The Singapore Free Press, 11 November 1954
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Title Section21 1954-11-11 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m Malaya. No. 1410 J. Singapore, Thurs., Nov. 11, 1951. Price 15 C ts.21 words
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154 1954-11-11 1 U.S. grounds top jets after crashes r y\\E U.S. Air Force yesterday grounded A all F-100 Super-Sabres, the world's fastest operational jet fighter planes, as a result of three accidents since Oct. 12. The planes will be kept out of service pending an official investigation into the causes of the154 words
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Article83 1954-11-11 1 THE Soviet Premier, Mr. (ieorgi Malenkov. has appealed to the United States not to let minor incidents b^ blown up into bis issues between the two countries, says a Reuter message from Washington. Authoritative sources there said yesterday that the Soviet Premier, m a talk last Sunday83 words
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209 1954-11-11 1 tx- German PoW served at radar bases Royal Air Force has ightened security arrangeto prevent enemy aliens it under assumed is. George Ward, Air Underetary, told the House of tnmons yesterday it would be ng to say publicly what the lutiona were. A IReuter - 209 words
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Article28 1954-11-11 1 An [ndian attacked a Chine.se IXI driver sitting with hi.s ticee m his cab at the juncol Oeylang and Onan Singapore, early today. [n ii.vi escaped28 words
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Article30 1954-11-11 1 A I uropean woman Siftng m eletar Court flat, Singapore, ed yesterday that she lost a handbag containing >! wrist uatrh and a cigar- ca»e The total value WM30 words
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Article58 1954-11-11 1 The* Singapore Rubber Market opened on a slightly easier tone this morning with first grade, November Shipment at 83 cents a ib 9 ifj of a cent beit>w yesterday's dose When the market Opened sellers predominated, Overnight London w& i up n/i but58 words
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Article36 1954-11-11 1 THE secret of fish deaths m Singapore's Van Kloof Aquarium will Ik- dl.scu.s.sod this afternoon by the City Council's estates and fire brigade committee, Exports nnd council ofTlcinls visited the aquarium yesterday.36 words
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Article19 1954-11-11 1 BritUh Security Forces m nya have killed 35 Mau Man 1 'J pa.it 24 hours. A.P.A.P. - 19 words
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Article196 1954-11-11 1 Showdown my m #1 m m Mj w QKINAVV A police last night brought up tear gas and riot guns to prepare for a showdown today with 800 sullen prisoners who have kept Naha prison m turmoil since rioting broke out on Sunday. AskedA.P. - 196 words
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244 1954-11-11 1 Doctor 'hit detective then fired' A WOUNDED detective told a London court yesterday that a doctor shot him m the stomach after striking his fare m a We.st End flat. After the .shooting, the detective sergeant, Edward Arming, 40, phoned for an ambulance. Before it came, he searched the roomReuter - 244 words
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Article, Illustration91 1954-11-11 1 Two horses crash: Jockey badly injured JOCKEY George West was injured m a nasty crash on the training track at Kuala Lumpur this morning. Buck Rebel threw Kilt Kaghy on the polo ground and crossed the path of .Misty Jadi <McCloud) and l.ink.shir (West) who were pulling up after a91 words
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122 1954-11-11 1 SUSPENSION orders on Sin- I gapore Naval Base firemen now on strike will not be withdrawn till they resume work. The Base civil secretary, Mr. D. Crawley, said any firemni prepared to do their full duty would be taken on if they report for122 words
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Article13 1954-11-11 1 Racial discrimination against tourists entering Guatemala has been abolished. A.P.A.P. - 13 words
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Advertisement12 1954-11-11 1 [■■mn&fif AIR CONDITIONERS On Display at: TONG KIAN CO.— Bo, ORCHARD ROAD12 words
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376 1954-11-11 2 Red fairy land of ogres, knight errants jIkDINAKY R i; sianfi n,< by a Bj itii h parliamentary d< J<!'«i t ion In *he towns and Viiiar* s oi t he t: "vj( f Union i ecently, Wi c charming, I rl< ndly, i.f.\ abiding ;n; f J peaceloving folkReuter - 376 words
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Article33 1954-11-11 2 Admiral Arthur W Radford chairman of th< u.s Joint Chiefs of Staff, said In Lisbon yesterday thai "NATO j.s now strong enough to make it difficult to start any aggression U.P.U.P. - 33 words
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Article28 1954-11-11 2 Surging flood waters m Southern Morocco have taken M Jives and caused 20,000 000 francs <M 5171,426. property damage, official* have reported. A n A.P.A.P. - 28 words
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79 1954-11-11 2 puiVATK talks began m! London yesterday between Uh British Oovernmeni and member countries of the Commonwealth sugar agreement to fix sugar prices for the COmlnff v«ur it is understood that t\w conference win also consider inriudiNK East Africa and Canada m the agreementReuter - 79 words
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Article241 1954-11-11 2 DANGEROUS ne\ ..j j> .<.■■ likely m the >: :< l Vi n the I South Vietnam, Ngo Dinli Diem, and Armj following the I i elligence agent and the woum ng o( another officer. Th< ne^ trouble threatens to upset the present precarious balance olU.P. - 241 words
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173 1954-11-11 2 niCNI ii astfeoritlei m Bftifon have protest* <1 tirOAflj against a Vietminh dt isKin to bar lii'ikli men y ships from North Vietnam waters, The ships arc goinf to the r«*s< u«- of more Ilian io 000 Roman Catholic reluKeex from Tonkin, uhwhA.P. - 173 words
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Article37 1954-11-11 2 NasroMah Saifiour Fatrmi had a heart attack yesterday at New Jersey after he learned of the execution of hi, brX7 i« J ormer Iranian Fore£n Minister, Dr. Hussein Patemi and was taken to a hospitajf37 words
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Article72 1954-11-11 2 The United States mnouncea yesterday that it wouid sell Japan agricultural commodities and permit the proceeds m yen to be used "for Japan's domestic economic improvement and defence support and for repional economic development This was disclosed m a joint Japanese-American ct;.teme tU.P. - 72 words
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Article123 1954-11-11 2 mmsfsmm .ian to leave byalr^Tr Tag f Co cili tu^ ui-i-ihion ior the two nieir.bers Ol parliament to rush back ahead of the the Premier who will not Jeave untij Saturday, was made because of tne increasing trouble within tne ranks ol the Yoshida123 words
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Article96 1954-11-11 2 PRESIDENT EISENHOWER I submitted to l c ate yesterday the Manila pact to set up a South-Eas peaty Organisation (SEAtc to counter Commu st Bression m that area He asked for "early and favour able consideration" with view to ratification asauicki? as possible. wcicijU.P. - 96 words
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143 1954-11-11 2 QOUTH Australia's largest uranium mine began operations yesterday, providing a vast new source of atomin power for the free world The Governor-General, Field Marshal Sir William slim opened Radium Hill mine 78 miles north of Adelaide "This is a great day for the AustralianU.P. - 143 words
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Advertisement31 1954-11-11 2 HA Z E I I N F JS|ff^" U JL 1 \J f W \J^ t: 's^lf I treatment I Si T W FL ,COM E .CO Pro u e, I31 words
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Article80 1954-11-11 3 Queen Mary crew end strike call rpHE crew oi the Queen Mary yesterday abandoned its vat to strike over the astnent Oi a new master to iuci the 81,000-ton liner hen it brings the Queen ther back from New York. The liner will leave Southupton for New York tomorrow withA.P. - 80 words
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Article19 1954-11-11 3 The Foreign Operations Administration yesterday announced a U553,076,000 authorisation for Formosa to buy .soya beans. A.P.A.P. - 19 words
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Article194 1954-11-11 3 Catholic Pole tells of revolt at sea JJNDKK ommunist rule m Poland, a man could be charged with treason if he fled to the West, a 25--year-old Roman Catholic Pole told a London court yesterday. The Pole, Jan Kadziszewski, was one of seven who seizedReuter - 194 words
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263 1954-11-11 3 U.S. CONGRESS PROBES BIG INSURANCE SWINDLE OF TROOPS A CONGRESSIONAL hearing on charges of an i mht-milhon-dollar-a-year swindle of American soldiers m Europe may move into Germany Representative William E. Hess (Republican-Ohio)' said m Cincinnati yesterday. Mr. Hess said at least two others will be called testily about an allegedA.P. - 263 words
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Article145 1954-11-11 3 Love match? No, sighs Narriman JTGYPT'S former Queen Narrij man, now .m Lausanne, Switzerland, heard of more "love match' reports yesterday and sighed once more, "No. no. < i no." The man m the match just said: "No comment." "I don't even know the gentleman,'' the ailing Narriman said ofU.P. - 145 words
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82 1954-11-11 3 12 'Chiang spies' to die, says Peking RED Chinese peopled COUXt m Fukien provinro, ii r;icc.s Pormoaai has fHenced 12 "U.S. Chiang ents" to death for sabo- Peking radio said ia.st leht, rhf court «avc 12 others Jurying sontenros for gatherw« intelligence and cuiiyins out art.s of sabotage On thrA.P. - 82 words
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83 1954-11-11 3 Killer gets his wish: He will die ANFW YORK jury yesterday found multiplekiller John Francis Roche, 27, guilty of first degree murder. This makes a death sentence mandatory. The plumber's helper had confessed to four murders, and Liter a fifth, but was tried only for the rape-slaying of Dorothy Westwater,A.P. - 83 words
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Article101 1954-11-11 3 NAGA tribesmen who live m un administered hilly country on India's north-ea*st frontier have said they are willing to join India as a .separate tribal state within i the Union. There have been previous I unconfirmed reports that > some Naga chiefs were agitating for theReuter - 101 words
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Article98 1954-11-11 3 Employers will hear claim LWIi'LOYKS m the Briti.U Vj engineering Industry agreed yesterday to consider b claim put forward by leader., of Qvfl unions for equal wages for the 500,000 women m theil lactories. Mr. Joe BCOtt, Oj the big Amalgamated Engineering IJnkm, who led theReuter - 98 words
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Article22 1954-11-11 3 France and Russia signed an 18-month commercial agreement yesterday considerably Increasing the volume of trade between the two countries.22 words
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Advertisement68 1954-11-11 3 'H JOttr «B "**y w^ij CAMP BED^ CODE Bi^sa Foldine campbed $43.00 each \'*^L ""-n^ Trifold Folding Campbed $47.00 each r^> llmKu x :^MM s Bi^ ch A chair Bracke^ I y'^Hß^ ->k Vaibi Ba^ s f r Bi^ ;sa Beci 6#o each ifflHSC^w^i^- Valtri Ba^s for Frifold Bed 5.2568 words
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383 1954-11-11 4 The Singapore Free Press Opinion Let people decide Tin RSDAY No\ li 19 w ]''(>!■ th*' second time In tu (> \t-ar a Japane c professional boxer has been barred from tiikni!' part In a contest In Singapore. Jn February, 10:>3, a promoter who hud matched Yoshio Shiral was told383 words
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Article172 1954-11-11 4 GUEST OF HONOUR CAME BY TUBE IT happened outside the Drapers' Hall m the City of London where Marshal of the Royal Air Force Lord Tedder had been guest of honour at a presentation of medals by the London Master Builders' I Association. Lord Tedder was leaving, He arrived at172 words
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Article, Illustration558 1954-11-11 4 THE GIPSIES THRIVE UNDER THE REDS Prejudice has driven the gipsies into the Communist fold and, oddly enough, Marxism has turned them into profiteers. n: I i OOC ip b] tided ai i, n b fon tin war, toj tured I Hitler dm new osti lh(--itizei ol th( Be< <558 words
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Article189 1954-11-11 4 Rifle s in their golf bags somewhere, m th J^ i luted states, threaten* every six hours to assassinat< President Eisenhower or i nieniber of his family. threat may be made m a Han up of temper during a poli tical argument, by a drunk or a crank. But each189 words
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Article145 1954-11-11 4 NEW WAR— IT'S COTTON THIS TIME RUSSIA is waging a cut-and-slash price war with America In a bid to get more business on world raw cotton markets. Early this year. Soviet salesmen banged their prices down to three and four per cent below U. S. levels m order to clinch145 words
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Advertisement30 1954-11-11 4 eXCEUE NT RINGS OF Dl VMOND4 GEMS ii \!i \i M M D With Smut t Efficient Workmanship try G. C.de SUVA BROS I BAFFLES F'LACF ffihitiptfe 1 T<l *****30 words
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Advertisement23 1954-11-11 4 POCKET CARTOON by OSBIiRT LANCASTER m "Strictly btlwttH 9wr§Hvt», my ileat fellow, thr trouble ij wmt wwthtred with low us a i hthi23 words
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Advertisement32 1954-11-11 4 LOOK FOR THIS SAFETY TRADE ci L. MARK "CHIEF" GOLDEN WHEEL KEROSENE STOVES TROUBLE FREE! EASY TO OPERATE! Obtainable from all dealers throughout the Federation Cf Singapore WAH HING ENGINEERING WORKS j32 words
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178 1954-11-11 5 MOKK than 25 teachers from Singapore Aided s luMils will become headmasters of (Government schools it' discussions going on between the Education Department tnd the Committee of Xidrcl Schools on the Inter-change of teachers ire successful. Mr. K. M. Young, Director of ucation, said178 words
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Article53 1954-11-11 5 'ENANG, Thurs.— The Ses\r\s Court president, Mr. J. Adams, yesterday ordered confiscation of 7 bags of bens valued at more i $8.00(1 found m a lighter I 3 enan» Harbour. Ali. master ol trie lighter, the court he lost his port :ance and other papers53 words
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Article20 1954-11-11 5 BATU GAJAH, Thurs.—Mus- here celebrated the Proi Mohammed's birthday ith a procession and a feast the Malay mosque.20 words
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Article101 1954-11-11 5 Police sack 5 specials FIVE special constables attached to the Or- chard Road police station I were recently "sacked," Mr. Peter Clagtie, police I secretary, said yesterday. I He would not, however, I disclose the reason for the dismissal. Mr. Cl&gue discounted a suggestion that this dis- missal was part101 words
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97 1954-11-11 5 pORTY Indian seamen with 12 British officers landed m Singapore on Tuesday m a chartered X.L.M. Skymaster from Australia. The seamen most of them flying for the first timethink Hying is tiring. Said one of them: "It is exciting for a while, but97 words
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Article72 1954-11-11 5 FUNERAL OF MAJOR THIS MORNING rOHORfI rahru. Thurs. funeral of Major B. i Davies. KA, of FARELF ;'inin.. Centre, Kota Tinggi, take place m Singapore morning, •<'k>r Davies, who wag 48, Wj the army m 1940 and been m Malaya for two Rra '•1 -nor Davies wa.s found dead lils72 words
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Article, Illustration147 1954-11-11 5 2 COLLEGES, 3 SHIPS FOR RECRUITS T'HE training of seamer merchant navy flee* government, Captain T. E State of Madras, said ye i to man India's growing t is undertaken by the M. Rozario, master of the isterday. Fifty recruits aa c taken yearly.147 words
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276 1954-11-11 5 BIGGER, ROOMIER BUSES IN COLONY BY CHRISTMAS £INGAPORE'S new bigger-and-Ughter buses will be 2ft. 4in. longer and bin. wirier than the present ones and will seat 44 instead of 36 passengers, the general manager of the Singapore Traction Company, Mr. A. A. Ewing, said yesterday. The buses will all be276 words
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Article83 1954-11-11 5 [POH, Thurs. With ju.st a week left for the Federal electoral rolls to close, only 8,417 of an estimated 25,000 eligible for registration m the ipoh and Menglembu constituency have registered a.s voters Mr A M Mac Donald, State Election* Officer, toi<-i a press conference yesterday:83 words
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Article48 1954-11-11 5 The Singapore Malay Social Association, will hold a picnic for its members and friends at the Tanah Merah Youth Camp, Changi, on Nov. 21. Those wishing to join should contact the organiser, Mr Abdul Kahar, at 13-F, Mount Emily Road, not later than Tuesday.48 words
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Article23 1954-11-11 5 The World Federalist Association (Singapore Branch) will hold a meeting m the Youth Council Hall. Orchard Road, today at 8 p.m.23 words
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Article51 1954-11-11 5 School hail Social TAIPING, Thurs.— The Kin? Edward VII School Library and Debating Society held their annual social at the school hall and invited senior students from thp convent. Lady Treacher Girls' School. St. George's Institution and the Hua Lian High School. The programme included community singing, games and a51 words
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Article52 1954-11-11 5 KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs. The All-Malayan Federation of I Hospital Employees' Trade Unions will discuss a proposal 1 to form a national union at its annual conference on Nov. 27. a resolution will be moved by the Belangor state Government Mcdi( al and Health Employees' I52 words
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Article158 1954-11-11 5 Council ending a dual role rpHE dual role of President of the Singapore Citf Council and Chairman of the Singapore Improvement Trust v to bo split up The SIT poft will go te a "suitable person" to be appointed by ttie Governor-in-Council, says a Government bill, which will be presented158 words
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Article, Illustration32 1954-11-11 5 Mr. S. T. Sampanthar, L.L.B. (London), who will be called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn on November He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. V. Sin- natural, of Singapore.32 words
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Advertisement25 1954-11-11 5 It's Easier.... to relax with a good per bt»x. <Mr ''JjF'. t if protective j$F" aluminium J/^ PI'IW'II ROYAL THE STORE WITH A TO OFFER25 words
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Miscellaneous96 1954-11-11 6 MANDRAKE by Lee Falk and Phil Davis '^yj //HAT f NEVER SAW FISH Tl 7h£ TUIN6 fSOM TH£ OiPTHii I^L^^\ TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs THE SAINT by Leslie Charteris -=t_^ _^^FOR7UNATELY^ I^)^ ISS H I aJJNJ^I y OUR SUBSCRIPTION V I CAN EXPLAIN \yJ JANE by Hubbard^ rJAN EB96 words
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Miscellaneous736 1954-11-11 6 YOUR I LUCKY STAR I>OK\ toda>, >ou haw timendous dm ntal p#wtn >« t you are somewhat disinelin ed to use them to their best advantage. Whether it is lac k of ambition or merely Mental la/mess it is difficult to deterE mine For when you have an «,h--jective m736 words
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Article218 1954-11-11 7 LONDON, Nov. 10 Previous. Today Nov I.TKRFK. No 1 RSSc.it. European 24 116 buvet, -'4 716 buyers P> rt < Nov 24 sellers 2V sellers fci BBER No 1 RSS ci.f. European 24 buyers 24% buv-rs P» rt^ 243 16 sellers 24. sellers ttimam No I R*S218 words
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Article101 1954-11-11 7 »5 1 n futures, Dec. 67.40 traded 67.50 traded Above prices quoted m U.S. cents per W. NEW YORK, Nov. 10. Previous Today UN' Straits spot and nearby 90 87 norn 90.25 nom. I IN futu^ Nov 90.00 bid 89.75 bid 90.50 asked 90.15 asked Dec 89.85101 words
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Article54 1954-11-11 7 3 Malabar released was quoted at 54 cents per pound. November shipment at 52. December 50. JanuFebruary and M:\rch (m equal tithly proportions) 48. Sarawak spot released 52. First half November shipment 50 and Lampong spot released at 54 cents per pound sellers ex-dock. Above pnces quoted m54 words
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Article31 1954-11-11 7 NEW YORK, Nov. 10. Previous Today Industrials ***** 371.88 20 Railroads 124 01 124 95 Domestic Bonds 100.87 100.89 Utilities 59.86 50.31 64 Stocks Composite Averages 135.93 136.5731 words
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Article125 1954-11-11 7 Nov. 10. Previous Today DPRA, Philippines, c.i.f. UK/North. $i»6 quoted $196 buyer l nropean delivered weight per I"ii 4 ton Nov./ Dec < >PRA, Philippines, f.o.b. Manila, unquoted unquoted delivered weight, per long ton COPRA, Straits c.i.f. UK/North European delivered weight per Nov/Der. !'>"£ ton £7!';125 words
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161 1954-11-11 7 |\k k EAPEN is retiring this RlOnth after 20 years' serV! In the Medical Departfnt, Johore. Starting m 1928 at the General Hospital, Johore Bahru, he waa posted a year tter to Kluang, where he lined til] 1932, He later I>k charge of161 words
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186 1954-11-11 7 GOVERNMENT PLANS $32,200 FIGHT A CONTAGIOUS virus disease affecting pigs has broken out on the eastern side of Singapore. It is a killer The Government is therefore seeking tile Legislative Council's approval to spend $32,200 to fight the disease. The Chief Veterinary186 words
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292 1954-11-11 7 THE 1,000 WHO NEED CHEER AT X'MAS fHE Singapore Leprosy Relief Association needs about $10,000 to give a Christmas treat to the 1,000 inmates of Trafalgar Home this year. Some 2,500 letters of appeal m English and 200 m Chinese are now being sent out to firms and individuals for292 words
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64 1954-11-11 7 PENANO, Thur*.- Mails for Britain, Colombo and Bombay leaving by the Chusan will close at 9 a.m. on Saturday. Other sea mails for Calcutta «md Rangoon will clasp at 3 pm. tho .sarno day and for Madras at 7 a.m. Latest time for potting64 words
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Article, Illustration57 1954-11-11 7 Dr. Sir R. M. Ala^appa Chettair, who was recently m Sinpore, was entertained to a tea party at the Island Club by the Indian community m Singapore. Seated (left to right), Mr. M. M. Khurana, Acting Representative of the Government of India, and Dr. Chettair. Standing: Mr.57 words
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Article41 1954-11-11 7 PENANG, Thurs. Lee Eng Chuan, 63, was sleeping at midnight on the sea wall at the Esplanade. He fell into the sea and was drowned, the Penanej Coroner's Court was told yesterday. Verdict: Death by misadventure.41 words
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Advertisement53 1954-11-11 7 rJust UnpuekvdA VERY BIG SELECTION CHRISTMAS CRACKERS RUBBER TOYS PEDIGREE WALKING DOLLS BRITAIN'S NON— MECHANICAL TOYS an d also > X MAS WRAPPING PAPER Can be had m fourteen exclusive designs available for wholesale > an d reta i I ;> >> A > A visit to our TOYS DEPARTMENT53 words
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319 1954-11-11 8 GIRLS CARVE BOY-FRIENDS' NAMES ON THEIR ARMS m 0 School suspends six lmx teeaafen l»v« »><**" suspended frow the <* |rls High School at Basinfstoke, Hauls, lor carving the names of their boy friends on their forearms with razors blades. They did it during a plant life lesson because they319 words
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314 1954-11-11 8 AT END-TO-BLANCO PARTY.... AT AN end-to-blanco party at the Tower of London the truest of honour was 82-year-old Chelsea Pensioner George Hammerton. George joined the Royal Fusiliers m 1891, m the days of pipe-clay-- -"And what a messy job that was," he said. He314 words
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162 1954-11-11 8 Smotherlove will spoil your child —doctor To mothers who fuss their children too much goes a warning today about "smotherlove." it makes the child bored, frustrated, dependent, v.nd lielpless, says a leading children's doctor. it wears the mother out emotionally because .she never relaxes ying "to ward ofi germs, mishap,162 words
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145 1954-11-11 8 A VILLAGE of brainy parents is wondering why its children seem on examination results to be among the dullest m England. For the children at a primary school at Fawley, m New Forest, rarely go on to grammar schools. The passes are one and145 words
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Article, Illustration61 1954-11-11 8 AUD REY IN HOLLAND picture. A I DREY HEPBURN, the young British film star, witli her husband, >lei Ferrer, spent a few days Holland last week. During her visit she inad«' a number ol appearances on behalf of the Dutch branch of the World Veterans' Association. Picture shows Miss HepburnPopper - 61 words
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Article66 1954-11-11 8 'i went \> ai lld Pati Ick O'Sullh an veu 1 aid at Bed fordshire Quaj U i :;c lonj Appeal; Committee to have had if; Joba m three yeai o Sullivan, of Welb( 1 k Rn id Luton, convicted ol v aline scrap vi»66 words
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272 1954-11-11 8 A RUNAWAY couple were married m Glasgow by special licence, then flew back to London to face their parents. Robin Bracey -Gibbon, 19--year-old son of a company director, had been told by hi.s father: "You're too young to marry." But he came272 words
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Article40 1954-11-11 8 "Bert 1 Twit chin, the first man to record a trumpet .solo for the Salvation Army has died aged ao For 35 yeara he conducted ♦he Regent Hall. Oxford Street, London, band and played the cornel tor <>:> year*40 words
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Article, Illustration46 1954-11-11 8 picture. Much married tear-jerker Mickey Rooney who for a change plays the role of a tough little £uy m his latest films is seen (above) with wife No. 4. Elaine Meinkin at the swimming; pool «f th^ir Beverly Hills home PopperPopper - 46 words
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Article27 1954-11-11 8 Mrs, Marjorie Hawtrey, Whose husband, Mr. Anthony Hawtrey died m London has decided to continue playing m Kin£ Lear" at the Gaiety Theatre. Dublin.27 words
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Article265 1954-11-11 8 DOR li tting hi ancestral h< m- be mcd b b con valescent h< ipital for six years, B 9 yi ar old sir Rhys Rhys Williams ha nc< lv» d only 245, rent, .sir Rhys, b for.m< r viceLord Lieuti nant of Glamorgan,265 words
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102 1954-11-11 9 a ii v t pidemfc m Britain j\ expected this winter, S Dr. C. H. Andrewes, oi the ionaJ institute fox Medical i arch. Outbreak* occur roughly I v ether year, usually m nuary, he writes m a recent i ci The Practitioner. On102 words
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Article120 1954-11-11 9 EVERY hospital ooard m England and Wales is ur- to see if it can make re effective use of its bed&. "The reduction of waiting lists is a question of immediate urgency," says the Minister of Health, Mr. lain Macleod, m a memorandum. Althoueh the number of people120 words
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Article64 1954-11-11 9 tet-Class and Tourist passers on cruise liners should J "'t be allowed to mix except by appointment." This was reply of shipping reprein.aives at the conference of Institute of Travel Agents Blackpool. r A. H. Morris, assistant ssenger manager of the P. O Line, said First-Class64 words
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Article24 1954-11-11 9 A tnree-and-a-half-ton ele»ani (harped and injured a yjfar-old lion tamer m the l; "i film .studio, Berlin ">»g Shooting of a circus24 words
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152 1954-11-11 9 growing practice of men- hospitals holding regular homes" Li to be corned the Mini.stcr of i), Mr. lain Macleod, vinj open the (toors n '•'.V and Inviting local to come md gee for 1 ivc.s. he declared "la the best way to break152 words
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Article214 1954-11-11 9 never have more than 80 to 85 per cent of its beds filled. But a number of hospitals have shown by experience that a figure of over 90 per cent is practicable."' Beds are often .set aside for emergency cases and remain empty.214 words
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Article64 1954-11-11 9 Lady Boyle, the TV star, was more than two hours late to open a charity sale at Brighton recently. She had a puncture on the London road and had to push her car two miles to a garage. "Only one man offered help. a64 words
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Article, Illustration45 1954-11-11 9 photo. Dressed m their colourful national <ostum« s dancers of the Japanese Ballet madr I hright splash of colour when they arrived at Victoria Station, London, from Paris. They arc to play short season of their country legendary dances at the Princess Theatre, London. ReuterReuter - 45 words
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123 1954-11-11 9 |X)RGERIES of German occupation postage stamps printed T in Guernsey m 1944 have been found m the Channel Islands. The islanders who helped to print the real occupation stamps have detected differences m paper, gum and roulette markings round the edges of the123 words
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Article348 1954-11-11 9 Wives must put up with them— judge VLTIVES must put up with their hus- bands' hobbies, a London Divorce Court Judge said. Although a husband with a hobby is not the easiest man with whom to live, both husband and wife must act reasonably. "If348 words
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Article58 1954-11-11 9 E pItI N C ESS Margaret E jL chats with a debonair- looking Norman Wisdom. E the comedian while Gil- E r: lian Moran, who partnered E E him m a dance sequence, s looks on, thrilled, after the E Royal Variety Show at theReuter - 58 words
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Article141 1954-11-11 9 They'll try to make silver rain THE wet summer has given the weather scientists an idea: Next year they will try to make rain. "Silver" rain, too. it will be. Experts from the Air Ministry's Meteorological Office will go to Salisbury Plain to try to find if they can control141 words
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Article34 1954-11-11 9 Musicians of Nottingham Harmonic Society are searching for a 6 ft. high bsuss drum, needed at one point during Verdi's Requiem. The society is playing the Requiem at its next concert.34 words
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Article37 1954-11-11 9 Gas bombs were thrown into a 8.0.A.C. airliner at London Airport to kill a rat which wa.s discovered after a flight from Africa. Said an official: "This is the first rat we have had."37 words
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Article31 1954-11-11 9 A record price of .4:1,800 was paid for a mm at Swaledale Sheep Breeders sale at Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland, recently nearly three times the previous record of CfiGO.31 words
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Article133 1954-11-11 10 They danced round a fish pool 1111 1". London Metropolitan W tt«-r Hoard spent M'KHHHMI on a party at their Kosehrry Avenue headquarters last week. 'I'll*' lord Mayor of London Sir N«m-I Rowater, and the Mayors of most London boroughs were guests. There were opera singers, film shows, four bars133 words
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338 1954-11-11 10 HERE ARE THOSE MOTOR SCOOTERS AGAIN ALONG the broad, fashionably crowded Gran Via the Piccadilly of Madrid the busy "put-put" of motor scooters is rapidly drowning out the dank of trams, the roar and rattle of buses, and the asthmatic COUftli Of taxis. Although m Spain one still had to338 words
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Article, Illustration17 1954-11-11 10 Down by the beach, Cyd Oiaris.se wears this eyecatching ballerina swimsuit t>f yellow shantung with pleated skirt.17 words
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Article361 1954-11-11 10 Road traffic is worse in Tokyo Motoring news JHlMltlllHOlllllllillllCJllilllUHllCllllllHlllilUillll 1.000 MiIiH'XTS A n\\ NBXT time you think the traffic In sin^por« is BbOUl to drive you crazy, reratntb©* it's worB6 m Tokyo. In the Japanese capital. along with traAc snarls, honking horns and fearless taxi jockeys, you have swarn^ ofU.P. - 361 words
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Article133 1954-11-11 10 TAXI MEN 'ATTACKS' PRIVATE CARS STKIKIM. bus and Urn driver s in the oil-boom sheikhdom of Bahrein an Ih r Persian Gulf are trying to drive private cars and lorries off the roads by open wartare. This "warfare" includes fixing nails m bottle cap* and corks, painting them dark grey133 words
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Advertisement75 1954-11-11 10 THE STBAMTS TIMES W^* ANNUAL F o« 1955 MS OiV SALE....PHKE $3. 75 and others are saying all who have seen it You Jfyifwfi fr l Ji e beautl should bu y v° Mr c °py n w a £h T his seems we a 9 ain expect the edition75 words
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Article290 1954-11-11 11 Michael Ruddy - SHOW TALK Michael Ruddy by AMID the welter of A divorces and separations, it's pleasant to note that romance still flourishes m Hollywood and that family life goes on and on. After church Last Sunday. I :lii> with Robert Young and his wife, celebrating 21 •ars of marriage, with their290 words
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Article97 1954-11-11 11 \rOUXL never recognize your Old friend "Daddy Long l*SB when it reaches the screen (for the third time) <»M\ next year. Ihe childhood classic m •VnlCB Mary Pickford scored "M of her greatest triumphs lf». followed m 1931 hy a an remake, naa been rewritten from97 words
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Article131 1954-11-11 11 E \CTOR Charles Bickford E E <£* has a standing offer E E to ?om /^e Los Angeles E Chamber of Commerce. E E However, the star whose E E film career is booming E E wants to keep his activities E «.s /lead of several large E131 words
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Article384 1954-11-11 11 East-West vulnerable South dealer \y 9 8 6 3 WEST EAST ****** A X 7 2 <? A 7 2 lfl 4 076 ***** KQIO *9ff2 6 4 HOUTH AAJ 8 7 Tlm' biddißf? Somh VVrst North Raat I* Pass I A p as c, J V *'«<»«384 words
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Article, Illustration579 1954-11-11 11 HAROLD HEFFERNAN - HOLLYWOOD LOVES A LEGEND HAROLD HEFFERNAN iiiiin by Even when iiuiiiiiniiiiiiiHiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii it is not miiiiiMMiMiiiimmiiitiiiinmiir Li S I B™^ lIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIf I EGEND frequently lias J little relationship to fact, yet somehow it weathers the years and grows with constant repetition until ii is often accepted as fact. Sam Goldwyn, for579 words
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Advertisement41 1954-11-11 11 fOld Condon I 1 CHEESE FLAVOURED f "i Obtainable from all iV; M 'KJ ;ood provision stores f x l L^JtzsKs2m^mvX k t SBK Sole Af;rnts: I W y KIAN GWAN (M) LTD. I Sing.ipofo, Pon.iti)', Kuala Lumpur. t 5 I41 words
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Article326 1954-11-11 12 ANNE EDW< iItDS and DRUSILLA BEYFUS say farewell to an old fashion-friend. Black and ent< j Colour, one Dion pi <ii black lading OUf Mid COIOUI i coming In Is the new from the Parl fashion scene Th< i Mich* i of Kt-iii .mi Prince326 words
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Article58 1954-11-11 12 ANEW SWlng-dOOr that require-; 'far Le6S muscle power to open" Is being designed by ,i Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. The door ("designed for Office^ and other public buildings" i, Is only halt an Inch thick and weighs rmi.si durably toss than most of today's swing58 words
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Article, Illustration161 1954-11-11 12 collar Rirl" sounds out of date now that the business girls' uniform Is a bright-coloured shirt with a brilliant skirt. Personally, we arc sad to prophesy the approaching end of black. Wo are .sad to sec it dying a slow death, that little black dress or suit,Reuter - 161 words
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212 1954-11-11 12 A REMARKABLE h,,,. breathe" clinic will be compiling its iirst list "patienus" m the Paj suburb of Nanterre. Instituted by mi eminen French specialist (Dr. R Grain) the clinic prom, medical revolution m that Dr. Grain is setting out to teach people nothing more212 words
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Advertisement38 1954-11-11 12 Von e#i #i Phone Your SMALL AIM. <« Singapore 29(00 Ext. IO» MBit «^^R^^H Iv^ Hh£- V :^^J Bm^B 8K .'X-vtv. lmF&3^E& jwH gSHJ|ijl||jijfcj^ _j^^>X: -:^^B IW^^ j!v*'-"»'ii «l Hft^. <^*-*j»j«" This Is n STRAITS TIMES Classified Advertisement Service38 words
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Miscellaneous238 1954-11-11 12 ho bj bßhr j^sP^ Ptß* h^ ICLUKI ACROSS: r nun v m OU( h sort nf u)y 1 A cliunif. 1 with v harbour In It, <<i 2). 'lh. l > A Way to sink pent (5, 3. 7 softly arched and probably 13 The number of rods m a238 words
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Article, Illustration688 1954-11-11 13 THIS puts L-I-F-E in your years! 0 s M» LivjLongei senes MOST people past 60 fall Into two weight s those who are overweight tor their ght because they are >ring too much fat and ose who are underweighi because they are enough. people who are overare more prone to688 words
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Advertisement99 1954-11-11 13 MraH^^,. v-^ ___^sß^ -^^^TOM___j|__l_y^^vs^_^a________K''-- -^^Sfe p^-— I TRANSPORT STORAGE |**WWS UMITEB JDssT]f''' 173 CECIL STREET SINGAPORE e-'W4 r MiidWM£BM B»S*t^^3Mb 'silt V *^L^B^H ay. Thp weekly issue of the STKAITS BUDGET can be J 5 sent bj Air Mail to ;iny address m the United Kingdom at an inclusive r.tle99 words
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Article751 1954-11-11 14 NORMAN LINDHURST - NORMAN LINDHURST He even makes IVy I\ world where most men dream only <>* drivini faster motor-cars, er«*< t and 56-year-old ex-Aus-trian Colonel Alois Podha.jskv dreams only of extracting still more perfection ffbm iiis matchless lirhlte stallions. VVhal the Colonel h&a accomplished with his horses Is751 words
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Article104 1954-11-11 14 H) CftH you think of games thai rhyme with rolling, ro<krr. WMhi «lrt i ss? (2). What is a "MollborR?" (3), Who is thi* "odd mun out" here: Chla Boon Leonf,| Ong Chen Bee, Max Parker, B, Conttt? (4), How many obstacles should there hr m a two104 words
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361 1954-11-11 14 GEORGE WHITING - GEORGE WHITING By DOXINO promoter! *re likely to have to And »4 Imm £3000 for the privilege ot staging the Bntish fly-weight championship flght ordered oy the Board ol ControJ between Empire champion I'a. Dower, and the Lancashire ehainmaker Eric Marsden. Manchester,361 words
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Article199 1954-11-11 14 Sports Letter I AM a tegular boxing fan and would like to tell you that quite a number of my friends, who are aUso fans, are all anxiou iS to see the Japanese boxer Mitsuo Yamamoto's debut m Singapore. But while that>. going on, we199 words
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Article24 1954-11-11 14 A jociation Football resull Scot- A Cup rourth round lecond replay owdenbeath one Ayr United "'"r ow. —R ReuterReuter - 24 words
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Article124 1954-11-11 14 [JNIVERSI iv ol M.ii iya beat R< al Air Force Chanj I 8 0 m their i >iv, 1 hockej r winter ti rdai ii h 1 1 Varj llv pla/< d pirti hockey and earned Lheii with i.i t snappy attacl l(ir right Khin Yin124 words
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Article315 1954-11-11 14 TENNIS DECLINE F PRANK SEDGMAN, who almost single handedly brought the Davis Cup back to Australia, blames Jack Kramer for what he termed "a definite decline m world amateur tennis standards." Writing m the Melbourne Sun, Sedgman, the 1952 Wimbledon champion who Is now a touring315 words
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Advertisement23 1954-11-11 14 Standard VANGUARD Bringing you new refinements m Style Comfort Performance mCT fiAC > FEDERATED MOTORS LTD. <; ORCHARD ROAD, SINGAPORE. FEDERATION REPRESENTATIVES: WEARNE BROS., LTD.23 words
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Article, Illustration380 1954-11-11 15 BOXERS RAISE $2,000 FOR CHARITY Gregory beats Woods: Williams outpointed Free Tress Boxing Reporter QERVICES boxers shimmed $2,000 into (lie Poppy Finid kitty with their action -packed programme last night at the Singapore Badminton Hall. Generally, the standard of ringcrafi was not high but the all-out fervour with which theFree Press - 380 words
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189 1954-11-11 15 Seletar lack place kicker v. R.E.M.E. DOYAL Air Force Seletar li eat the Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineers yesterday at Alexandra m a match that brought lit— tl< m the way of thrills. t airmen scored 14 points coal and three tries) and RFME three (try). Put lor weak Place kicking189 words
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Article, Illustration516 1954-11-11 15 favourites topple on heavy track How they ran at K.L. races TOTAL POOL: $246,992 IST: *****6 ($66,688) 2ND: *****8 ($33,344) 3RD: *****1 ($16,672) STARTERS ($1,667 each). Nos: *****7; *****2; *****2; *****6; *****0; *****7; *****J); *****9; *****3; *****0. CONSOLATION ($1,481 ear h Nos: *****3. *****2; *****5; *****1; *****8; *****1; *****3; *****4;Free Press - 516 words
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Article132 1954-11-11 15 (X U l>( It litmklt KN SfclllM Siulltllll l\»lll>) (Km I l.okr (K\l i r.s h M.diui Featherweight < pi i:«>s s kai i l»i srl. Bfti Omi \i m lightweight I i>< I'm>us r (RAF) ht <pi Harrig (Arm: L < pi Hall i \,in\ i l-i LAC132 words
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Article54 1954-11-11 15 Jacques Bellenger, France's champion sprint cyclist, is to make an a 1 1 nipt on November 17 at Milan on the world record (professional) for the standing start kilometre at present held by Britain's Harris. Harris set the record with a time of one minute 8.6Reuter - 54 words
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Article207 1954-11-11 15 RAF Changi 20; All Blues 10. ¥>OVAL Air Force Changi dominated their match against the Singapore All Blues yesterday at Thomson Road. Their winning margin would have been greater but for fumbled passes. The Blues appeared to lack stamina and their tackling was weak. The207 words
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Article96 1954-11-11 15 A NAVAL Base team yesterday beat Singapore Cricket Club "A" in a ru^by match on the padang by two goalfl to one goal Wolfe scored first for the Navy, and Harries converted. Within five minutes the club had equalised when Pi^ou broke through the Navy defence96 words
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Article225 1954-11-11 16 3f m 39 2 /5 on heavy track Free Press Count Correspondent 4 BRISK shower Ml m the early hours o! tliis morning and the Kuala Lumpur track was heavy when some of Saturday's probables came out for their grinding up gallops, aji Baba,225 words
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Article, Illustration46 1954-11-11 16 picture. S\C McGuire (left), R.A.F. bantamweight, evades a fierce attack from A. B. Dunkley (RN) m last night's Combined Services Poppy Day Boxing Tournament at the Singapore Badminton Hall. McGuire gained a close points verdict. Report inside. Free PressFree Press - 46 words
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Article25 1954-11-11 16 Counl tuunplonshlp ni.t t hea Konl 'i ivi-i'-in Counties 3; Mi(i<ll 11 i; Ha'mp rilr*3; Suimx 3, Ox fordahire ■< Reuler.25 words
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Article195 1954-11-11 16 20 Word* .*>'» (minimum). on NOVEMBER 9 Major George Stan* n r > >• I R I FARELF Training Cenliei. beloved husband oJ Ph 111 X itherine, aa the result v! i ideni OH: M Oh Ghee Choo nee Choi Kirn Lian, 73, on 10. 1 1 54, a1195 words
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Article42 1954-11-11 16 Filipino sharpshooter Adolfo Felicia no came within three points of the world shooting record with a small bore riflo yesterday as lie .scored 591 points while practicing for the 36th World shooting championships starting on Sunday m Venezuela.42 words
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Article312 1954-11-11 16 This England line was a flop WALES UNLUCKY F ENGLAND gained their J anticipated victory over Wales yesterday m the soccer international at Wembley by three goals to two, but it was a far from convincing win. Had not Wales been hit by Injuries after scoring the only; goal ofReuter - 312 words
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Article433 1954-11-11 16 WEIGHTS for Saturday, Last day of the Selangor Turf Club's November Meeting at Kuala Lumpur, wore announced this morning as follows: CL. 4, I>IV. 1— 6 V. Bnowblase 9.00 Happy Life 8.00 Sealed Orders HID hirala 8.08 Strong and I ice s.oT Linkshlr II 8.01 Lord433 words
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