohan and Indian manager Saxena after the inrii a ng had drawn level. Bottom: The Americans have won the tie, and Saxena returns the congratulations. Free Press
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    West proposes new arms cut plan
    231 1 NEW YORK, Thursday. THE West proposed yesterday that Russia, the 1 United States and China each put a ee ihn* of 1,500,000 men on their armed forces whtte Britain and France each limit their strength to 800,000 men. The United States, Britain and France
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    SENATE CUTS AID BILL
    96 1 SENATE CUTS AID BILL WASHINGTON, Thurs. rE U.S. Senate last night passed a U556,700,000,000 Foreign Aid Bill after making an 11th nour cut of U*****,000,000. The vote was 64 to 100. President Truman had asked for U557,900,000,000 but Senate committees knocked ™t U551,000,000,000 before the Bill reached th^ floor Administration
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    $1,135 raid with chopper
    104 1 Free fre*s Stall Reporter A SINGAPORE Teochew housewife, Khe Ah Eng was awakened from an afternoon nap yesterday by a masked intruder m ncr Poom m Lorong 18, Geylang. He was accompanied, by two other men, both unmasked. mile the woman was bound and gagged by
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    REDS USE CHILDREN
    13 1 LONDON. TO***";bb*. teU .the «S5SL?*'- w*U as .dnlts, itaee.the t«r-
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    NEW WEST OFFER TO RUSSIA
    140 1 NEW WEST OFFER TO RUSSIA PARIS, Thurs. nrtHE Big Three foreign 1 ministers agreed yesterday to send a new note to the Soviet Union next week renewing western offers to carry out free elections m all Germany and pressing the Kremlin to be more specific about it* proposals for a
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    Rhee ignores call to end martial law
    123 1 PUSAN, Thursday. mHE South Korean President, Mr. Syngman Rhee, 1 Yesterday defied a parliamentary vote demand in/an end to martiaUaw memhers the Government. ortwred to «g--pear before the National Assembly, sent messages that they were busy. The AisembLT decided to conduct no further
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    CONVICT GETS EXTRA TERM
    36 1 Abu bin Hajl Hussain the convict who c*^ M 2°J? Chanel Prison Bingapore, and who was rwWjJJgK terday. thtemorntog sentenced to-il 11 0 Court, to three months imprisonment te e gaol break.
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    ALEXANDER WILL VISIT KOREA SOON
    693 1 ALEXANDER WILL VISIT KOREA SOON LONDON, Thursday. |f R. WINSTON CHURCHILL, th# WyJlWiter 91 said m the House of Commons yesterday that the situation m Korea was "very frave. He Earned that the Communists have doubled their troops m Korea since last July and said he did; not believe they
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    $2,000 for clue to stolen gems
    143 1 $2,000 for clue to stolen gems Free Pres. SU* Itepw^er A SINGAPORE European woman, Mrs. Wilson of Duchess Road, who was robbed of more than $10,000 worth of jewellery, when, thieves broke into her home two weeks ago. Is offering a reward of $2,000 for the recovery of her jewels.
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    Parcel services back again
    49 1 Free rress SUIT Reporter Some postal services, suspended during the recent postal strike have been restored from today, now that the strike is over, said Mr. O. O. Thomson, Public Relations Secretary. These are: all second class mail (printed matter), parcels, COD and express delivery.
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    A U.S. Writen Pours Scorn on Ballyhoo
    878 2  - A U.S. Writen Pours Scorn on Ballyhoo PETER QUENNELL The new books reviewed h UNDER REVIEW ftfelvills Goodwin, U.S.A by John P. Marquand. (Robert Hale). A Touch of the Sun. by William Sansom. (Gofarth Press). Cobean's Naked Eye, (Hamish Hamilton). The Art of Living, by Saul Steinberg. (Hamish Hamilton). JOHN
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    Clan Call From Scottish Castle
    341 2  -  ALVIM STEINKOPF By IN Dunvegan Castle, which consists of dozens of rooms .and a dungeon, a charming lady of great influence schemes to annex many distant parts of the earth. In fact, she has just taken over a parish m Louisiana, U.S.A., and she would
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    'I'LL GIVE 5 MINUTES,' said Churchill —AND WAITED FOR 55
    843 2  - 'I'LL GIVE 5 MINUTES,' said Churchill —AND WAITED FOR 55 George Malcolm Thompson By The White Rabbit, by Bruce Marshall, (Evans.) WING COMMANDER TT YEO-THOMAS belonged to an English family settled m France for close on a century and, after holding various Jobs as mechanic, accountant, and audit clerk, entered
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    LIBRARY LIST
    69 2 I WAS A MONK. By John Tettemer, t Heine maim, 281 pace*. He was a monk of the Passionist order m America: left when he could no .longer believe the dogma; looked back with affection on monastic amenities. OUT OF BONDAGE, By Elisabeth Bentley. Hart Davis, 256 pages
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    These Books Are Poisonous
    761 2 These Books Are Poisonous Lurid thrillers are polluting the minds of children 'm Britain, says a Special Correspondent TIE boy sitting opposite me m the train was immersed m a (.paper-backed book. j Title and crudelycoloured cover picture shouted of sex and violence. AH over Britain you see youngsters poring
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      158 2 SIDGWICK JACKSON LONDON Tropical Aquariums by lan Harman with illustrated $7.50 popular species of tropical fishes. and instructions on how to breed them* DONALD MOORE SINGAPORE PORTEX PLASTIC SKIN for cuts and skin abrasions Applied m thin layers it makes a htalin? seal that is Waterproof antiseptic and a barrier
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    WOMAN LURED HIM TO HOTEL MAN SAID
    511 3 Court rejects blackmail tale LONDON, Thursday. ■i §IKS a 33-year-old mother of four children said c made to the house of a factory owner who „t > ted but did not fascinate" her were mention. the Old Bailey. She denied that she lured
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    41 3 ANNE FRANCIS is a newcomer to Hollywood, but her career m taking shape nicely. Twentieth CenturyFox, who has her under contract, is seeing to that. And she exudes youthful charm and freshness as she poses m this fully pleated evening gown.
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    YOUR LUCKY STAR
    233 3 BOotf today, you have tremendous magnetism ■ir,4j harm. On the surface. ym appear calm, cool and unhurried. But there is a lint >tore of energy ■ndrr ■alb which rises to the >v.-face when needed and al.'ous yon to do a tremendous jnount of work on demand. Many
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    Dope gang did it, says bound man
    219 3 LONDON, Thursday. A MAN found bound and gagged m a field has told Scotland Yard that a gang of racecourse dopers drugged him— because they thought he had given them away to the police. The story was told by John Edward Rose w/ile
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    BUCKLEY
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    4,000 JUTE WORKERS HIT
    54 3 More than 4,000 jute workers m Dundee, Scotland, will be on a three-day week soon following India's action reducing the export tax on Calcutta-made hessian cloth. The low Indian price has caused buyers to hold up their orders with Dundee industry because they are expecting accordingly
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    FOR LONDON
    32 3 Lt.-Gen. SJ 1 Rawell, Chief of the Australian General Staff, will fly to London next month from Canberra to attend the Chief of the Imperial Staff's annual conference. A.P. Reuter
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    ENVOY RESIGNS
    24 3 The Venezuelan Ambassador, Antonk) Martin Araujo, said In Washington that he has resigned because his country "is not a real democracy." U.P.
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    Bridge Hand
    162 3 Intercollegiate Hand No. 6 East-West vulnerable. East dealer, South has niffed the opening heart lead. North must keeP trumps m dummy to control «ie heart suit, but he must also begin to draw trumps jo vo possible club ruff and b« the clubs before exposing himself to losing
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    'LET US CALL HIM KING'
    152 3 LONDON, Thurs. rr\HE Rev. Reginald Clifford X> Gaul. Rector of Rand, Lincolnshire, has referred m a sermon to the separate prayers that are offered m churches for the Queen and her Consort. "This should not be," said the rector. "The Queen and the Duke should
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    MOVE TO CUT AID LOST
    54 3 The UJS. Senate has defeated an attempt to cut another $1,000,000,000 from its $6JHX>,OOO,OOO Mutual Security or Foreign Aid Bill. •the amendment was proposed by Republican Senator Herman Welker. As soon as the votes were announced Mr. Welker called up second amendment to cut the
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    NEW GUINEA'S FUTURE
    64 3 The Australian External Affairs Minister, Mr. Richard Casey m the House of Representatives at Canberra has discounted reports that Australia, Holland, Indonesia and the United States would form a trusteeship for Dutch New Guinea. Mr. Casey told a questioner he would not answer the hypothetical question of
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    Rickshaw riding falls off in Colombo
    141 3 Rickshaw riding falls off in Colombo CO&OMBA, Thurs. THE rickshaw is losing popu--1 larity as a mode of conveyance m Colombo. In 1948 the total number of rickshaws licensed was 2,370. There was a drop m 1950 to 1,812, and a further drop last year when the number fell to
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    Claims on Japan
    36 3 The Ministry of External Affairs has asked Canadians who have property or war damage claims against Japan to file them with the Department m Ottawa not later than next Sept. 28. U.P. U.P.
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    SCOTS REJECT POPE'S EDICT ON UNBORN CHILD
    254 3 SCOTS REJECT POPE'S EDICT ON UNBORN CHILD LONDON, Thursday. 'THE Pope's edict that the direct killing of an un 1 born child to save the mother's life is not lici is rejected by the Church and Nation Committee of the Church of Scotland Jn a report published recently. -In View
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    Japs will pay up on bonds
    103 3 LONDON, Thurs. Ttf R. Harold Davis, Labour, 1?E asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer m the Commons What are the amounts of Japanese loans outstanding and what discussions have taken place with the Japanese with a view to them paying off these loans." Mr.
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    'U.S. left behind in airpower'
    42 3 Representative H. R. Corss. Republican, lowa, said that the United States is eight or nine years behind Russia m building up its air power because of "one of the most sickening exhibitions of inertia on record."- A.P.
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    JAP ENVOY TO USA
    26 3 Japan's first postwar ambassador to the United States, Eikichi Araki, is scheduled to arrive m Washington by air on June 7.- U.P.
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      211 3 Livestock— An agricultural magaSINGAPORE «me; 7.45 Sandy Macpherson at the theatre organ; 8.00 Welsh 9.35 ajn Schools*. 10 News; Diary— Comments on current MM Muac Whita You W«k; **n g^^, »g*gSL5! 10.45-12 Schools; 1 pjn. Saiden- rjingerous Crossings'— A series of berg Rebner, pianos; 1.30 News; talks by Reginald Perry
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    The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, May 29, 1952. The voting in Ceylon
    603 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, May 29, 1952. The voting in Ceylon IUR. Dudley Senanayake, lf the Premier of Ceylon, appears certain to form the new government. His United National Party has won m 29 of the 44 constituencies which polled m the first two days of the four-day general
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    New Army Wheels Begin to Turn
    880 4  -  COURTENAY EDWARDS ll A •CUTE' LEADS TOE WMI ASP SERVICES BSBOM£ lIOfIE MOB&E Built m waterproofing on trucks for troops By A SQUAT, ruggedlooking truck whicli rolled to a standstill the other day outside an Army depot m the Midlands had just been driven
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    'I only did my best'
    207 4 OETTER late than never—especially if you happen to be a fullblooded Japanese trying to make everyone m the West understand that you had no idea that Japan really wanted war last time. With this m mind a certain Mr. Saburo Kurusu (the Judas envoy sent
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    FACING DEATH PENALTY
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    U.S. GETS 'ALERT' -GOES ON PARADE
    700 4 DON IDDON'S DIARY /)UTSIDE the armoury v at 66th-street and Park-avenue there is a mammoth red-white and-blue banner which says "Alert America Exhibit". Fire-escape ladders and ropes are draped on the old red wall and air-raid wardens, wearing steel helmets painted white, shepherd the
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    Rain and Gracie But so Little Fun O' the Fair
    657 4 Rain and Gracie But so Little Fun O' the F air Chirlet Fohr looks 0 Mil an World TroS* fg ir "J* rr was raining m Milan. It was pro oably raining m Manchester. And, surprising ly, there is little to choose between them m the rain with or without
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    CITY WARNS 700: 'POWER CUT IF QUOTA IS EXCEEDED'
    194 5 CITY WARNS 700: 'POWER CUT IF QUOTA IS EXCEEDED' 350 have been punished Free Press Staff Reporter J^f ORE than 700 new consumers of electricity m Singapore have been warned by the City Electricity Department that they will have their supplies cut off for a week if they exceed their
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    City advised: 'Too many pictures in Victoria Hall'
    112 5 City advised: 'Too many pictures in Victoria Hall' A CITY Council committee hag reported that there are too many portraits m the Victoria Memorial Hall. It wants five of them to be leaned to Government to be hung m Government House. The portraits are of Sir Hugh Clifford (Governor 1927-29),
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    SALARY TALKS TO BE RESUMED
    134 5 SALARY TALKS TO BE RESUMED X LUMPUR, Thurs. VEGOTIATIONS on the s^Jary scales of Government technical assistants, which reached a deadlock m November, last year, will be reopened on June 25, Mr. G. Flicker, secretary for Government salary negotiations, told the Free Press yesterday. Representatives of the Federal Government and
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    Car owner fined
    24 5 PARIT BUNTAR, Thurs. Admitting a charge of having used his private car for conveying passengers, Lee Teik Inn was fined $80
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    Co-op to have an emblem
    49 5 ftO-OPERATIVE thrift and loan societies m Malaya will soon have an official emblem, Mr. A. B. Pinto, secretary of the Singapore Urban Co-operative Union, said yesterday. The 15th co-operative conference held recentl yin Penang approved a design submitted by a member society m Singapore.
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    He wants a C'wealth Party
    129 5 He wants a C 'wealth Party MR. Yap Pheng Geek, a Singapore City Councillor, told the Free Press yesterday that he would like to see the Malayan Chinese Association change its name to Malayan Commonwealth Association. There would be a place m Singapore for a political party called the Malayan
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    67 per cent are voters
    113 5 67 per cent are voters BATU PAHAT, Thurs. OUT of a total of 5,000 eligible to vote, 3,359 have registered for the Batu Pahat Town Council elections. "This makes a total of 87 per cent. I believe it is the highest ever achieved m Malaya," says Inche Sukit bin Abdul
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    Union: 'Not advisable to cut wages'
    142 5 Union: Not advisable to cut wages' IPOH, Thurs. FIESPITE the fall m the price of rubber, essential commodities were still dear, and if wages were reduced the repercussions would be abnormal, said Mr. V. K. Menon. president of Batang Padang District Estates Asian Staff Union, at the annual meeting. The
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    MacG tours Perak
    84 5 IPOH, Thurs. fItHE DEPUTY High ComJL missioner Mr. D C MacGillivray. toured the Ipoh Government offices yesterday m the company of the acting Mentri Besar Dato Laxamana, and the State Secretary. Inche Osman bin Talib. Mr. MacGillivray, who is on a three-day tour of the State, iater
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    Blackout schedule
    161 5 SUBSTATIONS liable to load shedding tonight are: U. Cross St/ Pagoda St., U. Hokien St., Pickering St./ Church St., U CircuUr Rd./Carpent«r St., Cav*nah Rd./Collyer Quay, Victoria Memorial Hall I*2, Prince St./ Market St. Baffles PI./ Malacca St., Boat Quay. Union Boilding, Home Pipe. Rheem, Ford, Bin Seng,
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    New officials elected
    79 5 SEREMBAN, Thurs.—Officials of Negri Sembiian Ceylonese Association have been elected as follows President, Mr. V. Thambiah; vice-presidents, Mr. S. Yogavanam and Mr. M. Nadchitaram; chairman, Religious, Social and Music Committee, Mr. M. Arumugam; secretary, Mr. T. Balasingam: treasurer, Mr. E. Mylvaganam; Supervisor of Schools, Mr. R. Supramaniam;
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    H. KONG FIRMS OPEN BRANCHES IN S'PORE
    142 5 MANY Hong Kong firms have recently established branch offices m Singapore. Their offices are mainly m South Canal Road, South Bridge Road and George Street. Others are m Telok Ayer Street and Orchard Road. Several others are also seeking premises In Singapore. The
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    Oli Mohamed may contest this ward
    65 5 Oli M ohamed may contest this ward SINGAPORE Progressive Party is likely to nominate Mr. K. M. Oli Mohamed, a former City Councilloor, to contest the City Ward again m the December elections. Mr. Oli Mohamed served m the Council! until the end of last year. The Progressives have not
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    Intervened in fight, dies
    143 5 Intervened in fight, dies KUANTAN, Thurs. AN OUTSIDER who intervened m a family fight was fatally stabbed. Kon Shin. 22-year-old Kuala Lumpur mechanic, was sentenced m Kuan tan Supreme Court to 18 months' imprisonment for causing the death of Foo Chiew m Sun?ei Lembing. The court was told that after
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    2,000-year-old festival
    52 5 A 2,000-year-old Chinese festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, was clelebrated yesterday m Chinese homes. Twigs were hung over windows and doors to keep off evil spirits during the day. Rice cakes were offered to the gods. The festival is m honour of a loyal minister of ancient China.
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    Thanksgiving
    29 5 The Geylang Straits Chinese Methodist Church will celebrate its anniversary with a thanksgiving service on Sunday at 4 p.m. The preacher will be the Rev. Joe B. Kennedy.
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    HAD LATEX CHARGE
    39 5 MUAR, Thurs.— Yap Tong, 60, was charged at Muar with unlawful possession of 113 katis of latex at Bukit Serampang Estate. As he could not meet the $400 bail, he was remanded m custody until Monday.
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    MUSIC CLASSES FOR ADULTS
    107 5 free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Council for Adult Education will soon start music classes at Monk's Hill School. Mr. Paul Abisheganaden, of the Education Department, •aid- "Quite a number of Classes not exceeding 25 would be ideal, he said. Pupils could then be given individual attention.
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    Yogi speaks on religion
    64 5 Picture. YOGI SRI SHUDDANANDA BHARATI. the Indian spiritual leader, reading out a poem on Malaya, at the public lecture on "The Unity of Religion" at the Victoria Memorial Hall. Singapore, yesterday. On the Yogi's left are Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, the Commissioner General, and patron of
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    Court told: 'L' driver killed boy
    169 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. |\R. D. H. PONNAPALAM, of U Kuala Lumpur, stood m court yesterday with tears m his eyes and told Mr. A. P. Jack, Kuala Lumpur First Magistrate, how his son was fatally injured when his car was hit by a lorry.
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    They want ban on building lifted
    243 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thursday. lIARDWARE dealers here will meet soon to consider petitioning the Government to withdraw the restriction imposed on the erection of luxury buildings. Mr. Tan Boon Chia, president of the Selangor Hardware Dealers' Association, told the Free Press the supply position of
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    Squatters will get a tractor
    110 5 Squatters will get a tractor ALOR STAR, Thurs. HPHE resettlement programme m Kedah is being expanded and included m it are all the welfare services for the squatters, the State Resettlement Officer, Mr. J. G. Oilman, said yesterday. There are three new villages m Kedah at Padang Lembu, Kejai and
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    400 women join council
    72 5 400 women join council HOUR hundred have joined m- the Singapore Council of Women since it was formed two months ago. Majority are Chinese. Malays come second. Among the rest are Indians, Eurasians and Europeans. Some of them are educated and some illiterate. The secretary of the Council, Mrs. Shirin
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    A Welsh Valley In The Argentine Pampas
    1323 6  -  G. WARD PRICE Five Thousand Qrt^^^M^ Nearly a Century of Struggle to Conquer the Stony Desert by CHUBUT VALLEY, Patagonia. WHERE are the Iron- tiers of Wales? Not where the Severn Tunnel links Gloucestershire with Monmouthshire; nor where Moel Famau, outpost of the
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    28 6 Pour another gallon on, Harvey I'm not having Test matches brought to me by somebody or other's little pills/ 9 (Commercialisation of television is being discussed in Britain*.
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    A POWERFUL BODY DOING GOOD WORK
    929 6  -  PATRICK O'DONOVAN 7%e London County Council i 5.... By But the people it helps to rule take little interest m it only 41 per cent of the electorate voted at the last election IN England, at least, the idea of local government fills most
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    HAMMER RECORD AGAIN BEATEN
    516 7 ty A.P. Grosse A.S.P. broke the Malayan hammer throw record again yesterday at the inter-club athletics meeting organised by the Achilles Club on the Singapore Recreation Club padang. Returning a distance of 129 ft. 5 m. he bettered the Malayan record of 128 ft 11 m.
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    SPEEDY SPORE WEN
    315 7 SPEEDY SPORE WEN Singapore 3; Aryan Gymkhana. .1. ARYAN GYMKHANA who only last Sunday trounced Siro-Ma'ays five two, had to tow down to a make-shift Bng?porc XI at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. fejMM had as much or even irere of the game than did Singapore but apparently they were Ml
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    HIS FIRST CENTURY
    49 7 J 452^7 T b;ird hitynK s?»*trt»fr. ,I.. Laurence the r f «pen^ a '»ender w Rs reUr cr MMtor., at TaunjsS2 Lr» letelv W{ «tered %a nd hlt C. D O.v,; rt^'- M: IWr" Byj Tm/T an n -t «,,t 14: SSiT^! 4: €2 77 i?d
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    U.S. WON—BUT CHEERS FOR INDIA
    1111 7  - U.S. WON— BUT CHEERS FOR INDIA LEE SIEW YEE Mohan and men fought to last By |i was the day of the underdog at the Happy World Stadium last night. The Americans won the Inter-Zone Final of the Thomas Cup competition to meet Malaya m the Challenge Round, but it
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    MALAYA NAMES 6 PLAYERS
    79 7 Draw foday -if A I MM nas selected a r .-man team lor the challenge round of the Thomas Cup competition whirh will be played off at the Happy World on Saturday and Sunday nights. The sil placers nominated last i i?ht are: Wong P*ng S««»n.
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    MURPHY WINS BY K.O.
    42 7 IRISH 800 Murphy <177 \»lb.) of Dtnm .cave Reuben Jones lit of New York a beating ]*< Bight before finally knocking him oui m the fourth round of rf .r x -nediiied 10 rounder at T( ledo A P
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    BOOKIES BARRED
    47 7 TO cut down gambling there will be no bookmakers on the Poona and Bombay racecourses during the coming racing ?e»*on m Western India. The Bombay Government ha* •n*de this a condition of their -enewpl of the Western India TW dub's Mr#>w# for one year Reuter
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    NATH ELIMINATED
    24 7 NARENDRA Nath of In^ia wa^ bMten yesterday In th* t»en f s sin«ri^s s*r"»n* rcund of *h* «»irr^v Gn»tt Cou»*»« '»wn tennf«
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    Walker Cup star loses
    102 7 Walker Cup star loses rNDS of near gale force caused havoc m the British Amateur Golf championship at Preatwick. Scotland, yesterday. Bobby Knowles. Walker Cup member from Boston, was eliminated by a local milkman m the third round. The new En^iande*- w»« beaten 3 and 2. by Matt Alexander as
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    Tulyar was very nearly scratched
    276 7 Tulyar was very nearly scratched By JIM CHAMBERS TIHE Aga Khans Tulyar, JL suspected of beine strictly a mudlark, stormed over a concrete-like track yesterday, to win the 173 rd Derby from an international field. Superbly ridden by veteran Epsom jockey. Charlie Smirke, the ailing Muslim potentate's brown three-year-old won
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    Mohan soaked in bath of salt
    353 7 By NETMAN BERHAPS, a handful of the 8,000 spectators at the Happy World Stadium last night knew what went on behind the scenes of India's gallant bid to enter the challenge round. Indian's were still sore and stiff when they flew into Kallanq Airport
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    NO MORE TEST SOUVENIR SCRAMBLES
    159 7 BECAUSE it is considered undignified the traditional scramble for souvenirs following every Test match is being frowned upon by the M.C.C. The M.C.C. yesterday made the following announcement: "With th# agreement of ttie end of a test natch shall be discontinued during the present series
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    'WELL DONE'
    29 7 KEN DAVIDSON, U.S. team manager puts am arm round Mohan, and s ays: "well played." India team manarer Jagit Saxetta (right) smiles, while Mohan sucks an orange.
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    Outschoorn hits unfinished 120
    400 7 OOWLERS taking advantage of a dusty pitch shot 13 out 21 batsmen during the day m the match between Surrey and Warwickshire at the Oval yesterday. Surrey, who are lying second to Middlesex m the County championship table, were all out for 154 m 170 mm.
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    Today's sport
    38 7 SOCCER: Div. 1, Tigers REME— J. Besar; Div. 3 A, Balestier C.C. v. Indian Bro. Socceriteo—CYMA. BUSINESS HOUSES: Div. 1, Chartered Bank w. OTEC •A'— Farrer Park; Div. 3, Handelsbank v. Hongkong Bank 'B Clerical Union.
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    FRENCHMAN LOSES
    28 7 FENCH middleweight Raymond Dicu (169 lb) leU his second American start last night an unanimous 10-round decision to veteran Joe Rindone (165 1/2 lb) of Boston.
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    SELETAR SPORTS
    260 7 RESULTS of the Rcyal Air Force Seletar athletic sport* held yesterday were: S sates: l. BAC Redmond; 2, Cpl. Stroccer: 3. Blandford. Time: 16 mins 57 sees. Hammer: 1. SAC Stand: 2. SAC Jackson; 3. Cpl. Szymanick. 92'f". Fole Vaalt: 1. Warnette; 2, F/O. Carrott; 3. Cpl. Merton.
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    England win in Switzerland after 19 years
    264 7 ENGLAND retained their unbeaten international soccer record this season when they defeated Switzerland m Zurich yesterday by 3—o. It was the first time an English international team had won m Switzerland for 19 years. A goal by inside forward Jackie Sewell m the
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    Savitt loses to Sturgess
    98 7 DICK Savltt, American holder of the Wimbledon title was beaten by Eric S' urges* of South Africa m the quarterfinals of the men's singles m the French international lawn tennis championships m Paris yesterday. Sturgess won 6-2, €-8, 4-6. 8-6. 8-6. The American had several attacks
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    MANY ESCAPES REPORTED FROM P.o. W. ISLAND
    545 8 MANY ESCAPES REPORTED FROM P.o. W. ISLAND tfoie prisoners reach Communist^|^^gr^|ftf|^ KOJE, Thursday. CLXTY-SIX Communist prisoners are missing from the U.N. prisoners-of-war camps on Koje and at least three have already made their way safely to Communist territory. An American official yesterday admitted- that altogether 457 Reds had escaped from
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    DR. MOSSADEQ
    27 8 Persia's premier, Mr. Mossadeq, arrived at Schipol airport last night to represent his country at the Hague court hearings m the Anglo-Iranian oil dispute. A.P
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    Comrade Chang's revenge
    157 8 HONGKONG, Thur. PVERYONE m the Canton E outskirts, Sunwui District, of Kwangtung thought Chang Chen-mou was a model Communist. As a public security (Secret Police) official, he rigidly upheld the Red law a«d showed no favouritism. When his father, wife, son and daughter were sentenced to death
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    BRITAIN REJECTS PEKING PROTEST
    246 8 H.K. under barrage of calumny LONDON, Thursday. BRITAIN has rejected as "completely without foundation" a protest by the Chinese Communist Government alleging persecution of certain Chinese inhabitants of Hong Kong. A note handed to the Chinese Government by the British Charge D'Affaires m Peking, and published
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    BBC WONT BUST UP NUDE TV SHOW
    117 8 BBC WONT BUST UP NUDE TV SHOW LONDON, Thurs. A PARIS show scheduled to be relayed to Britain m July brought up an old problem. Should French showgirls be televised without their brassieres? Last year the French girls were imported to London for a TV show and shocked BBC officials
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    U.S. CASUALTIES
    19 8 United States battle casualties m Korea have reached 108,977, an increase of 270 m a week. Reuier.
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    RED TRADE PACT
    18 8 Communist East Germany yesterday, announced a new one-year trade pact with Red China. A. P.
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    POSTAL TALKS END
    41 8 POSTAL TALKS END REPRESENTATIVES of the Singapore Post and Telegraph Uniformed Staff Union leaving the Colonial Secretary's Office after a one-hour meeting the final one to settle their claims with the Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. L. Blythe, yesterday. Free Press picture.
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    Writer tells of all-male orgies
    288 8 WASHINGTON, Thurs. SENATE j investigators yesterday made public the testimony by a onetime FBI informer that a high official m the Czechoslovak Embassy here gave parties for homosexuals, including "a man from the United States Government". The testimony was given to the Senate Internal Security
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    Fireman held as firebug
    76 8 OTTAWA, Thurs. pOLICE last night arrested a city fireman an a charge of arson. The man, Frank Eric Thompson, 27, a member of the Ottawa Fire Department, for more than three years, was accused of starting blazes within 30 minutes m two small hotels three blocks
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    Earl Russell, 80, sued far divorce—again
    130 8 Earl Russell, 80, sued far divorce— again LONDON, Thursday. piARL (Bertrand) Russell's third wife is seeking a divorce from the 80-year-old philosophermathematician. The case appeared under undefended suite listed at the London Divorce Court yesterday. Grounds were not listed. Countess Russell, the former Patricia Spense, 41, a writer, married Russell
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    SEVEN DIE IN B-36 CRASH
    50 8 A B-36 bomber, the world's biggest aircraft, exploded and crashed at Carswell Air Force bate near Fort Worth, Texas yesterday killing seven of the crew and wounding ten. Just before its wheels hit the runways three sharp explosions were followed by a tremendous Mast.- A.P.
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    Floods in wake of "quake
    21 8 Severe earth tremors and floods have hit the town of Sadlya m the northeast Assam hills.
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