The Singapore Free Press, 19 May 1953
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Title Section17 1953-05-19 1 The Singapore Free Press Lar„e*« AnrmoonSale in Malaya No. ***** Singapore Tues.. May 19.1953, Price 15 Cts17 words
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Article216 1953-05-19 1 NIGERIA RIOTING: 32 DEAD Troops stand by as _f "_f emergency proclaimed THIRTY-Two people have been killed and 1 13 injured, including three policemen, in rioting in Kano city, Northern Nigeria, according to an official casualty list issued last night. A stale of emergency was proclaimed today throughout the northern216 words
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Article, Illustration204 1953-05-19 1 Belly-dancer Saniaiiia wants to divorce oil man SAMIA GAMAL, red-haired Ezyptian belly dancer and film actress, stated in Cairo yesterday that she was determined to divorce Texas oil millionaire Sheppard "Abdullah" King. Samia, who recently returned from a United States tour, said she had not yet filed a divorce suitAP - 204 words
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86 1953-05-19 1 Free Press Staff Reporter IMIE Singapore Government considers Mr. Devan Nair "unsuitable for employment as a teacher in St. Andrew's School in view of the considerations which led to his detention." This statement was made in Legislative Council this morning in reply to a question86 words
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Article34 1953-05-19 1 The Singapore Government this morning stated that it was not yet ready to make a statement on television, but it might do so at the July meeting of the Legislative Council.34 words
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39 1953-05-19 1 Council waives tax on amateur sport Cil ,tn^or„V eiS,ative Cou a PP'oved I I S unanimously 53 c"_____"*s«£: amateur sports, and musical, theatrical or fframatic entertainment. The motion was seconded by tin- acting Colonial Secretary, Mr. W. C Taylor.39 words
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Article73 1953-05-19 1 THE Foreign Office last night disclosed failure of a new J»ort to win freedom for Brigjl businessman, Mr. Edgar *>a;ir_ers. gaoled in Hungary on espionage charges. Britain approached Hungary i he Budapest forern"»nt offered last March to free \L andcr s in exchange for mimS?"73 words
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Article15 1953-05-19 1 •Sffffi Übb M»^et I__ m rn 'nR with lint certain Close Totle un-15 words
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Article103 1953-05-19 1 Parking ban on the route Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE'S Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mr. D. K. Broadhurst this morning said he would soon issue an order under the Road Ordinance prohibiting the parking of vehicles along the Coronation procession route. A Singapore businessman, Mr. Charlie Lee, yesterday had claimed103 words
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Article140 1953-05-19 1 THE new Pasir Panjang power station's flagstafT-an 86-ft. tree trunk— is on its way from Mersing, Johore today, and is creating an unprecedented traffic problem for road authorities in two states. Starting from Mersing at 7 p.m. last night, it had reached Woodlands. Singapore by140 words
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Article37 1953-05-19 1 Construction of a record 10.000 miles of new pipelines to carry crude petroleum and petroleum products in the United Stactv has been scheduled this year. This would raise the total to about 163,000 miles.37 words
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Article, Illustration115 1953-05-19 1 Deputy C.G. posted to mid-East SIR John Sterndale Bennett, 58, deputy to the Commissioner General in South-East Asia, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, has been appointed head of the British Middle East Office. The Middle East Office was set up by Britain in Cairo during the war to survey and advise uponReuter - 115 words
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Advertisement50 1953-05-19 1 KM \J \J T j a J^Tm- _a V** ____H __!___»f^»i jT* *rt i ■••'"_i_?^ '--'vj &if 'Ifll I wi Ewl _K_^ _P' 3s__[_r-»'tv c_ I* i %in^^j^ t -aaB__^--_^ m_i i ___HH_ _•?^w' vx t "—^*^Hi i r "v __E»w i ,_r u _i _l^^_k^__-4 Ife^CRUSHi ■^Sb^- c^f_i_?^i^_/-- i50 words
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287 1953-05-19 2 WE WON'T WAKE UP— AND FPUD THERE'S A WAR That danger now less Gruen ther /jJKN. Alfred (.ruenther, newly designated Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, said in Pans yesterday that the danger of a sudden attack hat! diminished. He added: "The danger of waking up at 5 o'clock; in theReuter - 287 words
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Article, Illustration84 1953-05-19 2 The Coronation contingent of the Royal Hong Kong Defence Force, led by Lt. C. C. Quali. an ex-Malayan, passed through Singapore by BOAC Argonaut yesterday on way to Britain. Lt. Quah was born in Penang and educated at St. Xavier School. He became a Hong KongFree Press - 84 words
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Article137 1953-05-19 2 MAJOR SALAII SALEM, member of Egyptian Premier Neguib's military junta, yesterday appealed for Amerix an help in settling the AngloEgyptian dispute over the Suez Canal Zone. He said he believed there were great differences between America and Britain on the issue. In an interview inU.P. - 137 words
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Article93 1953-05-19 2 The United States Supreme court in New York adjourned for a week yesterday without ruling on the appeal of the convicted atom spies Julius and Ethel Rosenbergs sentenced to death more than two years ago. Julius Rosenberg, 34, and his wife Ethel 34, were convicted of giving93 words
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Article41 1953-05-19 2 India's Congress Working Committee yesterday supported Sir Winston Churchill's proposal for a big power meeting and urged a speedy settlement of the Far East situation. The committee also approval tin basic principles of Mr Nehru's foreign policy U.P.U.P. - 41 words
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Article55 1953-05-19 2 Three attaches from the U.S. embassy in Moscow are on their way to Central Siberia to visit the city of Abakan. They are the first Americans to go so deeply into Siberia since former American ambassador Kirk made the trip to the city of Slyudanka, on55 words
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Article31 1953-05-19 2 The first battalion of the Suffolk Regiment, which returned to Britain from Malaya at the be beginning of this year arrived in Trieste to join British garrison forces.31 words
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Article110 1953-05-19 2 pIIE Governor of Singapore. Sir John Nlcoll. yesterday entertained Malayan students at their club premises in London a West End The builders are still busy in BO__M next door in Bryanston Square completing extensions which will make Malaya gall one of th e finest restden_t£__J__*, r, i!Reuter - 110 words
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Article163 1953-05-19 2 PERMANY'S former world champion in marathon u piano playing fainted briefly in Hamburg on Sundav night while trying to set ;i new world record Heinz Arntz, 53-year-oid professional musician of Duesseldorf, was forced to interrupt his bid for the crown for 21 minute., when aA.P. - 163 words
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Article38 1953-05-19 2 Air Chief Marshal Sir Wilfrid Rhodes Freeman, an aide to Sir Winston Churchill at the 1941 meeting with President Roosevelt that led to the Atlantic Charter, died at his London home on Friday. He was 64.38 words
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Article169 1953-05-19 2 'No total ban' on China trade |»KIT._F\ has no intention of imposing: a complete embargo on trade in non-strategic goods with China, Mr. Anthony Nutting, Foreign Under-Secretary, told the House of Commons yesterday. Mr. Nutting had earlier told Mr. William Hamilton, a Labour Member, that the number of British shipsReuter - 169 words
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Article76 1953-05-19 2 THE PRIME MINISTER, Sir Winston Churchill told the House of Commons last night Britain and the United States are having "constant exchanges of view" on the Korean true talks. Sir Winston said at question time that he still holds the view that the United States shouldA.P. - 76 words
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Advertisement59 1953-05-19 2 LAST WEEK OF SHROFFS CORONATION CARPET CATS! 1 BIG BARGAINS'. r i* i n Usual SALE English Runners Price price 27" Per yard 15.00 12.00 Continental Runners 36" Per yard 4.00 3.00 4 Indian Woollen Carpets, PRICES REDUCED AS NEVER BEFORE 4 ODD-SIZE INDIAN WOOLLEN CARPETS (ONLY FEW PIECES LEFT)59 words
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120 1953-05-19 3 Free Press Stall Reporter wpORF'S first school of building which will CINGAPORbS rat fa expected to open 0 train youms 01 on J« ne r pr <; trained tor three to six months at Sk i Ue ni a W re expected o120 words
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Article112 1953-05-19 3 Not too tame. but not too fierce OINGAPORE police have a S plan to combat boytar.es. Thcv want householders to keep at least one watchdog. A police official told the Free Press this morning: "This does not mean that we are encoura°ing people to keep dangerous dogs that would bite112 words
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Article54 1953-05-19 3 The 7,000-ton freighter Rivercrest from the Bahama islands and the 217-ton British trawler Hero collided in thick fog near Milford Haven, Wales yesterday. The trawler sank and Albert Thome, 65, a fireman aboard, was killed. The freighter, owned by the Crest Shipping Co, of Nassau took54 words
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Article, Illustration31 1953-05-19 3 The first post-war German Consul-General in Singapore, Dr. Hans Ulrich Granow, arrived yesterday. He will open a Consulate for Singapore, the Federation, North Borneo and Sarawak.31 words
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Article212 1953-05-19 3 Free Press Staff Reporter UjALAY women in Singapore said yesterday that they ]y c "°t against a man having more than one wife. Said Che Zahara Noor Mohammed, president of the Malay Women's Welfare Association "Muslim law sanctions the custom. We can't change that law"212 words
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Article87 1953-05-19 3 Singapore Government u i! d a new *ard at St. hfiXl orth opaedic Hospital for children in Siglap. P Mr A wI ector of Public Works, itwni ,n, r, l aidyesterda y that i iH l about $5 °.000 buiiriinL a single-storied »M Stoom tChen dU,y87 words
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Article43 1953-05-19 3 for mer er pri^ Ni^ ola s Bad ni a. died L inist, r K»X° n h y oSPital ta SjjJyS T r h JWtt about i 947 after t Un,tod st ates in lu June i9 46 Conc entratioi. camp43 words
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Article117 1953-05-19 3 NEW OFFICIAL FOR TAX DEPT. THE Singapore Income tax Department is to have a new Assistant Comptroller on a starting salary of $780 rising to $1,020 a month in eight years. His allowances will depend on what Sir Edward Ritson, now investigating allowances paid by Government, recommends. The Legislative Council117 words
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Article, Illustration171 1953-05-19 3 Govt men in hotels to get homes picture. Fre e Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Legislative Council this morning authorised the Public Works Department to go ahead with the construction of 18 flats and 28 bungalows for Government officers. These homes will be allocated to senior officers with families now stayingFree Press - 171 words
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Article27 1953-05-19 3 The United States destroyer Brush was hit by shore fire off Wonsan, Korea, last Friday and nine men were wounded, six of them seriously.27 words
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Advertisement68 1953-05-19 3 AU FAIT GIRDLE ___r___t> f f ___r____i I 1 Am'CX No* E ***** <ipl Lightweight nylon v___L-^, -/I marquisette step-in II j I W* with net elastic sides IV I I 11 V I a w C 1 li A* l A W/--* lj i mi WA/^Sr? Pnce _j ZJ68 words
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391 1953-05-19 4 The Singapore Free Press TUESDAY, May 19, 1953 Opinion INDO-CHINA AND HER NEIGHBOURS MALAYA'S anti-terrorist campaign has been going so well that General Templer, keenlyaware of the dangers of complacency has almost made it a habit to emphasise that the Emergency is by no means over. rjfe statement in London391 words
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Article, Illustration543 1953-05-19 4 Jungle 'Lawrence' was on the March THE LATEST RED THRBAT TO ASIA PARIS. A LITTLE astute Asiatic, with a head that seems too big for his body and a copy of Lawrence of Arabia's "Seven Pillars of Wisdom" in his pocket, ;s France's chief enemy in South-East Asia today. He543 words
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Article365 1953-05-19 4 SEFTON DELMER - ....And in Siam they Dithered SEFTON D ELMER says BANGKOK. FV.R into the early hours during the recent crisis lights were burning in the Cabinet rooms of Bangkok's ginger-bread Government palace. Field-Marshal Pibul Songgr.m, Siam's Premier, was presiding over the most important and most delicate Cabinet meeting for many years.365 words
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Article152 1953-05-19 4 THROUGH US. EYES THE effect of the fall of Laos on the powerful Chinese overseas communities throughout Asia would be disastrous. Reality would force them to reappraise their stand, which only recently changed into hostility to Peiping, due to Red excesses. Already, so far as the Asian situation looks to152 words
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Advertisement17 1953-05-19 4 Finest Diamond Rings Eternity Rings U. S. de SUVA, 1 Jeweller* 106, Orchard Road, Fhone *****. K >/17 words
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Advertisement45 1953-05-19 4 *Mf s x *a_fc____J>^ ~:^Js*l^. >-■'/■ V /V *H^ w" W TAiKOO SUGAR is the sweetest, whites!, purest cane sugar you ecu buy. Cube, easier, icing granulated sugar in packets and bags. You'll be glad you bought it at Cold Storage SINGAPORE COLD STORAGE CO., U*45 words
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Miscellaneous14 1953-05-19 4 POCKET CARTOON by OSBtfRT LANCASTER f- =Tj__S^ Cno9v-*»»SpVI _ZT^ "S.t.' You want tin MiC}.'"14 words
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211 1953-05-19 5 BATHING FACILITIES AT BEDOK-AND PASIR RIS Legislative Council votes $550,000 for... Free Press Staff Reporter ml bathing facilities are to be provided at two gEA Daim beaches— Bedok and Pasir Ris. thfa m rning V ted $553>25 for Sf e Wmment will acquire the land and build rfJSw wSZ hawkers'211 words
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Article, Illustration89 1953-05-19 5 THE MAtf in the mask is getting ready to celebrate the Queen's Coronation in true native style. He is Dele Ojo wearing an Epa mask from Gogo during a rehearsal at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London. Dele is one of the masked dancers from89 words
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Article114 1953-05-19 5 BUS OWNERS TO FIGHT PIRATE TAXIS SINGAPORE and Federation OILS enmnani.e t.,;ii WW i drive against pirate taxis com Peting keenlv 'Hr fare. and r bbing them of in 6C h 0n was taken °n m Jl J hore Bahru a the USJIJ meetm? of the PanBu_ Operators' AssodaMr^. 6^'114 words
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Article43 1953-05-19 5 row mm an stud »es will from mrS5t Bet their $18 00 a year .•^^tionfrom Singapore in votM f v e Le ?islative l to br?n P d th thls SUm yest"- w wing the payment up to43 words
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Article165 1953-05-19 5 r Sincere co„t,„o- aild building I buu din ft the control, a__T_ on Ju,K s said there Cation continue bru t filhp couia oe given to the industry bv lining i the restrictions. MR. WONG FOO NAM, a number of the Council of the institute165 words
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Article21 1953-05-19 5 A $20,000 grant was given to the Singapore Telecommunications Department by the Legislative Council today to meet extra expenditure21 words
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220 1953-05-19 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A LTHOUGH there are a large number of private houses in Singapore whieh ought to be demolished, action will only be taken if they are considered very dangerous. Singapore's acting City Architect and Building Surveyor, Mr. H. Hawson, said220 words
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Article, Illustration176 1953-05-19 5 THE POST THAT'S DRIVING MEN MAD picture IT looks like any other post erected for the Coronation. But it is driving motorists and cyclists crazy. THE POST of posts stands nearly three feet away from the edge of the road near the junction of Orchard Road and Dhoby Ghaut. CyclistsFree Press - 176 words
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Article43 1953-05-19 5 Mr. Justice Brown in the Singapore High Court yesterday awarded damages totalling $4,670 and costs to Tan Yee Lam, a 36-year-old barber, who received permanent injury to his right eye in a motor accident on Feb. 26 last year.43 words
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Article37 1953-05-19 5 A food sale and fun fair will be held in the Social Hall and compound of the Bedok Methodist Church (8% milestone, Bedok Road) on Whit Monday (May 25) from 1 p.m. to 7 pjn.37 words
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Advertisement101 1953-05-19 5 Make the incomparable LE-MIl "Point One 1 Britain* s finest high- fidelity amplifier tke heart of your music system distortion certified to be only one tenth of one percent! Listen .and compare! Examine top and bottom craftsmanship before you hav __r A __fcf^ _H?*.__^^irt ____n ___N____ ___P^ilff^___P_^^i_K_!P'^^ fcr 'At Tel:101 words
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Article, Illustration398 1953-05-19 6 Please, please, do stop giving us these wage increases 9QO ROLLS-ROYCE CLERKS PLEAD;- INTRODUCING 900 men and women who do NOI 1 want any more money, thank you! They work at th e Rolls-Royce Jet-engine factory in Derby. Some of them are shareholders in it. And they are so keenU.P. - 398 words
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Article135 1953-05-19 6 Ahi h^P g t e home of Slr Sydne y Parkesfw'}L> bi i nk f r Panecroft, Rose Walk; Parley (Surrey), during the night. They stole jewellery worm The thieves put a ladder against the rear of the house and broke a window of a135 words
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Article63 1953-05-19 6 Which is absurd Q.E.D. A WINDSOR baker, Mr W Spencer Denney, has Mopped making subsidised national bread. He explains why in an adv^rtLsement in his local newspaper. -5_.-«>tftMMt la a_wwe Ministry of Food is out 2 P";P«rt,o„ to the profit *>n i national bread, he says It is absurd to63 words
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Article, Illustration6 1953-05-19 6 ___jTss_!_iss-W»^^'«^_^, _a6 words
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165 1953-05-19 6 JHE dogs of the Surrey village of Little Bookham are dying mysteriously. In ie n nays three have been poisoned, one found shot, and two others are missing. Now many villagers are afraid to let their children play in the woods, where165 words
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96 1953-05-19 6 Nelson Square will be home to 1300 WORKMEN are moving into Nelson Square, off Blackfriars Road, Southwark, to convert it into one of London's most up-to-date "community units." Demolition men have bee. tearing down the last of the old Georgian mansions there. Councilor Albert Gates, Southwark housing chairman, says "The96 words
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Article203 1953-05-19 6 1 1 SLEPT IN MOTOR VAN 'HOME' 'Unfit even for animals' FOUR adults and seven children were found by a police sergeant living in an old motor van, the body of which was sft. long, 4ft. 6in. wide and 4ft. high. A doctor described it M being "unfit even for203 words
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Advertisement36 1953-05-19 6 JkThe Cockpit %_E______r ____b W mmWmW A*\ lYn. -A fit '____T f\' 1 ___l _9_IVV' /T_J_» __t 1 -I ____P pnoire 38*8 _f__E_^^^^V-____rv_-E J_E V^l te _Ri_______^______-__r4_r 2____T J L Jp__p*__D_____ v____^^^____. 1 _____v*T f r36 words
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260 1953-05-19 7 POLICE: HUSBAND SAID MAN TRIED TO STEAL WIFE Murder attempt* charge ROBERT John Nichols, a 25-year-old clerk, of Milton Avenue, Southend, wept in court where he was accused of attempting to murder a man whom, he alleged, had tried to steal his wife. The man is Mr. Frank George Redvers260 words
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Article, Illustration38 1953-05-19 7 picture. Miss Nirupa Roy is called the "Goddess of the Hindi screen" because of her portrayals in mythological films and not because of her beauty. She is a star of Hindi and Gujerati films. United PressUnited Press - 38 words
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160 1953-05-19 7 The nice 'stopped' doctor's holiday's nrtTTOB claimed £200 assets Devon farm-house. The Place was called a ™f/ furnished farm--22? in the advert.seJLt Dr James Tanner, of TddisonVoad; Kensington, UTaWe* London County Court. He paid 30 guineas rent for three weeks there last August. Bat when he arrived with his wife,160 words
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Article121 1953-05-19 7 Police dog traps youth in canal A YOUTH was chased by a police dog and jumped into Regent's Park canal following an attack on an 18-year-old girl at Primrose Hill, London. The girl said she had been stopped by two youths, who struck her, and snatched her brief case. Shortly121 words
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Article205 1953-05-19 7 Woman dug— and found A JURY at Croydon coroner's court decided that gold ax*^ silver coins, mostly 600 year_. old, which a woman found buried in Upper Norwood, were treasure trove. The woman. Mrs. Joy Hulme, of Beulah Hill, Upper Norwood, said she discovered the coins when digging a plot205 words
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Article22 1953-05-19 7 The Glasgow ship Clan Alpine (7.103 tons) radioed that a man was lost overboard 60 miles south of Crete.22 words
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Article113 1953-05-19 7 SCIENTISTS PUT IN A PROTEST protest against the showing of films which portray the typical scientist as a n eccentric or as a madman out to destroy the world has been sent to the i t.t by the Association of Scientific Workers. °n the T.U.C.113 words
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Article113 1953-05-19 7 I STOLE SAYS GIRL A23-year-oQd Irish girt confessed at West London to stealing an 80-year-old Chelsea pensioner's diamond rine from his cubicle at the Royal Hospital while she was visiting him there. She is Bridget O'HaUoran. a domestic worker of Warwick Way, Westminster. She was remanded in custody for a113 words
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Article32 1953-05-19 7 t S fiTto J dln bur Sh hopes 110,1 «o »ttend ?h ept an lnvlt a- f <S»na d e Britls h Em1^ «"«s in Vancouver in July32 words
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51 1953-05-19 7 f I *£MAN p e t er r n i to Ha,ilT an 'J >f chi^ingfold, Surrey, tvho is 1 A ont maZ hn l°. r J scue a black cat. m 3 toils owner, Ut With the cat in hi51 words
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Advertisement139 1953-05-19 7 Fly to AUSTRALIA by 4-engined CONSTELLATION RETURN EXCURSION FARES K~J/ jtfL Tickets valid for 2 Vf^""l___ months anytime beany Qantas-EK>AC flight, aboard world-famous ***^»w fta__g_^g___H Constellation aircraft. Consult Qantas or your Through 0* T.E.A.1.) f/o</h/ arrange local travel agent for full details now! J RETURN to SYDNEY AUCKLAND J Penan?139 words
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Article, Illustration479 1953-05-19 8 ISLAND CLUB'S 'SUARE' NIGHT Informality and furi SQUARE dincing continues to boom in Singapore, partiaM O the Islani Club, where it has become an inter grant parti social activities. The club's dance, held once a month, on a Saturday m been a squwe dance for the last two months, ana479 words
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Miscellaneous281 1953-05-19 10 MANDRAKE, THE MAGICIAN by Lee Falk and Phil Davis 1 fSf «rv f ANO WHAT COULD HER SLAVES- 2 fnd OF THE ROAD.__r 1 -AND M£A UVING M&U> MUSTBE-OItfTHIHGTOTrIg ]ThWUOH THE LIVING DEAD BE? PEOPLE OOf/l CND^Ht^AU^£- DEAD. THE FIRST JUNGLE WITCH YARW^SHE'S THE JUST MAKE UPWINGS/Jry_^ f QUESTION IS,281 words
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Miscellaneous628 1953-05-19 10 YOUR LUCKY STAR fjORS TODAY. ymu artist and probably ha?, temperament that roe* talent. It is likelv JhTt B rood voice and it J2. "J trained. Vou also have d?. talent. e r »»tt_t However. fou haff pleasure and gaietv »ki.u be curbed if vo.rretri?,*'* hard work necessary u tW628 words
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Article534 1953-05-19 11 PETER HILL - PETER HILL by ,m.it DAY, probably in Ome not 'too -distent e! the termite popuLC o Malaya will come the scrutiny of a 111 who has spent the m 25 years studying ?hehabtsof these insects n far-away East Africa. m JI Mr A Victor Harris,534 words
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Article, Illustration201 1953-05-19 11 SIXTEEN prearranged "par" deals were played recently on college campuses all over the United States to determine the inter-collegiate bridge champions. If you would like to play these same deals in your own tame, save this series, beginning with hand 1 published today; have the hands stacked into201 words
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Article275 1953-05-19 11 BELIEF IN WITCH doctors and their powers remains one of the biggest problems affecting Africans who have settled in cities and urban areas of South Africa. Many Europeans believe that modern hospital facilities have relegated the witch doctor and his wiles to the primitive kraalsA.P. - 275 words
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Article62 1953-05-19 11 Bright as a buttercup and brief enough to bare shapely lengths of arm and leg to the sun, Henry Ours* one-piece yellow cotton playsuit zips at the front for neat line and perfect fit. The trimly tailored Paris costume borrows a frivolous note from the yellow, green andU.P. - 62 words
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Miscellaneous300 1953-05-19 11 Today's Crossword I (20 ggggggggP*! __r 1 I I WTW m mmn T^^^^^T ___-_-BB__»— mmwm^-aa_________L_. ACROSS.— I, Just the conveyance riiiii'im <s>. 7, Is there a d'eam In for Daisy! (6). 4, Testify ab<>u f a the night after tills day? 1 10, 3>. 8. business concern? <g>. 9. Beating300 words
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Article69 1953-05-19 12 SMOKING BAN? STOP HOT AIR FIRST BEFORE the ban on smoking goes into force, the Singapore Traction Company should do something about the heat coming up from the gear box of every STC bus, through an opening on the floor. If this is not remedied why m bother about smoking69 words
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Article82 1953-05-19 12 T READ with disgust the state--1 ment by Mr. V. K. Nair in the Free Press, on exhaust fumes from buses. Mr. Nair calmly states, that "the only Mint-on is for the motorist, not to get too near a smoky bus." In reply. I would sav to Mr.82 words
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Article97 1953-05-19 12 DO Singapore policemen have an ejesight test on enlistment. I pass by the junction, of Sumbawa and North Bridge several times a day and everytlme I notice how the hitherto even flow of traffic is disturbed by two or three cars which are always parked a few yards97 words
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Article32 1953-05-19 12 HAVE yon a grouse? Have you a bright idea? Have you seen anything strange or unusual? Then writp to the PRESSMAN and tell others about it in his POSTBAG briefly.32 words
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Article76 1953-05-19 12 IT IS about time the City authority's took a look nt the stretch of road leading from St. Jarr*. Power Station to the new Pasir Panjang Power Station, Singapore. Some country lanes have better surfaces. Those who travel in big cars do not feel the bumps and bounces76 words
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Article49 1953-05-19 12 Mr. Gulzarilal Nanda, reported "great progress in economic development" has been made in the first two years of India's five-year plan. Reviewing 1951-1953, Mr. Nanda said 1,420,000 more acres have been irrigated, 6,000,000 more acres are under cultivation, and new state-owned factories have started production.49 words
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Article, Illustration31 1953-05-19 12 THK GAY girl who can say a. ul sing proudly "Somebody Loves Me.'* And the lovelight in her eyes should prove her ditty, It's Paramount picture in more that one sense.31 words
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Article105 1953-05-19 12 FOR the convenience of the public the Singapore Traction Co., should have bus route numbers put up both at the front and rear of their buses The London Passenger Transport Board do this. During rush hours when buses are standing in a queue at bus stops, it is105 words
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Article49 1953-05-19 12 ONE hundred men, women, and children from remote parts of the Falkland Islands will be taken by the frigate Bigbury to Stanley, capital of the islands, for Coronation celebrations. No regular shipping visits them and the frigate will Mteam :150 miles to pick them up.49 words
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Article270 1953-05-19 12 A LONDON-BORN nun. Mother Mary Potter, who died 40 years ago, has been beatified* by the Vatican the first step in a long process that may make her a saint. Mother Mary Potter founded the religious order of the Sisters of the Little Company of270 words
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Article99 1953-05-19 12 ILfISS GWENDOLEN Mary Strickland, of The Annexe Seacourt, Hayltng. Island. Hants who died recently left 4:10,000, ner house and effect, to her companion, Miss May de Courey I Irwin. Miss Strickland left £14.902 ftTOM, 1:14.81. net. The residue <-,o<>s to her nephews Walter C.99 words
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Article, Illustration314 1953-05-19 12 EXAMINER TOLD WOMENLET ME CANE YOU TWO women were told they would pass a te«t t 1 driving licence if they allowed the rxarniner t__ a ihrm, it was alleged in a Stockholm court. an The prosecution said that a examiner, who Is 52, kttSS fc door after a written314 words
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Article23 1953-05-19 12 Nicholas Thompson, of Springtown Camp, was gent to gaol lor a month at Londonderry for notsending his daughter to school regularly.23 words
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Article72 1953-05-19 12 FIREMEN brought 68-year-old Mr. William Woodine 40ft. down an escape ladder from the top Moor of a blazing house m OlTord Road. Islington. He fM trapped in the house while trying to rescue his pet budgerrigars. His wife, Mrs. Ed.th Wooding gave the alarm when72 words
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Advertisement68 1953-05-19 12 Lucozade the sparkling '<^\d rink Z/ J is an Invaluable source of f Jk in cases of illness. It is assimilated at oner and I __r do not ux lhc mo,t <ldiCJ,e sys,em D,x, nF <«* d nurse recommend ll hl ickncJS %T health give Lucozade Available al all Firal68 words
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Article514 1953-05-19 13 have NOT seen 8 for I fittwo vears. Ho used l^K me for such tO -C complaints as flu Zl%oreZot and hanff°Tsoon as ne entered .v office I saw that somem ?«.flY seriously wrong thing was senuu with him. _h tr, be a514 words
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Article, Illustration358 1953-05-19 13 Russ Bruce - A NEW EXPERIMENT IN CANCER Russ Bruce by MEMPHIS, Tennessee. A VAST EXPERIMENT mass cancer detection, already saving many lives here, may expand into a nationwide project equal in scope to the TB X-ray programme. Dr. C.C. Erickson. coordinator of the project, says the Memphis cancer survey, which he reports358 words
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Article96 1953-05-19 13 t__s l «Hed ta i, i S nt arv t0 Philippine Ambassador Cl*** rnivlrli, r v m u, aml student at George v Ce '"th Miss p.^ m es the "Tinikling.' or bamboo 215% of \meru l u mb,,, a stud^ a lh Catholic kh y96 words
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Article, Illustration252 1953-05-19 13 It depends upon the sugar requirement of the body as well as upon the amount of available insulin as to the extent of symptoms. Though In most cases diabetes affects people around the age of fifty, there are also other condtions such as mumps which can affect252 words
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Advertisement142 1953-05-19 13 No rough or cold can Ww£M withstand the gentle yet thorough action of Campbell's Cherry Cough Syrup. Irritation caused Xl/fllll I by coughing and sneezing Wjl till is soothed by the very first dose. Buy a bottle 1 today from your chemist 1 Singapore Prices: Small. 80 cents. Large, tI142 words
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Article93 1953-05-19 14 Plan to build one in S'pore park THK Free Press understands that the City Council proposes to build a 400-metre running track at Farrer Park, which will cost near on $30,000. It has not been decided yet whether a cinder or a grass track will be93 words
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Article144 1953-05-19 14 All of the eight brackets in the quarter final round of the European Zone Davis Cup tennis competition have now been filed. Britain gained a winning three-nil lead over Norway in Oslo yesterdaj when Tony Mot train and Geoff Paish beat Rolf Pape and Nilsen Erik HestenA.P. - 144 words
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Article66 1953-05-19 14 The Army will hold a soccer trial at Nee Soon on Friday between Nee Soon Garrison and The *est. The ri«st of the Army will be represented by Fair (RASC); Moriarty (REME). Bushnell (R. Sigs); Miller (RE), Walton <Aplu), Earl (R Sigs); Parker (REME), Morri.66 words
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Article74 1953-05-19 14 ryHE Singapore Rest XI to meet Europeans in the annual cricket match, on the Padang on May 23, 24. 25. will be S. K. Sundram (capt), C. Thuralslngam, Verity Gill, S. D. Williams, Cheong Tbiam Slew, Stephen Houghton, A. E Delikan, Ang Earn Hock, Reggie Sandosham,74 words
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Article28 1953-05-19 14 Hurnli, owned by the Countess De Nlcolay, won the 1,000 Guineas race at Longchamp. Baron D. de Rothschild's Col bait captured the 2,000 Guineas event. A.P.A.P. - 28 words
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Article, Illustration536 1953-05-19 14 Schoolboy stars in S'pore win photo. Singapore '"A" 4; S.B.H.F.A. t. SINGAPORE "A" and Singapore Business Houses F.A. shared eight goals at Jalan Besar yesterday. It was a touch and go affair throughout, but the Singapore equaliser came in the very last minute. Though the soccer was of mediocre standard,Free Press - 536 words
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Article133 1953-05-19 14 Marciano talks of kayo punch I'llis is what Rocky Marciano has to say about Jersey Jo P Wolcott's knockout. "There was a lot of beef behind the punch. It was about eoual in power to the blow that put Walcott down in the 13th. round in Philadelphia last September. "IA.P. - 133 words
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Article85 1953-05-19 14 YIfILLIE PEP danced to an easy decision over Jackie Blair The bout saw only a few real solid pv*h_s landed until a final tentn round flurry. Pep, the two-time former world's featherweight champion, and the Texan never really made a fight of lt until it wasU.P. - 85 words
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Article60 1953-05-19 14 ITARL Oosta Leandersson ot Sweden easily won the combined U. 8. National and Metropolitan Amateur Athletic Union marathon championship over the roads of Westchester county on Sunday. Leandersson covered the 26-mile 385-yard grind in two hours. 48 minutes and 12.5 seconds. He finished a good half mileA.P. - 60 words
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Article72 1953-05-19 14 rpHREE of the Dundee (Scotland) touring soccer tram had to whiff oxygen during the interval of their opening game against Southern Transvaal. They were unlucky not to win their game Which ended in a one-all draw. Johannesburg is about 6.000 feet above sea level and itsReuter - 72 words
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312 1953-05-19 14 Corinthians slip down to seventh position TWO defeats i n a Week and the Royal Air Porr. Seletar Corinthians 2 from second to sevent position in the first divi sion of the Singapore United Services Association Football League. RAF Changi. with victories over RAF Seletar Athenians m HMS Terror have312 words
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Article54 1953-05-19 14 THE M.CF.A. soccer tie betweet Perak and Selangor Chinese which was lo have been P^'^J" Sunday May 24. has been poa poned to May 30 at Kuala Lumpi* The postponement was i"* o cause the Malayan Chinese will meeting Hong Kong Chinese at W54 words
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Article43 1953-05-19 14 The visiting Hong Kong fjjgj team defeated the a J^gg team in Yokohama in two >* J*g sets, but lost to the Japan S^» t Company squad by twe yesterday. The visitors re^O stands 10 victories and se veu feats.- U.P.U.P. - 43 words
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Article, Illustration34 1953-05-19 14 CLEAN FOWLED: Arthur Morris the Australian vice-eaptai who skippered the side, is bowled by Yorkshires Burgiu after he had hit up 57 runs at Bradford. The Aussies won by an innings and 61 runs.34 words
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Advertisement176 1953-05-19 14 Circus Busch Berlin b^i^sj________| i I at Junction of Victoria Street f« i **f_f*_fe*"^_F* €_r*'^ and Manila Street K V I Special Announcement for J 3^> __l I i people living in the suburban j *.;<fc S *r-i_^*^^i areas. This circus will not -ZjWlk&B* 2a_j£ I j perform in any176 words
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Miscellaneous40 1953-05-19 14 Today's games This evening's fixtures areDIVISION ONE: RAF Lodj m v. RAF Seletar Athenians; R.A.O.C v. RAF Changi; RAF SfWw Corinthians v. RAF Tenrah; K Signals v. R.A.S.C; HMS Terr* ft FBW. DIVISION TWO: R.E.M.E. RAF Tengah; R.A.P.C. v. R.AJHX.40 words
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Article, Illustration385 1953-05-19 15 MCC hit back after being all out 80 Miller and Hole bowled for ducks r PHE scoreboard reads like a casualty list. Reg Simpson, a duck David Sheppard, a duck Denis Compton, two Although they themselves were all out for 179 at Lords yesterday the Australian cricketers still led by385 words
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Article409 1953-05-19 15 Verdict did't please Campo Lfegf CAMPO. the little KUr trom the gr^mu'an-t nun a Wohad just lost a W--3_S&_EW V as a light drizzle thrcHigh_t Se fight which roaoe the ring tm+Z* Tok y° stadlum slip "Sf was a rather dull fight, but iSJtJaeupperhand all through. knowledge of 24-year-old oopo'i409 words
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Article62 1953-05-19 15 SINGAPORE Civilians "A" cricket team to play Combined Services "A" at Indian Association ground on Saturday (2.15) and Sunday (11) is: J. Clarke (capt., Braddell CO, Kalichandran. Haroans Singh, Rajendran. D. Keyt (all T.T.O, C. Sneveratne, M. Perei a. WieUnhe iSi'ihalesei. Arklie, Gupta. Douglas BODCA). Reserves:62 words
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Article46 1953-05-19 15 A.ston Sports Club beat Blue Rover? by seven goals to nil in a SAFA Div 3C league fixture yesterday at Geylang. Aston are top of the table.* Goals were scored by Koh Chwee Seng <3». P. K. Samv <2> and A. Latiff t2).46 words
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Article332 1953-05-19 15 Century for Len Hutton vyHILE many of England's recognised batting stars Tf tumbled before the Australian attack at Lords yesterday Len Hutton, England's probable captain for forthcoming Test series, hit his first century of the season. Playing for Yorkshire in the high-scoring County match against Somerset at Leecks. Hutton produced332 words
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Article188 1953-05-19 15 irv* sc res- x "S Middlesex J H^^yclo.se Ednrh 166>; 4 'or__, m InU hit--'•inSi,^ 10 i2 fasl medium J N 18. ■uid 47 lor 1. Nottinghamshire 181 •city m, Scott, right-arm fart medium 5 tor 63). No further play after tea Interval, ram 41 Cambridge.Reuter - 188 words
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Article187 1953-05-19 15 M.C.C— lst Inns. Simpson c Davidson b Lindwall 0 Sheppard c Tallon b Lindwall 0 May Ibw Ring 16 Compton leg before b Lindwall 2 Graveney c Davidson b Ring 12 Bailey c Tallon b Davidson 1 Brown e Harvey b Ring 9 Evans c Miller b Davidson 10Reuter - 187 words
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Advertisement139 1953-05-19 15 i c ..j_b' _t-_-_:-__-_-_B_--_--r^----i \\wbm TODAY: 3 15-6.30-9.15 p.m. Shyama Jagdish Sethi "J A 6 C I" (in Hindustani) Next Change: "MADHUBALA' Soon: K i pit. in Bagwis" (in Malay dialogue) > For tf TIENTSIN 8 CHEMICAL wished WOOLLEN CARPETS visit << CHINA CRAFTS 79, North Bridge Road. ?A >139 words
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Advertisement140 1953-05-19 15 atM-f-f __^BK *__r" /""^__T T f l"f_fcp"a H _f_ 1) a.m I 15-4 15-6 45 &_!!._o r\.\l HI IK rr« N n kI«K SSffll Turnui Douglas -_-*_n----__ -_n____-_____o-__---_nK^*__ v TODAIA O A I VM 11 am 1.30-4-6.45 9 30 p.m 4 JMftH r/4 PPr WQNDWVI HCTI/M MtlttlftT I YAMS MHMi140 words
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Article, Illustration1017 1953-05-19 16 Fust work at ILTiutalt HORSFS ENTERED for the Singapore Turf Clubs Coronation meeting which starts on Saturday next were out in full force at Bukit Timah this morning when the number two gra ss track was open for fast work. Quite a number ol horses1,017 words
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Article336 1953-05-19 16 CINECOLOR (Ward) appeared to go belter than Gambar Molayu over three in 38 3/5. Cinecolcr wa.s kept well on the bit There is no doubt about his galloping ability. He will take a ton of beating in the Coronation Cup. Amusement (Tulloh) and Raffles (McCloud)336 words
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Article21 1953-05-19 16 Indian Brotherhood ard Gymkhana S.C. drew with dne gcal each in their SAFA Div. 3B tie at Geylang yesterday.21 words
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Article63 1953-05-19 16 CIR Victor Sassoon's Pinza was made a sensational second favourite for the June 6 Epsom Derby at a betting call-over of London bookmakers on Thursday ni»ht. The colt's price plunged from 33-1 to 7-1. He was a 40-1 shot on May 4. Pinza's four-length victory in the63 words
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Article26 1953-05-19 16 Seßnmat entered the semi-final of the Cheah Cup tennis competition with a 3-2 win over Kluang District on Sunday. Segamat will now meet Muar.26 words
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Article153 1953-05-19 16 2nd DAY WE IGHTS tXTUGBTI for three rare, for Wednesday, second day <•! the Singapore Turf Club's <>i onalion Me< 1 1 ii. CL I. Div. ',—6 Fur, Individuality 9.00 Pulot Puteh (late Duty Dance) 8.13 Quarter Deck 1.11 Zanzibar g.U New Look 8.10 <i_) o-ed H.lO Acceber B. OR153 words
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205 1953-05-19 16 THE WALCOTT APPEAL IS TURNED DOWH TiHE Illinois State Boxing Commission yesterd missed a protest by Jersey Joe Walcott's 5 against the knockout decision in last Prid_i^?____ heavyweight title fight in Chicago. y Wor k Walcott was knocked-out i n the first rounn Rocky Marciano, the champion. a to Mr.205 words
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Article60 1953-05-19 16 1/ EICHI Ifomure of Japan stopped Gene Garcia of Manila after two rounds of a six-round bantamweight preliminary fight to the Yoshio Shirai-Tanny Campo championship bout in Tokvo last night. The fereree stopped the fight after two rounds because of a bad cut over60 words
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131 1953-05-19 16 THREE-DIMENSIONAL fil_, showed conclusively yesur' dav that Jersey Joe Walcoi; only stirred slightly at 2 count of ten which gave Urn Marciano the official knockoii victory in Friday's world heavyweight championship fight The cameras showed four differ^ angles of the Knockout and count*A.P. - 131 words
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Article146 1953-05-19 16 The United Press useci a stop wata to clock the count. This step mid on both the 3-D movies and _t kinescope movies made from fcto> sion showed Walcott got the ti count. At the count of ten Walcott to sitting on the canvas with his M handA.P.; U.P. - 146 words
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