The Singapore Free Press, 18 May 1953

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    14 1 The Singapore Free Press Z'um mm-** yuy !li M Cl Largest Afternoon Salgjn Malaya
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    VIETNAMESE FAITH IS SHAKEN
    350 1 VIETNAMESE FAITH IS SHAKEN MiacMf goes to investigate \|R. MALCOLM MACDONALD, British CommiasionerGeneral for South-East Asia, who is on a visit to Indo-China, irill be toid by Vietnamese leaders that th*r devaluation of the piastre has considerably shaken the faith of the people m France. The devaluation Ikis caused intense
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    Her choice: $2 million or the man she loves
    155 1 IF Jean Tanburn becomes the bride of the young man lighting her cigarette, he will know he is worth more than 675,000 dollars about $2 million (Malayan) to her. Their wedding has already been set for June, after the man, Don
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    Vice Kings flee from posh H.Q.
    146 1  - Vice Kings flee from posh H.Q. ROGER YUE By '•h!i«h 0 K RE i? Vice killffs have remove d thp «r luxurious able resid,nt^'' headqi l a i:. ters from a hiffhlv r™P«-ct--1^ a recent iK)IUe raidbeSJL ai Jw~Y lee "W* al.so on mi n t L stin bei etrrled
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    Commando plane crashes
    58 1 A KOYAL Air For.c Valetta pfaMM WUWf^i Ct '***g n the (anal Zone trashed yesterday killing on c and severely barnteg and nvrini others. The plane was just leavhm I*W airfield. Malta, with ~1 Commandos and crew aboard when «l hit MrteM trol caravan. It narrowly Mlttti
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    Seats for all in shops
    72 1 I'rtT Press Staff Reporter. ANEW bill designed to provide seats for men and women shop assistants m Singapore will be introduced by Mr. John Laycock. member for Katons. when the Legislative Council meets tomorrow. Tip is withdrawing his original bill which made provision only for
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    Rubber price
    26 1 Singapore Rubber Market opened thus morning with first grade June shipment, at 70 cent* a pound. i'» centi beloi Saturday*! ckme. Tone wa.s quiet.
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    Accord on Suez 'near'
    74 1 ALY ZEIN EL ABDIN, secretary to the Egyptian delegation at the Anglo- Egyptian talks on the Canal Zon e issue, said m Cairo last night that despite the present deadlock, "agreement with the British Government is not far off. Mr. El Abdin, who is th« Director
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    EMPRESS PLACE MYSTERY
    199 1 EMPRESS PLACE MYSTERY Free Press Staff Reporter OINGAPORE Police and City J5 Council authorities this morning said they had given nc permission to a Singapore businessman. Mr. Charlie to park lorries m the Victoria Memorial Hall car park lor the purpose of selling seats to the public to view the
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    LYTTELTON SEES THE MAU MAU WAR
    247 2 Gangs 'stronger, better led 9 now ROYAL AIR Force Harvard roared off a bull-dozed airstrip near Nyeri, Kenya, yesterday to bomb a Mail Mau hideout m the Aberdarc iorests, only half an hour after, the Secretary of State for Colonies, Mr. Oliver Lyttelton, had
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    U.S. paper: 'Sorry' to Mr. Attlee
    161 2 qiHE Washington Star said yesterday that the text of last Tuesday's controversial speech by Mr. Attlee, leader of Britain's Labour Party bore out his contention that his remarks, alleged to have criticised the United States constitution, had been misinterpreted m this country. Mr. Attlee
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    RIDGWAY: NO CUT IN SOVIET ARMS
    188 2 G'man^T™.^ BIDG WAY. Supreme Allied Com- Gen. Ridgway made the statement as he arrived from Paris to testify before the Hou.se Foreign Attain Committee on President Elsenhower's request for $5,800,000,000 m foreign aid funds for the new fiscal year .starting j U ]y i.
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    Big US aid in return for Spain bases
    93 2 Big US aid in return for Spain bases AMERICAN sources m Madrid said yesU-rday that U.S. Ambassador James C. Dunn had told Spain that the United State* had planned to her UB--$100,000,000 "and ■omethlni more m military and economic aid. Spanish sources *aid Mr Dunn «nd the Spanish Foreign Mim.st«T,
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    RICE EXPERT
    34 2 Dr. Y. Togari, leader of the 11-man Japanese Agricultural Mission said m Karacm yesterday that rice production m Pakistan could be raised by 20 per cent by proper use of chemical fertilisers.
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    A SOLDIER'S LIFE
    15 2 The Chlne.v Nationalist Defence Mlntotrp hat ruled thai r active duty musi
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    CANBERRA FLIES 12 MILES HIGH
    44 2 picture. A CANBERRA aircraft has set up a new altitude record of 63,668 feet—more than 12 miles. This is the seventh record flight by a Canberra plane. Picture shoics Wing Commander Walter F. Gibb who flew the plane. Popper
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    SHIPS COLLIDE
    33 2 The Egyptian corvette, Nasr and the 9,579-ton Swedish tanker Jaguar collided and sank m the Red Sea last night. All aboard the corvette were rescued and the tanker suffered no damage
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    U.S. MAY SPLIT ON CHINA
    262 2 Differences over recognitio IJISSATISFIED Republican Senators may call v I .S. Secretary of State, Mr. Dulles soon lh the Eisenhower Administration's attitude ul °i clarih Communist China a seat m the United \i lvin s Some Western Allies already have indS* will support Red China's
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    Queen ends holiday in Scotland
    120 2 i T HE Q ue en ended her short Scottish holiday at Balmora Castle test night and motorT Aberdeen to join the overnight train for London. The Queen had spent a quiet week at Balmoral, the Rova residence m Scotland, preparatory to the rigorous round
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    ARABS SHOOT 2 JEWS
    32 2 Arab marauders from across the Jordan lines on Saturday shot dead two Israeli watchmen m a settlement m th; Jerusalem corridor, an Israeli Army spokesman said hurt niuht.
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    BIGAMY: WILLING WIVES ARE A PROBLEM
    201 3 BIGAMY: WILLING WIVES ARE A PROBLEM Tradition a fetter K^orc said yesfHlNE SE secondary «^^n tessof rday iW Women to Secure equal marnage and rhp Council v SfflLiSf t f h O ese al 'eason S to the Free Press yesterThY da t isn't easy to break the k(o ;,e
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    Malaya will hear Abbey service in 3 languages
    153 3 MALAYA will hear the Combination ceremony within one fifteenth of a second of M being broadcast by the British Broadcasting Corporation. BBC will beam three powerful transmitters at Singipore wh»re the British Far Eastern Service's two high power and four medium power
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    RUSH ON FOR RADIO LICENCES
    48 3 THE campaign started m Singapore by the Department of Broadcasting to round up radio "pirates"" has had some effect lon the number of licences taken out. An official of the Department said yesterday: "The public are becoming increasingly aware of 1 tbp law
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    Lee is proud of this painting
    132 3 Lee is proud of this painting IHE man behind the painting sLar^ n tlOn celebrations m U Le c Shiak Hong. speed i£ ce o ta workin at feverish Roa d L wor s hoP m Newton P^ParaUon City hurries its for Coronation th^p h it many pe °P lp
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    Dragons on dresses
    60 3 Dragons on dresses IT'S fashionable now to have dragons sewn o-n cheongsums. Many Chinese women invited to the Coronation Ball and Garden party on June 2 and 6 have told their tailors to do so. A tailor said yesterday: ♦The dragon is a symbol of peace and prosperity. "With it
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    It's still safe to sell ties with nudes
    149 3 It's still safe to sell ties with nudes rpiES with nudes painted on them are bein? .sold m Singapore. The police said yesterday they would take action against them only if there were complaints. So far none has been received. A shopkeeper was fined $250 recently In Kuala Lumpur for
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    IT'S ALL FOR LOVE
    77 3 vie In re AGRAND-daughter of the late President Roosevelt will 1 marry the musically gifted son of an Italian Immigrant barber m June. The bride-to-be If Sara Delano Roosevelt, 21, daughter of Mr. James Roosevelt, eldest son of the late president. Miss Roosevelt's fiance is 'Anthony
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    BOAT EXPLODES
    22 3 A British naval motor torpedo boat exploded and sank m 'Arthus harbour yesterday and four sailors were reported 'slightly injured.
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, May 18, 1953. Opinion KAMPGNG CHANGI
    327 4 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, May 18, 1953. Opinion KAMPGNG CHANGI T<WO members of the Legislative Council, Mr. Thio Chan Bee and Mr. M. P. D. Nair. have asked the Singapore Government about the action it proposes to take m Kampong Changi. Some 300 lamilies living m this area, which
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    9 4 htjr Sir Winston hopes t» «nd these all-Knight sittings!
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    India wan ts 'Stone of Death'
    555 4 India wan ts 'Stone of Death' John Durham writes on the fateful Koh-i-Noor diamond which India would like Britain to return The 'brigh test jewel m England 's crown LONDON. "I)ID you find," asked Sir Henry Lawrence, "a big piece of glass m the pocket of the suit I sent
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    I still prefer a Comet
    540 4 I still prefer a Comet WHATEVER has happened I would still go by Comet. If there is one going my way I shall still choose to fly by it m preference to any other airliner yet m existence. This is entirely a personal testimony of faith but it is made
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    British 'flair'
    33 4 v QUOTE OP TOT wiik "Vsr wanted someone to i an emperor m a nim so we Ernest Thesifef from Somehow an emperoi for that patriciai which 1., second nature to
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    ...AND WHAT ABOUT THE 'PITT DIAMOND'?
    86 4 ...AND WHAT ABOUT THE 'PITT DIAMOND'? BRITAIN is not the only *Z£V owns a famous diamond h2 France has the 'Pitr diZ llHli J larger than the Koh.'no^ta "■> <^ against 106 1/16 carats 4 Cara V "Diamond" Pin, an R East India merchant, bought Vfc" ce "S stone for
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      18 4 TROPHIES V I WORTHY OF I GREAT SPORTS EVENTS S. P. H. de SUVA SINGAPORE. K. LUMPUR IPOH
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    OWNERS URGED: MAKE UP THE 'ROYAL' ROADS
    238 5 4 aesturv of iayatty to Crown Free Press Staff Reporter f Titv Councillor, yesterday urged people owning property yfRS. R« bert JrjLj, r O ads" off Bukit Timah, Singapore, to make them up as jm **AX& o^Coads be started on She.sug?ested hat she
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    BLIND REUBEN'S GREAT DAY
    67 5 BLIND REUBEN' S GREAT DAY MR. AND MRS. Reuben Jacob of Singapore after their wedding. Reuben, the blind man who made good. married Sarah after n sevenyear romance. Sarah, herself the daughter of a blind rabbi. has been Reuben's great inspiration m his struggle to make pood he is now
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    Esplanade to have bandstand
    92 5 Esplanade to have bandstand QUEEN Elizabeth Walk," the promenade on the esplanade sea-front, will be opened by fjrs. T. p. f. McNeice, wife of th £J City President, on May 30. Only the promenade will be Known as "Queen Elizabeth cluLJ^ rest of tne area innain g i he gardens
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    CUT TAX MOVE IS WELCOMED 'Great fillip to music ana stage
    258 5 CUT TAX MOVE IS WELCOMED 'Great fillip to music ana stage SINGAPORE may well become a real cultural centre for South East Asia when Government lifts tho tax on musical and stage performances, leaders oi theatrical and musical societies said yesterday. A motion by the acting Financial Secretary. Mr. M.
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    MAKE MALAY COMPULSORY, THEY SAY
    170 5 TH^rft7t s MalayTeaCh te «Hurini th g general, eneral me«ttou^ethVr« weeke "d decided sert to S?^ at ?on will be A notion* thOntles SOon'<«Cft for Malay featec ft Sln Bapore was do- era and that another college m Singapore would do no bett. r\ A
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    Hotels: Neighbours 'should be heard'
    139 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A SINGAPORE City Councillor, Mr. V. K. Nair, (Labour South) said yesterday that Government shoul:1 not srant licences to hotels m residential areas without first giving the public a chance to object. "I think hotels are undesirable m residential areas. "It
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    AMAZON OVERFLOWS
    30 5 The worst flood since 1922 has hit the upper parts of the Amazon River. Many cattle have been drowned, but little loss of human life has been reported.
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    DOCTOR ACCUSED BY HIS PATIENTS
    441 6 DOCTOR ACCUSED BY HIS PA TIENTS times Mayor of Maidenhead, a doctor stood m the dock at Berkshire Assizes at Reading and strongly denied accusations made against him by patients. The doctor. Osmund Pericles Frank, ajjed 54, of Chauntry Road Maidenhead "JSj^hSS gSSdJS, tc' XK S f Seri US ofI
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    Widow in court in nightdress
    49 6 Widow in court in nightdress Cmi i. wearing nlgbtclothii under her coat, 45-year-old widow with four children JM remanded m custody at 1 :it ht 'i» possession ol I -i Jtn« MarshaU, oi Ureenah?? i 1^ 01 M'^fo7n,i .^"PDing her he a hl her ba^ J Ahil two k(
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    Now Olivia, Joan are 'good friends'
    265 6 Now Olivia, Joan are 'good friends' A T h he aatg t f 6 Mlss Olivla de Havilland Britishborn American-naturalised Hollywood' screen She will telephone from her London hotel to her cousin. Sir ?u u% t e Havill and. head of the British aircraft firm, whom she has never seen.
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    NEW CHAIRMAN FOR BRITISH MISSION
    61 6 Lt. General Sir John Whiteley Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff, is to succeed Air (Chief Marsha! Sir William Elliot as chairman of the British Joint Services Mission m Washington. Sir John was one of Gen. Eisenhower's chief assistants at Allied Headquarters durl?A*ii h
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    Girl, 4, saves life of sister
    183 6 Girl, 4, saves life of sister daughter, kept alive P i?l' r Ceraar-month-old sister Carol L^ 1 m? her water from her S3K£ SSrtg fordshire, and her ffi.^ Gilbert Cockayne' wE beat, her story was Told h1 Mrs. Jean Cockayne 27 Tuesday-her husband w s o n n J She
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    QUADS IN CAIRO
    37 6 Doctors at Fuad I Hospital m Cairo reported that quadruplets were born on Wednesday to Mustafa Benham but one infant—a boy— died early yesterday. The three surviving babies are one boy and two Kills.
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    A SCHOOLGIRL SAYS SHE MET MAN AT NIGHT IN PYJAMAS
    423 7 hpfime friendly with a 14-year-old girl h e sent messages to her i FTER a m tcr w ho went to the same school, according to the prosecution A through his daug t Coventry. Alfrefl Adev a o ed 31.
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    Hotel rates varied with the season
    151 7 picture. RATES for accommodation at the Pickwick Hotel, St. (liles's. Oxford, varied according to the season. In winter each person was charged Hs. 6d. for bed and breakfast, but for a couple staving there during the summer the price was £2. These figures were
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    BURGLAR ALARMS AXE STOLEN
    24 7 A van loaded with burglar alarm.s was stolen from the West End offices of a linn m Carnaby Street, Piccadilly.
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    BOMB THROWN FROM TRAIN
    35 7 mlln ha ?o P enade found line at StJ£ rtsmoutn railway *»ndow rown v f rom a train grenade' RtuL b f lieve The was tak'p« c pln >stUl mt »ct.
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    TRADE TALKS
    28 7 Brigadier Harry R. MacKeson. Britain's Secretary for Overseas Trade, arrived In Lisbon, yesterday on a five-day visit to discuss the present state of Anglo-Portususo trade re«Ations.
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    BOY, GIRL TO RUN OWN GYMKHANA
    153 7 B OY, GIRL TO RUN OWN GYMKHANA IN th»'» 5 rspare m ail.r school. *iZ' old Eric CcjlUrd "WWsin? T t h u P« oeopie are r*'* *»kes D wholt *how. X^on^^ 11 "c matnj an d Palnt fell the jumps: printing and sending on entry formi to icorei 01
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    Ice-cream in Britain will be creamier
    189 7 Ice-cream in Britain will be creamier ICE-CREAM m Britain will be of better quality from June 1. Makers will then get an extra allocation of full cream and skim milk powder. Last July the Minister of Food reduced the standard of icecream because of the drop In milk supplies. Now
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    PUNISHMENT DIET MAKES PRISONERS FAT, HE SAYS
    159 7 PUNISHMENT DIET MAKES PRISONERS FAT, HE SAYS ANEW punishment di»*t for prisoners is "fircical," a delegate told the prison officers' conference at Winchester. It is called "No. 2 restricted diet." Until six months ago it consisted of bread and water morning and night, and a midday meal of bread, porridge,
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    THE WOMAN PROUD OF HER FIGURE
    188 7 A JUDGE watched as a woman's measurements were taken m *.«.-urc and then awarded her vl guineas for The Costume Ihnt Didn't Fit. Miss L. Wilson, of LeighaM Court Rood, had told Judgr Wilfred Ciotn ei, Q.C. at Lambeth County Court that the costume
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      21 7 BRUNSVIBIi CALCULATOR THE CALCULATOR OF HIGH EFFICIENCY SPEED AND ACCURACY Sole Agents UNDERWOOD GENERAL AGENCIES (M) LTD SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENAI6
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    Colony s stage Hopi in Action
    459 8 Colony s stage Hopi in Action "AS You Like if, a. presented last week by pupils of Raffles Institution, was the most encouraging portent for the future of drama 111 Singapore tUat we have yet seen For the first time local young players spoke Shakeipeare a.s though they really understood
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    ELIZABETHAN 'APRON' STAGE BOOSTED PACE
    128 9  -  LAN GRANT Story by Pictures by "And you say, you will have her, when I bring her?" Ganymede asks Orlando before' her reappearance this time as Rosalind. Note the Elizabethan apron stag** projecting to the left, where all "foreground" scenes were played. The curtain dropped
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      226 10 MANDRAKE, THE MAGICIAN by Lee Falk and Phil Davis i f "*iK* f^ SOME SAY SHE'S A BEAUTY, 90MP SAY I "BECAUSE NO L f WHAT ABOUT THE I I WHO KNOWS? THEY SAY IP YOU TOUCH IJ SHE'S GOT TWO HEAOS, ONE EVER CAME S I LIVING Of AD?
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      448 10 j YOUR LUCKY STAR MJ adventure>«, ni JV^ M ■'17". and you are oI S Cake long chances w> obje, uve. The stars ha* c V Ur you charm, wit, execuliv! Yen unless the lesults ml, J lon quickly. You Sd uTSO* patience. W cultivate 1 oud ot the pleasures
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    Suicides Don't Always Want to Die
    398 11  -  RENNIE TAYLOR says LOS ANGELES. £c putting on an act, three psychiatrists who nvestigated large groups of these cases report. If they really want to take their own lives, they use guns or hang themselves. If they want to live but also want to
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    Old-time sociable
    40 11 photo. HrTin* Marsh and Tom Vuwn 1 ride a Victorian two-wheeler-— 'sociables' old-timers called thtm m the London Film Studio* grounds, Shepperton. They are appearing m the "Trial h* Jury" sequence from the film 'Gilbert and Sullivan.' Reuter
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    BUCKLEY
    91 11 and perhaps kept under medical care for a long time. The problem means considerable m terms of manpower and costs. Half the navy men tried the wrist-cutting routine. In actual suicide figures the number who succeed by this method is only 6 per cent. Dr. Fi.sch said. Twenty-three per
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      115 11 WINNERS OF THE $4,oooM|^ JplVy C(JNT E S r The judges decided that the most meritorious entries were submitted by the following seven entrants whose solution was ajudged to be the """7JT Hb™ "1^" winning combination- -j— -jp- i Each winner will receive < L/ 3/ MING HSIAH, TAN KWAN
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      147 11 Today's Crossword i^^v^^h 2i —^i —^^^■^^■H 23 24 i y ACHOSS—I Tt (6 »'4 Thint S]r il!l n >us 1() The la l P ;irt of 8 *anm 3. v m *n 6 m TV an x Whew the rnckteors lire so rtU to over-lay uiih I i'"' Bhowa how
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    80-YEAR-OLD LOG JAM IS 'LIFE-LINE'
    190 12 Sawmillers protest: Free Press Staff Reporter COME of the logs moored along Korhore Canal m Singapore have] lain there for years because there have been no orders for the type, of timber, sawmill operators told the Freo Press yester day. The logs were mostly hardwood
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    Yarn made in S'pore selling well
    86 12 Yarn made in S'pore selling well THE 10,000 spindles m Singapore's only textile mill m Bukit Timah wJti be m full swine next month. Only 6.000 spindles are workIng now. The mill has already shipped large quantities to various countries m South-East Asia. The mill sent 284 bales of yarn
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    Hard to find the pool
    91 12 HPHE acting City Architect, Mr. A H Hawson. agrees that :t Is difficult to find the entrance to the no w Van Kit Swimming root m Singapore. "The streets are so consisted m that area that putting up a -signboard might constitute an obstruction." said
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    'Dracula'
    97 12 A MANILA court Judge has arqu.ttcd from a vagrancy Uiaig... an 18-yrar-odd FillDino Kiri who Kliefod a n invisible aracika- Waii bitin X her anna ana buck. Man::a doiic* medlca] Safe™ W<>r< b in:<(l by b A radio report* r u.skcd thy dri to draw th»- hkcne^ o f
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    My, how handsome old Rusty looks
    61 12 My, how handsome old Rusty looks "THE QUEEN, they tell me, is to be crowned soon. Naturally we elephants, too. want to br 'dressed up for the occasion. "By the way, don't you think the extra trappings make me much more handsome.*' And Rusty, one of the London Zoo's elephants,
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    Nanyang go ahead with building plans
    166 12 T»HE sponsors of the Nanyang University are going x ahead with their plans to have the buildings put up on the 500-acre site at Jurong given by the Singapore Hokkien Community Guild for the purpose Thi s was told t') the Free _J Press
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    case girl cleared
    74 12 were reported t<» have "la;i ed to make contact." The poi.c c said when the girl opened her eyes the began lo cnoke and her face turned black. Police chief medical examiner who had diuu nosed the lirl'a ""nplalnt :1 epilepsy, then I found fresh bite-marks on
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      BUS MANNERS
      161 12 I THINK there are much worse habits m buses than smokiner which the authorities have overlooked. Here aa c a few. Take for instance, the language used by some conductors to their colleagues or vice versa. They swear on anything under the sun and abuse one's descendants to
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      THIS IS A SHAME TO SINGAPORE
      141 12 IT is a shame to Singapore that we have vehlcU 1 spectors trailing 35-year-old Jesse Hart Rosdail American global cyclist, for riding an unruis tJ] bicycle on our roads for a few days. ea I understand our economic I situation, but must w H
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    SHES NOT MEXICAN
    39 12 photo THE MEXICAN trend is much m evidence with this Wack and white tiered skirt worn by Jill Leslie at a fashion show In London. The white embroidered anglaise blouse is threaded with black velvet. Reuter
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    EX-MAYOR EXECUTED
    18 12 Wei Ju Lim. former mayor ol Kwellln m Kwangsl Province. has been executed by the Communists.
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    Sophistication for the gig Occasion
    301 13  -  JEAN WISEMAN by LONDON. „,H EN IT comes to Wfcshion ideas, do you ie *em pretty or praclif law them combined 'two couture mode k mem practical too. W two gown, I^ going tn describe one is so British nd the other so French; and
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    Cotton and Couture
    15 13 Ullulo. rt, ahr; uitU (<>, l, »»i a ""•.'tC'.:""" 1 w* H»laut, Reuter
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    Mouse on her bonnet
    32 13 UffltftJ feminine dislike of mic e obviously isn't shared by "The Mousi trap' star Sheila Sim. whose new Madges Chard hat is adorned with aa imita tiun mouse.
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    597 13 TN HIS EXCELLENT bridge book, Silodor Says," Sidney Silodor discusses the pros and cons of psychic bids. It would appear lie says m part. that psychics should be successful more often tl.an not. since there are two opponents to be led etrssf against a single partner. The nib
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    'WOMEN ARE NOT GETTING DUMBER'
    302 13  - 'WOMEN ARE NOT GETTING DUMBER Hal Boyle says In an open lrllrr In Lad) A-lor NEW YORK. FJEAR LADY Astor: You have raised a lot of false male hopes by your statement that women today seem to be getting dumber and dumber. It isn't fair to mislead men that way.
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    ALEX BEDSER CLAIMS 8 FOR 18
    609 14 Warwick all out for 45 fill: toast is "Surrey— and Alex Bedser." The county beat Warwick by an Innings and 49 runs m one day at the Oval on Saturday. Bedser, the lionhearted tfiant of England and Surrey, started the rot by taking eight
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    All-Scottish final in the Coronation Cup
    138 14 All-Scottish final in the Coronation Cup Two Scottish teams, Celtic and Hibernian on Saturday qualified for the final of the Coronation soccer Cup which will be played at Hampden Park on Wednesday. A crowd of 90,000 watched Celtic beat the English first division side Mr%- Chester United by two goals
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    NEUHAUS BEATS AL HOOSMAN
    87 14 J£UROPEAN heavyweight champion Heinz Neuhaus of Germany defeated Al Hoosriiin of the United Slates on points m ten-round boxlr.j? bout In Munich on Saturday. Neuhaus weighed 209 >•'. pounds and Hoosman 203'[.. Despite Neuhaus' victory the 10.000 ipectaton whistled In disappointment our his showing. They cheered
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    FERRARI WINS ULSTER RACE
    72 14 Mike Hawthorn. Brltnln's ace raring driver, roared around the 104--mile Dundrnd Ciirmit on Suturday to score a great Victory m the Ulster International Scratch Race. He had an RVfrftft speed of 86 49 m.p.h. m his woiks Ferrari Ken Wharton (Britain, Cooper Bristol) came second v
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    Was Wakott's count short?
    519 14 •up and dropped his right hand on the ropes. The knockout came with amazing quickness. All was contusion. Even the rms announcer gave the wrong 1 time on the knockout. Th° first announcement vas that the kayo came In 1:25. Maroiano's first title defence left him
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    GARRISON SPORTS
    34 14 Royal West Kents emerged champions m the Annual Kuala Lumpur Garrison athletic championships at Headquarters Malaya on Saturday. CSM Watts (RWK) and L Cpl Fidelis (Malay Signals Regiment) were the outstanding athletes.
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    DAWS CUP RESULTS
    167 14 Philippines moved Into the ihird round of the Davis Cup tournament on Saturday after ah easy triumph over Finland In xicltlnki. Pell'-Ulmo Ampon and Raymond De\ro b#-at B«kart Salo and Forsman Ptt.tu «-2 6-0, 6-2 On Friday they won both the slriKles maUhes after lo«ln X only
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    AS MOORE SAW IT...
    72 14 ARCHIE Moore A lißht heavywe'Ut X° rld tof champion h^ three words of Co i JUst Kockv Mar ment knockout of j e M r^ lan os Moore saw the fi,i.« television Asked t« n s»aia only I saw it Moore is preparing A his title
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    HART BEATS FRY IN FINAL
    122 14 j\j ISS *>* Hart of the Us 111 wn the women's singles event when she beat her cour i i??**** Mis Shirley Fry 13-11, 6-1 m the final mi n the Guildford lawn tennis tourna merit on Saturday Doris Hurt and her compatrio' teamed up
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    ARMY BEAT SCC
    55 14 The Army beat Singapore Cricket Club m their two-day friendly cricket match by 48 runs on the Padang yesterday. Scores Army: 201 and 93 for eight declared (Duggan 31. Harris on four for 32) S.C.C.: 98 (Heard 17. Diplock four for 18) and 148 (Mills 30, Bently
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    Badalona lands a double with Summer Cup
    854 15  - Badalona lands a double with Summer Cup Mawi ALLAN LEWIS Well ridden by From nlinvA capably ridden by Abdul Mawi won the R ADALONA capao Saturday m clever style, Cvp > at uW for tne meetin& thus o c rinna by Sols Oriens, is carrying on the good B 1
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    ALLAN LEWIS SAW...
    65 15 i^HURALA, TuTTffFemy 4 but showing nice pace m Race 6. His winning turn is not far off. Finished seventh on Saturday but can improve a lot from the race. BADALONA win the Summer Cup main distance race on Saturday. He completed a double for the meeting. His
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    GHQ BEAT RAPC 2-1
    8 15 GHQ BEAT RAPC 2-1 11 "thpr^ U:i the
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    2 'ducks' shake England's Test hopes
    411 16 2 'ducks' shake England' s Test hopes Lindwall still a force AUSTRALIA'S touring: erlcketers have early m their tour struck several great psychology blows m their forthcoming battles for Ihe "Ashes" which England have not won since the "bodyline" yeur of 11*3-34. The bowling of Len Hut ton, England's probable
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    TEAM TO GAMES WILL COSTBRITAIN £4OOOO
    251 16 jDRFTAIN needs £40,000 to send a worthy team to the Empire and Commonwealth Games at Vancouver, Canada, m the Summer of 1954. Britain aims to be represented by between 80 and 90 athletes m nine sports athletics, boxing, cycling, fencing, lawn bowls, rowing, swimming
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    13 wickets for Perera
    68 16 Recrtfttlon Club and the Police took full poinf.s m their seni.r cricket tcttrnamenl matches over tbfl weekend. Rpcs bMI Royal Navy by 55 runs :it the Naval Ba-e. The Police beat Cfejrlon Sports Chtb by seven wkktti at Thompson Roiid. Rowling for /he Police H. Perera,
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    S'PORE WEIGHTS
    495 16 gATI'RDAY'S j weights for Singapore races, first day of Coronation meeting: The Summer Cup (I. 1. I)iv. I—6 Furs. Parmiter 9.00 I Ilin his 8.11 j Mystic Melody 8.09 j Northern Circuit 8.08 liilldaw 8.06 Sanhora 8.0.1 Melbury Court .8.01 Sporting Gesture 8.03 I.illibullero 8.(»2 Sandown 8 02
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    MEADOW-BROOK
    29 16 Memphis' Cary Middlecoff stood off a bristling fourth-round rally by Jimmy Dernaret on Saturday to din^ to a one-point lead m (he U5517,500 Mep^ow Brook round-robin golf tournament.
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    Tommy Farr packs in
    105 16 rrOMMY FAR* announce,, hi 1 from the ring yesterday" 'J*?* time I really mean itr y 0/^ t* The old welsh boxer— he*s 4n of retirement last year tip 7 Cttnie W bouts, m the tost one m March Ja^ Cockell, the referee si op pea
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    Early penalty upsets Johore
    257 16 Singapore 3; Johore ft SINGAPORE Chinese Football Association" hiirtoi •^through their opening Malayan Chinese FA Pn encounter when they eliminated their old rivals Z Johore Chinese F.A. at Jalan Besar Stadium yesterday' The Singapore Chinese will now meet Negri Sembilan Ch tiese m the Southern section
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    Shirai is favourite
    87 16 riWNNY CAMPO of the Phi- lippines, hopes to wrest the world flyweight boxing title from Japan's Yoshio Shirai m Tokyo tonight. He knocked oft" training yesterday and went to a movie. His supporters at his training camp m Yokohama said the younjj Filipino is m tip-top shape
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    THUNDERSTORM HALTS SOCCER
    46 16 -yHE soccer international be; wren Ar«en;ina and England \v.< abandoned m the 24th minuie afer a heavy thunderstorm which locked the pKeh m Buenos Aires yesterd y There ho:l been no sc re when Enßlish referee Arthur Ellis called off the came. Reuter
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