The Singapore Free Press, 9 January 1954
1954-01-09
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Title Section21 1954-01-09 1 The Singapore Free Pressws Largest Afternoon Sale m Malaya. 111, Singapore, Sat., Jan. 9, 1951. Prior 15 C'ts. MANNISH' BRIDE SAYS;21 words
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Article189 1954-01-09 1 H-BQMB TRIAL IS LIKELY 9 JAN »54 t\s. plans more Pacific bangs THE UNITED STATES is preparing for more secret weapon tests m the Pacific. And the speculation is that it is the hydrogen bomb this time. The Atomic Energy Commission stated m Washington yesterday that tests of all categories189 words
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Article178 1954-01-09 1 Let me be a girl and wed I BLANCHET. the daughL )f a farmer of Sainte France, who discover- eve of her wedding was medically a boy. lay to marry her f°ranyway. s^ary, I win go to par:> t o main ft gfrl-rO* to irtie one." she tow heY P178 words
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Article18 1954-01-09 1 Bank technical >isleavp soon for Ceylon further Ceylon's applithi Bank for a US$2O.--•an for hydro-electric ment A.P.A.P. - 18 words
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Article16 1954-01-09 1 Rubber Market tly this morning rade, January ship--56| cents a pound. cent below ye^>-16 words
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Article27 1954-01-09 1 A man yesterday snatched three gold bangles, worth $120. from a Chinese girl playing on the stairs ot the S.I.T. flats m Gardes Road. Singapore.27 words
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Article130 1954-01-09 1 SINGAPORE GAMBLING MURDER Free Press Staff Reporter A MAN arrested last night shortly after a Chinese. Teo Sah Tee, 34. had been killed following a gambling quarrel m Pagoda Street, Singapore, is to be charged with murder today. Police said this morning the killing was not a secret society act,130 words
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Article17 1954-01-09 1 Twenty five yards of suomarine cable have been cut and stolen from SeleUr River, Singapore.17 words
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Article67 1954-01-09 1 Wat Ofllee yesterday I appointed Colonel Edward In <»«ay, a decorated yeJl World War 11. as •'-BUII to the High '"^'•ner m the Federau WI Lindsay, 48, who I lakes the temporary rank oi Major- General, was awarded th*' IS. Legion of Merit m 1A.P. - 67 words
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Article, Illustration97 1954-01-09 1 'INSULTING' ENVOY Expelled from Egypt The Turkish Ambassador to Egypt, Mr. H v 1 v s i Fuat Tuguay, hands over currency at Cairo airport before leaving for home following an expulsion order by the Egyptian Government. Egypt had requested the Turkish Government for his recall after remarks made byA.P. - 97 words
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Article123 1954-01-09 1 CHANGE OF PLANS KILLED 16 MEN OIXTEEN airmen nost of *3 them members of a rugby football team who were killed when their Valetta transport crashed m Hertfordshire on Wednesday night, travelled on the illfated plane through a last minute change of plan. This was revealed at an inquest atReuter - 123 words
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Article49 1954-01-09 1 THE FRENCH Ai r Force je«terday continued its concentrated attacks against Communist troops preparing for the second round of their winter offensive In indo-China. Land lighting was limited to minor skirmishei but military quarter. >aid the present phase vrai a lull before the inevitable storm ReuterReuter - 49 words
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Article47 1954-01-09 1 A Singapore Sikh wa.s admitted to the General Ho.spital la.st nit* lit. after he had been set upon by live other Sikhs armed with .sticks m a quarrel over a girl outside the Mercury Cinema In Paya Lebar. He wjls rescued by two detectivw.47 words
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Article141 1954-01-09 1 SIT YIN FONG - SIT YIN FONG By TWO policemen on the beat in Rochore Road last night chased and caught a Malay, who using a pen-knife, had stabbed three other Malays, in a quarrel in Bugis Street. One of the victims, who was knifed in the141 words
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Article21 1954-01-09 1 Lord Geddes. British Ambassador to the U.S from 192q to 1924. died m Chichester, England, yesterday He was 74.21 words
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Advertisement66 1954-01-09 1 not a single ace!! The wrong way round?— -nonsense. I've been playing cards for years and years! Here is little Baby Kirn Evans, daughter of Mr. Jon Evans of Putney, a member of the Magic Circle, and obviously bent Yes she Is a Cow Gate baby and a wonderfully fine66 words
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Article256 1954-01-09 2 Big Three to team up for Berlin PRE-COiWERENCE MEETING 'rriiF Hf Three Western Foreign Ministers will meet I acme first before they join the Soviet Foreign Minister Mr M. MoJotov, m a Big Four conference at Berih. on Jan. 25, British Government sources said YeSt At da thY preliminary meetinpReuter; U.P. - 256 words
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214 1954-01-09 2 WE HAVE ROCKETS FOR U.S., SAY REDS I^AST (it-main's top military *j rommentator m;i(lr Ifcj bristling boast yesterday that the Russians and their ommunist allies could quickly overrun Kurope m case of war :.iui destroy the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. He hinted the tinted States also would |»c m forA.P. - 214 words
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Article282 1954-01-09 2 }&^J^ r^^+^At*^HHw^^tfm* mm nMfr i inn A iM^fcffl^^fc^^^^^B^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Brilwrfßg TTAMARA LOUWE, Portugal's girl bullfighter, is m London to see a psychiatrist. She says every time she goes into the ring: she's frightened not of the bull, I. ut of the people. ("Bulls are predictable; crowds vn r282 words
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Article74 1954-01-09 2 MR. Oliver Lyttelton. the Secretary of State for the Colonies, left London by Com 't yesterday to study the constitutional situation m Northern Rhodesia and Nigeria. He will spend a week m Northern Rhodesia, part of the new 500.000 square-mile Central African Federation where 2.000 000Reuter - 74 words
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Article51 1954-01-09 2 AMINTORE FANFANI, 45. Christian Democrat leftwins mcml c.-. ia>t night emerged IS likely first choice for the next Italian Premier.. Former Premier Alclde De lOasperj and other leaders of the Christian Democrat Party were understood to have proposed liis name to the President ol the Republif.Reuter - 51 words
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Article53 1954-01-09 2 The Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. 1953. has been awarded to Dr. Arthur Waley for the "exceptional merit" of his translations from the Chinese. Buckingham Palace announced last night. Dr. Waley. 84, a former Assistant Keeper m the British Museum's Department of Prints and Drawings, has never53 words
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Article187 1954-01-09 2 MACHINE TRANSLATES LANGUAGES Before you say ponyimanyiye^^ AmSm MIIHANirAL translator may ultimately overcome the lanfMfC barrier m the twinkling of an electronic eve. Introduced publicly for the first time on Thursday, by a Hew York firm the 12--iM.ulnnr collective 'brain has a vocabulary of 250 words. But with improvements toA.P. - 187 words
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139 1954-01-09 2 lORD PLrXKET, a tall and handsome Captain m the J Irish Guards, went to Sandringham yesterday as the house-guest of Princess Margaret and her mother at the Royal Lodge. The visit of the fair-haired 30-year-old peer led to lifted eyebrows m London's MayfairA.P. - 139 words
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Advertisement57 1954-01-09 2 University Tutorial Classes Singapore Must Have Law Faculty Coachinc By Private Individual Tuition For Frt liiiilnar\ Law, InUrnatlona) Law, Coostltuilonal Law, Cfmiiiii t, Tori Criminal raw. (-mrnercuil I. aw. LMfMfM. Hlfher s ii<^.l Certlflcattt, s<crfi..ii«.i Practlet. apim v mi;» TOB Mr K. It I XV, VIA., LLB (Cantab.) C, Rldrford57 words
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Advertisement72 1954-01-09 2 4 if I m^^ m 2 5 \O\ m rf /a/ I 5 I SINGAPORE TYRE DEALERS ASSOCIATION 43 C JALAN BESAR ROAD. I i Singapore I take this opportunity of expressing their I ANGLO-AMERICAN CORPORATION LTD. I 3, DE SOUZA STREET SINGAPORE I I 1 /or their generous hospitality72 words
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Article, Illustration23 1954-01-09 3 PICTURE shows work m progress on the Van Kleef Aquarium at King George V Park, Singapore.23 words
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Article184 1954-01-09 3 Van Kleef aquarium ready soon By P. L. Koh. (jiISH from Malaya and other parts of the world will be sought for Singapore's $470,000 Van Kleef Aquarium m King George V Park. Mr. Irving Watson, the City Architect, said yesterday the aquarium would start off with collection of tropical fish184 words
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Article, Illustration25 1954-01-09 3 Mr Karel Lukavsky. Czechoivakia's Deputy Traffic Minteand >n-> ot the founders oi Czech Communist party has reports from Czechaslovakia >aid BARBARA REU25 words
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Article107 1954-01-09 3 hoste o, employed m 1 are trained to ith births during a flight. M Birch, manager of Emp re Atrways. Singa- yesterday: Our 3 all have train- i m first aid. Some are quali- II I! W Capt. Birch can 1 mergency births hive Place107 words
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Article222 1954-01-09 3 SIT YIN FONG - SIT YIN FONG By rpHE new Singapore spinning industry had proved more than equal to foreign competition, said Mr. David Lee. managing director of the Malayan Textile Mills Ltd. yesterday. He said it was competing well with such big textile countries like Japan and222 words
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Article87 1954-01-09 3 Rain troubles these SIT tenants RAIN is worrying S.I.T. tenants m Nile Road, m the Havelock Road housing estate, Singapore. They say the road becomes water-logged after rain and residents are often splashed by cars driving over the puddles Mosquitoes breed m stagnant rain water m drains m the area,87 words
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Article47 1954-01-09 3 MR. Yap Pheng Geek, Singapore City Councillor, is leaving by air today for a tenday business-cum-pleasure trip to Australia. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Yap. Mr. Yap will attend two business meetings and visit his daughter. Eileen, who is studying m Sydney.47 words
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Article49 1954-01-09 3 Upper Serangoon Boys 1 Club, Singapore, will celebrate its first i anniversary and its official opening today. Mr. E. V. G* Day. chairman of the Rural Board, will open the club at the Social Welfare centre m Lim Ah Pin Road at 4 p.m.49 words
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Article24 1954-01-09 3 A big South Korean navy warehouse full of food and clothing caught fire last night m Pusan. No casualties were reported.24 words
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Article203 1954-01-09 3 G. T. BOON - G. T. BOON THEY FORGET ITS 1954 By IT'S 1954 but many still write 1^53 on their cheques. And this means money for the liovernment. Bank managers yesterday told me that many cheques had the wrong year written on. and had to be returned with remarks203 words
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Article142 1954-01-09 3 Free Press Staff Reporter SINGAPORE Rural Board hopes to complete some of its three-year-old seaside development projects this year, the chairman. Mr. E. V. G. Day, said today. The Board is ready to tackle the development of Changl aa soon as the new road connecting Tanah142 words
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Advertisement32 1954-01-09 3 >..v.r00... A SAMHIA b, VV^^ ]#|JCIr FLAT WEDCE SANDAL $25.50 ROMA FLAT WEDCE SANDAL C 77 CA LADIES SHOE DEPT. FIRST FLOOR AT /^||i ROBINSONS s'hwpoue ~Q> (M&A*£\JLr^ Upcountry Customers please wnle32 words
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432 1954-01-09 4 [MALAYAN producers arc reported to be divided on the question Of the international control of tin. The ballot which is being tnken on tiie Cien^va restriction agreement is of great importance to the country Mines will be entitled432 words
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Article, Illustration805 1954-01-09 4 NORMAN LINDHURST - The New German 'Nobility' NORMAN LINDHURST THE LATEST RACKET IS IX TITLES By '•/^ome to Germany and take title." At the rat* the German "nobility" is mushrooming, SUCh an invitation might well become one of the lure-lines m Gorman travel advertising and soon. Judging from ail the titles on display,805 words
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Article, Illustration352 1954-01-09 4 ROBERT WALLING - Volkswagen is now De-Luxe ROBERT WALLING GERMANY'S car exports sweep forward to challenge Britain. Today Germany exports nearly a third as many cars as Britain does. And the spear-head of their challenge m overseas markets is the Volkswagen. The four-seater de-luxe model Volkswagen is now on sale m Britain. It352 words
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Advertisement21 1954-01-09 4 TELEFUNKEN AEG 4\ y IA UK-tJRE REPRODUCTION IN SOUNO RECEIVING AND RECORDING Sole Apen«s: SEOW KUAN CO. 4 Dhoby Ghaut, SINGAPORE21 words
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Advertisement10 1954-01-09 4 The new Volkswagen is luxurious but it's still tough, too10 words
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Advertisement70 1954-01-09 4 I v^ 111 l m1 1 itl] |IjJ| by DC-6B or DC-6 Sleeper Planes v from Bangkok tl W CALCUTTA J £M^^Ldfgm KARACHI 1^ BEIRUI ittHHHinnik rom[ PB^|p MADRID PHHH^ ZURICH HAMBURG Convenient Connections from Singapore 41 for o«r frove/ of Us fine?f. fly -^SJM^ hmttm im lip JJOUTf OF70 words
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Article, Illustration336 1954-01-09 5 JOSEPH YEO - JOSEPH YEO GOH IS PENNILESS BUT HAPPIER By a SINGAPORE Chinese A family said yesterday that a ftre g h( > st whlcb tiad been dogging them tied alter they became Christians. I met Goh Meng Kee. a koayteow .seller, m a houseJohnny Quek - 336 words
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Article36 1954-01-09 5 A U.S. State Department spokesman said yesterday m Washington that a television pi gramme of a film showing Communist atrocities m X >rea had been concelled because of the delicate situation Korea and elsewhere.36 words
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Article46 1954-01-09 5 Chairman of the Australian Wheat Board. Sir John Teasdale. yesterday the Australian ■'heat* industry is facing its invest crisis since the last depression. He said that by the end of he year Australia will probably ye a carry over of about 6 I'IO.OOO bushels.46 words
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Article, Illustration206 1954-01-09 5 Free Press Staff Reporter CHINESE educationists m Singapore will choose a delegation today to meet the Director of Education, Mr. David McLellan, and ask for immediate financial assistance to Chinese schools. The delegation is expected to seek $1,000,000 immediately. Mr. McLellan said: "I would be206 words
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Article40 1954-01-09 5 Mt. Asama, 75 miles northwest of Tokyo, puffed smoke and ashes In a column more than a mile high on Thursday The volcano, which renewed activity on Dec. 27. had nine eruptions m seven hours.40 words
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Article41 1954-01-09 5 Fifteen Wakamba tribesmen, 12 of them on remand for Mau Man offences, made a mass ga )1 br<ak from a prison at Machak«»s. 40 miles .south of Nairobi, last night after slashing two African warders and taking their rifles.41 words
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108 1954-01-09 5 Free Press Staff Reporter A FTER a two-year delay, 500 x families living m the -nnett housing estate m Upper ''■angoon, Singapore, are to IMV(i a market. The City Council has approved plans for its construction. But the Sennett Realty Com- 1 pany108 words
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Article161 1954-01-09 5 Harold Soh - LEONG, AGED 8, IS 18 INS. TALL Harold Soh By youngest midget, Leong Wing Kai, is I years old. He la about one-and-a-half feet tall and wears lite five hat. Leong, who ls fifth m a family seven, has been unable to Jlnce birth. Phis," according to his moFong Chong.161 words
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Advertisement171 1954-01-09 5 GRAND OPENING TODAY! /CriW J l^ BUtLOING ->/ »-JL „A CATHAY HOTEL (CATHAY BUILDINGPHONE 21-111 CABLE ADDRESS: "CATHAYREST* EVERY ROOM AIR -CONDITIONED WITH SHOWER BATH TELEPHONE Single rooms from $18.00 Double rooms from $26.00 Meals: A LA CASTE SKRVICE. iVctr Shipment Arrii^ed! fex HENDAH >^^m^ UHEM SPORTS SHIRTS ir EXCLUSIVE171 words
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Article504 1954-01-09 6 YOUR LUCKY STAR assured about that >ou arr apl to K Trur.M.llMonhde.uc,, cd. since you do have deal of strength »f Character usually know eva.ll> whn are going But M afkcn J2 Ihe horns! \O u uill be 2 popular if you are a littl, 11M humble about what you504 words
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Article91 1954-01-09 6 Smith and his wife having breakfast when I complained about the flai of the bacon. His wife immediately for the maid and when six peared, she said: "Mary, did you do with the bacon w< treated with poison for rats?" The boastful financier discussing his career. "I91 words
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Miscellaneous145 1954-01-09 6 MANDRAKE, THE MAClc7an' by Leejal^nd^ii^ TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs ft i Kmppi §i THE SAINT by Leslie Charteris 1] /op COURSE WERE IIT BE4TS WHY^ r i HAVE A PASSION POR \lf I THE 816<3E5T GEY» >0U SMOULD HAVE TO REAUSVA ,V\R DONALD J j loi^ew^ToTp^o^ Vpealersonthe y nave145 words
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Article, Illustration319 1954-01-09 7 STUDENT AGED 45 GETS A GOOD REPORT HPHE New Year resolution of a man aged 45 is the same x as his last day's hope— that he will finish the task of learning: to read and write. There is every chance that Mr. Harry Willmott, of The Avenue. Erith, Kent,319 words
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Article, Illustration12 1954-01-09 7 New role for Donna Donna Reed m Columbia's "From Here to Eternity."12 words
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Article146 1954-01-09 7 Corporal bumped into love I^HE first time 29-year-old Corporal Harry Partridge, of Bruce GroTe, Tottenham, London, met the ffirl he was to marry he knocked her down— accidentally. When he reached Liverpool m the troopship Cheshire he said: "I was running round a lorner m Hong Kong to itch up146 words
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Article245 1954-01-09 7 THOI SANDS and thousands of Britain's brighter brains arc being wasted because room is not made for them In the grammar schools. R. S. Fisher, an Edmon•acher, put the tragedy m shell at the conference of National Union of Teachrnar school section m 29.000 pupils a245 words
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Article, Illustration97 1954-01-09 7 EDGAR RAN OVER HIMSELF A MAN whose hobby is diving; off hiffh places —he once dived 80ft. from the liner Queen Elizabeth into New York harbour— "ran over" himself. Mr. Edgar Foster, 55, of Welbroujjhton, Worcestershire, was taken to hospital with concussion and other injuries. He was standing m frontA.P. - 97 words
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Article58 1954-01-09 7 Led to a tMcket oy growimg golden labradors, searchers found the body of one of the Marquis of Bath's game-keep-ers. He had been shot. Foul play is not suspected. The gamekeeper, 51 -year-old I Tom Reynard, had been miss- ing for two days. He was found58 words
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129 1954-01-09 7 A 20-YEAR-OLD dream came 2\ true for Dr. Carl Ebeit. the German musician. In 1934, Dr. Eoert, directorgeneral of the Berlin opera houses, was ordered by Hitler to fuse politics with music. He refused With Fritz Busch. the conductor he came to Britain129 words
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Advertisement39 1954-01-09 7 ||r *•>• A ml dr *Sbl B^bT IB A I C' K^v^^ i 1* V '1 H Whisk y Sour! LORDdALVLBT 1 spoonfu! of sugar LORD CALVERT b|^ CANADIAN WHISKY Sole Agents: Maclaine Watson Co., Ltd. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANC39 words
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Article, Illustration145 1954-01-09 8 Above-. A char mm y picture of Llyris MacKintosh as she sways from side to side on (i sinyle ski. Left: Holding hands. Jack Oei and Llyris HccKifUOth n)o v the txhiUirctini) as they ride through t h uukt of the AbOVt Two experts have a (/rand time churning145 words
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9 1954-01-09 1 THE FREE PRESS Satypday magazine Saturdy, Jan 9 1954.9 words
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Article, Illustration11 1954-01-09 1 Photo by Lee Beng Rok Pen angLee Beng Rok Pen ang - 11 words
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Article799 1954-01-09 1 F. CANNING - The Madness of King Chieh Fui F. CANNING A Free Press short story by /'HIEH FUI, the seventh King of the Western Regions of China m the olden days, was a weak and vicious man. Now. as sat drinking m the >ning, with his small court circle around him. his799 words
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Article878 1954-01-09 1 DON'T MUFFLE YOUR SHUFFLES THE AMATEUR who can x generally mystify his audience by mind reading or a few conjuring tricks s one or two things: the ife of the party and forr afterwards a must on hostesses' gue*t lists, or a rushing bore never to be invited twice! ;i878 words
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Advertisement25 1954-01-09 1 AROUND THE WORLD.... its LOOK FOt 111 ry^firmc MSI Sole Agents: I \l I I SIOIK i 1 11. ISO. HII.H SI HI I T-IFI25 words
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Article501 1954-01-09 2 A 'Mystery Letter for Auntie |«fo» AN OLD FRIEND of mim has writ ton to me without giving her nami or address. How do I know it is a girl and that she is an old friend? Because she used the same paper on which .she has often written to501 words
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Article, Illustration879 1954-01-09 2 P. K. ATKINSON - A story by ANCE, a very long time v ago, m the garden of the King of Siam there grew a tall palm tree. He was very tall. His trunk was straight, smooth and beautiful and his leaves had a glosfl which shone879 words
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Miscellaneous459 1954-01-09 2 BEGINNING, A DELIGHTFUL NEW CARTOON SERIAL FOR THE YOUNGER CHILDREN i m early m January For several see if tha. will tell me Bui -h« dav> on end Rupert haj been very Irttle book makes no memo*, O ver\ good and the «rain is begin jnd L with a sl459 words
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Article, Illustration976 1954-01-09 3 KATHLEEN HICKLEY - Thight to Adventure KATHLEEN HICKLEY Three school friends, Mok Lint;. Chalky Whitehead and Abas. are marooned on an island. They discover it is inhabited by (.rrnian and Japanese war criminals, who have almost perfnted a new secret weapon with which they intend to conquer the world. The chief scientist on976 words
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Article, Illustration56 1954-01-09 3 photo. If may seem a tyresome busi ness but Amber, the African lioness m the London Zoo, is not really bored. It's just her way of playing hoop-la with a n old tyre. You can be sure you'd have to tread warily if yo u tried toReuter - 56 words
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461 1954-01-09 3 CAROLINE D. EMERSON - CAROLINE D. EMERSON by (Concluded from last Saturday) TOLD YOU not to go A so near that steeple!" cried one voice. Then a deep voice boomed, "Well, we're all safe and sound. That's the most important thing!" The little old car could hardly461 words
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Miscellaneous177 1954-01-09 3 JUNIOR CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS -3, Part of the head. 6, Largest stute of the U.S.A. 8, Scottish town famous for cake. 9, Mark Twain wrote of the adventures of sawyer." 11, Oldfashioned word for m no." 12, Border of a garment. 16, Beam of light. 17, Jersey is one m177 words
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Article337 1954-01-09 4 I PRESENT today the 1 full, rich philosophy of Pastettc Geddard, 'i up m these words: "Work isn't noble it is just healthy. A woman should not make a career OUt of working. All she will end up with, if she docs, is a secretary337 words
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Article, Illustration136 1954-01-09 4 'NOTHING LIKE A GOOD FIGURE' Pauhttc Goddard. here em tmlkinu m Paris, says, "mayb* I'm lucky true a flair for attracting kindness tfid money cowe s ffOm (irocation Mv fere und fiaure w.v help. Of course there is nothing like a yood figure for helping an avocation." IfllSS136 words
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Article, Illustration481 1954-01-09 4 HAROLD HEFFERNAN - The Downfall of Gail Russell HAROLD HEFFERNAN A TRAGIC aftermath of the recent mud-splat-ered Wayne divorce case was written into police records when Gail Russell was arrested on a drunkdriving charge and only a matter of hours before she was to be confined to a Sanitarium near Los Angeles. Gail,481 words
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Article, Illustration311 1954-01-09 4 IAN GRANT - Down-to-Earth A ir Film IAN GRANT lijMLjs^n^n APPOINTMENT IN LON- DON" (Pavilion) is about the R.A.F. m wartime. Most of the events take place m or around a bombing: station, most of the players are m Service uniform and most of the time the sound track is filled with the311 words
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Article, Illustration155 1954-01-09 4 Humour by Hard Work "tyiLL ANY GENTLEMAN...?" i Pavilion/ is one of those farces that nearly always have a long run m a West End theatre. This means it is completely bereft of rea! wit but has boisterous g:ood humour In huse abundance and pummels a smile out of you155 words
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Advertisement31 1954-01-09 4 NOW SHOWING 11 a.m.. 1.30. 4 6.45 9.30 p.m J^BHE./...Ag A» wLx 'it i_i J *■o Si^BbSld&hH TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT^ SENSATIONAL INDONESIAN DRAMA DOCTOR SAMSi (In Malay) Raden Ismail Ratna Asmara31 words
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Advertisement17 1954-01-09 4 TODAY DAILY. 11.00 a.m.-1.4.V4 l'> 9 30 p m Simmons ACT^ c 'TONIGHT mPW'SjjT^ S,;.:;lanatirner f l17 words
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Article, Illustration720 1954-01-09 5 'Ups and 'Downs' of 1953 I Cvj^ IVH^K Ixs mf mc k fiT V LAN GRANT reviews the year's plays THEATRICALLY Singapore was very much alive m 1953. Sixteen lavs were presented at the Victoria Theatre, by the Arts Theatre, six by the Stage Club and three by the Island720 words
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Article89 1954-01-09 5 'PHE first film of t>ie Royal A tour is bein^ m Singapore It covers the few days spent m the West Indies and Panama. The West Indies, islands of waving palms, brilliant flowers and azur'-blie bays, is excellently suited to technicolour and azure-blue bays, is excelgood camera89 words
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Article102 1954-01-09 5 The fight to the dcith bc'*ccn Macbeth and Macduff staMtf ended tragically during M Arts Theatre rehearsal of Macbeth" ito be presented "£»t wecki. The fight has keen carefully worked out and «»s first rehearsal on the dual set was being waged realistic ferocity when Macduff (Verner102 words
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Advertisement230 1954-01-09 5 PAVILION 2nd WEEK I r>— 4— :?o i :?o GUINNESS ft CARLO JOHNSON l\ A V Plus! Musical Featurrtte •TALKS OF TIIK VIENNA WOODS" WELL ANY GENTLEMAN? m Technicolor Plus! Extra! Royal Tour m Colour 30- MIN. I ...fin. il. Showing H.M. The QIKFN m TONGA FIJI Today: 3.15-6.15-9 15230 words
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Article384 1954-01-09 6 MEET MR. JOHN PUBLI C- a jolly Mulrolm \l»<l<l<r s sports-pourrie SINGAPORE Free I'rcs.s reader! arc called upon to select Malaya's Spoitftman oi 1953. H I were allowed to. I'd cast my ITOte for Mr John Public! Dnrftnf the past peat he has rendered excellent Service Atthottfti he broke no384 words
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Article, Illustration170 1954-01-09 6 Tuli to fight in S'pore I don't think so HTHE chances of seeing Jak( 1 Tuli. British Empire champion and No. l contender few the world flyweight crown do Ing battle here are nil. I have been told that Tuli wil not give away .slabs of weigh any more. lull,170 words
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Article, Illustration134 1954-01-09 6 SO WILLIE WILL NOT TALK.... WILLIE it annoyed. He refuaei to talk to me. In fact we have fallen out and 9tt all because my tip, BOX OFFICE, failel. He is $72 doww on horses. His wife is against me as well"You are to blame.'' she told in*'. °(H)r me.134 words
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Article, Illustration258 1954-01-09 6 NEO CHWEE KOKI - CHWEE KOK'S HA T STILL FITS NEO CHWEE KOKI lUST how good i S Neo J Chwee Kok, Singapore's 22-year-old swimming champion? Frankly, I believe, we have'nt seen the best of him yet! He is our wonder boy. The nice things said and written about him immediately after tils Asian258 words
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Article, Illustration280 1954-01-09 6 Onc'i poh lim. Malayan Thomas Cup player and Singapore triple champion, may be th€ next badminton star to leave these shores. His destination will be The Inited States of America poh Lim told me this mornIng that he was eager to takt part m the American280 words
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Article, Illustration292 1954-01-09 6 Mabel in World Tourney lIABEL HAVES, whc ifl without a doubt the best woman table tennis player m the Colony, wjll represent Singapore at the 21st. World Championships at Wembley In April. I am reliably informed that she will be taking part m the open singles, doubles and mixed doubles.292 words
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Advertisement49 1954-01-09 6 GOT ANYTHING TO 5AY....? 1 1 you have any ffronse, views, or anything of interest dealing with sportwrite and tell me. Others will like U read about it too. Address your letters to: Malcolm Moddrr s Sports pourrie, t o smt; ipore Free Press, C e< ,1 Street, Singapore.49 words
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Advertisement47 1954-01-09 6 h^^ 3 The Oriental Optical Co., j BpP^ feSaJfcji 348 North Bridge Road i a h>: South Bridge Ko:ld 7. Upper Pickerine Street f Vt&k 1 s '«gap«re, Peaang Sian> |<^^.^}- I TEL. 3232, ***** ***** OPTOMETRISTS MANUFACTURING OPTICIANS ANI> SCIENTIFIC EYE EXAMINATION WITH A.O (LATEST MODERN EQUIPMENT)47 words
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Article389 1954-01-09 7 TAN HONG POH - SIX CUPS FOR S PORE TABLE TENNIS TAN HONG POH By TABLE TENNIS, the game I which was once played i n iy during the winter ,nci rainy season, is fast developing into one of Qouth East Asia's most rtS^NTffINOAPORE SPORTSMAN HAS COME FORWARD WITH SIX BEAUTIFUL TROPHIES FOR THE389 words
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Article, Illustration529 1954-01-09 7 NTMERO1 7 S literary phrases have been coined by scribes to modify the word Boxing. Some call it legalized Murder, A Mug's Game, The Cauliflower Industry, or Beak Busting Trade, but the nicest words are no doubt, The Gentlemanly Art of Self Defence. I Well then,529 words
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Article328 1954-01-09 7 JO EZEKIEL - ACHILLES PLAN A CLUBHOUSE JO EZEKIEL By •ix) train and Inculcate in youth the true meaning of sportsmanship" is the ambition of the Singapore Achilles Club which has set itself the task of raising the standard of athletics in the Colony. Equipped with a temporarytraining ground at Raffles Institution, the328 words
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Article58 1954-01-09 7 \y A IfORTADI ol Iran, )<< Urer threw ;i Marc mt «> vtm kbh Nelaon yesterday befon knlni In lis* quarterfinala ol the English Amateur Squash Racket championship Mohtadl l<-t 9-7. 1 9 9—3. 9—3 Attn wtenlnf the second i»bm in n his BngUah opponent Mohtadl appeared toA.P. - 58 words
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Advertisement47 1954-01-09 7 <i imiiitff f*#fr#//»ft I THE FIRST COLOUR FILMS of THE ROYAL TOUR! I d A him fft' H. M. The QUEEN visits TONGA FIJI Showing with "WILL ANY GENTLEMAN" 5 t cry .^'ooft The ROYAL TOUR of WEST INDIES PANAMA 4., mi nf The ROYAL TOURjrf _I«IW^^IIALANO^47 words
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Miscellaneous317 1954-01-09 7 Half-time Crossword P» satisfy those people I I I p p HBP~ f I T who wrote m to say j found the Half-time JBHHI MH B^LV Crossword too easy, we i^b^b^b^b^b^B *n.\kv this one a little I Lr^^ 1 r more clifYicult. W j j j i H readers317 words
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Article, Illustration684 1954-01-09 8 How much time do you waste asks HAL BOYLE .v YORK Do WE v.wsik more m our lives than we actually live? I have t> ii mulling over this problem ever since reading a U.S. Public Health BcHrvic€ tlmate that the averatf man spends 4i>7 days <>t hi.s life shavingFree Press - 684 words
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448 1954-01-09 8 THE HAGUE. CIXTY- YEAR-OLD Ida Lastter Haar, after 30 years experience with difficult children, found 8 unique method to improve unbalanced iteen-agers. "Teach them physical balance, guide their physical energy, it will ultimately lead to mental equilibrium." she says After World War IIA.P. - 448 words
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Article, Illustration74 1954-01-09 8 time he spends shaving, getting a haircut, or looking through drawers for a clean shirt. photo. Naturally, also, it does not include the time he has spent .sleeping or feeling grateful lor being alive.- A.P. On St. Catherine's Day m Frame, the unmarried women undri 25, the "Midinettes,"A.P.; Propper - 74 words
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Advertisement66 1954-01-09 8 carltonTnight club 28A, Cavenagh Road. Spore 9. Tel. 6181. H INTRODUCING A NEW SYSTEM TO YOU ENTERTAINERS SERVING b READY TO DANCE WITH YOU. FREE! POPULAR DRINKS SERVED AT LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES GOOD MUSIC COOL b QUIET Ma^^^^^^^^^^^_^^^ ____^m^»i Going on vaaar Leave? KEEP IN WuaTwiTH... •HE STRAITS BUDGET Six66 words
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Article, Illustration382 1954-01-09 9 by— Pictures by IB skiing is becoming increasingly popular m Hapore. The sport was first introduced about V *hen it has gathered a good many folmc become addicted to it. P on Hiii page were taken last week at the Where members of the Singapore Outboard •entDECRUZ K.S. TEO - 382 words
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Article, Illustration547 1954-01-09 10 rr happened before the first snow fall of last year covered the forests and bofcs of Finnish Lapland. It is a true story of a present-day 'Klondyke' a country where life is as raw as it was in the Cannon northwest of a by* one age.547 words
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Article, Illustration42 1954-01-09 10 The long and lovely LAUREN llacall was chosen to co-star with llrtty QfftMc and Marilyn Monroe m 20t!i Century- Fox's first Cinemascope comedy "How To Marry A Millionaire." because her lone and lovely form, is perfectly suited to the spectacular new medium.42 words
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Article448 1954-01-09 10 A man sometimes disappears from his goldmininß camp. Maybe he struck lucky, and. trusting no one. stole secretly away with his riches to return j to civilLsation. Or maybe he! struck lucky a'ld talked too much This is a vast country, with a448 words
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Article618 1954-01-09 10 She hit intruder with his own gun lUST after she had given evidence against a young gunman, a 66-year-old urandJ mother was interviewed m the TV "Guess My Story" programme. This brought stern words of criticism fror* T f I J J v™u The young618 words
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Article682 1954-01-09 11 J.W. Taylor - J.W. Taylor I COPYING OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE OLD MASTERS HAS BEEN REDUCED TO A FINE ART. by IXOW notorious Piltdown skull hoax ises on the major n and ever-ure-tonnent of curators is all over the the lake and the many years now king of rare and682 words
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Article, Illustration235 1954-01-09 11 SEEM that North anc most uf.the bidding West had ihe bettei -.plained by the part which considerably the competitive btdl i; tree" double of foul Iree"' double and i U effect upon th( low heart to East's Un| rned a low club. Thi: a chance to make hij235 words
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Article, Illustration22 1954-01-09 11 photo. A becomingly fashioned galaxy of golden jewelled stars swirlin<. ,iw...< «iw> i,pi.i le fh<> li<<>«l creation m London PopperPopper - 22 words
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Article636 1954-01-09 11 NEW AIRCRAFT TYRES ARE TUBELESS AKRON, Ohio. THE first high pressure tubless tyres for use on combat jet aircraft have successfully completed preliminary flight tests, the B.F. Goodrich Company has announced. The U.S. Navy's new swept wing jet fighter, the Grumman F9 F-8 Cougar, became the first airplane m the636 words
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Advertisement27 1954-01-09 11 .'^OGEAN PARK HOTEL 6/ BARBECUE GARDEN J> with V/^ ft :K :pS TE t M 64 Miles. EAST COAST ROAD &j Please Tel: ***** for Reservations \J27 words
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Article, Illustration567 1954-01-09 12 The Pressman's postbag WE'LL NOT PUI UP WITH THESE LAWLESS GANGS yoi k leader, "Secret Societies, 9 la most timely and your Mlffesiien certainly sound. You say the re-appearance of Communist violence on the our hand and the Increasing frequency oi secret society attacks on the other, do service to567 words
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Article189 1954-01-09 12 IMMEDIATELY it wa.s mad* known m the Press thai persona without the requisit< points might be considered foi the Princess Elizabeth flats, am that wa.s some two months ag( I applied to the SIT. There was no po.s.sibilit r o my application not fravim reached189 words
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Article, Illustration150 1954-01-09 12 AM SURPRISED that th* 81 ngap or c Improvement Trust Is raising the rents o! Its pre-war houses without the approval of the Rent Conlon Board. Ts it exempt from i R.nt Control Ordinance ol 195;;? What happens if the tenants A the Trust refuse to sign onA.P. - 150 words
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Article90 1954-01-09 12 m I MET a friend with two I Graham Greene's twocl under his arm. When I a>k?-| him if he liked the authorl work he replied that he hail never read any of his nr "I before. I Mr. Qreene need not mM worried himself about90 words
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Article242 1954-01-09 12 F APPRECIATE the letter by 1'" Ballroom Dancer appearing m the Free Press of Dec. last and I welcome a critic like him or her. Without criticism there 'vill «rtainly be no improvement. That particular Novices Ballroom Dance fcMnpetition held at the Hapov World Tabaret was242 words
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Advertisement36 1954-01-09 12 ESPLANADE CO we cant have a drink at thfl Ksplanade restaurant Well, that's one way of keeptai p ople :iway. If that Ls wliat tht Buthoritlei want What do the .stallholders .say? INTEMPERANCE Alexandra. Dry seuwie36 words
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Advertisement32 1954-01-09 12 Any grouse? [JAVE you a grouse? Have you a bright idea*. Have you s^n anything strange or unusual? Then write to the PRESSMAN and tell others about it m his POSTBA(i— briefly.32 words
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Advertisement33 1954-01-09 12 I |Q MAJOR J^i j C I^j D ETT CC j^ Spore Price $1.80 per tin ■K^ W V; HUP HIN TRADING CO., LTD. HO. :»<>-%, (111 |{< II VIICMT. S[ *l\<.Al»Olti: TEL: No. *****33 words
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Article, Illustration146 1954-01-09 13 'F rom Here to Eternity' Story of the Film "pROM Here to Eternity" is the story of some American soldiers m Pearl Harbour at the outbreak of war. U s the story, m particular, of the ill-treatment of Private Prewitt (Montgomery Gift) by his commanding officer, Captain Holmes. Prewitt has146 words
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Article, Illustration1128 1954-01-09 13 The Treatment' for Pte. Prewitt |N JUNE, Robert E. Lee 1 Prewitt Quit Fort afters bugle corps. They transferred him to Schofield Barracks, near Pearl Harbour. On the good side, he'd rving again with Maggio, that dour, m comical guy. Also, lit wouldn't be brooding because a buddy of the1,128 words
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Advertisement78 1954-01-09 13 1 USHA I New features m 1 Mad** to suit low ceilings %w (fV&f&HS Beaut.ful streamlining H.gh distr.bution mA 0 lH ,N0 A S.lent oper.t.on 6QW $M() Very low consumption 55" $130 Unity powci f.ictor 48 Two vpari guarantee for Iwo years ku* COMPLETE WITH manufacrunng fault RECULATOR Ask your78 words
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Article, Illustration2040 1954-01-09 14 Follow CHOO SENG QUEE's series of coaching articles m rhr Ffpp Pi»ess each week. I HAVE DEALT WITH DEFENCE POSITIONING. NOW, I WIIJ. WRITK ON INDIVIDUAL DEFENCE POSITIONING, BEGINNING WITH THE GOALKEEPER. Ooalkeeping la ipectsll ci Job mistmke or brilliant aw bf goalkeeper may altei2,040 words
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Advertisement63 1954-01-09 14 ,^^P^P^ p^TBPW VBW^" WHU. HsVi fIHT* fIVV Hf* iHMi HHHlli vH^Ht BI^HIb B^Bbs BVBV^ BBBBbPIFBBBBBBBBm bimbbi bm*m^b*b^bV yf^tflHau^^ T^b^b! b^lGb^ EMBASSY HOTEL 4<i. MEYER ROAD. SINGAPORE. TEL. ***** 4 THE NEAREST HOTEL FROM THE KALLANG AIRPORT DANCING NIGHTLY Special Discounts For Residents Staying One Week Or Longer. jM#TELOTA ■LICCJEii! IT'S63 words
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Article, Illustration425 1954-01-09 15 SHA league champions knocked out in replay Late Arshad goal foils University p hole Latin Wanderers 2; University 1. UNIVERSITY of Malaya had their hopes of a "double" shattered on the padang yesterday m the very first round of the Singapore Hockey Association Senior K.O. tourney. The S.H.A. league championsFree Press - 425 words
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Article289 1954-01-09 15 TODAY'S UK SOCCER FIXTURES rpODAY'S U.K. soccer fixture F. V CUP 3RD ROI'ND 4 r s f n»l v Aston Villa Hla«Wp«M«l v Luton T. Bedford Manchester < B,is(,,| C, t Rotherham D Humlo v Manchester I 1 i-.1-'id V Bur\ fxnton t Notts Co. HaMmns l\ r Norwich C.289 words
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Article28 1954-01-09 15 rcknd, who have never beaten an 1 touring team at rugby haye 1 nw cbanct of fining their fir.* 4 "••v vhen tiiev play New,28 words
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Article, Illustration61 1954-01-09 15 HIROJI Satoh, 28, who won the world men's table-tennis singles championship m Bombay m 1952, announced his retirement from competition yesterday. Satoh competed m the second Asian Championships recently m Tokyo but was eliminated early m the singles. He said he intended to help coach younger players.A.P. - 61 words
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Article61 1954-01-09 15 BELGIUM'S Davis Cup team 13 Philippe Washer a-nd Jacques Brichant won their opening singles jiatches yesterday m the PhilippineBelgium invitational tennis meet m Manila. Washer defeated Raymundo Deyro. second ranked m the Philippines. 13--11. 6-3. 6-3 m a two-hour match. Brichant ha^l an easier time disposingA.P. - 61 words
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Article44 1954-01-09 15 VTERVYN Rose and Rex Haxtwijr won the South Australian lawn tennis doubles final when they scored an unexpected victory over Lewis Hoad and Ken Rosewall, the Wimbledon champions, yesterday. Rose and Hart wig won 6-2. 6-3, 4-6. 6-4.44 words
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Article66 1954-01-09 15 New Zealand touring cricket team scored 296 and Griqualanda West replied with 13 lor one wicket on the openine day of their three-day game at Kimberley. Top scorers for the New Zealanders mere E. Dempster 78. and R. Blair 79. Spin bowler Jack Wadding ton took five wickets66 words
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Article74 1954-01-09 15 I TTHE Commonwealth touring c Ticket team were dismissed for 271 m their first innings shortly after tea on the opening day Of their three day match against lie Madra.s Cricket Asso< Kit ion yesterday. By the close the Madras Association had replied with 22 for74 words
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Article204 1954-01-09 15 RECORD ENTRY FOR T-T C'SHIPS A KHord entry for the tCorld t«nnta championships is JJ" alls assured from a preliminarj 3» r -v f.orr. countries to which mvitationi were issued. i-'mpioaships take place at: row April 6to 14 and' sending men s teams and AuMralia. Lebanon. t f U> theA.P. - 204 words
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Article127 1954-01-09 15 ROCKY Castellani. a highly improved U.S. boxer, moved past Randy Turpin of England to the role of logical contender among the world's middleweights in the National Boxing Association's winter ratings, published yesterday. The NBA recommended Castellani get the next chance at the middleweight title held by127 words
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336 1954-01-09 15 Chess marathon C'.H.O. Alexander, a British > Foreign Oflice man, upset Russian Grandmaster David Bronstein yesterday in a marathon game of 120 moves that may well prove a e lassie in I world cheat annals. The v:^l match in the international H;.> tings Chess Congress336 words
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Article432 1954-01-09 16 ALLAN LEWIS - COL FOX' S HORSES CATCH THE EYE Heavy going at B. Timah ALLAN LEWIS Xv m PREPARATION for thHr engagements ;it the Singapore Turf Club's January meeting. I ox trained horses showed to advantage by running h <>o <l times on thf rain -soaked Kukit Timah tracks this mor ninf.432 words
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Article282 1954-01-09 16 RICE MILL A GOOD THING KICK MILL (Wahabi iraa the h» worker ol the morning when going much better than itablemate Mam Rice (StraJcerj jvi'i lull I milr m al 3 5, the last three In M S. Bice Mill -.liouJd be very hard to beat at the meeting. Piiion282 words
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Article, Illustration246 1954-01-09 16 TRUEMAN HURT: OUT OF GAME ON a pitch which gave the bowlers no help. Jamaica scored 145 for six wickets by tea on the opening day of their second four day game against the MCC touring team at Kingston yesterday. The MCC suffered a blow during "ht> afternoon when FreddieReuter - 246 words
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Article169 1954-01-09 16 A confident Neo leaves Singapore SINGAPORE'S crick kj., i f Ne 0 chwee KokV:, for Australia this where he will take p l n series of awimming comSti tions. including the A stTahan v Swimming Champions \S m Neo boarded the plane determined to avenge the defeat he suffered nanus169 words
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Article69 1954-01-09 16 LrUiVfcN-year-old K>Uert Mills reversed the old MfiD| :hr "a sood big man ran tlwtyi bail i saod little man" vesterdiy m ttaa first round of the AM-En^.uij junior badminton PhamplWMhlpt. Robert, only 3 feet 11 Inches tall defeated C W. Crook. .1 rix-footw, bf 15-10. 15-1?A.P. - 69 words
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Article375 1954-01-09 16 yy X IC; HT S for Duke 8.06 Oolong 8.0!> Saturday, l.m. M Matinee II 8.08 IC, first day of the ra Pinoichio 8.07 Singapore Turf Club Peasant Girl 8.04 Welsh King B.oti January meeting: Hit; Hit 3.04 Neveradoubt 8.05 Barakat 8.03 Chirala 8.04 CL. 2, Div. I—375 words
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Article68 1954-01-09 16 fpiCiHTEIIN boxers from associated youth clubs of s* pore arrived m Fiemantle yesterday m the s a Son. r They will take part m a series of tournaments memliprs of the West Australian federation of PwuJ Citizens Boys Clubs. rollo> *l The Singapore team is confidentReuter - 68 words
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