The Singapore Free Press, 13 May 1953

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    Masthead
    19 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m Malaya No ***** Singapore Wed., May 13, 1953. Price 15 Cte.
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    BRITISH SOLDIERS ATTACKED
    319 1 BRITISH SOLDIERS ATTACKED Commandos, Navy ships rush to Suez Canal Zone gRITISH soldiers m Egypt have been "ambushed, shot and assaulted" m something like 30 attacks since the beginning of April, the Minister of State, Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, told a surprised and shocked House of Commons m London last night.
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    Ike takes Gon. Ridgway from NATO
    150 1 PRESIDENT Eisenhower yesterday an- nounced that Gen. Matthew Ridgway. Supreme North Atlantic Pact Commander m Europe, is to become United States Army Chief of Staff. He added that he is proposing his old friend and Chief of Staff, Lt.-Gen. Alfred Gruenther, as General Ridgway's
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    Templer goes to London
    30 1 t JH. ;P igh Commissioner for l h Federation, General Sir Templer, left Singapore this C mn,n Il£ti n for London Coronat ion ADCs during the
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    CANBERRAS BREAK ATLANTIC RECORD
    47 1 have broken a i? Jet bombers for Atlanta a ri peed record s c ««a? fe?r* c h^H n X during a to nIT Warton foundland. Gander New- west ward yesd lan d °l En f Bland to NewminutesAnn four h ours 36
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    New U.N. plan for Korea
    83 1 A J2 counter ~< ""*«kl Bthe deadl^ It v X.,, c Cc mmunLsts. **Ie of prisoners refusing repatriation be settled at a political conference after the armistice. But the U.N. plan is belirv-d to set a time limit for the release of the prisoners The
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    ALLAN LEWiS
    36 1 My best bets ALLAN LEWIS' best bets at Penan; today are Sharp Look and Magnificence. The going will be good. Yesterday's irain should make the track ideal for racing. Today's course information Page 16.
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    The Voice protests
    80 1 A VOICE of America official testified yesterday that the proposed elimination of programmes beamed to Malaya and Siam would accomplish m one short month more than international Communism has been able to accomplish m 10 years." Mr. John A. Malley. acting chief of the Voice's East Asia
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    Rubber price
    24 1 Singapore Rubber Market opened steadily this morning with first grade, May shipment, at 69 cents a pound, Ye cent below yesterday's close.
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      91 1 c^xS VOM U CATCM <T 3 tARSARA. WHEN YOU* Tj~ fin >vv, J i\ J I js* ft) /p "Nu^7 COUNTLESS thousonds of mothers have solved the problem ol restoring the lock of essentiol food elements m the ordinary dietary by giving their children 'Ovaitine' every day. CHILDREN take readily
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    NEGUIB PLAN WILL DESTROY SUEZ BASE
    426 2 Selwyn Lloyd tells Commons: |if R. Selwyn Lloyd, Minister of State, said yesterday that Egypt's conditions for a settlement of the Suez Canal dispute with Britain would have meant that the base "would rapidly become useless. This would have "resulting effect on the maintenance
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    Dulles in line with Britain
    103 2 THERE was general satisfaction m diplomatic quarters m London, with the statement on previous Anglo-American contracts on the canal zone question issued from Cairo last night by the United States Secretary of State, Mr. John Fostrr Dulles. British opinion has no quarrel with his reference
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    It's just one of those Yaleriots, say police
    142 2 It's just one of those Yaleriots, say police SOME 1,504 Yale students went on a rioting rampage m New Haven yesterday throwing beer bottles from dormitory windows at police ears, tearing up parking meters and knocking over meters. When it was over two hours later three students had been arrested
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    THROWN OFF HORSE
    36 2 Maj. Oen. Charles O. B. Graves, Director of Movements at the War Office, fell from, hi* horse during a Coronation parade In London at the weekend and is m hospital with crushed vertebra.
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    Indo-China may split U.N., Empire, says Attlee
    187 2 Indo-China may split U.N., Empire, says Attlee MR. CLEMENT ATTLEE, leader of Labour Opposition, said yesterday he was certain that any attempt to take the Indo-Chinese affair to the United Nations would cause a Kreat split m that body and, "what is more serious for us, even a split m
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    TORNADOES KILL 56-AND AN OLD LEGEND
    192 2 TORNADOES KILL 56AND AN OLD LEGEND IN SCENES reminiscent of bombed European cities, hundreds of rescue workers yesterday dug through the ruins caused by Monday's tornadoes which sent buildings crashing In Waco, Texas, and San Angelo, killing at least 56 people and possibly as many as 150. The tornadoes striking
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    Girl bitten by iinvisible teeth'
    178 2 Girl bitten by i invisible teeth AN 18-year-old dancing girl, her arms covered with marks from invisible teeth, was carried from the Manila gaol to hospital yesterday screaming that a black coated dracula was attacking her. Cries of "hoax" followed her down the corridors of the gaol where she had
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    SACRIFICE TO GENGHIS KHAN
    49 2 The annual sacrifice to Genghis Khan, the Mongol conqueror, was held at Yiklnhore m Sulyuan Province on May 4. The sacrifice consisted of the harda, which is a symbol consisting of a piece of coloured kerchief, a whole goat and wine made of milk. A.P.
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      115 2 THE "NEOPOST POSTAL FRANKING MACHINE SAVES TIME AND Jn *^S?%S ADDS PRESTIGE !§^^^i^§tl^^^^\ S! *^wMHr RONEO LTD. Please send details of RONEOP. 0. BOX 469. SpOre NEOPOST Postal Franking machine. Namr of Company (Assn. etc) Address F.P. 13.5.53 'm. OrA (pi iT you are assured of fa9t com- V^xar/ fortable
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    CITY OFFICIAL HAS TO EXPLAIN
    238 3 $69,000 contract unauthorised By SIT YIN FONG SINGAPORE C ity Water Engineer, Mr. W. S. Stredwick, b back f rom a trip to Japan is due to explain an expenditure item of his department, which was discussed at the last City Council meeting: durinr his
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    Mother tells a story
    63 3 AMERICAN film star, Olivia **> de Havilland and her 3-year-old son, Ben, flew into London from Cannes after attending the Film Festival there. Her six-year marriage to Marcus Goodrich ended recently when she sued for divorce. She complained that he did no work and she was
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    Charles to see mother crowned
    123 3 PRINCE CHARLES, four-year-otd son and heir of the Queen, will after all see his mother crowned m Westminster Abbey on June 2. The Prince will visit the Abbey 'for a certain period* during the Coronation service. The decision appears to have been taken at the
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    2 DIE IN CRASH
    22 3 mt the walr^n and nos *d the hharboru r L^ U f landing m 55*J affmbia cc Rupert
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    100 MORE
    20 3 HUNDRED h*,» to thp uf J re t0 be ad ded thisy ear c before the end of
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    Parties on wrong line, says Tan
    112 3 Parties on wrong line, says Tan POLITICAL parties m Singapore have taken the "wrong line m trying to remove trade representatives from the Legislative Council, said Mr. Tan Siak Kew, president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, yesterday. He added: "Singapore's prosperity depends on trade and it is of paramount
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    PERON HITS AT A.P.
    27 3 The Peron government issued an order yesterday to prevent the Associated Press from receiving news from abroad for distribution to newspapers In Argentina.
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    BEDS FOR MENTAL HOSPITAL
    43 3 BEDS FOR MENTAL HOSPITAL PLANS FOR THE EXPANSION OF THE HOSPITAL ARE BEING 55& WN up by t J* e department OF PUBLIC WORKS. i l^ nos Plta± now has accommodation for 1,800 in-patient.s. The expansion is part of the Colony Medical Plan
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    50,000 pamphlets to dispel wicked gossip
    263 3 50, 000 pamph lets to dispel wicked gossip SINGAPORE Government has produced impressive health figures from its files to help fl^ht wild rumours m the rural areas about the Government's health campaign. These figures have been published m a Chinese pamphlet, 50,000 copies of which are being distributed m the
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    GAMES HELP THESE SHY MALAY GIRLS
    164 3 GAMES, SOCIALS and picnics have helped conquer shyness among members of the Singapore Young Malay Women's Association (Persekutuan Perempuan Muda Melayu), the president, Che Zahrah Ariffln, told the Fress Press yesterday. She added: "When members first joined the association, they were very shy, but
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      92 3 SANDWICH IV^Ti^ fS^W^ RANGE 1 \j£@JT/ b In the following colours yr {I^/n^^^^ 1 Green, Blue, Pink I-• >Jv M^^^ 1 27" X 5- $6.50-^ > r __jv \,3^( I 33"x60" $8.95 «eh fUk WHITE TURKISH ~~y^J^k VC^^ TOWELS I Sizes 22" x 44" $3.25 e OOll Sizes 27" x
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  • The Singapore Free Press
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      Opinion
      389 4 1 m SPEECH nRITAIN is the most valuable of America's allies— by far. She is still no inconsiderable power m the world. And of all individual Britons, Sir Winston Churchill is her staunchest, and most consistent friend. It is m this light that his speech m the foreign affairs
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    Self-less Ruler of India's Millions
    970 4 Self -less Ruler of India's Millions 1 PEN-PORTRAIT OF JAWAHARLAL NEHRU NEW DELHI. INDIA'S Prime Minister. a 64-year-Old grandfather, is full of contradictions. Jawaharlal Nehru can bo described m conflicting terms as Democrat and Dictator, Aristocrat and Socialist, Materialist and Idealist. All are correct. He is like a diamond with
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    NON-SMOKER ABSTAINED FROM VOTING
    235 5 NON-SMOKER ABSTAINED FROM VOTING Majority of one for bus ban By G. T. BOON IT was only by the odd vote 1 mi n five that the Singapore Jity Council's Vehicles and Traffic Committee decided to ban smoking by passengers m buses. And, according to ts chief advocate, another relic
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    THEY SAID YES
    62 5 stop smoking m buses on the old colonial basis, and readjust its feelings on a more democratic line by having consideration for other members of the travelling public. "Smokers will soon get used to the initial slight inconvenience: if they can't the penalty as imposed for spitting
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    TWO SAW NO
    32 5 He saw no reason why smoking should not be prohibited hi Singapore's public transport as it was m India. But the move was not sup- Mr. Soli Mr illanyam.
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    How shop men dodge tax
    187 5 Profit made on 'bad' goods By P. M. RAMAN IjANY Singapore shopkeepers are trying a new ruse iT on the Government to evade income tax. They "condemn" goods and make a pretext of selling them at a loss to hawkers. These goods, mostly textiles, glassware,
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    CHEAPER FUEL WON'T CUT POWER COST
    133 5 DEDUCED fuel prices will not lower the cost of producing electricity m Singapore. Mr. Chan Kum Chee, chairman of the City Council's speII Lf^H com ™ittee, explained yesterday C itv P l trO L for v P rod ucing electrihiahnZ y costs M still
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    MAU LEADER HELD
    26 5 > of T a Ak N h »nyalu. chair- m °n. wa? h 4 Keri ya African i? Nai robi for am fl y^terdav
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    3 KILLED IN CRASH
    43 5 Three men were killed and four seriously injured when a ar^et Drono piano crashed into the U.S. aircraft Carrier Wright and exploded on Monday 300 i 1 1 kvy west Florida. Thr .«lißi?tly On Carder Was dama R ed
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    And less exhaust fumes, too
    172 5 And less exhaust fumes, too Free Press Staff Reporter ACTION has been taken against Colony buses found to have smoky exhausts which irritate drivers following behind them. A spokesman of the Vehicles Registrar's Office said yesterday: "When we come across any bus emitting offensive smoke from the exhaust, we have
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    X-ray units for Spore
    121 5 EW D£ EP X-ray apparatus Hn^?*! On order for th Genral so£n arriVe m Sin e a P ar e \r D l yj Vicker s. director of I l,\ -H a Srrvu es said these will Provide extra tocilitips for the A a nt of
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    GIRL, 15, BECAME FOND OF MAN FIRST TIME SHE MET HIM
    432 6 GIRL, 1 5, BECAME FOND OF MAN FIRST TIME SHE MET HIM DRESSED m a cherry-coloured coat, white hat and shoes, and carrying a white handbag a l s^-™ irirl called as a witness at the County Assizes at Manchester told the court that the first time she met a
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    6 6 ROBERT DOS' AT a* Mr. Chips.
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    Safe thieves ride through the rhubarb
    98 6 A GANG Mrove a lorry through a heds'e, across a rhubarb field, and uP to a farm office m a quiet part of Chelmsford, Essex. It dragged out five safestotal weight, 26 cwts.— on a carpet, dumped them on the lorry, and drove off.
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    Mr. (and Mrs.) CHIPS
    209 6 Robert Donat marries actress m secret ROBERT DONAT, the 48-year-old actor who played Becket m the Old Vie revival of "Murder m the Cathedral," left his Mayfair home telling his secretary he would spend the day m the country. He did not tell her it was
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    She finds man-chasing 'exciting but...
    100 6 picture. JOLAIsLK BETftEZE, Misi I America of 1951, has been concentrating on a musical career of late but the statuesque beauty still knows how "to get l\er man." The car m which Miss Brtbeze was riding, April 28, was commandeered by a policeman chasing a
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    ONE WEDDING, BUT TWO RECEPTIONS
    44 6 MLss OeraldinC Walton, ol Bromley, Kent, will haw two receptiona iltei nei wedding to Mr Letter Goodall-Copestoke lon May 30. One wtll be for the l.unilie.s, the other for her I father'i pariehtonerf- be is vicar I of Bromley.
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    CENSOR PUTS X ON 'HOUSE OF WAX
    184 6 CENSOR PUTS X ON 'HOUSE OF WAX qCREEN horror m three dimensions has made the British film censor give an X certificate to a Hollywood film focal. "House* of Wax," which has opened m the West End. It is the first three-dimen-sional film to receive the X certificate, which bars
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    This was the driver's penalty—
    82 6 This was the driver's penalty WHEN about three and a hall tons of a load of 15 tons of potatoes fell off a lorry at a road crossing the driver, David John Stockman, took up traffic control duties until a policeman arrived, it was stated at Batn. Summoned for having
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      126 6 Coronation JB^ L C riSi offers more Bargains i^*V ;^?v /^?^s S White Bedsheets 56 x 90 /j /I White Pillow Cases Tl x 34 fe per pair S 4.0 M Cotton Islanke(s 54 X 72 \^uillP^ T^^^L^ll \"ISBu\ Cotton Baby's Blankets jf^^J I Mf ft Hemstitched Sheets 54 x
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    Vicar warns sentimental brides
    234 7 Vicar warns sentimental brides THE young bride -to -be JSSf FSZJZ W e ed vZ g had never heard ot a. So the girl went off and bought a record of the song. The Vicar of St. Gabriels church Cricklewood, the RevW Bulman, then felt hi had, indeed, "reached the
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    DCM MAN LATE ON PARADE
    355 7 He was searching for girl- friend 4 MAJOR-GENERAL, a military band, 7€ Royal Fusiliers, and others were kpnf waiting for half an hour for the Korean D.C.M., Fusilier Hodkinson -who instead of bein ff on time for a parade m his honour was searching London
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    Untitled
    39 7 picture. Park »ni«Y f* lnUian pol P la .ver of the Wolmers Swiv? and Anglo-Indian team, is presented to Queen i>ora>a of Persia during: a recent polo match which sh. attend e d on the outskirts of Rome A.P.
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    THE COUNTESS SHOWS JUDGE HER LINEN
    242 7 Quite respectable, she tells him JHE Countess de Severne, of Chester Street, London. r* Ue^. b a laundr y. sa «d she had not paid a bill for bs^jTd^becausejsoiiie of her linen was lost or damaged by the laundry. Priory Laundry, Ltd., of Packington
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    Thug gags woman, takes £15
    44 7 l\ '"AN went ft Ued hS em threu aclth n l°° ds As she h^ Parif ntl esca Ped with <„/ her head bound a"<J ks wh lives It r k! 5 from the uri n»»'i an hour later hv
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    Mothers hope to slim at keep-fit class
    74 7 Mothers hope to slim at keep-fit class VyOODBERRY Down Health J» Centre, Stoke Newington, nave started keep-fit classes for local housewives. So that mothers can attend the classes children are looked alter m a special playroom. We are not only interested m slimming, naturally that P ays a part m
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    HENS LISTEN TO MRS. DALE EVERY DAY
    149 7 HENS LISTEN TO MRS. DALE EVERY DAY T^HE questions are: How do I A hens react to the BBC 's Home and Light Programmes? Do Mrs. Dale. Music While You Work, the News, etc., make them lay more eggs? The answers may /be available m a Fdu.,^ q WI POUltry
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    The Abbey invitations were fake
    83 7 The Abbey invitations were fake SPECIAL BRANCH officers of Scotland Yard are searching for hoaxers who have sent fake invitations for Abbey Coronation service. "Investigations are being made m Darlington and Hull," a Northern police official said. Mr.' H. Hopkins, town clerk of Darlington, said a man who received an
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      135 7 JUnsteradio t CAR RADIO y^lllll^ I f LISTEN TO THE WORLD AS YOU DMVE I S (IQC AA Including Aerial and q ¥'^J WW Free Installation 1 1 V* ry Ea sy M ont h ly 1 Payments can be arranged. 1 TH£ CONVENIENCE 1 1 i o/ shoppers, please
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    Fashions—with the Accent on Cotton
    444 8 Fashions— with the Accent on Cotton ATTRACTIVE MODUS W ATTRACTIVE DRESSES THEY CAME, THEY SAW, THE DRESS THAT COST THE MOST HpHE women sighed and the men's eyes popped as six Singapore lovelies gave a preview of the shape of dresses to come at a fashion show at John Little's
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    BLACK and WHITE studies
    116 9  -  PETER KAYE LEE TUCK SOON Story by Pictures by Malcolm Brant's silver brocade evening gown, "Silver Night' would rate a second look cf any dinner dance. Jc West shows it off. On the right she ivears a black cocktail two-piece blouse and skirt. With a hat
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  • Page 10 Miscellaneous
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      180 10 MANDRAKE, THE MACICIAN by Lee Falk and Phil Davis f" "II )/Jr^ HE WALKED AS THOUGH I /^S *lT Hll HMINTHE THEN I DID NOT WAIT 10 SEE.' I RAN.' I *J4J r ('~¥l MADE Of WOOD. HIS f\ I ARM.HE PULLED IT WHAT? FOR THAT WAS ONE OF THE
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      412 10 YOUR LUCKY STap #ORN TODAY, the to you to develoTth^^S wisely. You have a Sn^l,.^* you are more inclined v. 1 l emotion when it come, v y a decision than you **H»t upon your mature judrm You are very fond of Dl and can be ve'ryTn^^ do not have
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    Scientists on Trail of Mysterious Race
    805 11  - Scientists on Trail of Mysterious Race JOHN SHERMAN WALKER ncji WRITINGS WHICH NO MAN HAS YET DECIPHERED MAY BE CLUE TO NEW CIVILIZATION by thEHE a mysteriWts^civilization that Kf/foreTe M£ Sted their first classic S& and pyramids? be o O r^n a a nC an n dS"- a haS t
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      111 11 LOTUS PEARLS Necklaces m numerous lengths. Fitted m attractive Coronation Souvenir presentation cases. Single, Double or Treble Row. I LANKA JEWELLERS, I (THE HOUSE FOR CEYLON GEMS) 20, BATTERY ROAD, SINGAPORE 1. PHONE ***** I T. I HMHBbIHBhB^B \^^B I Weighs Only 9 Lbsf \**^^/'x'^ So light you can carry
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      124 11 y^*hj^'V* t h 19 DowM rs 'i 2 S Scene All)nt> f) AllH w clalk AlJpor hlr «ty worn 7 rup no at iJUWN— i Bartered bride. 2 lea, ticn. 13 Pantechnicons, 15 Luxurtow fi( 'SS^» *O veL 4 2:,« i it D 7; a^. 4 Poeman, 5 Ankles. 6
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    Building foundations
    28 12 Ur J,r the watchful eye of S. M. Seng Kee, Boy Scouts on Christmas Island dig the found ations for the erection of a scout hut.
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    Erosion menaces pine gardens
    181 12 Erosion menaces pine gardens COIL EROSION is threatening to* wipe out pineapple planting m Singapore. The acreage under pines has fallen from 4,700 acres m 1937 to 250 acres last year The 1952 Annual Report for 0 Singapore comments on this alarming decline. An official of the Agricultural Department said
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  • The Pressman's Postbag
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      SNAIL'S PACE
      141 12 A CITY COUNCILLOR wants a X i~ mmmmA m 10 in. p. 11. apccu limit/ 111 tviigested areas along the city's oneway roads. I am sure Mr. K. M. OH Mohammed is not a qualified driver. It's ridiculous to suggest such a speed limit. The traffic would move
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      MISSED FLAWS
      151 12 WE hear so much of "realism" and "depth" m regard to three dimensional films, but film reviewers seem to have mussed the most serious flaw m regard m such films— which i.s the disappointing .smallness of the projected pictures. Some of the images m the distance appear like
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      ONE-WAY VIEW
      132 12 "ANE Way Traffic" said that he to his friend's house (which wa.s only a few yards away) m his motor-car. Why? Perhaps he had only just bought the car. But wouldn't it have been more convenient for him to hav e invited his friend over to hLs house
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    The brutal laugh
    52 12 VMHATS the difference between American and British humour? This is how Malcolm Mujfßoridge, editor of Punch, uisu ri-ni the question upon his arrival by air i-n New York from London* '•American humour is harsher, more brutal and has a lot m^M 111 English humour is "more subtle
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    Tell police chief
    80 12 IF "Disgusted" can spare the time to write to the newspapers complaining or two policemen sitting m a bus while a woman and child had to stand, he or she, could do a very much better service by writing to me giving the numbers of the two
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    TROOP 700 MILES FROM H.Q.
    282 12  -  P. L. KOH "pfa:. W>>:,*.s>: PKBBp^S^^RS^^^B^^^^^^HHBHBBHWBHHBRHRRB^I By THE Boy Scout movement has sprearl to Christmas Island, which is m the Indian Ocean about 700 miles from Singapore. The first troop to be formed on the island was for boys attending tht English School. It now
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    Escapee told Sheriff not to worry
    54 12 HUGH JAMES MILLER is one prisoner icho icorries about his captor's welfare. After he had escaped from county officers at Knoxville, Tennessee, for the second time within a year, he telephoned to Sheriff Austin Cate and and told him: "Don t worry about me.
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    Toscanini Records the Ninth
    772 13 ARTURO TOSCANINI, BY GENERAL CONSENT THE WORLD'S GREATEST CONDUCTOR, FIRST CONDUCTED BEETHOVEN'S NINTH SYMPHONY IN MILAN 50 YEARS AGO. IT WAS NOT UNTIL LAST YEAR, WHEN HE WAS 86, THAT HE FINALLY AGREED TO RECORD IT. JOHN M. CONLY, MUSIC CRITIC OF "THE ATLANTIC", IN THIS
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    MUSIC QUIZ
    81 13 1 feC M Tn T -v S l»51> 0D lj '->"r,te tune to eSS Xr '„.h com- U it correct or in' m I thot *J Puccini's "Madame Butterf y" pr.xJufcd m 19CM? £J Wjs N.cco.o P.ig.mm. comJj P^scr, condu I violinist? y. Who^ wrote the mutii I
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    SUSSKIND IS THE NEXT V.I.P.
    368 13 SUSSKIND IS THE NEXT V.I.P. LOUIS Kentner makes his final bow to his Singapore admirers tonight when he gives the last of his four Beethoven sonata recitals. Tomorrow he plays for the Army. On Friday he flies to Colombo. .Then the decks are cleared for our next famous visitor, Walter
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    RECORDS
    174 13 TIWO of Mozart's quintets, the D. Major and the C Minor, can be obtained on one Columbia LP record played by the Budapest String Quintet (with Milton Katims, viola Neither is oi the tragic intensity of tho popular G. M.jiot quintet and the D. Major is superior to the
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      248 13 Hi bO K3 BBS Hi i? 9 HBJ^ Latest arrivals include:AL***** SCHUMANN Piano Concerto m A minor. Op. 54, Clara Haskil (piano) the Residency Orch. (The j Hague) conducted by Willem van Otterloo. AL***** TCHAIKOVSKY, Piano Concerto No. 1 m B flat minor, Op. 23. Alexander Uninsky (piano) the Residency
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    R.E.M.E. still on top
    418 14 Only goal comes m second half R.F.M.K 1; Corinthians 0. IT was a close call for the Royal Electrical and Mecfianical Engineer! In yesterday's "battle of the giants" at Ayer Raja Road. The Singapore United Services Div. 1 League leaders scored thoir winning goal m the
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    SPARTANS BEAT R.A.M.C. 4-3
    47 14 In a Services Div. 2 matrh at Alexandra yesterday, Royal Air Force Seletur Spartans beat Royal Army Medical Corps by four goals to three. Humphrey and Jones each gained iwo jroab? for the Spartans. Scorers for RAMC were Qoodall, Welch and Ma okay.
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    SAPPERS WIN 1-0
    41 14 Royal Engineers outplayed Royal Naval Air Station at Sembawang yesterday to win iheir United Service* League Div. 1 flxturr by one foul to nil. The only goal came m the 12th mtnuW'. It was scor I! by Harper.
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    POINTS ELUDE THE SIGNALS
    176 14 Athenians 2; Signals 1. |>OVAL Signals did everything but score m the second half at Seletar yesterday after losing a n early lead to Royal Air Force Seletar Athenians m their Div 1 match. Bad luck, good goalkeeping. hasty shooting—all played a part m foiling Signals'
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    RAYMOND NETS 3 FOR CHANGI
    39 14 Royal Air Force Changi beat H.M.S. Terror by three grals to nil m vesmiay's United Services League Div. 1 tie at C'han-i. Raymond icortd ill three ink for 'he airmen. Half-time s<ore was one-
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    G.H.Q. BEATEN AT TANGLIN
    200 14 CiHQ 1; RKME 2. 'THE Rcyal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers fully deserved their victory m yesterday's Services Div. 2 tie at Tanglin. Their first-time clearing, tackling and positioning made GHQ look a poor team. GHQ players were inclined to wait for the ball rather than go
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    COCKELL IS THE NEW CHAMPION
    425 15 Williams takes 15 rd. heating DON COCKELL, with blood streaming from cuts above both of his nearly closed eyes, won the British and Empire heavyweight championships last night by scoring an upset 15-round decision over the champion, Johnny Williams, at Harringay Arena. Cockell, former British
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    CLAYTON KAYOS KING IN FOUR
    266 15 nONNIE Clayton of Blackpool, retained his British X featherweight championship and won a second Lonsdale belt outright by knocking out Freddie Xin ff of London m the fourth round of their 15 rounds fight at Harrinrav Arena, London, last night. THE END CAME AFTER TWO
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    JAKE TULI WINS AGAIN
    25 15 A £2^ k*h«TOight boxing csrid^si. Ankarah (G id round In Nottingham 1 outpoint^ e Rob 7 rt Ground won nearly Reuter
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    ADOREE PASSES THROUGH STORE
    54 15 Andre Adoree fame us French wrestler who has pitted his 220 lb. successfully against many a prappler. pafseel through Singapore yesterday on his fray to fight m India after a tour of Japan. Later he will come to Singapore. Amone his opponents m India will the
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    HIBS BEAT SPURS
    32 15 Coronation Cup matches have started m the United Kingdom. In the first match of the knockout soccer tourney yesterday Hibernians beat Tottenham 1 Hotspur by two Roals to one.
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    To quit?
    47 15 JOHNNY Williams was confident that he would retain his titles against Cockell. He said before the bout that he would hang up his gloves if the former British light-heavyweight champion beat him. Williams was a five to four favourite when the boxers took the ring.
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    COUNTY CRICKET RESULTS
    209 15 faults: County cricket yfevvs Smith riuhtarm olTspin 5 for 66). Essex 370 for 6 declared and secondly 179 for 9, (Insole 72, Holdswurth 5 for 21). At Bristol: Gloucestershire bt. Leicestershire by six wicke's Leicestershire 243 and secondly 256 for 8 declare.], Gloucestershire 198 and secondly 304
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    AUSSIE BOXER DIES AFTER KO
    72 15 rPWENTYTWO YEAR OLD A Johnny Slorkie an aborigine regarded as one of Australia's most promising lightweights, died m hospital yesterday after being knocked out m a fight on Monday night. Dick Lowe knocked him down with a right to the jaw m the 12th round
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    324 16  - Sharp Look a strong course tip ALLAN LEWIS From [MAGNIFICENCE appeals to me as a ready-made winner m the last race this afternoon at Penang. I understand her form at Singapore was most Imprettive. She worked well enough for m e yesterday, despite strong tip.s for the Van Breukelen representative,
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    TODAY'S SPECIAL: MAGNIFICENCE
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    KLINEY CUP WIN FOR SRC
    89 16 CINGAPOHE Rtcnfttloa Club met Indian Assn< iation at tennis vcsterday m a Klini-y Cup fixtuiv at the SRC. SRC won by thrrr sets to our. Rcsulis (SRC lir.s?): Singles: Dr. E. B I abrooy bt. A I. Pereir.i 6-3, 5-6. 6-4. S. Houghti.n bt I
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    YMMA WIN 3-0
    19 16 BODCA were beaten 3-0 by YMMA at Geylani; yesterday m a SAKA Div 2 l.^aKue Ritme
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    164 16 4FTER .seven W|t|ngl Bttta iportg C 1 v l> won I heir first SBHFA Div. 2 xame yesterday when ihrv heut Impel itil Chemical Industries by lour tOils to two. Outstanding pl»yt r on ihe Juld was Ba'a.s CCOITC-lorwanl I'«'ck Whye Five minuics after the whistle
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    MALAYS UNLUCKY NOT TO WIN
    334 16 S.C.F.A 2; M.F.A. 1. f^OMINATING play for most of the game, the Malay Football Association were unlucky to be beaten by the Singapore Chinese F.A. m a keenly-contesteci friendly at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday. Chinese were first to score, but after the Malays equalised five
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