The Singapore Free Press, 23 September 1954
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Title Section18 1954-09-23 1 The Singapore Free Press I rot Afternoon Sale in Malaya. 1 iua|,oie, iliurs.. Sept. 23, 1954. Priie 15C'ts18 words
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Article63 1954-09-23 1 KNIFE GANG ATTACKS MAN AT DINNER DOCTORS are fighting to save the life of a Chinese butcher who was gravely injured in a knife attack in his house in North Bridge Road, Singapore, last night. The butcher was having dinner with friends when three Chinese rushed in and slashed him63 words
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Article41 1954-09-23 1 SINGAPORE'S Commissioner i of Police, Mr. Nigel Morris, j returned to Singapore in the Oranje this morning after three months' leave in Bri- tain. While in Britain, he attended the British Commonwealth Police Commissioners' conI ference.41 words
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266 1954-09-23 1 BITY COUNCILLOR NITS OUT AT GRAFT LANTASTIC bribes paid by hawkers in Singapore V came under fire from Dr. C. J. Poh, vice-chairman ,i the City Council hawkers* sub-committee, yester(l.lV. He said hawkers had paid as much as $500 or soOO for a stall pitch266 words
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Article85 1954-09-23 1 IVAN puts on TAILS rpHE RUSSIANS have X. opened their swankiest restaurant in Moscow and named it the Leningrad. For the first time since the revolution, the waiters are dressed in evening: clothes. The restaurant is on the first floor of a new skyscraper hotel. The dining rooms are lavishA.P. - 85 words
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Article32 1954-09-23 1 ndit who has just r< i:ii the Presidency of Nations General Aswil] bei"< ;r e Indian mmisstoiK r in London nber, according to usu- liable sources. ReuterReuter - 32 words
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109 1954-09-23 1 He smashed whisky bottle on my head, says star a RAYS, American elevislon and night dub r, want., SI.'JOO 000 for Injuriei she sayi fed during a birtn--11 > brawl on Bimini the Bahamas, a n ago, Raye filed a .suit on IV Ul the Miami Flo(!";>it court against Buton,A.P. - 109 words
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134 1954-09-23 1 BARONESS (i'm wife of M.P) FACES FAKE DOLLAR CHARGE I 4 slim brunette who chums to be a Hungarian A baroness and the Wife of a British Labour M.P., was in prison in Montreal last night after failing to raise M515.000 bail on a charge of possessing counter- feit dollars.Reuter - 134 words
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Article22 1954-09-23 1 n ntered a shm in nds Road, Sin^aporo, in and while prett-nd-buy cig irettes, r^^bbcd own< r ci sioo.22 words
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Article19 1954-09-23 1 pore Rubber Market tdlly thia morning wrlth October shipment, ai po mi -one-qu trl er relay's dose.19 words
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Article292 1954-09-23 1 Premier told Quit JTALY'S powerful Leftwing Parties last night demanded the resignation of Premier Mario Scelba and hi* cabinet following the drug scandal arrests of two prominent men. But Signor Scelba stood firm against the storm aroused from investigations into the truth about 25--year-old Wilma Montesi,Reuter - 292 words
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Article87 1954-09-23 1 QUEMOY SHELLED ALL NIGHT /CHINESE Communist artillery \j shattered a day-long lull yesterday with a bombardment of Nationalist held Quemoy Island, capped by a heavy barrage last night. The Taipeh Defence Ministry reported that Nationalist gunners returned the fire and sporadic duelling continued throughout the night. There were no reportsU.P. - 87 words
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Article20 1954-09-23 1 Communist China has appointed Mr. Huang Chen, former ambassador to Hungary, as Ambassador to Indonesia. 1 ReuterReuter - 20 words
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Article24 1954-09-23 1 The Archbishop of Canterbury. Dr. Geoffrey Fisher said in Canada yesterday that Bri- tain's commercial Television Act was "a lunatic agreement."- ReuterReuter - 24 words
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Article22 1954-09-23 1 The Soviet ambassador, in Teheran. Mr. Antolie Lavrentier yesterday protested against recent articles in the Persian press attacking Russia.- U.PU.P - 22 words
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Advertisement33 1954-09-23 1 .ii \V^>/ I ■A NApL^A I m aw «bT ,«b^ .bbt -JL -M. 4 JL ML 4l JK -JE --L F IS THE BEST SELLINC VERMOUTH lOffc /lr;rr;f<;: Th'K FAST ASIATIC CO. LTD.33 words
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Article352 1954-09-23 2 ON W. GERMANY French delay move feared The U.S. State Department announced in Washington yesterday that Mr. Dulles, Secretary of State, would arrive in London on Simday morning to attend the nine-power conference on Tuesday, on West German rearmament. Dr. Adenauer, the West German Chancellor willReuter - 352 words
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200 1954-09-23 2 INDONESIAN Premier Sas- troamidjojo opened his talks with Indian Premier Nehru yesterday in New Delhi amid reports that India is read to support hi.s plan lor an Asian-African meeting provided Communist China is not invited. He and Nehru talked for almost two hours.A.P. - 200 words
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Article117 1954-09-23 2 U.N. will debate this row i rwMit: STEERING Com 1 mittee of the IN. General Assembly yesterday overrode objections by the Netherlands and voted to consider Indonesia's claim for Western New Guinea. The vote was seven to three with five abstain ing. Britain, Australia and France voted against it. TheReuter; A.P - 117 words
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Article, Illustration77 1954-09-23 2 pKIGADIER J. W Stephens, Officer-Command-ing the British Gurkha Regiments in India (above), arrived in Singapore yesterday by air from Calcutta to attend a conference of top ranking Gurkha officers in Perak. Brigadier Stephens said the "domestic politics" of the Gurkha regiments, now serving in Malaya, wouldFree Press - 77 words
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Article70 1954-09-23 2 'LOT MORE TO DO TO FREE MR. R. A. BUTLER, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, said in Washington yesterday that many problems had to be solved before Britain could make sterling freely convertible. Mr. Butler is there to attend the annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary70 words
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Article162 1954-09-23 2 (K>MMUNIBT members oi 7 Parliament told the [ndian premi( r, Mr. Nehru to 'shut up" in an angry scene in New i)t Ihl yesterday. The trouble started whan Mr Nehru wi replying to b question on [ndla's foreign service. Mr. Bhubesh Oupta deputy leaderReuter - 162 words
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Article44 1954-09-23 2 Mrs. J. Dunn of Southwell took her first walk last week to post a football pools coupon after being bedridden for 18 months. She learned yesterday that it had won £27,331 for her husband Mr. Jack Dunn. 48, water inspector.- ReuterReuter - 44 words
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Article223 1954-09-23 2 VIETNAM Premier Ngo Dinh Diem offered four government posts to members of the Cao Dai and Hoa Hao sects yesterday in an attempt to patch together a new coali- tion by splitting the united front of opponents fighting to oust him. Informed sources said the'223 words
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Article95 1954-09-23 2 DEFENCE Minister Mr. F C Erasmus said in Bloem fontein (South Africa) on Tuesday night that preliminary steps to form a military region al pact of African count n south oi the Equator haw b. ei taken. Members of the proposed African defence Organisation would be able toA.P. - 95 words
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Article78 1954-09-23 2 Mr. George Peter, French Economist, will be proposed a; chairman of the International Tin Council when it hold* Its first meeting about the end of the year, the Council's interim committee decided in London yesterday. Mr. W. K. Davey. London will beA.P. - 78 words
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Article21 1954-09-23 2 Noted Nisei singer. Aiko Saida, died of an intestinal tumor on Tuesday night in Tokyo. She was 44.21 words
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Advertisement137 1954-09-23 2 Mineafax 1 Is the proven scientific treatment for wj lEa V** foot." Harmless and non-irritating to the V \Jy \JJ jL] fkin, clean and free from objectionable odours, Tineafax' contains the most efficient substances S* yet discovered for Athlete's Foot, Dhobie Itch and y 1 Ringworm of the body. Simply137 words
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Article208 1954-09-23 3 BUT DEATH WOULD BE BETTER, SHE TOLD JUDGE w chnst a Lehmann, I confessed poisoner husband father-i-law and a woman friend terday sentenced ife imprisonment at Mainz, in Germany. i 31-year-old blonde adnitted the tnurdera during her .ree-day trial and told the it 'would haveReuter - 208 words
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Article27 1954-09-23 3 A House of Councillors Comin Tokyo yesterday vsed a resolution opposing Prime Minister Shieeru Yoshida's forthcoming trip to the United States and Europe. U.PU.P - 27 words
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Article11 1954-09-23 3 English language daiIndonesian Observer. published in Jakarta U.PU.P - 11 words
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Article137 1954-09-23 3 rpwo former Hitler storm troopers were sentenced to mild prison terms and immediately set free by a Hamburg court yesterday for building up a secret Nazitype "free corps" which aimed at the renovation of a "German warrior state." Forty-one-year-old Hermann Lamp, a former sergeant iniU.P. - 137 words
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255 1954-09-23 3 ORITISH police, customs officers, and airport security men were mobilised yesterday in the hunt for the daring gold bandits who snatched bullion worth £46.000 in a 20-second back-street ambush on Tuesday night. One Scotland Yard theory is that the gold is still in London255 words
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Article52 1954-09-23 3 The nationalised British coal industry showed an overall loss of £264,905 for the second quarter of the year compared with a profit of £754.461 for the first quarter Output for the second quarter was 49,504,846 tons. Average earnings for all coal workers was £12.45.7d aReuter - 52 words
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146 1954-09-23 3 SHERIDAN, (Illinois) court martial yesterfound Lieut.-Col. Harry Fleming guilty of t in- with the enemy while a prisoner in a Korean prison camp. He was found not guilty of Informing on other prisoners under his command. Hp was also found not guilty of conduct unbecomingReuter - 146 words
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Article101 1954-09-23 3 LEXINGTON (Ken- v tucky woman must I >.s;,oo and serve ;i :x month gaol term for spjeadinp tuberculosis X| 'v Alvini Page, 33, bc- l! J>e the first person conv'cted under a new Ken--1 k^ lau prescribing the nalty, r Bam IV Marks, healthA.P. - 101 words
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Article21 1954-09-23 3 Australia will support a Jap am\so Application for donor mem be rah ip In the Colombo Plan. U.P.U.P. - 21 words
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Article, Illustration46 1954-09-23 3 GANG-BUSTER Mr. I>. E. Nickels, Asst. Commissioner of Polite (centre) with police friends who went aboard the Agamemnon yesterday to bid him and Mrs. Nickels farewell. Mr. Nickels is retiring after '!(i years' service. Mr. and Mrs. Nickels intend to farm in Australia. Free Press picture.Free Press - 46 words
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Article18 1954-09-23 3 Guatemala will elect 66 deputies on Oct. 10 to write the country's new constitution. A.PA.P - 18 words
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Advertisement47 1954-09-23 3 Better three hours too soon than a minute too late! r WEST C L 0 X j&B&frr' ONE DAY ALARM CLOCKS ivk^^^S^ "GOOD MORNING" /^3|^^ WITH OR WITHOUT LUMINIOUS DIAL: GUNMETAL FINISH WITH LUMINIOUS DIAL POCKET WATCHES. ff^^Kß^S $mi DnniNQnN'Q I llUDllldUll U RAFFLES PLACE SINGAPORE I47 words
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Article380 1954-09-23 4 The Singapore Free Press Opinion THURSDAY, S< pt. 23, 1954, Home, Dear Home The Federation family man awakened yesterday poorer, in prospect, than when he went to bed. The Government had increased import duty on a wide range of commodities and articles many of which are of daily and essential380 words
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Article, Illustration854 1954-09-23 4 Christopher Kavanagh - MALAN FANS RED REVOLT Christopher Kavanagh ubkjk n Thm €mmummmsm*m Im <*Mrm »r<> ridimf a tmmuniiny irtirv <>i Murk disrmmtmmt ?f«###*/f fa *>"hj ~si*>kinfs 4h<> firm* hut hohiiufi 4m*m th* #t«#* caul his r*>§Br*»ssitf lartirs tiro vmdmmjfriMß *h<» tmmmrttg <>*' *hv iinii-1 iHtintunisi trorltl. says npifß cut nc Western cause854 words
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Article231 1954-09-23 4 BID TO BREAK INTO U.S. MARKET MR. J. ARTHUR RANK is determined to see that the American mass cinemazroer sees a fair proportion of British films. "As soon as convertibility is near," said Mr. Rank recently, "John Davis will make a trip to America. He will eo231 words
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Advertisement26 1954-09-23 4 ENGAGEMENT DRESS RINGS set with Diamonds, Rubies, Sapphires Emeralds, Pearls and Jade. Visit:G. C. de SUVA BROS. Jewellers. :r Kafiies Place. Sinrapore 1 Telephone: x.;i IS26 words
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Advertisement42 1954-09-23 4 _J\foifL_ PORTABLE ELECTRIC TOOLS r ELECTRIC DRILL VALVE REFACER BENCH CRINDER 6" 8" SANDER r i" HEAVY DUTY DRILL PORTABLE ELECTRIC HAMMER KIT FAR EAST MOTORS 84. ORCHARO ROAD. SINGAPORE. P H O N K i ill (I. FEDERATION REPRESENTATIVES: WEARNE BROS.42 words
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150 1954-09-23 5 DISPLACED FAMILIES MOVE INTO NEW HOMES ioIIE than 100 displaced LVI j tmiliefi have now en resettled in some of 372 new Singapore r ovement Trust, lowhomes at Hock San ickworka In Alexandra. many more are expected Hove In this month. are among the hunof families who were ng land150 words
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Article55 1954-09-23 5 PE N AN G, Thurs. Three ships will bring mails and parcels from United Kingdom next week the Ascanus on Sept. 26, Benalder on Sept. 28 and Eumeas on Oct. 3. Mails for Colombo and Juited Kingdom must be postby 9 a.m. on Sept. 2555 words
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Article23 1954-09-23 5 PAHAT, Thurs.—Woo i Yong Peng contractor, led $50 yesterday for bis i4-year-old son to car without a licence.23 words
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Article, Illustration234 1954-09-23 5 PATCHING and rearing fish all types has been the love of Mr. Loh Kum first keeper of the Van Aquarium. Mr, Loh .said yesterday, "I r tod hunting for rainbowat the age of 10, and it then that I learnt to swim. 1234 words
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Article65 1954-09-23 5 Postmtttt! General, Vl .'mnounced yesterday that the now toning nve-cent, ,7; $2 postage stamps bear WJ Portrait of the Queen JJ !> <m sale in Penang on The stamps will also be available at the General Past omce, Singapore, and at the stamp bureau, Post65 words
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Article, Illustration229 1954-09-23 5 AT LAST GOVT. SAYS 'YES' TO APPEAL THE vacant land behind the former Telok Ayer police station along Cecil i Street (above) is to be coni verted into a car park nearly a year after SingaI pore motorists had urged it. i Motorists229 words
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Article, Illustration177 1954-09-23 5 New aquarium chief praises London Zoo official TiHE new Superintendent of the Van Kleef Aquarium, Mr. S. A. V. Nathan, has been on the staff of the Singapore City Council, for the past 15 years. He started as a draughtsman in the City Architect and Building Surveyor's Department and rose177 words
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Article25 1954-09-23 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs Mr. Justice Wilson left Kuala Lumpur by air yesterday for Britain on leave. He will re- turn in December.25 words
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88 1954-09-23 5 npHREE Singapore candidates 1 have iust received news from London of their success in Part One of the Intermediate Examination Of the Town Planning Institute, London, The examination, which involved practical and theoretical tests, was held in the Colony early this year. The88 words
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Article123 1954-09-23 5 RESIDENTS of Singapore'* Kampong Bahru are each putting "a few odd dollars in the kitty" to build a proper bridge in the heart of Radin Mas village. At present rotting planks serve as [passage across a monsoon drain, four feet deep and 12123 words
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Article31 1954-09-23 5 TELUK ANSON, Thurs. Ong Teik Leong, 29, who pleaded miiltv to unlawful possession of raw opium at King Street on Julv 26, was fined $2,000 or 12 months' aoal.31 words
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Advertisement68 1954-09-23 5 J Depen€tabititfj A Mteiiabilitfj are both essential factors PACKING PERSONAL HOUSEHOLD i Eiiikwlw t for Shipment. You van rount on us Expvrt M*gtrlic>rs of many fl<>ars m siumlinu. I ESTIMATES GIVEN WITHOUT OBLIGATION <i Please Phono or Call j SINGAPORE PACKING CO., LTD. 65, The Arcade, Singapore-1, Tel: ***** and68 words
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Article108 1954-09-23 6 Japan's now army (called National Baft ty Corpi i hard up for recruits, a threi nnont hdih aimed >f hei Ing in 20,000 recruiti ended up with on!\ 8 000 voluntct rs. Former gen< rail In the i [mpei iai Army <'" lore m108 words
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Miscellaneous187 1954-09-23 6 MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis n% L^ ;..J -—y r i WRK.r-Lfc OUT OF TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE SAINT by Leslie Charteris I [iT |^j CAN SEE HOw voup BEIN( S ABLE^ KpgRMAPS NOU'RE TOO PESSWISTIC V^ TO DO TMIN6S LIKE THAT MR TEMPLAR 1 IYE187 words
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Miscellaneous563 1954-09-23 6 I YOUR i I LUCKY I STAR j JOHN loduv. yaa ha>« treuiendou* uniuuni yj magnetism and charm. You are popular in everj m.l, Im i whiili juu move. \ou woven, especially, an well suited to a lile ul si^itj I r gaiety, and you make excellent I hostesses. You563 words
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287 1954-09-23 7 F,iil goes before Council pi RERCULOSIS will be recognised as an occupational disease for which workers can claim com,ensation i* the Singapore Legislative Council accepts ie j ec tommittee report on the new law intended to übjeu bj e monetary benefits in case287 words
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222 1954-09-23 7 islanders to get aid from co-op expert r y Singapore Government's nior co-operative officer, M Soosai Is to call at six [g islands to try to isnennen form so- his followed a two-day offimr of the islands by the lovernor, Sir John Nicoll, who s accompanied by Mr. S. T.222 words
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Article145 1954-09-23 7 E QIN^APORE boys and E E girls from 65 Colony E E schools have bought s n 800.000 postage stamps E worth $113,000 In the students' savins campaign E E started two years ago, the E E Director of Posts. Mr. M. z: L. Dorrant said145 words
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198 1954-09-23 7 PUBLIC response to an appeal for donations of $1 per head for the Geylang Villages School Fund has been so poor that the elders have decided to collect from the villagers. But before they can do so, they must get a piece of land198 words
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Article64 1954-09-23 7 BISHOP Edgar A. Love, visiting American Negro leader and speaker, will give three public lectures at the Methodist Girls' School auditorium. Mount Sophia, Sin?at>ore. next week. I He will speak on September i 28, 30, and October 1, at i 8 p.m. The lectures are64 words
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Article65 1954-09-23 7 The mo.st suitable tree for a flagpole Bit the Pasir Panianu power station In Singapore was found between Merging and Endau in the Federation. The lo^ which was of kerUlnß timber was, when felled, H',\ feet long and 43 inches acrOSfl a| its thicker end.65 words
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Article33 1954-09-23 7 RAUB, Thurs. Miss Chong Foo. Nursing Sister District Hospital, Kuantan, ha.s been transferred to General Hospital, Malacca. MLs.s K. M. Rain bow, Nursing Sister from Malacca. took Miss Chong'. place in Kuantau.33 words
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Article, Illustration87 1954-09-23 7 Burial after 11 years Y7IULL police honours were A given to the ashes of 5 Mr. Wong Chin Yeok, E chief of the Chinese sec- E tion of the Singapore E C.I.D. at the Bukit Brown Cemetery on Tuesday. Mr. S Wong died 11 years ago in E Indonesia. EFree Press - 87 words
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Advertisement38 1954-09-23 7 4 XW Cockpit JT TOMORROW NIGHT I 1 GOGIA PASHA THE GREAT MAGICIAN COMEDIAN I (iogia I'ashn is one of the acknowlcdf.ril Musters of his Art nncl has bfVII Milked with Blackstone. lloudini and Lyle. FOR 14 DAYS38 words
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Advertisement67 1954-09-23 7 STANDARD 8 I «"%< r f Ue Luxe model 1 Tj'O meet the demand for .in Eight with greater comftsrt and refinement a "de luxe" model is now available. This incorporates wind-up windows and fully pivoting glass vcntil.itors to rill doors: wheel hub cover plates, twin screen wipers, twin sun67 words
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Article287 1954-09-23 8 Son gets it to save death duty break-up JOHN KENNAWAY, 75-year-tild fourth Baronet, has staked his valuable 4,000-acre Devon estate in a "bet" that he will live for the next five years and save it from being broken up to pay death duties. in a287 words
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Article163 1954-09-23 8 Girl, 14, models in nude I FOURTEEN YEAR OLD Patricia Pedrick. fifthformer at the Charles Edward Brooke Girls' Grammar School. CambtTwell. put away her school books and prepared for her nude modelling engagement next day. Recently she was the first model for the Streatham Art Club when they held their163 words
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Article28 1954-09-23 8 100- YEAR ADVICE MRS. HELEN BUCKLE. 100. of j Claoham. London, has no advice for young people because: "It seems they know far more than I do" i28 words
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Article, Illustration91 1954-09-23 8 A MONG this group of J\ convivial Parisian dochards or tramps happily imbibing cheap red wine in the local "bistro," is an impostor. Can you spot him? The incident took place when the producer of the French film "On The Banks" combed the area around Place Mauhert for typical French91 words
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Article35 1954-09-23 8 A runaway horse collided with a police patrol car. smashed into another car overturned an empty pram, and was caught after hitting a police van in Tooting. London. •'hp horse bolted in Streathamroad, Mitcham35 words
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464 1954-09-23 8 COURT GIVES WARNING TO WRONGED HUSBAND A FORTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD I husband, whose wife was said to be associating with another man. was warned at Birmingham that he could not take the law into his own hands. "I appreciate you have been under a great mental strain and that a very great464 words
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Article, Illustration51 1954-09-23 8 fIUIK new P. hi O. liner Iberia (29,600 tons), which has just completed her sea trials has arrived hi the Thames in readiness for her maiden voyage to Australia from London on September 28. The liner, which cost about £6 million, was built bv llarhnwi and Wolff at Belfast. ReuterReuter - 51 words
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Article32 1954-09-23 8 Thurrock, EBfeX, road i nf< organisation has decided t<> in to get ear manufacturer* t< standardise controls becaus< "Mu modern car has /<><> man} contraption! and gatfy< t-s W safety.32 words
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374 1954-09-23 8 rjEFENDING a man who pleaded guilty to attempting to strangle his wife with intent to murder. Mr. R. G. Freeman said at the Old Bailey: "This is a case of two people who were not strong enough to stand up to the374 words
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139 1954-09-23 8 POLICE-Constable Reginald Rose was nearly killed on the second dav of his honeymoon in Guernsey, In the Channel Islands. He was sittine with his bride and four friends in Petit Port Bay when, with a wainins: crack, part of the clifl broke away 200139 words
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Article, Illustration195 1954-09-23 9 FiLAiNE STEWART, named j "The Most Beautiful ,st> (iirl in America'by magazine cover illustrators, [g in the third phase of her three -point success plan. Ever since she played vt' in a second-grade p. meant in Montclair. i\ew jerst) Elaine wanted an acting195 words
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Article137 1954-09-23 9 BABY CAME AS SHOCK TO COUPLE A TWELVE-MONTHS-MAR-ArIED couple told the Stafford coroner that they did not :no\v the wife was having a baby until after it wa.s born. 1 belieye them on this." aid the coroner, Mr. K. T. Braine-Hartnell. "If the facts had taken place in the Victorian137 words
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Article150 1954-09-23 9 ]< Rln ten road deaths in Britain occur in the dark, i on r n n ltn ac^idents happen j afswltli a speed limit and i And this, a lighting expert j ■a- not only indicates the I [or street lighting where !l -xi.sts.150 words
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242 1954-09-23 9 Stop the gossip about this woman, says rector pEOPLE gossiping about Miss Marguerite Pocket t, 40-year-old school helper who was attacked in her cottage at Hastings, have been rebuked from the pulpit. Miss Pockett was found with severe head injuries caused by a hammer. Soon after, one-armed John Foord aged242 words
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119 1954-09-23 9 ACTRESS NOW PLAYS ROLE OF REAL WIFE ON honeymoon in Ham- i burg. Mrs. Val Guest I —Yolande Donlan, the I I American actress whose I secret marriage in London l has just been revealed —is j j studying a new part. "The play is all about i how to119 words
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Article31 1954-09-23 9 The freedom of Saffron Walden Essex, has been conferred on the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Mr. R. A. Butler, who has been M.P. for the division since 1929.31 words
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233 1954-09-23 9 IJ/PJ when hr started I jjj school at the an of five jjjjwni Henderson Mcintyre i *as nicknamed "Old Baldy." ,^/)nt a hair on his head. And when he joined the 'V the name Stuck. (>! >><T soldiers at No. 3 n j233 words
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245 1954-09-23 9 ACTORS TO RUN FACTORY WHILE OUT OF WORK A PLAN for unemployed actors to do factory work while waiting for a new role before the footlights has been put forward in Britain. The idea is to form a non-profit-making company called "Artists Pool of Industry, Ltd." It was outlined in245 words
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423 1954-09-23 9 Woman sent telegram from gaol about son DETAINED unexpectedly in Holloway Prison, London, a woman sent a telegram to a friend asking that her son should be looked alter until she came out. The friend, it was alleged at the Old Bailey, arranged for the boy to enter a London423 words
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Article332 1954-09-23 10 Two carpet-makers pull the rug from under some Red claims TWO obscure carpetmakers from Ashkhabad have inadvertently pulled the rug from under Russia's best propagandists. In the resulting confusion, Western observers nave been given two sharply contrasting views of the same aspect of Soviet life Several months332 words
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Article, Illustration35 1954-09-23 10 A small boy watches intently as Mikhail Botwinnik (forefront) world chess champion, makes the opening move against T. Salo of Finland at the start of the 26-nation chess "Olympics" at Amsterdam.35 words
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Article, Illustration361 1954-09-23 10 What the world thought ONBIDERABLE Interest has been created in SOUTH AFRICA by the trip behind the "Bamboo Curtain" of Mr. Attlee and his Labour Party mission. The Government, however, express no opinion on the matter. A high official at the office of the Prime Minister, Dr.361 words
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Advertisement21 1954-09-23 10 You can Phone 1 Your SMALL ADS. to Singapore 2800 Ext. 1011 i This is a STRAITS TIMES Classified Advertisement service21 words
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Article649 1954-09-23 11 Hitler is still killing Austrian IX THE years since the 1 end of World War Two. 4.829 Austrian civilians—many of them children-have been killed or maimed by exploding ammunition left strewn over the battlefields bv the beaten and fleeing German and Hungarian armies; or have been blown to pieces on649 words
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Article, Illustration29 1954-09-23 11 "Whm have «c mfiptd* celebrate ihi* nme- the IhniU- o\ Bannockfeurn o, Battle oj Britain Week/" Th» die-. Pwnilj s no* heading South from die HltMand* LOlldOn BxpfeSS Serv.C''29 words
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Article280 1954-09-23 11 By the Way is theke an) relation between the colour of e^s and their palatability? The question was asked by a. scientist. And, for once instead of experimenting with mice, he induced his colleagues to eat parrots' eggs. The verdict WSJ that "they tasted like burned leathers. Budgerigars' eggs tasted280 words
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Advertisement40 1954-09-23 11 Diamond Gem Set ENGAGEMENT AND WEDDING RINGS. A WIDE CHOICE OF STYLES AND PRICES LANKA JEWELLERS, i THE HOUSE FOR CEYLON CiEMS) 20. BATTERY ROAD, SINCAPORE-1. PHONE ***** '*•t 1 L J PACMRC, QHtrPtte 0 MSUkANCi AGENTS C TSfl J40 words
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Article522 1954-09-23 12 DON'T BET ON HER NECKLACE HPHKRK is a boom this month jii Britain tor tWQ trades that once were closely connected pearls and oysters. Th< white bead* of summer, passing accessory ol brown shoulders and .strapless cot tun dresses, :uv put away until next season*! sun And pearls, the Englishwoman's522 words
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Article, Illustration36 1954-09-23 12 What better than a red-head to set off this attractive white Kangol beret chosen by Adrienne Corri to match the white trimming: on a plain grey sweater? Adrienne prefers a beret to a hat. Reuter picture.36 words
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Article, Illustration420 1954-09-23 12 North-South vulnerable North dealer i ne Diaaing North East South West Pass Pass 10? Pass 2v 2* :<<) 3* 4 v All pass "DOTH error and strategy entered Into the bidding. South's hand qualifies for an owning bid of one no-trump, and is best opened with that c.ill420 words
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327 1954-09-23 12 A COUNTING house with the look of a political headquarters is totting up the balance sheets in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on man's biggest attempt to conquer one of his most dread diseases. Reports streaming in on the health of 1,600,000 children throughout the United327 words
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Advertisement79 1954-09-23 12 1 BB^Bafl Baflß^Bte-^^Baßaßtt^Ba aaW 3 The weckl> Issue of the STRAITS BUDGET can be i unit by Air Mail to tnv address in the United Kingdom s S at an inclusive rate of /3 c i yi Biii *f^ fIaVJI FOR SIX MONTHS If yon want the "BUDGET* while on79 words
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Miscellaneous335 1954-09-23 12 n pn w~\ r if Hp BBF" I 111I 11 II 11 I I I .l^l w^ 1 H^~~ 2^^p^^ IB 11 I I JaBB Bn^^B I I i I I I CLUES ACROSS: 4 A dally SOS! (4). 1 A common follower, but on its 5 s< l fJ335 words
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Article161 1954-09-23 13 RACING CAR MAN NEVER DRIVES BUT MIDGETS' i v four years 50-year-Old Mr. Jim Dean Ha* (ravelled 15,000 WfS to Switzerland, and Sweden, rac:l<i cars, but he has JJjfWr driven one of Win a yard. for Mr Dean's interest ()lr} y in models -ear'"'ivo midgd, which round a 70 ft.161 words
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Article, Illustration732 1954-09-23 13 Leaders may «pli* away from *lic Democrats to filth* Ike'* policy, a*av« .lav H. llaytleii H STATEMENTS and speeches over the Labour Day week end strengthen previous indications that the United States is closer to a politically one sided Labour movement a distinctive Labour party732 words
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248 1954-09-23 13 From EVELYN IKONS: FOUR briilkmt young Britoni two of them girl* land in New York from the Qtteen Elizabeth with £892 each to spend. Their trips are free from door They are going to American universities for a minimum of a year. Among the highly248 words
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Advertisement61 1954-09-23 13 I/^or Father's Day I Kl A I t (KM 1 r I I H J ill MMfM Id "'I linkf .in.l I t... 1,. ,1.1,- nf JlMltt) ijj ni.iilf »llh .i 1 1 .1 rr I ri>llfil O"«-fl.iy i>< 14 Kl. fOM IM l.ifinn ••ii|«'vmrnL |J{ Kwr Inspection I Invited61 words
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Article, Illustration1253 1954-09-23 14 STAYS THERE IMU, VI KOVICH, a :u»-year-old former mechanic of Slovenian descent who now races the eaw in* umh\ to work on, sums up his strategy in one deceptively simple sentence: "I take the had and stay there." What seta Vukovich apart from countless other1,253 words
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Article104 1954-09-23 14 WILLIE FRASER, Sunderland's Scots goalkeeper and captain of the British Army XI, lost hi* lanee-corpo-r.il.s stripe and a day's pay when he appeared before his commanding officer the day I,' fore his demob. He left nil unit at Stirling Without leave on Saturday, flew south to play104 words
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Article48 1954-09-23 14 R A.F. Seletar "A" beat RAP. Tengah "A" by 12 points (three tries and a penalty) to nil in a rugger fixture at Seletar yesterday. Perry. Hall and Woods scored the tries and Grant kicked the penalty. Seletar led 3—o at the interval.48 words
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Article200 1954-09-23 14 pRAHAM SYMONDS, 17-year-old Coventry youth who draws jets for a leading British aeroplane manufacturer, employed a "jet finish" to win the English quarter-mile title in the National Swimming championships at Blackpool. His time was tains. 53.8secs. iSymonds swam a One, easy race up to200 words
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Article120 1954-09-23 14 AUSTRALIA'S Tom Clear? who is favourite to win the world amateur billiards championships in Melbourne gained a lead of 312 pointy over WilBOD Jones of India yesterday. Jones, the Indian champion, had led Cleary by 52 points 895 to 84:* at the end ot ti" 1Reuter - 120 words
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Article, Illustration237 1954-09-23 15 SALEM, RICO AND NENE HEAD FOR SYDNEY Free Press Boxing Reporter pLIPINO welterweights Benny Salem and Ray Rico an <? manager Little Nene leave Jakarta on Saturj«* yet U anyway are headed baCk to not They are bound for Australia by BOAC Constellation. Destination: Sydney Salem and Rico, after a237 words
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Article115 1954-09-23 15 1 NQLANPi the favourites, and Ireland both won their itches in the opening series of home amateur international bamplonahlp at Royal Porth■wl (S. Wales) yesterday. England who included seven ttsh Walker Cup internationals n their .-ide. overwhelmed Wales by 2 matches to three. Ireland scored115 words
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Article50 1954-09-23 15 Jaroslav Drobny. •32 year -old Wimbledon tennis champion, announced his wife had given birth to a daughter yesterday. She is the former English woman tennis player Rita Jarvis. Drobny. self-exiled Czech who adopted Egyptian nationality, returned to England la.st week after playing in Venice and Switzerland- A.P.A.P. - 50 words
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Article, Illustration47 1954-09-23 15 BOTH TROPHIES TO THE R.A.F. LEFT: Fit Officer Nias, on behalf of the W.R.A.F. swimmers, receives the In-ter-Services women's team challenge trophy from .Lady Loeuen. BELOW: Squadron Leader A. D. Miller, captain of the victorious R.A.F. team, receives the challenge shield from Ladv Loewen.- Free Press pictures.Free Press - 47 words
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Article44 1954-09-23 15 Royal Air Force Changi beat R.A.F. Seletar s—o in yesterlay's Div. 1 hockey league match at Seletar. Four of i "hangi's goals came In the last s vi n minutes. Scorers were: Jagat Singh; (3>. Durant, and an "own-: goal."44 words
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Article324 1954-09-23 15 Mercantile Bank 4; F. N. 3. T*HE holders of the Singapore Business Houses F.A. Knockout Cup were eliminated in the first round a' Geylang yesterday. Fraser Neave, who had won the Cup for the past two years, were thus foiled in their bid for a324 words
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Article209 1954-09-23 15 America has a man to fight Cohen riIHE North American bantuniJL weight title and a chance at the world HH-lb. crown .',O on the line in Mexico City on Sunday in the world's largest bull rinK. Nate Brooks. North American title holder, meetti Raul < Raton) Macias. the undefeated MexicanA.P - 209 words
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Article24 1954-09-23 15 The Combined Services rugby team from Thailand is expected to arrive for a two-match series in Singapore on October 14.24 words
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Article, Illustration494 1954-09-23 15 Services swimming is back at peak Free Press Sports Reporter swimming: is back at the peak standard of three years ago. Only now it seems better than ever. Five records were smashed yesterday at the Inter-Services championship gala held at Nuffield Pool. The Royal Air Force won the team trophies494 words
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Article98 1954-09-23 15 ihe following ii.i been cho en to represent South Johore u igby Pootball Club again; I ha P Seletar on s.iiwiday at Beletar kick oil 1.10 p tn. w .7 Etobei la n a i Its Herbei h m Kaddow, .J Edington (Capt.), fv Spark;98 words
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Miscellaneous19 1954-09-23 15 SCHOOL GALA The —Chinese School Swimming Carnival will be held at the Chinese Swimming Club at 2.30 p.m. morrow,19 words
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Article329 1954-09-23 16 SOVEREIGN STARTS GOLD VASE BID -But Windy Corner was fastest out Free Press Course Correspondent SOVEREIGN, one of the outstanding sprinters in training on the Malayan turf this season, began a carefully drawn up training programme I for the $25,000 Sultan's (iold Vase with a steady paced gallop on the329 words
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Article135 1954-09-23 16 Yesterdays matches: INTERN sTIONAL il m I V UROhluv ia 'I (l»l .1 ved at ai dilT) IN 1 1 H II IGUE [retaad 8 England I (played at Dublin) m OTTIBB ll K.li CUP \vr I I Urdris i Morton t Hfs I Motberwel] Rangeri lReuter - 135 words
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Article33 1954-09-23 16 QlasgOW Rangers, who are due to meet Partick Thistle on September 27 in the Glasgow Cup final, were be.ifen 2-1 by Me:her\vell yesterday in a Scottish league Cup match.33 words
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Article126 1954-09-23 16 rpHAILANDS champion Direc Kha jadbye and his compatriot I Pinet Pattapongsa were defeated in semi-final games of the men's singles In the Cricket Club of India badminton championships at Bombay yesterday. Kha jadbye was beaten 14-17, 6-15 by Amiitlal Dewan t He third ranked Indian player.Reuter - 126 words
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Article58 1954-09-23 16 V' terday'i u k rugby results:— > RUGBY LEAGUE Vorkshire Cup second Round: Leed 27, Wakefield Trinity it. Lancashire (up Second Round: la pool City B, Workington 1 1 RUGBY UNION County match: Glamorgan 3 Middlesex 18 Club matches: Bridgend 11. Pontypool t5; Bristol 17. Lydney li; RedruthReuter - 58 words
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Article173 1954-09-23 16 The 39-year-old Matthews highlighted the match. He threw the Irish defence into confusion with tantalising bursts down the wing, and once ended a fine solo run with a low, angled shot into the net, for England's second goal. Other scorers for the English team173 words
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Article346 1954-09-23 16 YUGOSLAVIA beat Wales 3-1 in a soccer international at Cardiff yesterday. It was the first international match of the British football season and took place before a crowd of 45,000. Two in the last minutes gave the Yugoslavs victory alter Wales had scored first early in theReuter - 346 words
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Article191 1954-09-23 16 FEW TAKERS AT BIG RACE CALLOVERS f LOSING offers at bookmakers' J second callover on the Cesarewitch Slakes and Cambridgeshire Handicap at the Victoria Club. London, last night were: Cesarewitch (October 13): 100 7 Kmss Love. 20 1 French Design and Mortification, 22 l Corydalis, 25 1 Little Cloud. RecksReuter - 191 words
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Article80 1954-09-23 16 ROCKY MARCIANO. whose S nose was split in his bout with Ezzard Charles, won't be i. able to box for two and a half s or three months, hi.s manager r said yesterday. I Al Weill said Marciano's phy- I ician has warned him not toA.P. - 80 words
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Article, Illustration42 1954-09-23 16 Miss Chan Chow Foong, a pupil of Kuan Cheng Girls' School. Kuala Lumpur, finishes first in the two-mile cross country race for Selangor Chinese schools at the Kuala Lumpur Lakegardens. Her time was 13 min. 10.5 sec. Free Press picture.42 words
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Advertisement22 1954-09-23 16 Mill BRILLIANT HOME RECORDING, OFFICE and PROFESSIONAL USES $695 sole 32cnfs'- H. A. O'CONNOR «t"cb., LTD. Laidlaw Building. Battery Road. Singapore- 1.22 words
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