The Singapore Free Press, 17 December 1954

Microfilm: NL2441
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    Masthead
    19 1 The Singapore Free Press Largest Afternoon Sale m Malaya \o. ***** 9Jmg»f&n, Fri., Deo. 17, 1951. Price 15 ts.
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    FOUR LOST IN S'PORE FLOODS
    375 1 1 nousands driven from homes: More rain today A }4-YEAR-OLD Chinese girl was drowned, and three others swept away last nifht when a sampan evacuato family of si capsized at the BraddeU Road kampoiig. In the path of the swollen Kallang River m Singapore. The
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    34 FOR TWO Early Test shocks for the M.C.C.
    642 1 34 FOR TWO Early Test shocks for the M.C.C. The teams: ENGLAND: L. Hutton (eaptl, T. B. Baihy, I\ B. H. May, T. \V. <iravcney, M. owdrey. W. J. Kclrieh, T. G. Evans, K. Tyson. J. 11. Wardle. J. B. Statham. H. Appleyard. AUSTRALIA: A Morris leapt), A. Benaud (\ice-capt),
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    CHEST-HIGH IN WATER WE FOUGHT ALL NIGHT
    396 1  -  FRANK ROGERS by One of the most dramatic stories of the Battle of the Floods is told here AT 2 o'clock this morning I ■saw a dinghy manned by policemen pull out of the murky laKe dotted with half .submerged attap huts. Singapore's
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    Scoreboard
    29 1 ENGLAND FIRST INNINGS Mutton not out 19 Bailej 1) l.indwall 0 Hill Johnston b Archer 5 Graveney not out 7 Extras 3 I unch total (for 2): 34
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    MALAYA GETS A DIRECT SAY IN UNESCO TALKS
    168 1 MALAYA was directly represented lor the first time at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO when it met for a month at Monte Video, m Brazil, recently. The representative was Dato Nik Ahmad Kamil, the Federation's Member for Local
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    PRIEST 6 MONTHS IN CHAINS
    37 1 Chinese Father Pmii Tseonsr. pi i. oner foi i I yi In China, has had his hands and bound In chains for the ix months, reports Catho lie headquarters ill llun± Koiii;.
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    QUAKE HITS AUSTRALIA
    30 1 »f earth tremors accompanied by heavy rum»unas like explosions cracked buildings, shattered md broke crockery m South Australia yesmiles Which lasted one econd ullect( d aboul Reuter
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    RUBBER
    37 1 Highest price for 2 years <"iyino by the United and other overseas the price of frade rubber up to 85 2 cents a this morning. •-^h<.t priced opened at 85^ 1 7/16 cents above Ing price.
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    JETS: CHURCHILL ANXIOUS
    374 2 RAF not getting new ones Sik Wl Churchill it<i nutted m the H< i of mmonj :t h| studied reports <m the supply Ol new British jet aircraft "not without anxiety." The Prim»- Mln > «t aid this a few hours after hii Cabinet had d. i
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    French govt. ignores threat by Soviet
    105 2 THE Soviet threat to terminate the Franco-Soviet treaty it the Paris agreements on the rearmament of West Germany are ratified by France, will leave the parliamentary programme laid down by the French Government unaltered, it was learned last night. The debate on ratification will
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    Arab states form pact
    23 2 Arab League states have decided to form an "Arab Mutual Defence Pact," Syrian Premier Paris El Khoury announced yesterday.
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    Free new quiz supplement for sports lovers
    108 2 SPORTS lovers will find the new Christmas Supplement, to be issued free with the Free Press tomorrow, of special interest. A comprehensive quiz will test their knowledge of the past year's events and will provide many hours of entertainment at Christmas parties. Among
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    VIETNAM ARMY PACT REACHED
    109 2 VIETNAM ARMY PACT REACHED CLENCH and O.fi have agreed o n the I Ing of a Vietnar:. n m Communism m indo-c The programme, long mi n dv pute. provides for both Ameri" ?an and French par- Pa ti 0 Agreement was reached at Saigon between Gen Paul Ely Commander-in-Chief
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    WOMAN ENVOY
    20 2 Mrs. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit arrives m London on Sunday to become the first wdhnn High Commissioner In London.
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  • Page 2 Advertisements
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      57 2 Bargain! Bargain!! BargainWl For Two More Days Only CLEARANCE SALE Arrow "Regis" Shirts 8.90 each. Orion "Grey Hound" Shirts (Need no pressing) 9.90 each. Arrow Tee Shirts 2.95 each. 100% Nylon Panties $1.00 each. Dacron Suiting 60" 3.90 a yd, American Asst. Fabrics 1.00 a yd. LVJ I IU LLfc
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      85 2 jf^^^J. WATCHES WILL ROW ON r '^C:^9 TREES THIS CHRISTMAS 3*?fc* e^?V^s/J5 cherished ...a lovely Swiss JF mri^f^ watch from the grandest If selection displayed at ANKARA 20 BATTERY RD.. SPORE. TEL *****_ 19 MIIHIIH I .1 Lovely Skin PRESENT THEIR NEW MAKE- UP IN POWDER FORM NOT A PASTE,
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    That 'made in Britain' label
    75 3 That 'made in Britain' label MThorneycroft, Preof the Board of aid m the Hou.se of pday he would .i charge that h had been sold labelled "Made nd" Mi ne Burton (Labour had information ol Japanese cloth In Huns Kong as England. a.vked him if he recent successful :n London
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    EARTHQUAKE ROCKS CALIFORNIA
    40 3 EARTHQUAKE ROCKS CALIFORNIA \rthquake described ai heavy rocked Nevada and northern I v st« rday. described the the heaviest of the 1 have hit Nevada July. There were no ige, make was felt m < Sacramento and ilifornia'i hi? ct>n- A.P.
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    Charles and Anne throw a party
    191 3 I KIV I < HABLES and rrincen inne i>li>.d host and hostess Ui M young friends, at .1 Chrlktmai i»nt\ m tturkinchara Palace yesterday. The Q«««»i w Mat VnBH parly and p«r- ilh shopped for the favo«n and tricks and decora- ,"„„> beol down
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    RICH MAN'S 3 SONS DIE IN FIRE
    130 3 RICH MAN'S 3 SONS DIE IN FIRE AFIRE roared through a fa>hionable home m Northport. Maine on Wednesday killing three young BOns Of medicine millionaire Edwin Grove 111. and a middle-aged couple caring for them. So inten.se was the firo that it was .seven hours betore firemen could enter the
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    Film on Gandhi's life
    38 3 Hollywood film director-pro-ducer Otto Preminger yest i day announced plan to film the life of Mahatma Gandhi. He said he had received a pledge of "full co-operation" from Indian Prime Minister N< hru. U.P.
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    EX-GUARDSMAN IS GUILTY
    39 3 A tt-OLD former man, George d at WinchesHan with the t* former land- Mr.v Eva Elsie Ken;hy 62. was yesterday found guilty but Insane He wa.s ordered to be detained at Broadmoor criminal lunatic asylum. Reuter
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    S.E. ASIA TOUR
    17 3 Arthur Radford, the Joint Chiefs ol It South-East Asia I after the P U.P.
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    Homeward bound
    10 3 British delegan and indusl( it Pekintr for U.P.
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    GOING TO 'FRISCO
    20 3 The Shah of Iran and Empress Soraya left Washington by air yesterday for San Frannisco. A. P.
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    STRIP GIRLS TOLD 'LIMIT YOUR ART'
    88 3 I>olice w< re set yesterday to cut short excesses In Tokyo's fabulous night life m a rivepoint morals crusade thai would (m d the v c *>t hotel maids as entertaining geisha and direct stripers to hold their acts within the limits of "art."
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    HONG KONG MERCHANTS TOLD: HONESTY IN TRADE PAYS
    245 3 HONG KONG MERCHANTS TOLD: HONESTY IN TRADE PAYS SIX A tntham, lOr Of Hoi: X itv m b id, kill the i iritc Action m •untriei that ire hay- I: I. KO (i.s from foreign countries usually to get imperial preferen The Governor spoke at the opening of Hong Kon^s
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    Student mob march on U.S. consulate
    233 3 RIOTING IN SALONIKA ANTI- American rioting erupted yesterday m Salonika, where a mob ol 5.000 Greek students smashed the Umt«d States Information Agency centre and fought police In an attempt to march on tin American consulate. Forty students were injured fighting witfe club-swinging police.
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    THE FIGHT OUTSIDE BULL RING
    106 3 THE FIGHT OUTSIDE BULL RING fVUE Philippine will have it 1 ftrst bull fight on i>- and it a< tion m the ring \i as furiOUa a it ha., been out d how. Th»' Philippines, although b former colony ol Spain, never gone for the Spa pastime. And it some
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      254 3 ORDER YOUR CHRISTMAS TURKEY NOW AND BE SURE OF A SELECTED BIRD •M O mi ■i«—-tii m\ IDEAL XMAS GIFTS FOR THE KIDDIES II f f f\l>l'»V7'C \*n> f C"T» $1293 Cf llLl)l<r,!\ S WKISI Federation u 95 WATCHFS kacn Postage Free) f SNOW WHITE has a f magic mirror
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    The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, Dec. 17, 1954. Opinion STUPID QUERIES
    276 4 The Singapore Free Press FRIDAY, Dec. 17, 1954. Opinion STUPID QUERIES IT ANY uninformed quesA tions arc asked m the House of Commons I about Malaya, especially by the so called experts. Mr. Stan Awbery, a Labour Member, seems to be one of them. This week he asked the Minister
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    Britain subsidises sedition
    499 4  - Britain subsidises sedition J.L. Hays by U. K. TAXPAYERS' MONEY IS FINANCING THE EDUCATION OF ANTI-BRITISH YOUTH lUST I upid c British be! The Cyprua Government whi c h w ally means the Brit taxpayer) paying about M 5560,000 a to assist 15,000 Cypriot en-agers to develop anti B] It
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    THIS DOES NOT EASE TRAFFIC
    267 4 vKWfeB?W%& 'TTTSBffjwsHSg IT MUST strike all 1 motorists driving to and from their offices m Singapore City via the Padang that the installation of the new set of traflic lights at the roundabout near the Victoria Memorial Hall is doing more to tangle up traffic
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    Govt. should pass the land bill
    231 4 Govt. should pass the land bill *TIIE Colonial Secretary A said m the Legislative Council on Tuesday that the Government did not wish to force the land acquisition bill through the Council by using official votes. He also revealed that the Governor had decided not to proceed with the measure
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    A flying lodge
    76 4 a WAR-TIME Catalina fly/V ing boat that wasconverted for ex-King Fan uk into a flying hunting lodgi is m California There is a fully equipped kitchen aboard complete with deep-freeze and cellar. There is an enclosed sun lounge with a cocktail bar and TV. Under the wings
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      16 4 WEDDING GIFTS DISTINCTIVELUfLEkY IS ALWAYS APPRECIATED P.H. HENDRY. JEWELLER 78. NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. SINCAPORE-6 -X lUMPUP
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    TWO WERE PREPARED FOR SHARKS
    365 5 Scouts row round Spore m record lime r r\vo Singapore Boy Smuts had been prepared to be cast adrift m the South China Sea, fight sharks and to be cut away from ivilisutimi for one wrrk. Hut nothing like Uuit happened to n<» Ton Chen
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    SEEING FOR THEMSELVES
    22 5 picture Mrs. A. Goode (right) and Mr. young admiring some handiwork at the Junior Red CrOM Kxhinition. Free Press
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    This training is not for war
    89 5 md handicraft made m Singapore schools were on exhibition at Junior Red Cross Inter-Link opened at Raffles Girls School Hall yesterday by Mi R. M. Young, Director of Education, Singapore. Mr Young told 'juniors' that m Rod Cross work was for war. The atti-
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    5-HOUR BATTLE AGAINST RUBBER FIRE
    72 5 5-HOUR BATTLE AGAINST RUBBER FIRE ijMREMEN from Butterworth, Bukit Mertajam and Nibone Tebal fought a five-hour battle up to early this morn\iV2 before putting out a smokehouse blaze near Simpang Ampat village. About 500 piculs ol rubber sheet, valued at $40,000, were destroyed Nine labourers' auarters were burnt out. The
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    ANOTHER RED KILLED
    36 5 ANOTHER RED KILLED ration emergency •ie announced the iot her terrorist but I iils as a follow up launched. <>f No. 17 Area Unit fired on two i m the Kuala Pilah I Negri s«.-mbilan vescaped
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    THE OLD BOYS TO COMBINE
    37 5 The old boys ot Kishan Dial School, Kuala Lumpur, are to form an Old Hoys Association. Old boys will meet :it the school m Brickfields Road at 3 n.m on Saturd iy,
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    CLUB PARTY
    27 5 The Klang Club will hold its annual Christmas fancy dress ball on Dec. 23. Gomis" Rhythm Quintet from Kuala Lumpur will play from 10.30 p.m.
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    FOUND DEAD ON FIVE-FOOT WAY
    43 5 A labourer, Chan Hing, 55, was found dead at the five-foot *ay of a coffo" .shop m [pob Road last night. Chan lived at the 4>/ 2 m^ 4 [poh Road. The police do not iu-sppct foul play.
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    EDUCATION TALKS
    30 5 The Frderation of Chinese School Teachers Associations yesterday appointed a live-man deputation to meet the Member tor Education, Mr. L. D. Whitfleld, for informal talks on Chinese education.
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    I'LL PAY IT MYSELF, SAID POOR MAN
    163 5 A I father m •> Chinatown wai Ch |UI for rarei lar-old from an ii Mi Ooh mlnent colony giving the »n, sugg that he v r. B knives-and- sell harpener, of S Street, earnli '-en $150 an i v month, refused to
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    Workers not paid, say Socialists
    80 5 QINOAPOREB 1 ib I n building contractor! I ictorj i neri did not iy daily-rut. -I labourer* full rl:r. Tn ;i V.i f '-m< nt i.is' night, t li r* p -rty urged the i. ib ir Department to look Into tht matter Th«- government
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    Johore's new vet
    18 5 CoL .1 !> D.i'.y ha i been appointed k^'*- veterinary S irgeon for Johore, replacing Mr.
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      31 5 POMMERY I i*i' >i Th»j leading Cllinnpagni applied to Clubs. Hotels and Bnrs throughout Mnlaya. .s \ncnt< MA I.\ V.I BO I' \CO JOHN LITTLE CO LTD. SINGAPORE KUALA LUMPUR PENANG
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      475 6 1 IiUCKY MANDRAKE by Lee Falk_a_nd Phil STAR f^ Just wait, they can release suae they can-- Sf what [whatever If stop t -a- •^•m s/ n BALLAST AND POP TO THE UNLESS --9OMtTHi\6 COULD BE "CUT-- TALK. Th I ><>K\ today lOKSLIKE WHAT'LL SUAFACE ANY TIME THEY LIKE. IS
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    BOYS SHOW CAMERA SKILL
    92 7 IBOVE Admiring the pictures sent for the first Fan-Malayan Inter-School Photographic Exhibition by nine Federation schools and seven Singapore schools are Dr. Chen Su Lan, (extreme left), the Deputy Director of Education, Mr. K. E. Ince (third from left) and Mr. Soh Biow Chwee, vice-presi-dent of
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  • Round the World Market Prices
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      U.K. closing prices
      166 7 LONDON. I'r.vious Today v, i Bit tJUL European 24 5 Lfl I) 24 7 16 lellera Km I KSS cJ.f. European 24 1 L' 4 25 Mlk No i*BM Spot 24* i bu i X 24", sellers 25** wlten No i RSS Settlement 24 buyers 25', buyers
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      New York prices
      99 7 NEW YORK. Dec. 16. I'n-viouj* Today TIN Muits spot and nearby 89.25 nom. 89.12 nom. Dec. 89.00 bid 88.75 bid IIS 89.10 asked 89.35 asked Jan. 89.00 traded 88 70 traded 8935 a-sked Feb. 88.90 bid 88 .60 bid 90.00 asked 89.25 asked TOM <>uiet. SALES: Nil.
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      U.S. PEPPER
      46 7 ir was quoted at 42 Mj. 42 December shipment to 1 January, February (m equal monthly pro- Above prices quoted m U.S. cents per Ib. portions 40. Sarawak spot 41 I_>.1 _>. Awaiting release 41 and Lampong spot 42 > 2 cents per pound sellers ex-dock.
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      DOW JONES AVERAGES
      31 7 NEW YORK, Dec II Previous Today ■I.j-u., U 388.92 393U ill Railroads 137.16 140.20 i tic Bonds 101.18 101.20 ilities 61.26 6165 »-l Slocks ..nipnsiJe Averages 144.00 lUM
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      Copra, coconut oil prices
      119 7 Previous Today COPRA Philippines r.i.f. IK North. $l!i7'_- quoted $199 .sellers European idlvwcd weight per U>ik t'.ii Jan urn b« COPRA Philippines. i.o.b. Manila, I weight, per ions ton unquoted unquoted COPRA, Miails. c.i.f. IK North Zl'l luiyt £74 DU d.iivorod weight per £73', sellers '-74
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    Party for Bed Cross worker
    38 7 X iting. 1 B h Red Cross So ingor, was given farewell b y th( lith Selangor md Junior K(>r) tK Cotv Hiffh Srhoo Q hi terdajr. Bhe will leave fol Bni shortly,
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    THEY'LL SEND PRAISE TO FIRST GARDENS CHIEF
    109 7 ther a >unde i Raffles ai d Vr J V. Dire ;tor ol i an m inisation to tnaintaii i i speaking »re Rotariana lunch meeting Tganj )t Botanic Gardens for £4,000 but ter aslwd Governor nt t" tak« it ovei "for the
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    BURMESE AT PENANG STUDY LOCAL GOVT.
    69 7 BURMESE AT PENANG STUDY LOCAL GOVT. U ba Nyunt Mayor ol Rangoon, and U Hla Maun- Bur,n> se I'iiblic Relations Officer, attend ri the flrsi meetii he ik'w Penang Municipal mdl yesterday afternoon. Both arrived m Penang bj air yesterday to study local municipal >rganisatton and health measur< i Tv.-c
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    VERSATILE ATHLETE
    62 8 V ERSATILE ATHLETE picture Millions knew him as :>ne of the world's finest long distance runners but how many would recognise him m this strange outfit. Chris Chataway plays the role of Algernon m Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest," which is being staged at Ealing, London, by the
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    A 'HOUDINI' ROPE TRICK COST BOY HIS LIFE
    183 8 A 'HOUDINI' ROPE TRICK COST BOY HIS LIFE THE problem m the Keegan home m Mauldeth-road, Stockport, Cheshire, was what each member of the family could do to build up Christmas fun Mrs. Frances Keegan turned to her 14-year-old son Michael Paul and said: "Don't forget some of those rope
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    NO-ONE WANTED £12 A WEEK
    33 8 Because none ol the applicants turned up to claim a £12 a week Job ai Cl«rk <.l Works, Huntintjdon Rural Council n^> decided Lo rui^c the to Jul4.
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    THE LODGER LENT A HAND
    162 8 And produced a thieves 9 kitchen IT was literally a thieves' kitchen— built at no i 1 all lor Mrs. Elizabeth Danskin. Yes, she kM materials were stolen, but as she told the nolir every woman. I like a nice home. Mrs. Danskin, a court
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    Stop those carollers
    113 8 Carol singing, unless m aid of charity, should be stamped out by the police, said a Sussex vicar. D:\ W. G. Sinclair Snow, vicar of Bognor Rt".:i<. .^aid the carol singers are merely trying to "cash m" on the spirit of Christinas for their own benefit. Writing
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    The tangle of a man and his two wives
    371 8 THE Gorman-born wife of a British soldier of World War I withdrew her application m the Divorce Court to presume his death. She had found he was still alive. Not only that, he had married again and while the court was
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      182 8 THE STRAITS TIMES, which has pioneered the use of colour photography for magazine journalism m South East Asia, Announces a New SERVICE... Sales of a selection of the superb full-colour illustra tions from The Straits Times Annuals m the foi 11" x 14" dye-transfer photographic prints. These prints, suitably mounted,
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    SCOTS GIRL'S LIFE IN THE JUNGLE
    473 9 Nurse went alone to save dying tribe I rtfi, prim md health. own m I '.'Kit m IWE Ch( t] ip m M 'l primil lived hundn ,i i thy and self-sufflcii i th the coming <>f the emergencj I rorists, driven deep li
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    G.I.s earn the most dollars—for Britain
    121 9 G.I.s earn the most dollars— for Britain \i r iio are Britain's top dolIT iar earners? The whisky exporters?— No. Textile men? gain. The American Air Force men stationed m Britain win the title, they shyly announced I iy. They dug into their accounts ("nobody asked us for them before
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    SUNSUIT GIRL TOOK EXAM
    38 9 Isabel Jackson, who was sus. 1 1 ndi'd from her Bishop Auckland .school after posing m sunsuitfl for photographers, was recently allowed to take examinations. She is 18 and hopes to become a teacher.
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    No. CD says BEA
    39 9 British European Airways have refused to allow employees to take part m Civil Defence exercise at London Airport m the corporation's time. "We can't afford the three days a month asked for." said an official.
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    BANG GOES HIS MONEY
    36 9 riMIK 12-year-old boy 1 who wanted a bigger and better (ivy Fawkrs bonfire was fined ss. (Ms 2) at Ipswich Juvenile Couit. lie felled a 20ft. lime tree m a public park.
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    Holland will aid Malan's Navy
    35 9 The Dutch Government has promised "aid and co-opera-tion" m building up the South African Navy, it was announced recently. Retired naval men will be a.sked to emigrate to South Africa.
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    Breathless fire calls are false
    32 9 Firemen with ladders rescued diners from the upper windows of a restaurant m Oxford after a practical ioker lit a smoke bomb on the stair- j case.
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    OXFORD WINS ROUND AFRICA RALLY
    212 9 Cambridge undergraduate Adrian Cowell. as he toyed with his drink m a 1 H( ng Kong night club: "I i a k-cnd m Paris that Oxford can't beat Cam-: bridge on an across Africa motor rally. 1 Baid David Waters, 22-year-old i Oxford man. whose
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    'I shall always be grateful'
    352 9 'I shall always be grateful' The clue; ,j wife tOOk it upon herself to feed me. The corn w-a.^ delicious cooked on the cob m the charcoal embers. A tin ardlnes from me or their own game i»i addition (•(instituted a banquet tor t he tribe. They used Jungle roots,
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    POACHERS USING SILENCED RIFLES
    115 9 POACHERS USING SILENCED RIFLES pAMEKEEPERS ai ■i night j. i M landa to oui en equipi nt gun Gangs in>n» Indu I move l count m i, mh powen d cai nivhtly Their target li ph< Their weapon i small calibre i;:' ncers. Mr. Kenneth Barber I k> <■})(■!• of
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    RUSTLERS RIDE IN
    34 9 Thlevei drove a tractor into Smlthfleld Market m Loi conn* cted it to trailer loaded with £2.(j00 worth oi <>n.i < drove out. The empty ti i was found four hours' later.
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    Judge tells woman: Don't drop food on 75 gn. gown
    273 9 Judge tells woman: Don't drop food on 75 gn. gown |U)GE DRUCQUKR said: "I h<>i*- that Mrs. Barbara >* Baton will be more careful m fetare when she <-;»ts lausafM with a 75-fuinea dr^ss on." Thru be awarded tier £91 10s. 9d. agreed damages, with costs, against i firm of
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    LEGAL BATTLE OVER BOOK ON ACTRESS
    134 9 A LONDON firm of publishers Ls suinn Ani» most famous woman lawyer, Miss Fanny Holtzrnann. over a biography of (W-rtruU* l.awr< nee, the actren who dU d last y»*r. w. H. Allen and Company say that Miss Holtimann brokr an agreement by failinj 'o
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    SWEEPERS STRIKE
    26 9 A hundrrd road sweeper. went "ii strike In Islin London again t in! roduction ol ;i h\- lay week .tend 01 then- present fly«
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    The accent's on culture, not crime, here
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    ROUND THE LOT
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    lhey are still not fit for battle
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    Fairy tales are the original horror comics
    519 11  - Fairy tales are the original horror comics WILLIAM HICKEY by m London I had just been Usteninj to Paul Galileo tall nut. "Whal should ou children read?" He and Gilbert Hardinj been Invited to speak or it subject because of tht ror comics controversy. Mr. Oallico is a New Yorke
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    Miner writes a tender love story
    61 11 'PHE best-seller of Paris this rinn r season is a novel by a 45-year-old miBeuvry, Northern Alphonse Narc eara he has been ip at 4.30 each moi Ing down th< pll jrn evening he came home rted to write m a book. He filled
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    A guide for girl watchers
    374 11 A guide for girl watchers IF WIVES who read this think their husbands are "wolves" mi n married Clothing then they should take heart from a new book just distributed m America which takes pains to explain that most men (whatever they think themselves) can't really tell the difference between
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    Sir Winston plans a footnote to Machiavelli
    169 11 Sir Winston plans a footnote to Machiavelli yjli: W.n I loin hill it I* 0 r«p«irU-(| 1r..,» I i.n,|. n hoping to v .r.« hmk. It is a 1 •<i»tiM(»« ti» m ii m. i velll'i I In- Prim r Sir m t<Mi onsiden tii it it v% ill br
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    Autobiography of America
    58 11 pROFILE ol America: An Autobiography ol tin u8 A edit* c by Emily Davie present* the exact words ol the peoph I have n Ami n< .id history i•■ :erpl .'■n from fh( i pie datj from Columbiu tt. thi |i' i r our, h< I I
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    For the world's quickest wedding— try Egypt
    389 12  - For the world's quickest wedding try Egypt Alan McGregor YOU can get married m a moment m an Egyptian cafe, or anywhere else you fancy m the land of the Pharaohs -that is. if you are a Muslim, as most Egyptians are. Getting unwed again is just about as simple.
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    Charles has a secret wish-a 'bike' for Christmas
    240 12  - Charles has a secret wish-a 'bike' for Christmas Elizabeth Few by 'I'LL MAKE A NOTE OF THAT,' SAID SANTA PRINCE CHAR I E S r walked straight across to Father Christmas m the Palace of Toys m the Knightsbridse store where royalty does its festive shopping;, shook him solemnly by
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      318 12 gjjJMLS Ik *t3 BflMßi mESI sfcAw CLUES ACROSS: 5. Is this where a bird dropo m 1. Meat Peter! For a change it's for a quick one? (7). moderate <9». 6. Half this is quite an insulting 5. Not the whole caboodle! (3). term (ft). 7 Smooth out a piece
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    He's looking for a place to hop into space!
    615 13  - He 's looking for a place to hop into space! MONTE BOURJAILY reports AN S ability to fire inter-continental missiles with pinpoint accuracy and conqiu 1 space soon -may well depend on the ability of a scientist named Clyde W Tombaugh to find another moon roaming around the earth. Tombaugh.
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    THE GOLDEN AGE OF SPORT
    1219 14  -  GERALD HOLLAND By WERE LIVING IN IT NOW For world-wide interest and participation for colour and excitement, for high quality of individual and team performances, thi* fl the greatest sports era m history. 1 I I I I I I I I I 1 I
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    Pennefather is centre-forward for Singapore
    198 15  -  FIRST-TIMER By INDONESIA'S first international hockey side was held up by yesterday's rain. Instead of arriving 11 a.m. m the morning: they remained on board ship until the afternoon. Numbering 18 players, accompanied by four officials, the Indonesians will play four matches m Singapore. It
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    Baseballer of the year
    85 15 IVH lIX Howard Mays .sjxTt.i T cular cenLrc-rielder of th* 1 vorld champion New York Giants m yesterday voted the most raluabM player ii LAC National League for 1954 by ihe Baseball Writers' Association .>i America Runner-up was Ttxi Klunewsld <»t Cincinnati. Pitcher Johnny AnUinelli on
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    BAILEY IS MISSED
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    SPANISH TEAM FOR MANILA
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    PORTLAND SWEEP
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    814 15 —Suspension follows GEORGE KANTER of New York, American representative for Pierre Langlois, announced yesterday he would protest against the outcome of Wednesday night's middleweight world title fight and demand a draw for the French fighter. Champion Carl (Bobo) Olson retained his title when the flght
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    CAN'T TRAVEL
    28 15 Malacca arf uruibN* to maki the trip lor the Inter -stair quadrangular hockey ompatMflafl In Kuala Lumptir thai wf*»*k erni N»vrl BemblJan will ukr thHr pi
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    ESPINOSA MAY FIGHT DAI DOWER
    197 16 Manila's world A WORLD flyweight championship fitfht comes into the reckoning with an announcement today that manager Benny Iliintman, on behalf of Leo Kspinosa, the Manila flyweight, wants to challenge the winner of the coming British title Dal Dower and Eric Mursden meet shortly for
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    SOLOMONS OFFER TO PEREZ
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    FINALS FOR TONIGHT
    65 16 KAMALA RAMANUJAN CUP Hong Kong v Korea. LINEUP: Hong Kong: Bagnio Wong and Lav Wai Lim; Korea: Wie Sang Suk and Ha Yong Ja. BARODA CUP Hong Kong v Singapore. LINEUP: Hong Kong: Sin Su Chu. Chung Chin Shing. Lav Seek Fong. Chu Cheung Ling. Singapore: Loh
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    ALL THE RESULTS
    405 16 The full results last ni»ht: MFN'S SINGLES Quarter-finals: Mai Van Hoa (V) bt Poon Weng Hoe <S) 22—20. 21 13, 21—17; Tran Canto Duoc tVi bt Quek San Chiew (S> 21—12, 22—20, 21 13. A. AfUMtn iP bt Kok Kwai Seng (If) 113—21. 13—21.21—16, 21—11. 21—13; Chung
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    Marathon game beats record
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    25 16 Oateshead beat Barnsley 1-0 In their Football Association C cnnd round replay at Ban terday. Last .Saturday they rud drawn 3-3.
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