The Singapore Free Press, 21 May 1953
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Title Section9 1953-05-21 1 The Singapore Free Press Larf e*t 4fterm>onSalf m Malaya9 words
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Article, Illustration29 1953-05-21 1 S'PORE C-DAY BAR ON PUBLIC Fullerton Building, Singapore. Only employees of Government departments here and their families will be allowed m the building on the night of June 2.29 words
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211 1953-05-21 1 DRITONS have been told officially that D they should not stay m Egypt unless their presence is necessary. But there is no question of evacuation of British civilians. Already a number of bis British firms are speeding up their summer leave plans and two of211 words
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320 1953-05-21 1 SIT YIN FONG - 'Outsiders can 't see parade from 4 buildings SIT YIN FONG By COME of the finest views of the Coronation pro--3 cession can be had from four Singapore public buildings-Fullerton Building, Victoria Memoria Hull Sunlamp Court Huilding and City Hall, But the general public will be barred from them Only320 words
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Article32 1953-05-21 1 POLICE will discourage people from watching the Coronation procession from trees, telephone poles, bridges and other "dangerous heights," said Mr. W. J. Parks, Assistant Police rommissioner.32 words
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132 1953-05-21 1 P. M. RAMAN - P. M. RAMAN By NO case of rabies has been reported m Singapore within the past 24 hours. But no chances are being taken Four teams were out this morning on the colossal job of vaccinating every one of the estimated 30,000132 words
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Article64 1953-05-21 1 S'PORE YOUTH AND GIRL ROBBED A sharp instrument was used by a gang of four Chinese to rob a young Chinese and his JW friend at St. Georee's Road fci^apore, late last night e »u oup,e were walking home mm the gang pounced on them m a writ part of64 words
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Article32 1953-05-21 1 ooe^H ap re Rubber Market with 1 qUletly thLs morning mnt fir ft f[? de J r e Ship unchan^ 8 cents a Peund, un^ an ge d from yesterday's32 words
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111 1953-05-21 1 Siam to take Laos war to Security Council KJ JW SARASIN. Siam's ton. sa'r^ m he IS?**** hp v rmi„ ni ted Natiwu SeUke y J? vn V« next week to m? *sio n of Sl c: m »nunist to of La °s as a threat S,, wth-ea^t nd secu111 words
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Advertisement26 1953-05-21 1 r*-~"'~*' f* 1 > H i .../fl/ fA* /<W I i S*^) I S^S.' ?ttl.*% 'ft Amm a rich compelling perfume, at splendid as a trint«<7« vine26 words
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269 1953-05-21 2 MCCARTHY: BRITISH SHIPS TOOK RED TROOPS THE British Government last night ordered a wide inquiry into the allegation made before Senator McCarthy's Senate Investigating Committee m Washington yesterday that two British ships carried Chinese Communist troops along the Chinese coast last year. The Foreign Office, who said last night they269 words
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201 1953-05-21 2 French post gives up after 42 days' siege VIETMINH rebels yesterday occupied the French post j Muon Khoa, about 90 miles j north of the Laotian capital, I Luang Prabang, after a sixweek siege, a French communique announced last night. Muon Khoa's French-Laotian garrison of one company strength had resisted201 words
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135 1953-05-21 2 rpHE Prime Minister, Sir A. Winston Churchill, said m the House of Commons last night it would not be wise to use the atom bomb m Korea at present and he did not think the United States had any idea of doing it. Sir135 words
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Article53 1953-05-21 2 OK HARD THEAKSTONE. married for 33 years asked a court at Leeds, Yorkshire, yesterday for a divorce on the grounds of wilful non-consum mation by his wife Ellen. The judge gave him a de cree nisi which become absolute wi six weeks and commented: "This is53 words
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292 1953-05-21 2 Expert can't suggest changes in the Comet A BRITISH Government expert expressed the vi. a court of inquiry at Calcutta into the RnV* Comet crash on May 2 m which 43 lives were i!: cthe aircraft "suffered complete structural f.nSir the air." i jaiiure fa The witness, Mr. Herbert Lett,Reuter - 292 words
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Article156 1953-05-21 2 KENYA GOVT. TO CONSCRIPT LABOUR 'THE Kenya Government has X introduced a compulsory work order affecting all A fr cans under the emergency rl' gulations. J The order empowers District Commissioners to compel Afri cans to carry out work with cr without payment "when the present emergency gives rise toReuter - 156 words
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Article26 1953-05-21 2 Dutch charges of Indonesian infiltration m Dutch New Guinea island were described yesterday as "illogical and untrue" by Indonesian Foreign Minister Mukarto.26 words
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Advertisement181 1953-05-21 2 p— I GRAND fe 7 X H l CORONATION nr^^7 of another 5 V*Wi%Wl^l^ I WPI Ht^._o^ J fj'wvji^t^-^^B »^Cm •*»< I—** |SS| J™*l_ to '"••AMBiIHJpB^^J^B \ii£^% ffi- < ja-49fam» A \mm ii'" I f 55 (J I*" I I MM MM f's3 I |IH 1 Fri ?wJb St f181 words
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224 1953-05-21 3 Villagers meet the big live dragon with red eges A GROUP of Malays seeking rattan near Kampong Terachi, Kuala Pilah, recently came across what they said was a "dragon snake with bulging red eyes and bigger than a coconut tree trunk." They had stepped several times on it thinking it224 words
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Article, Illustration32 1953-05-21 3 Joe, the snappy tortoise OUICK on the dick is Joe, Z Giant Tortoise, taking a Mouthful of orange at the London Zoo. The donor has to careful of his fingers, or else32 words
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205 1953-05-21 3 Malaya's troops arrive for Coronation MALAYA'S Coronation contingent shouted "God Save the Queen" from the deck rails yesterday when they sailed into Southampton m the troopship Empire Trooper. Eighty officers and other ranks from the Federation of Malaya and 18 from Singapore were on board. They included 32 people, allReuter - 205 words
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Article26 1953-05-21 3 A doctor reported m Oxford yesterday that Crown Prince Akihito has a feverish cold with a high temperature and is confined to bed.26 words
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Article168 1953-05-21 3 'col^lfi 11^ H °P kinson Minister of State for the Common*.! a 4 m a w «tten reply m the House of w °rkers Lhk ay that 46 tin mines involving 1,605 thr <* month loSed down m Mala y a m the P astReuter - 168 words
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176 1953-05-21 3 Free Press Staff Reporter CIR EDWARD RITSON, who is enquiring: into Singapore Government employees' allowances, may meet representatives of commercial firms and large employers of labour next week. He is likely to finish his talks with the Council of Action of Government workers176 words
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Article, Illustration50 1953-05-21 3 A LABOURER, Mah Meng Chee, 34, of North Bridge Road, Singapore, narrowly missed death yesterday when he fell 50 feet from a block of flats being built m Dunearn Road. He is however still en the "danger list" m hospital. Picture shows where he fell.50 words
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Advertisement102 1953-05-21 3 100% WATERPROOF SSk mk m\ MW|w*wjr j» SHOCK-PROTECTED fiSH Aya4&. a* man 'uf- "d* \\mv\W I VENT'S I AMIS GENT'S f LCA 1921 LCC 101 CAO LCC 1926 CAO 101 17 Jewels, Steel 9" 17 Jewels, Steel 10 J" 17 Jewels, Steel with 9ct Cold Bezel with 14 ct. Cold102 words
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360 1953-05-21 4 The Singapore Free Press THURSDAY, May 21, 1953. Opinion NO RED CARPET pEW people m Malaya outside the deep fastness of the Jungle will feel disposed to lay down a red carpet for Mr. Arthur Clegg, reporter of the London Communisi newspaper, the Daily Worker. To be quite blunt, he360 words
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Article, Illustration938 1953-05-21 4 WAS A PRISONER OF THE COMMUNISTS— I IT was a miserably hot, misty night— May 18 1951. The hillside was muddy and slippery ano as I tried to worm my way up, a sickening feeling came over me. I had been m Korea only938 words
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Article57 1953-05-21 4 'FHE bubbles are appearx ing on the cauldron of the French territories of North Africa, Tunisia and Morocco. One murder and three recent political shootings herald a new wave of terrorism m Tunisia by extrem e Arab nationalists who want to get rid of the French at any cost.57 words
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Article157 1953-05-21 4 TROUBLE BREWING IN TUNISIA, MOROCCO French attempts to put across a reform plan through elections m Tunisia have failed utterly; 91 per cent, of Arabs and half the local whites boycotted the polls. The Bey is icy to the French Resident-General and hundreds of Arabs are under preventive157 words
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Article, Illustration46 1953-05-21 4 Pc Tiber Rubin, a Hugarian, now an American is taken fri Korea. The Chinese were his s econd captors within a f? years. During th c war he was held m a Nazi concentratir! camp. He preferred the Chinese prison camp46 words
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Advertisement12 1953-05-21 4 <9* 7f£* ¥4 CMwtrt I^/ jT PHOVF 3164 19-21, HIGH ST., S'PORF-612 words
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Advertisement5 1953-05-21 4 POCKET CARTOON by OSBERT LANCASTER5 words
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Advertisement72 1953-05-21 4 if- amm m Mfc m m m-^-^m-m m mmm .^m KoH^i^VSnHl'Vtsfl r ?*wS amm 1 11 I rFilwJ! CMWAI iJ \^r" A*^ Am^A-A-A-A-A-A-AAm-AmA-A-.-.-m^.'m^A-m-m-m^k^k^k^^S^^ J^ Removing Furniture is a Job For Experts. Careless handling can do more damage than many years Why take a risk? We always give a first class72 words
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Article, Illustration243 1953-05-21 5 Gave$13,000 to build a water works HPHE water fountain at the Singapore Esplanade is getting a "face-lift" for the Coronation. Workmen are now busUy painting it. In order to catch the reflection of the spouting water, the figures on the fountain will be painted m gold, and the undersides of243 words
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84 1953-05-21 5 NEW WEATHER STATION SET UP ON ISLAND wnppore Meteorological w ea rtment has «t up a SSSLTSS? station on Deiirtm.\ Lea >*•«•* of the 33& L a ant n( f, Gov^nment H^SSfI cr y. satls 'actorily." three Xrf. that ll ls mak n fcll Suf h ace a ?d two84 words
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Article37 1953-05-21 5 MAN KILLS FRIEND IN HARE-SHOOT aft>*y& h M res with a e nt »a« .J .l> Mar y Cray c *8S "S* m the back v o f v^*^ man. a Mr. < i^ r^ sp R Sidcup,37 words
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Article26 1953-05-21 5 Wind-driven forest fires are sweeping across 40,000 acres of dry timberland and bush country m Manitoba, near Winnipeg. One fireman was burned to death.26 words
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Article51 1953-05-21 5 Taipeh Police went minutely through the wardrobe of a dancing troupe but only found two objectionable articles two skirts which looked too short for dancers mi J _fi__ a nip polite auccu ttitci o. uiuianai complained about the troupe's "daring shows." They are now awaiting51 words
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Article, Illustration217 1953-05-21 5 Free Press Staff Reporter PARENTS of Singapore-born eight-year-olds who have not registered their children for admission to primary classes next year may still do so with some hope of success. SchooQs m Tiong Bahru. Ka- I tong and Geylang have regis- 1 tered almost their fun217 words
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221 1953-05-21 5 A FORMER RED NOW WORKS FOR MacDONALD 6 months ago a Mao man Free Press Staff Reporter MR. X, a 28-year-old ex-Communist who escaped from China, is working for the CommissionerGeneral, Mr. Malcolm Mac Donald, m Singapore. Six months ago he was a lecturer m a high school m Shanghai.221 words
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Article59 1953-05-21 5 EIGHT Malays have been fined $6 each by the Shariah Court of Perils at Arau for not fasting. All were arrested at Kangar. Tea cups and cigarettes confiscated from them were produced m court as evidence. They were the first group to be fined m59 words
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Article35 1953-05-21 5 United States air power has been almost doubled since the Republican Administration took over m January, Mr. Dewey Short, chairman of the House of Representatives Armed Services Committee, told reporters m Washington.35 words
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106 1953-05-21 5 S'pore will have its 26th bank in August SINGAPORE Is to have a new bank a branch of the Bank of Canton which is incorporated m Hong Kong. The bank has been registered m Singapore and is expected to commence business m August. It will be housed m a fourstorey106 words
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Article66 1953-05-21 5 THE bad stretch of road on Singapore's west coast, from the St. James Power Station to the Pasir Panjang Power Station, will be repaired soon. Mr. G. Edmond, the City Engineer, said yesterday that provision has already been made for the repairs to be done66 words
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Advertisement136 1953-05-21 5 Gold Coronation Charms mmmmw mUUmmmmmmmmm -M. m .^m-^ —l l— —Ii i ii b nfTM~~-~'*"~~^~~ STATE COACH, CORONATION CHAIR ROYAL CROWN, BEEFEATER, ROYAL CYPHER, STATE HERALD, WESTMINSTER ABBEY CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL Now available af *i vm l. 4^ll m J m W~. 81. UP 9 SINCAPORE IPOH KUALA LUMPUR «w«<«<<«<<i««««<<<<<iirfW<««<^<«<«««*«^<««V»>»>»»»m>>»>»>>)»>>§ ft136 words
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Miscellaneous176 1953-05-21 6 MANDRAKE, THE MAGICIAN by Lee Falk and Phil Davi C.y 4\ WHAT IS HE'S JUST AS THE WITCH I \t»VHATWASITTHE~}\ IP YOU TOUCH U HE HASN'T MOVED --HE HASN'T V THIS \\D0CTOR DESCRIBED -THE OLD TRADER SAID ONEOf EM.rOU SPOKEN- I'LL TOUCH HIM- AND MAYBE l*M WRONG -MAYBE J HELLO,176 words
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Miscellaneous657 1953-05-21 6 YOUR LUCKY STAR BORN TODAY, y3- <J 0s Zi* splits that is never n&2*£ things as the, are y something of an idealist Z| 5 want absolute perfection T You have the soul of former, too, and if yon thin? wrong, you want to WTu fixed right away. While thC657 words
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Article, Illustration10 1953-05-21 7 picture. An evening wear for gay times. ReuterReuter - 10 words
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80 1953-05-21 7 OALVATORE Campolongo, 21--year-old farmer, of Villa Literno, a village near Naples, J* 1 P e °P l e after a row with his brother about some work to be done on the farm. He shot his brother dead with a pistol. Then he rushed trough80 words
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Article24 1953-05-21 7 THE £310 COLT An 1848 Colt revolver weighing 4V 2 lb. was sold to an American collector for £310 at a Lewes, Sussex, auction.24 words
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137 1953-05-21 7 A fi? Crawled into a blazing £n£uK? and dragged an 2E m woman by her lif^The l oUld not save her 5i Soi iT n 43 -y^r-oid hospital a Kersey died m y^ld r M S r IT h ard by 48- from m137 words
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Article28 1953-05-21 7 Richard Medhurst, 11, of Dartford Road, Sevenoaks. Kent, was taken to hospital after falling 30ft. from th e rocks at the West Hill, Hastings.28 words
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101 1953-05-21 7 Ito 11 on weekdays and 10 p.m.; i to 10.30 Sundays between June 1 and September 30. For the past two years the i extensions have "been granted i despite police objections. Last October Canon L. G. If. 1 Sheldon, vicar of Holy Trinity.101 words
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185 1953-05-21 7 SEXES EQUAL, SO WIFE PA YS COSTS, JUDGE RULES A LONDON Judge ordered a woman to pay £50 towards the costs of her husband's divorce. And he commented: "Equality which includes responsibilities as well as privileges is what women themselves agitated for, and that is what they got." Added Judge185 words
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Article144 1953-05-21 7 —and men teachers say... A HEADMASTER put the men teachers' point of view about women teachers and their agitation for equal pay. *We have the greatest respect for our women colleagues,*' Mr. John H. Evans, headmaster of Kentish Town School, said m his presidential address to the L o n144 words
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Article, Illustration60 1953-05-21 7 picture. Humphery Bogart pictured at Savoy Hotel, London, with the 1952 Picturegoer Film Award h e received there for his performance m The African Queen." With him is Olivia de Havi land. who received the award for the actress on behalf of Susan Hay ward. Susan won the award forReuter - 60 words
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222 1953-05-21 7 £65 car man sells out for £165,000 plus TO 46-year-old Raymond Way, the Kilburn car and motor-cycle dealer, will roll a £215,000 pay-off for the business he started m a mews 20 years ago with £65. He is selling a 60 per cent. I stake m his firm Raymoud Way222 words
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Article19 1953-05-21 7 United States casualties m Korea passed the 135,000 mark last Fridy.y, it was officially announced yesterday.19 words
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263 1953-05-21 7 Pamela tells 500 men how to stop a fire MISS PAMELA WARREN. 23--year-old shorthand typist who obeys the instructions of her boss for flv e days every week, knows now what It's like to give orders. Not to one man but 500. For Pamela's was the clear, authoritative voice which263 words
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Article44 1953-05-21 7 The front garden of £t. Stephen's Vicarage, Westbourne Park Road. London, has become so popular with courting couples at n'ght that the new vicar, tthe f7.v. William Hesketh( is fixing up gates and a strong lighJb tver the porch.44 words
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Advertisement84 1953-05-21 7 VIBETONE A general tonic, is enriched by the addition of appreciable amounts of Vitamin B. (Thiamin Hydrochloride) and iron to a tonic of glycerophosphates and strychnine. It is of value as a stimulant, stomachic, and reconstituent m cases of constitutional weakness, anaemia, con- valescence, and diminished vitality m general Vibetone84 words
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Article, Illustration537 1953-05-21 8 NEW SETTLEMENT MAY BE CALLED KAMPONG McNEICE THE PICTURES m this page thow the Upper A'juincd Resettlement Area for squatters the first of its kind m Singapore. It covers 104 acres, divided into 164 lots. It is bounded by Clayficld, MacPherson. Upper Aljuined and |co Seng Roads. Should you view537 words
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Article, Illustration33 1953-05-21 9 Pictures by Story by SAM KAI FAYE PETER DE CRUZ Little Soh Ah Huat (rightf breaks stones with a hammer and chisel. He is helping hi* father »nd mother build a new homeSAM KAI FAYE; PETER DE CRUZ - 33 words
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345 1953-05-21 10 A GIN FOR LUNCH MADE SLEEPING PILL A KILLER WEALTHY Mrs. Alice Hopkinson had a gin with lunch. It killed her. For later when she took a dose of sodium amytol sleeping tabl?ts the fdn stepped up their power into a fatal dose. At the inquest, Dr. Stafford-Clark, of Guy's345 words
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Article, Illustration37 1953-05-21 10 RAGS BY NAME, but living like a king that's M.G.M. star Ava Gardner's pet (from Wales). And wherever Ava goes Rags goes too. He never lies on the floor if a good cushion or lap is around.37 words
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172 1953-05-21 10 PLACES like Croydon, on the fringe of London, are to be excluded from the London telephone directory, it is proposed. And Croydon doesn't like it. The Chamber of Commerce decided to protest strongly to the Postmaster-General. Reason for the proposal, members were told,172 words
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198 1953-05-21 10 GRAB MEN PICK THEIR HAUL-ONLY THE BEST SCOTLAND Yard are P searching for a smash-and-grab gang who mi n recent weeks have been carrying out a new type of raid on jewellers' shops. Instead of snatching pads of engagement rings or articles at random, the bandits have carefully selected their198 words
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Article33 1953-05-21 10 Fourteen of the 31 crew were drowned when the 6,900-ton Henry Sternbrenner, loaded with iron ore, sank m the Great Lakes during a 60-miie-an-hour gale. The survivors got away m lifeboats.33 words
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Article, Illustration17 1953-05-21 10 CANADIAN BORN STAR^ several American IjOUIS Maxwell stars tn ™r Enid, a WtW-J^fZ earth" wife a -brum*17 words
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173 1953-05-21 10 Nun stole for her COURT TOLD boss'children i A FORMER Roman Catholic nun told a court m Toulouse, France, j on Monday she had stolen from her employer, a French baron, so she could provide his children with the things they needed. The defendant, Madeleine I Grosperrain, was a Carmelite173 words
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Advertisement13 1953-05-21 10 UUi E^ dtt> N. L^^^n mmmmmm.'tm^r&'^^^^m^ S^B^V^^S distinguished for Beauty! CMM% f* I^P13 words
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Article, Illustration104 1953-05-21 11 gIXTEEN PREARRANGED "par" deals, originally played as thp MercoUegiate Bridge Championship 6 J* being presented here To nlav ffiS? untu complete; then have Xs^. Btacked ta du^ate boards rt e y nveE U f l our properly mark hand Sr P^ v5 a ah5 h containing one tend,104 words
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669 1953-05-21 11 THOMAS R. HENRY - THOMAS R. HENRY by WASHINGTON. THE sea turns "somersaults" every 5.000 or 6,000 years. The cold waters of the Arctic and Antarctic oceans constantly are sinking to the bottom and flowing along the floors of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. When they669 words
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Article, Illustration204 1953-05-21 11 MANILA. T»HE BUKILS have 'em guess- ing again. They're sharpening their teeth. And this means one of two things: War or marriage. The Bukils are members of the tiny, kinky-haired Negrito tribesmen. They inhabit the rugged Zambales mountains northwest of Manila. THey still adhere toA.P. - 204 words
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Advertisement220 1953-05-21 11 Circus susch Berlin IBBBfI^B J Two Shows Daily l^MlSmWm\m¥^Ammmmm I mt, m The Best Circus to Visit PSHBHk l^^^^B MALAYA m H^^B f J MADAME MICAELA BUSCH, W 'T I a PROPRIETRESS OF W 'mW g BUSCH BERLIN S!SE Eft W v y vWll B KSD HER PET fc, tfl(l«'220 words
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Miscellaneous199 1953-05-21 11 Today's Crossword I I I M H II! Of MmTH h f I 4f% l Ti?!ft %5 er 8 41 7 Necds P ,(> P S 'or his inking atdhnin, h k pl ytul busim ss ib 7 Ul to .shew a gament fl» n w!" f he ImKi 14199 words
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Article, Illustration369 1953-05-21 12 P. L. KOH - P. L. KOH By Uoot.hi scout corner .11, m if.HT of the Coronation celebrations piannea A kI iKconte in Singapore will be a big bonfire on top^Mo y unt o F^ber n to^.Ub y rover crew representatlves on the night of June 2. Thousands will be369 words
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Article66 1953-05-21 12 WRITER Mr. Richard Tregaskis' long absences from home broke up their marriage, his wife, Marian, testified m winning an uncontested divorce on grounds of cruelty m Los Angeles on Monday. Mrs. Tregaskis said she became so lonely the had to buy two cats because I didn'tA.P. - 66 words
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Article56 1953-05-21 12 Plans have been announced ln La Jolla, California, for the exploration of a north Pacific area east of Korea and Japan described as the Unknown sea." The University of California's Bcrlpps Institution of Oceanography said Its research ship, Spencer P. Baird, will carry scientists on56 words
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Article44 1953-05-21 12 Heavy rains and swollen streams have forced almost 2,000 familes from their homes m Louisiana and Western Mi, sissippi. Three persons were drowned ln Louisiana. Two others were missing after a landslide m Natchez, Mississippi, a.s water covered thousands of acres.44 words
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Article112 1953-05-21 12 Sheppard King, the Texas oil king, told reporters ln Houston yesterday he would not stand m the way of Samia Gamal, the red-haired Egyptian bellydancer, if she wanted to divorce him. He flies to Cairo today to seek a private talk with his wife. "I112 words
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Article, Illustration28 1953-05-21 12 Nineteen-year-old Tony de \lazia, of Brighton. England, who is on his way to Japan stayed In Singapore three days during which he met various scout troops and friends.28 words
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Article32 1953-05-21 12 Several major American tyre makers are planning to produce third line tyres which will sell for about US$6 less than second line products and some US$l2 under first line tyres.32 words
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Article133 1953-05-21 12 f NDIAN Communists squabbled yesterday over whether I Stalin was partly responsible for the arrest of some top Soviet doctors who were later cleared of charges that they plotted to kill Communist officials m Russia. The dispute broke out when Mr. A. X Oopalan. who133 words
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Article26 1953-05-21 12 One passenger was killed and ten people injured when a local train ran into some empty roaches m a railway station m Bradford, England.26 words
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Article77 1953-05-21 12 ISLAM is sensible m recognis- ing the polygamous instincts of the human male. Most men prove it m their secret lives— with or without the sanction of religion. Modern scientific investigators are m agreement with the good sense of the Prophet. The Singapore Council of Women should leave77 words
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Article108 1953-05-21 12 OUTSIDE a iarge City Council market a scene of downright cruelty has been on tor i the last lew days, and tne market inspector and police i who patrol the area are ap--1 parently blind to it. A hawker with a bag of live j frongs, offers his108 words
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Article43 1953-05-21 12 WHAT are the "considerations which led to" the detention 'of Mr. Devan Nair? The public I have a right to know m view of the bitter attack Mr. Nair has made m the Press on British 1 justice. LEX Singapore.43 words
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Article, Illustration105 1953-05-21 12 JJIJIAN KNIGHT Sir Lala Sukuna and Lady Sukuna, who are m England to attend the Coronation. The full name of this Oxford University educated soldier is Sir Joseva, Lolaformer barrister and former balavu Vanaaliali Sukuna. He took on his Coronation trip 15 pounds of native twist105 words
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Article, Illustration70 1953-05-21 12 Partners for keeps now JAROSLAV Drobny, 31, the Czech tennis star who fled from behind the Iron Curtain four years ago, yesterday married a British divorcee who has been his partner m several tournaments. Drobny, who now hold an Egyptian passport, and Mrs. Riti Anderson, the former Rita Jarvis, were70 words
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Advertisement93 1953-05-21 12 It costs to keep bloodhounds! Why let your office staff expend time and energy snulfl.ng l.ke bloodhounds after errors on tht tapes of bus.ness mach"" W.thafAUA-menewSwed.sh adding IMdMM the work v*A*J mi mm mm The I aua keyboard mm J s mc two-row system as on uotLllamomFaat-.sextri- o*'0 ,o u.vc93 words
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Article, Illustration697 1953-05-21 13 Shute Scowls at the British f^ensatienal novel that is m bad taste and out of step with Coronation Year emotions' tm mm B it fair that the working spiv, the stnkeidofl?.n„ shop steward. rSdlneTcH X few remaining idle should have the same n \«her of votes as the dollar Sng697 words
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Article, Illustration438 1953-05-21 13 Ho heat the War Office "My Political Life, Vol. 1. England Before the Storm 1896-1914. Hie Rt Hon L. S. Amery, CH. (HuUhinson>. AFTER the Boer War, the audacious Leopold Amery, who had been war correspondent, determined that the weaknesses which it had revealed m the British Army should be438 words
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Article907 1953-05-21 13 Rumble of the Sea I Sailing to Freedom, by Voldemar Veedam and Carl B. Wall. (Phoenix House). Sundry Creditor!, by Nigel Balchin. (CoIUm). Heaven and Herbert Common, by Frank Tilsley (Eyre and Spottswoode). Head Hunting In Ecuador, by Karl Eskelund. (Burke). Ocean River, by Henry Chapin and F. G. Walton907 words
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360 1953-05-21 14 THE 'PIRATES' WERE WRONGLY ADVISED, DO FORGIVE THEM Free Press Sports Editor I EXACTLY a week today, Colony soccer fathers headed J by Mr. W. McGregor Watt, president of the Singapore Amateur Football Association— will meet to discuss the appeal lodged by 10 of the 14 M?lay players suspended for360 words
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107 1953-05-21 14 Tuli offers to fight free, but.... JAKE nil .the Zulu ring warrior who won the British Empire flyweight boxing championship after only 10 professional fights, has offered to fight Yoshio Shirai, Japanese holder of the world's flyweight title, completely free of change. "We will not even ask for training expensesReuter - 107 words
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Article115 1953-05-21 14 THE Malayan Badminton Championships will be held this year m Kuala Lumpur on August 1, 2 and 3 (Bank Holiday). This was decided by the Selangor Badminton Association Tournament Committee. These dates are subject to approval by the Badminton Association of Malaya standing committee. The BAM.115 words
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Article42 1953-05-21 14 Forty four Army golfers are competing ln this year's PARELF championships to be held on the Selangor Oolf Club course, Kuala Lumpur today and tomorrow. Sixteen of them are from Singapore. There are no competitors this year from Hong Kong.42 words
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Article220 1953-05-21 14 A 22-YEAR-OLD former amateur boxer, having only his 17ih piofesslonal fight, won the Australian lightweight championship hi Melbourne. He Is Pat Ford, who smashed his way tv a 10th round technical knockout victory over title holder. Prank Flannery The fight was scheduled for 15 rounds220 words
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Article94 1953-05-21 14 ITALIAN President Lulgi Einaudi inaugurated his country's biggest modern sports arena, the 100,000 seat Olympic Stadium m Rome yesterday. The stadium, designed for field and track events of the 1960 Olympic Oames if they are held m Rome Cost 2,500,000,000 lire (about £1.500.000). The highlight94 words
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Article24 1953-05-21 14 A Royal Air Force team beat Woodbridge Hospital by four goals to three m a soccer friendly played at Woodbridge yesterday.24 words
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Article, Illustration48 1953-05-21 14 Rocky Marciano scored a sensational one round knockout over the aged Jersey Joe Walcott las t Friday night hi Chicago to retain his world heavyweight boxing title. Rocky has just landed the knockout blow— a right upper-cut— and Joe falls to the canvas.48 words
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Article, Illustration54 1953-05-21 14 Rocky has his hand raised m victory after only 2 mm. VI sec. of actual fighting. His trainer, Charley Goldman (wearinf glasses) is at his side. The knockout was the fastest registered m heavyweight competition. W.alcott lost the title t« Rocky last September. He was stopped54 words
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Article, Illustration4 1953-05-21 14 The winnah still champ....4 words
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54 1953-05-21 14 ....but there's still life in Joe Jersey Joe gets to his feet after Referee Frank Sikora tolled the fatal ten. He protests that it was a short count. Later he appealed to the American boxing authorities. Films showed that Joe had taken the full count. His appeal was dismissed. (All54 words
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Advertisement45 1953-05-21 14 if QUEENIE PAUL f, C^ presents 'I S? The Sun- Kissed Cuties 3An Entire Change of Programme 3 -MUb A iAiffhlighift" c| C From TOMORROW NIGHT i t\ at thm f lapiiat Kestat4r44nt J I) (RESERVATIONS: PHONE *****) J At your service TONY CLERICI I45 words
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Article, Illustration463 1953-05-21 15 Student bowls Miller Craig in his first over. undefeated 126 by Jim De Courcy after Oxford University had been dismissed for 70 runs placed the Australian touring cricketers m a strong position at the end of the first day of their three-day match at Oxford. At Close of play theFree Press - 463 words
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129 1953-05-21 15 A rK Solomons, the London J boxing promoter, hopes to lea tournament m Trinidaa, SS indies, early m August. W Hp "aid yesterday that he Jrived l hundreds of letters Sm Trinidad asking him to ut on an open air show there, Slier m129 words
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Article198 1953-05-21 15 QUEEN ELIZABETH IPs four-year-old Gay Time and hei three-year-old Epsom Derbj colt Aureole are amon? 6f entries for the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth stakes at Ascot on July 18. British-trained horses will face a strong continental challenge. The entries include 8 from abroad, 26A.P. - 198 words
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Article30 1953-05-21 15 ti v^ KONG RAVrr .Alexandra Rn ANK C b ™< Mli l o cn P n BnrkwtTks by seven "oiv 2 inkers. n lth six goals for the30 words
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Article249 1953-05-21 15 dffdfdfdfdfd he k, ?T' tes to ft v t* ,,^To2" alha 'me.,„ a j!|jifcß» nk ,re un W">" l S'lgaftßt t£*aken LTT m n »*'s to I Mack. Had heen a h tie more lucky m the dubtt cc when they missed three i in*,249 words
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Article225 1953-05-21 15 F. N 4; Malayan Airways 0. TT was a disappointing game when Fraser Neave me': i Malayan Airways at F. N. ground yesterday m their Singapore Business House Football Association Div 1 league match. F. N. could have doubled their score but bad combination225 words
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Article134 1953-05-21 15 AlO-man Stanvac team beat Sime Darby "A" by four goals to nil m their Singapore Business Houses Div. 1 fixture on the Padang yesterday. All four goals were scored by Yin Kee, Stanvac's centre-for-ward. Stanvac led one-nil at half-time. 4|f .P.M. trounced Rotterdam Trading Ccmpany by134 words
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Article180 1953-05-21 15 SETTING a brilliant record second round of 66, Bernard j Hunt, 23-year-old junist j champion, ied the 64 qualifiers I for the match-play stages m the Penhold 2.000 Guineas golf tour--1 nament yesterday at Landudo, I North Wales. The previous best score for the MaesduReuter - 180 words
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Article43 1953-05-21 15 Raymond Devro of the Philippines reached the third round of the vqen singles m the French Lawn Tennis Cham] I m Pans yesterday with a victory Offer Joatf Pailada. the 7ugoalav Dai 1 Ctm player. Deyro won tt-ti, 6-3, 4-0 (.retired).43 words
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Advertisement174 1953-05-21 15 TOMY fc DAiIH 1] a.m. -1 ">-4 15-6 45 A 9.30 P.M HIGH i>ByEWTßt£?^py|Tym| I STARRING IPETER RICHARD JANICE ■LAWFORD GREENE RULE I SATURDAY AT MIDNIGHT Jumping .loftlfe I PMAMOUNT etCIURE TODAY A DAILY 11 a.m. 1.30-4-6.45 9 30 p.m. A WARM. HAPPY. WOKDmoi PttlUK john io«i) •»< mmian c174 words
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Article, Illustration1173 1953-05-21 16 Watch Northern Circuit CIRCUIT (Str aker) was one of the most attractive workers at bukii N tK "hb morning wh en he reeled oil three m 37 4/5. on the No. 2 grass trart Wh C Ther a e S wafplenty of promise m Northern1,173 words
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Article102 1953-05-21 16 CELTIC beat Hibernian twonil after leading one-nil nt half time m the final of (he Coronation Cup football tournament at Hampden Park, Glasgow, yesterday. Celtic were worthy winners and after a thrilling game were cheered loudly by 107,000 spectators. Celtic's energy, allied to clever football,Reuter - 102 words
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Article46 1953-05-21 16 CHEFTON: To Gedi. wife of Eric P. Chefton, at Bungsar Hospital, on 19th March, 1953, a son. Christopher John. FROST: On May 19th. 1953, ln Manila, to Betty (nee Gibson), wife of John N, Frost, Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation, a •on (Clive) brother for Derek.46 words
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Article24 1953-05-21 16 THE MARRIAGE will take place between Miss Shirley-Anne Buch and Mr. Gordon Arthur Llnney of Pontian at Johore Bahru on the 30th. May.24 words
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Article82 1953-05-21 16 lEN HUTTON, England's probable captain m th^ J coming Test matches against the Australians, hit up a century yesterday for Yorkshire m a County cricke; match against Worcestershire at Huddersfleld. Yorkshire wa.s dismissed for 258 runs, Worcestershire's Perks taking five wickets for 63. At the82 words
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Article147 1953-05-21 16 Yesterday's close of ph«y sores m County and first-das.-, cricket mat' lie At Oval. Ol i lire 220 rEmmett 93. Crapp 64, McMahon rm slow spin t< ut tor 58). Sur-r«-v !<>r no wicket At Portsmouth: Leicestershire 91. (Shackleton riehtarm fast medium six for 48. Canning* rifht147 words
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Article394 1953-05-21 16 *Man of promises' throws up job THE chief Australian planner for the 1956 Olymm Games quit his job yesterday. "There was nothin left for me to do, but to resign" said Mr. Arthur Col e L who turned m the post of chairman of the Olymni, Games ControlA.P. - 394 words
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Article89 1953-05-21 16 BATAAN BEATS ELORDE LARKY Bataan, Orient leatherweight boxing champion, successfully defended his title m a 12-round bout at the Rizal Memorial stadium last night against Orient bantamweight champion Flash Elorde. The decision was unanimous. Elon'e was badly i/_tclass;d by Bataan m all rounds, except m tht sixth and nlntn. InU.P. - 89 words
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Article109 1953-05-21 16 QUEEN Elizabeth* s Aureole confirmed as favourite for tti June 6 Epson; Derby at a bettiti ca'l-over of London bookmakers M nteht. His price dropped from N to 4-1. William Humbles Neanli favourite since he won the Midik Park stakes. the Derby for tt*year olds— last October,109 words
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