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Title Section19 1952-08-27 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA i 18.481. SINGAPORE, WEDNESDAY, AUGI'ST 21, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS19 words
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Article, Illustration230 1952-08-27 1 Olivia feared violent husband IIOU \".«OO1>. Wed. SCREEN STAR Olivia de Haul land, 36, observed her >i\th wedding anniversary yesterday by divorcing her novelist husband Martm Goodrich on chars rs that he flew into such violent ra^es that she was raii she "might not sur- c.** told Superior Judge Thurmond230 words
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Article91 1952-08-27 1 A FULL programme for the Duchess of Kent's visit to Malaya m October will be issued m London m a few days, it was learned officially last night. An official announcement m June said, that the Duchess and her 16-year-old son, the Duke of Kent, woitid visit Singapore,Reuter - 91 words
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Article51 1952-08-27 1 Strangler can 't appeal LONDON, Wed. THE Attorney-Generaal yesterday refused permis- n for child-strangler John Thomas Straffen to appeal against his hanging sentence to the House of Lords. Straffen 22 was given the death sentence last month the strangling of five-year-old Linda Bowyer during his five-hour breakout from Broadmoor criminal51 words
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Article21 1952-08-27 1 The 40th day heat wave at Dallas, Texas, has kilted 2; persons and destroyed crops wortn US$lOO,OOO,OOO U.P.U.P. - 21 words
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Article604 1952-08-27 1 India may call on U.N. to act m Africa j OH AXXESBURG. Wednesday. JHE South African delegation to the United Nations declined official comment on reports from New Delhi that India planned to ask the General Assembly to debate the racial policies of Dr. Malan, theReuter - 604 words
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Article77 1952-08-27 1 BERLIN. Wed. WEST BERLIN police have arrested a man believed to be an agent of the Communist zone secret police sent to keep an eye on Easteners attending last week's Catholic congress. Police arrested Hermann Gerigk, 28. of Potsdam, on suspicion, of being an informer for77 words
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Article24 1952-08-27 1 An 11 -year-odd Teochew girl was robbed yesterday of a gold chain and locket, worth $110, by a woman m Havelock Road.24 words
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237 1952-08-27 1 ALDERGROVE, Northern Ireland, Wednesday. A CREW OF BRITISH RAF war heroes made th first one-day round-trip crossing o» the Atlantic m history yesterday m a twin- jet Canberra Mark V bomber, the world^fastoit ed at Aldergrove air base, streaked to Newfoundland— soU.P. - 237 words
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Article128 1952-08-27 1 Veil is off faster-than-sound jet LONDON. Wed. THE security veil was lifted here yesterday on a new -itish Jet fighter which ex- -eded the speed of sound 1 750 miles per hour) and is c'.almed to be the only air•raft that can overcome "the ision barrier," one of the iggest128 words
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Article, Illustration71 1952-08-27 1 THE £14,000 jet propelled speed boat White Hawk is hauled to the shore after it dived briefly under the surface of Lake Windermerc during a trial ran. The boat is owned by Frank Han-nins-Lee,an ex-naval officer, and his wife Stella who hope to recapture the world's waterReuter - 71 words
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Article212 1952-08-27 1 'Narrow view' on Eden wedding LONDON, Wednesday. f»HE Modern Churchmen's Union has replied to the attack on Mr. Eden's marriage m the Church Times, which had said that "apparently those who occupy the highest positions may now break the Church's law without embarrassment or reproach."212 words
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Article51 1952-08-27 1 CAIRO. Wed. fjIEZ MANUFACTURERS rose m protest yesterday against a plan to put sombreros on Egyptians. Sponsors of the sombrero plan told the Ministry of Social Affairs that these were more practical than the Fez because they offered protection from the tropical sun as demonstrated m Mexico.U.P. - 51 words
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Article76 1952-08-27 1 SINGAPORE film magnate and amateur ornithologist, Mr. Loke wan Tho, flies tomorrow by Qantas-BOAC for a two-month stay m the mountains of New Guinea where he hopes to photograph the Birds of Paradise. Mr Loke win scale the 5.000' ft.-high Mt. Hagen which will serve76 words
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Article91 1952-08-27 1 Free Press Staff Reporter RUSHING home on receiving a phone message, a Chinese housewife living m Orchard Road Singapore, found that her jewellery, worth $1,070 had been stolen Her almeirah had been forced i open. Investigations led to the recovery of some of the jewellery91 words
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Article23 1952-08-27 1 Return to tea-time might solve America's alcoholism problem, Dr. Andrew Ivy, Vice-Presldent of the University of Illinois, suggested yesterday.23 words
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Article33 1952-08-27 1 The Communist newspaper Ta Kung Pao said yesterday that 650 Chinese deported from Malaya arrived m Canton by boat on Sunday. They were described as rubber, mine and farm workers.- A.P.A.P. - 33 words
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Article72 1952-08-27 1 LISBON, Wednesday. MR ANTHONY EDEN, the British Foreign Secretary, yesterday got back to affairs of state > even the end of his 10-day honeymoon He spent 20 minutes with the Portuguese Premier., Dr. Antonio «al«ar. Yesterday was the last day of the honeymoon. Mr EdenReuter - 72 words
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280 1952-08-27 1 U.S. oil man may sign deal with Teheran TEHERAN, Wednesday. THE AMERICAN OIL MAN, Mr. Alton Jmcs, A yesterday inspect-d the giant oil ivftneriev Abadan and Teheran MiripMliffl said the y believed the Persian govcr me:U would sign an agreement with the Cities Serv.ce orpoiation, of which he is the280 words
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Article127 1952-08-27 1 MALAYA TRADE IMPROVES Free Press Staff Reporter MALAYA'S foreign trade last month jumped r>y nearly $22,000,000 over June figures to $606,544,000. July exports rose to $300,011,210, which is $24,250,000 over June. There was an adverse balance of over $6,520,000. This was considerably below the $23,224,000 registered m June. July's adverse127 words
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Article28 1952-08-27 1 Greece yesterday appealed to the United Nations to help it settle its dispute with Communist Bulgaria over two tiny islands m the Evros river. U.P.U.P. - 28 words
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Advertisement35 1952-08-27 1 I You're only I I half enjoying I I your meals I until you taste I DAW SENS I I PICKLES I I CHUTNEY I COLD STORAGE I I SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO. LTD. I35 words
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Advertisement69 1952-08-27 1 IW NORTH BRIDGE R? BUS) SMI-i TO G/^ FO(7 beautiful hands and twinkle toes... H W^jti^rj it i i i Mi it Jim fi f Lp^^^ 'I $^.15 U^l/5 per bottle Lhb^i^^^ b^b^l. &£&LL£r SnaJ«» of WWf« PeaH 1 Rom Pearl Fireweed iirp Heart. Break Pink Wt Raving Beauty C69 words
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Article, Illustration891 1952-08-27 2 You Want a Sgt.Major, Not a Doctor, if... A doctor speaks to those who secretly fear a pain m the back ARE YOU SCARED TO SEE YOUR DOCTOR? HAYS oiten regretted that I never had ihe nerve to set my revenue on the small boy who chalked Pedside Manor on891 words
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Article, Illustration452 1952-08-27 2 KON-TIKI MAN TRACKS RED INDIANS [THE CHAPMAN PINCHER COLUMN IF a Hollywood film director decides that a scalphunting attark by Red Indians would pep up a Pacific islar.tf romance he may not be wildly wrone: if h puts one m. The grass-skirted native> of Hawaii. Tahiti, and score.** of other452 words
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Article114 1952-08-27 2 YJLTEARING a frown TT will get you down" was the slogan for 150 scientists and doctors who met at Cranfield, near Bedford, to argue about fatigue, recently. Frowning is probably, the main cause of tired eyes, Mr. H. C. Weston, a t Medical Research Council eye expert, claimed. The114 words
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Article746 1952-08-27 2 FDSF Regulate the diet and have an occasional medical check My mother is 50 and of frail constitution. In 1943 she had "heart trouble* and m 1947 "kidney trouble." Today she is well. What should she do to live to a ripe old ooe? YOUNG746 words
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Advertisement183 1952-08-27 2 YittS Is What I W# fc INDIGESTION Ye»—MACLEAN BRAND STOMACH POWDER quickly relieves indigestion. Keep a bottle aJwmrs handy and take a dose whenever you k are troubled by flatulence, heartburn nausea! |fc stomach pains, etc. Countless thousands rel> I on MACLEAN BRAND STOMACH POWDER- BHHHk you can do ao183 words
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Miscellaneous362 1952-08-27 2 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN" today, courage, ambition and perseverance are j nly a few of the qualificatiins that should bring you txceptional succe>v m yo«t]. it is likely that you will »c something of a dreamer, always building castles m tJie air. Because of this, you may be misunderstood even362 words
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Article, Illustration307 1952-08-27 3 Man crawls 40 feet to halt runaway train rnnmnc away at 40 miles an hour, wUh the drher collated across the coal m his engine tender railwnv I^^? 8 a 9on world's smallest Hvth^Tw^ 131-mile RomneyH>th e -D>mchurch line. It wa s making good time ?er^ eSS n itS nine307 words
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Article276 1952-08-27 3 side rvlnermble dealer. NoItTH AJ t 3 ?J» 2 S 4k X 10 S 4 4 X 10 1 II 0 X 7 4 +i7§l a Q SOITH AX 4 0 A J 10 8 A t .t bidding: West North East AM Pus H -our.: 11 .^>276 words
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Article41 1952-08-27 3 The United Nations >.. rust territory m V a has asked French ad- m ials to ex- what happened to a Graphic reporter re--d as having been ard and imprtsoned by French police after he had rviewed the Mission A.P.A.P. - 41 words
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142 1952-08-27 3 HE TRIES TO BOTTLE ROMANCE ONCE MORE NEW YORK, Wed. JRANK Hayostak refuses to i say die m the romance department. His "aspirin bottle" romance with an Irish milkmaid havinor ended inconclusively, the 27-year-old American are-welder came home by plane. Undaunted, he promptly rode to the edge of Jamaica BayU.P. - 142 words
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Article53 1952-08-27 3 OSLO. Wed. MISS Margaret Tru-.nan chatted with Norwegian newspapermen about the weather. daddy," colour television and bodyguards. There wasn't I sour note m the talks Asked how she felt about President Truman's decision not to seek re-election she said "Whatever he does, it is all rightReuter - 53 words
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Article24 1952-08-27 3 Crown Prince Savang of Laos, Indo China, said that American capital investment and knowhow are welcome m his father's kingdom, says U.P.U.P. - 24 words
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Article19 1952-08-27 3 Japan may negotiate soon with Commonwealth countries for promises of a "most favoured nation treatment". ReuterReuter - 19 words
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Article43 1952-08-27 3 A 21 -foot pyuhon is crawling through the streets of the city m Southern Honshu, and zoo authorities are searching for it. The snake was one of the attractions of a roving zoo appearing at a school ground A.P.A.P. - 43 words
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Article25 1952-08-27 3 Six Egyptian police officers after a tour of Washington Police Department said they were impressed by the efficiency of American police methods. U.P.U.P. - 25 words
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Article22 1952-08-27 3 Crown Prince Sayang announced that this IndoChinese nation of Laos will soon send its own minister to Washington. A.P.A.P. - 22 words
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Article257 1952-08-27 3 LONDON, Wednesday. TWO letters may determine why Mr. Henry Glenister, 45-year-old bank executive, farmer and racehorse owner, died. He was foun^ dead m his Bentley car, which was parked m a wood near Midhurst, Sussex. One letter, found cti the car's driving seat, was257 words
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Article148 1952-08-27 3 Boy's hair was full of wasps BRISTOL. We* WHEN Roger White. 14, fell into a wasps' nest while climbing a ravine at Blaise Castle a Bristol beauty spot, he was covered with angry, buzzing insects within minutes. A schoolboy ficm Normandy. Michael Riche. 17, who has been on holiday at148 words
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Article27 1952-08-27 3 Two French explorers will attempt the first complete recorded trip down the entire length of the Nile River from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. U.P.U.P. - 27 words
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Article22 1952-08-27 3 Quadruplets all boys and all healthy have been born to an African woman, Minyowuza Ndamase, near Queenstown, Cafe Province. ReuterReuter - 22 words
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138 1952-08-27 3 LONDON, Wed. WHILE attached to the British Embassy m Teheran, a 28-year-old wireless operator fell m love with his orphan servant girl two years ago. And he may never see her again. The Persian Foreign Office has forbidden the girl, 28-year-old Mary iMahin\138 words
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121 1952-08-27 3 Boxing padre wins applause of prisoners DARTMOOR, Wed. gIX HUNDRED prisoner* Dartmoor cheered z their 33-year-old chapla.i the Rev. L. Lloyd Rees. climbed into an open-air ring to face up to Freddie Mills. Freddie, former world light i heavy-weight champion, and I Mr. Rees boxed one round. Said Mills afterwards:121 words
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Article29 1952-08-27 3 Iraq has not been invited ;to join the proposed Middle j East defence command, Dr Fadhel Famali, its Foreign Minister, said m a press [statement.— AJ\ A.P.A.P. - 29 words
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Article23 1952-08-27 3 Native long-shoremen m Tunis have ended their week-long strike called to prevent 60 new dockers from getting work cards. U.P.U.P. - 23 words
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252 1952-08-27 3 Few soft words bring new hope to wounded man SEOUL, Wednesday. rjOCTORS on the U.S. Navy hospital shiv. Haven, did not give much hope for the badly wounded Marine brought aboard for treatment. He lay m a cast from his head down, and was nearly dead. They applied the "noA.P. - 252 words
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150 1952-08-27 3 3 youths stripped girl of swim suit LONDON, Wed WHEN three boys at Watford Ju\^nile Court admitted an offence, a probation officer said two of them had no sex instruction at home and the third practically none. The boys two aged 15 and cue 16. were put on probation for150 words
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Advertisement21 1952-08-27 3 6x6 ON F AB S^^r-^ 900 W Co»>» p^. V* M car*"*** V tun t td.i 1^ VO»«^^ w> CO- U21 words
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Advertisement163 1952-08-27 3 Accountancy. ByW Pickles $18.00 Carter's Advanced Accounts. By R. A. Goodman 7.50 Key to Carter's Advanced Accounts $15.00 Readings m the Theory of International Trade American Economic Association Series $18.00 An Introduction to Economic Analysis By K. Eartham $10.80 The Substance of Economics. By H A Silverman $10.80 Modern Book163 words
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Miscellaneous246 1952-08-27 3 RADIO LISTENING SINGAPORE 1 pjn. E hel Smith, Organ; 0.25 p.m. Progiau^ne Summary; 1.30 News; 1.45 2 Lunch Time 530 Think On These Things Prom.; 6.13 Signature Tune; 6.15 Christian hymns, their music, and News 6.30 China Today: 6.40 their meaning; 5.45 M*et The Announcements; 6.45 Music from Commonwealth; 6.15246 words
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Article485 1952-08-27 4 LAST night, the seventh nisht of the seventh moon, many Chinese m 1 Singapore, m common with Chinese m other parts of the world, celebrated the festival of the virgin seam- t stress and the shepherd, i nd has U that the love: k nd parted on earth.485 words
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Article, Illustration1241 1952-08-27 4 Pjftf\Y €2« probe into a fantastic W**»» British gambling industry. Another soccer season has begun m Britain. This means that millions will gamble on the results through the football pools. In the article below Joseph Carrity shows how fantastic fortunes have been made by pools firms1,241 words
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Article124 1952-08-27 4 iieetliovtn: No. 7 m i played by C'laudio Arrau (piano) Col. LX 8917-9. With the death of Schnabel it seems as though the Chilean pianist, Arrau, will become the leading Beethoven exponent His Beethoven recordings so far justify this assumption. He has the same majestic conception, the same124 words
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Article375 1952-08-27 4 PRESTO - PRESTO Music topics by "]lf ASTERPIECES are A not single ar.d solitary tut the outcome of many years of thinking m common so that the experience of the mass is behind the individual voice* is a definition by Virgini Wolf, the authored which comes as nei being true as375 words
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Article239 1952-08-27 4 FELIX - 'SHOWBUSINESS' TONIGHT FELIX By mONIGH f Singapore s Victoria Theatre will turn its spot lights on 30 seductively curved beauties when they take the sta^e for SHOW BUSINESS, 195? To Judge from rehearsals— and there have been at least 15 over the past three months— this ought to be one239 words
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Article38 1952-08-27 4 LATEST RECORDS I'm I.urkv i lEft HM\. The vocalist Ria pie.Lutr solo Ugh rangcment. Room, Perdid (1 d Blue Iv '"With a Bow handled Stan Freerr.nr. Q the hurpported oy drums. Certain r»m the whole the number 138 words
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Article, Illustration478 1952-08-27 4 FU HSI - EMPEROR LOVED MUSIC -AND MAIDENS FU HSI by rpHE CHINESE have -1 delighted m the obvious charms of talented young girl singers for centuries. It was the great Tang emoeror, Hsuan Tsung. who really get down to exercising this partiality on an imperial, wholesale scale. Hsuan Tsung was a great478 words
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Article44 1952-08-27 4 >1 play Pu v by stanc... the v. so bad But not go— t! had DO "They I to «o-calleci v :iich 1 "I cam* interval wild v I listened U cal woman win w» when she w« I audienr-44 words
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Advertisement13 1952-08-27 4 I Quality j m I Jewellery H. SENA LTD. j SINGAPORE. PENANG. BANGKOK.13 words
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Advertisement24 1952-08-27 4 The (pnHGMseut comes Ifr X^%r? CALDBECKS 1864 jt jf^L Leading Wine y^^B Spirit Merchants I^9 The Far East CALDBECK mmm Mi HACGREGOR&C?L T Il9f>^24 words
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Article162 1952-08-27 5 1, 700 are fed at child centres Free Press Staff Reporter QNE thousand seven hundred and forty-seven Singapore children are being led six times a week at the 15 child feeding centres run by the Social Welfare Department. This figure represents a big increase162 words
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341 1952-08-27 5 SPCA PLAN TO FIGHT RABIES IN S'PORE Free Press Staff Reporter rpHE Society for the A Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is asking Government to have a single veterinary service for Singapore. At present there are three services Government, City Council and Rural Board. This will help to prevent the341 words
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Article28 1952-08-27 5 SEGAMAT. Wed. Three Chinese and an Indian were fined a total of $105 m the Segamat Court for offering price controlled goods without displaying price lists.28 words
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153 1952-08-27 5 THE first regional English school for Pulau Tekong Besar, off Changi Point, Singapore, will be opened at the end of the year. The school will be housed! m a Malay school on the is- land. Mr. R. E. Ince, the Deputy Director of Education,153 words
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Article103 1952-08-27 5 GOVERNMENT trained VJ Chinese school teachers m Singapore will ask the Education Department to treat them m the same way as teachers m Chinese primary schools as regards pay and conditions of service. There are 200 such -.ea'ihers m the colony. The Singapore Chinese Schools' Conference103 words
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Article143 1952-08-27 5 SUBSTATIONS liable to load shedding tonight are: Orchard Kd N.A.A.F.I Armenian St Static Adelphl Capita., New* Ud 1 A 2. Chancery Lane. Wayanf Sata, Chartered Bank. Chin* Bank Asia Buildin*. Georie St Static. Ipr Pickerinr St. Cpr. Crost StyPModa St.. Ipr. Hokien St.. Piekerinr 94,1 'Ch«rch 6*.. lor.143 words
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Article19 1952-08-27 5 SITCAWAN, Wed. Mr. C. L. Rycroft, the Dindings oianter, has returr*»d from i holiday In South Africa19 words
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Article25 1952-08-27 5 SEGAMAT. Wed. Tan Chai Choon, 25, was acquitted when the charge against him of corruptly giving 30 cents to a constable was withdrawn25 words
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Article23 1952-08-27 5 SITIAWAN. Wed.— A social, m aid of the Dindings District Welfare Fund, was hefid at the Malayan Chinese Association hall, Sitiawan.23 words
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Article, Illustration92 1952-08-27 5 A CONCERT m aid of the Redemptorist Fathers' Building Fund will be presented by the Catholic Young Men's Association of the Sacred Heart Church at the Victoria Theatre. Singapore, on Sept. 5 and 7 at 8.30 p.m. The programme will consist of instrumental pieces,92 words
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Article126 1952-08-27 5 rE president or the Singapore Chinese Chamber of commerce, Mr. Tan Siak Kew, yesterday defended the sending of scroils and v.rcachs j Iby friends and night visits and mahjong parties at Chinese funerals because they helped to lend colour and reliev>e the drabne&s of the ocJ126 words
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Article123 1952-08-27 5 Free Press Staff Reporter FIVE hundred officers and boys from eleven ccoi- panics of the Singapore Battalion of the Boys' Brigade will hold their annual review and display on Sept. 27 at Empress Place. The Governor. Mr. J. P. Nicoll, who is patron of the Brigade,123 words
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Article41 1952-08-27 5 IPOH. Wed.— A warning ti all unlicensed drivers wa^ given by Inche Hassan bin Hussein, Ipoh Magistrate, when he fined a youth, Choy Ngow. $250 for driving withoui a licence or an insurant policy. Choy pleaded guilty.41 words
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Article128 1952-08-27 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Wed. WAR Department employees are now entitled to a refund of part of the inpatient treatment charges made /by local Government hospitals. These hospital expenses witl, however. only cover charges like surgical and x-ray treatment and do not help pay maintenance charges.128 words
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135 1952-08-27 5 HOMES TOO OLD-BUT WON'T BE BROKEN Free Press Staff Reporter AVERCROWDING m the city of Singapore has forced the Government to spend $363,500 to maintain 1,571 houses which would otherwise have been demo.ished. These buildings were originally private houses on Crown land. On the expiration of the 99-year leases on135 words
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Article24 1952-08-27 5 The production of tin-in-ccncentrates m Malaya m July amounted to 4,847 tons. Stocks of tin metal and t.n-in-concentrates amounted to 7,294 tons.24 words
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Advertisement92 1952-08-27 5 REMEMBER!! JUST ARRIVED JB^OT If you want a demonstration of 2 >^^^ Radioplayers or radiograms A//er office hours or on Sundays X Please call at our Showroom at 15, Tiong Bahru Road. tOpen from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. dairy except Monday*) Z COMMERCIAL TRADERS LTD. house of hire.purchase Head92 words
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Article, Illustration921 1952-08-27 6 a.a JENKINS - a. a JENKINS A short story by \yHEN Vask came across the bear tracks m the fores! snow, he skid away at right-angles aw! began to "ring" the neighbourhood. Anxiously peering. ahead as he weni, thy I^app described a huge circle working un erringly by the921 words
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Article, Illustration54 1952-08-27 6 GFG photo. The Judge sums up, but needs no jury to give him the verdict— beautiful Principals m the case are Australian singer, Harold Williams and actress Yvonne Marsh, both playing m the Trial By Jury' sequence of the new 'Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Sullivan' film atReuter - 54 words
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Article490 1952-08-27 6 HUGH SUTHERLAND - HUGH SUTHERLAND by MORE than 2| million prisoners of war, listed as held hv the Soviet Union a' the crul of the war m (945, have seemingly vanished At least A mi Lion ot them are Germans and Japanese; the rest are of Austrian, Dutch.490 words
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112 1952-08-27 6 BALESTIER C.C. SCORE 7 GOALS v. NETAJI OALESTIER Community Centre trounced a ten-man NetaJl Manorial P.C. team 7-0 In a SAFA Dtr SA League match on a wet and muddy Geylang Stadium pttcb Five of tht NetaJl men played without boots, two without jerscyt. Balertter tod 2-0 at half tlnM.112 words
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956 1952-08-27 6 CHARLES BARNptt - HE CLIMBED A MOUNTAIN BEFORE FIGHT CHARLES BARNptt Mi a By pAILURE of Ser*t. Percy Jones to make 1h x flyweight limit for his proposed belt match v t Tancy Lee was something m the natur tragedy, for the little Welshman was taken < n th* roads to run on*956 words
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Advertisement162 1952-08-27 6 CAPITOL TODAY II 1.45. 4. 6.3». 9.30 SEASON EXTENDED! 'HARLEM GLOBE TROTTERS" Columbia Picture BTBGMIi PATH* NEWS: I \nmouth Disaster! Opening of the Edinburgh Festival! \ll Free Lists Strictly Suspt nded. Next Change "THE PIRATE'S REVENGE 11. 1.45. 4. 6.3«. 9.3# Erro! Flynn m 'THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN FABIAN" Republic162 words
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Miscellaneous128 1952-08-27 6 mSndrdkG Exclusive to the Singapore Free Press m Malaya 1 9OMET1«S THEY PUT ON J| If TMAT I HfcAR THAT, WOliTM£ Sluy STUFF' II /«*m~rt BETTiA H-ISAWALTrTU -~*-A THE DUMMY M€ AD, OftT 1 ISN*TTM p&*KW&nl yOi OlOliT BCU£VI LOOK WTO THAT/ GREEN UAH, ONE ttTKAT'SMOW OMAQAAKMI&MT? TOOK IT OFF128 words
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Article, Illustration496 1952-08-27 7 MAXIM AND MANAGER SUSPENDED NA C support for Solomons T HL S w > ookr k Athletic Commission (NAC) yesterday suspended world lightheavy we.ght champion Joey Maxim and his R^^fi, Ja T k Kearns for thdr ref us «l meet ■ft? P Turpm ln London nnetx t month. Ta gA.P.; U.P.; Reuter - 496 words
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Article290 1952-08-27 7 X VF. Seletar 1; 3.8.0.D 0 O A.F. Seletar scored a solitary goal to beat iV No. 3. 8.0.D. In this Singapore Amateur F.A. Cup tie at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Seletar will now meet Royal Navy m the semi-finals. The 8.0.D. players took290 words
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Article104 1952-08-27 7 LUIGI CAVANNA, of Italy, was credited officially with setting 14 new world speed records lor motorcycles m a series of dazzling dashes down the MunichIngolstadt Autobahn yesterday.. The International Motorcycle Federation confirmed the marks which Cavanna set on a 250 cc. Motoguzzi with sidecar white officials104 words
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Article15 1952-08-27 7 U.K. Rugby league results: Dewsbury 7 CasUeford 18. Keighley 10 Leeds 18 ReuterReuter - 15 words
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Article176 1952-08-27 7 S; m embers oi the Australian test team which d England m 1948 have ten *o the Australian press m defence of Keith •en, manager of the has been adversely following his evidence m the recent defamation action brought by test :eter Sidney Barnes. The letterReuter; AAP - 176 words
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Article210 1952-08-27 7 W orld record by Belgian athlete BELGIAN Olympic runner, Gaston Reifl, set up a new world record for two miles m Paris Tuesday by COfcilug the distance m eight minutes 40.4 seconds. The previous record of 8 mins. 42.8 seconds was set up by Gundar Haegg of Sweden m StockholmA.P. - 210 words
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Article43 1952-08-27 7 YT.K. football results:— En*. League I: Burnley 3 Stcke City 2. Eng- L**f»e Ul (South)- Bristol City 0 Millwall 0 Eng. League 111 (North I Oldham Athletic 5 Dwrlington 0. Ulster Cup: Bangor 0 Linfleld 2 Glentoran 5 Crusaders 0. ReuterReuter - 43 words
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Article104 1952-08-27 7 ARMY and Royal Navy will meet m their annual two-day cricket match m Singapore over the weekend. The match, which is being played at the Naval Base will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Following will represent the Army: C6L O. S. Knox.104 words
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Article250 1952-08-27 7 DEFENDING champion. Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta. Georgia, clouting the ball with her usual consistency, won medalist honours of the 1952 women's U.S. national amateur golf tournament day as she fired a three par 76 orer the tricky Waverly Country Club course. *tlln* intermittent showI nd occasionalU.P. - 250 words
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Article, Illustration50 1952-08-27 7 This picture of Jack Reams (left) and world champion Joey Maxim was taken m London when Maxim and his manager were welcomed at Southampton by Jack Solomons after their trip from America. It was on this trip that Maxim won the world cruiserweight crown from Britain's Freddy Mills.50 words
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Article686 1952-08-27 7 JI'RREY, the new county champions, established two post-war cricket records when they beat Hampshire at Southampton yesterday by six wickets. The 12 points Surrey took m this match made their total for this season 248 which surpassed the 236 points gained by Middlesex when theyReuter - 686 words
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Article38 1952-08-27 7 BUDGE Patty of Los Angeles entered the quarter-finals of the Istanbul international tennis championships on Tuesday, beating Turkeys Ernes Talay 6-1, 6-0. Others qualifying for the gup. ter-flnals: Armando Vieira <B*--ril) and Josip Pallada (Yugo<=' via).38 words
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Article240 1952-08-27 7 ALLAN LEWIS - Cook is unable to come ALLAN LEWIS TURF TOPICS By T ATEST news regarding jockey for the Spencer stable is that Billy Cook cannot make the trip. He told Jack Spencer on the overseas telephone that he would like to ride "m Malaya but it is impossible at present. He240 words
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Article52 1952-08-27 7 PHILIPPINE flyweight champion I L Tanny Campo will leave for a series of exhibition matches m Japan and Honolulu m the latter part of September, his manager Philippe Menard announced. Menard said after the Japan trip they would fly to Honolulu to challenge world flyweight champion.U.P. - 52 words
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Article671 1952-08-27 7 MIDDLESEX FAIL TO BE A T THE CLOCK pANKAJ ROY who had been one of India's biggest batting disappointments of the tour at last found his true form against Middlesex at Lo ds yesterday. His brilliant 131 was the main feature of the India second innings which enabled then IReuter - 671 words
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Article51 1952-08-27 7 4 TEAM of French cydlite dropped out of the 1.487 mile* "Tour of Britain" cycle race ye*They complained they coulc. get enough beefsteaks "to build up stamina for such a race." >>at is rationed m Britain, but meat -starved Britons are In th« lead m the race.A.P. - 51 words
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Advertisement136 1952-08-27 7 fIHP K»jl 1 f'r ~^rf jßS^m^*^^^ "ASSESS f I *b^b^^ aft .JN Cut Operating Costs Change to igfypd Thames Diesel ted with the famous Perkin P. 6. Diesel engine of proved depenibility. A tough and powerful truck built for hard work and long y'xi^KjHtH^ ife m the finest Ford tradition.136 words
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Article, Illustration124 1952-08-27 8 HOLLY WOOP Beauty Hint HoHwvood Even thovi-: 1 aril) part your hair only or even not at all, you shoulJ part rral places while brushing >Jviscs glamour srylbt M«\ i ror, Jr. The extra lovely hair of Florence M^rly offers splendid example of the beauty results which can come from124 words
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Article, Illustration441 1952-08-27 8 Reds plan new purge campaign HONG KONG, Wednesday. TiHE STRICT FAMILY SYSTEM on which Chinese society has been based for generations will be smashed by a new Communist purge campaign aimed at controlling the thoughts 01 more than 450.0)0.000 people. New plans by the all-powerfulReuter - 441 words
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Article152 1952-08-27 8 Riot chief pleads for his life CAIRO. Wed. MUSTAFA Khamis. 20. yesterday pleaded wi I h T-General Mohamed Neguib for his life air declared forfeited by a milicourt for beirg the ringleader of the Kar II Dawar riots near Alexandria two weeks ago. Khamis was whisked away to the CairoA.P.; U.P.; Reuter - 152 words
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Article35 1952-08-27 8 A four-man United Nations Educational. Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO* mission left Paris for South Korea yesterday for a i six-month survey cf the edu- cat ion al needs of the country ReuterReuter - 35 words
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Article35 1952-08-27 8 The British cargo ship. St. Thomas, is at Buenos Aires, loading a shipment of 6,000 tons of cotton. This is the first cotton sold to Britain by Argentina for many years. A.P.A.P. - 35 words
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Article25 1952-08-27 8 A Japanese goodwill mission of seven now on tour of South-East Asian countries met the Burmese Premier, U Nu, m Rangoon yesterday. ReuterReuter - 25 words
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Article285 1952-08-27 8 CAIRO, Wed. 'THE sealed gates of the oldest Royal palace m Egypt, Raseltin, m western j Alexandria, were opened by the army yesterday for a further glimpse at the lush life of former King Farouk This yellow-grey two storey fortress-like palace is perched on the topU.P. - 285 words
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Article269 1952-08-27 8 TOKYO, Wednesday. JAPAN'S Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. J Sinchi Shibusawa, hinted yesterday that an error m handling the case of two British sailors made the case an international argument. The Japanese Government recognizes the practice of releasing military men arrested m minor casesU.P. - 269 words
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111 1952-08-27 8 NEW YORK Wed. TWO rival teenage gangs attempted to turn Pn dent Grant's Tomb into a battleground over "the honour of a girl." police said yesterday. About 200 young toughs, identified as members of "Maharajahs and "Villa: squared off against each other near the Qeneral'iU.P. - 111 words
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Article36 1952-08-27 8 The Singapore Government has not yet made an official announcement as to who will be asked to represent the Colony at the Coronation celebrations m London jr. June next year, says an offi- cial statement.36 words
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Article30 1952-08-27 8 All four members of a family on the island of Rhodes were killed when a wartime bomb exploded while they were trying to remove the charge A.P.A.P. - 30 words
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Article79 1952-08-27 8 "Privately, at least, we should like to do and say these tilings, out m public we are not accustomed to putting them quite so bluntly. "Partly, perhaps, that Is because we are not so sure who wields the bigger stick." The Dally Mirror described the address as a79 words
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210 1952-08-27 8 LONDON, Wed. RUSSIA gave a clear indication yesterday that she intends to build up her armed forces to a new high level. Politburo member Nlkita Kruschev, one of Russia's top 12 men, will report to the nationwide Congress of the Soviet Communist PartyReuter - 210 words
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Article76 1952-08-27 8 LOS ANGELES. Wed FLORENCE CHAD WICK first woman to swim the English Channel both ways, is being sued for nearly US $20,000 by Ted Bentley. a press agent. He alleges breach of contract and says the 32-year-old former typist dispensed with his services after her failureA.P. - 76 words
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Article54 1952-08-27 8 A Philippine army general is going to Korea >o investigate the beer situation among Filipino soldiers fightirg *ith the United Nations. Reports have been reachIng army headquarters m Manila that beer, delated by I Manila brewery for Philippines troops m Korea, It being sold toA.P. - 54 words
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Article39 1952-08-27 8 Frencn author*: ies and the British Vice-Consu! hay. asked the Aden Govern rrent n send a reCfef vessel urgent i\ for 723 pilgrims gtrandetf a*t Djibouti, with o:, c >f th.-ir number dead m a disabled >hip ReuterReuter - 39 words
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Article20 1952-08-27 8 President Truman yesterday appointed the Rent Stabiliser. Mr. Tighe Woods, as the Price ControF.^r succeeding Mr. Ellis ArnalL U.P.U.P. - 20 words
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97 1952-08-27 8 LONDON, Wednesday. rpWO influential British newspapers expressed 1 1 alarm yesterday over Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower's tough talk to Russia m his New York speech to the American Legion. The Liberal Manchester Guardian declared: "A good many of us would like our governments toA.P. - 97 words
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