The Singapore Free Press, 23 April 1953
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Title Section19 1953-04-23 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m Malaya No. 13.686 Singapore Thur., Apr., 23, 1933, Price 15 Gts19 words
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Article349 1953-04-23 1 REDS TO SET FREE MORE P.O.W.s t .A. Htorsn orc*r utn>v.itu*s WHEN the liaison officers superintending the exchange of sick and wounded prisoners m Korea were called, together at Panmunjom today a hitch was suspected. But later the Chief Allied officer, Rear Adml. John C. Daniel. US Navy, stated that349 words
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269 1953-04-23 1 Christie says he was attacked by women JOHN Reginald Christie, charged with London s ehoulish Notting Hill murders, told police that prostitutes whose bodies he bundled into a cupboard attacked him because he repulsed their advances, it was disclosed m a London court yesterday. They fell dead while struggling with269 words
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Article103 1953-04-23 1 killing four and woundine 14 soldiers and civilians. The Israelis started shooting at 5 p m while the citizens of the Arab '"city were Koine: peacefully about their business, the announcement said j Shortly after firing ceased, a black-out wai ordered by toadspeakers m Jewish103 words
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Article63 1953-04-23 1 A SINGAPORE Chinese hawter told a Ran" of three armed robbers who were about to reliev,. him of hLs wrLstwatch at 4 30 a.m. today: "It cost- only $5. It* not worth your while." But they went through his wallet and took $65 from it. The63 words
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Article27 1953-04-23 1 Singapore Rubber Market i opened Vteadily thU morning SSS ft«t grade, May shipment at M 7 i centa pound, Yt ct l above yeiterdaj'i cio^e.27 words
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Article, Illustration45 1953-04-23 1 Today is St. Georges way. Picture shows Mr. P. H. Steed, president of th« Royal Society of St. George. Singapore laying a wreath at the cenotaph this morning m memory of the dead who fell m the two world wars.-45 words
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Article44 1953-04-23 1 An Indian labourer Kalia Prrumal, 48, Ml fatally Injured h V a bull-doziT. while dolnff l^eUiDl IWM* at the Paya Lebar International Airport at 7 30 this morning. Kalia, employed by private company. died before the arrival of the ambulan44 words
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Article134 1953-04-23 1 Children fled in panic WHEN a Government doctor arrived at Tsin Wah Chinese school, Bukit PanJ*ng, Singapore, yesterday to examine the 590 boys and girl* the children fled m panic. As soon as the van was heard approaching, 106 boy* and 20 girls scrambled out of their classroom seats and134 words
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Advertisement37 1953-04-23 1 FOR ALL FISH 1 1 FIN N A N 1 °j HADDOCK i I KIPPERS 3 TORBAY I SOLE O f t Mac Fisheries 3 BRANCHES THROUGHOUT SOUTH-EAST ASIA 1 p M h W «'«au~GM CO Ut <37 words
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Article306 1953-04-23 2 Commissioners to be 'envoys 9 only T*HE French Government announced m Paris yesterday a reorganisation of its administrative services m Indo-China to give greater independence to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. The announcement came as Conynunist-led Vietminh forces invading Laos pounded the plain Des Jarres withAP; Reuter; U.P. - 306 words
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120 1953-04-23 2 Unemployment not serious in Malaya, Commons told MR. OLIVER Lyttelton, the Colonial Secretary, told a questioner m the House of Commons yesterday that there was at present "no substantial unemployment m Malaya". He added: "But the Federation Government has plans to provide as much predictive work as possible if «»?*4ousReuter - 120 words
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Article118 1953-04-23 2 The Queen's tour of N. Zealand rE Queen will open the Ne* Zealand Parliament, visit three race meetings, attend a Maori gathering and hold garden parties during her visit to New Zealand later this year. A statement issued m Wellington today said she would also Inspect several New Zealand industriesReuter - 118 words
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Article, Illustration135 1953-04-23 2 'THE MAU MAU has ordrrod the "destruction" of all who conducted the case against Jomo Konyatt.t sentenced to seven years lor managing the terrorist society. The Kenya government, quoting from a <-;i ptnrf document, I Man Man leaders threi cn<d: "W«. shall tic upU.P. - 135 words
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Article187 1953-04-23 2 AT least 100.000 East Germans are now under arms, according to the latest information available to the British Government, Mr. Anthony Nutting Foreign Under- Secretary, said m the House of Commons yesterday. He said 6.000 were m the Air Force, 4.000 m the Navy andReuter - 187 words
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Article66 1953-04-23 2 West's air programme The fourteen Atlantic Pact Nations have reached full agreement on sharing the cost of a £307,000.000 programme for the construction of new airfields and other military installations m the next three and a half years, according to usually reliable sources m Paris. The United States would payReuter - 66 words
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Article37 1953-04-23 2 The Pakistan Government has given permission to six American mountaineer! to ittempt to climb the world's second highest peak, the 28,250--foot "K-ii or Godwin Austt n m the Himalaya near i Soviet border.37 words
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Article, Illustration24 1953-04-23 2 GYPSY DANCER lure FILM ACTRESS Tilda Tamar dances m the best gipsy manner during her stay during the international film festival at Cannes U.P.U.P. - 24 words
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Article168 1953-04-23 2 UN BACKS BURMA AGAINST INVADERS WITHOUT a dissenting vote the Political Committee of the United Nations voted yesterday to declare that "foreign forces m Burma must be disarmed and interned or evacuated forthwith. The Soviet Union voted with the majority. Burma and China, the countries concerned, abstained. The final vote168 words
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Advertisement94 1953-04-23 2 Ai;\i:SlA antiseptic dusting POWDER for the relief of PHICKLY HEAT STITCH IN TIME SAVES NINE ENGLISH PBINTED BHEEBS I«" Wii'h (OHAMA BAMBOO BHABHSKIN t/' Uidlh pa(h DOUBLE Bi:n SHEETS IV W* 4 ra <h UNICORN POPLIN shirts iMI Bbet) JrL p> d. "WEMrO" PBINTED PABBIC9 MT Uidlh •JJJ JJj ENG.94 words
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212 1953-04-23 3 G. T. BOON - G. T. BOON By /CRIPPLING police raids on opium dens have cuased C thousands of addicts m Singapore to adopt the habit f fallowing the drug. Medical experts told me yesterday, that this was p V pn more harmful than smokine. Ooium swallowers212 words
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Article41 1953-04-23 3 Newcastle City Council decided yesterday by 34 votes to 31 to give a civic welcome to Crown Prince Akihito of Japan, due m Nevwastle-Upon-Tyne on May 12 on a tour before representing his country at the coronation.41 words
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Article, Illustration36 1953-04-23 3 picture. SUSAN HAYWARD, Ameri can film star, and her husband, Jess Barker, look at a souvenir m the form of a Venetian gondola, before leavi ng Rome where they had spent a short holiday. A. P.A.P. - 36 words
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Article68 1953-04-23 3 PENSION FOR OUSTED PREMIER THE Government of Pakistan announced yesterday it would give a pension of R5.2,000 a month to the ousted Prime Minister, Mr. Khwaja Nazimuddin. The money would be given, not because of his premiership, but because of his former service as Gov-ernor-General of Pakistan. A condition ofA.P. - 68 words
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150 1953-04-23 3 SINGAPORE police are keeping watch over the Tanjon^ Pagar Road area where on Tuesday night two people were set upon and assaulted,by secret society men. Residents of the district are afraid to go out after dark for fear of attack. One of150 words
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136 1953-04-23 3 Free Press Staff HfP 0 1 X M youn CDfGAPOBrS Director of Education Mr R J* V.m K. 3 said yesterday hi. 5* could not follow teachers about to cl sf tical leanings and movements ;>Mer school hours. Mr. Lim Yew Hock,136 words
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Article31 1953-04-23 3 The U S guided missiles mission ied by Air Force Brig. General E. P. Mechlipg, left Melbourne yesterday for Woomera to inspect test facilities at Australia's rocket range.31 words
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Article30 1953-04-23 3 Communist Huk dissidents ambushed a Philippines Army jeep on a lonely highway m mountainous northern Luzon yesterday, killing all five occupants. They burned the vehicle before fleeing.30 words
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Article27 1953-04-23 3 The Egyptian Premier, Gen. Mohammed Neguib. will lead the Egyptian delegation to the forthcoming Anglo Egyptians talks on the Canal Zone oii April 27.27 words
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Article21 1953-04-23 3 Prime Minister Malan and two top ministers will sail for Britain on May 15 to attend the Coronation.21 words
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179 1953-04-23 3 -Sisters can stop nuisance^ Free Press Staff Reporter A IXEGATIONS that children are being prohibited A from visiting their relatives In Singapore hospitals were refuted by the Chief Medical OiTicer, Dr R* W. Calderwood, yesterday. The allegations were made m letters to the Press.179 words
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110 1953-04-23 3 SINGAPORE adult education O teachers have pledged themselves to stop rumours which are keeping women away from clinics and children from schools m the rural areas. The tearhsr.s c.iscussed the subject on Tuesday at their holi-day-camo Ff-minnr now being held at Telok Paku.110 words
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Article38 1953-04-23 3 Horses and helicopters may soon be delivering maH outlying villages and settlements m Siam. A Oove r o n u men^ committee has worked out a plan for their use m the domestic postal service38 words
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The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, April 23, 1953. Opinion
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Article297 1953-04-23 4 HHHE Singapore Ratepayers' Association, m its report for 1952 to be presented at its annual general meeting today, draws attention to the long delay m considering amendments to the Rent Control OrdinanceIt is not alone m being critical. For years the deficiencies ot the legislation governing rents and297 words
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Article83 1953-04-23 4 AN arbitrator, Mr. John Cjtfneron. was brought out Irom the United Kingdom to df ai with the Singapore Naval Base wa^e dispute. Hi.s expenses amounted to $12,727. The b'll was paid by the Singapore Government. Apparently the Legislative Council considered the money well spent. Its Finance Committee recommended83 words
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Article454 1953-04-23 4 THOSE RUSSIAN PEACE MOVES [l A BRITISH VIEW ALL over tbe world, and diplomats are pinnins slightly sheepish smiles over the grimaces that they have worn for so 'long:. The Russians have become the world's comrades once again. On such an occasion, the very last thing454 words
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Article295 1953-04-23 4 ULIUS AMOSS - ULIUS AMOSS [{A U,& VPEWIJ Colonel Uiius Louis Amoss is U.S. intelligence officer and an expert on Russian affairs. BALTIMORE. T^HE Russians do not offer peace. They offer concessions concealing gimmicks which they hope American statesmen will overlook or choos e to ignore. The current "peace"295 words
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Article162 1953-04-23 4 THE British Ministry of Health do not know whether there is a connection between smoking and cancer. Because one is associate;] with the other it does not mean that the one causes the other. Thousands of cancel sufferers have never smoked and much of the increase162 words
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Article258 1953-04-23 4 BEACHCOMBER - BY THE WAY. BEACHCOMBER PAISLEIKA BAKUVAKAB, the Siamese novelist 1 Prodnose: Is that her real name? Myself: My dear booby, do you imagine that anyone would choose such a name? Her father was the well-known wrestler Ugliathan Akab. He added Bakuv to his surname when he inherited a fortune from258 words
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Advertisement13 1953-04-23 4 &Wil M 0?fK 3 /4 OF A PHONE: 3364 19-21, HIGH ST., S'PORE-613 words
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Advertisement35 1953-04-23 4 jp wk m __tf*j*jf?^H Ir^^^^^^^^H (sj'T WORRY ABOUT YuUK v^/\r\. AFTER IT FOR YOU. m m■m■* «M m Oil I M I M 184 k I TRANSPORT STORAGE LTD. 173, Cecil Street Singapore Telephone 65735 words
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Article, Illustration50 1953-04-23 5 Malay Youth Literary Association at the Raffles Institution Hall, m aid of a fund to provide scholarships for poor >lalay students. A POPI'LAR Malay folk danre. the Tari Payong Umbrella Da my was performed by students of the St. Anthony R«ad Girls' School at a concert staged by the Singapore50 words
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Article, Illustration195 1953-04-23 5 Monkeys are cleverer than dogs, he says r^HIS is a story of dogs those 1 \\)v'h so attacking monkeys m the Botanic Gardens, and BtrlTnaillf i" forbidden reservoirs. n. said the director of the botanic gardens, Mr. R. M. Henderson, are not as clever nor as agile as monkeys. •So195 words
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Article55 1953-04-23 5 War claims will be met by 1955 MR. Niall MaePherson (Conservative) asked m the House of Commons yesterday when payments of grants under the War Damage Compensation schemes m Far Eastern territories would be completed. Mr. Lyttelton, Secretary of State for Colonies, replied: "The Malayan War Damage Commission expects to55 words
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Article31 1953-04-23 5 Two charter planes flew Into ion Airport with 140 Ameriana, employees of a U.S. car rm and their families, who 3 re starting a 70,000-dollar holiday m Europe.31 words
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Article26 1953-04-23 5 Police Constable Donald Forest was coshed with a jemmy when he tried to question two men m a .shop doorway at BiKkhur.st Hill. Essex.26 words
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Article157 1953-04-23 5 A STATEMENT made by Mr. A Cheong Hock Hai, a senior English school master, that good teachers of English were v ery rare m Singapore drew [nixed comment yesterday from local teachers. Describing the statement as 'too •weeping," a teacher said Mr. Cheung was probably157 words
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203 1953-04-23 5 People buy 3,000 katis m 10 days Free Press Staff Reporter MANY Singapore people are taking advantage of the fishermen's offer to sell fish at cheaper prices. During the last ten days they bought 3.000 katis at i me wngtri. The Royal203 words
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Article71 1953-04-23 5 The full skeleton of a Stone Age man has been found en the bed of an Irish lake now being drained to reveal secrets of life 5,000 years ago. This and other findings including two pattern brooches, an iron axe, a bone needle, a canoe71 words
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168 1953-04-23 5 Free Press Staff Reporter SEVERAL Singapore Cantonese associations are jointly planning to build a dragon boat for the Coronation celebration. The boat will be similar m design to those built m the olden days to celebrate the coronation of Chinese emperors. It will be168 words
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Article45 1953-04-23 5 Hungary's Health Minister, Anna Ratko, has been released from her post and replaced by Dr. Sandor Dzoldos. Mrs. Ratko, a member of the Communist Party's Central Committee and only woman Minister m the Hungarian Government, was a former textile worker.45 words
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Article54 1953-04-23 5 SINGAPORE'S 5,000-strong Trisha Riders' Association will ask the City Council to license more trisha riders. There are about 5,000 trlshas and 6.000 trisha riders m the City. An association spokesman said: "Many trlshas are off the roads many days a month because people cannot get54 words
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Article, Illustration49 1953-04-23 5 picture. A reception was held f nr delegates attending the South Eastern Asia Central co/<--ference of the Methodist Church at Wesley Hall on Tuesday. Picture shows Miss Mable Nowltn (centre), Mrs. U Ba Thwin (left) of Burma, and Mrs. U. On Kin, (back) also of Burma Free PressFree Press - 49 words
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Advertisement48 1953-04-23 5 TOMOIIHOW M«.HI QUEENIE PAUL presents (I << The Sun -Kissed Cuties m The l^fe AFTER DARK REVUE Featuring the FAMOUS FRENCH CAN -CAN at th* 4 apiiol Kvstaurant MINIMUM CHARGE RESERVATIONS $2.50 ***** At your service TONY CLERICI Manager S.P.H.de SILVAfe^ ♦I, MICH »TMIT, ANC«NM Til IO^UAiA lU»tH»t IP»H48 words
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Article, Illustration70 1953-04-23 6 photo. ILLI R I A POMP ILLI, of R o m c, Italy, arrives m Washington during her tour of the U.S. Sht iv a s criosen from 3,000 beauties In Europe, a s the lnternational BartlayGirl." Twentythree yearn old, she has black hair fleckrd icith silver, greygreen eyes, aU.P. - 70 words
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Article, Illustration375 1953-04-23 6 Man who sold it appears m court ACTING on instructions of the C.1.D., said a police- woman at Old Street. London, she went m civilian clothes to a firm where she bought two publications at 10s. each. The policewoman, Ivy Sibun, gave evidence with375 words
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Article54 1953-04-23 6 The horse went round and round 11/ HEN Charlie Smith, of WoodTT cock Lane. Spencers Wood. Berks, was fired 10s. at Reading for being under the influence of drink while m charge of a horse and cart, the magistrates were told that a policeman saw the horse going round m54 words
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Article23 1953-04-23 6 A passenger vessel tentatively identified as the Konprinz Fredrick, a Danish managership was reported ablaze m Harwich harbour. England last night.23 words
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248 1953-04-23 6 New Yorkers hold a very odd party AN extraordinary mock "Coronation" party was held m a fashionable New York home. Two men dressed up as an "Archbishop" ant! the "Earl Marsh:* l" Mr. H»i* Goldwyn and Mrs. Arthur Hornblow, visiting Hollywood celebrities m whose honour the party was given, were248 words
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Article155 1953-04-23 6 Big new A-plant ready in Britain Tory many months TheaS f schedule, it has been di*Vd Government scientists should now be able to produce ciZ h explosives to make several bombs a month. m For the first time the* will (be enough explosives to spire I for use as fuel155 words
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219 1953-04-23 6 Don't come closer shout to police A MAN crouched a few inches from the edge of a 100 ft. cliff the police inspector edged a little closer. "JDon't be silly, old man. Come and have a cup of tea and talk things over," the219 words
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94 1953-04-23 6 He cuts throat —to get into hospital A Glasgow ex-service-man, suffering from a serious stomach complaint tried unsuccessfully many times to gain admission to one of the city's overcrowded hospitals. Waiting m the waitinfroom of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary m another attempt to get a bed m the hospital, theU.P. - 94 words
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Advertisement14 1953-04-23 6 W J^j THE WORLD'S THINNEST AND (> J^^p^ •&P*sZ SMARTEST WATERPROOF WATCH tMi2M§ W •>fiHß^!»^^*14 words
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Article464 1953-04-23 7 RAIDERS GET £13,000 -SO SILENTLY The men blast bank safes but nobody heard TWO raiders slipped quietly into the little town, blew x up two safes m the main street bank— and nothing was known of their £13,000 haul for 30 hours. The discovery came when auburn-haired Freda Haines, 20-year-old464 words
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Article, Illustration15 1953-04-23 7 Jacqueline Purreux. who stars m "Top of the Form," a Paul Saskin production.15 words
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Article32 1953-04-23 7 A new Ford Prefect car belonging to Sir Lyonel ToHemache? was stolen from outside his Surrey home. Langham House, Ham Common mond, and then found abandoned m a nearby road32 words
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135 1953-04-23 7 The 10p.c. vicar starts scout troop again THE Rev. J. C. Wansey, whose church srout and cub troop rebelled at his suggestion that they pay f ?n per cent, of all their earnings for use of the church hall, lopes a new poster Mill bring ihem back. The poster, which135 words
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Article51 1953-04-23 7 MRS. Judith Goose, aged 103, of Rose Farm, Martham. Norfolk, went to Great Yarmouth to choose her first hat for 3i years. She walked into the store and said: "I know what I want a black hat with a feather." And that was what she51 words
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168 1953-04-23 7 \|ALENKOVS Russia b> makknf a bis impression m Capo Town with prodigal buy m? sprees. The city is used U) the annual visit of Russians ROlnn to an.l fro on Antarctic whaling ttpeditioni but nothing like this ha.s happened before In the old168 words
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Article, Illustration38 1953-04-23 7 photo. Danielle Godet, deft) and Magali d e Vendeuii, French stars, wave from a rock al*n* the Cannes sea shore. They are attending the Cannes Film Festival, where films from all over the world are being judged U.P.U.P. - 38 words
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166 1953-04-23 7 dIR GLADWYN JEBB, chief British delegate to the 5 initecU Nations, has promised Wiyeliscombe, m Somerset, that he will go there the next time he is m England and drink a pint of home-brewed ale. It is Sir Gladwyn's way of "apologising" for166 words
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Article40 1953-04-23 7 The Home Secretary has recommended a reprieve for 19--year-old Trooper Lawrence Baker, who was to hang for .stabbing Leonard WaLsh, 23--year-old HuddersHeld labourer, to death. About 8,000 sinned a petition for Baker, whose home is at nearby Slaithwaite.40 words
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Article252 1953-04-23 7 'Gaol me' man changes his mind FXJR HOURS m a police cell was long enough to convince salesman Leslie Ellis that he didn't really want to spend four months m prison—even for love. Ellis 24. was sent to theceUsby the Birmingham stipendiary magistrate, Mr J. F. Milward, to start four252 words
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Article101 1953-04-23 7 RIDDLE OF CABIN D 87 DID anyone on board the 17,000-ton liner Rang I tiki tell Miss Eileen Busch, 35-ye»*r-old New Zealander. the secret of Cabin D 87 And if they did, was sh e upset? Mis. Busch, who was given abin D 87 when she joined the ship at101 words
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Article, Illustration369 1953-04-23 8 SEMINAR FOR FIFTY TEACHERS Story and photos by S. DAVID FIFTY TEACHERS of English language classes iun by the Singapore Council for Adult Educ.i icn took time off this week to attend .he first Holiday Camp Seminar at Tetok Paku, 14 miles from the city. The main object of theS. DAVID - 369 words
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Article, Illustration190 1953-04-23 9 PETER de CRUZ - PETER de CRUZ Story by THE SINCAPORE HARBONIM <| C w h y outit v the Adelphi Roof Carden on Saturday. Movement) held the.r annual ball at And it was not only the youngster who had -reient showed that they had no in!ention of letting M190 words
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Miscellaneous375 1953-04-23 10 Ij rl 41 -J r^ iJmw-i rl yff -7-A^l ni your lucky tarzan b y Ed 9 ar Rice Burrou 9 hs STAR -V^_lK /_M V^_mT i\^ I \y "i i^H U "lake the most of 8(MK j thin pv^_jdv S "L 9_^_ Hi i iSß^r m _^_v J_/ Z->^_^^375 words
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661 1953-04-23 11 Colin Watson - TOO OLD AT 65? NO, SAYS SCIENCE— AND PROVES IT Colin Watson GERIATRICS -a strange new word that is bringing hope to the aged by NEWCASTLE. cl r WILLIAM OSLER told his medical students, m 1905, that he wa s convinced "of the uselessness of men above gO years of661 words
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Article, Illustration340 1953-04-23 11 East West vulnerable m ii iii dealer The bidding: South West North East tSchen (Kock) (Stay (Wer n man) ntri -> Pass 24 i'ass 8 V Pass 4 I'ass ♦0 Pass 5^ lass All i>ass JHIS WAS THE THIRD deal of 256 played m the World Championship match.340 words
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Advertisement357 1953-04-23 11 T^J^HiMIIMI^mTHE BALL' c Z r£sr^J Wh RULES A CONDITIONS OF ENTRY PRIZES ARE— Send your solution for the competitton I. Football —$500 4. Hockey —$500 \piether with the entry form plus 6 (si*) 2 Cr.rket Sinn <: t ccno ras r Neave Aerated Water* Bottle tops Z. Cncket —$500 5.357 words
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Miscellaneous132 1953-04-23 11 Today's Crossword &4 ul# ri»« tu._ B^^H VI^H till II (7l m ri£ 1 I H^B |hM feHV |HH rou 6ounds M if I |HB[ hii M 3 l f trough th^ w.nd !■■!■■■> l I CROS6WOED SOLtTION 5 V 4W"<i v mo»ru2^*^yWfMlJ!. ACRO6B 1 Torwrr of Londoir. 6 but132 words
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Article299 1953-04-23 12 P. L. KOH - P. L. KOH Build their own rafts By FFTEEN Boy Scouts spent their first term vacation at the Bedok English School, Singapore, m an intensive training course m preparation for their Pioneer Badge test. These senior scouts from various troops m the Southwestern District learned how to299 words
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Article50 1953-04-23 12 MR. ROBERT JOHNSON, the new chief of American U.S. International Information Service, announced yesterday that 'Voice of America" broadcasts ar e to be reduced as an economy measure. In addition. 830 employees will be sacked Broadcasts m Malay will be among those to be eliminated. A.P.A.P. - 50 words
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Article, Illustration6 1953-04-23 12 2 PATROLS AT BEDOK SEA-SIDE DBBRsy»«saa£«as£3&£^6 words
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The Pressman's Postbag
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Letter186 1953-04-23 12 Can YOU beat this for noise I GRAAGE HOAD BEDM.AM i S a resident In Fife House, Grange Road, I have a A erou^T against the variety of infernal noises tha are'Cd at the usual resting hours. Can you beat this? At the back comes a blaring rediffusion programme m186 words
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Letter34 1953-04-23 12 HAVE you a grouse? Have v you a bright idea? Have you seen anything strange, or unusua'? »«-,«o Then write to the PRESSMAN and tell others about it m his POSTBAG briefly34 words
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Letter95 1953-04-23 12 r»ONGRATULATIONS to "OperKj ation Service" and William Koh for championing the case of the nurse at the General Hospital. f But why presume that Not Satisfied" was a "he"? My guess is that "he" was a "she. No mere male would be so stupid as to write95 words
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Letter68 1953-04-23 12 Your paper stated "Vienna is I a krnd city and it has just installed telephones for the use of more or less deaf people." The In* paragraph wrongly printed the word "dead" appearing instead of "deaf." n Shall we say. "Dead men tell no tales, but converse over68 words
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Letter214 1953-04-23 12 STC conductors give signal* to each other indicating the presence of inspectors. Cannot anything be done to restcre the S.T.C. repu ation. Singapore CARBON MONOXIDE ABSORBER Taking 'em for a ride. 1 would love to have all the officials of the Singapore Traction Company travel m one of their214 words
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Article128 1953-04-23 12 Taxi men to have co-op Free Press Staff Report,, SINGAPORE'S 5 .000 taxi-drw ore are co-operat* £sF3& asas Ih^ gl lf n offlcial consent In addition t 0 the usual range O f 1 e n riav .commodities an<i focdstuffs which will be offered for sale store will deal mi128 words
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Article77 1953-04-23 12 THE SIAM COUNCIL of Ministers yesterday decided to appropriate 12.000 000 baht to dig hundreds of wrlls all over Bangkok to help relieve the water shortage which became acute during the past dry months. The shortage began at the end of the war when people whoU.P. - 77 words
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Article, Illustration52 1953-04-23 12 picture. Patrol-Second Lob Wen* Wa h. aged 14, of the 9th Dolphin Troop of Boy Scouts, Singapore aided b> fellow scouts skilfully guides his raft to the sh ore of Potong Pasir Lake, Woodsville, during the juniors K<;.i-Tiki" pioneering- com' petition for tbe Ferroa Shield. Loh's team were runners- up.—Free Press - 52 words
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Article, Illustration23 1953-04-23 12 MR AND MRS. AHMAD HASHIM. who were recentl married m Singapore TW Urn Muslim religious eaenr and Mr-. Hashim^^23 words
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Advertisement43 1953-04-23 12 The week!, issue o! the "Jflj? 33t5 sent by *ir Mail to any addrrw Kingdom at an inclusive rate m FOX SIX MONl"^ b lt vo *fMi the +m£jS*J m JBS£& to make m *Alr-MfcMfrtkm on Clf^S TION MANAOEI STRAIT.j BM,»t Sinsapore PHO^t43 words
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Article113 1953-04-23 13 J ob for 'Cruel Sea' author fI'CHOL As MONSARRAT. iea-? e U a^ Or of The Crue) Wlth his wife *><>- a C v anacla to ta^e up his ntfi J b ILS an infor ob at S n< trouble about a r.ade a f at salalv he haj Ib£**113 words
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Article, Illustration1114 1953-04-23 13 Peter Quennell - A Battle of the Sexes Peter Quennell An intrepid woman reporter writ's on reviews new books The Echoing drove, by Rosamond iWimann. Collins i. L X Silent W«rld. by J. Y. rousieau. »ith Frederic Dumas. ,Hamish Hamilton), side**"* W y r Leonard Wolley The Present and the Past by Ivy1,114 words
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Article250 1953-04-23 13 THE YOI N(i BLACKBIRD, X Clephan Palmer, iwingate). Illustrated by Mervyn Peak The true story of a young blackbird who came to stay, told wi h absolute simplicity and slue my and illus'rated with matching oelicacy and charm. CRICKFT, John Arlolt. (Burkel. John Arlo:t ha.s brought tagcttoer IrtHIMJ250 words
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Article, Illustration511 1953-04-23 13 Professor Joad - Professor Joad By Written as hi* own obituary m 1942 T>Y dying last week on 11 his seventieth birthday,* C. S M. Joad performed the only completely regular act of his career. His life had been a series o) misfits. He was a man never wholly511 words
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Article120 1953-04-23 13 I ivniiMK Lauthter. By Btephea Spender. (Weldenleld Nicobon). MR. BPENDER has combined an account of his visit to Israel m the spring of 1952 with a diagnosis of the many problems that beset the Jewish state. Chief among these perhaps Is the difficulty of welding into one nation120 words
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Advertisement74 1953-04-23 13 J CALL ON US FX)R YOUR BOOK REQUIREMENTS AS WE KEEP THE MOBT COMPREHENSIVE BTOCKB i OF SCHOOL BOOKS AND SUPPLIES IN THE EAST AND |2 WKI,COMK YOUR ENQUIRIES AT ANY OF OUR > omen •I WHEN THINKING OF PENS REMEMBER ITS A WVIEKMAN YOU WANT AND OF "PENCILS" WHAT74 words
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Article, Illustration359 1953-04-23 14 HECTOR CONSTANCE - I'M SICK OF WAITING SO GOODBYE HECTOR CONSTANCE —says To fight Gavilan m London wxrCTOR CONST JK Sr R wS r c"ampion of the HS^nTs^nd No 1 -"tender for the En-P--collect, so good-bye Singapore/ The West Indian Dauier explained that he had been booked for two Singapore fightsone on Apr.359 words
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Article170 1953-04-23 14 CJELANGOR Golf Club reports a very successful year for 1952-53. It has put into the savings bank $20,000. Last year's surplus was $1,980. The Club's war damage has been settled, an award oi $71,104 being made. Two dividends amounting to $35.20<J have been paid. Entrance170 words
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Article, Illustration53 1953-04-23 14 photo. OUCH! when nose meets head iU bound to hurt. The none m this case U the property of Lloyd Abeysekera (Singapore), the head belongs to John Hutch ins (Western Australia). Lloyd won this gnatweight contest during the Singapore v West Australia youth boxing tournament onFree Press - 53 words
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Article108 1953-04-23 14 riRRY Allen, the British fly- weight champion, still hope.*--;to fight Yoshio Shirai, Japan- esc world champion for the world title, Allen's manager Mr. Johnny Sharpe said yesterday that the Japanese boxing promoter Mr Huki Hamamoto had written to him offering terms for a fight with Shirai In108 words
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Article224 1953-04-23 14 JIM CHAMBERS - JIM CHAMBERS Hound iho CmmmtimB-^2 By 17SSFX one of the most attractive batting teams m Bright batting, which pulled— m the crowds, did not win matches because they could not get the other people out. Doug Insole, captain again, will have all last years224 words
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112 1953-04-23 14 DICK Miller of Warren. Massachusetts, undefeated professional welterweight, died m his dressing room"!! 5 Tuesday after failing to answer the bell for th e fifth rou. of a scheduled six-rounder aga«"st Jimmy Brown of Hartford, Connecticut. Miller seemed well ahead of Brown, but latA.P. - 112 words
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Article287 1953-04-23 14 Rocky is in harness again TJOCKY Marciano, the heavy. weight champion, has resumed training for his return title fight with Jersey Joe Waicolt, .scheduled for May 15, m Chicago Stadium. Since Apr. 2, when a roomful o! specialists discovered two small kg free-flowing cuts inside his nose and ordered himA.P. - 287 words
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Advertisement67 1953-04-23 14 Circus Busch Berlin SAT. and Sun. Matineesa^^^^^^ B *^r^fl I ftS9^l ftr Hil^^^l UMbiWi i f jJ^B^^ltßH THE BEST CIRCUS EVER TO VISIT »*l*. SeT the Circus (Steyd) Fjmllj. F. P rrfr«J^ w#ll j rf* s^rst tsar c r Ist Class $6 50 3rd Class $200 Rinj^VlS?* 1 1 1167 words
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Article, Illustration275 1953-04-23 15 Arsenal held— and Preston pull nearer English League race narrows j nRESTON North Ehd, who are running neck and neck I with Arsenal for the' championship of the first division of- the English Football League, picked up a point on them last night. Preston defeated relegation— haunted Manchester City byA.P. - 275 words
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Article138 1953-04-23 15 DESULTS at a glance: ENGLISH LEAGI'E DIV. I: Bolton Wanderers 0 Vint Bromwich Albion 1; Cardiff City 0 Arsenal 0; Charlton Athletic II Burnley 0; Manchester City 0 Preston Vn th End 2. DIV. II: Brentford I Luton Town 1; Doneaster Rovers 2 Notts County Ever ton 0 LincolnReuter - 138 words
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Article120 1953-04-23 15 OWNER Tom Deggs' six-year-old horse, Damremont, yesterday won the mile-and-a-quarter City and Suburban Handicap, one of Britain's biggest betting spring races. Damremont, beautifully ridwn by little apprentice jockey Jimmy Lindley, took the lead two furlongs from the post and stormed up the hilly finish to winAP - 120 words
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Article61 1953-04-23 15 *UGBV IXION iifinTi "S! 7 l 3 Ivor Piece's Interjuonal Team 8; Bristol 9 Cardiff JUmborne 6 Captain Craw k Team 6^ Penzance and IS** 13 Mountain Ash 9; Plymouth "won 3 Somerset Police 8; Brixham I'^y Athletic 8; Waterloo 0 "Weiihead Park 22 t-. «UGBY LEAGUE ffiJReuter - 61 words
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Article42 1953-04-23 15 G«nial Youngsters beat Junior by seven <. o .tls to four WedT- 0 frif mllv :it F j rr.-r Pa^ er Rama (3). Thnmby. "noo. Thansavehi and BCf*H m »tT? nialB> Hnd Govinda and Ah- (l »o each) for Junior Young-42 words
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Article66 1953-04-23 15 SHIRLEY FRY, the American "number three" tennis player from Ohio, had to open up to her best game yesterday to get into the semi-finals of the women's singles In the Connaught Hard Courts tournament m Chingford, England. Shirley was given a tough match by a local player,A.P. - 66 words
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Article373 1953-04-23 15 Free Press Boxing Reporter PRELIMINARIES of the annual Singapore A.RA. Open 1 Cl^mpionships provided something of an anticlimax last night at the Happy World Stadium after two evenings of non-stop-action youth boxing. Nontheless there were plenty of hard knocks and much to keep spectators attentive.373 words
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164 1953-04-23 15 AMPON IS SEEDED IN BRITISH TOURNEY A RGENTINA'S giant Enri- que Morea, and the two little tennis men from the Philippines, Felicissimo Ampon and Raymundo Deyro, are among the eight "seeds" for the men's singles of the British Hard Courts Tennis Championships starting at Bournemouth on April 27. Jaroslav Drobny,A.P. - 164 words
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190 1953-04-23 15 OPORTS officials In the Fede- ration support the plea made m the Singapore Legislative Council by Mr. C. C. Tan that the Government should lift the Pan- Malayan entertainment duty on amateur sports. It is pointed out that such sports as tennis, hockey190 words
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Article27 1953-04-23 15 Thr SouMi BttVM MOOW tourists |)l;iv th<ir List mntrh In SlnnporH [fiicToi It is rctfirn atfaiii«-t Uie sA F a XI i.t JaUn Besar BUdlun27 words
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Article72 1953-04-23 15 Twenty three final accepi r l.r t to br -tk»l April S l. Ddon y< t i i larch Pa-st. Star of rid Btbe n All cnrrv f'.st except the filly Beb lwfril> 'i\ final acceptors for the fillw •> classic tin* I.WM* f;iiin< as to t mnReuter - 72 words
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Advertisement11 1953-04-23 15 jfcNEVA 2 Batches *feits 5 55JJJM, 38! North Bridge Rd. I11 words
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Advertisement160 1953-04-23 15 I 2nd HILARIOUS WEEK I TODAY ri iLV 11 AM IIS 15, 6.45 ft f».:;o p.m. STARTS TODAY! 11 A.M.. 1 30 4. 645 9.30 P.M APVENTDREi^t THE SCREEffrt REATEST ADVENTURE I r««ir* c r|M mi. fjKfevi Ttacv-ltaivfiv jt^O VAX i► o >^3p4^D Techhicolom SSS^ CAPITOL From TODAY 11, 1.45160 words
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Article49 1953-04-23 16 TAN— Mrs. Tan Jin Chent? (nee: Madam Wee Van Neo> age 87 di-d peacefully at her residence No. a, Bideford Road. She leaves 4 sons Jt*n Nee. Teng Kce. Joo Kee and Chcon Watt to mourn her loss Funeral on Saturday 25th April at 2 pm. Buktt Bwmn.49 words
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370 1953-04-23 16 Newcomer Sea Wolf impresses Free Press Racine Correspondent ONLY THREE pairs broke 40 for 3F. on the Kuala Trumpin^ton 11, with apprentice Basri astride, beat Strong and Free easily m perhaps the most impressive gallop of the morning. Kice Mill (Wahab) was going easily370 words
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Article222 1953-04-23 16 GOLDEN LOTUS TO CLASS 2 GOLDEN LOTUS and Manahiki, two Cl. 3 horses, have been promoted to Cl. 2 states a Straits Racing Association release. Technicolor, Sea Hawk. Treasure Top and Piraeus have been sent down from Cl. 1 to Cl. 2. Other tranafers are: Cl. 2 U Cl. 3:222 words
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Article48 1953-04-23 16 Number 3 BOD. beat 4 S.R.D. by nine wickets m a Singapore District knockout cricket tourney match yts~ 3RD. were all out for 25. S/3«ct Do «l*s claiming six wickets for 11 and Caot. Dtplock four for 11. BOD. hit up 43 for one.48 words
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Article339 1953-04-23 16 South Koreans 4; S.C.F.A I. T^HE South Korean football tourists chalk -d up their most impressive Colony victory yesterday when they overwhelmed Singapore Chinese Football Association at Jalan Besar Stadium. Making a determined bid and displaying fine combination and speed m attack, the South Boremm thrashed339 words
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Article25 1953-04-23 16 ANSELL ADAMS, the Trinidad heavyweight boxer, has received an offer of a fight m Singapore next month his manager Jack Burns stated yesterday.25 words
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Article59 1953-04-23 16 FRANK SEDGMAN of Australia beat Jack Kramer 4-6 6-1. 6-2 last night to make the record 41-31 m Kramer's favour m their cross-country professional tour of the United States. In the other singles matcn Pancho Segura clowned Ken McGregor 10-8. 6-1. The Kra-mer-Segura team beat SedgmanU.P. - 59 words
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Article58 1953-04-23 16 ABDULLAH Piruz. Selangor Thomas Cup player, will lead the Selangor Malays against Singapore Malays m the southern zone final of the Dunlop Cup badminton competition to be played at the Singapore Badminton Hall on Saturday. The o>her memoers on the Selangor Malays team are S.58 words
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Article66 1953-04-23 16 EIGHTEEN Indonesian footballers fresh from a three-game sweep m Manila, arrived m Hong Kong yesterday to take on four of Hong Kong's best teams. Headed by the Sultan of Jogjakarta the touring Indonesians will stay ten days, then proceed to Bangkok for another series. InA.P. - 66 words
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Article67 1953-04-23 16 FUNERAL services were held on Tuesday for Sailor Tom Sharkey a native of Ireland who was the last of the old time heavyweight boxing Rr The famed fighter who traded ounches with such boxers as John L Sullivan. James J. Ccrbett, Bob FitKimmons and James67 words
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Article, Illustration29 1953-04-23 16 The Army goalkeeper kicks clear during: the recent inter-Services hockey match at Uxbridge, England. Royal Air Force beat the Army by four goals to three.29 words
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Article180 1953-04-23 16 fNSIDE-LEFT Alan King scored 1 both goals as Fraser Neave beat Singapore Cold Storage by two goals to nil m yesterday's Business HouaM Division One fixture at the F to N ground. It was a tough struggle with both tennis playing fast. fordOf football on v waterlogged ground.180 words
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Advertisement115 1953-04-23 16 WANTED TO rtßtnasi. LEFT-HAND DRIVE car wanted 5/6 str recent model would exchange Morris Six 10.000 miles or consider purchase. Box 8889, P.P. BOUSES LAND FOR SALE VACANT Possession Brick Tile Bungalow. Katong area. Freehold. 7 500 sq.ft. or nearest offer $37,000. Payment $15,000 balance m 14 years $188 p.m.115 words
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Advertisement9 1953-04-23 16 conked tn S.CS. PURE BEEF DBPPI* SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE^9 words
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