The Singapore Free Press, 5 September 1952

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press LARGEST AFTERNOON SALE IN MALAYA 18,489. SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1952. PRICE FIFTEEN CENTS
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    TOTAL DEFEAT OF REDS
    290 1 T. U. C. rejects the Communists and Bevan LONDON, Friday. JJRITAIVS trade unionists yesterday pledged themselves to think hard about the nations economic crisis before asking for more pay. In the face of strong: Communist opposition, 900 delegates representing: 8.000,000 workers at the Trades Union Congress
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    Rejected suitor kills girl, is killed
    89 1 Rejected suitor kills girl, is killed PARIS. Fri. 11l Police yesterday >hot down and killed Marcel Degryse, 22, who at dawn hid murdered two persons and later wounded a policeman m running gun-battle through a wood. Degryse burst into a hotel at v le Chateau and killed r-oitl Emilienne Petit
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    U.S. pens for Hang Kong
    40 1 N H...NG will tfatn be apart limited .m founid -v^chanical nt said. some of th? n re-exported list China where vre used to reward working against U.S. brought on strict jondition no longthe Oovernment A.P.
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    POCKET PICKED
    20 1 I'ress Staff Reporter lost a wallet hen his hip-pock- the stamp :al Post The wallet and an iden-
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    Raid on holiday bungalow in Singapore
    66 1 Raid on holiday bungalow in Singapore Free Press Staff Reporter A CANTONESE couple staying at the Singapore Govj ernmenfs holiday bungalow j at Tanjong Rhu were robbed of articles worth $138. They went to bed without locking the doors of their room or an almeirah m it. When they awoke
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    Ship races hurricane
    46 1 NEW YORK, Fii. A HURRICANE with winds at 110 miles an hour nipped at the stem of a ing oil tanker yesti I the Atlantic shipping I 425 miles south-east of I eras. North Carolina. The tanker, rolling m the 1;. ITiu U.P.
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    RADIO CONDITIONS
    25 1 Two further periods of magnetic activity are expected to disturb wireless conditions between September 7 and 8 and September 13 and 16.- Reuter
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    He was 'so fond of iron doors'
    50 1 Lee Hong, 32. unemployed, came before Hong Kong magistrate, Mr. D. E. Greenfield, for stealing an iron door from the Lili Iron Works. "You seem so fond of Iron doors," said the magistrate, "I shall put you behind one for one month." A.P.
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    EXILE OF TSHEKEDI KHAMA IS ENDED
    171 1 EXILE OF TSHEKEDI KHAMA IS ENDED PRETORIA, Fri. THE banishment order of Tshekedi Khama. former Regent of the Bamangwato tribe of Bechuanaland and uncle of exiled tribal chief Seretse Khama, has been withdrawn, it was learned iritatively m Pretoria yesterday. Tshekedi had been banished from his homeland a British protectorate
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    5 fire calls: one hoax
    61 1 Free P.ess Staff "Reporter TWO fire en glow yestei put out a quayside fire which broke out among drums of tar beside the Sinpore River. Other fires dealt with were: Laliang at Mountbatten Road near tha Airport; a motorcycle m Waterloo .Street; and a coffee-stall
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    COUNT SFORZA DIES IN ROME
    42 1 Count Carlo Sforza. former Italian Foreign Minister, died m Rcoie last night Seventynine-year-old Count Sforza. who was ill for some time, died m the nursing home of the Holy Ghost m Rome. His wife was present. Reuter
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    JEEP STOPPED
    28 1 Communist police m Berlin stopped a United States Military Police jeep briefly yesterday on an international super -highway amid new attempts to isolate West Berlin. U.P.
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    Punch in New York
    35 1 For the first time an exhibition of original drawings from Britain's top humour magazine Punch will be held m New York m November. Then the exhibition will go on tour- Reuter
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    GIVE VIETNAM MORE FREEDOM-BAO DAI
    137 1 PARIS, Friday. EX-EMPEROR Bao Dai, head of the Vietnam state, yesterday pressed for greater independence for his country when he met President Vincent Auriol, according to a report from Muret, Southwest France. i Bao Dai. on holiday m France. expre>»ed the view that Vietnam should
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    ARMS AID HITS NEW PEAK
    38 1 American defence deliveries of planes, tanks, guns and ammunition reached a new peak In July. Deliveries that month In 140 major and problem i'ems, slightly exceeded the $2,000,--000,000 worth produced m June.- Reuter
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    Pint size slimming
    102 1 LONDON, Fri. TWELVE people who tried a new recipe for slimming, invented by Monsieur Conil, chief at a London food store, each lost 14 pounds m "iffht m one week. Here it is: Mix puree spinach with the fermented juice of beetroot. If the mixture is too
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    2 SUCH DEAR LITTLE WORDS
    46 1 It is costing Egyptian soldiers a jot of money to forget that titles have been abolished. Every time a so!die r Utl ■he f^rbiclaen words Bey or Pasha it costs him a fine of one piastre (about three American cents).- A.P.
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    Reds take over
    18 1 Communist China's second biggest shipping company has been reorganised into a joint-state and private enterprise.
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    SHE WANTS DIVORCE
    20 1 The U.S. actress, Teresa Wright, 32, sued for divorce at Santa Monica, California, ye.-.terday saying that her
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    British air feat
    78 1 picture. CREW OF THE CANBERRA Jet bomber, which made a two-way Atlantic crossing, m one &iy recently. This was a feat which no aircraft had ever done before. u'dule allowed a one- hour stop at Gander, Newfcr re-fuelling. The men m the picture are: LEFT TO RIGHT:
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    Four killed, 80 hurt in Red riots in India
    337 1 Four killed, 80 hurt in Red riots in India HYDERABAD. Friday. OYDERABAD'S STATE CABINET held an emer- ffency session last night to plan how to stem Red-inspired riot s m which four persons died and at least 80 were injured. The riots started on Wednesday, apparently by Communist agitation against
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    No war, says court
    32 1 UNITED NATIONS soldiers m Korea may be hard to convince, but a United States court has ruled tfiat there is actually no "war" being fought there. At most,
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    Kallang to allow night landings
    136 1 Kallang to allow night landings Free Press Staff Reporter AIRLINE companies, whose sen dules were changed when Kallang airport suspended night landings four months ago, may carry on with present flying times when Kallang airport is ?>p?n to night landings next week. Officials of three airjines— Qantas-BOAC, Pan American Airways
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    FOOD CRISIS
    31 1 Ceylon s political pa: decided yesterday to asfc the Premier, Mr. Dudley Senanay ake, to recall Parliament now m recess In tely, to discuss the cri food situation. Reuter
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    FNVOY LEW
    29 1 The American Ambassad&r to India, Mr. Chester Bowles and Mrs. Bowles, who spent the last three days m Singapore, left this morning by air jfor New Delhi.
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    KENYA READY TO MEET UNREST
    63 1 KENYA READY TO MEET UNREST NAIROBI. Fri AN emergency meeting of the Kenya Legislative Council is expected to be called m the next few days to consider special mcas; to combat the current unrest. The date of the session will be announced after a m< ing cf the executive council
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    U.S. car output falls off
    61 1 DETROIT. Fri THE supply of new Ameri- can motor cars is now ihort Dccausr of ike. and the shortage is expected to continue throush September. Before the strike, the year's output was estimated as high as 4.5 million. Now, it is said. th<* industry will
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    France's New Premier at Home
    27 2 France's New Premier at Home »r-cld Primp r at his home vi t»aris. With him ire Mmr. Faure, daughter Sylvie, age 15 and daughter Agne*, aged thre«.
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    Mme Leclerc (The Marshal's Widow) Steps into the Paris Limelight
    606 2 Mme Leclerc (The Marshal's Widow) Steps into the Paris Limelight rpHE eyes of Paris 1 have been focused this week on a tall, slim, dark woman m a beautifully taiored black suit and a small, smart black hat. She b Madame La Marechale Leclerc. widow of France's most popular war
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    GADGETRY IS BOOMING IN AMERICA
    770 2 GADGETRY IS BOOMING IN AMERICA 4X alarm cock that rouses him with soft music is just a routine phenomenon to the gadget-happy American. But an alarm dock that awakes him with a rousing '"Hey, get up!" and comments caustically: "Remember that waistline! Only one piece of toast!" is likely to
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    Think you are a star
    747 2  - Think you are a star Elizabeth Borlow Study the steps that lead te grace and beauty and by STANDING m front of that long mirror —as it was suggested you should do— what is it that first screams for correction? Not your hair-do perhaps, or your shiny nose, but your
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    Church backs move to ban secret society
    429 3 Church backs move to ban secret society DREADED MAU MAU NAIROBI, Friday. I KADERS of all races m Kertya are demanding even mor c drastic action to eliminate the Mau Mau movement, which they believe is behind the present political and social unrest. Coteny-wide police action has already resulted m
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    Bridge Hand
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    WEATHER IS ONE REASON
    25 3 WEATHER IS ONE REASON Qu^n's procession to ::i? or Parliareason offered co or seeing Britain nm. 1 by the BriTrav?l Association: Briautumn weather is rvelloua
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    Bubonic plague: three die
    14 3 Bubonic plague: three die of bubonic plague Isir m ca. -.s died. Th^ U.P.
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    EX-PREMIER DIES
    10 3 simo, 73 ci m 1925 Ch&ncelle? iied Reuter
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    This snake strikes at the throat
    88 3 This snake strikes at the throat SYDNEY. Fri. TARONGA Zco has added an eight-foot Taipan— one cf the most deadly snakes to its collection and now claims to be the only zoo with a Taipan. Zoo president Sir Edward Halistrom offered £A5O for a Taipan. Two men caught the eight-foote
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    ENVOY APPROVED
    21 3 The Italian Government has approved the nomination of Binay Ranjan Sen as the new Indian ambassador to Italy. U.P.
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    'GIRLS SHOULD BE TAUGHT ART OF LOVE AT SCHOOL'
    361 3 LONDON, Friday. PIRLS should b e given lessens at school m the art of love. Some £ames could be cut out to make way for the teaching cf more woma ly pursuits, says Dr. De Kok, author of boo.-s on eh
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    Glamour not essential for this job
    199 3 Glamour not essential for this job LONDON. Fri. A WOMAN of many accom- plishments i^ being sougnt y Peebles Hydro and there are 72 of them, young, midaged, elderly, m the run icr the job of hotel hostess. It is more likely to go to a ■personable" woman of 40
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    U.N. ASIA BLOC DRAFTS LETTER
    48 3 The United Nations Arab Asian bloc met m a closed session to draft a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General announcing the intention of the 13 Asiatic nations to place the French-Moroccan dispute on the agenda of the General Assembly session. A. P.
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    Russians had such good fun bathing nude by moonlight
    181 3 Russians had such good fun bathing nude by moonlight NEW YORK, Fri. TACOB MALIK, with a gallantry rare In Soviet diplomacy, stepped aside recently m favour of the Sisters of St. John the Baptist. In 1950 the Russians rented a mansion of 56 rooms and 25 baths on the fashionable
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    NEW REFINERY SITE 'IDEAL'
    56 3 Anglo-Iranian Oil Company officials, surveying harbour and land facilities m Aden, said they are ideal for new refinery installations the company proposes to construct. Preliminary building arrangements already are under way and the refinery should start production within the next 18 months. Its estimated capacity will
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    3-POWER TALKS
    34 3 Representatives of the United States. Britain and France have held another meeting at the Foreign Office, London, to discuss a reply to Russia's proposals for a Four-Power conference on Germany, says U.P.
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      160 3 THERE GOES OUR COAT HANGER r RADIO LISTENING STVi adaov °f British modern jazz stars; 6 A Day m 'he Life Of a I Ambassador", by a femur 10.0! Permanent Urder-Secretary of p.m. Radio s.a c for Poriiern Affairs; 6.15 l -*5 Round-I p; 6.30 The News 6.45 Interlu.lt-; 345
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      A wrong lead
      491 4 yESTERDAY m Singa- oore one nian threatened a sirike oy 8.000 although there is no m that the irkera eoocerned had. that stage been consulted on this drastic action. S. T. V. Ling un. pre>idCivii 8 I on ol n rr?nchvn to.sinke meeting v i The period
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    Russia's Soldier Are Iron-Hard
    821 4  - Russia's Soldier Are IronHard Nerman Lindhurst ON the flat plains j Brandenburg and Mecklenburg and amid the thick, green forests of Thuringia, Russia is giving the West a dayin, day-out course of instruction m how they build tough, fanatical righting men without benefit of canteen, leave centres and fancy rations.
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    YOUTH AT THE HELM
    440 4 Too old at 20 for these sailing races FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Jonathan Rope, of Bramford, Suffolk, journeyed to Burnhiiin-on-Crouch last week-end-only one of several dozen youn? folk who made the trip from vanous parts of Britain to take part m the Cadet Week dinghy races Tuey are real
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    He's Losing the Fight Say 19 U.S. Editors
    294 4 He's Losing the Fight Say 19 U.S. Editors NEW YORK. A CHORUS of alarm rises from loyal supporters of General Eisenhower. They fear he is losing the presidential campaign. Across eight columns of pige one m the pro-Eisen- New York World m stretches a leader c -n large type headed:
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    Two Hunters, Last of a Dying Race
    537 4 In Greenland, two centuries of racial intermingling have produced 20,0 ''Greenlanders"— and left very few Eskimos, says James White ALONG the 2,000-mile long west coast of Greenland live some 20,000 "Greenlanders," the result of over two centuries of intermingling of Danish and Eskimo
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    Turks Break 'Fez' Law
    184 4 WHATEVER the wars or rumours of wars, fashions still make news the world over— and Turkey is no exception. This time the fashion focus is on hats plus a new twist that 30 Turks (male> have just been arrested for breaking the local hat law. This
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    Switzerland Speaks-up
    140 4 16 it Colq r\ Unites and torn more oa throw m i Lot witn tiie Ea^t or the West, even countries not normally concerned m EuroQ power politics find themselves caugat up m the maelstrom of defence. Latest of these countries is Switzerland. usuaUy an oasis of p?ice
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  • Free Press RACE FORM Special
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      9 1 Free Press RACE FORM Special Friday, Sspt. 5, 1952.
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      1952 S'pore Gold Cup
      1496 1  -  ALLAN LEWIS CaW nM M aaa u *******s THE Singapore Gold Cup, blue riband of Malayan racing year mom the main topic long followers of the of Kin?s" m d the 1952 :apore Gold Cup mid be the best of war series. I think we have
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      Give the jockeys a pat on their backs
      1157 1 Give the jockeys a pat on their backs rpHE Malayan Jockeys' Association will hold their flfth annual charity danc^ under the patronage of Mr. Malcolm McDonald, Com-missioner-General for South East Asia, at Raffles Hotel on Monday. Sept. 8. The jockeys have made a splendid job of assisting Malayan charities over
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      112 'certs' for the big race
      50 1 1 12 'certs' for the big race THESE 12 horses <, should make the race for the Singapore (l Cold Cup next Satur- t day: V Cam b a r Melayu, <> Woodcote Inn, Colonel o Whatnot, Entertain- <( ment, Acceber, Curlew, 11 Gular, Parmlter, Beau Temps, Hioniti, San--4 down
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      The starter's up and there's no trouble at the barrier
      50 1 pttoto. This it the start of the big event at Hrn Malayan Jockey Association* annual charity danee Hie "Jockeys' Deri>y." Here Malayan jockeys arm seen on their mounts "Mobo horses and they give no trouble at the barrier. Free Press
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      Complete Form Guide For Singapore
      12050 2 Complete Form Guide For Singapore THE following are the horses entered for Singapore Turf Club's Gold Cup meeting. This form guide is compiled by ALLAN LEWIS. HORSES CUSS 1. ACCEBER TWELFTH: (13 started) 12-7-52 Spore 9-2 7F. iSmith) Div. 1: l*t Woodcote Inn 9-1; 2nd Oular 8-10; 3rd Scotcn Expn-.>s
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        143 4 -^^-L^mi m■■ nt »i i n«' ir»" 'I. murphy radio MODEL TA 1 1>0 R RADIO GRAMOPHONE In contrast to many radiograms. a f xed top. Eack-to-front ratio is shallow for convenience m positioning m a norma room, and assets m enhancing reproduction, ye a "pu !-out" motor-board. SINCAPORE PENANC
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      RUSH FOR ESPLANADE STALLS
      200 5 700 go to city dept for forms m three days hundred Singapore hawkers mobbed the City Council Town Cleansing Department during the last three days. They were seeking application forms for the Esplanade hawkers' shelters. Nearly 500 hawkers who applied previously have had their applications scrapped.
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      'Immoral' housing policy
      114 5 MALACCA. Fri. TEE hundred people would be thrown out of their houses to give way niient servants said B. Acton at the ainent of yesterdays :icil meeting. Act'.n was corMnen* the Governents policy the repossession of Crown d upon which private rehave been built and s due
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      Blackout schedule
      224 5 SUBSTATIONS liable to load shedding tonight are: Orchard Kd. NAAFI Armonian St Static. AdHphi, Capitol, Newton J and fham-orv Lane. U.iy.ing Satu Balmoral rtd. Daivey Kd. Chartered Bank. China Bank. Aala Building, George St. Static I Pickering St.. C. Cross St. Pagoda St.. I Hokien St.. Fi.kfitni; St.
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      HURT CHARGE
      39 5 MUAR, Fri. Lim Kye Kiam, 58, was at Muar charg!ed with causing hurt to a nine-year-eld boy with a sharp instrument m a shop a* Jalan Yahya. He claimed trial and bail of $200 I was allowed.
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      K.L. WILL HAVE BEST BRIGADE IN FED.
      178 5 K.L. WILL HAVE BEST BRIGADE IN FED. KUALA LUMPUR, Fri. FTOE fighting appliances due to arrive m the first week of December, will give Kua'a Lumpur the best equipped fire fighting force m the Federation, Col. F. F. C. Wnt kins. Fire Adviser to the Federation Government, told the Free
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      Two for world youth meet
      113 5 Free Press Staff Reporter MR. Peter Chew of the Chinese (Foochcw) Methoist Youth Fellowship and Miss Alice Pisharcdy of the Anglican Youth Fellowship have been chosen by the Singapore Christian Youth Council to represent the Colony at the World Christian Youth Conference at Kottayam. Travancore,
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      54 5 y P. K. BHASKAK, a leading exponent of Indian d mces, who is on a visit to Singapore, has started a summer school of dancing a I Kamala Club. He and his pupils will give a recital at the Victoria Memorial Hall on Sept. 20 and 21. Mr. Bhaskar is
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      Class for Tamil trade unionists
      104 5 A TRADE union course m Tamil will be held m Singapore from Oct. I. Only presidents, secretaries and committee members of existing Colony trade unions will be admitted to the first class. The course, which will be held once a week for 15 weeks at
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      DANCE AT CLUB
      21 5 TAIPING, Fri. The Chinese Recreation Club will hold a dance at the Hokkien Hoay Kuan on Oct. 4.
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      New design for seal
      73 5 New design for seal MALACCA, Fri.— lnche Sudin bin Abdulrahman at yesterday's Settlement Council meeting urged that the "famous Malayan kris" be included m the new Seal of the Malacca Government. The original design of the Seal showed two arises on it. At yesterday's meeting Mr. T. J. Mathias. Settlement
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      HAD NO LICENCE
      32 5 SEGAMAT, Fri. For offering condensed milk for sale at Chuan Moh San Estate without a price control licence, a shopkeeper, Teh Kirn Sek. 17. was fined $25 at Segamat.
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      Royal visit programme fixed
      98 5 Royal visit programme fixed MANY Singapore organisations, which wished to entertain the Duchess of Kent and the Duke, on their j T .m. will be disappointed because the Singapore Government will refuse to include their plans m the Royal visit. A Government spokesman said that th e Duchess and her
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      HE WILL HELP MALAYA STUDENTS
      98 5 Free Press Staff Reporter rE retiring SurveyorGeneral. Malaya, Mr. A. G Billing, has been appointed Liaison Officer to the Federation students m Australia. He left Singapore on Wed- nesday by the Merkur and will make his headquarters at Salisbury, Brisbane, where his home Is. Mr.
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      ALL OF THEM HAVE A HOPE
      31 5 picture. SOME of the hawkers who oueucd yesterday outside the City Town Cleansing Department for application forms for th e Esplanade hawkers* shelters. Free Press
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      TEBRAU: CITY TO STEP UP WORK
      114 5 QINGAPORE City Council's special waterworks extension committee has directed that tli equipment for the Tebrau scheme should bit ordered as early as possible. The Water Engineer warned the committee that deCay mighi jeopardise the water supply position. He said the sanction of the Johore
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      Alumni Assn. plans building
      110 5 Alumni Assn. plans building Free Press Staff Reporter rHE Alumni Association of the King Edward VII College of Medicine is planning to build a headquar 3ffice and hall in Singapore. This will serve as a social, and cultural centre for doctors from Singapore, the Federation, and from all over South-east
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      OWNERS WON'T BE FORCED TO BUILD
      40 5 MALACCA, Fri. T h c Governihent will not at present force owners of vacant plots m the municipal area of Malacca to build, said a written answer at a Malacca Settlement Council meeting yesterday.
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      Union appeals to Navy chief
      210 5 Union appeals to Navy chief •pHE Singapore N;i 1 Base Labour Union has sent an appe 1 I > the First Lord vi Admiralty to rt < their grievances wages, working overtime rate, tr?.d< lowance. holidays leave and establish r.< nt rights. The British Trade Congress has I ed for
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      DRIVER FINED
      24 5 SEREMBAN. Fri. Narayanan, a tractor driver, fined $250 m defauli months' gaol, for dm the influence of alco -day at Rasah Road.
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      ACQUITTED
      40 5 S E G A M A T, Fri A charge of corruptly g\ cents to a special constable on North Labus Estate withdrawn by police aga Ramasamy, agt d 39. In the Sepamat Court He was quitted and discharged.
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      SPORE GOLD CUP MEET BEGINS TOMORROW
      687 6  -  ALLAN LEWIS By Woodcote Inn to miss the rehearsal THE Singapore Turf Club's Goid Cup meeting: opens tomorrow, with the longest programme ever offered racegoers at Bukit Timah. Main event m this marathon programme is the Cl. 1, Div. 1 race over IM., m
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      Horses not accepting
      334 6 TUL following: horses will not start tomorrow: Woodcote Inn, Curlew. Gular, Lebombo, Lone Ranger, 35 M.M.. Pride of Burma, Meteorite. Auld Reekie, Rosy Morn, Large Scotch and Temujin. Hard Cash and Winter Scene are doubtful starters. He has taken everything m his "ie from Cl. 3 to
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      THEY'RE OUT TO BEAT STURVETA
      399 6 T KNOW ihere are one or two trainers with ambi- tious of lowering Sturveta V colours m the Cl. 3, Div. 1 race over 1-M. Before we p:o into the merits of their claims let us take a look at Sturveta's claims. At the last
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      SHORT HAIRS IS THE BEST BET OF DAY
      669 6 npHE main Cl. 3, Sprint should be a good thing for Short Hairs. He has not started since his first up win at the last meeting on this course but taking a lma through his stablemate, Mona's Kuda, there are no doubts.
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      LAZY SEAL PRINCE TO WIN MILE
      848 6 SEAL PRINCE, one of the most promising young stayers m the country should account for the field m Cl. 3 Div. 2. IM. Don't take any notice of track work. He is the laziest worker I have seen for many years. However, he is
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      THIS LOOKS LIKE THE FOX STAKES
      211 6 THE absence of Pride of Burma makw the CI. 3, Div. 5 race over 6 F. look like the Fox Stakes. Hp has Seronok and Caulfield en^a^ed. Serenok showed a nice turn of speed when he led until the half distance, then finished fourth
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      HORSE WANTED
      40 6 THE Malayan Jock Association want the loan of two "MOBO* horses for their Jockey's Derby at Raffles Hotel on Monday night. Anybody who can a i to asked to ring Gordon Linsdown at the Station HotH— Phone M"A.
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      MAJOR UPSET IN U.S. TENNIS
      412 7 Rosewall, 1 7, beats Seixas ■TEN ROSEWALL, 17-year-old Australian junior champion, yesterday scored an upset when he eliminated Vie Seixas, America's top player, from the American National Tennis championships m the fourth round play at Forest Hill Rosewall beat Seixas by 3 6. 6 2,
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      WRESTLING OFF
      37 7 Tomorrow night's wrestling at the Happ- World Stadium Is off. Promoter Wally Oake's received cable irom Son of Kong that he was on the sick list. Kong was to have wrestled Ber. As.sethe British champion.
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      ENGLAND PLACED FOR WIN
      310 7 AN enjoyable festival atmosphere pervaded the match between India and an England at Hastings, yesterday with the players thinking primarily of the large crowd present. Soon after passing India's first innings total of 222 I Compton declared at 257 for 1 6. Left about 2 l
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      U.K. SOCCER
      71 7 VTESTERDAY o U.K. soccer I I Its:— ENGLISH LEAGUE Div. II: Swansea Town 2. Dcncaster Rovers 1; Division 111 South: Newport County 3. Wal- sail 2; Northampton 3, Exeter 1; Wa ford 1. Qu?en& Park Rangers 1. Division 111 North: Carlisle 4, Acrring on 4. IRISH ULSTER CLP
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      COBB TRAVELS AT 140 m.p.h.
      55 7 JOHN CobbY propelled speed-boat C S Jer, reached i.ed of 140 miiet an hour m n at dawn on Loch Ness erday. Cobb hopes to beat the Ameri-can-held world water speed of 178.4 miles an hour. The Crusader is thought capable of a speed of
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      TWO GOALS PUT R.E. IN FINAL
      414 7 PARKER CUP SEMI-FINAL Royal Engineers 2; R.A.O.C 0. ROYAL ENGINEERS, the holders, have qualified for the final of this year's Parker Cup inter Corps soccer competition. They beat Royal Army Ordnance Corps m yesterdays semi-final played at Gillman Barracks. In the final, which is
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      Negri lead three-one
      214 7 Negri lead three-one >TEGRI Sembilan led by It three games to one at the end cf last night's play m the Foong Seeing Cup match against Johore. The tie is being played m the King George V School Hall, Seremban. Negrt won both singles and one of the doubles matches.
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      RETURN TO GREATNESS
      189 7 PEORGE Headley, known In U his Test match days as the West Indian Don Brad- man. gave the crowd at the Kingston festival yesterday another display of his former greatness. Headley. 61 not out overnight for the Commonwealth against an rui XI. looked the master m »11
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      RUGBY UNION
      16 7 Yesterday's U.K. Rugby Union, results: Bridgewater 0, Weston-Super-M.ire 8; Torquay 11, Brixham 3.- Reuter
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      BEATEN BY OWN MAN
      48 7 BEATEN BY OWN MAN photu. goalkeeper, beaten f&r the lime during the match, when his centre half, Lloyd. deflects the ball into the net while trying to clear a shot by Foulkes. Malaya Signals Resident's left half, m the K.L. Garrison League final RASC won 3-2 Free Press
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      THE TYLORSTOWN TERROR GOES OUT
      1215 7 Concluding the Jimmy Wilde S?o<»y, CHARLES BARNETT telis how— t*OR the great match between Jimmy Wilde and the American bantam, Joe r Lynch, the National Sporting: Club was packed to c jr. In the ringside seats, which bore the names of distinguished rn< Dn enamel
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      BIRTH
      20 8 TO JEANNE fr*e Cuthew), wife ©f Roy R. Rancr. at Batu Oajah H Sept.. a boy. I n Spen
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      You will be shot, threat to race law magistrate
      304 8 You will be shot threat to race law magistrate JOHANNESBURG. Friday. A JOHANNESBURG magistrate, Mr. J. H. S. Johannes, said yestrrday that he had been threatened with shooting m a number of insulting anonymous letters recently. He made the statement m court and said the letters had been received since
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      HEROINE OF AIR CRASH
      131 8 WHEN THE PLANE m which she was flying crashed into the sea, a 29-year-old mother recited nursery rhymes to soothe babies m the water. The mother, Mrs. Ann Driver, was one of the 50 survivors of the Hermes that was forced into the sea off Sicily
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      1-2 ODDS ON STEVENSDN VICTORY
      97 8 /y\E of Britain's leading leading bookmakers yesterday made Democratic c, governor Adini i. a 1-12 favourite to U.S. p 1 lal race Mr. Dn-ight QseDhower. Th- price on th Illinois governor wai quoted by Douglas Stuart. Ltd. Ie belters make the odds, and the bulk
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      Defeat for Reds
      161 8 Defeat for Reds C'oi>tinued from page 1 rv I go!q o! moI for tee faction or X Sup Left- metier. st by more than votes. The Common] Rered ;i es for the 35-mem- r. Counted. All but one of the 33 Labour members on last years c uncil were re-elected.
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      TURK LEADERS FOR BRITAIN
      47 8 M. Adrian Menderes. Prime Lstcr of Turkey, and If. Fuad Koprulu, Turkish Foreign Minister, will visit Britain on Oct. 13, the Foreign Office announced yesterday. The two statesmen will be :he guests of :he BrLLsh Government and will stay about a week. Reuter
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      IDEAS PAID
      21 8 Eastman Kodak Company has paid its employees more than $1,500,000 since 1898 for ideas us^d for the concern's betterment.
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      FOR TURKEY
      20 8 Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway. Supreme Comrrander of North Atlantic forces, will *.cave Paris today for Turkey, says U.P.
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      BRITAIN, U.S. TO TAKE KOREA TO U.N. MEET
      243 8 NEW YORK, Friday. rpHE United States and Britain aa c now ready to A bring the question of the deadlocked Korean truce talks before the United Nations General Assembly, diplomats said last night. High level talks are being held here and m
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      SABRE JET STOLE THE THUNDER
      108 8 SABRE JET STOLE THE THUNDER FARNBOROUGH, Fri. A UNITED STATES Air Force Sabre jet fighter yesterday stole the thunder from Britain's vaunted supersonic planes on display here a air show. A terrific bang shook the ki<i crowd waiting for the revolutionary now irks to go their f aster- thanShow looked
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      Jet plant is gutted
      53 8 FO&T WORTH. Texas, Fri. A MILLION dollar fire wrecked a warehouse at the Bell Aircraft Corporation's helicopter and jet engine plant north of Fort Worth on Wednesday. A spokesman of the Corporation said helicopter production for the Korean War would be "hurt very much." Nine people
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      Prince returns
      39 8 Prinze Naif, second son 01 the late King Abdullah of Jordan and brother of exKing Talal, has returned to Amman after a long absence abroad. H e left the country after a disagreement with premier TewHc Abdelhuda
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      Reds lash out at Mossadeq
      270 8 WASHINGTON, Friday. THE COMMUNISTS have mou t d a major pr puganrja offensive to try to defeat the Church 1!Truman proposals for a settlement of the AngloPersian oil dispute. The three-point plan sent to Dr. Mossadeo is being denounced by the Communists a? "a plunderous
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      DOUBLING WHITES
      35 8 Kenya is to have an oil installation and refinery on 2.000 acres of requisitioned land near Mombasa says A.P. It will employ 5,000 including 2,000 Europeans which will nearly double the White population
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      Australia to limit forces
      164 8 < CANBERRA. Fri. AUSTRALIA is to limit the regular forces of her thr? e armed services to approximately their present strength (58,800), Defence Minister Phifiip Mcßride announced yesterday. This had been necessitated by th? contraction of Australia's national income* and the Government's desire to reduce costs,
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      Ike's big mock war cutdown
      185 8 Ike's big mock war cutdown FRANKFURT, Fri. rpHOUSANDS of United X States troops began to move yesterday m the first of this year's Allied autumn manouvres m Germany. They are expected to involve more than 250,00 men. The American exercise, code-named "Rosebush", will last only 72 hours— the shortest major
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      Woman dies for ritual murder
      59 8 A chieftainess of the Basuto tribe, Mathebo Tavtone. and 10 otier Basutos were executed m Capetown yesterday for the ritual murder of a feftlow tribesman. The Chief Justice, Sir Harold Willan. passed the death sentences m June after the Basutos and tie chieftainess ambushed a
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      PUBLIC DEMAND
      28 8 Tl h penalty den.- at Pusan icr two Boul opposition politicians an attempt en Preside H lan Rhee's life it nubii on June 20.— AAP Reuter
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      DELEGATION SAILS
      17 8 The Ceylon delegation to the World Buddhist Fellowship m Tokyo sa^ed for Japan, yesterday.- Reuter
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