The Singapore Free Press, 6 May 1953

Microfilm: NL3676
Total Pages: 16
1 16 The Singapore Free Press
Page thumbnail Page 1
  • Title Section
    Masthead
    19 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m Malaya No. ***** Singapore Wed.. May 0. 1953. Price 15 CIS
    19 words
  • Article
    WEST CAN'T MAKE UP ITS MIND
    392 1 WEST CAN'T MAKE UP ITS MIND niptotnats wait ana watch Micas DIPLOMATS m Paris believe that the driving force behind a proposal for the West to make a concrete peace proposition to the Russians, which is being discussed there is the British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. Washington appears very
    392 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Princess at play
    18 1 PRINCESS ANNE se?v with her pram and doll m the gardens of Balmoral Castle, Scotland.
    18 words
  • Article
    Flew under 12 bridges for a lark
    395 1 Flew under 12 bridges for a lark A SKY1 <ARKING, middle-aged Pilot flew under 12 bridges »n the heart of London yesterday by skimming his singlejnrine hunt plane just a few Members of Parliament, bus Sen nd tu boat JMped m anvuement as the aterK^ ome i under bri <lffe
    A.P.  -  395 words
  • Article
    Owen's Title: Scots So to law
    139 1 Owen's Title: Scots So to law k^S* nation alists yes-. l*SKr h en t e 0 d a le^ A*ht 11 r <>m tK c\ remove tne k far A h L Q y, een^ Htle. ccr ned t__ Scotland La eon e S rei snedcnlvn^ (,d Queen A,? c
    139 words
  • Article
    Rubber price
    24 1 Singapore Rubber Market opened this morning at 75 1 cents for first grade, May shipment, cent below yesterday's closing. Tone was Uncertain.
    24 words
  • Article
    MOVE FOR FEDERAL ELECTIONS
    58 1 MOVE FOR FEDERAL ELECTIONS A COMMISSION is to be appointed to consider elections to the Federal Legislative Council, the Deputy Hiffh Commissioner, Sir Donald MacGillivray, announced when the Council meeting opened m Kuala Lumpur today. The decision had been taken after consultation with the Rulers, h e said. The Commission
    58 words
  • Article
    LATEST COMET BREAKS RECORD
    79 1 LATEST COMET BREAKS RECORD A TEST Comet jet airliner yesterday clipped half an hour ofT the London-Cairo record, streaking the 2.182 miles between the two cities m four hours 35 minutes. De Havilland, makers of the Comet, said the aircraft a development plane for the Serles-II model— made the run
    79 words
  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 1 Advertisements Column 1
      45 1 \*_*s /I 09 iomoom! BATH SALTS $6.50 Per jar SKIN PERFUME $5.50 Per bottle DUSTING POWDER $2.75 per box Each Perfumed, Sandalwood, Gay Morning or Garland of Flowers We specialise m CYCLAX Preparations and will be pleased to offer advice on skincare Perfumery Dept. nUDINwUNu
      45 words
Page thumbnail Page 2
  • Article
    LAOS WAR A STALIN ERA PLAN
    355 2 Govt, statement m Lords THE Communist invasion of Laos was planned before Marshal Stalin died, a British Government spokesman said yesterday. Lord Reading, Under-Secretary of state tor Foreign Affairs told the House of Lords: The Government are deeply I concerned that at a time
    A.P.; Reuter; U.P.  -  355 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    38 2 photo. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH c hats to Mrs. r uriko Yamawaki during his visit to the British Council premises m Liverpool. Mrs. Yamawaki is m Liverpool on a post g r nduate course m English literature Popper
    Popper  -  38 words
  • Article
    Elephant does 30 men's work
    60 2 Elephant does 30 men's work AN elephant has thr strength of 39 men. So said thc Indian Planning Minister, Mr. G. I Nanda, m Parliament at New Delhi when reporting that 20 elephants were used by the Assam Government on building work. "One rli-plnril can trample down the amount of
    60 words
  • Article
    HEMINGWAY'S PRIZE
    24 2 Ernest Hemingway yesterday won his first Pulitzer prize m a 30-year literary career for his book, "The Old Man and the Sea.
    24 words
  • Article
    Two million join the Mau Mau
    219 2 TWO million people are estimated to have taken the Mau Mau oath m Ken^a, said Chief Hezekian Olapipo Davies, the West African lawyer who assisted m the defence of Jomo Kenyatta and other Africans on Mau Mau charges. Mr. Davies said yesterday: "The oath
    Reuter  -  219 words
  • Article
    'NEHRU BOMB' WAS A FIRECRACKER BUNCH
    159 2 A N Indian police spokesman said yesterday that an explosive grabbed from a railway track just ahead of Prime Minister, Mr. Nehru's train turned out to be four giant firecrackers m a container. Some Indians however. Oroubted the explanation. The explosive was brought !or
    A.P.  -  159 words
  • Article
    BRITAIN LIFTS STEEL RATIONING
    57 2 The British Government announced that rationing will end today for all iron and steel goods except tinplate. Supply Minister. Mr. Duncan Sandys, said Improved production made this possible. British st» ri output this year is likely to reach some 17,500,000 tons, 1.300,000 tons more than ln
    57 words
  • Article
    LABOUR LOSE CENSURE VOTE
    46 2 The British Government came I through a vote of censure m the Hou.se of Common.* last night with a majority of 29. The voting was 294 to 265 on a Labour motion alleging inefficiency m the Government conduct of recent parliamentary business.
    46 words
  • Article
    MOTHER OF 200
    25 2 Blackie, 23-year-old eat belonging to Mrs. H. Harrison, of Hockwold. Norfolk, .still catches rats and is the mother of over 1200 kittens.
    25 words
  • Article
    He warns against trade war
    199 2 He warns against trade war fIiHE US. Mutual Security JL Director. Mr. Harold Stas<en. warned Congress yesterday that new United States trade barriers could lead to a trade war among the allied nations ii nd help Russia. He was testifying against proposed high tariff legislation m the Simpson bill, which
    Reuter  -  199 words
  • Article
    RED TRADE CALL
    41 2 The Soviet newspaper Izvestia yesterday Soviet press daycalled for the development of business relations with all countries." It also stressed the unceasing fight of the Soviet press for the maintenance and consolidation of peace and for international co-operation."
    41 words
  • Page 2 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 2 Advertisements Column 1
      172 2 A d-o-n-g-e-r-o-ii-s woman Mgg*] •••lor your typewriter! She may be ihe belt ftenographcr J J m the world, but at the moment J she's f.tal co your typewriter. Evejy erasure means eraser dust for exposed precision parts. The Z process of destruction is m full J J iwing. If the
      172 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 2 Advertisements Column 2
      143 2 Across the Far East jjffe^j!! r mfm _*_m^___fl^S__i l___V__si^^^^i_HP _^_^_^M k _T_y— e____" \b lp CS> >' ou are assured of > jft6_h v *k I fast comfortable journeys *> ft23»fl^ P^ m 4 engined 'Skymaster' 4^|jL.^| aircraft crewed by British pßflßß^ pilots who have travelled more than 40.000.000 pas-
      143 words
Page thumbnail Page 3
  • Article
    EMPLOYMENT EXPERT TO ADVISE THE COLONY
    183 3 EMPLOYMENT EXPERT TO ADVISE THE COLONY c'nore picks the mat*— at last Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE has at last after a two-year search found a man to survey employment m the Colony. He is Mr. S. G. Tyson, an official of the British Ministry of Labour. He will be
    183 words
  • Article
    They must taste it
    68 3 IHE PEOPLE'S FOOD M' ALAY youths want to know whether the leaders of the united Malay National OrgaSVthe food eaten -^M^hsofT^nskak johore, plan to organise a 'nasi ra'ayat (peoples food feast and invite Tengku Abdul Rahman, president of tne UMNO and Inche Sardon Zubir, UMNO youth
    68 words
  • Article
    They mustn't drink it
    72 3 IWE Perak Council of Religious Affairs has asked the State Government to ban Muslims from drinking: beer. They want Muslims found drinking to be fined. The Council's letter to the government states that the decision to request the Government for a ban was taken at a
    72 words
  • Article
    AKIHITO'S TOUR
    21 3 Crown Prince Akihito of Japan left London by train last night for Edinburgh on a fortnight's tour of Scotland.
    21 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    44 3 picture. Kiven 10 hlnnn i as on<k of tht 28 P* o who ha <* each "or t ona t,0 ns, to whom Dr. W. J Vickers. Direcbehalf of hi senr,ces5 enr,ces yesterday presented silver medals on °i me Singapore Blood Transfusion Service. Free Press
    Free Press  -  44 words
  • Article
    BORDER CHECKPOINT IS CLOSED
    41 3 The Soviet occupation authorities m Austria yesterday closed the frontier checkpoint at Kappel, between Austria and Bavaria. The Russians let a number of Austrians pass into Bavaria, but permitted no Germans. The Soviet authorities gave no reason.
    41 words
  • Article, Illustration
    SIR HAN HOE TO SEE QUEEN CROWNED
    27 3 One of Singapore's representatives to the Coronation Sir Han Hoe Lim with Lady Lim left yesterday m the liner Chusan.
    27 words
  • Article
    Beauty show, too, at H.K. trade fair
    129 3 HONG Kong traders, here to show their goods, plan to hold a beauty contest at their exhibition at the Happy World stadium. Leaders of the 85-man trade mission, said yesterday that the contest will be open only to salegirls who work benind the
    129 words
  • Article
    No national call-up now —costs too much
    210 3 No national call-up now costs too much military* or oot Cal, up f r "^n m thi ir P^ Ilce ser vice. of Gov ernVent^> ration a at 5 Ped era Y?L te aper tabled 1^ C Un ?hf Ln nd other re be fu extendpH cd f eration *M
    210 words
  • Article
    Those posters must comedown or else...
    179 3 Those posters must comedown or else... ALL election posters and unauthorised advertisements will be removed from the walls In Singapore city so that the streets will look their best for the Coronation. The City architect, Mr. H. Hawson, gives this final warning: "We want a clean city during Coronation week.
    179 words
  • Article
    Charles, Anne on stamps
    68 3 PRINCE Charles and Princess Anne have broken a royal tradition— their faces are o n postal savings stamps. The stamps have been issue d to mark the Coronation, Post office bosses hope they will bo ost the nations savings too. The Queen has not previously alloived
    A.P.  -  68 words
  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 3 Advertisements Column 1
      53 3 Gddty-X <^^^^ Add safety -with individual function Keys Simple and noiseless m operation. A__s^^___r^ _T^^jn____\ _^r Qm*\ s Electric j&Ji Hand Model Sole Agents TYPEWRITERS (MALAYA) LIMITEBT^C 132-I. robinsoii MAI. mmm r ,inf»» enl TEIEPKOIE *****. P.O. BOX. ..A S UKE YEW BUILDING. KJUA LUMPUR clfiC^ 1 •f, HMI STIEET.
      53 words
Page thumbnail Page 4
  • Article
    The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, May 6, 1953. Opinion CLOSED DOOM
    334 4 The Singapore Free Press WEDNESDAY, May 6, 1953. Opinion CLOSED DOOM SIR Edward Ritson's opposition to a public enquiry into Government allowances will not, on first thoughts, appeal to many people. Secrecy is always suspect. When doors are shut m their faces, those left outside are apt to imagine that
    334 words
  • Article
    Looking Chic, by Order of the Kremlin
    808 4  - Looking Chic, by Order of the Kremlin CYRIL RAY THERE IS SEX EQUALITY IN RUSSIA By LONDON. WHEN I arrived m Moscow, and when I left it, the city was m the hard, white grip of winter. Motor-drawn snrwploughs and snowshovellers were clearing the streets, and lorries were joing off
    808 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    4 4 Photo by Piter Robinson
    Piter Robinson  -  4 words
  • Article
    'BUTCH/ the problem-dog
    161 4 MEET -Butch:' He once be h int to Britain and had t up residence at thc S PC.A an <iety invited him to stay for a Estate. He proved to be such ed to stay indefinitely as a no Butch hCU <>"/// tWO >ii<i)or p his first
    161 words
  • Page 4 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 1
      13 4 LONGINES The World's Most Honoured Watch Sold by ALL HIGH CLASS WATCH DEALERS
      13 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 4 Advertisements Column 2
      53 4 n«n Tfe (fmnouseut comes to M^wM CA ">BECKS _gj_r Leading Wine _0O/ m W spirit Merchants The Far East CALDBECK Mm M2^> MACGREGOR&C?L TO WL_W IW^ TEL. 5371/2 <■*. t —tmmmwm __j__^ 4_H_ >_sl \f i v jf't^ K jjp jft J Jr- J J I Arm WwJdm _r^ J_N
      53 words
Page thumbnail Page 5
  • Article
    WIVES CAM REFORM GANGSTERS
    303 5 WIVES CAM REFORM GANGSTERS Oupid is triad's enemy By P. M. RAMAN nuiMW wives don't like Husbands who are members CKSd Tsnc'ieties. Most of them make their bride.rooms quit on marriage and move to a different area. This™! one of the reasons most of the gangsters are under 30. And
    303 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    21 5 picture. Company Sergeant Takarunya, of Salisbury is a member of Southern Rhodesia's Coronalion contingent. The contingent has arrived m England. A.P.
    A.P.  -  21 words
  • Article
    EX POLICE CHIEF HELD
    41 5 A former Efcft Berlin Police Chief. Ernst Klein. 64. is u'.'der arrest m Wcr,t Berlin on bribery charges, poll c announcer' yesterday. He was susoected ot bribing West Berlin police officers to obtain secret information from them
    41 words
  • Article
    HITLER'S H.Q
    34 5 _?__t Z 2_ff_? r Tmvn yes u terda y that German oh Wr^ aye star^ed to deexpect th! FS k th tOWn Th^ years tn, J WiU take two years to complete.
    34 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    36 5 picture. Paramount Chief Charles Gasyonga of l jikLi. is m England for the Coronation. With him is his son and heir. Picture shows the chief m his traditional robes and the son m European clothes. A.P.
    A.P.  -  36 words
  • Article
    THESE WOMEN BRIGHTEN SERVICEMEN'S LIVES
    105 5 0 '^-f 1 ,cave m Ma,a y» so for moonInttrlst CS> v,sit ten, P ,e s and other places of These visits are arranged by i members of the Women's Volun- tary Service. WVS members regularly visit jungle units, taking them, whenever possible, reading matter,
    105 words
  • Article
    WORLD TIN OUTPUT DOWN
    41 5 uSmEISVS In Feb ruary Rational n i ar i uar y- the at th? w Study Grou P day. l the Ha Sue yesterTh 1"' »übsUnM?ii but wa still >*!» WS2 ally below the kru. J8 average, 2,663
    41 words
  • Article
    FREE-100,000 portraits of Queen
    127 5 FREE--100,000 portraits of Queen THE Singapore Public Relations Office is to distribute more than 100,000 portraits of the Queen and pamphlets, leaflets and folders about her as Coronation souvenirs m the next two weeks. IMr G. G. Thomson, Public Relations Secretary said this morning: "There will be more portraits than
    127 words
  • Article
    BRUTAL MEN GAOLED
    37 5 A French military tribunal yesterday convicted three former members of the wartime German Gestapo of atrocities against the French Underground and sentenced them to prison terms varying m length from four to seven years.
    37 words
  • Article
    Welfare Dept. moves to new building
    63 5 Welfare Dept. moves to new building SINGAPORE Social Welfare Department is expected to function at their new offices m th^ Chinese Secretariat Building. Havelock Road, m a week. So far, only the Public Assistance Section ha.s been removed. The department's offices will be next to the Employment Exchange of the
    63 words
  • Page 5 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 5 Advertisements Column 1
      115 5 H"^^ Another Servant for Your Home by WESTINCHOUSE Model.- SC-8E $90/- x 12 months A itthorised distributors: OVERSEAS INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. Spore 9 76 Orchard Road Tel- ***** hHHB Cameras ll_i___K-_r __Pi can c k a^ yPay* n 8f \gil___- about $20 monthly Easy payment can also be arranged for
      115 words
Page thumbnail Page 6
  • Article, Illustration
    ANIMAL CLEANER
    17 6 picture. This vaccvrn cleaner for animal* was thOWn at the Hannover Technical Fair recently. A.P.
    A.P.  -  17 words
  • Article
    'MRS' IN HOTEL REGISTER SPELT GAOL FOR TWO GIRLS
    296 6 'MRS' IN HOTEL REGISTER SPELT GAOL FOR TWO GIRLS rpilOI T GH two girls gave their correct surnames m a hotel register they were gaoled for a month each at Oxford for making false entries m it. The girls are Marie LoulM McLean, aged 22, of Hemes Road, Oxford, and
    296 words
  • Article, Illustration
    FEWER CIGARETTE
    23 6 India's cigarette imports dropped from 133.425 (pounds m 1950-51 to 89,322 pounds ln 1951-52. HARSH- up and cominy iv ytui-utd ucliib^.
    23 words
  • Article
    MURDER SQUAD TOLD OF KITCHEN CHAT
    210 6 Chemists asked about man, woman DETECTIVE Superintendent Colin McDougall, of Scotland Yards murder squad, studied a report of a conversation m a Blackpool boarding house. It is the most important clue he has yet found m his seven days' injury into the poisoning of
    210 words
  • Article
    BARRISTER BISHOP TO RESIGN
    33 6 The Bishop of Leicester, the Right Rev. Guy Vernon Smith. 72, is to resign m September. The son of a barrister, he was called to the bar m 1905.
    33 words
  • Article
    C-DAY T.V. PLANS
    23 6 Television coverage on Coronation day will last for seven hours and five minutes the British Broadcasting- Corporation announced last night.
    23 words
  • Article
    The Navy takes Chief Joe
    113 6 The Navy takes Chief Joe r<HIEF MATHIAS JOE, of the Capil&no Indian tribe, threatened to paddle a war canoe across the Atlantic if that was the only way he could get to the Coronation. Now the irate chief has got his canoe— the Royal Canadian Navy's 8,700-ton cruiser Ontario. And
    113 words
  • Article
    Missing man found in river, shot
    75 6 Missing man found in river, shot Ciaptain Fraj William J Brown U R A B C was Found d< ad In tin River Anker :it Tamworth Staffordshire, IP itil a shot wound m the iii' vote civilian clothes. rnlicr had made .1 i arch after hoys had found a liat
    75 words
  • Article
    Husband is shamming —Judge
    273 6 Husband is shamming —Judge \1 < Uoi XT CLAMM <,itou sot tr A HUSBAND'S evidence on behalf of himself and his wife claimants m a road accident actionwas described as "grotesque exaggeration" by Mr. Justice Oliver at Leeds. The judge spoke of "a long course of shamming practised by the
    273 words
  • Page 6 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 6 Advertisements Column 1
      249 6 CORONATION MORE ~d CAIE BARCAINS f^^^*, lO}___m_L for K[« W^*fc EVERYBODY U W MORE SAVING FOR CORONATION CELEBRATION c I s r- <-—-■■■--■■--—■■____■__ Select Conveniently lis ..FIK2 JCM _5_ l3 P 1I _J_ Flasks Narn,w Sterling Silver Ladies" Usual Price Bate>rlce Mouth U Pint Brush Sets &i_? gfl U«»_ ftlce
      249 words
Page thumbnail Page 7
  • Article, Illustration
    WHEN CANOE FAILS-HE SWIMS
    56 7 picture. London canoeists are real sportsmen. Nothing is too uncomfortable for them. Recently 40 of them competed m the Slalom championships. A canoe overturned (top picture). But David Pegram. who paddled the canoe, suivived. Wet but m good heart he swims for the shore (bottom picture)
    Paul Popper  -  56 words
  • Article
    'See the future man vanishes
    302 7 ONE of the last things 54--year-old photographer. Mr. Gilbert Palmer, d.d before vanishing from his comfortable bungaCow home was to put a "no luck" curse on his neighbours. The grey-haired eccentric bachelor who lived a life of loneliness outside his prosperous business world believed he
    302 words
  • Article
    CRIPPLE WALKS AT SHRINE
    244 7 'J'HEY carried 15-year-old Fredr Po?more to the shrine on a stretcher— after she had lain for 15 weeks crippled m her legs and arms. Four days later she walked. And Freda was so sure that faith would cure her Our Lady of Walsingham. Norfolk, that she
    244 words
  • Article
    TWOKILLED AS A QUAY CRASHES
    91 7 TWOKILLED AS A QUAY CRASHES 47 -YEAR -OLD foreman. father of ten children, and a 21-year-old labourer were Wled when part of a concrete bei Rg demolished at Sittingbourne. Kent. collapsed Rile h r% S a a a inp 20 ft above the load n I 1"' Was buill to
    91 words
  • Article
    Zoo vandals steal rare bird's eggs
    74 7 VANDALS ruined the New York Bronx Zoos muchcherished hope of hatching the first rare Darwin Kheas ever to be born m the I'nitetl States. The vamlals climbed a Ttt.-high wall, s"t into the Zoo's ostrich house. drove the incubating; male bird off the nest
    74 words
  • Article
    Film men sacrifice lunch hour
    195 7 fc** Hanscomb, 52--r**sS_l cinema M »ttlU M TL? n^ato^ f Dn np a^natio (1 7^ and A,liPd 2 th^ir Cch 45 """utS bussed h^o hOUr whU( they gainst r'm ne man rrusade wTnn Sm At He had u Proar 2 *&X paid i_ri assoc iat»on\
    195 words
  • Page 7 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 7 Advertisements Column 1
      136 7 THREE-SPEED »k I AUTOMATIC RECORD CHANGER ALL TROPICAL MODELS > i__r^^_s______l i f m i aaaaaam^ BtB 1 s^*^ I MANY MODELS IN STOCK Awi table witk or without cabinet, (Cabinets m twHotfj colours.) GUARANTEED FOR 12 MONTHS m m *f\ _f m the convenience of i^tc shoppers, please note
      136 words
Page thumbnail Page 8
  • Article, Illustration
    BROTHER, SISTER WIN 10 TROPHIES
    467 8 BROTHER, SISTER WIN 10 TROPHIES rfHEY swam up the pool and down the pool, across it and bark again. Toddlers splashed m the footbaths around the pool. Everyone was m the swim on Saturday at the Singapore Swimming Club's Number One Championship Gala. Spectators cast anxious glances at grey skies,
    467 words
Page thumbnail Page 9
  • Article, Illustration
    Watching is such hard work....
    13 9  - Watching is such hard work NORMAN COTTERELL Charles Bryce Pictures by Story hy
    13 words
  • Article, Illustration
    ...SO is EATING ICE-CREAM
    72 9 ...SO is EATING ICE-CREAM &OME went to cheer others went to sleep. The sight of so much youthful energy, or. maybe, the effects of the sun on a good meal, made this onlooker (above) tired Not even the cheering could wake him. Sandra Stewart, aged two and a half, also
    72 words
  • Article, Illustration
    THE 'EGG' RACE
    19 9 THE 'EGG' RACE THE GATE-CRASHERS These Malay boys gate crashed the gala and enjoyed every minute of the fun.
    19 words
Page thumbnail Page 10
  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 10 Miscellaneous Column 1
      251 10 TARZAN b Y Edgar Rice Burroughs i a _i r* I JANE oy nuobdrd <'NO_y \_f NOT UNTIL >J TnOW LOOK WWAT YOu'VE J *^l UEY.'-WHATS T_,E B>G \Jj T r -> S S v\_E*£ v%£ SC2AM. j AllOw me W YOU've PONE JAMMEC? OOW f* wE-ELL, T, 7 OCA—
      251 words
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 10 Miscellaneous Column 2
      749 10 YOUR LUCKY STAR /JOHN TODAY. >ou fc inquiring mind. y OB to know as much you J about everything— and evertiS who come, into your |if e J? is apt to make you a Jack-* all-trades yet master of ,J! unless you develop a tfnjJJ to a single objective early
      749 words
Page thumbnail Page 11
  • Article
    Electrons Win the Fight for 'Better Food'
    446 11  -  DENIS ATHERTON by LONDON. v heen a busy year T T h ariWs back-room tittove probed g of X t hreads an- shell life; hiowfly control. D vinnrireds of other 52LSu aim d at solving S^£s_!sMe outlined m SfsSm and industrial _Le$ Departments
    446 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Bridge Hand
    143 11 Neither side vulnerable West dealer pODAY'S hand is a good example of the contrasting bidding mr*od« ol Sweden and America m the rwwt world championship match With Sweden playing East-West, w bidding went: West North East South 1% law INT A Past. 34 All pass N Amw ican
    143 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    63 11 photo. London Revu c singer Kay Sadler poses for decorations m the "Blue Angel" room of Piccadilly restauranteur Frank Shaw. The room is named after the rro e which made Marlene Dietrich famous. The artist who decorated the room had to find a model with legs like those of Marlene.
    Popper  -  63 words
  • Article, Illustration
    BUCKLEY
    69 11 by vacuum evaporation. This experiment has led to considerable industrial interest. Science has not neglected the lace-making industry. New lubrication methods, replacing the old graphite method, is making possible the production of white lace made from nylon thread. In the past, with graphite lubricant, this was not possible although
    69 words
  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 11 Advertisements Column 1
      83 11 i s J Dear oor^ r \e^ ci ?j ;v r» _es^ ft XooVc^nexr^ a n UNDERWOOD ifo/ DE LUXE t_l _?N^_; i__ __#*!_>• SM «4_Mte *°i s^ sV UNDERWOOD GENERAL AGENCIES (M) LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG U 2 iJ^ W If _lß__Er\__l [kX^S! anadiol Mixture and k Ib^Um
      83 words
  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 11 Miscellaneous Column 1
      179 11 Today's Crossword ROSS —1. r- i •m morion f J 4 3 camera i I I I HMMH ■^■MHI __I~" to a i BU li^Hs^i^H Xl Inl I I— J— sm an.c.i to k -;iKii the MB? EH Hi Obvio 1,, l ______l I J_BH psm'c HHHf I I I9_
      179 words
Page thumbnail Page 12
  • Article, Illustration
    Untitled
    58 12 picture. The first four sergeants of the Singapore Harbour Board Police Force, who began as constables when the 5.11.8. police werr inaugurated two years ago. have now started "J** 6 monih inspector..' course at the Police Training School. Thorn ls'in Koad. They are (left to right): hu Mun Lheong, Douglas
    Free Press  -  58 words
  • The Pressman's Postbag
    • Article
      KALLANG ROAD
      198 12 OUR traffic chief. Mr. Haxworth never said a truer thins than when he made the point about traffic m busy Kalians Road being held up by vehicles Infiltrating through the breaks m the road divider to cut right across m front of the opposing stream of cars. The
      198 words
    • Article
      Any grouse?
      32 12 HAVE you a grouse? Have you a bright idea? Have you seen anything strange or unusual? Then write to the PRESSMAN and tell others about it m his" POSTBAG briefly.
      32 words
    • Article
      BUS MANNERS
      216 12 ALL the way down to Singapore m an express bus, the man who .sat next to me leaned against my shoulder snoring with his mouth wide-open. I had no heart to disturb his slumber as I was feeling sleepy myself. But how would you like to be m
      216 words
  • Article
    A wider Orchard Road soon
    127 12 A wider Orchard Road soon I^HE Singapore City Council has started work on widening a section of Orchard Road, between the Sivan Temple and Penang Lane. This scheme to give a freer flow to traffic was planned .several year.-* ago. The City Road Engineer, Mr. L. R. Keelan, told the
    127 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Labour gain 11 seats
    117 12 Labour gain 1 1 seats rE SPLIT British Labour Party showed a gain m popularity yesterday m the wceklong municipal elections. The Conservatives held their own 20 gains and 20 losses— in results reported up to midafternoon while the Socialists showed a net gain of 11 seats. Three of these
    117 words
  • Article, Illustration
    SOUTH POLE HUNT
    58 12 I Australia will .send geologists to the Australian cector of the Antarctic mainland m December Ito search for uranium and j other minerals. MB. II \KIN(. WONG, deputy leader of the Hong Kong businessmen who have arrived m Singapore to hold an exhibition of their goods which
    58 words
  • Article
    8 HUK REBELS KILLE
    31 12 The Philippine Army k_i eight Communist Huk refc who tried to ambush two mota ised patrols south-east i j Manila. One soldier was Id. and four wounded.
    31 words
  • Article
    She gave up career of song for love
    271 12 She gave up career of song for love Hv ROGER YIK I OVK or career? Because J love won, Singapore has lost one of its most glamorous profession il girl singers. She is Mm U« (or L,,v Lee), "Hong Kong's Patti Page" and star of the Singapore Fong Fong Revue,
    271 words
  • Page 12 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 12 Advertisements Column 1
      85 12 /yssn ___M__- -^^^^^*^ii_6__iSifeV_3_r ____r__. _s__^_P_^_r _l __r *VjTO with 'MAGIC MARGIN ONLY ROYAL HAS IT. •^»w».- g'nwwßw/'jm agar yff^llMll *K&WPZm?*m\s. 'J ''^ti- -^RM C^fNM Cf\ Please send me delails of the ROY.U r\V/fM V*> "MAGIC MARC.IN portable typewriir I\• LTD. W ith particulars of easy method payment. Name Address: !-P
      85 words
Page thumbnail Page 13
  • Article, Illustration
    Kentner: Music too 'Easy' Now
    1169 13 Kentner: Music too 'Easy' Now an INTERVIEW WITH PRESTO ,omsKent"er, P K '"'this week and soothe War Memona. next a T entail In all H8 nours at the about eigni mitte it as he would have 32 sonatas ne t nim f at the piano. „t« all this adds up
    1,169 words
  • Article
    VARIETY CONCERT
    84 13 SEVERAL local artists are taking part m a concert on Sunday (8.30) at the Victoria Hall. They include: Moreen Stokes <pianist i. Osman Gumanti (Balinese dancer). Gerr? Soliano violin i. Rose Ebewein (danceri, Lee S't> Bee (soprano). Choo Hwee Lim (bari- tone), Ye.,h Chean Wah (tenon. Alice Wong
    84 words
  • Article
    LATEST RECORDS
    148 13 Woodwind instruments have always recorded rather better than .»ny other. It is not surprising therefore that on LP (Parlophone) Mozart's Serenade m E Flat (K. 375) for two clarinets, two oboes, two bassooons (and two horns) by the London Baroque Ensemble should be the nearest approach to the
    148 words
  • Page 13 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 13 Advertisements Column 1
      133 13 WE NOW PRESENT THE NEW MODEL ins mm m MwottAM IMtllslOil __i _r vi for cash SEE AND HEAR THIS ARISTOCRAT OF THE H. M. V. RAHGE AT 'MffMkfkWM /<• MOOTWre ft CO -MALAYA' LTO /£S7m9. JfmfKJr/ J°hn uTurs building /573 mJ mf/ m_w wno/mkx* T 7030 x«y^ (V O
      133 words
  • Page 13 Miscellaneous
    • Miscellaneous
      Page 13 Miscellaneous Column 1
      125 13 MUSIC QUIZ 1 '-nn Strauss w.\ umv, r* y FAUST? a thi 'Walts Who wk t» thc symphonic King', but who was *o named; 0 cahtata LA DAMNATION DE Strauss (th, FAUSTr (the younger)? f- Is ,can SibeltU) I Finn, Ru IS LX)N JUAN the work of! A ri n
      125 words
Page thumbnail Page 14
  • Article
    Exciting finishes in county games
    513 14 7 here were seven outright wins Till: English fountv cricket season started on a Ihrllllni note, the match between Northamptonshire and Middlesex resulting m a tie amid tense excitement at Peterborough yesterday. They are the fir.st counties to be affected by the new points ruling
    513 words
  • Article
    SOCCER RAINED OFF
    24 14 The SAFA Division 3B league fixture between Jollllads A.U. and Bintong Buteo B.C. at C'YMA yesterday was postponed owing to rain.
    24 words
  • Article
    SUSSEX WILL MISS JIM LANGRIDGE
    342 14 This is the last of the crick et series. Round the Counties, by JIM CHAMBERS. SUSSEX moved out of the shadows last season. The impressive wind-up (seven of the last 11 games won) emphasised the value to the team of England batsman, Dave Sheppard, the
    342 words
  • Article
    No. 1 golfer forgot to enter
    120 14 No. 1 golfer forgot to enter RONNIK WHITE rated Britain's No. 1 amateur golfer, said last night that he forgot to enter this year's British amateur tournament. The event will begin on May 25 on White's own home course the Royal Liverpool links, Hoylake. "I completely overlooked my entry and
    A.P.  -  120 words
  • Article
    AUSSIE TRAINER VISITS SINGAPORE
    66 14 Tommy Smith, a leading rarehorse trainer m Australia, is expected In Singapore on Friday Smith, who is g (> mg to Bri 1 am for the Coronation, will spend a few days m Malaya, and hopes to see as much of racing, training and stabling conditions
    66 words
  • Article
    AUSSIE WELTER CHAMP BEATEN
    372 14 J>RAN Mlkiw. a new Australian from Uthuanla who now inc. In Melbourne, stopped Australian welterweight champion OoorgO Kapeen. of Newcastle, m a non ntie fight In the tenth round at Sydney bi idium It was one of the hardest fights ■een In Sydney for some time
    372 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Thanks Miss -we'll try not to miss....
    99 14 >JO kidding fellows, but the I scene above will be duplicated m Singapore In the not too distant future. To celebrate the Coronation the Singapore Cricket Club has arranged a cricket match to b e played m 18th-century style. The teams have already
    99 words
  • Article
    SAFA meet P on Saturday
    55 14 Thc Singapore team io play Philippines Amateur Athletic R ration In an inter-port soccer a at Jalan Besar stadium on Situ will be chosen from: Chee Sen". Yew Chang. H Boniface. Teow Keng. Yassin, 1 Harith Him Weng Omar Ai, Bonn Seong, Ismail Yusoff. I
    55 words
  • Article
    PADANG DRAW
    33 14 PAD ANG DRAW Handel.sbank Sports Club held I Sports Clui> to a one-all dr» Business Houses F.A. Div. 3 1 on the padang yesterday. Scorer for Ford v.cs IW Khamis replied for Hr.ndelstai.
    33 words
  • Page 14 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 14 Advertisements Column 1
      124 14 QUEEMIE PAUL j The Sun -Kissed Cuties J Brand New Revue N frl£f^f ffff*7 IT **7l/fSf C. J From Friday 8th May J y apiial Hvstaurant I (RESERVATIONS: PHONE *****) At your service TONY CLERICI Manager Circus Busch Berlin MHflflfl at Junction of Victoria Street pTj reason. 3k *B» sBM
      124 words
Page thumbnail Page 15
  • Article
    HUTCHINSON NETS 3 IN LAST 10 MIN,
    386 15 HUTCHINSON NETS 3 IN LAST 10 MIN, Soccer Hat-trick wins rostnd~**p oame at Terror m AP 4; R.A.S.C 1. HMS Terro ptb v k for Royal Army Service Corps r |IS *as a* triumph for h.M.S. Terror, who and a s P e^u". rs d a vs three-on e defeat
    386 words
  • Article
    1st GOAL WAS AGAINST THE RUN OF PLAY
    365 15 uhenians ...3; Sappers. .0. TITHoVgH their first goal A was scored against the run of play Royal Air Force Seletar Athenians were good value for both league points at OiUman Engineers missed goalgetler Kennedy m the forward line He injured an ankle
    365 words
  • Article
    PENALTY SAVES ATHLETIC 'A'
    42 15 _*£..V3r\ Tione B hi Dl Ci draw ,n SAFA Knla^ """X-h at Oeylanp yesminute ensiVe rrror m "ttalty. sioon San scoring off a t.arrc u Pr ■V-Vi Lo It f h T af er Ahmad bin'u he dinner.
    42 words
  • Article
    SPARTANS BEAT G.H.Q. 3-1
    142 15 SPARTANS BEAT G.H.Q. 3-1 JN I dean. fast, even Services Division Two fixture at Seletar yesterday. R.A.F. Seletar Spartans beat G.H.Q. by three toals to one Inside-right Humphrey and goalkeeper' Norman of Seletar were the outstanding plovers. Humphrey opened accounts m the truth minute and made lt two-nil m the
    142 words
  • Article
    Tengah win with the only goal
    287 15 Teng ah win with the only goal .Tengah, 1; Signals, 0. A GOAL scored five minutes from time gave Royal Air i Force Tengah a narrow victory m yesterday's United Services Div. 1 league tie played at the RASC ground m Ayer Raja Road. The venue was switched from Tanglin.
    287 words
  • Article
    FINLAND BEAT IRELAND 4-1
    42 15 FINLAND BEAT IRELAND 4- 1 l/INI.AND defeated Ireland 4-1 m 1 the IM round of the Da\ s European zone Tennis romp Mon jresterdi j Yugt slavla srotj their flrsl rouwl .st Switserland 5-o. harlni pre!v Rained s srlnnlng lead of :i-o.
    42 words
  • Article
    Sizzling serve too too much for Italian
    153 15 iS 0, f<ix SCS "».lnaV lzl i""- wire ■_^_T* i, r °G, r(]ini 5 3 -5 6-1. °^r* &5n loJl^./^nipion -re8 U]u von u ieir s not too easy pune tritti Bruno 1 (Italy) tnd finally beat him g 4 Budge Patty .us.
    A.P.  -  153 words
  • Article, Illustration
    CUP FINAL TRIUMPH
    34 15 photo. Blackpool captain If. Johnston (left) and Stanley Matthews (right) are chaired by players after winning the Football Association Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. Blackpool beat Bolton fourthree.- U.P.
    U.P.  -  34 words
  • Page 15 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 15 Advertisements Column 1
      134 15 TODAY. 3.15-6.30-915 p.m A Moving Story of a Woman's courage m her battle against Destiny! M A M T A (m Hindustani) with Sumitra-Paro-Ullhas Distr: S. E. Asia Film Co. "JAGGU" is coming soon! Today Tomorrow at 7.15-9.15 p.m. Grand Double Attraction "RIDING CALIFORNIA TRAIL" "SH ,V "'»\l CHEST" _nPf
      134 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 15 Advertisements Column 2
      102 15 TJiTi 2 LA L" 11 a.m.— 1.15— 4.15 C.45 !U0 p.m. ILJ^;~ ROBERT STARfs~~PRIDAY •>*Kia-M_nM_n___vni__i_________nHH^Ba-__HBHi |^s_MRHKIHa__aCMnnKJHBs——H iodaO~da[iy 11 A.M., 1.30, 4, 6.45 9.30 P.M. JONES L^^{>'J MALDEN M^P Xi> CAPITOL 9th DAY 11. 1.45, 4, 6.30. 9.30 p^ NATURAL VISION IHo\_.tiK > WARNERCOLOR TO TOIMICf FRANK LOVEJOY PHYCTIS KIRR PAVILION
      102 words
Page thumbnail Page 16
  • Article, Illustration
    ITS HARD TO SAY GOOD-BYE
    335 16 say the Aussie boxers THE youth boxers from West Australia are sad today. Sad because they have to leave these shores for home this evening. tt T Said their captain Brian Sanford: "We had a terrific time. The folks out here really went out of
    335 words
  • Article
    He's after the American $
    121 16 He 's after the American MICKEY LAURENT'S American invasion is off to a good start. The 28-year-old French middleweight was held to a draw on Monday night m New York by Costa Rica's Tuzo Portuguez, but he staged such a spirited fight that he is assured of plenty ot opportunities
    A.P.  -  121 words
  • Article
    P.I. BOXERS FOR U.S.
    30 16 Three Filipino boxers, Includ Ing Philippine welterweight champion Bonnie Espinosa, will leave soon for Japan and the United States for a series of j flghts.- U.P.
    U.P.  -  30 words
  • Article
    ALEX BUXTON v. ALBERT FINCH
    59 16 Bobby Dawson, Negro middleweight, now living m Paris, gets a crack at Britain's Wally Beckett ln a ten-rounder at London's Empress Hall on Monday, May 18. It ls a supporting bout on promoter Freddie Mills' bill stars light-heavyweight Alex Buxton against Albert Finch former British
    A.P.  -  59 words
  • Article
    Loser was in tears at the end
    164 16 Loser was in tears at the end WES BASCOM, eighth ranked American lightheavy weight fell to his knees, beat his head on the canvas and burst into tears m Milwaukee on Monday night when the referee .stopped his fight to give Dan Bucceroni a seventh round TKO decision. The fight
    A.P.  -  164 words
  • Article
    Ace Chocolate wins first Aussie bout
    137 16 Ace Chocolate wins first Aussie bout a SMOOTHLY condiiioned Sou'h African boxer, Ace Chocolate, made a successful firsf appearance m Australia's Sydney Stadium. Chocolate ou classed a young New South Wales welterweight. Bill Stewart, the referee stopping; the onesided bout, scheduled for 12 rounds, m the eighth round. Chocolate, who
    137 words
  • Article
    SEDGMAN WINS
    58 16 Australian star Frank Sedgman defeated Jack Kramer 10-12. 7-5, 6-3 yesterday to gain a notch m their cross-country professional tour. ad Pancho Segura beat Ken McGregor, also from Australia. 6-2 2-6, 6-2 m the second exhibition singles match. The results left Kramer leading Sedgman 44-34, and Segurs ahead
    58 words
  • Article
    SCHOOL SPORTS
    52 16 Tlie annual athletic sports of the Anglo-Chinese School will be held on Saturday. May 23 at Jalan Besar Stadium, beginning at 2.30 p.m. Events for old boys will be: 100 yards handicap, quarter mile walk and the Inter-O BA. 4 x 110 relay for the Tan Chin Tuan
    52 words
  • Article, Illustration
    Nearula tipped far Epsam Derby
    215 16 fJIH. WILLIAM HumblVs Nearula aWa was made a firm 11-4 favourite lor the 1953 Epsom Derby at an odds call-over by bookmakers last night. Aureole, owned by the Queen, and Premonition, entered by Brigadier W P Wyatt. were stabilized a.s 110-9. second choics kn the
    215 words
  • Article
    The nerer-give. up Marines drau in last minute
    330 16 C.A t 2; Marine Department g THE Singapore Amateur F.A. Senior League tie bet> Chinese Athletic and Marine Department was tense, tough struggle which ended m a two-all dra w Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Marines were twice m arrears. They escaped defeat
    330 words
  • Article
    MUDDLE TO CLEAR IN SEPT.
    161 16 THE world boxing middl weight muddle may cleared m September n< that America's Jim Non has the Carl (Bobo) Olson Paddy Young fight schedul for June 19 at Madison Squ. Garden. Olson and Young will meetn 15 rounds, each getting io p cent of the
    A.P.  -  161 words
  • Article
    SOCCER RESULTS
    38 16 International football resol At COPENHAGEN, a Briti football league selection deta ed a near national streaj Danish combination one— niL At VIENNA, the Austrian td > Vienna beat a British ni tary eleven two— one A. P.
    A.P.  -  38 words
  • Page 16 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
      Page 16 Advertisements Column 1
      383 16 CLASSIFIED ADS. DEATHS CARTWRIOHT: In an air accident on Saturday, 2nd May, near Calcutta, John Thomas Cartwrlght, aged 32. A Memorial Service will be held at St. Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore, on Thursday, 7th May. at 5.00 p.m. KEMLO: In an air accident on Saturday, 2nd May, near Calcutta, Frederick John
      383 words
    • Advertisement
      Page 16 Advertisements Column 2
      27 16 i~» 1 7 _r~l Strawberries and Cream! Enjoyed at any time! "PLUMROSE" STRAWBERRIES topped with a big serving f "PLUMROSE" CREAM j Singapore Cold Storage Co., H
      27 words